“Well - I was glad to get that out of the way in the end. I took too many CAS throughout the SMACK to have much of a shot against the Count and a strong Necro team tonight, even with a good 'cap for help.

This was the worst BB I can remember playing in weeks, combined with some pretty poor (all-in-all) dice, and this made the game strightforward _ish_ for Paco, who played well enough. I felt he could have won it in 16 turns if he'd pushed me to score in the second half, instead of standing off, a different kickoff in OT might have made it interesting if the tactics prevailed through to T24, but we'll never know.

Overall then, if you'd told me I'd take a 40TS higher team to OT before kickoff, I woluld have been happy. Sadly, I'm never happy when I play badly, and tonight I played poorly. Evidence comes (amongst other occasions) in the form of a T8 OTS attempt, where, not paying attention, I blitzed with entirely the wrong player, mullering my shot at a level half time. Watching the replay now, conducted properly, dice gave me a score.

Thanks to Paco, I think I shall have a bit of time off and come back to FUMBBL refreshed next week when I'm not tired and my head is in the game. Better coach on the night won, and my hat is tipped.”