BLOODBOWL:
Supplements

Death Zone

The New Teams. With Death Zone, six new teams (races) are added to Blood Bowl -- Goblins, Halflings, Wood Elves, Undead, Chaos, and Chaos Dwarves.

• Goblins are weak but cheap, and have a number of inexpensive Star Players with Secret Weapons (bombs, chainsaws, and pogo sticks). There is only one player type. Both Goblins and Halvlings are Stunty (a bonus when dodging).
• Halflings are even cheaper than Goblins, as well as slower and even more lightly armored. Like Goblins, they can be thrown. Can hire the Treeman Star Player to hurl them. Only one player type.
• Wood Elves differ from the other elves in sacrificing armor for speed. The Wardancer player type can attempt to leap over opposing players. Can recruit the Treeman.
• The Undead team has five player types (Skeletons, Zombies, Ghouls, Wights and Mummies), most of whom regenerate. The dead are neither quick nor agile, but the Mummy has a Mighty Blow which can seriously injure his opponents. Can recruit a Vampire Star Player. An Undead Coach is a Necromancer, and can Raise Dead once per match to turn a dead player on the opposing team into a Zombie for his team.
• The Chaos team is made up of Beastmen and Warriors. Horns give Beastmen a blocking bonus when blitzing. Chaos players with sufficient Star Points may receive physical mutations. Eligible for five of the Star Players (including most of the Goblins).
• The Chaos Dwarves come in only one type (Blockers), but for company they have their hobgoblin slaves (also one player type). Blockers are the same as Longbeards on the standard Dwarf team. Hobgoblins have the advantage of being cheap. There are two good Chaos Dwarf Star Players.

New Extra Rules. Besides the rules to cover the new Star Players (and their skills and secret weapons), Coaches may now hire Wizards and Apothecaries. Ordinary wizards can cast one spell (fireball, zap!, or lightning bolt) per match. Some teams may hire special wizards. (My favorite is the halfling Master Chef, whose cooking odors allow the halflings to "steal" re-roll counters from their enemies.) The Apothecary gets one chance per match to negate an injury.

League Rules. A league consists of at least four teams willing to play each other through a series of games. In league play, players receive Star Player (i.e. experience) points which can qualify the player for new skills. Serious injuries have also been individualized, so that a player might suffer anything from a pinched nerve to a fractured skull. Each team must also calculate its Team Rating, based on its current players.

Before a league match begins, Coaches have the chance to hire freebooters (regular or Star Players who play on a per game basis). Fan Factors count towards the Gate (i.e. how many fans attend the match, which later helps determine the winnings). A Coach whose team has a lower Team Rating than his opponent may receive bonus Special Play cards and Star Player points.

After the match, each team works out its winnings, Fan Factors may be won or lost, new players can be recruited, and players with Star Points might qualify for new skills.

There is no set schedule for matches among league teams. Instead, teams can play each other at any time, so long as the same two teams do not play each other more than twice in a row. In addition, the League Commissioner can organize tournaments during the season, allowing teams to compete for the trophies which come with this supplement.