“Totally done in by the dice in this one. First drive I lost the ball trying to free up my ball carrier and failing the block, then his skink picks up in 3 TZ (only works on a 6) and runs it back the other way. More of the same the rest of the way. Failed dodges, failed OFAB rolls, lack of POW or skull/POW every time I tried to get the ball (though I knocked it loose once and he got it right back). No injuries from 4 or 5 surfs (not even a KO).
Also rolled a 1 for FF at the end.
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upadte: it's idiocy to block a sidestepper with a frenzy player with no block when standing on the sidelines. I took the 8/9 chance to make the block rather than the 1/6 to dodge after not powing a skink.
Hard to make the argument my dice didn't suck when you had 16% higher luck. All those failed OFAB rolls and your luck with the ball (not a single fail that I can remember). Plus not rolling any regen. Aside from the 2 perms you took, everything went your way.”
#7 Green Bean – Smashed Knee (NI) #8 Brussels Sprout II – Dead (RIP)
“Opponent decided to go for a crowdsurf near the goal-line instead of just pounding the skink in front of him and going for a TD (see turn 5, first half). Turns out you can actually fall down when you roll a block. His vamp is knocked out and the ball pops out in the middle of a crowd of his friends. Skink with Sure Hands has a 30% chance of picking up the ball in 3 TZ, which isn't bad odds. Next time, go for the easy TD. :)
Watch on turns 1 and 2 of the second half as my opponent overcommits to the bottom side of the board on defense - with the ball in the hands of my MA 8 player. No significant luck factor involved on this drive, as far as I can see.
Opponent's only TD came in turn 6 of the second half as he got lucky that the ball bounced to midfield where his only free vamp had a chance to dodge twice, grab it in 2 TZ, and complete a pass to a waiting thrall.
Regarding OFAB, note that 4 vamps on the field for 16 turns a game are expected to have about 10.6 failed OFAB rolls amongst them. Welcome to playing a Vampire team. Please check your griping at the door. :)
Also, note my opponent had more CAS than I did, including a kill. Not bad for the dice being stacked against you. ;)”
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Also rolled a 1 for FF at the end.
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upadte: it's idiocy to block a sidestepper with a frenzy player with no block when standing on the sidelines. I took the 8/9 chance to make the block rather than the 1/6 to dodge after not powing a skink.
Hard to make the argument my dice didn't suck when you had 16% higher luck. All those failed OFAB rolls and your luck with the ball (not a single fail that I can remember). Plus not rolling any regen. Aside from the 2 perms you took, everything went your way.”