tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11267004884575306862024-03-10T09:34:14.554-07:00Ancient/Oldschool MTGAncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-91886010929273757562024-02-04T07:10:00.000-08:002024-02-05T06:52:56.166-08:00Edge man I<br />The Edgeman was held for the first time this year. I was organized by Emiel "the blessed" who got into oldschool after finding a cache of extremely rare misprints in a starter deck he bought. After selling off some of those cards, the high prices of OS cards were no problem for him to get going. This was his first tournament he organized for the OS scene with the intention of a yearly repeat. <div><br /></div><div>Before the tournament, I had made an appointment for after the tournament, meaning there should be little chance of getting into top 8, because the tournament was on a Sunday and we would all have to work the next day. I felt like playing sage of Lat-nam and had several choices. Since I had never played Robots with white, I built something around that theme. I felt it was a bit less powerful than other builds I have seen and played, which would make me able to win more than I lost in the 60+ tournament, without getting into top 8. <br /><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNmAVdvcqgOujBwyAXcxwero0z3pEwSA0WrVG7Zd_A9yenW4nBQfggilEnCAoheErmJw0YKttgTS6dC3p40QzjpjUGfFYOYhFWwyjX9cmfBBhKUHHja-laPCC2DwDpygH3OllfvZI6PU7SiF1gaQqPP88W6fUzhq-YikBqOa9bKt5YOVFia7PZitBwyQE/s4032/IMG_20240121_110522.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNmAVdvcqgOujBwyAXcxwero0z3pEwSA0WrVG7Zd_A9yenW4nBQfggilEnCAoheErmJw0YKttgTS6dC3p40QzjpjUGfFYOYhFWwyjX9cmfBBhKUHHja-laPCC2DwDpygH3OllfvZI6PU7SiF1gaQqPP88W6fUzhq-YikBqOa9bKt5YOVFia7PZitBwyQE/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_110522.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On the day of the tournament, Emiel announced there would be no top 8 :P meaning that I might as well have brought the most powerful version of the sage/bots deck I could have made, but since we were already there, I got going with what I had, which was still good. </div><div><br /></div><div>Round 1 (Luca Mallardo) : My first opening hand though, was not that great. I could go for mulligan, or play mox, lotus, orb, balance, or hope for a land and go mox, land, lotus, braingeyser for 3. Interesting choice. Going for the mulligan was probably the best option, but since there was a pretty high probability of drawing a mana source, I kept the hand. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIifb6mn0-mboPnjmRi0onLw8MOYDe7LpARg0Vze7V87Y9XoxXOcLhZT7p7zEY8W00Bn_V-kn2GSLFQ1pbZPgzCk8dSHAHfFeGUVR9Qblo5YXQEAz-DIWKxJo-k2rHLUDDD10Ggn0vNNzN-_Z_l4x9mva660frwzzAVIv6p2PmIs039jO-ubRMn7LOv0/s4032/IMG_20240121_112329.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIifb6mn0-mboPnjmRi0onLw8MOYDe7LpARg0Vze7V87Y9XoxXOcLhZT7p7zEY8W00Bn_V-kn2GSLFQ1pbZPgzCk8dSHAHfFeGUVR9Qblo5YXQEAz-DIWKxJo-k2rHLUDDD10Ggn0vNNzN-_Z_l4x9mva660frwzzAVIv6p2PmIs039jO-ubRMn7LOv0/w300-h400/IMG_20240121_112329.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With the land I drew, I went for the braingeyser approach. That did not do much, since I did not draw extra lands in the 3 cards I drew. Neither did I draw a land on the next draw step. Okay, I had not expected that. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKgKWKa6bnzuaKK5zVrNsq1-p482sDh_GiF0MXhq_uZPMQ2sVZZ-ZzbMojCv9PDsnFgp90zi-kqAvK7qPtNrkYZ3x8Cof-vfqIDceUyj98puPsgLCsAALW7at2OYjtZrGAiz1LuSRJn7GOKQAgWE1fVYMss-9kg19lmeGmUEpxTS4vR1cuBzhR_qKaNk/s4032/IMG_20240121_112700.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKgKWKa6bnzuaKK5zVrNsq1-p482sDh_GiF0MXhq_uZPMQ2sVZZ-ZzbMojCv9PDsnFgp90zi-kqAvK7qPtNrkYZ3x8Cof-vfqIDceUyj98puPsgLCsAALW7at2OYjtZrGAiz1LuSRJn7GOKQAgWE1fVYMss-9kg19lmeGmUEpxTS4vR1cuBzhR_qKaNk/w300-h400/IMG_20240121_112700.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Since my land draw was awful, I had to give in to the idea that I maybe would have to win 2-1 if I wanted to win this match. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, on to the next game, which started with me taking a mulligan. Also, not a great start. But I had a tutor and even though I could not cast it right away, I felt that I could keep this hand. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAA2nmFoEYoHrB_3Yl6JpYz0qzFS52SKvQTxL1YqPobGSCZl1nASk2ZH2cQ9svd818RM4vCqxhG7LJib5M0pJVF9SvqPmVt7QZQ3G2EwNdfxluUGJuvVpdgc8Q91Vo609vETKjo7upo7jpRC6XXhXXxSFSKvMBBoVtQ4Z48Ct-P5sw90_BRb7AwBzjck/s4032/IMG_20240121_113325.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAA2nmFoEYoHrB_3Yl6JpYz0qzFS52SKvQTxL1YqPobGSCZl1nASk2ZH2cQ9svd818RM4vCqxhG7LJib5M0pJVF9SvqPmVt7QZQ3G2EwNdfxluUGJuvVpdgc8Q91Vo609vETKjo7upo7jpRC6XXhXXxSFSKvMBBoVtQ4Z48Ct-P5sw90_BRb7AwBzjck/w300-h400/IMG_20240121_113325.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Hmm, that did not work out quite the way I wanted. The next land that came around was another Tundra while my opponent played Su-Chi after I had attacked him with the sage a couple of times. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOOfHXZ_DHMld-CTrpK4rP47QMmPH5cZkkEAE0Z8lNg74r5NzW8jo21oZfDwHf09Lc4papeJQMCYau2h7D1rMsubZSjzJkAIHamBuIhR8z5vfxX_dun5lUpWphHaAPWTMvwMQYhXtfZaz1dgVW63QCnM8HdtC_IUKn85IKhxVIc0svBQR5LHjGnaw8trU/s4032/IMG_20240121_113414.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOOfHXZ_DHMld-CTrpK4rP47QMmPH5cZkkEAE0Z8lNg74r5NzW8jo21oZfDwHf09Lc4papeJQMCYau2h7D1rMsubZSjzJkAIHamBuIhR8z5vfxX_dun5lUpWphHaAPWTMvwMQYhXtfZaz1dgVW63QCnM8HdtC_IUKn85IKhxVIc0svBQR5LHjGnaw8trU/w300-h400/IMG_20240121_113414.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I eventually got rid of the Su-Chi because I got a black lotus, which gave me time to cast my tutor and get Ancestral recall. Since I had Icy, Su-Chi, Triskelion and copy artifact in my deck, drawing the 3 extra cards should fix my problem right? Well, sort of. I got a disenchant to get rid of it, and another swords to plowshares together with a workshop and a Sol ring in my next draw. Well, at least I could sac the sol ring for a card from the Sage.. but some pressure would have been nice. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7a3CBovl9BOCmImAgcnAbYyreRO9uu5ZKJNKZ2eXrM728Hj1SaoQ3odEzAfFEttPvYLpZw-hGnKJHlFk7xSDlik2UiSwrjqpVkuYE-yamLMUSBjB1ew4PQVVp6aEu95yNl5T7d3ZS-GyvVK7P7l2bzlz-B5T0PokkI5Hq0-N07Sa3gNfjPIlf8Lk8YY/s4032/IMG_20240121_113708.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7a3CBovl9BOCmImAgcnAbYyreRO9uu5ZKJNKZ2eXrM728Hj1SaoQ3odEzAfFEttPvYLpZw-hGnKJHlFk7xSDlik2UiSwrjqpVkuYE-yamLMUSBjB1ew4PQVVp6aEu95yNl5T7d3ZS-GyvVK7P7l2bzlz-B5T0PokkI5Hq0-N07Sa3gNfjPIlf8Lk8YY/w300-h400/IMG_20240121_113708.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That showed up a bit later on, in the form of a Triskelion. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDzV7dh1fKBRBoVTuSQrbwl-L40-8jIwKyABa5y4nM6dBN6Df9HVqhcmGAzsTXTzH2n1u_acyk5eqZPnOASekQDgNshRmF9-38T7OG_l8nY_xpwcdDpMn2_tJFyK3_6QhTjwsUfJC-4SBhsMqBlNF-k05zUBn0lzQBvg17teslTn-YS2GOjaLtQmo4d2Y/s4032/IMG_20240121_113916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDzV7dh1fKBRBoVTuSQrbwl-L40-8jIwKyABa5y4nM6dBN6Df9HVqhcmGAzsTXTzH2n1u_acyk5eqZPnOASekQDgNshRmF9-38T7OG_l8nY_xpwcdDpMn2_tJFyK3_6QhTjwsUfJC-4SBhsMqBlNF-k05zUBn0lzQBvg17teslTn-YS2GOjaLtQmo4d2Y/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_113916.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I had disenchanted a second Su-Chi by then, but my opponent kept drawing new ones. At one point he joked he had 10 in his deck. Since he had drawn all 4 in the first third of his deck, I almost believed it :) Lucky for me that an Icy showed up. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Je3jmfRJP1YEE5tg2MYCHBi59TSRDcAhdc0uxaGui29XAZyKLX40sTWDbG42BZJLtDp5VrW5kOSfzACnpTgcVcewetQ6jzPiFxEyrCrFUVOU9pRQwGnDHI-jMeANhGspyNAvwm7hh6s7CGUTDn5wlgSQX8aG_l99JOpu0BWam1R8bk8ZGjrhki4XODE/s4032/IMG_20240121_114049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Je3jmfRJP1YEE5tg2MYCHBi59TSRDcAhdc0uxaGui29XAZyKLX40sTWDbG42BZJLtDp5VrW5kOSfzACnpTgcVcewetQ6jzPiFxEyrCrFUVOU9pRQwGnDHI-jMeANhGspyNAvwm7hh6s7CGUTDn5wlgSQX8aG_l99JOpu0BWam1R8bk8ZGjrhki4XODE/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_114049.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Icy kept me out of lethal damage range for a while, and the Sage of Lat-Nam netted me a couple of cards, which in the end squeezed out a win for me. 1-1. The 2-1 win was still possible :) The third game my opponent quickly played a Royal Assassin, which is a barrier for my deck if it stays. It also has some solutions for that, so I thought I would be pretty ok once a Trike showed up. The initial play to beat him with factories (I copied one to get more mana and pressure) would definitely not work. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEliXBhtcn7B3ax5drhSkuDogFGHJOacRm3mTQHTjNQmArrhElsVFmPOsGmCzF4hIKPP6Jj7BmfGx0gYVWU5JXIPYshbPfU7nCn0sxSkCgk1eeO38u7a6MKXreoo8o6tuUs-v1_0pKE2E5-OphTEhYTiBNagO7_6KqO5pQDgMCS3qA2egELR24bqf_e8g/s4032/IMG_20240121_115157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEliXBhtcn7B3ax5drhSkuDogFGHJOacRm3mTQHTjNQmArrhElsVFmPOsGmCzF4hIKPP6Jj7BmfGx0gYVWU5JXIPYshbPfU7nCn0sxSkCgk1eeO38u7a6MKXreoo8o6tuUs-v1_0pKE2E5-OphTEhYTiBNagO7_6KqO5pQDgMCS3qA2egELR24bqf_e8g/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_115157.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>To top things off, he played a disk after he het already played a chaos orb. That would not be a good idea as it would take me back to 4 mana, which is something I did not want. I had continuously kept W1 ready though, for the divine offering I had in had. I had planned to use that for the chaos orb once activated, but now chose to use it on the disk instead. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQ46SYldqMRKcJFrPu_dgtXcMTEXdm5t8SIeOxJY5GG2l4sDIrb9A_j6S-bpPuGRnD_UNa2G97zZJa3hQEzSm-pMUiCbN8U6_eDhambALdSwFkHxih3CQxMYS2XTdO-eYvb8XG1786L_M7nkRVVBIHzygGrOBR7QTjJLl3wJrH3rzx3KFhdXr2SUGkUE/s4032/IMG_20240121_115159.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQ46SYldqMRKcJFrPu_dgtXcMTEXdm5t8SIeOxJY5GG2l4sDIrb9A_j6S-bpPuGRnD_UNa2G97zZJa3hQEzSm-pMUiCbN8U6_eDhambALdSwFkHxih3CQxMYS2XTdO-eYvb8XG1786L_M7nkRVVBIHzygGrOBR7QTjJLl3wJrH3rzx3KFhdXr2SUGkUE/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_115159.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With the disk gone, I would still need something to get rid of the Assassin, but that did not take long to show up. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oY2ah36rbwuYPy7boBAFV8-Lr0REvvrToYkia7fpvsQtCvaYtlZIBWJ_IhkXdY-goQwNPEhoNnw0S3al8y_eS1B9AzWybpvTH3CmkwWKIZVdqFGr4UEJAPYv1gid6REwRY6LS6E2ySFonFAzlTsgIzYdC6GP6ZJfGIZZ4A1Zl0GaMfilGOs90OmEcVg/s4032/IMG_20240121_115324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oY2ah36rbwuYPy7boBAFV8-Lr0REvvrToYkia7fpvsQtCvaYtlZIBWJ_IhkXdY-goQwNPEhoNnw0S3al8y_eS1B9AzWybpvTH3CmkwWKIZVdqFGr4UEJAPYv1gid6REwRY6LS6E2ySFonFAzlTsgIzYdC6GP6ZJfGIZZ4A1Zl0GaMfilGOs90OmEcVg/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_115324.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The orb was activitated, I shot the Assassin and my opponent and thought I was going to get rid of my opponent with factories, but both were quickly destroyed on my first try of attacking. Fortunately, an Animate Dead and another Trike showed up to do the trick. 2-1. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAw1wSI9B5AcSup_BrHg8UX-oKh31Hyd5ogCOeOK7cndyIDqHwyUNxxdklWG7pxNRPlh50i1BkiMIfxvaylvQCjbebHMihLdPN3IF5GdaSVkphCP9GB9DPzcunRG7cbs0FBh4bXEuTeWlMBL8CcOfL_lLAoNpd5CZEV-uKrYLe5aB-X9k5s1go4UZalk8/s4032/IMG_20240121_115544.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAw1wSI9B5AcSup_BrHg8UX-oKh31Hyd5ogCOeOK7cndyIDqHwyUNxxdklWG7pxNRPlh50i1BkiMIfxvaylvQCjbebHMihLdPN3IF5GdaSVkphCP9GB9DPzcunRG7cbs0FBh4bXEuTeWlMBL8CcOfL_lLAoNpd5CZEV-uKrYLe5aB-X9k5s1go4UZalk8/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_115544.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Round 2 (Kobus Kunneman): My next opponent was feeling nice today, so he treated me to a first turn 2 black vises, which cost me 6 damage before I could do anything. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8ngsMPcXoqPU2JKNtCHHAgWGZkR8VuKXeWBJVaBpWR724YCbNBMY6m8Xrhb1yshdOJ-x5_UyEv1bes6wHr0hvWAGjjDtPqx9Afhrdr82hdbPE4RtGdjPaHpDLZD7sDsgJUHUcZlCpcITFUcGXUckqyXiOITMVHGWZrLvTQN11nEfCB1RWePrBk2E98M/s4032/IMG_20240121_122013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8ngsMPcXoqPU2JKNtCHHAgWGZkR8VuKXeWBJVaBpWR724YCbNBMY6m8Xrhb1yshdOJ-x5_UyEv1bes6wHr0hvWAGjjDtPqx9Afhrdr82hdbPE4RtGdjPaHpDLZD7sDsgJUHUcZlCpcITFUcGXUckqyXiOITMVHGWZrLvTQN11nEfCB1RWePrBk2E98M/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_122013.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I had kept a reasonable hand but not a quick one, so I took 14 damage from the vises and was bolted so that was over quickly, not much of a game there. </div><div><br /></div><div>The second game I was doubtful about this hand. He was playing red, but if he did not have a Mox and shatter on turn one, I would be able to drop a Su-Chi, and than have the blast as backup. If I drew one land, I would have 2 Su-Chi's and that should be able to win me the game. Since I pretty much have turned from a cautious player into a "if you have a lotus, use it" type, I decided it was good enough and went for it. Shatter and a Mox turn one is possible, but not that likely I was worried. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUdiCjR_maZfIRx08WSrzWln8GFQoeny4b4dCHWOfFCyYJ4U3d3reRuSShY3okWKmR_u4Ovf0WtMHXFn8RLHROjbdQUS3osgCtN51OG7WZeCy4kgAUGNR31PFqJZIilEfCJw4RiDCI2Qs-Q2Jrb1q9EBGFiXNyWIsvHoBUtZjh8POjoED4RYskNetQZc/s4032/IMG_20240121_122658.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUdiCjR_maZfIRx08WSrzWln8GFQoeny4b4dCHWOfFCyYJ4U3d3reRuSShY3okWKmR_u4Ovf0WtMHXFn8RLHROjbdQUS3osgCtN51OG7WZeCy4kgAUGNR31PFqJZIilEfCJw4RiDCI2Qs-Q2Jrb1q9EBGFiXNyWIsvHoBUtZjh8POjoED4RYskNetQZc/w300-h400/IMG_20240121_122658.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And it worked. He did not have shatter on turn one, and the 2 bolts that came were not enough with my blast to counter one of them. The game was over a couple of turns later, 1-1. Now we would have to see if we could conjure up something resembling playing a decent game of OS for the third game. My opening hand was reasonable with a mox for acceleration and Su-Chi's which are harder to get rid of my opponent had only red at his disposal. I also had a disenchant for impending vise disasters. So I kept it. On turn 3 I played Su-Chi, my opponent missed a land drop and played blood moon, which I found rather remarkable since he had 2 factories in play, which potentially could take out my Su-Chi. The blood moon did not bother me much as I had another Su-Chi, and that was that. 2-1. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PE5ikaD_8pnzJSO-HSACn5rqN_1VNwFpVC74CZQttvdpkmobsM5jxuGkrEjRdwBgWncYFEB-n_YcppY0G_zyAFtW0WAdtTpho2YgqZ0RWbnVjccCiMhKsXvJ6_jiwxucrP-fUlFLHP09k5MxYk_0ctop2MlTbLVZ-Cb30mC5eN6dG8DE411ehdhJEoo/s4032/IMG_20240121_123635.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PE5ikaD_8pnzJSO-HSACn5rqN_1VNwFpVC74CZQttvdpkmobsM5jxuGkrEjRdwBgWncYFEB-n_YcppY0G_zyAFtW0WAdtTpho2YgqZ0RWbnVjccCiMhKsXvJ6_jiwxucrP-fUlFLHP09k5MxYk_0ctop2MlTbLVZ-Cb30mC5eN6dG8DE411ehdhJEoo/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_123635.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This left me with some time to take pictures of the other action that was going on. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTvCIMolCaRAGujcGff8G-EVXJJTl6UnYL0DzEcnpLo0O1eYW_hDkt_XH_kZuov7DYbwLUd-UhpZ0YkqJMl1zYSs1JBrnsZ2TSzzKOkZfJ5uSwDtO59KxEln45fxqp77XZycPcGIlQZnGUuaaYDjIXna_HXqr2TLwN5_E6_pJapi3cXLRbug42tRKTiA/s4032/IMG_20240121_125456.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiTvCIMolCaRAGujcGff8G-EVXJJTl6UnYL0DzEcnpLo0O1eYW_hDkt_XH_kZuov7DYbwLUd-UhpZ0YkqJMl1zYSs1JBrnsZ2TSzzKOkZfJ5uSwDtO59KxEln45fxqp77XZycPcGIlQZnGUuaaYDjIXna_HXqr2TLwN5_E6_pJapi3cXLRbug42tRKTiA/w300-h400/IMG_20240121_125456.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This can be only one player :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFNdyfekeBSubEq4bkYSjIfZU3n9qCh9bHV2h16JIbi0S53gATjqggDOtl1iJ2oAr1lTZXpEup10YALrGkUBEe7kMoXrUyoS6g4NJNDaJttzOkBzjhjtXjTUcozz4Wye5bzcNA2hok960nf0w2e3tgIczpuz3k4Gpb60zvmgX-Y3CsHCDTC7ikQCizgA/s4032/IMG_20240121_125507.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFNdyfekeBSubEq4bkYSjIfZU3n9qCh9bHV2h16JIbi0S53gATjqggDOtl1iJ2oAr1lTZXpEup10YALrGkUBEe7kMoXrUyoS6g4NJNDaJttzOkBzjhjtXjTUcozz4Wye5bzcNA2hok960nf0w2e3tgIczpuz3k4Gpb60zvmgX-Y3CsHCDTC7ikQCizgA/w300-h400/IMG_20240121_125507.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPSXpQB4zjFRXLrcHJHT0oyRr_HNDTzYV7KTjl08tN2oubYD1TgBDv1mzKasqGkmDJwUFu6nuxITgKDpfbtyxgyotzWHCKLfltG-IHbSnqBr2MwRxlobshQC6JoZjpeT7SboLyEW0V4P-XNplDMAeJ-Tcyj9a5zExhalf_HekJoF4YUFHOBaHMnU9FjM/s4032/IMG_20240121_125535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOPSXpQB4zjFRXLrcHJHT0oyRr_HNDTzYV7KTjl08tN2oubYD1TgBDv1mzKasqGkmDJwUFu6nuxITgKDpfbtyxgyotzWHCKLfltG-IHbSnqBr2MwRxlobshQC6JoZjpeT7SboLyEW0V4P-XNplDMAeJ-Tcyj9a5zExhalf_HekJoF4YUFHOBaHMnU9FjM/w300-h400/IMG_20240121_125535.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1y7ma8G5vIkH4Z0QdJ5GpB1X3Zb2zW_DRrkCzrNwGySxZ4xJPtjxdZL7ikkVQdDcEb6-lCShmlMebloSi8ik1U-ZPLqEF4Bt7zEIS57Xvl-g2W36axIzECHivT2UaDYm5EgdO3X5HSE8D09VA64u4m5EgKwxup1VO5g43F-KggwNMtavWyqgOk0JYj68/s4032/IMG_20240121_125549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1y7ma8G5vIkH4Z0QdJ5GpB1X3Zb2zW_DRrkCzrNwGySxZ4xJPtjxdZL7ikkVQdDcEb6-lCShmlMebloSi8ik1U-ZPLqEF4Bt7zEIS57Xvl-g2W36axIzECHivT2UaDYm5EgdO3X5HSE8D09VA64u4m5EgKwxup1VO5g43F-KggwNMtavWyqgOk0JYj68/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_125549.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Then it was time for the next round, against Michael Schroers. He had a first turn Lion. Though I had a library of Alexandria I decided to not use that to make sure I would not die fast. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwuc8FoUgysuY-GIevBkc_Jzp25KunZWVQNHnAMNf8pByqoG8BQZuvEZdSHCwZ_jHvw_jqHUbNNUjhS3E2jjoptw04k7RK__sYpAWgwQbgl-FUHJk3VUwGzZeueNCDUNczYczTagB_iwi9hETGA2CzY5KEt4uy6xIhjDKNehXcGjlyX993wy4jbw1E2o/s4032/IMG_20240121_141352.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwuc8FoUgysuY-GIevBkc_Jzp25KunZWVQNHnAMNf8pByqoG8BQZuvEZdSHCwZ_jHvw_jqHUbNNUjhS3E2jjoptw04k7RK__sYpAWgwQbgl-FUHJk3VUwGzZeueNCDUNczYczTagB_iwi9hETGA2CzY5KEt4uy6xIhjDKNehXcGjlyX993wy4jbw1E2o/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_141352.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It is a good thing that I did, considering what he did next. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCENBAPrR7ETOfjVryUto1FtRrPKx3G7S9JNt1RxW3gnm5FMh2SJia0hyfvnFJyLa1-GZOaU17JlQVLahU5JQXw8II3RofR_B9_hTVtMkdYCsPlzPd9bqpmGEuAO8lG_i7LqlWQWAaoD4X7UiETsvha7JV47UbTJ0qazcXLGRL6oHYvRk1KCo5Z0wtuQ/s4032/IMG_20240121_141426.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCENBAPrR7ETOfjVryUto1FtRrPKx3G7S9JNt1RxW3gnm5FMh2SJia0hyfvnFJyLa1-GZOaU17JlQVLahU5JQXw8II3RofR_B9_hTVtMkdYCsPlzPd9bqpmGEuAO8lG_i7LqlWQWAaoD4X7UiETsvha7JV47UbTJ0qazcXLGRL6oHYvRk1KCo5Z0wtuQ/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_141426.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With the hand that I had, I took a time walk and then the most obvious play was going for Trike. He was tapped out, and it would be 3 for one. So pretty much a no-brainer. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64yw8ePsnGtH0iRXGHuG4WjP4-qZhPmdBJgVywy-WPyHQWA271WbnJL9z32mWr3K8KqofqiW6a0WvIJLByD-XZWuZ6f1uTV476bXLQLRzVxQhGO2aCHI03nVQ_mN8xYQDY4Nw5HO9m5irzxDdPGUV2pp-4fAjxTKu4sErMq6Tr0CNXfrEz89A54pP8ao/s4032/IMG_20240121_141540.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64yw8ePsnGtH0iRXGHuG4WjP4-qZhPmdBJgVywy-WPyHQWA271WbnJL9z32mWr3K8KqofqiW6a0WvIJLByD-XZWuZ6f1uTV476bXLQLRzVxQhGO2aCHI03nVQ_mN8xYQDY4Nw5HO9m5irzxDdPGUV2pp-4fAjxTKu4sErMq6Tr0CNXfrEz89A54pP8ao/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_141540.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>He used balance to get some of my lands and cards in hand, but I was able to animate the trike, and then braingeyser a turn later with mana free for a disenchant if I got one. He had a Su-Chi and a Chaos orb, but I was still feeling confident that this would work out. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8ixuUt1rb_ooCbDzXSOIWf20U604t7mpEUr2fS4Dij8p_601xIyrpTa_MXZ4Eppr4PSTyM_wgOAX2w-I4IIfkFKDqmUgDRdscfax04uDh1q0C29ia_ScLoqHK3YxpA_bQsQMxvvADLPuhg4BKA35TiHvg6Jk_c0OzBr4YRvOhVVWnRH2NQoQNjrHJcA/s4032/IMG_20240121_142141.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8ixuUt1rb_ooCbDzXSOIWf20U604t7mpEUr2fS4Dij8p_601xIyrpTa_MXZ4Eppr4PSTyM_wgOAX2w-I4IIfkFKDqmUgDRdscfax04uDh1q0C29ia_ScLoqHK3YxpA_bQsQMxvvADLPuhg4BKA35TiHvg6Jk_c0OzBr4YRvOhVVWnRH2NQoQNjrHJcA/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_142141.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When he orbed, I could disenchant. When I played another damage source a turn later the game was pretty much done. 1-0. He had a pretty strong opening on the next round though. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Gly16px22ncXM0qmLVkY3QFfiN1d4Metn0KrkCyGHziePTUY4e28ZRIWEwlhfaylXrcgcL8xeYyRYDCwrRlL9modPNCnmZfaZlOGuz9MaU5NFY8vZH72ioF1mjPf0rEtAxVrNPPHQS1_X5Umqg-NkDXGH2RwwUB5wGU3qhekJfea00o2QOhtk5e_0pk/s4032/IMG_20240121_143223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Gly16px22ncXM0qmLVkY3QFfiN1d4Metn0KrkCyGHziePTUY4e28ZRIWEwlhfaylXrcgcL8xeYyRYDCwrRlL9modPNCnmZfaZlOGuz9MaU5NFY8vZH72ioF1mjPf0rEtAxVrNPPHQS1_X5Umqg-NkDXGH2RwwUB5wGU3qhekJfea00o2QOhtk5e_0pk/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_143223.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Me too, I was able to play Su-Chi turn one. But this was not enough to worry my opponent, who Psionic blasted it away immediately. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzuZ1EPtNF8Em1WaSEUveWh1wQOjpWLtfdQsJeAo4Pse6QnWapr4n1RCp-SKxElX8-06hepsaS34Mv3PLQGdcZ8XIDlv89yKjFnHRhtu6OQvDSWi4zzDWA4kJyoR7XYmt19n6HerwWffHGCtDYyT74r3qqILOh7vhZHdVWqmvXmCof6Qlis1eIwv4bRM/s4032/IMG_20240121_143250.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzuZ1EPtNF8Em1WaSEUveWh1wQOjpWLtfdQsJeAo4Pse6QnWapr4n1RCp-SKxElX8-06hepsaS34Mv3PLQGdcZ8XIDlv89yKjFnHRhtu6OQvDSWi4zzDWA4kJyoR7XYmt19n6HerwWffHGCtDYyT74r3qqILOh7vhZHdVWqmvXmCof6Qlis1eIwv4bRM/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_143250.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I proceeded to draw absolutely nothing for some turns, while my opponent played his Su-Chi. And that killed me, oddly enough. I would think I had plenty of removal available, but when you don't draw it, you're out of luck. My next opening hand was not spectacular, but it had a library and a mox, and would be able to get rid of a Su-Chi. I decided to keep it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwdFRyperKAS2O40UC4vAvMjoquz505tJFVV1Fnh_zE5FO3p9oWkezdaLewiOGoVJAVNcFC8N0t7Nf22LWFkNcY4nWJxHwxIxl24Vn4ucIZxxd_QW8Xchy1m0mQzMHZnzPrVyeDbiUeOEySTA9tyetxYxsvl8rwNWCLKN-B-VQ9lOgXwm6bvM59HH1iI/s4032/IMG_20240121_144153.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwdFRyperKAS2O40UC4vAvMjoquz505tJFVV1Fnh_zE5FO3p9oWkezdaLewiOGoVJAVNcFC8N0t7Nf22LWFkNcY4nWJxHwxIxl24Vn4ucIZxxd_QW8Xchy1m0mQzMHZnzPrVyeDbiUeOEySTA9tyetxYxsvl8rwNWCLKN-B-VQ9lOgXwm6bvM59HH1iI/w300-h400/IMG_20240121_144153.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But, as seen so many times before on these reports, my opponent had strip mine, so no chance for extra cards here. I would have to try with Mishra's factory. That worked pretty well, and the game developed from there with Su-Chi, Icy and Trike, which eventually won me the 3rd game. 2-1. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMX9EfzQ0PlMyVWl61gsANb3ZQ4Fv8wl23SBCU-ZOTZqDCK9UKDaPkGPZqsqDT7TMQ86djV4AbAiPL5oiNZETUK23qh9hZ1qqU1PlkJ4jfZAltQgTGk3vso9cuQ6J9HzZ4RgVOxCD9y0XUuvhSrE1A8qTvEOX4qlM4FGkDZiK5ps42_c5AH8QT3WrVImI/s4032/IMG_20240121_144615.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMX9EfzQ0PlMyVWl61gsANb3ZQ4Fv8wl23SBCU-ZOTZqDCK9UKDaPkGPZqsqDT7TMQ86djV4AbAiPL5oiNZETUK23qh9hZ1qqU1PlkJ4jfZAltQgTGk3vso9cuQ6J9HzZ4RgVOxCD9y0XUuvhSrE1A8qTvEOX4qlM4FGkDZiK5ps42_c5AH8QT3WrVImI/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_144615.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, 3 matches won. Not bad. I was then paired against Elon. I lost the flip, started with a factory, which he had also. Which was followed up by a Sage of Lat-Nam. Not spectacular, but well, something. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNZf4oMOSu2uroddJcFzdHLLa2evSWcH2Qo_5c1tDEIV7O7IsBVXFAlPuzb2LmNxEh3ZqFSL7pwZewG6QqCPG0OXMIh1peQCvp3LeEmGtTRi8rbadA7bprwKzqYjW4YiZQG4_IeFe9rxbos4l6GhL5Yqlpk7uYhPnaAwvN2mKAkDvlxh_iWZZTS7hxwo/s4032/IMG_20240121_152044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNZf4oMOSu2uroddJcFzdHLLa2evSWcH2Qo_5c1tDEIV7O7IsBVXFAlPuzb2LmNxEh3ZqFSL7pwZewG6QqCPG0OXMIh1peQCvp3LeEmGtTRi8rbadA7bprwKzqYjW4YiZQG4_IeFe9rxbos4l6GhL5Yqlpk7uYhPnaAwvN2mKAkDvlxh_iWZZTS7hxwo/w300-h400/IMG_20240121_152044.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The game slowly developed from there. My Sage was plowed and my Tetravus disenchanted. I eventually managed to get Trike and 2 icies in play, and won me game 1. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPVIhHDd-O-y6w2b6gZFioQEGHJkBajmd7wSI_4zBDzBzpwkqtslgqt8dFdR7ghgJuUHN9ARJ42BmiO3GzGyq92go3_zx-H1x55LJKE2Jd0q8LQE6KJzCUi7m9MCBULc99vgsCYCeY4ANEBv63vx5IBSJREkMSTlYPgVSOq48m668fjYUr8gEYP5jAZA/s4032/IMG_20240121_152639.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPVIhHDd-O-y6w2b6gZFioQEGHJkBajmd7wSI_4zBDzBzpwkqtslgqt8dFdR7ghgJuUHN9ARJ42BmiO3GzGyq92go3_zx-H1x55LJKE2Jd0q8LQE6KJzCUi7m9MCBULc99vgsCYCeY4ANEBv63vx5IBSJREkMSTlYPgVSOq48m668fjYUr8gEYP5jAZA/w300-h400/IMG_20240121_152639.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The second game was a lot less well, with an early Energy Flux and Psychic Venom on my factory. That slowed me down a lot. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKali0-FdJY9-TNuSaBYrEdbW-X2yyJ8RheUP-5cO_NmA41H7hGi16axVQFbOrAfQr50XN5Llhk_oU0gAXnsGDryCLexCylTlgjVIdaP2XxqoeVEZ9LnnGBbfZwF65irrly_AE_vj9U8ji7TRsXK90d6qoIHiEvZ0ot3mIJn1-GIyGSCjvqD-wu1zQ5w/s4032/IMG_20240121_154340.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKali0-FdJY9-TNuSaBYrEdbW-X2yyJ8RheUP-5cO_NmA41H7hGi16axVQFbOrAfQr50XN5Llhk_oU0gAXnsGDryCLexCylTlgjVIdaP2XxqoeVEZ9LnnGBbfZwF65irrly_AE_vj9U8ji7TRsXK90d6qoIHiEvZ0ot3mIJn1-GIyGSCjvqD-wu1zQ5w/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_154340.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I felt the psychic Venom was weird and should not be that strong, but it was pretty bad. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFg9AuZjCtdZl1XP5EVb2u__7AVGUf3Cb9IeyXlBWTIk5TJdZbZiwMhEir8YipDOC64Ol8Cdz7ml21FbDmzqyQmZVkV1K5n_x4TQqayzIdoo8km7hDJmyP3wL3S4tJJmJx56-bSkrxxDhanHWfwHGEacUR4DrtABBP4nPQSQeLZHBgT4L1eE12-6gjO4/s4032/IMG_20240121_154459.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFg9AuZjCtdZl1XP5EVb2u__7AVGUf3Cb9IeyXlBWTIk5TJdZbZiwMhEir8YipDOC64Ol8Cdz7ml21FbDmzqyQmZVkV1K5n_x4TQqayzIdoo8km7hDJmyP3wL3S4tJJmJx56-bSkrxxDhanHWfwHGEacUR4DrtABBP4nPQSQeLZHBgT4L1eE12-6gjO4/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_154459.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I got rid of the flux, but another venom was played on my workshop, and that was also very annoying. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HuAau463e-jZEEPm7EFRpFdGplxgxD1nd6UWbKbq0YNsNkAcgmJItXnxtGVgOxCS4DrzKX832hp3sBmI4ixow9r5Y0Ea-ptaDlWMV4Gef1Ru6Mtmotvdl0i06iBVrctwi75yQI_U03vP5TIRD2RS930UYz2EhSrcbhJZDnbL87K947Pbp20POCARAqo/s4032/IMG_20240121_154757.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HuAau463e-jZEEPm7EFRpFdGplxgxD1nd6UWbKbq0YNsNkAcgmJItXnxtGVgOxCS4DrzKX832hp3sBmI4ixow9r5Y0Ea-ptaDlWMV4Gef1Ru6Mtmotvdl0i06iBVrctwi75yQI_U03vP5TIRD2RS930UYz2EhSrcbhJZDnbL87K947Pbp20POCARAqo/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_154757.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I did my best to keep afloat but the damage I was taking from the Venoms was bad. I was able to get Rid of Serra Angel, but he was also able to get rid of 2 Abyss and my Su-Chi. There were just too many answers there. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8A-HzwQH43EGL5vMNpvXjOiz87jPYnBUx6EVt-bWwIz6Mwf-kZIz-kPLIwh-l43k8H9Oq-OiIMTYzUpwW1kq8glZsezGqYHL4ThRc2Dnm-WZJik9zffy1nBiGXgEQ26WoceiPvO1jRo-lNkCxhGcGWyFhot-y3m_zoyzLoMJxNAN6GRHXkCKTg6Yryc/s4032/IMG_20240121_155118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8A-HzwQH43EGL5vMNpvXjOiz87jPYnBUx6EVt-bWwIz6Mwf-kZIz-kPLIwh-l43k8H9Oq-OiIMTYzUpwW1kq8glZsezGqYHL4ThRc2Dnm-WZJik9zffy1nBiGXgEQ26WoceiPvO1jRo-lNkCxhGcGWyFhot-y3m_zoyzLoMJxNAN6GRHXkCKTg6Yryc/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_155118.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Eventually I died because he also played Icy and did damage with the Venoms, which was cool but at the same time it felt a bit like that card could have been something much more damaging. If they had been Triskelions, or copy artifacts or something, they would have done a lot more damage. But somehow this worked. The third game there was not a lot of mana from my side, and plenty answers on the other side, and I lost to more Psychic Venoms on the few lands I had. 1-2. 3-1 in matches. Damn. This felt like I should have been able to win after the first game. </div><div><br /></div><div>5th Round was against Richard, who almost always played competitive decks. This would be hard. My opening hand was not great, but I was still hoping to at least have some advantage from the library of Alexandria in my deck. So I kept it. I mean, I should be able to get some milage out of that card, right? Right?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhomdArfrDwKTMDvOyhGKYxSYIGKoqepGupjGMVbelAMoUXdOgcAI5jFWP8-1IaEPZc3rM0mh51QX_2Y9OI5_xKMcgqRAeSnJ5p7LJePMHr-wv8Q3drX8R84V5WbflygZbGJPTSKBdAZZgZvV2YnbuPaApXlJu3COn9eUsm1h35ZUVnmqwMBHRmmZWLpM8/s4032/IMG_20240121_162431.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhomdArfrDwKTMDvOyhGKYxSYIGKoqepGupjGMVbelAMoUXdOgcAI5jFWP8-1IaEPZc3rM0mh51QX_2Y9OI5_xKMcgqRAeSnJ5p7LJePMHr-wv8Q3drX8R84V5WbflygZbGJPTSKBdAZZgZvV2YnbuPaApXlJu3COn9eUsm1h35ZUVnmqwMBHRmmZWLpM8/w300-h400/IMG_20240121_162431.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Well... no. It was not a first turn Strip Mine from Richard, but second turn. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9whBMeXzfWZRO8EOhAevk0Ehj1ijk_0ArxZmvziSTnr2wGrHnaRLetAmNQsZD1i1B0PwMS3x0-bLRMwO6b_xEFYaRlxkUPdiDA63vaV2XmBiF_ydSq5Sot1xhlogXA4bMEC0NzmFTjDTTIMdpYzbJUXHcbfpbNVZBKPk1gRCSkrgK-2on0s_iSo_MurQ/s4032/IMG_20240121_162559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9whBMeXzfWZRO8EOhAevk0Ehj1ijk_0ArxZmvziSTnr2wGrHnaRLetAmNQsZD1i1B0PwMS3x0-bLRMwO6b_xEFYaRlxkUPdiDA63vaV2XmBiF_ydSq5Sot1xhlogXA4bMEC0NzmFTjDTTIMdpYzbJUXHcbfpbNVZBKPk1gRCSkrgK-2on0s_iSo_MurQ/w300-h400/IMG_20240121_162559.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, no library action for me. Too bad. Meanwhile, Richard was going pretty fast with 2 Serra Angels. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54jx5qEhszL7i4rJWizIsBEdNRLGKwCCi5en6FY2DC3-xlUmeMuQe1fBwm4RC7hRG2jTAF34_45I3Aoizmok8Zf5jDOlBk9WqqG_fYXsQinCBwM_nDN009NRgMGjFAgDshA0gvs-xZDfpQizYrGRzVtifnk4q9ULewD78rYcouD8vUMU0EvI1RUYXti0/s4032/IMG_20240121_162844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54jx5qEhszL7i4rJWizIsBEdNRLGKwCCi5en6FY2DC3-xlUmeMuQe1fBwm4RC7hRG2jTAF34_45I3Aoizmok8Zf5jDOlBk9WqqG_fYXsQinCBwM_nDN009NRgMGjFAgDshA0gvs-xZDfpQizYrGRzVtifnk4q9ULewD78rYcouD8vUMU0EvI1RUYXti0/w300-h400/IMG_20240121_162844.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And you should have seen what happened before that. Tutor, Strip mine, Ancestral recall, Lions, counterspell, lions, counterspell, swords to plowshares, mana drain. I could not get through much here. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtT5VhtBECO1w5wSD-BYGp4NjkanEBYZyPjQhItNPQwOmmZSShhmj1kadkUArTDXjTaIZcdARLJT-aOUJzagzftZconxBKaMMozcDFOgQUzEb3byMmgWJfrzpDbZhK8ut18d6iObU0UDuVAt6SU63eUBajZs3368gB6VnSIGHYOxjuy-Jhz6lPZS_vno/s4032/IMG_20240121_163054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtT5VhtBECO1w5wSD-BYGp4NjkanEBYZyPjQhItNPQwOmmZSShhmj1kadkUArTDXjTaIZcdARLJT-aOUJzagzftZconxBKaMMozcDFOgQUzEb3byMmgWJfrzpDbZhK8ut18d6iObU0UDuVAt6SU63eUBajZs3368gB6VnSIGHYOxjuy-Jhz6lPZS_vno/w300-h400/IMG_20240121_163054.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After that, he also had a lotus, which might seem insignificant, but it will become clear why this was great in a moment. I was trying to slow down the onslaught, and then.. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-b4TA5wMtQK2aKIFsvWQWTmb_BsFRmShl9pArVBP1BSg4fRiwRbbM1ec62wLTC_FqezOtZBmOaTD5iCUHoSK5SIuIRnRmCfZHJ-Ngx8slCKa7sjRHcHwZayD888Wr26Qjmr86X8pNlCpc0ppo1JCa12MdMSsUnr7eU3sjk8cs7G2R5NHCQdortBmvA8I/s4032/IMG_20240121_163057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-b4TA5wMtQK2aKIFsvWQWTmb_BsFRmShl9pArVBP1BSg4fRiwRbbM1ec62wLTC_FqezOtZBmOaTD5iCUHoSK5SIuIRnRmCfZHJ-Ngx8slCKa7sjRHcHwZayD888Wr26Qjmr86X8pNlCpc0ppo1JCa12MdMSsUnr7eU3sjk8cs7G2R5NHCQdortBmvA8I/s320/IMG_20240121_163057.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After he had countered my braingeyser, he played his with a lotus. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVP0EBeichC0AGeEfISyN9TYkf7y5rPQyiyTXPu8BDqO0LAmEkR1iwmtq480kbi7weCRsA7hHVKq-k1QY7UeoxBC0W7g0174kztcv9NItODaE511s6a6i7ka0QBdJVCyiGGu8cJ6NESnzezKr9jjBa3KdzzN04uHDPKISugUyPG3iPbAvftY9mJOwXNXA/s4032/IMG_20240121_163309.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVP0EBeichC0AGeEfISyN9TYkf7y5rPQyiyTXPu8BDqO0LAmEkR1iwmtq480kbi7weCRsA7hHVKq-k1QY7UeoxBC0W7g0174kztcv9NItODaE511s6a6i7ka0QBdJVCyiGGu8cJ6NESnzezKr9jjBa3KdzzN04uHDPKISugUyPG3iPbAvftY9mJOwXNXA/s320/IMG_20240121_163309.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And followed that up with a library of Alexandria. I was doing my best to keep the Serra's away and do some attacking with my Sages. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIUk83nqR7BB3-gnW2QhqgV98XVoFJPwMvRhHh_gLYCKS7eq_8Gzwmer41DdMErHyFo6KJ-mi0WVHjB4ADoYBsYOkpQkXj0XsqDVqGS2WNE6V1PyTDpkyh79-fSk3pJWgubIsOzqAuYy2KTxC4hpTzRCUSZHG5nSbWLEazpCEoPLqajl8XBPwCLJRvNk/s4032/IMG_20240121_163331.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIUk83nqR7BB3-gnW2QhqgV98XVoFJPwMvRhHh_gLYCKS7eq_8Gzwmer41DdMErHyFo6KJ-mi0WVHjB4ADoYBsYOkpQkXj0XsqDVqGS2WNE6V1PyTDpkyh79-fSk3pJWgubIsOzqAuYy2KTxC4hpTzRCUSZHG5nSbWLEazpCEoPLqajl8XBPwCLJRvNk/w300-h400/IMG_20240121_163331.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I wanted to be able to do something, but I had to wait for the right moment. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIB4naxRxMdNY5GVO8Cs5AfOQcN2Do3POIGXnqF6fyUXL3nsNBRuCigIMfJ3hhZt8cVhYix1kBftnXY51SezSUc9k6Mo8uB8h5jzBbVsHtqMxpkzwaLtfMJ95DkXaFZ-5zyuJ63P9BE-R93GfYTI3VF9E_ZXh7-jdTNx73eE1GV1ou-6V10duXfx6F5c/s4032/IMG_20240121_163645.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIB4naxRxMdNY5GVO8Cs5AfOQcN2Do3POIGXnqF6fyUXL3nsNBRuCigIMfJ3hhZt8cVhYix1kBftnXY51SezSUc9k6Mo8uB8h5jzBbVsHtqMxpkzwaLtfMJ95DkXaFZ-5zyuJ63P9BE-R93GfYTI3VF9E_ZXh7-jdTNx73eE1GV1ou-6V10duXfx6F5c/w300-h400/IMG_20240121_163645.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Which came a turn later after Richard had tapped out, though I do not remember what for. I could finally play my balance, with only 2 cards in hand. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPRj4IauT6K7UYhf40k5l6kbNHHuDGdmwfTWlZT6QFQTguiqLeXvFdm2QKaLWiVQ_UNJ2ZrZeP56-tiEA3-H_XGyu-ChBm-aocDMP8TAgANMzwhjHt3EUS3fmUkWwphYHjC3rYWzIWWYQvU2pTEDukVUbKB_ZEz2wZlNzHGqLrF-6T_eLrU3ThTV_3nw/s4032/IMG_20240121_164133.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPRj4IauT6K7UYhf40k5l6kbNHHuDGdmwfTWlZT6QFQTguiqLeXvFdm2QKaLWiVQ_UNJ2ZrZeP56-tiEA3-H_XGyu-ChBm-aocDMP8TAgANMzwhjHt3EUS3fmUkWwphYHjC3rYWzIWWYQvU2pTEDukVUbKB_ZEz2wZlNzHGqLrF-6T_eLrU3ThTV_3nw/w300-h400/IMG_20240121_164133.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Even though it was still not great, after all the answers Richard had drawn, I was able to stabilize and get a chance to win this game. I used the factory and Su-Chi to do some damage. The Su-Chi was removed and I drew a card with the Sage of that. I also ate some of my moxen while I kept tapping the Serra Angels on the other side. Eventually I got rid of one with Swords to plowshares, which was good since he had disenchanted one of my icies. I got rid of his blocking factory with my Triskelion. It was a very close and exiting match. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQSFnIrPkLXtIp8Tjtrw323CW3cV_MoBxgNdNat6tcgyzOZSPL8ChwJ1VTvfN14BBCbu_VlS5KGsGb0TMDbg9lF8b1Eax0S_nHJcYZdSGsLs4D20iINoYeOK4iAe5j1mNkpM8PPDELFsw5c7QitZrC8nb0fV0fJ8cNvmstulLHfLTqbNoLI1DE5IksQI/s4032/IMG_20240121_164703.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQSFnIrPkLXtIp8Tjtrw323CW3cV_MoBxgNdNat6tcgyzOZSPL8ChwJ1VTvfN14BBCbu_VlS5KGsGb0TMDbg9lF8b1Eax0S_nHJcYZdSGsLs4D20iINoYeOK4iAe5j1mNkpM8PPDELFsw5c7QitZrC8nb0fV0fJ8cNvmstulLHfLTqbNoLI1DE5IksQI/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_164703.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Which I was happy to win after in the end. I had not expected that and felt really good about winning this game. It was probably the hardest game of the day. The next game however, Richard opened with Library of Alexandria. For which I, of course, did not have an answer like my previous opponents had for mine. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUWde-6FamR9gyUlbum58arreeDkmMMG95w3wV6npTV62YI7Xjm6heQEzIr1uPiTcTVTh2qqq43FsvizKYQfdi9Kw-qYDrJPSUAAqth4ngxD6vKEQdBwk6CmlgBBd2mkwed2pJPWWMM7rimm5laY9j-uaDpDZA0oUHWrkArenqy6X_1v4Ai1Rl7La2p4/s4032/IMG_20240121_165540.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUWde-6FamR9gyUlbum58arreeDkmMMG95w3wV6npTV62YI7Xjm6heQEzIr1uPiTcTVTh2qqq43FsvizKYQfdi9Kw-qYDrJPSUAAqth4ngxD6vKEQdBwk6CmlgBBd2mkwed2pJPWWMM7rimm5laY9j-uaDpDZA0oUHWrkArenqy6X_1v4Ai1Rl7La2p4/w300-h400/IMG_20240121_165540.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I wanted to do some damage, but the advantage for Richard with the library was too great, and he won pretty quickly. So on to the third game, in which he... again had a library for which I had no answer. I could just try to start beating as fast as I could. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRQkvU52_B-x4sWpamYiqSBInRVvcd2xgznx3v4UCS1Af-TrcT_G5wByzWm4p-imf40DM652Gn-10LjoayLU-9cU3fAN_BH3qGC7iBOfJPj7JLsTUl6RKqD42mpoSnDFoXpNe5OLV4MTBFyRFUnzRDEWvuv5l2uBYDCzIxZdJRBRFXSlspUG0ZsU8yEE/s4032/IMG_20240121_170127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRQkvU52_B-x4sWpamYiqSBInRVvcd2xgznx3v4UCS1Af-TrcT_G5wByzWm4p-imf40DM652Gn-10LjoayLU-9cU3fAN_BH3qGC7iBOfJPj7JLsTUl6RKqD42mpoSnDFoXpNe5OLV4MTBFyRFUnzRDEWvuv5l2uBYDCzIxZdJRBRFXSlspUG0ZsU8yEE/w300-h400/IMG_20240121_170127.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The library however, was doing too much here. Even though the game lasted longer than the second, there was not much I could do. I was too slow in this game and Richard took out some of my extra mana. I had to use my Chaos orb on his Library, but that left me without something to do against his factories. I had a disenchant for one, which was countered. I did not draw a lot of creatures in this game except Sages. That was not enough. When I was finally able to cast Tetravus, he took it with control magic, which was brutal. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIa1YkpehprvsrN26ZmWl-6yfivlvXRIwrG6MOCqQdeRk_ijoygViNjwYFUQPdsyaT97wIaKzQHSByo3nl-nCWSdHq0MDUyOks1_JmbU1K6iZZ6yL-bRRL3EUeVoiNRdY8oCOTHNbs2l5v0REioOtYeOtglkEV0KOQxKFjcgRL0ZxE0rfmcz_AdUCTt2w/s4032/IMG_20240121_170553.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIa1YkpehprvsrN26ZmWl-6yfivlvXRIwrG6MOCqQdeRk_ijoygViNjwYFUQPdsyaT97wIaKzQHSByo3nl-nCWSdHq0MDUyOks1_JmbU1K6iZZ6yL-bRRL3EUeVoiNRdY8oCOTHNbs2l5v0REioOtYeOtglkEV0KOQxKFjcgRL0ZxE0rfmcz_AdUCTt2w/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_170553.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, he won this game 2-1, and I was 3-2. The last match of the day was against Edo. He was playing a black/white/blue zombie/royal/icy/hypnotic specter deck. His start was pretty good against my Su-Chi with Royal Assasin and hypnotic specter. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXfxQ3ZGjpWLXvnQjlELH8d8uCRP1dqBMvYpRkW8qCw6o0k7baqiNdAqXaGVWDjh-Wh7afDvzyH3OFickxl4I4XZALNQCmC_uMjh7QslMEVESs49JLflfs4YC0K2Ldsy5PRvmxlAWBJknf6-Xf5tB27SR7HSIEx6TunNC8w4TxgDWoPrPW7k1kNCoJ4c/s4032/IMG_20240121_172841.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXfxQ3ZGjpWLXvnQjlELH8d8uCRP1dqBMvYpRkW8qCw6o0k7baqiNdAqXaGVWDjh-Wh7afDvzyH3OFickxl4I4XZALNQCmC_uMjh7QslMEVESs49JLflfs4YC0K2Ldsy5PRvmxlAWBJknf6-Xf5tB27SR7HSIEx6TunNC8w4TxgDWoPrPW7k1kNCoJ4c/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_172841.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Combined with disenchants and the specter eating a way at my hand, that deck was pretty bad for me. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJvCvZbgJ-EFfCtkd_svVBmpymAq7bXQiZRbeqon7uPmdigDqTlBt72jyC_YbePkZNj9UBXlUBIxWVvLS_jRxPpulR52tBZX7SNYlm83z0J2-fZd7zSW1YuWFpfrnfoGL88LisP56U3T-a7occiWCACnAuWZHkhRLNXs5DKI2r_VJiIU8Dc5D3DlwBJk/s4032/IMG_20240121_173331.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJvCvZbgJ-EFfCtkd_svVBmpymAq7bXQiZRbeqon7uPmdigDqTlBt72jyC_YbePkZNj9UBXlUBIxWVvLS_jRxPpulR52tBZX7SNYlm83z0J2-fZd7zSW1YuWFpfrnfoGL88LisP56U3T-a7occiWCACnAuWZHkhRLNXs5DKI2r_VJiIU8Dc5D3DlwBJk/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_173331.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was only after I got an Icy manipulator and a copy, that I could get somewhere. My deck, however, was not very helpful with a follow-up of a plains, a mox, and a scrubland. I kept them in my hand to pretend I had something, but I did not. Eventually, I trike showed up to get rid of the assassin, and that worked. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhKH5zEV_QKtkmYg07Pe824EJZ2SashSFM4QV3GjYvT6j36M6RhXgj5HqgF6Bk7zmlUciNzCsmRmSfrLjgEndtHrGbidjeS0DhTEzNgXhwEuzZDAZWN4mRz9QFmYxZ_ub7yflQwACIwayiEG2cQRkD2l9hyphenhyphen1KlluoSCCE_hVhfT8-8zon5tbOr5LvORI/s4032/IMG_20240121_173712.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhKH5zEV_QKtkmYg07Pe824EJZ2SashSFM4QV3GjYvT6j36M6RhXgj5HqgF6Bk7zmlUciNzCsmRmSfrLjgEndtHrGbidjeS0DhTEzNgXhwEuzZDAZWN4mRz9QFmYxZ_ub7yflQwACIwayiEG2cQRkD2l9hyphenhyphen1KlluoSCCE_hVhfT8-8zon5tbOr5LvORI/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_173712.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The second game was a lot quicker, after I managed to get out a Triskelion with mana vault and a copy, and Edo scooped because it was just too much. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVh1kMz77jU4_o56wIvzWf_flxpsPbHNUbSeN3Kuev7Y_l2SUuUqDUAuCL0zcygGksNEGl-NguW5RXOFUxPfun940qGMLaycxfs1x70OBbt3IbOf3qmRvgNDAfqLAzpVLavTongcqBaR_AOYTzFdlNnebdEIsN7yofOjp8VHHrVkgiqyW5QlspELgZqA/s4032/IMG_20240121_180227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVh1kMz77jU4_o56wIvzWf_flxpsPbHNUbSeN3Kuev7Y_l2SUuUqDUAuCL0zcygGksNEGl-NguW5RXOFUxPfun940qGMLaycxfs1x70OBbt3IbOf3qmRvgNDAfqLAzpVLavTongcqBaR_AOYTzFdlNnebdEIsN7yofOjp8VHHrVkgiqyW5QlspELgZqA/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_180227.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, 4-2 in matches, and both losses 1-2, so might have been better. I ended up 11th, so I kept the promise of not reaching into top 8. Looking after the matches for this tournament in Tolaria however, I noticed my match against Richard was put down as a 2-0 win for Richard, but it should have been 2-1. Perhaps if that had been correctly noted, I might have moved up a bit in the standings. Probably not to 8 though. But maybe 10th or 9th :) Even though, it was a fun day. The last match that was still going when I was done was a very, very long match where Erwin had an enormous amount of cards in play, and so had his opponent. I could not resist taking a picture. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunEOV0Uqs9lCiw0R1yb0v5kM5Al3xUdZi-SkoxSlHJvo-DT8xCnKkfrzPKNEuMeSjOVvuB-CQX8tWttkO64a5BksDtCy-9OwKdtmz8_7UULYn1K7msC8IcU3P0q49K4gLQu2G14HH9TI0cQUA3vvUThpdtjyjWfr4XAKbEKcVKCPuixoMLQcqTqNEMXo/s4032/IMG_20240121_182014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunEOV0Uqs9lCiw0R1yb0v5kM5Al3xUdZi-SkoxSlHJvo-DT8xCnKkfrzPKNEuMeSjOVvuB-CQX8tWttkO64a5BksDtCy-9OwKdtmz8_7UULYn1K7msC8IcU3P0q49K4gLQu2G14HH9TI0cQUA3vvUThpdtjyjWfr4XAKbEKcVKCPuixoMLQcqTqNEMXo/w400-h300/IMG_20240121_182014.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>As always, thanks to all who played and to Emiel for organizing his first tournament. Thanks! See you all next time. <br /> <div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-39996210345117668972024-01-02T04:56:00.000-08:002024-01-02T04:56:21.977-08:00Gaea's Avengers 2023Gaea's Avengers is one of the tournaments I love to visit because it is a good size (which for me is: not massive but plenty of players) and it is organized by great guys from the Belgian OS scene. Seeing them to play some cards is always a great experience. <div><br /></div><div>I must note I got pretty sick during the holidays, lying in bed with a fever and flue for days so I might get things a bit mixed up here. I noticed that looking at the pictures, I don't remember it as sharply as I would want. I'll do my best en leave the rest to the pictures :)</div><div><br /></div><div>This would be the third version of the deck I wanted to play some tournaments to see if I could improve on it. I had made some more changes to try out which cards would work well together in this mix. I am not sure if I got everything right out of my hand since I spent most of the last days either in bed or on the couch with a pretty bad case of the flu. I think I played Yves on the first round. I kept the following hand. Mox into Ancestral is always good and I was confident some other lands would show up then. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeiVtDbyEzEA0AXZwiFNkN3UGOpcsKuG9Nk7fR2p_5ftZJplL-mRnKCuD_I1TSQWBhQ2iLhng7aeR_orPR5450C3VQLJbKeZ5SOmin57VNC4nG7u0p0H_LbW670YpAXliahCbgensCbMcTwxND0FECYA0tqOcHqwPGY2le7q_CfAaDjNZR08bdANOGXqg/s4032/IMG_20231216_111455.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeiVtDbyEzEA0AXZwiFNkN3UGOpcsKuG9Nk7fR2p_5ftZJplL-mRnKCuD_I1TSQWBhQ2iLhng7aeR_orPR5450C3VQLJbKeZ5SOmin57VNC4nG7u0p0H_LbW670YpAXliahCbgensCbMcTwxND0FECYA0tqOcHqwPGY2le7q_CfAaDjNZR08bdANOGXqg/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_111455.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There was not an abundance of lands coming my way (only a scrublands including my next draws), so I decided to copy my factory (one of the changes, which I think was okay) to make some more mana and see if I could put down some pressure. Yves had put down a relic barrier. That had me worried a bit since that could mean parfait, against which my deck does not feel very powerful. It likes to tap a lot of mana. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4afgkc-2dCYLKnt4dDIj_YFKlZc2sEKs175hXpSSyZVs1ExU92j-aE-eIK9d-_AdQQQ8LJQ37qvdQJ1sgipDXES1Q2nA2V0ws1qY_OWVGYRIPDcBrO2J8q8Oo0n71LqtEo6TzIXcdBLGVMJ8CcQv_BEvi8eIlzbSOkGSq8e-QP3k5qbgcWpd27nMcuGM/s4032/IMG_20231216_111718.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4afgkc-2dCYLKnt4dDIj_YFKlZc2sEKs175hXpSSyZVs1ExU92j-aE-eIK9d-_AdQQQ8LJQ37qvdQJ1sgipDXES1Q2nA2V0ws1qY_OWVGYRIPDcBrO2J8q8Oo0n71LqtEo6TzIXcdBLGVMJ8CcQv_BEvi8eIlzbSOkGSq8e-QP3k5qbgcWpd27nMcuGM/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_111718.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And indeed, a winter orb showed up after that. That slowed my down a lot. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEvtQCm6dkBOAUszYoVS6lV2CXUddLd029Avz87XQkLkJiHAZUijyRW2jJBOz4kdJT_3xeS8sd81mIkvJ70nPfXF5S1O1dFE6chtbUdVi3_lzQeruCePoTdX0-GqazoNHHOQ_yWYr01F7t8dPpf_ddEASQTaDFvGA9Z07IZOIP0m1wlyk4lFBEstoxc4/s4032/IMG_20231216_111804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEvtQCm6dkBOAUszYoVS6lV2CXUddLd029Avz87XQkLkJiHAZUijyRW2jJBOz4kdJT_3xeS8sd81mIkvJ70nPfXF5S1O1dFE6chtbUdVi3_lzQeruCePoTdX0-GqazoNHHOQ_yWYr01F7t8dPpf_ddEASQTaDFvGA9Z07IZOIP0m1wlyk4lFBEstoxc4/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_111804.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I got rid of the orb and played a tome, hoping the advantage would eventually get me what I needed. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5AvAC5V5cdsx5tQuVp7jbs29MPCMnwxl5n6lT11p_EyHvXN78-zg7lRP9ppit0vxHL1LdMAB7dWJqLsrVhCxVV4ch8KRwK-dfgAV07W6lCRBNZ61_aZI7cA9k8NpV7BQBdyN_XiQLQph4y6s9rs3f6Nd5znTjjEnON60LcEiK6GC4tBMHuLbfTPlWOY/s4032/IMG_20231216_112002_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5AvAC5V5cdsx5tQuVp7jbs29MPCMnwxl5n6lT11p_EyHvXN78-zg7lRP9ppit0vxHL1LdMAB7dWJqLsrVhCxVV4ch8KRwK-dfgAV07W6lCRBNZ61_aZI7cA9k8NpV7BQBdyN_XiQLQph4y6s9rs3f6Nd5znTjjEnON60LcEiK6GC4tBMHuLbfTPlWOY/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_112002_1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I did not get a lot of mana though, so it took quite a while to do enough damage. I used the psionic blasts on Yves and eventually got more cards which did the trick and let me play my creatures, but only after a really long and grinding game. I did some sideboarding, and was greeted with a first turn vise. I disenchanted it, and put down my tome, but that was quickly destroyed. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAd48q5fZrarab3X32KUhGmqVkaTsJgh7gsMGPqDR2-gt77qruBC0n5GSSzNP6PDiAWh2H_kr57_N5Dgv0L6zcl1ZWD3SVExJoBioX_gf-OIWqPaMdJ-MsksTQ7obwPBv0CXhSfzmt1lSVz9hDrCXyLdcremfwXA6ZKPEjQSuqr7XGR3HS2LJDk9N7-FE/s4032/IMG_20231216_113601.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAd48q5fZrarab3X32KUhGmqVkaTsJgh7gsMGPqDR2-gt77qruBC0n5GSSzNP6PDiAWh2H_kr57_N5Dgv0L6zcl1ZWD3SVExJoBioX_gf-OIWqPaMdJ-MsksTQ7obwPBv0CXhSfzmt1lSVz9hDrCXyLdcremfwXA6ZKPEjQSuqr7XGR3HS2LJDk9N7-FE/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_113601.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I played some more lands and a tome, when my opponent decided to destroy me utterly with a balance since he had only 2 lands. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQrIeuMWFkb_DdZnwTAb2qevtcWSqSZ6USRdN7lIt1tfBkqxG7pYSg2oG8odq5yO9tAKeLVsz9i-D2aPj5S_4lMxUY1PRNruV8sKQe7MDycYNyYmSwEaE52e2eO031abKHmcy-GqUQbXfurbSSZJT7UOrP_s1AtMG2-JJi3lSQtQIvNKRwf8-wkH409c/s4032/IMG_20231216_113831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQrIeuMWFkb_DdZnwTAb2qevtcWSqSZ6USRdN7lIt1tfBkqxG7pYSg2oG8odq5yO9tAKeLVsz9i-D2aPj5S_4lMxUY1PRNruV8sKQe7MDycYNyYmSwEaE52e2eO031abKHmcy-GqUQbXfurbSSZJT7UOrP_s1AtMG2-JJi3lSQtQIvNKRwf8-wkH409c/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_113831.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That cost me several cards from my hand, 5 of my lands, a tim which I had in play because it is immune to being tapped by icies, it was brutal. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVBiKEXqu0p4CaDzVTfNLCNU5nq8vHPdM0wHMaEmODsC-yjwmm69Qh08m5z-pBSoUDOapnKY0Cs6oBDe3QdIpKlw_s2QyZba3h-jjmdbRwMSdpe0k0VzbE9c3fI_NcQjITTIHId7PojXy6EdtNr9xtQNOB84RZg6WMPyzdOd2Y8pNc8h_JV6aLP5J8Uk/s4032/IMG_20231216_113858.