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BBT13 - My final conclusion
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As you may have read in my prior blog post I joined the BBT13 in January 2025 and finally managed to complete the run with with my 'Masochistic Elves' squad. Why that name? Well, I was prepared to suffer a lot of damage with elves.

And 'why all this blog posting?' Well mainly for myself. I guess in a couple of years I may look back and laugh.


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My goals were to complete at least the four elven roster runs and achieve a positive record with each, as well as reach a top60 or better in the overall squad ranking.

To be very honest I did not expect such a result beginning of January. As I wrote towards the end of my hitchhikers guide to the 145 group I did not even feel prepared for the 'sharkpool' Blackbox. And now I reached my goal for the squad standing, got a positive record for all four rosters in total and for three rosters individually as well and surprisingly even would earn a slot for the Steel Gauntlet at the time of publishing this blog (update will be provided) with the third place in the Wood Elf roster ranking (and maybe would also be able to alternatively send the Elven Union). This really feels more like a 'sea of opportunities' now.

The win rates are not outstanding and only slightly above the roster averages (no not for High Elf!), but I am still happy with the results. Making it (at least for a short time) to 4th place in roster-specific coach ranking for Elven Union and 6th for Wood Elfs was something I would not have imagined before the run. Even something like top20 for Dark and High Elf or something around 70th in the overall coach ranking is something I am proud of... I know we all have different ambitions.

But as a little teaser to the conclusion, this also comes at a cost. At least to me it did.

I know there are different oppinions regarding CR, but I will use it here to indicate three topics:

1) It seems that - for elven rosters - my own CR reaches a ceiling just below 1700. After some steep progress with the Elven Union (based on a low starting level) the other three roster runs did not really continue that upward journey or - in case of the High Elf - even decreased my CR.

2) The overall average of opponet's CR was about the same level with a slightly 'easier' run for the Wood Elfs and the hardest run for the Dark Elfs.

3) I tend to win downhill battles easier (surprise!), because the AVG opp. CR of won matches is below the overall opp. AVG CR and my own AVG CR... BUT this is not true for Wood Elfs!

The overall variance of rosters I played against was quite high, but there were some outstanding ones: our beloved stumpy beard-bearers and the bony sand-crawlers.

I expected to mainly play against bash teams, but I still cannot fully explain why my elves have such a hard time against the pretended weak Blorc teams. What I know now is why many people do not like playing against Dwarf. Maybe I need to play them myself for a while to understand what some people like about them.

Nevertheless, facing so many great coaches was a pleasure and a challenge at the same time. As little fun facts: The first spin of the run matched me against Malmir and I lost three matches against the well known Naama.

But let me tell you this: despite a positive CR development I still do not feel like a 'Super Star' (not to speak of 'Mega Star') because I really need to progress on consistency. Playing games safe. Accepting a draw and waiting patiently for the opportunity. 'The real skill comes from knowing when it’s time to play safe and when it’s time to chuck dice.' (WaffleIron) I do not fell that I have aquired that skill yet.

... and sorry for the little bragging. No offence meant. It was an honor to play against each of you and mostly I needed to get very, very lucky to win those matches.


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[size=8][i]Standings will be provided once the BBT13 season is over end of April.[/i][/size]



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[size=8][i]While I planned to play only blackbox games during the BBT run, I could not 100% stick to that plan and played two GF games (CR +1) and one tournamment game (CR +6) which influence the real CR at the end of the run (1685) compared to the calculated one in the table above (1581+97=1678).[/i][/size]



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[i][size=8]When looking at the win rate by opposing roster you also need to consider that the opposing coach's skills is influencing the results as well. When facing dwarfs for example, it was 7 of 8 cases a Mega Star or even a Legend leading the team (but I also lost the one match against a Super Star) while all four Ogre matches were played by Stars or Super Stars.[/i][/size]



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Roster Win
(%)
Record Pts Stand
W D L x/y*
Elven Union 57% 8 1 6 10.0 ...
Wood Elf 60% 7 4 4 10.5 ...
Dark Elf 53% 6 4 5 9.5 ...
High Elf 43% 5 3 7 8.0 ...
Squad 53% 26 12 22 38.0
Roster AVG CR own CR
(Start* / Change)
own oppo oppo
won
Elven Union 1582 1661 1645 1581 / +93
Wood Elf 1664 1632 1673 1674* / +35
Dark Elf 1688 1696 1639 1709* / +18
High Elf 1705 1659 1569 1727* / -49
Squad 1660 1662 1636 1581 / +97
(*calc. value assuming all roster matches to be played in a row without non-BBT games)
Oppo Roster Total
(share %)
Win
(%)
Record
W D L
Dwarf 8 (14%) 31% 2 1 5
Tomb King 5 (8%) 60% 2 2 1
Ogre 4 (7%) 88% 4 1 0
Orc 4 (7%) 50% 2 0 2
Chosen 3 (5%) 83% 2 1 0
Amazon 3 (5%) 66% 2 0 1
Norse 3 (5%) 50% 1 1 1
Chorf 3 (5%) 33% 1 0 2
Dark Elf 3 (5%) 33% 1 0 2
Blorc 3 (5%) 0% 0 0 3
Oppo Rank Total
(share %)
Win
(%)
Record
W D L
Legend 12 (20%) 50% 5 2 5
Mega-Star 22 (37%) 34% 7 1 14
Super Star 17 (28%) 65% 7 8 2
Star 9 (15%) 83% 7 1 1
Total 60 (100%) 53% 26 12 22
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So what is my final conclusion on this BBT run? It was a great opportunity to play against a variety of coaches and rosters. I really love the advantages of NOT being able to be picky here and mostly get a quick and spontaneous match via the blackbox scheduler... And I learned a lot! (Thanks again for Koadah and the 145 crew to seed this approach to the game in me.)

