[Tournament] 3/15 Boston (Sommerville,) MA

[Lego]

ANNOUNCING!! Legacy at Your Move Games in Boston (Somerville) MA!
- Date: Saturday, March 15th
- Start Time: 12:30pm (the store opens at noon, the tournament will start promptly at 12:30)
- Type: Legacy (1.5) - This event will be DCI Sanctioned
- Cost: $10
- Location: Your Move Games, 389 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA, 02144 (right off the Davis Square T Stop)

The tournament will be Swiss with a cut to Top 4 (or Top 8 if we get a large enough turnout.) Prizes will still be based on turnout, but they will be actual card prizes now, and at the very least I can guarantee a Tarmogoyf for first (of course, if we get more people the prize support will be greater, and it's up to participants if we want a more top-heavy payout or not.)

Please feel free to let me know you're coming, and let me know what kind of prizes you'd like to see. I'd also like feedback on raising the price to $10- do you like the change, or would you prefer the $5 entry and smaller prizes?

In case anyone is interested, I will be judging the tournament, and it will be run at REL Regular.

If you have any questions, PM me or e-mail Evn [dot] Tomeny [at] Gmail [dot] com. I hope to see you there!

[Cavius The Great]

You mispelled Somerville. And I'm probably not going to be able to go to another tournament until May. I took apart all of my decks and I'm in the process of investing money on a new deck. Sorry I can't make it. If you can lend me a decent deck, Evn, I might be able to go though. :wink:

P.S. - And even if I buy cards for a new deck in a week from now, they probably won't come in the mail until later than the 15th.

[insertnamehere]

You mispelled Somerville. And I'm probably not going to be able to go to another tournament until May. I took apart all of my decks and I'm in the process of investing money on a new deck. Sorry I can't make it. If you can lend me a decent deck, Evn, I might be able to go though. :wink:

P.S. - And even if I buy cards for a new deck in a week from now, they probably won't come in the mail until later than the 15th.

I do that every other week, Oh wait, I am a TRADEWHORE and that would explain why I always have what people need.

Evn, I will be there
Cav, I will try and build you something if you can't put your cards into a pile of 60 cards.

[Cavius The Great]

I do that every other week, Oh wait, I am a TRADEWHORE and that would explain why I always have what people need.

Evn, I will be there
Cav, I will try and build you something if you can't put your cards into a pile of 60 cards.

Thanx for the offer Bill. But if I mail a money order I should be able to get the cards in time *hopefully*. I still need some stuff for the deck though. Trade me 4 Ghostly Prison and 2 Extirpate if you have any bro (the Extirpate is for a different deck, mind you).

[Dilettante]

I'm afraid that that weekend, I'll be at the gaming weekend they have at WPI. Maybe next time... I don't think too many players cross-demographic that much, though...

[Lego]

I'm afraid that that weekend, I'll be at the gaming weekend they have at WPI. Maybe next time... I don't think too many players cross-demographic that much, though...

You're not talking about Total Confusion, are you? Cuz I thought that was going on right now.

I'm sorry you can't make it, but we'll keep holding them, so you can come to the next one :)

[Dilettante]

You're not talking about Total Confusion, are you? Cuz I thought that was going on right now.

I'm sorry you can't make it, but we'll keep holding them, so you can come to the next one :)

Nope... WPI Gaming Weekend:
http://users.wpi.edu/~sfs/gw/

EDIT: Hrm... The date is different than from the site... because they didn't update it. It won't be for another 3 weeks after! Guess I'll show up...

[Lego]

Is anybody actually planning on coming to this thing?

[VsTheWorld]

I'll be there at least.

[insertnamehere]

I will be there along with the (un)official www.mtgthesource.com playmat for those interested in signing it

[never easty]

Yup, I'll be there. I'll try to round up a couple more too.

[KillemallCFH]

I'm pretty sure I'll be there.

[B.C.]

Is anybody actually planning on coming to this thing?

I'll be there with 1-3 other people.

[RoddyVR]

I'll see if i can crash at my sister's that weekend (its a prety open invite) and if i can i'll definetly make this, might even drag either my sister or brother in law with me.

Guess that makes me an "i'll try" for now.

[VsTheWorld]

Change of plans, I probably won't be there. Since I'm totally broke after Hadley and need to save my entry fee money for ELD's Lotus tourney on the 29th, it looks like I'll miss this unless I manage to find an extra $15 this week for entry and parking. Sorry.

