HKIRBBTL: War Ina Babylon 2012: Titans-Mütants 0-1

As winter relaxed its grip over the world, two teams traveled to the Sunken Lands in the northern reaches of Ulthuan, the high elf homeland, for the next episode in the ongoing saga of the Helsinki-Kotka Interregional Blood Bowl Turboleague: the inaugural War Ina Babylon tournament. Here, amidst the sunken ruins of the ancient elven kingdom, the age-old war between Order and Chaos would be fought out on the gridiron. Representing order were the Tor Achare Titans; on the Chaos side were the 3rd Street Mütants. The game would take place on the most dramatic stage yet seen in the Turboleague: a makeshift Blood Bowl stadium constructed on the remains of a waterlogged elven palace. Surrounded by the churning waters of the Great Ocean, the Titans and Mütants got the tournament started!

The tournament's close proximity to the Titans' home kingdom of Chrace guaranteed a good turnout, and Titans fans outnumbered the Mütants horde by more than two to one. Encouraged by their cheering fans, the Titans exploded off the line and blitzer Finrod Angamaitë smashed Mütants chaos warrior Boss the Unbeaten to the ground, knocking him out cold!

Thrower Beleg Strongarm retrieved the ball and blitzer Teclis Turukáno broke through the Mütants line, but Beleg Strongarm fumbled the pass!

Mütants minotaur Olegox charged into the fray, pushing Beleg Strongarm away from the ball. Meanwhile, in midfield, Titans lineman Ilmiril Telinturco was knocked out, and Mütants beastman Kinzgor was shoved off the pitch.

With both sides already short-handed, the Mütants got their... appendages on the ball:

Beleg Strongarm had been tackled to the ground, but he got back into the fray and sacked beastman Gorgor as a general mêlée developed for the ball.

Olegox stormed back in, knocking Beleg Strongarm out of the way as beastman Shaungor grabbed the loose ball.

Shaungor, in turn, was sacked by Teclis Turukáno, and in the fracas, the ball bounced to a startled minotaur who caught it!

Finding himself in the unexpected position of ball carrier, Olegox blitzed his way down the sideline:

He didn't realize his mistake until Titans lineman Orodreth Ecthelion delivered a thunderous blindside hit that sent the huge beast toppling into the crowd! The huge beast was so severely beaten by the spectators that he missed the rest of the game. The ball was thrown to the Titans' end zone line, and journeyman Gladroon was the only player who could get to it.

Two beastmen charged down the field to stop him:

With a receiver open, Gladroon tried to pick up the ball and throw it down the field, but he fumbled the pickup. Beastman Dexgor broke away from the Titans lineman marking him, grabbed the ball, blitzed the hapless Gladroon out of his way and scored the Mütants' first touchdown!

There was still time for a kickoff in the first half, but the Titans couldn't do any damage. Lineman Ulundil picked up a desolutory completion by passing the ball to Beleg Strongarm.

The second half opened with the Mütants receiving, up by one goal. As Titans kicker Carecalmo sent the ball flying toward the Mütants' half of the field, a freak gust of wind caught it and it splashed into the surrounding ocean! A touchback was awarded to the Mütants.

They quickly formed a cage on the left side of the field:

The cage advanced ponderosly, with the Titans doing their best to slow it down:

As the clock ran down and the Mütants' cage remained intact, the time for desperate measures came.

As the Titans stormed the cage, blitzer Teclis Turukáno dodged his way into the cage, knocked down beastman Viogor for the sack and grabbed the ball!

Unable to recover the ball, the Mütants did manage to blitz the Titans' only potential receiver. With no-one left who could reach the end zone in time, the Titans were handed a 0-1 loss. After the game, Titans head coach T.Rex was pleased with his team's defensive play in the second half, but greatly disappointed by the mistakes in handling the ball in the first. "Solid shield, broken spear," he said. MVP honors went to Titans lineman Ilmiril Telinturco and Mütants beastman Dexgor, who scored the game's only touchdown.

With this result, victory in the inaugural War Ina Babylon tournament goes to the forces of Chaos.

**

Boxscore

Inducements: 3SM Extra team training (100,000)

Fans: 3SM 3,000, TIT 7,000
FAME: 3SM +0, TIT +2
Starting weather: nice

Mütants win coin toss, elects to kick

First half: TIT receiving (quick snap)

TIT T1: TIT #1 KOs 3SM #1; TIT #3 picks up the ball
TIT T2: TIT #3 fumbles pass, TURNOVER
3SM T2: 3SM #9 KOs TIT #10
TIT T3: TIT #1 blocks 3SM #12 into crowd (stunned)
TIT #3 fails dodge roll, TURNOVER
3SM T3: 3SM #14 picks up the ball
3SM #11 blocks TIT #9, both down, TURNOVER
TIT T4: TIT #3 sacks 3SM #14
3SM T4: 3SM #7 picks up the ball
TIT T5: TIT #2 sacks 3SM #7
TIT #13 knocks down 3SM #14, pushback bounces ball to 3SM #5 who catches!
TIT T6: TIT #15 sacks 3SM #5 into crowd (badly hurt)
TIT T7: TIT #11 fails to pick up the ball, TURNOVER
3SM T7: 3SM #13 picks up the ball, blitzes TIT #11, scores TOUCHDOWN

1-0 Mütants

TIT receiving (quick snap)

KOs return.

