From: a2647486@smail.rrz.uni-koeln.de (Frank Adler)
Subject: Re: Atlanta Pro Tourney Report
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 06:28:20 GMT

Hello Thomas,

that was a very good report. I think i´ll just add my impressions to
yous (by the way, i´m Frank Adler, the German who won).

Thursday, 06:00 am, driving with the Train to Bruessel, 11:30 Fly to
Atlanta (6 hours time leg) arrivel at 15:00 pm at Atlanta airport.

tguevin@ctron.com (Thomas F. Guevin) wrote:
>Thursday 1 pm:  Get to Hotel.  The place is crazy - I believe it is at least
>60 floors, with the center hollowed out so you can see the roof.  If you are
>scared of heights this place is a nightmare. 

Yeah, the hotel is realy crasy. nothing to add here. I was just to
tired to play. 

>Thursday 7 pm:  Player meeting.  To make a long story short, Tom Wylie and 
>? Finch are bombarded with tons of questions from rules to questions about
>the new intentional draw rules.

Yeah, and some question about mana source and nether void (who cares anyway). 

>The biggest news of the players meeting is that there will be 9 rounds of swiss.
>We have a LONG day ahead.

Thats true. expecialy if you have a fullday journey from Germany to
Atlanta behind you.

Friday, 9:30 am, starting to read new cards. i´ve a hard time reading
all cards, build a deck and write it all down. I got some good cards
(Sealed Fate, Vapours Djinn, Torch) and able to get 15 Pts. 7,5 : 1,5
and finisht as number 5.

During the Day i build the team Reservoir Dogs. On Saturday, we were
able to get the final four and ended on place 3-4.

Sunday, i´m late for deck building. I tought they would start at 9:00
but deckbuilding started at 8:00. I was happy to get the savage
twister, a torch and some good creatures and finished deck building
just in time.

In the first game i played one of the two canadians in the final 8.
First game my savage twister removed 4 of his creature and he was not
able to recover from this blow. in the second duell he was mana
screwed. 2:0 for me.

The second game agains John Yoo was very close. He had a lot of direct
damage and he had a bad draw in the fifth game. 3:2

>Sunday 3 pm:  The finals start.  Darwin has a strong start all but wipped out 
>when Adler uses his savage twister for 4, while he merfolk is phased out.
>Adler wins the first game, when I realize I have to catch my flight.

In the second duell he beats me with a lot of big creatures that i
can´t stop.

In the third duell darwin sideboards in his white cards. I think that
was not a good move. I win the third 2:1.

In the fourth ame i was able to get control, i think he draw to many
land and was able to kill two of his fliging creatures with a Tropical
Storm while my fliers phased out. 3:1

>Oh well I don't get to watch the finals, but I would later hear that Darwin
>lost 3-1.

I´m very happy that the final was without losing a game to drawing no
land. 

See you in Dallas!

Frank Adler
see you
Cwlvyn (alias Frank Adler)