N18 I was wondering one day about distraction in the hive

[Beebopalulla]

I know from several Books, Novels and comics that there are the topics of gladiator fights, animal fights, basic card games and casinos. But I don't remenber if there is a necromunda national sport like Blood Bowl is for Warhammer.

So knowing that I haven't read eveything, it is possible that I have missed a legitimate sport. So, do you know if there is one? If not, adapting Bloodbowl to necromunda could be fun.

 

[MusingWarboss]

I did once think about making Bloodbowl using Necromunda Gangs…

I’m not sure I’ve ever heard of an official sport, other than Spyrers hunting gangs… or gladiatorial sports.

Bloodbowl somehow doesn’t seem to be very Underhivey though - perhaps it needs to be some kind of more SciFi sport like the rollerball thing they use in Alita Battle Angel.

 

[Punktaku]

What about THUNDERCUBE!!! Or Ambot Wars?

 

[MusingWarboss]

What about THUNDERCUBE!!! Or Ambot Wars?

I thought they were talking about GW officially written stuff. Of course the one great THUNDERCUBE is awesome!!

In any case we know gladiatorial sports exist as Pit fighters like Bull Gorg does.

There’s also a fist fighter hireable for the Orlocks so I guess unlicensed boxing also occurs.

 

[Beebopalulla]

Yes i mean official GW stuff.

 

[Aulenback]

There was a N95 scenario in ... the Journal maybe? Fanatic Online? that was "Underhive Slaughterball," which was obviously based off Bloow Bowl and various 1970s and 1980s dystopian sci-fi such as "Rollerball." It wasn't written by GW staffers, but was published by GW. Does that count?

 

[Beebopalulla]

There was a N95 scenario in ... the Journal maybe? Fanatic Online? that was "Underhive Slaughterball," which was obviously based off Bloow Bowl and various 1970s and 1980s dystopian sci-fi such as "Rollerball." It wasn't written by GW staffers, but was published by GW. Does that count?

Yeah it definately count ! I don't have it so if some one have it and can publish it will be great. Thank You.

 

[MusingWarboss]

"Underhive Slaughterball,"

One DuckDuckGo later…

http://www.kerlin.de/pic/w40koldhammer/nebensysteme/necromunda/UnderhiveSlaughterball.pdf

Also appears to be in The Vault here:

LRB - Underhive Slaughterball

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[Punktaku]

Officially, there was also the Lord of the Spire scenario. Four gangs play a version of capture the flag where they also race to the top of a tower in the center of the table. That was either in Outlanders, or the Necromunda compendium thingy. Both from the ORB era.

Unofficially, there was also Tony Thunderhawk's grav-boarding championships run by @CaptainDangerous .

 

[Beebopalulla]

Thanks a lot.