I know it is still a couple of weeks out for the tourney but I thought it would be a good idea to remind everybody about the tourney.  Come support the Vintage scene in the midwest!

Hey guys, we are having another tournament for a Mox.  Here are the details:
Date:  October 6th
Time:  Signup at 12:30PM and tournament starts 1PM sharp
Location:  Hobbytown USA
Address:  3120 Pinelake Rd. Suite 4  Lincoln, NE 68516
Entry Fee:  $20
Prizes:  1st place is an Unlimited Mox Sapphire (this prize is guaranteed regardless of attendance).  Other prizes will be awarded based on attendance.
15 Proxies are allowed.
Check out http://magic.hobbytown.com for all the up-to-date tournament information and upcoming events!
If you have never made the trip out to Nebraska, now is the perfect time to check out our awesome store.  Hobbytown USA is the premier tournament store in the midwest and you need to see it to believe it.  We have a huge play area, nice clean bathrooms, a food court right around the corner and tons of single cards.
I will personally be defending my Mox from neighboring invaders.  Will the CO crew make it down?  How about the Iowa guys?
Mark it on your calendars and bring your friends!

I'm going to be traveling with my friend Phil, who isn't into t1 too much, but will probably play.  As for anybody else, I haven't heard yet about other people building decks or anything.

Unless something horrible happens, I'll be there!

Hey all, the tournament is coming up this weekend!  Hope to see you there.

Hello all, it's been awhile since the last Vintage tourament that we hosted but now we're back and better than ever! The tournament will be held at Hobbytown USA in Lincoln, NE.  This time, first prize will be a Mox Pearl.    I've been doing 100% payout so far and I intend to keep it that way.

Here's the skinny:
May 26th Saturday 1:00PM
HobbyTown USA SouthPointe in Lincoln, NE
Vintage (Type 1) Tournament for a MOX Pearl!  Format is Vintage (Type 1).
Signup at 12:30 and play starts at 1:00PM.  Entry Fee is $20. 
15 Proxy Cards are allowed to be used!
Prize is based on attendance.  If 15 or more players attend, first prize is a Unlimited Mox Pearl!  If less than 15, first will be a FBB Underground Sea.  Other prizes will be given out and will be based on attendance.
The store is clean, very big and well lit.  Bathrooms are available and dining and eating are within walking distance.  Singles are available on site.  If you are looking for a specific card to pick up the day of the tournament, please email or call me so that I can arrange to have it for you.

Any additional questions, call me (Dan) at (402) 434-5040 or email:  southpointhetu *at* yahoo.com

Address of Hobbytown USA:
3120 Pinelake Rd. Suite 4
Lincoln, NE 68516

Check out magic.hobbytown.com/ for the latest and up-to-date info about this and other tournaments.

Hey guys,  the Ruby tournament is coming up this weekend.  Hope to see everyone there!

Bob,
Yes, it will definitely be happening.  Sorry I didn't post sooner on the boards, I kinda have been bogged down with store stuff.
Anyways, here we go:
September 2nd
Signup is at 12:30 and the tournament starts at 1PM.
First place will receive an Unlimited Mox Ruby in very good shape.  I'm going to up the ante and go ahead and make this prize guaranteed by yours personally.   
Other prizes will be given out based on attendance, probably once we reach 15 entries.
Entry fee will be $20 and 15 proxies are allowed.
Site details:  Hobbytown USA
3120 Pinelake Rd., Ste 4
Lincoln, NE 68516
I hope to see the CO guys and maybe even some Iowa guys too!

Giving this one a bump as it is coming up this weekend.  Who is going to be there?  CO?  IA?

Hey guys,
Well, I suppose it's about time to post up another awesome tournament hosted by Hobbytown USA.  Hope to see the CO guys!  Here are the details:

May 6th Saturday 1:00PM
HobbyTown USA SouthPointe in Lincoln, NE
Vintage (Type 1) Tournament for a MOX Ruby!  Format is Vintage (Type 1).
Signup at 12:30 and play starts at 1:00PM.  Entry Fee is $20. 
15 Proxy Cards are allowed to be used!
Prize is based on attendance.  If 15 or more players attend, first prize is a Unlimited Mox Ruby!  If less than 15, first will be a FBB Underground Sea.  Other prizes will be given out and will be based on attendance.

