"Quack Experimental Deck Yu-Gi-Oh Saga" by Tripping Billies (Curtis Schultz)
1st tournament report:  December 8th, 2002
Dave's Card Shop  Phoenix, AZ 24th and Osborne
16-player tournament

I wanted to start by saying to the people I played against: If I screwed up 
and didn't get
the match progression quite right, it is my own stupid fault. Everyone must 
realize how
forgetful I am.

On Saturdays I am only a judge. On Sundays I get to play, but I assist as a 
judge to help things
move along smoothly and to help the newer players. I look at Sunday as my 
chance to really
play and try to earn points in the league. (Aiming for that store champion 
goal.)

This was my first tournament using Pharaoh's Servant cards. My deck was 
experimental and I
was not positive it would meld right. I was the only person who could assist 
Dave at the store,
so I couldn't play any practice duels before hand to test it. It would all 
rely on the work
I had put into it before hand and how well I knew it. Trust in the "Heart of 
the Cards," as
it were.

A hot pocket to anyone who can get the reference in my Deck's name.

---------Deck Contents-----------

---Monsters (23)
Barrel Dragon X 1
Beautiful Headhuntress X 1 (My lady)
Cannon Soldier X 2
Cyber Jar X 1
The Fiend Megacyber X 1
Giant Soldier of Stone X 1
Goblin Attack Force X 1
Jinzo X 1 (Always and forever the "Android Psycho Shocker")
Magician of Faith X 2
Maha Vailo X 2
Man-Eater Bug X 1
Mechanicalchaser X 3 (Yep.. that's right)
Morphing Jar X 1
UFO Turtle X 2
Wall Illusion X 2
Witch of the Black Forest X 1 (Misses her sister)

--Magic (12)
Axe of Despair X 2
Change of Heart X 1
Heavy Storm X 1
Limiter Removal X 1
Megamorph X 1
Monster Reborn X 1
Nobleman of Crossout X 1
Pot of Greed X 1
Premature Burial X 1
Raigeki X 1
Swords of Revealing Light X 1

--Traps  (11)

Call of the Haunted X 1
Ceasefire X 1
DNA Surgery X 1
Imperial Order X 1
Magic Drain X 1
Magic Jammer X 1
Michizure X 1
Mirror Force X 1
Seven Tools of the Bandit X 2
Solemn Judgement X 1

--Sidedeck
Buster Blader X 1
Morphing Jar #2 X 2
Card Destruction X 1
Delinquint Duo X 1
Fissure X 1
The Forceful Sentry X 1
Mystical Space Typhoon X 2
Snatch Steal X 1
Dragon Capture Jar X 2
Dust Tornado X 1
Graverobber X 1
Lightforce Sword X 1


--1st Round--
Tripping Billies Vs. Michael Rodriguez

Micheal was a new duelist. First time in an official tournament. He had the 
same problem
you see often with first time tournament players: a light knowledge of the 
rules.

I took time with him to teach him how to play the game. His deck had way too 
many tribute monsters
and this didn't help him any. He found himself without monsters several 
times. He had arrived
planning on not having to tribute. He soon learned how it works in the 
official rules.

I went slow and held myself back quite a bit to allow him time to digest the 
game, but
that said the matches were pretty one-sided. When it was over I gave him 
advice on how to change
his deck so he wouldn't have these problems anymore. Hopefully next time I 
see him he will made
some changes and his deck will fair better. I don't think he stayed to watch 
the other duels,
which he should do next time. Learn all you can, when you can.

Winner: Tripping Billies


--2nd Round--
Tripping Billies Vs. Luke Regan

It is always interesting playing against Luke's Burner deck. You never know 
what he will get
in his opening hand, but you know it will result in at least a 1000 LP 
direct damage. Possibly
even more. If you aren't careful he will nail you with his traps. He had 
also implimented
Pharaoh's Servant's burner aids, like the "Type-Zero Magic Crusher" and 
"Gravity Bind."

