Well, this is the first time I have ever won an event (that's why I judge) so here goes.
We show up at Pandemonium Games in Cambridge at about 0930. We get to park in a spot with a broken parking meter. No feeding the machine quarters all day. Tom Shea and store owner Tyler are there and we check out the store. Have never been to this store before however spent countless hours in Cambridge - specifically Harvard Square - in my younger days. Northeastern Univ. is only a little bit away. Great Republic of Cambridge. lol
I am supposed to be HJing today. Turn out was light with less than 16 Masters so I ask Tom if I can play and Chuckles can be HJ. np
So I put my decklist together, I am playing Gardevoir/Gallade with Nidoqueen. Nothing fancy. Just kind of your average solid build.
Game 1: Katie with Mamoswine.
It was a fun game. Unown Gs stop the Swinubs from doing anything and once I get a Gardy up, I put the lock on. After Gardy gets a little beat up, I use the Lv X's power to switch it to the bench, drop a Lucian's and swing away with Gallade. We had a fun match and she was a real good sport. gg
1-0
Game 2: Fred with TTar/Sabledonk
I start with a Ralts (60 hp) and he has the Sableye Special Dark, he hits me for twenty and I go. Top deck a Nidoran, use future sight on my own deck and it's a game. He makes a crucial misplay by not having a second TTar on the bench. My Gallade does lots and lots of damage. gg
2-0
Game 3: Nick K. with Mother Gengar
Now Nick came in 3rd last year in Seniors at worlds. This guy knows how to play. The whole morning, he purposely didn't look to see what I was playing so that if we faced each other, it would be a surprise for him. Unfortunately for Nick, I get a great start to his so so start. After a little bit, with the lock going, he scoops. gg Nick. We play 3 more games, I win the first 2 quite quickly and have a good set up on the 3rd when the pairings are posted.
3-0
Game 4: Jamie with Kingdra/Floatzal G Lv X
She starts with a Horsea and I with a Ralts, I go first, attach, future sight and pass. I felt the donk a coming'. Thankfully, no donk. We have a great match. She hit's two keep SSUs on badly damaged Kingdras and with BTS, get's them right back again. Also, whenever I do KO a Kingdra, Floatzal's BODY let's her pick every thing back up. I use my devalutor to it's max potential, and sweep the field with a combo of Sonic Blade, Bring Down, and TS2. gg
4-0
Well I make T2. I am facing Fred again with his TTar.
T2
Game 1:
This is an epic battle. He doesn't make the same mistake as he did in Round 2 and he keeps a healthy supply of TTars. I get a head on prizes pretty quick but run out of steam. He makes a tactical error by playing down a Jirachi RR. I let him take a few prizes, we are tied 1-1 and I hit the night maintenance, put the Gardy Lv X back in the deck, telepass his Bebe's, Moonlight, level up, Bring Down. gg
Game 2:
He goes first with a Sableye. I have a lone Ralts. He hits my Ralts for 20 and I top deck a Nidoran. I play it down, warp to bring the Nidoran active and do 10 to his Sableye. He goes, does some stuff, and hits my Nidoran for 20. I draw, nothing. He ko's my Nidoran, I promote my damaged Ralts, draw nothing, he retreats his damaged Sableye, bring up another Sableye with a special dark. gg.
Game 3:
I start with Unown G and Baltoy. He starts with Baltoy. I want to go second. We get going, on my turn I drop a Roseanne, get Uxie and Ralts, and start my build up. He is building his army too. With Felicity's and me using Poke-Powers two times a turn, he is in good shape. He warp points me, I bring up a Nidoqueen with no NRG attached. He has a TTar with 4 basic and 1 special dark. He hits the Queen for 110, between turns she heals herself to 100. I draw and time is called. Oh oh. So, there is a BTS in play, I have a Gardy fully powered, a Kirlia with no NRG, a Claydol. I empty my hand as much as I can. I night maintenance in my one Psychic NRG. I telepass his Bebe's to get a Gallade. I drop a call energy on the Gallade. I play Lucian's to bring all the NRG from Gardy to Gallade. I have one card in my hand. On my search with the telepassed Bebe's, I see that I have 2 warp and one Moonlight in my deck. My other Moonlight is prized. I tell him that I have to get one of three cards for the win. I Cosmic Power and reveal cards. I need to rip a warp or the Moon ftw. 1st, no, 2nd, no, 3rd, no, 4th, no, 5th Moonlight, 6th w/e. I drop the Gym, retreat the Queen, and choose to flip all six prizes on his Fighting weak TTar. that's 210 damage. I made sure that sucker was KOd! We shake hands and gg to each other.
Well I won! I went 5-0. I have never won a tourney before. I get my Victory Medal and eight packs. Help Tom and Chuckles pack stuff up and then play some more with Nick. What a fun day. I pull a Heat Rotom from my packs.
Thanks for reading.
