“First off, I want to say that vicius is a great player and one of the most experienced on the site. He's the kind of player that you need to get some dice to have a decent chance against - unfortunately, today wasn't my day (but then, I had some luck against his gobbos last time, so fair is fair).

I don't intend this as a whine, but I feel the 5-0 scoreline deserves some explanation. I think it's fair to say the dice were fairly lopsided for most of the game. My first action was a snaked dodge-fail rip (had another dodge-fail rip in the 2nd half), so I didn't really get my first turn. His dirty player was rather 'on form', and before I knew it I was down to 7 players.

I really need to learn how to use bombs properly. I had a good chance to use the exploding runes in the first half, but I threw the bomb straight to his AG4 ghoul, who easily tossed it away to safety. I had assumed a player holding the ball couldn't catch a bomb as well, but I won't make that mistake again. Also, I'm not sure the runes were really worth it, as I couldn't afford to have a player sent off. Maybe they would have been if I'd used them properly.

I started the 2nd half 1-0 down (so, not too bad). I tried the same 2-turn TD with 5-6 players three times: first time he gets a blitz (enough said). Second time, my ST4 blodger snakes a dodge and KOs. Third time, it almost worked - made a long pass with my AG5 to the ST4, who caught it in 2 tackle zones (with rr). Then, he just needed a 2+ gfi to score. I would have bet 10 grand on him failing it and sure, he did.

In the end, there wasn't much I could do. The team had a bad game and I got beat by a good coach. Thanks for the game, vicius, and respect to you. I will look you up sometime for a rematch, so my elves can try to salvage their pride! :)”