Defensive Formations

[DoubleSkulls]

I play HE and like what Marcus wrote above. If you were using elves on offense and your opponent was using Orcs on defence in the following formation, how would you attack it.

Well the way is you blitz 5 or 6 and run into the middle pocket. Your LWs should be able to get a little bit behind and spread out combined with a line of DWs down the middle and you've nicely split the Orc team in 2.

Then the has to try to squash you into the middle in his turn, but you should be able to get someone open. If not keep the ball safe.

The Orcs should have their 4-5-6-7 line 1 square back too.

[Marcus]

Trying this post again.

Could you ref the second agressive D that Ian mentioned as being nicknamed the "Suicide Sadler". I'm fairly certain Ian got it from me, and I've never seen anyone use it but a friend of mine - which is where it got the nickname.

If anyone else regularly sees that D, then feel free to correct me. It's not as if no-one could possibly come up with it but he's the only guy I've met that used it.

[Thor]

If you block "1" and blitz "5", then you will still have to make dodge rolls for everyone you try to move through (unless you are able to knock down "5"), and beleive me, elves do fail dodge rolls. Is burning re-rolls the answer?

Also, if you go up the middle and splt the defense into two, then your elves are surrounded by ticked off orcs and they will shut you down in their turn.

[martynq]

Could you ref the second agressive D that Ian mentioned as being nicknamed the "Suicide Sadler".

Done!

I don't suppose you've got names for some of the ones that I've just sort of guessed?

Martyn

[DoubleSkulls]

If you block "1" and blitz "5", then you will still have to make dodge rolls for everyone you try to move through

Not if you get the pushbacks right - 1 in behind 2 and 5 the opposite way.

If you don't get the knockdowns then you can always either only run through players with dodge (probably LWs and DWs) or just sit back and wait.