As soon as we sat down together I went into my side deck to make some 
changes. Took the
"Beautiful Headhuntress," a "Cannon Soldier," and the "Giant Soldier of 
Stone" out. Replaced
them with 2 "Morphing Jar #2s" and a "Fissure."

-1st round-
This one went to Luke. My monsters were loaded with Equip cards to take him 
out next turn, but
he managed to get two "Princess of Tsurugis." The direct damage that 
resulted caused a total of
5000 LP. I had a feeling the second one was coming, but there wasn't 
anything I could do
to stop it. Either way, it would flipped.

-2nd Round-
The next match I came back strong. I used "Nobleman of Crossout" and 
eliminatated his face-down
monsters. With that I used my "Limiter Removal" to take down his LP in one 
shot.

-3rd Round-
He got me for a 1000 in the early portion of the match, but my hand helped 
me to overwhelm him.
I think his opening draw worked against him. He just couldn't overcome my 
offense.

Winnder: Tripping Billies


--3rd Round--
Tripping Billies Vs. Counterfushion24

This one worried me. Reynaldo and I play often at the tournaments and more 
so at the post-tournament
Mc.Donalds duels. He keeps saying I have some advantage in tournament play, 
but I honestly
don't understand why he says that. He said our matches would be quick, no 
matter who won.
That turned out to be the case.

I know how good he is and respect his power. Those who don't who learn a 
hard lesson.

He was using a 1-round kill deck. Also using "Limiter Removal" and "Jinzo," 
like myself.

-1st Round-
He nailed me pretty bad this round. He had opened with a "Goblin Attack 
Force" in attack mode.
Perhaps as intimidation. He had laid a trap down, but I decided to take the 
risk and brought out
my "Maha Vailo" and gave it an "Axe of Despair." I successfully did both, 
but I had some
concerns about "Mirror Force." Decided to go for it anyways, and took out 
the monster.

Next turn he plays "Snatch Steal" on my "Maha Vailo," dishing out a massive 
5050 LP direct.
No coming back from that one.

-2nd Round-
I had to keep myself alive to try and win this thing. I can't remember each 
move of this one
but it came down to who drew what. I managed to get my shots in this time. 
My "Magician of Faith"
earned me my "Pot of Greed" several times, slowly building my hand to 
perform one decisive strike.

-3rd Round-
Same deal as last match. It was constant turn around, and it all came down 
to who drew what.
I managed to get my "Limiter Removal" off. Narrow as it was.

Looking forward to next time we play. It's almost always a close one with 
us. Win never
guaranteed. The kids at the tournament should be watching him and learning.

Winner: Tripping Billies (barely)


--Final Round--
Tripping Billies Vs. Victor Teagle

Victor is another of the store champions and never an easy opponent. He was 
using fushion monsters,
so I was interested to know what I was in for. Not that I would ask what is 
in my opponent's
deck. Wouldn't be right. Needless to say, this was another match where I 
knew I had to do
my best.
Turned out he was using a "Relinquished" & "Thousand-Eyes Restrict" deck. 
This ment I would
need to be tactful if I wanted to win.

-1st Round-
Game of back and forth. I had a feeling that would happen. This match had 
the most interesting
finish I had ever had. He brought out Relinquished and had it absorb my 
"Barrel Dragon." The
direct shot at my LP brought us both down low.
As low are our LP were (I was around 1350 and he was around 1900) I knew I 
had to be careful.
I had no monsters on the field, and no traps. I did have one of my 
"Mechanicalchasers," my
"Limiter Removal," and my "Megamorph." I knew if I attacked "Relinquished" 
with only one of the two
I would also receive the damage done and next turn my monster would get 
absorbed anyways, so I decided
to force a draw. I hooked the "Mechanicalchaser" with "Megamorph" and 
activated "Limiter Removal." The
resulting attack reduced both of our LP to 0.

