(OK, technically the PCQ was in San Jose, not San Francisco, but you get the idea...)

For those of you who are intersted, I'm doing a multi-post write up on the Golden Age PCQ experience I had today.

http://www.vs-blog.com

I just now posted my deck list and hinted at what I ran into, but I'll go into more detail on Monday. For now, I must rest...

Pretty cool. Hope you did well this PCQ, compared to some of your other appearances.

2 out 3? What the hell?

Was there an explination _why_?

-Mike

yeah that's really strange for a PCQ. esp to spring it on you like that....

Now I'm glad I didn't go... did they say why they pulled that bs?

How should that even have happened? You should email [email protected] and report that. That's not how a sanctioned PCQ should be run.

Yeah they ran it at LA PCQs during the Pro Circit (acording to the judge)

Its wasnt that bad unless you were playing some of the monster stall decks

I top 8ed with my Migga City build

umm..well you might wanna tell him
he's wrong, it was all still 1 game formats at SoCal this year

Yes - as I recall, they realized they made a format error sometime AFTER we started round 2. And there was really no starting over after that, since we were already into our second hour of play.

For me, since I've basically blown at every PCQ I've been in, this wasn't such a big deal - it puts everyone at the same advantage/disadvantage and since my handicap is already so huge, this may have actually helped me by messing with the "real" players.

I can see why the "real" players might be pissed, as they weren't prepared for it. Still, from what I saw on the field, the Top 8 all looked like they belonged there. Apparently, part of being a good Pro VS. player is the ability to roll with the punches. [I'll have to remember that - I need as much help as I can get. ;)]

Anyhow, none of that makes the format mistake OK in the eyes of some of the players there or UDE. And I heard a number of people give the head judge an earful re: the sudden format change. So I pretty sure this won't happen again, but I doubt anything can be done about it at this point.

Yeah, this was an accident, but they already said it wouldn't happen again. It was mostly a miscommunication as i understand it.

I had no problem with it

The format for the PCQ was indeed a miscommunication and misassumption. It won't happen again, guys. =)

OK - my final PCQ report update is live.

If you guys get a chance, let me know what you think of my write-up. Too long? Too short? Too broken-up? Too sexy? I want to improve with each future report, so your input is appreciated.

It was a good write-up. I'm surprised someone else took the time to write-up something from the PCQ. You should keep writing.

My only one real gripe about it is how it was disjointed. I really hate TV shows that go "To be continued..." and make you spend a week thinking about what happens next. I think though it's better this way for a blog.

Incidentally, you should stop by Eudo/GoB!

I agree with the bear. it was annoying to have to scroll down the page, read, scroll back, read, scroll back. Next time type it all up at once before you blog it. Other than that, great report.