Disruptor Deck. Serf. A World of Books. San Leandro, CA.

Monsters: 20

2 wall of illusion
3 man-eater bug (MEB)
3 hane-hane
2 cannon soldier
2 giant soldier of stone (GSOS)
2 magician of faith (MOF)
1 witch of the black forest
2 sangan
1 jirai gumo
1 invader of the throne
1 cyber jar

Magic: 13

5 Pot of Greed, Dark Hole, Monster Reborn, Change of Heart, Raigeki
1 Heavy Storm
2 Fissure
1 Delinquent Duo
1 Messenger of Peace
1 Forceful Sentry
1 Share the Pain
1 Giant Trunade

Traps: 7

2 Magic Jammer
2 Solemn Judgment
2 Robbin' Goblin
1 Mirror Force

Total 40

Tournament on December 29, 2002 (Official UpperDeck Tournament)

It was a nice sunny day and the Disruptor Deck was confident that today 
was going to be the day that first place would be claimed. I had 
brought the Disruptor the previous day to Collector's Corner in 
Oakland, CA for a test run, and first place was claimed. The Disruptor 
dueled and did well against two beatdown decks and one Exodia deck.

At a World of Books I dueled a bunch of people, but was knocked out of 
the tournament by the kid. Read on.

Opponent: Melvin "the kid" (Barrel Dragon Beatdown)

The kid is the younger brother of Phillip, whom I played last week. 
Both of them started out in Beginner's but quickly won those brackets 
and moved up to Advanced. Like I said last week, they are both good 
players that just need more experience playing against the other 
Advanced duelists.

First duel, the kid hits me right away fast and hard. He uses Change of 
Heart along with strong monsters to destroy my LP. He also used Tribute 
to the Doomed to clear my field. He wins with 4000 LP remaining. The 
kid mentions to me that he has read my tourney report and has done 
research! I don't react, I just get scared! Hahahaha!

Second duel, this one lasts longer and the Disruptor holds on to win 
with 1675 LP remaining. I was able to make a couple of key counters to 
help me win. The kid kept discarding Barrel Dragon with Tribute to the 
Doomed and card destruction, but I was able to use Barrel Dragon 
against him.

Third duel was very close. We were both down to about 2000 LP each, but 
the key play was in the very beginning. The kid went first and set some 
cards, but then he played a first turn card destruction. I had to 
discard my Mirror Force, solemn judgment, a magician, a sangan, and a 
hane hane. Let me tell you, I definitely could have used that Mirror 
Force later on. Barrel Dragon gets on the field late in the duel and 
blasts my defenses leaving me open to his attacks. Needless to say, I 
lost to the better duelist. Good job, Melvin!

You win some and you lose some, although my winning percentage has 
dropped a lot since season 2 started. Could it be that my deck has 
reached its peak and needs to be revised? We'll see…

What's up!
to the hardcore Yu-Gi-Oh! gamers at a World of Books, keeping the game 
going.

Get lost!
to the thieves that steal cards from kids

Serf
buffserf@yahoo.com