Two Huge Tournaments Coming To Pittsburgh!!!!

[Painful Truth]

I am proud to announce that the Gateway Clipper Fleet (http://www.gatewayclipper.com) will be hosting two huge tournaments in the early part of 2006. This thread will give you some advanced info on these tournaments, any changes or updates will be announced here so be sure to check back regularly.The description of the tournaments are as follows:

2006 YU-GI-OH THREE RIVERS GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP

Date - February 26th 2006
Description - 2006 Yu-Gi-Oh THREE RIVERS GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP
Location - Aboard the docked cruise ship "MAJESTIC" at the Gateway Clipper Fleet (http://www.gatewayclipper.com) Dock located in Station Square downtown Pittsburgh Pa.
Details - Think you got what it takes to be one of the best Yu-Gi-Oh players on the East Coast? well PROVE IT! The 2006 Yu-Gi-Oh Three Rivers Grand Championship is the place where you can do just that! Players from all over the nation are invited to duke it out on the water in a grueling swiss format tournament to decide who will be crowned the one and only Three Rivers Grand Champion. Registration is 8 AM - 10 AM. Play begins immediately after registration ends. The format for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Regional Tournaments is Swiss with a cut to the Top 8. For players unfamiliar with Swiss format, the number of rounds of play will be determined by attendance and players can participate in each round, win or lose, until the Swiss rounds are over. After the Swiss rounds, the Top 8 players will participate in Single Elimination finals. The Deck used for dueling must contain a minimum of 40 cards. Aside from this minimum limit, your Deck can contain as many cards as you like.
In addition to your dueling Deck, you can also have 15 additional cards in a separate pile known as the Side Deck. The Side Deck allows you to modify your Deck to better suit your strategy during a Match.
Between Duels, you can exchange any card from your Side Deck with any card in your Deck - as long as you end up with the same number of cards that your Deck began the Match with.
The Side Deck you create must contain exactly 15 cards at the beginning of a Match. In other words, if you don't have enough cards to create a 15 card Side Deck, you cannot use one at all.
In any Match, the Deck and Side Deck combined cannot contain more than 3 copies of the same card. Also, be aware of Forbidden and Limited Cards.

This tournament will also feature a VERY SPECIAL SIDE EVENT CHALLENGE that will truly test your Yu-Gi-Oh skills. This event will be announced on January 1st!

Prizes - a list of prizes will be announced in full on January 1st 2006! While the complete list of prizes is going to remain a secret until then, we can tell you that the winner will recieve an amazing prize package, a gorgeous one of a kind plaque dubbing him/her Grand Champion, Free admission to the PES regional tournament held at the Gateway Clipper on March 25th, And an EXCLUSIVE playmat. Prize packages will also be awarded to the top 7 players from the finals and semi-final rounds. also individual prizes will be awarded to the top 50 players as well as prizes for side events, and door prizes.
More information on this tournament will be announced as it becomes available, this tournament is an official UDE sanctioned tournament but will not be a regional tournament, therefore no nationals invites will be awarded at this particular tournament.

PES REGIONAL TOURNAMENT

Date - March 25th 2006
Description - PES Regional Tournament
Location - Aboard the docked cruise ship "MAJESTIC" at the Gateway Clipper Fleet (http://www.gatewayclipper.com) Dock located in Station Square downtown Pittsburgh Pa.
Details - Registration is 8 AM - 10 AM. Play begins immediately after registration ends. The format for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Regional Tournaments is Swiss with a cut to the Top 8. For players unfamiliar with Swiss format, the number of rounds of play will be determined by attendance and players can participate in each round, win or lose, until the Swiss rounds are over. After the Swiss rounds, the Top 8 players will participate in Single Elimination finals. The Deck used for dueling must contain a minimum of 40 cards. Aside from this minimum limit, your Deck can contain as many cards as you like.
In addition to your dueling Deck, you can also have 15 additional cards in a separate pile known as the Side Deck. The Side Deck allows you to modify your Deck to better suit your strategy during a Match.
Between Duels, you can exchange any card from your Side Deck with any card in your Deck - as long as you end up with the same number of cards that your Deck began the Match with.
The Side Deck you create must contain exactly 15 cards at the beginning of a Match. In other words, if you don't have enough cards to create a 15 card Side Deck, you cannot use one at all.
In any Match, the Deck and Side Deck combined cannot contain more than 3 copies of the same card. Also, be aware of Forbidden and Limited Cards.
Decklists are required for this event. Please plan on arriving early enough to complete one or print out a Yu-Gi-Oh! constructed deck list and bring it with you.
More information on this tournament will be listed on http://professional-events.com/index-UDE.htm at a later date
Prizes - Prize information can be found at http://professional-events.com/index-UDE.htm
More information on this tournament will be announced as it becomes available, this tournament IS a regional tournament and the top 4 players WILL recieve invitations to the 2006 Yu-Gi-Oh National Championship Tournament.

Both of these tournaments are going to be UNBELIEVEABLE, Both will be very large scale and will certainly be the biggest tournaments ever to be held in Pittsburgh. Both tournaments will feature amazing inteligent lighting and VIDEO displays. A full cash snack / soda bar will be available, and we will also be featuring seattle's best coffee (for parents and players) and much more. Many other sponsors will be added and various side events and special contests will be announced as the date draws closer. also a link to the official website for these tournaments will be announced and placed in this thread in the near future.

