Hello, folks, and welcome to yet another interesting CCL! Thanks to our regularly scheduled host going missing (I'm pretty sure we didn't shrink him on purpose, or on accident for that matter), you're stuck with me again, just two months after my last hosting stint.
This month is going to be fairly straightforward - aside from that we're going to be using the buddy system while we explore the miniaturized plane of Segovia. We wouldn't want anyone to get lost, would we?
For this first round, you'll need to choose a partner. You'll remain partners with this person until we cut to Top 8; the highest combined score in each of the four divisions will advance at that point, and we'll go on to the usual cut-throat "every man for himself" method for the rest of the month.
The Round 1 challenge: Your card and your partner's card form a mirrored pair of creatures (think White Knight/Black Knight). They should be of a type that's normally a large creature, brought down to Segovian scale. (Elementals are acceptable as a "large creature" type.)
Partners must be selected and announced in the thread by 11:59pm Pacific time, Wednesday, October 3rd. (If you post your entry after that time, please mention who your partner is in the same post.) I'll spend Thursday putting together pairs among the unpaired people.
Entries are due by 11:59am Pacific time, Friday, October 5th. Pairs will be assigned to a division at this time.
Critiques are due by 11:59pm Pacific time, Sunday, October 7th.
MagicProfessor28/Maokun
Gerrard's Mom/Solesticio
Big_Cal/Savia
PenguinTod/willows
Cardz5000/Prophylaxis
Saagn/void_nothing
Arcel/Keltainen
Ninja Caterpie/Polendino
queensauce/Socrates
CrustaceanCrusader/Small Child
ced395/Noatz
Cythare/The Angel Of Elysium
East Division
PenguinTod/willows
queensauce/Socrates
Cythare/The Angel Of Elysium
North Division
MagicProfessor28/Maokun
Gerrard's Mom/Solesticio
ced395/Noatz
West Division
Big_Cal/Savia
Arcel/Keltainen
Ninja Caterpie/Polendino
South Division
Cardz5000/Prophylaxis
Saagn/void_nothing
CrustaceanCrusader/Small Child
East critiques North
North critiques West
West critiques South
South critiques East
If your name appears before the slash, critique the three people in the division you're critiquing whose name appears before the slash. Likewise, if your name appears after the slash, critique the three people whose name is after the slash.
The Card Creation League is a monthly contest in which players compete over seven rounds. Each month has an overall theme and/or story, determined by that month's host.
Each round, the host will assign a card creation task to the players. This task may vary between teams or players.
The first three rounds are open to everyone who joined in the sign-up thread, which will be posted near the end of the previous month. After these rounds, the Top 8 players will move on to three elimination rounds to determine a winner.
Rounds usually last three to four days for submissions and about two days for critiques, but the host has final say in making the schedule.
For the first three rounds, players are divided into teams. Four teams is standard, but there may be more or less depending on the number of players. Each team will review another team's cards during the critique period of that round.
Each player must submit a Top 3 ranking for the team he or she critiques at the end of each round. Each 1st place is worth 3 points, 2nd place 2 points, and 3rd place 1 point.
Additionally, each player can receive 2 bonus points per round. One point is awarded for posting a Top 3, and one point for providing critiques for that team's cards.
Suggested areas to critique include creativity, balance, printability, and relation to the overall theme or that player's previous cards.
Players who do not post a card or a Top 3 will be put on "probation." Top 3 violations for a round can be removed by posting or PMing the host with your Top 3 before the end of the next round. Any player that would receive a second violation is disqualified from further competition that month.
At the end of the first three rounds, the Top 8 players will be selected by points (usually the top 2 from each team). In the case of ties, there may be more than 8 players advancing. The suggested scoring method is for each player to critique all remaining players in the same Top 3 style as the first three rounds, with the top half advancing each round, so Top 8, then Top 4, then Finals.
The final round is determined by public poll.
Prior to Top 8, players have a chance of getting a total of 100 points toward their score each Scoring Round. Scores for each Round are determined by the following equation:
Total points of Player A in round N = 100 * X/Y, where:
X = Total number of Scoring Points (Judge Points + Additional Points from Top 3 & Critiques)
Y = Total number of Possible Points (3 * Number of Judges + Additional Points)
3 points are given for a First Place Top 3 finish, 2 points for a Second Place, and 1 point for a Third Place. 1 additional point is awarded if a Top 3 is submitted. 1 additional point is awarded if Critiques are given for all entries to be judged.
This way the grading is more streamlined in the fact that all rounds prior to Top 8 are graded equally, and there is no handicap for any team that has fewer judges.
Each player accumulates points from each Scoring Round until the end of Round 3.
Origin4GG
Creature – Incarnation (R)
At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal your hand and put a creature card of target opponent's choice onto the battlefield.
2/3
Unlife4BB
Creature – Incarnation (R)
At the beginning of your upkeep, return a creature card of target opponent's choice from your graveyard to the battlefield.
3/2
Oh boy! Who's gonna ask me to the prom?
Taken by Maokun! Sorry guys!
