Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 05:40:31 EST
To: webmaster@classicdojo.org
Subject: NJ98 State Championships "Good deck" wins!

Date: Sunday, Nov 8th 1998
Event: New Jersey State Championship
Organizer: Gray Matter Conventions
Head Judge: Tony Parodi
Rules Enforcement at Level 3
72 participants
6 rounds of swiss followed by 3 rounds of single elimination
Cutoff ended up being 4/1/1

Most of the archdeck types were present.  Most dominant were Bad
Deck(tm)-Stroking academy, Counter Pheonix, Draw go, Good Deck(tm)-sligh, ww,
necro, Turbo Okun(tm)-gaes cradle... 

There was a notable absence of Living Death.  

Prizes for the top 8 were about $1000 in cards a plaque and a Unique Magic
Bag.  (NJ state champion was inscribed on the side--very cool)

Top 8:

Ian Watson - "turbo okun" (gaeas cradle)
Paul Gordan - "good deck" (sligh) - Klong Tech (16 mountains) 
James Halter - mono black - used 2 powerhouse "slaughter's" only 16 swamps
Craig Sadinski - counter pheonix - 3 fylamarid in side (cmu tech)
Matt -pro player- Calhoun:Team Gamemaster - counter pheonix - 3 quakes in side
Skye Thomson - "bad deck" (stroking academy) 
Joseph Cain - "bad deck" (stroking academy) - Library of Leng tech
Russell Halnew - "good deck" (sligh) - 4 meltdown in sb

Winner: Paul Jordon (see pic)
"good deck" - Sligh
4 cursed scroll
4 incinerate
4 ball lightning
4 mogg fantastic
3 fire slingers
1 lucky sonic burst
4 kindle
4 goblin patrol
4 jackal pup
4 shock
4 iron claw orcs
4 wasteland
16 mtn
sideboard
4 pyroblast
3 meltdown
4 bottle gnomes
2 spellshock
2 boil

I would like to add to this report that last weekend at the Neutral Ground 2
day "Going, going, gone" weekend (old type two saturday then new type two
sunday).  That there were 2 good decks and 2 bad decks in the final four.
Good deck prevailed.  (I in an attempt to confuse everyone who knows me did
not play good deck and instead played necro.  I went 2/3...  Next time I play
"good deck".

PROPS 
Brian David Marshall for staying late.
Cheryl...
Harolds Restaurant for being the best restaurant in any Magic Tournament
location hotel.
Good deck for having 52 non rare cards and winning
The 1997 NJ State Champion "Happy" John Chinnock for showing up to say Hi and
be happy.
Kierin and Elaine for showing up and, as always, being great conversation.
The hotel for having those comfy sofas outside the tournament room.

SLOPS
Myself for only getting 1 hour of sleep the previous night.
The guy who had "how to" sideboarding notes.
Kierin for being the drawing a persecute against my mono red draft deck and
casting it 4th turn like its nothing.
Brian David Marshall for gimping in draft.
Bad deck for having more than 28 rares and not even coming in second.

This coming saturday:  Standard NY98 State Championships 
Location:  Neutral Ground New York
For more information call 212.633.1288 or 800.852.2442 outside NY state.
Start time 10am sharp.  



The NJ State Champion, Paul Jordon!