Twin Triple Triad Tournaments! It's over, you can all go home now. grats jiro & shads

[Citizen Bleys]

An interesting game. The only winning move is not to play.

I'm looking forward to a match with WR. If we don't come up against each other in this tournament, I will most assuredly be issuing a challenge immediately upon its completion.

[Ultima Shadow]

I actually already think that this battle between Quin and Rantz is the most epic TT match ever. It even beats that one were me and BoB had like 5 Sudden Deaths or something. What's this one up in? 6? xD

[Quindiana Jones]

Um, I'm not sure. I think we're on our fifth round. Either way, we're about to have another! xD

[Iceglow]

Formalhaut has not accepted the repeated offer on the game.... how long do we give him before ruling the game as forfeited?

[Rantz]

We're "only" on our fourth game by my count. But yeah, looks like another draw is coming up. xD The lack of a combo rule is sadly making the game much easier to predict.

[Quindiana Jones]

Okay, that means we're on our fifth round now. Let's see if we can break Shads and BoBs Sudden Death record ;).

[Ultima Shadow]

We're "only" on our fourth game by my count. But yeah, looks like another draw is coming up. xD The lack of a combo rule is sadly making the game much easier to predict.
Oh. Felt like it was at least the fifth. xD

True. Take note of this, Psy! Make sure there is combo next time! And no one likes open. :p

Okay, that means we're on our fifth round now. Let's see if we can break Shads and BoBs Sudden Death record ;).You already did. When I checked again, we only had 4 rounds actually. xD

[Rantz]

It's probably best to have either Open AND Combo, or neither.

[Quindiana Jones]

Aye. I'm very happy about there being another Tournament, and these things should definitely be a quarterly event, but tournament level matches should never be Open. Well, no. Low level tournaments should be open, so as to not turn off the new players, but higher level matches should be Closed. :D

I am loving this, though. And there's no doubt that Open, plus the lack of Combo, is the reason our match has gone on so long haha.

EDIT: Hmm. Good point, Rantz. We could have tiers. Beginners tier: Open, no Combo. Intermediate tier: Open, Combo. Advanced tier: Closed, Combo. What do you think?

[Flying Mullet]

I think you need to finish your game. :colbert:

[Quindiana Jones]

We're doing our best! :(

Though, I think that may be the problem...

[Ultima Shadow]

We could have tiers. Beginners tier: Open, no Combo. Intermediate tier: Open, Combo. Advanced tier: Closed, Combo. What do you think?
I kinda like this idea actually. :greenie:

[Jiro]

The suspense is killing me.

[Loony BoB]

Aye, we should do this quarterly.
Yeah, I agree. =]

I have challenged Quin and Jowy. Jowy declined because he couldn't do it at work and didn't want to leave the notification sitting there. Staring. So I'll have to resubmit that sometime. Or he can challenge me! Still waiting on Quin to accept.

[Flying Mullet]

Oh god, please don't confuse poor Quin with another game challenge. Dealing with one never-ending game is enough for the poor soul.

[Ultima Shadow]

kotora finally accepted my request for the Fire tournament. And justgoing by the cards we both play, I do see a slight possibility of our match ending up getting some sudden deaths as well. It all depends though, so we'll see how it goes. :greenie:

[Aerith's Knight]

Alright, I've beaten NCG, he can't make a move anymore that results in my defeat

http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=battle&id=4970

What does the bracket look like now?

[Quindiana Jones]

I'll accept your challenge once this match is over Bob, haha. I've not eaten today, so a cock up is likely on my end! :D

[Psychotic]

Just to clarify, the two semi-final spots will go to two from Ultima Shadow, Rantz, Quin and Jiro, and this match will decide who they go to... depending on the score, although I assume it will be 6-4...!

Though I am highly tempted to call it a tie and eliminate both of them.

[Quindiana Jones]

That's not very nice. :(

I need to win 9-1 or greater to go through, right? Well, I think you can determine who will go through based on that alone, haha. This is just a battle for honour now. ;)

[Ultima Shadow]

Just to clarify, the two semi-final spots will go to two from Ultima Shadow, Rantz, Quin and Jiro, and this match will decide who they go to... depending on the score, although I assume it will be 6-4...!

Though I am highly tempted to call it a tie and eliminate both of them.
I think their match is the most epic one ever. xD And I wouldn't call a tie quite yet though - I'd say let them at least finish the current one first. :p

Also, kotora finally accepted my challenge for the Fire match. It took some days before he did, so we're a bit behind on schedule for that reason I guess. I'll be playing my moves whenever I see he has made a move though. :greenie:

[Flying Mullet]

That's not very nice. :(

I need to win 9-1 or greater to go through, right? Well, I think you can determine who will go through based on that alone, haha. This is just a battle for honour now. ;)

I need to win 9-1 or greater to go through, right? Well, I think you can determine who will go through based on that alone, haha. This is just a battle for honour now. ;)

This is just a battle for honour now. ;)

for honour

[Psychotic]

Only two games have been completed in Fire anyway. It looks like my timezones plan for Firaga worked well.

[Ultima Shadow]

Only two games have been completed in Fire anyway. It looks like my timezones plan for Firaga worked well.
Ah, I see. Good. Thought I was way behind. :p

[kotora]

Haha, me and my dumb ass trying to force a draw and then forgetting that the unicorn could take my buel -_-

[Ultima Shadow]

GG though. :greenie:

I win 7-3.

...could you post the replay by the way? If you haven't played more than 5 recent matches after this one, it should be in your TT profile. I have, however, played over 5 matches since ours started, so I couldn't find it. :p

[Psychotic]

For Fire, we're waiting on:

Goldenboko v Red Mage Coffman (which I understand is nearly complete?)
Jiro v MTKO (No idea)
Iceglow v Formalhaut (Issues...?!)
AK v NCG (apparently about to be finished and AK will win)

[kotora]

GG though. :greenie:

I win 7-3.

