DaigaroOgami wrote:Deeproot is a BITCH
In other news, Congrats Dalf for winning on Easy Mode
Deeproot Strongbranch returns to steady the Archers' against the toughest team in the league.
The Ducklingz opted to kick so I set up a spread of trees at the front and halflings behind. I was too far forward really but I figured I could go back to collect a deep ball against the slow slow Orcs. The ball did indeed go deep but it was easily collected and lobbed to Zara the Slayer who is alive and well and, incidentally, has engaged Valthurg and Zorbag to sue Fables! because their cheap impersonator is soiling her good name. At the front the Trees did some blocks and knocked over Gertrude the St5 Blodging Black Orc. Obviously I had to stick the boot in and fouled with reckless abandon getting the poor love knocked out before taking a step.
I decided that the attrition game was not going to work in my favour so I ran Zara up to a 'Fling, handed off the ball and hefted ball and carrier into the sky. She landed at the feet of a blitzer unconscious and the ball scattered free. There followed a classic Orc drive, aided and abetted by my Trees rooting themselves in place and getting stranded from the action. Deeproot lashed out at everything he could and took out Ibrahimavorc and I think a lineman later on.
Despite many lobbed 'Flings the orcs scored in turn 8. 1-0 to the Ducklingz
In the second half I kicked and the ball got collected by a limping Pirlorc. The Orkly Caglingz were put off when Jill Archer and Deeproot both barged their way into the cage and demanded either the ball or a nice cup of tea. The Orcs tried to switch play across to the other flank but Zara got her blitzing boots on and repeatedly bashed the ball carriers. Eventually a brave halfling dodged in and around the orcs, grabbed the ball and hightailed it away. I stalled for a couple of turns whilst daft things happened like Jill Archer proving here extra move was a good idea by repeatedly falling over and standing up.
Eventually an orc got within range of the ball and I decided to score leaving the Orcs 1 turn to score. 1-1
Naturally the orcs didn't bother trying. I had set my halflings way back to avoid injury which turned out to be a mistake as the ball ended up in a grabbable position when Pirlorc knocked himself down blocking a Tree.
Final Score 1-1
Lots of fun even if my wizard was no use at all. Daigoro played a solid game which is exactly the way to treat orcs. I played a daft game which is the way to play Halflings. I was a wee bit aggrieved in the first half but it was more than made up in the second with some ridiculous dodging and blitzing from the Halflings and Zara.
