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The stadium is packed with thousands of screaming fans, gathered from across the world and eager to see the bone-crushing action of today’s game. As the players take the field, a surge of excitement rushes from the bleachers. Are you ready to face off against stout Dwarfs, crafty Skaven and ruthless Orcs, all to become Spike. Magazine’s Manager of the Year?Blood Bowl: Team Manager – The Card Game is a bone-breaking, breathtaking card game of violence and outright cheating for two to four players. Chaos, Dwarf, Wood Elf, Human, Orc and Skaven teams compete against each other over the course of a brutal season. Customize your team by drafting Star Players, hiring staff, upgrading facilities and cheating like mad. Lead your gang of misfits and miscreants to glory over your rivals as you strive to become Spike. Magazine’s Manager of the Year.As the coach of one of six famous and vicious teams from the Blood Bowl world, you will capitalize on its unique play style as you customize your deck to select your path to the championship. Lead your team in a series of nail-biting tournaments leading up to the brutal Blood Bowl itself.The season is starting. What kind of team will you build?
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Blood Bowl: Team Manager-The Card Game is a standalone game of frenzied deck-building action that takes 2-4 players through the cutthroat excitement of an entire Blood Bowl season in just about one-to two hours of playing time. Some players rely on speed, others on size. Some will mercilessly injure their opponents, while others cheat like crazy to score touchdowns. The object is to build a formidable team and win the Blood Bowl championship. Players take on the role of the coach of one of six factions from the Blood Bowl world Humans, Dwarfs, Wood Elves, Orcs, Skaven, or Chaos.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Blood Bowl: Team Manager is a very entertaining game. Once one person gets the rules down, it's easy to teach other players. It takes maybe 15 minutes to explain and you can do it while setting up and running through a first game. The "flavor of the game is excellent. Almost everybody I've taught the game has the reaction of "Wow, this looks cool!" Who doesn't like the idea of dwarves, elves, rat men, and ogres playing an ultraviolent version of football?
The only issues that some gamers might run into is the game's dependence on luck. There is skill and decision making involved in selecting star players, selecting upgrades, choosing what players to play, and choosing what matchups to play on. However, some people won't like that die rolls and the luck of the draw can have a large effect on the game. Ultimately, those who don't take the game too seriously will enjoy it. There's enough strategy that it stimulates the brain and doesn't seem paint-by-numbers but there's enough luck to provide for swings in momentum and entertaining, unpredictable gameplay, which is ultimately for the best.
Note, that this is a game with a slight deckbuilding aspect as opposed to a straight-up deckbuilding game like Ascension or Dominion. It does, however, share some basic game concepts with games such as those and trading card games like Magic: The Gathering.
The only issues that some gamers might run into is the game's dependence on luck. There is skill and decision making involved in selecting star players, selecting upgrades, choosing what players to play, and choosing what matchups to play on. However, some people won't like that die rolls and the luck of the draw can have a large effect on the game. Ultimately, those who don't take the game too seriously will enjoy it. There's enough strategy that it stimulates the brain and doesn't seem paint-by-numbers but there's enough luck to provide for swings in momentum and entertaining, unpredictable gameplay, which is ultimately for the best.
Note, that this is a game with a slight deckbuilding aspect as opposed to a straight-up deckbuilding game like Ascension or Dominion. It does, however, share some basic game concepts with games such as those and trading card games like Magic: The Gathering.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Purchased after playing once with a friends game. Very fast to play and easy to understand strategy. It really does a great job carrying the fun and spirit of blood bowl without you needing any knowledge of the board game.
There is a limited number of teams and cards. My group has played several times, each for less than 2 hrs and had tons of fun. I dont think its a game you could play all day, but a great change of pace for gameing. Too much strategy to be classed as "beer and pretzels" game, but close.
Overall GREAT! I highly recommend to any gaming group.
There is a limited number of teams and cards. My group has played several times, each for less than 2 hrs and had tons of fun. I dont think its a game you could play all day, but a great change of pace for gameing. Too much strategy to be classed as "beer and pretzels" game, but close.
Overall GREAT! I highly recommend to any gaming group.
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I have been an avid fan of the miniature game, Blood Bowl, for many years. When I first heard about the card game, I was apprehensive. The game's designer, Jay Little, also handled the revamp of the Warhammer RPG, and is a huge fan of the Warhammer universe, so it couldn't have been in better hands.
The card game focuses on the team management aspect of the game, as opposed to the miniature games' focus on the football games themselves. Each player acts as the GM for a specific team from the Warhammer universe. Dwarfs, stolid if somewhat slow, best known for grinding down the pitch. Humans, good all around, able to throw, run, and crush opponents. Wood Elves, best known for throwing and avoiding being crushed. The forces of Chaos, seeking to beat down opponents and are not above cheating for a win. Orcs, brutes who bring a Troll and goblins to the field. The final team available is the Skaven, hideous ratmen with a touch of speed and a hidden dagger or two.
Once players have their teams, the football games are touched on, with players going over a number of "highlght reels." This provides a great sense of the football season, but keeps the game moving quickly.
The game is fairly fast paced, and can be played in about 45 minutes, once you have the rules down. That being said, the rules aren't too difficult, and there isn't a high learning curve. For experienced players, multiple seasons could be completed in a night, making for a great story arc for the teams. Overall, a very solid game.
The card game focuses on the team management aspect of the game, as opposed to the miniature games' focus on the football games themselves. Each player acts as the GM for a specific team from the Warhammer universe. Dwarfs, stolid if somewhat slow, best known for grinding down the pitch. Humans, good all around, able to throw, run, and crush opponents. Wood Elves, best known for throwing and avoiding being crushed. The forces of Chaos, seeking to beat down opponents and are not above cheating for a win. Orcs, brutes who bring a Troll and goblins to the field. The final team available is the Skaven, hideous ratmen with a touch of speed and a hidden dagger or two.
Once players have their teams, the football games are touched on, with players going over a number of "highlght reels." This provides a great sense of the football season, but keeps the game moving quickly.
The game is fairly fast paced, and can be played in about 45 minutes, once you have the rules down. That being said, the rules aren't too difficult, and there isn't a high learning curve. For experienced players, multiple seasons could be completed in a night, making for a great story arc for the teams. Overall, a very solid game.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great Game - VERY Unlike the board game
This is a really fun 1-4 player team management game, but it's VERY different then the Blood Bowl board game. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Christopher A. Paladino
Great Blood Bowl Fun!
I have to say they did a great job turning the original board GW Blood Bowl game into a card game. I had the opportunity to play this at the BGG CON ([... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mark Applegate
Fast, Fun, and Furious
This is my first review on Amazon but after reading the only other review for the great game, I figured I should give it a go. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Heist Comics and Games
A little more complex than it should be
I wasn't expecting the card game to be more complex than the miniatures version but some how it is and I don't think in the good way. Read more
Published 6 months ago by B.Gailey
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