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  1. Ross Fisher
    Congratulations to the Young Boys on their victory, and thanks everyone for taking part! Looking forward to competing in Pontelli next year.
  2. Ross Fisher
    Game eight: Young Boys Pontelli vs Horatio's Hookers After the mayhem of the quarter-finals, and the drama of the semis, it all comes down to this: the cup. Both teams stepped out onto the pitch bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. The Young Boys had the ball to kick off, and dominated possession from the off. For such tiny people, they definitely weren't afraid of their hook-handed opponents! Ten minutes into the half they scored their first goal, and quickly followed it up with another. However, after that, things started to turn the Hookers' way, as they scored one of their own. It looked like the little lads would take the lead into the second half, but Horatio's boys managed to slip an equaliser in before the whistle. The second half started favouring the Corrington team. They managed to dominate possession, but struggled to get any shots on target. Twenty minutes in, Bob the snake showed up, and settled into a warm spot just inside the Hookers' penalty area. With no-one able to shoo him off, play was resumed around him. This did, however, have consequences, when the Young Boys scored again. A linesman judged that the ball had bounced off Bob, and discounted it. It was getting late in the game, and both teams were getting very tired. Then, an exasperated lad toe-punted the ball upfield, and the pig's bladder caught an unexpected breeze, and soared over Horatio's men. The goalkeeper, busy trying to scare the snake, failed to get back to his line on time. With a single bounce, the ball crossed the line, and sealed the victory for Pontelli: 3:2! The Young Boys won the cup!
  3. Ross Fisher
    Game seven: Weelond Regimentals vs WTC Marines! The third-place game kicked off with the Marines dominant. It seems that the Regimentals' coach, Patch Verlander had instructed his men to stay in the the opposing half. This proved to be a mistake, as the WTC team kept possession, and ensured the ball never reached their own half. With that, they netted a slew of goals, and returned to the dugout 8:0 ahead. In the second half, it seems that Verlander had quietly been hustled off into the stands, and Monkey had taken over. It had an immediate impact, with the Regimentals regaining control of play, and working their way back up the scoreboard. The WTC Marines were powerless to stop them, and soon the scoreline was 8:4. Unfortunately for the men in green, that's where the goals stopped. With both teams exhausted from their efforts, full time was called, and the Marines had earned third place.
  4. Ross Fisher
    Absolutely stunning. My hat, if I ever had one to begin with, is firmly off to you.
  5. Ross Fisher
    Game six: Horatio's Hookers vs WTC Marines! With both teams sponsored and approved by the Warfarer Trade Company, some were hoping for a friendly match. This was not to be. The Hookers managed to get a few shots on goal, but each was blocked by the massive horse goalkeeper. Any further action was delayed by the reappearance of the snake, who is apparently called "Bob". By the time he had been ushered off the pitch, the half time whistle blew with no goals to show for it. In the second half, the Marines deployed their dynamite! Mud flew, blood flowed, and Horatio himself was stretchered off the pitch. Unfortunately, this didn't work out entirely in their favour, as two of their own players were injured in the confusion. The confused referee awarded the WTC a penalty, then changed his mind and awarded it to the Hookers instead. They managed to put the ball between the horse's legs, and won the game 1:0.
  6. Ross Fisher
    Not quite. There's going to be a game for 3rd place, too.
  7. Ross Fisher
    It's been an age since we last added to this collab. Here's part 2: Johannes Peersen wasn't the only soul who died that year. No sir. Listen up, and I'll tell you what happened next. What you need to know is that Hallowdijk was named for its church. It was dedicated to Hades, and consecrated to All Hallows. And that turned out to be a good thing, as there was a lot more hallowed souls in the settlement by the end of that year. Well, the priest of All Hallows was young Father Kaspar, the late Maria and Karl Van Marklander's son. He was a decent enough sort. He preferred the tavern rather than his own pulpit, but he had that in common with the rest of the village! He cared for his mother when his father passed away early. And he carried on doing that right up until Walther De Pfeffel started giving her his own care and attention - if you catch my drift. Well, De Pfeffel paid for the lad to go off to the seminary, and leave the two of them in peace. But it didn't do him much good. Three years later the lad was back, building a chapel of Hades and lecturing to his neighbours about their sins. To make matters worse, in '98 Maria died of the plague and left Walther with only a preaching stepson for company. Now I ask you, what would you do in those circumstances? Because when Father Van Marklander ended up dead, everyone had a strong suspicion who might have done it. Now, it seemed like the poor man just had too much to drink and froze to death in the ditch. De Pfeffel had a half-decent alibi, but still... With no resolution to the issue, the Village Fathers sent off to the city for a new priest, buried the old one and went on with life.
  8. Ross Fisher
    Game five: Young Boys Pontelli vs Weelond Regimentals Not for the last time this tournament, two teams from the same nation were facing off. The Young Boys pulled an early lead on the Regimentals, sending a long ball just over the goalkeeper's head. The two teams traded goals for most of the half, but a fumble just before the whistle put the Pontelli team 4:2 ahead at half time. The Regimentals returned to the pitch fully prepared to put the little men in their place. They quickly began a punishing series of attacks, which resulted in four more goals. Unfortunately, a late tackle and a red card took them down to 10 men, and the Young Boys were able to score four more of their own. At full time the score was 8:6 to the Pontelli lads, and the first team was through to the final.
