08/30/08 Beta Tropical Island Summer Paradise Event [Archive]

alteredstates

05-16-2008, 03:39 PM

Magic Legacy Tropical Island Summer Paradise Event PG MCKU Final event!

When: **August 30** - 11:00am (Registration begins at 10:00am, Deck reg required)
Where: Play the Game, Read the Story, 2nd floor Carousel Center mall (This event will be held in the store!)
Prize(s): Beta Tropical Islands!
Entry Fee: $20 pre-reg, $25 at the door (http://www.playthegamereadthestory.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=366&zenid=10d688db969e6f55fc4a8e43617225e3)

Details:

Legacy Tropical Island Summer Paradise event!

Interested in winning 2 English Beta Tropical Islands? Of course you are, you're a magic player! To wrap up or magic summer championship (PG MCKU) we figured why not give away some Tropical Islands, considering its Summer in the 'Cuse!

What: Legacy Format Sanctioned Event, X rounds of swiss pairings based on attendance, cut to top 4 or 8.

Prizes:

1st Place: 2 English Beta Tropical Islands (one is PSA 9)
2nd Place: 4 Foreign Black Bordered Tropical Islands
3rd and 4th*: 1 booster box of standard choice (Timespiral, Planar Chaos, Futuresight, Lorwyn, Coldsnap, 10th edition, Morningtide, Shadowmoor, Eventide, Shards of Alara)
5th through 8th**: 18 Packs of standard choice (Timespiral, Planar Chaos, Futuresight, Lorwyn, Coldsnap, 10th edition, Morningtide, Shadowmoor, Eventide, Shards of Alara)

*3rd & 4th booster pack prize slots are guaranteed but are based on attendance. The above prizes are with a 30+ turnout.
**5th - 8th booster pack prize slots are guaranteed with 17 or more players but are based on attendance. The above prizes are with a 30+ turnout.
The larger turn out = bigger prizes!

This will be the last event in our Magic Summer championship and is worth quadruple points! (yes that means x4)!

Official details can be found here:
http://www.playthegamereadthestory.com/events_detail.php?ID=5224

Getsickanddie

05-16-2008, 03:43 PM

Did you guys install a bathroom yet?

Nightmare

05-29-2008, 09:58 AM

Stuck by request

Bryant Cook

05-29-2008, 10:20 AM

23rd is a bad date, it's when a lot of us college kids leave.

freakish777

05-29-2008, 11:12 AM

Looks like Syracuse is getting my money this summer...

Zach Tartell

05-29-2008, 11:21 AM

This will be the last event in our Magic Summer champion ship and is worth quadruple points! (yes that means x4)!

I'm glad you cleared this up, 'cause I would have been left in the dark without it.

This weekend does look a little suspect (even though you posted it so far in advance) on account of the whole "moving in" thing.

alteredstates

05-30-2008, 03:26 PM

thank you for the sticky adam!

munkie

05-30-2008, 05:24 PM

Fuck your 4x points tournies.

And as far as product goes, did you forget Eventide or will that be too good for us to pick? And Shards won't be out til October.

alteredstates

06-04-2008, 10:06 PM

fixed it on our website but forgot to fix it here... all better now ^^

~ROB

Raider Bob

07-07-2008, 03:04 PM

WAAAAAAA, PrePubesant College kids are going to school. This is the weekend after worlds I would think that may keep the attendence down more than a few teenagers from the cuse area crying about the weekend.

I would surmise that you will get the cuse people and the Rochester People. All the people who are going to Indy will probably have their magic budget Tapped for the month of August.

Bryant Cook

07-07-2008, 03:08 PM

Sims

07-07-2008, 03:12 PM

I almost want to attend this so I can scrub out on the day after my birthday.

Maybe.

Wallace

07-07-2008, 03:13 PM

Nightmare

07-07-2008, 03:29 PM

Weekend after worlds? :confused:
2008 World Championships held in Memphis, USA on December 11-14, 2008.Legacy Worlds, aka GenCon.

Wallace

07-07-2008, 04:08 PM

Legacy Worlds, aka GenCon.

Ahhh...he didn't specify...got it.

Raider Bob

07-08-2008, 10:51 AM

Why would I talk about any other Worlds event other than Legacy on a legacy site.

