05-03-2021, 11:18 PM
Heeeeeeeey Rumblers! Fans and players who likes catsup? Ketchup? Catching up? There was a joke there, somebody help me out with that. Anyway we are catching up on reviews as we get into the last leg of the tournament! It has been a wild week for everyone in administration as well as the players and the matches we are looking at today were OFF THE CHAIN!!!!
Adder and BaronAlbatross shared an excellent match together! BaronAlbatross began with an alternate 4-5 opener, and Adder mirrored these plants. As Baron moved out of the Southern gate, Adder planted behind him, taking control of both vertical gates in the process. BaronAlbatross chained harmonies to take the West gate, and attempted to make use of Adder’s lotus in the North to form a harmony ring, yet Adder quickly broke down this ring threat with his wild orchid. Adder presented the next threat, which Baron cleanly blocked with a rock on harmony bonus. Adder then sacrificed his orchid to once again break down Baron’s offense, though BaronAlbatross had bought himself enough time to safely begin to reset. Adder swiftly put the pressure back on, however, and Baron was forced to play defensively for the next couple of turns. Indeed, this was just long enough for Adder to set up and complete a harmony ring, winning the game and advancing to the next round!
TheRealMomo and Sirstotes played an absolutely bonkers game, finishing out after a whopping 53 rounds! The game started simple enough, with Stotes playing a 3-5 opener, moving his 5 directly out once he had both plants down. Momo played for gate control, taking the East gate after Stotes moved out. Though Stotes slowed Momo down in her gate control strategy with a plant to the West, he elected to move out and instead focus on offense, later planting a W4 up North in order to work on his harmony ring. With control of both the East and West gates, Momo was able to rush on offense as well, and she made the first ring threat, which Stotes promptly blocked with a knotweed. Unfazed, Momo brought out her lotus and orchid as she pivoted to her rose as her fourth harmonizing tile, though this gave Stotes enough time to work on offense as well. Over the next couple of turns, both players cleverly used basic blocks to defend as they maneuvered their tiles into place, a pattern finally broken when Momo brought out her orchid and began to capture Stotes’s tiles. Stotes brought out an orchid of his own, and he cunningly used his tile placement to evade capture, as Momo could not take his orchid without losing the game. Momo captured Stotes’ lotus, and though Sirstotes attempted to further threaten his ring by planting a white jade, Momo swiftly captured his W4 as well, forcing an offensive reset. For the next few turns, Stotes was forced to play more on the defensive as Momo continued her unrelenting assault, and though he was able to begin rebuilding a horizontal ring, his own knotweed effectively blocked him from making any speedy threat. On turn 31, Momo went on a short capturing spree, taking three of Stotes’ tiles, including his orchid. On turn 35, Momo’s orchid was taken out of the game, its reign of terror finally over. By then, however, she had put herself significantly ahead, with a greater tile count, three accent tiles to Stotes’ one, and a weak albeit useful offensive threat. Momo at first continued to use each of these advantages to try to force past Stotes’ defenses, but Stotes had the board on lockdown, and used clashes and basic blocks to shut down any openings Momo created. As Stotes defended, he began chaining out tiles, working as quickly as he could towards the alt win conditions. Not long after, Momo recognized this attempt, and began pumping out midline harmonies as well. Momo used her favorable positioning, larger amount of tiles, and skillful movement to quickly overwhelm Sirstotes, and by the time he only had one tile left to plant, Momo had more midline harmonies on the board, and more tiles to spare. Stotes attempted to block out some of Momo’s harmonies, but her advantage proved to be too great, and she finally won the game on turn 53, planting her last two tiles rather than chaining them out. This game was absolutely incredible to watch, and though Momo had Stotes on the ropes for the last few turns, the sheer talent of both players cannot be overlooked—both TheRealMomo and Sirstotes are truly Pai Sho masters!
- Written by BaronAlbatross and Cannoli
Good morning, afternoon, evening and night to all you Rumblers across the globe! The games from this round have been completed, and the Losers Bracket pre final between Spinx and Momo will be up in the coming hours! The tournament is getting close to its apex, and we already have one of our grand finalists! To see how the pool has been whittled down to just four players remaining, let’s take a look at the three fantastic games that took place this round!
