[Team Blog] Crunch Cup Elite ahead !!!

[Narly Bird]

Lebe's Necro totally kicked my rookie Norse butt. Biggest letdown was the Yheti (or Snow Troll), who in 4 blocks managed to roll on 2 occassions. The 2nd one resulted in him badly hurting himself.

Lebe had the advantage from aroudn turn 2 or 3 after he fouled out my Ulf. After that i was always on the backfoot and reacting to his moves. I wasn't helped by some pretty terrible block dice, or Lebe's D6 luck of 21! But he played really solidly and even with more average dice on both sides, i dont think things would have faired well for my Norse.

Mico was especially a thorn in my side all game. Damned annoying Flesh Golem!

Thanks for the game Lebe and good luck in the future.

[Lebe666]

True Narly... tought about that yesterday... you were always reacting to my moves... I had the initiative and kept it.

Norse with so much frenzy is hard to keep a line... you should always pair them up to try and crowdsurf more... at least make the sideline more dangerous. Losing Thor so soon was critical... that foul was a game winner.

I do love my Flesh Golems when set up on LOS... they really hold up a lot of enemies. So next time... don't stand there.

As for the CC Elite... i'm going to hold the money... one more game and I'll have the 2nd Wolf !

[Lebe666]

Third Trial Run !!

The Undead this time triy to wreck those perfect creations of Necromancy. 3 Vampire lords thought they could get the better on the field. They brought their own lunch. Their leader was one named Hoverdog/howerujoncypes. Vampires thought it would be easy... and it was for a while...

Sanguinists Anonymous vs Cruch Cup Elite !

1st Half

This time it was not the first block that brought an injury... but the third. Mico Selva once more badly hurts an opponent Thrall named "Syringe with Blood"... and there was plenty of blood coming out of that one ! Barmution picks up ball and takes too long to get to left flank where all the boys are. So the Vampire "Blade Eternal Ball Hunter" blitzes through zombies and coachman bjj hero is stunned on the floor. He stops right next to Barmution ghoul !

Mico Selva runs back to help and bashes the sucker down... Danton foolishly attempt to face "Buffy the Vampire Player" and is flat on the floor.
Vampire's turn. "Blade Eternal" gets up and Barmution goes down... and he then calmly picks up the ball. Vampires start lashing out... Wolf goes down too. Looks like an easy TD.

Dreamy Wolf gets up and heads back to take care of the ball... raging in fury he pounces on "Blade Eternal" and the vampire gets Badly Hurt but somehow regenerates ! One down ... two to go ! No more re-rolls for CC Elite... and it's still Turn 3.

Having fun with Eternal Blade the wolf doesn't have time to get the ball... so "Drag Oola" comes from the backfield rushing... but fails to pickup the ball !

Netsmurf smacks the Thrall "Vial of Blood" into KO ! Dreamy Wolf rushes to finish this vampire but only gets him down on the floor. This time he picks up the ball. John McGruik and Barmution stay on both sides of the downed "Drag Oola".... but the Blood Sucker hasn't had enough... he floats up and dodges onto the wolves neck ... and gets the ball... Mico Selva sees ... and its over.. "Drag Oola" dodges away and takes first blood... or should I say the first Touchdown ! 1-0.

(no thralls have been harmed until now)

9 vs 11... the fans don't like that... so they throw a rock at Dreamy Wolf... KO ! 9 vs 10 now. 3 turns to TD with no wolf and no re rolls !

bjj hero foolishly on the sideline gets KO'd by "Buffy" who runs for the ball... Crunch Cup Elite has advanced to much... Barmution tries to throw the ball ahead but fails and fumbles pass ! All alone in midfield... no protection. Vampires play safe and they cover Danton who is running to get close to the End Zone. Buffy catches the ball... but she is taken down by Gallows Bait the zombie. Problem is everyone has moved too far ahead... so it's a desperate play time on the 8th turn:

John McGuirk has to do a simple dodge from thrall. Picks up free ball and then takes 2 steps... and throws medium range to Danton (that is next to a Vampire). Danton CATCHES ! He is alone... so he does a feint and dodges (twice)... the vampire didn't expect a Wight to play dodgy and doesn't react... DANTON runs for the end zone !! TOUCHDOWN !! 1-1

Blade Eternal finally decides to have a snack ! Thrall "Blood Container" gets a stunning bite !

