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									 « Reply #60 on: July 29, 2004, 11:57:10 am »  | 
								
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							Opalescence is so good. 
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									 « Reply #61 on: July 29, 2004, 02:08:03 pm »  | 
								
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							Can I get in if I play Sweater? 
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									 « Reply #62 on: July 29, 2004, 02:33:21 pm »  | 
								
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							Someone has to play TestOfEndurance.dec 
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									 « Reply #63 on: July 29, 2004, 06:38:50 pm »  | 
								
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							I wonder the who the brave soul will be that pilots Island.dec. 
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									 « Reply #64 on: July 29, 2004, 08:33:14 pm »  | 
								
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							/me looks around.
  Transformational sideboard into Mountain.dec anyone? 
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							Team Hadley: FOR FUCKING LIFE 
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									 « Reply #65 on: July 29, 2004, 09:39:01 pm »  | 
								
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							Someone PM me for a Reap list! 
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									 « Reply #66 on: July 29, 2004, 10:59:18 pm »  | 
								
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							Figures that Darren would totally whiff on the idea of a casual deck. Unless it's some Reap deck that ISN'T ReapLace.
  Also:
  FABULOUS PRIZES[/color] will be awarded in the following categories:
  Winner of the Tournament Best Deck Name Best Play Worst Play Most Inventive Deck Most Outlandish Card Choice Best Theme for a Deck Worst Manabase Least Effective Use of Broken Cards Most Effective Use of Bad Cards
  and, if applicable, The Mise-Prize, which will be awarded to a player who manages to lose every single game (if you drop from the tournament, you will not be eligible for the Mise-Prize). If there are (god forbid) multiple valid claims to the Mise-Prize, one will be selected ENTIRELY AT RANDOM.
  A SUPER-SPECIAL ULTRA[/color]-Prize will be awarded to anyone who manages to deck Toad.
  More categories in which you can win FABULOUS PRIZES may be added as we think of them, so don't change the channel! 
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									 « Reply #67 on: July 30, 2004, 12:12:30 am »  | 
								
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							A SUPER-SPECIAL ULTRA-Prize will be awarded to anyone who manages to deck Toad. Traumatize-Haunting Echoes is a strong contender now. SEARCH YOUR FEELINGS. YOU KNOW IT TO BE TRUE.  
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									 « Reply #68 on: July 30, 2004, 12:37:52 am »  | 
								
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							fat.dec? 1995keeper.dec?
  Ohh. Suits you, sir. 
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									 « Reply #69 on: July 30, 2004, 03:28:52 am »  | 
								
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							Dammit, dammit, dammit. This is gonna be SO cool   Poison counters4L! I hate it that I can't partake in it. I force everyone to hold this off for two and a half more weeks    
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									 « Reply #70 on: July 30, 2004, 04:14:42 am »  | 
								
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							I just need to make The Atog Deck a bit weaker and it will be casual enough... 
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									 « Reply #71 on: July 30, 2004, 11:03:19 am »  | 
								
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							Most Effective Use of Bad Cards  Oh man, I think Hyperion has this one all sewn up...  
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									 « Reply #72 on: July 30, 2004, 11:15:06 am »  | 
								
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							A SUPER-SPECIAL ULTRA-Prize will be awarded to anyone who manages to deck Toad. Traumatize-Haunting Echoes is a strong contender now. SEARCH YOUR FEELINGS. YOU KNOW IT TO BE TRUE. He's playing too many terrible one-ofs for that to work. Technically, I might be able to manage it, though. I'll definitely give it a try.  
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									 « Reply #73 on: July 30, 2004, 11:41:08 am »  | 
								
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							He's playing too many terrible one-ofs for that to work. WTF? [card]Merieke Ri Berit[/card] and [card]Mischievous Quanar[/card] are not that terrible    
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									 « Reply #74 on: July 30, 2004, 12:56:20 pm »  | 
								
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							Alright, so, when is this happening, and what's actually a good criteria to decide what deck is... mediocre or worse enough to play.    
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							Insult my mother, insult my sister, insult my girlfriend... but never ever use the words "restrict" and "Workshop" in the same sentence... 
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									 « Reply #75 on: July 30, 2004, 01:05:27 pm »  | 
								
