I remember getting From The Mars Hotel from the local library when I was in early high school. Then I got American Beauty. Then I got Live/Dead. I used to get DMB, Phish, and SCI CDR B&Ps but did not get into a lot of live Dead until the Internet Archive had shows. I found a list of concerts I went to from 2000-2013. Since then I have seen one Levi's Stadium Fare Thee Well type shows with Trey on guitar, 5 Dead and Company Shows, 2 Santana, and 1 Bob Dylan. Here is a link to a Bob Dylan show in Louisville I recorded recently. A Santana show in Evansville is on the same youtube account. There is a BB King June 2013 Evansville show I recorded on Sugarmegs and a 2013 Dark Star Orchestra Bloomington, Indiana show on archive.org (I used to work for the Internet Archive in SF in 2008.)
https://youtu.be/Zf8UKMGB5j4
List of some concerts I attended
1999_June_W.C. Handy Blues Festival (John Lee Hooker)
2000_06_22_Dave Matthews Band_Noblesville, Indiana_Deer Creek
2000_06_23_Dave Matthews Band_Noblesville, Indiana_Deer Creek
2000_06_24_Dave Matthews Band_Noblesville, Indiana_Deer Creek
2001_04_20_Fugazi_Indianapolis, Indiana
2001_04_26_SCI_Louisville, Kentucky_Palace Theater
2001_04_27_SCi_Louisville, Kentucky_Palace Theater
2001_06_23_Sick-O_Fest_Winslow, Indiana
2001_07_15_String Cheese Incident, Phil Lesh and Friends_Noblesville, Indiana_Deer Creek
2001_07_22_Trey Anastasio Band_Noblesville, Indiana_Deer Creek
2001_11_02_Bob Dylan_Terre Haute, Indiana_Hulman Civic Univeristy Center
2001_11_03_Oysterhead_Lafayette, Indiana_Elliot Hall of Music
2002_June_Bonnaroo Music Festival_Manchester, Tennessee
2002_10_29_Trey Anastasio Band_Louisville, Kentucky_Palace Theater
2002_12_30_Umphrey's Mcgee_Chicago, Illinois_The Vic
2002_12_31_Moe._Chicago, Illinois_Aragon
2003_02_20_Phish_Chicago, Illinois_Allstate Arena
2003_02_21_Phish_Cincinnati, Ohio_U.S. Bank Arena
2003_02_22_Phish_Cincinnati, Ohio_U.S. Bank Arena
2003_05_09_Jammin' On Jersey_Murat Theatre Parking Lot_Indianapolis, Indiana
2003_June_Bonnaroo Music Festival_Manchester, Tennessee
2003_07_21_Phish_Noblesville, Indiana_Deer Creek
2003_07_22_Phish_Noblesville, Indiana_Deer Creek
2003_07_23_Phish_Noblesville, Indiana_Deer Creek
2003_08_02_Moe., Bob Dylan, The Dead_Joliet, Illinois_Route 66 RaceWay
2003_08_05_Bob Dylan, The Dead_Noblesville, Indiana_Deer Creek
2003_08_24_Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks, Radiohead_St. Louis, Missouri, UMB Bank Pavillion
2003_August_Moe.Down music festival_Turin, New York
2003_10_31_Moe._Chicago, Illinois_Aragon Ballroom
2003_12_30_Moe._Philadelphia, Pennsylvania_Electric Factory
2003_12_31_Maceo Parker and Moe._Camden, New Jersey_Tweeter Center
2004_02_03_Moe._St. Louis, Missouri_The Pageant
2004_02_20_Yonder Mountain String Band_Louisville, Kentucky_Headliners
2004_02_21_Galactic_New Orleans, Louisiana_Tipitinas
2004_May_Summercamp Music Festival_Chillicothe, Illinois
2004_June_Bonnaroo Music Festival_Manchester, Tennessee
2004_06_23_Phish_Noblesville, Indiana_Deer Creek
2004_06_24_Phish_Noblesville, Indiana_Deer Creek
2004_06_25_Phish_East Troy, Wisconsin_Alpine Valley Music Theatre
2004_06_26_Phish_East Trey, Wisconsin_Alpine Valley Music Theatre
2004_07_25_The Dead_Noblesville, Indiana_Deer Creek
2004_08_10_Phish_Mansfield, Massachusetts_Great Woods
2004_08_11_Phish_Mansfield, Massachusetts_Great Woods
2004_08_12_Phish_Camden, New Jersey_Tweeter Center
2004_08_13_Phish_Coventry, Vermont_Newport State Airport
2004_08_14_Phish_Coventry, Vermont_Newport State Airport
2004_08_15_Phish_Coventry, Vermont_Newport State Airport
2004_10_31_Moe._Nashville, Tennessee_Ryman Auditorium
2005_02_25_Moe._St. Louis, Missouri_The Pageant
2005_04_15_P Funk_Nashville, Tennessee_Cannery Ballroom
2005_05_04_P Funk_Chicago, Illinois_House of Blues
2005_05_05_Widespread Panic_St. Louis, Missouri_Fox Theatre
2005_May_P Funk_Salem, Missouri_Camp Zoe
2005_May_Summer Camp Music Festival_Chillicothe, Illinois
2005_June_Bonnaroo Music Festival_Manchester, Tennessee
2005_07_16_Les Claypool_Louisville, Kentucky_Jillians
2005_07_27_Widespread Panic_Noblesville, Indiana_Deer Creek
2005_08_18_Neil Young_Nashville, Tennessee_Ryman Auditorium
2005_08_19_Neil Young_Nashville, Tennessee_Ryman Auditorium
2005_09_24_Comes A Time A Musical Tribute to Jerry Garcia_Berkeley, California_Greek Theater
2005_10_14_Widespread Panic_Nashville, Tennesee_Starwood Amphiteatre
2005_10_29_Todd Snyder, Yonder Mountain String Band_Nashville, Tennessee_War Memorial Auditorium
2005_11_05_Ravi Shankar Festival of India_Chicago, Illinois_Symphony Center
2005_11_25_Phil Lesh and Friends_Chicago, Illinois_Chicago Theater
2005_11_26_Phil Lesh and Friends_Chicago, Illinois_Chicago Theater
2005_11_27_Phil Lesh and Friends_Milwaukee, Wisconsin_Eagles Ballroom
2005_12_12_Phil Lesh and Friends_Atlanta, Georgia_Fox Theater
2005_12_13_Phil Lesh and Friends_Atlanta, Georgia_Fox Theater
2005_12_30_Moe._Ashville, North Carolina_Orange Peel
2005_12-31_Sound Tribe Sector 9_Atlanta, Georgia_The Tabernacle
2006_01_25_Moe._Lousiville, Kentucy_Jillians
2006_02_03_Moe., The Disco Biscuits_Chicago, Illinois_Aragon
2006_02_17_Phil Lesh and Friends_New York, New York_Hammerstein Ballroom
2006_02_18_Phil Lesh and Friends_New York, New York_Hammerstein Ballroom
2006_02_19_Phil Lesh and Friends_New York, New York_Hammerstein Ballroom
2006_02_25_Larry Coryell_Lousville, Kentucky_Jazz Factory
2006_03_11_Ricky Skaggs_Lousiville, Kentucky_Palace Theater
2006_03_11_Railroad Earth_Louisville, Kentucky, Headliners Music Hall
2006_03_19_P Funk_Cincinnati, Ohio_Bogarts
2006_04_07_Project Object_Louisville, Kentucky_Headliners Music Hall
2006_04_15_Toots and the Maytalls_Bloomington, Indiana_Bluebird Nightclub
2006_05_18_Phil Lesh and Frends_San Francisco, California_Warfield Theater
2006_05_19_Phil Lesh and Friends_San Francisco, California_Warfield Theater
2006_05_20_Wavy Gravy's Birthday Concert_Berkley, California_Berkley Community Theater
2006_06_23_Radiohead_Berkeley, California_Greek Theater
2006_06_24_Zappa Plays Zappa_San Francisco, CA_Warfield Theater
2006_07_14_Phil Lesh and Friends_Columbus, Ohio_Lifestyles Community Pavillion
2006_07_15_Phil Lesh and Friends_Indianpolis, Indiana_White River State Park
2006_07_18_Phil Lesh and Friends_Louisville, Kentucky_Palace Theater
2006_08_02_Widespread Panic_Louisville, Kentucky_Palace Theater
2006_09_22_The Mars Volta_Chicago, Illinois_Aragon Ballroom
2006_09_30_Roger Waters_Noblesville, Indiana_Deer Creek
2006_10_17_Widespread Panic_Evansville, Indiana_The Centre
2007_P Funk_San Francisco, California_Fillmore
2007_05_18_Wavy Gravy's Birthday Concert_San Francisco, California, Grand Ballroom
2007_09_20_Donna Jean and The Tricksters with Bob Weir_Marin, California_Sweetwater Music Hall
2007_09_23_Phil Lesh and Friends_Berkeley, California_Greek Theater
2007_11_27_Phil Lesh and Friends_San Franciso, California_Warfield Theater
2007_12_31_Mars Volta_San Francisco, California_Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
2008_01_25_Phil Lesh and Friends_San Francisco, California_Fillmore
2008_01_26_Phil Lesh and Friends_San Francisco, California_Bill Graham civic Auditorium
2008_02_04_Deadheads for Obama_San Francisco, California_Warfield Theater (listened to the concert from the side door)
2008_05_13_Phil Lesh and Friends with Bob Weir_San Francisco, California_Closing of the Warfield
2008_05_14_Phil Lesh and Friends with Mark Karan_San Francisco, California_Closing of the Warfield
2008_05_16_Hot Tuna_San Francisco, California_Great American Music Hall
2008_05_17_Phil Lesh and Friends with Sikiru Adepoju and Henry Kaiser_San Francisco, California_Closing of the Warfield
2008_05_18_Phil Lesh and Friends with Bob Weir_San Francisco, California_Closing of the Warfield
2008_07_Smashing Pumpkins_San Francisco, California_Fillmore
2008_June_Harmony Festival_Sonoma, California
2008_July_Oregon Country Fair_Eugene, Oregon
2008_11_03_Experience Hendrix Tour_San Francisco, California_Masonic Center
2008_11_Rubber Soldiers_Berkeley, California_Ashkenaz
2008_12_13_Rex Foundation Concert_San Francisco, California_Grand Ballroom
2008_12_30_Phil Lesh and Friends and Ratdog_San Francisco, California_Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
2008_12_31_Phil Lesh and Friends and Ratdog_San Francisco, California_Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
2009_June_W.C. Handy Blues Festival_Henderson, Kentucky
2010_03_03_Furthur_Chicago, Illinois_Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University
2011_08_02_Bob Dylan_Evansville, Indiana_Roberts Stadium
2011_11_21_Furthur_Indianapolis, Indiana_Murat Theater
2013_02_06_Dark Star Orchestra_Bloomington, Indiana_Buskirk Chumley Theater
2013_06_05_Boscoe France Band, B.B. King_Evansville, Indiana_Victory Theater
2013_06_14_W.C. Handy Blues Festival_Henderson, Kentucky

