The thread title refers both to the fact that everyone seemed to suddenly remember cool decks from a long time ago this week, and to the fact that Gargadons hit you. Greatly.
Alternate thread title: 2CB 18 - Mouthwash ...because you gargle it. Ha ha ha.
Two Card Blind (2CB) is a Magic tournament, run entirely within this forum. To compete, players submit two-card decks which are played against each other. Scoring assumes optimal play, without randomness or concealed information.
1. Game Rules
1.1. Except for the changes described in these rules, games follow the Magic: The Gathering Comprehensive Rules.
1.2. Players' decks contain exactly two cards, which begin the game in hand. Players do not mulligan or sideboard.
1.3. Players' libraries begin the game empty. A player does not lose the game as a result of being unable to draw a card.
1.4. A random effect produces the result that least benefits the owner of the source of the effect.
1.5 Whenever a player could play a Land card, that player may put a Basic Land card from outside the game onto the battlefield. (Basic Snow Lands are Basic.)
2. Tournament Rules
2.1. Players submit their decks to the 2CB moderator (Personman).
2.1a. The moderator informs players of mistakes in a timely manner. (Sometimes. Often I run kinda late. Be careful.)
2.1b. A player may submit multiple decks, but only the most recent as of the deadline is counted.
2.1c. If a player's final deck is illegal, their most recent legal deck is used. If no legal deck has been submitted, they do not participate.
2.2. A player may not submit a deck that can, against any deck, win the game or force one or more cards in an opponent's hand to change zones before an opponent's first turn, or force a specific card in an opponent's hand to change zones before an opponent's second turn. (Note that forcing your opponent to discard two cards is very likely to force a specific card their hand to change zones.)
2.3. A deck may include any number of any card legal in Vintage (Type 1).
2.4. Each player plays one match, consisting of two games, against each other player. Each player is the starting player once per match. Results assume optimal play and perfect information.
2.4a. If no player can win, the game is a draw.
2.4b. A player that can't win or draw plays to extend the game.
2.5. Points determine tournament standings. Players are ranked, first to last, in order of decreasing number of points.
2.5a. For each match, a player earns 3 points per game win and 1 point per drawn game. Matches in which each player wins one game and loses one game are worth only 2 points per player, rather than 3.
2.5b. A table of match results is posted each round. Its rows represent players and its columns represent opponents. Match results reflect the combined result of both games played in a match. A player's total points are listed at the end of his or her row.
3. Banned List
3.1 The following cards are banned. Any deck that includes a card on this list is illegal.
* Fastbond
* Meddling Mage
* Nezumi Shortfang
* The Rack
* Black Lotus
Each month, the player with the highest combined score from the four rounds that month is designated Player of the Month. Here are the previous winners, in reverse chronological order:
As previously discussed, we're doing something a little crazy these next two weeks. It's a little special format I like to call
3CB
* Decks consist of three cards.
* The union of the 3CB and 5CB banned lists (below) are in effect in addition to the normal 2CB banned list.
* Everything else is the same as normal 2CB.
* Doing the results is going to suck BE AWESOME.
Additional Banned Cards:
Wasteland
Ghost Quarter
Strip Mine
Glacial Chasm
Blackmail
Brain Pry
Coercion
Pulse of the Dross
Thoughtseize
Force of Will
Cabal Therapy
Abandon Hope
Show and Tell
Misguided Rage
The Rack
Form of the Dragon
Balance
Restore Balance
Barren Glory
Mesmeric Fiend
Nezumi Shortfang
Voidstone Gargoyle
Leonin Squire
After just a quick look-over: VM4L vs jordman ought to be 4-1-- on the draw I can counter his Imperious Perfect.
Looking forward to breaking "3CB + land rule" right in half.
EDIT: does the parenthetical reminder text in the following no longer apply?
2.2. A player may not submit a deck that can, against any deck, win the game or force one or more cards in an opponent's hand to change zones before an opponent's first turn, or force a specific card in an opponent's hand to change zones before an opponent's second turn. (Note that forcing your opponent to discard two cards is very likely to force a specific card their hand to change zones.)
