TMD OPEN 12.5 - August 24, 2008 ---TO REPORT

[iamfishman]

Hi all,

Sorry about the delay with this information.  Last week was the first week of school(a very busy time).

We had 36 players, 6 round of swiss. Thanks to everyone who came out for a terrific time.

Here are the top 8 lists.
Oliver Beaumont
1st Place with Painter
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
5 Moxen
4 Flooded Strand
1 Polluted Delta
2 Academy Ruins
1 Tolarian Academy
5 Island
3 Underground Sea

1 Time Walk
4 Mana Drain
4 Force of Will
4 Duress
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Tinker
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Darksteel Colossus
3 Painter's Servant
3 Grindstone
2 Deep Analysis
4 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Echoing Truth

Sideboard

3 Energy Flux
3 Tormod's Crypt
3 Sower of Temptation
2 Extirpate
2 Extract
1 Mindslaver
1 The Abyss

Rob Edwards
2nd Place- Painter
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
5 Moxen
2 Flooded Strand
4 Polluted Delta
2 Island
3 Underground Sea
3 Volcanic Island

1 Lotus Petal
1 Time Walk
4 Mana Drain
4 Force of Will
2 Pyroblast
2 Red Elemental Blast
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Tinker
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Darksteel Colossus
3 Painter's Servant
1 Grindstone
3 Thirst for Knowledge
3 Trinket Mage
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Echoing Truth
1 Tormod's Crypt
1 Pithing Needle
1 Sensei's Divining Top

Sideboard
4 Duress
2 Engineered Plague
1 Rack and Ruin
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Blue Elemental Blast
1 Ingot Chewer
2 Extripate
1 Tormod's Crypt
1 Lava Dart
1 Engineered Explosives

Rich Shay
3rd Place - Painter
4 Flooded Strand
2 Island
2 Polluted Delta
1 Tropical Island
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Underground Sea
3 Volcanic Island
1 Tinker
3 Painter's Servant
1 Trinket Mage
1 Darksteel Colossus
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
1 Brainstorm
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Fact or Fiction
4 Force of Will
1 Gifts Ungiven
2 Grindstone
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mana Crypt
3 Mana Drain
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Ponder
2 Pyroblast
3 Red Elemental Blast
1 Sol Ring
4 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Time Walk
1 Tormod's Crypt
1 Yawgmoth's Will

Sideboard
4 Tramagoyf
2 Ancient Grudge
2 Tropical Island
2 Tormod's Crypt
2 Ingot Chewer
2 Extirpate
1 Yixalid Jailer

Jeremiah Rudolph
4th Place- Ichorid
4 Bazaar of Baghdad
4 City of Brass
1 Gemstone Mine
4 Cephalid Coliseum
4 Golgari Grave-Troll
2 Golgari Thug
2 Ichorid
4 Narcomoeba
4 Stinkweed Imp
1 Flame Kin Zealot
3 River Kelpie
4 Bridge from Below
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Darkblast
4 Cabal Therapy
4 Dread Return
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
2 Breakthrough
4 Careful Study
1 Black Lotus
1 Lotus Petal
Sideboard
4 Chain of Vapor
1 Emerald Charm
4 Force of Will
2 Contagion
2 Ancient Grudge
2 Wispmare

Matt Mcnally
Top 8- Control Slaver
1 Tolarian Academy
3 Polluted Delta
2 Flooded Strand
2 Underground Sea
3 Volcanic Island
3 Island
1 Strip Mine
1 Mana Vault
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
1 Triskelivus
1 Sundering Titan
2 Goblin Welder
1 Mindslaver
1 Gorilla Shaman
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
4 Strategic Planning
4 Thirst for Knowledge
2 Tormod's Crypt
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Tinker
1 Time Walk
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Echoing Truth
1 Rack and Ruin
1 Misdirection
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Mystical Tutor


Sideboard:

3 Wasteland
1 Thran Foundry
2 Tormod's Crypt
1 Trinispher
1 Rack and Ruin
1 Engineered Explosives
3 Sphere of Resistance
1 Flame Jab
1 Sower of Temptation
1 Boseju, Who Selters All

