The Second League is nearly over. (I’m afraid I do not know exactly when the Challenge Board stops taking reports, so it will shut down soon, but I’m not sure when.) We had 34 players who played well over 150 games using the constructed decks provided by Abram Jopp (@thebigboy).
Here is a nearly final accounting of how the Corps and Runners did overall and against each other:
Corp Overall and vs. Runner
ETF - 17-18
* Andy - 2-4
- Kit - 11-9
- Whizzard - 4-5
GRNDL - 16-16
* Andy - 3-1
- Kit - 8-14
- Whizzard - 5-1
PE - 47-17
* Andy - 11-2
- Kit - 20-9
- Whizzard - 16-6
Spark - 17-17
* Andy - 1-4
- Kit - 14-7 (2 by Flatline!)
- Whizzard - 2-6
Overall Runner Records
Andy - 11-17 (9-6 w/o PE)
Kit - 39-53 (30-33 w/o PE)
Whizzard - 18-27 (12-11 w/o PE)
NOTE: These numbers reflect games reported through a Google Form set up to collect data on league results. Not every game in the league was reported, so the data are not 100% complete.
As you can see, PE had a major impact on the league. Like the first league, the Corp/Runner balance was pretty good overall among the original six teaching decks by @thebigboy. There were better and worse match ups for each deck, but as a whole, they were pretty balanced with a nearly even Corp/Runner split among the six original decks.
The new Personal Evolution deck was a monster. Participants in the league had lots of conversation throughout the league about why PE was so strong, but the it was still winning at a high rate in the closing days of the league despite players having ample opportunity to practice against it.
Overall, I’m very pleased that the league has been so well received. We will have a Final Four top cut to wrap things up before looking forward to the start of the Third TheBigBoy Teaching Deck League. Stay tuned.