“WIL Season XVI

They have 5 nigglers for us to target (though 4 have blodge) and a nice +AGI catcher, plus bring a 2nd apo with their inducement money.

We kick first and their first block of the game BHs a DP zombie (regen fail). They then rush a couple catchers into our half while keeping the ball deep in theirs. T3 and they KILL a skilled up zombie, but fortunately he regens (would have been goodbye to our last remaining player from team setup!). We have managed a single KO, and when they KO a wight they have a two player advantage on the field, plus massive superiority in terms of positioning. T4 and they make a simple pass upfield to make it 1-0 without us ever really threatening much.

We receive their kickoff in the suddenly clearing rain (yay!), collect the ball and put in our first DP foul of the game on a niggled blodger... MNG! We then advance carefully as they fall back towards their endzone. Their total lack of tacklers means our 4 ghouls are looking pretty powerful and we hem in their players, scoring a KILL (apo saves) and an MNG with our mummies on T7.

They try for the ball, but it's difficult with half our team around it and eventually a 1d block comes up as skulls for them and we make the final handoff to a rookie ghoul (with a RR!) and make it 1-1!

They have a KO that won't wake up so it's 10 vs 12 as they kickoff the 2nd half.. but we immediately lose a player (and key - a tackler) to a stun foul. Booo! T3 and they get a 2d blitz on the ball carrier.. getting a POW with a RR and scoring a KO. We KO their catcher and then make the pickup at -1. They counter with a BH on our tackle wight (no regen) so it's 9 vs 9 on the pitch.. this could go either way here!

We still have the ball but the elves have swarmed all round us and on T5 they get a 1d blitz on the ball, scoring a both-down to knock it free. It scatters about 6 times, finally landing outside the scrum where their thrower can pick it up totally unhindered and then pass it way downfield to empty space... argh!!

We rush back as best we can, tackling over their AGI5 catcher who's nearest the ball, but it's not enough as he 1d blitzes space and gets to the ball! We put in 4 dice of blitz... but cannot find a POW and on T7 he makes it 2-1 for the high elves!

We try for a chainpush TD... but with 9 players can't quite make it (1 more square!!) and the win goes to the elves.

Well won King_Ghidra!”