And the week 4 gets started ahead of time, nice going everyone!
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The deadline for week 4 will be Monday 24th before noon so basically try to get your games played on Sunday the 23rd at the latest.
Week 3 review has also been posted at the end of the week 3 match thread:
http://norscaleague.com/index.php?topic=371.msg3296
All righty Barm, time to see which one of us has the more lively girls. And hopefully none of my gals decide to jump teams mid-play...
I'm away for the weekend, so the earliest I can play is Tuesday. Here are my OK starting times (CEST):
Tuesday 18-21
Wednesday 18-21
Thursday 18-20
Let me know if any of these suits you, sir. Not sure about the next week's weekend yet, so let's see if we need those times.
Hello Luiggi.
As you might have noticed I live in shangai right now which means my timezone is GMT+8.
I have tested that I can connect to the BB server but my internet seems to be rather slow, will be interesting too see how this will affect the playability...
On weekdays I can play between 18-22 my time (12-16 swedish time)
On weekends I can play more or less any time, except that I'm busy this sunday 11-14 my time (5-8 swedish time).
Hope we can find a time.
/Håkan
Gurgeh, it would be great for me to play sometime this weekend if possible. I'm basically available from about 1800 CET today and all other reasonable CET times Saturday and Sunday. I'm slightly ill, so I'll probably just stay in for a few days.
Next week is looking pretty busy, but I can probably play on Wednesday from about 1800 CET.
Ok Lasse time for our chaotic showdown. I can play most weekdays next week (not Monday or Tuesday). Not sure about the weekend yet.
Mr Gnaar...
Evenings ~2100ish is the predicted start for games vs the DDG!
Cheers!
/B
Quote from: kvasilad on September 14, 2012, 11:20:02 AM
Gurgeh, it would be great for me to play sometime this weekend if possible. I'm basically available from about 1800 CET today and all other reasonable CET times Saturday and Sunday. I'm slightly ill, so I'll probably just stay in for a few days.
Next week is looking pretty busy, but I can probably play on Wednesday from about 1800 CET.
I can play just about any time this weekend. But I prefer the afternoon.
Quote from: Gurgeh on September 14, 2012, 08:52:17 PM
Quote from: kvasilad on September 14, 2012, 11:20:02 AM
Gurgeh, it would be great for me to play sometime this weekend if possible. I'm basically available from about 1800 CET today and all other reasonable CET times Saturday and Sunday. I'm slightly ill, so I'll probably just stay in for a few days.
Next week is looking pretty busy, but I can probably play on Wednesday from about 1800 CET.
I can play just about any time this weekend. But I prefer the afternoon.
Sounds good, what about 1600 CET tomorrow (Saturday) then? Feel free to suggest another time if it's better for you :)
Quote from: kvasilad on September 14, 2012, 08:57:27 PM
Quote from: Gurgeh on September 14, 2012, 08:52:17 PM
Quote from: kvasilad on September 14, 2012, 11:20:02 AM
Gurgeh, it would be great for me to play sometime this weekend if possible. I'm basically available from about 1800 CET today and all other reasonable CET times Saturday and Sunday. I'm slightly ill, so I'll probably just stay in for a few days.
Next week is looking pretty busy, but I can probably play on Wednesday from about 1800 CET.
I can play just about any time this weekend. But I prefer the afternoon.
That is fine.
Sounds good, what about 1600 CET tomorrow (Saturday) then? Feel free to suggest another time if it's better for you :)
That is fine.
Bah... gonna need some admin advice here. We started getting net synch errors in turn 9, and it ended up in a complete desynch.
Situation was that I had 1 dead lino, 1 serious concussion and 1 badly hurt, so I was down to 8 elves at half-time. He had 1 elf KO'd, but has a roster of 12, so he fielded 11. The score was 1-1, and I had just received but fumbled the ball around the LoS when the net desynch happened.
Personally, I think I would want a rematch, but obviously I'm not too happy about my dugout situation, so I might be biased.
I have no idea how to handle it. But i really don't like to re-start a match that has gone on for so long, specially when I think I'm ahead. I'm just going to get annoyed that things are worse than the first time.
I understand that, I'm definitely not up for re-starting right away either. Tomorrow would be good, though.
I agree that the odds were in your favour, but not overwhelmingly so. I think 2-2 could still have been a plausible result. Let's hear what the others have to say, and decide later.
