[Report] Myriad Games Vintage July 1st, 2007 w/T8 Decks

The Myriad Games Vintage Tournament announcement for July 1st, 2007 can be found here.

Thank you to everyone who attended the ninth event in our 2007 Vintage Tournament Series here at Myriad Games.

Ryan Marek won the Preregistration Bonus Dual Land.

Ryan Durney won the Best Deck Name Contest for "Helen Keller's Dog"

The Myriad Gear Challenge continued to be popular. Everyone who participated received Free Myriad Gear!

Our New Player Bonus Booster Pack continued to be appreciated. Each new player received a Free Booster Pack!

Every player that wanted one received one of Sara's famous Myriad Games Magical Mana Cookies!

The Vintage Draft (including cards from The Dark, Legends, Antiquities, and Arabian Nights) was thoroughly enjoyed once again. Of the eight players who participated, these were the Top 4:

   1st Travis Laplante
   2nd Dave Feinstein
   3rd Charles Scourbys
   4th Clark Van Vliet

The Tumblin' Dice Tournament was another enjoyable Free side event. Of the record 14 players, these were the Top 4:

   1st Craig Dupre
   2nd Ryan Marek
   3rd Mike Lydon
   4th Andrew Fox

Congratulations to our Tumblin' Dice Champions!

Our new bonus Magic Memento prizes were appreciated by all. Every player had the opportunity to select a card from our special binder including some cool little Magic singles. These Magical Mementos are designed to serve as a cool keepsake from the event. Feel free to have your opponents sign them, customize them with the date of the event, or just keep them in your binder as a reminder of a good time at a great Vintage event. Cards selected by players from this event included:

German Whirling Dervish
Clam Session
FNM Foil Krosan Tusker
Foil Whirling Dervish
Soldier Token
French BB Plains
FBB Feldon's Cane
Endless Cockroaches
Bear Cub
Gold-Bordered Underground River
Foil Sea's Claim
Russian Fiery Justice
Gold-Bordered Cunning Wish
Japanese Scryb Ranger
Beta Circle of Protection: Red
Italian Pyrokinesis
Antonino DeRosa
Signed Chaos Confetti
Foil Squee's Revenge
Russian Angel of Mercy
Alpha War Mammoth
Russian Battle of Wits
Foil 9th Edition Serra Angel
Signed Imperial Hellkite

Our Best Tournament Report contest is underway. All tournament reports posted in the Tournament Announcement section of The Mana Drain by July 8th will be eligible to win. Reports must include Myriad Games in the title. Style points will be awarded for catchy titles, amusing anecdotes, and interesting coverage. Super style points will be awarded for good pictures from the event. Everyone is encouraged to respond to the tournament reports to let us know which you like best (you may PM myriadgames with comments if you cannot post directly to the Tournament Report forum). I will be the grand, august, final arbiter as to the final placement of reports. We may even award ancillary prizes if there are multiple reports that are deserving. Prizes will be reserved at Myriad Games and may be picked up the next time the winner(s) stop by. As reports are added, I will add handy links to the various tournament reports from the player's names in the final standings below.

Thank you to everyone for arriving in a timely fashion with decklists ready.

As always, if you have any comments or suggestions about our events, please email us at vintage@myriadgames.com

Tournament Results

1st   Rich Shay -- GrowATog
2nd   Rich Meyst -- Tarmo-Gush
3rd   Ross Merriam -- Staxless Stax
4th   Marc Tuttle -- Bob-berman
5th   Ray Robillard -- Staxless Stax
6th   Jeremiah Rudolph -- Control Slaver
7th   Stefan Ellsworth -- Bomberman
8th   Oliver Beaumont -- Bomberman
9th   Craig Dupre -- GrowATog
10th   Chris Spraker -- Gush Tendrils
11th   Andrew Fox -- 4C Tempo Control
12th   Rob Hennigan -- GrowATog
13th   Ryan Durney -- B/u Tempo
14th   Dave Feinstein -- UWB Fish
15th   Pat Broderick -- GrowATog
16th   Sara Yarrington -- Belcher
17th   Charles Scourbys -- Bomberman
18th   Mike Lydon -- Bomberman
19th   Scott Hughes -- Staxless Stax
20th   Devin Blau -- GrowATog
21st   Jeff Carpenter -- Gushin' Oath
22nd   Ryan Marek -- Fish Long
23rd   Travis Laplante -- Stax
24th   Chad Behre -- UWB Fish
25th   Derek McAtavey -- Control Slaver
26th   Clark Van Vliet -- Flash

Top 8 - Quarterfinals

Rich Shay -- GrowATog vs Oliver Beaumont -- Bomberman
Rich Meyst -- Tarmo-Gush vs Ray Robillard -- Staxless Stax
Ross Merriam -- Staxless Stax vs Jeremiah Rudolph -- Control Slaver
Marc Tuttle -- Bob-berman vs Stefan Ellsworth -- Bomberman

