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

[Jiro]

Loony "Dirty Cheater" BoB. I'd check his previous games and make sure he didn't cheat to get here!

[Loony BoB]

No, I just remember someone saying something like "lol they're still using the old rules which don't apply anymore" or something when we had the previous round. I dunno, too lazy to look it up. :p

[WildRaubtier]

lol guys it's better to stick to the right side of the field in the fire tournament - i probably would've done better had I actually stuck to that strategy in my only game

[Ultima Shadow]

Got internet atm, but will be off until the 9th pretty soon, so BoB got quite a bit of time to think through his first move. :p

[Aerith's Knight]

That's just great. It seems this tournament will take us into the new year.

[Ultima Shadow]

Aww, it's just 4 days basically. I'll be sure to make my moves quickly as soon as I get back. :greenie:

[Jiro]

I volunteer to take Ultima Shadow's place in the tournament :aimsun:

[Raistlin]

Oops, I forgot about this, and apparently so did Faris. I sent an invite!

[Psychotic]

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

ENTRANTS

Goldenboko
Jowy
Rantz
Citizen Bleys
Quin
Jiro
WildRaubtier
Ultima Shadow
Vivi22
Loony BoB
Faris
Mirage


Round 1
Chocobo

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</table></center>

Rules:

Open
Same
Plus
Sudden Death
Any card of any level can be used
Victory Rule: None? It is up to you guys if you want something else.


Matches:
Citizen Bleys v Goldenboko (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5351)
Faris v Vivi22 (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5162)
Vivi 22 v Citizen Bleys (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5733)
Goldenboko v Faris (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5168)
Faris v Citizen Bleys (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5353)
Vivi22 v Goldenboko (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5683)


Moogle

<table border="1" width="600" align="center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3"> <tr><td></td><td>Wins</td><td>Losses</td><td>Cards For</td><td>Cards Against</td><td>Points</td></tr><tr><td>http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/Sweden.png Ultima Shadow</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>17</td><td>13</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedKingdom.png Quin</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>15</td><td>15</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/Norway.png Mirage</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>15</td><td>15</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/Sweden.png Rantz</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>13</td><td>17</td><td>1</td></tr></table></center>

Rules:

Open
Plus
Sudden Death
Same + Same Wall
Any card of any level can be used
Victory Rule: None? It is up to you guys if you want something else.


Matches
Quin v Mirage (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5406)
Ultima Shadow v Rantz (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5182)
Rantz v Quin (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5505)
Mirage v Ultima Shadow (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5186)
Ultima Shadow v Quin (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5185)
Rantz v Mirage (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5189)

Tonberry

<table border="1" width="600" align="center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3"><tr><td></td><td>Wins</td><td>Losses</td><td>Cards For</td><td>Cards Against</td><td>Points</td></tr><tr><td>http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/Australia.png WildRaubtier</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>21</td><td>9</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/Australia.png Jiro</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>18</td><td>12</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/NewZealand.png Loony BoB</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedStatesofAmerica.png Jowy</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>16</td><td>0</td></tr></table></center>

Rules:

Combo
Sudden Death
Same
Elemental
Any card of any level can be used
Victory Rule: None? It is up to you guys if you want something else.


Matches:
Jiro v Loony BoB (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=4934)
WildRaubtier v Jowy (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5322)
Loony BoB v WildRaubtier (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=4969)
Jowy v Jiro (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5278)
Loony BoB v Jowy
WildRaubtier v Jiro (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=4935)

Semi-Finals:
WildRaubtier v Ultima Shadow (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7376)

Citizen Bleys v Jiro (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=live&id=7157)

Rules:

Combo
Plus
Same
Sudden Death
Victory Rule: None


FINAL

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


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

Jiro defeated Ultima Shadow. (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7392)

1st: Jiro
2nd: Ultima Shadow
3rd: WildRaubtier
4th: Citizen Bleys

PRIZES

Jiro: Level 10 Card, 2,025 gil
Ultima Shadow: Level 9 Card, 1,025 gil
WildRaubtier: Level 8 Card, 525 gil

Level 7 Card
Citizen Bleys
Quin
Goldenboko

Level 6 Card
Faris
Vivi22
Rantz
Mirage
Loony BoB
Jowy

500 gil:
Jiro
kotora

Awards!

