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yakusoku Member	posted October 25, 2011 06:00 AM 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 Sheltered Valley 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 Chrome Mox Eater of Days Elixir of Immortality Ensnaring Bridge Isochron Scepter Lion's Eye Diamond Lodestone Golem Lotus Petal Mana Crypt Mana Vault Memnite Mox Diamond Mox Emerald Mox Jet Mox Pearl Mox Ruby Mox Sapphire Ornithopter Phyrexian Processor Pithing Needle The Rack Scalding Tongs Smokestack Sol Ring Sphere of Resistance Thorn of Amethyst Time Vault Trinisphere Voltaic Key Black: Bitterblossom Blackmail Bloodghast Cabal Therapy Contagion Cry of Contrition Culling the Weak Dark Ritual Duress Exanguinate Funeral Charm Inquisition of Kozilek Leyline of the Void Mesmeric Fiend Nether Spirit Oona's Prowler Phyrexian Obliterator Reanimate Smallpox Thoughtseize Unmask Vampire Hexmage Blue: Chain of Vapor Daze Disrupting Shoal Echoing Truth Energy Tap Foil Force of Will Force Spike Gitaxian Probe Hive Mind Laboratory Maniac Leyline of Anticipation Leyline of Singularity Mental Misstep Sea Drake Show and Tell Spell Snare Sphinx of Jwar Isle Tidal Warrior Web of Inertia Wistful Thinking Green: Berserk Chancellor of the Tangle Channel Elvish Spirit Guide Eureka Fastbond Invigorate Nature's Claim Noxious Revival Skyshroud Cutter Red: Barbed Shocker Blazing Shoal Burning Inquiry Chancellor of the Forge Pact of the Titan Red Sun's Zenith Rite of Flame Seething Song Shah of Naar Isle 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 Round 25 - Twist on the ol' yakusoku special, stab107: Bayou Sheltered Valley Nature's Claim Bitterblossom Leyline of the Void Round 25, played by over 1/3rd of all players: Noxious Revival Round 26, his win makes you want to cry, dfitzg88: Culling the Weak Ornithopter Phyrexian Obliterator Cry of Contrition Swamp Round 27, winner of the Laboratory Maniac Round - Pringlesman: Gitaxian Probe City of Traitors Chrome Mox Laboratory Maniac Laboratory Maniac Round 28, getting a Mox banned back to back - Alexisonfyre: City of Traitors Mox Diamond Island Wistful Thinking Sea Drake Round 29, all for one and one for all and a win for three - yakusoku, LemonMeringue, Alexisonfyre: Mountain Rite of Flame Rite of Flame Barbed Shocker Eater of Days Smokestack Ancient Tomb City of Traitors Eater of Days Thorn of Amethyst Mountain Rite of Flame Rite of Flame Barbed Shocker Shah of Naar Isle Round 30, from Mr. Three-peat - Alexisonfyre: Tropical Island Skyshroud Cutter Energy Tap Time Vault Voltaic Key Winners List: 8 yakusoku 3 Alexisonfyre LemonMeringue Magic1264 Myy 2 dfitzg88 Numotflame96 SageShadows stab107 1 coinmagic45 joz junichi LegendaryFerret Pringlesman s14sh3r Decklists: 1. yakusoku Plains Plains Island Sanctuary Soltari Monk Erase 2. Magic1264 Boomerang Sigil of Sleep Invisible Stalker Island Island 3. LemonMeringue Leyline of Lightning Leyline of Punishment Serra's Sanctum Wheel of Sun and Moon Orim's Chant 4. WeedIan mayor of avabruck Bayou Bayou Hymn to torach Vendetta 5. Numotflame96 vengevine basking rootwalla basking rootwalla bazaar of baghdad kozilek the butcher of truth 6. Alexisonfyre Tarnished Citadel Encroach Annul Lightning Bolt Death's Shadow 7. Myy city of traitors torpor orb phyrexian dreadnaught umezawa's jitte epochrasite [Edited 3 times, lastly by yakusoku on October 27, 2011]
Alexisonfyre Member	posted October 26, 2011 10:41 AM Anyone? I'm in this week, just need to find out what to play in that fifth slot.
Myy Member	posted October 26, 2011 10:54 AM quote: Originally posted by Alexisonfyre: Anyone? I'm in this week, just need to find out what to play in that fifth slot. moonlace
yakusoku Member	posted October 26, 2011 11:02 AM I will update the players list today soon.
yakusoku Member	posted October 27, 2011 08:46 AM Last chance to submit.
yakusoku Member	posted October 27, 2011 11:33 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 TOTAL ?? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??
