“Challenge from: Opponent (me, 10 players, opponent missing one but 11 players)

I spent 100% of the 1st half picking up my players. No word of a lie, the orcs completely pummelled my backside and I was once more reminded of how much I hate Dwarves as a team. I only made a Dwarf team because I was using my beloved orcs all the time and fancied a change. When the team can't pass, dodge (though they did do a number of dodges strangely enough) and worst of all, blocks are ineffectual (their cas rate is at -1, surely one of worst dwarf teams ever so far :S ) I really don't have a clue what to do with them.

My opponent was chatty, friendly, probably new to the game (?) as what looked to me to be a certain score was passed up in the 1st half...

My luck didn't get a lot better in the 2nd half - still failed GFI, skulls on blocks etc but the main decider was my opponents luck dropped to match mine with failed blocks after a solid 1st half pow showing (at one stage all of my players bar one was on the floor, and in most turns 4-6 players had to be picked up). A skull ended a turn and I was actually able to score in turn 16. My luck score scraped to over 50% late in the second half and the Orcs dropped to 61% when it had been for the most part +20-25% all game. Maybe could have scored in turn 17 but with no rerolls a GFi would have been madness given what I'd had all game. At one point when I got the ball the only thing I risked was blocks - at least by then the skulls had run dry.

It was a completely undeserved score - I played totally rubbish, only the dice (opponents luck giving out at vital moment) gifted it to me, and I don't feel any different about Dwarf teams. They are so boring its untrue.

It's late (01.37am) and my gut instinct, despite the cash and win, is to retire them. I don't want to use them any more. I'll leave it tonight, not spend the cash, not retire the team, but the thought of using them turns me cold.

Deadcode made the game better than a total loss for me with friendly chat and that's really what I'm after, where games are fun for me. Meeting new people and having a laugh. Winning isn't everything and having fun the main. Dwarves aren't fun though. They're not... well... anything really, to me.

Thanks for the game mate, rematch anytime (though probably not with a dwarven team - I dare say I won't have any anyway) and you'll probably get the draw or win you deserved from this one.”