FUMBBL :: Online Blood Bowl League

2024-11-16

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 early December. (With the major distraction resolved, I hope to be able to devote a little more time to FUMBBL, and maybe play a game or three.) I've added a channel for conversation amongst League Commissioners on my FUMBBL Leagues Discord. If you're interested in the conversation, please jump into the general channel and ask to be elevated for the commissioner's channel.

The census says that there are still 917 distinct, active coaches on FUMBBL who play in leagues, down a fair bit from last month. Two numbers are given for the range of the league size, because 'active coaches in a league' is a poorly defined descriptor. When the numbers are very different - the league is likely in flux, have some deadwood teams/coaches in their locker rooms, or be at the start or end of a cycle/season (when there's usually a lot of inactive coaches watching the playoffs). Numbers very close together should be pretty close to the 'actual' active coach population (whatever that means) for the group.

I wanna play now!! Which groups should I look at?
These are the leagues closest to looking for more coaches right now. It might still be a bit before you'd play.
	New to Bloodbowl?	145 Club Always available, earn your "No Whining"
	Earth, draft	BCS looks to almost be between seasons.
	New Zealand	DIBBL is in playoffs
	Oceania, Secret League	OSBBL is in playoff as well
	UK timezone	WIL may be looking for two more soon to fill a division.
	Europe, German language	D-A-CH has three games left in their playoffs!
	Ukraine	Trident League is nearing the end of their potato tournaments
	Europe/Americas, random rosters	Nuffle League is about to end their season.
	EuropeAmericas, draft	DLE2 is between seasons. I don't know if they have an opening, but worth talking.
	Europe/Americas, greenskin draft	GDR (Greenskin Draft) is starting up in October.
	Americas, College theme/seasons	NCBB is set to start a new season any second now.
	Americas, Ontario	WARBBL might want to hear from you, if you play the Ontario/Quebec tabletop scene.
	Americas, Secret League	SLA20 is actively recruiting.


Timezone/Region	World, but focused on Coaches new to Bloodbowl or new to FUMBBL (but especially new to Blood Bowl!)	✷ 39-60
Rules	BB2020 (no Mega-Stars)
Current status	The No Whining is running from November thru mid-December. ALWAYS RECRUITING! The 145 Graduate League is now available for coaches transitioning from newbie status to the wider community. 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! With the graduate cup tournament also in process, if you're in the target audience, I'd encourage folks to stop in and find out what's next.
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 recruiting 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	✺ 136-137
Rules	BB2020 resurrection/non-progression with promotion and relegation (No Star Players)
Current status	Round 5 of 7 of Season Five. Head admin for the group has changed to JLeav.
Next steps	Season ends in the northern-hemisphere mid-winter holidays. Season 6 ruleset is expected to be "the latest Eurobowl ruleset at the time." Anticipate a late January/early February start. There is discussion of group the Americas coaches together to simplify scheduling. If you've been avoiding Super League because planet wide scheduling is an issue for you, just you keep your eyes on Super League now.
To contact	Contact JLeav and/or join them on their own Super League Discord.


Timezone/Region	Europe but with coaches from everywhere. Large, fluff heavy league. (Effectively Global)	✷ 58-61
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, Autumn tournaments, currently in round 6 of 7.
Next steps	"Winter friendlies" in which younger teams beat each other to a pulp and the older teams stare at each other across the vast gulf. Followed by the Year 13 Spring regionals where the older teams slaughter the young hopefuls.
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. (I usually recommend new teams start after the Spring tournaments have begun.) 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.	✶ 27-32
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	A very healthy season two currently playing round 1 of 7.
Next steps	Season two playoffs. Remember -- there's an open environment associated with WOBBL too... stop in and play a few games if you're so inclined.
To contact	Contact StrangeFeller, or WaffleIron and join their Discord.

Bloodbowl Championship Series (BCS)
Timezone/Region	Global, coaches drawn from "time to time"	★ 15-16
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	★ 15-16
Current status	Looks to be interleague play and an Invitational tournament currently running.
Next steps	I think the new season will be starting next with league segregated knockouts. I'm going to say this is a good time to express interest in the next season.
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	★ 10-14
Rules	BB2020, player point buy. (Star players drawn from previous season players)	★ 10-14
Current status	Season 2 has just begun, and I see a lot of filler teams. I assume most of them are claimed by coaches who haven't finished building thier teams, but I don't know if there are any free slots still available. Contact Carthage to find out!
Next steps	The second part of Season 2.
To contact	Carthage on site or their Discord.

