FUMBBL :: Online Blood Bowl League

2024-08-18

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 a week or two into September. 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 934 distinct, active coaches on FUMBBL who play in leagues, drifting back down a tiny amount again this period. 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.

Not a ton of changes this time, with this period anticipated as the quiet before everything starts getting more active again in September.

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 "Bone Dry Cup"
	Earth, resurrection	Super League returns in a few weeks
	Earth, Draft	BCS is spinning up other racial leagues.
	Earth, modified rosters	Spelledaren's has fillers to replace.
	Europe, Italian/Italy	Lega Gladio is between seasons.
	Europe, Spanish	FUMBOWL drafting rosters now-ish for next season.
	Europe, Finish Language	Suoliiga will be between seasons soon.
	Europe, French Language	MBBL recruiting for September start to Season 8.
	Europe, French, custom rosters	Laboratoire is looking for more coaches.
	Americas, Spanish Language/Chile	Liga CSM is now between seasons


Timezone/Region	World, but focused on Coaches new to Bloodbowl or new to FUMBBL (but especially new to Blood Bowl!)	✷ 43-54
Rules	BB2020 (no Mega-Stars)
Current status	The The Bone Dry Cup is running until the Mid September. 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. 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 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. If you're experienced, also recuiting to help get newer coaches squared away.
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	✺ *
Rules	BB2020 resurrection/non-progression with promotion and relegation (tournament rules for last season: no Star Players -- we'll see if that changes for the next season!)
Current status	Frozen in place until September, which is rapidly closing on us. Keep an eye on the group and join the discord if this is your jam. I expect the next season ruleset will be announced in the coming weeks.
Next steps	Season Five.
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)	✷ 63-64
Rules	BB2020 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 status	Year 12, Summer Olympic Tournaments are in round 5 or 5.
Next steps	Year 12, Autumn tournaments, which are ordered by Prestige -- these are always fun.
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, it is still a pretty good time to join, but hurry -- Autumn will be starting soon. 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/Region	Global, two week rounds in the league.	✶ 40-41
Rules	Secret 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 status	Season one is currently officially in round 5 of 7.There were enough late joiners to create a whole 'nother division, and they've nearly caught up!
Next steps	Playoffs.
To contact	Contact StrangeFeller, or WaffleIron and join their Discord.

Bloodbowl Championship Series (BCS)
Timezone/Region	Global, coaches drawn from "time to time"	★ 17-17
Rules	BB2020, 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	★ 17-17
Current status	Looks like Interleague play for the Secret League and Empire, and some of the human league teams are playing makeup games.
Next steps	My notes say a league segregated playoff, but that might already be going on. Some of the other leagues may be starting their interleague regular season. There's six leagues and twenty-one teams, so it's a little confusing right now.
To contact	TheRedoubt, bigf, or Gridironman on site or their Discord.

PEBBL (Point Economy Blood Bowl League)
Timezone/Region	Global, Coaches divided into four hour windows across the globe for their divisions	★ 12-16
Rules	BB2020, player point buy. (Star players drawn from previous season players)	★ 12-16
Current status	Season 1, part 2 (round 3 of 5). Looks like things stalled over the last several weeks.
Next steps	Season 2, pre-season.
To contact	Carthage on site or their Discord.

“Spelledaren’s next big thing”
Timezone/Region	Global, open round robin+playoffs	★ 8-9
Rules	BB2020 with "some minor tweaks". (Custom star player handling)
Current status	Looks like this has likely stalled, and I'm going to blame folks being on holiday. YOU could inject some life into the next big thing by bringing a team and challening all comers.
Next steps	Season 4 playoffs. Because of the structure of the league, I don't believe it is known when this will occur. (Well, Eris knows, but we're aren't on speaking terms just now.)
To contact	Contact spelledaren.


