The Lucky Scales open up season nine of Fun League South with a blood, err. . . puss bath - ew! By the end of the match the Scales had six casualties to the Rotters none and miraculously the Scales had even scored two touchdowns, both with Sauri!
The Rotters open the game by sending the kickoff short and the ball was taken in the air by the Skink Xah of Dispair who quickly moved into place behind a wall of Sauri. Xah took the ball up the left sideline into Rotter territory, handing off to star skink, Kai of Gold. The handoff went awry and the ball ended up in the hands of the Rotter crowd. After playing around with the ball for awhile they tossed it back in near the Rotter goal line where it was picked up by a Pestigor.
After a lengthy struggle for the ball, Mazdamun of Huatl, a Saurus blocker, was able to pick up the ball and score as time ran out in the half.
The second half began with the Scales kicking the ball short, just behind the Rotter front line where it was picked up by a Pestigor. The Scales countered with the first of a number of ferocious attacks. The Rotters maintained control of the ball and escaped the Lizard attack, launching a pass to the other side of the field leading to a Rotter attack on Turn 11 tying the game.
The ensuing kickoff was again short to the Scales left side with the pickup being fumbled by the usually reliable Kai of Gold. The Rotters took advantage of the situation to grab the ball and toss it into the center of their side of the pitch.Saurus blocker Oatlgor of Pahualaxa rushed in and grabbed the ball as the rest of the Scales again began to violently assault the Rotters who despite the beatings were able to regenerate nearly all of the injuries. Meanwhile Oatlgor sprinted towards the endzone and the go ahead touchdown.
The final kickoff went deep into Rotter territory leaving them unable to score.
Thanks to Psyper for a great game and for being a good sport as the only rolls of his that worked were his regeneration rolls.
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Sunday, September 4, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Quick Catch Up Post
This summer has seemed to go very fast for us. Contrary to what the blog reflects, we have been gaming (though I more than Lissa). Simply put, it has been too dang hot to play many games downstairs. Hopefully that will change soon.
Last week Nick brought over his copy of Railways of the World and we played the Mexico map. This game is yet another version of Martin Wallace's train game idea. I consider myself a Martin Wallace fan and I enjoy Steam and to be honest there is not much difference between Railways of the World and Steam. The basic idea of building and claiming routes and using those routes to deliver colored cubes to like colored cities remains intact.
Railways adds several things to the basic mixture. First, you need to take out bonds to fund your activities. The mechanism works well and it introduces a step where you must decide if it is worth it to take out a bond to build a longer track or if you are better off trying to get by with a cheaper route. The second change is that where in Steam you bid on various roles and sometimes you may find yourself locked out of being able to restock a city or building a new city in Railways you may choose any of the available roles on your turn. The third major change is that instead of playing to a set number of turns you play until a certain number of cities have been exhausted of resource cubes so the game length is variable. I like this concept as it does away with what I like to call the "Swooping Hawk Maneuver."
Ok, what is the "Swooping Hawk Maneuver"? At one point in time the then current version of Warhammer 40k played to a set number of turns. The Eldar armies had a fast but weak unit type called Swooping Hawks - basically, Eldar guys with wings. SO, what often happened was that the Eldar player would "Fly Hi" with the Hawks, which according to the rules at that time made them untargetable by troops not also flying hi. Then, on the last half of the last turn the Eldar player would drop these guys onto the board on whatever objective was available claiming the objective and often winning the game. Realistically, had the game been extended another half turn the Hawks would have been shredded and all killed but as there was an artificial end point they could land in front of all the guns in the world safely. So, the "Swooping Hawk Maneuver" is doing something in the last turn that is sound rules and point wise but makes no logical, realistic sense.
Back to Railways of the World. . . Those three changes are the main differences between the two games. The other important difference is in regards to components. Steam is a great game with fantastic maps and pieces. Railways of the World just goes above and beyond though. The components in this game are amazing. When a city is cleared of resources you place a marker on it to show that it has been used up. These markers are little railway buildings or water towers and are very nice. As the game progresses and you place more of these on the board the map looks cooler and cooler.
Overall, I really like the game (and I won - big plus there). I also really like Steam. If you have one I cannot imagine spending the money on the other. They play very much alike as they share the core rules and as such they both "scratch the same itch" so to speak.