Please keep all discussion clean, we look forward to seeing EVERYONE at these tournaments. This will also be a great place for many of our local teams (i.e. Evolution, Krispy Kreme, Team Parkway, Savage, Etc....) to face off and show what they can do. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask them here or PM me.

Good Luck To All And I Can't Wait To See You All Here In 2006

Painful Truth

[TerraFlareFinal]

CHACHE YOU ROCK, i knew you could do it!

[DyeBoomer]

Omg freaking sweet! Now I'm finally grateful I've got relatives like 20 min away from Pittsburgh lol.

[skullservant82]

This is freaking awesome Its about time our hometown gets something like this... Expect evo there for sure..!!!!!

[What Is It ?]

Chache = hawt....

i knew you wouldnt quit :cool:

P.S. i already know i am going to this!

[RefLeX]

yay somthing big near butler! lol hopfully iwill b able to make thi looks purty cool :)

[What Is It ?]

yay somthing big near butler! lol hopfully iwill b able to make thi looks purty cool :)

i cant wait to hear about the prizes. i will make you tell me before the event. i have my ways. ****WINKS SEDUCTIVELY AT PAINFUL TRUTH****** ;)

[exodiaismydaddy]

Well I guess Team Evo will most definitly be there for sure........... I wonder what the prizes will be?????

[Dark Vigilante]

I can't wait.

[What Is It ?]

Well I guess Team Evo will most definitly be there for sure........... I wonder what the prizes will be?????


sweet, having evolution pwn everyone at tournaments always brightens my day :rolleyes: j/k. it would be cool to see you guys in the burg'.

i formally promise everyone that i will not scrub out at this event like the last one :cool:

[Warriors of Light]

I cant wait to see what the prizes are but i know you will tell me before everyone else knows

[numba_1337]

Yes there will be prolly most of evo at this.

[JordanS]

I will be rolling there w/ somebody.... rite? ;x

[bbccards35]

A huge tourney on a boat 3 days before my b-day? Jordan, you can bet your 1337ness we're going.

Rochambeau represent!

[What Is It ?]

A huge tourney on a boat 3 days before my b-day? Jordan, you can bet your 1337ness we're going.

Rochambeau represent!



uh oh....looks like competititon is coming in to town. this is going to be hard, isnt it. i would love for over 250 competitors. that would be sexy. :cool:

[JordanS]

Why would I bet my 1337ness?

Would you phail for hating me, and make me lose it?

[yaming]

ok where on their site does it say this

[bbccards35]

Why would I bet my 1337ness?

Would you phail for hating me, and make me lose it?

Are you an idiot? If you think you're so funny, and cannot learn to spell....Have your teammates pick you up. I'll go with other people.

[Painful Truth]

ok where on their site does it say this

The gateway clipper has not listed it on their site yet, and it probably wont be listed until 2006. However the tournaments and dates have been confirmed. In the mean time all information on these tournaments will be announced in this thread. A website for both tournaments is being constructed and will be finalized in the next few days. Both tournaments will be held aboard the docked Majestic (which is the flagship vessel of the fleet, It is the big boat shown at the top of their homepage). If anyone has any questions on directions, parking, or anything else you can ask them publically here or you can PM me, If you would like you can PM me and i will give you my direct phone number at the Gateway Clipper if you have additional questions. PES will also be listing the march 25th date on their website once they release their 2006 regional schedule. From what i have read it looks like we are going to have some great competition at these tournys. I look forward to seeing you all there. More details will be posted in the next few days, including one very exciting announcement. STAY TUNED

[beaverteeth92]

How much is registration?

[Painful Truth]

How much is registration?

registartion for both tournaments should be $15. i know for a fact the first one will be, the second one is at the discretion of PES (the tournament orgainzers) but they always charge $15 so i dont think it will change. As always side events and special event challenges are additional, prices for those are always announced at the tournaments. the parking lots are all owned by station square, not the gateway clipper. parking should be only $5.00 if that price changes i will announce it in this thread. The nice thing is the gateway clipper dock is surrounded by 5 huge parking lots totaling space for over 1,000 cars. parking will not be a problem :0)

[NetDeckersSuck]

fignuts, u are the f@*king man. I am so happy i wont have to scramble for a ride, like i do for butler. This is parker, btw :D

[Warriors of Light]

Hi parker nice name. I hope this tournament will be big but not to big like 150-350

[Painful Truth]

Please note that the date for the Yu-Gi-Oh Three Rivers Grand Championship has changed to Sunday February 26th. This date WILL NOT change again. so please mark it on your calendars. The Three Rivers Grand Championship will be held on Sunday February 26th. All other details and specifics for the tournament are the same and have not changed!

Also, an update on this tournament concerning prizes, and side events will be posted shortly!

Congratulations to team EVOLUTION for their performance at the last regional, it will be interesting to see if they can dominate this tournament as well, or will somone show them up (team krispy kreme, team parkway, better step it up) the gauntlet has been thrown pittsburgh players, so many of you say you can pwn them easily, well i say.....put your money where your mouth is and let's get it on!

