90s BOYZ WITH CONFUCIAN PRINCIPLES

by Nithiyan Thiruudaian November 16, 1998

2 Chinese Doctor
5 Friends of the Dragon
5 Golden Comeback
1 Heroic Conversion
1 House on the Hill
1 Iala Mane
2 Jack Donovan
1 Jason X
1 Johnny Badhair
1 Mad Dog McCroun
1 Netherworld Vet
2 Redeemed Gunman
1 Silver Jet
2 The Golden Gunman
1 The Prof
1 Ting Ting
5 Confucian Stability
1 Gardener
5 Golden Candle Society
2 Instrument of the Hand
5 Iron and Silk
2 Kung Fu Student
1 Orange Senshi Chamber
1 Righteous Fist
2 Swordsman
3 Wind on the Mountain
2 King of the Thunder Pagoda
1 Queen of the Ice Pagoda
3 Alchemist's Lair (Chi)
3 Ancient Grove
4 Blade Palm
4 Fortune of the Turtle
4 Violet Meditation
1 City Square
1 Dragon Mountain
1 Fortress of Shadow
1 Fox Pass
3 Inner Sanctum
1 Kinoshita House
1 Perpetual Motion Machine
2 Pinball Hall
2 Turtle Beach
3 Whirlpool of Blood
= 92 cards

Analysis

BY TYPE
37 Characters
26 Events
16 Feng Shui Sites
8 Sites
5 States
BY COST
10 0 cost
28 1 cost
20 2 cost
2 3 cost
3 4 cost
7 5 cost
3 6 cost
19 variable cost
1.90 average cost (excluding variable)
BY FIGHTING
20 1 fighting
3 2 fighting
1 4 fighting
3 6 fighting
1 7 fighting
6 8 fighting
1 10 fighting
2 12 fighting
37 Total
3.70 average fighting (by character)
1.49 average fighting (by card)
BY FOUNDATION
8 Dragons
12 Guiding Hand
3 Monarchs
23 Total
PERCENTAGES
25% Base resource
17% Feng Shui
9% Site
23% Chi
9% Magic
1% Tech
BY SET
67 Limited
18 Netherworld
7 Flashpoint
BY RARITY
17 Very Common
42 Common
12 Uncommon
21 Rare (23%)
BY FACTION
28 Dragons
27 Guiding Hand
3 Monarchs
16 Neutral/FS
18 Neutral/Chi

Notes

Nithiyan won the last tournament with a Hand/Chi deck, Tomorrow's Immortals. This deck is built on a similar foundation but replaces the Hand's superleapers with Dragon Uniques. This has added weight to the deck and it may have slowed down in consequence. The main advantage that the Dragons bring is Golden Comeback and this is useful in a long drawn-out slugfest like this month's final.
Nithiyan still likes to take chances with feng shui sites - significantly fewer than 20%. Again he has a good selection of denial sites - Fox Pass, City Square, Kinoshita House etc. These, together with his favourite denial event, Blade Palm, give him lots of ability to deny others the win and give him the time to mount his own winning assault. He cut it very fine this time though ...

Last modified: March 11, 1998.
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