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Wrestling With What CDI Hath Wrought
The latest installment in our ongoing HRI Readers Blog series
By Indulto
If I had to use a single word to describe the impact of Churchill Downs' recent replacement of its long-time, earnings based Kentucky Derby eligibility system with one based on points accumulated by the top four finishers in a selected subset of races that previously qualified Derby starters, that word would be SMACKDOWN!
While there are many positive aspects of the new system -- which I agree should do a better job of getting stronger Triple Crown candidates into the starting gates -- I keep wondering why they went out of their way to play the villain.
Why apply a hammer-lock to Hawthorne's Illinois Derby -- and put a strangle–hold on Saratoga's Hopeful – when they could have taken them to the mat simply by assigning them fewer points relative to races they believe would produce the strongest Derby field?
So I decided to find out if any other commentary circulating through cyberspace shared my concerns and/or offered fresh perspectives worth considering. I managed to locate several worth referencing:
Steven Crist's reaction was as swift as it was strong in his "Crist: Kentucky Derby qualifying plan a good start, but needs adjustments." (http://www.drf.com/news/crist-kentucky-derby-qualifying-plan-good-start-needs-adjustments)
"The new plan … was a sincere and partially successful attempt to remedy some of these problems. What Churchill presented, however, was an over-reaching and sometimes self-serving plan that introduces new inequities …"
"Churchill also clearly and heavy handedly is trying to promote properties that it owns at the expense of tradition and common sense."
"Churchill also looks petty by excluding the $500,000 Illinois Derby at Hawthorne entirely from this scheme. …
… Suspicious minds would say that it also has something to do with the fact that Churchill-owned Arlington Park just had a bitter Chicago-area dates dispute with Hawthorne and that stripping its crosstown rival's biggest race of any Derby-qualifying significance is payback. …"
Somewhat more succinct, but no less eloquent in his "Churchill wields heavy hand in new Derby grading system," (http://www.lvrj.com/sports/churchill-wields-heavy-hand-in-new-derby-grading-system-159986135.html) Richard Eng wrote, "Overall, I like most of the new "Road to the Kentucky Derby." However, it clearly shows Churchill Downs is the 2,000-pound gorilla in horse racing. The Kentucky Derby is theirs to do with as they please, and if you don't play nice with them, you can be downgraded - or eliminated - with the stroke of a pen."
Specifically, he opined, "The most obvious wrong is deleting the Illinois Derby from the point schedule. This clearly is a political slap to the face of the Carey family, owners of Hawthorne Racecourse.
If there were a commissioner of the sport, he would overrule this item in the best interest of horse racing."
Hardly a happy camper in his "Scheinman: New Derby qualifying plan a bad idea," ("http://www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/scheinman-new-derby-qualifying-plan-a-bad-idea/) John Scheinman wrote, "What we have gotten, … , is Churchill Downs attempting to shape racing outside the realm of its jurisdiction using the overwhelming importance of the Kentucky Derby as its muscle.
Hall of Fame trainer Carl Nafzger made a key point in his comments to Bloodhorse: 'It's not leaving the horse alone, leaving the trainer alone, and letting them plot their own course to get there. This way, once again, racetracks are starting to use horses to fit their agenda instead of allowing trainers to develop horses.'"
"It looks pretty blatant why the Illinois Derby was left out of the new Kentucky Derby paradigm. Representatives from Arlington Park, owned by Churchill Downs Inc., went before the Illinois Racing Board last September and tried to have Hawthorne's spring racing dates killed.
They failed. Now it's payback time."
Perhaps the best question was posed by Teresa Genaro in her recent "The New Road to the Kentucky Derby." (http://www.forbes.com/sites/teresagenaro/2012/06/21/the-new-road-to-the-kentucky-derby/)," when she wrote "A bigger question is why the organizers of a premier, wildly successful sporting event like the Kentucky Derby, an event that already captures the imagination—and dollars—of an audience far beyond its core base, would make a radical change to its qualifying system based on the opinions of 300 people with, apparently, little knowledge of the sport itself."
She concluded with, "Without question is that Churchill Downs now exerts complete control over who qualifies for its signature race. It didn't consult with other tracks or racing organizations as it considered changing the qualifying system, and in the fractured world of Thoroughbred racing, it didn't have to."
In my opinion, the thrust going forward should be on making a good idea better while continuing to honor racing tradition which also strengthens the Derby's hold on America's racing consciousness.
Should CDI be proactive about strengthening the Kentucky Derby field? Yes. Should the greater contribution of some races to competitive performances in Triple Crown events be acknowledged at the expense of those that have not? Yes. Is a race's Graded Stakes designation a sufficient measure of its contribution to Triple Crown performances? Not currently.
Until the American Graded Stakes (AGS) committee lives up to its responsibility to accurately and apolitically assess the level of competition as well as the likelihood of competitive future performances by its participants, I believe CDI is within its authority to consider different interpretations of race grading, but not unilaterally. The same groups that determine Eclipse Award winners are probably a better choice than CDI executives to rank Derby qualifying races.
