Game, Rules and Accessories

This issue’s Guest Editor Harold Haroldson descends from the frigid north to bring a Spike! Journal filled with boozy boars and some icy slip-’n’-slide gameplay. That’s right, this issue brings the Norse Team to your games of Blood Bowl!

 

This journal covers the history, rules, and rosters of the Norse team. Alongside tales of booze, bone-breaking tackles, and a few incidents of accidentally freezing to death, you'll find the fantastic fun and essential commentary you've come to expect from Spike! Journal. As such, this magazine is the perfect companion for any cold-loving coach.

 

It includes:

 

- As Cold as Ice: background on the origins of Norscan teams in Blood Bowl and how they play on the pitch. Includes information on their team positions, star players, and a team roster.

 

- Famous Norse Teams: descriptions and background on some of the more famous Norse teams, including the Arctic Cragspiders, Vynheim Valkyries, New Fjord Jötnar, and the Skjårlsberg Icicles.

 

- Norsca Rampagers Team Spotlight: an in-depth article focusing on the Norsca Rampagers, one of the most famous and successful Norse teams ever to grace the Blood Bowl pitch. Includes details of their history, team profile and colours, honours, Spike! team rating, as well as the roster of their famous 2497-2498 squad, and loads more.

 

- Star Player – Ivar Eriksson: a profile on the renowned Blitzer known as 'The War Raider', the famed Norsca Rampagers player who signed with the team at the tender age of 16. Since first being given the opportunity to play, Ivar captured the heart of the crowd, eventually becoming Captain after a mid-match brawl with his predecessor.

 

- Dirt from the Dugout: this time Mindy Piewhistle delves into the accusations that the up-and-coming Berserker, Bjor Hakonsson, may not be the champion drinker he claims.

 

- Star Player – Skrorg Snowpelt: a profile on the famous Yhetee, Skrorg. After butchering most of his teammates, he was swiftly sacked and sent to Rockbeard's Rage Rehab, but emerged a changed beast! His improved attitude has made Skrorg a huge fan favourite, as a furry showman who plays to the crowd.

 

- Northern Leagues: brand new rules and advice for running Northern Leagues – a variant on the standard Blood Bowl league season, allowing players to compete in the Icebowl – open to all teams with the usual budget of 1,000,000 gold pieces – for the coveted Icebowl Chalice. Also includes a unique Harsh Tundra Weather Table and a Norsca Kick-off Table, both of which you can use by rolling 2D6.

 

- Coffin Corner: Spike! Journal's obituaries column commemorating those players who are no longer with us, whether trampled on the pitch, torn apart, or possibly eaten.

 

- Frozen Lake Blood Bowl Pitch: includes rules for using the Frozen Lake Blood Bowl Pitch in your games, including special rules for Frozen Surface and Fragmented Surface. These rules are also included with the Norse Team – Double-sided Pitch and Dugouts Set.

 

- Chat with the Rat: ace Skaven reporter Hackspit ‘the Scribbler’ Quillchewer meets with Fjörgskeg Raiders head coach Jarl Stelken Mikaelsson to talk about their claims of being the most decorated Norse team in history, and how they built up their impressive trophy collection.

 

- Norse Balls: includes background and rules for 2 unique Norse Balls – the Hammer of Legend Ball and the Runestone Ball.

 

- The Norscan Way: a detailed introduction to coaching Norse teams. Includes an overview of the strengths of their team, positions, tactics, and more.

 

- Star Player – Thorsson Stoutmead: a profile on the beer-barrel-bowling bombardier, detailing how Thorsson first decided to use a barrel as a weapon, his drinking problem, and the book he published.

 

- Dungeon Bowl Update: Norse Teams: provides a narrative and rules update for players to use their Norse Team miniatures in games of Dungeon Bowl.

 

- Mighty Blow! – Free Beer: a look back on some of the tall tales from the career of Bob Bifford. Includes a comic strip in which Bob Bifford reminisces about the Norscans.

Stephan Half-Elf is our (very appropriate) guest editor for a very special issue of the dedicated Blood Bowl background and rules magazine, Spike! Journal. He takes a look at something rather unusual – mixed teams that combine players from different races and cultures into something altogether new! Find out how they get along (or don't), how to build your roster and achieve victory on the gridiron.

 

This issue’s format may be different, focusing on three teams instead of one, but you'll still find everything you need to play as one of three new types of hybrid teams!

 

– Misfits and Malcontents: lore and rules for Chaos Renegade Teams comprised of renegades from nearly every race and background. You'll also find background on famous teams like the Chaos All-Stars and a full profile of the Mongrel Horde.

 

– Renegade Playbooks: offers some insight into playing incredibly diverse teams, and building them up over time to suit your play style.

