Dreadball game 3

" Good evening folks, Marv 'the Mouth' Hengist here on a subdued night at the Rustbucket with my conspirator in crime Chuck Waggon, tonight's game had everything you could want from a game, except of course, a Raiders victory... Things started ominously when No 3'Radar' Richardson missed a 3 point strike after Michelle Jones psyked him out on the spot, A clearly hungover White Goodman added to a whole a cavalcade of errors from both teams, as the first 5 rushes prove inconclusive, to the point where the Raiders No6 'Lock Down' Leigh started to throw tantrums and hurl abuse at anyone within range (It's never a pleasant sight when a good jack goes diva chuck). White Goodman started to wake up when he received the ball, only for 'Beauty Scream' accidentally trip him up, No 3 'Radar' earned the enmity of the home crowd by fumbling not one but two 4 point shots in succession, (No Chuck I haven't seen that many fumbled balls since that night on Sallieana 3 either) whilst White Goodman's best effort was a cheap 1 point. 

Suddenly Michelle Jones landed a heavy hit to the back of Beauty Screams head, down and out she went, finally getting the crowd on their feet, with Michelle spending the next few rushes in the sin bin as a result, White Goodman must have been woken up by the crowd at this point, as he kicked into overdrive and dropped a 3 pointer to bring the Joe's up to 4 ahead. The raiders No1, 'Sniffer' Dawg got involved at this point, and threw a quick pass to Radar who slammed home a 4 pointer, possibly hoping to escape the beating he was undoubtedly going to receive later (that's right Chuck, Radar's wife is a beast when she's angry). With the score level the fans decided there was a game on and began cheering in earnest, No3 for the Joe's, Pepper managed a long run on his appearance off the bench, followed by a perfect pass to White who dropped another 3 points for the Joes, this was immediately countered by another two-way play by the Raiders with Radar putting another 4 points on the board to bring the Raiders to +1 (I'm pretty sure the fans can count too Chuck, but telling them the score is kinda my job..) 

At this point the crowd was screaming and the last few rushes promised to be stuff of Dreadball legend. Another great play by Pepper saw a long drive down the wall, a snatch pass past No10 'Blast Charge' left White with a third three point strike, The Joes at +2 were proving anything but Average. The Last rush for the Raiders, Radar and Sniffer pulled off one of the single greatest run-around snatch and grabs I have ever witnessed, they barely touched the ground, Radar dashed into the four point zone for one last throw, and as the ball left his hand, and arced toward the strike hex... and Exploded! In the final rush Pepper put himself on the score board but it was token gesture, +3 to the Joes after one helluva game, Chuck has just informed me that although Beauty Scream did survive surgery, wrist damage has meant she will be retiring from the game, an Icon of the rustbucket from it's earliest days, rumours say she is said to have been offered a position as an offensive coach.."

Game -3 loss 

Beauty scream died- cheap revive was -1skill- retired

No3 'Radar' reached rank 2- gained show off

5MC saved in bank

New Rating 126

DreadBall Game 2

Game 2- No-Homers Club vs Rust-Eze raiders

"Marv 'the Mouth' Hengist here on Springfrost with my long time co-host Chuck Waggon once again, we've travelled all the way out here to Forge Father territory for the Rust-Eze Raiders second game of the season, and what a game it was! we had some ecstatic fans here at the No-Homers Secret Clubhouse, although strangely most of them were definitely NOT cheering for the home team, apparently the home fans shuttles were diverted around a crash site this evening, leaving the away fans to populate as much of the stadium as they wanted. 

The game started with a bang quite literally, as after a perfectly executed steal by No2 'Beauty Scream'allowing the her to gain access to the crucial 3 point zone with the ball, it exploded right there in her hands! (I've also experienced that tight grip Chuck and let me tell you, it wasn't pleasant) The forge fathers Guards decided to slim down the Raiders offense, and dropped No1 'Sniffer' Dawg out for the next few rushes, although despite multiple attempts they just couldn't put No10 'Blast Charge' Billy down, in fact he held up the entire team long enough for Beauty scream to repeat her steal trick, and slam home a 3 pointer whilst backflipping in showboating as blatant as I've ever seen. Those No-Homers Guards were a feisty bunch though, and this time managed to (eventually) drop Blast Charge, and the Steal Queen herself, but they couldn't capitalise on their numerical advantage as No3 'Radar' Richardson slid into the strike zone for a little 1 point (No that's not a height crack Chuck, do you think I want Digby down on my ass for height based discrimination? Not twice anyway..) Now things were looking decidely dodgy here for the Raiders, although they were 4-up, The FF had the ball within 4 points distance, they were down to one striker 'Radar', who was trying to keep a low profile (come on now Chuck stop laughing..) and their reserve striker was the free agent Jeff longshanks, last of the '4-leafed Roamers', he swept on to the arena and in a show of skill that dwarfed his opponents (DAMMIT CHUCK!!) snatched the ball from the FF jack, he couldn't see a space until the Robotic Free Agent 11001111 (is that a name?) smashed back two No-Homers guards in swift succession, Longshanks threw the pass.. 'Radar' caught it, he dashed into the 3 point Zone, and slammed it home in mid air, though to a less receptive crowd, who had just realised that it was all over early, whitewash to the Raiders! 

