Season V Rules Pack

Teams in Division 1 will have a cap of 1,450 TV.

Teams in Division 2 will have a cap of 1,400 TV .

Teams in Division 3 will have a cap of 1,350 TV .

Teams in Division 4 will have a cap of 1,300 TV.

Coaches raise bounties via the form linked below.

Submision of the form posts an announcement on Discord. A TourPlay admin will then deduct the 25% bounty fee from the raising coaches treasury.

Upon completion of the bounty, a TourPlay admin will align the coaches treasuries and announce the bounty has been paid.

Matches should be played in Chippenham. However, if both coaches agree, matches can be played elsewhere.

All matches must be arranged via the relevant match scheduling channels linked below in order to provide full visibility for staff. Private threads can used within these channels if needed.

Once a match has been scheduled the details must be updated on TourPlay.

If a coach experiences difficulty arranging a match, please contact your Divisional Officer for support.

Playing league matches ahead (i.e. before a rounds start date) is allowed provided both coaches have played the same number of matches.

Permission must be sought, from Staff, for league match extensions (i.e. playing a match after the end of a round pertaining to the game in question). Small extension of up to 3 days are generally acceptable provided a date has been agreed upon by the end date of the relevant round. Longer extentions are less likely to be granted.

If an extension is not agreed, the match must be conceded via the following principles.

There are 2 types of concession a) those which occur prior to a match occurring and, b) those which occur during the course of the match.

Concessions prior to a match occurring follow a bespoke system. First, the coaches involved must determine who is responsible for the failure to resolve the match (Staff may intervene if coaches cannot reach an accord). Staff will then ‘admin’ the result in TourPlay, awarding a 1-0 win and 1 MVP to the coach deemed less culpable for the match not being resolved normally. Match winnings and fans are updated per page 101 of the BB2025 rule book. No players will be liable to quit the team.

For scenarios where there is equal culpability Staff may resolve the match outside of the above parameters.

Concession which occur during a match follow the rules laid out on page 101 of the BB2025 rule book. This includes the ‘conceding without penalty’ section.

If a coach concedes more than 1 game within the league season (this includes league and F.B. Cup matches), that coach forfeits their place and entry fee in the current season.

League season entry fee will be £10 for teams joining from round 1. Any coaches who join the later (i.e. as replacements for coaches who drop out) will pay a proportion of this entry fee on a case-by-case basis. Coaches who drop out forfeit their entry fee.

The £10 entry fee covers a) the costs of Tourplay, which has a monthly subscription fee based on the number of registered players/administrators attached to a league and b) the swag gift given to coaches participating in the league.

The FB Cup is free to join!

Forge Breakers is a Blood Bowl tabletop community, however, in extreme circumstances FUMBBL may be permitted only with both express permission of the Commissioners and agreement from both coaches related to the match in question. If “Coach B” doesn’t want to use FUMBBL, their veto is final.

All other digital alternatives (i.e. Blood Bowl 2, Blood Bowl 3, Tabletop Simulator) for playing a match are forbidden.

In scenarios where a coach is either removed from the league or they’ve stepped down, a replacement will be sought by the league commissioners. Priority/first refusal is given to coaches who have been part of the community for a longer period of time.

If suitable replacements cannot be found, ‘admin’ teams will be drafted in as required. An ‘admin’ team is a 2nd team entered into the relevant competition, coached by a member of Staff.

All coaches must be registered on the Forge Breaker Discord server. Link can be found in the footer of each page on this website.

Discord is the primary communications channel for match organisation, league announcements, rules queries and other general BB/hobby chat.

Each coach must ensure pitch, dice (2D6, 3 block dice, D8, D16), rulebook and access to Tourplay for their matches.

All models should be recognizable and distinguishable. If you are using proxies, please ensure your opponent is aware and happy to play.

For the regular season there is no painting requirement in place. However all teams playing in the end of season playoffs should be painted to a 3-colour minimum standard.

Coaches should use D6 and ‘Block’ dice no smaller than the ‘standard’ GW size of roughly 16mm along each edge. Coaches may be asked to use different dice if smaller dice are being used.

Forge Breakers encourage the use of dice cups.

Forge Breakers Blood Bowl matches use the Blood Bowl 2025 ruleset and FAQs. FAQs released during the season are considered legal, however any new team rosters are not valid.

In the event of rules queries during a match, please post these to the rules-queries channel in Discord and we will try and get an answer as fast as possible. More experienced players can be asked to referee matches between less experienced players, if desired.

After the regular season ends, the league moves into the play‑off phase, which determines the overall champion and all promotion/relegation outcomes.

Season VI sign‑ups inform how many promotion and relegation play‑offs are required. To give Staff a complete picture, the Season V sign‑up window closes at the end of the regular season.

The Division 1 championship play‑off (top four teams) is not affected by next‑season sign‑ups.

Division placement is tied to the coach, not the team — re‑drafting or bringing a new roster does not change a coach’s division.

A coach who plays more than 50% of their fixtures will have their final league position used to determine their division and any play‑off involvement.

A coach who plays 50% or fewer fixtures is excluded from all play‑off calculations and is treated as a new coach (or Experienced Coach – see below section) for next season’s divisional placement.

Only the points earned by that coach count toward their league position.

The top 4 coaches in Division 1 enter into a knock-out semi-final with the winners battling it out for the Forge Breaker League trophy. Each teams final league placing determine the semi-final draw: P1 v P4 and P2 v P3.

Movement between divisions helps maintain fun, competitive matches in sensibly sized groups. While Division 1 coaches are often more experienced, the aim is enjoyable games for all coaches, regardless of skill or motivation.

For Season V, the plan is to automatically promote and relegate two teams per division. The 3rd‑bottom team in the higher division will then enter a play‑off with the 3rd, 4th, and 5th teams from the lower division; the winner earns the higher‑division spot.

This structure depends on next‑season sign‑ups. If returning numbers allow, play‑offs proceed as above. However, maintaining balanced division sizes takes priority over both the play‑off format and any fixed limits on promotion/relegation numbers.

Prayers to Nuffles are banned for Season V and FB Cup matches.

Coaches may hire and fire players on their roster without the restrictions imposed in the BB2025 ruleset.

Coaches will have the following inducements options for league and FB Cup games:

The following tie-break order will be used on TourPlay:

The Experienced Coaches rule is to help ensure appropriate placement of coaches within our divisional structure to ensure they, and their fellow divisional coaches have fun and competitive matches.

A coach is considered Experienced if they meet any of the following:

Exception: Any coach who has dropped out mid‑season in the past is not considered Experienced and must start in the lowest division.

Experienced Coaches may be placed into a higher division only if:

If this cannot be done sensibly, all Experienced Coaches are placed in the lowest division. 

Experienced Coaches are excluded from any natural play‑offs involving returning coaches.

If several Experienced Coaches sign up:

Forge Breakers have 2 ‘staff’ levels, each with defined responsibilities as defined below.

Each division is assigned a Divisional Officer. Their role covers: 

Commissioners represent the ‘board’ level of Forge Breakers Their role covers:

Please see the ‘About’ page for Staff details.