Hello,

I have been told there is another Vintage tournament organised by Magic Club Mol (http://www.magicclubmol.be/).
Here is the information.

Date: Sunday 7 september 2014
Start: 11:00 (doors: 10:00)
Concept: swiss rounds + top 8 playoff
Fee: 18€ (preregistration: 14€) preregistration ends on Friday 4 at 13:00

Prizes:
1st: 1 Library of Alexandria
2nd: 1 Mana Crypt (Portugees BB)
3rd-4th: 1 Flooded Strand
5th-8th: 1 Snapcaster Mage

Location: Jeugdhuis Tydeeh Rivierstraat 8, 2400 Mol (Belgium)

Food and drinks available on site, please don't bring yours.

Preregistration and contact: magicclubmol@hotmail.com

Hello,

There is a second BoM trial in Belgium, organised by Magic Club Mol:

Date: Sunday 6th of April 2014
Time: Doors, 10:00, play 11:00
Place: Jeugdhuis Tydeeh Rivierstraat 8, 2400 Mol (Belgium)
Structure: Swiss rounds + Top 4 single elimination
Fee: 15 EUR

Prizing:
Winner: 2 Mana Drain (EN) + 2 Byes BOM Annecy
Runner-up: 1 Tropical Island (Revised) + 1 Byes BOM Annecy
3rd/4th: 1 Polluted Delta
If 24 or more players, 5th/8th will also get a prize

Food and beverages on site.

Information and pre-registration:
E-mail: magicclubmol@hotmail.com
Phone: +32473813637 (Tom Hens)

Hello,

Outpost gamecenter Ghent organises a trial for the upcoming BoM:

Type: Vintage
Date: Sunday 30 March 2014
Start: 12:00
Ends:  around19:00
Contact: mark.dictus@outpost.be
Location: Outpost Ghent
Ottergemsesteenweg 13
9000 Ghent
Belgium
+32 (0)9 245 44 84

It has been a while since we held a Vintage tournament. On Sunday the 30th of March we will organize a vintage tourney in Outpost Ghent that also doubles as a Trial for the next Bazaar of Moxes event.
 
Bazaar of Moxes 9 will be held at Annecy from May 1st till May 4th.
 
The tournament winner will get two byes in Annecy, the runner-up one bye. Mind you though: this will only happen if we have at least 8 participating players !
 
Entry Fee: 10 €
Prizes: 3 and a half boosters per participant, BoM byes

http://www.outpost.be/website/index.php?option=com_outpostcalendar&view=event&eventid=2636&Itemid=6

Vintage tournament in Paris: Eternal Legends XVI

Adress :
Salle de l’Orangerie, 16 avenue de l’Europe, 95600 EAUBONNE
Doors: 10 AM
Tournament start: 11 AM
Entry fee: 15 EUR (if pre-registered) / 20 EUR (non pre-registration)
Max # of players: 120
DCI sanctioned (no proxies)

Prize:

1   Time Walk unlim PSA 8
2   Underground Sea + Tundra
3   Bayou
4   Taïga
5   Badlands
6   Scrubland
7   Plateau
8   Savannah

Best budget deck: Mana Crypt + Savannah
(budget means no Power 9, no Mishra's Workshop, no Bazaar of Baghdad, don't know about Mana Drain)

Source and pre-registration:
http://solomoxen.com/forum/index.php?topic=13675.0

Too bad indeed. R'dam is 1/2 h ride extra, so it's less appealing than Breda for us.

Cheers,

--
Carl

Tired of playing “fair” Magic? Feel like casting the most powerful spells ever printed, playing the best possible control deck, or going completely bananas on turn 1?

Magic Club Ghent would like to invite you to:

Sun. 22 / 05 / 2011
Vintage Proxy Tournament
@ Outpost Gent:
Ottergemsesteenweg 13
9000 Gent
Phone: +32 (0)9 2454484


Registration : 11:30 / Start: 12:00
Entrance fee : 10 euro
Structure : x rounds of swiss + cut to top8/top4
Prizes : singles (duallands, fetches, Force of Will’s,…) and/or boosters (prizes according to attendance)

- Non-sanctioned Vintage.
- Up to 15 proxies* allowed!
- The perfect opportunity to get to know this exciting format, in a casual environment and without having to worry about card availability (if 15 proxies don’t suffice, don’t hesitate to ask a MCG-member if he can lend you the cards you need; we’re always willing to help out fellow players!).