What a game Chuck, In a few moments we'll be live commentating on the friendly game both teams agreed to play to stop the Fans rioting, but if you are travelling home remember to avoid the wrecked ship currently being salvaged by Rusten Brothers Salvage (say don't they own the Raiders, now there's a coincidence) out on freight lane 9901, have a safe journey y'all (heh, I coulda said it was a short game but I didn't did I Chuck? waddya mean Digby's on the comm?..."

Game was 7 points to me, my income 25MC (I know) I purchased An extra Jack No8 'White Trash' Tony, another Coaching Dice and A Card) 

Beauty Scream ranked up- and got the MVP to boot- and gained a safe pair of hands,

New team rating- 131. 

(nothing changed for me during the friendly which ended 4 pnts to the FF)

Dreadball!

I haven't managed to post for a while, mainly as I've been working on commissions and I don't post those up (being nice to the people who paid me is quite important) however, that said, I have taken a bit of time out to get involved in some dreadball, which although I haven't played many games I absolutely love, and after bouncing through the rules I spotted the page about Dreadball Extreme, and thought, 'that's me, right there...' I got a human team from a good friend Sam (his blog is here) at Xmas, so I painted those up (from spray to finished during the movie armageddon... they arent the most complex models thankfully), and designed a bit of background- Workers from the salvage firm responsible for disposing of used Dreadball armour, who set up their own dreadball league with pilfered armour in the bowels of their salvage ship, eventually catching the attention of the firms owners, who decided to back their raw talent with corporate sponsorship.

This then led me to think 'hmmm, i want extreme bases' so I got some plasticard, built some bases, and cast them up in resin. this in turn made me think 'what if...' and I embarked on a rather over the top idea- I would use these bases to build an entire pitch from scratch, extreme style, and so I did- on a base of plastic mesh from a craft shop, I built 'The Rustbucket' home of the Royston Brothers Salvagers team 'The Rust-Eze Raiders'

Here's some pictures, followed by the first game report of the league I'm currently playing in firestorm games

"Marv 'the Mouth' Hengist here with my long time co-host Chuck Waggon at the Rustbucket to report on tonights rather unique game. After some initial confusion over drinks allocation when the caterers at the Rustbucket had simply sprayed the team initials on the refreshment trolleys to denote which was destined for each dressing room, meaning the Raiders were left with a unique Terraton tea made from crushed coral and seaweed, whilst the Rebels were served no10 'Blast-charge' Billy's finest moonshine, we managed to get under way. The game started with the Raiders no2 'Beauty Scream' Betty stealing a quick 1 Point behind the Terraton's back, before being pounded off the pitch by an enraged alien. The pain continued for the Rust-Eze team for the next few rushes as they failed to penetrate the Reptiles tough shells, and even Blast Charge was beat down by a brawling Rebel guard. eventually the Raiders got another break, and stealing the ball from a Terraton (no Chuck I don't know his name, all these damn aliens look alike to me) as he closed on a big 4 pointer they got another cheap 1 point, they were 2-0 up, but their celebration was cut short as no5 'Redshirt' Bobby was dropped with a blow to the head so severe he's likely now playing ball on the Rustbucket in the sky (yes Chuck I know that as it's mounted on a salvage ship the Rustbucket already is in the sky let's not let that get in the way of a good metaphor) as the game reached it's closing moments the viscous moonshine imbibed by the Rebels finally worked it's way into their alien system, and as they began to wobble rather strangely around the pitch a commotion in the dressing rooms revealed that the refreshments mix-up may not have been as accidental as previously thought, the robot ref dialled up Digby, and after a brief online chat called the game a draw on Rush 11, pending a stewards enquiry."

Draw- Both teams gain 1 dice (I rolled a 5)

NO2 'Beauty Scream' my MVP'
NO1 on the terratons killed NO5 (guard 'Redshirt')

My purchase- guard no11 'Bore-hole' Baldwin

No spare Mc, new rating 101.