 

– Star Player Spotlight: Ugroth Bulgrot, “The Other Ripper”. Not to be confused with Ripper Bulgrot, Ugroth eschewed hard work and training to cash in on the chainsaw craze.

 

– Dirt from the Dugout: Mindy Piewhistle returns to dish about why you don't see many Elves in mixed company, let alone mixed Blood Bowl teams.

 

– Underground, Overground, Sportsmanship Free: The term Underworld Denizens covers teams made up primarily of Goblins, Trolls, and Skaven. You’ll find a full breakdown of lore, rules, and a profile of the Underworld Creepers!

 

– The Quick and the Cowardly: An Underworld Denizens team includes quite an unusual mix of players, but they can be a blast to play. Read up on some tips to make the most of them.

 

– Star Player Spotlight: Glart Smashrip is a truly fat rat. Inspired to out-bulk a famous Minotaur player, Glart throws his weight around on the pitch with deadly results, earning a foul reputation alongside an impressive record.

 

– Chat with the Rat: Hackspit Quillchewer digs deep to uncover the ugly truth about mutations in Skaven society.

 

– Allies of Inconvenience: Teams of the Old World Alliance are formed from the natural admixture of civilised (relatively) Humans, Dwarfs, Halflings and Ogres in some of the great cities of the Old World. You'll find riveting background on famous teams, plus a dedicated profile of the Middenheim Maulers.

 

– Old World Style: At once tough, versatile, hard-hitting, and slippery, these teams seem to have it all. Our experts break down the options to help you build a winning combination.

 

– Star Player Spotlight: Helmut Wulf was one of the first players to pick up a chainsaw, and he remains one of the best.

 

– Mixed Fortunes: a smorgasbord of Star Players hailing from a variety of races and backgrounds, who are attracted to the motley nature of mixed teams by their very misfit nature.

Dungeon Bowl casts you as the coach of a team of players from one of the eight Colleges of Magic. As you hunt the game ball in a dastardly dungeon, you'll avoid traps, jump through portals, and rummage through chests to find treasure beyond your imagination – all in the name of glory, pride, and scoring a single magnificent touchdown.

 

You decide the line-up, and you decide the tactics, but just remember – it's not the winning that matters most, but the amount of carnage that you cause along the way!

 

Dungeon Bowl is the game of Subterranean Blood Bowl mayhem, played between two players. In this box, the College of Fire and the College of Shadows face off against each other in a dungeon with a customisable layout, packed with portals to jump through and chests to ransack. Will you be able to score a touchdown, or will you be scuppered by traps and opponents you encounter along the way?

 

This box comes with everything you need to get started in your quest to find the ball and score that single, scintillating touchdown.

 

Inside this box, you'll find the following miniatures:

 

14 College of Fire miniatures in orange plastic, featuring

– 1x Ogre Blocker

– 1x Ogre Runt Punter

– 6x Gnoblars

– 1x Dwarf Runner

– 1x Dwarf Blitzer

– 3x Dwarf Blocker Lineman

– 1x Troll Slayer

 

12 College of Shadows miniatures in purple plastic, featuring

– 3x Skaven Clanrat Lineman

– 1x Skaven Blitzer

– 1x Skaven Thrower

– 1x Gutter Runner

– 3x Dark Elf Lineman

– 1x Dark Elf Blitzer

– 1x Dark Elf Runner

– 1x Witch Elf

 

- Dungeon Bowl furnishings comprising of 6x Chests, 6x Portals, and 1x Spiked Ball

 

In addition, you'll get:

- A 104-page Rulebook stuffed with characterful Dungeon Bowl artwork, and all the rules you need to play the game, and rules covering exhibition and league games

- 2x quick reference cheat sheets for easy rules checking

- 2x Dungeon Bowl Dugouts for players to rest and recuperate in

- 6x double-sided Token Boards to track various elements of the games on

- 16x gorgeous and grim Dungeon Tiles you'll use to arrange your dungeon

- 36x Dungeon Bowl Door Tokens to represent doors

- 14x dice for use in games of Dungeon Bowl

- 3x plastic templates for measuring range, direction, and ricochet

 

The rulebook included in this box features full team rosters – including featured races and team honours – for each of the eight Colleges of Magic:

The College of Fire

The College of Shadow

The College of Metal

The College of Light

The College of Death

The College of Life

The College of Beasts

The College of Heavens

 

These miniatures are supplied unpainted and require assembly – we recommend using Citadel Plastic Glue and Citadel paints.

This issue’s Guest Editor Meghera Lafes ventures out of the thick and steaming rainforests of Lustria to bring you a Spike! Journal packed with scrimmaging serpents and tropical touchdown gameplay. That’s right, this issue brings the Amazon team to your games of Blood Bowl!

