Sunday, April 4th, 2010

A common sight on my screen

After a splash of preparation, the first Red Army Company of Heroes Mini-League finally got underway last night, with three games in mixed teams on Ecliptic Fields.

Schlennsen and Unkraut vs. Chez and Fox

Getting the season off to a start with same-language partners was probably a good move; playing teams we hadn’t touched in several months, less so. The scores pretty much say it all, although there were moments when we felt to be putting up at least some resistance! Perhaps the most worrying point was when, several minutes into the match, Fox re-discovered how to construct buildings.

Final score: 500 – 49

Chez and Fox vs. Schlennsen and Unkraut

Not put out by our first loss, we swapped sides, this time playing perhaps our most comfortable side, the Allies. Things started better than last time, Fox setting up a respectable nut for the opponents to crack their troops against, Unkraut and myself playing a real game of yo-yos over the battlefield on the opposite flank. Unfortunately for us, Schlennsen found a gap in the defenses and moved in behind Fox’s position. Some depressingly inaccurate mortar fire couldn’t hold off the assault, and in the end the game ended even more drastically for us than the first! A last ditch attempt made sure we didn’t end up with a complete whitewash.

Final score: 12 – 500

Chez and Unkraut vs. Fox and Schlennsen

Exhausting our encounters for the season, it was time to mix the teams up a bit. This game was certainly much closer than the previous two, with the reduction in communication in no way hampering the level of play. Unkraut and myself took an early lead, despite losing one flank of the field completely to Schlennsen’s troops, whilst a real stalemate situation developed on the other flank as Fox and myself played tennis with the points. A few successful assaults by Fox and Schlennsen, however, sealed the deal, as Unkraut and myself ended up forced back to base to lick our wounds, whilst the other two had enough spare resources to call in a pair of Panthers apiece. The resulting blitzkrieg saw the first annihilation of the league so far.

Final score: 356 – 500

More information on sign-ups and any future leagues can be found on our forums, whilst matches results, details and demos can all be found on the under construction league site.

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