TMDC3 T.O. Report and Top 8 Decklists

[kl0wn]

First off, I would like to thank everybody who came to this event and helped it run so smoothly. There were no reports of shady goings-on this year which I'm very pleased with.
I really hope that everyone had a great time this weekend.

I'd especially like to thank the following people:
Kowal for co-TOing.
Pernicious Dude for judging and setting up the sound system.
Liz (sweetcatastrophe), Ross (rocknrossi) and our numerous Binghamton crew members not here on TMD for helping with the refreshments, deck-checking and sign-holding and everything else they did to make the event awesome all around.
Ray Robillard for giving me numerous pointers on everything, providing us all with Waterbury which I blatantly tried to duplicate and just generally being a great guy (not to say that everyone else on this list isn't).
Jacob Orlove for running some savage Trivia.
Phil Marfuta for giving me some serious pep talking when it really sunk in that there were only 94 people in attendance.
Jeff Anand, Josh O. and Carl Winter for tossing me some stuff to help with the 9th-32nd place prizes.
Everyone who had the cajones to play in the Highlander tournament on Day 2.
Ashok Chitturi for letting me buy my Pearl back from him for a little less than it was worth. With his help, I was able to save my power pieces that have sentimental value to me.

Secondly, I'd like to point and laugh at everyone who could have attended this event, but decided to go to a much lesser one for a very similar price and who Top Eighted but didn't take home any power. Sorry folks, the mana gods were with you on Saturday, but you chose to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Thirdly, I'd like to extend a very sincere and heartfelt "fuck you" to the organizer of the Lenox Mox Pearl tournament. You chose to run a clashing tournament for less on the same day. That's fine, you're an imbecile; the world is full of those. What I really don't appreciate though, is you sending somebody to distribute flyers at the REAL event without my permission, hoping to get in under my radar. We all know that you don't have the balls to run your own big tournament, but PLEASE don't try to capitalize on the efforts of the people who do.
Don't worry though, you failed miserably. The moment I saw them, they promptly found a home face-down in the dumpster. Nobody took any of your little pink papers.
Except me of course...I kept one. You may or may not be getting it back with a little "surprise" on it. I've wiped my ass with far more important and coarse things, yours won't bother me in the least.

Oops. I spoiled the surprise...

And now I give you the Top 8 decklists for TheManaDrain Championship 2004.

Champion - Jim Demarsico

Main Deck:
4 Joblin Welder
4 Juggernaut
1 Razormane Masticore
1 Triskelion
1 Duplicant
1 Sundering Titan
4 Mishra's Workshop
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Shivan Reef
3 Volcanic Island
2 Flooded Strand
2 Island
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Emerald
1 Black Lotus
1 Time Walk
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
1 Mana Crypt
4 Thirst For Knowledge
1 Fact Or Fiction
1 Wheel of Fortune
1 Memory Jar
4 Trinisphere
3 Crucible of Worlds
2 Fire/Ice
4 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Tinker

Sideboard:
4 Red Elemental Blast
1 Pyroblast
2 Damping Matrix
2 Tormod's Crypt
2 Rack and Ruin
2 Chalice of The Void
2 Hydroblast

Second Place - Dan Rosu

Main Deck:
4 Worldgorger Dragon
3 Squee, Joblin Nabob
4 Duress
1 Dance of The Dead
4 Animate Dead
2 Necromancy
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Intuition
4 Force of Will
3 Compulsion
2 Stifle
1 Sliver Queen
1 Ambassador Laquatus
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Mana Crypt
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Island
2 Swamp
2 Bloodstained Mire
4 Polluted Delta
4 Bazaar of Baghdad
4 Underground Sea

Sideboard:
2 Hurkyl's Recall
3 Enginered Explosives
1 Verdant Force
3 Chalice of The Void
2 Sundering Titan
2 Chain of Vapor
2 Tormod's Crypt

3/4 Split - Scott Limoges

Main Deck:
2 Morphling
1 Darksteel Colussus
4 Thirst For Knowledge
4 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Fact Or Fiction
4 Powder Keg
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
4 Mana Leak
1 Time Walk
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Tinker
2 Back To Basics
3 Polluted Delta
3 Flooded Strand
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Strip Mine
3 Wasteland
1 Tropical Island
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
1 Black Lotus
6 Island

Sideboard:
4 Chalice of The Void
4 Energy Flux
4 Oath of Druids
1 Tropical Island
2 Blue Elemental Blast