Most epic match of the tournament:
Rantz v Quin (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5505)

Most exciting match of the tournament:
WildRaubtier v Citizen Bleys (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7395)

Worst Match:
Jiro v Loony BoB (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=4934)

Best Comeback:
Citizen Bleys v Goldenboko (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5351)

6-4 down with 3 cards left to play, Bleys pulls out a couple of slick moves to win 7-3.

Move of the Tournament:
Ultima Shadow's Plus Combo on WildRaubtier, turning a 5-5 into an 8-2. (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7376)

The Palmer Hit-By-A-Truck Award:
Faris

The Unluckiest Man Alive Award:
Wild Raubtier (he beat Jiro, Jiro beat Shadow, Shadow beat him. He got the worst prize though!)

The "Was that really so difficult?" Award
Goldenboko v Vivi 22 (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5683)

(This was their third attempt)

The "You bastard!" Award
Ultima Shadow v Quin (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5185)

A very even contest until Shadow's last card, the Propagator, snatches the win in a crucial match for him.

Best Country:
Australia

Most exciting group:
Moogle, thanks to Ultima Shadow's early loss to Rantz, followed by a win over Quin as Quin himself turned on the style, leading to a nailbiting drama at the end.

[Faris]

The Palmer Hit-By-A-Truck Award:
Faris
I...I won something :monocle:

[Rantz]

Great tournament! I had fun.

For the next tournament, we should have measures in place for matches that drag on, and utilise what we learned from the rule combinations this round. :D

[Jiro]

The Firaga Tournament was great. I loved the pooling of nations.

[WildRaubtier]

I need some mad bux, where dey be at

[Psychotic]

I gave out all the gil prizes yesterday. You only had about 100 or so!

Also I'm glad you guys enjoyed it. Hopefully in the coming week we'll get some stuff tied up with Fire.

[Ultima Shadow]

I'm back and I've made my move. Your turn, BoB! :greenie:

[Faris]

Would you like us to PM the results to you again for betting purposes?

[Loony BoB]

I already feel like Ultima is going to win. :(

[Ultima Shadow]

I already feel like Ultima is going to win. :(
While it's far from over yet, I do have a pretty good feeling about this one so far. :greenie:

Edit: Actually... I'm not all that confident anymore, since I figured my last move could have been better. Ah well, we shall see. It all depends on BoB's last two cards, really. =O


Edit 2: Ahhhhh!!! These last decisions are so tough to make! It's basically a 50/50 bet now. If I put my card in the right spot, I can win, if I put it in the wrong one I can lose. And it all depends on BoB's last card! Hmmmmmmmm............. gawddammnit I feel like I made the wrong decision! =(

Edit 3: PHEW! My guess DID turn out to be right!

I win 6-4. Very good and exciting game!

Replay here: http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7431

[Raistlin]

I... uh... I won? (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7438)

Nobody is more surprised than I am that I have made it this far.

[Jiro]

Faris' last move should've went for the Plus and taken it to a draw :( Close but no cigar!

[Raistlin]

Yeah I noticed that. I can only assume I have my opponents' mistakes to thank for me getting this far. xD

EDIT: Oh fuck, looks like Ultima will be my next opponent. It was fun while it lasted!

[Jiro]

I've been trying to shatter Shads' confidence in extra curricular battles so don't count yourself out just yet ;)

[Ultima Shadow]

I've been trying to shatter Shads' confidence in extra curricular battles so don't count yourself out just yet ;)
Hmph! Whenever you win, it's only because I taught you how to beat me!

...well, that's my theory anyway, and I'm sticking to it. :monster:

[Faris]

Faris' last move should've went for the Plus and taken it to a draw :( Close but no cigar!

