It was another perfect day for Blood Bowl at Stadio D'Agostino, as the fans packed the seats for another epic battle between Kiss My Flanks! (Chaos Dwarves coached by dwarfrunner) and the Gobbstoppers (Goblins coaches by J. Moffat). This was the first league game for the Gobbs, who moved over from a now defunct league, and the third game for the Flanks! who were on a two game losing streak. The Flanks! fanbase was shrinking faster than a squished Goblin. This was most evident by the fact that of the 21,000 fans that showed up, less than 1/5 were Flanks! fans. With the initial kick-off the Flanks! opted to recieve, and the Gobbs opted to leave their "secret" players off the field until it better suited them.
The Hobgoblin Servant picked up the ball, and the Flanks! began their march down the field. Hazmut started the game off on a good note for the Flanks! by killing a Goblin on the first block of the game, and the Gobbstoppers with no apothecary, OUCH!! THAT'S GOTTA HURT!! The Flanks! started to get bogged down around mid field due mainly the the Gobbstoppers two trolls. While this was occuring the Flanks! Bull Centaur Warmarchine starting running around the Gobbs backfield, hitting ever goblin he could. That is, until the Bombardier knocked him over with a bomb. The Bombardier also managed to get a perfect throw into the Flanks! cage half -way across the field and take out the ball carrier. The goblins were managing to stay alive and hold off the Flanks! forward progress until that point. Once the Flanks! saw their ball carrier getting carted to the dead & injured box, they woke up, and in the next turn took two goblins off the field to the dead & injured box, pick up the ball and move down the field scoring easily on turn 7. This was mainly to the fact that the Gobb's had 6 in the dead & injured box by this time and could barely muster any defence. The next kick-off, the Gobb's coach was furious since he was forced to put his secret weapons for one turn, knowing they would be sent off immediately after this turn, taking away any chance for revenge.
The Gobb's recieved in the second half, but now were down to 2 trolls and 2 goblins. The Flanks! walked all over, around and through them, scoring 3 more touchdown, but inflicting no more injuries. On a positive note for the Gobb's, just before the end of the game, one of the trolls managed to pay attention long enough to throw the goblin with the ball down the field in the proper direction towards the endzone. The massive Gobbstopper's crowd holds their breath as they watch him sail through the air, and stick the landing perfectly, easily running into the endzone for a touchdown. A HIGHLIGHT REEL TOUCHDOWN!! The crowd goes crazy, and the Flanks! players scratch their head in amazement and confusion. "They do know what the score is, right?", says one Hobgoblin to another. "Don't think they care" says the second one back. And with the final whistle, the score was Kiss my flanks! 4 and the Gobbstoppers 1.
After the game, the Goblin that scored skilled up, and the team bought a new Goblin to start rebuliding their ranks. For the Flanks! both Warmachine and Earthshaker (the two Bull Centaurs) got block, and Hasmut, who inflicted 3 casualties this game, got a strength increase and was nicknamed the "Goblin Hammer", after his amazing performance.
Teams:
Kiss my Flanks! vs. GobbstoppersTV: 98 - 109
Handicap: 90,000
Inducements: Bloodweiser Babes
Score: 4 -1
Scorers: Slave, T8; Warmachine, T10,13; Earthshaker, T16; Goblin #8, T11
CAS: Peon, MG t5(Bombardier); #6 Goblin, MG t7(Earthshaker); #8 Goblin, MG t12(Hazmut);#10 Goblin, MG t4(Warmachine) ;#12 Goblin, MNG t13(Bazrakk);#13 Goblin, NIG t5(Hazmut); #14 Goblin, DEAD!! t1(Hazmutt);
Sent off: 0 - 4
Ejected: Bombardier, t7; Looney, t8; Pogo, t8; Chainsaw, t8
Venue: Stadio D'Agostino
Gate: 21,000
Winnings: 30.000 - 60.000
FF: +1 - 0
MVP: Slave - Goblin #8
Improvements: Warmachine, Block; Earthshaker, Block; Hazmut, STR +1; Goblin #8, Sure Feet
Purchases: Goblin - Nothing