3/4 Split - Ben Kowal

Main Deck:
4 Ophidian
2 Morphling
4 Mana Drain
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Leak
1 Misdirection
4 Impulse
1 Ancestral Recall
4 Chalice of The Void
3 Back To Basics
2 Powder Keg
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Strip Mine
4 Wasteland
4 Flooded Strand
1 Polluted Delta
8 Island
1 Black Lotus
1 Sol Ring
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Emerald

Sideboard:
4 Control Magic
4 Energy Flux
4 Propaganda
2 Blue Elemental Blast
1 Back To Basics

Fifth Place - Andrew Probasco

Main Deck:
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
3 Duress
4 Accumulated Knowledge
2 Intuition
2 Deep Analysis
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Gush
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Pernicious Deed
2 Psychatog
2 Cunning Wish
1 Yawgmoth's Will
4 Brainstorm
4 Polluted Delta
4 Underground Sea
3 Tropical Island
3 Island
1 Swamp
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Strip Mine
1 Wasteland
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Black Lotus

Sideboard:
2 Ground Seal
1 Pernicious Deed
1 Oxidize
1 Deep Analysis
1 Echoing Truth
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Brass Man
1 Psychatog
1 Berserk
3 Chalice of The Void
1 Snuff Out
1 Vendetta

Sixth Place - Steven Brown

Main Deck:
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
4 Cloud of Faeries
3 Crucible of Worlds
3 Daze
2 Fire/Ice
4 Force of Will
4 Grim Lavamancer
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
3 Null Rod
3 Old Man of The Sea
4 Spiketail Hatchling
4 Standstill
1 Time Walk
4 Flooded Strand
3 Island
1 Library of Alexandria
4 Mishra's Factory
1 Strip Mine
4 Volcanic Island
4 Wasteland

Sideboard:
1 Blue Elemental Blast
2 Copy Artifact
2 Fire/Ice
3 Rack and Ruin
3 Red Elemental Blast
2 Seasinger
2 Stifle

Seventh Place - Jim Phillips

Main Deck:
4 Standstill
4 Force of Will
3 Mana Drain
3 Control Magic
3 Nevinyrral's Disk
2 Stifle
3 Brainstorm
1 Time Walk
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Mystical Tutor
4 Fire/Ice
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Sol Ring
4 Faerie Conclave
4 Mishra's Factory
4 Wasteland
3 Tundra
1 Strip Mine
2 Volcanic Island
4 Flooded Strand
1 Library of Alexandria
3 Island

Sideboard:
4 Flametongue Kavu
4 Swords To Plowshares
3 Crucible of Worlds
1 Mana Drain
2 Decree of Justice
1 Nevinyrral's Disk

Eighth Place - Ashok Chitturi

Main Deck:
4 Smokestack
4 Trinisphere
4 Tangle Wire
4 Crucible of Worlds
4 Joblin Welder
3 Meditate
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Balance
1 Tiker
2 Sundering Titan
4 Mishra's Workshop
4 Wasteland
4 Gemstone Mine
3 City of Brass
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Black Lotus
1 Sol Ring
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mana Crypt
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mana Vault
1 Darksteel Ingot
1 Grim Monolith

Sideboard:
3 Red Elemental Blast
3 Gorilla Shaman
1 Rack and Ruin
1 Hurkyl's Recall
2 Triskelion
1 Platinum Angel
1 Darksteel Colossus
1 Duplicant
2 Tsabo's Web

Congratulations to the Top 8 competitors, especially Jim Demarsico. Wear the belt with pride.

Top 4 Highlander Decklists:

Champion - Simon Cooper

Main Deck:
Tolarian Academy
City of Brass
Gemstone Mine
Flooded Strand
Polluted Delta
Bloodstained Mire
Underground Sea
Tropical Island
Bayou
Volcanic Island
Glimmervoid
Scrubland

Sol Ring
Black Lotus
Mox Sapphire
Mox Jet
Mox Emerald
Mox Ruby
Mox Pearl
Mox Diamond
Lotus Petal
Mana Vault
Mana Crypt
Dark ritual
Cabal ritual
Crop rotation
Fastbond
Lion's Eye Diamond
Chrome Mox

Demonic Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Mystical Tutor
Tainted Pact
Regrowth
Enlightened Tutor
Rhystic Tutor

Brainstorm
Impulse
Serum Visions
Chromatic Sphere
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Frantic Search