...could you post the replay by the way? If you haven't played more than 5 recent matches after this one, it should be in your TT profile. I have, however, played over 5 matches since ours started, so I couldn't find it. :p

http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5203

[Goldenboko]

For Fire, we're waiting on:

Goldenboko v Red Mage Coffman (which I understand is nearly complete?)
Jiro v MTKO (No idea)
Iceglow v Formalhaut (Issues...?!)
AK v NCG (apparently about to be finished and AK will win)

Over, I lost. Thought I posted the replay? The match replay is a while ago, just trust that I lost 6-4 :P

[Psychotic]

Didn't he use level 3 cards though?

Also re: BoB challenging Quin... Round 2 hasn't started! I haven't posted the rules for it yet. Although that will be the match up, we're not quite ready yet! Thank you for your eagnerness though. :)

[Goldenboko]

Didn't he use level 3 cards though?

Also re: BoB challenging Quin... Round 2 hasn't started! I haven't posted the rules for it yet. Although that will be the match up, we're not quite ready yet! Thank you for your eagnerness though. :)

We played again, I lost again haha.

[Aerith's Knight]

AK v NCG (apparently about to be finished and AK will win)

(apparently about to be finished and AK will win)

about to be finished

Yeah.. let's not get our hopes up.

[Flying Mullet]

Finish him!

[Aerith's Knight]

I would, but like the frustration of every player of a turn-based online multiplayer.. it is not my turn yet.

[NorthernChaosGod]

Alright, I've beaten NCG, he can't make a move anymore that results in my defeat

http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=battle&id=4970

What does the bracket look like now?

:colbert:

I should probably get better cards and look up the rules next time.

[Jiro]

MTKO and I are currently in our match. From where I am standing, it looks headed for a draw to start with.

[Aerith's Knight]

http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=battle&id=4970

Yeah, we're done. My win 7-3.

[Iceglow]

http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=battle&id=4970

Yeah, we're done. My win 7-3.

Dennis you absolute failure you're posting the link to the battle not the replay...

FIXED! (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=live&id=4970)

[Aerith's Knight]

http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=battle&id=4970

Yeah, we're done. My win 7-3.

Dennis you absolute failure you're posting the link to the battle not the replay...

FIXED! (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=live&id=4970)

Maybe.. JUST MAYBE.. because it technically isn't over yet. NCG still has to play the last card.

[Psychotic]

How is it going, Steve and Formalhaut?

Also is the Quin v Rantz epic still going? I am wondering whether or not just to call it a tie. You two are obviously a perfect match for each other in terms of skill level. Although a tie would see you both eliminated and I don't know if I can do that to two heroic card warriors.

[Quindiana Jones]

Yeah, it's still chugging along, haha. Can't be too long before somebody wins, though! :D

[Formalhaut]

Yeah, it's still chugging along, haha. Can't be too long before somebody wins, though! :D

Probably Iceglow.

[Ultima Shadow]

Yeah, it's still chugging along, haha. Can't be too long before somebody wins, though! :D

Probably Iceglow.
I think he was refering to the Quin vs Rantz match. :p

...and I'm not quite sure if that one's going to end anytime soon. xD

[Citizen Bleys]

Also is the Quin v Rantz epic still going? I am wondering whether or not just to call it a tie. You two are obviously a perfect match for each other in terms of skill level. Although a tie would see you both eliminated and I don't know if I can do that to two heroic card warriors.

Are you mad? They deserve to be rewarded for the most epic match in TT history.

[Flying Mullet]

Also is the Quin v Rantz epic still going? I am wondering whether or not just to call it a tie. You two are obviously a perfect match for each other in terms of skill level. Although a tie would see you both eliminated and I don't know if I can do that to two heroic card warriors.

Also is the Quin v Rantz epic still going? I am wondering whether or not just to call it a tie. You two are obviously a perfect match for each other in terms of skill level. Although a tie would see you both eliminated and I don't know if I can do that to two heroic card warriors.

You two are obviously a perfect match for each other in terms of skill level.

You two are obviously a perfect match

perfect match
:love::love::love:

[Ultima Shadow]

How about this: tie, but they are both rewarded with a level 8 card each for the most epic/even match ever? Their match can keep going until someone eventually wins anyway for the sake of honour, but the tournament can move on without having to wait, and they will both get a cool reward for their hard work. Just a thought. :p

[Iceglow]

How is it going, Steve and Formalhaut?


tbh it can be done tonight though it's gonna need some miraculous stuff for it to conclude differently from how it stands. Behemel to bottom left was a mistake on formalhauts game.

also. you're up

[Formalhaut]

How is it going, Steve and Formalhaut?


tbh it can be done tonight though it's gonna need some miraculous stuff for it to conclude differently from how it stands. Behemel to bottom left was a mistake on formalhauts game.

also. you're up

To be fair, I am potentially the worst player in the tournament, so it's no surprise.

[Iceglow]

Formalhaut just has the put the final card in but I've won. Replay here. (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=live&id=5532)

[Aerith's Knight]

Well, let's see what Vivi22 has in store for me.

[Jiro]

There is still one card left to play, but I appear to have defeated MTKO.
(http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=live&id=5283)

[Jiro]

I won, but it was a good match. (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5283) I spent a lot of time thinking, far more than can be said for my other matches :p

[Formalhaut]

I always lose... :(

I was trying to get a "same", but as always it never pays off..

[Ultima Shadow]

I always lose... :(

I was trying to get a "same", but as always it never pays off..
...do you mean "Plus"? Plus would have worked for your last card if that rule had been active. But "Same", which was active, works differently. "Same" means that the numbers facing each other must be exactly the same (a 4 facing a 4 and a 5 facing a 5 etc). Same is usually harder to pull off than Plus for this reason.


Also, Rantz hasn't made a move for almost 3 days now in the Quin vs Rantz battle. Is he thinking THAT hard on his next move? xD

[Aerith's Knight]

Oh god, another inactive person. *sighs*

[Formalhaut]

I always lose... :(

I was trying to get a "same", but as always it never pays off..
...do you mean "Plus"? Plus would have worked for your last card if that rule had been active. But "Same", which was active, works differently. "Same" means that the numbers facing each other must be exactly the same (a 4 facing a 4 and a 5 facing a 5 etc). Same is usually harder to pull off than Plus for this reason.


