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INTERVIEW·WHITE DWARF 413

Good Evening, Sports Fans

December 2016·pp. 36–42

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Jervis Johnson explains how Blood Bowl combines tactical decisions with warm-hearted satire of professional sport and fantasy conventions. Team strengths, player skills, formations, turnovers and league development reward different approaches; Andy Hoare and James Hewitt discuss the restrained updates and expanded play options, while Mark Bedford explains the sporting kit and physically built pitch.

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White Dwarf Takes to the Field

Jim Johnson and Bob Bifford take over the welcome as Blood Bowl returns to the magazine. Their irreverent introduction previews the fantasy-football coverage and a clash between the Gouged Eye and Reikland Reavers, while Magnus and the Thousand Sons provide the month’s other major story.

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A New Blood Bowl Season Kicks Off

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Death Zone: Season One!

The first supplement adds more team types, player development and a league framework to the relaunched Blood Bowl. Exhibition play and famous players offer additional alternatives, allowing coaches to develop rookies over time or try an established team at full strength.

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