LPrize: Community-Incentivized Deckbuilding Innovation

[Scott]

I awoke from a sleep, following a questionable cocktail of Mexican food and imperial stout, and my body cried out, not only in anguish as expected, but to direct me to apply principles of the XPrize and Kickstarter to Legacy MtG.

Consider a problem. I want to play Root Maze in a Legacy deck, but I'm as talentless in deckbuilding as I am in every other artistic endeavor. Oh, but I so want lands and artifacts to enter the battlefield tapped and to feel like I'm taking part in the creative community. And I'd gladly have $5 sucked out of my wallet if it meant there was a viable deck with it for me to try.

What if crowdfunded deckbuilding/tournament placing challenges could be created? For instance, a challenge posted on The Source that allowed for people (others with the same pet card or just benefactors who like to challenge others) to chip in with a Donate button or something to reward the first person to, say, Top 16 a tournament of at least 100 people with a deck including at least 3 of a particular card. If enough people throw in dollars and get it to a minimum, say $50, that money will be pledged until the contest is over by a finish line date. If someone succeeds, they get even more tournament winnings and we have a new deck. If no one succeeds, pledges go unclaimed.

Think people would be into such a thing or should I never voice ideas that I get after Mexican food and dark beer again?

[Dan Turner]

So what you are saying is I want to win with a crappy ass card...and not only that I want someone else to do it for me since I suck at magic anyways. Root maze is a crappy card, if it was not a crappy card then it would be played more. I do know a person once who tried to use it but he came in 17th of a 16 man tournament.

Almost every magic deck is already crowd-sourced, hence years of play-testing and 300 page threads on the optimum configuration.

[Scott]

So what you are saying is I want to win with a crappy ass card...and not only that I want someone else to do it for me since I suck at magic anyways.

Yes. Unfortunately, I have no prize to offer you for your reading comprehension. FWIW, that was just an example.

Almost every magic deck is already crowd-sourced, hence years of play-testing and 300 page threads on the optimum configuration.

I'm totally fine with my idea being crappy, but I'm talking about crowd-funding, not crowd-sourcing--AKA the hive mind--ideas. Big difference.

[(nameless one)]

I'm sure this thread already exist

[ESG]

What if crowdfunded deckbuilding/tournament placing challenges could be created? For instance, a challenge posted on The Source that allowed for people (others with the same pet card or just benefactors who like to challenge others) to chip in with a Donate button or something to reward the first person to, say, Top 16 a tournament of at least 100 people with a deck including at least 3 of a particular card.

Play Belcher, put said cards in your sideboard, profit.