“Thx to handicaps and the tree sleeping, we line up 11 to his 6 to start the game. Figure this'll be an easy score, right?

Fat chance of that!

First, I advance my wight to scoring range, but don't gfi twice as my rr's used this turn. Think he's safe? Not when his str 4 thrower dodges and gfi's to blitz my wight near the goalline, knocking him out and letting the fans throw the ball back in for his OTS to grab. A failed gfi by him later, the ball's loose again, and I'm able to retrieve it, start slowly advancing once more. Get in range to score, all it takes is a 3+ handoff...which of course promptly fails, the fans throw the ball in to where his guy can get it. My tackler gets a 2d blitz, but doesn't knock him over, where upon his wd is able to dodge, gfi and pass to his companion, who dances backward into the endzone.

His 6 have stolen the ball twice and scored on my 11. Pretty much sums up the entire game right there.

No time left to do anything first half, not even a chainpush promotion of a ghoul to a OTS. Mv 8 I've done, but mv 7... So second half he receives, he's at "full" strength (meaning 9 players this time) though he only needs two--his str 4 WD to blitz a hole for his OTS to score, making it 2-0 1 turn into second half.

I receive, move my guys into position, keep my ghoul far back so he can't be blitzed by that blasted str 4 wd this turn. This does require him to pass the ball next turn, a 4+ w/rr... Failed, of course. His elves scoop it up, and 3 turns into second half it's now 3-0. By this point I've pretty much given up hope of winning, just don't wanna get shutout from scoring completely. Also wanna try something stupid, just to get the fun factor back up (as the game was severely sucking at this point), so a touchback went to my mummy. :-) He actually made it to within 2 turns from scoring, when his str 4 WD (do we notice a trend here?) swooped in to remove the ball from him. However, instead of playing aggressively he dished the ball to his blodging catcher, in range of my tackling wight. Knock the ball loose, a ghoul is in place to score, now 3-1.

Ensuing kickoff, blitz! Catch the ball on the way down, though I'm all alone in his backfield. His tackling wd can't bring me down (first time all game), and I can dodge away to make it 3-2, with 2 turns to go. There's hope in our hearts once more...

...until his OTS makes it a 4-2 ball game next turn, killing any momentum we had. Esp when ensuing kickoff he gets a perfect defense, hoping to capture the ball when I fumble the pickup (happened once already) and make it 5-2. However, the kick sails out of bounds, letting me give it to my ghoul on the opposite side of the pitch, who races with support to the endzone, lots of blockers creating dodging havoc between his elves and my ghouls.

Think he's safe? Not when his str 4 wd super-dodges through everything and ko's my support ghoul, who with his OTS now surrounds my ghoul away from the endzone. It was an incredible display of the potential of wd's...mine NEVER work so well, but his did all afternoon! Knew I shoulda fouled the sucker when he failed a dodge first half... But I'm able to blitz through his catcher and dodge away for the score, making it 3-4 at the end, saving a little bit of pride. Three new skills, cash for my fourth ghoul, no perms/loss of ff...I guess I can take a loss vs such higher developed woodies. This time...”