Yu-Gi-Oh PbP: Blue Ghost vs. Shadow Elf

[Blue Ghost]

Dr. Facilier lurks in the shadowy alleys of New Orleans, searching for good souls to offer to his friends on the other side. He shuffles his deck of possessed dueling cards restlessly, scanning the streets for potential victims.

[Shadow_Elf]

A woman, late-middle aged with some gray hair, walks into the alley, whistling a tune. I was jus' on my way to mah boat, chere. Can I help ya? Y'all're lookin' lost.

[Blue Ghost]

Dr. Facilier flashes a cordial smile at the lady.
Lost, ma'am? Why, this is my home. You are the one who is lost. Why, yes. I see in your eyes hope and longing for a better life. Come into my parlor and sit down with me, won't you? I can make your dreams come true.

[Shadow_Elf]

She whistles loudly, and a chugga-chugga noise can be heard approaching from the distance. Chere, I'm pretty darned happy with the life I've got here. And to be frank, after that creepy introduction, I dont trust ya' any further an' I can throw ya. Her boat arrives behind her, and she mounts on top. Those duel cards? You better hope they are, since things are about to get dicier than lobster in a gumbo for you, chere.

Inish: [roll0]
Draw: [roll1]
Rerolls: [roll2]

[Blue Ghost]

Don't you talk to me like that! I thought you weren't interested, but since you insist on a duel, I will let my friends on the other side show you your future. Just remember: You're in my world now, not your world!

[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]

[Blue Ghost]

Allow me to draw first.
One of the cards draws itself into Facilier's hand.

[roll0]

I lay two cards face-down, one behind the other. Reveal them on your own time, and let's see what fate has in store for you.

Monsters:
Face Down

Spell/Traps:
Face Down

Life Points: 8000


Hand: 4

Dark Armed Dragon
Brain Control
Trade-In
Battle Fader


Face Down:

Djinn Releaser of Rituals

Book of Moon


Deck:

1. Relinquished
2. Relinquished
3. Demise, King of Armageddon
4. Demise, King of Armageddon
5. Garlandolf, King of Destruction
6. Garlandolf, King of Destruction
7. The Dark Creator
8. The Dark Creator
9. Gorz the Emissary of Darkness
10. Djinn Releaser of Rituals
11. Djinn Releaser of Rituals
12. Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands
13. Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands
14. Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands
15. Gravekeeper’s Spy
16. Gravekeeper’s Spy
17. Gravekeeper’s Spy
18. Battle Fader
19. Contract with the Abyss
20. Contract with the Abyss
21. Contract with the Abyss
22. Allure of Darkness
23. Trade-In
24. Preparation of Rites
25. Scapegoat
26. Heavy Storm
27. Lightning Vortex
28. Book of Moon
29. Call of the Haunted
30. Mirror Force
31. Torrential Tribute
32. Bottomless Trap Hole
33. Bottomless Trap Hole
34. Solemn Judgment


Extra Deck:


Graveyard:

Empty


Removed from Play:

Empty

[Shadow_Elf]

I'll see what I can do.

[roll0]

I'll summon Dupe Frog in attack mode and set a facedown card behind him. Your move.

Field Magic: None
{table=“head”] 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
-- | -- | DF | -- | --
-- | -- | FD | -- | --[/table]
DF = Dupe Frog, 100/2000
FD = Facedown

Lifepoints: 8000

Hand: 4
Des Frog
Substitoad
Pot of Avarice
Star Boy

Facedowns: 1
Froggy Forcefield

Graveyard: 0
0

Out of Play: 0
0

Deck: 34
01. Wetlands
02. Wetlands
03. Wetlands
04. Super Polymerization
05. Super Polymerization
06. Swap Frog
07. Swap Frog
08. Swap Frog
09. Des Frog
>>. Des Frog
10. Des Frog
11. Dupe Frog
>>. Dupe Frog
12. Dupe Frog
13. Star Boy
>>. Star Boy
14. Star Boy
15. Treeborn Frog
16. Scapegoat
17. T.A.D.P.O.L.E.
18. T.A.D.P.O.L.E.
19. T.A.D.P.O.L.E.
>>. Substitoad
20. Substitoad
21. Substitoad
22. Solidarity
23. Solidarity
24. Solidarity
25. Des Croaking
26. Des Croaking
27. Des Croaking
28. Froggy Forcefield
>>. Froggy Forcefield
29. Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord
30. Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord
>>. Pot of Avarice
31. Pot of Avarice
32. Salvage
33. Salvage
34. Mirror Force

Extra Deck: 3
3x D.3.S. Frog

[Blue Ghost]

Very intriguing indeed.