Nevertheless, I need to admit that it was quite stressful to play those 60 matches within a season of four month considering real life limitations. Maybe playing Elfs adds to the feeling of 'need to play' sometimes. At least towards the end of the High Elf run and after the harsh start of the Dark Elf run (Thanks Malmir for Killing and crippling two Blitzers in game one) this was a dominating feeling. And it really should not. And I need to appologize to anyone who needed to sustain my bad mood during the last High Elf runs!!!

Thus, I think this was my last full BBT run for quite a time and I plan to reduce my Fumbbl time in total significantly.

Which does not mean that I will not play at all, but I will set another focus. Maybe I will try to unlock the elf badges in the Iron Dwarf Trophy - which at this time seems absolutely impossible - or I will just enjoy a Blackbox match from time to time. Without stressing myself into games I do not really want to play and even risking real life issues because of excessive Fumbbl time. There are other rosters to be played... learning 'conventional Bloodbowl' with Human, playing 'Broken Bowl' with Amazon or Norse... or even give Dwarfs a chance.


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...or I will strive to complete another E.L.F. II cycle and claim some Fumbbl badges.

Thanks for reading and see you at the sideline!

Cheers,
Chris


PS: If you have any comments or are interested in any additional information, please let me know.
Posted by CrisisChris on Apr 11
rating 6 1
2016 Nostalgia Bowl - 23rd April!


Open [L]eague Tournaments


20th Anniversary 2016 Nostalgia Bowl - Weds 23rd April.
Bring out those big, old, famous(?), 2016 teams one last(?) time!
They can be (2016) Secret League or official rosters. Slann & Simyin too.

This is a three (or four) round progression SWISS tournament. With playoffs if necessary.
Bring your old 2016 [L] teams or clone in your old [R] and 2016 [B ] teams.
NO TV limit!
New teams welcome. Bring those Stars, wizards, whatever!

Create a new team here!
Sign up here



O[L]C Lightweight Championship. KO tournament for NEW(zero games played) Secret League and Official teams.
Need Four more teams for kick-off.

You get 1100k to build your team. BB2016 skill progression. Mega-stars. Nelphine's star pricing. NO seasons.
Kick off when we have 8 teams.

You can also chuck your teams on the O[L]C Gamefinder to build up for the next Welterweight (<=1300TV) Championship.

Create a team here



In the Old World, best teams fight for the glory, to win the four major titles that will make them legends. Win the prestigius Spike Trophy!, the bloody Chaos Cup, the hard Dungeon Bowl, and the most Famous, the BloodBowl Cup.

These are a knockout tournaments for coaches who love blood bowl background, playing teams inspired by second edition. Choose your favourite and play for the glory to win the big four tournaments.
Always recruiting!
Kick off when we have 8 teams.
Create a team here!


ALWAYS recruiting!
2020 rules. NO TV limit. Unlimited number of teams.
O[L]C teams ONLY!
One team per coach.



20 Year Anniversary! All Star Bowl! - Wednesday 12th March!
Regular All Star Bowls are ALWAYS recruiting!

Teams full of STARS! All Star Bowl!
Regular All Star Bowls Kick off when we have eight (8) teams!.
Create a team HERE!
Sign it up here

Get some practice on the Gamefinder.



Secret League 2020 Tournament Schedule
Majors + Shields


16 team KO tournament for new (zero games played) Secret League and Official teams.
Kick off when we have 16 teams.
Sign up here



8 team KO tournaments for experienced Secret League and Official teams.
<= 1000 <= 1300 <= 1600 <= 2000 > 2000 TV
Kick off when we have 8 teams in a bracket.
Sign up here


We'll be back!




Open [L]eague Sprints

The season started 16th March and runs until midnight 30th April.
You still have plenty of time to get some points on the board.

There is no schedule. Play as many games as you can/wish before the end of the season.
Results are taken from a team's best 'sprint' of n consecutive games. Different leagues count a different number of games. e.g 6 or 8.

Teams may use Gamefinder to find matches. They may also use a league's discord or Fumbbl discord #lfg.



For coaches new(ish) to blood bowl or looking to improve. NO timeouts!
Also for experienced coaches wishing to offer help, advice, match analysis etc to newcomers. (8 games.)
Discord
Create a team here!
Sign them up on the "League" page HERE!



Open League Challenge.
You get 1100k to build your team. 2016 skill progression. No seasons. Mega-stars allowed. Nelphine's star pricing.
Regular, Secret League, Slann & Simyin teams allowed.
Eight games. Build a big team for the Open [L]eague Cup or Heavyweight Championship.
Create a team here!
Sign them up HERE!

