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Post by kangor on Jul 2, 2008 3:12:43 GMT -4
Again...this is the second time this has been an FMN card!!! WTF?? Still good card, and good art...oh well.
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Post by kangor on Jun 29, 2008 9:19:28 GMT -4
I want to run an old format one Saturday a month if the player base is there. This will help me figure out what format. If you choose vintage the tournement will NOT be sanctioned, but all others will.
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Post by kangor on Jun 29, 2008 9:13:36 GMT -4
so, how was that for Forum baiting...
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Post by kangor on Jun 29, 2008 2:53:44 GMT -4
Holy nuts, some one gave me GM rights...WUAAHAAHAAHAA!
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Post by kangor on Jun 29, 2008 2:52:32 GMT -4
Maybe as you grew up you were the one that became irrelevant and arrogant? Food for thought...
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Post by kangor on Jun 19, 2008 5:44:29 GMT -4
I applied today and told them we want them to have Worlds 2009 here...or at least a qualifier/grand prix trial.
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Post by kangor on Jun 17, 2008 7:56:19 GMT -4
For those of you that missed the event, I will attempt to make my first ever Tournament Report. So here we go. UAE Regional 2008 started out as most of our events do.1 or 2 people playing a pick up game. I anticipated more pre-testing going on, but it seemed everyone new they were playing the deck to beat. I was confident in my deck since I had been playing it on and off for about 5 weeks, tweaking it here and there to match the local Meta. I knew my deck had an issue running out of cards early so I threw in 2 Browbeats at the last minute to help get thing rolling a bit. Browbeat has always been a contentious card, but in my deck it usually means take 5 now, or take 10 in 2 turns¡...hmmm hard choice. Round 1: UW Control Game 1: opened up with perfect hand (land, creature, burn) fanatic beat down and held the board, Both Magus of Moon, and Scroll stabilized the board till the burn opened up. Quick game and fun opponent to play. 1-0 Game 2: perfect hand again, once again the fanatic beat down x2 till the board stabilized with the Magus¡¦s and the burn turn on. Finished with a Browbeat into full burn kill. To be fair my opponent had a deck that had 25 cards to many. We spent the rest of the time trimming the fat, and I think he got a lot out of the exercise. 2-0 Round 2: Fairies Game 1: Once again fanatic played the creature control. Fairies were looking more like Mutavault swarm instead of flying swarm. Dropped Magus of the Moon early...gg. 1-0 Game 2: Boarded in the Vexing Shoosher and took it to the house. Fairy control cannot control, if my spells are uncounterable. 2-0 Round 3: Fairies...again Game 1: I am pretty sure I lost this game. 0-1 Game:2 All I will say is Magus of the Moon FTW! 1-1 Game 3: I felt like it was almost unfair how my deck performs against control. Fairies tends to run to many utility lands and very few basics, so MoM tears the mana base apart and buys RG time to let the burn sink in¡Kand that¡¦s what happened here. 2-1 Round 4: Dragon storm Game 1: ID 0-0 Playoffs: Dave Dragon storm Trevor RG Burn Zak UB Control Marc Fairies Semifinals: Dragon storm Game 1: Dismal start...I got Dragon Stormed out on turn 4...take 5, take 5, take 5, take 5 = gg 0-1 Game 2: Mulligan to 6 on the play...fanatics led the charge.A 3rd turn pop of DS players Hideaway land (revealing DS under it) beat down/burn into the win. 1-1 Game 3: Fanatic and burn to open up with. Magus dies early to a shock but he did his job. Beat down till the opponent was at 2 with fanatic x 2. DS starts to go off...BUT...not so fast, sack fanatics to the dome...gg 2-1 Finals: UB Control (Zak) I really don¡¦t remember to much because it was late and well¡KI went out late the night before . I do know that Colfangs Plans into creature control was Zaks plans. Anyone that has played Zak knows he is a very deliberate and calculating player. When playing against him you have to assume that he tapped the island on the right over the one on the left for a reason. I am almost positive I lost the first one. Either way it was a back and forth epic. Once again Browbeat and Vexing Shoosher + burn allowed me to take the match. I had a great time at this UAE Unofficial Regional 2008. Olivier donated a couple awesome trophies and I am getting mine engraved with "to the dome!¨. I think that it is a fitting statement. Thanks to Paul for the prize support, and also a thanks to Wizards of the Gulf Coast forums for making this a reality. I was sorry to see Derek miss this event, but hopeful he can come for Nat¡onalss or Worlds.
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Post by kangor on Jun 16, 2008 5:00:45 GMT -4
By the way as of June 1st Flash is restricted in vintage.
Ravnica Block foward would be included in Extended. See my link in eternal formats thread to determine current formats and restrictions.
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Post by kangor on Jun 16, 2008 4:54:18 GMT -4
...yes you should have...excuse? Didn't think so!!!
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Post by kangor on Jun 12, 2008 5:11:15 GMT -4
Type: Vintage Name: MeanDeck Oath
The Combo: 4 Oath of Druids 1 Gaea's Blessing 1 Spirit of the Night 1 Akroma, Angel of Wrath
Countermagic: 4 Force of Will 4 Mana Drain 4 Mana Leak 2 Misdirection
Search/Draw: 4 Brainstorm 2 Impulse 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Time Walk 4 Intuition 4 Accumulated Knowledge
5 Islands 4 Forbidden Orchard 4 Polluted Delta 1 Strip Mine 1 Tropical Island 2 Wasteland 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Pearl 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Jet 1 Black Lotus
Proxy it up and try it...it is insane. Any suggestions?
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Post by kangor on Jun 12, 2008 5:04:31 GMT -4
Please feel free to post any new deck ideas you may have, or works in progress that you would like a little critiquing on. Maybe someone knows about that missing piece to your deck that will let you dominate the Desert. Maybe you are not great at deckbuilding and want to learn a bit more? Maybe you have this awsome rare that you know could be good...if only you knew what to do with it. Post em here, but be ready for sometime harsh critisism's or busted dreams.
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Post by kangor on Jun 12, 2008 4:59:41 GMT -4
Well said Aussie!
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Post by kangor on Jun 12, 2008 4:57:42 GMT -4
my cell is 055.838.0524 I am typically off work at 5:30 Sun-Thur. I currently live at Nuran Greens till next week and I can host 4-6 anynite of the week. I am going to Hatta on Friday-day and drinking all nite, but I am free all day Saturday.
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Post by kangor on Jun 10, 2008 6:25:30 GMT -4
The idea is more intended for 2 or 3 people to get together and test for a couple hours. For instance...I have 3 deck that I want to play on Regional weekend, but I want to test them...basically it will not replace Thursday/Saturday it will be for those of us that would like more testing/playing time. Good for casual homebrew decks that you always want to play but dont want to take a chance on when there is money on the line.
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Post by kangor on Jun 9, 2008 13:43:04 GMT -4
I will be moving into my new house on the Palm Jumeria next week, and I will have tons of space. I can host our entire events + 10. I know it is a little out of the way for the masses, but maybe a little mid-week pick up games? My family wont come till late August.
Does anyone else have any alternate playing spots for mid-week pick up games? MoE is good, but parking blos.
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