* Full name and relevant text must be present on your proxy. Make sure the original card doesn’t shine through your sleeves.
Don’t use a ballpoint pen, as it will damage and mark your cards.

(source)

But there were only 6 workshop decks out of 65:
http://manainfinito.com/articulos/lcv2011-1er-torneo-metagame-breakdown-roger-riera

Hi Robrecht!

Congratulations on your well deserved win.

Thanks for this amazing report.

Hello,

I've been to Breda's Vintage tournament last Sunday.
Since I did rather well (5th), I thought I'd post a report.

I've been out of Magic since last June, so my main motivation for coming to Breda was actually to grab some cards for a cube (decided to build Brett Allen's in December).

I am not a combo player at heart, and since I am rusty, I chose not to play control. That leaves aggro... I checked some lists and thought that Fabian Moyschewitz's must be fine, seeing his 2010 results with Aggro MUD (6 top 8).
I took his latest list from Hanau where he placed 6th out of 80.

1 Black Lotus
4 Chalice of the Void
2 Karn, Silver Golem
4 Lodestone Golem
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
4 Metalworker
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
2 Sculpting Steel
1 Sol Ring
4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Steel Hellkite
4 Tangle Wire
4 Thorn of Amethyst
1 Triskelion

4 Ancient Tomb
2 City of Traitors
2 Mishra's Factory
4 Mishra's Workshop
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Wasteland

Sideboard:
2 Crucible of Worlds
4 Duplicant
4 Relic of Progenitus
4 Tormod's Crypt
1 Triskelion

On Saturday evening, I played a bit against Chuff who would come with me.
He played various decks, and it was 50-50 most of the time (unsideboarded).

Nice turnout on Sunday: 42 players will vie for a place in top 8 (6 swiss rounds).

Round 1: Bart Froyen - Oath of Druids (U/b/g)
Bart has had some success with this deck, so I suspected that he would sport it again.
I get a good start with Sphere of Resistance, followed by a Thorn of Amethyst and a Lodestone Golem. Bart had the opportunity to play an Oath of Druids, but I guess he wasn't holding one. Golem and a Mishra's Factory beatdown take the game.
Game 2 I don't get a lot of disruption: 1 Thorn of Amethyst and a Wasteland.
Bart drops an Oath and soon Emrakul appears. I try to get rid of it with a sideboarded Duplicant, but he has a counter for it. We move on to game 3.
I get an excellent start with this turn 1: Mox Pearl, Sol Ring, Thorn of
Amethyst. Bart counters with a Force of Will, I then play Mishra's Workshop, Mana Crypt and Lodestone Golem. Turn 2 I topdeck a second Golem and that's all she wrote...
2-1, 3 points.

Round 2: Marcel Gelissen - Affinity
I didn't know what he was playing, last time I had seen his playing Mishra's Workshop. Today he took a build with Affinity and blue (for Thoughtcast and the good blue cards).
I open with Thorn of Amethyst, followed by a turn 2 Golem and a turn 3 Sculpting Steel, coping the Golem. Marcel gets out Precursor Golem, which brings a stalemate (he took only one Golem hit). I decided not to use Wasteland and my patience is rewarded as I draw my 6th mana to play Steel Hellkite. Marcel has no answer, and since he took 8 damages from his own Ancient Tombs, one Hellkite hit is enough.
Game 2: I Wasteland his Seat of the Synod turn 1, strip another one turn 2, but his turn 3 Tolarian Academy is there to stay. He plays a Magus of the Unseen, which hampers my mana development as he takes control of my Metalworker every upkeep of mine. I have to play Sculpting Steel on the MetalWorker to be able to play my hand. Marcel plays Master of Etherium which is rather big. Thanks to Metalworker #2, I am able to play Triskelion (getting rid of the Magus) and
Duplicant the Master of Etherium. We had to call the judge to know Duplicant's power and thoughness: it's like his Master of Etherium: if Marcel plays more artifact, my Duplicant will grow Anyway, Marcel can't keep up with the biggies...
2-0, 6 points