Sprint currently suspended.



A more relaxed, less competitive, less rushed environment. NO timeouts. Secret League teams allowed. (6 games.)
Old & new teams welcome. Teams may come here when their 145 run is ended.
Create a team here!
Sign them up on the "Teams" tab HERE!

Sprint currently suspended.


A chance to use both Secret League and official rosters. Also Slann & Simyin.
Tournaments too. (8 games)
Discord
Old & new teams welcome.
Create a team here!
Sign them up on the "Teams" tab HERE!

Sprint currently suspended.


Teams full of STARS! No sprint but get some practice in before the next All Star Bowl!

20 Year Anniversary

The 29th March this year marked my 20 year anniversary on this great site.

I'd like to send a masive, massive thank you so much to Christer and all the Devs, Staff, Helpers, Commishes, Coaches and all who have made this such a great place over the years.

20 years of moaning, grumbling and arguing. League running and script writing. League plugging and occasionally even game playing.

It has been a lot of fun and at times a welcome distraction.

As part of the celebrations you are ALL cordially invited to the 20th Anniversary 2016 Nostalia Bowl


20th Anniversary 2016 Nostalgia Bowl - Weds 23rd April.
Bring out those big, old, famous(?), 2016 teams one last(?) time!
They can be (2016) Secret League or official rosters. Slann & Simyin too.

This is a three (or four) round progression SWISS tournament. With playoffs if necessary.
Bring your old 2016 [L] teams or clone in your old [R] and 2016 [B ] teams.
NO TV limit!
New teams welcome. Bring those Stars, wizards, whatever!

Create a new team here!
Sign up here



The 20 Year Anniversary! All Star Bowl! is now in progress!





Posted by koadah on Apr 09
rating 0 0
Snot season 7 Finale
Snot League finale will took place 19.04 around 21:00 You cant miss it :)

Also if until that time we get 16 or more players draft for the next season will also took place! So there is still time to hop on this wonderfull train.



1 spots LEFT (or more)

Sign in by :
-Sending PM to Avreus on FUMBBL
-joining our discord channel https://discord.gg/shebvWeU25
-or by writing on recrutation post on bloodbowl.pl (https://bloodbowl.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=211&t=5582)

The start of the New season is planned at the end of April.
Posted by Avreus on Apr 08
rating 0 0
FUMBBL Brawl 9 Apr (Low drawn)
Palette: #6c706f (gray), #776a59 (tan), #e30007 (red), #f2c61d (yellow), #1b4101 (green)



Brawls are a weekly drawn tourney for Competitive Division teams and will be run on the KotH system, meaning the second round pairing will be generated randomly after the first round is complete.

Tourneys Expected to Draw
Low (up to 1350 TV): 1
Mid (from 1355 to 1650 TV): 0
Hi (from 1655 TV up): 0


Teams Short to Draw Next Tourney
Low (up to 1350 TV): 7
Mid (from 1355 to 1650 TV): 4
Hi (from 1655 TV up): 8


Please remember that TV is the deciding factor in which Brawl your team will be a part of and includes missing players! (It is not Current Team Value(CTV)!)

Draws will be made on Wednesday if there are enough participants, usually between 1200-1400 server time. You will receive a PM that you're in the tourney when it starts. Tournament announcements on the official FUMBBL Discord #minors channel. Game announcements will be made in my Leagues Discord, in the Minor Tournament channel.

If you are interested in participating, read here: Group Page and FUMBBL Tournament Rules.

Team may apply on the Brawl Team page.

Please be aware:
Only Competitive Division teams will be accepted.

Prizes
Record on your profile
Random extra MVP

Posted by razmus on Apr 07
rating 0 2
My name is Malmir and I'm an addict...
Currently playing Goblins (shudder) for BBT. I've already verbally retired the team twice. After the first time, I vowed they were done. After three weeks, I went back. What's the worst that could happen? I found out. Again, verbally and mentally retired them (the last being only yesterday). Today, I find myself playing them again. A failed 3+ with a turnover score beckoning followed by a treble skull and I'm forced to accept that somehow I'm addicted to this pain, otherwise why would I go back? I'm not even sure what I'm looking for from this blog. Sympathy? Understanding? A help, support group? I'm about to enter them in again. Someone stage an intervention.
Posted by Malmir on Apr 05
rating 6 16
FUMBBL League News 4 April
2025-04-04
Compiled from across FUMBBL, this is all the news that's come to my little furry ears. Separated into four sections: 'Public' Leagues, Open Play Environments, Independent Tournaments, and Meta-groups. If you know more that is going on, please let razmus know so he can add it to the next edition, which should be the end April or early May. I've added a channel for conversation amongst League Commissioners on my FUMBBL Leagues Discord. If you're interested in the conversation, please jump into the general channel and ask to be elevated for the commissioner's channel.

The census says that there are still 1033 distinct, active coaches on FUMBBL who play in leagues, essentually where we were last time. Two numbers are given for the range of the league size, because 'active coaches in a league' is a poorly defined descriptor. When the numbers are very different - the league is likely in flux, have some deadwood teams/coaches in their locker rooms, or be at the start or end of a cycle/season (when there's usually a lot of inactive coaches watching the playoffs). Numbers very close together should be pretty close to the 'actual' active coach population (whatever that means) for the group.

