“Warpstone Open 2014 Main Draw: Round One

"Oh he'll quit. When he's dead." -Nite Owl

We were fortunate to be able to receive in this matchup, and Keggie was right that the kickoff would decide the course of the game. I was hoping to put in some early hits on the saurii and finish up with some crushing hits on the skinks.

Mothman put in a badly hurt on one of the sauri in the first turn and the apothecary was used immediately. From that point on, there would be no reprieve. Hollis Mason finished up the turn trying to put Dandelion in the ground, but nothing was to be found but pushes.

Turn two came and Mothman took out Saucy SideWinder, a strength 5 saurus with a dangerous look about him. By turn four Derek ShedSkin, the main scoring and ballhandling threat of the Terrordactyls, had joined Saucy in the locker room.

Turn seven nearly spelled disaster for the Watchmen. Andy Anaconda was able to get a tackle zone on Ozymandias, who had had an easy walk up the right hand side of the field to that point. Mothman charged in and attempted to blitz him off the ballcarrier. Rather than taking the push, Mothman rerolled it and was forced to select both down as a result. When Ozymandias tried to dodge free, the ball popped loose. It lay there on the ground, alone and waiting.

Keggie did a nice job of getting tackle zones on the ball at this point. Pithing InThaWind, the star kroxigor, managed to charge in and Dandelion the sidestepping and dive-tackling skink also managed to get a nose in there as well.

Hollis Mason took on the task of getting Dandelion out of the way, and though it burned our final reroll, he was successful in landing Dandelion in the locker room as well. That left Ozymandias as the only viable candidate for picking up the ball and dodging free from Pithing InThaWind. With no rerolls to utilize, he did just that and handed off to fellow villain Big Figure who scurried across the touch line as turn eight ended for the Watchmen.

Watchmen Philosophy 1, Terrordactyls 0.

The half finished off in grand fashion for the Terrordactyls. Dollar Bill was buried at midfield by the boot of Cobra Bernsen.

With only eight players on the pitch, things were looking dire for the Terrordactyls. A blitz result for the Watchmen meant that Mothman once again had opportunity to take out a key player on the Terrordactyls side. Instead he rolled two pushes, rerolled into double skulls, winding up knocking himself out in the process. This was quickly followed the next turn by Andy Anaconda setting up Hooded Justice for the crowd push, who promptly tore him to pieces in celebration. After one turn the score had been evened up a bit and the player count stood at eight for the Terrordactyls and nine for the Watchmen.

Hollis Mason did managed to correct what was wrong with the world by sending the skink Onion Skin off the field, tended to by the medical staff. With only Ivana Humperskink left as a viable ballcarrying option, the game seemed to be well in hand.

The inevitable fireball came from the stands and managed to down two of the Watchmen, but no serious damage was dealt. Rorschach held firm against Ivana's attempts to break free with the ball for most of the waning moments. Sally Jupiter ended the threat posed by Ivana in turn five, knocking her out with a solid shot.

It was then that Coo Coo KaChew decided it was time to take matters into his own hands. He blitzed free of Captain Metropolis, swept in to pick up the ball from the tackle zone of Hollis Mason and finished off the miracle dash by dodging free and sprinting to within reach of the endzone.

The only player within reach who could save the game was the Comedian. He proved that the decision to use the potion on him was a smart one. Coo Coo KaChew was taken down by his blitz and all hope for the Terrordactyl fans was dashed.

The battle ended and both coaches strode across the field to shake hands. While no holds were barred on the pitch, all was forgiven when the final whistle blew.

Final score: Watchmen Philosophy 1, Terrordactyls 0.

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Keggie did a fantastic job of trimming some excess TV from the Watchmen, though we are going into the next round fairly undermanned. We'll see how the inducements hold up. Thanks again for the match, mate. Definitely a memorable one - here's hoping our paths cross again at some point.
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