Other than our regular Wednesday night games I have continued to play poorly in my Fun League Blood Bowl online matches. Having fun but playing poorly :) This season playing poorly even in two seperate divisions with two teams! More on that later though.
Tonight we should be playing the new Star Trek Expeditions game and For Sale!, a game that I was able to win on Twitter from Gryphon Games and that I will review soon.
Last week Nick brought over his copy of Railways of the World and we played the Mexico map. This game is yet another version of Martin Wallace's train game idea. I consider myself a Martin Wallace fan and I enjoy Steam and to be honest there is not much difference between Railways of the World and Steam. The basic idea of building and claiming routes and using those routes to deliver colored cubes to like colored cities remains intact.
Railways adds several things to the basic mixture. First, you need to take out bonds to fund your activities. The mechanism works well and it introduces a step where you must decide if it is worth it to take out a bond to build a longer track or if you are better off trying to get by with a cheaper route. The second change is that where in Steam you bid on various roles and sometimes you may find yourself locked out of being able to restock a city or building a new city in Railways you may choose any of the available roles on your turn. The third major change is that instead of playing to a set number of turns you play until a certain number of cities have been exhausted of resource cubes so the game length is variable. I like this concept as it does away with what I like to call the "Swooping Hawk Maneuver."
Ok, what is the "Swooping Hawk Maneuver"? At one point in time the then current version of Warhammer 40k played to a set number of turns. The Eldar armies had a fast but weak unit type called Swooping Hawks - basically, Eldar guys with wings. SO, what often happened was that the Eldar player would "Fly Hi" with the Hawks, which according to the rules at that time made them untargetable by troops not also flying hi. Then, on the last half of the last turn the Eldar player would drop these guys onto the board on whatever objective was available claiming the objective and often winning the game. Realistically, had the game been extended another half turn the Hawks would have been shredded and all killed but as there was an artificial end point they could land in front of all the guns in the world safely. So, the "Swooping Hawk Maneuver" is doing something in the last turn that is sound rules and point wise but makes no logical, realistic sense.
Back to Railways of the World. . . Those three changes are the main differences between the two games. The other important difference is in regards to components. Steam is a great game with fantastic maps and pieces. Railways of the World just goes above and beyond though. The components in this game are amazing. When a city is cleared of resources you place a marker on it to show that it has been used up. These markers are little railway buildings or water towers and are very nice. As the game progresses and you place more of these on the board the map looks cooler and cooler.
Overall, I really like the game (and I won - big plus there). I also really like Steam. If you have one I cannot imagine spending the money on the other. They play very much alike as they share the core rules and as such they both "scratch the same itch" so to speak.
Other than our regular Wednesday night games I have continued to play poorly in my Fun League Blood Bowl online matches. Having fun but playing poorly :) This season playing poorly even in two seperate divisions with two teams! More on that later though.
Tonight we should be playing the new Star Trek Expeditions game and For Sale!, a game that I was able to win on Twitter from Gryphon Games and that I will review soon.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Lucky Scales 0 - 2 Glove Slap
HNN (Herpetelogical News Network)
This is Sal E. Mander reporting from the scene of the multiple crimes against Lizard kind. There is little to cheer about today as Og the Beautiful and his Lucky Scales were beaten to a Chaotic Pulp by MowWar and his Glove Slap henchmen. There are some degenerates in the crowd who will tell you that it was simply an excellent example of the Chaos style of Blood Bowl but I tell you those folks have been known to bugger small forest creatures whilst talking to their Mothers on cell phones, whatever that is.
Suffice it to say that by the end of the match the score was 2-0 and six brave lizards were out of the game. Serious injuries befell Team Captain and Star Skink, Uldalashi who, the apothecaries tell me will never be able to run as fast as he used to due to a severely smashed hip and the Lizard in the Mizard, Krokquetli the Kroxigor himself who took a thumb to the eye socket and will be out the next match.
Congrats go out to MowWar and his horde. It must be said that he showed admirable sportsmanship, coming over and offering a Lucky Scales fan's hand to Og after the game. Og tried to explain the concept of offering to shake with your own hand but gave up and went for a nice facial and massage after the stress of seeing so much lizard blood nearly overwhelmed him.
This is Sal E. Mander reporting from the scene of the multiple crimes against Lizard kind. There is little to cheer about today as Og the Beautiful and his Lucky Scales were beaten to a Chaotic Pulp by MowWar and his Glove Slap henchmen. There are some degenerates in the crowd who will tell you that it was simply an excellent example of the Chaos style of Blood Bowl but I tell you those folks have been known to bugger small forest creatures whilst talking to their Mothers on cell phones, whatever that is.
