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yakusoku Member	posted September 12, 2011 07:26 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. Exceptions may be made for lands which are deemed too powerful for the environment such as Mishra's Workshop and Tolarian Academy. 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 Meddling Mage Progenitus Tidehollow Sculler Colorless non-artifacts: Emrakul, the Aeons Torn Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Lands: Dark Depths Gemstone Caverns Ghost Quarter Inkmoth Nexus Karakas Maze of Ith Mishra's Factory Mishra's Workshop Mutavault Shelldock Isle Strip Mine Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale Tolarian Academy Undiscovered Paradise Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Wasteland Artifacts: Amulet of Vigor Black Lotus Blightsteel Colossus Chalice of the Void Elixir of Immortality Ensnaring Bridge Isochron Scepter Lion's Eye Diamond Lodestone Golem Lotus Petal Mana Crypt Mana Vault Memnite Mox Emerald Mox Jet Mox Pearl Mox Ruby Mox Sapphire Phyrexian Processor Pithing Needle The Rack Scalding Tongs Sol Ring Sphere of Resistance Trinisphere Black: Blackmail Bloodghast Cabal Therapy Contagion Dark Ritual Duress Exanguinate Funeral Charm Inquisition of Kozilek Mesmeric Fiend Nether Spirit Oona's Prowler Reanimate Smallpox Thoughtseize Unmask Vampire Hexmage Blue: Chain of Vapor Daze Disrupting Shoal Echoing Truth Foil Force of Will Force Spike Hive Mind Leyline of Anticipation Leyline of Singularity Mental Misstep Show and Tell Spell Snare Sphinx of Jwar Isle Tidal Warrior Web of Inertia Green: Berserk Chancellor of the Tangle Channel Elvish Spirit Guide Eureka Fastbond Invigorate Red: Blazing Shoal Burning Inquiry Chancellor of the Forge Pact of the Titan Red Sun's Zenith Seething Song Simian Spirit Guide Sneak Attack White: Balance Balancing Act Chancellor of the Annex Decree of Justice Leonin Relic-Warder Leyline of Sanctity Path to Exile Serra Ascendant Swords to Plowshares 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 Round 16, winning with Ulamog, but not THAT Ulamog deck - Numotflame96 and junichi: Swords to Plowshares Leonin Relic Warder Plains Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Fountain of Cho Lion's Eye Diamond Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre Shelldock Isle Underground Sea Funeral Charm Round 16, played by over 1/3rd of all players: Channel Chancellor of the Tangle Eureka Round 17, 2 artifacts that tap 2 add 2 mana allowing 1st turn 4 cost spells are 2 good 4 this round - Magic1264: City of Traitors Sol Ring Sol Ring Lodestone Golem Phyrexian Processor Round 18, Resistance is futile - yakusoku: Ancient Tomb Chalice of the Void Decree of Justice Fountain of Cho Sphere of Resistance Round 19, NO, you can't cast that, so says - yakusoku: Leyline of Sanctity Meddling Mage Echoing Truth Plains Island Round 20, better than 39 other decks - LemonMeringue: Swamp Inquisition of Kozilek Bloodghast Undiscovered Paradise Smallpox Round 21, Izzet for real? Turn one counter every game - dfitzg88 Spell Pierce Gemstone Caverns Steam Vents Dwarven Hold Red Sun's Zenith Round 22, No Johnny-Combo-Come-Lately; he wins on turn 1 - LemonMeringue: Fastbond Elven Spirit Guide Amulet of Vigor Golgari Rot Farm Exsanguinate Round 23, Fiery, juiced-up Goblins with bear shirts for the win - Sage Shadows: Chancellor of the Forge Forest Invigorate Blazing Shoal Berserk Round 23, played by over 1/3rd of all players: Duress Round 24, if you aren't playing with double Lotus Petal, you just aren't trying - stab107 and Myy: Lotus Petal Lotus Petal Crystal Vein Balancing Act Memnite Swamp Lotus Petal Lotus Petal Blackmail Tideholow Sculler Winners List: 7 yakusoku 3 Magic1264 Myy 2 LemonMeringue Numotflame96 SageShadows 1 coinmagic45 dfitzg88 joz junichi LegendaryFerret s14sh3r stab107 Decklists: 1. LemonMeringue Wheel of Sun and Moon Bayou Scrubland Geth's Verdict Nature's Claim 2. Bugger Taiga Kozilek, Butcher of Truth Llanowar Mentor Crack the Earth Noxious Revival 3. WeedIan City of Traitors Time Vault Voltaic Key Brassman Noxious Revival 4. Numotflame96 Blinkmoth Nexus Woodfall Primus Flash Island Mox Diamond 5. stab107 Bayou Sheltered Valley Nature's Claim Bitterblossom Leyline of the Void 6. Pringlesman Lotus Bloom Lotus Bloom Conjurer's Bauble Pyrite Spellbomb Second Sunrise 7. Myy Bayou Kozilek, Butcher of Truth Noxious Revival Innocent Blood Llanowar Mentor 8. Realz Blinkmoth Nexus Rushwood Grove Beast Within Beast Within Thrun, the Last Troll [Edited 6 times, lastly by yakusoku on September 15, 2011]
Myy Member	posted September 13, 2011 09:03 AM nice! but you didn't add me in the 3 wins circle and mattw isn't suspended anymore is he?
