Macho Cookie's Championships Tourney Report

League Tournament Championship

This is an article on the junior finals held in our area. Only a select 14 people play in this, and it is very comptetive. Jeff probably also sent you one and he won, but this may also be interesting.

My light deck-h'nenthe space
My dark deck-tatooine mains and toys

Game 1-My dark vs. non-unique aliens
This was my easiest game of the tourney. Mainly because my opponent is not the best player in the tourney. I deploy vader, mosep, bane, and jabba. He over powers me at some of my less fortified drain sites, but is unable to bring down Vader.
Win by 37

Game 2-My light vs. heavy space
When I saw his starting location was Kashyyyk, I was afraid of how my deck would do against and all out space deck, which I had not anticipated would be in the tourney. Anyway, he deploys a Tie and cancels my haven on the first turn, I draw, and he drains my for a while, but i manage to keep the damage down with bargaining table. He has a large force draining for three, when I plop down starships to drain at every other system (including kessel and the death star!). He follows me around, but his fault was spreading out to late. I manage to avoid battling and out drain him.
Win by 15

Game 3-my light vs. space tie
I was a little smarter in this game, starting with bargaining table rather than have so he would not be able to cancel my haven. We each throw down some systems, but I keep him at a force disadvantage by converting most of his systems. He never drew a tallon roll, so my corvettes and starfighters were able to block his drains while i out ran his ships and got in many drains.
Win by 9

Game 4-my dark vs. mains and toys with non-unique aliens
From the beginning of the game I knew I was in trouble. he startes with civil disorder and the throne room. he deploys two characters to my cantina on the first turn. I draw no characters for a while. I finally get vader and the stick and manage to battle him off, but he has a drain on 3 at kessel and I can't get my ships. I draw for more characters, but vader dies from a draw of five. All over then.
Loss by 22

Game 5-my light vs. mains and toys
I got a fairly good start, getting drains at three systems and ultimatum down. he gets drains of two at two sites with jabba and vader. then he deploys two star destroyers at kessel and opposes me there. he plays with A LOT of characters! He manages to keep reinforcing himself at kessel, and so do I. I manage to also get a drain at kiffex, but he has hit me for a lot on the ground, though his space force is shrinking because of my mantellian savrip. As my life force grows smaller, I realize I have no choice. deploy obi and try to stop vader. I manage to kill off jabba and stayed to block vader's drain. he battles obi. I draw a five! YESSSSSSSS! I screamed. That was one of the closest games I have ever been in.
Win by 4

Game 6-my dark vs. asteroids
He starts with tatooine, so is have no idea what he is playing. I have the best opening hand. second turn I have vader, bane, and jabba draining for a total of 8, and mosep in the middle. He deploy many asteroids and is hitting me for a lot, but I manage to alter all of his sanctuaries. he deploys a sancturary and I have no alter. my starships do not appear. I lost that game to a deck that I had shown him how to make.
Loss by 5

Well, I did not place as high as i usually do (6th), but it was a lot of fun and this was the first junior finals that jeff had won (i won the first one).

macho cookie, 3rd rated junior in the world.