Bloodbowl 2013?

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**Kroothawk**

In short: Harry (and an anonymous source from faeit212) is convinced that we see a new edition of Boodbowl this year, in the secret box slot in autumn, 25 years after 2nd edition. Includes:

Human Team
Ork team
Elf Team
Chaos All Stars
All individually sculpted.
Cardboard pitch
Rules mostly unchanged. Normal team vs. team rules plus scenario with end fight against Chaos All Stars.

Harry wrote:Rumours of a new edition of Blood Bowl. (This deserves its own thread)

I posted this lot in July last year .... seems I got a bit ahead of myself. Over excited.

As this year is the 25th anniversay of Blood Bowl 2nd edition (The one with the astrogranite pitch) I am confident this is happening this time.

I first heard about this in 2007.
At the time I was writing articles for The watchman and this is what I said in a rumours article:

Blood Bowl was first released in 1987 That would make this year its 20th Anniversary (if my dates/maths are correct!) There were a lot of updates to the ‘living rulebook’ (online). I think this activity may have been due to the intended re-release of Blood Bowl this year although I can not say this for certain (but I can’t see Games Workshop waiting 5 years until the 25th anniversary).
This is just a hunch. (For those that don’t know me from Warseer my hunches are wrong most of the time!)
Aly Morrison and Mark Bedford have been working on new teams for some of the races with all individual players like the new Human team. And I think a number of these are completed and ready to go.

So it would seem I was wrong about them waiting another 5 years then.

I later found out I was also wrong about the teams being completed.
They were only 'planned' at this time.

But it seems like this is happening now:

75hastings69 has posted to say Blood Bowl is coming next year so that will be in 2012 for the 25th anniversary.

He also said this:

75hastings69 wrote: So four teams of completely individual minis and a spammy new pitch wouldn't interest you?

As for rules why try and fix what isn't broken?
For those who don't know Hastings rumours are 99% fact.

So all we know so far is four nice new plastic teams, a new pitch and not much change to the rules.

Exactly what the four teams are has not been posted.
If the pitch is card, "astrogranite", plastic or cloth like the new Dread fleet also remains a mystery.

EDIT: Additional clarification/speculation from hastings

"The original rumours I heard on this suggested only two teams of individual models in the box - orcs & humans, it's only later mutterings I've heard that suggest there might be four teams."

I love Blood Bowl so have only one more thing to say ....

BRING IT ON!

UPDATE:
I said this in the last thread:

"Space Hulk was in 2009 ....
... Dread Fleet is in 2011 ....
I am not expecting the next NEW, LIMITED big box game until 2013

My understanding is that Blood Bowl is something different".

Now as it did not come last year .... and IS coming this year ... I am now thinking it will be the next LIMITED big Box game.

I have also heard from one source that he heard from someone else that someone they know had seen the CAD for a plastic pitch.
(So a really solid rumour! ) but I am imagining a cross between the astrogranite pitch and the battle board.

Finally I can confirm what hastings told us last year that two of the teams are Orcs and Humans.
But Like hastings I have also heard that there are four teams in the box.

I hear the story is that the four teams are the ones to make it to the play-offs for a specific cup/competition.

Today:

75hastings69 wrote: I love blood bowl too.... especially now my willy miniatures Chaos BB team is on its way!!

Originally I was told....

Cardboard pitch (high production quality style)
Orc Team (all individual sculpts)
Human Team (again all individual sculpts)

Then I was told.....

Also Elf Team (individual sculpts)
Chaos All-Stars team (once more all individual sculpts)
And that the game would play out as a run up to final sort of scenario/mini league with the end game being vs chaos all stars for the cup, and that the game also had rules for just "straight vs play" instead of the campaign.

However.... I was then told....

"It's not happening" due in the most part to the retail failure of Dreadfleet.

So if this is indeed "back on" I have three words for you.......

BRING. IT. ON

anonymous source on faeit212 wrote:I have it on good Authority that Codex Space Marines will be the June release this year. Eldar will follow them. There is also a "Mystery Box" slated for September/October (ala Space hulk). GW have 2 which they have waiting in the wings, Blood Bowl and Warhammer Quest but no idea which it will be at this time.

Warhammer wise, I was told what was coming out and in which order, but to be honest I forget as I dont play the game. But I do know that Lizardmen and High Elves are this year.

**RiTides**

Please let it be bloodbowl. That would rock so much!!

**CalgarsPimpHand**

Heck, the big rumor buried at the bottom here is at least as exciting - Space Marines as the next codex after Tau?

**Kanluwen**

CalgarsPimpHand wrote:
Heck, the big rumor buried at the bottom here is at least as exciting - Space Marines as the next codex after Tau?

And Eldar after Space Marines!

**Kroothawk**

CalgarsPimpHand wrote:
Heck, the big rumor buried at the bottom here is at least as exciting - Space Marines as the next codex after Tau?

Harry and Hastings still say: First Eldar, then Space Marines, but I posted this part also in 40k release schedule rumours:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/120/515787.page

**chuxfm**

Dreadfleet flopped because it wasn't a reboot I think.

Blood Bowl would sell INSANELY well. I for one would get it. I know 2-3 friends who don't play tabletop games who would go into a games workshop store and buy a box of Blood Bowl if this rumour is true.

I pray to Gork, Mork, Sigmar, the lady of the lake, Khorne, Nurgle.. everyone that it is a new version of Blood Bowl

**Earth Dragon**

Hopefully the box set is something other then Humans and Orcs. Maybe High Elves and Lizards would be cool!!

