[WSUCougar]

Odds:
As the team maneuvered for the rain landing, both Vlad and Donner struggled to get into position. Rudolph also had problems, but the rest of the deer adjusted the sleigh, led by Buck and Moonbeam, and balanced things out. The team then nailed a pretty solid landing, with the lead deer contributing well; Moonbeam and Cupid fared poorly, but even Clarisse and Buck countered with good efforts. The score was +11, for a Stage 2 score of -41 and an Overall Score of +52.

Evens:
While Dancer attempted to maneuver the sleigh into a good landing pattern, Blitzen acted more like a moose than a flying reindeer, and cavorted around like a wind-blown snowflake. This shook things up, but the team rallied nicely, especially Egg Nog. Even the less-maneuverable deer helped out. As they neared the ground, Sugarplum and Dasher dominated, and the sleigh eased onto the wet earth with a nice team effort and a Stage 2 win. Score was +10, with and Overall Score of +65.


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Overall Score:
Evens +65 and 1 Stage
Odds +52 and 1 Stage

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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. Odds 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 3 is Fog, and weather for Stage 4 is Overcast.

You may also switch lead deer. Once the draft is over, please proceed to this decision as well as any magic for take-off.

Odds are on the clock!