I noticed that after and thought "aww smurf" not playing while tired ever again :(

Good game, Raist. I honestly would have put my money on you winning :p

[Jiro]

I do that all the time too Faris, don't worry xD

[Faris]

*worries* :(

[Psychotic]

Good stuff folks, I'll update the tournament tree when I get home.

Are we just waiting on Steve and Dennis, aka the two dudes who moaned the most about the tournament being delayed? ;)

[Aerith's Knight]

Good stuff folks, I'll update the tournament tree when I get home.

Are we just waiting on Steve and Dennis, aka the two dudes who moaned the most about the tournament being delayed? ;)


Victory is mine.

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

How about you read your own thread, eh? :eyebrow:

[Jiro]

That's way not enough gloating for a victory over Iceglow.

[Psychotic]

The thing is, I went through this thread right before nagging you two and looked specifically for that post. And I couldn't see it. What is going on? What sorcery have you created, Dennis? :colbert:

I'll update stuff tonight as promised!

[Psychotic]

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

SEMI-FINALS!

The Swedes are marching on! Ultima Shadow and Rantz's viking dream team are now in the Semi-Finals. Meanwhile Raistlin is the lone American left in the contest, and he and Dutchman Aerith's Knight have been doing extremely well given that they did not compete in Firaga.

Our semi-final match ups are as follows:

Ultima Shadow v Raistlin

Rantz v Aerith's Knight

With a place in the final beckoning, who will come out on top?

RULES

Same
Plus
Elemental (sorry shads ;))
Sudden Death
Victory rule: Whatever!
Only cards Level 1-2 can be used!


Fire Tournament - Challonge (http://challonge.com/EoFF)

[Aerith's Knight]

Dutchman Aerith's Knight have been doing extremely well given that they did not compete in Firaga.

Maybe because I only had lvl 3 cards at the time. :)

[Raistlin]

U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!

[Ultima Shadow]

What, no combo? There goes half of my strats right out the window. :colbert:

Oh well. Challenge sent.

[Psychotic]

What, no combo? There goes half of my strats right out the window. :colbert:I knew you'd take offence to this rule set. :p

[Raistlin]

I am eager to report that I am currently beating Shads 6-4.

Of course, he has only played one card. But I am hopeful! DOWN WITH SHADS!

EDIT: Also, strategies? What strategies? I didn't realize there were strategies to Triple Triad beyond "try not to fuck up."

[Psychotic]

You've got one foot in the final, Raist! Don't throw it all away at the final hurdle! Well, the hurdle before the final hurdle. The semi-final hurdle, if you will.

[Jiro]

That's the dangerous one. Trust me.

[Ultima Shadow]

I am eager to report that I am currently beating Shads 6-4.

Of course, he has only played one card. But I am hopeful! DOWN WITH SHADS!

EDIT: Also, strategies? What strategies? I didn't realize there were strategies to Triple Triad beyond "try not to smurf up."
6-4 in my favor now (would have been 7-3 if combo had been on, thanks to elemental bonus). Your move. :cool:

Will have to leave for now though, so I'll make my next move tomorrow (if you've made yours by then). :greenie:

[Raistlin]

Apparently Ultima had planned out pretty much every possible opening move of mine and had his preset moves ready for every circumstance. I just put cards in spaces.

[Jiro]

Shads is far too good at this game :p

[Psychotic]

Says a man who beat him. And indeed, he may just face another man who has beaten him in the final! It was kind of jarring watching the two of them taunt and congratulate each other in English instead of their crazy moon language though.

[Rantz]

Pfft, the Swedish language is far too limited to express such strong emotions.

[Psychotic]

Du kommer att förbanna den dagen du stal min magiska fisk, Horn av Rantzien.

[Aerith's Knight]

Ah fuck it. I couldn't see the elemental squares during the second bout, until I reloaded. Well, Rantz won fair and square.

This was my yearly visit then to EoFF. It was fun, later dudes.

[Rantz]

And here's the replay! (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7469)

[Ultima Shadow]

Though I'm in a 7-3 lead at the moment, it's not over yet. It will most certainly turn back to 6-4 (or even 5-5 in case of same/plus) with Raistlin's next move, which means I will have to be very careful with my last move. Raistlin did place his third card in the best spot available, so now it's hard to play cards without creating possible plus/same opportunities for him. Hmmm...