Round 3: Dennis Baauw - Oath of Druids
Dennis is running the same deck as Bart.
I start with turn 1 Sphere of Resistance, turn 2 copy it with a Sculpting Steel, turn 3 copy it again, followed by a Thorn of Amethyst. I get out a Metalworker and activate it for 14 mana, showing enough to Dennis for him to concede.
He has a good start in game 2 with Lotus Petal, land, Oath of Druids. He doesn't have Forbidden Orchard to give me a token to activate his Oath, so I play a Thorn of Amethyst. Dennis kept a risky hand, as he doesn't have any second land. I attack him with Mishra's Factory, making sure he can't cast more spells and hoping he doesn't peel an Orchard. Mishra's Factory goes all the way.
2-0, 9 points.

Round 4: Bagus Bender - U/R control
I get an excellent start on the play with Black Lotus, Chalice of the Void at zero, Mishra's Workshop, Thorn of Amethyst and Lodestone Golem. Turn 3, a second Golem makes Bagus scoop. He didn't cast a single spell...
Game 2, I get a turn 1 Metalworker. Bagus does let Karn resolve (Force of Will) but can't stop a Triskelion. Next turn I play a Tangle Wire that gets mana drained, but he can't stop the second Wire. After 3 hits from Triskelion, Bagus is at 4 life. When Bagus he goes to 3 thanks to Force of Will on a Thorn of Amethyst, I shoot him 3 times with Triskelion.
2-0, 12 points.

Round 5: intentional draw with Roel Jans

Round 6: intentional draw with Richard Drijvers

There are 5 Mishra's Workshop decks in the top 8. I am seeded 4th.

Quarter finals: Jeroen Schaffenhausen - Mono-red workshop
I lose the toss for the first time of the day.
Jeroen empties him hand on his first turn: Black Lotus, Chalice of the Void at zero, Bazaar of Baghdad, activate the BoB, crack the Lotus for red, Goblin Welder, Mana Crypt, Lodestone Golem. I manage to put a fight, but never really come back.
Game 2, I open with turn 1 Metalworker, turn 2 Steel Hellkite and Sculpting Steel on the Hellkite. He can't deal with two 5/5 flyers.
Game 3, he starts with Lodestone Golem, followed by Crucible of Worlds and Strip Mine. I manage a turn 2 Steel Hellkite (thanks to Mana Crypt) to deal with the Golem, but he plays Pithing Needle. I play my own Crucible of Worlds, but can't get more than one land in play due to him stripping my land each turn. As I don't have a Metalworker, this prevent me from playing anything else significant. He doesn't have any red mana, but due to Mana Crypt, it would be very risky to try to race him with the Hellkite (that I can't boost). He draws Black Lotus, sacrifice it for red and casts Rack and Ruin, getting rid of Steel
Hellkite and Crucible of Worlds. I can't deal with the Lodestone Golem and Jeroen takes the match.

I get 2 fetch lands for my fifth place and can finally close my deal with Rudy (the card dealer) to complete my cube (still a bit over 20 cards to get).

Thanks to Arjan Bos for organising another nice tournament.

Cheers,

--
Carl

I guess that Mishra's Factory should be Mishra's Workshop in the first deck...

Agreed, as well as most of what Nataz said.
I remember when there was only a tournament forum (with announcements and results) and how unpractical it was. Splitting the announcement board is a good move, results should be one forum as it used to.

As for the decktype split, I don't know. Time will tell.

Why is Powder Keg so good vs Oath?

31 players I believe.

Hello,

Here will be a 10 proxies tournament in Brussels on Sunday 17/01.

