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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 should be the middle of December. 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 real-life work done. (It's hours earlier than I'd anticipated because this coach contracted Covid-19; so no tabletop tournament for me today. See if you can spot my drug addled comments sprinkled amongst the notes.) The census says that there are 1058 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 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. League Commissioners who have erased# coaches on your roster, please kick them when you have the chance... they aren't coming back. This week for each group, I've tried to track down where Mega-Stars are allowed to play, but added notes in the Rules section about star players. |
I wanna play now!! Which leagues should I look at? | ||
These are the leagues closest to looking for more coaches right now. | ||
New to Bloodbowl? | 145 Club Actively Recruiting!!, and now with a cuddlefest! | |
Earth, and want casual/chill games | Chillax Zone | |
New Zealand | DIBBL in playoffs now | |
New Zealand, SL teams | OSBBL in playoffs now | |
UK | WIL might start another division if enough interest | |
Europe, Random SL20 rosters | Liga Snota w Worku Actively recruiting!! Playoff finals! | |
Europe, Draft | DLE actively recruiting! | |
Timezone/Region | World, but focused on Coaches new to Bloodbowl or new to FUMBBL (but especially new to Blood Bowl!) | ✹ 106-112 |
Rules | BB2020 (no Mega-Stars) | |
Current status | Mid-Holiday Season Cuddlefest just began and runs until mid-December -- see datom's blog post on the subject for more information. 145 Box Challenge is a way of encouraging 145 players into the wider site, for the more experienced 145 players since you will play concurrent with the Blackbox Trophy. The 145 Anniversary Cup is into the quarter-finals with six coaches remaining. A new cup for everyone will follow. The new mentoring program continues. Mentoring is more specific/personal/tailored advice but there is a lot of demand and not enough mentors at the moment, if you want to be mentored come and register your interest at the 145 discord (link below). | |
Next steps | If 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 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. 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/Region | Global (but predominately Europe), 14 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling | ✺ 189-190 |
Rules | BB2020 resurrection/non-progression with promotion and relegation (tournament rules: no Star Players) | |
Current status | Season three continues, and is almost to round 6 of 7. | |
Next steps | Promotion, relegation and recruiting. Should be some fisticuffs concerning Khemri vs Tomb Kings and how to grate them again. The league has gotten the attention of quite a few really good Blood Bowl coaches who hadn't previously played on FUMBBL, so the competition is fierce. many are watching the potential of progression up and down the divisions with some interest. If you're interested come back early in 2024, and I'll see you in the bottom swiss! | |
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) | ✹ 66-68 |
Rules | BB2020 with modified Secret League, and customized BB2016 skill progression. Only one team per roster. (Custom stars, with subpar apothecaries.) | |
Current status | Year 11, Autumn tournaments with teams grouped by prestige have started and are in round 1 of 7. | |
Next steps | Year 11, Winter 'friendlies' follow... folks have the opportunity to play a few games during the quiet period before Spring Regionals slaughter all the young'ens. | |
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. If you're an established FUMBBL coach who has been considering joining CIBBL, now is still a pretty good 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 | ✶ 27-42 |
Rules | BB2020, Sprint format, low competitive. All sprints, intended to just be fun games. (no Mega-Stars) | |
Current status | Third season kicked off, and will run until mid-December. I'm seeing a fair number of coaches looking for matches for Chillax. Sambre took the top spot away from Blasphemy, but there's a couple weeks left to go. | |
Next steps | Lather, rinse, and repeat. Make a team anytime, and play some relaxing Blood Bowl! | |
To contact | Contact koadah. |
