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cdr
04-15-2010, 10:02 PM
I tried doing feature match coverage as an experiment, and I probably overdid it as I tend to do. It took way longer to finish and edit than I had hoped, so I doubt I'll ever do this level of detail ever again. Hopefully someone appreciates it. See if you can spot the obvious misplays. See if you can spot the non-obvious misplays!

My notes aren't perfect and sometimes I was playing catch-up, so everything might not be 100% perfect. I might correct as necessary if Jupiter posts their video. Feedback is welcome.

Round 1 (http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?17188-[Feature-Matches%5D-10-April-210-Jupiter-Legacy#post447778) - Jesse Krieger (Krieger) with New Horizons vs Brandon Deveines with Mono-U Merfolk

Round 2 (http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?17188-[Feature-Matches%5D-10-April-210-Jupiter-Legacy#post447779) - Alix Hatfield (Obfuscate Freely) with Reanimator vs Phil Stolze (legacyplayer0) with Walker Control

Round 3 (http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?17188-[Feature-Matches%5D-10-April-210-Jupiter-Legacy#post447780) - Ethan Heilicher with 1 land Belcher vs Joe Navickas with Natural Order Bant

Round 4 (http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?17188-[Feature-Matches%5D-10-April-210-Jupiter-Legacy#post447781) - Dan Jordan with blue lands vs Randall Lam with Ug Merfolk

Round 5 (http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?17188-[Feature-Matches%5D-10-April-210-Jupiter-Legacy#post447782) - Rion Marmulstein with Natural Order Bant vs Alex Burtonchini with blue lands

Round 6 (http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?17188-[Feature-Matches%5D-10-April-210-Jupiter-Legacy#post447783) - Dave Price (Quicksilver) with New Horizons vs Damon Whitby (Parcher) with blue lands

Round 7 (http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?17188-[Feature-Matches%5D-10-April-210-Jupiter-Legacy#post447784) - Brad Granberry with ANT vs Alex Bortencini with blue land

Top 8 (http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?17188-[Feature-Matches%5D-10-April-210-Jupiter-Legacy#post447785) - Evan Gottschalk with Ug Merfolk vs Kyle Dorgan (Dr. Teeth) with Thopter/Sword

Top 4 (http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?17188-[Feature-Matches%5D-10-April-210-Jupiter-Legacy#post447786) - Jesse Krieger (Krieger) with New Horizons vs Kyle Dorgan (Dr. Teeth) with Thopter/Sword

cdr
04-15-2010, 10:03 PM
Round 1 - Jesse Krieger (Krieger) with New Horizons vs Brandon Deveines with Mono-U Merfolk

After trying and failing for several minutes to locate a die, Krieger suggests flipping a coin. Brandon comes up with one and wins the flip, choosing to play.

Both players are happy with their openers, and Brandon starts off with Island and Cursecatcher.
Krieger fetches for a Trop (19), plays Ponder and chooses not to shuffle.

Brandon drops a Mutavault and Standstill. Krieger Forces (18) pitching Brainstorm, but Brandon sucessfully Dazes, bouncing his Island. Krieger drops a Waste and immediately Wastes Mutavault, passing the turn after.

Brandon replays his Island, swings with Cursecatcher to (17) and passes. Krieger drops a Tundra and passes, and Brandon once again swings for one (16) and passes. Krieger plays a fetch and uses it for a Trop (15), then breaks the Standstill with a 3/3 Terravore. Brandon draws his cards and lets it resolve.

On his turn, Brandon drops a Wasteland and uses it for a Silvergill Adept. Krieger Dazes with his Trop, Brandon sacs his Cursecatcher, and Silvergill resolves. Krieger has another fetch, going to (14) for a forest, and also has another Terravore. The first Terravore attacks Bradon for 4 down to (16).

Brandon has another Waste, tapping it for an Aether Vial and the other Waste and Island for Standstill. Krieger has yet another fetch, going to (13) for Tundra. Two 5/5 Terravores attack, Silvergill chumps one, and Brandon goes from 16 to (7).

Brandom draws his card and scoops.

1-0 Krieger

Krieger sides in 15 and shuffles, ultimately taking out 1x Daze Stifle Ponder for 2x Rhox War Monk and 1x Engineered Explosives. Brandon brings in 4x Submerge 2x Tormod's Crypt 2x Relic of Progenitus.

Brandon leads off with a Waste into a Vial, which Krieger Force of Wills (19) pitching Ponder. Krieger plays a Trop and passes.

Brandon draws and says go - "It's rough." Krieger Ponders and shuffles, plays and Trop and passes.

Brandon again has no play - "This deck hates me." Krieger has a Tundra, then taps his Trops for a Goyf which gets FoW (19) pitching Vendillion Clique.

Brandon finally finds an Island, which he uses for Silvergill revealing Lord of Atlantis. Krieger plays Horizon Canopy and taps Trop Trop for EE on 2, which meets FoW (18) pitching Lord of Atlantis.

Brandon's Silvergill swings Krieger to (17). Krieger again taps his Trops for an EE on 2, and this time it resolves. EE is activated to take out Silvergill, Krieger taking one (16) from Canopy.

Brandon plays a Mutavault and passes. On his turn, Krieger sacs Canopy to draw, plays a fetch, and taps Tundra and Trop for a Goyf.

Brandon sighs, plays Waste, and passes. Krieger attacks Brandon down to (14) with his 4/5 Goyf.

Brandon taps Waste for a Relic of Progenitus and passes. Krieger plays Horizon Canopy and attacks. Brandon activates Relic before damage but Krieger has Stifle, and Brandon takes 4 to (10).

Brandon plays Mutavault and says go. Krieger sacs Canopy to draw on EOT. On Krieger's upkeep Brandon Wastes a Trop. Krieger plays his own Waste, and taps Waste Trop and Tundra for a 5/5 Knight of the Reliquary. Goyf attacks, and Mutavault is activated to chump.
Brandon only has a Vial before having to pass again. Krieger Wastes the last Mutavault and attacks with Knight and Goyf. Submerge puts the Knight on top for free, but Brandon takes 4 to (6).

Brandon takes Vial to 1 and passes. The 4/5 goyf brings Brandon to (2). Brandon Wastes Krieger's Trop, but Krieger Fetches for a Trop, plays another fetch, fetches for a Tundra, and replays Knight.