...otherwise, I'm looking forward to getting my sweet revenge on Rantz in the final. :greenie:

Edit: Only Raistlin's last card is left. The worst outcome possible for me now is a draw. :cool:

[Aerith's Knight]

Ugh, fine. I'll stay long enough for the bronze medal match.

[Raistlin]

I lost 6-4 (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7474). It looks like I made the wrong choice on my second-to-last card and could have plausibly forced a draw, but it was a toss up what Ultima would use as his last card. I was behind early due to Ultima's obviously pre-planned setup, and couldn't catch up.

[Ultima Shadow]

I lost 6-4 (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7474). It looks like I made the wrong choice on my second-to-last card and could have plausibly forced a draw, but it was a toss up what Ultima would use as his last card. I was behind early due to Ultima's obviously pre-planned setup, and couldn't catch up.

I actually did assume that your last two cards would be Grendel and Mesmerize, and my last card would allow a Plus/Same for either Grendel or Mesmerize, so I decided that if you played a Grendel as your second last card, I would use the card that would allow Plus/Same for Grendel (and vice versa) since I though it'd be unlikely that you would use two of the same. :p



Good game though! :greenie:

[Psychotic]

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

THE GRAND FINAL!

It's a veritable smorgsabord as the viking cuddlebucket RANTZIEN squares off against the runner up in the Firaga tournament, ULTIMA SHADOW.

Ultima Shadow has had a long and hard route to this point, starting off with a victory over kotora before coming up against Citizen Bleys, one of the semi-finalists of the Firaga tournament. He then dispatched Loony BoB, a veteran of Triple Triad before managing to overcome Raistlin.

Meanwhile Rantz had a relatively easy start, having a bye in the first round before a tricky abandoned match against Red Mage Coffman. He dispelled all doubts about his worthiness of a place in the tournament with a crushing 8-2 victory over Firaga Champion Jiro, before eliminating the dark horse of the tournament Aerith's Knight.

Rantz famously beat Ultima Shadow in the opening match of Firaga, yet it was Ultima Shadow who had the last laugh after winning the group. Rantz was only a whisker away from qualifying after losing a hard-fought epic with Quin. Had things gone differently and he'd beaten Quin, he would've taken Shads's place in the semi-finals. Both men have points to prove and there is a score to settle... and the prize at stake is a big one!

Meanwhile, in our third-place playoff, RAISTLIN will take on AERITH'S KNIGHT. Neither man was fancied but they have shown the doubters wrong, both knocking up some impressive scalps and victories along the way.

RULES

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


Fire Tournament - Challonge (http://challonge.com/EoFF)

[Rantz]

I'm gonna put All as the trade rule. Just to flaunt that we're big time players who can toss any amount of these low level cards at a tournament game and not even care.

[Ultima Shadow]

How very nice of you! Though I don't really need them, I shall gladly accept your 5 cards! :colbert:

[Psychotic]

This is what I was talking about! Ultima Shadow älskar att dricka getmjölk urin och Rantz gillar ingenting mer än att kiss lax.

[Ultima Shadow]

Alright, alright. If you want us to speak swedish that badly... :greenie:

Rantz... du är lika körd som en grävling som blivit påkörd fyra gånger av en lastbil! :colbert:

[Citizen Bleys]

du är lika körd som en grävling som blivit påkörd fyra gånger av en lastbil! :colbert:

Translation: "What's that, sandwich? Kill them all, just like I killed that poor woman? OK!"

[Rantz]

Ultima Shadow kommer önska att han aldrig gav sig in i turneringen när jag är färdig med honom och han vaknar upp i en gyttjig grotta iförd en toga, med en badanka i varje hand, en bakfylla värdig Oden själv, och det tunga minnet av förödmjukande förlust som fyller hela hans sinne.

