“Im learning how to deal with vampires, and not just with running water and crucifixes.

First half I was forced to receive. This is not the way I usually like to start off against vamps. I got a deep kick which I thought at first was bad but ultimately I ended up really liking. My idea was to hold bad as long as I could and make him come to me, munching on thralls and RRs to do it. But he came RIGHT up on me in a single turn - theyre fast lol. Thankfully he ate 3 thralls in 2 turns, or maybe I KOd one - cant remember. I used a tactic artemis told me about where you plan for the ball to get sacked and set up for it to be an inconvenient bounce and for recovery. I had to do that twice, but I recovered twice and his team eventually ran out of blood gas. Scored on T8.

He set up for a OTTD. With no RRs and a perfect defense in my favor, it was made very difficult and his thrall flubbed the first block.

For my defense where im actually trying to hold the lead, I havent quite figured this part out versus vamps yet. I tried a zone defense. I knew he would easily get aorund me and he did. When I tired to tag his vamps with high str guys, they all went on stricke in the same turn. Easy walk-in for the vamps on T2 I think.

I thought that would be a turning point against me. But I got another deep kick and held 5 back. We tried some blocking up front - I think maybe I KOd a thrall? The vamos once again came right up in my grill. But I had more players to deal with it this time. I set up my trap cages with some extra bodies next to or behind the carrier for recovery and it worked out this time. It def came down to the wire - we were plays 7s at one point. But we got ourselves a win.

Takeaways:

- I liked my trap cages. I'll keep doing that and I dunno, I may try that against elves at some point.

- When block mino isnt murdering, he is threatening. Sometimes he does his job by just making certain areas scary.

- I dont know that I handled the last few turns properly. I though crowd the ball with 2 players, rush with 1. But I didnt have the MA or the player to take the ball in after. I'll have to rethink that.

Very good opp to play - would def play again. ”