Makes Friends (A Deadly Weapon) – Mark

            I’ve just been to a tournament. Sure, I didn’t win; I hit Fourth Place. I was testing out a brand new, and deadly, deck. During the first match, which I won!, the duel ended literally without a single turn ending. And there was only minimal luck going on there. My next quickest win was my third turn.

            However, I traded Burden of the Mighty, Forest Guard Green Baboon, and Nova Summoner for a FIRST EDITION, MINT CONDITION, MRD MIRROR FORCE! It is now my most treasured (not to mention expensive) card I have (below Crystal Seer, of course). I wouldn’t have gotten it if I hadn’t made some friends in between rounds.

            Every time that you arrive at a tournament, make sure to find a friend. I found a few there, but one of them I never went up against (a Naruto [er, Itachi] obsessed girl running a build using the new Structure Deck as it’s beginning). Did it help me to be friends with them? Yes. Oh hell yeah, yes... Doing this net me a card worth 300 bucks and who knows – maybe it will do it for you, too!

            So, first I became friends with them and decided to see what their decks were. Next, I saw what everyone had up for trade. In the third round, my opponent (after kicking my arse and bumping me all the way down to 4^th >:(   )  offered me a huge deal of cards for – you guessed it but maybe you didn’t – Green Baffoon, Burden of the Mighty, and Nova Summoner!... Well, I said that I wouldn’t accept the trade until after the tournament was over and I saw what everyone else had to trade. WELL... Right before I accepted the trade, strolling in was Caesar, the best player in the state (I’m pretty sure) here for the 4:00 tournament. He eyed my Baboon, and after a looong debate, an offer to trade for a DS (to another kid, whose mom didn’t let him) I proceeded to make the aforementioned trade, obtaining my Mirror Force!

            Now.... Here’s how I did it all.

            Remember how I mentioned that I was making friends? Well, you need to be emotional (so you can use mind control in duels with them, and it helps to be emotional. If you’re quiet, and you suddenly start talking to them using Mind Control techniques, it just might be obvious that you’re bluffing....) and actually make friends with people you would actually like, o get more benifets. For one thing, make friends with the friendlies. Whenever I see somebody my age, I make friends with them and then I’ll know their deck. Also, it’s good to make a real friendship with your “targets”, or that’s just plain cruel, only making friends to your advantage. Make sure that you help them out.

            This “knowing their deck” thing is NOT the point. An actual friendship with the person our real goal; knowing what they use is just a benefit in the package. For instance, if a random person just happens to come by your unsupervised, that person would obviously steal it. However, if it’s a friend, they’re more likely to return it, as you should do as well. The next benefit of making friends before/during a tournament is so that you’ll watch out for each other.

            All other basic good things of having a friend apply to the world of Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournaments, but you can also get added protection, knowledge of opponents (either the friend or anyone they know of), and, please refer to this perfectly kickass proven real situation, your trades will be better, because you will know. And while it was luck that Mr. Hasamirrorforce came in, but also since my mission at that moment was finding out everyone’s cards to trade, I wasn’t in any kind of a rush to trade away my crads.

            A Mirror Force was the only card I wanted, and that desire has been more than fulfilled, all thanks to the goal of making friends and gathering information. Friends and Information - solid defense, deadly weapon.

I accept Deck Fixes, and anything else for both Yu-Gi-Oh! and Naruto. If you have a complaint, save it for the battlefield.