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVBiKEXqu0p4CaDzVTfNLCNU5nq8vHPdM0wHMaEmODsC-yjwmm69Qh08m5z-pBSoUDOapnKY0Cs6oBDe3QdIpKlw_s2QyZba3h-jjmdbRwMSdpe0k0VzbE9c3fI_NcQjITTIHId7PojXy6EdtNr9xtQNOB84RZg6WMPyzdOd2Y8pNc8h_JV6aLP5J8Uk/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_113858.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After my tome was also destroyed I had to wait a little longer, but since I had lost most of my land and my deck helpfully provided handfull of moxen, I played Armageddon to return the favor of fucking up the other guys mana. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLsuh2JtCaaEqSXEmsUNrfFNMxH8VmXFE5aAPeINySL-JnkE1-dHLIvYclqlixAZpXz8MJnvU5pTlSkBzu44rkvHsxvdBY2JpiHH1zoTNq-MgZsby1YJIdXy0RpSABhxaN86ELrE9jy6qy84WAVDvwxp7Y0D7ZXlLV6pioOyx95y8-xNcayP6aJlvll8/s4032/IMG_20231216_114432.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLsuh2JtCaaEqSXEmsUNrfFNMxH8VmXFE5aAPeINySL-JnkE1-dHLIvYclqlixAZpXz8MJnvU5pTlSkBzu44rkvHsxvdBY2JpiHH1zoTNq-MgZsby1YJIdXy0RpSABhxaN86ELrE9jy6qy84WAVDvwxp7Y0D7ZXlLV6pioOyx95y8-xNcayP6aJlvll8/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_114432.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The armageddon was unexpected, I played a Djinn and a factory, and the finished the game quickly. 2-0, first match won. That was a good start. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRnMIcleBnBCKFayfYxg2ya_K-miLd5afyEnhEs_VyzmVvmx_GtMTo-mT7W3EXhjG2P37JdchuTO781MVHkZAL7ubWtS6boGVIefYlpWUFqGcu-42xBJTz4A4Qk4q6q1AECzqr-BJpLPmWpusLAUf7BJzugzVrZT4UnwxmwBVjFnBbAIsrELnamBTk9w/s4032/IMG_20231216_114652.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRnMIcleBnBCKFayfYxg2ya_K-miLd5afyEnhEs_VyzmVvmx_GtMTo-mT7W3EXhjG2P37JdchuTO781MVHkZAL7ubWtS6boGVIefYlpWUFqGcu-42xBJTz4A4Qk4q6q1AECzqr-BJpLPmWpusLAUf7BJzugzVrZT4UnwxmwBVjFnBbAIsrELnamBTk9w/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_114652.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The second game I was paired against Peter Monten, one of the organizers of the Avengers. We also played the week before on Knights of thorn, and he already said he would be playing something different this week. He also had a really cool 3d figure on his table with him:</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnF_H9Ur_-O2SFt2XeI1zuAXHjeTiuoL5K7aDSGHWmHYp7du84vcUKsFYpMM54mnka4jSdEd41mubxBUKTWSY88FZ_q1vnWau2a3gXQvuzmchcH8kkmEspttDmpy0Qu3q4cvFurd3IavCcxROJ7I0n5zZc-H6MZuTOiqjBt15n2oFu2OB64-POz4CoAes/s4032/IMG_20231216_121111.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnF_H9Ur_-O2SFt2XeI1zuAXHjeTiuoL5K7aDSGHWmHYp7du84vcUKsFYpMM54mnka4jSdEd41mubxBUKTWSY88FZ_q1vnWau2a3gXQvuzmchcH8kkmEspttDmpy0Qu3q4cvFurd3IavCcxROJ7I0n5zZc-H6MZuTOiqjBt15n2oFu2OB64-POz4CoAes/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_121111.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wow! a Gaea's avenger statue. One of my reaper life counters in front of it for size reference</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I did not know what he was playing, but I always tend to want to try an opening hand with library even though the rest of the hand was not great for an opening hand. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6HdESABjZer7aDgQDu81ILEhWG4mSwz4-W5EIbJLrs6lD4iOHvbRIwt3nrHBNhaSGeg4e_Zajk9GPGm4nwNob29YD8JYt05OqlgC8SgfD1hQBF0gQevCXkZl-vxl5ydfbKNk5OjfqbpO3mRI2ZdPORMqpG6Bji3a3LkXvvikzGboUzTlGVzj4lp-Cq0/s4032/IMG_20231216_121744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6HdESABjZer7aDgQDu81ILEhWG4mSwz4-W5EIbJLrs6lD4iOHvbRIwt3nrHBNhaSGeg4e_Zajk9GPGm4nwNob29YD8JYt05OqlgC8SgfD1hQBF0gQevCXkZl-vxl5ydfbKNk5OjfqbpO3mRI2ZdPORMqpG6Bji3a3LkXvvikzGboUzTlGVzj4lp-Cq0/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_121744.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I drew into a mox from an extra draw with the library, and was thinking about drawing more cards when Peter decided to let my library live, but since I had not drawn more land cards and did not want to discard, I decided to play a Djinn. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjKEg3k2tDqq2VvWXD3J6FB1Bbm_hVEBCqgwTgT3qD7mxCW5e3hP59H36bBdfR6AkTtKLXjadWOYfL7t5Dqmi5D_s38PV5QbagHlQxwK9-Xp_DdUbZfO6vXsZ-wBar3qOS_tz2_ZQeElxMem4DfLTguXVco-LT9H_44qeBvfEvu3mkVTKHsEm0ehSS94/s4032/IMG_20231216_121934.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjKEg3k2tDqq2VvWXD3J6FB1Bbm_hVEBCqgwTgT3qD7mxCW5e3hP59H36bBdfR6AkTtKLXjadWOYfL7t5Dqmi5D_s38PV5QbagHlQxwK9-Xp_DdUbZfO6vXsZ-wBar3qOS_tz2_ZQeElxMem4DfLTguXVco-LT9H_44qeBvfEvu3mkVTKHsEm0ehSS94/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_121934.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Peter played a Troll to keep my Djinn busy, but was not drawing a lot of lands as well. I used my copy artifact to copy my mox. The serra would have to wait though, not enough white mana. I still could play a Djinn though. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTEd3D4JW-gfSw-T-EL6qXBVZz2yrx7eJh7LnZt-fX7C0T7Krqw5A9AnFyQy2tsOuQZRmgUyyHYBss1WRN82xTfVBKo5blSRCMlxcw73HTzoMIMPoHZW_ij56iUWrUmwTOZlXcasfb0TdpdRpfro1svpvc8ev9H8-VIN8Jrya3QrIaAqh2ZoMMNpW-LU/s4032/IMG_20231216_122116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTEd3D4JW-gfSw-T-EL6qXBVZz2yrx7eJh7LnZt-fX7C0T7Krqw5A9AnFyQy2tsOuQZRmgUyyHYBss1WRN82xTfVBKo5blSRCMlxcw73HTzoMIMPoHZW_ij56iUWrUmwTOZlXcasfb0TdpdRpfro1svpvc8ev9H8-VIN8Jrya3QrIaAqh2ZoMMNpW-LU/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_122116.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF309UESeJwB4aD1FnwSvpe35Ajjsf6oDt6l_vvEikhT4uCLN9L09U2X4ebJqNHKMVxxXkKzAD6To_zssg1ftJElSUYbTsgOZM3nhy8DXpaLW5cHJSOF6rUjyVsX-Tg3HM1676Cdhk9SNFf5XAeEw_uMnmn3fG2U9ee9DcS2mcAQAst_0bHsOUtnLwn2g/s4032/IMG_20231216_122250.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF309UESeJwB4aD1FnwSvpe35Ajjsf6oDt6l_vvEikhT4uCLN9L09U2X4ebJqNHKMVxxXkKzAD6To_zssg1ftJElSUYbTsgOZM3nhy8DXpaLW5cHJSOF6rUjyVsX-Tg3HM1676Cdhk9SNFf5XAeEw_uMnmn3fG2U9ee9DcS2mcAQAst_0bHsOUtnLwn2g/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_122250.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>One of the djinns was blocked and bolted, and replaced by a Su-Chi. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiye2jGbj1CA9V8VtmeymHbmarJSyhT1Y-Ja_OFDufAtZtJNI3Co33bwhvXk-AzaKh8YacDp4pAQv0PcFP2wXpsF0La6MBl3TEAsHBeu0O1o2bfxNVWC0yBU-TCXLSynJ9GKb8MGecVYgqq8y3Uwj7uzAVEHORRMq1k5QGHOdjj12rDcI5bwgMhxKavysg/s4032/IMG_20231216_122533.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiye2jGbj1CA9V8VtmeymHbmarJSyhT1Y-Ja_OFDufAtZtJNI3Co33bwhvXk-AzaKh8YacDp4pAQv0PcFP2wXpsF0La6MBl3TEAsHBeu0O1o2bfxNVWC0yBU-TCXLSynJ9GKb8MGecVYgqq8y3Uwj7uzAVEHORRMq1k5QGHOdjj12rDcI5bwgMhxKavysg/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_122533.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Peter had Hypnotic specter in play now, but I was already too much ahead. 1-0. The second game Peter came in swinging with the worst card you can play against my deck, Blood moon. Even though my deck can handle it somewhat, a first turn blood moon is not what I was expecting, since that leaves more than half of my deck worthless. I had boarded in my plains of course, but this would take some work to get around. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnoqVlHNOB2zCpKTdASagiWXihmcExkQylb9vOlqlEg_NIwALFJqFit03M-pCIVKoN4wY51-Y6UBQixUh9I_pzJprGshwEW414zsZ6dVNFKgqmCzrFN33HElqIsOmR0-3tvPRYIoUyUU6AT4hOfT_YtNcJstvzmfUG62Bv5VT55WcYJM0BEqXFDkK0Z5k/s4032/IMG_20231216_123246.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnoqVlHNOB2zCpKTdASagiWXihmcExkQylb9vOlqlEg_NIwALFJqFit03M-pCIVKoN4wY51-Y6UBQixUh9I_pzJprGshwEW414zsZ6dVNFKgqmCzrFN33HElqIsOmR0-3tvPRYIoUyUU6AT4hOfT_YtNcJstvzmfUG62Bv5VT55WcYJM0BEqXFDkK0Z5k/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_123246.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>To make it worse, after I had played my 2 cities of brass, peter played city in a bottle. Which, in itself, is not terrible against my deck, but now it was. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUkDfKLBi4jEYtq3rmr9yFMwq_eff-Cx_R8JytPlJDsmSXR1vZHRb6nxW5c83Pgjr7QZvk14qWP-Qqwf0KebbIBQ197aJk2GYinN9tc_qyCaswSerOCpo9ahmYXRs059R6YWHtb4oEzKvoumr0I6hyphenhyphen9kyYRRlNNP8zbsWaG0H3NaUgyd6Kd1NmrkMNTo/s4032/IMG_20231216_123415.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUkDfKLBi4jEYtq3rmr9yFMwq_eff-Cx_R8JytPlJDsmSXR1vZHRb6nxW5c83Pgjr7QZvk14qWP-Qqwf0KebbIBQ197aJk2GYinN9tc_qyCaswSerOCpo9ahmYXRs059R6YWHtb4oEzKvoumr0I6hyphenhyphen9kyYRRlNNP8zbsWaG0H3NaUgyd6Kd1NmrkMNTo/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_123415.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Fortunately, there was not a lot of pressure immediately, which gave me time to find some white mana with my black lotus. I disenchanted both the city and the blood moon, and played ancestral recall. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAf3tioC9Uin1is9QNRB8cuT_CcQHnQhoZ0vwEGfiqoUHJAG29r31RmcvMWGZnlLhmbhaYo1-1r0-sJLmuQypzLUtKMwV6FqBHeGaV0oBlKkIumrJyA8jlyYATImP_G5o93V-uWQ1J9YVP8qejMP0FtzPgwhBR6nbf7c2VlekiJtqSc1bY40ZjJ3EJka0/s4032/IMG_20231216_123610.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAf3tioC9Uin1is9QNRB8cuT_CcQHnQhoZ0vwEGfiqoUHJAG29r31RmcvMWGZnlLhmbhaYo1-1r0-sJLmuQypzLUtKMwV6FqBHeGaV0oBlKkIumrJyA8jlyYATImP_G5o93V-uWQ1J9YVP8qejMP0FtzPgwhBR6nbf7c2VlekiJtqSc1bY40ZjJ3EJka0/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_123610.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Looking back, that was probably a mistake. I wanted to play a djinn as quickly as possible, but I should have saved the disenchant for another moon. Which Peter had. 2 turns later it was already there, with a Sengir Vampire to accompany it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVx8jkVNx9-sZymmsOPxjnMCbjzXygYGclllHHrsehKRPDIoIFykYfsWmEe2H2VxFeCfWlnRA5zIrtIS5Wkbe8SaFaUiWrmfElM2xkZlg7l2wdx4VHes2QM-btkdmgS8VJRq3B8l6b66Zm7GwpfXNU6EyJIO0Zk5XPKddbga5-u-4XBvxc9guMVbotwGs/s4032/IMG_20231216_123827.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVx8jkVNx9-sZymmsOPxjnMCbjzXygYGclllHHrsehKRPDIoIFykYfsWmEe2H2VxFeCfWlnRA5zIrtIS5Wkbe8SaFaUiWrmfElM2xkZlg7l2wdx4VHes2QM-btkdmgS8VJRq3B8l6b66Zm7GwpfXNU6EyJIO0Zk5XPKddbga5-u-4XBvxc9guMVbotwGs/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_123827.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I could not come back from that, my statue did less damage than a vampire does. 1-1. This was my next hand. There were several ways you can play this, but I wanted to get more cards as quickly as I could and start beating before another moon would hit the table. I could have also gone for first turn Djinn. I went for tutor/ancestral. Now that I look at this hand, I would have probably played that differently as well. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdVEppk59E2qIBdJJajA9kWeJ8vujF2UEukx9m12482G6GosqpasoEecIuRsTdKQ03m21e4O2RAHF50duJn3Yu-NqNF5IPaj2cjTFBLMLtaXwm0U-0T4rW1FaLCY8ppeOswcxyLwKKgnVpW2fKGEiPIcb_a-B7XBVvTuovBFi7tsptcZl4fBX59ziN0A/s4032/IMG_20231216_125018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdVEppk59E2qIBdJJajA9kWeJ8vujF2UEukx9m12482G6GosqpasoEecIuRsTdKQ03m21e4O2RAHF50duJn3Yu-NqNF5IPaj2cjTFBLMLtaXwm0U-0T4rW1FaLCY8ppeOswcxyLwKKgnVpW2fKGEiPIcb_a-B7XBVvTuovBFi7tsptcZl4fBX59ziN0A/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_125018.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My deck very helpfully supplied me with... more lands. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7-aeaWRDaPn1FVN7PA-9aUZZVcQ8cJyIeIU__d7KsZ5X00wssmTnJE-1sDuxCPzjk3yWugpBdlrhSLzcKQ1SXDQUJ1EHsMH_Y3K4xhRl2oOJDhrOOyz-3O9TdsufU8QJxeH7yjleMiVTRln4GuaQXUMmxtNGOwmmTBvPAZMI1Y7K54u5YmU4SVHR4pw/s4032/IMG_20231216_125207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7-aeaWRDaPn1FVN7PA-9aUZZVcQ8cJyIeIU__d7KsZ5X00wssmTnJE-1sDuxCPzjk3yWugpBdlrhSLzcKQ1SXDQUJ1EHsMH_Y3K4xhRl2oOJDhrOOyz-3O9TdsufU8QJxeH7yjleMiVTRln4GuaQXUMmxtNGOwmmTBvPAZMI1Y7K54u5YmU4SVHR4pw/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_125207.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Peter got rid of my mox and my tropical island, slowing me down. I got down a djinn, Peter played blood moon. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-j1FTT3oXcvglcnD4FFAHfRwulXUQ4Mw8Z8KsfkQUdyH0RbyOuzjLWOb8xenP_sjTTAzXjG29kNUU_IWcWb4B9fvSQuxZbxJyQB3oNaz6xBF6rMqqQA2qHL9_jIM3Cuw7HxMuqkXJx2hGXaAOiW9mzT123_JIj6n6DEBriBfqZfxJOfPGnVx-4LVHipM/s4032/IMG_20231216_125313_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-j1FTT3oXcvglcnD4FFAHfRwulXUQ4Mw8Z8KsfkQUdyH0RbyOuzjLWOb8xenP_sjTTAzXjG29kNUU_IWcWb4B9fvSQuxZbxJyQB3oNaz6xBF6rMqqQA2qHL9_jIM3Cuw7HxMuqkXJx2hGXaAOiW9mzT123_JIj6n6DEBriBfqZfxJOfPGnVx-4LVHipM/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_125313_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The moon was followed up by city in a bottle, and Peter got rid of both my Su-Chi's, after that he could start beating because I stalled and could of course not play much with the moon in play. I had plenty of artifacts left in my deck, but they didn't show up. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXm4zrOSVxHNW7bhC0C_EwAV-RUbowd8oNIU0m5jsboalX_qhyphenhyphenODaudRwEtm8jGYKe4-pOx3uD2OjaCVi9Re9y-XaWohc1eNegQRXPxzYNZjvTRYcXeB8Qr62HTL9pt8DAsLOSW1dG_WV28RjOXYdkaeel5CpJLd86yrqkW5ZFnz9LU1IPkvZKkWrNi4/s4032/IMG_20231216_125437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXm4zrOSVxHNW7bhC0C_EwAV-RUbowd8oNIU0m5jsboalX_qhyphenhyphenODaudRwEtm8jGYKe4-pOx3uD2OjaCVi9Re9y-XaWohc1eNegQRXPxzYNZjvTRYcXeB8Qr62HTL9pt8DAsLOSW1dG_WV28RjOXYdkaeel5CpJLd86yrqkW5ZFnz9LU1IPkvZKkWrNi4/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_125437.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I knew my deck was bad against blood moon, but even with multiple BEB, a plains and plenty of artifacts in my deck, it is still not able to win if some sides in multiple moons against this deck. Well, good to know, I am still trying what it can and cannot do. I will think on how to remedy this if I have some time to stare at the cards some more. </div><div><br /></div><div>In the meantime, we made a deckpic of Johan's deck my Juzams in it, to have a pic available if it was needed. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58lk3SIrZ9qaifK5-k4lcAxtC2JV6mTwGFEju583aJpV2BrmkNCwPKLtw7Fhf7azt1aDNV-uoYAQUkahASe6uU7CBLi3A60XrvQdmHrMb0Bw0SVeP2HH4W84sI_RmnXUNrLW9Q2fFJBrf5Ch8ZtVaf5iHtUvYlbn9tgPnLLaneBnsapiyr5E7fdXwM8Y/s4032/IMG_20231216_133116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58lk3SIrZ9qaifK5-k4lcAxtC2JV6mTwGFEju583aJpV2BrmkNCwPKLtw7Fhf7azt1aDNV-uoYAQUkahASe6uU7CBLi3A60XrvQdmHrMb0Bw0SVeP2HH4W84sI_RmnXUNrLW9Q2fFJBrf5Ch8ZtVaf5iHtUvYlbn9tgPnLLaneBnsapiyr5E7fdXwM8Y/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_133116.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In round 3 I was paired against Malte, who was playing his weenie creation I very much admire. He's also just a great guy to play against. Competitive but nice, as it should be in OS. He started quickly with 2 creatures off a mox. Against my first turn factory, that seemed like a solid awnser. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJahd8BcE0Mavf_afvsLcfo4h0hM_4Lu2DZ1eMCEINXEQ_OpCyLfvdzxLwpk6RW7R334VccfUctXBHYGdZLVycHj3tEKhAj-I9jMpJhKkfqIDvS0CAuvkjU7z-z8Eau8dnZUzK4rh1LHMEAdpEaNFao9VBFpjWRXA7EX4X_enqZnznLAkTfWTwd4IzpI/s4032/IMG_20231216_140716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJahd8BcE0Mavf_afvsLcfo4h0hM_4Lu2DZ1eMCEINXEQ_OpCyLfvdzxLwpk6RW7R334VccfUctXBHYGdZLVycHj3tEKhAj-I9jMpJhKkfqIDvS0CAuvkjU7z-z8Eau8dnZUzK4rh1LHMEAdpEaNFao9VBFpjWRXA7EX4X_enqZnznLAkTfWTwd4IzpI/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_140716.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I swung with the factory to see if he wanted to trade. He didn't, played a factory and wheel of fortune. Wow, going fast there. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNHMGKBSAbciDp5i3JscE0oclEwiRCocyPicmCyU2Z7vSq0qes_9K3SO36AoJhR2xl-n2O-65oitTplGB_LQzNpDpU5r6l80cbGhzufxlXTTkzpzUxRU9sRqiBluS4Vq5BUvkT8u-bHD52iTnRZzQh4hDtjKTW2cc8svfAO7cWc4EudSAKqoRL627piM/s4032/IMG_20231216_140840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNHMGKBSAbciDp5i3JscE0oclEwiRCocyPicmCyU2Z7vSq0qes_9K3SO36AoJhR2xl-n2O-65oitTplGB_LQzNpDpU5r6l80cbGhzufxlXTTkzpzUxRU9sRqiBluS4Vq5BUvkT8u-bHD52iTnRZzQh4hDtjKTW2cc8svfAO7cWc4EudSAKqoRL627piM/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_140840.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I had wanted to keep my hand, so the wheel was not great for me. After a while I having the bigger creature and a tome, so that would have to be able to do something. I am not sure how the rest of the games went, from the looks of the pictures we played 3 games. I do remember Malte trying to get rid of my Djinn with a disk, but that was disenchanted and eventually I won the match. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJW2I376k1sHQpG13KocaGxZ-lmxnFs-POYVD0GTk4QOoinlexHfpS8X0X2gTS55qKBLwfprPGSi-VUKRlp7VyyIihRhWsqWh80eYauFXbo9VaPqJfwNacqDJOknUXxSJXa-1JwlckFFXkmDAoTDHZqQNC5mLq_IvMXLE4RcW6uZapqsM6-lKfhvtmbI/s4032/IMG_20231216_141339.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJW2I376k1sHQpG13KocaGxZ-lmxnFs-POYVD0GTk4QOoinlexHfpS8X0X2gTS55qKBLwfprPGSi-VUKRlp7VyyIihRhWsqWh80eYauFXbo9VaPqJfwNacqDJOknUXxSJXa-1JwlckFFXkmDAoTDHZqQNC5mLq_IvMXLE4RcW6uZapqsM6-lKfhvtmbI/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_141339.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7FTsz-DikMcDHmF2YL2qkjrn68OZm-8NrCinQtwkoNnrpcVwzzTU9_Iqut7H8Epts9BYGp_FL_VyIUa4lp_ylwCYOAr5UHsQNZaNotaKVFpeFE7frHSLsRqD8cm6cCa2S-MrdCQen1tD4IB_Ln1eLG7Yp2mFSXPXxLyYyv7ERG1fFzAm83SvvNb1TfA/s4032/IMG_20231216_142318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7FTsz-DikMcDHmF2YL2qkjrn68OZm-8NrCinQtwkoNnrpcVwzzTU9_Iqut7H8Epts9BYGp_FL_VyIUa4lp_ylwCYOAr5UHsQNZaNotaKVFpeFE7frHSLsRqD8cm6cCa2S-MrdCQen1tD4IB_Ln1eLG7Yp2mFSXPXxLyYyv7ERG1fFzAm83SvvNb1TfA/s320/IMG_20231216_142318.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDsd44zu5GnhkZ95euTlgMKoojtDJF2lll9bkV-8_LKFpKVpftbAoGUu5KMfVIN46dv-l5i1WX2P3EWswwwhboMY67FCZdUvYb4OApByfzpfV7vnRwgE3_2AmYoz8Kt1B1Dve-UIb6rHerbhz73dkEwmEeRntHJMhD8XLu61A4eNgE4ZdpFfyr4jsjE4/s4032/IMG_20231216_142539.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiDsd44zu5GnhkZ95euTlgMKoojtDJF2lll9bkV-8_LKFpKVpftbAoGUu5KMfVIN46dv-l5i1WX2P3EWswwwhboMY67FCZdUvYb4OApByfzpfV7vnRwgE3_2AmYoz8Kt1B1Dve-UIb6rHerbhz73dkEwmEeRntHJMhD8XLu61A4eNgE4ZdpFfyr4jsjE4/s320/IMG_20231216_142539.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKItiGvz-jYFxULAvU9dVyy1N3s2BPo5Z8k-Xe5PqemGwogfKiJ5etu4EDE9jnehdM8MnJwLIdEpkZgTy7GeABUIvA2T_Qvd1Fzi86dlRuunCyHCT1VZ9pA1oQRe6eLFO_uEoM4s4w9Bn4izsLr6cSnG7PenrzhlVIqU0i79QRgu_FzebWorR4kkQvQw/s4032/IMG_20231216_143049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKItiGvz-jYFxULAvU9dVyy1N3s2BPo5Z8k-Xe5PqemGwogfKiJ5etu4EDE9jnehdM8MnJwLIdEpkZgTy7GeABUIvA2T_Qvd1Fzi86dlRuunCyHCT1VZ9pA1oQRe6eLFO_uEoM4s4w9Bn4izsLr6cSnG7PenrzhlVIqU0i79QRgu_FzebWorR4kkQvQw/s320/IMG_20231216_143049.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqx2saHWwkMZqQuaNbkNV3_vHjN_CmI2vva76HLDerLCIMtMLSiLuV0qiwaxjXTMNd44lAOWPqxzoOcelP2JPRGtfV7Rg-OEFmI8hGS-NhIXmPZHwzZ95N8b5uW3-jj2tENz-8uF7Rzw_vl-k_3KvKejLyVhJ_JjRAuToHYw41a1ySZHb1ftkHaI8mHY/s4032/IMG_20231216_144211.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqx2saHWwkMZqQuaNbkNV3_vHjN_CmI2vva76HLDerLCIMtMLSiLuV0qiwaxjXTMNd44lAOWPqxzoOcelP2JPRGtfV7Rg-OEFmI8hGS-NhIXmPZHwzZ95N8b5uW3-jj2tENz-8uF7Rzw_vl-k_3KvKejLyVhJ_JjRAuToHYw41a1ySZHb1ftkHaI8mHY/s320/IMG_20231216_144211.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, 2-1 in matches. </div><div><br /></div><div>The 4th round I was paired against Lluis, who I started against having to take a Mulligan. That was okay though, since that gave me these 6 cards. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXdNEB1XXqpi_QqJ67P0JaloPiKwI_g1ruLYng7o_uqejMhfB1oj7Zxul21Uc0qrgRXiHTWFh9Xg61emLosiARL1JdjUFS2rJmp4Tjw-FprID4adMVdXtg53IuDh5Ef6p2NkkngdMSbi6_z07OqICfRXtrGiwcVF92P8_IppTfZmOms9xOYhCR0OOWt4/s4032/IMG_20231216_150801.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXdNEB1XXqpi_QqJ67P0JaloPiKwI_g1ruLYng7o_uqejMhfB1oj7Zxul21Uc0qrgRXiHTWFh9Xg61emLosiARL1JdjUFS2rJmp4Tjw-FprID4adMVdXtg53IuDh5Ef6p2NkkngdMSbi6_z07OqICfRXtrGiwcVF92P8_IppTfZmOms9xOYhCR0OOWt4/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_150801.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">could be a lot worse.. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />I used to 6 to the fullest, played turn one timewalk, then tutor into Ancestral and played factory. Then I would be able to play Su-Chi on the next turn, and I should be good from there. Well, plenty of options for him to take care of it, but still. A good start. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6jOwFMTBqEyVJQPUVer6o8nD8QWNiNHcUu7mkV68J3MJXBvZZiBnJStqy7balZOyx2xye8OhYEydPfa0Po79nPrB70t6cBlejWqyXKTdWKvXreskJaOKPgLq-F1bS_YsEiMZhU0FrM7Eyt2_6GpTdw7wj6mgZxmxLhwMJZk2od1dXDL2s14ZKB-Yy8H4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6jOwFMTBqEyVJQPUVer6o8nD8QWNiNHcUu7mkV68J3MJXBvZZiBnJStqy7balZOyx2xye8OhYEydPfa0Po79nPrB70t6cBlejWqyXKTdWKvXreskJaOKPgLq-F1bS_YsEiMZhU0FrM7Eyt2_6GpTdw7wj6mgZxmxLhwMJZk2od1dXDL2s14ZKB-Yy8H4=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I had not tutored for mind twist, as some might do, but ancestral recall. The universe wanted to make a point and had me topdeck mindtwist. So I cast it for 4. I mean, what are you going to do, keep in hand? Very understandibly, my opponent went for balance from his demonic tutor. </div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueW8Kl6Y7ZqxojJl0MMi3CohrKM3O4D-JLc3YnD-VRjsVPXfsZUDNqQM_rCwjKexnpZDybrpnFY9qNOaWXStMY1ipwJJWRytNG8ncO-STS8tmTtlX09KcFn6KEQ5j7O9McQwaEI6qs1EwPHGB4BfswAbk2yzPlP1X0mu484GIHBQlVH3bxEGCq-sndHE/s4032/IMG_20231216_151152.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueW8Kl6Y7ZqxojJl0MMi3CohrKM3O4D-JLc3YnD-VRjsVPXfsZUDNqQM_rCwjKexnpZDybrpnFY9qNOaWXStMY1ipwJJWRytNG8ncO-STS8tmTtlX09KcFn6KEQ5j7O9McQwaEI6qs1EwPHGB4BfswAbk2yzPlP1X0mu484GIHBQlVH3bxEGCq-sndHE/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_151152.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That cost me some cards, but I could keep the one Su-Chi and went with that. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcISNA9EPUjW6nvEVr09CunD77MuvPdLeVszJ26s8bdeDtzdA2diRmjQvvhwsyni3uFr-O-6fKIp5kHrgYqptVg4G3GLb7S0MaSutMdWQTRYRDKOQRFydQHvfEccQUqyDBmcfj3ppfHTesxSiQiuzfFpMNfiB7U7NGVwZOe5WSmN_stMpXaGQIAPh4REU/s4032/IMG_20231216_151317.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcISNA9EPUjW6nvEVr09CunD77MuvPdLeVszJ26s8bdeDtzdA2diRmjQvvhwsyni3uFr-O-6fKIp5kHrgYqptVg4G3GLb7S0MaSutMdWQTRYRDKOQRFydQHvfEccQUqyDBmcfj3ppfHTesxSiQiuzfFpMNfiB7U7NGVwZOe5WSmN_stMpXaGQIAPh4REU/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_151317.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Even though I thought it would be a breeze from there, it was not. My Su-Chi was taken care of, and I played a Djinn to get going. My opponent played Su-Chi while I had this on hand. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJeNcasanSVrLPwcWmUslrVfNu2u0IktkcdiSj_gUz0zxYckkU4Kf8iPqvSsJosq-gA7bwIH9bV06-NaKzEpl3mwObrXIcqt1APR4jrpYGD-kzAs8OqfGlRNfS29npDDqHTYw_HKVuFY7dMJGPlxRf58F7dt06YSP_DAO8b2OHlhE21jt6All0SnLAoeE/s4032/IMG_20231216_151626.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJeNcasanSVrLPwcWmUslrVfNu2u0IktkcdiSj_gUz0zxYckkU4Kf8iPqvSsJosq-gA7bwIH9bV06-NaKzEpl3mwObrXIcqt1APR4jrpYGD-kzAs8OqfGlRNfS29npDDqHTYw_HKVuFY7dMJGPlxRf58F7dt06YSP_DAO8b2OHlhE21jt6All0SnLAoeE/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_151626.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I copied the Su-Chi, and wanted to flip the orb on the Su-Chi after that, but crucially, I missed. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc706omu1scXXSGUWXJufSHrONzbrXTr1-juZv7g6GKIccA-S926muHIRxdxy_gret9mwGSEYToKY_qqtJlPNu8z04PZj9Fylr3EwcU3JAvexjmwAxQZoQ79DiMTdwGsCQ15xPKPhMwctafxuqUjSxMddHDldq9KiSm6UnsdSZ3Nd_drXzEK1B94tYNoM/s4032/IMG_20231216_151829.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc706omu1scXXSGUWXJufSHrONzbrXTr1-juZv7g6GKIccA-S926muHIRxdxy_gret9mwGSEYToKY_qqtJlPNu8z04PZj9Fylr3EwcU3JAvexjmwAxQZoQ79DiMTdwGsCQ15xPKPhMwctafxuqUjSxMddHDldq9KiSm6UnsdSZ3Nd_drXzEK1B94tYNoM/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_151829.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We exchanged creatures and then went into topdeck mode. After a while we were here, which was not looking good for me. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QrN80yfig3YKuMoKXtkk1YPGuQUA8ROV7E1OJyz6Lwq11vvFLXJ5UF2SwjGficXAJ7vazV_JqLrQZd_d8-fXIv0exB9OrjgAM9p-wjyQuEiECyLBteepP-8lDmoQS1f3Ln7DvHxi44TTLRMp65zFH3wDQUfIw-rmN1zvE9Z8JWPgz0f91F_XnEcU_1Q/s4032/IMG_20231216_152104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QrN80yfig3YKuMoKXtkk1YPGuQUA8ROV7E1OJyz6Lwq11vvFLXJ5UF2SwjGficXAJ7vazV_JqLrQZd_d8-fXIv0exB9OrjgAM9p-wjyQuEiECyLBteepP-8lDmoQS1f3Ln7DvHxi44TTLRMp65zFH3wDQUfIw-rmN1zvE9Z8JWPgz0f91F_XnEcU_1Q/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_152104.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Eventually, I managed to pull off a win, but it was much closer than I had expected. The second game took off really quick on the opposite side. The game was over so quick with the factories and damage from the mega quick Su-Chi that it was over in minutes. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslfI4T7-mPlWSq3mlkBYSPoCkunz092Q4bqPziVzcA-jJpQdiw4F58nxi989vSJhmM-tfw3gqeaEktjnFmZUp8LIO8GZGfuQ7PrO-8pwLkR-rp96i679Oop9T29GNRoElmIYPxgssXW3lQlMru3i2AfL5G1UCwEPf7P1eV5HGPJlafXYGQ0VeDKubpEc/s4032/IMG_20231216_152342.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslfI4T7-mPlWSq3mlkBYSPoCkunz092Q4bqPziVzcA-jJpQdiw4F58nxi989vSJhmM-tfw3gqeaEktjnFmZUp8LIO8GZGfuQ7PrO-8pwLkR-rp96i679Oop9T29GNRoElmIYPxgssXW3lQlMru3i2AfL5G1UCwEPf7P1eV5HGPJlafXYGQ0VeDKubpEc/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_152342.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, on to game 3 then. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9uB50X5Wj_juLBwIi6iuL4-ACkcrQmVgXL6Ojkg0Tg-XqC4X8vz13wg47HZg7C-WyIpsx-DsLcumoWNjpUFIi8fFmSxZf8_trG0FY1hHE84fRvbeRniryrOdgqp1riczC-NYDNXb_Zj1PzCls_v82uLMBm1SCH3iGymrrn30MbaftibRemDCxT4RTyU/s4032/IMG_20231216_152954.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE9uB50X5Wj_juLBwIi6iuL4-ACkcrQmVgXL6Ojkg0Tg-XqC4X8vz13wg47HZg7C-WyIpsx-DsLcumoWNjpUFIi8fFmSxZf8_trG0FY1hHE84fRvbeRniryrOdgqp1riczC-NYDNXb_Zj1PzCls_v82uLMBm1SCH3iGymrrn30MbaftibRemDCxT4RTyU/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_152954.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My start was a bit slow but I got a Ancestrall recall. Since there was not much happening in getting more lands, I decided to discard the braingeyser after that, hoping for a quicker gameplan. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PCN-Y_Ned1SxXWO-NvNph_ySbdUVPsDLDjI1Pgx7bBGemxL6h-0WZgsXrBwK-gz3WQMNs_aP68PGZ56oYNJSuZxto1_7sy9ZbTZbHioUADL7mhTVKSdsuMkAm4KL3JYnHzqKv1itqd5poPuChhfjow_YKxURqKw43aUGnnYkxM3QxTuTjHMainqeQ-8/s4032/IMG_20231216_153301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PCN-Y_Ned1SxXWO-NvNph_ySbdUVPsDLDjI1Pgx7bBGemxL6h-0WZgsXrBwK-gz3WQMNs_aP68PGZ56oYNJSuZxto1_7sy9ZbTZbHioUADL7mhTVKSdsuMkAm4KL3JYnHzqKv1itqd5poPuChhfjow_YKxURqKw43aUGnnYkxM3QxTuTjHMainqeQ-8/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_153301.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Not a lot was happening from both sides, which led me to just psionic blast my opponent. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6epanKFHKil6nRBREnv8HfPHRaV42qyptjyeFXFv14VhocxRmzyGZrAxjtXbk1kRKcJA4tJ1PPfFSjcnEQSG3FmUZmtCw8XD16YzZAzpOo1jh4-XmTeZnJaCzThfB2hbyD_EBZNcjGhpnNoQlWvnhQ1oMscXiTmDW0rbEswy7-s6TQhtKltXX20F5yrM/s4032/IMG_20231216_153351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6epanKFHKil6nRBREnv8HfPHRaV42qyptjyeFXFv14VhocxRmzyGZrAxjtXbk1kRKcJA4tJ1PPfFSjcnEQSG3FmUZmtCw8XD16YzZAzpOo1jh4-XmTeZnJaCzThfB2hbyD_EBZNcjGhpnNoQlWvnhQ1oMscXiTmDW0rbEswy7-s6TQhtKltXX20F5yrM/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_153351.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Then I managed to get this in play. Which regenerates. Which is really good against opposing factories. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPd6_wECp1UpMOyLL4bCGu-ztiMXCmWXfwsEZ5vJt4NjbZKPw7vX2YIWnS9o0KngRso7OOkxs7NT6mo2xmG9Zt7EfGnkmxS1Hn8vZ2B34ZOAp2Rx1mwDYmLoS9cC57GqVXMKd3zfsM-8kt6Tv4ZvaMAQPPhmk76x3xBKlqvhjPO0BX4RDuXmS6uoFA_A/s4032/IMG_20231216_153611.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPd6_wECp1UpMOyLL4bCGu-ztiMXCmWXfwsEZ5vJt4NjbZKPw7vX2YIWnS9o0KngRso7OOkxs7NT6mo2xmG9Zt7EfGnkmxS1Hn8vZ2B34ZOAp2Rx1mwDYmLoS9cC57GqVXMKd3zfsM-8kt6Tv4ZvaMAQPPhmk76x3xBKlqvhjPO0BX4RDuXmS6uoFA_A/s320/IMG_20231216_153611.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Btzns2OQeguLHXsmn5u26AHe-wfrckmR_9f3t549bmEPqX82zpRJIevl_dgo4m1un0PSdpKkx_CkJtxdeJGzdcYP5ARdOwoQ4rAaOIeVOW26ZDRtu5PvHB7TxCsEnsMhiQqAM8PVf0Vlt25mmZ7ERsox6alsVizjMZczapOE2hqrgEDuGRf0zE5IWUs/s4032/IMG_20231216_153612.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Btzns2OQeguLHXsmn5u26AHe-wfrckmR_9f3t549bmEPqX82zpRJIevl_dgo4m1un0PSdpKkx_CkJtxdeJGzdcYP5ARdOwoQ4rAaOIeVOW26ZDRtu5PvHB7TxCsEnsMhiQqAM8PVf0Vlt25mmZ7ERsox6alsVizjMZczapOE2hqrgEDuGRf0zE5IWUs/s320/IMG_20231216_153612.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A little after that the other statue joined in. I kept 2 mana open at all times so my Clay statue would not be destroyed. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCxc2BDRq0mn82N8jCHXxJewGjXgiC2l1wbaibvHtRgjf4O7Lv7NlNNrOWkNeUQzx3NzzN_vJaUJs9T6Y9tDC9wRdnhpx_w3Be1XYW9Ych4gfgnXxWNX52olP92KCm0317nfxrbD8Q9oMIYhDMPK94U7zvZUqteplNUQJN1VQZ-Hu17Ks_XH5qnGeCEM/s4032/IMG_20231216_153715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCxc2BDRq0mn82N8jCHXxJewGjXgiC2l1wbaibvHtRgjf4O7Lv7NlNNrOWkNeUQzx3NzzN_vJaUJs9T6Y9tDC9wRdnhpx_w3Be1XYW9Ych4gfgnXxWNX52olP92KCm0317nfxrbD8Q9oMIYhDMPK94U7zvZUqteplNUQJN1VQZ-Hu17Ks_XH5qnGeCEM/s320/IMG_20231216_153715.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In the end, the clay statue managed to go all the way and win game 3. 2-1. I was then paired against Koen. And Koens deck is brutal. My opening hand was sort of okay, with a a sol ring and a tome and clay statue. I decided to keep because of the swords to plowshares also, which is good against first turn hippies. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcQMgJO5-gva-zEDwftM8meGCr8bSUsWzki1HWspocC2aFZ6_BkeHNW1k7ZNlKUyiDmlCsB4dGJ6AhPfnOJjQY5k6M9HJM8B4zDt3Ql8Xj3hr4eyU4zmL40rlwZfVRkt1klZwbsu_CJJqFPe9UE41OhWXvXSA0k0C5Auy7xwrrBFKuDC9oUxM_D_hB6o/s4032/IMG_20231216_160452.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcQMgJO5-gva-zEDwftM8meGCr8bSUsWzki1HWspocC2aFZ6_BkeHNW1k7ZNlKUyiDmlCsB4dGJ6AhPfnOJjQY5k6M9HJM8B4zDt3Ql8Xj3hr4eyU4zmL40rlwZfVRkt1klZwbsu_CJJqFPe9UE41OhWXvXSA0k0C5Auy7xwrrBFKuDC9oUxM_D_hB6o/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_160452.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We both started with first turn sol ring. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCMukW4cvnr5JExsQP3ITxaVSppM2Ns9-DFiowyCPDUZQLCCc9DOA9E3b74iHfob8KpaHNeYbYlCVOWkMzJZ6G4FzQREkP4-vX8E_o2AkXJBlmv4CgFaJa7499J4lvpWAzr3o2caXpNMx_ivr0ooUSmhDVYd9VduOtw-Mp7T5tZ_O3c5FpD3FvoQ4fGc/s4032/IMG_20231216_160607.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCMukW4cvnr5JExsQP3ITxaVSppM2Ns9-DFiowyCPDUZQLCCc9DOA9E3b74iHfob8KpaHNeYbYlCVOWkMzJZ6G4FzQREkP4-vX8E_o2AkXJBlmv4CgFaJa7499J4lvpWAzr3o2caXpNMx_ivr0ooUSmhDVYd9VduOtw-Mp7T5tZ_O3c5FpD3FvoQ4fGc/s320/IMG_20231216_160607.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I topdecked Su-Chi after that and played it. Koen disenchanted both the Su-Chi and the sol ring. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZnEqRi9eRdlzq37K1HJUGAuCqxPsUjqyAEUdS0WLdil2Cl1Ahqb1feQZGwPtKkPATlVtz91MQVGSwcUwUkXr_BDX-wIPPcEIfLu7jWExGhyphenhyphenB9yLP7gYuLUazCqEN1JECFyXBOIYciTq56YYwFi3kkVH_jOMcJRroEgtXG2L5ylp4mVZA7Knyn1vqTJo/s4032/IMG_20231216_160706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZnEqRi9eRdlzq37K1HJUGAuCqxPsUjqyAEUdS0WLdil2Cl1Ahqb1feQZGwPtKkPATlVtz91MQVGSwcUwUkXr_BDX-wIPPcEIfLu7jWExGhyphenhyphenB9yLP7gYuLUazCqEN1JECFyXBOIYciTq56YYwFi3kkVH_jOMcJRroEgtXG2L5ylp4mVZA7Knyn1vqTJo/s320/IMG_20231216_160706.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That took the tempo out of my game, and I had to use the swords to plowshares against a Juzam Djinn. I was slow to draw lands, but an Ancestral recall gave me some lands and a tome, which I played. Koen was also slow on lands. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTpIrigO1eEXEyGg3w6HO3rXuvrLl64oVLPdcCFA2eTacTzgtWw-CNOanLmIvsFwwskbXqKraQQvuWWyWwtxNfxqchGIIKeDwuAMNKjUHOvceEditBr9CS5h-vn_bsNVY2Xgca9Oh9uSgPaDz-baFuvMNSUiBQmX6lPtAon2xJUGo6owjuOt_zicAzrg/s4032/IMG_20231216_160916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTpIrigO1eEXEyGg3w6HO3rXuvrLl64oVLPdcCFA2eTacTzgtWw-CNOanLmIvsFwwskbXqKraQQvuWWyWwtxNfxqchGIIKeDwuAMNKjUHOvceEditBr9CS5h-vn_bsNVY2Xgca9Oh9uSgPaDz-baFuvMNSUiBQmX6lPtAon2xJUGo6owjuOt_zicAzrg/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_160916.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And he put that to great effect with a balance. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOKz1fAXGj6YRtZGQzNcJVcU5HSGh2xYAQ_FQnhLWzxgBQvBaR4OhdjiM_x0MuOtT0o9sv0EJnLxNzqFyhQMoP3ApGcTyZr1nRnxu6Pfx5R7puUtRM-HeStI7Zetc0JrRw1cMI8poGFRzPODsigIOS2Vv8EZM9g-602mU9O4I6SU62r56ZyzpIFLqcg0/s4032/IMG_20231216_161603.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOKz1fAXGj6YRtZGQzNcJVcU5HSGh2xYAQ_FQnhLWzxgBQvBaR4OhdjiM_x0MuOtT0o9sv0EJnLxNzqFyhQMoP3ApGcTyZr1nRnxu6Pfx5R7puUtRM-HeStI7Zetc0JrRw1cMI8poGFRzPODsigIOS2Vv8EZM9g-602mU9O4I6SU62r56ZyzpIFLqcg0/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_161603.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I somehow managed to win the first game with drawing more cards than Koen and then got into one of my bigger creatures. Then Koens deck did what it does. He destroyed my second land right away. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5AYypLCywGq_wrpiMoNZxUa1cBaqrP2d8nd8BZdoxHQpSrnzQEE8F9zBMZEqZRgSdwy-4iEhx6zvn9rlKrtYwWFLGHKDBvnnPTyOFNSUh1KDGvyJ8O721UxSq9jvwBrqXlH7DbnsAdMfFJrXJkU7t915eRJSQnaOqBZFyJALM880ZKkyimzkzPLO3mg/s4032/IMG_20231216_162619.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5AYypLCywGq_wrpiMoNZxUa1cBaqrP2d8nd8BZdoxHQpSrnzQEE8F9zBMZEqZRgSdwy-4iEhx6zvn9rlKrtYwWFLGHKDBvnnPTyOFNSUh1KDGvyJ8O721UxSq9jvwBrqXlH7DbnsAdMfFJrXJkU7t915eRJSQnaOqBZFyJALM880ZKkyimzkzPLO3mg/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_162619.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Then, after that, he destroyed my first land as well. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgham5iujwihY3WRzmIqP1_gCjF1fFqKJI2snwjh4qMGtv_BsHUpZ4mWOgh8LP-r0e9YWFkRpWcTj6zTBqgSy_zeApJCyi5v7Y9h15vHH8jVJnk13gFeQIAEkNZhmhddbJtRy2cruFx-0CNg_t8Fw64_m_HR7azcqi2fQML-QsoiEXxyytkShrCHuI4kEw/s4032/IMG_20231216_162626.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgham5iujwihY3WRzmIqP1_gCjF1fFqKJI2snwjh4qMGtv_BsHUpZ4mWOgh8LP-r0e9YWFkRpWcTj6zTBqgSy_zeApJCyi5v7Y9h15vHH8jVJnk13gFeQIAEkNZhmhddbJtRy2cruFx-0CNg_t8Fw64_m_HR7azcqi2fQML-QsoiEXxyytkShrCHuI4kEw/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_162626.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>He then tutored. Guess what he tutored for.. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdeQxCaz-CARn9LTOIk11noyPph6GuGM12lwxiEMQx87s358cdT0vbOdq-y24JXcFreKV0Z5pUytKWLm56QwnpBqnIVj0_BAJBJLFkdSDKa02jaDmW_VwWxLnh-duMwF96VFeOJ0ckRpoEUdTBu9KZv_LADbf9Rl9uf7drChybJX0trSVXDOWK3YEJiw/s4032/IMG_20231216_162716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdeQxCaz-CARn9LTOIk11noyPph6GuGM12lwxiEMQx87s358cdT0vbOdq-y24JXcFreKV0Z5pUytKWLm56QwnpBqnIVj0_BAJBJLFkdSDKa02jaDmW_VwWxLnh-duMwF96VFeOJ0ckRpoEUdTBu9KZv_LADbf9Rl9uf7drChybJX0trSVXDOWK3YEJiw/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_162716.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Yes... A mind twist. Which he cast with black lotus to top it off. I had no lands and no cards in hand. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImI32gHvV2s04lxxo4uj8sqF6bYxUsb1zVwbDOByvRphBSdmriK9KNjnFqXSqh3XzPhmpvB5IpcqQ1HyXS_Vqa6xGa4bmfKM6ZH-AbzTfA_sWj9e0TW3V3m-aVYSI6dVgCEZHLzaYNa9CPPiQmbmvgR9VqxWpBIb7efTVpTaFOTtnf3eg0Og8k-_urdc/s4032/IMG_20231216_162836.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImI32gHvV2s04lxxo4uj8sqF6bYxUsb1zVwbDOByvRphBSdmriK9KNjnFqXSqh3XzPhmpvB5IpcqQ1HyXS_Vqa6xGa4bmfKM6ZH-AbzTfA_sWj9e0TW3V3m-aVYSI6dVgCEZHLzaYNa9CPPiQmbmvgR9VqxWpBIb7efTVpTaFOTtnf3eg0Og8k-_urdc/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_162836.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This was followed up by underworld dreams and a Sengir vampire, while I had basically nothing. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hLSrMIWdmSbXhFNaQHPCF2kV76sFnDMD4G0FSZ4B-hIkkRkNTmCXZqL-ab9r4Z-hQC0Xh_IkQXwOgak0tct4aXsycj9M0xF3YB2_7xsQtIG450IEMBwXlTNOuG9hrbF40yLwPljkIpMXuhbeV6L4jhXLGrT_I1Dfw6sJXOI7YrupdN5ghQz3Sqr3HsE/s4032/IMG_20231216_163001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hLSrMIWdmSbXhFNaQHPCF2kV76sFnDMD4G0FSZ4B-hIkkRkNTmCXZqL-ab9r4Z-hQC0Xh_IkQXwOgak0tct4aXsycj9M0xF3YB2_7xsQtIG450IEMBwXlTNOuG9hrbF40yLwPljkIpMXuhbeV6L4jhXLGrT_I1Dfw6sJXOI7YrupdN5ghQz3Sqr3HsE/s320/IMG_20231216_163001.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pbfbDJ6dwfXGkZKcsA2iQFRZoTgWAz0F9ZN7rQQfX6gr7eIpr6dKt53qxSWI06vMR_LWgmv0BEvUm3siAEvDE6lOQHHULJ8uTvAJqt10Vu2duXth6HhyphenhypheneFwXOB3HwqTzhzZRXD3vWujnpIhaJTzf11ZaYryCLqj-6JMWIV0ltt60Q9QGD_l6G52lieo/s4032/IMG_20231216_163149.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pbfbDJ6dwfXGkZKcsA2iQFRZoTgWAz0F9ZN7rQQfX6gr7eIpr6dKt53qxSWI06vMR_LWgmv0BEvUm3siAEvDE6lOQHHULJ8uTvAJqt10Vu2duXth6HhyphenhypheneFwXOB3HwqTzhzZRXD3vWujnpIhaJTzf11ZaYryCLqj-6JMWIV0ltt60Q9QGD_l6G52lieo/s320/IMG_20231216_163149.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I tried stopping the onslaught with the balance I had drawn, (together with helpfully, a lot of lands)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMl09O0qhGa6nBTUr3biNfnPZ3DRyAEBWHtXnejFavUf-RV_8ymg2TmldPXQgufe25zjsGUG82c98zU4dFP_WcTR3kW_fl9fbgf609QCP_5m10JXyWVftpL_1BCCL_Y10wUOMDbs9jTFUw3YxJOjZPcjzIYp5r5nn8zC6EKhrHDXoZv38lPcmZ89oOxZA/s4032/IMG_20231216_163255.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMl09O0qhGa6nBTUr3biNfnPZ3DRyAEBWHtXnejFavUf-RV_8ymg2TmldPXQgufe25zjsGUG82c98zU4dFP_WcTR3kW_fl9fbgf609QCP_5m10JXyWVftpL_1BCCL_Y10wUOMDbs9jTFUw3YxJOjZPcjzIYp5r5nn8zC6EKhrHDXoZv38lPcmZ89oOxZA/s320/IMG_20231216_163255.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But is was too late, since Koen topdecked a new one right after that. 1-1. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4q_pidloC01D_i8PIN37GPoxmaYUVuvbZK-sJdThfQpdcXBQlCOFPf_anU2EW8iXKiBiLtme4HynIh8IDqLX_wHYXZL5x3MiruDwjw8s5f6nKwRh7N5ZVMj0XZ_rzcTKpSHXgCUd07WhUDNuGU9IXXGuI1x-TBB0UnM1HKNoRbx2iopMzHxn-igckhFQ/s4032/IMG_20231216_163338.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4q_pidloC01D_i8PIN37GPoxmaYUVuvbZK-sJdThfQpdcXBQlCOFPf_anU2EW8iXKiBiLtme4HynIh8IDqLX_wHYXZL5x3MiruDwjw8s5f6nKwRh7N5ZVMj0XZ_rzcTKpSHXgCUd07WhUDNuGU9IXXGuI1x-TBB0UnM1HKNoRbx2iopMzHxn-igckhFQ/s320/IMG_20231216_163338.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The third game I had a Library of Alexandria in opening hand. Other than that, it was not great. But I decided to keep it. Koen started right off with Ancestral recall. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXe7eIg4WXgTNy99dY_PI_QKwLafbzCbmj5EA5_elBf83bec9o7O5i9z4UpaGeG22iX9HJ9lZb1tCNviUXutBr7kEmfeEoej9aT9Zh9cr2JSK4AzePKU6vKJPJi_yWRuFmJprtQnpw_7qTfYXwOxGvCib-31tgjWyjKRzEfCuBOZGn16U7WBVmxssWKY/s4032/IMG_20231216_164157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXe7eIg4WXgTNy99dY_PI_QKwLafbzCbmj5EA5_elBf83bec9o7O5i9z4UpaGeG22iX9HJ9lZb1tCNviUXutBr7kEmfeEoej9aT9Zh9cr2JSK4AzePKU6vKJPJi_yWRuFmJprtQnpw_7qTfYXwOxGvCib-31tgjWyjKRzEfCuBOZGn16U7WBVmxssWKY/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_164157.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And, of course, destroyed my library right away. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXmlsN5pfStIiANcGqhRJleLK_xl3dQfvkZVOG31nfkgv4Y_czQE-CPW-e6z7mPyUF929qZO2vDjKS9dt47dthBPgjTFoHgMTvunRIIR4c-4HS8z28aS3ZMEd0-RDp1kGI-BCdy0GtFR5GT0mrcrS5aQo2zKZ2bBV99xdyRCXP-KmdbAUDPZR01ynMxU/s4032/IMG_20231216_164255.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXmlsN5pfStIiANcGqhRJleLK_xl3dQfvkZVOG31nfkgv4Y_czQE-CPW-e6z7mPyUF929qZO2vDjKS9dt47dthBPgjTFoHgMTvunRIIR4c-4HS8z28aS3ZMEd0-RDp1kGI-BCdy0GtFR5GT0mrcrS5aQo2zKZ2bBV99xdyRCXP-KmdbAUDPZR01ynMxU/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_164255.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>He followed up with another mind twist. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsXa-POcT8nmldyxen3Vg5y33GqRbVkFJwvfTLFExlEa_I-eINtsfLn1MxArQ2ZwGnBAhcUPf_g8KhaznKaZdNM2UrhO_I7UYHj_kIY2D-zwK2-zL3YWoVYInQ8K4bRP5yrBgQanwXXahyArnKf5G1e0cbEG2RKJGGDOKqYIxPcXSrPCBBlo50C4KVDY/s4032/IMG_20231216_164448.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsXa-POcT8nmldyxen3Vg5y33GqRbVkFJwvfTLFExlEa_I-eINtsfLn1MxArQ2ZwGnBAhcUPf_g8KhaznKaZdNM2UrhO_I7UYHj_kIY2D-zwK2-zL3YWoVYInQ8K4bRP5yrBgQanwXXahyArnKf5G1e0cbEG2RKJGGDOKqYIxPcXSrPCBBlo50C4KVDY/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_164448.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Which coast my my Hurricane, Maze of Ith and armageddon. All of these could have been crucial in the game, most of all the maze. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJVGYia3oUCztrvLvtGIe7UbLbF0AoY6mILqwUGWvhPFB_sWPQFQEp5jaIhlrZI5qtMBx2e-Qwgda8_L1U_YHlebJJM1gSrPSqH1ecG1Eg_98bfKW4sEa9oLq51ly1AVkljnXT6WSm28O4qvWj-OuBvw8MYla_EkdTbJV1QyD3VR9xNLKsK-S5wzdcZE/s4032/IMG_20231216_164541.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJVGYia3oUCztrvLvtGIe7UbLbF0AoY6mILqwUGWvhPFB_sWPQFQEp5jaIhlrZI5qtMBx2e-Qwgda8_L1U_YHlebJJM1gSrPSqH1ecG1Eg_98bfKW4sEa9oLq51ly1AVkljnXT6WSm28O4qvWj-OuBvw8MYla_EkdTbJV1QyD3VR9xNLKsK-S5wzdcZE/s320/IMG_20231216_164541.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I tried playing preacher, but it was swords to plowshared. Koen then proceeded to just crush me with creatures. 1-2. The 2 mind twists really did their work. Alas. Unfortunately, I was then paired against Johan, who I game with together with Fulco. I still had a chance of going 4-2 if I won, and that might barely get me into top 8. Maybe. My deck was ging me a good start though with this opening hand. It was completely broken. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6slCjTKX7HtanKquAIbpwXLSe7tzEmRCqLmZgrULKpTffuJ-t4BipKM6RG2YDrG_VdTFkSNjjDVYf5yDJhAyHrTEXg1H8oMCnyvfubHeiCnZSjBpf_oHdtx1d1WXAaHQAZKza1UDzE4ZhPWppyVLvw6fJCnX5fiujWMTIRInj2Oouhw4kNcvhamlalTU/s4032/IMG_20231216_170744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6slCjTKX7HtanKquAIbpwXLSe7tzEmRCqLmZgrULKpTffuJ-t4BipKM6RG2YDrG_VdTFkSNjjDVYf5yDJhAyHrTEXg1H8oMCnyvfubHeiCnZSjBpf_oHdtx1d1WXAaHQAZKza1UDzE4ZhPWppyVLvw6fJCnX5fiujWMTIRInj2Oouhw4kNcvhamlalTU/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_170744.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I played a first turn Erhnam Djinn with time walk. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPYUljJEcO9MHlGiDjzR2klg5bvvCmjpKB05FH1cVViRoejk_ECf_BlGl6SlY3kfoiwrSm6wRbvkF_toijrIm14soAwbBokgGZpk5ThawVjTmDw6TMkF5982-g0tKZVj3FLlxnv0MZzuMSGJWl3T0A4jaUOU4-84KXuO-uDQ137K93m3bH7uKIvd4Guo/s4032/IMG_20231216_170914.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPYUljJEcO9MHlGiDjzR2klg5bvvCmjpKB05FH1cVViRoejk_ECf_BlGl6SlY3kfoiwrSm6wRbvkF_toijrIm14soAwbBokgGZpk5ThawVjTmDw6TMkF5982-g0tKZVj3FLlxnv0MZzuMSGJWl3T0A4jaUOU4-84KXuO-uDQ137K93m3bH7uKIvd4Guo/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_170914.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That was followed up with Jade statue, and I continued the beating I had started from turn 1. Johan scooped . The second game was a little less convincing, but the opening hand was good for me. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvfRS3Kq31my1Em3Bge82b_WNwnAinuTfHtSMMfK4PlpDDG-PDQdyodnXwvfmXqEuoQ-_Blx_XT9Dr0ktSYjef_uK2AXSId9phrjtrs7f-zN7OIZVoQl9MGAyWNRZ9B8qtnKY_6XakoA81K5WOjx7MS1gtq1YI7tdO0Nk5KHZX1DPmAjzP60nAZVoDrhs/s4032/IMG_20231216_171538.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvfRS3Kq31my1Em3Bge82b_WNwnAinuTfHtSMMfK4PlpDDG-PDQdyodnXwvfmXqEuoQ-_Blx_XT9Dr0ktSYjef_uK2AXSId9phrjtrs7f-zN7OIZVoQl9MGAyWNRZ9B8qtnKY_6XakoA81K5WOjx7MS1gtq1YI7tdO0Nk5KHZX1DPmAjzP60nAZVoDrhs/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_171538.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I had first turn library, Johand had first turn Hypnotic specter. Fair, I guess. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHPtWCoq_ZgSgLuQ8HtXdwOjdZrHmJjqQuaJU4J0Xd9FtMiQQJZ_2mu_qiAqjioy0ariX4oYGKAwts5EFiw6_h6Jh6tN1gIJCVgmgN3XmZO5-f6ufFVoSFLiroC1EBhx0bZg_X75pnEkp4xOYkPXp3t8qEU0jYLsG9uWyOPBe9JLjdLkHm8c8tnj39hk/s4032/IMG_20231216_171610.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHPtWCoq_ZgSgLuQ8HtXdwOjdZrHmJjqQuaJU4J0Xd9FtMiQQJZ_2mu_qiAqjioy0ariX4oYGKAwts5EFiw6_h6Jh6tN1gIJCVgmgN3XmZO5-f6ufFVoSFLiroC1EBhx0bZg_X75pnEkp4xOYkPXp3t8qEU0jYLsG9uWyOPBe9JLjdLkHm8c8tnj39hk/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_171610.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Library gave me a maze, however, So I could keep my card advantage. Johan stripped the library after that, but that meant the maze was a problem for him, and I could start playing bigger creatures. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MheijWJejiztj5_wZnhyEehDw5kra-_KNvoR7mugKeOcKzX10-AIJzoxgzU6wCNaL1q1O_k07CExoCWcYAen9QgbrCx2gAR5vzVL3NylB-FKCL1vqpwPWqjSEssLu3fEUyPKXNJS3ZNpqmLZ6JPqUBmJ25TfrO2-eT1XMwKkQFMseuv1vOhOFMhtbro/s4032/IMG_20231216_171819.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MheijWJejiztj5_wZnhyEehDw5kra-_KNvoR7mugKeOcKzX10-AIJzoxgzU6wCNaL1q1O_k07CExoCWcYAen9QgbrCx2gAR5vzVL3NylB-FKCL1vqpwPWqjSEssLu3fEUyPKXNJS3ZNpqmLZ6JPqUBmJ25TfrO2-eT1XMwKkQFMseuv1vOhOFMhtbro/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_171819.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Eventually, John got rid of my Su-Chi. I tried to replace that with Jasmine Boreal, which he mana drained. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0ElEfkaW5qee0sLY0OrRGxfFziRJGk2bpL_zE4ofBbt4WgnVf0umFMmFrh0Pi9_-7b9B1p_kGyPXoBvA8NK0ArLhG3BSKNmH9_rZGZz-5IM4MMxd7LR6850TSNRN5WEq628ADOt9dBjjk3wHC8gT_z__XA6t8GAk1Jfov_Cbxt0UNZoqeHAVErr-X6Q/s4032/IMG_20231216_172137_0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo0ElEfkaW5qee0sLY0OrRGxfFziRJGk2bpL_zE4ofBbt4WgnVf0umFMmFrh0Pi9_-7b9B1p_kGyPXoBvA8NK0ArLhG3BSKNmH9_rZGZz-5IM4MMxd7LR6850TSNRN5WEq628ADOt9dBjjk3wHC8gT_z__XA6t8GAk1Jfov_Cbxt0UNZoqeHAVErr-X6Q/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_172137_0.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With the best follow-up ever, namely a Braingeyser. Okay, this might get hard after all. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQztBZFqtNjWl50X0LbYPW0Eq-UEPWoooyuA1bOHUAtPyOpb6fx5zjGqjhDJI6lNix5sDxTHAqcMv57v8ZcfjphDsvgFWtaHk5_5FPAXCFjNTt-Yv-RkkFqw-c75hVHof_KMguF0A6ewGuCdevkb9VQ62eafC3dmWRdEvq4f0RW8bgapkSLJCzpoai0s/s4032/IMG_20231216_172209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQztBZFqtNjWl50X0LbYPW0Eq-UEPWoooyuA1bOHUAtPyOpb6fx5zjGqjhDJI6lNix5sDxTHAqcMv57v8ZcfjphDsvgFWtaHk5_5FPAXCFjNTt-Yv-RkkFqw-c75hVHof_KMguF0A6ewGuCdevkb9VQ62eafC3dmWRdEvq4f0RW8bgapkSLJCzpoai0s/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_172209.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Following that was Ancestral recall and a Sengir vampire. Followed by a time walk. Johan was not going down easy here. In the meantime, I played both my tomes and a chaos orb. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcawtFhXSTOmsRcbJaXj7OVl1oNprR_pem23WoTy2ZKMnffbVcHUXiMwlYfdt2u89y9L-64HB58GIh_6jIOQt4rXIHnGck1-5AnVuVlOePR91Kgi68dbJiza5mH5-sGNV8dihiMJeoKBGsf4biriofCunJSk982u5F5fQyvdjdtoQtF9sN1B8NR96h_F8/s4032/IMG_20231216_173308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcawtFhXSTOmsRcbJaXj7OVl1oNprR_pem23WoTy2ZKMnffbVcHUXiMwlYfdt2u89y9L-64HB58GIh_6jIOQt4rXIHnGck1-5AnVuVlOePR91Kgi68dbJiza5mH5-sGNV8dihiMJeoKBGsf4biriofCunJSk982u5F5fQyvdjdtoQtF9sN1B8NR96h_F8/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_173308.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This gave me more options, and Su-Chi and a Ernham Djinn followed up. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiog9fkk1INt-Ge0uZtGAauue4yslyZ09QLE2EBhmr5Yr3ilmPN4BTswIzT-4yVFbdVFTNe78mTgBZE2IEL52bHLBk5LgrlvrZlBzeAWhOdd8-4WBaUpxRFiWM3qzXU2yls0UJ5kJBkgFcPr3kGsCCbR1JvYP1fJvUrr0py7k94INlMBT2oC4NwKg8maK4/s4032/IMG_20231216_173312.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiog9fkk1INt-Ge0uZtGAauue4yslyZ09QLE2EBhmr5Yr3ilmPN4BTswIzT-4yVFbdVFTNe78mTgBZE2IEL52bHLBk5LgrlvrZlBzeAWhOdd8-4WBaUpxRFiWM3qzXU2yls0UJ5kJBkgFcPr3kGsCCbR1JvYP1fJvUrr0py7k94INlMBT2oC4NwKg8maK4/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_173312.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then got a control magic for the vampire and played a preacher. All in all, that proved too much. So I ended up 4-2, and as it turns out, 9th... just out of the top 8. Damn :( but that also meant I could get something to eat now with Fulco and Johan. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWUjsDL6Tenqf8-Tbt55vAYKjB1lAZmbpNc6NLNrnmEoF1AlxJ7cmwA0nVDYQqL5Sv01QmSDd13-IdvLFxCFnlz5FxM_gbHGOO0PnSumZF-mV4G6S-Pf5iqucoDQKqD1_wtOpwR6rc4vxOPnXt5axgtSTszeim8a8bznC3DRr4zwgWbKnBHl99jQDPxk/s4032/IMG_20231216_173428.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWUjsDL6Tenqf8-Tbt55vAYKjB1lAZmbpNc6NLNrnmEoF1AlxJ7cmwA0nVDYQqL5Sv01QmSDd13-IdvLFxCFnlz5FxM_gbHGOO0PnSumZF-mV4G6S-Pf5iqucoDQKqD1_wtOpwR6rc4vxOPnXt5axgtSTszeim8a8bznC3DRr4zwgWbKnBHl99jQDPxk/w400-h300/IMG_20231216_173428.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The top 8 was off to a promising start. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lOYkS0SbAlZ1Ea8ll47Mp1A96RYs5fo51q2UCUJzjE5-eoC74y17tj0C8GnE-FawEQYnaHRJF_ahCS6Qa0V8I2ZpFdzT-kDmaHGVE-d2c2zhiQWgatSwn73ilKHW_8vXeTIpalMtOlbM_rFjGANzWhk7hja3ChUSEJFs2FqHqMBLfF4owxA_z51GCQ0/s4032/IMG_20231216_182033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lOYkS0SbAlZ1Ea8ll47Mp1A96RYs5fo51q2UCUJzjE5-eoC74y17tj0C8GnE-FawEQYnaHRJF_ahCS6Qa0V8I2ZpFdzT-kDmaHGVE-d2c2zhiQWgatSwn73ilKHW_8vXeTIpalMtOlbM_rFjGANzWhk7hja3ChUSEJFs2FqHqMBLfF4owxA_z51GCQ0/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_182033.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Turns out the best in the swiss was a red/black deck with lots of blood moons main deck. Though I get that might give you an advantage against a lot of decks, I am doubtful it would work against every deck I saw today. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZA7wAyDAxxV5X21ikkuqegKu9HX0vZVWLm3BF0Bdkk8FHY5909vz_QnMsSf08HIbIC0LQI1IJaygVCofpK-MNJOiAhg8vHDXHk3HwPsCGVdF-xF1vBcN9uuJ1o_CSoqi3gVbZHmPtPYdeVylKWPl9eD6OmSSFRMn0GKWw4us0iDCl0QbUHNqg8wrHX1Y/s4032/IMG_20231216_182253.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZA7wAyDAxxV5X21ikkuqegKu9HX0vZVWLm3BF0Bdkk8FHY5909vz_QnMsSf08HIbIC0LQI1IJaygVCofpK-MNJOiAhg8vHDXHk3HwPsCGVdF-xF1vBcN9uuJ1o_CSoqi3gVbZHmPtPYdeVylKWPl9eD6OmSSFRMn0GKWw4us0iDCl0QbUHNqg8wrHX1Y/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_182253.