STAY TUNED

Painful Truth

[Loto37]

DUDE, this is sick Hoffy you rock my sizzzocks, you can definatly count me and Wolf in for this UBER awsomeness!!!. This will be totally sick. Can't wait for this event.



See you all there
Loften :cool:

[What Is It ?]

painful, you shouldnt have posted this so far before the tournament...it just keeps getting Knocked back. i still cant wait for this thing and it is just going to be all around SICK!

[TerraFlareFinal]

we have a little thing called homefield advantage

[wertalace]

I want to go to this...a yugioh tourney...on a boat?

[taker]

I might appear. Nothing for sure.

[Painful Truth]

hello again, this is the first of many announcements concerning the upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh tournaments at the Gateway Clipper. I will be keeping you up to date on all details of the tournaments as they progress including, Sponsor Listings, Prize Info, Side Tournaments, Etc....

Announcement: Major Side Tournament

Tournament Date: February 26th 2006

Details: As im sure many of you already know this tournament is going to be unbelieveable... Well it just got even better! I am happy to announce that in addition to the Sealed Pack side tournaments we will also be running a TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT!! that's right.... find a partner and get ready to duel because together you can comepete to become Pittsburgh's first ever Tag Team Dueling Champions!!
* Sign-ups for the Tag Team Side Tournament will be taken all day long and the tournament itself will begin sometime around the 4th or 5th round of the main tournament. Players can not compete in both tournaments at the same time. But, if you find you're having a bad day in the main tournament don't sweat it.... just grab your teammate and let the dueling continue!
* This tournament will be run in advanced format but will utilize a Special Forbidden / Limited List created especially for this Tag Team Tournament.
* Details on the tournament rules and format will be posetd on-line shortly. The Forbidden / Limited list that will be used for this event will be posted as well and will also be available at the tournament.
* Before the tournament starts the head judge for the tournament will briefly go over the rules and format for the tournament again. just to make sure there is no confusion.

Here are a few tips to help you and your partner prepare to become Pittsburgh's first ever Tag Team Champions!

- The rules, format, and special forbidden / limited list will be posted online shortly, once posted you should select a partner and begin building your decks so that you can practice....practice....practice for the weeks leading up to the tournament.

- Pick a partner that understands your dueling style and will work well with you. Remember even the best two players at any given store may not work well as a team!!

- Make sure you bring both decks to the tournament. The one you plan to use for the main tournament and the one you plan to use in the Tag Team Tournament. i assure you they will be very different!!

- Get ready to have fun!! this is going to be a great side tournament and a great oppurtunity to compete in a way many players have never competed before in the game of Yu-Gi-Oh!

* More info on this will be posted in the days to come. Because of the fact that UDE does not have a specific structure for tag team dueling this tournament will not be applied to your personal rankings. However, it is my hope that once this tournament is a proven success UDE will use our format and rules as the initial framework for a future Tag Team Dueling program. Could you be part of history in the making??? could you and your partner help change the face of the game forever??? ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!!

* 95% of the rules and format have already been put in place (mainly because i have been working on this for months :0) however if any of you have any suggestions that you would like to offer about the tournament or the forbidden / limited list you can email them to choffman@gatewayclipper.com i DO NOT want long winded emails or complaint emails.... As i stated this tournaments rules and format have been virtually finialized already. i am simply giving everyone a chance to have their suggestions heard. If you do email a suggestion for the forbidden / limited list please provide reason why you feel this card or cards are too powerful for tag team play (i can almost guarantee we have thought of all the cards) but no one is perfect you may come up with something we missed! Please enjoy this oppurtunity to have you're voices heard and don't abuse it or it will disappear :0)

Things are getting more exciting every day. I can already say this tournament will be by far the most fun tournament to ever be held in this region!!

STAY TUNED

[What Is It ?]

hello again, this is the first of many announcements concerning the upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh tournaments at the Gateway Clipper. I will be keeping you up to date on all details of the tournaments as they progress including, Sponsor Listings, Prize Info, Side Tournaments, Etc....

Announcement: Major Side Tournament

Tournament Date: February 26th 2006

Details: As im sure many of you already know this tournament is going to be unbelieveable... Well it just got even better! I am happy to announce that in addition to the Sealed Pack side tournaments we will also be running a TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT!! that's right.... find a partner and get ready to duel because together you can comepete to become Pittsburgh's first ever Tag Team Dueling Champions!!
Sign-ups for the Tag Team Side Tournament will be taken all day long and the tournament itself will begin sometime around the 4th or 5th round of the main tournament. Players can not compete in both tournaments at the same time. But, if you find you're having a bad day in the main tournament don't sweat it.... just grab your teammate and let the dueling continue!
This tournament will be run in advanced format but will utilize a Special Forbidden / Limited List created especially for this Tag Team Tournament.
Details on the tournament rules and format will be posetd on-line shortly. The Forbidden / Limited list that will be used for this event will be posted as well and will also be available at the tournament.
Before the tournament starts the head judge for the tournament will briefly go over the rules and format for the tournament again. just to make sure there is no confusion.
Here are a few tips to help you and your partner prepare to become Pittsburgh's first ever Tag Team Champions!
- The rules, format, and special forbidden / limited list will be posted online shortly, once posted you should select a partner and begin building your decks so that you can practice....practice....practice for the weeks leading up to the tournament.
- Pick a partner that understands your dueling style and will work well with you. Remember even the best two players at any given store may not work well as a team!!
- Make sure you bring both decks to the tournament. The one you plan to use for the main tournament and the one you plan to use in the Tag Team Tournament. i assure they will be very different!!
- Get ready to have fun!! this is going to be a great side tournament and a great oppurtunity to compete in a way many players have never competed before in the game of Yu-Gi-Oh!

