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yakusoku Member	posted July 07, 2010 08:49 AM 4-Card Blind (4CB) is a very unique game. The rules are as follows: * Your deck is composed of 4 cards, all of which start in your hand. * You have no library (technically, the library exists, but starts at 0 cards) and no sideboard (Wishes fetch nothing). * Random effects always go against the owner of the card. * You can see your opponent's hand, so you can always make the best possible play. * You don't lose as a result of not being able to draw a card. * You will play each opponent twice, once going first, once going second. * For each win, you score 3. * For each draw, you score 1. * For each loss, you get nothing. * A subgame played with the card Shahrazad will result in an incomplete game and both players will receive ZERO points, since the main game cannot be resumed. Neither player loses or draws, so neither player earns any points. * Other than the aforementioned, EVERYTHING IS HANDLED EXACTLY LIKE A REAL GAME OF MAGIC! Remember, it is important for your deck to include a way to cast your cards! (Lands, artifact mana, pitch cards, etc.) If you want to play PM me a message in this format. Subject should include "Vanishing 4-Card Blind" (Just click on the little PM icon above my post and it should work out that way.) Card #1 Card #2 Card #3 Card #4 Be sure you really are happy with your deck before you submit. Once you send in a deck, there is no changing it except in the case of an illegal entry. Please make every effort to spell your card names correctly. It makes it easier for everyone. Thanks. The "Vanishing" part is the twist. To start off with, only Unglued, Unhinged and Ante cards are banned. After each round, the 4 cards in the winning deck plus any cards in more than 1/3 of the decks played will be banned for all future rounds. Any lands that only provide mana are exempted from the banning rules. --------------Current banned list-------------- All Unglued cards All Unhinged cards All Ante cards All cards not appearing in Gatherer (World Champion, Shichifukujin Dragon, cards from a new set not yet released, etc.) Lands: Blinkmoth Nexus Dark Depths Dryad Arbor Gemstone Caverns Ghost Quarter Karakas Maze of Ith Mishra's Factory Mishra's Workshop Mutavault Sheltered Valley Strip Mine The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale Undiscovered Paradise Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Wasteland Colorless: Emraku, the Aeon Torn Kozilek, Butcher of Truth Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Artifacts: Arcbound Ravager Black Lotus Chrome Mox Darksteel Brute Ensnaring Bridge Epochrasite Isochron Scepter Lion's Eye Diamond Lodestone Golem Lotus Bloom Lotus Petal Mana Crypt Mox Emerald Mox Jet Mox Pearl Mox Ruby Mox Sapphire Myr Servitor Platinum Angel Scalding Tongs Sol Ring Sphere of Resistance Tel-Jilad Stylus The Rack Time Vault Trinisiphere Voltaic Key Multi-Colored: Lightning Helix Meddling Mage Wilt-Leaf Liege Black: Bitterblossom Blackmail Cabal Therapy Corpulent Corpse Dark Ritual Delirium Skeins Dread Duress Encroach Evil Presence Gatekeeper of Malakir Nether Spirit Raving Oni-Slave Sarcomancy Sinkhole Skittering Skirge Smallpox Thoughtseize Unmask Vampire Hexmage Blue: Daze Foil Force of Will Force Spike Indentured Djinn Kira, Great Glass Spinner Leyline of Singularity Sphinx of Jwar Isle Web of Inertia Green: Basking Rootwalla Channel Durkwood Baloth Elvish Spirit Guide Helix Pinnacle Reckless Wurm Words of Wilding Red: Artifact Blast Barbed Shocker Burning Inquiry Greater Gargadon Keldon Halberdiers Magus of the Moon Raze Seething Song Simian Spirit Guide Sneak Attack Words of War White: Balance Cenn's Tactician Chain of Vapor Isamaru, Hound of Konda Ivory Giant Path to Exile Purity Restore Balance Runed Halo Swords to Plowshares Banned Decks (History) Round 1: first of the