-2nd Round-
Now we had a strange situation. If we each won a match from here, we would 
have to play a sudden
death to determine who wins.
I went into this looking at each match counting as if it were my only 
chance.
This one went on for some time, draining my deck down to almost nothing. I 
managed to get in
the shots I needed.
For a while I was faced with the knowledge Victor had "Mirror Force" in 
play, as I had seen it be
sent to the graveyard and then reclaimed by the "Mask of Darkness." I 
couldn't just attack
whenever I wanted. I had to get "Jinzo." I almost lost my advantage, were it 
not for my
2 "Seven Tools of the Bandit" which I had set and ready to use. I played 
"Monster Reborn," which
led to a long string of counters that resulted in my opponent using a 
"Solemn Judgement" and
a "Seven Tools." The loss of LP put Victor to low to come back from my 
attacks.

-3rd Round-
I knew I could lose this one and still have a chance to win in the end. But 
I didn't want to
go that far.
I set my opponent up by intentionally baiting his traps to activate. Most 
notibly his "Imperial Order"
which was preventing me from using my "Pot of Greed," "Raigeki," and 
"Premature Burial."
I decided to take a risk. I set these on the M/T zone along side my "Call of 
the Haunted"
and "Solemn Judgement." I then set my "Morphing Jar" and waited to see what 
would happen.
Victor attempted to soften my M/T zone with a "Heavy Storm,' but I took the 
hard knock
and used my "Solemn Judgement."
In the next turn I was going against his monsters with no traps to contend 
with. I flipped my
"Morphing Jar" and obtained everything I need to go after him. I then played 
the "Call of the Haunted"
to get one of my "UFO Turles." The other was already on the field as a 
result of the effect of the
other which had been sent to the graveyard in the previous turn. I then 
played "Raigeki" which
had also been set. With no monsters in my way I summoned a 
"Mechanicalchaser" I had pulled from
the "Morphing Jar's" effect. I gave an "Axe of Despair" to it and one to a 
"UFO Turtle." The
resulting damage was enough to bring him down to 350. Like an idiot, I 
hadn't left myself room
to activate "Limiter Removal," which could have won me the match right then 
and there. I knew
if I ended up losing I would have earned the loss.
Next up was a mighty "Dark Hole." No way to stop that. Knew it would happen, 
since I had been
so careless. I got lucky and my opponent set a monster.
Next turn I had no monsters, but I did have a "Ceasefire," which I set. I 
had "Premature Burial"
still, but I wanted to wait on using it.
Victor drew. I decided to take the risk and activate my "Ceasefire." He 
couldn't stop it. His monster
turned out to be an effect monster, which won me the duel due to 
"Ceasefire's" effect..

Winner: Tripping Billies


Counterfushion said I was gutsy using Morphing Jar #2. It helped me quite a 
bit in the matches
against Victor, so I have to say it isn't a bad thing to me. So long as it 
is not used at the
wrong time. (Such as when I have more than one monster on my side of the 
field.)

Tournament Pack: "Dharma Cannon," "Sky Dragon," and "Spirit of the Books." I 
ended up trading them
for other tournament pack commons, the "Dancing Elf" and "Turu Purin." I 
never pull rares in the
tourney packs at Dave's, but with my Chasers and "Morphing Jar" I have no 
right to complain.


Shout Outs---
To all the players. We couldn't hold tournaments without you. Life isn't the 
same without ya.
Always good to have you all around.

Reynaldo for helping to get all the decks checked and handle rulings when I 
was watching other
matches. And for being the all around cool guy and supreme duelist he is.

Dave for hosting the tournaments and getting it organized.

Upperdeck for getting Pharaoh's Servant legal in time for the weekend. And 
for the excellent
work on the rulings for Pharaoh's Servant. (Getting Konami to take it 
seriously this time.)

To Mr. Submarine for my large Dr. Slice that gives me sugar fuel and for not 
knowing what their
pickles were (again).


--Feel free to send all cheers, jears, and Menchi recipes to: 
Curtis757@hotmail.com--


Today's Experiment...  Tingled