This has been another fun week at NLL. On Wednesday we held our first pauper tournament. That's right folks, people played decks without any of the fancy cards in it (except of course for Lightning Bolt and Blightning, seriously wizards why are these common?) Try as we might we were unable to escape from the power of Jund. Piloted by Cory Hall, pauper Jund powered through the fights to emerge undefeated. Grats Cory and prepare yourself for this weeks batch of challengers.
Thursday we had a bit of a scare. Halfway through our tournament David left on his motorcycle to go get a car since it was going to rain. He was taken to the hospital. Thankfully he is doing well and we all wish him a speedy recovery. The tournament finished with Cory taking the victory with pro Jund.
Sunday saw the return of some of our old friends and once again Gary and his mono red goblin deck proved too fast and too furious for anyone to handle. Gary what happened you get tired of the Number two moniker you had adopted? Who can stop this mono red monster? Who can challenge the goblins? Why is this deck continuing to win? Why do I ask so many questions? All these questions answered and more next week on the Player Slayers Blog!
BTW pictures will be coming soon
For the Players, By the Players
Monday, March 29, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
The week that was
This week saw more new faces and more new winners in our biweekly tournaments. Thursday had a good showing of players challenging each other for the coveted tokens of glory. The top 4 saw Stephen and his mono white menace vs. Chris and his mono white agro/control/ally/??? deck. The fight was epic but Stephen's top deck of Conqueror's Pledge pushed him over the top and into top 2.
Kiel and his nemesis Kyle battled in the other matchup. Kiel is piloting a new R/G Dragon deck and Kyle is still trying to achieve domination with Naya "lightsabre". The dragons soared to victory and prepared themselves for battle...then they shook hands and called it a draw. Seriously people it is difficult to write epic blogs when you end the tournaments in a draw. However we did capture a well known phenomenon of the Magic area...Kiel raging!
vs -----> ?? Be afraid!
Sunday we had several new faces which worked out because most of our old faces were at Megacon. Only eight competed for token rights this Sunday but coming out on top was Cory. Congrats Cory and nice shades. I'd go into detail about the deck he ran but it rhymes with mund and it needs no further acclaim to how awesome it is.
Kiel and his nemesis Kyle battled in the other matchup. Kiel is piloting a new R/G Dragon deck and Kyle is still trying to achieve domination with Naya "lightsabre". The dragons soared to victory and prepared themselves for battle...then they shook hands and called it a draw. Seriously people it is difficult to write epic blogs when you end the tournaments in a draw. However we did capture a well known phenomenon of the Magic area...Kiel raging!
vs -----> ?? Be afraid!Sunday we had several new faces which worked out because most of our old faces were at Megacon. Only eight competed for token rights this Sunday but coming out on top was Cory. Congrats Cory and nice shades. I'd go into detail about the deck he ran but it rhymes with mund and it needs no further acclaim to how awesome it is.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
March on Slayers
Well this month is off to a great start. This past Thursday we held a 12-man tournament. Everybody was gearing up for Saturday's Gameday event. Top four saw some regular faces and several of the founders were among them. Top honors were split between Clint and Chris after several hours of battling through the slew of Jund decks. So congrats guys for splitting top 2.
Saturday was a great day for The Player Slayers. We marched in force to Cool Stuff to challenge the best for the foil full art Kalastria Highborne. We started strong but only Kiel and Justin were able to crack top 8 and take home the prize. So my thanks to Cool Stuff for hosting such a great event. We all had a blast and we will see you again at the next tournament.
Sunday brought two new faces to our weekend tournaments, so welcome Seth and Brandon hope to see you guys again and congrats on your second and third place finishes in your first event at our shop. Not surprisingly only one mono red menace was able to halt the bant goodness that was dominating the tournament. Gary and his feared goblin deck survived the noble heirarchs and knights of the reliquary to claim top prize once again.
See everyone this week at Next Level Lan on Thursday and Sunday for the tournaments or stop by during the week for some casual play.
The Founding 5
By the Players, For the Players
Saturday was a great day for The Player Slayers. We marched in force to Cool Stuff to challenge the best for the foil full art Kalastria Highborne. We started strong but only Kiel and Justin were able to crack top 8 and take home the prize. So my thanks to Cool Stuff for hosting such a great event. We all had a blast and we will see you again at the next tournament.
