FUMBBL :: Online Blood Bowl League

2023 4 29

All the league news fit to print and then some!

Compiled from across FUMBBL, this is all the league 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 should be Mid-May. (Seriously... got a quip/update about your league -- forward it on over.)

The census says that there are 985 distinct, active coaches on FUMBBL who play in leagues. Two numbers are given which the range of the league size, because there isn't a single good indicator of the league size. When the numbers are very different - the league may be in flux, have some deadwood teams/coaches in their locker rooms, or at the start or end of a cycle. Numbers very close together should be pretty close to the actual census for the group.

The following leagues are actively recruiting: IoMT:ng (BB20, global), Mutant Athletics League (BB20, global, single roster), WIL (BB20, UK), Liga Snota w Worku (BB20, Poland), NWBL (BB20, Americas), and Major League Rugby (Americas, BB7). Of course, there are a few other leagues near or at season end... so now would still be a good time to approach their commissioners. The open environments are always looking for more coaches as well, because they're... you know... open environments.

See ya on the pitch.


Timezone/Region	World, but focused on Coaches new to Bloodbowl or new to Fumbbl	✷ 58-67
Rules	BB2020	✷ 58-67
Current status	The Cat's Eyez Bowl ends tomorrow, but the Tuna Cup continues. The Dog Bowl starts 5 May. In addition, 145 Sprints are now also active in the 145 Leagues and Tournaments open environment!
Next steps	If you're new to FUMBBL or Blood Bowl, now is an awesome time to announce your intention to join the Dog Bowl! More information on the 145 Club Discord (link below).
To contact	dentface for 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 90% Europe), 14 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling	✺ 164-168
Rules	BB2020 resurrection/non-progression with promotion and relegation
Current status	Season 2 has started, with a wait list to replace coaches who drop, and is now in round 2 of 7.
Next steps	The bottom swiss rises up to infect all the other brackets! Well... that'll be Season 3 which will be next.
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)	✹ 74-76
Rules	BB2020 with modified Secret League, and customized BB2016 skill progression. Only one team per roster.
Current status	Year 10 Autumn. Round 5 of 7. Second Youngblood tournament of the season is nearly complete.
Next steps	After Autumn will be Winter Friendlies, where everyone stares across the pitch at each other... then Spring regionals, when the big team's coaches drift fondly towards smashing the little guys into the weeds.
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. 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	✷ 52-54
Rules	BB2020, resurrection/ no progression. A "competitive competition with many high profile and exceptionally skilled coaches."
Current status	Season 5, Final round of 7
Next steps	Season 5 playoffs.
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.


Timezone/Region	Global, divided into Americas, European, and Oceania divisions	✶ 27-27
Rules	BB2020, but all the players are ST 5+, high TV, two week rounds (17 games per season!). Emphasis on BASH.	✶ 27-27
Current status	Intra-conference play. Round 4 of 13.
Next steps	Playoffs.
To contact	knine on site or their Discord.


Timezone/Region	Global, 14 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling	✶ 26-27
Rules	SL2020 resurrection/non-progression, with some additional rosters and customization.
Current status	Season 5, round 5 of a 6 round Swiss. Season should end on or before 17 May.
Next steps	Rinse and repeat: Season 6. Since there aren't playoffs, if you're interested in playing in this format, now would likely be a good time to get in touch with Java if you wanted to play in Season 6.
To contact	Contact Java.


Timezone/Region	Global, weekly, 4chan community	✶ 13-22
Rules	BB2020, some house rules.
Current status	Season 20, playoffs, semi-finals.
Next steps	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, 21 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling (glacier mode engaged)	★ 9-9
Rules	BB2016: experienced, orphaned teams -- imported into the league.	★ 9-9
Current status	Season 11 ongoing, round 5 of 9. Since there will be dwarven artillery in EVERY GAME, long term team health is unlikely.
Next steps	Playoffs/recruiting.
To contact	Contact razmus and join the IoMT Discord Channel.

“Spelledaren’s next big thing”
Timezone/Region	Global, open round robin+playoffs	★ 4-9
Rules	BB2020 with "some minor tweaks", which spelledaren revealed.
Current status	Season 1, may be ending soon as initial recruitment concludes... (but it's been more than a month...)
Next steps	More bloodshed, I mean... a playoff for the top teams, or possibly archival.
To contact	Contact spelledaren.


Timezone/Region	Global, 21 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling (glacier mode engaged)	✦ 6-7
Rules	SL16 Open Environment teams	✦ 6-7
Current status	Season 7 Playoffs, (still) Finals! Bram vs The_Demon.
Next steps	Recruiting, and if critical mass is not reached, then archival.
To contact	Contact razmus and join the IoMT Discord Channel.


Timezone/Region	Global, 14 day rounds to facilitate cross tz scheduling	✦ 3-3
Rules	BB2020: experienced, orphaned teams	✦ 3-3
Current status	Season 1 champion, RageofKlugman, crowned.
Next steps	Recruiting for season 2 and is ongoing. Got an orphaned BB2020 league team? Talk to Razmus. Season 2 will start on Monday, 1 May.
To contact	Contact razmus and join the IoMTNG Discord Channel.


Timezone/Region	Global,	• 0-3
Rules	BB2020 with all Chaos Renegade rosters, two week rounds.
Current status	Recruiting.
Next steps	Season 1 starts 1 May!
To contact	Contact dieuraskel.


Timezone/Region	Oceania (GMT +7 to +12)	✷ 45-57
Rules	BB2020, possibly the original league on Fumbbl to implement seasons!
Current status	Season 96 has begun! Round 4 of 7, I think.
Next steps	Recruit/Redraft
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	✶ 26-31
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	BeefyGoodness won the Crap Bowl IX. (Yeah, I'm not certain if that's a good thing or bad.) Season 33 is ongoing, and roughly half way thru its seven rounds.
Next steps	Season 33 Playoffs!
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	✶ 16-21
Rules	SL2020, each roster can only be represented once, with two week rounds.	✶ 16-21
Current status	Season 10 conference play, Final round of 7
Next steps	Season 10 Sword Play and Suckers Cup playoffs. If you're in the target audience, now would probably be a good time to start talking on their Discord if you want to play next season.
To contact	PM Trickey on FUMBBL or get in touch on their channel on the DIBBL Discord .


Timezone/Region	Italian Language/Italy	✷ 60-60
Rules	BB2020
Current status	Season 32, Second half, round 3 of 5.
Next steps	Season 32 Playoffs.
To contact	Ale_Kubbo


Timezone/Region	French Language/Europe TZ	✷ 42-42
Rules	BB2020, with promotion and relegation, and roster rotation. (It appears that teams can be relegated right out of existence.)
Current status	Season 31 divisional play, juste un peu plus d'un round left.
Next steps	Season 31 playoffs, then post season/recruit/draft. 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	✷ 32-35
Rules	BB2020 rules with BB2016 skill progression, w/player drafts. Limited to 32 Team Franchises. With FLUFF!
Current status	Preparing for season 14.
Next steps	"We probably filled every open spot for now, but around new season we often have some more turnover. DLE season 14 will start after Draft of new players, after playoff has finished in 3-4 weeks. We also have the Pro bowl game where we gather the best performers from each conference to battle it out in a show game, a lot of fun!"
To contact	BigF is in charge of the wait list.


Timezone/Region	UK	✷ 27-35
Rules	BB2020
Current status	Promotion/relegation, recruiting. If you're a UK coach with an interested in the playing in one of the oldest leagues on FUMBBL, now is your chance! "Sadly it looks like we'll be cutting a regional for now - need like 8 more, but thus the Q on a feeder tournament." I haven't seen a feeder for WIL in a while! This is really an opportunity for UK coaches not already in the league to jump into WIL.
Next steps	Season LXVII (67).
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	✶ 34-34
Rules	Secret League 2020, with customizations - with custom star players!	✶ 34-34
Current status	Season 5 end of season playoff tournaments (phase two) play.
Next steps	Phase 3, FIFA rankings and invitations for next season.
To contact	Contact Diablange for more information and join them on their Discord (ask Diablange for a invitation if interested).


