“This result was a big surprise for me. The first half could not have gone any better for me. By the end of T2 I had BH a Tackle Linesman and KO'd a Blitzer and a Passer. Unfortunately I could only stun the MB Frenzy Sidestep catcher on an 8 person gang foul with my DP Zombie. To make things worse, the Ref saw it and sent my player off. Considering most of my team was around the Catcher it was a little obvious! :-) Still, I had a 2 man advantage still and the ball was safe.

For the rest of the half nothing else really went wrong. Lacrosse, my ST6 Multiple Block Mummy was on fire. He made a number of 2d Multiple Blocks and took down both players each time. He had 4 Cas by half time (including 1 kill), a new personal and team record. I walked in a TD with a Ghoul on T8, at which time the Norse had only 2 players left on the pitch.

The KO rolls were kind though and the Norse got 5 out of 6 back out of the KO box for the second half so they were able to field a full 11. 1-0 up at half-time but the game was far from over.

The Norse got a touchback to start the second half and drove the ball down a flank, BH'ing a Wight in the process. Lacrosse, the ST6 Mummy quickly moved in to stall the move but not before Jason Lee, my Blodging Ghoul was BH as well. Another of my Ghouls, Futurama SI'd a Norse Catcher to even up the numbers a little as the Norse switched play to the other side of the field.

Futurama was able to get a TZ on the Norse ball carrier but the joy was short-lived as he was SI'd the very next turn. Things weren't looking so good now. I was down to 6 players vs 10 and a Wight and a Ghoul were the only ones who could really dodge to try and sack the ball carrier.

Fortunately the Norse made a small mistake and on T13 my Ghoul, Playstation, was able to GFI twice to get a 1d Block on the ball carrier. He got a Pow and even managed to catch the ball as it bounced back to him. He survived 2 2d Blocks but a double Pow on the 3rd block Stunned him and the ball was back in Norse hands. To make things worse, my Strip Ball Wight was also KO'd on the same turn. I was now down to 5 players to 10 and one was a stunned Ghoul.

Donald Koosar, my ST4 Zombie had an opportunity to sack the ball carrier but dodging proved too difficult for his shambling AG2 body and he fell over. My remaining Ghoul was fouled off in T15 and I was left with just 2 Mummies and 2 Zombies to try and stop the tying score. Surprisingly the Norse didn't man-mark Lacrosse and he Blitzed the Norse Catcher blocking his path to the ball carrier. Rolling a Pow, he KO'd the Catcher and then succeeded in GFI twice to pin the ball carrier on the sideline.

Now it was all down to luck. The ball carrier had Dodge and +AG so he only needed a 3+ and then a 2+ to score (with a re-roll on both rolls if needed). harvestmouse tried to get a 2d Block on the Mummy but failed to get enough players aroun the Mummy due to some unlucky Block dice. A 2d against Blitz could only get a Both Down result so a 3+ Dodge, then 2+ Dodge was still needed. Unfortunately a 2, re-rolled 2 was the result and the Norse ball carrier fell over, knocking himself out.

The failed T16 Dodge rolls pretty much summed up the game for harvestmouse. In the end he was very unlucky when it counted. As can be seen in the luck counter, my dice were very lucky. Unfortunately luck can sometimes be the deciding factor in a game and I think that was the case here. Thanks for the game harvestmouse. I hope you have better dice the next time we meet.

Olaf the Stout

Twahnlow Votes

3 Votes: Samul Thorstenitz - This Catcher scared me. It took 3 gang fouls to get him off the field in the first half but he returned to cause me trouble in the second half.
2 Votes: Vaniel Tanilev - MB is always scary when combined with Frenzy. His 2 Cas showed why.
1 Vote: Demiel Valimiski - Got the other Cas for the Norse.”