Timezone/Region | Global, divided into Americas, European, and Oceania divisions | ✶ 15-21 |
Rules | BB2020, but all the players are ST 5+, high TV, two week rounds (17 games per season!). Emphasis on BASH. (Yes Mega-Stars, but big-guy stars only) | |
Current status | Phase 2 of Season 2 finishing up round 3 of 7. One filler team could be replaced by you! | |
Next steps | Season 2 playoffs. | |
To contact | knine on site or their Discord. |
Timezone/Region | Global, 14 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling | ★ 14-14 |
Rules | SL2020 resurrection/non-progression, with some additional rosters and customization. (Yes Mega-Stars, but they are an expensive buy during team creation!) | |
Current status | Season 6 - Round 6 of 6. | |
Next steps | There will be a bit of a hiatus after the Season 6 winner is announced. | |
To contact | Contact Java. |
“Spelledaren’s next big thing” | ||
Timezone/Region | Global, open round robin+playoffs | ★ 13-13 |
Rules | BB2020 with "some minor tweaks". (Custom star player handling) | |
Current status | Season 2, open round robin. "[...] Special rosters and open round Robin means you only play games you feel like playing, no schedule." | |
Next steps | Season 2 playoffs | |
To contact | Contact spelledaren. |
Timezone/Region | Global, 10-11 day rounds (Wed/Sun deadlines) to facilitate scheduling. | ★ * |
Rules | BB2020, 4M teams, (almost all) star players. | |
Current status | (quiet) The next All Star Bowl will start in when eight teams have signed up. | |
Next steps | All Stars Winter Bowl in January 2024. | |
To contact | Contact koadah. |
Timezone/Region | Oceania (GMT +7 to +12) | ✷ 43-54 |
Rules | BB2020, possibly the original league on Fumbbl to implement seasons! (Yes Mega-Stars) | |
Current status | Season XCVIII (98) round 6 of 7 | |
Next steps | End of season XCVIII games. | |
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 | ✶ 23-33 |
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) (Yes Mega-Stars) | ||
Current status | Season 35 Playoffs in round 2/3 of 3. | ||
Next steps | End of season activities, then Season 36. If you're in the target audience, talk to ramchop about next season; it appears there are only four games left in this season! | ||
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 | ✶ 17-24 |
Rules | SL2020, each roster can only be represented once, with two week rounds. (No Mega-Stars) | |
Current status | Season 11 playoff tournaments of various forms. Splatterfest has two (maybe three) games left, and the Sucker Cup XI is up to the second of four rounds, and there's a stocking on the doorknob for everyone else. | |
Next steps | Preparing for Season XII. If you were interested in OSBBL, you already missed out in the Sucker Cup, but could probably participate in the Season XII if you contact Trickey SOON. | |
To contact | PM Trickey on FUMBBL or get in touch on their channel on the DIBBL Discord . |
Timezone/Region | Italian Language/Italy | ✷ 60-60 |
Rules | BB2020 (Yes Mega-Stars) | |
Current status | First half of Season 33 is into round 4/5 of 5. | |
Next steps | Second half of Season 33, then the playoffs. | |
To contact | Ale_Kubbo |
Timezone/Region | French Language/Europe TZ | ✷ 46-46 |
Rules | BB2020, with promotion and relegation, and roster rotation. (It appears that teams can be relegated right out of existence.) (Custom Star Players) | |
Current status | Season 32. Round 9 of 11. | |
Next steps | Playoffs 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 (Spanish Language), but some non-European | ✷ 42-42 |
Rules | BB2020; promotion and relegation; race uniqueness within divisions enforced. (Yes Mega-Stars) | |
Current status | Divided into three big divisions, the first season has enter divisional play. | |
Next steps | Top teams from each division will enter the playoffs to determine the champion! | |
To contact | Contact MrToyce for more information and join. |
Timezone/Region | UK timezone, give or take a couple, and English language | ✷ 40-42 |
Rules | BB2020 (No Mega-Stars) | |
Current status | Season LXIX (69) Round 2/3/4 of 7. (Looks like a stalled game in Albany.) (Currently five full divisions of eight. Two more teams ready to go, just need two more to setup some open division play for the season. Not actively recruiting, but if you were interested in playing in WIL, now would be a good time to contact DaCoach.) | |
