Myriad Games Vintage - Saturday January 17th, 2009

[Myriad Games]

Myriad Games
8 Stiles Road
Salem, NH 03079

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

Registration will begin at 11:00 AM, decklists are due promptly at 11:30 AM.

Entry: $25.00

Fifteen (15) proxies are free with entry. ELD's Power Proxies do not count against this 15 proxy limit. ELD Power Proxies include the following 12 custom proxies issued at ELD events: Black Lotus, Mox Ruby, Mox Pearl, Mox Jet, Mox Emerald, Mox Sapphire, Ancestral Recall, Time Walk, Timetwister, Bazaar of Baghdad, Mishra's Workshop, and Imperial Seal. Other ELD custom proxies count as normal proxies.

PRIZES

As with all our events, prizes scale up with attendance, so the more the merrier!
About 90% of the prizes will go to the Top 8.
The remaining 10% will go to community support prizes including Myriad Games Mana Cookies, Preregistration Prize, Carpool Prize, and other assorted door prizes.

Here are some examples of the prize distribution based on attendance.

20 Players - Top 8 Total ~ $450 Myriad Money
30 Players - Top 8 Total ~ $675 Myriad Money
40 Players - Top 8 Total ~ $900 Myriad Money

The results from this event will count toward the new Vintage Rankings.

Myriad Games Mana Cookies!
Every player who would like one will receive a complimentary world-famous Myriad Games Mana Cookie. Scrumptious!

Carpool Prize!
In addition to the economic, social, and environmental benefits of sharing a ride to our fine Vintage events, all players who attend that come to the event via a carpool will be entered in a bonus drawing for an additional door prize. So make plans with your friends now to get a car together for this event. You'll save money on gas and have a chance to win as well!

New Player Bonus Booster Packs!
Every new player will receive a Free Booster Pack!

Preregistration Prize!
All players who preregister will be entered in a drawing for a Bonus Preregistration Prize for an additional door prize.

Myriad Games Magical Mementos!
Any player who would like one will receive a complimentary card from our Magical Mementos binder.

Please preregister by emailing Vintage@MyriadGames.com, calling (603) 681-0355 or 1-800-459-5516, or stopping by Myriad Games.

To help registration and reporting run more smoothly, please print out your deck registration sheet ahead of time and bring them to the event. We recommend that you type out your deck list using software such as Apprentice, Magic Workstation, or simply your word processing program of choice. Or you can click here to download the Deck Registration Sheet and fill it in on your computer or by hand.

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this event, please post here or email vintage@myriadgames.com.

Make plans now to come join in the fun!

[Myriad Games]

This will be the first Myriad Games event that will count toward the new Vintage Rankings!

[Bill Copes]

Prereg, please!

[Myriad Games]

You got it!

[Demonic Attorney]

Preregistration

[SonataOfTheCathedral]

Somebody give me a deck, and I will be there for good 'ol times. Outlaw and T00L you guys MUST come. YOU HEAR THAT?

[Myriad Games]

Less than a week to go. Be sure to make plans now to come join in the fun!

[mike_bergeron]

I will be there.

I will begin my defense of 2009 best deck name saturday, prepare to be blown away.

[Englishman_in_NH]

I will be there.

I will begin my defense of 2009 best deck name saturday, prepare to be blown away.

Sorry Mike, I'm just not that into you. 

But it does mean I shall have to come up with something momentous for the deck name challenge. Be prepared to be shocked and awed. (Or not, if you have no sense of humour)

Oli

[nataz]

uh, maybe? How is everyone doing by the way?

[mike_bergeron]

Sorry Mike, I'm just not that into you. 

But it does mean I shall have to come up with something momentous for the deck name challenge. Be prepared to be shocked and awed. (Or not, if you have no sense of humour)

Oli

Oli I know you want me....to defeat you in swiss!!!

[Myriad Games]

Sounds like it should be a good turnout so far. We'll look forward to seeing everyone here tomorrow. Remember, registration begins when the store opens at 11 AM and decklists are due at 11:30, so please have yours printed out or written up ahead of time.

If you need and singles or supplies, you can contact us today by phone at (603) 681-0355 or via email and we can get them set aside for you.

[Myriad Games]

Just about four hours to go for preregistration (closes at 11:30 PM tonight). Give us a call to preregister and be entered in the bor drop us an email. We'll look forward to seeing everyone here tomorrow!

[TopSecret]

This is gonna be awesome!
I'm bringing my fun deck!

[waywreth]

Huge turnout with 35 players!  A great event as always, thanks Dan (and Sara for the cookie).
I ended up in 9th (doh!) with Tezzeret.  The top 8 I saw included 2 Mono R Shop decks, 1 R/U shop deck, a few Tezzeret decks (including one with Meditate and Commandeer), and at least one Oath deck.

[Myriad Games]

Thanks to everyone who attended today. We had 35 players and the results are below.

