Improve at Blood Bowl? AndyDavo Coaching, Hints, Tips and Guide

#AndyDavo #BloodBowl2 #BloodBowlCoaching
This game is a replay analysis game set in Blood Bowl 2. I review a game I played on stream and try and find my mistakes, so I can learn from them and improve my play.
You may also be interested in the guide videos I have done
Wood Elf: • Blood Bowl 2 Wood Elf ...
Necro: • AndyDavo Blood Bowl 2 ...
Orc: • Warhammer Blood Bowl 2...
We hope you enjoy this Blood Bowl 2 game, set in the Warhammer universe. This is a game created by Games Workshop and is a faithful recreation of the Table top game of the same name. Game footage played by AndyDavo and talked over by Zunk.
As always, you can watch us live here: / andydavo
Or join the community here: / discord
Or here: / andydavobloodbowl2
AndyDavo/Zunk "Merch" has just been launched, mostly so I can get myself my own branded TShirt, but if you want one too, go here: / andydavo (then to the bottom panel)
Available we have mugs, various T Shirts, a Dice Bag and some phone cases

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

Was this video helpful? What would you like to see in the future?

[@frankwilken814]

These are the best BB2 videos available. Thank you. I find them informative, entertaining, and useful. they have greatly enhanced my Bloodbowl play.

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

@@frankwilken814 You are welcome sir! Glad they help. Please feel free to share them - honestly the best way for me to make more is to get the views and I struggle to get YT to "find" them for new people. Damn algorithm

[@mattiasbermellrudfeldt570]

Awesome video, Andy, love this type of content and as Frank says, really helps to improve one's game! The only thing that could've made the video better would be Zunk reminding himself to talk about the game :D cheers!

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

@@mattiasbermellrudfeldt570 hahahaah! Zunk hates talking about the game. He's like bob, and i'm Jim!

[@lucasvillegas9559]

​@@frankwilken814 Agree, I think the same.

[@ka1zentv578]

We`d love to watch such videos more likely, because a) watching replay 2 times shorter than vod of the stream. (thx for saving our time) b) a lot of useful tips c) no unnecessary information, such as reading comment from the chat and so on. d) You know beforehand, that it will be well prepared useful video, but not some random game

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

glad you like it

[@keithamberg6392]

I agree 100%. I watched all of Dio's videos like this and learned much more than the typical bb vids on youtube.

[@neilhumby8803]

I'm finding these guides massively helpful, you're a good teacher Andy. Thank you.

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

You're most welcome!

[@CanidGakuun]

Your videos are A1, no time wasted, intuitive analysis, much appreciated content!

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

Thanks man! Anything you want to see in particular?

[@yasenmanaa2540]

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[@yasenmanaa2540]

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[@yasenmanaa2540]

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[@yasenmanaa2540]

@@AndyDavoBloodBowl في

[@Jimmwujawahwah]

Really pleased to find this. Great turn by turn breakdown and critical self analysis, and far more articulate presentation than most bb vids!

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

Glad you enjoyed it! more on the way....

[@ceders100]

Absolutely love the detailed breakdown! Looking forward to more of this content in the future :)

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

More to come!

[@chodsey]

Love how you got right to it, like what im seeing in this video

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

Great! Please watch the others! :)

[@chodsey]

@@AndyDavoBloodBowl I think I will!

[@brandonperez6932]

I just recently found your channel and I love that your doing this kind of content. I see your videos and I know you have a lot of knowledge about the game but since your so focused on the game and since Zunk does most of the talking I can never get the reason for your moves. Please do more of this thank you!

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

I'll try and do 1-2 a week from now on. maybe onthe more interesting games

[@EdVonderble]

Really helpful for a relatively new player. Thanks.

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

Glad to help! - watch the sequal?!

[@mtuktuk9627]

love those videos, realy helps me as a new player. looking forward to more of those :) Cant be their live alot since my workhours kind of suck xD

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

Glad you like em - please watch em and share em. Then i'll make more! :)

[@breakmonker]

Great video Andy. Very helpful, and nice that you criticise your owns moves from the most “optimum” point of view.

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kar0x]

i enjoyed the review of your replay, with sommentary on missplays! I think i learnt alot

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

Glad you liked it, there are more on the channel

[@JohnLewis-old]

I really enjoy this kind of content.