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Turns out the other decks were Robots, lion/dib/burn, Koen his deadguy on steroids, and a Rukh Egg/valley deck and a deck with Serendib Djinns. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpJQ2La3lAhviUNfksdaJRohDH4vpMQMK0daXDSL4-FEOmjYiB7GXmb-uxdvnvbszTQULA8gnwuiHoFPiEwoFhyrj_cbmdGwPSLdkMlz8J4SCDIhGYffhZa3ywUsOJeUzADl8iy959-Ta-lZ8RCod52RY3tWn_BVImWxH05RXrwOcxEIuuwXJeHW4xQM/s4032/IMG_20231216_182709.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpJQ2La3lAhviUNfksdaJRohDH4vpMQMK0daXDSL4-FEOmjYiB7GXmb-uxdvnvbszTQULA8gnwuiHoFPiEwoFhyrj_cbmdGwPSLdkMlz8J4SCDIhGYffhZa3ywUsOJeUzADl8iy959-Ta-lZ8RCod52RY3tWn_BVImWxH05RXrwOcxEIuuwXJeHW4xQM/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_182709.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6RfQbGm1ALqmXGExOmpXLdKU10vqbhtaPvijxpyESDxoeCz8yRNsgc_maouojMnysk5_gop_63cSn7tkUxPB1o-0RkCY03GPCJ7nS8-suF9govUmv30agDUC5YdvZQvqu3H7_B82o-uEQIU47f84-Og2dPcypWmQ4xVOXFC8OonYSTf95h8IowuDY6k/s4032/IMG_20231216_183222.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6RfQbGm1ALqmXGExOmpXLdKU10vqbhtaPvijxpyESDxoeCz8yRNsgc_maouojMnysk5_gop_63cSn7tkUxPB1o-0RkCY03GPCJ7nS8-suF9govUmv30agDUC5YdvZQvqu3H7_B82o-uEQIU47f84-Og2dPcypWmQ4xVOXFC8OonYSTf95h8IowuDY6k/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_183222.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Since we wanted to go look for something to eat, we did not wait. Outside, a light festival was going on, with a ballet dancer doing a cool dance while suspended in the air by strings. It was a very cool show. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MhOQ3iy07JQ-_EsM0syZUF3HSrhxg7dRA-GTRG10P6kDAgAUEFHs_-wIF7YbtPxxzfQmzY6hu_JhUtUSUd96TFmdlGZmM2IkDi-2ImDbDf7O8tlif5FiurLsoVXecXMhr42Hodkjd9jXRs4iGRrU5I6PGzyZCWv6zd1q9FhPFOREXsXuxFFLSsJxsh8/s4032/IMG_20231216_184029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MhOQ3iy07JQ-_EsM0syZUF3HSrhxg7dRA-GTRG10P6kDAgAUEFHs_-wIF7YbtPxxzfQmzY6hu_JhUtUSUd96TFmdlGZmM2IkDi-2ImDbDf7O8tlif5FiurLsoVXecXMhr42Hodkjd9jXRs4iGRrU5I6PGzyZCWv6zd1q9FhPFOREXsXuxFFLSsJxsh8/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_184029.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iggw_QsWgrJuB9rh4yDGIuhJkBv_LkeDeBSUT5T62WW4ikGJAyOztrxL26_3DAyqM3tr6TFaEIGM5NfNwCwDuoubwnHKVgQK1DnGGfltMgkwunAhc3cgidMy9LQF93yYYfDCAfrqYaUq9NdVjjMEYs1rHYOeV2zFo_-R7I_TuRYjmaXn6UYLg7_wgQY/s4032/IMG_20231216_184031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iggw_QsWgrJuB9rh4yDGIuhJkBv_LkeDeBSUT5T62WW4ikGJAyOztrxL26_3DAyqM3tr6TFaEIGM5NfNwCwDuoubwnHKVgQK1DnGGfltMgkwunAhc3cgidMy9LQF93yYYfDCAfrqYaUq9NdVjjMEYs1rHYOeV2zFo_-R7I_TuRYjmaXn6UYLg7_wgQY/w300-h400/IMG_20231216_184031.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Turns out finding something vegan for Johan was a bit of a hassle in the town, so we took a quick snack and went home. Thanks to Simon and Peter for organizing, and thanks for all that showed up to play! Thanks for a great day and see you all next time!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div></div>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-46440081991425850992023-12-25T01:12:00.000-08:002023-12-29T03:08:58.379-08:00Knights of Thorn X<div>A quick Christmas gift for those who like to look at pictures of old cardboard before I go see my parents :) Merry Christmas everybody, hope to see you again in the next year!</div><div><br /></div><div>The Knights of Thorn is a dutch classic when it comes to playing OS. It is sort of Swedish with only 10 reprints allowed. Mostly, it is just a great tournament to hang out with likeminded OS players. For a deck I followed up on the idea to, for a while, not change decks literally every tournament. So I made some changes to my deck with almost no playsets (only tundra is in there 4 times, other cards are in there 3,2 or 1 time) to see if I could improve on last tournament. I felt the deck was a bit to passive so I added an extra Jade statue (which is also a bit more immune to balance and wrath of god which were problems for me last time) and took out a mishra's factory and added a scrublands for a more solid manabase. I also took out a counterspell for a divine offering to make it a bit more active than passive. <div><br /></div><div>On the day of the tournament, I picked up fellow oldschoolers Remko and Thijs, and we went on our way to Deventer. We saw a lot of familiar faces, which for me is what OS is all about. Meeting nice people while flipping classic cardboard. </div><div><br /></div><div>After some announcements (like the new record of 54 contestants) we started the first round. I was paired against Wijnand, our local cardboard crack dealer who only joined to make an even number. That is a great way to add to the day Wijnand, thanks! No beyes today. Wijnand announced that losing just a single game against him would be a pretty look for me since he almost never plays OS. </div><div><br /></div><div>The first game, he started aggresively by attacking me with a factory. I also noticed a badlands and expected to see hypnotic specters soon. Since I had no elimination in my hand and I did not draw lands on my first 2 turns, I decided to icestorm the badlands, to give myself some more time. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZR-RsFu6I-OPspEzA-IzFREAZqCn599bOQ8dm7Znw6fGm_I6wwaGwBRS5hFduloFRbQLbULwRgh1ohYP4Z1TJYHuthF7MW5c2789T-65xy7piP9EBBViNz2lqiT6SSziPVo1LGPy73x37HP4Nlqks09hgw0Ox4XB7BZx2BRggc6k8LhPKYHU1w-JD4o/s4032/IMG_20231209_112635.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZR-RsFu6I-OPspEzA-IzFREAZqCn599bOQ8dm7Znw6fGm_I6wwaGwBRS5hFduloFRbQLbULwRgh1ohYP4Z1TJYHuthF7MW5c2789T-65xy7piP9EBBViNz2lqiT6SSziPVo1LGPy73x37HP4Nlqks09hgw0Ox4XB7BZx2BRggc6k8LhPKYHU1w-JD4o/w400-h300/IMG_20231209_112635.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It turned out that was a pretty good decision. Though Wijnand had a maze, he stalled on lands as well, which gave me time to get two Djinns out. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKT5ldPAe9Sb4aI9lWyuAqgw5FQ2NzF5EGFG_ttu_CIQDJF7CP3E2Pm_6yuwv5dssG8O3vSV5acYuKAoRGSNLl_mMaJriiBEtWcIHmEyC1MWktIHNR47q4uadedO8tW1pnZEzpPrb1_dd5MOD9BrGJvv-E6Pb9zbPTiO8EidMq-PnekvqjXfWX34Kilg/s4032/IMG_20231209_112722.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKT5ldPAe9Sb4aI9lWyuAqgw5FQ2NzF5EGFG_ttu_CIQDJF7CP3E2Pm_6yuwv5dssG8O3vSV5acYuKAoRGSNLl_mMaJriiBEtWcIHmEyC1MWktIHNR47q4uadedO8tW1pnZEzpPrb1_dd5MOD9BrGJvv-E6Pb9zbPTiO8EidMq-PnekvqjXfWX34Kilg/w400-h300/IMG_20231209_112722.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And a Su-Chi, and a Jade statue. Wijnand in the meantime cast a troll, but that was too late. 1-0. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawvfbT7Q-93OToseMnQXfjet8J9oUXmZp725DCCv4lBFOf2PQlj_DgLY1_8AB2Kb5lLVlCyfVGzlDdGyxUuluDs-oDWOlApMeuHjHjXci8Fm2pYdWrGPj5JcilBggpMo8ZGjazrDYQV0dhj23wjXdPTLtwGuFhJ2tmYM7QGp3XRVrgQRZ5eUx9JpwnAY/s4032/IMG_20231209_112910.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawvfbT7Q-93OToseMnQXfjet8J9oUXmZp725DCCv4lBFOf2PQlj_DgLY1_8AB2Kb5lLVlCyfVGzlDdGyxUuluDs-oDWOlApMeuHjHjXci8Fm2pYdWrGPj5JcilBggpMo8ZGjazrDYQV0dhj23wjXdPTLtwGuFhJ2tmYM7QGp3XRVrgQRZ5eUx9JpwnAY/w400-h300/IMG_20231209_112910.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The second game Wijnand started strong with a sol ring and a disintegrate on my Djinn, followed up by a Sengir vampire. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWV8rWjBox2BJRz0NR5XMqQX8ZMDDWzlkVn3GhzPUZ4wGAvVN5BOXilN-1ptVUYehqWjfEIWKokYbDYLxFr0j8oaK6OoHFfBFCUsQRYHZQs3JUCdxsvnOlvF-flvwgn0tDDQX3-kifLcwglYo0F3o5ndR2PTz-3h2nLx8e4D6xbQKUpgof6QUv9z4oTc/s4032/IMG_20231209_113605.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWV8rWjBox2BJRz0NR5XMqQX8ZMDDWzlkVn3GhzPUZ4wGAvVN5BOXilN-1ptVUYehqWjfEIWKokYbDYLxFr0j8oaK6OoHFfBFCUsQRYHZQs3JUCdxsvnOlvF-flvwgn0tDDQX3-kifLcwglYo0F3o5ndR2PTz-3h2nLx8e4D6xbQKUpgof6QUv9z4oTc/w400-h300/IMG_20231209_113605.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was able to psionic blast the vampire, but he then played a Specter and a Troll. Followed up by... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm01lylpK14mvLYBFoIyKqZUPpUxz3nMM1VaEHKW09mxeEmlju50d3kKh8bOeIdlkQO5-lgL7F055F9Q-jVu8-TEvgm6EFaJ3V3LLaj7WTtIfW3dAAmyC5oRIUvnysLvjebkWr2K9oX8KnSvmhJnOrGb2CiVE6NcvpdzJHvci44AGCDLBfSqCeWHQSGnY/s4032/IMG_20231209_113706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm01lylpK14mvLYBFoIyKqZUPpUxz3nMM1VaEHKW09mxeEmlju50d3kKh8bOeIdlkQO5-lgL7F055F9Q-jVu8-TEvgm6EFaJ3V3LLaj7WTtIfW3dAAmyC5oRIUvnysLvjebkWr2K9oX8KnSvmhJnOrGb2CiVE6NcvpdzJHvci44AGCDLBfSqCeWHQSGnY/w400-h300/IMG_20231209_113706.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>You guessed it, a mind twist. Wijnand might not play often, he played this agressive troll strategy well. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9deG2TJYsUn6aSGulYBev2OTzMTIzlUJC3GJdHnH25-qvZMlsjAabHk7LUDupuHV7DKCgIDOE8fsI07gMEKNaAhxl4FMY811q1I_WwyNk6mpnGg20A31iF2tv_77DIRrTv5UvbWkkmf28kWAdibYynB_RoD6nnVqJf0nx09fPxwrVgJLAU3c7u84neY/s4032/IMG_20231209_113759.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9deG2TJYsUn6aSGulYBev2OTzMTIzlUJC3GJdHnH25-qvZMlsjAabHk7LUDupuHV7DKCgIDOE8fsI07gMEKNaAhxl4FMY811q1I_WwyNk6mpnGg20A31iF2tv_77DIRrTv5UvbWkkmf28kWAdibYynB_RoD6nnVqJf0nx09fPxwrVgJLAU3c7u84neY/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_113759.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That was pretty bad. It cost me Su-Chi, Erhnam Djinn, Jade statue, Jalum tome. Auch. It also cost me the game, since I had nothing more in hand to add to the game. 1-1.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0G2ztzs2VVgsJw2x3OgBZ4wtxjfu8XCmxDTi4pOnogmFHskA4ql003Y0dCQef7UOA9MYuYFM5EKkhIh73urpn_Jnv5rcrhZVLschF8G11mgn8iwBgFJolgYvGRO29_Fk7d2BBTIV7C49sJkawudz7kTmPxWZk-SkMv4x9CtEsvaNpU8M5Nxs9jpvOeVk/s4032/IMG_20231209_113808.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0G2ztzs2VVgsJw2x3OgBZ4wtxjfu8XCmxDTi4pOnogmFHskA4ql003Y0dCQef7UOA9MYuYFM5EKkhIh73urpn_Jnv5rcrhZVLschF8G11mgn8iwBgFJolgYvGRO29_Fk7d2BBTIV7C49sJkawudz7kTmPxWZk-SkMv4x9CtEsvaNpU8M5Nxs9jpvOeVk/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_113808.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The third game, I had a pretty strong start with turn 2 Su-Chi thanks to some moxen. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAyIqUPoM_SBR_WDRD3A6E1NJkwh3lT8FsScDURI8xmaZOgO4sISpndqY8R-mpBnD3qTgtsfnfn8CvgpjBfqkB9aoxvbKUk_1aR_5j3tp6G_6QxC2E4EXKB3goXHVcBruYgFrQVmcQsnm-kuF7WrUshpvvRJMnh12xEV4zYe0IXBUTMM3iYIX1_FpDrfA/s4032/IMG_20231209_114143.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAyIqUPoM_SBR_WDRD3A6E1NJkwh3lT8FsScDURI8xmaZOgO4sISpndqY8R-mpBnD3qTgtsfnfn8CvgpjBfqkB9aoxvbKUk_1aR_5j3tp6G_6QxC2E4EXKB3goXHVcBruYgFrQVmcQsnm-kuF7WrUshpvvRJMnh12xEV4zYe0IXBUTMM3iYIX1_FpDrfA/w400-h300/IMG_20231209_114143.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Followed up by turn 3 braingeyser for 3, which is always good. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZZXlQXlNtBdtVaPZ71sWuIqXxHwAwm8CxBPAk8lxi8btdyTonlCiFflfcZOBzeTGX6T468gGKR-zVgSoED2GNcpCpL8w-VjcOdzZkDLOnCNuIOEecsYXaL69aH2I3-E6E7cEhDf31QxlhK-yIZxgvt7BUqNSWBMYsyCLtOWkTOMqCKxyS1rdWp1Kq7g/s4032/IMG_20231209_114326.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZZXlQXlNtBdtVaPZ71sWuIqXxHwAwm8CxBPAk8lxi8btdyTonlCiFflfcZOBzeTGX6T468gGKR-zVgSoED2GNcpCpL8w-VjcOdzZkDLOnCNuIOEecsYXaL69aH2I3-E6E7cEhDf31QxlhK-yIZxgvt7BUqNSWBMYsyCLtOWkTOMqCKxyS1rdWp1Kq7g/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_114326.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I drew a factory with the braingeyser, but no more threats. But still, hammering for 6 is pretty good. Then Wijnand played a disk. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzcX7_gooP9PZ2D3UTb1dfH0gIVB25pkkzUED8pFPIzC4wvl7VGDg8lANTnc6lty_k-JxemiRHqMLiRiW0YUBCoUt5ZHxchE2pBDPEe1lacas-h4pyYilhzW3-oHSTdH12AP_-MU5XsZ_TY_kAUeTqKy0idBLGZusHJ1mVzTm0zV1wCxr5q-8lQq_dVw/s4032/IMG_20231209_114501.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzcX7_gooP9PZ2D3UTb1dfH0gIVB25pkkzUED8pFPIzC4wvl7VGDg8lANTnc6lty_k-JxemiRHqMLiRiW0YUBCoUt5ZHxchE2pBDPEe1lacas-h4pyYilhzW3-oHSTdH12AP_-MU5XsZ_TY_kAUeTqKy0idBLGZusHJ1mVzTm0zV1wCxr5q-8lQq_dVw/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_114501.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The disk was pretty good, taking out 3 of my cards (Suchi and 2 moxen), but except for 2 factories, there were no damage dealers on his side. And I had just the awnser for his 2 factories :) </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwr7Uy7qSSd-pgyntZJ3ubPlSyY3AKgGdmYRriXTEV5dPUGaFDpDROgQzOVl3zX9BYhj9_tuKizm5Ys44O9Os7Xkz_6g6g1dxY0jTBN4ZIJWb5DcpilfeVhdhaI8A-2NNOrQx-HHEc1ReZ2IPw-U_PkkE_VGF8MVxXRCU-cPEwtqgTKIVfwMeldWjhe0/s4032/IMG_20231209_114800_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwr7Uy7qSSd-pgyntZJ3ubPlSyY3AKgGdmYRriXTEV5dPUGaFDpDROgQzOVl3zX9BYhj9_tuKizm5Ys44O9Os7Xkz_6g6g1dxY0jTBN4ZIJWb5DcpilfeVhdhaI8A-2NNOrQx-HHEc1ReZ2IPw-U_PkkE_VGF8MVxXRCU-cPEwtqgTKIVfwMeldWjhe0/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_114800_1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And a tome, which had to wait for another turn to produce extra cards, because Serra joined in. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRy1LQmYy9Lau7mQlA5dDPY3SjOFDdAyOByP2AhyX9jtiuvIuEyFec9vZZyknhqgYUFMSMXkCY2nSVSTo2psMqfp4CwraqnpQKTFdAMhyQsK41DbaXSt3wG4gMgZWILCtgDvZ9xzO8-abQijjkttMivTqMAajEyoKwinM2Qg9tIDGU1gAvErqQouBm1hE/s4032/IMG_20231209_115010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRy1LQmYy9Lau7mQlA5dDPY3SjOFDdAyOByP2AhyX9jtiuvIuEyFec9vZZyknhqgYUFMSMXkCY2nSVSTo2psMqfp4CwraqnpQKTFdAMhyQsK41DbaXSt3wG4gMgZWILCtgDvZ9xzO8-abQijjkttMivTqMAajEyoKwinM2Qg9tIDGU1gAvErqQouBm1hE/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_115010.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Serra and the giant were enough to finish the game, so 2-1. That felt a lot closer than it should have, since Wijnand told me he does not play OS very well. I don't really think that is true. From the cards he drew and what I saw, it seemed pretty solid. But then again, who knows? Maybe if I play him again in the future I will notice some mistakes :) The match was over and we had a couple of minutes left. That gave me time to look around and take some quick pictures. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-S9W96kWku1f_NcjWJEm0BnW4qoOGNyb5YvCwOgoI7mdXfjk5XZMcfJ3iOKf-XvWWBRCF5CEIIJql0BEiNAcy5yO9rtwPuDI6ooGRJT0P4pY7-FKoaj5N14878JNtiJyVQXrMP4BmMbEGhzFh0hMwVaRGA9AmeYlpzfO7WqosQu1zhpshCTbnUwZKSRo/s4032/IMG_20231209_115036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-S9W96kWku1f_NcjWJEm0BnW4qoOGNyb5YvCwOgoI7mdXfjk5XZMcfJ3iOKf-XvWWBRCF5CEIIJql0BEiNAcy5yO9rtwPuDI6ooGRJT0P4pY7-FKoaj5N14878JNtiJyVQXrMP4BmMbEGhzFh0hMwVaRGA9AmeYlpzfO7WqosQu1zhpshCTbnUwZKSRo/w400-h300/IMG_20231209_115036.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPGku1byjKruFYDhS_5-3SQ8yhIujYYTyuq9Y0wkIiNgvj1YpA7nU9ILwqSGtsVbmUupb-Jw17cJQUxXH0e2xx6PdnNIgki_esRY9s3K2M_GwgGLIrDKCKA9-6xp9NPg4eLL0y2CE12Zj8dai8Lxt6sILE4A8KFPj58Ph3j1IxQtuHlUCEEQKQYHyV3c/s4032/IMG_20231209_121141.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPGku1byjKruFYDhS_5-3SQ8yhIujYYTyuq9Y0wkIiNgvj1YpA7nU9ILwqSGtsVbmUupb-Jw17cJQUxXH0e2xx6PdnNIgki_esRY9s3K2M_GwgGLIrDKCKA9-6xp9NPg4eLL0y2CE12Zj8dai8Lxt6sILE4A8KFPj58Ph3j1IxQtuHlUCEEQKQYHyV3c/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_121141.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>There was not much time for taking pictures though, since the 3 games against Wijnand had taken most of the time. On to round 2, against Peter Monten, always a pleasure. He's a great guy to play against, and he had brought a somewhat unexpected brew. I always like it when I see an original deck that is not one of the usual suspects. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-28HFOPLUpgkJblvVP0vFXTsJ4Q3-wZoulj01vFLO-oe8HXbqnHBTPNGg244BP-qvoSX9W_6OeP-eHOOAkFbjdzA9lG1axzLhfM4V76If178dSecg2GP5_88iIDLLWKHuVA2nTnFXZl2Nka42aGhyphenhyphen8pckyFrFfG1pPFZnoS5U9px4OJYN-HWJYRWR_qM/s4032/IMG_20231209_123034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-28HFOPLUpgkJblvVP0vFXTsJ4Q3-wZoulj01vFLO-oe8HXbqnHBTPNGg244BP-qvoSX9W_6OeP-eHOOAkFbjdzA9lG1axzLhfM4V76If178dSecg2GP5_88iIDLLWKHuVA2nTnFXZl2Nka42aGhyphenhyphen8pckyFrFfG1pPFZnoS5U9px4OJYN-HWJYRWR_qM/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_123034.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After a phantom monster, which I took care of, an air elemental arrived to stop my factories from attacking. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNxFw1kFCT9sXJtnED3JH33YvLFW_Qwl6C5GN80-NOzbmQidAP_5M5_ds1A4qZDzZPQ14vZohev6oDwQ7n3IJtiivku7yeUQrnM6VMRXo1w-OFplXHCq7SU_Tzt2Vim_sdQHDEPdyMpBfjyH8W156h4GnvII406tXNFXKGJLYQtoF449Fp88Qzq1nFKg/s4032/IMG_20231209_124012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNxFw1kFCT9sXJtnED3JH33YvLFW_Qwl6C5GN80-NOzbmQidAP_5M5_ds1A4qZDzZPQ14vZohev6oDwQ7n3IJtiivku7yeUQrnM6VMRXo1w-OFplXHCq7SU_Tzt2Vim_sdQHDEPdyMpBfjyH8W156h4GnvII406tXNFXKGJLYQtoF449Fp88Qzq1nFKg/w400-h300/IMG_20231209_124012.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That was a bit of a problem, since I had no red or black mana available to play either my tutor, nor my fireball to get rid of it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExHfuyOBc3apYqCUF7eq97dZzIrfTOrazhXNCaJLMhZWS1S4f_iD-ElWz5RqA783cTPEx3HsS8e6yySK5v-IYeYZRcBHtNeLkRHhBgxiqX2OkscECwAV64N8NS8H1HLFGujMeOZJZrsVhnshZIALQeicFYvH1Z4KuFS4j_k_-w3MSqOHabcsbFTY0xTQ/s4032/IMG_20231209_124103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExHfuyOBc3apYqCUF7eq97dZzIrfTOrazhXNCaJLMhZWS1S4f_iD-ElWz5RqA783cTPEx3HsS8e6yySK5v-IYeYZRcBHtNeLkRHhBgxiqX2OkscECwAV64N8NS8H1HLFGujMeOZJZrsVhnshZIALQeicFYvH1Z4KuFS4j_k_-w3MSqOHabcsbFTY0xTQ/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_124103.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>To make things worse, an Icy and a factory arrived on the other side, while I was filtering card with my Jalum Tome. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvA5WXc1SV40jbCFrityPM4U4PgbzJE7EnmUbkPVDNxmtpeKOdGkWRxwJWICTzuBoj5u4W_VxdhSrR8OWpJ0f4mQo3YdXJ3voYvVSaZDxTbCeCMBwxCtvFRb4Wxa1T_L0_5B3AZ_6rAIxLG_ROooUbt7Q7KwC6_i1mi4Q7MAaJLytJJGyiW2P_JMrEAtA/s4032/IMG_20231209_124151.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvA5WXc1SV40jbCFrityPM4U4PgbzJE7EnmUbkPVDNxmtpeKOdGkWRxwJWICTzuBoj5u4W_VxdhSrR8OWpJ0f4mQo3YdXJ3voYvVSaZDxTbCeCMBwxCtvFRb4Wxa1T_L0_5B3AZ_6rAIxLG_ROooUbt7Q7KwC6_i1mi4Q7MAaJLytJJGyiW2P_JMrEAtA/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_124151.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Peter played timetwister after that, which gave me the following interesting hand.. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGV96TdqmBvUdo37Y6jOPuntc0i6Jiq79RM0_gYuVZ6o-RWOa-kbATrThWjTqSBV7NxKBBtHXXsJxCwxAFtSNDXTP8Jhg6mDlny37_cZTS68c1MhKLTrvbVf1q6gBVzqlDfaOTCZ7jhV5_rL13bw0Bq_7U_jlJBRKfi_4SzdVSIoKfPs7Sea4d5whCvs/s4032/IMG_20231209_125147.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGV96TdqmBvUdo37Y6jOPuntc0i6Jiq79RM0_gYuVZ6o-RWOa-kbATrThWjTqSBV7NxKBBtHXXsJxCwxAFtSNDXTP8Jhg6mDlny37_cZTS68c1MhKLTrvbVf1q6gBVzqlDfaOTCZ7jhV5_rL13bw0Bq_7U_jlJBRKfi_4SzdVSIoKfPs7Sea4d5whCvs/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_125147.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, at least I have a lot of card for my Jalum Tome to discard.. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Peter crumbled both my factories after I tried to attack. The boatload of lands I got from the twister, together with 1 STP made sure I could get to some more useful stuff and pretty soon I was attacking Peter with a Giant and a Djinn. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimyWpHH5XFushtDPiRITo-_nvcKg8_V_CfTxIb-ArrGBFa86OTYMD4zvUtGhADOjjCgaDN7ZorxCze_LYjG3ynQuYXkhrBWtiykQTlPqxb9ev9ML-dGE44MZYAEMJm1GAvn-OvHWO-LoOoKc6irumHtbT8f7DcnRaL8qMRlCrps6xDcYTPtw-I7EkLEQ4/s4032/IMG_20231209_125909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimyWpHH5XFushtDPiRITo-_nvcKg8_V_CfTxIb-ArrGBFa86OTYMD4zvUtGhADOjjCgaDN7ZorxCze_LYjG3ynQuYXkhrBWtiykQTlPqxb9ev9ML-dGE44MZYAEMJm1GAvn-OvHWO-LoOoKc6irumHtbT8f7DcnRaL8qMRlCrps6xDcYTPtw-I7EkLEQ4/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_125909.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That proved too much too handle, so I won this game. We got talking a lot during the very interesting second game, and I forgot to take pictures. Eventually I won the match with Su-Chi and Djinns. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOZqoBkKon8FtwMrIMm8bOZM1_pgSvkL7NuWIqfDj8W8rcp4Uyx9tXWh5qT5de7KEO7K45Xu1SLzaQnpRnx4vDufsG6fh1pfqz15k2Db68WcgvSH7r1_RibwfqLdlkfIH_aHewfY_pujSOWaUa_Df72uuYxGQK36He1yLOKd0uyalSI2lLRJEjlAJAHU/s4032/IMG_20231209_140628.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOZqoBkKon8FtwMrIMm8bOZM1_pgSvkL7NuWIqfDj8W8rcp4Uyx9tXWh5qT5de7KEO7K45Xu1SLzaQnpRnx4vDufsG6fh1pfqz15k2Db68WcgvSH7r1_RibwfqLdlkfIH_aHewfY_pujSOWaUa_Df72uuYxGQK36He1yLOKd0uyalSI2lLRJEjlAJAHU/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_140628.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The big chief Mari standing on a chair</td></tr></tbody></table><br />After lunch, we continued against Alex, who was playing a aggresive counterburn deck. I got the following quite interesting hand. I could play braingeyser for 3 on turn one, and go from there with the possibility of regrowth on the Black Lotus if I needed it. Or mulligan. I decided to go for the first option. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSe-WjlTtnT4GjAHWdjddxTzaQ_kIFFak98EvC3opsx3YDXQGbA-vadJo0N1whOVOpApUIAbhdCHfMQzIc5Sp30Po-1I3BRpJWHnVJjbVIeTgVlFPm0SklD08OvSZNP4g07EPlwLhOKTBADdRu_4Zh0IydWjOLBBX039hCC2uOwB_SAZa3k6IzqOx-mk/s4032/IMG_20231209_141627.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSe-WjlTtnT4GjAHWdjddxTzaQ_kIFFak98EvC3opsx3YDXQGbA-vadJo0N1whOVOpApUIAbhdCHfMQzIc5Sp30Po-1I3BRpJWHnVJjbVIeTgVlFPm0SklD08OvSZNP4g07EPlwLhOKTBADdRu_4Zh0IydWjOLBBX039hCC2uOwB_SAZa3k6IzqOx-mk/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_141627.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alex started with turn one flying men, I started with the braingeyser. Interestingly, I did not draw land in either my draw or the braingeyser together. I did get a mox though. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-zHD2LkjpgPmgKtMrmwWVJwZEOj2FIvHanZV7mAPLb8zDPbq4oRFwdNNMDrDvOxKJUqZ6fHA5qM6f3W12drCOBb-4v0YdiK_invcNKEZuLor5CPfOGnKSxiy7o66iqGNeaRECWvEqUu2dK9PFfbXl1Aensn_UVE6ggfh8EN8OKh4AlobEG71gKnBxuo/s4032/IMG_20231209_141805.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-zHD2LkjpgPmgKtMrmwWVJwZEOj2FIvHanZV7mAPLb8zDPbq4oRFwdNNMDrDvOxKJUqZ6fHA5qM6f3W12drCOBb-4v0YdiK_invcNKEZuLor5CPfOGnKSxiy7o66iqGNeaRECWvEqUu2dK9PFfbXl1Aensn_UVE6ggfh8EN8OKh4AlobEG71gKnBxuo/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_141805.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Fortunately, I got a volcanic island after that, but decided to get the lotus back anyway, to cast Serra Angel. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5nd8Y4fRVMgjGRfI0hCG5pU0U7JgL33Om3qm2-35ZRUGMQXSil4wJkhzmAXMQNaXU3X_jkEv37Z4xx1BNxWmrFX-_lwBsmBQ_lwAoJGeVm5It_puYblTsQf37Nnd4fN1G40fp7-7AZj_LF-lrfCZgD-bhUb03PWsYXpwIPyfP1wOKRwyPN-EDybLabM/s4032/IMG_20231209_141858.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5nd8Y4fRVMgjGRfI0hCG5pU0U7JgL33Om3qm2-35ZRUGMQXSil4wJkhzmAXMQNaXU3X_jkEv37Z4xx1BNxWmrFX-_lwBsmBQ_lwAoJGeVm5It_puYblTsQf37Nnd4fN1G40fp7-7AZj_LF-lrfCZgD-bhUb03PWsYXpwIPyfP1wOKRwyPN-EDybLabM/w400-h300/IMG_20231209_141858.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That did not do much though because she was quickly removed on the spot. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajP9DnH7k4AJ3Z9ojlQYF-yr2wEmVuUBftKzrFp3bD_YnqhxFGT1cxiNDwPsE57QqEOB6rg5usB8Lbcfd8MOY7zOKxjAlcef8ZLOusOXjqjhraqsE0j02K0sZnishPu6vAaiIStPhZqRjGUo5gtAZhPohSk3CVJDc5R3Dal-WP_gA3Ar9lgL5ceRa3uk/s4032/IMG_20231209_141925.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajP9DnH7k4AJ3Z9ojlQYF-yr2wEmVuUBftKzrFp3bD_YnqhxFGT1cxiNDwPsE57QqEOB6rg5usB8Lbcfd8MOY7zOKxjAlcef8ZLOusOXjqjhraqsE0j02K0sZnishPu6vAaiIStPhZqRjGUo5gtAZhPohSk3CVJDc5R3Dal-WP_gA3Ar9lgL5ceRa3uk/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_141925.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After that, a stripmine took care of my island, I with no landdraws from my side, I had to start filtering with the tome, and I had to do it quickly because there was a Serendib on the other side as well now. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyspxFvg1n2ncXrQ1zLSQuWsDpgZRO_v8nEJG4JOUA0wu0gA2_AZGp80Q1UXg7H81tDjYoQX1aN8vvsEtozlyBZiXhBRBH5aoC3zKB8f_QDNu51Kt55pA5ayxGpbPTV4Ra8a1Tfd4umSpOlurJgIsUssXbZAV14Z5z1GeXbFUEyo4Om85cwr9hQOARDY/s4032/IMG_20231209_142141.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyspxFvg1n2ncXrQ1zLSQuWsDpgZRO_v8nEJG4JOUA0wu0gA2_AZGp80Q1UXg7H81tDjYoQX1aN8vvsEtozlyBZiXhBRBH5aoC3zKB8f_QDNu51Kt55pA5ayxGpbPTV4Ra8a1Tfd4umSpOlurJgIsUssXbZAV14Z5z1GeXbFUEyo4Om85cwr9hQOARDY/w400-h300/IMG_20231209_142141.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I tried to psionic blast the serendib, but that was countered. Than I tried a balance, and that worked. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SbPudkHm-94Ohna_a1xZXr2hbYmuKYYuO8H3PQJtMnrTNVM0p0Fx4cgwwIz9Re3XBfsUAhthZddu5W78g0TCJaSFtXz4OP2FmVerKSHkuohWac_OP1frcQ-e4TGFuZvpr1bVleBxXrcXukrwTqcHZa2CbeQryiPigaxU0zEFmPo6aMG8YBL9A8eaLMg/s4032/IMG_20231209_142914.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SbPudkHm-94Ohna_a1xZXr2hbYmuKYYuO8H3PQJtMnrTNVM0p0Fx4cgwwIz9Re3XBfsUAhthZddu5W78g0TCJaSFtXz4OP2FmVerKSHkuohWac_OP1frcQ-e4TGFuZvpr1bVleBxXrcXukrwTqcHZa2CbeQryiPigaxU0zEFmPo6aMG8YBL9A8eaLMg/w400-h300/IMG_20231209_142914.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Not for long though, because Alex had Ancestral Recall and got back pretty quickly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMVQKthjGIOKbjGIdYRkrJUL5TxMbAeD3P13XEC9jI6wPZabgibvRZM6dcZ1_mFGguREfTLtsXmC231YG_03e5V7lgUv7etNP-fceTstCft64YSnLtuWnD-wfUhA-Ucfc8zQEemxvfU6e_ImgRSFVzzFRHWwxxnsdgFPgSQxaxgNsgA6YoF5_QhmmRz4/s4032/IMG_20231209_143006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMVQKthjGIOKbjGIdYRkrJUL5TxMbAeD3P13XEC9jI6wPZabgibvRZM6dcZ1_mFGguREfTLtsXmC231YG_03e5V7lgUv7etNP-fceTstCft64YSnLtuWnD-wfUhA-Ucfc8zQEemxvfU6e_ImgRSFVzzFRHWwxxnsdgFPgSQxaxgNsgA6YoF5_QhmmRz4/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_143006.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Doing more damage was now key, but my deck was not really up to the task. Alex played another Serendib Efreet, I played Su-Chi but I was too far behind and a lot of burncards on the side of Alex made sure I was not able to race him. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJTZ8rzKDo0Wt5KDbsv6xCOBcrbLyCRv67QEv_KLyUDpH-D9oiYtWOYmKjoL9e27nMpjV3eWm1qDeWiMeiLDbpjKNsVuYv3-lwqG0j6D7Z4wvQKTBvq_jyXZ2E3HyJYIqnS1uvLpuKIpZnSxeaLCQsE5x5WtOu6KG4MZpfpM2230aAPiphNPrJZy4EHA/s4032/IMG_20231209_143109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJTZ8rzKDo0Wt5KDbsv6xCOBcrbLyCRv67QEv_KLyUDpH-D9oiYtWOYmKjoL9e27nMpjV3eWm1qDeWiMeiLDbpjKNsVuYv3-lwqG0j6D7Z4wvQKTBvq_jyXZ2E3HyJYIqnS1uvLpuKIpZnSxeaLCQsE5x5WtOu6KG4MZpfpM2230aAPiphNPrJZy4EHA/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_143109.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, on to game 2. Alex had first turn library of alexandria. I decided to get rid of that aggressively with armageddon, which I could because of a sol ring. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvVsRO7t46wgU8GV5QvveWsVPVpiuCQ-jNgNNN962KJRSdTILEqNDSJJSR-Vqxz5fHdGcQ6tCjpMAZ8woYanBQbsZFi8rEv2K4r97XXx4rQIQz6o9NHsmsfw1mk6Cxrx4rj9DismzFf7sTyOE0d0XXKbOBacw5ngT7LOVSpoM7mVd0KE15Y5s1ECfypk/s4032/IMG_20231209_144014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvVsRO7t46wgU8GV5QvveWsVPVpiuCQ-jNgNNN962KJRSdTILEqNDSJJSR-Vqxz5fHdGcQ6tCjpMAZ8woYanBQbsZFi8rEv2K4r97XXx4rQIQz6o9NHsmsfw1mk6Cxrx4rj9DismzFf7sTyOE0d0XXKbOBacw5ngT7LOVSpoM7mVd0KE15Y5s1ECfypk/w400-h300/IMG_20231209_144014.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My deck had no follow up right away, with lots of mana but no threats yet. Fortunately I got to braingeyser with my Black lotus. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3LvIK1yZnv1CHGqDrkzQfDrTHYM8C8teTh-m3b2wYy6DN-FAdpWvPd9pbUOcEi_nMTMHZoF5x1xfbMeizVH2ijwk7j8y4qQ6rkXLNVVaRlw9e_9v7F6OHGwcqxOITOLWbdJI2kSmxKeDJFzdP4Ay46BOlrC5mUQ3rf67_6oVHUuUP4jpMUnJ6mSJgN0/s4032/IMG_20231209_144144.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3LvIK1yZnv1CHGqDrkzQfDrTHYM8C8teTh-m3b2wYy6DN-FAdpWvPd9pbUOcEi_nMTMHZoF5x1xfbMeizVH2ijwk7j8y4qQ6rkXLNVVaRlw9e_9v7F6OHGwcqxOITOLWbdJI2kSmxKeDJFzdP4Ay46BOlrC5mUQ3rf67_6oVHUuUP4jpMUnJ6mSJgN0/w400-h300/IMG_20231209_144144.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That worked. I got to play Serra and Jayemdae tome, and this was only turn 4. OS can ben pretty insande. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizt8cQ3YdM1eh9pHXbBgc1ICWG_0OUst-hTF13zuiL54GvG3qE8qdyAFIOJ2MZPmJce3C1e8Utm2h3DN6AayeUmR25M-wvSLB2MLsBWeP0PkiddyB_9BX8EuyNiX0174-_z7DkLpSB8JaOhrJCe7S7Mj45poY3eE0hCWX2CcUIxLy1EgfmNpYjNeP2dFg/s4032/IMG_20231209_144322.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizt8cQ3YdM1eh9pHXbBgc1ICWG_0OUst-hTF13zuiL54GvG3qE8qdyAFIOJ2MZPmJce3C1e8Utm2h3DN6AayeUmR25M-wvSLB2MLsBWeP0PkiddyB_9BX8EuyNiX0174-_z7DkLpSB8JaOhrJCe7S7Mj45poY3eE0hCWX2CcUIxLy1EgfmNpYjNeP2dFg/w400-h300/IMG_20231209_144322.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IRgohPlkuNn1B9kmsiFqQnjOTMFpmF0icS4jcshx9UrSwgzXNyS3o_iNMBbynuC4tZJ7ODtxNbURjdZu9Srda_lAXqX4VLIYiLWT33mwXkTrZ86gWJYdNQPzyrMH3KbaEYN1Z-0l2dJU1tX0ITXBCSyQD0NPSU5OY6h97iBuLCZ7QPTPAl1A2Zu3Xfk/s4032/IMG_20231209_144608.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IRgohPlkuNn1B9kmsiFqQnjOTMFpmF0icS4jcshx9UrSwgzXNyS3o_iNMBbynuC4tZJ7ODtxNbURjdZu9Srda_lAXqX4VLIYiLWT33mwXkTrZ86gWJYdNQPzyrMH3KbaEYN1Z-0l2dJU1tX0ITXBCSyQD0NPSU5OY6h97iBuLCZ7QPTPAl1A2Zu3Xfk/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_144608.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Alex played Serendib Efreet, and then tried psionic blasting my Serra, which I countered with red elemental blast. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TDJoH6Bmyio0DBcOOu-aAdXgJgRbf-jYTvaigt0kc692f0LKzzjl1RoFvFsrAFutkYJEL-ynJqPg_cB6R_dzEeGdvdRQitHEjLJvxI7bt19ZCxULFSHaf7VSWjR-fN7u2nHG5SSpllJGmnFDRxmFhBviA491KodHDK6pA4myGZ9TsLwHbAqbev2Z-Tc/s4032/IMG_20231209_144640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TDJoH6Bmyio0DBcOOu-aAdXgJgRbf-jYTvaigt0kc692f0LKzzjl1RoFvFsrAFutkYJEL-ynJqPg_cB6R_dzEeGdvdRQitHEjLJvxI7bt19ZCxULFSHaf7VSWjR-fN7u2nHG5SSpllJGmnFDRxmFhBviA491KodHDK6pA4myGZ9TsLwHbAqbev2Z-Tc/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_144640.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I blocked his Efreet, knowing there would be a bolt following, but I had 2 factories and a tome, so I figured I would be able to pull this off. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkOirqjmRFf1WAwdD4BsNy0RL0UGxcZiXLbd3bHOjKBe9bb0bjB7QwpW_HUdSF4CU0QDX_uuYMazClViKsLDa3ukn2oQgkwaXVlWHQzLVkV5gTdQPGwg68dR01GVGtMM-_TmEYBEH6qlzt2qc7SHYkQJJii_3ejvzFGCmINAlaBDW1W_12CMRcKf0dEA/s4032/IMG_20231209_145119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkOirqjmRFf1WAwdD4BsNy0RL0UGxcZiXLbd3bHOjKBe9bb0bjB7QwpW_HUdSF4CU0QDX_uuYMazClViKsLDa3ukn2oQgkwaXVlWHQzLVkV5gTdQPGwg68dR01GVGtMM-_TmEYBEH6qlzt2qc7SHYkQJJii_3ejvzFGCmINAlaBDW1W_12CMRcKf0dEA/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_145119.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I did with the factories and the extra cards, so 1-1 for this match. On game 3 I kept a reasonable hand with time walk and strip mine, figuring I would be able to slow Alex down a bit, and with control magic and potentially Serra and 2headed giant which are bigger than most of his burn spells can handle, I went for it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCydIz-o7KIJgOSi0A8tRH9TcGY8UdZHiiD0n-qMPHQD_BDFmOTdISPzlKwfUwGLbxFBqPm-RtLYuAuhUPFVpUsA65kjcOK6FBUqYE2AYPlKiUcUTUY0PHqhse4cQ1Zh-M8qOkX7XmaCtOHZrSzlYy2HTI1iLeyLDEmDD7j3Gq59DRVcv4u1NY_g_R9x0/s4032/IMG_20231209_145655.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCydIz-o7KIJgOSi0A8tRH9TcGY8UdZHiiD0n-qMPHQD_BDFmOTdISPzlKwfUwGLbxFBqPm-RtLYuAuhUPFVpUsA65kjcOK6FBUqYE2AYPlKiUcUTUY0PHqhse4cQ1Zh-M8qOkX7XmaCtOHZrSzlYy2HTI1iLeyLDEmDD7j3Gq59DRVcv4u1NY_g_R9x0/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_145655.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Alex, however, started a bit more blazingly, with both sol ring and black lotus</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6YJvsh7bLS5WrXVr9t10r-t8lxWXLtGqOVkmun5jPdJBrGUiy6sQX-lMeCrRxXFNzpg6pKobmcs6feoshYK1Z6j97VZ8QHZVfxYCj-Au5I1SJKsBsXniwWWhWyC2b-UcbEBl3UHu0suKNJUTO7TnM5ioztzhAk9DaLE-s8xQ_HkX-jXy2erb078qGB4w/s4032/IMG_20231209_145826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6YJvsh7bLS5WrXVr9t10r-t8lxWXLtGqOVkmun5jPdJBrGUiy6sQX-lMeCrRxXFNzpg6pKobmcs6feoshYK1Z6j97VZ8QHZVfxYCj-Au5I1SJKsBsXniwWWhWyC2b-UcbEBl3UHu0suKNJUTO7TnM5ioztzhAk9DaLE-s8xQ_HkX-jXy2erb078qGB4w/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_145826.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Which he used for a big braingeyser, while keeping his stripmine untapped. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWVnTB39MrYLxuCZK47Is64HM8mMWSOrgdsp4C0-ciG7N_g6S9Ks3IgXZfXdizMOZMeaUuvyewiN1Bi-sqt4izpZtA5aWJiucnlMTOhCIjqyFNjz5Bf9KKhVz7GQke4eoO1BLS8LajpBKYFd0Rr54h53LkwY8XeSDXAEMJ_xCuvoBKwwLsEQ90mJXT2s/s4032/IMG_20231209_145836.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWVnTB39MrYLxuCZK47Is64HM8mMWSOrgdsp4C0-ciG7N_g6S9Ks3IgXZfXdizMOZMeaUuvyewiN1Bi-sqt4izpZtA5aWJiucnlMTOhCIjqyFNjz5Bf9KKhVz7GQke4eoO1BLS8LajpBKYFd0Rr54h53LkwY8XeSDXAEMJ_xCuvoBKwwLsEQ90mJXT2s/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_145836.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The strip mine slowed me down, and after I got my Serra in played, she was promptly hit with an orb. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHvAH31xZHAGV1SLqvc7r44PU6iKXeQgwMBrRFXczaiaYdFbfiObySGWbu-d4MPzGG16ghvlWGR72kFaxVggkJCsz1LdTl10ow76NERgQrx_qwfoDhAtj4qDBQCV7u-NaoQaexMNK3j96J5lInIbj4Cz78DuYkpAm2EjJ9spKrl9CD2SmgwKsyjGI6Z0E/s4032/IMG_20231209_150348.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHvAH31xZHAGV1SLqvc7r44PU6iKXeQgwMBrRFXczaiaYdFbfiObySGWbu-d4MPzGG16ghvlWGR72kFaxVggkJCsz1LdTl10ow76NERgQrx_qwfoDhAtj4qDBQCV7u-NaoQaexMNK3j96J5lInIbj4Cz78DuYkpAm2EjJ9spKrl9CD2SmgwKsyjGI6Z0E/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_150348.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Then I got a Serendib staring at me, but the gods of magic looked favorable on me and gave me 3 extra cards to keep up with the onslaught. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6PT1Gr4BvI7q40MnAipXk2AXxNQyd5Dbn92PqDOz946V81O1LpYkjL2zZ5Ju46OJ67rNI5XBN9wkLU3po-BYF5HbRajwemNs4MOKECNlTKWaiPOM23nn-vbv0TvjwAS7Rr01s4H82MNP-Df-AAabQPe2UYpZupn7vjZW_LUSNxxrxjyC8H8hc9Q3btI/s4032/IMG_20231209_150518.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6PT1Gr4BvI7q40MnAipXk2AXxNQyd5Dbn92PqDOz946V81O1LpYkjL2zZ5Ju46OJ67rNI5XBN9wkLU3po-BYF5HbRajwemNs4MOKECNlTKWaiPOM23nn-vbv0TvjwAS7Rr01s4H82MNP-Df-AAabQPe2UYpZupn7vjZW_LUSNxxrxjyC8H8hc9Q3btI/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_150518.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This gave me the option to play a small braingeyser after that with a black lotus, and then control magic. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNB8oQn8iAu67eWbp_1mjYudt-896QcqiQZnohAjy3KW__DL8mzpwHdWY8UA26a4fT0L27-YRv48yZdD-pbVGV7dTPPH3QHFlWB-Avky8F4bttqcjA4fIaKdViZ9BvI40yh4l1thBv3lT3zP9dSXDfTFCemYO4oMhmrTD5c-amE-fTW920yLnoPbqfEx4/s4032/IMG_20231209_150716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNB8oQn8iAu67eWbp_1mjYudt-896QcqiQZnohAjy3KW__DL8mzpwHdWY8UA26a4fT0L27-YRv48yZdD-pbVGV7dTPPH3QHFlWB-Avky8F4bttqcjA4fIaKdViZ9BvI40yh4l1thBv3lT3zP9dSXDfTFCemYO4oMhmrTD5c-amE-fTW920yLnoPbqfEx4/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_150716.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Though I think I could have pulled it off to win, time was up and we could not finish the match, so 1-1-1 in games in this match. Even though a draw is not ideal, I was still pretty happy with the decks performance. </div><div><br /></div><div>I was then paired against Marten in round 4. Always a pleasure, since he tends to play his own creations which are surprisingly well built decks. This was a match however, I knew I had a good chance of winning game 1 with this hand. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOTddlNhWOpTSReShuCeEJylvVEk7c-6pSvBxCvCBKr_P8uZK74t6EF09k0MLM8886DLAO1Llk3vovTRySGPVUsrD-tpa4meirpflieZH6ELXpZdZ4z97Dq-s02ICJeux8V0mNSpxQqpUuJwE6l7mOJQYKVxpgaNshVGuvhtYnnq2dD1f2isc7pjQoIM/s4032/IMG_20231209_152336.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOTddlNhWOpTSReShuCeEJylvVEk7c-6pSvBxCvCBKr_P8uZK74t6EF09k0MLM8886DLAO1Llk3vovTRySGPVUsrD-tpa4meirpflieZH6ELXpZdZ4z97Dq-s02ICJeux8V0mNSpxQqpUuJwE6l7mOJQYKVxpgaNshVGuvhtYnnq2dD1f2isc7pjQoIM/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_152336.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">uh yeah, I'll keep. </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Marten started off with a first turn Atog. Not bad!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSSo7DFDb88JKRN5s6Orjw_rwum5fKHx6hmdUa7Gdo9Z8US05qIS4PL3p1y8QrTOswRTH2gp81thmAW1UEw5_iF06JESLLJJZSvhHjIObQFXW8v38Zl0gUwpipkavYU_M4Y4JOfRZst4HntsYEi-ccF2YAaMlSLNEpmXpr4KViToHg3ymMgaGx40thMA/s4032/IMG_20231209_152432.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSSo7DFDb88JKRN5s6Orjw_rwum5fKHx6hmdUa7Gdo9Z8US05qIS4PL3p1y8QrTOswRTH2gp81thmAW1UEw5_iF06JESLLJJZSvhHjIObQFXW8v38Zl0gUwpipkavYU_M4Y4JOfRZst4HntsYEi-ccF2YAaMlSLNEpmXpr4KViToHg3ymMgaGx40thMA/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_152432.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I took care of the Atog right away since I did not want to lose either my Suchi or Djinn to it. Marten played granite gargoyle, I played the Djinn, which he destroyed right away with a bolt after blocking with the gargoyle. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXRGa8BlFea4LJTLGiL4iDqzM8YK5tWOuBOSQERpnwa5xaKdyTV19v3jyb1z8H97VpzniKk94LitvxxaLjss5HsvRCcA4UzonKCKiitG7mNAJwmtKhxy18pFTzF11IwO6AfEWiM0-Uxb-mEi96XvcrbBrmNDgX696jNuRXjIXMtWOLSvpX_rm656-QjU/s4032/IMG_20231209_152604.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXRGa8BlFea4LJTLGiL4iDqzM8YK5tWOuBOSQERpnwa5xaKdyTV19v3jyb1z8H97VpzniKk94LitvxxaLjss5HsvRCcA4UzonKCKiitG7mNAJwmtKhxy18pFTzF11IwO6AfEWiM0-Uxb-mEi96XvcrbBrmNDgX696jNuRXjIXMtWOLSvpX_rm656-QjU/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_152604.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>After the Djinn was taken care of, I could play Su-Chi, which was pretty big. That gave me a too much advantage, together with the Ancestral Recall. 1-0</div><div> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPUNDDbTWa012u4oRKCI3C-DDXkqiuBI0PMZ8DSgkVt7RVh0a5aJjjHbT6U3OfxZL-d0MSscBmCu9JJDsjArg5uSbQ7Mk5SMUUXH5X0GkSHvdCMHKTfZqH50GfSQCot7-ebHR5X9Gjl1xfQClf-wJZ7LUSq4DZiAk29r57prwSzDmXJBTPVa7Ymho4u4/s4032/IMG_20231209_152702.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPUNDDbTWa012u4oRKCI3C-DDXkqiuBI0PMZ8DSgkVt7RVh0a5aJjjHbT6U3OfxZL-d0MSscBmCu9JJDsjArg5uSbQ7Mk5SMUUXH5X0GkSHvdCMHKTfZqH50GfSQCot7-ebHR5X9Gjl1xfQClf-wJZ7LUSq4DZiAk29r57prwSzDmXJBTPVa7Ymho4u4/w400-h300/IMG_20231209_152702.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Marten turned the second game into a blazing start however, with turn one Dragon Whelp. With 2 red in play, this would be able to do some serious damage. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3mOvf84okMMd6C7azqZDQpowyCCI5hq1paPTjTdmkzUxDFiGaD5z6DiQ4-RQGVnGmC-BroY7gcXn3eyQJZn720MarXHhjtH9irjZ5qOPTfG6_vgmW2dCmobLfTFM88Rk-3YWqX-_DTTrjHemCNZsj1fEqROm1BMPK_adg9OdNhTVNRNzloIID_gkBYs/s4032/IMG_20231209_153912.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3mOvf84okMMd6C7azqZDQpowyCCI5hq1paPTjTdmkzUxDFiGaD5z6DiQ4-RQGVnGmC-BroY7gcXn3eyQJZn720MarXHhjtH9irjZ5qOPTfG6_vgmW2dCmobLfTFM88Rk-3YWqX-_DTTrjHemCNZsj1fEqROm1BMPK_adg9OdNhTVNRNzloIID_gkBYs/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_153912.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So I played a land, Marten attacked for 4, then for 5, and while I was trying to get in the game, it was already over with that much damage. It did 14 damage before I could get rid of it, and that was too much to come back from. 1-1.</div><div><br /></div><div>For game 3, my deck gave me a pretty good hand, with a Lotus, sol ring braingeyser, which I used right on turn one, before Marten might be able to shatter it. This brought me a Djinn quickly, which was taken care of, but followed up with another Djinn, then a Su-Chi, and time walk right away. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tm2NjGGR1uhzIdY30LyLWO5O6Dt4OX6y85iWt3Wv48w3AQnQGv9qKs9EVCWMuA3mg5DSNT1Ez-Cw9rHlB8Z2kaiTNIaHKwd0UvIE5dGwYkvEjXsV-LIumz_A6fF5bZRTZ6VeCgZk-5gF9Bq0gLNg4yw_-oyJMUqTnvOdPgbB43Q_1_PbisOP57zswsc/s4032/IMG_20231209_154628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tm2NjGGR1uhzIdY30LyLWO5O6Dt4OX6y85iWt3Wv48w3AQnQGv9qKs9EVCWMuA3mg5DSNT1Ez-Cw9rHlB8Z2kaiTNIaHKwd0UvIE5dGwYkvEjXsV-LIumz_A6fF5bZRTZ6VeCgZk-5gF9Bq0gLNg4yw_-oyJMUqTnvOdPgbB43Q_1_PbisOP57zswsc/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_154628.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That was insane, so too hard for Marten to come back from. 2-1. So 3-0-1 after 4 rounds, not bad! Better than expected, actually. This brought me to this spot, which I was happy with with this deck. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUJZSMf1Bnxu3C_ZRZM2l6tHPh7P_8Pu6nwr0Pzvc3Fb0J8bl4Ca48UmjEnFpS6qLTzn7zr1QURDznaM1fe6oFCt-jilNPv3wV6IRzbU4ifEjGDeSSC2KHUGjNWtd1PvnTjA0Qj_XRn4Pnj5gr4u2MB5yqIK0vwNROJR_Efs43SI8xd03-C-ZFpCbZXA/s4032/IMG_20231209_161952.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUJZSMf1Bnxu3C_ZRZM2l6tHPh7P_8Pu6nwr0Pzvc3Fb0J8bl4Ca48UmjEnFpS6qLTzn7zr1QURDznaM1fe6oFCt-jilNPv3wV6IRzbU4ifEjGDeSSC2KHUGjNWtd1PvnTjA0Qj_XRn4Pnj5gr4u2MB5yqIK0vwNROJR_Efs43SI8xd03-C-ZFpCbZXA/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_161952.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>What also happens when you go up in the swiss, it that you meet more and more people who play pretty hardcore tier 1 decks, usually played by very good players. This also happened to me now, having to play Gwen, playing TripleS deck, which is extremely solid. I had to decide to keep this hand or not before I knew that, and decided to keep. It was not very good, but there was some acceleration with the mox, some pressure and a swords to keep early threats at bay. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4xORuTL_0DkdBzgN5rmziTORbF8-kpqLWZLfT0sAioYS0DjMTkqHxcocNHUlMkcXzBY5gGR87UqqyeA1tdh0S6w9TNmTEplZXNhJTlaWV3duea44WeivbuElhHmpZU3D0HnZ3A8KuORXsRpWr_dZsFQtDF0FyL14G0FY67U6LJ4p9q7t057jaxfgPbg/s4032/IMG_20231209_162409.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4xORuTL_0DkdBzgN5rmziTORbF8-kpqLWZLfT0sAioYS0DjMTkqHxcocNHUlMkcXzBY5gGR87UqqyeA1tdh0S6w9TNmTEplZXNhJTlaWV3duea44WeivbuElhHmpZU3D0HnZ3A8KuORXsRpWr_dZsFQtDF0FyL14G0FY67U6LJ4p9q7t057jaxfgPbg/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_162409.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Gwen kicked off with something a lot better though. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoEYL0BLIOKFiNYLcyotF1qYX3qLzHhn2Uhyphenhyphena3Qew_7DfwflMUFOrACDUvqKZ4X2CsLVRQFTk8S4sPesltPcjTFhAF7-5mU_cO5fxUuwUCxXBI_S0t05CFefRt6tGhRDyxWukabikmn4fpYmfvIKEDY4uSl9UgIySxDIlxsLIcfLovdDvxFqQrHmhLLVA/s4032/IMG_20231209_162501.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoEYL0BLIOKFiNYLcyotF1qYX3qLzHhn2Uhyphenhyphena3Qew_7DfwflMUFOrACDUvqKZ4X2CsLVRQFTk8S4sPesltPcjTFhAF7-5mU_cO5fxUuwUCxXBI_S0t05CFefRt6tGhRDyxWukabikmn4fpYmfvIKEDY4uSl9UgIySxDIlxsLIcfLovdDvxFqQrHmhLLVA/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_162501.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This meant he had a pretty good advantage from the start. Disenchants and counterspells flew around while I was trying to get a foothold, all the while Gwen was hitting me with a Savannah Lions. He got rid of most of what I had , even though I did manage to destroy one of his Su-Chi's. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwEe3whbzq2mzkZCp2vTDsAa_KdOWGUOjh62M7fNL0lkN3q22Qnm40UeBzIRVCXpbI1gixT1Gx1NHc2ah3GMGBD7Zn77891r8_9SoeSXhNpRgNAEBqXnSb7OoTrfMx-A0QZSLpDeiRkUJhyt0sKP5Md3Z04iRcCcHJY5CcKyGEbq8H_u96N9H15EL2aE/s4032/IMG_20231209_162843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwEe3whbzq2mzkZCp2vTDsAa_KdOWGUOjh62M7fNL0lkN3q22Qnm40UeBzIRVCXpbI1gixT1Gx1NHc2ah3GMGBD7Zn77891r8_9SoeSXhNpRgNAEBqXnSb7OoTrfMx-A0QZSLpDeiRkUJhyt0sKP5Md3Z04iRcCcHJY5CcKyGEbq8H_u96N9H15EL2aE/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_162843.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When I tried to get back in the game with my own ancestral recall, it was promptly countered. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuapF5P0WhMTQZZ3-Hu488Flm4Q5M5TrY_xgfWhNQv0XPEYW-aEa3RAUho8aFcDrROaEeG5bq8fn05Eh8STIVC3ygxiTwiKvBRGXCKTaTVPwh9jqrvB7V5e16HZSD6OVvNldUjGrMIMUb0GFEPp_O1HlPgyhciruj_mAXby37KDPdCXB2NCnT4VJRP8yE/s4032/IMG_20231209_162908.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuapF5P0WhMTQZZ3-Hu488Flm4Q5M5TrY_xgfWhNQv0XPEYW-aEa3RAUho8aFcDrROaEeG5bq8fn05Eh8STIVC3ygxiTwiKvBRGXCKTaTVPwh9jqrvB7V5e16HZSD6OVvNldUjGrMIMUb0GFEPp_O1HlPgyhciruj_mAXby37KDPdCXB2NCnT4VJRP8yE/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_162908.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I tried to get rid of one of the threats in the form of a lions, it again was met with another counterspell, and that was it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStxYhKljI_1S6xBTt2nhg3ZGYCfHH-eM79Whc_pm2ikUAysjCUldFxxAzsnVJG6Lo2Q4st7aMLDmUPnMuX1LzzgnY6oTRmsIZQwFziI40AX-Zjgk9mNHL_xLlctUA5CI9Mgk0anPHcufQiv_7Wu-7C4w8K9JiLEuZkmexG5xZMB8z69KLehlEUsqZlx8/s4032/IMG_20231209_163010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStxYhKljI_1S6xBTt2nhg3ZGYCfHH-eM79Whc_pm2ikUAysjCUldFxxAzsnVJG6Lo2Q4st7aMLDmUPnMuX1LzzgnY6oTRmsIZQwFziI40AX-Zjgk9mNHL_xLlctUA5CI9Mgk0anPHcufQiv_7Wu-7C4w8K9JiLEuZkmexG5xZMB8z69KLehlEUsqZlx8/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_163010.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was evident I would need to pull out a lot to have a chance of winning this. Fortunately, my deck gave me right what I needed with a tutor and an Ancestrall recall in my opening hand, with some moxen. When I got a Time Walk as well from my first draw, I went for it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3yw9j9vkOMRvkAAbGuRtPjp7N5On6UCigU-3fdFpUgBNI-fTlrc5xiRFnHxs1fwGNZ6MLnxf2Cpvc_KNluOCBxw3lY375nWabsRBs0OOhWnXIVWCy3nHMTpiCVyHBzrsHD7AK2a4mlwJD8Gngw5NhJbtLQn6ctgv_OUrJifB44waNzG0Ytg0ttB47cw/s4032/IMG_20231209_163714.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3yw9j9vkOMRvkAAbGuRtPjp7N5On6UCigU-3fdFpUgBNI-fTlrc5xiRFnHxs1fwGNZ6MLnxf2Cpvc_KNluOCBxw3lY375nWabsRBs0OOhWnXIVWCy3nHMTpiCVyHBzrsHD7AK2a4mlwJD8Gngw5NhJbtLQn6ctgv_OUrJifB44waNzG0Ytg0ttB47cw/s320/IMG_20231209_163714.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I knew Gwen would have no doubts to do the same to me, so I played a big mind twist to see where that would lead is. Even then, his deck would have a chance to come back, but at least I would have time and a good chance of winning. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRN1bd0N9AGiXabg47xMS_fvwAFGgn0Bo9NbbiUZ3y3RbVaGvLKudhzPrOkHYO7j53AR5Goymf59ARwTT_fxW7EiyS_2ROFtKCqkWWiUI2BZ3or0ElFok5qbasAg0rhLI8oKhD5oUUHelXaTTlgOm02U3Htku0Kf3qbc4O51Kj1NqHYuQdncqZ7AV4EjY/s4032/IMG_20231209_163801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRN1bd0N9AGiXabg47xMS_fvwAFGgn0Bo9NbbiUZ3y3RbVaGvLKudhzPrOkHYO7j53AR5Goymf59ARwTT_fxW7EiyS_2ROFtKCqkWWiUI2BZ3or0ElFok5qbasAg0rhLI8oKhD5oUUHelXaTTlgOm02U3Htku0Kf3qbc4O51Kj1NqHYuQdncqZ7AV4EjY/s320/IMG_20231209_163801.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Su-Chi's and a a factory finished the game. 1-1. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xocsucTq5q1mxJHdF2cakbCKgy4SrEbdzI1lvHy4H55k59gMlQjYwAgLpQ2G350noMQL7DsKhIiASpkTfCn6NjDMfoR2L3OWNsJzffEf1dQlh0zU3qd_GcMsOL_ORTcVYfxDqQrTS5PaquzQn70P5q1xC7bhdBsZH2MC3F_AhEKJjNtlv4jVuQfvJao/s4032/IMG_20231209_163934.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xocsucTq5q1mxJHdF2cakbCKgy4SrEbdzI1lvHy4H55k59gMlQjYwAgLpQ2G350noMQL7DsKhIiASpkTfCn6NjDMfoR2L3OWNsJzffEf1dQlh0zU3qd_GcMsOL_ORTcVYfxDqQrTS5PaquzQn70P5q1xC7bhdBsZH2MC3F_AhEKJjNtlv4jVuQfvJao/s320/IMG_20231209_163934.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After some more sideboarding, we both had a first turn Sol Ring on game 3 and to take out the speed I decided to kill that instead of the factory. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglyQuqPp04AjgU56wn98uzKGnV6beCe4OxMAKbTLkcsdL8ARdT7R-l9ZVj1E1I3ma0utVc_7vedll5jgXi94oxBnBSa1qtR3FAvO8gNdwBPXJcAzQ6kLigyJ8nErwCtkhJVFjsJLvSK6vskbp48yX0yg9uvwioAO8u2nC95zHa2l-hUv0eoc_yncHpSU/s4032/IMG_20231209_164341.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglyQuqPp04AjgU56wn98uzKGnV6beCe4OxMAKbTLkcsdL8ARdT7R-l9ZVj1E1I3ma0utVc_7vedll5jgXi94oxBnBSa1qtR3FAvO8gNdwBPXJcAzQ6kLigyJ8nErwCtkhJVFjsJLvSK6vskbp48yX0yg9uvwioAO8u2nC95zHa2l-hUv0eoc_yncHpSU/s320/IMG_20231209_164341.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After that, I played 2 Erhnam Djinns. Gwen was visibly surprised and said he had not expected those. That was exactly what I was hoping for when I built this deck, to make it hard for my opponent to know what to expect. Gwen had sided out his city in a bottle, and that cost him the third game. 2-1, so I would probably stay on table one for the next match. Since Carl had just beat Evert on table 2 next to us, I had a feeling who I would be playing next. But There was still some time left, so I could take some more pictures. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xutrt_GU6CMUrrJiTorvyl73I6Ma7z65t0lXc8ejH3hKj_-ZOIPi1Gl6E1iPSfGtt4VyPTZh6qPQRyQNM1D_GQbipV0-WUo3tiAoYf7uc3FeBHGG_5k0712aDiDCkVjnJXYoS_SwqvhJgwM4RafAZuR2XyRjmGIURsXSJ-Ubfh3q8M1Lh6qfzBK39aU/s4032/IMG_20231209_170053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xutrt_GU6CMUrrJiTorvyl73I6Ma7z65t0lXc8ejH3hKj_-ZOIPi1Gl6E1iPSfGtt4VyPTZh6qPQRyQNM1D_GQbipV0-WUo3tiAoYf7uc3FeBHGG_5k0712aDiDCkVjnJXYoS_SwqvhJgwM4RafAZuR2XyRjmGIURsXSJ-Ubfh3q8M1Lh6qfzBK39aU/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_170053.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0EQbKgSIYxK-GXreC4vfgub3vrPPFy1uOXMK745awJfxNeXjt2lticvZnOJ5Ix2M5KqiUskjfvYQdHDTGV-7MoL22CeHMf506bd3BwUlX-vs4P79N28c7lN14UND2mubPkhIIr1Q7Pjz6sbJ6VtNVAE0BLVAIGNA7kwQrRXh3-W_zoMd-3PY0glGIbI/s4032/IMG_20231209_170054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0EQbKgSIYxK-GXreC4vfgub3vrPPFy1uOXMK745awJfxNeXjt2lticvZnOJ5Ix2M5KqiUskjfvYQdHDTGV-7MoL22CeHMf506bd3BwUlX-vs4P79N28c7lN14UND2mubPkhIIr1Q7Pjz6sbJ6VtNVAE0BLVAIGNA7kwQrRXh3-W_zoMd-3PY0glGIbI/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_170054.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIrLSRg8PxLNZcmkXTrJG_6SXwmKhV6OBAs7iSmaoV6gqUBX6UApKGckCapqtr_5_V2MgTdwrlHYOtfAmV3-97SsvdWeOi-GizfyzRv0guyDLUhb6FxhAV-StVdYC-TTHhpZ3tKoe-nI9Dmo6PkppOt-BxJySEQV3Stc0f_7uqS0Zqfk90UmneT_UBj_0/s4032/IMG_20231209_170122.