FUMBBL :: Online Blood Bowl League

2025-02-01

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 late February. 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 955 distinct, active coaches on FUMBBL who play in leagues bouncing back a bit, but I suspect the next report will be higher still when the Super League returns to action. 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 "Play Your Web of Friends"
	Global, non-progression	Super League signup thru 5 Feb.
	Global, Secret League, Fluff	CIBBL is now at the perfect place to join fresh
	Global, custom draft	BCL Will be starting a new cycle soon.
	Global, goblins	NBL are either preparing for a new season or not. (?)
	Oceania, Secret League	OSBBL should have a new season starting soon.
	Scotland	SOBBL is still between seasons.
	Europe/Americas, draft, 'green'	Greenskins Draft Rumble actively recuiting.
	Americas, proper seasons	NWBL recruiting. Join the discord for more.


Timezone/Region	World, but focused on Coaches new to Bloodbowl or new to FUMBBL (but especially new to Blood Bowl!)	✷ 43-65
Rules	BB2020 (no Mega-Stars)
Current status	The Play Your Web of Friends is running thru the Ides of March. ALWAYS RECRUITING! The 145 Graduate League is available for coaches transitioning from newbie status to the wider community, which seems active and fun, and is running a Graduate Cup starting TOMORROW. 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 how they can help.
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	✺ *
Rules	BB2020 resurrection/non-progression with promotion and relegation (No Star Players)
Current status	Recruiting for Season Six! Separate Americas division and rest of the world (with focus on Europe). The deadline for signups is VERY SOON.
Next steps	Season Six signups end 5 February, and kickoff on 12 February.
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)	✷ 62-63
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 13, Spring Regionals have begun, round 3 of 5. (Not certain if the current round of tournaments represents just half of the season.)
Next steps	Either the second half of the Spring Regionals, or Summer special tournaments.
To contact	New teams either enter a Youngbloods tournament or the general mix depending on timing, and with a league this large they're pretty much always recruiting. (Right now is the perfect time to join CIBBL! If you've ever wanted to join CIBBL, join now. Sufficient interest will kickoff a very fun Youngblood tournament.) 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.	✶ 31-31
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 2, round 5 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. The skill 2016 progressions means the newer teams page doesn't work, but for folks who still like the old skill progression system, it's interesting.
To contact	Contact StrangeFeller, or WaffleIron and join their Discord.

Bloodbowl Championship Series (BCS)
Timezone/Region	Global, coaches drawn from "time to time"	★ 10-23
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	★ 10-23
Current status	[Winter] S2 BWC Allstar Tournament (three game Allstar completion tournament) in round 1 of 3.
Next steps	I believe they start a new cycle after this tournament. Good time to get involved.
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	★ 12-13
Rules	BB2020, player point buy. (Star players drawn from previous season players)	★ 12-13
Current status	Final games of first round of season two, and things are progressing.
Next steps	I think they'll get their stride as they enter the second part of Season Two.
To contact	Carthage on site or their Discord.

National Bloodbowl League
Timezone/Region	Global, but predominately European	✦ 6-6
Rules	BB2020, custom goblin rosters, with custom star players with custom star player demand-based pricing, and sponsors.	✦ 6-6
Current status	Do the goblins have a Second Season in 'em? Contact Kozak, or watch this space to find out.
Next steps	Not certain... it's goblins. They may have wandered off, but we'll give'em a little bit to return. It's been a little while though... give me a moment to make certain my car still has its hubcaps.
To contact	kozak


Timezone/Region	Oceania (GMT +7 to +12)	✷ 39-52
Rules	BB2020, possibly the original league on Fumbbl to implement seasons! (Yes Mega-Stars)
Current status	Season 104, round 2 of 7.
Next steps	Post season fun, including redraft.
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	✶ 28-32
Rules	BB2020. Equivalent pools with tiered postseason playoffs to decide champion. Slann and Simyin welcome. Redrafting with a 1400k cap. Expensive mistakes and Spiraling expenses both active. (Yes Mega-Stars + 40k tax)
Current status	Season 40, round 3 of 7.
Next steps	Playoffs and other fun end of season tournaments.
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	✶ 18-25
Rules	SL2020, each roster can only be represented once, with two week rounds. (No Mega-Stars)	✶ 18-25
Current status	Sucker Cup XIII.
Next steps	Osbbl Season XII, I think. (They do so very many different things, it's sometimes difficult to tell what's next. If you're in the target audience though, get in touch... they're always more going on.)
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 7 of 13.
Next steps	Playoffs with five rounds.
To contact	Contact MrToyce for more information and join.


