One of the local shops has started up a Blood Bowl league, which I was lucky enough to find out about just before it started. I also had a Chaos Dwarf team ready (though unpainted) to go, and so joined the league with the Zharr-Angkor Immortals.
My first opponent was Bruce and his Humans.
I won the roll off and elected to kick the ball in the first half.
With an Ogre in the center of the field, the Humans manage to knock down a Chaos Dwarf Blocker. The Human Thrower made a successful pass to a Catcher. A Lineman, however, rolled a both down result on a reroll against a Chaos Dwarf Blocker, and ended up as a casualty.
The Immortals struck back hard, knocking down the ball carrier and surrounding the dropped squigskin with players.
A failed attempted to pass the ball by the Thrower ended up as a fumble.
The Immortals go for the ball again, but the Hobgoblin was unable to pick the ball up.
Another grab and pass by the Human Thrower resulted in another fumble.
A couple turns of maneuvering, and the Immortals had a chance at the ball.
One of the Hobgoblins finally managed to pick up the ball, and made a break for the endzone, with a Bull Centaur as backup.
The Humans managed to push the Immortals around a bit, but couldn't make an opening for someone to go for the ball carrier.
And the Hobgoblin went in for a touchdown!
During the previous drive, the Humans lost two players and casualties, while the Immortals lost a Blocker. The kick scattered the ball off the field, and the Humans got the chance to move a free square before the turn started.
The Humans launched a strong offensive blitz, quickly moved a Catcher close to the endzone.
A pair of Hobgoblins managed to mark the Catcher, but couldn't get the ball away.
A Human Blitzer knocked down one Hogoblin, but couldn't get past the second one, tripping and dropping the ball.
The Immortals shifted their lines and ended the turn and the first half.
The second half started with the Humans managing to get a blitz during the kickoff. The Ogre attempted to reach the ball, but was tripped during the dodge, ending up stunned.
The Dwarves formed a cage, with the Bull Centaurs forming a guard.
The Humans attempted to break through the cage, but the strong armor (and stronger smell) of the Chaos Dwarf Blockers held the attacking players back.
The Hobgoblin managed to dodge away, and the Immortals formed another cage.
The Humans managed to get the ball loose from the Immortals' ball carrier. The ball wobbled lose and was picked up by a Human, who threw the ball away to an empty space.
The Immortals managed to recover the ball, but the carrier was left out in the open.
A quick turnover from the Humans meant they couldn't go for the ball.
A trio of Hobgoblins and a Bull Centaur moved the ball up the pitch, while the Blockers covered the Ogre.
The Humans shifted their lines, pushing around the Immortals and looking to intercept the ball carrier.
The Immortals cleared the way for another touchdown.
The Ogre was beating up the Blockers, but the Immortals couldn't do anything to reach the ball carrier.
And the Hobgoblin ran the ball in for a touchdown (his second!). 2-0 for the Immortals.
The teams were reset, with the Humans looking for an offensive push to quickly reach the endzone.
And it seemed to work, witht eh Immortals losing a Bull Centaur and another Blocker as casualties.
Like the last time, a pair of Hobgoblins marked the Humans' ball carrier, but couldn't managed to knock him down.
And, like last time, the ball carrier went down. The ball was thrown far into the pitch.
While the Humans recovered the ball, no one was close enough to reach the endzone by the end of the game. The result was a 2-0 victory for the Immortals. While one Bull Centaur ended up with a Missing Next Game result, the two Blockers were fine, and the team earned enough winnings to buy a sixth Blocker. The double-scoring Hobgoblin picked up Sure Hands, cementing him as the ball carrier for the team.
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