WeedIan Member	posted October 28, 2011 12:46 AM ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL 2 6 0 x 6 2 6 22 1. yakusoku - DD, My hymn always misses Island Sanctuary so it always ends in a draw. Plains Plains Island Sanctuary Soltari Monk Erase 2. Magic1264 - WW, My hymn will hit his boomerang and sigil but i can still outrace the stalker Boomerang Sigil of Sleep Invisible Stalker Island Island 3. LemonMeringue - LL Chaaant loses me the game Leyline of Lightning Leyline of Punishment Serra's Sanctum Wheel of Sun and Moon Orim's Chant 4. WeedIan xx mayor of avabruck Bayou Bayou Hymn to torach Vendetta 5. Numotflame96 - WW - I kill Vengevine and Mayor gets wolves to block rootwalls vengevine basking rootwalla basking rootwalla bazaar of baghdad kozilek the butcher of truth 6. Alexisonfyre - DD - I kill death's shadow but i can't play anything Tarnished Citadel Encroach Annul Lightning Bolt Death's Shadow 7. Myy - WW - On the play i hymn 2 cards and kill whatver creature the hymn doesn't hit. On the draw if he plays a creature turn 2 i Vendetta it and then hymn away his other 2 cards city of traitors torpor orb phyrexian dreadnaught umezawa's jitte epochrasite __________________ Member Since 03/28/2001 11000+ posts 1st in posts in Ontario 13th in posts on MOTL Top 5 in Refs in Ontario (by people who location posted)
LemonMeringue Member	posted October 30, 2011 11:21 AM 1. yakusoku - LL erase curses Plains Plains Island Sanctuary Soltari Monk Erase 2. Magic1264 - LL Damn Boomerang Sigil of Sleep Invisible Stalker Island Island 3. LemonMeringue Leyline of Lightning Leyline of Punishment Serra's Sanctum Wheel of Sun and Moon Orim's Chant 4. WeedIan - WW mayor of avabruck Bayou Bayou Hymn to torach Vendetta 5. Numotflame96 - WW vengevine basking rootwalla basking rootwalla bazaar of baghdad kozilek the butcher of truth 6. Alexisonfyre - WL Tarnished Citadel Encroach Annul Lightning Bolt Death's Shadow 7. Myy - WW city of traitors torpor orb phyrexian dreadnaught umezawa's jitte epochrasite
yakusoku Member	posted October 30, 2011 11:48 AM code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL 01 X 6 6 2 6 1 6 27 1. yakusoku XX Plains Plains Island Sanctuary Soltari Monk Erase 2. Magic1264 WW. Boomerang slows me down, but eventually I have Island Sanctuary and Soltari Monk to stop him completely. 3. LemonMeringue WW. I erase Wheel and then he can't stop me. 4. WeedIan DD. Hymn hits Soltari Monk and Erase and his infinite tokens can't attack through Island Sanctuary. 5. Numotflame96 WW. Island Sanctuary stops all his attacks, then Soltari Monk attacks 2 points at a time. 6. Alexisonfyre DL. On the play, he has to keep Annul open or I play Island Sanctuary. Alternatively, he plays Death's Shadow and I play Island Sanctuary. On the draw, he can play turn one Death's Shadow and keep Annul open. Lightning Bolt kills my Soltari Monk if I ever try to play it. 7. Myy WW. Jitte is too slow to be stopped by Island Sanctuary, so his creatures can't attack and I win with Soltari Monk. Looks like I should have played Soltari PRIEST.
Alexisonfyre Member	posted October 31, 2011 04:32 AM code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL 06 4 0 3 2 3 X 3 15
Magic1264 Member	posted October 31, 2011 08:23 AM code: ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL 02 0 X 6 0 0 0 6 12
Myy Member	posted October 31, 2011 10:42 AM 1. yakusoku LL Plains Plains Island Sanctuary Soltari Monk Erase 2. Magic1264 LL Boomerang Sigil of Sleep Invisible Stalker Island Island 3. LemonMeringue LL Leyline of Lightning Leyline of Punishment Serra's Sanctum Wheel of Sun and Moon Orim's Chant 4. WeedIan LL mayor of avabruck Bayou Bayou Hymn to torach Vendetta 5. Numotflame96 WW vengevine basking rootwalla basking rootwalla bazaar of baghdad kozilek the butcher of truth 6. Alexisonfyre WL Tarnished Citadel Encroach Annul Lightning Bolt Death's Shadow 7. Myy XX city of traitors torpor orb phyrexian dreadnaught umezawa's jitte epochrasite ## 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL 07 0 0 0 0 6 3 X 9
yakusoku Member	posted October 31, 2011 11:12 AM Final scores: code: # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL 1 X 6 6 2 6 1 6 27 <= winner! 2 0 X 6 0 0 0 6 12 3 0 0 X 6 6 3 6 21 4 2 6 0 x 6 2 6 22 5 0 6 0 0 X 3 0 09 6 4 0 3 2 3 X 3 15 7 0 0 0 0 6 3 X 09 I'm going to do a DRASTIC reboot of V#CB this week. Stay tuned! [Edited 1 times, lastly by yakusoku on October 31, 2011]
WeedIan Member	posted October 31, 2011 11:28 AM Woot 2nd place finish __________________ Member Since 03/28/2001 11000+ posts 1st in posts in Ontario 13th in posts on MOTL Top 5 in Refs in Ontario (by people who location posted)
LemonMeringue Member	posted October 31, 2011 12:39 PM Damn, is it already time for V6CB? I just finished coming up with a deck!
Myy Member	posted October 31, 2011 01:07 PM lol, is it that obvios I can't come up with a good deck anymore?
Numotflame96 Member	posted October 31, 2011 04:35 PM awww.... i was just about to actually try and come up with a new deck this time....

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