Yu-Gi-Oh! Kozmo Prize Card Tournament Top 8 Decklists

Thanks to all who participated in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Kozmo Prize Card Tournament held Saturday, November 28, at Gamer's Gambit in Danbury. Congratulations to our top eight finishers of this favorite deck event and to the first place winner, Joseph Campbell, who took home a full playset of Kozmo Farmgirls! Here are the deck lists of the top 8 finishers:

1st Place – Joseph Campbell (Kozmo) Monsters: 14 3x Kozmo Farmgirl 2x Kozmo Dark Destroyer 2x Kozmo Forerunner 3x Kozmo Sliprider 2x Kozmoll Wickedwitch 1x Kozmo Strawman 1x Kozmo Goodwitch Spells: 15 3x Emergency Teleport 1x Allure of Darkness 3x Kozmotown 1x Raigeki 2x Terraforming 2x Mystical Space Typhoon 3x Reasoning Traps: 11 2x Anti-spell Fragrance 1x Solemn Warning 1x Torrential Tribute 1x Vanity’s Emptiness 2x Mind Crush 1x Escape from the Dark Dimension 2x Storming Mirror Force 1x Grand Horn of Heaven Side Deck: 15 1x Skill Drain 1x Typhoon 2x Maxx “c” 2x Deck Devastation Virus 2x Artifact Lancea 2x Debunk 3x Fairy Wind 2x Time-Space Trap Hole Extra Deck: 9 1x Daigusto Emeral 2x Castel the Skyblaster Musketeer 1x Abyss Dweller 1x Constellar Pleiades 1x Number 30: Acid Golem 1x Number 80: Rhapsody in Berserk 1x Number 50: Blackship of Corn 1x Dark Rebellion XYZ Dragon	2nd Place – Philip Pena (PePe) Monsters: 25 3x Performage Mirror Conductor 3x Performage Plushfire 3x Magical Abductor 3x Maxx “c” 3x Performage Damage Juggler 3x Luster Pendulum Dracoslayer 1x Doomstar Magician 1x Performage Trick Clown 1x Performage Hat Tricker 1x Masked Chameleon 1x Performapal Lizardra 1x Gem-Knight Garnet 1x Performapal Partnaga Spells: 13 2x Mystical Space Typhoon 2x Brilliant Fusion 3x Upstart Goblin 2x Instant Fusion 3x Wavering Eyes 1x Foolish Burial Traps: 2 1x Vanity’s Emptiness 1x Solemn Warning Side Deck: 1x Mystical Space Typhoon 2x Typhoon 2x Storm 2x Deck Devastation Virus 2x Mind Crush 2x Denko Sekka 1x Archfiend Eccentrick 2x Imperial Iron Wall 1x Raigeki Extra Deck: 1x Satellarknight Diamond 1x Stardust Dragon 1x Abyss Dweller 1x Castel the Skyblaster Musketeer 1x Elder Entity, Norden 1x Tellarknight Ptolemaeus 1x Performage Trapeze Magician 2x Ignister Prominence, the Blasting Dracoslayer 1x Diamond Dire Wolf 1x Psy-Frame Omega 1x Daigusto Emeral 1x Gem-Knight Seraphrinite 1x King of the Feral Imps 1x Number 101: Silent Honor Ark
3rd Place – Johannes Eisenberg (Majespecter) Monsters: 26 3x Majespecter Raccoon – Bunbuku 3x Majespecter Fox – Kyubi 2x Majespecter Cat – Nekomata 3x Performage Plushfire 3x Performage Mirror Conductor 3x Performage Damage Juggler 1x Performage Trick Clown 1x Performage Hat Tricker 3x Luster Pendulum the Dracoslayer 2x Archfiend Eccentrick 2x Samurai Cavalry of Reptier Spells: 10 3x Wavering Eyes 3x Upstart Goblin 3x Mystical Space Typhoon 1x Foolish Burial Traps: 4 3x Majespecter Tempest 1x Solemn Warning Side Deck: 1x Artifact