Down Under World Denizens - a podcast for Blood Bowl and other fantasy sports-themed boardgames
A Podcast about sports-themed miniature boardgames set in a fantasy universe. Examples include Blood Bowl, Blitz Bowl, Elfball, Grind, Dreadball etc.
Episodes
Join the Down Under World Denizens as we chat to both Clay Meteyard / Clayinfinity, and the organisers of the Ausbowl State Championships in the ACT on April 10th and 11th, 2027 - Alex Micallef / Almic85 and Rhys McLean / BigDog.
We finish with a look at the new Sevens at a glance with some hot-off-the-press news about the rules, and other news from around the Globe!
0:34 Introduction
5:08 World Cup pricing
12:1...
In this episode we leave everything else aside and focus on interviewing our guest commentator - none other than the creator of EVERY 3rd edition miniature for Blood Bowl - Gary Morley!
5:13 Playtesting Blood Bowl
17:41 Starting at GW
29:20 Journey as a sculptor
34:37 Sculpting Blood Bowl
36:35 Process of sculpting
1:03:35 Working on LOTR
1:17:45 Post GW
1:27:23 End
Down Under World Denizens fac...
This episode of Down Under World Denizens sees us joined by:
Tim Lyons from the Three Die Block podcast
Steve Campbell from the Both Down podcast
James Russell-Wills from Eucalyptus Bowl
Tats solid skill system:
https://www.tatstabletop.com.au/solid-skill-system-store
Bravo's Brawlbag:
https://www.thebrawlshop.com.au/products/brawlbag
We then look at Tats Tabletop new skill system and Bravo's Brawlshop pre-...
A bumper episode - almost 2 1/2 hours of Blood Bowl chat and goodness!
Introductory Question
0:48 Etiquette in Blood Bowl
16:12 Use of Dice
31:30 Chess clocks - good or awkward?
40:25 Chatting - when to and when not to
50:00 Celebrating successes or opponent's failures?
1:01:55 Take backs - is it OK to take back a move?
1:09:35 Interview with Mushoomy about Capital Shield - NZ's first ever National
1:...
In Episode 27 of Down Under World Denizens we have Janninu, the PR member of the Malta Organising committee for the World Cup on to spill the beans on the World Cup.
When is it?
Where is it?
What do you get for swag?
How do you book hotels? Transport to and from?
Also in the episode:
5:24 Aussie Leagues
15:48 World Cup Exclusive with Janninu
1:11:15 FAQ chat - What Warhammer have put in the FAQ...
GIVE-AWAY alert!
The Down Under World Denizens interview Wonna - long time tournament attendee and organiser for a variety of tabletop miniature games. We discuss what makes a successful tournament.
We also interview Irish_Stew. His goal of attending the largest Blood Bowl tournament in each State and Territory of Australia in one calendar year has never been achieved before!
After we discuss the win-rates of the teams in ...
This episode we continue the segment we begun in Episode 23: What do you need to consider to run a Blood Bowl Tournament - and talk to a designer of Tournament Software Sean Huberman (SeanH1986).
We consider how best to bring the Chaos see-saw back in Deadset Legends, and we look into the history of the Bretonnians in Blood Bowl - were they really in 1st Edition Blood Bowl back in 1985?
Lastly, we catch up with the OG Aussie podcaste...
Down Under World Denizens are delighted to feature this entire episode to interviewing none other than Jervis Johnson, the author of Blood Bowl, and involved in the development of Dreadball - All Stars.
The kickstarter goes live on March 17th.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/manticgames/dreadball-all-stars-the-sci-fi-sports-game
Introduction - 1.00
Interview with Jervis Johnson on Dreadball: All-Stars and Blood Bowl - 3.45
...
Learn about how to show a tabletop game of Blood Bowl live via a stream!
We connect with the UK lads from podcast "New Dice Please" and streamers of BloodBowl Live to find out how!
https://www.twitch.tv/bloodbowllive
https://www.youtube.com/@BloodbowlLive
11:30 - Running a League or Tournament
39:50 - New Dice Please streaming interview
1:41:30 - League clarifications
1:46:40 - Gone Woop Woop - who where the Dwarf Wa...
In Episode 22 of Down Under World Denizens, we discuss:
0.45 - The High Elves - what do we think of the announced teams skills and models?
