Blood Bowl - The Official Rules

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"'Thank.you,· Bob! Well, gpod evening, and boy, are ou olks in for a reat nigh(; ·of top�class sporting entertainment! First of al,. though, for those pf you at home � ., who are unfamiliar with the ules, . how the gcime is play,,e;lt . .. . .. . � - : ' ·'"As �u know, Blood Bowl is an epic conlict · we�n f heavi - am � d . ;, � :.and quite insane warriors. Pl.yers pas s, throw or run with *e bail, attempting to'get it to the other end of the·ield, the End .Zone.f course, the other team must try . stop them, and recover the ball for thei-- ide. If a team gets the ball over the ' ltfii, into .their opponent's End ziJ .�, ·ts calle. � touchdown;-the te�m t�at scores '•the io,st touchdowns by the end. .pf the. match wi.s the game, and is decla-red ?lood. ' Bowl Champions) How do they do iH It's 1ike this ..."

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'{cq_m ! n ,o�iJO 'bhe Bl� od1 O!for . "Good evening sports fans. I'm Bob-Bfar.d 1. . tonight� contest. You join a capacity crowd, packed with me.m·bers from�e.erfrace from acrdss the known world, dll· hovl'ing like banshees in a1Jticipaibn·of tonight's . game. Oh, and res, there are some �arishees.... Well, kjck-pf is in about twe_ty mirnites, so we've just got ti!e tp r�f!P:?n thinl�·of the g me before �· And of course, joining *e is Ji.:J.�nson. Evening, Jm!" :n•• ..

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Bloo� Bowl Boot Camp ........... :

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Gam � s Workshop Limited 20 1 6. Bld owl Bld Bowl The Game of Fan.t a y Fo tbal , . CW and all associated logs, mes, aces, veicles, weaons and 0haratters are either . , :·, ®or M and/or� Gms Wosop mited. llRights'Re�erved.

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T�s is a wprk of .ctf'n . llthe characters and evenrs ortrayed in this book. are icµal, �nd }Y rese;bla�G� ·t" people or incidents is purely coincidentl Bish Cataloguing-in-Pub _licati�m Data. . catalogue,.recor4 or thi� re�J �/ . : I ook s avaable rom the British Library. .

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elcome to th.e-wosld of Blood· ;wl, wiere 'as the coach of your team,·you'll be seeking to defeat your rivals in as connng and violenf a ma.n: ;s .O�ibl;, a�d no .doubt to earn ame, ortuie and the adulation of your ans .along the way! Bld Bowl " "'is a spo . enjoyJ by nuue:ou� races; ffom s.eaky Goblins to lumbering Ogres, but there are·few who enjoy a god out of ,: :'��co;npetitive yi�le�ce more than �h� two t�ais induded. in th� game box: Hu. ans and Ores. Over the comng chaptes we'l explain �yerything you n.eed -to 'get Playing Blood B:owl, but irst, let's take a look at what you need_ to actually play he game. _ ,.. •

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:�i;jTHE BLoop BOWL �AME BOX CONTAINS .THE FOLLOWING COMPONEN!s:

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.one 56 page rule book (you're reading it!). tios fr assembling the miniatures included in the ox e o e ound on pages 50-56.

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One oldout:ardboard playing surace, with a Human team's pitch oh one side and an Ore team's ·pitci on the other side. �

Two cardboard 'dugouts', each with a Huma� team's sideline area on one side and an Ore team's on the other. Two sets of dice, one in the blue of a Human team and th� other set green or the Ore team: ·

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Throw-in t�mplate. These should be carelly rem�-d I rom the. plastic rame using a pair of side-cung p.

deck of cards describing Special Plays and Sr Pa ,s well as reference cards or the mi�iatures nluded n e ·Blood Bowl game box. A

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One shee.t of waterslide decals, containing nms l te�m.symbols or both teams.

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Don't look in the box or these, because there aren't any -you and your opponent are the coaches! To avoid 'conusion..with the teams' players (the plastic playing pieces), we will refer to you and the other real-life players as the teams' coaches. All references to players a-re to the Blood Bowl pieces.