Lancea 3x Magical Spring 3x XYZ Universe 2x Full House 3x Trap Stun 3x Imperial Iron Wall Extra Deck: 2x Ignister Prominence, the Blasting Dracoslayer 1x D/D/D Duo-Dawn King Kali Yuga 1x Satellarknight Constellar Diamon 1x Tellarknight Ptolemaeus 1x Performage Trapeze Magician 2x Diamond Dire Wolf 1x Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer 1x Number 42: Heartlandraco 1x Majester Paladin, the Ascending Dracoslayer 1x Abyss Dweller 1x Number 52: Diamond Crab King 1x Number 30: Acid Golem 1x Totem Bird	4th Place – Jacob Maddox (Majespecter) Monsters: 16 3x Majespecter Raccoon – Bunbuku 3x Majespecter Cat – Nekomata 3x Majespecter Fox – Kyubi 2x Majespecter Crow – Yata 1x Majespecter Unicorn – Kirin 3x Luster Pendulum the Dracoslayer 1x Archfiend Eccentrick Spells: 16 2x Majesty’s Pegasus 3x Terraforming 3x Upstart Goblin 2x Wavering Eyes 2x Galaxy Cyclone 2x Chicken Game 1x Raigeki 1x Majespecter Cyclone Traps: 8 3x Majespecter Tempest 3x Storming Mirror Force 1x Solemn Warning 1x Majespecter Tornado Side Deck: 3x Imperial Iron Wall 3x Mind Crush 3x Grand Horn of Heaven 1x Majespecter Tornado 2x Mystical Space Typhoon 1x Wavering Eyes 2x Maxx “c” Extra Deck: 2x Ignister Prominence, the Blasting Dracoslayer 1x Ghostrick Alucard 1x Number 30: Acid Golem 1x Performage Trapeze Magician 1x Number 47: Nightmare Shark 1x Lightning Chidori 1x Castel the Skyblaster Musketeer 1x Majester Paladin, the Ascending Dracoslayer 1x Diamond Dire Wolf 1x Abyss Dweller 1x Number 80: Rhapsody in Berserk 1x Gagaga Cowboy 1x Tellarknight Ptolemaeus 1x Satellarknight Constellar Diamond
5th-8th Place – Paulie Aronson (Majespecter) Monsters: 22 3x Majespecter Fox – Kyubi 3x Majespecter Raccoon – Bunbuku 3x Performage Plushfire 1x Performage Mirror Conductor 3x Majespecter Cat – Nekomata 1x Archfiend Eccentrick 3x Performage Damage Juggler 2x Majespecter Crow – Yata 3x Luster Pendulum, the Dracoslayer Spells: 12 1x Mystical Space Typhoon 3x Upstart Goblin 3x Wavering Eyes 2x Majesty’s Pegasus 1x Majespecter Cyclone 2x Terraforming Traps: 6 1x Time-Space Trap Hole 3x Majespecter Tempest 1x Solemn Warning 1x Majespecter Tornado Side Deck: 2x Full House 2x Trap Stun 2x Mystical Space Typhoon 2x Maxx “c” 3x Stygian Dirge 3x Imperial Iron Wall 1x Spell Shattering Arrow Extra Deck: 1x Wind-Up Zenmaines 1x Ghostrick Alucard 1x Totem Bird 1x Tellarknight Ptolemaeus 1x Satellarknight Constellar Diamond 1x Constellar Pleiades 1x Steelswarm Roach 1x Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer 1x Diamond Dire Wolf 1x Abyss Dweller 1x Performage Trapeze Magician 1x Majester Paladin, the Ascending Dracoslayer 2x Ignister Prominence, the Blasting Dracoslayer 1x Diamond Crab King	5th-8th Place – Michael Cabral (Infernoid) Monsters: 25 3x Infernoid Decatron 1x Infernoid Pirmais 3x Infernoid Antra 2x Infernoid Harmadik 3x Infernoid Patrulea 3x Infernoid Seitsemas 3x Infernoid Attondel 1x Infernoid Devyaty 1x Infernoid