Wheel of Fortune
Windfall
Timetwister
Time Spiral
Diminishing Returns
Tinker
Memory Jar

Yawgmoth's Will
Yawgmoth's Bargain
Necropotence
Mind's Desire

Tendrils of Agony
Quirion Dryad
Darksteel Colossus
Cunning Wish

Hurkyl's Recall
Retract

Sideboard:
Beserk
Stifle
Xantid Swarm
Duress
Force of Will
City of Solitude
Chain of Vapor
Fact or Fiction
Tolarian Winds
Brain Freeze
Extract
Naturalize
Disenchant
Lim-Dul's Vault
Plagiarize

Second Place - Phil Marfuta

Main Deck:
Tolarian Academy
City of Brass
Gemstone Mine
Flooded Strand
Polluted Delta
Bloodstained Mire
Underground Sea
Tropical Island
Bayou
Volcanic Island
Glimmervoid
Tundra

Sol Ring
Black Lotus
Mox Sapphire
Mox Jet
Mox Emerald
Mox Ruby
Mox Pearl
Mox Diamond
Lotus Petal
Mana Vault
Mana Crypt
Dark ritual
Cabal ritual
Crop rotation
Fastbond
Lion's Eye Diamond
Chrome Mox

Demonic Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Mystical Tutor
Tainted Pact
Regrowth
Enlightened Tutor
Rhystic Tutor

Brainstorm
Impulse
Serum Visions
Chromatic Sphere
Ancestral Recall
Time Walk
Frantic Search

Wheel of Fortune
Windfall
Timetwister
Time Spiral
Diminishing Returns
Tinker
Memory Jar

Yawgmoth's Will
Yawgmoth's Bargain
Necropotence
Mind's Desire

Tendrils of Agony
Quirion Dryad
Darksteel Colossus
Cunning Wish

Hurkyl's Recall
Retract

Sideboard:
Beserk
Stifle
Xantid Swarm
Duress
Force of Will
City of Solitude
Chain of Vapor
Fact or Fiction
Tolarian Winds
Brain Freeze
Extract
Naturalize
Disenchant
Lim-Dul's Vault
Plagiarize

Third Place - Carl Winter

Highlander of Champions:
Tropical Island
Volcanic Island
Dust Bowl
Mishra's Factory
Tolarian Academy
Strip Mine
Library of Alexandria
Wasteland
2 Island
1 Plains
1 Swamp
Sol Ring
Mana Vault
Mana Crypt
Mox Jet
Mox Ruby
Mox Pearl
Mox Emerald
Mox Sapphire
Black Lotus
Underground Sea
Tundra
Flooded Strand
Polluted Delta
Undiscovered Paradise
City of Brass
Crucible of Worlds
Gorilla Shaman
Mystical Tutor
Swords To Plowshares
Brainstorm
Duress
Tinker
Time Walk
Mindslaver
Yawgmoth's Will
Ancestral Recall
Fact or Fiction
Decree of Justice
Engineered Explosives
Dismantling Blow
Future Sight
Vampiric Tutor
Mind Twist
Mana Drain
Force of Will
Thirst For Knowledge
Demonic Tutor
Skeletal Scrying
Fire/Ice
Deep Analysis
Isochron Scepter
Cunning Wish
Dromar's aka: Rakso's Charm
Joblin Trenches
Morphling
Impulse
Counterspell
Mana Leak

Sideboard of Awesomes:
Planar Void
Cremate
Coffin Purge
Rack and Ruin
Disenchant
Diabolic Edict
Chainer's Edict
Balance
Tormod's Crypt
Duplicant
Joblin Welder
Dwarven Miner
Dwarven Blastminer
Red Elemental Blast
Pulse of The Fields(!!!)

Fourth Place - Raymond Robillard

Main Deck:
1 Regrowth
1 Disrupt
1 Quirion Dryad
1 Sylvan Library
1 Masticore
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Treachery
1 Misdirection
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Annul
1 Counterspell
1 Control Magic
1 Force of Will
1 Mana Drain
1 Cunning Wish
1 Time Walk
1 Ophidian
1 Brainstorm
1 Deep Analysis
1 Thirst For Knowledge
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Impulse
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Gorilla Shaman
1 Dismantling Blow
1 Swords To Plowshares
1 Duress
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Tainted Pact
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Skeletal Scrying
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Badlands
1 Scrubland
1 Tropical Island
1 Tundra
1 Volcanic Island
1 Underground Sea
1 Bayou
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Undiscovered Paradise
1 Gemstone Mine
1 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine
1 Flooded Strand
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Wooded Foothills
1 Windswept Heath
1 Polluted Delta
1 City of Brass
1 Sol Ring
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt

Sideboard:
1 Plaguebearer
1 Flametoungue Kavu
1 Arcane Laboratory
1 Stifle
1 Naturalize
1 Dominate
1 Blue Elemental Blast
1 Hibernation
1 Hydroblast
1 Red Elemental Blast
1 Pyroblast
1 Shattering Pulse
1 Smother
1 Burnout
1 Rack and Ruin

There were 13 Highlanders in total, slightly less than I had anticipated, but all in all, a good time was had.

Congratulations to Simon Cooper, your new Highlander World Champion. He and Phil Marfuta played a very intense and absolutely nervewracking match in the finals.

If anybody wants to be a bastard and ask me to put up the other nine Highlander lists, just say so.

[Kowal]

Fifth Place - Andrew Probasco

Main Deck:
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
3 Duress
4 Accumulated Knowledge
2 Intuition
2 Deep Analysis
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Gush
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Pernicious Deed
2 Psychatog
2 Cunning Wish
1 Yawgmoth's Will
4 Brainstorm
4 Polluted Delta
4 Underground Sea
3 Tropical Island
3 Island
1 Swamp
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Strip Mine
1 Wasteland
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Black Lotus

Sideboard:
2 Ground Seal
1 Pernicious Deed
1 Oxidize
1 Deep Analysis
1 Echoing Truth
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Brass Man
1 Psychatog
1 Berserk
3 Chalice of The Void
1 Snuff Out
1 Vendetta

That's no typo.  Looks like Phil got his wtf of the month fix in.

[kl0wn]

Surprisingly, I wasn't surprised to see a Brass Man in Brass Man's deck. He actually has a decent use too. Can anybody say "shuts down Joblin Lackey"?

[iamfishman]

First and foremost...I wish to thank Klown for an amazing time.  There were all sorts of fun activities going on throughout the weekend.  Highlander, Magic Trivia, a Poker Tourney, TONS of Type 4 and Mental Magic, a feature match table, a Denny's run, 3 vendors, hacky sack, awesome opponents, and a greater sense of jovial merriment and type 1 community, then I have ever felt at a type 1 tournament(even Waterbury)

To anyone who could have made it out and chose not to...shame on you.  You have no idea what you missed.

As for the prizes ON SATURDAY, I give MADDDD props to Klown for sticking with the established prize structutre.  It sucks ass losing alot of money running tournaments(trust me, I've been there), especially when making money is not the main goal, and it is easy to try to fix things by pulling the plug on prize support.  This, however, is totally the wrong play if you plan on holding more events.  Consider others who have promised certain prizes and lowered them after the fact.  Great Barrington did so and the next event got 13 people.

Klown chose not to do this, got pumped again by Phil, and delivered one amazingly solid weekend.  I know I will be back if another of these events is held, and based on Bryce's descion to not lower the prize support, I heard others mention they would also return.  I think, Bryce just needs a little time to establish his tournaments to get them to the point where he could break even/make a profit while giving away a full power set.  

Once again, Bryce...thanks...and to all the people who showed up and with whom I had a great time (Dave, Jim, Bryce, Carl, Jacob, Liz, Kerz, Scott, Jeff, Josh, Eli, Ed, Simon, Harriet, Phil, Kowal, Dan, Andy P, Ashok, John, just to name a few...) you rock!

[Jacob Orlove]

First and foremost...I wish to thank Klown for an amazing time.  There were all sorts of fun activities going on throughout the weekend.  Highlander, Magic Trivia, a Poker Tourney, TONS of Type 4 and Mental Magic, a feature match table, a Denny's run, 3 vendors, hacky sack, awesome opponents, and a greater sense of jovial merriment and type 1 community, then I have ever felt at a type 1 tournament(even Waterbury)

To anyone who could have made it out and chose not to...shame on you.  You have no idea what you missed.

As for the prizes ON SATURDAY, I give MADDDD props to Klown for sticking with the established prize structutre.  It sucks ass losing alot of money running tournaments(trust me, I've been there), especially when making money is not the main goal, and it is easy to try to fix things by pulling the plug on prize support.  This, however, is totally the wrong play if you plan on holding more events.  Consider others who have promised certain prizes and lowered them after the fact.  Great Barrington did so and the next event got 13 people.

