Copyright 2007 CPProductions 43200 http://dos.dosquared.com/images/logo.png http://dos.dosquared.com/ 100 49 Duelist Omnipotent Society Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:26:31 GMT http://dos.dosquared.com/?permalink=1438 http://dos.dosquared.com/?permalink=1438 ... Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:07:22 GMT http://dos.dosquared.com/?permalink=1421 http://dos.dosquared.com/?permalink=1421 The Revolution is coming...and you do not want to miss it! Company Overview: dosquared was founded in 2005 as "delta omega squared", to change the resistance of the online world. Now, the Revolution that is dosquared is being reborn - as a community of gamers from all medias, types and genres. dosquared is a subsidiary of CPProductions, a web development firm founded in 2002. Mission: To be the best possible online community for gaming of all medias, types and genres. Products: None - yet! Official Website Launch: December 1st, 2009 Some of you may or may not have noticed the new links in my sig, so here's the official announcement: dosquared.com is nearing official launch. With it, this forum will be migrating to newly upgraded forum for the new site. Unfortunately, due to technical incompatibilities, your current accounts/posts will not be transferred to the new forum. You will have to re-register to continue to use the dosquared services. On the bright side, the overall dosquared experience should be vastly improved. The forum itself has been updated with the newest version of the phpBB3 (3.0.5) software - compared to the out dated and unsupported phpBB2 (2.0.22) software currently still running this forum. After the launch of the new site, this forum will remain available for reference/viewing only; posting will be disabled. It will remain that way for a period of one (1) year, after which the database will be backed-up to an offline location and this forum will be taken down. I currently cannot say all of the features that will be available at launch date; simply because certain features will be released as the user-base grows. There are current plans in motion to have users submit detailed reviews of new/up-coming games, and possibly even interviews with developers. If this becomes popular, then I will also look into finding a popular/opinionated reviewer to post a blog on the site as well. For each of a selected group of "dosquared supported" games (YGO will be included in this), there will be teams formed - mostly casual, but if interest allows it, competitive teams will be added later (henceforth know as "Premiere" teams). If discussions go well with Sponsors, there is likely to be a Ventrilo server available for online chatting/gaming groups - more info on this (and the possibility of other gaming servers) will be added later. Finally, to keep the community interested (partially sponsor related), there will be contests for different games/prizes. This has not been fully added to the business plan, so similar to the last point, more info will be added later. There are many other ideas that are being discussed currently - but in the mean time, I want to get some feedback from the loyal Team DOS community. How do you feel about this forum migration and the new direction dosquared will be taking? Do you have some good ideas that could help this community succeed? Post whatever you want, initial reactions, etc. You can even write a novel about it - I will read it and take all serious posts into consideration. Thank you for your time and continued support,... Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:39:03 GMT http://dos.dosquared.com/?permalink=1402 http://dos.dosquared.com/?permalink=1402 Below are the listed changes between the current format and the September 1st 2009 format. Forbidden Cards Card of Safe Return Dark Dive Bomber Monster Reborn Crush Card Virus Restricted Demise, King of Armageddon Mental Master Rescue Cat Mind Control Black Feather - Gale of the Hurricane One for One Solemn Judgment Summon Priest Cold Wave Black Rose Dragon Call of the Haunted Semi-Restricted Bottomless Trap Hole Dulauren, Tiger King of the Ice Boundary Lonefire Blossom Chaos Sorcerer Mezuki No longer restricted Raiza the Storm Monarch Destiny Draw Fissure Breaker the Magical Warrior Green Baboon, Defender of the Forest D.D. Warrior... Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:06:06 GMT http://dos.dosquared.com/?permalink=1308 http://dos.dosquared.com/?permalink=1308 Below are the listed changes between the current format and the March 1st 2009 format. Forbidden None Restricted Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Boundary Chaos Sorcerer Dark Armed Dragon Gladiator Beast Bestiari Goyo Guardian Mezuki Plaguespreader Zombie Card of Safe Return Emergency Teleport Reinforcement of the Army Semi-Restricted Destiny Hero - Malicious Goblin Zombie Green Baboon, Defender of the Forest Raiza the Storm Monarch Allure of Darkness Destiny Draw Gold Sarcophagus Mind Crush Ultimate Offering No longer restricted Manticore of Darkness Phantom of Chaos Twin-Headed Behemoth Book of Moon Nobleman of... Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:17:27 GMT http://dos.dosquared.com/?permalink=801 http://dos.dosquared.com/?permalink=801 SYNCHRO MONSTERS: White Synchro Monster cards are a powerful new kind of monster! Synchro Monsters go in your Extra Deck (see below)—they do not go in your Main Deck. In order to Synchro Summon a Synchro Monster, you need 1 Tuner Monster (look for "Tuner" next to its Type). The Tuner Monster and other face-up monsters you use for the Synchro Summon are called Synchro Material Monsters. The sum of their Levels is the Level of Synchro Monster you can Summon. To Synchro Summon a Synchro Monster: You need to have a Tuner Monster and 1 or more non-Tuner monsters face up on the field Make sure the Levels of the monsters you want to use add up exactly to the Level of Synchro Monster you want to Summon. Send the Tuner and the other monsters you are using to your Graveyard. Special Summon the Synchro Monster from your Extra Deck! RULES CHANGES: With the introduction of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's and the new Synchro Monsters, a few simple rules are being changed. These changes are effective on Monday, August 11, 2008: Your Main Deck must be between 40 and 60 cards. In addition to the 40-card minimum, your Main Deck now has a maximum size limit of 60 cards. Remember, it's usually best to stay close to the 40-card minimum so you can draw and use your strongest and favorite cards more reliably. The Fusion Deck is now called the Extra Deck. It can be between 0 and 15 cards. Not just for Fusion Monsters anymore, you will also include the new white-framed Synchro Monster cards in this Deck. The Extra Deck still uses all the same rules as the Fusion Deck. You can include up to three copies of a card in your Extra Deck. Your Side Deck can be between 0 and 15 cards. It no longer has to be exactly one or the other. After each Duel in a match, you can swap any card from your Side Deck with a card from your Main Deck to customize your strategy against your opponent. The number of cards in your Side Deck before and after you swap any cards must be exactly the same. In a tournament, for example, if you registered a seven-card Side Deck, then you must have exactly seven cards in your Side Deck before each game in the match, before and after swapping cards. "Multi-Trigger" Effect Monster effects are now called "Quick Effects." This is a change in terminology to help players better identify and understand this category of monster effects. There are no rules changes to how any cards are played. The new term, Quick Effect, better describes the defining characteristic of these monster effects. Hi all - I just wanted to let everyone know that we updated the Appendix A (for Yu-Gi-Oh!) to the Official Policy Document to include some upcoming changes and legality dates for booster releases. You can always download the most current version of Appendix A here: http://entertainment.upperdeck.com/COMMUNITY/files/28/english/category1004.aspx A summary of the changes: 1- Changed all instances of "Fusion Deck" to "Extra Deck" and added references to Synchro Monsters where there were only Fusion Monsters. 2- Maximum main Deck size is now 60 cards. Minimum remains at 40. 3- Maximum Extra Deck size is now 15 cards. Extra Deck still follows appropriate Forbidden/Limited List restrictions. 4- Multi-Trigger Effects of Monsters are now called "Quick Effects." This wasn't specifically called out in the Policy Document, since it's not a "policy" but am adding it in this post for completeness. 5- Side Decks will not be changing. They will remain at either 0 or 15 cards, and a Side Deck in-between shall not be permitted in Sanctioned Tournaments. 6- Other terminology for Tributes and Tribute Summons will not be changing. They will continue to use the word "Tribute" 7- Legality dates for the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Starter Deck and Premium Pack 2 have been added. 8- Legality date for The Duelist Genesis has not yet been added, but it will be legal for local tournaments on the date of the Sneak Preview. The date for legality in Premier Events has not yet been finalized but will be added soon, at which point a new version of Appendix A will be uploaded to the web site. I think that just about covers all the questions that people might have. If I missed something I will add it... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:33:50 GMT http://dos.dosquared.com/?permalink=729 http://dos.dosquared.com/?permalink=729 After more than half a month, I am pleased to announce the DOS website and forums are back up and functioning as normal! I do apologize for the down time - it was a matter of exceeding our 900 GB/month bandwidth. We do not expect this to happen again. Thank you for your patience through this down time, and welcome... Fri, 30 May 2008 07:47:02 GMT http://dos.dosquared.com/?permalink=709 http://dos.dosquared.com/?permalink=709 Confirmed & Completed Shonen Jump Championships of 2008 January 26–27: Shonen Jump Championship—Orlando, Florida Winner: Cedric Sequerra Top 8 Includes: Wayne Trader , Matt Tuxford , Alonzo Peters , Danny Brown , Chris Bowling , Hector Heras , Jordan Nasser February 23–24: Shonen Jump Championship—Houston, Texas Winner: Jonathan Moore Top 8 Includes: Billy Brake , Cedric Sequerra , Chris Bowling , Robert Vasquez , Paul Levitin , James Reed , Adam Corn March 8–9: Shonen Jump Championship—Costa Mesa, California Winner: Lazaro Bellido Top 8 Includes: Cedric Sequerra , Sang Bui , Shane Scurry , Kris Perovic , Stefano Memoli , Jesus Suarez , Adam Corn March 29–30: Shonen Jump Championship—Columbus, Ohio Winner: Jerry Wang Top 8 Includes: Jason Holloway , Levi Nissen , Erin Diaz , Justin Gillison , Alfonzo Yamakawa , Paul McCann , Scott Happel April 12-13: Shonen Jump Championship—Minneapolis, Minnesota Winner: Paul Levitin Top 8 Includes: John Hammond , Anthony Duke , Daniel Cisneros , Christopher Kendrick , Mario Matheu , Jerry Tandoc , Nathan Kral May 10-11: Shonen Jump Championship—Nashville, Tennessee Winner: Jason Holloway Top 8 Includes: Hugo Adame , Fili Luna , Matt Peddle , Chris Bowling , Lazaro Bellido , Jerry Wang , Diego Colin May 24-25: Shonen Jump Championship—St. Charles, Missouri Winner: Steven Harris Top 8 Includes: Shane Scurry , David Rodriguez , Jose Arocho , Joseph Rechis , Chris Schwarz , Christopher Ballard , Danny Magnin June 21–22: U.S. National Championship—Columbus, Ohio Winner: Chris Bowling Top 8 Includes: Adam Corn , Robert Ackerman , Eric Taylor , Shane Scurry , Hector Heras , Miguel Garcia , Mike Kinsley June 29: Canadian National Championship—Toronto, Ontario Winner: Lazaro Bellido Top 8 Includes: Nik Ristoski , Jason Tan , Yannick Dubeau , Richard Dicastri , Omar Beldon , Matt Peddle , Tony Jin July 5–6: Shonen Jump Championship—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Winner: Michael Kohanim Top 8 Includes: Anthony Ling, Jose Arocho, Adam Corn, Bobby Barone, Lazaro Bellido, Frank Schifano, Tariq Williams July 12–13: Shonen Jump Championship—Honolulu, Hawaii Winner: Mario Matheu Top 8 Includes: Chris Bowling, Brady Spiridigliozzi, Daniel Moses, David Bustillos, Ryan Hayakawa, Nolan Takahashi, Alex Ahia July 26-27: Shonen Jump Championship—Toronto, Ontario Winner: Lazaro Bellido Top 8 Includes: Dale Bellido, Cesar Gonzales, Paul Levitin, Sorosh Saberian, Erwin So, Adam Corn, Jason Tan August 9-10: World Championships—Berlin, Germany Winner: Kazuki Mutsuoka (Japan) Top 8 Includes: Jung-Ho Ahn (Korea), Chris Gehring (New Zealand), Wei-Hao She (Taiwan), Takahiro Kawaguchi (Japan), Claudio Kirchmair (Austria), Robert Ackerman (USA), Takeru Norihama (Japan) August 16–17: Shonen Jump Championship—Indianapolis, Indiana Winner: Robert Ackerman Top 8 Includes: Jason Tan, Augustin Herrera, David Duran, Marco Cesario, Jerry Wang, Dwayne Delamotta, Cesar Gonzalez September 6-7: Shonen Jump Championship—Baltimore, Maryland Winner: Jermol Jupiter Top 8 Include: Gianfranco Cesario, Paul Levitin, Chris Flores, Jeff Walker, Jon Mak, Michael Kohanim, Edgar Flores September 27-28: Shonen Jump Championship—Tulsa, Oklahoma Winner: Adam Corn Top 8 Include: Mario Matheu, Edwin Garcia, Nathan Kral, Johnny Nguyen, Jason Halloway, Joe Cantu, Ryan Spicer October 4–5: Shonen Jump Championship—Seattle, Washington Winner: Cesar Gonzales Top 8 Include: Adam Corn, Vinh Nguyen, Jonathon Martz, Chris Hentz, George Saavedra, Tora Uy, Claudio Kirchmair October 18–19: Shonen Jump Championship—Charlotte, North Carolina November 15-16: Shonen Jump Championship—Chicago, Illinois November 22–23: Shonen Jump Championship—Atlanta, Georgia December 6-7: Shonen Jump Championship—Detroit, Michigan January 10-11: Shonen Jump Championship—San Francisco,... Wed, 07 May 2008 21:01:39 GMT http://dos.dosquared.com/?permalink=656 http://dos.dosquared.com/?permalink=656 Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Organized Play Important Announcement: Forbidden & Limited List Changes Attention all Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME players, judges and tournament organizers: To continually promote a diverse and enjoyable play environment, a few changes have been made to the Official Forbidden & Limited Lists. The changes are below and are effective for all sanctioned tournaments starting May 9th, 2008 . Advanced Format: - “Dimension Fusion” is added to the Forbidden Cards List. - “Return from the Different Dimension” is added to the Limited Cards List. - “Allure of Darkness” is added to the Semi-Limited Cards List. Traditional Format: - “Return from the Different Dimension” is added to the Limited Cards List. - “Allure of Darkness” is added to the Semi-Limited Cards List. Duelists cannot include a Forbidden card in their Deck. Only one copy of a Limited card and up to 2 copies of a Semi-Limited card can be included in a Deck. Official... Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:17:03 GMT http://dos.dosquared.com/?permalink=321 http://dos.dosquared.com/?permalink=321 It’s over! At the beginning of Day 1 we started our live coverage with a feature match of Jerry Wang versus Fili Luna in Round 1, and today, Shonen Jump Championship San Mateo ended with the exact same match: same duelists, different outcome! http://dos.dosquared.com/images/sjc_sanmateo_dec07.jpg Fili Luna had arguably the biggest match in the playoffs of the Top 16, facing off against reigning National Champion Adam Corn. Next on the list was Charley La, wielding Volcanic Monarchs, a deck few duelists were ready to face. Skillful bluffs and a conscious goal to make La waste his Volcanic Shells led Fili to victory. He then went on to face teammate Chris Pittao in a knock-down, drag-out comeback fight where a key Torrential Tribute swung the entire match. Finally, he defeated the legendary Jerry Wang in a 2-0 sweep to capture his third Shonen Jump Championship, his second to be won at this very venue! Two years ago Fili Luna made his name here in San Mateo, and today he’s done the impossible. Never before has a Shonen Jump Championship title been successfully defended, but tonight, Fili Luna is the undisputed Champ of this city! The field this weekend was incredibly varied, with nine different strategies making it to Day 2. Baboon Burn, Volcanic Monarchs, Swing of Memories Demise, and Zombies made Top 16 appearances, but the definitive winner was Light and Darkness Dragon. Not only was the venerable Dragon the lynchpin card in Fili Luna’s victorious deck, but it also took six players to Day 2! The next-most popular deck was Macro Cosmos, with just three representatives in the Top 16. Congratulations go out to all of our Shonen Jump Championship competitors, but especially to Fili Luna, the dueling world’s second three-time Champion! Top 16 Decklists | Full Coverage by... Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:26:08 GMT http://dos.dosquared.com/?permalink=273 http://dos.dosquared.com/?permalink=273 It’s over, and for the first time Zombies have taken both first and second place! Phillip Anthony is your new Shonen Jump Champion! http://dos.dosquared.com/images/sjc_durham_oct07.jpg Anthony's path to the Championship was no easy one. First he was paired off against Nathan Balcombe, who was playing an aggressive Bazoo Return deck that threatened to out-speed even Zombies. From there he was pitted against Mark Vazquez, one of the top picks for the win here today and a previous Day 2 Finals competitor. Vazquez was the highest-ranked player after yesterday's Swiss rounds, and was running Perfect Circle teched with Solemn Judgment; a deck fully capable of stopping big plays like Book of Life or Zombie Master. Still, Anthony prevailed. From there he had to duel his teammate Nicholas Palermo with Machine burn, no easy task since Anthony had fewer cards sided for the burn matchup than anyone else in Day 2. Again, he managed to win out despite the odds that were against him. Finally, he took on Levi Yoder in an epic Zombie mirror match, narrowly scoring a 2-0 victory with some spectacular plays. Triple Card of Safe Return? That was just the beginning. We are six long weeks away from the next Shonen Jump Championship in San Mateo, California, and a lot will change in the next month and a half. Light and Darkness Dragon will arrive in North America. Structure Deck – Rise of the Dragon Lords will bring many new cards into the fray, and Premium Pack 1 will be legal for play. Gladiator’s Assault will also be legal for San Mateo, so the number of changes to the competitive format is going to be huge. For now though, Zombies are on top, and are sure to see even more play thanks to Phillip Anthony’s win. Congratulations to all the competitors here at Shonen Jump Durham, especially Phillip Anthony, your newest Shonen Jump Champion! Top 16 Decklists | Full Coverage by...