2nd Half

Fans decide to take part AGAIN ! This time Blade Eternal gets a rock... and drops.

This time around Mico Selva knocks out "Vial of Blood"... seems he is a Flesh Golem favorite ! Dreamy wolf goes around the LOS and hits and stuns Drag Oola. Blade Eternal fails dodge twice (= reroll) and turnover is quick... Wolf takes down another Thrall. Vampires remember they can hypnotize and Bintz is looking at the horizon... thinking of something. It seems that the vampire offensive is having problems... one of them decides to have a quick bite... and "Blood Potion" it seems is empty... KO !

CC Elite get into action. Mico hits Buffy... ball is free. Bintz pushes "Eternal Blade" Vampire away from team mate Dreamy Wolf. Wolf is free... he looks at the ball... ball looks at the wolf... and he is running for the End Zone with it ! He pushes the run and is out of blitz range ! Blade runs the extra mile (or two steps) and is staring down the Werewolf ! Dreamy Wolf doesn't hesitate, he takes a step back... and its TOUCHDOWN !! 2-1

Turn 13 - 11 players vs 10. coachman bjj hero finally recovers from KO... slept during whole game.

Vampires have had enough... they head for their left flank in weight. Drag Oola kicks gallows bait into KO... John gets stunned. Buffy picks up ball and sends it to Drag Oola... who fumbles ! Ball rolls into Eternal Blade's hand... no Turnover.

CC Elite tries to head off the suckers advance. Danton takes his turn and "Vial of Blood" is KO for the third time ! Netsmurf strolls into and ... Eternal Blade is KO... ball rolls into Millandson's zombie hands.

"Buffy the Vampire Player" blitzes and Millandson gets a smashed back and -1str, but he regenerates so we won't have to throw him away ! Who needs apothecary moment again ?! She runs with the ball. Two thrall think they have had enough of Wolf... and Dreamy Wolf is out ! Badly hurt.

With no wolf again... its time for Wight Out ! Danton the wight crosses half the field... almost stumbles but manages a solid 1 die ! Buffy is eating grass. 1 Turn left for the Vampires to equalize. No RR left.

Drag Oola blitzes, Netsmurf join Buffy in grazing grass ! KO ! He rushes to the ball... and ... and the ball slips away... having sucked way too little blood the vampires seem to have failed and so so near to the End Zone. Game Over ! Final Score 2-1.

MVP goes to Viajero for steady thrall holding

60k Gold ! No promotions.

BB Manager Luck:
CC Elite d6 = 23.64 2d6 = -2.11
Sanguinists d6 = 2.37 2d6 = 1.68


Once more over reliance on the sole Wolf unit proved complicated. It has been deemed that there are now enough funds to create a 2nd werewolf. Narly Bird has been abducted... being an experienced coach will make him a perfect basis for this new creation: Narly Wolf !

The pack is now complete... let the hunt begin...

[danton]

That Danton sounds like a handy player!

[Lebe666]

Originally Posted by danton

That Danton sounds like a handy player!

He sure shined today ! I tend to use Wolves too much and we forget Wights are Agi 3 and move 6... quite capable in themselves...

That sequence of John Dodging 3+, picking up ball 3+, throwing 4+ and then Danton catching 4+, dodging 1 TZ 4+ and then Dodge 3+

According to Samba Calculator... 3,704% chance !


It should figure as the "Desperate Play of the Day" ! Or how not to advance your team leaving the ghoul behind move of the day ... because he will fail to pickup.

[Nikolai II]

Dreamy sounds moderately useful as well.

Let's hope Narly can outshine him.

[Lebe666]

Fourth Trial Run !!

This time the Lepers came from the backfield ! Jimmy C/Narly Bird seems to be a regular client now, his Nurgle are dangerous, but we found all the soft spots. They might now understand that Necromantic are immune to diseases...

The new unit "Narly Wolf" demonstrated to be well worth the investment. The irony of it being decisive in defeating the bird version...

Due to the experience difference the following choices were carried out for inducements:

40k - Agi Potion for "Narly Wolf" successful... though not used ever !

100k - Bad Training = -1 Re roll for opponent. This was decisive. Previous observations of Nurgle collectives demonstrated a high degree of inefficiency. Lacking training in block or agility to maneuver. Reducing enemy flexibility was paramount and paid off. Dropping from 3 to 2 RR.