**Kroothawk**

Let's hope this box isn't limited. But given GW management, they produce 500 boxes and celebrate if they sell out in two minutes.

Earth Dragon wrote:
Hopefully the box set is something other then Humans and Orcs. Maybe High Elves and Lizards would be cool!!

If you have read the full text, you would know, it's humans, Orcs, Elves and Chaos, all individually sculpted.

**chuxfm**

Earth Dragon wrote:
Hopefully the box set is something other then Humans and Orcs. Maybe High Elves and Lizards would be cool!!

Skaven! They play unlike other teams.

**overtyrant**

I'm guessing these will be finecast then? Also limited edition... yeah I'll pass.

**squall018**

I doubt they would put finecast in a box like this. Probably limited edition though.

**judgedoug**

the only problem is that GW won't support it. as a long time BB player, it's more like a cookie. 4 new team sculpts, yay, but what about additional teams? league support? etc.

**Theophony**

Hoping this is so. Just got my brother in law hooked on bloodbowl, been playing every weekend. As long as the figs are good, then I'll be all over this. Probably two sets.

**RiTides**

As long as you can use other teams than the 4 in the box, it will get people playing again, which is sweet.

**lord_blackfang**

RiTides wrote:
As long as you can use other teams than the 4 in the box, it will get people playing again, which is sweet.

I dunno. I don't think GW would want to make it that easy for people to get old teams from eBay.

**Flashman**

Yep, I'll play.

Seems odd to have a campaign though. Hope the Chaos All Stars aren't a hard to beat end of level boss type team. I'd prefer four equal teams with different abilities.

**Earth Dragon**

GW will support it. With Dreadball catching on, they'll try to crush it, and THEN they'll stop supporting it once there is no competition.

Oddly enough, it'll only probably help Dreadball as it is an EXTREMELY different game, with a different play style. Considering this sort fantastic ultra violent sports game is my favorite type of game, I'm glad it was options and variety on the market, and I will be playing both!!

**HoverBoy**

Oh thank god for no lizardmen team, my wallet is gonna have it bad enough with the new Tau here and even Lizardmen coming up already.

**Harriticus**

I find it extremely unlikely GW would acknowledge the existence of specialist games.

**Manchu**

Yep, will be buying this.

**Flashman**

If they did support it, I would have thought 6 teams would be sufficient to cover all playing styles.

Human - All Rounders
Elves - Skilled but fragile
Orcs - Tough, reasonably mobile but not that skilled
Chaos - Tough, but slow
Skaven - Uber fast but fragile
Dwarfs - Uber Tough but slow

**chuxfm**

Go on the games workshop website. They still support Blood Bowl. You can still buy the boxed game AND numerous teams and characters..

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I cant see any reason to moan about this I dont know why people are. A new box for a niche/cult game that deserves to have new life breathed, which GW STILL stock, is a good thing IMO.

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Harriticus wrote:
I find it extremely unlikely GW would acknowledge the existence of specialist games.

They have a specialist section on the website.

**Herzlos**

Earth Dragon wrote:
GW will support it. With Dreadball catching on, they'll try to crush it, and THEN they'll stop supporting it once there is no competition.

Oddly enough, it'll only probably help Dreadball as it is an EXTREMELY different game, with a different play style. Considering this sort fantastic ultra violent sports game is my favorite type of game, I'm glad it was options and variety on the market, and I will be playing both!!

And since Dreadball has just launched a cut-down starter set with 2 teams for £30, I think it's going to take some beating on price.

I'm very interested in a new Blood Bowl and will certainly be waiting for the official launch to try and get one ordered before they sell out. Unless the figures are finecast or the price is too severe. If it's including a plastic pitch and 4 individually sculpted teams I'm expecting this to be a pretty pricey kit, like £80. Are there any price rumours?

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chuxfm wrote:

Harriticus wrote:
I find it extremely unlikely GW would acknowledge the existence of specialist games.

They have a specialist section on the website.

Yup that's true, but it's never mentioned in store or the website or magazine, it just exists un-touched so unless you knew it existed you'd never know anything about it. It should be prominent enough to attract curious browsers but thats all.

**chuxfm**

I dont see them putting it out any higher than 70 pounds. TOPS. I think it'll probably be around the same price as the 40k/fantasy starter boxes? probably same ammount of minis in it except previous versions of blood bowl didnt have the same high gloss rule book. you got a flimsy few page booklet from what I can remember (prove me wrong if not).

**Earth Dragon**

Considering the amount of stuff they throw into their main games for $100, I really don't see how 4 teams or 12 or so models would blast the price past $100. You get more then 48 guys in their Fantasy Starter set

**Flashman**

Earth Dragon wrote:
Considering the amount of stuff they throw into their main games for $100, I really don't see how 4 teams or 12 or so models would blast the price past $100. You get more then 48 guys in their Fantasy Starter set

Individual sculpts makes things trickier

**chuxfm**

I'm very interested to know what the pitch will look like if they do release this.

**pretre**

Interesting.

**Flashman**

chuxfm wrote:
I'm very interested to know what the pitch will look like if they do release this.

Expect skulls

**chuxfm**

Flashman wrote:

Expect skulls

And wonky models? haha

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On a related topic if anyone can't wait for a new Blood Bowl fix. I bought the Blood Bowl team manager card game from fantasy flight games the other day. It's great fun and works for 2-4 players really well. Simple yet strategic.