[roll0]

I Flip Summon Djinn Releaser of Rituals (http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Djinn_Releaser_of_Rituals) and attack Dupe Frog.
A genie statue appears on the field and extends its shadow, which engulfs Dupe Frog and sends it to the netherworld.
Your turn again, ma'am.

Monsters:
Djinn Releaser of Rituals (http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Djinn_Releaser_of_Rituals) (1200/2000)

Spell/Traps:
Face Down

Life Points: 8000


Hand: 5

Dark Armed Dragon
Brain Control
Trade-In
Battle Fader
Garlandolf, King of Destruction


Face Down:

Djinn Releaser of Rituals

Book of Moon


Deck:

1. Relinquished
2. Relinquished
3. Demise, King of Armageddon
4. Demise, King of Armageddon
5. Garlandolf, King of Destruction
6. The Dark Creator
7. The Dark Creator
8. Gorz the Emissary of Darkness
9. Djinn Releaser of Rituals
10. Djinn Releaser of Rituals
11. Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands
12. Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands
13. Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands
14. Gravekeeper’s Spy
15. Gravekeeper’s Spy
16. Gravekeeper’s Spy
17. Battle Fader
18. Contract with the Abyss
19. Contract with the Abyss
20. Contract with the Abyss
21. Allure of Darkness
22. Trade-In
23. Preparation of Rites
24. Scapegoat
25. Heavy Storm
26. Lightning Vortex
27. Book of Moon
28. Call of the Haunted
29. Mirror Force
30. Torrential Tribute
31. Bottomless Trap Hole
32. Bottomless Trap Hole
33. Solemn Judgment


Extra Deck:


Graveyard:

Empty


Removed from Play:

Empty

[Shadow_Elf]

In response to your Djinn, I activate Froggy Forcefield, which destroys it. Dupe Frog croaks, and the sonar wave becomes a physical shield of energy, rebounding the Djinn's attack back at itself. Anything else before I go?

[Blue Ghost]

Nope, I'm done for now.

[Shadow_Elf]

You ain't gonna see what's coming your way until its too late, chere.

[roll0]

Mary's eyes glaze over a bit. Initiating OTK Sequence she says robotically, none of her signature accent evident. Summon Substitoad. Substitoad croaks, turning Dupe Frog into another Dupe Frog, adding Swap Frog from Deck to Hand. Discarding Star Boy to Special Summon Swap Frog, sending TADPOLE to the graveyard. Swap Frog croaked into another Swap Frog, sending TADPOLE to graveyard. Dupe Frog exchanged for Treeborn Frog, adding Swap Frog to hand. Substitoad replaces Treeborn Frog with Swap Frog. New Swap Frog replaces Substitoad with Des Frog, which summons two additional Des Frogs. Des Croaking activate, clearing your facedown. Direct attacks. She resumes her normal voice and composure. That's not quite an OTK, but y'all have got just 300 life points left, and I've got five monsters, chere.

((Woo! If only I'd had Solidarity, that would've been a true OTK.))

Field Magic: None
{table=“head”] 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
SF | DF | DF | DF | SF
-- | -- | -- | -- | --[/table]
DF = Des Frog, 1900/0
SF = Swap Frog, 1000/500

Lifepoints: 8000

Hand: 3
Swap Frog
Substitoad
Pot of Avarice

Facedowns: 0
0

Graveyard: 8
Froggy Forcefield
Dupe Frog x2
Treeborn Frog
T.A.D.P.O.L.E. x2
Star Boy
Des Croaking

