FUMBBL :: Online Blood Bowl League

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All the league news fit to print and then some!

Compiled from across FUMBBL, this is all the news that's come to my little furry ears. If you know more that is going on, please let razmus know so he can add it to the next edition, which as quiet as things are right now, may well be the third week or July. Trying to pull in as much of what's going on around FUMBBL so folks can find even more ways not to get all their work done.

The census says that there are 956 distinct, active coaches on FUMBBL who play in leagues. Two numbers are given for the range of the league size, because there isn't a single good indicator. When the numbers are very different - the league may be in flux, have some deadwood teams/coaches in their locker rooms, or be at the start or end of a cycle/season. Numbers very close together should be pretty close to the 'actual' active coach population (whatever that means) for the group.

There are still several leagues between seasons or between activities, I assume because for many... it's the season of vacations. It looks like late August/September is going to be very busy for folks. For folks in the Americas, the NBBFL is looking for two coaches to fill in immediately, and NCBB and NWBL are gearing up for another season. I'd encourage coaches near the UK timezone, not already involved in WIL to get involved... and hopefully there will be enough of a critical mass to form a fresh cohort. I assume the Chill Axe will be starting fresh soon as well. Italian coaches not already involved in Lega Gladio might keep an eye open... they normally go quiet briefly after playoffs, but I'd expect season XXXIII soon. French coaches, keep your eye on JBL... they're also between seasons! I'd point out the Fumbowl League for Spanish language coaches, which I imagine are close to starting a new season. For nearly everyon who likes fluff, CIBBL has space for one or two more before they launch their next Youngblood tournament. And European coaches as a whole... please keep an eye on the goblins of XXXL for me... they're up to something nefarious. European and Americas coaches who enjoy extra chaos/randomness, may I draw your attention to the Nuffle League which is just starting to process teams thru the cuisanart of mayhem turned up to frappe to generate new, frothy teams.


Timezone/Region	World, but focused on Coaches new to Bloodbowl or new to Fumbbl	✷ 53-62
Rules	BB2020	✷ 53-62
Current status	145 KO Cup, Spectacular Solstice Sprint of Slaughter, and 145 Box Challenge have (experimentally) replaced the fine coffee normally served in the 145 Club. We'll have to see if the patrons notice the difference. See razmus's recent blog post on the subject for more information.
Next steps	If you're new to FUMBBL or Blood Bowl, jump in at your leisure. The experimental move to sprints rather than Open Round Robins should make it easier for folks to join with minimal wait and make it easier to find worthy opponents.
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.


Timezone/Region	Global (but predominately Europe), 14 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling	✺ 169-170
Rules	BB2020 resurrection/non-progression with promotion and relegation
Current status	Season 2. Now in round 6 of 7. (The end is nigh!)
Next steps	Promotion and relegation. Sign-ups with teams will end 20 September with Season 3 starting on 27 September.
To contact	Contact Storr and/or join them on their own Super League Discord.


Timezone/Region	Europe but with coaches from everywhere. Large, fluff heavy league. (Effectively Global)	✹ 67-69
Rules	BB2020 with modified Secret League, and customized BB2016 skill progression. Only one team per roster.
Current status	Year 11, Spring Regionals have just begun!
Next steps	Year 11, Summer special tournaments. Recruiting message was recently posted.
To contact	New teams either enter a Youngbloods tournament or the general mix depending on timing, and with a league this large they're almost always recruiting. Specifically, at the moment, they have one or two slots for a new team before they launch their next Youngbloods touranment! If you're an established FUMBBL coach who has been considering joining CIBBL, now is the perfect time! Contact C0ddlefish and/or join them on the SL Discord in their own section. (But 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	✷ 41-46
Rules	BB2020, resurrection/ no progression. A "competitive competition with many high profile and exceptionally skilled coaches."
Current status	(quiet)
Next steps	Season 6 to be determined.
To contact	Strider84 on site. There is a wait list to join, but now would probably be a good time to express interest in joining if this is your jam.


Timezone/Region	Global, divided into Americas, European, and Oceania divisions	✶ 26-27
Rules	BB2020, but all the players are ST 5+, high TV, two week rounds (17 games per season!). Emphasis on BASH.	✶ 26-27
Current status	Intra-conference play. Round 8 of 13. Recruiting two NA coach to play.
Next steps	Playoffs.
To contact	knine on site or their Discord.


