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Didn't want to start a thread on what could be the "special release" in September (see stickied release schedule), but now we have a hint by Harry:

Harry wrote:

CitizenNick wrote:Anyone who is friends with GW on facebook may have noticed how much they've been talking about Blood Bowl lately. Jervis mentioned it in standard bearer a couple months back. And it was mentioned in a "what's new today" post not long ago.

Is this a hint at what's coming in September?

Well it may be nothing .... but Jervis wrote the first edition of BloodBowl in 1986 ....

Do the maths.

Reminder: Space Hulk was the 25th anniversary edition
(Warhammer Quest missed its 15th anniversary last year)

Edit: September WD has a cryptic message not on the last page as usual, but some pages ahead. There is a one page picture of a (undead?) pirate and the text "Wanted: Count Noctilus! If you have any useful information, please contact Jago Roth, captain of the 'Heldenhammer'".

I take that as a confirmation, that a boxed naval game is coming in October.

HaHey!!!

I have an old blood bowl set, and myself and my uncle really enjoy playing it. I hope it means i think it means!

A redo of Handegg WHFB? ... Ok.

Drat! I was hoping for Warhammer Quest >.<

they still have the special games version on the shelves of the FLGS, would a new one be any different I wonder?

I just don't see how they can do the 'Space Hulk' treatment for Blood Bowl or any other 'specialist game'.

Sure they can come out with a nice shiny new release of the game, but there's no way they're going to sink a bunch of money into making new models for every team when they have no space in their miniature line to carry another game.

That's *why* Space Hulk worked, because it was everything in a single box. GW printed a run, sold it out, and they're done.

I'd really love to see them return to bringing out and supporting a smaller game for a couple years and then moving onto another smaller game like they used to with the specialist line (before it became the specialist line), but with the LotR miniature line in the mix, I just don't see how that realistically happens now.

I really hope that I'm wrong, but if this secret release *does* turn out to be blood bowl, then I'm personally expecting them to include a couple of teams in the box set and then that's it for any kind of support for the game...meaning if you want to use any other team, then you're stuck using the existing model range (assuming they're keeping them in the new 'finecast' era).

Hmm... I myself have heard BB rumblings. Forgot about those...

LavuranGuard wrote:they still have the special games version on the shelves of the FLGS, would a new one be any different I wonder?

Why wouldn't it be different? If they just released the old box again I doubt it would sell. If they are redoing Blood Bowl (or hell, any specialist game relaunch) it's probably going to get the Space Hulk treatment.

yakface wrote:Sure they can come out with a nice shiny new release of the game, but there's no way they're going to sink a bunch of money into making new models for every team when they have no space in their miniature line to carry another game.

That's *why* Space Hulk worked, because it was everything in a single box. GW printed a run, sold it out, and they're done.

That's what I keep telling people.

Of course unless SpHulk performed so well that they want to upgrade the idea to a longer run of "Limited" items.

I bought the bloodbowl video game because it looked fun, but I just couldn't ever get around to playing it. The tabletop game looked fun, but the models were, in my opinion, ass-ugly. I, of course, mean that in the Biblical sense. If they put bloodbowl out as a limited release like spacehulk, made it a decent value for what you get, I'd probably pick it up. Under those conditions, I won't be picking it up, since this is GW we're talking about. If they sold bloodbowl to FFG...I'd be all over that.

If they do it, I'm down. Even if it won't result in a line, I'm down.

I mean, my Space Hulk is still shrink-wrapped. Sorry, I just can't resist bringing that up.

BB would be fun, but not my first choice of Specialist games to bring out in a new version (or even third).

That being said, is there going to be more room in stores now that metal is being eliminiated, and the "finecast" is going to be more limited than prior metal ranges?

It is still speculative, esp. as the normal Bloodbowl game is still available in UK. But there is room for improvement of course.
I also hope for Warhammer Quest, would be the natural selection after Space Hulk.

I'm big on Blood Bowl, I personally hope it's more than speculation. So fun!

Since we are speculating a bit..
I think it would be pretty sweet if they released a Battlefleet Gothic Seige of Terra limited edition.
With the popularity of the Black Library Hourus Heresy series, I think this would really kick but.

It's gonna be an all new Citadel Finecast Baneblade, with even crisper rivet details.

Is Warhammer Quest like Talisman? Or are they entirely different things?

Think space hulk meets WHFRP.

In 2007 they wrote rules for 3 more teams for BB but never finalised as them as at the time there were no models for them......

Wish they would start supporting their other games more. Complimentary rules for the 2 main systems at the very least so we could have smaller skirmish games with current rules that still worked.

And Man O' War and BFG would be top of the list for me. Or xenos rules for space hulk.

Kroothawk wrote:
Reminder: Space Hulk was the 25th anniversary edition

I thought it was 20th...1989 to 2009? Either way I wouldnt expect any other games to get the same treatment until they hit 20 or 25.

According to Warseer Necromunda was Oct 1995, so best bet for a new release would be 2015 or 2020.

Of course with things like necromunda, bloodbowl and other specialist games in the GW range they could bring out rules for the teams/clans etc and let people convert the models out of the existing GW plastics.

This would work from a business perspective. As it is cost effective as you don't have to make any other models apart from a starter box. This maybe what GW are doing with BloodBowl.

Heck, for GorkaMorka GW don't even have to do that. The ork range is now varied and substancial enough to cover everyones need. All they really need to do is bring the rules up to scratch.

New Tau codex and everything released in one go !

See I could go for this, even if they only even released the single main box and gave us the two team types inside. Probably Orc and Human.

Would love to see GW's current take on Blood Bowl plastics.

There's little else I'm planning on buying GW this year, (Necrons for the boy if they come out) but this is something I could not ignore. I'd have to get a box (if not two) if its confirmed at a later date.

Hell, I'd be tempted to give them to my brothers as Christmas prezzies, a throwback to the early nineties when we used to do a School Blood Bowl league.

I'd rather they re-release Spacehulk or Warhammer Quest.

Oh I'd prefer Quest, but as a big Blood Bowl fan I'd not mind, plus hopefully Quest will get a look in eventually.

Or even better GW lets FFG do it.

I agree with yakface and H.B.M.C.
BB cannot be done in a single box. The Special BB release is at best going to be...Finecasts of the old BB miniatures.

I'd definiitely pick up Blood Bowl if this were the case. I have some fond memories playing that game in the 90s. Would be a very nice surprise.

Well, I certainly hope it's NOT Blood Bowl, as that would put Warhammer Quest even further away, when it's a much better fit for the recent Space Hulk treatment.