The Gate Guardian loses to weenies 12/7/02

John Williams
Greg's Sports cards Westfield, N.J.  (Upper-deck tourney; all restrictions apply)

Let me explain how I lost to myself last Saturday.

My deck:



Creatures:
2x Gate Guardian
3x Suijin
3x Kazejin
3x Sanga of the Thunder
3x Nimble Momonga
3x Giant Germ
3x Giant Soldier of Stone
3x Aqua Madoor
1x Cyber Jar




Magic/Traps:
2x Fissure
2x Tribute to the Doomed
2x Heavy Storm
1x Monster Reborn
1x Change of Heart
1x Pot of Greed
1x Dark Hole
1x Raigeki
1x Mirror Force
1x Solemn Judgment
2x Trap Hole
3x Magic Jammer
1x Call of the Haunted
1x Premature burial

Sideboard:
2x Card Destruction
2x Banisher of the Light
2x Princess of Tsurugi
2x De-Spell
1x Fissure
1x Tribute to the Doomed
1x Confiscation
1x Soul Exchange
1x 7 Tools
1x Snatch Steal
1x Stop Defense



So anyway, there weren't a lot of people there today for some odd reason, but still 
enough to have three rounds.  The champs that had won all of the previous tourneys were 
going to be there, so this was a chance to try to really earn my keep.  Pharaoh's Servant 
was finally tourney legal, so I changed the 2 spear cretins for a Call of the Haunted and a 
Premature Burial

Round one:  Me vs. Scott (can't remember his real name)

Here was a kid who was learning the game mechanics.  He didn't understand the use of 
michizure, and when I had an Aqua Madoor in attack mode (1200/2000), he played a 
Darkfire Warrior #1 (1700/1000) in defense.  HUH?
(Result:  Me 2-0)

Round two:  Me vs. Ray (weenie burner)

This was just great!  Ray is my hired gun.  I make a second deck,  and he plays it in the 
tourney.  We talk about it afterward if something comes of it.  Anyway, I made him a 
"weenie Burner" deck and it got him through the first round against a Maha Vailo deck.  
So, here's how it went down.  First game, Swords of revealing light.  (remember there's 
only one of them allowed now) with direct attacking weenies.  Three turns, Magician of 
Faith, swords again.  After three turns of more weenies killing me slowly, he flips another 
magician of Faith!  On the ninth turn I died.  Second game I won with my Aqua Madoors 
and Stone Soldiers, since the Messenger of peace doesn't stop them.  Third game was a 
lot more of the first game, and I go down to my own deck.  I'm mad but not mad

So this week there was no third round for me, since Official tourneys are supposed to be 
single elimination, but My hired gun won the tourney that day and got three packs.  Out 
of which came a Dokurorider.  Whatever.  Look forward to my report on Ray's Deck.