I know a lot of people who would be very upset at the prospect of that and the resulting split in the player base that would occur. My main hope at least is that they don't f*** up the rules. There's a massive amount of absolutely awesome third-party teams out there (check out ), so where exactly are GW needed in all of this?

900 players for the World Cup is absolutely nuts, and it's a testament to how well the game is designed and how well it has stood up to the test of time.

Of all GW's unsupported games BB is definitely the most beloved by wargamers, and still has a massive network of leagues and players. Sure, just as long as they either work with or ignore the NAF - you know, the guys who've kept Blood Bowl alive while GW ignored it, and whose World Cup had 900 players attend in 2015. Even if the new rules suck arse, I can still play the old ones, and I have more than enough 40k bits to customize my minis to the old rules. If all goes well Dungeon Bowl will also see the light of the day.

Several expansions are mapped out including the first one covering seven more teams and league rules. They are looking at neoprene pitches but as yet they don't know, it comes down to cost and if they can get them in large enough quantities and other factors but it is something they would like to have. There will be more pitches which will also be double sided (Dwarf/Skaven & Elf/Nurgle) with more possible later including tournament specific ones. There is also likely to be resin conversion sets. In total there will be six teams in plastic (Human, Orc, Skaven, Elf, Nurgle and Dwarf). The rules have not been changed, they are the rules which has been around for a while now. The pitch is double sided with a Human pitch on one side and an Orc pitch on the other. The release is hoped to be end of the year.īox set contains the first two teams, Orcs and Human in plastic. Thankfully he is a man with a lot of patience. Had a number of conversations with the team, especially Andy Hoare who put up with me going back about four times (though one conversation was mainly to do with Adeptus Titanicus). I will do a few posts covering today's event, starting with Blood Bowl. Warhammer Fest 2016 - Part One - Blood Bowl.

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