Mind if I scare you all for just a moment? We’re already a quarter of the way through summer!
As we head into June, I put together a little wrap-up on what's been going on, and I plan to do more for each month as the summer progresses.

May Releases

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 soars off on a high note
Although it started off with a lower-than-projected $118 Million OW, the MCU's second movie of the year managed to pick up steam as the month went on. Currently at $324 Million DOM and $783 Million WW, it's surpassed the original in international markets and its worldwide take but it's sill behind both predecessors at home.
Looking at the dailies, Vol. 3 has already made $325 Million DOM after 33 days, surpassing the $282 Million that Vol. 1 made after the same period. While it's still trailing behind the $358 Million that Vol. 2 made, it's all but guaranteed to hit the $350 Million milestone by the end of the summer.
Currently sitting at the number two spot for 2023, it seems to be closing in on the $800 Million WW mark and appears to have a good chance at maintaining a spot in the top ten throughout the remainder of the year.
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Love Again can't create a spark
Hoping to counter program some of the superhero hype, this $9 Million rom-com opened at $2.3 Million. However, it seemed that audience didn't fall for this flick, considering its grand total of $6.2 Million DOM and $11.8 Million WW after a full month in theaters.
While it at least managed to earn back its budget - something that can't be said for other movies released this month - it does serve as another reminder that romantic comedies don't have the theatrical pull that they once had.
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Knights of the Zodiac flies too close to the sun
Based on the anime of the same name, it quietly opened in theaters on May 12 to an opening of $557 thousand. Not million, thousand. It then proceeded to make $1 Million DOM and $6.7 Million WW, against a budget $60 Million.
Needless to say, it's quickly secured itself as the second-biggest bomb of 2023. What's number one? Well....
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Hypnotic puts its box office to sleep
An original movie from Robert Rodriguez - who directed, produced, co-shot, and edited the feature - and starring Ben Affleck, the movie opened to $2.4 Million and ended its run with $4.5 Million DOM and $5.2 Million WW. At a cost of $65 Million, its worldwide total is 8% of its budget, certifying it as the biggest bomb of the year.
Maybe another movie will come along and do worse, but it's unlikely that a movie of this budget size will sink to this kind of level before we flip the calendar to 2024.
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Book Club: The Next Chapter turns over a new (and disappointing) page
Five years ago, Book Club opened to a decent $13 Million, legged out to $68 Million domestically and managed to pull a worldwide take of $104 Million against a budget of $14 Million. Naturally, a sequel was to be expected and so, half a decade later, one was delivered.
Unfortunately, moviegoing habits have changed a bit, and The Next Chapter only pulled in a $6.6 Million OW, $17 Million DOM, and $26 Million WW. Even though it made back its $20 Million budget, it's evident that there will be no closing chapter in the Book Club trilogy.
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Fast X your seatbelts
The latest incarnation of Dom Toretto's family is doing okay numbers, sitting at $129 Million DOM and $660 Million WW. However, the movie carries a hefty budget of $340 Million, turning what would be a respectable box office tally into an underperformance.
It also doesn't help that these numbers are lower than its predecessor and its legs are already dropping hard thanks to a brutal summer lineup. The latest entry seemed to be doomed from the start, as its opening weekend of $67 Million DOM and $318 Million WW was lower than the $70 Million/$405 Million opener of F9, and that movie had Covid to deal with.
All isn't lost though, as F9 was at $144 Million DOM/$542 Million WW after 18 days - $13 Million more/$118 Million less than where Fast X is now. If it keeps up that pace, Fast X could find itself with a comfortable $160 Million DOM and $844 Million WW. Maybe its release date was just a lack of foresight, or maybe audiences have had enough of family, but one thing's for certain, Universal is gonna have to keep an eye on their production costs for the next two entries.
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The Machine shuts down
Bert Kreischer's adaptation of his true story stand-up routine takes some creative liberties, including Mark Hamill as Bert's father, yet it follows the fate of all post-Covid comedies: it's tanking at the box office.
Opening with $5 Million, it sits at $9.1 Million DOM and $9.3 Million WW ($174,606 from New Zealand, the movies' only international market), it will not recoup the $20 Million budget before it leaves theaters. Perhaps it was better suited for streaming - or a better release date - but it's evidently not the worst flop of the month.
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Kandahar fuses out
Gerald Butler reteams with director Ric Roman Waugh (Angel Has Fallen, Greenland) to deliver another B-movie with an estimated budget of $65 Million. The movie opened with $2.3 Million, and sits at $4.4 Million DOM and $5.4 Million WW.
Considering how well Plane did back in January, perhaps this one would have served better for a similar time slot, maybe late August or even January 2024. Regardless, it seems that not all action B-movies are destined for profit, especially ones that open in an already packed summer season.
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The Little Mermaid, will it sink or swim?
Disney's latest "reimagining" secured the fifth-highest grossing Memorial Day weekend with $95 Million 3-day and $118 Million 4-day. It's at $197 Million DOM and trailing almost exactly on par with Aladdin, which stood at $198 Million after the same amount of time. If it keeps its legs, it could make it well past $300 Million DOM and potentially reaching the $350 Million mark.
Despite its success at home, the remake has struggled overseas, with the international markets making up $141 Million (42.4%) of its global take, down from the $260 Million (58.5%) that Aladdin had made around the same time. While it seems to be doing on par with Aladdin in most countries, it has received very little support from the Asia Pacific and China markets, which are key factors in helping a movie reach the crucial $1 Billion mark.
This remake carries a budget of $250 Million - $10 million short of the budget for The Lion King (2019) - and a final tally of $550 Million WW is estimated to be the break even point. With the movie doing poorly across many markets, it's likely this could be Disney's first live-action remake to flop.
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About My Father, another dinero for De Niro
Robert De Niro stars in this $29.1 Million comedy that opened to $4.3 Million and currently sits at $9.4 Million DOM with a worldwide gross of $10.7 Million (including $313,692 from Russia).
If this is your first time hearing about this movie, I don't blame you. It's just another one of the smaller scale movies that tried to go up against a tentpole movie and failed rather miserably. Here's to hoping Killers of the Flower Moon does well in October.

Movie Grosses in May

The Super Mario Bros. Movie levels up!
On May 1, the gross for The Super Mario Bros. Movie was at $493 Million DOM, and it had just hit the $1 Billion WW mark. By May 31, it had shot up to $562 Million DOM and $1.3 Billion WW, becoming the second-highest grossing animated film of all time behind Incredibles 2 (DOM) and Frozen 2 (WW). Chris Pratt sits on the throne as king of the 2023 box office, and it seems that it will stay that way for the foreseeable future as second place belongs to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, both domestically and worldwide.
Whether any movie dethrone it is anyone's guess. However, the minimum that any movie will need to make is $1.4 Billion which doesn't seem likely. The rest of the summer - and the rest of the year - is packed with blockbusters, all gunning to make as much money as they can before the next one comes along.
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John Wick Chapter 4 Hundred Million
The Keanu Reeves-led action franchise hits a first for the franchise and continues the tradition of every John Wick movie doing better than the last (overseas at least), as it hit $400 Million WW on May 4 and is sitting at $428 Million. It was such a success that Lionsgate is already working on a fifth instalment.
Could Chapter 5 keep the trend going and make $500 Million WW and $200 Million DOM? It all comes down to if it release in a quiet month. For now though, the franchise delivered a finale worth being the highest earner of the series.
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Dungeons & Dragons rolls the dice
Honor Among Thieves started off with a weak $37 Million OW in March, yet managed to leg out to a decent $97 Million DOM (2.51x) and hit $200 Million WW in the first week of May.
Its box office total places it well above Scream VI, Evil Dead Rise, and Shazam: Fury of the Gods. It also managed to score positive reviews from critics and praise from fans of the game and casual moviegoers alike. Due to its $150 Million budget, however, it failed to break even and will most likely not be getting a sequel.
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That's all for this month, folks! See you in July when I recap June.

SUMMARY/PLAYSTYLE

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The main strategy of our deck is to pretty much be somewhat of a glass cannon offense. We like to go second and rely on all the special summoning we can commit, culminating in a pendulum summon of multiple monsters all at once. We continue in this style to swarm the field, then use one of our best spells, Abyss Script - Rise of the Abyss King, to destroy every face-up card in our opponent’s possession. If we didn’t get as many monsters out as we’d have liked and don’t quite have lethal yet, we have other tricks at our disposal, like Abyss Actor - Comic Relief which is capable of stealing an opponent’s monster, disabling them of not only a monster with high ATK, but probably with a very troublesome effect that we can now take advantage of. I call it a glass cannon deck because we are a bit frail; depending on our hand, we can only play through a couple negates, and we rely heavily on hand traps like Ash Blossom and Imperm in order to be able to put in work. Our deck did just get a huge upgrade with, among other things, the L-2 monster Abyss Actor - Super Producer, whose effect allows us to play Abyss Playhouse - Fantastic Theater right out of our deck (which can even be done on our opponent’s turn). This is huge, because we barely had any interruption until now, so we get a way better turn 1. This is very much appreciated because what the theater does is once per turn it will change an opponent’s monster effect to destroy one of our set cards. If you’ve never heard of Abyss Actors you might think that’s not crazy good, but trust me, it’s great for two reasons: one, whatever effect they were trying to do goes out the window, and two, Abyss Actors actually thrive off of their set spell cards being popped as they have additional effects for if this happens. One thing I love about this deck is that our monster effects are slightly complicated, and what I mean by this is there allows some flexibility in our plays, there’s not really just one “correct” line to play every single game. I also greatly enjoy the two gimmicks this deck employs: having pend monsters that can be summoned out of the pend zone, and having monsters that interact alongside their own sub-archetype of spells with effects upon destruction if they are set. Also, this deck xeno locks a lot, so our extra deck plays are very limited and rare (excluding our link monsters). Play Accesscode, Bagooska, Electrumite, Beyond the Pendulum, Linkuriboh, Knightmares, Masquerena, R4NKs and/or 7s…you get the picture.
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MONSTERS

