Final (?) game of the season for the Amazon's

So, we were supposed to have the playoff this last weekend.  But, there was like 6" of snow on the ground, and several people freaked (not nearly as bad as they did in the South... but still).  So, there were three of us.. the #1 seed (Orks), the #2 seed (me), and the #9 seed (Humans)... who showed up to play. 

The Human coach bowed out (as he had lost to both of us, and we hadn't played each other this season). 

It was one of the best games I've had in a while.. :)  No one could hold on to the ball.  I used all but one of my re-rolls for the games on Go For It rolls...

Ended in a 1-1 Tie.

Done!

Final Amazon game of the season...

It was a doozy.

Tightest game of the series for me.  Played against a Chaos Dwarf team.  Here's a pic from turn 1.

The Death Roller is actually a Minotaur for this game...

We played in Sweltering Heat.  I kicked to him.  It took him 8 turns to grind down to a TD, we forgot the roll for heat, and then he kicked to me for my 8th.  During the drive I put on of the Bull Centaurs into the Casualty box (thanks to an Apothecary - no long term damage).  At the end of the half we rolled for the heat - he lost a Dwarf and the Minotaur - none of my team was affected.

Start of the second half - he kicked to me, I scored on turn 2.  Sweltering Heat rolls - he's down two Dwarfs, I'm down a blitzer and a line woman.  Kick-off result was a riot, so we advanced one turn marker.  He then takes the rest of the game to walk down the pitch... I make sure he can't make the End Zone on his turn 8.  It cost me a blitzer (no long term damage) to do it though.  Fair trade for the tie.

So, at the end of 8 games, I'm 5-0-3, have a full 16 players (and have for a while), only had two casualties against me that cost anything (one was a death, the other was a stat bust that I replaced when I have the money.

The finals / tournament is the first weekend in February - double elimination, non-resurrection.  This is going to be fun... assuming I don't have to play more Dwarf teams.

Painted!

These three pics are post paint, pre-dip.

 

The next two are post dip, but still wet with stain.

 



And last two, with black bases - have been sitting for about 12 hours drying.

 

Tomorrow, they get their final game of the season in...

Game 6 and 7... Amazons.

Game 6 was a 1-1 tie vs Orcs.  Tight game, didn't earn anything in the SPP run of things.

Game 7 was a 4-1 win vs. Humans.  Did *lots* of leveling on this one.

Game 5, vs Elf

4-1 win... Played most of the second half with only 8 players on the pitch.

Start of Game 4 - vs Dwarf

Turned out to be a 1-1 tie... 5 of my girls into the casualty box. 1 dead blitzer.

Amazon's game 1, 2, and 3..

We've started our new season at the Friendly (not-so) Local Gaming Store.  We decided to start it at 1.1m, and 1 free FF for painted teams.

Game 1 vs. Dwarfs (Dwarves?).  4-0 win.  Only casualty received was a Miss Next Game for the Thrower "8-Ball".

Game 2 vs. Lizardmen.  4-1 win.  This picture was from his first - before my first turn.  How is that I have the ball halfway down the sideline you ask?  Well - you can see his line setup and the wedge formation be put the skinks in.  I picked up "Kick" for the line woman after first game, put it 4 squares in diagonally from the left side, and rolled a "Blitz" for the kick-off table.  I actually scored on my first turn.

Game 3 vs. Pro Elfs (Elves?).  4-2 win.  By the end of the game, I had 1 line woman in the casualty box... he had 6.  Only 3 scored me SPP... one was "Pebbles N. SlamBam" (appropriately enough) introducing the back of her boot to a catcher's head... honest ref, she tripped. 

So, after the first three games, I'm sitting with 1,390,000gp value, 20k in the bank, 16 players on the roster (one will miss next game), 13 of the ladies have SPP; and both catchers, 1 blitzer, 1 thrower, and 1 line woman have advancements.

Now, I just need to paint them...

First game with amazons..

5-0 win vs. a Necro team.

Amazon Team, Impact!

So, I broke down and spent $35 on Impact!'s Amazon team.  It showed up about 10 days later.

 This what was in the package.  A bag of 16 resin models and 16 bases.

14 of the ladies are one piece models, only the one of the sets of blitzers needed to have their hands attached (not this one).

Here's a thrower - as you can see, it needs a little cleanup - but not too bad.

Below are some pictures after cleaning and putting on bases, and then a size comparison of a GW "official" bloodbowl model.

More pictures as they get painted will follow.  But, over all - I'd say the $35 team was a good deal.