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Before I begin, I'd like to thank
Pojo for adding this to the main site!
Richard's Screen Name: http://www.pojo.biz/board/member.php?u=39351
Richard: Lets do this!
Richard: LERRRRRRRROY JEEEENKINS!
Richard: Sorry I had to do it =[
Ally:
Lol, that was a nice opening :P. Lets start with the
easy stuff, what is your name?
Richard: Richard Treadwell.
Ally: Where do you live currently?
Richard: Wilson, NC.
Ally: Not too far from where I live. Well maybe just
TWO states over :P. So I hear you top 8ed a Shonen
Jump once. Can you tell the Pojo readers which one
it was and what year?
Richard: SJC Durham last February (2006).
Richard: First SJC I'd ever been to.
Ally: Wow, that’s pretty good. How did it feel when
you top 8ed your first jump and what place did you
finish?
Richard: It didn't really sink in until that night
when I got back into my hotel room and saw my
name/picture on Metagame. Then I was like "Oh wow,
this is cool" xD.
Richard: I finished 4th.
Ally: Yeah it is pretty amazing to be on
Metagame.com.
What deck were you running?
Richard: Warrior Toolbox with a teched Goldd. That
one random Goldd won me soooooo many matches.
Ally: I see. Were there any times where the Goldd
didn't help you at all?
Richard: Nope.
Richard: People hit it _every_ single time.
Ally: What did your opponents hit Goldd with the
most?
Richard: Well since almost everyone ran 3x Spirit
Reaper and 1x-2x Don, with some Thestaloses here and
there, I guess mainly those 3.
Ally: Did you think at times you were about to lose
and you came back and won?
Richard: Um lemme think back.
Richard:
I'm sure there were a few times.
Richard:
Oh yeah I remember one.
Richard: It was game 3, and I had a Saku set with
Sillva and Dark Hole in my hand. My opponent goes
summon Reaper and attacks, and I think for a few
seconds and decide to let it go through. Sure
enough, he hit Sillva instead of Dark Hole, lost his
last 2 cards in his hand, and I won a few turns
later. I think I was at like 1200 or so to his
8000.
Ally: That’s amazing! Now that we've heard about
your deck experiences can you tell the Pojo readers
a bit about your deck? Like what’s the basic concept
of it?
Richard:
Well it was just basic Warrior Toolbox (2x DDA, 1x
DDWL, 1x Don, 1x Exiled, 1x MSLV2, 1x DDS) for that
format. Almost every game I sided DDS out for a
second LV2 for all of the Dekos and Merchants that
were just getting popular. I just played really
conservative and swung when I knew I would gain a
lot of advantage.
Ally: Interesting. How would you describe your
semifinals match in the Durham SJC top 8?
Richard: Garbage. I had him down to 100 the first
game and he came back with a COTH to beat me.
Second game same scenario, except I won with a
topped Kycoo. Third game went to time, and I had
advantage after a second turn Don+Reaper hit, but he
had life and eventually won =[.
Ally: That stinks! At least your top 4ed and got
your invite. What prize did you get?
Richard: A PSP and a lot of packs.
Ally: Pull anything good our of the packs?
Richard: I think I pulled an Ult Treeborn and I
forgot everything else.
Ally: You got the best card out of SOI so no worries
there.
Ally: Recently, you attended the Houston SJC in
2007. How was that experience for you?
Richard: It was really fun. I met a lot of people
that I knew from different online communities, and
it was cool to just hang out with them and stuff.
Ally: That’s great and I got to see you again :P
haha. How did it feel to finish 17th though?
Richard: It sucked really bad.
Ally: Yes it did. Can you tell the viewers what you
were running at Houston?
Richard: Bazoo/Return with no Troopers (I couldn't
get any =[).
Richard: With Warrior Toolbox.
Ally: Pretty good though for getting 17th with no
troopers. When do you plan to attend your next
Shonen Jump?
Richard: Probably Philly.
Richard: It will be my 3rd SJC.
Ally: That’s great! I hope you do better
J.
Tell the Pojo users a little about yourself! What
made you want to play YGO!?
Richard: Um...I think I decided to start playing
like 5 years ago or so when I was in 8th grade. I
saw a Yugi and Kaiba Structure Deck at a gas station
and was hooked from there xD
Ally: Hehe. What was the first deck you ran when you
started playing? A noobish one ;) ?
Richard: I think it was like a mixture of those 2
starters with some MRD cards thrown in there.
Richard: Pretty beast =p
Ally: Suuureee it was j/k! I noticed you are a level
2 YGO! judge. How did that come about?
Richard: I took my LV1 test a few years ago online,
then took my LV2 test at SJC Charlotte back in the
summer of 2005.
Richard: I normally play rather than judge, though.
Ally: Hehe here’s some random questions for you.
What’s your favorite color?
Richard: Uhhhhh I guess I'd say black?
Ally: Black? You're boring not really haha ;x. What
you think of the current format?
Richard: It's actually very, very good except for
Ring and Snatch.
Richard: One of the better formats.
Ally: I see. Two more questions for you. What you
hope to accomplish in your YGO! career?
Richard: Ummm I have no clue. Obviously I would
like to top 16 more SJCs/Nats, but usually I just
play to hang out with my friends I hardly get to
see. I think I've gotten past the point of playing
just to play.
Ally: That’s great! I wish you good luck. Last
question, do you have any good deck advice for the
new kids that are starting this game?
Richard: Sure. Just play to have fun. That's the
whole point of this game. Don't be afraid to ask
for advice, and don't take anything personally.
Ally: That’s good advice you gave Richard and that
does it for the interview. Would you please give a
closing statement for the viewers?
Richard: Hmmm
Richard: AMP runs through people. And um yea I
guess that's it xD.
Richard: Don't take YGO too seriously.
Richard: It's no fun that way.
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