Suffice it to say that by the end of the match the score was 2-0 and six brave lizards were out of the game. Serious injuries befell Team Captain and Star Skink, Uldalashi who, the apothecaries tell me will never be able to run as fast as he used to due to a severely smashed hip and the Lizard in the Mizard, Krokquetli the Kroxigor himself who took a thumb to the eye socket and will be out the next match.
Congrats go out to MowWar and his horde. It must be said that he showed admirable sportsmanship, coming over and offering a Lucky Scales fan's hand to Og after the game. Og tried to explain the concept of offering to shake with your own hand but gave up and went for a nice facial and massage after the stress of seeing so much lizard blood nearly overwhelmed him.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Grundle Luven 1-1 Lucky Scales
Herpetological News Network (HNN)
This is Sal E. Mander reporting for HNN. Today we saw a brutal match on the pitch between hometown favorites, the Lucky Scales, and a group of violent ex-con dwarves known as the Grundle Luven. Before the game ended seven brave lizards would be under the care of the docs and several others would be unconscious.
The game began with the Scales calling, you guessed it, tails, and kicking off to the Luven. The Scales employed what must have been a clever new idea in that somehow they began the game with 12 players on the pitch. Given the brutal treatment they received from the group of psychopathic dwarves across the pitch they should have placed 13 on the field. The ball was picked up by the dwarf runner who crossed midfield with the ball before being blasted by Jacque de Shock, a Brettonian Wizard hired by the Scales for this match. The dwarf runner was of course uninjured as he has apparently had a steady dose of shock therapy in the asylum where the Luven hired him.
At that point the skink runner, Kai of Gold darted in and grabbed the ball, handing off to fellow skink Munditeu-hi. After some desperate dodging the Scales took the ball up the left side of the field and Xah of Despair tossed the ball to Tza-oatlit as time expired in the first half as the Scales went up 1-0.
The Scales lined up to receive the kickoff to start the second half several players down as they became the victims of what in any other setting would have been termed felonious assaults. Kai of Gold grabbed the ball and jockeyed for position and a likely path up the field. The drive fell apart when Kai of Gold's pass was bobbled and dropped by Uldahex, turning the ball over.
The brutality on the field continued as Scale after Scale found their way into the doc's box. The Luven recovered the ball and ground their way up the field largely unhampered by the Scales who had few players still on the pitch. Despite two valient attempts by Skink defender, Boqkroxqai to tackle the short hairy creature carrying the ball, the Luven were able to cross the goal line, tying the game and leading to the second game in a row that ended in a bout of coach Og the Beautiful kissing his lovely sister, Oggina.
This is Sal E. Mander reporting for HNN. Today we saw a brutal match on the pitch between hometown favorites, the Lucky Scales, and a group of violent ex-con dwarves known as the Grundle Luven. Before the game ended seven brave lizards would be under the care of the docs and several others would be unconscious.
The game began with the Scales calling, you guessed it, tails, and kicking off to the Luven. The Scales employed what must have been a clever new idea in that somehow they began the game with 12 players on the pitch. Given the brutal treatment they received from the group of psychopathic dwarves across the pitch they should have placed 13 on the field. The ball was picked up by the dwarf runner who crossed midfield with the ball before being blasted by Jacque de Shock, a Brettonian Wizard hired by the Scales for this match. The dwarf runner was of course uninjured as he has apparently had a steady dose of shock therapy in the asylum where the Luven hired him.
At that point the skink runner, Kai of Gold darted in and grabbed the ball, handing off to fellow skink Munditeu-hi. After some desperate dodging the Scales took the ball up the left side of the field and Xah of Despair tossed the ball to Tza-oatlit as time expired in the first half as the Scales went up 1-0.
The Scales lined up to receive the kickoff to start the second half several players down as they became the victims of what in any other setting would have been termed felonious assaults. Kai of Gold grabbed the ball and jockeyed for position and a likely path up the field. The drive fell apart when Kai of Gold's pass was bobbled and dropped by Uldahex, turning the ball over.