All information available here: http://www.mtgbelgium.be/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=332

When: Sunday 17/01 at 12h00 – Open Doors at 11h00
Where: Outpost Brussels
Rue de la tribune, 8
1000 Brussels
Format: Vintage – Swiss rounds + Top 8
Entry fee: 15 Euros
Preregistrations: opbmtg@outpost.be

Prizing minimum Guaranteed

1st Prize – Unlimited Mox Sapphire
2nd Prize - From the Vault: Exiled
3rd Place – Black Border Volcanic Island NM
4th Place – Black Border Plateau NM
5th -8th – Pick between Foil DCI Yawgmoth's will
Foil DCI Demonic Tutor
Foil DCI Cunning Wish
Foil DCI Meddling Mage

Prizing for the 2 highest Unpowered Decks
1st Prize – Foil DCI Bloodstained Mire
2nd Prize – Foil DCI Wooded Foothills

With 48 Players

1st Prize – Unlimited Mox Sapphire
2nd Prize – Beta Badlands
3rd - From the Vault: Exiled
4th Prize - Foil Baneslayer Angel
5th – Black Border Volcanic Island NM
6th – Black Border Plateau NM
7th – 8th Black Border Scrubland NM
9th -12th – Pick entre Foil DCI Yawgmoth's will
Foil DCI Meddling Mage
Foil DCI Cunning Wish
Foil DCI Demonic Tutor

Prizing for the 3 highest Unpowered Decks
Grim Tutor NM
Foil DCI Bloodstained Mire
Foil DCI Wooded Foothills

Cheers,

--
Carl

Hello

Here  is the information I got from Benny.

When: 24/05
Entry Fee: 12 EUR (15 EUR on the spot)
Registration: Mail to mtg.antwerpen@gmail.com, mention DCI # and name.
Address: Outpost Antwerpen, Beggaardenstraat 6 @ Antwerpen 2000
Registration: 10:00
Tournament: 11:00
Player-Limit: none
DCI:Sanctioned (no Proxies)
More info: please visit: http://www.outpost.be/forum/viewtopic.php?f=102&t=7709 (the date on the subject is currently wrong)

Current Pricepool:
1st place: 1 Library of Alexandria
2th plaats: 2 Volcanic Island
3th en 4th plaats: 1 Volcanic Island
5th till 8th plaats: 1 Fetchland
Best non powered non bazaar deck: 1 Plateau

The more participants, the better the prices! 35 participants means we
will include a mox.

'Hope to meet you there.

--
Carl

I haven't tried the deck and have some questions.

Your deck is based around Survival, so I don't get why you use 8 mana sources (spirit guides) which are one shots.
I understand that you can pitch them to survival to get a creature, but why not use Elves? Turn 1 elf, turn 2 Survival + 1 activation (or drop Bazaar).
Also, how good are Chalices? You can't play them at 1 (Welder is a big part of your plan), nor at 2 (Survival and Null Rod); with no Workshop, you can't hope for 3 or more. So, you play them at zero I guess? Seeing that you will start game 1 only 50% on average, how useful is it? Wouldn't 2 extra Gorilla Shaman be a better choice?

Without Tarmogoyf, it seems easy to shut you off: keep the Welders away (or play a Needle / Chalice at 1 and protect it), and your deck doesn't do much. Fortunately, people don't know that when they don't know your deck.

I would still play a single Magus of the Moon, as it can win you some games vs combo or even Oath. At worst, you can pitch it to Survival or Bazaar.

Finally, since you play 5 strips and focus on mana denial, I would cut 2 Squee for 2 Life from the Loam.

Hello,

Eternal Legends and Fléau d’acier present
Vintage Eternal Legends VII (aka Clichy #22)

Date: March 15, 2009
Place: 6 bis rue Arthur Ladwig, 92300 LEVALLOIS PERRET
France (Paris)

Prizes:
1- Mox Ruby Unlim
2- Mox Pearl Unlim
3- Mana Drain (Italian)
4- Mana Drain (Italian)
5- Volcanic Island
6- Tropical Island
7- Tundra
8- Tundra

+ Bazaar of Bagdhad for the best budget deck (no P9, LoA, Mishra's Workshop, Bazaar of Bagdhad)

For all extra information: http://solomoxen.com/forum/index.php?topic=9232.0 (in French)

'Hope to see you there,

--
Carl

Thanks, I've corrected in my post above.