Onuncu 2x Raiden, Hand of the Lightsworn 1x Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress 1x Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner 1x Card Trooper Spells: 13 3x Reasoning 1x Monster Gate 2x Void Seer 2x Charge of the Light Brigade 1x Book of Moon 1x Rekindling 1x One for One 1x Raigeki 1x Burial from a Different Dimension Side Deck: 1x Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress 1x Artifact Lancea 2x Mischief of the Gnomes 2x Fiend Comedian 2x Royal Decree 3x Mystical Space Typhoon 1x Prohibition 2x Light-Imprisoning Mirror 1x Mind Drain Extra Deck: 1x Dante, Traveler of the Burning Abyss 1x Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer 1x Abyss Dweller 1x Gem-Knight Pearl 1x Divine Dragon Knight Felgrand 1x Star Eater 1x Leo, Keeper of the Sacred Tree 1x Psy-Framelord Omega 1x Stardust Spark Dragon 1x Hot Red Dragon Archfiend 1x Michael, Arch Lightsworn 1x Black Rose Dragon 1x Scrap Archfiend 1x Black Rose Moonlight Dragon 1x Goyo Guardian
5th-8th Place – Owen Gray (Kozmo) Monsters: 20 2x Honest 3x Effect Veiler 3x Maxx “C” 1x Kozmo Strawman 3x Kozmo Farmgirl 1x Kozmo Goodwitch 3x Kozmo Wickedwitch 2x Kozmo Forerunner 1x Ghost Ogre and Snow Rabbit 3x Kozmo Dark Destroyer Spells: 16 1x Allure of Darkness 1x Raigeki 2x Dark Hole 3x Mystical Space Typhoon 3x Emergency Teleport 3x Kozmotown 3x Kaiser Colosseum Traps: 2 1x Solemn Warning 1x Vanity’s Emptiness Side Deck: 1 Thunder King Rai-Oh 3x Royal Decree 3x Storming Mirror Force 2x Cyber Dragon 2x D.D. Crow Extra Deck: 2x Chimeratech Fortress Dragon 1x Number 11: Big Eye 1x Constellar Pleiades 1x Abyss Dweller 1x Star Eater 1x Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend 1x Red-Eyes Flare Metal Dragon 1x Gagaga Cowboy 1x Daigusto Emeral 1x Number 101: Silent Honor Ark 1x Cairngorgon, Antiluminscent Knight 1x Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer 1x Number 23: Giga-Brilliant 1x Number 47: Nightmare Shark	5th-8th – Joseph Bogli (PePe) Monsters: 27 2x Summoner Monk 1x Jigabyte 2x Masked Chameleon 1x Denko Sekka 1x Doomstar Magician 1x Performapal Partnaga 1x Performage Hat Tricker 2x Performage Trick Clown 3x Performage Damage Juggler 2x Magical Abductor 2x Maxx “c” 3x Performage Mirror Conductor 3x Luster Pendulum, the Dracoslayer 3x Performage Plushfire Spells: 13 3x Upstart Goblin 3x Wavering Eyes 3x Mystical Space Typhoon 2x Wonder Wand 1x Raigeki 1x Foolish Burial Side Deck: 3x Storm 3x Stygian Dirge 2x Chimeratech Fortress Dragon 3x Cyber Dragon Drei 2x Effect Veiler 1x Denko Sekka 1x Maxx “c” Extra Deck: 1x King of the Feral Imps 1x Number 103: Ragnazero 2x Performage Trapeze Magician 1x Abyss Dweller 2x Diamond Dire Wolf 1x Number 101: Silent Honor Ark 2x Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer 1x Majester Paladin, the Ascending Dracoslayer 1x Scarlight Red Dragon Archfiend 2x Ignister Prominence, the Blasting Dracoslayer 1x Psy-Framelord Omega

