A BIG THANKS TO ALL WHO ATTENDED!!!!There was enough food to feed the country of Ethiopia for a month here, folks. It was a blast! Watermelon, strawberries, sodas, tea, water, beer, scotch, burgers, brownies, cookies, chips, potato salad, pasta salad, Kahlua Cake (YUMMY)...it was a feast to be sure.
Again, thanks all for making the trek to the hills of Kentucky to BBQ it up and play Attacktix until the sky went dark!
THE FINAL ANALYSIS:
100 Point Shooters Match (Double Elimination-ish) In the FIRST round:>GE and ConaChris played and Tim walked away with the Venomous victory using a team of 5 Venoms.
>Malform AVENGED his Tourney of Champions '06 defeat by soundly defeating Bobby.
>Yodabreaker beat SuperflyTNT in a close match.
>Mrs. GE beat Ryan in a DEVASTATING defeat with her 5 Venom Marauders.
In the SECOND round:>GE and Ryan squared off and GE yet again handed out a defeat to Ryan, who was then eliminated with two losses.
>In a match that seemed to last for hours (35 minutes, really) Mrs. GE and SuperflyTNT fought a WAR of the Venoms as the defeated (or knocked down...depends on who you ask ;D ) Venoms Vanquished and Recovered, while most simply shrugged off the shots. In the end, SuperflyTNT walked away with the CLOSE victory, winning with only one remaining Venom.
>YodaBreaker barely cruised by Malform with another win.
>ConaChris slaughtered Bobby with the hail of Venom spit and Optimus Cannon blasts, eliminating Bobby.
In the THIRD round:> With Yodabreaker and GE undefeated, they played and Yodabreaker defeated the Venoms and handed GE his first defeat of the day.
> ConaChris was bedevilled by Mrs. GE and was eliminated.
> SuperflyTNT handed a SMACK-DOWN to Malform, beating him in under 4 minutes and without losing a figure, eliminating Malform.
<<THE FINAL ANALYSIS>>I had planned for Mrs. GE and SuperflyTNT to play a final match to determine who would play GE, then have that winner play YodaBreaker (so only 2 people could have not lost 2) , but YB protested that the matches were 'double elimination' and that he should be declared the winner as he had played 3 matches, and gone undefeated, where SuperflyTNT, Mrs. GE, and GE had lost one each. We debated the point, as it was double-elimination, not 3-wins is the winner, but in the spirit of friendship we decided to call it a day (he was skeeered to go up to the 5 Venoms, I think) and declare....
YODABREAKER WINNER OF THE TOTS 2007- 100 Point S/O MATCHHe was gracious enough to give his Han Solo to GreyElephant and keep the custom battlecase.
200 Point MAIN EVENT (Single Elimination due to time)In the First round:>GreyElephant's squad was killed by Bobby's team, led by Grievouses and Jedi Knights.
>In an ASTOUNDING match which included TNT's Ki-Adi-Mundi, who was attacked by TNT's own Obi Wan S2 did 3 flips in the air across the table (about 18 tix) killed 3 of YodaBreakers figures and then landed behind his battle lines UPRIGHT. Many figures, as one might expect were flying back and forth during the whole match, but in a stunning upset against the favorite, SuperflyTNT's Tion Medon and Rodimus (2 of his 3 last figures) came up white, bringing in the dreaded TNT Destroyer Droid and returned his Obi Wan to play. In the end, Yodabreaker's last remaining GBG and R2-Q5 were defeated by the Destroyer, handing SuperflyTNT his first victory against the dreaded and respected Yodabreaker. Cheers abounded the whole match and it really was the match of the night.
> Mrs. GE's team of mainly beasts was defeated by Malform's League of Ordinary Troopers consisting of Elektras, Electros and an ArmorSpideys (mainly).
>ConaChris devastated Ryan with his fleet of Furry Ewoks among others, held together by the stoic leadership of RQ-D5.
In the SECOND round:>Malform's Marvelous Marvel Army quickly defeated the VERY small Grievous-led Bobby Battalion. Bobby left shortly thereafter in shame and disgust....and he had to get his baby home to bed. ;D
>SuperflyTNT's luck had run out against the Ewok Onslaught of ConaChris, although TNT's Obi Wans came up white 4 consecutive times as well as his Tournament Luke. In the match Chris devastated TNT with multiple multi-kills from Wickets and luckily kept Tion and Rodimus from bringing in the Destroyer and returning Obi Wan. In the end, it was a sound defeat for TNT.
In the FINAL round:>Malform's Multitide of Marvel-ous Murderers was no match for the Fur-rocious Ewoks and.....
ConaChris walks away the 2007 CHAMPION OF THE STARS!!!!
In a strange and disturbing turn of events, Malform contested the win, and a brawl broke out, with ConaChris dismembering Malform with the trophy while screaming, "JIHAD!!!!!"
Unfortunately, GE and his wonderful family had to cut a dusty trail home soon, and Mrs. GE was tired. Ryan had enough of Attacktix, so for the Nar Shaddaa Challenge the only remaining contestants were SuperflyTNT, Malform, YodaBreaker, and GreyElephant.
200 Nar Shaddaa Challenge (Single Elimination)In the First round:>GreyElephant was bested by YodaBreaker in a 40-minute brawl.
>SuperflyTNT handed out a sound defeat to Malform that had 6 figures of TNT's still remaining to enter the game.
The FINAL round:>In a match pitting YodaBreakers Vader, Obi Wan, Venoms, Wickets, GBGs, Electros, Venoms, and Clone Sargeants against TNT's Rebels, Venoms, Droids, Autobots and lone Electro the battle raged on for 40 minutes while the positioning and devastation reigned. In the end, Superfly's luck versus YB had waned, with only 4 whites coming up the entire match, leaving his team devastated, fighting down to the last. In the end, only 4 of YB's army remained, handing him....
the 2007 Nar Shaddaa Challenge TotS Championship!
The guys on top were his remaining army. Again, in the usual YodaBreaker graciousness, he offered me his T-Stormtroopers! It's not only the skill, but the sheer spotsmanship and good-natured spirit of YodaBreaker that makes him the legend he is...not to mention he whooped all of us not once, but TWICE!
Here's some photos of the day's matches:This was what GreyElephant and the Mrs. were playing with during the 100-point S/O match. VERY tough competitors, both. This formation was exceptionally hard to beat, even for Chris and his Gold SOP!
This was the tale of the tape with Ryan in the red and GreyElephant wielding the Venomous Army!
This was Mrs. GE battling it out with TNT's 2 Venoms and BattleDroids. This was down to the last Venom on both sides, and I delivered the killing blow with the Venomshot to the side of the dome!
Here's the lone holdouts of the NarShaddaa match (with TNT behind the camera). Only the REAL addicts stayed for this as it was 8:45 by the end of the match.
So again, thanks to all who came, and especially Malform, Ryan, and Yodabreaker for helping me clean everything up so my wife wouldn't murder me in my sleep!An extra note should be stated: Lets all pray for the recovery of YodaBreaker's Obi Wan Kenobi S2 Starter that exploded during a sidegame. Luckily there was a TixSurgeon on hand to mend his wounds. ;D
Another note for ALL Attacktix fans reading this - Armored Spidey is a Venom KILLER. He was the single most effective remedy to the Venom shooter!