League play is the foundation upon which the Blood Bowl game is based. There are many kinds of league activity, but they all tie in to a general campaign where teams compete with each other over a period of time, developing new abilities and suffering injuries (or worse!) while attempting to earn the crown of league champion. If you long for the thrill of moulding your rag-tag band of no-hopers into an elite unit able to take on all comers, this is the format for you!
Blood Bowl leagues now take place all over the world, both on table-top and online. To find (or list!) the nearest tabletop leagues to where you live, check out the NAF league database!
No leagues in your area? Get in touch with NAF staff, sign up on local forums or use the NAF’s coach locator and reach out to like-minded people. Or club together with a group of your friends to start your own league! Starting a Blood Bowl league can be easier and more enjoyable than you might think.
- First, grab a copy of the rulebook. Leagues starting out are encouraged to stick to the standard rulebook as much as possible; house rules can add some great enjoyment to the game, but should be used sparingly and are recommended for experienced commissioners only.
- Why not print out some posters and fliers to advertise that you plan to start (or already run) a league in your area? Friendly local game stores, local Games Workshop branches, wargames clubs and even colleges and libraries are all great places to advertise your league.
- Grab yourself a NAF league management website (details on this page). The current version of obblm can be daunting to work through at first, so make sure you check out the obblm wiki and contact us if you run into any problems – we’re here to help!
- Submit the details of your league to the league database and follow the instructions there.
- There is a great thread on TFF about starting up a league – easier to see all the different viewpoints than trying to summarise it!
New resources and tools are under development all the time, so if you think you have an idea for how we can improve league support, let us know below!
Good luck and LLBB!