Sounds like a re-match to me.
Not much else'o do in this matters when clients breaks down every now and then. :-[
As we are not in stressful environment lets make admin draw/win a minimum..
And due to this, just to be on the safe side always take a screen shot when having a disco or sync failures etc.
Any objections?
I'll head of and reset the match later this evening when reading outcome of this.
Cheers!
/B
I did not take screenshots, but we did manage to chat after the first net synch warning appeared, so I don't think that's a point of contention here. Will keep that in mind for the future, though.
I'm happy to attempt a re-match tomorrow at the same time, for example (1600 CET), but can do other times as well.
I can't be objective in this, but I agree that a re-match is the most fair arrangement here. It is of course more beneficial for me than it is for Gurgeh because of the casulties, but I don't think that can be helped. I would feel an admin win against me would be very unfair, especially as I would probably have made another touchdown with the SPP that comes with it in that game (and probably gotten 1-2 more against).
Quote from: J-Reedy on September 14, 2012, 09:08:26 AM
All righty Barm, time to see which one of us has the more lively girls. And hopefully none of my gals decide to jump teams mid-play...
I'm away for the weekend, so the earliest I can play is Tuesday. Here are my OK starting times (CEST):
Tuesday 18-21
Wednesday 18-21
Thursday 18-20
Let me know if any of these suits you, sir. Not sure about the next week's weekend yet, so let's see if we need those times.
I'm not home from Italy until Thursday, so let's say Thursday at 19.00?
-Barm
Hey there, Hakos. I have a very busy week again because a friend of mine is visiting the country and I can't devote 2 hours of play until Friday. I'll come back at you to schedule once the day draws nearer.
Feel free to post your available times from Friday on anyway to see if we can schedule it.
Quote from: Luiggi on September 15, 2012, 11:03:11 PM
Hey there, Hakos. I have a very busy week again because a friend of mine is visiting the country and I can't devote 2 hours of play until Friday. I'll come back at you to schedule once the day draws nearer.
Feel free to post your available times from Friday on anyway to see if we can schedule it.
Ok, as far as I know right now I have nothing planned after work from friday 21/9 and in the weekend. Which means I'm available from 10, swedish time, on friday and the whole weekend.
However, I will plan something to do in the weekend so the earlier you let me know your times the better.
/Hakos
Quote from: kvasilad on September 15, 2012, 05:48:54 PM
I'm happy to attempt a re-match tomorrow at the same time, for example (1600 CET), but can do other times as well.
ok, that will work for me. (Though it is today now, of course.)
Ok, we'll try again today, then. I'll let you receive first if I win the coin toss, since that is what you chose previously.
Second time's the charm, we finished the game this time around :)
Gurgeh won it 3-2 after a very back-and-forth fifth drive which could've gone either way, very exciting game!
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Quote from: Barmution on September 15, 2012, 09:55:20 PM
Quote from: J-Reedy on September 14, 2012, 09:08:26 AM
All righty Barm, time to see which one of us has the more lively girls. And hopefully none of my gals decide to jump teams mid-play...
I'm away for the weekend, so the earliest I can play is Tuesday. Here are my OK starting times (CEST):
Tuesday 18-21
Wednesday 18-21
Thursday 18-20
Let me know if any of these suits you, sir. Not sure about the next week's weekend yet, so let's see if we need those times.
I'm not home from Italy until Thursday, so let's say Thursday at 19.00?
-Barm
Sounds fine, see'ya on Thursday at 19 hundred!
Quote from: The Golden Arrow on September 14, 2012, 11:23:33 AM
Ok Lasse time for our chaotic showdown. I can play most weekdays next week (not Monday or Tuesday). Not sure about the weekend yet.
so golden arrow shall we say wednesday 20:00?
Yeah that sounds like a plan :)
Quote from: Mr B on September 14, 2012, 05:22:47 PM
Mr Gnaar...
Evenings ~2100ish is the predicted start for games vs the DDG!
Cheers!
/B
Mr B... :D
How about tomorrow (monday) @ 21.00?
Tuesday @ 21.00 is ok too.
And the rest of the week @ 21.00 aswell, haha :)
What suits you best, mr?
See you on the battlefie.. pitch! ;)
/Gnaarkill
I'm ready from now on.
/B
Cannot at the moment login to Cyanide... due to some maintenance apparently. :-\
Not sure we can have the game tonight.
