“OCCS Middenheim Challenge 01/10 - round 4, Semi-Final

I knew this game would be interesting when I saw that the Creepers had procured the services of Ramtut III. However, the tourney officials quickly pointed out the 'No Star Player' clause, and Ramtut III was released to be a coach on the staff. With the remaining money, the Creepers bought a zombie.

At game time the Creepers were getting a handicap. It came up as 'Iron Man', which he gave to Sourpuss the Ghoul. Considering how many times Sourpuss was stunned, it has to be wondered how much Iron Man helped. I kicked off, planning to either force a quick score or prevent a score at all. I succeeded in the latter. There was a nice little scrum by one sideline with both my Side Stepping ghouls dancing on the edge, but never being pushed out. I managed to get the ball and Azathoth made a run for the endazone. Sourpuss was upset at his team losing the ball and managed to push Azathoth back, thereby preventing the score. In an act of desperation, Peter Lorre threw a -2d block at Tcho-tcho and ended up receiving a serious beating (SI - m,n).

2nd half I got received the kick. I knocked some zombies down but failed to pick up the ball on the first try. 2nd try worked and I started moving towards my cage. Nyogtha decided to give Azathoth another crack at the endzone and tossed him a quick pass before he got into the cage. The Creepers put up a pretty stout defense, and by turn 5 I was starting to wonder if I would be able to break free. Then a series of mistakes resulted in a hole opening up and Azathoth made his move. Glaaki went with him for cover, while Nyogtha and Yog-Sothoth covered Sourpuss. Or so I thought. The Creepers made one last push to stop the score, but were only able to mark Azathoth, not knock him down. With an assist from a mummy, Glaaki knocked Sourpuss away and Azathoth went in for the score.

Last kickoff with 2 turns for the Creepers and he managed to open some nice holes and put a ghoul and a wight in scoring position. However, the throw was errant and Cthulhu picked up the ball. Jealous of The King in Yellow (who caused 2 casualties), he decided to try a quick pass to Glaaki after all the creepers had been secured. He was counting on Glaaki's catching ability, but the ball didn't get anywhere near Glaaki. With one last chance at tying, the Creepers tried to break the wight free for the endzone but he was tackled by The King in Yellow and the game ended.

Good game Araz and good luck with your team.”