Are You Ready for Some Football?

I can hear you now, “Floozy, it’s baseball season, are your Rangers doing that bad?” Maybe the Rangers are in a slump (ok, they’re tanking), but CVL, the science fiction football game from Two Hour Wargames is about to be released in a couple of weeks. The release is so close that the Floozy obtained a final draft of the rules for review, and she can hear Bocephus singing that famous refrain “Are you ready for some football?”

Though the rules are exciting, I’ll be doing a play through of the rules in future posts as we get closer to the release date, but in this post, I’ll be talking about the teams, and I’ll build the rosters for my first two teams – the Nightshade Elves and the Bedlam Bunnies.

The game comes with counters for six different teams of twelve players each. That means you have enough teams to play a complete season. Each team consists of 2 quarterbacks, 4 linemen, 5 backs, and a scrawny kicker. Of the 12 players, only 7 can be on the field at any time.

Each counter has the player’s Rep and primary position printed on the counter. Note that each player has a “primary position” but can play in other positions. The most versatile is the Back who can play as a receiver, running back, blocking back, or quarterback on offense and as a linebacker, safety or even a blitzing lineman on defense.

Your role in the game is that of head coach, offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator and general manager all wrapped in one, much like the coach of a six-man football team of a rural Texas High School, only you don’t have to drive the bus.

My Teams

The game can also be played with miniatures and there are many 28mm fantasy/sci-fi football miniatures available from several manufacturers because over the years there have been several football games released. My two teams have been in the lead pile for a good two decades. I bought them long ago to play Blood Bowl with my son. Well, that didn’t happen. Around ten years ago, Two Hour Wargames released QWIK, which I thought would be a good use for the football players – I managed to paint a half dozen of them before my attention span went to other THW games. But now, they are all finally painted and ready for a game.

The figures are from Shadowforge, an Australian company, and are available from Eureka Miniatures. I bought the Wicked Elf and the Bunny teams. I also purchased some of the accessory figures – cheerleaders, coaches, referees, etc. The Shadowforge Gridiron range has several delightful sculpts and I would like to someday collect the entire range.

Bedlam Bunnies Team Roster – Women’s Developmental League

Name	Position	Race	Rep
Mary Canary	Quarterback	Basic	4
Voluptuous Vera	Quarterback	Basic	3
Greta Kachowski	Back	Basic	4
Sluefoot Sue	Back	Basic	4
Marsha Mellow	Back	Basic	3
Peppermint Patty	Back	Basic	3
Rachel Ratchet	Back	Basic	3
Edna Snooze	Lineman	Basic	4
Bouncing Betty	Lineman	Basic	4
Carla Frigidaire	Lineman	Basic	3
Loose Louise	Lineman	Basic	3
Jojo Kink	Kicker	Basic	3
Winifred Whimsey	Coach	Basic	NA
Tina Caboose	Trainer	Basic	NA
Nurse Nancy	Medic	Basic	NA
Moesha	Cheerleader	Basic	NA
Laura	Cheerleader	Basic	NA
Curly Sue	Cheerleader	Basic	NA

Elfen Nightshades Team Roster – Women’s Developmental League

Name	Position	Race	Rep
Elvira Nightshade	Quarterback	Elf	4
Myra Morning Glow	Quarterback	Elf	3
Trissa la Fey	Back	Elf	4
Sylvia Slipknot	Back	Elf	4
Striking Violet	Back	Elf	4
Brissia Bramble	Back	Elf	4
Callie Yellow Flower	Back	Elf	3
Daisy Duke	Lineman	Elf	4
Daria Dhalia	Lineman	Elf	3
Juliet Dreamcatcher	Lineman	Elf	3
Lucky Lucille	Lineman	Elf	3
Lola Twister	Kicker	Elf	4
Sonja Nightmare	Coach	Elf	NA
Trixie Tulip	Trainer	Elf	NA

Next time we’ll look at the Game Tracker, the Field and how the game flows. As always, your comments are most certainly welcome. Let me know what you think, and if you like the blog consider supporting it with a small donation.

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