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Abyss Actor - Trendy Understudy (0x)
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DARK Fiend
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Level: 2*
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Pendulum scale: <8>
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Stats: ATK / 700 DEF / 700
Pendulum effect: When you Pendulum Summon: You can add one face-up “Abyss Actor” that is Level 1 or Level 8 from the Extra Deck to your hand.
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Monster effect: If you have 2 “Abyss Actor” cards in your Pendulum Zones: You can Tribute this card; Special Summon one Level 1 or Level 8 “Abyss Actor” monster from your hand or face-up from your Extra Deck. This effect is hard once per turn.
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The only monsters this card can move or summon is Extras or Evil Heel, neither of which we particularly care to be using or summoning onto the field by trading this one. Even if it was able to summon any AA, the fact that we’re a pend deck and can mass summon all at once basically renders this guy obsolete.
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Abyss Actor - Extras (3x)
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DARK Fiend
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Level: 1*
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Pendulum scale: <3>
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Stats: ATK / 100 DEF / 100
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Pendulum effect: If your opponent controls a monster: You can Special Summon this card from the Pendulum Zone. This effect is hard once per turn.
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Monster effect: You can Tribute this card: Place an “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monster from your deck in your Pendulum Zone. For the rest of the turn after this effect is activated, you can only Special Summon “Abyss Actor” monsters, also you cannot use the Pendulum effect of “Abyss Actor - Extras.” This effect is hard once per turn.
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This card is fantastic because it does not waste our normal summon via its pend effect, and because it pulls any monster straight out of our deck and into the pendulum zone. The classic AA drawback of xeno locking ourselves into not being able to go into the ED for any non AA monster for the rest of the turn does suck, but it’s definitely still worth running this card at 3.
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Abyss Actor - Curtain Raiser (3x)
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DARK Fiend
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Level: 4*
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Pendulum scale: <7>
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Stats: ATK / 1100 DEF / 1100
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Pendulum effect: If you control no monsters: You can Special Summon this card from your Pendulum Zone. This effect is hard once per duel.
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Monster effect: If this is the only monster you control, it gains 1100 ATK. Once per turn: You can send an “Abyss Script” Spell from your deck to your GY; add a face-up “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monster from your Extra Deck to your hand.
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I was skeptical of this card at first when it was released in Duel Links (but that’s another story). I thought it was awkward that its pend scale is 7, the exact level of Superstar. However, I forgot that this card shines when it only stays in the pend zone for a second. Very often it’s your starter to go into Hyper Director. Alternatively, if you have this and any other low-level monster in your hand, you open up the potential for a LINK-2 or R4NK play prior to the xeno lock, provided you still have a way to make Hyper Director via Extras or an early pend summon. The ATK increase is pretty irrelevant because we are trying to spam the board as much as possible, but the Script mill can be nice combined with Abysstainment, which can tribute one of your AAs in order to set a Script from the GY.
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Abyss Actor - Mellow Madonna (3x)
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DARK Fiend
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Level: 7*
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Pendulum scale: <0>
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Stats: ATK / 1800 DEF / 2500
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Pendulum effect: You can pay 1000 LP: Add an “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monster from your deck to your hand, except for another copy of this card. This effect is hard once per turn. After this effect’s activation, you can only Special Summon “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monsters for the remainder of the turn.
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Monster effect: Gains 100 ATK for each “Abyss Script” Spell in your GY. Each of the following effects are hard once per turn:

• When a Pendulum monster you control is destroyed by battle: You can Special Summon this card from your hand.
• If an “Abyss Script” Spell or effect is activated: You can Special Summon one Level 4 or lower “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monster from your deck, but it is sent to your hand during the End Phase.

