Torrance Fisting - October 1997 Report
by Michael Nickoloff
October 18, 1997
Another wonderful tournament hosted by the SCGA at their new store
in Torrance. Same rules applied as before:
Our almost-out-of-beta version of tournament rules
$30, $15, $10 store credit for 1st-3rd, respectively
Fun for all, guaranteed ;)
Here's who showed up:
Garrett Wong h/e Evil Cheese
Michael Nickoloff a/e The cabbies are out for blood!
Caroline Liu a "Pick on me"
Matt Widman d Smack Back Yak Attack
Stefan Vincent d/f "Oscar does not suck"
Lissa Sabia m/h Chicks in cross-training
Jeff Stolt m/e "Jeff's butt-kicking deck"
John Dilbeck a
Ernie Casillas f
Brian Pugnier e "Charity"
Frank Bustamante f/d
Corey Garrett f "Architect"
Boring round-by-round points, plus interesting comments, by Mr. Vincent
(of course):
Round 1
Frank 3
Mike 5
Jeff 2
Matt 6
Ernie 7
Garrett 5
Corey 2
Lissa 9
Brian 4
John 3
Stefan 6
Carol 5
Notes
Lissa got a Queen of the Darkness Pagoda out 3 times in her game with the
help of Positive Chi. Toasty!
Round 2
Stefan 7
Ernie 3
Matt 4
Lissa 6
Carol 4
Garrett 9
Mike 7
Brian 5
Corey 4.5
Jeff 4.5
Frank 7
John 3
Notes
In Mike's game, we ended with 3 Fong Sai Yuk's on the board. Garrett's
real one and Brian and my Evil Twin of him.
Round 3
Lissa 9
Garrett 3
Stefan 7
Mike 2
Frank 6
Ernie 1
Matt 9
Carol 3
Brian 4.5
Jeff 6
Corey 1
John 4.5
Standings after Round 3:
--- Finals ---
Lissa 24
Stefan 20
Matt 19
Garrett 17
--- Finals ---
Frank 16
Mike 14
Brian 13.5
Jeff 12.5
Carol 12
Ernie 11
John 10.5
Corey 7.5
Final Round:
Matt 1st
Lissa 2nd
Garrett 3rd
Stefan 4th
Finals
Almost play-by-play of the last round:
Garrett and Matt had a really slow start with no sites, and Matt with
a foundation character. On the second turn, Garrett finds a Golden Candle
Society and a Shield of Pure Soul. Lissa pops out with a Displaced and
a Wandering Monk on the second turn and beats up on Stefan. The Displaced
die and toast Garrett's lone resource (Golden Candle Society). Matt gets
a free Hacker from canceling Garrett's Cyclone of Knives. Stefan Final
Brawl's on turn three to clear the board. A slow build begins, until Stefan
pops out a Maverick Cop with a Claws of the Dragon. Matt double Final Brawls
in response to kill it. Garrett sees an opening on his turn. He Tortured
Memories Matt's Yakuza Enforcer, Evil Twins it, and goes for Stefan's revealed
City Square. Stefan stops the attack with the City Square, and a now revealed
Fox Pass. (Stefan at this point wondering where the heck are all his Inner
Sanctums and Police Stations...) Matt on his turn, uses his Yakuza and
seizes Stefan's Kar Fai's Crib. A Back for Seconds on the Yakuza is canceled
by Lissa, which allows her to burn Stefan's City Square for victory on
her turn. Stefan plays a trade center on his turn (Feel the power!), and
play continues on. Matt, on his turn, attacks Garrett's front row feng
shui site with 2 Yakusas. Garrett intercepts both with spuds. Matt slaps
a Claw of the Dragon down on one, and beams. Matt's face drops as Garrett
reveals the site, an Ancient Temple. Garrett allows Stefan to take it on
his turn, stopping Matt from an easy victory. Stefan, with two feng shui
sites, tries to finish off Lissa's Turtle Island (2 Body remaining) so
Garrett or Matt can't pick it up so easily (he has an unrevealed Inner
Sanctum to hide it behind). He plans to kill off Matt's wounded, but wearing
a Claw of the Dragon, Yakuza afterward, but alas, Lissa hits the Positive
Chi button and all sorts of characters pop back onto the table. Stefan
has a failed attack, so the Yak survives. Garrett attempts to hit the Turtle
Island and bring it his way (again instead of finishing Matt's Yakuza),
but Stefan has enough to stop him with a little Final Brawl action. Matt's
unfinished Yakuza finishes us all off on his next turn...Congratulations
Matt!
Smack Back Yak Attack
By Matt Widman
4 Hacker
3 Redeemed Gunman
5 Friends of the Dragon
5 Yakuza Enforcer
3 Claw of the Dragon
5 Final Brawl
3 Back for Seconds
2 Dirk Wisely's Gambit
4 Booby Trap
3 Kii-YAAAAH!
2 Golden Comeback
1 The Prof
1 Masked Avenger
1 Iala Mane
1 Ting Ting
3 Marisol
5 Jagged Cliffs
2 Proving Ground
2 Inner Sanctum
3 City Park
1 Drug Lab
2 Kar Fai's Crib
1 House on the Hill
-- 63 cards
This is Matt's more-tuned version of the deck used in the finals of
the Final Brawl tournament at GenCon 97. It uses Booby Traps and Final
Brawls with characters that are unaffected by Matt's events, i.e. Yakuza
Enforcer and Marisol. Backed up with many of the usual Dragon supporters,
Matt can steamroll the other players for a win. Matt took out some of the
chaff, and I saw the Claws of the Dragon pop up more frequently this time;
seems like a worthy addition.
Congratulations again, and will he able to defend his mark next time?
Find out on November 15, 1997!
Last modified: March 11, 1998.
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