Date: 7/10/04

Number of players: 42

Format: mostly Swiss, a little single elimination

Entry fee: $5

Prize: $20 store credit for 1st, TP for everyone else

 

And now, here's my, um, deck.

 

40 Skull Servants

 

Yeah, woo, go Skull Servants.

 

Anyway, before the tournament began, I bought a Manticore and Mystik Wok for $10. I also bought a Scapegoat off some kid for $2. And now, on to the good stuff.

 

Round 1

vs. Darelle (Warrior; 0-0)

 

Duel 1

This kid's deck was pretty good. I dealt him a lot of damage with Dons and things and beat him, though.

Me 8000>6500>6300

Darelle 8000>4300>4100>0

 

Duel 2

Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell dealt me 2000 damage in this duel, and I later took 1800 for using Duo and Premature. The only damage he inflicted on me from battle was 200 from Marauding Captain attacking my Sangan, I think. For a while I was chipping at his life with Yata. Then I got Tribe out, and he just couldn't get rid of it.

Me 8000>7000>6000>5800>4800>4000

Darelle 8000>7000>6800>6600>6400>4800>3200>0

 

Round 2

vs. Cody (Chaos beatdown; 2-0)

 

Duel 1

I dealt him 3100 with Don and Bounder early, then he cleared everything. We were topdecking, and I topdecked a Breaker for game.

Me 8000>7400>5700>4200

Cody 8000>4900<5900>4500>3500>1600>0

 

Duel 2

It was pretty even for a while. Then he summoned Jinzo, and attacked with a ton of monsters for game.

Me 8000>7000>6100>5500>3300>0

Cody 8000>7000>3600<4600

 

Duel 3

My Kycoo and Berserk Gorilla totally beat him down. Game, set, match.

Me 8000>7000>5200>4900>3700>3000

Cody 8000>7000>6700>4900>2900>900>0

 

Round 3

vs. Eddie (Exodia; 2-2)

 

Duel 1

I Duo'd early, and the only damage I took thereafter was 1800 from Ring, I think. His Drain Shield gave him some early LP advantage, but I came back.

Me 8000>7000>5200

Eddie 8000<9800>8000>6200>3300>2200>0

 

Duel 2

Opening hand Duo did it for me again.

Me 8000>7000

Eddie 8000>6000>4900>1400>0

 

Round 4

vs. Josh (beatdown; 5-2)

 

Duel 1

I played this guy a long time ago when he used to play a Drop Off control. He has since switched to a beatdown, and it's almost as sick. Emphasis on almost.

Me 8000>6100>5100>4300>3600>2200

Josh 8000>7600>6600>5600>3900>2900>0

 

Duel 2

He summoned Jinzo, Lily, and something else all in the same turn. Ouch.

Me 8000>7200>0

Josh 8000>7800>7000>5000

 

Duel 3

Attacked early with Witch and Sangan, then later with Tribe and Breaker, and finished him with Reaper and Yata.

Me 8000>7200>7000

Josh 8000>6900>5900>2700>2400>2100>1600>0

 

Round 5

vs. Michael (beatdown; 0-8)

 

Duel 1

This kid was easily the worst in the group. No challenge at all.

Me 8000

Michael 8000>6300>5200>4700>1800>0

 

Duel 2

Opening hand Duo, combined with Tribe and Kycoo beating him down, and he didn't stand a chance.

Me 8000>7000

Michael 8000>6400>3000>0

 

And so, with a 10-2 record in the Swiss portion, I was good for top 8. There were also 8 guys playing a little single elimination group, and the winners of that and the juniors got top 8 as well. Let the fun begin.

 

Round 6

vs. Tony (beatdown; 8-4)

 

Duel 1

This guy had placed 2nd in his group, and he was no slouch. But I jsut kept killing his hand, and I never missed a beat.

Me 8000>7000>6100>5700

Tony 8000>6100>4700>3200>1700>900>0

 

Duel 2

At some point in this duel, he used Premature on Berserk Gorilla when I had a Jinzo out. Needless to say, I won next turn due to that blunder.

Me 8000>7200>6600

Tony 8000>6600>4800>4700>3600>3200>0

 

Round 7

vs. Junior Champ (chaos beatdown; didn't know his record)

 

Duel 1

This kid is Josh's brother, and his deck is about the same level. So I just beat him down with Jinzo to win this one.

Me 8000>4600>4400

Junior 8000>6000>5800>4200>1800>0

 

Duel 2

Can't remember, only that it was close. I did at one point Mirror Force his Bazoo after it had removed 3, though.

Me 8000>7200>6200>5900>5000>34300>2000

Junior 8000>6200>5900>5100>4100>3100>2000>600>0

 

Round 8 (finals)

vs. David (Chaos; 12-3, I think)

 

Duel 1

He used CED's effect first turn, and somehow I came back.

Me 8000>4700>3900>2200>2000>1000

David 8000>7000>6800>6600>5800>5700>5300>0

 

Duel 2

He beat me by overwheliming numbers, not by chaos. Ha!

Me 8000>6400>4800>3800>900>0

David 8000>6400>5600>4800

 

Duel 3

This one took forever because neither of use drew anything or attacked for a while. We were just sitting on about 1000 life apiece. Then I managed to clear up his field with D.D. Warrior Lady and BLS, and I won.

Me 8000>7200>2400>1500>1000

David 8000>4700>1300>900>0

 

And so, with my first tourney win ever in over 30 appearances at Primetime, I used my $20 store credit to buy Injection Fairy Lily.

 

Props:

 

-as always, to Bill for holding tournaments.

-as always, to all my opponents for some great duels.

-to Cody for making up that song about Vampire Lord.

-to me for winning. (16-3 record)

 

Slops:

 

-to James for quitting. You let me down, man.

 

So keep sending me your e-mails, and I will keep making fun of you... I mean, answer them.