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Ah man, it would appear there will be no Wight on the Necro team (unless they somehow get a two page spread), still a fun looking team!

Not really sold on the 'false teeth' on the upper lips. That sort of works along the jaw, but just looks odd under the nose.

From FB:

Holy crap! Those black orcs are amazing! I need Varag as a snakebite warboss in a BAD WAY! Hell, I would use the other black orc sculpts as either nobs or meganobs. The goblins could easily be gretchin or mek gun crew for my converted gunz.

So the Black Orcs have two diffrent heads per body, but Imperial Nobles don't?

Held off of buying blood bowl but damn those orcs look fun... I will be playing this game over the winter ...

 Wha-Mu-077 wrote:
So the Black Orcs have two diffrent heads per body, but Imperial Nobles don't?

The feathers ate all the sprue space.

Really liking these new figures. Wonder if the new edition will have any variant play modes? Used to enjoy the game but it takes so long to play a match.

Steve

Sorry if this was already answered...but would the Nobles and Black Orcs be the teams in the new box set?

I could totally see trying to score some Black Orc heads to put on my 40K Trukk and Buggy drivers..

 ImAGeek wrote:
The Black Orcs look excellent, and Varag makes the FW one look embarrassing, to be frank.

The FW one makes itself look embarrassing, no help needed!

I will add my name to those wanting multiples of this box or at least the Blorc team. Best arms on a GW model, ever? They make Orruks look amateurish in comparison. I still like the old Orc anatomy with wiry sinews sticking out, but those Hulk Blorcs are fantastic as well. I was expecting Savage Orcs, but instead of nekkid boyz my 40k Orks will get a few nobz mobs now. And the toughest Mek Gunz/Battlewagon crews EVER.


The Necrom team I don't like. The yflesh ygolem is tremendous and I'll probably get the team for that sculpt, but the werewolf is boring and the others too comical. Not in a good way. Can't like all the teams, I guess.

The necromantic team I must have, been waiting for that one this whole time. Would be nice if those came out in time for halloween but I unfortunately see them being Q1 next year after this new box is out.

 ratmkith wrote:
Sorry if this was already answered...but would the Nobles and Black Orcs be the teams in the new box set?

They are, see the leaked contents page of the set, plus the current ogre and troll miniatures it seems (pic and video).





Maybe even coaches or referees. Those two models in blue plastic standing next to the sidelines.

Warhams-77 wrote:

 ratmkith wrote:
Sorry if this was already answered...but would the Nobles and Black Orcs be the teams in the new box set?

They are, see the leaked contents page of the set, plus the current ogre and troll miniatures it seems (pic and video).

Spoiler:

Maybe even coaches or referees. Those two models in blue plastic standing next to the sidelines.

Referees would feel more likely for that...or maybe even cheerleaders?

Looks like the Star Players are definitely in there alongside of the Troll and Ogre. That's a neat little starter set.

 Sabotage! wrote:
Ah man, it would appear there will be no Wight on the Necro team (unless they somehow get a two page spread), still a fun looking team!

Or they are FW upgrades, like dark elf assassins and gobbo special positions.


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 ratmkith wrote:
Sorry if this was already answered...but would the Nobles and Black Orcs be the teams in the new box set?

This box is a huge upgrade from the previous. The previous had only 2 handicapped teams. This time, you get more fleshed out teams, including 1 big guy and 1 star player per team. The teams in the box is black orcs and imperial nobility yes. Both new teams.

Chopstick wrote:

 Wha-Mu-077 wrote:
So the Black Orcs have two diffrent heads per body, but Imperial Nobles don't?

The feathers ate all the sprue space.

Curse you Imperial fashion!

 ImAGeek wrote:
Necro team (from fb again)

Dam **** **** %!?X& jesus wheres is the wight, don't get me wrong the miniatures are amazing

Baxx wrote:
This box is a huge upgrade from the previous.

Expect the price to be upgraded, too. ;P

I'm glad people here seem pretty positive the new Black Orks. Personally I'm not a fan and will be sticking with the Gouged Eye models. To me, they just look more dynamic and visually interesting.

But, yea, where's the wight for the Necro team?

 Breotan wrote:

Baxx wrote:
This box is a huge upgrade from the previous.

Expect the price to be upgraded, too. ;P

I'm glad people here seem pretty positive the new Black Orks. Personally I'm not a fan and will be sticking with the Gouged Eye models. To me, they just look more dynamic and visually interesting.

But, yea, where's the wight for the Necro team?