first, ryan2754 Black Lotus Indentured Djinn Force of Will Kira, Great Glass Spinner Round 2: second only to the first round winner, Tim Shaffer: Mishra's Workshop Trinisphere Ensnaring Bridge Scalding Tongs Round 3: reclaiming the title, Tim Shaffer: Balance Crystal Vein The Rack Mox Pearl Round 4: if it weren't for that Meddling yakusoku: Karakas Leyline of Singularity Meddling Mage Mox Sapphire Round 5: triple-teamed by Battle_of_Twits, Celeborn006, and ryan2754: Mountain Burning Inquiry Lion's Eye Diamond Reckless Wurm Burning Inquiry Plateau Mox Ruby Cenn's Tactician Gemstone Caverns Force Spike Tropical Island Durkwood Baloth Round 6: 1-2 punch from MasterWolf and Jtrade77: Bitterblossom Sheltered Valley Mox Jet Maze of Ith Icatian Store Icatian Store Wilt-Leaf Liege Wilt-Leaf Liege Round 7, naming your cards and eating your brains, Battle_of_Twits: Swamp Cabal Therapy Sarcomancy Tel-Jilad Stylus Round 8, two mana is too much for Celeborn006: Daze Tundra Path to Exile Isamaru, Hound of Konda Round 9, with ZERO total creature spells, coinmagic45 and yakusoku: Strip Mine Sol Ring Isochron Scepter Lightning Helix Mox Emerald Strip Mine Sol Ring Words of Wilding Round 10, with artifacts, artifacts, and more artifacts, Battle_of_Twits: Mana Crypt Mana Crypt Arcbound Ravager Lodestone Golem Round 11, with lands, lands, and more lands, Battle_of_Twits: The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale Ghost Quarter Mutavault Mishra's Factory Round 12, smells like Nether Spirit - coinmagic45: Lotus Bloom Nether Spirit Smallpox Thoughtseize Round 13, take two - MasterWolf and Battle_of_Twits: Ancient Tomb Wasteland Epochrasite Sphere of Resistance Artifact Blast Simian Spirit Guide Mountain Keldon Halberdier Round 14, it takes TWO baby - damnthedoodle and yakusoku: Undiscovered Paradise Helix Pinnacle Blackmail Swords to Plowshares Saprazzan Cove Web of Inertia Sphinx of Jwar Isle Darksteel Brute Round 15, what a shocker - Battle_of_Twits: Crystal Vein Lotus Petal Seething Song Barbed Shocker Round 16, a deck so nice, it got played twice - Battle_of_Twits and yakusoku: Swamp Dark Ritual Delirium Skeins Basking Rootwalla Round 17, winning with a 2-D Avatar, yakusoku: Dark Depths Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Duress Vampire Hexmage Round 18, he can't lose the game - coinmagic45 Subterranean Hangar Subterranean Hangar Gatekeeper of Malakir Platinum Angel Round 19, showing you can't spell "Greater Gargadon" without "GG" - coinmagic45: Raze Mountain Dryad Arbor Greater Gargadon Round 20, one point is all it takes - coinmagic45: Swamp Evil Presence Encroach Corpulent Corpse Round 21, Channeling his life into a winner - WCFmo: Elvish Spirit Guide Elvish Spirit Guide Channel Emrakul, the Aeons Torn Round 22, Rookie of the Round - Myy Icatian Store Icatian Store Purity Runed Halo Round 22, played by over 1/3 of the field (3/8): Skittering Skirge Round 23, Annihilating your permanents, wayne: Mercadian Bazaar Mercadian Bazaar Sneak Attack Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Round 23, played by over 1/3 of the field (3/7): Dread Round 24, Myr money, Myr problems - Liq: Swamp Myr Servitor Myr Servitor Myr Servitor Round 25, played by over 1/3rd of all players (3/7): Goblin Guide Pithing Needle Round 25, 'cause you gotta have faith - yakusoku: Icatian Store Icatian Store Faith's Fetters Eternal Dragon Round 26, Foiled by coinmagic45: Island Sand Silos Foil Kozilek, Butcher of Truth Round 27, he's in your tourney, takin' your turns - coinmagic45: City of Traitors Blinkmoth Nexus Time Vault Voltaic Key Round 28, leaving you with no hand, no land, or no life - wayne: Peat Bog Sinkhole Unmask Raving Oni-Slave Round 29, Magus of the Mooning everyone else - yakusoku: Chrome Mox City of Traitors Magus of the Moon Words of War Round 30, keeping us in suspense with Suspend, coinmagic45: Gemstone Mine Restore Balance Ivory Giant