Props:
TJs
Tom Shea and Chuckles
TT
Nick K. for his support,
Fred and the gang for some awesome matches
Pandemonium fr being a great store
Slops:
None
We show up at Pandemonium Games in Cambridge at about 0930. We get to park in a spot with a broken parking meter. No feeding the machine quarters all day. Tom Shea and store owner Tyler are there and we check out the store. Have never been to this store before however spent countless hours in Cambridge - specifically Harvard Square - in my younger days. Northeastern Univ. is only a little bit away. Great Republic of Cambridge. lol
I am supposed to be HJing today. Turn out was light with less than 16 Masters so I ask Tom if I can play and Chuckles can be HJ. np
So I put my decklist together, I am playing Gardevoir/Gallade with Nidoqueen. Nothing fancy. Just kind of your average solid build.
Game 1: Katie with Mamoswine.
It was a fun game. Unown Gs stop the Swinubs from doing anything and once I get a Gardy up, I put the lock on. After Gardy gets a little beat up, I use the Lv X's power to switch it to the bench, drop a Lucian's and swing away with Gallade. We had a fun match and she was a real good sport. gg
1-0
Game 2: Fred with TTar/Sabledonk
I start with a Ralts (60 hp) and he has the Sableye Special Dark, he hits me for twenty and I go. Top deck a Nidoran, use future sight on my own deck and it's a game. He makes a crucial misplay by not having a second TTar on the bench. My Gallade does lots and lots of damage. gg
2-0
Game 3: Nick K. with Mother Gengar
Now Nick came in 3rd last year in Seniors at worlds. This guy knows how to play. The whole morning, he purposely didn't look to see what I was playing so that if we faced each other, it would be a surprise for him. Unfortunately for Nick, I get a great start to his so so start. After a little bit, with the lock going, he scoops. gg Nick. We play 3 more games, I win the first 2 quite quickly and have a good set up on the 3rd when the pairings are posted.
3-0
Game 4: Jamie with Kingdra/Floatzal G Lv X
She starts with a Horsea and I with a Ralts, I go first, attach, future sight and pass. I felt the donk a coming'. Thankfully, no donk. We have a great match. She hit's two keep SSUs on badly damaged Kingdras and with BTS, get's them right back again. Also, whenever I do KO a Kingdra, Floatzal's BODY let's her pick every thing back up. I use my devalutor to it's max potential, and sweep the field with a combo of Sonic Blade, Bring Down, and TS2. gg
4-0
Well I make T2. I am facing Fred again with his TTar.
T2
Game 1:
This is an epic battle. He doesn't make the same mistake as he did in Round 2 and he keeps a healthy supply of TTars. I get a head on prizes pretty quick but run out of steam. He makes a tactical error by playing down a Jirachi RR. I let him take a few prizes, we are tied 1-1 and I hit the night maintenance, put the Gardy Lv X back in the deck, telepass his Bebe's, Moonlight, level up, Bring Down. gg
Game 2:
He goes first with a Sableye. I have a lone Ralts. He hits my Ralts for 20 and I top deck a Nidoran. I play it down, warp to bring the Nidoran active and do 10 to his Sableye. He goes, does some stuff, and hits my Nidoran for 20. I draw, nothing. He ko's my Nidoran, I promote my damaged Ralts, draw nothing, he retreats his damaged Sableye, bring up another Sableye with a special dark. gg.
Game 3:
I start with Unown G and Baltoy. He starts with Baltoy. I want to go second. We get going, on my turn I drop a Roseanne, get Uxie and Ralts, and start my build up. He is building his army too. With Felicity's and me using Poke-Powers two times a turn, he is in good shape. He warp points me, I bring up a Nidoqueen with no NRG attached. He has a TTar with 4 basic and 1 special dark. He hits the Queen for 110, between turns she heals herself to 100. I draw and time is called. Oh oh. So, there is a BTS in play, I have a Gardy fully powered, a Kirlia with no NRG, a Claydol. I empty my hand as much as I can. I night maintenance in my one Psychic NRG. I telepass his Bebe's to get a Gallade. I drop a call energy on the Gallade. I play Lucian's to bring all the NRG from Gardy to Gallade. I have one card in my hand. On my search with the telepassed Bebe's, I see that I have 2 warp and one Moonlight in my deck. My other Moonlight is prized. I tell him that I have to get one of three cards for the win. I Cosmic Power and reveal cards. I need to rip a warp or the Moon ftw. 1st, no, 2nd, no, 3rd, no, 4th, no, 5th Moonlight, 6th w/e. I drop the Gym, retreat the Queen, and choose to flip all six prizes on his Fighting weak TTar. that's 210 damage. I made sure that sucker was KOd! We shake hands and gg to each other.
Well I won! I went 5-0. I have never won a tourney before. I get my Victory Medal and eight packs. Help Tom and Chuckles pack stuff up and then play some more with Nick. What a fun day. I pull a Heat Rotom from my packs.
Thanks for reading.
Props:
TJs
Tom Shea and Chuckles
TT
Nick K. for his support,
Fred and the gang for some awesome matches
Pandemonium fr being a great store
Slops:
None
