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.

The New Economy 12/03/2025

The New Economy A new edition of Blood Bowl will bring changes to how we play the game in general, but it will have ramifications for those of us competing in the Great Plains Grand Prix. What can you expect? We hash it all out here for you - the Good, the Bad, and the Nurgly! Scott, Josh, Lair, and Darcy recap the month that was, including an update on the winner of Winter Mayhem, Bella Chao! Need a little refresher on what has changed? Goonhammer did a nice job of recapping the surface level changes, if not all the wigglily interactions and whether Secure the Ball is impacted by rain....because of course it is, right!?!?! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/39247975

Winter 2025 is Coming; A Tournament Primer 11/11/2025

Winter 2025 is Coming; A Tournament Primer Winter Mayhem is THIS WEEKEND in Calgary and we have the scoop for you! With 42 coaches over 14 teams, this is the biggest team tournament in Alberta. Who is playing what? What rosters can you expect to compete against? What kind os swag can you expect? Learn about it all in this bonus episode! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/38995735

New Directions 10/27/2025

New Directions The wait is over! The new edition is up for pre-order as of Saturday, November 1...and we are here to walk you through the things we know for sure and to wildly speculate on all the things we don't know! All in all, there are a lot of changes coming and we have lots of big feelings about all of it! In addition, we recap the Fall Frenzy, update the West Coast Grand Prix standings, and look ahead to the tournaments to come! Winter Mayhem, the Prairie Oyster, Cry Fowl, and Hammerslam! No end of goodness for your dice-happy needs! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/38789360

Waiting Game 10/07/2025

Waiting Game Today, we have a skeleton crew of three to talk about Spike! 2025, Alberta's EuroBowl connection, and the lack of BB2025 ruleset previews! We also update listeners on the state of the Great Plains Grande Prix, the Stunty Mafia campaign that is being headed up by Damion and Ryan, and take a peek at the upcoming calendar. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/38496550

Brettonian Buzz 09/01/2025

Brettonian Buzz Well, it happened as advertised - we recorded an episode and then the Season Three annoucement came at 8am the next morning! Please be patient with our speculation - some of which is still accurate - and our confidence levels! Darcy was 5% certain! Now he can be 100% certain! We also talk to Dave Sutton regarding his Summer Bash win, including how best to leverage Slann and the fouling meta that exists in Alberta. In any case, we hope you give it all a listen - and if you have any further tips regarding how best to teach kids to paint, drop us a line! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/38046900

Summer Flings 07/27/2025

Summer Flings Ah, what better way is there to enjoy the summer than to toss random Halfling Hopefuls through the warm, breezy air and to hear their bones crinkle as they hit the ground! This month, there is a LOT of stunty talk, but also a catch up with recent tournament results! The Golden Tentacle, the Tacoma Open, the Golden Sausage... all need to be dissected! This includes special interviews with the Renegade Halfling Mafia, Dan and Damion, as well as a check in with Cale Lemay (aka The Best Canadian) and Justin Gatner! Let us lay out our picnic basket so that you can all enjoy a little sausage and, of course, stunty talk! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/37567285

Pow Town Comedown 2025 06/21/2025

Pow Town Comedown 2025 Well, we have a jam packed episode that contains lots of content for you! We address some of the rumours with our best Ilya Bryzgalov impression, "It's only game, why you heff to be mad?" We then make Connor's dream come true with SO. MANY. UNPOPULAR. OPINIONS! Afterwards, we talk about Pow Town along with four interviews - including with Ken Wright, Rory Henry, and Mike Barker. Finally, we cast our gaze to the summer as we set you up for a date with Pippen McSquee (aka Justin Gatner) and his Golden Sausage. Tuck into this double-long episode and enjoy the goodness! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/37098770

Roster Rundown - PowTown 2025 06/02/2025

Roster Rundown - PowTown 2025 As of the recording, we are FIVE days away from the biggest tournament on the Great Plains Grand Prix circuit. The rosters have been submitted and are now revealed - and you don't even have to click through every single one, because we talk all about them in the next hour! So, if you are planning to attend, you might be able to glean a few strategic ideas from our conversation - and if you are not coming, maybe it will give you a few roster builds for your next 1.2 Million build tournament! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/36813205

The Powtown Cometh - 2025 Edition 05/20/2025

The Powtown Cometh - 2025 Edition This episode, we take our skeleton crew and try and track down some rumours that we found on the internet... is it misinformation from Russian bots, or reliable insider infromation?! Only you - and time - will be the judges in this case! Secondly, Barry reveals an expanded number of prizes to support the "Road to PowTown" painting challenge. Then, we take a good look at the Alberta Classic and try and figure out a way in which Dave doesn't end up Champion. Finally - we get you prepped for PowTown. What can you expect? Where can you eat? How many people are coming?!?! Are you excited yet?! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/36636325