Brandon takes vial to 2 and passes. Krieger attacks with Knight and Goyf, Brandon Vials in Lord of Atlantis, and Swords on Lord gets the scoop.

Krieger wins 2-0

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cdr
04-15-2010, 10:03 PM
Round 2 - Alix Hatfield (Obfuscate Freely) with Reanimator vs Phil Stolze (legacyplayer0) with Walker Control

Phil wins the roll, and both keep.

Phil leads with a tapped Celestial Collanade. Alix has to read it. "You and your crazy decks. So what the #$%& are you playing?" Alix gets an Island with Polluted Delta (19) and Ponders, showing that he is definitely not on his usual Zoo. He thinks, and decides not to shuffle.

Phil plays Tundra and passes. Alix plays Careful Study with his Island, discarding Inkwell Leviathan and Careful Study. He follows it up with a fetch for Swamp (18), Dark Ritual, and a Thoughtsieze. Phil shows Trinket Mage, Elspeth, Engineered Explosives, and two land. Alix has him him discard the Mage, and then winces. "Can I take that back?" "No."
Alix plays Exhume, getting his Leviathan, and Phil gets the Mage and then a Sensei's Diving Top.

Phil plays a Volcanic, the Top, and passes. Alix swings with Leviathan for 7 (13) and Ponders. Phil Tops at EOT.

Phil draws, Tops, plays a fetch and gets a Plateau (12), Tops again and then passes. Alix again attacks for 7 (5) and plays Underground Sea.

Phil draws, Tops and scoops. Alix: "Enough about how terrible I am..."

Alix 1-0

Alix takes out Archon, a Careful Study, 2 Ritual, and 3 Daze for 2 Stifle, Thoughtsieze, Dryad Arbor, Echoing Truth, Rushing River, and Hurkyl's Recall.
Phil brings in most of his sideboard - 1 Pyroblast, 2 REB, 2 Relic, 2 Vendillion Clique, 3 Crypt, taking out most/all of the planeswalkers.

Phil keeps, Alix keeps.

Phil starts with Tundra and a suspended Ancestral Visions. Alix plays a Polluted Delta and passes.

Ancestral goes to 3, and Phil plays a Flooded Strand and passes. Alix cracks his Delta at end of turn for Underground Sea (19). Alix Thoughtsiezes (17), revealing Day of Judgment, Clique, Trinket Mage, Academy Ruins, and a fetch. Alix thinks, takes the Trinket, plays a Delta for a second Sea, and passes.

Ancestral goes to 2, Phil sacs the Strand for a Tundra (19), plays the Academy Ruins, and passes. Phil: "I have effects in your draw step." Alix: "Well, I have EOT effects." Alix picks up Ancestral. "So that goes off when the last counter is removed?" Alix plays Entomb for Iona. Alix untaps and draws, and Phil resolves a Vendillion Clique which targets Alix. However, Alix has Stifle for the trigger, and plays fetch before Reanimating Iona, going to (8). Alix names white.

Ancestral goes down to 1, Phil plays fetch and passes. Alix draws, thinks, and swings with Iona taking phil to (12) before playing an Island and passing.

The last counter gets taken off of Ancestral, but Alix has his second Stifle for it. Phil attacks Alix down to (4) with Clique. Alix swings back with Iona, taking Phil to (5).

Phil plays a Volc and passes, chumping with Clique when Iona swings in again. Phil draws his card and scoops.

Alix wins 2-0

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cdr
04-15-2010, 10:03 PM
Round 3 - Ethan Heilicher (pokezel) with 1 land Belcher vs Joe Navickas with Natural Order Bant

Ethan wins the roll, and both players keep.

Ethan says go. "You're drawing first?" "I'm on the play and I'm saying go."

Joe draws, plays a Flooded Strand for Tundra, taps the Tundra, untaps the Tundra, and passes.

Ethan draws, going up to 8 cards in hand. Chrome Mox resolves and Land Grant is imprinted. Another Chrome Mox imprints Desperate Ritual, followed by Lion's Eye Diamond, Lotus Petal, and Land Grant revealing Goblin Charbelcher as the last card. Land Grant gets Taiga, the Belcher get cast, and Joe Brainstorms. Unfortunately Joe has to allow the Belcher to resolve, and Ethan's entire remaining deck is soon revealed.

Ethan 1-0

Ethan takes out 4 Street Wraith, 2 Chrome Mox, and a Tinder Wall for 4 Pyroblast and 3 Xantid Swarm. Joe brings in Nature's Claim, BEB, and Gaddock Teeg.

Joe thinks for awhile and then unhappily mulligans. Ethan keeps, and Joe keeps his six.

Joe leads with Misty Rainforst for Trop (19) and a Hierarch.

Ethan draws, plays Lotus Petal, Lotus Petal, cracks the Petals, Desperate Ritual, Seething Song, Burning Wish with RRR floating. He gets Empty the Warrens, removes Simian Spirit Guide, and resolves ETW for 12 goblins.

Joe taps his Trop for a Top and passes. Ethan attacks for 12 to (7). Joe draws, plays a fetch, and concedes.

Ethan wins 2-0

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cdr
04-15-2010, 10:03 PM
Round 4 - Dan Jordan with blue lands vs Randall Lam with Ug Merfolk

We join the first game already in progress. Dan has Maze of Ith, Wasteland, Tranquil Thicket, Tropical Islamd, another Wasteland, Rishadan Port, and Manabond in play. Lam has Silvergill Adept, Cursecatcher, and two Islands.

Lam plays a third Island and Lord of Atlantis. Dan just draws and passes the turn back.

On Lam's upkeep an Island is Ported. Lam plays a Mutavault and a Reejerey before swinging with Lord of Atlantis, Cursecatcher, and Silvergill. Silvergill is Mazed and the rest connect. On his turn, Dan resolves an Intuition which puts a Tabernacle and a Glacial Chasm in his yard plus a Loam in his hand. He thinks and passes the turn.

Lam draws a Waste, Wastes Maze, and counts his creatures. "That's 12." He animates Mutavault, which is Wasted, but the rest of the team swings in. "That's game?" "Game."