Liam_Keaggy13 vs Cannoli put an end to the matches on the winners board! That's right folks we have decided one of the players for the grand finals! This was a special match start to finish and I BaronAlbatross am gonna break it down for you! We had a noted anomaly in the beginning when Cannoli dropped his rock in favor of two wheels. Yes that had all our gears turning right out the gate but the first 4 turns both players mirrored each other in hypnotic symmetry. On turn 6 Cannoli spent one wheel to actually make the earliest threat to win I can personally recall. Liam_Keaggey13 could not make a harmony so he moved a flower out of position to block. Cannoli, sparing no expense, used a boat to push Liam_Keaggey13's piece back into harmony and out of the way. He blocked again though, and this time lined himself up to make a harmony so that when Cannoli threatened to win again on turn 8 he was able to deliver a tangle of knotweed right where it hurts! On turn 9 Liam_Keaggey13 was able to issue his first threat while Cannoli looked to be changing tactics. Cannoli blocked effectively as both players pushed more and more flowers into play. Cannoli's orcid came out to make an arrest only at the last moment to stop Liam_Keaggey13 from making a good ring with his new flowers. On turn 14 Liam_Keaggey13 actually sent his own orchid to hold Cannoli's as well as one other flower making a big immobile block on the west side of the board. Undeterred, Cannoli pushed ahead using his advantage in flower count to spread Liam_Keaggey13's forces thin. Cannoli expanded this advantage until turn 19 when he presented a double threat. Liam_Keaggey13 was not able to handle both so on turn 20 Cannoli pulled together a winning ring and strode confidently into the next arena!
Samurai_Appa vs TheRealMomo was not the first time Appa and Momo had met on the battlefield (documentation of a previous conflict the two had can be found below), and each came prepared. TheRealMomo began the match with a 3-5 opener, and Appa followed suit. Momo first moved out her Southern rose, and Appa quickly planted a jade behind it. As Momo moved into position to harmonize on the next turn, Appa used this jade to block her potential harmony, and over the next few turns, the two shifted back and forth as Momo tried to find an opening for her first harmony. Appa used these turns to place himself in a favorable position, and finally allowed Momo to get her first harmony on turn 6, electing to plant a W4 in the South rather than continuing to block his adversary. From there, Momo began building her ring, using only the East gate to get out every tile she needed to form her first threat, including a white jade that she sent across the board to put pressure on Appa. Meanwhile, Appa was attempting to construct a ring using the vertical gates, though Momo’s first threat came into play before Appa was able to complete his. Appa used a rock to block Momo’s first ring attempt, and Momo swiftly removed this rock, using one of her two boats to do so. A knotweed and a well placed orchid from Appa were able to maintain this block, however, and Momo began looking for new options for a harmony ring. First, however, she brought out her orchid to scare off Appa’s wild orchid, strategically pushing it away from her next point of attack. Momo then began to use Appa’s lotus to steal his vertical harmony ring, which Appa quickly took notice of, taking the time to move his lotus out of position as he worked on his own threat from the West gate. Momo used a chrysanthemum to capture Appa’s W4 in the South, setting herself up for a sneaky boat finish. Appa, not fully realizing the danger he was in, made a further offensive move, planting a white jade in the South on harmony bonus to threaten Momo’s R5. By then, however, it was too late, and Momo reformed her harmony with Appa’s lotus and used a boat to move her chrysanthemum into place to create a harmony ring and win the game!
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Adder vs SpinxKreuz was a fascinating game, and a fantastic send off for Adder, who has more than proven his talent this tournament. SpinxKreuz began the game in an interesting way, electing for the first time in this tournament to open with a 3-5 rather than his signature 4-5. Adder responded in a more predictable way, utilizing his clever 3-rush opener and immediately sending his rose out of the gate. Spinx quickly stole the North gate, and Adder secured the West soon after. Spinx did not hold the North for long, and Adder was able to take this as well, but as he tried to maneuver his Western jade to the East side of the board, Spinx used a preemptive knotweed, throwing a wrench into Adder’s positioning. A couple turns later, Adder found himself defending with only 3 harmonizing tiles on the board, and though he had no trouble making use of cunning movement and positioning to thwart Spinx’s offense, he was unable to make a threat of his own. Finally, on turn 13, Adder was able to send out a lily in the South to threaten a win, using a rock to maintain his defense. Spinx swiftly sent out his own rock to block this attempt, and the two continued to dance back and forth between offense and defense. On turn 17, Spinx removed Adder’s rock, opening an offensive lane back up. Adder promptly blocked this attempt with an orchid, and Spinx brought his lotus out, his own orchid ready to go. Adder moved to protect his tiles, yet Spinx’s orchid was just a distraction, and he used the lotus as a part of his harmony ring, wheeling away Adder’s orchid and winning the game!
