Well considering we had to do two lands for a total of 3 colors, I think that having colors that are present in the non-mono land would probably be fine, at least IMHO.
I get this funny feeling the second land was as a backup in case, like me, the monoland team was full and you had to be shafted somewhere; at least you'd be put somewhere you wanted.
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If you're having creature problems I feel bad for you son
You got 99 attackers but I'm blocking with 1.
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I get this funny feeling the second land was as a backup in case, like me, the monoland team was full and you had to be shafted somewhere; at least you'd be put somewhere you wanted.
Partly for that and the other colors do come up later, if I remember right (I don't have my plan for the month with me right now).
EDIT: Yeah, they come up right about... now, if you're so inclined. (Round 2 is up.)
As far as comments about small teams... originally I was hoping for closer to 25-30 submissions, and it doesn't help that I forgot that we seem to lose about 20-25% of the people between signups and Round 1. That said, it looks like I'm having to make two changes vs. normal procedure, one of which I don't really like:
1) No DQs or probation (to be honest, we can't really afford to lose any more people - 15 submissions and 9 critiques for Round 1, with one other person mentioning they'll get their critiques in "soon");
2) If a team hasn't received critiques for cards by the end of Round 3, I'll resort to providing critiques for those cards. Right now, this primarily affects the Red team. That said, I'd prefer not to have to do this just to avoid calls of favoritism.
Man, this month has not gone off to a great start in terms of participation. Which is really a shame; MDenham's given us cool challenges.
Thanks for the vote of support. This month's theme is actually loosely based on three of my hobbies - writing, programming, and playing MMOs - so it's good to see that people like what I'm throwing out there.
That said, Top 8/4 are going to be a bit out of left field to some people, I think. We'll see in a couple of weeks.
A weaker Soul Warden that transforms into a pumping machine when you cast Spectral Procession or other stuff. Its harder to see the disreputableness of this guy, but if you're not on his team you sure don't like him. I think 3 life is too little to transform like he does. Turn 1 Serf, turn 2 Lone Missionary bash with my "3/5" is pretty absurd.
It's become unfortunately obvious that you don't play with Delver of Secrets, Cloistered Youth, or Reckless Waif. It's not that absurd. At least my card was set as a RARE and not as a Common/Uncommon like these ones were.
@MD: If you need some help with option 2, I'd be more than happy to assist with that if you want.
Verily agree with this. Even with sets like Innistrad and Scars of Mirrodin, Magic has always been about epic high fantasy to me, so I'm finding this really fun. Also playing every Dragon Quest on the NDS right now, so that helps too.
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If you're having creature problems I feel bad for you son
You got 99 attackers but I'm blocking with 1.
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This Winner is Also Judge | 6
Club Flamingo | Lots
@MD: If you need some help with option 2, I'd be more than happy to assist with that if you want.
We'll see - basically it depends on whether or not there are still uncritiqued/unranked cards at the beginning of Round 3 critiques. If there are, I'll probably take you up on that (and maybe one or two more people so that I can basically throw two or three people at every card that got left behind).
@Piar:
It's become unfortunately obvious that you don't play with Delver of Secrets, Cloistered Youth, or Reckless Waif. It's not that absurd. At least my card was set as a RARE and not as a Common/Uncommon like these ones were.
I play with Delver, Waif, Nacatl, Kird Ape, Student of Warfare, etc. The difference between them and your card is that they can all be handled by a Lightning Bolt, even when powered up. As far as your card goes, I actually like it much more than Delver and Nacatl. I think it's about as cool as Student of Warfare, which I like quite a bit. It just seems too much like Soul Sister's wet dream.
Noticed Team Red have actual scores now. Whence those? MDenham - did you judge us?
No, I got PMed a top 3 from Hyral.
I'm still willing to accept late Top 3s and critiques from contestants this month on cards from Round 1; you just won't get the bonus points for it now because, well, they're late.
@MagicBrains: Yes it only reenters once. If I wanted it endless I would have used "Return it to the battlefield at the beginning of the next end step."
yewlas brought this up in a PM to me, so I'll mention it for everyone else:
We did have one late entry on Round 3 (Gerrard's Mom, this afternoon); rather than just ruling "no, it's not going to count", I'm going to leave it up to the rest of you guys this round. You can leave his cards out without penalty; you can also include them if you'd rather stay consistent to the last couple of rounds' not caring much about late entries.
Good luck to everyone in this last 26 1/2 hours before December's Top 8!
Right, generally in the past that's what I've seen, I indicated that it was late in my post but people are free to skip it or not award it points if they feel like doing so. Thanks for that.
