Shadowfist Tournament Report: Smackdown in Jacktown 2005
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[posted 11 Nov 2005; updated 6 Jan 2006]
Kel McKay of Toronto fame won the second annual Smackdown in Jacktown multiplayer tournament in Jackson, Michigan [decklist].
Tim Linden, also of Toronto, won the dueling event [decklist].
Benjamin Barnett provided a play-by-play of the multiplayer final - read on!
Published with permission.
PLAYERS / DECKS
(in play order):
Gordon ? / mono-Architects (good stuff?)
Benjamin Barnett / Ascended-Hand Cascade (Bull Markets + card draw) [decklist]
Kel McKay / Ascended-Dragon Reascended [decklist]
Charles Soong / Monarchs good stuff
Players diced for seating order, shook hands all around, and got down to an unexpectedly short (about 25 minutes) slugfest for all the marbles. I only jotted highlights, and omitted turns where nothing notable seemed to be happening; if I'd known there'd only be 6 turns in total I would've been more thorough.
Just a quick mention that Greg Zimmerman and the Michigan crew did another amazing job organizing a top tier event, with 26 participants in the multiplayer tournament. That's 2 better than Nationals drew this year! And thanks of course to the Canadian contingent, who drove all that long long way to hand us our asses. Thanks also to Zev for showing up, kicking ass like a playa, then bowing out of the final to give as many non-owners as possible a shot at the katana. You the man, Z.
TURN ONE:
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G: --- (plays nothing)
B: FSS
K: FSS, ASC foundation
C: FSS
TURN THREE:
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G: FSS (2 total), Beta Beast, Test Subj, Reinvig Process
B: Reveal Coral Reef, play FSS (2 total), attack with Gangsters, Reef
K: Reveal Waterfall Sanct (don't remember why? pinged by C?), play FSS (2 total),
Political Corruption
C: Reveal and employ Gambling House, make King of the Fire Pagoda v2. Nerve
Gassed by Gordon.
TURN FOUR:
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G: K Final Brawls at end of turn, mostly clears board
B: ---
K: Golden Comeback Hacker
C: no notes
TURN FIVE:
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G: no notes
B: Bull Market and attack K FSS with spuds, successful but not fatal
K: make Serket, attack B Coral Reef, BFV; Hacker reveals G Whirlpool
C: no notes
TURN SIX:
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G: make Napalm Belcher
B: --- at end of turn G belches K column, K brawls in response to kill Serket
K: Golden Comeback Serket, attack G whirlpool for win!
Gordon and Kel's decks seemed most focused and were able to do something almost every turn. Charles didn't perhaps have enough time to come back from losing King of the Fire Pagoda v2, and my deck was slow out of the gate -- I was relying on Blade Palm and Positive Chi to thwart wins and I just didn't draw into them soon enough. In fact my turn 5 attack was as much an attempt to Reef myself into some stoppage as to take a site. Congrats again to Kel McKay for a tightly-tuned deck and relentlessly efficient, tournament-winning play!
[writeup by Benjamin Barnett]
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