Top Deck Games
Tulsa, OK
2-19-00

Extra Strengh Cleaner

There were about thirty people playing in the tournament.  The entry fee is
$3 dollars and they hand out a crappy $10 in store credit for first, $5 for
second.

The Deck

6x Electric Energy
12x Fire Energy
4x DCE

4x Electabuzz - Excellent attacker and only defense against water
4x Magmar - Good all around, I use it to stall when necessary
4x Growlithe - well
4x Arcanine - My favorite pokemon, put a defender on it and it's unstoppable

4x Bill - gets cards
3x Professor Oak - gets more cards
4x Defender - use with arcanine
3x Gust of Wind - Extremly powerfull with Arcanine
3x Switch - Arcanine has needs 3 energy to retreat
3x Potion - helps...Arcanine
2x Lass - This is the first time I really used this Trainer.  It worked
really well.

The Tourney

Round 1:  Me versus Old Guy with a Turbo Tuff/Haymaker
I win the flip and start with Magmar.  He has a Scyther as active and a
Hitmonchan on the bench.  He retreats Scyther, obviously.  I don't get any
other pokemon for a long time, but Magmar's smokescreen is holding off Chan. 
Right when I get an Arcanine ready to roll he SER it!  He kills my pokemon
and wins
Record:  0-1

Round 2:  Me versus Unknown Kid #1 with a I can't remember
I win the flip and start with a Magmar yet again.  He has a Lickitongue which
I hastily destroyed.  Arcanine is ready and he kills four pokemon.
Record:  1-1

Round 3:  Me versus Unknown Kid #2 with a fighting deck
I lose the flip.  In my opening hand I get 2 Growlithes and some energy and
some trainers.  I sacrificed one of the Growlithes while building the benched
one up.  Then Arcanine kicked can with some help from Magmar.
Record:  2-1

Quarterfinals:  Me versus Old Guy from round one.
I come on strong in the first half of the game and take out 4 of his pokemon
before he draws his first prize.  Then his energy removals stop me again.  I
decided to stall him out using magmars and electabuzzes.  On his last turn he
had to do 70 to electabuzz for the win.  His wiggly could do 60 and he didn't
have a Plus Power or Item finder.
Record:  3-1

Semi-finals:  Me versus Unknown Kid #3 with a stall
I start with magmar he has a Snorlax.  On turn three he had his abra into a
alakazam so I gusted it out.  I had a Arcanine with a Fire and DCE on it. 
Next turn he plays a scoop up on Alakazam and tries to put abra kadabra and
alakazam into his hand!  I called him a cheater and told him how it works and
he say's "I've never seen it before, how should I know how it works?"  I was
an idiot and let him play like it didn't happen.  I killed his Alakazam, but
I could have won right there.  He ends up stalling me out with Pokemon
Centers.
Record:  3-2


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Austin R.
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