If races are to be eliminated from consideration, then objective race elimination criteria need to be established beforehand, e.g., a race at a mile or over which hasn't produced a TC event participant for 2 consecutive years, or a race at 7 furlongs or under that didn't produce a TC event participant during the previous year.
As I see it, the main flaw in the existing CDI proposal is its absolute dependence upon race chronology. The emphasis on recency and distance seems valid to me as well as the idea of having more Derby participants that have previously faced one another. Assuming race elimination criteria are in place, all graded stakes NOT RESTRICTED BY SEX that formerly qualified Derby starters should continue to do so with decreasing point sets assigned on the basis of tiers established or confirmed by Eclipse Award voters.
The idea that the most likely Triple Crown candidates will come from among the top 4 finishers in the top 5 Derby preps run 6 to 3 weeks prior at 9 furlongs, i.e., the Arkansas Derby, Bluegrass Stakes, Florida Derby, Santa Anita Derby, and Wood Memorial, makes a lot of sense to me and should comprise the top tier.
I can also see where the top 4 finishers of another 5 Derby Preps run 7 to 4 weeks prior at 9 furlongs or more, i.e., the Illinois Derby, Louisiana Derby, Spiral Stakes, Sunland Derby, and UAE Derby, might be the next most likely TC candidates and could comprise the second tier.
The top 4 finishers in shorter or earlier route preps including the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Breeders' Futurity, Champagne, Fountain of Youth, Gotham, Kentucky Jockey Club, Norfolk, Rebel, Risen Star, Robert B. Lewis, San Felipe, and Tampa Bay Derby, could be considered legitimate competition in the third tier.
To a lesser extent, so could the top 4 finishers in the Derby Trial, Delmar Futurity, Hollywood Futurity, Hopeful, Jerome, and Lexington in the fourth tier.
To an even lesser extent, so could the top 4 finishers in the Arlington Futurity, Delta Jackpot, El Camino Real, Holy Bull, Grey, LeComte, Lexington, Remsen, Sam F. Davis, Sham, Smarty Jones, Southwest, and Withers Stakes in the fifth tier.
Finally, all remaining graded stakes not previously eliminated at any distance on any surface should comprise a sixth tier of competition.
With such a measured and cooperative approach that reflects respect for both tradition and the industry, CDI could exchange the stigma of a bully for the mantle of a hero.
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Related Posts: Experience of APE and Plans for APE 2013.
APE 2013 was utterly exhausting and not very successful monetarily, but I met some really amazing people — so that's fine by me.
We were 908B and no one show up at 908A, so an APE staff member came over to tell us to take over the rest of the table. So that was a plus!
I also unexpectedly got some very useful advice regarding costumes for Death Is No Bad Friend! Who knew I would find myself chatting to a gentleman dressed as The Phantom of the Opera?
I'm glad to have exhibited at SF Zine Fest, SPX, and APE this year, but I'm not sure that I would do this next year. I think I haven't found my niche quite yet. I'm going to look into some book fairs and continue my search for an agent to represent my work. 🙂
Felicia Ann was one of our very lovely neighbors! She was selling some beautiful prints and hand-bound sketchbooks. Check out her website feliciaann.com and Etsy shop etsy.com/shop/Hyliotrope.
Writer Jackson McBrayer was an absolute sweetheart! I'm very much looking forward to checking out his webcomic 6th Circle, about a strange tattoo shop. 🙂
The gentleman behind Frederick the Great: A Most Lamentable Comedy Breaching Time and Space was wonderful. Not only was he wearing an impressive Victorian outfit, but he also bought a copy of The Poet and the Flea zine and wrote a nice little review of it:
A comic about William Blake! That's pretty much all Gallas needed to say to sell me on it, but it's really a beautiful and touchingly told little book. I picked up the first zine of it which contains the first 10 pages, and it was enough to make me check in on the website, where the first 30 are up and available for viewing. Blake is such an oddball figure in literary history, he was More Than Due for a comic treatment, and Gallas does it precisely as it ought to be done.
I had a great little conversation about George Grosz with Katherine Kreider Wirick and bought a copy of her graphic novel zine Nervenkrank: A Story About John Heartfield. Grosz was my main visual influence for The First Reich, so it was great to hear that Grosz would be appearing as an actual character in Katherine's series. Check out her website katherine.kreider-wirick.com and Tumblr katherinewirick.tumblr.com.
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De Pere is the City where all the parties happen, De Pere has a Campus ST. Norbs where on sundays through sundays the De Pereians go and get fucked up. So if you cant hold your liquor then dont come to De Pere. De Pere is probably the ballin'ist in the area.
Yo we'st bout to go down to De Pere and get fucked up!
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I was messing around watching television lately and ended up catching a British version of America's Got Talent (Britain's Got Talent).
I was just in time to catch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En0A8KGMgq8
Intrigued I investigated a bit and also found a video of this from the same show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k08yxu57NA
Focus: When was the last time you were really blown away by a performance by someone you had underestimated? Have you ever surprised yourself with a performance in some sport of activity?