Any additional questions, call me at (402) 434-5040 or email:  southpointhetu *at* yahoo.com

Address of Hobbytown USA:
3120 Pinelake Rd. Suite 4
Lincoln, NE 68516

Check out magic.hobbytown.com/ for the latest and up-to-date info about this and other tournaments.

Hey guys, the tournament is coming up this weekend...how about those Iowa guys?  Are you gonna make it or are you going to stay home and cower in fear of the great and mightly Nebraska Vintage power?   
CO, are you still going to make it down?

Sorry Bob, the rest of the weekends around that time are going to be busy at the store and this will be the only weekend to hold the Type 1.  Sorry guys, it looks like CO's reign might be ending.  Couple that with me actually doing some testing this time around and I predict at least a top 4 finish for myself and 1st for NE.

Hello all, another Vintage Mox tournament at Hobbytown USA in Lincoln, NE.  This time, first prize will be a Mox Ruby.  Also, this time prizes for 2-8th will be some tasty Vintage cards (based on attendance).  I've been doing 100% payout so far and I intend to keep it that way.   

May 6th Saturday 1:00PM
HobbyTown USA SouthPointe in Lincoln, NE
Vintage (Type 1) Tournament for a MOX Ruby!  Format is Vintage (Type 1). 
Signup at 12:30 and play starts at 1:00PM.  Entry Fee is $20. 
15 Proxy Cards are allowed to be used!   
Prize is based on attendance.  If 15 or more players attend, first prize is a Unlimited Mox Ruby!  If less than 15, first will be a FBB Underground Sea.  Other prizes will be given out and will be based on attendance.

Any additional questions, call me at (402) 434-5040 or email:  southpointhetu *at* yahoo.com

Address of Hobbytown USA:
3120 Pinelake Rd. Suite 4
Lincoln, NE 68516

Check out magic.hobbytown.com/ for the latest and up-to-date info about this and other tournaments.

Let's hope the Iowa guys make it this time!  See you there.

The tournament is coming up tomorrow so it deserves one last bump.  See you all there.

The tournament is coming up this weekend.  Who all is planning on attending?

Bob,
I suppose you convinced me.  There were already some people that couldn't attend that I have heard from so now that you say something it is probably just better to change it to April 1st.  Make sure you let everyone else know in case they try to come down next Saturday.
Thanks.

Well Bob, I'll definitely be there, and there should be some new NE blood coming too.  I'm finally hanging up the old Leviat deck so maybe, just maybe, I'll be able to actually to Top 8 one of my own tournaments.  See you there.

Hey guys, another Vintage Mox tournament in Lincoln, NE.  This time, first prize will be a NM Mox Emerald.  Also, this time prizes for 2-8th will be some spicy Vintage cards (based on attendance).  I've been doing 100% payout so far, and I don't plan on stopping.   

April 1st Saturday 1:00PM
HobbyTown USA SouthPointe in Lincoln, NE
Vintage (Type 1) Tournament for a MOX Emerald!  Format is Vintage (Type 1). 
Signup at 12:30 and play starts at 1:00PM.  Entry Fee is $20. 
15 Proxy Cards are allowed to be used!   
Prize is based on attendance.  If 15 or more players attend, first prize is a minty, crispy Unlimited Mox Emerald!  If less than 15, first will be a FBB Underground Sea.  Other prizes will be given out and will be based on attendance.

Any additional questions, call (402) 434-5040 or email:  southpointhetu *at* yahoo.com

Address of Hobbytown USA:
3120 Pinelake Rd. Suite 4
Lincoln, NE 68516

Check out magic.hobbytown.com/ for the latest and up-to-date info about this and other tournaments.

Hope to see you there!

