08-13-2020, 05:41 AM
Good evening Pai Sho fans! We had a lot of excitement today, but here on paper we are still catching up. Majora has been killing it with livestreams so keep your eyes out for more of that jazz! The L-bracket is burning right along and the W-bracket is on the brink of finals and I for one am OUT OF MY MIND with excitement! Many of the matches recently completed and ongoing are LONG and players are getting a chance to show off their prowess and test their skills to the absolute limit. Now that I have you all rattled, let’s have a look at some more completed matches. Tonight we are going to go over round 2 of the L-Bracket.
payam and Urno1 had a downright ballistic match, both players ending the game without any special flowers or accent tiles to spare. payam went right for a fast north south ring, Urno1 blocked but payam had all the flowers he needed and sent his orchid out to clear his path. Urno1 planted his orchid as well but held it ready protecting his flower on the east side. Both players were tossing out tiles left and right, Urno1 forced payam to expand the arrangement east to west. All the while though Urno1 did not manage quite to make a ring of his own. This went on for some time, payam used the orchid to arrest flowers left and right, but when Urno1 bloomed his orchid payam pounced and captured it, but allowed his to be captured in the process. Both players made a big push to bloom more flowers and in the ensuing chaos payam made a ring by passing over the congested area surrounding the south gate.
Shader17 like many of the W-bracket players opened up by taking control of 3 gates, and holding on to 2 of them in particular until Yagalo bloomed his orchid and sent it into a commanding position in the upper white garden. Shader17 dodged and blocked, but his arrangement lost form and Yagalo managed to squeeze out a winning ring.
Mithrandir42 and ZxTinyJ began their match planting and moving out flowers and forming harmonies. ZxTinyJ took over 3 gates, a little later than the strategy usually prescribes allowing Mithrandir42 to get out the flowers he needed, but not in optimal positions. ZxTinyJ formed up a pattern from east to west while holding the south gate. Both players struggled against one another, shifting and blocking one another for several turns. Mithrandir slipped up, repositioning a rhododendron with a boat, which ZxTinyJ immediately put back in place forming a winning ring.
CatholicChris took a quick victory from Cabbage_Peddler, both players made quick moves and used tiles quickly and often. Cabbage_Peddler seemed to have changed plans early in the game putting him behind while CatholicChris hept the pressure on and pulled together a winning ring despite being pushed around heavily by accent tiles.
Majora defeated resu532 after a totally mind boggling match that ended on the special condition of running out of flowers. It started off normally enough, but it took a dark turn when they both got close to making rings. resu532 came out swinging with his orchid, lotus blooming and both players used clashing flowers to harass and capture one another's flowers. Majora took control of the east side of the board with an uncapturable orchid, holding the north gate as resu532 attempted to form up a ring from north to south. He was very nearly successful but spent his last accent tile to position his pieces. Majora prevented the win with a lone rose standing between resu532 and victory. Majora had no clear path to victory, and changed gears about this time pumping out flowers turn after turn, almost indifferent to the carnage resu532 was wreaking with his orchid. Majora did attempt, or at least feign an attempt to make an east west ring, but it was gobbled up. Only a few turns later Majora planted his last basic flower tile and won the game having saved his wheel and lotus tiles.
1GreatAdventurer got bumped off when he went up against Mako27 in a round as fast as the flash of a blade. 1GreatAdventurer got a great start by taking over 3 gates, but made a fatal mistake in opening up the east gate once Mako27 had formed up 3 of four parts of an east west ring. 1GreatAdventurer fought back using a clashing rose to capture one of Mako27’s jasmines, then blocking another harmony with a rock. Mako27 cleared it all up by blooming another jasmine, overrunning the offending rose and shipping off the rock on the harmony bonus for the win.
Lightheart and tree opened their match by mirroring one another perfectly up to turn 5. Both players played the neutral gardens, mismatching the position of the flowers against the colored gardens. Early on Lightheart attempted to disrupt tree with knotweed, but tree slid his flower out of the way and responded in kind. This move lined tree up to bloom a flower from the west gate and complete his harmony ring. The mighty tree lumbers on.
