[Results] Ropecon, Finland 25/7/2004

[rozetta]

The top 8 or 9 lists are here (out of unfortunately only 24 players):

http://mtg.bore.org/article.php?id=482

As you can see, mostly islands and mountains represented.

I wasn't there (again) due to having a hangover (again).

[bebe]

Ilkka Ruokosenmäki
The Crucible
5-1
 
MAIN DECK
4 Tangle Wire
4 Trinisphere
4 Crucible of Worlds
4 Smokestack
1 Ground Seal
1 Naturalize
1 Fast Bond

1 Living Wish
1 Crop Rotation
1 Entomb
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Memory Jar
1 Zuran Orb

1 Nether Spirit

1 Sol Ring
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Bayou
1 Forest
1 Swamp
2 Polluted Delta
2 Wooded Foothills
4 Mishra's Factory
4 Mishra's Workshop
1 Maze of Ith
2 Bazaar of Baghdad
1 Strip Mine
4 Wasteland
 
SIDEBOARD
3 Crumble
1 Dust Bowl
1 Maze of Ith
1 Platinum Angel
1 Duplicant
1 The Abyss
1 Viridian Shaman
1 Masticore
4 Null Rod
1 Naturalize

A fascinating little deck isn't it. There are a number of unusual choices in both the main deck and the sideboard and this is a totally new take on Crucible. I'm going to need some time to digest the list.

[rozetta]

I got the wrong info about the tournament again, dammit! The tournament was actually 64 people, the final standings for which can be seen from the following url: http://mtg.bore.org/article.php?id=481 (about half way down the page)

I suppose this now hit's Dr. Sylvan's radar

Perzi (Perttu Lähdesmäki) who made 4th place updated me with the link and mentioned that he might post a tournament report (which would be great!) He also mentioned that the field was very random and that he faced decks like FCG, U/r 'Phid, Old School Sligh, a Crucible/Staff of Domination deck and Gay/R. From what I can tell, this was swiss-only. I think it was free (apart from the 10 EUR admission to Ropecon itself), so there probably weren't any big prizes to speak of.

Edit
Ilkka's decks are always pretty interesting looking and rogue, but he often seems to do well with them. I remember some time recently he played a list which looked like a 5 color Keeperesque/Landstill deck with things like Trade Routes, Mishra's Factories, Sacred Ground and Standstills which just blew the mind to read. I think he's very fond of Mishra's Factory!