Did you know the deadline for round 1 is Wed 16th Oct? Did you know only 22 teams are in round 1? You probably did, but just in case! Everybody else has until the 23rd. Check the tournament schedule if you are unsure if you are in round 1 or 2 for your first game.
Remember, any problems scheduling games, if you don't bring it to the attention on a tournament admin before the round deadline then you'll risk a temporary ban from future majors - I know from experience! The tournament admin to contact is also listed on the tournament schedule.
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It's the FC's first
3rd round match early today (or late yeterday!) as two of yesterday's victorious sides don't hang around.
WMD's in The Box conquer Nurgle
Nasty Killers in a what I'm told is a close encounter.
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It's our
biggest inducement haul yet as well known Dark Elf
I Say You Fellows tower 1230TV above
Halfling TV Chefs. The Fellows receive and easily control the first half. It looks too easy, then the wizard pops the ball T8 and the pick up is snaked! Game on! However once more (a trend in this year's FC) the potential for a shock is immediately squandered as the flings inexplicably pass the ball - this time the pass is made by the receiver is an easy target, and the Fellows steal to score quickly. The TV Chefs nearly equalize as a tree briefly has a hold of the ball but they can't keep the elves at bay who almost score a 2nd.
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One
anticipated mismatch turned out to be so, as Chaos
Nihontō ground down a game
Dwarfalot. An interesting -ST/+AG/block/tackle death roller nearly intervened but couldn't knock the ball loose, but the dwarves were never really in it 2nd half. Sadly no permanent damage was done to Nihontō.
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It's one of Fumbbl's brightest stars
in action as box Vampires
cherServiteurS take on bash-centric ranked rats
League-Al [R]ats. The rats score early and
debog advances. Much to the surprise of the spectators, he hands it to a team mate who makes a break out in the open - the coach perhaps feeling the heat from a seriously injured vampire.
Fourfangs is in range... but ridiculous thrall dodging screens it off. The rat ogre nonchalantly goes through them to blitz, chewing up a reroll and taking the vampire down on the frenzy hit! Deafening cheers! A reckless pile on leaves the sweeping gutter runner vulnerable to a thrall so a pass is unwisely attempted to a marked linerat - debog swoops in to steal the loose ball and equalize. With no strip ball to threaten the legendary vampire, the rats must rely on doing damage in the 2nd half and seriously injure another legend vampire (-AG apo killed) but cherServiteurS knock out lots of rats and score easily to win.
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Also
playing are Dark Elves
News Team who get a wizard and babes against Nurgle
St-Lys Débr'Ailleurs SLDA. It's a rough start for the elves on their drive with 2 serious injuries and a dead blitzer. They manage to score anyway but the SLDA equalize before half time and News Team have just 8 to defend in the 2nd half. An early wizard and there's a fight on for the ball but the Nurgle come away with it and get another kill on the way to victory.
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Next up is one of my favourite teams -
Hellbound Charioteers against fun Necromantics
Blood, Bread and the Ugly who only have golems and zombies. The Charioteers sport an
ST5 bezerker but it's the snow troll that opens the game by killing a flesh golem! Soon the necros have a kill of their own, but the apothecary rescues the runner. A missed long pass is caught by an Ulfwerener as the Charioteers exploit their opponents lack of speed and the Count almost single-handedly works defense but he can't prevent 1-0. They may be slow but the Ugly can do damage and brutalize the norse in the 2nd half! 9 in the Charioteers casualty box going into overtime and 10 at the end as the zombies clear the pitch in a spectacular win.
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It's heavyweight
ranked elf ball as Wood Elves
Deepwood Watchers encounter High Elf side
New Albion Expatriates. The 1st half left specs asleep. 2nd half at 1-1, T2 kick off, finally some action as the Expatriates double skull twice in a turn then snake the pick up the next; 2-1. They survive more skulls to equalize T5; 2-2. It ends up 4-3 and the Watchers go through.
