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==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
Blood Bowl is played by two players (described as "coaches" in the rules to distinguish from the pawns). Players, team staff, and other characters are represented as 28mm miniatures. The game takes place on a playing field, called the pitch. Much like in football, the teams attempt to carry the ball over the goal line while on offense while preventing their opponent from doing so on defense. Players have various statistics that represent their playing ability. A player with high agility will be able to move more spaces in one turn, while a strong player will be more likely to successfully perform blocks. Various actions, such as running and using skills (passing, catching, blocking), are available to players in a turn.<ref>https://www.thenaf.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CRP1.pdf</ref>
Blood Bowl is played by two players (described as "coaches" in the rules to distinguish from the pawns). Players, team staff, and other characters are represented as 28mm miniatures. The game takes place on a playing field, called the pitch. Much like in football, the teams attempt to carry the ball over the goal line while on offense while preventing their opponent from doing so on defense. Players have various statistics that represent their playing ability. A player with high agility will be able to move more spaces in one turn, while a strong player will be more likely to successfully perform blocks. Various actions, such as running and using skills (passing, catching, blocking), are available to players in a turn.<ref>https://www.thenaf.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CRP1.pdf</ref>
==History==
Blood Bowl has gone through several rules, designers, and indeed publishers over the years.
===First Edition===
The first incarnation of the game hewed closely to the existing Warhammer rules and setting, often bogging the game down in slow placed fights across the pitch. It was released in 1986 and designed by Jervis Johnson. At first, the players were represented by cardboard pawns; however, Citadel Miniatures soon released metal models to represent them. <ref>http://www.blood-bowl-miniatures.de/teams_category/bb_1ed/</ref>
===Second Edition===
The much improved second version of the game was released in 1988. Jervis Johnson again returned as game designer. It strayed from the core Warhammer combat engine in an effort to make the game faster and more exciting. <ref>http://www.blood-bowl-miniatures.de/teams_category/bb_1ed/</ref> This time, plastic miniatures were included in the box. If the player wished for teams other than human or orc, they must be purchased separately.
===Third Edition===
Blood Bowl truly came into its own with the hard hitting third edition, released in 1994. <ref>http://www.blood-bowl-miniatures.de/teams_category/bb_1ed/</ref> The game now resembled a sports game rather than a wargame.
===Fourth Edition===
The fourth edition rules were initially released in the Official Blood Bowl magazine in 2000 and later posted on the Games Workshop website in 2001. Fan reception was mixed to postive. <ref>http://www.eng.buffalo.edu/~chz/bloodbowl/mp/review.shtml</ref> Johnson announced the formation of the Blood Bowl Rules Committee, which would be taking over responsibilities for the game's production and distribution, save for the models.
==Electronic versions==
==Electronic versions==