Wheels of fire - 37th @ EMEA 2023

Since the dawn of time

I runned across the earth

Spinning in the dust

Long before your birth

Eatin' tar and gasoline

Every light I see is green

Open pipes, my machine's

Triple-plated chrome

Spirit of the wheel

Wheels of fire burn the night

Run across the sky

Wheels of fire burning bright

We live to run!

Manowar meme aside, this is my runner deck for EMEA 2023. It could have been better and now I understand why people plays Diesel and Dr. Nuka Vrolyck. Also, I think Shibboleth is better than Amina in a list like this one. I expected more horizontal decks and I was wrong.

Small report:

• T1 win vs Techgin (Asa): the dream game, I manage to draw all the right cards and enter every server whenever I want.
• T2 lost vs Veronica (Asa): despite a good 4-points Deep Dive turn 1, I get locked out by the centrals and without money. During this game the room I was playing in reached unbearable temperatures, so I'd like to thank her here for being supportive during the match.
• T3 win vs Maelig (Ob): I manage to fully setup and steal some agendas, but the Stavka-Anvil combo trashes two key breakers. Criminal being criminal, I can still capitalize on the weak centrals to steal the last points.
• T4 lost vs Sebastianik (AgInfusion prison): the prison was set up faster than the rig.
• T5 win vs Bartman (Outfit): turn 1, I steal SDS Drone Deployment fand Project Atlas from RND. Then, I read that the corp is agenda flooded and hammer HQ to get the win.
• T6 loss vs Sosia (Ob): I go 6-0 turn 1 but... I can't find the breakers in time.
• T7 loss vs Cobalt (R+): late setup and I'm facing the dilemma of checking the remote (losing the rig because I know that there are Retributions in hand) or removing the tag. I played safe but the remote had the winning agenda.

Thank you to all the organizers and players!