The brutality on the field continued as Scale after Scale found their way into the doc's box. The Luven recovered the ball and ground their way up the field largely unhampered by the Scales who had few players still on the pitch. Despite two valient attempts by Skink defender, Boqkroxqai to tackle the short hairy creature carrying the ball, the Luven were able to cross the goal line, tying the game and leading to the second game in a row that ended in a bout of coach Og the Beautiful kissing his lovely sister, Oggina.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Queenstown Warriors 2- 2 Lucky Scales
HNN (Herpetological News Network) Sports Report
The Lucky Scales took on the Queenstown Warriors today in a pouring rain throughout. The rain hindered the agile elves throughout the day while the lizards seemed to enjoy it. The game started off with the Scales kicking off to the Elves who mishandled the ball in the rain. The elves recovered and Calfendrian scored despite a relentless defense. Munditeu-hi of the lizards was able to tie things up as time expired in the first half.
The second half kickoff went according to plan as the lizards muscled the ball up the center of the field. The persistent elves managed to knock the ball loose nearly destroying the drive but Uta of the Moon realized that the ball was something other than the other white meat and grabbed it as it bounced by. He followed this feat up by dodging away and scampering into the end zone to go up 2-1 Scales.
The ensuing kickoff was perfectly placed in the back of the end zone but the elves had by this time gotten acclimated to the rain and ran back, snagged the ball and tossed it down field. Nonetheless, everything seemed to go well as the lizard defense seemed ready to rise to the occasion as the ball carrier and all nearby elves were surrounded with only a turn to go. The lizard blitz caused the ball carrier to dump the ball off to Elii but due to some poor luck (and an inadvertent click not to use a reroll) the poor slob of a Saurus came crashing down leaving a small gap. This gap was used the next turn as a frenzied witch elf pushed a skink several squares before dodging away and scoring. The game ended as a 2-2 tie.
The second half kickoff went according to plan as the lizards muscled the ball up the center of the field. The persistent elves managed to knock the ball loose nearly destroying the drive but Uta of the Moon realized that the ball was something other than the other white meat and grabbed it as it bounced by. He followed this feat up by dodging away and scampering into the end zone to go up 2-1 Scales.
The ensuing kickoff was perfectly placed in the back of the end zone but the elves had by this time gotten acclimated to the rain and ran back, snagged the ball and tossed it down field. Nonetheless, everything seemed to go well as the lizard defense seemed ready to rise to the occasion as the ball carrier and all nearby elves were surrounded with only a turn to go. The lizard blitz caused the ball carrier to dump the ball off to Elii but due to some poor luck (and an inadvertent click not to use a reroll) the poor slob of a Saurus came crashing down leaving a small gap. This gap was used the next turn as a frenzied witch elf pushed a skink several squares before dodging away and scoring. The game ended as a 2-2 tie.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Catching Up After a Busy Weekend of Gaming
I had a nice extended weekend of gaming this weekend. On Thursday Lissa and I went up to a nearby state park for a library meeting and we played four games of Carcassonne in the lodge by the fireplace. Very nice but I was disappointed in the lack of interest by the other librarians there though most of them arrived quite a bit later than we did.
On Friday, Lissa, Jeff and I played a couple of games of Carcassonne and a hand of Martian Fluxx. I still like Fluxx ok and this game proved better for Lissa and Jeff this time around. Still, I doubt that we will expand our Fluxx collection.
On Sunday Jim and Dana came over and we played Smallworld and a game that I had on the top of my "To Play" list, Power Grid. Dana had a great night and whipped Lissa, Jim and myself in both games.
Power Grid was cool. I like the auctions and the way the resource mix changes throughout the game. Probably not a game we will purchase but I look forward to playing it again in the future. Lots of fun.
My online Blood Bowl League restarted after upgrading to the Legendary Edition and the Lucky Scales continued their $@&*$ ways. In an interesting but at times for me frustrating game we fell to a new Necromantic team with a star player vampire.
On Friday, Lissa, Jeff and I played a couple of games of Carcassonne and a hand of Martian Fluxx. I still like Fluxx ok and this game proved better for Lissa and Jeff this time around. Still, I doubt that we will expand our Fluxx collection.
On Sunday Jim and Dana came over and we played Smallworld and a game that I had on the top of my "To Play" list, Power Grid. Dana had a great night and whipped Lissa, Jim and myself in both games.
Power Grid was cool. I like the auctions and the way the resource mix changes throughout the game. Probably not a game we will purchase but I look forward to playing it again in the future. Lots of fun.