WeedIan Member	posted September 13, 2011 11:13 AM I'm in i'll make a deck when i get home tonight. __________________ Member Since 03/28/2001 10000+ posts 3rd in posts in Ontario 15th in posts on MOTL Top 5 in Refs in Ontario (by people who location posted)
stab107 Member	posted September 13, 2011 12:06 PM There was a tie for first last round, correct? If so, that will affect the ban list for this round. In any case, I will participate .
Myy Member	posted September 13, 2011 03:01 PM quote: Originally posted by stab107: There was a tie for first last round, correct? If so, that will affect the ban list for this round. In any case, I will participate . I didn't notice the score change, I guess Yaku will correct everything once he shows up. [Edited 1 times, lastly by Myy on September 13, 2011]
yakusoku Member	posted September 14, 2011 08:18 AM Last day to submit.
SageShadows Member	posted September 14, 2011 06:21 PM I'm going to sit out this one because I'm moving to college this week. See you guys next week!
LemonMeringue Member	posted September 15, 2011 01:57 PM Probably going to do really bad but just wanted to try something out
Myy Member	posted September 15, 2011 04:00 PM I ran out of time, so my deck is not going to be very original, in fact I copied it from a friend
yakusoku Member	posted September 15, 2011 06:09 PM 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 9 TOTAL ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
Pringlesman Member	posted September 15, 2011 09:43 PM Lemon Meringue DD He has two options. Wheel himself and I'll combo him off. Or Wheel me and the game is a draw. Bugger WW No relevant removal and I go off faster Weedian LL He goes off faster than me. Numotflame96 WW If I did my math correct, I can combo off the turn before he can kill me. Stab107 LL Whats with all the graveyard hate this week? Leyline of the void makes it to where I can never win. Pringlesman XX Myr WW No relevant removal, i go off faster. Realz WW Beast Within doesn't do anything to me. code: xx 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 total 06 6 6 0 6 0 X 6 6 30 30/42 points probably won't be good enough to get me there. [Edited 3 times, lastly by Pringlesman on September 17, 2011]
WeedIan Member	posted September 16, 2011 05:36 AM ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTAL ?? 6 6 X 0 0 6 6 6 30 1. LemonMeringue Wheel of Sun and Moon Bayou Scrubland Geth's Verdict Nature's Claim WW - If he plays wheel he can't cast natures claim and get it back so i can combo off. 2. Bugger Taiga Kozilek, Butcher of Truth Llanowar Mentor Crack the Earth Noxious Revival WW - Able to combo off turn 2 and if you play crack the earth i sac my land and noxious revival it on top. 3. WeedIan City of Traitors Time Vault Voltaic Key Brassman Noxious Revival XX 4. Numotflame96 Blinkmoth Nexus Woodfall Primus Flash Island Mox Diamond LL - You wait until i get both combo pieces out destroy both so i can't go off. 5. stab107 Bayou Sheltered Valley Nature's Claim Bitterblossom Leyline of the Void LL - Leyline doesn't allow me to noxious revival 6. Pringlesman Lotus Bloom Lotus Bloom Conjurer's Bauble Pyrite Spellbomb Second Sunrise WW - Turn 2 Combo beats turn 4 combo 7. Myy Bayou Kozilek, Butcher of Truth Noxious Revival Innocent Blood Llanowar Mentor WW - Able to combo off turn 2 8. Realz Blinkmoth Nexus Rushwood Grove Beast Within Beast Within Thrun, the Last Troll WW - I combo he has no mana