Tomorrow we will be catching up with W-bracket round 4 and getting current on L-bracket 3. L-Bracket 4 is also in progress so we will see if we can get into that as well. Even though the bulk of the matches are behind us, the best matches are still ahead so keep checking in here, watch the matches as the run and check in with TotallyPorff, Majora and their various guests on Twitch. Update on the Ember Island Players, I reported my experience, but the inspector did not believe me so they are not being investigated at this time. Apparently a reputation for being tactless makes you harmless in the eyes of the law. Don’t get caught alone and keep your eyes open. I fear greatly they will come up with a new means for revenge.
Tomorrow the W-bracket goes into the semifinals, that’s right the winner of the W-bracket will be named in the next few days! Stay tuned in all the regular channels because it is going to be a whirlwind and you don’t want to miss a second! As an editorial note, I would like to clarify for the sake of his HONOR!!! that Majora did not intend to win by depleting his flowers, but had hoped to win by a ring, even at the end of the match against resu523. Alright now that we have done some housekeeping, lets get up to date with the fourth round of the W-Bracket.
The first match we are going to look at is a highly anticipated faceoff between our noble host TurtleGamin, may he live forever, and ShepherdL. TurtleGamin went after a 5 flower mono red pattern from north to south while ShepherL went for an east west 4 flower arrangement. Instead of planting his last flower, TurtleGamin shook things up by planting his orchid at the east gate and then pushed it out to arrest a flower and block a harmony. ShepherdL bloomed his fourth flower and put his own orchid in the east gate behind TurtleGamin's. ShepherdL then moved to make his last harmony, but fumbled with his harmony bonus, rendering both of his easternmost flowers captured by TurtleGamin's orchid. In order to keep his orchid from being captured, TurtleGamin used 2 flowers to make the last corner of his ring instead of bringing out his lotus. ShepherdL could only block by moving a rhododendrom, but it was not enough as TurtleGamin moved it along with his wheel making a winning ring.
Pronetowander achieved sente early in his match against C0n0li0. C0n0li0 as he has often done in this tournament planted his orchid early on, but Pronetowander punished this move severely, taking advantage of the timing to bring out his fourth flower and plant an orchid himself. C0n0li0 placed a rock in the way, but was left following Pronetowander around blocking his flowers until he ran out of options and Pronetowander completed his winning ring.
Burce and parsa went head to head in a hot match under the blazing Ember Island sun. Burce started the game by filling out the north east and west gates while parsa blitzed out to get his pieces in place. With the other 3 gates blocked, parsa was forced to bloom his fourth flower from the south gate, even though it needed placement in the northwest neutral garden. Burce meanwhile had begun an east to west formation starting at the east and then using a boat to move one of parsa’s flowers out of place with a boat as he moved out of the west gate. parsa responded by doing the same to Burce as he repositioned his flower, but Burce bloomed his orchid on the next turn blocking another harmony. Despite the opposition, parsa managed to get his fourth flower close to a winning position, forcing Burce to move one of his flowers out of place to block another harmony in the chain. Both players continued shifting their flowers around and planting new ones. Burce built up a similar pattern to the one parsa was working on and with his flowers in close proximity to parsa’s. Burce now was commanding the board only one turn from victory for several turns as parsa was forced to use every turn staving off defeat. Unable to get out ahead, parsa’s blocking flower was put aside by Burce’s wheel giving him a winning ring.
ohreahanoe and Dallin went head to head match that went off like a chain of firecrackers. ohreganoe as
host began the match by taking up the north, south and west gates while Dallin began positioning his two pieces. When he began blooming flowers he started off a very tight north south arrangement. Dallin gurarded the south gate where ohreaganoe needed to plant a final flower, but ohreaganoe did not waste any time and sent his orchid from the east gate to arrest a jade. Dallin also sent out his orchid without a blooming lotus, and after some confusion on ohreaganoe’s part it was revealed that this was so that it could not be captured by basic flowers. Dallin captured ohreaganoe’s orchid and began moving his flowers into position. ohreaganoe blocked deftly, but Dallin managed to slip past him and made a winning ring.
