Speculation on special September release (Update with WD September incoming page)

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**Hellfury**

Kanluwen wrote:No skin off my back then.

Nope. Especially when spreading rumors about FFG remaking necromunda.

**Kanluwen**

Hellfury wrote:
Kanluwen wrote:No skin off my back then.

Nope. Especially when spreading rumors about FFG remaking necromunda.

Yes because I clearly said it was absolutely 100% going to happen, not using words like "supposedly" or "might".

Get over yourself.

**Le Grognard**

Squats: The Gathering. They've gotten the band back together and they're pissed up and pissed off!

**Kanluwen**

Don't even joke about that Grognard. Someone, somewhere, will take it to be real and there will be accounts to pay come September.

**Hellfury**

Kanluwen wrote:Get over yourself.

Ahh... there's that snuggly soft troll everyone loves to mock.

**The Decapitator**

Isn't this getting a little personal/over the top guys?? Kan does a good job, but if you disagree then fine. But there's no need to carry on like kids.

**Le Grognard**

Kanluwen wrote:Don't even joke about that Grognard. Someone, somewhere, will take it to be real and there will be accounts to pay come September.

You heard it here first!!

**Manchu**

Please keep Rule Number One in mind. Not every little barn needs a response, gentlemen.

**H.B.M.C.**

Barn?

**terribletrygon**

It is a place you put animals in.

**Morathi's Darkest Sin**

Kroothawk wrote:Posted by Erazmus_M_Wattle over at Warseer:

I have it in fairly good authority that the secret release is neither bloodbowl or heroquest. In fact I have it on good authority it's not a specialist game at all.

Surely not Trolls in the Pantry???

@Hellfury - ah my bad, didn't make the connection, assumed it was FFG's baby.

**H.B.M.C.**

terribletrygon wrote:It is a place you put animals in.

Thank you.

*glares*

**terribletrygon**

No problem man!

**Dysartes**

Worglock wrote:I loved Blood Bowl as an idea. Hated some of the rules. Especially the one where your turn ends if a guy falls over. That got me right out of it after one game.

If they got rid of that and the "procedure" rule (forgot what it's called, the whole moving your turn counter and junk. I'd try it again. Otherwise. Probably not.

The second rule you mention is "Illegal Procedure" - I know if I were playing against you you get two warnings before I actually apply it. If you can't remember to move your turn counter on after two warnings, then you probably deserve to start losing rerolls, though losing your whole turn is kinda harsh.

Dropping the "You fumbled - turnover" rule would stop it being Blood Bowl, to my mind - structuring your turn to minimise the risk of a turnover, while still working towards a touchdown, is one of the key elements of the game.

**skrulnik**

Dysartes wrote:
Worglock wrote:I loved Blood Bowl as an idea. Hated some of the rules. Especially the one where your turn ends if a guy falls over. That got me right out of it after one game.

If they got rid of that and the "procedure" rule (forgot what it's called, the whole moving your turn counter and junk. I'd try it again. Otherwise. Probably not.

The second rule you mention is "Illegal Procedure" - I know if I were playing against you you get two warnings before I actually apply it. If you can't remember to move your turn counter on after two warnings, then you probably deserve to start losing rerolls, though losing your whole turn is kinda harsh.

Dropping the "You fumbled - turnover" rule would stop it being Blood Bowl, to my mind - structuring your turn to minimise the risk of a turnover, while still working towards a touchdown, is one of the key elements of the game.

Illegal Procedure has been dropped in competition in most US tournaments. As a result in my league, we play without it.

Yes, the turn over rules would change the game dramatically.
Learning when to make a roll, or when to say "good enough" is a key skill good players learn.

**mikeyboyj**

Would be great if they re-release some kind of special edition of BB - so long as there were no rules changes. IMO its the closest thing GW have ever got to a flawless rules set.

Amazing game

**Slinky**

Oi! Dat's My Leg!

**Savis**

Hmmm... seems strange to do the "special release" treatment of a game that's readily available. The Space Hulk release was great and I was seriously hoping for something similar. I already have BB with 5 (or is it 6) painted teams so it has to be something exceptional for me to buy a new release.

