Matt Kirk (CaptMDKirk) Tournament Report - 2E - Online Event 2012-10-08 - 12:00 AM I Don't Remember Ever Owning a Droid Introduction So no one has won with the Android deck since that achievement was added, eh? Well let me try… I went with the basic Droid package out of Terok Nor and a 2-mission win that rounded the corner with The Orion Underworld and Call to Arms. Round 1 Ben Hosp FW (+90) I vaguely remember this match from a month ago… Ben's draws were fairly horrible, and mine were spot on the whole game. Round 2 Tjark Ott FW (+80) Can't remember too much about this one either, except that I needed to score Orion Underworld twice since my Call to Arms was eaten early on by Energize. Round 3 Bye BY (0) This was the game I played with Auwey that should have been included in the final results… we played for about 75 minutes and we were both about 1-2 turns away from a win. Auwey disconnected unexpectedly and my autosave in Lackey wasn't fast enough to catch the game before it lost all his information. After an even amount of turns, I was ahead 80-60, and needed only to score my Orion/CTA combo. We were instructed to replay our match, and Auwey didn't show up at the scheduled time… and instead of using the previous match's result, he was awarded a missed game, and I got a bye. Not acceptable, and I really hope this philosophy changes in the near future. Round 4 Johannes Klarhauser FL (-40)View opponent's ReportView original Report Knowing that I had a strong deck that beat two good players already, and knowing that I had beaten Johannes online before gave me a little confidence going into this game. I was ahead for most of the game, stalling him with WNOHGB and wiping most of a team out with a Whisper combo. But in the end, I was foiled because early on I had thrown away a Grav-Plating Trap, which I desperately needed to get rid of Johannes' Labor Camp on the last turn. I could have also drawn into an Enterprise-J for my last attempt in space, or gotten a couple events to boost my Kumari's Range enough for one extra body… but alas, my deck forsook me and I watched the Labor Camp click over to 100 points. This game was played only yesterday, so I actually remember some of the combos. After Matt had set up his Morn and downloaded his Androids, he went to attempt his planet with relatively small crews before I had a good crew in play. I stopped him with Polywater + Hard Time, then with Vault into Excalbian Drama, then with a lone Dignitaries after I had Ensared Lore. With Evek, I captured Juliana Tainer only. Myself, I hit a combo starting with Insurrection and ending in Where No One Has Gone Before on my first (and last) attempt at Kressari. When my ship was back, I went for a planet, where 5 got killed by Unfair Terms/Ominous Presence/Whisper in the Dark. At least I was able to set up a Labor Camp there, and scored 20 points before completing the planet. Unfortunately, I'm useless, and forgot to leave a guy there when I left for Deliver Evidence. Matt stopped me, then flew over and battled me for 20 points with The Orion Underworld and Call to Arms. I was able to stop him at Breach Barrier with Tactical Disadvantage, and once more with Pitching In/Guess Who's Coming/Hard Time. Next, I ensared Soong, which I should have done long ago. Matt didn't draw into enough events to boost the Range of his Kumari enough to fly back and forth, and he didn't get a Grav-plating Trap either to try and get rid or my Labor Camp (which would have worked, as the personnel I had meanwhile dropped off at my planet was Mila - as I said, I'm useless). In the end, I stumbled to the win in this one. Thanks for the good game, Matt! Closing Thoughts Strong deck still… but the difference in the wins against Ben & Tjark versus the loss to Johannes was Ira Graves. Given the opportunity, he should *always* be around for this deck; he's too crucial in breaking up the viability of some combos. I had meant for this to be an all Non-Aligned deck for the 10-play achievement, but I used the new Proud Father, and he was awesome! Fun deck, definitely still a powerhouse.