Alternate thread title: 2CB 18 - Mouthwash ...because you gargle it. Ha ha ha.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tA_X7YcXL7yXMcZmBxhOSGA&output=html
Two Card Blind (2CB) is a Magic tournament, run entirely within this forum. To compete, players submit two-card decks which are played against each other. Scoring assumes optimal play, without randomness or concealed information.
1. Game Rules
1.1. Except for the changes described in these rules, games follow the Magic: The Gathering Comprehensive Rules.
1.2. Players' decks contain exactly two cards, which begin the game in hand. Players do not mulligan or sideboard.
1.3. Players' libraries begin the game empty. A player does not lose the game as a result of being unable to draw a card.
1.4. A random effect produces the result that least benefits the owner of the source of the effect.
1.5 Whenever a player could play a Land card, that player may put a Basic Land card from outside the game onto the battlefield. (Basic Snow Lands are Basic.)
2. Tournament Rules
2.1. Players submit their decks to the 2CB moderator (Personman).
2.1a. The moderator informs players of mistakes in a timely manner. (Sometimes. Often I run kinda late. Be careful.)
2.1b. A player may submit multiple decks, but only the most recent as of the deadline is counted.
2.1c. If a player's final deck is illegal, their most recent legal deck is used. If no legal deck has been submitted, they do not participate.
2.2. A player may not submit a deck that can, against any deck, win the game or force one or more cards in an opponent's hand to change zones before an opponent's first turn, or force a specific card in an opponent's hand to change zones before an opponent's second turn. (Note that forcing your opponent to discard two cards is very likely to force a specific card their hand to change zones.)
2.3. A deck may include any number of any card legal in Vintage (Type 1).
2.4. Each player plays one match, consisting of two games, against each other player. Each player is the starting player once per match. Results assume optimal play and perfect information.
2.4a. If no player can win, the game is a draw.
2.4b. A player that can't win or draw plays to extend the game.
2.5. Points determine tournament standings. Players are ranked, first to last, in order of decreasing number of points.
2.5a. For each match, a player earns 3 points per game win and 1 point per drawn game. Matches in which each player wins one game and loses one game are worth only 2 points per player, rather than 3.
2.5b. A table of match results is posted each round. Its rows represent players and its columns represent opponents. Match results reflect the combined result of both games played in a match. A player's total points are listed at the end of his or her row.
3. Banned List
3.1 The following cards are banned. Any deck that includes a card on this list is illegal.
* Fastbond
* Meddling Mage
* Nezumi Shortfang
* The Rack
* Black Lotus
POTM 4: VikingMetal4L
POTM 3: VikingMetal4L
POTM 2: VikingMetal4L
POTM 1: DragonDart
As previously discussed, we're doing something a little crazy these next two weeks. It's a little special format I like to call
3CB
* Decks consist of three cards.
* The union of the 3CB and 5CB banned lists (below) are in effect in addition to the normal 2CB banned list.
* Everything else is the same as normal 2CB.
* Doing the results is going to
suckBE AWESOME.Additional Banned Cards:
Wasteland
Ghost Quarter
Strip Mine
Glacial Chasm
Blackmail
Brain Pry
Coercion
Pulse of the Dross
Thoughtseize
Force of Will
Cabal Therapy
Abandon Hope
Show and Tell
Misguided Rage
The Rack
Form of the Dragon
Balance
Restore Balance
Barren Glory
Mesmeric Fiend
Nezumi Shortfang
Voidstone Gargoyle
Leonin Squire
Magus of the Moon
Unmask
Trinisphere
So it's 3CB with the one-land a turn as well? That's crazy.
Looking forward to breaking "3CB + land rule" right in half.
EDIT: does the parenthetical reminder text in the following no longer apply?
2.2. A player may not submit a deck that can, against any deck, win the game or force one or more cards in an opponent's hand to change zones before an opponent's first turn, or force a specific card in an opponent's hand to change zones before an opponent's second turn. (Note that forcing your opponent to discard two cards is very likely to force a specific card their hand to change zones.)
As for that note... Errrrrr yeah I guess it doesn't apply anymore! Wheeee!
Oh look we got unglued forum statuses for christmas!