Roger Schaeffer
Fiends of Darkness v2.2
Lone Star Comics  (817)-265-0491  (Call Mike or Chris for local tournament information.)
504 East Abram St.
Arlington, TX  76010
January 11, 2003
 
Sixteen people entered the tournament.
$5 entry fee.
Official Upper-Deck Tournament
First place prize:  $25 store credit.
Second place prize:  $15 store credit.
Everybody else:  Tournament booster.
 
 
 
23 Monsters
 
Tribute Monsters
 
2x Summoned Skull
     Jinzo
 
Non-tribute Monsters
 
     Jirai Gumo
2x Dark Elf
3x La Jinn the Mystical Genie of the Lamp
2x 7 Colored Fish
     Maha Vailo   
     Invader of the Throne
     Witch of the Black Forest
3x Wall of Illusion
2x Hayabusa Knight
2x Man-Eater Bug
2x Magician of Faith
 
 
23 Magic/Trap Cards
 
Magic Cards
 
     Monster Reborn
     Dark Hole
     Change of Heart
     Pot of Greed
     Raigeki
3x Axe of Despair
3x Malevolent Nuzzler
     Rush Recklessly
     Nobleman of Crossout
2x Fissure
     Mystical Space Typhoon
     Fairy Meteor Crush
 
 
Trap Cards
 
3x Trap Hole
     Magic Drain
     Waboku
     Solemn Judgment
 
 
Side Deck
 
     Summoned Skull
     Cyber Jar
     Fissure
3x Gravekeeper's Servant
2x Black Pendant
     Heavy Storm
     Mystical Space Typhoon
     Rush Recklessly
2x Magic Drain
     Waboku
 
 
 
For those of you have been reading my tournament reports, I am sorry I haven't written a report for the last two weeks.  The past two tournaments I never made it past the first round.  This weeks tournament went much better for me;  I made to the third round.  Also, as a side note, I received an entire box of Pharaoh's Servant boosters in the mail from Upper Deck;  apparently I was one of the top duelists in my area.  Well, on to the tournament report.
 
 
 
Round 1            Fiends of Darkness vs. ??? Deck
 
Duel 1
Roger the Skunk  8000-6200-3700-3400-900-450
Mo  8000-7950-6450-5850-4900-4600-3600-2600-1600-0
 
During this duel Mo had me on the ropes the entire time.  In the end Solemn Judgment saved from the jaws of defeat, and I came back to win.
 
 
Duel 2
Roger the Skunk  8000
Mo  8000-5200-4100-2750-0
 
This duel was quick.  I was able to bring out my forces quickly.
 
 
 
Round 2            Fiends of Darkness vs. Gravity Bind Deck
 
 
Duel 1
 
Roger the Skunk  8000-7950-6750-6250-6150-3050-4050-2900-1750-250-0
A.S.  8000-9000-6600-7600-4200
 
In this round I faced the younger brother of duelist I just defeated.  A.S. caught me off guard with his Gravity Bind.  After a lengthy duel, A.S. finally managed to get me down to zero.
 
 
Duel 2
 
Roger the Skunk  8000-5500-4000-5000-4000
A.S.  8000-6550-5550-4100-5100-1700-0
 
Before this duel, I took out Rush Recklessly and substituted Mystical Space Typhoon in order to deal more effectively with A.S.'s Gravity Bind.  The substitution proved to be very effective along with Jinzo.  I even dealt A.S. 1450 in life point damage with a Man-Eater Bug with an Axe of Despair attached.
 
 
Duel 3
 
Roger the Skunk  8000-6300-4300-2300
A.S.  8000-9000-7550-5100-4100-3100-0
 
Hayabusa Knight worked well in this duel.  Most of the damage that A.S. dealt was due to Just Deserts.  During these duels A.S. hardly ever dealt any damage to my life points via attack me with a monster.  A.S. was to often on the defensive;  he needed more power.  Some Giant Soldiers of Stone with a Malevolent Nuzzler or two would have been very effective in his deck.
 
 
 
Round 3                Fiends of Darkness vs. Good Beatdown Deck
 
 
Duel 1
 
Roger the Skunk  8000-5450
Dan  8000-7000-6000-3600-1200-0
 
Dan is the brother of Chris, the judge for the tournament.  Dan beat me in the first round of last week's tournament.  Dan is a good duelist, but I just drew the right card every time.
 
 
Duel 2
 
Roger the Skunk  8000-6200-4400-2600-0
Dan  8000-7000
 
The only damage Dan received was by his own hand:  his used Delinquent Duo.  Dan kept taking-out my monsters with Trap Hole.
 
 
Duel 3
 
Roger the Skunk  8000-6200-4400-2600-800-0
Dan 8000-7000
 
This was practically a carbon copy of the last duel.  I should have side-decked in my Heavy Storm and Cyber Jar.
 
 
 
All in all this was a good tournament.  My thanks goes out to IQ who traded his first edition Solemn Judgment for my Goblin Attack Force at last week's tournament.  I also was able to trade to get two more Maha Vailo, Mask of Darkness, and two Mystic Plasma Zone and two Gaia Power;  thanks those of who that traded with me.  As always, if you have any suggestions, comments, or questions, just send me an e-mail.
 
Also, Lone Star Comics is holding another official Upper Deck 64-person tournament.  The tournament will be January 25, 2003.  The entry fee is $10.  First place prize will be $100 store credit;  second place will receive $25 store credit.  If you want further information, refer to the phone number at the beginning of this e-mail.
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                                        Roger the Skunk,
                                                                                        roggornamy@netzero.net