Klown chose not to do this, got pumped again by Phil, and delivered one amazingly solid weekend.  I know I will be back if another of these events is held, and based on Bryce's descion to not lower the prize support, I heard others mention they would also return.  I think, Bryce just needs a little time to establish his tournaments to get them to the point where he could break even/make a profit while giving away a full power set.  

Once again, Bryce...thanks...and to all the people who showed up and with whom I had a great time (Dave, Jim, Bryce, Carl, Liz, Kerz, Scott, Jeff, Josh, Eli, Ed, Simon, Harriet, Phil, Kowal, Dan, Andy P, Ashok, John, just to name a few...) you rock!

I have to agree completely with this post, even though it makes no mention of me. This mini-convention (so much more than just a tournament) was amazing, and well worth the infinite driving time from boston.

[iamfishman]

First and foremost...I wish to thank Klown for an amazing time.  There were all sorts of fun activities going on throughout the weekend.  Highlander, Magic Trivia, a Poker Tourney, TONS of Type 4 and Mental Magic, a feature match table, a Denny's run, 3 vendors, hacky sack, awesome opponents, and a greater sense of jovial merriment and type 1 community, then I have ever felt at a type 1 tournament(even Waterbury)

To anyone who could have made it out and chose not to...shame on you.  You have no idea what you missed.

As for the prizes ON SATURDAY, I give MADDDD props to Klown for sticking with the established prize structutre.  It sucks ass losing alot of money running tournaments(trust me, I've been there), especially when making money is not the main goal, and it is easy to try to fix things by pulling the plug on prize support.  This, however, is totally the wrong play if you plan on holding more events.  Consider others who have promised certain prizes and lowered them after the fact.  Great Barrington did so and the next event got 13 people.

Klown chose not to do this, got pumped again by Phil, and delivered one amazingly solid weekend.  I know I will be back if another of these events is held, and based on Bryce's descion to not lower the prize support, I heard others mention they would also return.  I think, Bryce just needs a little time to establish his tournaments to get them to the point where he could break even/make a profit while giving away a full power set.  

Once again, Bryce...thanks...and to all the people who showed up and with whom I had a great time (Dave, Jim, Bryce, Carl, Liz, Kerz, Scott, Jeff, Josh, Eli, Ed, Simon, Harriet, Phil, Kowal, Dan, Andy P, Ashok, John, just to name a few...) you rock!

I have to agree completely with this post, even though it makes no mention of me. This mini-convention (so much more than just a tournament) was amazing, and well worth the infinite driving time from boston.

Edited...now time travel back in time and change your post.

Lol

<3 Jacob Or<3

[Razvan]

*applause* I truly appreciate the gesture, Bryce. It's a shame a lot of us Canadians couldn't come to this event, due to multiple factors, not limited to work, money, time and the fact that our main driver would have been arrested should he step in New York.

This event really should have had at least 15-20 more people. At least. But that's how it goes... I really hope there will be a next one, and that more (and even some more of us) will show up.

[Kerz]

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[CrazyCarl]

I'll also echo the mad props to Bryce, though I'll also extend those to Josh Osche.  They both put in A LOT of work to put this on, and they did an exceptional job.  I couldn't have asked for more, and on the first attempt at an event like this no less.  The tourney hall was a tad crowded(4 foot tables with 2 people to them leading to people sitting at the end with the legs), but much more roomy than I had expected with a lot of open space and easy access to the parking lot outside which provided an easy outlet for smoking, hacky sack, slap-ass, etc.

The Binghamton kids: Ross, Jesse Gwyn, Eli Schism, Liz, Tyrone and more than likely a few others whom I didn't see all did an AWESOME job for no compensation.  You guys are awesome and I've already told you so, but still.  Yeah.  Monkeys.

Anyways.  This event, as Jacob said, was very much like a convention.  Aaron Kerzner commented midway through Saturday that it reminded him of Origins which was just a chill place to hang out with a little Magic going on.  I'd go into this more, but then you guys won't have anything to read later...(foreshadowing rules!).

Great job guys.

