Emerson Sklar Fairmont West Virginia 1-27-01 (tournament report)

Emerson Sklar Fairmont West Virginia 1-27-01 (tournament report) is the tournament report Emerson Sklar posted on DeckTech on 27 January 2001 about January 2001 Fairmont tournament. Emerson Sklar played a Bring Him mains deck and an X-wing swarm at a tournament in Fairmont, West Virginia, on 27 January 2001, going 2–1 (losing to John Tatta) and standing 4th of 8 when he left after round 3.

Report info

• Author: Emerson Sklar (byline: Emerson "Sparkz" Sklar)
• Published: 27 January 2001 (DeckTech)
• Report title: Fairmont West Virginia 1-27-01
• Event: January 2001 Fairmont tournament
• Event date: 27 January 2001
• Site: Fairmont, West Virginia
• Players: 8
• Finish: 4th (standings when he left after round 3)
• Record: 2–1
• Points: 4 (+19)
• Light deck: updated version of Chu's X-wing swarm
• Dark deck: Bring Him mains

Games

Games as the author describes them; margins are as stated in the report.

Round	Opponent	Author's deck	Opponent's deck	Result	Margin
1	John Tatta	Dark Bring Him mains	Profit	Loss (Emperor's Power not in his deck when he went to look for it)	−28
2	Chad Reedy	Light X-wing swarm	Court	Win (margin not stated; running total 2 (−2) implies +26)	—
3	Clay Swentzel	Light X-wing swarm	Court	Win (the TD gave the pair the pick of sides and the author took Light; running total 4 (+19) implies +21)	—

Other results named in the report

• 1st (standings when the author left after round 3): Andy (surname not known to the author)
• 2nd (standings when the author left after round 3): Dean (surname not known to the author)
• 3rd (standings when the author left after round 3): Chris Warder
• 5th (standings when the author left after round 3): John Tatta
• 6th (standings when the author left after round 3): Clay Swentzel
• 7th (standings when the author left after round 3): John Lilly
• 8th (standings when the author left after round 3): Chad Reedy

Original report

fairmont-west-virginia-1-27-01

• Author: Emerson "Sparkz" Sklar
• Published: Jan 27, 2001

OK, well, seeing as how this is my first tournament report, I guess Ill do what everybody else does. Entering Lazy Mode OK, so the day of the tournament, I wake up and go over to my decks. My light side is an updated version of Chu’s Xwing swarm, and Ds is a bring him mains. I need lots of cards for both decks, so I can’t wait for the tournament. My best friend, John Lilly (AKA. Lost Rogue), is over at my house, so I call his parents and they agree that if my dad will drive us up, then they will pick us up. So, we get ready and head to the tournament. We get there and meet Mark Bordenet (tournament director), John Tatta (state champ), and Chris Warder (really good player). SO they go to the Chinese place nearby for lunch and we sit down and negotiate some trades with other people there. Nothing major. SO, we get about 8 people there and then it gets crazy. Everybody is trading for reflections 2 cards, the hardest to get being Xizor, and the easiest to get being The New Emperor. So we trade lots and I get all the cards that I need, Including a Xizor and Darth, except a trample. Oh well. so I just toss in a hoth: war room. My friend decides to go buy his first reflections 2 packs, and who does he get in his first pack?? Jedi Luke. So, we all fill out our forms and see who’s in. Game 1- My dark side vs. John Tatta’s Profit. Going in, I am afraid, having played against this deck, but never before with my particular deck. He uses Heading to pull Insurrection, and I use Prepped Defenses to get Mobilization Points and You Cant Hide Forever. First turn, I drop Emperor from hand and go to look for Emperor’s Power. Is it there?????? NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! So, first turn, he gets to look at my entire deck. WTF???????? So, basically, I’m already screwed. I drop some people down at tatooine, and battle a few times, but I keep forgetting to make him lose 1 force for winning a battle. He disarms my Lord and makes me lose his saber. He Fallen Portals my Ponda Baba/Dr. Evazan, my Xizor, and my grand Moff Tarkin. Eventually he drains me out. FL 0(-28) Props: Me only losing by 28 Slops: Me losing by 28 Right now, I’m thinking “What a great way to start a tournament”. So I walk around for a while and then get ready for game 2 Game 2- My Swarm vs. Chad Reedy’s Court I look at his objective and think “This will be easy!” Xwing swarm rules court. SO, we start. He drops some JPSD effects, to cancel my canceling. He never comes to space, and I still block him with my undercover spies. I easily out drain him Props: Me for winning Slops: Chad for being mad at himself about losing. FW 2(-2) After this, I am really happy. my new Xwing swarm worked really well!! So I mess around, and our tournament director tells me and my new opponent. that we have the pick of sides. I say light! and he says “OK, I don’t care.” Game 3- Swarm vs. Clay Swentzel’s Court I see that he has court, and am immediately overjoyed. This game goes pretty nonchalantly, I eventually drop Luke, obi w stick, Boussh, and a bothan to battle Jabba and others. I win the battle, he loses mass force. He is out pretty quick from my battle and my drain of 7 every turn. Props: Me for winning again Slops: Him for not trying to oppose my choosing of light side and for never coming to space. FW 4(+19) I get done with this game, when my friends father comes to the room. He says that we have to leave, because John Lilly has a ball game at 6:00. DARN!!! I was a bit mad, but he may have saved me from a crushing defeat at the hands of a VERY good player. So, oh well, we leave, and I am pretty happy about getting the cards I need. So it wasn’t a waste. When I left, the standings were: 1.Andy @#$%^ (no idea what your last name is) 2. Dean @#$%^ (again, the name thing) 3. Chris Warder 4. *Me* 5. John Tatta 6. Clay Swentzel 7. John Lilly 8. Chad Reedy Props: Mark Bordenet for running a great tournament Me for only losing by 28 to John Tatta Me for winning my last 2 games Me for getting a Xizor John Lilly for pulling a Jedi Luke Slops: Me for losing by 28 Chad for being mad (you have to loosen up, man!) John for pulling a Jedi Luke (I was supposed to get it, man!!) Me and John for having to leave (oh well) Ok, well, hope you guys enjoyed the report! Nice job to whoever won!

See also

• January 2001 Fairmont tournament
• Emerson Sklar
• Tournament reports
• DeckTech tournament reports

Sources

• fairmont-west-virginia-1-27-01, stephenskilton.com
• fairmont-west-virginia-1-27-01 (GitHub Pages)