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yakusoku Member	posted October 25, 2010 08:56 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 Piranha Marsh Shelldock Isle Sheltered Valley Strip Mine The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale Tarnished Citadel Undiscovered Paradise Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Wasteland Colorless: Emrakul, the Aeon Torn Kozilek, Butcher of Truth Pathrazer of Ulamog Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Artifacts: Arcbound Ravager Black Lotus Chalice of the Void Chrome Mox Darksteel Brute Eater of Days Energy Chamber Ensnaring Bridge Epochrasite Isochron Scepter Jhoira's Toolbox Lion's Eye Diamond Lodestone Golem Lotus Bloom Lotus Petal Mana Crypt Memnite Mox Emerald Mox Jet Mox Pearl Mox Ruby Mox Sapphire Myr Servitor Ornithopter Phyrexian Dreadnought Platinum Angel Pithing Needle Scalding Tongs Sol Ring Sphere of Resistance Steel Overseer Tel-Jilad Stylus The Rack Thorn of Amethyst Time Vault Trinisiphere Voltaic Key Multi-Colored: Lightning Helix Meddling Mage Wilt-Leaf Liege Black: Bitterblossom Blackmail Blind Creeper Cabal Therapy Contaminated Ground Corpulent Corpse Dark Ritual Death's Shadow Delirium Skeins Diabolic Edict Dread Duress Encroach Evil Presence Funeral Charm Gatekeeper of Malakir Hymn to Tourach Inquisition of Kozilek Mesmeric Fiend Mind Swords Nether Spirit Raving Oni-Slave Reanimate Sarcomancy Sinkhole Skittering Skirge Smallpox Tendrils of Despair Thoughtseize Unmask Vampire Hexmage Wretched Anurid Blue: Brainstorm Cloud of Faeries Confiscate Cursecatcher Daze Energy Field Flash Foil Force of Will Force Spike Frost Titan Indentured Djinn Kira, Great Glass Spinner Leyline of Anticipation Leyline of Singularity Sea's Claim Show and Tell Sphinx of Jwar Isle Tidal Warrior Web of Inertia Words of Wind Green: Basking Rootwalla Channel Durkwood Baloth Elvish Spirit Guide Helix Pinnacle Lush Growth Reckless Wurm Rogue Elephant Scythe Tiger Skyshroud Cutter Tukatongue Thallid Woodfall Primus Words of Wilding Red: Artifact Blast Barbed Shocker Boldwyr Heavyweights Burning Inquiry Form of the Dragon Goblin Guide Greater Gargadon Keldon Halberdiers Lightning Bolt Magus of the Moon Raze Seething Song Simian Spirit Guide Sneak Attack Words of War White: Balance Cenn's Tactician Chain of Vapor Elspeth, Knight-Errant Isamaru, Hound of Konda Ivory Giant Leyline of Sanctity Path to Exile Preacher Purity Restore Balance Runed Halo Student of Warfare 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 Round 31, a thorn in our sides, MAB_Rapper: Ancient Tomb Ancient Tomb Thorn of Amethyst Eater of Days Round 31, played by over 1/3rd of players: Sea's Claim Round 32, winning with all creatures and no creatures, Magic1264 and MAB_Rapper: Saprazzan Skerry Energy Field Piranha Marsh Words of Wind City of Traitors Steel Overseer Steel Overseer Ornithopter Round 33, winning with one card tied behind his back, WCFmo: Leyline of Sanctity Inquisition of Kozilek Student of Warfare Scrubland Round 34, winning through the fyre and flames, Alexisonfyre: Tarnished Citadel Lush Growth Lightning Bolt Death's Shadow Round 35, widening the gap between him and the rest of the mortals, coinmagic45: City of Traitors Leyline of Anticipation Phyrexian Dreadnought Phyrexian Dreadnought Round 36, annihilating the opposition, yakusoku: Swamp Funeral Charm Reanimate Pathrazer of Ulamog Round 37, junichi activate! Form of the Dragon! Island Shelldock Isle Brainstorm Form of the Dragon Round 38, easy as 1-2-3, spell, creature, win, from wayne: Peat Bog Contaminated Ground Hymn to Tourach Wretched Anurid Round 39, winning with a rogue strategy, WCFmo: Cursecatcher Tidal Warrior Rogue Elephant Tropical Island Round 40, he's Fiendish, Diabolic, Creepy, and uh... Boggy - coinmagic45 Mesmeric Fiend Diabolic Edict Blind Creeper Peat Bog Round 41, blue spell + blue spell + blue spell = win, coinmagic45: Sand Silos Show and