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2023 01 14

All the league news fit to print and then some! Compiled from across FUMBBL, this is all the league news that's come to my little furry ears. If you know more that is going on, please let razmus know so he can add it to the next edition, which should be near the end of the month. (Seriously... got a quip/update about your league -- forward it on over. And I hope I captured everything which was shared with me already... if not, remind me please!) The census says that there are 824 distinct coaches on FUMBBL who play in leagues. Two numbers are given which the range of the league size, because there isn't a single good indicator of the league size. When the numbers are very different - the league may be in flux, have some deadwood teams/coaches in their locker rooms, or at the start or end of a cycle. Numbers very close together should be pretty close to the actual census for the group. Leagues are sorted this season based roughly on size. The following leagues should have space/recruiting now or really soon: WIL (4-6 slots)(UK), MBBL (France/French), DIBBL (NZ), Classic Bowl (Europe/Invitation), IoMT (Global/BB2016), “Spelledaren’s next big thing” (Global), and NBBFL (Global/regional divisions).

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Timezone/Region	World, but focused on Coaches new to Bloodbowl or new to Fumbbl	✶ 27-35
Rules	BB2020
Current status	Special Snowflakes Season is running, with new teams still being added and games running at a fair clip. The tournament is nearly full, and inactive teams will start getting trimmed.
Next steps	If you're new to Blood Bowl or new to FUMBBL, this is the group to help you get oriented! Join the discord, join the tournament. A new season will begin when we've squeezed the fun and the learning from the current tournament, I'm tentatively anticipating towards the end of the month.
To contact	razmus's blog for more info, and 145 Club Discord

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Timezone/Region	Global, 14 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling	✺ 152-152
Rules	BB2020 resurrection/non-progression with promotion and relegation
Current status	Season 1, round 4.
Next steps	Shuffling then Season 2!
To contact	Contact TheFear.

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Timezone/Region	Europe but with coaches from everywhere. Large, fluff heavy league.	✹ 75-77
Rules	BB2020 with modified Secret League, and customized BB2016 skill progression. Only one team per roster.
Current status	Year 10, tenth anniversary SUMMER Tournaments, round three complete.
Next steps	Year 10, Autumn tournaments by prestige.
To contact	New teams either enter a Youngbloods tournament or the general mix depending on timing, and with a league this large they're almost always recruiting. Contact C0ddlefish and/or join them on the SL Discord in their own section. (If you were considering joining CIBBL, now is a good time, because hopefully they could still get enough for another Youngbloods tournament, and Autumn is a good time for rookies. Winter ain't bad. Rookies should fear the Spring thaw!)

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Timezone/Region	Oceania (GMT +7 to +12)	✷ 51-67
Rules	BB2020
Current status	Season 94 Premier and Trial of Blood are active.
Next steps	ReDraft.
To contact	Talk to Wozzaa 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.

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Timezone/Region	Americas	✷ 41-46
Rules	BB2020, with custom seasons
Current status	Season 41 regular season ends this week, after which are makeup games.
Next steps	Polling/team rankings. Then the traditional whining about getting screwed in the coach's poll while qualifying teams are allocated to Bowl Games.
To contact	ex-convict or Nelphine on site, or NCBB Discord

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Timezone/Region	French Language/Europe TZ	✷ 40-45
Rules	BB2020, with promotion and relegation, and roster rotation. (It appears that teams can be relegated right out of existence.)
Current status	Season 30 playoffs, cups, and challenges. These have now past their halfway point.
Next steps	Post Season. Recruit. Draft teams/rosters. If you're interested, might be a good time to get in touch with them, so you can get into the Draft early.
To contact	Sharkrudi, Thoriin, Darkvatar, or Phags or visit their Discord

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Timezone/Region	Italian Language/Italy	✷ 37-45
Rules	BB2020
Current status	Season 31 playoffs are complete (11 Dec)!
Next steps	Season 32.
To contact	Ale_Kubbo

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Timezone/Region	UK	✷ 40-40
Rules	BB2020
Current status	Season 65 has just a couple games left in the last round.
Next steps	Promotion/relegations and recruiting. Very actively looking for 4-6 additional coaches for Season 66, starting at the end of January!
To contact	A whole host of active commissioners to contact on the group page, or talk to them on the WIL Discord.