I wanna play now!! Which groups should I look at?

These are the
leagues closest
to looking for
more coaches
right now. It
might still be
a bit before
you'd play.
New to Bloodbowl?145 Club Always available, earn your "Complete Un-gnome"
Global, Secret LeagueWOBBL is actively recruiting
UKWIL is nearly between seasons
Europe, draftDLE is actively recruiting for several coaches.
FinlandSuomiliiga is between seasons..
Europe, random rostersSNOT is actively recruiting.
ScotlandSOBBL is still between seasons.
Europe/Americas, draft, 'green'Greenskins Draft Rumble actively recruiting.
Americas, college seasonsNCBB will be recruiting new teams soon.
Americas, draftFDL is now between seasons, recruiting.


Timezone/RegionWorld, but focused on Coaches new to Bloodbowl or new to FUMBBL (but especially new to Blood Bowl!)
27-48
RulesBB2020 (no Mega-Stars)
Current statusA Complete Un-gnome is running thru mid-May. ALWAYS RECRUITING! The 145 Graduate League is available for coaches transitioning from newbie status to the wider community. Come see how much it might help you.
Lost in the wider FUMBBL community? Stop in to get your bearings. Mentor program (putting newer coaches with more experienced coaches) is going along well!
Next stepsIf you're new to FUMBBL or Blood Bowl, jump in at your leisure. Efforts are being made to make it easier for folks to join with minimal wait and to make it easier to find appropriate opponents.
To contactdentface for even more information, razmus's 145 FAQ might answer a few questions, and stop by the 145 Club Discord to chat with folks. They also look over match replays, give advice on skill choices and team development, oh and share laughter as well. "Most of the good stuff happens on discord."

Timezone/RegionGlobal (but predominately Europe), 14 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling
226-226
RulesBB2020 resurrection/non-progression with promotion and relegation (No Star Players)
Current statusSeason 6, round 4 of 7.
Next stepsWe'll be in our cups in June.
To contactContact JLeav and/or join them on their own Super League Discord.

Timezone/RegionEurope but with coaches from everywhere. Large, fluff heavy league. (Effectively Global)
57-62
RulesBB2020 with modified Secret League, and customized BB2016 skill progression. Only one team per roster. (Custom stars, with apothecaries as incompetent as those the rest of us deal with.)
Current statusYear 13, Summer special tournaments, round 1 of 5.
Next stepsAutumn prestige divided tournaments.
To contactNew teams either enter a Youngbloods tournament or the general mix depending on timing, and with a league this large they're pretty much always recruiting. (Right now is an okay time to join CIBBL! Sufficient interest will kickoff a very fun Youngblood tournament.) Contact C0ddlefish and/or join them on the SL Discord in their own section. (Be aware: a lot goes into the administration of this league, and they'll tend to only accept coaches who have something of a proven track record of reliability on FUMBBL.)

Timezone/RegionGlobal, two week rounds in the league.
36-39
RulesSecret League rosters, 2016 skill progression, with a skill level above legend. (No Mega-Star Players) There is a league portion AND an Open Play environment. Join the Discord for more details.
Current statusSeason 2 playoffs are up to their finals. And bonus games for the rest. They've started actively recruiting.
Next stepsStill recruiting for season 3. Remember -- there's an open environment associated with WOBBL too... stop in and play a few games if you're so inclined.
To contactContact StrangeFeller, or WaffleIron and join their Discord.

Timezone/RegionGlobal, coaches drawn from "time to time"
23-26
RulesBB2020, custom rosters with draft. Six different leagues which play amongst themselves and between leagues during the year. (No star players)
(1)league segregated knockout phase; (2)League segregated regular season; (3)Interleague playoffs and league Allstar completions; (4)Then the cycle restarts with league segregated playoff
Current statusSeason 3, Summer segregated league regular season, round 1 of 5. Actively recruiting!
Next stepsSegregated league regular season.
To contactTheRedoubt, bigf, or Gridironman on site or their Discord.

PEBBL (Point Economy Blood Bowl League)
Timezone/RegionGlobal, Coaches divided into four hour windows across the globe for their divisions
10-11
RulesBB2020, player point buy. (Star players drawn from previous season players)
Current statusSeason 2, second round, round 3 of 5.
Next stepsSeason Two playoffs.
To contactCarthage on site or their Discord.

Timezone/RegionOceania (GMT +7 to +12)
39-51
RulesBB2020, possibly the original league on Fumbbl to implement seasons! (Yes Mega-Stars)
Current statusSeason CV - Round 2 of 7.
Next stepsEnd of season activities
To contactTalk to Irgy about getting started or join them on the SWL Discord and 'ask to be drafted and hazed.' New teams need a little time to draft and get 'some blooding games' played before they're fed to the le... err... before they start.