Next steps | Promotion/Relegation. (Lather, rinse, repeat.) | |
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 | ✶ 33-33 |
Rules | Secret League 2020, with customizations - with custom star players! | |
Current status | Season 6, Playoff tournaments have just begun, five three-round KO tournaments. Phase 3, FIFA rankings and invitations for next season. | |
Next steps | My notes say FIFA rankings and invitations for next season. | |
To contact | Contact Diablange for more information and join them on their Discord (ask Diablange for a invitation if interested). |
Timezone/Region | Europe | ✶ 32-33 |
Rules | BB2020 rules with BB2016 skill progression, w/player drafts. Limited to 32 Team Franchises. With FLUFF! (No star players) | |
Current status | Season 14, Championship playoffs in round 2 of 4. Actively recruiting for one or two spots now, and for the waitlist! Three phases:1(SoS), 2(interconference play), 3(intraconference play), championship playoffs | |
Next steps | Celebration and the traditional consumption of social drugs, bunch of awards, a few scandals. Then it's drafting for the next season and the players jet off to exotic pre-season camps. | |
To contact | BigF is in charge of the wait list. |
Timezone/Region | Finish Language/Finland | ✶ 27-27 |
Rules | BB2020 (Yes Mega-Stars) | |
Current status | Season 10, divisional play, round 7* of 7. (*Looks like one stalled game in round 6 yet.) | |
Next steps | Season 10 knockout tournament. | |
To contact | Contact Jopotzuki or visit thier Discord for more information and join. |
Timezone/Region | German Language/Central Europe TZ | ✶ 26-26 |
Rules | BB2020, with building and league modes (Yes Mega-Stars) | |
Current status | Season 16, round 5 of 5/7 of divisional play. | |
Next steps | End of season playoff tournaments. | |
To contact | jurisch and join them on Discord. |
Timezone/Region | Europe, with two week rounds. | ✶ 21-23 |
Rules | BB2020 limited to a single team per roster. Invitational. With FLUFF! (Yes Mega-Stars) | |
Current status | Season 3 (Still quiet. Anyone got a fork?). | |
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/Ukraine (Ukrainian Coaches) | ★ 16-18 |
Rules | BB2020 (Yes Mega-Stars) | |
Current status | Several active Open Round Robin tournaments, and two other Bowls running as Round Robin in rounds 3 of 5/7. | |
Next steps | If you're in the target audience, I'd recommend contacting Ulmar99 for more information, there always seems to be a lot going on. | |
To contact | Contact Ulmar99 for more information and join. |
Timezone/Region | Europe (Polish and English language) | ★ 12-12 |
Rules | SL2020, Randomly assigned SL20 rosters. (Yes Mega-Stars) | |
Current status | Season 4 playoffs, round 3 of 3. Finals between rayhell and Jaskier. (Anyone else getting déjà vu?) | |
Next steps | Actively recruiting for season 5. | |
To contact | Contact Avreus for more information and to join. Join them on their discord. |
Timezone/Region | French Language/Central Europe TZ | ★ 12-12 |
Rules | BB2020, with custom rosters, limit two teams per roster. (Yes Mega-Stars) | |
Current status | Season 6, Round 2 of 5. | |
Next steps | Season 6 playoffs. | |
To contact | Diablange |
Nuffle's Will League - League for people with strong nerves | ||
Timezone/Region | Europe (Polish and English Language) | ★ 11-12 |
Rules | BB2020, without rerolls and random level ups. With custom Star-player roster made out of players from past season. | |
Current status | Season 4, Playoffs, round 1 of 3. | |
Next steps | Season 5 recruiting, team creation, and drafting. 1. Recruiting 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 | Europe | • 8 |
Rules | BB2020, with bounties. | |
Current status | Season three just started. | |
Next steps | Playoffs, and recruiting won't happen again until mid-March. round robin with finals - playoffs may be used if league has enough players | |
To contact | Contact mayhemzz22 for more information and join. |
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. (Star players look absent.) | |
Current status | Season 4 in round 2 of 9. | |
Next steps | Season 4 playoffs. | |
To contact | The_Murker (Owner), det, darkwing2k6, and misterlonestar |
Timezone/Region | Americas | ✷ 46-57 |
Rules | BB2020, with custom seasons, and no stunty teams. (Yes Mega-stars, but Dribblesnot and Cindy are banished.) | |