Timezone/Region	Global, 14 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling	✶ 22-24
Rules	SL2020 resurrection/non-progression, with some additional rosters and customization.
Current status	The league shall be in hiatus until September. (quiet)
Next steps	Contact Java to be put on the notification thread.
To contact	Contact Java.


Timezone/Region	Global, 10-11 day rounds (Wed/Sun deadlines) to facilitate scheduling.	✶ ~16
Rules	BB2020, 4M teams, (almost all) star players. (Almost resurrection, 'cause everyone except one player is a STAR!)
Current status	Two All Star Bowls (8-person KO) runnning!
Next steps	More tournaments with all star action as quickly as koadah can get teams thru the locker room.
To contact	Contact koadah.


Timezone/Region	Global, weekly, 4chan community	✶ 11-13
Rules	BB2020, some house rules.
Current status	(quiet)
Next steps	Probably Season 21. If you're in the target audience and not already playing, now would be a good time to check out the 4chan community feed for the next season.
To contact	Contact Wolbum.


Timezone/Region	Global, 14 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling	★ 9-9
Rules	BB2020: experienced, orphaned teams	★ 9-9
Current status	Season 2, round 5 of 9. One drop-out -- contact razmus if you've got an unattached BB2020 team in the League division and are interested in jumping in, mid-season.
Next steps	Season 2 playoffs, anticipated in August.
To contact	Contact razmus and join the IoMTNG Discord Channel.


Timezone/Region	Global, 21 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling (glacier mode engaged)	★ 8-8
Rules	BB2016: experienced, orphaned teams -- imported into the league.	★ 8-8
Current status	Season 11 ongoing, round 8 of 9. Since there will be dwarven artillery in EVERY GAME, long term team health is unlikely. Two fillers in place, contact razmus if you have an old BB2016 era League division team and are interested in jumping in for the last few games.
Next steps	Playoffs/recruiting.
To contact	Contact razmus and join the IoMT Discord Channel.


Timezone/Region	Global, 21 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling (glacier mode engaged)	✦ 6-6
Rules	SL16 Open Environment teams	✦ 6-6
Current status	Season 8, round 2 of 5
Next steps	Season 8 playoffs, in October
To contact	Contact razmus and join the IoMT Discord Channel.


Timezone/Region	Global,	✦ 3-4
Rules	BB2020 with all Chaos Renegade rosters, two week rounds.
Current status	Part 1 of Season 1, as a proper Open Round Robin. (stalled)
Next steps	Part 2 of Season 2.
To contact	Contact dieuraskel.


Timezone/Region	Oceania (GMT +7 to +12)	✷ 42-50
Rules	BB2020, possibly the original league on Fumbbl to implement seasons!
Current status	Bob Borc (has been into the) Cup(s) (III). End of season playoffs
Next steps	More Blood, then surely Recruit/Redraft for season 97. If you play during the Oceania evenings and aren't already in the SWL, I'd suggest getting in touch with Wozzaa SOON!
To contact	Talk to Wozzaa 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	✶ 25-33
Rules	BB2020. Equivalent pools with tiered postseason playoffs to decide champion. No redrafting or TV caps. Expensive mistakes and Spiraling expenses both active. Older players may pickup a niggle between seasons (aging)
Current status	Season 34 has begun! Round 1 of 7.
Next steps	End of Season 34 madness/playoffs/bloodshed!
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	✶ 19-23
Rules	SL2020, each roster can only be represented once, with two week rounds.	✶ 19-23
Current status	Post-season 10 festivities. The Sucker Cup X continues, and other teams seem to have taken to the pool(s).
Next steps	Season 11.
To contact	PM Trickey on FUMBBL or get in touch on their channel on the DIBBL Discord .


