IT'S TIME TO D-D-D....yeah, maybe not. Hi! To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Final Fantasy we're hosting a pair of Triple Triad Tournaments!


The Fire Tournament is open to all! Are you new to Triple Triad? Haven't had time to assemble an awesome deck? Don't understand all the complex rules? Then this is the tournament for you! Come see what all the fuss is about and have a fun time doing it too!

It's limited to Level 1-2 cards that anyone can buy! Old hands can also sign up, and test their skills at a more basic level too.

REWARDS: A Level 6 Card just for signing up!

Further rewards to be announced depending on sign ups.

ENTRANTS
(SPOILER)
  1. Goldenboko
  2. Shauna
  3. Iceglow
  4. Jowy
  5. kotora
  6. Rantz
  7. Citizen Bleys
  8. Quin
  9. Red Mage Coffman
  10. Raistlin
  11. Jiro
  12. WildRaubtier
  13. Flying Mullet
  14. NorthernChaosGhost
  15. Ultima Shadow
  16. Vivi22
  17. MTKO
  18. Loony BoB
  19. Mirage
  20. Formalhaut
  21. Faris
  22. Aerith's Knight
  23. 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

To see who won...(SPOILER)

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



PRIZES
(SPOILER)
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

The Firaga Tournament is going to be no holds barred! Anything goes, and the elite players will come together in this clash. What's more, it'll be a little different in format, too. Everyone will play more than one match.

ENTRANTS
(SPOILER)
  1. Goldenboko
  2. Jowy
  3. Rantz
  4. Citizen Bleys
  5. Quin
  6. Jiro
  7. WildRaubtier
  8. Ultima Shadow
  9. Vivi22
  10. Loony BoB
  11. Faris
  12. Mirage


Round 1
(SPOILER)Chocobo



WinsLossesCards ForCards AgainstPoints
Citizen Bleys3019133
Goldenboko2116142
Vivi221214161
Faris0311190


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

WinsLossesCards ForCards AgainstPoints
Ultima Shadow2117132
Quin2115152
Mirage1215151
Rantz1213171


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

WinsLossesCards ForCards AgainstPoints
WildRaubtier302193
Jiro2118122
Loony BoB028120
Jowy024160


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.