Current status | Congrats to knine's Air Force Falconorcs, our newly crowned Champions! One bowl game left of Season 43, but it's a biggie -- the Uluthan's Rose Bowl! Teams are actively preparing themselves for Season 44 with graduates having already left for the NBFL draft board. A new slate of Non-AQ teams will join the rookie ranks, and everyone has been sending their players to exotic summer camps to heal those persistent injuries. | |
Next steps | Season 44 will begin very soon. | |
To contact | ex-convict or HyperboLemuR or Nelphine on site, or NCBB Discord |
Timezone/Region | Americas | ✷ 34-46 | |
Rules | BB2020, balanced number of teams from each roster! (No Mega-stars) | ||
Current status | Season 5 FA Cup in round 3 of 5, with three games left. Returning teams are redrafting now. | ||
Next steps | Season 6. Season 6 leagues (groupings) have been drafted, with one gold, one silver, and two bronze leagues this time around... and I don't see any empty slots at this time. | ||
To contact | HyperboLemuR on site or the NWBL Discord. |
Second Sons Blood Bowl League | ||
Timezone/Region | Americas TZ | ✶ 36-36 |
Rules | BB2020 with some initial boost to starting teams, roughly two week rounds (Yes Mega-stars) | |
Current status | Season 3, division play: round 7 of 11 | |
Next steps | Season 3 playoffs | |
To contact | HouseBlackfyre on site. |
Timezone/Region | Americas | ✶ 32-32 |
Rules | BB2020 with player draft, drawn from NCBB amongst other places. (Yes Mega-stars, but Dribblesnot and Cindy are banished.) | |
Current status | Season 31 Conference Playoffs, Round 1 of 3. | |
Next steps | The Super Bowl. | |
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 | ✶ 25-26 |
Rules | BB2020, roughly weekly rounds. (Yes Mega-stars) | |
Current status | Season 8, just a few games remaining. | |
Next steps | Season 8 PLAYOOFS (I think)! | |
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.) |
Timezone/Region | Chilean, Americas timezone, Spanish Language | ★ 18-18 |
Rules | BB2020 with redraft and what looks like a bounty system! (Yes Mega-stars) | |
Current status | "First Season" (with Divisions), Round 6 of 7. | |
Next steps | Playoffs. | |
To contact | Varadal, primary communication via WhatsApp. |
Timezone/Region | Americas | ★ 16-16 |
Rules | SL2020 (Secret League 2020) (No Mega-stars) | |
Current status | Season 5, round 4/4 of 9/11. | |
Next steps | End of season tournaments (mid-February). | |
To contact | razmus on site, or SLA20 channel on the Secret League Discord. |
Tilean Super League (TSL) Major League Rugby (MLR) | ||
Timezone/Region | Americas | ★ 8-11 |
Rules | BB2020, (TSL) Draft League drawing from => (MLR) BB7s (Star players appear to be missing.) | |
Current status | TSL - (still quiet). MLR - MRL Interdivisional, round 5 of 7 | |
Next steps | ||
To contact | Gridironman on site. |
Competitive | |
Rules | BB2020 - using the latest rules available. No Mega-stars. |
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.) Be aware that the box random scheduler now separates virtual season one teams from everyone else. |
Activities | Royal Rookie Rumble for new teams. (Recruiting 24/7!) Brawls for any Competitive team. Brackets break at 1400 and 1800. Close to getting our first High Brawl! Minors will have a tournament capped at TV 1330 started Wednesday, 15 November, with two groups of five rounds each. Major Tournaments spread out across the year, each with their own requirements and some with qualifier tournaments. FUMBBL CUP just has the finals between Ignaz and tussock left to play! |
Rules | BB2020 with custom rosters. (No Mega-stars to mirror Competitive envionment.) |
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. Got our first Rumble started in a while this period. Old World Brawl for any team. Proved they still can start, with a Low Brawl started. 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 1 November to 16 December. 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. Open [L]eague Cup - No limit, Official 2016 + [SL16] teams for a possibly last ride of glory. (Watch Koadah's Blog for more information on the O[L]C cup.) |
Season | Season 9: Sep-Dec 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 more information.) |
Season | LXXXIII: November 1 - December 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.) No one has yet completed a cycle this season, but we're still in the first few weeks. |
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. |