  9. Ross Fisher
    Great concept to build at the nano scale. A smart idea for anyone whose ambition is bigger than their collection.
  10. Ross Fisher
    Game four: Ocean's Elevens vs WTC Marines! Even before the game started, accusations against the WTC men were rife. But if anything, those rumours only served to spur them on. They ran rings around the little Sea Rats. By the half-time whistle, the Wayfarers were leading 2:0. But if anyone expected them to go easy on the Ocean's Eleven in the second half, they were sorely mistaken. The horse eaters body-blocked their way to three more goals and, by full time, the young Sea Rats were left crying over a 0:5 defeat.
  11. Ross Fisher
    Game three: Terraversa Rebels vs Horatio's Hookers Hundreds of supporters came our to support the Terraversa team, who were all smiles and waving to the crowd. This became a problem, however, when their goalkeeper was too busy to stop the Corringtonians from slipping a ball into their net. And all the chanting and cheering in the world couldn't stop a second ball from ending up in the same place. The teams retreated to their dugouts at halftime, with a 2:0 scoreline to the Hookers. The second half started a bit more promisingly for the locals, who scored one of their own. Unfortunately for them, match officials quickly marked it offside. And while they were busy arguing about it with the referee, the Hookers lobbed another ball into the open goal. At full time, the score was 3:0 to the Corrington team, and the locals went home disappointed.
  12. Ross Fisher
    Yeah, the mechanics aren't perfect. Honestly it's like an amateur league football score line. Kinda ridiculous, but somehow it seemed suitable for Lego, so I left it.
  13. Ross Fisher
    Is anyone interested in joining this collab? We've had a couple of people drop out, so we've got space for a couple more people to join in.
  14. Ross Fisher
    Game two: Cuba Libre vs Weelond Regimentals With both teams taking an offensive approach to their game, the crowd anticipated drama, but I don't think anyone was ready for this. In the opening minute Cuba Libre scored two goals, and the Weelond Regimentals scored three! And things did not let up. By the end of the half, both sides had scored a bonkers 12 goals each! At some point during the halftime talks, both teams must've realised they should let their goalkeepers stay in goal instead of playing midfield. As such, the second half was comparatively sedate. Or maybe it was the snake that snuck onto the pitch that slowed play. Cuba Libre only managed a further four goals. But, in the end, it was the Eslandolans who claimed the win with eight more goals sealing the deal. At full time the score was 16:20 to the team in green; we can only hope that , with that, sanity returns to Nola Mar.
  15. Ross Fisher
    Haha! Glad you enjoyed it. Sorry you didn't get further.
  16. Ross Fisher
    Game one: Young Boys Pontelli vs Quinnsville Cannonade The first game of the tournament kicked things off with a bang! From the start, the Young Boys dominated, gaining a two goal lead. The Quinnsville Cannonade managed to equalise, but by the end of the half, the Eslandolans were leading 4-2. The second half, however, favoured experience over youth. Evidently the Young Boys' little legs were tired after their early exertions. And with that, the artilllerymen were able to claw their way back to a 4-4 draw by full time. Extra time saw the Corringtonians committing all of their men to front line, hoping to break through the Pontelli defence. This however, proved to be a mistake, as it left mainly Eslandolans in their own half. First one, then two, then three balls slipped past their goalkeeper. By the time the whistle blew, the Young Boys had achieved a commanding 10-4 victory, and were through to the semi-final!
  17. Ross Fisher
    OK, the tournament is going to be a straight knock-out, with one additional game to determine bronze place. The initial round of games will be: 1- Young Boys Pontelli (B) vs Quinnsville Cannonade (O) 2- Cuba Libre (O) vs Weelond Regimentals (O) 3- Terraversa Rebels (Wild Card) vs Horatio's Hookers (D) 4- Ocean's Elevens (D) vs WTC Marines! (O)
  18. Ross Fisher
    OK, the contest entries are now closed! @NOD Congrats on your Cat B entry. You have won a free medium build to use anywhere in Nola Mar. I'll have the first fixture dates up ASAP. May the best team win! In order to have an even bracket, The Terraversa Rebels as a Wild Card, this will be reflected in their play style.
  19. Ross Fisher
    If we get one more team before midnight on the international date line, it'll make for a nice, even bracket. Come on Oleon!
  20. Ross Fisher
    No problem. I'm glad to see these guys!
  21. Ross Fisher
    Nice work! Feeling sorry for that goalkeeper, though.
  22. Ross Fisher
    Great work! Glad to see them.
  23. Ross Fisher
    Great comedy, and I will be dropping some of those names in the commentary! Good work.
  24. Ross Fisher
    Fantastic! Looking forward to seeing them play. Eslandola now has 2 teams. Sea Rats and Corrington have 1 each, and Oleon is not represented at all. For shame. Also, with ¾ teams playing offensively, this could be a particularly high-scoring tournament.
  25. Ross Fisher
    @Darnok @Capt Wolf
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