“XFL Halflings, first round.

Let's Have a Try had to face the much higher rated Groovy Grass Blowers IV. They had a total of 230k on their bank, but went only with 2 chefs, intending to save money for next opponent, most likely Montagnes Cherry Pie Packers. All we could afford was one chef.

The handicaps were not so great, Doom and Gloom and Bonehead. Bonehead was given to one of his Dirty Players. Indeed, he used one of his 7 rerolls to make that guy foul. Result was a stun and that player banned.

We recieved first and a deep kick had us rearrange our lines and build them in our half. Actually luck really favored me in first half. Apart from that niggling from a crowd surf. A cage protected the ball carrier until he could sprint out of reach and wanted to stall a bit. But several Diving Tacklers were in reach (dodges and 2 gfi) to lay tackle zones on him, so he scored in turn 6.
But no problem: our good defence (maybe the fact that he had only one Tree left...) stopped their advance and the game went into second half.

The fans were so angry that a rock flew and killed one of my flings.

In second half luck change and the Groovy Grass Blowers IV were better off, almost trying to make good all the bad rolls from first half. Especially the blocks were really successful (lot´s of pows) and so some casualties were caused and the numbers of our little players dramatically reduced (I felt the need to use apo on BH to not loose another player).
His AG4 Block ball carrier stalled and stalled in almost safe position. I needed to dodge away from a Diving Tackler (actually, I had needed a second dodge away from him if he didn´t use DT on first dodge) and then 2 gfi for that Blitz. I got lucky and got the pow, stunning that fellow. With a big grin on my face (well, actually it was more a really surprised and unbelieving face...) I started to make myself convinced that I reached 2nd round. But he didn´t think so. His Funny Dude VI run into the endzone Funny Dude IV run for the ball and, to our all surprise, made the pass! (actually you had 2 gfi and the throw was 5+)
1:1 and only seconds to play.
We did set up with both Trees on the line, and sure feet runners in the backfield, hoping for that impossible thing. Kick off was too far away to reach the halfling waiting next to a Tree. So we handed it to Sunrise,standing 3 squares away from the LoS. A Tree had to move back to make the Throw. Amazingly it all worked, but instead of landing free Sunrise hit the ground right next to a DT standing in the middle of nothing (ok, lucky landing, even 5+, but a free 4+ had been much better!!! ;-o). Instead of dodging him Sunrise blitzed him and started to run for it, leaving the next DT and scoring that so important TD.

Amazing back and forth.
Sadly the client crashed in turn 8. But the two most spectacular actions/turns are in the replay.

Now Let's have a Try waits for their next opponent.
If it is the Cherry Pie Packers, then good night. We now are weakened and who can have such a game twice in a row?
But maybe the have a bad day, too???
;-)
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