 

This journal covers the history, rules, and rosters of the Amazon team. As well as stories of mysterious relics, acrobatic antics, and some truly spectacular ritual sacrifice shows at half-time, you'll find all the fantastic fun and essential commentary you've come to expect from Spike! Journal. As such, this magazine is the perfect companion for any jungle-dwelling coach.

 

This issue includes:

 

- Warriors of Legend: background on the origins of Amazon teams in Blood Bowl, and how they play on the pitch. Includes information on their team positions, Star Players, and a team roster.

 

- Famous Amazon Teams: descriptions and background on some of the more famous Norse teams, including the Feathered Jaguars, Patraxi Pythons, Skywatch Sentinels, and Great River Wardens.

 

- Kara Temple Harpies Team Spotlight: an in-depth article focusing on the Kara Temple Harpies, the most recent Amazon team to have taken the Blood Bowl pitch by storm. Includes details of their history, team profile and colours, honours, Spike! team rating, as well as the roster of their triumphant 2499-2500 squad, and loads more.

 

- Star Player – Estelle la Veneaux: a profile on the Baroness of the Bayou, said by some to an embodiment of the Amazonian goddess Rigg – and by others to be a half-crazed Amazon covered in frogs – detailing her uncanny powers and vengeful career.

 

- Dirt from the Dugout: this time Mindy Piewhistle investigates the scandalous rumours surrounding the Genaina Javelins and their new, beautifully-scaled fashion brand.

 

- Star Player – Glotl Stop: a profile on this infamous Kroxigor Blocker, known to many as the Primordial Nightmare – or the Scaled Slasher. Though he often has trouble distinguishing friend from foe on the pitch, that's only added to the impressive body count Glotl's racked up in his explosive career.

 

- Amazonian Temple Leagues: brand new rules and advice for running the Amazonian Temple Leagues – a variant on the standard Blood Bowl league season, allowing players to compete in the Jungle Bowl – open to all teams with the usual budget of 1,000,000 gold pieces – for the mysterious Jungle Bowl Cup. Also includes unique tables for Sweltering Jungle Weather, Temple-City Kick-off, Lustrian Locals, and the effects of Ancient Artefacts.

 

- Overgrown Jungle Blood Bowl Pitch: includes rules for using the Overgrown Jungle Blood Bowl Pitch in your games, including special rules for the Jungle Floor and Torrential Downpour. These rules are also included with the Amazon Team – Double-sided Pitch and Dugouts Set.

 

- Coffin Corner: Spike! Journal's obituaries column commemorating those players who are no longer with us, whether trampled on the pitch, torn apart, or possibly eaten.

 

- Chat with the Rat: ace Skaven reporter Hackspit ‘the Scribbler’ Quillchewer meets with Klara Vytis, Groundswoman for the Obsidian Ocelots, to discuss the many, many challenges of maintaining a game-ready Blood Bowl pitch in the depths of the Lustrian jungle.

 

- Amazon Balls: includes background and rules for two unique Amazon Balls – the Crystal Skull Ball and the Snake-Swallowed Ball.

 

- Secrets of the Amazons: a detailed introduction to coaching Amazon teams. Includes an overview of the strengths of their team, positions, tactics, and more.

 

- Star Player – Boa Kon'ssstriktr: a profile on the 'Scheming Serpent' himself, detailing how this mysterious and hypnotic Snakeman rose to prominence by tripping up enemy teams.

 

- Dungeon Bowl Update – Amazon Teams: provides a narrative and rules update for players to use their Amazon team miniatures in games of Dungeon Bowl.

 

- Mighty Blow! – Jungle Fever: a look back on some of the tall tales from the career of Bob Bifford. Includes a comic strip Bob Bifford reminiscing about his time in Lustria.

The rigours of battle, hot climates, and other harsh environments take a toll on native plant life, with many formerly verdant fields reduced to dry straw by passing armies. Even so, many plants hold onto life, and can often be found around an army marching through particularly parched lands.

 

Bring colour and detail to your armies’ bases with Mordian Corpsegrass Tufts by Citadel Colour, making it easy to tie your army together with natural-looking bases in minutes. The tufts attach to bases by a strong adhesive backing and can stick to many paints and basing materials. Each one can be easily cut or torn into various shapes as needed, and are perfect for armies deployed to rough, arid environments.

 

This pack contains 125 grassy tufts split as follows:

- 48 small round

- 35 large round

- 24 rectangular, rounded ends

- 18 crescents

 

Miniatures displayed in images are for scale purposes only and are not included with this product.

Dungeon Bowl is the game of subterranean sporting mayhem, played between two Blood Bowl coaches. In this expansion set, the College of Life's Emerald Crusaders face off against the College of Death's Black Widows, as two teams explore a sprawling dungeon with a customisable layout – including the lair of a deadly werewolf. Will you be able to score a crucial touchdown, or will you be scuppered by the traps and opponents you encounter along the way?

