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All the league news fit to print and then some! Compiled from across FUMBBL, this is all the 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 as quiet as things are right now, may well be the third week or July. Trying to pull in as much of what's going on around FUMBBL so folks can find even more ways not to get all their work done. The census says that there are 956 distinct, active coaches on FUMBBL who play in leagues. Two numbers are given for the range of the league size, because there isn't a single good indicator. When the numbers are very different - the league may be in flux, have some deadwood teams/coaches in their locker rooms, or be at the start or end of a cycle/season. Numbers very close together should be pretty close to the 'actual' active coach population (whatever that means) for the group. There are still several leagues between seasons or between activities, I assume because for many... it's the season of vacations. It looks like late August/September is going to be very busy for folks. For folks in the Americas, the NBBFL is looking for two coaches to fill in immediately, and NCBB and NWBL are gearing up for another season. I'd encourage coaches near the UK timezone, not already involved in WIL to get involved... and hopefully there will be enough of a critical mass to form a fresh cohort. I assume the Chill Axe will be starting fresh soon as well. Italian coaches not already involved in Lega Gladio might keep an eye open... they normally go quiet briefly after playoffs, but I'd expect season XXXIII soon. French coaches, keep your eye on JBL... they're also between seasons! I'd point out the Fumbowl League for Spanish language coaches, which I imagine are close to starting a new season. For nearly everyon who likes fluff, CIBBL has space for one or two more before they launch their next Youngblood tournament. And European coaches as a whole... please keep an eye on the goblins of XXXL for me... they're up to something nefarious. European and Americas coaches who enjoy extra chaos/randomness, may I draw your attention to the Nuffle League which is just starting to process teams thru the cuisanart of mayhem turned up to frappe to generate new, frothy teams. |
Timezone/Region | World, but focused on Coaches new to Bloodbowl or new to Fumbbl | ✷ 53-62 |
Rules | BB2020 | |
Current status | 145 KO Cup, Spectacular Solstice Sprint of Slaughter, and 145 Box Challenge have (experimentally) replaced the fine coffee normally served in the 145 Club. We'll have to see if the patrons notice the difference. See razmus's recent blog post on the subject for more information. | |
Next steps | If you're new to FUMBBL or Blood Bowl, jump in at your leisure. The experimental move to sprints rather than Open Round Robins should make it easier for folks to join with minimal wait and make it easier to find worthy opponents. | |
To contact | dentface for even more information, razmus's 145 FAQ might answer a few questions, and stop by the 145 Club Discord to chat with folks. |
Timezone/Region | Global (but predominately Europe), 14 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling | ✺ 169-170 |
Rules | BB2020 resurrection/non-progression with promotion and relegation | |
Current status | Season 2. Now in round 6 of 7. (The end is nigh!) | |
Next steps | Promotion and relegation. Sign-ups with teams will end 20 September with Season 3 starting on 27 September. | |
To contact | Contact Storr and/or join them on their own Super League Discord. |
Timezone/Region | Europe but with coaches from everywhere. Large, fluff heavy league. (Effectively Global) | ✹ 67-69 |
Rules | BB2020 with modified Secret League, and customized BB2016 skill progression. Only one team per roster. | |
Current status | Year 11, Spring Regionals have just begun! | |
Next steps | Year 11, Summer special tournaments. Recruiting message was recently posted. | |
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. Specifically, at the moment, they have one or two slots for a new team before they launch their next Youngbloods touranment! If you're an established FUMBBL coach who has been considering joining CIBBL, now is the perfect time! Contact C0ddlefish and/or join them on the SL Discord in their own section. (But 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/Region | Global | ✷ 41-46 |