Lets just see how this works out.
/B
Quote from: Mr B on September 18, 2012, 07:49:01 PM
Cannot at the moment login to Cyanide... due to some maintenance apparently. :-\
Not sure we can have the game tonight.
Lets just see how this works out.
/B
Yea, i have the same problem.
Shall we take it another day or wait a couple of minutes?
/Gnaar
Not sure, it has been this way more than one hour now-
Shall we plan for Thursday?
Same time?
Quote from: Mr B on September 18, 2012, 09:01:16 PM
Not sure, it has been this way more than one hour now-
Shall we plan for Thursday?
Same time?
Yea, alright!
Lets go for Thursday instead. Same time. 21.00.
See you then B!
/Gnaar
Thanks for the game, J-Reedy, I guess that was one of those good, old-fashioned Nufflings that hit me there!
Good luck further on, although you won't need more of it if your dice stays as classy as they were this time ;)
-Barm
Quote from: Barmution on September 20, 2012, 08:42:33 PM
Thanks for the game, J-Reedy, I guess that was one of those good, old-fashioned Nufflings that hit me there!
Good luck further on, although you won't need more of it if your dice stays as classy as they were this time ;)
-Barm
Yep, you had no chance with these dice (from BBM):
- D6: Ghouls -3,5 - Kittens +7,14
- Block dice: Ghouls 44% - Kittens 74%
Better luck in the future.
Ps. Match reports from the two previous Kittens match might follow during weekend if I find some time.
Actually, the isolated dice stats aren't so bad (I've had a LOT worse), one of the main problems was you inflicting 11 armor breaks, of which 3 were casualties (none who regenerated) and 3 were KOs (1 recovered), while I inflicted 15 armor breaks (several with Mighty Blow), 0 casualties and 5 KOs (4 of which recovered) AND I lost more players (mainly positionals) to the Sweltering Heat. Only my Mummies saved me from being totally overwhelmed and boy, oh boy did I miss having any player left with Block during that 2. half.
So I leave a Ghoul and a Zombie short and luckily none had any SPP and I can afford replacing them... all in all, it could've been a lot worse too, so I'll just simmer down and hope things get better next match ;D
Yeah, I actually came back to comment about the stats, but you beat me to it. There were some ridicilous moments with the dice, like the turn where I made 4 or 5 dodges, 5 gfis and succeeded in every block without using a reroll and then the final play of the first half: I dodged through 2 tackle zones (2/6), made another clean dodge (4/6), blitzed down the ball-carrying ghoul with pow (1/6, although the chance of success was 2/6), the ball bounced out into perfect direction (3/8), flew back to good spot and then three dodges and a pickup succeeded - all that without a reroll if I recall correctly.
I think you just pinpointed the exact moment I went from "I can still do this" to "Maybe I can salvage the draw" ;D
Ok, hakos, sorry for taking so long to answer, I've been quite busy. I have visit the weekend as well (hmpf, I just learnt about it yesterday) but I'll try to sneak away for two hours. Sunday afternoon/evening (18.00 to 22.30 gmt+2) seems to be my best option, I hope you can make it.
If that doesn't work we could try Saturday evening (22.00 to 23.00), though I prefer Sunday.
Quote from: Luiggi on September 21, 2012, 12:41:06 PM
Ok, hakos, sorry for taking so long to answer, I've been quite busy. I have visit the weekend as well (hmpf, I just learnt about it yesterday) but I'll try to sneak away for two hours. Sunday afternoon/evening (18.00 to 22.30 gmt+2) seems to be my best option, I hope you can make it.
If that doesn't work we could try Saturday evening (22.00 to 23.00), though I prefer Sunday.
Those times are not that good for me. It would mean to start in the middle of the night (your 18:00 starting time on sunday would mean to start at midnight for me). I currently live in Shanghai.
Do you have any possibility to start earlier? It would be much appreciated.
If we must play during my night it must be on saturday. Then I can sleep on sunday. If we play on sunday I would be too tired at work on monday.
/hakos
All right, I didn't know you were in that timezone. I can try to be there on sunday morning (11.00 gmt+2) or after lunch (15.30). However, I need to wait for confirmation tonight.
Ok, those times would be great, thanks, it would be good to know the exact time when I wake up tomorrow so I know how much time I can spend sightseeing during the day.
