As there has to be a chance to win ground against the Halflings, I encourage you to a second round!
Show your Halflings, show your Gnomes (not talking Garden Gnomes, please) from mostly the Dungeons&Dragons setting, doing whatever the have in mind.
Show your heroes, civilians, villains... are there Halfling or Gnome villains out there (musing and starting to create)...
Looking forward to see how the Halflings defend their winner's cup!
Have a great week and keep creating! Hugs, Thordis.