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Timezone/Region	Europe (Spanish Language), but some non-European	✷ 36-36
Rules	BB2020.
Current status	First Season in two divisions, Round 10 of 17.
Next steps	Playoffs in May
To contact	Contact MrToyce for more information and join.

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Timezone/Region	Europe	✶ 33-36
Rules	BB2020 rules with BB2016 skill progression, w/player drafts. Limited to 32 Team Franchises. With FLUFF!
Current status	The third part of Season 13 is into round 3 of 7.
Next steps	Season 13 Playoffs.
To contact	BigF is in charge of the wait list.

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	Timezone/Region	Americas	✶ 33-36
	Rules	BB2020
	Current status	Season 3 EFL Cup and The FA Trophy tournaments just have their finals to play. 'Friendlies' have begun, but most of teams are just staring at each other, wondering who invited the dwarves.
	Next steps	Inexplicably, the FA Cup is next, then a drunken brawl (confirmed on the schedule).
	To contact	Waagh and ryanfitz on site or the NWBL Discord.

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Timezone/Region	French Language/France	✶ 32-34
Rules	Secret League 2020, with customizations - now also with custom star players!
Current status	Finals of the Season 4 'Best of the Rest' left to play.
Next steps	Recruiting to fill a total of 48 team slots! Season 5 planned for February, with lots of space for more coaches!
To contact	Contact Diablange for more information and join them on their Discord (ask Diablange for a invitation if interested).

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Timezone/Region	German Language/Central Europe TZ	✶ 32-32
Rules	BB2020, with building and league modes
Current status	Two games left in the Season 14 regular play, with a deadline of... today.
Next steps	Season 14 Playoffs.
To contact	jurisch and join them on Discord.

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Timezone/Region	Americas	✶ 31-31
Rules	BB2020 with player draft, drawn from NCBB amongst other places
Current status	Coaches are negotiating, swapping draft picks. I'm sure crooked deals are being made.
Next steps	The draft proper will actually start, and somehow they'll make bank off the advertisers even for this phase.
To contact	To be put on the waiting list for an invitation, contact Bazakastine or dashergeaux and join them on the NBFL Discord.

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Grand Est League (GEL)
Timezone/Region	France (French Language)	✶ 30-30
Rules	BB2020.
Current status	First Season in three divisions, Round 3 or 4 of 9.
Next steps	Playoffs
To contact	Contact LeonHart for more information, or better... talk to them on their Discord..

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Timezone/Region	New Zealand, one week rounds	Established 6th March 2015	✶ 24-28
Rules	BB2020. Equivalent pools with tiered postseason playoffs to decide champion. No redrafting or TV caps. Expensive mistakes and Spiraling expenses both active. Older players may pickup a niggle between seasons (aging)
Current status	Dice roll'n going on today related to aging and between season activities. Some builder games happening.
Next steps	Season 32. If you're in the target audience -- now would be a good time to get in touch with ramchop to play next season!
To contact	Contact ramchop or jump into DIBBL discord .

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Timezone/Region	Europe maybe, please don't let the goblins across the pond.	✶ 22-27
Rules	BB2020, with custom goblin themed rosters. With rulz (HA!) written by and for goblins.
Current status	World Waaagh III is into the second half, and The XXL Badland Brawl has a single game remaining, and the double elim-Pirate tournaments has two. The goblins have been behaving, which I'm certain means they're up to something else I just haven't seen yet..
Next steps	One would have to be quite insane or very, very drunk to understand what the goblins have planned next. (Contact mekutata for more information about what they have planned next! I'm afraid if I ask, I'll get some of it on me.)
To contact	mekutata apparently translates goblin and might be able to help you.

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Second Sons Blood Bowl League
Timezone/Region	Americas TZ	✶ 26-26
Rules	BB2020 with some initial boost to starting teams, roughly two week rounds
Current status	Season 2 is in round 6 of 13 rounds.
Next steps	Season 2 playoffs
To contact	HouseBlackfyre on site.

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Timezone/Region	Europe and Americas	✶ 23-24
Rules	BB2020, with random players and lots and lots of extra dice rolling just to satisfy Nuffle's whims
Current status	The second half of Season 2 is expected to start anytime now.
Next steps	Anticipate March/April random, custom redraft occurs where everything is shook up.
To contact	Foremole 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.