[Lego]

After the last tournament, players seemed pretty unanimous about raising the entry fee to support better prizes, but lately I've gotten a fairly decent response from players who don't want the entry fee raised. Anyone have a problem with a $5, or even a $3 entry fee? Then it's not so much about the prizes, but just about getting together on a Saturday to play some Legacy.

[B.C.]

Anyone have a problem with a $5, or even a $3 entry fee?

I'll be there either way, I just prefer to play for something a little more interesting. In my opinion, $10 is still really cheap for a tournament.

[Madpeep]

I agree, $10 is pretty cheap for a tournament.

[RoddyVR]

The way the prize structure is, i say leave it at $10.

Its now almost certain that I'll be making it to this one.

[never easty]

I'm still definitely down for playing at whatever price and think 10 is a good number.

In the spirit of inclusion I will pay the entry fee for whoever plays this:


// Lands
2 Karakas
2 Mishra's Factory
4 City of Brass
2 Dryad Arbor
1 Savannah
4 Flooded Strand
4 Tundra

// Creatures
1 Tarmogoyf
3 Phyrexian Dreadnought
3 Volrath's Shapeshifter
3 Vesuvan Shapeshifter

// Spells
3 Attunement
1 Saproling Burst
1 Pandemonium
2 Parallax Wave
2 Ghostway
3 Intuition
2 Parallax Tide
2 Living Plane
4 Careful Study
2 AEther Flash
3 Opalescence
3 Replenish
3 Humility

It has tarmogoyf so you know it's competitive.

Looking forward to this. Last tournament was great fun.

[B.C.]

In the spirit of inclusion I will pay the entry fee for whoever plays this:

I would, but I don't own over half of those cards... and I own a lot of cards.

[Lego]

It has tarmogoyf so you know it's competitive.

Needs more Tarmogoyf.

[Dilettante]

Needs more Tarmogoyf.

Can we just rename Tarmogoyf 'Cowbell' and be done with it?

Doesn't Humility erm... screw with your combos since Replenish brings back all enchantments and you can't pick and choose?

[Cavius The Great]

I'm still definitely down for playing at whatever price and think 10 is a good number.

In the spirit of inclusion I will pay the entry fee for whoever plays this:


// Lands
2 Karakas
2 Mishra's Factory
4 City of Brass
2 Dryad Arbor
1 Savannah
4 Flooded Strand
4 Tundra

// Creatures
1 Tarmogoyf
3 Phyrexian Dreadnought
3 Volrath's Shapeshifter
3 Vesuvan Shapeshifter

// Spells
3 Attunement
1 Saproling Burst
1 Pandemonium
2 Parallax Wave
2 Ghostway
3 Intuition
2 Parallax Tide
2 Living Plane
4 Careful Study
2 AEther Flash
3 Opalescence
3 Replenish
3 Humility

It has tarmogoyf so you know it's competitive.

Looking forward to this. Last tournament was great fun.

Are you going to provide the cards? If so, I'll happily play that.

[never easty]

Can we just rename Tarmogoyf 'Cowbell' and be done with it?

Doesn't Humility erm... screw with your combos since Replenish brings back all enchantments and you can't pick and choose?

Humility screws with a lot of things. The idea was to give lego something fun to do every round since he is judging.

I wasn't expecting to be called out on it twice. But, no, I can't build that deck completely. Why would I build a deck and pay you to play it? Where is the sport in that? But if you can and play it I will pay your entrance fee. (Limited to one player more for avoidance of the mirror in the 0-3 bracket than anything).

Needs more Tarmogoyf? A bit dry isn't it?

[insertnamehere]

Humility screws with a lot of things. The idea was to give lego something fun to do every round since he is judging.

He could be studing the Judge's handbook.

[Lego]

The idea was to give lego something fun to do every round since he is judging.

Honestly, rules questions like that aren't the biggest headache we have to deal with. If you want "big headache.dec", then you missed Dark Confidant and Sensei's Divining Top, just as a start.

But seriously... can that deck actually win games?

[never easty]

Honestly, rules questions like that aren't the biggest headache we have to deal with. If you want "big headache.dec", then you missed Dark Confidant and Sensei's Divining Top, just as a start.

But seriously... can that deck actually win games?

It certainly could win games but I can't think of a single legacy deck it would win against. Maybe reanimator.