TIT T8: TIT #16 picks up the ball, passes to TIT #3, completion

Second half: 3SM receiving (changing weather -> nice)

Kickoff bounces out of bounds, touchback to 3SM #11

TIT T2: TIT #1 blitzes 3SM #11, skull, TURNOVER
TIT T7: TIT #2 blitzes 3SM #11, sack, catches bouncing ball
3SM T8: 3SM #6 blocks TIT #1, both down, TURNOVER

End of game.

Revenue: TIT 70,000 gp, 3SM 20,000 gp

Fan factor: TIT -0, 3SM +1

MVP: TIT #10, 3SM #13

Improvement roll: 3SM #13 7 (new skill)

**

Lineups:

Tor Achare Titans

#1 Finrod Angamaitë (blitzer)
#2 Teclis Turukáno (blitzer) [2 * sack]
#3 Beleg Strongarm (thrower) [sack]
#9 Carecalmo (lineman)
#10 Ilmiril Telinturco (lineman) [MVP]
#11 journeyman
#12 Morelion Tethlis (lineman)
#13 Caryarel Mothril (lineman)
#14 Meryaren (lineman)
#15 Orodreth Ecthelion (lineman) [sack]
#16 Ulundil (lineman) [completion]

3rd Street Mütants

#1 Boss the Unbeaten (chaos warrior)
#5 Olegox (minotaur) [badly hurt]
#6 Piergor (beastman)
#7 Shaungor (beastman)
#8 Gatgor (beastman)
#9 Zimgor (beastman)
#10 Angor (beastman)
#11 Viogor (beastman)
#12 Kinzgor (beastman)
#13 Dexgor (beastman) [touchdown, MVP]
#14 Gorgor (beastman)

**

League table: [pts, goal differential, casualty differential, fatalities, completions, sacks]

Brutes (4-0-0) 12 pts, 10-0, 6-2, 1, 1, 2-2
Warriors (1-0-0) 3 pts, 1-0, 0-2, 0, 0, 3-1
Mütants (1-1-0) 3 pts, 1-1, 2-1, 1, 0, 1-7
Titans (1-2-0) 3 pts, 2-4, 5-1, 0, 8, 5-3
Buccaneers (1-2-0) 3 pts, 3-3, 2-5, 0, 6, 4-2
Ravens (0-1-0) 0 pts, 0-4, 0-2, 0, 0, 0-0
Murderers (0-2-0) 0 pts, 0-5, 0-5, 0, 5, 2-2

**

Individual statistics:

Touchdowns:

Finrod Angamaitë (Titans): 2
Grab da Bol (Brutes): 2
Grambad (Brutes): 2
Slib'ry Ands (Brutes): 2
Sorgask (Brutes): 2
Chouatec (Warriors): 1
Dexgor (Mütants): 1
Galfir (Buccaneers): 1
Galhag (Brutes): 1
Galoth (Brutes): 1
Mordak Blackheart (Buccaneers): 1
Tyrim (Buccaneers): 1

Casualties:

Teclis Turukáno (Titans): 3
Braga da 'Ed Bash'a (Brutes): 1
Dark Elf journeyman (Buccaneers): 1
Finrod Angamaitë (Titans): 1
Galhag (Brutes): 1
Galoth (Brutes): 1
Gatgor (Mütants): 1
Gladroon (Titans journeyman): 1
Morgur (Brutes): 1
Nasty Narsil (Buccaneers): 1
Piergor (Mütants): 1
Sorgask (Brutes): 1
Urghuk (Brutes): 1

Fatalities:

Galhag (Brutes): 1
Gatgor (Mütants): 1

Completions:

Beleg Strongarm (Titans): 3
Carecalmo (Titans): 3
Avil Darksoul (Buccaneers): 2
Clarius Vile (Buccaneers): 2
Athlan Icecold (Buccaneers): 1
Giron Manas (Murderers): 1
Meryaren (Titans): 1
Mordak Blackheart (Buccaneers): 1
Nilos Talds (Murderers): 1
Savure Uvalor (Murderers): 1
Shishi Yanumibaal (Murderers): 1
Slib'ry Ands (Brutes): 1
Tussurradad (Murderers): 1
Ulundil (Titans): 1

