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« on: September 19, 2006, 04:09:52 am »

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 turn
Any deck that can goldfish on turn 1
Any 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 Position
1|   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 turn
Any deck that can goldfish on turn 1
Any 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!
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« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2006, 03:28:47 pm »

Woo hooo i win.

I find it interesting that both 'brick' decks came 1st and 2nd, i guess the naturalize wasn't all that important.


Congratulations on getting married, have a great honeymoon ect. !
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« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2006, 06:54:51 pm »

Andrewpate- nice find on the tongs, better than my barbed wire list.
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« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2006, 09:40:12 pm »

I r the lose!

And I thought Hesitation would be nuts...
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« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2006, 10:37:56 pm »

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And I thought Hesitation would be nuts...

The main problem with Hesitation is that it can be worked around because it triggers when a spell is played. Replace Hesitation with Dissipate, and you've probably got a better chance.

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I find it interesting that both 'brick' decks came 1st and 2nd, i guess the naturalize wasn't all that important.

In this particular field, not so much since you lose the mirror (which can matter in a small field), but Naturalize means you beat Moat (e.g. Energy Field, Ensnaring Bridge) decks, which the whole Brick loses to.
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« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2006, 10:44:42 am »

Dang it, I knew I could beat The Brick.  I wasn't counting on Naturalize, though... or Energy Field.  I'll have a new strat for this week.
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« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2006, 06:27:39 pm »

As the closing time approaches, we have all of 6 decks. Let's see some more folks!
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« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2006, 08:52:32 am »

8 vs 9
Current: 2-2
Suggested: 1-4

When 9 goes first it can get all of its pieces into play before the dreadnought swings twice.
When 8 goes first, 9 has to play energy field before playing the tongs, so its a draw.
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