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This is one of the best cards in our deck, but its search effect does come at the brutal cost of not even allowing us to link summon Hyper Director or Super Producer, so be careful about when you time it. The ATK boost is cute, but the cherry on top of Madonna’s effects is the ability to special another monster from the deck to secure the OTK we are aiming for. Being able to special herself is a somewhat rare effect because of the antiquity of battle destruction, but the extra possible protection can never hurt and can even save us in a real bind.
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Abyss Actor - Evil Heel (0-1x)
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DARK Fiend
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Level: 8*
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Pendulum scale: <1>
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Stats: ATK / 3000 DEF / 2000
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Pendulum effect: You can Tribute an “Abyss Actor” monster, then target a face-up monster your opponent controls; it loses ATK equal to the original ATK of the Tributed monster, until the end of this turn. This effect is once per turn.
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Monster effect: If this card is Summoned: You can target an opponent’s face-up monster; it loses 1000 ATK for each “Abyss Actor” monster you currently control, until the end of this turn. When this card destroys a monster by battle: You can target an “Abyss Script” Spell in your GY; Set that card.
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I’ll be honest - objectively, this card is not very good (I just have a soft spot for it). All of this card’s effects are basically useless, considering our game plan is to pop all face-up cards with Abyss King. Therefore lowering our opponent’s ATK or setting cards from our GY after destroying something by battle is somewhat moot if we’re clearing the board in another way. In addition, using this card, a level 8 monster, almost forces you to have Wild Hope in the pend zone to make its pend summon possible (Twinkle sucks, don’t use her). The reason I play this card as a 1-of is because us AA players need all the ATK we can get, because it can be summoned by other ways like with Hyper Director, and for the unlikely scenario where our opponent has a monster indestructible by card effect, meaning Abyss King wouldn’t work on it, but is not untargetable.
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Abyss Actor - Superstar (2-3x)
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DARK Fiend
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Level: 7*
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Pendulum scale: <3>
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Stats: ATK / 2500 DEF / 1800
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Pendulum effect: You can Tribute one “Abyss Actor” monster, then target an “Abyss Script” Spell in your GY; add it to your hand. This effect is once per turn.
Monster effect: When this card is Summoned, your opponent’s Spell/Trap cards and effects cannot be activated. You can Set one “Abyss Script” Spell directly from the deck, but it is sent to the GY during the End Phase. This effect is once per turn.
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Another amazing hitter in our lineup, and appropriately so, being the closest we have to a boss monster. This monster’s power lies in the fact that it, and whatever you pend along with it, cannot be floodgated. But it doesn’t stop there: the ability to set any Script we want straight from the deck is also an egregiously spectacular effect. Don’t worry about its pend effect; the only reason we’d be putting Superstar into the pend zone is to cheat it out with Hyper Director. But if you really need it, it’s pretty much more copies of Abysstainment. We’d normally rather not be using this card as a spell, though.
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Abyss Actor - Sassy Rookie (0-1x)
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DARK Fiend
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Level: 4*
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Pendulum scale: <2>
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Stats: ATK / 1700 DEF / 1000
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Pendulum effect: If your “Abyss Actor” monster would be destroyed by battle or an opponent’s card effect, you can destroy this card instead.
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Monster effect: This first time this card would be destroyed each turn, it is not. If this card is destroyed by battle or an opponent’s card effect: You can Special Summon one Level 4 or lower “Abyss Actor” monster from the deck, except another copy of this card. If this card in the Pendulum Zone is destroyed: You can target one Level 4 or lower monster your opponent controls; destroy it.
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You’re rarely, if ever, putting this card in the pend zone (Madonna + Comic Relief is the usual pair), but it’s got a decent protection effect that can proc its other effect, destroying a low-leveled monster in your opponent’s possession. A niche use of this effect could be for Super Producer to destroy it on the opponent’s turn for some interruption, something which our deck has had a lack of until now. However, the main use of this card (besides being another name to get popping with Abyss King) is the sheer annoyance it is to get rid of. Not only will it simply not die the first time it normally should, but on top of that, once it finally is destroyed, well guess what, now we get a float of Wild Hope or Leading Lady for a potential search or ATK reduction on top of having another body to be dealt with, so thanks! This goober is just a little lovable sponge.
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Abyss Actor - Wild Hope (2-3x)
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DARK Fiend
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Level: 4*
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Pendulum scale: <2>
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Stats: ATK / 1600 DEF / 1200
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Pendulum effect: If you have another “Abyss Actor” monster scaled in your opposite Pendulum Zone, you can change its scale to 9 until the end of this turn. This effect is once per turn. You cannot Special Summon for the remainder of this turn, except to Summon “Abyss Actor” monsters.
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Monster effect: Until the end of this turn, you can have this card gain 100 ATK for each “Abyss Actor” monster you control with different names. This effect is once per turn. If this card is destroyed: You can add one “Abyss Actor” card from the deck to your hand, except for another copy of this card. This effect is hard once per turn.
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Yeehaw, pardner. The slight ATK buff is cute and sometimes may be necessary to get every last drop of power we need to kill in one turn, but the effect we really care about is the search upon destruction. Simple as that! Search with it, pendulum summon it back out, and give it a baboost while you have the max number of AAs on your side of the field to utilize it to its fullest.
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Abyss Actor - Liberty Dramatist (1-2x)
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DARK Fiend
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Level: 4*
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Pendulum scale: <8>
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Stats: ATK / 1500 DEF / 1500
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Pendulum effect: When an attack is declared: You can discard one card; Special Summon this card to your opponent’s field. This effect is hard once per turn.
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Monster effect: If this card is Special Summoned out of the Pendulum Zone: Reveal 3 “Abyss Script” Spells from your deck. Your opponent randomly chooses one to be Set to your field, and shuffle the others back into your deck. The card Set by this effect will be destroyed at the End Phase. If this card is destroyed: You can shuffle one “Abyss Script” Spell from your GY into the deck. Each of these effects are hard once per turn.
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Alright, from what I’ve personally seen throughout my research on other AA decks out there, this card is a little bit slept on. Up until her release we only had Comic Relief and Fantastic Theater to force the opponent to pop our set Scripts, and I think that any card that reinforces that sentiment is appreciated. Yes, it does suck that you’ll have to discard a card to make it happen - maybe that cost is a bit too much to make her worth running, we can find that out. I also think, though, that its other effect of being able to set a Script upon being summoned out of the pend zone works fantastically alongside Hyper Director. Finally, let’s say you lost access to Abysstainment being able to recur Scripts out of the GY: she can send one back into the deck for you to search, play, or set later on. We also love running as many unique AA names as we can to be sure that Abyss King can get popping. No, I’m not saying she’s the best card to ever come out for AAs, but I think she has a multitude of decent effects and that a chance should be given for her.
