Blood Bowl 3 News

[p][/p][p]The Season 10 of Blood Bowl 3 begins soon and will run for 3 months with a brand-new solo game mode:[/p][p][/p][p] Sylvania’s Harvest Season. Get ready to take on the AI in a brutally fast-paced and wildly unpredictable challenge.[/p][p][/p][p]Choose your side among three iconic teams: Vampires, Necromantic Horrors, or Shambling Undead.[/p][p]What’s in store:[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Exclusive Teams: Face off against custom rosters created by community legends Misspelledtree, Andriy, and Rick Wreckless. Every month brings fresh themed rosters.[/p]
• [p]Faster Matches: 6 turns per half keep the action swift without sacrificing brutality.[/p]
• [p]Rule Twist: Each turn permits 2 Blitz actions and 2 Fouls, expect strategy and carnage.[/p]
• [p]Haunted Pitches: Special rules inspired by the dark lands of Sylvania.[/p]
• [p]Bloody Scoring System: Earn points not just for match outcomes, but for the deaths you cause and the zombies you raise.[/p]

[p][/p][p]At season's end, the faction with the most points will be awarded a legendary customization in its colors, affirming its dominance over Sylvania’s Harvest Season.[/p][p][/p][p]Show your skills, face off against cunning AI, and dominate the haunted fields![/p]

Blood Bowl's tabletop incarnation last had its rules updated in 2020 with the "second season edition" and now Games Workshop has announced a third season is coming later this year. They're at pains to let everyone know we won't have to relearn all the rules, however, saying "The core game is exactly the same: the pitch hasn't magically grown any new squares, there are no new stats, and everything should be very familiar."..
Read more.

[p]
[/p][p]A new update has landed! Here’s what’s new and what’s been fixed:[/p][h3]
⭐ New Content[/h3]

• [p]4 new Star Players have joined the roster![/p]
  • [p]Scylla Anfingrimm[/p]
  • [p]Grashnak Blackhoof[/p]
  • [p]Guffle Pusmaw[/p]
  • [p]Max Spleenripper[/p]

[p]Prepare your inducement funds accordingly — the pitch just got a lot more dangerous![/p][hr][/hr][h3]⚙️ Improvements & Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Team templates now correctly save all player customizations.[/p]
• [p]Redraft improvements:[/p]
  • [p]You can now only validate a redraft if your team has at least 11 players.[/p]
  • [p]Polished UI for a smoother redraft experience.[/p]
• [p]Softlock fixes:[/p]
  • [p]Resolved a softlock when using a team re-roll during an interception.[/p]
  • [p]Fixed a softlock that could occur in rare cases during a Throw Team-Mate action.[/p]
• [p]Blitz fix: A player can now properly block after a failed Tentacles roll.[/p]
• [p]End-of-match stability: Fixed an issue that could disconnect the user at the end of a match.[/p]
• [p]AI crash fix: Resolved a rare crash caused by the AI using Pro skill during a block.[/p]
• [p]Wizard timing issue: The Zap action no longer uses the opponent’s time bank.[/p]
• [p]Journeymen: Fixed an issue that allowed recruiting journeymen immediately after a redraft.[/p]
• [p]Bomb behavior: Bombs no longer explode outside the pitch.[/p]

[p]That is it for today, see you on the pitch Coaches![/p]

[h3][/h3][p]Season 9 has started, and the Redraft has been implemented. It carries several implications for the Official Ladder.
[/p][h2]REDRAFT[/h2][p]Players familiar with the board game will know this: redraft can be customized in many ways by adjusting the budget cap or bonus values.
For this first season, we’ve chosen to go with a redraft every 20 games, and the standard redraft budget cap of 1,300k. In this initial setup, a coach’s record (wins, losses, draws) will not impact their redraft budget.[/p][p]This approach allows everyone to get familiar with the feature while we monitor its impact over the course of a full Official Ladder season.
Budget cap, win/draw bonuses, and even the frequency of redrafting, all of these settings will be open to adjustments in future seasons if we believe they can improve the overall experience[/p][h2]
MATCHMAKING[/h2][p]We analyzed matchmaking data from recent seasons, reviewed community feedback, and considered the impact of both multi-queuing and redraft. Based on this, we believe the Official Ladder is now ready for a stricter matchmaking system designed to improve overall match balance.[/p][p]Matchmaking has generally performed well in terms of wait times and SR/TV balance, but we recognize that match quality can suffer under certain conditions, particularly at the very top or bottom of the rankings, or during low-activity hours.[/p][p]For Season 9, we are introducing changes to reduce the acceptable SR range between two teams, including hard limits that will prevent certain pairing altogether.
While this may lead to longer queue times in some cases, it should result in more competitive and balanced matches overall.[/p][p]We strongly recommend queuing with multiple teams when playing during off-peak hours. We will continue to monitor these changes closely to ensure the best possible experience on the Official Ladder.[/p][p]To sum up, the matchmaking changes in 2 ways:[/p]

• [p]Protecting un-redrafted teams (less than 20 matches) to play against redrafted teams (more than 20 matches).[/p]
• [p]Preventing teams to find very unbalanced matches, at the risk of increasing the waiting time.[/p]

[p]This update brings several important fixes that improve stability, rule compliance, and in-game behavior:[/p][p][/p][p]✔️ Softlock fix – Fixed a softlock caused by differences in manual/automatic skill use settings between two opponents, including the Dodge skill.
✔️ Jump Up skill fix – Prone players can now correctly stand up and Block without using a Blitz.
✔️ Matchmaking settings fix – Team value preference is now properly saved when modified in the Manage Team menu.
✔️ Special Actions during Blitz Kick-Off Event – These actions now work as intended and can be used in place of a Block during a Blitz, in accordance with the May 2025 errata.
✔️ AI improvements – The AI will now use the Wrestle skill more effectively and avoid pushing ball carriers into their own end zone when other options are available.
✔️ Khorne teams can now take Wandering Apothecaries in Offline Mode.
✔️ Team special rules are now displayed correctly on the team management page in Offline Mode.
✔️ Fixed an issue where a player quitting would not lead to an automatic concede after the timer ran out.
✔️ \[PC only] Fixed a rare bug where a second team could be registered in the Eternal League, blocking progression.[/p][p][/p][p]Thanks again for your continued support and feedback – and see you on the pitch, coaches! 💀🏈[/p]