Yu-Gi-Oh! Prize Card Tournament Deck Lists

Thanks to all who participated in our awesome Prize Card Tournament series, the Yu-Gi-Oh! Xbox One Tournament held Saturday, August 15 at Gamer's Gambit in Danbury. Congratulations to our first place winner who walked away with a brand new Xbox One! Here are the winning deck lists of the top 4 finishers.

1st Place: Paulie Aronson – Nekroz Monsters: 24 1x Nekroz of Trishula 2x Nekroz of Valkyrus 2x Nekroz of Brionac 2x Nekroz of Clausolas 3x Nekroz of Unicore 3x Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands 3x Senju of the Thousand Hands 1x Shurit, strategist of the Nekroz 3x Maxx “c” 1x Great Sorcerer of the Nekroz 1x Dance Princess of the Nekroz 1x Nekroz of Gungnir 1x Nekroz of Decisive Armor Spells: 16 2x Nekroz Kaleidoscope 2x Nekroz Cycle 2x Nekroz Mirror 1x Preparation of Rites 3x Reinforcement of the Army 3x Upstart Goblin 3 x Mystical Space Typhoon Side Deck: 15 3x Royal Decree 2x Artifact Lancea 2x Denko Sekka 3x Mind Crush 1x Vanity’s Emptiness 1x Twister 2x Fairy Wind 1x Breakthrough Skill Extra Deck: 15 1x No. 52 Diamond Crab King 1x Star Eater 1x Shooting Quasar Dragon 1x No. 101: Silent Honor Ark 1x No. 80: Rhapsody in Berserk 1x Steelswarm Roach 1x Gagaga Cowboy 2x Abyss Dweller 1x Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer 1x Diamond Dire Wolf 1x Daigusto Emeral 1x Evilswarm Exciton Knight 2x Herald of the Arc Light

2nd Place – Daniel Carlisto  - Shadoll Monsters: 21 3x Shaddoll Beast 2x Shaddoll Dragon 2x Shaddoll Falco 2x Shaddoll Hedgehog 2x Shaddoll Squamata 2x Effect Veiler 1x Artifact Moralltach 1x Artifact Scythe 1x Artifact Lancea 2x Fire Hand 2x Ice Hand 1x Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning Spells: 11 3x Shaddoll Fusion 3x El Shaddoll Fusion 1x Soul Charge 2x Mystical Space Typhoon 1x Foolish Burial 1x Raigeki Traps: 8 3x Sinister Shadow Games 1x Vanity’s Emptiness 2x Artifact Sanctum 1x Shaddoll Core 1x Jar of Avarice Side Deck: 15 2x Black Horn of Heaven 1x Solemn Warning 1x Twister 2x Mistake 2x Light-Imprisoning Mirror 3x Maxx “c” 2x Mind Drain Extra Deck: 15 3x El Shaddoll Construct 3x El Shaddoll Winda 1x El Shaddoll Amaryllis 1x El Shaddoll Grysta 1x Leo, Keeper of the Sacred Tree 1x Black Rose Dragon 1x Arcanite Magician 1x Goyo Guardian 1x Artifact Durandal 1x Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer 1x Armades, Keeper of Boundaries

3rd Place – Patrick Jones – Ritual Beasts Monsters: 16 3x Ritual Beast Tamer Elder 1x Ritual Beast Tamer Wen 1x Ritual Beast Tamer Lara 1x Ritual Beast Tamer Zefrapilica 1x Spiritual Beast Pettlephin 3x Spiritual Beast Cannhawk 3x Spiritual Beast Apelio 3x Spiritual Beast Rampengu Spells: 12 3x Upstart Goblin 3x Chicken Game 2x Forbidden Lance 1x Ritual Beast Bonds 1x Soul Charge 1x Raigeki 1x Dimensional Fissure Traps: 12 3x Ritual Beast Steeds 3x Ritual Beast Ambush 2x Fiendish Chain 1x Solemn Warning 1x Vanity’s Emptiness 1x Torrential Tribute 1x Macro Cosmos Side Deck: 15 2x Trap Stun 1x Wiretap 2x Mind Crush 3x Stygian Dirge 3x Mystical Space Typhoon 3x Artifact Lancea 1x Soul Drain Extra Deck: 15 3x Ritual Beast-Ulti Cannahawk 3x Ritual Beast-Ulti Apelio 2x Ritual Beast-Ulti Pettlephin 2x Ritual Beast-Ulti Gaiapelio 1x Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer 1x Evilswarm Exciton Knight 1x Gagaga Cowboy 1x Number 101: Silent Honor Ark 1x Leviair the Sea Dragon