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIrLSRg8PxLNZcmkXTrJG_6SXwmKhV6OBAs7iSmaoV6gqUBX6UApKGckCapqtr_5_V2MgTdwrlHYOtfAmV3-97SsvdWeOi-GizfyzRv0guyDLUhb6FxhAV-StVdYC-TTHhpZ3tKoe-nI9Dmo6PkppOt-BxJySEQV3Stc0f_7uqS0Zqfk90UmneT_UBj_0/w400-h300/IMG_20231209_170122.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And when pairings were up, I was indeed playing Carl. Carl and I have played each other in several swiss and Top 8's, and next to a very nice opponent he is a very good player. This would be hard, but I had gotten this far, so I should have a chance. I was looking forward to some exiting games. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Qw8MKwMDTzPmvRFLF-6yXTWwvpirzPdeoG8t2rz6O0nycouBQwHRZSee-Nrvk4EziJRxChh1O-mp_hT2-p8x4vRZ4jkedyboV7N4Jh7LEavjpk5PlL6Ux1Ej7GqK-HSV5nGxizPZPQOlhIXqx62AONySkec4X7ASPfseiiDRzQ54ArpTAJ2tl_y3MhU/s4032/IMG_20231209_172214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Qw8MKwMDTzPmvRFLF-6yXTWwvpirzPdeoG8t2rz6O0nycouBQwHRZSee-Nrvk4EziJRxChh1O-mp_hT2-p8x4vRZ4jkedyboV7N4Jh7LEavjpk5PlL6Ux1Ej7GqK-HSV5nGxizPZPQOlhIXqx62AONySkec4X7ASPfseiiDRzQ54ArpTAJ2tl_y3MhU/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_172214.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Carl opened with a chains of Mephistopheles. When a player that good plays something like that, you know you need to take care of it right away, so I took no time and disenchanted it. Carl followed up with a Chaos Orb and a factory. Still, I felt like it was the right decision. He would have probably played winds of change right after putting down the factory otherwise, and it would have been a really hard game to win after that. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkLb-ntYZrGvzYFBgQSFvHrNHkut3UbSvj3dNkC0JDHbHJw6dr5qLEHAlcwwc_IyYol_mYHugUmLq0O8yB_JYpWJZFl_UXsj-25yuKa7fcS4uKmcDM8aWj9bJbe7QPqaMF6ppWP2nevDFJee9HRbhF5_tAD4I7Y3WesvHQYHeWhyRhKxOc08lOPag0oM/s4032/IMG_20231209_172543.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkLb-ntYZrGvzYFBgQSFvHrNHkut3UbSvj3dNkC0JDHbHJw6dr5qLEHAlcwwc_IyYol_mYHugUmLq0O8yB_JYpWJZFl_UXsj-25yuKa7fcS4uKmcDM8aWj9bJbe7QPqaMF6ppWP2nevDFJee9HRbhF5_tAD4I7Y3WesvHQYHeWhyRhKxOc08lOPag0oM/s320/IMG_20231209_172543.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This was one of those moments I was happy to have divine offering in my deck as a one-off main. The orb would not be doing much. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJ1anR8uRICHT0MvNThnSnE5H6gLJgxqc4rhWXUIKuEA_LwDjU7q2JEFPJkaTfHUt_flYsE-eLCcBcNHxdHeO46TWw2TPARYqkTgjpSOmAJjFp_BjBlY322jdCa81rf94SrMu0T-L7M-KhWWtQ0VK9Vxoc9xPsxeK9-GbdAk6NTZ7WnOP2y1qQnTh2ZU/s4032/IMG_20231209_172721.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJ1anR8uRICHT0MvNThnSnE5H6gLJgxqc4rhWXUIKuEA_LwDjU7q2JEFPJkaTfHUt_flYsE-eLCcBcNHxdHeO46TWw2TPARYqkTgjpSOmAJjFp_BjBlY322jdCa81rf94SrMu0T-L7M-KhWWtQ0VK9Vxoc9xPsxeK9-GbdAk6NTZ7WnOP2y1qQnTh2ZU/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_172721.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Next up, Control Magic took care of the first Su-Chi that showed up. Carl took it out with a fireball. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmog5DNalwAms_5X5NP87V5P8lVg9kKys9y3q_HJ0cH4bFrsp22Qq1xdSpX7l9vcLnxldR11gtWIq9hgZVNM_I9Am3ay9YlrHyNLYKi-bYLBgF7cu6FAEDnvtltlEjUTiNGK8BXpn7XXOWHDvwynTXY1K_xxqGfEam23GsfSagVKVXU3rOKxY8HrG0HgY/s4032/IMG_20231209_172749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmog5DNalwAms_5X5NP87V5P8lVg9kKys9y3q_HJ0cH4bFrsp22Qq1xdSpX7l9vcLnxldR11gtWIq9hgZVNM_I9Am3ay9YlrHyNLYKi-bYLBgF7cu6FAEDnvtltlEjUTiNGK8BXpn7XXOWHDvwynTXY1K_xxqGfEam23GsfSagVKVXU3rOKxY8HrG0HgY/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_172749.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After another chains by Carl, I put down a Djinn. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqHNz2jia1V9ZbEq_Y4YjDE_h4MIe1_-MQTV-F4ZaR0mBquAbWY5BiMNiUILu6T9_nGE4TqWAH9hd-epLokSZoHg-Zv69Qu0qcKJaY3rOe-ImwObqd108zzGdNEUdbqO3e9nEgfrp3kRbFYXd7U63rCYQzCp7qUISFydfUYWUtBUCZKxI3JIiz-namSc/s4032/IMG_20231209_172915.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqHNz2jia1V9ZbEq_Y4YjDE_h4MIe1_-MQTV-F4ZaR0mBquAbWY5BiMNiUILu6T9_nGE4TqWAH9hd-epLokSZoHg-Zv69Qu0qcKJaY3rOe-ImwObqd108zzGdNEUdbqO3e9nEgfrp3kRbFYXd7U63rCYQzCp7qUISFydfUYWUtBUCZKxI3JIiz-namSc/s320/IMG_20231209_172915.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Djinn was followed up by a trike, which would be making some problems for Carls factories once they would try to get rid of the Djinn. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr79y2vRGUWsrNzmxPPY41MQV4RGotVGt4jPxAg2EDOS0tp6VDsTnL8uX6IQtKzhbj5KLjq5frxoxV2x9Y69lQvrxWQrUrUFP2JMY2rvVU6RMEuMrgZh0U8yQaEbG_AvqDPNSZZMPejxoPcHnFRzIf_AvOef1u_DvcVBnvBQqXF-ti54dMmAncbShrYcs/s4032/IMG_20231209_173044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr79y2vRGUWsrNzmxPPY41MQV4RGotVGt4jPxAg2EDOS0tp6VDsTnL8uX6IQtKzhbj5KLjq5frxoxV2x9Y69lQvrxWQrUrUFP2JMY2rvVU6RMEuMrgZh0U8yQaEbG_AvqDPNSZZMPejxoPcHnFRzIf_AvOef1u_DvcVBnvBQqXF-ti54dMmAncbShrYcs/s320/IMG_20231209_173044.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Carl still took care of the djinn after blocking with a bolt, but that is 2 for 1, and always okay from my side. Now I could attack with my factory, and with enough mana, play pretty much everything that would show up. Carl had played a rack in the meantime which was doing me some damage, but not as much as I was doing with the Su-Chi and the factory. 1-0</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLp_6ddtswxc_3nJHI-BttTumuDsFBRrjdiaRX1mJMIcTi3Z8f8PjK1jVJevFWai7i1bODeZwyXiH8XNTB8UxnVaDroSvxMjqxYCk3Xj7bXyyOX1hbqXLOhB3bYvpqmH7sTS3-Dw9ardUjvt3I2qEiq9L9Zoqez3u4eS6_Y7A9dMAOlB6TNuZOQYtGOfI/s4032/IMG_20231209_173507.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLp_6ddtswxc_3nJHI-BttTumuDsFBRrjdiaRX1mJMIcTi3Z8f8PjK1jVJevFWai7i1bODeZwyXiH8XNTB8UxnVaDroSvxMjqxYCk3Xj7bXyyOX1hbqXLOhB3bYvpqmH7sTS3-Dw9ardUjvt3I2qEiq9L9Zoqez3u4eS6_Y7A9dMAOlB6TNuZOQYtGOfI/s320/IMG_20231209_173507.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The next game, Carl looked at his hand, and had to mulligan. 3 times :( Though this is good news for me in the competition, it is never nice, you would not wish that upon anyone. You want exiting games from both sides and a mulligan is just not adding to that feeling. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxJ2hDo5S2JQ5ODekYqAAGVNsOx3JoHIFAqy39WrIeXB8mGTO5PySWLzQk5H1AoZfnxiTx_2Co7aSDxExkGAt1OqET8-tafThR1v8s8b9DCXeSC-kVEvXNN1_Gzzm3Bfq2FksNrpTQey4a4O9vxrxQNl3qxXOntk6_pX9JRca-HA8T9kwJThr4gU_mFk/s4032/IMG_20231209_174554.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxJ2hDo5S2JQ5ODekYqAAGVNsOx3JoHIFAqy39WrIeXB8mGTO5PySWLzQk5H1AoZfnxiTx_2Co7aSDxExkGAt1OqET8-tafThR1v8s8b9DCXeSC-kVEvXNN1_Gzzm3Bfq2FksNrpTQey4a4O9vxrxQNl3qxXOntk6_pX9JRca-HA8T9kwJThr4gU_mFk/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_174554.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Carl blocked my factory on his factory, which was okay and what I was hoping for, I quickly regrowthed mine and hoped to get ahead in damage as Carl played the Rack. When I played my Su-Chi Carl used Chaos orb on that, and played his own strip mine, while mine was tapped. Seeing what I had in hand, I hoped he would not use it. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCen-LIWj-CUPjpuA7hCe09RIDm8UZN3Myepv83jBfd8F_0QZXwDhz13Xwd6m3re6V9RRP0wNP1oDCPLCxjRp7EBnreHrrIL_VkM9pPILNCduTJvCaWxIhkjJ0_Wa0wGT_LcitYqFX8dFh3b_zillUHCQZaqwYUf6oDiZqFu62if3yeaIcDSo-pKjjaQ/s4032/IMG_20231209_174920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCen-LIWj-CUPjpuA7hCe09RIDm8UZN3Myepv83jBfd8F_0QZXwDhz13Xwd6m3re6V9RRP0wNP1oDCPLCxjRp7EBnreHrrIL_VkM9pPILNCduTJvCaWxIhkjJ0_Wa0wGT_LcitYqFX8dFh3b_zillUHCQZaqwYUf6oDiZqFu62if3yeaIcDSo-pKjjaQ/s320/IMG_20231209_174920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Carl did not (understandably since he needs 4 mana to cast Su-Chi, and that gave me the opportunity and pleasure to play two headed giant again. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZb3XM6lVWqupkFzTA14LZwSRYmK3MVBScA0gXSR4_5ZMpBuBzq-fWrdiZLewZvOE7-f9WJNsJmzaCd9T7m89qLPaS-plvE-IPUDg5X8Fcsj8g7xWbsqtGHGNuiNXHx4mKmQEqVSC982BgAPqLjoWIbxKlk-eAGhVWYLGGZdSbBRy5Csmbu5oDgb8O_bc/s4032/IMG_20231209_174948.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZb3XM6lVWqupkFzTA14LZwSRYmK3MVBScA0gXSR4_5ZMpBuBzq-fWrdiZLewZvOE7-f9WJNsJmzaCd9T7m89qLPaS-plvE-IPUDg5X8Fcsj8g7xWbsqtGHGNuiNXHx4mKmQEqVSC982BgAPqLjoWIbxKlk-eAGhVWYLGGZdSbBRy5Csmbu5oDgb8O_bc/s320/IMG_20231209_174948.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>From that point on, I had the 5 mana with which my deck is comfortably happy, and I could play fireball on his Su-Chi, following up by Erhnam Djinn. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KD2BDDMtg4pfvYi8PunHxohzOVNLXiTJR0r8yk8M5Tn1FjlZfn6wuvkqED5Fq-nctOIMs0732KGAgKGLEUlhMM8gUzBIBS4MRMSgtwi2e6jcPKAmGfWwph7mg2qEVNYw7n-_o-icGupwEVg3QObwgt66i3nuVzCS1YQDRjSfmREbFg7qECPL0zaGuPw/s4032/IMG_20231209_175127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KD2BDDMtg4pfvYi8PunHxohzOVNLXiTJR0r8yk8M5Tn1FjlZfn6wuvkqED5Fq-nctOIMs0732KGAgKGLEUlhMM8gUzBIBS4MRMSgtwi2e6jcPKAmGfWwph7mg2qEVNYw7n-_o-icGupwEVg3QObwgt66i3nuVzCS1YQDRjSfmREbFg7qECPL0zaGuPw/s320/IMG_20231209_175127.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Carl played city in a bottle to destroy my Djinn (never nice for my deck, but less of a problem since I had sided out one Djinn, leaving only 2 in my deck) and my giant still had to be taken care of. That did not work out for Carl, unfortunately. He had not drawn any lands that gave colored mana, so maybe if he had, something like an Abyss or so would have come and the game would have been a lot different. The games could have been a lot more exiting, but that is magic for you. Sometimes one just gets lucky or unlucky, and that decides who wins. Carl would still be in the top 8 though. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76ZMjagFhHlCus4ztkEI_kfY_s4Vw4iBp40yE-6MduXN4kBJBVCH4XVz_RLEecmFKajyT2_3YrnBtLbg6qigOU7LkGs6CqcdGbVOcbUO5VciGyuqJoJoJPz6r7ZBK6EgYfS5Zkvr71gQVcmKp5SMa_Ubs9gQcABiS3ychXtA9GkN3QjNv9Byka53Cc4k/s4032/IMG_20231209_175422.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76ZMjagFhHlCus4ztkEI_kfY_s4Vw4iBp40yE-6MduXN4kBJBVCH4XVz_RLEecmFKajyT2_3YrnBtLbg6qigOU7LkGs6CqcdGbVOcbUO5VciGyuqJoJoJPz6r7ZBK6EgYfS5Zkvr71gQVcmKp5SMa_Ubs9gQcABiS3ychXtA9GkN3QjNv9Byka53Cc4k/s320/IMG_20231209_175422.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After I was walking around, I noticed some cool oldschool classics</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKWwwb_yueRznY_98SQyxRPIRCv1hX9TI4633PJbJdXt-ejpgGXv94DcOS-2ZvQWLErR5oZFl1_Ohi5qqxNN11DWgb5fSuWKFeAfoummRDfcX4seVyaGNa_X_MNnu4P252xX6z9rKj1Bkr1SlX4QQXGpM_jSoEjqu6bccY8vbreBl7_I9vPEZ9sEeAwQ/s4032/IMG_20231209_180639.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKWwwb_yueRznY_98SQyxRPIRCv1hX9TI4633PJbJdXt-ejpgGXv94DcOS-2ZvQWLErR5oZFl1_Ohi5qqxNN11DWgb5fSuWKFeAfoummRDfcX4seVyaGNa_X_MNnu4P252xX6z9rKj1Bkr1SlX4QQXGpM_jSoEjqu6bccY8vbreBl7_I9vPEZ9sEeAwQ/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_180639.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">howl from beyond for the win! Cool!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAdOqfkdMBUBPGTSyQWqfR6IapKgi5cxQpJM3HV92KvlP103esTrN3C8jN6obeSKqZMFgQv4BUsiQ0u19bwoMoK7sX8LWPUSTi137snLmjO-a-UzhdO1NHKo9dwMpdWFDL_UWbO9SnBxvv3CWhyZNktN6koO-poMpPZoSkH9hLIyBpx0Z9xZkLF8uhbE/s4032/IMG_20231209_181105.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAdOqfkdMBUBPGTSyQWqfR6IapKgi5cxQpJM3HV92KvlP103esTrN3C8jN6obeSKqZMFgQv4BUsiQ0u19bwoMoK7sX8LWPUSTi137snLmjO-a-UzhdO1NHKo9dwMpdWFDL_UWbO9SnBxvv3CWhyZNktN6koO-poMpPZoSkH9hLIyBpx0Z9xZkLF8uhbE/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_181105.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Serra with Spirit link, also a classic. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />When top 8 was announced, I was first. Though I had some pretty lucky games, I was still happy with the decks performance. I was paired against Evert, who was 8th in the top 8. Evert was also playing a very focused deck, so this was going to be pretty hard. Though my hand was not great, it was also not very bad, so I kept it. Evert was off to a really blazing start. The vise was a problem I had kept my moxen in my hand to make sure I could do something with them before Evert would destroy them. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHlrutva2eQSa4PfXXFtpuxpGwxNiNx1heDrfQB8tExqySvqmb-_724wLOgVs-LZlHrEJawgtYIxsqzM0tHYSG7kL4jkbo6O_eLrHw-Q89eMiPUWOc3EZX3Qrx3QvlKC6Tg3bgVkSXyWSIAzx5X99NWGlnqhovX4xaDRTiX8jiWkn4UxCejlyrMYAEFA/s4032/IMG_20231209_183019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHlrutva2eQSa4PfXXFtpuxpGwxNiNx1heDrfQB8tExqySvqmb-_724wLOgVs-LZlHrEJawgtYIxsqzM0tHYSG7kL4jkbo6O_eLrHw-Q89eMiPUWOc3EZX3Qrx3QvlKC6Tg3bgVkSXyWSIAzx5X99NWGlnqhovX4xaDRTiX8jiWkn4UxCejlyrMYAEFA/s320/IMG_20231209_183019.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Next turn, I emptied my hand to get rid of the vise damage. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53uAqFeVnJq6uT8c9HwvadQgRM-7GOUwJnpAwyvTiEQnCsQo38c2fwwI8s0jD-B5LzhtIlV19yMJ3IvwnQABvF0NBpRpxSuaicMUqqz_zSusrmYRb_vYmjUkqj5gP5v9gbQvout69nzXSv9PM8fJ3T0TF_de2Abq-RSdEY2Xh5lw6RLA1Npv8t2kj9HU/s4032/IMG_20231209_183107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53uAqFeVnJq6uT8c9HwvadQgRM-7GOUwJnpAwyvTiEQnCsQo38c2fwwI8s0jD-B5LzhtIlV19yMJ3IvwnQABvF0NBpRpxSuaicMUqqz_zSusrmYRb_vYmjUkqj5gP5v9gbQvout69nzXSv9PM8fJ3T0TF_de2Abq-RSdEY2Xh5lw6RLA1Npv8t2kj9HU/s320/IMG_20231209_183107.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Evert Stripped my Tundra, but I had a savanna to play Jade statue. That would keep the lions away for a while. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGRkA7P1tyQcrYPYIQc3_I-2swlT4xn025KX-yME7fPmxSdEbElLvB6u0Dq_sz-7DH7JSdzqKdf0N301ondwMR9lag_ABD1ZZ0_5QjxyatagjBXEw2GSIEbrg8ay7Y8flxuCeuujfu19LIlZpu4dTh5SbXIuCnkkgQ34_ltsQZvs7bppOU7pldyqOaOU/s4032/IMG_20231209_183200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGRkA7P1tyQcrYPYIQc3_I-2swlT4xn025KX-yME7fPmxSdEbElLvB6u0Dq_sz-7DH7JSdzqKdf0N301ondwMR9lag_ABD1ZZ0_5QjxyatagjBXEw2GSIEbrg8ay7Y8flxuCeuujfu19LIlZpu4dTh5SbXIuCnkkgQ34_ltsQZvs7bppOU7pldyqOaOU/s320/IMG_20231209_183200.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Since Evert was not playing a new land, I decided to destroy his mox after he had copied it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Rn7kE3TOekqLZGNZagwbouI7HOmXrPxf6EY_gmiyebHEcL6T-_PH2QB5ackvU1Fj5hhFCLdB354iRJpRdVotrkCP8PDVFaFgSzt3c2RJwdYFfvdZQegfVZrov85iGwvoAcHvWj28b3B76T5cdj5NfuthhlY4SzSTotn1o0aLv0Ts6_-m4COhnPKe4BY/s4032/IMG_20231209_183403.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Rn7kE3TOekqLZGNZagwbouI7HOmXrPxf6EY_gmiyebHEcL6T-_PH2QB5ackvU1Fj5hhFCLdB354iRJpRdVotrkCP8PDVFaFgSzt3c2RJwdYFfvdZQegfVZrov85iGwvoAcHvWj28b3B76T5cdj5NfuthhlY4SzSTotn1o0aLv0Ts6_-m4COhnPKe4BY/s320/IMG_20231209_183403.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Evert went for something drastic, and attacked with the lions and played psionic blast after I had blocked. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrzQlCusbQSLVzh3W4wHUoITNON315nqFKMYDq5QwQj-hVmwzsuC9OuaVOmb-fNn7KjuXblcH45CSM7yBOQK2fwi99nAlJS-NgB6th4SZvXNiEqKW2zWaHUm8m-1RL28Tos0_R9a3fnunZfg5CWZQhmum4PwM_aVEJq1l88W7N43fBqu9c6x-4ZuvSg4/s4032/IMG_20231209_183612.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrzQlCusbQSLVzh3W4wHUoITNON315nqFKMYDq5QwQj-hVmwzsuC9OuaVOmb-fNn7KjuXblcH45CSM7yBOQK2fwi99nAlJS-NgB6th4SZvXNiEqKW2zWaHUm8m-1RL28Tos0_R9a3fnunZfg5CWZQhmum4PwM_aVEJq1l88W7N43fBqu9c6x-4ZuvSg4/s320/IMG_20231209_183612.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That left me with a bit of a mana problem to get back into the game, always a risk when playing a multicolor deck. It seemed like my luck had ran out. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1QR590fADJPk_JKWDRdlpYjURhxTpum6CPCnFArh7FM1c72ll7db48bRW5aH9QGOG_M4foR5uwkHMTfTipvsidx4qbfAMQNds7ctm7_JM2bhyphenhyphengTYt7L97VdD0Tw6tkcb7w0JDh7ulGVOJpnBtWefQtT5iMd3dOqnQealaq2-50dzoXjpIRJXC08EW2dU/s4032/IMG_20231209_183703.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1QR590fADJPk_JKWDRdlpYjURhxTpum6CPCnFArh7FM1c72ll7db48bRW5aH9QGOG_M4foR5uwkHMTfTipvsidx4qbfAMQNds7ctm7_JM2bhyphenhyphengTYt7L97VdD0Tw6tkcb7w0JDh7ulGVOJpnBtWefQtT5iMd3dOqnQealaq2-50dzoXjpIRJXC08EW2dU/s320/IMG_20231209_183703.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And it did run out, since I had no way to play the colored cards I had, Evert won the first game. 0-1. The next game was a bit of an interesting opening hand. If Evert had something to deal with the Su-Chi on turn one, this hand is mediocre at best. If he only has a psionic blast or disenchant in hand, I would be doing 12 damage before he could get rid of it. If he had neither, I would win within minutes. Since OS is all about the broken stuff, I decided to keep. I had managed to get to top 8, I was happy either way. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SjYUC5201JdOzca-KTHqmDmkwb6LScj_qhbOngPnPgM9_sSXQuvTECTWGprH7hxlDCJqGOjKtr8imOhfFTjacm-S1Bu_yuqLPWNvK9EUWmKscbio-Us4BeZJiJDd5vkmD2ZYFgaCXq7naWzdNboIE1gXRB4O2xmHymFM-AeWsR_l7F2tH3FGQwYkoXY/s4032/IMG_20231209_185208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1SjYUC5201JdOzca-KTHqmDmkwb6LScj_qhbOngPnPgM9_sSXQuvTECTWGprH7hxlDCJqGOjKtr8imOhfFTjacm-S1Bu_yuqLPWNvK9EUWmKscbio-Us4BeZJiJDd5vkmD2ZYFgaCXq7naWzdNboIE1gXRB4O2xmHymFM-AeWsR_l7F2tH3FGQwYkoXY/s320/IMG_20231209_185208.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, I went for it. Evert looked worried. That made me hopeful. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83M9RXnljbghJlL3CdHndSfWTZLDNxfzHmLE3oQgddUGcOC6-OgHLJw0iY8NxRmYywUJjVdKKBMQea5Xs7eXwYgMPivY2RunOaHTk6hYN61Ek1_8SPdIMuFKp-ijm0ziMZrWznaX_M_tHYYPXyko4ngCwNGo3ELtPE_rc8L9wrX0p8esgIGNyItTFByE/s4032/IMG_20231209_185505.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83M9RXnljbghJlL3CdHndSfWTZLDNxfzHmLE3oQgddUGcOC6-OgHLJw0iY8NxRmYywUJjVdKKBMQea5Xs7eXwYgMPivY2RunOaHTk6hYN61Ek1_8SPdIMuFKp-ijm0ziMZrWznaX_M_tHYYPXyko4ngCwNGo3ELtPE_rc8L9wrX0p8esgIGNyItTFByE/s320/IMG_20231209_185505.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But, luck would change the game. Evert topdecked black lotus! And that gave him the resources to get rid of the Su-Chi. Damn :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIzwV7qatOxEVprdGbspxqY4yI1KQPqYL_gb9z5V9cDcnZ13BZHpkbZcd0marvtcHhbRMj69IEgg-tG5MGibULNzRROD-kLbiOGWIgW_PbG6JoN15Jgus6FF_3v6FjBRMGwMrMsgK8vmQQPsGZjER9Cyz0YJYU8dRVwz413RnolhuAd6HHy8Yi-EcgIY/s4032/IMG_20231209_185546.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIzwV7qatOxEVprdGbspxqY4yI1KQPqYL_gb9z5V9cDcnZ13BZHpkbZcd0marvtcHhbRMj69IEgg-tG5MGibULNzRROD-kLbiOGWIgW_PbG6JoN15Jgus6FF_3v6FjBRMGwMrMsgK8vmQQPsGZjER9Cyz0YJYU8dRVwz413RnolhuAd6HHy8Yi-EcgIY/s320/IMG_20231209_185546.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>To top things off, I also played Ancestral recall then... and was not even finished!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Sl8ul_O-aYTdoOTNEg_w0eGs401vnMKHbLPPSUjq5ACHvqONEu4bBmZlkkBu1WDfLt4oNKzrIBhyphenhyphen-OmRhshvAZ5ZchCxJQPB_J5a8xedIKXWz8xwqM18RP2cxpVd0mk4sXaG5gZzHYTgKpNLs6NU6WrVNHwDUSoNAJsij0pTgMVTwU4OgFPDuAcGubQ/s4032/IMG_20231209_185601.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Sl8ul_O-aYTdoOTNEg_w0eGs401vnMKHbLPPSUjq5ACHvqONEu4bBmZlkkBu1WDfLt4oNKzrIBhyphenhyphen-OmRhshvAZ5ZchCxJQPB_J5a8xedIKXWz8xwqM18RP2cxpVd0mk4sXaG5gZzHYTgKpNLs6NU6WrVNHwDUSoNAJsij0pTgMVTwU4OgFPDuAcGubQ/s320/IMG_20231209_185601.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, and a lions for good measure.. wow, what a turn 1 here!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9vdKDCgsNqmVNJoF_5BL89hhDBEXGzJPw0WroAVkG_qTiKcJnHbjlOqbENWne70HaryNLRi7ojvFxIPPfRlMmVC25fkTNGoD1S8HTY2FCg_iiQztJbkzz8UPBHneLTe48R08jKPuh80C05sHh-gkWNPpoFOXXm4nJssGHOQDyGqRcpPYFGOir0N_h2E/s4032/IMG_20231209_185618.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9vdKDCgsNqmVNJoF_5BL89hhDBEXGzJPw0WroAVkG_qTiKcJnHbjlOqbENWne70HaryNLRi7ojvFxIPPfRlMmVC25fkTNGoD1S8HTY2FCg_iiQztJbkzz8UPBHneLTe48R08jKPuh80C05sHh-gkWNPpoFOXXm4nJssGHOQDyGqRcpPYFGOir0N_h2E/s320/IMG_20231209_185618.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That made my hand a lot less attractive, but I had made my choice, so I kept playing. I played time walk, got another Su-Chi, and while Evert was playing factories, I decided I needed to regrowth the lotus to prevent myself from dying. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjPMVei6yfjhuH6ejdPkFjuOBW2RW_Um8WhV10ZHFUnFJZNU6CUGgEY4TjL3MUjdULygUs7icXLpeQ5kVBg_U8dCsHHTjH6hphOqHsxRjMPTPWiHuRCkAxDxsZH6Gq17E_JUkiEfvH38BsiL8IKIguPpP14etSo-6cOJmcPfMvmNWbUKyk-PdWaUPrTA/s4032/IMG_20231209_185637.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjPMVei6yfjhuH6ejdPkFjuOBW2RW_Um8WhV10ZHFUnFJZNU6CUGgEY4TjL3MUjdULygUs7icXLpeQ5kVBg_U8dCsHHTjH6hphOqHsxRjMPTPWiHuRCkAxDxsZH6Gq17E_JUkiEfvH38BsiL8IKIguPpP14etSo-6cOJmcPfMvmNWbUKyk-PdWaUPrTA/s320/IMG_20231209_185637.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, the Su-Chi was on the table, together with the orb I drew the turn after that. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYY_EUZLg6m2hbo1k46lmIuszbKGvZblEWOiHbQl9jRlrMiwGtXs5xtTSAxHKFIwBi0b1W5e6n5aW_OdWoUvIwdxW-1Dv4ezPROg2qmd4Xjj5DFkiG5xegLn5Zveogdjl_leLKzx84NOh5iUhbnZ8jruDIkl60p6DD4enmMDlwXLP0A8H1jnUO4xzNoCc/s4032/IMG_20231209_190013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYY_EUZLg6m2hbo1k46lmIuszbKGvZblEWOiHbQl9jRlrMiwGtXs5xtTSAxHKFIwBi0b1W5e6n5aW_OdWoUvIwdxW-1Dv4ezPROg2qmd4Xjj5DFkiG5xegLn5Zveogdjl_leLKzx84NOh5iUhbnZ8jruDIkl60p6DD4enmMDlwXLP0A8H1jnUO4xzNoCc/s320/IMG_20231209_190013.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WdCchSxP3Ie-m-dfM_KDmt8oWZ7qCSEmKZzc883UQlNyfJWYLCmeGvynQHnCFKrQnycNQk4XadoCgYNtO9pz0-ix8DlCqTPSo5pkQAcO6eFrIKWj4xPVknXLe6VwxpKLXd2b3o8P1sY48z-qIjTQt-GcOh-0qw7WBry1ht4dGORk4UTXGN797vusUiE/s4032/IMG_20231209_190015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_WdCchSxP3Ie-m-dfM_KDmt8oWZ7qCSEmKZzc883UQlNyfJWYLCmeGvynQHnCFKrQnycNQk4XadoCgYNtO9pz0-ix8DlCqTPSo5pkQAcO6eFrIKWj4xPVknXLe6VwxpKLXd2b3o8P1sY48z-qIjTQt-GcOh-0qw7WBry1ht4dGORk4UTXGN797vusUiE/s320/IMG_20231209_190015.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately for me, Evert had the answer ready. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTANx_batZSl9jJJbCnP6KkRqq3_r_4GoXHxVcKBJQiWoBWCUGvXs0E0Wdsiq7_kEybUEW49DA7H8rO79cK_OEI_obIzuqzcRSmjl6ilm0TVbWhrmIMTZCnfZ2dKZ8smc_vyExvJgyuWZLxiP5cvq2d6e0sdfMEgDkuxW7ks__3xwUYyRP7i6MCj2oxU/s4032/IMG_20231209_190123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTANx_batZSl9jJJbCnP6KkRqq3_r_4GoXHxVcKBJQiWoBWCUGvXs0E0Wdsiq7_kEybUEW49DA7H8rO79cK_OEI_obIzuqzcRSmjl6ilm0TVbWhrmIMTZCnfZ2dKZ8smc_vyExvJgyuWZLxiP5cvq2d6e0sdfMEgDkuxW7ks__3xwUYyRP7i6MCj2oxU/s320/IMG_20231209_190123.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That left me in this situation. Not good. 3 factories staring me in the face. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvQ_nWb4Kq9ehtdUoeRVvFQEv3EKF7imvYLUN9C5uO-F0zLlKda2uZiFFlxuhwTjyWH4tVHqBwYBO3QV_bJ7ad0SHadAGsIYIZLYOZB18nfvDCJ9jwQLwXJEP8SO9Es63CawwCmHVjKHefP8GyAs9gGAJHeWDHWv0W_me3PZHVRqyTEIXJPEMAH_CuJ4/s4032/IMG_20231209_190257.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvQ_nWb4Kq9ehtdUoeRVvFQEv3EKF7imvYLUN9C5uO-F0zLlKda2uZiFFlxuhwTjyWH4tVHqBwYBO3QV_bJ7ad0SHadAGsIYIZLYOZB18nfvDCJ9jwQLwXJEP8SO9Es63CawwCmHVjKHefP8GyAs9gGAJHeWDHWv0W_me3PZHVRqyTEIXJPEMAH_CuJ4/s320/IMG_20231209_190257.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwhU3Fb0EC_DaODp4_UCaLYdVzwF5Px8sepC5b9r6Rw_qSBjk_LFZRo-7KWR9kXFBCFr4yCG7bfrW0ld2LV5hxkWbdIq3JCJsVS8zR8EqhZKHLH9gFI9xBd6RP0Z7MZdH4iINnZNKahFd19JalgE3LP3LDXRMQX2iapoM17hSMwiF-o3jF5ossZTcjjg/s4032/IMG_20231209_190346.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwhU3Fb0EC_DaODp4_UCaLYdVzwF5Px8sepC5b9r6Rw_qSBjk_LFZRo-7KWR9kXFBCFr4yCG7bfrW0ld2LV5hxkWbdIq3JCJsVS8zR8EqhZKHLH9gFI9xBd6RP0Z7MZdH4iINnZNKahFd19JalgE3LP3LDXRMQX2iapoM17hSMwiF-o3jF5ossZTcjjg/s320/IMG_20231209_190346.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Evert had decided to copy the Ankh. I would have probably gone for another factory. I played a djinn the turn after that with a mox. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMNn8pQUOHZo3VLfgvgGCrbcECkO9n4vL5sgCV1xrvtE6KzzJt-8QTFEVlEnEPjZNCD2zzIucHj0N_kaf0LgVTKryCgLxK8u_plV0bL07zSbDXmKF-5SBfoBdU28IuIdGuoZOgyXRGsQunkp0rCSZJesqDg3TvzqoBIIPn7NX_UeLo6RXBngX2bRWjtw/s4032/IMG_20231209_190502.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMNn8pQUOHZo3VLfgvgGCrbcECkO9n4vL5sgCV1xrvtE6KzzJt-8QTFEVlEnEPjZNCD2zzIucHj0N_kaf0LgVTKryCgLxK8u_plV0bL07zSbDXmKF-5SBfoBdU28IuIdGuoZOgyXRGsQunkp0rCSZJesqDg3TvzqoBIIPn7NX_UeLo6RXBngX2bRWjtw/s320/IMG_20231209_190502.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Evert quickly disenchanted it, and that made me very unhappy, since with what I had in hand, things would look a lot differently. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJFdgKGjhEvAZqqpWCQvhqtlnj2-K1X65bZ48DAajz291qnsK604ICQibvOEqO2AqFxQ-Xo9xt1a3UDLWI5uiMhDqOttYRimw2yhP8ENzVaVGbqhlxDdCqgjZpiDpUKbxZCBbKdAUw7qZ_FPHhVdSIrdLWtKwq1iQfo1JxKtL-NwNXk0SFINCVMs1IaM/s4032/IMG_20231209_190544.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJFdgKGjhEvAZqqpWCQvhqtlnj2-K1X65bZ48DAajz291qnsK604ICQibvOEqO2AqFxQ-Xo9xt1a3UDLWI5uiMhDqOttYRimw2yhP8ENzVaVGbqhlxDdCqgjZpiDpUKbxZCBbKdAUw7qZ_FPHhVdSIrdLWtKwq1iQfo1JxKtL-NwNXk0SFINCVMs1IaM/w300-h400/IMG_20231209_190544.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After getting an Ancestral recall (taking a lot of damage from the cities here) I was able to divine offer one of the Ankhs for 2 life, to stall a bit. After that I got a sol ring. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxIaStS5KpDMEmQPqeC7WkPDZP_5kWgvSyPVdVwgrSdgZsOAFVGaASXymTmJGnAUzNwjAbtR5m62X7DsdHoeJAc_M1v0Z36vJIqndikyw0ucvbXNQNdrA8Nyp56jpbkBmWj6Z5Mi7vRPei6c0KHLKbAmITPByJvnY9_2MXAGKaL8wCZl4Ak3Jd7slcJo/s4032/IMG_20231209_190851.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxIaStS5KpDMEmQPqeC7WkPDZP_5kWgvSyPVdVwgrSdgZsOAFVGaASXymTmJGnAUzNwjAbtR5m62X7DsdHoeJAc_M1v0Z36vJIqndikyw0ucvbXNQNdrA8Nyp56jpbkBmWj6Z5Mi7vRPei6c0KHLKbAmITPByJvnY9_2MXAGKaL8wCZl4Ak3Jd7slcJo/s320/IMG_20231209_190851.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>That was already a bit late though. Since I had taken a lot of damage from the cities and was slower than Evert, he played direct damage on my to finish off this game. Well played! It did leave me wondering how the game would have went if I had drawn an extra land earlier on, but we will never know!</div><div><br /></div><div>I got something to eat with fellow Arnhem Oldschoolers Thijs and Remko, and after that we drove home together. Another great OS day! Thanks to Mari for organizing the Knights of Thorn, and to all who came. You guys are the best! Untill next time!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-1696752449341520992023-11-23T04:32:00.000-08:002023-11-23T04:41:17.791-08:00Uthden Troll cup 2023<br />The Uthden Troll cup by Ron Dijkstra has quickly become one of the largest international tournaments in oldschool. Although I think the sweet spot for an OS event is somewhere between 24-60 people and Ron his tournament goes well over a 100, Chris and I still decided to go together. Since there is a bit of a spikey vibe at the Troll cup but I did not want to play a standard tier 1 deck, I played a variant of a good stuff deck I once played in an online tournament and went top 8 with. I like that the deck has a lot of surprises because a lot of the cards are in there only once or twice. Some 3 times. It makes it a bit more fun to play than a standard hardcore deck without the probability of losing all matches being very high. <div><br /></div><div>Not all of the matches come with a opponent name, because I cannot see the real names in the results of the tournament. I do have the first one though, Wilco, who was playing a white green deck. There was not a lot of pressure in the first couple of turns, but I was able to land a tome pretty quickly after disenchanting his Mox pearl to slow him down and hoped not to get a disenchant. He played a plains after that, so not a good gamble from my side. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PnrRGzzLUvEnSJPGCfdPbIZ0NPkjcunfkqWj5ihElt2HMXJ__Zu1HVkWnx_xZNGsIKrS-SQloXiEOgj0P56_Iy2zo7C_scNHaO0NsKIMmVch9pAna7KrrcvJSs3PtUfZHWuewkCy_O08S2seuHKwIZtKQybe4W-RCdlsPgisc6rcKuyJT4QGttG7OSc/s4032/IMG_20231104_113809.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PnrRGzzLUvEnSJPGCfdPbIZ0NPkjcunfkqWj5ihElt2HMXJ__Zu1HVkWnx_xZNGsIKrS-SQloXiEOgj0P56_Iy2zo7C_scNHaO0NsKIMmVch9pAna7KrrcvJSs3PtUfZHWuewkCy_O08S2seuHKwIZtKQybe4W-RCdlsPgisc6rcKuyJT4QGttG7OSc/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_113809.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>He also had a lotus which he used to play a trike. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZw9BWnQBNpoxRCqu7ZN9hE9rxej6JDHcR19FoWY3jRx4LweoWUuVawTjs22W9fhjcIj1OpdL3Mum83qiPaJVriu5aApvZfpH-n-KeM7KPS1bjb71VlcgyYDLYeaKGLLkccCydR6qzPAZ7Gw8dTx2IGV1AJAylE6kka-_K5srF4IGw4t4by_Kj5lAi7LM/s4032/IMG_20231104_113841.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZw9BWnQBNpoxRCqu7ZN9hE9rxej6JDHcR19FoWY3jRx4LweoWUuVawTjs22W9fhjcIj1OpdL3Mum83qiPaJVriu5aApvZfpH-n-KeM7KPS1bjb71VlcgyYDLYeaKGLLkccCydR6qzPAZ7Gw8dTx2IGV1AJAylE6kka-_K5srF4IGw4t4by_Kj5lAi7LM/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_113841.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I used StP to get rid of that, and we went back and forth with him playing creatures and me destroying them, but not drawing any threats from my side. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwSm6quXoQjIvgVUhNcGjH-rwns_gDnAfYZI0LeKJ-EH1jEvXolCfUTyGecsezPsU9I8W44Jc0tooYvY_sSZpa7hC8MSpCG2-Zz1Ub5XV_wIIMQK9kkezVSC8Xzyld7-QNXKItTW3sr0ERYh9AGUp5IdmzVFyqZkQF78yUOJgC7zBrAZOdbXu5XTqW_s/s4032/IMG_20231104_114812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwSm6quXoQjIvgVUhNcGjH-rwns_gDnAfYZI0LeKJ-EH1jEvXolCfUTyGecsezPsU9I8W44Jc0tooYvY_sSZpa7hC8MSpCG2-Zz1Ub5XV_wIIMQK9kkezVSC8Xzyld7-QNXKItTW3sr0ERYh9AGUp5IdmzVFyqZkQF78yUOJgC7zBrAZOdbXu5XTqW_s/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_114812.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That was fine by me, as I had the tome and was pretty convinced that would get me ahead. Card advantage was not all that because a Serra came to beat me, but fortunately I got some big hitters myself to get into the damage race (in which I was behind). </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetTC3NtQxFH4PMm2iU2dR16mC9JbBgjrc-PQBj3IPsBtfsEzRmp47hnuUQ_kE18kMmYe8ekjj0L-TZKR7ML8_lRDibUTbhxgKmXVNO5-_Mmi_8L4jJ4sR8AL7PaTurbWaBXffwScUKMp9Jfpbxmai5KNcItKtT38UzY325Lt5Ca6HBHT9qID1_0UlYVo/s4032/IMG_20231104_115053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgetTC3NtQxFH4PMm2iU2dR16mC9JbBgjrc-PQBj3IPsBtfsEzRmp47hnuUQ_kE18kMmYe8ekjj0L-TZKR7ML8_lRDibUTbhxgKmXVNO5-_Mmi_8L4jJ4sR8AL7PaTurbWaBXffwScUKMp9Jfpbxmai5KNcItKtT38UzY325Lt5Ca6HBHT9qID1_0UlYVo/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_115053.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After a couple of turns in which I first drew a divine offering (to buy me another turn by sacrificing my book) and then 2 creature elimination cards, the game was mine because I could get rid of the Serra and my creatures were bigger than his lions. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLdF7tEZoZGTL_ZZUhPAuaNT9fBgUgzVeP7LY1f852jpgnWNqFIGVNTtLfyhwgqQ5SHXuKK8u7L0Qt5-r35D1o_r-e-J1SDJbuPzvOeoAuqVnGgxBix4jhmVFd936K7kK2snA8Gcid4GCdhRg3gxFvsWomaRUyXNn6QYqLdi5G9pyqzDUunpEbckqiY0/s4032/IMG_20231104_115737.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLdF7tEZoZGTL_ZZUhPAuaNT9fBgUgzVeP7LY1f852jpgnWNqFIGVNTtLfyhwgqQ5SHXuKK8u7L0Qt5-r35D1o_r-e-J1SDJbuPzvOeoAuqVnGgxBix4jhmVFd936K7kK2snA8Gcid4GCdhRg3gxFvsWomaRUyXNn6QYqLdi5G9pyqzDUunpEbckqiY0/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_115737.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I kept a pretty okay opening hand. This should be able to get some damage through. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEiMCMUPuxeTCs9mJy_ZjTHpNeJZ9zzbfFIXyVbzwasg4T2xOBYYamYc37RGqdfywsxPJrnmOgafBJ2gRLkYO5BvFOI86cSV6jlVeAQkbBi2kJYWHggjoxI3hXr70tyIY1tjdGjWRUkWSTP5euwjOazUZ8f7VxcZJYg0Afyb607X6wNNQhe_Krh66ooM/s4032/IMG_20231104_120037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEiMCMUPuxeTCs9mJy_ZjTHpNeJZ9zzbfFIXyVbzwasg4T2xOBYYamYc37RGqdfywsxPJrnmOgafBJ2gRLkYO5BvFOI86cSV6jlVeAQkbBi2kJYWHggjoxI3hXr70tyIY1tjdGjWRUkWSTP5euwjOazUZ8f7VxcZJYg0Afyb607X6wNNQhe_Krh66ooM/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_120037.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>He opened with Library of Alexandria though, so that was not great. The only way to get him off that was to start hammering as quick as possible. He was a couple of cards ahead of me though. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJc5h3Y065m4PiROPasp-gyOhYixGqW7PDvZYrUO6xI9sDcezceuKFZNSRXXv2lEZLtOs6k27CisQz-gUjfIi0mCicSAJyHaAK5bqh-d1NmDSOw1PlSRtb0INc6Yrgnx9UQ_EVYHWDOkMLaQ2LpETSqROPwhB907p8KdHI-JTu5_sa7RVGba9hzyGectQ/s4032/IMG_20231104_120102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJc5h3Y065m4PiROPasp-gyOhYixGqW7PDvZYrUO6xI9sDcezceuKFZNSRXXv2lEZLtOs6k27CisQz-gUjfIi0mCicSAJyHaAK5bqh-d1NmDSOw1PlSRtb0INc6Yrgnx9UQ_EVYHWDOkMLaQ2LpETSqROPwhB907p8KdHI-JTu5_sa7RVGba9hzyGectQ/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_120102.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When he played Erhnam Djinn followed by Armageddon, I used my swords to plowshares, but that was unexpectedly countered by avoid fate. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQH5nK9NlgxQs9-rY3L3djLtNwXM9DaMgSmZH_tNsDLNzm17u2GnrNpHPnM2ghRobl26ybmQwVI0jGP2z03034bWGYXx5vdDnZlwaF4-fAEnaJXyZARvzFtN8U94_ABuOyMxLoJzrS_g2zvV8zx5kVSz9Ze5gecC_sXvyrQbFqbNeSDKYpTgQ42zuuaKI/s4032/IMG_20231104_120541.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQH5nK9NlgxQs9-rY3L3djLtNwXM9DaMgSmZH_tNsDLNzm17u2GnrNpHPnM2ghRobl26ybmQwVI0jGP2z03034bWGYXx5vdDnZlwaF4-fAEnaJXyZARvzFtN8U94_ABuOyMxLoJzrS_g2zvV8zx5kVSz9Ze5gecC_sXvyrQbFqbNeSDKYpTgQ42zuuaKI/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_120541.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>He also destroyed my Su-Chi, and I eventually lost to elves. (the orb was not enough to keep me alive). </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8jgIky7DPLSc1pGHRfcSS9aCet20pCRfrDbcxeLYLezC717AX8QRVidHNnCxDpKHXEel5_nuajcBibMxWijAPEMCclksvB3zJX4vIMEnmYSI-ij5LsCidAfAmIcPvxBAd5YZuGswKR6YQWlimV3VvgmimIMV0MSgIylKZ9TSDkbnHiBTDm0xT86EoSw/s4032/IMG_20231104_120732.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8jgIky7DPLSc1pGHRfcSS9aCet20pCRfrDbcxeLYLezC717AX8QRVidHNnCxDpKHXEel5_nuajcBibMxWijAPEMCclksvB3zJX4vIMEnmYSI-ij5LsCidAfAmIcPvxBAd5YZuGswKR6YQWlimV3VvgmimIMV0MSgIylKZ9TSDkbnHiBTDm0xT86EoSw/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_120732.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Interesting but risky opening hand, but I kept it anyway. I had a StP for early creatures and an Ancestral recall, which would give me 3 new cards anyway. I calculated that would probably be better than mulligan to 6. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xlV_khtDxLzEJgYsaoEX0dN9M8M-zuU4CSNJZgLjiJsuGJlaOyIaTNgOHOC9BLp3ISeUECfgOocZxgjqdvkQYO9NsPQAL-wEB2WjWPqZHWZ1FHORGyxGeYKFCpzmQXfP0cCyoBWrgLz5y544Gm1KyaYEJUl60JU156SQxw4J2Qs6ANyV366wImZS96E/s4032/IMG_20231104_121115.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xlV_khtDxLzEJgYsaoEX0dN9M8M-zuU4CSNJZgLjiJsuGJlaOyIaTNgOHOC9BLp3ISeUECfgOocZxgjqdvkQYO9NsPQAL-wEB2WjWPqZHWZ1FHORGyxGeYKFCpzmQXfP0cCyoBWrgLz5y544Gm1KyaYEJUl60JU156SQxw4J2Qs6ANyV366wImZS96E/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_121115.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And that worked, I got one extra land from the Ancestral as expected, and could counter a djinn. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7COPSxY7eRGZW6C9laGN_QwLym9cDCUr3aZJgOiI5E_9ciLHRqHdgGSuVVHguViy8I4DeaKcJvvKe9BjC-sPqQ0Dys5FV3fpTbUgLb_pf8hRAyQTLuDAaqfmlJhDOBQE0JviNwCLyL4UjiW2qyYT75MdEmIX52VOyMAWbMKXO4rCgutgx6BIBGC45uo/s4032/IMG_20231104_121445.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7COPSxY7eRGZW6C9laGN_QwLym9cDCUr3aZJgOiI5E_9ciLHRqHdgGSuVVHguViy8I4DeaKcJvvKe9BjC-sPqQ0Dys5FV3fpTbUgLb_pf8hRAyQTLuDAaqfmlJhDOBQE0JviNwCLyL4UjiW2qyYT75MdEmIX52VOyMAWbMKXO4rCgutgx6BIBGC45uo/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_121445.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then I could play one of mine, and control magic one of his djinns.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuR8a-M80kMuDQQWli23qZ22zQmRClxvK1ZIVxad9G53e2HV5qC5wuGv0ZAWj5XKhNv_jPcugVTztaw22U5X0Z0lteRvG58yqTr-gGnN2eOf2m0mniVgYN49sYm0F4wKWloyCFCxIq8DQlHMFMCRYQUSB-nxedVk1L-95OmLf8DLHRd4OPhNUiWtl_k44/s4032/IMG_20231104_122041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuR8a-M80kMuDQQWli23qZ22zQmRClxvK1ZIVxad9G53e2HV5qC5wuGv0ZAWj5XKhNv_jPcugVTztaw22U5X0Z0lteRvG58yqTr-gGnN2eOf2m0mniVgYN49sYm0F4wKWloyCFCxIq8DQlHMFMCRYQUSB-nxedVk1L-95OmLf8DLHRd4OPhNUiWtl_k44/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_122041.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When I got another Djinn, it was obvious that the game was mine. 2-1 in an exiting match, that felt like a good start. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBeEf32Qi-L50yCstu4vV2jdWm_uQgDHA1IuYQMFaKlX35iqYgDspp4c3YA507wmQeCcc6lQGQ1JgdyA_2CksCfA9Of4DAurJWKMw9FUvQxIMetb7fg10IWR7f5rEVKNvYsoCpIjs6VPebWX2A7b8eiAXKK7K0eU-soTc31hhpo3owD1a36XbSwNvJM4/s4032/IMG_20231104_122127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBeEf32Qi-L50yCstu4vV2jdWm_uQgDHA1IuYQMFaKlX35iqYgDspp4c3YA507wmQeCcc6lQGQ1JgdyA_2CksCfA9Of4DAurJWKMw9FUvQxIMetb7fg10IWR7f5rEVKNvYsoCpIjs6VPebWX2A7b8eiAXKK7K0eU-soTc31hhpo3owD1a36XbSwNvJM4/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_122127.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The second round was against Jor, (sorry, Melee does not give me any more info). My opening hand was not great, but since it tends to get worse and I had some playes with this hand, I decided to keep it anyway. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGErANkxFWUMg4KCF0qyJ-m2tS5XrW0vB7hQoNmRPHstSDWbteUD6yvSOw8jBxEqIlh6-NzUPOs7XFyeeyUiPR1KWDW2jHB24JzlCQHqq-z-nimWXvWIPjQj_DMe6oFR-QibPtoS5SuH-9L-LPaTDoq7NgQuon213uBA0-gUgL_OEXdJ0IfaT1wVO_a_U/s4032/IMG_20231104_124323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGErANkxFWUMg4KCF0qyJ-m2tS5XrW0vB7hQoNmRPHstSDWbteUD6yvSOw8jBxEqIlh6-NzUPOs7XFyeeyUiPR1KWDW2jHB24JzlCQHqq-z-nimWXvWIPjQj_DMe6oFR-QibPtoS5SuH-9L-LPaTDoq7NgQuon213uBA0-gUgL_OEXdJ0IfaT1wVO_a_U/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_124323.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My opponent hand a pretty great opening, better than mine. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbB2i-OjQNnlrzSJBEVNUVnNXmuTRDTs8TaMmPLKYKQYS4E7ujZsA_69_qwy0LlEBY6gs7LAm747SwHpxRJh1T3OgmK1jVX-PRffHwFLBR-3P3Hw1HFvug8HsKge-b9S6nVJ54k04ZFtIRGev1dDSrVznustbMCqHMaMuzw8QvdwlmGXzzn8IibKNU2c/s4032/IMG_20231104_124358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbB2i-OjQNnlrzSJBEVNUVnNXmuTRDTs8TaMmPLKYKQYS4E7ujZsA_69_qwy0LlEBY6gs7LAm747SwHpxRJh1T3OgmK1jVX-PRffHwFLBR-3P3Hw1HFvug8HsKge-b9S6nVJ54k04ZFtIRGev1dDSrVznustbMCqHMaMuzw8QvdwlmGXzzn8IibKNU2c/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_124358.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I played time walk as soon as I could, and then used the orb to get rid of a hypnotic specter. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBzEDH2ixrDv4tUzu-XC6qBDXnj1tH1_SKA6kzX1fHNr8MYlEzzSL6RFpDn1GOvuWhdNswlwpUeaSXnggqUrsLo2biHwORcKTtmXOJ3ZEcnazoOeArZzdwBGemVpRpw932XxbQ3j9yRdMowH-ASYIA7n3M6Y7Zj9WbQXZO6NgYLSJcv92WQMMLLZHyQs/s4032/IMG_20231104_124555.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBzEDH2ixrDv4tUzu-XC6qBDXnj1tH1_SKA6kzX1fHNr8MYlEzzSL6RFpDn1GOvuWhdNswlwpUeaSXnggqUrsLo2biHwORcKTtmXOJ3ZEcnazoOeArZzdwBGemVpRpw932XxbQ3j9yRdMowH-ASYIA7n3M6Y7Zj9WbQXZO6NgYLSJcv92WQMMLLZHyQs/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_124555.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On turn 4 however, I was mind twisted, and from what I lost one can see that the game would have been very different I I had been able to keep the hand a couple of turns more. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2A0eUDybuh7Up2PUQJ_9eEczempe-0L5wHJlSk5DlOSnb4fwiaJHK5EOzxqHm62zC2MGwpmYJmuSaym2DU6QSkMn69olycux3cZOydm587Posy9J8nnzgoozzPxK85Rn7FFFTcANla4crSmTYD4csJK5lvPPS9L2nP0ty4PseQi0bJxNEokTkvEqfFnU/s4032/IMG_20231104_124610.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2A0eUDybuh7Up2PUQJ_9eEczempe-0L5wHJlSk5DlOSnb4fwiaJHK5EOzxqHm62zC2MGwpmYJmuSaym2DU6QSkMn69olycux3cZOydm587Posy9J8nnzgoozzPxK85Rn7FFFTcANla4crSmTYD4csJK5lvPPS9L2nP0ty4PseQi0bJxNEokTkvEqfFnU/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_124610.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I had no hand left and a new specter was taking the cards I could not play right away, so this was not looking good. But I topdecked a balance a couple turns later. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqJnCc0KnwuR1de3lwnqlHrKCrBi93snkTEO1ctNMwPOy5rMUy3_gAvpdjg0krPPIbNmWovU7jCjWB7rk3qcQWaGmCSx8OHtGeyHBwCuQcwP-6Xq7NwNzHoKDc1prwq43U946csJF5mA8pa9wZaGCp7JQJDJVlhMUe3ydeym1RwvyGzKqZ7A6Jakj7ZU/s4032/IMG_20231104_124730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqJnCc0KnwuR1de3lwnqlHrKCrBi93snkTEO1ctNMwPOy5rMUy3_gAvpdjg0krPPIbNmWovU7jCjWB7rk3qcQWaGmCSx8OHtGeyHBwCuQcwP-6Xq7NwNzHoKDc1prwq43U946csJF5mA8pa9wZaGCp7JQJDJVlhMUe3ydeym1RwvyGzKqZ7A6Jakj7ZU/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_124730.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With my factory, that could have given me the game, but my opponent topdecked this.. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzX8dn81Ya58BmBZtS0qiVOdaBL-8wsLf-mZbSg9-J8NV5piskrnE5Zt60mi1eiLEk6Yjegf3-9rpkoWJjW2TwN1NsvadglNnKlIjH_zOwg3ZlevZCq87VBFpy8q9iWydx9aFh18b3-6HE1mcRHnV7XBg__P3Fh-GxK4JGQjwiwI6ekDJ8R0Yk3NdKqjk/s4032/IMG_20231104_124759.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzX8dn81Ya58BmBZtS0qiVOdaBL-8wsLf-mZbSg9-J8NV5piskrnE5Zt60mi1eiLEk6Yjegf3-9rpkoWJjW2TwN1NsvadglNnKlIjH_zOwg3ZlevZCq87VBFpy8q9iWydx9aFh18b3-6HE1mcRHnV7XBg__P3Fh-GxK4JGQjwiwI6ekDJ8R0Yk3NdKqjk/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_124759.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So he kept hitting me with a much bigger creature. When I finally got a swords to plowshares, I again could not attack, because my opponent his deck was very good to him and gave him a new creature quickly. I did not draw any new creatures, so I lost game one. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVDJzVoitWIvEf3m1R5dusoNjlr5oZQIRl6aJpXDzpSLZf4r1bVe0EO7iOazTc6x-XV7bUtccu3ZC_wO2rpGjPAVS-Z-_puHC3r37RsruQDJNZKNkNEpBASAAySJamnhrlw45ns4Tq-G-uyl3n9X1oYg98FZJvIlqur7sH1CgZv4CKjk6NCEk0cv8rII/s4032/IMG_20231104_124825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJVDJzVoitWIvEf3m1R5dusoNjlr5oZQIRl6aJpXDzpSLZf4r1bVe0EO7iOazTc6x-XV7bUtccu3ZC_wO2rpGjPAVS-Z-_puHC3r37RsruQDJNZKNkNEpBASAAySJamnhrlw45ns4Tq-G-uyl3n9X1oYg98FZJvIlqur7sH1CgZv4CKjk6NCEk0cv8rII/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_124825.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, would you keep a hand with no land if it was this? I would. I figured I would get a land with the Ancestral Recall, then play a Serra on turn one. Even if my opponent would get a terror on turn 2, that would still net me 4 damage and I would still have enough options left because I had the cards from the ancestral. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjoZ2fvyQkvXRp1IFK68WKI2-As68NzDEqVbLOZa3UXtOw3yA_t0G3So3r8qNY5NJSpsz-fMNsyhhyaADG4lKNc1SrIoIc9B8MMLQIJMj5KPoqxoWJSbCRSmafx51i58xHACoVuPTmuGklthOqcxSSHg6IS05jEK11UWqaFvuQcKR9eDt-1QnbvtbEfU/s4032/IMG_20231104_125347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjoZ2fvyQkvXRp1IFK68WKI2-As68NzDEqVbLOZa3UXtOw3yA_t0G3So3r8qNY5NJSpsz-fMNsyhhyaADG4lKNc1SrIoIc9B8MMLQIJMj5KPoqxoWJSbCRSmafx51i58xHACoVuPTmuGklthOqcxSSHg6IS05jEK11UWqaFvuQcKR9eDt-1QnbvtbEfU/s320/IMG_20231104_125347.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>What I did not expect though, was to NOT draw a land. So I had to wait till turn 2, and my opponent played an Orb on turn 2 :( So, no damage for me there. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0GephiTR-bQW64oCLkIvs-d7smBNegL8OeKj7bsDmxlLsRkuqJCE9VLuFVdhdkJrBTFCddWcBUTZDz3AD3uQGkfU7PCPdcdPBreSJkroHNUPX-TG6D2jJ3n0qd-VZSZ6dzaQWS5XAIMH-bgDOo5LHoN8hqREvHY3MI4JfEFet58d1xC1nCXQKbbqaA4/s4032/IMG_20231104_125519.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0GephiTR-bQW64oCLkIvs-d7smBNegL8OeKj7bsDmxlLsRkuqJCE9VLuFVdhdkJrBTFCddWcBUTZDz3AD3uQGkfU7PCPdcdPBreSJkroHNUPX-TG6D2jJ3n0qd-VZSZ6dzaQWS5XAIMH-bgDOo5LHoN8hqREvHY3MI4JfEFet58d1xC1nCXQKbbqaA4/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_125519.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The lands were not very eager to show up, only a factory and a turn later a mox jet. When I wanted to go tutor for a land, I was foiled by a spell blast. Wow. Did not see that one coming, well played!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeh_7Xyom6KTSBDHgOUilbULQmkP_4zeZNpj75azu2bxNSkAz2275oPhcpVr3WPOm5oZd8M7UsHpL71o_-8r-jZid_VYWR8S2qPJaJzkG6JIlFF_IROG-mSoGlPqgPITSV_uWRvGgClrefiLhBdhQIsvQVbUE5k2zFHTns2JU2lQbrwOwrugxW9vIKofA/s4032/IMG_20231104_125720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeh_7Xyom6KTSBDHgOUilbULQmkP_4zeZNpj75azu2bxNSkAz2275oPhcpVr3WPOm5oZd8M7UsHpL71o_-8r-jZid_VYWR8S2qPJaJzkG6JIlFF_IROG-mSoGlPqgPITSV_uWRvGgClrefiLhBdhQIsvQVbUE5k2zFHTns2JU2lQbrwOwrugxW9vIKofA/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_125720.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My opponent got his Ancestral recall, and then proceeded to crush me with the cards he could play, I had no chance here. So 0-2, 1-1 in matches. Perhaps this would be the last time for a really bad mind twist, I was certainly hoping this. On to round 3, against Micke. He had a quick start with a lions. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitM7tl3Y8G_cBAr1AI6SYg2ZYLPxJsvxCGwFbe0b_IP8AZg3aheeDPjsHWOiMXglT0nfRzXOydal5fdtSYverh1BV9R1oDXnFErKSx21_5tlIVuEZTpjnnuqg4MqrF0QW_WwE6mq6B6Kz2_pt2TbjtEy1PhF_wpQmAF1PHsPQsTv2fro7cIuo1BwUNxcA/s4032/IMG_20231104_140044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitM7tl3Y8G_cBAr1AI6SYg2ZYLPxJsvxCGwFbe0b_IP8AZg3aheeDPjsHWOiMXglT0nfRzXOydal5fdtSYverh1BV9R1oDXnFErKSx21_5tlIVuEZTpjnnuqg4MqrF0QW_WwE6mq6B6Kz2_pt2TbjtEy1PhF_wpQmAF1PHsPQsTv2fro7cIuo1BwUNxcA/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_140044.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Micke went for a tutor on turn 2 after I StP'd his lions. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHWNsgjBGJezPwN1QTdXlgw21jzdIwrfYX51M3ujFa0N3vo8BtLVb-b04E2aYhj_9b98Cnb7FAWr8UIvPWLxJUBgcQUU4sHiFLBndI8yHz9SmkQ2sw86VCw7eliKlqEjlgMc4L2uwRR7JzQWQQNGc7k6ZRezbcFb5t_an5CjLWZ4e4revWAU0XW3N8c0/s4032/IMG_20231104_140143.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHWNsgjBGJezPwN1QTdXlgw21jzdIwrfYX51M3ujFa0N3vo8BtLVb-b04E2aYhj_9b98Cnb7FAWr8UIvPWLxJUBgcQUU4sHiFLBndI8yHz9SmkQ2sw86VCw7eliKlqEjlgMc4L2uwRR7JzQWQQNGc7k6ZRezbcFb5t_an5CjLWZ4e4revWAU0XW3N8c0/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_140143.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And, my hope for not being mindtwisted was not coming true. The only difference was that I had played one of my creatures on the previous turn. But I lost a lot of really good cards, like a braingeyser. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-bMcJwYU7Bb1-pB6-qGxbd6qYfycvPGh0XcwIHlvi2VJERY0cu6MqNxY2B_ZCxB108i5FvLTZPnlAuuJMMtb47S5rio5s34yHPQHf-Do04odsFraIwj_jcGLCkkg_1ts9oBGG5jpTBhEROZNEgYErKXDeGMRGeBzo-nniEjPC4gyNDBkDBZmA7kI4YQ/s4032/IMG_20231104_140234.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4-bMcJwYU7Bb1-pB6-qGxbd6qYfycvPGh0XcwIHlvi2VJERY0cu6MqNxY2B_ZCxB108i5FvLTZPnlAuuJMMtb47S5rio5s34yHPQHf-Do04odsFraIwj_jcGLCkkg_1ts9oBGG5jpTBhEROZNEgYErKXDeGMRGeBzo-nniEjPC4gyNDBkDBZmA7kI4YQ/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_140234.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rtrkAEM5b7_nv0U1IabftV90t0r4KD_ouqAi6VHmZY8nMZwfhOw3Ci968rjizXj1wI4nN6-OxdSek5i7GxTuXuCdSozH4-zpfHba5FHY5ppUQt1uNB2hN3ykx3W9BEeDec3HB0Raq57RD58mdj5vc61-6T52OjkENE-zV753OxBb-qh7i4429Nfmk-I/s4032/IMG_20231104_140259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rtrkAEM5b7_nv0U1IabftV90t0r4KD_ouqAi6VHmZY8nMZwfhOw3Ci968rjizXj1wI4nN6-OxdSek5i7GxTuXuCdSozH4-zpfHba5FHY5ppUQt1uNB2hN3ykx3W9BEeDec3HB0Raq57RD58mdj5vc61-6T52OjkENE-zV753OxBb-qh7i4429Nfmk-I/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_140259.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The advantage of the mind twist was a bit too much for me, because I had a creature, but he had a lot more cards than me. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07SwUZYAASXl7G6JoaV9xlNTFtKTLVeGPg_kIgHZQ53F6LJH24XrsMHM7NyZhxNbLsPWneoKiWth3q7aVk9qhxQIXrtnNkVwMpvWsnokNAz-U-zY_O_00Q_RJDfLI0LXMdtnV0ktzsvhpSwJ4kFjeZh0116oxK68Ujuo64ABcvOyEYWjSlVknHfCuKr8/s4032/IMG_20231104_140345.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07SwUZYAASXl7G6JoaV9xlNTFtKTLVeGPg_kIgHZQ53F6LJH24XrsMHM7NyZhxNbLsPWneoKiWth3q7aVk9qhxQIXrtnNkVwMpvWsnokNAz-U-zY_O_00Q_RJDfLI0LXMdtnV0ktzsvhpSwJ4kFjeZh0116oxK68Ujuo64ABcvOyEYWjSlVknHfCuKr8/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_140345.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My deck wanted to give me something to get back though, and gave me this after a timetwister from my opponent. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz72rMQasfbsMMyQHpu9ZMhXGSbVhb7bzBUHeR7vCIubSa08dNO8PQtkMZy3sDRJLUKB7AE71HAJSWA4wn_Dcr1MS6_OQFMCvj6x_EF4w0GGXjmFQp6qaGuLNVC7Mt-PLbVsx4yWB8w3JGloHso5_9dyGpFDtoq3B7alOfMLI1TQeQExbCNfk4IJd63Sc/s4032/IMG_20231104_140703.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz72rMQasfbsMMyQHpu9ZMhXGSbVhb7bzBUHeR7vCIubSa08dNO8PQtkMZy3sDRJLUKB7AE71HAJSWA4wn_Dcr1MS6_OQFMCvj6x_EF4w0GGXjmFQp6qaGuLNVC7Mt-PLbVsx4yWB8w3JGloHso5_9dyGpFDtoq3B7alOfMLI1TQeQExbCNfk4IJd63Sc/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_140703.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So, I went for it to get ahead. and I did. The card advantage I had lost was quickly regained and I won the game. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HzATxRW14mShtLcincV9EAcSSjMQBfxZtCP-pp-IiMuF1kg76viOQgr0dWK7azLp4y7FV79Znn4XWEEQPOTlcJOzLlddswlu7k6x109ZAQHPANFSPbByHSOTqfglfsvWv9HPYprY-4GfKPTlX3utJQhk9I45gwm32qR_fhdK-br3OZc6P7RU8ZSx2dk/s4032/IMG_20231104_140905.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HzATxRW14mShtLcincV9EAcSSjMQBfxZtCP-pp-IiMuF1kg76viOQgr0dWK7azLp4y7FV79Znn4XWEEQPOTlcJOzLlddswlu7k6x109ZAQHPANFSPbByHSOTqfglfsvWv9HPYprY-4GfKPTlX3utJQhk9I45gwm32qR_fhdK-br3OZc6P7RU8ZSx2dk/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_140905.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My hand for game 2 was less spectacular though. But I decided to keep it anyway, because my opponent played a lot of blue, I had REB and balance, so that should be good for something. I know this is a bit risky, but since I was one game ahead I wanted to try it anyway. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOus68eOgfUwGYeJA0f9zZoXZcmJRie40yCpEht_u5tYDNIUIzxGDLcrJoqV46PWs0-WJuaDytlPLdoh3dtBKpVzU0TJ5R-eYZkGGuLZaLgl5DhmP3Z1CZlWV7gfDLbyHqFR0kF_-HlqHa4Mn2dGNcm8-Q54OIyPdEWtD2tBN2_cBsQV2LNgKB_Yd2jV4/s4032/IMG_20231104_141721.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOus68eOgfUwGYeJA0f9zZoXZcmJRie40yCpEht_u5tYDNIUIzxGDLcrJoqV46PWs0-WJuaDytlPLdoh3dtBKpVzU0TJ5R-eYZkGGuLZaLgl5DhmP3Z1CZlWV7gfDLbyHqFR0kF_-HlqHa4Mn2dGNcm8-Q54OIyPdEWtD2tBN2_cBsQV2LNgKB_Yd2jV4/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_141721.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnMsXZzD19j8ECpgIX6E0gvcrTaZQ3IENFtuzAK6O6e1DJ_OJVb9WhqvVF3H7Md4FLaptJniKqMk4mNPMn1ibRaPHLAsK0m2Emdp-4MIATADiuJAYNaBXEbpxxWPuaEglGk_H9NjY5p5KUPZNYc1x_mT4EcHFlu29c-VHaD4lQrc6Byd4dfNjAichMbQ/s4032/IMG_20231104_141903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnMsXZzD19j8ECpgIX6E0gvcrTaZQ3IENFtuzAK6O6e1DJ_OJVb9WhqvVF3H7Md4FLaptJniKqMk4mNPMn1ibRaPHLAsK0m2Emdp-4MIATADiuJAYNaBXEbpxxWPuaEglGk_H9NjY5p5KUPZNYc1x_mT4EcHFlu29c-VHaD4lQrc6Byd4dfNjAichMbQ/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_141903.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My opponent went for full mana denial by orbing my city and disenchanting my mox, but I was vindicated by drawing a library of Alexandria. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0q2bwR5lxqAdtaTSxCt4HeRKxczjnRNY6wmDdOirD5IRg5O44z8JX_kTMdzugqrz37wKn3CIEtIMKajnJ_JqxcsLNPCn5LnwZPPMn7y1sRtIscjh9pm8rm_bo4gEjgVyJpujYYwBVn9JCbXqMg4yHS7kYALLk74wlWku0mIOE5A0hGKHqiNrT33NGsFs/s4032/IMG_20231104_142043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0q2bwR5lxqAdtaTSxCt4HeRKxczjnRNY6wmDdOirD5IRg5O44z8JX_kTMdzugqrz37wKn3CIEtIMKajnJ_JqxcsLNPCn5LnwZPPMn7y1sRtIscjh9pm8rm_bo4gEjgVyJpujYYwBVn9JCbXqMg4yHS7kYALLk74wlWku0mIOE5A0hGKHqiNrT33NGsFs/s320/IMG_20231104_142043.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The library brough me more cards, but... not any lands. So that was a problem. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4ZBoT0hadHlSynHKxnlCASaJY2A6dN9ERySubk2Rl4w-sHAvTkz__PpcBH5FsbFTDwDs8U15DedGv8CZ1gZ7lo5yO9E3dKNzltw_0D8bdi-w9nM8ExkWFOz2DJrsEdx6VjVzpWnJHqzYOvY9DAsbtqYdHvdPjShotH2IiCt1YC6CYzwl8lcMsf_sKWg/s4032/IMG_20231104_142235.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4ZBoT0hadHlSynHKxnlCASaJY2A6dN9ERySubk2Rl4w-sHAvTkz__PpcBH5FsbFTDwDs8U15DedGv8CZ1gZ7lo5yO9E3dKNzltw_0D8bdi-w9nM8ExkWFOz2DJrsEdx6VjVzpWnJHqzYOvY9DAsbtqYdHvdPjShotH2IiCt1YC6CYzwl8lcMsf_sKWg/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_142235.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJ6K1g1c5Y7iOgjoYmM1kFsFZ6wrZmUkoW6gQZWb7wcBxvPW_ZA-bRW0k40tWWuStrTUi05SuEXTSK4867Lz32A3QoZsw_4fhyphenhyphenQC5JeHF3tUy3MHBtnOmz6Yv_Rqfbe2hRKAbGths1HjHstNCArJWWnAwpenCKlUthI_UQ_LrQ6Ov3OAHLqJgiwNY2RY/s4032/IMG_20231104_142349.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJ6K1g1c5Y7iOgjoYmM1kFsFZ6wrZmUkoW6gQZWb7wcBxvPW_ZA-bRW0k40tWWuStrTUi05SuEXTSK4867Lz32A3QoZsw_4fhyphenhyphenQC5JeHF3tUy3MHBtnOmz6Yv_Rqfbe2hRKAbGths1HjHstNCArJWWnAwpenCKlUthI_UQ_LrQ6Ov3OAHLqJgiwNY2RY/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_142349.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile, my opponent was bolting me after I destroyed his one Serra Angel. I used my disenchants on his moxen just in case I would need to play a balance. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ki6RiOU8wB8FG_POOLIHDzp85HEh0C2mKyWQTTFjuJyw9SEh0xWp7_9Mimucj-DByzPV5SrDAVTC3pvnnpq-B_IumdHcInAz19_H9SD4xzGBNfjUfZ2-2DJJ7zMtExWxlVd_wleCLOKVA-nuk_nZHStoIefWvYQL0MOu7MViJSuM5kac9gPbxWgH-kg/s4032/IMG_20231104_142533.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ki6RiOU8wB8FG_POOLIHDzp85HEh0C2mKyWQTTFjuJyw9SEh0xWp7_9Mimucj-DByzPV5SrDAVTC3pvnnpq-B_IumdHcInAz19_H9SD4xzGBNfjUfZ2-2DJJ7zMtExWxlVd_wleCLOKVA-nuk_nZHStoIefWvYQL0MOu7MViJSuM5kac9gPbxWgH-kg/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_142533.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My opponent went for Mind twist again but fortunately for 2 only this time. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7smhkZWq01JPH1SO2V2HYLkV1uHbFEoUxiqezTk0MXLa0BGGFR7Mm0tY8LRTU7oGjMUdzLKvav1vtmjBV2umDuCJ0o3ZYVmhoCDg4w0868xcRIQ8B3jEst8MN2H6__1JVLPAnyJLZ8O5IfkaLRrpl3fFBZZ2ErhsqhQ3QnhQL6L26vWQfZ4NXTm1YxM/s4032/IMG_20231104_142611.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7smhkZWq01JPH1SO2V2HYLkV1uHbFEoUxiqezTk0MXLa0BGGFR7Mm0tY8LRTU7oGjMUdzLKvav1vtmjBV2umDuCJ0o3ZYVmhoCDg4w0868xcRIQ8B3jEst8MN2H6__1JVLPAnyJLZ8O5IfkaLRrpl3fFBZZ2ErhsqhQ3QnhQL6L26vWQfZ4NXTm1YxM/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_142611.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Since I was ahead in cards and had some lands and moxen in my hand, I went for it and played Armageddon</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRX2eqh2epgXAfuNarF7VWunYE7ByQUa4dHqp3hAc23p6iuLczjnodonaS-qK8JjcKbGrJSd0qhD11d8ir-G6QBUgyCVjumP8QTjG13JGyrlCrP6oR8V_ayIkA4txvqiUPjz8NEdV3dfVmbvJjoj4nBKL-DbrMUO0cD0WobSNFcHlCdC5dzG6BXZZ_Xbo/s4032/IMG_20231104_142655.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRX2eqh2epgXAfuNarF7VWunYE7ByQUa4dHqp3hAc23p6iuLczjnodonaS-qK8JjcKbGrJSd0qhD11d8ir-G6QBUgyCVjumP8QTjG13JGyrlCrP6oR8V_ayIkA4txvqiUPjz8NEdV3dfVmbvJjoj4nBKL-DbrMUO0cD0WobSNFcHlCdC5dzG6BXZZ_Xbo/s320/IMG_20231104_142655.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I could play a Djinn after the Armageddon and felt this should do it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUzI5Tfw0aFyrgrs7Qf7a8eySQIGDoxo-qlnarEJeIPy0IpGXjwmngn0Y5dNj453Xu6FCVGQKRctain0l13Q2RuDhqF89f-Mx9V2oNqVzeCl8Pfs6UFvsIwOj2cQiVN2PibiO4OdaDGFl6ODJR5yQm_xcLXhT26Fc-gRfwW6aLlc7L6978hhtxkjcRxw/s4032/IMG_20231104_142835.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUzI5Tfw0aFyrgrs7Qf7a8eySQIGDoxo-qlnarEJeIPy0IpGXjwmngn0Y5dNj453Xu6FCVGQKRctain0l13Q2RuDhqF89f-Mx9V2oNqVzeCl8Pfs6UFvsIwOj2cQiVN2PibiO4OdaDGFl6ODJR5yQm_xcLXhT26Fc-gRfwW6aLlc7L6978hhtxkjcRxw/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_142835.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My opponent took my Djinn with Swords to plowshares, and then my Serra Angel after that. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUknnKtNVguQqdb9nJ7x7fUNJ9Vg2yhMVbVM9wgRX7MOXPLB_OPASCWSvdaqQ8e-AgrsXcizO0qzUNrY38BxNjcjEBEH1zvltBqKWrrkw0rjY4IjGexy3PFzJFAMyMC7y378dvoLjlM3cEQQp-FyMplt7KTIDvyxXgprHt4r5Bo9n5xMG0y2Gs3_YTwY/s4032/IMG_20231104_142904.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUknnKtNVguQqdb9nJ7x7fUNJ9Vg2yhMVbVM9wgRX7MOXPLB_OPASCWSvdaqQ8e-AgrsXcizO0qzUNrY38BxNjcjEBEH1zvltBqKWrrkw0rjY4IjGexy3PFzJFAMyMC7y378dvoLjlM3cEQQp-FyMplt7KTIDvyxXgprHt4r5Bo9n5xMG0y2Gs3_YTwY/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_142904.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When I played Su-Chi, he had disenchant. He just had everything he needed. I took his lions with contraol magic, but he had a disenchant for that. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bwR_bW9vyxKr9vhwp4bpcm_OF5xiksN6UWGH1B-u2-4FrcVcRzfd4OHMup0xA0PvP7ajLiFOSyzFIBfHKtzNb-IfOYZ4PpwUN6sWWGvs3r57eTrhyphenhyphenUUU-0kGkAnRh2JqVAzii5BsNClKMDsHJrXUnk94HfFZke2BcAapt-LUa7k34ARlDMIxI96JJxg/s4032/IMG_20231104_142957.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bwR_bW9vyxKr9vhwp4bpcm_OF5xiksN6UWGH1B-u2-4FrcVcRzfd4OHMup0xA0PvP7ajLiFOSyzFIBfHKtzNb-IfOYZ4PpwUN6sWWGvs3r57eTrhyphenhyphenUUU-0kGkAnRh2JqVAzii5BsNClKMDsHJrXUnk94HfFZke2BcAapt-LUa7k34ARlDMIxI96JJxg/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_142957.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Eventually he had a serendib and I had a factory. That should work out for me, since I was ahead in life. I wanted to push him further with a Su-Chi, which was countered. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcA0hnvnttGRsI4QMpDu6SYa-wup-gG2hqbfR1dahnLQ4pQ1ur18hyphenhyphenwXAqnIwJFioQfS_rS5NioIU65CpHZyE_eTD1UZ1-1IFend2rnE1UyB2SAJVnPtJduLoXlw2Djc5SsNMMkKowIMJRLiDR1o3JC1LBw-vjETkDhBEc0ZREaNWpc4yIIB4ugwbl294/s4032/IMG_20231104_143321.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcA0hnvnttGRsI4QMpDu6SYa-wup-gG2hqbfR1dahnLQ4pQ1ur18hyphenhyphenwXAqnIwJFioQfS_rS5NioIU65CpHZyE_eTD1UZ1-1IFend2rnE1UyB2SAJVnPtJduLoXlw2Djc5SsNMMkKowIMJRLiDR1o3JC1LBw-vjETkDhBEc0ZREaNWpc4yIIB4ugwbl294/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_143321.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Eventually I drew a psionic blast, which finished the game because of his Serendib Efreet. This was a really exiting and interesting match with lots of interaction. OS at its best. So 2-0 for me, 2-1 in matches. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP26PmCJH8asxy483kp1m2-Cb4-laXZw8DrYG5YU_FFHwU1CI4qOaZEjFRt1_s7lKCepAOJlxt0MA1v-RY1a_qhhMdeecjKP32REWyVsfnJz0jjWuGpG71t9Nxn588J4_KEFvfQuyA-BHYzUl4CQnIJQM5pKEx2Vu7sUcKZ74pwgOCZXe0X56RHYCV9d8/s4032/IMG_20231104_143348.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP26PmCJH8asxy483kp1m2-Cb4-laXZw8DrYG5YU_FFHwU1CI4qOaZEjFRt1_s7lKCepAOJlxt0MA1v-RY1a_qhhMdeecjKP32REWyVsfnJz0jjWuGpG71t9Nxn588J4_KEFvfQuyA-BHYzUl4CQnIJQM5pKEx2Vu7sUcKZ74pwgOCZXe0X56RHYCV9d8/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_143348.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Up for my next match, I got to start. With this hand. I thought about this, if I play first turn Serra, it is just plain cool, with a risk of 2 for 1 if he has a Stp. Or 2 moxen and a Psi blast. If he does not, the Serra will gave me a good advantage and I can start hammering with the factory as well. If the Serra is killed, a timely balance will straighten things out. This should work, right? It is risky, but hey, you play OS or you don't and if you have the lotus, you just have to go for it I think. So I kept the hand and my opponent got to start. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzE3knldvqpsTOYrbLWCAITIZt2aTRubgj5CdG4_GSQhxE9VRBP6P9hEB2nUrS1Kn5BEtpXsVHG8ofDSp5QhmYzwQxrUd6OICxopbA-7SZlvvS0yspTWJWqA3f6syjuj-zyBIxAlTwRxppelaKo8ubFzaRkCQX8lIYa6c2TXjW6CZuhCOlpJzC-kRSYk/s4032/IMG_20231104_150215.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrzE3knldvqpsTOYrbLWCAITIZt2aTRubgj5CdG4_GSQhxE9VRBP6P9hEB2nUrS1Kn5BEtpXsVHG8ofDSp5QhmYzwQxrUd6OICxopbA-7SZlvvS0yspTWJWqA3f6syjuj-zyBIxAlTwRxppelaKo8ubFzaRkCQX8lIYa6c2TXjW6CZuhCOlpJzC-kRSYk/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_150215.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And pressure was needed because a first turn LOA came. So I played turn 1 Serra and started hitting. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2Ah0KPbwdE2bnqWk_4Onzm-EgUw5E3zcWxHsWGHQXIzyurr4YT_s5i38LkIWiSiosCnSeFgkgFu7FB65tqwl2GF1EyBERMVTpd_j1GFxPXhoEsmJNzhNnwDa0XIe8_L9Akmzha2lKlJtDYM78mOT37UlOof1E4y2CqJLaxwo1wgu0fh-TajJH_u9l7M/s4032/IMG_20231104_150347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2Ah0KPbwdE2bnqWk_4Onzm-EgUw5E3zcWxHsWGHQXIzyurr4YT_s5i38LkIWiSiosCnSeFgkgFu7FB65tqwl2GF1EyBERMVTpd_j1GFxPXhoEsmJNzhNnwDa0XIe8_L9Akmzha2lKlJtDYM78mOT37UlOof1E4y2CqJLaxwo1wgu0fh-TajJH_u9l7M/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_150347.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Until Serra was psionic blasted on his 3rd turn. But still, quite a lot of damage because he had to take damage from the Psionic blast as well. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCEQQrrRBFoN963bu7zgIEuKnlcS11d34JCeIRrlPo1-xAnKijpuGI_WdGkv0KKLpxQYqWjshUgJQpIvAHo89DUHy2Nd495dzse1dW379ZjQcOK0Xzf_PSEfBTFyytDOSrFdjU0jWgDBx2Kx9r1yq72GhsOlL_O0PjAKB_aywa8nxQXXRJJ6jsqAFrfA/s4032/IMG_20231104_150432.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCEQQrrRBFoN963bu7zgIEuKnlcS11d34JCeIRrlPo1-xAnKijpuGI_WdGkv0KKLpxQYqWjshUgJQpIvAHo89DUHy2Nd495dzse1dW379ZjQcOK0Xzf_PSEfBTFyytDOSrFdjU0jWgDBx2Kx9r1yq72GhsOlL_O0PjAKB_aywa8nxQXXRJJ6jsqAFrfA/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_150432.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>No lands from my side though, but I could do some more damage with a factory. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JwVQoEV9uzafXHlPZQoB_jZ4SRzy8weU_OWC3GflKEOjKQIQJvDLyfX7kqaprOHZ2NjhloQ_tlvA4kNEah0M44nmmEtF4qW4ONhWYyWaWeksC4FTjQzunWdG_Zmd8I9WXi0PJ5pEpXQ3lcEL7KvjUKAbKFF9-RNlmBW02880YPXRsvSMAiMbiS2Dxfc/s4032/IMG_20231104_150454.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JwVQoEV9uzafXHlPZQoB_jZ4SRzy8weU_OWC3GflKEOjKQIQJvDLyfX7kqaprOHZ2NjhloQ_tlvA4kNEah0M44nmmEtF4qW4ONhWYyWaWeksC4FTjQzunWdG_Zmd8I9WXi0PJ5pEpXQ3lcEL7KvjUKAbKFF9-RNlmBW02880YPXRsvSMAiMbiS2Dxfc/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_150454.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A savannah or city of brass would be nice.. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />The turns following, my opponent got into full swing mode. Playing factory Su-Chi and cope artifact after that. Meanwhile, I only had a tome. But he was only at then, so I should be able to do this. Right?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5ZOK0_D3NXNrmMjlp0lfHi6Udu7DfN74ErBHuUBKVQzmQoNdserrvWWpnebrfhKW_Fq0BYZxwsuUkQXqXrUfCr8ofVp-qPp2yzmOUrCi1rQ9vRenu-qbpJzwu15VlM7_3ma7ALoWTGO8KFHkFPXJHmAZcH2enUh7NkYAjYNrssV6moxu5Tb4pvRdAK4/s4032/IMG_20231104_150554.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5ZOK0_D3NXNrmMjlp0lfHi6Udu7DfN74ErBHuUBKVQzmQoNdserrvWWpnebrfhKW_Fq0BYZxwsuUkQXqXrUfCr8ofVp-qPp2yzmOUrCi1rQ9vRenu-qbpJzwu15VlM7_3ma7ALoWTGO8KFHkFPXJHmAZcH2enUh7NkYAjYNrssV6moxu5Tb4pvRdAK4/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_150554.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When I could play the Djinn, I blocked a Su-Chi, after which my opponent played trike and shot the Djinn for one. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiwIARhdX5U5ILIQ_oejDvszRcWntFLhpbQsAkjyvQerdDnlvdgs5lOzXfFCl731WC8b7LoYegadLvvm2LXzZpkAllNduitLCT1iU1fVBm9Aevpk0btib2dgKihF5Hu4kXkjjTDbua9EPYEPDB4-hkTVjwGCzI4X5_IEqMGStx5c7X5su70wiqee_XpE/s4032/IMG_20231104_150735.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiwIARhdX5U5ILIQ_oejDvszRcWntFLhpbQsAkjyvQerdDnlvdgs5lOzXfFCl731WC8b7LoYegadLvvm2LXzZpkAllNduitLCT1iU1fVBm9Aevpk0btib2dgKihF5Hu4kXkjjTDbua9EPYEPDB4-hkTVjwGCzI4X5_IEqMGStx5c7X5su70wiqee_XpE/s320/IMG_20231104_150735.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile, my deck proceeded to not produce white mana, although there is quite a lot of sources in there. More than white cards, in fact. It I would get it, it would okay. If not.. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLZWKBxooWfwimqZJ515rtngZ_8ZY4fZRS0npzTw8_CzYVKp6Nt5ZUqjqeoHZ5drVqpjJdIiNLhqFPBHGH0uMK2UrfnrCkrQJZjtkCUi-2ykAwC90m8ReFz_G-7ZHZGSXmQ9wn3cQq6zDkoZPJHVQoktHQKXb6_G6Uq7ND6WtgdViDJbidKtADw1vv6o/s4032/IMG_20231104_150814.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLZWKBxooWfwimqZJ515rtngZ_8ZY4fZRS0npzTw8_CzYVKp6Nt5ZUqjqeoHZ5drVqpjJdIiNLhqFPBHGH0uMK2UrfnrCkrQJZjtkCUi-2ykAwC90m8ReFz_G-7ZHZGSXmQ9wn3cQq6zDkoZPJHVQoktHQKXb6_G6Uq7ND6WtgdViDJbidKtADw1vv6o/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_150814.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got a tundra courtesy of the tome, and used that to play balance before I would be dead. I used the red mox to disintegrate my opponent and cast balance. he followed up with a Tetravus. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGY7_znEOsBLtl2X4CphdEXrmA65IuJ0-9H4wDYPNU4XTPZ97JVFo5cqawnlIeLmPaBKBDQUpYpmbSlO25T-bK3U163aGUgSNNwOVrYF3Up2lnWGTOkgooOvdbxiPNrARCh_V53mooLnqJOZnY52o-aHX12SnvI77zXC7egZsyeWFrXed5Gwp8nmgL-c/s4032/IMG_20231104_151214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGY7_znEOsBLtl2X4CphdEXrmA65IuJ0-9H4wDYPNU4XTPZ97JVFo5cqawnlIeLmPaBKBDQUpYpmbSlO25T-bK3U163aGUgSNNwOVrYF3Up2lnWGTOkgooOvdbxiPNrARCh_V53mooLnqJOZnY52o-aHX12SnvI77zXC7egZsyeWFrXed5Gwp8nmgL-c/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_151214.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I followed up with one of my creatures and had the tome for some advantage, so I won game one. That was tight but a nice exiting game. Game 2 had my opponent go for something spectacular. A first turn library (again!) and than a mana vault, fellwar stone, volcanic island and he went for timetwister Although I am not entirely sure here how that went. I think the fellwar stone should have been tapped was well here. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgrcQWRsX28gwodKO7wtVC29VkTVjuMLkYwsERaeYSdLCo7xIKdwRa7HCA6XIEAhfagzNtBYbqC3JGHMoYYZ1wk5H5IKwifaJyB88P-LQzHy3vE1jz87ZG5GDs11rj5W0zMdr6KTugJEvQjyGrkBhjspWEUg0I4FzNjwAYGeA3uHJAFKoQfINemPQjlM/s4032/IMG_20231104_151953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgrcQWRsX28gwodKO7wtVC29VkTVjuMLkYwsERaeYSdLCo7xIKdwRa7HCA6XIEAhfagzNtBYbqC3JGHMoYYZ1wk5H5IKwifaJyB88P-LQzHy3vE1jz87ZG5GDs11rj5W0zMdr6KTugJEvQjyGrkBhjspWEUg0I4FzNjwAYGeA3uHJAFKoQfINemPQjlM/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_151953.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I went from this hand, with which I was very happy.. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZORHYQDhxji-_qS2os6xvG_RezQtmvqvy0Vv_Ja0M2Y09hNHTCnrlie82qkbzIIg-DJGdrTt35O76txUVJjAt00g63NjHMJcOPtzlKSqz6U4_JfmCtssmDga-AvB3KIyqGOPgdIKnwloQfpYx7Jl3ZbzxpUTEPrHZ-YQGvLZUO03iSyQ620KwuydY4c/s4032/IMG_20231104_151959.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZORHYQDhxji-_qS2os6xvG_RezQtmvqvy0Vv_Ja0M2Y09hNHTCnrlie82qkbzIIg-DJGdrTt35O76txUVJjAt00g63NjHMJcOPtzlKSqz6U4_JfmCtssmDga-AvB3KIyqGOPgdIKnwloQfpYx7Jl3ZbzxpUTEPrHZ-YQGvLZUO03iSyQ620KwuydY4c/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_151959.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>To this hand. Which was also not bad, but not as good the other one. Especially with an active library on the other side. So I needed to start working quickly and put a lot of pressure. Not easy with this hand. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8F4s_TzY_VHR4JQ1TaVuIMoHomHc305rG9xVDVcr_cl_fEHh9XKZq1fwePcDj9nYJYFHc7XfWXtIxCKsTnR56QVQ2IH98rh_NhsWtvKq57unvWDNvU8aqdwHnymnEc4vE_q4PIEsETXWRZDq-OXP7unRXnGOUa7bUbfOu6SO5y5tlmKp7DsF7NgwINBI/s4032/IMG_20231104_152137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8F4s_TzY_VHR4JQ1TaVuIMoHomHc305rG9xVDVcr_cl_fEHh9XKZq1fwePcDj9nYJYFHc7XfWXtIxCKsTnR56QVQ2IH98rh_NhsWtvKq57unvWDNvU8aqdwHnymnEc4vE_q4PIEsETXWRZDq-OXP7unRXnGOUa7bUbfOu6SO5y5tlmKp7DsF7NgwINBI/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_152137.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Divine offering was used on his Su-Chi, and I used time walk to get my pressure on the board earlier. After he played another Su-Chi, I was able to control magic it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLAf-b0to4HhvENgk-NcQ1M6Q-Eqnp-t6mJQMWsGM6FYnYczKjKxe6t1QH6vRJbbGtfdb9YXtOlIjP2KWdJkrnc1GPzNlrMoEmGkCQ69OozouhrV8Xlnk-yVr_mP9RCT_Tptmv4Gx4-oLLV1Gc2eN0A2BW11OVsgWsNt3JbJFUOb6hqsSgaDCWFA7xUk/s4032/IMG_20231104_152459.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLAf-b0to4HhvENgk-NcQ1M6Q-Eqnp-t6mJQMWsGM6FYnYczKjKxe6t1QH6vRJbbGtfdb9YXtOlIjP2KWdJkrnc1GPzNlrMoEmGkCQ69OozouhrV8Xlnk-yVr_mP9RCT_Tptmv4Gx4-oLLV1Gc2eN0A2BW11OVsgWsNt3JbJFUOb6hqsSgaDCWFA7xUk/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_152459.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The high point of the game for me was when he played Tetravus and I was able to artifact blast it, so my Su-Chi's could keep hammering. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-syhITSESC31Owt2cgFet-cQcZjcN-WaJJPnUodFmjD_bBjHQyaUXg6InyrajOAGZdMczumw7g1bDKBsIXAyEsM7RH9aHg9ZvcbLn4WazMUG1abWDvfGhovmGz2rTBtes1TMhFCIPO7hx3IM2KJd7RiwZZ3L4Mqaglo7XgFN5L4wHMdtOSzm8aE0h1I/s4032/IMG_20231104_152559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-syhITSESC31Owt2cgFet-cQcZjcN-WaJJPnUodFmjD_bBjHQyaUXg6InyrajOAGZdMczumw7g1bDKBsIXAyEsM7RH9aHg9ZvcbLn4WazMUG1abWDvfGhovmGz2rTBtes1TMhFCIPO7hx3IM2KJd7RiwZZ3L4Mqaglo7XgFN5L4wHMdtOSzm8aE0h1I/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_152559.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And hammering the did, followed up with a 3rd one, to keep the pressure on my opponent, who was drawing 2 cards each turn while I had only one. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_zWstPwjMm0YqGKK2D5hZ3W3tfyZYNvs1vQ-cPyWzuAsxAqJXCVm8L348OODYmahOEs4MVOm2lRRA6320Z9emDoisVHUPV623Z_rJR0tLJf6M-P34ieEfl-xDegXL20XAMbucbLf9tvob4GuB4jwQ6wu3Yz9B2xzOfrOpq50m0kP_xAn1p_NpYF3AmQ/s4032/IMG_20231104_152716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_zWstPwjMm0YqGKK2D5hZ3W3tfyZYNvs1vQ-cPyWzuAsxAqJXCVm8L348OODYmahOEs4MVOm2lRRA6320Z9emDoisVHUPV623Z_rJR0tLJf6M-P34ieEfl-xDegXL20XAMbucbLf9tvob4GuB4jwQ6wu3Yz9B2xzOfrOpq50m0kP_xAn1p_NpYF3AmQ/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_152716.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He used chaos orb on my control magic.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5T4ocyJldVnwSxy8bgxHIHKbe0UoDQpi3bgaLzoseCB_K5tv_0NJkScgiH5qwUlpU1A8NpwasL1oYFgUOE4MV6SqWF0MHMJcD3lZN_lJJib95m6wxp-Qj5QUZJAIsCv0Zqo4-kO3_34ICkFfVAZ69Cg8KsOr4WNRUHjLXAuE05pWMiI6V76me-NsrjNc/s4032/IMG_20231104_152800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5T4ocyJldVnwSxy8bgxHIHKbe0UoDQpi3bgaLzoseCB_K5tv_0NJkScgiH5qwUlpU1A8NpwasL1oYFgUOE4MV6SqWF0MHMJcD3lZN_lJJib95m6wxp-Qj5QUZJAIsCv0Zqo4-kO3_34ICkFfVAZ69Cg8KsOr4WNRUHjLXAuE05pWMiI6V76me-NsrjNc/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_152800.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I just kept attacking, exchanging my Su-Chi for his, keeping in my one Su-Chi to keep doing damage before the card advantage would take over and disintegrated him as soon as I could. So 2-0 on 2 games with card advantage from Library of Alexandria both times, I was happy with my decks performance here. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XeIzZ6SITBgQ01V-vTO0j43JJ89RJS3ySV1TI_CUqxwZwR0zd-3YLQSMAeOgcZlLgHLb2W9ULNWZ5QmPo7gOU_oETL9-IxTh6aGS8Be_20mVu1dotYJMypiOeD-Jv2CyiknmunGuO3jbefzpCgP75dISWKnAj1EyCsL3cyRkO2dKeMKgiTdsF5nNK0g/s4032/IMG_20231104_152931.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-XeIzZ6SITBgQ01V-vTO0j43JJ89RJS3ySV1TI_CUqxwZwR0zd-3YLQSMAeOgcZlLgHLb2W9ULNWZ5QmPo7gOU_oETL9-IxTh6aGS8Be_20mVu1dotYJMypiOeD-Jv2CyiknmunGuO3jbefzpCgP75dISWKnAj1EyCsL3cyRkO2dKeMKgiTdsF5nNK0g/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_152931.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, 3-1 in matches and wins against Robots and Liondib, I was happy so far. The next game my opening hand was not great, but not bad either. I figured I could Ice storm, stripmine, regrowth the strip mine and get the advantage on mana, then hit with the Su-Chi and the 2-headed giant. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-0nJnZwp5IyOl05jsvSBWWUUsI7VdqjNE0xx3o9XsTS72Qknda20XOlo9XYmeZ7vQux5vB0X6U1gsdBdHOXBVGPutcf30or8R9zkZ4yOgTIVtvrWMWEyiyQ7iw3NIuWhhm6c04-GTXtG026XRmgbYRTHiIncQRk3NEELcZP2Oa80gGYPBHSF1TkqVww/s4032/IMG_20231104_160509.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-0nJnZwp5IyOl05jsvSBWWUUsI7VdqjNE0xx3o9XsTS72Qknda20XOlo9XYmeZ7vQux5vB0X6U1gsdBdHOXBVGPutcf30or8R9zkZ4yOgTIVtvrWMWEyiyQ7iw3NIuWhhm6c04-GTXtG026XRmgbYRTHiIncQRk3NEELcZP2Oa80gGYPBHSF1TkqVww/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_160509.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So I went for that, but my opponent got ancestral recall out of the blue land I stripped, and then kept drawing a lot more mana. And library of Alexandria. Damn. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqF6YUdhi77rjFbuRwiQfejyzCS3byzCdxE5ajrDa46gKuvVvEwVvTv055fZ5T09vvEtvJByt35DnacvJpumTfuRaHy-Vmjgz2ocp1oVAtyGq4lKbVSR9p8RTQt7D3GCdh1UnDq6Pt0MyiuPHYceEdt4C_Bnf68Pk0250BNxNSF1_2zP_6F6jusElgmcw/s4032/IMG_20231104_160600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqF6YUdhi77rjFbuRwiQfejyzCS3byzCdxE5ajrDa46gKuvVvEwVvTv055fZ5T09vvEtvJByt35DnacvJpumTfuRaHy-Vmjgz2ocp1oVAtyGq4lKbVSR9p8RTQt7D3GCdh1UnDq6Pt0MyiuPHYceEdt4C_Bnf68Pk0250BNxNSF1_2zP_6F6jusElgmcw/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_160600.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUl7rRznTG4Vx5H6l4OvK5osT3O3g13pEGACMC5qR1aXLyrTisbLG58WPV4eqJcpU8mYHNywVDZvhrNxUkGw3tN5gNQT4wrzc4Uppb7wqBrzbP5Azj6Vpi9uuxGQUb7y00JAyyunf15fQ-36PShaRj1DG5ZbH1yiRyaVu9aojWzDTw7eqY4Mf_T1tf60/s4032/IMG_20231104_160850.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUl7rRznTG4Vx5H6l4OvK5osT3O3g13pEGACMC5qR1aXLyrTisbLG58WPV4eqJcpU8mYHNywVDZvhrNxUkGw3tN5gNQT4wrzc4Uppb7wqBrzbP5Azj6Vpi9uuxGQUb7y00JAyyunf15fQ-36PShaRj1DG5ZbH1yiRyaVu9aojWzDTw7eqY4Mf_T1tf60/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_160850.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimd0sWzIbSfLx11YOYkRCLXzO-mx0jQXzTxSzHJYcqzSexRwmO6lSTQayJ6Kuc12EsPDqwT-pJlhooY7T7LAHa9Hb6R6pjKp8Za8k23IiZPyn-KD1TFMfqYuwMURhfFTRmmg77wd-jEosVg0gP7DjCywzPkReK87pg9piYAI3iQbDWpwNLC7wNNHZ2GfM/s4032/IMG_20231104_160915.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimd0sWzIbSfLx11YOYkRCLXzO-mx0jQXzTxSzHJYcqzSexRwmO6lSTQayJ6Kuc12EsPDqwT-pJlhooY7T7LAHa9Hb6R6pjKp8Za8k23IiZPyn-KD1TFMfqYuwMURhfFTRmmg77wd-jEosVg0gP7DjCywzPkReK87pg9piYAI3iQbDWpwNLC7wNNHZ2GfM/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_160915.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1C7YEm7liKIATH2Id9iGRL2lzDNNv5AOOfZzKZibdV_7piEWr-Yd07BqOgZgjh4LMXyJsoTeGJ7i7M8exctxgaGzbIn5bZhcUUIKCehXyRVEEjw5aJo-G5QtFYK3IgS2qE6Iholsnti_0es0VItCnubmIvEIjU9pTmHTJN2KsbKhoqLmruFlM4xyRCfY/s4032/IMG_20231104_161126.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1C7YEm7liKIATH2Id9iGRL2lzDNNv5AOOfZzKZibdV_7piEWr-Yd07BqOgZgjh4LMXyJsoTeGJ7i7M8exctxgaGzbIn5bZhcUUIKCehXyRVEEjw5aJo-G5QtFYK3IgS2qE6Iholsnti_0es0VItCnubmIvEIjU9pTmHTJN2KsbKhoqLmruFlM4xyRCfY/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_161126.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>He also got a maze of ith, and kept drawing more and more cards. He used his orb on my 2 headed giant (of which he had no idea what it did when I played it.. I guess some OS players are only interested in the powercards of the time). </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIT7xrvOR6ZacAApUlkO4h2d3BzCW4yLh1yWlAf3Jq8DEDg9EG8KjcCzIsYXULmFGKoqaDkUDa3VrnaQ6xCjAaNjLrBxzS4spt0Tm-VgOeeVMZjOul_66mXQkcp3Ce8Wrl7pcoWOwy7uQqD3ugm36Ae7eC5ZluDC2e1voteTDI9y03io-GvLSxq3Hnvg/s4032/IMG_20231104_161209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIT7xrvOR6ZacAApUlkO4h2d3BzCW4yLh1yWlAf3Jq8DEDg9EG8KjcCzIsYXULmFGKoqaDkUDa3VrnaQ6xCjAaNjLrBxzS4spt0Tm-VgOeeVMZjOul_66mXQkcp3Ce8Wrl7pcoWOwy7uQqD3ugm36Ae7eC5ZluDC2e1voteTDI9y03io-GvLSxq3Hnvg/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_161209.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>To make things worse, I was mind twisted for the rest of my hand. By this time, one does not really feel like playing any more, but I kept going for it. When the hive hit the table, I knew I was playing some kind of the deck variant. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbKhzmbcKZj2q-KeOD7OBMu2TIsZ-nI1iDlr3yxtOyD_Pvrbyi6ajTyk_xifgGf-Afcz8v7wMALngoXTXyyAz0LJ_ehMpafIoCpPxQ4QVKUSiEdu_O1ESW_QIUHYfow-nwibsR46fvu7bb4GAA95c7IaqSxM_HqCdFGXPo06F0AMNwVOiler8gVnazKE/s4032/IMG_20231104_161227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbKhzmbcKZj2q-KeOD7OBMu2TIsZ-nI1iDlr3yxtOyD_Pvrbyi6ajTyk_xifgGf-Afcz8v7wMALngoXTXyyAz0LJ_ehMpafIoCpPxQ4QVKUSiEdu_O1ESW_QIUHYfow-nwibsR46fvu7bb4GAA95c7IaqSxM_HqCdFGXPo06F0AMNwVOiler8gVnazKE/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_161227.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHb1tGxVLTtVlOIu28J0UzCA6VK_rkf1EXMuTYUlk5jYdP-sXIb_jkq8ZJc5kPKrNN8WKD_w3UHOa7lVNRPCZeSTAmGi1l0GeTHiViHqhLqpepDeTrBu5WWrEx6H9oeU7ZWQGNEJGpG51BNUYkWMlI2lXpVK8t4Il2JSgxnHzwGJxKe6OZZ43NoODDgo/s4032/IMG_20231104_161320.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHb1tGxVLTtVlOIu28J0UzCA6VK_rkf1EXMuTYUlk5jYdP-sXIb_jkq8ZJc5kPKrNN8WKD_w3UHOa7lVNRPCZeSTAmGi1l0GeTHiViHqhLqpepDeTrBu5WWrEx6H9oeU7ZWQGNEJGpG51BNUYkWMlI2lXpVK8t4Il2JSgxnHzwGJxKe6OZZ43NoODDgo/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_161320.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I kept building pressure, just to get him to zero but it is hard when your opponent draws twice as many cards and took all of yours with mind twist. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWvfWICaoBzE9w9esB5tpolD_GjWNYX1JlIJ7IoOhQCkQozErZFikvir5L3pI6qAGAJRfpzs6DZf1p3-P2_u-SbHSC_-x-DNsYytV323u2vTyosG9G64XhbOFsd7Dy8Tcm0cbd36jmzt_Ulfcdw5KoeNN8UMg5t4wwmnQUdM9kvVn77qpRDBNF54S04k/s4032/IMG_20231104_161441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWvfWICaoBzE9w9esB5tpolD_GjWNYX1JlIJ7IoOhQCkQozErZFikvir5L3pI6qAGAJRfpzs6DZf1p3-P2_u-SbHSC_-x-DNsYytV323u2vTyosG9G64XhbOFsd7Dy8Tcm0cbd36jmzt_Ulfcdw5KoeNN8UMg5t4wwmnQUdM9kvVn77qpRDBNF54S04k/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_161441.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you draw a lot of cards, swords to plowshares shows of at some time. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3tw5HkVthTXW4v12qe72b-a8N6OXSlLdNPF_a-A0QmHRwh9cIfw0LruFIa5L3YqI5jDVCmU-ndAiMpt1EVo1l6RY9XpRCk0bTu9Up2WHzfbtNTnLbe_J9EEhwphFNxkn0ObTXBixqjtQ4CtYKu7B_Ev23_lpE_fihuExoEjjBa5tPO0jD_ft2ZMB56Y/s4032/IMG_20231104_161859.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3tw5HkVthTXW4v12qe72b-a8N6OXSlLdNPF_a-A0QmHRwh9cIfw0LruFIa5L3YqI5jDVCmU-ndAiMpt1EVo1l6RY9XpRCk0bTu9Up2WHzfbtNTnLbe_J9EEhwphFNxkn0ObTXBixqjtQ4CtYKu7B_Ev23_lpE_fihuExoEjjBa5tPO0jD_ft2ZMB56Y/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_161859.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I felt I had a chance, but then the next 3 cards I drew were... </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYK8P8Q34-KlXanqz49nALqXofcdI2Qv2W4y9CFP9vRpV3ISD9qggqiNeovJ6D2elUBh0tZZFhRWN6vJKpoDl9dprD2bEh6_VYWQ-wAfbc9Kyq74bUJe5OgGC7afuO5lUHax8dq-p-utsph6SxbBTjEtxicozd62A8Bk8Jlr3o4kZaXQT-Kno1ExmtUg4/s4032/IMG_20231104_161933.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYK8P8Q34-KlXanqz49nALqXofcdI2Qv2W4y9CFP9vRpV3ISD9qggqiNeovJ6D2elUBh0tZZFhRWN6vJKpoDl9dprD2bEh6_VYWQ-wAfbc9Kyq74bUJe5OgGC7afuO5lUHax8dq-p-utsph6SxbBTjEtxicozd62A8Bk8Jlr3o4kZaXQT-Kno1ExmtUg4/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_161933.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yeah, well, not great. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />And then the 4th card was.. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rtwgpxe-C4aRIYSxRVK5u0zb-Rq6c737ZJRae7gPehZ4u792mZgikfiV-Riod03hJoSXF4CBuexXXFG1oYV23fkPA0v0SX7EjEuvt0j3MvtFj-lKbJrbfG0UclDPUZqYe4lqoqyXprUfzBxmTpr6iEeZIX5EMJzjt1P2MFRQWNMUTUR0VLwi3o8-h80/s4032/IMG_20231104_162001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0rtwgpxe-C4aRIYSxRVK5u0zb-Rq6c737ZJRae7gPehZ4u792mZgikfiV-Riod03hJoSXF4CBuexXXFG1oYV23fkPA0v0SX7EjEuvt0j3MvtFj-lKbJrbfG0UclDPUZqYe4lqoqyXprUfzBxmTpr6iEeZIX5EMJzjt1P2MFRQWNMUTUR0VLwi3o8-h80/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_162001.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>While my opponent was drawing into more and more cards, including wrath of god, which I had not expected. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY89jRBFzjyZsZjc65_OIhaRHWlRGemOlt40d5TRlBy085xvxbO5nb7Y7uKViu28RJxlRXtBOgz5f2RHyGP3pPrMZWexInZ9A5_LPPnXwfD7g24LhUJXKE2OeFh2e79hsaGhH8VGw489EGzJs19Ym86dieKM9ElYeuAgl7vlRyDOWG4WuV5GWLpL_P_u0/s4032/IMG_20231104_162003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY89jRBFzjyZsZjc65_OIhaRHWlRGemOlt40d5TRlBy085xvxbO5nb7Y7uKViu28RJxlRXtBOgz5f2RHyGP3pPrMZWexInZ9A5_LPPnXwfD7g24LhUJXKE2OeFh2e79hsaGhH8VGw489EGzJs19Ym86dieKM9ElYeuAgl7vlRyDOWG4WuV5GWLpL_P_u0/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_162003.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile, my deck decided that a Djinn and more mana was what I needed, so I lost to 2 Serra Angels. Not weird if your opponent draws 3 times as much cards and if you draw only lands and moxen yourself, I suppose. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqYn6Cq9oynmTUdc8H6j520yE78KXRms-Chq52ZdMY9BQgoaOOekY-XKk_2MnB3I0vaNvGcEr8TDbM4wKAZHsUEsDUSKU_NHmB7aZoEuoRItQFMA7i6LBi-lI0vbYz7rE8Jcf4ZGVdBQOuJM2kV8mhtyRIzgtoduq1hLHexGXIi20RDPr9zsXq18Cn0jA/s4032/IMG_20231104_162341.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqYn6Cq9oynmTUdc8H6j520yE78KXRms-Chq52ZdMY9BQgoaOOekY-XKk_2MnB3I0vaNvGcEr8TDbM4wKAZHsUEsDUSKU_NHmB7aZoEuoRItQFMA7i6LBi-lI0vbYz7rE8Jcf4ZGVdBQOuJM2kV8mhtyRIzgtoduq1hLHexGXIi20RDPr9zsXq18Cn0jA/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_162341.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The second game I was off to a quick start. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LQdBlVPTl3sZ65YifshVmWC2GWD9O_EbD99aSb4NAHvh14A5btBWAD0nJ1aYCEhp_DP4z68xT08ZIVTq7f1HgNcoQiKiUaFQuoO_abmeYv_ixXgZQOGT_HCoUlfCCJRoCnzeN6hxH32KfImQqOlF7COGpGA50L83t2FIkctgTiKBMV49CmY4KMwWoJM/s4032/IMG_20231104_163401.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LQdBlVPTl3sZ65YifshVmWC2GWD9O_EbD99aSb4NAHvh14A5btBWAD0nJ1aYCEhp_DP4z68xT08ZIVTq7f1HgNcoQiKiUaFQuoO_abmeYv_ixXgZQOGT_HCoUlfCCJRoCnzeN6hxH32KfImQqOlF7COGpGA50L83t2FIkctgTiKBMV49CmY4KMwWoJM/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_163401.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I stalled a bit because of lack of mana</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYN7hF7I6kMy8l3JZcJOcIMge_X7JXJl5cR08ygwzlSC7gCO-QFHnuBqS6y5RayGDGxc4n9QtuJTf4cq0rsgBQ2CtwhVbIiXsLqPQfbwTKhX-4xk9-6U6Qq4ZCJ7wIO1GnTOOyyLGP8gFgL17MXAySjDr7d8nJsphJyFfe66iYVA10tGQsL50u73Esw8/s4032/IMG_20231104_163726.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYN7hF7I6kMy8l3JZcJOcIMge_X7JXJl5cR08ygwzlSC7gCO-QFHnuBqS6y5RayGDGxc4n9QtuJTf4cq0rsgBQ2CtwhVbIiXsLqPQfbwTKhX-4xk9-6U6Qq4ZCJ7wIO1GnTOOyyLGP8gFgL17MXAySjDr7d8nJsphJyFfe66iYVA10tGQsL50u73Esw8/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_163726.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>but I managed to squeeze out game 2 when I did get some mana. 1-1 against The Deck. By that time, I was getting a bit distracted. The hotel where we play was beautiful, but the upper room where I was playing now was high ceiling, all hard floors and walls, and somewhat of a big echo chamber because of that. And since my accident a couple of years back, my head seems less equipped to handle that. So I am not really sure how the 3rd game went. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0m_GCH0twv-nEObPQ0KZHQ-VnFAVc0L3yWtq8LUbI3J5EQI8TJJLMVs5LJyvp2eYosv4Ajt6i0C19OjpjJ_Jzd9cEA3pIbEDuWCuaBVJb4pwKsyOaKCHZPfnoXi8Zu4jdkCXa5Dh1nHuouu6mfmvKRYK6bUqUvEdoxBC3qo60JFTsmo-11PpbpcainY/s4032/IMG_20231104_164241.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT0m_GCH0twv-nEObPQ0KZHQ-VnFAVc0L3yWtq8LUbI3J5EQI8TJJLMVs5LJyvp2eYosv4Ajt6i0C19OjpjJ_Jzd9cEA3pIbEDuWCuaBVJb4pwKsyOaKCHZPfnoXi8Zu4jdkCXa5Dh1nHuouu6mfmvKRYK6bUqUvEdoxBC3qo60JFTsmo-11PpbpcainY/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_164241.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivZXZgho0jDTrHI4FsoFy9NTI01nEcCGhU5_efB-eWDGkcM2iHDnha9Igdh4HkjQcGJdFi8Rm3CkOwOcBm6lZp1OtgdhiuHdUepjIyJ6IYyy7RY4JAWACT7V9fBMJTDxQ__obzCkBc79jtx9PT0F3ltv2ZoBJuUY7-vbvAuORbvulsVTFa74XfHbRA1M/s4032/IMG_20231104_164310.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivZXZgho0jDTrHI4FsoFy9NTI01nEcCGhU5_efB-eWDGkcM2iHDnha9Igdh4HkjQcGJdFi8Rm3CkOwOcBm6lZp1OtgdhiuHdUepjIyJ6IYyy7RY4JAWACT7V9fBMJTDxQ__obzCkBc79jtx9PT0F3ltv2ZoBJuUY7-vbvAuORbvulsVTFa74XfHbRA1M/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_164310.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>First turn tutor into Ancestral recall was red elemental blasted, fortunately. My factory was destroyed with strip mine, I killed this with my disenchant. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSXa9QvWNEdHMhUvYamH_DUfCbmnWBjAv0S-6FgulqF1NsW8GMhmo5a-RZQ2Mwg-NLbFRDU5edhm3Xk7GiU54IzBPf0IzeChApf6tv29VJ0QZJXY6cMm_8AvHtAuo-fsphpIpREji9LmikGvbdqRsAssa1SlzgHfVozbjfOJOsbyoX_jM54yIU4DyQpU/s4032/IMG_20231104_164545.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSXa9QvWNEdHMhUvYamH_DUfCbmnWBjAv0S-6FgulqF1NsW8GMhmo5a-RZQ2Mwg-NLbFRDU5edhm3Xk7GiU54IzBPf0IzeChApf6tv29VJ0QZJXY6cMm_8AvHtAuo-fsphpIpREji9LmikGvbdqRsAssa1SlzgHfVozbjfOJOsbyoX_jM54yIU4DyQpU/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_164545.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But then, no threats from my side :( a land, a mox, and another land. 3 wasted turns. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2otubbJzijOUj6kN4_mfazK0sUMdLb-ktNSd5rNUPqyZ_5-f_BjLuzQnssR4daH9axD3du9tIm3pC0c9JsghBSgvrKKPHYAH8NbvU0gBz8iw1lms_9_-pDC3T8ab9C1nr7EQPJczoj6r4uLLBVLdu8DlsnT5IQxLWOMnCKMvVSFjNvHX6cM94MfmTqw/s4032/IMG_20231104_164605.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2otubbJzijOUj6kN4_mfazK0sUMdLb-ktNSd5rNUPqyZ_5-f_BjLuzQnssR4daH9axD3du9tIm3pC0c9JsghBSgvrKKPHYAH8NbvU0gBz8iw1lms_9_-pDC3T8ab9C1nr7EQPJczoj6r4uLLBVLdu8DlsnT5IQxLWOMnCKMvVSFjNvHX6cM94MfmTqw/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_164605.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, make that 4.. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPercIG9IUtyGZnna1ijqBk-S_Z8n7z375JTt6TMQi9GMWlXSLf4cNJ9HPoZ4nCmVLl4pKDmOluTUyX7lmrd8N97qv13SLpPOInR3NgI6AkeQe2dQKHx9Fjb3tH3p249rQCxI1GEjP0YWvZijASH-ffwrFy76AUpqbUZz_hA6AltjMkPe8GUlVH81e_Y/s4032/IMG_20231104_164619.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPercIG9IUtyGZnna1ijqBk-S_Z8n7z375JTt6TMQi9GMWlXSLf4cNJ9HPoZ4nCmVLl4pKDmOluTUyX7lmrd8N97qv13SLpPOInR3NgI6AkeQe2dQKHx9Fjb3tH3p249rQCxI1GEjP0YWvZijASH-ffwrFy76AUpqbUZz_hA6AltjMkPe8GUlVH81e_Y/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_164619.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After drawing another mox and armageddon, I wondered where all my threats had gone. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFI54hDURS323y7WvCzlkjmTKXTSJrEGvtW7B1DLP2YkmT7SmUa4aMaREWYQRZCqooYR20a4vEqL5CQDXmgJFRWcmC2-PSToM3MXsFOsLJFxha7OjdwOIcaw25q-M2eMq_aM9nRy96f-FuMxmfjFpJuQu7v4bQGzo_lZVNWIwgec-4DucNcUKivw7Fx4/s4032/IMG_20231104_164713.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFI54hDURS323y7WvCzlkjmTKXTSJrEGvtW7B1DLP2YkmT7SmUa4aMaREWYQRZCqooYR20a4vEqL5CQDXmgJFRWcmC2-PSToM3MXsFOsLJFxha7OjdwOIcaw25q-M2eMq_aM9nRy96f-FuMxmfjFpJuQu7v4bQGzo_lZVNWIwgec-4DucNcUKivw7Fx4/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_164713.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So I waited, so I could armageddon to cripple him and build up quickly myself, so I would be ready for one of my creatures when they came. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmZPvJiIc-CjMAD8nA53IDoreyRNhFM_vN6TzDwDAlKRfW01g4B09cQ4IY5N8uPtZKwORFjlI6h-fCvfRqm8ztvk7BJqQq3GPYzOze5Ir_BF0RFaeUpUuIgStv-mAO39PPWbq0R509s91XNmatlm7KIKz_rjgoiuNZSqFwZTP4iSzfuwO7v_RBDAhd6U/s4032/IMG_20231104_164831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmZPvJiIc-CjMAD8nA53IDoreyRNhFM_vN6TzDwDAlKRfW01g4B09cQ4IY5N8uPtZKwORFjlI6h-fCvfRqm8ztvk7BJqQq3GPYzOze5Ir_BF0RFaeUpUuIgStv-mAO39PPWbq0R509s91XNmatlm7KIKz_rjgoiuNZSqFwZTP4iSzfuwO7v_RBDAhd6U/s320/IMG_20231104_164831.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But the did not come. Only one lame factory, which was destroyed. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXJKGbE7ewHT5gHkRQshVKW9pyNZ7WcUI1Ba01jh3H0NPaah6dLbyMcQNNdVxJ4CptkXMrCKq2R5eHjTkJEVWKgMpa1aT5brz97wUyLOHLdQ0SV1p9ciH8AP9xSab4yDLQeEZn4FRTAF5hJW5NxvUgi7YRa7eEmG6U8qWzgy4ooNWwsmuR3I8u9YxqSA/s4032/IMG_20231104_164935.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXJKGbE7ewHT5gHkRQshVKW9pyNZ7WcUI1Ba01jh3H0NPaah6dLbyMcQNNdVxJ4CptkXMrCKq2R5eHjTkJEVWKgMpa1aT5brz97wUyLOHLdQ0SV1p9ciH8AP9xSab4yDLQeEZn4FRTAF5hJW5NxvUgi7YRa7eEmG6U8qWzgy4ooNWwsmuR3I8u9YxqSA/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_164935.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSW0izet91iVEEXyHLo9bTkN32xBq51fJpai2jfQtXoeRD9-4VIB3ilAtjAGH_1Dot2tRM22m2Rsp1dCbwcleNwOZbmAukFWZVKGCStIbS1klbre08CEg-YnDq3v2EWJZPj1-L74wEEmiUPIT3APoF7TujcvX3fdEyaKZ_OJGL3BJIZ7u5u3mwRnWIMA/s4032/IMG_20231104_165006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSW0izet91iVEEXyHLo9bTkN32xBq51fJpai2jfQtXoeRD9-4VIB3ilAtjAGH_1Dot2tRM22m2Rsp1dCbwcleNwOZbmAukFWZVKGCStIbS1klbre08CEg-YnDq3v2EWJZPj1-L74wEEmiUPIT3APoF7TujcvX3fdEyaKZ_OJGL3BJIZ7u5u3mwRnWIMA/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_165006.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The game ended in a draw, because there was no pressure. I had a Su-Chi, and Serra Angel in the last couple of turns, and that was way too late. It would have been more interesting had I drawn something to do damage with earlier. I really felt like I had a chance with that armageddon,so I was a bit dissapointed with that. But a draw against the deck is not bad, I suppose. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmsPOzEyRWETH-J7m4kN2zZ8m8R9cVsDVeQ60BQSwVhEBLciNSH5_H0wEklwOFkI1rWOUSgFhw5AmMFSbLHl-1QztH6gr8ALMQWsbeS_4Mot-aP4hr39_r00RsOwnXG7OWruGSL-8l5U1yxrPIbsX_ij4Gj-U6bpSnf9-VB_ZQMJOVEYx3mfDsDBiY5s/s4032/IMG_20231104_165300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmsPOzEyRWETH-J7m4kN2zZ8m8R9cVsDVeQ60BQSwVhEBLciNSH5_H0wEklwOFkI1rWOUSgFhw5AmMFSbLHl-1QztH6gr8ALMQWsbeS_4Mot-aP4hr39_r00RsOwnXG7OWruGSL-8l5U1yxrPIbsX_ij4Gj-U6bpSnf9-VB_ZQMJOVEYx3mfDsDBiY5s/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_165300.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By this time I had a pretty bad headache from the noise, but went on to the next round. I'm not really sure how the game went. My opponent had a first turn sol ring, and I was trying to keep up. I did some damage with factories. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSkXfT_hF8iWE0ep0eNk_ce8uOQUF9_AX79CMDnw6Bf3HMlmj_l6zB3gms4SBoohqt4hRGNF9zgdmXZUOj0Ox5qPquV0Qf-mH54yqOo8g1miQ14qdpvlvGEkOoibqzNsk_-uq-pdFjX2m_D-XYGNJYt2aZADqk9P3P8gPxSscpYV9bDOeZ7hFPozLw_4/s4032/IMG_20231104_171232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSkXfT_hF8iWE0ep0eNk_ce8uOQUF9_AX79CMDnw6Bf3HMlmj_l6zB3gms4SBoohqt4hRGNF9zgdmXZUOj0Ox5qPquV0Qf-mH54yqOo8g1miQ14qdpvlvGEkOoibqzNsk_-uq-pdFjX2m_D-XYGNJYt2aZADqk9P3P8gPxSscpYV9bDOeZ7hFPozLw_4/s320/IMG_20231104_171232.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Wt2eofVjAgGL2dsR8zKkU08yvhsR0wARFz02hC2r3oD6GlvSNyN8GpdG58Dbx_8QkUdMHN5chD2JTOTE8ZEouAiuxA0ljFDgCSN0piKr2EDK5MAG1IMn1Iw9sowbdSXizpXCcqpL1Pnh0GBDD7ryVwmGJGcWLnjGrrdSdVE_Hk1bsW8TqSTesf2E6yM/s4032/IMG_20231104_171451.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Wt2eofVjAgGL2dsR8zKkU08yvhsR0wARFz02hC2r3oD6GlvSNyN8GpdG58Dbx_8QkUdMHN5chD2JTOTE8ZEouAiuxA0ljFDgCSN0piKr2EDK5MAG1IMn1Iw9sowbdSXizpXCcqpL1Pnh0GBDD7ryVwmGJGcWLnjGrrdSdVE_Hk1bsW8TqSTesf2E6yM/s320/IMG_20231104_171451.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8j6XSnMvEi1uY5j-mq7-avl0wIghdJDABtUa7kvb-fcbkV7InbCH8VQBNsqnl32wVOadpkcSxLlAvClwweNBaAtTjRkD4kFPbzPulRUxW2KAN8zgCrPAXc96c6RU_KjAkS55HbjUum3lv7_KB9yrAPnMJXV1UiVEm3-_sDl6xR9kNX0TdKN_ybzTBtXA/s4032/IMG_20231104_171501.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8j6XSnMvEi1uY5j-mq7-avl0wIghdJDABtUa7kvb-fcbkV7InbCH8VQBNsqnl32wVOadpkcSxLlAvClwweNBaAtTjRkD4kFPbzPulRUxW2KAN8zgCrPAXc96c6RU_KjAkS55HbjUum3lv7_KB9yrAPnMJXV1UiVEm3-_sDl6xR9kNX0TdKN_ybzTBtXA/s320/IMG_20231104_171501.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94n0gNw8pfltvJhMgJm_6Lh0lJ98B9MLsVWiLGequDgyDBOxluWHBj_sdusRoXxlReY-aecg_mHIhcG5pUYmOUqe1gzmQP0E0XEiaSCd37rsCy2DqhYMEVjC8Hd4w4V_CEDzntky_cAutcq5DDpBP7PsDRPtmXvlCYchU9BZ98GtDRzY16duSG4tWs8o/s4032/IMG_20231104_171752.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94n0gNw8pfltvJhMgJm_6Lh0lJ98B9MLsVWiLGequDgyDBOxluWHBj_sdusRoXxlReY-aecg_mHIhcG5pUYmOUqe1gzmQP0E0XEiaSCd37rsCy2DqhYMEVjC8Hd4w4V_CEDzntky_cAutcq5DDpBP7PsDRPtmXvlCYchU9BZ98GtDRzY16duSG4tWs8o/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_171752.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The was a balance, then some discussion about whether I had said I played forests or not when I had Erhnam Djinn in play (i did not, I said I did not have them at the time, so forestwalk was not really an issue) and after the match the guy on the next table commented that my opponent was being a bit of a dick. I had a distinct pro-tour cutthroat vibe from the guy so my neighbor probably was right. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHr0WCMOgUa4_3Z5UyxeXQu3tseJutG-6Lvcwrxv4v55BDx3spns5syvNy-20Mk6ftgPIdiFOLNPnPzaotxhbQSUMoRFpjiIznzG77zOMOGF9bz5eW0bUdDU7zq3SLcXJSOhD7RT2Oy_aQnvVHU_Ez5cY1Ox3-JWdpbRQbDNEOPqaB1DyUb62tM7dDgHA/s4032/IMG_20231104_171916.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHr0WCMOgUa4_3Z5UyxeXQu3tseJutG-6Lvcwrxv4v55BDx3spns5syvNy-20Mk6ftgPIdiFOLNPnPzaotxhbQSUMoRFpjiIznzG77zOMOGF9bz5eW0bUdDU7zq3SLcXJSOhD7RT2Oy_aQnvVHU_Ez5cY1Ox3-JWdpbRQbDNEOPqaB1DyUb62tM7dDgHA/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_171916.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">look ma, no forests.. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">it was 1-1 with just a couple of minutes to go, and my opponent was really pressuring to go faster, again, that hardcore vibe where my neighbor thought it was not really fitting. I was having a splitting headache due to the noise, so I did not really notice, except that he said not to take a lot of pictures because of the time. He won mainly because I did not have my second white mana for the Serra Angel. Good for him, as he seemed in a hurry to get away from the table after the match. Perhaps he needed to take a leak really badly, that can make one a bit stressed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMHarhqR9cPWzgwJnZL5MaLcwiIA3JUCILxS1XnKNwsimbIvCkB74FUxnrRVw1VoEgxJeL9_5_0d_nuLvmRbMD0xw5CxcC73pMJUNHEJpUpOSmE7y34W7V2E13PgjFRFaJXBR-P7SPt25KjSaP953-Kz0B1RI244IXWDFVlvqALiZzn8w2Vkja-N52gQ/s4032/IMG_20231104_175132.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMHarhqR9cPWzgwJnZL5MaLcwiIA3JUCILxS1XnKNwsimbIvCkB74FUxnrRVw1VoEgxJeL9_5_0d_nuLvmRbMD0xw5CxcC73pMJUNHEJpUpOSmE7y34W7V2E13PgjFRFaJXBR-P7SPt25KjSaP953-Kz0B1RI244IXWDFVlvqALiZzn8w2Vkja-N52gQ/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_175132.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vDWb15yved90gW-B8dbQ8D99j27kxVM-rJM49ODC2bDJX3Ib_sk4M45Q-5nUlPAldi6pitZbU1RL8chy1xadQpdynyuFh_D3g05GJmYOJos7Nxn4gCi5hidgyvJ_ISTGfxsdcXUBdMnQbGKZ5D3pPbbBf0u1_V9uqFQ7-6_EGFdMvYnwjAAcYwU25qU/s4032/IMG_20231104_180528.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vDWb15yved90gW-B8dbQ8D99j27kxVM-rJM49ODC2bDJX3Ib_sk4M45Q-5nUlPAldi6pitZbU1RL8chy1xadQpdynyuFh_D3g05GJmYOJos7Nxn4gCi5hidgyvJ_ISTGfxsdcXUBdMnQbGKZ5D3pPbbBf0u1_V9uqFQ7-6_EGFdMvYnwjAAcYwU25qU/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_180528.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the venue, which looks really great. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The last match was against Evert, always a great pleasure to meet and a very welcome last opponent of the day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4VZbeJzPvKxtN4-Y8GQWL9_CtLCT_N-pHyzWUrsfixWnA1jUpQhRD_S5xQHZsQBX9YY3_feFaG1XqrpjGAwJ19Q-JwGLhfMym0rpI9YxY4q4hGda__ynV2LJ9xw9RaOGtUOieGveP8GnM3LHSnEmWrIhPwQPEoW08NtHxMmUUY0Imv3P5IpRSgcai4w/s4032/IMG_20231104_180822.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4VZbeJzPvKxtN4-Y8GQWL9_CtLCT_N-pHyzWUrsfixWnA1jUpQhRD_S5xQHZsQBX9YY3_feFaG1XqrpjGAwJ19Q-JwGLhfMym0rpI9YxY4q4hGda__ynV2LJ9xw9RaOGtUOieGveP8GnM3LHSnEmWrIhPwQPEoW08NtHxMmUUY0Imv3P5IpRSgcai4w/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_180822.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Evert was playing a hardcore, tier one lions deck. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBd_Hsy-NNa_w_RczXd60HE_BarJwDOogiwSV9wP-LGFwcv_LFt7W7UETKCgd-Uu7USC2vZ60xdn59PUeH5nndUM4R7x0KDZAb4463uSHbIViKJF1FYVK8zu_ygKssTgz9kcwEF3ZrbQD8zA583Le7RDPso9U5HrWtb-jtZiZ-yMwhjg3TPgHDkDO-AXE/s4032/IMG_20231104_180940.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBd_Hsy-NNa_w_RczXd60HE_BarJwDOogiwSV9wP-LGFwcv_LFt7W7UETKCgd-Uu7USC2vZ60xdn59PUeH5nndUM4R7x0KDZAb4463uSHbIViKJF1FYVK8zu_ygKssTgz9kcwEF3ZrbQD8zA583Le7RDPso9U5HrWtb-jtZiZ-yMwhjg3TPgHDkDO-AXE/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_180940.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since Evert had destroyed my sol ring, I was slow to respond. This forced me to balance, but that did not feel good. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0YuLbHuXidz3IfMjmN5vVfyeYle9JRvysG1Qy2jLsS-Grx5F9GpSVZGbfgMwwcyr5RklkaXzwDezWGvJ6yCfU5grIQs25puAExWtt5y_8rQDYGt-NHgVcu_LBWih0fdZZn7pApc1BTEp9i1Qk1iff1tQCN6GjIyDKIK5P2pQQoDAXlP2jDRBmAPi_0E/s4032/IMG_20231104_181216.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA0YuLbHuXidz3IfMjmN5vVfyeYle9JRvysG1Qy2jLsS-Grx5F9GpSVZGbfgMwwcyr5RklkaXzwDezWGvJ6yCfU5grIQs25puAExWtt5y_8rQDYGt-NHgVcu_LBWih0fdZZn7pApc1BTEp9i1Qk1iff1tQCN6GjIyDKIK5P2pQQoDAXlP2jDRBmAPi_0E/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_181216.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Evert was ahead in damage, so his getting a Su-Chi and me a Djinn would need something from my side to win. I did not get it, he was just faster. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5PIk7YVYjFwCiN1VJjbZmKkbQSXDQwKaMmxFHy9oVGhWMdtw_kZ16Dnd_u9m_V5Ywli6g7up7YNLAnGnfSfmyTZt_e3EC2OkC92epLGSKOilHnFIOkfHonHEDoJgQQgQczw9f4h8DF1E5yeibVff_tX_kl0oL_lpgZy3hVjHCkOUCJ61uTb1gxmJcGU/s4032/IMG_20231104_181250.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5PIk7YVYjFwCiN1VJjbZmKkbQSXDQwKaMmxFHy9oVGhWMdtw_kZ16Dnd_u9m_V5Ywli6g7up7YNLAnGnfSfmyTZt_e3EC2OkC92epLGSKOilHnFIOkfHonHEDoJgQQgQczw9f4h8DF1E5yeibVff_tX_kl0oL_lpgZy3hVjHCkOUCJ61uTb1gxmJcGU/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_181250.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The second game, Evert had everything he needed. Quick lions. Disenchant for my Su-Chi, follwed by a Serra Angel and I could not get back because I had no mana because Evert had disenchanted one of my moxen also. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6Y2lQhuXbFZ87_Q5otxpT0frENLeG2ZAuwGUjC1ltrsovK3A9iCBbxOzBuTOUsmeX4jV-qgMYzg7NoW9ECIj68qtHoZ0XrApm3SCg1mtyyyCy3FFlIcA-CMxHylHpgsp8vMaYfx9umsVqMwhlfiDVYOYAlFqGQ_AMOl5d5y-pUpjJMGxqvaOjnEcPME/s4032/IMG_20231104_182243.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6Y2lQhuXbFZ87_Q5otxpT0frENLeG2ZAuwGUjC1ltrsovK3A9iCBbxOzBuTOUsmeX4jV-qgMYzg7NoW9ECIj68qtHoZ0XrApm3SCg1mtyyyCy3FFlIcA-CMxHylHpgsp8vMaYfx9umsVqMwhlfiDVYOYAlFqGQ_AMOl5d5y-pUpjJMGxqvaOjnEcPME/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_182243.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In short, he crushed me, as one would expect from a deck like that in the hands of such a capable player. It was a really good deck really well played, so a well deserved win for him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPy92BMEe-AgBEjXXZB8Fqa52WLh9bK_b9m8F78GPa0lcy4Vnnj-mMIjPeIHN3HqAe9Jsf9QiSkiY1qJCjYGalpNbsUWie2kny7BzQRhRGs2oIxFWfFc6mjGmfKLwGAiU9HbZVd8UfDXUoGgAFCbQv8AzVcX19hAeeeKvEpuP0IbMWDGMtDa5TdFBTsB8/s4032/IMG_20231104_182601.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPy92BMEe-AgBEjXXZB8Fqa52WLh9bK_b9m8F78GPa0lcy4Vnnj-mMIjPeIHN3HqAe9Jsf9QiSkiY1qJCjYGalpNbsUWie2kny7BzQRhRGs2oIxFWfFc6mjGmfKLwGAiU9HbZVd8UfDXUoGgAFCbQv8AzVcX19hAeeeKvEpuP0IbMWDGMtDa5TdFBTsB8/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_182601.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I went on to ask Jeff Menges to add something to my playmat of original art by 2 of the other original artists, to fit the opening that was left on my playmat. This felt really special. He went for a war mammoth. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6fCLoiGCEd_Nhd4TttihlGs9a0HhNElxuBtIsp8J2hg8hsmVc_FTOuh5F29usgwGF7ZX65-S5oLyIfdKjE0MIgjkW4OOKsw7pjDdtlEuyZzYrS_cFrb9LIZ3nAtAStsjkxSVLcugwQVlA0S49EZgk7VrLw-kG4FvdTySXtXGVgwwOo8-Jw-gBtCE3sE/s4032/IMG_20231104_192054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6fCLoiGCEd_Nhd4TttihlGs9a0HhNElxuBtIsp8J2hg8hsmVc_FTOuh5F29usgwGF7ZX65-S5oLyIfdKjE0MIgjkW4OOKsw7pjDdtlEuyZzYrS_cFrb9LIZ3nAtAStsjkxSVLcugwQVlA0S49EZgk7VrLw-kG4FvdTySXtXGVgwwOo8-Jw-gBtCE3sE/w300-h400/IMG_20231104_192054.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Really happy with that addition to the playmat. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Cr4KPKeSVhM5jD4fyErWrvzsgsk8eZ8bDnEZhLwPwEh1W3F5gxLX7rTKX2a7wTKKpGwQn-sPlmYFhzvwRIg5bkQ4CchOz0PvF-K0VvEaiNIaBWEuuGCp8TztApvvosqA6jOpF1LAuPEo9g6bE50BMaPJaZJdk81obLGIeKoRbjk9PR3xoJDFsWe9DeE/s4032/IMG_20231104_192731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Cr4KPKeSVhM5jD4fyErWrvzsgsk8eZ8bDnEZhLwPwEh1W3F5gxLX7rTKX2a7wTKKpGwQn-sPlmYFhzvwRIg5bkQ4CchOz0PvF-K0VvEaiNIaBWEuuGCp8TztApvvosqA6jOpF1LAuPEo9g6bE50BMaPJaZJdk81obLGIeKoRbjk9PR3xoJDFsWe9DeE/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_192731.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkO1rgTiQNfkLg-vuHJq6vhCfL98TvFGdTKjZF520JODsUQplBMSXlXA4dYJ1gCCZ55ycSsTm1oDv6F_Tm_pRmkIYhRLH80CoWzxcpFuCit7OKlD5nkRQoE3Y_TKbCQsUGT8TK2SJvsls8eXCthtU4IBJ1s8kPouLHIbIsMGhQSTGChGiI1Kw576Ow7E/s4032/IMG_20231104_192738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUkO1rgTiQNfkLg-vuHJq6vhCfL98TvFGdTKjZF520JODsUQplBMSXlXA4dYJ1gCCZ55ycSsTm1oDv6F_Tm_pRmkIYhRLH80CoWzxcpFuCit7OKlD5nkRQoE3Y_TKbCQsUGT8TK2SJvsls8eXCthtU4IBJ1s8kPouLHIbIsMGhQSTGChGiI1Kw576Ow7E/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_192738.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I went to greet Ron, some other guys and the great streaming crew with Timmy and Richard and then we went home. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7g6Nr2Tm_70M4Pi2-Ya5F94jOwGD7BovXQ9Lvv-AIfWPm7Q5x8yfON_hnffHDW2S2oqBYgK6XMYXQrA_wrgTGhO3G4p31ng3rGvr1sc2y4oByqWR7sPmC3ufpL1pCbAXhetJdTaJFR9k9SRJxgHQyFA6Uoj5d-QZHne106UQVvnhsR28QM7NoHPUN-7s/s4032/IMG_20231104_194126.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7g6Nr2Tm_70M4Pi2-Ya5F94jOwGD7BovXQ9Lvv-AIfWPm7Q5x8yfON_hnffHDW2S2oqBYgK6XMYXQrA_wrgTGhO3G4p31ng3rGvr1sc2y4oByqWR7sPmC3ufpL1pCbAXhetJdTaJFR9k9SRJxgHQyFA6Uoj5d-QZHne106UQVvnhsR28QM7NoHPUN-7s/w400-h300/IMG_20231104_194126.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On the way to our parking space, we saw this weird spectacle. Don't know what it was, but it looked really nice in the dark. Thanks to everyone who came, Ron and the troll crew for organizing and Timmy and Richard for the streaming. Till next time! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8OnGsX3QioNx2kWXvSgvVIkAfBXEDaT2d75b-aqWRY7mxd5C6wna5Wor2QDydisN2p-jjZQyeQpIVGlmqpP2iupmJukrisbgGtRq_0jn4z2PUArbbcbi3uDlWnMgVn3tLxSBuChSTn7OY2ixdPvGhY4KZdVzj88iTwXnH9cu0bfevGJssITM2jbCB9Jg/s4032/IMG_20231104_200351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8OnGsX3QioNx2kWXvSgvVIkAfBXEDaT2d75b-aqWRY7mxd5C6wna5Wor2QDydisN2p-jjZQyeQpIVGlmqpP2iupmJukrisbgGtRq_0jn4z2PUArbbcbi3uDlWnMgVn3tLxSBuChSTn7OY2ixdPvGhY4KZdVzj88iTwXnH9cu0bfevGJssITM2jbCB9Jg/w640-h480/IMG_20231104_200351.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-41402427609137198422023-10-13T11:14:00.001-07:002023-10-13T11:14:26.861-07:00Farmstead IV<br /><div>The farmstead cup, from the famous town of Mierlo in the Netherlands, is another yearly returning event in our country. It started as ABUR tournament (yes, a tournament in which you can play with revised cards, which is actually pretty logical if you play 93/94 since it was printed in 1994). This had the interesting twist of being able to play cards like Kird ape and Serendib Efreet in reprint form, which I did twice in the first 2 tournaments. They worked great as they landed my in the final twice, but I also was not able to win both of those. Reports are earlier on the site.</div><div><br /></div><div>This year, you could still play with revised, but not with the reprints. Instead, one could play with the gold legendary creatures from Legends (but not any other legends cards). Being a great fan of gold legends (I played several Eureka decks with them, but also added Xira Arien, Adun Oakenshield and Bartel Runeaxe to several of my tournament decks more than once) I made a deck with plenty of them. Adding to the theme of legendary creatures, I also added a Serra Angel and a prodigal sorcerer to my deck. I initially also had Shivan Dragon in my deck since it it also kinda legendary, but I looked at the pile of cards and decided that would be too greedy with the manabase, even though if the base was all duallands. This was no risk, since this format has no blood moon. See how this is an interesting format?</div><div><br /></div><div>On the day of the event there were 26 contenders, which is a nice number for a format that is a bit weird. I've noticed that some of the OS community are quite purist, so they play either Swedish or Alpha or Alpha/Beta and nothing else will do for them. I kind of like the tournaments with a twist, and was glad to see a lot of people showing up. </div><div><br /></div><div>On Round one, my opponent opened with a blazing start:</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjke_se_lTnnrpfW0tC-xFwiXtaQ8aqhEUGQPKmxKFOA2bKEVrw-Sng7ZcOvj6CfB-SRg8ndBP4lWmNKqE26Lu9bVYL_FLpYAS3p9nrijOk2Owd_i6whx4JpCoz70Tz9zPYPic3-1vmWlOXQlf5zeIg9AqHHyfCu3AF6NTnVHPagLJUNj51FNSQYEVMFp0/s4032/IMG_20230916_111719.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjke_se_lTnnrpfW0tC-xFwiXtaQ8aqhEUGQPKmxKFOA2bKEVrw-Sng7ZcOvj6CfB-SRg8ndBP4lWmNKqE26Lu9bVYL_FLpYAS3p9nrijOk2Owd_i6whx4JpCoz70Tz9zPYPic3-1vmWlOXQlf5zeIg9AqHHyfCu3AF6NTnVHPagLJUNj51FNSQYEVMFp0/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_111719.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This spells trouble, right?</td></tr></tbody></table><br />But, I was pretty quickly in also adding a lot of mana. Since I had a lot of 5 and 6 mana cost spells with 2 or 3 different manacolors, I of course played with 4 birds of paradise. But when my opponent tapped 4 mana I was thinking: what will come? A Juggernaut? But it was... <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGkxAcyy2r_XcKX7SjGv57PrTU2Dicp0lLiLevSPkKCkAYogaMc9tWM675RipZKPb4wCQjXbmGF4eBNpFY7Vdv-9AeFANOooC5qMCoSTx8it__J1mJk5wvLc0jEyBpWvPUzp_qUdAEt69mgcVB0TUboCrYYTdQZn086XNrbRaDGX3pjr_7ZYOQ30cFj4/s4032/IMG_20230916_111749.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhGkxAcyy2r_XcKX7SjGv57PrTU2Dicp0lLiLevSPkKCkAYogaMc9tWM675RipZKPb4wCQjXbmGF4eBNpFY7Vdv-9AeFANOooC5qMCoSTx8it__J1mJk5wvLc0jEyBpWvPUzp_qUdAEt69mgcVB0TUboCrYYTdQZn086XNrbRaDGX3pjr_7ZYOQ30cFj4/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_111749.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ayesha Tanaka. Awesome!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />After taking some hits I decided to use the Swords to plowshares I had on Ayesha, since I had no blockers yet. 2 turns after that I was able to play the mighty Bartel Runeaxe. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbG5lRxEXLL1wZVQOqbwQKkXRtHcyOqsFXLi_xEpBhNiOUQfq_Q4KVRn_bLaUAWsixXcJofW3i92dR5r9Epb9G_GOAj2ToIV55IuDnLf2lqg9kpQwSJlO8l-fZuPVwrqbGWXQ_RWMmfds3erwq1tIZlc3awNkSJGsKsyzaA-eIB1-hovZ3Ai1roetHsrE/s4032/IMG_20230916_112007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbG5lRxEXLL1wZVQOqbwQKkXRtHcyOqsFXLi_xEpBhNiOUQfq_Q4KVRn_bLaUAWsixXcJofW3i92dR5r9Epb9G_GOAj2ToIV55IuDnLf2lqg9kpQwSJlO8l-fZuPVwrqbGWXQ_RWMmfds3erwq1tIZlc3awNkSJGsKsyzaA-eIB1-hovZ3Ai1roetHsrE/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_112007.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unphased, my opponent swords to plowshared Bartel and played a Savannah Lions to start beating me with it. I tried Rubina Soulsinger, but she was taken from me. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIDv88XUaKALPdHQcZYXsNd89rdXt2sP9Cw7HOjJ2-PcJ_YYjvh484eMBStpioN8Zq8UpGGlc1jztnsqRzouNIx10lEDH6K9H1ueYcAHObk2NlIvh_3_q1A2xgQh5hYQhY28eQHA1nbvWVxKLamy_pI9z8xns6Upgq3V2OARAGKZ2b7Ii0U_HQEnzmEg/s4032/IMG_20230916_112125.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIDv88XUaKALPdHQcZYXsNd89rdXt2sP9Cw7HOjJ2-PcJ_YYjvh484eMBStpioN8Zq8UpGGlc1jztnsqRzouNIx10lEDH6K9H1ueYcAHObk2NlIvh_3_q1A2xgQh5hYQhY28eQHA1nbvWVxKLamy_pI9z8xns6Upgq3V2OARAGKZ2b7Ii0U_HQEnzmEg/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_112125.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After I disenchanted the control magic, my Rubinia was otherwise taken care of. So no stealing creatures for me in this game. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSsbZPGlpU04a3ZHRxtSPWB3EHoUD7Mpziu7fEwODAg5M1NiZB2bJ0LXgdUUlLxRzn3J6iYG41fHOTrGJKzeuCR5MISC5Py-RFnNqwj4peG9UBqvQkv9NJ1NNDWby4O5q_V5vws-BpV7SfAoFvHORcniRVnQzYP7k7IUhJiV3i5lNUp4yzsW8uAxrR0Wk/s4032/IMG_20230916_112221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSsbZPGlpU04a3ZHRxtSPWB3EHoUD7Mpziu7fEwODAg5M1NiZB2bJ0LXgdUUlLxRzn3J6iYG41fHOTrGJKzeuCR5MISC5Py-RFnNqwj4peG9UBqvQkv9NJ1NNDWby4O5q_V5vws-BpV7SfAoFvHORcniRVnQzYP7k7IUhJiV3i5lNUp4yzsW8uAxrR0Wk/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_112221.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Fortunately I drew into a swords for the Lions, but I would have rather kept that for other things that might come. Also, the turn after, I drew Jasmine which would have been a good solution for stopping the lions. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUjdN7P-RXW_Wn5RRRlfb-PC_Uhw5Gyh4cqVrcPHSlkJRp82o3n0sv20TMg9sOKcyVeqPmQQD9JaGRaV-HGUq0FgeEN5aDPWj2sck6IGKyWFtH-4XCStDvRp0APM-XDfSbgQSxuRu6v4NJn3a6O8pdtcg1U4sqRBq5R0srDp2JsLLLbgmCKGQJuscXFQ/s4032/IMG_20230916_112256.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUjdN7P-RXW_Wn5RRRlfb-PC_Uhw5Gyh4cqVrcPHSlkJRp82o3n0sv20TMg9sOKcyVeqPmQQD9JaGRaV-HGUq0FgeEN5aDPWj2sck6IGKyWFtH-4XCStDvRp0APM-XDfSbgQSxuRu6v4NJn3a6O8pdtcg1U4sqRBq5R0srDp2JsLLLbgmCKGQJuscXFQ/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_112256.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But, she was also not allowed to stay on the battefield. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAJHGPJi2Rh6Rx5Mfz7IHVApnOjPANt9KIWUAT1Gm_n6XKQThSEL1-Ihd3d2UkhgoUm6jrbO_NOer_kcXfIF8zPP0gxmtUfsPgTbP8JjCDMHhhcxpgyYaJADZKN7bi5nJVwkxKmEy6MUAGWjrG_I-5m7XOZx7p_ZZyd_whbYPJAOG8YQgRPjROGexc-A/s4032/IMG_20230916_112319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAJHGPJi2Rh6Rx5Mfz7IHVApnOjPANt9KIWUAT1Gm_n6XKQThSEL1-Ihd3d2UkhgoUm6jrbO_NOer_kcXfIF8zPP0gxmtUfsPgTbP8JjCDMHhhcxpgyYaJADZKN7bi5nJVwkxKmEy6MUAGWjrG_I-5m7XOZx7p_ZZyd_whbYPJAOG8YQgRPjROGexc-A/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_112319.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>To get things going, I played wheel of fortune. Not a very wise decision, but hey, I was here to play gold legends, winning was secondary. I got Gerrard after the wheel of fortune, and played him. My opponent had Serra Angel and Air Elemental. Slightly better odds.. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJDehEaEuRdnJiq-ToH-gDFb0IBbtzMSLK1Uskew46-sRNvULVgFLUn211K7u55tdYhg6n253KSUQ-dQ8Z7l_9LzJt2v0c6xWAoQst9mCY6Nu3tMr0HpkiDiTez8s86kjVO8RV-iD4Ym5AXfJW-rUe_4OFeJ2H3ifQRlF4H7ZchyIX9dv2c2MRwK0w1M/s4032/IMG_20230916_112459.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJDehEaEuRdnJiq-ToH-gDFb0IBbtzMSLK1Uskew46-sRNvULVgFLUn211K7u55tdYhg6n253KSUQ-dQ8Z7l_9LzJt2v0c6xWAoQst9mCY6Nu3tMr0HpkiDiTez8s86kjVO8RV-iD4Ym5AXfJW-rUe_4OFeJ2H3ifQRlF4H7ZchyIX9dv2c2MRwK0w1M/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_112459.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After fireballing the Serra Angel, I started attacking with Gerrard. In this picture you can also see the life counter I had been waiting for for about 8 months before they could come over from the other side of the ocean. Just in time, because it is only fitting to play a real gold-plated lifecounter together with golden legends. Thanks to Fulco for bringing it to the tournament :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xWdIDLN7EU74gvzVVmVt-glPpVYA1ic72hY2aZpcUsD36eXzAQfrAmaTPiBxxDUEjpzq_M72UM4rvFK6EmRw0WhIaHUynLZEz8vN1AAOxA6S5zDrTxJJItnul0O5-APMNEDlWFfs1qBQRl4HWmB_KCJlYNDNfXlgLZBW_hKZhAi9HcboruzGC7kSGAc/s4032/IMG_20230916_112826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8xWdIDLN7EU74gvzVVmVt-glPpVYA1ic72hY2aZpcUsD36eXzAQfrAmaTPiBxxDUEjpzq_M72UM4rvFK6EmRw0WhIaHUynLZEz8vN1AAOxA6S5zDrTxJJItnul0O5-APMNEDlWFfs1qBQRl4HWmB_KCJlYNDNfXlgLZBW_hKZhAi9HcboruzGC7kSGAc/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_112826.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqEjKy7PErGgMuWc-iin6ynu5_Co4Npv_xmnHRPfJ0xXZuUTk6XRtHM2JlunNkP8MzIF254Hu-xrJe4CXOT84FKzScmEPIk2dN4eZD6h6Se41visV2fLw7558ZC7pZ0YzKbZE63p5j6oDQyN2dv3dLmYyP1aIRBSa7SJl91aOl7DBZJmZvTEp9nsXHBE/s4032/IMG_20230916_113256.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqEjKy7PErGgMuWc-iin6ynu5_Co4Npv_xmnHRPfJ0xXZuUTk6XRtHM2JlunNkP8MzIF254Hu-xrJe4CXOT84FKzScmEPIk2dN4eZD6h6Se41visV2fLw7558ZC7pZ0YzKbZE63p5j6oDQyN2dv3dLmYyP1aIRBSa7SJl91aOl7DBZJmZvTEp9nsXHBE/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_113256.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With Sol'Kanar also bringing in blows to finish off, I was ahead one game. The second game was again an exchange of blows. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRiMBXbB33k_dxe60lPtxPFG1ynJgIdFZTUzZWV3lPtPwckcMWhkUQJZU4BPukkwvgjHTYKAknDTLzMwEYO2t6tWrOVvk8CmI_0IXePuKEDl6_SzWW7covrIsmgmHWCggiOjXmuxD3Xnsy5_2RHncF-hRQ1FSh_x2JwPtwrY6Udvmy2EZ7U8gCdVsf_dA/s4032/IMG_20230916_114022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRiMBXbB33k_dxe60lPtxPFG1ynJgIdFZTUzZWV3lPtPwckcMWhkUQJZU4BPukkwvgjHTYKAknDTLzMwEYO2t6tWrOVvk8CmI_0IXePuKEDl6_SzWW7covrIsmgmHWCggiOjXmuxD3Xnsy5_2RHncF-hRQ1FSh_x2JwPtwrY6Udvmy2EZ7U8gCdVsf_dA/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_114022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After a slow start, we were hammering each other, with the high point of the game when Tobias Andrion entered play. Here my Serra Angel is blasted off the table. That was pretty much my own fault, as I could have Mind twisted my opponent in this game, but decided not to because I thought the game deserved better. It was too much fun. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWMd0cgMhq5y15VVVoXxhsvTE07bD4mil_s2FTtCT9HtblnE8Kutz7JMuyTEdmawo2KMm2XhJo1vAzF2FztHuL4JneZzr4Lv-PaaEvExXqO6Gbj3098_0Sr_mcu8B1GJAHI0jldLI1nbyGyhxq9D5dK3qd7jUX20emmzgdMhduIb5QMla7qoeJSE8XYc/s4032/IMG_20230916_115506.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWMd0cgMhq5y15VVVoXxhsvTE07bD4mil_s2FTtCT9HtblnE8Kutz7JMuyTEdmawo2KMm2XhJo1vAzF2FztHuL4JneZzr4Lv-PaaEvExXqO6Gbj3098_0Sr_mcu8B1GJAHI0jldLI1nbyGyhxq9D5dK3qd7jUX20emmzgdMhduIb5QMla7qoeJSE8XYc/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_115506.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That was also what cost me the game in the end though, so we were at 1-1 pretty soon. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYFQb82mibxvYtgEPHWKC5pB6B5zh-t8e0HsmC-Lc-fUPMy83AM-2fIJl8XCkXmJdjbdR0h17-xoFwHCzMYXg3Jgy2E-RP3kWr7LmnI55zjGKnzv0qvCdC1rFiK5qh6dDOBj662fbmvDePPckjeM_3NcUIEkcoOZwGLJgI7xtp1cL_O7VLmpSyLMgmwY/s4032/IMG_20230916_115944.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYFQb82mibxvYtgEPHWKC5pB6B5zh-t8e0HsmC-Lc-fUPMy83AM-2fIJl8XCkXmJdjbdR0h17-xoFwHCzMYXg3Jgy2E-RP3kWr7LmnI55zjGKnzv0qvCdC1rFiK5qh6dDOBj662fbmvDePPckjeM_3NcUIEkcoOZwGLJgI7xtp1cL_O7VLmpSyLMgmwY/s320/IMG_20230916_115944.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Showing that no good deed goes unpunished, I was rewarded with a major mana screw the game after that and beaten very quickly. No pictures were needed during that proces, alas. </div><div><br /></div><div>The second game I was up against Roy, who had a really quick start, and to rub things in, he decided to destroy my land and mind twist me after that, pretty much winning the game with that. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2L94coImQuYgJ3jKEaJD8domPTXbQTKNYgkwieGZVXG3CIFdJgpyKER6RbwEH44vLYh4AYEFfEzInaFnKPVPC8MV5yPq-wPUn7sMyOaH11F-tRmPuCOvY7xh8fWzVe-Dx8_VnTmLLEZHTmNnI0jqaJ51A8owpWscNzetxzFUYJEcKSuqd9yp91LJfIk/s4032/IMG_20230916_121240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2L94coImQuYgJ3jKEaJD8domPTXbQTKNYgkwieGZVXG3CIFdJgpyKER6RbwEH44vLYh4AYEFfEzInaFnKPVPC8MV5yPq-wPUn7sMyOaH11F-tRmPuCOvY7xh8fWzVe-Dx8_VnTmLLEZHTmNnI0jqaJ51A8owpWscNzetxzFUYJEcKSuqd9yp91LJfIk/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_121240.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ayk3mZrkDXnth9tMltvFtZsuUM17Xp1jspoH931UBb97eO0QSca6xYZoreHt2IrGgRdVtLO6-RaX_O9cky3DzYqBMWkfH5Pw43-eZbFQdimgtkXd9a22Z6awSnTsoEtJMyEzvJdjGH0e9QPYEL76fAQ2Hi1uwarDCNqVFmY9UpW36VW4rBkU25wtXss/s4032/IMG_20230916_121325.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ayk3mZrkDXnth9tMltvFtZsuUM17Xp1jspoH931UBb97eO0QSca6xYZoreHt2IrGgRdVtLO6-RaX_O9cky3DzYqBMWkfH5Pw43-eZbFQdimgtkXd9a22Z6awSnTsoEtJMyEzvJdjGH0e9QPYEL76fAQ2Hi1uwarDCNqVFmY9UpW36VW4rBkU25wtXss/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_121325.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Taking the land I had on hand and my tutor, I was screwed. I hate the randomness mind twist. But it is there, and where there is mind twist there is no game, so that was over pretty quickly. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBZWFvBLiq3lFTVaRgN2S7xYwO8ycQY7S-Bxd0zpV6_Zx6kJVnKUqHDAEzCMkAjpZf3uJcGUJ2K8yFsPue0KKUDe3J4vAFfdnQ8Fm1e_qWVXfflq-l4UUItB-wvCPKWLHHBgSRkL7T7P3PdV3Y1NOGg89VtX_80amDti8AeaNNoCuF_CNAOTt-zH2q50/s4032/IMG_20230916_121342.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBZWFvBLiq3lFTVaRgN2S7xYwO8ycQY7S-Bxd0zpV6_Zx6kJVnKUqHDAEzCMkAjpZf3uJcGUJ2K8yFsPue0KKUDe3J4vAFfdnQ8Fm1e_qWVXfflq-l4UUItB-wvCPKWLHHBgSRkL7T7P3PdV3Y1NOGg89VtX_80amDti8AeaNNoCuF_CNAOTt-zH2q50/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_121342.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I boarded in COP red and black and forcefield to see if I could have a chance, and was promptly mindtwisted for 3 on turn 3, taking my balance, a swords to plowshares and Sol'Kanar the swamp king the turn before I could have cast him. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnm_DV1k1WTywT3tVTf6jGmTQQ9l-pRoW6gtbBmnXOelAiQFIeNjjUAnvqrua548RIWq2m3L3wUVqowjc7Sy_xb0NerWK39oN2o5qwSTVZm3ahB3bmuidtrUQT2Huxa-hljlbGUHeHVDk5Xg3yOdBRJ-h1-0wzwaVggzAQ9tznoZgq55tZ7ViuQS4HEFk/s4032/IMG_20230916_122856.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnm_DV1k1WTywT3tVTf6jGmTQQ9l-pRoW6gtbBmnXOelAiQFIeNjjUAnvqrua548RIWq2m3L3wUVqowjc7Sy_xb0NerWK39oN2o5qwSTVZm3ahB3bmuidtrUQT2Huxa-hljlbGUHeHVDk5Xg3yOdBRJ-h1-0wzwaVggzAQ9tznoZgq55tZ7ViuQS4HEFk/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_122856.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Roy destroyed one of my lands, played a disk and left me with a severe card disadvantage. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpszCLrMgl3H785Z_le6RSRavSc-4LUJO_skzPdhyphenhyphenaCac2NwCoN-7Xb0cttRJTxYoXiNu0VqqSuFWDqfls0IHtTcvOGuydQN2cwQAtOsuqdqkPXPHA2B041lgBf3guDP83-TlhsUPQprM_HKfW1qfw3TO6hbKNTRFPj0wCFhvapQmbEVW4IIVSvHlSsk/s4032/IMG_20230916_122936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpszCLrMgl3H785Z_le6RSRavSc-4LUJO_skzPdhyphenhyphenaCac2NwCoN-7Xb0cttRJTxYoXiNu0VqqSuFWDqfls0IHtTcvOGuydQN2cwQAtOsuqdqkPXPHA2B041lgBf3guDP83-TlhsUPQprM_HKfW1qfw3TO6hbKNTRFPj0wCFhvapQmbEVW4IIVSvHlSsk/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_122936.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I could not come back from that, so it was 2 mindtwist - 0 in this game. Not an excellent way to continue this tournament. By this time I was wondering if I had misjudged the spiciness of this tournament, though match one at least had a lot of legends :) Round 3 I opened with an Elf, which was quickly removed. That was followed up by a black knight. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBO-30LpYPqsENSNf_uQWFvpbt_ctwDgfVYT550A2-GZkqAfDwHQOXS1ay4Q8_dNoj_-sHNWv30dsMkAYhJYHR0jOlGZwm5iO_nqfpg_djSbzAyNO4q6U1JtCdAFVaFUt3TtrKmM5V2meqXBIttEXlvKeG7_zFmORX_XvJ28Y66y9U3Y5S202mRZBt4o/s4032/IMG_20230916_133918.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBO-30LpYPqsENSNf_uQWFvpbt_ctwDgfVYT550A2-GZkqAfDwHQOXS1ay4Q8_dNoj_-sHNWv30dsMkAYhJYHR0jOlGZwm5iO_nqfpg_djSbzAyNO4q6U1JtCdAFVaFUt3TtrKmM5V2meqXBIttEXlvKeG7_zFmORX_XvJ28Y66y9U3Y5S202mRZBt4o/s320/IMG_20230916_133918.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I am not sure, but I think I tutored for a timetwister here, and played it after first playing 2 birds of paradise. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqMGABb8tlDBH2uWv1o2Fi5OLFm7Em7Xg1JLkthETWIS_plR9Hw4uUe_XUXD16mF9rG6cCtfrsDPIKYTqkxhJRrutcQ85RyCs4IlxdvFihf8Y4hqes7wmZfqaBNl_kJ19q-A8VizijWDz3HQGZyLCyRrcou6-Q_AD8wCasGgGBUMyNBkMRXAnXyQwD87U/s4032/IMG_20230916_134126.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqMGABb8tlDBH2uWv1o2Fi5OLFm7Em7Xg1JLkthETWIS_plR9Hw4uUe_XUXD16mF9rG6cCtfrsDPIKYTqkxhJRrutcQ85RyCs4IlxdvFihf8Y4hqes7wmZfqaBNl_kJ19q-A8VizijWDz3HQGZyLCyRrcou6-Q_AD8wCasGgGBUMyNBkMRXAnXyQwD87U/s320/IMG_20230916_134126.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Hypnotic specters are always a pain, especially if your own deck is pretty slow and need time to build up. I was able to do some blocking with birds, and then got Bartel and Sol'kanar out, repectively. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZlJRMdGpHPfX5WO81kf_6TStTkMjDZR5Lpdi2vzEjCm3lVYRy2BKKE7Wvk2CzT3L0D0yz9pmaiAd6Oei9ti-JZnUWs48cAf3g_OT19oNfosdZEmeKrM8eL0vHL7lY6U4CR9PnTeWLGqOPUdhtptEZH3-EGHlmWuWlKIeyjon2B74GQ4b6uw9H-l4lRQ/s4032/IMG_20230916_134632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZlJRMdGpHPfX5WO81kf_6TStTkMjDZR5Lpdi2vzEjCm3lVYRy2BKKE7Wvk2CzT3L0D0yz9pmaiAd6Oei9ti-JZnUWs48cAf3g_OT19oNfosdZEmeKrM8eL0vHL7lY6U4CR9PnTeWLGqOPUdhtptEZH3-EGHlmWuWlKIeyjon2B74GQ4b6uw9H-l4lRQ/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_134632.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRM60t5vHgfRhZMKzGnA_Kiaz2KGsZo-9nUyIltNz5jIYix0odlcyaHtdpt5CdY6uGSdDxYd6RiKbJo4Pm6u5pvt3k0m_VcPp0ruejCVKQtw8qmd0hr8zgpDA8iSmo1XbSwqcmaussORXu3B52ZacPv2ai3LUZLlBrZ5pWLhPb6okViksD9xDhs25K25A/s4032/IMG_20230916_134809.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRM60t5vHgfRhZMKzGnA_Kiaz2KGsZo-9nUyIltNz5jIYix0odlcyaHtdpt5CdY6uGSdDxYd6RiKbJo4Pm6u5pvt3k0m_VcPp0ruejCVKQtw8qmd0hr8zgpDA8iSmo1XbSwqcmaussORXu3B52ZacPv2ai3LUZLlBrZ5pWLhPb6okViksD9xDhs25K25A/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_134809.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Meanwhile, next to me someone also had the right idea and played lots of legends :)<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisT3H8ijRwQREqO5BinEjOKoYjHCjf2tr3CXqQ5e3hYRelgPZajKd2mEAyL27gd-N7B45ayM1uH1_3cYeTuOQizHgj75qFGsteSwnPWltqD9Ct6o87gPjpCaRGOHGnvFiKVq9Z1z5QRdVQjQbnHzuf8JApoeb9pKg9nA4j7W_RLEAoSZqhevgvclplc-w/s4032/IMG_20230916_135108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisT3H8ijRwQREqO5BinEjOKoYjHCjf2tr3CXqQ5e3hYRelgPZajKd2mEAyL27gd-N7B45ayM1uH1_3cYeTuOQizHgj75qFGsteSwnPWltqD9Ct6o87gPjpCaRGOHGnvFiKVq9Z1z5QRdVQjQbnHzuf8JApoeb9pKg9nA4j7W_RLEAoSZqhevgvclplc-w/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_135108.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately, his palladia mors was unsummoned and then his birds killed :( it could have been so nice. I drew this as my first hand and decided to keep. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlOdK2u9xqL7Z3g04gJe2uzSJuhMDBKUFoI7xtgEVZCvCnkrzVVUbJtUouN5i9Sda9hGtDChPMyrbD8AvJOvEwmZGb5Ap6r3xKBbZrz8QFBWUvoE7HQjoPIt2XwRE-jf2p7MzO0hZ2QByJleK7KaVO3HIIyu5JMaiNL_OP_Ex02NNxyLPfQQupTodb2Y/s4032/IMG_20230916_135333.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlOdK2u9xqL7Z3g04gJe2uzSJuhMDBKUFoI7xtgEVZCvCnkrzVVUbJtUouN5i9Sda9hGtDChPMyrbD8AvJOvEwmZGb5Ap6r3xKBbZrz8QFBWUvoE7HQjoPIt2XwRE-jf2p7MzO0hZ2QByJleK7KaVO3HIIyu5JMaiNL_OP_Ex02NNxyLPfQQupTodb2Y/s320/IMG_20230916_135333.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I went for Ancestral recall with a first turn tutor, next turn played the lotus, took a gamble and sacrificed it for blue, got a second mox, which together wit my land let me play Gerrard of the closed fist. It seemed pretty impressive until it was removed by a simple terror :(</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTBo8-J8pXl0UDHNykBn46j5H1KSHgxnGdmo6rWHkY_b6mIl71cFZUe2cvSRbV59Hw3j8a52HkuUmo_jEevfG9Ve7x-U5FMlvkhr1hPTLwL7Vt9y-LhnhhI6ylXDwhCjGlmKlRiZKebU3WOcoJw-8SH74OT1VuGj4JL_gp92HgR2yRjLamIaQJl9s8nA/s4032/IMG_20230916_135606.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTBo8-J8pXl0UDHNykBn46j5H1KSHgxnGdmo6rWHkY_b6mIl71cFZUe2cvSRbV59Hw3j8a52HkuUmo_jEevfG9Ve7x-U5FMlvkhr1hPTLwL7Vt9y-LhnhhI6ylXDwhCjGlmKlRiZKebU3WOcoJw-8SH74OT1VuGj4JL_gp92HgR2yRjLamIaQJl9s8nA/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_135606.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile, in the game next to me, Nicol Bolas was hard casted. Awesome!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9itq9wnJmWZ6oI28kh75YkLF9F5CtPjaWK18c1pB9Nwr4wWDqNOt2DTtIRmHXUXQ7SB9kWQdobJPklE8ZxU64oHGn4-vRGp8GRmZNPOLOfeXYTHtN4NZ6TqRVRXYQ4ndzA6d8dGnNF5T_4MVbMh1nU45az9pHEPKPW2gJ1pfu-dNG2PZ0QLXidctoqY/s4032/IMG_20230916_140129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm9itq9wnJmWZ6oI28kh75YkLF9F5CtPjaWK18c1pB9Nwr4wWDqNOt2DTtIRmHXUXQ7SB9kWQdobJPklE8ZxU64oHGn4-vRGp8GRmZNPOLOfeXYTHtN4NZ6TqRVRXYQ4ndzA6d8dGnNF5T_4MVbMh1nU45az9pHEPKPW2gJ1pfu-dNG2PZ0QLXidctoqY/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_140129.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And then immediately killed by a forked psionic blast. Not so awesome then.. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5FWOibXZJhWfxxUGEvXojukLjzm5GokhtYio1ur-mG0MqhXMkYlOG5VRwPqNr368nzqvqQazuhkQU5Z1_OGy4-48e7BJelt7o8KN68aQuDzlKMLvaEXuVon0YmBJZ20mUzyyslh-JKUrL65ex2aZuSvLIJttwQIqBWvHwqCHmjIHPO0o8aKHwyVhaGc/s4032/IMG_20230916_140211.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5FWOibXZJhWfxxUGEvXojukLjzm5GokhtYio1ur-mG0MqhXMkYlOG5VRwPqNr368nzqvqQazuhkQU5Z1_OGy4-48e7BJelt7o8KN68aQuDzlKMLvaEXuVon0YmBJZ20mUzyyslh-JKUrL65ex2aZuSvLIJttwQIqBWvHwqCHmjIHPO0o8aKHwyVhaGc/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_140211.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I somehow managed to win the match I was in (with Bartel, I think), but forgot to take any pictures. I was already thinking about taking pictures of the rest of the tournament. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9r_lxQlZY6MWB_U76NhYHw6rwkQxq1PLdoou6x6AHhkV4CzKVfu1h7g4EEPppZZfSn7E9qpCM6ctFCcHi3YL0RT3hmC-V7ON9PbDNKhfidiGN62mYEVuOqKCqiobIPd6DdNCPFA_BsDRlk9m6beCVglW15y-_ZMv8qLMfcZzGfjQ54ZB-ku-gN31RJw/s4032/IMG_20230916_140907.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9r_lxQlZY6MWB_U76NhYHw6rwkQxq1PLdoou6x6AHhkV4CzKVfu1h7g4EEPppZZfSn7E9qpCM6ctFCcHi3YL0RT3hmC-V7ON9PbDNKhfidiGN62mYEVuOqKCqiobIPd6DdNCPFA_BsDRlk9m6beCVglW15y-_ZMv8qLMfcZzGfjQ54ZB-ku-gN31RJw/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_140907.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9gfqSHKRZAUJiAIeA3Qfv3-2U4J7xakOi3nHVJHe2hgFhJZqWwgjnEvd-3oVove1nYGDbsILvQJ-hCFo2V0km22Syh0aar4QKtcsxx2lqZgo8aaGhfBQNLI0TKByY0Rl_q8ytmkZIn7jT-bAHZj8tM9bzzMNxmwaMKF5VZfGwItsGU5NuEScFtrkfWI/s4032/IMG_20230916_140914.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9gfqSHKRZAUJiAIeA3Qfv3-2U4J7xakOi3nHVJHe2hgFhJZqWwgjnEvd-3oVove1nYGDbsILvQJ-hCFo2V0km22Syh0aar4QKtcsxx2lqZgo8aaGhfBQNLI0TKByY0Rl_q8ytmkZIn7jT-bAHZj8tM9bzzMNxmwaMKF5VZfGwItsGU5NuEScFtrkfWI/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_140914.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vYN8omlkveDhJzKI1zII3y0kMnblD8Fjp4TPSYj14JQp5XrmhC7cTyF_tbTDekLX6wH4tCPEA0ANpKdZqqQS9D6aXPH5OutWaeLE5gu6kSFEpSLM-NfXfpoXL3DBZc38jT2b1866NtfRm865G7V64fQ_lNuWO_voXdxqg4CuUShU18a6GNXiykGGBSU/s4032/IMG_20230916_140930.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vYN8omlkveDhJzKI1zII3y0kMnblD8Fjp4TPSYj14JQp5XrmhC7cTyF_tbTDekLX6wH4tCPEA0ANpKdZqqQS9D6aXPH5OutWaeLE5gu6kSFEpSLM-NfXfpoXL3DBZc38jT2b1866NtfRm865G7V64fQ_lNuWO_voXdxqg4CuUShU18a6GNXiykGGBSU/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_140930.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1dAkjvRtb3E4LQfzzknvLvZSdeV6rE6vbYssv2au1e9Ushi0hiIxI9Pi1z0eYeJC0udgjPiBCOJKSTFpEpwrWhC2WzuIFA_1W3iQdl2WLnOUUgJU2b4tAPCZ_Gi5IGHsbeeRC_Fh987qpc3VE9qaptjDy4-Q6rLmE9oX4h83Axu6RfRM9CImIbdubTM/s4032/IMG_20230916_140941.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1dAkjvRtb3E4LQfzzknvLvZSdeV6rE6vbYssv2au1e9Ushi0hiIxI9Pi1z0eYeJC0udgjPiBCOJKSTFpEpwrWhC2WzuIFA_1W3iQdl2WLnOUUgJU2b4tAPCZ_Gi5IGHsbeeRC_Fh987qpc3VE9qaptjDy4-Q6rLmE9oX4h83Axu6RfRM9CImIbdubTM/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_140941.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrDQL0q9lukuQypx5V7AFliBHcWM5nRCPUCP7FBViT2pLKLiIKpHHkxn4lwW_oW7mJNWtpZ4XtucXy4qEK4G6Wl5Ah-zc72FnBWqU7z49TI1vLSBG-WTBDqlGljpSlNFJJ0jCpwarDRQc3JoPyjOJ0v7zQrNJpYqyZJa6uMWYZtfobLe2TB38waQu42I/s4032/IMG_20230916_140952.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrDQL0q9lukuQypx5V7AFliBHcWM5nRCPUCP7FBViT2pLKLiIKpHHkxn4lwW_oW7mJNWtpZ4XtucXy4qEK4G6Wl5Ah-zc72FnBWqU7z49TI1vLSBG-WTBDqlGljpSlNFJJ0jCpwarDRQc3JoPyjOJ0v7zQrNJpYqyZJa6uMWYZtfobLe2TB38waQu42I/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_140952.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>When it was time for round 4, I saw my opponentplaying this for opening. Again, I was fearing something that would break my deck. Hypnotic specter? Juggernaut? The latter would be better I suppose. It turned out to be.. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNs0DgTCJd2f4cICsNtiHxiQriEIx_XF0lkYM7mL6Cc29TglCqVXpnUjD83dioQMslpSgVpXxjvKT7IHBq3vNN-oEOcrVqlsruTb8MtoNnFWOUqIIDTG6vy_EfkZZf1CffuczezBk-T-o9BN705modYZgKE8gnQbb6a1OFQf0ud-hqWNvuJ2Ds09lonY/s4032/IMG_20230916_143841.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNs0DgTCJd2f4cICsNtiHxiQriEIx_XF0lkYM7mL6Cc29TglCqVXpnUjD83dioQMslpSgVpXxjvKT7IHBq3vNN-oEOcrVqlsruTb8MtoNnFWOUqIIDTG6vy_EfkZZf1CffuczezBk-T-o9BN705modYZgKE8gnQbb6a1OFQf0ud-hqWNvuJ2Ds09lonY/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_143841.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>A first turn sedge troll. With mana to regenerate. Pretty good but not the worst that could happen. It did mean I would have to get some tempo going, because this was going to make short work of me. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmOMjjeB_rBv2P43BgCxzxO0oRhHhBI_hby07W0pkRTGMCcp5rTK6wop1kZK4nzr4jbjpcT-N8qpnLKxPo_m_qqY3pmGbCNZyMSqIZjH0g51S5usmKr_lHa7GqIFBXGiWcXiaBvW4Is5kSAQG3aUrjtQUJC0fnb-CaFXdlHFZ79sSYEePCRsL-QjZDM0/s4032/IMG_20230916_143847.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmOMjjeB_rBv2P43BgCxzxO0oRhHhBI_hby07W0pkRTGMCcp5rTK6wop1kZK4nzr4jbjpcT-N8qpnLKxPo_m_qqY3pmGbCNZyMSqIZjH0g51S5usmKr_lHa7GqIFBXGiWcXiaBvW4Is5kSAQG3aUrjtQUJC0fnb-CaFXdlHFZ79sSYEePCRsL-QjZDM0/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_143847.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was taking some pretty bad damage from the troll, but I was fortunate that my opponent was unfortunate, he did not draw a lot of extra lands, zo I had some time to find a solution. When I played Solkanar and blocked, he was quickly taken care of by a bolt. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUU_oisTZf4Ul9sWpank6eTkrQ0mAqolULA7ACjnr5Bc6dCBz7xvQIJ_S_sxOraHJyT_RwccBQiuPXzJeeKSqdPOBhI_6Vwbf2TwOgh8zHzN9cbKuxrw8w8ysqc2677413U0aADLvYIDAPZ5S8DTaF43Yrb0-oauZGzmOVl5sfm5hXBr1jfixLKhIfRRI/s4032/IMG_20230916_144230.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUU_oisTZf4Ul9sWpank6eTkrQ0mAqolULA7ACjnr5Bc6dCBz7xvQIJ_S_sxOraHJyT_RwccBQiuPXzJeeKSqdPOBhI_6Vwbf2TwOgh8zHzN9cbKuxrw8w8ysqc2677413U0aADLvYIDAPZ5S8DTaF43Yrb0-oauZGzmOVl5sfm5hXBr1jfixLKhIfRRI/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_144230.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I did have a tome working though, so at least I could get working on finding something. After a while, I did. Fortunately the mind twist was only for one, so I lost only a fireball. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Prkq9El_3EjKDLqDl_rtbwUv1VbzOYKrsWn8s2a68jTCdH5uJ4qkVaYvxbGaNk9HAosjwzmjsddIVF2LH63d7RwXMi_XvoEVovXVzu7FGBYPYNGBKQHdfK_lEoDLqBVj0BO0mP54vk-N1dDYLBA0b-zPPQvLVCQ7KdculRh5LlcvJMST3VBCYohfmVI/s4032/IMG_20230916_144403.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Prkq9El_3EjKDLqDl_rtbwUv1VbzOYKrsWn8s2a68jTCdH5uJ4qkVaYvxbGaNk9HAosjwzmjsddIVF2LH63d7RwXMi_XvoEVovXVzu7FGBYPYNGBKQHdfK_lEoDLqBVj0BO0mP54vk-N1dDYLBA0b-zPPQvLVCQ7KdculRh5LlcvJMST3VBCYohfmVI/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_144403.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>What was bad though, was that my Sol'kanar was taken back on the other side of the battefield. Pretty epic play, I think. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6W2_OxwNid_ZR7mj7guZFhtM9f_h_VYkzXAIkY8QcYGHminlS16vf-fbu2tvJBNKp6qYA1xHvMT5s_RJ1kka41micqYfeUaPq-6UWljhFDX5hb8RgNbUdSaYdPh7Zg-5QAGT5MBT6XBiG9AA2I8hbnu6KxNqLTn8bC2-jhwJ-Btyyz_KQjQdfZxRj-cw/s4032/IMG_20230916_144556.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6W2_OxwNid_ZR7mj7guZFhtM9f_h_VYkzXAIkY8QcYGHminlS16vf-fbu2tvJBNKp6qYA1xHvMT5s_RJ1kka41micqYfeUaPq-6UWljhFDX5hb8RgNbUdSaYdPh7Zg-5QAGT5MBT6XBiG9AA2I8hbnu6KxNqLTn8bC2-jhwJ-Btyyz_KQjQdfZxRj-cw/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_144556.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I disenchanted the animate dead, so I could continue attacking with the Serra without being swampwalked to death. That would have been pretty awesome in a way. We exchanged our elimination in the form of disenchant from my side and psionic blast from the other side, and both our big hitters were gone. I followed up with Angus MacKenzie, and this is one of the few moments that I actually attacked with him. Multiple times even. I think I did 6 or 8 damage with him and that was enough for the game. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mV48Z2e-_RezygiB21GEIvy_Coyw91fJnfFd9vSmphyphenhyphenHpaHloGFJD2Pa2BWsYHr4L_yF5aoh-NgkHmLyLa2gm6naL9wSCx-QsSsVlMlMhG4pf6NcdXKaZxOQcyGXdJkHfVzth5LGvYy8aBlR96wV6GCzqwzg16rqO756U1wzqVWL18NE8FonR21usiM/s4032/IMG_20230916_144752_0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mV48Z2e-_RezygiB21GEIvy_Coyw91fJnfFd9vSmphyphenhyphenHpaHloGFJD2Pa2BWsYHr4L_yF5aoh-NgkHmLyLa2gm6naL9wSCx-QsSsVlMlMhG4pf6NcdXKaZxOQcyGXdJkHfVzth5LGvYy8aBlR96wV6GCzqwzg16rqO756U1wzqVWL18NE8FonR21usiM/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_144752_0.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got this hand as next draw. Since I had seen nothing in the likes of enchantment removal and the main damage source seemed to be red, I decided to keep this hand. Having to wait one or a couple of turns te draw into blue mana would be worth it. It was a bit of a risk, but I thought it worth it considering I was already one game ahead. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorzoZ16bfnD0dXA8BGQCJtgzJyi3xiUE0qmM90C2AZTmTYgXzChHdBmxwmIad35b_O0K0RsmnHBj7xuzgkXuSfhSUdeZrpcpAAnqhWHeYAhysp06b76-aBfdbHnJsoQu5zrI7TSHdBkb3vL8QBLz-Zqre7r2m46M09nEY0ao48QU1Bc2RGQsc5c78pEg/s4032/IMG_20230916_145358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorzoZ16bfnD0dXA8BGQCJtgzJyi3xiUE0qmM90C2AZTmTYgXzChHdBmxwmIad35b_O0K0RsmnHBj7xuzgkXuSfhSUdeZrpcpAAnqhWHeYAhysp06b76-aBfdbHnJsoQu5zrI7TSHdBkb3vL8QBLz-Zqre7r2m46M09nEY0ao48QU1Bc2RGQsc5c78pEg/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_145358.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, first turn COP red, before anything could be countered. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVCMobhjJUMO9ll1ivCPtALtjiwfDiD3aUtuw4xVG0z992cxSMKwXHLSSQn-cMK-CsEtvYstOm8pQFOswCzdAgh73MtUXCXANZu0gxLk_6qrFoBMSnz7lttbB80eEJcHhczcjQrqAl5rlbuXW7FYC9ssxqqVc-2zFnyrv4NHolHIxJcLs9EsaceD6NO0/s4032/IMG_20230916_145553.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVCMobhjJUMO9ll1ivCPtALtjiwfDiD3aUtuw4xVG0z992cxSMKwXHLSSQn-cMK-CsEtvYstOm8pQFOswCzdAgh73MtUXCXANZu0gxLk_6qrFoBMSnz7lttbB80eEJcHhczcjQrqAl5rlbuXW7FYC9ssxqqVc-2zFnyrv4NHolHIxJcLs9EsaceD6NO0/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_145553.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was able to play a bird and underground sea later on, but my power was mind twisted before I could play them. I decided to just take the damage from the trolls for a turn, just to play a tome and make up for lost cards. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhn167m8cgM1xX6Y57vTCk2p1048OOHfDr0v9uQqTh_LpYbmSW4bzgG_Uc5CJsJL7CzW1vqSTIXxL6Wnzc9p1QpGjx4CECBcz5kDLyGw8qFXBWmaIHn-tEjRTy_o_bdDxLFWrca8A54qqWTnMU78v_XhTRAiOB47INC_I93dDgoBFGBKJt7QtJp45WHY/s4032/IMG_20230916_145937.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwhn167m8cgM1xX6Y57vTCk2p1048OOHfDr0v9uQqTh_LpYbmSW4bzgG_Uc5CJsJL7CzW1vqSTIXxL6Wnzc9p1QpGjx4CECBcz5kDLyGw8qFXBWmaIHn-tEjRTy_o_bdDxLFWrca8A54qqWTnMU78v_XhTRAiOB47INC_I93dDgoBFGBKJt7QtJp45WHY/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_145937.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That was pretty good decision, since it helped me get rid of the Trolls and play some of my own creatures. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJBBuyX32CVXOcZylB8BXT3Zf_WUXZNFC2q5pNz3LczYEyHNNChQ3PWBPmQRqOg7bAxnB-p3AwN_GWzyk1VQeukK7t6CSduK7sqvw1ft_w5sdxwBm7mSgNjgO0QXIL9-BY8DPspjaTCQ6Zsrw0Uz3r8Un7oEUzpeX-Qdd1UcZ7B-g1QZ9c2Mcyv_vjMk/s4032/IMG_20230916_150433.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJBBuyX32CVXOcZylB8BXT3Zf_WUXZNFC2q5pNz3LczYEyHNNChQ3PWBPmQRqOg7bAxnB-p3AwN_GWzyk1VQeukK7t6CSduK7sqvw1ft_w5sdxwBm7mSgNjgO0QXIL9-BY8DPspjaTCQ6Zsrw0Uz3r8Un7oEUzpeX-Qdd1UcZ7B-g1QZ9c2Mcyv_vjMk/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_150433.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I did however, have a problem when Rubina was taken. This left me with no creatures and a disk on the board on the other side. Since my opponent had a lot of artifact mana, I was kind of hoping into pushing him to let the disk go off, but he chose not to for a while. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zA4qkjm7AmZG9sNXN-Ev3ejPehllLjSnJrqTCpcUGqeI0PTgRnccy0yoBBD8Jx80qSdkTNDmu7CJGiJnl58fa7rvTao32a6rncV7DESDz3taXjf6kwStLNINf58lr9LfVoevf-fEl-l8h77Prxd97bTEJ2neDP1-bNrn6H_9IRJSjy1xxCjX74k6WKs/s4032/IMG_20230916_150937.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1zA4qkjm7AmZG9sNXN-Ev3ejPehllLjSnJrqTCpcUGqeI0PTgRnccy0yoBBD8Jx80qSdkTNDmu7CJGiJnl58fa7rvTao32a6rncV7DESDz3taXjf6kwStLNINf58lr9LfVoevf-fEl-l8h77Prxd97bTEJ2neDP1-bNrn6H_9IRJSjy1xxCjX74k6WKs/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_150937.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I drew some extra cards with the tome, and produced a threat. That was not enough though. That was taken care of the classic red way. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7gWkSHTgyePFXwJjplCwUtgRETzD0q54c3u3t0E4UP2GSx_FnHxZ-_majc0cqgZPK33FP_JUHHXMA4JUchKljGd6ob0FpAmYzS1UHITaDWL6ImQvtuvKUl4LMEQOz9XvHCUGCoviYBEJMXo0XgHNVTW91o20jkqJNQmt1WcPGveI2hYcwfAg9WYa0oQ/s4032/IMG_20230916_151247.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7gWkSHTgyePFXwJjplCwUtgRETzD0q54c3u3t0E4UP2GSx_FnHxZ-_majc0cqgZPK33FP_JUHHXMA4JUchKljGd6ob0FpAmYzS1UHITaDWL6ImQvtuvKUl4LMEQOz9XvHCUGCoviYBEJMXo0XgHNVTW91o20jkqJNQmt1WcPGveI2hYcwfAg9WYa0oQ/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_151247.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After a couple of turns of me drawing extra cards and playing new threats, my opponent had enough and blew up his disk. This gave me the opportunity of playing Gerard of the closed fist, who had been lingering in my hand while I was waiting for the disk to go off. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt66c_SYOak6QOrw6pH7yb-S5fSIbl_aOe166IXcT9JrZgYbRS8Wd9HUHJX5WCP1wGbD5HXv2hdlKeCHfTzMxcAddBLdRncnbWGsF5iNQJ_Ig3E98Iu8XilR7ppEjR781UKyF5nYvk_zVckYgmTHXNGPGQrhJSOZzrt1OpFPLZDUSQK4E2zGxBqUg99t0/s4032/IMG_20230916_151438.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt66c_SYOak6QOrw6pH7yb-S5fSIbl_aOe166IXcT9JrZgYbRS8Wd9HUHJX5WCP1wGbD5HXv2hdlKeCHfTzMxcAddBLdRncnbWGsF5iNQJ_Ig3E98Iu8XilR7ppEjR781UKyF5nYvk_zVckYgmTHXNGPGQrhJSOZzrt1OpFPLZDUSQK4E2zGxBqUg99t0/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_151438.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Since Gerard is quite big, a couple of hits from him were enough to decide the game. This was quite the game :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2R0l833us3r5ZiAbftU3TnQcch1S4EJJC87hWJB-mVn9FjNUpsFtKqq7tlRx9Jgh_xllG6vQqBu-ClhewDCAawfuhPr8Bgz9YhEoYuR2wVleZRJCM7ua4nA1LAspv-ECsR85LnSPx88I_3mdt5ij5wIhaGFiPzFbGkGBeVtgXvYjuZBnUlnm8tJZxmI4/s4032/IMG_20230916_151559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2R0l833us3r5ZiAbftU3TnQcch1S4EJJC87hWJB-mVn9FjNUpsFtKqq7tlRx9Jgh_xllG6vQqBu-ClhewDCAawfuhPr8Bgz9YhEoYuR2wVleZRJCM7ua4nA1LAspv-ECsR85LnSPx88I_3mdt5ij5wIhaGFiPzFbGkGBeVtgXvYjuZBnUlnm8tJZxmI4/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_151559.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Next up I was playing Edo, always a pleasure! I played an Elf, he cracked his lotus for a pretty blazing start. 2 first striking white knights. If those would be accompanied by giant growth or lightning bolts, that would pose a pretty big threat against my legendary creatures. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcJxfjimtaQUX7ugdl0NX22fuK27RTzJcOzrdxijzuazs_pcbClbotE293N7cSucOppIv5dH_rNJ27syYkqS7F0Tz9ddaCziDxzsPN4cN-nthk-fMf35LImPnvmhjzFU0c7PCbeDsxHXii_kKjNCefce5PlbnSLikmtR3lvHCUWbGqVj9PJvc-YjBjoU/s4032/IMG_20230916_153509.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcJxfjimtaQUX7ugdl0NX22fuK27RTzJcOzrdxijzuazs_pcbClbotE293N7cSucOppIv5dH_rNJ27syYkqS7F0Tz9ddaCziDxzsPN4cN-nthk-fMf35LImPnvmhjzFU0c7PCbeDsxHXii_kKjNCefce5PlbnSLikmtR3lvHCUWbGqVj9PJvc-YjBjoU/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_153509.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I drew into another mox (had one on hand) and quickly played my birds of paradise. Together with the moxen I had to only take a couple of hits from the knights before I could get rid of them. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugNfUEVfXmknKTWNN5dxeEkp44faW3QlkBeT8rNGvVHqETNtfHh8P8EyZB7mYdC3muA4NZM_J9OMUIIHPfE8sL6H8IsGGNekyrNjGFSFW9d__rlF0X05ZDTF8cYC6qbxUN_r7qZAYcNzIYSGFNVQVChIkYON4oyg9-WOnLvhdY1kkW3CA7e5XdouiX3k/s4032/IMG_20230916_153612.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugNfUEVfXmknKTWNN5dxeEkp44faW3QlkBeT8rNGvVHqETNtfHh8P8EyZB7mYdC3muA4NZM_J9OMUIIHPfE8sL6H8IsGGNekyrNjGFSFW9d__rlF0X05ZDTF8cYC6qbxUN_r7qZAYcNzIYSGFNVQVChIkYON4oyg9-WOnLvhdY1kkW3CA7e5XdouiX3k/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_153612.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Because I had taken advantage of the situation with the fireball and Edo was low on land, the first game was mine. The second game, I was the one more or less screwed. By turn 4 I had only played the lands I had in my opening hand, and the birds was killed. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3BtZMG53NSHdJZjeKOiTuNtx4AcG8nCeyzyJMZTD2D6kpOTNq7lS7VRBqRT75DX0B4xldNOjdz7FeBzHahr4bmmusVijbTvQCp6O8ntjfRpn00n5GflgDOs_mIxL3_kSy0_rjtQZ0lx0hgjmDZcQ_K8fSuWKKorF2f8X_sp0oTavQgk3y2hMBciW05M/s4032/IMG_20230916_154755.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3BtZMG53NSHdJZjeKOiTuNtx4AcG8nCeyzyJMZTD2D6kpOTNq7lS7VRBqRT75DX0B4xldNOjdz7FeBzHahr4bmmusVijbTvQCp6O8ntjfRpn00n5GflgDOs_mIxL3_kSy0_rjtQZ0lx0hgjmDZcQ_K8fSuWKKorF2f8X_sp0oTavQgk3y2hMBciW05M/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_154755.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was trying to hold on by fireballing some creatures, while Edo was playing Ancestral Recall and a Serra Angel. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RPVzN5jV86v9FLaWCelMJCrE_Qw47oUR3NOzCNAgDSxD0C8IeF6YcyKEq-YJjTYqXKoxnmIdWh6zMpRYYeqnS0Wfpk016gufG7Fm3cZCPJ7J6OyxiXz0w27K4vOwn7M3Z4hJa78hFdfO-d_NgwJkiGiyZmoeXe06v-fCn24k6U8PfwrCkNfV8kJUb9c/s4032/IMG_20230916_155135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RPVzN5jV86v9FLaWCelMJCrE_Qw47oUR3NOzCNAgDSxD0C8IeF6YcyKEq-YJjTYqXKoxnmIdWh6zMpRYYeqnS0Wfpk016gufG7Fm3cZCPJ7J6OyxiXz0w27K4vOwn7M3Z4hJa78hFdfO-d_NgwJkiGiyZmoeXe06v-fCn24k6U8PfwrCkNfV8kJUb9c/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_155135.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, and a Time walk. This was not looking good here. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfd8Kjfeuwq6vcKfvEfA_L0Kc-p9q9PTQxaHsCT0hZHYKQ5wTE6g5JwAPQQLIhblCeaS0xUMjXWcoEG66EWpJ2ifCrPU9-pw02l2rZPc6VOMiB2do-WrQLLc7nHOx8fqEmHOzMbKBqLzcHnw0obt3pTZC8maVqpxxBwV3IC7FCY8lnyIHfgM5GIv0wmU4/s4032/IMG_20230916_155137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfd8Kjfeuwq6vcKfvEfA_L0Kc-p9q9PTQxaHsCT0hZHYKQ5wTE6g5JwAPQQLIhblCeaS0xUMjXWcoEG66EWpJ2ifCrPU9-pw02l2rZPc6VOMiB2do-WrQLLc7nHOx8fqEmHOzMbKBqLzcHnw0obt3pTZC8maVqpxxBwV3IC7FCY8lnyIHfgM5GIv0wmU4/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_155137.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I managed to get a forcefield in play which kept me alive until I could get rid of the Serra Angel. I also destroyed Rubinia a couple times. Turned out Edo had multiple copies in his deck. Cool choice! Edo had also boarded in COP red. Since most of my threats were red, that would be a problem. I had disenchants, but that would mean they would have to show up. I also had tomes and a forcefield, but nothing that could do something. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7gomyPcuJ0sdf7tkhyphenhyphen8gxEmyhrheKlzAlkNlQPrZ9MA83MqPdUTmCtRARtWLimf1p_HsC_EQg6XxZp443GL8dfVNvbP29lMpz32vBtj0LiUZd2H-zVITCGM-QrWUroiEHv1d1AiKJvMIUMZFQ6EiDo6Ma6-glGGrFHY_6ZhlFghHkrylSENrQOCFMvo/s4032/IMG_20230916_155832.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7gomyPcuJ0sdf7tkhyphenhyphen8gxEmyhrheKlzAlkNlQPrZ9MA83MqPdUTmCtRARtWLimf1p_HsC_EQg6XxZp443GL8dfVNvbP29lMpz32vBtj0LiUZd2H-zVITCGM-QrWUroiEHv1d1AiKJvMIUMZFQ6EiDo6Ma6-glGGrFHY_6ZhlFghHkrylSENrQOCFMvo/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_155832.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I had boarded out my timetwister, and that turned out to be a huge problem. I had just one disenchant in my deck, but Edo had 2 cop red, and I could not kill him before I would deck myself. This meant the game was over for me. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWSenJJMwkoW51KZNjUpg_GzPLJdpyqCAIndo7h88ynL-RO7luYEK3jv7aAdqTkBguW3pL_QGjeN5yBwj2fBp0-Nj5qq8c3d0wNuUQWPfgJrmILVeM-Kw_P68Iww44jQ0vaOYpfLI5LfXyCch5-d6DJlUnlDO50d6Jr2gEJ3hmxNu54X0L8s_YROqbmE/s4032/IMG_20230916_160551.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWSenJJMwkoW51KZNjUpg_GzPLJdpyqCAIndo7h88ynL-RO7luYEK3jv7aAdqTkBguW3pL_QGjeN5yBwj2fBp0-Nj5qq8c3d0wNuUQWPfgJrmILVeM-Kw_P68Iww44jQ0vaOYpfLI5LfXyCch5-d6DJlUnlDO50d6Jr2gEJ3hmxNu54X0L8s_YROqbmE/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_160551.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After this round, I took a couple of pictures of the top 8. I heard one of the guys wanting to call home to be picked up, but since I was practically passing by the city he lives in, I offered to spare his family the trouble. This meant I did not stay until the end. I thanked Robbie for a great day and was home at a time I could still have a (bit late) dinner. </div><div><br /></div><div>Looking at the top 8 decks, they seemed pretty serious. Looking back, I probably should have gone for a couple of creatures that were faster/better than the legends, but it was great fun to beat people with Bartel Runeaxe, Gerrard of the closed fist, Sol'Kanar did not do much unfortunately, but I did manage to land some hits with Angus Mackenzie and Rubinia Soulsinger. Who would have thought that at the beginning of the day :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks to all that were there for another great day! Till next time!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2DQ2UkjYs5GWlRl4sBahSw1MKSKV02zbO_71YaPP-AdtjUAowryVKFjf4X_9BIiqqmTTMMuiA12eyUvC3aNltfskq_QZqbS3jd34aBaO9psQcCPePl0icnZq50bZdo-KPCdVbWWwE4l5rCjl9LhfAO4d_qLRHDljqdH2cIYH4QAj2yiD3GOaaUxnGuY/s4032/IMG_20230916_171200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2DQ2UkjYs5GWlRl4sBahSw1MKSKV02zbO_71YaPP-AdtjUAowryVKFjf4X_9BIiqqmTTMMuiA12eyUvC3aNltfskq_QZqbS3jd34aBaO9psQcCPePl0icnZq50bZdo-KPCdVbWWwE4l5rCjl9LhfAO4d_qLRHDljqdH2cIYH4QAj2yiD3GOaaUxnGuY/w300-h400/IMG_20230916_171200.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gN3rSAuHPVcba9n5VXNGOaUazCgDRN7ToFO5sST29Pk1e_QkxtVUnwK891PAb6zetsCivvkV9okF8Yel0f3DQN-18SdThSX6fKmGfdA6XrSE5hTzorhi1Jm86ruNiz1rO0e7vxPDfjFDPTbKPCWj6EhLZn18Isza0Q-kykzfzFjt4LGwNqvUd2vt-ng/s4032/IMG_20230916_171209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gN3rSAuHPVcba9n5VXNGOaUazCgDRN7ToFO5sST29Pk1e_QkxtVUnwK891PAb6zetsCivvkV9okF8Yel0f3DQN-18SdThSX6fKmGfdA6XrSE5hTzorhi1Jm86ruNiz1rO0e7vxPDfjFDPTbKPCWj6EhLZn18Isza0Q-kykzfzFjt4LGwNqvUd2vt-ng/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_171209.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqj5Ds5KboYX6g-d0fv9gCRqa5AVpR0S9aWbBkxFSYj-d5vE5aXoTnHp8ikr0PhJXnwNIj0KvnJmoqMlvSPR_cY17qGF2c_ZTt3C1GUvXZTEZnQHrarXC7HDo1ypRGovHCKHjeWec4I5zpazd4LO8v_pNgJ9zoDFjfLRWzhBDjLCDsVQcNPcTEJQ4yNRk/s4032/IMG_20230916_171217.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqj5Ds5KboYX6g-d0fv9gCRqa5AVpR0S9aWbBkxFSYj-d5vE5aXoTnHp8ikr0PhJXnwNIj0KvnJmoqMlvSPR_cY17qGF2c_ZTt3C1GUvXZTEZnQHrarXC7HDo1ypRGovHCKHjeWec4I5zpazd4LO8v_pNgJ9zoDFjfLRWzhBDjLCDsVQcNPcTEJQ4yNRk/w400-h300/IMG_20230916_171217.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-44516835898418800442023-10-03T06:28:00.003-07:002023-10-03T06:28:50.373-07:00Deserted Cup IIA while back, just after some corona restrictions were lifted for a short period, I jumped at the occasion to organize a tournament. This was in the middle of the summer, so I figured not a lot of people would show, but we had a good time anyway. So when someone mused during the summer that were not a lot of tournaments in the summer vacation time, I thought, why not? And started organizing. I got some positive responses from people when I asked if they would like it, so I contact my favorite playing spot, our local game store "Spelkwartier" and they had some dates free in the near future. I love playing in a game store (especially since that means we spend money there and this means the game store will continue going) because it brings back memories of the old days of playing Magic in a store. <div><div><br /></div><div>The date set, I invited people and I got some promises from people that they would be there. As soon as I hit ten people, I made the date definite and started thinking about what deck to play. I wanted to go for something unexpected as a deck. Since I had bought a bazaar of Baghdad some weeks earlier (insane by my standards, but somehow I could not resist the relatively low price that was offered) I wanted that to be in the deck. </div><div><br /></div><div>Lately I've been toying with the idea to rebuild some classic decks that were played in the old days, but updated a bit to current insights. I remembered reading something about a deck built by Marc Chalice with 4 forks, bazaar, time walk, howling mine and storm seeker. I looked up some ideas (no-one knows what the original deck list was of course, but there are some ideas) and built it close to the original from 1994. What I thought was awesome (although maybe not that good) was that there was a stream of life in the original idea. So I went out and bought 3 beta streams of life (because they were available for my fellow oldschooler Marten) and built a deck with one main deck because that is what the original seemed to contain. Every decklist I found with Marc Chalices name on it seemed to agree on that, but not about every other aspect. I ended up with this, which I think looks pretty great. I added drop of honey because it seemed great if you put it down and then fork a time walk. That would take out 2 creatures and at least there would be some creature elimination in the deck. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQQBu2szl3dB-Q1iNZFfPONEoU3lQJkLmXRIYXRnb7j6AJZACCTPJemj5lnxqpyNX6vWRjZq3FHfn2IY9t0KGnLRZI6EPoILiJajawO0KCPAk2I4VOetI9sPSSj08bQyU5JvERiaPU1lsOSgnaDnPD4aSmx_kkyquPTBWViX6HvOpdJwPxouWjzFU72Fc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2779" data-original-width="3818" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQQBu2szl3dB-Q1iNZFfPONEoU3lQJkLmXRIYXRnb7j6AJZACCTPJemj5lnxqpyNX6vWRjZq3FHfn2IY9t0KGnLRZI6EPoILiJajawO0KCPAk2I4VOetI9sPSSj08bQyU5JvERiaPU1lsOSgnaDnPD4aSmx_kkyquPTBWViX6HvOpdJwPxouWjzFU72Fc=w640-h466" width="640" /></a></div><br />I played a couple of games against some pretty good black/red and weenie agro decks, and the deck seemed fine. It won most of the games. This is of course nowhere near a serious playtesting schedule, but it was good enough for me. </div><div><br /></div><div>On the day of the tournament a nice 16 people showed up, and even number so no-one with nothing to do between rounds. I was happy because 16 is enough to make it feel like you're playing a "real" tournament. </div><div><br /></div><div>Round 1 I played against Thijs, a fellow Arnhem regular. I kept a pretty decent hand but without moxen. Thijs was off to a really quick start. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFURZ0W5VScVWL6hJ5xG-d_biFU8XMoC0MHAcpacG8puB_70EiQdDd5iZ_8ldv66KLbM7dD-iuJ4nfX5HcEGyFNcSgvX4cJaZ4teJ4inUN56_4NIQ9KUn8OiNDxsXULynJ_DzSTzwrZKtrHPYJmIUhDF0oe-4qtwUWNYJIAicDr-SuKW1iiiUZOwVqdgI/s4032/IMG_20230826_110610.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFURZ0W5VScVWL6hJ5xG-d_biFU8XMoC0MHAcpacG8puB_70EiQdDd5iZ_8ldv66KLbM7dD-iuJ4nfX5HcEGyFNcSgvX4cJaZ4teJ4inUN56_4NIQ9KUn8OiNDxsXULynJ_DzSTzwrZKtrHPYJmIUhDF0oe-4qtwUWNYJIAicDr-SuKW1iiiUZOwVqdgI/w300-h400/IMG_20230826_110610.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>He followed up this lighning fast start with a tutor and then, wheel of fortune. I had only played a city of brass by then. But what was worse was what I lost there. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAnEJereZh0ewRScU5uRVuV21-zPktW7aSI6qvSay8kAivZEOG9xFDmf89aiHJzAMkIeAoBoKZQOrlfVpdkHBq0l2CCD4Ln_bByGSpOmVILk-6P94zWhTItv8Usj5ixwBMQ3Jjmt0v24zZmqoVElwfO75uT9zalptzx3KbsSH0G_e-ZYKnldCoWDD-dk/s4032/IMG_20230826_110806.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAnEJereZh0ewRScU5uRVuV21-zPktW7aSI6qvSay8kAivZEOG9xFDmf89aiHJzAMkIeAoBoKZQOrlfVpdkHBq0l2CCD4Ln_bByGSpOmVILk-6P94zWhTItv8Usj5ixwBMQ3Jjmt0v24zZmqoVElwfO75uT9zalptzx3KbsSH0G_e-ZYKnldCoWDD-dk/w300-h400/IMG_20230826_110806.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The wheel did net me a library of Alexandria. This might me good enough to keep up the fast paced game Thijs was playing. We would have to see. I played howling mine and just had to wait from there. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkRErs3dyHIpTkVtIWz6b4MlpdMQXJorKnYPe5q5Schv7ZLcnEMjYodUNnLB5BiDcvmis0vvHoDcu8WHYgvN-BBTaW6VuJSrGCoEsp2foRJTDZLbAK5tLwYDQW-_e1DFX5qlcBmIKjj6CJeFcxEKo95wYaDlTVbQO-I5-VjkecTJHXER9wWuKvDQmnmA/s4032/IMG_20230826_110921.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkRErs3dyHIpTkVtIWz6b4MlpdMQXJorKnYPe5q5Schv7ZLcnEMjYodUNnLB5BiDcvmis0vvHoDcu8WHYgvN-BBTaW6VuJSrGCoEsp2foRJTDZLbAK5tLwYDQW-_e1DFX5qlcBmIKjj6CJeFcxEKo95wYaDlTVbQO-I5-VjkecTJHXER9wWuKvDQmnmA/s320/IMG_20230826_110921.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgph5VT44Jfm1eVz0ju10OTDfW-9dtTNYeQby_L6bguV-jmLpSPccFFo7e3F4tzM0Nsw4Oy4GhdQ3JENZn27fIzkyfLG1xfcHFkWhRoFIzCP4rUwYG6vDQpIM6FC8_DCYeyZOpFJwlry7J0ACcyKNVlB7k7UrZbSWczwW7eSsCaFx4EvZthF7udCQ4a5N8/s4032/IMG_20230826_110954.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgph5VT44Jfm1eVz0ju10OTDfW-9dtTNYeQby_L6bguV-jmLpSPccFFo7e3F4tzM0Nsw4Oy4GhdQ3JENZn27fIzkyfLG1xfcHFkWhRoFIzCP4rUwYG6vDQpIM6FC8_DCYeyZOpFJwlry7J0ACcyKNVlB7k7UrZbSWczwW7eSsCaFx4EvZthF7udCQ4a5N8/w400-h300/IMG_20230826_110954.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I killed of the efreet with my own green mana, but I was taking a lot of damage. I managed to get the deck rolling just before I died and was able to get mirror universe in play. That saved my first game. </div><div><br /></div><div>The second game I was looking at this opening hand. I figured that I could strip his land, and I had a mox to keep up with the tempo, whatever I drew. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhWx1kNP8PC596TD5mI1BQvk53g37Po4_9pBot84i-a-uJ-H5rwNaV-xD8kPKhpWF-7Xcw9ZOBd2CwfY-H3cZVmeLLJLa_brg4ux16w8rim8Ynfs0Sww72ZyyrhTdzxxeE4Xi7Yngn2v_AF5ent0i0aIujWlsv80ASSRJY0D5yJIJDGWXRB45Lo8wTdQ/s4032/IMG_20230826_112440.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhWx1kNP8PC596TD5mI1BQvk53g37Po4_9pBot84i-a-uJ-H5rwNaV-xD8kPKhpWF-7Xcw9ZOBd2CwfY-H3cZVmeLLJLa_brg4ux16w8rim8Ynfs0Sww72ZyyrhTdzxxeE4Xi7Yngn2v_AF5ent0i0aIujWlsv80ASSRJY0D5yJIJDGWXRB45Lo8wTdQ/w300-h400/IMG_20230826_112440.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It turned out, this was not enough. Even tough he played not a lot of mana, Thijs was keeping up the pace and on turn 4 I was looking down at this, while I was busy drawing nothing at all. I was quickly overwhelmed by a lot of factories and weenies. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YrEAeDaoRucybdYsbmhyWhTWJ0asArX-TfISXOyZoTH9bW_nqKJsIfTKYUzHFy_dn5-WnheR7RDEoNdB5vWyFLeGgQaqPHGiiRUTsxdO6dQGWIUcDBhygtRlDQLDbn629swDwqT55ivq_Dgbel8kafAMMpGbewRGwrMJl-zfJsbqisSZl_9aRuduXME/s4032/IMG_20230826_112557.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YrEAeDaoRucybdYsbmhyWhTWJ0asArX-TfISXOyZoTH9bW_nqKJsIfTKYUzHFy_dn5-WnheR7RDEoNdB5vWyFLeGgQaqPHGiiRUTsxdO6dQGWIUcDBhygtRlDQLDbn629swDwqT55ivq_Dgbel8kafAMMpGbewRGwrMJl-zfJsbqisSZl_9aRuduXME/s320/IMG_20230826_112557.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>While I was being hammered by Elves, on the table next to me something a lot worse seemed to be developing on a turn 2.. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdbHuG84obHDjaTuHcoeVCYpZVjj_Gu5Z-9PhyFlfaYO5H8e7NpOagHgoxpNwiEk3A5s2gRvd5s1S0F5StNMRojfzMZ-F5FCx6a63OoMZpgVFqrkW__axSwpvFTNWzSJnur6Tf9Sawt4xzh4UTQGaSy9aeUDRNRWEAZrXAs-gGB0v8BtZPCAKKjJ1TS0/s4032/IMG_20230826_112716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdbHuG84obHDjaTuHcoeVCYpZVjj_Gu5Z-9PhyFlfaYO5H8e7NpOagHgoxpNwiEk3A5s2gRvd5s1S0F5StNMRojfzMZ-F5FCx6a63OoMZpgVFqrkW__axSwpvFTNWzSJnur6Tf9Sawt4xzh4UTQGaSy9aeUDRNRWEAZrXAs-gGB0v8BtZPCAKKjJ1TS0/w300-h400/IMG_20230826_112716.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile, Thijs and I had gone to our third game, in which I was not drawing a lot of mana. Thijs made it worse by taking out a mox and a land pretty quickly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXPmXYcPd-7aIbITo4nMXlS0lLhXBVzOY-U52O0-fH2Mu2TzpoRha6ZlORTgp44lSIB7czYQhO5LBjAt9pkuu1htWyWs3IwuoPIE2TsWBoE3XG807dL5n_LFZbon2M-NfBEqBLxWIISV1oWM2JHasWfc0mz3bH9bnjb1JwQ0wvPklAXvc6Pg1dS1HnIA/s4032/IMG_20230826_113346.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXPmXYcPd-7aIbITo4nMXlS0lLhXBVzOY-U52O0-fH2Mu2TzpoRha6ZlORTgp44lSIB7czYQhO5LBjAt9pkuu1htWyWs3IwuoPIE2TsWBoE3XG807dL5n_LFZbon2M-NfBEqBLxWIISV1oWM2JHasWfc0mz3bH9bnjb1JwQ0wvPklAXvc6Pg1dS1HnIA/s320/IMG_20230826_113346.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUdVFDLZiUwTv13I8kxsFwAc9bzeApmD2PoDxl1sg_iFUD9gM_eC5fSAUZ_SF4KVdEhJPW936HIeN2f8YT2X54dV-QqViPVxu9Id03yE_eIHmEA7fQZiAIuMEHIHnBmyXY-Oaw53pLdonEaSkRbmomB_3LZfieu_MK4buB6-q4D4C_HVr0bLasbAvMZ0/s4032/IMG_20230826_113537.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUdVFDLZiUwTv13I8kxsFwAc9bzeApmD2PoDxl1sg_iFUD9gM_eC5fSAUZ_SF4KVdEhJPW936HIeN2f8YT2X54dV-QqViPVxu9Id03yE_eIHmEA7fQZiAIuMEHIHnBmyXY-Oaw53pLdonEaSkRbmomB_3LZfieu_MK4buB6-q4D4C_HVr0bLasbAvMZ0/s320/IMG_20230826_113537.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This left me without mana, and one thing this deck needs is a lot of mana. The fastbonds are there for a reason. So I was down 1-2. Not a great start of the day. The games were over pretty quickly which left me some time to take some more pictures. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZpeLI8g9t-6IgHU_83UR8wBQEOSfaR7dxu-heFCrBCfBrKkXSOtK_tYpvsrWFkMgPYE77EFh75rYkBm0ivamfkTnMhoHofam3pTnEHfOARQU3nQUPkhpW-ukPMzDgzss5PlPoVglcnwKvIk4Ibw76abIffVLH5Xd0dEyCgSYesG2uuZ69aeLgKZjkYg/s4032/IMG_20230826_114223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZpeLI8g9t-6IgHU_83UR8wBQEOSfaR7dxu-heFCrBCfBrKkXSOtK_tYpvsrWFkMgPYE77EFh75rYkBm0ivamfkTnMhoHofam3pTnEHfOARQU3nQUPkhpW-ukPMzDgzss5PlPoVglcnwKvIk4Ibw76abIffVLH5Xd0dEyCgSYesG2uuZ69aeLgKZjkYg/w300-h400/IMG_20230826_114223.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAE8w8ZVHv8Buio98P_89W7mP5SrOwo5erHm-iOXjKg3Qxk1SUsucpJJoPen8JHs8xpdBZ_s7Sae0QpPCJhpKukCSQ4eLqaZUw1wb-Jhos-9P5I7jtcM7-yW37iVCYrxxK9CeApmPZPKjVbuoMeNlnQY07mrW81kSkdexM3zuhCrwsOhG5gt8J7rwVSg/s4032/IMG_20230826_114230.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I had a slight advantage here since I lent him some cards for his deck, so I knew what he was playing. I started off with a fastbond, but at that time it made no sense to take extra damage to play extra lands, zo I left it at that. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXB6e6DO3rMDE7t33EGbN0nlpGAA2ZLChSKSg8wadnBjE2nHS4-sXeogVg3lIsDkh6FQGq28tKb-2BnzzyD-APHLMNdOUnTrUos-Kr5xIp95MJoJEAowKJfGZsOhJig9wtPjkD74cZtSKwRuvyV2-W3NbCmyK_OLM0a9djoZgCdk-ISZV5xHzDqSF_cLs/s4032/IMG_20230826_124647.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXB6e6DO3rMDE7t33EGbN0nlpGAA2ZLChSKSg8wadnBjE2nHS4-sXeogVg3lIsDkh6FQGq28tKb-2BnzzyD-APHLMNdOUnTrUos-Kr5xIp95MJoJEAowKJfGZsOhJig9wtPjkD74cZtSKwRuvyV2-W3NbCmyK_OLM0a9djoZgCdk-ISZV5xHzDqSF_cLs/w400-h300/IMG_20230826_124647.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I played howling mine, and hoped to get the tempo up from there. Remko had already upped his tempo by playing a Serra Angel on turn 3. Yikes. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KsZeWbiDvnYN85gkdbV-Fc8bKeImF9mi_X6RBUlmHPG4RaK4zIZDv7VbhKWa_fKtlbK2YMqLodLch4nEeA9lkJ60aQfUQ0hn8ijrTonAPekh567NqUExXRI2zaxiGaYfzBR4tuZ_7IwUQrG7v4m95GRanj-IGvlidqZAzkxA7G64lKwukbuWM8b1oNU/s4032/IMG_20230826_124724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KsZeWbiDvnYN85gkdbV-Fc8bKeImF9mi_X6RBUlmHPG4RaK4zIZDv7VbhKWa_fKtlbK2YMqLodLch4nEeA9lkJ60aQfUQ0hn8ijrTonAPekh567NqUExXRI2zaxiGaYfzBR4tuZ_7IwUQrG7v4m95GRanj-IGvlidqZAzkxA7G64lKwukbuWM8b1oNU/w400-h300/IMG_20230826_124724.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was kind of desperate to get a solution for the the serra, so I put down some extra lands, including a bazaar and went digging. A drop of honey showed up, so that should get me out of the mess. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE42PFmO7iZUdRQDOaEH2PQiatwmmiTamiboecimEYVBGxC54HRiJidyqrDdYhadY2mdrZLFjREzewiDFOXdiFSrdnQBaijDWGYyS_U5kx6zMd7VrxfvOwvfU2RPGMPBFXot8NQH_KBkO6KWdQ9adFMUuasnd4TErFAiBjXxdqfKTzOnELZf86ELNEJb4/s4032/IMG_20230826_125025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE42PFmO7iZUdRQDOaEH2PQiatwmmiTamiboecimEYVBGxC54HRiJidyqrDdYhadY2mdrZLFjREzewiDFOXdiFSrdnQBaijDWGYyS_U5kx6zMd7VrxfvOwvfU2RPGMPBFXot8NQH_KBkO6KWdQ9adFMUuasnd4TErFAiBjXxdqfKTzOnELZf86ELNEJb4/w400-h300/IMG_20230826_125025.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But, Remko had a disenchant for it, so I was not going to make it unfortunately. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3TS6ttZkYCNh8c6oHlmGbr99l8DnLPjTbCf2wUL4ZESKIlv7vunliqnmmOynl8bquepDOUpZIdDSnOMWgp-9zn8KB7VO5E_pmg7URHDNXxwzRNa45b4xj5lXONkpVURHBBdCf22I1w2ioPgM2QrQXgNHTzDYM-vAwtRh45ERUtr_YkyVEW_zBn86tZE/s4032/IMG_20230826_125206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3TS6ttZkYCNh8c6oHlmGbr99l8DnLPjTbCf2wUL4ZESKIlv7vunliqnmmOynl8bquepDOUpZIdDSnOMWgp-9zn8KB7VO5E_pmg7URHDNXxwzRNa45b4xj5lXONkpVURHBBdCf22I1w2ioPgM2QrQXgNHTzDYM-vAwtRh45ERUtr_YkyVEW_zBn86tZE/w400-h300/IMG_20230826_125206.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In the second game, Remko dropped a lot of vises on me quickly, while I played some lands and a howling mine. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSZXO8h0J_e3lM_KlDj2Qufdby0RvESMAc3uhFxmsLIwTKmrKnakDWRIb_rNR8FSNL5WqSPdFDfoL6y0x51GqyN3PNqlcI7GaEglbIKu0ScirOivUAkahHKAN-qf7Uj09eDLhSGoYqBukvFBqHr6V5ASEX9fjZNYk-FRSz0wVnFcc_TZQSpRhT0voVGc/s4032/IMG_20230826_130653.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSZXO8h0J_e3lM_KlDj2Qufdby0RvESMAc3uhFxmsLIwTKmrKnakDWRIb_rNR8FSNL5WqSPdFDfoL6y0x51GqyN3PNqlcI7GaEglbIKu0ScirOivUAkahHKAN-qf7Uj09eDLhSGoYqBukvFBqHr6V5ASEX9fjZNYk-FRSz0wVnFcc_TZQSpRhT0voVGc/w400-h300/IMG_20230826_130653.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When I tried to fix the damage from factories with a mirror, that was quickly taken care of. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRi5TfMtvT6AY7RbnWW3MlrjqSoDmk3Zba4EgWn3wA7wNypATMBS1yok86xzaf9OLI5ywM65eIwSW9qOOtMAOvFF3ol6v027WMAzI7UqulBvXznV2MGwsq39RUn2xEmRx_TImzAN1YZpTHl1TvgpDbVwlyJ3_1ckCC0E19UTeGb95cPwWjGaTOtszPn4/s4032/IMG_20230826_130746.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRi5TfMtvT6AY7RbnWW3MlrjqSoDmk3Zba4EgWn3wA7wNypATMBS1yok86xzaf9OLI5ywM65eIwSW9qOOtMAOvFF3ol6v027WMAzI7UqulBvXznV2MGwsq39RUn2xEmRx_TImzAN1YZpTHl1TvgpDbVwlyJ3_1ckCC0E19UTeGb95cPwWjGaTOtszPn4/w400-h300/IMG_20230826_130746.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Again, I was looking for answers to kill him I went for a risk with the vises and forked an Ancestral recall. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLRdNgAkXvwLeuHBKDNsIV2EJCpRN4py9OBgwfMArtQCLTmQ3e_sUvAiQLWxprWMC-UZlu3w81phGBEPCjvcHAzR5-BD0CTxN4cfvTkmQq9OK5-CBDQC_uu9uTpvHm8wLxMH2zzJI9MKGdZMz0tEaKmqw5okkqLwUzyQC2S1x73MqY04ME5bLJFADbpk/s4032/IMG_20230826_130914.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLRdNgAkXvwLeuHBKDNsIV2EJCpRN4py9OBgwfMArtQCLTmQ3e_sUvAiQLWxprWMC-UZlu3w81phGBEPCjvcHAzR5-BD0CTxN4cfvTkmQq9OK5-CBDQC_uu9uTpvHm8wLxMH2zzJI9MKGdZMz0tEaKmqw5okkqLwUzyQC2S1x73MqY04ME5bLJFADbpk/w400-h300/IMG_20230826_130914.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Even though that looked cool, it netted me exactly... nothing:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sNJtxLPWT5egbVnWyBLAQFiht8KYeJL9JcGWa19CkGxstENd87nOCeH8ZQvXGboUNrkGA98U3G2n4S9wpUvMKVGcFc2liwgOwuSnJcktyunINn6GX8Pmd9RQDUefy2WSV-dXejI53pO4y787129_JHqrlkDRG4B92kWFFKH_iNNWxtYzdnkM681xoSQ/s4032/IMG_20230826_131005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sNJtxLPWT5egbVnWyBLAQFiht8KYeJL9JcGWa19CkGxstENd87nOCeH8ZQvXGboUNrkGA98U3G2n4S9wpUvMKVGcFc2liwgOwuSnJcktyunINn6GX8Pmd9RQDUefy2WSV-dXejI53pO4y787129_JHqrlkDRG4B92kWFFKH_iNNWxtYzdnkM681xoSQ/w300-h400/IMG_20230826_131005.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I waited and played more and more lands so in the end I could do this just before I was killed:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgriN1RuneNEbEvf5FGbGlLAAmmFw3yL5swb9leNhr5MkpxLt9Ch7D7E2112UWiQ8Pj4evPz82PnIkS3AM41371pLyJx1skYrY5yHsHhboK0k4wtsM-Y9vIXHLq8d32kNdMfKBhX_NRhyphenhyphenTq5bGb_CI63tES3bePg9gfANhXGN4dfw0Dk7aM6w1elAa7SYc/s4032/IMG_20230826_131125.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgriN1RuneNEbEvf5FGbGlLAAmmFw3yL5swb9leNhr5MkpxLt9Ch7D7E2112UWiQ8Pj4evPz82PnIkS3AM41371pLyJx1skYrY5yHsHhboK0k4wtsM-Y9vIXHLq8d32kNdMfKBhX_NRhyphenhyphenTq5bGb_CI63tES3bePg9gfANhXGN4dfw0Dk7aM6w1elAa7SYc/w300-h400/IMG_20230826_131125.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After the match, I looked at the discrepancy of number of lands drawn versus spells in this game: </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZdZvrNo8HfAGJ23qxJUDAcIsnTNv4S55WyczCuWtgbmZs4cfoUDi8qK7CsUve8WHCCZV2besaKaFIWW-h_5dnDZ-w4Cu1YjzxKQ3XNiypN6PKfuFN6qog-laTVzItz10rpM5uX0w2PDYSqThU3X-lcNYEhq1ly3eV_Je5GCPbyiOd6jwE8kKmY2p4VM/s4032/IMG_20230826_131310.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZdZvrNo8HfAGJ23qxJUDAcIsnTNv4S55WyczCuWtgbmZs4cfoUDi8qK7CsUve8WHCCZV2besaKaFIWW-h_5dnDZ-w4Cu1YjzxKQ3XNiypN6PKfuFN6qog-laTVzItz10rpM5uX0w2PDYSqThU3X-lcNYEhq1ly3eV_Je5GCPbyiOd6jwE8kKmY2p4VM/w400-h300/IMG_20230826_131310.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Weird how that goes. But since I was now up for another game to decide the match, I was ok with that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Meanwhile next to us, someone had a lot of swamps due to a cyclopean tomb: </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_v9B24yQyWkDl87_MEVv0KUb0gyb5qM-WOKd8_LuHEmiKjqzdwl4hiiWfhc5ewKZD0L-1UFzEeygJ1kyZFpgTa-0doOICsO1bD8dzngR0qqJF0-q-woj5Pbl0pXgePmZxWqy_AaPRQJTXS7dQpLb3O1Z8Ytb4r1k7iWnrUNnXpm8q8ad1yOQl0sgtUy0/s4032/IMG_20230826_131137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_v9B24yQyWkDl87_MEVv0KUb0gyb5qM-WOKd8_LuHEmiKjqzdwl4hiiWfhc5ewKZD0L-1UFzEeygJ1kyZFpgTa-0doOICsO1bD8dzngR0qqJF0-q-woj5Pbl0pXgePmZxWqy_AaPRQJTXS7dQpLb3O1Z8Ytb4r1k7iWnrUNnXpm8q8ad1yOQl0sgtUy0/w300-h400/IMG_20230826_131137.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>In the next game, Remko managed to get this out, and flip a coin for the bottle. And a 5/5 Djinn appeared. Fortunately for me, the fork deck kicked into gear and I managed to win with forked damage from fireball and storm seeker. Not before taking some damage from a Djinn token though.. so that was a cool match. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuR1X-IaCI3g4BRNtGsUntQPIjEJm474QMGX8DLLU9Smzwd2Keb75QS2AdpXCowPkA-Vftqgi4n03jNd0ziGEG_PGUZPuiCrVmhNqzxqVFLNqnillFk4FDlBwsRJZ9DHP9Cm8Ox7_-4ywyRjOlkZACYbpOf7HBQbRm_slcOMC4xLsDrCLJl-lv_yGs9gA/s4032/IMG_20230826_131620.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuR1X-IaCI3g4BRNtGsUntQPIjEJm474QMGX8DLLU9Smzwd2Keb75QS2AdpXCowPkA-Vftqgi4n03jNd0ziGEG_PGUZPuiCrVmhNqzxqVFLNqnillFk4FDlBwsRJZ9DHP9Cm8Ox7_-4ywyRjOlkZACYbpOf7HBQbRm_slcOMC4xLsDrCLJl-lv_yGs9gA/w400-h300/IMG_20230826_131620.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The next match was going to go a bit different than I expected. It looked like a weenie deck on the other side of the table, so I went for as much cards as possible to get the combo going. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5ZtJx_KkGApO66sM8VBPDRc68Za8qrLh-St8_hxLgYhQWrrAc4WPyOiX3ZZJhycHiLZYoCHGoyF6M8Jrjz3yPljn3CSrFrwE1CBLWkhJSUy6-FswVxTbQBatSJm7j2BPQQdHedPLOuulbv9XXiaL8ZbH4Y02RotmExbRuWalnMeR1I_OTFrxVrjUOxY/s4032/IMG_20230826_134054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr5ZtJx_KkGApO66sM8VBPDRc68Za8qrLh-St8_hxLgYhQWrrAc4WPyOiX3ZZJhycHiLZYoCHGoyF6M8Jrjz3yPljn3CSrFrwE1CBLWkhJSUy6-FswVxTbQBatSJm7j2BPQQdHedPLOuulbv9XXiaL8ZbH4Y02RotmExbRuWalnMeR1I_OTFrxVrjUOxY/w300-h400/IMG_20230826_134054.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That worked pretty well in the first game. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsZeq-0xFptrus1yBat7tYThR5-4IzSaAnzz93sCMK9PUEILDf5CFWHVn6z7K6tyPlMx-elig_SWJMJOYPvnlfI7VMcjrOWX6ct1GU34QN6R_fbSdkRuQuyxxwsBQQj1cp0N-hXzixMQqMwffJc3hENNFcw7l3I78J3Whd8wLpte3Xm1OV7bXQ_33R0s/s4032/IMG_20230826_134318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsZeq-0xFptrus1yBat7tYThR5-4IzSaAnzz93sCMK9PUEILDf5CFWHVn6z7K6tyPlMx-elig_SWJMJOYPvnlfI7VMcjrOWX6ct1GU34QN6R_fbSdkRuQuyxxwsBQQj1cp0N-hXzixMQqMwffJc3hENNFcw7l3I78J3Whd8wLpte3Xm1OV7bXQ_33R0s/w400-h300/IMG_20230826_134318.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or so it seemed, because then an Armageddon wiped all my lands, and as I had already found out, it does run very badly without lands. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcfC5nVgtkRr69Rdx0HdM0Xh4bbFy6gcIH2BYZ9rQkwKH8JhIWOm5Ko5rXat2zcqLeyvxwKLodRJt7mBmDtp41qL1dw3JPtmbqEYxGnCdAW3ZAGAZKg8V_jSPEWpsSl7kb6R-WcFyfyQq2MYVoHweRwynUMamHnL6pQCPDBqxje9d9KIbRE5ZcrNAoF0/s4032/IMG_20230826_134749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcfC5nVgtkRr69Rdx0HdM0Xh4bbFy6gcIH2BYZ9rQkwKH8JhIWOm5Ko5rXat2zcqLeyvxwKLodRJt7mBmDtp41qL1dw3JPtmbqEYxGnCdAW3ZAGAZKg8V_jSPEWpsSl7kb6R-WcFyfyQq2MYVoHweRwynUMamHnL6pQCPDBqxje9d9KIbRE5ZcrNAoF0/w400-h300/IMG_20230826_134749.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had the mirror though, and went on getting more cards, so I would be able to draw out the game. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXk4TkrZQELHggX0MfzoxPzxWV4dXGbuEmYVCwvaJvlvnV_37yebAvYPHaziFxwzF8hQ7uQ9pVzQHttEreJxb9z8nOFDy_-A4H9c-kJdiA678jZvd7jZ-MsU7AeaiWeOgxv-ZxrAZncasHYzj3IVzv2Ykj2_MoLo-yuD4QuTTwoHkdIxUIUyXq7GlwOg/s4032/IMG_20230826_135129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXk4TkrZQELHggX0MfzoxPzxWV4dXGbuEmYVCwvaJvlvnV_37yebAvYPHaziFxwzF8hQ7uQ9pVzQHttEreJxb9z8nOFDy_-A4H9c-kJdiA678jZvd7jZ-MsU7AeaiWeOgxv-ZxrAZncasHYzj3IVzv2Ykj2_MoLo-yuD4QuTTwoHkdIxUIUyXq7GlwOg/w400-h300/IMG_20230826_135129.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Which I did, and was able to get the storm seeker/fork that was needed to finish. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTB_vGALrItoPMatGn0NhVMvShSwvBs-Nc98wQf7Li8YHBvbGEP76_q0bZyrZcNLbKJUggVwrIZq3gHhPA4WPro4PLXOsfoZGyuYCAKfyScFFxjdPSrET3YCxoTsLeh2KrFn-k2Depoljea67Frb9bTUpMg_4WkibCCYOawtu1PA07kOdEN_9V36AWYgE/s4032/IMG_20230826_135405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTB_vGALrItoPMatGn0NhVMvShSwvBs-Nc98wQf7Li8YHBvbGEP76_q0bZyrZcNLbKJUggVwrIZq3gHhPA4WPro4PLXOsfoZGyuYCAKfyScFFxjdPSrET3YCxoTsLeh2KrFn-k2Depoljea67Frb9bTUpMg_4WkibCCYOawtu1PA07kOdEN_9V36AWYgE/w400-h300/IMG_20230826_135405.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In went the abyss to get some more creature control. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOYAS3kVe6BrktUDttw8E_9ROVZQunby-UBV06hxM6fQqqPY56p2r6Ap8A4tzDzRc0I4yiy_pesb-8kyLsoyh6Fs_TMnJyf6c8URq7myCFlZHDY_sEouvORYnBRknP7v-8uLWNT4rZrhbI_WIEdTZqeS6Pt_dkY1YTb8OQRO21WScNgG0jzAL9K3zOA0/s4032/IMG_20230826_140504.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOYAS3kVe6BrktUDttw8E_9ROVZQunby-UBV06hxM6fQqqPY56p2r6Ap8A4tzDzRc0I4yiy_pesb-8kyLsoyh6Fs_TMnJyf6c8URq7myCFlZHDY_sEouvORYnBRknP7v-8uLWNT4rZrhbI_WIEdTZqeS6Pt_dkY1YTb8OQRO21WScNgG0jzAL9K3zOA0/w400-h300/IMG_20230826_140504.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Again, Armageddons got in my way, and then Icy Manipulators showed up. That was unexpected. And very bad for me, with the Abyss disenchanted and animated specters to keep clawing at my cards in hand. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjen6B9oT9-BNcJanKpANBRIt2O7iJZvRV-q2EZ2a6NzzZ9kF5VSaiTyM8fDZJFIQ1-y2Nyix5RrDPsyLtMEf9fToUhtiTGgbBFMyJLa6P8iMoN_77KQfNrzot1k3X2l9IFHBcS7C5f8L3btXFn3LKgusgbl3v1OlFcrg6uOjy7oBVM3pJPUDCNNZZrV1c/s4032/IMG_20230826_140658.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjen6B9oT9-BNcJanKpANBRIt2O7iJZvRV-q2EZ2a6NzzZ9kF5VSaiTyM8fDZJFIQ1-y2Nyix5RrDPsyLtMEf9fToUhtiTGgbBFMyJLa6P8iMoN_77KQfNrzot1k3X2l9IFHBcS7C5f8L3btXFn3LKgusgbl3v1OlFcrg6uOjy7oBVM3pJPUDCNNZZrV1c/w400-h300/IMG_20230826_140658.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The game was not getting there, as my lands and mines kept getting tapped, and that shuts down the deck. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid38dF9q-6Yi45VDVOhdXbH0kzbG6UIrOMIRf8OLzaxrPxtU4wkmg1qzmidDkFs8Gqq4YR21Q6Hxu5orpoM5w70R5lNY6xOVgBiiJhI3RtJLtOMZXbNVaGyUMV0Pj57EdpDrS_7OuCSEVRcl6QcTB5oqdDxAeXT4iNsEEyu9ISU78ZhFGP3SBGIa0lhvQ/s4032/IMG_20230826_140753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid38dF9q-6Yi45VDVOhdXbH0kzbG6UIrOMIRf8OLzaxrPxtU4wkmg1qzmidDkFs8Gqq4YR21Q6Hxu5orpoM5w70R5lNY6xOVgBiiJhI3RtJLtOMZXbNVaGyUMV0Pj57EdpDrS_7OuCSEVRcl6QcTB5oqdDxAeXT4iNsEEyu9ISU78ZhFGP3SBGIa0lhvQ/w400-h300/IMG_20230826_140753.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Armageddon took out all of the lands again (multiple times), so I lost that one. There was not enough time for a third game, so it was a draw. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JPhazQZdexCEuPTAkhCNFKCqYr5_DLmfw7y4eiuJHWNSRCfSJeDmcFISCxZDvqOqD8s5Z-lwvKyEaPBwnMHDvk3jGIqaYZiPQdME8mIH0zTYObQu-5uaUGy8lbBYLd3oTlb0hDsjxE6IJEJ49xIFxysETppclFUM9D_Qxss3CQ5GXAr10_JbglNhPd4/s4032/IMG_20230826_141119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JPhazQZdexCEuPTAkhCNFKCqYr5_DLmfw7y4eiuJHWNSRCfSJeDmcFISCxZDvqOqD8s5Z-lwvKyEaPBwnMHDvk3jGIqaYZiPQdME8mIH0zTYObQu-5uaUGy8lbBYLd3oTlb0hDsjxE6IJEJ49xIFxysETppclFUM9D_Qxss3CQ5GXAr10_JbglNhPd4/w400-h300/IMG_20230826_141119.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That was unexpected. I should have probably tested this deck more. People destroying all of my land or shutting down the mines is very bad for this deck. If I make a deck like this again I will probably add Equinox or counterspell to the sideboard, this deck needs it. Perhaps decks with 2-3 Armageddons were not really a thing in that time. </div><div><br /></div><div>Next up was Thomas "Timmy the sorcerer" with his mono blue Timmy deck. This may not sound a like a big contender, but Thomas has been tuning this deck for years now, and it has become quite a good deck and there are much easier decks to beat than this one. Especially for the deck I was playing. For starters, Timmy has Icy Manipulators main deck.. which sucks with my howling mines. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ScOIfloNzW2p0o_cRvQXGKUjj9Xflr6xx7BNj0J-HcH8JBHwQDB81ebBwIneCv0Jf3aAub-d5phARIooxR142pUk5KVDAve4WsMNrJWXanUnZcvg0CBgwljnvec-KEmSUzQHskA0m3PO8vfoEhcNrm1u7LP1dH70SjJnTW96qhj8DxLb0lk1HqjqeFE/s4032/IMG_20230826_145324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ScOIfloNzW2p0o_cRvQXGKUjj9Xflr6xx7BNj0J-HcH8JBHwQDB81ebBwIneCv0Jf3aAub-d5phARIooxR142pUk5KVDAve4WsMNrJWXanUnZcvg0CBgwljnvec-KEmSUzQHskA0m3PO8vfoEhcNrm1u7LP1dH70SjJnTW96qhj8DxLb0lk1HqjqeFE/w400-h300/IMG_20230826_145324.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I managed to storm seeker Thomas for nine at some point, but was not enough and I had no fork at hand to make it a really big hit. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_eb_94jWCrJvLtAuam3Xv2h13oiCKAPxJyGeL4ouoGsuMomr_IEJHfoZU-CpNhxF-gC6VdOZlRU846v1PR2SUD3YtAOtIp8lkJakmiYRUIP875kD9SzuXjwiY18appylWk96l9dEUIowxJC9lOI75cwia8lYjIYrzc3Kf48ZNTIuSS0Hg6Ayp6g_2VU/s4032/IMG_20230826_145640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_eb_94jWCrJvLtAuam3Xv2h13oiCKAPxJyGeL4ouoGsuMomr_IEJHfoZU-CpNhxF-gC6VdOZlRU846v1PR2SUD3YtAOtIp8lkJakmiYRUIP875kD9SzuXjwiY18appylWk96l9dEUIowxJC9lOI75cwia8lYjIYrzc3Kf48ZNTIuSS0Hg6Ayp6g_2VU/w400-h300/IMG_20230826_145640.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Also, Thomas is playing main deck City in a bottle. Which is not good news with my cities of brass and Bazaar of Baghdad. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4r-YTp6BRq5ecjiHfdKCD_Qabn1NmBtfIBSzN-apwh4EkLGfhk0w0ZiDY94xKUHhW49_lC_vnzRub-aBEuFED3lDqQ3rTi8dFraogs_LshCcP_Hpe7pKI_dBpkwWa3cG2eGUGmY-KQ-3dD40-S8zBxGM4jiw3qefstVF8W76-pDmhfVrJvkKb3hpjOpo/s4032/IMG_20230826_145932.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4r-YTp6BRq5ecjiHfdKCD_Qabn1NmBtfIBSzN-apwh4EkLGfhk0w0ZiDY94xKUHhW49_lC_vnzRub-aBEuFED3lDqQ3rTi8dFraogs_LshCcP_Hpe7pKI_dBpkwWa3cG2eGUGmY-KQ-3dD40-S8zBxGM4jiw3qefstVF8W76-pDmhfVrJvkKb3hpjOpo/w300-h400/IMG_20230826_145932.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thomas was feeling really good about this main deck :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Anway, it did not work out, so on to game 2. I had boarded in the Abyss and extra artifact destruction against both the bottle and the mishra's factories. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7RsmG9BHL5CgqbxogR1vXgEOKCrpVWVhV_YYk1RsQ7igy1jYfwvlJjhMnldcXDT8RxztzA6Xqj6N1DmV_Il58q14ResgMPof6tuuYkwLq99h5f-wNV0r67mxZEQjaPfozogWkvW2HKZOMkomnBqiUCZrk7d7jMAYXHh5hb6_P0IiLGDbR2RIxTLaJ8c/s4032/IMG_20230826_150933.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7RsmG9BHL5CgqbxogR1vXgEOKCrpVWVhV_YYk1RsQ7igy1jYfwvlJjhMnldcXDT8RxztzA6Xqj6N1DmV_Il58q14ResgMPof6tuuYkwLq99h5f-wNV0r67mxZEQjaPfozogWkvW2HKZOMkomnBqiUCZrk7d7jMAYXHh5hb6_P0IiLGDbR2RIxTLaJ8c/w400-h300/IMG_20230826_150933.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I tried to get rid of a factory with shatter, but that was elemental blasted, so no chance there. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WZZLqi9AGInd0rcql7oHmQyg1EwexhcSYKtAPCZEvL5ik7BkQwaOZFxPvMM7dfEk1fMzthAl1d8lvML6PXgwE1yD5chlrhxCWo0uAZrqHQVPVGbxUpslFUS55C21Uefwvq1GwXZ1utyeXE-jcoYOF4KXuJfxrPmMeKNAtDR3DV6ZlvftPl14ZAD7RPg/s4032/IMG_20230826_151152.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WZZLqi9AGInd0rcql7oHmQyg1EwexhcSYKtAPCZEvL5ik7BkQwaOZFxPvMM7dfEk1fMzthAl1d8lvML6PXgwE1yD5chlrhxCWo0uAZrqHQVPVGbxUpslFUS55C21Uefwvq1GwXZ1utyeXE-jcoYOF4KXuJfxrPmMeKNAtDR3DV6ZlvftPl14ZAD7RPg/w400-h300/IMG_20230826_151152.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I ended up with no white mana and 2 disenchants in hand, against an onslaught of 4 factories and no other creatures. So naturally, this meant I would lose the second game too. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALSVyCkpq8E-RmxVUH2a5BUkh2G9XjtfM4CVwzNUr_uU8k4KAEscfWCI4XcYN_l5zs6E51ypl_KeOSd-Ndbfm4TlUDN8kU_2IUa7PeWmIXkgFszL8LkoRJh9uQg0nYJ5L1mzdFsuCuA9GS-FxmFG5-7dxVC5Xhf3Vi2kM4x_K6sdgMeo181Vehoqykkk/s4032/IMG_20230826_151615.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALSVyCkpq8E-RmxVUH2a5BUkh2G9XjtfM4CVwzNUr_uU8k4KAEscfWCI4XcYN_l5zs6E51ypl_KeOSd-Ndbfm4TlUDN8kU_2IUa7PeWmIXkgFszL8LkoRJh9uQg0nYJ5L1mzdFsuCuA9GS-FxmFG5-7dxVC5Xhf3Vi2kM4x_K6sdgMeo181Vehoqykkk/w300-h400/IMG_20230826_151615.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, one win, one draw, two losses in matches, where Icy Manipulators, mana destruction and lack of artifact removal were the main causes. So, is this a bad deck then? I don't know. Against some other decks it worked really well (the few games I played in advance against a good troll deck and a GRB agro were very convincing wins), so it is at least very dependent on matchups. When it works, it is rather fun to play because of the absurdities that come with forking al kinds of cards. Although I did not fork any cards of my opponents in key moments ( i was waiting for an Ancenstral recall or mind twist, but neither happened), which was kind of what I was hoping for. </div><div><br /></div><div>So all in all, not a great deck. I think it has potential in some matchups, but lack of more controlling cards makes the deck very weak against certain cards like armageddon. I may just build another version of this deck with the idea with fork intact, but leave out some other stuff. </div><div><br /></div><div>Because most of my games were over pretty quickly, I had some time to take some pictures. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6tffvNIbhDZUeHp7icCyUwN8RTa2qBtIpr8Qp3QhE_IBjxlzApWkTTh6FbIJtHUzaoXY7yaOidAS2SRDnL1cjbhV6eWB0_Jxnv782m89ifKJYVTYEf7EPt0L4yUQxioExg37x2MkCAOa15hF2sbWsGHeMgTvITPPqv8PJKCQf1FTM7W8wHC9jka0xY-Q/s4032/IMG_20230826_153140.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6tffvNIbhDZUeHp7icCyUwN8RTa2qBtIpr8Qp3QhE_IBjxlzApWkTTh6FbIJtHUzaoXY7yaOidAS2SRDnL1cjbhV6eWB0_Jxnv782m89ifKJYVTYEf7EPt0L4yUQxioExg37x2MkCAOa15hF2sbWsGHeMgTvITPPqv8PJKCQf1FTM7W8wHC9jka0xY-Q/s320/IMG_20230826_153140.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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What's not to like? :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkwptVWgwAgzPCF0p-Fj5vQ6QEKH55qeIrPZMIgxNkUJZPYRSRhkxH71yc-75I9qG69SLvIY56ZDhTmva_3nkSxuuqdcJAGd7Va3G5fJeWtsZpVxnMQ3vFQ9cxCgh0vSwdCPM5n3LtHwGbCnTGlM0w0TbomVot2xFy_IuY5SakAZQ-2pU2CTU6CywwqQ/s4032/IMG_20230826_161527.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkwptVWgwAgzPCF0p-Fj5vQ6QEKH55qeIrPZMIgxNkUJZPYRSRhkxH71yc-75I9qG69SLvIY56ZDhTmva_3nkSxuuqdcJAGd7Va3G5fJeWtsZpVxnMQ3vFQ9cxCgh0vSwdCPM5n3LtHwGbCnTGlM0w0TbomVot2xFy_IuY5SakAZQ-2pU2CTU6CywwqQ/w300-h400/IMG_20230826_161527.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fissure and and a not-so-often-seen efreet which is actually quite okay</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinW6N2KuGfIMi_F255cqEuVhGXeUs8x0844HUzTT4rmcDht6M8YMy_ZMTfK0NFDPQN4Cq4EUgDLRql4-qPo-susqo8YgEdvrsIerurdzE6RZqBUorBCx9mhOgEB55YTmDFBMBwjj18eovz4g6c5SIdqyMw0Tbx5vRlqSO0rnA7LlN6vJFnUQ00jXePfAU/s4032/IMG_20230826_163119.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinW6N2KuGfIMi_F255cqEuVhGXeUs8x0844HUzTT4rmcDht6M8YMy_ZMTfK0NFDPQN4Cq4EUgDLRql4-qPo-susqo8YgEdvrsIerurdzE6RZqBUorBCx9mhOgEB55YTmDFBMBwjj18eovz4g6c5SIdqyMw0Tbx5vRlqSO0rnA7LlN6vJFnUQ00jXePfAU/w300-h400/IMG_20230826_163119.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Terror on a Shivan. Classic. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzzsKxhmQ_FDAiiXI64xi2hLaphlTu_750bwjvnfJj4sUMhFR0KociGqY41twTfhrf6kT5-vUzEJ84mTfxYrsVnAYX0FyU4M5w-4rzHZ0wrfZ26XhpvDzcsWvnrZuqVcs4Ag1E-RmipKhicBOrartHATgXjO5Cu3DchYF6vE11kKzIqSYt8NHwuws1Jo/s4032/IMG_20230826_164105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzzsKxhmQ_FDAiiXI64xi2hLaphlTu_750bwjvnfJj4sUMhFR0KociGqY41twTfhrf6kT5-vUzEJ84mTfxYrsVnAYX0FyU4M5w-4rzHZ0wrfZ26XhpvDzcsWvnrZuqVcs4Ag1E-RmipKhicBOrartHATgXjO5Cu3DchYF6vE11kKzIqSYt8NHwuws1Jo/s320/IMG_20230826_164105.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The final was a hardcore deadguy deck against Thijs his "Unholy Slugs" deck. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDWxyE6rnGVI-v4XvXWLgYbUqAGkuaD_In6rszQ-M0I5Cl1lzoBVob4vy5ZMjb3qNZOHdKbWg3jSG72mSkRtgGXsqw4GjfXcGjVDH3jmhK6Q_-uLfdSHe_7lv_nPjJkmnqI4OgiGbqxzR_2h-LhjrwiQZG8VhOneO60-77y-J9y67YziX2a_NK51o50A/s4032/IMG_20230826_164537.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDWxyE6rnGVI-v4XvXWLgYbUqAGkuaD_In6rszQ-M0I5Cl1lzoBVob4vy5ZMjb3qNZOHdKbWg3jSG72mSkRtgGXsqw4GjfXcGjVDH3jmhK6Q_-uLfdSHe_7lv_nPjJkmnqI4OgiGbqxzR_2h-LhjrwiQZG8VhOneO60-77y-J9y67YziX2a_NK51o50A/s320/IMG_20230826_164537.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While I was hoping for a win for the Slugs deck, it was not meant to be. I mean, this picture says it all for the first game. Well actually, it was not really a game. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3YMN8_JtM3oF8af6kunHZPEiqwCwyi7n1POJ7_r1OlcZIaxdsqXmnY6lRkjOLN29F8gXrDCydUTXQB0cBOmZhBq6MnmZaiD7b8lZSz4Eih5V2Slk05SBC9OIx5sHI_Jo6Zcz_JV9IE2x9NDhnx3WG0xhxt-JiszNr6Ri2N4kE90HoR_8WMGmBWkqOzQ/s4032/IMG_20230826_164943.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3YMN8_JtM3oF8af6kunHZPEiqwCwyi7n1POJ7_r1OlcZIaxdsqXmnY6lRkjOLN29F8gXrDCydUTXQB0cBOmZhBq6MnmZaiD7b8lZSz4Eih5V2Slk05SBC9OIx5sHI_Jo6Zcz_JV9IE2x9NDhnx3WG0xhxt-JiszNr6Ri2N4kE90HoR_8WMGmBWkqOzQ/w300-h400/IMG_20230826_164943.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Non game 1 in the final..</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The second game seemed mildly more interesting when Thijs got out a whirling dervish against the impending doom of a Juzam Djinn. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3O6LC8BAJmcMu0u6faDNmqsTCtS9hzAcfRQYVXVoJzdVzN0drgwypZI2UjXNdlLkT2sGnfHnMrVlz7bX2gvsz-6l57f9oYG6x69uR_oXaje1bpGAVznYlULaotefMzU4TiljmzYnbhtWkZytT_Br1RdO9GdAFsV3zEu28mjA3-5Nb47tYvozZaFo0gwU/s4032/IMG_20230826_165753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3O6LC8BAJmcMu0u6faDNmqsTCtS9hzAcfRQYVXVoJzdVzN0drgwypZI2UjXNdlLkT2sGnfHnMrVlz7bX2gvsz-6l57f9oYG6x69uR_oXaje1bpGAVznYlULaotefMzU4TiljmzYnbhtWkZytT_Br1RdO9GdAFsV3zEu28mjA3-5Nb47tYvozZaFo0gwU/s320/IMG_20230826_165753.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But... it was not meant to be. A fireball came, Thijs giant growthed it, then it was swords to plowshared. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpeZPSKnNyqzeDmWhFWwNiJJINcAe5Fym5YnrVJgV9uSvoC2u4yRYK2ks_o25xq0r9Cjtg0tU1m3QVXn8DR5zaoA70X82KqY7iBTwRrKdiCWUkW7sGHaQOsPjyQsNNqAhVvN8qkKg9rWSaTYenhSFM3XWPN_mq3pgAgd92eplyk9xsz2MnzIZ3NK3NLo/s4032/IMG_20230826_165946.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpeZPSKnNyqzeDmWhFWwNiJJINcAe5Fym5YnrVJgV9uSvoC2u4yRYK2ks_o25xq0r9Cjtg0tU1m3QVXn8DR5zaoA70X82KqY7iBTwRrKdiCWUkW7sGHaQOsPjyQsNNqAhVvN8qkKg9rWSaTYenhSFM3XWPN_mq3pgAgd92eplyk9xsz2MnzIZ3NK3NLo/s320/IMG_20230826_165946.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So in came the Djinn and a Vampire, a pretty easy win for Arne. But he was playing a very powerful deck, and the win was well deserved. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2T5WjW3oBTPLB7VafezxlGJJ6mnPAJxWfc60HcUbmfBUkpjkbT4qVhImVj0Husdn8keX3ZDaFc1k6I5cFmJQUr0OShpUoswhgmvZmdlJHiamAhl6Bmh1_mD4YK6NEkKxaRWwrJYunpODVBTyjXomcdxZ9h6hiYDzvSa4jDIJHQ_qVUQFxNI2-eHpNcfQ/s4032/IMG_20230826_170332.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2T5WjW3oBTPLB7VafezxlGJJ6mnPAJxWfc60HcUbmfBUkpjkbT4qVhImVj0Husdn8keX3ZDaFc1k6I5cFmJQUr0OShpUoswhgmvZmdlJHiamAhl6Bmh1_mD4YK6NEkKxaRWwrJYunpODVBTyjXomcdxZ9h6hiYDzvSa4jDIJHQ_qVUQFxNI2-eHpNcfQ/w300-h400/IMG_20230826_170332.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8FiLuw-qiz6GtYqGML8mcOLgGv_VsNjuro35BpAxSxF2fjdrzfIacG3EYVeXwKVIxTeZqQGhJtv-scixtPJqv7T0wAleZWwCYMzJTbIU8KhaILoWx6xwfB-fASB9Kt6jiVb7DQJ9XjpmrbB5spDGR-wdrF9-wjifecQ_o040kB1kT-8gh2LYL_2bP-w/s4032/IMG_20230826_170452.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8FiLuw-qiz6GtYqGML8mcOLgGv_VsNjuro35BpAxSxF2fjdrzfIacG3EYVeXwKVIxTeZqQGhJtv-scixtPJqv7T0wAleZWwCYMzJTbIU8KhaILoWx6xwfB-fASB9Kt6jiVb7DQJ9XjpmrbB5spDGR-wdrF9-wjifecQ_o040kB1kT-8gh2LYL_2bP-w/w300-h400/IMG_20230826_170452.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The winner of the day!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />We went for dinner with some our oldschool friends at a restaurant that almost had the right name :) <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfT_VbTikFUpUrmULFq2wfTDL2Epzsq8YDf8Gfm_u_FFGaDtqjsgB0GmtcRLpc8JYhjIzG7TkIYhyphenhyphenV_qmLYvzHZ6CN64G-N6OORf_KqVFQ3zyOLdaQhbjvlMrnaESwJHAHi75yD-yxr4k82WPLdKTpkCM_u-aN-48-EaGaIyZ7i6ZUCNYF59OA8isul0M/s4032/IMG_20230826_182847.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfT_VbTikFUpUrmULFq2wfTDL2Epzsq8YDf8Gfm_u_FFGaDtqjsgB0GmtcRLpc8JYhjIzG7TkIYhyphenhyphenV_qmLYvzHZ6CN64G-N6OORf_KqVFQ3zyOLdaQhbjvlMrnaESwJHAHi75yD-yxr4k82WPLdKTpkCM_u-aN-48-EaGaIyZ7i6ZUCNYF59OA8isul0M/s320/IMG_20230826_182847.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Oh, and not to forget, I traded again, which I love. I traded for 3 cards that I actually wanted and 1 that is always kind of useful. Yes, I only had 3 SL orcs, only 1 psychic venom until now. And I always look for nice cards for my fully FBB mono green deck. The disk is something I will just use somewhere in an extra deck or some multiplayer thing. It's never a bad thing to have more disks. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOiqNhsdPS2FroXtYfypv3d7J9awph1S5pb6mgUFj0PGDS8GoiDg44JpN-fpZt0u_6ZAt9aK3eJkvFVbYXve17jJmr97ljsY2IqvCrfaViSGXYXRwhGL2E9PPy3CXVRZhIVi0VerRnq-zxPtfHeKam7VQ3SAZTTI_GDr01wv0FeKTUWSHgovnmCCm8irI/s4032/IMG_20230904_201724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOiqNhsdPS2FroXtYfypv3d7J9awph1S5pb6mgUFj0PGDS8GoiDg44JpN-fpZt0u_6ZAt9aK3eJkvFVbYXve17jJmr97ljsY2IqvCrfaViSGXYXRwhGL2E9PPy3CXVRZhIVi0VerRnq-zxPtfHeKam7VQ3SAZTTI_GDr01wv0FeKTUWSHgovnmCCm8irI/s320/IMG_20230904_201724.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>So, we had a great tournament with 16 people, the atmosphere was great, I got to try out a new deck which kind of sucked against its matchups, I traded for cards instead of buying them and had dinner with great people. Another great OS day. See you all on the next!</div></div></div>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-16072061275908768982023-07-09T05:32:00.005-07:002023-07-09T05:32:43.454-07:00(some) Camel Trophy V deckpics<p>A while back, I promised to add some pictures of decks people used in the Camel Trophy V, and it took some time to get hold of some. 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text-align: left;">Playing oldschool magic is just awesome. The cards are great, most of the people who play it are great, and it is just fun. And nothing feeds my nostalgia more than playing it in game store. I started organizing Ancient and oldschool tournaments somewhere around 2004, and I've always found a local gamestore owner to help out with this. First the Spelkwartier in Arnhem, than the gameforce in Eindhoven when the Spelkwartier was taken over by a new owner who wanted it to be more like a general game and toystore and turned it into "de dobbelsteen" (this is die, for those of you who don't understand dutch). A couple of years ago however, Richard bought the gamestore and resurrected the Spelkwartier name. I like Richard and have know him ever since he had a video rental in a nearby village. He loves games and he loves crowds and, ever since I introduced him, he really likes the relaxed atmosphere of the oldschool magic community. So he was happy to help out again for my oldschool tournament with Swedish rules (with reprints however), the Camel Trophy. This is already the 5th time for this tournament in Arnhem, and the second time we play gentleman's rules, so without Mind twist and without Library of Alexandria. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since I would be running around a bit between matches, I wanted a deck that would be straightforward, preferably fast so I would have some time left between games to take care of stuff that comes with organizing a tournament. Some time back I was told about a deck with the Robots core, but with burn instead of nifty stuff like Sage of Lat-nam. I really like Robots and although I love Sage of Lat-Nam in combination with Tetravus, my version of Robots is pretty good but tends to be rather slow-paced in some games. Taking out the slow part and adding burn for more tempo seemed like a good idea for a fast and hard hitting deck. Making this deck would be pretty straightforward with 4 Su-chi's, 4 Triskelion and 4 copy artifact. Add lands, burn cards and power cards with at least Timetwister and wheel of fortune to refill, and you're almost done because then there are just a couple of slots left. Abyss and shatter seem obvious then, and then your done since you're at 61 cards. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since the trend here in the Netherlands seems to be that people are playing divine offering main deck these days, I would need gloom in the sideboard, so I started off with that. A lot of decks have white duals but not a lot of plains, so I also added Blood moon, which would also turn my lands into mountains, but since I'm playing a lot of colorless, red and blue cards, I would just need to add a couple of basic islands to keep this running. That was pretty much it, and I imagined this deck would do pretty well, but most importantly, not drag on games until the final minute. That way, I would have some time to do some organizing if need be. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the evening of the tournament, I also tuned Peter's Enchantress deck a bit, changing the mana base, some of the main deck cards and adding mirror universe. That would turn out to be a good idea. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the day of the tournament, I did some last minute coordination with Richard, setting up the streaming table for our Oldschool youtuber <a href="https://www.youtube.com/timmythesorcerer" target="_blank">Timmy the sorcerer</a>, the opening of the tournament and after the usual mishap because someone missed the starting time, we were off to round 1 with 32 players, with 2 of our players coming from germany after a 600 km drive for their first OS tournament! I was happy with 32, and even number even after some guys called coming off just the day before. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY2_Ra9o0r8-NNtBfxbYiCEb5jdj7P8SlLqi2OOQc4ylFKeST2UY3t5Ycx-ydLLMFKE3Wvt0DG2-nIMWOwCgchPvXfgADY8Tdg6ofMkOA8PHXkCSGOTIfkKwRS16dLTmOczIk2MwWJhRkNGXmPOlOQ0GYjVU5LR_hvYQV2VhlV1TFir3c3BMep11oT" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY2_Ra9o0r8-NNtBfxbYiCEb5jdj7P8SlLqi2OOQc4ylFKeST2UY3t5Ycx-ydLLMFKE3Wvt0DG2-nIMWOwCgchPvXfgADY8Tdg6ofMkOA8PHXkCSGOTIfkKwRS16dLTmOczIk2MwWJhRkNGXmPOlOQ0GYjVU5LR_hvYQV2VhlV1TFir3c3BMep11oT=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prize support :) including a nice life counter</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Round 1</b>: Wilco, with Reanimator </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After we started round one, the first turn did not give a lot of clues as to what deck I was up against. City of brass was the first card to be played. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1S3QVFgXg2QgCPsknxwKXe3jDz-UFFJAFF6u73wxSiJiqcPGUsou1M5RCdEZTPdpAE8-wuJKdEGJHg48V2vGhcU4lRmSFl_smDyEyEN-3JVTmXt03mHj4iwxruNAYs1eMuu5Ra4KN9RHcVEmkn7aDCfLvdNMpBQMlGvnxsILcBMVOW0fjxL6MDkc7/s4000/IMG_20230304_104831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1S3QVFgXg2QgCPsknxwKXe3jDz-UFFJAFF6u73wxSiJiqcPGUsou1M5RCdEZTPdpAE8-wuJKdEGJHg48V2vGhcU4lRmSFl_smDyEyEN-3JVTmXt03mHj4iwxruNAYs1eMuu5Ra4KN9RHcVEmkn7aDCfLvdNMpBQMlGvnxsILcBMVOW0fjxL6MDkc7/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_104831.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Knowing it would be a risk, but also that this risk would pay off if my opponent was not playing white, I just played a first turn Su-Chi with the Black Lotus I had in my opening hand. Coupled with the mishra's factory, this would have a lot of damage potential. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07SQRj4MOcIlmJXFILeIpkxB4dBUcvLI7BWlYrMkRdmsijcL83bpiyahWl_On0VxvC2cygqN4It_O08SUadnswlbj7qwWwPzp250-lBNlMrG-djjwU7vmhdto0QDlicvoFOk0oFc2Nyp6Z1QfoTZeOojfJutbjIb0Xtud6iXRlELNrs2_lS9S_APH/s4000/IMG_20230304_104859.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07SQRj4MOcIlmJXFILeIpkxB4dBUcvLI7BWlYrMkRdmsijcL83bpiyahWl_On0VxvC2cygqN4It_O08SUadnswlbj7qwWwPzp250-lBNlMrG-djjwU7vmhdto0QDlicvoFOk0oFc2Nyp6Z1QfoTZeOojfJutbjIb0Xtud6iXRlELNrs2_lS9S_APH/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_104859.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, I had my fingers crossed for no swords to plowshares, and I was happy to see that my Su-Chi was not instantly removed. The second land was a bit worrying though: it was a Bazaar of Baghdad. Knowing that would mean really big creatures in a short time which I would not be able to get rid of without 2 for 1 card disadvantage, that was not a good sign. If an Animate dead would produce a Shivan Dragon for instance, I would not be able to break through that quickly. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufBSQYkMwWSVY3Iic3PJ5RnphSSlyhAiS15hvUQ5rvvBkCYaSlR6t5_oWedAsUHkYM07pr2FebSSc-3XQvhCsUZ-KZ7zOOZnNm0MzVbdnZYnQC8MJcp5QG740Yo5qp3AJIPuF_f5NjVwvqJgv6aScggRTq9XLBTEI-uxvsxNl_BemzLsfh9D0NnA2/s4000/IMG_20230304_104937.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufBSQYkMwWSVY3Iic3PJ5RnphSSlyhAiS15hvUQ5rvvBkCYaSlR6t5_oWedAsUHkYM07pr2FebSSc-3XQvhCsUZ-KZ7zOOZnNm0MzVbdnZYnQC8MJcp5QG740Yo5qp3AJIPuF_f5NjVwvqJgv6aScggRTq9XLBTEI-uxvsxNl_BemzLsfh9D0NnA2/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_104937.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>To make things worse than expected, this did not even take until the next turn, it happened right away. There was a Mahamoti djinn there, ready to block my Su-Chi. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95czQFzeOSTYhdKV-PTZR5utywf7DL49cIyrZtqjk1iql4tIMWTWrI98zSDBq7kkbQbsPgLVVXQXIh4QNiKnH1qIeCwiUlnrzZPET7Mq9_f9uzqfdUXVjVi3qoJn6QoCtM-DtqG8wrpHrZpngIiXUne_bgXYXgYU0Y9iOVtTWaLAqY1XA7LxzPM55/s4000/IMG_20230304_105001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95czQFzeOSTYhdKV-PTZR5utywf7DL49cIyrZtqjk1iql4tIMWTWrI98zSDBq7kkbQbsPgLVVXQXIh4QNiKnH1qIeCwiUlnrzZPET7Mq9_f9uzqfdUXVjVi3qoJn6QoCtM-DtqG8wrpHrZpngIiXUne_bgXYXgYU0Y9iOVtTWaLAqY1XA7LxzPM55/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_105001.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But Wilco chose to attack, which gave me the opportunity to attack also, and play my Chaos orb after that. I decided not to use that, because I also have the Abyss in my deck, and that should also work if there are not too many of those big monsters on the other side. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGUVI2aO8EVr18cbvz9tPzwfrCZFQwlaGIwKh5Fqvg5rZgH-nx1D377ZGUrrg4v0bYSX8BpK3AkU-PWRXT_XCeNMTCurUSKl6DgU-ethotHdEW7TEWXcFZDdGlW0V8AjFCcnZmrJm96mP2i-XotgohM8BeyFgG-cJTjUSGL6dfBztwcQTkyYfxTXj/s4000/IMG_20230304_105053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGUVI2aO8EVr18cbvz9tPzwfrCZFQwlaGIwKh5Fqvg5rZgH-nx1D377ZGUrrg4v0bYSX8BpK3AkU-PWRXT_XCeNMTCurUSKl6DgU-ethotHdEW7TEWXcFZDdGlW0V8AjFCcnZmrJm96mP2i-XotgohM8BeyFgG-cJTjUSGL6dfBztwcQTkyYfxTXj/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_105053.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWVmDew_WFhm8ZcjXICq6lY6UV6zmBM4GuxVfUHAxGMwWKS3aiyG5a8Wq0yfsN2N1BcvdH2hv3vS2NKhAfs5pSWT9Vkoi442joeJElor5jEI7wPLYJfP_ZQlQWMeWaZirmt7luLb9dHEwUsdR8WYXgHjrohYNwbAyTUk4sN1kkJU3mqcIdGXkKdqk/s4000/IMG_20230304_105200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWVmDew_WFhm8ZcjXICq6lY6UV6zmBM4GuxVfUHAxGMwWKS3aiyG5a8Wq0yfsN2N1BcvdH2hv3vS2NKhAfs5pSWT9Vkoi442joeJElor5jEI7wPLYJfP_ZQlQWMeWaZirmt7luLb9dHEwUsdR8WYXgHjrohYNwbAyTUk4sN1kkJU3mqcIdGXkKdqk/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_105200.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Wilco followed up with a Sylvan Library and Ancestral recall, but so far, no other big hitters. This meant I could stay ahead because of my factory that could also attack. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWKmx4GNHkj_TUm4K9LLaHNXwXnl-4pLPhVUjMEXvH-8WHe56zp0BUlu6Uqsq1SBTgh24Wr7KUSHMXJOHm_s2DmuTsboe5icf6ll3eIXGGQm8wYaKrQgJUU1cEy6vNCRkVMeiBJftZxmOc08i2x41_8nQpS0Vo7h4u3my2f72YljVpni0IdhtBL28/s4000/IMG_20230304_105238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWKmx4GNHkj_TUm4K9LLaHNXwXnl-4pLPhVUjMEXvH-8WHe56zp0BUlu6Uqsq1SBTgh24Wr7KUSHMXJOHm_s2DmuTsboe5icf6ll3eIXGGQm8wYaKrQgJUU1cEy6vNCRkVMeiBJftZxmOc08i2x41_8nQpS0Vo7h4u3my2f72YljVpni0IdhtBL28/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_105238.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A turn later, played my Abyss, hoping this would end things rather quickly. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgOZ1ORUdWH29Ltn65owCqDpK4yWyGU5JcfFyf0VkyoKtTSIt5bPMcReTvnuH0cUu5SHfIWomNW00fKqLSmUT1C_FQFdBKvfoOC04KvYxzNR_cI_od83tQRJA81z6FBFSJsZxTm5APySK99XIJZMUtwirAvYbFpIP4nKbq5LwVJdqxrOTwoYOg1i3/s4000/IMG_20230304_105444.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgOZ1ORUdWH29Ltn65owCqDpK4yWyGU5JcfFyf0VkyoKtTSIt5bPMcReTvnuH0cUu5SHfIWomNW00fKqLSmUT1C_FQFdBKvfoOC04KvYxzNR_cI_od83tQRJA81z6FBFSJsZxTm5APySK99XIJZMUtwirAvYbFpIP4nKbq5LwVJdqxrOTwoYOg1i3/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_105444.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Wilco countered my attack with a well placed balance, and he also had a strip mine ready for one of the Mishra's factories in play. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeTp4F3ke4iAVrMOleS6O85EediGS1D8LJNFRpeovYYWvFU2UW1k5vndQNP22nmJBqLd05ijeq1zYmqfs-sfhp_4d93Vly1K5sMMu8NdBdAv203G7UwsSWB-bSZYyE4SJeCEvdzm7KcyCAxDo5_WMpjca26tuUPr3vv-mUNHRrcsjytbziRkyZdPS/s4000/IMG_20230304_105757.