Lam 1-0

Lam brings in 4 Crypt and 3 Krosan Grip for 4 Daze, 2 Threads of Disloyalty, and one Standstill.
Dan brings in 3 Krosan Grip, one Ensnaring Bridge, and one Ancient Grudge while taking out one Ghost Quarter, one Wasteland, and one Zuran Orb among other things.

Dan and Lam both keep.

Dan begins with Trop and Manabond, which Lam Forces pitching Force (19). Lam plays a Wasteland and a Vial. Lam's Waste is Wasted on Dan's turn by a fresh Waste. Lam takes Vial to 1 and plays an Island, Dan plays a Mishra's Factory, Lam takes the Vial to 2 and plays another Waste, and Dan finally has some action in Life From the Loam.

The Loam resolves getting Wasteland, and Dan plays a Maze and passes. EOT Lam Wastes the Maze and Vials in a Goyf. Lam keeps the Vial on 2, and attacks Dan to (16) with the 4/5 Goyf.

Dan's Loam gets back Tabernacle, Maze, and Tolaria West, while Lam again Vials in a Goyf at EOT. The Goyfs attack Dan down to (8), Lam plays a Trop and passes.

Dan dredges Loam, Wastes the Trop, plays Tabernacle, and gets back a Trop, Wasteland, X with Loam. On his upkeep, Lam pays for one Goyf with his single Island and is forced to sac the other. He attacks for 6 with the remaining Goyf, taking Dan to (2).

Dan continues to dredge Loam and plays a Maze. Lam pays for his Goyf, Vials in a Silvergill Adept to draw, plays a fetch, and passes.

Dan dredges, plays Loam targeting Maze Thicket Tolaria, plays Maze, and discards. Lam fetches an Island on his upkeep to pay for Goyf and Adept, plays a Mutavault, and passes.

Dan dredges and flashes back Ancient Grudge on Vial, and Lam responds by Vialing in a Goyf. Dan plays a Waste and Wastes Mutavault. Lam pays for the two Goyfs with his two Islands, losing the Adept, and passes.

Over the next several turns, Dan continues to dredge and develop his position, while Lam can do little but pay for his Goyfs. After three turns, Dan has dredged Mindslaver, transmutes Tolaria West for Academy Ruins, and puts Mindslaver on top. Mindslaver hitting play prompts Lam to let his Goyfs die on his next turn, followed by a Crypt and Standstill.

Dan simply draws, Krosan Grips the Crypt, lets Lam draw 3, and activates the Slaver. On Lam's turn Dan sees a hand of KGrip, FoW, and Merfolk. Dan makes him play Lord of Atlantis and Force it before passing the turn.

Dan then plays a Port, which taps an Island on Lam's upkeep. Lam draws and plays Crypt, Dan puts Slaver on top in response, and Lam follows up with Cursecatcher and Vial before Crypting Dan and passing.

Dan transmutes Tolaria for a Factory with an empty yard and plays a seoncd Port. Lam takes his Vial to 1 and pays for Cursecatcher, while Dan Ports both remaining Islands. Lam is forced to pass the turn.

Dan draws, resolves a Manabond, and Loam targeting only card (Tolaria). Lam's last upkeep is replayed, and he draws and plays a Mutavault. Dan plays an Intution EOT which is Forced.

Dan resolves and activates Slaver, having enough mana for the "lock". The game is essentialy over, but Lam knows he can force Dan to play it out to eat up time and does so. Dan then argues loud and long with the judges about having to play it out, eating up even more time. He eventually goes through the motions for the win.

1-1

Dan continues complaining after the game while shuffling, and by this point the match has drawn quite a large crowd.

Lam mulls to 6, followed by Dan. Both keep their 6.

Lam plays Mutavault and Aether Vial. Dan plays Trop, Mox Diamond discarding Factory, taps Mox for Exploration, and drops a Port with Exploration.

Lam takes his Vial to 1 while his Mutavault is Ported, and then plays a Wasteland on Dan's Port. Dan plays a second Mox discarding Maze and transmutes Tolaria for Tabernacle. Lam vials in Cursecatcher EOT.

Vial goes to 2, a second Mutavault makes a second Vial, Lam Vials in Lord of Atlantis, and Cursecatcher attack for 2 (18). Dan plays Tabernacle and a Heath.

Vials go to 1 and 3, Mutavault pays for Lord while Cursecatcher hits the bin, and Lord attacks for 2 (16). Dan fetches a Taiga EOT (15) before drawing and passing.

Mutavault again pays for Lord, and a Reejerey is Vialed in so Lord can attack for 3 (12). A third Mutavault arrives after combat. Dan transmutes Tolaria for a Waste and Wastes a Mutavault.

Lord is paid for and Reejerey is sacced, and Lord attacks for 2 to (10). Dan draws and plays Factory. After Lord is paid for, it trades with the Factory. Dan draws Life from the Loam and prompty casts it on Wasteland, Factory. Factory, playing Waste on Lam's final land.

Lam brings the lower Vial to 2 to Vial in an Adept and draw a card, but has nothing else. Loam is Forced on Dan's next turn, and Lam finds an Island on his. Dan attack with 2 Factories, and Lam Vials in a 4/5 Goyf to block one, going to (17). Dan Loams back Factory, Maze. Maze, and plays a Maze.

Lam pays for Goyf with island and passes. Dan dredges and time is called. Dan starts to go nuts with Loam, includging transmuting for Barbarian Ring, but his remaining three turns is not nearly enough to kill Lam from (17).

1-1-1 unintentional draw

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cdr
04-15-2010, 10:04 PM
Round 5 - Rion Marmulstein with Natural Order Bant vs Alex Burtonchini with blue lands

Rion wins the roll and both players keep.

Rion opens with a fetch for a Trop (19) and a Top. Alex plays a Trop and passes. Rion plays a Tundra and Noble Hierarch. Alex plays a fetch for a Trop (19) and then Loam targeting the fetch. Rion tops EOT.

Rion attacks with Hierarch for 1 (18), plays a Rainforest, and uses Trop and Tundra for a Pridemage. Alex plays a Maze and passes, and Rion fetches an Island EOT (18).

Rion plays a Plains, tops, flips Top, plays Brainstorm off Island, plays a Pridemage, and casts Top with Hierarch. Alex plays a fetch for Taiga (17) and taps his non-Maze lands for Intution. Rion Forces pitching Force (17).

