Warhammer

Buckle up, it’s history time. Blood Bowl was originally conceived as a tabletop fantasy sports game, loosely based on American Gridiron Football. It was created by Jervis Johnson for the British games company Games Workshop, who were responsible for other tabletop games, such as Warhammer, and Warhammer 40K.

In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war. Or more accurately: In the grim darkness of the far future, everything is done because it’s awesome. Seriously, if Warhammer 40,000 had one rule, it would be everything is done because it’s cool. Are things like chainsaw swords or giant robots the size …