The Road to Blood Bowl 2016!

[Mr Mystery]

And in case anyone was wondering if they might lose the humour....

[Erik Setzer]

It's not Blood Bowl without the humor. Take out the humor and you've got some generic fantasy football game.

[Mr Mystery]

100% agreed.

Whilst I don't think anyone can knock the Blood Bowl Rules (regardless of version), it was that inherent irreverence that really made the game and set the scene.

[Mr Mystery]

Anyone ready for a Pitch Invasion?

[Path Walker]

is this the end of the grid? Who knows, I'm interested anyway. Hopefully we'll see more at Warhammer Fest

[grimmas]

It's the pitch art before they put the grid over it. Well that's what Jim told us on Facebook

[Mr Mystery]

Do we reckon high quality printed board, or actual 3D plastic board?

I seriously can't tell from the pic!

[Erik Setzer]

Do we reckon high quality printed board, or actual 3D plastic board?

I seriously can't tell from the pic!

I'd guess printed board designed in places to look 3D. It's cheaper to produce, so that'd be better from GW's perspective. In this case, I'd agree with the decision to go the cheaper route, because it's pretty easy to fold up my board and take it anywhere or store it easier between games, whereas a plastic board would create more hassle.

That said, producing some specialty boards on the side might be a niche market they could work with, but it'd probably be a relatively small market, which would drive up the prices and keep it niche. But hey, if it can be profitable, it's not a bad idea.

[Mr Mystery]

Fairly sure there's a decent slice of the already dedicated BB community who wouldn't mind shelling out for their own stadium.

FW's Realm of Battle sections give some idea of what the price might be. At 2'x2' each, they weigh in at £96 a pop for the most expensive, £80 for their cheapest ones.

They're what, twice the size of the current BB pitch (can't rule out making the board bigger, even if it's just to allow for larger squares). So unique BB pitches no more than the £96 might well find a market - particularly if they included sculpted dugouts etc, or even resin end zone inserts for the named teams?

[Erik Setzer]

Fairly sure there's a decent slice of the already dedicated BB community who wouldn't mind shelling out for their own stadium.

FW's Realm of Battle sections give some idea of what the price might be. At 2'x2' each, they weigh in at £96 a pop for the most expensive, £80 for their cheapest ones.

They're what, twice the size of the current BB pitch (can't rule out making the board bigger, even if it's just to allow for larger squares). So unique BB pitches no more than the £96 might well find a market - particularly if they included sculpted dugouts etc, or even resin end zone inserts for the named teams?

Yeah, I'm sure there'd be a market, but it'd probably be somewhat niche. At the end of the day, Blood Bowl is still a board game, and the core game should come with a board, so it's not a necessity. Still, I'd be one of the folks who'd gladly snag one if the price isn't too rough. Given that you shouldn't be spending more than $100 (£60-£70ish) on a team (unless someone went sheer stupid), that means you could still drop about $80/£50 on a board and be well inside of a reasonable budget for a game you thoroughly enjoy. (And then, if you make okay money, you can grab more teams, or alternate pitches.)