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yakusoku Member	posted May 31, 2011 05:24 PM 5-Card Blind (5CB) is a very unique game. The rules are as follows: * Your deck is composed of 5 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 where neither player has any means to win the subgame will result in an incomplete game and both players will receive ZERO points for that game, 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 5-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 Card #5 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 5 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. 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! --------------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.) Multicolored: Lightning Helix Progenitus Colorless non-artifacts: Emrakul, the Aeons Torn Lands: Dark Depths Ghost Quarter Inkmoth Nexus Karakas Maze of Ith Mishra's Factory Mishra's Workshop Mutavault Strip Mine Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale Tolarian Academy Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Wasteland Artifacts: Black Lotus Blightsteel Colossus Ensnaring Bridge Isochron Scepter Mana Crypt Mana Vault Mox Emerald Mox Jet Mox Pearl Mox Ruby Mox Sapphire Pithing Needle The Rack Scalding Tongs Trinisphere Black: Cabal Therapy Contagion Dark Ritual Nether Spirit Oona's Prowler Reanimate Thoughtseize Unmask Vampire Hexmage Blue: Chain of Vapor Foil Force of Will Hive Mind Leyline of Anticipation Leyline of Singularity Show and Tell Green: Channel Red: Burning Inquiry Pact of the Titan Seething Song Simian Spirit Guide Sneak Attack White: Balance Chancellor of the Annex Winning decks that caused cards to be banned (History): Round 1, eschewing Black Lotus and Force of Will - yakusoku: Mishra's Workshop Ensnaring Bridge Trinisphere Scalding Tongs Scalding Tongs Round 1, played by over 1/3 of players: Black Lotus Force of Will Round 2, from s14sh3r: Mox Pearl City of Traitors Balance The Rack The Rack Round 2, played by over 1/3 of all players: Leyline of Anticipation Round 3, uncounterable - yakusoku: Leyline of Singularity Karakas Karakas Mishra's Factory Mishra's Factory Round 3, played by over 1/3rd of all players: Foil Round 4, almost perfect - yakusoku: Mox Emerald Mox Emerald Channel Emrakul, the Aeons Torn Pithing Needle Round 4, played by over 1/3rd of the field (3/7): Strip Mine Inkmoth Nexus Maze of Ith Round 5, he's in your mind, making you cast spells - LegendaryFerret: Tolarian Academy Mana Crypt Mana Vault Hive Mind Pact of the Titan Round 6, winning with A Rib of Cysts, A Parch of Vino, A Bleach Party, and some other stuff that's all mixed up - coinmagic45: City of Brass Chain of Vapor Cabal Therapy Burning Inquiry Nether Spirit Round 6, played by over 1/3rd of all players: Mox Sapphire Round 7, winning with lands and only lands - Magic1264: Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale Wasteland Ghost Quarter Mutavault Mutavault Round 7, played by over 1/3rd of all players: Mesmeric Fiend Round 8, out of the Depths, I cry to you, oh Marit Lage - SageShadows: Dark Depths Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Thoughtseize Vampire Hexmage Vampire Hexmage Round 9, look at what he brought to Show and Tell - joz: Island Simian Spirit Guide Simian Spirit Guide Show and Tell Progenitus Round 9, played by over 1/3 of all players: Mox Jet Round 10, from a sneaky, sneaky guy - Myy: Blightsteel Colossus Sneak Attack Mox Ruby City of Traitors Seething Song Round 11, doing bad, evil things with black mana (like winning) - yakusoku Chancellor of the Annex Swamp Dark Ritual Oona's Prowler Reanimate Round 12, making Lightning strike the same place every turn - Myy: Isochron Scepter Lightning Helix City of Traitors Unmask Contagion Winners List: 4 yakusoku 2 Myy 1 coinmagic45 joz LegendaryFerret Magic1264 SageShadows s14sh3r Suspensions for Round 13 (failure to score in Round 12): Freakonaleash2009 Decklists: 1. yakusoku Island Tidal Warrior Tidal Warrior Mental Misstep Daze 2. Magic1264 City of Traitors Grim Monolith Torpor Orb Spellskite Phyrexian Dreadnaught 3. MAB_Rapper Chancellor of the Forge Bayou Tainted Strike Invigorate Invigorate 4. Numotflame96 Cloudpost Cloudpost Glimmerpost Karn the Liberated Wurmcoil Engine 5. SageShadows City of Traitors Sol Ring Sol Ring Lodestone Golem Wurmcoil Engine 6. Myy Tukatongue Thallid Bayou Mind Swords Mind Swords Memnite 7. WCFmo Magus of the Moon Chancellor of the Tangle Chancellor of the Tangle Mental Misstep Mountain [Edited 6 times, lastly by yakusoku on June 04, 2011]
yakusoku Member	posted June 01, 2011 05:25 PM Due to the holiday on Monday and slow start of this round, I will accept decks through THURSDAY. I will start this round on Friday.
