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I can't wait to add some new teams to Dreadball.

SC and quest would be cool. I bought a "complete" space crusade off ebay about 5 years ago. Tons of models broken and one of the rule books was in fact an anakin skywalker colouring book. I got bad feedback after that for complaining haha. oh ebay....

But that was half the fun. I’ve had entire games where a significant chunk of the play time was spent in one corridor fighting off endless waves and enduring dangerous traps because of cascading event cards. Difficult to come out alive, but so much fun!

Dear new blood bowl special edition box set,

I love you, and have always wanted you in my arms. Have my wallet.

XOXO,

Max

 MeanGreenStompa wrote:

I'd love that, an adventure board game like that, that I can have on the coffee table and play with friends after dinner for a couple of hours. That would be idea.

I really just wish they'd turn it over to FFG or someone to produce so they can do several expansions of dungeon tiles and adventures. Perhaps just do it with cut out counters and give people the chance to replace them with minis to paint up if they want. I'd certainly splurge for the game and new minis.

Unfortunately there's some thing in FFG's contract with GW that apparently says that none of their licensed games can have miniatures in them. Maybe that applies only to games set in the Warhammer IP worlds given Talisman's existence? The point of it being that they don't want FFG to become a cheap and plentiful source of alt-warhammer models.

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
I can't wait to add some new teams to Dreadball.

I kind of agree, and even though it sounds ridiculous and no doubt a little bit heretical, I would rather see them try something new like Dreadfleet again.

I've played Bloodbowl hundreds of times, too much perhaps, and it is a really fun game. Some of the models and teams for it were great, but whatever they do with it is going to have the problem of either treading the same road again and therefore just being more of the same, or being apocryphal and altering what many see as some kind of sacrosanct gaming system.

Space Hulk succeeded I think because it had been out of circulation for longer, and was a great concept that really benefited from a new model range (and partly I think because the 2nd edition hadn't been as good). On the other hand Blood Bowl doesn't really feel like it has ever left circulation.

 Pacific wrote:
Blood Bowl doesn't really feel like it has ever left circulation.

Maybe because it hasn't

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?prodId=prod1140161

Why do I somehow expect the starter to be 300$?

I want both, a new BloodBowl and a new Warhammer Quest/HeroQuest, so I don't care much wich one of them is being developed. If it's well done, I'll be in most likely.

chuxfm wrote:
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).

I don't think anyone expected The Hobbit box or Dreadfleet set to cost more than the 40K/Fantasy starter boxes, but they surpassed them spectacularly.

Considering the original one is still for sale at £51.25 with 2 teams and a card pitch, a limited edition, 2 extra teams and a plastic pitch will all drive the price up, I'm really not expecting it to be less than £70.

GW *knows* people want it. There is no way they will price it for less than 120€.

Astrogranite or GTFO.

I'd give my left nut, just for the opportunity to exchange my right nut for a well-done new Bloodbowl

 judgedoug wrote:
I'm in the same boat. I love Blood Bowl but I already have my teams, coaches, star players, cheerleaders, and fans. I already know the 3rd edition/living rules by heart.
I'm very nervous that the rules will be some sort of simplified game-in-a-box style system. In which case I will ignore those (as will the rest of the worldwide BB community), so I'm looking at maybe a new pitch (assuming the same dimensions, very important!) and some cool plastic figs but for teams I don't play.

Why are you on 3rd Ed? 5th was a massive evolution from there, and the current "competition rules" are essentially LRB6. The computer game uses LRB6.

I am as nervous as you that if GW do this, then it will be with rules changes and the wrong size board. If they do it, they must must must make it backwards compatible and keep it in sync with the computer game... Mind you, I suddenly got nervous that there are rumours of a Blood Bowl 2 computer game... Ah gak, what if they re-release both at once and feth them both up? Ah man...

Earth Dragon wrote:
Orkland Raiders maybe

You mean Orcland.

chuxfm wrote:
I bought 3rd edition blood bowl when it came out. I'm not new to games workshop ive been playing GW games on and off for over a decade.

Yes white Dwarf used to be better. But still if Blood Bowl still sold when right through the 00's they would continue to support it with articles and new mini's. It didn't continue to sell in volumes so they kept it in its current state for anyone who still enjoys it to be able to play. Fan run leagues still it alive along among a hardcore group.

It is more than a hardcore group. And there is also a massive online community. I think France and Australia have bigger scenes than the UK.

 Morathi's Darkest Sin wrote:

Earth Dragon wrote:
Orkland Raiders maybe

Its possible, although I can't see them having a team focused around Grishnak, when it could be Varag.

Somehow Goblinthrottler always seemed a more romantic name than Ghoulchewer. (I mean that in the literary sense of the word, not the relationship sense). Unless you mean Varag Goug'Liver, my killy Black Orc from my UKBBL team?

 Breotan wrote:
Astrogranite or GTFO.

This ^

But to make it Astrogranite fit into the box without shrinking the squares from 29mm to 25mm again, they'd have to quarter the pitch rather than thirding it, and that would mean hard plastic, not expanded polystyrene.