Out of Play: 0
0

Deck: 24
01. Wetlands
02. Wetlands
03. Wetlands
04. Super Polymerization
05. Super Polymerization
>>. Swap Frog
>>. Swap Frog
>>. Swap Frog
>>. Des Frog
>>. Des Frog
>>. Des Frog
>>. Dupe Frog
>>. Dupe Frog
06. Dupe Frog
07. Star Boy
>>. Star Boy
08. Star Boy
>>. Treeborn Frog
09. Scapegoat
>>. T.A.D.P.O.L.E.
>>. T.A.D.P.O.L.E.
10. T.A.D.P.O.L.E.
>>. Substitoad
11. Substitoad
12. Substitoad
13. Solidarity
14. Solidarity
15. Solidarity
16. Des Croaking
>>. Des Croaking
17. Des Croaking
18. Froggy Forcefield
>>. Froggy Forcefield
19. Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord
20. Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord
>>. Pot of Avarice
21. Pot of Avarice
22. Salvage
23. Salvage
24. Mirror Force

Extra Deck: 3
3x D.3.S. Frog

[Blue Ghost]

You force my hand here. I send out Battle Fader (http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_Fader) so none of your attacks go through.
Facilier's shadow jumps onto the field, absorbing all the frogs' attacks.

[Shadow_Elf]

Fine with me, chere. But be warned - that Battle Fader ain't going to keep y'all safe long. Your move.

[Blue Ghost]

Now I draw.

[roll0]

I capture one of your Des Frogs with Brain Control, and throw it into another Des Frog. That's two frogs less to worry about. I end my turn.

Monsters:
Battle Fader (http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_Fader) (0/0)

Spell/Traps:
Face Down

Life Points: 7200


Hand: 4

Dark Armed Dragon
Trade-In
Garlandolf, King of Destruction
Preparation of Rites


Face Down:


Book of Moon


Deck:

1. Relinquished
2. Relinquished
3. Demise, King of Armageddon
4. Demise, King of Armageddon
5. Garlandolf, King of Destruction
6. The Dark Creator
7. The Dark Creator
8. Gorz the Emissary of Darkness
9. Djinn Releaser of Rituals
10. Djinn Releaser of Rituals
11. Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands
12. Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands
13. Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands
14. Gravekeeper’s Spy
15. Gravekeeper’s Spy
16. Gravekeeper’s Spy
17. Battle Fader
18. Contract with the Abyss
19. Contract with the Abyss
20. Contract with the Abyss
21. Allure of Darkness
22. Trade-In
23. Scapegoat
24. Heavy Storm
25. Lightning Vortex
26. Book of Moon
27. Call of the Haunted
28. Mirror Force
29. Torrential Tribute
30. Bottomless Trap Hole
31. Bottomless Trap Hole
32. Solemn Judgment


Extra Deck:


Graveyard:

Djinn Releaser of Rituals
Brain Control


Removed from Play:

Empty

[Shadow_Elf]

Hon, you ain't seen nothin' yet. In my Standby Phase, my Treeborn Frog Special Summons itself from my graveyard.

[roll0]

Here we go again! I play Pot of Avarice, returning two Des Frogs, two Dupe Frogs and Star Boy to my Deck. I then draw two cards ((turn will continue in this post after draws))

I summon Substitoad. Here we go again! Her eyes glaze over once more. Initiating OTK Sequence. Substitoad croaks Treeborn Frog into Dupe Frog, then Dupe Frog into another Dupe Frog, adding Des Frog to the hand. Swap Frog Swaps Substitoad for Des Frog in hand. Dupe Frog destroys monster. Des Frog, Des Frog, Swap Frog, Swap Frog, all attack directly. Discarding T.A.D.P.O.L.E. for cost of Super Polymerization. Dupe Frog, Des Frog, Des Frog... combine to form D.3.S. Frog. D.3.S. Frog attack directly for game. Any objections? The frogs do their little croaking exchanges and when the noise ends, a scholarly-looking frog destroys the man's shadow. Four other frogs then give him a serious licking, and the scholarly one and the two generic ones combine into a massive frog, which bellows at him so hard that he is flung out of the alley into the streets, his cards scattered amongst the puddles and crushed beneath the wheels of cars.

