Edwin Latrell (Latrell) Tournament Report - 1E Standard 2011-03-05 - 01:00 AM Bajoran Trainer Introduction So here are the results for our first tournament for Afghanistan. Here are the results. While I didn't win, I am happy that I was able to get this event off the ground and a few more people interested in playing again! Round 1 Mr. Register FW (+60)View opponent's ReportView original Report I hate to say it, but Reg's deck really just took a crap on him. He had absolutely NO plays for free in his opening hand or in the next ten cards that he drew. I know that build is solid, and that there are always the remote possibilities that the deck can randomize against the player, but this was pretty bad. I think the trick for Reg will be finding away to make a "tool box" engine for his deck, that is: a way to hunt and peck for specific cards to pull and use. Final on this, turn three I have my first mission complete but was effectively force to do four missions by two run-ins with "The Higher... The Fewer." The first one was lost more or less do to my inexperience in playing the game and unfamiliarity of my new deck. I wasn’t playing the cards that need to be play when they should have been and also I wasn’t getting the cards that I needed. I split my missions a lot more than I should have, mean I split them up period seeing as my opponent was running the same regions and had to seeded them together no matter where I put mine. The other problem was the range of the ships I kept drawing. I only had a range of 8 to cross all 6 of his missions to get to mine. But the biggest problem was the first one I mentioned do to my unfamiliarity of this new deck I was unable to get the cards I need to complete my missions out when I needed them. Round 2 Newell FW (+20) So here we faced the Cardassian Capture Deck. I was NOT looking forward to this as I know how surgical the capture removal can be on my guys. Fortunately for me, Newell, was not picking the optimum cards to remove from my crews and away teams. I was able to complete regardless of the captured personnel. Also, Newell got stumped by the download feature on Agent Garak. He did not realize that using the SD was not a persona swap and could be used at any time. He never drew an Interrogation for any of the four guys he captured so never capitalized on the potential bonus points. I think that actually cost thim the game. Round 3 Ferrell FL (-20)View opponent's ReportView original Report So in closing my first tourney went about as well as shooting myself in the foot but I had fun and learned a lot about my new Romulin deck. So all in all it was a good tourney with no complaint other than I need alone time with this deck so I can get to know it better. Ferrell was out late join. He filled in at the last minute for another player who did not want to play at the time we kicked things off. So he took the Klingon Deck and tore it up. While he started out with a Bye as Newell wasn't able to get here in time, he was still able to show a quick understanding of the deck mechanics and play style. to be fair, Ferrell got real luck in this game getting the RANGE 11 I.K.C. Fek'lhr out on turn 6 to start racing all over the boar and double completing missions for the win. ok so this round i was pretty nervous. i was about to take on latrell, the guy who taught me. so of course the young reckless nooby had a keeen eye on the wise master, to say. right off the bad his draw engine was intimidateing. he set up a space post with a bunch of draw engines that was doubling his hand each turn. luckily i got a couple augments and free draws for high councel members. so latrell already has two ships stacked with crew heading for missions and sweating bullets. he nocks out two missions for a combined 75 points while in sitting at 0. i pretty much knew i was done. but then i got my T.k.c. tal'lhr ship on the draw. next turn i loaded up my ship with about 15 crew and breezed threw 3 missions putting me on top for the win.