[@Jimawamba]

Really good video, Andy. The replay analysis vids are always really helpful, cheers.

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

more coming!

[@ruioliveira1832]

Turn 7... you have so many options... what about: Warrior south of the ball 2-die blocks, Beast north of the ball Blitzes east, 2-die block. If push, stays for assist (and Beast further east comes to pick up the ball). If the elf falls, follow, then circle to pick up the ball.

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

did I not explain what i should have done? Blimey you are full of questions! (love it!)

[@ruioliveira1832]

@@AndyDavoBloodBowl Sorry :)

[@daGobbo]

thanks dude, definitely keep making these videos they are so useful

[@Darkthoughts-z7r]

Nuffle was definitely pushing buttons and switching levers this game.

[@Peremptor]

Yeah that turn 2 blitz into KO was a less than 1 in 1000 event haha.

[@musculusiv4172]

I'm for sure no player of your caliber but I dont hate your turn 7 play. In fact I would probably have done it myself bc I felt like you had to give yourself as many chances as possible to pick up the ball

[@billfromwork7203]

Very helpful thank you

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

glad you enjoyed it! There are others too

[@TheDarkwalkertd]

These dice Andy, poor lad, but good that you are able to keep your head up high and not drown in salt!

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

I am sure i drown sometimes - I am human after all, but its because i care. Nice to see you in the stream recently

[@TheDarkwalkertd]

@@AndyDavoBloodBowl Been there for quite a while now. I try a bit hard to get better in BB, but I think I'm to much of an autopilot player :D

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

@@TheDarkwalkertd Thats fixable - reprogram the auto piglet!

[@TheDarkwalkertd]

@@AndyDavoBloodBowl reprogramming my brain!? Sounds like George Orwell

[@magoo7277]

"Not playing as optimally as I should be, possibly due to distractions" - Right when the camera pans to the cheerleader shaking her arse 😂 - 22:32

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

LOL!!!

[@LukeGeaney]

2:09 "I want to score on turn 8" - why turn 8? To prevent the opponent having a chance that half? EDIT: Great video! You basically answer this in the video later on. I am curious about formations now - like T-shapes!

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

Delighted you liked it!

[@TheSupajee]

Great video Andy. Really shows that especially first 2 turns are really important to get right (skill and luck). Turn2 was absolutely unlucky, the play was right as you needed to do stuff, and playing around turnover there loses your momentum. On the other hand if on turn1 blitz the lino on the middle with 3d instead (which you spotted) your position wouldn't look so bad and you hold your ground on the middle better. Most likely gives you more safety on turn2. Most importantly you kept your head together. It doesn't always go like that, but if you keep outplaying your opponent generally dice turn around and you get some results. They say in bbowl you make your own luck. :)

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

Thanks and I'm glad u liked it!

[@Pacific81x]

Great video! I loved that you made no comment when the elf died (someone once told me you should never apologise when you kill an elf xD)

[@VegyBS]

Fire Gadajs.

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

or just leave him near a snotling and let nature take its course....

[@pikewerfer]

@@AndyDavoBloodBowl 10 quid on the snotling then :-)

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

@@pikewerfer The bookies declined the bet on the grounds of unreasonably high probability

[@pikewerfer]

@@AndyDavoBloodBowl dang it

[@lucasvillegas9559]

21:07 Interesting turn to score, very well explained as we are used to. I have a question: Making 2 go for it rolls could not be safer than making that pass? 22:09 11/36 agains 12/36 failure chances. On the other hand, the pass being 2,77% less safer to score it is more effective to get the ball away out of the elves hands. WP and thanks for the videos.

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

I think I banged it through Samba - but i'm happy to be corrected?

[@lucasvillegas9559]

@@AndyDavoBloodBowl Nice, I can zoom in a little more in that turn. Rolling a 2 on that pass can be still a TD roll, if the ball ends its third scatters on the target square of the pass. That pass has almost 67%+about 0,8%(harder to catch) if Im not mistaken.

[@sipparadoxtv5329]

I'm new to the game with only 3 games played on table, and I tried a game with Elven Union, and then onto Norse. I love Norse! But, I have been wondering about other teams as well and what would really fit me. I want a team that isn't too weak or too slow, but at the same time they are not just a jack-of-all-trades bland team. I like the thought of unique mechanics on the players.

