Michael Mendoza Enduro Rd 3 Roseville CA 3-11-01 (tournament report)

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Michael Mendoza Enduro Rd 3 Roseville CA 3-11-01 (tournament report) is the tournament report Michael Mendoza posted on DeckTech on 13 March 2001 about 2001 Roseville Enduro.[1] Michael Mendoza went 2–2 (4 (+27)) in the constructed 3rd Quarter of the 2001 Roseville Enduro on the night of 10–11 March 2001, beating Mason and Stephanie Dittman and losing to Nick Stefanko and Rufino Sanchez; he stood 8–4, 16 (+139).

Report info

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 Mason Light EBO (Insight, Battle Plan, Wise Advice) HDADTJ (IAO, Mob Pts, Crush) Win (later admits the barrier on Tempest 1 was misplayed (Final Rd part)) +33
2 Nick Stefanko Dark FlOps RTP (Seeking an Audience) Loss (two Death Star Plans retrievals of 17 each) −38
3 Rufino Sanchez Dark FlOps There Is Good In Him (Insurrection, Staging Areas, Strike Planning) Loss −3
4 Stephanie Dittman Light EBO (Battle Plan, Menace Fades, Insight) MKOS (No Bargain, First Strike, Power of the Hutt) Win +35

Side event: 2001 Roseville Enduro Reflections II Booster Draft

The report also covers 2001 Roseville Enduro Reflections II Booster Draft (11 March 2001). At midnight the 3rd Quarter of the 2001 Roseville Enduro split: 12 players stayed in the constructed Swiss and 20 played a Reflections II booster draft; Kevin Shannon went 3–1 in the draft.