My online Blood Bowl League restarted after upgrading to the Legendary Edition and the Lucky Scales continued their $@&*$ ways. In an interesting but at times for me frustrating game we fell to a new Necromantic team with a star player vampire.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Charcon
The blog has been quiet for a bit as I attended a library conference last week and am getting ready to attend Charcon this weekend. Charcon should be exciting. I will be running a DBA tournament with fantastic prizes from Mark Severin at Scale Creep Miniatures and my first convention western gaming using the Gutshot rules. I also hope to play a bunch of new boardgames and to compete in the Charcon Blood Bowl and Settlers of Catan tournaments.
In the meantime I have lost a couple of games in the Fun League and my Heimdall's Hornies lost their first game in our local tabletop league. I hope to post more in the near future and after Charcon I will be starting up a new project involving the battles of Stamford Bridge and Hastings! Vikings, Normans, and Saxons/Anglo-Danes here I come!
In the meantime I have lost a couple of games in the Fun League and my Heimdall's Hornies lost their first game in our local tabletop league. I hope to post more in the near future and after Charcon I will be starting up a new project involving the battles of Stamford Bridge and Hastings! Vikings, Normans, and Saxons/Anglo-Danes here I come!
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Lucky Scales tie Glove Slap at One to Close out Fun League West Season Five
***Sports Update from the Herpetological News Network [HNN]***
Lizardman Blood Bowl team, Lucky Scales met the Chaos team, Glove Slap, to finish up the Fifth season on Fun League West.
The Scales kicked off to start the game and the ball is taken in the air by Beastman Point'nogor who sprints to the left side of the field behind several blockers as the Chaos line begins its assault on the Lizard line. This initial push was stymied by the fall of Minotaur Lilikrieg with a Groin strain as he attempted to block Saurus Iztit-qa. The Slaps continued to make their way up the left sideline as the Scales attempted to corral the beastmen and Chaos Warriors closer to the sideline where they could be introduced to their fans in the stands. Saurus Kailizh continued what appeared to be some sort of assault on the nether regions of the Slaps as he put Maly Muzzle out of the game with yet another Groin Strain. The casualties began to mount on the Scales side as well as Skink runner, Tza-oatlilt was sent to visit the doctors. He was followed shortly after by fellow runner, Iztit-qa. While this was happening, Skink runner Munditeu-hi charged in, knocking Point'nogors who still had the ball into the crowd, picked up the ball and spurted out of the scrum to pick up the ball and dash towards the end zone and the first score of the game. Lucky Scales 1 - Glove Slap - 0. The Scales kicked off to the Slaps in the waning seconds of the half.
The Glove Slaps kicked off to the Scales and the ball was picked up by the hero of the first half, Munditeu-hi who dashed forward to shelter behind a strong lizard wall. The wall broke down a bit as Goq of Huatl, the Saurus blocker, was put out of the game with broken ribs. The scrum went on for some time until Munditeu-hi was hit and the ball knocked loose. Beastman Point'nogors picked up the ball and ran towards the end zone followed closely by two lizard defenders. Munditeu-hi attempted to join them but was tripped up and sent to the doctors box with his friends. Point'nogors failed as he tried to scoot by for the touchdown and landed on the ground, the ball bouncing free. Ulalashi dashed in and took the ball back towards mid-field. Until he too was put down with the ball being recovered by the Slaps who, with time near to expiring, took the ball downfiled, handing off to Chaos Warrior, Drakar Ashyh Paos'y who went in for a score. The Slaps kicked off to the Scales as time expired and the game ended in a 1-1 tie.
Lizardman Blood Bowl team, Lucky Scales met the Chaos team, Glove Slap, to finish up the Fifth season on Fun League West.
The Scales kicked off to start the game and the ball is taken in the air by Beastman Point'nogor who sprints to the left side of the field behind several blockers as the Chaos line begins its assault on the Lizard line. This initial push was stymied by the fall of Minotaur Lilikrieg with a Groin strain as he attempted to block Saurus Iztit-qa. The Slaps continued to make their way up the left sideline as the Scales attempted to corral the beastmen and Chaos Warriors closer to the sideline where they could be introduced to their fans in the stands. Saurus Kailizh continued what appeared to be some sort of assault on the nether regions of the Slaps as he put Maly Muzzle out of the game with yet another Groin Strain. The casualties began to mount on the Scales side as well as Skink runner, Tza-oatlilt was sent to visit the doctors. He was followed shortly after by fellow runner, Iztit-qa. While this was happening, Skink runner Munditeu-hi charged in, knocking Point'nogors who still had the ball into the crowd, picked up the ball and spurted out of the scrum to pick up the ball and dash towards the end zone and the first score of the game. Lucky Scales 1 - Glove Slap - 0. The Scales kicked off to the Slaps in the waning seconds of the half.
