Last Exile
10th August 2003, 09:09 PM
I entered my 3rd Yu-Gi-Oh! tourney on the weekend. I came 2nd in the first 2, but apparently I got ripped in both. Apparently both winners played 'illegal' moves that slipped past the judges. But this time I ditched my dragon deck and made a beatdown/hand disruption that was guaranteed to do a lot better.
First four matches I won 2-0 no probs. In the final match I came up against one of my duelling buddies. I knew it would be us two duelling for the win.
Duel 1, I won by 7050lp. Change of Heart and Snatch Steal in the first draw just made it too much for him to counter.
Duel 2, he levelled the ledger with Change of Heart and his own Hand Disruption.
Duel 3 was a classic. In was a real grind to start with, then it went schizo for the last 3 turns. I was up by close to 2000lp, but he got Moisture Creature out to backup his face-down, so I was in a bit of trouble. Then he played Confiscation, only to find he was in for it! My hand was:
Guardian Sphinx
Raigeki
Nobleman of Crossout
Exiled Force
Injection Fairy Lily
He pained over the choice for 1 minute, he was that unnerved, then he chose Nobleman of Crossout. I was surprised, I thought he'd go for Raigeki or Injection Fairy Lily. On my turn, I played Raigeki, but he countered with Solemn Judgment, taking him down to 2125lp. I was on 4700lp. I then figured that since I couldn't counter Moisture Creature in any way, I had to kill it with Exiled Force. Next turn, he drew nothing, so I was safe for a little while. Next turn I drew Mirror Force and sacrificed a miniscule card for Guardian Sphinx. Next turn he flipped Jowls of Dark demise, summoned another creautre and attacked. Thankfully Mirror Force saved my skin. Next turn I drew Torrential Tribute, set it, put a La Jinn on the field, which he countered with Waboku. Next turn he used Mytic Space Typhoon on Torrential Tribute, then Change of Heart on my La Jinn to summon his Summoned Skull and get me down to 2200lp. This was when I was beginning to panic. I knew the next card I drew would decide who won the tourney.
And wouldn't you know it, the Heart of the Cards came through for me! :D
For the card I drew was:
Monster Reborn! :D
I used it to special summon Exiled Force and tributed it to kill his Summoned Skull, leaving him with nothing ont he field! I then put Injection Fairy Lily on the field, attacked with her pump-up effect, winning me the duel by 200 Life Points! It was a duel worthy of a tourney decider.
For winning, I got a $30 folder and 2 boosters. I got crap from the boosters, but the folder is nice. :)
I'm gonna enter one in two weeks at a different place. That place usually gives 5 extra boosters each to the top 3 finishers, but they run an elimination tourney. The one I was in was a Swiss-style tourney.
So, any of you guys ever won tourneys? What was it like? Been in any major ones?
Personally, once nationals come for Yu-Gi-Oh! in Australia, I'm definitely going. I think I'd stand a good chance in them.
First four matches I won 2-0 no probs. In the final match I came up against one of my duelling buddies. I knew it would be us two duelling for the win.
Duel 1, I won by 7050lp. Change of Heart and Snatch Steal in the first draw just made it too much for him to counter.
Duel 2, he levelled the ledger with Change of Heart and his own Hand Disruption.
Duel 3 was a classic. In was a real grind to start with, then it went schizo for the last 3 turns. I was up by close to 2000lp, but he got Moisture Creature out to backup his face-down, so I was in a bit of trouble. Then he played Confiscation, only to find he was in for it! My hand was:
Guardian Sphinx
Raigeki
Nobleman of Crossout
Exiled Force
Injection Fairy Lily
He pained over the choice for 1 minute, he was that unnerved, then he chose Nobleman of Crossout. I was surprised, I thought he'd go for Raigeki or Injection Fairy Lily. On my turn, I played Raigeki, but he countered with Solemn Judgment, taking him down to 2125lp. I was on 4700lp. I then figured that since I couldn't counter Moisture Creature in any way, I had to kill it with Exiled Force. Next turn, he drew nothing, so I was safe for a little while. Next turn I drew Mirror Force and sacrificed a miniscule card for Guardian Sphinx. Next turn he flipped Jowls of Dark demise, summoned another creautre and attacked. Thankfully Mirror Force saved my skin. Next turn I drew Torrential Tribute, set it, put a La Jinn on the field, which he countered with Waboku. Next turn he used Mytic Space Typhoon on Torrential Tribute, then Change of Heart on my La Jinn to summon his Summoned Skull and get me down to 2200lp. This was when I was beginning to panic. I knew the next card I drew would decide who won the tourney.
And wouldn't you know it, the Heart of the Cards came through for me! :D
For the card I drew was:
Monster Reborn! :D
I used it to special summon Exiled Force and tributed it to kill his Summoned Skull, leaving him with nothing ont he field! I then put Injection Fairy Lily on the field, attacked with her pump-up effect, winning me the duel by 200 Life Points! It was a duel worthy of a tourney decider.
For winning, I got a $30 folder and 2 boosters. I got crap from the boosters, but the folder is nice. :)
I'm gonna enter one in two weeks at a different place. That place usually gives 5 extra boosters each to the top 3 finishers, but they run an elimination tourney. The one I was in was a Swiss-style tourney.
So, any of you guys ever won tourneys? What was it like? Been in any major ones?
Personally, once nationals come for Yu-Gi-Oh! in Australia, I'm definitely going. I think I'd stand a good chance in them.