The June 28th Event...

This week we had a pretty big turnout. We were able to pull off 2 tournaments as well as 2 "Shards at War" pre-constructed casual games. First, the pre-constructed tournament! This week we had a 10 person Swiss style throw down. After 3 rounds of action and a cut to the top 4, Aaron came thru with the quickness! His life gain/swarm Bant deck came thru for him in the end. Though I'm not quite sure his clothes match his deck theme...Hmmm... :-)

Congratulations Aaron on your second tournament win this month!

We also held a 4 person Shards/Conflux/Reborn draft as well. Caeser came out with the win on that tourney.

And finally, as a test run for a possible "Shards at War" draft, we tried out a Pre-constructed version of the game to try out the rules. And I must say it is one fun way to play! The idea of the politics of enemy's and allies that are also enemy's is VERY entertaining. Cisco and Gary both won a game each, but I say they had slightly more efficient decks built for this set up. I think it would have been a different story if everyone would have drafted and been on the same playing field...;-) All in all it was a damn good time though. The best thing about this format, is we can do it with all 5 colors anytime a new set comes out! It's good fun and I recommend it to everyone!

Here are some more pics of this weeks event...

Also, we will begin collecting monies for M10 merchandise this Thursday. We SHOULD have enough for everyone, but since some items (Fat Packs especially) are only made in a certain quantity, we can't guarantee everyone will be able to get them on Thursday July 16th (at midnight...;-)). IF you want to guarantee that you will have the items you want on the 16th, I would suggest paying for them in advance, just in case. And of course we will have plenty of M10 at our later events, if need be. M10 is going to be one crazy set and I am looking forward to seeing all that it brings to the table. You can view a spoiler of the set on the Wizards of the Coast website at the link below...


http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/magic2010/spoiler


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Highlights from the June 21st event!

This Sunday was a bit slower than most, as it was a holiday (Father's Day). But, that didn't slow us down! We still managed to pull off a 6 person pre-constructed tournament that was a whole lot of fun. After three rounds of the Swiss style tournament, the top two Player Slayers were Chris and Caeser! And after an intense battle royal, Caeser with his infamous mill deck was the one that came out on top! Here's Caeser, the only person to date, that has won 2 of our tournaments. All Hail Caeser! :-)


And here's one of his main cards, Traumatize!



Also, a quick update... We now have Wi-Fi at the Sub Shack, so feel free to utilize it...;-)

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Team Tournament rules

Ok Everyone the much anticipated team rules shall finally be posted so get your deck building hats on. To start I want to explain the rp scenario for the team matches and hopefully that will clarify any rules questions that contradict the standard magic rules set.

The theme: Hopefully players of Magic accept the fantasy aspect of the game and will indulge me here. Essentially you take on the roll of a wizard using an arsenal of spells to summon minions to do your bidding, create artifacts of great power, and hurl fireballs (or blightnings) at your opponents. Expanding on the notion that you are a wizard on a hill overlooking a battlefield and your enemy wizard is on an opposite hill attempting to destroy you is how we are creating the rules set for this team match-up. Instead of being alone on the hill, you have obtained the aid of a fellow wizard. By doubling your power potential you have increased your life point total. However you now have the assistance of another and his repetoire of spells.

Deck Construction: Each player on the team must have a minimum 60 card deck.
The rules for single player deck construction expand to the multiplayer format. No team may have more than four copies of a card unless that card is a basic land.

Card effects: Cards that specify a single opponent still effect a single opponent. Cards that target multiple opponents target multiple opponents. A few exceptions to this rule apply to any cards that effect multiple opponents life totals. This is only logical since the teams share life points. Targeting spells only target one person on a team.

The Field: Each team starts with 30 life points. Each player controls only the permanents that they play from their respective decks. Equipment can be attached to creatures you or your partner control but only the player that put the permanent into play may pay the equip cost. Enchantments that effect your creatures will also effect your partners creatures. (From the fantasy perspective this makes sense) For the purposes of the team matches card text that reads "you control" will be changed to "you and your partner control".

Battle Phase: When an opponent declares an attack they are attacking the joint life total of the team. Thus either member of the team may declare blockers from among the creatures they control. As far as planeswalkers go they are permanents controlled by a single player but for the purpose of the game theme both players can defend a planeswalker. ( To clarify this point imagine that the Planeswalker is summoned on the hill with the two players and to successfully attack him, players must go through all monsters to get there.)

Losing conditions: Obviously reducing your opponents life points to 0 constitutes a win. However for other win conditions (mill decks) both opponents libraries must be reduced to 0 cards. Effects from cards like Mayael's Aria take effect on the turn of the player who put it into play however if a creature either player controls meets the criteria for the win condition, the condition is considered triggered.

Turns: The way turns are operated will be modified using the two headed giant ruleset. Instead of each player having a battle phase each team has a battle phase. All creatures attack at the same time so each player on the attacking team declares attackers and the the defending team can declare blockers. The turn begins with both members of a team drawing a card from their library. Each player may lay a land card. Teams may discuss strategy for the cards in play but not the cards in their hands.

Otherwise all standard rules apply . This weekend I would like to try out a few games in the above ruleset. So pick your partner, build your decks, and bring your best game to the Sub Shack on Sunday (and Thursday as well).

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The June 14th Event!

