list top ten board games that cross a sport with a brutal combat situation.
1. Blood Bowl: Fantasy Football meets brutal combat as players control teams of races from the Warhammer universe in a violent game of gridiron.
2. Gaslands: Post-apocalyptic vehicular combat racing game where players outfit and race Mad Max-style vehicles in a game of deadly combat.
3. DreadBall: A futuristic sports game that combines elements of basketball and rugby with brutal combat as players vie for control of the ball and score points while also taking out opposing players.
4. Warhammer Underworlds: Shadespire: A tactical miniatures combat game set in the Warhammer universe where players control warbands battling for supremacy in the cursed city of Shadespire.
5. Aristeia!: A fast-paced miniatures skirmish game that combines elements of team-based sports with deadly combat as players vie for control of the hexagonal arena.
6. Space Hulk: Death Angel – The Card Game: A cooperative card game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe where players control a squad of Space Marines battling through hordes of Genestealers in a claustrophobic space hulk.
7. Blood Rage: A strategic board game that combines area control and combat mechanics as players control Viking clans vying for control of territory and favor from the Norse gods.
8. Warhammer: Age of Sigmar – Warcry: A skirmish game set in the Warhammer universe where players control warbands battling for supremacy in the ruined city of Varanthax.
9. Guild Ball: A fantasy sports miniatures game that combines elements of soccer and rugby with brutal combat as players control teams of players vying for victory on the pitch.
10. Street Masters: A cooperative miniatures brawler game where players control heroes battling against a variety of villainous factions in the streets of a crime-ridden city.