Rion tops on upkeep, draws, plays Jitte, equips Jitte to a Pridemage, and swings with both Pridemages. The one with the Jitte is Mazed. Alex uses his Loam to get a fetch and a factory, cycles Thicket, dredges again, and plays another Maze. "If you draw counterbalance, just play it, don't keep us in suspense."

Rion tops on upkeep, draws, tops again, and passes. Alex draws, plays a Trop, and casts EE on 2.

Rion plays a fetch to get a Forest (16), tops, and swings with the Pridgemages which are both Mazed. EOT Alex blows the EE for 2, taking out the Pridgemages and Jitte. Alex plays a second factory and attacks with the first, pumping to take Rion to (13). Alex's post-combat Loam is met with a hardcast Force.

Rion draws and slams Counterbalance. Alex: "At least you slammed it." Alex tries a Manabond, and Counterbalance reveals Top. Both Factories are animated, taking Rion to (9) after he tops.

Rion slams another Counterbalance, tops, and passes. Two Factories swing in again, Hierarch chumps one, and Rion goes to (7). Alex transmute Tolaria for yet another Factory.

Rion plays a Pridemage and passes. Alex attacks with one factory, Pridemage blocks, Factory is double pumped, and Pridemage is sacced to kill Factory. Alex's Loam is countered off of a revealed Daze.

Rion draws, tops, and passes. Alex puts EE on top on EOT with Academy Ruins. The two Factories hit for 4 taking Rion to (3), and Alex tries a 4 CMC EE on with 2 colored. Rion tops, flips top to get Daze, and successfully Dazes the EE.

Rion has nothing on his next turn, but is able to flip Top to get Swords for one of the Factories on the next attack to go to (1). However, his next turn doesn't yield anything either and he scoops.

Alex 1-0

Alex brings in Ensnaring Bridge, Smokestack, Ray of Revelation and takes out a Wasteland and Cephalid Coliseum. Rion brings in 4 Faerie Macbre and one Crypt for 4 Daze and a 1x.

Neither player mulligans for game 2.

Rion starts with a Tundra and a Top. Alex has a Trop and nothing else. Rion gets a Forest with a Heath (19) and plays a 1/2 Goyf. Alex plays a Port followed by an Exploration, then a tapped Tolaria West.

Rion plays a Dryad Arbor, then attacks Alex to (19) before topping and passing. Alex draws and passes, and Rion tops again EOT.

On Rion's upkeep, Alex tries Intution and it resolves. Alex gets Maze, Ensnaring Bridge, Waste and keeps Waste, with Goyf going to 3/4. Rion attacks with Goyf and Arbor for 4 (15) and plays a second Goyf. Alex plays EE on 2 off of Trop and Tolaria.

Rion tops on his upkeep, and Alex responds by blowing the EE to kill the Goyfs. Rion tops again, draws, and passes. Alex resolves a Manabond, plays a Waste, and Wastes both Tundra and Arbor.

Rion tops, draws, and passes. Alex tries Loam on Waste, Waste, Maze, but Rion has a Faerie Macabre to remove and a Waste and Maze. Alex uses his retrieved Waste on Trop, and Rion has a second Faerie EOT to get rid of Waste and Loam.

Rion does nothing but draw and pass. Alex plays Exploration, Exploration, and passes. Rion's Heath is Ported in his upkeep and he tops in response before drawing and passing. Alex draws and passes.

Rion's Heath is once again Ported in his upkeep. He responds by using it to get a Plains (18), and then plays a Rainforest to get a Tundra (17) followed by Brainstorm and Noble Hierarch. Alex plays a Loam with no targets and passes.

Tundra is Ported in Rion's upkeep, and he uses it to top. He plays a Tundra and Rhox War Monk. On Alex's upkeep, a Faerie from Rion takes out Loam and EE. Alex plays a Mindslaver and passes.

Rion tops and draws, then swings with a 4/5 Monk to knock Alex to (10). On his turn, Alex Mindslavers Rion, and EOT Rion flips Top for Swords and double Swordses his own Hierarch so Alex can't Swords the Rhox War Monk. Alex has Rion simply draw and pass, and Alex draws and passes on his own turn.

Alex Ports two of Rion's Tundras, and Rhox War Monk his Alex to (7). Alex draws and passes. Rion's turn is repeated with Alex going to (4), and Rion adds a Goyf after combat. Alex finds a Life from the Loam on his turn, and plays Glacial Chasm.

Rion simply draws and passes, and Alex scoops after dredging, unable to sustain Chasm or stop Rion's creatures.

1-1

Both players keep their hands in game 3.

Alex has a Trop and Rion has an Island. On his second turn, Alex plays Mox Diamond pitching Tabernacle, Manabond, a tapped Tranquil Thicket, and then has nothing for Manabond EOT while Rion Brainstorms. Rion has a fetch for Forest (19) and Goyf on his turn.

Alex resolves Intution for EE, Ensnaring Bridge, and Academy Ruins, keeping the EE. He plays a Maze. Rion plays Tundra and Rhox War Monk.

Alex casts a Loam, which is met with a Faerie on Academy Ruins and Tabernacle. Alex plays a second Maze. Rion plays a Hierarch and attacks with Goyf and RWM, which are both Mazed. Post-combat he has a Counterbalance.

Alex dredges Loam and plays EE for 2 when time is called. Neither player can do anything in the remaining turns, so on the last turn Alex asks the HJ whether they can flip cards from the top of their decks to decide who concedes. Though it would almost certainly be legal, the HJ denies the request, and the match is another 1-1-1 unintentional draw.

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cdr
04-15-2010, 10:05 PM
Round 6 - 6-0 Dave Price (Quicksilver) with New Horizons vs 5-1 Damon Whitby (Parcher) with blue lands

Damon wins the reroll after matching 7s, and both players keep.

Damon starts with a Forest and Dave with a Trop. Damon gets going on his second turn with an Exploration plus a Factory and a Waste, but Dave has a Stifle for the Waste. Dave has a Tundra and a Goyf.

Damon plays a Heath and Loam on the Waste, playing and Wasting Dave's Tundra. Dave Ponders and Damon responds by getting a Trop (19). Dave chooses not to shuffle and plays a Forest.