:radred:

[Ultima Shadow]

Det där med rejäl bakfylla i gytjig grotta med badankor är ju bara en helt vanlig lördags morgon för mig. Jag förstår inte vad som skulle vara så konstigt med det? :confused:

...och din tur förresten. :greenie:

[Psychotic]

Jag gillar stora skinkor och jag kan inte ligga.

[Quindiana Jones]

Hurdy gurdy smurgen burgen.

[Jiro]

I don't remember any Swedish so I'll try some Finnish: Perkele!

[Citizen Bleys]

I don't remember any Swedish so I'll try some Finnish: Perkele!

Sounds delicious.

[Ultima Shadow]

I think I got two of Rantz remaining cards figured out. But what could the third be? Hmmmmmm...

Also, I expected you to have a Grand Mantis! Hah! I used them in every battle up to this point, so I knew you'd use one yourself in this battle! :colbert:


...aaaaaaaaand it's all down to those last two cards of yours. I'm sure I know one of them. But depending on what the other might be, things can still go either way. THIS IS SO EXCITING!!! :hyper:


Oh my gosh, yes! Your last card wasn't better than the Mesmerize I knew you had! And PHEW, you made the wrong bet - could have costed me the game if you hadn't played it as "safe" as possible with the Grendel first. xD

Very good game!

[Rantz]

Damn it, I completely forgot Combo was on. There goes that out the window. Congrats, Shads. xD

[Ultima Shadow]

Damn it, I completely forgot Combo was on. There goes that out the window. Congrats, Shads. xD
Ah, I see. Well, I figured you had a Grendel and a Mesmerize. Yet, I gotta admit... I was very nervous that you would play the Mesmerize first. Of course, if I'd had a Grendel myself, that would have been even worse for you. So it was a bit of a random bet I guess. But had you made the right guess/prediction, it could have gotten really scary. That was a very, very close one. xD

Great game! This was the scariest one so far, by far. Seriously. Also... I finally got my revenge. ;)



Replay here: http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7530

[Rantz]

And what a match to get it in too! xD

One day we shall have a tournament match that is not determined by one of us making a clumsy mistake or oversight. :argh:

[Ultima Shadow]

One day we shall have a tournament match that is not determined by one of us making a clumsy mistake or oversight. :argh:Indeed! Next time, next tournament, there shall be no forgetting the rules, no mixing up the card colours and no clumsy miscalculations! We shall fight like true vikings, in a clash so epic it makes your match with Quin seem like child's play! :colbert:


...but until then, I shall gloat about this glorious victory like there's no tomorrow! :monster:

[Citizen Bleys]

You're really earning that Ace title.

[Formalhaut]

By jove this is still going on!

Yes, EoFF voted right when we went for Ultima Shadow as TT Ace.

[Griever Zero]

Can we get some instructions for people who don't hang around the forum that often? I don't know where/how you guys are playing, or anything. You shouldn't assume everyone who wants to play is a regular =\

[Citizen Bleys]

Can we get some instructions for people who don't hang around the forum that often? I don't know where/how you guys are playing, or anything. You shouldn't assume everyone who wants to play is a regular =\

Check your visitor messages :)

[Psychotic]

Well done, Shads. I will officially call the result soon, though I'm hanging on for the 3rd place playoff if I can.

[Ultima Shadow]

You're really earning that Ace title.


Yes, EoFF voted right when we went for Ultima Shadow as TT Ace.
Keep it coming, guys. I have room for plenty more! /smug

[Jiro]

I voted for Ultima Shadow as the Ace because I knew it to be true.

[Psychotic]

Any news on Raistlin v AK? Anniversary is tomorrow so I'll wrap things up then!

[Raistlin]

AK sent me an invite that had "All" as the victory rule, and I declined it because I don't want to bother having to get more level 1/2 cards. :colbert: I sent him a new invite.

[Jiro]

Pussy :monster:

[Quindiana Jones]

You have almost 4000 Gil. What's the bother? xD

[Raistlin]

It would require more effort on my part than to simply resend the invite. Laziness is not only a way of life, it's a principle.

[Aerith's Knight]

Sad.

...Just sad.