Also, Rantz hasn't made a move for almost 3 days now in the Quin vs Rantz battle. Is he thinking THAT hard on his next move? xD

I was hoping he would put down the card with the two 1s on the left and right, in which case I then could have samed him and then get a combo.

[Rantz]

Sorry, I've been at a conference with work and forgot to notify y'all. I'd be fine with calling it a tie for the purposes of the tournament if Quin is. :p Don't want to make it drag on forever!

[Ultima Shadow]

Sorry, I've been at a conference with work and forgot to notify y'all. I'd be fine with calling it a tie for the purposes of the tournament if Quin is. :p Don't want to make it drag on forever!
Ah, I see. Well, I figured you were probably busy or something. :p

I do approve of the tie-idea personally, since it seems like this could drag on forever, but I also think you and Quin deserve some kind of reward for this crazy epic TT battle. xD

...and I also hope that even if it's a tie in the tournament so the tournament can go on, you can eventually finish your game in a satisfying way, however long it might take. :p

[Psychotic]

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/199500_original.jpg

Let's get some results for Round 1!

Ultima Shadow 7-3 kotora (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5203)

Flying Mullet 4-6 Raistlin (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5291)

Red Mage Coffman 6-4 Goldenboko

Jiro 6-4 MTKO (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5283)

Iceglow 6-4 Formalhaut (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=live&id=5532)

Shauna 4-6 Psychotic (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=4932)

Aerith's Knight 7-3 NorthernChaosGhost (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=live&id=4970)

Round 2!

Citizen Bleys v Ultima Shadow
Loony BoB v Quin
Faris v Psychotic
WildRaubtier v Raistlin
Rantz v Red Mage Coffman
Jowy v Jiro
Mirage v Iceglow
Vivi22 v Aerith's Knight

Rules:

Same
Plus
Sudden Death
Victory rule: Whatever!
Only cards Level 1-2 can be used!


Yes there is no Combo yet. Deal with it. :smug:

BRACKET:
Fire Tournament - CHALLONGE! (http://challonge.com/eoff)

BETTING
For the handsome sum of 3,000 gil... predict the winner in EVERY match!

Open bets:
IRRELEVANT BECAUSE EVERYONE PREDICTED VIVI22!

[Aerith's Knight]

http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=4970

That's the right link to my game.

[Psychotic]

Me and Faris just had a long and hard duel.

Please don't post the result yet for betting purposes though Ashley!

[Faris]

Aye aye captain!

That game was intense :freak:

[Goldenboko]

Ultima Shadow
Quin
Psychotic
WildRaubtier
Rantz
Jiro
Mirage
Vivi22

[Aerith's Knight]

Almost got my game rolling with Vivi22. But we're getting along.

[escobert]

Damn wish I had saw this during sign ups :(

[Flying Mullet]

Citizen Bleys
Loony BoB
Faris
WildRaubtier
Rantz
Jowy
Mirage
Vivi22

[Aerith's Knight]

You bastards. No faith, no faith. You know what? I'm going to win this just to spite you guys.

[Ultima Shadow]

Edit: Actual results for our REAL match is totally secret and stuff!!! =O

[Citizen Bleys]

I thought I'd be a REAL MAN and trounce Ultima Shadow using only Level 1 cards...with predictable results (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=6955)

So this is how it feels to be no longer undefeated.

EDIT: I'm just going to stop posting results, since my opponent ALWAYS gets it done while I'm typing.

[Aerith's Knight]

You guys didn't turn on the plus rule. Which is a required rule.

[Ultima Shadow]

Aye, if only I was a tiny bit more manly, I might have thought the same way and gone for level 1 cards too. But well played nevertheless!


Edit: Plus wasn't on? Bleys did set the rules, and I thought it was on, and played as if it was on. Ah well. :p

[Citizen Bleys]

>< I read the rules for Fire round 1 instead of round 2.

We can replay or not, doesn't matter to me. Psy's call, belike.

[Psychotic]

edit: REPLAY!

then don't post the result, PM it to me ;)

[Citizen Bleys]

Then let Shads issue the challenge to moron-proof the match :)

[Ultima Shadow]

Awww. Well, alrighty! Gotta prove that I can win again then. :p

Also, didn't notice that the Open rule was supposed to be off until now. xD

[Aerith's Knight]

Plussed Vivi22 like a boss: http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=6941

Smurf you guys and your predictions. 7-3 my way.

[Slothy]

Honestly, everyone predicting me to win has never actually played against me before.

[Flying Mullet]

Maybe I was lazy and picked the first name in each match-up. :p

[Aerith's Knight]

Why hurt me, FM? Why? What did I ever do to you?

[Iceglow]

your collective lack of faith in me disturbs me. Psy, bro you ought to know I won't take a defeat lying down.

[Psychotic]

Well, Steve, you do, else how else would I repeatedly dip my testes into your mouth? ;)

Place your bets, people! Last chance!

[Quindiana Jones]

Ultima Shadow, Loony BoB, Psychotic, WilRaubtier, Rantz, Jiro, Mirage, Vivi22. I hope I get a few of these wrong and some underdogs plough through. Such as me.

Accepting match now, BoB.

Also, I'm fine with calling Rantz vs. Quin a tie. I'd rather not hold up the tournament, haha. I'm still gonna continue with it, if Rantz doesn't mind. :D

[Psychotic]

Well we'll kick off Round 2 of Firaga tomorrow, so you fine fellas have until then to resolve this thing one way or the other before we have to call it a tie! I will also call BoB v Jowy a tie unless they've posted their result and I missed it.

[Aerith's Knight]

Well we'll kick off Round 2 of Firaga tomorrow, so you fine fellas have until then to resolve this thing one way or the other before we have to call it a tie! I will also call BoB v Jowy a tie unless they've posted their result and I missed it.

