A review of regionals 2013 promo cards

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Its kind of meh but can make a pretty decent beatstick. Kind of like Dual Axe Archdragon in a way. You don't have to wipe out your opponent's rear guards or wait for Lawkeeper's limit break to get that +3K. There are better things to run especially for Kagero. I have to say he does look like a demonic godzilla in the artwork.
I give it 2 out of 5.

The first of two cards earned by free fight:

There are so many better cards to be used in Gold Paladins really. Its a solid 7K which isn't horrible and the effect is somewhat situational. G paladins do have ways of calling units to the field which can be either very powerful or a bit of a gamble. I think it will be staying in the shiny box from the last post.
I give it a 1 out of 5

The card we all have been waiting for:

Any starter that can move to the RG is good in this state of the game, if it has the chance to search even better. The only drawback is you have to look at the top 5 so you might not get anything you need. Though by the time its effect goes off you should have a grade 3 in hand or in the top 5 cards. Its only real competition is Fullbau, at least for decks that rely on any Blaster Dark ride chain. With Fullbau if you don't ride into blaster javelin he is as good as a vanilla starter. I would rather use Creeping Dark goat over Fullbau for this reason.
I give this a 4.5 out of 5

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My experiance at Seattle regionals

To set the stage this event was held at the Redmond Mariott which is near Seattle. I like that the event was not in the city because parking in Seattle is terrible. Also the location was near 2 card shops so that helps publicity. The ballroom was large enough to contain 114 players who attended while still having enough space to not feel overly crowded. It was a very fun event and I can't wait till next time!

First round-
First round I go against Oracle think tank. This match is sort of a blur to me because I was a bit overwhelmed by the atmosphere. Lots of noise and excitement. Near the end of the match I have Lawkeeper on VG, Dual axe on RG and Nehalem on the other RG. We are both tied at 5 damage so I use Lawkeeper's counterblast to get Dual axe's effect off. I attack with Lawkeeper and get a crit and my opponent was unable to stop the attack. 1-0

Second round-
I got paired with a Gold paladins player. He set up his field very quickly and kept taking out my RG's before I could really launch an attack of my own. I finally get a somewhat decent field set up when he hit me with Spectral Duke for game. Oh well. 1-1

Third round-
Kagero VS Kagero mirror match. I get a hand with no grade 1's even after my mulligan. (Should have swapped out my whole hand, lesson learned) I take a beating and once I am able to ride Gojo I cycle so I can get some better boosting units. I am put in a position where I had to keep guarding and intercepting to stay alive and eventually ran out of shields. 1-2

So that ended my chances of staying in the tourney. I can't complain because I had a good time and losing did teach me some things about what worked well in my deck and what did not. Then I went off to free play where I was able to have a blast meeting other players and playing against different decks. I faced, Gold Paladins, Aqua force, Kagero, Pale moon, Prisim and Narukami.


Here are my Promos. I have Graphite Dragon, Shield Knight on the Clouds and Creeping Dark Goat.


Also a shiny box!

The good:
- Getting to meet and hang out with others who play CFV
- Parking in Redmond is so much better than in the City of Seattle
- Promos were decent (Creeping dark goat yay!)
- Everyone was friendly
- We had vendors that sold singles (I got some cards for my next deck)
- Free Play with chances to earn promos in both CFV and weiss schwarz

The bad:
- Losing in the 3rd round
- Matches were best of one so luck was too big a factor
- Not very much signage (If the Mariott had put a sign that stated there was an event today it would have made things easier and if someone from the card shops in the mall saw a sign for CFV they might get curious and learn about the game)

Good things come to those who wait- Why you might want to wait on purchasing perfect gaurds

If you are low on cash then you might just want to wait till newer sets come along.

As you can see there is one card in English that is a perfect guard for Kagero decks. This specific card is roughly 15-20$. So for a full set you are looking at 80$ which might be more than you wish to spend.

This yet to be released card from BT11 is called Sealed Dragon Rinocross. (BT11 should be out in October 2013) It does the same thing as Barri. When this gets released it will essentially be a reprint of Barri and should lower the cost. I know this for a fact because for Gold Paladins two perfect guards have been released. The current price of each is roughly 8$ as opposed to the 15-20$ that Wyvern Gaurd, Barri costs.
(Ebay, Troll and toad and Amazon were my sources for prices)

Stealing sucks-How to keep your stuff safe

Theft isn't something that happens often but when it happens it is a bummer. Chances are if you go to a large event with hundreds of players, maybe even thousands one person might try to take someone's cards. I can only remember a few instances of theft in my TGC playing career. The first was at school we were allowed to bring cards or other items to use in between classes. One boy kept leaving his binder on the table and go to class without anyone of his friends to look after it. The binder eventually was taken. The other was a guy who kept using "control" cards to use his opponent's cards and then keep them.

-Some common ways thieves take your cards are-

Taking things when you are not looking

Using "control" cards (these are cards that allow you to use your opponent's cards like change of heart for Yugioh players)

While you are distracted ask to "See" something and wander off with it

How I personally combat theft is fairly easy to do. The first step I take is knowing where my items are and keep them in my bag and in my sight at all times. Also, keeping tradeable cards inside a binder in your bag you are making it harder for a thief to just grab. When it comes to playing and trading I only trade with one person at a time and not while playing a game. I often sit my bag between my feet because if someone reaches their hand between my legs, I will know. I think most people are good people and don't steal because they intend to. I think that gamers- usually young men are at an age where we are still impulsive and may make mistakes. Therefore most would be thieves are deterred by these measures since they are most likely not determined to take your stuff.

If I go to a convention or a large scale event with many people I use luggage locks on my backpack. They only cost a few bucks at the hardware store if you don't have one at home already.

Something like this.

All set for Seattle Regionals!

I finished my deck and have everything ready for Sunday's event. Shiny new sleeves and my deck register sheet all filled out. I am very exited because this will be my very first Regional event of any kind. At first I was nervous about registering but I figured I would go ahead and give it a try. (Claustrophobia + crowds = a personal challenge for me) I decided that it wasn't worth it to give up on having fun because I am a bit afraid of being in a closed in space with many people I don't know. I am going to do my best and focus on having a good time. I don't think I will get very far in the tourney but you never know so I am going to give this my very best.

As for what deck I am running I will be running Kagero (I refer to this as Kagz). They are my favorite deck at the moment.