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They're not going to sell the rulebook separately.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
They're not going to sell the rulebook separately.

The last Specialist Game that GW "redid" was just a Rulebook. Wasn't Necromunda the last try? (Aside from Dread Fleet). You know, I'm just gonna go into Overwatch mode and "wait and see" before I saw blasting stuff. Maybe GW is capable of something good. The new 40k Starter models were impressive...

then I saw the new Chaos marine stuff

I apologize if my prior post was rather harsh, I've just dealt with GW for too long not to be skeptical about anything they plan.

yeah,

 adamsouza wrote:
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

Yes, ^This^ +1
I Agree! Dreadball is totally original material. No ones ever done a future sport with a metal ball before.
I mean you'd be foolish to suggest that Mantic copied bloodbowl and just put it in space!?
It's a totally new type of game that has it's own very unique cover art and everything.

oh wait...


I hope that it is bloodbowl and that it's not limited edition.
But if it is limited that doesn't matter as long as the rule book appears as a PDF online and the original set is still for sale.
And If GW does manage to mess up the rules I'll just revert to LRB5/CRB.

I'm very excited by the rumours of a new plastic board, Imagine realm of battle board size tiles and you get two of them to make the pitch!

Panic...

I don't see the pint in releasing bloodbowl. It's still available on the website! Would a limited release remove the original game from the website? Causing problems for whoever would want to pick up the game? If its a stand alone tournament, that doesnt remove the original game, with all the rules to breath some life into their specialist games. Then great!
Warhammer/hero quest would be better as neither a available through the gw website.

 Panic wrote:
yeah,

 adamsouza wrote:
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

Yes, ^This^ +1
I Agree! Dreadball is totally original material. No ones ever done a future sport with a metal ball before.
I mean you'd be foolish to suggest that Mantic copied bloodbowl and just put it in space!?
It's a totally new type of game that has it's own very unique cover art and everything.

oh wait...

Spoiler:

Blue Armoured Space Human vs Red Armoured space Orc... . . . . ...Blue Human vs Red Orc

I'll give you that, but you missed this


My comment had more to do with GW vs. Chapterhouse Lawsuit where GW is attempting to retroactively edit the past to meet their current agenda.

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I would buy an updated Version of Bloodbowl if it were compatible with the old editions. A new pitch and 4 teams for $100 would be awesome.

A mini rulebook, like in the 40K starter, would be sweet.

 Panic wrote:
yeah,

 adamsouza wrote:
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

Yes, ^This^ +1
I Agree! Dreadball is totally original material. No ones ever done a future sport with a metal ball before.
I mean you'd be foolish to suggest that Mantic copied bloodbowl and just put it in space!?
It's a totally new type of game that has it's own very unique cover art and everything.

Panic...

Are Mantic trying to get in sales off the back of the popularity of Blood Bowl? Undoubtedly.
Although the games have very different game mechanics, and each offer a different experience.

And, I'm sure the market can bear 2 different fantasy sports games!

 Phydox wrote:
The last Specialist Game that GW "redid" was just a Rulebook. Wasn't Necromunda the last try? (Aside from Dread Fleet). You know, I'm just gonna go into Overwatch mode and "wait and see" before I saw blasting stuff. Maybe GW is capable of something good. The new 40k Starter models were impressive...

Underhive came out a decade ago and really has little to do with what we're talking about. This is a release in the same style as Hulk and Dread(ful)fleet. There's no separate rulebook release. It's just a self-contained box.

If you're interested in BB, make sure to download the various editions of the Living Rulebook off the interwebs sooner rather than later.

 Pacific wrote:

Are Mantic trying to get in sales off the back of the popularity of Blood Bowl? Undoubtedly.

There is a whole generation out there since GW stopped supporting Blood Bowl.

GW dropping a limited Blood Bowl box in 2013 is more like GW trying to capitalize on the interest Dread Ball has generated in Fantasy Football.

Anyone playing Blood Bowl these days is using a book they printed off the net and is likely using miniatures from Impact, Greebo, or some other small company.

Greebo has their own Fantasy Sport Game
Impact Has their own Fantasy Sport Game
Mantic has their own Future Fantasy Sport Game
Milton Bradley has their own Future Fantasy Sport Game

We just compare everything to BloodBowl because is came first, and we're mostly GW addicts

I'm sorry. I don't even remember the point I was trying to make.

BloodBowl is great, but it's no longer the only name in Fantasy Sports games..

This is really win-win in my opinion. Worst case scenario the new rules are bad, but there's 4 new plastic teams with unique players and a new board. Best case, the rules are slightly tweaked and still easily incorporate non-boxset teams, just like the current game. From the rumors listed it sounds like the latter is more likely.

