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For Smashers unfamiliar with the term "john," check out an explanation by HugS, Neal, and Gimpy.

My favorite quote? "No johns."

Smashers love saying "no johns." It's what we live by. When our friends cough up sissy excuses to "explain" why they got three-stocked into oblivion, we use "no johns." Its instant satisfaction and pwnage in one fell swoop.

But has "no johns" ever backfired on you? Like, you've been saying "no johns" to people left and right because they've been making sissy excuses all night, and you're pwning people left and right by telling them not to john. But then one time something slips out of your mouth along the lines of, "I lost because I'm using the Wii controller." Then you get slapped with, "No johns, you sissy." Damn.

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It's 9pm and your Wii is getting hot. You've been playing for 6 hours with your friends, your hands are sweaty and the room is filled with the heavy warmth of B.O. You won't die without food, the monster in your stomach is still tame and your bladder can hold it, you're not an old man yet. Someone passes by and sees people entranced by the television and continues on their way, but if only they saw what was in your mind. The numbers and shapes. Strategies and tactics that read out like algorithms and the burning desire to win. "I wonder what good players will show up tomorrow," a friend says. You hear him and wonder the same thing but you don't respond because if you lose a second of thought on your match; it could cost you the game and leave you waiting for what seems like forever until it's your turn again. You've played and played until you can play no more to guarantee that number one spot in tomorrow's tournament and you are confident you can succeed if you play as well as you have tonight. When your match is called tomorrow you will drop what you're doing and beat your opponent. But it's not that simple. You have to be in the zone, on your A game, at the next level…

That is just a small example of what goes on inside the mind of a Smasher when participating at a tourney. Since my first tournament attendance, I have been piecing together a strategy which allows me to play at the highest potential possible. It is an infinite learning experience; it will never be complete because I always discover something new I did right or wrong during a match that affects how I play and strategize. The following is a small sample of some of the strategies I use to excel in tournaments.

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