“Once again I suffer at the hands of Nuffle. Three events in particular stand out as crippling, though only two are actually due to dice.

#1 After securing his first TD with a well executed and quick drive, the ensuing kick off handed Malmir a second score on a silver platter. First the ball lands right next to the middle line, in the sidezone. Then he gets perfect defense, and then finally the scatter leaves the ball in bounds. Still, it's my turn first and I have people over there, but after securing the ball in case of failure, I do in fact fail to pick up the ball, which goes out into the crowd, who chucks it way across town and right next to one of his guys. GG.

#2 At this point it is 0-2, with a tie being the best result I could hope for, and even that unlikely. However, with the remaining 3 turns of the first half I construct a credible drive that has an excellent chance of scoring. Unfortunately, I fail a 75% dodge roll (4 AGI - Diving Tackle + Re-roll), lose the ball, and that is that.

#3 This is actually the biggest indictment against my play style. Knowing I am facing WE's and that I am unlikely to get a lot of blocks, I really should have been fouling since the beginning to get his player count down. So generous was I with my lack of fouls that he would often not even stand troubled players, thus reducing me to a single blitz a turn. Good strategy for him, not so much for me.”