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Timezone/Region	Europe, with two week rounds.	✶ 24-24
Rules	BB2020 limited to a single team per roster. Invitational. With FLUFF!
Current status	Season 2 Classic Bowl and Mud Cup, with teams tossed in to play friendlies as they're eliminated.
Next steps	Redraft and Season 3
To contact	See Lasgalen, datom, or det about an invitation. Looks to be some openings.

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	Timezone/Region	New Zealand/Australian time zone preference With a bit of a lean towards NZ	✶ 19-22
	Rules	SL2020, each roster can only be represented once, with two week rounds.
	Current status	Pre-season builder games.
	Next steps	Season 10
	To contact	PM Trickey on FUMBBL or get in touch on their channel on the DIBBL Discord .

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Timezone/Region	Ontario, Canada & Time Zone friends	✶ 20-21
Rules	BB2020, roughly weekly rounds
Current status	Season 6 is in round 19 of 19 rounds, with four games remaining.
Next steps	"Playoofs".
To contact	Hammer16 or grant85 on site.

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Timezone/Region	Mainly Europe but Coaches in North and South America, Canada too. 14 day turns!	✶ 20-20
Rules	BB20 Draft League, Human rosters, custom seasons and re-draft. Custom Icons and Team logo's.
Current status	Season 2, cross region competition is into round 5 of 9.
Next steps	Championship and Jesters Cup playoffs.
To contact	The_Murker (Owner), det, darkwing2k6, and misterlonestar

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Timezone/Region	Americas	★ 16-19
Rules	SL2020 (Secret League 2020)
Current status	Season 3 is in round 7 of 11. Undefeated Norsii Iron Wolves continue to hold the Mystic Sparkle-Slann of Huah-Huah.
Next steps	Once the season finishes in early March, playoffs and a shady underground tournament.
To contact	razmus on site, or SLA20 channel on the Secret League Discord.

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Timezone/Region	UK, with ten day rounds	★ 14-19
Rules	BB2020, but someone has to wield the axe...
Current status	Season 4 has begun.
Next steps	Playoffs.
To contact	MisterA , and check out their discord.

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Timezone/Region	Europe	★ 16-17
Rules	BB2020, divisions with promotion/relegation
Current status	Hubba Season 3 round 4 of 9.
Next steps	Another Playoff/Cup -- early March 2023
To contact	Contact eldritchfox for more information and join them on the HUBBA Discord.

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Timezone/Region	Chilean, Americas timezone, Spanish Language	★ 14-19
Rules	BB2020/BB2020 Resurrection/BB2020 Stunty (League moves between groups/ruleset thru the year)
Current status	Watching to see what's next.
Next steps	Stunty League phase, I believe
To contact	Varadal, primary communication via WhatsApp.

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Liga Snota w Worku (Snot League in the Bag)
Timezone/Region	Europe/Poland (Polish Language)	★ 15-16
Rules	SL2020, Randomly assigned SL20 rosters.
Current status	Season 3 is into round 3 of 7.
Next steps	Season 3 playoffs.
To contact	Contact Avreus for more information and join.

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Nuffle's Will League - League for people with strong nerves
Timezone/Region	Europe/Poland (Polish Language)	★ 14-14
Rules	BB2020, without rerolls and random level ups. With custom Starplayer roster made out of players from past season.
Current status	Season 2 Playoffs.
Next steps	Recruiting new players 1. Recruting players for new season, 2. Team Creation, 3. Group Drafting, 4. Season games (round robin), 5. Play-offs, 6. New season starts
To contact	Contact Avreus or Jaskier for more information and join.

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Timezone/Region	Europe/Ukraine (Ukrainian Coaches)	★ 14-14
Rules	BB2020
Current status	Two open round robins running, I believe builders.
Next steps	Season 4.
To contact	Contact Ulmar99 for more information and join. Ulmar99 is also looking for coaches for an Eastern Europe League.

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Timezone/Region	Global, 21 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling	★ 7-10
Rules	BB2016: experienced, orphaned teams -- Will now be importing teams into the league, as the BB2016 open environment has been declared dead.
Current status	Recruiting for Season 11.
Next steps	Season 11, assuming critical mass is reached.
To contact	Contact razmus and join the IoMT Discord Channel.

