Let's just get the next bloody round up :monster:
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Let's just get the next bloody round up :monster:
Huh. So you have. I checked yesterday and it was still yours. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
I've been slow? I've been waiting for you to take that last turn for days. xDQuote:
Originally Posted by Quinter Wonderland
Weird. Oh well, either way, it's moving step by step now. xD
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.
I have to wait to play the winner or Rantz v Red Mage Coffman :excited:
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. =(
Ultima Shadow, do you want to play a match using the tournament rules as a practice bout?
Sure! Let's do that. :greenie:
Edit: Want a rematch? =D
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 ;)
My techniques can only be beaten with my own techniques! :greenie:
I think I have the secret...
EDIT: nope Shads is a demon
Ooh!
Psy!
Want to be a real arsehole?
Required rules for Firaga finals: Random, Closed, Trade Rule: Direct
That would be totally Hitleresque.
Going first is effectively a death wish, I'm sure of it.
No. Just... no. :colbert:Quote:
Originally Posted by Citizen Bleys
...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:
We'll find out soon enough. :greenie:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiro
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. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by 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.
...aaaand, you got there! :greenie:
Seriously? Decks made entire out of Propogator and Jumbo Cactuar cards?
Why?
Because it's a whole new level of awesome and win!Quote:
Originally Posted by Citizen Bleys
They are perfectly designed for Same/Plus duels.Quote:
Originally Posted by Citizen Bleys
because they're the best cards in a mono-level-7 game
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.
Is it over yet?
Ops, went offline right before you went on. I'm on again now though. =O
NO YOU DIDN'T
sooooo....
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
How is that game anyway? I might pick it up tbh.
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:
I loved Vesperia too. The Tales series is great.
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...replay&id=7376
So, me and Jiro in the finals then. =D
can i go now
Congratulations to WildRaubtier on a strong performance throughout the tournament!
Rule number one of dealing with Ultima Shadow: never leave anything open.
:jokey:
No. 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.Quote:
Originally Posted by WildRaubtier
I'll have everything set up for the final tomorrow, folks. Congratulations, Ultima Shadow and Jiro!
And after way too many days and several draws, I lost to Iceglow in the Fire tournament.
http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad...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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirage
Is this still going on? It seems like an eternity since I lost in the very first preliminary round :(
Okay it's been WEEKS. Someone get this third round wrapped up or I'm going to be mad. WARRIOR MAD!
That's because it has been an eternity.Quote:
Originally Posted by Formalhaut
Definitely up for some timelimits on the next one. But for now, I must meditate, for the championship match will be soon.
How about we have an inofficial rule saying that we must use our GF cards? Just for epicness purpose. :greenie:
You mean we have to use my GF cards? :p
Details, details. :p
But it does sound like a fun idea, doesn't it? :greenie:
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.
Nah, it will be Ifrit. But I will think of a way to make good use of him this time. :p
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:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiro
Edit: Phew, close one there. But my plan worked (as usual). :p
I completely ignored my better judgment to go for that first smurfing plus xD
Haha, I was almost completely sure you'd go for that spot. And my guess turned out to be true. Another? :p
I am predictable like that xD
Step 1: get RID of the GF cards. Step 2: win. xD
That was a good, close match though.
Your smurfing 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:
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
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. ;) (SPOILER)just kidding, relax shads! :aimkiss:
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
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!
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.
God straight knock out. Alright. Hit me.
No I posted my victory replay :argh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychotic
Bless my bark, so you did. Welp. :shobon: Updated!
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:
Bare with me folks there was a technical glitch.
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
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.
Ahh good old Shads. I taught him everything he knows, y'know. He's doing me proud!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiro
When you stand victorious, strong and unbeaten. Remember! Remember who taught you how to fight! Remember who taught you all you know! :count:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiro
It's time for a montage. I've become the perfect fighter.
We do indeed have a winner! 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.
I'd also like to mention that the elemental rule DID screw me over. Just so you all know. Silly rule. :colbert:
(SPOILER)
:doublecolbert:
I always said that rule sucked, and you never listened to me! Just sayin' :colbert:
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.
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.
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!
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.
Hah. I completely forgot Plus wasn't active. Brilliant. xD
BoB wins. He just has to take his move.
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. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by 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:
...@ Psy: I'm all for that.
Alright, Iceglow, get ready!
fwiw bleys and i already got this game underway
thats right
i didn't do this for the REST of you
If there is one thing that playing against you has taught me, it is do not fall for traps :monster:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ultima Shadow
Move taken.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quinter Wonderland
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
Would seemingly help if Paul had posted the active rules for Fire in this round. lol.
And I just figured out a more solid way to make use of Ifrit. =(Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiro
...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:
They're in the first post!Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceglow
Citizen Bleys vs. WildRaubtier
Well done.
EDIT: THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS.
Just not fast enough dude xD
By two seconds!
Good point.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceglow
They change with each round.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiro
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!
