Norsca Union League

Quote from: The Golden Arrow on December 19, 2011, 02:19:23 PM
Yeah I will be very busy as well, the best chance to make it work would probably be thursday (and round 10.30-11 would probably be best). I can't guarantee that I will be avaible but I think so (and the other times will not work :P).

If we can't make that date, I should be able next week wednesday and on.

Ok, cool, then I'll be around here at 10.30, if it's not possible we can wait for next week. See you!

Hello, Golden Arrow.

I have a busy week coming (we all probably do anyway, so nice job on the week extension).

I can play almost for sure at the following kick-off times (GMT +1):

Monday (today): 18.00 to 19.00

Tuesday: 21.00 to 23.00

Thursday: 10.00 to 11.00

Other days like Friday (all day long) or Wednesday (morning only) I might be able to play, so if that suits you too I probably could, as long as I make sure I have 2 quiet hours without any disturbances (at this time of the year they happen quite often, he he).

I have no problems scheduling it next week if all this fails, we'll have plenty of options then.

Midget stuntmen 1 - 1 Orkitis B.C.

Third week ends honours even for both teams as they capitalize on an effective defense to score both touchdowns in the last turn of each half. Dwarves received first and quickly mounted up an attack on their left side. The orcs took up a defensive formation that encircled them in an attempt to push them off the field, but the dwarves' superior blocking skill overcame the orc's strenght and it was actually an orc blitzer the first one to leave the pitch after some shoving by the Troll Slayers. However, the orcish rear line stopped the attack and sent the ball loose out of bounds... it reached the stands and the crowd sent it back away from the action and to the right side of the dwarves' attack. Gorkbad the blitzer dodged away from the dwarven pressure (they were already outnumbering the defenders after some pushing and a couple of knock-outs) and took the ball. He made a desperate run towards the end zone, but the two troll-slayers who were marking him pressed on the pursuit and put a solid barrier in front of him. Gorkbad dodged away and kept running, never looking back. His only support was a stray orc lineman that dodged to hamper the dwarven pursuit, successfully delaying them. In the last turn of the first half, the orc blitzer dodged yet again and sprinted to the end zone, placing his team ahead on the scoreboard.

Second half started with 11 dwarves versus 10 orcs. After a high kick, the thrower didn't manage to catch the ball. The front line rushed to knock some dwarves down, and after opening a breach through the middle, a black orc rushed at the troll-slayers who were acting as safeties... big mistake, since that blitz caused a turnover and allowed the dwarves to counter-attack. With the ball on the ground they harassed the thrower, who finally picked it up and ran for cover in the front line. However, orcs were suffering casualties and knock-outs and their numbers kept dwindling. It took the dwarves a few turns to knock the ball loose, which they did in their half of the pitch. On turn 15, their only ball-players (a runner and a blitzer) won the game for the home team as the first one ran into a scoring position while the other one picked the ball and passed it to him on turn 16.

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I'll be honest, I got a bit annoyed by the permanent success in the dwarves' blocking dice, despite plenty of 1d blocks (I counted it and half his blocks were 1d) and even a 2d block against. I got a lucky streak with the dodges in the first half after seeing how my whole defence was falling, 1d block after another, which got me a touch down. Second half wasn't so generous with me, as I had to burn rerolls quickly on 2d blocks (1 of which ended up in a turnover anyway) and staffan had plenty to spare for the final play. GFI were also almost impecable (17/18) and the only 1 dices he failed were 3 4+ dodges, a 5+ catch and the final throw (which succeeded after the reroll). However, that's Bloodbowl, and dices come and go as they please, hehe.

Good game, though. It was very tense and there were some interesting key plays for both teams. I paid the price of not having block in most of my players while staffan took his chances with the 1d blocks and got away with it. Congratulations on the game!

Quote from: staffan on December 11, 2011, 03:22:47 PM
Luiggi:

Lets aim for monday at CET 20.30 !

/Staffan

Fine for me, I'll see you then.

Hello, staffan. My kick-off times for this week are (GMT +1):

Monday from 11.00 to 23.00
Wednesday from 11.00 to 12.00 and from 21.00 to 23.00
Thursday from 11.00 to 23.00

And that's pretty much it, I might be able to play on Sunday but I'm not sure yet.

Dragon Trainers 0 - 2 Orkitis B.C.

The last match of the week ended up with a victory for the visitors that was secured in the first turns of the game, placing Orkitis on top of the table with 6 points (tied with BuzcaBass) and Dragon Trainers at the bottom.

