Template For Creating an Interesting and Well-Read Tournament Report
[Author’s note: This template has been scientifically designed based upon hundreds of tournament reports. It is the superior format for writing a tournament report based upon your amazing success story. To use, simply copy and paste all of the text below, then fill in the blanks. Also, all suggestions for a more perfect article are written in italics between the brackets.]
[Title]
Hello. My name is . I’ve been playing Magic since , so I guess you can call me an old veteran. I’ve been playing tournament Magic for almost as long, but my rating is still only 15 . However, this weekend taught me that thanks to the internet, anyone can succeed! So as a thanks to all the great folks out there helping me out, I’d let them know exactly where their advice has left me. However, instead of jumping into the actual report, I need to explain the funny story of how I got to the tournament. Me and of my friends
[Remember to ramble on during your funny story. For example, talk about the ride to the tournament, where you stayed the night before, and how you chose the deck you ended up playing. Be as long winded as possible; things such as what you ate at Burger King and how much you paid at the hotel room are vitally important to the readability of your article. The last thing anyone wants to see is a short article… it is a sign of amateurism.]
Phew! We finally made it to the tournament site and registered our decklists. Then we for a little while before the tournament started. Finally, it began. Of course, at this point you must be asking yourself, what was this noob running?
[Title]
[Make sure to list all of your deck’s components in as bland a format as possible. Things like bold, Italics, and font colors matching card colors are to be avoided at all costs. Nobody is really paying attention to your deck, anyway, so don’t put a lot of effort into it.]
Of course, you’re looking at this and saying “What a pile of junk!” Well, let me help you out and describe all of the cards for you.
[Make sure to describe the basic function of every card that you are running. Even if the function is obvious, such as “Silver Knight is really good because it is hard for Goblins to deal with” include it because it shows people that you understand your deck and didn’t just copy it off the internet. Also, if you have made any unusual deck choices, make sure to include them here, and mention in print how perfect it is against elves.]
But enough about the cards, what you all have come here to read is about the match-ups!
Here is a round-by-round summary:
[Here is where you want to include a round-by-round summary. If you forgot to take notes, don’t worry. Your opponents are obviously not as important as you: you won after all! Just talk about a couple of things from the match that stuck out in your mind. The actual intricacies of the match are boring and of no use to anyone. Also, use as much lingo as you can muster. If you can slip “mise”, “tech”, and “ting” into your article, you will look like a much more professional writer.]
As you can see, the deck seemed to work pretty well. If I hadn’t against , I might have gone undefeated. Ah well, I can’t complain about place, now can I?
And now for some props and slops:
Props:
Slops:
[This is the most important part of the article. It allows you to say incredibly clever things in a unique way. “Props and Slops” HA! They rhyme! Feel free to use a lot more slops and be as cruel as possible. True comedy is in anger-filled verbal revenge.]
Thanks for reading, I hope that you enjoyed reading about my tournament as much as I enjoyed playing in it!
[Name]
[Email]
[MTGO Handle]
P.S. [If you forgot to mention something, don’t go back and add it to the article. Just put it here. It’s like a little extra surprise at the end!]
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