My "Jesus-Christ, you did that?" moment happened a few days ago.
I was in Guitar Center looking for a new guitar for my brother when this old gray-haired guy, probably about 65, walks in with his werewolf of a wife. I just wrote him off as a classical guitarist and went on harassing the salespeople. Next thing I know the guy grabs a $3000 Strat amps up and begins to play.
Then the walls came down. He played the entire Eruption solo fucking flawlessly. By half way through every person within earshot (including employees) was standing there watching this geriatric light the fretboard on fire.
Where is my pumpkin?!
Yea.. although I didn't think the singing is that great, I believe its a HUGE achievement for that little girl to be able to sing that well. I thought she had gone through puberty in like 2 secs. Pretty crazy.
There are some links in my profile so what I thought were some of the best performances in Britain's got talent. Go watch them! They are amazing.
::meows the tune to Mr. Sandman::
Walking through the streets of Caenarfon in Wales, this busker was playing an orchestral harp in the street, he played greensleeves, and it was the single most memorable musical experience of my life. My emotions were just spinning as he played. Truly beautiful.
cocky wrote:
Walking through the streets of Caenarfon in Wales, this busker was playing an orchestral harp in the street, he played greensleeves, and it was the single most memorable musical experience of my life. My emotions were just spinning as he played. Truly beautiful.
That's quite common here ^_^ That would be the spirit of the Welsh My friend busks, and once made over £100 in one night.
::meows the tune to Mr. Sandman::
Aye, it's a beautiful country. Just a shame about the people.
Heh, joking, I have around a hundred family members living there:)
i just watched that video... and i couldnt believe that a 6 yr old girl can sing a sweet firm soprano ... the voice of an innocent is just so out of this world ...
as for the guy.. omg.... brilliant. xD put a tear on my face xD
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I just read through this thread and realized we had 6 grammatically correct posts in a row. This might be the single most surprising revelation of my entire life.
Where is my pumpkin?!
^ That IS something to be suprised and blown away at! Something that surprised me was also Damon Scott + Bubbles (the guy with the monkey) that's in one of the links in my profile, was absolutely rubbish in the semi-finals of the show (it was on TV last night) but he still got through. So did the guy singing opera ^_^ He's Welsh, y'know...
::meows the tune to Mr. Sandman::
Agreed, that guy was something else. He just opened his mouth and from out of nowhere this incredible voice issued forth.
This is a very good topic by the way.
I haven't seen any buskers in quite a while. I've seen two incredible ones, one was a gypsy (the style) violinist who played left handed. The other was a bag piper who was covering lots of different styles. I liked Crazy Train.
As regards the threads actual question, I've been surprised by a couple of the fencers I've met. When I started fencing I could judge if someone was good based on their level of fitness, but when I got older I fenced some people who had dropped fencing but were picking it back up. They were out of shape but incredible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR2KkA1JlFs&mode=related&search= I really don't have to say anything about this; she's simply phenomenal.
Where is my pumpkin?!
That's Paul Pott's 2nd performance.
Lil conny is on tonight ^_^
I disapproved of Pott's second performance. I thought he was an amazing singer, and it must've sounded amazing in the vicinity itself, but through watching it on the TV; the music was too loud and drowned out the vocals. He did well to go through, but I just wish I could've heard it -_-
I hope Conny can sing something other than 'Somewhere over the Rainbow'. She is amazing, but I have the fear that perhaps she can just do the one song...<_<
::meows the tune to Mr. Sandman::
For me, I was most blown away by 'Perfect Performance' by Huang YiDa (here on CR)...I'm pretty musical, and it takes a lot to really amaze me, but that one did it!!
Second place: I have a friend who's an opera singer, and I've been listening to her for ...well more years than I'm gonna admit here...she came home for a vacation, and gave her doctorate recital...man, she's improved. She blew me away. I was expecting a night of semi-torture, and a headache....but I was thoroughly entertained. (I may sing it, but I don't like to listen to opera...)
I'm gonna go listen to that six-year-old now.
btw...lol about the grammatical posts.
*edit: I stopped watching those types of shows, because most of the auditioners are soooo terrible....but, yeah, I'm with Simon (I usually am, but I'm nicer about it). She was fantastic. Is this show like America/Canadian Idol, where they go through intense training, and get eliminated, or is it pretty much a straight talent show? Cuz she could use the training...yes, I know she's good, and I know she's still young, but she also still needs training...by the best...
ooh, a status message, I feel so important...rawr.


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Jeff Barth, Program Manager, MARC (Men Advocating Real Change), will be featured on a panel at WEPAN's 2014 Change Leader Forum. The panel, which is being hosted by Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN), will explore ways that men can get involved in advancing women in the workplace.
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The Neosho City Council voted on first reading Tuesday evening to adjust the golf course budget for fiscal year 2013 to reflect the transition from a contractor managed course to a city-run operation.
