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Breakthrough for Permia in TransUrmu landgrab

Permians seize the Olacious Peninsula after six months of struggle, taking them within sight of the 250,000 points they need to clear this stage.

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Permia took a step closer yesterday to lifting the TransUrmu Cup for the first time in the eastern state’s 200 years of contention.  Team Harry sprang a trap that had been six months in the making:  diverting Quul’s forces occupying the Olacious Peninsula with an armada that had been feinting and retreating for months - always drawing Team Banzai’s focus but never doing them any serious harm - they had been covertly massing forces for an attack on the Atresian Wetlands, the strategically-crucial area of land that connects the peninsula to the mainland.

This put the Quul team in a difficult position.  Surrounded on all sides, they could have been in no doubt that the Olacious Peninsula was lost.  But could they prevent the Happy Harries from reaching that all-important target of 250,000 points?  Team Banzai had almost 30,000 players on the peninsula, and at that point the Permian side was standing at just over 242,000 points.  If the Quul side surrendered, Permia were straight through to the next stage.  If they fought on, casualties would be heavy, but maybe - just maybe - enough of their players could escape the field to keep casualties below 8,000, and so keep the Harries from their goal.  But was that strategy worth the at least 8,000 deaths that would almost certainly result?  Possibly for no gain?

Happily, the Quul spirit wasn’t lacking.  Team Banzai fought a ferocious rearguard action, sending suicide teams to delay the advancing Permian forces whilst the bulk of their players slipped away using long-planned escape routes.  When the dead were counted, Quul had lost just over 5,000 players.  Team Harry had put all their resources into an effort which ultimately left them still just shy of their goal.  Quul may be the underdogs, but they’re now the fans’ favourite for embodying the spirit of the game.

Breakthrough for Permia in TransUrmu land grab