YoungJohn06
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Well I left with the Davis' family (Steven, Jake, Brandon and James) at about 5:45 am to get there. Somewhere along the way, like around 7-7:30 we get a flat tire... sucktastic. James got out and replaced it with a spare we went to find a place that would put on a better tire as this one wasn't that great. We found a Marathon full service station and they fixed it for us in like 10 minutes. Cool, we're not running too late.
We got there at about 9:30 I think and I met up with Croconaw88 and got him the cards he needs for his deck. Steve Gillette walks in and I get the stuff he needs for his deck as well. I decided to play Matrix today (Metagross, Steelix, Cargo, Milotic). Same thing for 4 of my friends. Me, Steve Gillette, James, Jake and Steven Davis all played Matrix.
I'm not going to give out the exact decklist, if someone wants it pm me and I might send it to you. I really don't remember the exact one I played as I've been tinkering with it since then. Anyway onto the report.
Round 1: Dunno the name, Togetic/EM Sceptile was his deck.
I won this fairly easily, he really didn't get set up. He got out one Togetic which I OHKOed with Metagross. The Sceptile landed in the play area too late to do anything.
1-0
Round 2: Elizabeth Reed, Rock Lock.
I start with a Slugma... joy. I pulled out of it early tho, luckily. We both got kinda crap starts but it got better for both later. Mid game it's REALLY close 4-3 her lead. However I have by far the better field position. I have a steelix 4 metal 2 dark 1 rainbow with a metagross and another onix on bench. She has active t-tar 80 benched sparce candied pidgeot and candied amphy. I have a rock in my hand... 4-3 prize count. I ask judge how much time is left since I knew it was running low. I'm told that there is just under 5 minutes left. It's my opponents turn I'm just waiting to drop the ATM rock and have the game completely in my favor and oops immediately after I'm told a little under 5 minutes time is called... I'm like umm what the heck. So I lose on one prize... I don't have any hard feelings toward Elizabeth, she's a good player and what not she wasn't intending on stalling. I just wish I would have been told the correct time, ehh I figure what ever it happens they're human.
1-1
Round 3: Some kid with Dark Slowking
He mulligans like 5 times an starts with a Wobbuffet. I get a decent start, he doesn't get a slowpoke in forever. He managed to take down one Steelix but it got to be too much later on when he was running out of tools and I was healing like mad. I also appreciated the fact that he was forgetting to do cunning... especially AFTER I smoothed over lol. After I realized he'd do this, I always did Smooth over immediately, then did as much as I could or should for the turn after words to get his mind off of the top of my deck and it worked about 50% of the time.
2-1
Round 4: Justin Williams with Ludicargo/shiftry.
This is a very good player and a friend of mine. It seems we ALWAYS have to play and our games come down to the wire. We both get decent set ups. I went up on prizes but he POWed up my cargo which left me hurting all game. I eventually let my bench get smaller as I tanked steelix so I could get less damage on me. I had a Steelix with 4 dark and 4 metal and 1 rainbow by the closing bit of time. It was 3-3 Prizes and I know time is getting low again. I have the tanked steelix and a metagross out in play with feebas/tic/candy in hand. So I'm taking like 40-50 a turn and dealing 100 OHKOing all ludis. I call for time to see how much is left. I was told 10 minutes and OOPS guess what, judge cannot tell the proper time again. About a minute later there is a THREE minute time announcement made... soooo I get screwed by time again and he drew his prize just as time was called for game. He didn't purposely do this tho, he was trying to play fast once he heard there was 3 minutes left. Good game Justin, it's always close with you.
2-2
Round 5: someone with ludicargo.
I get crap start of the year with slugma start no energy swoop for sparce tvr no energy. No energy til turn 3, and I just don't draw crap. So I get crushed
2-3
Round 6: Dragtrode.
I got up kinda slow with a crap start and figured I was toast cause he had a decent start. However late game I just trampled him with a tanked Steelix. GG
3-3
Soooooo I go 3-3 and miss the cut obviously. I was pretty much 2 turns away from making the top cut.
Props:
-To my friend Jason for getting the trip to worlds in 15+ with dragtrode!!!
-To Steven Davis for pwning the 11-14 like usual and getting his trip to worlds.
-To the Gillettes for giving everyone food after the lunch break that was supposed to happen never did.
-Ajay and the cleveland crew for being fun to be around.
-James Davis for taking us to the tournament
-Steve Gillette for taking me home.
Slops:
-The mirrors on the ceiling that got you an AUTO game loss if you looked up EVER because you could see your opponents hand... what crap and then they play the top cut under these mirrors. HOW SMART!
-To the judges and their horrible ability to tell time which pretty much screwed me. Game speed changes dramatically when there's 10 minutes and 3 minutes left.
-The year and a half that the tournament took and the hour+ late start we had. In between rounds took way too long
- Dave Schwimmer for being rude to the Gillettes when they gave out a CRAP LOAD OF FOOD for FREE to ANYONE who was hungry to help people from getting SICK since there was NO LUNCH BREAK IN THIS VERY TIME CONSUMING EVENT. They went through about 3 loafs of bread, crap load of lunchmeat and other stuff. How do you get ticked at someone for keeping the younger kids and older ones even at that from getting sick from not eating? Then he accuses them of selling the food which they did not do. =\.
- The less than knowlagable million people staffing the event. One of the so called judges went over for a ruling question and said let me go get someone else I don't know much about this game.. how is that a regional level judge?