Chain of Vapor --------------End of Banning list-------------- I will try and post a new round every Monday, allow submissions through Wednesday, reveal deck lists first thing on Thursday and review results posted over the weekend. NO MISE DECKS! Any deck submitted MUST have some win condition. Any deck that can do no better than a draw against any possible deck will be rejected. A deck that can't win any game is mathematically eliminated from winning the round, and thus would just be taking a chance to win away from someone who could actually have a shot. ALL players will assist in judging. The way this will work is that after the submission period is over, After all decks are revealed, judge your own deck against every other deck (going first and going second). Post your findings here in this thread. They will be reviewed by everyone for accuracy. Once a winner is determined the winners deck will be added to the banned list and the next round will begin. Repeated failure to do your own scoring will result in suspensions! The Winners List (Games won): 8 coinmagic45 7 Battle_of_Twits coinmagic45 yakusoku 2 Celeborn006 MasterWolf ryan2754 Tim Shaffer wayne 1 damnthedoodle Jtrade77 Liq Myy WCFmo Decklists: 1. Myy Saprazzan Skerry Stifle Phyrexian Dreadnaught Not of This World 2. yakusoku Island Flying Men Sigil of Sleep Sea's Claim 3. daner Calciform Pools Plains Temporal Isolation Gideon Jura 4. wayne Tundra Student of Warfare Sea's Claim Misdirection 5. MAB_Rapper Ancient Tomb Ancient Tomb Thorn of Amethyst Eater of Days 6. Wasco Underground Sea Inquisition of Kozilek Sea's Claim Vampire Lacerator 7. coinmagic45 Keldon Megaliths Izzet Boilerworks Branded Brawlers Riftwing Cloudskate 8. WCFmo Goblin Lackey Rishidan Port Seige Gang Commander Mountain
yakusoku Member	posted July 07, 2010 08:51 AM Since the crash took out the last round before I could declare a winner, I've reposted it. Due to the lateness of the posting, Round 32 will not be held this week, but will start next week. I appreciate any and all help scoring these decks, as I am just as prone as the next guy to making mistakes. I will NOT penalize anyone who fails to score their deck this week, but I might show more leniency in the future to those who do score their deck this week. Next Monday, I will post Round 32 and begin accepting submissions at that time and on NEXT Thursday, I will post the decks. Edit to add: code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTAL 02 6 X 2 4 0 4 0 4 20 1. Myy WW. Sea's Claim takes out his Skerry and I can win with my Men. 2. yakusoku XX 3. daner DD. Sea's Claim stops Calciform Pools and Gideon, but Temporal Isolation stops Flying Men. 4. wayne WD. We played this out in Round 31. On the play, I can play my guy first, then Sea's Claim, and race. Either Sea's Claim stopping him from Levelling up or Sigil bouncing his guy allows me to race. On the draw, I trade with his guy, since he gets to attack first. 5. MAB_Rapper LL. I have a 1/1 to his much larger than 1/1 guy and I can't play Sigil. 6. Wasco WD. On the play, I play out my Men. If he plays Lacerator, I play Sigil and win. If he plays Inquisition, I'm left with either Sea's Claim or Sigil and I win. On the draw, he plays Inquisition taking my Men and I play Sea's Claim on his land. 7. coinmagic45 LL. Riftwing Cloudskate can still be suspended off of Boilerworks turned into an Island and Megaliths and he can just ping my guy and attack for the win after that. 8. WCFmo WD. On the play, I play Men, then Sigil and bounce Lackey forever. On the draw, Men block Lackey and neither of us do anything productive. [Edited 3 times, lastly by yakusoku on July 07, 2010]
MAB_Rapper Member	posted July 07, 2010 08:54 AM code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTAL 05 6 6 0 6 X 3 6 3 30 __________________ MOTL's Most Likely to Play in the Pro Tour - Three Years Running for 2007, 2008, and 2009 (My Nationals) Co-Founder of Long Island's Newest Vintage Team - Team of Towers Cracking the Top 100 Ref Count - 4/1/10 (Currently #92)
