Panda with issues...
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Could be the fact that he's using the worst team in the game (arguably).
Blood Bowl League 3 Week 3
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Could be the fact that he's using the worst team in the game (arguably).
thatbloke
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any team will fall apart if you cause 3 turnovers with the first action of your turn 3 times in a row
Panda with issues...
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Yeah, but not a lot of teams are likely to do that. Ogres are one of them.
Panda with issues...
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I actually think that gobbos aren't that bad. The secret weapons are brutal. I think there's a lot of mileage in TV pruning to keep the star player troll available as much as possible.
I think if you look at the truly awful teams (halflings and ogres) the gobbos and vamps are significantly above them.
I bet good players don't do the risky action first thing in the turn
Panda with issues...
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I bet good players don't do the risky action first thing in the turn
Exactly. Order of operations is key.
Huung
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For the third time, Trax's Twerps faced Storm Heroes. First meeting was a hard fought draw. Second was the infamous final, which was a loss for the Heroes. How will they fair in this new league?
The toss went to Storm Heroes, who elected to kick the ball, which promptly went out of bounds and was passed to the Twerps' elite thrower. This albeit minor mistake seemed to telegraph things to come.
The elves gathered their strength towards the middle of the pitch and promptly started to batter at the Heroes' D-line and quite the battering it was. Within minutes, experienced linesman Luc Deveraux was out injured with the apothecary reporting that he'll permanently suffer a loss of strength. The Heroes' lead coach was said to be dismayed over the injury as he'd have no choice but to let Deveraux go. Yet other players lay stunned on the pitch, including both blitzers known for their guard experience. All in all, the Heroes' defence lay in tatters and the Twerps began a dash for the endzone, only slightly delayed by a fumbled pass.
Beaten but not defeated, a pair of Heroes rushed back in a desperate attempt to bring down the elven ball carrier. John Rambo tried to slam home a blitz, but to no avail, and moments later support arrived to bring him down and let the sneaky elf free to score a touchdown. 1-0 to the Twerps after the first quarter.
Ready to receive, the Heroes line up with only ten men, including the new hire for the match, Seraph, a wide receiver. Determined not to give another point away this half, the Heroes gathered themselves tightly around the quarterback, Edwards, and began to fend off the elvish assault. The clustering of humans drew the Twerps' defence in close to attempt to break through to the ball and, in doing so, left holes on the sidelines. Seeing a chance to break for it, Seraph blazed down the field as James Darrell Edwards fought out of the pocket, rolled right, and flipped the ball easily into his hands.
Tangled as they were with the human's O-line, the elves pulled a couple of linesmen back to attempt to pin down the receiver, with a third stumbling at the last moment in an attempt to box Seraph in. Ducking and weaving, they failed to bring the human receiver down, who nimbly dodged to the sidelines and over the line just as the half time whistle blew. Score 1-1, giving the Heroes the advantage for the second half.
Now receiving the ball again, the Heroes and the Twerps both lined up a full roster, albeit with the Heroes using their wide receiver instead of a more sturdy linesman. Fans, disgruntled with this new line up, took out their grievance on Simon Phoenix with a rock as the whistle blew. Despite the surprise, the humans formed up around their quarterback and began to fend elves off as best they could. Again, the elves clustered around the human's O-line and again Seraph made a break into the backfield where a lone safety waited to tangle him.
Pressing harder, this time, the Twerps kept putting humans to the floor, scrabbling hard for the ball. As the pocket collapsed, Seraph made a break for the endzone and Edwards saw his opportunity. Lead by a blitzer, he rolled out and threw a long pass into Seraph's waiting hands even as the elvish pass rush bore down on his position. Incredibly, the Heroes were up 2-1 but there was still almost a quarter of the match to go and their casualties were mounting, including power player Dutch who was knocked out while trying to hold down no less than five elves.
