Hello everyone,

BB7s (a league where you play with only 7 players on the pitch, without team re-rolls and a restricted inducement selection) are given a new ruleset and new team rosters for almost all races.

For now, rules and rosters are in beta state, open to changes. BB7s are still up and running though, just /join #BB7s on IRC and get yourself a game or two to try the new stuff!

So, what are the major changes?

1. Teams can now have more than 7 players, though for the core team, this is still the limit in most cases. Additional players are two journeymen that can be used as subs and up to two mercenaries bought with free inducement money (Petty Cash is still forbidden). Once the client option becomes available, only seven players can be set up for the kick-off.
   
   
2. Almost all teams have more options which positionals to use, however, an overall limit of four positionals per team is implemented. This should allow far more creativity in team creation, be it for fluff or diverging tactics/strategies.
   
   
3. Only two players have to be set up on the LOS for kick-off.
   
   
4. Fouling gets stronger, Piling On nerfed.
   
   
5. A new draft system will be installed, that only effects tournaments (and other forms of formalized competition). Open play is not effected by drafting anymore. Basically players get drafted (i.e. have to be retired) after a tournament if they received an MVP award and fulfill some criteria individually set for that particular competition. There's also the small chance that a player gets drafted right away.

Since the new client options are not yet available, important parts of the changes can not be implemented yet. However, you can already build teams with the new rosters of course and you can use subs - with the rather clumsy solution to set up the spare guys in the own endzone, experienced BB7s coaches know that already.

For a complete review, go here:

1. Group page with the new ruleset
   
2. BB7s team rosters

For reports or impressions on how things work with those changes/innovations, please use the following thread:

1. BB7s Testing Reports
   

For the complete announcement, general feedback, questions and discussion, visit this forum thread:

1. BB7s: New rules and rosters