enduro-rd-3-roseville-ca-3-11-01
Title: enduro-rd-3-roseville-ca-3-11-01
Author: Michael "Longshot" Mendoza
Date: Mar 13, 2001
TRs before you read this one. Now it is midnight, and some
people play Swiss while the others play a Reflections 2
booster draft. I chose to play in the swiss cuz I liked my
FlOps and EBO decks so far. Plus I didn’t feel like spending
another $15. By this time about 8 people have left Enduro,
so there are 32 people. 12 play in the swiss, 20 in the draft.
During the break, Mike Hardy (the TD) has a little retirement
ceremony for Paul Feldman (who is retiring as a Squad Member).
Paul and Kevin Shannon are the top 2 right now. I think they
are both 7-1 at this point. Many others (such as myself) are
6-2. I consider switching to my dueling Hunt Down (they’ll be
expecting FlOps and I’ll pull out Vader on them!). But I saw
a lot of HB and EBO, and I liked how my FlOps matched up against
so many different decks. Plus it was fun playing with those
decks. So it was EBO and FlOps again. My score: 12 (+112).
Game 1: LS v Mason’s HDADTJ (IAO, Mob Pts, Crush)
I start Insight, Battle Plan, & Wise Advice. I fear the Monnok
combo, so I try to deploy xwings to my Hoth DB until I get
Yarna. I lose Insight for HoTJ, and this card saves me yet
again! It protects me until turn 8 or so, when he gets No
Escape out. The big move by me came when he dropped Vader &
Mara (both with sabers) to my North Ridge. Of course, I Ice
Storm and move Rogue 2 with Zev and Luke aboard to make sure no
one searches for Vader & Mara. So Luke is guarding his daddy
while the storm is going on. Mason has no answer for me in
space. My xwings are spreading, and the drains are piling up.
After the Storm is lost, he drops Thrawn & Jodo in Tempest 1,
I barrier Tempest 1. I battle, and kill Thrawn and Jodo. But
he tracks a 6 and finds Mara Jade during his turn. Wedge in
Rogue 3 has joined the party, and I kill Tempest 1. The drains
kill him before he can find Vader. By the time he got No
Escape, the game was all but over. So Visage didn’t do much
to me. Win by 33. 2 (+33).
Game 2: DS v Nick Stefanko’s RTP (Seeking an Audience)
I setup FlOps quickly, and he gets 8D8 quickly. He moves 8D8
in a Lift Tube and moves to Leia’s site to try to free her.
It takes him a couple turns, but he gets her out. At this
point he realizes my Vader isn’t out, and that I’m playing
FlOps. He laughs. And laughs some more. We just talk smack
the rest of the game (and into the next 2 games as well).
Corran Horn cancels Visage, then Nick Revos my Exec DB and
drops Wedge there and moves him to the Med Chamber. He drops
a Lift Tube to Corran at the Holotheater so he can react.
Meanwhile, he’s flipped his objective and I’m setup in space.
I’m draining at Rendili, Kiffex, Kashyyk, and Sullust. He’s
draining at Y4 War room w/Prisoner 2187, Y4 DB, DS DB, DS
Detention Block, Holotheater, and Med Chamber. These were the
killers though. He gets 2 Death Star Plans off (each for 17
force!!), and 2 On The Edges (6 and 7 force each). So he
easily outlasts me. Lose by 38! 2 (-5).
Best: Hmmm......
Worst: His huge retrieval!
Game 3: DS v Rufino Sanchez’s TIGIH(Insur,Staging,StrikePlan)
This game was very similar to the game against Paul McKelvey
waaay back in the 1st quarter. The only difference is that
Rufino deployed I Hope She’s Alright and that was the
difference in the game. His spies infiltrated the Executor
while I setup FlOps. The thing is, FlOps does nothing unless
they battle you in space. But how was I to know he didn’t
play any space? So once again I deploy Coward to kill the
drains, but this is when he deploys I Hope She’s Alright and
the Back Door. Once again, U-3PO blocks the drain at the
Back Door, and once again its a drain race. I have drains at
Kiffex, Rendili (w/Chiraneau there), Sullust, & Kashyyk, but
he had *all* my Executor sites and the endor ones.
If I were to block a drain with guys, it would have to be at a
DB so TIEs could soak some damage. So I move Merrejk and
Piett to the Exec DB w/ 2 Interceptors. I wanted to occupy
a BG, but his Endor DB was waaay too tough to take on. So he
drops EPP Obi and EPP Leia and beats me off the Exec DB, and
I stack in the process. That didn’t work. Blount just goes
to his Bacta Tank. So i stay in space and cancel what I can
with Imperial Fleet, but I Hope SHe’s Alright was the
difference. Lose by 3. 2 (-8).
Best: I gave it my best shot, just didn’t have the ground
power.
Worst: I Hope She’s Alright!!!! My FlOps going 0-2.
Game 4: LS v Stephanie Dittman’s MKOS (No Bargain, First
Strike, Power of the Hutt)
I start Battle Plan, Menace Fades, & Insight. I setup EBO by
turn 3, and the drains begin. She’s not paying to drain
since Gailid’s bonuses are being cancelled by Menace Fades.
She deploys Bossk In Ship, I barrier. She puts a Merc Pilot
aboard to soak some damage, but I still beat it up for the
ship and a few spillover damage. Towards the end, she just
pays for her drains of 1 each and I cancel what I can w/
Rebel Fleet. She doesn’t come to Hoth to mess with Rogue
Squadron, so Menace Fades works through the end. I used 1st
Strike more than she did! Not many battles, which isn’t
good for a Scum deck. Win by 35. 4 (+27).
Best: My deck working beautifully. EBO went 2-0!
Worst: Nick & I were saying all kinds of crap (since we were
sitting by each other & were sleep deprived) to each other.
I don’t think anyone appreciated that.
So now its past 4 AM. Jeez....did I really play 12 SWCCG
games in a row? With 4 more to go? Well, Paul Feldman went
4-0 in the swiss and Kevin Shannon went 3-1 in the sealed so
they were still in front. My total score now is 16 (+139)
after going 8-4 so far. I wanted a strong 4-0 finish to have
a shot at 2nd or 3rd place. Paul Feldman was 11-1, and Kevin
was 10-2, so 1st place was out of the question for me.
Thanks for reading this far, only 4 more games to go!