All in all... I had fun, but this wasn't that great of a regional IMO. Many people got jacked by the time crap. Three minute time calls should never be made like they were in a couple of rounds because it promotes stalling. Being with my friends made it a fun event, but other than that it wasn't amazing. I hope my other regional experiences are better... should be as long as the people running it can tell time. :smile:
We got there at about 9:30 I think and I met up with Croconaw88 and got him the cards he needs for his deck. Steve Gillette walks in and I get the stuff he needs for his deck as well. I decided to play Matrix today (Metagross, Steelix, Cargo, Milotic). Same thing for 4 of my friends. Me, Steve Gillette, James, Jake and Steven Davis all played Matrix.
I'm not going to give out the exact decklist, if someone wants it pm me and I might send it to you. I really don't remember the exact one I played as I've been tinkering with it since then. Anyway onto the report.
Round 1: Dunno the name, Togetic/EM Sceptile was his deck.
I won this fairly easily, he really didn't get set up. He got out one Togetic which I OHKOed with Metagross. The Sceptile landed in the play area too late to do anything.
1-0
Round 2: Elizabeth Reed, Rock Lock.
I start with a Slugma... joy. I pulled out of it early tho, luckily. We both got kinda crap starts but it got better for both later. Mid game it's REALLY close 4-3 her lead. However I have by far the better field position. I have a steelix 4 metal 2 dark 1 rainbow with a metagross and another onix on bench. She has active t-tar 80 benched sparce candied pidgeot and candied amphy. I have a rock in my hand... 4-3 prize count. I ask judge how much time is left since I knew it was running low. I'm told that there is just under 5 minutes left. It's my opponents turn I'm just waiting to drop the ATM rock and have the game completely in my favor and oops immediately after I'm told a little under 5 minutes time is called... I'm like umm what the heck. So I lose on one prize... I don't have any hard feelings toward Elizabeth, she's a good player and what not she wasn't intending on stalling. I just wish I would have been told the correct time, ehh I figure what ever it happens they're human.
1-1
Round 3: Some kid with Dark Slowking
He mulligans like 5 times an starts with a Wobbuffet. I get a decent start, he doesn't get a slowpoke in forever. He managed to take down one Steelix but it got to be too much later on when he was running out of tools and I was healing like mad. I also appreciated the fact that he was forgetting to do cunning... especially AFTER I smoothed over lol. After I realized he'd do this, I always did Smooth over immediately, then did as much as I could or should for the turn after words to get his mind off of the top of my deck and it worked about 50% of the time.
2-1
Round 4: Justin Williams with Ludicargo/shiftry.
This is a very good player and a friend of mine. It seems we ALWAYS have to play and our games come down to the wire. We both get decent set ups. I went up on prizes but he POWed up my cargo which left me hurting all game. I eventually let my bench get smaller as I tanked steelix so I could get less damage on me. I had a Steelix with 4 dark and 4 metal and 1 rainbow by the closing bit of time. It was 3-3 Prizes and I know time is getting low again. I have the tanked steelix and a metagross out in play with feebas/tic/candy in hand. So I'm taking like 40-50 a turn and dealing 100 OHKOing all ludis. I call for time to see how much is left. I was told 10 minutes and OOPS guess what, judge cannot tell the proper time again. About a minute later there is a THREE minute time announcement made... soooo I get screwed by time again and he drew his prize just as time was called for game. He didn't purposely do this tho, he was trying to play fast once he heard there was 3 minutes left. Good game Justin, it's always close with you.
2-2
Round 5: someone with ludicargo.
I get crap start of the year with slugma start no energy swoop for sparce tvr no energy. No energy til turn 3, and I just don't draw crap. So I get crushed
2-3
Round 6: Dragtrode.
I got up kinda slow with a crap start and figured I was toast cause he had a decent start. However late game I just trampled him with a tanked Steelix. GG
3-3
Soooooo I go 3-3 and miss the cut obviously. I was pretty much 2 turns away from making the top cut.
Props:
-To my friend Jason for getting the trip to worlds in 15+ with dragtrode!!!
-To Steven Davis for pwning the 11-14 like usual and getting his trip to worlds.
-To the Gillettes for giving everyone food after the lunch break that was supposed to happen never did.
-Ajay and the cleveland crew for being fun to be around.
-James Davis for taking us to the tournament
-Steve Gillette for taking me home.
Slops:
-The mirrors on the ceiling that got you an AUTO game loss if you looked up EVER because you could see your opponents hand... what crap and then they play the top cut under these mirrors. HOW SMART!
-To the judges and their horrible ability to tell time which pretty much screwed me. Game speed changes dramatically when there's 10 minutes and 3 minutes left.
-The year and a half that the tournament took and the hour+ late start we had. In between rounds took way too long
- Dave Schwimmer for being rude to the Gillettes when they gave out a CRAP LOAD OF FOOD for FREE to ANYONE who was hungry to help people from getting SICK since there was NO LUNCH BREAK IN THIS VERY TIME CONSUMING EVENT. They went through about 3 loafs of bread, crap load of lunchmeat and other stuff. How do you get ticked at someone for keeping the younger kids and older ones even at that from getting sick from not eating? Then he accuses them of selling the food which they did not do. =\.
- The less than knowlagable million people staffing the event. One of the so called judges went over for a ruling question and said let me go get someone else I don't know much about this game.. how is that a regional level judge?
All in all... I had fun, but this wasn't that great of a regional IMO. Many people got jacked by the time crap. Three minute time calls should never be made like they were in a couple of rounds because it promotes stalling. Being with my friends made it a fun event, but other than that it wasn't amazing. I hope my other regional experiences are better... should be as long as the people running it can tell time. :smile: