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Before I start! I like to thank Pojo
for putting this article up for me!
Domino’s Screen Name:
http://www.pojo.biz/board/member.php?u=48429
Ally:
Before we
get started, I like to thank you for taking your
time away from whatever you were doing to do this
interview. First question, what is your name?
Domino:
Mike Powers
Domino: My
online alias is "Domino."
Ally: Why
Domino?
Domino:
It's my favorite movie, and when I chose it at the
time, I thought "that's a pretty cool name”
Domino: and
keira knightley is hot
Domino: =]
Ally: Haha
men ;x j/k. How old are you?
Domino: 18
Ally:
Recently you finished 19th at Shonen Jump Columbus
with an interesting deck. Can you tell the readers
about your deck?
Domino:
When people look at the deck, they usually assume
it's Explosion based, and I get killed by Decree.
Domino: Not
true, though
Domino: I
use troopers to not only mill for explosion
Domino: But
to combo with premature, call, feathers
Domino: And
they are a huge source of draw power
Domino:
That the deck is otherwise lacking
Domino:
people are also very afraid to Sakuretsu / Ring
them, because it's a +1 for me
Domino: so
they push for damage, along with cyber phoenixs, and
sometimes they kill, sometimes I finish them off
with Brain Controls / Snatch Steal / Ring / Cylinder
Domino:
despite the fact that it's a combo deck, I feel that
in the right hands (mine) it's definitely one of the
best decks out there right now
Domino: it
outspeeds DDT very well
Domino: and
anything running card trooper is a dream for me
Ally: How
consistent is the deck?
Domino:
it's extremely consistent
Domino: the
thing about it is
Domino:
because of the various win conditions
Domino:
it's difficult to get a bad hand
Domino:
aside from DMOC opening hand with no way to get rid
of it
Domino: or
something along the lines of 2 feather / 2 smash /
brain control
Domino:
most every hand is good
Domino: oh,
and the deck is a stacker's dream
Domino: =P
Ally: I bet
it is ;x
Domino:
trooper, duplication, limiter
Ally:
Right. Are you going to play this deck again at the
next Shonen Jump you attend?
Domino: yes
Domino: I'm
going to make a couple key changes that should
surprise everyone I play against
Domino: and
win me a few games
Ally: And
hopefully get another meatgame feature match too.
Oh! speaking of that how did it feel that your deck
for a profile and you were on metagame?
Domino: I
love it
Domino: I
love getting coverage at jumps
Domino:
aside from my 2nd time (out of four jumps) going x-1
and losing last round and coming 3 places away from
making day2
Domino:
that's the best part
Ally:
That’s got to suck. At least you didn't finish 17th
place.
Ally: How
do you feel about the current metagame and you think
your Magical Explosion deck is going to have a heavy
impact on it?
Domino:
Well, aside from the online players from other
well-known places, I don't think people are going to
be considering my deck a real threat until I get to
day2, which should happen soon. Once I do, though, I
think it might.
Domino: It
doesn't lose too much, and the things it does lose
to, it has a pretty close matchup with
Domino:
Aside from game1 vs. Demise being practically a coin
flip, only a dedicated Macro that opens with Macro
and hard negation has a strong chance of winning
Domino:
mostly because of the varied win conditions
Domino: but
I think that once I make day2, people are going to
start seeing how strong of an archetype it is
Ally:
Ok I see. I hear your
famous for war duels. Care to explain a little about
that.
Domino:
Well, there
isn't too much to say besides I always use strong,
well-built decks with sides to counter the expected
matchups, and I play solidly making few misplays,
and make good reads.
Domino: It
lets me beat most people
Domino:
Against good players, though, I have to outthink
them. That’s always an enjoyable experience.
Ally:
Hehe that’s always a
competition. Can you tell the users whats your war
record?
Domino:
I've been
at this other famous site for a year, and my record
on there is 97-25 in wars
Domino:
I've been on a 6-7 win streak because of the
Explosion deck.
Ally:
Very impressive. I have
a few more questions for you. What you think of the
current banned list nad if you could change one
thing on it what would it be?
Domino:
I
personally enjoy the current list. I would get rid
of Snatch and Ring, but other than that, it's good.
The past 2 formats have progressively allowed skill
to become more of a factor, and although the list is
far from perfect, UDE (whoever makes them) has been
taking steps in the right direction.
Ally:
Ever since the banning
of Cyber-Stein they have been. Hopefully there will
be more things in the future.
Ally: What do you wish to accomplish
in this card game?
Domino:
My goals
are just to make a fair amount of money off of the
game while traveling the country and meeting people.
Domino:
Once I win a Jump, I'll get a sponsor and then
everything will be set.
Ally:
Good luck with that!
Are you on a team currently and if so which team?
Domino:
Team
Wonderbox
Domino:
with Jordan Denk, Marcus Spanier, Eric Herdzik, and
Dr. Nik
Domino: I
don't know how to spell Nik's last name, so we all
just call him Dr. Nik
Domino:
he's a doctor, y'know
Domino: ;-)
Ally:
Final question for you,
Has YGO! made a big influence in your life?
Domino:
yes
Ally: How
so?
Domino:
It's given me a much more competitive sense for the
other games I play, and has taught me a few choice
lessons such as the cliché "don't judge a book by
it's cover" in relation to people, although
ironically, shady people are generally pretty shady
Ally:
I see. I'm glad it
taught you a few things and I also like to thank you
for doing this interview with me. Would you like to
give a closing statement?
Domino:
I'd like to
say that, first of all, Yu-Gi-Oh! is serious
business, and secondly, that Jeff Jones is the best
duelist.
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