The Glove Slaps kicked off to the Scales and the ball was picked up by the hero of the first half, Munditeu-hi who dashed forward to shelter behind a strong lizard wall. The wall broke down a bit as Goq of Huatl, the Saurus blocker, was put out of the game with broken ribs. The scrum went on for some time until Munditeu-hi was hit and the ball knocked loose. Beastman Point'nogors picked up the ball and ran towards the end zone followed closely by two lizard defenders. Munditeu-hi attempted to join them but was tripped up and sent to the doctors box with his friends. Point'nogors failed as he tried to scoot by for the touchdown and landed on the ground, the ball bouncing free. Ulalashi dashed in and took the ball back towards mid-field. Until he too was put down with the ball being recovered by the Slaps who, with time near to expiring, took the ball downfiled, handing off to Chaos Warrior, Drakar Ashyh Paos'y who went in for a score. The Slaps kicked off to the Scales as time expired and the game ended in a 1-1 tie.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Week Four Fun League Standings
Monday, September 6, 2010
Lucky Scales Defeat Da Burly Gitz 1-0 in an Offensive Showcase
The Lucky Scales improve their record to 1-3 in this the 5th season of Fun League West. While the match was a low scoring affair it was full of twists and turns and almost scores. The Scales kicked off to start the match and succeeded in containing the Gitz advance. The Scales dislodged the ball around the mid-point of the half and young Uladashi the skink took the ball in for the score. Regrettably he was later knocked out of the match but he will be back next week. The Gitz took the ensuing kickoff and set up to attempt the always dramatic lob a gob play but the Scaly defense was too much and there was no attempt.
The second half kickoff came to the scales and they set up a double wall of blockers behind Uladashi. Uladashi broke for the left sideline but the move came too early for the Sauri to have secured the flank and he was able to contemplate the errors of that action in the doc's box for the rest of the match. For most of the match the two sides each attempted to secure the ball but none held it for too long until Gugnail, the Gitz thrower, was able to grab the ball from under the feet of two Scalies and lob it down field. The surprised lineman who caught the ball scurried towards the goal line but as he approached the line he suffered a wardrobe malfunction and fell to the ground. A Saurus in the area recovered the ball and lobbed a pass to midfield that while not caught did move the ball into much better field position for the Scales. As the clock slowly wound down, the crowd watched as Gugnail prepared for some last minute heroics, the orc lineman resting in the end zone having managed to struggle to his feet. Alas, it was not to be as the game ended on the tail of Krokquetli, the Scales' Kroxigor, who sent a Burly Git to the turf to end the match.
The match was a physical one with the Scales inflicting nine knock downs, four knock outs, and a single injury (by the Saurus Kailizh). Oatlgor of Pahualaxa who scored two knock downs including a stun and a knock out was named the scales MVP.
The second half kickoff came to the scales and they set up a double wall of blockers behind Uladashi. Uladashi broke for the left sideline but the move came too early for the Sauri to have secured the flank and he was able to contemplate the errors of that action in the doc's box for the rest of the match. For most of the match the two sides each attempted to secure the ball but none held it for too long until Gugnail, the Gitz thrower, was able to grab the ball from under the feet of two Scalies and lob it down field. The surprised lineman who caught the ball scurried towards the goal line but as he approached the line he suffered a wardrobe malfunction and fell to the ground. A Saurus in the area recovered the ball and lobbed a pass to midfield that while not caught did move the ball into much better field position for the Scales. As the clock slowly wound down, the crowd watched as Gugnail prepared for some last minute heroics, the orc lineman resting in the end zone having managed to struggle to his feet. Alas, it was not to be as the game ended on the tail of Krokquetli, the Scales' Kroxigor, who sent a Burly Git to the turf to end the match.
