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Old 12-06-2003, 07:56 PM   #241
WSUCougar
Rider Of Rohan
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep
Stage 1 - Landing

Evens:
Dancer did his best to maneuver the sleigh into landing position, but the heavy snowfall and Blitzen’s lack of assistance hindered the effort. Yuletide and Egg Nog chipped in with strong maneuvering, but Dasher, Evergreen, and Northwind limited their effectiveness. The landing itself was a minor disaster; Dasher and Dancer were the only solid contributors, while the rest of the team failed it miserably. Northwind crumpled into the snow and was dragged along like the deadweight he’d been most of the stage. Overall, the result was a poor -26, resulting in an overall score of +19.

Odds:
Maneuvering through the snow-infested landing pattern, Cupid simply turned in a stellar performance, and really was a pathfinder. His fellow leader, Rudolph, maneuvered well but struggled with the snow. No other deer distinguished themselves, except for Donner and Jingle Bells in their blundering maneuvers through the blizzard. When it came to peg the landing, Cupid finally ran out of gas, but the rest of the team picked him up and salvaged a very good performance for an impressive +47, a +93 overall score, and the Stage 1 victory!

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Overall Score:
Odds +93 and 1 Stage
Evens +19

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Endurance and Magic ratings have been updated on the deer.

We now hold a brief mini-draft to replace any deer you wish to drop. Remember that each deer that you replace costs a (-5) overall score penalty. For your pick you may either drop a deer from your team and select a replacement, or pass. Evens get the first pick in this stage, and then teams trade off picks until both have passed on consecutive picks. You may still draft later after passing, as long as both teams have not passed on consecutive picks (at which point the draft ends).

Proposed draft picks will need to be seconded, but in order to keep things moving, the pick will be official once two hours have gone by regardless of seconding, and the other team may pick.

Weather for Stage 2 is Rain, and for Stage 3 is Fog.

Evens are on the clock!
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