I'll tidy up the first post and officially deal with Firaga in the next couple of days or so.
Victory is mine.
http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad...replay&id=7422
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aerith's Knight
I don't know what you were smoking, but we never skipped you while playing. You had your turns.Quote:
Originally Posted by IceglowNo as in you played 2 Grendels BACK - TO - BACK without any pause or myself taking a turn when I was playing you, was distracting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aerith's Knight
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.
a refresh fixed the issue but yeah it glitched at first and kept putting grendel's down on your turn xDQuote:
Originally Posted by Aerith's KnightI don't know what you were smoking, but we never skipped you while playing. You had your turns.Quote:
Originally Posted by IceglowNo as in you played 2 Grendels BACK - TO - BACK without any pause or myself taking a turn when I was playing you, was distracting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aerith's Knight
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.
Loony "Dirty Cheater" BoB. I'd check his previous games and make sure he didn't cheat to get here!
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
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
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
That's just great. It seems this tournament will take us into the new year.
Aww, it's just 4 days basically. I'll be sure to make my moves quickly as soon as I get back. :greenie:
I volunteer to take Ultima Shadow's place in the tournament :aimsun:
Oops, I forgot about this, and apparently so did Faris. I sent an invite!
ENTRANTS
(SPOILER)
- Goldenboko
- Jowy
- Rantz
- Citizen Bleys
- Quin
- Jiro
- WildRaubtier
- Ultima Shadow
- Vivi22
- Loony BoB
- Faris
- Mirage
Round 1
(SPOILER)Chocobo
Wins Losses Cards For Cards Against Points http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ags/Canada.png Citizen Bleys 3 0 19 13 3 http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...sofAmerica.png Goldenboko 2 1 16 14 2 http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ags/Canada.png Vivi22 1 2 14 16 1 http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ags/Canada.png Faris 0 3 11 19 0
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
Faris v Vivi22
Vivi 22 v Citizen Bleys
Goldenboko v Faris
Faris v Citizen Bleys
Vivi22 v Goldenboko
Moogle
Wins Losses Cards For Cards Against Points http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ags/Sweden.png Ultima Shadow 2 1 17 13 2 http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...tedKingdom.png Quin 2 1 15 15 2 http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ags/Norway.png Mirage 1 2 15 15 1 http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ags/Sweden.png Rantz 1 2 13 17 1
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
Ultima Shadow v Rantz
Rantz v Quin
Mirage v Ultima Shadow
Ultima Shadow v Quin
Rantz v Mirage
Tonberry
Wins Losses Cards For Cards Against Points http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3.../Australia.png WildRaubtier 3 0 21 9 3 http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3.../Australia.png Jiro 2 1 18 12 2 http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...NewZealand.png Loony BoB 0 2 8 12 0 http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...sofAmerica.png Jowy 0 2 4 16 0
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
WildRaubtier v Jowy
Loony BoB v WildRaubtier
Jowy v Jiro
Loony BoB v Jowy
WildRaubtier v Jiro
Semi-Finals:
(SPOILER)WildRaubtier v Ultima Shadow
Citizen Bleys v Jiro
Rules:
- Combo
- Plus
- Same
- Sudden Death
- Victory Rule: None
FINAL
(SPOILER)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:
(SPOILER)WildRaubtier defeated Citizen Bleys
Jiro defeated Ultima Shadow.
1st: Jiro
2nd: Ultima Shadow
3rd: WildRaubtier
4th: Citizen Bleys
PRIZES
(SPOILER)
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
Most exciting match of the tournament:
WildRaubtier v Citizen Bleys
Worst Match:
Jiro v Loony BoB
Best Comeback:
Citizen Bleys v Goldenboko
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.
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
(This was their third attempt)
The "You bastard!" Award
Ultima Shadow v Quin
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.
I...I won something :monocle:Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychotic
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
The Firaga Tournament was great. I loved the pooling of nations.
I need some mad bux, where dey be at
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.
I'm back and I've made my move. Your turn, BoB! :greenie:
Would you like us to PM the results to you again for betting purposes?
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:Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
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...replay&id=7431
I... uh... I won?
Nobody is more surprised than I am that I have made it this far.
Faris' last move should've went for the Plus and taken it to a draw :( Close but no cigar!
Yeah I noticed that. I can only assume I have my opponents' mistakes to thank for me getting this far. xD
EDIT: Oh smurf, looks like Ultima will be my next opponent. It was fun while it lasted!
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!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiro
...well, that's my theory anyway, and I'm sticking to it. :monster:
I noticed that after and thought "aww smurf" not playing while tired ever again :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiro
Good game, Raist. I honestly would have put my money on you winning :p
I do that all the time too Faris, don't worry xD
*worries* :(
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? ;)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychotic
How about you read your own thread, eh? :eyebrow:Quote:
Originally Posted by Aerith's Knight
That's way not enough gloating for a victory over Iceglow.
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!