**Lorek**

H.B.M.C. wrote:Barn?

Heh, I think he meant "barb". I like "barn" better, though.

I just hope that it's an actual game and not some lame "Space Marine Bathroom Set -- Includes Toothbrush Holder, Soap Dish and Toilet-Scrubbing Chainsword".

Maybe we'll see Tyranid Attack again, but with minis? I can't see it being anything BUT a self-contained boardgame, like Space Hulk.

**Theophony**

Could always be an expansion of space hulk with more gribblies, and the blood angels get necron allies to support previous background.

**Morathi's Darkest Sin**

A remake of the Deathwing expansion expanded, with the main characters/figures to the standard of the Space Hulk Blood Angels would make me very happy.

**nectarprime**

Maybe it's that Fantasy expansion they're been talking about?

**lord_blackfang**

nectarprime wrote:Maybe it's that Fantasy expansion they're been talking about?

You mean the one in July? It's probably not the September mystery release, no.

**nectarprime**

lord_blackfang wrote:
nectarprime wrote:Maybe it's that Fantasy expansion they're been talking about?

You mean the one in July? It's probably not the September mystery release, no.

Ah, didn't know they said it would be July, my bad.

**Kanluwen**

Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:A remake of the Deathwing expansion expanded, with the main characters/figures to the standard of the Space Hulk Blood Angels would make me very happy.

...I would buy two. Maybe three, depending on just how nice the Deathwing models look.

**Death By Monkeys**

Kanluwen wrote:
Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:A remake of the Deathwing expansion expanded, with the main characters/figures to the standard of the Space Hulk Blood Angels would make me very happy.

...I would buy two. Maybe three, depending on just how nice the Deathwing models look.

+1

**fullheadofhair**

An Ork expansion to Space Hulk - lets see some ork models given the same treatment as 'nids and SM. Ork v's 'nid would be fun, as would Ork v's SM or if you are the experimenting type you could even try a three way (oh, hello - guess who has just regressed to being 12).

If not an expansion for SH, I would like to see a complete box set of epic with two large armies in it.

**vitki**

Death By Monkeys wrote:
Kanluwen wrote:
Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:A remake of the Deathwing expansion expanded, with the main characters/figures to the standard of the Space Hulk Blood Angels would make me very happy.

...I would buy two. Maybe three, depending on just how nice the Deathwing models look.

+1

+2 to this

**Dysartes**

skrulnik wrote:Illegal Procedure has been dropped in competition in most US tournaments. As a result in my league, we play without it.

If you're playing in a tournament, and can't remember to move your turn counter at the start of the turn, I think you're in the wrong place.....

I can understand - and agree with - giving some leeway to new players, but that's ridiculous.

**Kroothawk**

Some more food for speculation from Warseer threads:

GodlessM wrote:Well I have mentioned a few times earlier in the year that Bloodbowl was being redone at some stage.

Harry wrote:I was just bouncing of other people with my comments.

Some one said there is a super secret release ....

I know BloodBowl is in the mixer somewhere ... has been for a long time (Look back at the Watchman! ) Given I knew it was 25 years it made some kind of sense that this might be a good year to release Bloodbowl. I heard a few years ago that Jervis was keen to do some sort of anniversary edition.

But I have also heard a lot of talk about Quest and .....

Believe it or not ....

Man-O-War.

But given the length of time it took SpaceHulk to appear from when I first heard about it ... I doesn't mean I am expecting these any time soon.

Talking of SpaceHulk I also heard about an expansion to that.

But I know nothing for certain beyond there is a super secret something.

For all I know it could be the chicken dragon redux.

Harry wrote:Although I think there is another VERY big kit coming this year.

ghost21 wrote:its fantasy related

N1AK wrote:I was told it would be Man-O-War late last year, I trust the source enough to believe him and to be willing to look like a fool if it isn't.

Crovax20 wrote:Man-O-War? Sorry GW, your late. Already playing Uncharted Seas instead.

ghost21 wrote:i see no ships
(...)
though from what ive heard specialist games will completely go