Blood Bowl (Third Edition)

What this is

Fantasy characters turn the gridiron into a bloody battlefield. Players build their Blood Bowl team, hire star players, and lead them to glory in this game of madcap sports mayhem set in the world of Warhammer.

At a glance

First published: 1994
Category: fantasy
Publisher: Games Workshop
Photographs: 4

Also published as

Blood Bowl

Publisher

Games WorkshopOfficial site

7.4out of 1099 ratings

How players rate Blood Bowl (Third Edition)

Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.

Every dimension

15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.

How good it is

Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.

Longevity and replayability6.7/10
Ease of teach5.5/10
Gateway friendliness5.6/10
Component quality7.3/10
Table presence7.3/10
Travel friendliness5.8/10

What it's like

Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.

Player interactionModerate5.8SolitaireConstant
CutthroatnessCompetitive5.4FriendlyRuthless
Role of luckBalanced5.4Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
Theme integrationStrong7.0Pasted onWoven in
Rules complexityModerate3.1LightHeavy
Decision complexityModerate3.1SimpleDemanding
Language dependencySome3.2No textText-heavy
Table spaceKitchen table6.0Lap trayTwo tables

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Gallery

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Rules & files

Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheets

No rulebook is available for this game yet. The Almanac only hosts documents a publisher has authorised, so nothing is offered here until that permission exists.

Box & shelf

Box dimensions are not recorded for this edition yet. Once a publisher supplies them, or an owner measures them, this shows shelf volume, spine width and how many copies fit in a 33 cm cube.