HammafistRoob

07-08-2008, 01:02 PM

I almost want to attend this so I can scrub out on the day after my birthday.

Maybe.
Birthday stealer:cry: .

insertnamehere

07-10-2008, 08:32 PM

If the ride situation works out, I'll be there.

OffTheWall

07-10-2008, 08:34 PM

So far we have a car of 2 from Wmass going. Hopefully we can fill up and get out there. It has been quite a bit of time since going out to NY.

Michael Keller

07-20-2008, 12:32 PM

Rob was highly considering scheduling this event one week earlier due to people moving to college and the end of summer sort.

KillemallCFH

07-20-2008, 12:46 PM

Rob was highly considering scheduling this event one week earlier due to people moving to college and the end of summer sort.That wouldn't work out well, as the Hadley tournament is already scheduled for that day.

alteredstates

07-21-2008, 04:41 PM

I have moved the event to the 30th of August because of other events hopefully this doesn't mess with anything else...

Rob

Getsickanddie

07-21-2008, 11:26 PM

Hmm. Now I should be able to attend. Nice.

Wallace

07-21-2008, 11:37 PM

I have moved the event to the 30th of August because of other events hopefully this doesn't mess with anything else...

Rob

This will prob. make it so I can't make it, O well.

NANTUKO_SHADY

07-22-2008, 07:50 PM

Boo.... back at college

Gulkahn

08-08-2008, 12:42 PM

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goobafish

08-08-2008, 01:54 PM

That makes me sooo sad I can't make this one.

Zach Tartell

08-08-2008, 02:09 PM

That makes me sooo sad I can't make this one.

If you bring good maple syrup you can crash on my floor.

And if you bring a lot of maple syrup you could come back for Pinder's pancakes (guaranteed to make you ejaculate).

Mulletus

08-08-2008, 02:23 PM

I might play.

08-08-2008, 03:12 PM

I'm going to be going to this, although I have a feeling the turnout is going to be miserable.

Nemcon

08-10-2008, 12:52 AM

hmm...I might show up, Moving to Rochester the week before, not sure if I'm going to want to head to Syracuse though.

Eldar

08-11-2008, 09:28 PM

Yeah I'll be there with a carfull from Erie.

bigbear102

08-13-2008, 08:32 AM

I might be moving into a new place that day, hopefully I can make it though.

Bryant Cook

08-13-2008, 10:56 AM

Moving it forward a week instead of backwards would've been much better for business. Now college kids definitely can't go.

Zach Tartell

08-13-2008, 11:29 AM

Moving it forward a week instead of backwards would've been much better for business. Now college kids definitely can't go.

Unless, they, y'know, know somebody who has a car. I know I wouldn't mind driving a couple hours for a shot at two PIMP beta trops.

And luckily I only have to drive like fourty five minutes. And you'll live walking distance from my place then.

In short: I don't mind if turnout isn't that hot - more pimp shit for Zach.

Michael Keller

08-17-2008, 09:58 PM

I will almost certainly be at this event.

yawg07

08-17-2008, 10:02 PM

I wish all you damn people lived in Ohio, so you'd drive my ass up there :laugh:
Also, damn nice PSA 9!!! But, is it wrong to actually want 2nd place? hahaha

Shriekmaw

08-19-2008, 04:19 PM

I wish all you damn people lived in Ohio, so you'd drive my ass up there :laugh:
Also, damn nice PSA 9!!! But, is it wrong to actually want 2nd place? hahaha

I guess only if you need the foreign tropical islands. If your like myself I have those, so I'm shooting for the beta trops.

Hopefully, it will be a good turnout and another chance to meet some great players.

Take Care.

Gulkahn

08-20-2008, 10:22 PM

pre-reg end on the 28th hope to see you all here :)

Rob

quicksilver

08-24-2008, 09:56 AM

I think we might have one car from Virgnia come up for this (4-5). If so is there anyone in 'cuse that could put us up for Friday and Saturday night?

Parcher

08-26-2008, 12:18 AM

Bumping Price's post.

We have 3-5 wanting to come from NoVA. Since Kadi is back in Blacksburg, we will not be able to make it without alternate lodgings. We need to know ASAP to plan accordingly.

Ironic that for the last tourney, we had to turn down three offers.

