SCG and its not-as-lousy-as-WotC coverage

[Meekrab]

0 Brainstorm in the finals

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And the always cheerful Patrick Sullivan mentions "the sweet release of death."

[davelin]

0 Brainstorm in the finals

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And the always cheerful Patrick Sullivan mentions "the sweet release of death."

Ban Aether Vial

[lordofthepit]

Interestingly, this time, the blue decks went 0-4 against non-blue decks in the elimination rounds.

[Barook]

Interestingly, this time, the blue decks went 0-4 against non-blue decks in the elimination rounds.

Given the general level of play where several people don't even know the basic functions of their deck, I wouldn't read too much into that.

This wasn't SCG Open St. Louis, it was SCG Open RTFC.

[Julian23]

I just feel like I should mention this: table judges are not there to overlook the game. Each tournament, Twitter spots way more rules violations than any of the table judges - mainly, because it's not their main task to make sure nobody breaks the rules. The main reason they are there is...just to be there in case they are needed. They will of course point out obvious violations but overall, they are just spectating the match like you and me.

I'm not saying I like it that way; but last time I asked someone in charge, this is the answer that I got.

[Bed Decks Palyer]

OMG! I thought it was just me. He's like some special needs kid with ocd.

Play any spell, touch your lands, all of them. Touch your gy, touch your deck, touch your lands again, yes, all of them. Shake your leg nonstop while doing all of this. Activate any ability, touch your lands again. Activate Sneak, touch Emrakul, touch Sneak, touch your lands, touch your gy, adjust your deck, touch your lands, touch Sneak, touch Emrakul, touch Sneak, touch Emrakul, touch your lands. Go.

Is this from our lgs?

[iamajellydonut]

Play any spell, touch your lands, all of them. Touch your gy, touch your deck, touch your lands again, yes, all of them. Shake your leg nonstop while doing all of this. Activate any ability, touch your lands again. Activate Sneak, touch Emrakul, touch Sneak, touch your lands, touch your gy, adjust your deck, touch your lands, touch Sneak, touch Emrakul, touch Sneak, touch Emrakul, touch your lands. Go.

I know I'm a bit late to the party, but oh my God was this painful. Especially when, with only seconds remaining on the clock and his turn over, he straightens his library before passing his turn. I wanted to just scream at my monitor.

[deviant]

I just feel like I should mention this: table judges are not there to overlook the game. Each tournament, Twitter spots way more rules violations than any of the table judges - mainly, because it's not their main task to make sure nobody breaks the rules. The main reason they are there is...just to be there in case they are needed. They will of course point out obvious violations but overall, they are just spectating the match like you and me.

I'm not saying I like it that way; but last time I asked someone in charge, this is the answer that I got.

I fail to see how this changes anything? They are still judges representing SCG in a tournament they are organizing. This is huge part of their marketing and public image: and they show off this level of incompetence in their judges?
It just plain makes them look bad, and they are doing this to themselves in a stream they are broadcasting off themselves. Seems counterproductive to me.

[Rosy]

I suppose a low level of play has already been discussed here. I dont want to generalize because couple of SCG players play very well. If I overlook the mistakes a player who did top8 should at least know his deck and strategy. Do you have any experience with this form bigger european tournaments?

I just wanted to say that watchnig the SCG stream makes my self esteem goes up 100%

[Darkenslight]

...And Feline just went infinite. :D

[TheAardvark]

Please take 10 seconds to take the action of drawing the 3 cards for your Brainstorm. Ugh.

[Meekrab]

Please take 10 seconds to take the action of drawing the 3 cards for your Brainstorm. Ugh.

I'm not watching right atm but having game table sound on the stream would probably help with some of this rage.

[Barsoom]

Top 8 Atlanta

3 Infect (!)
1 Burn
1 Miracle
1 Shardless BUG
1 High Tide
1 Elves

Only 24/32 Brainstorms!

And...

Announcement Date: September 22, 2014

Legacy: 
Invigorate is banned
Inkmoth Nexus is banned

[Julian23]

Already tried playing it. Ended up killing Miracles with a 14/15 Noble Hierarch #AMIDOINTISRITE?

[Meekrab]

I'm pretty sure you mean 14/8 but that's still a pretty scary Druid.

What is with this goblins player's upside down lands?

[TheArchitect]

Top 8 Atlanta

3 Infect (!)
1 Burn
1 Miracle
1 Shardless BUG
1 High Tide
1 Elves

Only 24/32 Brainstorms!

And...

Announcement Date: September 22, 2014

Legacy: 
Invigorate is banned
Inkmoth Nexus is banned

ZERO delvers or stoneforge mystics in the top 8. That's got to be a first in a while. In the top 16, only 4 delvers and still 0 stoneforge.

[menace13]

That burn player with only his lands upside down. He's edgy and not at all typical. Very cool. Such different. Stylish.

[Megadeus]

ZERO delvers or stoneforge mystics in the top 8. That's got to be a first in a while. In the top 16, only 4 delvers and still 0 stoneforge.

And the only delvers represented were in a standstill deck lololol

[Meekrab]

And the only delvers represented were in a standstill deck lololol

That would be the "fun police" UR delver-stifle-pierce-waste-still list :D

[Barook]

And Miracles takes it down against Brad Nelson playing UG Infect.

Brad most likely would have won if the Dazed the Snapcaster chump blocker to force the fetchland crack, shuffling Terminus away. Damn shame about that.