Lepers in the Backfield <-> Crunch Cup Elite

1st Half

CC Elite decides to kick. 2 Zombies were placed on LOS w/ only 1 Flesh Golem. This stratagem did not pay off. "Netsmurf" FG did hold on well. Zombie "Millandson" as usual stunned. Nurgles seems bound to the left flank.

"Narly Wolf" debuts with the help of 2 zombies hitting "Thyphoid" a Nurgle Warrior is deemed an appropriate target having no block.

Nurgles decide maybe its easier to the center... rotters start to flow down the middle. "Mico Selva & Barmution" block this advance. "Bintz" the zombie knocks out a rotter. "Dreamy Wolf" finds it curious that he doesn't have to blitz... there is a Nurgle Warrior next to him... and he pounces ! First casualty finally ! "Scabies" is Badly Hurt ... but regenerates.

Nurgle time... "Ringworm" blitzes ! Aiming his horns at "Barmution"... but instead of hitting like a goat... he wrestles the ghoul !?! First time for everything. His team mate doesn't do any fancy moves... Nurgle Warrior "Tuberculosis" picks up zombie "Millandson" and breaks his back ! Unit will present future fragility (niggling) and might have to be replaced... the Beast stuns Danton. There is a wall of Nurgle midfield... the ball Pestigor runs to the right flank... managing two extra steps... but not out of reach.

Ghoul "Barmution" gets up and next to the ball carrier... Flesh Golem "Mico Selva" goes for the Pesty Pestigor... an easy 2d block... but fails two GFI ! (1 RR)

Nurgle have managed a great effort... it cost them all their 2 ReRolls... and Pestigor "Troy McClure" (what disease is this ?!) blitzes the ghoul away and runs to the first TOUCHDOWN ! 1-0

4th Turn CC Elite receiving and giving out... John McGuirk slaps rotter "Anrion" to the cas box... badly hurt. Warrior "Scabies" is back and stuns "coachman bjj hero".

The foul appearance of Typhoid saves him from "Narly Wolf"... the necro are trying to pressure by the right flank. There is a small opening to get Barmution and the ball... twice the Nurgle Beast thinks of blitzing... but it's too late. "Typhoid" tries to get Danton... and gets and has no block ! Ouch.

Howling "Narly Wolf" supported by zombie "Viajero" pounces on the Goat Wrackler "Ringworm" smashes his hip ! (-1 move) First casualty for the new werewolf ! "Barmution" brings along the ball and hides behind the wolves and is in TD range now ! 2 turns left. Nurgle team block the corridor... hitting Dreamy Wolf.

"Bintz" zombie KOs "Hepatitis" the last rotter next to the Nurgle Beast.. hoping it will be out of action. Yet it was not to be... "Narly Wolf" because of his temporary +1 Agility thinks he can dodge like an elf... but the Nurgle Warrior behind him disagree... TURNOVER ! Barmution is carrying the ball and is alone on sideline.. "Thypoid" goes to push him... but rolls and both go down... ball slips offield... and the fans throw it to the End Zone ! Now I just need to put a player there... "Dreamy Wolf" frenzies away but can't dodge to the ball... splat... Turnover... halftime.

2nd Half

With 2 Nurgles KO and 2 Hurt... its 8 vs 11.

Kick heads off field.. ball handed over to "Narly Wolf" who runs off. Dreamy Wolf and Danton on screen duty. LOS advances to contact. Outnumbered the Nurgle have only one chance... THE BEAST "Gangrene"! It head off toward the sidelines... to stall or not to stall is the question... then suddenly FG Netsmurf dodges out from LOS ! Unit must have malfunctioned (mis-clicked darn !) By Nuffle... he manages to dodge... with AG2. No more silly business... "Narly Wolf" goes for TOUCHDOWN ! The first of many ! Score 1-1 Turn 9

Turn 10

Two nurgle get out of KO... 10 vs 11. But Fans throw a rock at a rotter... Narly Bird thinks the fans are on my side

Nurgle LOS gets stunning results... but in the backfield the pestigor fails to pick up the ball. Smelling prey the Necro advance. FG "Mico Selva" heads to mid-field and smacks "Thypoid" into KO. Ghouls and wolves advance to ball on both sides.