National Bloodbowl League
Timezone/Region	Global, but predominately European	✦ 7-7
Rules	BB2020, custom goblin rosters, with custom star players with custom star player demand-based pricing, and sponsors.	✦ 7-7
Current status	Holy Bovine! Greenskins are FAST. Round 5 of 5.
Next steps	Season playoffs, then I think season three. Is this how goblins manage to out-reproduce every other race?
To contact	kozak


Timezone/Region	Oceania (GMT +7 to +12)	✷ 35-52
Rules	BB2020, possibly the original league on Fumbbl to implement seasons! (Yes Mega-Stars)
Current status	Season 103, round 3 of 7
Next steps	Off-season tasks including crowning heads, redrafting, putting teams in new divisions, and probably secret stuff we're probably better off not asking about.
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	✶ 28-39
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 39 playoff tournaments has begun!
Next steps	End of season activities, reorganize for Season 40 to start.
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	✶ 14-27
Rules	SL2020, each roster can only be represented once, with two week rounds. (No Mega-Stars)	✶ 14-27
Current status	Season 13 Sword, Mullet, and Splaterfest (sic) tournaments in process
Next steps	I think there should be a Sucker's Cup yet.
To contact	PM Trickey on FUMBBL or get in touch on their channel on the DIBBL Discord .


Timezone/Region	Europe (Spanish Language), but some non-European	✹ 84-84
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	Season Two round robin in round 2 of 13.
Next steps	Playoffs with five rounds.
To contact	Contact MrToyce for more information and join.


Timezone/Region	Italian Language/Italy	✷ 54-54
Rules	BB2020 (Yes Mega-Stars)
Current status	Season 34, first half, Round 3 of 5.
Next steps	Season 35, second half.
To contact	Ale_Kubbo


Timezone/Region	UK timezone, give or take a couple, and English language	✷ 53-54
Rules	BB2020, 9 day rounds (No Mega-Stars)
Current status	Season LXXIII has started, and is in round 3 of 7. Should run thru the rest of 2024.
Next steps	They were recruiting for a couple coaches at the start of the season. They've past the magic forty-eight coaches and have an open division... so I suspect they might have a couple slots open at the end of the season to round out to fifty-six!
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	✷ 48-49
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 9 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	✶ 31-32
Rules	BB2020 rules with BB2016 skill progression, w/player drafts. Limited to 32 Team Franchises. With FLUFF! (No star players)
Current status	Season 16 Interconference play, sound 3 of 7. Three phases:1(SoS), 2(interconference play), 3(intraconference play), championship playoffs
Next steps	Season 16 Intraconference play.
To contact	BigF is in charge of the wait list.


Timezone/Region	German Language/Central Europe TZ	✶ 25-26
Rules	BB2020, two week rounds, with building and league modes (Yes Mega-Stars)	✶ 25-26
Current status	Season 17 playoffs, round 3 of 4.
Next steps	Season 18.
To contact	jurisch and join them on Discord.


Timezone/Region	Finish Language/Finland	✶ 25-25
Rules	BB2020, two week rounds (Yes Mega-Stars)	✶ 25-25
Current status	Season 12 - Round 4 of 9.
Next steps	Season 12 playoffs (KO tournament)
To contact	Contact Jopotzuki or visit thier Discord for more information and join.


Timezone/Region	Scotland	✶ 19-20
Rules	BB2020, two week rounds. (Yes Mega-stars)
Current status	Season 2 Round 9 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	Europe (with some accomodation for others)	★ 15-17
Rules	BB2020, draft (no star players)	★ 15-17
Current status	Season 2 interdivisional play, round 5 of 7. (1) interdivisional, (2) Intraconference, (3) Playoffs
Next steps	Season 2 interconference play!
To contact	Contact Kondor, Arcayn, datom, or intrepidwilson for more information, for a Discord invite, or to join. Their Discord is also available.


Timezone/Region	Europe/Ukraine (Ukrainian Coaches)	★ 15-17
Rules	BB2020 (Yes Mega-Stars)	★ 15-17
Current status	Rose Bowl with a variety of potatoes, round 9 of 9.
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)	★ 0-16
Rules	SL2020, Randomly assigned SL20 rosters. (Yes Mega-Stars)	★ 0-16
Current status	Season 7, has begun, and the Telesnot episode introducing the teams is available.
Next steps	Season 7 playoffs!
To contact	Contact Avreus for more information and to join. Join them on their discord.

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

Timezone/Region	Europe	✦ 2-5
Rules	BB2020 with bounties and no player retirements.	✦ 2-5
Current status	Season 4 AND Season 3 playoffs are to their finals.
Next steps	Season 5(?)
To contact	Contact mayhemzz22 for more information and join.


