From: Andy Simmons [mooseballer13@hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 5:47 PM To: profpoke@pojo.com Subject: A Legendary Ocean Deck Andy Simmons Expo Center LaGrange, Ga Hello every one. It's been a long time since I last reported.this time around im better than ever. I think my Ocean deck will explain that. So here it is Monsters: 22 Amphibian Beast(2400 atk for 1 tribute) Jinzo(self-explanatory) Suijin(great effect and powerful) x2 The Legendary Fisherman(with the Ocean, its a powerhouse) x3 7 Colored Fish(great monster with 1800 atk for no tributes) Gemini Elf(ok, so it's attibute isn't water, but who doesn't use this) x2 High Tide Gyojin(with the ocean, it's atk becomes that of mechanical chasers) Skull Mariner(until I buy a Giant Red Seasnake with my grade money[straight A's :)]this will have to do, but its ok) x2 Aqua Spirit(Summoned Skull? not unless i use her effect on it) x2 Man Eater Bug(small but ferocious) Penguin Soldier(Hane-Hane on steroids! plus its Water!) Aqua Madoor(great defender) x2 Magician Of Faith(recovers the ocean and other important magic cards) Cyber Jar(ultimate destruction, plus card drawing) Sinister Serpent(almost invincible) Magic: 10 x3 A Ledgendary Ocean(heart of my deck) Swords Of Reavling Light(Protects me until I bring out my Ocean and Fisherman) Mystical Space Typhoon(gets rid of those waiting trap holes and mirror forces) Tribute To The Doomed(best individual monster revomal besides man-eater bug) Harpie's Feather Duster(best magic/trap removal ever) Change of Heart(use my opponent's monster to bring out my stronger monsters) Monster Reborn(brings back my Fisherman and others) Dark Hole(even the odds) Traps: 8 x2 Tornado Wall(protects my life points with the ocean) x2 Trap Hole(hehe, your monster's dead) Magic Jammer(hehe, your magic's dead) Seven Tools Of The Bandit(hehe, your trap's dead) Torrential Tribute(hehe, everyone's dead) Total: 40 cards Well now, that was fun. Now before I begin my tourney report, I need to adress one thing. The way I tell a match is I list out all the important key facts about the duel, so don't freak out. Ok so here we go Tournament Location: The Expo Center No. of Participantes: 32 Single Elimination with 2 third place winners 1st place: Legacy of Darkness Booster box of 24(yeesh!) plus a trophy 2nd place:12 Legacy of Darkness booster packs plus a trophy 3rd place:Just a trophy 1st Round: Agua Hombre(that's me! it's spanish for aquaman) vs. Elliot(some whiney kid with at least 100 cards in his deck) 1st Duel Key Facts: -He laid down a Sogen(must have a crappy warrior deck =/) and no monsters -I played my Ocean card, but he started whining that you can't do that -The judge disqualified him for improper conduct(hehe, i guess stupid idiot is pretty bad for his age) Final Score 8000-8000 (never thought that would happen =/) Winner: Me There's a 10 minute break after each round where the judges review the round. During this time we can get something to eat, drink, use the bathroom and trade cards but we can't trade cards from our decks. We also can't change our decks between breaks. I got me some gummie bears and pepsi blue(mmmm). They told us to report to our tables as the Quarter Finals were about to begin. Quarter Finals(hopefully it will be funner than last round) Agua Hombre vs. Some fat but nice kid(Dark Necrofear FINAL Deck) 1st Duel Key Facts: -He used painful choice and chose Dark Necrofear and the four spirit messages -I chose the Necrofear cause i couldn't risk him pulling destiny board -He used a cheerful coffin/Necrofear combo by discarding La Jinn, Octiclops and Sangan and removing them to summon Necrofear, then he laid 1 card face down -I set my man-eater in defense mode so I could destroy his Necrofear, but he activated his destiny board and started pulling out messages. after a few turns, with me having the advantage and him with 1 letter away from winning, i pulled my mystical space typhoon and destroyed his destiny board. -After his destiny board was destroyed, I pounded him with my amphibian beast Final Score: 5550-0 winner:me 2nd Duel Key Facts: -I pulled out my Fisheran and Ocean cards early so that gave me an advantage -He tried his destiny board again, but i deactivated it with my jinzo -He took control of my amphibian beast with necrofear and put on the run, but my suijin stopped it's raid and won me the duel Final Score: 3700-0 winner:me During the break, I talked to the guy i just finished dueling. we talked and shared each other stratagies. his was to get his necrofear out as fast as possible (he knows every single way how to get that card out!)hold them with it until he plays destiny board and pulls out his letters.brace yourselfs folks, Agua Hombre is going 2 to the semi-finals. semi-finals Agua Hombre vs. Sean Suthers(Barrel Dragon Beatdown and one of my two friends that always come) 1st Duel Key Facts: -He pulled out his barrel dragon early and kept destroying my defenses -around his third turn he pulled limiter removal and won the duel Final Score: 0-7200 winner:him 2nd Duel Key Facts: -Basically the same thing as last time Final Score: 0-8000 winner:him Oh well, at least I got 3rd, now here are the props and slops Props: -For Sean Suthers winning first -For Quint Yates(a kid that goes to my school, he's really cool) getting second -For me and Shawn Bradford(my other friend that goes here) getting third -For Gummie Bears and Pepsi Blue -For my entire ocean deck Slops: -For that whiney kid Elliot -For me losing Questions? 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