“The Blackbox tournament scene kicks off with the inaugural TR160 B Minors!

We're up against Kharnete's dark elves but sadly we lack even one tackler and they have 6 blodgers and a further 3 dodgers on the team- ouch! Looks like a tough one to win.

We kick and they start well, with their first block of the game MNG'ing our block-lineorc. We counter with a 2nd turn DP foul (or ground-hug as we like to call them) that badly hurts their rookie blitzer. Meanwhile the elves have been dodging like crazy to move as a crowd upfield, while a lineelf keeps the ball safe in their backfield. We chase after the elves and ignore the ball until they throw it forwards to a lone blitzer. He's standing on the sideline with the ball thinking no one can reach him.. but one of our blitzers can JUST do it- managing the 1d blitz with 2 GFIs and a reroll, tossing him into the crowd! The ball is thrown back and our AGI4 blitzer dodges through to steal it and then hide beside the troll. But we can't stop their dodging and a 1d blitz is enough to knock the ball free. They soon recover it and score on turn 8 without any further trouble. We use our 7th turn to go for a 3d blitz with our troll, picking both down but being rewarded with their lineelf being unhurt, while our troll getting seriously injured (-AV): regen fail + apo fail.

We set up for a single turn of punching, going for a series of 3d blocks, culminating in a rookie lineorc's 3d block of skull/skull/both-down; rerolled to the same. And once again the both down sees himself cas'd (BH) and the elf scot free!

Nice start .. arg!

2nd half and we have 9 vs 10 elves, and they roll up a blitz. They pour through towards the ball, forcing us to go for a move right out of the wood elves play book, picking up the ball by our endzone and throwing it to a blitzer on the LOS. It doesn't stop them from getting to him however, and he's knocked out and the dark elves grab the ball. We try our best, but against so much dodge we just can't compete and they are set to score on turn 5. At this point we finally knock over their witch elf (for the first time in the match), and then go for a series of dodges with our DP (the final one into a tackle zone) ... clearly giving extra foul-kudos: it's a KILL! Their apo saves her, but nuffle is clearly pleased.

The curse on doing damage has been lifted! We set up to receive the kick after they make it 2-0 and immediately niggle a lineelf, then gang foul another for a KILL! We successfully pass the ball upfield to a black orc in desperate need of the SPPs who sprints through to make it 2-1 on our final turn.

Well won Kharnete!”