Nick Reisch Omaha Nebraska 7-29-00 (tournament report)

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Nick Reisch Omaha Nebraska 7-29-00 (tournament report) is the tournament report Nick Reisch posted on DeckTech on 1 August 2000 about 2000 Bespin Regionals.[1] Nick Reisch won the 2000 Bespin Regionals in Omaha with Ralltiir Ops and a Baragwin EBO deck, going 5–1 (10 (+89)) in the Swiss and beating Josh Smith 2–0 in the final to qualify for Worlds.

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 Eric Gonzalez Light Baragwin EBO (MPG, A New Secret Base start) space fleet with Secret Plans, Something Special Planned and DS Throne Room Win FW 33
2 Kai Wilkens Dark Ralltiir Ops There Is Good In Him / scouts Loss (full loss) −17
3 — Dark Ralltiir Ops Endor Local Uprising Win (opponent unnamed) FW 8
4 Frank Morgan Light Baragwin EBO Ralltiir Ops Win FW 25
5 Tim Schartz Light Baragwin EBO Ralltiir Ops Win (report: 'Tim Schartz ?' (spelling uncertain)) FW 20
6 — Dark Ralltiir Ops Hidden Base Win (opponent unnamed ('some guys Hidden Base')) FW 20
Final G1 Josh Smith Light Baragwin EBO Bring Him Before Me with Mobilization Points and Battle Plan Win FW 24
Final G2 Josh Smith Dark Ralltiir Ops Hidden Base with Strike Planning Win (opponent conceded with 16 cards left) —