Sacks:

Mordak Blackheart (Buccaneers): 2
Teclis Turukáno (Titans): 2
Tyrim (Buccaneers): 2
Azgrum (Brutes): 1
Beleg Strongarm (Titans): 1
Finrod Angamaitë (Titans): 1
Gar'tzi (Warriors): 1
Gatgor (Mütants): 1
Maztzi (Warriors): 1
Orodreth Ecthelion (Titans): 1
Shishi Yanumibaal (Murderers): 1
Sorgask (Brutes): 1
Tussurradad (Murderers): 1
Tzaruz the Rookie (Warriors): 1

HKIRBBTL: Transactions 1/12

Here are the haps in the Helsinki-Kotka Interregional Blood Bowl Turboleague up to this date.

3rd Street Mütants (starting roster)

Roster changes:

#8 Gatgor (beastman) - new skill: Block

Purchases:

Apothecary (50,000 gp)

Team value: 1,040,000 gp

Blood River Buccaneers (starting roster)

Roster changes:

#4 Mornil (lineman) - injury: -1 AV
#6 Galfir (lineman) - injury: -1 MA (misses next game)

#7 Mordak Blackheart (blitzer) - new skill: Dodge
#9 Avil Darksoul (blitzer) - new skill: Dodge

Purchases:

Apothecary (50 000 gp)
#13 Solana Spikeheel (witch elf) (110 000 gp)

Team value: 1,140,000 gp

Braga's Brutes (starting roster)

Roster changes:

#02 Morgur (black orc) - new skill: Block
#05 Sorgask (blitzer) - new skill: Guard
#06 Urghuk (blitzer) - new skill: Guard
#07 Grambad (blitzer) - improvement roll: UNDETERMINED
#08 Galoth (blitzer) - new skill: Guard
#09 Grab da Bol (thrower) - stat increase: +1 AG
#10 Slib'ry Ands (thrower) - new skill: Block

Purchases:

2 rerolls (á 120,000)

Team value: 1,320,000 gp


Mephala's Murderers (starting roster)

Roster changes:

#16 Savure Uvalor (lineman) - stat increase: +1 AG

Purchases:

Apothecary (50,000 gp)

Team value: 1,090,000 gp

Ragnarock Ravens (starting roster)

Information not provided.

Tlaxtlan Warriors

Roster changes:

#8 Raz-tepz-olo the Lightning (skink) - killed

Purchases:

Apothecary (50,000 gp)

Team value: 1,010,000 gp


Tor Achare Titans (starting roster)

Roster changes:

#11 Lindir Salgant (lineman) - killed

#1 Finrod Angamaitë (blitzer) - new skill: Dodge
#2 Teclis Turukáno (blitzer) - stat increase: +1 AG
#3 Beleg Strongarm (thrower) - new skill: Block
#9 Carecalmo (lineman) - new skill: Kick

Purchases:

Apothecary (50,000 gp)

Team value: 1,160,000 gp

**

Games played

Brutes-Buccaneers 1-0 (recap)
Murderers-Buccaneers 0-2 (recap)
Brutes-Titans 2-0 (recap)

Antares Autobowl:
Buccaneers-Titans 1-2 (recap)
Brutes-Ravens 4-0 (recap)

Murderers-Brutes 0-3 (recap)
Mütants-Warriors 0-1 (recap)

**

League table: [pts, goal differential, casualty differential, fatalities, completions, sacks]

Brutes (4-0-0) 12 pts, 10-0, 6-2, 1, 1, 2-2
Warriors (1-0-0) 3 pts, 1-0, 0-2, 0, 0, 3-1
Titans (1-1-0) 3 pts, 2-3, 5-1, 0, 7, 1-3
Buccaneers (1-2-0) 3 pts, 3-3, 2-5, 0, 6, 4-2
Mütants (0-1-0) 0 pts, 0-1, 2-0, 1, 0, 1-3
Ravens (0-1-0) 0 pts, 0-4, 0-2, 0, 0, 0-0
Murderers (0-2-0) 0 pts, 0-5, 0-5, 0, 5, 2-2

**

Individual statistics:

Touchdowns:

Finrod Angamaitë (Titans): 2
Grab da Bol (Brutes): 2
Grambad (Brutes): 2
Slib'ry Ands (Brutes): 2
Sorgask (Brutes): 2
Chouatec (Warriors): 1
Galfir (Buccaneers): 1
Galhag (Brutes): 1
Galoth (Brutes): 1
Mordak Blackheart (Buccaneers): 1
Tyrim (Buccaneers): 1

Casualties:

Teclis Turukáno (Titans): 3
Braga da 'Ed Bash'a (Brutes): 1
Dark Elf journeyman (Buccaneers): 1
Finrod Angamaitë (Titans): 1
Galhag (Brutes): 1
Galoth (Brutes): 1
Gatgor (Mütants): 1
Gladroon (Titans journeyman): 1
Morgur (Brutes): 1
Nasty Narsil (Buccaneers): 1
Piergor (Mütants): 1
Sorgask (Brutes): 1
Urghuk (Brutes): 1

Fatalities:

Galhag (Brutes): 1
Gatgor (Mütants): 1

Completions:

Beleg Strongarm (Titans): 3
Carecalmo (Titans): 3
Avil Darksoul (Buccaneers): 2
Clarius Vile (Buccaneers): 2
Athlan Icecold (Buccaneers): 1
Giron Manas (Murderers): 1
Meryaren (Titans): 1
Mordak Blackheart (Buccaneers): 1
Nilos Talds (Murderers): 1
Savure Uvalor (Murderers): 1
Shishi Yanumibaal (Murderers): 1
Slib'ry Ands (Brutes): 1
Tussurradad (Murderers): 1

Sacks:

Mordak Blackheart (Buccaneers): 2
Tyrim (Buccaneers): 2
Azgrum (Brutes): 1
Finrod Angamaitë (Titans): 1
Gar'tzi (Warriors): 1
Gatgor (Mütants): 1
Maztzi (Warriors): 1
Shishi Yanumibaal (Murderers): 1
Sorgask (Brutes): 1
Tussurradad (Murderers): 1
Tzaruz the Rookie (Warriors): 1

HKIRBBTL: Mütants-Warriors 0-1

With the Helsinki-Kotka Interregional Turboleague already in full swing, the two remaining unengaged teams waded into the fray as the 3rd Street Mütants traveled to Tlaxtlan to face the lizardman Warriors. An unseasonal snowstorm blanketed the ancient city of Tlaxtlan, perhaps brought on by the unholy arrival of the Mütants and their nine thousand howling fans, who vastly outnumbered the cold-blooded local supporters in the stands. Warriors head coach Logan, to all appearances a wolverine, explained his team's objectives in the pre-game press conference: "Our game plan is to score more touchdowns than the opposing team."

The Mütants won the kickoff and chose to kick first.

The ball flew high off the kick, and there was an initial mishap when skink Raz-tepz-olo fumbled the catch. Fellow skink Chozlat managed to grab the bouncing ball and the Warriors ran a cage down the right side.

The Mütants regrouped to stop them:

Relentlessly pushing the Warriors toward the sidelines paid off for the Mütants when beastman Gatgor blitzed Chozlat straight into the crowd!

Luckily he landed among the outnumbered home fans, but Mütants supporters grabbed the ball and threw it to their team.

Unfazed, the Warriors ran skink Chouatec down the sideline to get the ball back.

Mütants beastman Dexgor grabbed the loose ball but was sacked by Warriors saurus Gar'tzi. Back on the right side of the field, the enterprising Gatgor smashed into Raz-tepz-olo and left him dead on the field!

A furious fight erupted for the loose ball in left field between Gar'tzi and two of the Mütants' beastmen. As the beastmen were getting the best of it, Chouatec dove into the fray, grabbed the loose ball and ran down the field for the touchdown!

Despite going up by a goal, the Warriors were shaken by their team-mate's death as they set up for the kickoff.

In the dying minutes of the first half, they launched an ill-advised attack into the Mütants' half that left the valiant Gar'tzi badly injured.

The blizzard raged on as the two sides set up for the second half.

Dexgor caught the kick-off as the ball went high again, and the Mütants formed a cage to protect him.

The Warriors reformed on their right to meet the Chaos attack, and Warriors kroxigor Soboq and Mütants minotaur Olegox smashed into each other with a thunderous crash! Both big guys toppled to the astrogranite, but only Soboq got up, leaving the minotaur knocked out cold in a snowdrift.

Quickly, the Mütants switched their attack to the left side of the field, but the fleet-footed sauruses followed.

With the pocket closing in around him and time running out, Dexgor took matters into his own hands and tried to blitz his way into the end zone.

He was stopped cold by Tzaruz the Rookie, who sacked Dexgor as he tried to storm out of the pocket. Both players ended up lying in the snow as the ball bounced toward the Warriors end zone...

Mütants beastman Zimgor managed to dodge past the lizardmen and grab the ball:

With the hulking kroxigor bearing down on him, Zimgor was sacked by skink Maztzi. Crushing prudence to the sward, the beastman made one more attempt to grab the ball but was tripped up by Matzti, securing the Warriors a 1-0 win in their first game in the Turboleague.

MVP honors were awarded to Warriors saurus Grall'ex and Mütants beastman Gatgor, who made an impressive league debut with a fatality and a spectacular sack in the first half of the game. After a hard-fought victory in a tight game, Warriors head coach Logan only had a brief statement for the press on his team's performance: "Good."

