June turns up the heat on organised play competition in Australia with Local Championship events kicking off around Australia. Participation in these events will be well rewarded with the best performing player over the Local Championship and Regional events earning a paid invite to participate in the 2016 Dragon Ball Z World Championships event in the US. World Championship invite points will be awarded based on final placing and number of players present at each event. A player’s top three finishes in Local Championship and Regional events will count towards their final ranking.

Local Championship Tournaments

Local Championship events will be conducted with Swiss rounds and a top cut based on the number of participants. The Panini Dragon Ball Z TCG Tournament Guide will determine amount of rounds and top cut. Challonge will be used to run the Local Championship events.

In addition to the Current Rulings Document and Tournament Guide  found here, an updated TAK Games Tournament Guide will be in effect to help guide players on expected player behaviour.

Entry Fee:

• $25 (pre-registration), or:
• $30 (on-site registration).

Prizes:

• Winner: $400 travel stipend to 2016 Nationals, trophy and exclusive playmat.
• 2nd: $200 travel stipend to 2016 Nationals.
• 3rd – 4th: $50 travel stipend to 2016 Nationals
• 5th – 8th: $25 travel stipend to 2016 Nationals
• Participation: minimum 2 booster packs

Below you will find the dates and store locations hosting the Local Championship events.

SATURDAY JUNE 4th, 2016

TASMANIA

GUF Launceston, Launceston, TAS – Event Details – Pre-Registration – Tournament Report

SATURDAY JUNE 11th, 2016

NEW SOUTH WALES

Gathering of Worlds, Grafton, NSW – Event Details – Pre-Registration

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

The Hobby Matrix, Adelaide, SA – Event Details – Pre-Registration

VICTORIA

Next Level Games Ringwood, VIC – Event Details – Pre-Registration

SATURDAY JUNE 18th, 2016

QUEENSLAND

Good Games Gold Coast, Southport, QLD – Event Details – Pre-Registration

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Good Games Joondalup, Joondalup, WA – Event Details – Pre-Registration

SATURDAY JUNE 25th, 2016

VICTORIA

Guf Ballarat, VIC – Event Details – Pre-Registration

SUNDAY JUNE 26th, 2016

NEW SOUTH WALES

Good Games Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW – Event Details – Pre-Registration

How to accumulate points

Points will be issued to players in the similar fashion as TAK Games League Seasons. Each player’s top three (3) results over the TAK Games Local Championships and Regionals will track towards their final ranking, with the top ranked player at the conclusion of the Organised Play season to receive a paid invite to the 2016 Dragon Ball Z World Championships.

If there is a tie for the top rank, the following formula will be used to determine the winner.

• First Tie Breaker – Highest Win Percentage
• Second Tie Breaker – Highest Total Number of Wins
• Third Tie Breaker – Lowest Total Number of Losses
• Fourth Tie Breaker – Highest Total Number of Players at Events Contributing to Rank

The Leaderboard

Progress will be tracked on a leaderboard located on this page. Results will be updated on the Friday following each event.

TAK Games are thrilled to bring organised play events to Australian players throughout the 2016 season and look forward to seeing as many participants as possible. If you have any questions regarding organised play, please contact us at dbz@tak-games.com.au, via our Facebook page TAK Games or group Dragonball Z TCG Australia or via Twitter @TAKGames_au.

Game on!
– Trent (@TAKGames_Trent) and Kyp (@justkyp).

Strap yourselves in! Starting in June and finishing in October with our Australian Nationals event, large scale organised play events are back.

Three World Championships invites are up for grabs for Australian players with two different ways to earn the invites this year. Similar to last year, the top 2 finishers at the Australian Nationals will earn a paid invite to the Dragon Ball Z World Championships. In addition to that, this year the best performing player over the Local Championship and Regional events will also earn a paid invite.

In June, eight Local Championship events will be held across Australia, hosted by current TAK league organised play stores. These events will offer support to players travelling to Nationals in October. The prizes will include:

1st Place – $400 travel stipend to Nationals, trophy and exclusive playmat
2nd Place – $200 travel stipend to Nationals
3rd / 4th Place – $50 travel stipend to Nationals
5th – 8th Place – $25 travel stipend to Nationals

World Championship invite points will be awarded based on final placing and number of players present at each event. A player’s three top finishes in Local Championship and Regional events will count towards their final ranking.

Travel stipends will be payable to players on presentation of evidence of booked travel (flights / accommodation) to Melbourne for the Australian Nationals weekend. Travel stipends are cumulative.