Has anyone tried replenish? It is like salvagers game a bit but without the vulnerability to chalice 0,1 and counter top. It is just high CC and slow.

Why was confidant and top so hard? Were people wanting to top after revealing to change the value?


@Cavius
You get a deck to play yet?



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[Cavius The Great]

@Cavius
You get a deck to play yet?

I don't think I'm going. I'm in the process of building a new deck and I hate borrowing cards from people.

Decks I'm working on...

"Nourishing Lich"

"Spanish Inquistion"

and "Jank Sligh" - exact name soon to be announced.

[insertnamehere]

Show up for moral support. I may have a random jank deck for you to play.:rolleyes:

[Cavius The Great]

Is the $10 dollar entry fee set in stone?

[B.C.]

I don't think I'm going. I'm in the process of building a new deck and I hate borrowing cards from people.

Decks I'm working on...

"Nourishing Lich"

"Spanish Inquistion"

and "Jank Sligh" - exact name soon to be announced.


If you're interested, I have SI built (obviously), and I was planning on playing something else. I know you just said you hate borrowing cards, but I'm just saying...

[Cavius The Great]

Thanx for the offers guys, but I definitely can't make this one. I'm definitely going to start going to these things once I get Nourishing Lich built. Evn, sell me your Underground Seas! :wink:

[never easty]

Aggronulet cometh!

[Cavius The Great]

So who won out of the Top 4?

P.S. - Great tournament, awesome people, nice gathering, definitely will go again.

Extra kudos to B.C. for loaning me a deck. =)

[Dilettante]

So who won out of the Top 4?

P.S. - Great tournament, awesome people, nice gathering, definitely will go again.

Extra kudos to B.C. for loaning me a deck. =)

Top 2 split... Dragon Stompy and R/W Vial Goblins (B.C.?)

[Zach Tartell]

Is it possible to get a top 8 (4?) and head count for people who didn't show up maybe?

[kabal]

Top 2 split... Dragon Stompy and R/W Vial Goblins (B.C.?)

How many people showed up? Assuming there was a Top 8, what did it look like?

[Dilettante]

How many people showed up? Assuming there was a Top 8, what did it look like?

Only like 8?
2 Vial Goblins, 1 SI, 2 Dragon Stompy, 1 TES (myself), 1 monowhite angel stompy variant, 1 burn?

[Cavius The Great]

Yeah, we got just enough people to make it sanctioned. It was great fun though and playing laid back amongst friends beats playing in any major tournament. I had a great time.

[insertnamehere]

Being that I came all the way from Western MA to play and have fun. It was great. The players were cool, the trading was cool, my deck sucked(I am still working out the kinks) and the judging went over very well (Good job Evn!) I may casually go if I am in the mood for traveling to a miniature store(that was the only problem, the store had not one legacy card I needed)

[Dilettante]

Being that I came all the way from Western MA to play and have fun. It was great. The players were cool, the trading was cool, my deck sucked(I am still working out the kinks) and the judging went over very well (Good job Evn!) I may casually go if I am in the mood for traveling to a miniature store(that was the only problem, the store had not one legacy card I needed)

On the other hand, it was the only store I could find Vision Charms >_<

[sergeantscruffy]

Only like 8?
2 Vial Goblins, 1 SI, 2 Dragon Stompy, 1 TES (myself), 1 monowhite angel stompy variant, 1 burn?
Close.

Top 4:
1/2 - R/w Goblins
1/2 - Dragon Stompy
3/4 - Death & Taxes (not angel stompy) Me :smile:
3/4 - TES

Other:
Janky Burn Deck
SI
R/B Goblins
Dragon Stompy


All in all the day was a lot of fun. I went 3-0 and T4'd with Death and Taxes which I just finished building literally on Friday. It was very nice to meet you guys and you even convinced me to sign up for an account here on the Source, heh.

[Cavius The Great]

Damn, if I would of gotten paired up with either Death & Taxes or Burn I would of made Top4. Just my luck that I got paired up versus Dragon Stompy, in the last round. :frown: I'm also kind of mad at BC for not including Naturalizes in the SB of the deck he lent me. :mad: Xantid Swarm was a waste of a slot for this particular metagame. And during the whole tournament I only sideboarded once. It's all good though, B.C., I should of thought about the naturalizes ahead of time. :wink:

[sergeantscruffy]

Damn, if I would of gotten paired up with either Death & Taxes or Burn I would of made Top4.