Timezone/Region	Europe (Spanish Language), but some non-European	✷ 34-34
Rules	BB2020.
Current status	First Season in two divisions, final round of 17.
Next steps	Playoffs in May
To contact	Contact MrToyce for more information and join.

Grand Est League (GEL)
Timezone/Region	France (French Language)	✶ 29-29
Rules	BB2020.	✶ 29-29
Current status	Season 1 Playoffs.
Next steps	(not known at this time)
To contact	Contact LeonHart for more information, or better... talk to them on their Discord..


Timezone/Region	Europe maybe, please don't let the goblins across the pond.	✶ 20-27
Rules	BB2020, with custom goblin themed rosters. With rulz (HA!) written by and for goblins.	✶ 20-27
Current status	It's quiet. Too quiet. And now I'm getting scared!
Next steps	The last I heard, my spies have apparently been seen in Bedlam muttering to themselves about tentacles, lampblack, and some paste made from peanuts. (Contact mekutata for more information about what they have planned next! And if you're interested in the chaos -- don't delay, it looks like they'll be between activities VERY SOON!)
To contact	mekutata apparently translates goblin and might be able to help you.


Timezone/Region	German Language/Central Europe TZ	✶ 26-26
Rules	BB2020, with building and league modes	✶ 26-26
Current status	Season 15, round 3 of 5/7.
Next steps	Playoffs
To contact	jurisch and join them on Discord.


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 round 4 of 6, where they're only playing half (six rounds of eleven) a season.
Next steps	More Season 3 zanniness.
To contact	See Lasgalen, datom, or det about an invitation.


Timezone/Region	UK, with ten day rounds	★ 17-19
Rules	BB2020, but someone has to wield the axe...	★ 17-19
Current status	Season 4, round 7 of 11, but the Playoffs have already been completed. (Congrats Scooby Snax!)
Next steps	My crystal ball just shows blood. Blood and a very cold axe. If you're a UK coach with time on your hand, it might be worth getting in touch with MisterA to play, soon.
To contact	MisterA , and check out their discord.


Timezone/Region	Europe/Ukraine (Ukrainian Coaches)	★ 16-18
Rules	BB2020	★ 16-18
Current status	Trident Bowl V has begun. Several other open round robin tournaments begun.
Next steps	Season 4 (?) If you're in the target audience, I'd recommend contacting Ulmar99 for more information.
To contact	Contact Ulmar99 for more information and join.

Nuffle's Will League - League for people with strong nerves
Timezone/Region	Europe/Poland (Polish Language)	★ 16-16
Rules	BB2020, without rerolls and random level ups. With custom Starplayer roster made out of players from past season.	★ 16-16
Current status	Season 3, Round 6 of 7.
Next steps	Season 3 Playoffs 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	Europe	★ 14-14
Rules	BB2020, divisions with promotion/relegation	★ 14-14
Current status	Hubba Season 3, Final round of 9.
Next steps	Another Playoff/Cup -- likely early May 2023.
To contact	Contact eldritchfox for more information and join them on the HUBBA Discord.

Liga Snota w Worku (Snot League in the Bag)
Timezone/Region	Europe/Poland (Polish Language)	★ 11-12
Rules	SL2020, Randomly assigned SL20 rosters.	★ 11-12
Current status	Season 3 playoffs have begun, and they're recruiting for season 4.
Next steps	Season 4.
To contact	Contact Avreus for more information and join.


Timezone/Region	Europe	★ 6-6
Rules	BB2020 with several house rules and drafting. Two week rounds.	★ 6-6
Current status	Season 6 Gold division playoffs. Round 3 of 3 (still). (Hovring vs refuzor still in the finals!)
Next steps	Draft to prepare for Season 7. If you were interested in Cyberpunk Draft League, now would be the time to contact them Hovring.
To contact	Contact Hovring for more information and join.