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There's a
big shock when Dark Elf
Quick'n'dirty come up short against Humans
TIA Returns. To quote the human coach PacoSillas, "I got super lucky."
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Former Major winners
take to the field as Chaos
Lone Stars meet box Chaos Dwarf side
Thinking Men. I didn't get to see it but the lesser TV chaos dwarves do the major damage however can't keep the Lone Stars out who score in both halves for a 2-1 win. Hthark made his first FCXII appearance and was among the casualties.
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A
game of interest to me; Necromantic
Pig Sty Alley had been predicted by some to beat also Necromantic
SPD BloodbowlSektion. Receiving, plans quickly went wrong for PSA and eventually the
super wolf aka the Coat, who had sat deep with the ball, makes a run for it. When no screen was set up, the Coat scored. 3 turns to reply, a riot makes that 2. An SPD wolf shows deft feet to slip through the screen for 1-1. The 2nd half is brutal and fairly 1 way as SPD score with only 2 PSA players left, the wizard wasted and the bribe snubbed. However, SDP burned their rerolls needlessly and PSA regeneration is superb. The Coat makes the OTS and it's overtime - PSA win the toss. Game over! Not quite. Instead of holding back like the 1st half, the Coat stays closer to the play. A zombie flunks a block, burns the last reroll doing so, and it's the beginning of the end as the super wolf is knocked out. A lightening bolt right then might have been a life saver. An instant skulls turnover completes the turnaround and SPD steal to win.
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A
competitive looking game between Skaven
Legends of the Guard and Amazons
Edged Souls but the rats walk it 3-0.
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It looks
like a mismatch as Necromantics
I Want My MTV look down 720TV to Chaos Pact
Furry Mercenaries, who bring Ugroth Bolgrot and his chainsaw among other goodies. The carnage starts T1 as Bolgrot chops up a wight dead, T2 hurts a wolf. Neither regenerate. He absorbs punishment all match and late in the 2nd half hurts a ghoul. It makes an impact, as the teams are more evenly matched and fight it out in an epic overtime full of skulls that ends in a coin toss.
Other Day 3 Games
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Low Few 1 - 4 Graveyard Goodfellas (1280 Goblin vs 1470 Necromantic)
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Phoenix Gate Guardians 0 - 2 ThreeMusketeers (1520 High Elf vs 1790 Khemri)
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Eirie Downs Ghouls 1 - 2 Chao's Machine (1090 Undead vs 1290 Chaos)
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Death Squad From Outer Space 1 - 0 Small And Heavy ()
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Pine Valley Tribute Band 0 - 2 Black-Plague (1600 Wood Elf vs 1920 Skaven)
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Punish the Monkey 0 - 1 Offenbacher Kickers (1980 Orc vs 1970 Chaos)
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Mortarz 3 - 0 Black Box Orcies (2050 Undead vs 1700 Orc)
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Metal balls 2 - 1 Wayward Wanderer (1730 Dwarf vs 1720 Elf)
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Matschplanscher 1 - 2 Death is Forever (1830 Slann vs 1770 Undead)
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Wild Dragons 3 - 0 Dirty Cranberries (1640 Wood Elf vs 1620 Undead)
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Vincere aut Putrescere 2 - 1 Human Rage (2010 Necromantic vs 1790 Human)
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Humanista desesperado 3 - 1 Sowing Season (1620 Human vs 1900 High Elf)
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Epic Brain Time 1 - 2 Gecko boogie (1850 Necromantic vs 1740 Lizardman)
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Pinkie and the Brains 3 - 0 Grind and Click (2030 Chaos Dwarf vs 1040 Norse)
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Toombs Graverobbers 2 - 1 National Bocialist Party (2050 Necromantic vs 1960 Nurgle)
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FayaBoomboom Machine 0 - 1 Copenhagen Coldbloods (2030 Chaos Pact vs 2040 Lizardman)