Spitfire. Blacklabel. Ground Zero Comix and Games. Stillwater, MN.

Monsters: 20

3 x Giant Germ

3 x Magician of Faith (MOF)

3 x Giant Soldier of Stone (GSOS)

2 x Princess of Tsuguri

2 x Cannon Soldier

2 x Mask of Darkness (MOD)

2 x Sangan

1 x Invader of the Throne

1 x Witch of the Black Forest (WOTBF)

1 x Cyber Jar

Magic: 12

3 x Tremendous Fire

2 x Heavy Storm

1 x Raigeki

1 x Dark Hole

1 x Premature Burial

1 x Monster Reborn

1 x Snatch Steal

1 x Change of Heart (COH)

1 x Pot of Greed (POG)

Trap: 8

2 x Just Desserts

2 x Fairy Box

1 x Imperial Order

1 x Magic Cylinder

1 x Call of the Haunted (COTH)

1 x Ceasefire

Total 40

Official UpperDeck Tournament (Sunday, March 23, 2003)

Entry Fee: $5

Prize: 5 boosters

16 people advanced bracket

No need for an introduction, you know the one and only Blacklabel.

I said I found my deck. Well, I lied. The night after the tournament, I dismantled State of Emergency, and looked for combos in it. I didn't find any. I was getting bored with your average beatdown deck, so I went Burner. Burner has so many combos you could do. How about Attack and Recieve and Tremendous Fire? How about Princess od Tsuguri and Just Desserts? That's a possible 5000 damage in one turn!

I went back to the "DTOA" (whad up Serf?) at my old store in Season 1. I thought I should try it for Season 3. Well, it's not Season 3 yet, but close enough.

I arrived a Ground Zero with my short sleeves! Yes, short sleeves in Minnesota in March! I went in and signed up and duel a few kids from the Intermediate Bracket. I lost all of them! That's not a good thing before a tournament.

Round 1

Opponent: Damon (Velocity-Beatdown)

I am on a 6 tournament losing streak to Damon. I hope to end it soon. He still thought I was running a beatdown, so he added equips, but was it a match for Spitfire.

First duel, His weenies were a force. I overcame them with Raigeki and Dark Hole. I burned him a few times with Cannon Soldier and Tremendous Fire. He made one fatal mistake. He had 3 Axe of Despairs on his Dark Elf and 1300 life points. I flipped Princess of Tsuguri finished him off.

Second duel, I started out by laying a GSOS in defense. He played a Gemini Elf. I laid a Cannon Soldier and launched GSOS. He played another card, so I launched Cannon Soldier and hit him with Tremendous Fire. I could tell he was nervous, because he kept dropping his cards. I finished hi off a little later with Just Desserts.

Round 2

Opponent: Jake (Ritual Beatdown)

Jake runs a Ritual Beatdown with Masked Beast and Relinquished. His deck is suprisingly speedy with his Nimble Momongas and Giant Germs.

First duel, He got out his Masked Beast wicked early and ran over my forces with it. I tried to use Raigeki, but he had Magic Jammer waiting. I flipped Princess of Tsuguri and hit him for 2000. He had 300 left. He played a monster in defense. I launched with Cannon Soldier for the win.

Second duel, BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Those WERE my life points.

Third duel, I got the best draws you could ask for. I hit burned him with Tremendous Fire 7 times! Thanks to MOF and Monster Reborn. I finished him when I launched GSOS with Cannon Soldier.

Round 3

Opponent: Flip (Disruptor)

His deck is similar to Serf's Disruptor, but has a few differences. It has a few burn cards for some spice.

First duel, He almost deck me on turn 5! His Morphing Jar was getting on my nerves. I had 3 cards left, so I had to end it now. I burned him down with Just Desserts to finish him off.

Second duel, His Wall of Illusions and other defense monsters were getting a little annoying. I hit him a few times with Cannon Soldier and played Raigeki to do some direct attacking to finish him.

Round 4

Opponent: Surge (Retro-Burner)

Burner vs. Burner, I wonder who can turn up the heat faster. HINT HINT: I live on a lake and he doesn't.

First duel, His Burn cards were faster than my Burn cards. You can pretty much guess what happened.

Second duel, He hit me with 3 Tremendous Fires and an Ookazi on the first turn! It went alllllll down hill from there on out. He owned me.

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Later.

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