AmbivalentDuck
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« on: January 02, 2012, 04:28:19 pm » |
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Hi all! Every week, I'm going to start a 8-player single elimination bracket. Rules are very similar to the TMD online invitational: 1. Games are played publicly on Cockatrice 2. Players have at most a week to complete each match. 3a. Lists are PMed to a party not in the tourney by at most two days after registration closes.3b. Lists will be posted after all round 1 matches are complete. 4. Prize is the opportunity to play a featured match against a well-recognized member of the Vintage community. (Volunteers?) 5. Drops after the bracket is drawn are final. Nobody can fill that slot. 6. Brackets will be fully randomized. There will be no preference or "seeds" of any kind. Registration will be closed once we have 8 people or about a week passes and I remember to draw up a bracket. Players signed up as of last update: 1. AmbivalentDuck 2. Grand Inquisitor 3. The Wolf 4. Zieby 5. Commandant 6. Ruboonia 7. evouga 8. td First matches must be complete by Jan 16th: one week from the close of signup. If all matches complete before then, the next set will be due within a week, and so on.  |
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Grand Inquisitor
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« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2012, 11:01:18 pm » |
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I haven't heard from Rooby about tourney #1, so can I join this?
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« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2012, 12:02:04 pm » |
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Id like to get in this.
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AmbivalentDuck
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« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2012, 03:54:14 pm » |
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I haven't heard from Rooby about tourney #1, so can I join this?
I don't see any reason why not. |
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« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2012, 02:56:41 am » |
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would like to join, I am from Europe so It could be difficult to schedule the games.
But when arranged it should be no problem.
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"Rogue is spelled with the "g" before the "u." Rouge is a cosmetic used to color the cheeks and emphasize the cheekbones.
Rogue is a deck that isn't mainstream/widely played." Member of Team R&D: Go beyond Synergy and enter Poetry Founder of "The Dutch Vintage Tournament Series" |
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AmbivalentDuck
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« Reply #5 on: January 04, 2012, 10:31:48 am » |
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would like to join, I am from Europe so It could be difficult to schedule the games.
But when arranged it should be no problem. We've had Europeans before without issue? Added. |
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« Reply #6 on: January 04, 2012, 05:59:06 pm » |
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In for real.
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« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2012, 06:29:18 pm » |
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I'll play.
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« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2012, 11:08:14 pm » |
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I'm in.
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« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2012, 09:05:19 pm » |
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I'm in if there's still room.
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I am currently looking for vintage players in NJ to test with. Please PM me if you are interested.
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« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2012, 09:10:20 pm » |
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...is there still room?
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« Reply #11 on: January 09, 2012, 09:20:39 am » |
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...is there still room? Unfortunately, no. You'd be number nine. I need to toss up a sign-up page for next week, though. I'll put you second on that list if that's okay? Also, would you be willing to be this week's prize match? |
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« Reply #12 on: January 09, 2012, 10:42:28 am » |
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Pairings are up:
Me vs Evouga
Commandant vs Grand Inquisitor
The Wolf vs Zieby
Ruboonia vs TD
Best of luck to all! We have a week to get our match slips turned.
Also, I'm thinking of waiving the "decklists emailed to someone" requirement since it doesn't seem to have been a major factor in the past. Thoughts?
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« Reply #13 on: January 09, 2012, 11:57:28 am » |
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Also, would you be willing to be this week's prize match?
I don't know if that's much of a prize, but sure  Rich |
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« Reply #14 on: January 09, 2012, 12:50:12 pm » |
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Also, would you be willing to be this week's prize match?
I don't know if that's much of a prize, but sure Thank you! Speaking in wild generalities, the problem with playing Magic online is that you're seldom playing against a solid opponent. Maybe it's a personal quirk of mine, but I'm happy to play Magic in order to have an opportunity to play against a solid opponent and thereby have an opportunity to improve my ability to play Magic. |
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« Reply #15 on: January 09, 2012, 07:36:31 pm » |
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Also, I'm thinking of waiving the "decklists emailed to someone" requirement since it doesn't seem to have been a major factor in the past. Thoughts?
What was the purpose of doing this in the past? To make sure nobody switches up their decks between the two rounds? I think we can all make a gentleman's agreement to abstain from such shenanigans. And if someone were to cheat for some reason, his first round opponent could easily call him out. |
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« Reply #16 on: January 09, 2012, 09:09:52 pm » |
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What was the purpose of doing this in the past? To make sure nobody switches up their decks between the two rounds? Yup. And to prevent people from holding off their match to see what else is being played. Seems unnecessary. |
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« Reply #17 on: January 09, 2012, 09:44:39 pm » |
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Played my first round match against Evouga, going 2-0. He was on mono-red control/hate with Magus of the Moon, Rods, and other strong goodies...and I lucked out and chose his nightmare matchup: Goblins
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1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Black Lotus
3 Mountain
4 Badlands
2 Scalding Tarn
4 Bloodstained Mire
1 Swamp
2 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine
4 Earwig Squad
4 Goblin Lackey
4 Goblin Matron
2 Wort, Boggart Auntie
1 Vexing Shusher
1 Gempalm Incinerator
1 Goblin Welder
1 Goblin Tinkerer
1 Stingscourger
1 Mogg War Marshal
1 Goblin Piledriver
4 Surgical Extraction
4 Lightning Bolt
2 Blood Moon
1 Tormod's Crypt
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Consultation
SB: 2 Pyroblast
SB: 4 Mental Misstep
SB: 1 Planar Void
SB: 1 Nihil Spellbomb
SB: 1 Wasteland
SB: 1 Tormod's Crypt
SB: 2 Pyrokinesis
SB: 3 Pulverize
Game 1, I get an earlier Tinkerer which eats his Chalice @0. I proceed to drop Earwig Squad and beat for lethal. Game 2, I start on Badlands and no other mana, but have Vamp and Pyrokinesis in hand. I know he has no fast wins and I have Pyro to stall beats, so I keep it. I tutor for Sol Ring and draw a bunch of Matrons. CA piles up and I eventually draw land. He's had an active Grim Lavamancer, but it's pretty incidental since he has to unprofitably throw away utility cards to keep activating it.