Timezone/Region	Oceania (GMT +7 to +12)	✷ 41-52
Rules	BB2020, possibly the original league on Fumbbl to implement seasons! (Yes Mega-Stars)
Current status	Season 102, regular season round 2 of 7.
Next steps	Draft and Season 103
To contact	Talk 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/Region	New Zealand, one week rounds	Established 6th March 2015	✶ 23-32
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 + 40k tax)
Current status	Season 38, Round 6 of 7.
Next steps	End of season KO tournaments, likely around the start of September.
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	✶ 20-30
Rules	SL2020, each roster can only be represented once, with two week rounds. (No Mega-Stars)	✶ 20-30
Current status	Season XIII - round 3 of 7.
Next steps	Season 13 Mullet, Sword, and Sucker Cup tournaments in Mid-November.
To contact	PM Trickey on FUMBBL or get in touch on their channel on the DIBBL Discord .


Timezone/Region	Italian Language/Italy	✷ *
Rules	BB2020 (Yes Mega-Stars)
Current status	Constructions/planning for Season 34.
Next steps	Season 34.
To contact	Ale_Kubbo


Timezone/Region	UK timezone, give or take a couple, and English language	✷ 48-48
Rules	BB2020, 9 day rounds (No Mega-Stars)
Current status	Season LXXII has just begun and is still in round 3 of 7. ("WIL is full up with 48/48 - 6 divisions of 8 teams" -DaCoach. I love perfect numbers like that.)
Next steps	Current season ends at the end of September, next will be end of season activities, promotion, etc. (At this point, reach out if you're interested in going onto the wait list, although these are also a lot of really stand-up folks. I'm confident if there were enough qualified coaches, they'd do something fun with ya. Alternately, do your part to keep their numbers perfect in the event someone drops!)
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/Europe TZ	✷ 43-48
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 34 has started, round 1 of 11.
Next steps	Season 34 playoffs. Recruit. Draft teams/rosters. Season. Playoffs. Post Season.
To contact	Sharkrudi, Thoriin, Darkvatar, or Phags or visit their Discord


Timezone/Region	Europe (Spanish Language), but some non-European	✷ *
Rules	BB2020; 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 status	Drafting rosters! Eighty-four signed up!
Next steps	Pre-season (Season Two) four round swiss tournament, should start 2 September. Thirteen round, round robin durign the upcoming season.
To contact	Contact MrToyce for more information and join.


Timezone/Region	Finish Language/Finland	✶ 28-31
Rules	BB2020, two week rounds (Yes Mega-Stars)	✶ 28-31
Current status	Season 11 playoffs.
Next steps	Season 12, I think. (Might be a second round of playoffs?)
To contact	Contact Jopotzuki or visit thier Discord for more information and join.


Timezone/Region	Europe	✶ 29-29
Rules	BB2020 rules with BB2016 skill progression, w/player drafts. Limited to 32 Team Franchises. With FLUFF! (No star players)
Current status	Recruit & Draft - If draft leagues are your jam, get in touch with them. Because of the league size, there seems to be a fairly constant trickle turnover of franchises... and you could be the next franchise owner. Get on the wait list now! ALERT!!! Late breaking news! from spelledaren: I think there is exactly 1 DLE spot open for season 16 — and we started the draft for it literally minutes ago. Join now and get the players you want! Three phases:1(SoS), 2(interconference play), 3(intraconference play), championship playoffs
Next steps	Season 16.
To contact	BigF is in charge of the wait list.


Timezone/Region	Scotland	✶ 20-20
Rules	BB2020, two week rounds. (Yes Mega-stars)
Current status	Season 2 Round 2 of 9.
Next steps	Season 2 playoffs.
To contact	ChrisRaff88 is the big man in charge. For their Discord, ask for an invitation.


Timezone/Region	French Language/France	✶ *
Rules	Secret League 2020, with customizations - with custom star players!	✶ *
Current status	Season 7 is complete. They're now taking a break (even if friendlies are allowed) until September. Phase 3, FIFA rankings, (awards for regular season/ friendly challenge (where everyone is welcome)/ end of season Cups) and invitations for next season.
Next steps	The formula will evolve slightly with the idea to facilitate new teams first seasons. More than ever, now is a good time to join!
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	✶ 28-28
Rules	BB2020, two week rounds, with building and league modes (Yes Mega-Stars)	✶ 28-28
Current status	Season 17 round 11 of 13
Next steps	Season 17 playoffs.
To contact	jurisch and join them on Discord.