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

Welcome to the discord too! Ihope you find these videos helpful, there are maybe 10-15 that are like this

[@sipparadoxtv5329]

@@AndyDavoBloodBowl I would be willing to get in contact with you for a training session!

[@nicheman4455]

Ok that turn 2 blitz to both down (with 2d rerolled) to armor break on 9 armor to KO had a 2 in 17523 chance of happening. Anyone better at math feel free to correct me, but wow quite unlucky that is

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

Glad you found this video

[@ruioliveira1832]

Turn 6, before the unlucky block that turned over... when you say there was nothing else you could've done at that point of the turn.... can't you 2-die block with the Beastman closest to the left sideline, to free up the other Beastman for the next turn?

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

Didnt I talk about that? and wouldnt i fail that since i failed the other thing

[@HarGreevZ]

Great video Andy

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

Cheers man! I'll do more!

[@ruioliveira1832]

Turn 5, when you explain the right order, you don't mention the free Warrior on the LOS. Why not move him first?

[@krake3937]

On turn 4: Why did you blitz immediately instead of blocking the left most elf? That's a 2d block, so 1/9 chance of failure. If it works (even on a push) you don't need to use the gfi (1/6 chance of failure)

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

again, can you link me the timestamp (or just tell me the time) and i'll look for you.

[@krake3937]

@@AndyDavoBloodBowl Sure, at kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4rInaSPj6etm7sm38s your beastman is blitzing and has to use a gfi in order to avoid a tackle zone. If blocking the elf closest to the blitzer, you should be able to push the tackle zone away giving you blitzer a "direct" path to he ball carrier.

[@ruioliveira1832]

Turn 14... if you Blitz with the east Warrior... it needs a GFI to hit, right? So it's not a 1/81 to miss.

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

i hadn't noticed that you'd asked a load of questions! come talk to me on Discord some time!

[@tuomaskarmakallio]

Good Post Mortem. More of this

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

thanks man! Check out the new one - out today

[@mrbill4207]

Subbed, I appreciate this man, God knows I need help...🙏

[@ruioliveira1832]

Turn 2, when discussing what you could've done before the Blitz that went horribly wrong... is there a reason why didn't you stand up the Beastman next to the ball carrier?

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

assist the surf

[@krake3937]

@@AndyDavoBloodBowl How about standing up with him and setting up the assist with one of your free beastmen? Since your goal is to score late on turn 8 anyways i would probably try to play it as safe as possible. Though my play here would probably be retreat you free linemen to setup below your ball carrier and then go for the crowd surf. If it works, he can block your warrior but then lacks players to blitz your ball carrier from that side. In case you fail the block as in the video, you would only give him a 1d block on your ball carrier, assuming your warrior stay on the field. In that case he didn't, which makes it even more unlucky, but if he goes down and "blocks" his square then you have as good as a protection on the ball carrier as possible. Am i missing something?

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

@@krake3937 hey, great and detailed question. please link me the timestamp you are looking at and i'll reply this evening after work

[@krake3937]

@@AndyDavoBloodBowl Thanks for the quick reply. The timestamp in question is this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4rInaSPj6etm7sm11s

[@ElonTuskRL]

Maybe it’s just the way I see it, but a lot of times he decides not to pick up his players. I don’t understand why tho. For example the beast man on the left he waited 2 turns to pick up. Could someone explain it to me.

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

Who's he. Do you mean me?

[@boozie6178]

New to BB, thanks for the content! One question so I understand things better. At 9:20 you blitz and get a push and push the opponent on top of the ball. It scatters your way and I get that you have 2 tackle zones so it's not likely for a successful pickup but is that regarded as the right move or personal preference? If he makes that pickup you have another block at the ball carrier which is good but it just wasn't the default choice I would have made (I recognize I'm making plenty of errors by default, that's why I'm here!). Also the turn before when you blitz to set up for the surf at 5:10, you didn't stand the guy up first right next to him. Was this basically because you were looking at a (1/3)^4 failure since you still had your reroll and standing him up after would potentially allow better positioning if you knocked your target down?

