Samuel Pedigo: YCS Turin Champion!

I just returned to the United States from Italy, where I finished in 1st place at YCS Turin with Karakuri Geargia! I'm currently working on an article for ARG and will provide a link on this website to the article when it's available but for now feel free to browse some of the older articles provided on the Yu-Gi-Cast pages for some of my Geargia theory. You can also find more on my performance on the Konami coverage page here! Thank you all for your support!

It's been a while since I've updated the website so I'm also proud to officially congratulate Scott Page and Billy Brake as fellow cast members on their success this format. Billy added to his resume with tops at the ARG Circuit Series events in Ft. Worth and Columbus while Scott did the same in Ft. Worth, Worcester and San Mateo. That includes a second place for Scott!

Dual Insight from Pedigo and Steinman

Check out our newest blog post here with (a) a message that might just change how you look at Yu-Gi-Oh and beyond and (b) get an extended look at how Michael Steinman and I playtest, deckbuild and otherwise prepare for events. 

Yu-Gi-Cast Exclusive Articles

Be sure to check out the brand new Yu-Gi-Cast.blogspot.com exclusive articles on Deck Building with a Purpose and Tips & Tricks: Beating Geargia and Wind-Ups!

YCS Austin Top 16 Geargia: Machine Multiplication

My article on the Geargia deck I used at YCS Austin is now up on ARG, read it here!

Samuel Pedigo Feature Matches from YCS Austin

Hi everybody. I decided to go rogue at YCS Austin and run Geargia. Konami noticed and gave me a couple Feature Matches. Read them to see how I did in Round 7 and Top 32! I'll have an article with my decklist  up sometime within the next couple of days.

Samuel Pedigo's ARG Articles

Hi everybody, I've published a few articles on ARG over the last month or so. Click here to see them! You'll learn some important deckbuilding lessons. Also, if you're feeling down on your luck lately, you'll want to give the article on odds a read.

Billy Brake Feature Matches from YCS Miami

For those of you that missed them, Billy had THREE Feature matches in YCS Miami with his mono-Meramil build.He received features in Round 11 versus Jeff Jones, Top 8, Top 4 and had a Duelist Interview after the event! Unphased by the March 2013 banlist, it's perhaps the most powerful deck going into the new format so be sure to check them out!

Yu-Gi-Oh: State of the Game by Samuel Pedigo

The article I wrote on AlteReality Game's website isn't available right now so for the time being you can read it here. Expect it to be taken down and replaced by a link directly to ARG once the maintenance on their website is complete and the article goes back up.

Geargia Deck Profile and Tournament Report

Check out my new article on ARG to learn how I Geared Up for September and piloted Karakuri Geargia at YCS Toronto and YCS Indianapolis to a combined 15-3-2 record through swiss!

YCS Indianapolis 2012 Feature Matches

Billy and I both received Feature Matches in YCS Toronto, and it seems Konami can't get enough of us! We were both featured once again at YCS Indianapolis.

Fellow cast-member Scott Page attended also attended YCS Indianapolis and did extremely well. With both of us at X-2 going into the 10th Round, Scott and I were paired up against one another on "the bubble" and I came out the victor. It was a bittter-sweet moment, knowing that while one of us was eliminated, the other earned another premier event top.

In the Top 32 Billy received a Feature Match with his Inzektor deck and then in the Top 16 it was my turn! Read about our duels here:

Billy Brake's Top 32 Feature Match
Samuel Pedigo's Top 16 Feature Match

Building onto his momentum, Billy advanced to the Top 8 before being eliminated by Machina Gadgets.

YCS Toronto 2012 Feature Matches

Konami gave Feature Matches to Billy and me. While both of us were using the brand-new Geargia archtype from Return of the Duelist, we each took the deck in a different direction. Read our duels to find out more!

Billy Brake's Round 1 Feature Match
Samuel Pedigo's Round 8 Feature Match

Beating the Bubble

Go over to ATG to read my article on Beating the Bubble for insight on how to play at your best when the pressure is its highest!

The September 2012 F&L: The Aftermath

The Septemeber 2012 F&L list is official! Billy, Scott and I did a podcat to discuss the banlist and what we expected this format but we had some diffiiculties getting the data to one another before, ultimately, my computer crashed and the podcast was lost. I apologize that we were not able to get a post-banlist podcast up but I'm still hoping to have another one up by the end of the month!

Forbidden
Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier
Future Fusion

Limited
Inzektor Dragonfly
Inzektor Hornet
Evigishki Gustkraken
Chaos Sorcerer
Spore
Wind-Up Carrier Zenmaity
Tsukuyomi
Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon
Ultimate Offering

Semi-Limited
The Agent of Mistery - Earth
Debris Dragon
Blackwing - Kalut the Moon Shadow
Rescue Rabbit
E - Emergency Call
Pot of Duality
Hieratic Seal of Convocation
A Hero Lives
Reasoning
Mirror Force
Tour Guide From the Underworld

Unlimited
Necro Gardna
Marshmallon
Emergency Teleport
Destiny Draw
Swords of Revealing Light
Level Limit - Area B
Magic Cylinder

The September 2012 F&L: 30 Cards from Salvation

The playerbase is never satisfied with the card pool Konami provides, but their dissatisfaction might have been at an all-time high over the past six months and while many think the only way to salvage the game would be to level the entire playing field with a list longer than the number of people who topped YCS Long Beach, I disagree. 30 could change everything. Don’t believe me? Check out the newest article to read more!

Podcast No. 2: September 2012 F&L List

Hi all, check out the podcast to hear Scott Page, Billy Brake and I share our thoughts on the September 2012 Forbidden and Limited list!

September 2012 F&L - Part I

September 2012 F&L - Part II 

September 2012 F&L - Part III

It's also available on YouTube and iTunes!

Top 32 NA WCQ Tournament Report

Hi everybody! Check out my NA WCQ Tournament Report on ARG!

EDIT: Because many of the older posts have been taken down, you can also find the Tournament Report here:

http://yu-gi-cast.blogspot.com/p/2011-na-wcq-tournament-report.html

Podcast No. 1: Tewart's F&L Articles

Check out the first podcast below and let me know what you think!

Kevin Tewart's F&L Articles

It's also available on YouTube and iTunes!

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