4th Place – Kevin Iwuagwu – Igknights Monsters: 18 3x Igknight Paladin 3x Igknight Gallant 3x Igknight Margrave 3x Igknight Crusader 3x Igknight Templar 3x Royal Magical Library Spells: 15 3x Reinforcement of the Army 3x Summoner’s Art 3x Upstart Goblin 3x Into the Void 3x Chicken Game Traps: 7 3x Tyrant’s Throes 3x Tyrant’s Tirade 1x Vanity’s Emptiness Side Deck: 15 3x Denko Sekka 2x Wavering Eyes 1x Archfiend Eccentrick 2x Heat Wave 1x Raigeki 2x Droll and Lock Bird 2x Ice Hand 2x Fire Hand Extra Deck: 1x Photon Strike Bounzer 1x Gaia Dragon, the Thunder Charger 1x Shark Fortress 1x Stellarknight Constellar Diamond 1x Artifact Durendal 1x No. 61: Volcasaurus 1x Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer 1x Daigusto Emeral 1x Gagaga Cowboy 1x Tellarknight Ptolemaeus 1x Heroic Challenger – Gandiva 1x Heroic Champion – Excalibur 1x Evilswarm Exciton Knight 1x Cairngorgon, Antiluminescent Knight 1x Abyss Dweller

Kaijudo Review Part One

Kaijudo. You may have heard this word recently, and wondered exactly what it was. Perhaps you saw an episode on the HUB channel, or your children have asked you for the cards, or you listened to a commercial for it online. Or, just maybe, you're one of the many gamers who are eagerly awaiting an opportunity to prove your skills at one of our tournaments starting in September.

Regardless of which category you fit into, I'm sure that this review will help to answer some questions about this exciting new CCG from Wizards of the Coast. I'll divide it into two parts; Part One will detail all the current releases for Kaijudo, whereas Part Two will be about the gameplay, and card types.

Infinity Mini Tournament 9/10/11

We had our first Infinity Mini Tournament at the Dragon's Den on September 10, 2011. With only 4 players it was a decent start to a newer system that we play.

We started with a smaller force composition so our mini tournament would not last too long and people would be free within a few hours.

THE RULES!

1. Forces no more then 150pts
2. Standard 3 SWC (Special Weapons Cost) as dictated by the force size (1 SWC per 50 pts)
3. Single Army List
4. Standard Firefight Scenario

Dave - Yu Jing (One of the Demo Forces)

Steve - Aleph

Tom - Ariadna

Kenny - Pan Oceania (Our newest player who showed up out of the blue with a painted force!)

With only four players we played in a round robin style with all players getting to play each other. We gave 60 minutes for each round with time called and that last turn being played out.

3 Points for a Win, 2 for a Tie, 1 for a Loss. Victory Points were tallied at the end in case of a tie.

After three hours of constant fighting we had our clear champion.

Aleph - 1st Place
Pan Oceania - 2nd Place
Ariadna - 3rd Place
Yu Jing - 4th Place

With that we had everything done within 3 1/2 hours. We started at 2pm and finished around 5:30pm. All players seemed to like this style of tournament as it was refreshing and quick. We all had an opportunity to enjoy the morning, play in the middle of the afternoon and get back to our regular schedule to enjoy the evening with friends for family.

One quick note with this type of Tournament. Scenarios are really needed for this game. A quick tournament like this is fun but objectives and tactical ploys would really open it up for a world of new possibilities.

We hope to have our next tournament in a few weeks in October. Check out the Dragon's Den's schedule of events to find what are the upcoming events.

As always ask for a Demo of the game system on Wednesdays, Thursdays, or Saturdays! We have four demo forces available that are fully painted and usable during the tournaments also.

Glad to see people trying out a new game and hope to see you all on the battlefield for our next tournament!

Stan

Support Your Friendly Local Gaming Store

OK, I'll keep this simple.

SUPPORT YOUR FRIENDLY LOCAL GAME STORE for Magic!

This Saturday is the Prerelease for a new Magic the Gathering set, Innistrad. I personally think it looks great and I know that while not everyone is a fan on the new 2 sided transform mechanic cards, I give WotC credit for trying new rules and ideas to keep the game fresh! However, that is not the point of this post...

If you do not buy your Magic cards and play in your local game store for these types of events, then you are hurting both yourself and the Magic community has a whole! Why you ask? I'll give you a few simple reasons.