Timezone/Region	UK timezone, give or take a couple, and English language	✷ 56-56
Rules	BB2020, 9 day rounds (No Mega-Stars)
Current status	Season LXXIV is in round 2 of 7/9.
Next steps	Season LXXV. But contact DaCoach about being put on the wait list if you're in the target audience.
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	Italian Language/Italy	✷ 53-54
Rules	BB2020 (Yes Mega-Stars)
Current status	Season 34, second half, Round 3 of 5.
Next steps	Season 34, playoffs.
To contact	Ale_Kubbo


Timezone/Region	French Language/Europe TZ	✷ 24-40
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 35, round 1 of 9. Census should have them stable in the next report as the current season finishes spinning up.
Next steps	Season 35 playoffs. Recruit. Draft teams/rosters. Season. Playoffs. Post Season.
To contact	Sharkrudi, Thoriin, Darkvatar, or Phags or visit their Discord


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 16 Intraconference play, round 3 of 7. Three phases:1(SoS), 2(interconference play), 3(intraconference play), championship playoffs
Next steps	Season 16 Playoffs.
To contact	BigF is in charge of the wait list.


Timezone/Region	Finnish Language/Finland	✶ 23-23
Rules	BB2020, two week rounds (Yes Mega-Stars)	✶ 23-23
Current status	Season 12 - Round 9 of 9.
Next steps	Season 12 playoffs (KO tournament)
To contact	Contact Jopotzuki or visit thier Discord for more information and join.


Timezone/Region	German Language/Central Europe TZ	✶ 20-22
Rules	BB2020, two week rounds, with building and league modes (Yes Mega-Stars)	✶ 20-22
Current status	Season 18, round 2 of 11
Next steps	Season 18 playoffs.
To contact	jurisch and join them on Discord.


Timezone/Region	Europe (with some accomodation for others)	★ 17-17
Rules	BB2020, draft (no star players)	★ 17-17
Current status	Season 2 interconference play, round 3 of 7. (1) interdivisional, (2) Intraconference, (3) Playoffs
Next steps	Season 2 playoffs!
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)	★ 14-17
Rules	BB2020 (Yes Mega-Stars)	★ 14-17
Current status	Round 1 of season pie.
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	Scotland	✶ 12-17
Rules	BB2020, two week rounds. (Yes Mega-stars)
Current status	Season 2 complete.
Next steps	Season 3. If you're in the target audience, get in touch with ChrisRaff88 asap.
To contact	ChrisRaff88 is the big man in charge. For their Discord, ask for an invitation.


Timezone/Region	Europe (Polish and English language)	★ 15-16
Rules	SL2020, Randomly assigned SL20 rosters. (Yes Mega-Stars)	★ 15-16
Current status	Season 7, is in round five (although teams in one division are finishing up the final round (seven).) Round four Telesnot recap is available.
Next steps	Season 7 playoffs!
To contact	Contact Avreus for more information and to join. Join them on their discord.


Timezone/Region	Europe and Americas	✶ 31-38
Rules	BB2020, with random players and lots and lots of extra dice rolling just to satisfy Nuffle's whims, now with BB2016 advancing	✶ 31-38
Current status	Season 2, part 1 has recently started, round 1 of 9 should be finishing up very soon. I'm seeing some fillers, so there might be room for a few more teams who join quick.
Next steps	Season 2, part 2.
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 6 Inter-conference play has started, round 4 of 9.
Next steps	Intra-conference play.
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. "The league is fluff-heavy and a lot of fun but also has interesting skill progressions and very flexible rosters, enabling a variety of play styles; so suits beginners and experienced players alike. The Discord is especially active with results, post-match interviews, gameweek round-ups, and the ability to bet on games too."(No Star players.)	★ 18-18
Current status	First half of Season 1, round 5 of 5. Season in two halves.
Next steps	Second half of Season 1, and actively recruiting for more coaches for the second half. Four slots available immediately, with many more potentially available.
To contact	intrepidwilson