Timezone/RegionNew Zealand, one week roundsEstablished 6th March 2015
26-34
RulesBB2020. Equivalent pools with tiered postseason playoffs to decide champion. Slann and Simyin welcome. Redrafting with a 1400k cap. Expensive mistakes and Spiraling expenses both active. (Yes Mega-Stars + 40k tax)
Current status"Crap Bowl XI" - round 2 of 4 -- AND season 41, Round 1/2 of 9.
Next stepsMore blood, chaos, and probably beer, mead, and lembas. I assume some tournaments that I'm too sober to understand.
To contactContact ramchop
or jump into DIBBL discord
.

Timezone/RegionNew Zealand/Australian time zone preference With a bit of a lean towards NZ
21-28
RulesSL2020, each roster can only be represented once, with two week rounds. (No Mega-Stars)
Current statusSeason.. umm.. Royal Peak Tchicken (?), round 3 of 7.
Next stepsMullet and other elimination tournaments.
To contactPM Trickey on FUMBBL
or get in touch on their channel on the DIBBL Discord
.

Timezone/RegionEurope (Spanish Language), but some non-European
82-84
RulesBB2020; promotion and relegation; race uniqueness within divisions enforced. (New coaches can choose race/roster without restriction) Two week rounds during the regular season, one week during playoffs(Yes Mega-Stars)
Current statusSeason Two in round 12 of 13.
Next stepsPlayoffs with five rounds.
To contactContact MrToyce for more information and join.

Timezone/RegionItalian Language/Italy
53-54
RulesBB2020 (Yes Mega-Stars)
Current statusSeason 34, playoffs, round 2 of 4.
Next stepsNormally there's a few weeks of quiet, then Season 35.
To contactAle_Kubbo

Timezone/RegionUK timezone, give or take a couple, and English language
40-43
RulesBB2020, 9 day rounds (No Mega-Stars)
Current statusSeason LXXIV has just a double fistful of matches left to play.
Next stepsSeason LXXV. But contact DaCoach about being put on the wait list if you're in the target audience.
To contactA whole host of active commissioners to contact on the group page, but DaCoach would be the person who usually recruits, or talk to them on the WIL Discord.

Timezone/RegionFrench Language/Europe TZ
41-41
RulesBB2020, with promotion and relegation, and roster rotation. (It appears that teams can be relegated right out of existence.) (Custom Star Players)
Current statusSeason 35, round 8/9 of 9.
Next stepsSeason 35 playoffs.
Recruit. Draft teams/rosters. Season. Playoffs. Post Season.
To contactSharkrudi, Thoriin, Darkvatar, or Phags or visit their Discord

Timezone/RegionEurope
32-32
RulesBB2020 rules with BB2016 skill progression, w/player drafts. Limited to 32 Team Franchises. With FLUFF! (No star players) DLE is a long term, all human teams league with extremely high TV.
Current statusSeason 16 Championship playoffs, round 2 of 4.
Three phases:1(SoS), 2(interconference play), 3(intraconference play), championship playoffs
Actively recruiting for several coaches to take over franchises. I can't imagine a better time to jump into this long running, fluff heavy draft league.
Next stepsDraft, aligning franchises, and other post season activities.
To contactBigF is in charge of the wait list.

Timezone/RegionGerman Language/Central Europe TZ
22-22
RulesBB2020, two week rounds, with building and league modes (Yes Mega-Stars)
Current statusSeason 18, round 5/6 of 11
Next stepsSeason 18 playoffs.
To contactjurisch and join them on Discord.

Timezone/RegionEurope/Ukraine (Ukrainian Coaches)
16-19
RulesBB2020 (Yes Mega-Stars)
Current statusNow between activities.
Next stepsIf you're in the target audience, I'd recommend contacting Ulmar99 for more information, there always seems to be a lot going on.
To contactContact Ulmar99 for more information and join.

Timezone/RegionSwedish Language/Central Europe TZ
16-18
RulesBB2020, two week rounds (No Mega-Stars)
Current statusSeason 9, round 1 of 5
Next stepsSeason 10
To contactScisco and contact them for a discord invite.

Timezone/RegionFinnish Language/Finland
10-18
RulesBB2020, two week rounds (Yes Mega-Stars)
Current statusSeason 13 Friendlies.
Next stepsSeason 13 divisional play.
To contactContact Jopotzuki or visit thier Discord for more information and join.

Timezone/RegionEurope (with some accomodation for others)
15-17
RulesBB2020, draft (no star players)
Current statusSeason 2 interconference play, round 7 of 7.
(1) interdivisional, (2) Intraconference, (3) Playoffs
Next stepsSeason 2 playoffs!
To contactContact Kondor, Arcayn, datom, or intrepidwilson for more information, for a Discord invite, or to join. Their Discord is also available.

Timezone/RegionEurope (Polish and English language)
12-12
RulesSL2020, Randomly assigned SL20 rosters. (Yes Mega-Stars)
Current statusSeason 7, playoffs finals. Rounds six and seven Telesnot recap are available. And active recruiting is taking place. Looking to fill in even numbers of coaches.
Next stepsSeason 8
To contactContact Avreus for more information and to join. Join them on their discord.

Timezone/RegionScotland
*
RulesBB2020, two week rounds. (Yes Mega-stars)
Current statusSeason 2 complete.
Next stepsSeason 3. If you're in the target audience, get in touch with ChrisRaff88 asap.
To contactChrisRaff88 is the big man in charge. For their Discord, ask for an invitation.