The Neosho City Council voted on first reading Tuesday evening to adjust the golf course budget for fiscal year 2013 to reflect the transition from a contractor managed course to a city-run operation.
The adjustment reflects a $29,700.18 decrease.
Among the changes are the addition of $54,400 for golf salaries for three full-time employees, $75,000 for 10 part-time employees, $400 for cell phone allowance, $9,899.10 for social security, $5,004.80 for retirement, $9,150 for health insurance, $4,179.62 for workers compensation, and a $4,495 transfer from the general fund.
The adjustment also includes a decrease of $128,333.34, for the remainder of the city's contract with current golf course manager Justin Beck.
Beck submitted his 90-day notice to the city in mid-November and is expected to work through the end of February.
The updated budget would reflect the city's expenses at the golf course from Feb. 1, 2013 through Sept. 30, 2013.
Troy Royer, Neosho city manager, told council members Tuesday that, though the city has not formally posted the full-time positions, the positions are already generating interest.
"We've had quite a bit of interest in it," Royer said. "We've been receiving stuff even though we don't have the job description done yet. I've got a couple interested in the superintendent/management position and I've got a couple interested in the two positions under him."
Royer said the city is currently working on writing those job descriptions.
He said Beck's current part-time employees would also need to reapply for their jobs before working for the city.
"They'd be a new hire March 1," Royer said. "I met with Justin (Beck) last week and extensively went over every employee he has and what their position is, what they get paid, just to kind of get an idea to make sure we aren't out of line, or to make sure we weren't reducing their pay to come over here."
The council will take up the golf course adjustments once more in their Jan. 8 council meeting.
Council gave Royer the OK to pursue a city-run operation in their Dec. 4 meeting.
Royer said having a city-run versus contractor-run course will give the city more control over the employees and operations at the 18-hole course.
The council had considered the idea of a city-run course as recently as August, while in budget talks, however, they had opted to stick with contracted services at that time.
Beck was receiving $220,000 annually from the city to run the golf course, which included labor expenses and incidentals.
While the councilmen have expressed support for the transition to a city-run course, a few members have also emphasized the importance of making top-notch hires for the new golf course positions.
"I just want to make sure that we get a good greenskeeper," said councilman Tom Workman. "Justin's done a good job this year bringing it back, we don't want to lose that. If we have to pay a little extra to keep a good greenskeeper I would rather see that than to lose it and start over."
The city's takeover of the course could also have an impact on the city's Parks, Recreation and Golf Course board.
The board, created to seat nine members, was downsized to seven members Tuesday evening on a final vote from council members, following the board's struggles to achieve a quorum at recent meetings.
The now seven-member board could potentially lose two members, Pat Meredith and Gary Elam, both current golf course employees, if the two continue to work at the golf course following the change in management.
Royer said city employees may not serve on a city board, and would have to choose between the city position or the position on the board.
For more on Tuesday evening's Neosho City Council meeting, see Thursday's edition of the Neosho Daily News.


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Anthony Accinelli of StrengthGamer writes, "Several hours later I couldn't believe what I was playing. I immediately hopped online to read the reactions of other gamers out there, only to be met with hate and cynicism.
I shrugged it off as typical troll behavior and moved to the next site. Much to my surprise I was greeted by the same negativity. Only this time it was by some of the more well-respected gaming journalists out there (if there actually are any of those anymore)."
About time someone said something. I don't own a Wii U, but the troll comments are absurd. Don't talk about something you don't know about!
When have game journalists NOT been trolls and fanboys?
It's only commonplace for people to put stuff down that they don't have. Whether it's due to jealously or just plain good ol' fashioned fanboyism at its finest. Some people just can't accept the idea of owning multiple gaming systems, so they have to trash something they don't even own.
I for one love everything Nintendo, but I also own a 360. I do this so that I get the best of both worlds. The awesome Nintendo 1st and 2nd party games, and then any 3rd party games that won't appear on a Nintendo platform.
Problem solved, the world goes on, everyone is happy.
I am definitely approving this article as what those journalists are doing is wrong.
LOL, this has always happened, what changes is when "we" choose to see it.


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Rims wit da nice lips, Angelina's
Jolie, roll me another sticky steamer
Got them bitches pressed like I brung them to the cleaners
Fool don't lie, you ain't never seen him in person
You just heard about them tracks he be murking
'Bout them hoes I be working
Light one up for the pimp
Got a yellow bone bitch rolling weed, serving grits
You know curly head Amanda, ain't she from Atlanta
Condo on Peachtree, roommate named Pamela
In love with her body
Girl, don't sweat them little love handles
That's where I put my hands at
When I snatch you up to ram you
Ask your BFF about what happened when she passed through
Baffled by the castle, mind unraveled
Say the smoke was amazing and the bed, life magical
Fuck your homegirl good and let that news get back to you
Now it's like you have to too, curiosity
Sprung that pussycat to the house with me and I killed it
Suckers hate the jet life because they not allowed to live it
Fool I'm dead serial, killer fucking serious
Nigga this is personal, you can't get no whiff of this
I rolled this shit myself and I'm a smoke it 'til the end of it
I burn it half way down and put a clip behind my ear, you bitch
Either way a square ain't saying he got high with me today
Frito-Lay chip motorcycle coppers trying see
What exit I take off the interstate so they could follow
But I ain't tripping, I got it like money in my pocket
And a clip next to my license that confirm that I'm a pilot
I'm stumbling across da red carpet, laughing, spilling bottles
You stuck in your hotel suite, waiting on you stylist
You can't get dressed without him, because you got no inner fly-dom
Showed up like "Where the hoes at?"