Timezone/Region	Europe, with two week rounds.	★ 17-17
Rules	BB2020 limited to a single team per roster. Invitational. With FLUFF! (Yes Mega-Stars)	★ 17-17
Current status	Season 4, round 10 of 11 --teams have broken thru the glass ceiling and have been continuing to play.
Next steps	End of Season 4 tournament(s), maybe two half tournaments, or four tournaments a third of the way thru each?
To contact	See Lasgalen, datom, or det about an invitation.


Timezone/Region	Europe (with some accomodation for others)	★ 15-17
Rules	BB2020, draft (no star players)	★ 15-17
Current status	Season 1 conference playoff! (1) Intraconference, (2) interconference, (3) Playoffs
Next steps	Season 1 SuperBowl!
To contact	Contact Kondor, Arcayn, or intrepidwilson for more information, for a Discord invite, or to join. Their Discord is also available.


Timezone/Region	Europe (Polish and English language)	★ 15-16
Rules	SL2020, Randomly assigned SL20 rosters. (Yes Mega-Stars)	★ 15-16
Current status	Season 6, round 5/7 of 7. Round four recap video. (These are well done and fun.)
Next steps	End of season playoffs
To contact	Contact Avreus for more information and to join. Join them on their discord.


Timezone/Region	Europe/Ukraine (Ukrainian Coaches)	★ 12-14
Rules	BB2020 (Yes Mega-Stars)	★ 12-14
Current status	Three playoff tournaments going on.
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	French Language/Central Europe TZ	★ 9-10
Rules	BB2020, with custom rosters, limit two teams per roster. (Yes Mega-Stars)	★ 9-10
Current status	Season 7 playoffs.
Next steps	Season 8.
To contact	Diablange

round robin with finals - playoffs may be used if league has enough players. {new 2/09/2024}

Timezone/Region	Europe	★ 6-8
Rules	BB2020 with bounties and no player retirements.	★ 6-8
Current status	Season 4 round 8 of 9, but the final game for the Season 3 playoffs is (amazingly) still pending.
Next steps	Season 4 playoffs.
To contact	Contact mayhemzz22 for more information and join.


Timezone/Region	Europe and Americas	✶ 28-31
Rules	BB2020, with random players and lots and lots of extra dice rolling just to satisfy Nuffle's whims, now with BB2016 advancing	✶ 28-31
Current status	New Season 1, Stage 2, Scattered across round 5 of 5.
Next steps	Makeups (maybe), then a lot of dice rolling and shuffling.
To contact	TrashMouse 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. (Star players look absent.)	✶ 20-20
Current status	Season 5, Interconference play - Round 6 of 9.
Next steps	Season 5 Intraconference play.
To contact	The_Murker (Owner), det, darkwing2k6, and misterlonestar



Timezone/Region	Americas	✷ 46-54
Rules	BB2020, balanced number of teams from each roster! (No Mega-stars)
Current status	Season 7, FA Cup (final end of season tournament) - round 2 of 5. Redraft and teams creation for Season 8 happening now.
Next steps	Season 8.
To contact	HyperboLemuR on site or the NWBL Discord.


