“The Thugs took on VivreEncore in a bloody game played in heavy rainstorm today - this was not a match for the faint of heart!

Things got off to a violent start when the very first block of the game put Jay-Z down so hard that the Black Orc was left unconscious! A whirlwind of heavy hits followed, with Encore’s two mummies causing havoc and Thug Life’s Black Orcs dropping Wights and Zombies like bad habits. Meanwhile on the opposite side of the pitch 50 Cent took down a Ghoul with such violence that the unfortunate player was killed outright! In the pouring rain it was easy to make mistakes and this was to cost Encore, as their Ghoul ball carrier fell while trying to dodge away from Dr. Dre, stunning himself and leaving the ball deep in the Undead half. Thug Life recovered and ran in a quick score.

Things went from bad to worse for Encore as the half continued. A massive punch from Tupac left one of the mummies too injured to continue, while a headbutt from Busta left the other unconscious for the remainder of the game! Encore pressed on for the equaliser, but a crowded and body strewn pitch prevented the Ghoul ball carrier from getting far across the line of scrimmage.
Heavily down on numbers in the second half, Encore fought hard to delay the advance of the Orc cage.

However, Nuffle did not favour the undead. On two occasions star player Count Luthor was able to get a blitz on the ball carrier; on the first occasion he tripped and fell on a go for it needed to make the block, on the second he got 2 x both down which had no effect! Elsewhere attrition took a severe toll on the Undead team, leaving them with just two players on the pitch by the time the Orcs ran in a second TD.

With two turns left the Thugs assumed the game was over. However, a touchback gave the ball to Count Luthor, who made a quick breakaway, survived a re-rerolled twice dice blitz, and was able to easily dodge away to score a consolation TD.

Thanks for the game didjeplayer - sorry you had such rotten luck !
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