Pittsburgh Throwback Vintage Results -Mr. Nice Guy Games

[RitNecroWin]

13 Players
4 Rounds of Swiss; Cut to Top 4

The event allowed for every set released from 1993-1996. In addition, there was a banned and restrict list found http://www.themanadrain.com/index.php?topic=40049.0

This was a very well planned and executed event and a special thanks goes to Chris LePay for sponsoring the event and Ron Kotwica for running it.

The Top 4:
Rich Shay 1st Seed
Frank Lodovico 2nd Seed
Paul Mastriano 3rd Seed
Brian Keil 4th Seed
 

Brian defeats Rich
Frank defeats Paul

Brian and Frank split






Brian Keil  1st/2nd
The ‘Mean’ Deck

2x Volcanic Island
3x Tundra
1x Underground Sea
1x Strip Mine
1x Library of Alexandria
2x Mishra’s Factory
3x Plains
4x Islands
4x City of Brass
2x Serra Angel
2x Moat
4x Sword to Plowshares
3x Disenchant
4x Mana Drain
2x Force of Will
3x Counterspell
1x Ancestral Recall
1x Recall
1x Time Walk
1x Time Twister
1x Braingeyser
1x Regrowth
1x Mind Twist
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Gorilla Shaman
1x Primitive Justice
1x Balance
1x Disrupting Scepter
1x Sol Ring
1x Mox Ruby
1x Mox Emerald
1x Mox Jet
1x Mox Sapphire
1x Mox Pearl
1x Black Lotus

Sideboard:
1x Zuran Orb
1x Disrupting Scepter
1x Dust to Dust
2x Circle of Protection: Red
2x Wrath of God
1x Fireball
1x Hydroblast
2x Blue Elemental Blast
1x Pyroblast
1x Red Elemental Blast
2x Blood Moon


Frank Lodovico 1st/2nd
The deck name was represented by a drawn image of a penis

4x Order of the Ebon Head
4x Hypnotic Spectre
2x Clone
1x Serendib Efreet
1x Su Chi
1x Time Elemental
4x Hymn to Tourach
3x Force of Will
3x Power Sink
1x Icy Manipulator
1x Braingeyser
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Animate Dead
3x Terror
1x Contagion
2x The Rack
1x Mind Twist
1x Ancestral Recall
1x Maze of Ith
1x Sol Ring
1x Mana Vault
1x Black Lotus
1x Mox Ruby
1x Mox Emerald
1x Mox Jet
1x Mox Sapphire
6x Swamp
2x Island
4x Underground Sea
4x Underground River
1x Strip Mine

Sideboard:
2x The Rack
2x Contagion
3x Psionic Blast
3x Black Knight
1x Animate Dead
1x Force of Will
3x Brainstorm


Rich Shay 3rd
Browse Digger

1x Strip Mine
1x Library of Alexandria
4x City of Brass
4x Tundra
2x Plains
4x Islands
2x Thawing Glaciers
2x Volcanic Island
2x Serra Angel
1x Gorilla Shaman
4x Mana Drain
2x Counterspell
1x Time Walk
1x Time Twister
1x Ancestral Recall
1x Braingeyser
1x Recall
3x Disenchant
3x Sword to Plowshares
2x Moat
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Regrowth
1x Black Lotus
1x Sol Ring
1x Mox Pearl
1x Mox Jet
1x Mox Sapphire
1x Mox Emerald
1x Mox Ruby
1x Soldevi Digger
2x Force of Will
1x Brainstorm
2x Browse
1x Zuran Orb
1x Mind Twist
1x Balance

Sideboard:
2x Jester’s Cap
1x Ivory Tower
3x Red Elemental Blast
1x Fireball
1x Tormod’s Crypt
2x Circle of Protection: Red
1x Mana Short
1x Disenchant
1x Wrath of God
2x Circle of Protection: Black


Paul Mastriano 4th
Meandeck Post

1x Adarkar Waste
4x Tundra
2x Plains
1x Library of Alexandria
1x Scrubland
4x City of Brass
3x Kjeldron Outpost
1x Maze of Ith
1x Strip Mine
4x Brainstorm
3x Wrath of God
4x Force of Will
4x Mana Drain
4x Merchant Scroll
2x Disenchant
1x Balance
1x Psionic Blast
1x Force Field
1x Mind Twist
1x Ancestral Recall
1x Serra Angel
1x Time Walk
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Braingeyser
1x Boomerang
1x Recall
1x Time Twister
1x Black Lotus
1x Sol Ring
1x Mana Vault
1x Mana Crypt
1x Mox Ruby
1x Mox Emerald
1x Mox Jet
1x Mox Sapphire
1x Mox Pearl

Sideboard:
1x Stone Rain
1x Pyroclasm
2x Blue Elemental Blast
2x Red Elemental Blast
1x Pyroblast
1x Circle of Protection: Black
1x Circle of Protection: Red
1x Disenchant
1x Sword to Plowshares
1x Wrath of God
1x Control Magic
1x Ivory Tower
1x Plateau

[Yare]

After looking at the decklists, this looks like it would have been an insanely fun event to attend. Time Elemental and Primitive Justice? How awesome is that?

