The story so far...

Glowworm · Post by **Glowworm** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:14 am

well it was my first (in the 2 day format) & whilst i agree 55 quid is expensive I enjoyed it, would i go again (next year) Yes without a doubt (if they got Air con in the hall, or turned on even better)

Many thanks to all my opponents, I enjoyed every game regardless of the result.

Thank you to everyone involved, and congratulations to the various winners.

Hope to see you all at Thrudball...

thechosengobbo · Post by **thechosengobbo** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:20 am

Pug wrote:..I take it Mattwhile didn't shout out across the hall " WE TOLD YOU TO TAKE DWARVES!!"....I dared him by text about 3pm on Sunday!!

Wouldn't know, wasn't there. Shane text me his results.

I agree with dwarfcoach, if the tourney can bring that number of signups, then it's definitely worth supporting. I'm now re-consideing my 'never turn up' ethic for the GT.

Plus it'd be a nice way of getting my NAF dice quickly, as I'm unable to renew on the site

Post by **lunchmoney** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:22 am

And the results are in.......................... THE SPOON IS MINE!!!!!

and is was bloody hard work throwing my last 2 games, it went against everything i am

joking there, peeps. my team of choice had 3 secret weapons in and no bribes. and i was fouling a lot, so ran out of players very quickly. it becomes hard to score when you only have 5 or 6 players on the pitch.

the TDs i did score were one turn throw team mate jobs.

Igor Tahavanale · Post by **Igor Tahavanale** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:45 am

Can only hope that's not true. It would be a shame, and a slight on some players who were down there in contention for it on (lack of) merit or genuine bad luck

Ironjaw · Post by **Ironjaw** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:05 am

With the strong Euro vs the Pound, I was surprised there weren't more Italians/Spanish this year.

I can see next year definately selling out- what with the computer game release, so you might not be able to buy your ticket the weekend before next year...

Post by **Thadrin** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:19 am

lunchmoney wrote:And the results are in.......................... THE SPOON IS MINE!!!!!

and is was bloody hard work throwing my last 2 games, it went against everything i am

This is probably the most sad and pathetic thing I have ever heard of.
You shouldn't be proud of deliberately coming last.
Tourneys should bar you.

mattwhile · Post by **mattwhile** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:16 pm

Having met Mr. Lunchmoney, I can only believe his comment was in jest and not meant literally.

Post by **lunchmoney** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:20 pm

Thadrin wrote:
lunchmoney wrote:And the results are in.......................... THE SPOON IS MINE!!!!!

and is was bloody hard work throwing my last 2 games, it went against everything i am
This is probably the most sad and pathetic thing I have ever heard of.
You shouldn't be proud of deliberately coming last.
Tourneys should bar you.

it wasnt deliberate. i assure you. my team choice meant that going in to the second half of every game i was down to half my men. err gobbos. appologies if it looked that way.

thechosengobbo · Post by **thechosengobbo** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:26 pm

There are a couple of people who have BBGT reputations of doing silly things, like deliberately not scoring with their players, of making halflings block ogres, and that sort of thing.

Naturally, people aren't too fond of the idea. It's nice to see that the spoon was won due to lack of skill with a team, as opposed to players with the ball running backwards.

Post by **Thadrin** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:42 pm

lunchmoney wrote: it wasnt deliberate. i assure you. my team choice meant that going in to the second half of every game i was down to half my men. err gobbos. apologies if it looked that way.

Ah the joy of the lack of context on internet forums.
Apology reciprocated.
I've heard about this sort of thing in the past (not just at the GT either). Even though I wasn't there it annoys me.

Blood Bowl Nut · Post by **Blood Bowl Nut** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 3:35 pm

Thadrin wrote:
lunchmoney wrote: it wasnt deliberate. i assure you. my team choice meant that going in to the second half of every game i was down to half my men. err gobbos. apologies if it looked that way.
Ah the joy of the lack of context on internet forums.
Apology reciprocated.
I've heard about this sort of thing in the past (not just at the GT either). Even though I wasn't there it annoys me.

mattwhile wrote:Having met Mr. Lunchmoney, I can only believe his comment was in jest and not meant literally.

I know Mr Lunchmoney very well and he doesn't throw games, he is just a very sarcastic person

Anyway I would just like to thank everyone for a great weekend.

I couldn't be happier with my 26th Place finish and I achieved my goals of doing better than last year (100th and something with 2 Wins, 2 Draws 2 Loses) and not to lose a game (thought I did get very very luck to get a draw in my 5th game

).

BBN

Purplegoo · Post by **Purplegoo** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:08 pm

Grumbledook wrote:i think quite a few were first timers from fumbbl

Really? Doh! Of the 20 or so WIL'ers there (I'm including tenuous chaps like Don_Vito and Stick, I suppose, for the sake of results and all) I counted only three debutants who got swiftly ushered up to Dave.

If I'd known there were more online bods, I'dve gone on a beer fuelled recruitment drive.

I had a great (if expensive) weekend, thanks to everyone who I had fun playing and chatting to.

Grumbledook · Post by **Grumbledook** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:19 pm

I may have overestimated ;]

I spent the weekend either drunk in a casino, drunk at a bbq or drunk at the beach

Lycos · Post by **Lycos** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:06 pm

As Pgoo says, all WIL boys were in.

There was yet another (as we saw last year) big increase in the groups of 4-8 guys in a league who all came together for the first time. I played two such oppo's with the matching team shirts and, IMO, they all had a fantastic time.

Its true, its not the cheapest. There is no giveaway. But it was a great weekend.

Hudson · Post by **Hudson** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 7:25 pm

Totally agree, great weekend. lots of fun, loads of beer and loads of casualties. what more could you want?