Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

 Thargrim wrote:

I hadn't really thought about leagues, I can only really see myself playing this at home with some friends. I'd be okay with scanning a page/using pdfs to print out some cards though if I had to.

Honestly, leagues are where the game truly shines. I hope you get a chance to set one up. Even a small league of 3-4 is great.

 Red Viper wrote:

 Thargrim wrote:

I hadn't really thought about leagues, I can only really see myself playing this at home with some friends. I'd be okay with scanning a page/using pdfs to print out some cards though if I had to.

Honestly, leagues are where the game truly shines. I hope you get a chance to set one up. Even a small league of 3-4 is great.

I wouldn't play this game if it wasn't for my league. Truly this game is amazing when you set up a local league to play in. And there pretty common, look one up in your area.

The main problem with leagues is at different lengths, different teams shine.

Short league: Amazons, Pro elves, Wood elves
Medium: Humans, Orcs, H/D elves, Dwarves,
Long: Chaos, Nurgle, Dwarves, Orcs

Basically the longer the league goes, the better off you'll be with a higher armour team. You can make the other teams work, but when you'll be far, far more likely to have a run of team destroying injury rolls. A string of 8s (or even 9s) to break armour is way, way more likely than a string of 10s.

I've basically hit the point where I consider league play to be broken and you have to approach it like old school D&D where you character can just die because you had a bit of unlucky dice. Or key players on someone else's team will get taken out by swingy dice. Play enough games and it's eventually going to happen and the rate of breaking armour 7 vs 8 vs 9 is actually very different.

I've played at least a few hundred league games over the years (it may even be over a thousand if I count FUMBBL) and I enjoyed it, but I think I've had my fill and now the problems just seem like more of a reason to pick a different game.

We have another freebie for you this week – a Match Record roster.
This handy guide helps you keep track of your wins (or losses) in a campaign, tournament, or just for your own satisfaction

http://www.bloodbowl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Match_record-file.pdf

yeah,
I like the idea of a match record sheet but the sections aren't ideal.
Needs much larger notes section to record MVPs and other SPP details.
injuries and deaths etc.
Casualties needs to be recorded, as they are just as important as touchdowns in blood bowl as they are one of the most commonly used tie breakers.
and just a fun stat to track!

I think a better sheet would have space for maybe three games per page.

oh and I just finished my Nurgle Daemonic Pitch invasion ready in time for the New season!

Nurgle Team

Beast - Gutrot Spume
Warriors - Blight Kings
Pestigors - Plague bearers
Rotters - Zombie/Nurgling kit bash
Score/RR/Turn tokens - Nurglings

More photos here -> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/706709.page
And the WIP blog if you wanna see the grey plastic is here -> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/703823.page

Panic...

Assembling the box now and it's gorgeous

Cool stuff Panic!

 VeteranNoob wrote:
Assembling the box now and it's gorgeous

Wait, how'd you already get the box??

 Accolade wrote:

 VeteranNoob wrote:
Assembling the box now and it's gorgeous

Wait, how'd you already get the box??

Witchcraft!
Review copy for podcast. Playing a few more games and letting others play with various existing teams to do final review this week. But so far it's gorgeous and easier to navigate play than the living rule book. Looks like stats will work until a new team comes out so we will try Norse, Chaos Dwarfs, nurgle, haha : halflings this week and see how it goes.

Not using any "big guys"?

They have some cards for star players in the box . I wonder if they will have any star players ready for launch. It is kind of crazy to see slotta bases making a comeback.

Slotta bases making a come back?

I am very excited for the new box.

3...32mm slotta???? I NEED THESE, I'm rebasing some old metal slotta bases

Man, how did you two miss that? It was even specifically called out in that unbox vid GW made.
They are 32mm round slottabases, with an extra hole in the larger segment fitted for the peg on the ball.

So then, they DID make the board spaces bigger.