For two teams new to the league, both the Warriors and Mütants did well in their debut, the Warriors coming away with the win and the Mütants making them pay a steep price by scoring the league's second fatality. The Warriors' speedy skinks and fearsome line will be something to look out for, as will the Mütants' unrestrained violence!

**

Boxscore

Fans: 3SM 9,000 TXW 3,000
FAME: 3SM +2, TXW +0
Starting weather: blizzard

Mütants win coin toss, elect to kick.

First half: 3SM kicking (high kick)

TXW #8 fails catch, ball bounces to TXW #6, who catches

TXW T1: TXW #14 blitzes 3SM #12, KO
3SM T2: 3SM #8 blitzes TXW #6 into the crowd (stunned), sack
TXW T3: TXW #3 fails dodge roll, TURNOVER
3SM T3: 3SM #13 picks up the ball
3SM #7 attempts blitz, fails dodge roll, TURNOVER
TXW T4: TXW #11 attempts blitz, fails dodge roll, TURNOVER
3SM T4: 3SM #6 attempts blitz, fails dodge roll, TURNOVER
TXW T5: TXW #11 blitzes 3SM #13, sack
TXW #2 fails to pick up the ball, TURNOVER
3SM T5: 3SM #8 blocks TXW #8, dead
3SM #10 fails dodge roll, TURNOVER
TXW T6: TXW #11 blocks 3SM #13, both down, TURNOVER
3SM T6: 3SM #13 fails to pick up the ball, TURNOVER
TXW T7: TXW #2 dodges, picks up the ball in two tackle zones, dodges out, scores TOUCHDOWN

0-1

TXW kicking (quick snap), both teams shorthanded (10-10)

3SM T7: 3SM #10 picks up the ball
3SM T8: 3SM #6 blocks TXW #11, both down: TXW #11 injured (broken ribs, miss next game)

Second half: TXW kicking (high kick); TXW outnumbered (11-9)

3SM #13 catches kick-off

3SM T2: 3SM #1 blitzes TXW #2, both down, TURNOVER
3SM T3: 3SM #5 blocks TXW #1, both down, 3SM #5 KO, TURNOVER
3SM T5: 3SM #6 blitzes TXW #16, skull, TURNOVER
TXW T5: TXW #16 blocks 3SM #1, both down, TURNOVER
TXW T6: TXW #16 blocks 3SM #13, both down, sack, TURNOVER
3SM T7: 3SM #9 dodges, picks up ball
TXW T7: TXW #4 blitzes 3SM #9, sack
TXW #4 fails to pick up ball, TURNOVER
3SM T8: 3SM #9 fails to dodge, TURNOVER

End of game.

Revenue: 3SM 60,000 gp, TXW 50,000 GP

Fan factor: 3SM -0, TXW +1

MVP: 3SM #8, TXW #13

Improvement roll: 3SM #8 3 (new skill)

**

Lineups:

3rd Street Mütants

#1 Boss the Unbeaten (chaos warrior)
#5 Olegox (minotaur)
#6 Piergor (beastman) [casualty]
#7 Shaungor (beastman)
#8 Gatgor (beastman) [sack, fatality, MVP]
#9 Zimgor (beastman)
#10 Angor (beastman)
#11 Viogor (beastman)
#12 Kinzgor (beastman)
#13 Dexgor (beastman)
#14 Gorgor (beastman)

Tlaxtlan Warriors

#1 Soboq (kroxigor)
#2 Chouatec (skink) [TD]
#4 Maztzi (skink) [sack]
#6 Chozlat (skink)
#8 Raz-tepz-olo the Lightning (skink) [dead]
#11 Gar'tzi (saurus) [broken ribs, sack]
#12 Oatl the Steady (saurus)
#13 Grall'ex (saurus) [MVP]
#14 Goq-Gar (saurus)
#15 Boqatltl (saurus)
#16 Tzaruz the Rookie (saurus) [sack]

**

League table: [pts, goal differential, casualty differential, fatalities, completions, sacks]

Brutes (4-0-0) 12 pts, 10-0, 6-2, 1, 1, 2-2
Warriors (1-0-0) 3 pts, 1-0, 0-2, 0, 0, 3-1
Titans (1-1-0) 3 pts, 2-3, 5-1, 0, 7, 1-3
Buccaneers (1-2-0) 3 pts, 3-3, 2-5, 0, 6, 4-2
Mütants (0-1-0) 0 pts, 0-1, 2-0, 1, 0, 1-3
Ravens (0-1-0) 0 pts, 0-4, 0-2, 0, 0, 0-0
Murderers (0-2-0) 0 pts, 0-5, 0-5, 0, 5, 2-2

**

Individual statistics:

Touchdowns:

Finrod Angamaitë (Titans): 2
Grab da Bol (Brutes): 2
Grambad (Brutes): 2
Slib'ry Ands (Brutes): 2
Sorgask (Brutes): 2
Chouatec (Warriors): 1
Galfir (Buccaneers): 1
Galhag (Brutes): 1
Galoth (Brutes): 1
Mordak Blackheart (Buccaneers): 1
Tyrim (Buccaneers): 1

Casualties:

Teclis Turukáno (Titans): 3
Braga da 'Ed Bash'a (Brutes): 1
Dark Elf journeyman (Buccaneers): 1
Finrod Angamaitë (Titans): 1
Galhag (Brutes): 1
Galoth (Brutes): 1
Gatgor (Mütants): 1
Gladroon (Titans journeyman): 1
Morgur (Brutes): 1
Nasty Narsil (Buccaneers): 1
Piergor (Mütants): 1
Sorgask (Brutes): 1
Urghuk (Brutes): 1

Fatalities:

Galhag (Brutes): 1
Gatgor (Mütants): 1

Completions:

Beleg Strongarm (Titans): 3
Carecalmo (Titans): 3
Avil Darksoul (Buccaneers): 2
Clarius Vile (Buccaneers): 2
Athlan Icecold (Buccaneers): 1
Giron Manas (Murderers): 1
Meryaren (Titans): 1
Mordak Blackheart (Buccaneers): 1
Nilos Talds (Murderers): 1
Savure Uvalor (Murderers): 1
Shishi Yanumibaal (Murderers): 1
Slib'ry Ands (Brutes): 1
Tussurradad (Murderers): 1

Sacks:

Mordak Blackheart (Buccaneers): 2
Tyrim (Buccaneers): 2
Azgrum (Brutes): 1
Finrod Angamaitë (Titans): 1
Gar'tzi (Warriors): 1
Gatgor (Mütants): 1
Maztzi (Warriors): 1
Shishi Yanumibaal (Murderers): 1
Sorgask (Brutes): 1
Tussurradad (Murderers): 1
Tzaruz the Rookie (Warriors): 1

HKIRBBTL: Murderers-Brutes 0-3

For their second game in the Helsinki-Kotka Interregional Turboleague, Mephala's Murderers traveled to meet the undefeated Braga's Brutes on their home field. Not surprisingly, most of the 19,000 fans in attendance were Brutes supporters. The circumstances were perfect for a bout of mayhem on the gridiron, as the weather remained perfect through the match. To gain an edge against the more experienced Brutes, the Murderers had secured the services of a wandering apotechary. Bloodweiser also sent the Murderers a free keg of their virile brew and a lovely wench to serve it to the players, continuing the endorsement deal worked out for the Murderers' previous game. Missing from the Murderers lineup was Balyn Omavel, nursing ribs broken in the game against the Buccaneers, his spot temporarily occupied by a journeyman lineman.

The Murderers won the coin toss and set up to kick.



Neither team got off to a very good start: the orcs looked predictably confused and the elves uncharacteristically rusty. Braga succeeded better than Eno Hlaalu in getting his bumbling players to some order, owning perhaps to his intimidating presence on the field. Brutes thrower Grab da Bol scored a touchdown halfway through the first half, the Murderers having failed to stop him.

The Murderers still didn't have their game together when it came time for them to receive. They started the drive with a touchback, a sudden gust of wind having thrown the Brutes kick out of bounds, but, already shorthanded, failed to protect the ball carrier. Understandably worried as Azgrum the black orc bore down on him, Giron Manas attempted a dump off before being blitzed, but failed his throw, which unluckily landed right at the feet of orc thrower Slib'ry Ands.



Manas attempted to rectify the mistake himself. Dodging around Grambad and going for it as fast as he could, he caught up to Slib'ry Ands, but the orc easily blocked his blitz and scored a touchdown to make it 0-2.



The Murderers still had time for one quick attempt. The Murderers' fans did their best to cheer their team on, actually managing to make as much noise as the much more numerous Brutes fans. Coach Hlaalu drew up a plan for a quick goal, but Shishi Yanumibaal failed to break through the Brutes line. The Murderers ran down the clock practicing passing.

The second half looked promising for the Murderers as the three players knocked senseless in the first half returned on the field. Braga used the half-time to bash some sense into his men and, indeed, the Brutes lineup looked slightly more professional when the second half started.



In the second half the Murderers finally stared executing their coach's game plan. Nina blitzed through the Brutes line, but failed to get any support.



Feeling pressure from the surging orcs, Manas passed the ball to Nina, who made the catch and sprinted for the end zone, hoping to outrun the orcs hot on her heels.



She did not.



The rest of the horde soon arrived, and in no time at all the Brutes had gained control of the ball.



Abassel Asserbassalit proved unequal to the task of stopping Grambad.



