Blood Bowl: Blitz Bowl Preview

Games Workshop geben eine Vorschau auf das neue Brettspiel Blitz Bowl aus dem Blood Bowl Universum.

GenCon: Carnage on the Pitch

Among the many delights you can experience at this year’s Gen Con is your first look at a trio of new board games that will be coming to North America in the near future.

Designed as perfect starting points for games fans unfamiliar with the Warhammer hobby, each of these three games uses push fit models, gorgeous game boards and simple, evocative rules to create a unique and exciting gaming experience that’s great for a casual evening’s play or as a gift for someone new to Warhammer. We’ll be telling you a bit about each of these games over the next few days.

First up is Blitz Bowl. Set in the world of Blood Bowl, Blitz Bowl is a fast-paced game of sporting mayhem for two players. Two teams compete to score touchdowns, complete challenges and earn the most points – and sporting glory. It’s great fun, but don’t take our word for it. Check out the Watch it Played video and see for yourself!

The box includes push fit models – six Human players and six Orc players – plus rules to use Skaven, Dwarf, Chaos, Goblin and Elven Union players as well if you want to expand your collection. You’ll also find a beautifully illustrated double-sided game board and two dugouts, plus 70 cards – 7 drill cards to help you to learn the rules of the game, 23 player cards and 40 challenge cards with various criteria for scoring extra points in games.

Dice, a throw ruler, balls and tokens complete the set – everything you need for the perfect self-contained gaming experience.

Because Blitz Bowl is aimed at those new to Warhammer, you won’t find it in your usual gaming stores (we have plenty of other great games you can buy in those). Instead, you’ll be able to pick Blitz Bowl up at stores across the US and Canada this Autumn including many Barnes & Noble locations.

Join us tomorrow as we look at another new board game: Space Marine Adventures.