Uhm, were we supposed to wait? Because Vivi22 and I already finished.

ALSO FUCK YOU QUIN. I ALREADY WON WHY WOULD YOU BET ON VIVI. AAARGH! :(

[Psychotic]

No you were meant to, it's cool. You WEREN'T meant to tell everyone the result so that betting isn't messed up though :colbert: Oh well, betting is closed folks :p And the results are that nobody wins because everybody said v22 would beat AK!

Here, watch me and Faris's match. It was a humdinger. http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=6938

And here is Bleys vs Shads http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=6971

[Jiro]

I was going to bet AK. Not because I doubted Vivi22, but because I know TT is merely a children's card game to him and he has no issues with being defeated. He would smite people in other situations though. Gotta hedge your bets.

[Psychotic]

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/198716_original.jpg

We will now call Rantz v Quin a tie. Thank you for trying, fellas, but the show really must go on! So with that in mind, the semi finals will be:

WildRaubtier v Ultima Shadow

Citizen Bleys v Jiro

Rules:

Combo
Plus
Same
Sudden Death
Victory Rule: None

Let's go to town here, boys.

[Rantz]

Can I still bet on Vivi22 to win vs. AK?

[Psychotic]

Yes.

[Aerith's Knight]

Can I still bet on Vivi22 to win vs. AK?

:irked:

[Psychotic]

Incidentally, I am now taking bets on AK to lose his next match by an unprecedented 10-0. You will get 1 gil if it happens. Any takers?

[Rantz]

Does Vladimir Putin have a manly chest?

[Aerith's Knight]

Just to inform. If I ever get into evil science and take over the world (or at least destroy it), remember that it was because of you guys.

[Iceglow]

Challenge issued, we'll see if I can out play this guy and ruin all your bets. If I do win coincidentally I believe Psychotic for completely not believing in his bro ought to deliberately give me from his deck 3 level 7 cards.

[Ultima Shadow]

We will now call Rantz v Quin a tie.

WildRaubtier v Ultima Shadow


http://www.bleysmaynard.net/memes/justasplanned.jpg

[Citizen Bleys]

Bleys vs. Jiro will be delayed until about 09:00 GMT so that neither of us are overtired or distracted during a tourney match, but we'll be playing live, so we should be done in fairly short order. No open rule reduces the chance of a Quin vs. Rantz-style stalemate.

I'm still looking forward to a match vs. WR.

[Ultima Shadow]

I'm still looking forward to a match vs. WR.
Just don't expect that to happen in the Grand Finals, for my bet's on me and Jiro. :colbert:

Also, the challenge has been sent! Only waiting for WB to accept now. :excited:

[Jiro]

Citizen Bleys and I shall meet at High Noon and duel for the right to enter the final stage! I'm excited to face either Shads or WR in the finals, assuming I beat down this Canadian first!

[Citizen Bleys]

I'm still looking forward to a match vs. WR.
Just don't expect that to happen in the Grand Finals, for my bet's on me and Jiro. :colbert:


I've played, but never beat either you or Jiro. If I make it no further, I will challenge WR immediately after the tournament or when we're both eliminated

[Raistlin]

I sent WildRaubtier a challenge and am just awaiting his acceptance.

[Rantz]

Quin vs. Rantz is over. I finally messed up and Quin didn't waste a moment in claiming the victory. What a man... :love:

Here's the replay. (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5505) I count 6 draws, which means a magical 7 rounds. Perfect!

[Quindiana Jones]

I had you from the moment you played Fujin/Raijin. ;)

Great match, my friend. Many thanks to this tournament for allowing me such an opportunity! :D

Now, on to suffering a humiliating defeat at BoB's hands.

[Ultima Shadow]

Excellent! Incredibly well done, Quin. This is certainly a victory to be proud about! :cool:


Edit: Also, I just noticed: it looks like you and BoB are playing with the round 1 rules for the Fire tournament and not the round 2 ones. Just noticed this since me and Bleys made the same mistake. :p

[Citizen Bleys]

Edit: Also, I just noticed: it looks like you and BoB are playing with the round 1 rules for the Fire tournament and not the round 2 ones. Just noticed this since me and Bleys made the same mistake. :p

fixed your slaik

[Citizen Bleys]

Technically there's one move left, but Jiro hath officially defeated me (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=live&id=7157)

EDIT: Someone challenge me to Random/Closed/Trade Rule: None. I want to try that but can't decide on a victim.

[Jiro]

I had to make up for my disappointing loss to WildRaubtier.
(http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7157)
EDIT: Was it best of three or straight knock out?

[Ultima Shadow]

There was nothing mentioned about it being best out of three, so I assume it's straight knock out. Though I think the final at the very least should be best out of three. :p

Also, Wild Raubtier has yet to accept my challenge, so it could take a while longer before the second finalist is determined. =O

[Citizen Bleys]

Best of three isn't a valid tourney rule, it's either single elimination or double elimination.

[Raistlin]

Still no response from WR!

[Jiro]

I'm happy to just assume Raistlin won and fight him with the Tournament rules :)

[WildRaubtier]

Whoops, yeah, been pretty busy/tired/excuses.

I'll send some match invitations out since the ones I recieved seem to have expired/been cancelled.

[Mirage]

Sorry for being inactive guys. Iceglow, let's try to make a match happen pretty soon!

[Iceglow]

Sorry for being inactive guys. Iceglow, let's try to make a match happen pretty soon!

The invite has been sitting there for like 2 weeks. I was debating with Paul last night on how long we give you before a disqualification is filed against you ;p

[Mirage]

I know it has, I just haven't remembered it when I saw you online :p.

[Ultima Shadow]

Whoops, yeah, been pretty busy/tired/excuses.

I'll send some match invitations out since the ones I recieved seem to have expired/been cancelled.
I already sent you a second request. Let's go, go, go! :greenie:

[Psychotic]

Straight knockout, to clarify.

Exciting times!

[Aerith's Knight]

This round still not done?

