Tim Guzman Guzman at Comic-Con 2001 (tournament report)

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Tim Guzman Guzman at Comic-Con 2001 (tournament report) is the tournament report Tim Guzman posted on DeckTech on 27 July 2001 about 2001 San Diego Comic-Con Open.[1] Tim Guzman finished 7th at the 2001 San Diego Comic-Con Open with a WYS deck and an old-school Hunt Down deck, going 6–2 (12 (+65)) with losses to Paul McKelvey and Brandon Allen.

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 Erik Stepnitz Light WYS beatdown (no Podracing) TIE deck (Sienar Fleet Systems) Win (rated 1433; the author calls him 'This poor kid') +41
2 Caleb Smith Dark Killer Huntdown old school WYS Racing Win +18
3 Joseph Floyd Light WYS beatdown (no Podracing) Brangus with Numbers, racing Win +11
4 Paul McKelvey Dark Killer Huntdown old school WYS Racing Loss −40
5 Brandon Allen Dark Killer Huntdown old school RST racing Loss −16
6 Tim Leung Light WYS beatdown (no Podracing) Brangus Superstar Win +18
7 Peter Nordstrom Dark Killer Huntdown old school HB Flip Mains Win +17
8 Alan Jern Light WYS beatdown (no Podracing) HD Racing Win +16

