Subject: FLORIDA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP (ACADEMY) TOP 8
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 23:37:18 EST
From: Fatroll007@aol.com
To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com

Sup everyone,

Well I decided that I was going to go to the FL state championships but I had
no clue what to play. I knew that the environment would include academy,
sligh,any deck that could stop academy, and finally some black. So I started
playtesting with some of my freinds and found out that academy was quite tech
and that you can sideboard all you want against it and you still might lose.
So I got all the cards for the deck thanks to my freind Juan Calama and was
ready to play. The night before the tournament I slept over my freind chris's
house and went to see Water Boy, which was hilarious. I stayed up til about 3
thanks to my freind alex and headed out to the tournament. I got there
finished up my sideboard etc. and chilled with my freinds.The tournament had a
great turn out of over 100 people. Well I am sure you are tired of reading
this nonsense so now on to the report.

ROUND 1 (BLACK SPEED) DANNON

GAME 1- I HAVE GREAT OPENING HAND INCLUDING VAULT ACADEMY PETALS ETC AND
STROKE. HE IS PLAYING FIRST AND PLAY FIRST TURN DURESS AND TAKES MY STROKE
DAMN. WELL HE GETS ME PRETTY LOW UNTIL I DRAW SPIRAL AND THEN I WIN.

GAME 2-ANOTHER GREAT HAND CONSISTING OF ALMOST THE SAME STUFF AS THE FIRST
GAME JUST THE STROKE IS A SPIRAL AND I AM EXPECTING ABOUT A 2ND TURN KILL WELL
WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENED CAN WE SAY DURESS WHATEVER. WELL THERE GOES MY
SPIRAL. THIS GAME HE BRINGS ME TO ONE AND FINALLY THE WOOP DOWN BEGINS. CLOSE
GAME THOUGH
2-0 1-0
ROUND 2 KOBY (ON TEAM GOODFELLAS) PLAYING ACADEMY

GAME 1 WELL THIS GUY IS A REALLY GOOD PLAYER AND I KNEW I WOULD HAVE TO PLAY
AT A GOOD SKILL LEVEL IF I WANTED TO WIN.FIRST GAME ITS REAL CLOSE BUT I
FINALLY POWER SINK ONE OF HIS SPELLS AND WIN NEXT TURN.

GAME 2 HE BEATS ME OUT AND WINS.

GAME 3 I GET PURSUIT OUT AND HE REALLY HAS NO WAY TO WIN BUT HE KEEPS PLAYIN
TO SEE IF HE CAN STOP ME AND LET TIME EXPIRE BUT ON MY LAST TURN KILL HIM
TOUGH MATCH.
4-1 2-0

ROUND 3 KID GETS DQED
6-1 3-0
ROUND 4 RYAN GOLDEN (PLAYIN SLIGH WITH RAZE)

GAME 1 PRETTY MUCH THIS GUY IS A SCRUB. NO J/K HE IS A GOOD FREIND AND IT
REALLY SUCKED THAT I HAD TO PLAY HIM.I BEAT HIM FIRST TURN ON A SECOND TURN
KILL SORRY ABOUT THAT RYAN IT HAD TO BE PRETTY ROUGH.
GAME 2 HE BEATS ME DOWN AMAZINGLY HARD.
GAME 3 ALRIGHT THIS ONES REAL CLOSE I PLAY 1ST TURN CHILL AND THEN LIKE A 3RD
TURN CHILL BUT HE HAS LAND COMING OUT OF EVERYTHING POSSIBLE. HE RAZES A FEW
OF MY LANDS WHATEVER I COULDNT DRAW ONE CARD TO LET ME DRAW SOMETHING SO I
REALLY THOUGHT I WAS GONNA LOSE TO THIS KID BUT FINALLY I GOT WHAT I NEEDED
AND KILLED HIM. I KNEW I WAS GONNA BEAT HIM. TOUGH MATCH THOUGH
8-2 4-0

ROUND FIVE SORRY DONT KNOW YOUR NAME ILL CALL U HABIB
(PLAYIN STRAIGHT GREEN.
GAME 1- HABIB LAYS SOME STUFF BUT I END UP WINNING I WASNT REALLY
SCARED OF GREEN.
GAME 2-HE LAYS VINEYARD AND I KILL HIM FIRST TURN.wOw THAT WAS NICE
10-2 5-0

