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Mexican Standoff, legends of the SWL almost as well known as B&C. They'd had a rough season, and we were here to make it worse, but the problem with a standoff, what if you both pull the trigger?

We took the ball, Anarchy unleashed, Extortion tried. No luck on the linework, a wide kick and they suddenly had the most shiny bracers on one of their players. Pass good, we caged up hard, middle. Lianna was slapped down, and Extortion saw her off a while. Diago tried the same, but the ref was onto Dirty Pool and we had to pay up to avoid a mess. Those shiny bracers again and again saw us letting them through, and there was no hope of stalling. 3 elves KO'd.

They dodged through like it was nothing, and as Fraud went to cover the pass to Rianna, there was only death. Tragedy, Fraud IV, greatest find of the season, 3 TD in just five games. The second agile goblin for the season, gone, the apothecary mystified, said there was nothing wrong with him, he was just dead.

The pass was safe. Their ball again, but they failed one of many dodges and kickbacks went over and ... tripped. Goblins, in shock. They went ahead.

Our ball, but the ref went mad and they rushed up, the catch dropped, more Goblins in shock, they cleaned up and scored again. 1 elf KO'd.

Our ball, but maybe it wasn't, they took the Blitz! and we were at a loss, everyone tied up, nowhere to hide it, they cleaned up and scored again.

Enough of that, the ball to Secrecy, Bribery sent him over and we scored a second, still he almost stumbled on the line.

Little hope, they took the long bomb again, and stalled out the win. The ref gave us a moment, Bribery finally sick of the moaning, killed an elf, snapped his neck, the elf apothecary turning up his nose at the job. Another KO'd. Secrecy did not land.

Elves, dodging like stunties, swarming, hypnotic, impossible passes, surely it was just a bad dream? Fraud? Wake up, Fraud.

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