Damon dredges and Loams for Waste/Maze/Heath and then plays Maze and Waste on Trop. Dave plays a fetch and passes.

Damon dredges and Loams for Creeping Tar Pit/Waste/Thicket, playing Tarpit and Waste. Dave plays a fetch, fetches twice for Tundra and Trop, and plays a Knight of the Reliquary. Damon cycles Thicket EOT to dredge.

Damon Loams for Ghost Quarter/Thicket/Heath, playing a Port and Waste. He Wastes Dave's Trop and Tundra, and then Ports Forest on Dave's upkeep. Dave decides Goyf is a 5/6 and Knight is a 9/9 before playing a Heath and swinging with both. The Knight is Mazed, and Damon takes 5 from Goyf (14).

Damon dredges and then resolves Intution for Maze/Maze/Maze. He plays Ghost Quarter, Loams for Factory/Maze/Waste, and plays a Maze. EOT Dave sacs Forest to his Knight, Damon responds with Ghost Quarter on Dave's fetch, and Dave responds by fetching. Dave gets Trop and Wasteland.

Dave plays a second Waste and Wastes both Mazes, swinging for the win.

Dave 1-0

Dave offers the draw, Damon considers but decides he has to decline because he doesn't know what his tiebreakers are.

Dave takes out 4 Swords 4 Daze for 2 Crucible, 4 Crypt, 1 Bojuka Bog, and 1 EE. Damon brings in Ancient Grudge and 3 Krosan Grip.

Damon keeps and Dave mulls to 6.

Damon starts off with Mox Diamond, Factory, Port, Forest. Dave starts with Canopy, Tundra, and EE on 1.

Damon swings with Factory and passes. Canopy is Ported on Dave's upkeep. Dave Brainstorms and plays a Rainforest.

Damon plays a Bayou, thinks, and passes. Dave gets a Trop with Misty EOT. Dave: "Upkeep effects?" Damon Ports the Trop, Dave draws and plays another Trop and then takes 1 from Canopy to play a Crucible. Damon Grips Crucible EOT.

Damon swings with Factory for 2, plays and sacs a Canopy, plays Manabond, and drops nothing with it EOT.

Damon Ports Tundra and Dave responds by using it to blow EE and kill Manabond. Dave Ponders and plays a Tundra.

Damon plays another Manabond, but at this point Alix Hatfield comes by with the news that Damon's R2 opponent is 3-2, making Damon confident enough in his breakers that he agrees to the draw.

ID 1-1

The remainder of the game is played out for fun, and Dave wins 2-0.

cdr
04-15-2010, 10:05 PM
Round 7 - Brad Granberry (RicoSuave) with ANT vs Alex Bortencini with blue land

Brad and Alex are the lowest ranked 13 pointers. If the planets align, the winner of this match can make T8. At table 2, Alex's teammate Evan is attempting to dreamcrush Phil Stolze (rather than drawing) so that Alex can make it if both Evan and Alex win.

Alex wins roll and starts off with a Trop. Brad plays a fetch and passes.

Alex plays a Factory and a Loam with no targets. EOT Brad fetches a Sea (19), and Mystical Tutors for Ritual.

Brad untaps into Ritual, Ritual, Ad Nauseam. Alex is not happy. "The one deck I can't beat." Brad Ad Nauseams down to (7) life, going up 18 cards.

Petal, LED, LED, fetch for Sea (6), sac Petal for B, Cabal Ritual for BBBBB, Chrome Mox, Chrome Mox, Infernal Tutor, sac LEDs, Tendrils and it's over.

Brad 1-0

Alex is clearly miserable, struggling with sideboarding. He ends up bringing in 4 Chalice and Karakas, siding out Maze.
Brad takes out Trop, Duress, and 3 Thoughtsieze for Island, Hurkyl's Recall, Echoing Truth, Chain of Vapor, and Rebuild.

Alex keeps and Brad mulls to 6.

Alex fetches for Trop (19) and plays Exploration, Chalice on 0, and a Waste. Brad fetches for Swamp (19) and Duresses taking Exploration over 2x Loam.

Alex has another fetch for another Trop, and uses the Trops for a Loam on the fetches. Brad plays a fetch and passes.

Alex dredges Waste/Manabond/Factory, plays a fetch for a third Trop, Loams fetch/Waste/Factory, and plays the Factory. Brad again simply plays a fetch and passes.

Alex dredges Manabond/Diamond/Barbarian Ring, attacks with Factory for 2 (17), uses 2 fetches for Bayou and taiga (15), and Loams fetche/fetch/Barbarian Ring. EOT Brad uses his fetches for 2 Islands (15), bounces Chalice with Echoing Truth, and Mysticals for Dark Ritual.

LED, Ritual, Ad Nauseam, crack LED in response, 15 cards going to (5), Petal, LED. Ritual, Ritual, Mox, land, Tendrils w/8 storm and the match is finshed.

Brad 2-0

Since Alex lost, Evan IDs with Phil, putting Phil in the T8 for sure and Brad in 9th.

cdr
04-15-2010, 10:05 PM
Top 8 - Evan Gottschalk with Ug Merfolk vs Kyle Dorgan (Dr. Teeth) with Thopter/Sword

Kyle wins the roll and both keep.

Kyle leads with Island, Evan with Mutavault and Aether Vial.

Kyle plays Tundra and Thopter Foundry. Vial goes to 1 and Evan has a Waste for Tundra.

Kyle has a fetch for a Plains (19) and uses it to Enlightened Tutor for Sword of the Meek, lining up the combo right out of the gate. Evan puts Vial on 2 and plays a fetch for Trop (19).

Kyle: "So you wanna show me that by the way?" Kyle is very much into pimp, as evidenced by his 95% foil deck, and he knows Evan has a FBB Trop. Evan puts out a revised Trop. "What the hell, you didn't get it?" "Just trying to cocktease ya here."

Evan Vials in Lord of Atlantis before swinging for 3 with Mutavault (16).

Kyle plays a fetch for Island (15) and drops the Sword with one mana up. Vial goes to 3 and Evan drops an Island before swinging with Lord and Mutavault. Kyle makes a 2/3 thopter (16) to block Lord, Evan Vials in Reejerey, and the token dies. Kyle goes to (12).

