Summer of Love: Round Two Wrapup

And with the dust settling, it’s time to look over round two and see just who got bumped. While we’re at it, we’re also looking at the division finals! ZOMG! This has crept up on us a lot faster than March Madness’ did, but that’s what we get for smooshing teams together rather than playing a whole lot of mono-affiliation stuff.

One thing this round DID see was a whole lot of upsets, the favored decks going down under the weight of the underdogs. Nothing like a little unpredictability to keep heads boggling, no?

Rose Division:
In some of the tightest calls in the round, Task Force: Revenge outlasted the Psycho Reservists to advance, while the immensely favoured
Dark(seid) City realised that having alternates at higher drops may in fact be a good thing, as they couldn’t get the board presence to get around Warp Factor 9’s stall engine. (Yes, every non-Darkseid at higher drops is one less +3/+3, but at the same time characters at that end of the spectrum tend to have higher stats than 3/3… no idea WHO offered
Flashback81 THAT advice…;))

Orchid Division:
Potpourri lacked the pumps to get over Stranger Danger, but if nothing else this match generated some very amusing banners… small consolation… Meanwhile, the Family of One vs HKKO match left Spud and I highly conflicted as to who to cheer for. I love Kree and Fan4, Spud loves X-Statix and Hellfire, so no matter the end result we were each going to see one of our favourite teams advancing… in the end it was Kamiza’s Family Of One that took the crown and advanced to the finals.

Carnation Division:
Everyone loved Tony Danza. Whether it was that vengeful gleam in his eye, or the way his feet rhythmically carressed the floorboards, everyone wanted Onyxweapon’s deck to win… but Wild & Sticky had the stall tools to disable critical parts of the swarm, and Firestar and Cardiac to literally strip characters away. Meanwhile, another Wolverine deck bumped its way out of the running by the aggressive New Birds, proving that the New Gods shouldn’t be underestimated, no matter how outdated their costuming may be.

Calla Lily Divison:
Drawing an exceptional amount of cards is always a good thing, but having so much stuff to play with doesn’t do you a lot of good when your opponent’s freakin’ insane. Looney Bin kicked /r/ moar cards in the proverbial, while Adamantium Skrullmate carved its way through the Box Full of Evil to be the last Wolverine-centric deck in the tournament.

Minor Infractions

As much fun as it’s been playing Summer Of Love games and writing up the reports, it’s good to pay attention to the rest of the VS world every once in a while. Today, we ponder the current online tournament being run over at VSRealms by Flashback81 (give the man a round of applause, people).

As usual, I tend to build around stuff that I find fun, regardless of whether or not it’s actually competitive. I thought about converting something around the Hand/Punisher interaction that Aaron came up with in response to the first Gauntlet, but being limited to a single Hand Ninja kinda pooches that. I also thought about running Subby and Atlantis, since recursion’s a big deal with highlander style decks, and thoughts of John Walker flitted across my consciousness for the same reason….

In the end, my mind went a little green.

While I still wanted to use Crime Lords, cos I wubs them so, the Skrulls were infiltrating the deck with alarming force. In the end I had no option but to acquiesce to their demand and build the deck with both teams.

SoL Rnd 2: Stranger Danger vs. Villain Potpourri

Last game of round 2! Going by the bets, Villain Potpourri are the heavy favourite… will the bettors’ confidence be vindicated? Or will this be the latest in what’s been nearly an entire round of upsets?

Let’s find out!

-Spud

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Villain Potpourri (Gday) vs. Stranger Danger (Spud)

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