[Ultima Shadow]

Interesting match. But if I were to place a bet at this point, I'd have to say Raistlin.

...that's only me going by what cards I'm guessing that both player have left in their hands though, so I could be totally wrong. A draw is pretty likely too. :monster:

[Raistlin]

Well it was going to be a tie, and then my browser froze up and I ended up accidentally clicking the wrong spot. Thankfully that didn't impact anything, and we went into Sudden Death... where I didn't see any Elemental signs. But there actually were elemental signs, I just couldn't see them until I refreshed, so my first two moves made no sense at all and I was down big and couldn't recover.

How anticlimactic. xD Oh well, it was amazing I got this far anyway.

[Aerith's Knight]

Interesting match. But if I were to place a bet at this point, I'd have to say Raistlin.

...that's only me going by what cards I'm guessing that both player have left in their hands though, so I could be totally wrong. A draw is pretty likely too. :monster:

With you added, EVERYONE that has betted on my matches has lost.

http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7548

Alright, this was all I needed to do. I be done.

I'll visit again sometime next year or so.


Well it was going to be a tie, and then my browser froze up and I ended up accidentally clicking the wrong spot. Thankfully that didn't impact anything, and we went into Sudden Death... where I didn't see any Elemental signs. But there actually were elemental signs, I just couldn't see them until I refreshed, so my first two moves made no sense at all and I was down big and couldn't recover.

How anticlimactic. xD Oh well, it was amazing I got this far anyway.

I lost the same way in the match against Rantz. That's why I took the precaution of reloading.

[Ultima Shadow]

With you added, EVERYONE that has betted on my matches has lost.

Well, the first round did become a draw. And I was only predicting the result for the first round. So I say I was... almost half-right! :monster:

[Psychotic]

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

1st: Ultima Shadow
2nd: Rantz
3rd: Aerith's Knight
4th: Raistlin


ENTRANTS

Goldenboko
Shauna
Iceglow
Jowy
kotora
Rantz
Citizen Bleys
Quin
Red Mage Coffman
Raistlin
Jiro
WildRaubtier
Flying Mullet
NorthernChaosGhost
Ultima Shadow
Vivi22
MTKO
Loony BoB
Mirage
Formalhaut
Faris
Aerith's Knight
Psychotic


Bracket:
Fire Tournament - Challonge (http://challonge.com/eoff)

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 (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=6971)
Loony BoB v Quin (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5887)
Faris v Psychotic (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=6938)
WildRaubtier v Raistlin (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7278)
Rantz v Red Mage Coffman
Jowy v Jiro (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7266)
Mirage v Iceglow (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7077)
Vivi22 v Aerith's Knight (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=4970)

Quarter-Finals

Ultima Shadow v Loony BoB (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7431)

Faris v Raistlin (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7438)

Jiro v Rantz (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7429)

Iceglow v Aerith's Knight (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7422)


Semi-Finals

Ultima Shadow v Raistlin (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7474)

Rantz v Aerith's Knight (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7469)


Tournament Result

3rd Place Playoff:
Aerith's Knight v Raistlin (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7548)

Final
Ultima Shadow v Rantz (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7530)


PRIZES
Ultima Shadow: Level 10 Card, 2,025 gil
Rantz: Level 9 Card, 1,025 gil
Aerith's Knight: Level 8 Card, 525 gil

Level 7 Card
Raistlin
Faris
Iceglow
Loony BoB

Level 6 Card
MTKO
Red Mage Coffman
Kotora
Psychotic
NorthernChaosGod
Shauna
Flying Mullet
Formalhaut
Citizen Bleys
Mirage
Goldenboko
Vivi22

AWARDS
Most epic match of the tournament:
Psychotic v Faris. (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=6938) This one went the distance!

Most exciting match of the tournament:
Jiro v Jowy (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7266) A quick and brutal back-and-forth contest.

Best Match
Aerith's Knight v Rantz (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7469) It's a shame that the elemental rule blagged Dennis.

Worst Match:
Quin v Loony BoB (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5887) I hate BoB and Quin's defensive style.