With four players watching from the sidelines and two more stunned on the astrogranite, the Murderers were out of the game. There was no-one left to stop the Brutes from scoring their third touchdown.



Just before the final horn, Grambad did the honors.



Final score: Braga's Brutes 3, Mephala's Murderers 0. After four games the Brutes have still not been scored on.

MVP selections for the game:
Braga's Brutes #8 Galoth (KO, active in key situations)
Mephala's Murderers #11 Vatollia Apo (more for grit than accomplishments, misses the next game with pinched nerve)

Braga's post match comment:
Braga bursts into the press room splinters flying through the air, breaking a silhouette of himself on the massive iron bound double doors; "Dit anyone see where dat scrawny newbie elf took off?!? Da one dat took a swing at me bollocks in da second 'aaf! I iz just want to talk to 'im, I iz promise not to bash hiz 'ed in or anyfing!"

Hlaalu's post match comment unavailable, reporter found stabbed.

Game summary from the Brutes officials:

Weather: Nice
Fans: 19,000 (BRU=13,000 & MUR=6,000)
Inducements: MUR = Bloodweiser Babes(50k) Wandering Apothecary(100k)
Player improvements before game: BRU = #5 Sorgask (blitzer)-GUARD #6 Urghuk (blitzer)-GUARD #10 Slib'ry Ands(thrower)-BLOCK


1st HALF (MUR wins coin toss, BRU receiving)

KICKOFF = Changing Weather -> Nice -> Nice
T1. BRU #11 uses reroll on block against MUR #12 (both down+skull / push+push), BRU #9 picks up ball
T2. BRU #5 KOs MUR #11, BRU #8 uses reroll when blitzing MUR #2 (skull+skull / push+?), BRU #1 Braga blocks MUR #? (skull+skull)...Braga's infamous start to a game continues -> TURNOVER
T2. MUR #17(journeyman) uses reroll to block BRU #4 (both down+both down / skull+push...we forgot to apply the Loner skill for the reroll)
T3. BRU #6 KOs MUR #15, BRU #8 fails to dodge out of MUR #13 TZ -> TURNOVER
T3. MUR #16 fails to dodge using a reroll out of BRU #11 TZ (throwing double ones) -> TURNOVER
T4. BRU #9 GFI and it's a TD!
KICKOFF = Changing Weather -> Nice -> Nice (ball lands off field and is given to MUR #16)
T4. MUR #16 passes to #5...it's a catch!
T5. BRU #7 uses reroll to block MUR #12 -> KO
T5. MUR #14 fails to dodge from BRU #9 TZ -> TURNOVER
T6. BRU #4 blitzes MUR ball carrier #5 who uses Dump Off to MUR #7 -> inaccurate pass and ball scatters near BRU #10 who then picks up ball and moves to far corner of pitch
T6. MUR #5 first successfully dodges twice and is able to GFI twice to blitz BRU ball carrier #10 with only one die...both down (the thrower's new block skill came in quite handy) -> TURNOVER
T7. BRU #10 scores a TD!
KICKOFF = Cheering Fans (tie = both teams get 1 reroll)
T7. MUR #7 uses reroll when blitzing BRU #9 (both down / skull) -> TURNOVER
T8. MUR #15 passes to #5...it's a catch!


2nd HALF (MUR receiving)

KICKOFF = Brilliant Coaching (BRU +1 reroll)
T1. MUR #15 passes to #5...it's a catch...again! (showcasing some delvish skills), MUR #2 blitzes BRU #9 with one die and dodges three times successfully into a receiving position behind enemy lines
T1. BRU #6 uses extra reroll to block MUR #13(Brilliant coaching=Braga shouting commands to hold the line of scrimmage or there'll be orc-meat in the stew post match), BRU #5 blocks MUR #11 (SI = pinched nerve / MNG...poor orc blitzer thought it was him who Braga was shouting at, oh well)
T2. MUR #5 long passes to #2...it's a catch! (BRU #4 fails interception by throwing a 5 when a 6 was needed. Practice makes perfect, last time it was against the Titans when #1 Braga threw a 6 but was robbed of the great feat due to sidewinder of a 'safe throw'...watch out for those black orc iterceptors!)
T2. BRU #4 GFI to blitz/sack MUR #2 and ball scatters, BRU #7 picks up ball, BRU leader #1 Braga shocks the crowd (again!!!) when miserably fails to block MUR journeyman #17 by throwing two skulls(#17 throws snake eyes for armor penetration..."dank da gods I wore me nutcup today! Dat prancing elf took a blow at me privates!") -> TURNOVER
T3. BRU #8 KOs MUR #12, BRU #9 uses reroll to block MUR #17 ("Oi, new guy! Don't mess wif our boss!" The orc thrower tries to kick the elf between the legs but only manages to graze the buttocks), BRU #10 fails to dodge from MUR #15 TZ -> TURNOVER
T5. MUR #7 uses reroll to GFI
T5. BRU #2 GFI twice to assist BRU #7 (ball carrier) who also has to GFI twice to blitz MUR #14 (crazy luck!)...BRU blitzer manages only to knock down MUR player (fearing a one die blitz coming next MUR turn)
T6. MUR stands up and moves #14 to assist the blitz on the BRU #7(ball carrier)...MUR #7 fails to dodge in and around the orc wall that Braga had ordered to be put up (even with the dodge skill, 4+ dodge failed)
T6. BRU #2 blitzes MUR #14 in an attempt to earn a new level...it pays off (SI = BH), BRU #11 KOs MUR #1
T7. MUR #15 fails to dodge in BRU #1 TZ (Braga screams foul smelling breath over the unlucky elf)
T8. BRU #7 without a care in the world and escorted by two of the remaining orcs from the defensive wall, walks over the TD line...GAME OVER!

