Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

"I Play Theme Decks" - Round 2 - RESULTS POSTED

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Shino Bug Master said:
I think that as you said, it's the over generalization that gets me. I in no way expect the kid to pick up Sablelock and wreck, but when i start helping a new senior, they ALWAYS understand the concept of time in game because they always talk about how it takes them too long to set-up their main guy, because the general design of a theme deck does that. So when i'm told i'm helping a senior I just expect a better grasp ont he gamestate and ability to follow simple advice like "don't use this guy until you must" sort of deal.

I can't outline how little i want this to sound like bashing you, I absolutely love the format of this tournament and will gladly participate as long as its around, I just feel that this sort of thing is geared more towards the common junior and don't imagine basing it on an overgeneralized senior changes all that much. Juniors in my experience can't get enough when they taste a little consistant victory anyway :thumb:
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Respect to that.

I actually have 2 real life seniors in mind when doing these rounds.

It may have been a little better to refre to a "new junior" so everyone would have a better point of reference in their own minds. However, last time, when I did that, the lists were self-destructive because the expectations for the hypothetical kid were TOO LOW! So, all you can do is profile this kid and go forward.

As far as your feedback goes, you've been around long enough to know that I always take it in and adjust for fairness. I think anyone that feels it necessary to offer up suggestions/toughts is doing so because something needs to attention (or to be fixed). The contest won't improve unless people offer scruitiny. No Worries man.

NINE MORE LISTS - I'm takin' a break... woo...
 
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Ermm. I have my score but I don't know if I'm in the next round or not... Erm what score is enough for me to get trough?
 
Where are people getting their scores from? I don't know mine for either round.

I'm not complaining RA, I know this is a massive job and I'm not asking for feedback to save your time. I was just wondering if I missed a post or something.
 
IN AN EFFORT TO BE FAIR: Going to LIST ALL scores and cut those on the bottom.

It's not good to have one guy lose with a score of 18 if there are others getting through with a score of 9 :/

So, the "CUT LIST" will be up in a couple of hours.

(trying to get it all done before the PokeGym #2 Fantasy Draft)
 
baby mario said:
Where are people getting their scores from? I don't know mine for either round.

I'm not complaining RA, I know this is a massive job and I'm not asking for feedback to save your time. I was just wondering if I missed a post or something.
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I just started the LAST POD Baby Mario. I believe you're in that one which is why you haven't gotten your results PM yet. Since I'm taking the time to give detailed explanations with scores (out of respect for your time and efforts), it's taking an average of 15-20 mins per submission.
 
Fair enough mate. Didn't mean to sound pushy, just thought I'd missed something.
 
Rogue Archetype said:
IN AN EFFORT TO BE FAIR: Going to LIST ALL scores and cut those on the bottom.

It's not good to have one guy lose with a score of 18 if there are others getting through with a score of 9 :/

So, the "CUT LIST" will be up in a couple of hours.

(trying to get it all done before the PokeGym #2 Fantasy Draft)
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Ah, drat. Suddenly, I feel far less confident.
 
Rogue Archetype said:
It may have been a little better to refre to a "new junior" so everyone would have a better point of reference in their own minds. However, last time, when I did that, the lists were self-destructive because the expectations for the hypothetical kid were TOO LOW! So, all you can do is profile this kid and go forward.
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Perhaps it would be better to give a specific age. New Senior could imply anywhere from 11-14 years old (if I've done my counting right), which includes a pretty big shift in cognitive ability, while New Junior is an even greater range. Giving a specific age would give the contestants a greater feel for how this new player may react. I would be shocked if (forgive the specific example, it's definitely, definitely not a complaint!) a 14-year-old dropped rare candies while simultaneously adding a 2-stage line, while for an 11-year-old it seems possible.

From the changes you made between decklists, and given that you specified Senior in round one, I approached the scenario as a kid who just barely made the Senior division, say a birth date of 1-1-1999-ish, or that of a Junior who just missed the division age but was for everything but official matters considered a Senior.
 
Just got my feedback. Big ups RA!

So does this mean that pods aren't going to come into effect, and you're just going to cut the X lowest scorers, regardless of pod?
 
kwisdumb said:
Just got my feedback. Big ups RA!

So does this mean that pods aren't going to come into effect, and you're just going to cut the X lowest scorers, regardless of pod?
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Yeah. That seems more fair because everyone, essentially had the same list to begin with and I cut the same cards from all of your lists. So, really, it was one giant pod... lol

I'm still staring at 8 more lists because my daughter wanted me to watch CampRock2 with her and then I went straight into the Fantasy Draft.

I'm back now.

8 More to Go.
 
Rogue Archetype said:
Yeah. That seems more fair because everyone, essentially had the same list to begin with and I cut the same cards from all of your lists. So, really, it was one giant pod... lol

I'm still staring at 8 more lists because my daughter wanted me to watch CampRock2 with her and then I went straight into the Fantasy Draft.

I'm back now.

8 More to Go.
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Ugh, now I have less of a chance to survive. I did some logical guessing, and figured I'd still be in, but now... I'll just have to see.

Oh, and off topic, but wasn't Camp Rock 2 epic? Best birthday ever, Camp rock 2, Theme deck contest and friends offering to buy me a dog biscuit with the words Happy Birthday on it.:biggrin:
 
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