Timezone/Region	Italian Language/Italy	✷ 55-59
Rules	BB2020
Current status	Season 32 Playoffs.
Next steps	Promotion, relegation and Season 33!
To contact	Ale_Kubbo


Timezone/Region	French Language/Europe TZ	✷ 9-40
Rules	BB2020, with promotion and relegation, and roster rotation. (It appears that teams can be relegated right out of existence.)
Current status	Season 31 playoffs complete. Congrats to Sharkrudi's Altherat de Kartof 31'.
Next steps	Post Season. Recruit. Draft teams/rosters. If you're interested, might be a good time to get in touch with them. Post Season. Recruit. Draft teams/rosters. If you're interested, might be a good time to get in touch with them, so you can get into the Draft early.
To contact	Sharkrudi, Thoriin, Darkvatar, or Phags or visit their Discord


Timezone/Region	Europe	✷ 33-33
Rules	BB2020 rules with BB2016 skill progression, w/player drafts. Limited to 32 Team Franchises. With FLUFF!
Current status	Season 14, second half (interconference play). Round 3-ish of 7.
Next steps	Playoffs.
To contact	BigF is in charge of the wait list.


Timezone/Region	UK timezone, give or take a couple, and English language	✶ 33-33
Rules	BB2020
Current status	Season LXVII (67), Round 7 of 7.
Next steps	There will be a brief break, but season LXVIII will start up in August. I believe they're still looking to infuse the league with new coaches, potentially a full division of eight worth of additional coaches. Coaches in that timezone who would like to experience one of the longest lived leagues on FUMBBL, you'd be well served to get in touch with DaCoach.
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	French Language/France	✶ 30-31
Rules	Secret League 2020, with customizations - with custom star players!	✶ 30-31
Current status	Friendlies, Round 3 of 9.
Next steps	Phase 3, FIFA rankings and invitations for next season. Season 6 will begin in September.
To contact	Contact Diablange for more information and join them on their Discord (ask Diablange for a invitation if interested).


Timezone/Region	German Language/Central Europe TZ	✶ 26-26
Rules	BB2020, with building and league modes	✶ 26-26
Current status	Season 15, just a handful of games left.
Next steps	Playoffs
To contact	jurisch and join them on Discord.


Timezone/Region	Europe maybe, please don't let the goblins across the pond.	✶ 4-25
Rules	BB2020, with custom goblin themed rosters. With rulz (HA!) written by and for goblins.	✶ 4-25
Current status	(quiet) I attempted to inquire into the XXXL status, and unfortunately I may have attracted attention I'd have been better off not attracting. My door-chimes sounded and all that discovered upon investigation was the lingering stench of goblin.
Next steps	Goblin mayham will return soon. (Hopefully it'll be on the pitch!)
To contact	mekutata apparently translates goblin and might be able to help you.


Timezone/Region	Europe, with two week rounds.	✶ 24-24
Rules	BB2020 limited to a single team per roster. Invitational. With FLUFF!	✶ 24-24
Current status	Season 3, Spiked Bench challenge metallic phase has begun, where they'll apparently again be pulling out before anyone finishes.
Next steps	More Season 3 zanniness, maybe half a knock-out tournament?
To contact	See Lasgalen, datom, or det about an invitation.


Timezone/Region	Europe (Spanish Language), but some non-European	✷ 22-22
Rules	BB2020.
Current status	(quiet)
Next steps	Si usted es parte del público objetivo, ahora probablemente sea el momento perfecto para contactar a MrToyce. (When I know, you'll know.)
To contact	Contact MrToyce for more information and join.

Grand Est League (GEL)
Timezone/Region	France (French Language)	✶ 20-22
Rules	BB2020.	✶ 20-22
Current status	(quiet)
Next steps	Je ne sais pas. Si quelqu'un sait, merci de me faire passer l'information. (Let me know, please.)
To contact	Contact LeonHart for more information, or better... talk to them on their Discord..


Timezone/Region	Europe/Ukraine (Ukrainian Coaches)	★ 18-18
Rules	BB2020	★ 18-18
Current status	A handful of games remain in the Open Round Robin tournaments.
Next steps	Season 6 (?) If you're in the target audience, I'd recommend contacting Ulmar99 for more information.
To contact	Contact Ulmar99 for more information and join.

Liga Snota w Worku (Snot League in the Bag)
Timezone/Region	Europe/Poland (Polish Language)(But appears open to accepting others!)	★ 16-16
Rules	SL2020, Randomly assigned SL20 rosters.	★ 16-16
Current status	Season 4, round 3 of 7.
Next steps	Season 4 playoffs. (Looks like fun, and feelers for more coaches next season have already been sent out.)
To contact	Contact Avreus for more information and to join.

Nuffle's Will League - League for people with strong nerves
Timezone/Region	Europe/Poland (Polish Language)	★ 14-15
Rules	BB2020, without rerolls and random level ups. With custom Starplayer roster made out of players from past season.	★ 14-15
Current status	Season 3 Playoffs, just the finals left to play between Cicuit and Jaskier.
Next steps	Season 4/Recruiting 1. Recruting players for new season, 2. Team Creation, 3. Group Drafting, 4. Season games (round robin), 5. Play-offs, 6. New season starts
To contact	Contact Avreus or Jaskier for more information and join.


Timezone/Region	UK, with ten day rounds	★ 11-13
Rules	BB2020, but someone has to wield the axe...	★ 11-13
Current status	(quiet)
Next steps	Season 5?
To contact	MisterA , and check out their discord.


Timezone/Region	Europe	★ 3-13
Rules	BB2020, divisions with promotion/relegation	★ 3-13
Current status	(quiet)
Next steps	Season 3 Playoff/Cup, then Season 4.
To contact	Contact eldritchfox for more information and join them on the HUBBA Discord.


Timezone/Region	French Language/Central Europe TZ	★ 8-8
Rules	BB2020, with custom rosters, limit two teams per roster.	★ 8-8
Current status	Season 5 Championship, round 4 of 7.
Next steps	Season 5 Playoffs.
To contact	Diablange


Timezone/Region	Europe	✦ 2-7
Rules	BB2020 with several house rules and drafting. Two week rounds.	✦ 2-7
Current status	(quiet)
Next steps	Draft to prepare for Season 7. If you were interested in Cyberpunk Draft League, now would be the time to contact Hovring.
To contact	Contact Hovring for more information and join.


Timezone/Region	Europe and Americas	✶ 22-25
Rules	BB2020, with random players and lots and lots of extra dice rolling just to satisfy Nuffle's whims	✶ 22-25
Current status	Redraft, and it's a unique one -- redrafting with a cuisinart 'team processor'. Did you want the experience of playing with a random team? Now is the time to get in there and experience the chaos to a whole new dimension.
Next steps	Season 3.
To contact	Foremole 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.	★ 20-20
Current status	Season 3 - N vs S and E vs W. Round 4 of 9.
Next steps	Playoff tournament and Jester's Cup.
To contact	The_Murker (Owner), det, darkwing2k6, and misterlonestar


Timezone/Region	Americas	✷ 37-46
Rules	BB2020, with custom seasons
Current status	Season 42 Bowl Games are being played! Teams participating in the next season are already signing up! If you were considering playing next season, get your name into the hat NOW!
Next steps	Teams previously in the non-AQ who will play next season will be assigned their conferences. Players will advance a year, and seniors will graduate and be get put into the NBFL draft for some future season. New rivalries will be announced. Season 43 will begin when all the unpaid interns get a paycheck.
To contact	ex-convict or Nelphine on site, or NCBB Discord



Timezone/Region	Americas	✷ 32-35
Rules	BB2020, limited number of teams from each roster so not everyone plays Goblins, Nurgle, and Chaos Renegades!
Current status	Season π -- final round of end of season KO tournaments have just begun. Posturing and grousing is now traditional.
Next steps	End of season redrafting will occur, were coaches count on body parts and attempt to puzzle out the new math. Promotion/relegation will occur. The next season will begin sometime after that.
To contact	Waagh and ryanfitz on site or the NWBL Discord.


Timezone/Region	Americas	✶ 30-32
Rules	BB2020 with player draft, drawn from NCBB amongst other places
Current status	Nelphine's Szeattle Scimitars won the Superbowl.
Next steps	Lonely coaches have already begun to wander the NBFL halls asking, "Draft?" as they attempt to prepare their teams for the next season of mayhem.
To contact	To be put on the waiting list for an invitation, contact Bazakastine or dashergeaux and join them on the NBFL Discord. The league is limited to 32 franchise teams.