Catching Up 04/22/2025

Catching Up This month, we chat about all things tournamnets in the Alberta scene, sprinkled in with a little bit of hear-say and wishes. We also announce the Road to PowTown painting challenge (listen for details) and make sure to give some attention to both our Great Plains Open tournament as well as the Blood DIamond Chalice. If you are so inclined, we also talk about the Alberta Classic that is coming up in May as well as PowTown 2025 that is right around the corner. /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/36263495

Sewing Discord 03/04/2025

Sewing Discord We try out a new recording platform while we debrief over the last Cry Fowl Cup, complete with interview with Dave Sutton, the first two time winner of the trophy! With very little news from GW and lots of tournament action on the horizon, we ramble on happily with whatever comes to mind! Upcoming tournaments include the Great Plains Open Tournament, the Blood Diamond Chalice, the Alberta Classic, PowTown, and College Exhibition 2025 are all approved on the /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/35527200

Cry Fowl 2025 Roster Preview 02/21/2025

Cry Fowl 2025 Roster Preview The Cry Fowl Cup is upon us and we are hear to let you know how the coaches spent their 1.2 mil budget in preparation. So many STUNTIES! So many NECROMANTIC! So many H'THARK! Stick with us and we will guide you through all of the decisions that the coaches have made. /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/35374750

Un-Secret Stuff 02/01/2025

Un-Secret Stuff The guys are all very excited about Tourplay releasing the Secret League teams to be used in competitions. While FUMBBL is all well and good, who would be sad to make, paint, and play an actual Squig team! We also spend a considerable time recapping the Hammerslam and the role that generative AI could play in future tournaments - as well as an interview with the cahmpion, Chris Cameron! Tournaments on the horizon abound as we also preview the Cry Fowl Cup and others. Come take a listen to the ramblings! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/35109320

Year In Review 2024 12/30/2024

Year In Review 2024 What a year it has been! We recap the late Christmas Present that Grandma Wendy sent us in the way of the 2024 Spike! Almanac while we recall some of our favourite memories from the year. We even name the winner of the Great Plains Grand Prix (about the 1:25:00 mark) and look ahead to the next tournament season. We chat about some textured paint on miniatures (Mosou Black) as well as offer up some unpopular opinions regarding tackle. If you are looking for some Alberta-based Blood Bowl reporting, we got it for you here - including an interview with 2/3 of Unnamed Phenomenon - the winning team from Winter Mayhem at about the 1:07:00 mark. May the episode find you all in good health and ready to enjoy another year on the pitch! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/34652635

Winter Mayhem '24 Team Reveal 11/04/2024

Winter Mayhem '24 Team Reveal Want to know who is bringing what squads in this weekend's tournament?! We have you covered! Who is taking Block? Who is taking Dodge? Is anyone going to take PILE DRIVER?! Find out by listening carefully as Josh and Lair spill ALL. THE. TEA! Want to read through the squad builds yourself? Follow the ! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/33769437

Seeing Stars 11/02/2024

Seeing Stars We have had a steady stream of stars lately and the team at Get the Ref run them down and preview them for you! Afterwards, we dive into how to use some liquid green stuff, prep for Winter Mayhem, and check in with Barry over his trip to Spike! You will have to forgive us for the audio quality for this episode - we have lots of technical issues and ended up recording over two different nights. In any case, we are happy to deliver the sounds through the interwebs! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/33753837

Of Fire and Stone 09/30/2024

Of Fire and Stone While there was no September tournaments to catch up on, we got a weekly stream of Chaos Dwarf news from GW. Josh, Lair, Darcy, and Barry sit around the watercooler and chat about everything that has been revealed and what it might mean for your next tournament. Along the way, we stop to talk about the Great Plains Grand Prix standings, have some unpopular opinions, and highlight some of the rosters that we would draft, roster, or retire if we were playing in the Winter Mayhem team tournament. /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/33268007

Slave to You 09/02/2024

Slave to You This month is packed full of content! We chat about fallout from the Chaos Dwarf announcement (3:46), we talk about the Golden Sausage with Justin and Dave (53:52), catch up with the winner of the Walleye Classic II, Mason (67:36), and get some insight into Vancouver's Spike! Tournament with the organizer, Steve Lemky (83:56). Its a super-sized episode with lots to say and more than one unpopular opinion! Come give it a listen! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/32859517

