Northeast Regional Qualifier 2003 Tournament Report

  Held at TotalCon in Mansfield, MA, we had 36 competitors, including
  players from Columbus, Atlanta, Ithaca, Montreal, DC, NYC, and
  Delaware.  The only major calamities were the clock falling off the
  wall and dying, and the laptop failure prior to the tournament, 
  leaving me without current card text and rulings (eep!).  Thankfully,
  Trey Morita and John McGlynn brought laptops, so we got the Archon 
  up and running.  My watch sufficed for time.

  The competitors and their decks (based on my brief observations):

  Charlie Burke (Seekonk, MA) - Toreador Cel-Gun
  Richard Blais (Montreal, QC) - Lasombra Purge
  John McGlynn (Meriden, CT) - Tre/!Tre bruise-bleed
  Kevin Scribner (Boston, MA) - The Friendmaker (weenie Dom blitz)
  Jerry Spaulding (Portland, ME) - Malk/!Malk w/For
  Peter Bakija (Ithaca, NY) - Same 'ol, now with Tension!  Woo woo!
  Peter Jehlen (Boston, MA) - Big Cam Vote
  Ethan Levi (NY, NY) - Anson Anarch Revolt
  David Maheaux (Montreal, QC) - New Nos, Cock Robin, Ani-Pot ranged combat
  Josh Feuerstein (Boston, MA) - Pro-Dom
  David Tatu (Atlanta, GA) - Nos vote
  Todd Richter (Springfield, MA) - Kiasyd/!Tre Obt-Dom
  Greg Williams (somewhere, DE) - Kiasyd/Lasombra toolbox
  Peter Vabulas (NY, NY) - Nos Prince w/3rd Trads
  Derek Ray (Atlanta, GA) - Kiasyd/Lasombra
  Marc Lussier (Worcester, MA) - Tha/For
  Ed McGlynn (Meriden, CT) - Toreador Aching Beauty tap 'n bleed
  Marie-Pierre Delage (Montreal, QC) - Pro/Dom/Aus
  Jeff Thompson (Atlanta, GA) - Lasombra Embrace bloat
  Ulysses Lateiner (Boston, MA) - Gangrel vote/bleed
  Robyn Tatu (Atlanta, GA) - Proteolicious (Pro/Dom?)
  Ben Spaulding (Bangor, ME) - !Malk
  Jay Kristoff (Columbus, OH) - Helena
  Andrew Sackett (Ithaca, NY) - Tzimisce fight
  Nick Smith (Columbus, OH) - Malk stealth-bleed
  Joe O'Connor (Worcester, MA) - Weenie Obf bleed with some Pot
  Trey Morita (Washington, DC) - Nos vote w/For
  Ben Swainbank (Portsmouth, NH) - Lazverinus Pot/Dom/For fight
  Matt Hirsch (Boston, MA) - !Tor/Set Obf-Pre bleed
  Stephanie Wexler (Seekonk, MA) - !Tor tap 'n bleed
  Lance Shope (Bangor, ME) - Anson Anarch Revolt
  Scott Gomes (Boston, MA) - When Keebler Elves Go Bad (Kiasyd toolbox)
  Francois Dion (Montreal, QC) - Aus/For (Revelations plus unblockable bleed?)
  Josh Duffin (Washington, DC) - Malk/!Malk w/For
  Mike Manning (Providence, RI) - Giovanni toolbox
  Jonathan Mason (Boston, MA) - War Ghoul

  The final standings:

  1. Ben Swainbank - 2 GW, 9 VP, 156 TP, 4 VP in finals
  (Ben was already qualified.  #2-11 qualify)
  2. Gregory Williams - 2 GW, 10 VP, 138 TP, 1 VP in finals
  3. Ethan Levi - 2 GW, 9 VP, 168 TP, 0 VP in finals
  4. Robyn Tatu - 2 GW, 7.5 VP, 174 TP, 0 VP in fnals
  5. Lance Shope - 2 GW, 5 VP, 150 TP, 0 VP in finals
  6. Kevin Scribner - 1 GW, 6 VP, 120 TP
  7. Peter Vabulas - 1 GW, 5.5 VP, 132 TP
  8. John McGlynn - 1 GW, 4.5 VP, 144 TP
  9. Jay Kristoff - 1 GW, 4 VP, 144 TP
  10. Jeff Thompson - 1 GW, 4 VP, 132 TP
  11. Ulysses Lateiner - 1 GW, 4 VP, 120 TP
  (non-qualifiers)
  12. Jonathan Mason - 1 GW, 4 VP, 118 TP
  13. Josh Duffin - 1 GW, 4 VP, 108 TP
  13. Trey Morita - 1 GW, 4 VP, 108 TP
  15. David Tatu - 1 GW, 3 VP, 132 TP
  16. Nick Smith - 0 GW, 3 VP, 114 TP
  17. Todd Richter - 0 GW, 2.5 VP, 126 TP
  18. Peter Bakija - 0 GW, 2 VP, 120 TP
  19. beter Blais - 0 GW, 2 VP, 84 TP
  20. David Maheux - 0 GW, 1.5 VP, 96 TP
  21. Mike Manning - 0 GW, 1 VP, 106 TP
  22. Charlie Burke - 0 GW, 1 VP, 96 TP
  22. Matt Hirsch - 0 GW, 1 VP, 96 TP
  24. Ed McGlynn - 0 GW, 1 VP, 90 TP
  24. Marie-Pierre Delage - 0 GW, 1 VP, 90 TP
  26. Marc Lussier - 0 GW, 0.5 VP, 84 TP
  26. Ben Spaulding - 0 GW, 0.5 VP, 84 TP
  28. Francois Dion - 0 GW, 0.5 VP, 82 TP
  29. Jerry Spaulding - 0 GW, 0 VP, 78 TP
  29. Josh Feuerstein - 0 GW, 0 VP, 78 TP
  31. Peter Jehlen - 0 GW, 0 VP, 72 TP
  31. Stephanie Wexler - 0 GW, 0 VP, 72 TP
  33. Derek Ray - 0 GW, 0 VP, 66 TP
  33. Andrew Sackett - 0 GW, 0 VP, 66 TP
  35. Scott Gomes - 0 GW, 0 VP, 60 TP
  DROP. Joe O'Connor - 0 GW, 0 VP, 48 TP


  Congratulations to Ben Swainbank for the win!  And congratulations
  to all the qualifiers!

  Ben Swainbank already posted a good report of the finals, plus his
  winning decklist, and it's getting late here and I have to catch a 
  subway home, so I'll skip it.  :)

  Thanks go to:

  Grant Garvin and Todd Richter for their work in putting this event
  and the other weekend events together.

  TotalCon for once again giving us a place to play.

  Chad Brown and White Wolf for the bountiful prize support, and for 
  continuing to make cards for us! 

  John McGlynn and Trey Morita for thinking ahead and bringing extra
  laptops.

  Anyone who helped me out with current card text.

  All of the competitors, for once again making this one of the most
  diverse, competitive, and fun tournaments you can find.

  See you at GenCon!


  - Ben Peal, Prince of Boston
    fudjo@mindstorm.com

  P.S.  Services for the dearly deceased clock will be held
  at 12:00...12:00...12:00...12:00...