The High Elves, shrugging off their injuries, lined up eleven men to the Heroes' ten, though Dutch was cleared to return to the pitch amidst audible sighs of relief from his team. Now all the Heroes needed to do is hold the elves in position... but that would be easier said than done because, after all, these are the same nimble bastards who think nothing of waltzing through holes in the D-line like they were express highways to the endzone.
It looked set to be a tough final quarter but, at last, the Twerps luck finally turned. They fumbled for the ball near their own endzone and when they finally got it moving down field, they bottled up hard on their left flank giving the Heroes chance to retaliate. Almost getting a hand to the ball, their backup thrower was forced to pitch the ball away at the last moment, leaving it in the hands of a blitzer, then moments later into the hands of their star receiver. Fighting hard, the elves created the smallest of holes, but it was enough for the elf's lightning reflexes and incredible speed to make an impression, blazing down the field.
The Heroes were ready for this sort of break away, but not for the speed. Desparately, men peeled back to trap the Twerps' elite catcher, with Seraph taking the key downfield position and John Rambo hot on the elf's heels. And there, in the last moments, the Twerps luck failed them again. Trying to break free at the last, John Rambo got a fistful of elvish hair and dragged the dodging elf to the floor. As the ball flipped free into human hands, the final whistle blew.
2-1 to the Heroes, at last evening the score.
A hard fought match, with wide receiver Seraph making an excellent debut, but fans sad to see Luc Deveraux, veteran of sixteen matches, depart the Heroes for the rest of the season.
The toss went to Storm Heroes, who elected to kick the ball, which promptly went out of bounds and was passed to the Twerps' elite thrower. This albeit minor mistake seemed to telegraph things to come.
The elves gathered their strength towards the middle of the pitch and promptly started to batter at the Heroes' D-line and quite the battering it was. Within minutes, experienced linesman Luc Deveraux was out injured with the apothecary reporting that he'll permanently suffer a loss of strength. The Heroes' lead coach was said to be dismayed over the injury as he'd have no choice but to let Deveraux go. Yet other players lay stunned on the pitch, including both blitzers known for their guard experience. All in all, the Heroes' defence lay in tatters and the Twerps began a dash for the endzone, only slightly delayed by a fumbled pass.
Beaten but not defeated, a pair of Heroes rushed back in a desperate attempt to bring down the elven ball carrier. John Rambo tried to slam home a blitz, but to no avail, and moments later support arrived to bring him down and let the sneaky elf free to score a touchdown. 1-0 to the Twerps after the first quarter.
Ready to receive, the Heroes line up with only ten men, including the new hire for the match, Seraph, a wide receiver. Determined not to give another point away this half, the Heroes gathered themselves tightly around the quarterback, Edwards, and began to fend off the elvish assault. The clustering of humans drew the Twerps' defence in close to attempt to break through to the ball and, in doing so, left holes on the sidelines. Seeing a chance to break for it, Seraph blazed down the field as James Darrell Edwards fought out of the pocket, rolled right, and flipped the ball easily into his hands.
Tangled as they were with the human's O-line, the elves pulled a couple of linesmen back to attempt to pin down the receiver, with a third stumbling at the last moment in an attempt to box Seraph in. Ducking and weaving, they failed to bring the human receiver down, who nimbly dodged to the sidelines and over the line just as the half time whistle blew. Score 1-1, giving the Heroes the advantage for the second half.
Now receiving the ball again, the Heroes and the Twerps both lined up a full roster, albeit with the Heroes using their wide receiver instead of a more sturdy linesman. Fans, disgruntled with this new line up, took out their grievance on Simon Phoenix with a rock as the whistle blew. Despite the surprise, the humans formed up around their quarterback and began to fend elves off as best they could. Again, the elves clustered around the human's O-line and again Seraph made a break into the backfield where a lone safety waited to tangle him.