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							I think we want all decklists in by this weekend, so we can get on with the tournament.
  As for power level, just have an idea of what 'casual' means. It means you're not in it to win - you should pick a deck which you just want to see in action. Combo is frowned upon, but having synergy is not. If you submit something too strong, we'll let you know.
  Some examples of the sort of power level we're looking for are, say, a Domain deck, or TurboHaups, which I'm playing. Other people are playing Batle of Wits (Toad) or a highlander deck (Jacob).
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									 « Reply #76 on: July 30, 2004, 02:31:26 pm »  | 
								
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							Can the decks be powered, or not? 
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									 « Reply #77 on: July 30, 2004, 02:34:15 pm »  | 
								
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							Can the decks be powered, or not? Sure. You can use broken cards too. But you have to do everything in a "fair" way.  
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									 « Reply #78 on: July 30, 2004, 03:06:48 pm »  | 
								
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							Can the decks be powered, or not? Sure. You can use broken cards too. But you have to do everything in a "fair" way. Alright, so, when and to whom do we submit these decks... I won't be around all weekend, but if this shin-dig happens during the week (after working hours, EST), I should be good to go.  
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									 « Reply #79 on: July 30, 2004, 03:07:53 pm »  | 
								
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							Reply to the PM invites that Kowal is sending out. 
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									 « Reply #80 on: July 30, 2004, 08:28:53 pm »  | 
								
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							Would using academy rector to power out shared fate be considered too strong? (I guaranty no bargain or necro anywhere in the deck)
  The other deck I would want to run would be an updated version of the deck I played way back in the day with far too many slow non basic lands like outpost and glaciers and blessings to make it even slower. 
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									 « Reply #81 on: July 30, 2004, 08:31:28 pm »  | 
								
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							Would using academy rector to power out shared fate be considered too strong? (I guaranty no bargain or necro anywhere in the deck) That should be fine. Edit: Outposts and Glaciers would probably be sweeter, though.  
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									 « Reply #82 on: July 30, 2004, 09:15:16 pm »  | 
								
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							I'm SOO playing in this. I can't decide which prize I want though...certianly, decking Toad is my first choice, but 'Most Effective Use of Bad Cards' is up there as well. 
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									 « Reply #83 on: August 01, 2004, 10:10:08 am »  | 
								
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							 I'll let that brew in your minds for a while. and I  AM winning this tournament...  
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									 « Reply #84 on: August 01, 2004, 11:41:30 am »  | 
								
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							Would using academy rector to power out shared fate be considered too strong? (I guaranty no bargain or necro anywhere in the deck)
  WTF? Who hacks into my computer and steals my tech?  
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									 « Reply #85 on: August 02, 2004, 02:09:36 am »  | 
								
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							 A SUPER-SPECIAL ULTRA[/color]-Prize will be awarded to anyone who manages to deck Toad.
 OH SNAP! That person will be me! consider yourself warned Toad.  
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									 « Reply #86 on: August 02, 2004, 02:41:28 am »  | 
								
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							Right. So it appeard that decking Toad is the prime objective in this field. Good to know. Also: if there's a banned list, it should be published. Oh, and won't GenCon fuck this tourney up something horrible? Wait 'till it's over    
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							<j_orlove> I am semi-religious <BR4M> I like that. which half of god do you believe in? <j_orlove> the half that tells me how to live my life <j_orlove> but not the half that tells me how others should live theirs
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									 « Reply #87 on: August 02, 2004, 03:04:10 am »  | 
								
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							The banned list isn't definitive. If you find a fair way to use Drains like Eastman seems to have, that's okay, but in general just avoid those insane cards. You know the ones we're talking about (startswithYawgmothderfderf (especially Yawgmoth's Edict!)). 
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									 « Reply #88 on: August 02, 2004, 03:12:53 am »  | 
								
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							So what would the verdict on my CSI list be, for example? If it's too 'good', I'll start working on my signature TurboPoison build rightaway    
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							<j_orlove> I am semi-religious <BR4M> I like that. which half of god do you believe in? <j_orlove> the half that tells me how to live my life <j_orlove> but not the half that tells me how others should live theirs
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									 « Reply #89 on: August 02, 2004, 04:53:40 am »  | 
								
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							I am now officially running 1 maindeck Gaea's Blessing. Suckers    
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