Final Top 8 Rankings [VTR Points!]         
1st   Rich Shay [8]            
2nd   Demonic Attorney [6]            
3rd   Ray Robillard [4]            
4th   Micah Greenbaum [4]            
5th   Jeremiah Rudolph [2]            
6th   Bill Copes [2]      
7th   Chad Behre    [2]            
8th   Josh Cutler [2]         
                  
Standings After 6 Rounds of Swiss               
1st   Rudolph, Jeremiah   15   52.037   64.7059   53.0159   6/5/0/0
2nd   Copes, William T.   14   64.0741   71.4286   58.5165   6/4/2/0
3rd   Behre, Chad T.   14   63.8889   71.4286   62.3016   6/4/2/0
4th   Robillard, Ray   14   56.6667   76.9231   54.5971   6/4/2/0
5th   Cutler, Josh   13   56.4815   60   55.4396   6/4/1/0
6th   Greenbaum, Micah   13   55.5556   71.4286   51.5126   6/4/1/0
7th   Browne, Chris   12   57.4074   64.2857   55.0488   6/4/0/0
8th   Shay, Richard J   12   56.4815   64.2857   52.8992   6/4/0/0
9th   Macauley, Matt   12   47.2222   58.8235   50.014   6/4/0/0
10th   Rodgers, Jeff   12   45.3704   57.1429   47.4929   6/4/0/0
11th   Dupuis, Eric   12   44.6296   66.6667   44.8352   6/4/0/0
12th   Connor, Taylor P   12   38   71.4286   41.0574   5/3/0/1
13th   Daly, Mark   10   60.1852   46.6667   58.6087   6/3/1/0
14th   Fox, Andrew   10   59.2593   53.8462   53.2446   6/3/1/0
15th   Carpenter, Jeff   9   65.7407   50   59.2024   6/3/0/0
16th   Parsons, Derek   9   56.6667   53.3333   56.2295   5/2/0/1
17th   Dupre, Craig A   9   55.5556   46.6667   54.3122   6/3/0/0
18th   Yarrington, Sara   9   52.7778   40   54.6825   6/3/0/0
19th   Murray, Cory   9   51.3333   50   46.8856   5/2/0/1
20th   O'Hearn, Doug   9   50.1852   52.9412   48.1189   6/3/0/0
21st   Good, Timothy   9   42.5926   53.3333   45   6/3/0/0
22nd   Carter, Jared   7   47.2222   50   43.4034   6/2/1/0
23rd   Beaumont, Oliver   6   60.1852   35.7143   59.884   6/2/0/0
24th   Yergeau, Tony   6   60   46.1538   57.338   5/2/0/0
25th   Briscoe, Ken   6   60   38.4615   59.7619   5/2/0/0
26th   Laplante, Travis   6   53.7037   44.4444   52.5397   6/2/0/0
27th   McBride, Josh   6   48.3333   42.8571   49.7185   6/2/0/0
28th   Clark, Adam   6   48.3333   40   49.0042   6/2/0/0
29th   Bergeron, Mike   4   39.8148   35.7143   44.3651   6/1/1/0
30th   Tamulevich, James   3   58.3333   40   51.7677   4/1/0/0
31st   Prugh, Geoff   3   54.6296   21.4286   51.2698   6/1/0/0
32nd   Charubini, David   3   49.0741   28.5714   48.5775   6/1/0/0
33rd   Fraser, Corey   3   47.9167   40   49.6212   4/1/0/0
34th   Nguyen, Jonathan   3   47.9167   30   47.5758   4/1/0/0
35th   Donaher, Matthew   3   34.4444   23.0769   39.8095   5/0/0/1

A full tournament report with metagame breakdown and Top 8 decklists will be posted later this week.

The next fine Myriad Games Vintage event will take place on Saturday, February 21st, 2009.

We'll look forward to seeing everyone there!

[The Atog Lord]

Dan, thanks for another Great Tournament!

I'll post my list here now. Please don't discuss it here -- I'll start a thread on it shortly.

Land
    3 Underground Sea
    2 Volcanic Island
    5 Island
    3 Polluted Delta
    2 Flooded Strand
    1 Library of Alexandria

Mana
    1 Black Lotus
    1 Sol Ring
    1 Mox Pearl
    1 Mox Emerald
    1 Mox Sapphire
    1 Mox Jet
    1 Mox Ruby

Ways to Win (Note the Distinact Lack of Planeswalkers)
    1 Darksteel Colossus
    4 Old Man of the Sea
    1 Tinker
    1 Voltaic Key
    1 Time Vault

Other things that don't pitch
    1 Demonic Tutor
    1 Vampiric Tutor
    1 Yawgmoth's Will

Stack Control
    4 Force of Will
    3 Commandeer
    1 Misdirection
    4 Mana Drain

Traditional Draw
    1 Brainstorm
    1 Ponder
    1 Ancestral Recall
    1 Time Walk

I don't Like Taking Turns and Neither will You
    4 Mystic Remora
    4 Meditate

Removal
    2 Repeal

// Sideboard:
SB: 1 Energy Flux
SB: 1 Hurkyl's Recall
SB: 3 Relic of Progenitus
SB: 2 Red Elemental Blast
SB: 2 Pyroblast
SB: 1 Rack and Ruin
SB: 4 Tormod's Crypt
SB: 1 Viashino Heretic

[Demonic Attorney]

In similar fashion, here's my list that I'll start a separate thread in due course.

4x Force of Will
4x Thirst for Knowledge
4x Thoughtcast
3x Mana Drain
3x Painter's Servant
2x Sensei's Divining Top
2x Red Elemental Blast
2x Pyroblast
2x Grindstone
2x Relic  of Progenitus
1x Darksteel Colossus
Merchant Scroll
Yawgmoth's Will
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Demonic Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Tinker
Brainstorm

3x Volcanic Island
2x Underground Sea
2x Island
2x Seat of the Synod
2x Flooded Strand
2x Polluted Delta
Tolarian Academy
Library of Alexandria
5x Mox
Lotus
Ring
Mana Crypt

SB:

4x Leyline of the Void
2x Pithing Needle
2x Old Man of the Sea
2x Ingot Chewer
2x Chalice of the Void
1x Shattering Spree
1x Viashino Heretic
1x Red Elemental Blast

[Myriad Games]

The complete report has been posted here.

Thanks again to everyone for coming. We'll look forward to seeing everyone at our February 21st event, coming up!