It was a simple affair; just 4 guys hoping to play some VS. I actually hope that their VS tournies are as quiet as this since I welcome a more casual setting for a change.
Match 1: Vs. Brotherhood of Arkham (Hairul)
At first I thought I was playing against a mono-Brotherhood deck cos', before the tourney began, Hairul borrowed 4 Straight to the Graves from Leck Koon. Then the match began. I took a real thrashing cos' I kept a hand with all my early drops. For the whole game, I drew all-Fan4 characters and all-Doom plot twists. I couldn't make any meaningful plays and lost without putting up much of a fight. I recruited absolutely nothing on turns 5 and 6, which costed me the game. At first, I thought the deck was similar to the one at Metagame.com (Breaking Ground: Harley Quinn), but what I saw seemed to be slightly different. Basically, it gets out the Lost City Combo and utilizes Harley Quinn as the omni-powerup card in addition to Nth Metal. I am not even sure if it is viable, but oh, well, it seems like a neat idea.
Record: 0-1
Match 2: Vs. Curve Sentinels (Guy in Suit)
I saw Boliver on the first turn and thought to myself, "It's the age-old CE vs. CS match." I thought I would lose this one since I did not pack Betrayal. Meh. I got out Boris on turn 1, too, but he got eaten by the Hounds of Ahab on turn 2 when I failed to recruit anything.
On turn 3, he got out Mark II while I Signal-Flare'd for Medusa, feeling quite pleased for having anti-HoundsLock tech. The guy thought for a while, then played Search & Destroy (to my horror~), stunning both our 3-drops and proceeded to let his Hounds nibble on Medusa's carcass. By now, I thought I had no chance of winning. I recruited a lonely Dr. Doom on turn 4. Fortunately for me, he missed his 4th drop and recruited a 2nd Hounds of Ahab. Dr. Doom attacked Boliver and I passed. Mark II came at my Dr. Doom with a Beatdown, but fortunately, I bounced it away with Reign of Terror (and it was his turn to be horrified) to put an end to the Hounds lock.
My opponent continued with his unlucky streak by having Boliver + Mark V on turn 5, hitting Bastion on 6, and then having Tri-Sentinel on turn 7. I matched him with Hulk on 6 and Mr. Fantastic with a Kevlar on 7. On turn 6, I managed to get my attacks in with the help of Beatdown to overcome Bastion's pumps. A Mysical Paralysis on turn 7 pushed the game into turn 8. I got out Silver Surfer and he had Apocalypse. Surfer went for Bastion and he used everything he got to pump Bastion to 20/20, but I played Beatdown to seal the deal. I then proceeded to attack safely to get rid of the remaining Apocalypse and Tri-Sentinel.
I was quite surprised that I managed to turn the game. It was due to my opponent's unlucky missed drops and the fact that I drew 3 Beatdowns during the course of the game to force my attacks through Bastion's ability.
Record: 1-1
Match 3: Vs. Avengers Reservist (Jess)
I took odds after considering the serious damage that Wonderman and Hercules could do if we got that far. Jess missed his first 2 drops, allowing my Boris and Luke Cage to deal direct damage. On turn 3, he got Black Widow + Rick Jones. I added Medusa to my cast and attacked for damage. I got off with an early lead and had a 10+ life advantage.
On turn 4, he recruited Hawkeye and immediately activated to stun my Boris. It was clear that my Boris couldn't run away since all 3 of my resources were face-up Common Enemies (hehe). I recruited Dr. Doom. He team-attacked with Black Widow + Rick Jones, stunning all my characters except Dr. Doom. On turn 5, I recruited Thing whereas he got She-Hulk out. Thing swung into She-Hulk and she powered-up for a double stun. Dr. Doom (with Doomstadt) swung into Hawkeye and this time, it was Avengers Mansion for another double-stun. Rick Jones was able to direct-attack me with Earth's Mightiest Heroes and the huge gap between our endurance was no more.
Turn 6 would be our final turn. Both of us missed our optimal drops. Jess got out Warbird, but I was able to maximise my resource points with a replacement Dr. Doom and a Kevlar on Thing. She-Hulk first knocked the armor off Thing. He then flipped up Legendary Battle in preparation for a team attack, but I Reigned away Rick Jones. He only had Warbird left against my unscathed Thing and Dr. Doom. Warbird took down Dr. Doom with a Flying Kick, leaving him with an all-stunned board and putting him at 17 endurance. I considered for a while and proposed Thing to attack with a Beatdown and a power-up for the win.
Record: 2-1
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Oh, well. That was the end of it. Short and sweet. Jess, Hairul and I each got 2-1 and the winner was determined by tie-breakers. (Poor Sentinels got 0-3.) Jess came in 1st and I came in 3rd. Wee. It was one of the most fun casual VS Hobby Leagues I have had outside in quite a while.
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