Other results named in the report

Original report

guzman-at-comic-con-2001

  • Author: Tim "Info Broker" Guzman
  • Published: Jul 27, 2001
I just pasted this from Word...so however it comes it comes. Well I really wanted to write this report sooner, so everything was still fresh in my mind, but that just wasn’t meant to be. I was burnt, and needed some good relax time. Anyway, since I was unable to make Origins, I was really looking forward to this one. And as it turns out this is going to be my only Major Convention this year, except Dcon. Past years I was able to make much more. Wow I just don’t have the money I used to have anymore. Now this report will be broken up starting with Pre-Tourney stuff, then actual games, and then After Tourney stuff. So depending one what you want to read, skip to whatever part. But note, that I do read a lot of your reports, so go ahead and take the time to read mine. :) Pre-Tourney stuff: Well this trip starts off with only ME and Shane Watner, as for sure people to go. Dan Christy was going to go, but ended up not to, and then we got Matt Berta to go, and Ted Hansen. My goal was to have at least for in my car, and I got that. Me, Ted, Shane, and Matt. Other Vegas players were going, but not with us, like Chris Hines, Brad Bedlion, and Robert Corbett. Still others, but not sure on names. Now the four of us in my car were always playtesting, and trying new things out, and pretty much was ready. I probably was the only one who didn’t test as much as I would have liked. I am not sure why, but it seems like after every year that goes by, I get less, and less time to play this game, that I like so much. Maybe because my kids are getting older every year, and they need my time. Still to young to get this game. But I wasn’t worried, even with a bad deck, I should be ok... well its a nice thought :) We leave Vegas around 3:00 PM maybe later on Thursday. So that pretty much means our fun starts Friday. Well not exactly...Ted decides it is a good Idea to stop and get some beer while we test some decks. Of course for those that know me, drinking is always a part of the fun. So we get our 18 pack. I only ended up having 7 beers in 3 hours, and sleeping at 2:30 in the morning. Probably not the best decision before an Open, but what can I say, I might have a problem? :) So Friday morning comes around and Shane Watner is really the only one completely ready, since he was smart enough to have only 1 drink and sleep at 12:00midnight. And he even did his decklist the night before, wow... So I write that out quickly, and we head on down. Some funny sh it happened, but for some reason I am unable to relate it...getting old I guess. Anyway the decks I went with were WYS beatdown, with no Podracing(because I hate racing, and I wanted to show I could win without it). And a Killer Huntdown old school, that kind of relies on luck, but when you get locations it is Fast and Furious. Thanks Alex for the help with that deck. Mr. Avatar himself pretty much help with my Darkside decision, and dispite it losing, I still think it was a good decision. So here is a break down of what my group was playing. Me Tim Guzman: LS WYS DS Old school HD Shane Watner: LS MWYHL Racing DS HD Racing Matt Berta: LS Hayes Pile DS HD Racing.. Ted Hansen: LS HB flip DS ISB with Frostbite(teched out) Now I suppose I will go on to the games Game1: My LS Vs Erik Stepnitz Tie deck...Rating 1433 This poor kid. I wonder what keeps kids like this playing. I respect him for that. Anyway he starts with the TIE system...(I am not going to try to spell it when I am typing so fast) and start with Twilek and Siennar fleet. To make a short story shorter, I drew Dodge in my open hand so I wanted a quick start so I put a scrub down in cantina to drain, and he never battle him, in fact at one point he puts Merrik at my docking bay, and says...get this he says..I could get my system with this guy, and now what happens...he starts drawing. I almost starting laughing out loud right then but I control myself. I was like cool, that guy gets system, but for some reason you didn’t get system, but oh well do you mind if I deploy these couple of guys, and kick Meijirks @ss. Well anyway I finish the game with no cards in lost pile thanks to Celebrate, and 4 cards in hand. Full Win by 41. Total: 2(+41) Highs: Well it was an easy win, but I really didn’t want a big win at first. Lows: I just r aped a kid, I should be ashamed of that...hope it doesn’t happen to me. Everyone in my group wins except Shane. Game 2 My DS vs Caleb Smith’s WYS Racing.... Rating 1876 Well I kind of remember Caleb from Vegas DPC, and we did talk over Dmail, so he is cool, and he is a good player for being kind of new to the game with only like 70 tourney games under his belt...or something like that? Anyway he played pretty good during this game, but made a mistake at the start, when he pulled his podracing stuff, he didn’t put his starting interrupt back into his deck, and we he drew his hand, he loved it to much for my taste, so the judge ruled that he needed to put the interrupt back in his deck, and redraw. Sorry Caleb, I still feel bad about that, but an open is an open... He still play good, but with what I was going with, he had a small chance to win it overall. I was draining at a endor site, and cloud city site, and had Visage killing him