Gladiator V - The Onset

[Ljube]

Skanky and I trust each other unreservedly.

[Theben]

Hmmm... I see DrSpike but not any orders...

[Theben]

Originally posted by Ljube-ljcvetko
Skanky and I trust each other unreservedly.

I'm sure that when Skanky wonders whether or not he can trust you, LL, he just looks at the last Galactic Overlord game before making any decisions.

[Skanky Burns]

Sorry for the delay. Orders in now.

[DrSpike]

Sent.

[Theben]

Results, using slightly different format:

		W	Ar	Damage	HP Left	Win/Lose/Tie
1		15	5	14	14	T
The Ram		15	5	14	0		
Vs		15	5	--	0		
						
8		19	1	0	20	T
Lord Drogue	19	1	20	0		
		19	1	--	0	
						
1		15	5	24	29	KO
The Ram		15	5	24	5		
Vs		15	5	--	5		
						
2		14	6	29	9	L
Bob		14	6	9	0		
		14	6	--	0		
						
2		14	6	3	95	W
Bob		14	6	2	93		
Vs		14	6	2	91		
						
3		0	20	4	92	L
Sir Chaunkalot	0	20	4	88		
		0	20	0	88		
						
3		0	20	0	97	L
Sir Chaunkalot	0	20	0	97		
Vs		0	20	0	97		
						
4		13	7	0	100	W
Spacius Maximus	13	7	0	100		
		13	7	0	100		
						
4		13	7	0	100	T
Spacius Maximus	13	7	0	100		
Vs		13	7	0	100		
						
5		0	20	0	100	T
The Doctor	0	20	0	100		
		0	20	0	100		
						
5		0	20	0	47	W
The Doctor	0	20	0	47		
Vs		0	20	0	47	
						
6		20	0	0	42	L
Skanky		20	0	0	42		
		20	0	0	42		
						
6		20	0	0	100	W
Skanky		20	0	0	100		
Vs		20	0	0	100		
						
7		12	8	0	100	L
Hercules Romani	12	8	0	100
		12	8	17	83		
						
7		12	8	0	67	W
Hercules Romani	12	8	0	67
Vs		12	8	0	67		
						
8		19	1	0	38	L
Lord Drogue	19	1	11	27		
		19	1	0	27

The 1st round ends with a brutal double KO in the contest between The Ram and Drogue, as well as a second KO inflicted by The Ram on Bob. Ljube was right to ask for a draw from Skanky, as was Skanky to refuse it. All else pretty much stayed the same, which leads to the current standings:

 
#	Name			Win	Tie	KOs	Lose	Pts
1	The Ram			1	1	1	0	5
2	Bob			1	0	0	1	3
3	Sir Chaunkalot		0	0	0	2	0
4	Spacius Maximus		1	1	0	0	4
5	The Doctor		1	1	0	0	4
6	Skanky			1	0	0	1	3
7	Hercules Romani		1	0	0	1	3
8	Lord Drogue		0	1	0	1	1

The Ram retains his lead, but with a slightly narrower margin. Spacius and the Doctor remain tied in second while Hercules Romani slips to third along with Bob and Skanky. Sir Chaunkalot unexpectedly finds himself in last place, just behind Drogue.

The crowd waits impatiently for Round 2

[Theben]

As a recap, you're now fighting your 'b' opponents.

       
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8 abcccba!

1. gjramsey 'The Ram'- W15 A5
2. Kassiopeia 'Bob'- W14 A6
3. Chaunk 'Sir Chaunkalot'- W0 A20
4. Spaced Cowboy 'Spacius Maximus'- W13 A7 
5. DrSpike 'The Doctor'- W0 A20
6. Skanky- W20 A0
7. Ljube-Lvetko 'Hercules Romani'- W12 A8
8. Drogue 'Lord Drogue of Antonie'- W19 A1

[Ljube]

I sent my orders, but will be out of Belgrade until Sunday evening and my not send the next set of orders before Monday.

[Kassiopeia]

What! Bob won a match! A close shave though, Chaunkalot left with 88 HP, Bob with 91. That must have been a very boring fight, by the way.

I fear though that Bob will receive a mighty spanking from Lord Drogue, who must be seething in rage after not winning a single game in the first set. And Spacius Maximus, who came out of both of his matches completely untouched - this does not bode well for our debutante.

[Kassiopeia]

The Ram left that victorious battle against Bob with only 5 HP remaining though, not bad I daresay.

Sent.

[Spaced Cowboy]

Orders in on Monday, hope that is okay!

[Theben]

Weekend rules are in effect. Players have until Monday evening to get in orders.

Originally posted by Kassiopeia
The Ram left that victorious battle against Bob with only 5 HP remaining though, not bad I daresay.

Not too bad, but this is where the math part of the game comes in. Had you attempted to go for the KO, you may have succeeded... and in doing so not only would have gotten yourself another point, but would have denied gjramsey 3 points. Could be important down the line.
In the last game I made a last-minute decision to shift 4 points from 'attack' to 'power', which changed what would have been a loss against Spaced to a win & my ultimate victory. Had I lost I would have been in a 3-way tie for fourth place and may not have gotten in the semis at all.

[Kassiopeia]

Not too bad, but this is where the math part of the game comes in. Had you attempted to go for the KO, you may have succeeded... and in doing so not only would have gotten yourself another point, but would have denied gjramsey 3 points. Could be important down the line.

Indeed. I hadn't read the rules properly and vastly underestimated the significance of power... so ramsey should consider himself very lucky. Now, of course I attempted to go for the KO, but failed to do so.

[Spaced Cowboy]

Orders are now in.

[gjramsey]

orders sent , let my carnage continue!

The Ram is still amazed he won one (he thanks his mom, of course), and tied the other (well, double KO, not sure why that is a tie)