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Ohhh, nice, these star players were always so characterful.

Here's to the snotlings coming back, especially 'snotling taking dump in helmet'.

Hmmm, I was talking with a friend about some of the new GW stuff coming out like Adeptus Titanicus and Blood Bowl, and they were arguing that there was simply no point in GW bothering because so many other companies have filled those voids. But I'm not convinced. Blood Bowl and AT and Necromunda and so on are sooo so so fondly loved that I expect they'll make an exceptional splash regardless of the competition.

Case in point, Mantics Dreadball is down to 50% off at Tritex Games. Are they clearing it out in preparation for Blood Bowl? It's a guaranteed sell-out, of course, so it's not much of a stretch to make.

I'm just excited to see what was effectively my entire childhood being resurrected by GW. The main argument I've heard is that it'll yet again be gakky GW rules (except for Blood Bowl if they're sticking with the LRB) backed up by the best miniatures on the market, with a bit of a sneer about it. And my reaction is... yeah, I can't wait.

 ekwatts wrote:
Hmmm, I was talking with a friend about some of the new GW stuff coming out like Adeptus Titanicus and Blood Bowl, and they were arguing that there was simply no point in GW bothering because so many other companies have filled those voids..

Weird position take. Yes, why should GW bother competing for our money?

Besides, I currently don't have any modern 6-10mm games in my collection, even though it is my preferred scale for mass battles. With GW putting out a new Adeptus Titanicus, a large chunk of my wallet heads their way.

They have a very strong position in terms of their IP.

I expect there are many people like me that have no interest in something like dreadbowl but are itching to get their hands on bloodbowl.

Vorian wrote:
They have a very strong position in terms of their IP.

I expect there are many people like me that have no interest in something like dreadbowl but are itching to get their hands on bloodbowl.

Indeed, I use a lot of 3rd party models these days and I'm far more flexible in what rules I use and sometimes even write myself than I used to be when I was wee, but I still use them all in the 40K and WHF settings because they're the thing I find appealing about tabletop wargaming(for my money gaming purely for the mechanics is far more fun and convenient on a computer, and for other purely social experiences boardgames are usually cheaper and easier) - GW have to actively try to lose my custom(which makes it doubly sad how easy I've found it to buy lots of stuff from other companies of late), and frankly for something like AT or Mordheim or Necromunda as long as the pricing is merely relatively expensive instead of utterly obscene I'll likely go all-in.

GW's on much stronger footing for Necromunda than Blood Bowl for me. If they produce plastic Eschers I will gladly buy them, while none of the Blood Bowl teams getting plastic kits are unique to GW, and none interest me.

"Hey sports fans,
Those of you lucky enough to join us at Warhammer Fest last weekend got an early sneak peek at the upcoming Blood Bowl season."

"Yes indeed, Bob, but now the rest of the boys and girls at home can see too. Take a look:"

"Oh, and if you’re around Warhammer World this weekend (which we assume is some sort of huge stadium) then come along and check out the Blood Bowl Bugman’s XXXXXX League Cup."

"A few of the team behind the new season will be there too, so you can chat with them about it."

"Sounds like a fun day, Jim."

"Most certainly."
– Jim & Bob

12 minis per team and a pitch. Please be reasonably priced, please be reasonably priced, please be reasonably priced.

'cause I only really need the Orc team if the humans don't look a lot better in person and the rules really have no campaign element (it was stated that campaign rulea will be in an expansion or am I misremembering?).

Binabik15 wrote:
12 minis per team and a pitch. Please be reasonably priced, please be reasonably priced, please be reasonably priced.

'cause I only really need the Orc team if the humans don't look a lot better in person and the rules really have no campaign element (it was stated that campaign rulea will be in an expansion or am I misremembering?).

Apparently they said at warhammer fest that the reason there are not more minis in the box is to keep the price down. If they can sell this for under £40 they could have a massive hit on their hands.

Yes, they're aiming to keep the price down.

Chikout wrote:

Binabik15 wrote:
12 minis per team and a pitch. Please be reasonably priced, please be reasonably priced, please be reasonably priced.

'cause I only really need the Orc team if the humans don't look a lot better in person and the rules really have no campaign element (it was stated that campaign rulea will be in an expansion or am I misremembering?).

Apparently they said at warhammer fest that the reason there are not more minis in the box is to keep the price down. If they can sell this for under £40 they could have a massive hit on their hands.

That means it probably wouldn't come off as greedy to ask for this AND a Nurgle team if they release it in time for christmas. Muahahaha

Still, they have to sell me on the rules and new pitch/ruler as well or I'll give them money for a few plastic teams "only"

Chikout wrote:


Apparently they said at warhammer fest that the reason there are not more minis in the box is to keep the price down. If they can sell this for under £40 they could have a massive hit on their hands.

Under £40? No chance.

 filbert wrote:

Chikout wrote:


Apparently they said at warhammer fest that the reason there are not more minis in the box is to keep the price down. If they can sell this for under £40 they could have a massive hit on their hands.

Under £40? No chance.

Lost patrol is £35. I would have thought that £50 was more likely but GW have shown a certain amount of willingness to cut prices recently. £40 for the box and £20 for each additional plastic team would sell it to people like me that didn't play it back in the day, but are curious.

 filbert wrote:

Chikout wrote:


Apparently they said at warhammer fest that the reason there are not more minis in the box is to keep the price down. If they can sell this for under £40 they could have a massive hit on their hands.