Timezone/Region	Europe and Americas	✶ 23-26
Rules	BB2020, with random players and lots and lots of extra dice rolling just to satisfy Nuffle's whims	✶ 23-26
Current status	Season 2, second half, round 7
Next steps	Anticipate June random, custom redraft occurs where everything is shook up.
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	Ardonite won the Jester's Cup. Karrashantemi won the Play-Offs.
Next steps	I believe the Season 2 draft would be going on now in preparation for Season 3.
To contact	The_Murker (Owner), det, darkwing2k6, and misterlonestar


Timezone/Region	Americas	✷ 41-45
Rules	BB2020, with custom seasons
Current status	Season 42 has begun... In Conference and vs another conference. Week 6 of 9.
Next steps	One week of Out of Conference games, and makeup games.
To contact	ex-convict or Nelphine on site, or NCBB Discord



Timezone/Region	Americas	✷ 32-37
Rules	BB2020, limited number of teams from each roster so not everyone plays Nurgle and Chaos Renegades!
Current status	Season π (which is still irrational) Final round of 7. (But Bronze division is finished!)
Next steps	Season π knockout tournaments (don't call them playoffs!) in two rounds, then friendlies. Coaches are already shopping for replacement rosters. Redraft and recruiting for the subsequent season. New teams are usually integrated into the league during the knockout tournaments. Join the league so there aren't more silver teams than bronze...
To contact	Waagh and ryanfitz on site or the NWBL Discord.


Timezone/Region	Americas	✶ 33-33
Rules	BB2020 with player draft, drawn from NCBB amongst other places
Current status	Season 30, intraconference play round 4 of 7.
Next steps	Playoffs, then the Superbowl.
To contact	To be put on the waiting list for an invitation, contact Bazakastine or dashergeaux and join them on the NBFL Discord.


Timezone/Region	Ontario, Canada & Time Zone friends	✶ 27-27
Rules	BB2020, roughly weekly rounds
Current status	Season 7, round 1 nearly complete. (And I can't decide which team to bet my Tim Hortons dividends on.)
Next steps	Round 2, then 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	✶ 26-26
Rules	BB2020 with some initial boost to starting teams, roughly two week rounds
Current status	Season 2, Final round of 13.
Next steps	Season 2 playoffs
To contact	HouseBlackfyre on site.


Timezone/Region	Chilean, Americas timezone, Spanish Language	★ 16-23
Rules	BB2020/BB2020 Resurrection/BB2020 Stunty (League moves between groups/ruleset thru the year)	★ 16-23
Current status	Liga Conferencia T5, round 8 of 15
Next steps	Playoffs
To contact	Varadal, primary communication via WhatsApp.


Timezone/Region	Americas	★ 17-18
Rules	SL2020 (Secret League 2020)	★ 17-18
Current status	Season 4, Both veteran and rookie divisions in round 1.
Next steps	Lost treasures to be found, and playoffs.
To contact	razmus on site, or SLA20 channel on the Secret League Discord.

Tilean Super League (TSL) Major League Rugby (MLR)
Timezone/Region	Americas	★ 10-10
Rules	BB2020, (TSL) Draft League drawing from => (MLR) BB7s	★ 10-10
Current status	TSL - Inaugral season, round 5 of 5. MLR - Second half of first season, round 4 of 7.
Next steps
To contact	Gridironman on site.

Open Play Environments

Competitive
Rules	BB2020 - using the latest rules available. Mega-star ban goes into effect this weekend.
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 team. Brackets break at 1400 and 1800. Minors currently running for Competitive teams at or below 1630 TV. [SL]2020 Slam are Slam type instant tournaments for groups of four teams. (just needs for interested coaches) Six Major Tournaments spread out across the year, each with their own requirements and some with qualifier tournaments. Ulthuan Invitational currently running.


Rules	BB2020 with custom rosters.
Activity	Some activity. Updated rosters are live (except for new, anticipated Vampire rosters/updates.)
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. Two Rumbles just finished. Need less than half a dozen 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 for interested coaches) [SL]2020 Open Sprint allows teams to compete on points earned in open play, leagues, and touranments. Current season runs from 1 May to 14 June. 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 7: Jan-Apr 2023. Season 8: 1 May-31 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. Last month to get those games in before Season 8!


Season	IV: April 1-30th. V: May 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 accumulately from fouls certainly add to the official tally. There was quite the scramble to the top in March!


Season	LXXIX: March 1st to April 30th. LXXX: May 1st to June 30th.
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. (Carthage is tearing it up this season!) (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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