A range ruler, scatter template, and throw-in template.Though the basic rules cover only a few pages. Blue for the Humans and green for the Orcs. Cards detailing Special Plays, Star Players, and references for all included players.The pitch has squares marked on it to regulate movement and combat. Plastic team counters and coins to flip.Extra balls–with pegs that fit in the player’s bases, to help you remember who has the ball.12 plastic Orc players, including 2 Black Orcs.12 plastic Human players in various poses.After years of accusations of being neglectful of the game, Games Workshop has clearly been determined to restore the balance. The components are all of an excellent quality. If you haven’t seen it yet, our unboxing video goes through all of the things found in the box, but here’s a quick run through of what you get for your money. ![]() The aim of the game is to score more touchdowns than your opponent. This new set has just two teams, humans and orcs, but more teams, including Skaven and Dwarf, are on the horizon–in fact, the Skaven team is arriving alongside Blood Bowl on its official release date (). ![]() The game pits various fantasy teams against one another, and over the years there have been many teams from lots of races in the Warhammer world. Blood Bowl is based on the NFL (indeed, the Blood Bowl god is called Nuffle). The fantasy football in Blood Bowl is far more akin to that found across the pond: the football where almost nobody uses their feet. Not, I concede, an exhaustive playtest for review purposes, but here are my early thoughts of the game.īlood Bowl describes itself as “The game of fantasy football.” To most people on my side of the Atlantic (in the UK), this means a fictional assembly of soccer players from the English Premier League, that men across the land tinker with, week after week, whilst hoping desperately that Jamie Vardy scores a hat-trick against Stoke City. I’ve now played a game of the new version well, half a game (captured in the video above). I am far cry from a fanatical adherent, having played only twice since the game’s first edition, released in 1986. The arrival of the new season of Blood Bowl has been long awaited, but its fanatical adherents need wait no longer.
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