First, your local game store gives you a place to PLAY! You can't play on-line with that great new box of Innistrad you just got off the web at a few bucks cheaper than your local store, can you! Yet, here is your friendly local game store (FLGS) giving you table space to hang out for FNM and many other times during the week. That table space could be replaced with a pool table or a new product line of model train accessories that would make your FLGS money.  Buy your Magic at your FLGS to help your FLGS provide PLAY SPACE FOR YOU!

Second, who is there for you when you need help with your deck or when you wanted to learn how to play in the first place? Yeah, you might have learned from your friends or family but when you really needed unbiased advice on your bud's really annoying mill deck or how do I beat Red Deck Wins, I bet your FLGS was there to help. I'll even bet the guys and gals at the FLGS didn't even charge you to ask those rules questions or help you adjust the mana ratio of your new deck. Go find that service for free on-line! Buying your Magic and playing in FLGS store events helps to keep that resource alive for YOUR FUTURE NEEDS!

Third, your FLGS helps find you new people to play with. Tired of beating your kid brother for the 347th time? Come in for FNM and see if your "unbeatable merfolk" deck does so well against a former state champ. Hey, maybe you get to draft with a Pro Tour player or win one game against the guy who won GP Providence this year. Chances are, these other players won't be dropping by your kitchen table to play with you. Looking to trade an extra Stoneforge Mystic or 4? Well, these guys are more likely to need them than your mom. You might even make some new friends - ones that like playing the same game you play! In short, you get to be PART OF A COMMUNITY!

Last, and this may not mean much to some of you but buying and supporting your FLGS is good for your wallet. The money you spend locally goes back into making your town a better place to live. Maybe you want a job at your FLGS. Maybe your friend already works there. Maybe you like the hot chick who works there (Yeah, they do work at FLGSs and I have pics to prove it!). It would be a real shame if your FLGS closed because johnny internet was $5 cheaper for a box of Innistrad (Bet you forgot to add shipping) and now you have to wait for it to be delivered instead of cracking those minty fresh packs at midnight on release day! In other words, keeping your FLGS strong HELPS YOUR LIFE!

So, when it comes time to buy your Magic, stop and think about the secondary benefit to you and your friends, family and neighbors and SUPPORT YOUR FRIENDLY LOCAL GAME STORE otherwise, you might be home on a Friday Night playing Magic with, I mean by, yourself!

Good Luck with Innistrad!

Dave

PS. Yes, I own a FLGS and may have a biased view BUT, I can prove each of my points objectively so I would love to hear from you folks out there.

PPS. Support Your Local FLGS is a nod to two great James Garner movies done in the 70s, Support Your Local Gunfighter and Support Your Local Sheriff. If you are unfamiliar with these flicks or James Garner, I am sure Netflix can help you out.

Miniature Gaming at the Dragon's Den Part 2

With so many new miniature games being played at the Dragons Den, I figured I should mention that we still have table space on Wednesday and Thursday for mini games that are not listed in the post below.  We do see Warhammer 40K, Warhammer Fantasy, Malifaux, and Flames of War players on those night and sometimes on Saturday.

To continue with some of the new future events, I wanted to add a couple that are out a bit farther.  These may be subject to change, so check our calendar or in the store for more details.

November:

Wednesday nights: Privateer Press (Hordes & Warmachine) Escalation League
                             Infinity Escalation League
Thursday nights: Flames of War Early War Aces
                         Dystopian Wars Escalation League
Thursday November 24: Closed! Happy Thanksgiving
Saturday November 12: Malifaux Tournament
Saturday November 19: Warhammer 40K Tournament
Saturday daily: Open Play


December:

Wednesday nights: Privateer Press (Hordes & Warmachine) Escalation League
                             Infinity Escalation League
Thursday nights: Flames of War Early War Aces
                         Dystopian Wars Escalation League
Saturday December 10:  Privateer Press Warmahordes Tournament
Saturday December 17: Flames of War Early War Tournament
Saturday December 24: Wings of War: Snoopy vs The Red Baron (I hope you all get the reference for the holidays)

Remember that some events might change slightly or be modified, so check with the store or online to make sure you have the most recent information. So now we have made it almost all the way to Christmas break for schools.  We will be planning some other events with the students home for the holidays, so stay tuned for more information as it will be sure to follow... just maybe not for a month or two!

Sean "Striderlotr" Banks