Rules | BB2020, resurrection/ no progression. A "competitive competition with many high profile and exceptionally skilled coaches." | |
Current status | (quiet) | |
Next steps | Season 6 to be determined. | |
To contact | Strider84 on site. There is a wait list to join, but now would probably be a good time to express interest in joining if this is your jam. |
Timezone/Region | Global, divided into Americas, European, and Oceania divisions | ✶ 26-27 |
Rules | BB2020, but all the players are ST 5+, high TV, two week rounds (17 games per season!). Emphasis on BASH. | |
Current status | Intra-conference play. Round 8 of 13. Recruiting two NA coach to play. | |
Next steps | Playoffs. | |
To contact | knine on site or their Discord. |
Timezone/Region | Global, 14 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling | ✶ 22-24 |
Rules | SL2020 resurrection/non-progression, with some additional rosters and customization. | |
Current status | The league shall be in hiatus until September. (quiet) | |
Next steps | Contact Java to be put on the notification thread. | |
To contact | Contact Java. |
Timezone/Region | Global, 10-11 day rounds (Wed/Sun deadlines) to facilitate scheduling. | ✶ ~16 |
Rules | BB2020, 4M teams, (almost all) star players. (Almost resurrection, 'cause everyone except one player is a STAR!) | |
Current status | Two All Star Bowls (8-person KO) runnning! | |
Next steps | More tournaments with all star action as quickly as koadah can get teams thru the locker room. | |
To contact | Contact koadah. |
Timezone/Region | Global, weekly, 4chan community | ✶ 11-13 |
Rules | BB2020, some house rules. | |
Current status | (quiet) | |
Next steps | Probably Season 21. If you're in the target audience and not already playing, now would be a good time to check out the 4chan community feed for the next season. | |
To contact | Contact Wolbum. |
Timezone/Region | Global, 14 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling | ★ 9-9 |
Rules | BB2020: experienced, orphaned teams | |
Current status | Season 2, round 5 of 9. One drop-out -- contact razmus if you've got an unattached BB2020 team in the League division and are interested in jumping in, mid-season. | |
Next steps | Season 2 playoffs, anticipated in August. | |
To contact | Contact razmus and join the IoMTNG Discord Channel. |
Timezone/Region | Global, 21 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling (glacier mode engaged) | ★ 8-8 |
Rules | BB2016: experienced, orphaned teams -- imported into the league. | |
Current status | Season 11 ongoing, round 8 of 9. Since there will be dwarven artillery in EVERY GAME, long term team health is unlikely. Two fillers in place, contact razmus if you have an old BB2016 era League division team and are interested in jumping in for the last few games. | |
Next steps | Playoffs/recruiting. | |
To contact | Contact razmus and join the IoMT Discord Channel. |
Timezone/Region | Global, 21 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling (glacier mode engaged) | ✦ 6-6 |
Rules | SL16 Open Environment teams | |
Current status | Season 8, round 2 of 5 | |
Next steps | Season 8 playoffs, in October | |
To contact | Contact razmus and join the IoMT Discord Channel. |
Timezone/Region | Global, | ✦ 3-4 |
Rules | BB2020 with all Chaos Renegade rosters, two week rounds. | |
Current status | Part 1 of Season 1, as a proper Open Round Robin. (stalled) | |
Next steps | Part 2 of Season 2. | |
To contact | Contact dieuraskel. |
Timezone/Region | Oceania (GMT +7 to +12) | ✷ 42-50 |
Rules | BB2020, possibly the original league on Fumbbl to implement seasons! | |
Current status | Bob Borc (has been into the) Cup(s) (III). End of season playoffs | |
Next steps | More Blood, then surely Recruit/Redraft for season 97. If you play during the Oceania evenings and aren't already in the SWL, I'd suggest getting in touch with Wozzaa SOON! | |
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. |
Timezone/Region | New Zealand, one week rounds | Established 6th March 2015 | ✶ 25-33 |
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 | Season 34 has begun! Round 1 of 7. | ||
Next steps | End of Season 34 madness/playoffs/bloodshed! | ||
To contact | Contact ramchop or jump into DIBBL discord . |
