| From: | Felix Hoefert <FHoefert@********.DE> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Deck: Way of the Exploding Fist/ Cheesecake Troll Size |
| Date: | Tue, 5 May 1998 23:55:11 +0200 |
>
> >Hereīs the deck I promised. If people try to win tourneys with bruiser
> >decks, use this one to discourage them. I canīt hinder you from playing
> >this just to win a tourney, but I hope you wonīt - itīs just too cheesy.
> >If you wonder if we actually built this: yes we did, and my buddy
> >actually owns all the cards.
>
> <Deck deleted to save space>
>
> OK, over the weekend I made this deck card for card (well actually
> I traded in a Wake the Dead in for the third Urban Brawl), and tonight I put
> it up against my shaman deck with one of my friends. Of the four games
> we played the Shaman Deck won three of them and the one it lost was
> a very close game. We each played the troll deck twice to balance out
> the player factor if there was one...
>
> Was the deck you posted the nasty version of the deck, or just what you
> built to counter it?
>
> The contents of my Shaman deck are the following:
>
> 60/10
>
> Runners: 13
> 1 Drake
> 4 Hawkwind
> 1 Knuckles
> 4 Moon Shadow
> 1 Stomper
> 1 Tin Man
> 1 Titan
>
> Gear: 10
> 4 Ally Spirit
> 1 Jinx Spirit
> 1 Protective Spirit
> 2 Beretta
> 2 Doc Wagon Platinum
>
> Contacts: 2
> 1 Shady Manager
> 1 Squatter
>
> Location: 1
> 1 Club Vortex
>
> Specials: 14
> 1 All or Nothing
> 4 Bear Totem
> 1 Blindsided
> 1 Even Steven
> 1 Green Apple Quick Steps
> 1 In-Fighting
> 1 Luck o' the Irish
> 1 Moonlighting
> 1 Reinforcements
> 2 Tactics: Converge
>
> Challenges: 20
> 1 Chomps-2000 Guard Dog
> 1 Elite Security Mage
> 1 Fusion Gate
> 1 Guardian Dracoform
> 2 Hellhound
> 2 Hellish Traffic
> 1 Highway Showdown
> 2 Hunting Gargoyle
> 2 Killer Drone
> 1 Maglocks
> 1 Mine Field
> 1 The Big Chase
> 1 Widow's Trap
> 2 Yakuza Assassin
> 1 Yakuza Hit Squad
>
> Objectives: 10
>
> 4 Haunted High Rise
> 2 Operation Cottonmouth
> 4 Sucker Run
>
> I'll put it up against my R-3 deck this weekend and see how it goes. I
> still don't think big bruiser decks are a huge problem. I might switch
> up the Troll deck a bit too since I think a few changes could make it
> stronger.
>
Interesting. Can you give me more details on what happened? For
instance, did the Troll player wait with putting Challenges on his
opponentīs Objectives so he had a chance to intercept? How where the
Wanteds used? Where GAQs used freely or only on specific occasions?
As Iīve said earlier, I won 7 of 8 games (6 of 6 full-time). One of my
opponents, a more experienced player than myself, was playing a Shaman
deck heavy on Ally and Protective spirits, and he didnīt score one Rep
point in three games we played.
By my experience, the Troll deck mostly relies on the ability to
intercept its opponent, and on using the Bulldog Van. Of course, its
generally a BIG mistake for the Troll player to go on protected
Objectives of his opponent (have you guys done this in your games?). I
usually try to make an early run on an unprotected Objective (if I can
survive the interception and still have an unturned runner in my
safehouse to intercept the possibly unprotected other Objective). This
forces my opponent to either intercept with a possibly vital Runner or
to give me the Reputation. I attack the Runners he uses to sleaze (if
thatīs his kind of deck), specifically those which I know are able to
sleaze my Challenges, with Wanted. Then I GAQ his most useful Runners
when he goes on a Run. ---Felix
