Tourney or Casual does it make a difference??

[Bood]

First off, I have never been great at writing long articles, maths was more my thing at school, but here goes.

We all have to start somewhere and I for one have never considered myself an expert at the game we all play, I have played the game between my mates for a couple of years now and I personally feel I am knowledged enough in the game to perhaps to take it to the next level and start going to tournies etc, but due to where I live (Kent, not much around here) and time restraints I don't feel I have the time, maybe I am just not as dedicated as some of you guys around here.

Well back to the debate, I as a casual player can only judge my ability as a comparison of the ability of my mates (which I am sure is quite high, eh Nood) I have built tier one decks using tourney winning decks from sites and built my own ones some seem very competitive, like my ecto-burn. But!! there is a big difference between tourneys and casual in my view, only at tourneys can you learn how to deal with countless situations which wont arise in casual play. I went to the Regionals in London with my tweeked to perfection Gravekeepers deck and still ended up with 3 wins and 4 defeats, even though i did beat the number 43 in the uk at the time, and lost to the number 8 thanks to Dark Hole. Also I feel Side Decks are only perfected if you go to tournies.

There are a few factors which disprove my thoeries, par example, if you play against mates who of a very high standard, then you will become of a high standard in time.

So, overall, casual play is great for fun and tweeking your deck, but... in order to gain the bbest experience, hunt down your local store and enter a few tournies, only then will you realise how good you really are.

[Cerberus]

Well done Bood. A well written article. I myself play against poor player who rely on brute strength or defense to win and lose to a well played card. Here where I live the Yu-Gi-Oh players are a very disappointingly low number and I must revert to playing alone. I would very much like to go out and play with very good players and increase my skill but it will never happen. I myself am a casual player. I prefer to play to have fun and enjoy myself than to win plainly. I have a habit of leaving an opponent open to attack and see how he retaliates so I can eliminate it the next time I play. I do not use a side deck as I have no need of one in what I do.
I am unhappy that I have found no local store to play so I can not enjoy the experience that you do.
Maybe, or should I say hopefully, later in life I will come to England and have a hell of a time playing with friends and catching on local rumors. And I would like to meet you too Bood and the rest of you.

-Cerberus

[solemnwishes]

Or, to help you as well as any other players in your local area (say a 5 mile radius) you could do the following as I have done:

Pass the level one judge test
Pass the level one T/O test

Get yourself CRB Police Checked

Contact your local newspaper and ask them if they could run an article about you starting up a yugioh club in your area giving contact numbers for anyone interested to call.

Find a vacinity in which you can comfortably run a club, making sure that insurance is covered in the fee you pay for the room.

Speak to the manager of your local yugioh stockists and ask if you can leave some leaflets on the counter so people who buy cards can notice them and take one.

You may initially get about 10 people start the club but news spreads and before long you may have up to 35 people at the club.

Decide how much you will charge per say 2 hour session bearing in mind you have to cover room hire and prizes.

I don't know everything there is to know about yugioh and i am still learning but by running a club it has helped me learn more and has also meant that children in my area can learn the rules and play against other yugioh players in a league for prizes.

Plus, you can register them with UDE, and perhaps organise a trip to a tournament. if thats not possible, they can go to tournaments with parents as they will have a UDE number to enter.

What it all comes down to is promoting the game, if you want to play more people there needs to be regular and local yugioh meets. I have found that in some areas where there are no clubs tourneys etc interest in the game soon weedles out.

I know i am doing my bit to keep the game strong where I live and maybe it would be a great idea for you to do the same.

Ade.

[Topman_2005]

Dood, Thats such a kool thing, I'm also a lvl 1, urm, everything.
So, good luck dood!!!

[Cerberus]

Thank you for the advice solemnwishes, but I do not have money to burn. I earn ten euros every two weeks and I have only 50+ euros in my savings account. So, sadly and with heavy heart, I can not introduce Yu-Gi-Oh here. It is a shame that I can not.

[paladin]

bood i agree im 13 and i play with people like joe whittaker .sure i lose but i get lots of knoledge from losing so i dont mind

[solemnwishes]

Hi again,

Firstly it costs you nothing because the club members will easily pay for the running of the club and secondly local papers will run a small article for free. Leaflets you can make yourself with your own paper and ink.

You need no initial outlay, if you find a venue that costs 15 euros/pounds per session, getting 5 people to join will get you 3 euros/pounds making 15 euros/pounds minimum. So you have covered the cost of the room already and have not spent a penny of your own money.

Please click the following link to see the latest article my local paper did free of charge:

www.thisisredditch.co.uk/worcestershire/redditch/news/REDD_NEWS_LATEST22.html

The only time you may have to spend money is for prizes, and you can base how much you spend on how many people come each week.

If 30 people come each week thats £90 minus say £15 which leaves you £75 to do with as you wish.

Hope this helps!!

Ade.

[paladin]

good idea

[KOCW]

well done on writing the article quite good

[paladin]

very long

[solemnwishes]

The link or the article? lol

[paladin]

both lol

[Cerberus]

Good advice, I will try it. But I am unbelievably busy at the moment. I have jumped a year in school and have to catch up on 3 months of schoolwork and teach English until our English teacher is no longer sick.

[paladin]

why ya jump a year

[Cerberus]

My marks were so good, I am all of my teachers favorite student and I have never been late or missed a lesson that they decided to give me a chance to get where I wanted which is not far off: university.