****************************************************************************** ** ** ** H'Pak Match Summary for 2002 1207: ** ** ** ****************************************************************************** _____________________________________________________________________________ +021207 2124 HNTl.Gyre in t StB - Draw - NKI Wins, LD Wins Gyre in the Wabe FFA 5: HedgeSnake, Two Saks, lone dorf, vinylrake, Nokilli A wild one with all those Fetch, *especially* TS's! Dang, they *dominate* for a little while! But once TS launches the Ball they finally get overwhelmed. This game has a HUGE Sudden Death which comes down to just a couple of units! LD has to hope that NKI will fumble and bring his Soulless too close to LD's Mauls - but it just doesn't happen! NOTE: This ends up as a "stalemate", since LD could hide his Maul behind the tree and NKI could just stay off the cliff enough to keep it Contested - so we call it a "Draw" and both players get a "Win". Wow, great game guys! :D _____________________________________________________________________________ 021207 2150 BHNT.Smells_1 StB - Baak/HS/TS Win Smells_1.1G / Smells Like Blood In Here (Team) 3v3: vinylrake & lone dorf & Nokilli, Baak & HedgeSnake & Two Saks *** Tonight's Best of 7 "Grab & Defend" Bacon: Baak/HS/TS: 1, VR/LD/NKI: 0 *** VR/LD/NKI grab it and defend at a center ledge. Baak/HS/TS come in and try to take out those Archers one way, then another (which finally works somewhat!) NKI gets dropped, but the Sporks decide to play it out - Baak/HS/TS do a three- way assault and overwhelm them in the end. Good one! _____________________________________________________________________________ +021207 2215 BHNT.Smells_1 StB - Baak/HS/TS Win Smells_1.1G / Smells Like Blood In Here (Team) 3v3: vinylrake & lone dorf & Nokilli, Baak & HedgeSnake & Two Saks *** Tonight's Best of 7 "Grab & Defend" Bacon: Baak/HS/TS: 2, VR/LD/NKI: 0 *** Baak/HS/TS grab it only to get it *seriously stuck* mid-maze! There's a minute or two of *pure tension* on the team as they work to get it unstuck while the footfalls of the VR/LD/NKI Army approach! Some *excellent* teamwork by Baak/HS/TS keep them at bay, and with the help of a *nasty* Friendly Fire incident by VR/LD/NKI in the maze the final bloodbath is avoided in the very corner of the map. Wow! Great Game guys! :) _____________________________________________________________________________ +021207 2307 BHNT.Knuckle o StB - Baak/HS/TS Win Knuckle of the Oasis v1.1 / Party on the Oasis (Light) 3v3: Baak & HedgeSnake & Two Saks, Nokilli & lone dorf & vinylrake *** Tonight's Best of 7 "Grab & Defend" Bacon: Baak/HS/TS: 3, NKI/LD/VR: 0 *** Small map - *tons* of troops! :) NKI/LD/VR set up defense and it looks like it's working (check out that *sweet* Wight tag by NKI/LD/VR!) - all those Archers on the hill are *devastating!* But Baak/HS/TS have their own Archer Horde that continuously pummels their flank, finally breaking through and allowing for all three squads of the Baak/HS/TS Army to overwhelm the NKI/LD/VR defenses. _____________________________________________________________________________ $*021207 2337 BHNT.Knuckle o StB - Baak/HS/TS Win Knuckle of the Oasis v1.1 / Party on the Oasis (Light) 3v3: vinylrake & lone dorf & Nokilli, Baak & HedgeSnake & Two Saks *** Tonight's Best of 7 "Grab & Defend" Bacon: Baak/HS/TS: 4, VR/LD/NKI: 0 *** Baak/HS/TS Defend in the deciding game of the night! This one is a *complete bloodbath* - tons of troops in a *very* small space! VR/LD/NKI gain the upper hand and are *seriously ahead* at one point - it's looking bad for Baak/HS/TS, but *check out those Heron Heroes!* *Dang* this is *so close!* - and never underestimate the power of *teamwork* as HS reminds TS and Baak to tag the Ball amidst the final fracas, thus saving the game! *Wow! GREAT GAME ALL!! :D* _____________________________________________________________________________ +021208 0022 BNTl.Gimble in StB - Baak Wins Gimble in the Wabe FFA 5: Two Saks, Nokilli, lone dorf, vinylrake, Baak NOTE: There was a *HUGE* 30-second+ lag right about the time LD's Dorf is killed by TS's Pus Ghols, which resulted in LD auto-pursuing them into TS's Army. NKI's post-lag comments really cracked me up! :D TS grabs it, takes it to a new end of the Gimble map, and it's one *big* battle at the end! Baak manages to keep NKI away from it *just* long enough! *Close* ending! :) _____________________________________________________________________________ 021208 0039 BNTl.Dead ManC Asn - VR Wins Dead Man's Chest FFA 5: Two Saks, Nokilli, lone dorf, vinylrake, Baak VR "schools" TS (TS's own Post Game words!) and Baak manages to get a sneak attack in on LD using "Thrall Parade Distraction Technique #3", but VR takes it with the 6 kills. _____________________________________________________________________________ #+021208 0056 BNTl.Redsand_v StB - NKI Wins Redsand_v1 / Red Sand, Black Blood (Trow) FFA 5: Two Saks, Nokilli, lone dorf, vinylrake, Baak Baak goes for NKI's Warlock and Mortar Dorf - and fails miserably! In fact, these two do nothing but inflict pain on Baak! lol! VR and Baak get into it in the center pond, leaving each other beat up (dang those VR Soulless are *so* persistent!) Suddenly it's TS, LD and NKI - who is still at 100%! Yikes! LD gets a *spectacular* Warlock shot off on NKI, and NKI's Mortar Dorf shot ends up as a dud (it really looks quite funny!) But the Ball is on the *lower* side of the cliff and LD goes for it - there is a *tense* moment where it looks like NKI might *not* Contest it (this is *so* close - probably one frame difference!) LD is coming on *strong*, but NKI pushes him off the Ball long enough to take it! (This was wise as NKI's army is completely destroyed in the Post Game!) FUNK: Check out NKI's Trow when it dies - turned to stone *mid-kick*! Wow! :D _____________________________________________________________________________ +021208 0122 BNTl.Green Par StB - NKI Wins Green Paradise v1.1 / Green Paradise FFA 5: Two Saks, Nokilli, Baak, vinylrake, lone dorf NKI pulls a "phoenix" and seriously arises from the ashes after a nasty pus attack from Baak (avenging that "favorite" Thrall! ;) ) Check out the ending! NKI has *perfect* timing with a pair of Wights and those Stygians taking out Baak's Archer threat from one side! Very nicely done, NKI! :) _____________________________________________________________________________ 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 # = Deciding Game to win The Shield of Honor s = Slide Show Notes: "lone dorf" joins us tonight as a Special Guest! :D ______________________________________________________________________________