I said it once and I’ll say it again tomorrow begins the final round of the W-bracket so we will be covering that and catching up with the happenings on the L-bracket as well as we quickly approach the thrilling conclusion to this amazing tournament. Drink plenty of water in the heat of the day and enjoy your tea when the cool breezes come in from the ocean. Players keep sharp because the end is near!
payam and Urno1 had a downright ballistic match, both players ending the game without any special flowers or accent tiles to spare. payam went right for a fast north south ring, Urno1 blocked but payam had all the flowers he needed and sent his orchid out to clear his path. Urno1 planted his orchid as well but held it ready protecting his flower on the east side. Both players were tossing out tiles left and right, Urno1 forced payam to expand the arrangement east to west. All the while though Urno1 did not manage quite to make a ring of his own. This went on for some time, payam used the orchid to arrest flowers left and right, but when Urno1 bloomed his orchid payam pounced and captured it, but allowed his to be captured in the process. Both players made a big push to bloom more flowers and in the ensuing chaos payam made a ring by passing over the congested area surrounding the south gate.
Shader17 like many of the W-bracket players opened up by taking control of 3 gates, and holding on to 2 of them in particular until Yagalo bloomed his orchid and sent it into a commanding position in the upper white garden. Shader17 dodged and blocked, but his arrangement lost form and Yagalo managed to squeeze out a winning ring.
Mithrandir42 and ZxTinyJ began their match planting and moving out flowers and forming harmonies. ZxTinyJ took over 3 gates, a little later than the strategy usually prescribes allowing Mithrandir42 to get out the flowers he needed, but not in optimal positions. ZxTinyJ formed up a pattern from east to west while holding the south gate. Both players struggled against one another, shifting and blocking one another for several turns. Mithrandir slipped up, repositioning a rhododendron with a boat, which ZxTinyJ immediately put back in place forming a winning ring.
CatholicChris took a quick victory from Cabbage_Peddler, both players made quick moves and used tiles quickly and often. Cabbage_Peddler seemed to have changed plans early in the game putting him behind while CatholicChris hept the pressure on and pulled together a winning ring despite being pushed around heavily by accent tiles.
Majora defeated resu532 after a totally mind boggling match that ended on the special condition of running out of flowers. It started off normally enough, but it took a dark turn when they both got close to making rings. resu532 came out swinging with his orchid, lotus blooming and both players used clashing flowers to harass and capture one another's flowers. Majora took control of the east side of the board with an uncapturable orchid, holding the north gate as resu532 attempted to form up a ring from north to south. He was very nearly successful but spent his last accent tile to position his pieces. Majora prevented the win with a lone rose standing between resu532 and victory. Majora had no clear path to victory, and changed gears about this time pumping out flowers turn after turn, almost indifferent to the carnage resu532 was wreaking with his orchid. Majora did attempt, or at least feign an attempt to make an east west ring, but it was gobbled up. Only a few turns later Majora planted his last basic flower tile and won the game having saved his wheel and lotus tiles.
1GreatAdventurer got bumped off when he went up against Mako27 in a round as fast as the flash of a blade. 1GreatAdventurer got a great start by taking over 3 gates, but made a fatal mistake in opening up the east gate once Mako27 had formed up 3 of four parts of an east west ring. 1GreatAdventurer fought back using a clashing rose to capture one of Mako27’s jasmines, then blocking another harmony with a rock. Mako27 cleared it all up by blooming another jasmine, overrunning the offending rose and shipping off the rock on the harmony bonus for the win.
Lightheart and tree opened their match by mirroring one another perfectly up to turn 5. Both players played the neutral gardens, mismatching the position of the flowers against the colored gardens. Early on Lightheart attempted to disrupt tree with knotweed, but tree slid his flower out of the way and responded in kind. This move lined tree up to bloom a flower from the west gate and complete his harmony ring. The mighty tree lumbers on.
Tomorrow we will be catching up with W-bracket round 4 and getting current on L-bracket 3. L-Bracket 4 is also in progress so we will see if we can get into that as well. Even though the bulk of the matches are behind us, the best matches are still ahead so keep checking in here, watch the matches as the run and check in with TotallyPorff, Majora and their various guests on Twitch. Update on the Ember Island Players, I reported my experience, but the inspector did not believe me so they are not being investigated at this time. Apparently a reputation for being tactless makes you harmless in the eyes of the law. Don’t get caught alone and keep your eyes open. I fear greatly they will come up with a new means for revenge.