15.30 GMT+2 is good. I'll see you on the pitch.
Quote from: Luiggi on September 22, 2012, 07:34:57 PM
15.30 GMT+2 is good. I'll see you on the pitch.
Perfect, see you then
/Hakos
Hey there, I got held up and I'm still finishing lunch, I'll be 5 to 15 minutes late. Sorry!
Ok, I just logged in, will wait for you
I still have internet connection...
Well, that disconnection was a close call... fortunately we could still play. 2-1 for the elves.
We could summarize this game: Jordell Freshbreeze wins it by himself. He just could not be knocked down despite tenths of dice rolled against him, and he leaped and knocked the ball carrier tons of times. Good game, Hakos.
Agree, good game Luiggi, quite even.
And Jordell definitely lived up to his STAR status. I think he managed to leap into my cage and knock the ball loose 5 out of 5 times. Also, in 9 attempts to knock him down, I never did. Too bad both my tackle guys were in the hospital already before the match, I could have used them this match...
Block, Dodge, Leap, Sidestep, AG 5...what a nightmare...
Also, I'm quite happy too see that my internet worked the entire match, this means I should be able to play most of my matches, which I feared for.
Excerpt from Blood Bowl Gazette vol 534 issue 13, p. 27:
NUL match week 4 recap by Fagronkey Nagrumbundyme.
Standings after week :
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Welcome ya'all to NUL week 4 recap! We have a record match here this week to recap! I'm of course talking about The Partly Animals versus the White Fire match where the elf teams scored a whopping 5 touchdowns between them! The victors were the high-elf White Fire with a 2 to 3 score! The squirrels of war, as The Partly Animals are also know, fought bravely but this time the White Fire were simply more physical scoring 3 KOs against the wood elfs. Despite their loss, the Partly Animals still remain third in the standings, while the White Fire's win earns them the coveted 8th place as the final team to make the playoffs. However, there are still matches to be played and standings are likely to change many times!
Five TDs in one game. That's actually just only one TD shy of combined the TD count of the other 4 matches. The match with the second highest TD count also featured elfs. The team in question was of course the third elf team, the pro elf team Elfy Way that hosted a match against the human Getingarna. Elfy Way were physically outmatched but their star player reinforcement, Jordell Freshbreeze, came through and according to reports took care of the elf's defensive play single-handedly. With the help of Jordell the pro elfs managed a 2-1 win despite 2 casualties and 6 KOs they suffered!
No team from the first two matches recapped will miss any of their players in week 5. That won't be the case for the one team from the third matchup well cover. The matchup is the one between the amazon Cougar Kittens and the undead Material Ghouls. The amazons entered the game with 0 caused casualties but left with a total of 3 casualties, one of them being a permanently re-killed zombie and one a serious injury of the ghoul Marilyn Moredough. The injury of miss Moredough is of such nature that the Material Ghouls will like drop her (height of the drop is not known). According to trusty eye-witness reports Cougar Kittens were also heavily favored by Lady Luck which helped them score a 2-0 victory.
Undead teams had hard time regenerating week. The Khemri team Drop Dead Gorgeus will also miss one player, their rookie Thro-Ra Satayat Khuath next week. DDG however managed to win their matchup against the norse Vinterlegionen with a close 1-0 score. DDG continue at the top of the standings. Vinterlegionen have had a tough starting schedule playing against both undead teams and the high-scoring elfs. Week 5 will take the norse team to the chaos lands where they'll bash up against the Chaotic Dudes in a match that could prove extremely important when considering the playoff-race.
On week 4 the Chaotic Dudes hosted the Nurgle team Sweet Sweet Decay. The game ended in a scoreless draw but the Chaotic Dudes emerged as the dominant chaos team by scoring 4 casualties against the 0 of the SSD. SSD will have to rest their rotter Shari the Nauseous next week due to a smashed hip. The chaos teams really must've concentrated on the physical play as the teams only moved the ball 34 yards during the whole game.
Here's the summary of the results from the week 4:
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Week 5 of NUL is ahead. In regards to standings the most interesting matchup should be the meeting of the 1st place Drop Dead Gorgeous and the 3rd place The Partly Animals. There are no surefire high-scorers this week, as none of the elf teams play against each other. The most physically interesting game should be the Chaotic Dudes vs Vinterlegionen clash. Keep your eye on the ball and your fist on the face of the opponent and remember to stay tuned for more NUL news!