Hello,

Here are the results from the Mol tournament MCM Power tourney.
This was the first time that proxies were allowed.
37 players, 6 rounds and Top 8 single elimination.

Results:
1. Marcel Gelissen
2. Tim Steurs
3. Simon Schoofs
4. Carl Devos (carl, report)
5. Benny Massin
6. Benoit Heylens
7. Johan Steurs
8. Rolf Symons

Here are the decklists:

1. Marcel Gelissen

2 Auriok Salvagers
3 Aven Mindcensor
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Fact or Fiction
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
3 Repeal
2 Spell Snare
4 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
4 Trinket Mage
1 AEther Spellbomb
1 Black Lotus
1 Darksteel Colossus
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Pithing Needle
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
1 Tormod's Crypt
4 Flooded Strand
4 Island
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Plains
1 Polluted Delta
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Tundra

Sideboard:
1 Kataki, War's Wage
2 Seal of Cleansing
2 Energy Flux
1 Spell Snare
1 Engineered Explosives
3 Ethersworn Canonist
2 Pithing Needle
2 Spawning Pit
1 Tormod's Crypt

2. Tim Steurs

1 Ancestral Recall
1 Tinker
4 Goblin Welder
1 Black Lotus
2 Crucible of Worlds
1 Karn, Silver Golem
1 Mana Crypt
1 Memory Jar
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
3 Razormane Masticore
4 Smokestack
1 Sol Ring
4 Sphere of Resistance
1 Sundering Titan
4 Tangle Wire
3 Thorn of Amethyst
1 Trinisphere
1 Triskelion
3 Ancient Tomb
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Mishra's Factory
4 Mishra's Workshop
1 Polluted Delta
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Volcanic Island
4 Wasteland
1 Wooded Foothills

Sideboard:
1 In the Eye of Chaos
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Pyroclasm
2 Rack and Ruin
1 Viashino Heretic
1 Crucible of Worlds
2 Pithing Needle
1 Thorn of Amethyst
1 Tormod's Crypt

3. Simon Schoofs

1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Chain of Vapor
2 Counterbalance
1 Echoing Truth
4 Force of Will
3 Mana Drain
1 Repeal
2 Tezzeret the Seeker
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
4 Dark Confidant
1 Demonic Tutor
2 Duress
3 Mind Twist
2 Thoughtseize
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Vault
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
3 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
1 Sundering Titan
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
1 Academy Ruins
1 Flooded Strand
4 Island
4 Polluted Delta
1 Swamp
4 Underground Sea

Sideboard:
1 Hurkyl's Recall
2 Extirpate
2 Yixlid Jailer
4 Tarmogoyf
2 Tormod's Crypt
1 Trinisphere
1 Bayou
2 Tropical Island

4. Carl Devos

1 Black Lotus
4 Chalice of the Void
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Memory Jar
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
2 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
3 Solemn Simulacrum
2 Sword of Fire and Ice
4 Thorn of Amethyst
1 Trinisphere
4 Triskelion
4 Goblin Welder
2 Gorilla Shaman
4 Magus of the Moon
1 Wheel of Fortune
2 Ancient Tomb
1 Barbarian Ring
4 Mishra's Workshop
6 Mountain
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Wasteland

Sideboard:
1 Burn Out
1 Gaea's Blessing
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Pyroblast
1 Red Elemental Blast
2 Shattering Spree
3 Sphere of Resistance
2 Viashino Heretic

5. Benny Massin

1 Black Lotus
1 Darksteel Colossus
2 Grindstone
1 Mana Crypt
2 Master of Etherium
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
3 Painter's Servant
1 Relic of Progenitus
2 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
4 Force of Will
3 Mana Drain
4 Thirst for Knowledge
4 Thoughtcast
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
2 Pyroblast
2 Red Elemental Blast
2 Flooded Strand
1 Island
1 Library of Alexandria
2 Polluted Delta
3 Seat of the Synod
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Underground Sea
3 Volcanic Island

Sideboard:
1 Arcane Laboratory
1 Old Man of the Sea
1 Threads of Disloyalty
2 Extirpate
1 Yixlid Jailer
2 Pithing Needle
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Trinisphere
2 Ingot Chewer
1 Pyroclasm
1 Rack and Ruin
1 Viashino Heretic

