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“Hey, Jim, did you see the Full Beard Cup this weekend?”
“I’m afraid not, Bob. I’m sure I’ll catch the Cabalvision reruns, though. Frankly, I’m surprised they didn’t ask us to commentate!”
“Yeah, they had a pair of namby-pamby humans instead. From the look of ’em, they’d never last a second on the pitch!”
“Well, not all of us are such naturals, Bob. Anyway, how was it to spectate for once?”
“It was real nice, Jim. And I’m telling you, there was some seriously dirty play. One team – Wood Elves, can you believe it – had ten players sent off over the weekend!”
“That’s an average of two per game… talk about filthy!”
“Yeah, the fans loved it, but the commissioners weren’t happy. I hear they’re recruiting some new referees!”
“Ooh, interesting. I imagine they’re going for big, strapping types like yourself, all the better to keep order?”
“Uh, well… I guess they don’t wanna spend that much gold…”
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Anyone know if the size of the new human's hands are equivalent in size roughly to the older style Ork Boyz hands?
I don't care much for the new Orc Blood Bowl plastics, but think it might be fun to convert some of the humans into an Orc team using some Boyz heads and hands etc. The new Orks look a bit too schlubby with random bitz stuck on and more spikes than needed, but upscaled humans might be a good compromise with the older style heads and hands.
Does it seem to anyone else that they're releasing races too slowly? No one at my FLGS is diving in to BB, and we all have the same reason: The race/races I'm interested in playing aren't out yet.
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EnTyme wrote: Does it seem to anyone else that they're releasing races too slowly? No one at my FLGS is diving in to BB, and we all have the same reason: The race/races I'm interested in playing aren't out yet.
Um it's been only released. If they were simultaneously releasing all there would be nothing to release soon!
Look at AOS for worse. Elf players have zero idea when they will get some new units or battletome! Even dwarves are still on waiting mode except for fyreslayers.
Thanks guys, and yeah, I think the Marauders, Blood Reavers or Dwarves are probably better options. I think the older style Ork heads should be ok though. Might look a little bigger, but if I space out the waists and legs (and maybe even arms), it should come together as a much larger looking Orc player, which will be just fine.
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EnTyme wrote: Does it seem to anyone else that they're releasing races too slowly? No one at my FLGS is diving in to BB, and we all have the same reason: The race/races I'm interested in playing aren't out yet.
Um it's been only released. If they were simultaneously releasing all there would be nothing to release soon!
Look at AOS for worse. Elf players have zero idea when they will get some new units or battletome! Even dwarves are still on waiting mode except for fyreslayers.
Would be nice to have a schedule though. I'm interested in Lizardmen, I have no idea when they'll be coming out or even if they'll be coming out and whether or not they'll be in plastic.
How long does it normally take to play a game of blood bowl? I played it years and years ago when it came out (20 years or so?) but can't really remember. Was looking for a game to pick up that plays quickly.
Anpu-adom wrote: My norse are made from Mauraders... had a spare 3rd ed human thrower who donated his hand to the norse thrower.
I've always thought that 40k boyz would make a great Blood Bowl team with a few modifications. Lots of them already have knuckle dusters, etc.
I'm currently building black orc blockers out of Orruk brutes and mangling the duplicate orc models in the starter set to make my boyz look unique. The existing blockers are just a smidge smaller than the brutes but with the right paint apps will look fine as blitzers.
EnTyme wrote: Does it seem to anyone else that they're releasing races too slowly? No one at my FLGS is diving in to BB, and we all have the same reason: The race/races I'm interested in playing aren't out yet.
Um it's been only released. If they were simultaneously releasing all there would be nothing to release soon!
Look at AOS for worse. Elf players have zero idea when they will get some new units or battletome! Even dwarves are still on waiting mode except for fyreslayers.
Would be nice to have a schedule though. I'm interested in Lizardmen, I have no idea when they'll be coming out or even if they'll be coming out and whether or not they'll be in plastic.
How long does it normally take to play a game of blood bowl? I played it years and years ago when it came out (20 years or so?) but can't really remember. Was looking for a game to pick up that plays quickly.
Sorry but GW doesn't believe in long term advance schedules We are lucky to have ANY hints from GW about future releases like they have started to have lately and even those aren't multi-month advance.
Also BB is still just SG for GW, not their main lines so they don't likely have that busy schedule as it is. They probably want to see how big success it is before deciding more. Remember how they said "if it sells we will produce more" new SG team has said? They wouldn't commit for huge release schedule without knowing does it sell.
Seems it does so hopeful there will be more teams(in resin though) in future.
AOS is their main game and THERE entire races are waiting for SOME idea when they get something.
Anpu-adom wrote: I've always thought that 40k boyz would make a great Blood Bowl team with a few modifications. Lots of them already have knuckle dusters, etc.
There's even some pefect heads availible from puppetswar
The GW ork boyz models are a tad big in comparasion with the old bloodbowl teams, but size-wise they'd fit in well with the newer bigger BB teams.
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EnTyme wrote: Does it seem to anyone else that they're releasing races too slowly? No one at my FLGS is diving in to BB, and we all have the same reason: The race/races I'm interested in playing aren't out yet.
Um it's been only released. If they were simultaneously releasing all there would be nothing to release soon!