Fool, they all at my room
Ad-miring that ass
I'm a smoke to that before I tell you to get in the bed and arch your back
Smooth raps served chill, musical Cognac
Audio dope, surround sound, crack, all that
The sun roof top in a diamond
Though not on a Cadillac, because I'm a Chevy driver
I been all over the map, my home at the bottom
Winter hot like summer, big chrome, skinny rubber
Rust bucket, I spent 1500 on that motherfucker
Another 30 racks restoring that motherfucker
40 say "You got a bad bitch, better tuck her," like Chris
Bay love bumping Mac Dre on the way to get some paper
Haters is mad we get high and get rich, ain't slowing down for nothing
George Kush the button
Like "What do this do, fuck it, here goes nothing."
Your man's is something, else
Class by himself, high, off radar, stealth
For the love of the jets, until it's nothing left
You ain't got no gas, go over there and siphon some of theirs
Game cold, Frigidaire, though it's fair
No choice for us to play, so you might as well win, mane
They say it ain't everything, but that's that loser talk
So ask them, mane
The Hot Spitta drops us off some more car knowledge as well as a few rules of the game to keep us EATIN. Well done sir.
The title also a great play on words of famous 1990 racing movie Days of Thunder


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For Manchester Regional, sets were legal up to The Valley, with Breaker Bay being deemed illegal due to shipping issues (Which was a shame, but never mind – wrong place to go into that!).
The venue was packed, and the store champs who were spending byes were given prime seats at the front of the store, away from the teeming masses that ended up sat in the rear of the store. Unfortunately throughout the day, hydration was the enemy, but I came prepared with a litre of lemon/lime water. The store itself was well stocked with a range of great products, and it surely won't be long until Cerberus and CacoethesVictor pick up copies of the My Little Pony TCG and take the game by storm. The only downside of the day (and this was nothing to do with the management! The store staff and tournament staff were all ace) was the act of biological warfare from someone in the top 8 cut (Terrible with names so he shall not be named here for fear of getting it wrong)
Let's run over my deck lists, thanks to the sets available, my runner deck was the simplest choice, as I only have 2 runners I'm currently comfortable with, and with the predicted RP heavy meta, I made a choice to stick to my guns on MaxX.
Runner Deck – MaxX Destruction
As always, the names of my decks change every time I post them up. Mostly because until they make a noteworthy win, no one will pay attention to the deck anyway
MaxX: Maximum Punk Rock (Order and Chaos)
Event (21)
3x Déjà Vu (Core Set)
2x Retrieval Run (Future Proof)
3x Day Job (Order and Chaos)
3x I've had worse (Order and Chaos)
1x Forked (Order and Chaos)
1x Knifed (Order and Chaos)
2x Spooned (Order and Chaos)
2x Legwork (Honor and Profit) •• ••
3x Sure Gamble (Core Set)
1x Levy AR Lab Access (Creation and Control) •••
Hardware (5)
2x Grimoire (Core Set)
3x Clone Chip (Creation and Control) •• •• ••
Icebreaker (7)
1x Corroder (Core Set)
1x Mimic (Core Set)
1x Yog.0 (Core Set)
2x Eater (Order and Chaos)
2x Femme Fatale (Core Set) • •
Program (9)
2x Datasucker (Core Set)
1x Medium (Core Set)
3x Parasite (Core Set)
1x Imp (What Lies Ahead)
2x D4v1d (The Spaces Between)
Resource (8)
3x Liberated Account (Trace Amount)
2x Kati Jones (Humanity's Shadow)
3x Same Old Thing (Creation and Control)
Deck size: 50
Total Influence Spend: 15 of 15
So the MaxX deck was originally a 49 card deck with account siphon, but Cerberus recently suggested dropping it for some HQ pressure. Having seen very little use out of the siphon (and it occasionally back firing... *Cough*tags left allowing SoT to be trashed*Cough* I agreed and spent the influence on 2 copies of Legwork. I debated what to cut to reduce the deck size, however with MaxX's draw ability, I decided that 1 additional card to what I've been using so far was probably the least of my concerns. There's some glacier tech in the form of 2 Davids for dealing with OAI out of Blue Sun, and Kati for econ. The name of the game is still ice destruction, and it's a deck I've been piloting for some time now after testing it with Cerb and whilst he thought that due to the terrible Blue Sun matchup it wouldn't be good enough, I decided to stick with what I know and give it a spin for regionals.
