Chris Donati (Swisherfan) |
Tournament Report - 2E Standard |
2011-02-12 - 02:00 PM |
2E TNG Cadets w/Holograms |
Introduction |
I really liked a variation of this build that I saw that was played at Nationals "West". The eternal idea of the quick Trek deck that starts attempting by turn 3 will always be appealing to me. I added in the Oooh Nothing happened!/Manheim Effect/Keeping Track of You combo, to enhance the Tragic Turn pile as well as give me an out for anyone sporting a Legacy dilemma pile. The Legacy pile has been so dominant that I have recently just been running DS9 Vastly Outnumbered crew because they wreck it. However, a gentleman's agreement with Thomas K. had us both running something different then what we normally run. I was not allowed to play DS9 and he was not allowed to play Starfleet for this event. |
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Round 1 | | Thomas V | FL (0) |
Two things went wrong here to give me the FL. #1, Thomas is an excellent deck builder, and his idea of using pursuit cards to add to the # of dilemmas he gets to draw/spend worked perfectly. #2, Tragic Turn absolutely missed on his first mission attempt. I would've liked a rematch where I could've seen if the Tragic Turn could've done its thing properly. Still, Thomas V. is always a classy opponent and I enjoy our matches! |
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Round 2 | | Bye | BY (0) |
The bye is always an easy opponent. His 5 HQ, no dilemma pile, deck just was not tuned and I breezed by to get the FW. |
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Round 3 | | Carlos Maya | FW (0) |
Ahhh Carlos. Carlos and Ryan Hill pulled a switcheroo with each other's deck. So Carlos was running Borg for the first (and last???) time. Achievements make these wacky ideas possible! The Borg are sllllllllooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwww. He also had some bad luck and had to go first and everytime he had to pay a cost by letting the top card go, it was always the crucial piece to the Borg puzzle. Tragic Turn killed his first crew and stranded his ship. TNG cruised to victory. Carlos is a good friend, and I am sure his revenge will be served cold at the next tourney. |
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Round 4 | | Thomas Kamiura | FL (0) |
For all the bragging rights!!! We had been trash texting each other all week. Forget all the foils, pride was on the line. TK was running Bajoran Resistance. I am pretty sure he bribed someone to build it for him, because it was a nice build and I know he is not that smart (j/k!!!). I think the crucial play of the game came with his first mission attempt. Tragic Turn once again let me down and he cruised through his first mission. Unfortunetly, that gave him access to points and abilities with the new Resistance crew. He easily got the FW, and I was left shaking my fist and telling him that he gets bragging rights...till the next tourney when I take them out of his cold, dead, hands. Great tourney, thanks to all the SD crew who made the trip up. SirRouge earned himself a nice playmat that I acquired for 1st place, and from what I heard, he truly earned it! |
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