Well folks, it's time once again for everyone to read

The OGRE's Origins report (this is condensed because I didn't take notes during the games or convention).

Showed up on Wednesday night with some other people from the DC area (they are Magic players but I don't hold that against them). Pretty much played magic on Thursday and Friday. Saturday comes and I show up down at the Columbus Convention Center and Steve Naus had already absconded a table for the Spellfire gang. Waited a whole 30 minutes for the rest of the gang to get registered for the Con. We pretty much started in on the US tournament right away. We had 5 people show and we didn't want to play a 5-player game so we played a complete round robin head to head event (play everyone once and best record is the champ). Steve went 4-0 to become the US champ. I was 1-2 and Steve was already 4-0 so I didn't have to play my last game.

We did have 6 people for the Sealed event. Cards that we got were 1 Double Deck of 3rd edition, 4 random dungeons, 3 random champions from dungeons, and 4 random cards from 1st Edition chase. We played 2-three player game with a head to head final. I played against a 3rd player (can't remember his name) and Andy Tobolski, the 1999 Master's champion.

Game 1) I got hit by 2 Estate Transference's and a Cataclysm, meaning I had to play 9 realms to win, but I did.

Game 2) Did the Caravan before my turn with 1 razed and 3 unrazed. Played a realm and the GH holding to rebuild my realm. Took my normal turn and played a realm for the win.

Championship against WAR PARTY Bill.

Game 1) Just beat him down with champions and just razed him out of it.

Game 2) Couldn't find realms at all. He got out Mulmaster and spelled me to death and drew too many cards for me to win.

Game 3) Beat him with the Caravan before my turn trick for the win. He couldn't find a realm after his first to save his life.

So, I am the TWO TIME, TWO TIME Origins Sealed deck winner.

Here are the cards I had to choose from and * is a card I played:

Dungeons
*Undermountain
Spells of the Friar
Palace of the Celestial Light

Realms
*Cormyr
*Evermeet
*Hold of the Sea Princes
*Myth Drannor
*Narfell
*Ravens Bluff
*Sembia
*Sword Coast
*Temple of Elemental Evil
*The Duchy of Urnst
*The Great Rift
*The Horned Society
*The Sea Barons
Hookhill (x2)
Balic
Dragonspear Castle
Anauroch
Rashemen
Darkhold
The Bone March
Iron Hills
Celene
The Yeomanry
Holdings
*Ancient Arms of the Shield Lands
Black Waters
Altaruk
Mekillot Mountains
Ancient Arms of Veluna (x2)
North Ledopolus
Dungeon of Gulg
Temple (x2)
Fort Melidor
Giustenal

Champions
*Gib Evets
*The Outcast
*Arch Druid
*Rogue Defiler of Tyr
*Fejyelae
*Sakornia
*Nenioc
*Rary the Traitor
*Azhul the Hasty
*Dagaronzie, Green Dragon
*Lich Conclave
*Agis
*The Harpers
*Preserver
*Drizzt Do'Urden
The Jotunslayers
Winged Horror
Feral Halfling
Thorvid
Wolf Nomads

Events
*Transformation
*Surprise Raid
*Weasel Attack
*Charge!
*Airship
*The Caravan (x2, played one)
*The Barbarian's Revenge!
Silver Hands' Revenge
Sky Singers
Water Hunters
Fast Talking
Treasure
Storm at Sea (wanted to play it, but losing realms in Sealed is BAD!!!)

Artifacts/Magic Items
*Codex of the Infinite Planes
*The Heartwood Spear
*Tapestry of the Stag
*Dori the Barbarian's Cape
*Kevin's Blade of Doom
*Shield of Wickedness (x2 played one)
*Falcon Figurine
*Clockwork OGRE
*Staff of Conjuring
Banner of the One-Eyed God
Orb of Power
Shield of Destruction

Wizard Spells
*Fire Shield
*Shapechange
*Improved Phantasmal Force
Flight (x2)
Geas (x2)
Wall of Iron
Wall of Stone
Magic Jar
Passwall

Cleric Spells
*Sticks to Snakes (x2, played one)
Barkskin
Flame Strike
Bless
Darkness
Dispel Magic

Allies
*Intellect Devourer
*Gladiators
*Lurker in the Earth
*Miles
*Galek
*Elven Archer
Bottomless Horror
Mikor
Mogadisho's Horde (x2)
Nomad Mercenaries
War Band
War Party
Punisher
Night Runners
Stug
Iron Legion

Michael Huebbe
aka Oak Creek OGRE
aka The OGRE
Spellfire Geek, Rules Guru, #1 Judge, and Last bastion of Hope