Is now time to drop the nigglings?

harley_topper · Post by **harley_topper** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 11:04 am

I'm playing amazons in our local league.

They played 14 matches so far. I have got 15 players. The roster looks like this:

4 Blitzers (all with guard, two with mighty blow, one with tackle, one with ST4)
2 Catchers (both with block, one with a niggling)
1 Thrower (with block)
7 linewoman (6 with block, 2 with guard, one with AG4 and accurate and one with niggling)
Apoth.
5 RR
FF 11
TR 177

I'm thinking of droping the nigglings now. I used them for the LoS but now I have enough RR and players I think I can drop them without harm.
What do you think.

Flyin' Fling · Post by **Flyin' Fling** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 12:50 pm

drop her now.
I probably would have dropped her ages ago anyway, but perhaps that is just me.

as an aside.. accurate on a linewoman? whatever for?

Snew · Post by **Snew** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 12:55 pm

She's AG4. I'd have made her a runner, though, with sure hands or something similar.

Melifaxis · Post by **Melifaxis** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 1:08 pm

harley_topper wrote:I have got 15 players.
4 Blitzers
2 Catchers
1 Thrower
7 linewoman

I only see 14. But even still you could probably drop one safely.

harley_topper · Post by **harley_topper** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 1:18 pm

as an aside.. accurate on a linewoman? whatever for?

She has gote AG4 and I wanted to have an option to do the passing game.
I don't use the thrower to make a passing game, only in emergency for a quick pass or such a thing.
I only roll 3s with the thrower so a quick pass is the only thing that works.

I only see 14. But even still you could probably drop one safely.

I have got 8 Linewoman, I have forgotten one.

Flyin' Fling · Post by **Flyin' Fling** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 6:41 pm

pass would have been the statistically safer choice, I believe.

In any case, I'll keep thinking it's a waste of a double. throwers throw, linepeons assist. that's what they're there for.

eh, to each their own.

makes for a lot of flavour, though.

sean newboy · Post by **sean newboy** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 6:44 pm

Dump the linewoman keep the catcher.

harley_topper · Post by **harley_topper** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 6:56 pm

In any case, I'll keep thinking it's a waste of a double. throwers throw, linepeons assist. that's what they're there for.

I would agree on every other team, but you really don't need a thrower on a amazon team. It was a mistake to buy the thrower. I wasted 20.000 gp for this. On an amazon team the linewoman can do the same as every position player (except the blitzers) backed up with a RR, and you always have enough RR's, cause they are really cheap. I use the AG4 linewoman only to pick up the ball and then pass it into the pocket formed with the guard players. This can do every other linewoman too, but with AG4 and accurate it is safe. The thrower has no sure hands. So why the thrower I asked myself after buying her.

Too late

Flyin' Fling · Post by **Flyin' Fling** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 7:20 pm

well, depends on the number of games you've played an are going to play with that team...

I agree with you in the sense that a thrower is a waste on a starting team, but if you buy her later, the thrower can be the one in the pocket of guarders who scores... with a bit of luck, she'll have sure hands after one game. and 3+ with a skill rr is better then 2+ without.

is the way I did/do it with my woodies too... always tickles my funny bone, watching a catcher pass to a thrower

harley_topper · Post by **harley_topper** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 7:48 pm

That is correct I can use the thrower this way, scoring and sure hands with AG3 is safer than AG4.
But why a thrower, a linewoman can do this too.

I think I'm playing a very canny playstyle. Only picking up the ball, no passes only hand overs. Know I've got a an option to pass the ball on 2+ short pass range and I take it.

I wouldn't buy a thrower again, cause I don't need it. I always give one linewoman sure hands on the second skill roll. I always have won with that skill, but the last one died, so only the AG4 is left. I need one game and another block, dodge, sure hands linewoman will appear.

Post by **DoubleSkulls** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 10:20 am

Flyin' Fling wrote:pass would have been the statistically safer choice, I believe.

Only if you don't have a TRR.

Flyin' Fling · Post by **Flyin' Fling** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 11:52 am

ianwilliams wrote:
Flyin' Fling wrote:pass would have been the statistically safer choice, I believe.
Only if you don't have a TRR.

I thought it was a rule that, if you use a trr on a pass, you'll fail the catch

okay, you're right, I'll put my dislike of accurate for non throwers down to a personal quibble then.

thingie.

harley_topper · Post by **harley_topper** » Sun Jun 22, 2003 11:57 am

I thought it was a rule that, if you use a trr on a pass, you'll fail the catch

That's true, this happens very often to me

Matsu · Post by **Matsu** » Tue Jun 24, 2003 9:47 pm

It's definitely safe to start replacing your nigglers.

Start with the players with the fewest skills - those will be the largest net benefit.

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