every turn, I lost the race of course without a racing, but I didn’t care. He doesn’t retrieve because of the plans, and things look good for me. I get a Full win by 18. Total: 4(+59) Highs: Well I did enjoy playing Caleb he was a cool opponent, and being at the top table after one game was cool too. Lows: Making him draw a new hand for his honest mistake...sorry, however I will do it again... :) Only two games go by, and I am told there is 6 more...oh boy...something I didn’t mention is that I had a serious HEADACHE. I thought I was going to cry at time. Here I am, in the TOP spot, granted only 2 games went by, but I didn’t feel good, and I was wondering if I should get more sleep. I am not really the type to drop out so I don’t, but I had a migraine, that felt like my head was going to explode. Game 3 MY LS vs Joseph Floyd’s Brangus with Numbers, racing...Rating ???? Sorry I didn’t get his rating, but he is from San Diego, for those that care to look. He pretty much had my number in the past winning against me at past ComicCon games. When I saw the Superstar on this site I really wasn’t worried about it. This guy took it to a new level however. But lucky for me, I had what I needed at the right time. First on the second or third turn, I grimtaash...I get 2 Brangus, 2 Podrace Collision, 2 DS dockingbays, and 2 or something else. I was only hoping for 2 Brangus’, but It was a no go. He like that was a way to good Grimtaash, and I am thinking, that it was too much, because then I played OOC....now you see why only 2 brangus would have been better. Anyway he has like 10 or 11 cards in his lost pile, and I choose one. Guess what I grabbed...Yes I did it. I take Brangus out of the game. But he still plays very well, and kills some ships in space, and hits me with numbers for 7 and the damage goes back and forth, but I win it. Full Win by 11 Total 6(+70) highs: Well still top spot on top table, and beating Brangus. Lows: Winning by 11...Hmmmm I wondering if losing the Tat system had anything to do with that. Well if I remember correctly, everyone in my group was winning, and at the start of game 4 we had 5 players from Tatooine on the top table, and 4 were from Vegas...got to love it. OH and the four from Vegas were all in my group. Cool. Game 4 My DS vs Paul McKelvey’s WYS Racing Rating 1924 Well I did say that my dark deck kind of relies on luck. Pretty much if I do not find my sites, it could be a tough game. Well, I never met Paul before, but I will never forget this guy, because he made me pull down my pants, and then he r aped me in front of everybody. I thought Maul with Saber was safe in the cantina for a turn, I was wrong. He drops Luke with Saber, and 2 other smugs, and hits maul, while I miss my swing and draw a zero. Loose maul and 11. Now loose Race....Now Drain for three at Kessel. Now take it up the @ss. I couldn’t find sh it but red cards and I couldn’t do anything, but lose.. He has no cards in his Lost pile. I fu cking suck... Full Loss by 40...yes you see it right. Total 6(+30) Highs: Yea right... Ah... the pressure is off I guess? Lows: This deck believe it or not, could win this match up, just read game 2. Well this round my group was meant to lose, because we all do except Matt he gets a Timed win. Game 5 My DS vs Brandon Allen’s RST racing Rating 1827 This looked like a interesting match up. I have never really tested against this deck, but I heard about it. I get a decent draw, and I deploy to his landing site, and pretty much have that the whole game. I monnok and take key cards from his hand, and he is unable to ever blow the bunker, however he does win the race, and I lose the race, he retrieves, and I lose. I am pretty control of the game at this point. Now he is what happens. I have zuchuss at Endor Draining for 2 and then draining for a total of 5 or was it 4 on the ground. I will win as long as he doesn’t beat me down. MY headache is really pounding in my head right now...I mean really bad...I can barely think. I look at my hand and decided to risk it that he doesn’t have Draw their Fire in his deck. I janus and say GO. He drains no big deal, and then plays OOC on my lost pile, I didn’t like that, but in my mind everything was cool...He deploys Homeone, and a couple of characters, and no he doesn’t deploy Draw their fire. I look at my lost pile and say man that OOC hurt me, but what my dum @#$% did, and don’t ask me why I just did it. I janus back a ghhhk last turn. Here I am worried about draw their fire, and he didn’t even need it. I just gave him the win, because I just can’t play attention to what I am doing. Moral of the story do not drink 7 beers the night before an open. I lose Zuchuss and 18 force. That is game in a couple of turns...And I lose by 16. Total 6(+14) Highs: I at least know I could have beat that deck...sorry Brandon, but I think I would have won. Lows: I lost to myself, I hate that. Well I am a little down, because Now I now my chances for the final is not possible, well it is always possible, but it is pretty slim. I tell myself that I will not lose any more games. Ok so do I listen... Game 6 MY LS vs Tim Leung’s Brangus Superstar Rating 1658 He tells me that this is pretty much Joseph’s deck from early, and I am like thanks for the info, and I play according. And for those that played against this deck it is kind of tricky, but it