Pump Up Songs 08/01/2024

Pump Up Songs As we dwell in the glory of warmth of summer, we look back on Summerbash and look forward to the Golden sausage. Before all that, we take a cue from Dave who challenges us to come up with the best pump up songs for our favourite stars. We also take a look at the (recently completed) kickstarter from who sent us a preview set of his reroll and sideline tokens. Come along for the ride as we sit back and chat about our local tournament scene. /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/32386142

Opinionated 06/29/2024

Opinionated We wrap up the results from Pow Town and cast our eye upon the summer tournaments that await! We start with an apology from Josh regarding his completely unsolicited and baseless opinions and quickly transition to some of the unpopular opinions that some of our listeners hold. We then have a trio of interviews from Pow Town trophy winners - Rob Wright, Owen Venance, and Cale Lemay. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/31939017

PowTown CountDown 05/30/2024

PowTown CountDown We start off with a little recap of the FAQ and then dive right into the world of Alberta Blood Bowl! With the Amorical Cup around the corner and PowTown directly afterwards, we want to get into the nitty gritty and chat about what people can expect to enjoy! Strap in! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/31525577

Birthday Hangovers 05/09/2024

Birthday Hangovers Now that we all have Gnomes in hand, we sit and chat about our hobbying goals, excitments, and disappointments. We transition quickly to hashing out what happened at the Blood Diamond Chalice and the Alberta Classic. We also set the table for Pow Town 2024 and announce the return of the Golden Sausage. Included is an interview with Justin Gatner, the morning after a birthday celebration! To say that it impacted his memory would be an understatement. Come, pull up a mushroom and join us for the journey! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/31208627

Gnome Nonsense 04/03/2024

Gnome Nonsense GNOMES, GNOMES, GNOMES! We spend an inordinate amount of time just digging through the garden of information left to us by Grandma Wendy. How important is Trickery? Can my Woodland Fox keep the ball until the next league game... do they keep it until they DIE?! What can you really expect from this team? Are there some hidden treasures to be found in the upcoming SPIKE? We won't know for sure until the team releases, but that won't stop us from guessing! We also tuck into the surprise release of Jordell Freshbreeze along the way and just how gamebreaking his special ability is. We chat about hobbying challenges, unpopular opinions, and sift through all the important tournament details from the past month along the ones we are excited about. Friends, lend us your ears! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/30656668

Gnomes, Sweet Gnomes! 03/05/2024

Gnomes, Sweet Gnomes! With the recent news of a Gnome team, we catch you up with all the information about what we know and what we don't. Then, we turn our gaze behind us at the tournaments that have been played over the last few weeks to catch you up on all the goings on. Finally, we look ahead to March Madness, the Blood Diamond Chalice, the Alberta Classic, and PowTown! It's a great time to be a Blood Bowler! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/30234213

When The Saints Come Marching In 02/01/2024

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 to February and beyond! Our next big tournament is the Cry Fowl Cup and you can be sure that you will find some insight into the build. We have a special first-timers interview with Jonathon Kramer to discus his impressions on playing in his first tournament and what role a good story has to play. STOP READING AND LISTEN ALREADY! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/29745518

Interview with Grant Hallas 01/23/2024

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, and how he wants to be a big part of its next chapter. Read the presidential forums here: Starting January 28 and going through to Feb 4, you can vote for president here: (Please excuse the audio quality as we adapt to some new equipment!) /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/29606273

Five Not-So-Long Years 12/31/2023

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 into, including: Rumour Mill: Skitter! Hobby Corner: How to get started painting Rookie Mistakes: Which team do you recommend to rookies? Tourney Talk: Hammerslam Roundup w/ Chris Cameron Interview Calendar: Tri-City Tussle, Cry Fowl Cup, March Madness ADDENDUM: We forgot to mention the Thudd Tournament! It's happening on January 13th and 14th in Edmonton - many appologies! Happy new year to all! May your 2024 be full of Pows and 6s! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/29286498

From Mayhem to the 'Slam 12/02/2023

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 make our interview eassy to listen to at work! It does, however, give you an idea about how the weekend went. By the time this episode tickles your stirrups, Hammerslam will be about a week away. Take a listen to get some idea of what you will be facing up against.... spoiler - bring some armour! Enjoy with your favourite glass of eggnog and curl up by the fire! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/28893708

A Frenzied October 11/04/2023

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 talking about tournaments that have come and gone and what to expect as we look to close out the year. In a word, watch for waves of vampires and team tournaments! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/28512848

Thrall Seekers 10/02/2023

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 has changed, sift through the stars that were in the Spike Magazine, chat about the oil paints, and then dive deep into the tournament world. So throw open the coffin's cover, let the sun shine in and don't let the varglings bite! /episode/index/show/gettheref/id/28195925

Get The Ref! - Alberta's Blood Bowl Roundup

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