[Kerz]

@ Carl:

1. Best.House.Evar. The CCW Manor provided much clutch sleeping quarters, even though I slept in a chair.

@ Other people:

2. Going to the CCW Manor rocks ever harder because I saw the painting IRL. Boners.

3. Yes, this tourney was absurdly fun. At 4-2-1, I missed t8 by losing the last round, but I still had an awesome time.

4. I was introduced to the game of slap-ass at this tourney by the Binghamton dude(tte)s. It fights soooooo good. I've never had so much hand to ass contact in one day in my life. <3 you guys.

[jpmeyer]

"Slap"-ass?  I've only ever heard "grab-ass."

[Kerz]

Nope. It's a game where you try to slap as much ass as possible. It's fun in a  heterosexual kinda way.

[jpmeyer]

Ah.  It's the heterosexual version of grab-ass.

[Shock Wave]

Props to Bryce for holding his end of the bargain, despite the circumstances. I apologize for missing this one, but I'm in school and I couldn't afford the trip or the 2 days off. However, if the same TOs decide to try their luck again, they will definitely have my support.

[hulk3rules]

This event really should have had at least 15-20 more people. At least. But that's how it goes... I really hope there will be a next one, and that more (and even some more of us) will show up.

I realize people are probably going to hate me for saying this, but I gotta say something

Why should there have been more people?  Why do you guys keep saying "people who didn't go suck" ??  Do you guys (Binghampton people) remember the last tournament you ran??

1- Getting food at the place sucked

2- There was NO BATHROOM AT THE VENUE

3- Nobody was allowed to watch the top four or the finals

4- Cursing was NOT ALLOWED.  How can anyone ever hold any sort of competetive event ever and not allow swearing.  "If I hear you swearing, you'll get kicked out."  Yeah- fuck that rule

5- And let's not forget the collusion at your first tournament, and the fact that the wrong number of rounds was played

So again, I'm not trying to make fun of you guys, or put you down.  I'm just pointing out the obvious facts.  It shouldn't have taken a genius to figure out that you weren't going to get the 150+ turnout you were hoping for.  And when I hear people complaining, or saying "people that could have gone but didn't suck" or anything along those lines, I can't help but feel that people aren't looking at the obvious facts here.



***One last note:  I do want to add that I have a LOT of respect for Bryce and whoever else took the hit when the turnout didn't cover the advertised prize structure.  That takes a lot of class to do that- and I commend you for that.  Based on this, and the stories people are telling, I think (and hope) you will do just fine next time

[Razvan]

This event really should have had at least 15-20 more people. At least. But that's how it goes... I really hope there will be a next one, and that more (and even some more of us) will show up.

I realize people are probably going to hate me for saying this, but I gotta say something

Why should there have been more people?  Why do you guys keep saying "people who didn't go suck" ??  Do you guys (Binghampton people) remember the last tournament you ran??

I agree that saying people that didn't go suck, is a bit over the top. But I think that was said more as a joke (I hope). If not...

1- Getting food at the place sucked

Hey, believe me, very few venues around here have good food services, unless you are in a mall... Dueling Grounds is just about the only one with a bar, too. And a Piano...

2- There was NO BATHROOM AT THE VENUE

That's a bit unusual... wtf?

3- Nobody was allowed to watch the top four or the finals

What? Seriously?

4- Cursing was NOT ALLOWED.  How can anyone ever hold any sort of competetive event ever and not allow swearing.  "If I hear you swearing, you'll get kicked out."  Yeah- fuck that rule

At a magic game? Holy crap, if Wu and I go, we won't make it past the first round...

5- And let's not forget the collusion at your first tournament, and the fact that the wrong number of rounds was played

Was that Bryce's tourney? I thought it was Andystok's.

Based on this, and the stories people are telling, I think (and hope) you will do just fine next time

Excellent...

[ctthespian]

This event really should have had at least 15-20 more people. At least. But that's how it goes... I really hope there will be a next one, and that more (and even some more of us) will show up.

I realize people are probably going to hate me for saying this, but I gotta say something

Why should there have been more people?  Why do you guys keep saying "people who didn't go suck" ??  Do you guys (Binghampton people) remember the last tournament you ran??

1- Getting food at the place sucked

2- There was NO BATHROOM AT THE VENUE

3- Nobody was allowed to watch the top four or the finals

4- Cursing was NOT ALLOWED.  How can anyone ever hold any sort of competetive event ever and not allow swearing.  "If I hear you swearing, you'll get kicked out."  Yeah- fuck that rule

5- And let's not forget the collusion at your first tournament, and the fact that the wrong number of rounds was played

So again, I'm not trying to make fun of you guys, or put you down.  I'm just pointing out the obvious facts.  It shouldn't have taken a genius to figure out that you weren't going to get the 150+ turnout you were hoping for.  And when I hear people complaining, or saying "people that could have gone but didn't suck" or anything along those lines, I can't help but feel that people aren't looking at the obvious facts here.



