The Overpower Dojo

Chicago Regional

Jon Land, Phil Miller, AJ Kitsmiller, Myles Head and myself made the siw hour drive to Chicago for the Regional there. This was one of the most fun tournaments that I have attended. After saying hi to some guys I hadn't seen since last year's trip to Chicago, Jeff Clear and Mark Couture amoung others, guys I hadn't seen in awhile and meeting many guys, things got started. There was 23 players getting ready for the Big Event. I was playing my Beyonder, White Queen, X-Babies and old Magneto in reserve deck. My first game was agianst Richie's defensive team of Reavers, Captain America, Starjammers and old Spider-Woman in reserve. In hand three I drew my KO event and it was alot of discards for Richie after that. It was a good game but short. Next up was Phil Miller, who was playing the same deck as I was. I played stupid and Phil beat me easily. I don't remember the name of my next opponent, (sorry) but he had a deck with Sabertooth, old Hawkeye, Cyclops and old Punisher in reserve. It was a short game. I was now 2-1 and with 16 players going to single elimination, I was almost sure to get in but I wanted a third win just to be sure. My next opponent was Mark Jedlicka, who had just given Myles a really tough game. Mark was about one card away from winning that game. I knew I'd have to play well in this game. His team was Starjammers, H4H, Hulk and Thing in reserve. Mark ventured very aggressively and that's usally a good thing to do. It kept him in the game and he had his missions within winning distance most of the game. I feel he made two mistakes. I ventured one for the win and he ventured three. I may have conceded if he hadn't given me that extra card. At the end of the had, I was out of cards but he had one left. I had venture and was sure I had the game but his one card was a Starjammers draw three! All three were keepers so I conceded. Two hands later, I ventured for the game again. Mark had drawn the Best Laid Plans event and we were both going into our power packs. I choose four power cards that I didn't have in my hand and placed one of the three power cards in my hand. He then surprised me by betting three! I knew my draw would be a keeper and he played the hand very well but in the end I won the hand and the game. Single elim was next and in round one I played Jeff Clear. This game lasted only three hands because he discarded tow dupes each of the first two hands and in hand three, I drew my event No Cards With The Word Teammate May Be Played. This cost him three cards. Jeff used Spawn, Xaos, Cable and old Spideer-Woman in reserve. My next opponent played Beyonder, Shadow King, Scarlet Witch and old Magneto. I couldn't believe it when he played Shadow Kings level 0 attack that can only be defended with a level five or higher power card! It knocked out my Magneto and ended up costing me the game! I had four activators in my hand to defend Mags with but not a one of them could defend that attack! The only power card I had was a level two. So I finished 4-2 and had a great time talking with everyone while the final four played it out. Myles was also knocked out that round and the final four was AJ Kitsmiller, Phil Miller, John (who I don't remember his last name) and Paul Wildhaber, SR. AJ and John won their games and then AJ beat John to win it all at 8-0 with a 4FP deck. Phil got third and Paul fourth. The prizes were great, $200 for first with original art from the event Mutants In Hiding, half a box of X-Men packs, an uncut sheet of DC and a Classic Insert. Second got half a box of X-Men, original art from Vision's Optic Energy, an uncut sheet from an original starter deck and a Classic Insert. Classic Inserts and X-Men packs also went to third and fourth and X-Men packs went to fifth thru eighth.
Next weekend we will shuffle off to Buffalo! Stay tuned for a report!