I've been running leagues and promoting BB at my local games club since 3rd edition. This is not just a reboxing of the old classic but a remastering with tweaked rules for maximised game play. GW has listened to the fans and got it right! The models are superb (requires a little bit of skills to put together) and top notch pitch and templates.

PRO TIP – Do NOT leave your set in the car in the sun on a hot day (35 plaus degrees Celsius) as your templates will warp ;)

Thanks Apes!! Fantastic boxed set!!.. Came in perfect condition, even just the box feels sexy.

Great to see this new edition of Blood Bowl released after years of rumours that it was coming. Now granted, I haven't played a game of Blood Bowl in some six or seven years, but a quick read through of the rulebook confirms that the rules have largely remained the same and any changes should be minor. Considering how well-regarded the BB rules are, this is fantastic news. The minis are beautiful and, when compared to the plastic figures in the previous edition's boxed set, really show how far GW's plastic kits have come. The most noteworthy thing about the teams is that they are now on 30mm bases, and as a result the pitch board has larger squares, and of course this also means that the range ruler is a different size. The upshot is that you can play this new version with your old BB minis, but that's as far as compatibility with the previous edition goes. There's definitely been a push to eliminate cardboard tokens, and you'll find counters on the model sprues to track turns, rerolls and touchdowns. There's even a couple of d16's included (very unusual die type there) to select random players from a team. Really the only issue I have with the new game, especially as a player of previous editions, is only having rules for two teams in the box. I've got Dwarfs, Chaos, Dark Elves and Undead that I'd love to put on the field but they're going to have to wait it seems. All in all though, very impressive relaunch to an incredibly fun game. Looking forward to getting some games in soon!