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Ritual of the Unnameable Tournament Tuesday 07 February 2012 @ Samurai Comics Superstore
Posted on 2012.04.11 at 14:25Current Location: 1051 East Camelback Road, Phoenix, Arizona, USA 85014The az_shadowfist Yahoo! Group announced that t
The az_shadowfist Yahoo! Group announced that the Ritual of the Unnameable format would return on the first Tuesday of February 2012, hosted by the Samurai Comics Superstore. Ritual of the Unnameable is a multiplayer constructed deck format where players may only construct decks with cards sharing up to three of the same first letters in their title (ignoring all non-letters). Three regulars, Mike M., Ken S., and myself showed up.
In the first round, my Manchu PMS deck beat Ken's BSA deck and Mike's SAF deck. For the second round Ken's Ascended/Guiding Hand BSA deck beat my PMS and Mike's SAF decks. After two rounds I walked away in first place while Ken proudly held second place and Mike limped away in third place.
In two weeks we'll play the Final Brawl format. See y'all then!
In the first round, my Manchu PMS deck beat Ken's BSA deck and Mike's SAF deck. For the second round Ken's Ascended/Guiding Hand BSA deck beat my PMS and Mike's SAF decks. After two rounds I walked away in first place while Ken proudly held second place and Mike limped away in third place.
In two weeks we'll play the Final Brawl format. See y'all then!
Lateral Reincarnation Tournament Tuesday 31 January 2012 17:00 @ Samurai Comics Superstore
Posted on 2012.04.08 at 23:03Current Location: 1051 East Camelback Road, Phoenix, Arizona, USA 85014
The az_shadowfist Yahoo! Group announced that the new Lateral Reincarnation format would have its Arizona debut on the fifth Tuesday of January 2012, hosted by the Samurai Comics Superstore. Lateral Reincarnation is a multiplayer constructed deck format where players randomly get assigned decks from those brought by the players (with the caveat that deliberately constructing a poor deck would be penalized). Five regulars, Lico A., Mike M., Ken S., James S., and myself showed up.
After decks were tossed into the pool and randomly assigned, Lico played James' Shadow Syndicate deck, Mike played Lico's Guiding Hand/Seven Masters deck, Ken played Mike's Ascended/Dragons deck, James played my Ape City (Jammers) deck, and I played Ken's Shaolin (Guiding Hand) deck. We rewarded both the winning player and the owner of the winning deck. Mike won with Lico's deck, so Mike left in 1st place with a Scrounging promo card. I was in second place, but left with nothing. Lico had third place, yet left with a Devil's Rope promo card for supplying the winning deck. James took fourth place while Ken held fifth place, rounding everything out.
Next week we'll play the Ritual of the Unnameable format. See y'all then!
After decks were tossed into the pool and randomly assigned, Lico played James' Shadow Syndicate deck, Mike played Lico's Guiding Hand/Seven Masters deck, Ken played Mike's Ascended/Dragons deck, James played my Ape City (Jammers) deck, and I played Ken's Shaolin (Guiding Hand) deck. We rewarded both the winning player and the owner of the winning deck. Mike won with Lico's deck, so Mike left in 1st place with a Scrounging promo card. I was in second place, but left with nothing. Lico had third place, yet left with a Devil's Rope promo card for supplying the winning deck. James took fourth place while Ken held fifth place, rounding everything out.
Next week we'll play the Ritual of the Unnameable format. See y'all then!
Final Brawl Tournament Tuesday 17 January 2012 17:00 @ Samurai Comics Superstore
Posted on 2012.04.04 at 16:56Current Location: 1051 East Camelback Road, Phoenix, Arizona, USA 85014
The az_shadowfist Yahoo! Group announced my triumphant return from paternity leave on the third Tuesday of January 2012 with a Final Brawl tournament, the standard multiplayer constructed deck format, hosted by the Samurai Comics Superstore. Six regulars, Daniel H., Ken S., Lico A., James S., Mike M., and myself showed up.
Table A saw Lico beat Daniel and Mike rather decisively. Table B saw James stop Paul and shutout Ken. We were getting back into the groove of things, so ended up not having time for a second round. That left Lico and James tied for first place, myself in third place, Mike holding on to fourth place, Daniel squeaking by with fifth place, and Ken trailing at sixth place.
In two weeks we'll try the new Lateral Reincarnation format. See y'all then!
Table A saw Lico beat Daniel and Mike rather decisively. Table B saw James stop Paul and shutout Ken. We were getting back into the groove of things, so ended up not having time for a second round. That left Lico and James tied for first place, myself in third place, Mike holding on to fourth place, Daniel squeaking by with fifth place, and Ken trailing at sixth place.
In two weeks we'll try the new Lateral Reincarnation format. See y'all then!
