****************************************************************************** ** ** ** H'Pak Match Summary for 2002 0406: ** ** ** ****************************************************************************** _____________________________________________________________________________ +020406 2119 BNT Venice StB - Baak Wins Venice FFA 3: Nokilli, Terd St. Ain, Baak'lor TS grabs the Bacon and places it in one of the open doorways in the center Castle. NKI comes in and TS repels his first assault. Meanwhile, Baak is sneaking in to attack TS from behind... While TS and NKI are duking it out, Baak blasts the back of TS's army with two double-Warlock fireballs, sending TS into the Castle to defend the Bacon. TS fends off Baak with a Warlock in the doorway and TS and NKI go into Sudden Death over the Bacon. Baak sends another double-fireball *just* ahead of his advancing army while the Bacon is Contested by TS and NKI. The blast from the double-fireball takes out *all* the units around the Bacon, leaving it Contested (unowned) in Sudden Death as Baak descends... (I was *praying* the last double-fireball was going to reach the doorway!) Note: Deja Vu Funk: The very next game had an *extremely similar* ending! :) _____________________________________________________________________________ *020406 2138 BNT Titus_Gro StB - Baak Wins Titus_Groan / Titus Groan (Dark) FFA 3: Nokilli, Terd St. Ain, Baak'lor *Wasps and Fetch on the same map!* NKI nimbly snags the Bacon with one Wasp ahead of TS's group of six, with a *nice* block by NKI's Wight! Keep an eye on NKI's "Terminator" Wight! :) NKI sets up a good defensive position and takes only minor damage as both TS and Baak send in their first taunting attacks... NKI has a *nice* single-Wasp sneak that *almost* takes out a Baak Fetch *after* absorbing a lightning strike!! Tough Wasp! :) After a few more waves of TS and Baak units nagging NKI (with some success), it's a double-front rush! But Baak has been delayed by NKI's Wasp... Lucky for Baak, NKI's *one* surviving Soulless at the Bacon keeps the Sudden Death alive long enough for him to arrive... Great Game!! _____________________________________________________________________________ 020406 2156 BNT sunburn KoH - Baak Wins sunburn / Sunburn (Dusk) FFA 3: Nokilli, Terd St. Ain, Baak'lor Three flags for KoH! Funk!! All three of us are basically rooted at our respective flags for most of this game, but TS and NKI get into it first and never let up! :) There's a large Dwarf-Warlock chain-reaction-death that's fairly spectacular as TS hits NKI with his Warlock (keep an eye on TS's Warlock: he's tough!). Also Baak picks on NKI with a pair of Pus Ghols! (NKI gets sandwiched on this game). TS and NKI are so worn down after their battle... _____________________________________________________________________________ +020406 2212 BNT God Head KoH - NKI Wins God Head at Aleppo / Cymbaline FFA 3: Nokilli, Baak'lor, Terd St. Ain This Koh is with the Ball - which NKI promptly grabs! TS is first to attack NKI, and doesn't seem to notice Baak on his direct flank while focused on the Ball. As TS and NKI duke it out (yet again tonight!), Baak starts to come in - but it is "too little too late" as NKI sneaks off with the Ball putting it well out of Baak's reach! NKI savors the moment as he has it clenched! Nicely played, NKI! :) Note: fir'Bolg in this one have "Stun Arrows" as T attack - watch NKI hit Baak with several of these - they stun one unit at a time! _____________________________________________________________________________ +020406 2222 BNT God Head KoH - Baak Wins God Head at Aleppo / God Head at Aleppo FFA 3: Nokilli, Terd St. Ain, Baak'lor (Again with the Ball for Koh) NKI grabs the Ball yet again - only this time he takes off running! lol! TS gets hurt a bit as he is attacked by NKI while focused on the Ball. Baak is doing target practice on some of NKI's Thrall while *trying* to catch up to NKI's dribbling Ghol! lol! NKI finally gets the Ball stuck and Baak sneaks a Wight in to scare everybody off around it (omg - it worked!) - NKI dispatches the Wight near a pile of satchels - BOOOOOM!! NKI positions his two Dorfs above the Ball at cliff's edge, but Baak picks them off with his Archers before they do too much damage! Baak comes in with a fresh army of melee units and takes the Ball - while fighting off some of NKI's Thrall that are scattering his Archers. Close one!! *Eight seconds*!! Great game! _____________________________________________________________________________ +020406 2230 BNT Killing G KoH - NKI Wins Killing Grounds FFA 3: Nokilli, Terd St. Ain, Baak'lor lol! Four minutes of chaos! NKI and TS start closest together - and you know what that means! :) NKI has a tough-skinned Wight that Baak hits by a fluke at the end (his Archer *just* happened to turn as he was constantly trying to move around the other Archers - this final (third!) shot takes out another *tough* NKI Wight! And watch how many Baak arrows *miss* this Wight at the start!). This one is also *close*: there's an 18-second spread between 1st and 3rd! Great game! _____________________________________________________________________________ Legend: * = Game Of The Week + = Game Of The Week Runner Up $ = Deciding Game to win The Sacred Sword & Axe of Shaal'a Manx ^ = Deciding Game to defend The Sacred Sword & Axe of Shaal'a Manx s = Slide Show Notes: ______________________________________________________________________________