Maggie Geppert (jadziadax8) Tournament Report - 2E - North American Continentals Day One 2019-06-22 - 09:00 AM Helping Everyone Helps Me Too Mk. IV Introduction I couldn't decide what I wanted to play at this tournament. I wanted something that would be fun to play but I would also not embarrass myself with. I knew I didn't want to play TEoME Cardies because I was bored with that deck. I thought about playing the Terran Shield deck that I built for the release of Zefram Cochrane's Shotgun, but when I tried it out online, I felt that it needed some refinement before being ready for prime time. I simply didn't have time to give it the attention needed. I settled on breaking out the TNG DipHoLe deck I played at Worlds 2017. I knew it would probably be a good fit against any Terra Prime decks I may face and I slotted in a couple of Swashbucklers and the new Jellico to help take care of any Interrupt shenanigans I may encounter. Round 1 Earned Bye EB (+100) Earned bye! I never had one of these before. I got an achievement! Round 2 Nathan Miracle FL (-25) This was probably one of the best games I have ever played. I was happy to lose because Nathan and I were so close the entire time. I managed to Swashbuckler his Adapts and Ascertains a couple of times, but no Jellico. One big question came up is can he Ascertain Overindulgence? The answer is yes. This turned out to be the game-winning moment because IIRC he had just Interlinked Navigation and using Ascertain to make it 2 Programming allowed him to complete Plot Invasion and move on to his third mission for the win. Round 3 Keith Gibson FW (+30) A new opponent! Yay! Keith was a very nice guy to play against. Round 4 Charlie Plaine MW (+50)View opponent's ReportView original Report I knew Charlie was playing Cadets and also knew I needed to outspeed him. This was a hyped up match, as Maggie (the current Chair at the time) was paired up against myself (the emeritus Chair). Maggie had a bonus point heavy TNG deck, which meant that my Phoenix wasn't going to be useful in buying me more time. Her dilemma play was magnificent, and kept me from getting ahead before she could round the corner. Highlight: Maggie! I adore her, she's one of my favorite people, and this community is richer for having her in it. Round 5 Kris Sonsteby MW (+5) Kris was playing his signature KRiS deck, which got out of the gates quite quickly. Round 6 Eric R FL (-25) This was another great game to lose. I always love hanging out with Eric. He's just a fun, nice guy to chill with.