Wasco New Member	posted July 07, 2010 03:55 PM 1. Myy Saprazzan Skerry Stifle Phyrexian Dreadnaught Not of This World WW Sea's claim prevents him from doing anything. 2. yakusoku Island Flying Men Sigil of Sleep Sea's Claim DL On the play, I Inquisition his creature, then he uses his Sea's Claim. On the draw, he starts off with his creature, I must inquisition his Sigil, and Sea's Claim locks out my Lacerator. 3. daner Calciform Pools Plains Temporal Isolation Gideon Jura WW Sea's claim takes his Calciform Pools, Inquisition takes his removal. 4. wayne Tundra Student of Warfare Sea's Claim Misdirection LL If I play Inquisition or Sea's Claim, he Misdirects it, then plays his creature. If I play my creature, he levels up his, misdirection at the ready. 5. MAB_Rapper Ancient Tomb Ancient Tomb Thorn of Amethyst Eater of Days WL On the play I steal his Thorn, then Sea's Claim. On the draw, I can only play my Lacerator, which is quickly overpowered. 6. Wasco Underground Sea Inquisition of Kozilek Sea's Claim Vampire Lacerator XX 7. coinmagic45 Keldon Megaliths Izzet Boilerworks Branded Brawlers Riftwing Cloudskate LL I have Inquisition take his Brawlers. I play the Lacerator, then Sea's claim his Boilerworks. He suspends the Cloudskate. When the Cloudskate resolves, he bounces his Boilerworks(Island). I attack, we trade creatures, and he wins with Keldon Megaliths. 8. WCFmo Goblin Lackey Rishidan Port Seige Gang Commander Mountain WL On the play, I have inquisition take his Lackey, then drop Lacerator. On the play I start with a Lacerator, but staring with it will make me lose, and his Port removes my options, so I attack, and he gets in with his Lackey, bringing the Commander out. code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTAL 06 6 1 6 0 3 X 0 3 19
WCFmo Member	posted July 07, 2010 07:33 PM 1. Myy WL Saprazzan Skerry Stifle Phyrexian Dreadnaught Not of This World 2. yakusoku DL Island Flying Men Sigil of Sleep Sea's Claim 3. daner WL Calciform Pools Plains Temporal Isolation Gideon Jura 4. wayne DD Tundra Student of Warfare Sea's Claim Misdirection 5. MAB_Rapper WL Ancient Tomb Ancient Tomb Thorn of Amethyst Eater of Days 6. Wasco WL Underground Sea Inquisition of Kozilek Sea's Claim Vampire Lacerator 7. coinmagic45 WL Keldon Megaliths Izzet Boilerworks Branded Brawlers Riftwing Cloudskate 8. WCFmo XX Goblin Lackey Rishidan Port Seige Gang Commander Mountain code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTAL 08 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 X 19 [Edited 2 times, lastly by WCFmo on July 08, 2010]
daner Member	posted July 07, 2010 11:41 PM 1. Myy LL Saprazzan Skerry Stifle Phyrexian Dreadnaught Not of This World 2. yakusoku DD Island Flying Men Sigil of Sleep Sea's Claim 3. daner XX Calciform Pools Plains Temporal Isolation Gideon Jura 4. wayne WW Tundra Student of Warfare Sea's Claim Misdirection 5. MAB_Rapper WW Ancient Tomb Ancient Tomb Thorn of Amethyst Eater of Days 6. Wasco LL Underground Sea Inquisition of Kozilek Sea's Claim Vampire Lacerator 7. coinmagic45 WW Keldon Megaliths Izzet Boilerworks Branded Brawlers Riftwing Cloudskate 8. WCFmo WL Goblin Lackey Rishidan Port Seige Gang Commander Mountain code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTAL 03 0 2 X 6 6 0 6 3 23 Hey WCFmo...the game I go first you can't ever hit me with Lackey(Isolastion has flash)....so I can build to Gideon and then you have no answer. [Edited 1 times, lastly by daner on July 07, 2010]
WCFmo Member	posted July 08, 2010 09:18 AM quote: Originally posted by daner: Hey WCFmo...the game I go first you can't ever hit me with Lackey(Isolastion has flash)....so I can build to Gideon and then you have no answer. Rishidan Port stops you from ever playing Gideon, hence we draw.
