It was a new day, and I was feeling rested and ready to play!  The third of my three MOTL Tour stops was at Gameology. 

 

 

This was a very cool store that had more board games than I’ve ever seen in one place.  There was a large selection of demo copies available for checking out, too.  I’d love to go back and spend a few hours perusing their selection.  A handful of people from yesterday made the trek to Gameology, and we had a great crowd.

 

My Deck:

 

Hero: Fallenstar

 

Allies

Jav Stonewall

2 Arcanist Lyronia

Arcanist Alathana

Angelista

Llyras Keeneye

Syluri

Retainer Nealos

Alhas

Orderkeeper Vesra

Jezebella of Karabor

Arcanist Tian

Orderkeeper Calister

Justicar Brace

Gareth Ironshot

Miner Stonedeep

Gabble

 

Abilities

Salt the Wounds

Smash

Armed to the Teeth

Withering Shout

Whirlwind

 

Weapons

Axe of the Legion

Hungering Bone Cudgel

 

Quests

2 Meeting with the Master

Preparing for War

Deep Sea Salvage

The Name of the Beast

Needs More Cowbell

 

The night before, in my sleep I dreamt about playing Warrior with both Withering Shout and Deafening Shout.  I didn’t get the Deafening, but when I saw Withering, I knew what I was playing immediately.  Splash in some Warrior direct damage, two playable weapons, and equipment removal and I was ready to go!  My allies were solid, too, including two very intimidating 7-drops in Gabble and Miner Stonedeep.  I was quite happy with the deck.

 

Round 1 – Jeff Nelson (Remba, Abess of Ash)

 

 

Jeff is the only person that came to all three of my events.  I was glad that he finally got a chance to play for the EA Varimathras. 

 

Notes from the game:

 

• For the first few turns, we traded allies. 
• Melt face took out one of my allies, Withering Shout made his life more difficult
• He had a 3 health ally out and put the Weather Machine onto the chain.  Before it resolved, I played Armed to the Teeth on the ally, fearing the untargetable-ness.  Once the Weather Machine resolved, the top card of his deck revealed an ally.  Whew.
• I was sitting pretty with a freshly played Miner Stonedeep out with some back up.  It would be quite difficult for him to get through his beefy 7 health and my on-board protectors.  I was looking forward to milling his deck away.  It was not to be… On the turn I played the Miner, Jeff completed a quest and drew a card.  Because of the Weather Machine, he revealed the next card which was an Infusion of Fortitude.  I immediately knew I was in trouble.  Sure enough, he played it on my Miner and then flips his hero to take my big 7-drop away and use it as his own.
• It went downhill from there.  I could not recover from that swing and eventually succumbed to lethal attack damage from his allies.  I did not get decked though, as I used Preparing for War! 

Result: Loss

 

Round 2 – Dustin Riley (Lelora the Dawnslayer)

 

 

Dustin and I had played the previous night at Three J’s and he had squeaked out a win.  I was hoping to make the series 1-1 against him.

 

Notes from the game:

 

• Dustin had a pretty defensive deck with multiple armors and healing cards.  He played “The Light’s Largess” at least two times, maybe three.
• I got out some early beats with allies and followed it up with a Hungering Bone Cudgel.  When Dustin and I played in the previous event, he had played the same weapon on me, and I destroyed it by preventing all of the damage with my armor.  My board was close to repeating that, but didn’t quite have enough armor to stop all of the damage. 
• Eventually, my allies and weapon broke through his armor and healing with enough damage to seal the victory.

Result: Win

 

Round 3 – Warren Snider (Forang Deathrattle)

 

 

This was a very close game that almost went the other way. 

 

Notes from the game:

 

• I got out both of my weapons and was ready to dual wield my way to victory.  Unfortunately, my Hungering Bone Cudgel was Banished to the Nether.
• I played Miner Stonedeep and managed to get a mill or two off before he got killed.  A few turns later, I completed Deep Sea Salvage to get him back, but he was Banished to the Nether before he could attack or mill cards.
• Gabble tried to enter the fray, but was met with Swallow Soul.  Blasted Warlocks!
• Warren played Marka Addington.  She’s really big and hits really hard.  Fortunately, she only got in one attack before she succumbed to immolation.
• The game went long, and I was able to complete Meeting with the Master two times with 10+ resources.  Good times.  Those extra cards gave me the fuel I needed to pull off the win with only a few health remaining. 

Result: Win

 

Round 4 – Neil Doherty (Hekto)

 

 

This was an interesting game. 

 

We both played 1 and 2 drops, but they were cleared away for the most part.  At the beginning of my third turn, I had Retainer Nealos in play, and then played Orderkeeper Vesra.  His board was empty, and the +2 for allies really hampered his game for a few turns.  My allies attacked, and I added another to the party.  Neil held back four resources.  I did not want my Orderkeeper to die to Hekto’s flip, so I only attacked with my other allies.  I played Withering Shout on an empty board, which made things even more difficult for Neil (+2 for allies, -1 health for allies).  Eventually the damage got to be too much and his hero fell.

 

We did play a rematch for fun afterward and he beat me, for what it’s worth.

 

Result: Win

 

My Tour was now over and it’s time to head back to the office.  I can say that it has been fun playing WoW TCG this weekend, and good to interact directly with the players and retailers.  I learned a lot and am thankful for the experience. 

 

Thanks to all of the players I met, retailers that hosted, judges that judged, and victors that beat me!

 

Dan Bojanowski