The tournament is coming up on Saturday and I just wanted to let those of you who will scrub out that there will be a Guildpact Release event happening at 3:30 to jump into with a $20 entry fee.
Are the Iowa guys showing up again?

Just giving this tournament a little bump as it is coming up next weekend.  We had a lot of guys show up to the last one and it was a rousing success.  Maybe those CO guys will actually get the Mox this time...
Guildpact will be available for sale at the site at a wonderful price too, so save your doubloons for a box.  See you there!

Actually, yeah, I could cut the Library and not miss it, I think you are right.  And the sideboard is sadly, underdeveloped.  I didn't put a lot of thought into it and should probably have different cards in it.  I have felt that I only need one Seal of Cleansing, between main and side, for it to make an impact.  There are more powerful, game effecting enchantments to bring in from the sideboard instead of the Seal.
The Bargain feels strictly like a "win more" card.  I haven't really ever been happy with it.  Ever since it was cut in favor of Decree, the deck seems to run better.  Plus, Decree is a blue card for Force in a pinch.
Regarding the Deep Analysis and why they didn't make the deck, let me ask a question.  What do you consider to be the best matchup of this deck?  I have always had a great matchup against control simply because of the uncounterable card drawing that the deck is already packing.  A Bazaar going at full steam is more than enough to win the matchup and really, I feel that Deep Analysis is again just a "win more" card.  Granted, your matchup percentages against control are going to drop slightly by cutting them, but I think that the cards that you replace them with can shore up some of the more difficult matchups.

Hey guys, I want to give the discussion about this deck a bump.  With Ravnica, the deck has evolved into what I consider a top tier deck with the inclusion of Life from the Loam.  The Dredge mechanic was made for this deck.
Let me talk a little bit about some of the different card choices that I have made and why I made them.  First of all, Life from the Loam is simply amazing in this deck and adds a completely new dimension to the card advantage.  Adding a Strip Mine into the deck I believe is important in various matchups as just casting an Intuition can get your entire Bazaar engine going while destroying land every turn.  In the control matchup, this is key as there are times when the game stalls and if you are aggressively attacking lands while drawing with Bazaar, it is basically over from there.  Not to mention, Life from the Loam is simply amazing against Stax as you can basically ignore their LD as long as Crucible doesn't show up.
Secondly, lets talk about Decree of Silence vs. Yawgmoth's Bargain.  I have found that Bargain's primary use is to draw yourself counters and protection once the basic combo is out on the table.  Decree instead protects your combo (uncounterable) and hampers any deck from finding their cards that can damage the combo.  Also, early in the game, Replenishing only Decree into play while you search for the rest of the combo is very good, at least in my testing.
Tinker and DSC are the perfect alternate win condition.  Tinker is a one card combo and will randomly win you 1 out of 8 games.  In a tournament setting, it is a great distraction and is only taking up two slots for the potential of winning even if under a soft-lock.
Humility needs to stay in simply because of Welder in my opinion.  It also can be fetched up and stop any sort of aggro deck from winning.  It also deals with DSC.
I don't know, what do you guys think of my build?  I have had great success with it recently (except for the Mox tournament in Lincoln...) and I really think it is one of the better decks in the format.

Nebraska Leviat.dec
4 Flooded Strand
4 Tundra
3 Tropical Island
1 Island
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Strip Mine
4 Bazaar of Baghdad

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18 Land

4 Replenish
1 Balance
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
2 Life from the Loam

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9 Sorceries

1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Ancestral Recall
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
3 Thrist for Knowledge
4 Intuition

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17 Instants

1 Darksteel Colossus

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1 Artifact Creature

3 Squee, Goblin Nabob

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3 Legendary Creatures

1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
5 Moxes of various shapes and sizes
1 Black Lotus