More info on this will be posted in the days to come. Because of the fact that UDE does not have a specific structure for tag team dueling this tournament will not be applied to your personal rankings. However, it is my hope that once this tournament is a proven success UDE will use our format and rules as the initial framework for a future Tag Team Dueling program. Could you be part of history in the making??? could you and your partner help change the face of the game forever??? ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!!

95% of the rules and format have already been put in place (mainly because i have been working on this for months :0) however if any of you have any suggestions that you would like to offer about the tournament or the forbidden / limited list you can email them to choffman@gatewayclipper.com i DO NOT want long winded emails or complaint emails.... As i stated this tournaments rules and format have been virtually finialized already. i am simply giving everyone a chance to have their suggestions heard. If you do email a suggestion for the forbidden / limited list please provide reason why you feel this card or cards are too powerful for tag team play (i can almost guarantee we have thought of all the cards) but no one is perfect you may come up with something we missed! Please enjoy this oppurtunity this have you're voices heard and don't abuse it or it will disappear :0)

Things are getting more exciting every day. I can already say this tournament will be by far the most fun tournament to ever be held in this region!!

STAY TUNED


wow, assuming i scrub out, i will definitely join in this thing! i will probably win the gateway clipper thingy so i have to make a decision enter the main thing and win that, OR enter side events and take all of those :)



p.s. MAKE SURE NO OTKS IN THE SIDE EVENT!!!!!!!!!(except exodia XDXDXDXDXD ;)


p.s.s much love!

[Painful Truth]

p.s. MAKE SURE NO OTKS IN THE SIDE EVENT!!!!!!!!!(except exodia XDXDXDXDXD ;)



believe me OTK was the first thing hit hard :0). i think many of you will find that the special forbidden / limited list we have created will definately make this tag team tournament balanced and competitive! We have worked hard on it and i think you will all be pleased!!

Painful Truth

[What Is It ?]

believe me OTK was the first thing hit hard :0). i think many of you will find that the special forbidden / limited list we have created will definately make this tag team tournament balanced and competitive! We have worked hard on it and i think you will all be pleased!!

Painful Truth


at least you are thinkin' chache. that is good. man, from what i understand, nick wilamowski said branden is quitting. first you, then branden. who is next? McHale?-doubtful. well, this event is looking sexier and sexier so i can't wait 'n' stuff.

[Painful Truth]

at least you are thinkin' chache. that is good. man, from what i understand, nick wilamowski said branden is quitting. first you, then branden. who is next? McHale?-doubtful. well, this event is looking sexier and sexier so i can't wait 'n' stuff.

why is branden qutting? and i didn't quit i retired :0). all the legends retire :0)
yeah i put a-lot of time and effort into this tag team tourny. the special forbidden / limited list will be posted here tomorrow. so get ready to find your teammates and build your decks because those few months will be over before you know it!

[Warriors of Light]

Cant wait till these begin im probley going to get my invite here

[What Is It ?]

Cant wait till these begin im probley going to get my invite here



yep yep yep, me too. but warriors of light tends to lie a lot but i dont ;)

Nick Wilamowski, if we both scrub out....will you be my tag team partner?

[Warriors of Light]

To bad I wont be able to enter side events cuase i will be in the top8

[Painful Truth]

Well here it is, i promised i would get it to you way in advance so that you could all get your partners and prepare you decks. so here it is. As you can see we spent a-lot of time on this list, Im sure you will find that because of our attention to detail and our efforts to greatly restrict if not totally eliminate OTK's, the tag team tournament will be one of the most fun and well balanced tournaments to date! Some cards effects will be treated differently for this tournament. That will be further explained in the format & rules list, which will be posted in this thread very soon. THIS LIST IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. ANY CHANGES WILL BE POSTED IN THIS THREAD. copies of the list will also be handed out to all players at the begining of the morning tournament.

I. Forbidden Cards

You cannot use these cards in your Deck, Fusion Deck, or Side Deck

Black Luster Soldier - Envoy Of The Begining
Butterfly Dagger - Elma
Chain Energy
Change Of Heart
Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy Of The End
Cyber Jar
Delinquent Duo
Fiber Jar
Final Countdown
Graceful Charity
Harpie's Feather Duster
Imperial Order
Last Turn
Magical Scientist
Makyura The Destructor
Mirage Of Nightmare
Mirror Force
Needle Ceiling
Painful Choice
Ragieki
Ring Of Destruction
Sacred Phoenix Of Nephtys
Sinister Serpent
The Forceful Sentry
Tribe-Infecting Virus
Wave Motion Cannon
Witch Of The Black Forest
Yata-Garasu

NEW! -Chain Energy, Cyber Jar, Final Countdown, Last Turn, Needle Ceiling, Sacred Phoenix Of Nephtys, Wave Motion Cannon

II. Limited Cards

You can ONLY use one fo the following cards in the Deck, Fusion Deck & Side Deck combined.