Kyle plays Academy Ruins and passes. Evan swings with Mutavault, Reejerey, Lord, and Kyle makes 4 tokens (16). Evan Vials in another Reejerey, all four tokens block Lord, Lord and 3 tokens die, and Kyle goes to (7). Postcombat Evan has a Waste for Ruins.

Kyle plays a Sea and passes. Evan has yet another Waste for Sea, Kyle responds by making a token (8). Evan swings with Vault and Reejereys, Kyle makes 3 more tokens (11). Three 1/1s and the 2/3 block a Reejery and the fifth 1/1 blocks Mutavault. Reejerey and four 1/1s die, and Kyle goes to (8).

Kyle draws and passes. Evan fetches out another revised Trop (18) and passes. EOT Kyle makes 3 tokens (11).

Kyle attacks with a 2/3 and 2 of 3 1/1s, bringing Evan to (14), and passes. Evan fetches for Island (13) and passes. EOT Kyle again makes 3 tokens (14).

Kyle attacks with 6 1/1s, leaving the 2/3 back and taking Evan to (8). Evan plays the FBB Trop Kyle has been waiting for, plays Jitte, attaches Jitte to Mutavault, and swings. Kyle has a Swords for Mutavault, but Evan Forces pitching Standstill (12). Kyle makes 2 tokens (16) and blocks with a 2/3 and a 1/1. Mutavault and the 2/3 dies, and Jitte gets 2 counters.

Kyle swings with all 8 1/1s, Evan gains 4 from Jitte and goes to (2). Evan draws and quickly scoops.

Kyle 1-0

Evan brings in 3 Trinket Mage, 3 Spell Pierce, 1 Krosan Grip, 1 Pithing Needle, 1 Crypt for 2 Jitte, 2 Standstill, 4 Cursecatcher, and Merfolk Soverign.
Kyle shuffles his whole board in and picks 15 back out.

Both keep for game 2.

Evan starts with a Mutavault, Kyle with a Delta.

Evan plays and cracks Delta (19), Kyle cracks his in response (19) getting Tundra. Kyle complains about how hungry he is but is pleased by Evan's FBB Trop, which is followed by Standstill. Yet another Delta from Kyle (18) gets Sea, and a Dark Confidant breaks Standstill and resolves.

Evan has a second Trop and uses the Trops for Lord of Atlantis and the Vault for a Vial. Confidant flips Daze (16). Kyle thinks, deciding to take out Lord with a Path, Evan gets Island, and Confidant swings for 2 (17). Postcombat Kyle uses his other land for EE on 1.

vial goes to 1, Evan plays Adept revealing Adept ("Saucy!"), and plays a second Mutavault to animate the first and swing (14). Confidant flips Swords (13), a Strand gets a Plains, and EE is popped to kill Vial.

Evan drops an Island and attacks with Adept and one Vault. Kyle thinks and then uses Swords on Vault. Swords gets Spell Pierced, Confidant trades with Mutavault, and Adept does 2 (11). Postcombat Evan replaces his Vial. Kyle has another Confidant ("I mean, Dunkler Mitwisser") and passes.

Vial goes to 1, Adept and Mutavault swing, Vault gets Pathed, Evan gets an Island, and Confidant trades with Adept. Evan has a second Vial postcombat. Kyle plays a Sword with one mana up which resolves, and then a Top which Evan thinks about and Spell Pierces.

Vials go to 1 and 2. Evan Vials in Adept to draw and then plays a Waste on Tundra. A Trinket Mage is met with Force (10) pitching Counterbalance. Kyle plays a Top and passes.

Vials go to 2 and 3. Evan fetches for Trop (16) and attacks with Adept (8). EOT Kyle Enlightened Tutors, which is met with a hardcast Force. Kyle tops on upkeep, plays a Tundra and passes.

Evan swings with Adept and Vials in Lord. Kyle tops, flips top, and Swordses the Lord (18), taking 2 to (5). Kyle plays top and tops.

Adept swings for 2 to (3) and a Waste hits Tundra. Kyle plays Thopter Foundry, assembling the combo but without any mana left over and with one card in hand.

Evan Vials in Adept, hoping to draw a Lord for lethal - "Come on!". Adept draws Lord. "You have a Daze" comments Evan, remembering what Confidant flipped. The Daze gets paid for ("Well played.") and Kyle scoops.

1-1

Kyle fetches for Island (19). Evan has the typical Mutavault, Vial opening.

Kyle fetches another Island (18) and drops EE on 1. Vial goes to 1 and Evan plays a Trop and a Goyf, which gets Spell Snared.

Kyle has a third fetch for a Plains (17), plays Top, then flips Top and blows EE to take out Vial. "See how perfectly that worked?" On his turn, Evan thinks and then plays Waste and Trinket Mage, which is Dazed.

Kyle replays his Island and taps out for Vedalken Shackles. Evan resolves a Trinket Mage on the second try, getting Pithing Needle.

Kyle replays Top and passes. Evan plays Trop and swings with Trinket Mage (15). Kyle responds to to postcombat Needle by taking Trinket with Shackles, and Evan names Shackles. Evan thinks and then passes.

Kyle tops on upkeep, swings with Trinket, and plays a Sea and Confidant. Evan has a third Trinket, Kyle tops and lets it resolve, and Evan gets Crypt.

Confidant flips Academy Ruins which hits play. Kyle plays Sword, equips Confidant, and attacks with Confidant and Trinket. The Trinkets trade, Evan goes to (17). Evan plays Crypt followed by a hardcast Adept. Kyle tops and lets it resolve.

Confidant flips Tundra and attacks (14). "Moat's not looking so good now is it?" "Shut up. Jerk." Kyle plays a second Confidant and equips the Sword to it. Evan hardcasts another Adept and plays a Mutavault.

The Confidants flip Brainstorm and Swords (13) and Kyle tops and draws. Main phase Kyle Enlightened Tutors, Evan Forces (13) removing Daze, and Kyle Forces (12) removing Brainstorm. Kyle gets Foundry, flips Top to get Foundy, and plays Foundry. Kyle makes a thopter with Sword (13), Evan responds with Crypt, and Kyle responds by making another thopter with Shackles (14), putting Sword safely back in play.

Evan has a Goyf and Wastes for Academy Ruins and Sea, but Kyle's board is overwhelming and he concedes.

