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Did the 2nd edition have rules for Rat Ogres?

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 9:44 pm
by dooovall
I still enjoy 2nd edition Blood Bowl but have never been able to locate where rules for Rat Ogres appear. I have the base set, Star Players, Companion, and Dungeonbowl. I've looked through old issues of White Dwarf. Were official 2nd edition Rat Ogre rules ever published? If so, where?

Re: Did the 2nd edition have rules for Rat Ogres?

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 10:57 pm
by Darkson
No.

Re: Did the 2nd edition have rules for Rat Ogres?

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 11:45 pm
by GalakStarscraper
1st edition had Glart ... that was about as close as they got.

Re: Did the 2nd edition have rules for Rat Ogres?

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 6:56 am
by Regash
I don't recall for sure but wasn't the Big Guys thing added later?
Trolls for Orcs, Ogres for Human...
I think they were added in the LRB-era, right?

Re: Did the 2nd edition have rules for Rat Ogres?

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 8:24 am
by Darkson
Regash wrote:I think they were added in the LRB-era, right?
Nope. Ogres, Trolls, Minos and Treemen were all in 2nd ed.

Re: Did the 2nd edition have rules for Rat Ogres?

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 9:06 am
by Regash
The oldest rulebook I have access to is the LRB 1.3.
In there, the Rat Ogre is already included, only that the Big Guys weren't part of the team list but had their own section in the rulebook.

There it is like this:
  • Kroxigors play for Lizardmen
  • Minotaurs play for Chaos, Chaos Dwarf and Norse
  • Ogres play for Chaos, Dwarf, Goblin, Halfling, Human, Norse and Orc
  • Rat Ogres play for Skaven
  • Treemen play for Halfling and Woodelf
  • Trolls play for Chaos, Chaos Dwarf, Goblin and Orc
Halfling and Goblins were already allowed to have two of the Big Guys.

Re: Did the 2nd edition have rules for Rat Ogres?

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 9:35 am
by frogboy
LRB is 3rd edition dude. I never played before then so couldn't say but my guess is if they weren't in 2nd and were in the LRB as we no then Rat Ogres appeared first in 3rd edition.

Re: Did the 2nd edition have rules for Rat Ogres?

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 4:43 pm
by landrover
Rat Ogre Bowl!!!!!!!

Re: Did the 2nd edition have rules for Rat Ogres?

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 8:50 pm
by Regash
frogboy wrote:LRB is 3rd edition dude.
I know, that is why I said, it is the oldest thing I have access to.

Re: Did the 2nd edition have rules for Rat Ogres?

Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 5:17 pm
by GalakStarscraper
For the clear record ... LRB is NOT 3rd edition.

In order of official rules as approved by GW as the official rules:

1st Edition
2nd Edition
3rd Edition
4th Edition (sometimes referred to as Gold Edition)
LRB 1.0
LRB 1.1
LRB 1.2
LRB 1.3
LRB 2.0
LRB 3.0
LRB 4.0
LRB 5.0
CRP also know as LRB 6.0 also known as the Icepelt Rulebook
Blood Bowl 2016 also referred to as 5th Edition