Transfer season is coming… Join the Marketplace!

Hello coaches!

Today, we will be covering a new mechanic we worked on for Blood Bowl 2: the player marketplace!





The Marketplace is an all-new feature in Blood Bowl 2. It will allow you to buy or sell Blood Bowl players from, and to other coaches in multiplayer. This new mechanic in Blood Bowl 2 has two main goals: first, to deepen the interactions between coaches; and second, to open brand new opportunities for them to develop their teams.

Now how will it all work?

The Marketplace will be open during the leagues’ transfer windows. During these periods, you will be able to put up for sale one (or more) of your players, asking for whatever amount of Gold you wish (minimum being the base price of that player).

Other coaches will then be able to put up their offers. Highest bid will always be visible to everyone, letting you try and outbid in order to win the auction! All offers will be done using one of your team’s Gold treasury, knowing that of course only an Orc team will be able to put up an offer for an Orc player!

Now, that was for the selling part! If what you’re looking to buy, you’ll be able to browse through the current players up for sale, and if you’re picky about who you want to buy, you’ll be able to filter the specific kind of player you want, and you’ll be presented the offers who fit the best your requirements.

You might also be interested in a specific player who hasn’t been put up for sale by the owner? Well, you’ll be able to send private offers to the coach who owns him… Just be prepared to make an offer that he can’t possibly refuse!

Will there be restrictions to the system?

Of course, there are some restrictions. First, each Marketplace is limited to their current league, and you will only be able to buy/sell players from within your team’s current league. Also, buying and selling players will only be allowed during the transfer windows – it will thus be forbidden in the middle of a competition.

What about microtransactions?

Of course! You’ll be able to- wait wait wait… it’s way past April Fools’ Day!

No, rest assured, there won’t be any microtransaction linked to the marketplace. All player sales will happen with your teams’ gold treasury. That means if you want to buy some top veteran players, win some matches and amass Gold… lots of Gold!

While we’re still fine-tuning many aspects of the player marketplace, we really believe this new mechanic will incredibly deepen the interactions between coaches in multiplayer, while giving you the opportunity to find that very specific player you MUST have to complete your dream-team… or to sell your unwanted veteran players to someone who’s got some Gold to spend!



That’s all for today! Stay tuned for more news and info about Blood Bowl 2!

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Camille ‘Jolly Roger’

Community & Communication Manager