~D&M OPEN~ PENULTIMATE ROUND

[eldaec]

TABLE (28th Feb)


 
Blackrock & Roll

 
Sidewindin Stars

 
Warriors of the Sun *
Emperors of the Pitch *

 
Nerve Damage
Dead Risen
Pound Pound Mantrain
Leisure Suits

 
Mab's Malignancies
Statement, the Sequel *
Golden Hamsters *
Pony Elves
Going Forth by Day

 
The Eclipse *
Deady Bears

 
Wilson's Beard *
Gutted

 
Balls and Chain


* match still to play, when a draw is made unplayed matches count as a loss for rankings, but a win for matchmaking.

FIXTURES

Warriors of the Sun - ICE	~vs~	Emperors of the Pitch - Ruvaldt
Statement, the Sequel - Avaia	~vs~	Golden Hamsters - Proudft
Wilson's Beard - Teleku	~vs~	The Eclipse - Sjofn

Play by 21st Feb. If you know you are going to be busy, please agree a time to play - don't depend on running into each other on steam.

RESULTS SO FAR

Pound Pound Mantrain - Megrim	1 - 1	Leisure Suits - Lamaros
Gutted - Ulysees	0 - 1	Going Forth by Day - Ingmar
Mab's Malignancies - Carnifex	1 - 3	Sidewindin' Stars - Llyse
Blackrock and Roll - Luckton	2 - 2	Nerve Damage - Eldaec
Dead Risen - Strazos	2 - 0	Deady Bears - IainC
Pony Elves - Comstar	2 - 0	Balls & Chain - Haemish
Warriors of the Sun - ICE	ABANDONED	Statement, the Sequel - Avaia
Leisure Suits - Lamaros	ABANDONED	Mab's Malignancies - Carnifex
Sidewindin' Stars - Llyse	2 - 0	Wilson's Beard - Teleku
Statement, the Sequel - Avaia	ABANDONED	Dead Risen - Strazos
Pound Pound Mantrain - Megrim	1 - 0	Gutted - Ulysees
Nerve Damage - Eldaec	2 - 1	Deady Bears - IainC
Going Forth by Day - Ingmar	0 - 3	Pony Elves - Comstar
Deady Bears - IainC	1 - 1	Mab's Malignancies - Carnifex
Emperors of the Pitch - Ruvaldt	2 - 1	Statement, the Sequel - Avaia
Warriors of the Sun - ICE	1 - 0	The Eclipse - Sjofn
Blackrock and Roll - Luckton	1 - 0	Dead Risen - Strazos
Wilson's Beard - Teleku	0 - 2	Leisure Suits - Lamaros
Sidewindin' Stars - Llyse	1 - 1	Pound Pound Mantrain - Megrim
Nerve Damage - Eldaec	1 - 1	Gutted - Ulysees
Balls & Chain - Haemish	0 - 1	Going Forth by Day - Ingmar
Pony Elves - Comstar	3 - 4	Golden Hamsters - Proudft
Emperors of the Pitch - Ruvaldt	1 - 1	Dead Risen - Strazos
Blackrock & Roll - Luckton	2 - 1	The Eclipse - Sjofn
Golden Hamsters - Proudft	3 - 0	Balls and Chain - Haemish
Going Forth by Day - Ingmar	1 - 2	Mab's Malignancies - Carnifex
Emperors of the Pitch - Ruvaldt	1 - 0	Wilson's Beard - Teleku
Warriors of the Sun - ICE	2 - 1	Golden Hamsters - Proudft
Nerve Damage - Eldaec	0 - 2	Pound Pound Mantrain - Megrim
Sidewindin' Stars - Llyse	2 - 3	Leisure Suits - Lamaros
Blackrock and Roll - Luckton	2 - 1	Pony Elves - Comstar
Deady Bears - IainC	1 - 1	Gutted - Ulysees
Balls & Chain - Haemish	0 - 2	The Eclipse - Sjofn
Going Forth by Day - Ingmar	0 - 2	Wilson's Beard - Teleku
Emperors of the Pitch - Ruvaldt	2 - 0	Mab's Malignancies - Carnifex
Warriors of the Sun - ICE	3 - 0	Pound Pound Mantrain - Megrim
Nerve Damage - Eldaec	2 - 0	Golden Hamsters - Proudft
Sidewindin' Stars - Llyse	3 - 2	Pony Elves - Comstar
Blackrock & Roll - Luckton	1 - 0	Gutted - Ulysees
Deady Bears - IainC	1 - 1	The Eclipse - Sjofn
Statement, the Sequel - Avaia	2 - 0	Balls and Chain - Haemish
Leisure Suits - Lamaros	1 - 2	Dead Risen - Strazos