Quite honestly, I'd probably buy both different undead teams in order to get the max selection of models if I were serious about a Necro team (and I am), because it also gives me a few different zombie and ghoul sculpts. It might be the case that they dropped the Wights from these sprues for that reason. Doesn't bother me particularly, but I know there will be whingers over it.

Some of the Black orcs remind me of Bane. I like that.

The Black Orc Team composition kinda looks pretty similar to the Lizardmen Team overall.

1-12 Goblins vs 1-12 Skinks
Goblins get Thick Skull and -15k
Skinks get +2 MA

0-6 Black Orcs vs 0-6 Saurus
Black Orcs get Grab, Brawler, 4+ AG, and +10k
Saurus get +2MA, 6+ AG

0-1 Troll vs 0-1 Kroxigor

Lizardmen have the speed advantage but Black Orks have a few key skills and better agility.

With 14 or more models a side, including Star players and the big ones, the pitch, and hardcover rulebook this should be more expensive than the AT starter. I think the new 40k starter set (105 GBP) is a good estimate. I hope for 95 though.

Baxx wrote:

 Sabotage! wrote:
Ah man, it would appear there will be no Wight on the Necro team (unless they somehow get a two page spread), still a fun looking team!

Or they are FW upgrades, like dark elf assassins and gobbo special positions.

That is a possibility, I’m just hoping they didn’t remove the player from the roster. As long as they are there I’m happy (I even have a couple extra from the Undead team as I bought two to fill out a maximum possible 16 man roster- could just paint them in my Necro team scheme).

Im hoping Amazon's are.still.coming up. I'd be pretty disappointed if they got axed. :/

I always felt like the 2016 bloodbowl box was not a particularly good deal. Even with the recent price increases buying the box is like buying 2 teams and the rules with the other components thrown in. Usually gw box sets are cheaper than buying the plastic individually. It also lacked flair. It was just two decent looking teams, the rules and some standard extras.

The new edition looks much more interesting. The quality of the sculpts is better. You get two star players, two big guys, two coaches/mascots (One of them looks like a squig) and hardback rules. It feels like a better cross section of the full game.

The equivalent to the plastic/resin parts of this box cost about £135 individually. If they sell the box for about £90 or £95, I would be quite interested.

Apparently the guy who was given the Necromantic picture and posted it got some more info from his source on the Necromantic team (though they refused to send images) and they said that Wights are replaced by "Wraiths" that have similar stats but have the abilities: No hands, foul appearance, and sidestep instead of the Wights abilities.

Who knows? The information he has posted so far looks pretty legit though.

All of this is over in the Blood Bowl Reddit along with more stuff across various posts if anyone wants to check it out.

That actually sounds kind of cool, the necromantic seem to have more of a spooky vibe amount them and this fits better. I'd hope any kind of wraiths were in the kit but they might end up beind a resin booster like the dark elf assassins.

 Thargrim wrote:
That actually sounds kind of cool, the necromantic seem to have more of a spooky vibe amount them and this fits better. I'd hope any kind of wraiths were in the kit but they might end up beind a resin booster like the dark elf assassins.

Yeah, I think it would help differentiate the Necromantic Team from the Shambling Undead as well. I wouldn't be thrilled about them being a resin kit from FW though, so I definitely hope they are in the kit but not pictured......though it seems unlikely.

 Sabotage! wrote:

 Thargrim wrote:
That actually sounds kind of cool, the necromantic seem to have more of a spooky vibe amount them and this fits better. I'd hope any kind of wraiths were in the kit but they might end up beind a resin booster like the dark elf assassins.

Yeah, I think it would help differentiate the Necromantic Team from the Shambling Undead as well. I wouldn't be thrilled about them being a resin kit from FW though, so I definitely hope they are in the kit but not pictured......though it seems unlikely.

It’s called “a box of chainrasps” and it’s already available. And probably cheaper than the Forge World booster.
Just snip off the weapons.

 Mr_Rose wrote:

 Sabotage! wrote:

 Thargrim wrote:
That actually sounds kind of cool, the necromantic seem to have more of a spooky vibe amount them and this fits better. I'd hope any kind of wraiths were in the kit but they might end up beind a resin booster like the dark elf assassins.

Yeah, I think it would help differentiate the Necromantic Team from the Shambling Undead as well. I wouldn't be thrilled about them being a resin kit from FW though, so I definitely hope they are in the kit but not pictured......though it seems unlikely.

It’s called “a box of chainrasps” and it’s already available. And probably cheaper than the Forge World booster.
Just snip off the weapons.

Maybe even the mymourn banshees, £10 for 4, dynamic poses.