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Assault
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Handicaps were:

Greatest
Virus
Iron Man
and two others that I can't recall
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This game was a total dice rape. We both had a lot of 1s, but I had a lot more of them including double skulls.

I got blitzed as well.

Opponent scores first then I reply. He fails a 2+ Catch with reroll and I steal the ball. It is turn 6 and I have no reroll for the turn but I do a GFI as I did not want to stall. Gives my opponent 2 turns to score back.

Kickoff result is injury time and he scores in 2, giving me two turns to score. I get blitzed but I have a reasonable chance still. I go for a blitz with my Witch Elf on the way to set up 3 players down one wing. Double skulls (after an earlier double skulls that turn) and she is badly hurt.

My opponent messes up and forgets what turn it is and I have an easy chance to score. 2+ pick up, 2+ catch, 2+ throw and 2+ catch. Simple. I roll a 1 to pick up. Then a 1 on the final catch. So it is 2-2.

By this stage I also have a player who was killed, apothecary failed (2nd death in a row this team has suffered where the apothecary failed).

Second half, I start with the ball and I need a 4+ pass with reroll. Not a great chance but still 75%. I fumble and lose the ball. We both roll a stack of 1s, but I roll more as I fail dodges and pick ups. Twice I hit the ball carrier or the player onto the ball only for it to land on one of my players who had already moved. My opponent blitzes into a group of 7 players (4 of mine, 3 of his) and the ball scatters free so he can throw it. Right...

I get intercepted on a 6.

I leap and roll a 1 and get Badly Hurt.

I suffer 6 casualties and he suffers none when I have just as much mighty blow and slighty more armour.

This game was a total farce and a total dice rape. My opponent played a good game, but also made a crucial mistake in the first half allowing me the easy score to take a 3-2 advantage into half time, but I was robbed by the dice. The robbery and battery just continued into the second half.

I think it is fair to say that overall I played slighty better (due to his first half mistake) but the dice rolls taking away all my players with casualty after casualty and all the lucky breaks (ball scatters for example) gave me no chance.

Then again, the Grandarchers have had players die playing the Blood Falcons before with eg a 2 dice blitz and coming up double skulls so the bad luck does come around and go around. Just unluckily for me it was my turn this game.

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