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8 Artifacts

1 Seal of Cleansing
1 Solitary Confinement
1 Form of the Dragon
1 Humility
1 Decree of Silence

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5 Enchanments

4 Swords to Plowshares
1 Humility
1 Deep Analysis
3 Tormods Crypt
3 Sacred Ground
3 Energy Flux

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15 Sideboard Cards

I didn't take any notes, so bear with me if it is somewhat light on actual info and strategy.  As far as what I played against:
First round - Oath dude from CO
I kept land light hands both games and ended up not even putting up a fight either game as he did the standard "Oath up Akroma and Razia, beat down" type stuff.  In testing, I have a pretty good matchup against standard Oath builds...Duress gives me problems typically, but I usually can power thru it as long as there isn't pressure super early. Record 0-1

Second round - Control slaver style deck from Omaha dude
I typically have a great matchup against this as they cannot counter or stop my card advantage engine (Bazaar/Squee/Loamy) and I eventually overwhelm them.  Both games were typical of the matchup.  There were some early plays with Thirsts on both sides of the table, etc. but eventually Bazaar came down with a couple of Squees in hand and it was basically over from there.  Record 1-1

Third round - G/W Savage Wrecking Ball Beats from Lincoln dude (same guy in Lou's report)
Aggro can be a little tougher for this deck as it takes a little bit to usually set up the combo.  Anyway, first game he gets out some early beaters and starts taking chunks of life from me while I try to counter and stabilize.  I had an enlightened tutor in hand and fetched up a Humility to assuage the pain.  Two turns later it was over for him as I dumped Form and Decree in the yard and Replenished up the win.
Next game, he sided in the full complement of Terashi Grasps and Disenchants...some early beats from him put me at a precariousl life total.  Humility comes down turn 3 without any of the other combo pieces in sight.  He throws down a couple more guys and beats me up for one and two a turn for a while.  I keep digging and digging with Bazaar.  Intuition shows up and I get Form, Decree and Confinement in the yard, but I still cannot find a Replenish.  EOT on my turn he Grasps my Humility and goes in for enough damage with an Armadillo Cloaked Ascetic to put me at one and him at some ridiculous life total around 35.  I sigh and tap Bazaar for some more digging EOT his turn...don't find anything.  Untap, draw, dig.  Nothing.  There are still 4 Replenish in the deck after going through half of it.  I have a Thirst in hand and 6 mana available on the table.  To win, I will need to draw a Mox or some artifact mana + Replenish off the Thirst.  Needless to say, I draw exactly what I need (thank you Lotus!) and Replenish for the combo.  The odds were with me to draw it eventually, but I still lucked into it.  Record 2-1

Fourth Round - Staff of Domination Combo from Iowa dude (eventual winner of the tournament)
First game we battle back and forth with counters etc. while I dig with Bazaar.  I had no real idea what he was playing so I went about my business as normal.  Critical turn was during his main phase, me with the entire combo in the yard and a Replenish in hand hot and spicy ready to be played next turn.  He tries to combo off going for Memory Jar and does some other things.  Sorry I don't have all the details, but needless to say, he does tons of drawing and other fun stuff but does not go off.  He did cast Timetwister during the turn, which completely wrecked all my hopes and dreams by putting the combo back in the deck.  After Memory Jar and Timetwister in the same turn, he had developed his board while I had a hand full of junk.  Elementary from there as he dropped a Metalworker with force backup and proceeded to combo me out next turn.
Second game, I kept a hand with 1 land, Mox Sapphire and Bazaar with Mana Drain and a force (no other blue card).  I play land mox go.  He drops Mishra's workshop and plays Metalworker.  I smile and attempt the Mana Drain but he forces it away...I draw and lay the Bazaar and pass the turn.  He untaps, draws, lays staff of domination, taps metal worker revealing two artifacts and combos me out second turn...I guess I can't deal with the nuts draw with force backup so I packed up the cards and walked dejectedly around the site for five minutes or so.