[The Atog Lord]

This was a very fun event. Thanks to the organizers.

[urweak]

It was fun. Hope there is another one like this now that everyone got a feel for what to play.

[Chris The Avatar]

Thanks for doing the report Brian, I really appreciate it, you do a really nice job and I also want to thank everyone for coming. This tournament was a ton of fun! We will be doing another one in the fall, September/October time frame and well be keeping these going as long as their is interest.

Watch for the posting around August! I will be posting most of the remaining deck lists (or  atleast the arch types when I get some time).

There will be some minor modifications to restricted/banned lists for the fall tournament (thanks to people who provided insight/feedback to original time period b/r lists)... Were going to do some more testing but these will likely be the heart of the changes (These will not likely be the only tweaks so wait for the list in august):

1. Strip Mine will be unrestricted
2. Icy Manipulator will be unrestricted
3. Mindtwist will be banned (Ill be sad to see this one go, but it is sooo powerful in the format, and will be more in line with original b/r list, I found myself tutoring for it on more than one occasion for the win)

There was some interest in adding Mirage Block to the throwback mix and also a couple votes not too... So to try to accomidate everyone it is likely that this fall tournament would not add Mirage block in but the next throwback tournament following it will.

[FAVO!!!!1]

After looking at the decklists, this looks like it would have been an insanely fun event to attend. Time Elemental and Primitive Justice? How awesome is that?

I found the fact that most of these list didn't run the full set of Forces to me more jarring than the presence of those cards, lol. At least Drain still earned its spot.

This format looks insanely fun. I might have to get a couple friends together to track it up here. Thanks for posting the results ^.^ You definitely got my interest, and hopefully I can make the next one (work blew my philly game day weekend, so its bound to blow another planned weekend :-/ )

[Mr. Type 4]

I found the fact that most of these list didn't run the full set of Forces to me more jarring than the presence of those cards, lol. At least Drain still earned its spot.

If you look up lists from this time period you'll notice that FOW didnt catch on right away.  I think that the decks that ran less than 4 were probably correct in doing so, although I certainly ran the full compliment of Forces   I feel like there is a lot of room for deck development in the "throwback" metagame, so I hope more people take the time to come up with something cool for the next one.

I found this funny:

4x Order of the Ebon Head

Anyways, this was a good time, and it was cool to see some of the cards people played that I overlooked.  I'm glad this worked out so well.

[Mr. Type 4]

Sorry for the double post on here, but I was thinking about this one.  I liked the spirit of the "pimpest deck" award, but feel like it's awfully subjective.  I think if you did this kind of tournament in the future, then a more appropriate award might be for "highest placing player with no proxies".  I definitly feel like it's more in the spirit of old-school to try to play without proxies, and that's pimp no matter what to be the best player with no proxies in a format where Black Lotus is allowed.

-Paul 

[urweak]

Sorry for the double post on here, but I was thinking about this one.  I liked the spirit of the "pimpest deck" award, but feel like it's awfully subjective.  I think if you did this kind of tournament in the future, then a more appropriate award might be for "highest placing player with no proxies".  I definitly feel like it's more in the spirit of old-school to try to play without proxies, and that's pimp no matter what to be the best player with no proxies in a format where Black Lotus is allowed.

-Paul 

Personally, I see these types of prizes as a random door prize. Its worded in a way that makes it fun to players, but is no different then rolling a dice and giving away a prize (atleast IMO).

[japankralsam]

hello it could be a nice tournament , i like vintage and all old types and cards. I would like to try to do same tournament in my country (Czech Republic)
But i cant see banned restricted list of this tournament if i use your link: it wrote : The topic or board you are looking for appears to be either missing or off limits to you.......

Can someone help me to see it?

Thank you

[Razvan]

This is an amazing idea. Glad to see people had fun and hope stuff like this picks up

[Chris The Avatar]

http://www.themanadrain.com/index.php?topic=41252.0

were doing a tournament soon you can find the B/R list there as well.