You were playing SI right? I was looking forward to playing you with Death and Taxes, due to my incredible amount of maindeck and sideboard combo hate, heh.

[never easty]

Fun tournament over all. Especially rewarding was my only match loss which was against death & taxes where I got cataclysm'ed off the top. I am just now mentally recovering.

I played this and made T2:

// Lands
11 Mountain
4 City of Traitors
4 Ancient Tomb

// Creatures
4 Magus of the Moon
4 Arc-Slogger
4 Gathan Raiders
4 Simian Spirit Guide
4 Rakdos Pit Dragon
3 Akroma, Angel of Fury

// Spells
3 Umezawa's Jitte
2 Blood Moon
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Chrome Mox
4 Seething Song

// Sideboard
SB: 1 Umezawa's Jitte
SB: 4 Tormod's Crypt
SB: 1 Shattering Spree
SB: 3 Pyrokinesis
SB: 4 Trinisphere
SB: 2 Powder Keg

I used the entire sideboard except the crypts. Blood moons came out every match in this meta. The Akroma's and SoF/I were not used and were just a bit too clunky. Arc-Slogger was great all day.

[sergeantscruffy]

Fun tournament over all. Especially rewarding was my only match loss which was against death & taxes where I got cataclysm'ed off the top. I am just now mentally recovering.

Sorry about that. :wink: You've got to admit though, that was a rediculous match.


Anywho, I thought I'd post my decklist too.

// Land
11 Plains
4 Rishadan Port
4 Karakas
3 Flagstone of Trokair

//Creatures
4 Serra Avenger
3 Mangara of Corondor
3 Isamaru, Hound of Konda
3 Samurai of the Pale Curtain
3 True Believer
2 Jotun Grunt

//Spells
4 Swords to Plowshares
4 AEther Vial
3 Cataclysm
3 Umezawa's Jitte
3 Oblivion Ring

// Sideboard
SB: 4 Thorn of Amethyst
SB: 4 Orim's Chant
SB: 3 Tivadar of Thorn
SB: 1 True Believer
SB: 1 Jotun Grunt
SB: 1 Samurai of the Pale Curtain
SB: 1 Oblivion Ring



I went 3-0 vs. Burn, Dragon Stompy and TES only to lose to Goblins (a favorable matchup in my opinion) in the T4. Oh well.

[Cavius The Great]

You were playing SI right? I was looking forward to playing you with Death and Taxes, due to my incredible amount of maindeck and sideboard combo hate, heh.

If B.C. had his deck include naturalize instead of xantid swarm in the SB, I would of beat Never Easty for the Top4 spot. But oh well, maybe next time. :wink:

[B.C.]

I played something close to this (I can't remember exactly):

6 Mountain
2 Plateau
4 Wooded Foothills
4 Bloodstained Mire
4 Wasteland
3 Rishadan Port
= 23 land

4 Lackey
4 Ringleader
4 Warchief
4 Piledriver
3 Gempalm Incinerator
2 Mogg Fanatic
4 Matron
1 Stingscourger
2 Siege-Gang
1 Kiki-Jiki
1 Sharpshooter
= 30 creatures

4 Aether Vial
3 Swords to Plowshares
= 7 other

4 Pyrostatic Pillar
4 Leyline of the Void
3 Pyrokinesis
3 Disenchant
1 Swords to Plowshares
= 15 sideboard cards

I play white splash instead of black splash because, as I told Lego, the Goblins are the ones that win the game, not the white or black cards. Those are just gravy. I prefer Swords to Weirding because it costs one less and it targets. On the other side of the argument, it can't be Matroned or Ringleadered, which would have been nice a couple of times. White also gives you Disenchant, and although I never cast it, I'm glad it's there.

Goblins is an utterly predictable deck. It won against Dragon Stompy, Burn, and (an unexpectedly tough match) against White Weenie. It lost to combo. How boring.

[Cavius The Great]

Blaine, check your inbox, damnit. lol.

[Lego]

Why was confidant and top so hard? Were people wanting to top after revealing to change the value?

It's not a rules thing. People forget to reveal for Confidant, and people activate Top when it's not in play (Tap top, draw a card, pass my turn. You take your turn, EOT, activate top to look at the top 3... happens all the time.) They become so difficult because there are questions of Missed Triggers, Failure to Reveal, Looking at Extra Cards, Drawing Extra Cards, etc.