Numotflame96 Member	posted September 17, 2011 09:39 AM ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTAL )4 6 6 6 X 2 0 0 6 26 1. LemonMeringue WW Wheel of Sun and Moon Bayou Scrubland Geth's Verdict Nature's Claim he plays a land. i play land (or second one) he casts wheel and i flash in primus killing the wheel, then a land. he can't cast verdict so he loses. 2. Bugger WW Taiga Kozilek, Butcher of Truth Llanowar Mentor Crack the Earth Noxious Revival he plays taiga and mentor. i play blinkmoth, mox diamond then cast primus blowing up his land. he revivals at eot. (18) he draws taiga and plays it then makes a token discarding kozilek and shuffling. i attack with blinkmoth and primus. if he blocks with token he has nothing he can pitch to his crack the earth. he takes 6 (12). he untaps, draws and casts crack the earth. i sac a land he sacs the token after tapping for mana. he pitches kozilek from hand (which he just drew since thats the worst way the random shuffle could go for the controler) and shuffles his grave putting craqk the earth on the bottom and ozilek on top. i attack. if he blocks with mentor he loses. he blocks with the token and takes 4. (8) he draws kozilek. if he akes a token, kozilek puts crack the earth further down. if he doesn't then he still doesn't get crack the earth twice fast enough to kill primus before dying. 3. WeedIan WW City of Traitors Time Vault Voltaic Key Brassman Noxious Revival he play city and brass man and key. i blow up key and city with primus. he can't get key vault. 4. Numotflame96 XX Blinkmoth Nexus Woodfall Primus Flash Island Mox Diamond LL - You wait until i get both combo pieces out destroy both so i can't go off. 5. stab107 DD Bayou Sheltered Valley Nature's Claim Bitterblossom Leyline of the Void leyline stops persist even if i kill it so i have to wait till he plays blossom then kill it with primus. he nature's claims the blinkmoth so we both stare with no wincons. 6. Pringlesman LL Lotus Bloom Lotus Bloom Conjurer's Bauble Pyrite Spellbomb Second Sunrise T1 i cast primus killing both my other cards. he suspends blooms(3). i attack (15). his upkeep(2) i attack (10) upkeep (1) i attack(5) his upkeep blloms come in and i loses. 7. Myy LL Bayou Kozilek, Butcher of Truth Noxious Revival Innocent Blood Llanowar Mentor 1 I Bloos takes care of primus then his tokens race my 1/1. 8. Realz WW Blinkmoth Nexus Rushwood Grove Beast Within Beast Within Thrun, the Last Troll he plays grove and i blow it up. he can't do anything.
Numotflame96 Member	posted September 17, 2011 09:42 AM by the way pringlesman i'm pretty sure you go WW vs 1. LemonMeringue DD Wheel of Sun and Moon Bayou Scrubland Geth's Verdict Nature's Claim if he wheels himself you combo off, if he wheels you he can't win and you just reccur the spellbomb and lotus bloom over and over again. it takes a while but i think you win
Pringlesman Member	posted September 17, 2011 10:59 AM quote: Originally posted by Numotflame96: by the way pringlesman i'm pretty sure you go WW vs 1. LemonMeringue DD Wheel of Sun and Moon Bayou Scrubland Geth's Verdict Nature's Claim if he wheels himself you combo off, if he wheels you he can't win and you just reccur the spellbomb and lotus bloom over and over again. it takes a while but i think you win Your right, that is the most epic long game ever.