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Abyss Actor - Twinkle Little Star (0x)
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DARK Fiend
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Level: 4*
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Pendulum scale: <9>
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Stats: ATK / 1000 DEF / 1000
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Pendulum effect: You can target one “Abyss Actor” monster you control: During this turn, it can make up to 3 attacks on monsters, also your other monsters cannot attack. You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except “Abyss Actors.”
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Monster effect: This card is not destroyed by battle on your turn. This card can make up to 3 attacks on monsters.
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These effects are nothing but more of a detriment than anything, unless for some reason you’re playing 3 Evil Heel and no Abyss King, please don’t put her in your deck. The spiciest play you could make with her is to play Fantasy Magic and swing into up to 3 monsters, but you’re offing yourself in the battle damage you take from it, plus your opponent will just resummon those monsters next turn regardless, making all of that work meaningless. Abyss King is a million times easier and more effective.
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Abyss Actor - Leading Lady (0-1x)
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DARK Fiend
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Level: 4*
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Pendulum scale: <2>
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Stats: ATK / 1500 DEF / 1000
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Pendulum effect: When you take battle damage from an opponent’s attacking monster: You can activate one of these effects;

• That opponent’s monster loses ATK equal to the damage you took.
• Add a face-up “Abyss Actor” monster from your Extra Deck to your hand with ATK less than or equal to the damage you took. This effect is once per turn.

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Monster effect: When battle damage is inflicted: You can target one face-up monster your opponent controls; it loses ATK equal to the damage dealt. This effect is once per turn. If this card is destroyed by battle or an opponent’s card effect: You can Set one “Abyss Script” Spell directly from the deck.
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Once again, the effects that lower ATK can be counted as backup, assuming we were stopped from getting Abyss King going. Alternatively, moving a monster from the ED to our hand might be nice sometimes. Its monster effect ATK reduction can be a decent way to protect yourself from lethal on the opponent’s turn, for it goes off even if she herself is attacked and before she is destroyed. Looking at the effect offensively, Supreme King Dragon Dark Rebellion plus Leading Lady (and Evil Heel) can be a cheeky way to deal massive amounts of damage if we do not want to or cannot wipe the field and attack directly for whatever reason. And her replacement effect is nifty. Another easy-to-summon AA name with somewhat okay effects = more pops with Abyss King.
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Abyss Actor - Comic Relief (3x)
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DARK Fiend
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Level: 3*
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Pendulum scale: <8>
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Stats: ATK / 1000 DEF / 2000
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Pendulum effect: You can target one face-up “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monster you control and one monster your opponent controls; switch control of the two monsters, then destroy this card. This effect is hard once per turn.
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Monster effect: This card’s controller takes no battle damage from attacks involving this card. During your Standby Phase: Give control of this card to your opponent (this effect is once per turn). If control of this face-up card changes: Activate this effect; this card’s owner (yourself) can destroy one Set “Abyss Script” Spell on their field. This effect is also once per turn.
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BEST CARD IN THE GAME BAYBEE HA YOU IDIOT TAKE THIS 100 ATK MONSTER IN EXCHANGE FOR THAT BOSS MONSTER YOU SPENT YOUR WHOLE TURN MAKING oh yeah it also is a great tool to destroy your own set Scripts for them to pop off aaand it’s a scale 8 so we can basically pend anything we want with it wooo
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Abyss Actor - Funky Comedian (0x)
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DARK Fiend
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Level: 1*
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Pendulum scale: <8>
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Stats: ATK / 300 DEF / 200
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Pendulum effect: You can Tribute an “Abyss Actor” monster, then target one face-up “Abyss Actor” monster you control; it gains ATK equal to the original ATK of the Tributed monster, until the end of this turn.
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Monster effect: If this card is Summoned: You can make it gain 300 ATK for each “Abyss Actor” monster you control, until the end of this turn. You can target one other “Abyss Actor” monster you control; until the end of this turn, it gains ATK equal to this monster’s current ATK. This card cannot attack the turn this effect is activated. This effect is hard once per turn.
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While we are a bit desperate to get as much ATK as we can muster to push for the OTK we would love to see, it’s not really worth playing a monster whose only function is that, unless you’re going for an attack-oriented aggro Evil-Heel-centered build. You don’t need to run this guy, our little baboosts and monster swarming is usually sufficient.
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Abyss Actor - Hyper Director (3x)
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DARK Fiend
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1 “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monster
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Link Rating: LINK-1
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Stats: ATK / 800
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Effect: You can target one card in your Pendulum Zone: Special Summon it, then place an “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monster with a different name from your deck or face-up Extra Deck into your Pendulum Zone. For the rest of this turn after this effect is used, you cannot Normal or Special Summon a monster, except to Summon an “Abyss Actor” monster. This effect is hard once per turn.
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A la Extras, here we have a very good L-1 monster that not only sets a pend scale from the deck but also cheats out whatever we want from the pend zone, adding a monster onto our frontrow like we love to do. The big new play that we’re usually gonna want to do is to use Hyper Director and whatever he called from the pend zone in order to link summon the next monster on our list.
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Abyss Actor - Super Producer (3x)
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DARK Fiend
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2 monsters, including 1 Fiend-Type monster
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Link Rating: LINK-2
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Stats: ATK / 1600
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Effect: During the Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can target one face-up card you control; destroy it, then you can apply one of these effects. This effect is hard once per turn. Place one “Abyss Playhouse - Fantastic Theater” from your deck to the Field Zone. Place one “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monster from your deck in your Pendulum Zone.
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Such a wonderful card, as previously mentioned in the summary. Destroying one of our monsters is an effect that we like to see, since it procs Wild Hope’s search, Sussy Rookie’s effect in the pend zone, or Liberty Dramatist’s Script recursion. But that’s just a bonus: the real reason we love this card so is the fact that Fantastic Theater can be played right out the deck (dodging Ash Blossom, since it is not being added to the hand but to the field), negating an opponent’s next monster effect. Super Producer’s effect can be chained onto an opponent’s monster effect, and after the chain resolves, their effect will be changed after Theater hits the field, meaning we can time it to block whatever we want, then reap the rewards of having our set Scripts destroyed by our opponent. Or use the second effect and put something in the pend zone, that effect is also good if we already have Fantastic Theater up.
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SPELLS

