(For reference, I'll now have both running in one thread - post any results queries or anything about the following tournament in here.)
I'd like to congratulate Nazdakka as the winner of 3CB Tournament #70!
A special format didn't get as much banning as I'd hoped for, although the winning deck ironically featured a duplicate card, but it's only duplicates in other peoples' decks that are banned, so it's fine! Congratulations!Banned list:
Portal (all)
Unglued
Unhinged
[card]Black Lotus[/card]
[card]Mesmeric Fiend[/card]
[card]Nezumi Shortfang[/card]
[card]Blackmail[/card]
[card]Chain of Smog[/card]
[card]Cabal Therapy[/card]
[card]Encroach[/card]
[card]Mind Swords[/card]
[card]Anvil of Bogardan[/card]
[card]Strip Mine[/card]
[card]Wasteland[/card]
[card]The Rack[/card]
[card]Balance[/card]
[card]Meddling Mage[/card]
[card]Isochron Scepter[/card]
[card]Glacial Chasm[/card]
All cards used in another player's deck.
1. combo_dude - The Legacy Deck - Mercadian Bazaar, Time Vault, Flame Fusillade
2. wonkey_donkey - (no name) - Dwarven Hold, Ghitu Encampment, Avarice Totem
3. Joblin Velder - Zero Three Drop - Hammerheim, Roc Hatchling, Overload
4. Dzy - (no name) - Forbidden Orchard, Brand, Swords to Plowshares*
5. Jacob Orlove - The Usual Suspects - City of Traitors*, Mana Crypt, Phyrexian Processor
6. Gimbles - Vanilla Deck Wins - Eiganjo Castle, Isamaru, Hound of Konda, Swords to Plowshares**
7. that0neguy - Stax - Mishra's Workshop, Wheel of Torture, Trinisphere
8. 49 Cents - Watch and Learn - Saprazzan Cove, Akroma, Angel of Wrath, Show and Tell
9. Nazdakka - Steal from the guy running the tournament? Never! - Hickory Woodlot, Tempting Wurm, Tempting Wurm
10. Ephraim - All that Glitters - Scrubland, Sleeper Agent, Glittering Lynx
11. Matt - Let others fight over lands - Lion's Eye Diamond, Arrogant Wurm, Basking Rootwalla
12. Buttons - (no name) - City of Traitors*, Phyrexian Dreadnought, Illusionary Mask
13. Godder - Who plays Karoo? - Karoo, Kjeldoran Outpost, Plains
14. ReAnimator - slow bears - Treetop Village, Words of Wilding, Eladamri's Vineyard
15. Tash - Bad Beats.dec - Remote Farm, Kataki, War's Wage, Pacifism
* Duplicate card - replaced with Mountain.
** Duplicate card - replaced with Plains.
Results:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 B Total Position1| X 2 0 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 0 6 6 6 6 0 62 (4)
2| 2 X 6 0 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 6 4 ? 6 0 42 (7)
3| 6 0 X 2 6 6 4 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 5 41 (8)
4| 0 6 2 X 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 6 ? 0 6 0 34 (11)
5| 0 0 0 0 X 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 (14)
6| 0 0 0 0 6 X 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 14 (13)
7| 0 0 1 2 2 2 X 0 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 0 20 (12)
8| 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 X 6 6 3 6 6 6 0 0 69 (2)
9| 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 0 X 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 74 (1)
0| 0 6 6 6 6 6 2 0 0 X 0 6 0 0 0 0 38 (10)
1| 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 3 0 6 X 6 6 6 2 0 69 (2)
2| 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 4 (14)
3| 0 1 0 ? 6 6 2 0 0 6 0 6 X 0 6 10 43 (6)
4| 0 ? 6 6 6 6 2 0 0 6 0 6 6 X 6 0 50 (5)
5| 0 0 6 0 6 6 2 6 0 6 2 6 0 0 X 0 40 (9)
Most Obscure Card - Karoo (Godder)
Runner-Up - Hammerheim (Joblin Velder) [they were the only two cards I had to look up. Go figure.]
The question marks are because the matchups are very complicated - post suggestions.
Perhaps some people took "obscure cards" too seriously and others not seriously enough? I hardly feel ReAnimator can claim obscurity in his deck, which he's entered since forever
, but a complete lack of Energy Field or Mishra's Factory surprised me somewhat. I quite fancy my own deck's chances in regular 3 card blind, too; there isn't much that beats it without disruption.
Now, on to the next weeks' formats:
The banned list is smaller initially, so there may be some sort of sick deck for this week, but after each tournament, all cards used (except basic lands) are banned for the following tournaments.The rules for this competition will be: Anything Goes! For Now!
Banned list:
Portal (in ALL its forms)
Unglued AND UNHINGED
[card]Black Lotus[/card]
[card]Nezumi Shortfang[/card]
[card]Blackmail[/card]
[card]Chain of Smog[/card]
[card]Encroach[/card]
[card]Mind Swords[/card]
[card]Strip Mine[/card]
[card]Wasteland[/card]
[card]The Rack[/card]
[card]Balance[/card]
NB this is subject to change within 48hrs of first posting.
What is 3cb?
3-Card Blind (3CB) is a very unique game. The rules are as follows
Your deck is composed of 3 cards, all of which start in your hand.
You have no library (technically, the library exists, but starts at 0 cards) and no sideboard (Wishes fetch nothing).
Random effects always go in your opponent's favour.
You can see your opponent's hand, so you can always make the best possible play.
You don't lose as a result of not being able to draw a card.
You will play each opponent twice, once going first, once going second.
For each win, you score 3.
For each draw, you score 1.
For each loss, you get nothing.
Other than the aforementioned, EVERYTHING IS HANDLED EXACTLY LIKE A REAL GAME OF MAGIC!
To make an entry, PM your deck to combo_dude in the following format:
Subject: 3cb Tournament #71 Entry or 3cb Tournament#71 Revision
Deck Name
Card #1
Card #2
Card #3
Optional Deck discussion, random sucking up, etc.
I'll close entries after 2 weeks. Get your entries in by 6th February and I'll calculate. As I said, the banned list may change within 48 hours of this post going up. After that, it stays as it is. This is not a reason to withold your decks, though - this is not a particuarly serious format! If something's broke, please fix it whilst we can!
Again, I reserve the right to refuse second decks, though you can initially submit them if you wish. Once again, the results are a lot later than expected - lots happening in my life that I won't go into, but things are settled for the forseeable future and so the next tournaments should run fine. They will start and end on alternate Mondays regularly, as opposed to the usual Thursday - this is a much better day for me at the moment. Again, apologies - I hope I can still generate interest in the format. I've unbanned some of the power cards: go break the format!
Adam
