Subject: Deck_of_the_Dead_Dan_Cicconi_Learning Express_West_Chester_PA
Deck of the Dead
Dan Cicconi
Learning Express
West Chester Pennsylvania
July 11, 2004
Tournament Prizes:
First Place: 3 packs of Choice
Second Place: 2 packs of choice
Third Place: 1 pack of choice
This morning was my first day off from work all weekend so I was already in an excellent mood when I woke up. I had made plans
with Joe to meet each other at the tournament today. I asked my parents if it was all right to go. They said sure and gave
me sixteen dollars to spend. I would have to owe them of course. Realizing that my freshly made Dark Magician of Chaos Deck
would not cut it today, I decided to remake my "Deck of the Dead" which I had for the regional in Butler, PA. I put the
deck together while watching "Grease." Well...here it is. Enjoy!
Monsters:18
Tribute:4
[1]Jinzo BPT-011
[2]Ryo Kokki IOC-090
[1]Vampire Lord DCR-000
NonTribute:14
[2]Pyramid Turtle PGD-026
[1]Tribe-Infecting Virus MFC-076
[1]Injection Fairy Lily LOD-100
[1]Fiber Jar LOD-056
[2]Skilled Dark Magician MFC-065
[1]Witch of the Black Forest SKE-020
[1]Cyber Jar MRL-077
[1]Sinister Serpent SDD-002
[1]Sangan SDJ-019
[1]Breaker the Magical Warrior MFC-071
[1]Spirit Reaper PGD-076
[1]Gemini Elf LON-000
Magic/Spell:17
[1]Premature Burial SKE-039
[1]Change of Heart SDJ-030
[1]Raigeki LOB-053
[1]Book of Life PGD-033
[1]Dark Hole SDP-026
[3]Mystical Space Typhoon SDP-032
[1]Graceful Charity SDP-040
[1]Painful Choice MRL-049
[1]Harpie's Feather Duster SDD-003
[1]Snatch Steal MRL-036
[1]Monster Reborn SDY-030
[1]Nobleman of Crossout SKE-038
[1]Pot of Greed LOB-119
[1]Heavy Storm MRD-142
[1]Swords of Revealing Light LOB-101
Traps:5
[1]Imperial Order PSV-104
[1]Mirror Force MRD-138
[3]Waboku SYE-042/SDJ-046/SDY-040
Side-Deck:15
[1]Reload IOC-045
[1]D.D. Warrior Lady IOC-027
[1]Confiscation MRL-038
[1]Newdoria PGD-057
[1]Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer LON-062
[1]Spear Dragon LOD-035
[1]Magical Scientist MFC-073
[2]The Shallow Grave PSV-036
[1]Bottomless Trap Hole LOD-092
[1]Regenerating Mummy AST-079
[2]Scapegoat SDJ-041
[1]Delinquent Duo MRL-039
[1]Yata-Garasu LOD-000
Fusion:4
[2]Fiend Skull Dragon LOD-039
[1]Dark Flare Knight DCR-017
[1]Thousand-Eyes Restrict DL1-001
Total Deck Cards:40
I get to the shop with a couple minutes to spare. I signed up for the tourney and the beautiful girl behind the counter gave
me a pack of Magic Ruler for entering. I pulled a Mother Grizzley and my buddy Joe came over to greet me and another
Dan. (Total Number of Dan's at the tournament...3) For the remainder of the time, everyone just sat around the cramp play
area with awkward kid tables and chatted. Joe told me about one of our friends, Arty, was grounded the night before
and was unable to attend today. Joe also requested that I let him borrow my BlowBack Dragon for his Machine deck.
Before all of the annoying kids drove us insane, the beautiful Siren of Learning Express came and paired us up. The
tournament is Single Match Elimination in tournament brackets. I was paired up with a really cool kid with Dreads. We
introduce each other and it turns out he was the third Dan!
First Round Eliminations:
Deck of the Dead (Myself) VS. Fire/level Two or I'll destroy you Deck (Dan #3)
After we settled the entire Dan thing...*grumbles*...We started the duel.
Duel 1
Lifepoints:
Myself:8000-6000(Injection Boost)
Dan#3:8000-5300-2900-400-0
Duel 2
Lifepoints:
Myself:8000
Dan#3:8000-6000-5000-4900-3700-1700-0
Major Key points:
I remember activating Change of Heart on a face down Magician of Faith so I was able to activate it again on
his other face down monster. He did not pull any major threats on me. He did a nice combo with a Man-Eater and
Heart of Clear Water. However, I drew a Mystical Space Typhoon and destroyed it. I got Vampire Lord
out to thin his traps a bit in the second duel. Skilled Dark Magician was a major part of the second duel as I drew
both of them in the first hand. We shook hands and complimented him on his deck. I thought it was very original and I
wanted to see it work. After the match, we talked about his deck and how he was going to fix it up. I hope it works. :D
First Round Elimination Results:
My buddy Joe had to go against his own father, Vic, for the first round. Vic (No last names here except mine!!!) runs an awesome
Warrior Deck that rocks often! Although, the valiant Warriors failed to short-circuit the Machine Monsters Joe runs. Joe
moved on to the Semi finals.