Each set of plastic models includes two special coins. One side .of each shows a symbol appropriate to the team that the coin coie� with, while the other shows a Blood Bowl logo. These coins are used ot two purp;ses:

THE COACHES:

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is the ield on whfch the game of Blood Bowl takes place. It's currently big and green (a bit like an Ore), but don't worry -it'll soon be lowing red' It is divided into-�quares to regulate movement and combat; each square can hold only one Blood Bowl player at a time. The areas at either end of the ield are called the End Zones. team gets the ball into their opponent's End Zone, they score a tOuchdown. Tise are good things to score, as the eam with the most touchdowns wins the match and n then dance around a lot'

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In the centre of the ield is the half-way lne, nd nng length of the ield are the ines which show he boundaries of the wide zones. The ows of squares on either side of the.half-way line and.between the wo idezones ' ( 14 1 quares in all) are known as the ne of smge. The dierent areas of the ield are shown on he iam elow. .

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Firstly, you can use the coin to dete;mife w.ich side k.icks of irst in the match. One coach tosses the c�in and while it is / . . .;. in the air, the other coach calls 'heads' or the teaµ symbol or 'rails' or rh'e Blood Bowl. symbol. . •

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The other use or the CJin is to track scores once the gam e.is , under way. To do this, each coach simply places the co_n on the Score track at the edge of their own side.of the pitch. If the ba-11 ever goes out of bounds, the . crowd ll enthusiastically throw it back into play. P�sition the Throw-in template on the sidelin; as sh�wn'below,. with the Blood Bowl logo centred on the last square the ball crossed beore it letplay. Roli a six-sided dice to determine he direcion the ball travels in, then roll two diee and add them together to see how many squares it will travel in that direction. Eg, if you rolled a 4, then a 2 and a 5, the ball would move 7 spaces directly'tow.ards the opposite. sideline., . THROW-N TEMPATE:

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dropped or a pass misses the t��get sguan::To u� e rh�. , remplate (you'll be told when to do thi . y the rules), position• the ce �rral square over the ootball. Roll th� eight-side ldf�e· . and move the ball to the square in � icated by the score. The eight-sided dice included with the game is only ever used ith the Scatter template. U�e it like a normal dice, readin� ·

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QUICK-START T�s On page 22, you illind rules orfting your . \ team, but if you wa�t-to �et startedq�ic�ly� you1c� . th'e Ore and Human teams' straight 9,ut of tqe gam

". : ; , ·,),, . . , _. . ;PA�q P!EcE s: 1?e £J�s�.cpl!lyltgpieces reptesen 'th� 12 . �-- �)layeis 'from ea�h team,:of whqm II i ay be m:he ield at any · �: fn a e t.�. Th�y srl� be assembled a� p�o t4e·insfru;tipns . . ;;,;..0n page 50. There_ -�re our .dife.ni.typ�s of player in Blood . B wl: Blt e� S �� } f�eis, Th�·o*rs and Lin�ie�. ferent . 'ra��s' t�am�� n. different binations :of playts._An , ;' Ore team;or,�alple; h'as no Catchers. : �� _

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. The Human team has two B iitzers, two Catchers, yo ..:· , , � fhtowers a.d six Lin�men. It has four !e� re�!�lls " a Fan factor 6f 6.

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n� � � . theiay through the opposing line when they have :to .c� . . t-. - , . ' . Reayers player if Oberwald is a typical Blitzer: strong fast, ; , . . . . an ihst a bit too flash! � /. , -� · : .R1: "' .t , •

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Black Ore Blockers are very strong and wear extd armour to

protect themselves in the powerul head-to-h;a;,blocks that are their speciality. However, they are not all th at ah ; �id ' . against :n agile opponent with room to dodge, they almost .al,ays come of second best. Bl�ck Ore Blockers are a special type �fplayer unique to the Ore team. PERms: There

are eight cards, one or each of the Drc player types and one for each of tle Human types. The player card shows the �haracter,stic� and skills of each of the diferent types of player in . e team:

Skills: In addition to their characteristics;a pla� er may have one or more skills, which ·rep�eseit specl al tal�.h:ts or ·· abilities. For example, all Throwers.ha�e th� ) s� skifl to �how ' their extraqrdinary ability at th.rowi\g \he ball. .