Kyle wins 2-1

"I didn't think about the Tormod's Crypt not stopping the Thopter combo," Evan admits. "Yeah, that happens all the time in Extended" replies Kyle, who is playing Thopter/Depths in the PTQ the next day.

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cdr
04-15-2010, 10:08 PM
Top 4 - Jesse Krieger (Krieger) with New Horizons vs Kyle Dorgan (Dr. Teeth) with Thopter/Sword

Kyle wins the roll. Kyle keeps, Krieger mulls.

Kyle plays Strand, Krieger plays Trop.

Kyle tries to use Strand on his turn (19), but is met with Stifle, playing Tundra afterwards. Krieger has a Waste for the Tundra.

Kyle successfully uses a Delta (18) for Island. Krieger has a Tundra and a Goyf, which is Spell Snared, but Krieger Dazes.

Kyle Brainstorms, finds a Sea, and plays a Top. Krieger attacks with Goyf (16) and Wastes the Sea.

Kyle tops on upkeep and passes. Krieger plays a Tundra and attacks with Goyf (14).

Kyle tops on upkeep and again passes. Krieger Brainstorms EOT. Krieger Ponders and shuffles, plays a Horizon Canopy, and attacks with Goyf (11). A postcombat Goyf (19 from Canopy) is Dazed.

Kyle replays his Island and passes. Krieger attacks with Goyf (7) and plays a Terravore. Kyle Brainstorms in response but lets it resolve.

Kyle plays Strand for Plains (6) and plays Swords on Terravore. Krieger Forces (18) pitching Daze, Kyle tops, flips Top, and Forces (5) pitching Counterbalance. Krieger goes to (25). Krieger attacks Kyle to (1) with Goyf and uses Canopy to draw.

Kyle plays Swords on Goyf (30) and replays Top. Krieger draws and passes. Kyle tops on upkeep, draws, tops, and passes. Krieger again draws and passes.

Kyle tops, plays Sea, and drops EE on 2. Krieger draws and passes yet again.

Kyle plays Tundra, tops, and plays Counterbalance. Krieger draws and passes for the fourth turn in a row. Kyle tops EOT.

Kyle taps out for Jace, the Mind Sculptor. Krieger Forces (29) pitching Stifle. Krieger Ponders and shuffles.

Kyle tops on upkeep, plays Academy Ruins, and passes. Krieger taps his three land to play an EE with sunburst 2. Kyle tops and lets it resolve.

Kyle plays Tundra and passes. Krieger plays Heath and passes. Kyle tops EOT.

Kyle draws and passes. Krieger also draws and passes. EOT Kyle tops and plays Enlightened Tutor. Krieger Brainstorms in response, and Kyle tops and shows Top with Counterbalance. Tutor gets Thopter Foundry, and Kyle tops again. Krieger has to read Thopter Foundry. Spectator: "So what does it do?" Krieger: "I don't know."

Kyle resolves a Jace and fateseals Krieger's top card to the bottom. Krieger blows EE to kill Counterbalances and Ponders. Kyle tops EOT. Krieger sacs Heath (28) EOT for Tundra. Krieger reads Jace and then plays aTerravore. EOT Kyle tops, Enlightened Tutors for Sword of the Meek, and tops once more. Krieger reads Sword. "Is this the one that combos with the other one?"

Kyle bounces Terravore with Jace and drops Foundry and Sword with 2 mana up. Krieger plays a Heath and replays Terravore. Kyle makes two tokens EOT (3).

Kyle again bounces Terravore with Jace, then attacks with his 2/3 and 1/1 thopter (25). Krieger plays a Horizon Canopy, a Terravore, and a Goyf (24 from Canopy), but Kyle makes six more thopters EOT (9).

Kyle bounces the Terravore and attacks with everything for 9 (15). Krieger attacks with Goyf, but when Kyle makes a thopter (10) and blocks, reality seems to set in for Krieger. "Hmm, seems pretty annoying."

Postcombat Krieger plays a Waste, a Terravore, and an EE for 0. Kyle responds to EE by getting Island with Strand (9) and hardcasting Force. Krieger draws with Canopy and Dazes, but Kyle just pays for it.

After Kyle bounces Terravore yet again and swings for 8, Krieger draws and scoops.

Kyle 1-0

Game time: 30 minutes

Krieger: "Dave Price, do I keep that in?" Dave Price: "I can't tell you." "I knooow, just kidding. (pause) But seriously."

Kyle boards in 3 Path, 2 Nature's Ruin, 1 Perish for 4 Confidant, 1 EE, 1 Shackles.
Krieger adds 4 Krosan Grip, 2 EE, 2 Rhox War Monk, 1 Bojuka Bog for 4 Daze, 2 Stifle, 2 Ponder, 1 Forest.

Both keep.

Krieger opens with Trop and Ponder, choosing to Shuffle. Kyle has Island and Top.

Krieger plays a Rainforest and passes. Kyle tops in his upkeep and plays Academy Ruins. Krieger Brainstorms EOT and then fetches for Tundra (19).

Krieger plays a Waste on Academy Ruins and Kyle tops in response. Krieger plays a Goyf, Kyle Dazes bouncing his sole Island, Krieger Forces (18) pitching Stifle, and finally Kyle flips top and Forces (19) pitching Foundy. Kyle replays Island and replays Top.

Krieger plays a Heath and tries another Goyf, which resolves. Kyle tops in his upkeep, plays a Sea, and passes.

Krieger swings with the 4/5 Goyf (15), Brainstorms, and then Ponders without shuffling.Kyle draws, tops, and passes.

Krieger attacks Kyle to (11) with his Goyf and passes. Kyle tops EOT. Kyle plays Academy Ruins and then casts Nature's Ruin to kill Goyf. EOT Krieger gets Trop with Heath (17).

Krieger plays Tundra and Terravore, which meets a Force (10) pitching Brainstorm from Kyle. Kyle tops, draws, tops, and passes.

Krieger plays Waste targeting Sea and then Terravore. Kyle responds with top, but lets it resolve. Kyle draws, tops, and passes.

Krieger plays a Heath for a Trop (16), and attacks with the 7/7 Terravore (3). Kyle tops, flips Top, plays Tundra, and uses Swords on Terravore (23) before playing another Top.

