Dreadball - MajArc Dreadball league final

Dreadball - MajArc Dreadball league final

Welcome sports fans to the exciting final of the MajArc league Cup Final, legions of fans are gathered in force to see these two top teams battle it out on the Dreadball arena.

Teams: Bloomoon Patriorx

Home

1- Bad Wokka - Guard (Captain)

2- Skarpa - Jack

3- Neep -Jack

4- Gusto -Guard

5- Boff - Guard

6- Jiblet - Jack (starting sub)

7- Kreepa - Jack (starting sub)

8- Slit - Jack

Teams: Stark Industries 56er's

Away

1- Bradley Jones - Guard 

2- Luke Ted - Jack

3-  E.W Sparkish -Jack

4- Zack Kidd -Striker (Captain)

5- Harry Horner - Jack (starting sub)

6- Fernando Cervesa - Striker (starting sub)

7- Alex Aphra-Smith - Striker 

8- Max Behn- Guard

Home side starts the game.

The dreadball fires onto into play, bounces off the back wall and lands deep in the home side of the field.

Boff (5) wastes no time and slams into Luke Ted (2) knocking him prone.

Gusto (4) Slams into Zack kidd (4)  the captain is straight away put in the injury zone for three rounds.

Skarpa (2) fumbles the ball, play passes to the 56er's

Luke Ted got up and slammed back into Boff but bounces off harmlessly

The Jack, Harry Horner enters play from the Substitute zone,

 Alex Aphra -Smith sprinted and picked up the dreadball, flicked and added a showboating point to the score, The home fans were not impressed by the theatrics.

Play continues

The ork team captain Bad Wokka (1) slams into  the human guard Max Behn (8) who stands his ground.

Gusto (4) knocked E.W.Sparkish (3) to the floor with a powerful slam.

Boff  followed Gusto's example and smashed the human guard Bradley Jones (1) leaving him out for three rounds. The crowd were not pleased by this brutal act of savagery.

After picking up the dreadball, Slit(8) evades both Luke Ted and Fernado Cervesa 

Boff continues his rampage and delivers a crushing blow to Cevesa in the scoring zone. He was met by jeer's from both sides of fans, Boff doesn't seem to be a fan favourite.

By the this point four team stark players in injury zone.

Max (8) made a slamming tackle against Bad Wokka, the Ork team captain who holds firm.

Slit(8) picked up the ball and threw the ball successfully into the scoring zone. The score is level at zero again.

Harry Horner slams Neep (3) knocking him into the injury board.

Luke Ted (2) bit off more than he could chew. and was beaten off by the ork guard Boff.

Harry Horner picks up the dreadball.

Bad Wokka injured by Max Behn (8) after a prolonged duel.

Gutso tackles Ted for a one round injury

Boff smashes dreadball holder Harry Horner, the dreadball slipping from his grasp as he hit the tiled floor.

Slit grabs the loose Dreadball and scores a four point throw.

The fans begin to warm up as the action heats up.

Zack Kidd sprints from the substitute zone and swiftly fires off for a quick two point. narrowing the orc's lead.

Bad Wokka runs out of substitute zone and then lands a slam on Alex (7)

Gusto slams and pushes E.W.Sparkish back.

Boff  slams in to Sparkish too only to just push him back.

Jiblet (6) picks up the dreadball

Max Behn lays a poor slam on Jiblet who evades with ease

Bradley Jones attempts the same and the Jiblet isn't so lucky this time and gets knocked out for one round. The ball bounces away towards Zack Kidd

Zack Kidd throws a long shot that misses and the ball bounces. Fans enjoyed the quick action of the shot.

The Dreadball in the scoring zone after Zack Kidd's miss.

.In a captain to captain clash Bad Wokka smashes into Zack Kidd and crippling him for three rounds , effectively throwing him out of the rest of the game. the fans go wild at the drama unfolding. The Orcs maintain  their 2-0 lead

Neep (3) runs to the dreadball but it's metallic smooth surface proves to much to hold and it slipped from his grasp.

Max Behn lays a desperate slam on the orc team captain Bad Wokka who is out for three rounds and ends his game too.

Fernado Cervesa sprints into play from the substitute zone. 

Neep (3) picks up the ball and throws a poor pass to Kreepa (7) who fumbles the ball and it drops into the tile in front of him.


Fernando Cervesa sprints and scoops up the dreadball as the clock counts down to the close of the match, he runs to the centre scoring zone, fires of a shot. Probably the most important of his dreadball career so far.The arena is silent as the dreadball slowly arcs towards the scoring tile. The Dreadball's metallic surface reflects the faces of the crowd, the home fans frozen in looks of horror and the away fans looks of hope. Slowly it descends into the scoring tile.  With a blip the dreadball drops into the tile, the scores change 0-2 and the game ends.

The winning shot in the last minutes of the game.

Final Score 0-2

Winner :Stark Industries 56er's

Players viewpoint- first game.

This is my first game of Dreadball and i used the Human team,  the game is really quick to pick up and really fast to play, although this game took longer due to taking notes and pictures. So i had no idea how the game would of played out, all the action that happened was totally unplanned and real.

 This game is now on my purchase list. There are  two full teams in the starter box (humans and orcs) , along with the rules, team rosters, cards and counters. I really want to try out some of the other teams to see how they all work in Dreadball.

November update 2012

November Update

Quite a few things on the plate this month.

so First up is....

Rasputina's  35SS crew:

Rasputina
Ice golem

3 x Ice Gamins
3 x Molemen

December acolyte

The Crew is now fully painted along with some ice pillars. The one game i have used them against the Ortegas i found Rasputina and her crew to be quite slow movement-wise. The Molemen are quite endurable and good for reaching objective while burrowing. The next game i am looking forward to getting to use the December acolyte.