FORMAT

6 games swiss.
You are paired against teams with a similar number of wins sho you haven't yet played.
No bitching about matchups.
Tie breaker is the number of points scored by opponents you have played.
In the case of a tie after 6 games, top 2 play the ULTIMATE DECIDER. If both teams fail to win the ULTIMATE DECIDER then EVERYBODY LOSES.

[luckton]

Eld, when I mentioned I got back from camping, I mean that I 'just' drove back into town from a four hour drive.  Let's see if we can hook up tomorrow on Tuesday.

[eldaec]

Tomorrow is not likely. Wednesday will probably be good though?

[Llyse]

Ah my bad, I didn't realise my game was outstanding Eldaec.

Carnifex, I'm on the other side of the world but will be available Sunday night GMT +9 which should be your Sunday morning if you're anywhere in the States

Apologies for holding up the D&M last round

[luckton]

Tomorrow is not likely. Wednesday will probably be good though?

Certainly 

[carnifex27]

Ah my bad, I didn't realise my game was outstanding Eldaec.

Carnifex, I'm on the other side of the world but will be available Sunday night GMT +9 which should be your Sunday morning if you're anywhere in the States

Apologies for holding up the D&M last round

That should work just fine for me.

[Ulysees]

Are you around this weekend Ingmar? i know we struggled to match up timezones before so that is the most likely time to get our match in.

[Ingmar]

I am around Saturday my time, I think you are 8 or 9 hours ahead of me?

[IainC]

Strazos, let me know when youare going to be around. IIRC you're an hour ahead of me (I'm GMT+1).

[Ulysees]

According to the Who's Who you are GMT -8 and as I am in the UK I am GMT - 0 so can you do the morning? If we say sometime between 6pm and 8pm my time which I think is 10am and noon your time? Does that work for you?

[Ruvaldt]

We meet again, Ice Cream Emperor.

I'm around all the time.  Looking forward to a good match.

[Llyse]

I know this contravenes the rules.

But I actually played Wilson's Beard and won 2-0.

I just didn't post in the thread due to an oversight 

So I might not be suppose to be playing Carnifex but that's cool.

Just give me an extra  as I deserve 

[luckton]

I know this contravenes the rules.

But I actually played Wilson's Beard and won 2-0.

I just didn't post in the thread due to an oversight 

So I might not be suppose to be playing Carnifex but that's cool.

Just give me an extra  as I deserve 

According to the rules I'm reading in the OP, your draw still counts as a Win for Matchmaking purposes.  Carni would have been your opponent regardless of your situation.

But you get an "A" for effort 

[Llyse]

According to the rules I'm reading in the OP, your draw still counts as a Win for Matchmaking purposes.  Carni would have been your opponent regardless of your situation.

But you get an "A" for effort 

Heh as I recall the last time we met the Black rock and roll was as flaccid as a limp biscuit 

[luckton]

Heh as I recall the last time we met the Black rock and roll was as flaccid as a limp biscuit 

Merely a setback.  None of my losses have ever been in vain; they've only made the team stronger, as my flawless record so far in the D&M has proven 

[eldaec]

Luckton, probably not going to be able to play tonight as I'm travelling but forgot my powerpack.

Llyse, if you played but didn't report I'll put the result in retrospectively for the final round.

[luckton]

Luckton, probably not going to be able to play tonight as I'm travelling but forgot my powerpack.

No problem.

[luckton]

Luckton, probably not going to be able to play tonight as I'm travelling but forgot my powerpack.