Top 4 - Semifinals

Rich Shay -- GrowATog vs Ross Merriam -- Staxless Stax
Rich Meyst -- Tarmo-Gush vs Marc Tuttle -- Bob-berman

Top 2 - Finals

Rich Shay -- GrowATog vs Rich Meyst -- Tarmo-Gush

Top 8 Decklists

1st Rich Shay -- GrowATog

4x Force of Will
4x Brainstorm
4x Gush
4x Merchant Scroll
3x Quirion Dryad
3x Duress
3x Mana Drain
3x Opt
2x Misdirection
1x Yawgmoth's Will
1x Echoing Truth
1x Brain Freeze
1x Psychatog
1x Cunning Wish
1x Ancestral Recall
1x Time Walk
1x Regrowth
1x Fastbond
1x Vampiric Tutor
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Mystical Tutor
3x Underground Sea
3x Tropical Island
3x Polluted Delta
2x Flooded Strand
2x Island
1x Library of Alexandria
1x Mox Sapphire
1x Mox Jet
1x Mox Emerald
1x Black Lotus

Sideboard
3x Yixlid Jailer
2x Pithing Needle
2x Energy Flux
2x Massacre
2x Oxidize
1x Tormod's Crypt
1x Hurkyl's Recall
1x Berserk
1x Blue Elemental Blast

2nd Rich Meyst -- Tarmo-Gush

4x Force of Will
4x Brainstorm
4x Gush
4x Street Wraith
4x Tarmogoyf
3x Duress
2x Merchant Scroll
2x Sulfur Elemental
2x Red Elemental Blast
2x Misdirection
2x Fire and Ice
1x Echoing Truth
1x Fastbond
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Vampiric Tutor
1x Mystical Tutor
1x Time Walk
1x Ancestral Recall
1x Regrowth
4x Flooded Strand
3x Tropical Island
2x Volcanic Island
2x Underground Sea
2x Polluted Delta
1x Island
1x Mox Emerald
1x Mox Jet
1x Mox Ruby
1x Mox Sapphire
1x Lotus Petal
1x Black Lotus

Sideboard
4x Leyline of the Void
3x Seal of Removal
2x Extripate
1x Duress
1x Red Elemental Blast
1x Ancient Grudge
1x Sulfur Elemental
1x Fire and Ice
1x Rushing River

3rd Ross Merriam -- Staxless Stax

4x Sphere of Resistance
4x Chalice of the Void
4x Goblin Welder
3x Crucible of Worlds
2x Gorilla Shaman
2x Sensei's Divining Top
1x Balance
1x Ancestral Recall
1x Time Walk
1x Tinker
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Vampiric Tutor
1x Imperial Seal
1x Crop Rotation
1x Trinisphere
1x Platinum Angel
1x Triskelion
1x Sundering Titan
1x Memory Jar
4x Mishra's Workshop
4x Wasteland
3x City of Brass
3x Gemstone Mine
1x Strip Mine
1x Barbarian Ring
1x Tolarian Academy
1x Bazaar of Baghdad
1x Mox Sapphire
1x Mox Ruby
1x Mox Pearl
1x Mox Jet
1x Mox Emerald
1x Black Lotus
1x Sol Ring
1x Mana Crypt
1x Mana Vault
1x Coalition Relic

Sideboard
4x Leyline of the Void
2x Uba Mask
2x Fire and Ice
2x Ancient Grudge
2x Red Elemental Blast
1x Darkblast
1x Artifact Mutation
1x Duplicant

4th Marc Tuttle -- Bob-berman

4x Force of Will
4x Brainstorm
4x Dark Confidant
3x Auriok Salvagers
3x Aven Mindcensor
3x Trinket Mage
3x Mana Drain
3x Mana Leak
1x Skullclamp
1x Tormod's Crypt
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Lotus Petal
1x Sensei's Divining Top
1x AEther Spellbomb
1x Sol Ring
1x Engineered Explosives
1x Ancestral Recall
1x Time Walk
4x Polluted Delta
4x Island
3x Underground Sea
3x Tundra
1x Flooded Strand
1x Plains
1x Tolarian Academy
1x Mox Ruby
1x Mox Emerald
1x Mox Pearl
1x Mox Jet
1x Mox Sapphire
1x Black Lotus

Sideboard
4x Leyline of the Void
3x Jotun Grunt
3x Threads of Disloyalty
3x Duress
1x Cursed Scroll
1x Pithing Needle

