I went
to OwlCon XXXII at Rice Univ and played in the OwlCon Cup Blood Bowl tournament
put on by the great guys from the South West Houston Blood Bowl League. If you
are a gamer in the Houston, TX II highly recommend this great game con. We were
in the building with all the board and miniature gaming as well the vendor
hall. Although there was a small turnout, 5 coaches (Plus the TO Aiden), we all
had a blast!
The
rules for the team build were 1,100K plus a skill pack: 6xNormal or 4xNormal
and 1xDoubles or 2xNormal and 2xDoubles. I took my Black Orc Bock Bashers Orc
team. with the skills listed below
Points
55 pts Win, 30 pts Draw, 10 pts Loss
Bonus's:
Loss by only 1 TD +6 pts, Win by 2 TD+
+6 pts, Same Cas, but >0 +8 pts, More Cas +8 pts
1 x Passer
4 x Blitzers (2x Guard, 2xTackle)
4 x
BoBs (2xBlock)
3 x
Linemen
3 x RR
1 x FF
Full
Player list:
Player
- NAF - Race - Team - League
Matt
McDonough - WildManTX - Orc - Black Orc Bock Bashers - ABBL
Patrick
Wynn - Sturmjarl - Slaan - The Nevermore Ravens - SWHBBL
Kent Raffray -
KRaff - DE - Phrog Phorce Phi - ABBL
Duane
Moore - (TBD, joined onsite) - DE - Blood Bowl G's - ABBL
Brad
Wales - Temujin71 - Necro - The Dead Rebels - SWHBBL
Aiden
O'driscoll - mrrip - Khemri - The Desert Dogs
- SWHBBL
Game 1
The
Nevermore Ravens - Dark Elf
Patrick
Wynn - Sturmjarl
1xRunner
(Leader)
4xBlitzers
(1xGuard, 1xDodge)
2xWitchElfs
(Wrestle)
4x
Linemen
1xRR
2xFF
Apo
Game
started off with Patrick getting +2 Fame but thankfully it never really played
into the game. The first half showed off his agility and my caging. Half ended
with game tied up at 1 but I had kept one of his WE out of most of the first
half in the KO box. In the second half I caged up but time was running out so I
had to force the ball forward to go for the win, but runner tripped and ball
was loose. The DE scooped up the ball and were able to get ball within a few
squares of a TD. My Black Ors saved the day first by blitzing the ball loose
and they by bracketing the ball on the sidelines. In a last ditch effort the DE
tried a bunch of insane dodges and a pickup to go for the score, they came
close, they dodged to the ball and picked it up but failed to dodge back out. I
could never really hurt his WE, even with Tackle or take out his lone Guard
Blitzer. Great game and Patrick ended up 2nd overall
Black
Orc Bock Bashers - Orcs 1 (2)
The
Nevermore Ravens - Dark Elf 1 (0)
38
Points (Got the Hurt 'Em Bad Bonus, for causing more casualties)
Game 2
(Ringer)
The
Desert Dogs - Khemri
Aiden
O'driscoll - mrrip
4xTomb
Guardians (2xMighty Blow)
1xPassRa
(Leader)
1xBlitzRa
(Guard)
7xSkeletons
(2xBlock)
3xRR
1xBloodwieser
Babe
Aiden
was the TO and playing a Ringer team to even out the tournament. I really
thought I was in for a beating from the Khemri, (they ended up handing out 7
Casualties in 3 game). Much to my surprise I KO's a Tomb Guardian on turn 2 and
was pretty much able to beat him down with some RED hot dice rolling and get 2
first half scores. The second half was no different and the game ended midway
through the second half.
Black
Orc Bock Bashers - Orcs 3 (3)
The
Desert Dogs - Khemri 0 (0)
69
Points (Got the Hurt 'Em Bad Bonus, for causing more casualties and Blowout for
+2 TD)
Game 3
(Table 1)
Phrog
Phorce Phi - Slaan
Kent
Raffray - KRaff
4xCatcher
(1xDodge, 1xSure Hands)
2xBlitzers
(1x Guard, 1xTackle)
6xLinemen
(1xWrestle, 1xKick)
4xRR
This
was a ABBL showdown with a coach and team I was familiar with as I had recently
faced Kent's Phrog Phorc Phi in the ABBL fall season twice and had a record of
1 L 1D. Also this was critical as a Win could win it for us but a Draw could
cause us both to lose out. After winning the coin flip the Orc proceeded to
cage dance down the pitch for 8 turns. I tried to keep my guard in opposite
corners of the cage to prevent a leaping cage break. The Bashers scoring on
turn 8 but also did not cause any significant carnage. The second half started
with the Slaan sprinting down the sidelines. I was able to find a way to crowd
surf the ball carrier out, cover the ball pretty well but failed to pick up the
ball in a tackle zone. This left Kent a pick, pass and catch away from an easy
score which he did. In typical Orc fashion the Basher caged right back up and
started to drive, but the clock was starting to wind down. The Phrogs were able
to pop the ball out with the Orcs in scoring range but it was still in scrum.
The Orcs cleared the Slaan away from the ball and were a pick and handoff away
from the win but the Passer double failed the pickup. The Slaan then attempted
a Pass/Punt to clear the ball away from the end zone and seal the draw but an
Orc Blitzer intercepted the pass and a quick handoff later had won the game!
Black
Orc Bock Bashers - Orcs 2 (0)
Phrog
Phorce Phi - Slaan 1 (1)
55
Points (No Bonus)
The
Black Orc Bock Bashers still had to sweat out the final total as Patrick's The
Nevermore Ravens has also finished with 2W 1D. When the final totals were in
the Black Orc Bock Bashers were OwlCon Cup Champions edging out Patrick's
Nevermore Ravens Dark Elf team by 2 points! I really tried to play a
conservative game with careful but no over aggressive Defense and a Guard
enhanced cage on Offence. I got a play coaches Patrick and Aiden that I had
never played before.
Black
Orc Bock Bashers Final Stats:
2 Wins
1 Draw
6 TD's
Scored, 2 TD's Allowed
5
Casualties Given, 1 Casualty Received
2
Completions
1 INT
Other
ABBL results:
Kent
finished 2W/0D/1L
Duane
finished 1W/0D/2L
We also
did an informal ABB vs. SWHBBL Challenge, Here are the final totals
Records:
ABBL - 5W/3L/1D SWHBBL - 3W/5L1D - Winner ABBL
TDs:
ABBL - 14 TDs SWHBBL 7 TDs - Winner ABBL
Casualties:
ABBL 10 Cas SWHBBL 13 Cas - Winner SWHBBL
Awards:
OwlCon
Cup Champion - 162 pts - Black Orc Bock Bashers - Orcs - Matt McD - WildmanTX -
Austin, TX
Runner-up
- 160 pts - The Nevermore Ravens - Dark Elf - Patrick Wynn - Sturmjarl -
Houston, TX
Most
Offensive - 5 TDs - Phrog Phorce Phi - Slaan - Kent Raffray - KRaff- Austin, TX
Bloodthirster
- 7 Cas - The Desert Dogs - Khemri - Aiden O'driscoll - mrrip - Houston, TX
The
Wooden Spoon - Not awarded, too few coaches, But I think Aiden or Brad won it!
Best
Team - The Nevermore Ravens - Dark Elf - Patrick Wynn - Sturmjarl - Houston, TX
