The first man who, having fenced in a piece of land, said "This is my astrogranite," and found people naive enough to believe him, that man was the true founder of blood bowl. From how many crimes, wars, and murders, from how many horrors and misfortunes might not any one have saved mankind, by pulling up the stakes, or filling up the ditch, and crying to his fellows: Beware of listening to this impostor; you are undone if you once forget that blood bowl will kill us all (at least us elves) ”
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Discourse on Blood Bowl Inequality