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:Ancient Den
Blinkmoth Nexus
Dark Depths
Dryad Arbor
Gemstone Caverns
Ghost Quarter
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
Great Furnace
Grove of the Burnwillows
Karakas
Maze of Ith
Mishra's Factory
Mishra's Workshop
Mutavault
Piranha Marsh
Rishadan Port
Shelldock Isle
Sheltered Valley
Strip Mine
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
Tarnished Citadel
Tolarian Academy
Undiscovered Paradise
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Vault of the Whispers
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
Chimeric Mass
Chrome Mox
Darksteel Brute
Eater of Days
Elixir of Immortality
Energy Chamber
Ensnaring Bridge
Epochrasite
Isochron Scepter
Jhoira's Toolbox
Lion's Eye Diamond
Lodestone Golem
Lotus Bloom
Lotus Petal
Mana Crypt
Mana Vault
Memnite
Mox Emerald
Mox Jet
Mox Opal
Mox Pearl
Mox Ruby
Mox Sapphire
Myr Battlesphere
Myr Servitor
Ornithopter
Phyrexian Dreadnought
Platinum Angel
Pithing Needle
Scalding Tongs
Sol Ring
Sphere of Resistance
Steel Overseer
Sword of the Meek
Tel-Jilad Stylus
The Rack
Thopter Foundry
Thorn of Amethyst
Tidehollow Sculler
Time Vault
Trinisiphere
Voltaic Key
Welding Jar
Wurmcoil Engine
Multi-Colored:
Dragon Broodmother
Lightning Helix
Meddling Mage
Tidehollow Sculler
Vindicate
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
Exhume
Funeral Charm
Gatekeeper of Malakir
Hymn to Tourach
Inquisition of Kozilek
Mesmeric Fiend
Mind Swords
Nether Spirit
Nyxathid
Oona's Prowler
Raving Oni-Slave
Reanimate
Sarcomancy
Shadow Guildmage
Sinkhole
Skittering Skirge
Smallpox
Snuff Out
Tendrils of Despair
Thoughtseize
Unmask
Vampire Hexmage
Wretched Anurid
Blue:
Annex
Brainstorm
Chain of Vapor
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
Pongify
Reef Shaman
Sea's Claim
Show and Tell
Sower of Temptation
Sphinx of Jwar Isle
Stormscape Apprentice
Tidal Warrior
Web of Inertia
Words of Wind
Green:
Basking Rootwalla
Channel
Durkwood Baloth
Elvish Lookout
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
Blood Moon
Boldwyr Heavyweights
Boom/Bust
Burning Inquiry
Crack the Earth
Form of the Dragon
Goblin Guide
Goblin Welder
Greater Gargadon
Keldon Halberdiers
Lightning Bolt
Magus of the Moon
Punishing Fire
Raze
Seething Song
Simian Spirit Guide
Sneak Attack
Sonic Seizure
Words of War
White:
Balance
Cenn's Tactician
Decree of Justice
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
Isamaru, Hound of Konda
Ivory Giant
Knight of Sursi
Leyline of Sanctity
Loyal Sentry
Mana Tithe
Oblivion Ring
Path to Exile
Preacher
Purity
Restore Balance
Runed Halo
Serra Ascendant
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
Round 47, Look out! It's coinmagic45 with another win:
Bayou
Rishadan Port
Elvish Lookout
Snuff Out
Round 48, sending his opponents into Oblivion - yakusoku:
Icatian Store
Icatian Store
Oblivion Ring
Decree of Justice
Round 49, winning the battle and the round - NumotFlame96:
Goblin Welder
Sonic Seizure
Great Furnace
Myr Battlesphere
Round 50 - winning with a big artifact creature? This looks familiar, NumotFlame96:
Mana Vault
Mana Vault
Wurmcoil Engine
Ancient Tomb
Round 51 - two mana is too much for coinmagic45:
Plateau
Crack the Earth
Loyal Sentry
Knight of Sursi
Round 52 - two people with the right answer and 42 points to win, coinmagic45 and Numotflame96
Badlands
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
Shadow Guildmage
Boom/Bust
Tolarian Academy
Thopter Foundry
Sword of the Meek
Ancient Den
Round 53 - land hate brought to you by Battle_of_Twits and yakusoku:
Saprazzan Skerry
City of Traitors
Annex
Sower of Temptation
City of Traitors
Mountain
Blood Moon
Chimeric Mass
Round 54, with 2% more points than second place, Absurd90:
Mox Opal
Vault of Whispers
Tidehollow Sculler
Welding Jar
Round 55, all for one mana and one mana for all, from WCFmo:
Reef Shaman
Stormscape Apprentice
Pongify
Tundra
Round 56, netdecking FTW! - coinmagic45:
Plains
City of Traitors
Elixir of Immortality
Serra Ascendant
Round 57, There be DRAGONS! - yakusoku:
Peat Bog
Oona's Prowler
Exhume
Dragon Broodmother
Round 58, originality is overrated - yakusoku and WCFmo:
Peat Bog
Plains
Vindicate
Nyxathid
Round 59, punishing everyone else - coinmagic45:
Plateau
Grove of the Burnwillows
Mana Tithe
Punishing Fire
--------------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):
16
coinmagic45
14
yakusoku
8
Battle_of_Twits
5
WCFmo
3
Numotflame96
wayne
2
Alexisonfyre
Celeborn006
junichi
MAB_Rapper
MasterWolf
Myy
ryan2754
Tim Shaffer
1
Absurd90
damnthedoodle
Jtrade77
Liq
Magic1264
Suspensions for Round 60 (failure to score Round 59):
NONE!
Decklists:
1. Magic1264
Swamp
Peat Bog
Ostracize
Liliana's Specter
2. yakusoku
Mox Diamond
City of Traitors
Mountain
Dwarven Miner
3. Numotflame96
Apathy
Slippery Boggle
Spell Pierce
Island
4. Alexisonfyre
Tropical Island
City of Traitors
Anurid Scavenger
Regress
5. coinmagic45
Savannah
Alaborn Zealot
Loam Lion
Nature's Claim
6. Myy
Pact of the Titan
Plains
Pact of the Titan
Angel's Grace
7. Liq
Wheel of Sun and Moon
Remote Farm
Raise the Alarm
Glacial Chasm
8. WCFmo
Hall of the Bandit Lord
Ostracize
Badlands
Shocker
[Edited 3 times, lastly by yakusoku on January 27, 2011]