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yakusoku Member	posted June 20, 2011 06:27 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 or send me an e-mail 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 Elixir of Immortality 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 Daze Disrupting Shoal Foil Force of Will Force Spike Hive Mind Leyline of Anticipation Leyline of Singularity Mental Misstep Show and Tell Sphinx of Jwar Isle Tidal Warrior Web of Inertia Green: Channel Red: Burning Inquiry Pact of the Titan Seething Song Simian Spirit Guide Sneak Attack White: Balance Chancellor of the Annex Path to Exile Serra Ascendant 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 Round 13, Dazing and Confusing - yakusoku: Island Tidal Warrior Tidal Warrior Mental Misstep Daze Round 14 - Blue spells for the win, Magic1264: Disrupting Shoal Force Spike Saprazzan Cove Web of Inertia Sphinx of Jwar Isle Round 15 - he may be immortal, but he can be killed, just not by more than one person, Numotflame96: Path to Exile Serra Ascendant Plains Elixir of Imortality City of Traitors Winners List: 5 yakusoku 2 Magic1264 Myy 1 coinmagic45 joz LegendaryFerret Numotflame96 SageShadows s14sh3r Decklists: 1. yakusoku Chancellor of the Tangle Chancellor of the Tangle City of Traitors Eureka Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre 2. Magic1264 Chancellor of the Tangle Chancellor of the Tangle Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre City of Traitors Eureka 3. Numotflame96 Swords to Plowshares Leonin Relic Warder Plains Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Fountain of Cho 4. SageShadows City of Traitors Chancellor of the Tangle Chancellor of the Tangle Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Eureka 5. junichi Lion's Eye Diamond Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Shelldock Isle Underground Sea Funeral Charm [Edited 3 times, lastly by yakusoku on June 23, 2011]
SageShadows Member	posted June 20, 2011 09:57 PM We must recruit more people! D:<
Myy Member	posted June 21, 2011 06:41 AM people are missing from the first rounds. coinmagic, legendaryferret, and some others that I don't recall. but hopefully this round will be bigger.! EDIT: We should all force the people in the interview thread to create a deck and submit it here, even if they don't need to score it, we can do that. ( we just need to word all that in some sort of interview Question :P) EDIT2: Nvm, It's Yaku's turn to be interviewed anyway. oh well. [Edited 2 times, lastly by Myy on June 22, 2011]
yakusoku Member	posted June 22, 2011 10:55 PM I don't know if it helps any, but I've edited the rules to say that I can accept a PM or an e-mail for your submission. I know that PMs are an issue for some people, but I suspect that this is such a minor issue compared to the larger fact that the game just isn't as attractive as it used to be. Next week I'm taking a break from V5CB (and the internet in general) and I'll use part of that time to contemplate the future of the game.
Myy Member	posted June 23, 2011 07:24 AM so there won't be a game this week? or will there? I haven't submitted anything, but I can probably come up with something fast.
WCFmo Member	posted June 23, 2011 08:41 AM quote: Originally posted by yakusoku: I don't know if it helps any, but I've edited the rules to say that I can accept a PM or an e-mail for your submission. I know that PMs are an issue for some people, but I suspect that this is such a minor issue compared to the larger fact that the game just isn't as attractive as it used to be. Next week I'm taking a break from V5CB (and the internet in general) and I'll use part of that time to contemplate the future of the game. Yeah with the PM thing, it's very annoying. Plus I've been super busy lately __________________ <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> ...
SageShadows Member	posted June 23, 2011 08:43 AM Why must the good things end before I get a chance to fully appreciate them? Q_Q
junichi Moderator	posted June 23, 2011 10:23 AM If you guys are short on players, I can try to put a deck together for this week and upcoming weeks to get this thing going. edit: submitted a deck for this week. __________________ MOTL Fantasy NBA 2010 Champion Get a brain, Morans! [Edited 1 times, lastly by junichi on June 23, 2011]
yakusoku Member	posted June 23, 2011 12:53 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 TOTAL ?? ? ? ? ? ? ??
junichi Moderator	posted June 23, 2011 01:14 PM Lol @ the decks. __________________ MOTL Fantasy NBA 2010 Champion Get a brain, Morans!
SageShadows Member	posted June 23, 2011 01:15 PM Didn't do the work yet, but the decklists are awkward...
junichi Moderator	posted June 23, 2011 02:09 PM I will take a crack at this. Against # 1,2,4: Chancellor of the Tangle Chancellor of the Tangle City of Traitors Eureka Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre On the draw, they play turn 1 Eureka. We both drop all our permanents, with me putting Shelldock Isle's hideaway ability on the stack. Legend rule puts Ulamog into the graveyard and then back into the library, then the hideaway trigger resolves, and I hide my Ulamog. On my turn, I activate Shelldock to cast Ulamog, and go to town with it. Same thing on the play. WW Against #3: Swords to Plowshares Leonin Relic Warder Plains Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Fountain of Cho On the draw, he drops turn one Fountain (tapped). On my turn, I play LED and Shelldock. With hideaway on the stack, I sacrifice my LED and discard my hand, then hide the Ulamog. I put the underground sea on the very top of my library, and the rest at the bottom. On his second turn, he drops plain, and put a charge counter on the fountain. On my turn, I play my underground sea and cast Ulamog, destroying his fountain. He then cast StP on my Ulamog, and none of us could cast anymore threat. Same thing on the play. I don't cast Ulamog until he drops a fountain. DD code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 TOTAL 05 6 6 2 6 x 20 I think we have 2 winners. __________________ MOTL Fantasy NBA 2010 Champion Get a brain, Morans!