[Ultima Shadow]

Fire actually got three ongoing matches and two that hasn't even started yet (Raistlin vs WildRaubtier and Jiro vs Jowy). So yeah... the current round in Fire is not nearly finished yet it seems. :p

...as for Firaga, WildRaubtier just gotta accept my challenge so we can actually start playing the last semi-final match of the tournament. Come on, WB! We don't have to be online at the same time for you to just accept the request! :greenie:

[Jiro]

Sent my request to Jowy.

[WildRaubtier]

I got it in my mind that I want to play the fire match first

I don't know why

Oh right you just called me WB JERK



Waiting on Raistlin to accept the challenge I'm pretty sure I sent him

[Ultima Shadow]

Oh... AHEM... WR. R and B... uh... look so similar or something? Ahem. It was totally a fair mistake... I think. :greenie:

And awww, no Fire plus Firaga at the same time? And here I was hoping Raistlin would distract you so that I could win more easily. AHEM, I mean... uh... I hoped we could all be finished sooner. Yes, that's it! :shifty:

[Jiro]

WildBaubtier. It has a nice ring to it.

[Citizen Bleys]

John Wayne Baubitier?

oh god I hope somebody gets it if nobody gets it it means I'm old

[Raistlin]

I got it in my mind that I want to play the fire match first

I don't know why

Oh right you just called me WB JERK



Waiting on Raistlin to accept the challenge I'm pretty sure I sent him

Sorry, I was out of town for Thanksgiving and wasn't able to get online for a couple of days. I don't see an invite from you. Can you resend it?

[WildRaubtier]

Done! And since we're both online.....

[Psychotic]

You slug-a-beds.

I've always wanted to use that phrase. Slug-a-bed.

[Rantz]

Been waiting for Red Mage Coffman to make his next move for a few days now. Where did he go :cry:

[Jiro]

Jowy accepted, and I made my first move...!

[Ultima Shadow]

*Impatience overload*

Another suggestion for the next tournament: some kind of predetermined time limit for making a move and accepting the battle requests! It could be a week, but at least no one would have to wait longer than a week then. :greenie:

[Aerith's Knight]

Dear lord, it's a 3 min game. After a week still nothing?

[Iceglow]

So then me vs Mirage looking like the first round could go to a draw. Lets get it done though either way or am I making you think?

[Jiro]

*Impatience overload*

Another suggestion for the next tournament: some kind of predetermined time limit for making a move and accepting the battle requests! It could be a week, but at least no one would have to wait longer than a week then. :greenie:

This would probably be a good idea! Winning by default would be shit, but at the same time, we don't want this to be dragged out!

[Ultima Shadow]

Yeah, and it would especially give people a good motivation to hurry up a little bit. It's not that hard to at least just play a card every time you go online. You might want to stop and think sometimes, but you shouldn't have to think for a week to make one move or decide what cards to use for your match etc. :p

[Iceglow]

Well myself and Mirage is in to the second round, we'll try not to make it another Rantz vs Quin epic duel of level 2 and 1 cards because that could be pretty damn testing.

[Mirage]

Oh hey guys, the next tournament should be double elimination, and perhaps a "Fira" class, where we have up to level 7 or 8 cards, in addition to the two we have in this tournament.

[Raistlin]

I managed to defeat WR. Here's the replay (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7278).

[Ultima Shadow]

Alrighty! Let's get on with our Firaga match right away then, WR! Do you still have my invitation?

[WildRaubtier]

Nope!

[Jiro]

I look forward to the outcome of your match. I am excited!

[Ultima Shadow]

Alrighty. My third (or perhaps even fourth) invitation has now been sent! :p

[Psychotic]

Do none of you want a shiny Level 10 card? :p

[Ultima Shadow]

I do. And that's why I've tried to start my match with WildRaubtier for over a week now. And I'm still waiting. :colbert:

[Jiro]

I win by default. :colbert:

I'm enjoying my match with Jowy, it's pretty tense. Just nailed a Same but there's no damn Combo :(

[Jiro]

Well I had fun and got the win. (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7266)

[Ultima Shadow]

I win by default. :colbert:
I'm starting to think that WR might need some kind of deadline for accepting my request (or just making his own if mine gets too old), seriously. Because this has dragged on too long already, and we've not even been able to start our match yet. :p

If he hasn't started playing by the end of this month, I win our match by default. :colbert:

[Jiro]

If he hasn't started playing by the end of this month, I win our match by default. :colbert:

I support this btw.

[Quindiana Jones]

BoB has been a little slow with our match because of the Ciddies. Sorry! We're one round in, because he failed to capitalise on my horrendously bad moves. :D

[Loony BoB]

BoB has been a little slow with our match because of the Ciddies. Sorry! We're one round in, because he failed to capitalise on my horrendously bad moves. :D
I've been slow? I've been waiting for you to take that last turn for days. xD

[Psychotic]

I think this proves that arranging you all by country for the group stage worked really well :p

[Ultima Shadow]

I think this proves that arranging you all by country for the group stage worked really well :p
...or that pretty much everyone fails to realise how incredibly simple it actually is to just go check your TT matches quickly at least once every time you log in. :colbert:

[Jiro]

Let's just get the next bloody round up :monster:

[Quindiana Jones]

BoB has been a little slow with our match because of the Ciddies. Sorry! We're one round in, because he failed to capitalise on my horrendously bad moves. :D
I've been slow? I've been waiting for you to take that last turn for days. xD

Huh. So you have. I checked yesterday and it was still yours. :confused:

[Loony BoB]

Weird. Oh well, either way, it's moving step by step now. xD

[Iceglow]

Well Round 3 has begun with myself and Mirage. If I'm not careful though he runs the risk of out performing me by virtue of having the more powerful cards left over from Sudden Death. I think we ought to consider a cap to the number of games before the match is declared an un-decidable draw. At least for tournament play.

