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Mr. Nice Guy Games
November 22nd 41 Players 6 Rounds of Swiss; Cut to Top 8 Mr. Nice Guy Games success continues on! We had a wonderful turnout and a diverse Metagame. We had players travel from New York, Ohio and even Chicago! The prize support was a Mox Jet for first, English Imperial Seal for second place, Grim Tutor for third and fourth and foil promo Vampiric Tutors for fifth through eighth. In addition, first place was awarded an awesome Vintage Champion cookie cake made by the renowned Oakmont Bakery. Ninth place recieved a special tough break cookie. Also, there was a foreign, black bordered Demonic Tutor given away as a door prize. As if the prizes weren't enough, the store next door to Mr. Nice Guy is Smoke N' Gun, a really awesome coffee shop, dontaed free drink coupons that were randomly given away! In fact, Smoke N' Guns actually has a drink named the Mr. Nice Guy Latte; it is AMAZING! The Prizes The Coveted Cookie Cakes  Not only did we have awesome prizes, we had Christopher Moeller in attendance, a Magic the Gathering artist! Mr. Moeller signed cards, sold awesome sketched artist proofs and brought original artwork, including the gorgeous piece Sower of Temptation! One of the days highlights included Mr. Moeller fielding questions about his work and what it's like to be an artist for Wizards of the Coast. A special thank you to Christopher Moeller!  Door Prize:
Brian Keil
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Team Meandeck Ninth Place:
Lyle Hawkyard
Team Meandeck Eighth Place:
Paul Mastriano
Mr. Type 4
Team Meandeck Meandeck Tezzeret2x Island 1x Tropical Island 3x Underground Sea 3x Flooded Delta 2x Polluted Delta 2x Duress 1x Thoughtseize 1x Vampiric Tutor 1x Yawgmoth’s Will 1x Demonic Tutor 1x Regrowth 1x Black Lotus 1x Mox Emerald 1x Mox Ruby 1x Mox Sapphire 1x Mox Jet 1x Mox Pearl 1x Time Vault 1x Tolarian Academy 1x Sensei’s Divining Top 1x Darksteel Colossus 1x Lotus Petal 1x Mana Vault 1x Mana Crypt 1x Sol Ring 1x Tormod’s Crypt 1x Voltaic Key 4x Force of Will 4x Thirst for Knowledge 4x Mana Drain 1x Ponder 1x Echoing Truth 1x Brainstorm 1x Time Walk 1x Mystical Tutor 1x Gift’s Ungiven 1x Merchant Scroll 1x Ancestral Recall 2x Tezzeret the Sekker 1x Transmute Artifact 1x Tinker Sideboard2x Energy Flux 1x Engineered Explosives 1x Hurkyls Recall 2x Pithing Needle 1x Tormod’s Crypt 2x Yixlid Jailor 2x Empyrial Archangel 4x Oath of Druids 1x Relic of Progenitus Seventh Place:
Greg Bidula Mud4x Ancient Tomb 2x City of Traitors 1x Strip Mine 1x Ghost Quarter 3x Wasteland 4x Mishra’s Factory 4x Mishra’s Workshop 1x Tolarian Academy 3x Triskelion 1x Karn, Silver Golem 4x Juggernaut 2x Smokestack 4x Tangle Wire 1x Trinisphere 2x Crucible of Worlds 4x Metal Worker 4x Sphere of Resistance 4x Thorn of Amethyst 1x Mana Vault 1x Black Lotus 1x Mox Jet 1x Mox Pearl 1x Mox Emerald 1x Mox Sapphire 1x Mox Ruby 4x Chalice of the Void Sideboard4x Tormod’s Crypt 1x Pithing Needle 2x Relic of Progenitus 3x Powder Keg 1x Orb of Dreams 1x Smokestack 3x Duplicant Sixth Place:
Zohar Bhayae Ichorid4x Leyline of the Void 2x Petrified Field 1x Angel of Despair 4x Chalice of the Void 4x Unmask 4x Bazaar of Baghdad 4x City of Brass 1x Strip Mine 4x Serum Powder 4x Cabal Therapy 4x Narcoameba 4x Stinkweed Imp 4x Bridge from Below 4x Golgari Grave Troll 4x Ichorid 3x Golgari Grave Thug 3x Dread Return 1x Flame-kin Zealot 1x Cephalid Sage Sideboard4x Emerald Charm 4x Gemstone Mine 4x Chain of Vapor 3x Darkblast Fifth Place:
Christopher LePay Time to Grind1x Tolarian Academy 1x Mishra’s Workshop 4x Polluted Delta 1x Island 1x Academy Ruins 3x Underground sea 3x Volcanic Island 1x Mox Ruby 1x Mox Pearl 1x Mox Emerald 1x Mox Sapphire 1x Mox Jet 1x Mox Diamond 1x Black Lotus 1x Sol Ring 1x Mana Crypt 1x Lotus Petal 1x Mana Vault 1x Vampiric Tutor 1x Demonic Tutor 2x Lim Duls Vault 2x Trinket Mage 1x Tinker 4x Painters Servant 2x Grindstones 1x Time Vault 1x Voltaic Key 1x Yawgmoth’s Will 1x Time Twister 1x Darksteel Colossus 2x Transmute Artifact 1x Time Walk 1x Ancestral Recall 1x Brainstorm 4x Force of Will 3x Mana Drain 1x Red Elemental Blast 1x Tezzeret the Seeker 1x Engineered Explosives 1x Chain of Vapor 1x Shattering Spree Sideboard3x Trickbind 3x Tormod’s Crypt 2x Extirpate 2x Firespout 3x Ingot Chewer 1x Jester’s Cap 1x Jester’s Scepter Fourth Place:
Ellis Neilly
bait_bludgeon  Slaver4x Thrist for Knowledge 4x Force of Will 4x Mana Drain 1x Ancestral Recall 1x Mystical Tutor 1x Tinker 1x Gift’s Ungiven 1x Merchant Scroll 1x Brainstorm 1x Ponder 1x Echoing Truth 3x Duress 1x Demonic Tutor 1x Yawgmoth’s Will 2x Goblin Welder 2x Gorilla Shaman 1x Time Walk 1x Crucible of Worlds 1x Tormod’s Crypt 1x Triskelavus 1x Sundering Titan 1x Mind Slaver 1x Sensei’s Divining Top 1x Sol Ring 1x Mana Vault 1x Mana Crypt 1x Mox Sapphire 1x Mox Ruby 1x Mox Emerald 1x Mox Jet 1x Mox Pearl 1x Black Lotus 2x Wasteland 1x Strip Mine 3x Volcanic Island 2x Underground Sea 3x Flooded Strand 2x Polluted Delta 1x Tolarian Academy 1x Snow Covered Island Sideboard1x Pyroclasm 1x Hurkyl’s Recall 1x Trinisphere 2x Yixlid Jailor 1x Thorn of Amethyst 3x Red Elemental Blast 2x Pithing Needle 1x Energy Flux 1x Tormod’s Crypt 1x Rack and Ruin 1x Island Third Place:
Anthony Michaels
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GWS Ichorid4x Bazaar of Baghdad 4x Serum Powder 4x City of Brass 4x Ichorid 4x Golgari Grave Troll 4x Stinkweed Imp 4x Golgari Thug 4x Narcoameba 4x Bridge from Below 3x Street Wraith 2x Dread Return 1x Flame Kin Zealot 1x Angel of Despair 1x Darkblast 4x Unmask 4x Chalice of the Void 4x Leyline of the Void 4x Cabal Therapy Sideboard4x Chain of Vapor 3x Emerald Charm 3x Cephalid Collesium 3x Gemstone Mine 1x Ancient Grudge 1x Street Wraith Second Place:
Francis Hart
MagusresolvesFTW Meandeck Tezzeret1x Tolarian Academy 1x Snow Covered Island 2x Island 1x Tropical Island 3x Underground Sea 4x Flooded Delta 2x Polluted Delta 1x Duress 1x Thoughtseize 1x Vampiric Tutor 1x Yawgmoth’s Will 1x Demonic Tutor 1x Regrowth 1x Black Lotus 1x Mox Emerald 1x Mox Ruby 1x Mox Sapphire 1x Mox Jet 1x Mox Pearl 1x Time Vault 1x Sensei’s Divining Top 1x Darksteel Colossus 1x Lotus Petal 1x Mana Vault 1x Mana Crypt 1x Sol Ring 1x Tormod’s Crypt 1x Voltaic Key 4x Force of Will 3x Thirst for Knowledge 3x Mana Drain 1x Ponder 1x Echoing Truth 1x Brainstorm 1x Time Walk 1x Mystical Tutor 1x Fact or Fiction 1x Gift’s Ungiven 1x Merchant Scroll 1x Ancestral Recall 2x Tezzeret the Sekker 1x Transmute Artifact 1x Tinker 2x Impulse Sideboard1x Energy Flux 1x Trinisphere 1x Hurkyls Recall 2x Pithing Needle 1x Tormod’s Crypt 2x Yixlid Jailor 2x Empyrial Archangel 4x Oath of Druids 1x Forbidden Orchard First Place:
Mike Bomholt