Timezone/Region | New Zealand/Australian time zone preference With a bit of a lean towards NZ | ✶ 19-23 |
Rules | SL2020, each roster can only be represented once, with two week rounds. | |
Current status | Post-season 10 festivities. The Sucker Cup X continues, and other teams seem to have taken to the pool(s). | |
Next steps | Season 11. | |
To contact | PM Trickey on FUMBBL or get in touch on their channel on the DIBBL Discord . |
Timezone/Region | Italian Language/Italy | ✷ 55-59 |
Rules | BB2020 | |
Current status | Season 32 Playoffs. | |
Next steps | Promotion, relegation and Season 33! | |
To contact | Ale_Kubbo |
Timezone/Region | French Language/Europe TZ | ✷ 9-40 |
Rules | BB2020, with promotion and relegation, and roster rotation. (It appears that teams can be relegated right out of existence.) | |
Current status | Season 31 playoffs complete. Congrats to Sharkrudi's Altherat de Kartof 31'. | |
Next steps | Post Season. Recruit. Draft teams/rosters. If you're interested, might be a good time to get in touch with them. 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 |
Timezone/Region | Europe | ✷ 33-33 |
Rules | BB2020 rules with BB2016 skill progression, w/player drafts. Limited to 32 Team Franchises. With FLUFF! | |
Current status | Season 14, second half (interconference play). Round 3-ish of 7. | |
Next steps | Playoffs. | |
To contact | BigF is in charge of the wait list. |
Timezone/Region | UK timezone, give or take a couple, and English language | ✶ 33-33 |
Rules | BB2020 | |
Current status | Season LXVII (67), Round 7 of 7. | |
Next steps | There will be a brief break, but season LXVIII will start up in August. I believe they're still looking to infuse the league with new coaches, potentially a full division of eight worth of additional coaches. Coaches in that timezone who would like to experience one of the longest lived leagues on FUMBBL, you'd be well served to get in touch with DaCoach. | |
To contact | A 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/Region | French Language/France | ✶ 30-31 |
Rules | Secret League 2020, with customizations - with custom star players! | |
Current status | Friendlies, Round 3 of 9. | |
Next steps | Phase 3, FIFA rankings and invitations for next season. Season 6 will begin in September. | |
To contact | Contact Diablange for more information and join them on their Discord (ask Diablange for a invitation if interested). |
Timezone/Region | German Language/Central Europe TZ | ✶ 26-26 |
Rules | BB2020, with building and league modes | |
Current status | Season 15, just a handful of games left. | |
Next steps | Playoffs | |
To contact | jurisch and join them on Discord. |
Timezone/Region | Europe maybe, please don't let the goblins across the pond. | ✶ 4-25 |
Rules | BB2020, with custom goblin themed rosters. With rulz (HA!) written by and for goblins. | |
Current status | (quiet) I attempted to inquire into the XXXL status, and unfortunately I may have attracted attention I'd have been better off not attracting. My door-chimes sounded and all that discovered upon investigation was the lingering stench of goblin. | |
Next steps | Goblin mayham will return soon. (Hopefully it'll be on the pitch!) | |
To contact | mekutata apparently translates goblin and might be able to help you. |
Timezone/Region | Europe, with two week rounds. | ✶ 24-24 |
Rules | BB2020 limited to a single team per roster. Invitational. With FLUFF! | |
Current status | Season 3, Spiked Bench challenge metallic phase has begun, where they'll apparently again be pulling out before anyone finishes. | |
Next steps | More Season 3 zanniness, maybe half a knock-out tournament? | |
To contact | See Lasgalen, datom, or det about an invitation. |
Timezone/Region | Europe (Spanish Language), but some non-European | ✷ 22-22 |
Rules | BB2020. | |
Current status | (quiet) | |
Next steps | Si usted es parte del público objetivo, ahora probablemente sea el momento perfecto para contactar a MrToyce. (When I know, you'll know.) | |
To contact | Contact MrToyce for more information and join. |
Grand Est League (GEL) | ||
Timezone/Region | France (French Language) | ✶ 20-22 |
Rules | BB2020. | |
Current status | (quiet) | |
Next steps | Je ne sais pas. Si quelqu'un sait, merci de me faire passer l'information. (Let me know, please.) | |
To contact | Contact LeonHart for more information, or better... talk to them on their Discord.. |