WHERE ARE YOU?!   

[Llyse]

Luckton, probably not going to be able to play tonight as I'm travelling but forgot my powerpack.

Llyse, if you played but didn't report I'll put the result in retrospectively for the final round.

Yeah it was 2-0 result to Sidewindin' Stars. 

[Comstar]

Pony Elves - Comstar   2  ~vs~  Balls & Chain - Haemish 0

The score does not reflect the game play because ELF BULLSHIT. Both touchdowns occurred when there was only 5-6 elves on the pitch and only 1 amazon off it. My block dice was at 21%! What a nightmare season. Next time, if there is a next time, I'm going to use my much better Pro Elves who actually have players who can dodge, pass the ball, catch and block someone.

[HaemishM]

Thank God that season is over.  

Balls and Chain 0 - f13 Pony Elves 2

Pure elven bullshit is what won this game. Comstar's block dice were terrible (21% to my 47%) but my D6's were worse. 11% catches, 56% ball pickup success, 50% dodge success (with Amazons no less). We spent the first half fiddle farting around in my half but I managed to stop him from scoring. Second half he was down 4 (I was only down 1) but his dodges and passes allowed him to score despite my clear advantage. He actually scored the turn after I had every single one of his players on the ground. The second drive of the 2nd half he was down 5 (to my 2) and yet I couldn't press the advantage at all. He steals the ball in my half, makes a long pass and scores to end the game.

I hate this Amazon team and am glad they are done.

[Strazos]

Sorry all, I've either been on travel, hammered at work, or been in a country with no net link. I'll be home later today, and I'm off tomorrow.

[eldaec]

Thank God that season is over.  

I hate this Amazon team and am glad they are done.

There is actually one more match left - depending on results this round, you can still make 17th place.

[lamaros]

I haven't seen Megrim about on steam, but I've been a bit busy myself.

[luckton]

I haven't seen Megrim about on steam, but I've been a bit busy myself.

I've seen Megrim around a lot more often than some others on Steam *cough*eldaec*cough*.

 I'm sure Megrim would return your PMs as well 

[IainC]

Sorry all, I've either been on travel, hammered at work, or been in a country with no net link. I'll be home later today, and I'm off tomorrow.

I'm around all of today but I'm out tomorrow evening with maybe a small window around 6pm or so. Today would be better for me, ping me on Steam when you are online next.

[IainC]

The Deady Bears vs Dead Risen match happened this afternoon.

1 dead Ghoul for me, a crippled Skeleton for Strazos and a 2-0 walkover to the Risen.

First half I didn;t help myself when I failed to spot that the WIght I was going to move (as one of the safe moves before I did anything requiring dice rolls) needed a dodge - which of course he failed even with the reroll. This gave Strazos the time he needed to get some cover around his exposed runner and make an unbreakable cage down to the endzone. Teh dice were very firmly on Strazos' side for most of the match, I could rely on failing any D6 rolls I had to make and my blocks were having a hard time dropping his players - although I did manage an accidental -2d block that came up Pow/Pow after miscalculating a follow up block from a Werewolf. That was easily cancelled out by the double skulls, double 1s for dodge rolls and so on that characterised the rest of my dice. Meanwhile my players were falling over if the opposition so much as looked at them funny. Super frustrating game that I was seriously considering conceding by about turn 6.

[Strazos]

Iain covered it pretty well. Oddly enough, he technically broke more armor, though I think my breaks (and results) were much more timely.

Opening kickoff was a high kick, so I put one of my AGI4 wights under it, and made a break for it up the wing while tying up as many pieces as I could. Managed to get down to the endzone and block out the opposition to run out the clock in the first half.

Second half Iain made a nice break for it, but I was able to swing enough players back over to gum up the works and stuff the attempt in his half. Eventually popped the ball out for a second TD.

Game is uploaded.

[HaemishM]

Thank God that season is over.  

I hate this Amazon team and am glad they are done.

There is actually one more match left - depending on results this round, you can still make 17th place.

Why do you hate me?

Fuck it, I'm not playing another game with this team. Whoever gets matched with me can have the 3 points. Every single game with them has been a dreadful experience.

