

(Obviously, it does take a lot longer with 4 players than with 2, though.) You use a number of "highlight" cards (the cards you fight over) based on the number of players - 2 player, 2 highlights, and so on. The next thing that I like about Blood Bowl is that it scales well between 2-4 players.

BLOOD BOWL BOARD GAME FREE
The back of the box made me drool! I'm not a huge fan of improving your team in a deck building fashion, but it doesn't really detract too much from the game for me - especially since your new "Star players" are always placed on top of your deck instead of in your discard pile - it lets you immediately show off your new free agent signing! This is really what appealed to me the most about Blood Bowl. I loved Football Mogul, and have played similar games for baseball, football, soccer, etc. I'll buy Madden and play Franchise mode - simulating all of the games, and just enjoying the trading, drafting, etc. I'm that guy that loves sports simulation games, but doesn't actually play the actual games in them.
BLOOD BOWL BOARD GAME UPGRADE
The first thing that I love about Blood Bowl is the ability to upgrade your team. Play consists of five weeks, and at the end of the game, whoever has the most fans is the winner (just like in real sports - whoever has the most fans is the real winner, because they make tons of money regardless of if their team actually wins any championships). These upgrades can be used in all of the following weeks of the season (so it is best to get them at the beginning of the game). These prizes can be Star Players, Team Upgrades, Staff Upgrades, or Fans. Now, whoever has the most "star points" at each individual matchup wins the prize - but each manager collects a smaller prize for every matchup where he had players. Once all of the managers have placed all of their players, all of the cheat tokens are revealed (which could help players, but could also get them ejected). When placing a new player, that player may be able to gain the ball, cheat, tackle his opponent, and sprint. So, along with the game's instructions, I will call you (the player/reader) "managers", and the cards you play are "players.") Managers (you) take turns placing a single player next to a highlight that is either empty, or where they have already placed a player. The season consists of five weeks, and in each week there are a certain number of "highlights" which the players compete over. In Blood Bowl, each player starts with a team representing his race, and attempts to gain the most fans.

One of the games that I drooled over until I convinced my friend to buy it (thanks!) was Blood Bowl: Team Manager.