Belligerent Behemoth1RR
Creature - Giant (R)
First Strike
Whenever Belligerent Behemoth attacks, you may sacrifice a creature with power 1 or less. If you do, Belligerent Behemoth deals 1 damage to target creature or player.
3/2 Segovian natives realize that bigger is only better when it is on your side.
Compassionate Colossus1WW
Creature - Giant (R)
First Strike
Whenever Compassionate Colossus attacks, you may return target creature card with power 1 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. If you do, you gain 1 life.
2/3 When it comes to keeping safe in Segovia, bigger is better.
Quarrelsome Sphinx3RR
Creature — Sphinx (U)
Flying
Whenever ~ deals combat damage to a player, draw two cards and then discard two cards. For each red card discarded this way, ~ deals 1 damage to target creature or player. It's dangerous to argue with a sphinx.
3/3
Silent-Sun Sphinx :1mana::symw::symu:
Creature — Sphinx (R)
Flying
When Silent-Sun Sphinx enters the battlefield, exile target nonland card from an opponent's graveyard.
Opponents can't cast spells with the same name as the exiled card.
2/3
And mine:
Shadowspeak Sphinx :1mana::symu::symb:
Creature — Sphinx (R)
Flying
When Shadowspeak Sphinx enters the battlefield, exile target nonland card from an opponent's graveyard. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled and Shadowspeak Sphinx is on the battlefield.
3/2
I'm in! =D
Also, willing to work with just about anyone. Apparently I am working with Keltainen... hope it works out.
Edit: And here is the Entry from my side.
Pinpeak Dragon2RR
Creature - Dragon (U)
Flying
As long as you control two or more nonbasic lands, Pinpeak Dragon gets +2/+0 and has, "Pinpeak Dragon can't be blocked except by two or more creatures."
2/2
Needletower Sphinx2UU
Creature - Sphinx (U)
Flying
As long as you control two or more nonbasic lands, Needletower Sphinx gets +0/+2 and has "Needletower Sphinx may block an additional creature".
2/2
Prophy, you wanna team up (want a flamingo so we can chat)
Origin :4mana::symg::symg:
Creature – Incarnation (R)
At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal your hand and put a creature card of target opponent's choice onto the battlefield.
2/3
Shadowspeak Sphinx :1mana::symu::symb:
Creature — Sphinx (R)
Flying
When Shadowspeak Sphinx enters the battlefield, exile target nonland card from an opponent's graveyard. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled and Shadowspeak Sphinx is on the battlefield.
3/2
Silent-Sun Sphinx1WU
Creature — Sphinx (R)
Flying
When Silent-Sun Sphinx enters the battlefield, exile target nonland card from an opponent's graveyard.
Opponents can't cast spells with the same name as the exiled card.
2/3
I'm calling it right now- worst rare in the set. Even good limited players will find better bombs at common and uncommon no sweat. Worst. Episode. Ever.
I really do predict this to be our worst rare in set award winner. I'd be happier opening a jar of eyeballs, so I think anything worse is highly unlikely. This card wont just have zero constructed potential, but not be significantly better than a mass of ghouls in a draft.
The Round 1 challenge: Your card and your partner's card form a mirrored pair of creatures (think White Knight/Black Knight). They should be of a type that's normally a large creature, brought down to Segovian scale. (Elementals are acceptable as a "large creature" type.)
I'll be in if anyone wants to partner up with me! (waits for the crickets)
EDIT: RIGHTO! I am totally pairing up with willows.
And a card:
Meditative Sphinx :3mana::symu::symu:
Creature - Sphinx (U)
Flying
Whenever Meditative Sphinx deals combat damage to a player, draw two cards and then discard two cards. For each blue card discarded this way, tap or untap up to one target permanent. It knows what you'll say before you do.
3/3
Please watch your step.
Hello, folks, and welcome to yet another interesting CCL! Thanks to our regularly scheduled host going missing (I'm pretty sure we didn't shrink him on purpose, or on accident for that matter), you're stuck with me again, just two months after my last hosting stint.
This month is going to be fairly straightforward - aside from that we're going to be using the buddy system while we explore the miniaturized plane of Segovia. We wouldn't want anyone to get lost, would we?
For this first round, you'll need to choose a partner. You'll remain partners with this person until we cut to Top 8; the highest combined score in each of the four divisions will advance at that point, and we'll go on to the usual cut-throat "every man for himself" method for the rest of the month.
The Round 1 challenge: Your card and your partner's card form a mirrored pair of creatures (think White Knight/Black Knight). They should be of a type that's normally a large creature, brought down to Segovian scale. (Elementals are acceptable as a "large creature" type.)
Partners must be selected and announced in the thread by 11:59pm Pacific time, Wednesday, October 3rd. (If you post your entry after that time, please mention who your partner is in the same post.) I'll spend Thursday putting together pairs among the unpaired people.
Entries are due by 11:59am Pacific time, Friday, October 5th. Pairs will be assigned to a division at this time.
Critiques are due by 11:59pm Pacific time, Sunday, October 7th.