ROUND SIX IM SORRY I DONT KNOW HIS NAME BUT HE WAS A NICE GUY
(PLAYIN SOME TYPE OF LABORATORY DECK)
GAME 1- WELL I THOUGHT I WAS I TOP EIGHT SINCE I WAS 5-0 AND I WOULD JUST DRAW
MY NEXT TWO BUT WITH MY LUCK I END UP PLAYING THIS GUY WITH A 4-0-1 RECORD
GREAT AND TO MAKE IT WORSE HE WAS PLAYIN LABORATORY MAIN DECK. NOOOOOOOOO.WELL
I PLAYED MY BEST GAME OF MAGIC EVER AND I BEAT HIM WITH A LABORATORY ON THE
TABLE LIKE 2ND TURN. WHAT CAN I SAY.
GAME 2 THE FIRST GAME WAS SO LONG THAT WE RAN OUT OF TIME
12-2 6-0

ROUND 7 I DRAW WITH AL SOUSA
SO I END UP 6-0-1 AND MAKE IT INTO THE TOP 8 RANKED FIRST.

TOP EIGHT I FORGOT THIS GUYS NAME BECAUSE IT WAS SO LATE AND I GOT NO SLEEP
THE NIGHT BEFORE THANKS TO ALEX LEIBERMAN(SCRUB)

GAME 1:WELL HE BEATS ME THE FIRST GAME I DONT LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE GAMES I
LOSE.

GAME 2:ITS CLOSE AND HE FINALLY GETS MIND OVER MATTER ON THE TABLE. SO HE GETS
READY FOR ABOUT A FIFTEEN CARD STROKE. HE TAPS ONE OF MY PETALS BUT I STILL
HAVE ONE LEFT AND HE STROKES TAPPING EVERYTHING.CAN WE SAY THERE IS A CARD
THAT COUNTERS THINGS FOR ONE. FORCE SPIKE.WELL I RAN OUT OF TIME AND COULD NOT
KILL HIM DURING MY TURN OH WELL. I HAD A GOOD TOURNAMENT NE WAY

DECK LIST
4 MIND OVER SOMETHING
4 TIME SPIRALS
4 WINDFALL
4 MANA VAULTS
4 LOTUS PETALS
4 URZAS BAUBLE (URZAS WHAT)
3 STROKE OF GENIUS
3 MEDIATATE
2 VOLTAIC KEY (THIS IS DA BOMB)
2 SHOW AND TELL
2 INTUITION
2 MOX DIAMONDS
2 SCROLL RACKS
2 POWER SINK
LANDS 18
I CANT REMEMBER I KOW THERE WERE 4 ACADEMYS INVOLVED

SIDEBOARD WHAT IS THAT FOR??????

PROPS

1.  A WELL RUN TOURNAMENT
2. CHRIS, GEDDES AND RYAN ( FOR HELPING ME OUT WITH MY DECK), BRETT FOR
HOOKING ME UP WITH SPIRALS, AND ALEX FOR DOING BETTER THEN CHRIS. SORRY CHRIS.
3. ALL THE PLAYERS I PLAYED THEY WERE ALL COOL AND FREINDLY.
4. BRETTS DAD FOR BRINGING US MCDONALDS.
5. CHRIS FOR BEATING UP ALEX ALMOST THE WHOLE TOURNAMENT (ALEX GROW UP)
6. FRANKIE FOR FINALLY QUITING MAGIC(YOU WERE BAD MAN)
7. ALRIGHT THATS ENOUGH OF THIS

SLOPS
1.ALEX FOR KEEPIN ME UP ALL NIGHT
2. RYAN LEONHARDT FOR SAYING THERE IS A 99% CHANCE HE IS COMING WITH US TO
STATES AND THEN SELLING OUT THE NEXT DAY.
3.ALEX FOR BEING ALEX

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS CAN BE SENT TO
JUSTIN BROWNSTEIN
FATROLL007@AOL.COM