CTV 1110k+50k Tomb Kings
1
65k
4k
No change
1/0/1
Inducements: 1 bribe, 1 bloodweiser keg
Nurgle CTV 1160k
1
65k
7k
No change
0/1/1
Inducements: 1 bribe
#12 Thema – Serious Injury (NI)
#10 Trinity Scronna – Dead (RIP)
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First half was a deep kick. I elected to receive since I am leaning into the block/MB. I made the decision early to do a 2 die uphill blitz to open the lane. I figured if it failed, I had a cage so worth the risk and it worked out. I snuck some players in the backfield. But I didn't leave enough around my cage. I relied on blitzing toward the EZ and then a dodge and a handoff. But again, if the handoff failed I had 2 players there so I built in room for failure and I definitely needed that room. On T5 or 6, I had an easy 2 die blitz for a score and dbl BD'd. Khemri recovered and started walking it downfield. Where Nuffle taketh, Nuffle can giveth as I blitzed on a 4 plus to sack the ball carrier, and then pulled out some crazy eld stuff and a punt to get a chance to score. Opp dub skulled on the blitz and I got the TD.
I wasnt able to make the Kos I needed and I was always down 1-2 players from here on and it proved very difficult. When khemri failed the first pick up I tried going after the ball because being down players, I know that screening and making shopping lanes - I will lose a very slow attrition battle. I figured may as well go for it, pressure a score if anything. When he socred, I had I think 3 turns. But I can only pull so many shenanigans in a day with Nurgle.
Takeaways:
- Going after the ball when down players versus a slow team was the right play, I think just the wrong dice.
- Surehands pestigor is terrible - glad I waited to get that skill.
- MB/Block does very well for this format.
- Keeping it cheap with 3 bloaters is still amazing.
- At one point I had to step away for hurricane prep for about 15 mins and I let me opp know. He then said something like he was struggling with not pushing the timeout still? I ended up not needed to step away for that long. It def struck that nerve - I wouldnt give this guy a sportsmanship award. But nothing against him - timeout is there for everyone and it's in the rules so his prerogative.
Not to let one comment spoil everything; Good fun match otherwise. ”