Winni
Joined: Jan 14, 2006
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Aug 13, 2013 - 11:12 |
 
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Go Bretonnia!
Allons enfants de la patrieeeeeeeeeeee |
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gjopie
Joined: Oct 27, 2009
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Aug 13, 2013 - 23:37 |
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OWCC Semi-Final Report
New Bretonnia Expatriates vs Luccini Renegades
This is both teams' first appearance in the Challenge Cup, and one of them is guaranteed a place in the final. The Luccini Renegades beat previous finalists the Uzkulak Pirates in a game that went to over-time, and in which they managed to kill and convert three Pirates to their cause. On the other hand, the Expats are in the semi-finals after winning the Albion Conference, taking it from the Barak Varr Goldlords.
Both teams are of a similar size, so it should be close. No predictions, other than we'll see a newcomer to the Challenge Cup in the final!
Black Mountain FORC'ers vs Barak Varr Goldlords
The Goldlords came 2nd in the Conferences this season and had to play in the quarter-finals for the first time ever, after winning the Albion Conference for the previous two seasons in a row. They faced the Sylvania Bonegrinders, who must be sick of seeing them in the cup after being knocked out by the Goldlords twice now! They are playing the champions of the Bretonnia Conference, the Black Mountain FORC'ers, in a repeat of last season's cup final, which the Goldlords won 1-0.
The FORC'ers have continued to grow rapidly since then, though, and this should be a very tough test for both teams, who both have plenty to prove. The Goldlords lost their title as supreme champions of the Albion Conference and will want to win the Cup instead, while the FORC'ers will be looking for revenge after getting so close last season! |
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Chainsaw
Joined: Aug 31, 2005
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Aug 14, 2013 - 00:20 |
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I may have lost the game, but I gained a super star.
That was brutal though. It would have been 4 dead had the apothecary had his way with the ogre! I don't want to suffer too many more of those!
I'll count my lucky stars that the 3 dead only had 1 skill between them.
Favalessa is a bogey opponent for me. I hope to get my revenge soon. |
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gjopie
Joined: Oct 27, 2009
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Aug 14, 2013 - 09:27 |
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Ugh, Urdithane must die! But he'll always have a special place in our hearts as the league's first super star... |
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Winni
Joined: Jan 14, 2006
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Aug 14, 2013 - 12:22 |
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Lets be silent for a minute in honor of both my Wolves who gave their lifes (well, Bjólfr Bearson only gave his toughness, but decided to end his BB career anyhoo) in a very valiant and victorious fight for their league. |
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B_SIDE
Joined: Apr 24, 2008
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Aug 14, 2013 - 12:31 |
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Both wolves? dang.
Trophy is at the engraver's now. Link to follow when design is approved. |
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gjopie
Joined: Oct 27, 2009
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Aug 14, 2013 - 12:41 |
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| Winni wrote: | | Lets be silent for a minute in honor of both my Wolves who gave their lifes (well, Bjólfr Bearson only gave his toughness, but decided to end his BB career anyhoo) in a very valiant and victorious fight for their league. |
That's really rough, but at least you have the cash to rebuild. And during that game, Morten Windrunner became the league's top runner, so there's a silver lining to your cloud.  |
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Winni
Joined: Jan 14, 2006
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Aug 14, 2013 - 14:53 |
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The plan to take all that hard-earned cash and spend it on a well-deserved surf holiday at the Sea of Dread, now we need it to rebuild.  Otoh, lower TV wont hurt. |
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Smeat
Joined: Nov 19, 2006
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Aug 20, 2013 - 02:41 |
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...BBPN...
Hey sports fans! Howie Duyn here, with a Season III semi-finals update...
Well, somehow - I can't explain it - the Expatriates, the Lizardmen Season 1 basement team, the Season 2 best-of-the-rest (missing the Cup in tie-breaker points), have stumbled into the Season 3 Finals, for the Challenge Cup itself!
Having (somehow - rumours abound) earned a bye for the quarters, the Expats scrambled to gain and then hang on to a 1-0 win in the semi-finals match v. Coach Favalessa's Luccini Renegades, a dangerous Nurgle team that handed Coach Chainsaw's Uzkulak Pirates 3 RIP's and a MNG in their quarter-final match.
The first half saw the Lizards march slowly (and unsteadily) downfield while Nurgle tried in vain to get some traction on their blocking dice. The lizards could have scored mid-half after a cross-field breakout, but tried to get cute and stall and set up a Saurus for a score and a skill - a huge gamble, considering they had NO RR's left at this point! But despite a dropped Turn 7 hand-off and strong Renegade pressure a skink squirmed to the ball and got the score.
Second half the Pows had left the building for the Renegades, and the ball was even knocked loose mid-half, but was recovered nicely. They survived a Turn 7 RR'd blitz, and Turn 8 they were set up for the score, but no RR's, a double Both-Down on the Blitz and a failed Dodge sealed the loss despite Coach F's admirable efforts.
Don't know who would have won if it had gone to OT - the Expats had 1 RR in their pocket but had 2 Sauri and a skink KO'd on the bench - and now, we'll never know... |
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ttorvatn
Joined: Jul 09, 2011
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Aug 20, 2013 - 10:17 |
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Go, Expats We scavengers feel a certain kinship with your guys, so we hope you go the whole way
By the way, if anyone are interested in more fluff, you can read about the scavengers season (winner of the Giantslayer award) by clicking on the scavenger match reports |
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gjopie
Joined: Oct 27, 2009
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Aug 20, 2013 - 10:44 |
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| ttorvatn wrote: | | By the way, if anyone are interested in more fluff, you can read about the scavengers season (winner of the Giantslayer award) by clicking on the scavenger match reports |
Thanks for the reminder - they are highly recommended reading!
Congratulations to the Expats for making it to the final this season, and also to the Bretonnia Conference, which has now officially won the Inter-Conference Shield (score is currently 4-1 with two games left). |
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Meanandugl
Joined: Feb 05, 2013
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Aug 21, 2013 - 11:34 |
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I fully agree with our admin gjopie (btw thanks for doing a great job!): Read ttorvatn's match reports, they are really worth it. And congrats to the Expats for making it to the final! |
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Meanandugl
Joined: Feb 05, 2013
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Sep 03, 2013 - 12:01 |
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Congrats to Uzkulak and the Barak Varr Goldlords for (again) defending the title! Gjopie you should think about renaming the Cup to something like BVGCC. |
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Winni
Joined: Jan 14, 2006
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Sep 03, 2013 - 16:52 |
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Someone make a CPoMB team to kill those dwarves. Nah, just kidding, congrrrrratulations, Uz. |
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uzkulak
Joined: Mar 30, 2004
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Sep 03, 2013 - 20:27 |
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Thanks.
It has to be said that I got extremely good dice in all three of the cup games - and especially in the final. Thanks to my opponents for their gracious response to nuffle's whims.
And Winni "those dwarves" have only won the cup twice, its not that many, and its quite possible that another team will surpass that record in the very near future. Probably not a cpomb team though, hard to see how they can do well in the short swiss format. |
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