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
Maybe because I only had lvl 3 cards at the time. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychotic
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
What, no combo? There goes half of my strats right out the window. :colbert:
Oh well. Challenge sent.
I knew you'd take offence to this rule set. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by 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."
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.
That's the dangerous one. Trust me.
6-4 in my favor now (would have been 7-3 if combo had been on, thanks to elemental bonus). Your move. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Raistlin
Will have to leave for now though, so I'll make my next move tomorrow (if you've made yours by then). :greenie:
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.
Shads is far too good at this game :p
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.
Pfft, the Swedish language is far too limited to express such strong emotions.
Du kommer att förbanna den dagen du stal min magiska fisk, Horn av Rantzien.
Ah smurf 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.
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:
Ugh, fine. I'll stay long enough for the bronze medal match.
I lost 6-4. 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. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Raistlin
Good game though! :greenie:
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
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.
How very nice of you! Though I don't really need them, I shall gladly accept your 5 cards! :colbert:
This is what I was talking about! Ultima Shadow älskar att dricka getmjölk urin och Rantz gillar ingenting mer än att kiss lax.
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:
Translation: "What's that, sandwich? Kill them all, just like I killed that poor woman? OK!"Quote:
Originally Posted by Ultima Shadow
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:
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:
Jag gillar stora skinkor och jag kan inte ligga.
Hurdy gurdy smurgen burgen.
I don't remember any Swedish so I'll try some Finnish: Perkele!
Sounds delicious.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiro
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!
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. xDQuote:
Originally Posted by Rantz
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...replay&id=7530
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:
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:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rantz
...but until then, I shall gloat about this glorious victory like there's no tomorrow! :monster:
You're really earning that Ace title.
By jove this is still going on!
Yes, EoFF voted right when we went for Ultima Shadow as TT Ace.
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 :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Griever Zero
Well done, Shads. I will officially call the result soon, though I'm hanging on for the 3rd place playoff if I can.
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Originally Posted by Citizen Bleys
Keep it coming, guys. I have room for plenty more! /smugQuote:
Originally Posted by Formalhaut
I voted for Ultima Shadow as the Ace because I knew it to be true.
Any news on Raistlin v AK? Anniversary is tomorrow so I'll wrap things up then!
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.
Pussy :monster:
You have almost 4000 Gil. What's the bother? xD
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.
Sad.
...Just sad.
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:
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.
With you added, EVERYONE that has betted on my matches has lost.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ultima Shadow
http://home.eyesonff.com/tripletriad...replay&id=7548
Alright, this was all I needed to do. I be done.
I'll visit again sometime next year or so.
I lost the same way in the match against Rantz. That's why I took the precaution of reloading.Quote:
Originally Posted by Raistlin
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:Quote:
Originally Posted by Aerith's Knight
1st: Ultima Shadow
2nd: Rantz
3rd: Aerith's Knight
4th: Raistlin
ENTRANTS
(SPOILER)
- 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
Round 1
(SPOILER)
Ultima Shadow 7-3 kotora
Flying Mullet 4-6 Raistlin
Red Mage Coffman 6-4 Goldenboko
Jiro 6-4 MTKO
Iceglow 6-4 Formalhaut
Shauna 4-6 Psychotic
Aerith's Knight 7-3 NorthernChaosGhost
Round 2!
(SPOILER)
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
Quarter-Finals
(SPOILER)
Ultima Shadow v Loony BoB
Faris v Raistlin
Jiro v Rantz
Iceglow v Aerith's Knight
Semi-Finals
(SPOILER)
Ultima Shadow v Raistlin
Rantz v Aerith's Knight
Tournament Result
(SPOILER)
3rd Place Playoff:
Aerith's Knight v Raistlin
Final
Ultima Shadow v Rantz
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. This one went the distance!
Most exciting match of the tournament:
Jiro v Jowy A quick and brutal back-and-forth contest.
Best Match
Aerith's Knight v Rantz It's a shame that the elemental rule blagged Dennis.
Worst Match:
Quin v Loony BoB I hate BoB and Quin's defensive style.
Move of the Tournament:
Rantz's incredible combo on Jiro sees him go from 4-6 down to 7-3 up!
Best Comeback
Ultima Shadow pulling it off against Rantz. 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.
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. 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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I'll give out the gil prizes soon.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.
Thank you Psychotic for hosting such a grand set of tournaments!
Wow, that is awful.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychotic
I'm surprised that I didn't win the D'oh Award for my 3rd place match.
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:
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.
I beat Shads' Eden (Lvl9) with Ifrit (Lvl8) so it's not even about how strong your commander is.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Citizen Bleys
: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
Ouch. Jesus Christ, Paul. xD
Is there one of those nifty award posts for the other Tournament, perchance? I may have just missed it.
After both these tournaments, I think I should go blonde. :monster:
Congrats Shads and to all the other winners!
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quinter Wonderland
Shads is the true tournament MVP. One 1st and one 2nd, nicely done!