Happy Easter!

Playoffs Round 2: Chaos Dwarves!

Round Two saw Odinn's Champions face off once again against the Hammer of Hashut in a sudden death knockout- only one could go through to the semi-finals!

Mayhem in the opening turns. Comrade James lent us his awesome stadium to play our finals game on - thanks mate! 

The pelting rains didn't dissuade the hordes of fans that stacked the stadium and the Norse elected to kick.  But just three turns in a string of troubles had emerged for the Norse, with two players KOed, an Ulfwerner dead (apothecary gave the same result) and the score was 1 up to the Chaos Dwarves.  With two key players missing this game (a Blitzer and a 4ST Lineman) there was no Norse bench and it was getting ugly out there.  The Norse thrower got it down field and the Star Norse Blitzer casualised two Hobgoblins but they couldn't capitalise and the score remained 1 nil a half time.

There was never a dull moment in this game!

The Norse received to start the second half but the rain didn't let up.  They pulled a classic play, smashed a hole in the line and pushing through some players, to rush through a TD with a runner a few turns later after an accurate long pass. The rest of the second half hung in the balance with a scrum developing in the centre of the Norse half and casualties/KOs were mounting on both sides.  As the final seconds ticked by a Hobgoblin scooped up the ball and rushed for the line but desperate Norse defence pulled him down and the siren went with a 1 all draw - Overtime time! (OT is only played for finals games in our league).

Norse Runner Gizar Greyclaw runs a heroic play to save the TD and take the match into overtime

The Norse won the toss to receive in Overtime, but only had 6 players on the field to the Dwarves' 8 and nobody had any rerolls left.  Coach Right Stuff went for a classic elf style play but after spiralling a great pass the catcher  was pulled down, the Dwarves caged up to score in turn 6 of OT and take a well deserved win.

The Norse Overtime play started well with the runners breaking clear downfield, but it was not to be

With this loss Odinn's Champions bow out of the playoffs and the series, while the Hammer of Hushut will go on but down some key players with a skilled ball handling Hobgoblin missing the next game and a star Bull Centaur Armour broken.

The Champions will send Ulfwerner Rodger the Fluffy to Valhalla in a fiery ceremony tonight, but also celebrate skill upgrades for Blitzer Sven Forkbeard (ST boost) and Runner Gizar Breyclaw (Diving Catch)

Yes, another Kickstarter

And this one is (again) way too cool to pass up: Achtung! Cthulhu  Here is what is on offer:

Full colour Hardcover copies of the Investigator's & Keeper's Guides to the Secret War - Plus bonus content and full side by side stats and rules for Savage Worlds as well as Call of Cthulhu:




Shadows of Atlantis - A huge 248 page campaign involving ancient civilisations as the Investigator's must stop a mysterious new Nazi force from recovering powerful relics of Atlantis.

Assault on the Mountains of Madness - Following a trail of strange events, and clues to an ill-fate earlier expedition, the Allies will discover an Antarctic infested with Nazis. They must launch themselves into the frozen continent where they’ll be faced with the power of the elements, unbelievable ancient mysteries and a stunning climax that could change the face of the world forever. Artwork by Korungn and cartography by Michal. E. Cross. “Join us for this dangerous expedition, some of you will not return, but I know every one of you will give your lives before letting the Third Reich raise the Swastika over this accursed ultimate abyss.” Captain Brandon Carter, Assault on the Mountains of Madness

The North African & Middle East Guide, Eastern Front Guide, Pacific War Guide - 128 page dossiers on 3 other major fronts in the Secret War. In essence mini versions of the Keeper's Guide with a focus on the regional Mythos and plots, secret organisations, equipment and vehicles, key characters, creatures, adventure seeds, maps and much more.

28mm Pewter Allied Investigator's & Cthulhu Creatures - We've brought to life six of the heroes from the core Achtung! Cthulhu storyline and re-imagined six iconic Lovecraftian creatures to terrorise your tabletop!

Floor Plan Tiles - Awesome geomorphic tiles by the godfather of boardgame tiles Henning Ludvigsen, covering a Nazi underground base, snow covered outpost, Elder City ruins and more.

Achtung! Cthulhu Interface 19.40 - A cross over with the cyberpunk themed setting Interface Zero 2.0. A 60 page guide to super soldier experimentation on both sides during the war as a backstory to Interface Zero 2.0 and a 60 page adventure covering what happens when the Mythos is involved!

Secret War Documents Pack - Bring your game to life with authentic looking PDF wartime documents including telegrams, secret orders and ID documents. 

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/modiphius/achtung-cthulhu-the-ww2-keepers-and-investigators
http://www.modiphius.com/

Quarter Finals Update

The rest of the finals have started in the ACTBBL and here are the results so far from the Commissioner:

Two of the 3 matches went into overtime, only the game between Odinn’s Champions and The Savage Rose was decided in standard turns with a 4-3 win to The Savage Rose despite suffering 6 casualties.  With their first round finals win, The Savage Rose and All French Company have progressed to the Semi’s and due to skipping the second finals round they have recovered their injured players."

So next round will see a rematch of the recent game between the Champions and the Hammer of Hashut!