Written by BaronAlbatross and Cannoli
Adder and BaronAlbatross shared an excellent match together! BaronAlbatross began with an alternate 4-5 opener, and Adder mirrored these plants. As Baron moved out of the Southern gate, Adder planted behind him, taking control of both vertical gates in the process. BaronAlbatross chained harmonies to take the West gate, and attempted to make use of Adder’s lotus in the North to form a harmony ring, yet Adder quickly broke down this ring threat with his wild orchid. Adder presented the next threat, which Baron cleanly blocked with a rock on harmony bonus. Adder then sacrificed his orchid to once again break down Baron’s offense, though BaronAlbatross had bought himself enough time to safely begin to reset. Adder swiftly put the pressure back on, however, and Baron was forced to play defensively for the next couple of turns. Indeed, this was just long enough for Adder to set up and complete a harmony ring, winning the game and advancing to the next round!
TheRealMomo and Sirstotes played an absolutely bonkers game, finishing out after a whopping 53 rounds! The game started simple enough, with Stotes playing a 3-5 opener, moving his 5 directly out once he had both plants down. Momo played for gate control, taking the East gate after Stotes moved out. Though Stotes slowed Momo down in her gate control strategy with a plant to the West, he elected to move out and instead focus on offense, later planting a W4 up North in order to work on his harmony ring. With control of both the East and West gates, Momo was able to rush on offense as well, and she made the first ring threat, which Stotes promptly blocked with a knotweed. Unfazed, Momo brought out her lotus and orchid as she pivoted to her rose as her fourth harmonizing tile, though this gave Stotes enough time to work on offense as well. Over the next couple of turns, both players cleverly used basic blocks to defend as they maneuvered their tiles into place, a pattern finally broken when Momo brought out her orchid and began to capture Stotes’s tiles. Stotes brought out an orchid of his own, and he cunningly used his tile placement to evade capture, as Momo could not take his orchid without losing the game. Momo captured Stotes’ lotus, and though Sirstotes attempted to further threaten his ring by planting a white jade, Momo swiftly captured his W4 as well, forcing an offensive reset. For the next few turns, Stotes was forced to play more on the defensive as Momo continued her unrelenting assault, and though he was able to begin rebuilding a horizontal ring, his own knotweed effectively blocked him from making any speedy threat. On turn 31, Momo went on a short capturing spree, taking three of Stotes’ tiles, including his orchid. On turn 35, Momo’s orchid was taken out of the game, its reign of terror finally over. By then, however, she had put herself significantly ahead, with a greater tile count, three accent tiles to Stotes’ one, and a weak albeit useful offensive threat. Momo at first continued to use each of these advantages to try to force past Stotes’ defenses, but Stotes had the board on lockdown, and used clashes and basic blocks to shut down any openings Momo created. As Stotes defended, he began chaining out tiles, working as quickly as he could towards the alt win conditions. Not long after, Momo recognized this attempt, and began pumping out midline harmonies as well. Momo used her favorable positioning, larger amount of tiles, and skillful movement to quickly overwhelm Sirstotes, and by the time he only had one tile left to plant, Momo had more midline harmonies on the board, and more tiles to spare. Stotes attempted to block out some of Momo’s harmonies, but her advantage proved to be too great, and she finally won the game on turn 53, planting her last two tiles rather than chaining them out. This game was absolutely incredible to watch, and though Momo had Stotes on the ropes for the last few turns, the sheer talent of both players cannot be overlooked—both TheRealMomo and Sirstotes are truly Pai Sho masters!
- Written by BaronAlbatross and Cannoli
Good morning, afternoon, evening and night to all you Rumblers across the globe! The games from this round have been completed, and the Losers Bracket pre final between Spinx and Momo will be up in the coming hours! The tournament is getting close to its apex, and we already have one of our grand finalists! To see how the pool has been whittled down to just four players remaining, let’s take a look at the three fantastic games that took place this round!