can be done, with cards like Grimtaash, and WYS... hehehe. With a RFC abroad Dash’s ship he missed with a weapon so you got to love that. Anyway it is getting late so I will stop this with a FULL win by 18 Total 8(+32) Highs: I guess my WYS doesn’t lose to Brangus Lows: However Brangus does make for a small win. I am still on my must win mind set, and everyone in my group is too. Only Ted is not doing so good this tourney. Game 7 My DS vs Peter Nordstrom’s HB Flip Mains. Rating 1834 His deck after watching every card go to his lost pile, should have beat mine. He had some cool tech. I got a really good draw, and even though he cancel Visage many times, I kept putting it out through other means, it was great. Early I monnok and got two Obi with Sabers...and later in game I monnoked again and got two Luke with Sabers and two Lost in the Wilderness. Things were just going my way, but because he flipped HB, and I never canceled that, he kept my dif to 17...FULL win by 17 Total 10(+49) highs: I have always looked to Peter to be a very good player, so beating him was cool. Lows: At one point I never drain, only S&D and Visage was the only damage. Ok so now here is the Top Table....well in my group anyway. Matt Berta just needs to win, and hope Alfred Dong to lose. I just need to win, not for the final, but for glass, and Shane just needs to win, not for final but for glass. Game 8 MY LS vs Alan Jern’s HD Racing Rating 1664. Wow when I came home and check this guys rating I was a little shocked, because he played very well, not only in my game, but in all his games all day. Good Job Alan. When I first saw HD with Racing, I was a little worried. But I did test against it, and most do not have many characters, so once he got them out that must be it. He wins the race of course, but never controls space, and Celebrate works the whole game, and with a good beat down and some retrieving I am able to pull this out. OH and he had a lot of characters he his deck. I have to say, with everything he was doing I was quite surprised, and he made me actually do things out of my game plan, just to win. Nice work Alan. Full Win by 16 Total 12(+65) Highs: Well I won... So I am sure I get glass. Lows: I might have won, but my dif really sucks. As it turns out Shane lost his last game by 1...he should have won that, so we could have had 3 people from Vegas to go home with Glass. And I won...so I get glass, and Matt Won, and Alfred Lost so Matt is in the Final with Mike Girard. Here is the Top 8..I think 1. Mike Girard 16(+???) 2. Matt Berta 13(+???) 3. James Lafferty12(+??) 4. Paul McKelvey12(+??) 5. Alfred Dong 12(+??) 6. Not sure I thing Nick Boll? 7. Tim Guzman..:) ME 12(+65) 8. Not sure sorry who ever 12(+?? 13th Shane Watner..Top 5-3 player...good going Shane....Or was there one 5-3 above you I can’t remember. It was a good tournament and if you read some of the past reports then you know that Mike Girard Won... YES Tatooine wins, and Tatooine was in the Final, and no Racing decks made the Final... Cool around. After Tourney stuff: That pretty much is it... other cool stuff happen like Shane played in the DragonBall Z National Championship, and came in 5th. Top 4 was getting Money, to bad he missed that, and we of course drank like fish up there, with Ted and I taking down a bottle of Captain Morgans, oh I guess Matt had a sip of it... :) and the women at ComicCon or some of the best in the world, far,... I mean far better than any other con out there, and I have been to many so I know. And Meredith Mckoy is so FINE...she plays the voice of Android 18 on DragonBallZ or so Shane tells me. I guess that is it...sorry for the lack of comedy. If you wanted that then you should read my posting about the JK tournament. That was some of the funniest thing that happened that weekend. First of all you know a game must not be that good if only 12 people show up to the Open. And when 4 gets disqualified...what does that leave. My gosh I could laugh about that forever...but I think with the rumor I started and what’s been on my page, that is good enough for the comedy in that. So funny. Later... Props: Dan Bojo for running a great Open. My car group for making the trip there and back fun. Matt for making Top 2 Tatooine for Representing. Girard for taking it all...and with sorry decks... :) hehe Ted for keeping me stocked with booz Shane for understanding Shane for kicking A ss at DragonBallZ tourney Shane for making the playboy chick blush Ted for the awesome comedy JK for producing comedy. Slops: Me for losing to myself Matt for saying some jokes the wrong way... Next time Matt get it right :) You know Matt it an Onion. JK for 33% of theirs Players getting disqualified. Actually that brought about comedy so you might say that is cool. Shane for scary that poor kid in game 8 :) Starballz for not showing the preview movie on Sunday. Well if you read all this junk thanks for reading. When I write these things, and type fast, and don’t stop until I am done, so sorry for any misspelling, or grammar sh it. Some words were split on purpose to avoid the censor. Until the next big tourney.... Tim Guzman

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  1. ↑ guzman-at-comic-con-2001, DeckTech (Tim "Info Broker" Guzman, 27 July 2001). Preservation copy: GitHub Pages.
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