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Team Meandeck Meandeck Tezzeret3x Thirst for Knowledge 2x Tezzeret the Seeker 2x Polluted Delta 3x Duress 4x Force of Will 4x Flooded Strand 4x Underground Sea 1x Island 4x Mana Drain 1x Lotus Petal 1 Mystical Tutor 1x Vampiric Tutor 1x Black Lotus 1x Ponder 1x Tropical Island 1x Demonic Tutor 1x Thoughtseize 1x Mox Emerald 1x Tinker 1x Darksteel Colossus 1x Mana Vault 1x Mox Sapphire 1x Ancestral Recall 1x Yawgmoth’s Will 1x Voltaic Key 1x Time Walk 1x Sensei’s Diving Top 1x Brainstorm 1x Mox Jet 1x Gifts Ungiven 1x Tormod’s Crypt 1x Mox Ruby 1x Merchant Scroll 1x Regrowth 1x Tolarian Academy 1x Echoing Truth 1x Time Vault 1x Pithing Needle 1x Fact or Fiction 1x Sol Ring 1x Snow Covered Island Sideboard2x Empirical Archangel 4x Oath of Druids 1x Rebuild 2x Hurkyl’s Recall 1x Trinisphere 1x Pithing Needle 1x Tormod’s Crypt 3x Yixlid Jailor Ron and Holly Kotwica, Owners of Mr. Nice Guy Games! Francis Hart prepares to take on LePay's "Time to Grind" in the top 8 Paul Mastriano, Vintage World Champion shuffles up for his next opponent Ellis Neilly takes on Ichorid Some overhead action, Twaun dredges up towards a win |
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"FWIW, the only thing truly hilarious here is how seriously you continue to take yourself after 15 years of spewing utter nonsense. It's no wonder Daniel Chang and a known cheat are your bffs." - Commandant
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« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2008, 09:57:43 pm » |
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Good Report. I like the player pics. It's always nice to see faces with the names.
Twaun: What does the bottom of your shirt say?
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« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2008, 11:12:34 pm » |
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Serious Vintage...
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~Team Meandeck~
Vintage will continue to be awful until Time Vault is banned from existance.
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« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2008, 11:42:08 pm » |
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LOL oh cmon ours was serious just because i took 2nd well wait nevermind u are right but the player pics were really nice
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« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2008, 03:09:39 am » |
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Twaun: What does the bottom of your shirt say? Team Serious [pic] Serious Vintage Seriously |
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« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2008, 03:38:03 am » |
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Meandeck Tez sideboard looks sick.
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IDK why you're looking for so much credibility: You top 8ed a couple tournaments. Nice Job! |
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« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2008, 10:21:55 am » |
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Paul Mastriano created this iteration of Meandeck Tezz. He was having some troubles with aggro and quickly thought of the Oath plan. The rest of our team has been working very hard to develop and optimize the build. In fact, Doug Linn did very well at the last Meandeck Open, placing 2nd with the deck (Very different S/B)
Hopefully, Paul can provide some more insight into his creation here; as well as the other teammates that did so well with it... (Bomholt, Francis, Lyle, Willie)
-I'm hoping that these events are catching the attention of the crew towards Wisconsin. We are already discussing the details of the next event in the spring and hope to draw out even bigger numbers in the future. Just in passing, we were batting around ideas for future prize support and one mentioned theme was Time... Time Walk, Time Twister, 2x Time Vault!- Would this get any ICBMer's out this way?