Tomorrow the W-bracket goes into the semifinals, that’s right the winner of the W-bracket will be named in the next few days! Stay tuned in all the regular channels because it is going to be a whirlwind and you don’t want to miss a second! As an editorial note, I would like to clarify for the sake of his HONOR!!! that Majora did not intend to win by depleting his flowers, but had hoped to win by a ring, even at the end of the match against resu523. Alright now that we have done some housekeeping, lets get up to date with the fourth round of the W-Bracket.
The first match we are going to look at is a highly anticipated faceoff between our noble host TurtleGamin, may he live forever, and ShepherdL. TurtleGamin went after a 5 flower mono red pattern from north to south while ShepherL went for an east west 4 flower arrangement. Instead of planting his last flower, TurtleGamin shook things up by planting his orchid at the east gate and then pushed it out to arrest a flower and block a harmony. ShepherdL bloomed his fourth flower and put his own orchid in the east gate behind TurtleGamin's. ShepherdL then moved to make his last harmony, but fumbled with his harmony bonus, rendering both of his easternmost flowers captured by TurtleGamin's orchid. In order to keep his orchid from being captured, TurtleGamin used 2 flowers to make the last corner of his ring instead of bringing out his lotus. ShepherdL could only block by moving a rhododendrom, but it was not enough as TurtleGamin moved it along with his wheel making a winning ring.
Pronetowander achieved sente early in his match against C0n0li0. C0n0li0 as he has often done in this tournament planted his orchid early on, but Pronetowander punished this move severely, taking advantage of the timing to bring out his fourth flower and plant an orchid himself. C0n0li0 placed a rock in the way, but was left following Pronetowander around blocking his flowers until he ran out of options and Pronetowander completed his winning ring.
Burce and parsa went head to head in a hot match under the blazing Ember Island sun. Burce started the game by filling out the north east and west gates while parsa blitzed out to get his pieces in place. With the other 3 gates blocked, parsa was forced to bloom his fourth flower from the south gate, even though it needed placement in the northwest neutral garden. Burce meanwhile had begun an east to west formation starting at the east and then using a boat to move one of parsa’s flowers out of place with a boat as he moved out of the west gate. parsa responded by doing the same to Burce as he repositioned his flower, but Burce bloomed his orchid on the next turn blocking another harmony. Despite the opposition, parsa managed to get his fourth flower close to a winning position, forcing Burce to move one of his flowers out of place to block another harmony in the chain. Both players continued shifting their flowers around and planting new ones. Burce built up a similar pattern to the one parsa was working on and with his flowers in close proximity to parsa’s. Burce now was commanding the board only one turn from victory for several turns as parsa was forced to use every turn staving off defeat. Unable to get out ahead, parsa’s blocking flower was put aside by Burce’s wheel giving him a winning ring.
ohreahanoe and Dallin went head to head match that went off like a chain of firecrackers. ohreganoe as
host began the match by taking up the north, south and west gates while Dallin began positioning his two pieces. When he began blooming flowers he started off a very tight north south arrangement. Dallin gurarded the south gate where ohreaganoe needed to plant a final flower, but ohreaganoe did not waste any time and sent his orchid from the east gate to arrest a jade. Dallin also sent out his orchid without a blooming lotus, and after some confusion on ohreaganoe’s part it was revealed that this was so that it could not be captured by basic flowers. Dallin captured ohreaganoe’s orchid and began moving his flowers into position. ohreaganoe blocked deftly, but Dallin managed to slip past him and made a winning ring.
I said it once and I’ll say it again tomorrow begins the final round of the W-bracket so we will be covering that and catching up with the happenings on the L-bracket as well as we quickly approach the thrilling conclusion to this amazing tournament. Drink plenty of water in the heat of the day and enjoy your tea when the cool breezes come in from the ocean. Players keep sharp because the end is near!
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