Blood Bowl 2 – Leagues Mechanics





The league system is one of the big improvement of this new episode of Blood Bowl. We wanted it more flexible and deeper.

The league system is one of the big improvement of this new episode of Blood Bowl. We wanted it more flexible and deeper. First, the leagues system operates around three entities, from the largest to the smallest:

• The league: A set of competitions

• The Competition: A set of rounds with a winner/loser at the end.

• The Round: A game day for all the teams engaged in the competition.





The League



We start by creating a league which will contain everything. A league is a large association of teams who want to play together.

In a league, you can create as many competitions as you want (Think of NFL for comparison).



The Competition



Within the league, you can add Competitions.

Competition is the basic element you need to build the Championship or the Cup of your dreams.



There are 3 kind of Competition:



• Knockout ( Single elimination): the loser of each bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship. It’s is the only type of competition which has overtimes.

• Round robin: each contestant meets all other contestants in turn.

• Ladder: players are listed as if on the rungs of a ladder. The objective for a player is to reach the highest rung of the ladder. A ladder can potentially go on indefinitely.

The different competitions can have a free access or require a ticket to enter.

The ticket is the basic tool to create the link between competitions. It also provides some flexibility in the management.

It can be offered as a reward for a Competition (ex: The winner of a championship can be invited to the World Cup) or directly sent by an administrator (someone left the competition, you can invite someone else to replace him).

A ticket gives the access to a Competition only for one Team.





The Round





A Round is a day of competition. Most of the time, it will be a match for all competing teams (it does not apply to the Ladder format).

Except for Round Robin competitions, you can change the structure of a round, from case to case, and choose between:

• Single Match

• Two-legged tie

• Best of 3

• Best of 5

So with all these tools you’ll be able to create exotic Format and even build structures close to the major world sporting events!

Ex: UEFA Champions League (starting from the group stage) with 8 Round Robin competitions for eight qualifying groups and 1 Single Elimination competition for the finals. The first 2 of each group receives a ticket to reach the Finals (You can also do a third draft for the lower level of the competition). All the rounds of the Finals can be set as two-legged games while the final remains a single match.

Of course the game leagues are not the only option to play online. There is also a friendly match system where you can play against a friend by arranging a match. Friendly matches have no impact on your Blood Bowl 2 experience (xp, injury, etc.).









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Camille “Jolly Roger”

Communication & Community Manager