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Abyss Prop - Wild Wagon (0x)
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Continuous Spell
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Effect: The first time each “Abyss Actor” monster you control would be destroyed by battle each turn, it is not. You can target one face-up “Abyss Actor” monster you control; your opponent cannot target it with card effects until the end of their turn. This effect is once per turn. If this Set card in its owner’s possession is destroyed by an opponent’s card effect, and you have a face-up “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monster in the Extra Deck: You can return all cards your opponent controls to the hand.
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As nutty as this card’s effects seem, one big reason no one runs it is because its name is “Abyss Prop,” not “Abyss Script.” This makes it unsearchable, making it luck of the draw. It also means Comic Relief cannot pop it when it swaps control over to your opponent. Additionally, this card has some oversights and it’s not quite what it may be cracked up to be. For one, I should not have to say that negates or destruction by card effect are extremely common, meaning the one-time protection by battle for our monsters is fairly negligible. While the next effect, temporary untargetability for a monster, may be useful going first to prepare for something your opponent might be planning on doing, unfortunately this effect kind of falls flat on its face because at any other time, all your opponent has to do is chain to this effect, targeting your monster and getting their disruption off anyway. Lastly, while this card does have the potential to bounce your opponent’s entire board, this will only work if they do not destroy this card near the start of their turn or lack recovery. And even if it does pop off, your opponent will simply re-set any backrow that was bounced. Don’t get me wrong, removing every monster off their field they just established would be insane, but it’s not like you no longer have to worry about playing through anything. Anyway, after this long-winded discussion of this debatable card, what follows is a much better spell that we are going to want to use.
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Abyss Script - Dramatic Story (2x)
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Normal Spell
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Effect: Target one “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monster you control; Special Summon one “Abyss Actor” monster from your deck with a different name, then place the targeted monster in your Pendulum Zone or destroy it. If this Set card in its owner’s possession is destroyed by an opponent’s card effect, and you have a face-up “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monster in the Extra Deck: You can return up to 2 cards on the field to the hand. This card’s activation is hard once per turn.
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Now this is what we like to see: an actual Abyss Script spell to use alongside the plethora of AA monsters that have effects related to them! In fact, this is the newest one, and its effect goes hard, vastly increasing consistency (I can see a case being made to run 3 of this card, for sure). Now, right off the bat what jumps out to me is that this card special summons from the deck, meaning that it cannot be abused while Ash Blossom is so prevalent. Does that mean we should not play this card at all, for fear of it being negated? Absolutely not. This card does four amazing things all in one - it can summon any monster we need out of the deck, it can set a pend scale for us, it can destroy our monster (let’s say we only opened this + Wild Hope and a bunch of hand traps, we’re definitely destroying Wild Hope for a search to make more plays possible), and it can bounce (non-targeting) up to 2 pesky cards on the field. With the versatility this card provides, I fail to see why it would not be run.
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Abyss Actors’ Dress Rehearsal (3x)
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Normal Spell
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Effect: At the start of Main Phase 1: Add one “Abyss Actor” card and one “Abyss Script” Spell from your deck to your hand. For the remainder of this turn, you cannot Pendulum Summon any monsters except for “Abyss Actor” monsters.
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Pretty self-explanatory: it’s a search of 2 cards, so it’s quite nice. The caveat of it being usable only at the start of MP1 means we replace Pot of Extravagance for it, and the fact that it prevents us from pend summoning anything other than AAs means literally nothing to us when every main deck monster we want to summon is an AA.
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Abyss Playhouse - Fantastic Theater (1-2x)
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Field Spell
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Effect: You can reveal one “Abyss Actor” monster and one “Abyss Script” Spell in your hand; add one “Abyss Script” Spell from the deck to your hand, with a different name from the one you revealed. While you control a Pendulum Summoned “Abyss Actor” monster, any monster effect activated by your opponent becomes “Destroy one Set Spell/Trap your opponent controls”. Each effect of this card is hard once per turn.
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I pretty much already explained this card in the summary, so I’ll try and keep it concise. It gives us a search for a Script? Nice. It says “fuck you” to an opponent’s monster once per turn and allows us to take advantage of our Scripts’ second effects? Even better.
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Abyss Script - Rise of the Abyss King (2x)
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Normal Spell
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Effect: Target face-up cards on the field, up to the number of face-up attack position “Abyss Actor” monsters with different names you control; destroy them. If you control a Level 7 or higher “Abyss Actor” monster when this card is activated: Your opponent cannot chain a card or effect onto it. If this Set card in its owner’s possession is destroyed by an opponent’s card effect, and you have a face-up “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monster in the Extra Deck: You can add up to 2 “Abyss Actor” cards and/or “Abyss Script” Spells with different names from the deck to your hand.
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Undoubtedly our best spell in the entire deck, as it makes the OTK possible. Not only that, but the fact that it has Super Poly’s “your opponent can’t activate anything in response to this card” effect while we have a high-level AA out is incredible. Finally, we search 2 if this card is destroyed while it is set and we have an AA in the ED, which is very much welcomed.
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Abyss Script - Abysstainment (1-2x)
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Continuous Spell
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Effect: You can Tribute 1 “Abyss Actor” monster, then target one “Abyss Script” Spell in your GY; Set it to your field. This effect is hard twice per turn. If this Set card in its owner’s possession is destroyed by an opponent’s card effect, and you have a face-up “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monster in the Extra Deck: You can Special Summon any number of “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monsters from your deck.
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Pretty good effect, allows you to use Abyss King multiple times in one turn. And not to mention a pretty cracked second effect, literally allowing you to special summon up to 5 monsters right out of the deck in one go.
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Abyss Script - Opening Ceremony (1-2x)
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Normal Spell
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Effect: Gain 500 LP for each face-up “Abyss Actor” monster you control. If this Set card in its owner’s possession is destroyed by an opponent’s card effect, and you have a face-up “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monster in the Extra Deck: You can draw until you have 5 cards in your hand. Each effect of this card is hard once per turn.
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The LP gain effect can actually be pretty tremendous since we are continuously going -1K for the Madonna search and we love to swarm the field, making 500 per monster not the worst. However, the real reason I would play this card is because YOU CAN DRAW 5.
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Abyss Script - Romantic Terror (0x)
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Quick-Play Spell
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Effect: Return one “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monster you control to the hand, and if you do, Special Summon from your Extra Deck in defense position, one face-up “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monster with a different original name from the monster you returned. If this Set card in its owner’s possession is destroyed by an opponent’s card effect, and you have a face-up “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monster in the Extra Deck: You can Set any number of “Abyss Script” Spells directly from your deck. This card’s activation is hard once per turn.
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Ehhh this is pretty jank, the summon effect is pretty nothing and the effect to set any Script(s) is unnecessary and slower compared to Abysstainment or Superstar on our turn.
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Abyss Script - Fire Dragon’s Lair (0x)
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Normal Spell
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Effect: Target one “Abyss Actor” monster you control; if it destroys your opponent’s monster by battle this turn, your opponent chooses 3 monsters from their Extra Deck and banishes them. If this Set card in its owner’s possession is destroyed by an opponent’s card effect, and you have a face-up “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monster in the Extra Deck: You can look at your opponent’s Extra Deck, also banish one monster from it. This effect of this card is hard once per turn.
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Pretty hollow card. We have no interest in using any copies of it.
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Abyss Script - Fantasy Magic (0-1x)
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Normal Spell
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Effect: Target one “Abyss Actor” monster you control; if it battles an opponent’s monster this turn, but does not destroy the monster it battled, return that monster to your opponent’s hand at the end of the Damage Step. If this Set card in its owner’s possession is destroyed by an opponent’s card effect, and you have a face-up “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monster in the Extra Deck: You can target one card your opponent controls: Place it on top of their deck.
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Now I haven’t seen a list utilize this card and its first effect is pretty useless, I just love that its second effect is spell version of Raiza spin and I think that makes it decent enough to play at a single copy for shits and giggles.
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TRAPS