Book Of Moon
Book Of Tayiou
Breaker The Magical Warrior
Call Of The Haunted
Card Destruction
Ceasefire
Confiscation
D.D. Assialiant
D.D. Warrior Lady
Dark Hole
Dark Magician Of Chaos
Deck Devastation Virus
Exchange Of The Spirit
Exiled Force
Exodia The Forbidden One
Gravity Bind
Heavy Storm
Injection Fairy Lily
Jinzo
Left Arm Of The Forbidden One
Left Leg Of The Forbidden One
Level Limit - Area B
Lightning Vortex
Limiter Removal
Mage Power
Magic Cylinder
Magician Of Faith
Metamorphosis
Monster Reborn
Morphing Jar
Morphing Jar #2
Mystical Space Typhoon
Night Assailant
Nobleman Of Crossout
Pot Of Greed
Power Bond
Premature Burial
Protector Of The Sanctuary
Reckless Greed
Reflect Bounder
Right Arm Of The Forbidden One
Right Leg Of The Forbidden One
Royal Decree
Sangan
Scapegoat
Snatch Steal
Swords Of Revealing Light
Thousand-Eyes Restrict
Torrential Tribute
Tsukuyomi
Twin-Headed Behemoth
United We Stand

NEW! - D.D. Assailiant, Gravilty Bind, Level Limit - Area B, Monster Reborn, Morphing Jar #2, Pot Of Greed, Power Bond.

III. Semi-Limited Cards

You can ONLY use two of the following cards in the Deck, Fusion Deck & Side Deck combined.

Abyss Soldier
Bottomless Trap Hole
Creature Swap
Emergency Provisions
Giant Trunade
Good Goblin Housekeeping
Manticore Of Darkness
Reinforcement Of The Army
Upstart Goblin

NEW! - Bottomless Trap Hole, Giant Trunade

Please remember this list is for the TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT side event ONLY! The normal Forbidden/Limited list for advanced format will still be used in the main tournament.

Please stay tuned for more updates including the official format/rules post that will be coming real soon

[You Can't See Me]

Team Outlook is hopeing to attend this event. But it is too early to say beacuse of rides and whatnot.

[What Is It ?]

Well here it is, i promised i would get it to you way in advance so that you could all get your partners and prepare you decks. so here it is. As you can see we spent a-lot of time on this list, Im sure you will find that because of our attention to detail and our efforts to greatly restrict if not totally eliminate OTK's, the tag team tournament will be one of the most fun and well balanced tournaments to date! Some cards effects will be treated differently for this tournament. That will be further explained in the format & rules list, which will be posted in this thread very soon. THIS LIST IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. ANY CHANGES WILL BE POSTED IN THIS THREAD. copies of the list will also be handed out to all players at the begining of the morning tournament.

I. Forbidden Cards

You cannot use these cards in your Deck, Fusion Deck, or Side Deck

Black Luster Soldier - Envoy Of The Begining
Butterfly Dagger - Elma
Chain Energy
Change Of Heart
Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy Of The End
Cyber Jar
Delinquent Duo
Fiber Jar
Final Countdown
Graceful Charity
Harpie's Feather Duster
Imperial Order
Last Turn
Magical Scientist
Makyura The Destructor
Mirage Of Nightmare
Mirror Force
Needle Ceiling
Painful Choice
Ragieki
Ring Of Destruction
Sacred Phoenix Of Nephtys
Sinister Serpent
The Forceful Sentry
Tribe-Infecting Virus
Wave Of Motion Cannon
Witch Of The Black Forest
Yata-Garasu

NEW! -Chain Energy, Cyber Jar, Final Countdown, Last Turn, Needle Ceiling, Sacred Phoenix Of Nephtys, Wave Motion Cannon

II. Limited Cards

You can ONLY use one fo the following cards in the Deck, Fusion Deck & Side Deck combined.

Book Of Moon
Book Of Tayiou
Breaker The Magical Warrior
Call Of The Haunted
Card Destruction
Ceasefire
Confiscation
D.D. Assialiant
D.D. Warrior Lady
Dark Hole
Dark Magician Of Chaos
Deck Devastation Virus
Exchange Of The Spirit
Exiled Force
Exodia The Forbidden One
Gravity Bind
Heavy Storm
Injection Fairy Lily
Jinzo
Left Arm Of The Forbidden One
Left Leg Of The Forbidden One
Level Limit - Area B
Lightning Vortex
Limiter Removal
Mage Power
Magic Cylinder
Magician Of Faith
Metamorphosis
Monster Reborn
Morphing Jar
Morphing Jar #2
Mystical Space Typhoon
Night Assailant
Nobleman Of Crossout
Pot Of Greed
Power Bond
Premature Burial
Protector Of The Sanctuary
Reckless Greed
Reflect Bounder
Right Arm Of The Forbidden One
Right Leg Of The Forbidden One
Royal Decree
Sangan
Scapegoat
Snatch Steal
Swords Of Revealing Light
Thousand-Eyes Restrict
Torrential Tribute
Tsukuyomi
Twin-Headed Behemoth
United We Stand

NEW! - D.D. Assailiant, Gravilty Bind, Level Limit - Area B, Monster Reborn, Morphing Jar #2, Pot Of Greed, Power Bond.

