“Pretty much a complete and utter dicing, that kinda sums it up. Coach K never really had a chance to put a strategy on the field before something went wrong, one way or another. If the dice didn't bite the Tangueros on their turn, they did on the Sons' turn in the form of Pows and Casualties. And even when things looked like they were going right, they quickly did an about face and left Buenos Aires holding the stinky end of the stick.


The Tangueros chose to receive to start, and their Mino KO'd the Snow Troll turn 2, but the end of that turn they lost protection on the ballcarrier, their Troll was Stunned and their +MA Marauder RIP'd and only Apo'd to -AV.

Then they responded with some good knockdowns and Stunned an Ulf, and when the 'Sons popped the ball Turn 3 a Block-Marauder caught the bounce. But before the end of that Turn, he also was knocked down, and this time a Sons lino caught the ball. The Wizard only knocked that player down and the ball take a Sons' bounce, and then both the Troll and Mino negatraited, the latter wasting the Blitz and a Re-roll. To end Turn 4 the 'Sons KO'd one Blocking lineman and MNG'd another, and gathered the ball and headed downfield.

Turn 5 the Tangueros had to RR a dodge to mark the ballcarrier, but failed the first gfi. The Troll failed 2 more Boneheads in a row (wasting 1 Blitz), while the 'Sons handed the ball to an Ulf (for a skill), and half-caged him on the goal line for the stall, and eventual 1-0 lead. But not before the T's fouled a zerk into the KO box, and the 'Sons KO'd 2 more Marauders and MNG'd the Troll.


2nd half 11 'Sons received, missing only their 'Zerk and facing 10 players (less the Troll and a couple Marauders, and including their Goblin), and when the kick deviated 6 squares and bounced OB they put the ball in the hands of... their 13 spp Snow Troll, who had woken back up. Sort of - he failed his Wild Animal roll for the 3d block, but his teammates KO'd a marauder and caged up around him. Turn 2 he blitzed but failed to get the knockdown to move out of contact, and faced the horns of the Mino, but multiple Guards kept his options to 1d, which skulled, knocking himself out.

Outnumbered and with their Big Guys and Guards both out, there was little the Tangueros could do to stop the well-supported Snow Troll, as their -2d skulled despite a RR, and the 'Sons put all 7 remaining BA players on the ground, KO'd the merc Lino and BH'd a Blodger and the baller Goblin, and all but guaranteed the Troll's score Turn 5, 2-0.


8 Tangueros lined up Turn 5, including the Mino, with 4 Turns for a consolation score. But only 1 Son was knocked down, and next turn the screen was penetrated and their ballcarrier found himself pinned on the Sideline. And that's when, almost as an afterthought, the Mino was niggled (Apo tried to kill him), clearing the way for 2 more 'Sons to join the sideline pincer formation. Turn 6, in a semi-desperation play, the Ag 4 renegade tried a 5+ pass for the score - which was intercepted on a lucky 6. 2 surfs later, the ballcarrier handed off (using the 1st RR of the half for the Norse) for a 2-gfi score, game over, 3-0.


After the game, a Norse coach was overheard saying "If our AV 7 had taken dice like that, there'd be nothing left!" ”