MAB_Rapper Member	posted June 02, 2011 01:02 PM I hope I have a doozy. __________________ MOTL's Most Likely to Play in the Pro Tour - 2007, 2008, and 2009 (My Nationals) The Official Tower Magic Facebook Page
Myy Member	posted June 03, 2011 07:03 AM This time I'm playing a very simple deck, It either does exceptionally well, or it will crash and burn and get a single digit score. I sure hope it's not the latter.
mattw Member	posted June 03, 2011 12:36 PM i'm back for this round, if i can remember the names of the 2 cards i need. hmmm, crap. its black and its won more games than kobe bryant
yakusoku Member	posted June 03, 2011 11:32 PM The decklists have been posted. 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 ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
MAB_Rapper Member	posted June 04, 2011 04:45 AM It's simple. I lose to Mental Mistep and turn 1 discard... 1. yakusoku LL 0 - I might be making it simple, but this is a weird one. Island Tidal Warrior Tidal Warrior Mental Misstep Daze 2. Magic1264 WL 3 - Not getting through Dreadnaught. City of Traitors Grim Monolith Torpor Orb Spellskite Phyrexian Dreadnaught 3. MAB_Rapper XX X Chancellor of the Forge Bayou Tainted Strike Invigorate Invigorate 4. Numotflame96 WW 6 Cloudpost Cloudpost Glimmerpost Karn the Liberated Wurmcoil Engine 5. SageShadows WL 3 City of Traitors Sol Ring Sol Ring Lodestone Golem Wurmcoil Engine 6. Myy WW 6 - On the draw, he's left with a 1/1. I'm left with a 1/1 and 2 Invigorate. Tukatongue Thallid Bayou Mind Swords Mind Swords Memnite 7. WCFmo LL 0 Magus of the Moon Chancellor of the Tangle Chancellor of the Tangle Mental Misstep Mountain code: # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL 3 0 3 X 6 3 6 0 18 [/B][/QUOTE] __________________ MOTL's Most Likely to Play in the Pro Tour - 2007, 2008, and 2009 (My Nationals) The Official Tower Magic Facebook Page
Numotflame96 Member	posted June 04, 2011 05:27 AM ugh... i haven't scored yet but looking at the decks this week i think i lose every match... all of the decks are turn 1/2 wins or nonbasic land hate
SageShadows Member	posted June 04, 2011 08:53 AM 1. yakusoku LL On the play, I can only get one sol ring out, which isn’t enough for daze. 2. Magic1264 DD On the play, I can drop a Lodestone Golem, followed by a Wurmcoil Engine. We stare. On the draw, he gets a Dreadnaught out. He swings the dreadnaught, which I chump with my Golem. I then play a wurmcoil and stare some more. 3. MAB_Rapper WL On the play, Lodestone Golem makes easy killing the deck. On the draw, read below. Didn't see the haste part. 4. Numotflame96 WW On the play, I drop a Lodestone Golem. He plays a CIPT land. I drop Wurmcoil and swing for 5. He plays a CIPT land. I swing for 11, and he’s down to 4. His Glimmerpost raises him up to 7 and he can play the Wurmcoil Engine. I can swing with my wurmcoil, knowing that if he swings back, I win, and if he blocks, I can keep swinging with the two wurms until he’s forced to chump both of them. On the draw, his CIPT land is matched by my Lodestone. Another land, a wurmcoil and 5 damage. His glimmerpost allows him to play a wurmcoil engine, but the above happens. (yes, this is blatantly copied) 5. SageShadows XX 6. Myy WL On the play, I get a lodestone golem out and that’s game. On the draw, he can double Mind Swords me, which totally destroys me. 7. WCFmo LL Misstep kills me on the play, and I have no chance on the draw. ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL 05 0 2 3 6 X 3 0 14 [Edited 1 times, lastly by SageShadows on June 05, 2011]
Devonin Member	posted June 04, 2011 05:20 PM An outside observation: It appears two people are using City of Traitors which was in the Round 12 winning deck, and thus banned?