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Timezone/Region	Europe	★ 9-9
Rules	BB2020 with several house rules and drafting. Two week rounds.
Current status	Season 6 is in round 8 of 9.
Next steps	Playoffs (mid-January), then draft (mid-February) to prepare for Season 7.
To contact	Contact Hovring for more information and join.

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Timezone/Region	Global, 21 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling	★ 7-9
Rules	SL16 Open Environment teams
Current status	Season 7, Round 5 of 7.
Next steps	Playoffs April 2023.
To contact	Contact razmus and join the IoMT Discord Channel.

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“Spelledaren’s next big thing”
Timezone/Region	Global, open round robin+playoffs	★ 7-9
Rules	BB2020 with "some minor tweaks"
Current status	Season 1, with a couple open slots remaining, and a couple unbloodied teams!
Next steps	More bloodshed, I mean... a playoff for the top teams.
To contact	Contact spelledaren.

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Timezone/Region	Global, 14 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling	✦ 5-6
Rules	BB2020: experienced, orphaned teams
Current status	Season 1 round 2 of 5.
Next steps	Season 1 Playoffs, around March.
To contact	Contact razmus and join the IoMTNG Discord Channel.

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Timezone/Region	Global, 14 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling	✦ 5-6
Rules	SL2020 resurrection/non-progression, with some additional rosters and customization.
Current status	Waiting, pending the anticipated SL20 changes.
Next steps	Season 5
To contact	Contact Java.

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Timezone/Region	Global, some schedule... Nuffle isn't picky	✦ 4-6
Rules	BB2020 with a single custom Nuffle roster, no retirements, no stars, no outside games, spiked balls.
Current status	Season 1, Round 3 (still stalled, approaching two months without a game.)
Next steps	Season 1 Catacombs Cup knockout tournament.
To contact	Contact Happy_Amateur.

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Timezone/Region	Americas, European, and Oceania divisions.	• 0-0
Rules	BB2020, but all the players are ST 5+, high TV, two week rounds (17 games per season!).
Current status	Incipient/recruiting.
Next steps	Bloodshed
To contact	knine on site.

Open Play Environments

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Rules	BB2020 with custom rosters. Updates to the rosters are anticipated.
Activity	Low activity. Garion's release of the new rosters anticipated any moment.
To play	Make a team from the group above and put them in Gamefinder or seek games on the Secret League Discord
Activities	Old World Rookie Rumble for new teams... has one rumble running now. Old World Brawl for any team... and again, while activity is slow, tournaments will still happen. [SL]2020 Slam are Slam type instant tournaments for groups of four teams. (just needs for interested coaches) Other tournaments to start when Seasons enabled on FUMBBL.

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Rules	BB2016, with imported League, Ranked, or Box teams, including SL16 teams.
Activity	Moderate <- Recruiting for October.
To play	Clone teams into the league to bring new life to them to play.
Activities	O[L]C Classic - No limit KO tournaments O[L]C Open League play - Now between seasons. Open [L]eague Cup - No limit, Official 2016 + [SL16] teams. Cup started 11 January. O[L]C 2016 Championship - TV limited, KO tournaments, up to eight(8) official 2016 + [SL16] teams Open [L]eague Challenge 2020 - TV limited, KO tournaments, up to eight(8) official 2020 + [SL20] teams

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

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Season	Season 7 has begun!
Environment	Competitive (Blackbox Scheduler only)
Synopsis	FUMBBL'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.

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Season	January 1-31th
Environment	Any/All
Synopsis	Stunty teams across the FUMBBL-verse attempting to beat, kill and maim everyone else... but mostly kill. Accumulate points for building up the biggest stack of corpses, with dwarves counting double. And of course, being stunties... the bodies accumulately from fouls certainly add to the official tally.

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Season	78: Jan 1st to Feb 28th
Environment	Competitive, Blackbox, and League (BB2020). (Blackbox only team awards added in this season.)
Synopsis	A 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. (Only two teams completed the cycle in each of the last two seasons.) (Now with a Discord Channel.)

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	Borg Invasion
	Season	Perpetual
	Environment	Any/All
	Synopsis	Chaos Renegades teams as Borg collective. Start vanilla and play against other teams... and as you kill your opponent's players, you add their unique biological signature to the Borg. It was challenging under the BB2016 rules, and I suspect it's even harder now.