Earth Rumble VII Skud Pai Sho Tournament

[Cannoli]

"Ointment and perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by hearty counsel."

The first round of the Earth Kingdom Rumble VII is OVER, yes OVER! That means its time for round 2 and more extreme action! Before we get too far ahead of ourselves, lets look back over the last day of round 1. Thank you to everyone participating and spectating, this is all for you and on account of you, because when your opponents are your friends, there is never a dull day!

"Burning starfire shines in the sky
For the lives of great men who stand by your side"



Shader17 vs Padre was a lightning quick game, both players blooming bodacious bouquets. Shader17 used a harmony bonus to tangle up Padre's last unpositioned flower with a knotweed, leaving no options to block or make a harmony. With that Shader17 slid his last flower into place with no further tricks or gimmicks. That is how it's done Shader17!

Electrohex and Jeffreymunro both started their match with 5-4 planting. Early on Electrohex bunged up Jeffreymunro's arrangement. Unfortunately this put him a step behind, and after the Orchids made a brief appearance Jeffreymunro was able to build a winning ring.

The match between PaiShoAce and TwoTheSecond was surprisingly short and simple. Playing her favorite opening, a 4-5, TwoTheSecond quickly began building a vertical ring, using the North gate after PaiShoAce gave it up. No stranger to 4-5, PaiShoAce played quickly on offense as well, building a ring of their own. Recognizing TwoTheSecond’s first ring threat, PaiShoAce continued on offense, using a knotweed to try to block her. Unfortunately, this knotweed placement was insufficient to block the offensive threat, and TwoTheSecond swiftly took the win with a clean wheel finish.

Markdwagner played against ZxTinyJ, taking the place of BatoBingBatoBoom in the tournament. Zx played a 5-3 start, allowing Mark to elect a 5-4 opener in response. Despite the speed advantage, Mark quickly found himself back on defense as Zx expertly set up his spin on the classic 3-5, bringing his lotus out early. Mark quickly punished this, using a knotweed to take advantage of the lotus’s small movement speed and slow Zx down significantly. As Zx tried to escape, Mark used his orchid to hold his opponent’s lotus in the range of the knotweed. Zx used his own orchid, empowered by his lotus, to begin capturing Mark’s tiles. After having successfully removed enough of Mark’s defense, Zx was able to wheel away both the knotweed and Mark’s orchid on harmony bonus, winning the game on turn 13.

A notoriously skilled player and previous tournament winner, SpinxKreuz’s playstyle showed no signs of decay in his match against Sadman. Similar to Zx, Spinx began by planting a 5, electing a 4 as his second tile. Sadman chose to plant a 3 instead of mirroring, giving Spinx a notable speed advantage. Sadman seemed to recognize this, and focused on gate control for most of the early game. As predicted, Spinx quickly formed his first ring threat, though Sadman was prepared, and diligently defended as they created a threat of their own. For the next few turns, the two exchanged accent tiles and basic blocks as they tried to wriggle around each others’ defenses. Spinx finally broke Sadman’s offense with an orchid threat, and was able to slip a wheel finish by his opponent, securing the win on turn 16.

The last completed game of round 1 was Ntturner vs Cajuncoder and watching the replay, it looked rushed! Both players began working with a 5-3 strategy, and as the game progressed the board became liberally sprinkled with accent tiles. Cajuncoder struggled to make a threatening ring pattern and on turn 13 flubbed his defense, placing a rock just a few places too high giving Ntturner the opportunity he needed to move on in the winner bracket.


Resu532 beat Deadguppy by default
Lalalandikki beat Maci by default
UlisCM beat klammazu by default
Ghost117 beat Elaitha by default
Tree beat NinjaB35 by default
Cpt_Seabear beat GeneralButtercrust by default
Sensei_Wu beat flameo by default
Demilocke beat NotSbeve by default
Wolf beat magicodd by default
Dinosar beat Jay77 by default

Written by BaronAlbatross and Cannoli