In addition to all that, you’ll get a double-sided pitch*, matching dugouts for both teams, and all the dice and measures you’ll need to play your games.
Of course, the box also comes with a full-colour hardback rulebook blessed by Nuffle himself, including streamlined and updated rules, plus profiles for every team and Star Player currently in the game. The rules have had a very thorough look and have been updated to focus on what makes Blood Bowl the great game it is – big, memorable, game-changing plays, a better balance between running and throwing games, and more control over how you develop your players in a league. Nearly every aspect of the game has been tweaked and tightened up to make it easier to play without losing a single ounce of depth. In fact, there’s quite a lot more to dig into.
In addition to the updated boxed set, the Necromantic Horror team will be the first new team out of the gates with a new issue of Spike! Journal, written with the new rules in mind! The format is familiar, with all the hilarious background, fantastic art, and regular columns you’ve come to expect, but you’ll notice the stats and profiles now conform to the new standard.
Want to immerse yourself in some rip-roaring Blood Bowl fiction? There’s no better way to get your pulse-pounding ahead of the big match! Black Library has collected some of the best Blood Bowl stories ever told in Death on the Pitch and the Blood Bowl Omnibus.
The future of Blood Bowl is bright. Keep an eye out for more news as we get closer to the November release date.
Warcry Battletomes
Time for some Warcry! Every single faction of every Grand Alliance is getting new challenges and quests, plus full profiles and fighter cards for each warband. Check it out:
With this update, the action in the Eightpoints is going to get even deeper and more varied. With Warcry: Catacombs coming real soon (spoiler, watch out for tomorrow’s Sunday Preview), there’s never been a better time to venture into the Everchosen’s domain. In other areas of the Mortal Realms, the scene is set for an epic showdown between ancient enemies…
New to Warhammer Underworlds are the Lumineth Realm-lords – Myari’s Purifiers have come to pacify the anguish of the tormented mountain. Featuring four strong fighters, each with their own strengths, they’re a warband that can do everything – they’ve got magic, ranged attacks, and two different styles of powerful melee.
They’ve brought along fancy headgear, pet rocks, an owl… and each includes their very own tiny tree! These stunning designs take the established Lumineth Realm-lords aesthetic and add to it in new and interesting ways.
While the Purifiers want to calm Beastgrave, the Dread Pageant seeks to draw strength from its pain. The dark mirror to the Lumineth fighters, these mortal followers of Slaanesh also feature four fighters with very different play styles, making for an aggressive and flexible warband with a twist. Their deck includes loads of ways to manipulate enemy fighters, and your own warriors will Inspire when they inflict AND receive wounds! What could be more thematic?
We’ll be taking a deeper look at how the new season will shake up Warhammer Underworlds a bit closer to the release date.
Want some blood-soaked tales of glory from the depths of the Direchasm? Look no further than this forthcoming anthology, including tales from some of Black Library’s finest.
Hammer and Bolter also continues apace – you can see shots from three episodes in this showreel. That pledge made earlier in the year, that this animated anthology would explore the breadth of the 40K universe, is definitely coming true! We’re probably speaking for everyone when we say, we need to see more Aeldari action.
- How fast do Aeldari sprint into battle? Well, this fast apparently…
We even got a tiny glimpse of Interrogator – complete with gritty noir-style artwork. A grimdark detective story from the perspective of a hard-bitten Inquisitorial acolyte? Yes, please!
- The hallmark of a good Interrogator is their capacity to take a punch and keep on interrogating. Fact.
All this Warhammer animation has us super-hyped. As soon as we have more to share, you can bet your favourite Gyrinx that we’ll be putting it right here – there’s no way we’ll be able to keep it to ourselves.