Kris Sonsteby (LORE) Tournament Report - 2E 2016-01-16 - 11:00 AM I've Got Faith... Faith of the Heart Introduction Coming up a hair short in my all authentic achievement bid the last time I passed through town, I rebuilt my traditional Starfleet build for a second chance at glory. Unfortunately, the assembled Champions had other plans in mind, as I was once again left headed back to the drawing board. Round 1 Chris Volk FL (-30) The Instant Classic was employing TOS with a kill pile, and kept me in check from the onset as Matt Decker nuked A Sight For Sore Eyes before I had a chance to use it. As the body count piled up at Automated Repair Station, he side stepped the Phoenix courtesy of the Enterprise-B to notch the victory in this cerebral affair. FL 100-70. Round 2 Mike Rudolph MW (+25) Road Dogg was administering Equinox, but wasted a turn trying to repair Voyager at Caretaker's Array in what was a sloppy match on both sides of the table. With Timescape locking me out of Investigate Stalled Ship, Daniels & Co. powered through a Rogue Borg Ambush on the ground to tip the modified win scales in my favor. MW 95-70. Round 3 Bye BY (0) The BYE was spent watching the iconic parody that is Galaxy Quest, horsing around with the family puppy, and cooking a pizza feast dinner for all of the tournament attendees. Closing Thoughts Running into a buzz saw in the first round was eye opening to say the least, as I never would have guessed I'd see such aggression at an off-season winter league gig. In underestimating the hunger of the Fargo crew, I once again learned the hard way that in this game you simply can't take anything for granted.