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Author: Alan "Serpent" Sagan
Title: hoth-north-ridge-regional-calgary
Date Published: 2000-08-16
Hoth North Ridge Regional, August 5th
This tournament took me allot of effort to get to. It was on August 5th, in Calgary. I live
in Kamloops, which is a good 8 hour drive from Calgary. This isnt so bad, EXCEPT that
on August 4th, I was going to be at a Concert in Vancouver, which is a 12 hour drive from
Calgary.
I decided to fly to Calgary from Kamloops, the morning of the tournament. It would be a
quick flight, and getting a stand by ticket would only be about $15 Canadian more than a
bus, so it should work.
So Thursday night, I go to sleep at 6 am. 6 friggin am, and then drive to van at 10am to
go to the festival. This wasnt just any concert, this was summersault, with 10 bands
performing, including eve 6, treble charger, our lady peace, foo fighters, and smashing
pumpkins.
The concert was great. It ended about 11:30, and so starts the long drive home. My
driving pal Justin Cachelin slept for about an hour, then we stopped in a Tim Hortons.
Much coffee and a half hour later, we set out for Kamloops again. The next 3 hours of the
drive consisted of Justin and I talking tech about his decks, and me debating whether to
play my tried and true rops deck that won my provincials, or the new tie deck that I had
been wrecking people with.
Got home, slept for one hour. Got up, pick up Matt Green and Justin Cachelin, and got
on the airplane. Adjusted my decks a bit. Got to the Sentry Box, where the tournament
was being held about an hour before the tournament. Nicholas Burke and AJ Delisle were
already there, and the three of us talked some tech and about our trip to Milwaukee in a
week. After a bit of borrowing, the tournament started. And Me with only 3 hours of
sleep in the last two days, 8 hours of driving in those days, and a loooong concert too!
I decided to play a turbo profit smacker and my tie interceptor smacker.
Game 1: My SYCFA Ties vs Rick Jeans hidden base.
Game started out uneventful. I start draining a bit at Endor, he gets Haven at Hoth there.
Independence, Major Haashn, Thaneespi, Wedge+ship, Tycho+ship, Luke+ship, and one
or two other matchings make an appearance at hoth. I lose one a turn to his drain, and
retrieve. He loads up the independence with wedge, tycho, and luke, and moves to my
location. Gravity Shadow! I pull a 3, equaling thaneespis ability, so the whole shebang is
LOST! boom! A little later I hit a ship with a lateral damage and beat it down.
FW + 35 2 (35)
I am soooo tired after this game. Everyone is commenting that I look like Im ready to fall
asleep. Somehow, I also have plenty of energy.
Game 2: Turbo Profit Smacker vs AJ delisle BHBM.
Man, I really dont want to play him. Hes looking for revenge after I smoked him in our
regional.
So we start. I wait till he has vader out to go fetch luke, cause I dont want him captured.
We have a little bit of Sense wars I think. At one point, he drops vader and some guys
against Han and Ben. I have two force saved, he drops first strike. I clash vader before
the battle, and he doesnt battle. Im causing profit damage. We battle a bit, with nothing
really happening. Hes losing all his 6s to Emperors Power, like I predicted he would :)
I have Han and regular Obi sitting pretty, he searches his 2 card reserve. Its a 5 and a 2.
Out comes choke vader... this is my last han. If he gets him, its game. 50/50 chance. I
decide not to risk it and Clash vader before the battle. I drain him out.
FW +19 4(54)
Im kinda stoked after this game, Im still one of the top players.
Game 3: My light vs Derek Blais ties.
This is the highest rated player in our region. He starts Kuat, pulls wakeelmui with Mob.
Points. I spread and drain real early on ground, him in space. Boring Game. Game was
decided when I drop Draw there fire, lando in falcon and chewie vs a couple of ties. I
figured Id do my draw there fire damage, make him lose a bit, and sack the falcon. Turns
out I fought him at dark side dantooine, which lets him react. Over comes a dreadnaught
and some more ties. Game over.
FL -9 4(45)
Now my sleep is hitting me. I find a corner and pretty much sleep until next game.
Game 4: Dark vs Alex Alamis dagobah.
I begin to drain in space. I put out the Chimaera by itself to endor, he plays star destroyer!
I save some force to react with one of the new squadrons, and whip out ability ability
ability. His turn, he choses to deploy. Wedge+ship, red 6 + romas lock. No reacting for
me. He had saved force last turn, so didnt have to activate, putting his 7 on top. Down
goes the chimaera. He moves his guys to where I have some ties. I lateral damage wedges
ship, drop a dreadnaught, lost all power to weapons, drop about 5 ties, battle, all power to
weapons used, he loses it all plus about 25 more cards. He has one card in reserve,
finishes Test 5. We have an interesting discussion whether he dies before he retrieves 10.
We call over the TD, then decide he lives. Ian (the TD) says no he dies. We both
convince him that he gets his 10 first, the objective says retrieve 10 force, THEN place
destiny on test 5. so he lives with 10 cards :P I drain him out.
FW + 34 6 (79)
Game 5: My light vs John Shwydiuks Dark Rops.
Man. This is one my friends from Kamloops, not someone I wanted to have to play. He
kept saying let me win, let me win. I could never just let someone win unless it was the
finals of a big tourney and I already had the trip I was going to win.
First turn, I drop master luke, free han, move outside, and nabrun to raltir. He never got to
flip raltir, and I sensed his reacts, and his alters. more mains came to raltir. Game over.
FW +20 8(99)
Game 6: Dark Ties vs Matin Paquettes Dagobah Direct Damage.
Matin said he was really tired going into this game, so I gave him some leeway. after 35
minutes had passed and we had only played 4 TURNS, I called the TD over to watch for
stalling. Boom, game sped up. He I had a timed win, I wouldnt make finals, and Matin
would make finals for sure.
Anyways, I saw him played a Visored Vision, so I twileked for a grabber. Lost a grabber
off the top, and didnt see any more Visions, so a couple turns later I grabbed It could be
worse. Out come the visions, two every turn. He whipped out a lando in falcon and
legendary starfighter, ran to alderaan. Eventually, I killed his falcon, and neither of us
could drain cause of battle plan and wars not make one great. Ability Ability Ability killed
him, since I had 3 systems for Honor of the Jedi.
FW + 2 10(101)
So Im the top player! I made to the finals.
Game 1: My Ties vs Greg Bonds DBO.
he starts, and pulls out... Dantooine Base Operations?? So he flips second turn using
correllian ops, (rebels), a rebel trooper recruit, and han. 3rd turn, he deploys an xwing
squad, an xwing laser cannon, moves to death start and saves 3. I lateral damage his
squadron, drop a dreadnaught, 3 tie ins. Start the fight, he blasts one of my fighters. I all
power to weapons, giving each tie 7 power, a power 5 dread, and a destiny of 5 to his
destiny... 0! he loses the squad and 24. I play like crap for the rest of the game, forgetting
to retrieve, and win.
FW + 26
Game 2: my Profit vs his Ties.
Yawn. Drain fight. I win. I also played this game like @#$% though. I was just too tired
and didnt care, and knew he wasnt gonna beat me by 27.
FW + 6
So I win a trip to Florida! and a Card carrying bag with regional champ on in, and a shirt
too.
We bussed back, all 6 kamloopsians took the same bus. While waiting for a transfer, two
of us were playing a game in Dennys. The waiter comes back, looks, says magics
better.
me: Have you ever won a trip to florida with magic? I just did with this.
He shut up :P |
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