Glad I was sick and couldn't make it there then.  I would have made 5 Dredge players (felt like the right call after studying the meta from the previous one).  Thought I would have taken people by surprise.

I sat next to Stephen's match and overheard it was 4-1 vs. 3-2 as well and thought it was weird.  I thought there had to be at least SOME unintentional draws by that point in the tourney.

The same weekend as the SCG in Providence.  Noooooooooooooo!

I still get to rock Legacy that Sunday though. I'll spread the word up in New England and see who I can drag down with me.

Let me know if/when you decide to do the layout and sell the print version.

I was personally shocked (and pleased at the same time) at the lack of Shops in the tournament this time around.  Also, only 1 Dredge deck after its success last time.

Glad I got to use 5 or 6 of my sideboard cards that day at least!

I can vouch for Gush needing hate in the opener to beat Dredge, having gambled on an otherwise decent looking 7 and lost.

One other silver lining is that this list has is a more robust Gush engine that closes out the game faster once you drop an early hate piece and creatures that provide an increasing clock.  I've played other slower Gush control decks and durdled long enough for a skilled Dredge player with enough anti-hate to draw into it and beat me.

I rarely pay for premium content but this was a pretty good article.  I particularly liked how you drew parallels between the old and new Gush-Bond shells.  Good info for anyone wanting to port over a Gush deck.

Deathrite is generally far, far too slow to answer the rate at which you will fill your yard and run out creatures.  And 2-for-1ing yourself to deal with it is even worse.  I would concentrate your efforts on fighting the more common hate cards that are much more devastating.

Note: I'm not a fan of pitching to Unmask either but it's a necessary evil.

Not this week but next week I should be there.

16 players.  Prize support was the playmat for 1st and an entry to the $100 Vintage tourney for 2nd.

It was 8 players, and I believe it was Josh Clayton (Stax) defeating Craig Masley (Golden Gun Oath) in the 2-0 bracket to take 1st and 2nd.

I'll be there with something new to try as well.

You left out the /sarcasm tag.

I enjoy actually using my cards for their intended purpose quite a bit, but losing several pieces of power in one incident while moving, another set of cards including 4 Bazaars in another, and 2 close calls in the last year was enough for me to re-evaluate.  That's just my opinion though.

My Vintage cards don't leave the house unless it's specifically for a Vintage event.  I also only carry a maximum of 3-4 other legacy/modern decks with me + a trade binder at any time.  The rest plus my deckbuilding binders all stay at home unless it's a special occasion (e.g. they can travel to Gen Con but stay in the hotel).

Kind of sucks being limited but traveling light makes it easier to keep track of all my stuff and it's a measure that reduces risk to an acceptable level for me.

Can't wait to be back--I should be there unless work messes with me.

Myriad's site says Feb 16.  Which is cool because I don't think there's a PTQ or anything else going on that week.

I'm definitely in for this.  If anyone else from the Boston area is interested in riding down with me, PM me and we can work out details.

I should be able to make it tonight as well.

First off, sorry for your loss OP.

With the growing concern of theft at major events and a couple close calls with my cards, I specifically asked my renter's insurance provider if my collection was covered completely under my policy.  Even though my other possessions are covered completely, there were loss limits on certain categories of items.  I was told my cards would be considered under philatelic items (i.e. stamp collections) and that the loss limit was $1,000.  They did offer additional coverage, but trading cards weren't considered a coverable category (although stamp collections were, for some reason).

Not liking the answers I was hearing, I went with a company that specializes in collectibles.  I found at least two of them that specifically covered trading cards: American Collectors Insurance and Collectibles Insurance Services.  The premium from either for $20k of coverage was ~$120 a year and well worth the additional peace of mind.  No appraisal required, but they did require photo proof of any single item over a certain limit.  American Collectors also has an online interface that lets me upload inventories and photos for collection tracking which I found to be useful.

Hope everything works out for you in the end.  For everyone else, I recommend you specifically ask your insurance company if your cards are covered and for how much.

Seconded.  I want to start spending Saturdays playing Vintage again. :/

Heh, I saw that Lotus too while I was walking around and it raised my eyebrows as well.  What was strange about the dealer I think was that the rest of the singles were very sparse and then BAM BETA LOTUS.

Good on you for being prepared and congrats on pulling the trigger on that find.

Yup, that's why I linked to the page with the podcast and TOC on it.  I think the section with the counterspell discussions talked about the various applications of Misstep and Flusterstrorm and was therefore relevant to the DDay deck as well.  It's still a little more work than just reading a primer but worth the effort since the insights apply to almost any Vintage deck.

Question for Stephen: I noticed the full set of Trygon Predators in your list.  What do you think of the Predators in light of Brian Demar's article that mentions shops have adapted to them?  Just the best answer available for for what is probably your hardest matchup?

Smmenen doesn't always offer up a lot of free tech but if you dig through the podcast he did after he debuted the deck at Waterbury last October, there is a lot of talk about options for countermagic in Vintage which covers why the disruption package is so effective.  There is also a very basic primer covering certain basic DDay piles for those who are unfamiliar with the deck.

It's about 1:15 long but it worth the listen and sometimes you gotta work for the free tech.

http://www.mtgcast.com/?p=21171

Edit: Forgot the link.

Crap! SCG Baltimore is that weekend.  Do want to make it back for more Vintage however.

Sadly, I can't make it to this since I'm moving to Boston right before Thanksgiving.

I does appear I get to trade one Vintage scene for another though.

Oh wow, Steve's deck had *2* MD blasts?  Ouch, what a beating.  I was outgunned for sure.  Great call for the tournament though.