The match was a physical one with the Scales inflicting nine knock downs, four knock outs, and a single injury (by the Saurus Kailizh). Oatlgor of Pahualaxa who scored two knock downs including a stun and a knock out was named the scales MVP.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Unlucky Scales Fall to Weedy Elves 5-0
The Lucky Scales proved themselves ridiculously unlucky today as they faced off against the Wood Elves of the Woodland Gedwyldungs. The Scales thought going in that they might be able to put up a good show having recruited the noted Ogre blocker, Morg 'n' Thorg to play for the match. Morg of course took his appearance fee and did very little with it. Two of the Scales skinks (Tza-oatilt and Kai of Gold) managed to complete a pass, and Uta of the Moon put an elf out of the game as part of his MVP performance. The rest of the game consisted of elves hopping around, grabbing the ball from unsuspecting skinks, and dancing in for touchdowns. In a cruel turn of fate, multiple riots occurred leading the perverse officials to turn the clock back and add extra time to the clock more than once. Perhaps the only saving grace for the game was that enough money was earned from the gate to hire an additional saurus for the next game. The phrase better luck next time seems redundant at this point as it is unimaginable how they could perform worse. Certain slann in the crowd were heard to say that part of the problem might be the coaching of Og the Beautiful. When asked about this after the game, Og replied, "Og give them gameplan, Og dress them in nice outfits, Og cannot go out and play the game for them as well."
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Lucky Scales Lose Again but Show Signs of Life
The Lucky Scales fell to 0-2 against the Skaven Trap Snappers of DwayneJ. The game was much closer than the 3-1 score would indicate with the Scales moving into scoring position several times only to have the Gutter Runners of the Trap Snappers interfere with the drive.
Newly acquired skink runner, Kai of Gold scored the lone Scale TD and showed a knack for putting his claws on the ball. Two sauri blockers, Kailizh and Uta of the Moon had casualties in the game while sauri, Goq of Huatl was named the MVP and picked up his second skill, Guard.
I have high hopes for the Scales after this match as they have now played two of the better teams in the league and they are beginning to rebuild after last season's collapse.
Report on game from the Fun League Blog http://orcshallconference.wordpress.com/2010/05/16/trap-snappers-3-1-luck-scales/.
Newly acquired skink runner, Kai of Gold scored the lone Scale TD and showed a knack for putting his claws on the ball. Two sauri blockers, Kailizh and Uta of the Moon had casualties in the game while sauri, Goq of Huatl was named the MVP and picked up his second skill, Guard.
I have high hopes for the Scales after this match as they have now played two of the better teams in the league and they are beginning to rebuild after last season's collapse.
Report on game from the Fun League Blog http://orcshallconference.wordpress.com/2010/05/16/trap-snappers-3-1-luck-scales/.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
FungusLiga West Restarts - Lucky Scales Battered by Great Green Gloopers
The FungusLiga West was forced to restart due to a few unreliable teams. The Scales found themselves up against orabbi's Great Green Gloopers, an orc team with the highest ranking in the League (the Scales of course are bringing up the rear).
Things went bad for the Scales from the beginning. The Gloopers took the opening kickoff and began beating on the poor lizards, reducing the on-field group to two rather confused Sauri. With Scaly resistance at such a low state the Gloopers scored on turn eight.
The Scales took the opening kickoff of the first half up the right sideline and scored rather quickly tying the game at one all. The ensuing kickoff played out very much like the previous one and the Gloopers methodically beat up the Scales until scoring on turn fifteen. All in all the Scales suffered two dead, six casualties, and five knock outs. Adding insult to injury the XP for the game were largely garnered by the mercenary players the Scales were forced to hire in order to field a team with the Star Player Saurus Silibili being named the team MVP and a mercenary skink scoring the Scales' lone touchdown.
Things went bad for the Scales from the beginning. The Gloopers took the opening kickoff and began beating on the poor lizards, reducing the on-field group to two rather confused Sauri. With Scaly resistance at such a low state the Gloopers scored on turn eight.