6. Benoit Heylens

2 Chain of Vapor
3 Daze
1 Echoing Truth
4 Force of Will
4 Ninja of the Deep Hours
3 Sage of Epityr
3 Spell Snare
4 Spellstutter Sprite
3 Stifle
3 Gorilla Shaman
3 Grim Lavamancer
2 Fire/Ice
3 Null Rod
4 Flooded Strand
3 Island
4 Mishra's Factory
2 Polluted Delta
1 Strip Mine
4 Volcanic Island
4 Wasteland

Sideboard:
3 Threads of Disloyalty
4 Ingot Chewer
1 Pyroblast
3 Pyrostatic Pillar
1 Red Elemental Blast
1 Relic of Progenitus
2 Tormod's Crypt

7. Johan Steurs

1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
3 Cursecatcher
1 Echoing Truth
4 Force of Will
1 Merchant Scroll
3 Negate
2 Stifle
1 Time Walk
4 Dark Confidant
1 Demonic Tutor
2 Duress
2 Thoughtseize
1 Vampiric Tutor
4 Tarmogoyf
2 Trygon Predator
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Null Rod
1 Bayou
2 Flooded Strand
1 Island
4 Polluted Delta
1 Strip Mine
2 Tropical Island
3 Underground Sea
4 Wasteland

Sideboard:
2 Threads of Disloyalty
1 Darkblast
4 Leyline of the Void
3 Yixlid Jailer
1 Gaea's Blessing
3 Krosan Grip
1 Pithing Needle

8. Rolf Symons

1 Akroma, Angel of Wrath
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Echoing Truth
4 Force of Will
4 Impulse
4 Mana Leak
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Misdirection
1 Ponder
1 Show and Tell
1 Time Walk
1 Demonic Tutor
2 Duress
2 Thoughtseize
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Gaea's Blessing
4 Oath of Druids
1 Razia, Boros Archangel
1 Black Lotus
4 Chalice of the Void
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Flooded Strand
4 Forbidden Orchard
2 Island
1 Polluted Delta
1 Strip Mine
2 Tropical Island
2 Underground Sea
3 Wasteland

Sideboard:
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Rebuild
1 Darkblast
3 Extirpate
3 Oxidize
2 Simic Sky Swallower
1 Platinum Angel
3 Tormod's Crypt

My first TMD points

Cheers,

--
Carl

Hello,

First tournament of the year for me: Mol (Belgium), a Mox to grab.
I haven't played since Bazaar of Moxen in Annecy (France) in September 2008.
I don't think slaver is good enough vs combo right now, so I am considering the top 3 decks from Jan 17 at Myriad Games: Rich Shay's Remora's deck (love that card, my first serious T1 deck was built around it with 4 Mana Crypt), Demonic Attorney Painter or Ray Robillard's mono-red workshop.
Since I don't have time to test, I take the third one (I would have liked to try Rich's deck, but I fear the lack of testing in the mirror).

I take it card for card:

1 Black Lotus
4 Chalice of the Void
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Memory Jar
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
2 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
3 Solemn Simulacrum
2 Sword of Fire and Ice
4 Thorn of Amethyst
1 Trinisphere
4 Triskelion
4 Goblin Welder
2 Gorilla Shaman
4 Magus of the Moon
1 Wheel of Fortune

2 Ancient Tomb
1 Barbarian Ring
4 Mishra's Workshop
6 Mountain
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Wasteland

Sideboard:
1 Burn Out
1 Gaea's Blessing
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Pyroblast
1 Red Elemental Blast
2 Shattering Spree
3 Sphere of Resistance
2 Viashino Heretic

There are four of us to go to Mol: Matthieu took 75 cards of mine to play Ichorid, Alexandre is with his U/B/W fish and Pierre plays storm combo.

This is the first time the tournament is unsanctioned with 10 proxies.
There are 37 players, 6 rounds + top 8.

