Sunday, March 30, 2014

play: dreadball league: da albinorks

My FLGS started a seven-player Dreadball league last week and there was no way I wasn't in. Having played my Forgefather team, Rammers of Krass Brokkr pretty much exclusively since Adepticon 2013, including a five-player league in January/February, I decided en route to my first game that I'd switch over to Da Albinorks and see what they had to offer.

(Apologies for this being a text only post. I get so caught in playing that I forget to take pictures of my games. I hope to rectify as the league progresses.)

The league is set up in two week time periods where we're required to play two matched games set up by the league commissioner. In addition to the usual player advancement, player death, league scoring, and monetary winnings, these games net a +5MC "appearance fee" just for showing up. During the same time period, we're allowed two "off books" games that retain the player consequences and potential monetary winnings, but have no appearance fee and do not count in league scoring. They're truly a gamble, and add a bit of excitement outside of the regular league games.

Da Albinorks: Starting Roster
#NameRoleExp.RankMoveStrSpdSkillArmourAbilitiesValue
1BuleJ 155344 9
2CrackerJ 155344 9
4GringoJ 155344 9
5RedneckJ 155344 9
6PeckerwoodJ 1553449
9HonkeyG 153454 13
11WhiteyG 153454 13
14The ManG 153454 13
Dice:1Cards:1mc:0Total Value:100

I kicked off Da Albinorks' season with a scheduled match against an equally fresh human team with a rookie coach. The humans put up a good fight, but a 3-turn slam in the first Rush followed by a 4-point score in the third set a pace the Humans just couldn't match. Over 11 turns, the Humans' dice failed them whenever it counted, and Da Albinorks walked away with a 7-point victory that saw both Peckerwood and The Man level up.

Da Albinorks: After Game 1
#NameRoleExp.RankMoveStrSpdSkillArmourAbilitiesValue
1BuleJ 155344 9
2CrackerJ 155344 9
4GringoJ 155344 9
5RedneckJ1155344 9
6PeckerwoodJ 255344A Safe Pair of Hands14
9HonkeyG 153454 13
11WhiteyG1153454 13
14The ManG 253454360 Vision18
Dice:2Cards:1mc:10Total Value:127

Da Albinorks, riding high on their success accepted an off-books invite from another Human team. This game was crazy, with the Human coach using his underdog bonus to secure both Rico Van Dien and The Enforcer to help him out. And help him they did! The Enforcer killed Bule on the first Rush, Rico scored on the third, and the Enforcer again quenched his thirst for blood in the 5th. After that, Da Albinorks had had enough. Whitey's rage took over, killing both The Enforcer and a Striker on Rush 6! Despite additional kills and 3-turn hits from Whitey and Honkey late in the game, Da Albinorks just couldn't get their offense together and lost by 5.

Da Albinorks: After Game 2 (off-books)
#NameRoleExp.RankMoveStrSpdSkillArmourAbilitiesValue
1GhostJ 155344 9
2CrackerJ 155344 9
4GringoJ 155344 9
6PeckerwoodJ 255344A Safe Pair of Hands14
9HonkeyG1153454 13
11WhiteyG1253454Can't Feel a Thing18
14The ManG 253454360 Vision18
Dice:2Cards:1mc:12Total Value:124

I've managed to get a jump on our second two-week interval and things are starting to heat up. Stay tuned for further updates!

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