Down Under World Denizens - a podcast for Blood Bowl and other fantasy sports-themed boardgames

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-bb20253.00 - We then interview Clay Meteyard, aka ClayInfinity, who is team captain for the Australian team to represent Australia at the next Eurobowl in Warsaw, Poland (17th & 18th October 2026). He is asking for expressions of interest for both the Australian EuroBowl squad, and a EurOpen team of 4. Do you want to take that 'gift' and put your name forward?21.15 - We then talk through five 'gifts' we have for you:Making the Ugni-designed miniatures for Babs' tournaments available, at AU $15 each (£7.50, US$10, €8.50, CAD$14) plus postage. This is Mrs. Davy Jones (tentacles for hair, plays as a vampire or Dark Elf star) and Deathroll the Croc, similar size and scale to a Kroxigor.A template for a Tournament Rules Pack under the new edition.A Google Sheets spreadsheet for tracking your team under the new rules.Grimy Gonads - a snotling star player! Move over Akhorne!A bingo card you can bring to a tournament (or use as a Tournament Organiser) and try to 'win' the bingo card - giving yourself a goal which isn't as competitive as winning all your Blood Bowl matches.  Try to get 5 in a row, or complete them all!30.40 - We also have a Christmas Quiz - play along! What does Blood Bowl and the Christmas season have in common? Quite a lot, it appears!We have had to be very tight on time to fit this episode into our monthly hosting allowance. There will be some out-takes from this episode at the end of Episode 22, particularly our interview with Clay.P.S. Some things ended up on the editing floor - they include my explanations on how a Census is related to Christmas (that's why Joseph and Mary had to go to Bethlehem and why there was no-where to stay, as everyone had to go to their birth town for it) and the Flee to Egypt (being what Joseph, Mary and Jesus had to do to escape from Herod's genocide).Finally,Have a great Christmas and we look forward to bring you more Down Under World Denizen Episodes, and adding to the Blood Bowl community in 2026!

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 Bowl Third Season Edition (BB2025)1:41 - We talk about the Bundy Rum-ble - the world's first two day 7's variant tournament (Beach bowl), other news around Queensland Blood Bowl and what's happening in 2026.1:52 - The winner of the Raffle - the Flagstaff Jailbird team and the Feudball novel1:52.50 - We discuss products including:Tats Tabletop servicesThe Terror Australis Australian Animal team (by Jester Prints)The Charlie Victor Thick Skull Miniature Case (Medium) - up for pre-orderTabletop Goodies and their skill hook systemOfficial Warhammer merchandise available at merch.warhammer.com Guild Ball minis are now available as STL's2:06.20 - What's coming up, Sign outs, shout outs and out-takesPlease note this is now V0.2. There was a glitch in the first upload between 32-39 minutes.

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 you planning to play in our local league1:22.30 Breakdown of the new rosters and other 'leaks'. 1:44.15 Deadset Legend - what are the stats for 2nd Edition Chaos All Star Jurgen Demonfeeder - you decide!2:06 - Interview with the brand new Tournament Organising team for the Big Ipswichski and League Commissioners for the Ipswich Blood Bowl Association about how to (and not to) take over the reins of an existing league and tournament.2:23 Tournament Series Wrap up and looking forward

Dear listener,We would love to reward you, the listener, to hear the main segment from Episode 19, early.Glitch is now fixed, please re-download.While there will be a full episode, here is the links to the 1 hour 48 minute episode:Episode:https://www.buzzsprout.com/2551766/episodes/18104302Direct MP3:https://www.buzzsprout.com/2551766/episodes/18104302-sneak-peek-blood-bowl-third-season-blood-bowl-review-by-down-under-world-denizens.mp3?download=true

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:   - 0:18.59 Adam / Doomfox, captain of the South Island of NZ team   - 0:24.56 Arlo or Warlock, long time member of the NZ Blood Bowl scene   - 0:30.31 Don MacKenzie aka Mushoomy, about the Capital Shield in 2026.   - 0:38.23 Gil aka Lord_Vortigern, and James Cardno aka Mahuika, about the Greenstone Cup and the Ausbowl State Championships and where we were at the end of Saturday or Day 1.0:48.25 We interview the great Paul Deacon, aka Smeborg, the founder of Australian and Blood Bowl tournament competition.1:03:36 We cross-interview Duncan Trickey the Trickster, from Powtearoa, who talks about how to grow a league in a small/medium sized city without others nearby like Dunedin.- 1:33:11 Swagmageddon - who handed out the best 'gifts' for playing each other?- 1:46:26 We announce the winner of Deathroll the Croc- 1:50:46 In our final Around the Grounds segment, we talk with Honeybadger aka Damian Coates about Tasmanian Blood Bowl!- 2:20:45 Games Workshop take Legal Action! Watch out!- 2:34:22 - Out-takes