“Yes, this was the kind of game that can happen when wood elves have really good luck. I can't really take any credit for this... not that I played badly, but I didn't do anything special. It's just, well, everything worked. And a lot of stuff worked for Underworld, too -- they ended the second half with, I think, five rerolls still unused -- but a few key things didn't, and that's all we needed.

For example, I remember one first-half exchange when Damon leap-blitzed the ball carrier. He knocked him down on a 1db, the ball bounced to him, he caught it in the middle of the cage. Then it was the opponent's turn, and he proceeded to unleash a series of about six two-dice blocks on him, to no avail. Damon dodged out, ran it in, end of possession. That kind of stuff happened all game... regular luck vs. kind of stupidly good luck. And woodies don't need stupid luck to compete, but it certainly helps...

Anyway... it was a good game, and given that we're in the Cup, we'll take all the luck we can get. Damon got two skills -- +AG is huge, and tackle is also great, considering Round 2 is halflings. Two guys got block, and Beetlebum landed the all-important guard skill. (Well, maybe less important against halflings.) We have the money to buy a catcher, but a catcher isn't going to make a huge difference against halflings, so we'll probably save for the wardancer next time.

Anyway! Thanks to Spubbbba for the game, and good luck to him (with this team or another) in the future! ”