Tell Frost Titan Confiscate Round 42, the answer to life, the universe, and everything - junichi: Preacher Elspeth, Knight-Errant Remote Farm City of Traitors Round 43, Tiger, tiger burning bright. In the Forest/Swamp - Alexisonfyre: Bayou Memnite Tendrils of Despair Scythe Tiger Round 44, flashing everyone, er... uh... bringing out a big, green dumb guy whenever he could play an instant - yakusoku: Saprazzan Skerry Flash Cloud of Faeries Woodfall Primus Round 45, winning without paying mana for spells - yakusoku: Bayou Tukatongue Thallid Mind Swords Skyshroud Cutter Round 45, played by over 1/3rd of the field (3/7): Boldwyr Heavyweights Round 46, armed with all the right tools to beat everyone else - Myy: City of Traitors Jhoira's Toolbox Chalice of the Void Energy Chamber --------------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): 11 coinmagic45 10 yakusoku 7 Battle_of_Twits 3 wayne WCFmo 2 Alexisonfyre Celeborn006 junichi MAB_Rapper MasterWolf Myy ryan2754 Tim Shaffer 1 damnthedoodle Jtrade77 Liq Magic1264 Suspensions for Round 47 (failure to score Round 46): NONE! Decklists: 1. Magic1264 Swamp Innocent Blood City of Traitors Chimeric Mass 2. yakusoku Illegal deck 3. DerFisch Sandstone Needle City of Traitors Shah of Naar Isle Shah of Naar Isle 4. mattw Plains Plains Silence Silver Knight 5. Alexisonfyre Tropical Island Rishadan Port Nimble Mongoose Mana Chains 6. MAB_Rapper Swamp Innocent Blood Hollow Trees Mitotic Slime 7. coinmagic45 Bayou Rishadan Port Elvish Lookout Snuff Out 8. WCFmo Fastbond Savannah Oboro, Palace in the Clouds Steppe Lynx [Edited 9 times, lastly by yakusoku on October 28, 2010]
Myy Member	posted October 25, 2010 08:59 AM finally moving up...
mattw Member	posted October 27, 2010 05:48 AM well this should be risky but lets see if i guess what everyone else is gonna do this week.
yakusoku Member	posted October 27, 2010 09:00 AM Today is the LAST day to submit a deck. Decklists go up tomorrow morning.
yakusoku Member	posted October 28, 2010 08:54 AM The decklists have been posted. You may use other formats as well, but this one is a must. Also PLEASE make sure you use the proper deck number for your deck. Replace the '?' on the bottom line with the number next to your name on the decklist. Scoring: Play your deck against each other deck twice, once with you going first, once with them going first. Always remember that each deck is to be played perfectly. For each of the 2 games, score 3 points if your deck wins or 1 point if the game is a draw, with no points for a loss. Some examples: 2 wins (WW) is 6 points. A win and a draw (WD) is 4 points. A win and a loss (WL) is 3 points. 2 draws (DD) is 2 points. A draw and a loss (DL) is 1 point. 2 losses (LL) is 0 points. Plug YOUR deck number into the ? below the ##, and your score against each deck into the other slots. Do not play your deck against itself. Just enter an 'x' in the chart under your deck number. Please copy-and-paste the following code into your Message box in order to assist you with scoring: code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTAL ?? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
junichi Moderator	posted October 28, 2010 09:12 AM Form of the Dragon is banned. __________________ 40 Eye of Ugin and 4 foil Eye of Ugin for Black Lotus!? "lol you'll see when these go for 50 bucks a piece in a couple months, you're just jealous. !" - Marciano 315 03/17/2010
yakusoku Member	posted October 28, 2010 09:18 AM quote: Originally posted by junichi: Form of the Dragon is banned. You're right; I forgot because someone cheated by not paying 7 mana for Form of the Dragon. I should be checking better, but no one has reminded me that I've got an illegal decklist.
Magic1264 Member	posted October 28, 2010 09:25 AM Not my fault. The TO should know better. code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTAL 01 X X 0 6 6 0 2 6 20
Myy Member	posted October 28, 2010 09:27 AM Damn!