Field Magic: None
{table=“head”] 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
SF | -- | D3 | -- | SF
-- | -- | -- | -- | --[/table]
D3 = D.3.S Frog, 3000/2000
SF = Swap Frog, 1000/500

Lifepoints: 8000

Hand: 3
Swap Frog
Substitoad
Star Boy

Facedowns: 0
0

Graveyard: 10
Froggy Forcefield
T.A.D.P.O.L.E. x3
Des Frog x2
Dupe Frog
Super Polymerization
Des Croaking
Treeborn Frog

Out of Play: 0
0

Deck: 26 (Different After All those Swaps. Will edit if game is not over)
01. Wetlands
02. Wetlands
03. Wetlands
04. Super Polymerization
>>. Super Polymerization
>>. Swap Frog
>>. Swap Frog
>>. Swap Frog
>>. Des Frog
05. Des Frog
06. Des Frog
07. Dupe Frog
08. Dupe Frog
09. Dupe Frog
10. Star Boy
11. Star Boy
>>. Star Boy
>>. Treeborn Frog
12. Scapegoat
>>. T.A.D.P.O.L.E.
>>. T.A.D.P.O.L.E.
>>. T.A.D.P.O.L.E.
>>. Substitoad
13. Substitoad
14. Substitoad
15. Solidarity
16. Solidarity
17. Solidarity
18. Des Croaking
>>. Des Croaking
19. Des Croaking
20. Froggy Forcefield
>>. Froggy Forcefield
21. Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord
22. Aegis of the Ocean Dragon Lord
>>. Pot of Avarice
23. Pot of Avarice
24. Salvage
25. Salvage
26. Mirror Force

Extra Deck: 3
3x D.3.S. Frog

[Shadow_Elf]

Pot of Avarice:
[roll0] [roll1]

[Blue Ghost]

(Just realized that Dupe Frog is an optional effect, and as such, cannot activate when it is tributed for Substitoad, as it misses the timing. How does that change your move?)

[Shadow_Elf]

(Just realized that Dupe Frog is an optional effect, and as such, cannot activate when it is tributed for Substitoad, as it misses the timing. How does that change your move?)

((I don't understand. It is sent from the field to the Graveyard - why does that not fulfill the requirements of its effect? It is possible that my move still works without abusing Dupe Frog, but it'll need to be more creative, to say the least. Can you explain why it being optional means it does not activate?

Regardless of the explanation, I can achieve the same result this way:
1. Summon Substitoad
2. Swap Frog croaked into Des Frog.
3. Swap Frog Swaps Des Frog for Swap Frog in hand
4. New Swap Frog swaps back for Des Frog, which Special Summons two more Des Frogs because of the TADPOLES.
5. Destroy your monster with Substitoad
6. Attack directly for 6700 damage.
7. Discard Star Boy to Super Polymerize into D.3.S. Frog, ending the game.
In order to do this, I do not special summon Treeborn Frog in my Main Phase, I guess? I could probably, with a little more though, do this a safer way, but I have work to do so this'll have to do.

Is this acceptable?))

[Blue Ghost]

((Check the ruling on Missing the Timing (http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Miss_the_timing). For an optional effect to activate, the trigger must be the last thing that happened. If anything happened after the trigger (such as the summoning of a monster by Substitoad), you miss the timing and cannot choose to activate the effect. Note that this does not apply to mandatory effects. Yes, Yu-Gi-Oh is confusing like that. And the second solution is legal as far as I can see.))

I activate Book of Moon (http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Book_of_Moon) when you summon the big frog, sending it back into the shadows for this turn. At least I survive for now.

[Shadow_Elf]

You're only delaying the inevitable, hon. Good luck coming back from 500 life points to win this, when I have a 3000 attack destroyer on my field. Your move - pick it quickly, so I can get back to my duties, will ya?

[Blue Ghost]

Dr. Facilier scowls at the host of frogs. Curse you and your frogs, lady.

[roll0]

You've won this time, but we will meet again. And next time, you won't be so lucky. My friends on the other side will be waiting for you. The witch doctor scoops up his cards and vanishes into the shadows.

((Good game. Perhaps if I'd caught the Dupe Frog thing the first time around, I could have had more of a chance. But I doubt it. You think I should take out Demise and cut the Deck down to two different Rituals, instead of three? ))

[Shadow_Elf]

((Contract with the Abyss makes it very hard to get the Ritual Monsters out, IMHO. I would cut Demise, and run Garlandolf and Relinquished together with their own rituals - it will take up more of the spell/trap slots in your deck, but I think it will make them easier to summon. I'll be in a better position to give advice after I have seen what Jaffar and his Ritual Djinns are capable of.))