20-11-2013, 10:49 AM
Great game against Vince ended with a narrow 2-1 win to me after a very tense two halves.
My team value was way down with 3 players recuperating, so I got to hire Grim Ironjaw for the match, which helped a lot. Vince went first, with the Rat Ogre blitzing down a flank followed by a gutter runner who was in the end zone turn two and caught a superb long bomb pass from the thrower for a very quick first touchdown. The ease with which Vince scored had me a bit worried, especially when during the first half, I ended up with no less than three dwarf casualties. I opted to use the apothecary on a player who had only been badly hurt since I didn't want to be that many players down. My return drive was brutal, the deathroller and grim Ironjaw steadily making their way down the pitch against canny skaven opposition who darted in and out snapping at the dwarf 'cauldron' formation. Dwarves were dropping like flies, but managed to hold on until they were deep in the skaven half. A combination of a block by Grim on the rat ogre and then being fouled by the deathroller took out the rat ogre who needs an arm sown back on so he'll miss the next game!
With one turn to go in the first half, the dwarves were suddenly swamped by skaven, but the deathroller created a gap and the blocker who had the ball managed to slip through for 1-1 at half time.
With kick off for the second half there was all to play for, the dwarves were without the deathroller who'd been sent off (the ref had finally noticed a massive steam roller on the pitch...) and down to 9 dwarves, but the skaven were without their rat ogre and I was receiving...
A riot shortened the game a bit, and the dwarves picked up the ball and proceeded down the pitch at a leisurely pace, fending off the slippery rats as best they could. I think Vince made a mistake here and held back when he could have swamped me, so I was allowed deep into the skaven half. A big ruck ensued near the sideline and grim managed to push a couple of rats off the pitch, evening up the odds somewhat. Strength 4 with frenzy and block is pretty handy! The rats desperately tried to get in front of the dwarf ruck but to no avail and Gimli the runner stepped over the line in the closing stages of the game for a 2-1 win, woohoo!
Bifur the blitzer ended up with a broken neck so misses next game and is down to AG2 (never mind - he's a dwarf anyway, we don't need agility!), while Gimli the runner picked up the Fend skill, and Gloin the blocker was awarded an MVP and picked up Mighty Blow. I got 70000 winnings which along with some savings went on a third reroll, with 30000 left in the kitty, and my fan factor went back up to 7. Total cost of team is now 1620000, with a total value for next match of 150000 due to Bifur having to miss it.
My team value was way down with 3 players recuperating, so I got to hire Grim Ironjaw for the match, which helped a lot. Vince went first, with the Rat Ogre blitzing down a flank followed by a gutter runner who was in the end zone turn two and caught a superb long bomb pass from the thrower for a very quick first touchdown. The ease with which Vince scored had me a bit worried, especially when during the first half, I ended up with no less than three dwarf casualties. I opted to use the apothecary on a player who had only been badly hurt since I didn't want to be that many players down. My return drive was brutal, the deathroller and grim Ironjaw steadily making their way down the pitch against canny skaven opposition who darted in and out snapping at the dwarf 'cauldron' formation. Dwarves were dropping like flies, but managed to hold on until they were deep in the skaven half. A combination of a block by Grim on the rat ogre and then being fouled by the deathroller took out the rat ogre who needs an arm sown back on so he'll miss the next game!
With one turn to go in the first half, the dwarves were suddenly swamped by skaven, but the deathroller created a gap and the blocker who had the ball managed to slip through for 1-1 at half time.
With kick off for the second half there was all to play for, the dwarves were without the deathroller who'd been sent off (the ref had finally noticed a massive steam roller on the pitch...) and down to 9 dwarves, but the skaven were without their rat ogre and I was receiving...
A riot shortened the game a bit, and the dwarves picked up the ball and proceeded down the pitch at a leisurely pace, fending off the slippery rats as best they could. I think Vince made a mistake here and held back when he could have swamped me, so I was allowed deep into the skaven half. A big ruck ensued near the sideline and grim managed to push a couple of rats off the pitch, evening up the odds somewhat. Strength 4 with frenzy and block is pretty handy! The rats desperately tried to get in front of the dwarf ruck but to no avail and Gimli the runner stepped over the line in the closing stages of the game for a 2-1 win, woohoo!
Bifur the blitzer ended up with a broken neck so misses next game and is down to AG2 (never mind - he's a dwarf anyway, we don't need agility!), while Gimli the runner picked up the Fend skill, and Gloin the blocker was awarded an MVP and picked up Mighty Blow. I got 70000 winnings which along with some savings went on a third reroll, with 30000 left in the kitty, and my fan factor went back up to 7. Total cost of team is now 1620000, with a total value for next match of 150000 due to Bifur having to miss it.
40K - Dark Angels, Dark Eldar, Necrons; Lord of the Rings - lots; Bloodbowl - Dwarves, Wood Elves; SAGA - Anglo Danes & Welsh; Guildball - Morticians, Engineers; Dropzone/fleet - Shaltari