***One last note:  I do want to add that I have a LOT of respect for Bryce and whoever else took the hit when the turnout didn't cover the advertised prize structure.  That takes a lot of class to do that- and I commend you for that.  Based on this, and the stories people are telling, I think (and hope) you will do just fine next time

I agree with Hulk's assesment.  I hate to say it that the above thoughts ran through my head and the fact that I had to sing the next morning at 8:30am and had a rehearsal the next day deterred me from driving that far.  (Also my belief that 100+ people tournys suck if you have to drive more than 1 hour.)  It would have been cool to see this event more in the "summertime" that in September when everything starts again.

Still props on sticking to the prize structure.  Hopefully that will bring more people out next time.

-Keith

[Pern]

1- Getting food at the place sucked

2- There was NO BATHROOM AT THE VENUE

3- Nobody was allowed to watch the top four or the finals

4- Cursing was NOT ALLOWED. How can anyone ever hold any sort of competetive event ever and not allow swearing. "If I hear you swearing, you'll get kicked out." Yeah- fuck that rule

5- And let's not forget the collusion at your first tournament, and the fact that the wrong number of rounds was played

The first four were totally rectified by the fact that this was a different venue.
Klown had no control at the store.
This venue was awesome.
Cheap hotel rooms onsite, lots of play area, large bathroom,
pizza in the space, a restaurant in the building and several up the street
and you could walk 50 feet and buy a $1.50 pint of beer without going outdoors.

I saw no sign of your issue 5 at this tournament.
It was very well run.

As others have said, mad props for honoring the promised prize support.

Highlander is all that.

I'm totally looking forward to the next one.

[kl0wn]

...and you could walk 50 feet and buy a $1.50 pint of beer without going outdoors.

WTF? I didn't know pints were that cheap there...

[Mykeatog]

Secondly, I'd like to point and laugh at everyone who could have attended this event, but decided to go to a much lesser one for a very similar price and who Top Eighted but didn't take home any power. Sorry folks, the mana gods were with you on Saturday, but you chose to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

I would like to point and laugh at anyone who didn't make $40.00 that day.  

[kl0wn]

Secondly, I'd like to point and laugh at everyone who could have attended this event, but decided to go to a much lesser one for a very similar price and who Top Eighted but didn't take home any power. Sorry folks, the mana gods were with you on Saturday, but you chose to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

I would like to point and laugh at anyone who didn't make $40.00 that day.  

I don't get it. Are you saying that the Lenox TO made $40 off his tournament entry fees? Or that everyone who made Top 8 took home equivalent of $60 worth of prizes?

And if it was profitable for him in the least, why would he raise the entry fee even more for next time?

[Mykeatog]

It seemed as though that comment was a direct shot at me. I did go to Lenox, I did make top 8, and I didn't win power.

Assuming that it was a direct shot; I fired back with that statement, which meant that I got a prize worth roughly 60 bucks, making a profit.

In retrospect; there were some anger issues earlier this week that I should have dealt with differently, and I apologize for the shot. Furthermore, I am sure your event was excellent, and I am sorry that I couldn't attend.

[kl0wn]

It seemed as though that comment was a direct shot at me.

To clarify, the comment WAS a taunt directed at everyone who made Top 8 in Lenox who could've come here. Fact is, if you had been in Endicott, you probably would've made Top 8 and won yourself a Mox or more. Try to rationalize it all you want; a Mox is worth a little more than forty bux.

Just figured I'd rub some noses in it.

[hulk3rules]

It seemed as though that comment was a direct shot at me.

To clarify, the comment WAS a taunt directed at everyone who made Top 8 in Lenox who could've come here. Fact is, if you had been in Endicott, you probably would've made Top 8 and won yourself a Mox or more. Try to rationalize it all you want; a Mox is worth a little more than forty bux.

Just figured I'd rub some noses in it.

I agree- It's just as easy to make top eight in a 20 person tournament as it is in a 100 person tournament.


Oh wait...

[Zherbus]

Honestly, how much do you think the 3 hour additional driving distance from most locations make in the attendance? Do you think there could have been more of a push? Was this too close to Waterbury?