[Jiro]

I have to wait to play the winner or Rantz v Red Mage Coffman :excited:

[Ultima Shadow]

Still nothing from WR. I've sent my 5th or 6th request now just to make sure my requests don't get too old. Geeeeeeez, what's taking so long? Seriously. =(

[Jiro]

Ultima Shadow, do you want to play a match using the tournament rules as a practice bout?

[Ultima Shadow]

Sure! Let's do that. :greenie:

Edit: Want a rematch? =D

[Jiro]

I basically have to hope that WildRaubtier wins the match because I am boned otherwise xD Somebody help me crack Ultima Shadow's techniques! I might have to write a few more articles so I can unlock better cards ;)

[Ultima Shadow]

My techniques can only be beaten with my own techniques! :greenie:

[Jiro]

I think I have the secret...

EDIT: nope Shads is a demon

[Citizen Bleys]

Ooh!

Psy!

Want to be a real arsehole?

Required rules for Firaga finals: Random, Closed, Trade Rule: Direct

That would be totally Hitleresque.

[Jiro]

Going first is effectively a death wish, I'm sure of it.

[Ultima Shadow]

Ooh!

Psy!

Want to be a real arsehole?

Required rules for Firaga finals: Random, Closed, Trade Rule: Direct

That would be totally Hitleresque.
No. Just... no. :colbert:



...well, actually, on second thought I guess I could go for that (if I beat WR or he decides to never show up). Considering that I now have 12+ of every level 7 card (25 Ultima Weapons), I think my chances of getting to play with level 7 cards would be quite high. And... I don't really fear losing a few in the worst case scenario. :greenie:


Going first is effectively a death wish, I'm sure of it.
We'll find out soon enough. :greenie:

[Jiro]

That was a damn interesting technique that seemed to pay off. I'll have to get more creative it seems.

[Ultima Shadow]

That was a damn interesting technique that seemed to pay off. I'll have to get more creative it seems.Haha, yeah. It's all about trying to limit the opponent's options and set up for later on with these kind of decks. :p

[Jiro]

I'm getting there. I don't know how I ended up in the championship match with my basic skills but I'm getting there.

[Ultima Shadow]

...aaaand, you got there! :greenie:

[Citizen Bleys]

Seriously? Decks made entire out of Propogator and Jumbo Cactuar cards?

Why?

[Ultima Shadow]

Seriously? Decks made entire out of Propogator and Jumbo Cactuar cards?

Why?
Because it's a whole new level of awesome and win!

[Jiro]

Seriously? Decks made entire out of Propogator and Jumbo Cactuar cards?

Why?

They are perfectly designed for Same/Plus duels.

[WildRaubtier]

because they're the best cards in a mono-level-7 game

[WildRaubtier]

ps ULTIMA SHADOW, if that is your real name, since you're online RIGHT NOW I expect this to go quickly now that I feel motivated enough to do this.

[Jiro]

Is it over yet?

[Ultima Shadow]

Ops, went offline right before you went on. I'm on again now though. =O

[WildRaubtier]

NO YOU DIDN'T

[Jiro]

sooooo....

[Ultima Shadow]

Ah, you actually were still on!? I thought you had logged off since the profile said offline, so I went back to playing Tales of Graces f. Haha, oh well. We ARE still getting somewhere pretty fast now though. :p

[Jiro]

How is that game anyway? I might pick it up tbh.

[Ultima Shadow]

Well, I really like it. I still prefer Vesperia (but that's because I absolutely love Vesperia), but Graces f is an overall great game. Possibly the best PS3 RPG I've played so far. :greenie:

Edit: Ahhh... put down the wrong last card by accident. Though there is only one card that can screw me up with that placement, so as long as that one card isn't WR's last card... well, then I probably got this. This makes it more exciting though, I guess. Will my arrogant mistake be my undoing, or will I win anyway? It's almost too exciting to be real. :greenie:

[Jiro]

I loved Vesperia too. The Tales series is great.

[Ultima Shadow]

Indeed. It might even be my number 1 fav RPG series right now to be honest. :greenie:

Also... put down the last card, WR! The pressure is killing me!!! =O


Edit:

Aaand, I've won the match against WildRaubtier 8-2. :greenie:

Replay: http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7376



So, me and Jiro in the finals then. =D

[WildRaubtier]

can i go now

[Jiro]

Congratulations to WildRaubtier on a strong performance throughout the tournament!

[Quindiana Jones]

Rule number one of dealing with Ultima Shadow: never leave anything open.

:jokey:

[Psychotic]

can i go nowNo. You have the third place playoff to fight it out in now! :bigsmile: I mean you don't have to but I think there's some form of prize for it.

I'll have everything set up for the final tomorrow, folks. Congratulations, Ultima Shadow and Jiro!

[Mirage]

And after way too many days and several draws, I lost to Iceglow in the Fire tournament.

http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7077

[Iceglow]

And after way too many days and several draws, I lost to Iceglow in the Fire tournament.

http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7077

Was still a good game, quite good fun really. I honestly up until I suddenly realized I had a plus thought I'd lost when I saw you drop the second Thrustaevis to turn the Grendel card over.

[Formalhaut]

Is this still going on? It seems like an eternity since I lost in the very first preliminary round :(

[Aerith's Knight]

Okay it's been WEEKS. Someone get this third round wrapped up or I'm going to be mad. WARRIOR MAD!

[Mirage]

Is this still going on? It seems like an eternity since I lost in the very first preliminary round :(

That's because it has been an eternity.

[Jiro]

Definitely up for some timelimits on the next one. But for now, I must meditate, for the championship match will be soon.

[Ultima Shadow]

How about we have an inofficial rule saying that we must use our GF cards? Just for epicness purpose. :greenie:

[Jiro]

You mean we have to use my GF cards? :p

[Ultima Shadow]

Details, details. :p

But it does sound like a fun idea, doesn't it? :greenie:

[Jiro]

It does. I feel at an advantage because my Leviathan is better equipped than your Ifrit, but I have this sneaking suspicion you have a mystical unknown GF card ready to defeat me.