Liam_Keaggy13 vs Cannoli put an end to the matches on the winners board! That's right folks we have decided one of the players for the grand finals! This was a special match start to finish and I BaronAlbatross am gonna break it down for you! We had a noted anomaly in the beginning when Cannoli dropped his rock in favor of two wheels. Yes that had all our gears turning right out the gate but the first 4 turns both players mirrored each other in hypnotic symmetry. On turn 6 Cannoli spent one wheel to actually make the earliest threat to win I can personally recall. Liam_Keaggey13 could not make a harmony so he moved a flower out of position to block. Cannoli, sparing no expense, used a boat to push Liam_Keaggey13's piece back into harmony and out of the way. He blocked again though, and this time lined himself up to make a harmony so that when Cannoli threatened to win again on turn 8 he was able to deliver a tangle of knotweed right where it hurts! On turn 9 Liam_Keaggey13 was able to issue his first threat while Cannoli looked to be changing tactics. Cannoli blocked effectively as both players pushed more and more flowers into play. Cannoli's orcid came out to make an arrest only at the last moment to stop Liam_Keaggey13 from making a good ring with his new flowers. On turn 14 Liam_Keaggey13 actually sent his own orchid to hold Cannoli's as well as one other flower making a big immobile block on the west side of the board. Undeterred, Cannoli pushed ahead using his advantage in flower count to spread Liam_Keaggey13's forces thin. Cannoli expanded this advantage until turn 19 when he presented a double threat. Liam_Keaggey13 was not able to handle both so on turn 20 Cannoli pulled together a winning ring and strode confidently into the next arena!
Samurai_Appa vs TheRealMomo was not the first time Appa and Momo had met on the battlefield (documentation of a previous conflict the two had can be found below), and each came prepared. TheRealMomo began the match with a 3-5 opener, and Appa followed suit. Momo first moved out her Southern rose, and Appa quickly planted a jade behind it. As Momo moved into position to harmonize on the next turn, Appa used this jade to block her potential harmony, and over the next few turns, the two shifted back and forth as Momo tried to find an opening for her first harmony. Appa used these turns to place himself in a favorable position, and finally allowed Momo to get her first harmony on turn 6, electing to plant a W4 in the South rather than continuing to block his adversary. From there, Momo began building her ring, using only the East gate to get out every tile she needed to form her first threat, including a white jade that she sent across the board to put pressure on Appa. Meanwhile, Appa was attempting to construct a ring using the vertical gates, though Momo’s first threat came into play before Appa was able to complete his. Appa used a rock to block Momo’s first ring attempt, and Momo swiftly removed this rock, using one of her two boats to do so. A knotweed and a well placed orchid from Appa were able to maintain this block, however, and Momo began looking for new options for a harmony ring. First, however, she brought out her orchid to scare off Appa’s wild orchid, strategically pushing it away from her next point of attack. Momo then began to use Appa’s lotus to steal his vertical harmony ring, which Appa quickly took notice of, taking the time to move his lotus out of position as he worked on his own threat from the West gate. Momo used a chrysanthemum to capture Appa’s W4 in the South, setting herself up for a sneaky boat finish. Appa, not fully realizing the danger he was in, made a further offensive move, planting a white jade in the South on harmony bonus to threaten Momo’s R5. By then, however, it was too late, and Momo reformed her harmony with Appa’s lotus and used a boat to move her chrysanthemum into place to create a harmony ring and win the game!
Adder vs SpinxKreuz was a fascinating game, and a fantastic send off for Adder, who has more than proven his talent this tournament. SpinxKreuz began the game in an interesting way, electing for the first time in this tournament to open with a 3-5 rather than his signature 4-5. Adder responded in a more predictable way, utilizing his clever 3-rush opener and immediately sending his rose out of the gate. Spinx quickly stole the North gate, and Adder secured the West soon after. Spinx did not hold the North for long, and Adder was able to take this as well, but as he tried to maneuver his Western jade to the East side of the board, Spinx used a preemptive knotweed, throwing a wrench into Adder’s positioning. A couple turns later, Adder found himself defending with only 3 harmonizing tiles on the board, and though he had no trouble making use of cunning movement and positioning to thwart Spinx’s offense, he was unable to make a threat of his own. Finally, on turn 13, Adder was able to send out a lily in the South to threaten a win, using a rock to maintain his defense. Spinx swiftly sent out his own rock to block this attempt, and the two continued to dance back and forth between offense and defense. On turn 17, Spinx removed Adder’s rock, opening an offensive lane back up. Adder promptly blocked this attempt with an orchid, and Spinx brought his lotus out, his own orchid ready to go. Adder moved to protect his tiles, yet Spinx’s orchid was just a distraction, and he used the lotus as a part of his harmony ring, wheeling away Adder’s orchid and winning the game!
Written by BaronAlbatross and Cannoli
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