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with the optional rules.or Creating a Blood B?wl Team. o! won't need them or your irst couple of games, so put them to ' ' ' . one side or the time being. .

,M�vement Allowance (abbreviated to MA): This shows the number of squares the' player may move ira turn.

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is used to mea�ur.'fi:,rf}ge when P�snc �E: a player throw-the ball. When you are instrgcted ,to ·m easure ' � ' . die range, place the 'o' at one 'end over the head of the player . tht�wiig the ball and the line that runs up the � i d dle of the rul�; �v�r the head of the player the ball is being throwp to. If th"e receiving player overlaps a boundary line be_tween two ''.ranges on the ruler, use the longer of the two 'choi;es. \,

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Ducors:'.Eaci,coach is given one Dugout at the start of the t ' . match. It is used to hold players tha' ae m:reserve or who. have been injured, and also to keep track of the.score, how . many turns have elapsed and the number of team re-rolls the team has left. �

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INTRODUCTION '. "tl OUICKST�RT . �:t . r0 BLOOD .BOWL f

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player pn stand up i� . the qegi�niig of an Action at a cost of three'squares . ,-' r, . th�tr·npvement. If t.e play�r has less than thr·ee squares of ' moy�m�ns: theyjuqsnoll 4'+·to stand _up . iftbe, San� up ' ' succes�ully, 'th;y _;y no� move any urther unless they Go .. ' Fo�V \se,e Jixtq Rule,s page 29 ). Failure to st�nd succ��sfully " • forany rea'o'n is n'�f � tuno.er. .

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If the ball lands in a square occupied by a standing player, then the player must attempt to catch the.ball. Pone and Stunned.players may never attempt to catch ie ball. Either team's players may attempt to catch the ball - f a player rom the other team manages to catch t� e ball, they can rightl. yell and jump around a lot!

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If the ball lands in an empty square or a s quare occupied by a Prone or Stunned player, then it will bounce. If a thro-in results in the ball going of the pitch again, i. will be thrown in again, ;entred on the last square it was in beore it let the pitch. Throw-ins canot be intercepted.

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If a ball thrown by a player isn't caught by a player rom the m?ving team, this causei a turnover and .e moving team:s tu;n ends.'The turnover doe.s _not take place until the ball inally comes to rest. Th.� means that f the ball misses the target but is still caught by a player rom the moving t.m, then a turnover does not take place. The ball could even '" scatter or bounce out of bounds, or be thrown back ·into a� empty squar� , and as long as it was caught by a pl�er.from the moving team then tie turnover would be avoided,

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No matter how many re·ro 11s you h ave( or.i they are, you may ne�er re-roll a single dice roll > �-v�;,ype "" ' more than once. > .

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A pl�yer �ith;ihe Do.dge .skill s all�wed to �! re-rolt the D6 if-they ail to dodge . �ut �f ��?,' opposing player's tac'l.� zone.!oweve;, j�e player may only re-roll on�Jailed( Q odge rnll per tum: So, if th.e player �ept'on 10ying • . and ailed a second Dodge roll, they'could no!•US ; the skill again. The Dodge·skill lso, f used, 'afects the results rolled with the Block dice (see the. rules·or . Blocks). '

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·:eam re·rolls represent how w�ll trai�e d J team is. A coach may use ·a team re-roll t4 re-roll.�my �H�e � Qll ( ot4 e r than �' .. ' ' ., \ . ;. � .Scattet;iist!nce, Direction, Armor, Injury or.Casualty .. � -· . ,,.ro.lls) made by a payer ln th;;ir own team and wio is still . roll was 1i.oe ��e,pitch d�ring their o'�"un (!ven fthe dice fuccessf�l).' The result of he'new rol must be ac:epted in , rplace of. the tst, even f . t is �orse. A coach l ay not use more than plle' ·t�am re-roll pe�'�n.and may �ot use a team re-roll . 1 . ( to ,ree, thfe opposing coach .to re::ol a dke roll.

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round team in the sport, with no other team coming close to matchi�g their consistent winning ��cord (our ti'mes ; . . � • ' T � , Blood Bowl winners, n'i neteen times Chaos Cup winners)� . the tea Under the. captaincy o'f sta.r Blitzer Grifo;er.tld, .

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