Michael Van Breemen (The Ninja Scot) Tournament Report - 2E - Online Event 2020-08-29 - 09:00 AM Four years since I played DS9? Introduction After going through the eight deck ideas that I had for this tournament, I decided on DS9 for two reasons - I hadn't played them in four years and I didn't want people to die until the end. Round 1 Maggie Geppert FW (+45) Maggie was playing 50 point Borg with three 50 point missions and Transport Crash Survivors so no micro-teaming for me. I managed to get through my first space mission in one attempt and, if I remembered that Common Enemy works through the end of the mission attempt, I would've got the second mission the same way. I screwed up with her space mission in giving her Overindulgence, forgetting that I had snagged the Queen with Holding Cell so he didn't have more than five Leadership in the attempt. I swamped her planet mission, giving too many but ensuring that I could solve my planet at the end for the win. She did Reprimand each of my Common Causes. Round 2 Nathan W FL (-40)View opponent's ReportView original Report Nate was playing Romulan discard/Reman shenanigans. I screwed up in one attempt again forgetting Common Enemy, stalling me for a turn. I got screwed by my dilemma pile as almost every planet dilemma in the pile showed up in space, thereby giving him a walk there. I also forgot to use Common Enemy to put a Weak Will Perish under my planet mission which would've given him a draw 3, spend 2 situation with my team of six, possibly depriving him of the ability to draw the stop needed to give him the turn he needed for the win. Also, the ritual download of Code of the Ushan was clutch (had four different affiliations and a Common Cause in my opening hand.) Mike went first and I wasn't able to get 'thong set up until turn 4. I gave him his first mission and got a little tilted, which ultimately let to lose Keras to a Holding Cell I could have avoided. The RNG gods gave Mike a terrible space draw and I was right back in it. Code of Ushaan was probably a game winner (in the one game I remembered to use Kreetasa). I buried dilemmas at his last mission and my 4-8-4 triple attempt at my last got me a very close win. Round 3 Benjamin Rostoker FW (+50) Ben was playing Bajorans and Thieves with Display of Wealth. He took two of my people with Bio-Neural, preventing a mission solve as he took my only Navigation. Eventually, I pull through for the win but not before he makes it through his space mission. Round 4 Josef Lemberger FL (-95) Josef was playing his Bajorans and got all kinds of bad luck from my dilemma pile - Attempts with five and hits Necessary Execution, can't solve with 4 due to Hard Time, hits Rogue Borg when he has five and I can only give him draw 3/spend 3 (Accession) after hitting one Intelligence with Hard Time and another swapped out with the Orb to get Opaka. Meanwhile, I get close to the best start of the tournament and I'm cooking, getting through the three missions in relatively quick succession. Closing Thoughts My own screw ups cost me here and, as the rule goes, I gotta remember to read my own cards.