jesters-court-10-16-99
Title: jesters-court-10-16-99
Author: Michael "Dvader" Girard
Date: Oct 18, 1999
for Dark - The Gambler and the Jailer
for Light - CC Celeb w/anti Drazin Tech.
The dark deck is a version of Drazin that I really like. I took Tim Leung's core and changed out some cards. I wish I would have kept the Aiii, Aiii, Arrgggg in, that would have been beatings. I added some JP Sabacc, and switched two CC sabaccs for two trooper Sabaccs, then I read the casino...doh!!! only cc sabacc. I switched them up for anti catch card tech. What I have noticed about this deck is it's like a popular magic archetype, the one where you just discard and discard and then beatdown. I can't explain it in better detail.
Game One
DS vs. Ben McDonald's HB
Ben has been coming into his own as of late, he has been winning tournaments when Jeremy or Myself aren't there. So I get Orimaako and set up. I quickly play two sabaccs and get rid of Coruscant and Kiffex. NEWSFLASH!!!! - Sabbacc wrecks hidden base. Obi comes down and beats up jabba, I draw a zero. A couple turns and Jabba makes a reappearance and beats up obi. I keep retreiving fears and sabaccs and I am slowly whittling him down. He sets up in space and flips, I probe (w/ his gold leader in gold one *snicker*) I get it. for the next couple of turns I am draining for one, and retreiving the controls for the drain at kessel and the JP audience chamber (jabba bit the dust again). Well he forgets to drain twice and I retreive more ships (cause the controls are in my hand). I beat him down, but time out
Timed win by 22
Game Two
LS vs. Brian Garrison's Michael Girard's Drazin deck :-)
Just kidding it's his own version. Well, the poor guy never had a chance. I get the good obi to the carbonite chamber, drain, he loses drazin, I play out of commision...ball game! I beat up what little he has left and free chewbacca. TECH NOTE - most people will give a power two character because when they deploy drazin, noble sac comes out. Well if you give them chewbacca, then you can prevent vader from showing up, trust me it works.
Full Win by 34
Game Three
DS vs. Robert Seymore's Friend's MWYHL
Great...just what I need. So I start setting up and he comes down to beat up jabba again. I have a recurring vader (got drazin set up early) for a couple turns trying to get rid of luke (stupid muppet at his hutt). I finally got rid of him. Well obi and luke come over to CC. I get drazin, dannik, prescott, vader, tarkin, jabba, fett, and lando at the prison and battle. I lose vader and tarkin he loses both obi and luke w/stick. I eat luke's soup and procede to get back into the game. Here is where the tide turns. I start with surface defense for the three effects. Well he is down to about his last 12 or 13 force. I am free and clear to drazin all I want. So he starts putting back cards, I am guessing they are all 7's and you know what I was right. I fear twice, once on my turn, once on his. He needs to keep what he has in his hand so he loses off the top. I play a CC sabacc, get a bionic hand. I play a trooper sabacc, kill a card. Well now he has no reserve deck in which to draw destiny for jedi test five. so he waits for it to go off. I prevent him from ever flipping and that is game.
Full win by 20something.
Game Four
LS vs. Shawn Dix's ISB
Well I have not faired well against Shawn in the past. It all came down to a bad decision on my part. I chose to beat down some ISB's instead of fortifying bespin (see Battle Plan). He gets the planet, i have to pay to drain, he doesn't. ball game.
Full Loss by 20 something.
It drops me bad. So in conclusion, I need to beat Shawn Dix next week. Tune in next week for the exciting conclusion and the tournament report from....the Who Got Game? Tournament.
Michael Girard
FLGold 120