5th Ray Robillard -- Staxless Stax

4x Sphere of Resistance
2x Chalice of the Void
4x Goblin Welder
3x Crucible of Worlds
2x Powder Keg
2x Sensei's Divining Top
2x Gorilla Shaman
1x Karn, Silver Golem
1x Memory Jar
1x Sundering Titan
1x Trinisphere
1x Triskelion
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Vampiric Tutor
1x Ancestral Recall
1x Time Walk
1x Tinker
1x Crop Rotation
1x Balance
4x Mishra's Workshop
4x City of Brass
4x Wasteland
2x Gemstone Mine
2x Coalition Relic
1x Black Lotus
1x Mox Emerald
1x Mox Ruby
1x Mox Sapphire
1x Mox Jet
1x Mox Pearl
1x Sol Ring
1x Mana Crypt
1x Mana Vault
1x Barbarian Ring
1x Bazaar of Baghdad
1x Strip Mine
1x Tolarian Academy

Sideboard
4x Leyline of the Void
2x Red Elemental Blast
2x Chalice of the Void
2x Eon Hub
1x Jester's Cap
1x Uba Mask
1x Shattering Spree
1x Triskelion
1x Darkblast

6th Jeremiah Rudolph -- Control Slaver

4x Force of Will
4x Brainstorm
4x Thirst for Knowledge
4x Mana Drain
3x Goblin Welder
3x Blood Moon
1x Sundering Titan
1x Gorilla Shaman
1x Crucible of Worlds
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Ancestral Recall
1x Mindslaver
1x Memory Jar
1x Yawgmoth's Will
1x Vampiric Tutor
1x Duplicant
1x Time Walk
1x Echoing Truth
1x Tinker
1x Tormod's Crypt
4x Polluted Delta
3x Volcanic Island
2x Island
1x Flooded Strand
1x Seat of the Synod
1x Black Lotus
1x Mana Crypt
1x Mox Ruby
1x Mox Jet
1x Mox Emerald
1x Mox Sapphire
1x Mox Pearl
1x Sol Ring
1x Snow-Covered Island
1x Swamp
1x Underground Sea
1x Strip Mine
1x Tolarian Academy
1x Library of Alexandria

Sideboard
3x Pyroclasm
3x Shattering Spree
2x Extripate
2x Tormod's Crypt
2x Red Elemental Blast
1x Platinum Angel
1x Blood Moon
1x Pyroblast

7th Stefan Ellsworth -- Bomberman

4x Force of Will
4x Brainstorm
4x Thirst for Knowledge
4x Trinket Mage
3x Aven Mindcensor
3x Mana Drain
3x Auriok Salvagers
3x Mana Leak
1x Engineered Explosives
1x Time Walk
1x Ancestral Recall
1x Sensei's Divining Top
1x Echoing Truth
1x Cunning Wish
1x Pithing Needle
1x Tormod's Crypt
1x AEther Spellbomb
4x Flooded Strand
4x Island
3x Tundra
2x Plains
1x Library of Alexandria
1x Tolarian Academy
1x Strip Mine
1x Mox Ruby
1x Black Lotus
1x Mox Emerald
1x Mox Jet
1x Mox Pearl
1x Mox Sapphire
1x Sol Ring

Sideboard
3x Honor the Fallen
2x Wrath of God
2x Energy Flux
1x Tormod's Crypt
1x Engineered Explosives
1x Hurkyl's Recall
1x Cursed Scroll
1x Echoing Truth
1x Misdirection
1x Submerge
1x Disenchant

8th Oliver Beaumont -- Bomberman

4x Force of Will
4x Brainstorm
4x Mana Drain
3x Trinket Mage
3x Auriok Salvagers
3x Aven Mindcensor
3x Thirst for Knowledge
1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
1x Sundering Titan
1x Ancestral Recall
1x Time Walk
1x Misdirection
1x Tormod's Crypt
1x Pithing Needle
1x Chalice of the Void
1x AEther Spellbomb
1x Wipe Away
1x Tinker
5x Island
4x Flooded Strand
3x Tundra
2x Ancient Tomb
1x Plains
1x Tolarian Academy
1x Sol Ring
1x Mox Jet
1x Mox Emerald
1x Mox Pearl
1x Mox Ruby
1x Mox Sapphire
1x Black Lotus
1x Mana Crypt
1x Lotus Petal

Sideboard
4x Samurai of the Pale Curtain
3x Voidmage Prodigy
3x Energy Flux
3x Honor the Fallen
2x Tormod's Crypt

Most Prevalent Cards in the Top 8 (Non-land, Main Deck and Sideboard Totals)

Force of Will (24)
Brainstorm (24)
Mana Drain (17)
Leyline of the Void (16)
Goblin Welder (11)
Thirst for Knowledge (11)
Duress (10)
Tormod's Crypt (10)
Trinket Mage (10)
Chalice of the Void (9)
Auriok Salvagers (9)
Aven Mindcensor (9)

The Power 6: These six cards appeared in all Top 8 decks

Black Lotus, Ancestral Recall, Time Walk, Mox Emerald, Mox Jet, Mox Sapphire

A hearty congratulations to all our winners and thanks again to everyone who attended.

We'll look forward to seeing everyone at the tenth event in our 2007 Myriad Games Vintage Series on Saturday, August 11th.