III. Semi-Limited Cards

You can ONLY use two of the following cards in the Deck, Fusion Deck & Side Deck combined.

Abyss Soldier
Bottomless Trap Hole
Creature Swap
Emergency Provisions
Giant Trunade
Good Goblin Housekeeping
Manticore Of Darkness
Reinforcement Of The Army
Upstart Goblin

NEW! - Bottomless Trap Hole, Giant Trunade

Please remember this list is for the TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT side event ONLY! The normal Forbidden/Limited list for advanced format will still be used in the main tournament.

Please stay tuned for more updates including the official format/rules post that will be coming real soon



that is quite interesting. you assumed that you had the best deck so you made a list strictly to cover two things: your deck and Cookie cutter. i can dig it. nice job chache!

[Painful Truth]

that is quite interesting. you assumed that you had the best deck so you made a list strictly to cover two things: your deck and Cookie cutter. i can dig it. nice job chache!

well actually i didnt think i had the best deck, but burn would be very strong in this format if not controlled. could you imagaine a team each getting a cannon out on one turn? and what if your opponets both put out 2 chain energys on turn one, everyone would be paying 2000 to play a card. i worked on this list for weeks and talked it over with a few select people before finalizing it. I think it is an awesome list for tag team format, i actually wish i was playing now :0) it will allow for the game to be battled out with monsters cards and teammate strategy... rather than tech and loop holes. we had lots of discussions and had to find some really obsure cards that normally are not too great but would be deadly in this format (i.e. needle ceiling, morphing jar #2) and even though we havent finished the format/rules post yet i will give you this in advance. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO USE POLYMERIZATION ON ONE OF THE MONSTERS ON YOUR QUARTER OF THE FIELD AND ONE OF THE MONSTERS ON YOUR TEAMMATES QUARTER OF THE FIELD TO FORM A FUSION MONSTER. yep....just like the cartoon, you could use poly to fuse your monster with theirs, now just sit back and think of all the startegy you and your opponet could build into your decks!!!

[Yami_Michael]

well actually i didnt think i had the best deck, but burn would be very strong in this format if not controlled. could you imagaine someone getting cannon out on turn one. by the time it came back to them it would be on 3000.

Cannon only counts your amount of standby phases AND your opponent.
and its Wave Motion Cannon, not Wave of Motion Cannon.

And just wondering, what about destiny board?

and exodia for that matter....

[Painful Truth]

Cannon only counts your amount of standby phases AND your opponent.
and its Wave Motion Cannon, not Wave of Motion Cannon.

And just wondering, what about destiny board?

and exodia for that matter....

ummm i think i know how the card works thanks

wave of motion cannon was a type-o

and as for destiny board how would you possibly keep it out long enough to complete it??? you would get heavied or dusted long before you could ever pull it off. plus teammates do not share a field the field is broken down into quarters so you would have to get the whole destiny board combo yourself. exodia would not work because you and your opponet do not share a hand, therefore you would have to get all the pieces of exodia on your own. trust me this has been playtested and the list was devised by myself (judge, TO, one of the top 3 players in pennsylvania and two time nats qualifier, not to mention goning 8-2 at nats2005) and level 3 judges. we have everything covered. too bad you live in australia it would be cool if you could come and play it. im sure you would have a blast!

Painful Truth

[Yami_Michael]

If you believe that Wave-Motion Cannon counts your opponents standby phases then you are wrong.


"Send this card on the field to the Graveyard during your Main Phase. Inflict Direct Damage to your opponent’s Life Points equal to the number of your Standby phases that have passed after this card was activated x1000 points."

What if a player in either team was to get Exodia? It is not hard to pull off in some speedy versions. Ecspecially Manticore+Card of Safe Return combo.. or Heart of the Underdog.

I do not care about shared hands but if they were to draw into Exodia what would happen? A player "may" (Always a possibility that should be ready for) pull off destiny board and get all the necessary 5 cards placed down on the field. ( It may seem hard... but it can be done in good enough decks )

[Painful Truth]

If you believe that Wave-Motion Cannon counts your opponents standby phases then you are wrong.



What if a player in either team was to get Exodia? It is not hard to pull off in some speedy versions. Ecspecially Manticore+Card of Safe Return combo.. or Heart of the Underdog.