Timezone/Region	Ontario, Canada & Time Zone friends	✶ 26-27
Rules	BB2020, roughly weekly rounds
Current status	Season 7, second part of the season is up to their final round.
Next steps	Season 7 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.)

Second Sons Blood Bowl League
Timezone/Region	Americas TZ	✶ 19-26
Rules	BB2020 with some initial boost to starting teams, roughly two week rounds
Current status	Tattered Price Open (4 round resurrection swiss) is in round 2.
Next steps	Season 3
To contact	HouseBlackfyre on site.


Timezone/Region	Americas	★ 17-17
Rules	SL2020 (Secret League 2020)	★ 17-17
Current status	Season 4 has crossed the midway point. The veteran division is now a sad tattered shambles, but will continue to limp thru the season. The lower division is chugging along bravely.
Next steps	Playoffs anticipated in September.
To contact	razmus on site, or SLA20 channel on the Secret League Discord.


Timezone/Region	Chilean, Americas timezone, Spanish Language	✶ 16-16
Rules	BB2020/BB2020 Resurrection/BB2020 Stunty (League moves between groups/ruleset thru the year)	✶ 16-16
Current status	Playoffs are in the finals with Nogard facing Moomra. Nuffles Forgotten tournament has crossed it's midway point.
Next steps	(Not certain, or to borrow Garc's vernacular, "¿Queeeee?")
To contact	Varadal, primary communication via WhatsApp.

Tilean Super League (TSL) Major League Rugby (MLR)
Timezone/Region	Americas	★ 9-9
Rules	BB2020, (TSL) Draft League drawing from => (MLR) BB7s	★ 9-9
Current status	TSL,MLR - Championships.
Next steps
To contact	Gridironman on site.

Open Play Environments

Competitive
Rules	BB2020 - using the latest rules available. Mega-star ban is in effect.
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.)
Activities	Royal Rookie Rumble for new teams. Brawls for any Competitive team. Brackets break at 1400 and 1800. Minors most recently completed 24 May. Stay alert for the next. Six Major Tournaments spread out across the year, each with their own requirements and some with qualifier tournaments. Grotty Little Tournament qualifiers are either complete or very nearly so, so expect the tournament proper to begin soon!


Rules	BB2020 with custom rosters.
Activity	Some.
To play	Make a team from the group above (or from your coaches play in the League/Secret League 2020 division) and put them in Gamefinder or seek games on the Secret League Discord
Activities	Old World Rookie Rumble for new teams. New Rumble just started yesterday. Need about twelve more teams for the next Rumble! Old World Brawl for any team... and again, while activity is slow, tournaments will still happen. Bracket breaks at 1000, 1300, 1600, and 2000. [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. Current season runs from 15 June to 31 July. (And somehow one of my teams is holding the second place spot! Come take the spot from the worst team to visit the pitch in living memory!) Other tournaments to start when Seasons enabled on FUMBBL.


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.
Activities	O[L]C Classic - No limit KO tournaments O[L]C Open League play - Now between seasons. Open [L]eague Cup - No limit, Official 2016 + [SL16] teams. (Watch Koadah's Blog for the latest O[L]C news.) O[L]C 2016 Championship - TV limited, KO tournaments, up to eight(8) official 2016 + [SL16] teams Open [L]eague Challenge 2020 - TV limited, KO tournaments, up to eight(8) official 2020 + [SL20] teams

Active Metagroups
Metagroups play in other open environments, against other teams in the environment which aren't necessarily part of the metagroup, for thier own goals


Season	Season 8: May-Aug 2023
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 qualifications, etc.)


Season	XL: July 1-31st
Environment	Any/All
Synopsis	Stunty teams across the FUMBBL-verse attempting to beat, kill and maim everyone else... but mostly kill. Accumulate points for building up the biggest stack of corpses, with dwarves counting double. And of course, being stunties... the bodies accumulated from fouls certainly add to the official tally.


Season	LXXXI: July 1st to August 31st.
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.)


	Borg Invasion
	Season	Perpetual
	Environment	Any/All
	Synopsis	Chaos Renegades teams as Borg collective. Start vanilla and play against other teams... and as you kill your opponent's players, you add their unique biological signature to the Borg. It was challenging under the BB2016 rules, and I suspect it's even harder now.

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