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Abyss Actors Back Stage (0x)
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Normal Trap
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Effect: If you have two “Abyss Actor” cards in your Pendulum Zones: Add two “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monsters with different names from your deck to your Extra Deck, face-up. This effect is hard once per turn.
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This is slow and for literally nothing, wtf
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Abyss Actors’ Curtain Call (0x)
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Normal Trap
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Effect: If an “Abyss Script” Spell or effect is activated this turn: Add face-up “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monsters from your Extra Deck to the hand, up to the number of “Abyss Script” Spells in your GY. Then, you can Special Summon “Abyss Actor” monsters from your hand with different names, up to the number of cards added to the hand. You cannot Special Summon for the remainder of this turn, except “Abyss Actor” Pendulum monsters. This effect is hard once per turn.
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Too situational and slow. Our ED is only ever gonna have like 1 or 2 face-up AAs in it anyway, so a straight up pendulum summon outclasses this. However, it is searchable off Wild Hope, so I guess I could see this being played at 1 for a defensive strategy if we end up going first, so long as it doesn’t end up being popped before it can be played to its fullest extent, which is ironically something we do encourage our opponent to do. Hence why I find this card somewhat risky and not the best to be running.
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SAMPLE DECK - 40 CARDS

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2x Maxx “C”
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3x Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring
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3x Abyss Actor - Extras
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3x Abyss Actor - Comic Relief
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2x Abyss Actor - Sassy Rookie
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1x Abyss Actor - Leading Lady
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2x Abyss Actor - Wild Hope
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3x Abyss Actor - Curtain Raiser
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2x Abyss Actor - Liberty Dramatist
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2x Abyss Actor - Superstar
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3x Abyss Actor - Mellow Madonna
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1x Harpie’s Feather Duster
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1x Abyss Script - Opening Ceremony
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2x Abyss Script - Rise of the Abyss King
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3x Abyss Actors’ Dress Rehearsal
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1x Lightning Storm
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1x Abyss Playhouse - Fantastic Theater
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2x Abyss Script - Abysstainment
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1x Abyss Script - Fantasy Magic
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2x Infinite Impermanence
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EXAMPLE LINE (GOING SECOND)

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(Set Extras in the pend zone
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Special Summon Extras
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Tribute to) set Curtain Raiser in the pend zone
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Special summon Curtain Raiser
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Link into Hyper Director
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Set [any AA] in the pend zone
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Special summon [any AA], and set Madonna in the pend zone
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Link into Super Producer
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Search Wild Hope with Madonna
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Set Wild Hope in the pend zone
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Destroy Wild Hope with Super Producer
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Search off Wild Hope + set Comic Relief in the pend zone
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Pendulum summon [any AA] + (Curtain RaiseExtras) + [any AA(s) in hand]
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If Superstar was summoned:
Set Abyss King

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If Abysstainment was in your hand instead of Superstar:
(Power up Wild Hope if you have one out)
Use Curtain Raiser, milling Abyss King
Use Abysstainment, Tribute something to set Abyss King

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Use Abyss King
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Special summon from the deck if Madonna was on the field
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(Power up Wild Hope if you have one out)
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If your opponent still has a strong monster: Use Comic Relief, trading Extras for it

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Vanderbilt Gordon Sargent

• Sophomore
• Medaled at final qualifying in Georgia; exempt from local
• 2022–23 rounds: 35
• SGSRS: -7.2 (Rank: 1)
• Finished seventh or better at every event, including wins at The Hayt and the Mason Rudolph Championship, before tying for 40th in the NCAA championship.
• 2022 NCAA individual champion
• One previous major appearance (2023 Masters, MC)

Stanford Michael Thorbjornsen

• Junior
• Medaled at final qualifying in New Jersey; exempt from local
• 2022–23 rounds: 35
• SGSRS: -6.2 (Rank: 5)
• Eight top-ten finishes including wins at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational and the Pac-12 championship. Finished T68 at the NCAA championship.
• 2018 U.S. Junior Amateur champion
• Two previous U.S. Open appearances (2019, 79th; 2022, MC)
• Finished 4th at 2022 Travelers Championship

Arizona State Preston Summerhays

• Sophomore
• Made it through a 3-for-2 playoff at final qualifying in California; exempt from local
• 2022–23 rounds: 39
• SGSRS: -5.7 (Rank: 10)
• Seven top-ten finishes including a win at the Thunderbird Collegiate. Finished T18 at the NCAA championship.
• 2019 U.S. Junior Amateur champion
• One previous U.S. Open appearance (2020, MC)

Alabama Nick Dunlap

• Freshman
• Made it through a 4-for-3 playoff at final qualifying in Columbus; exempt from local
• 2022–23 rounds: 37
• SGSRS: -5.4 (Rank: 14)
• Seven top-15 finishes including a win at the Linger Longer Invitational. Finished T11 at the NCAA championship.
• 2021 U.S. Junior Amateur champion
• One previous U.S. Open appearance (2022, MC)

Stanford Karl Vilips Australia

• Junior
• Co-medaled at final qualifying in Maryland; exempt from local
• 2022–23 rounds: 34
• SGSRS: -5.0 (Rank: 30)
• Three top-ten finishes. Finished T22 at the NCAA championship.