stab107 Member	posted September 17, 2011 06:57 PM 1. LemonMeringue DD2 - He claims the blossom and I claim the wheel. Not much else going on here. 2. Bugger WW6 - Pretty sure I win the race as blossom is offset by valley and he has to tap down elves to make elves. He also starts at 18 because he has to use nox to get taiga back after crack takes it and leyline out. I could be wrong so feel free to review this match but only being able to make a maximum of two elves per turn is too slow I think. 3. WeedIan WW6 - Leyline and claim end his dream of infinite turns. 4. Numotflame96 DD2 - We each take out the others wincons and we have another staring contect. 5. stab107 XX 6. Pringlesman WW6 - Leyline ftw! 7. Myy WW6 - No removal for leyline means the mentor/kozilek combo can't go off. 8. Realz WW6 - The earliest he can blow up my blossom is turn 4 and by then I already have 1 faerie on the draw and 2 on the play. Giving me a beast accelerates his death and when he goes to activate nexus I can claim it so the faerie can finish him off. code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTAL 05 2 6 6 2 X 6 6 6 34
LemonMeringue Member	posted September 18, 2011 12:22 AM 1. LemonMeringue Wheel of Sun and Moon Bayou Scrubland Geth's Verdict Nature's Claim 2. Bugger - LL Taiga Kozilek, Butcher of Truth Llanowar Mentor Crack the Earth Noxious Revival 3. WeedIan - LL City of Traitors Time Vault Voltaic Key Brassman Noxious Revival 4. Numotflame96 - LL Blinkmoth Nexus Woodfall Primus Flash Island Mox Diamond 5. stab107 - DD Bayou Sheltered Valley Nature's Claim Bitterblossom Leyline of the Void 6. Pringlesman - LL Lotus Bloom Lotus Bloom Conjurer's Bauble Pyrite Spellbomb Second Sunrise 7. Myy - WW I win the race on the draw by claiming my own wheel Bayou Kozilek, Butcher of Truth Noxious Revival Innocent Blood Llanowar Mentor 8. Realz - WW Blinkmoth Nexus Rushwood Grove Beast Within Beast Within Thrun, the Last Troll code: code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTAL 01 ? 0 0 0 2 0 6 6 14 Pretty bad as expected
Bugger Member	posted September 18, 2011 10:29 AM code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTAL 02 6 X 0 0 0 0 2 6 14 Terrible week. Here's to hoping i can break the cycle next time __________________ It is a known fact that more Americans watch the television than any other appliance.
WeedIan Member	posted September 18, 2011 01:03 PM Who still has to score? __________________ Member Since 03/28/2001 10000+ posts 3rd in posts in Ontario 15th in posts on MOTL Top 5 in Refs in Ontario (by people who location posted)
yakusoku Member	posted September 18, 2011 02:35 PM Scores so far: code: 01 X 0 0 0 2 0 6 6 14 02 6 X 0 0 0 0 2 6 14 03 6 6 X 0 0 6 6 6 30 04 6 6 6 X 2 0 0 6 26 05 2 6 6 2 X 6 6 6 34 06 6 6 0 6 0 X 6 6 30 07 08
Myy Member	posted September 18, 2011 04:28 PM Thats what I get for copying of of someone. 1. LemonMeringue LL Wheel of Sun and Moon Bayou Scrubland Geth's Verdict Nature's Claim 2. Bugger DD Taiga Kozilek, Butcher of Truth Llanowar Mentor Crack the Earth Noxious Revival 3. WeedIan LL City of Traitors Time Vault Voltaic Key Brassman Noxious Revival 4. Numotflame96 WW Blinkmoth Nexus Woodfall Primus Flash Island Mox Diamond 5. stab107 LL Bayou Sheltered Valley Nature's Claim Bitterblossom Leyline of the Void 6. Pringlesman LL Lotus Bloom Lotus Bloom Conjurer's Bauble Pyrite Spellbomb Second Sunrise 7. Myy XX Bayou Kozilek, Butcher of Truth Noxious Revival Innocent Blood Llanowar Mentor 8. Realz WW Blinkmoth Nexus Rushwood Grove Beast Within Beast Within Thrun, the Last Troll ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTAL 07 0 2 0 6 0 0 X 6 14
WeedIan Member	posted September 18, 2011 05:42 PM Am i right with these as the final score? Bad news for the team 8. I think i just got time vault banned 01 X 0 0 0 2 0 6 6 14 02 6 X 0 0 0 0 2 6 14 03 6 6 X 0 0 6 6 6 30 04 6 6 6 X 2 0 0 6 26 05 2 6 6 2 X 6 6 6 34 06 6 6 0 6 0 X 6 6 30 07 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 6 14 08 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 __________________ Member Since 03/28/2001 10000+ posts 3rd in posts in Ontario 15th in posts on MOTL Top 5 in Refs in Ontario (by people who location posted)
Pringlesman Member	posted September 18, 2011 08:18 PM Eventually I will get lotus bloom banned. At that point I will brew a second deck.

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