Under £40? No chance.

Yeah... no...

Nobody could seriously expect this to be under £40. I'd guess about £60 would be halfway reasonable.

I really dislike the look of that range ruler. With all the time they had they couldn't come up with something more appealing

 Theophony wrote:
I really dislike the look of that range ruler. With all the time they had they couldn't come up with something more appealing

I dunno... no worse than the old flappy clear one. I like that it is rigid for easy hovering over the board. (which is what we need)

 ekwatts wrote:
Hmmm, I was talking with a friend about some of the new GW stuff coming out like Adeptus Titanicus and Blood Bowl, and they were arguing that there was simply no point in GW bothering because so many other companies have filled those voids. But I'm not convinced. Blood Bowl and AT and Necromunda and so on are sooo so so fondly loved that I expect they'll make an exceptional splash regardless of the competition.

I think you're right - they should do well! Makes me a little worried for cool new games like Dropfleet which were filling the space game void - but also demonstrates how insane GW was to abandon these properties and market share in the first place!

I'm hoping they'll all be fine - certainly Guild Ball is going to continue to do well (and might even benefit a bit as "sports games" make a comeback), particularly because it caters to another crowd... but I do think this could be rough for Dreadball.

The only caveat to all this, is I really think they should go with a new feel to the sculpts for these games - not just nostalgia. The only reason I'm extremely interested in Adeptus Titanicus is updated titan models - if I wanted old looking sculpts, I'd just scour ebay! The human Bloodbowl team looks too oldschool, imo... would've rather seen it get more of an update.

 Monkey Tamer wrote:
I missed out on this game before, so I'm excited to finally get my hands on it. Now if they'll only redo Mordheim as well.

I'd buy a Mordheim Redux day one !!! As for Blood Bowl, I'm very tempted, but between that, my recent purchase of Deathwatch Overkill and my soon to be acquired Silver Tower, my wallet is a lot lighter ! GW is releasing new boxed games way too fast !!

Blood Bowl will be my first GW purchase (a couple of Citadel pots aside) in 5 years.

https://www.facebook.com/GWWarhammerWorld/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1218730721479739

some pics from the recent weekend tournament

Wood Elf teams take top 4 spots, high elf in 5th ...

I hope that rings a few bells with the people redoing the rules.

 reds8n wrote:
https://www.facebook.com/GWWarhammerWorld/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1218730721479739

some pics from the recent weekend tournament

Wood Elf teams take top 4 spots, high elf in 5th ...

Elves were always on top for winning BB games. It's all about the ball and Ag4.

The only thing against fast and agile teams is to destroy their players until no one is left. Without mercy. And have luck.

Don't expect Blood Bowl to be balanced. It never was and never tried to be, anyway.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
I hope that rings a few bells with the people redoing the rules.

If you want a balanced sports game, play Guildball.

 reds8n wrote:
Wood Elf teams take top 4 spots, high elf in 5th ...

Wood Elf teams got the top four spots because the league was handing out points just for catching the ball, and didn't allow the Wood Elves' AV7 to deplete their numbers. By a more reasonable metric (3 points for a touchdown, 2 points for a casualty, 0 points for a catch or send-off) the Orange County Slappaz would have been in second place.

As someone who never got to play the real deal, and been relying on the steam game to get my fix, this excites me greatly. Those Orc models look AMAZING, and I want them ASAP. I'm hoping that, if this is priced well, a small league might be able to bloom in my area. Would be a very nice change of pace! Been hoping for something to give me an excuse to buy some models.

 AlexHolker wrote:

 reds8n wrote:
Wood Elf teams take top 4 spots, high elf in 5th ...

Wood Elf teams got the top four spots because the league was handing out points just for catching the ball, and didn't allow the Wood Elves' AV7 to deplete their numbers. By a more reasonable metric (3 points for a touchdown, 2 points for a casualty, 0 points for a catch or send-off) the Orange County Slappaz would have been in second place.

Ah, didn't realise it was the altered scoring that caused Elf-skewed the results. Fair enough.

I completely gave up on GW around this time last year... now I take a quick peak back at dakka and see a blood bowl re-release, specialist games coming back, a 40k FAQ, points for AoS (as well as really cool looking faction books)... what a difference a year makes.

Don't really have time for this kind of thing nowadays, but blood bowl being smaller scale might mean it's something I'll finally be able to finish

A bit off-topic but I don't suppose there's been any word on them picking up BFG again? What with the video game adaption and all.

Can't wait.

Probably my favorite game, and definitely my favorite league/campaign game.

I like pretty much everything I've read.

I hope Chaos Dwarfs and Dark Elves are part of the first wave from FW. I bet Chaos Dwarfs will be... kinda their baby now.

Considering the other Chaos Dwarfs we've seen from FW, I'm excited to see what they do with the BB team. I never had a tabletop CD team, but I had my best Fumbbl success in a long-running league using a CD team, and I've grown to love their play style.

Even leaving the Elf-centric scoring rules aside, I think in a regular tourney setting using rookie teams and playing a smallish set number of games Elves are going to have an advantage early on, with some luck on the armour rolls, anyway. Once the bashy teams' TV starts to really climb is when it becomes tough going for AV7 to remain viable.

As much as I hated the aging rules when it happened to my guys, I think it did help put a bit of a ceiling on the bashy teams in the high TRs.