Round one I faced a player from our local in Fargo, ND. Our game was a stale one to watch – we both would play forwards and have answers in hand. We stifled each others try at aggression. He did get a great chance at going wide and it would’ve won him the game, if not for a beast of a card named Shantotto. It ended up going to time (a literal first for me in a tournament) and we were both on four points of damage. We had everyone watching and both of us made terrible play mistakes. Neither of us were able to win. My opponent was nice enough to concede; though I didn’t ask him to.

Side note: There is a way to handle losing. Getting mad and belligerent isn’t helpful to anyone. I would have been the one to concede if not for how my opponent acted. I wont be bullied or intimated into a loss. Acting this way is unacceptable in any facet of life and deters the game from growing. I was really happy when this match was done.

Record: 1-0