The visitors won the toss and received the ball. Early in the game, the mercenary orc lineman Marmar, hired for this game to cover the loss of one of the two Black Orc twins really wanted to prove a point and killed a lineman early in the game. From then on, the best player for the orc team, Rokzig, sent another two players to the hospital in consecutive turns, granting his team a great advantage in numbers, enough to secure the first touchdown. The Yhetee seemed to be distracted with an orc blitzer, who refused to stand up against such a foe, and spent 6 turns laying on the floor in front of the Wild Animal (failed 4 rolls at 4+ to repositionate) Despite the Trainers' efforts to push the orcs to the sidelines, the visiting team didn't suffer any KO or casualty and defended the next drive 11 to 8. The goblin referee decided to move the clock back one turn back to turn 6, but the Norse team wasn't ready and took some risks to try and score with the extra turn. After some struggle on the LoS, an untimely turnover left an orc blitzer with the opportunity to score, and after sprinting, he put the final 2-0 on the scoreboard.

The second half couldn't start worse for the Trainers, as his Werewolf tried to block Marmar the journeyman and ended up in the hospital with a Pinched Nerve. From then on, the orcs easily grabbed the ball and tried sparring with some passes and, when a Black Orc was about to score, the Yhetee rushed to get him, took the ball from him and kept bashing orcish skulls for the rest of the match. However, neither him or his teammates proved capable enough today to inflict damage on the visitor's armors and only got two KO's. The game ended without any other incidents.



It was a good game and looked promising, but it got really onesided game after the first injuries. Bantha succeeded in taking the game to the sidelines, where his frenziers were a threat and pushed some orcs off the field. However, a double 1 on a GFI to block my carrier when he was wide open with his werewolf gave me the chance to rush forward and form a cage. Mighty Blow really proved useful as both injuries made use of it, and after that there was not really too much Bantha could do since he would always have tackle zones to dodge and inferior strenght to fight. His Yhetee must have spent 10 out of 16 turns standing still (even with 2+ rolls) and when he clawed my orcs, injury rolls simply wouldn't go his way.

Quote from: Luiggi on December 09, 2011, 09:42:01 PM
I'm in now but I'm gonna need 20 minutes to have dinner, if that's ok for you we can play at 22.00 or 22.10.

Well, looks like my ports were closed after all. I'll be around in case you come back (ports open this time), if you're not coming back please tell me so I can go do something else :D

I'm in now but I'm gonna need 20 minutes to have dinner, if that's ok for you we can play at 22.00 or 22.10.

Hey there Mr B. I still haven't heard from you for Sunday and I'd really need to know at what time can we play. Is 14.00 GMT +1 still good for you? Please confirm it so I can organize that day, I have another BB match and some stuff to do so I wouldn't like to be all stressed :P

Other good options for me (in case they suit you as well) are today (up to 23.00), tomorrow from 11.00 to 17.00 and Sunday from 11.00 to 16.00 and 20.30 to 23.00.

Quote from: Mr B on December 06, 2011, 07:30:56 PM

Crap man, I have to reschedule this game. Rl stuff!
Can we take Sunday instead, that would be great.
Thanks sorry about this!

/B

Hey Mr. B, can you please tell me what time would be good for you on Sunday? I have a pretty busy weekend and I might as well reschedule a thing or two :D

Ok, no problem. Sunday is fine, tell me at what time you can play.

Quote from: Mr B on December 05, 2011, 07:37:31 PM
That is correct, and hmm maybe already tomorrow evening starting 20:00 cet? have to get back on that otherwise Sunday around 14 cet?

How does that sound?

Cheers!
/B

Ok, tomorrow 20:00 then (CET = GMT +1, right?). Anyway, see you in 23 hours :P

Hey there. It looks like we're up, Bantha (Mr. B, right?)

My preferred times for this week are (GMT +1):

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 20.00 to 23.00.

Saturday and Sunday from 11.00 to 23.00.

It's going to be a bloody match, I have a hunch :D

Good game, Konna, that first block smashing the hand of that Chaos Warrior really made the game for me, all was downhill from there. Good luck in future matches!

PS: I tried uploading the replay to the BB Manager, it crashed and now maybe there are two copies of it... sorry about that.

Hey Konna, I've been waiting for half an hour so I guess something came up for you. I can still play later today, but please contact me to reschedule, even if it's in half an hour :D