yakusoku Member	posted June 04, 2011 06:58 PM quote: Originally posted by Devonin: An outside observation: It appears two people are using City of Traitors which was in the Round 12 winning deck, and thus banned? No. quote: THE RULES: Any lands that only provide mana are exempted from the banning rules. Also note that City of Traitors is NOT on the banned list. I'll revise my original post to make it clear that this is the list of WINNING decks that caused cards to be banned. This seems to cause confusion every time I run this. In an earlier iteration, I only listed the cards that were banned and people asked how a deck with no lands won or even managed to play spells. I've included the full list since then, but I'll make a change once more to see if it alleviates confusion. And as long as I'm here: code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL 01 X 6 2 6 6 6 4 30 1. yakusoku XX Island Tidal Warrior Tidal Warrior Mental Misstep Daze 2. Magic1264 WW. I counter Dreadnaught and my 2 1/1's attack through his 0/4. 3. MAB_Rapper DD. I can counter Tainted Strike, but he's got a Goblin he can use as a wall twice to stop my guys. Invigorate, however means I'll always win a race if he ever attacks, so we stare. 4. Numotflame96 WW. Cloudpost becomes an Island and I also have Daze to stop his first spell. 5. SageShadows WW. Misstep stops Sol Ring, then I can Daze Lodestone Golem. 6. Myy WW. I can Misstep the Thallid and I'll always have more creatures than him, whether he Mind Swords or not. 7. WCFmo WD. On the play, I can Daze Magus and force through a 1/1. On the draw, I can force through both Tidal Warriors and our creatures stare. [Edited 1 times, lastly by yakusoku on June 04, 2011]
MAB_Rapper Member	posted June 05, 2011 05:00 AM quote: Originally posted by SageShadows: 3. MAB_Rapper WW On the play, Lodestone Golem makes easy killing the deck. On the draw, all I need to do is have a Lodestone chump. Um, no. My 1/1 has haste and kills you before you get a turn when you are on the draw. Also, Updated with yaku's logic for our match code: # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL 3 2 3 X 6 3 6 0 20 __________________ MOTL's Most Likely to Play in the Pro Tour - 2007, 2008, and 2009 (My Nationals) The Official Tower Magic Facebook Page [Edited 1 times, lastly by MAB_Rapper on June 05, 2011]
WCFmo Member	posted June 05, 2011 05:08 AM 1. yakusoku DL 1 - Island Tidal Warrior Tidal Warrior Mental Misstep Daze 2. Magic1264 WD 4 - Spellskite can block my dude on draw if he plays it first. City of Traitors Grim Monolith Torpor Orb Spellskite Phyrexian Dreadnaught 3. MAB_Rapper WW 6 - He can never play tainted strike and magus turns his invigorates off. Chancellor of the Forge Bayou Tainted Strike Invigorate Invigorate 4. Numotflame96 WW 6 - He can never play his cards due to magus Cloudpost Cloudpost Glimmerpost Karn the Liberated Wurmcoil Engine 5. SageShadows WW 6 - Counter a sol ring and he'll only be able to pay 3 mana, not enough. City of Traitors Sol Ring Sol Ring Lodestone Golem Wurmcoil Engine 6. Myy WW 6 - On play he can't mind swords or play thallid, on draw I throw away the chancellors after he mindswords memnite and then he can't play anything. Tukatongue Thallid Bayou Mind Swords Mind Swords Memnite 7. WCFmo XX X Magus of the Moon Chancellor of the Tangle Chancellor of the Tangle Mental Misstep Mountain ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL 07 1 4 6 6 6 6 x 29 Argh, if I lose by 1 again... __________________ <Liq> you just can't expect a sig worthy line to appear out of nowhere on demand <stacker> i dont hang out with the patients afterwards, we got nurses for that <WCFmo> is your y button broke :D? <WCFmo> "ou" <LemonM> wow <LemonM> mabe it is <LemonM> ...
yakusoku Member	posted June 05, 2011 05:20 AM Misread the card. Disregard this post. [Edited 1 times, lastly by yakusoku on June 05, 2011]
WCFmo Member	posted June 05, 2011 05:28 AM quote: Originally posted by yakusoku: I think you scored this incorrectly. This should be WD. On the draw: Myy: Bayou, Tukatongue Thallid (you play Mental Misstep). He plays Memnite, then plays Mind Swords. He loses his other Mind Swords. You lose two cards, which means you can't cast Magus. It's a draw. I toss Chancellors, they already will be providing mana for me (I reveal them at beginning of game).
yakusoku Member	posted June 05, 2011 05:46 AM quote: Originally posted by WCFmo: I toss Chancellors, they already will be providing mana for me (I reveal them at beginning of game). Ah, I totally misread the ability. Ignore my post.
WCFmo Member	posted June 05, 2011 05:57 AM quote: Originally posted by yakusoku: Ah, I totally misread the ability. Ignore my post. In your face :P I will relish this and remember my post forever, the day I was right
SageShadows Member	posted June 05, 2011 12:22 PM quote: Originally posted by MAB_Rapper: code: # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL 3 2 3 X 6 3 6 0 20 </font> Sorry about that, didn't see haste.
Numotflame96 Member	posted June 05, 2011 05:34 PM woohoo.... single digits.... # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL 4 0 3 0 X 0 0 0 3
yakusoku Member	posted June 06, 2011 01:48 AM For the sake of moving the tournament on and getting us back on track, the last two people get amnesty this round and I'll score for them. Final scores: code: 01 X 6 2 6 6 6 4 30 <= winner! 02 0 X 3 3 2 3 4 15 03 2 3 X 6 3 6 0 20 04 0 3 0 X 0 0 0 03 05 0 2 3 6 X 3 0 14 06 0 3 0 6 3 X 0 12 07 1 4 6 6 6 6 x 29

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