 Mr_Rose wrote:
Man, how did you two miss that? It was even specifically called out in that unbox vid GW made.
They are 32mm round slottabases, with an extra hole in the larger segment fitted for the peg on the ball.

Yep, I fully missed that too. Will be handy for some metal marines I have lying around that I'm planning on doing something with next year.

Good afternoon, Sports Fans! Big news in from the locker room, as we can reveal the exclusive Special Play card that will be given to each player who attends the Bugman's Full Beard Cup on 26th-27th November here at Games Workshop: Warhammer World.

This card can be played by each coach just once during the Full Beard Cup ( we encourage it's use to be accompanied by much shouting!), and then afterwards added to your collection of Special Play cards for use in future games of Blood Bowl. Do you fancy "going Full Beard"? Then click here to find out more about the event and to grab your ticket while you can! http://warhammerworld.games-workshop.com/the-bugmans-full-…/

That event info pretty much confirms that bloodbowl will release by the event, so 26th release date seems highly likely.

yeah,
AMAZING a one off card that only a few people will have and excludes the vast majority of their customer base.
SO at Launch of the new season it's almost impossible for regular customers to have a full set of cards :( :( :(

The organisers and designers probably think this is ok (after all they will be there.)
It's just a card!
Do they even know who their customers are?? we are collectors? We want them all!
Local event only exclusives are the worse. even if it's just a card.
It leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth.

It would be more acceptable if its an alternative art version.
That would be OK.
that's how FFG supports it's events, with Alternate art versions of existing cards.
And 100% of customers can access to all cards with the regular design.

Panic...

Neat perk is the bases have a hole for the ball peg. No more wondering who was the ball or it slipping off the base. The squig ball in the box is so cute

 Panic wrote:
yeah,
I like the idea of a match record sheet but the sections aren't ideal.
Needs much larger notes section to record MVPs and other SPP details.
injuries and deaths etc.
Casualties needs to be recorded, as they are just as important as touchdowns in blood bowl as they are one of the most commonly used tie breakers.
and just a fun stat to track!

I think a better sheet would have space for maybe three games per page.

oh and I just finished my Nurgle Daemonic Pitch invasion ready in time for the New season!

Nurgle Team

Beast - Gutrot Spume
Warriors - Blight Kings
Pestigors - Plague bearers
Rotters - Zombie/Nurgling kit bash
Score/RR/Turn tokens - Nurglings

More photos here -> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/706709.page
And the WIP blog if you wanna see the grey plastic is here -> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/703823.page

Panic...

I did almost the EXACT same models as my Nurgle team, so much love on your work. They're also about a million times prettier than mine. :-p

 Panic wrote:
yeah,
AMAZING a one off card that only a few people will have and excludes the vast majority of their customer base.
SO at Launch of the new season it's almost impossible for regular customers to have a full set of cards :( :( :(
The organisers and designers probably think this is ok (after all they will be there.)
It's just a card!
Do they even know who their customers are?? we are collectors? We want them all!
Local event only exclusives are the worse. even if it's just a card.
It leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth.
It would be more acceptable if its an alternative art version.
That would be OK.
that's how FFG supports it's events, with Alternate art versions of existing cards.
And 100% of customers can access to all cards with the regular design.
Panic...

Mate, you're going off the deep end a bit, it's just a card, not a model or expansion. It doesn't look like a game breaker in any way, shape or form.

MeanGreenStompa wrote:

 Panic wrote:
yeah,
AMAZING a one off card that only a few people will have and excludes the vast majority of their customer base.
SO at Launch of the new season it's almost impossible for regular customers to have a full set of cards :( :( :(
The organisers and designers probably think this is ok (after all they will be there.)
It's just a card!
Do they even know who their customers are?? we are collectors? We want them all!
Local event only exclusives are the worse. even if it's just a card.
It leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth.
It would be more acceptable if its an alternative art version.
That would be OK.
that's how FFG supports it's events, with Alternate art versions of existing cards.
And 100% of customers can access to all cards with the regular design.
Panic...