Baptism of Fire Tournament Tuesday 01 November 2011 17:00 @ Samurai Comics Superstore
Posted on 2012.03.26 at 19:27Current Location: 1051 East Camelback Road, Phoenix, Arizona, USA 85014
The az_shadowfist Yahoo! Group promised that if my child was not yet born the first Tuesday of November 2011 would see a Baptism of Fire tournament, the official multiplayer sealed deck format, hosted by the Samurai Comics Superstore. Five regulars, Mike M., Daniel H., Ken S., James S., and myself showed up.
Mike and Daniel both used two Guiding Hand pods, Ken used two Four Monarchs pods, James used one Architects of the Flesh and one Jammers pod, and I used two Purists pods. I won, with Daniel in second place, Mike and Ken tied for third place, and James trailing in fifth place.
My first child is due to be born any day now, so I hope you continue to play without me until I'm back from paternity leave. A new secret warrior is on her way!
Mike and Daniel both used two Guiding Hand pods, Ken used two Four Monarchs pods, James used one Architects of the Flesh and one Jammers pod, and I used two Purists pods. I won, with Daniel in second place, Mike and Ken tied for third place, and James trailing in fifth place.
My first child is due to be born any day now, so I hope you continue to play without me until I'm back from paternity leave. A new secret warrior is on her way!
Bag Full of Guns Tournament Tuesday 18 October 2011 17:00 @ Samurai Comics Superstore
Posted on 2012.03.21 at 23:26Current Location: 1051 East Camelback Road, Phoenix, Arizona, USA 85014
The az_shadowfist Yahoo! Group promised that the third Tuesday of October 2011 would see a Bag Full of Guns tournament, an unofficial multiplayer constructed format, hosted by the Samurai Comics Superstore. Five regulars, James S., Mike M., Ken S., Daniel H., and myself, plus irregular player Frank W. showed up.
The first round saw James's Purist/Lotus deck, Mike's Hand deck, and Frank's Hand deck all time out at Table A while Ken's Monarch deck, Daniel's Purist/Ascended deck, and my Monarch deck also timed out at Table B. The second round saw James beat Frank and Ken at Table A while Mike, Paul, and Daniel timed out at Table B. The third round saw James beat Mike and I at Table A while Daniel beat Frank and Ken at Table B.
This left James the clear winner at 1st place and Daniel the clear 2nd place. Among the rest of us who failed to win, I had 3rd place -- with more Game Points than anyone else, even James or Daniel. Mike left in 4th place, Ken achieved 5th place, and Frank was left behind at 6th place. Despite it all, I earned enough Secret War Society points to graduate from Void to Mutator.
The point of the Bag Full of Guns format was to speed up game play, discourage playing to the clock and timing out, and get more games in during the same block of time. The format did not succeed in doing that very well. If/when we play Bag Full of Guns again, I plan to try the variant where, "In step 3, change the power gain or card draw to X, where X= the number of turns that player has completed."
In two weeks my first child is due to be born, so I hope you continue to play without me until I'm back from paternity leave. Remember to kick butt and take names!
The first round saw James's Purist/Lotus deck, Mike's Hand deck, and Frank's Hand deck all time out at Table A while Ken's Monarch deck, Daniel's Purist/Ascended deck, and my Monarch deck also timed out at Table B. The second round saw James beat Frank and Ken at Table A while Mike, Paul, and Daniel timed out at Table B. The third round saw James beat Mike and I at Table A while Daniel beat Frank and Ken at Table B.
This left James the clear winner at 1st place and Daniel the clear 2nd place. Among the rest of us who failed to win, I had 3rd place -- with more Game Points than anyone else, even James or Daniel. Mike left in 4th place, Ken achieved 5th place, and Frank was left behind at 6th place. Despite it all, I earned enough Secret War Society points to graduate from Void to Mutator.
The point of the Bag Full of Guns format was to speed up game play, discourage playing to the clock and timing out, and get more games in during the same block of time. The format did not succeed in doing that very well. If/when we play Bag Full of Guns again, I plan to try the variant where, "In step 3, change the power gain or card draw to X, where X= the number of turns that player has completed."
In two weeks my first child is due to be born, so I hope you continue to play without me until I'm back from paternity leave. Remember to kick butt and take names!
Final Brawl Tournament Tuesday 04 October 2011 17:00 @ Samurai Comics Superstore
Posted on 2012.03.18 at 01:26Current Location: 1051 East Camelback Road, Phoenix, Arizona, USA 85014
The Shadowfist LJ Community and the az_shadowfist Yahoo! Group promised that the first Tuesday of October 2011 would see a Final Brawl format tournament, the standard multiplayer constructed format, hosted by the Samurai Comics Superstore. Four regulars, Daniel H., Ken S., Mike M., and myself, showed up.
