Game 3
vs Fanatic Berbers from France 1
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PsO |
12 |
KnC |
1 |
AxI |
3 |
CvO Gen |
1 |
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LhO |
3 |
KnF |
3 |
Gen Cv O |
1 |
PsO |
11 |
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CvO Gen |
1 |
4 |
SpO |
8 |
Sp O |
10 |
|
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Sp I Reg |
12 |
PsO |
9 |
AxI |
2 |
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|
|
22 |
LhO |
5 |
SpI |
0 |
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|
21.5 |
PsS |
6 |
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21.5 |
My worst matchup from Game 2 had just become my worst matchup from game 3. However this was no ordinary top of the table clash - I had given myself additional handicaps as well!
The night before we have endured the usual quality vino rosso from the estate of the Chateau, and been pleasantly surprised by the radical innovation the Cafe du Commerce had introduced for the evenings meal - edible food!
This is a first for the Cafe du Commerce, who's Saturday Lunchtime had thrilled us all as they reached the dizzy culinary heights of "Three colours of Salad with Curry Sauce" as a starter, followed up by "Nearly Cooked Rice with Some Sort of Stuff in a Thin Sauce". Therefore the Saturday night appearance of a barb-q was most welcome, even if it meant tucking into horse steak. Following the gastronomic extravaganza Me, Martin and two Italians (English Pete and Karl Marx's Italian Love Child) had retired to Yverdon for more beer, shortly to be joined by Mr Briggs after he had deposited a sweaty and snoring untidy pile of McNeil off at the hotel. As the Tattooed Breasts Bar was closed we sampled a wide range of establishments, Mr Naylor was chatted up by a bloke (we think - no-ones French was that good. He may just have been asking for a light for his cigarette, however this makes a better story don't you think?).
Well, one lager led to another, and then to Red Bull and Vodka, and then onto the New Club (innovatively titled "New Club") and then the night spiraled downwards as quickly as the contents of our wallets. By 5:30 we were back discussing tactics - the tactics of what we should buy to eat from a vending machine, in the absence of a Swiss Kebab shop still open at breakfast time.
A great preparation for what was likely to be the toughest game of the competition really. However I added to this with defending, having the terrain fall mostly irrelevantly, seeing my opponent deploy better than me, roll great first pip dice and set up an outflanking position that would require me to roll great pips and combat dice to get out of, me fail to do so, well, really it was a mercy to get away with nil points afterwards actually.
0-3 in favour of the French.
Expert Commentary in this match comes from Leading British Player Marty Nailor
"Well, this sounds like a good result to me, a really good result, and overall I think you did very well as getting nil is nothing to be ashamed of at all really. Now, do you mind if I just crawl under this table as I'm hoping that if I stay very quiet no-one will notice me and they might overlook my performance this weekend. Oh - do you want to buy a second hand New Kingdom Egyptian Army? I've used it in 4 competitions but really its hardly been out of the box for any time at all. Id be prepared to swap it for a pair of glasses, as I seem to have mislaid mine."