Timezone/RegionEurope and Americas
29-37
RulesBB2020, with random players and lots and lots of extra dice rolling just to satisfy Nuffle's whims, now with BB2016 advancing
Current statusSeason 2, stage 1, round 6/8 of 9.
Next stepsSeason 2, stage 2.
To contactTrashMouse on site NUFFLE League Discord channel to roll up your random team. They're always recruiting new teams, and can run new blood type tournaments when there is enough new blood to justify.

Timezone/RegionMainly Europe but Coaches in North and South America, Canada too. 14 day turns!
21-21
RulesBB20 Draft League, Human rosters, custom seasons and re-draft. Custom Icons and Team logo's. (Star players look absent.)
Current statusSeason 6 Inter-conference play has started, round 8 of 9.
Next stepsIntra-conference play.
To contactThe_Murker (Owner), Arcayn, Carthage, and HyperboLemuR

Timezone/RegionMainly Europe but if there's sufficient interest, an Americas division is a possibility.
6-13
RulesBB20 Draft League, Trolls/Orcs/Goblins with secret weapons. BB2016 skill progression. "The league is fluff-heavy and a lot of fun but also has interesting skill progressions and very flexible rosters, enabling a variety of play styles; so suits beginners and experienced players alike. The Discord is especially active with results, post-match interviews, gameweek round-ups, and the ability to bet on games too."(No Star players.)
Current statusBetween activities.
Season in two halves.
Next stepsI assume Season 2. Still actively recruiting.
To contactintrepidwilson

Timezone/RegionAmericas
43-62
RulesBB2020, balanced number of teams from each roster! (No Mega-stars)
Current statusSeason 9, round 5 of 7, with some teams in Bronze one game from being finished.
Next stepsSeason 9, small cups
To contactHyperboLemuR on site or the NWBL Discord.

Timezone/RegionAmericas
46-58
RulesBB2020, with custom seasons, and no stunty teams. (Yes Mega-stars, but Dribblesnot and Cindy are banished.)
Current statusSeason 46, coaches polls, obligatory kvetching, an awesome team show, then qualifying teams go off for their Bowl Games.
Next stepsSeason 46 Bowl games. On the heels of the bowl games, folks will be announcing their intentions to return and new teams will be recruited for the non-AQ division.
To contactex-convict or HyperboLemuR or NCBB Discord

Timezone/RegionAmericas
*
RulesBB2020 with player draft, drawn from NCBB amongst other places. (Yes Mega-stars, but Dribblesnot and Cindy are banished.)
Current statusBetween Season 34, interconference play is just starting.
Next stepsSeason 34, intraconference play.
To contactTo be put on the waiting list for an invitation, contact Bazakastine or wintergreen13 and join them on the NBFL Discord. The league is limited to 32 franchise teams.

Second Sons Blood Bowl League
Timezone/RegionAmericas TZ
27-30
RulesBB2020 with some initial boost to starting teams, roughly two week rounds (Yes Mega-stars)
Current statusSeason 4 playoffs, round 2 of 4.
Next stepsSeason 4 playoffs, probably late winter, early spring.
To contactHouseBlackfyre on site.

Timezone/RegionOntario, Canada & Time Zone friends
24-25
RulesBB2020, roughly weekly rounds, with bounties. (Yes Mega-stars)
Current statusSeason 10 part 2, round 6 of 7.
Next stepsSeason 10 playoofs.
To contactHammer16 or grant85 on site. (They aren't actively recruiting but would welcome additional friendly faces they know from the NAF table top and in-person leagues in the Ontario and Quebec area.)

Old league banners -- https://i.imgur.com/yRS7pPg.jpg, /i/717039, /i/721507

Timezone/RegionChilean, Americas timezone, Spanish Language
20-22
RulesBB2020 with redraft and what looks like a bounty system! (Yes Mega-stars)
Current statusSeason 5, round 3 of 7.
Next stepsSeason 5, playoffs
To contactVaradal, primary communication via WhatsApp.

Season 2
Timezone/RegionAmericas
10-19
RulesBB2020 draft league, two week rounds Custom star players from previous players
Current statusBetween Seasons 1 and 2, so drafting, summer training camp, signing autographs and the like. They were recruiting for the new season recently.
Next steps
To contactryanfitz


Timezone/RegionAmericas
11-12
RulesSL2020, with FUMBBL-supported seasons turned on (No Mega-stars)
Current statusSeason 6, "Oops - All Rookies!" Round 7 of 11.
Next stepsSeason 6, playoffs.
To contactrazmus on site, or SLA20 channel on the Secret League Discord.

Open Play Environments
Open play environments are places where teams can be built to play against other teams in the same environment, usually without scheduling the game, although many open environment also offer their own activities for teams to compete against one another if the coaches wish to participate.


