Box of Fail
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Hey Aylam, if you check go-pokemon.com, you will find out that you are the #1 ranked player in the world in any division, with almost 2013 points.
US Nationals seniors 1st place report
- Thread starter GengarPwns
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hispidey11
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Congrats on the great win!!!!!!! (Gengar FTW!)
I'm amazed this is your first year in Pokemon!!!
I'm amazed this is your first year in Pokemon!!!
GengarPwns
Member
Stigma,
First, thanks for saying I play well, this means a lot.
Second, about winning on time, you got it all very wrong.
There's a difference between winning on time and winning when time is called.
Let me explain:
Winning on time means that if there was no time limit, you would have lost. Otherwise, you can drag the game to win.
The opposite was true for me in both top 8 and top 4.
In top 8 I was about to LOSE on time, when I came back (See Empoleon Person post above).
When time was called I just have barely evened the prizes. If time was called a minute before I would have lost. I eventually won only because my opponent was a good sport and decided not to stall and win on time.
In top 4, my opponent was late so he could not win on time. Before he realized it, he thought that winning on time was his only option so he tried to slowly 8-pile my deck between games to make time pass. Again, time was on his side, and he wanted the time to pass quickly and the 60 min. period to end, I needed more time to beat him.
In both games time was not on my side but rather against me. Meaning, I won despite time being called, not because of it.
Understand the difference here? You claim I won because time was called. Please check your facts.
About luck:
Sure, I had luck - not in fainting spell, where I flipped 1 heads for every 2 tails (33%), but in other aspects.
Luck is an intentional part of the game, and everyone who wins any Pokemon tournament has to have some luck on their side.
The term lucksack, however, sort of says that someone counted on luck rather than skill to win. Chances are that you can be lucky in one game, and sometimes for an entire tournament, but to be lucky a whole year is a bit unbelievable, don't you think?
First, thanks for saying I play well, this means a lot.
Second, about winning on time, you got it all very wrong.
There's a difference between winning on time and winning when time is called.
Let me explain:
Winning on time means that if there was no time limit, you would have lost. Otherwise, you can drag the game to win.
The opposite was true for me in both top 8 and top 4.
In top 8 I was about to LOSE on time, when I came back (See Empoleon Person post above).
When time was called I just have barely evened the prizes. If time was called a minute before I would have lost. I eventually won only because my opponent was a good sport and decided not to stall and win on time.
In top 4, my opponent was late so he could not win on time. Before he realized it, he thought that winning on time was his only option so he tried to slowly 8-pile my deck between games to make time pass. Again, time was on his side, and he wanted the time to pass quickly and the 60 min. period to end, I needed more time to beat him.
In both games time was not on my side but rather against me. Meaning, I won despite time being called, not because of it.
Understand the difference here? You claim I won because time was called. Please check your facts.
About luck:
Sure, I had luck - not in fainting spell, where I flipped 1 heads for every 2 tails (33%), but in other aspects.
Luck is an intentional part of the game, and everyone who wins any Pokemon tournament has to have some luck on their side.
The term lucksack, however, sort of says that someone counted on luck rather than skill to win. Chances are that you can be lucky in one game, and sometimes for an entire tournament, but to be lucky a whole year is a bit unbelievable, don't you think?
Stigma
New Member
Lemme quote:
He passes. I shadow room the Skuntank for the KO and win on time.
That makes it sound like you won sheerly because of time. I'm very sorry if I just assumed, and you would have still won, but it's just what it sounds like.
The next game you also make it sound like he scoops because he knows he cant prevent you from taking the first prize and winning.
Excuse me if I interpreted those incorrectly, but you really did make it sound like you won sheerly because of time.
I also understand luck is a part of the game, but sometimes it just plays too big of a role. There's nothing that we, the players, can do about it. It's just...iffy.
I know you didn't lucksack the whole year. I didnt say anything about your cities wins etc. You're very good for this being your first year, I won't deny that at all.
Again, congrats on the nationals win. You're an intelligent kid, and I look forward to meeting you at worlds.
He passes. I shadow room the Skuntank for the KO and win on time.
That makes it sound like you won sheerly because of time. I'm very sorry if I just assumed, and you would have still won, but it's just what it sounds like.
The next game you also make it sound like he scoops because he knows he cant prevent you from taking the first prize and winning.
Excuse me if I interpreted those incorrectly, but you really did make it sound like you won sheerly because of time.
I also understand luck is a part of the game, but sometimes it just plays too big of a role. There's nothing that we, the players, can do about it. It's just...iffy.
I know you didn't lucksack the whole year. I didnt say anything about your cities wins etc. You're very good for this being your first year, I won't deny that at all.
Again, congrats on the nationals win. You're an intelligent kid, and I look forward to meeting you at worlds.
empoleonperson
Active Member
He would have won in top 8 next turn