Timezone/Region	Americas	✷ 45-54
Rules	BB2020, with custom seasons, and no stunty teams. (Yes Mega-stars, but Dribblesnot and Cindy are banished.)
Current status	Season 45 Non-AQ and BCS Out of Conference play, with the season in week 9-ish of 10, but it'll have to run long.
Next steps	Season 45 make-up games, then the coaches poll.
To contact	ex-convict or HyperboLemuR or Nelphine on site, or NCBB Discord


Timezone/Region	Americas	✶ 31-32
Rules	BB2020 with player draft, drawn from NCBB amongst other places. (Yes Mega-stars, but Dribblesnot and Cindy are banished.)
Current status	Post-season 32 activities including the draft are ongoing..
Next steps	Season 33
To contact	To 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/Region	Americas TZ	✷ 29-29
Rules	BB2020 with some initial boost to starting teams, roughly two week rounds (Yes Mega-stars)
Current status	Season 4, round 4 of 15.
Next steps	Season 4 playoffs, probably sometime next year.
To contact	HouseBlackfyre on site.

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


Timezone/Region	Chilean, Americas timezone, Spanish Language	★ 17-20
Rules	BB2020 with redraft and what looks like a bounty system! (Yes Mega-stars)	★ 17-20
Current status	Season 3 playoffs and Copa Chile complete
Next steps	Season 4.
To contact	Varadal, primary communication via WhatsApp.


Timezone/Region	Ontario, Canada & Time Zone friends	✶ 17-18
Rules	BB2020, roughly weekly rounds, with bounties. (Yes Mega-stars)
Current status	Season 9, round 5 of 9.
Next steps	Season 9 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.)


Timezone/Region	Americas	★ 16-16
Rules	BB2020 draft league, two week rounds Custom star players from previous players	★ 16-16
Current status	Season 1, round 5 of 7.
Next steps	Season 1 cross-conference play.
To contact	ryanfitz


Timezone/Region	Americas	★ *
Rules	SL2020 (Secret League 2020) (No Mega-stars)	★ *
Current status	We signed up enough folks for Season 6, but then several wandered off and we didn't get all the teams built and prepped past two deadlines. Everyone gets the season off, and we'll start again in September.
Next steps	Season 6 on hold until September.
To contact	razmus 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
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. Minors can be looked for another run at the middle of the month. XFL will host High Elf, Lizardmen, Underworld, and Black Ork with the announcement for the tournament starting in a couple weeks. Major Tournaments spread out across the year, each with their own requirements and some with qualifier tournaments. The currently running Major is the Crown of Sands, with tournament proper happening now. FUMBBL CUP will be next in October.


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 page in the "League","Secret League 2020" division). Put them in Gamefinder or seek games on the Secret League Discord
Activities	Old World Rookie Rumble for new teams. Always recruiting! Old World Brawl for any team. 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 running from 16 June thru the end of July. Secret Stunty Cup! which is in the finals now. Other tournaments to start when Seasons enabled on FUMBBL, starting with the [SL]UMBBL Cup!


Rules	BB2020, low competitive. (no Mega-Stars)
Activity	Some, fairly consistent.
To play	Create a team from the link on the Chillax group page, and make them available in gamefinder.
Activities	Ongoing sprint seasons, just so there are numbers to watch. Really the environment is just an excuse to play games, so get to it.

Open League
Rules	BB2020 (no Mega-Stars)
Activity	Low.
To play	Create 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.


Rules	BB2020, 1100TV start, Mega-stars, 2016 progression, Nelphine star pricing, endless seasons.
Activity	<pending>
To play	Create team for group and just start playing.


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. (Active recruiting, and intending to run for as long as possible.)

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


Time/Region	Global, 10-11 day rounds (Wed/Sun deadlines) to facilitate scheduling.
Rules	BB2020, 4M teams, (almost all) star players.
Next tournament	All Stars Bowl when there are eight teams to make a new bracket. All Stars Autumn Bowl for September!
To contact	Contact koadah.

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.


Season	Season 11: May-Aug 2024
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.)

Player of the Year 2024 (POTY 2024)
Season	The year of 2024
Environment	Competitive tournaments - FUMBBL Minor, Majors, and BBT
Synopsis	Earn points in the official Comptitive division competitions, and folks are offering up prizes. 145 Club has their own related prize as well! Current Update (June)


Season	LXXXVII: July 1 - 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.) ELF II updated this period to correctly handle the new rosters added to the standard and secret league environments.

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