Any Given Sunday v1.25 (Hand Disruption Variant)
Michael Lucas
Jahinie Productions, Munhall, PA
5-4-2003
16-20 particpants (couldn't remember)

First, the Deck List:
Monsters:  16
2x Gemini Elf
2x Goblin Attack Force
1x Bazoo the Soul-Eater (trying something different)
1x Kycoo (Exodia TeCH)
2x Man-Eater Bug
2x Penguin Soldier (2x of each helped.  Immesely)
2x Magician of Faith (Hi, Graceful Charity…for the 4th time in the same Duel…)
1x Cyber Jar (DUH)
1x Witch of the Black Forest
1x Sinister Serpent (Discarded so many times with Graceful today…and actually won a Duel by attacking)
1x Jinzo

Magics: 22
2x Axe of Despair
1x United We Stand
1x Mage Power
2x Nobleman of Crossout (Man-eater what?  Nimble where?  Penguin who?)
2x Mystical Space Typhoon
1x Heavy Storm (see below)
3x Graceful Charity
1x Premature Burial
3x Hand Disruption (Delinquent Duo, Confiscation, The Forceful Sentry)
6x Staple Magics (Pot/Heart/Reborn/Raigeki/Dark Hole/Harpie's Feather Duster)

Traps:  9
2x Skull Lair (until re-ruled)
1x Magic Jammer
2x Seven Tools
1x Call of the Haunted
1x Mirror Force
1x Imperial Order
1x Magic Cylinder

Side Deck:  15 (Note:  There is no Clown Control here.  There is no Exodia here.  The only thing this does is strengthen my Beatdown.)
2x Hayabusa Knight
1x Masked Sorcerer
1x Sangan
1x Axe of Despair
1x Card Destruction
1x Exchange
2x Prohibiton
1x Snatch Steal (wasn't helping me)
2x Dust Tornado
1x Magic Jammer
1x Royal Command
1x Seven Tools

This Sunday wasn't very different from any other at the start, but there were some suprising changes.  Brian (Silent Bob) wasn't there.  A few people from the League I run showed up.  Finally…I had to face Jesse in Round 1.  This was either a blessing or a curse.  Whoever lost would only get around 21 points for showing up today…the winner would just put them further back in the standings for each round that they went on.  Forget about prizes for a second, this is THE most high-staked match I've ever played at Jahinie Productions.

Round 1:  Any Given Sunday vs. Jesse's Hyper Beatdown
I get to go first.  I lay Penguin Soldier in DEF, he goes, plays a mon.  I get rid of a M/T (MST?) and flip PS, he takes his mon back, I play a Gem and an Axe, and an axe to Kycoo.  Game 1 to me.

8000-5750 (??) to his 8000-5450-0

Duel 2:  This is where the hand disruption came into play.  Got Delinquent Duo and The Forceful Sentry in opener.  He played 2 M/Ts and a monster and passed.  I played DD, he was all happy about what I hit (even though I forget what it was).  He was left with 1 card…used The Forceful Sentry…bye bye JINZO!!!  After that, he was handless…and hopeless.  Gem + Kycoo hit an open field after a Crossout.  He got rid of Kycoo next turn, but he Dark Holed.  Gem got Pre Burialed and an Axe, hit for 29.  He Snatch Stole and hit me back.  He had nothing else…
8000-7000 (Delinquent) - 6200 (Pre) - 3300 (Gem Axe) to his 8000-4300 (Gem + Kycoo) - 1400 (Gem + Axe) - 0

This pretty much screws him over in standings.  Now me and Cory are the two top dogs when it comes to the store rank.  Round 2 was just as easy…even though he as a player was not.

Round 2:  Any Given Sunday vs. Eric (Beatdown)
Now this guy knew what he was doing.  Too bad I was a step ahead of them for everything.  First round, Nobleman on a Man-Eater Bug, Gem Elves, 1800's, 1900's, 2300s were flying all over the place.  He tried to Fissure, but IO took care of that.  Goblin + Gemini took care of the rest…
8000-6100 (Change of Heart on an Elf) vs. his 8000-6100 (Elf) - 1900 (GAF + Elf) - 0

Duel 2:  He got me scared this game.  He hit me down to 550, but I got him in the end.  Such a good Beatdown player, just one step behind the entire thing.
8000-7000 (DD) - 1050 (????) - 550 (???) - 8000-4350-0

Round 3:  Any Given Sunday vs. ????
These duels were pretty easy…and hazy.  I remember a GAF running over a 2200 Tribute monster, along with a Kycoo hitting for 1800…the only damage I took was from my Delinquent.  I kept Heavy Storming away Destiny Board and a Magic Cylinder…
8000-7000 to his 8000-6100-2600-0
Duel 2:  More of the same, but he got more hits in.  Harpie's Feather Duster hit the exact same thing.
8000-7000 (DD) - 6200 (Pre Bur) - 4700 (????) to 8000-4500-2200-1900 (Sinister Serpent) -1400-0

It took forever for the other side of the bracketing to finish up.  I knew I would have to face Cory - that much was a given.  Too bad I took the worst notes ever.  The only thing I can remember are the LP totals and some things based from those LP totals.  Jinzo was everywhere…

Duel 1:  8000-7000 (Delinquent)-6200 (Pre Burial) - 5400 (UWS vs. non UWS) - 4500 (???) - 1200 (Kycoo + something over a Sinister???) to his 8000-7250 (Penguin) - 450 (Mad Reborn fit) - 2450 (two Nimbles) - 1350 (Witch) - 250 (Witch) - 0

Duel 2:  8000-7000 (Delinquent) - 5700 (??) - 4900 (Pre Buri) - 1800 (Powered Jinzo) - 2800 (Snatch Steal) to his 8000-5450 (Kycoo + Penguin) - 6450 (Nimble, but Dark Holed right after) - 2150 (Kycoo + Gem) - 1950 (Jinzo + Axe vs. Jinzo + UWS) - 850 (Witch) - 250 (???) -- 0

I remember how the last one ended though:  He Snatch Stole my Witch to hit a F/D…played a F/D himself…MST'd the Snatch Steal afterwards, got my mon back, got rid of his F/D with Crossout, and won…

He told me he really wasn't trying - I might believe that.  I know we're SUPPOSED to be close to even now in the standings, if not a one point difference.  I played him in an exhibition match afterwards, and won 2-0.

We would have split the prize, but one extra TP3 pack wasn't worth splitting…not that there was much there to split.  Got one crappy rare, a Patrol Robo.  (AGAIN!)  No Needle Worms from here yet…where ARE those things???

P.S.  If anyone knows whether or not you are allowed to activate a Waboku in response to the activation of Jinzo, please let me know.

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