The Scales took the opening kickoff of the first half up the right sideline and scored rather quickly tying the game at one all. The ensuing kickoff played out very much like the previous one and the Gloopers methodically beat up the Scales until scoring on turn fifteen. All in all the Scales suffered two dead, six casualties, and five knock outs. Adding insult to injury the XP for the game were largely garnered by the mercenary players the Scales were forced to hire in order to field a team with the Star Player Saurus Silibili being named the team MVP and a mercenary skink scoring the Scales' lone touchdown.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Lucky Scales Pull One Out Against the Dark Elves now 1-2-1
The Lucky Scales pull out the win against Psyper's Shadows of Darkness Dark Elf team. The game began with the Scales kicking off to the Elves. The Lizards put up a strong defense holding off the Elves and at one point coming within a hair of scoring with a loose ball. The second half kickoff went out of bounds and the ball was given to the Saurus Goq of Huatl who held onto the ball for most of the half until late in the game he saw an opening and darted to the left scoring late in the game. The elves took the ensuing kickoff and attempted a last second pass but the ball fell incomplete and the Scales added their first win of the season!
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Lucky Scales Fall to 0-2-1
Lucky Scales - Fun League | 0-3 | Trap Snappers
Match
The match began promisingly enough as the Scales defense held the Trap Snappers behind the mid-line for the first four turns. Suddenly a small gap appeared and a crazy legged gutter runner reversed his field and moved towards the goal line. A turn later he was in the endzone. All seemed well however as the scales sent a skink long following the kickoff and tossed a pass to him. He dropped it but it was nearby on the field. Another gutter runner made an attempt to pick it up but failed and all that was needed was to block the gutter runner and pick up the ball on the endzone line. The block went well but with no rerolls, the skink was unable to get his hands around the ball and watched pitifully as it bounced into the endzone.
The second half began with normal skink hi-jinks as the Scales were unable to pick the ball up following the kickoff allowing a gutter runner to crazy leg it into the backfield with a rat ogre for company leading to a two point lead. The next kickoff return started better and looked to be shaping up as a nice sweep around the left side. Instead, a well placed rat ogre blitz dislodged the ball and after a number of turns led to the final Trap Snapper score.
On a happier note the entire team survived the experience though the only SPPs earned were on CAS and the MVP. The tiny 30K purse was enough to grab an additional skink. Now if one could please get the Sure Hands skill so I can play offense :)
Match
The match began promisingly enough as the Scales defense held the Trap Snappers behind the mid-line for the first four turns. Suddenly a small gap appeared and a crazy legged gutter runner reversed his field and moved towards the goal line. A turn later he was in the endzone. All seemed well however as the scales sent a skink long following the kickoff and tossed a pass to him. He dropped it but it was nearby on the field. Another gutter runner made an attempt to pick it up but failed and all that was needed was to block the gutter runner and pick up the ball on the endzone line. The block went well but with no rerolls, the skink was unable to get his hands around the ball and watched pitifully as it bounced into the endzone.
The second half began with normal skink hi-jinks as the Scales were unable to pick the ball up following the kickoff allowing a gutter runner to crazy leg it into the backfield with a rat ogre for company leading to a two point lead. The next kickoff return started better and looked to be shaping up as a nice sweep around the left side. Instead, a well placed rat ogre blitz dislodged the ball and after a number of turns led to the final Trap Snapper score.
On a happier note the entire team survived the experience though the only SPPs earned were on CAS and the MVP. The tiny 30K purse was enough to grab an additional skink. Now if one could please get the Sure Hands skill so I can play offense :)
Monday, July 19, 2010
Lucky Scales Fall to 0-1-1
Lucky Scales - Fun League | 0 - 2 | Glove Slap
Teams
Lucky Scales - Fun League v. Glove Slap
Match
The Scales were thoroughly battered by the Chaos team. The Lizards had a hard time getting through the offensive front of Glove Slap. We did not have too much time looking at their defense as they had the ball most of the game. On the final turn I had a skink near the endzone all on his lonesome. He was of course hit and killed. The third player killed for the game. It will be tough to win the next game or two with these loses.
Teams
Lucky Scales - Fun League v. Glove Slap
Match
The Scales were thoroughly battered by the Chaos team. The Lizards had a hard time getting through the offensive front of Glove Slap. We did not have too much time looking at their defense as they had the ball most of the game. On the final turn I had a skink near the endzone all on his lonesome. He was of course hit and killed. The third player killed for the game. It will be tough to win the next game or two with these loses.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Fun League Season Five
I played my first game in my second season of the Fun League Online Blood Bowl League. My Lizardman team, the Lucky Scales, started their second season off with a bit of a whimper. . . a 1-1 tie against a well played goblin team that scored the tying TD on an amazing four dodge, pick up in a tackle zone with no rerolls play.
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