Competitive
RulesBB2020 - using the latest rules available. Now with redraft/seasons. No Mega-stars.
ActivityVery high activity. This is the primary activity on FUMBBL
To playMake a team from your Coaches page for the Competitive division and put them in Gamefinder, or activate teams in the Black Box (also now within gamefinder) or seek games on the FUMBBL Discord (the last is more popular with people seeking those last few games to fill a grid.) Be aware that the box random scheduler now separates virtual season one teams from everyone else.
ActivitiesRoyal Rookie Rumble for new teams. (Recruiting 24/7!)
Brawls for any Competitive team. Brackets break at 1350 and 1650.
Minors is now recruiting with an unlimited TV for a double elimination tournament starting on 16 April. XFL new season, with Chorfs, Necro, Ogre, and Elf Union running now, Chaos ren, Delf, Undead, and Norse next in May.
Major Tournaments spread out across the year, each with their own requirements and some with qualifier tournaments. The Ulthuan Invitational qualifiers are running now, with the Grotty Little Tournament next in May.

RulesBB2020 with custom rosters. Now with redraft/seasons. (No Mega-stars to mirror Competitive envionment.)
ActivitySome.
To playMake a team from the group above (or from your coaches page in the "League","Secret League 2020" division). Put them in Gamefinder or seek games on the Secret League Discord
ActivitiesOld World Rookie Rumble for new teams. Always recruiting!
Old World Brawl for any team. Bracket breaks at 1000, 1350, and 1700.
[SL]2020 Slam are Slam type instant tournaments for groups of four teams. (just needs interested coaches)
[SL]2020 Open Sprint allows teams to compete on points earned in open play, leagues, and touranments.
The larger Secret League Major tournament schedule has been announced.
The Grand Championship series is still taking applications, but will start tomorrow, 5 April.
The Stunty Cup is next, starting 3 May.

Open League
RulesBB2020 (no Mega-Stars)
ActivitySome.
To playCreate a team from the link on the Open League group page, or from the Create Team link at the bottom of your coaches page and select 'League', 'Open League'. Make them available in gamefinder, or find an opponent in Discord or other places. It's okay to play casual games against friends here.

RulesBB2020, low competitive. (no Mega-Stars)
ActivityLow.
To playCreate a team from the link on the Chillax group page, and make them available in gamefinder.
ActivitiesOngoing sprint seasons, just so there are numbers to watch. Really the environment is just an excuse to play games, so get to it.


RulesBB2020, 1100TV start, Mega-stars, 2016 progression, Nelphine star pricing, endless seasons.
ActivityUp and running.
To playCreate team for group and just start playing. Join the group to participate in the tournaments.


RulesBB2016, with imported League, Ranked, or Box teams, including SL16 teams.
ActivityLow
To playClone teams into the league to bring new life to them to play.
Open [L]eague Cup - No limit, Official 2016 + [SL16] teams for a possibly last ride of glory. (Active recruiting, and intending to run for as long as possible.)

Time/RegionGlobal, 10-11 day rounds (Wed/Sun deadlines) to facilitate scheduling.... also an open environment.
RulesBB2020, 4M teams, (almost all) star players.
To playCreate a team in the group and start playing. Periodic tournaments available pending interest.

Independant Tournaments
Tournaments available, which aren't otherwise part of one of the open environments.

Time/RegionGlobal.
RulesBB2020, special rosters
Next tournamentLaunches when eight teams are in queue.
To contactContact Fol.


Active Metagroups
Metagroups play in other open and league environments, against other teams in the environment which aren't necessarily part of the metagroup, for thier own goals.

SeasonSeason 13: Jan-Apr 2025
EnvironmentCompetitive (Blackbox Scheduler only)
SynopsisFUMBBL's only officially supported metagroup. Build one or more squads of four teams, and amass points by winning and tying after randomly matching other teams. One team from each roster will have the opportunity to participate in the Steel Gauntlet, it's own special official [C]ompetitive Division tournament. (See Christer's blog linked above for more information.)

IRONDWARF Trophy
SeasonSeason 13: Jan-Apr 2025
EnvironmentCompetitive (Blackbox Scheduler only)
Synopsis The Iron Dwarf Trophy is a meta-event in the Competitive division. Each season, coaches create teams and play these using the Blackbox scheduler. At the end of a season, the winner is the team who managed to get the highest total score. In case you missed it, there was news about the IDT at the end of March.

SeasonXCI: March-April 2025
EnvironmentCompetitive, Blackbox, and League (BB2020/SL2020).
SynopsisA reboot of the original E.L.F. group, Elf teams accumulate points for playing (and more for winning) against a variety of different rosters. Additional awards for filling your dance card, and a special award for taking more casualties than anyone else. (Discord Channel.)

Posted by razmus on Apr 04
rating 6 0
Snot League Season 7 Semifinals Results
Find out who advanced further!


(click image for the video)

The final will be streamed Live (date soon to be announced)

also remember about recrutation currently we have 1 (or more) spots still open.

Posted by Avreus on Apr 02
rating 6 0
FUMBBL MINOR Open for Applications
Palette: Tiffany Blue #A0E7E5, Hot Pink #FFAEBC, Mint #B4F8C8, Yellow #FBE7C6

16 April 2025
Unlimited TV

Double Elimination

Applications due by 16 April 22h00 server time

Announcing the next FUMBBL Minor. In the era of Seasons, this tournament shall be open to any Competitive Division team with fifteen or fewer games played in their current season, with any number of seasons under their belts.
NOTE: League division teams are not eligible.

Apply HERE!

