Blood Siege II Starring Steven Seagal Wannabe: Western Canada Qualifier

Like some kind of Western Canada Qualifier, a tournament was thrown down this past Saturday with 17 players turning up to do battle in the most “extreme” way card players know how! Hosted by Cameron Kennedy, Prince of  Red Deer, at Thunderground Games in St. Albert, the qualifier was, as contestant Dave Berkes was heard to remark, a “no-holds barred qualifier” and everyone was like Bring It On, Bring It To Win It. It was an event so epic, two crappy posts will be used to write about it. The tournament report will follow sometime, maybe.

Dan Macahonic, Chad Fraser, and Dave Berkes try not to fall asleep as Kourch Chan (not in photo) plays a Tupdog deck which kills everything in a manner most scurrilous.

 

While Table 1 naps in the background, Jason Campbell feigns astonishment at the Prince of Winnipeg John Pattie, seen here, playing cards. Also in foreground, Bob Eckert not bothering with such niceties.

 

Props:

 

-Prince of Winnipeg, John Pattie flew in on a whim and would make final cut, fueled by an unrefuted but unproven hatred of our province. While he didn’t win the final, he did drink Shawn’s unattended Coke, but that may have been hearsay.

-Roy Kim hosting at Thunderground. He throws a mean barbecue with lots of hot dogs and burgers, and a big screen TV for Matrix trilogy movies exclusively, and Virtua Fighter.

-Sportsmandship and friendliness, which was for the most part, good.

-Heather Kreiter and Lawrence Snelly for providing prints and signed cards as prizes.

-Cameron Kennedy for running the show.

 

Some awesome prints by Heather Kreiter. Great advertising because I have a feeling at least a couple people probably want some prints of their own.

 

The illustrious Bloodsiege trophy with original William O’Connor artwork. The names of the finalists are engraved at the bottom each year, immortalized forever as people who can sit and play cards for 7 and a half hours straight. Uncanny!

 

Slops:

 

-Lack of ketchup for barbecue. It ran out, leaving many burgers and hot dogs with a less than optimal succulence.

-Me picking one of the three bad positions at the final table, instead of the only good one.

-John Pattie for not really drinking Shawn’s Coke.

Trying not to show their lust for the traditional Alberta “Rubberband” Edge, Cory Hrushka, Nick Fraser, and Shawn Zinyk, fail. Carmen Surname shows her disinterest by including only her elbow in the photo.

 

Thomas Solway looks bewildered as an unapologetic Jasmine Do refuses to let him bleed her. John Logan laughs indiscreetly. Not shown: Jason Switner, not laughing.

 

The most action-packed photo of the bunch. From left: Jason Switner, Nick Fraser, Matt Kovacs, John Pattie, Jasmine Do, Dan Macahonic, Chad Fraser, Travis Flaman, Bob Eckert.

 

 

 

 

 

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