Dig that bypass 2-1 @NANPC Montreal 2024-08-24

Went 2-1 in Swiss at NANPC Montreal (7th of 34).

Went to top cut, but load vs Ysemgrin on Jai's Asa Group: Security Through Vigilance.

Ices do not matter and with a bit of setup, Divide and Conquer is as good as Deep Dive.

• Won vs Jon on Issuaq Adaptics: Sustaining Diversity.
• Loss vs Kysra on Near-Earth Hub: Broadcast Center. The game was streamed, I wish I could have shown on camera the Divide and Conquer run, but I didn't get the card in hand.
• Won vs Cody on Asa Group: Security Through Vigilance.

Game plan : check HQ or R&D for 3 cards each time and close the game with Divide and Conquer.

Mulligan plan : you want cards that gives you credits.

Mercury ability to dig centrals is really good. With Docklands Pass or “Pretty” Mary da Silva, you can see 3 cards!

In a normal mid game board state, you should have a Cupellation and a “Pretty” Mary da Silva on the board. With Divide and Conquer, you can then see archive, then see 3 cards in HQ (using Cupellation and see 3 cards in R&De using Mercury with “Pretty” Mary da Silva, for a total of 6 cards accessed. 7 if you have a Docklands Pass or 8 if you have a second Cupellation. Whatever you find there, you keep!

Them you push the corp to rez load of ices with you bypasses. Sometimes, I make runs that I know will get stopped just to force double rezzed ices.

The big skill of the deck is knowing when to run. When ices are on the board and rezzed, your options becomes limited.

Worse matchup is probably Jinteki: Personal Evolution, which is why there are 3 The Class Act, to allow you to overdraw your hand and protect you.

Big shoutout to Andrej and the organizers of the event. And a special mention for Maddie, who crochet an amazing bird mascot for everyone coming to the event.

Thanks to all participants, it was a blast!

Cheers!