daner Member	posted July 08, 2010 01:36 PM quote: Originally posted by WCFmo: Rishidan Port stops you from ever playing Gideon, hence we draw. No, it doesn't. In respone to port I can tap to add a counter to Pools. Pools reads, 1, Remove X storage counters from it: add X u/w mana It doesn't need to tap to remove counters, and like I said I can respond and put a counter on it in response to Port....but you can never deny me the mana from counters or the counter themselves. You win the game you go first because Lackey hits for 1, then you hit 5 a turn before I can get enough counters for Gideon. I can't get Gideon out fast enouh...but you cannot lock out my mana. Might want to read what Calciform Pools does. [Edited 1 times, lastly by daner on July 08, 2010]
WCFmo Member	posted July 08, 2010 02:52 PM quote: Originally posted by daner: No, it doesn't. In respone to port I can tap to add a counter to Pools. Pools reads, 1, Remove X storage counters from it: add X u/w mana It doesn't need to tap to remove counters, and like I said I can respond and put a counter on it in response to Port....but you can never deny me the mana from counters or the counter themselves. You win the game you go first because Lackey hits for 1, then you hit 5 a turn before I can get enough counters for Gideon. I can't get Gideon out fast enouh...but you cannot lock out my mana. Might want to read what Calciform Pools does. Woops your right. I edited it in my results but I already had the correct amount of points. Sorry about that.
daner Member	posted July 09, 2010 01:06 AM quote: Originally posted by WCFmo: Woops your right. I edited it in my results but I already had the correct amount of points. Sorry about that. no biggie.
MOTL temp account New Member	posted July 11, 2010 02:57 PM coinmagic45 here... code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTAL 07 0 6 0 6 0 6 X 1 19
Myy Member	posted July 12, 2010 06:35 AM 1. Myy Xx Saprazzan Skerry Stifle Phyrexian Dreadnaught Not of This World 2. yakusoku LL Island Flying Men Sigil of Sleep Sea's Claim 3. daner WW Calciform Pools Plains Temporal Isolation Gideon Jura 4. wayne LL Tundra Student of Warfare Sea's Claim Misdirection 5. MAB_Rapper LL Ancient Tomb Ancient Tomb Thorn of Amethyst Eater of Days 6. Wasco LL Underground Sea Inquisition of Kozilek Sea's Claim Vampire Lacerator 7. coinmagic45 WW Keldon Megaliths Izzet Boilerworks Branded Brawlers Riftwing Cloudskate 8. WCFmo LW Goblin Lackey Rishidan Port Seige Gang Commander Mountain code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTAL 01 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 3 15
yakusoku Member	posted July 12, 2010 08:42 AM Final Scores: code: 01 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 3 15 02 6 X 2 4 0 4 0 4 20 03 0 2 X 6 6 0 6 3 23 04 6 1 0 X 0 6 0 2 15 05 6 6 0 6 X 3 6 3 30 <= winner! 06 6 1 6 0 3 X 0 3 19 07 0 6 0 6 0 6 X 1 19 08 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 X 19
MAB_Rapper Member	posted July 12, 2010 08:47 AM Clearly, me winning caused the MOTL Crash. __________________ MOTL's Most Likely to Play in the Pro Tour - Three Years Running for 2007, 2008, and 2009 (My Nationals) Co-Founder of Long Island's Newest Vintage Team - Team of Towers Cracking the Top 100 Ref Count - 4/1/10 (Currently #92)

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