[Strazos]

No way, if we get matched I want the actual match.   

This makes me want to try Amazons at some point.

[eldaec]

Nerve Damage 2
Blackrock and Roll 2

Luckton randomly took 500k petty cash, then stuff happened.

Too late for a proper write up from me, Luckton might fill you in.

[eldaec]

Also, oh hey it just started being the 21st feb here, hopefully people who haven't played yet have started working out a time to play in pms etc.

[luckton]

Nerve Damage | 2 - 2 | Blackrock & Roll

Much smack talk was said between us prior to this match, but in the end, there was no clear winner.  Good times were had though, and I'll take a Draw over a Loss any day. 

So yeah, as was mentioned I got tired of sitting on my wallet.  Dropped 500k in inducements to grab a couple kegs, an apothecary, and the MasterChef.  Never used the spare apoth, but the kegs did well to keep my orcs in play after a few KOs.  The MC failed miserably the first half, and redeemed himself on the second by depriving the Lizards of all their rerolls.  For Eld's part, he grabbed the Star Players Slibli (who suffered a Serious Concussion not even halfway through the first half  ) and Morg'n'Thorg.  For Morg's part, he MNG'd my Troll.

The orcs elected to receive first, which didn't get very far as I neglected to account for the Prehensile Tails of the Lizards, allowing a quick skink recovery and a turn 2 TD for Eld.  The orcs weren't too happy about that, and with a slightly wiser approach, managed to run it back for a TD of their own.  With the Lizard receiving, the orcs managed to hold the line and even recover the ball, but nary had the time to run it back again.

For the second half, the skinks did what skinks do best, and left the orcs at the line of scrimmage with nothing to do but beat up on saurus'.  So they did, and after they had their fun trying to foul out the Kroxigar, a bad roll followed by a bad reroll gave the orcs a chance to pressure the skinks to either score or face orcish wrath.  Eld chose the former, leaving the score at 2-1 at turn 14.  A deep kick and a bounce later allowed a free ball placement to my Thrower.  A blitz up the left side cleared an alley of attack, and the ball was moved down the pitch with a hand-off to the blitzer.  A final act of defense by Eld had two skinks going toe-to-toe with the Blitzer, but they only managed to push him back to the boundary line.  A turn 16 Blitz pushed-off one of the skinks, and the blitzer cleared the one dodge he needed to make with ease, which tied up and ended the game.

Both teams walked away with their respectful Big Guys getting the MVP for their teams, along with no permanent injuries or deaths (though I did LOL when I saw one of Eld's Saurus' trip himself to death...good thing he didn't burn his apoth yet  )

[carnifex27]

Sidewindin' Stars 3-1 Mab's Malignancies

Llyse kicked the crap out of me in what I have decided to say was a closer game than the score implies.    Seriously though we had some very strange runs of bad luck.  Probably the worst was when I kicked off in the 7th after tying it up.  The Stars received and ran their thrower into the backfield getting the majority of the rest of their team past my line of scrimmage to receive.  I decided there was no way I could cover that many receivers, especially with 3-4 of them having nerves of steel, so I tried to set up a screen to at least force them to blitz if they wanted to throw with out fear of getting intercepted.  Going to fill the last hole, that was also directly downfield from their thrower, my witch elf snake eyed her dodge roll.  Not to be out down, the Stars' thrower ran into the gap and promptly snake eyed his pass.  This left me with a 2-die block to push the thrower away, then 4 total 2+ rolls to pick up, hand off and run in with 2 gfi's to start the 2nd half up 2-1 and receiving.  Double skulls.

Really a bizzare game, but a fun one all the same.  I felt that I had worse luck at worse times, but Llyse played much better defense than I did, so I felt that the loss was fully deserved on my part anyways.  My rookie witch elf leveling off the mvp and getting +str may have something to do with how well I'm taking the loss though. 

[Ingmar]

So yeah the 'try to find each other on Steam' method is clearly not going to work for us, Ulysses, we should probably try to schedule something for real (or not, as I don't think either of us are going anywhere playoff wise regardless!)