Reply To: All kinds of everything remind me of Blood Bowl!

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@wolfie65 – absolutely agree: 2nd Edition with the polystyrene “astrogranite” pitch was really cool.

Maybe it’s just because at the time, American Football was still quite new here in the UK – but had quite a “buzz” around it, with collectable plastic helmets filled with sweets, Panini-type sticker books, and all those cool-looking logos and glitz and glamour around it.

The fluff in 2nd Edition was perfect – just the right blend of sincerity and goofy satire. I loved the whole Blood Bowl universe. It took me about 20 years to realise I loved the idea of Blood Bowl far more than the actual game! Later version miniatures are infinitely cooler-looking but they’ve also taken themselves a little bit too seriously at the same time. It was never better than when it was sending itself up.

 

The Blood Bowl Star Player and Compendium books were great just as a casual read! Really brought the whole game to life.