Level advancements:
MUR (1) = #11 (NS/+1AG...overkill on the AG5?)
BRU(4) = #2 (NS...B-L-O-C-K-!), #7 (forgot to throw it, guard probably), #8 (NS..."the four guardsmen" has a nice ring to it), #9 (NS/+1AG...sweeeeet!)

Braga's Brutes

#01 Braga da 'Ed Bash'a (black orc)
#02 Morgur (black orc) [casualty]
#03 Roflog (black orc)
#04 Azgrum (black orc) [sack]
#05 Sorgask (blitzer) [casualty]
#06 Urghuk (blitzer)
#07 Grambad (blitzer) [touchdown]
#08 Galoth (blitzer) [MVP]
#09 Grab da Bol (thrower) [touchdown]
#10 Slib'ry Ands (thrower) [touchdown]
#11 Galhag (lineman)

Mephala's Murderers

#01 Dranas Dradas, blitzer
#02 Nina, blitzer
#05 Giron Manas, runner [completion]
#07 Shishi Yanumibaal, witch elf
#11 Vatollia Apo, lineman [SI, MVP]
#12 Assaba-Bentus, lineman
#13 Tussurradad, lineman
#14 Abassel Asserbassalit, lineman [BH]
#15 Nilos Talds, lineman [completion]
#16 Savure Uvalor, lineman [completion]
#17 journeyman

**

League table: [pts, goal differential, casualty differential, fatalities, completions, sacks]

Brutes (4-0-0) 12 pts, 10-0, 6-2, 1, 1, 2-2
Titans (1-1-0) 3 pts, 2-3, 5-1, 0, 7, 1-3
Buccaneers (1-2-0) 3 pts, 3-3, 2-5, 0, 6, 4-2
Ravens (0-1-0) 0 pts, 0-4, 0-2, 0, 0, 0-0
Murderers (0-2-0) 0 pts, 0-5, 0-5, 0, 5, 2-2
Mütants (0-0-0)
Warriors (0-0-0)

**

Individual statistics:

Touchdowns:

Finrod Angamaitë (Titans): 2
Grab da Bol (Brutes): 2
Grambad (Brutes): 2
Slib'ry Ands (Brutes): 2
Sorgask (Brutes): 2
Galfir (Buccaneers): 1
Galhag (Brutes): 1
Galoth (Brutes): 1
Mordak Blackheart (Buccaneers): 1
Tyrim (Buccaneers): 1

Casualties:

Teclis Turukáno (Titans): 3
Braga da 'Ed Bash'a (Brutes): 1
Dark Elf journeyman (Buccaneers): 1
Finrod Angamaitë (Titans): 1
Galhag (Brutes): 1
Galoth (Brutes): 1
Gladroon (Titans journeyman): 1
Morgur (Brutes): 1
Nasty Narsil (Buccaneers): 1
Sorgask (Brutes): 1
Urghuk (Brutes): 1

Fatalities:

Galhag (Brutes): 1

Completions:

Beleg Strongarm (Titans): 3
Carecalmo (Titans): 3
Avil Darksoul (Buccaneers): 2
Clarius Vile (Buccaneers): 2
Athlan Icecold (Buccaneers): 1
Giron Manas (Murderers): 1
Meryaren (Titans): 1
Mordak Blackheart (Buccaneers): 1
Nilos Talds (Murderers): 1
Savure Uvalor (Murderers): 1
Shishi Yanumibaal (Murderers): 1
Slib'ry Ands (Brutes): 1
Tussurradad (Murderers): 1

Sacks:

Mordak Blackheart (Buccaneers): 2
Tyrim (Buccaneers): 2
Azgrum (Brutes): 1
Finrod Angamaitë (Titans): 1
Shishi Yanumibaal (Murderers): 1
Sorgask (Brutes): 1
Tussurradad (Murderers): 1