Daniel fielded a Dragon deck, Ken brought a Monarch deck, Mike played a Hand deck, and I trotted out an Architect/Lotus/Purist deck. In the 1st round Daniel won while Ken and I had two sites played and Mike had one site played. On the second round I won with the other three right on my heels in what was a much closer game. Daniel won the one-off tournament and went home with a Tom Donovan promo card. I achieved second place, naturally. Ken earned 3rd place while Mike was left behind at 4th place.
In two weeks we'll have a Bag Full of Guns tournament, so I hope to see you all there!
Daniel fielded a Dragon deck, Ken brought a Monarch deck, Mike played a Hand deck, and I trotted out an Architect/Lotus/Purist deck. In the 1st round Daniel won while Ken and I had two sites played and Mike had one site played. On the second round I won with the other three right on my heels in what was a much closer game. Daniel won the one-off tournament and went home with a Tom Donovan promo card. I achieved second place, naturally. Ken earned 3rd place while Mike was left behind at 4th place.
In two weeks we'll have a Bag Full of Guns tournament, so I hope to see you all there!
Arizona Proving Ground Summer 2011 Week 13 - Proving Ground Finals!
Posted on 2012.03.12 at 00:28Current Location: 1051 East Camelback Road, Phoenix, Arizona, USA 85014
Crossposted to http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/az_shadowfist/message/394
The Shadowfist LJ Community and the az_shadowfist Yahoo! Group promised that the third Tuesday of August 2011 would see the completion of the second Arizona Proving Ground hosted by the Samurai Comics Superstore. The tournament was Final Brawl format, the standard multiplayer constructed format. Six regulars, Lico A., Daniel H., Mike M., James S., Ken S., and myself, showed up.
Daniel, Lico, and I all had multiple winning weeks and so were the finalists. A consolation table was people by James, who had one winning week, and Mike and Ken, who had won none of the previous weeks in the Proving Ground. Daniel's Ascended/Purist deck beat Lico's Architect/Hand deck and my Ascended/Lotus deck. Daniel won 1st place for the entire season of the league and earned a Machine Warrior promo card, Military Commandant promo card, a Devil's Rope promo card, and a Scrounging promo card. Lico achieved 2nd place for the entire season and left with a Military Commandant promo card, a Devil's Rope promo card, and a Scrounging promo card. I attained 3rd place for the entire season and netted a Devil's Rope promo card and a Scrounging promo card. Meanwhile, at the consolation table James' Lotus/Purist deck trumped Mike's Ascended and Ken's Monarch decks providing him with a Scrounging promo card.
While no one gained a level in the Secret War Society during the finals, many people gained levels during the course of the season. Daniel went from a lowly Ring Fighter to a Street Fighter. Chris went from a Wild Spirit to a Keeper of Echoes. Mike went from a mere Average Joe to a Wandering Hero. Wayne went from a Thunder Gladiator to a Thunder Squire. James started as a Zen Logician and ended as a Priest of the Unnameable. Ken began as a Thunder Squire and finished as a Thunder Knight. Congratulations everyone of you!
Thanks to everyone for making the second Arizona Proving Ground season at the Samurai Comics Superstore so great! Next month we'll have demos and open play!
The Shadowfist LJ Community and the az_shadowfist Yahoo! Group promised that the third Tuesday of August 2011 would see the completion of the second Arizona Proving Ground hosted by the Samurai Comics Superstore. The tournament was Final Brawl format, the standard multiplayer constructed format. Six regulars, Lico A., Daniel H., Mike M., James S., Ken S., and myself, showed up.
Daniel, Lico, and I all had multiple winning weeks and so were the finalists. A consolation table was people by James, who had one winning week, and Mike and Ken, who had won none of the previous weeks in the Proving Ground. Daniel's Ascended/Purist deck beat Lico's Architect/Hand deck and my Ascended/Lotus deck. Daniel won 1st place for the entire season of the league and earned a Machine Warrior promo card, Military Commandant promo card, a Devil's Rope promo card, and a Scrounging promo card. Lico achieved 2nd place for the entire season and left with a Military Commandant promo card, a Devil's Rope promo card, and a Scrounging promo card. I attained 3rd place for the entire season and netted a Devil's Rope promo card and a Scrounging promo card. Meanwhile, at the consolation table James' Lotus/Purist deck trumped Mike's Ascended and Ken's Monarch decks providing him with a Scrounging promo card.
While no one gained a level in the Secret War Society during the finals, many people gained levels during the course of the season. Daniel went from a lowly Ring Fighter to a Street Fighter. Chris went from a Wild Spirit to a Keeper of Echoes. Mike went from a mere Average Joe to a Wandering Hero. Wayne went from a Thunder Gladiator to a Thunder Squire. James started as a Zen Logician and ended as a Priest of the Unnameable. Ken began as a Thunder Squire and finished as a Thunder Knight. Congratulations everyone of you!
Thanks to everyone for making the second Arizona Proving Ground season at the Samurai Comics Superstore so great! Next month we'll have demos and open play!