[Ultima Shadow]

Nah, it will be Ifrit. But I will think of a way to make good use of him this time. :p

[Jiro]

Should be play a match with these conditions just for shits and giggles anyway? :D

[Ultima Shadow]

Should be play a match with these conditions just for trouts and giggles anyway? :D
Sure, let's do that. With the rules from last round. :greenie:

Edit: Phew, close one there. But my plan worked (as usual). :p

[Jiro]

I completely ignored my better judgment to go for that first fucking plus xD

[Ultima Shadow]

Haha, I was almost completely sure you'd go for that spot. And my guess turned out to be true. Another? :p

[Jiro]

I am predictable like that xD

[Ultima Shadow]

Step 1: get RID of the GF cards. Step 2: win. xD

That was a good, close match though.

[Jiro]

Your fucking Elvoret was such an unknown quantity. I didn't see it coming. Also I couldn't remember all the card values so I was having to take gambles on where you could hit me with a Same/Plus.

...although "everywhere" seems about right :exdee:

[Ultima Shadow]

Haha, well I guess I had a small advantage then, since I actually took time to recall all the cards in the last match. And yeah, Elvoret is Ifrit's new best buddy. :p

[Psychotic]

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/198716_original.jpg

EL GRANDO FINALITO!

ULTIMA SHADOW, aka the Swedish Dreamboat vs JIRO, aka the Australian Disco Diva!

Both these two fine stallions have had a difficult road to the finals, both losing matches to fellow countrymen in the group stage. Ultima Shadow started off with a shock loss to Rantz which saw him bottom of the Moogle group, but turned on the style with a fine victory over Mirage and then putting Quin to the sword. He was then on tenterhooks for the outcome between Rantz and Quin until it was declared a tie. He then successfully staved off WildRaubtier and broke his 100% win record to march into the final.

Jiro, meanwhile, steamed ahead in Tonberry, putting Loony BoB down right away. He then suffered a blow at the hands of Wild Raubtier, but managed to utterly destroy Jowy 8-2 to qualify as best runner up. Like Shadow, he too faced an opponent who had not yet lost, Citizen Bleys, in the semi-finals. And like Shadow, he managed to emerge victorious.

So, what are they fighting for? I'll tell you what. EoFF's first ever Level 10 Triple Triad card. Oh yes. 2,025 gil will also be awarded to the man who comes out on top. There will be a reward for the runner up too, as he will receive a Level 9 card and 1,025 gil!

Meanwhile, in our third place playoff, CITIZEN BLEYS will take on WILDRAUBTIER.

WildRaubtier has expressed a desire to have nothing more to do with this thread. Will the third place prize, a Level 8 Card and 525 gil, be enough to tempt him into battle against the wily Canadian?

RULES

Combo
Plus
Same
Elemental
Sudden Death
Trade rule: 0


Oh, and random of course. ;) just kidding, relax shads! :aimkiss:

[Ultima Shadow]

Alright, Jiro. Let's do this. :cool:

...I got a feeling that the elemental rule will end up being the deciding factor that screws one of us over somehow. :p

[Psychotic]

That's why it's there. ;)

For those Fire Players who are eager to crack on, I intend to do some work on that shortly. Bracket has been updated: Fire Tournament - CHALLONGE! (http://challonge.com/eoff)

My understanding is BoB v Quin and Jowy v Jiro are still ongoing, and Red Mage Coffman has not made a move in some time in Rantz's game. I'll probably consider giving Rantz a bye.

[Jiro]

God straight knock out. Alright. Hit me.

[Jiro]

Jowy v Jiro

No I posted my victory replay :argh:

[Psychotic]

Bless my bark, so you did. Welp. :shobon: Updated!

[Jiro]

Played like 20 practice matches

Finally got an okay strategy to take on the Jumbo Cactuars and Propagators of Doom

Shads changes style completely

I'm boned :shobon:

[Jiro]

Bare with me folks there was a technical glitch.

[Ultima Shadow]

Aaaand, Jiro actually beat me when it counted the most.

...I shall never use Ifrit ever again. He only brings me bad luck, apparently. :p

[Jiro]

That's why I ended up losing him to you. Useless card. xD

I'd like to say it was an easy victory, but Ultima Shadow pushed me to an entirely new level. I've never played that intelligently. So thank you for being an absolute bro.

[I Don't Need A Name]

Played like 20 practice matches

Finally got an okay strategy to take on the Jumbo Cactuars and Propagators of Doom

Shads changes style completely

I'm boned :shobon:

Ahh good old Shads. I taught him everything he knows, y'know. He's doing me proud!

[Ultima Shadow]

That's why I ended up losing him to you. Useless card. xD

I'd like to say it was an easy victory, but Ultima Shadow pushed me to an entirely new level. I've never played that intelligently. So thank you for being an absolute bro.
When you stand victorious, strong and unbeaten. Remember! Remember who taught you how to fight! Remember who taught you all you know! :count:

[Jiro]

It's time for a montage. I've become the perfect fighter.

[Psychotic]

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/198716_original.jpg

JIRO IS VICTORIOUS!

We do indeed have a winner! (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7392) Congratulations to Jiro! Congratulations to both, really! It was a hard fought contest. Prizes will be given out at the end.

Now, speaking of prizes, Jiro has earned himself a little extra bonus. For you see, he correctly predicted an Australian winner and thus earns 500 gil! kotora is the only other person to do so and will also scoop the prize.

Meanwhile, Rantz and WildRaubtier were the only people to predict that Bleys, Ultima Shadow and WildRaubtier would top their groups and will both pick up a cool 1,000 gil. We do of course still have our third place match between Bleys and WR to come.

[Ultima Shadow]

I'd also like to mention that the elemental rule DID screw me over. Just so you all know. Silly rule. :colbert:


:doublecolbert:

[I Don't Need A Name]

I always said that rule sucked, and you never listened to me! Just sayin' :colbert:

[Loony BoB]

Indeed, I'm not a fan of Elemental, either. Although it's invaluable for Sudden Death matches as otherwise you can sometimes end up playing exactly the same games over and over and nobody wins. So it's needed to help resolve things like that by adding variation to the board.

