I'd like to congratulate Godder as the winner of 3CB Tournament #71!
A very small banned list led to a very small tournament, for reasons unknown...but strangely none of the top THREE decks used cards that are usually banned! Specific removal or straight-out aggression won the day - well done.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]
Decks:
1. combo_dude - Why Anvil is banned - City of Traitors, Nether Spirit, Anvil of Bogardan
2. ReAnimator - B0rken - Mishra's Workshop, Jinxed Choker, Glacial Chasm
3. Mind_under_Matter - Huge and Pointy - Mountain, Genju of the Spires, City of Traitors
4. Gimbles - Its Gotta Work Sooner or Later - Lion's Eye Diamond, Arrogant Wurm, Nether Spirit
5. Jacob Orlove - The Usual Suspects - City of Traitors, Phyrexian Processor, Mana Crypt
6. wonkey_donkey - (no name) - Mox Pearl, Mishra's Factory, Seal of Cleansing
7. Godder - Down in the Swamp - Bayou, Thallid, Duress
8. Nazdakka - No Shops next time... - Mishra's Workshop, Jinxed Choker, Glacial Chasm
Results:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total Position1| X 6 6 0 3 1 0 6 22 (4)
2| 0 X 3 6 6 0 3 2 20 (5)
3| 0 3 X 0 0 0 0 3 6 (8)
4| 6 0 6 X 6 6 3 0 27 (3)
5| 3 0 6 0 X 0 3 0 12 (7)
6| 4 6 6 0 6 X 0 6 28 (2)
7| 6 3 6 3 3 6 X 3 30 (1)
8| 0 2 3 6 6 0 3 X 20 (5)
The Choker mirror match was not a lot of fun to calculate! I think it's a draw because whoever plays Choker first dies because the opponent's Chasm can hold them off just long enough, so neither player can play the Choker, so it's a draw. Some powerhouse cards are still off the banned list, though - get working!
For the next fortnight:
The banned list is different - all cards from last week were banned (as well as a small initial list), 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]
[card]City of Traitors[/card]
[card]Nether Spirit[/card]
[card]Anvil of Bogardan[/card]
[card]Mishra's Workshop[/card]
[card]Jinxed Choker[/card]
[card]Glacial Chasm[/card]
[card]Genju of the Spires[/card]
[card]Lion's Eye Diamond[/card]
[card]Arrogant Wurm[/card]
[card]Mana Crypt[/card]
[card]Phyrexian Processor[/card]
[card]Mox Pearl[/card]
[card]Mishra's Factory[/card]
[card]Seal of Cleansing[/card]
[card]Bayou[/card]
[card]Thallid[/card]
[card]Duress[/card]
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 #72 Entry or 3cb Tournament#72 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 20th February and I'll calculate.
A disappointing turnout this week, hopefully more interest this fortnight: there's one or two more of these tournaments to come, and there's still plenty of room for powerful decks left.
Adam
