Domingo chose the odd initiatives. Andrew opened the game with Connie Webb. He used her to get Sarge Steel on turn 2, while Dominic recruited Dr. Psycho, Mental Giant.
On turn 3, Domingo recruited Dr. Polaris, Force of Nature behind Dr. Psycho, and Andrew had Catman behind Sarge Steel. Dr. Polaris attacked Sarge Steel and Andrew flipped Target Acquired for the double stun. Domingo then used Death from Above on Dr. Psycho and attacked Catman. Andrew flipped and used Thanagar to gimp on a point of endurance, and both characters stunned. Domingo then played No Mercy, returning Dr. Psycho and KO’ing Catman.
Turn 4 saw Animal Man come into play for Andrew and a concealed Rose Psychic for Domingo. Domingo paid for Rose to get +2 ATK and flight through Death from Above. Animal Man attacked and stunned Dr. Polaris, and the initiative passed to Domingo. Rose attacked Sarge Steel, and Dominic used Thanagar to prevent his own character from stunning.
Domingo recruited Ragman, Redeemer of Souls on turn 5, and Andrew had Annihilation Protocol ◊ OMAC Robot. He formed in an L with Sarge Steel protecting Annihilation Protocol. Ragman attacked Animal Man with an activation of Thanagar to prevent Ragman from stunning, and Annihilation Protocol was used to reinforce. Next, Rose Psychic attacked Sarge Steel for a mutual stun. Finally, Domingo exhausted Dr. Polaris to play Systematic Torture targeting Animal Man.
Andrew’s turn 6 play was a boosted Amanda Waller with a Connie Webb, who was immediately used to search for Graziella Reza, who was then recruited. Domingo recruited Dr. Psycho, Twisted Telepath and formed in an L with Dr. Polaris protecting Dr. Psycho. Amanda Waller attacked Dr. Polaris and Dr. Psycho reinforced. Dr. Polaris’s vengeance ability saw Sarge Steel exhausting. Annihilation Protocol attacked and stunned Ragman, and Andrew chose to let his Sarge Steel take the fall. Graziella exhausted to KO Ragman through Annihilation Protocol’s ability.
On turn 7, Domingo recruited The Calculator, Crime Broker, while Andrew had Sinestro, Villain Reborn and Huntress, Earth 2. Andrew formed with Huntress and Sarge Steel protecting Graziella Reza and Annihilation Protocol respectively. Into combat, Andrew used 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . to KO Thanagar before allowing Dr. Polaris to attack Sarge Steel. Andrew teamed-up Villains United and Checkmate with Coercion, used Thanagar, and powered-up his Sarge Steel. However, Domingo had Burning Gaze, and Andrew conceded.
Domingo 1, Andrew 0
Andrew chose the odd initiatives. Once more, he opened with Connie Webb to Domingo’s Cheetah. Domingo missed his turn 2 play, while Andrew had Sarge Steel. Domingo flipped Magical Lobotomy and flipped it right back down to allow Cheetah to stun Sarge Steel.
Andrew recruited Graziella Reza on turn 3, and Domingo had Dr. Polaris, Force of Nature in front of Cheetah. Sarge Steel attacked Cheetah and stunned her. Then, Graziella attacked Dr. Polaris. Domingo flipped Thanagar, but Andrew had Target Acquired to force the double stun. Domingo then returned Cheetah to pay for No Mercy, KO’ing Graziella.
On turn 4, Domingo replayed Cheetah and Weather Wizard, then flipped Thanagarian Invasion, paying for Cheetah to get an additional +3 ATK. Andrew recruited Amanda Waller and had Sarge Steel protecting Connie Webb. Cheetah attacked Sarge Steel when Connie Webb reinforced, and Domino flipped No Hope and let both characters stun. Next, Dr. Polaris attacked Connie Webb, and Weather Wizard directly hit Andrew. With the initiative, Andrew had Amanda attack Weather Wizard, and Domingo used Thanagar to soak up some endurance loss.
Andrew had Hourman III ◊ Hourman on turn 5, while Domingo could only manage Talia, Beloved Betrayer. He paid for Andrew to lose 3 endurance through No Hope, paid for Dr. Polaris to get +3 ATK through Thanagarian Invasion, flipped Death from Above targeting Weather Wizard, and paid for Talia to get +2 ATK and flight. Amanda attacked and stunned Talia, and then Hourman used his ability and did the same to Weather Wizard. Given the initiative, Dr. Polaris attacked Sarge Steel. Domingo lost Talia, and the endurance totals stood at 17 to 20 in Andrew’s favor.