On a Fire note, I think I'm assured of victory over Quin now. Unless I've miscalculated something.

EDIT: Just realised I'll be up against Ulti if I win. Dammit.

[Citizen Bleys]

Oh, I still have another match? This is unexpected.

I've wanted a crack at WR since we both came up 3/0 in our initial brackets.

[Jiro]

Am I the only one who loves Elemental? Not even because it helped me win, I've loved using it always. It makes the tough cards even easier to topple!

[Psychotic]

Apparently so!

Right, should we go ahead with the matches in Fire we know are happening, ie Raistlin v Faris and Iceglow v AK? If so, I'll post the rules for the next round and wait for BoB/Quin and Rantz/RMC to catch up.

[Quindiana Jones]

Hah. I completely forgot Plus wasn't active. Brilliant. xD

BoB wins. He just has to take his move (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=battle&id=5887).

[Ultima Shadow]

Am I the only one who loves Elemental?
I mainly dislike it because it feels like all it ever does is nerf cards in random spots. It's very, very rare for the actual elements to matter (even if you play an elemental card and there's a spot with the same element, it's very likely that it's a bad spot for the card and you don't want to place it there anyway). Basically... I think it would have been better if the elemental spots only gave plus to cards of the same element instead of nerfing all other cards. However... more of the cards should be elemental then, and there could be a bit less different kinds of elements. And then every spot could always have some kind of element when playing with the elemental rule. That would make it more important and interesting to actually use elemental cards. :p


...also @ Jiro: since you emerged victorious in the grand final, I think you deserve a chance to win Ifrit back now. HOWEVER... how about we do it like this: if you win, you can just snatch the Ifrit card. But if I win, you will have to use Leviathan the next time you try to win the Ifrit card back. Meaning you will be losing Leviathan if you lose the second time too. Sounds fair? :greenie:



...@ Psy: I'm all for that.

[Aerith's Knight]

Alright, Iceglow, get ready!

[WildRaubtier]

fwiw bleys and i already got this game underway

thats right

i didn't do this for the REST of you

[Jiro]

...also @ Jiro: since you emerged victorious in the grand final, I think you deserve a chance to win Ifrit back now. HOWEVER... how about we do it like this: if you win, you can just snatch the Ifrit card. But if I win, you will have to use Leviathan the next time you try to win the Ifrit card back. Meaning you will be losing Leviathan if you lose the second time too. Sounds fair? :greenie:

If there is one thing that playing against you has taught me, it is do not fall for traps :monster:

[Loony BoB]

Hah. I completely forgot Plus wasn't active. Brilliant. xD

BoB wins. He just has to take his move (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=battle&id=5887).
Move taken. (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5887)

[Quindiana Jones]

I played through that whole game trying to get Plus opportunities, and it was only at the end that I realised it wasn't on! xD

[Iceglow]

Would seemingly help if Paul had posted the active rules for Fire in this round. lol.

[Ultima Shadow]

If there is one thing that playing against you has taught me, it is do not fall for traps :monster:
And I just figured out a more solid way to make use of Ifrit. =(

...I mean, errr... remember that I lost both of the times I used Ifrit? So... there's nothing to fear from this useless card! :shifty:

[Jiro]

Would seemingly help if Paul had posted the active rules for Fire in this round. lol.

They're in the first post!

[WildRaubtier]

THIRD. (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7395)

[Citizen Bleys]

Citizen Bleys vs. WildRaubtier (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7395)

Well done.

EDIT: THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS.

[Jiro]

Just not fast enough dude xD

[Quindiana Jones]

By two seconds!

[Aerith's Knight]

Would seemingly help if Paul had posted the active rules for Fire in this round. lol.

Good point.




They're in the first post!

They change with each round.

[Psychotic]

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/199500_original.jpg

ROUND 3

Ultima Shadow v Loony BoB

Faris v Raistlin

Jiro v Rantz

Iceglow v Aerith's Knight

RULES

Same
Plus
Combo
Sudden Death
Victory rule: Whatever!
Only cards Level 1-2 can be used!


I declared Rantz the winner of that match I guess as he was last to post.

Fire Tournament - CHALLONGE! (http://challonge.com/eoff)

I'll tidy up the first post and officially deal with Firaga in the next couple of days or so.

[Aerith's Knight]

Victory is mine.

http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7422

[Iceglow]

yeah I screwed up after getting slightly disturbed by the sight of you being able to put down 2 grendels back to back due to TT giving me bugs. Ruined any focus I had on the game at that point.

[Aerith's Knight]

Why shouldn't I be able to put 2 grendels in my deck? :eyebrow:

[Iceglow]

Why shouldn't I be able to put 2 grendels in my deck? :eyebrow:

No as in you played 2 Grendels BACK - TO - BACK without any pause or myself taking a turn when I was playing you, was distracting.

[Aerith's Knight]

Why shouldn't I be able to put 2 grendels in my deck? :eyebrow:

No as in you played 2 Grendels BACK - TO - BACK without any pause or myself taking a turn when I was playing you, was distracting.

I don't know what you were smoking, but we never skipped you while playing. You had your turns.

[Rantz]

I feel bad being declared the winner in the match against RMC as he did come back and play after the long absence, but we reached a draw and who knows how long the next bout will take, so I understand the need to pick a winner.

[Iceglow]

Why shouldn't I be able to put 2 grendels in my deck? :eyebrow:

No as in you played 2 Grendels BACK - TO - BACK without any pause or myself taking a turn when I was playing you, was distracting.

I don't know what you were smoking, but we never skipped you while playing. You had your turns.

a refresh fixed the issue but yeah it glitched at first and kept putting grendel's down on your turn xD

[Jiro]

Rantz has conquered me, but I feel no qualms going down to one such as he!
(http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7429)

[Loony BoB]

Oops. For some reason I thought the L1-2 card rule disappeared for later rounds (no idea why), will have to restart the game for Ultima and myself. Heh.