Other results named in the report

Original report

omaha-nebraska-7-29-00

  • Author: Nick "aeneas23" Reisch
  • Published: Aug 1, 2000
Warning: Really Long OK, I was debating whether I wanted to write a tourney report which is why I waited a few days before submitting. I’ve been rebuffed at numerous regionals in the past and always finish with a 4-2 record and in about 25-30th place. This year, I was determined to do much better. I was going to make new decks based on DSII objectives, but realized that I didn’t know enough about the cards to make it smooth and effective. So I tweaked my ralltiir ops deck that I had been running for weeks and made some subtle changes to my baragwin ebo deck that I’ve running almost since 3rd Anthology was released (Trust me only stole the Ishi Tib idea from decktech). I was suppose to carpool from Lincoln with some other guys, but they lost my phone number so they couldn’t reach me. I drove down by myself and got there plenty early. I needed to trade for a few cards. I got there and traded for the cards I needed and then waited for a while because the young jedi tournament run overtime. I looked around and quickly saw that I was right to assume that all the big guns would be in attendance. We started the first game over an hour late so it was going to be a long day. Game 1: My LS Vs Eric Gonzalez space fleet This guy is a local player whose been playing Pokemon instead of SW for a while. I start MPG and A New Secret Base, he starts secret plans, Something Special Planned for them and some other effect with DS Throne Room. The first few turns consisted of us drawing up and deploying locations, but he was playing scanning crews, so my Leia’s and Capt Han’s were going away.. I deploy all my hoth sites and start fishing for systems and next turn he deploys a tie and pilot to Rendili. My turn, I deploy a baragwin and draw getting Squadron Assignments. He drains, I lose a weapon and retrieve. He deploys kiffex, a SD, and Chrineau and another pilot to Kiffex. I deploy squadron assignments, show Red 5 and get Luke, deploy to Kiffex. He deploys another star destroyer and battles, I hyper escape away to DSII. when I drain, he reacts with Emperors Sword, I deploy more and battle, he loses ship + some. This is what the rest of the game consisted of, he would deploy and battle, I would draw insane destiny and he would lose a ton, I would use baragwin’s to cover the drains I couldn’t get to and drain him for the rest. FW 33 2(+33) highs- winning big lows-instead of the easy first game making me calm, it made me more nervous Game 2: My DS Vs Kai Wilken’s There is good in him/scouts I start Mob points, Imperial Arrest Order, and Combat Response. He starts Strike Planning, Your Insight Serves You Well, and Staging Area’s My starting hand is horrible, no imperial commands, no ozzel or piett. I get a raltiir site, get exec docking bay and deploy a at-st pilot and draw. He gets Madine and Gen Solo, deploys Madine and a scout to Endor DB. I still have nothing, deploy another docking bay and site, draw. He drains me for 2 and deploys more scouts including Midge. I still don’t have what I need so I deploy Tempest Scout 1 and AT-ST pilot and move to Endor DB. I have two tramples and Tempest Scout 6 in my hand so I figure I’m safe. He deploys another scout, then Chewie (scout) and Gen Solo and Beezer (doh). I attempt to trample Beezer so I can react. I draw a 1. I attempt to trample Chewie to decrease his power, I draw a 0. He battles and plays Life Debt. I lose like 7 off the top. I should have flipped and just taken the drains. He’s now draining me for a lot and I get ops flipped but too late. I don’t have the characters. At one point I could have deployed Vader/Tarkin to spaceport docking bay with a tracked 6, but he seemed confident and I thought he had a surprise. I deployed them to his bunker and he plays Blast the Door Kid. That’s what he was relying on, but the Spaceport docking bay isn’t interior. I would have destroyed most of his force and been able block other drains. It was not to be. FL -17 2(+16) highs-whittling it down to a 17 point win lows-losing Game 3: My DS Vs a Endor Local Uprising start I start same, he starts staging areas, Your Insight, and something else I’m worried about my dark deck after my beating last round I get a great opening hand, Imperial command for Piett, use him to get Igar, and deploy Piett to Exec DB. I go get Fondor with Mobilization Points (yeah, I know fondor isn’t listed, I grabbed the wrong system that morning, but nobody noticed, including me, until game 6). I know I can flip second turn. Then he deploys three twix sites from hand and deploys Lando and Gold Squad 1, I Imperial Barrier. What a load of crap, any other start for him and I would be golden. I draw up a turn to get some more protection for the flip. He moves Lando over and now has Neim Nub on board. I deploy a starfighter and pilot, deploy to the other sites and then transit from the docking bays and flip. The rest of the game was hard fought because he kept deploy mains to raltiir and flipping it back repeatedly, I would kick them off, but it took a while. FW 8 4 (+24) highs-winning lows-winning by so little we take a lunch break now and I swear, some local guys ask me if I’m going to drop out. I can’t believe it. I only have 1 loss so I still have a small chance and dropping out is for punks. Game 4: My LS Vs Frank Morgan’s Ralltiir Ops This is not the player I wanted to face, I needed to win the rest and win big He starts Imperial decree, Something Special Planned and something else, I start same I’ve played this deck before at the Worlds Wildcard last year. He beat me then, but I know his game. He has boatloads of systems to get tons of activation. We’re both activating insane amounts by turn 4. I get EBO and baragwins running. I get Falcon, Capt Han and Leia to Ralltiir against his SD with pilots. He deploys Executor and lots of pilots. and battles. I play out of nowhere so I draw 4 destiny. I draw 15 total, not that great given my average destiny. He loses three pilots, I lose everything to attrition. He spreads out. I deploy Capt Han, Falcon, and Leia again next turn to his SD with pilots. I battle, he reacts with SD. I draw a 7, 5, 5. He loses everything but an SD, I’m immune. The rest of the game was him running away from me. He flipped Ralltiir briefly, but I came down with Obi and Luke and controlled ralltiir for the rest of the game. FW 25 6 (+49) highs-beating Frank Morgan and getting a good differential lows-none Game 5: My LS Vs Tim Schartz ? Ralltiir Ops He start’s same as Frank, I start same. He had apparently never seen the baragwin thing before, because he was really impressed by all those destiny 7s. This game was very similar to my game with Frank. He’d flip ralltiir, I’d flip it back. I’d battle him in space and he would lose lots to attrition. at the end, I should have retrieved before I battled, but I had only tracked my destinies towards to bottom so I ended the game accidentally. FW 20 8 (+69) highs-going 3-0 with my LS lows-winning by less than I could have Game 6: My DS Vs some guy’s Hidden Base (I should remember his name, but I was so nervous by now that it escapes me) I start same, he starts HB and Haven. By this point, I was at the fourth game from the top. I knew I needed to win big if I had a prayer of getting in the final confrontation. He deploys ships fast and moves to Endor for drain. I deploy DB, some characters and try to get Fondor (this is when I realize my mistake). so I draw the rest. He drains, I take it. Next turn I flip. From here it was just a matter of whittling down his forces. I had Search and Destroy going and eventually trampled his spy Han and Leia. He got a few drains in at kessel, but they didn’t hurt me that much. I was really stressed out by the end. FW 20 10 (+89) I leave and start talking to the players above me when they finish. It looks like I leapfrogged them all and we’re waiting for the final game which times out. I know the tourney director, but he won’t tell me the losers differential. I had to wait through 78 placings before they announced that the final confrontation would be between me and Joshua Smith. I couldn’t believe it, I was so happy to get here that I didn’t care whether I won or lost. He chooses DS first because he was first place. He starts Bring him Before me and some junk including Mobilization Points and Battle Plan. I start same He deploys the Emperor to Tat. DB first turn. I deploy sites and a baragwin. he deploys Vader and stick to 4th marker. Next turn I deploy Luke w/stick from reserve and obi w/stick to Emperor. I battle trusting my high destiny. I miss with the first saber, but hit with the second and draw a five, he draws a 1. He loses 10 off the top including his other emperor. That really was the game. He deployed more on the ground and eventually captured Luke and circled obi, but that just hurt him with the flip side of his objective. I drained him in space and won. FW 24 2(+24) OK, all I have to do is lose by less than that. I start same for DS, he starts HB, strike planning, and something else. He deploys fast to Rendezvous Point and moves to Endor. I do my same mojo with db and characters and then draw. He moves to raltiir with some ships after deploying his own ralltiir. I deploy a starfighter and stuff to ralltiir and flip. Then shuttle starfighter down. He deploys more in space. I get search and destroy. Then I start coming to space with my small fleet including Baron and his buds in the Onyx’s. He deploys a cloud and flips raltiir back. I flip it back next turn, but move my baron and another pilot in onyx to clouds to do it. This was really the only mistake I made this game, Wedge/ship had a xwing laser cannon and I forgot that I was maneuver -2 in the clouds, He deploys another starfighter and tries to eliminate the Baron...he draws a 1. Yes, My baron has a gun and I quickly eliminate wedge and then beat down on his remaining fleet. At this point he tells the TD he only has 16 cards remaining and no retrieval. He concedes. And I win the regional! Finally, I get my chance at worlds!!!!!!

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References

  1. ↑ omaha-nebraska-7-29-00, DeckTech (Nick "aeneas23" Reisch, 1 August 2000). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
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