Auburn Brendan Valdes

• Sophomore
• Finished second at final qualifying in Florida after making it through local in Lakewood Ranch
• 2022–23 rounds: 37
• SGSRS: -4.9 (Rank: 41)
• Seven top-ten finishes, including a shared win at the Isleworth Collegiate. Finished T72 at the NCAA championship.

Texas A&M Sam Bennett (pro)

• 5th year
• Exempt from qualifying
• 2022–23 rounds: 36
• SGSRS: -4.7 (Rank: 51)
• Four top-ten finishes, including a shared win at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate. Finished T74 at the NCAA championship.
• 2022 U.S. Amateur champion
• Two previous major appearances (2022 U.S. Open, T49; 2023 Masters, T16)
• Finished fifth in PGA Tour University (unlimited PGA Tour sponsor exemptions through 2024 and Korn Ferry Tour status)

Stanford Barclay Brown England

• Senior (staying another year)
• Tied for second at final qualifying in California; exempt from local
• 2022–23 rounds: 35
• SGSRS: -4.5 (Rank: 56)
• Tied for fourth at the NCAA championship; four other top-15 finishes.
• One previous major appearance (2022 British Open, T79)

Wake Forest Michael Brennan

• Junior
• Made it through a 4-for-2 playoff at final qualifying in Maryland; exempt from local
• 2022–23 rounds: 34
• SGSRS: -4.3 (Rank: 74)
• Six top-ten finishes, including wins at the Southwestern Invitational and the ACC championship.

Arkansas Mateo Fernández de Oliveira Argentina

• Senior (will turn pro after the U.S. Open)
• Exempt from qualifying, but must stay amateur
• 2022–23 rounds: 37
• SGSRS: -4.3 (Rank: 78)
• Five top-15 finishes, including a win at the Hal Williams Collegiate. Finished T40 at the NCAA championship.
• One previous major appearance (2023 Masters, MC)
• 2023 Latin America Amateur champion
• Finished 16th in PGA Tour University (PGA Tour Canada status)

Georgia Southern Ben Carr

• 5th year (will turn pro after the U.S. Open)
• Exempt from qualifying, but must stay amateur
• 2022–23 rounds: 30
• SGSRS: -4.2 (Rank: 92)
• Seven top-10 finishes, including a win at the Schenkel Invitational.
• One previous major appearance (2023 Masters, MC)
• 2022 U.S. Amateur runner-up
• Finished 17th in PGA Tour University (PGA Tour Canada status)

Northwestern David Nyfjäll Sweden (pro)

• 5th year
• Made it through a 4-for-3 playoff at final qualifying in Columbus after making it through local at Stonewall Orchard in Illinois via a 3-for-2
• 2022–23 rounds: 35
• SGSRS: -4.2 (Rank: 97)
• Six top-10 finishes.
• Earned conditional status on PGA Tour Canada with a tie for 25th at the Mission Inn Q School

UCLA Omar Morales Mexico

• Sophomore
• Medaled at final qualifying in California after making it through local at the Classic Club
• 2022–23 rounds: 21
• SGSRS: -2.9 (Rank: 256)
• Won the El Macero Classic.

Liberty Isaac Simmons

• Junior
• Co-medaled at final qualifying in Maryland after making it through local at The Club at P. B. Dye
• 2022–23 rounds: 39
• SGSRS: -2.8 (Rank: 275)
• Fourth in the ASun championship.

Stanford Alex Yang Hong Kong

• Sophomore
• Co-medaled at final qualifying in Washington after making it through local at Oswego Lake in Oregon
• 2022–23 rounds: 12
• SGSRS: -0.2 (Rank: 970)
• Played in four events with a best finish of T54 at The Prestige.

Two more college players are first alternate from their respective qualifiers and I'll add them if they get in.

Company Name	Title	City
Columbia River Bar Pilots	Business Director	Astoria
Tidewater Contractors, Inc.	Truck Driver	Brookings
Klamath Tribal Health & Family S	Dental Hygienist	Chiloquin
Klamath Tribal Health & Family S	Dental Assistant	Chiloquin
Central Lincoln Peoples' Utility District	Operations Assistant - Florence	Florence
Klamath Tribal Health & Family S	Billing Specialist	Klamath Falls
Keith MFG Company	Cylinder Component Welder II	Madras
Keith MFG Company	Drive Staging Welder - Shipping	Madras
Keith MFG Company	Assembler	Madras
Yamhill County	Building Inspector 3	Mcminnville
Yamhill County	Clinical Quality and Compliance Specialist	Mcminnville
Yamhill County	Crisis and Criminal Justice Diversion Programs Supervisor ($15k sign-on bonus)	Mcminnville
Surgery Center of Southern Oregon	Operating Room Nurse, Pre-Op/PACU RN & Endoscopy Sedation RN	Medford
Western Oregon University	Trades/Maintenance Worker 2	Monmouth
Umpqua Valley Public Defender	Indigent Defense Attorney	Roseburg
Umpqua Valley Public Defender	Misdemeanor Attorney	Roseburg
Jensen Strategies	Executive Director	Saint-Helens
Ernst Irrigation	Experienced Tractor Equipment Parts Person	Saint-Paul
Ernst Irrigation	Field Service Technician	Saint-Paul
Ernst Irrigation	Shipping and Receiving Position	Saint-Paul
Business Oregon	Small Business Certification Specialist (Compliance Specialist 3)	Salem
Healthy Smiles of Scappoose	Patient Care Coordinator Healthy Smiles of Scappoose	Scappoose
Jewell School District 8	Special Education Teacher	Seaside
Carruth Compliance Consulting	Flexible Part Time Office Position M-F (Tigard)	Tigard
AMR	Emergency Response Paramedic - Located in Grants Pass, OR	Ashland

Hey guys, here are some recent job openings , feel free to comment here if you have any questions, I'm at the community's disposal! If you encounter any problems with any of these job openings please let me know that I will modify the table accordingly. Thanks!

I live in the Northland so I frequent either B&B in Liberty or AMC near Zona. I am a HUGE fan of audio and obviously massive screens but not sure which is better between the Grand Screen at B&B or the Dolby Theater at AMC. Anyone with a better idea on the specifications on both have an opinion if there’s a clear winner between the two?