My other option was to go back to Stealth Op Andy, but I would have needed to adjust the economy as I don't think we'll see enough remote play to make Desperado + Sec Testing as viable – Maybe I was wrong, would love to hear what people think on this.
Corporation Deck – Haas Iceroid / HB End the Fun
I really couldn't decide what to take for Corp, this decision was probably the harder of the two. I've been playing around with a basic glacier HB deck over my usual Weyland (Who as I'd like to remind everyone are currently focussing their efforts on green energy for all, and are no way in connection with the large scale explosions in Gloucester Wednesday 22nd...), but as I've been playing HB for quite awhile now with a fair amount of success, I decided to go ahead and take it to Regionals.
Haas-Iceroid / HB End the Fun
Haas-Bioroid: Engineering the Future (Core Set)
Agenda (8)
3x Accelerated Beta Test (Core Set)
3x Priority Requisition (Core Set)
1x NAPD Contract (Double Time)
1x Utopia Fragment (The Source)
Asset (11)
3x Eve Campaign (Humanity's Shadow)
3x Jackson Howard (Opening Moves) • • •
2x Reversed Accounts (Up and Over) • •
3x Melange Mining Corp. (Core Set)
2x Heimdall 1.0 (Core Set)
1x Ichi 1.0 (Core Set)
2x Viper (Cyber Exodus)
3x Eli 1.0 (Future Proof)
2x Architect (Up and Over)
1x Sagittarius (All That Remains)
3x Tollbooth (Core Set) •• •• ••
2x Grim (Opening Moves)
1x Excalibur (The Source)
2x Wormhole (Order and Chaos) •• ••
Operation (8)
2x Successful Demonstration (Creation and Control)
3x Hedge Fund (Core Set)
3x Restructure (Second Thoughts)
Upgrade (3)
3x Ash 2X3ZB9CY (What Lies Ahead)
Deck Size: 49
It's a pretty basic Ash based Glacier deck, with nice and taxing ice. I splashed for Wormholes due to the amount of interesting subroutines available (Brain damage, trash program, Excalibur, Architect), and outside of David it's expensive even for the most efficient decoders. Tollbooths are an obvious include to further up the tax. Reversed accounts allowed me to bluff out agendas, and if the bluff fails punish the runner for it, giving me a nice scoring window. Melange is still my favourite economy card (Outside of Adonis bouncing in Blue Sun), and it did plenty of work. I usually find that runners won't go trash it out of a 3-4 deep scoring remote for fear of opening the scoring window, so I can make plenty of money before using Ash and Excalibur to prevent a steal (Or at least that's the theory, I don't think I ever resorted to this during the swiss...).
Onto the tournament itself
Round 1 of Swiss – Tom from Huddersfield
With a flip of a token of some variety, I'm corping against Noise, and this game alone makes me hang my head in shame...
Drawing my initial hand I'm flooded with agendas and no answers, so I take a mulligan. Into a hand almost identically flooded. I ditch an early 3 pointers into archives and start drawing up and secure my servers. Tom is setting up a Chakana build to prevent the scores, so I think I get an early ABT out but don't trigger it. I draw a Jackson and install it, with a 2nd ABT installed, planning to trigger the ABT and Jackson any mishaps back in. Two virus installs mill 2 more 3 pointers, and Tom installs and pops a Hades shard before I can take my turn. Unable to react, I give Tom the game with the 9 points in archives, much to Toms suprise as the Jackson was rezzed and ready.
Lesson learned. NEVER EVER EVER EVER DELAY USING JACKSON. Hades shard is a thing, and it royally screwed me up game 1
We swap over, and it's MaxX vs HB:Stronger Together which surprised me. I get setup quickly and start poking R&D seeing nothing. I knife Eli to the face in revenge, and Tom shores it up with some huge bioroids. I've got a hunch about HQ, so I legwork over a single piece of ice and pull a 3 pointer, a 2 pointer, and a 1 pointer – hallelujah! I build up some more econ, blowing up more ice as and when I can, and launch a 2nd legwork to take the final agenda point needed for the win.
With a split, I've managed to avoid both Cerberus and CacoethesVictor (Who was playing PE and I had no interest in playing against if I could avoid it...), so the name of the day became #OperationAvoidCerberus.
Round 2 of Swiss – Roberi from Manchester
I went into this game with a good feeling about the day. I could get some more wins, make my way up the swiss standings, try and get to top 16 on a good day. Oh how wrong I was.
Personal Evolution gets thrown down, and I play MaxX aggressively (I never learn!) and steal a few 1 pointers early on. Half way through my deck and Levy gets milled. I've got a SoT on the table ready to use it, when disaster strikes and the facedown install turned out to be a Chronos to wipe out the rest of the deck. Having to be very cautious for the rest of the game, I leave too many opportunities for my opponent to score out and I take a loss as runner.
