“A difficult recovery match that we threw away with a greedy move...

We had 5 Hobbos, a Bull and 4 CDs for this match, vs 3 Vamps and 10 Thralls (1 was Str 4). One Thrall niggled, but we got I Am the Greatest (worst handicap for an undermanned team) leaving me with 9 vs 12...

We evened the odds a bit early by KOing the Str4 Thrall and causing a BH on a Block Thrall, but we weren't paying attention, allowing a simple Hypnotic gaze to open up a 2 dice blitz on our ball carrier.

We got stunned :( and he picked up the ball with a Dodge Lino.

We then wasted 12 block dice on this Thrall (3 x 2 dice blocks on him trying to get a pow or skull/pow) without success as he got closer and closer to the endzone...

However, the Supper Club had a bad turn using up their reroll on a Vamp and then his Thrall missed his first GFI and dropped the ball!

We recovered it and advanced it upfield with the clock running low. With no RR left on T7, our Bull used up his Sure Feet skill on his second GFI... he was 9 from the end zone (so in range next turn for 3 GFI with Sure Feet) and I still had a 2 players to move, including a 2 dice block.

What do I do? I think about it, and then greedily did the Sprint and rolled a 1, meaning no score! Why oh why did I do that?

We were then undermanned in the second half, having only 6 players vs 9 (he made 3 from 6 KO, I failed my KO roll, but also had 2 players sent off, one from 4+ the other from 6...)

Opponent got the rolls required to score (2+ OFAB, 2+ Dodge, 2+ GFI, 3+ short pass, 3+ catch) and took a 1-0 lead.

We were 6 players again, failing our KO once more, up against 10?

We put everyone on the LOS to get extra hits, with the Bull blitzing then running back for the ball that had been kicked deep next to the sideline.

We get some one dice block pushes that help keep the Club from sending enough players onto my Bull Centaur.

Critical turn, we are outnumbered, but if we can get the ball to our CDs in the middle, we can break for the endzone as his players are all committed to my side of the pitch.

Disaster as we roll a 1 and use a RR for our Break Tackle dodge, and with no RR, we fail our 4+ quick pass and the ball sails wide...

The Club have a relatively easy chance to take the ball and win here... just a 2+ OFAB, 2+ pick up and 3+ pass, but the 3+ pass is fumbled!

We knock the Vamp down, and make a 4+ pick up and take the ball deep out of range to secure the draw.
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Was a horrid horrid game.... both of us had some really shocking rolls. So many 1s it was painful. My opponent was fortunate however to only stun his Thralls the few times he had to OFAB. We were also lucky to KO his Str4 and his DP for two drives which gave us a bit of breathing space, but not much when it was 4 players down....

The crappy luck see-sawed as we lost the ball, then he gained it, then we gained it back in the first half but rolled the 1 to not be in a position to score. Second half, we got the ball, only to miss a pass and lob it to an open square for my opponent to not be able to send it downfield for the win and then we got it.

Anyways, we got our recovery but it was ugly! Opponent was a cheerful fellow who had a nice team theme and portrait so there was some fun in the game too.”