Eye of Judgment tourney starts Aug. 14
by Justin McElroy 
{ Aug 6th 2008 at 11:00PM }
They laughed at you. They laughed so hard and long that you can still hear it echoing off of your Battlestar Galactica posters. They chortled as you tried to get the angle of your PlayStation Eye just right, chuckled as you slid the cards into their Topps-brand folder. And they absolutely howled as you bought pack after pack of Eye of Judgment boosters. But that's all about to change. You've heard about a tournament that's starting on August 14, a tournament for EoJ players just like you from all over the globe, all vying for supremacy. Now you'll be the one laughing -- laughing all the way to the bank! ... Well, not to the bank so much as an EoJ card with your likeness and a chance to duel Yusuke Watanabe from Japan Studio. But still ... you'll totally be laughing.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
kevinski @ Aug 6th 2008 11:03PM
I'll bet the winner doesn't even use legit cards.
Cody @ Aug 7th 2008 12:00AM
What will they do in the very likely event that not enough participants show up?
World Series of Poker this is not.
Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Aug 7th 2008 12:47AM
Wait people still play this game? I'm shocked.
LameDuck @ Aug 7th 2008 2:00AM
You stole the words right out of my mouth.
Christian @ Aug 7th 2008 9:19AM
Btw, for those wanting to fill out their card collections cheaply play.com is running a 5 theme decks for 5GBP offer currently.
Matt @ Aug 13th 2008 10:25PM
This is actually a great game, which you'd soon find out if you played it.
And the card duplication thing isn't as big a deal as people make out. For one thing, it's not possible to stack your deck with heaps of really powerful cards because the rules of the game impose balance.
For example, there are restrictions on the numbers of cards you can have. You're only allowed one "Hero" card per deck, for instance.
Also, you only get 2 mana per turn and the powerful cards tend to require many more to cast. This forces you to include lots of weaker, low-mana cards.
Skill and card variation play more part in the game than having a few ultra-rare cards that you've copied. Luck plays a part too, of course.
Like I said, this is really a great game. It's not even as expensive as people (who most likely have never played it) make out.
I played in the PAL-region tournament a few months ago. There were at least 4000 participants IIRC (I came something around 2500th) so I doubt there will be any worries about nobody "turning up".