Move of the Tournament:
Rantz's incredible combo on Jiro (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7429) sees him go from 4-6 down to 7-3 up!

Best Comeback
Ultima Shadow pulling it off against Rantz. (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7530) You're 3-7 down in the final with just two cards left to play... you panic, right? Not if your name is Ultima Shadow!

The D'oh! Award
Faris could've used the Plus rule to draw in her match with Raistlin. (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=7438)

The "Was that really so difficult?" Award
Goldenboko v Red Mage Coffman

(This was their second attempt... Goldenboko won a similar award in Firaga)

The Tidus "Do you even exist?" Award
Red Mage Coffman. No record of any game of his exists. WHAT IS GOING ON.

The Brute Force Award
Check out my match with Shauna. (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=4932) It was woeful xD No special captures were used and it was just a card being captured every round!

The "Screw you guys, I'm going home" Award
Aerith's Knight. Incidentally, everybody bet on Vivi22 or Raistlin to win this award.

Best Country
Sweden

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<s>I'll give out the gil prizes soon.</s> Done. You can claim your cards in the normal way!

And that's your lot. I hope you enjoyed the tournament as much as I did hosting it.

[Jiro]

Thank you Psychotic for hosting such a grand set of tournaments!

[Raistlin]

Worst Match:
Quin v Loony BoB (http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad.php?do=arena&act=replay&id=5887) I hate BoB and Quin's defensive style.

Wow, that is awful.

I'm surprised that I didn't win the D'oh Award for my 3rd place match.

[Ultima Shadow]

Might as well take this opportunity to mention the awesome new game style me and Jiro thought of (potential candidate for a future "Fira" tournament maybe?), currently named "Commander".

Basically, 4 of your cards can be level 1 to 4. But your final card - the "commander" - can be level 5 to 10. In other words, you are playing a level 1-4 match, but each player got a single big boss/trumph card to turn things around with/beat your opponent's ass even more badly with.

We playtested it a few times, and it's actually pretty awesome. It's also a style that's available to pretty much everyone since you don't need lots of powerful level 7+ cards to have a good shot at winning. Yet, it still allows you to play your favourite Boss, GF or Character card. :greenie:

[Citizen Bleys]

I like the sound of that idea, as long as the "Commander" card is limited to the highest level of cards possessed by the player for whom that level is lower.

[Jiro]

I beat Shads' Eden (Lvl9) with Ifrit (Lvl8) so it's not even about how strong your commander is.

[Ultima Shadow]

I like the sound of that idea, as long as the "Commander" card is limited to the highest level of cards possessed by the player for whom that level is lower.
If you posses higher level cards than your opponent, I'd say you should at least be able to use "the highest level of cards possesed by your opponent +1 or even +2", so people with GF cards can get an opportunity to use those. The power difference between level 6 and 7 cards, 7 and 8 cards or level 8 and 9 cards isn't big enough to make a huge difference when the majority of the cards are still level 1-4. In fact, I'd say that cards such as Ultima Weapon and Catobeplas are probably better than many level 8 GF cards for this mode. Not to mention the same and plus rules can screw more powerful cards over too.
:monster:

...a good example is that one match where both me and Jiro saved our GF cards for last, and I was in the lead and just put down my Eden card as my final move without thinking (shoul have double-checked the stats of Jiro's commander cards >_>). And lost because Jiro's commander (final card) triggered a nasty same combo through my Eden card. So, actually using my commander cost me that game. :p

[Quindiana Jones]

Ouch. Jesus Christ, Paul. xD

Is there one of those nifty award posts for the other Tournament, perchance? I may have just missed it.

[Faris]

After both these tournaments, I think I should go blonde. :monster:

Congrats Shads and to all the other winners!

[Psychotic]

Ouch. Jesus Christ, Paul. xD

Is there one of those nifty award posts for the other Tournament, perchance? I may have just missed it.It's more BoB than it is you. He won the worst match in Firaga too, which answers your question I guess. You can see both sets of awards in the first post.

[Jiro]

Shads is the true tournament MVP. One 1st and one 2nd, nicely done!