 

Inside this expansion box, you'll find the following miniatures:

 

13 College of Death miniatures in bone-coloured plastic:

– 1x Wraith

– 1x Flesh Golem

– 1x Mummy

– 1x Wight Blitzer

– 2x Ghoul Runners

– 2x Skeleton Linemen

– 5x Zombie Linemen

 

12 College of Life miniatures in green plastic:

– 1x Halfling Hefty

– 1x Halfling Catcher

– 1x Wood Elf Thrower

– 1x Wood Elf Catcher

– 1x Wood Elf Wardancer

– 3x Wood Elf Linemen

– 4x Halfling Hopeful Linemen

 

Plus:

– 1x neutral Wandering Werewolf, for use with the Werewolf's Lair tile

 

The box also contains:

– 7x brand new double-sided Dungeon Tiles, lavishly detailed and themed around the Colleges of Life and Death

– 18x Dungeon Bowl Door Tokens

– A 36-page softcover Death Match Rulebook rendered as a Spike! Journal yearbook detailing the 2494 season, including all the rules you need to play Death Match using the new Dungeon Tiles, six Sponsors, and two featured teams

 

These miniatures are supplied unpainted and require assembly – we recommend using Citadel Plastic Glue and Citadel paints.

 

You'll need a copy of Dungeon Bowl to make use of this supplement.

The exceptionally fierce Terrence "the Butcher" Iansson wipes the blood off his hands just long enough to guest edit this issue of Spike! Journal packed with eightfold treats. That's right, it's a Khorne special, focusing on those who play to appease the god of skulls.

 

Featuring 36 crimson-hued pages, this magazine covers the history, rules, and rosters of the Khorne team. Alongside all the tales of violence, violence, and more violence, you'll find the fantastic fun and essential commentary you've come to expect from Spike! Journal. As such, this magazine is the perfect companion for the savvy (and bloodthirsty) coach.

 

It includes:

 

- Blood for the Blood God: delve into the background and history of Khorne teams, the various player positions, Star Players, and a team roster.

 

- Famous Khorne Teams: what do Khorne's Killers, The Bloodsoaked Bruisers, The Flesh Hounds, and The Khornate Cripplers all have in common? They all donated an overwhelming number of skulls to Khorne this season, and they feature in this section covering the many teams that play for blood.

 

- The Skull-tribe Slaughterers Team Spotlight: a special in-depth article focusing on one of the few Khorne teams to reach the epiphany that winning games means more chances to claim better quality skulls. Includes a team profile featuring team colours, honours, Spike! team rating as well as the roster of their famous 2497-2498 squad, and loads more.

 

- Star Player Spotlight – Grashnak Blackhoof: a renowned Blitzer known as "The Great Black Bull" often considered one of the most violent players to ever grace the gridiron.

 

- Chat With the Rat: everyone's favour-best rat Hackspit Quillchewer takes the time to talk to the owner of the Khornate Cripplers, Overlord Kolgan Bloodrage, about their storied rivalry with the Slaaneshi Sidewinders.

 

- Star Player Spotlight – Scyla Anfingrimm: a wrecking ball of muscle on the pitch, Scyla's unique brand of violence has given him heaps of adoring fans and sponsorship deals despite no one knowing where he came from.

 

- Chaos Leagues: all-new rules and advice to help you run Chaos Leagues – a variant on the standard Blood Bowl League Season. The Cursed Skull Goblet is open to all teams, however each team participating must select one of the four Chaos Gods or Chaos Undivided as their patron. Includes rules such as a Wrath of Khorne Weather Table, Khornate Kick-off Table, unique post-game sequences, and special rules for the Altar of Khorne Blood Bowl Pitch and Khornate balls.

 

- Dirt From the Dugout: Mindy Piewhistle delivers another steaming hot pile of gossip, this time focussing on the underhanded means the Crimson Butchers have been using to convert rival fans into Khorne worshippers.

 

- Eviscerate and Exsanguinate: this is your guide to getting the most out of your skull-loving Marauders. Includes an overview of the strengths of the Khorne team (violence) positions, tactics (enacting violence), how to start out, and how to develop your team over a league, as well as examples of offensive and defensive set-ups. Surprising no one, Khorne teams prefer offence.

 

- Star Player Spotlight – Max Spleenripper: innovative and skilled with a chainsaw, Max has become a must-have player in Khorne teams and a household name. Find out how he earned the name 'Spleenripper' right here.

 

- Ask Lord Borak: curious Blood Bowl fans have their questions answered by the fearsome Lord Borak.

 

- Coffin Corner: plenty of players have lost their heads over the years, pleasing Khorne greatly. This regular column remembers those who died, willingly or not, in tribute to the Blood God.

 

- Mighty Blow! – New Brawls Please: this comic takes a look back at one of Bob Bifford's games against a Khorne team.