Timezone/Region | Europe/Ukraine (Ukrainian Coaches) | ★ 18-18 |
Rules | BB2020 | |
Current status | A handful of games remain in the Open Round Robin tournaments. | |
Next steps | Season 6 (?) If you're in the target audience, I'd recommend contacting Ulmar99 for more information. | |
To contact | Contact Ulmar99 for more information and join. |
Liga Snota w Worku (Snot League in the Bag) | ||
Timezone/Region | Europe/Poland (Polish Language)(But appears open to accepting others!) | ★ 16-16 |
Rules | SL2020, Randomly assigned SL20 rosters. | |
Current status | Season 4, round 3 of 7. | |
Next steps | Season 4 playoffs. (Looks like fun, and feelers for more coaches next season have already been sent out.) | |
To contact | Contact Avreus for more information and to join. |
Nuffle's Will League - League for people with strong nerves | ||
Timezone/Region | Europe/Poland (Polish Language) | ★ 14-15 |
Rules | BB2020, without rerolls and random level ups. With custom Starplayer roster made out of players from past season. | |
Current status | Season 3 Playoffs, just the finals left to play between Cicuit and Jaskier. | |
Next steps | Season 4/Recruiting 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. |
Timezone/Region | UK, with ten day rounds | ★ 11-13 |
Rules | BB2020, but someone has to wield the axe... | |
Current status | (quiet) | |
Next steps | Season 5? | |
To contact | MisterA , and check out their discord. |
Timezone/Region | Europe | ★ 3-13 |
Rules | BB2020, divisions with promotion/relegation | |
Current status | (quiet) | |
Next steps | Season 3 Playoff/Cup, then Season 4. | |
To contact | Contact eldritchfox for more information and join them on the HUBBA Discord. |
Timezone/Region | French Language/Central Europe TZ | ★ 8-8 |
Rules | BB2020, with custom rosters, limit two teams per roster. | |
Current status | Season 5 Championship, round 4 of 7. | |
Next steps | Season 5 Playoffs. | |
To contact | Diablange |
Timezone/Region | Europe | ✦ 2-7 |
Rules | BB2020 with several house rules and drafting. Two week rounds. | |
Current status | (quiet) | |
Next steps | Draft to prepare for Season 7. If you were interested in Cyberpunk Draft League, now would be the time to contact Hovring. | |
To contact | Contact Hovring for more information and join. |
Timezone/Region | Europe and Americas | ✶ 22-25 |
Rules | BB2020, with random players and lots and lots of extra dice rolling just to satisfy Nuffle's whims | |
Current status | Redraft, and it's a unique one -- redrafting with a cuisinart 'team processor'. Did you want the experience of playing with a random team? Now is the time to get in there and experience the chaos to a whole new dimension. | |
Next steps | Season 3. | |
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. |
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 3 - N vs S and E vs W. Round 4 of 9. | |
Next steps | Playoff tournament and Jester's Cup. | |
To contact | The_Murker (Owner), det, darkwing2k6, and misterlonestar |
Timezone/Region | Americas | ✷ 37-46 |
Rules | BB2020, with custom seasons | |
Current status | Season 42 Bowl Games are being played! Teams participating in the next season are already signing up! If you were considering playing next season, get your name into the hat NOW! | |
Next steps | Teams previously in the non-AQ who will play next season will be assigned their conferences. Players will advance a year, and seniors will graduate and be get put into the NBFL draft for some future season. New rivalries will be announced. Season 43 will begin when all the unpaid interns get a paycheck. | |
To contact | ex-convict or Nelphine on site, or NCBB Discord |
Timezone/Region | Americas | ✷ 32-35 | |
Rules | BB2020, limited number of teams from each roster so not everyone plays Goblins, Nurgle, and Chaos Renegades! | ||
Current status | Season π -- final round of end of season KO tournaments have just begun. Posturing and grousing is now traditional. | ||
Next steps | End of season redrafting will occur, were coaches count on body parts and attempt to puzzle out the new math. Promotion/relegation will occur. The next season will begin sometime after that. | ||
To contact | Waagh and ryanfitz on site or the NWBL Discord. |
Timezone/Region | Americas | ✶ 30-32 |