Myy Member	posted June 23, 2011 02:23 PM Thx Yaku for totally ingoring my post. I wasn't sure if we were going to have a round this week, because you didn't give the usual 'last day to submit' warning, which is my que to actually look for a deck to post. I'm still very interested in continueing these rounds. even if I haven't submitted a deck for x or y reasons.
junichi Moderator	posted June 23, 2011 04:14 PM If my speculation is right, this might be the first time where all the non land cards in every single deck is banned. __________________ MOTL Fantasy NBA 2010 Champion Get a brain, Morans!
yakusoku Member	posted June 23, 2011 05:12 PM quote: Originally posted by Myy: Thx Yaku for totally ingoring my post. I wasn't sure if we were going to have a round this week, because you didn't give the usual 'last day to submit' warning, which is my que to actually look for a deck to post. I'm still very interested in continueing these rounds. even if I haven't submitted a deck for x or y reasons. I'm sorry on both counts - missing your post and forgetting to give a reminder the day before.
SageShadows Member	posted June 23, 2011 09:09 PM Great minds think alike. Unfortunately, great minds don't win. >_> 1. yakusoku DD Pretty sure we tie. 2. Magic1264 DD I think I've seen this deck before... 3. Numotflame96 LL In response to the shuffle effect, he can swords once, then swords again. 4. SageShadows XX It's like Rite of Replication! 5. junichi LL On the play, I Eureka and do in fact, lose. On the draw, same thing happens. He waits until I Eureka for great justice. ## 1 2 3 4 5 TOTAL 04 2 2 0 X 0 4 One of the more hilarious rounds I've played in, guys. [Edited 1 times, lastly by SageShadows on June 23, 2011]
Myy Member	posted June 24, 2011 06:48 AM so junichi literally warped the entire format. I wanna see Jace do that
junichi Moderator	posted June 24, 2011 09:14 AM quote: Originally posted by Myy: *so junichi literally warped the entire* format. I wanna see Jace do that At least I reacted to my own meta. __________________ MOTL Fantasy NBA 2010 Champion** Get a brain, Morans!
Numotflame96 Member	posted June 26, 2011 07:03 PM ## 1 2 3 4 5 TOTAL 03 6 6 x 6 2 20 1. yakusoku Chancellor of the Tangle Chancellor of the Tangle City of Traitors Eureka Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre turn 1 ereka, giving me my lands, and ulamog. i cast ulamog goes on the stack when they kill each other. i tap my plains to STP a chancellor. ulamog shuffles. i draw ulamog next turn. he attacks with the remaining chancellor i can block or go to 14. i draw stp and kill his last creature and he never can cast ulamog. 2. Magic1264 Chancellor of the Tangle Chancellor of the Tangle Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre City of Traitors Eureka turn 1 ereka, giving me my lands, and ulamog. i cast ulamog goes on the stack when they kill each other. i tap my plains to STP a chancellor. ulamog shuffles. i draw ulamog next turn. he attacks with the remaining chancellor i can block or go to 14. i draw stp and kill his last creature and he never can cast ulamog. 3. Numotflame96 Swords to Plowshares Leonin Relic Warder Plains Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Fountain of Cho 4. SageShadows City of Traitors Chancellor of the Tangle Chancellor of the Tangle Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Eureka turn 1 ereka, giving me my lands, and ulamog. i cast ulamog goes on the stack when they kill each other. i tap my plains to STP a chancellor. ulamog shuffles. i draw ulamog next turn. he attacks with the remaining chancellor i can block or go to 14. i draw stp and kill his last creature and he never can cast ulamog. 5. junichi Lion's Eye Diamond Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Shelldock Isle Underground Sea Funeral Charm i kills his ulamog but i lose my 2nd land turn 2 no matter what i do so its DD at least i finally go back into making winning decks so i don't have to react to the meta.... Edit: lol at the fact that every card played this week gets banned.... [Edited 1 times, lastly by Numotflame96 on June 26, 2011]
yakusoku Member	posted June 26, 2011 10:47 PM My matches have been covered above. I draw against the mirror, lose to the non-mirror. code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 TOTAL 01 X 2 0 2 0 04 [Edited 1 times, lastly by yakusoku on June 27, 2011]
SageShadows Member	posted June 26, 2011 11:01 PM There is no 6th deck, Yaku. Stop trying to beat all of us copycats! =P

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