Pressing harder, this time, the Twerps kept putting humans to the floor, scrabbling hard for the ball. As the pocket collapsed, Seraph made a break for the endzone and Edwards saw his opportunity. Lead by a blitzer, he rolled out and threw a long pass into Seraph's waiting hands even as the elvish pass rush bore down on his position. Incredibly, the Heroes were up 2-1 but there was still almost a quarter of the match to go and their casualties were mounting, including power player Dutch who was knocked out while trying to hold down no less than five elves.
The High Elves, shrugging off their injuries, lined up eleven men to the Heroes' ten, though Dutch was cleared to return to the pitch amidst audible sighs of relief from his team. Now all the Heroes needed to do is hold the elves in position... but that would be easier said than done because, after all, these are the same nimble bastards who think nothing of waltzing through holes in the D-line like they were express highways to the endzone.
It looked set to be a tough final quarter but, at last, the Twerps luck finally turned. They fumbled for the ball near their own endzone and when they finally got it moving down field, they bottled up hard on their left flank giving the Heroes chance to retaliate. Almost getting a hand to the ball, their backup thrower was forced to pitch the ball away at the last moment, leaving it in the hands of a blitzer, then moments later into the hands of their star receiver. Fighting hard, the elves created the smallest of holes, but it was enough for the elf's lightning reflexes and incredible speed to make an impression, blazing down the field.
The Heroes were ready for this sort of break away, but not for the speed. Desparately, men peeled back to trap the Twerps' elite catcher, with Seraph taking the key downfield position and John Rambo hot on the elf's heels. And there, in the last moments, the Twerps luck failed them again. Trying to break free at the last, John Rambo got a fistful of elvish hair and dragged the dodging elf to the floor. As the ball flipped free into human hands, the final whistle blew.
2-1 to the Heroes, at last evening the score.
A hard fought match, with wide receiver Seraph making an excellent debut, but fans sad to see Luc Deveraux, veteran of sixteen matches, depart the Heroes for the rest of the season.
Velaphor
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Kasatka
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Ironfist and i just played our match (after a reset due to me crashing, apologies) and wow, what can i say?
What started off with really bad rolls for both of us ended up in a 2-0 victory to my Chaos team, whilst Iron's Dark Elves were left lying bleeding in the wake of my minotaur who scored BOTH goals. 8 injuries including 1 dead player for the dark elves, and i earnt myself 3 yellow cards in the process.
I feel quite bad for subjecting Iron to such an onslaught, but he will have 500+ k in inducements versus bob next week....
Well played all the same Iron.
What started off with really bad rolls for both of us ended up in a 2-0 victory to my Chaos team, whilst Iron's Dark Elves were left lying bleeding in the wake of my minotaur who scored BOTH goals. 8 injuries including 1 dead player for the dark elves, and i earnt myself 3 yellow cards in the process.
I feel quite bad for subjecting Iron to such an onslaught, but he will have 500+ k in inducements versus bob next week....
Well played all the same Iron.
Panda with issues...
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Your minotaur scored twice? THat is ludicrous. That must mean he skills up...
At the close of week 3, the rankings are:
Division 1
Division 2
Division 3
Again, a + after the current standings indicates a bye week still to be had.
Division 1
- Storm Heroes [2-1-0]+
- Trax's Twerps [2-0-1]+
- Huung's Hippies [2-0-1]
- Velamantics [1-1-1]
- Ghazghull's Gruntz [1-0-2]
Division 2
- Bobrek's Babes [3-0-0]
- The Clan Eshin Rats [2-0-1]
- The White Lancers [1-1-1]
- Khorne's Headtakers [1-1-1]+
- Iron's Blackfist's [1-0-2]+
Division 3
- Denizen of the Rot Father [3-0-0]
- Necro Nemesis [3-0-0]
- Smashem and Bashem [1-1-1]+
- Team Fanservice [1-1-1]
- Iguana-Lose [0-0-3]+
Again, a + after the current standings indicates a bye week still to be had.