Nightmare

08-26-2008, 08:21 AM

I'll be out of town Friday night, so no go at casa de Nightmare.

Zach Tartell

08-26-2008, 09:44 AM

If it's like four of you I can sleep you on the floor of my place (where Nightmare will be out of town to). But none of this four o'clock in the morning arrivial time. We're going out drinking (but the bar is like a half mile from my apartment, so I could return home to let you in). And it'd be croweded as shit, and an extra fourty five minutes or so from cuse to my place.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t119/lonelybaritone/map.jpg

Only "event site" and "Cuse" are the same thing. PM for directions/confirmation.

Also, with three people it'll be ok. With five it'll be crowded (but no more than, say, allen's downstairs for MLO events.

quicksilver

08-26-2008, 10:12 AM

It looks like we probably arn't going to be making this.

Nightmare

08-26-2008, 10:15 AM

What a difference 10 hours makes, apparently. Come get druunk in Oswego. It's the thing to do.

Zach Tartell

08-26-2008, 10:25 AM

It looks like we probably arn't going to be making this.

The $3 Jager bombs will make up for the difference in gas.

Motherfucker, spell Jager right. ~ Nightmare

Obfuscate Freely

08-26-2008, 10:46 AM

I can't speak for the others, but I can tell you that my brother and I are staying home because booster prizes are fucking lame.

For us, at least, the decision had nothing to do with the drawbacks of Zach's place. Thanks for the offer.

Zach Tartell

08-26-2008, 10:48 AM

For us, at least, the decision had nothing to do with the drawbacks of Zach's place. Thanks for the offer.

Anti-semite. I'll put up a playset of unlimited Bolts each to 5-8 placers, and a foil Grim Reminder to 9th if you guys show.

Edit: total failure on booze spelling.

quicksilver

08-26-2008, 11:12 AM

Even if we did come it would probably be that 4 o'clock arrival time since we wouldn't be able to leave until we all get out of work, then have to drive around picking people up.

Zach Tartell

08-26-2008, 11:17 AM

I'll be drunk by then, but I'd gladly wake up and let you in. It'd be awesome to have you guys. Gimme a holler if you know what's happening and shit.

Love,

Zach.

quicksilver

08-26-2008, 12:31 PM

Ok to Zach, looks like we will be taking you up on your offer. Can't say quite yet when we will arrive, but it will most likley be after midnight at some point. We'll go back Sundya morning if that's cool. We can probably go out drinking Saturday night.

Michael Keller

08-26-2008, 02:17 PM

I need some more Trops anyways. Guess I'll show up.

Ramptoniin

08-28-2008, 03:44 PM

how do I prepay for this

Nightmare

08-28-2008, 03:49 PM

how do I prepay for this

There is a link in the first post.

Ramptoniin

08-28-2008, 05:15 PM

ah I see now thanks...my down syndrome must've been acting up

Michael Keller

08-29-2008, 04:29 PM

Things are a little hush here and the hour is approaching. Time to liven things up.

Wallace

08-29-2008, 04:47 PM

Any top 8 predictions?

2 Survival (Any Build)
1 Thresh (Any Build)
1 Goblins
1 Painter (Any Build)
2 Landstill (Any Build)
1 Dragon Stompy

Zach Tartell

08-30-2008, 08:39 AM

Any top 8 predictions?

2 Survival (Any Build)
1 Thresh (Any Build)
1 Goblins
1 Painter (Any Build)
2 Landstill (Any Build)
1 Dragon Stompy

Jason, you forgot Sexual Vanilla Deck Wins.

Wallace

08-30-2008, 08:52 AM

Jason, you forgot Sexual Vanilla Deck Wins.

sorry about that Zach...

J.V.

08-30-2008, 03:15 PM

Any updates?

Getsickanddie

08-30-2008, 04:51 PM

44 or 45 people

When I left Nightmare was 3-0 playing round 4 (MS Paint), same for Peter Rotten (Goyf Sligh). Zach "Two Baskets" Tartell (Ichorid) was 3-1, as was Konsultant (U/W/g/b Landstill).

I went 2-0, then 0-2 with Ravager and decided to head home rather than play for the small chance of being a x-2 that makes it in.

There were a ton of Goyf Sligh/Burn decks (I personally saw 5, there may have been more).

