How to play against a "castle" formation ?

Ddraig Coch · Post by **Ddraig Coch** » Wed Sep 04, 2002 6:04 pm

My point exactly

Zombie · Post by **Zombie** » Wed Sep 04, 2002 8:15 pm

Well, there are exceptions of course. A bashing team injuring all but 5 opponents is one of them.

Yes, block, tackle and thick skull are great, but they won't help you pass the ball. That's why you should play to your team's strength. Ignoring that is just plain stupid.

Nermal · Post by **Nermal** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 8:27 am

sorry to have been away. as i said in the earlier post i feel that you should not be afraid to hold the ball. not just hold the ball

i have played games with this C Dwarf team that have been high scoring it is more of a know when to hold the ball thing.

if you get my drift

Ddraig Coch · Post by **Ddraig Coch** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 1:07 pm

Hi Nerm, do you classify two 2-0 wins, one 2-1 win and one 1-2 loss as being high scoring games ?

Dave

Nermal · Post by **Nermal** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 12:38 pm

for a first time CD player not bad i think

Ddraig Coch · Post by **Ddraig Coch** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 1:06 pm

I think 3 TDs scored in a game, is verging on a more than average amount of TDs. You could be scoring much more if you let rip with your two bull centaurs. Those bad boys are quick.

Dave

Nermal · Post by **Nermal** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 1:12 pm

yea but i have not had so much luck just giving them the ball.

now i have another rr i may feel more like taking the risk and going for the bulls to score.

Ddraig Coch · Post by **Ddraig Coch** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 3:12 pm

Getting your fourth team re-roll definitely opens up more dice rolling avenues for you. My Woodies currently only have two re-rolls, but I need more players first before I go down the route of team re-rolls (1 Wardancer, 1 Thrower, 2 Catchers)

Anyway

Dave

Nermal · Post by **Nermal** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 3:30 pm

yea you need the players if john's record of casualties holds you will need them bad

Ddraig Coch · Post by **Ddraig Coch** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 6:40 pm

Hay Nerm, it took me a while to figure out what you meant, but I guess it is referring to when John played Wood Elves and had the snot kicked out of his team.

I'd like to think there will be a lot less blocks against my Woodies than against John's. He would forget to move them away from tacklezones, or try to do the very hardest things first.

The way of the easiest, less dice rolls is the path to enlightenment

Dave

longfang · Post by **longfang** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 7:12 pm

If you want to break open a cage you have to attack the back corners. You can allow the cage to advance one square a turn or you can try to allow a little more forward movement. If the players at the back are in tackle zones they will have to dodge to ensure the cage remains tight. If they stand and Block then the cage advance will be stalled or the cage will become strung out. You have to force your opponant to roll dice, it's the only way you can get a turnover. Then again you might get your team killed trying.

Ddraig Coch · Post by **Ddraig Coch** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 8:45 pm

Hi Longfang

Do you think it makes a difference where you try and 'pin' the cage down ? If you put tacklezones on the front of the cage don't you get the same effect ?

Dave

neverdodge · Post by **neverdodge** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 8:57 pm

the effect is prolly the same except that he need tou block you in the back of the cage if he want to free his player, AND in addition he need to block forward to try moving. If you attack him from the front of the cage he just need to knock down those player in the front to moove forward.

that s the way i see it

Ddraig Coch · Post by **Ddraig Coch** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 9:02 pm

Yea, thats the way I initially thought too. But if the front of the cage only Blocks, then they can only follow up the one square, and progression of the cage is stinted.

With only one blitz, it would mean that one out of the two front cage 'pinners' would have to be blocked. Doesn't this also have the effect of slowing the cage down, and with the defense being infront of the offense, at least they are getting in the way of TD scoring

Dave

Ddraig Coch · Post by **Ddraig Coch** » Fri Sep 06, 2002 9:02 pm

Yea, thats the way I initially thought too. But if the front of the cage only Blocks, then they can only follow up the one square, and progression of the cage is stinted.

With only one blitz, it would mean that one out of the two front cage 'pinners' would have to be blocked. Doesn't this also have the effect of slowing the cage down, and with the defense being infront of the offense, at least they are getting in the way of TD scoring

Dave