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[Zxqueb]

Round 1: FIGHT!! (Last night on Earth). Zxqueb and Miss Guided take on Zombie Master Vladd, completely pwning him. Unfortunately for Miss Guided, all her characters brains are eaten in the process. Zxqueb uses the time the zombies were feeding to make a quick getaway with the bio canisters.

Round 2: BUILD!! (Vegas Showdown). Miss Guided became a full fledged member of the team as we digressed from the schedule into Vegas Showdown. It seems like it was a good fit since the mob boss (AKA Don Atello, formerly of New York) opened her cheese themed casino in Vegas putting three other casinos out of business in the process. Much to the surprise of all those present, cheese and slots go together like goose liver and toast. Mmmm, Goose liver.

Round 3: FLIP!! (Vs Sealed): Warlord finally shambles in looking like one of the brain dead hordes from round 1. That doesn’t stop him from jumping into VS. Unfortunately he loses round 3 against Zxqueb due to Zx’s uncanny play ability and an 8 drop Silver Surfer that says “Matt Wins!” Vladd complains loudly about how much he dislikes VS as he gets his face pounded, but is satisfied when Warlord gets PWNED. Warlord proceeds to make excuses.

Round 4: EAT!! (Lasagna): Mmmm. Lasagna.

Round 5: RACE!! (Robo Rally): 3 out of 5 had never played Robo Rally. So of course we chose the board most punishing of mistakes. Players died left and right. Warlord and Sean got uber weapons and gave up the race in favor of blowing holes in other Robots. Vladd’s early lead was crushed in just this way, leaving room for Zxqueb to finish the race in first place.

Round 6: CHEAT!! (World of Warcraft: Onyxia Raid): We spend an hour and a half absolutely DESTROYING Onyxia. On the turn she dies, we realize Miss Guided wasn’t playing her correctly. The game ends in a disappointing hollow victory.

Round 7: BET!! (Titan Arena): No table talk makes this game more awesome. It was a photo finish with Vladd edging out Zxqueb for the win by 1 dollar. Warlord continues his game day losing streak by going all Texas Hold ‘Em quiet when asked what his secret bid had been. Will it help him in the future? I don’t know. But I do know one thing…

Good old rock. Nothing beats it.

[vladdswrath]

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Round 3: FLIP!! (Vs Sealed): Warlord finally shambles in looking like one of the brain dead hordes from round 1. That doesn’t stop him from jumping into VS. Unfortunately he loses round 3 against Zxqueb due to Zx’s uncanny play ability and an 8 drop Silver Surfer that says “Matt Wins!” Vladd complains loudly about how much he dislikes VS as he gets his face pounded, but is satisfied when Warlord gets PWNED. Warlord proceeds to make excuses.

For anyone interested, I actually downloaded the transcript of the Round 3 Vs. tournament. I found it quite enlightening. Here's an excerpt:

Vladd: I just don't like this game. It feels pre-programmed. Almost like there is too much control...

Warlord: That's because you're dumb.

Vladd: It's an alright game, I mean it doesn't suck or anything. I just don't have fun playing it. I really think that it is 100 percent unplayable as a casual game.

Warlord: ...and suck at life.

Vladd: Decks are built for the initiative. My deck wins on turn 6. But only if I go second. If I go first, Your 6 drop will be me. Unless of course you are also playing a deck that wins on 7. Then I win. because I went first....etc.

Warlord: Just because you can't handle anything more than "play dude and swing". Stupid.

Vladd: I guess it boils down to the fact I don't like the artificial timer, that every game must end on turn 6 or 7, and hopefully your deck wins on the right one.

Warlord: Duh, Warcraft TCG games always end.

Vladd: Umm..Okay.
Look, I can teach someone familiar with gaming to play Wow in about 10 minutes, and they can have a fun engaging time and understand how everything works. I will more than likely win, as I am familiar with all the cards and know what to disrupt, what to let go, and how to lock down the game. The new player however, will rarely be completely lost among a thousand keywords, simultaneous turns, negative life totals and cryptic card interactions. As for "play dude and swing" I don't really see how Vs. is more complicated. Play cost 1 guy on 1, 2 on 2, 3 on 3. Now that requires some tatical thinking. A real brain burner...

Warlord: Well you're a big doody head.

end of transcript.

As you can see, Warlord easily won the argument, pointing out the flaws in Vladd's reasoning. Clearly, Vladd has no taste in games and his opinion does not merit anyone's attention. He probably doesn't even like Mechwarrior....

- Vladd Berman ESPN 58

[missguided]

.... Vladd has no taste in games and his opinion does not merit anyone's attention....

Correct, you are a big doody head so your opinion does not matter.

I'd write more but I am tired and couldn't be nearly as witty as Zxqueb in this state. I will say that the Round 4 Lasagna was amazing....but should be a limited dish as Vladd managed to chase everyone out of the house more than once the next day with lasagna induced bathroom bombs. Even Koda looked disgusted.

Catch you all next Saturday during Warlordicon. Are there any games posted for it yet?