Sims

08-30-2008, 05:24 PM

Way to keep it Albany, Matt.

Zach Tartell

08-30-2008, 06:46 PM

Top 8:
3x Goyf Sligh (Matt P (Peter Rotten) and two dudes neither of whom I have seen before)
Ichorid (Daemon Whitby)(Parcher)
Canadian Thresh (Carl, the guy who top 8'd worlds in Standard and got a Community thread named after him)
UWb(g?) Landstill (Geoff Smelski)(Konsultant)
What's the cure to hiccups? (Dave Elrod)(Freakish777)
Tombstone (Brian Finlaysen-Schuler)(TheBiggestLegacyPlayerAlive)

I'm typing up lists as we speak. Metagame breakdown to follow.

08-30-2008, 07:20 PM

I should also note I savagly misregged my decklist again. Not that it affected me too bad, but that pretty much summed up my day/weekend/week/life.

Nightmare

08-30-2008, 07:43 PM

Fuck 9th place.

J.V.

08-30-2008, 08:03 PM

Fuck 9th place.

Brutal, I had a little string of 9th finishes a few months ago....
So any word on how the top 8 broke down? Also what is this "What's the cure to hiccups"

Zach Tartell

08-30-2008, 08:06 PM

Brutal, I had a little string of 9th finishes a few months ago....
So any word on how the top 8 broke down? Also what is this "What's the cure to hiccups"

Actual deck name:

Stalingrad Stockholm Berlin Tel-Aviv the World Rotates to the Ultra Heavy Beat from the Gutter to the Top David Gearhart Will Never Stop (Naming His Decks Poorly)

J.V.

08-30-2008, 08:09 PM

Zach Tartell

08-30-2008, 08:11 PM

Oh Marvelous <3 So whats in said deck?

Herbal Polituce combo.

Watcher487

08-30-2008, 08:12 PM

Actual deck name:

Stalingrad Stockholm Berlin Tel-Aviv the World Rotates to the Ultra Heavy Beat from the Gutter to the Top David Gearhart Will Never Stop (Naming His Decks Poorly)

Wait, I thought it was 'Due to the people who hate decknames that doesn't describe the deck, I've decided to give this lengthy idea as a deckname instead'

Well either way, congrads goes out to both Matt and Dave, and GD I love it when Albany influences the Cuse meta.

kicks_422

08-30-2008, 08:13 PM

Is there anything different about the Ichorid list that T8'd? I want to know before I leave for a tourney, going to play Ichorid as well. My first tourney in years, and representing Team Herbig... Yeah!

J.V.

08-30-2008, 09:08 PM

Herbal Polituce combo.

Ball'N.

Mulletus

08-30-2008, 10:03 PM

ok, so results?

Zach Tartell

08-30-2008, 10:11 PM

Carl Wins. Smelski was top 4. Elrod was top 8. BFS (tombstone) was top 8. That's all I know.

Nightmare

08-30-2008, 10:13 PM

Carl Dillahay wins the event

Top 8:

Goyf Sligh beats Ichorid
Canadian Thresh beats It's the Fear
UWb(g?) Landstill beats Goyf Sligh
Goyf Sligh beats Tombstone

Top 4:
Goyf Sligh beats Landstill
Thrash beats Goyf Sligh

Finals:
Thrash beats Goyf Sligh

Brushwagg

08-30-2008, 10:17 PM

Not bad for someone who hates Legacy.

Dxfiler

08-30-2008, 10:28 PM

That's AL0T of goyf sligh in top 8.

Yay Carl for winning.

- Dave

Michael Keller

08-30-2008, 10:34 PM

Whit3 Ghost

08-30-2008, 11:07 PM

Congrats to all who top 8'ed and Carl for winning the event. Nicely done.

It was a little emotional at the end as this was my final Legacy tournament before leaving for the service. It was only fitting to have it end with the friends who made it all possible. Hopefully I lived up to being A Legend all these years.

You're all awesome. But when I get back...there'll be hell to pay. :cool:
Good luck with everything. Even though I don't think I've ever had the pleasure to meet you, you've been around since before I joined and you've contributed a ton. Again, good luck.

Also, Nick, because it's your list, how is the 3/1 Counterspell/Spike package working out over Fire/Ice? It seems better in the Syracuse metagame at first glance, I remember wanting them a while back at the GAGG.

