Wycombe Warband Blood Bowl League
Season 1 Game 3
Setup
The dwarves won the toss and elected to kick. The Skull Mountain Stormers set up a strong central line while the orcs set up a very solid wall with six players loosely guarding the infield.
1st Half
The orc thrower successfully picked up the ball from the kick, and the blitzers and lineorc immediately formed a protective cage around him. The dwarves brought their wingers into the centre, helping them gain a strong advantage on the line of scrimmage.
With the dwarves on the left having been sucked into the scrum in midfield, the cage rattled to the left and crossed the centre line into dwarven territory. Stunty legs pumped hard as dwarven blockers legged it from the centre to try and build a wall to stop the cage. This left the orc midfield able to recover, except the troll who failed his Really Stupid roll and sat back on his haunches trying to remember if he'd left the stove on.
The players behind the cage pushed forward, peeling the dwarven wall open and the ball carrier scuttled out and down the left of the field, passing both of his Go For It rolls. The cage was no more, but there was a good chance the dwarves were too tied up to catch him now...
Meanwhie in the centre the dwarves hit back and there was a triple screening of Black Orc Down, along with the troll taking a nap. There was a price, with a blocker being badly hurt and sent to the medical dugout.
Choosing not to lose out due to some horrible dice roll going wrong, the orc thrower ran for the end zone, passing his Go For It roll and scoring the touchdown!
The teams reset for the kick, the outnumbered dwarves looking to cage down their left while the orcs tried to cover all routes.
The scatter was kind, and the dwarves swiftly caged up near the line of scrimmage.
The thin red/green line of orcs sprinted right, hacking away at the cage and hoping to hold it long enough for the half time whistle.
Somehow they managed to peel dwarves away from the cage, slowly cracking it open to expose the ball carrier.
Meanwhile, a troll slayer has found himself deep in orc territory, and dangerously prone on the ground. With the referee distracted, the two orcs foul him with a swift kicking, snapping something important and sending him off to the medical team.
Back near the action, the carrier is sacked and the ball spills away towards the end zone! An orc blitzer tries desperately to gather it up, but fumbles, ending the half.
2nd Half
Both teams set up again, and the orcs kick the ball down to the left midfield. The dwarves gather successfully, swinging down to their right this time.
Finding no way through the orcs, they swing left. Orcy feet work hard trying to keep up and drift the cover defence to the right.
Casualties start coming in thick and fast, with an orc blitzer and the troll both being sent to the medical teams with bad injuries. Both teams are down two players, though the orcs had a lineorc in reserve.
A menacing cage develops on the dwarven left, looking likely to roll past the orc line. The orc players hurl themselves to the right, desperate to cut off the dwarven assault.
The dwarves decide to roll the dice, smashing orcs aside they open the cage, the ball carrier scurrying down the sideline passing Go For It rolls and dashing for the end zone! The orc deep field defence is thinly stretched, can they get to him in time?
Fortunately the orcs are just able to reach the runner, smashing him into the ground, he's knocked out and off to the dugouts for a head injury assessment. The ball lands up in the crowd, obviously on the dwarven side as they choose to hurl the ball right into the orc end zone. Little gits.
The final play sees the orc thrower gather up the ball, the dwarves can't reach him before the final whistle goes.
Final Score: Scary Wunz 1 - 0 Skull Mountain Stormers
