Deck Name: Crane Arts Festival
Format: 40/40 Extended Jade
Date of Construction: Summer 1998

Stronghold: Esteemed house of the Crane

Dynasty (42) 3 Merchant Caravan 3 Small Farm 3 Hiruma Dojo 3 Market Place 1 Sanctified Temple 1 Ki-Rin Shrine 3 Shinsei Shrine 1 Inheritance 1 Imperial Gift 1 Chrysanthemum Festival 1 Emporer's Peace 1 Peasant Revolt 1 Naga Storm Mirumoto Mountain 1 Imperial Ambassadorship 1 Iris Festival 3 Daidoji Uji 3 Daidoji Sembi 3 Daidoji Rekai 3 Doji Reju 1 Doji Kuwanan 1 Daidoji Uji exp 1 Doji Kuwanan exp 1 Otomo Banu 1 Akodo Kage

Fate (41) 3 Iaijutsu Duel 3 Iaijutsu Art 2 Iaijutsu Challenge 3 Focus 3 Kharmic Strike 3 Bend Like a Reed 3 To Do What We Must 3 Block Supply Lines 3 Refugees 3 Superior Tactics 1 Diversionary Tactics 3 Test of Honor 3 Avoid Fate 1 Purging the House 1 Ancestral Sword of the Crane 1 Ring of Fire 1 Ring of Earth 1 Ring of the Void

Strategy:

This is the deck that came in second at UK Gencon 98...the name I'm using was taken from the finals, which resulted in two similar decks facing off with each other. They decided to determine the outcome by cutting Focus values and adding the totals; a "Crane Clan Arts Festival." This is the deck that came in second in the contest. As you can see, it's trimmed down and cheesed up, all set to win using the Crane's massive advantages in Extended Jade. Study from it and learn, and practice against it. The Akodo Kage and Purging the House were only put in for storyline purposes; the result of the UK Gencon was to determine which clan was harboring Kage, the Kolat Master, and Mark wanted to execute the Kage/Purging the House combo so the Crane wouldn't be "tainted" by Kage's presence. Of course, I'd be more worried about Kage being tainted, but that's just me. ;)

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