Owning the biggest OLBBL team in history is no fun sometimes. You
hardly ever get games, you become a target for extry team with 5 DP's
and a willingness to use it.. but thereare its upsides too. You become
a kind of "Game Ettiquette" enforcer.  People will say "if You
continue to do that, I see a game against the Goats in the future",
which usually provides the impetus for change in people's behavior.
But I digress. You want to try to get your Chaos team to the level
that I have. Well, first off, Good luck. It took 4+ seasons for the
Goats to get where they are today, and a lot of luck. But here's some
hints.

1) Starting Squad:

This is where a Chaos team can do well against most other teams
(except teams with all-block, such as Dwarf, and Norse), due to the
fact they can have ST 4 most of the time (CW's start with it, and
Beastmen Blitz ST 3+Horns)

If I was forced to start a new Chaos Team... this is how I'd do it.
(Using Vanilla Rules, No Big Guys/Allies)

2 Chaos Warriors-200k
10 Beastmen-600k
2 RR-140K
FF6-60k

Here's an Alternate Chaos Team, using Big Guys/Allies

2 Chaos Warriors-200k
8 beastmen-480k
1 minotaur-110k
2 RR-140k
7 FF-70k

Here's a third Chaos team, using Allies, proposed to me by a fellow
OLBBL Chaos Player

3 Chaos Warrior=300k
7 Beastman=420k
1 DE lineman=70k
2 RR=140k
7 FF=70k

Early Games: Setting up a team.

People look at the sheer number of goodies available to Chaos, and lick
their lips, figuring that they're going to roll over everybody right
away. Those teams tend to get caught up in the middle of the pack, as
they take on tough teams and maybe win, but take a beating.

Instead, what I feel a young Chaos team should do, is take a few games
against much higher teams. Now I'm not referring to high ranked
bruiser teams, which would be team suicide, I'm talking about that
200ish Wood Elf Team with no Treemen that win every game, but take a
beating. Timing is everything. Try to hit them when they need a
recovery game. After all, you're not that big a threat, are you?
Getting +3/+3 every game is going to build your team FAST, They'll be
happy, as they'll probably be able to get fully healed for their
tougher games. Try for RE and MI to start. You want cards like Special
Offer, That Boy's Got Talent, Inspiration and the ever popular money
cards to build your team fast.

During game play, you want to be aware of who's got MVP's and who
doesn't. If you see someone with 5 SPP from a MVP.. try for  a foul to
get over the hump and get a skill. If that's not possible, try to get
everyone at least one SPP somehow, so a MVP will push them over.
Remember, that second skill is just a MVP away from the first. Your
results will vary, depending on your rolls, but here's some of the
categories you want to set up for your players.

The Bruiser: These are probably your Big Guys, or your Chaos Warriors
or Beastmen who get doubles. They of course, need Block to take down
their opponents, and this is where doubles rolling comes in. You need
to be able to inflict Casualties as much as possible with these
players. The four skills you can take on normal rolls that I would
take with these players are: Block, Pro, Tackle,Frenzy,Guard, Stand
Firm and Mighty Blow. On Doubles, this is where you get the fun stuff.
If you already have Mighty Blow, take Razor Sharp Fangs, otherwise
take Claws, as this will allow you to break armor more, but I find if
you already have +1, trying to make it +2 will just force MB into an
empty skill. Once you get the Block/(MB/Claw)/RZF/Pro combo set up, go
for tentacles on doubles, to make sure they're NOT getting away. If
you have a poor rolling streak with one of your bruisers, and feel he
can take the foul that you know will come in return, take Piling On. +
ST Bruisers are a blessing from the Chaos Gods.. use them to their
fullest extent.

The Ball Handler: AG+ Beastmen fall in this category, as well as Dark
Elf Linemen (if you're using allies) and even a regular AG3 Beastman
can do nicely here. Since once you get a couple of Bruisers, you can
use a Doubles roll to create a ball Handler. On Normal Rolls, the
preferred skills are: Pro, Sure Hands, Block (Chaos should always be
able to hit no matter what <G>). On Doubles skills, take Big Hand (2+
Pick Ups all the time is FUN), Stunty dodge, and Passing skills.

The KABONGERS: Or the players your opponent will hate the most, as
these players will never take on players in a fair fight, instead
preferring to dash forward and lay in the boots to an already fallen
player. I call them "Player Removal Specialists" Dirty Player and Pro
should be the FIRST Two Skills taken for these players, in that order.
Once you get that set up, SPP, should flow rather nicely (especially
if you start playing teams your own size). Here's some other regular
skills I'd take for a Kabonger: Block (to survive your opponent's
retaliation. Leader (Free RR that he can use in his own defense) Kick
(since you won't have him on the LOS ANYWAY) On Doubles, take Regen or
Foul Appearance (to let him live longer), once you've got one of em,
Spikes would be nice.

The Scorers: This is the category where I put Skaven Gutter Runners,
Beastmen who get +MA, and maybe even a Dark Elf Lineman. These are the
guys who can put the ball in the endzone. For the AG4 players,
Leap/Pro/Dodge could be a useful three skills. (Leap allows you to
pick your dodges, which in an ever increasing era of Diving Tackle,
proves VERY useful.) Gutter Runners can be converted into one turners
fairly easy (one doubles skill roll or a 10 to provide the MA+, and
Sprint) and works even better as a distraction then a scorerm since
your opponent might put all his guys back to stop the one turner, and
leave you free to slaughter the three fools on the line.! For your two
Mutateable players (GR and Beastmen), I'd get Stunty on Doubles.
Another nice skill is Catch as it allows you to evoke the rarely seen
Chaos Aerial game. Another "weird" skill is Dauntless, as
Dauntless/Horns works nicely to take down those Big Guys that are set
up off the line.

The Odd Balls: This is where I would go to fill out my team. Diving
Tackle is always nice for Cageing up to prevent people from
surrounding the cage.. If you don't have a Leader/Kick guy already in
your Kabongers, try to get one here. I also like Guard/Stand Firm
here, as it will provide the Bruisers the means to hit with 2db all
the time.

Filling out your team:

Since you have only 4 ally slots in leagues that allow them, I'd try
to get the best ones for my team concept. I'd  try to get my quota of
Big Guys before anything else except for an apocathery, and I like
Minotaurs here, as their negative skill is easily routed around, and
can easily set up a later foul or blitz. A Gutter Runner is also good
here, as you can start one turning, or use him as a Defensive Back.
That leaves your 4th ally spot as a Dark Elf Lineman or an Orc Black
Orc Blocker or Blitzer, and this is up to personal preference, Orc
Blitzer might be nice early, as they start with Block. Once you have
filled up your team, try to fill up your team with RR's, buying any
replacement players that you need, and if your league has a FA market,
try to snag any doubles folks you need. Good luck!

David Yellope