Outcast 35SS crew
Viktorias
Bishop
Taelor
Sue
Ronin
Convict gunslinger

This was my original crew i worked out , it wasn't until after i had bought Sue that i found out about his Man in black rule which means he can't be in a crew with someone with either the Ruthless or Wicked abilities. which means my Convict gunslinger and Sue can't be in the same force.

As a replacement i am thinking either an additional Ronin with two spare soulstones or an Orain. 

This months sees me playing a lot of new card games, the first one being Warhammer invasion. As a long time player of all things Games-workshop this game clearly got my attention. So i took the plunge and bought the core set and two of the deluxe expansions ( Assault on Ulthuan and March of the Damned) and a battle pack (The fall of Karak Grimaz).

This gives me the option to play with eight of the races from Warhammer. They are separated into two categories.  Forces of Order and the Forces of Destruction

Forces of Order:
High Elves
Empire
Dwarves
Lizardmen (Neutral faction)

Forces of Destruction:
Dark Elves
Chaos
Orcs
Vampire counts (Neutral faction)

Each faction have a distinct way of playing that keeps well with Warhammer lore. So far in the games i have played i have really enjoyed the games and I'm sure it has potential to be played multi-player.

The other card game that i have started to play with other people in the same level of playing experience is Magic the gathering. I have always had some cards i had picked up in eighth edition but no-one i knew really played it on a regular basis so i kinda stopped playing. But with the opening of the new Dundee gaming store Major Arcana in October, Magic the Gathering (Mtg) has taken off in a big way. 

The Current set we are playing with is as the title says Return to Ravnica.  It focuses on the guild system and multi-colour cards.

The returning guilds will be featured in the Return to Ravnica block, with five guilds — the Azorius Senate (blue /white), Golgari Swarm (Green/black), Izzet League (blue/red), Cult of Rakdos (red/black), and Selesnya Conclave (green/white) 

 Ravnica, a plane comprising a singular megalopolis in which a vast and diverse variety of inhabitants co-exist.

The Guild i have chosen to play in Standard is a Selesnya View my tapped out deck here  and in the last booster draft i played using a Rakdos deck.

Major Arcana is a new Gaming store in Dundee city centre,

Available at Major Arcana:
- Graphic novels and manga.

- Games:
           loads of Board games, (Horus heresy, Settlers of Catan)
           Card games (Magic the gathering, Pokemon)
           Role playing games (Savage worlds, Dark heresy)
          Tabletop war games (Urban war, Malifaux, Hordes and Warmachine)                                     
- T-Shirts and Artwork

All this in an environment that is friendly, bright, and clean! Round it out with some sofas and coffee tables, so you can sit and read, or play some games with your pals.


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Battle of Helion - Urban war league

The Helion sector deep within the giant war -torn city continent of Iskandria has erupted with conflict, all of the factions have descended upon it. The robotic Syntha have unleashed their elite combat cells. The native Triads are retaking their homes one block at a time. The swelling ranks of the Junkers swarm in to enslave the Iskandrian population. Alien Koralon cause terror, hiding in the depths and striking out with lightning raids.. The Gladiators have been causing havoc in the urban streets, ravaging the populace with their warbeasts. The Viridians in the form of the Iskandrian Defence Force (IDF) take to the warzones to quell the conflict with unflinching brute force. On the streets Patrols of the V.A.S.A fight furiously to crush the rebellion and restore Iskandrian peace in the sector. Each faction needs help to conquer the sector, which will you choose?

175 points starting force (the same points as a starter box set)

Starting Feb 2013, Those interested sign up in Major arcana store with their chosen faction (don't worry you can change it before the league starts)

If you need anymore information contact me at marc.s@urbanwarthegame.com

Battle at the ruins of Niniathen - Lord of the Rings battle report

Lord of the rings strategy battle game battle report

Battle at the ruins of Niniathen

Erebor Dwarves versus Mordor Orcs

The Elven ruins of Niniathen lay at the southern east edge of the Mirkwood forest.

The Orc armies of Mordor march north to harass the northern Kingdoms of Men and Dwarves.

Dwarf Lord Furlin not willing to wait set forth  to engage them at the ruins and Send their enemies running back to the black land of Mordor.

Good force of Dwarf lord Furlin

Evil force of Orc Chieftain Lugbag

 Orc command

Deployment

Both armies advance upon each other

With a scream of rage the Orc Shaman Gashog casts fury 

 Dwarven archers take position on the hill.

After taking two casualties from Orc Volley fire Dwarven archers take down two orcs in the front battle line with great precision

Armies close in to reach combat in amongst the ruins

 Dwarven shield wall

On the flank two more archers die to deadly Orc volley fire

 Mordor Troll about to charge the archers

Iron Guard hold firm

 The Lines Crash

Orc chieftain Lugbag charges in, counter charged by Dwarf lord Furlin and causes a wound on him

Khazad guard gang up and take down a Warg rider

Iron guard flank the Orcish battle line

Mordor Troll luckily survives bow fire and thrown axes by Iron guard

 

Mordor troll worries dwarven archers

but they are fearless and charge the troll losing only one of their number

Orc archer reserve charge in

Orc chieftain Lugbag  smashes through Dwarf line killing a Khazad guard and a warrior as Dwarf lord Furlin watches on

Troll devastates flank

As the battle turns ill, both sides are broken, the Orc Chieftain on Warg and Mordor Troll flee the battlefield leaving the Shaman Gashog in control of the remnants of the Orc forces

With their chieftain and Troll gone the Dwarves easily kept their nerve only four Dwarves fled the battlefield.The remaining pressed home the advantage and the Orc foe was vanquished but it was a hard fought victory

Result - Dwarf minor victory