I do not care about shared hands but if they were to draw into Exodia what would happen? A player "may" (Always a possibility that should be ready for) pull off destiny board and get all the necessary 5 cards placed down on the field. ( It may seem hard... but it can be done in good enough decks )

i know how wave works, it was a misprint. i meant to say if someone and their teammate both got wave out it would be 2000 right away that could be unleashed on 1 player.

i dont know how you guys play down under but we dont have a big destiny board problem in the states :0). it would be a waste to try it in a tag team tournament and that players would most likely lose right away

and whats the difference between someone drawing into exodia in tag team or 1 on 1? in both cases it would be luck. and if you're lucky enough to get it then the game would end and your team deserves to win. all the opposing team would have to do is side deck next game and own them. trust me you're talking to someone who knows exactely what they are doing. to tell you the truth not to be mean or anything, but i really dont have time to sit here and answer stupid "what if" scenerios. my reputation speaks for itself and everyone here knows we have everything under control and IT WILL be the best and most competitive tag team duling system ever created. it has been developed and tested by some of the best players on the east coast not to mention one of the best level 3 judges in the game today, who is also a writer for metagame.thanks for the input but we are just fine here!

[Yami_Michael]

I was just wondering what would happen in that situation. We dont have a "destiny board problem", i mean the meta is either chaos, or random starter deck stuff.

I would love to go to that tournament and show you how well these otks can work.

[Painful Truth]

I was just wondering what would happen in that situation. We dont have a "destiny board problem", i mean the meta is either chaos, or random starter deck stuff.

I would love to go to that tournament and show you how well these otks can work.

trust me otk's get shut down here pretty easily in this meta, they are so easy to beat with just a few side decked cards. most people will probably run e-hero decks in the tag team tournament because you can "poly" with one of your mosters and one of your teammates. that will make the tournament very interesting. it will allow for some very complex and fun team combo decks. it will most certainly be one of the most fun side tournaments ever. it sure beats the hell out of sealed pack ":0). it would be cool to have someone from another country play in this. you should check on plane ticket cost :0). we still have till february :0)

[Loto37]

What are the rules for a tag team duel? Cuz if i could get Wolf to go i think i know a deck that could take it all lol?

[Warriors of Light]

well there is only one tournament on the Gateway lipper and thats the one in march the one in febuary is in the convention center

[whitekidfro88]

omg...i cant believe they are having a regional on a boat then one in the convention center...its about time that building got put to use....Anyways you can guarentee that Team Elite Noobs will be there for sure pwning some noobs obviously...id see why the whole team couldnt make it, both regionals are like 2 minutes away from where we play...i will be bringing a whole bag of tech with me...well anyways good luck to everyone and see you there....

[whitekidfro88]

These tournaments should be tech times 20...lol
i cant wait to go to this but im mad there is no regionlas in january in butler

[Pianka]

i havent seen a major tourney on a boat since in the pokemon days out in cali.

[Alpha HiT Man]

I wish they had a tournament like this in florida

[D.D. Ass]

I wish they had a tournament like this in florida
yea that would be cool :cool:

[Warriors of Light]

These tournaments should be tech times 20...lol
i cant wait to go to this but im mad there is no regionlas in january in butler

Im happy cause it takes me an hour to get to butler and only 10 minutes to get to pittsburgh :D

[whitekidfro88]

its possible this tourney will be tech times 45 maybe lol....alli gotta do is go out side my house and i am like there practically

[Raijinku]

Well, we'll see if Sie7en can make this one... it sounds rather intriguing.

[whitekidfro88]

im not sure but ibelieve the convention center one is the pre release for the new garbage set with no tech in it, so there should be a really nice turnout...id like to see more rounds but i believe that the max is 8, not sure though

[What Is It ?]

its possible this tourney will be tech times 45 maybe lol....alli gotta do is go out side my house and i am like there practically


could you look up how to use certain words in a sentence :rolleyes: tech times 45? WTF???? but anyways, i cant wait for this thing goin down cause it is going to be sick.

[whitekidfro88]

kramer, ive been saying that for months, i guess you havent gone to any tourney where i go

[Speez]

kramer, ive been saying that for months, i guess you havent gone to any tourney where i go

And because of you, the word "tech" has become lingo at Parkway. It's like when the Smurfs stick the word "smurf" everywhere.

I so tech that techy kid in his tech!

[whitekidfro88]

see he has the spirit, everyone else should get techish lol
i mean its coming up soon

[Loto37]

Okay what the fudger are the rules for a tag duel tournament how does it would chache!!! you gotta give me some info anyone!@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[whitekidfro88]

lol this should be fun...no other tourneys will be on a boat

[bettis36]

when is the tournament anyways.

[HereComesJonny!]

it's in the first post on the first pge sounds interesting a cruise playing Yu-Gi-Oh!

[team_epicforce]

it's in the first post on the first pge sounds interesting a cruise playing Yu-Gi-Oh!
y r people in fl talkin about a tournament in pa that they rnt even goin to?

[whitekidfro88]

pople heard that pittsburgh pennsylvania will have like the collest regs ever bc its on a boat...lol

[What Is It ?]

y r people in fl talkin about a tournament in pa that they rnt even goin to?


tourneys on boats + sexy pennsylvanian yugimonz players = secks????? or ummmm yeah i guess a cruise ship + a card game is attractive across the nation.

[CreatorOfThePointSystem]

Bump for Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Regional. (Sorry, been waiting to use that line for a few days.)

[whitekidfro88]

im up for it..lol

[bbccards35]

Well, it's past Jan 1, and I see no prizes for the boat tourney. What's up?

[Raijinku]

Well, if all goes well, You can count at least 3 members of Sie7en to be there. I'm looking forward to dueling on a freakin' boat!

