“Seeing my handicapped team get outbashed (Dwarves are uh, supposed to be tough though, aren't they???) wasn't surprising. I know how lucky Pete is from my one and only game against him that convinced me he was blessed, plus he's a bloody good coach, and that kinda makes a lotta luck for you as well.

Still, the 1st half was an absolutely travesty of a dicerape. Down to 5 players at the end of the half, Pete failed 1 block, and he was 1-0 up. Best I managed was a foul on the troll who didn't bother regenning (is there such a word?).

Feeling rather hard done by, I set my 9 vs 11 up for another pounding, but it seemed Pete used up all his cas/armour busting dice in the first half, and though he failed like, 2 blocks all game, in the 2nd half they were more pushbacks.

I *finally* got some luck, albeit with getting KOs, and a couple fo BH, and managed to scrape home the equaliser after pete's fast beasty could only pushback against my ball carrier.

With only 1 foul each, the expected (by me) carnage didn't occur - I've seen Pete play a few times and he always makes time for a foul, but in the 2nd half he was determined to get the ball and score.

I tried my best not to let him :)

It came down to turn 16, and I'd mispositioned by a square by opting to guard instead of possibly score, so the win was out, but I hoped Pete wouldn't pick up the ball in a TZ, hand off or pass, and score for a heartbreaker in the last turn. Up steps his Big Hand Beastman.

Uhhhh. Oops.

Oh, and "bugger."

Except he FAILS a 2+ (no rerolls) and the game ends 1-1.

The apo failed for me on the noob Dwarf who will shortly be experiencing the oblivion of retirement - I used apo on him without checking, knowing that Dwarves don't suffer too many injuries... ah well, normally anyway.

The deathroller was as much of a waste of time as per all the other times I wasted my time on it, and dodging was very hit n miss for me - two succeeded out of 4 or 5 tried, and one of those was a Longbeard.

The luck score suggests I was slightly luckier, but it's misrepresenting - in the first half Pete had 70%, I had 58%, but I tried so few things it had hardly anything to register from - I spent near enough all half picking players up, and in turn 7 I didn't even bother picking up my 5 remaining Dwarves only to get battered again - what was the point?

End of the day, a hard fought point, meaningless as I have no chance to finish all my games before the deadline, and no wins out of 2 anyway.

I hope you do well and go on to win Pete - you're a great sport (almost said foulin mofo then :S :P ) and one of Fumbbls' best coaches, going by stats and your win rate, plus what I've seen.

My Dwarves get battered again, but only missing 2, I got 40k (um, woot?) and actually managed a draw against a far stronger side with crap handicaps for me and against a better coach, so for this game I think mine was the moral victory :P

Cheers!

Paul/Meetgrinder

edit: Only player to skill up, my skill-less runner, got an aging niggle for his troubles. Whoopee. And after 2 games in this league, my team is officially weaker than when it started. My tradition of being shat on in tournaments continues! Hurrah!”