[Undead] vs Ogres

[CryptKeeper13]

This week in our work league I have the Ogres. They lost a few players last game. I am not sure how I should be using my Mummys against the Ogres and what the best way to set up against the snotlings is.

So far my opponent has a 0-2-0 record, both 1-1 ties. The two teams he faced were Amazons and Orcs.

I am thinking that the way I played against the Norse would work somewhat. Stay away from the Ogres, make them blitz. And punish the snotlings.

Perhapse a Ziggurat Defense?

Any Thoughts?

Undead (980)
2 Mummies (1 with guard)
1 Wight
2 Ghouls (1 with block)
5 Zombies
1 Skeleton
3RR
40k bank

Ogres (1000)
4 Ogres
8 Snotlings
3RR
60k bank

Thanx again

Crypt

[Barninho]

I would be marking any Ogre who doesn't with a sacrificial zombie to keep them away from the action. If you lose them, well shucks, that's what zombies are for. Meanwhile the rest of your team are ploughing through an all snotling defence.

Take the opportunity to hit snotlings with your mummies whenever possible. With regular three d blocks this can be a really good day for them if they aren't tied up by the Ogres. Don't field them on the LOS as they can get bashed. Use three zombies instead who can stand back up and mark the Ogre who hit them.

Don't be overly scared of the Ogres either, you only need one assist from a zombie to get the 2 d blitz with a mummy at any time.

With 6 Ogres this is a lot more difficult, but with four it's eminently doable. Just keep those Ogres on the wrong side of the pitch hitting players you can afford to lose.

[Tergara]

I agree with barniho here. The key to fighting ogres from what I've seen is to break their snotlings. They have to rely on snotlings and well, snotlings make goblins look sturdy. Every game I've won against ogres has come because I've made sure to knockout at least half the snotlings on the field when the drive started.

I also agree with the zombie defense. Better to give up blocks on guys you can afford then on your more important members.

[CryptKeeper13]

Here is the play by play of the game.

The Dead won the flip and chose to kick to the Ogres. The Ogres started out by jumping on the Zombie line and managed to KO one of the Zombies. However a failed pickup attempt, a bone head, and a failed attempt to dodge out of a tackle zone slowed them as the Dead began to advance on the backfield. A blitzing Zombie went for the ball only to slip on something and proceeded to kick the ball into the hands of a Snotling. The Snotling ran to an Ogre and waited for him to launch him down field only to be thwarted by the Ogre becoming more interested in what was going on in the stands than the pitch. A successful blitz by a Mummy got the ball free but it went straight into the hands of an Ogre. The Dead responded to the Ogres luck by taking out a Snotling with a fractured skull. After a melee at midfield the Ogre with the ball managed to get free and headed down the wide zone with a Snotling escort that managed to fail a stunty roll and end up face down on the pitch, he was then KOd by a foul. The Dead managed to pry the ball free from the Ogre and with no rerolls left in the half the Dead managed a dodge, handoff, and a go for it to score a touchdown on turn 8.

After the halftime show the Ogres kicked the ball short into a wide zone where it was fielded by a Ghoul. The Dead worked their players around and looked like they would have an easy score but a failure to mark two ogres allowed them to narrow the sideline and cause the Dead to end up stalled near the midfield stripe and little room to manuver. On turn 10 the Dead had a chance to break free down the sideline but rather than make a break the Dead coach called for one more block on an Ogre that failed ending their turn. The Ogres managed to recover and trapped the Ghoul on the sideline. On turn 12 the Ghoul went crowd surfing and the ball ended up in the center of the pitch. After a snotling recovered, fumbled, recovered, fumbled, and failed a pickup twice. A Zombie ended up with the ball. Unable to reach the end zone the Zombe took tha ball and used it to Kill a Snotling. The Ogres ended the game with only a single player left on the pitch and stunned at that.

Final Score: Ogres 0 - Undead 1

Thanx again =)

Crypt