coinmagic45 Member	posted October 28, 2010 09:43 AM code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTAL 07 2 X 6 6 2 2 X 6 24 1. Magic1264 - I assume "Mesmeric Mass" is supposed to be "Chimeric Mass"? If so, Blood kills my dude and Snuff Out kills his. DD 3. DerFisch - Snuff Out kills the 1st Shah, Port stops the 2nd from being played. WW 4. mattw - Snuff Out > Silver Knight. WW 5. Alexisonfyre - Our creatures trade. Copycat :-P DD 6. MAB_Rapper - Port stops Slime from being played. Blood kills my guy. DD 8. WCFmo - Snuff Out > Lynx. WW __________________ 3rd most references in Kentucky; 3rd most posts in Kentucky Blackborder.com Grading Guide
MAB_Rapper Member	posted October 28, 2010 11:19 AM 1. Magic1264 DD 2 - The most he can make Mass is a 3/3. Even with Blood, I can kill his guy and still be on offense, so he can't swing. However, with me being at 14 on the play (11 on the draw), I really can't race him either after he uses Blood. Swamp Innocent Blood City of Traitors Chimeric Mass 2. yakusoku Illegal deck 3. DerFisch LL 0 - I can blood one, but not two. Sandstone Needle City of Traitors Shah of Naar Isle Shah of Naar Isle 4. mattw WW 6 - Nothing to fear here. Plains Plains Silence Silver Knight 5. Alexisonfyre DD 2 - Straight forward Tropical Island Rishadan Port Nimble Mongoose Mana Chains 6. MAB_Rapper XX X Swamp Innocent Blood Hollow Trees Mitotic Slime 7. coinmagic45 DD 2 - Straight forward Bayou Rishadan Port Elvish Lookout Snuff Out 8. WCFmo WW 6 - He needs a turn to go off, and I just Blood. Fastbond Savannah Oboro, Palace in the Clouds Steppe Lynx code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTAL 06 2 X 0 6 2 X 2 6 18 Changes from what I see so far, Magic1264, you get 2 extra points, if my logic is right. __________________ MOTL's Most Likely to Play in the Pro Tour - Three Years Running for 2007, 2008, and 2009 (My Nationals) Cracking the Top 100 Ref Count - 4/1/10 (Currently #83 - #6 in new York)
DerFisch Member	posted October 28, 2010 02:16 PM Decklists: 1. Magic1264 WW Blood stops one but not both. Swamp Innocent Blood City of Traitors Chimeric Mass 2. yakusoku XX Illegal deck 3. DerFisch XX Sandstone Needle City of Traitors Shah of Naar Isle Shah of Naar Isle 4. mattw WW Plains Plains Silence Silver Knight 5. Alexisonfyre WL Tropical Island Rishadan Port Nimble Mongoose Mana Chains On the play, DerFisch: Needle Alexisonfyre: Island Mongoose DF: City, Shah A: This is where it gets tricky. If he ports me, I attack and win with my shah, paying the echo. If he mana chains my guy, I decline to pay the echo, and cast the other shah since he cant both port my land and cast chains. On the draw, he just ports my land during my upkeep, and mongoose gets there the whole way. 6. MAB_Rapper WW Blood stops one but not both, and I easily race. Swamp Innocent Blood Hollow Trees Mitotic Slime 7. coinmagic45 LL Snuff stops one, port stops the other. Bayou Rishadan Port Elvish Lookout Snuff Out 8. WCFmo LL Fastbond Savannah Oboro, Palace in the Clouds Steppe Lynx code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTAL 03 6 X X 6 3 6 0 0 21 [/B] Hey- I'm improving.
mattw Member	posted October 29, 2010 05:42 AM can i just mark myself a 0 and not bother with the whole thing? lol. i clearly guessed wrong this week
coinmagic45 Member	posted October 29, 2010 07:56 AM quote: Originally posted by mattw: can i just mark myself a 0 and not bother with the whole thing? lol. i clearly guessed wrong this week What were you guessing the meta was going to be? __________________ 3rd most references in Kentucky; 3rd most posts in Kentucky Blackborder.com Grading Guide
mattw Member	posted October 29, 2010 08:05 AM i've seen the way this gets played and i honestly thought a bunch of people were going to copy or use very similar versions of yaku's last weeks deck. Edit: next week i'm gonna use a deck idea i gave to jazaray. i think anyway [Edited 1 times, lastly by mattw on October 29, 2010]
coinmagic45 Member	posted October 29, 2010 11:08 AM quote: Originally posted by mattw: i've seen the way this gets played and i honestly thought a bunch of people were going to copy or use very similar versions of yaku's last weeks deck. Edit: next week i'm gonna use a deck idea i gave to jazaray. i think anyway Yeah, I'm surprised more people didn't use that, actually. But I can beat it, so I wasn't worried :-) __________________ 3rd most references in Kentucky; 3rd most posts in Kentucky Blackborder.com Grading Guide
WCFmo Member	posted October 29, 2010 11:31 AM 1. Magic1264 LL Swamp Innocent Blood City of Traitors Chimeric Mass 2. yakusoku XX Illegal deck 3. DerFisch WW 6 Sandstone Needle City of Traitors Shah of Naar Isle Shah of Naar Isle 4. mattw WW 6 Plains Plains Silence Silver Knight 5. Alexisonfyre DL 1 Tropical Island Rishadan Port Nimble Mongoose Mana Chains 6. MAB_Rapper LL Swamp Innocent Blood Hollow Trees Mitotic Slime 7. coinmagic45 LL Bayou Rishadan Port Elvish Lookout Snuff Out 8. WCFmo Xx Fastbond Savannah Oboro, Palace in the Clouds Steppe Lynx code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTAL 0X 0 X 6 6 1 0 0 X 13
Alexisonfyre Member	posted November 01, 2010 04:07 AM code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTAL 05 0 X 3 6 X 2 2 4 17
yakusoku Member	posted November 01, 2010 10:12 AM Final Scores: code: 01 X X 0 6 6 0 2 6 20 02 X X X X X X X X XX 03 6 X X 6 3 6 0 0 21 04 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 00 05 0 X 3 6 X 2 2 4 17 06 2 X 0 6 2 X 2 6 18 07 2 X 6 6 2 2 X 6 24 <= winner! 08 0 X 6 6 1 0 0 X 13

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