On turn 6, Domingo recruited Dr. Psycho, Twisted Telepath, and Andrew had Alexander Luthor, Diabolical Double. Andrew formed with Alexander Luthor protecting Sarge Steel and the Hourman in the support row. At the end of the formation step, Domingo flipped Magical Lobotomy targeting Luthor and flipped it right back down. Into combat, Dr. Psycho brought Domingo down to 7 and Andrew down to 11. Dominic played Magical Lobotomy on Serge Steel and proposed to have Weather Wizard attack Sarge Steel. Andrew blew away Thanagar with 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . ., and the attack was on the way. Both characters stunned and Weather Wizard’s vengeance gave his comrades +1 ATK / +1 DEF.
Next, Dr. Psycho attacked Alexander Luthor. Domingo played Burning Gaze and returned Weather Wizard for Grand Gesture. However, Andrew had Return Fire to tie the endurance totals at -1 after the stun. When Hourman III attacked Dr. Polaris, Domingo returned him with No Mercy targeting Sarge Steel. Andrew opted for the safer play of carrying on to the next turn.
Andrew recruited Sinestro, Villain Reborn and replayed Sarge Steel. Domingo recruited Dr. Polaris behind Dr. Psycho and paid for Dr. Polaris to get +2 ATK, Dr. Psycho to get +3 ATK, and Andrew to lose 3 endurance. Into combat, Dr. Psycho brought the endurance totals down to -6 for Domingo and -15 for Andrew. Andrew teamed-up Villains United and Checkmate with Forbidden Loyalties and Domingo conceded.
Domingo 1, Andrew 1
Domingo took the odd initiatives. It was Dominic’s turn to have the turn 1 Cheetah while Andrew missed. On turn 2, however, Andrew had Sarge Steel while Domingo missed. Domingo flipped Magical Lobotomy so they would both stun in combat.
Dominic had Rose Psychic, and Andrew played Catman behind Sarge Steel on turn 3. Domingo flipped down Magical Lobotomy and used it again on Sarge Steel before Cheetah attacked him. However, Andrew had Thanagar, and Domingo was forced to flip Death from Above for the double stun. Next, Rose Psychic attacked Catman, and the players lost Cheetah and Sarge Steel.
On turn 4, Andrew recruited Amanda Waller and Domingo recruited Sinestro, Villain Reborn. Amanda attacked Sinestro for a double stun, clearing the path for Catman to attack Domingo directly.
Domingo played Wonder Woman, Earth 2 on turn 5, and Andrew had Hourman III ◊ Hourman. Domingo flipped Magical Lobotomy down again and had Sinestro attack Catman. Domingo then flipped Thanagarian Invasion. Hourman tried to reinforce, but Domingo flipped No Hope. Wonder Woman then attacked Hourman and Andrew used his ability to pump him up, prompting Domingo to flip Magical Lobotomy. Both stunned. Finally, Rose attacked Andrew directly. At the end of turn, the endurance totals were Domingo’s 25 to Andrew’s 16.
On turn 6, Andrew recruited Roy Harper ◊ Arsenal, while Domingo had Dr. Psycho, Twisted Telepath once more. He formed with Dr. Psycho protected by Wonder Woman and Sinestro in the support row. Into the combat phase, Dr. Psycho and Rose Psychic brought the life totals to 9 for Andrew and 13 for Domingo. Roy attacked Sinestro and Dr. Psycho reinforced. Hourman attacked Wonder Woman and used his ability to boost him beyond stun range. Before the turn ended, Domingo used No Mercy to return his Sinestro by having the target be Sinestro himself. The endurance totals were then Domingo 13, Andrew 9.
Turn 7 saw Domingo recruiting The Calculator, Crime Broker and Andrew recruiting Black Adam, Ruthless Hero behind Roy. Through Dr. Psycho and Rose Psychic, the endurance totals went down to Andrew -2, Domingo -1 at the beginning of combat. Dr. Psycho attacked Hourman III and Andrew used his innate ability to pump Hourman III up. He flipped Advance Warning and the attack bounced. However, this depleted his one-shot ability, and Wonder Woman was able to stun him without any difficulty. The Calculator then swung down into Roy, and . . .
Andrew flipped Target Acquired, flipped and exhausted House of Secrets, and played a second Target Acquired.
Domingo’s expression changed from one of guarded certainty to one of shock and helplessness.