Timezone/Region	Americas	✷ 48-61
Rules	BB2020, with custom seasons, and no stunty teams. (Yes Mega-stars, but Dribblesnot and Cindy are banished.)
Current status	Season 46 in conference for BCS up to round 2 of 5, NonAQ in conference, round 6 of 9.
Next steps	I assume NonAQ will get a final game playing their alternate conference equivalent, and everyone gets some time to makeup missed games.
To contact	ex-convict or HyperboLemuR or NCBB Discord



Timezone/Region	Americas	✷ 42-56
Rules	BB2020, balanced number of teams from each roster! (No Mega-stars)
Current status	Season 8 FA cup up to quarter finals, round 3 of 5. Recruiting for Season 9 has begun.
Next steps	Post-Season 8 activities, including redraft and team building.
To contact	HyperboLemuR on site or the NWBL Discord.


Timezone/Region	Americas	✶ 31-31
Rules	BB2020 with player draft, drawn from NCBB amongst other places. (Yes Mega-stars, but Dribblesnot and Cindy are banished.)
Current status	Season 33, Conference playoffs in the finals..
Next steps	Season 33 Superbowl. They are still keeping an eye out for interested coaches to be put on the wait list in case they have another drop.
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 14 of 15.
Next steps	Season 4 playoffs, probably late winter, early spring.
To contact	HouseBlackfyre on site.


Timezone/Region	Ontario, Canada & Time Zone friends	✶ 24-25
Rules	BB2020, roughly weekly rounds, with bounties. (Yes Mega-stars)
Current status	Season 10 part 2, round 2 of 7.
Next steps	Season 10 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.)

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


Timezone/Region	Chilean, Americas timezone, Spanish Language	★ 15-16
Rules	BB2020 with redraft and what looks like a bounty system! (Yes Mega-stars)	★ 15-16
Current status	GobboBet, round 2 of 3.
Next steps	GobboBet playoffs
To contact	Varadal, primary communication via WhatsApp.


Timezone/Region	Americas	• 11-16
Rules	SL2020, with FUMBBL-supported seasons turned on (No Mega-stars)	• 11-16
Current status	Season 6, "Oops - All Rookies!" Round 3 of 11.
Next steps	Season 6, playoffs.
To contact	razmus on site, or SLA20 channel on the Secret League Discord.


Timezone/Region	Americas	★ 15-15
Rules	BB2020 draft league, two week rounds Custom star players from previous players	★ 15-15
Current status	Season 1, in-conference play one game remaining, with the championships for each conference already begun.
Next steps	Season 1 Superbrawl!
To contact	ryanfitz

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. Now with redraft/seasons. 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 1350 and 1650. Minors will make it's next appearance on 19 February. XFL will be running the last group (Halflings, Nurgle, Orcs, and Khorne) this next Wednesday (5 Feb) Major Tournaments spread out across the year, each with their own requirements and some with qualifier tournaments. Steel Gauntlet V running now. Warpstone Open also running now. The Ulthuan Invitational is next, in March.


Rules	BB2020 with custom rosters. Now with redraft/seasons. (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, 1350, and 1700. [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. The The Sclitz Premier Cup is the next major tournament, which will draw on Saturday, 8 February.

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.

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 13: Jan-Apr 2025
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.)

IRONDWARF Trophy
Season	Season 13: Jan-Apr 2025
Environment	Competitive (Blackbox Scheduler only)
Synopsis	The Iron Dwarf Trophy is a meta-event in the Competitive division. Each season, coaches create teams and play these using the Blackbox scheduler. At the end of a season, the winner is the team who managed to get the highest total score.


Season	XC: January - February 2025
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.) Last season was won by a League team for the first time in the second iteration of E.L.F., and the Box trophy was won on the cheap this last time around. Elves... get in there and PLAY some ELFBALL.

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