That said, as much as I've been looking forward to a BB boxset, I'd be equally happy with a Warhammer Quest box. I agree with the previous posts that it would great to break out with friends for a quick evening gaming session. Plus it's an excuse to buy some of the amazing Fantasy models I wouldn't have a use for otherwise.

Anybody remember the old Electronic Football game on the board that vibrated?

Remember the little players would just jiggle down the field and if you were REALLY LUCKY, the player with the ball wouldnt get caught up in an endless arm spin with another player and make a TOUCHDOWN!!!

As many times as I played that game, we NEVER saw an unassisted touchdown....

Just reminscing....

Sorry all but Blood Bowl is a rip off of an old FASA futuristic sports game called Grav Ball... sorry GW comes in second..

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PEwzJHgY8oU/Td25WqRwXnI/AAAAAAAADO4/vrnxqILMNms/s1600/gravball.jpg

shintaibane wrote:
Sorry all but Blood Bowl is a rip off of an old FASA futuristic sports game called Grav Ball... sorry GW comes in second..

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PEwzJHgY8oU/Td25WqRwXnI/AAAAAAAADO4/vrnxqILMNms/s1600/gravball.jpg

Nothing is new. Everything is derivative. Welcome to discovering it.

shintaibane wrote:
Sorry all but Blood Bowl is a rip off of an old FASA futuristic sports game called Grav Ball... sorry GW comes in second..
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PEwzJHgY8oU/Td25WqRwXnI/AAAAAAAADO4/vrnxqILMNms/s1600/gravball.jpg

The concept is even older

 Starfarer wrote:
This is really win-win in my opinion. Worst case scenario the new rules are bad, but there's 4 new plastic teams with unique players and a new board.

Worst case is they make the 4 teams in another scale.

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:

 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?

My coffee would like a word with you. Also my keyboard.

(well played!)

If they do 4 teams then the box will be $129-$149 USD not $99. If GW were to sell newly sculpted teams they would be at least $60 USD for a box team of 11 players and $25 USD Booster packs of 2 more players. Heck at the current rate of GW player/fan/addict Price <redacted>I would not be surprised if they had a $199 USD price tag on a limited ed. 25th Anniversary set. (Of course at $199 USD that sucker better come with a Plastic Pitch)

Yeah,
$199 ?
Still buying two boxes if it comes with plastic pitch.

Panic..,

I have no doubt that if a blood bowl release happens it will be at the space hulk price point

Box set will be 250$. Read it here first.

I'll definitely buy at $150 or less. I'd probably be in at $200 for 4 full teams, book, and pitch. Probably not $250, though.

 ironicsilence wrote:
I have no doubt that if a blood bowl release happens it will be at the space hulk price point

I hope for this also, In fact it's what I would expect.

Blood bowl this year would be very good. It will also make a very expensive year in the hobby for me as High Elves & Eldar are going to wax my gaming budget for the next few months.

 kronk wrote:
I'll definitely buy at $150 or less. I'd probably be in at $200 for 4 full teams, book, and pitch. Probably not $250, though.

Ye, I think it's going to be 200$ too, but I then forgot that it's GW.

I think the set will include a sturdy card pitch, or a nicely done mat as with Dreadfleet, not a plastic pitch.

Sorta sad that they wouldn't clean up the rules. I played BB for around 5 seasons straight and the game just is incredibly unbalanced with half the teams being completely awful. For a board game balance matters a lot.

Oh well I guess..

yeah,
I don't think it's unbalanced, it just has teams at different tiers.
Just like in real life sport some teams will struggle more than others.
Sometimes the struggle is half the fun, everyone loves a underdog.

Panic...

We should get a ring going.

I say 65-75 pounds.

so 100-120 dollars for the yanks.

more likely the higher end of my guess.

4 teams will come to I would gues 60 models mostly standard 'man' size a few bigger. togethor with a pitch and a couple of dice. Think about what you get in the 40k box and the fantasy which are 62 pound. Its going to be comparable in terms of content. Then take into account that fantasy and 40k are sold to people in the hope they will then go on buy expensive kits and add a little more onto the price of blood bowl for that.

I would say about 75 pounds


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chuxfm wrote:
We should get a ring going.

I say 65-75 pounds.

so 100-120 dollars for the yanks.

And $280 for us Aussies, because of minimum wage of course

im moving to aus next year. If blood bowl happens I'll see you on the pitch

chuxfm wrote:
im moving to aus next year. If blood bowl happens I'll see you on the pitch

Where in Aus are you moving to? Happy to help you find your closest league (and if in South Australia pester you to come patronise our many tourneys)