This will be as many 16 or 32 team double elimination tournaments as we can draw with minimal byes. If more than one tournament is drawn, teams will be separated into roughly equal cohorts based upon TV.

Prizes

Record on your profile
Bonus MVP
Posted by razmus on Apr 02
rating 6 8
Open [L]eague Tournaments


Open [L]eague Tournaments


20th Anniversary 2016 Nostalgia Bowl - Weds 23rd April.
Bring out those big, old, famous(?), 2016 teams one last(?) time!
They can be (2016) Secret League or official rosters. Slann & Simyin too.

This is a three (or four) round progression SWISS tournament. With playoffs if necessary.
Bring your old 2016 [L] teams or clone in your old [R] and 2016 [B ] teams.
NO TV limit!
New teams welcome. Bring those Stars, wizards, whatever!

Sign up here



O[L]C Lightweight Championship. KO tournament for NEW(zero games played) Secret League and Official teams.
Need Four teams for kick-off.

You get 1100k to build your team. BB2016 skill progression. Mega-stars. Nelphine's star pricing. NO seasons.
Kick off when we have 8 teams.

You can also chuck your teams on the O[L]C Gamefinder to build up for the next Welterweight (<=1300TV) Championship.

Create a team here



In the Old World, best teams fight for the glory, to win the four major titles that will make them legends. Win the prestigius Spike Trophy!, the bloody Chaos Cup, the hard Dungeon Bowl, and the most Famous, the BloodBowl Cup.

These are a knockout tournaments for coaches who love blood bowl background, playing teams inspired by second edition. Choose your favourite and play for the glory to win the big four tournaments.
Always recruiting!
Kick off when we have 8 teams.
Create a team here!


ALWAYS recruiting!
2020 rules. NO TV limit. Unlimited number of teams.
O[L]C teams ONLY!
One team per coach.



20 Year Anniversary! All Star Bowl! - Wednesday 12th March!
Regular All Star Bowls are ALWAYS recruiting!

Teams full of STARS! All Star Bowl!
Regular All Star Bowls Kick off when we have eight (8) teams!.
Create a team HERE!
Sign it up here

Get some practice on the Gamefinder.



Secret League 2020 Tournament Schedule
Majors + Shields


16 team KO tournament for new (zero games played) Secret League and Official teams.
Kick off when we have 16 teams.
Sign up here



8 team KO tournaments for experienced Secret League and Official teams.
<= 1000 <= 1300 <= 1600 <= 2000 > 2000 TV
Kick off when we have 8 teams in a bracket.
Sign up here


We'll be back!




Open [L]eague Sprints

The season started 16th March and runs until midnight 30th April.
You still have plenty of time to get some points on the board.

There is no schedule. Play as many games as you can/wish before the end of the season.
Results are taken from a team's best 'sprint' of n consecutive games. Different leagues count a different number of games. e.g 6 or 8.

Teams may use Gamefinder to find matches. They may also use a league's discord or Fumbbl discord #lfg.



For coaches new(ish) to blood bowl or looking to improve. NO timeouts!
Also for experienced coaches wishing to offer help, advice, match analysis etc to newcomers. (8 games.)
Discord
Create a team here!
Sign them up on the "League" page HERE!



Open League Challenge.
You get 1100k to build your team. 2016 skill progression. No seasons. Mega-stars allowed. Nelphine's star pricing.
Regular, Secret League, Slann & Simyin teams allowed.
Eight games. Build a big team for the Open [L]eague Cup or Heavyweight Championship.
Create a team here!
Sign them up HERE!

Sprint currently suspended.



A more relaxed, less competitive, less rushed environment. NO timeouts. Secret League teams allowed. (6 games.)
Old & new teams welcome. Teams may come here when their 145 run is ended.
Create a team here!
Sign them up on the "Teams" tab HERE!

Sprint currently suspended.


A chance to use both Secret League and official rosters. Also Slann & Simyin.
Tournaments too. (8 games)
Discord
Old & new teams welcome.
Create a team here!
Sign them up on the "Teams" tab HERE!

Sprint currently suspended.


Teams full of STARS! No sprint but get some practice in before the next All Star Bowl!

20 Year Anniversary

The 29th March this year marked my 20 year anniversary on this great site.

I'd like to send a masive, massive thank you so much to Christer and all the Devs, Staff, Helpers, Commishes, Coaches and all who have made this such a great place over the years.

20 years of moaning, grumbling and arguing. League running and script writing. League plugging and occasionally even game playing.

It has been a lot of fun and at times a welcome distraction.

As part of the celebrations you are ALL cordially invited to the 20th Anniversary 2016 Nostalia Bowl


20th Anniversary 2016 Nostalgia Bowl - Weds 23rd April.
Bring out those big, old, famous(?), 2016 teams one last(?) time!
They can be (2016) Secret League or official rosters. Slann & Simyin too.

This is a three (or four) round progression SWISS tournament. With playoffs if necessary.
Bring your old 2016 [L] teams or clone in your old [R] and 2016 [B ] teams.
NO TV limit!
New teams welcome. Bring those Stars, wizards, whatever!

Sign up here



The 20 Year Anniversary! All Star Bowl! is now in progress!





Posted by koadah on Apr 02
rating 0 0