Hmm, I don't know guys. We have been hearing this for the last few years that its coming.....hopefully this is true and will buy it even though I've only played the PC version which was ok but never as fun as moving models around.

I've been eyeing off an old copy of BB at my local but never put the 120 down for it....might have to now

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
I’d much prefer a re-done Quest – imagine what they could do with current plastic technology? It’d be glorious

Imagine GW releasing the perfect introductory game, imagine GW pricing it decently, then imagine GW producing it as a limited run of 500 boxes only and proud GW managers claiming it sold out in under 2 minutes

 Fifty wrote:
I'd give my left nut, just for the opportunity to exchange my right nut for a well-done new Bloodbowl

 judgedoug wrote:
I'm in the same boat. I love Blood Bowl but I already have my teams, coaches, star players, cheerleaders, and fans. I already know the 3rd edition/living rules by heart.
I'm very nervous that the rules will be some sort of simplified game-in-a-box style system. In which case I will ignore those (as will the rest of the worldwide BB community), so I'm looking at maybe a new pitch (assuming the same dimensions, very important!) and some cool plastic figs but for teams I don't play.

Why are you on 3rd Ed? 5th was a massive evolution from there, and the current "competition rules" are essentially LRB6. The computer game uses LRB6.

Sorry, because it's all 3rd edition since 1994. The "4th edition" pdf in 2001 was fine, as are the LRB's, but they're all based on 3rd edition, so I've continued to call all iterations of BB since 1994, "3rd edition". That's why above I said "3rd edition/living rules", because, it's all modifications to 3rd edition.

If it is BB,i will definitely get a box.Loved that game,should never have sold it back in the day.

If it happens it will be LE,

and because it comes out all other BB stuff will be removed from sale (even via direct), so maybe not what fans should be hopeing for

 Azazelx wrote:

Unfortunately there's some thing in FFG's contract with GW that apparently says that none of their licensed games can have miniatures in them. Maybe that applies only to games set in the Warhammer IP worlds given Talisman's existence? The point of it being that they don't want FFG to become a cheap and plentiful source of alt-warhammer models.

Some FFG Warhammer games have miniatures - Chaos in the Old World, for example. But they're not 28mm scale.

Backfire wrote:

 Azazelx wrote:

Unfortunately there's some thing in FFG's contract with GW that apparently says that none of their licensed games can have miniatures in them. Maybe that applies only to games set in the Warhammer IP worlds given Talisman's existence? The point of it being that they don't want FFG to become a cheap and plentiful source of alt-warhammer models.

Some FFG Warhammer games have miniatures - Chaos in the Old World, for example. But they're not 28mm scale.

The no models GW thing only affects GW games made by FFG. The GW based games with "miniatures" are bust, with the the bottom a blob or stand like design.

Or they're just game pieces of simple representations (like the tanks and infantry in Horus Heresy), rather than actual miniatures.

I'd be interested in this, if it isn't limited edition.

Yeah,
BloodBowl I'll take 2 copies.
WHQ I'll take 1... Plus every expansion.

Panic...

 Fifty wrote:
I'd give my left nut, just for the opportunity to exchange my right nut for a well-done new Bloodbowl

So... no more Warmachine then?

Honestly I'd be thrilled if it was either WHQ or BB. Both games are tremendous fun. It will be LE, which is a shame (not to mention stupid) as both are also great gateways to their more flagship games.

 Ozymandias wrote:
Honestly I'd be thrilled if it was either WHQ or BB. Both games are tremendous fun. It will be LE, which is a shame (not to mention stupid) as both are also great gateways to their more flagship games.

I dunno, BB is a supported game. It would seem silly to have LE starter box for game where everything else is not LE. Blood Bowl needs a starter box anyway, and I don't think old box will be retained if new one comes along.

I'd totally get this, which is probably unwise since it's as fun as playing an excel spreadsheet.

But I'd still buy it.

Man I would LOVE to get a new BloodBowl set!!

My cardboard pitch has a few too many beer spills on it and warpage....

I agree with the guys, PLEASE SUPPORT THE GAME IF YOU ARE GOING TO RELEASE IT!!!

Hearing this, just gives me a bad feeling. I'd love to hear GW's spin on why we should buy what they now give us for free.

Any form of BB starter is gonna push $130. If you just want the rulebook? Well, its gonna be a hardback and run you $50, and it will just be all the old artwork and fan filler cut and pasted. Then there will be a new wave of Lawyer attacks on BB fan sites.

There's very little wrong with BB now. Some of the skills are a bit clunky and need tweaking, and there's a few rules people try and take advantage of <cough><cough>clawpomb. Its a real pipedream if anyone thinks we would get anything new out of this. Its GW! Teams would be 10 for $50 (you need 12 to play) and if anything the rules would be dumb down and they would just exchange rule mechanics for a d6 roll.

I say this and I play BB. I'm not a hater, just a long time GW user. Hopefully, GW will just stick to BB computer games, and leave BB as supported as it is.

I imagine GW will release Blood Bowl, now set in the 40K universe, and then start litigation against Mantic for producing Dread Ball, which obiviously is a rip off of GW product