Nurgle join on Barmution and take him down with a blitzing rotter ! Pestigor picks up ball... dodges past "Mico Selva" and launches to a rotter ?! Despair... but the rotter fails. Ball is right next to LOS between several players of both team. "Dreamy Wolf" puts down one of those Warriors. "Bintz" faces the Nurgle Beast alone... and gets lucky... the Nurgle try to push back... but there are more Necro around the ball.

Enough players get next to the Beast to finally out-strength it... "Gallows Bait" hits hard and the beast is down stunned !! This frees a lot of players. Wight "Danton" is sent to help push back Warrior "Tuberculosis"... but he picks the ball up on the way unintentionally ! (Narly Wolf with +1 Agi was going to pick up). So change of plans... protect Wight... Danton head up the left sideline... the whole wolf pack and "Mico Selva" screening. At the LOS "Gallows Bait" zombie hands out a heavy hand and cracks open the rotter "Hepatitis B" DEAD !! Well dead again. 2 SPP for the 1st kill of the team. Why have claws when you can have "Gallows Bait" ? Not to be outdone... "Narly Wolf" blitzes ahead and Badly Hurts rotter "Hepatitis D" (it seems this disease has a cure now... its Necro magic !)

Things look bad for the Nurgle team 3 Cas 1 Dead and 1 KO against a full Necro team. In reserve the new Zombie... Hepatitis B

Troy McClure Pestigor still tries to close off the corridor. Rotters in support. Necro advance and make a veritable wall to protect Danton. Outnumbering the opponents badly its the inevitable... "Danton" Wight TD !! (gets new skill !)

2-1 final score ! End of a brutal Match... Nurgle suffered 5 casualties and 1 Dead. Necro have a Niggling injury on Millandson. Narly Bird is always a hard coach to go against... but his Nurgles went soft on him... they should be dishing out the damage.


Gold 50k + New Zombie "Hepatitis B"

"Narly Wolf" is MVP having made 1 touchdown and 2 casualties ! (Narly Bird doesn't seem proud of his namesake)

BB Manager Luck:

CC Elite d6 -5.45 (this includes FG lucky accidental dodge !) 2d6 21.61 !!!
Lepers d6 3.41 2d6 -5.97


Wight Danton gets GUARD
Narly Wolf with 12 SPP in its 1st game gets BLOCK

[Netsmurf]

So nice to see that I can perform even though the coach clearly admits that it was a failure and should not feature in the gameplan anymore

[Viajero]

Originally Posted by Lebe666

MVP goes to Viajero for steady thrall holding

Come on little zombie! Make me proud! *tear runs down Viajero´s cheek*

PS: wait a sec wtf, what do you mean "steady thrall holding", thats shite; I would much rather prefer "steady vampire fouling"!!

[Narly Bird]

Originally Posted by Lebe666

CC Elite d6 -5.45 (this includes FG lucky accidental dodge !) 2d6 21.61 !!!
Lepers d6 3.41 2d6 -5.97

In every game i have vs Lebe he has either d6 or 2d6 luck above 20! Although having said that we've only played 2 matches...

Net difference in 2d6 of 27.6 for this match!

Man that was a nasty match. I cant help but feel that if my Rotter had caught the ball when it was 1-1 things would have been different. I needed 2+ 2+ 2+ 3+ with reroll - ended up using the reroll on a 2+ and failing the 3+ catch.

Regarding the crowd - Lebe won rerolls on each kick-off, plus when i knocked the ball out the crowd threw it into my end zone and finally they threw a rock at me on another kick off. My Nurgle obviously aren't so popular, although i believe it was the Necro's home game, so it makes sense.

At last i can afford my 4th Nurgle Warrior, so thats something. The crippled Wrackle Pestigor is also a keeper until i can get some more money. As it stands i will only be fielding 10 players next match

And Troy McClure (+AG/Block Pest) is the captain of the team. He is a character from the Simpsons and the teams name was taken from there. Per the Simpsons, the movie "Leper in the Backfield" and starring Troy McClure was about an NFL quarterback with lepracy. Its only about 10 seconds of the show, but i laughed so hard when it showed his arm falling off when he went to throw the ball. And so i thought it would be a cool name for a Nurgle team!