Jul 29, 2012 8:52 PM
My "Cardfight!! Vanguard" Tournament Log #2 - July 29, 2012 (Salty Runback Edition)
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(*Note - "salty" is a term used in the fighting game community to describe someone being bitter as if they ate something salty. And "runback" (also commonly used in the FGC) is just another word for "revenge match".)
Today, I went to my third Vanguard tournament at the same shop I always go to, and there were a lot more participants than the last two I attended. There were at least 15 participants, including 3 people who used Royal Paladins, 3 Kagero, 2 Nova Grapplers, 1 Granblue, 2 Gold Paladins, 1 Narukami, and 1 Spike Brothers. I was the lone Oracle Think Tank user. Since the last tournament, I modified it with some more copies of Amaterasu, Silent Tom, and Chocolat (all individually bought online) and fixed some of the other problems with the deck.
My first opponent was the Nova Grappler user who beat me in the last tournament. My first thought when I learned that he would be my first opponent was "Aw, nuts." But I regained my composure, being prepared to lose but still ready to win. Remembering all of the trouble that I had against his deck, I switched my tactics to try and cripple his. To my surprise and delight, the deck alterations and change in strategy that I made allowed me to defeat him 2-0, thus getting revenge for the last tournament.
My 2nd opponent was the Narukami user. It did not go nearly as well as the last match I had; I lost 0-2.
My 3rd opponent was a girl. Gasp! A girl playing children's card games which are dominated by mostly men? Yes, girl gamers in both the video-game and card-game communities do exist. In fact, there was another girl who entered the tournament, but I did not get to play against her. Anyway, my 3rd opponent was using a Royal Paladin deck, but she did not understand the rules of the game very well. Her inexperience led to her downfall as I defeated her 2-0. During and after the match, I discussed with her about some of the rules that she didn't seem to comprehend, but she was just dumbfounded by my explanations. My guess is that someone has been giving her false information about the game.
My 4th opponent was a Kagero user (a different one than the last tournament). I won the first game with Amaterasu and Silent Tom, to which my opponent did not enjoy (but I did). However, the next 2 games went mostly in his favor as he won the entire set 2-1.
In the end, my record was 2-2, and I wound up in 6th place out of 15 or so entrants. To be honest, I was expecting to be dead last, but that didn't happen. So, I was more than satisfied with getting 6th, considering that this is only my 3rd tournament appearance.
Well, that's it for now. Thank you for taking the time to read this, and enjoy the rest of the summer!
Today, I went to my third Vanguard tournament at the same shop I always go to, and there were a lot more participants than the last two I attended. There were at least 15 participants, including 3 people who used Royal Paladins, 3 Kagero, 2 Nova Grapplers, 1 Granblue, 2 Gold Paladins, 1 Narukami, and 1 Spike Brothers. I was the lone Oracle Think Tank user. Since the last tournament, I modified it with some more copies of Amaterasu, Silent Tom, and Chocolat (all individually bought online) and fixed some of the other problems with the deck.
My first opponent was the Nova Grappler user who beat me in the last tournament. My first thought when I learned that he would be my first opponent was "Aw, nuts." But I regained my composure, being prepared to lose but still ready to win. Remembering all of the trouble that I had against his deck, I switched my tactics to try and cripple his. To my surprise and delight, the deck alterations and change in strategy that I made allowed me to defeat him 2-0, thus getting revenge for the last tournament.
My 2nd opponent was the Narukami user. It did not go nearly as well as the last match I had; I lost 0-2.
My 3rd opponent was a girl. Gasp! A girl playing children's card games which are dominated by mostly men? Yes, girl gamers in both the video-game and card-game communities do exist. In fact, there was another girl who entered the tournament, but I did not get to play against her. Anyway, my 3rd opponent was using a Royal Paladin deck, but she did not understand the rules of the game very well. Her inexperience led to her downfall as I defeated her 2-0. During and after the match, I discussed with her about some of the rules that she didn't seem to comprehend, but she was just dumbfounded by my explanations. My guess is that someone has been giving her false information about the game.
My 4th opponent was a Kagero user (a different one than the last tournament). I won the first game with Amaterasu and Silent Tom, to which my opponent did not enjoy (but I did). However, the next 2 games went mostly in his favor as he won the entire set 2-1.
In the end, my record was 2-2, and I wound up in 6th place out of 15 or so entrants. To be honest, I was expecting to be dead last, but that didn't happen. So, I was more than satisfied with getting 6th, considering that this is only my 3rd tournament appearance.
Well, that's it for now. Thank you for taking the time to read this, and enjoy the rest of the summer!
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