Timezone/Region	Europe and Americas	✶ 20-27
Rules	BB2020, with random players and lots and lots of extra dice rolling just to satisfy Nuffle's whims, now with BB2016 advancing	✶ 20-27
Current status	New Season 1, final stage, NA/EU divisions, just a few games left in the final round.
Next steps	Makeups (maybe), then a lot of dice rolling and shuffling. Might be a good time to talk to TrashMouse about joining... especially since it appears they lost a few coaches a few clicks back.
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!	✶ 21-21
Rules	BB20 Draft League, Human rosters, custom seasons and re-draft. Custom Icons and Team logo's. (Star players look absent.)	✶ 21-21
Current status	Season 5 has concluded.
Next steps	I believe they are now between Season 5 and 6. They have a set number of franchise teams, but if there's ever a best time to talk to them about joining or getting on the list, it's now between seasons. I'm sure they're busy with redrafting and other between season activities, but if anyone drops between seasons they'll be hunting new blood.
To contact	The_Murker (Owner), Arcayn, Carthage, and HyperboLemuR


Timezone/Region	Mainly Europe but if there's sufficient interest, an Americas division is a possibility.	★ 18-18
Rules	BB20 Draft League, Trolls/Orcs/Goblins with secret weapons. BB2016 skill progression. (No Star players.)	★ 18-18
Current status	First season started, with one round complete of 5.
Next steps	Season 1 starts in October.
To contact	intrepidwilson



Timezone/Region	Americas	✷ 47-60
Rules	BB2020, balanced number of teams from each roster! (No Mega-stars)
Current status	Season 8, one of the Bronze divisions is slow, everyone else is in Make-ups.
Next steps	Season 8, small cups well into next year. Probably worth contacting them in a few weeks to jump into the big cup.
To contact	HyperboLemuR on site or the NWBL Discord.


Timezone/Region	Americas	✷ 43-60
Rules	BB2020, with custom seasons, and no stunty teams. (Yes Mega-stars, but Dribblesnot and Cindy are banished.)
Current status	Between Season 45 and 46.
Next steps	The pre-season show will kick off any second now. If you were interested in Season 46, it MIGHT already be too late to join the non-AQ.
To contact	ex-convict or HyperboLemuR or NCBB Discord


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 33 intraconference play, round 2 of 7..
Next steps	Season 33, Conference playoffs, then the Superbowl.
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	✷ 30-30
Rules	BB2020 with some initial boost to starting teams, roughly two week rounds (Yes Mega-stars)
Current status	Season 4, round 9 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	★ 24-25
Rules	BB2020 with redraft and what looks like a bounty system! (Yes Mega-stars)	★ 24-25
Current status	Season 4 finished!
Next steps	Season 5?
To contact	Varadal, primary communication via WhatsApp.


Timezone/Region	Ontario, Canada & Time Zone friends	✶ *
Rules	BB2020, roughly weekly rounds, with bounties. (Yes Mega-stars)
Current status	Season 9 playoofs complete.
Next steps	Season 10.
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, in-conference play -round 5 of 7.
Next steps	Season 1 playoffs.
To contact	ryanfitz


Timezone/Region	Americas	• *
Rules	SL2020, with FUMBBL-supported seasons turned on (No Mega-stars)	• *
Current status	Recruiting again. If we can get to eight teams in either rookie and/or veteran divisions, we'll have ourselves a tournament.
Next steps	Season 6.
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 running a 1270 TV tournament has just a finals remaining. XFL has a Wood Elf final left. Amazon, Chaos Chosen, Vampires, OWA, and Gnome XFL coming in November/December. Major Tournaments spread out across the year, each with their own requirements and some with qualifier tournaments. FUMBBL CUP has a fistful of games left to play. I anticipate the next Warpstone Open in January.


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. Other tournaments to start when Seasons enabled on FUMBBL, starting with the [SL]UMBBL Cup!

Open League
Rules	BB2020 (no Mega-Stars)
Activity	Some.
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, low competitive. (no Mega-Stars)
Activity	Low.
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.


Rules	BB2020, 1100TV start, Mega-stars, 2016 progression, Nelphine star pricing, endless seasons.
Activity	Up and running. 3 tournaments done. Another in progress.
To play	Create team for group and just start playing. Join the group to participate in the tournaments.


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.


Time/Region	Global, Saturday and Sunday -- 28-29 December, scattered start for Oceania, Americas, and Europe.
Rules	BB2020, rulepack available in group.
Next tournament	FUMBBL NAF Online
To contact	Contact neilwat • Stimme • Nightbird • Valen.

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 12: Sept-Dec 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	LXXXIX: November 1st - 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.) I had an issue with bringing new teams online, which was fixed at the start of this season.

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