AlchemistBB
@alchemistbb.bsky.social
Fan of blood bowl, board games, NFL, synthetic organic chemistry, escape rooms. Will mainly be posting on #bloodbowl. NAF name = Alchemist. Real name = Paul.
Tonight at #boardgames night we played, one of my Christmas presents, Twilight Inscription at 2-players. This is the heaviest roll & write I've played! Good fun though and I don't think I explored some bits of the game at all so keen to try again. Photo is of the setup.
January 9, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Tonight at #boardgames night we played, one of my Christmas presents, Twilight Inscription at 2-players. This is the heaviest roll & write I've played! Good fun though and I don't think I explored some bits of the game at all so keen to try again. Photo is of the setup.
It's Barton Bowl tomorrow: 3 games, 50 coaches and a strong field playing #bloodbowl. See rosters and follow the results here: tourplay.net/en/blood-bow.... I'm playing Wood Elves to see how it is to Elf in this new edition. They're the most popular race tomorrow, which is unexpected.
January 9, 2026 at 8:22 AM
It's Barton Bowl tomorrow: 3 games, 50 coaches and a strong field playing #bloodbowl. See rosters and follow the results here: tourplay.net/en/blood-bow.... I'm playing Wood Elves to see how it is to Elf in this new edition. They're the most popular race tomorrow, which is unexpected.
Out street's binfluencer put their green ones out last night so we followed that. Worked like a charm.
January 7, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Out street's binfluencer put their green ones out last night so we followed that. Worked like a charm.
Not sure how easy it is to see from this pic but this is what I meant about swapping the wheels for the second wagon
January 6, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Not sure how easy it is to see from this pic but this is what I meant about swapping the wheels for the second wagon
The pump wagons certainly take a while to build, and you'll sometimes wish you had 3 hands to do so. But I quite enjoyed the process, give yourself an hour for each, put something good on the telly etc. I ended up swapping the wheels for the second one for some variety.
January 6, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The pump wagons certainly take a while to build, and you'll sometimes wish you had 3 hands to do so. But I quite enjoyed the process, give yourself an hour for each, put something good on the telly etc. I ended up swapping the wheels for the second one for some variety.
I'm fine with this. I enjoyed Slann when I played them recently - they are a well liked team and don't break the meta or anything.
January 5, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I'm fine with this. I enjoyed Slann when I played them recently - they are a well liked team and don't break the meta or anything.
My youngest son likes to be organised so we bought him a label maker for Christmas. Now I can't believe how long we'd lived without a label maker in our lives! To tie it in to #hobby, here's a pic of my labelled #bloodbowl teams in their boxes.
January 4, 2026 at 4:36 PM
My youngest son likes to be organised so we bought him a label maker for Christmas. Now I can't believe how long we'd lived without a label maker in our lives! To tie it in to #hobby, here's a pic of my labelled #bloodbowl teams in their boxes.
Cheers. The bases were: cork for the bottom layer. The top layer is made by rolling out sculpey clay with a rolling pin, then using a GSW texture rolling pin over that, then baking in an oven and cutting it out. But for your first ever miniatures, grass and white lines sound perfect!
January 4, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Cheers. The bases were: cork for the bottom layer. The top layer is made by rolling out sculpey clay with a rolling pin, then using a GSW texture rolling pin over that, then baking in an oven and cutting it out. But for your first ever miniatures, grass and white lines sound perfect!
Thanks! The rest of the sauruses are a warm green, pic here: bsky.app/profile/alch...
Had a productive weekend of painting #bloodbowl, finishing off my Lizardmen team. Not my best work, but reasonably happy with them and ready to move onto something else. I like the bases. #minipainting
January 4, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Thanks! The rest of the sauruses are a warm green, pic here: bsky.app/profile/alch...
I've decided to play Lizardmen in my next #bloodbowl league so I painted up this Anqi Panqi star player model in case I need him. He's purple to stand out from the other sauruses. #minipainting
January 3, 2026 at 4:05 PM
I've decided to play Lizardmen in my next #bloodbowl league so I painted up this Anqi Panqi star player model in case I need him. He's purple to stand out from the other sauruses. #minipainting
A frozen but sunny #parkrun this morning and very busy again for the first Saturday of the year. I took 5 seconds off my PB, running 36.57, 363rd out of 453.
January 3, 2026 at 10:44 AM
A frozen but sunny #parkrun this morning and very busy again for the first Saturday of the year. I took 5 seconds off my PB, running 36.57, 363rd out of 453.