How does a 4 Moxen event sound?
Thanks to everyone for making these as Awesome as they are...
Also, for those that care.. after all the smack talking... Twaun dreamcrushed me in some hard fought epic games.... My cards are still stained with tears.
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« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2008, 11:08:33 am » |
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The Oath sideboard was pretty good. Aggro is a real headache so it helps a lot that Emperial Archangels are so hard to kill. Switching to Oath is also just a good strategy sometimes to help dodge hate people put in from the sideboard. I didnt have anything in there for combo because i didnt expect to face it, so if you play this deck make sure to get something in there for that match-up if it's prevalent in your metagame.
Otherwise I'd say Voltaic Key is essential, TFK is a great draw engine and Transmute Artifact is decent in a number of scenarios.
This tournament was awesome. I'll beat you at the next one, Twan!!
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2008 VINTAGE CHAMPION 2013 NYSE OPEN I CHAMPION Team Meandeck Mastriano's the only person I know who can pick up chicks and win magic tournaments at the same time.
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« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2008, 11:21:26 am » |
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Meandeck Tez sideboard looks sick.
Heh. He's managed to hide that sideboard for over a month now, somehow. |
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« Reply #9 on: November 24, 2008, 11:29:52 am » |
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Yeah, sorry to let the Oath out of the board so to speak. With 3/8 in, I felt like it would be way to difficult to hide it anymore.
-Hope I didn't step on any toes posting the boards.
-I should note, Codi Vinci should get the mad science award. I don't have a decklist, but watching him play, I saw Hermit Druids and Cognivores.... He def. had some crazy home brew!
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« Reply #10 on: November 24, 2008, 12:20:10 pm » |
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Yes, it is in insane deck, and it is a crazy transform sb so I will let him discuss it.
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"To me, T2 and extended are like a bicycle race, Legacy is like dirt-bike racing, and vintage is like high performance turbo-bike racing where everyone has samurai swords." - Harlequin
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« Reply #11 on: November 24, 2008, 01:01:43 pm » |
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Meandeck Tez sideboard looks sick.
Heh. He's managed to hide that sideboard for over a month now, somehow. Just shows the strength of meandeck secrecy |
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« Reply #12 on: November 24, 2008, 03:23:46 pm » |
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Nice top 8!  Some mistakes in the lists: Mike's list misses one maindeck card. Paul's list misses 2 maindeck cards and has one excess sideboard card. |
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« Reply #13 on: November 24, 2008, 04:51:30 pm » |
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Nice top 8! Some mistakes in the lists: Mike's list misses one maindeck card. Paul's list misses 2 maindeck cards and has one excess sideboard card. Ok, 6 hours of sleep and VERY limited computer skills!, be happy this is even here!!!! J/K- I'll do my best to get this fixed in the next few days. |
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« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2008, 02:25:48 pm » |
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looked like a fun time.. Can't wait until things slow down so I Can hop back in..
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« Reply #15 on: November 25, 2008, 10:51:55 pm » |
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Brian Keil:  JUST KIDDING!  Looks like this was another great Pittsburgh event. Hopefully I can make it to the next one. Congratz to Team Meandeck! |
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« Reply #16 on: November 26, 2008, 04:48:22 pm » |
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Just a question to meandeck, what were the main cards you ended up siding out to side in the oath cards? And did that not totally reduce your sideboard options against decks with hardly any creatures?
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« Reply #17 on: November 26, 2008, 11:21:11 pm » |
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I believe I was cutting the two Tezz, the early draw spells, and the crypt/needle. I never boarded out the key/vault combo.
If they don't play a lot of creatures that just means I have less things to worry about so I can concentrate on winning the game. If they are opting to play less creatures and more spells I don't feel as threatend because eventually they are going to run out of gas and not have dealt 20 damage yet. If they play more creatures than Oath is just that much better so whatever.
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« Reply #18 on: December 01, 2008, 05:25:53 pm » |
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Great pics!
Thanks!
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