Hi I went to a tourney at a store in the mall on feb.18. Just for a
challenge, I thought I would make a deck with only 6 rares, and without
testing the deck before i came. You know, you learn to fall before you
learn to walk. I thought that doing this would improve my playing ability
by figuring out how to work around  problems in the deck in the middle of
the game. I would like to challenge you to do build a deck with only 6 or 7
rares. The lower, the more the challenge.There were 32 people there.
Pokemon 12
3 Machops
1 Hitmonchan
1 Scyther
3 Farfetch'd
2 Fossil Magmar
2 Base Set Magmar
trainers
1 comp search
2 super ER(me and my friends call them supers)
4 ER
3 GOW
3 +power
3 energy search
2 switch
2 prof oak
3 bill
2 Recycle
1 Scoop up
1 Energy Retrieval
energy
3 double colorless
8 Fighting
9 Fire

I didnt know how hard this would be, but I thought it would be good for me
to do this. The entry fee was 10 bucks and the prize was 2 first edition
base set packs, or a box of Base set. I would definitely would be taking
the first edition packs!(i dont know who wouldnt!). Lets hope i win.

Game one versus Crappy deck.
This kid had charmander bulbasaur squirtle and pikachu as his pokemon and
he had an ash hat on.
I flipped and got to go first. he sent out pikachu and I sent out machop, I
had farfetch'd on the bench. I low kicked and sent pikachu to the grave. My
prize was GOW. He put out charmander and scatched me, while saying
"CHARMANDER SCRATCH ATTACK NOW" right out loud. To make a long story short,
I eventually killed chgarmander to win the game.

Game two versus Deck with Mr. Mimes and  fossil haunters
Lucky for me he got a Mr.mime and i got fosil magmar. I killed him on turn
two by using smokescreen one turn, and then the next using smog with a
+power, but i got heads anyway. easy win.
Since i finished early i bought top deck magazine with the fossil booster
in it, and got got holo raichu. Woo -Hoo! Its a great magazine i love it.

Game three Me versus RAINDANCE
crint im in trouble now. Unless I get a god hand and topdeck a few cards
ill probably lose. My basics are Hitmonchan and Farfetch'd. I put out my
Hitmonchan and attached a fighting energy and jabbed the almighty magikarp.
Then he attached a water to his benched squirtle and ERed me. I draw and
get Machop. I attach a fighting to Hitmonhan and jab magikarp and kill it.
My prize is plus power. He puts out squirtle and he computer searched for a
breeder. he gets out blastoise(his only pokemon) and dances on 3 energies
and does hydro pump. I attach an energy to Farfetch'd and Super ER and ER
blastoise dry. I jab with +power for 30. He draws and lays down squirtle
and puts 2 energy on blastoise(YES!). I draw and get Fossil magmar(woo
hoo). I didnt lay it down because it we be great GOW bait. I attached an
energy to farfetch'd, and then jabbed or 20. He draws and lays down 1
energy on blastoise and hydro pumps for a KO(he must have an energy
problem!). I put out farfetch and attach a double colorless and ER
blastoise. I pot smash him for 30 and he only has 20 left. he goes and lays
down a energy on blastoise and hydro pumps for 40. I attach an energy to
machop and recycle for my plus power and i get heads. I then pot smash for
the Ko and he sends out squirtle and bubbles and ko's me. i send out machop
and i had 2 handy plus powers in my hand. i attach them and KO for the
WIN!!!!!

ALRIGHT now im in the semi finals. I need to win the  next two games for
the 2 1st edition packs!

Game 4 versus Haymaker
This guy is supposed to be tough to beat, but i think ill pull through.
i flip and he goes first. I lay down 2 fossil magmars and he has scyther
and 2 hitmonchans on the bench. He attaches a fighting to hitmonchan and
its my turn. i draw GOW I gust out hitmonchan with energy and attach a fire
to magmar and smoke screen for 10. He draws and attaches an energy to
benched hitmonchan, and then he jabs me but it fails! I draw and lay down
farfetch'd and attach a fire to magmar and do 20 + poison! He attaches
another energy to benched hitmonchan  and jabs me. I draw and attach an
energy to magmar and then super ER hitmonchan. I smog and KO. He sends out
hitmonchan and attaches an energy and jabs. I draw and attach an energy to
benched magmar, and then smog with poison again!WOO-HOO! He lays an energy
on scyther and jabs me. I  energy search and attach an energy to magmar and
smog him for the ko.He sent out scyther and attached a double colorless and
slashed for the KO. i sent out magmar and smogged for poison AGAIN! I am
getting lucky! he then super ERs me, but its not enough, because he dies
from my smokescreen!!!!!!

I am in the finals!!!!!


The store agreed to give both packs and the box if one of us could win
without losing one of our prizes!
Game Five versus stall deck, the FUNNEST deck to play against
All he gets is a lone Abra!!!!!I get machop and attach an energy and a plus
power, and WIN!!!!!!!!!
Since im so nice, I asked the guy if he wanted to battle me for half the
box of boosters and he accepted, but i was going to give him 9 anyway. We
battled but I won, with only 1 prize left each, so I gave him 12 packs for
the good game.
The cards i got from the packs are as follows(the rares)
2 Super ER
1 Pkemon trader
1 Pidgeotto
1 Charizard
2 Blastoise(alright!)
1 chansey
2 pokemon breeder
1 dragonair
2 Nidokings
1 Raichu
1 Hitmonchan
1 item finder and a bunch of other stuff
Now time for props and slops
Props for the wicked prizes
Props for a great tourney
Slops for a crappy finals game

Suggestions hatemail and email me if your gonna build a 6 rare deck to greg
at
adaggett@nbnet.nb.ca

See ya next time

OOPS i almost forgot to tell you what I got in the first edition pack,
hehehehehe, i knew you were wondering if i was going to tell you!(i saved 1
for value!)
Here is a list of all the cards i got
Pikachu
Squirtle
Energy removal
Gastly(yeah)
Machop
Fighing energy
Psychic energy
Double colorless
Jynx
Magmar
Now im not even going to tel you what rare I got because you wont believe
me, but ill tell you i just about @#$% my pants when I got
it!hehehehehehehehehe!