08-30-2008, 11:08 PM

It was a little emotional at the end as this was my final Legacy tournament before leaving for the service. It was only fitting to have it end with the friends who made it all possible. Hopefully I lived up to being A Legend all these years.

Whatever motherfucker. I still remember you as Rag Man.

Also, Nick, because it's your list, how is the 3/1 Counterspell/Spike package working out over Fire/Ice? It seems better in the Syracuse metagame at first glance, I remember wanting them a while back at the GAGG.

It was Nick's deck, but Carl's list. If I remember what he told me correctly, it was he cut the Fire/Ice's himself for more counter. Why he didn't just cut 2 more cards and do Counter/Top though is beyond me.

Shriekmaw

08-30-2008, 11:15 PM

Good luck with everything. Even though I don't think I've ever had the pleasure to meet you, you've been around since before I joined and you've contributed a ton. Again, good luck.

Also, Nick, because it's your list, how is the 3/1 Counterspell/Spike package working out over Fire/Ice? It seems better in the Syracuse metagame at first glance, I remember wanting them a while back at the GAGG.

Actually it was Carl and myself that discussed that slot the night before and we both agreed that fire/ice didn't do enough most of the time.

We decided that counterspell was the best spell that we could think for that slot with the 1 random force spike. I would probably go with another random card other than force spike for the next time around, but the counterspells worked really well from what Carl told me.

Congrads to Carl for the awesome win.

Whit3 Ghost

08-30-2008, 11:17 PM

It was Nick's deck, but Carl's list. If I remember what he told me correctly, it was he cut the Fire/Ice's himself for more counter. Why he didn't just cut 2 more cards and do Counter/Top though is beyond me.
Beats me. The only thing I can think of is that it was too mana-intensive and that he really wanted to keep in the bounce config.

Edit- I didn't see Nick's post.
I'm not totally sold on the swap, but by the looks of things, it worked out.

freakish777

08-31-2008, 12:02 AM

Actually it was Carl and myself that discussed that slot the night before and we both agreed that fire/ice didn't do enough most of the time.

We decided that counterspell was the best spell that we could think for that slot with the 1 random force spike. I would probably go with another random card other than force spike for the next time around, but the counterspells worked really well from what Carl told me.

Congrads to Carl for the awesome win.

Force Spike? Personally I'd run Disrupt. Granted you'd really had to have called the metagame (with all the burn spells being thrown around).

Getsickanddie

08-31-2008, 12:19 AM

You know, when I saw Carl was playing, I just had this feeling he was going to win this shit.

Shame on us (EPIC) for having nobody in the top 8. Frowntown.

Gulkahn

08-31-2008, 12:22 PM

Hey Guys!

I personally want to thank you all for coming to the tournament! It was fun to run minus DCI reporting eating round 5... But after a few minutes of fixing all was well! Congrats to Carl and John for top 2 and the rest of top 8: Geoff, James, Matt, BFS, Damon, and David!

I will be running the same thing but with tundras on Saturday January 3rd 2009!

I hope to see you all here again!

Rob

Parcher

09-01-2008, 02:10 AM

Sigh.....

14 hour drive for eighteen packs. And both Nightmare and Zach bitched out on drinking afterwards (though Zach did provide a handle of Jack:smile: ).

Another sweep of the swiss, another loss in the top 8. It's unfortunate that a deck I've optimized for speed and consistancy still can shit the bed when it counts.

For those who missed it, I had another string of 6 wins by turn two. Then in game three of the quarterfinal, I have to mull to four. That's fine for three reasons. 1) I keep a hand with a potential third turn, and almost definite fourth turn win (City, Coliseum, Breakthrough, Stinkweed) that results in no Narcomoebas, and one Ichorid in seven Dredges of at least five each. 2) My opponent is playing a very good match-up (Goyf Sligh) with Extirpate as his only hate. And 3) He makes a lot of mistakes. Dissapointing as all hell. And for those checking the list, Ancestor's Chosen was only in due to the inordinate amount of Burn at this one. Everything else in the list has been working perfectly.

Thanks again to Zach for putting us up, PTGRTS for the tournament, and the rest of the players for showing and making it enjoyable.