OshaWaterBottle’s Top 32 Nationals 2016 Tournament Report “With a long day of traveling ahead, I woke up at around 4 AM and had to be at the airport around 5 AM to allow extra time in case security lines were long. The flight departed from Lindbergh Field at around 6:30 AM and headed to Denver for a layover since Southwest didn’t have any direct flights to Columbus. Each flight was around two hours long, which isn’t terrible, but got worse with layovers. My mom and I made it to Columbus at around 3 PM, and my friend Dominic was waiting there to take us to our hotel…
Nationals Report, the Night March Phenomenon, Karen’s Dilemma, and Decks for Worlds “I played this monstrosity for the tournament. My second pick was M Manectric-EX/Giratina-EX/Trevenant-EX, followed closely by Vespiquen/Bats and Animal Control. This was another attempt at a deck that could do everything. Unfortunately, June was a busy month for me. I did not get to test this deck or many other concepts nearly as much as I would have liked to. My most extensively tested decks were the ones that I shared with you in my last article. In hindsight, I should have actually played either Animal Control or Vespiquen/Bats for the tournament. I played this deck because it beat everything…
Alex Hill’s 2013-2014 Season Summary and Nationals Report “Picking up where I left off last time, I went into Fall Regionals desperately trying to make Plasma work. However, try as I may, I could not get the deck to beat Darkrai-EX/Garbodor LTR, which was just coming off a win at the Klaczynski Open, for the life of me. What did beat Darkrai/Garbodor? Virizion-EX/Mewtwo-EX. This new deck had been piloted by my good friend Alex Gardner and a couple of his teammates to some good success at the first Regional Championship of the fall in California, making it something my teammates and I wanted to try. My teammates and I began testing…
The one with the best drumming techniques becomes the boss of the troop. It has a gentle disposition and values harmony among its group. (Rillaboom)
It kicks berries right off the branches of trees and then juggles them with its feet, practicing its footwork. (Raboot)