Sunday brought two new faces to our weekend tournaments, so welcome Seth and Brandon hope to see you guys again and congrats on your second and third place finishes in your first event at our shop. Not surprisingly only one mono red menace was able to halt the bant goodness that was dominating the tournament. Gary and his feared goblin deck survived the noble heirarchs and knights of the reliquary to claim top prize once again.
See everyone this week at Next Level Lan on Thursday and Sunday for the tournaments or stop by during the week for some casual play.
The Founding 5
By the Players, For the Players
Saturday, March 6, 2010
PIctures of the Victors
Hey Steve its a card!!!
Just noticed the swat shirt...not to observant
Yes Ladies he is availableWednesday, March 3, 2010
February, twas a good month
The Olympics were in full swing in Canada but here in central Florida we had some colors being represented in intense competition. February 18th saw a top 4 of Esper, Naya, mono green, and America control. America jammed the mill in a close match and mono green elves took revenge on the Naya machine for St. Valentine's Day. When the dust settled America Control piloted by Clint exterminated the elven population. So congrats to Clint for winning another tourney.
Sunday the 21st was a small gathering. Eight gladiators entered the tournament arena. Fierce competition left two men standing in the battle for eternal glory. Aaron faced his nemesis Gary for top honors but the goblin horde marched to victory. Enjoy the spoils of war one more time Gary.
Thursday the 25th brought several new tournament players into the player slayer fold. The Duke made his first appearance as did Bowman and Canada, although prior engagements kept the last two from finishing. The Top 4 saw the Duke facing Clint in a match that only one would walk away from...we will miss you John Wayne. Kyle and Kiel had the other top 4 matchup. Jund v Naya in the most classic matchup of PTQ's. Fortunately for Naya, Knight of the Reliquary is amazing and helped Kyle make his third top 2 appearance in three weeks. He and Clint shook hands and split the top honors in an act of charity by the champ.
The last day of the month saw a ten man tournament with a strong field of competitors. Steve "Chops" dominated the scene with his rererererererererevised Jund deck. His top 4 matchup against Nate sent the vampires running back to the cover of darkness and he awaited the victor of Gary and Steele. Mr. Poo couldn't quite reach his customary top two position as the grixis control of Steele put the goblins down. Jund v Grixis who would win. Could the ultimate agro mechanic match the unprecedented removal and control of Grixis? This question will have to remain unanswered since they drew out the match...fortunately for the readers I must know the answer. So stay tuned for next week's update where I let you know how Grixis fared at gameday on March 6th or come see for yourself.
The Founding Five
By the Players, For the Players
Sunday the 21st was a small gathering. Eight gladiators entered the tournament arena. Fierce competition left two men standing in the battle for eternal glory. Aaron faced his nemesis Gary for top honors but the goblin horde marched to victory. Enjoy the spoils of war one more time Gary.
Thursday the 25th brought several new tournament players into the player slayer fold. The Duke made his first appearance as did Bowman and Canada, although prior engagements kept the last two from finishing. The Top 4 saw the Duke facing Clint in a match that only one would walk away from...we will miss you John Wayne. Kyle and Kiel had the other top 4 matchup. Jund v Naya in the most classic matchup of PTQ's. Fortunately for Naya, Knight of the Reliquary is amazing and helped Kyle make his third top 2 appearance in three weeks. He and Clint shook hands and split the top honors in an act of charity by the champ.
The last day of the month saw a ten man tournament with a strong field of competitors. Steve "Chops" dominated the scene with his rererererererererevised Jund deck. His top 4 matchup against Nate sent the vampires running back to the cover of darkness and he awaited the victor of Gary and Steele. Mr. Poo couldn't quite reach his customary top two position as the grixis control of Steele put the goblins down. Jund v Grixis who would win. Could the ultimate agro mechanic match the unprecedented removal and control of Grixis? This question will have to remain unanswered since they drew out the match...fortunately for the readers I must know the answer. So stay tuned for next week's update where I let you know how Grixis fared at gameday on March 6th or come see for yourself.
The Founding Five
By the Players, For the Players
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