Earth Rumble VII Skud Pai Sho Tournament

[Cannoli]

Welcome, Rumblers, to the semifinals of the Winners Bracket, and the pre-quarterfinals of the Losers Bracket! Things are getting really exciting in the tournament, and this round is sure to be a good one! Before then, we’d like to personally thank all of the participants for completing their games before the end of last round! It was absolutely lovely getting to properly do match summaries for the full round. On that note, let’s look at the final match we still have yet to cover—it’s a spectacular one for sure! BaronAlbatross is here with your match report.

Yagalo and SpinxKreuz put the last nail in the coffin of round 4! Right out the gate Yagalo kept SpinxKreuz pinned down on the south side of the board. SpinxKreuz fought back, pushing up the center to break into a threat on turn 8! But Yagalo was not about to let that slide and he delivered a smackdown on that attempt with a rock in the northwest garden. On turn 10 it was Yagalo's turn to have a winning move ready to go, but SpinxKreuz gave him a big "No Way Jose," blocking with a flower tile and a knotweed at the same time! Both players had to recoil and get their footing back after that exchange, and it was SpinxKreuz threatening a win on turn 13, then Yagalo on 14 and SpinxKreuz AGAIN on 15! And that was the one that did it, SpinxKreuz found an unprotected opening and he rammed a boat right through it to make a winning ring.

- Written by BaronAlbatross and Cannoli