Regional Championships will again be held around Australia through August, September and October. You can expect trophies, exclusive promos and points towards the World Championship invite to be on offer for prizes.

The organised play season will culminate in the 2016 Australian Nationals event to be held in Melbourne on the weekend of the 15th and 16th October. The event will be hosted at the Celtic Club, and the Top 2 finishers will earn themselves a paid invite to the Dragon Ball Z World Championships.

TAK Games are thrilled to bring organised play events to Australian players throughout the 2016 season and look forward to seeing as many participants as possible. If you have any questions regarding organised play, please contact us at dbz@tak-games.com.au, via our Facebook page TAK Games or group Dragonball Z TCG Australia or via Twitter @TAKGames_au.

Game on!
– Trent (@TAKGames_Trent) and Kyp (@justkyp).

Our Dragon Ball Z TCG Perfection previews continue with an appropriately themed red style card in honour of Valentine’s Day. Make sure you keep up to date with all the reveals on other fan sites, including our friends at Next Level Z, Dragon Ball Z TCG Wiki, Retro DBZ, DBZ Top Tier, Fanatics Gaming Network and more.

Trent takes a look at Red Sword Stab:

The promise of a new deck archetype awaits with the launch of Perfection – Sword decks. The introduction of Aggressive Sword Drill places emphasis on styled and freestyle cards needing Sword in their title.

Red Sword Stab, when examined alone, looks underwhelming. It only raises your anger 1 as an immediate effect. The damage, while decent, doesn’t match up to the potential of a successful Red Shattering Leap. But when you combine it in a deck that takes advantage of the new sword mechanic, it can be a great tool.

If you can keep these in your deck to search out with Aggressive Sword Drill when required, Red Sword Stab can give you access to some decent damage to supplement the other attacks in your hand. With the Red Ruthless Mastery and getting Red Sword Stab in hand for a +1 card advantage, you could really push for some big damage in a single combat.

The endurance on the card also assists to provide some mitigation against critical damage into the deck. Overall, Red Sword Stab should see play in Red Sword decks as potentially a 2-of inclusion to help supplement damage.

To stay up to date with the latest TAK Games Perfection reveals and analysis, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @TAKGames_au.

Game on!

– Trent (@TAKGames_Trent) and Kyp (@JustKyp).

We were finally introduced to Android 18 and the new Black Style Mastery today and the time seemed right to examine what else Android players might have at their disposal once Evolution launches. We welcome back Tobye with analysis on two new Android-themed cards.

Android 17 – Beckoning

Another Android ally to play with!  When I first read his power, my mind ran wild thinking of all the ways to abuse it and deliver game changing damage each turn, with a huge setup count.  Then I remembered the new Black Perceptive Mastery.  Hmmm. He will be somewhat more challenging to use and abuse.

Android 17 – Ally will be great in some extremely board-heavy blue builds, where you block like a brick wall while playing allies and setups, protecting them with Blue Belly Smash.  Then once established throw out a Blue Draining Blast, and unload with a one-turn-kill.

The less logical side of my brain wants to use his bracketed effect to rejuvenate an Android card, in a mad Lord Slug Namekian ally deck.  Running all the Android cards he can with Android Presence, and the old Namekian mastery, you will be levelling up in ludicrous ways.  Not sure what it will achieve after getting to level 4, but hey…

Android Presence

Known for their brazenness, Android Presence sets out to make sure everyone knows and fears the Androids. It is not only powerful, like all cards that allow you to level up, but adds a mental element to a lot of match-ups.

For example, if you are playing a physical beatdown deck, you really want to keep an opponent’s Android 18 on level 1. So if you see 4 Android cards in their discard pile, and have discard pile removal in your hand (say, a Devastating Blow), you will feel compelled to enter combat to banish those cards. Even if the rest of your hand is rather lackluster. This fear can play into the hands of Android players, who may not even be running Android Presence in their deck.

What is also interesting is you do not need to be an Android MP to use this card. While there are not many non-named Android cards for non-Android MPs to run, it’s still possible to get a free level with this card, and there may be some builds that find a way to take advantage of this.

I am very fond of cards like this which are potentially very powerful, versatile, add skill and fear to plays even when not in a hand or even in the game, and are thematically accurate to boot!

As we get closer to Evolution’s release, I am seeing a whole lot of fun and interesting interactions to do with the Androids, and expect Android ally decks to be varied and legitimate contenders.

– Tobye.

To stay up to date with the latest TAK Games Evolution reveals and analysis, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @TAKGames_au.

Game on!

– Trent (@TAKGames_Trent) and Kyp (@JustKyp).