Another game where HB draws into 5 points after a mulligan (Curses!) and minimal ice. I throw and eli over R&D, daring my opponent to come into HQ as MaxX, but he doesn't bite, instead making money and installing eater. I draw up and see a tollbooth which I slap down over HQ (Ice may be the wrong way around in recollection), and 2 more agendas, so I put a NAPD and a Pri. Req into Archives, hoping to get a Jackson before this causes me problems. My opponent has spent his turn taking money off day job, so I install one of my ABTs into a server behind another tollbooth after drawing into both. The fun begins here as Roberi runs into R&D, eaters through Eli and accesses 0 cards (I raise an eyebrow at this). Roberi does the same for HQ, Eaters through Tollbooth and accesses 0 cards again (Really not following the plan now). He hits archives and I curse as he removes 5 points, and Roberi is almost apologetic as he Quest Completed my ABT for the win.
Both games are over within the space of maybe 20 minutes at post. I open a bag of Rolo cookies and drown my sorrows in baked goodness. This was probably the low point of the day for me, but a mope until the beginning of the next round, and I'm determined to try and win the rest of my games and storm into top 50% if not top 16 (knowing that winning all my games would be a mighty feat of luck).
Round 3 of Swiss – James from Leeds/Huddersfield
Round 1 sees me playing Corp again, and I'm off to a traditional Ice Ice Baby opening with iced up centrals and a hedge fund. James is running CT, and starts setting up a prepaid voicepad game (Which I was surprised at, I was expecting stimshop) James quickly makes all the money, and I draw into a card which I install, advance, and I take some money. The following turn James ignores the installed card, and I advance it twice, and install some more cards. James is sitting on a large pile of cash, but he still doesn't run the triple advanced card, and probably pokes into centrals for no return. Double advance, and I rez the reversed accounts and fine James 20 credits for his refusal to run my daunting scoring remote. I follow up with an ABT, and I used my various economic options to make a boat load of credits so I could safely score out a priority requisition. I throw an ABT into the remote unadvanced to bluff out an asset, and next turn score out for the win.
I'm now feeling pretty good, this win puts me back on 2 wins 3 losses. James pulled out NEH, which I hope to do moderately well against if I can stop the fast advance. Early doors I see an NAPD which I take the risky move to steal. This ends up putting me on a massive economic back foot, and I'm playing catch up for much of the remainder of the game. I see either a midseasons or scorch, and James' plan is laid bare before me. I grab as much econ as I can, and I déjà vu twice for a pair of I've Had Worse. I take an Astroscript from James, and a Breaking News, but it gives James the opening he needs to midseasons, traffic accidents me to remove 2 non-IHW cards (He nearly picked an IHW but reconsiders at the last moment – curses!) and scorches me for the win, but no hard feelings from me.
Round 4 of Swiss – Dan from Lancaster
It's time to run against Weyland, but this is probably my first encounter with a Titan Transnational deck so far, so I'm going to try and play cautious... I take some money, face check some ice on R&D and face check ice wall on HQ. I install a grimoire and pass the turn. Following turn, I parasite the ice wall, and run in and steal a High Risk Investment, and a Project Atlas which probably hurts Dan more. Dan ices up some more, and I build up, ditching a femme to the heap, and drawing into a medium, making some money. I retrieval run the femme, slap a medium down and start digging R&D, and I hit 4 points for the win.
A swap up sees my HB facing MaxX once more, and I'm flooded again with agendas (I'm starting to doubt my ability to shuffle cards at this point). I score out the early ABT mostly out of necessity, knowing it could have been an easy steal. I just about keep MaxX out of my servers, where twice in a row I Draw, Draw, Hedgefund, Restructure for all the money. And get another 2 pointer scored Dan was having none of this however and does some back to back account siphoning to keep me poor. I turn to our lord and savoir of economy the Melange Mining Corp for answers however and get myself back online. I'm getting ready to score when Dan uses Wanton Destruction to ditch them all into Archives. Panicking I Jackson the necessary 3 pointers back into my deck, shuffle up the remaining 6 cards (Erk...). I draw into a Pri. Req with glee and install advance advance. Dan dirty laundries into archives to try and nab a last minute agenda, finds a remaining ABT I had forgotten about, and makes a last ditch attempt to get into my scoring remote, but Dan's low on money. With 11 credits left, I go to rez an Eli, and realising this is a mistake, leave it unrezzed and rez my Tollbooth behind it, leaving Dan on the wrong side of my scoring server and leaving me 3 credits to score out what was a damn close game that left me shaking!
With a double win under my belt, I'm excited once more; I'm back on track for top 50% of the day. Oh how many times can I be wrong...
Round 5 of Swiss – Andrew from Swansea
Now if anyone other than Nemamiah read my Cardiff / Gloucester store champs report, you may recognise Andrew from my time in the Cardiff store champ, where I'd managed to get a double win against his Gangarin weyland deck and against his Noise Chakana deck. We'd caught up earlier in the day before the swiss began, but I hadn't found out what Andrew was bringing to the table until now.
