Get The Ref! - Alberta's Blood Bowl Roundup
This podcast is concerned with the people who play the game of Blood Bowl, Game Workshop's game of fantasy football. Specifically, we report on the tournament scene in Alberta, Canada.
- Update frequency
- every 28 days
- Average duration
- 74 minutes
- Episodes
- 85
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
When The Saints Come Marching In
This month, we recap the Tri-City Tussle, look ahead to using the new star players (Skitter, here we come!), discus our hobby goals, wonder how best to manage our rerolls, and generally look forward …
Interview with Grant Hallas
With the NAF electing a new president soon, we wanted to highlight a candidate close to our hearts - Canada's own, Grant Hallas! Lair and Josh pick his brain about what the NAF is, what it should be,…
Five Not-So-Long Years
It is our 5th anniversary as a podcast! What have been the biggest changes in Blood Bowl in that time? There has been a new edition, but that is not all!
We also have particular topics that we roll …
From Mayhem to the 'Slam
We made it to sixty!
Everyone sits back to reminise about Winter Mayhem since there isn't much to crow about in terms of new releases. Fair warning - the winners of the tournmament don't exactly mak…
A Frenzied October
What a month it has been - at least for Lair! Lots of trips to Edmonton, Winnipeg, Spike, and -finally- one more in Calgary.
With no further annoucements from GW, the gents spend the whole episode …
Thrall Seekers
What a month! Vampires have been released, the World Cup is in the bag, the Walleye Classic has been eyed, and we can't wait to talk all about it!
We start with the Vampire roster and the ways it h…
Lust for Life(blood)
Vampires are back from the grave and we are hear to run through the unbridled speculation! We also chat all things Krakeneye, World Cup, and primer.... the paint, of course.
At about 39:00, we shift…
Summer Camp
Lots of bits and bobs in this episode, including a look back at Summer Bash earlier in the summer. We also talk about Bilerot, some rookie tips, a cork-centred hobby corner and a look ahead to future…
Gutter Bowl/PowTown Reflection
PowTown has come and gone and we wanted to sit down and chat about the weekend. How was Zolcath the Zoat? Did Grombindal move the needle at all? Would Scott pass out from his macramae beard? That wa…
Hype Train 2023
TOOT TOOT! It's "All Hands On Deck" as we expand our co-host stable to include Barry for our hype train episode! We start the rumours with a "Who's Best" between Ripper and Grashnak and get an updat…
The Promise of May
We start the podcast a little bummed about not hearing about any new releases. Surely Grandma Wendy hasn't forgotten about her favourite children, right? Thats ok, because we have lots of tounraments…
Sneaky Git, Giants, and the Chalice
We take a first look at the new Doubledrool model, express concern regarding how badly Lair is beating up on the rest of us in our star player showdown, crunch the numbers on Sneaky Git, and look for…
Rogue Josh with Rob and Barry
We didn't have the scheduling accumen to make sure all the interviews got into the last episode, so we decided to include them here! First, I chat with Rob Wright, the winner of the latest iteration…
Just a Little Chicken
Lair, Josh, Scott, and Darcy sit down to talk the release of Blood Bowl 3, discuss the merits of Snotlings, think about what it would be like to have an entire team of star players, and debrief the l…
The Big 5-0
Welcome to episode FIFTY of Get The Ref - where we talk all about Games Workshop's best game - Blood Bowl! In this episode, we chat about January's Braft up in Calgary and then spend some time talkin…
Chat with James Luft
Today's bonus episode is an interview with James Luft. James is currently running for Tournament Director of the NAF, so we thought we would pick his brain a bit. If you didn't know much about James …
Welcoming 2023
The guys at GET THE REF sit down to discuss all things Blood Bowl in and around Alberta. We recap Thor's Hammerslam, look ahead to the Braft in Calgary, and preview the Cry Fowl Cup in Lethbridge. We…
Electric Boogaloo
Now that we know about the Dungeonbowl expansion, the 2022 Almanac (with the star player expansion), and the November FAQ/Designer's commentary... well, there is a lot to talk about! We dip into the…
What Would Poppy Do?
While we touch on all the regular segments like the Rumour Mill and Tournament Round-Up, but our Ask the Internet homework took on a life of its own this month. What trait would you like to see in a …
Getting Defensive About Amazons
Welcome to the Jungle, where Josh, Lair, Scott, and Darcy delve into the new stats from the upcomming release. The Amazons are different and we are here to tell you how. We then answer some questions…