Jason Cleveland
Top 8-Drain Tendrils
3x Polluted Delta
4x Underground Sea
2x Volcanic Island
2x Island
1x Tolarian Academy
3x Flooded Strand
1x Black Lotus
1x Lotus Petal
1x Mana Crypt
1x Mana Vault
1x Mox Sapphire
1x Mox Jet
1x Mox Ruby
1x Mox Emerald
1x Mox Pearl
1x Sol Ring
1x Darksteel Colossus
4x Duress
4x Force of Will
1x Recoup
1x Chain of Vapor
1x Rebuild
4x Mana Drain
2x Intuition
4x Accumulated Knowledge
1x Brainstorm
1x Ancestral Recall
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Vampiric Tutor
1x Mystical Tutor
1x Burning Wish
2x Thirst For Knowlegde
1x Gifts Ungiven
1x Merchant Scroll
1x Tinker
1x Time Walk
1x Yawgmoth's Will
1x Tendrils of Agony

Sideboard:
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Empty the Warrens
4 Dark Confidant
1 Pyroblast
1 Red Elemental Plast
1 Shattering Spree
1 Darkbalst
3 Pithing Needle
1 Tormod's Crpyt
1 Extripate

Brandon LePage
Top 8 - Control Slaver
1 Tolarian Academy
3 Polluted Delta
2 Flooded Strand
2 Underground Sea
3 Volcanic Island
3 Island
1 Strip Mine
1 Mana Vault
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
1 Triskelivus
1 Sundering Titan
2 Goblin Welder
1 Mindslaver
1 Gorilla Shaman
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
4 Strategic Planning
4 Thirst for Knowledge
2 Tormod's Crypt
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Tinker
1 Time Walk
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Echoing Truth
1 Rack and Ruin
1 Misdirection
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Mystical Tutor


Sideboard:

3 Wasteland
1 Thran Foundry
2 Tormod's Crypt
1 Trinispher
1 Rack and Ruin
1 Engineered Explosives
3 Sphere of Resistance
1 Flame Jab
1 Sower of Temptation
1 Boseju, Who Selters All

James Hangley
Top 8 - Stax
2 Ghost Quarters
2 Wasteland
4 Mishra's Workshop
4 City of Brass
4 Gemstone Mine
4 Goblin Welder
3 Tangle Wire
3 Smokeshittiest card in all of Vintage
2 Crucible of Worlds
4 Sphere of Resistance
1 Mishras Factory
1 Mana Crypt
1 Gorilla Shaman
1 Triskellion
1 Strip Mine
1 WIndfall
1 Tinker
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Bazaar of Baghdad
1 Mox Emerald
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Sundering Titan
1 Sol Ring
1 Trinisphere
1 Darkblast
1 Mox Jet
1 Coalition Relic
1 Mox Pearl
1 Memory Jar
1 Mox Ruby
1 Ancient Tomb
1 Karn Silver Golem
1 Balance
1 Tolarina Academy
1 Black Lotus
1 Crop Rotation

Sideboard
4 Tarmogoyf
1 Platinum Angel
1 Pithing Needle
3 Red Elemental Blast
1 Viashino Heretic
2 Ray of Revelation
1 Fastbond
1 Silent Arbiter
1 Powder Keg

[The Atog Lord]

Ray, Rob beat me in Top Four with Painter, meaning that he must have taken second.

Thank you for another well-run and fun event. While I do miss the old days of hotel-encased Vintage conventions, these are still very enjoyable events. Looking forward to more in the future as your schedule permits.

[forcethewill]

Wonderful torney ray.  However I believe you incorrectly labeled smokestack in my list.  It should be smokestackthebestcardinvintag e..lol Looking foward to the next event and hopefully a nice big event

[Phele]

Props to Oliver. The best Painter version I have seen yet. And you could easily integrate Intuition/AK if you wanted instead of Thirsts/Deep. This version is so flexible with such a stable manabase. Great!!!

[Sporkcore]

Jeremiah, how did River Kelpie work out? Seems like a nice card to have in Ichorid to get some extra draws for dredging.