Krieger plays a Rhox War Monk and passes. Kyle tops on his upkeep, draws, and Paths the Monk. Krieger looks at his deck. "I think I sided it out. I did. I think that probably cost me the game. This is terrible."

On his turn, Krieger Krosan Grips the Top, Brainstorms, and passes. Kyle replays the other Top and passes.

Krieger draws and Krosan Grips that one too. Kyle draws and passes.

Krieger Bojuka Bogs away Kyle's graveyard and plays Knight of the Reliquary. At EOT, Kyle Enlightened Tutors for Thopter Foundry. "That's the one that makes 1/1s?" Kyle draws and Paths the Knight. "GTFO. Trying to not lose to giant dudes."

Krieger plays a Waste on Tundra. Kyle draws and says go.

Krieger plays a Crucible, Kyle Forces (2) pitching Daze. Kyle Brainstorms and plays Sea. Krieger draws and passes. Kyle's attempt to play Foundy is met with a hardcast Force of Will.

Kriger draws and passes, Kyle draws and passes. Krieger plays Canopy and sacs it to draw, then plays Brainstorm and a Knight, which gets Forced (1) pitching Jace. Kyle puts Foundry on top with Ruins EOT. Kyle plays Foundry.

Krieger plays Heath for Tundra (22) and passes. Kyle plays Counterbalance. Krieger draws and passes. Kyle plays a Trop and passes.

Krieger taps 4 for a sunburst 2 EE. Kyle hopes to flip his last Jace with Counterbalance, but reveals Brainstorm. EE is activated, Kyle sacs Foundry to make a thopter (2), and Counterbalance is destroyed. Kyle swings with thopter (21), followed by Brainstorm, Strand, and Sword of the Meek.

Krieger draws and passes. Kyle tries to put Foundry on top with Ruins on his upkeep, but Krieger Stifles. Kyle fetches (1) for Tundra and then draws. Kyle equips Sword to his thopter and swings for 2 (19).

Krieger draws and passes. Kyle successfully puts Foundry on top in his upkeep. He taps out to resolve it and then swings for 2 (17). Krieger has EE for 2, saccing it to kill Foundry and Sword. Kyle puts Foundry on top, draws it, attacks for 1 (16) and replays Foundry.

Krieger plays a Goyf and a Rainforest. Kyle puts Sword on top in his upkeep and taps out to play it, but a hardcast Force puts it back in the yard.

An EE on 0 from Krieger is enough for a scoop.

1-1

Game time: 25 minutes

Krieger takes out 2 Stifle for 2 Ponder.

Both keep.

Kyle starts with a Tundra and Krieger matches it. Kyle draws, Brainstorms, and plays an Island and a Top. Krieger Brainstorms and plays a Trop.

Kyle plays a Delta and Counterbalance. Krieger plays a Waste and Crucible, Kyle Forces (19) ptiching Counterbalance.

Kyle draws and passes. Krieger plays Misty for Trop (19) and casts CMC 3 EE for 2. Kyle responds by topping, flips up a Perish, and then tops again at EOT.

Kyle plays a Tundra and passes. Krieger Wastes the Delta, then plays a second Waste. Krieger tries a CMC 2 EE for 2, and Kyle responds with top and flips over a Counterbalance.

Kyle plays a Strand and passes. Krieger Brainstorms EOT, Kyle tops and flips over Swords, and Krieger Wastes Strand. Krieger draws and Krosan Grips Counterbalance, and Kyle flips over Swords again for some reason. Kyle tops EOT and then plays Counterbalance on his turn.

Krieger draws and passes. Kyle tops EOT and plays Foundry on his turn.

Krieger plays a Heath for Tundra (18) and tries another Crucible. Kyle tops and flips up Perish again. Kyle tops EOT and then plays another Top.

Krieger casts Brainstorm, Kyle tops and flips up Swords. Krieger casts Knight of the Reliquary, Kyle tops and flips up Perish. Kyle tops on his upkeep, plays a Trop, and passes.

Krieger draws and passes. Kyle tops EOT, plays a Sword to go with his Foundy, and passes.

Krieger draws and passes. Kyle makes 2 thopters at EOT (21), tops in his upkeep, and attacks for 3 (15).

Krieger resolves a CMC 4 EE for 2. Kyle makes 3 more thopters at EOT (24), tops in his upkeep, and attacks for 6 (9).

Krieger sacs EE, Kyle makes 2 thopters in response (26), and EE takes out Sword, Foundry, and Counterbalance. Krieger Ponders and shuffles. Kyle tops on upkeep, plays a Delta and swings for 8 (1).

Krieger draws and scoops. Phil Stolze and Kyle split the finals.

Kyle wins 2-1

Game time: 15 minutes, match time 80 minutes

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Parcher
04-16-2010, 01:09 AM
Wow, Chuck.

Uh.....wow.

Like, helluva job.

I mean, I wouldn't blow you for this. But you deserve like a handy job or somethin'.

Thanks.

Ciberon
04-17-2010, 03:45 PM
Damn... Great work!

Definatly appretiated.

Wargoos
04-17-2010, 05:31 PM
That's great stuff and your work is highly appreciated!

pokezel
04-17-2010, 06:52 PM
Just so you know, in the 3rd feature match, you wrote that I boarded in 3 shatterstorms. Its supposed to be 3 Xantid Swarms. Great reports though.

cdr
04-17-2010, 07:38 PM
Thanks for the feedback, glad some found it useful. To me reading every play seems a little hard to follow and boring (not to mention time consuming to write), so I'll see if I can't compress it more towards normal style feature reporting next time.


Just so you know, in the 3rd feature match, you wrote that I boarded in 3 shatterstorms. Its supposed to be 3 Xantid Swarms. Great reports though.

No clue how that happened, but fixed. My shorthand notes were a little difficult to interpret at times.

oinksterthepig
04-22-2010, 05:25 PM
Are the top eight decklists available on the web anywhere?

mchainmail
04-22-2010, 05:33 PM
Are the top eight decklists available on the web anywhere?

http://jupitergames.net/event-report-041010-legacy-tournament/

Lists are mixed in, down at the bottom.

hungryLIKEALION
04-23-2010, 01:28 AM
This is totally awesome cdr. I hope you do continue to do feature match coverage like this in the future. :)