Original report

enduro-rd-3-roseville-ca-3-11-01

  • Author: Michael "Longshot" Mendoza
  • Published: Mar 13, 2001
Continued from part 2 of the Enduro tourney. See the previous TRs before you read this one. Now it is midnight, and some people play Swiss while the others play a Reflections 2 booster draft. I chose to play in the swiss cuz I liked my FlOps and EBO decks so far. Plus I didn’t feel like spending another $15. By this time about 8 people have left Enduro, so there are 32 people. 12 play in the swiss, 20 in the draft. During the break, Mike Hardy (the TD) has a little retirement ceremony for Paul Feldman (who is retiring as a Squad Member). Paul and Kevin Shannon are the top 2 right now. I think they are both 7-1 at this point. Many others (such as myself) are 6-2. I consider switching to my dueling Hunt Down (they’ll be expecting FlOps and I’ll pull out Vader on them!). But I saw a lot of HB and EBO, and I liked how my FlOps matched up against so many different decks. Plus it was fun playing with those decks. So it was EBO and FlOps again. My score: 12 (+112). Game 1: LS v Mason’s HDADTJ (IAO, Mob Pts, Crush) I start Insight, Battle Plan, & Wise Advice. I fear the Monnok combo, so I try to deploy xwings to my Hoth DB until I get Yarna. I lose Insight for HoTJ, and this card saves me yet again! It protects me until turn 8 or so, when he gets No Escape out. The big move by me came when he dropped Vader & Mara (both with sabers) to my North Ridge. Of course, I Ice Storm and move Rogue 2 with Zev and Luke aboard to make sure no one searches for Vader & Mara. So Luke is guarding his daddy while the storm is going on. Mason has no answer for me in space. My xwings are spreading, and the drains are piling up. After the Storm is lost, he drops Thrawn & Jodo in Tempest 1, I barrier Tempest 1. I battle, and kill Thrawn and Jodo. But he tracks a 6 and finds Mara Jade during his turn. Wedge in Rogue 3 has joined the party, and I kill Tempest 1. The drains kill him before he can find Vader. By the time he got No Escape, the game was all but over. So Visage didn’t do much to me. Win by 33. 2 (+33). Game 2: DS v Nick Stefanko’s RTP (Seeking an Audience) I setup FlOps quickly, and he gets 8D8 quickly. He moves 8D8 in a Lift Tube and moves to Leia’s site to try to free her. It takes him a couple turns, but he gets her out. At this point he realizes my Vader isn’t out, and that I’m playing FlOps. He laughs. And laughs some more. We just talk smack the rest of the game (and into the next 2 games as well). Corran Horn cancels Visage, then Nick Revos my Exec DB and drops Wedge there and moves him to the Med Chamber. He drops a Lift Tube to Corran at the Holotheater so he can react. Meanwhile, he’s flipped his objective and I’m setup in space. I’m draining at Rendili, Kiffex, Kashyyk, and Sullust. He’s draining at Y4 War room w/Prisoner 2187, Y4 DB, DS DB, DS Detention Block, Holotheater, and Med Chamber. These were the killers though. He gets 2 Death Star Plans off (each for 17 force!!), and 2 On The Edges (6 and 7 force each). So he easily outlasts me. Lose by 38! 2 (-5). Best: Hmmm...... Worst: His huge retrieval! Game 3: DS v Rufino Sanchez’s TIGIH(Insur,Staging,StrikePlan) This game was very similar to the game against Paul McKelvey waaay back in the 1st quarter. The only difference is that Rufino deployed I Hope She’s Alright and that was the difference in the game. His spies infiltrated the Executor while I setup FlOps. The thing is, FlOps does nothing unless they battle you in space. But how was I to know he didn’t play any space? So once again I deploy Coward to kill the drains, but this is when he deploys I Hope She’s Alright and the Back Door. Once again, U-3PO blocks the drain at the Back Door, and once again its a drain race. I have drains at Kiffex, Rendili (w/Chiraneau there), Sullust, & Kashyyk, but he had *all* my Executor sites and the endor ones. If I were to block a drain with guys, it would have to be at a DB so TIEs could soak some damage. So I move Merrejk and Piett to the Exec DB w/ 2 Interceptors. I wanted to occupy a BG, but his Endor DB was waaay too tough to take on. So he drops EPP Obi and EPP Leia and beats me off the Exec DB, and I stack in the process. That didn’t work. Blount just goes to his Bacta Tank. So i stay in space and cancel what I can with Imperial Fleet, but I Hope SHe’s Alright was the difference. Lose by 3. 2 (-8). Best: I gave it my best shot, just didn’t have the ground power. Worst: I Hope She’s Alright!!!! My FlOps going 0-2. Game 4: LS v Stephanie Dittman’s MKOS (No Bargain, First Strike, Power of the Hutt) I start Battle Plan, Menace Fades, & Insight. I setup EBO by turn 3, and the drains begin. She’s not paying to drain since Gailid’s bonuses are being cancelled by Menace Fades. She deploys Bossk In Ship, I barrier. She puts a Merc Pilot aboard to soak some damage, but I still beat it up for the ship and a few spillover damage. Towards the end, she just pays for her drains of 1 each and I cancel what I can w/ Rebel Fleet. She doesn’t come to Hoth to mess with Rogue Squadron, so Menace Fades works through the end. I used 1st Strike more than she did! Not many battles, which isn’t good for a Scum deck. Win by 35. 4 (+27). Best: My deck working beautifully. EBO went 2-0! Worst: Nick & I were saying all kinds of crap (since we were sitting by each other & were sleep deprived) to each other. I don’t think anyone appreciated that. So now its past 4 AM. Jeez....did I really play 12 SWCCG games in a row? With 4 more to go? Well, Paul Feldman went 4-0 in the swiss and Kevin Shannon went 3-1 in the sealed so they were still in front. My total score now is 16 (+139) after going 8-4 so far. I wanted a strong 4-0 finish to have a shot at 2nd or 3rd place. Paul Feldman was 11-1, and Kevin was 10-2, so 1st place was out of the question for me. Thanks for reading this far, only 4 more games to go!

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Sources

References

  1. ↑ enduro-rd-3-roseville-ca-3-11-01, DeckTech (Michael "Longshot" Mendoza, 13 March 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
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