As for the tournament, it was only 8 people, but it was a lot of fun! I'm thinking about running the next one here in Newton, on campus, because I can do it for free, and that way the entire entry fee can go to prizes. We'll see though. Looks like April 5th is the next time I can make this happen.

[B.C.]

I'm thinking about running the next one here in Newton, on campus, because I can do it for free, and that way the entire entry fee can go to prizes.

I was actually a little surprised that the payout was not 100% of the entry fee. It seems like that has become the standard for Eternal tournaments lately. And since the prize is store credit, the shop will still make money on the tournament. Anyway, I support moving to another location and having higher payout.

[Lego]

I was actually a little surprised that the payout was not 100% of the entry fee. It seems like that has become the standard for Eternal tournaments lately. And since the prize is store credit, the shop will still make money on the tournament. Anyway, I support moving to another location and having higher payout.

Yeah, I realized afterwards that it's because the store paid me. Which is cool, but I don't mind volunteering.

Is Newton ok for people? I know there are a couple of people who live up in Somerville who'd be happy to give rides, and the location is right off the T (ok, up a big-ass hill from the T, but I don't mind giving rides up the hill :smile:) If I get 8 people who respond, I'll hold the next one on April 5th in Newton Centre. Otherwise, it'll probably just be at YMG again.

[VsTheWorld]

Newton's fine for me. Walk 1 minute to the Kenmore Station, hop on the D line, get off in Newton, walk up a hill. Even less work than getting to Somerville. April 5th is also good as a date, I'll definitely be there.

[HammafistRoob]

Newton's fine for me. Walk 1 minute to the Kenmore Station, hop on the D line, get off in Newton, walk up a hill. Even less work than getting to Somerville. April 5th is also good as a date, I'll definitely be there.

I don't know man, you know what they say about those 'NEWTON' hills.:rolleyes:

[Dilettante]

I don't know man, you know what they say about those 'NEWTON' hills.:rolleyes:

This ain't Heartbreak Hill.

On the other hand, in Newton Center, you have access to great Neapolitan pizza (Sweet Tomatoes), some good Thai food (Coconut Cafe... I suggest trying the Kai Sub Kraplao/Prik Ka Prow (ground chicken with onions, hot and sweet peppers, and basil)), ice cream (JP Licks and Cold Stone), and some take-out Chinese. There's just a lack of the more... standard fast-food.

[VsTheWorld]

You know, not all Magic players are out of shape. In fact, I just got back from a 9 mile run that took me through Newton Center. Hills be damned.

That being said, I'm looking forward to the prospect of stuffing myself full of Pad Thai and sitting on my ass playing some Legacy.

[Cavius The Great]

I'm not down for holding them at Newton. I rather play in a place I know how to get to. Plus the atmosphere at YMG is worth the hit in prize support IMO.

[Jaynel]

Newton would be great. It's so easy to get to both by car and by the T. There's definitely enough room (if Evn is planning on holding this in that largish common room thing).

He could even bring down the Wii and some controllers if someone happens to get DQed :tongue:

[socialite]

I haven't the slightest clue as to who the fuck any of you are but I would like to play. That being said something extremely close to the T is going to be the best bet.

PS Tables and a decent amount of play space is pretty key IMO.
PSS Something that resembles a living space rather then a dungeon would be hot. Think Myriad Games in NH if any of you have been there, Dan Yarrington (SP?) keeps that place immaculate.

[sergeantscruffy]

I don't know if I'll be able to make it on the 5th, but I would not mind heading out to Newton in the future.

[B.C.]

I don't know if I'll be able to make it on the 5th, but I would not mind heading out to Newton in the future.

Seconded. I can't make it 4/5, but I support a new venue.

[never easty]

What happened to 4/26?

[Lego]

What happened to 4/26?

I realized that I'll be dancing in NY. Sorry!

[Cavius The Great]

I realized that I'll be dancing in NY. Sorry!

Evn, I just checked my DCI rating and the tournament we had wasn't processed yet. Any idea when the info for this tournament will be updated?

[never easty]

I realized that I'll be dancing in NY. Sorry!

yea whaevr. Seems like you could find a hunk of plastic anywhere.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwLDreCnkDk

[Lego]

Evn, I just checked my DCI rating and the tournament we had wasn't processed yet. Any idea when the info for this tournament will be updated?

Ratings for Regular level events are only updated every Wednesday, so I would say the 26th :)