I'd like to congratulate Illissius as the winner of 3CB Tournament #88! It was a low turnout this time around, unfortunately, but I hope a changed ban list will help increase interest (see below). While there were a few classics, there were also some new decks running around (well, new to me, at any rate), which is great to see.
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
Smallpox
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 Atog Lord - Draw-Go - Somnophore Force of Will Saprazzan Cove
2 Reanimator - Slow and Boring - Sand Silos Darksteel Reactor Energy Field
3 Naphtali - Level Up - Mishra's Workshop City of Traitors Leveler
4 Franz Ferdinand - ROD - Mox Sapphire Mishra's Factory Imaginary Pet
5 Godder - Down on the Swamp - Bayou Thallid Duress
6 Reanimator - From the Shadows - City of Traitors Anvil of Bogardan Nether Spirit
7 Franz Ferdinand - DOR - Black Lotus Sheltered Valley Lavaborn Muse
8 Illissius - The actually Functional Version - Black Lotus Last Rites Nether Spirit
9 Illissius - Blast! - Volcanic Island Tidal Visionary Red Elemental Blast
Results: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total Position1| X 2 2 2 6 2 2 2 2 20 6
2| 2 X 3 6 0 0 6 0 6 23 4
3| 2 3 X 6 6 0 6 0 0 23 4
4| 2 0 0 X 3 2 0 1 6 14 8
5| 0 6 0 3 X 6 3 3 6 27 2
6| 2 6 6 2 0 X 3 1 6 26 3
7| 2 0 0 6 3 3 X 3 2 19 7
8| 2 6 6 4 3 4 3 X 6 34 1
9| 2 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 X 10 9
The turnout was disappointing this week, but I hope the upgraded ban list will help a little. I've taken off Meddling Mage, Misguided Rage, Leonin Squire and Show and Tell. At the same time, Null Chamber has been banned (Leonin Squire's good buddy), as has Trinisphere, just so we can play around with Lotus and Suspend Decks some more
. Once again, Atog Lord played a deck that just about Mised its way through, but some of the stuff he comes up with is fascinating nonetheless. I really appreciate the effort being put in to play new decks instead of the tried-and-true, so even if it's a small turnout, it's nice to see new stuff!
For next week: Same Again, more or less.
Banned list:Mesmeric Fiend
Nezumi Shortfang
Blackmail
Cabal Therapy
Abandon Hope
Pulse of the Dross
Pox
Mind Swords
Smallpox
Coercion
Nullstone Gargoyle
Form of the Dragon
Ghost Quarter
Strip Mine
Wasteland
The Rack
Balance
Glacial Chasm
Trinisphere <- new addition!Null Chamber <- new addition!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 and decks with illegal cards will be rejected.
To make an entry, PM your deck to Godder in the following format:
Subject: 3CB Tournament #89 Entry or 3CB Tournament #89 Revision
Deck Name Card #1
Card #2
Card #3
Optional Deck discussion, random sucking up, etc.
Entries close November 18. 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.