Round 1: Raphaël Lecocq - Ad Nauseam
I get out a turn one Magus of the Moon, he has a Lotus Petal to cast Dark Confident. Seeing his Tundra, I think he plays fish and play a second turn Chalice at 2. He doesn't draw any basic lands, turn 3 and 4 Simulacrums do the job. When he discards Ad Nauseam, I get what he plays.
Game 2 he opens with Duress. I get a turn 1 Shaman and topdeck a Trinisphere on my second turn that hits the board. 2 Magus of the Moon and Thorn of Amethyst prevent him to do anything.
2-0, 3 points.

Round 2: Chirstophe Bolsius - Oath
I am not confident starting this round, as I know what he plays. I open a hand with 2 non-disruptive spells and 5 mana source and mulligan. I have to  mulligan to 4 to get something vaguely playable. He starts with land, Mox and Lotus but does nothing. I don't get any gas and he plays an Oath some turn later that I can't cope with.
Game 2 I get a good start with a Sphere of Resistance and Chalice at zero. He was holding some jewelry and is screwed.
Game 3 is all mine: I get turn 1 Sphere, turn 2 Sphere, followed later by a Thorn. He is stuck, but forces a  Sword of Fire and Ice (I have a Welder in play). A Trike goes all the way.
2-1, 6 points.

Round 3: Tim Steur - U/R workshop
Tim seems to get what he needs when he needs it against me. This was no exception.
Game 1, He is at 4 life when his Razormane Masticore hits. I have 2 Magus, one equipped with a Sword. I could get 2 extra and hope for my lone Barbarian Ring to finish him off, but I don't. Too bad as I finish the game with the Ring in play: he wipes the board in a few turns and kills me.
Game 2 is no better. This time, it's Smokestack and Karn, along with the Ubiquitous Masticore that get rid of my board.
0-2, 6 points.

Round 4: Alexandre Chuffart - U/B/W fish
I get a good start with turn 1 Ancient Tomb and Thorn, turn 2 Magus. My turn 3 Thorn is Forced, but the next turn 4 hits. You could think that Thorn of Amethyst is not great vs fish but he runs few creatures and lots of trick cards, so it's bugging him. He doesn't see any of his 2 basic lands.
Game 2 I get an early Shaman, he plays Null Rod. I cast a Chalice at 2. This stops him cold. I draw a Sword that is promptly used to good effect after the mox monkey ate the Null Rod. He told me afterwards that he could have bounced the Chalice with Echoing Truth: when Chalice comes into play, the counters are not yet on it, so he can bounce it before the counters come. Nice trick, too bad he still had a hangover and couldn't think straight.
2-0, 9 points

Round 5: Benjamin Vand den Broeck - Ichorid
He has to mulligan down to 3 to find a Bazaar. I have a Wasteland in my opening 7. I topdeck a Workshop for a turn 2 Trinisphere. He doesn't recover.
Game 2, he mulligans to 4 (plus 2 Serum Power). I must admit I am some good at cutting dredge players Yet again, I have a Wasteland in my opening hand along with a Leyline turn zero. He draws a second Bazaar which I waste again. Trinisphere, Shaman and Sword of Fire and Ice is enough to take care of him.
2-0, 12 points.

Round 6: Benny Massin
We ID.

Quarter finals: Benny Massin - Painter
Benny is playing Demonic Attorney's version with Thoughtcast. Good I have a couple of mox monkies.
Game 1 goes no further than turn 3, I can't do anything to stop him.
Game 2 I open with Chalice at one and 2 Wasteland. These were critical, as he later told me he was holding Tinker which I couldn't have dealt with (I couldn't have played a Welder due to the Chalice). I kill him with a Magus of the Moon I think.
Game 3 is quite long, Benny plays an early Viashino Heretic while I have a Welder and 2 Magus. He plays a Ingot Chewer and start to hit me for 3 a turn. At 4 life, I gang block it, losing a Magus and a Gorilla Shaman. I then play a second Welder and a Heretic of my own. I hit him for one a turn (attacking with Magus and Heretic while he blocks the Magus with his Heretic) until he dies. He then tells me I could have played with my Top to get an extra card a turn (I was worried about his Heretic) since I had 2 Welders. I should play more often...
2-1.

