![]() Regardless, the pitch is the only external investment required. An upcoming event in NOVA (hosted by yours truly) will be using this approach. Some Street Bowl tournaments will provide pitches as part of admission. There are 3rd party Blood Bowl suppliers which stock affordable Street Pitches ( Impact Miniatures ). Street Bowl is (currently!) not a sanctioned variant by GW, so your friendly local gaming store is unlikely to have one available. ![]() The biggest hurdle is getting your hands on a Street Bowl pitch. You must be interested! As you plan for your foray on the street, here are some things to keep in mind. Well, Sports Fans, you’ve made it this far. Expect players to leave the pitch at a much higher rate than usual. This stacks with bonuses you might receive from Mighty Blow (but not with Claws). Anytime a player Falls Over (regardless of the cause), the Armor Roll receives a +1. Playing on the cobblestones of the street comes with added danger. The walls prevent crowd-surfs and out-of-bounds balls, but still cause plenty of chaos! Positioning is extremely important in this variant, but more forgiving. The endzones are open to the crowd, but the sidelines are treated as walls. This means the field is only 7 squares wide, but has the same length as a standard Blood Bowl pitch. There are only 3 squares in the center pitch, and 2 in each wide-zone. Unlike Sevens, Street takes place on a street (presumably outside your favorite drinking establishment). Each half is 6-turns (instead of the typical 8) and you can only field 7 players max. Both Sevens and Street are faster versions of Blood Bowl, with games lasting about an hour. You may find this document (created by Brandon Alderman of Roanoke VA) more in line with the current ruleset. The NAF, a volunteer governing body for Blood Bowl tournaments, hosts a free rules document for Street Bowl here (Note: this has not been formally updated for BB2020 yet). The Sevens rules (found in Death Zone) are helpful, but not required. Street Bowl is a variant of Blood Bowl which shares many similarities with another variant, Sevens. *(this is a particularly silly brag because the number of data points is VERY low) I am currently the 5th highest ranking Street Bowl player in the world.* Largely, I’m a fan of the BB2020 ruleset and try to promote the game throughout the community. I’ve been actively playing Blood Bowl since about 2010 (using the Competitive Rules Packet or CRP). I’m part of a trio of folks who organize Blood Bowl tournaments in the Northern Virginia (NOVA) area and attend (most) VA events. ![]() Hmm? What’s that? Who am I? My name is Joe, but my usual gaming handle is ProfGoldfinch. Street Bowl just happens to be my favorite way to play Blood Bowl. Don’t like the group of orcs across from you in the bar? Challenge them to a game of Street Bowl outside your fine establishment and laugh as the street batters the orcs, your friends, and your teeth! As Uncle Dom always says “The thing about street fights… the street always wins.” What is Street Bowl? Welcome back Sports Fans to more exciting Blood Bowl content! This time we’re looking at the Blood Bowl variant, Street Bowl. ![]()
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