We've held quite a few amazing events to date, and this one was no exception! This week we held 1 four person draft and 1 eight person single elimination pre-constructed tournament! This weeks top 2 consisted of 2 Player Slayers that have never won a tournament at one of our events before. In this corner we have Aaron with his super fast black/red deck! And in this corner we have Gary with his super fast red/white deck! This was quite a fun match up to watch I must say. Two very similar, yet very different decks going at it in the final round. Aaron's speed won him round one. Gary's life gain bought him the staying power to win round two. But, in the end, it was Aaron's Blightning's that won him the match! 3 Blightnings almost in a row would be too much for most any player, and Gary was no exception!


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Check out the link above to see Gary get hit with some BLIGHTNING!!!

Congratulations Aaron, you are this weeks pre-constructed winner! Here's Aaron with his winning cards, The Blightning!

This is one hell of a picture I must say. I can't wait to see it on a token...:-)

We also held 1 draft this week as well. This week again, the top two split the prize. Cisco and Charles both decided to split the prize in the interest of time, so that we could start the Pre-con tourney. Cisco however pulled another Ajani Vengeant from his prize pack! It wasn't a shiney one this time though...;-) Congrats on the pull Cisco!

Our next Player Slayer tournament event will be Sunday June 21st, hope to see YOU there. Here are some more pictures of this weeks event...







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Singles, Special Orders, and projects in the works...

Just letting everyone know about our email address ccfmn@yahoo.com. Email us for singles you are interested in purchasing or special orders you would like us to pick up for you (such as a certain type of sleeves or deck box), and we will try and have it ready for you the next Sunday we meet (or possibly that Thursday if requested).

Another quick update as well on some of the things we have in the works. We are working on a tournament that is based on a two player "team" system. We are working to create a fair rules-set that will be made available to everyone as soon as we can. So, get looking for a team mate now and work out two decks that complement each other perfectly...;-) Also, there was an interest in doing a "Shards At War" setup with a draft tournament. This will include drafting intro packs as well as regular packs in order to create a specific shard for each of the 5 players (and Shards), then letting them go at it! The rules for this are in the booklet that came with the Alara Reborn Fat Pack. This will of course be a bit more expensive, but it will involve more cards per player, as well as provide a bit more strategy and bigger prize support than a regular draft tournament. We should be able to try this one out next Sunday if we have enough interest. Also, we are probably going to be holding an M10 midnight premier party at the Sub Shack! Details are not quite worked out on this one yet, but we will be extending our normal Thursday Workshop hours on July 16th to after midnight so that everyone can purchase M10 merchandise. We will try to keep everyone updated on this as things develop. Also, THE TOKENS ARE FINISHED!!! IF you have won a constructed style tournament at any of our events and you have not received your personalized Player Slayer tokens, please let us know and we will try and get them to you ASAP. Another thing we are looking at in the not too distant future, is obtaining the ability to hold sanctioned DCI tournaments. Because of this goal we will be changing the constructed tournament set up in the coming weeks as a preparation for everyone to be able to play sanctioned tournaments in the future. And finally, if anyone has any ideas on things that could be done at any of our events, please let us know. We're always looking for new ways to play!

Thank You,
The Founding 5

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June 7th Event!!!

Last Sunday was another record breaker! Despite an early retirement in order to watch the Orlando Magic / LA Lakers game, we still managed to pull off 3 tournaments! 1 Constructed and 2 drafts! This weeks winner of our 10 person constructed tournament was a brand new Player Slayer. John from Oregon came in this week and laid down the law! With his Seismic Assault/Swan of Bryn Argoll/ 40 land combo deck and a perfect 8-0 record, John is this weeks tournament winner! Congratulations John, you showed us all a trick or two with your new tactics. Just remember, we won't be so nice to the new guy next week...;-) Here's John showing off his two main combo cards...



This weeks gathering also included two 4 person drafts! The top 2 of both drafts decided to split the prize in the interest of time, so they could go watch the NBA Finals. Cisco and Chris split the prize for the first tournament and Caeser and Clint split the prize for the second tourney. All in all a good day. :-)


Here are some more pics from this weeks event...






Our next event will be on June 14th at the Sub Shack. Also, don't forget about Thursday Workshops from 6-8 pm. Hope to see you there!

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May 31st Event!!!

May 31st was a good day! We held 2 tournaments, 1 constructed and 1 draft. Our constructed tournament was the biggest yet at 10 fellow Player Slayers dooking it out! The final top 2 in this weeks constructed tournament was last weeks defending champion Randy and the new challenger Ken Ball! After a fierce white on white battle royal, Ken Ball came out on top! His mono white colored life gain and angel deck proved to be too much for Randy's weenie's. Here he is displaying his #1 card, the Battle Grace Angel. Congratulations Ken Ball you are the winner of this weeks tournament. Just remember, you're going to have to defend it next week....;-)

As for the draft tournament, this week was another Player Slayer record breaker! 6 total slayers went at it in the largest Player Slayer draft to date! Who won you ask? Well that would have to be Cisco! In his first draft as a Player Slayer, his on the fly deck building skills proved to be king! Here he is displaying one of his prize cards that he pulled this week, The White Plainswalker

Elspeth, Knight-Errant!

This weeks event was blast, if I may say so myself. Thank you to all who showed and who will continue to show! You guys are what makes this all worth while...:-) The next tournament event will be this Sunday June 7th. Also, don't forget about Thursday Workshops from 6 - 8 pm, where we will all be at the Sub Shack with some casual play and free friendly deck advice. Here are a few more pics of this weeks event...

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