Lannister Kraken - 1st place Regional (Skellefteå, Sweden) 1.0

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This is the deck that I played to win the Regionals in Skellefteå, Sweden. I'm not sure if I remember everything correctly, so my opponents should feel free to let me know if I get something wrong :)

Game 1 vs Targ/Lion (Daniel)
Don't remember the details of the first rounds but I think I played The First Snow of Winter round 3. I had Jaime, Tyrion and Tywin left on the board, and he's got Magister Illyrio and a duped Daenerys. The Burned Men make a surprise entrance which makes Illyrio panic and march to the wall next round. Daniel get's out a duped Mirri but I manage to win during my turn in the challenge phase.

Win (5-0)

Game 2 vs Stark/Rose (Martin)
Martin is one of the two people who first introduced me to this game a few years ago. Most of his decks feature strange combos and are often pretty advanced and sometimes confusing :)
He get's a double-duped The Knight of Flowers with a Mare in Heat and Ser Rodrik Cassel out in the early rounds. I get Tywin, The Hound and Asha. I'm somehow able to slowly gain an edge, and then making the mistake of starting to relax a little too much...
The Knight of Flowers now has 3-4 power, and Ser Rodrik is still there together with Ser Horas and Ser Hobber. Martin flips A Tourney for the King and adds a Tumblestone Knight to the mix. He goes all-in on the offensive starting with The Knight of Flowers, whom I can't stop 'cause he's still got Mare in Heat. I'm able to defend his next challenge which included all of his knights, and I'm then able to win the game during my challenges that phase.

Win (10-0)

Game 3 vs Greyjoy Fealty (Sten)
I already knew Sten as a very skilled and focused player, who seems to prefer Greyjoy. When his opponents start to feel the agony and despair that Greyjoy can bring to the table, you will surely find an evil smile on Sten's face :)
I get of to a good start with Cersei, Tyrion Lannister and Asha. I focus my attacks to his hand and feel like I'm in control of the game. He plays Euron, who seems to yearn for The Kingsroad lying in my discard pile.
I then make a crucial decision in the challenge phase. Sten has only two cards in hand and Euron, Theon, Drowned Men and a Priest of the Drowned God on the board, with Great Kraken as support. Euron is going to win a challenge and trigger his pillage-reaction, but I'd prefer if he does so as a defender so I can limit how much extra power Sten can collect. I'm hoping the two cards Sten has aren't anything good, and choose to make a weak intrigue which Euron defends. His two cards turn out to be Asha and Balon...
Balon joins the mix next round and Asha shortly after. I'm unable to stop Balon's onslaught as I've got neither Tywin, Jaime nor Widow's Wail. At one time I've got five characters with stealth but there's nothing I can do. Sten wins with only a few minutes left to time. Really fun and challenging game.

Lose (10-5)

Game 4 vs Night's Watch (David)
David won a Store Championship with his Night's Watch deck the week before this tournament, defeating me in the finals. I longed for vengeance! I knew that he always opened with Trading with the Pentoshi and I'd added Naval Superiority for that very reason. So when he reveals Filthy Accusations as his first plot I feel... sad. I got Tywin out in setup so I still get 4 gold, but I’m off to a very bad start.
A couple of rounds in he’s got Maester Aemon, Old Bear with a Little Bird and The Wall. Of course there's also some thieves and rapists defending my challenges. I’m eventually able to win a massive military challenge, killing Old Bear with Put to the Sword by stopping Maester Aemon with Treachery. Hope is renewed and my whining and complaining about the Naval Superiority incident is transformed into new energy and focus. I keep the pressure on with Tyrion, Asha and Theon and am able to get my revenge and win the game.

Win (15-5)

I make the cut into top 4.

Semifinals vs Lannister The Lord of the Crossing (Didrik)
I really wasn’t looking forward to facing Didrik and his Lannisters. He’s a great player and is very skilled at piloting Lannisters. The first round was crucial. He’s got a duped Tywin, a Burned Men and The Queen's Assassin. I’ve got The Hound, [Tyrion], Syrio and a couple of weenies. I win a military challenge but he ambushes in Gold Cloaks who absorb the claim. I then send his The Queen's Assassin back to his hand with The Things I Do For Love, win an intrigue and put Tears of Lys on his Burned Men. This only leaves the duped Tywin, who suddenly decides to march to the Wall the next round. Didrik gets out two new characters who I kill with military claim and Put to the Sword. It’s a very one sided game at this point and Didrik decides to surrender and give me the win.

Finals vs Baratheon Fealty (Mikael)
Mikael is the other half of the two people who first introduced me to this game, and also the winner of a Winter Tournament earlier this year. I get Jaime and Burned Men in setup while he gets a Shireen and a couple of Dragonstone Faithful's. I'm thinking about opening with The First Snow of Winter but instead I gamble and choose Naval Superiority, which luckily hits his Building Orders. In the next rounds he's having trouble getting out characters but eventually Stannis joins the party. He quickly falls victim to a Put to the Sword and I'm keeping the pressure high with many of my best characters. But Mikael's got The Iron Throne, Chamber of the Painted Table and The Red Keep which all are causing me trouble and concern. I'm lucky enough to find a Lordsport Shipwright who helps me control the Chamber of the Painted Table and eventually win the game.

If I had to choose one card that was the MVP for me this tournament I'd have to choose Rattleshirt's Raiders. They discarded Milk of the Poppy, Motley, Stinking Drunk, Paid Off, Longclaw, and probably more attachments that I don't remember. Other from that, it's a pretty standard Lanni/Kraken deck, and a lot of the cards are really good. The Things I Do For Love was a late addition which worked out very well, and Naval Superiority is a great card at the right time, especially if you have Tywin out.

It was a great tournament with great players, and I'm really happy that our small meta here in northern Sweden is slowly growing.

Let me know if you have any questions or opinions about the deck or tournament.