“GLT X: Fastest To Apply Qualifier 1 - Final

My nemesis, Coach Happygrue and his tricky dark elves!

It started so well. The apothecary is deployed to save Bishop's career in the 3rd turn before the wizard misses with his bolt in the 5th. The orcs are dominant but Ripley pulls off a spectacular take down of Aztec. The legend orc blitzer gets up to pass to a black orc for 1-0.

With all hell breaking loose in the 'Saws dugout, a quick OTS defense is deployed. It is insufficient and a costly mistake as Nuffle gifts a touch back and quick snap to facilitate it and Hicks has only minor trouble dodging through the back line. 1-1 but no wizard, it's game on!

The 'Saws defense starts the 2nd half badly - the referee sending off the ineffective Sog before a 1D block knocks out Fatty. However Da Bearshad Butcha gets us back in the game, continuing his first half hitting display. Sadly the troll has gone missing and then a quad skull totally undoes our position. Failing nearly every 2+ further amps up the frustration as making the go for its required to close down the runaway elves is simply a no-go.

Still, there's the goblin to throw as a last chance! Nuffle says no and drops the ball impossibly deep as well as no such kind kick off result. Arguably the offense could have lined up for the chainpush OTS but with the kick it was less than likely anyway.

Very frustrating 2nd half against a very good coach. Happygrue will be glad to have escaped with only rookie casualties given how early his apothecary was gone. Good luck in the finals!

Footnote: in no way a criticism, I was a bit of a victum of grue's very slow play. He took an awfully long time for not just his turns but his setups and planning. With my house in chaos, I had to do several things very quickly in an attempt to make the game pass more quickly, which resulted in several failures to consider my (or his) options properly. As ever, I should have accepted grue's offer to play at a later date when I would have had less on my plate.”