Rules | BB2020 with player draft, drawn from NCBB amongst other places | |
Current status | Nelphine's Szeattle Scimitars won the Superbowl. | |
Next steps | Lonely coaches have already begun to wander the NBFL halls asking, "Draft?" as they attempt to prepare their teams for the next season of mayhem. | |
To contact | To be put on the waiting list for an invitation, contact Bazakastine or dashergeaux and join them on the NBFL Discord. The league is limited to 32 franchise teams. |
Timezone/Region | Ontario, Canada & Time Zone friends | ✶ 26-27 |
Rules | BB2020, roughly weekly rounds | |
Current status | Season 7, second part of the season is up to their final round. | |
Next steps | Season 7 Playoofs! | |
To contact | Hammer16 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.) |
Second Sons Blood Bowl League | ||
Timezone/Region | Americas TZ | ✶ 19-26 |
Rules | BB2020 with some initial boost to starting teams, roughly two week rounds | |
Current status | Tattered Price Open (4 round resurrection swiss) is in round 2. | |
Next steps | Season 3 | |
To contact | HouseBlackfyre on site. |
Timezone/Region | Americas | ★ 17-17 |
Rules | SL2020 (Secret League 2020) | |
Current status | Season 4 has crossed the midway point. The veteran division is now a sad tattered shambles, but will continue to limp thru the season. The lower division is chugging along bravely. | |
Next steps | Playoffs anticipated in September. | |
To contact | razmus on site, or SLA20 channel on the Secret League Discord. |
Timezone/Region | Chilean, Americas timezone, Spanish Language | ✶ 16-16 |
Rules | BB2020/BB2020 Resurrection/BB2020 Stunty (League moves between groups/ruleset thru the year) | |
Current status | Playoffs are in the finals with Nogard facing Moomra. Nuffles Forgotten tournament has crossed it's midway point. | |
Next steps | (Not certain, or to borrow Garc's vernacular, "¿Queeeee?") | |
To contact | Varadal, primary communication via WhatsApp. |
Tilean Super League (TSL) Major League Rugby (MLR) | ||
Timezone/Region | Americas | ★ 9-9 |
Rules | BB2020, (TSL) Draft League drawing from => (MLR) BB7s | |
Current status | TSL,MLR - Championships. | |
Next steps | ||
To contact | Gridironman on site. |
Competitive | |
Rules | BB2020 - using the latest rules available. Mega-star ban is in effect. |
Activity | Very high activity. This is the primary activity on FUMBBL |
To play | Make 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.) |
Activities | Royal Rookie Rumble for new teams. Brawls for any Competitive team. Brackets break at 1400 and 1800. Minors most recently completed 24 May. Stay alert for the next. Six Major Tournaments spread out across the year, each with their own requirements and some with qualifier tournaments. Grotty Little Tournament qualifiers are either complete or very nearly so, so expect the tournament proper to begin soon! |
Rules | BB2020 with custom rosters. |
Activity | Some. |
To play | Make a team from the group above (or from your coaches play in the League/Secret League 2020 division) and put them in Gamefinder or seek games on the Secret League Discord |
Activities | Old World Rookie Rumble for new teams. New Rumble just started yesterday. Need about twelve more teams for the next Rumble! Old World Brawl for any team... and again, while activity is slow, tournaments will still happen. Bracket breaks at 1000, 1300, 1600, and 2000. [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. Current season runs from 15 June to 31 July. (And somehow one of my teams is holding the second place spot! Come take the spot from the worst team to visit the pitch in living memory!) Other tournaments to start when Seasons enabled on FUMBBL. |
Rules | BB2016, with imported League, Ranked, or Box teams, including SL16 teams. |
Activity | Low |
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. (Watch Koadah's Blog for the latest O[L]C news.) 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 |
Season | Season 8: May-Aug 2023 |
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. 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 qualifications, etc.) |
Season | LXXXI: July 1st to August 31st. |
Environment | Competitive, Blackbox, and League (BB2020/SL2020). |
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. (Discord Channel.) |
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. |