The special lady friend called and asked how I was doing.  I told her the record and she told me there was a special treat waiting at home for me.  I quickly checked the drop box and said my good lucks and headed home.  I wouldn't have been able to squeeze into top 8 anyway, so there was no reason to stay.
As far as 3 Trop Islands, yeah, it might have been incorrect.  I had been testing with only 2 and had been doing just fine with it but I would sometimes have problems with Loam sticking in my hand while I searched for a strand.  Either way, probably a mistake.
As for how Loam worked, in testing it is completely amazing.  I love the card and the avalanche of card advantage that you get from it on top of the normal bazaar/squee combo.  I didn't get a chance to really use it during the tourney, so I cannot say either way how it works.  One game against the control slaver dude I did EOT Intuition for Loam/Strip Mine/Bazaar and proceeded to eat all his land while drawing tons of goodies, so that worked well at least.  I am not convinced yet if it should replace Squee as you do have to spend mana main phase to get the most out of your Bazaar and Squee, well, he's free all the time.  Upside to Loam is that you can power through random LD while still going about business as normal.  Both might be a good choice.

We had 22 show up for this event from Colorado, Iowa and Nebraska.  Here are the Top 8 decklists, etc.:

Michael Eller - 1st Place

2 Darksteel Citadel
1 Glimmervoid
4 Mishra's Workshop
4 Seat of the Synod
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Vault of Whispers

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16 lands

1 Darksteel Colossus
4 Metalworker
1 Triskelion

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6 creatures

1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
2 Chain of Vapor
3 Chalice of the Void
2 Chromatic Sphere
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Force of Will
1 Goblin Cannon
1 Imperial Seal
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Memory Jar
3 Mindslaver
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Sol Ring
4 Staff of Domination
1 Stroke of Genius
3 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Timetwister
1 Time Spiral
1 Trinisphere
1 Tinker
1 Vampiric Tutor

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38 other spells

3 Blue Elemental Blast
4 Jester's Cap
4 Pithing Needle
2 Sphere of Resistance
1 Sundering Titan
1 Triskelion

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15 sideboard cards

 



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Travis Spero - 2nd Place

3 Flooded Strand
6 Island
2 Polluted Delta
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Underground Sea
2 Volcanic Island

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15 land

1 Darksteel Colossus

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1 creature

1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
4 Brainstorm
1 Burning Wish
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Fact or Fiction
4 Force of Will
4 Gifts Ungiven
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mana Crypt
4 Mana Drain
1 Mana Vault
4 Merchant Scroll
3 Misdirection
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Rebuild
1 Recoup
1 Sol Ring
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Yawgmoth's Will

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44 other spells

1 Darkblast
1 Echoing Truth
1 Fire/Ice
3 Goblin Bombardment
3 Pithing Needle
1 Pyroclasm
1 Pyroblast
2 Red Elemental Blast
1 Spawning Pit
1 Tendrils of Agony

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15 sideboard cards

 




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Marcus Anderson - 3rd Place

4 Bazaar of Baghdad
4 Polluted Delta
1 Swamp
1 Tropical Island
1 Tundra
4 Underground Sea
2 Volcanic Island

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17 lands

1 Ambassador Laquatus
1 Caller of the Claw
1 Kumano, Master Yamabushi
4 Squee, Goblin Nabob
4 Worldgorger Dragon

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11 creatures

1 Ancestral Recall
3 Animate Dead
1 Black Lotus
2 Compulsion
2 Dance of the Dead
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Duress
1 Entomb
4 Force of Will
1 Imperial Seal
2 Intuition
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
2 Necromancy
1 Time Walk
1 Vampiric Tutor

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32 other spells

4 Null Rod
4 Pithing Needle
2 Ray of Revelation
3 Stifle
2 Xantid Swarm

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15 sideboard cards

 



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Lou Christopher - 4th Place

4 City of Brass
2 Forbidden Orchard
4 Gemstone Mine
1 Tolarian Academy

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11 lands

2 Elvish Spirit Guide
1 Xantid Swarm

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3 creatures

1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
4 Brainstorm
2 Cabal Ritual
1 Crop Rotation
4 Dark Ritual
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Duress
3 Grim Tutor
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Imperial Seal
1 Lion's Eye Diamond
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Memory Jar
1 Mind's Desire
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Necropotence
1 Regrowth
1 Sol Ring
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Time Walk
1 Timetwister
1 Tinker
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Wheel of Fortune
1 Yawgmoth's Bargain
1 Yawgmoth's Will

