Ex-Warhammer designer Jervis Johnson talks Blood Bowl, DreadBall All-Stars, and making the perfect 'entry' game

For someone who is technically "retired", Jervis Johnson is a busy, busy man. Wargamer recently caught up with Johnson for an interview, which he joined fresh from a call with the team at Factory Fortress to discuss edits to Trench Crusade's living rulebook; and there was the manuscript for the Godzilla RPG waiting for him when our call wrapped up. And then there's the reason for our conversation: DreadBall All-Stars, a full-contact sci-fi sports board game coming to Kickstarter in March, and Johnson's most recent finished design. For those who know Johnson's work, there's a real sense of symmetry here - after all, it was another miniature heavy, sports-themed board game that kicked off his career, the timeless Warhammer spinoff Blood Bowl. The ways that the two games are similar and distinct proves to be fascinating. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS:Warhammer's 'father of Blood Bowl' Jervis Johnson returns with a new fantasy sports wargameGames Workshop reveals Blood Bowl third edition, straight out of left fieldThe Warhammer Chaos Dwarfs return - in Blood Bowl

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Ex-Warhammer designer Jervis Johnson talks Blood Bowl, DreadBall All-Stars, and making the perfect 'entry' game
For someone who is technically "retired", Jervis Johnson is a busy, busy man. Wargamer recently caught up with Johnson for an interview, which he joined fresh from a call with the team at Factory Fortress to discuss edits to Trench Crusade's living rulebook; and there was the manuscript for the Godzilla RPG waiting for him when our call wrapped up. And then there's the reason for our conversation: DreadBall All-Stars, a full-contact sci-fi sports board game coming to Kickstarter in March, and Johnson's most recent finished design. For those who know Johnson's work, there's a real sense of symmetry here - after all, it was another miniature heavy, sports-themed board game that kicked off his career, the timeless Warhammer spinoff Blood Bowl. The ways that the two games are similar and distinct proves to be fascinating.

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RELATED LINKS:
Warhammer's 'father of Blood Bowl' Jervis Johnson returns with a new fantasy sports wargame
Games Workshop reveals Blood Bowl third edition, straight out of left field
The Warhammer Chaos Dwarfs return - in Blood Bowl

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