Quick Note: The one side of the bracket was larger than the other because of an odd number of people.
Luckily...I too was on the smaller side of the bracket so I thought I was guaranteed packs. While the left side of the
bracket continued to a second elimination round, I went to the Semi Finals against my buddy Joe! The leader of the annoying
gang of ankle bitters,Steve, won against one of his cronies and the second Dan also won. Another kid got a bye and a
friendly 18+ year old named Chris won against another gang member.
Semi Finals/Second Round Eliminations:
Deck of the Dead (Myself) VS. Chaotic Alphabet (Joe)
Joe has been one of my best buddies since we met in October playing Yu-Gi-Oh! at the Wizards Gathering (inside joke, don't fret).
Duel 1
Lifepoints:
I lost the life points...sorry
Me:8000-0
Joe:8000-5000?
Duel 2
Lifepoints:
I lost the life points again...sorry
Me:8000-3000?
Joe:8000-0
Duel 3
Lifepoints:
What do you think?
Me:8000-0
Joe:8000-1000?
Major Key Points:
These...Duels...were....stressful! After I would destroy a machine, they would come back to haunt me some how. He often
would use them for Chaos Emperor Dragon-Envoy of the End and Black Luster Soldier-Envoy of the Beginning. My
Ryo Kokki's helped me a bit in the first duel, and won it for me in the second duel. The third duel was embarrassing
for me. I forgot to play Imperial Order when Joe played Limiter Removal on borrowed Blowback Dragon and
I pumped up Injection Fairy Lily to only take 3200 points of damage anyway. It was close. Chaos Emperor Dragon
-Envoy of the End won it for Joe in the end.
Semi Finals/Second Round Elimination Results:
Joe advanced to the finals and sat around and waited for everyone else to finish. Chris dueled against Dan#2 and won. Steve
won against the kid with the bye and dueled Chris for the semi finals. Chris owned the duel and made fun of the kid! Chris
is so awesome! The finals were between Joe and Chris and the third/fourth place match was between me and Steve. Steve talked
trash to me saying he was going to win and he was going to beat me because he feels like it. Well, I just sat there and
shuffled my deck. I laughed because my zombies had it with this punk. The store clerk came over and told us that fourth
place does not get anything in this tourney.
Third/Fourth Placing Match:
Duel 1
Lifepoints:
Me:8000-6100-6000-4000-2500-2000-1700
Steve:8000-9200-6800-4400-3200-4400-2500-0
Duel 2
Lifepoints:
Me:8000-7500-5500-5400-3000
Steve:8000-6100-0
Major Key Points:
These duels were so much fun! In the first duel alone, I restarted the duel about 5 times with my Fiber Jar. Steve was
so angry about it; however, he would cut the deck every time so it wasn't my fault :D His deck was annoying just like him.
He had cards like The End of Anubis and he would often equip Fairy meteor Crush to it and attack my defense
monsters. He finally activated Drop Off when I drew Fiber Jar and he danced in his seat. The first duel took
longer than the second duel because of Fiber Jar. We butted heads and finally my monsters prevailed against his.
Final Standings:
First place:Joe
Second place:Chris
Third place:Myself
I traded a bit a got my hands on a Freed the Matchless General I needed for my warrior deck that I want to build. I
traded Chris for my Mask of Restrict and a traded some little kid my Guardian Gnarl for a Ring of Destruction.
So, I waited around for my Dad to come pick me up and just sat around and talked with everyone. We made plans to go to Otakon
this year! Yay! My dad picked me up and I bid everyone farewell. I got home to find a pack of AST on my bed from my mom for
report cards. \/\/007! I made some changes to my deck and subbed out Nobleman of Crossout for Ring of Destruction.
Props/Slops:
Props to Joe taking first
Props to Chris taking second
Props to Learning Express for holding the tourney
Props to Pojo for being an awesome site
Major Props to my Parents for being so awesome
Props to Dan#2 and Dan#3 for doing well in the tourney and being awesome people!(thanks for the Berserk Gorilla and Pyramid Turtle )
Slops to annoying little kids
Slops to Arty for being grounded
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