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46 other spells

1 Balance
2 Chain of Vapor
1 Darksteel Colossus
1 Hurkyl's Recall
2 Elvish Spirit Guide
1 Mox Diamond
2 Ray of Revelation
1 Seal of Cleansing
2 Tormod's Crypt
2 Xantid Swarm

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15 sideboard cards

 



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Scott Limoges - 5th Place

3 Bayou
4 Bazaar of Baghdad
4 Bloodstained Mire
4 Polluted Delta
1 Swamp
2 Underground Sea

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18 lands

1 Caller of the Claw
1 Eternal Witness
4 Hermit Druid
4 Worldgorger Dragon
4 Xantid Swarm

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14 creatures

1 Ancestral Recall
4 Animate Dead
1 Black Lotus
1 Cabal Therapy
1 Crop Rotation
1 Dance of the Dead
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Ebony Charm
1 Entomb
1 Krosan Reclamation
4 Intuition
1 Life from the Loam
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
3 Necromancy
1 Vampiric Tutor

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28 other spells

1 Badlands
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Darkblast
3 Duress
1 Forbidden Orchard
3 Gorilla Shaman
1 Memnarch
3 Null Rod
1 Strip Mine

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15 sideboard cards

 



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Jim Gaffney - 6th Place

2 Flooded Strand
3 Island
3 Polluted Delta
2 Snow-Covered Island
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Underground Sea
2 Volcanic Island

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15 land

1 Darksteel Colossus

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1 creature

1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
4 Brainstorm
1 Burning Wish
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Fact or Fiction
4 Force of Will
4 Gifts Ungiven
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mana Crypt
4 Mana Drain
1 Mana Vault
4 Merchant Scroll
2 Misdirection
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Rebuild
1 Recoup
1 Sol Ring
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Yawgmoth's Will

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44 other spells

1 Chain of Vapor
1 Eye of Nowhere
2 Fire/Ice
1 Hurkyl's Recall
2 Old Man of the Sea
2 Pithing Needle
1 Pyroblast
1 Pyroclasm
1 Red Elemental Blast
1 Tendrils of Agony
2 Tormod's Crypt

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15 sideboard cards

 



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Zach Gable - 7th Place

2 City of Brass
2 Flooded Strand
4 Forbidden Orchard
2 Island
2 Polluted Delta
1 Strip Mine
1 Tropical Island
2 Underground Sea

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16 lands

1 Akroma, Angel of Wrath
1 Razia, Boros Archangel

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2 creatures

1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
4 Brainstorm
1 Crop Rotation
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Duress
4 Force of Will
1 Gaea's Blessing
1 Imperial Seal
4 Impulse
1 Lotus Petal
4 Mana Drain
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mystical Tutor
4 Oath of Druids
1 Rushing River
2 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Time Walk
1 Vampiric Tutor

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42 other spells

2 Darkblast
1 Darksteel Colossus
1 Life from the Loam
1 Oxidize
3 Pithing Needle
1 Platinum Angel
2 Shadow of Doubt
3 Stifle
1 Tinker

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15 sideboard cards

 



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Merlin Hayes - 8th Place

1 Barbarian Ring
4 City of Brass
4 Gemstone Mine
4 Mishra's Workshop
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Wasteland

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19 lands

1 Duplicant
4 Goblin Welder
2 Gorilla Shaman
1 Karn, Silver Golem
1 Sundering Titan
1 Triskelion

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10 creatures

1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
3 Crucible of Worlds
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Seal of Cleansing
4 Smokestack
1 Sol Ring
3 Sphere of Resistance
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Trinisphere
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will

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31 other spells

3 Choke
3 Maze of Ith
2 Stoneshaker Shaman
4 Tormod's Crypt
3 Viashino Heretic

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15 sideboard cards

For those that care, I ended up playing Bazaar/Replenish to a stellar 2-2 drop record.  Poor play, lack of focus, and a hangover all contributed to the record.  I kept multiple sketchy hands which should have been off to the trash for a fresh six, but ah well, get 'em next time eh?  Btw Lou, sorry I didn't stick around for the trade, the wife wanted me home and who am I to resist?  You can get me next tournament http://www.themanadrain.com/forums/index.php?topic=26762.0
Anyway, here is my decklist just because:

Dan Schmidt

4 Flooded Strand
4 Tundra
3 Tropical Island
1 Island
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Strip Mine
4 Bazaar of Baghdad

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18 Land

4 Replenish
1 Balance
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
2 Life from the Loam

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9 Sorceries

1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Ancestral Recall
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
3 Thrist for Knowledge
4 Intuition

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17 Instants

1 Darksteel Colossus

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1 Artifact Creature

3 Squee, Goblin Nabob

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3 Legendary Creatures

1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
5 Moxes of various shapes and sizes
1 Black Lotus

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8 Artifacts

1 Seal of Cleansing
1 Solitary Confinement
1 Form of the Dragon
1 Humility
1 Decree of Silence

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5 Enchanments

4 Swords to Plowshares
1 Humility
1 Deep Analysis
3 Tormods Crypt
3 Sacred Ground
3 Energy Flux

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15 Sideboard Cards


 

Hey all, we had 22 show up for the Ruby tournament and it turned out great.  Our next Mox tournament is coming up February 4th, here is the info:

February 4th Saturday 1:00PM
HobbyTown USA SouthPointe in Lincoln, NE
Vintage (Type 1) Tournament for a MOX!  Format is Vintage (Type 1). 
Signup at 12:30 and play starts at 1:00PM.  Entry Fee is $20. 
15 Proxy Cards are allowed to be used!   
Prize is based on attendance.  If 15 or more players attend, first prize is a minty Unlimited Mox Sapphire!  If less than 15, first will be a FBB Underground Sea.  Other prizes will be given out and will be based on attendance.

Any additional questions, call (402) 434-5079 or email:  dans*at*hobbytown.com

Address of Hobbytown USA:
3120 Pinelake Rd. Suite 4
Lincoln, NE 68516

Check out magic.hobbytown.com/ for the latest and up-to-date info about this and other tournaments.

Hope to see you there!

I crushed Lou last time we played at Gencon (w/ Form of the Dragon, I'm so scrubby  ), so it won't be a complete cakewalk for you guys. 
Looking forward to crushing Colorado dreams tomorrow...

I'm giving this tournament one last bump before the weekend.  I know it is a long way to travel for most of you northeasterners, but I've seen some Nebraska guys lurking on these forums and I would love to see as many people as possible show up and experience some Vintage goodness.
I'll write a tournament report after it is all done...


Dat's right...
 

Giving this tournament a bump cuz it's coming up next weekend.  We will be giving out 100% payout for this tournament and are already expecting at least 20 people.  I hope to see some of you there, it will be worth the trip!

We have decided to make this tournament 15 Proxies instead of 10!  Why have only 10 when you can have 15?  We hope everybody in the area can make it down for this tournament.
And we are guaranteeing the Mox Ruby for first place!

This is our first big tournament of the new year!  We'd love to see more than just the locals show up.  Do you think you have what it takes to come here and win a Mox?

January 7th Saturday 1:00PM
HobbyTown USA SouthPointe in Lincoln, NE
Vintage (Type 1) Tournament for a MOX!  Format is Vintage (Type 1). 
Signup at 12:30 and play starts at 1:00PM.  Entry Fee is $20. 
10 Proxy Cards are allowed to be used!   
Prize is based on attendance.  If 15 or more players attend, first prize is an Unlimited Mox Ruby!  If less than 15, first will be a FBB Underground Sea.  Other prizes will be given out and will be based on attendance.

Any additional questions, call 402-434-5079 or email:  dans*at*hobbytown.com

Address of Hobbytown USA:
3120 Pinelake Rd. Suite 4
Lincoln, NE 68516

Check out magic.hobbytown.com/ for the latest and up-to-date info about this and other tournaments.