Semi finals: Marcel Gelissen with Bomberman
Having piloted Bomberman in a few tournies, I know it doesn't fear workshop a lot.
I take game one by beating him with 2 Simulacrum in a uneventful game.
Game 2, I have to mulligan, my 6 card hand is not that great, but I keep. I don't have any red source and I am holding 3 red creatures. I play a first turn Chalice at two but don't draw any mountain while Marcel goes into beatdown mode. In retrospect,
Game 3, I play an early Magus which is not countered, followed by Sword of Fire and Ice to put him on a clock. After 2 hits, he is at 6. If he doesn't do anything, he is dead next turn. I am holding a Triskelion. He has an Island and a Mox Sapphire untapped. I decide to play the Triskelion to put extra pressure on him. He drains. On his turn, he casts Thirst for Knowledge, Trinket Mage, and Auriok Salvagers, along with Black Lotus. He has now "infinite" mana and Engineered Explosives, so he gets rid of everything in play except the Salvagers and Trike. He then plays Seal of Cleansing to shoot my Triskelion. I don't draw anything to come back and he beats me to death. Had I not played the Trike, I would probably have won. Oh well...
1-2.

Thanks to Magic Club Mol for another sweet event.

See you in Paris in March.

I see. I thought it was highest score with 2d6 wins, and that you won with the smallest prime number you can do with 2d6, which is two. Which is impossible...

Thanks for clarifying (and also for the report, as always).

You didn't comment on Lim-dul's Vault. Any better than Trinket Mage?

Cheers,

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Carl

How can you win the die roll with 2?

Here are the notes I took...

Game 1: I mulligan twice into 3 lands, Force of Will, Pithing Needle. You play Tinker on Triskelavus and I can't stop it.

Game 2: I have turn one land, Mox, fetch Ancestral Recall with Merchant Scroll. You cast your own Tral on turn 1, I force, you force back. On my 2nd turn, my Tral goes through. You then Walk and Y's Will, getting Tral and Walk, Mystical Tutor on Tinker. On your extra turn, you cast Tinker on Jester's Cap getting Titan, Mindslaver and Time Walk (I am holding Y's Will and Triskelavus). You noted Tinker, but I think it was Walk, which is a bad target (if I'm wrong sorry about it). Next turn, you cap me again, getting 3 Trinket Mage. I Mystical Tutor getting Dark Blast (I don't play Vampiric Tutor) to get rid of your Welder, so you can't cap me anymore. I get Welder online, drop Triskelavus in the bin thanks to Thirst for Knownledge and beat you to death.

I think you shouldn't have tinkered for Jester's Cap, but for Titan. I also don't get why you side Mindslaver out.

Game 3, I get a first turn Library of Alexandria. You can't put enough pressure to drop me below 7 cards in hand and win from the card advantage you can't match.

Nice games.

Cheers,

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Carl

Mind's Eye

OT, but I wanted you to know that you can play online with a Mac with Mindless Automaton, a software compatible with Apprentice and MWS. Check this thread for help on how to install it.

Enjoy.

I am not sold on SSG and ESG: Survival is mana intensive, so I prefer permanents to generate mana rather than one-shots.

Where is your copy of Anger?

Triskelion doesn't fit if you run Null Rod. Try Duplicant maybe.

About Faerie Macabre: I've been playing 4 main deck in my latest build of Vengeur Masqué (also a SotF-based deck) and they were great. I even cast them (thanks to Birds of Paradise) to beat vs Bomberman.

Good luck with your build.

On sunday september 28th, you can win an Unlimited Ancestral Recall. 
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Congratulations for an excellent performance with a incredible deck.

Your deck is 59 cards, I guess the missing card is Tolarian Academy.

Thanks for the report.

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Carl

Mindless automaton should be ok: http://mindless.sf.net/

It works on linux and so if you have X11 installed on Mac OS, it should run.

I've run it on Linux but haven't tried it on OS X yet.
I took some installation notes on Ubuntu Linux.

Thanks for your report.

Any chance of having the top 8 decklists?

How come the pics are so weird? Did you take them with a mobile?

Cheers,

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Carl