PenguinTod/willows
queensauce/Socrates
Cythare/The Angel Of Elysium
North Division
MagicProfessor28/Maokun
Gerrard's Mom/Solesticio
ced395/Noatz
West Division
Big_Cal/Savia
Arcel/Keltainen
Ninja Caterpie/Polendino
South Division
Cardz5000/Prophylaxis
Saagn/void_nothing
CrustaceanCrusader/Small Child
East critiques North
North critiques West
West critiques South
South critiques East
If your name appears before the slash, critique the three people in the division you're critiquing whose name appears before the slash. Likewise, if your name appears after the slash, critique the three people whose name is after the slash.
Y = Total number of Possible Points (3 * Number of Judges + Additional Points)
(Probably NSFW) So you may have heard I'm trying to write a TV series...
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Curse PremiumThis looks really fun. Thanks MD.
I'll be teaming up with Mr. Beardsley here.
Origin 4GG
Creature – Incarnation (R)
At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal your hand and put a creature card of target opponent's choice onto the battlefield.
2/3
Unlife 4BB
Creature – Incarnation (R)
At the beginning of your upkeep, return a creature card of target opponent's choice from your graveyard to the battlefield.
3/2
Oh boy! Who's gonna ask me to the prom?Taken by Maokun! Sorry guys!
Belligerent Behemoth 1RR
Creature - Giant (R)
First Strike
Whenever Belligerent Behemoth attacks, you may sacrifice a creature with power 1 or less. If you do, Belligerent Behemoth deals 1 damage to target creature or player.
3/2
Segovian natives realize that bigger is only better when it is on your side.
Compassionate Colossus 1WW
Creature - Giant (R)
First Strike
Whenever Compassionate Colossus attacks, you may return target creature card with power 1 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. If you do, you gain 1 life.
2/3
When it comes to keeping safe in Segovia, bigger is better.
AND HERE IS TEH CRAD
Quarrelsome Sphinx 3RR
Creature — Sphinx (U)
Flying
Whenever ~ deals combat damage to a player, draw two cards and then discard two cards. For each red card discarded this way, ~ deals 1 damage to target creature or player.
It's dangerous to argue with a sphinx.
3/3
EDIT: My card is on Polendino's post on page 4. Don't miss me!
You got 99 attackers but I'm blocking with 1.
The Winner is Judge | 7
This Winner is Also Judge | 6
Club Flamingo | Lots
Silent-Sun Sphinx :1mana::symw::symu:
Creature — Sphinx (R)
Flying
When Silent-Sun Sphinx enters the battlefield, exile target nonland card from an opponent's graveyard.
Opponents can't cast spells with the same name as the exiled card.
2/3
And mine:
Shadowspeak Sphinx :1mana::symu::symb:
Creature — Sphinx (R)
Flying
When Shadowspeak Sphinx enters the battlefield, exile target nonland card from an opponent's graveyard. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled and Shadowspeak Sphinx is on the battlefield.
3/2
Thought of the Month:
I gave up from trying to require the 'i' on my name: SolesticIo
Also, willing to work with just about anyone.
Edit: And here is the Entry from my side.
Pinpeak Dragon 2RR
Creature - Dragon (U)
Flying
As long as you control two or more nonbasic lands, Pinpeak Dragon gets +2/+0 and has, "Pinpeak Dragon can't be blocked except by two or more creatures."
2/2
Creature - Sphinx (U)
Flying
As long as you control two or more nonbasic lands, Needletower Sphinx gets +0/+2 and has "Needletower Sphinx may block an additional creature".
2/2
Artist: //gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&artist=[%22Daniel%20Ljunggren%22">"]Daniel Ljunggren
Level 1 Judge
Prophy, you wanna team up (want a flamingo so we can chat)
Origin :4mana::symg::symg:
Creature – Incarnation (R)
At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal your hand and put a creature card of target opponent's choice onto the battlefield.
2/3
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
Posting at end with partner.
Draft my cube! (630 cards)
Creature — Sphinx (R)
Flying
When Shadowspeak Sphinx enters the battlefield, exile target nonland card from an opponent's graveyard. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled and Shadowspeak Sphinx is on the battlefield.
3/2
Silent-Sun Sphinx 1WU
Creature — Sphinx (R)
Flying
When Silent-Sun Sphinx enters the battlefield, exile target nonland card from an opponent's graveyard.
Opponents can't cast spells with the same name as the exiled card.
2/3
Magic.. professor... -san *twiddles foot on the ground* have y- have you a-already chosen a partner for the expedition to Segovia? *bluuusssh*
My half of our entry:
Abydos Scrapwielder :2mana::symw:
Creature - Giant Artificer (U)
:1mana::symw:,
"Don't bother clearing up the debris - just leave it for the next guy." - Hermes, Arena Master
1/3
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Do they have to be the same type?
(Probably NSFW) So you may have heard I'm trying to write a TV series...
EDIT: RIGHTO! I am totally pairing up with willows.
And a card:
Meditative Sphinx :3mana::symu::symu:
Creature - Sphinx (U)
Flying
Whenever Meditative Sphinx deals combat damage to a player, draw two cards and then discard two cards. For each blue card discarded this way, tap or untap up to one target permanent.
It knows what you'll say before you do.
3/3