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

1st point - when u knock someone onto the ball they dont get a free shot at picking it up, its a 100% scatter. that pitch state is to try and move it from 3 tacklezones to something less than 3.

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

because if the dice roll is a POW/Stumbles, the prone guy can be the assist to make the surf 2D. I didnt want to move the ball carrier to the edge to do it.

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

great questions and welcome to the channel!

[@boozie6178]

Oh wow I didn't know that about the auto scatter, that makes a lot more sense. Also I didn't even see the follow up assist until you mentioned it. Thanks!

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

@@boozie6178 welcome to the stream!

[@Pandageddon]

This is a good video

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

[@scottbarber2736]

Good Ted Talk. 🍻

[@Filmaker215]

Andy when he gets unlucky: 5:18 "Oh dear oh dear, well that was unlucky, nothing we could do." Me when I get unlucky: "ARE YOU PISSING ON MY FACE RIGHT NOW?! SWEET BLOODY FUCK!"

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

im not saying i *dont* do that , just not on Cam! :)

[@goodlookingcorpse]

5:13 At the start of turn 2, it looks like you could have tried blocking the elf that was marking the ball carrier (or dodging away), handing off to the beastman in the elves' half, and then that beastman running forward.

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

Yes i could, but consider the dodge is a 3+ with RR (1/9 fail), the Blitz was 1/9 fail with a RR, so 1/81. :( It also should have got me a surf. It was just poor luck sadly. This however should not be confused with the poor choixces I made in parts. This is a dice game so i feel you can call bad luck, as long as you are fair and call poor choices as well!

[@PepeDuranT]

Hi Andy great video, what it will your snotling starting roster in a league?

[@handsomecaveman]

Psst, hey Andy, this video isn't in your Guide Videos playlist anymore.

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

Fixed!

[@lukedudley5030]

It seems you played a bit on auto pilot in first half many pointless attacks that put you in danger...nice to see someone else play this game I can never get one online so only play AI :-(

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

I wouldnt say many - but I was playing slightly on auto pilot yes

[@orkili]

still very usefull :)

[@nimascolari1508]

The problem with most dice based games are the AI's dice is far more effective. The AI dice bias is infuriating especially on higher levels. Then you have the referee who injures/KOs us.

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

The AI in this game is woeful, it doesnt cheat, its just flat terrible.

[@illegalsmirf]

Any point learning/watching this considering BB3 is coming out soon?

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

the core game will be 80-90% the same, so the strategy elements will be the same. (mostly). I'd say yes.

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

Still no BB3 - just sayin!

[@LukaszVT40k]

How did you not mention the T9 pitch invasion, in which none of your pieces go down, but half the opposing pieces do?

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

good point, could of mentioned it, at least in passing. How did it alter the game? from your point of view

[@LukaszVT40k]

@@AndyDavoBloodBowl I enjoyed your analysis of the 1st half, but I stopped watching after the pitch invasion. There is less to be learned on how to stop a DE drive when it starts with a pitch invasions like that. It is too game altering, and makes this match an odd one to chose for a full replay analysis.

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

@@LukaszVT40k fair point - but you do need to close out games like this!

[@LukaszVT40k]

@@AndyDavoBloodBowl Indeed. In fact, a video series on what to do when the shit hits the fan (e.g. what to do from the T9 DE perspective in this vid) would be interesting.

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

@@LukaszVT40k DE Vs Chaos is the next one of these, they do that.

[@stonem0013]

a good guide in what NOT to do 😆

[@boom350ph]

I played blood bowl in my ds befor

[@gergotothmihaly2307]

Fantastic videos. Insta-subscribe. Thanks.

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

Thank you! More will be planned soon

[@GansForallberg]

Привет от российских зрителей

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

спасибо

[@ElDoobee]

At 5 min you seem surprised about that result, of course, it was the right thing to do... The random system is shit, It happens all the time. Dice are ruining this game... Most broken feature? Going for it...

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

I may be irked by the dice from time to time, but - a bit like poker - the joy is that anyone can beat anyone, however the best players tend to win a lot.

[@ElDoobee]

@@AndyDavoBloodBowl I can't stop playing...

[@AndyDavoBloodBowl]

@@ElDoobee Good!!