[Roku]

So. Does anyone know what the prizes are now? I might go, this sounds all Duelist Kingdom. Lol.

[Painful Truth]

sorry guys things are a little crazy here, i will be posting an update in the next few days please bear with me!!!

[psionic psycho]

where could i go to get a list of the prizes

[Akurei Ryu]

I'm definitely looking forward to this tournament. I'm kinda curious. Will the boat stay docked throughout the tournament, or will it set sail for a little while? I ask just because I think that'd be cool. >>...

[Painful Truth]

i am writing this post to inform everyone that the Gateway Clipper Fleet has CANCELLED both the tournament in February and the regional tournament in March.

According to the Gateway Clippers law firm Blumling & Gusky these tournaments would violate the Gateway Clippers Liquor and Riverboat Gambling guidelines.

I have spent the past two weeks arguing that these tournaments IN NO POSSIBLE WAY could violate any liquor laws (since liquor will not even be onboard and because these tournaments are held in the morning to late afternoon) and especially not any gambling laws. Yu-Gi-Oh is not a game of chance where everyone plays with the same cards like in poker or texas hold em'. therefore i cannot see how Blumling & Gusky can consider Yu-Gi-Oh a game of chance, which would violate Pennsylvania State gambling laws. (in that case i guess everywhere that holds a Yu-Gi-Oh tournament could be fined)

I have fought tooth and nail for two weeks about this outrage. the whole arguement is ridicilous.

I wish to tell evryone here that even though this is not my fault i apologize. i am very upset about this, so upset in fact I HAVE RESIGNED FROM THE GATEWAY CLIPPER FLEET! thats right i quit my job over this so please do not post how mad you are about it because no one is more mad than me! i invested over 4 months of my time and effort into these tournaments just to have them cancelled for a reason that does not make any sense. Best Buy was on board as our main sponsor and they were going to donate an Xbox 360 to be awarded to the winner of the Three Rivers Grand Championship. not to mention our other sponsors Hard Rock Cafe, Barnes & Noble, Wal Mart Etc....

These tournaments were all ready to go. we had all of the sponsors lined up, our judge team was assembled, all of the audio / video equipment was booked. we had various vendors attending and setting up booths. and they were cancelled because this law firm has given the Gateway Clipper wrong information. I am very well versed in Pennsylvania State Law and after speaking to several other lawyers, i have confirmed that Yu-Gi-Oh does not qualify as a game of chance because each player plays with their own deck compiled from their own cards that they have previously purchased. therfore the deck becomes the intilectual property of the players and can not be considered "community". and because players are not playing with community cards (ie. each player drawing from the same deck) it CAN NOT be considered a game of chance. HOWEVER the Gateway Clipper Fleet has chosen to listen to their law firm and even though the info is wrong they have decided to cancel the tournaments.

So once again i apologize for any inconvience but please try to understand how i feel. i had done so much work and had put together two of the biggest tournaments you would have ever seen, only to have them cancelled for a reason that is at beast flawed. i am currently in talks with the Mall at Robinson and the Pittsburgh Mills Mall to see if i can relocate the tournaments there.

Thanks for all of your support and rest assured that i will continue to work on these tournaments and find a new location. most businesses do not give TCG players any respect, they think you are just kids and it doesnt matter if they dissapoint you. well i feel different and im not going to stop just because of a group of lawyers who would rather offer wrong information than take the time to investigate the game and how it is played so that they can make an educated decision.

I will keep you informed of any changes and i will let you know if we reach an agreement with one of the malls to reschedule the tournaments.

until then please consider the tournaments CANCELLED as per the Gateway Clipper Fleets request.

Painful Truth :mad:

[wwncd]

seriously, thats gay then, team evo cant pwn another tourny? that makes me a sad panda......

[whitekidfro88]

thats gay times 45...and people wonder why this game is dying away little by little..nubs!!!!

[KCHendrick24]

Some people just don't quite get what we're about. Apparently it's something that's "up to no good." I certainly hope that they feel they lost someone good when you quit...

Anyways, despite all that crap... Team Sie7en should be at the Feb. 19th regionals.

See you there.

[Painful Truth]

I certainly hope that they feel they lost someone good when you quit...

Anyways, despite all that crap... Team Sie7en should be at the Feb. 19th regionals.

See you there.

thank you :) i hope so too

[Speez]

Wow, that sucks. I was really looking forward to these tournies. Defending the honor of Pittsburgh aganist all visitors and such. I really hope you do get it rescheuled, it seemed you just didn't set up a YGO tourney, but you set up a major event that just happens to have the tourney has the main attraction. I will be ready to attend if you can get it somewhere else.


.....and winning an Xbox 360 from beating people in YGO would just be too sexy to pass up.

[yaming]

the february one at the David L. Lawrence convention center still going to happen right

Additional Comment:
nvm my last post, I found out that the regional on the 19 of February is still happening since I just got confirmation that I will be judgeing at this event

[Loto37]

Ummm this is total balls, balls balls balls. I weep at this news. This wouldve been uber awesome im glad you left Chache seriously you got this thing planned out perfectly and they just slap you down. We are all being sent into deep opression by the man here people...Deep opression.