Haven't seen Kiwi around lately, wonder if he's still up for January...
Seven hours and change until critiques close for Round 3.
Hyral, Prophylaxis, Gerrard's Mom, Lordschuft, and Timothy, Mimeslayer still need to at least get a Top 3 in. (Right now, the cutoff for Top 8 is sitting at around 43 points; also, the second card for everyone on White hasn't been critiqued yet.)
If there's no Top 3 or critiques from these people by 1am PST tonight, I'll critique White's second cards myself shortly afterward.
The way things are going, December's contest may finish up before November's does.
Also, I see Twilight Kiwi's been missing since mid-October, and Jau's been missing since mid-November, so someone might have to be an emergency substitution for January if neither one shows up soon (not me - I don't particularly want to run consecutive months, though if we need a substitute for February I could probably come up with something for that).
Sent out a PM as well, but this is probably the easiest place to coordinate discussion. Did anyone want to make a firm commitment to host February, March, or farther out? I updated the Hall of Fame and replaced the hosting list.
I get this funny feeling the second land was as a backup in case, like me, the monoland team was full and you had to be shafted somewhere; at least you'd be put somewhere you wanted.
You got 99 attackers but I'm blocking with 1.
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This Winner is Also Judge | 6
Club Flamingo | Lots
EDIT: Yeah, they come up right about... now, if you're so inclined. (Round 2 is up.)
As far as comments about small teams... originally I was hoping for closer to 25-30 submissions, and it doesn't help that I forgot that we seem to lose about 20-25% of the people between signups and Round 1. That said, it looks like I'm having to make two changes vs. normal procedure, one of which I don't really like:
1) No DQs or probation (to be honest, we can't really afford to lose any more people - 15 submissions and 9 critiques for Round 1, with one other person mentioning they'll get their critiques in "soon");
2) If a team hasn't received critiques for cards by the end of Round 3, I'll resort to providing critiques for those cards. Right now, this primarily affects the Red team. That said, I'd prefer not to have to do this just to avoid calls of favoritism.
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I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
That said, Top 8/4 are going to be a bit out of left field to some people, I think. We'll see in a couple of weeks.
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It's become unfortunately obvious that you don't play with Delver of Secrets, Cloistered Youth, or Reckless Waif. It's not that absurd. At least my card was set as a RARE and not as a Common/Uncommon like these ones were.
@MD: If you need some help with option 2, I'd be more than happy to assist with that if you want.
Verily agree with this. Even with sets like Innistrad and Scars of Mirrodin, Magic has always been about epic high fantasy to me, so I'm finding this really fun. Also playing every Dragon Quest on the NDS right now, so that helps too.
You got 99 attackers but I'm blocking with 1.
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I play with Delver, Waif, Nacatl, Kird Ape, Student of Warfare, etc. The difference between them and your card is that they can all be handled by a Lightning Bolt, even when powered up. As far as your card goes, I actually like it much more than Delver and Nacatl. I think it's about as cool as Student of Warfare, which I like quite a bit. It just seems too much like Soul Sister's wet dream.
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
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I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
I'm still willing to accept late Top 3s and critiques from contestants this month on cards from Round 1; you just won't get the bonus points for it now because, well, they're late.
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Cool.
This is for me more than it is for anyone else. I sucks at colors.
EDIT: And I'd like to remind people that your defense against the langoliers is not to be a creature. Instant, sorcery, or enchantment only.
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We did have one late entry on Round 3 (Gerrard's Mom, this afternoon); rather than just ruling "no, it's not going to count", I'm going to leave it up to the rest of you guys this round. You can leave his cards out without penalty; you can also include them if you'd rather stay consistent to the last couple of rounds' not caring much about late entries.
Good luck to everyone in this last 26 1/2 hours before December's Top 8!
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Haven't seen Kiwi around lately, wonder if he's still up for January...
Hyral, Prophylaxis, Gerrard's Mom, Lordschuft, and Timothy, Mimeslayer still need to at least get a Top 3 in. (Right now, the cutoff for Top 8 is sitting at around 43 points; also, the second card for everyone on White hasn't been critiqued yet.)
If there's no Top 3 or critiques from these people by 1am PST tonight, I'll critique White's second cards myself shortly afterward.
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You got 99 attackers but I'm blocking with 1.
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Also, I see Twilight Kiwi's been missing since mid-October, and Jau's been missing since mid-November, so someone might have to be an emergency substitution for January if neither one shows up soon (not me - I don't particularly want to run consecutive months, though if we need a substitute for February I could probably come up with something for that).
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Heh, if you'd posted one day later I would've done it. Ah well.
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