TheDarkTwins
Active Member
So, After going a total of 13-1 last weekend I decide to stick with Gengar. I stay with the exact same list as the previous Sunday. Last year I won the Seaford Cities and I don't know why but I had a really bad feeling about this tournament. I go because I feel that my feeling that I won't do well is just my imagination and that I will indeed to well. I should of listen to my gut.
We only have 11 Masters and I never like tournaments like this. I don't know why but I seem to do worse the smaller the turnout most likely because I run into so many random decks.
R1 - Brian G. (Tyranitar)
He goes first and starts with Lunatone I beleive. He attaches retreats and uses Sableye to grab a Mars. He then proceeds to lucksac into choosing my 1 supporter in my 5 card hand. This set me back a few turns and allowed him to grab a 3-0 prize advantage before I could make a dent. I manage to claw my way back, but I missed a few energy drops (I had a turn where I wanted to poltergist to ohko his Tyranitar because I knew he had a lot of trainers but had missed a few energy drops and couldn't) and that proceeds to be the difference. If he grabs any other card in my hand (3 Energy and a Night Maintenance) I would of been confident that I would of won, however Brian got lucky and pulled the right card and that allowed him to win a close game. I manage to take 5 of my 6 prizes but can't win even with the disadvantage.
Loss (0-1)
I am positive that with 4 rounds and a T2 cut that I can't make cut, but I can still gain points if I manage to go 3-1. So with winning the event out of the question I decide to try to go for 3-1 so I can gain around 8 points from the event.
R2 - Frankie Durso (Scizor/Cherrim)
I get a really good start to his good start, however the fact that I go 2/2 on Fainting Spell vs. his Scizors. This ultimately dooms him.
Win (1-1)
R3 - Jennifer (Magnezone Lv. X/Palkia Lv. X/Dialga Lv. X)
She gets a T3 Dialga Lv. X which I luckily go 2/2 on the two turns it was out. I get a great start and manage to take a huge lead. She however starts to make a comeback. She even manages to get a second Dialga Lv. X out which I go 1/2 and have one of my turns skipped, which wasn't fun. I manage to KO it and then her Palkia Lv. X on the bench to take my last two prizes. A key flip heads on Fainting Spell was huge in this game.
Win (2-1)
R4 - Darrell (Dusknoir)
I get a decent start however his is MUCH better. He updated his list and his changes did give me a bit of trouble, but more so because I had one of my Unown G prized and after 3 prizes I was unable to draw it. I get to the point where I accidently attached to the wrong pokemon which proceeds to be my downfall as I needed to Poltergist his active. He added a spiritomb and that suprises me and ends up being the difference as I scoop when on my next turn I can't draw my TSD or Night Maintenance to recycle the Unown G that my last Gengar had on it as I was unable to grab. Without it he was able to KO anything I play on my bench including a RC Gengar. Had I got it I may have been able to win, but it would of been an uphill battle as I would of had 3 prizes left to his one. I think it would of ended up being more of a game if I had been able to recycle back the G. However, I can't and I proceed to scoop since I see him able to take the final prize.
Loss (2-2)
I make a valiant effort but I am unable to go 3-1. I am most likely going to lose about 8 points so that last game was an 16 point swing. I would of gone up 8 points instead of most likely losing 8. I should be around 1713 when all my tournaments are uploaded as I still have an 8-1 record from the previous weekend that needs to go in. So overall 10-3 still need to be uploaded. I could be upset, but I am still in the middle of the pack and have next week to rebound. I have a few ideas I might try to see if I can make my Gengar list even better as I feel that it could be helpful with all the Unown G seeing play.
Thanks for reading and Congrats to Mikey for winning the Event going 5-0 with Gigas. I would of like to of played Mikey as I have a feeling we would of had a really good and close game.
Drew
We only have 11 Masters and I never like tournaments like this. I don't know why but I seem to do worse the smaller the turnout most likely because I run into so many random decks.
R1 - Brian G. (Tyranitar)
He goes first and starts with Lunatone I beleive. He attaches retreats and uses Sableye to grab a Mars. He then proceeds to lucksac into choosing my 1 supporter in my 5 card hand. This set me back a few turns and allowed him to grab a 3-0 prize advantage before I could make a dent. I manage to claw my way back, but I missed a few energy drops (I had a turn where I wanted to poltergist to ohko his Tyranitar because I knew he had a lot of trainers but had missed a few energy drops and couldn't) and that proceeds to be the difference. If he grabs any other card in my hand (3 Energy and a Night Maintenance) I would of been confident that I would of won, however Brian got lucky and pulled the right card and that allowed him to win a close game. I manage to take 5 of my 6 prizes but can't win even with the disadvantage.
Loss (0-1)
I am positive that with 4 rounds and a T2 cut that I can't make cut, but I can still gain points if I manage to go 3-1. So with winning the event out of the question I decide to try to go for 3-1 so I can gain around 8 points from the event.
R2 - Frankie Durso (Scizor/Cherrim)
I get a really good start to his good start, however the fact that I go 2/2 on Fainting Spell vs. his Scizors. This ultimately dooms him.
Win (1-1)
R3 - Jennifer (Magnezone Lv. X/Palkia Lv. X/Dialga Lv. X)
She gets a T3 Dialga Lv. X which I luckily go 2/2 on the two turns it was out. I get a great start and manage to take a huge lead. She however starts to make a comeback. She even manages to get a second Dialga Lv. X out which I go 1/2 and have one of my turns skipped, which wasn't fun. I manage to KO it and then her Palkia Lv. X on the bench to take my last two prizes. A key flip heads on Fainting Spell was huge in this game.
Win (2-1)
R4 - Darrell (Dusknoir)
I get a decent start however his is MUCH better. He updated his list and his changes did give me a bit of trouble, but more so because I had one of my Unown G prized and after 3 prizes I was unable to draw it. I get to the point where I accidently attached to the wrong pokemon which proceeds to be my downfall as I needed to Poltergist his active. He added a spiritomb and that suprises me and ends up being the difference as I scoop when on my next turn I can't draw my TSD or Night Maintenance to recycle the Unown G that my last Gengar had on it as I was unable to grab. Without it he was able to KO anything I play on my bench including a RC Gengar. Had I got it I may have been able to win, but it would of been an uphill battle as I would of had 3 prizes left to his one. I think it would of ended up being more of a game if I had been able to recycle back the G. However, I can't and I proceed to scoop since I see him able to take the final prize.
Loss (2-2)
I make a valiant effort but I am unable to go 3-1. I am most likely going to lose about 8 points so that last game was an 16 point swing. I would of gone up 8 points instead of most likely losing 8. I should be around 1713 when all my tournaments are uploaded as I still have an 8-1 record from the previous weekend that needs to go in. So overall 10-3 still need to be uploaded. I could be upset, but I am still in the middle of the pack and have next week to rebound. I have a few ideas I might try to see if I can make my Gengar list even better as I feel that it could be helpful with all the Unown G seeing play.
Thanks for reading and Congrats to Mikey for winning the Event going 5-0 with Gigas. I would of like to of played Mikey as I have a feeling we would of had a really good and close game.
Drew
