Preparations:
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2010's first large German Event!
After failing with 1-3 drop 3 weeks ago with my Zombies I thought about running something else, but after testing one Royal Oppression in my maindeck (Yeah,I was affected by Cesar Gonzales over here) I chose to run a deck I call Rotz (Rotz is german for snot, you will know why I called it like that when you saw my decklist).
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The Journey:
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When I woke up at 5:20 yesterday morning, I thought I must be crazy. I took a shower and started off at 6 o'clock. I was expecting our trains to be late because there was a snowstorm warning for this day, but it turned out to be not as terrible as expected.
After 4 hours of senseless traveling by train and bus, we arrived at the location.
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Tournament Data:
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99 parcipants
6 rounds
Top 16
I was expecting many more players....
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Round 1:vs. Blackwing (1-2) =========================================================================
When I found my table, sat down, shuffled my own and my opponets deck and was ready to start, the headjudge announced that there were new pairings because some players arrived late (It was like 1 hout after registration closed <,<)
My new opponet was playing Blackwings, a matchup I was realy pleased with as I mained 3 Caius an 3 Tragodias. The first game was a realy easy one. In the second game, he started off with triple Whrilwind, Bora and a face down Oppression. He attacked into Mirror Force and Malevolent Catastrophe next turn, and also got hit by a face down Storm on 2 of his cards. Sadly, al this wasn't enough to clear the advatage he made with all the advantage he had because of the Whirlwinds.
The third game was even more depressing. I manage to give him some beatdown with Jujtsu Master and Krebons so I could bring him down to 2450 life, but I didn't draw any non-tuner monster. I had to hold up my defense with 2 Krebons until he summoned DaD and Brionac for game. Realy angry, I flipped the top card of my deck to reveal Goblin Zombie...
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Round 2:
vs. Village-Decree-Beatdown (2-0)
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He presented me his side-deck, and when he told me he didn't have an extradeck, I knew this one was easy.
I won 2-0 in under 10 minutes.
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vs. Lightsworn (2-1)
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This one was SO funny xD
We played until time was called. In his last turn,he didn't have any cards left in his deck. If he just had ended, he would have won as I wouldn't have been albe to deal enough damage. Unfortunately, he gave up because he would have lost in his next turn...
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Round 4:vs. Zombies (2-1)
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He would have been my opponet in the first round if there wouldn't have been new parings. I was able to make large advantage from my main-decked oppressions. In the second and third game, my single side-decked D.D. Crow was the card that heped me to win here.
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Round 5:vs. Balckwings (2-0)
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I made him activate his Icarus attack for one of my cards and one of his ones twice in this match. Unlike my first Blackwing opponet, he didn't draw any Whirldwind in this match, so this one was easy.
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Round 6: vs. Gladiator Beasts (2-1)
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In the first game, an early Oppression and 3 Caius destroyed him. I don't realy remember the second game, but he summoned Gyzarus two or three times ...
In the third game, he attacked into Jujitsu Master three times...too funny xD
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Top 16: =========================================================================
When we sat down, he said that he would lose this one...
In the first game, Pachy and a full backrow hit me to hard. In the second game,my side decked Trap Holes along with Mezuki beatdown brought me the 1-1. Unfortunatly, I wasn't able to deal his Pachy in the third game. I played Möbius on his 2 face down S/Ts instead of removing Pachy with Caius....
I didn't draw another monster to tribute for Caius,so I lost.
For all who are interessted, here's my list:
3 Tragodia
3 Caius
2 Goblin Zombie
2 Mystic tomato
2 Pyramid Turtle
2 Krebons
2 Mezuki
1 Zombie Master
1 Spirit Reaper
1 DAD
1 Plaugespreader Zombie
2 Allure of Darkness
2 Burrial from the different Dimension
1 Heavy Storm
1 MST
1 Brain Control
1 Gold Sarcrophargus
1 Emergency Teleport
1 Book of Moon
1 Lighning Vortex
2 Royal Oppression
2 Bottomless Trap Hole
1 Mirror Force
1 Solemn Judgement
1 Trap Dustshoot
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Call Of The Haunted
Side:
2 Vanitie's Feind
2 Jujitsu Master
2 Kycoo
1 D.D. Crow
1 Möbius
1 Snipe Hunter (will be kicked for second Crow)
2 Malevolent Catastrophe
2 Trap Hole
2 LIM
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Conclusion:
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- D.D. Crow kicks asses
- Going by car >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Train!
- Geting Turbo Packs for free rocks! (Thanks at Norman)
- Take your own food to events
Tolga, Patrick, Boberg, Halis, Kevin, Norman and Giocci...quite a lot o_0
You will get another "The Champions" article within the next days ;)