Mate, you're going off the deep end a bit, it's just a card, not a model or expansion. It doesn't look like a game breaker in any way, shape or form.

Have you not noticed that every company is out to poo in his cornflakes ?

Yeah,
It's just a card, but it's an official GW card and if leagues start allowing special play cards I'd like to have it!

In fact I hope more leagues use special play cards more often, they are super cool.
I'd like to see them used more outside of friendly games.

Exclusive special play cards, varies the field and puts up a barrier to special play cards being more widely accepted.
They are the Bloodbowl equivalent to FW models.
People are not used to them so it's easiest for league commissioners to say no special play cards.
Even more so if they are watered down with rares and uncommons...

MeanGreenStompa wrote:Mate, you're going off the deep end a bit, it's just a card, not a model or expansion. It doesn't look like a game breaker in any way, shape or form.

It's not a deal breaker! still buying the new box!
But knowing that my new special play deck feels incomplete, it takes the shine off.

 CURNOW wrote:
Have you not noticed that every company is out to poo in his cornflakes ?

Not too sure what your refering to...
But I'm a believer of customers using social media to let companies know what they feel the company could do better.

Recent complaints;


Panic...

 Panic wrote:
Yeah,
It's just a card, but it's an official GW card and if leagues start allowing special play cards I'd like to have it!

In fact I hope more leagues use special play cards more often, they are super cool.
I'd like to see them used more outside of friendly games.

Exclusive special play cards, varies the field and puts up a barrier to special play cards being more widely accepted.
They are the Bloodbowl equivalent to FW models.
People are not used to them so it's easiest for league commissioners to say no special play cards.
Even more so if they are watered down with rares and uncommons...

MeanGreenStompa wrote:Mate, you're going off the deep end a bit, it's just a card, not a model or expansion. It doesn't look like a game breaker in any way, shape or form.

It's not a deal breaker! still buying the new box!
But knowing that my new special play deck feels incomplete, it takes the shine off.

It's an event only item, perhaps offer someone a large wad of cash for it, or attend the event?

I've not been able to attend an event to get any of the event only FW figures, several of which I want, in my case I've paid over the odds for some of them on ebay.

Yeah,
Bingo!
This card will now be one of the uber Rare BloodBowl artefacts.
Only available to those who could go to Nottingham for this weekend in November 2016.

This isn't a FW exclusive mini that scalpers can attend and buy 10+
Most won't be for sale. I know if I went mine would not be for sale.
I expect eBay prices to be quite mad.

This will only exasperate if it's acknowledged as a valid card for future official events that allow use of the special play deck.

Panic...

Alternatively, just find a scan and get it printed (theres a couple shops online that do custom cards).
Easy peasy.

Yeah,
Or GW can say this card will be available later without the warhammer world exclusive text.

That way the guys and girls who go get the card early and unique.
Everyone else gets in in the next expansion pack??

Panic...

 MeanGreenStompa wrote:

 Panic wrote:
Yeah,
It's just a card, but it's an official GW card and if leagues start allowing special play cards I'd like to have it!

In fact I hope more leagues use special play cards more often, they are super cool.
I'd like to see them used more outside of friendly games.

Exclusive special play cards, varies the field and puts up a barrier to special play cards being more widely accepted.
They are the Bloodbowl equivalent to FW models.
People are not used to them so it's easiest for league commissioners to say no special play cards.
Even more so if they are watered down with rares and uncommons...

MeanGreenStompa wrote:Mate, you're going off the deep end a bit, it's just a card, not a model or expansion. It doesn't look like a game breaker in any way, shape or form.

It's not a deal breaker! still buying the new box!
But knowing that my new special play deck feels incomplete, it takes the shine off.

It's an event only item, perhaps offer someone a large wad of cash for it, or attend the event?

I've not been able to attend an event to get any of the event only FW figures, several of which I want, in my case I've paid over the odds for some of them on ebay.

And the sad thing is you'll still apprently defend that practice.

Well, GW is still GW.