First up is TWIY vs MaxX, and I get an early legwork off to swipe 3 points (Huzzah! Thats 10 points it's earned me, so Legwork has become a firm favourite) I also get to see some grail ice, so I begin my routine of ice destruction to keep the pressure on, and Andrew gets aboard the AstroTrain and scores his way to victory (Boooo).
Next up is HB vs Noise again, and I'm ready to not fall to Hades Shard once more! Andrew is building up quickly with early SMCs, Progenitors and Hivemind/Darwin combo. I rush out 2 ABTs, and install an NAPD in my scoring remote, and I'm trying to get Andrew to run into steal it, but he doesn't take the bait. I purge and score the NAPD, and now I need to find my final 3/2 (ABT) to win out the game, as I don't have the chance to score a 3 pointer. Unfortunately the very next mill is the needed ABT, and I'm stuck with needing to score the 5/3 to win. Andrew begins the mill-fest and leaves a Cache on the table. I'm getting all the melange money so I can rez all my scoring remote ice and ash trace to keep a 5/3 safe, and I've iced up HQ with 3 multi sub ice to make any R&D run super expensive. I'm at the point where i'm safe to score out, with Andrew running into R&D, paying his last 8 credits to get through ice #1 and #2, and then using Cache left on the table, eats some Hivemind counters for the 4 credits needed to get through the final Viper, and Mediums the final 6 cards in R&D for the winning 6 points in R&D. I'm really disappointed in myself, as an Ash that I had in hand would have won me the game – CURSES!
Round 6 of Swiss – Sam from Lancaster
So for those that have been counting, I'm on 4 wins 6 losses, and it has not been a particularly favourable day. I can still claw my way to the top 50% I tell myself however...
First round sees another Chaos Theory deck against my HB End the Fun. Unfortunately Sam was off to a blisteringly fast start – Opus hits the table early, R&D gives up 5 points. I quickly ice up R&D and a remote, so Sam responds with a Vamp. I decided to ditch my credits into two Eve Campaigns and ice on HQ, leaving me with a single credit. The eves bank roll my scoring remote into something scary, with multiple program trash ice and tollsbooths for the final ETR. I put two ash into the scoring remote with a Priority Req, and over the next couple of turns score it. I follow it up with an Install advance advance Prioirty Req in the remote, certain that I'm going to recover and win the game with the 3/2 needed in hand. My dreams are crushed by a top deck'd ABT off R&D, as Sam decides my daunting unrezzed scoring remote just isn't worth the trouble...
I come across another TWIY deck now as I setup MaxX for another go. I ditch an early femme, and as Sam goes to score behind a piece of ice I retrieval run over a Mother Goddess to swipe the first agenda. I run into R&D, and Sam rezzes a tollbooth, hitting me in the pocket and I'm running out of money quickly. I build up, I get a Kati on the table, and discard another femme. The following turn I draw into a retrieval run, and femme comes down on the tollbooth, and I'm laughing. I medium dig and find an NAPD, which I take to put me on 4 points. Low on money, Sam strikes with a Snatch and Grab, ruining my chance to recover economically, and proceeds to score out whilst I scramble to get any credits I could together...
Between rounds, the current standings are put up, and with my score now being 4-8, I know I'm placing low today. Checking out the numbers, I'm in 50th spot (63 players). My only chance now is to save as much pride as I can and get a couple of wins
Round 7 of Swiss – Mark C from Manchester
After swapping names and the usual handshake, Mark and I flip for sides and MaxX is out for her last hurrah against Replicating Perfection, which is a pretty good matchup for me, though Mark's RP build was unusual, with a multitude of killshot pieces (Ronins, snares etc). I femmed the ice over R&D (Draco), and start digging with Medium. Every few turns Mark purges, so I'm never seeing more then 2-4 cards, but I manage to see all the caprice and trash each and every copy of the wench, and win a psi game for a TFP. I later hit some of the snares, and see a Fetal, stealing it to put me on 5 points. Whilst I recover from the damage, Mark gets up to 5 points as well. It's all for nothing as I dig into R&D for a Nisei for the win, as Mark was ready to score his final agenda if I'd failed to see anything.
Last game of the day was against Mark's Kate deck. Unfortunately, I hadn't taken any notes of this game, but I'd pulled out a 2nd win to put me on 6-8, leaving me in 42nd place, and in the top 2/3s of players. Not an auspicious end to the day, but I settle in to watch the top 8, and see some very close games (A particularly good PPvP Kate vs RP game was played, but again I took no further notes for the day, and I can't report on that... apologies!)
I've got to hand it to all my opponents over the day, you were all great to play against, and once again the netrunner community shows their best as I could fault no one's sportsmanship even with the regionals on the line.
With Oxford and Sheffield left to go on my regional tour, I'm now left with the decision on what to play next time... with Breaker Bay being available, will I play something new? Tune in next time for the answers! If you're going to Oxford, I look forward to dealing with what ever nasty decks you bring, and I hope to bring a stronger game. The next goal is to get into the top 50% by Oxford, and I'd like to make Top 16 if possible by Sheffield... the Loftier goals of winning after swiss and cut can be left to my betters