TL;DR: Duck got lucky as shit and blew out a hate deck that didn't have the right hate for him.
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« Reply #18 on: January 13, 2012, 06:05:12 pm » |
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I am going to play The Wolf now on cockatrice.
Our game.
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"Rogue is spelled with the "g" before the "u." Rouge is a cosmetic used to color the cheeks and emphasize the cheekbones.
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« Reply #19 on: January 13, 2012, 06:13:35 pm » |
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2-0 for Zieby
First game due to a first turn tinker and the second game I had a first turn Fastbond with double Gush that gave me to much CA.
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"Rogue is spelled with the "g" before the "u." Rouge is a cosmetic used to color the cheeks and emphasize the cheekbones.
Rogue is a deck that isn't mainstream/widely played." Member of Team R&D: Go beyond Synergy and enter Poetry Founder of "The Dutch Vintage Tournament Series" |
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« Reply #20 on: January 15, 2012, 08:09:00 am » |
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TD and I are working out a time to play...likely Tuesday or Wednesday night next week. We haven't forgotten. |
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« Reply #21 on: January 16, 2012, 10:14:04 am » |
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We're over the time limit, but it's half the matches. Precedent is to hand out losses. That said, TD and Ruboonia are scheduled to play and giving them both a loss seems silly.
Commandant and GI, can y'all agree on a time to play by the end of the day so I don't have to hand out a loss? Thanks!
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« Reply #22 on: January 16, 2012, 11:47:01 pm » |
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We're over the time limit, but it's half the matches. Precedent is to hand out losses. That said, TD and Ruboonia are scheduled to play and giving them both a loss seems silly.
Commandant and GI, can y'all agree on a time to play by the end of the day so I don't have to hand out a loss? Thanks!
We can play tomorrow night. |
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« Reply #23 on: January 17, 2012, 08:22:08 am » |
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Great stuff, thanks!
Just have to keep these moving along.
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« Reply #24 on: January 17, 2012, 09:07:59 pm » |
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just got there 2-1
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
4 Standstill
2 Misdirection
2 Mindbreak Trap
2 Red Elemental Blast
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
3 Fire // Ice
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
4 Mishra's Factory
4 Wasteland
1 Library of Alexandria
3 Volcanic Island
4 Scalding Tarn
2 Mental Misstep
1 Strip Mine
2 Crucible of Worlds
2 Faerie Conclave
3 Engineered Explosives
2 Chain of Vapor
3 Island
1 Mountain
SB: 2 Red Elemental Blast
SB: 2 Energy Flux
SB: 3 Ingot Chewer
SB: 2 Hurkyl's Recall
SB: 3 Pyroclasm
SB: 3 Greater Gargadon
g1 i mostly tempoed him out... he applied no pressure so i just sat under wires and countered the relevant threats, won eventually.
g2 he blew me out... should have mulled
g3 i won off the back of energy flux.
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« Reply #25 on: January 19, 2012, 08:40:27 am » |
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I got there.
4 FoW
3 Drain
3 Misstep
2 Flusterstorm
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4 Dark Confidant
3 Snapcaster
2 Stoneforge
1 Clique
1 BSC
1 Batterskull
1 SoFI
1 SDT
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1 TWalk
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1 DT
1 Yawgwill
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3 Underground
2 Tundra
1 Plain
1 Island
1 Academy
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1 N Spellbomb
1 Surgical Extraction
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« Reply #26 on: January 19, 2012, 08:57:56 am » |
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Goblins vs Stoneforge Mystic. Is this legacy or vintage?
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« Reply #27 on: January 19, 2012, 10:56:56 am » |
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Goblins vs Stoneforge Mystic. Is this legacy or vintage?
 I will post my list tonight. Didn't know if it was is required. If Everything goes according planning TD and I will play on Saterday or monday evening around 5.30 E US time. |
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« Reply #28 on: January 19, 2012, 10:58:32 am » |
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Goblins vs Stoneforge Mystic. Is this legacy or vintage?
I will post my list tonight. Didn't know if it was is required. If Everything goes according planning TD and I will play on Saterday or monday evening around 5.30 E US time. Yeah, lists have to go up before the second round starts. Otherwise, there's too large an advantage from watching each other's games. |
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« Reply #29 on: January 20, 2012, 03:48:06 pm » |
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My list:
3 Misty Rainforest
3 Polluted Delta
3 Underground Sea
1 Tropical Island
3 Island
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mana Crypt
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Ponder
4 Gush
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Fastbond
4 Force of Will
1 Flusterstorm
2 Mindbreak Trap
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Sol Ring
3 Mental Misstep
4 Mystic Remora
2 Repeal
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Tinker
1 Blightsteel Colossus
1 Mana Drain
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Time Walk
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Snow-Covered Island
1 Gifts Ungiven
SB: 4 Leyline of the Void
SB: 2 Yixlid Jailer
SB: 1 Flusterstorm
SB: 1 Extirpate
SB: 2 Dismember
SB: 3 Hurkyl's Recall
SB: 2 Steel Sabotage
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