Look at AOS for worse. Elf players have zero idea when they will get some new units or battletome! Even dwarves are still on waiting mode except for fyreslayers.
Would be nice to have a schedule though. I'm interested in Lizardmen, I have no idea when they'll be coming out or even if they'll be coming out and whether or not they'll be in plastic.
How long does it normally take to play a game of blood bowl? I played it years and years ago when it came out (20 years or so?) but can't really remember. Was looking for a game to pick up that plays quickly.
Sorry but GW doesn't believe in long term advance schedules We are lucky to have ANY hints from GW about future releases like they have started to have lately and even those aren't multi-month advance.
Also BB is still just SG for GW, not their main lines so they don't likely have that busy schedule as it is. They probably want to see how big success it is before deciding more. Remember how they said "if it sells we will produce more" new SG team has said? They wouldn't commit for huge release schedule without knowing does it sell.
Seems it does so hopeful there will be more teams(in resin though) in future.
AOS is their main game and THERE entire races are waiting for SOME idea when they get something.
Skaven just got repackaged stuff, which is a shame because they could have used new Plague Monks.
( Or whatever they stupidly call them now )
Anyway Wood Elves under the Sylvaneth banner got new bits. Only whatever they call High and Dark needs stuff.
Though Technically the Dark Elf got that Assassin thing from Silver Tower.
I'm betting on there being some kind of Sigmarine / Stormhost Team in Dev so people don't forget that Warhammer is well and truly dead.
Fyreslayers could have done with a Start Collecting box then they have like 3? Boxes so maybe that's why they did not.
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'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
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EnTyme wrote: Does it seem to anyone else that they're releasing races too slowly? No one at my FLGS is diving in to BB, and we all have the same reason: The race/races I'm interested in playing aren't out yet.
Um it's been only released. If they were simultaneously releasing all there would be nothing to release soon!
Look at AOS for worse. Elf players have zero idea when they will get some new units or battletome! Even dwarves are still on waiting mode except for fyreslayers.
Would be nice to have a schedule though. I'm interested in Lizardmen, I have no idea when they'll be coming out or even if they'll be coming out and whether or not they'll be in plastic.
How long does it normally take to play a game of blood bowl? I played it years and years ago when it came out (20 years or so?) but can't really remember. Was looking for a game to pick up that plays quickly.
Sorry but GW doesn't believe in long term advance schedules We are lucky to have ANY hints from GW about future releases like they have started to have lately and even those aren't multi-month advance.
I'm pretty sure they have a reasonably set schedule at least a few months in advance, they just don't tell us. They used to, they used to have previews in white dwarf of things that were still months away from release.
If there's plastics coming out any time in the next few months, they will have already been sculpted and be in the line ready for casting. Resins can have a faster turn around time but I reckon they'd still already know what they plan on releasing several months in advance.
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EnTyme wrote: Does it seem to anyone else that they're releasing races too slowly? No one at my FLGS is diving in to BB, and we all have the same reason: The race/races I'm interested in playing aren't out yet.
Um it's been only released. If they were simultaneously releasing all there would be nothing to release soon!
Look at AOS for worse. Elf players have zero idea when they will get some new units or battletome! Even dwarves are still on waiting mode except for fyreslayers.
I don't expect a dozen teams at release, but three with one coming some two months later? I'd at least expect one "bruiser" team available at launch. Instead we got two middle-of-the-road/versatility teams and one speed team with a bruiser on stand-by.
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What we have now has been done on a very short schedule and with a limited budget. It's a little experiment that might get further (plastic) support if demand is high enough.
We know about the 4 teams, we know there is an ogre coming
We have rumors of goblins and Nurgle in plastic iirc and a troll.
Then we have been told the others will come in resin eventually.
I apologise if this is apparent, but I haven't seen any concrete confirmation of it... But given the base game features a ball squig, and the Skaven team features some wonderful warp stone balls - are there rules for non-standard balls? Used to love a few of the variants released as a n optional rule in the last Edition's Deathblow volume. If so, that spcemebts the game as a must get, for me!
Are there any official rules in past editions for lizardmen or tomb kings? If so they aren't in the supplement book, but they do have teams for all elves, dwarves, etc.
I hope gw continues with their specialist games. Please gw give us a lizardmen team for blood bowl and a deathwing expansion for space hulk!!
455_PWR wrote: Are there any official rules in past editions for lizardmen or tomb kings? If so they aren't in the supplement book, but they do have teams for all elves, dwarves, etc.
I hope gw continues with their specialist games. Please gw give us a lizardmen team for blood bowl and a deathwing expansion for space hulk!!
Yes and Yes. Lizards have their own team, as do Tomb Kings under the name Khemri.
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Rayvon wrote: I hope some of the Elves look better !
I am not going to hold breath while waiting for Elves. I realized that I had 12 unassembled Harlequins from Death Masque boxed set - they should make perfect Elven Union Team! I also bought another set of Human Team sprues and I intend to use extra Thrower and Catcher hands to give Elves some BALLS
I have too many team ideas at the moment! Tzaangor boxed set is released next weekend...
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Vorian wrote: There's a link earlier in this thread to a pdf with all the rules for the teams not in deathzone or the starter
All of which can be found with the other Rules Errata on GW's website.
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