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Alex Brown
Alex Brown
uly233@hotmail.com
Having failed spectacularly at all other competitive pursuits, Alex has brought his wounded ego to the Vs Universe. Seeking fame and fortune, and willing to be pilloried to obtain either, Alex sees himself currently as something of an unboosted Professor Hugo in a world full of Wolverines. Giving himself six weeks before the September 10K to become competent at Vs, Alex promises to report on all of his trials and tribulations in an attempt to get better.Follow Alex as he seeks to improve from ignominious scrub to PC competitor! Get ready to ramble!
 
PC Indianapolis Report Part 2 - September 09, 2005
So we left off with me having scraped through to Day 2 with the minimum possible record. I went to sleep that night immensely relieved. Immensely relieved. I slept like a brick.
 
PC Indianapolis Report Part 1 - September 02, 2005
PC Indy 2005 was one crazy ride. My name is Alex Brown. Some people call me Uly. Some people call me Uly on the Forums. Some people call me the Gangsta of Love. This is my story.
 
The EPIC tourney report Part V - June 25, 2005
Scott was definitely one of the better players in the top Eight, so hitting him early was rough, but these were not the rounds you expected to see goobers pushing cardboard.
 
To the draft, for all the beans - June 21, 2005
After making top eight I didn't really care who won the whole thing. Seriously. The Australian players in the top Eight had all made a split, as we had spent many months drafting against one another, and knew that any one of us could have won the draft given the right amount of luck with packs and seating.
 
The EPIC tourney report Part III - June 05, 2005
I could not have been happier with this deck. When we sat down for the final deck construction, I realized it could go either way, and I had failed to capitalize on a very strong pool the rounds before.
 
The EPIC tourney report Part II - May22, 2005
In the end it was the teamups that sealed it. Apart from having double Black Magic and double Centurious, the Hypnotic Charms and Morbius dissuaded me from trying to force a silly Crime Lords build or even X-Statix.
 
The EPIC tourney report Part I - May 16, 2005
Ok, I hope you guys are in for the long haul. This is my Auckland 10K report, and geez is it long. I can sympathise with anyone who gets bored throughout and can’t finish it.
 
Verve Sentinels - March 27, 2005
The announcement declaring the creation of the Modern Age format, and its slated arrival for PC Amsterdam, has redirected my focus on Vs Constructed.
 
Luck - March 21, 2005
Today I want to write about that damnedest of topics, Luck . When you find yourself having become as prolific as I have, you discover that for all of the toil you occasionally retrieve a gem from amongst the rubble.
 
Metagame develpments - March 20, 2005
The Curve Sentinels are everywhere. At 10K after 10K , the Curve Sentinels are filling Top Eights, and although many commentators didn't think the deck had what it took to post a big finish, the archetype recently took down consecutive 10k's in Bologna , and then Orlando .
 
What happened to Ben Kreis? - March 11, 2005
Well, in years to come, people will talk about top 8's and 10K's and PC's and the like, and one name will probably garner more surprise than most. That name is Ben Kreis.
 
Teen Titans Review - February 07, 2005
In discussions regarding the best sixty cards in Vs today, the Teen Titans have become dominant. Simultaneously, the archetype is considered among the most challenging, even if consistently rewarding, decks in tournament Vs.
 
Top 5 - January 24, 2005
Over time I have become renowned for my need to organize my thoughts into lists that resemble, often inaccurately, a top "5" or top "10" on the given subject. I say inaccurately because the top "5" often extends much further than merely five.
 
Plot Twists for Man of Steel Limited. - January 12, 2005
In preparing for PC: LA, the Australian contingent spent a lot of time on the limited formats. Focused around the Sydney Games Centre, the Limited scene in Sydney draws from a pool of about fifteen competent players, all who seem to want to draft ad nauseum.
 
Cartharsis - December 11, 2004
For players like me, the Pro Circuit is the zenith on the gaming horizon. While a perhaps surprising amount of bad players are invited to the PC, there can be no doubt that the best Vs System players in the world are there as well.
 
Physical Aspects of VS - October 10, 2004
Physical preparation is almost non-existent in the world of the competitive gamer. There is probably even some (ok, a lot of) truth in assertions that gamers become so because of the lack of physical exertion in their craft. Simply put, the physical aspect of tournament Vs is criminally misunderstood.
 
One for the Money - September 20, 2004
The first high-level event to be run under the one-game match format has just passed. As a player at that tournament, and one of those privileged enough to play both the best-of-one and best-of-three formats on the day, I feel I am in a position to make comment.
 
Epic One Game Match Info - September 04, 2004
Recently, and dare I say radically, Upper Deck Entertainment (UDE), through its Organized Play arm, decided to implement a one-game match policy at the $10K event to be held in Sydney on September 11th.
 
Talking Time - September 03, 2004
Eventually I plan on writing a much longer effort on the important differences between playing Vs and playing Vs in a competitive, UDE-sanctioned environment.
 
Different people like different decks - August 20, 2004
I originally planned to bring you a completely different kind of column this week, but I woke up this morning with a burning need to write about my initial impressions of some of the cards in the DC Origins starter set.
 
Good Games - August 02, 2004
In the last week or so, my brothers (Jeremy and Patrick for the record) and I have played well over a hundred games of Vs with the various starters.
 
Marvel-First Impressions - July 26, 2004
I started playing Vs almost two weeks ago. Already an obsessive Magic: The Gathering fan, I was aware of Vs from its outset and was intrigued.
 
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