6.30 - The NAF Recommendations and Clarifications, and the NAF Tournament Guide for 2026, including discussion on the Slann roster.
30.15 - News section - Jay Clare has left Blood Bowl
32.53 - Ausbowl State Championship team selection processes for around Australia and New Zealand
46.20 - Blood...
Welcome to our short Christmas Special!
0.30- We begin by asking what name we would change back to what it used to be called, such as changing Big Un's on an Orc team back to Black Orcs.
1.40 A Blood Bowl Fact - our fact has been officially Errata'd by the NAF - Whew!
https://www.thenaf.net/naf-recommendations-and-clarifications-for-bb2025
3.00 - We then interview Clay Meteyard, aka ClayInfinity, who is team captain for the A...
In Episode 20 we discuss:
- 0 min What are the positives we like about the new rosters, teams and skills in the new boxed set for Blood Bowl?
- 38:00 - "Did you get what you Paid For?" - a parody on the warnings at the beginning of VHS and DVD movies.
- 39:40 - We interview the North Brisbane Blood Bowl League Tournament Organisers about the Doubles Showdown tournament.
- 1:09 - We talk through some implications of the new rules in Blood B...
Episode 19 proudly brought to you by Terror Australis - Fantasy Football playing Australian Animals by Jester Prints - pre orders from the 19th November.
The new rules have leaked and the Down Under World Denizens are reviewing what they know at the point of record.
Hear the good, the bad and the downright ugly from Blood Bowl Third Season, beginning with the choice of name.
8:45 - Intro Question - which team in the new edition are yo...
Find out all about New Zealand and our 'adventure' to represent our State at the Ausbowl State Championships, and Australia versus New Zealand in the Pavlova competition, or Pav for short. Who invented the dessert and who has the best Blood Bowl coaches?
0:00:30 Introduction - Which trophies/awards do we want to see a mainstay at tournaments?
Ausbowl State Championships and Greenstone Cup Interviews. We interview:
- 0:18....
Episode 17 got a 'fast track' release.
In this episode we compare what we know from the Warhammer Community article on the new edition with the rumours from Episode 14.
We break down what we actually know, what we don't know yet, and what this will mean for the game (where that is clear at this stage).
Step by step, we go through specifics. From the miniatures and poses, through other things in the box, to the new and revised skills a...
In this episode, our guest commentator is none other than Matthew from Players to Nuffle.
We discuss the way to travel to Blood Bowl tournaments and why a road trip has a special place in both his and our hearts.
We also look at one of our own road trips - the Sunny Coast Slam - with three special snippets from that road trip.
We discuss the state of competitive Blood Bowl - is the 2-1 grind out win the best way to win in Blood Bowl?
W...
In this episode :
- We interview Channelled Fury to compare and contrast with Blood Bowl in London and England with Brisbane and Queensland.
Channelled Fury Podcast - Their latest episode, released concurrently, features the Down Under World Denizens. - We interview Geoff Turner, NAF name Vimes, about the Feudball universe and the novels written so far about that fantasy football world.
Feudball on Amazon.
Feudball on Drive...
Welcome to our anniversary episode!
In this episode we look at:
- What is happening in our local CQ region, in Queensland, in Australia and globally.
- How our Tournament Series' (normal 11's and 7's) are progressing and who is currently leading
- What is this rumour that is circulating, what do our regular commentators think about it and how much attention should we be paying to it?
- The Lustria Croakers - who are they, when did th...
Episode 13 covers:
- Which movies put you in the right frame of mind for Blood Bowl?
- How are the regular commentator lads going with their New Year's resolutions?
- We interview Christian Schwager, the artist of the Mighty Blow comics which have been a staple in the official Spike Journals since BB2016.
- We look at Tuern Redvenom in our regular segment "Dead Set Legends" - what should his stats be in BB2020?
- We consider the benefits and ...
Join the Down Under World Denizens for our Quiz special, with spot interviews with:
- James 'Rabid' Russell-Wills and Chris 'Devils' Stratford live at the Cane Toad Cup
- Luke Threlfall on how 'Ooligans went and about Fumble in the Jungle.
Our two quizzes have special guests joining our regular commentator team:
- Dr. Nic Car
- Zac Hancock
Our two quizzes are:
- The Blood Bowl Anagram Quiz
- What are Star Players' frickin' ...
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