Post by robtapp3024 on Feb 6, 2006 20:29:31 GMT -5
This is my first tournament report. Yesterday we held our usual monthly tournament at All Things Fun in Berlin, NJ. Yesterday was Afterburn format. There were 10 players in all, and I was running John Cena.
Rd 1- vs Sam Reza (RVD)
He doesn't sig me, and I sig him, allowing him to play Hidden Dragon: Balance after I drop Yo Kill Da Beat. Luckily, I drew 2 Dont Try this at Home in my opener. I play my usual This is just the Beginning x6, and after I throw a few German Suplexes, I have all the fortitude I need, and I pin him with a Judo Choke.
PW 1-0
Rd 2- vs Cliff Lentz (Roddy Piper)
This deck is damn near unstoppable, unless you can mess with his prematch like John Cena can. However he has Bitter Rivals in his deck, so he gets off Vince McMahon Interferes. I taunt for a Judo Choke to slow down his This is just the Beginnings. I get some fortitude this game, but not enough to play How Important Is It? The game is very close, however he top decks a volley this, reversing word life (he had only 3 cards in hand). Next turn he pinned me with You Knew it would End this Way.
PL 1-1
Rd 3- vs Tom King (Bobby Heenan)
I have to admit, I got very lucky this game. He was the Heenan/YFH chain deck. He only got Jimmy Hart off, and Yo Kill Da Beat ends his prematch. I get my usual TIJTB x6, and a few German Suplexes off. Luckily, I top deck a Reverse Clothesline. He plays chained heat as an action which I reverse with So...You Think You're Untouchable? I draw 3 awesome cards (strangle hold, Thuganomics, and That's Broken) Some turns later, he plays Panic Attack/Scoop Slam (TB) I reverse the panic with Never Back Down, Never Quit, and the Scoop Slam with Reverse Clothesline and Thuganomics, dropping both of us to 1 card in hand. Next turn I play the German Suplex that I hid under That's Broken, and that's game.
PW 2-1
RD 4- vs Jeremy Cantarella (Randy Orton)
His Randy Orton deck is great. He plays 0 ego boosts, and all of his set ups are Build Momentum. He plays Boston, Mass to get his Build Momentums Irreversable. He only gets off Boston and Managed bby Lita, and YKDB ends his PM. I taunt for a sidewalk slam to get 3 F off the bat, and get off my TIJTB x6. Late game (very close), I play So...You Think You're Untouchable to get rid of Third Generation Superstar. I draw 3 cards, and get 2 That's Brokens. Next turn he plays Another Build Momentum, which I sidewalk slam (under Thats Broken). I pass the turn, and he plays another Build Momentum, and then plays Fisticuffs for 19, which i Overshot Your Mark (also under that's broken). Next turn I pin him with a German Suplex.
PW 3-1
Top 4- vs Adam Banks (MNM)
Banks gets off Managed by Melina and Stacy and a TB Trash Talking Interview, ridding me of my DTTAH. The game goes downhill for me from turn one, as I did not know that Ap Chaki Kick is -5 F as a reversal. He also gets very lucky as 1 of the 3 cards he took for TIJTB was a German, so he uses his ability and has 13 F by turn 2. I get fortitutde, and it becomes a very close game, with both of us having about 5 cards in hand and very low arsenals. I play thats broken, to which he volley this only half of the card, but the 2 cards i overturn are Manager Interferes. I then commish and rid him of an escape, but he has another ap chaki, and i had already played 3, so i end my turn. Next turn he draws, plays Snapshot, and I reverse with my last manager from hand. Next turn I top deck the Cena Throwback, but he had top decked another escape move last turn, and he pins me next turn with the Snapshot.
PL 3-2
Overall, I think that I did pretty well with Cena. Although I think with a little more luck and and some tweaking, this deck could win one of our locals.
Rd 1- vs Sam Reza (RVD)
He doesn't sig me, and I sig him, allowing him to play Hidden Dragon: Balance after I drop Yo Kill Da Beat. Luckily, I drew 2 Dont Try this at Home in my opener. I play my usual This is just the Beginning x6, and after I throw a few German Suplexes, I have all the fortitude I need, and I pin him with a Judo Choke.
PW 1-0
Rd 2- vs Cliff Lentz (Roddy Piper)
This deck is damn near unstoppable, unless you can mess with his prematch like John Cena can. However he has Bitter Rivals in his deck, so he gets off Vince McMahon Interferes. I taunt for a Judo Choke to slow down his This is just the Beginnings. I get some fortitude this game, but not enough to play How Important Is It? The game is very close, however he top decks a volley this, reversing word life (he had only 3 cards in hand). Next turn he pinned me with You Knew it would End this Way.
PL 1-1
Rd 3- vs Tom King (Bobby Heenan)
I have to admit, I got very lucky this game. He was the Heenan/YFH chain deck. He only got Jimmy Hart off, and Yo Kill Da Beat ends his prematch. I get my usual TIJTB x6, and a few German Suplexes off. Luckily, I top deck a Reverse Clothesline. He plays chained heat as an action which I reverse with So...You Think You're Untouchable? I draw 3 awesome cards (strangle hold, Thuganomics, and That's Broken) Some turns later, he plays Panic Attack/Scoop Slam (TB) I reverse the panic with Never Back Down, Never Quit, and the Scoop Slam with Reverse Clothesline and Thuganomics, dropping both of us to 1 card in hand. Next turn I play the German Suplex that I hid under That's Broken, and that's game.
PW 2-1
RD 4- vs Jeremy Cantarella (Randy Orton)
His Randy Orton deck is great. He plays 0 ego boosts, and all of his set ups are Build Momentum. He plays Boston, Mass to get his Build Momentums Irreversable. He only gets off Boston and Managed bby Lita, and YKDB ends his PM. I taunt for a sidewalk slam to get 3 F off the bat, and get off my TIJTB x6. Late game (very close), I play So...You Think You're Untouchable to get rid of Third Generation Superstar. I draw 3 cards, and get 2 That's Brokens. Next turn he plays Another Build Momentum, which I sidewalk slam (under Thats Broken). I pass the turn, and he plays another Build Momentum, and then plays Fisticuffs for 19, which i Overshot Your Mark (also under that's broken). Next turn I pin him with a German Suplex.
PW 3-1
Top 4- vs Adam Banks (MNM)
Banks gets off Managed by Melina and Stacy and a TB Trash Talking Interview, ridding me of my DTTAH. The game goes downhill for me from turn one, as I did not know that Ap Chaki Kick is -5 F as a reversal. He also gets very lucky as 1 of the 3 cards he took for TIJTB was a German, so he uses his ability and has 13 F by turn 2. I get fortitutde, and it becomes a very close game, with both of us having about 5 cards in hand and very low arsenals. I play thats broken, to which he volley this only half of the card, but the 2 cards i overturn are Manager Interferes. I then commish and rid him of an escape, but he has another ap chaki, and i had already played 3, so i end my turn. Next turn he draws, plays Snapshot, and I reverse with my last manager from hand. Next turn I top deck the Cena Throwback, but he had top decked another escape move last turn, and he pins me next turn with the Snapshot.
PL 3-2
Overall, I think that I did pretty well with Cena. Although I think with a little more luck and and some tweaking, this deck could win one of our locals.