Here are my #boardgames five & dimes for 2025 (games I played 5 and 10 times each):
January 1, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Here are my #boardgames five & dimes for 2025 (games I played 5 and 10 times each):
2026 #bloodbowl goals: (1) paint up my Chaos team nicely, (2) complete playing all the teams and get the NAF badge, (3) do my first display base, (4) win a NAF shield, (5) win a best painted.
January 1, 2026 at 12:36 PM
2026 #bloodbowl goals: (1) paint up my Chaos team nicely, (2) complete playing all the teams and get the NAF badge, (3) do my first display base, (4) win a NAF shield, (5) win a best painted.
Happy new year everyone! My NYE was spent playing games with the family (Cheese Thief, Skull King, Codenames), then did a little mini-painting, then went to bed at about 11. #middleage
January 1, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Happy new year everyone! My NYE was spent playing games with the family (Cheese Thief, Skull King, Codenames), then did a little mini-painting, then went to bed at about 11. #middleage
Didn't consistently play any races though - but I'm happy with my scattergun approach and will probably continue with that this year!
December 31, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Didn't consistently play any races though - but I'm happy with my scattergun approach and will probably continue with that this year!
Review of this year's hobby goals: I finished the chaos renegades except for the minotaur and played them at a tournament. I also finished the lizardmen but didn't play them. In tournaments I finished top 8 at two 2-dayers (3rd / 115 at Thrudball and 1st / 50 at South Coast Champs).
Happy new year everyone! BB hobby goals for this year are to finally complete my Chaos Renegades and later in the year paint a lizardmen team. Tournament goals are (1) to finish high (top 8?) at a 2-day tournament of over 50 people and (2) play my best races more consistently.
December 31, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Review of this year's hobby goals: I finished the chaos renegades except for the minotaur and played them at a tournament. I also finished the lizardmen but didn't play them. In tournaments I finished top 8 at two 2-dayers (3rd / 115 at Thrudball and 1st / 50 at South Coast Champs).
Played a practice game of #bloodbowl today to escape our houses - my Wood Elves vs Mike's orcs. Mike was playing his first BB2025 game and I was taking my Barton Bowl roster. We played out a 1-1 draw but I was down to 2 elves and a tree by the end - those new orcs are brutal!
December 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Played a practice game of #bloodbowl today to escape our houses - my Wood Elves vs Mike's orcs. Mike was playing his first BB2025 game and I was taking my Barton Bowl roster. We played out a 1-1 draw but I was down to 2 elves and a tree by the end - those new orcs are brutal!
Also for Christmas, my wife got me this incredible Greebo Chaos #bloodbowl team. They detail from the greebonite is really fantastic, and they don't come with all the annoying pock-marks, brittleness or printing imperfections from etsy/ebay 3D prints. Going to take my time making these look good.
December 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Also for Christmas, my wife got me this incredible Greebo Chaos #bloodbowl team. They detail from the greebonite is really fantastic, and they don't come with all the annoying pock-marks, brittleness or printing imperfections from etsy/ebay 3D prints. Going to take my time making these look good.
I got a couple of new #boardgames from Santa: Twighlight Inscription and Cheese Thief. The former should be fun because I have a friend who is a big fan of roll & writes (as am I). Cheese thief, we played 8-player with the family today and loved the cheese stealing and timing-based arguments!
December 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I got a couple of new #boardgames from Santa: Twighlight Inscription and Cheese Thief. The former should be fun because I have a friend who is a big fan of roll & writes (as am I). Cheese thief, we played 8-player with the family today and loved the cheese stealing and timing-based arguments!
A massive 515 runners at Christmas #parkrun this morning! I came 433rd with a time of 38.21. Not a PB this time, but the course was very busy and slowed to a walk in some narrow parts of the woods. Great to get out on Christmas morning on a bright, windy day. Happy Christmas everyone!
December 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
A massive 515 runners at Christmas #parkrun this morning! I came 433rd with a time of 38.21. Not a PB this time, but the course was very busy and slowed to a walk in some narrow parts of the woods. Great to get out on Christmas morning on a bright, windy day. Happy Christmas everyone!
Spent most of the last 2 days playing Super Smash Bros with 3 of my kids. I'm by far the worst of the 4 of us but can get by if I have an extra life. Favourites are Duck Hunt Duo, Piranha Plant, Zelda, and Corrin.
December 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Spent most of the last 2 days playing Super Smash Bros with 3 of my kids. I'm by far the worst of the 4 of us but can get by if I have an extra life. Favourites are Duck Hunt Duo, Piranha Plant, Zelda, and Corrin.
Yep, great to have clarity
December 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Yep, great to have clarity
Always seems to be a touchback after a timeout, too!
December 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Always seems to be a touchback after a timeout, too!
Time Out is my recent annoyance
December 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Time Out is my recent annoyance