I'd like to congratulate Reanimator as the winner of 3CB Tournament #86! A small turnout this time around, but as noted in the 3CB #85/86 thread, my time is limited at present, so that was probably for the best. Naturalize was golden this week, and Tempting Wurm is a good card when there is so little removal being played. As a side note, two decks were submitted with banned cards (Form of the Dragon and Nullstone Gargoyle) - please check the banned list before sending your entry in!Banned list:Form of the Dragon
Mesmeric Fiend
Nezumi Shortfang
Blackmail
Ghost Quarter
Cabal Therapy
Abandon Hope
Nullstone Gargoyle
Coercion
Strip Mine
Wasteland
The Rack
Balance
Meddling Mage
Pulse of the Dross
Leonin Squire
Show and Tell
Misguided Rage
Abandon Hope
Glacial Chasm
Pox
Mind Swords
All cards banned/not legal in Vintage (including Unglued and Unhinged)Any deck that can force the discard of more than one card per turnAny deck that can goldfish on turn 1Any deck that can't win if the opposition does nothing e.g. Mishra's Workshop, Trinisphere, Wheel of Torture (aka The Mise Prize, given out to decks that score lots of 2-2 draws)Decks:1 Reanimator - Half a Brick of Kung-Fu - Hickory Woodlot Naturalize Tempting Wurm
2 Franz Ferdinand - You Say You Want a Revolution? - Lion's Eye Diamond Arrogant Wurm Nether Spirit
3 Andrewpate - No name - Mishra's Workshop Ensnaring Bridge Scalding Tongs
4 Godder - Down on the Swamp - Bayou Thallid Duress
5 Hi-Val - The Waiting Room - Black Lotus Treasure Hunter Hesitation
6 Atog Lord - Draw-Go - Saprazzan Cove Meloku, the Clouded Mirror Force of Will
7 Parallax - Mono-Black Control - Bottomless Vault Evil Presence Visara, the Dreadful
8 Illissius - Dreadmask - Black Lotus Illusionary Mask Phyrexian Dreadnought
9 Naphtali - Bzzzt - Saprazzan Skerry Energy Field Scalding Tongs
10 Combo_dude - The Brick - Hickory Woodlot Tempting Wurm Tempting Wurm
Results: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Total Position1| X 2 6 6 6 2 0 6 6 0 34 1
2| 2 X 0 3 3 2 6 0 0 0 16 9
3| 0 6 X 1 2 2 6 6 0 6 29 3
4| 0 3 4 X 6 0 0 3 6 0 22 7
5| 0 3 2 0 X 2 0 3 2 0 12 10
6| 2 2 2 6 2 X 2 2 2 0 20 8
7| 6 0 0 6 6 2 X 0 1 6 27 6
8| 0 6 0 3 3 2 6 X 2 6 28 4
9| 0 6 6 0 2 2 4 2 X 6 28 4
0| 6 6 0 6 6 6 0 0 0 X 30 2
Looking at the decks, Tabernacle would have been a house this week. Force of Will continues to be a problem in 3CB, albeit an uncommonly played one. Admittedly, this was a bad field for it, because most of the time, the best play was to Force, leading to a lot of 2-2 draws. I'll be interested to see how we fare next time around when Time Spiral is legal.
For next week: Same Again - almost!
Time Spiral is Legal for this tournament - have fun picking through the spoilers!Banned list:Form of the Dragon
Mesmeric Fiend
Nezumi Shortfang
Blackmail
Ghost Quarter
Cabal Therapy
Abandon Hope
Nullstone Gargoyle
Coercion
Strip Mine
Wasteland
The Rack
Balance
Meddling Mage
Pulse of the Dross
Leonin Squire
Show and Tell
Misguided Rage
Abandon Hope
Glacial Chasm
Pox
Mind Swords
All cards banned/not legal in Vintage (including Unglued and Unhinged)Any deck that can force the discard of more than one card per turnAny deck that can goldfish on turn 1Any deck that can't win if the opposition does nothing e.g. Mishra's Workshop, Trinisphere, Wheel of Torture (aka The Mise Prize, given out to decks that score lots of 2-2 draws)3-Card Blind (3CB) is a very unique game. With thanks to Zoneseek, the rules are as follows:
- Your deck comprises 3 cards, all of which start in your hand.
- The library starts at 0 cards and you have no sideboard (Wishes fetch nothing).
- Random effects always go in your opponent's favour.
- All hands are revealed, so you always make the best possible play.
- You don't lose as a result of not being able to draw a card. If cards are put into your library, you draw normally.
- Other than the aforementioned, normal Magic rules apply.
- Decks are played against each other deck twice by the Moderator, once going first, once going second. For each win, you score 3. For each draw, you score 1. For each loss, you score 0.
- While it may seem obvious, decks may not use cards from the 3CB Banned List. Illegal decks will be rejected, and illegal cards will be replaced by basic land cards.
To make an entry, PM your deck to Godder in the following format:
Subject: 3CB Tournament #87 Entry or 3CB Tournament#87 Revision
Deck Name Card #1
Card #2
Card #3
Optional Deck discussion, random sucking up, etc.
Entries close October 7. Players may enter up to two decks, but I reserve the right to restrict entries to one deck per player is sufficient entries are received, so please designate your preferred deck, just in case. My apologies for a slightly longer tournament this week, but I'm getting married on September 23 and we're going on our honeymoon for 10 days after that, so I'm giving myself a little time to catch up, just in case. Hopefully Time Spiral being legal will make up for it!