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeTp4F3ke4iAVrMOleS6O85EediGS1D8LJNFRpeovYYWvFU2UW1k5vndQNP22nmJBqLd05ijeq1zYmqfs-sfhp_4d93Vly1K5sMMu8NdBdAv203G7UwsSWB-bSZYyE4SJeCEvdzm7KcyCAxDo5_WMpjca26tuUPr3vv-mUNHRrcsjytbziRkyZdPS/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_105757.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This meant my lonely factory would have to finish off the game. Wilco meanwhile, was using Sylvan Library with Bazaar of Baghdad to filter through his deck. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOzBabTwL064cXg_77vtXll1gM6kyewyC7RubU5jr8ERbfEbrXBBvEQO0dwEihB3uZ3GrxksjwdCEJ8FT8OGmcHshRyesivy2TPkI5TEQ0sFHYfsK-sbyVFoBQHJTkeawsduni7bdahk8p5JkYaKYmLhIvUQZfrZbZPWyxI-IWWD8zXnRl0X6Is3S/s4000/IMG_20230304_105854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOzBabTwL064cXg_77vtXll1gM6kyewyC7RubU5jr8ERbfEbrXBBvEQO0dwEihB3uZ3GrxksjwdCEJ8FT8OGmcHshRyesivy2TPkI5TEQ0sFHYfsK-sbyVFoBQHJTkeawsduni7bdahk8p5JkYaKYmLhIvUQZfrZbZPWyxI-IWWD8zXnRl0X6Is3S/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_105854.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>He played a Nevinyrral's disk to be able to get rid of the Abyss, which I chaos orbed. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNTB_ZgEyNdWpxGh0LdfBvRxzkFJekNp-PfAFlEL_ePzOPY0LtrjihsU067tcmKOGxLN51xZ6uAdKF5wxiw_7kspvoD61Jl7-530YVTZjiLZpOXQhK5g1DPt0D-DasadScMMTTWIuvukcS4klmJpCoxUjgvRr0aSE7hVarRost3_NbQSljCIx-mQG/s4000/IMG_20230304_110311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNTB_ZgEyNdWpxGh0LdfBvRxzkFJekNp-PfAFlEL_ePzOPY0LtrjihsU067tcmKOGxLN51xZ6uAdKF5wxiw_7kspvoD61Jl7-530YVTZjiLZpOXQhK5g1DPt0D-DasadScMMTTWIuvukcS4klmJpCoxUjgvRr0aSE7hVarRost3_NbQSljCIx-mQG/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_110311.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then wanted to go for it, because Wilco was only at 3 at the time, so I cast wheel of Fortune, expecting a bolt or psionic blast. I got a triskelion, which was also good. 1-0.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxP8Q-04sT-1aJFZ-YMKufx7YKE3KSB71qT1MClELJ7ZY0huhhOqrK0VFUiHm77riH43a8Q4qESUWI92MArNzVcM3YlvhtNf3v9vLjNTTgNvqq1zR6rCyFIdUXmyDuHzY2dSpSj4D8MFBK6BxLB1oeUdvVOMPYL-6K1fMtrLG6tiztJq2esWX8fek/s4000/IMG_20230304_110455.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxP8Q-04sT-1aJFZ-YMKufx7YKE3KSB71qT1MClELJ7ZY0huhhOqrK0VFUiHm77riH43a8Q4qESUWI92MArNzVcM3YlvhtNf3v9vLjNTTgNvqq1zR6rCyFIdUXmyDuHzY2dSpSj4D8MFBK6BxLB1oeUdvVOMPYL-6K1fMtrLG6tiztJq2esWX8fek/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_110455.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile next to me, Joep, the other organizer of Oldschool-in-a-gamestore was beating at his opponent with Su-Chi and elves. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSLCI71f98Q_YeHaVfbU9TlNkmuPaJObix7KH7oC0XYlORqB_FHrJk5arjdwAFH683U53dkFHZwElywVSWN9hGpGiaySYCDrzrcgJZ8z47lZxKFDroZm1d722m3vjvA2U3U9fnl47Ri9DeCtdkxijDpLObQ3UOQs9YFJN-16A8bOUGcAaAv20Euzl/s4000/IMG_20230304_110812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSLCI71f98Q_YeHaVfbU9TlNkmuPaJObix7KH7oC0XYlORqB_FHrJk5arjdwAFH683U53dkFHZwElywVSWN9hGpGiaySYCDrzrcgJZ8z47lZxKFDroZm1d722m3vjvA2U3U9fnl47Ri9DeCtdkxijDpLObQ3UOQs9YFJN-16A8bOUGcAaAv20Euzl/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_110812.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My next opening hand was a bit weird. But I decided to keep it anyway and see what would happen. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrJBxPu8daoZtrBenx8HNFSTVAUMS5vfLBngg7yQdJnOTH99he_Rt0x5B8PSFFyHL5g4UL7XjCRmf8i8YNjU_sGx052cq7xsNfN-_OoDA-MLZmkXjYcebFEPBKyggs5Bdt9uqtS6iYZoGufz-ernbwrIlS4oayYTfcebpNz5VnSv3pTVkWKCEzGU0/s4000/IMG_20230304_111028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrJBxPu8daoZtrBenx8HNFSTVAUMS5vfLBngg7yQdJnOTH99he_Rt0x5B8PSFFyHL5g4UL7XjCRmf8i8YNjU_sGx052cq7xsNfN-_OoDA-MLZmkXjYcebFEPBKyggs5Bdt9uqtS6iYZoGufz-ernbwrIlS4oayYTfcebpNz5VnSv3pTVkWKCEzGU0/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_111028.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The plan was to play a big braingeyser on turn 2 for 6, but that was not going to happen because Wilco had boarded in shatters. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8UhJLLdxbBu7GBrtVsA_K_FskGNbgDLBjHJbljDjDjPLuJaHcMexATJqg87NSQVqMrOaJOKLCgLUCO1ebr_zcPsMPQ-mXxBhGgcPmRtHOftlPG803-SRpsxVegNMLvWluv7JVAoJirnlx6PwL_TimUhXPFwiJGt6HiGV1a1-8m8PTVBtuGtMrQfB/s4000/IMG_20230304_111254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8UhJLLdxbBu7GBrtVsA_K_FskGNbgDLBjHJbljDjDjPLuJaHcMexATJqg87NSQVqMrOaJOKLCgLUCO1ebr_zcPsMPQ-mXxBhGgcPmRtHOftlPG803-SRpsxVegNMLvWluv7JVAoJirnlx6PwL_TimUhXPFwiJGt6HiGV1a1-8m8PTVBtuGtMrQfB/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_111254.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29vuZuui6RrDCuVN-K_WYVO7oOWFpNXBgnq8qiX2dphfMVTyRM-3gQmIezXLZCvVg0TYdpb-pOksEnpQU1DlujJ-_VHKDbj9b29wdsmEG-rA1BxEaHMKncwo-5rvVdbIhTL1ZmpI8wdgI7Dgne-CEGTZizwI5KVIIloJUvojkjWlICiOLGsqM9BQq/s4000/IMG_20230304_111331.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29vuZuui6RrDCuVN-K_WYVO7oOWFpNXBgnq8qiX2dphfMVTyRM-3gQmIezXLZCvVg0TYdpb-pOksEnpQU1DlujJ-_VHKDbj9b29wdsmEG-rA1BxEaHMKncwo-5rvVdbIhTL1ZmpI8wdgI7Dgne-CEGTZizwI5KVIIloJUvojkjWlICiOLGsqM9BQq/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_111331.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>To produce some more mana, I used copy artifact to copy mishra's factories. This was needed because of the lack of land. I played the braingeyser for a lot less, got some lands and Wilco in the meantime played his Bazaar of Baghdad. I wanted to make sure that nothing happened on the other side, so I played the Abyss and followed up with a blood moon. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFsX4vb2OJ1QjYPcHiCnaV_Hu4r8kxYVhN_HoBZrJAdPeRsJ4AA3yRo_WN4oPkulPJQmzlYaXoiqCvGjt5uF32r0cf9c31FAQR3kx7N_y_1ghVXgVGpshYOmcSq7ewAex_jPdBmfVl-WsVwjUURKuQNj3xUa74yxqqLTyAu020-nVHAMp9kQgxYVC/s4000/IMG_20230304_111810.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFsX4vb2OJ1QjYPcHiCnaV_Hu4r8kxYVhN_HoBZrJAdPeRsJ4AA3yRo_WN4oPkulPJQmzlYaXoiqCvGjt5uF32r0cf9c31FAQR3kx7N_y_1ghVXgVGpshYOmcSq7ewAex_jPdBmfVl-WsVwjUURKuQNj3xUa74yxqqLTyAu020-nVHAMp9kQgxYVC/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_111810.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This meant there was not a lot of action on the other side while I could wait for a creature to show up, and when it did, I could just attack with that for the win. This left me with some time to take some pictures of the rest of the tournament :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MpSKGdWnlJ5m39dTAoUEdFWk1a5eiKKx_1W187Uxkc5XUi_IyUkbvT_7vXKKkMm22_wsi6eoO7NedFs025f9X13cGkgTP8C0RqOeZ9hjXlNAUaTi-UH-1fnfYM5qjPddaKCrRAO1H18C8wANSlA49jRcy4EeujaESg4sfp8IZiVfK-4n79aa_Mia/s4000/IMG_20230304_113123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MpSKGdWnlJ5m39dTAoUEdFWk1a5eiKKx_1W187Uxkc5XUi_IyUkbvT_7vXKKkMm22_wsi6eoO7NedFs025f9X13cGkgTP8C0RqOeZ9hjXlNAUaTi-UH-1fnfYM5qjPddaKCrRAO1H18C8wANSlA49jRcy4EeujaESg4sfp8IZiVfK-4n79aa_Mia/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_113123.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_omIDXXtCnmgbT2YRxHHqu43xwgBNOW2GperYaKopYzolst94_p0CSvNCnuntDzx6zFdArSntevepXes-iGhPHWoFmpPB5q3NnREXBZaK039-f6a6LdGPMbf_ImjKhIzaBy08TqWrWPzRfkKp4DOOUq3cgN6mLsDaSTkEyrQtISyRNdQKgjdxPlc/s4000/IMG_20230304_113621_0.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_omIDXXtCnmgbT2YRxHHqu43xwgBNOW2GperYaKopYzolst94_p0CSvNCnuntDzx6zFdArSntevepXes-iGhPHWoFmpPB5q3NnREXBZaK039-f6a6LdGPMbf_ImjKhIzaBy08TqWrWPzRfkKp4DOOUq3cgN6mLsDaSTkEyrQtISyRNdQKgjdxPlc/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_113621_0.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dancing Scimitar :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><b>The second round</b> I was up against Marten. Since he is very good player it would very much depend on luck and what kind of deck he was playing since there would be no mistakes expected from his side. Hoping for the best, I went for a first turn Su-Chi again. If Marten would be able to get rid of that, I would be stuk with a mana vault damaging me for 1 per turn. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhCqN16KQNoR9mLJQaVYmlfsRpbgFfi0jAsYnnXuVTLDcYXuLx92v9uLI4bmZa-Il51QYc8XULDSWgsu4JITXxkjiDRwwZ65u3t7ubPGRoM2WT6aMuqZzBAXDXP36mJmBD7j6-Pv5m6SGFLMY9ag1m4Uv3PnuKzulT1W3yP6Qp28jSH6wUrodVCvy/s4000/IMG_20230304_114934.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhCqN16KQNoR9mLJQaVYmlfsRpbgFfi0jAsYnnXuVTLDcYXuLx92v9uLI4bmZa-Il51QYc8XULDSWgsu4JITXxkjiDRwwZ65u3t7ubPGRoM2WT6aMuqZzBAXDXP36mJmBD7j6-Pv5m6SGFLMY9ag1m4Uv3PnuKzulT1W3yP6Qp28jSH6wUrodVCvy/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_114934.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Marten was off to a strong start with ancestral recall, but not getting rid of the Su-Chi right away. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9uZRUrSU7853Sl64amc1F9gs6MQtwLDj51xu2Lb6c8yDBmeK5Wkc2gSIMSNHKPUaQipWGDeZMJSnvN6QhOCxisEMia3jlDWlGf6n6xQQpEW0z2vKo1ooSywacB0a3KNgUA9AVm5BK_TWdiznzWtYfdf2Zq8293IRFGWS-aHw69zAF2LvzrFQ9lQ7Q/s4000/IMG_20230304_114955.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9uZRUrSU7853Sl64amc1F9gs6MQtwLDj51xu2Lb6c8yDBmeK5Wkc2gSIMSNHKPUaQipWGDeZMJSnvN6QhOCxisEMia3jlDWlGf6n6xQQpEW0z2vKo1ooSywacB0a3KNgUA9AVm5BK_TWdiznzWtYfdf2Zq8293IRFGWS-aHw69zAF2LvzrFQ9lQ7Q/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_114955.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Marten played an extra mox Ruby, meaning shatter would be possible next turn. I was able to duplicate my Su-Chi though, so I would be able to keep up the pressure. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8lOJ5_k8ZIhvADz0GltYDATyg2oLvvxT41jVMqp9scP2MfUuYeyUV7MLZvjPySeNwb9jkqmdknH8wNLyRFZpK7v0hE2Tmz7-cKqJIF2qeSEuvQSReAHMoNVCCiCruEj0nRAv2M32G3JTY-abnApPf5bfmpCk-rQZsSTIQJ0lx71pOSu5dWt0NNRU/s4000/IMG_20230304_115101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8lOJ5_k8ZIhvADz0GltYDATyg2oLvvxT41jVMqp9scP2MfUuYeyUV7MLZvjPySeNwb9jkqmdknH8wNLyRFZpK7v0hE2Tmz7-cKqJIF2qeSEuvQSReAHMoNVCCiCruEj0nRAv2M32G3JTY-abnApPf5bfmpCk-rQZsSTIQJ0lx71pOSu5dWt0NNRU/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_115101.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But, the shatter did not show up, and on my side I was able to hit him with Su-Chi and the Mishra's factory. This was the most ideal setting this deck could get, and this very heavy (and lucky) start continued with another copy artifact on the Su-Chi. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLOfgfR9JGQmUywt0qbZqhjvo8KeoReW6KaoUNSuDfZSZHsbFyrEx8pi86UHducshcn3OgrSpMZRz6Jc0wBe5qjiq4MHlginbqppU3PxEX_b7CWReyAxCuaITTui1ETckBe-Pv2n356rGOBxYbUuLiPp-lwF_ksAKkr63A0qAN3SrAEevvbJ5aczb/s4000/IMG_20230304_115229.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLOfgfR9JGQmUywt0qbZqhjvo8KeoReW6KaoUNSuDfZSZHsbFyrEx8pi86UHducshcn3OgrSpMZRz6Jc0wBe5qjiq4MHlginbqppU3PxEX_b7CWReyAxCuaITTui1ETckBe-Pv2n356rGOBxYbUuLiPp-lwF_ksAKkr63A0qAN3SrAEevvbJ5aczb/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_115229.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWSlrrnN709INeqMmscey1N2t3GI0C1wM0wDEU1WjwYFTorDU2MBAXg6vglMXUY3Nl_P_nxXqLuJTv9doBuybvnvk1CHrI43SxJOQOejaDo8saOOW4W1kFBtP-4NuNu4qQRG-7t-XDraiVuCSfnwGNmJtJX3g2jDswRN-KQh35BiMK2G5T1yrYpF9/s4000/IMG_20230304_115236.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWSlrrnN709INeqMmscey1N2t3GI0C1wM0wDEU1WjwYFTorDU2MBAXg6vglMXUY3Nl_P_nxXqLuJTv9doBuybvnvk1CHrI43SxJOQOejaDo8saOOW4W1kFBtP-4NuNu4qQRG-7t-XDraiVuCSfnwGNmJtJX3g2jDswRN-KQh35BiMK2G5T1yrYpF9/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_115236.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This was just too much and we were off to game number 2, with me in the lead. My luch was about to change though, when I got a hand with one land, no mana artifacts and 2 triskelions. I mulliganed. Rinse and repeat, I got pretty much the same hand. So I mulliganed again, and after seeing my hand with again, just one land, I accepted this game was going to suck and kept this. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuKfrv-vLkD_dwR4L_VMhoMSxX2eu0jr6lUdjqMXP3DxTppL3WnegBG1UH8DXKVuRbdfc4lImgr2f4RA92QGlfBt2_bvS6eUdtVB8_N206g0KZ3s0Pd5xEk5eE0LlHOicdCYSeKZ35a1QJ_gj2FhsBH8UqxOnRpXJ2mJu6n_-5VJunlP9Sr3FD8NV/s4000/IMG_20230304_120148.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuKfrv-vLkD_dwR4L_VMhoMSxX2eu0jr6lUdjqMXP3DxTppL3WnegBG1UH8DXKVuRbdfc4lImgr2f4RA92QGlfBt2_bvS6eUdtVB8_N206g0KZ3s0Pd5xEk5eE0LlHOicdCYSeKZ35a1QJ_gj2FhsBH8UqxOnRpXJ2mJu6n_-5VJunlP9Sr3FD8NV/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_120148.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Marten started pretty well with a mox sapphire and ancestral recall, while I was waiting for my next land, which turned out to be a Mishra's factory. I did not dare attack with that though, considering it would be too much risk with Marten playing red. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58gCNT54sxoagPjh-7grct8kQUTpfN8YUHvVNYMD7nS0BqmRgu9_OsGFLo3upgLHlzgueS1pRXpR5bnsDH5YFqRyE1Yc2c5Rb68NwUv6mSHPTi643crGLDirfXciqIPz11BFsoHLWhFSJVeIv5BvJQykDCBJdZR1Yhhau26IUbgFc-FHFahLA3Vps/s4000/IMG_20230304_120237.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58gCNT54sxoagPjh-7grct8kQUTpfN8YUHvVNYMD7nS0BqmRgu9_OsGFLo3upgLHlzgueS1pRXpR5bnsDH5YFqRyE1Yc2c5Rb68NwUv6mSHPTi643crGLDirfXciqIPz11BFsoHLWhFSJVeIv5BvJQykDCBJdZR1Yhhau26IUbgFc-FHFahLA3Vps/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_120237.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When I drew time walk I used it as the worlds most expensive cantrip (untap 2 lands, draw a card) looking very hard for a land, which I did not get, so I discarded braingeyser. A turn after that I got a bit of luck with Ancestral recall, got an extra land and used copy artifact to copy my Mishra's factory while Marten played a Rukh Egg with Diamond valley on the table, so this was going to be pretty dangerous. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRlidKJMuyYDtb_HNxe8K0tuuo9GfgSjul8iR3mTlRc1yfRyCTOHDuFHE5kc7eOr50emEw5XsQrHvSSwnkSHFt5DyOMOmXbTTplX1bv4K-anPonZTQecLVbdZacOC3qql928awBNndPthjFfo1KyexaeCKwm9tC45xeiWta5OxubaRaJfAzfrCdtla/s4000/IMG_20230304_120438.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRlidKJMuyYDtb_HNxe8K0tuuo9GfgSjul8iR3mTlRc1yfRyCTOHDuFHE5kc7eOr50emEw5XsQrHvSSwnkSHFt5DyOMOmXbTTplX1bv4K-anPonZTQecLVbdZacOC3qql928awBNndPthjFfo1KyexaeCKwm9tC45xeiWta5OxubaRaJfAzfrCdtla/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_120438.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We exchanged removal, I played Abyss, he used Chaos Orb to get rid of it, I psionic blasted his Rukh, he shattered my Su-Chi. I drew a mana vault and felt a bit more confident I would be able to attack with factories. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrgE3W7po5AiOOw9ONM6tPsLsrpdnHuUDO11ffFUiZfIU-dwnTi1TrDepZr4CwmzpENnNwW_qGhCSyPdZsY6kgQbx478CVsoT-hemF75PJ8M_6sXsXFXiR5LLa9GwtA-PKKPfgdyskQTJRzAXu8INIK1kgNwMSdc4tKPHJiEpETtEXxB-djfqk69m/s4000/IMG_20230304_120609.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrgE3W7po5AiOOw9ONM6tPsLsrpdnHuUDO11ffFUiZfIU-dwnTi1TrDepZr4CwmzpENnNwW_qGhCSyPdZsY6kgQbx478CVsoT-hemF75PJ8M_6sXsXFXiR5LLa9GwtA-PKKPfgdyskQTJRzAXu8INIK1kgNwMSdc4tKPHJiEpETtEXxB-djfqk69m/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_120609.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Marten played another Rukh Egg, gaining him life and another 4/4 flyer. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXfLjnw7M9OBq0DfjC-QUq5pyMesO4QywIHZWB77wwUX40hKaiEmkEaJp5PF1AmkI9jVtTnBmt8fA_3oiKhj7Gh-gALBossLXr6sMOvFXNR7WibAykEnYBCEJ2ike8WEIFOhzTIRn8ThiLIQ0cuJ7zlolCCw1ENG5MASFqVCT9IMgQUeRmuuRposk/s4000/IMG_20230304_120635.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXfLjnw7M9OBq0DfjC-QUq5pyMesO4QywIHZWB77wwUX40hKaiEmkEaJp5PF1AmkI9jVtTnBmt8fA_3oiKhj7Gh-gALBossLXr6sMOvFXNR7WibAykEnYBCEJ2ike8WEIFOhzTIRn8ThiLIQ0cuJ7zlolCCw1ENG5MASFqVCT9IMgQUeRmuuRposk/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_120635.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I played The Abyss, and tried to attack with both factories, and both were destroyed. Marten was keeping cards in his hand, so I figured he was up to something. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78_ct5KmtawjxqAGeojZtdqhA25PM_fCqvVlkVxz2_THpmenvefCZX8Oq6gg0ReJJ-EkyPNiBh48S2EXb-pAKeyM5UVQqr-wq936jfufJJTsJSn1QQlSFaPSivfOAVEPwjrRl8Y8JHwNI8Wsxzqf2lm8SHkw0sGLXsPC-tYf74EjDng-s6KkUfccP/s4000/IMG_20230304_120933.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78_ct5KmtawjxqAGeojZtdqhA25PM_fCqvVlkVxz2_THpmenvefCZX8Oq6gg0ReJJ-EkyPNiBh48S2EXb-pAKeyM5UVQqr-wq936jfufJJTsJSn1QQlSFaPSivfOAVEPwjrRl8Y8JHwNI8Wsxzqf2lm8SHkw0sGLXsPC-tYf74EjDng-s6KkUfccP/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_120933.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1D55x9PJQuAE7urZ6CEdfqmGWsxAqskohAVHSFegu9WMPr10VKL355oHslWpfEDBks5re2_m5LfXy7K4Mb06W3O1u3wUvv4IdGcnEkCmI9wWDZ2fwiAavnEgg7e8Ibmz1YVBOJEESIrhUiOF5JhBC5naRzY5xuamWvvSiDfNjroGDou4-R2_hNhr/s4000/IMG_20230304_121039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1D55x9PJQuAE7urZ6CEdfqmGWsxAqskohAVHSFegu9WMPr10VKL355oHslWpfEDBks5re2_m5LfXy7K4Mb06W3O1u3wUvv4IdGcnEkCmI9wWDZ2fwiAavnEgg7e8Ibmz1YVBOJEESIrhUiOF5JhBC5naRzY5xuamWvvSiDfNjroGDou4-R2_hNhr/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_121039.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So I shattered his mox Jet in his turn, and played my wheel of fortune. Looking at his hand with Time Walk in it, this was a pretty good gamble. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2de5SbKg91YZJXlSFtdZ_yGw_Vug6GSvzI7CIb5ylC3HlcpFIrigethO-ceflAKN8cyo-2ScngZhd5SvHW21DwLiRnC8mdcrdcUU6nOcySDQrnb2FbQ_zlrzvcAiaCkq0rf2GMbmII3M2DnjzaPM_2jFopWREIUEoEjzWvpw338KgkNN1UK2ijIsW/s4000/IMG_20230304_121043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2de5SbKg91YZJXlSFtdZ_yGw_Vug6GSvzI7CIb5ylC3HlcpFIrigethO-ceflAKN8cyo-2ScngZhd5SvHW21DwLiRnC8mdcrdcUU6nOcySDQrnb2FbQ_zlrzvcAiaCkq0rf2GMbmII3M2DnjzaPM_2jFopWREIUEoEjzWvpw338KgkNN1UK2ijIsW/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_121043.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I could play Su-Chi one turn later.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEE6vn4EGBWF1bSJfzUWbJobDbialzkp3NvKGtJzFeVC0jPQCpErz5zzdvle74rhi5ChT0frkyUr2RuFnmYEsy1RzkRCE8ODbbQsV1PW44E5o6kz1Zfy2ZBfDFHFc2Vb6XXGb4kcwGDQQrW2ewc1hOWO-UUEP31GHLt2Zf-z8jNlnXibvb9yEB7k80/s4000/IMG_20230304_121130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEE6vn4EGBWF1bSJfzUWbJobDbialzkp3NvKGtJzFeVC0jPQCpErz5zzdvle74rhi5ChT0frkyUr2RuFnmYEsy1RzkRCE8ODbbQsV1PW44E5o6kz1Zfy2ZBfDFHFc2Vb6XXGb4kcwGDQQrW2ewc1hOWO-UUEP31GHLt2Zf-z8jNlnXibvb9yEB7k80/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_121130.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Marten however, recalled his Chaos orb and dumped it on my Abyss, meaning he would be able to play more Rukh Eggs and the like. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nP0u_h863awCEylNN0mbp0I5GCT_vnZI5kAnddyh1-8gXb2WbE9aFttA-9q5MWKoMvDC8slJ0cFE5LKltQRyoomTIwGfQlrk-I3YgOfvw5fcBKJHjyKVUh8-sG1n2jwHhXlqg0dWzf8Tg3bp6Jev2plPQ133LJpzCFS9kjkWKJTmfK59W35GpqJQ/s4000/IMG_20230304_121221_0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nP0u_h863awCEylNN0mbp0I5GCT_vnZI5kAnddyh1-8gXb2WbE9aFttA-9q5MWKoMvDC8slJ0cFE5LKltQRyoomTIwGfQlrk-I3YgOfvw5fcBKJHjyKVUh8-sG1n2jwHhXlqg0dWzf8Tg3bp6Jev2plPQ133LJpzCFS9kjkWKJTmfK59W35GpqJQ/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_121221_0.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I used my Chaos orb on his Su-Chi however, he surprised my 2 Su-Chi's with an Inferno to get rid of them. Pretty awesome :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5ZzKKoUdBHQjzEYali86vZMTuTeiVxCTL7ZfdH0yUAV30M_nJhUcun5nuxZiuLw_Qie6BWG3ey4klJqlhAZtl1lPNpe9rSlMoxBBAi0PnXmicYfYqdQZ2J1mVd4PIvBX4MsWrPThhSSUZJAkuGQu3E2BgR9scalFwsb7p35jokBd_OgA-AntdiZO/s4000/IMG_20230304_121410.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5ZzKKoUdBHQjzEYali86vZMTuTeiVxCTL7ZfdH0yUAV30M_nJhUcun5nuxZiuLw_Qie6BWG3ey4klJqlhAZtl1lPNpe9rSlMoxBBAi0PnXmicYfYqdQZ2J1mVd4PIvBX4MsWrPThhSSUZJAkuGQu3E2BgR9scalFwsb7p35jokBd_OgA-AntdiZO/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_121410.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Marten played another Su-Chi, and I got rid of his Diamond Valley and potential Rukhs with a City in a bottle. Then we were exchanging blows with Triskelion and Su-Chi. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqvG8o4J8cYnTf2bdWKg5nqpT28LcGD-Y74vTapgD4JQLu-zia9RGFERSltPd6jPI7owvalZFHv9pHRXpkiRG27eIkcUYybYTqVdxHJtXnoKL6PLDqKYBWJoIU_SnOfTI_iDjGXF9gyApcwUWCfufRAQTbBRP4-vGPdx--3SUvDUBcso5GZTRZU2s/s4000/IMG_20230304_121610.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqvG8o4J8cYnTf2bdWKg5nqpT28LcGD-Y74vTapgD4JQLu-zia9RGFERSltPd6jPI7owvalZFHv9pHRXpkiRG27eIkcUYybYTqVdxHJtXnoKL6PLDqKYBWJoIU_SnOfTI_iDjGXF9gyApcwUWCfufRAQTbBRP4-vGPdx--3SUvDUBcso5GZTRZU2s/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_121610.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>While I was trying to win game 2, Marten surprised my by finishing this game by playing another Inferno and Forking it, making it a draw instead of a win for me :) I thought I had a picture of this, but the camera must have failed because I cannot find it. It was spectacular though. On to game 3, where I kept a very mediocre hand that I got rid of with a timetwister. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4dlXTpT7PL6_-2T8lXVnh5o9ExyQmsjdWFsHB_LpI9-DMECjBkgjSzNF6_98WiNbh6qEwOGR1mlgEXnOCxL9JTyx7mPb6lAKP8XT15-etuB0t5O4fsO6gcx4wF1Uoru1OOTdWdsn7bLue02TqN1pT1JVUQYqNB03bBEMvQaArseG4qdsRkziopgq/s4000/IMG_20230304_122413.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4dlXTpT7PL6_-2T8lXVnh5o9ExyQmsjdWFsHB_LpI9-DMECjBkgjSzNF6_98WiNbh6qEwOGR1mlgEXnOCxL9JTyx7mPb6lAKP8XT15-etuB0t5O4fsO6gcx4wF1Uoru1OOTdWdsn7bLue02TqN1pT1JVUQYqNB03bBEMvQaArseG4qdsRkziopgq/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_122413.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Marten used chaos orb on my factory after trying to kill it with Disharmony (great and unexpected card) but I used Red elemental blast to counter that. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqbKqx-vuNr62agYkn2OFQMTkUsdZNuuFYMuCQ4scfUToml2geI91i7MWP4nMo7S63njw9m49-uV6skcjfAgyRzfDJJlOmtWKfNA0kJWhTC53H-AYgP9hNraaZP_TvEB_KkgBhrjxzptSLvPg_7lo3bFq6pL3eFTFYFCodLyrbnOuuG-SNaIPlSGhB/s4000/IMG_20230304_122639.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqbKqx-vuNr62agYkn2OFQMTkUsdZNuuFYMuCQ4scfUToml2geI91i7MWP4nMo7S63njw9m49-uV6skcjfAgyRzfDJJlOmtWKfNA0kJWhTC53H-AYgP9hNraaZP_TvEB_KkgBhrjxzptSLvPg_7lo3bFq6pL3eFTFYFCodLyrbnOuuG-SNaIPlSGhB/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_122639.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That did not stop Marten from destroying more and more of my creatures, until one of them stayed on the board and won game 3. An exiting match!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmIOfp_RUy8nbkmS2nGWtv-5X90k0LG3fdfLfdXOhgICTBPvEHU748gAfIjqJL6V5L_OE42bahyhJfJvut18BL9KLGme_XDLCKPeu2b384Vl7kBfEMVJNHok2vCSSysvDtDJC0LZ1VjpPmtYzJ2Fnf3rOB2Ht0q0FqjWNPDSqRrFU15BNigbeu01u/s4000/IMG_20230304_123007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmIOfp_RUy8nbkmS2nGWtv-5X90k0LG3fdfLfdXOhgICTBPvEHU748gAfIjqJL6V5L_OE42bahyhJfJvut18BL9KLGme_XDLCKPeu2b384Vl7kBfEMVJNHok2vCSSysvDtDJC0LZ1VjpPmtYzJ2Fnf3rOB2Ht0q0FqjWNPDSqRrFU15BNigbeu01u/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_123007.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After the second round it was time for lunch, which was brought into the gamestore for everyone. This was the first time lunch was included thanks to the organizational skills of Richard, and it was well recieved. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl634FBLiF7WdITPlQ7F5bu0OwAr6XpA8rPh8dOGSQP5FOETVYNVBog1koBOKBFCyk_taonj7AVXp4ZjTm_Ys6tPD3jDplmu-YAQpuGaoIGrqKGt_cqeeLu774_jSS9f0QZFLwaZRvBevybgnYrqe342MMx1dTAF9qHI1crTmRcFnekHh8DovmLPu3/s4000/IMG_20230304_123917.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl634FBLiF7WdITPlQ7F5bu0OwAr6XpA8rPh8dOGSQP5FOETVYNVBog1koBOKBFCyk_taonj7AVXp4ZjTm_Ys6tPD3jDplmu-YAQpuGaoIGrqKGt_cqeeLu774_jSS9f0QZFLwaZRvBevybgnYrqe342MMx1dTAF9qHI1crTmRcFnekHh8DovmLPu3/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_123917.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since this also gave us an opportunity to speed thing up a bit, I think we will try this again next time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><b>The third round</b> was against Tristan. This was after a re-pairing, because someone had accidently dropped themselves from the tournament, which I only noticed because there was an odd number all of a sudden. After we fixed that en repaired, it was Tristan I would play. He was playing a variant of the deck I've played against in earlier tournaments. Both those time I lost, but both times I was playing a deck which was not exactly there to win, and my current deck was much more aggressive then last times, so I expected to have a good chance, especially since the last matches I lost to Tristan due at least partly to Mind Twist and Library of Alexandria, and those were not going to be played this day. He was off to a pretty fast start again. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7O3FlwvvRMxLyBgnhfObHICPR8jna3_OcRAfB1Zlbx1a64Wl6qOd02rjI30LiSfMxtvg_OqJkdXYSvVx7m0uOlsy3-6KB3v6xuDxjhix5bQPyNga3raDKpE1ARWyX_T2PIsyn2DewgJKaHr2SGso41HkOHhUHHx8YFZG_WkNR3Js0auomgR_5b_PA/s4000/IMG_20230304_131550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7O3FlwvvRMxLyBgnhfObHICPR8jna3_OcRAfB1Zlbx1a64Wl6qOd02rjI30LiSfMxtvg_OqJkdXYSvVx7m0uOlsy3-6KB3v6xuDxjhix5bQPyNga3raDKpE1ARWyX_T2PIsyn2DewgJKaHr2SGso41HkOHhUHHx8YFZG_WkNR3Js0auomgR_5b_PA/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_131550.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My start was not great, but at least I had Ancestral Recall to make up for that a bit. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FkNgVbIfM0bYPitiGWXMSvIR4npMoki49yFBcK99FHstyBAqQVt_GR0aU6Yfsnws6gP_8KRLqfqO9Zpjwd-Izg4FO5X06ElB2nZiQeeFP3o1-SLo4OxdGL_Twj8A8jEPzBTeHZeOiYPHZpzYQsa4RpnzS1TyMowtASsFAyL3NWsZZcLsC3jZAvlh/s4000/IMG_20230304_131648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FkNgVbIfM0bYPitiGWXMSvIR4npMoki49yFBcK99FHstyBAqQVt_GR0aU6Yfsnws6gP_8KRLqfqO9Zpjwd-Izg4FO5X06ElB2nZiQeeFP3o1-SLo4OxdGL_Twj8A8jEPzBTeHZeOiYPHZpzYQsa4RpnzS1TyMowtASsFAyL3NWsZZcLsC3jZAvlh/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_131648.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I tried regaining some mana but Tristan destroyed my workshop before it could o much. Not that I had any other artifacts in my hand, but hey, it could have helped a lot later on. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhcIrdRwDfyIdSFwfKO74cglN9HXECsYMAQtcpPYATSzd3MvYMoc0ikCbEkEkUK9mMTJhBwwZ5ioDAF0XDcIjM7eab6ykpzxtqI56eWXu8yVxnjUmAsNuXcLdqy2nSKJNOKeGHXeGopJU7vYHHPXbjB0vDfHuVYSuRE4oHwNzy1yHDR5-Q5aEhWbt/s4000/IMG_20230304_131851.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhcIrdRwDfyIdSFwfKO74cglN9HXECsYMAQtcpPYATSzd3MvYMoc0ikCbEkEkUK9mMTJhBwwZ5ioDAF0XDcIjM7eab6ykpzxtqI56eWXu8yVxnjUmAsNuXcLdqy2nSKJNOKeGHXeGopJU7vYHHPXbjB0vDfHuVYSuRE4oHwNzy1yHDR5-Q5aEhWbt/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_131851.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_zSxJhgsHw4kyAMD-ml8tdjTLEz5poxCtWr51Vxod3EICNI6M2WGauQKYpZ5Eh2V79QE0XGUTRdIn18-x2nK-11P1I5au6JjEQYvtU25Iews8H9xcd-gW8qjD7lJadJ3ZGSt7yIW23W6RZIBFYUY3t5VTkmsHfMEzpqBY4pZdfacxnwAWwKvwBjhH/s4000/IMG_20230304_132004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_zSxJhgsHw4kyAMD-ml8tdjTLEz5poxCtWr51Vxod3EICNI6M2WGauQKYpZ5Eh2V79QE0XGUTRdIn18-x2nK-11P1I5au6JjEQYvtU25Iews8H9xcd-gW8qjD7lJadJ3ZGSt7yIW23W6RZIBFYUY3t5VTkmsHfMEzpqBY4pZdfacxnwAWwKvwBjhH/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_132004.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>While Tristan had a lot of mana on the board, I was struggling a bit to get more mana but fortunately, he was not doing too much damage. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyjqtVCroTSXKnQRi2nRJy-y2fcOGherz9cScnW2quq7tDolSoYXpXDddtnGo39GBS9XytEuQMa6BqGOyIHCPLQWcwrSaTdk8Ry4VHF72b8cr8em7jr4mxTz33cVFh3h6Y9qxasVia4RMZNocGwGfNyKyUoUPt5drmqK2coyhVpUAkpmgrL44EbKs/s4000/IMG_20230304_132220.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyjqtVCroTSXKnQRi2nRJy-y2fcOGherz9cScnW2quq7tDolSoYXpXDddtnGo39GBS9XytEuQMa6BqGOyIHCPLQWcwrSaTdk8Ry4VHF72b8cr8em7jr4mxTz33cVFh3h6Y9qxasVia4RMZNocGwGfNyKyUoUPt5drmqK2coyhVpUAkpmgrL44EbKs/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_132220.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This meant that by the time I was drawing creatures, I was able to just play them, even though some of them were removed, there were too much in the end and that left me 1-0 in the lead. Game 2 was quickly opened by a COP: red from the side of Tristan, with a Mox pearl, which quite effectively negated the advantage I was trying to get with blood moon. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnnNb2FkR-PniroDI8Ml8oG4E1RIGqgdOD1l38wE0LJp6F7BQdaatekTICtRvNHiJsJffHF44k_ukU4hONfImZ_gWAHD0PQE0738ifAJO4ZyvgRk9aerzs4CFAKhL8ppORdUSX5bEW55KVqBqSMaod7QnXTHkn2HYSVvMwmEa8TCzJCb7M0N1Xwrd/s4000/IMG_20230304_133150.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnnNb2FkR-PniroDI8Ml8oG4E1RIGqgdOD1l38wE0LJp6F7BQdaatekTICtRvNHiJsJffHF44k_ukU4hONfImZ_gWAHD0PQE0738ifAJO4ZyvgRk9aerzs4CFAKhL8ppORdUSX5bEW55KVqBqSMaod7QnXTHkn2HYSVvMwmEa8TCzJCb7M0N1Xwrd/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_133150.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And the plains he played 2 turns later. Or so I believed, because somehow he did not draw a disenchant, which </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KFLg-rM-QRo5IXClGRhIMj7--ZsUAS7lMbk8lYtkC4qy70nth789iUvY50BGBHdhJR1YFSPyvrXi940zm8ocrWVEWVvT8mXnKnvGNEJ5JhN7CJN_qzx6mzvpS6uoMCuhLuLHzI-WX3PZV2RkB6Zgpeyqq-UsZwotuxDHX7gkSmXHn2hWp3ozv2yV/s4000/IMG_20230304_133226.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KFLg-rM-QRo5IXClGRhIMj7--ZsUAS7lMbk8lYtkC4qy70nth789iUvY50BGBHdhJR1YFSPyvrXi940zm8ocrWVEWVvT8mXnKnvGNEJ5JhN7CJN_qzx6mzvpS6uoMCuhLuLHzI-WX3PZV2RkB6Zgpeyqq-UsZwotuxDHX7gkSmXHn2hWp3ozv2yV/s320/IMG_20230304_133226.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When one did show up, he opted to use it on my Triskelion instead. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYhAgVDJHB2b8tiWp_x-kd2lMVkC-NwBkhTIiwUhloPKmVG27mQ-IqLmWT4S1X5iPOmifAXboyw2rCjnPHMMVO20uG5NX7SI7Vc-z-7ez5TkW3KCYvTMtcq1RabPILqNGEzkLVVfm19ISL31H-iAP3TDoBIhBekqWvLYR99SAtyBOL4Qt8Hl-35m8/s4000/IMG_20230304_133435.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYhAgVDJHB2b8tiWp_x-kd2lMVkC-NwBkhTIiwUhloPKmVG27mQ-IqLmWT4S1X5iPOmifAXboyw2rCjnPHMMVO20uG5NX7SI7Vc-z-7ez5TkW3KCYvTMtcq1RabPILqNGEzkLVVfm19ISL31H-iAP3TDoBIhBekqWvLYR99SAtyBOL4Qt8Hl-35m8/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_133435.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Fortunately, I had another one. And, to top things off, Tristan opted to draw a card with his tome, but decided not to leave white mana untapped. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCW1OYrvOX1m6mlhyah4uKmtBnsLAOz74pj8vIs01Sw6nPo0UJuv91d6vvd00HG_TQd-ixHZpKyzexc_aLSgR3KdNbnbk1N7I_M4QiQVTnElh0JzfCn8EWP0hXv8m9Scjc5ZHzQ_MUJhXoj84sRQxc1MorchQlJ95tw-ovMhMwnoxz0xFjuTDOa3L/s4000/IMG_20230304_133437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCW1OYrvOX1m6mlhyah4uKmtBnsLAOz74pj8vIs01Sw6nPo0UJuv91d6vvd00HG_TQd-ixHZpKyzexc_aLSgR3KdNbnbk1N7I_M4QiQVTnElh0JzfCn8EWP0hXv8m9Scjc5ZHzQ_MUJhXoj84sRQxc1MorchQlJ95tw-ovMhMwnoxz0xFjuTDOa3L/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_133437.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This gave me to safe chance to copy artifact my Triskelion without fear of it being destroyed, and that meant I won the game. He commented he did not have a swords to plowshares anyway, but I might have played it differently had he left the white mana open. It might not have made a difference in the end, but who knows? I was 2-0 and now and won 3 matches. Probably because so far I had not run into a lot of Divine offerings.. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4HOWLoYcZYjihx8uRj8EYmd3Sl9SRTo_GueD5lZtyQOGiytaI6m8GDTgAe1JjeI_lebeDiUOhSAQA0MLxSWMxQSPEgA3m2kxrmZsQ7-9zymo-sAY4-HJEW15MwHhFxBEuyluglbxGfSagZG_eE1q-lpVXPpVpIke7meECA1pg_UAMg_UMRd0Vpx0/s4000/IMG_20230304_133529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4HOWLoYcZYjihx8uRj8EYmd3Sl9SRTo_GueD5lZtyQOGiytaI6m8GDTgAe1JjeI_lebeDiUOhSAQA0MLxSWMxQSPEgA3m2kxrmZsQ7-9zymo-sAY4-HJEW15MwHhFxBEuyluglbxGfSagZG_eE1q-lpVXPpVpIke7meECA1pg_UAMg_UMRd0Vpx0/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_133529.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In the meantime, the reanimator deck was on stream producing lots of Djinns and Dragons. I really love that deck, it is awesome. Maybe if I get crazy enough I will get me a couple of bazaars to play it, but man, they are way to expensive for me right now. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0F5malH67TEuiWCQhnE3kCKvS4alQOrAr2lMVfbML9PRdjvaILqpDOx884CUwIVdTP7RCv8zptprVqa6I1wChnCW4ILbuCdeTvptgk0L8TjDY0Uvlh4Pp2sHpiENckrCcvJgPtleIQa_X6h8C-MaaM1owvAzK1Y4h7_NZUW81goSnuXAfv-v6jbZ/s4000/IMG_20230304_140023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0F5malH67TEuiWCQhnE3kCKvS4alQOrAr2lMVfbML9PRdjvaILqpDOx884CUwIVdTP7RCv8zptprVqa6I1wChnCW4ILbuCdeTvptgk0L8TjDY0Uvlh4Pp2sHpiENckrCcvJgPtleIQa_X6h8C-MaaM1owvAzK1Y4h7_NZUW81goSnuXAfv-v6jbZ/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_140023.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On the stream it seems like Remko is in trouble when he topdecks the only card to save him. This game was also a nail-biting experience for those who were watching. You can watch it on the Timmy Talks youtube channel. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gzUvvBOWMtXTW36zfB7LIZMxM7ka7VH8XEg0pH15bZK-JEWD9DcFWktmRJnPPmcvKUj0AGb78WjFtDsZ18mxC_dDKjvqmujBuhywVc0ZXr7FcdjofNHCh9EO3tP_yV65cCNntkQuGrd5GWOGnxJaohZu8jKUTkNt2KbT2q1l7coopQGP_2YBPnkK/s4000/IMG_20230304_140041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gzUvvBOWMtXTW36zfB7LIZMxM7ka7VH8XEg0pH15bZK-JEWD9DcFWktmRJnPPmcvKUj0AGb78WjFtDsZ18mxC_dDKjvqmujBuhywVc0ZXr7FcdjofNHCh9EO3tP_yV65cCNntkQuGrd5GWOGnxJaohZu8jKUTkNt2KbT2q1l7coopQGP_2YBPnkK/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_140041.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Round 4</b> was against Roelf, who was doing pretty good and seemed a bit surprised by that. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHlBb2yogahi-kncrZYg3mwYzH9gCKk7Xf_z2EsBWNcR7uYmJwhSoVsEco_zz9zAG4HH_YdW2Eyd_t43vTPno4Oa-wTCZBguqMi4QItNRl7oKKjW4tGypcgo7DfrS1cDbhBs0IGb73r32RU44bGBi29cAAgnYAV8JyLB9fQ96MX5zEmJeoi9sEFOY/s4000/IMG_20230304_141213.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHlBb2yogahi-kncrZYg3mwYzH9gCKk7Xf_z2EsBWNcR7uYmJwhSoVsEco_zz9zAG4HH_YdW2Eyd_t43vTPno4Oa-wTCZBguqMi4QItNRl7oKKjW4tGypcgo7DfrS1cDbhBs0IGb73r32RU44bGBi29cAAgnYAV8JyLB9fQ96MX5zEmJeoi9sEFOY/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_141213.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>He was off to a pretty quick start though: </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5Z-YRmJqZM09p-q6V3Z4g64RXI-d5vRtuCtv4BP993rRkgrMNFFA_--B6hNTgwGdO_X_qXS4qoQgxCUtVSLWIuQcIRvLrUGs5rU365numQvJUvKX0bWdtsmLMxw61m9mOlG9qMA7cDqRhutBuHaGLnRYb5zFc9oso86z9JplqAumFQS6AtgQZflM/s4000/IMG_20230304_141617.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5Z-YRmJqZM09p-q6V3Z4g64RXI-d5vRtuCtv4BP993rRkgrMNFFA_--B6hNTgwGdO_X_qXS4qoQgxCUtVSLWIuQcIRvLrUGs5rU365numQvJUvKX0bWdtsmLMxw61m9mOlG9qMA7cDqRhutBuHaGLnRYb5zFc9oso86z9JplqAumFQS6AtgQZflM/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_141617.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, having taken some damage from the black vise there before I could even do something, I did what you have to do in a situation like this, play as many cards as possible to take as little damage as I could. I then decided to slow him down by strip mining his green mana, and see if that would gave me the advantage I needed. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayLFefSh8sYRoe8pPyh3sLScn_BtPbukAYxaiwBygx2M7pkYENICZcnUjf3hmLAg2aXXeiSlokTfvz0rojLHO7Fq9lvgyFNdUZzqAVt9LxE4M5gOMHxYaFe25UNyx8Vq0PJyZnhSqvaBZHTTLBsaNPPHS0L_Q7YAmKYYXcfZA5Z4YksnyY3NW0fyi/s4000/IMG_20230304_141816.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayLFefSh8sYRoe8pPyh3sLScn_BtPbukAYxaiwBygx2M7pkYENICZcnUjf3hmLAg2aXXeiSlokTfvz0rojLHO7Fq9lvgyFNdUZzqAVt9LxE4M5gOMHxYaFe25UNyx8Vq0PJyZnhSqvaBZHTTLBsaNPPHS0L_Q7YAmKYYXcfZA5Z4YksnyY3NW0fyi/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_141816.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>He managed to get rid of a Triskelion and I got back from that with 2 Su-Chi's. Figurating that if I had a balance, he would lose of all of his cards in hand and since I was ahead, that would work out for me. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DcApEyyu3kIvPqOIpH6XzMNsIdKDkLASTRnmFcdsiXl5rSgfLc5HsLM5R-u0ZGKWv1rLrra3KJr4Nh6Vciko8SW8FIAG1wdyLUWdfDFiJfuHWvxaU3t5EgKdnAncTpSqYTjLJWgq5SD58LAPNp-NB3TKLuJwgs5Pi2FMJmFhtfeAq79a1p4tlLiX/s4000/IMG_20230304_142056.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DcApEyyu3kIvPqOIpH6XzMNsIdKDkLASTRnmFcdsiXl5rSgfLc5HsLM5R-u0ZGKWv1rLrra3KJr4Nh6Vciko8SW8FIAG1wdyLUWdfDFiJfuHWvxaU3t5EgKdnAncTpSqYTjLJWgq5SD58LAPNp-NB3TKLuJwgs5Pi2FMJmFhtfeAq79a1p4tlLiX/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_142056.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>He did not have a balance though, and the Su-Chi's stayed an finished the game. The second game there was again a good start on the other side, with Argothian Pixies which are pretty great against my deck. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1-EpQiApCGDdFh-EryNyRAcf471cXeomEHpwKCDVnH9cj5DGfTX0mZZaUjaXLLA-ktaJ1w269zPPNG5j6HlL_pfDPLyao1bVZVjKL43wQ1URkozXTEzqFm4Jo8JNAoKXom8apSi2xFg331kxmVq3KkB2_lf8r_nnaGhYoIae5jMtVt6gE9cTU3Qy/s4000/IMG_20230304_142923.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1-EpQiApCGDdFh-EryNyRAcf471cXeomEHpwKCDVnH9cj5DGfTX0mZZaUjaXLLA-ktaJ1w269zPPNG5j6HlL_pfDPLyao1bVZVjKL43wQ1URkozXTEzqFm4Jo8JNAoKXom8apSi2xFg331kxmVq3KkB2_lf8r_nnaGhYoIae5jMtVt6gE9cTU3Qy/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_142923.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So I lightning bolted those, but there were more and more creatures coming on the other side. Fortunately for me, not very big ones. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcuU51WcQwGN74UUQw84rD-Au1yJf9QpAJtDQLnHGQWHo1w6vdhHq8RgManbOgTKqjqK61fwN943t4vMjm1efkD-89Qy7XKBgx5WZl9_yb66HuekrO4YZrF0xsnJQfJOOfXkOmdaM-3PD5BYJ1ns4booHCTJKjLO4juocK-bUm1LOfibcqUpk2hva/s4000/IMG_20230304_142957.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcuU51WcQwGN74UUQw84rD-Au1yJf9QpAJtDQLnHGQWHo1w6vdhHq8RgManbOgTKqjqK61fwN943t4vMjm1efkD-89Qy7XKBgx5WZl9_yb66HuekrO4YZrF0xsnJQfJOOfXkOmdaM-3PD5BYJ1ns4booHCTJKjLO4juocK-bUm1LOfibcqUpk2hva/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_142957.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And, he was able to get rid of my Abyss as well. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxenSMU7GQDr4wnXVmCBduAABbz8bdQmdq2_lSOZ16l_jsMWUMOszm976FUTwbC5Lamdng6Fx92GDveyK785zsCvnWN10qHWmgRqMPa9z7X8rutOFCssLjA5hcr63-R5jDwVhdJt8hUKPHh5a-yic41y5y0KccG2CcW6YTFyQrtf0I4vgB3D5YIX6/s4000/IMG_20230304_143211.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxxenSMU7GQDr4wnXVmCBduAABbz8bdQmdq2_lSOZ16l_jsMWUMOszm976FUTwbC5Lamdng6Fx92GDveyK785zsCvnWN10qHWmgRqMPa9z7X8rutOFCssLjA5hcr63-R5jDwVhdJt8hUKPHh5a-yic41y5y0KccG2CcW6YTFyQrtf0I4vgB3D5YIX6/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_143211.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Noticing he was stalling on land drops and I was not drawing any creatures, I decided to slow him down with a Psionic blast on his birds of paradise and strip mine on his Savannah, hoping I would draw a creature somewhere soon. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWx_hxM3YGnbE8-jq3an3d6o-4bn4QrUG2n1WleqH6aRV90GeMHeQ7tkIhJtI44WLsViN_bMRBuoGK4PBjU-uVN7X3cGGH4iUAPz8hA8U8M2Dm6kW7F4cxb6cv8K4JqH69LL5Ts2WhPpz4_9FfQF3wtKJHGCFwfHxzDAhrOnM9f31Uus7XPY0pBXU/s4000/IMG_20230304_143357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWx_hxM3YGnbE8-jq3an3d6o-4bn4QrUG2n1WleqH6aRV90GeMHeQ7tkIhJtI44WLsViN_bMRBuoGK4PBjU-uVN7X3cGGH4iUAPz8hA8U8M2Dm6kW7F4cxb6cv8K4JqH69LL5Ts2WhPpz4_9FfQF3wtKJHGCFwfHxzDAhrOnM9f31Uus7XPY0pBXU/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_143357.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I did get a Su-Chi, so I could now also use the copy artifact in my hand and make 2 of them. Also, with the workshop in play, there was mana to spare to attack with Mishra's factory. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0LrzbzlSAE8sMzp8TrvJ2e239_cOQtxYqDsjXu8PknS1weECjtiGDWX4aaujwNYG0QBIqrF1sLQk5fZBo4xfcYfPBMmV9x6Hh9MsLHow5pY77nKX1VROQFLqnFWTsUr5dqbLALcs-SKYHhWU2xJeP9nSAdvdWcDd0-vvPhBbtwj-0WNaIYVoVztF/s4000/IMG_20230304_143429.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0LrzbzlSAE8sMzp8TrvJ2e239_cOQtxYqDsjXu8PknS1weECjtiGDWX4aaujwNYG0QBIqrF1sLQk5fZBo4xfcYfPBMmV9x6Hh9MsLHow5pY77nKX1VROQFLqnFWTsUr5dqbLALcs-SKYHhWU2xJeP9nSAdvdWcDd0-vvPhBbtwj-0WNaIYVoVztF/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_143429.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Another Pixies showed up, which meant no more attacking with my Mishra's factory, but the Su-Chi's could take this, even though less damage would get trough, it was still taking life points. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kjFa6JoDEErNf5Kbv2Yo1dTkrVk9Hl2XoGQqLkyKNqB5rxotUBLFoaKUJ_b7d-aAuXVqEMFua8ltwQUBWWMFGb5Q_3AhGfKgsiYo-2ivChuYBtYqEp87ddPMpZjCMQJsPKxqKQvXvHwpSlQs22OcqKRNtwL9RcmXMOJlRwaPt2KD1Rn-qfnikfFd/s4000/IMG_20230304_143444.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kjFa6JoDEErNf5Kbv2Yo1dTkrVk9Hl2XoGQqLkyKNqB5rxotUBLFoaKUJ_b7d-aAuXVqEMFua8ltwQUBWWMFGb5Q_3AhGfKgsiYo-2ivChuYBtYqEp87ddPMpZjCMQJsPKxqKQvXvHwpSlQs22OcqKRNtwL9RcmXMOJlRwaPt2KD1Rn-qfnikfFd/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_143444.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Because now was not a great time to get a Balance or Divine Offering, I was happy that one of the 3 glooms I had sideboarded in showed up. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXwMnxX5bUD2Dlt44Lce1-C30Pvwi37Ql2-rP2OhGthVjHW1MtaDiCh_IsBIA_2uX4U3RZyA7P96chxXSI8IHFXDyvWjB8psWhizU_b8qAHPMSv0FWwIvkRswBZe9a4OL_kZhoPqpGvhKnO7AtWBxSCu84pcK6Mh0Rim5136q1QqRnTQVHqfUmWaK/s4000/IMG_20230304_143513.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXwMnxX5bUD2Dlt44Lce1-C30Pvwi37Ql2-rP2OhGthVjHW1MtaDiCh_IsBIA_2uX4U3RZyA7P96chxXSI8IHFXDyvWjB8psWhizU_b8qAHPMSv0FWwIvkRswBZe9a4OL_kZhoPqpGvhKnO7AtWBxSCu84pcK6Mh0Rim5136q1QqRnTQVHqfUmWaK/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_143513.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The gloom kept my creatures save even when a white mana showed up, and I was able to end the game with the Su-Chi's and the factory in the end. So, 2-0 and 4 matches won so far. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7spOL5qS0v_yPhr_f_-P1wyUjJ7bedyEKaTGFboNdb8whoK1a7h_n7JukUgcbIRbw9M93PVph7fLartEyqiYxS1ziYTZEmlf4D6vtvaKV1qPzHE_mzsaOdh_9eD5nSYg_kxYPmobBo1BI6E2zHljpbfyvf9K-9nQnWaYkpLN7KM0kjeQSFuh9fsc/s4000/IMG_20230304_143610.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7spOL5qS0v_yPhr_f_-P1wyUjJ7bedyEKaTGFboNdb8whoK1a7h_n7JukUgcbIRbw9M93PVph7fLartEyqiYxS1ziYTZEmlf4D6vtvaKV1qPzHE_mzsaOdh_9eD5nSYg_kxYPmobBo1BI6E2zHljpbfyvf9K-9nQnWaYkpLN7KM0kjeQSFuh9fsc/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_143610.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In the meantime, I was able to see a Juzam Djinn in action next to me. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rl6uWy8JWZyykqgYGPzrMoBOhpkq35NCBYdb_7UptlZWi5GzgQMs8Jz-AKhjM63PiN1XsViUGqKqS2AkYYNx35XN5Hqje9gRuBSgap6cdz6JbOm-JTnmC1tpAQ8xxp5BQmJqZiI-AtGcTlH4IzS4ggZH9y4js7WtExE6B6lyMfA7y7N4zsLnI5ic/s4000/IMG_20230304_144301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuFB4HtxrHnGy6Qfwg7eBSw3JmYCu6p87bbUnuuurkSNzcxqDX-CtI88uUmNHRaRGVfBVxkB28sjMAU5myDEBOwV3-SvRX_A-XPVWgojZo4y3cH0XGWUBckiFK7mPDxOK9V1CPMzCftDCZI_vdR32F5icuEbRqiKB6w8mnID5Y_cKBK8K4OaK4Q0v/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_144421.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And some more animated dragons and djinns:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxrfbmsKH5aHIgf-ngPoiFwC7hpLpwMGDX3T24VFJNW-EkS4J3OG2r5wHskXYyAfB1LTugL471iRPMqEFkyzWTdBXtMdxpBrwj3w3jJF_kEcyIY4OausV9snQzwwwE_TjWKUBifKlyOQzcT6NRN5EqCHbd1MLDrtawHISN36G8zFsI1Q1M9m4uBJA/s4000/IMG_20230304_150126.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxrfbmsKH5aHIgf-ngPoiFwC7hpLpwMGDX3T24VFJNW-EkS4J3OG2r5wHskXYyAfB1LTugL471iRPMqEFkyzWTdBXtMdxpBrwj3w3jJF_kEcyIY4OausV9snQzwwwE_TjWKUBifKlyOQzcT6NRN5EqCHbd1MLDrtawHISN36G8zFsI1Q1M9m4uBJA/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_150126.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Going into round 4, there were only 2 players with 4 wins, so I would be up against Koen, who also previously went into the top 8 as the no. 1. That would was going to be a tough matchup. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Ht6JwHGuxLoxr2iODhCzaNIgIWAfjU7k7diJpa9LQPrRtqXiQsFaFd-zGBKIyqT8lWtrnwhkDvRlcAe5jVZd3uj_3yoKCHUQ9ogWeKnR7ENgVI1gUAmzELSmSh4GtyuWbLvnUlzvxAuoO5Db_6QAAFq9CloZuDy2ZTKFF7wnBLGkUNYnSvUQa6pJ/s4000/IMG_20230304_150350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Ht6JwHGuxLoxr2iODhCzaNIgIWAfjU7k7diJpa9LQPrRtqXiQsFaFd-zGBKIyqT8lWtrnwhkDvRlcAe5jVZd3uj_3yoKCHUQ9ogWeKnR7ENgVI1gUAmzELSmSh4GtyuWbLvnUlzvxAuoO5Db_6QAAFq9CloZuDy2ZTKFF7wnBLGkUNYnSvUQa6pJ/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_150350.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The raffle prizes and the signed camel for the winner were waiting. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLM-sM6ZG9jJ8gNiuGe1AOz8Q2rDhIZEjMPgi0Yos5bY4GZuIeO3G8SqpXOyrAdM5GnX28xpR1uczqhCm8gi67cg9GqT6HsMJS3dfqB7POFurq8e1MhFpHchkpCSs3U8A6MfG0-77-xN7p2J5IYxvAetaGTDdCJcAltdcoJsbp-0njH-gc0sgt1wkz/s4000/IMG_20230304_150513.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLM-sM6ZG9jJ8gNiuGe1AOz8Q2rDhIZEjMPgi0Yos5bY4GZuIeO3G8SqpXOyrAdM5GnX28xpR1uczqhCm8gi67cg9GqT6HsMJS3dfqB7POFurq8e1MhFpHchkpCSs3U8A6MfG0-77-xN7p2J5IYxvAetaGTDdCJcAltdcoJsbp-0njH-gc0sgt1wkz/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_150513.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnj9A0juAnq99ZwooNx3YuWfINU3tVdaxNyBOeTisIeWyywIKI1iVlW-KttIlSGKSZgrVnVPuJ-QdJeUoY7t6ywO360eeyIl4ue7cVF1C5TGEajws88-d4gThgA9Oyfq4kQbiuEX0QU-nWAwx0xQDw9d4kRaF_Jje3HNVM0M6wEhvjc3zWtLJ_AiC/s4000/IMG_20230304_150518.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLnj9A0juAnq99ZwooNx3YuWfINU3tVdaxNyBOeTisIeWyywIKI1iVlW-KttIlSGKSZgrVnVPuJ-QdJeUoY7t6ywO360eeyIl4ue7cVF1C5TGEajws88-d4gThgA9Oyfq4kQbiuEX0QU-nWAwx0xQDw9d4kRaF_Jje3HNVM0M6wEhvjc3zWtLJ_AiC/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_150518.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Going into round 5, Peter was on table 4 with the Enchantress deck. This was definitely an unexpected but great sight to see. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLM2byei76I7WRwajX9Noav3zUb6gkf2kW3eSl0N8iKtmtxBYd0QLOozZU4Y5GBdI4N8zKHvduKBQdsmBMrLg3-Efot4G_Hj2pxxGjVma5_KZcIvYwm4wzj5ZlJreNKJrRHlWgFXDobP1IM9P3xwCAn1nLVBpANRX3gEZo7cw_daT_rpatN7rrTkHW/s4000/IMG_20230304_150942.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLM2byei76I7WRwajX9Noav3zUb6gkf2kW3eSl0N8iKtmtxBYd0QLOozZU4Y5GBdI4N8zKHvduKBQdsmBMrLg3-Efot4G_Hj2pxxGjVma5_KZcIvYwm4wzj5ZlJreNKJrRHlWgFXDobP1IM9P3xwCAn1nLVBpANRX3gEZo7cw_daT_rpatN7rrTkHW/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_150942.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Round 5</b> I was up against Koen, who was playing a variant of his Deadguy Ale deck with 4 Juzam Djinns. That was going to be a bad thing, since my elimination consists mostly of cards that cannot get rid of him. And.. .there he was, on turn 1. Yikes. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7GSEC07q5u2RLFC4hbclN8A_oLXO3lUd3vugfxvaMR2ntdxCa-mMzN4IbgT6tiLFJdajawe9ND8NK-gBGaapVNz3Ho5XzVzvBECn9zDMI6behLzIqGuBS4UK2hDSuWBqw6GkE-vgk5QoP3QreRx1kP1lnXkHXFGlwzRXIK-BNyB4Eyk9LmEl-M5rK/s4000/IMG_20230304_151249.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7GSEC07q5u2RLFC4hbclN8A_oLXO3lUd3vugfxvaMR2ntdxCa-mMzN4IbgT6tiLFJdajawe9ND8NK-gBGaapVNz3Ho5XzVzvBECn9zDMI6behLzIqGuBS4UK2hDSuWBqw6GkE-vgk5QoP3QreRx1kP1lnXkHXFGlwzRXIK-BNyB4Eyk9LmEl-M5rK/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_151249.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And Koen followed up with a Time Walk, so I had pretty much lost before I really did anything. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaHoZukMzaJ8nVBU1YjNiBUdQXEscu3vqveqG7sP_eZ3ftezs3mKk2f8jdC4emYuu_EzouC0HWakFstYe693QbKXYAHhlQISaXWigOot-EwVIuvaAaPYrYgDSw1xFlMXXzGNfDogbjUrrFvbLkhE3ujAtqQyxwS0t_2cdLPX5KyFLnpk22YgQ9aB4/s4000/IMG_20230304_151344.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaHoZukMzaJ8nVBU1YjNiBUdQXEscu3vqveqG7sP_eZ3ftezs3mKk2f8jdC4emYuu_EzouC0HWakFstYe693QbKXYAHhlQISaXWigOot-EwVIuvaAaPYrYgDSw1xFlMXXzGNfDogbjUrrFvbLkhE3ujAtqQyxwS0t_2cdLPX5KyFLnpk22YgQ9aB4/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_151344.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But, desparate times call for desparate measures, so I took the loss of a card to get rid of the Djinn and used 2 lightning bolts to dispose of him. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqAGnDpImwULXrVPY-vTMef2GJCB8CONGo-DkkaxdJ1D_w2-FYbywL01yKYbUWrvdfescDehbcjAKPfYsMCpoPUVBP1NPZ4C57AnSobnuJjmsAnvQMuMzF_-O1sBnOcYA_f99lJev7ChhftCzwBlVlKHWawKmVatCz4F8O51o_T1XGsbLd47Fo806/s4000/IMG_20230304_151445.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqAGnDpImwULXrVPY-vTMef2GJCB8CONGo-DkkaxdJ1D_w2-FYbywL01yKYbUWrvdfescDehbcjAKPfYsMCpoPUVBP1NPZ4C57AnSobnuJjmsAnvQMuMzF_-O1sBnOcYA_f99lJev7ChhftCzwBlVlKHWawKmVatCz4F8O51o_T1XGsbLd47Fo806/s320/IMG_20230304_151445.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Koen was not drawing extra lands, though, and this gave me time to build up and do some damage with a Su-Chi until... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjroRC11kFrNXjFdV_i2fMm5nuY0KhRFx2c3lWk8oyUx9LlhLo-GQhqfL6de6BX5y3h1mtZTZMjBa2yDTBOkY8DdL57P3GXiiGHo65M2ONo8buAlpeOZio-LBwKKDKh71A8qlC5frWkFarW9axRaY_3hk90C0yUtUqAwgh59bxYMap4y3RSh6pWJiKf/s4000/IMG_20230304_151608.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjroRC11kFrNXjFdV_i2fMm5nuY0KhRFx2c3lWk8oyUx9LlhLo-GQhqfL6de6BX5y3h1mtZTZMjBa2yDTBOkY8DdL57P3GXiiGHo65M2ONo8buAlpeOZio-LBwKKDKh71A8qlC5frWkFarW9axRaY_3hk90C0yUtUqAwgh59bxYMap4y3RSh6pWJiKf/s320/IMG_20230304_151608.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This meant I would have to block the Djinn or get rid of him in another way, which presented itself with A Triskelion and a Psionic blast, so that took care of the Djinn, and I won the game unexpectedly. Wow.. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCAU-VzyTGdRiHl90fcyFIWVQa10i-rqla4Wwpr-x1HhW_rn_MlO6jhTixtDOPubEh4WsHTduaCuIagRoBH2orPysniIzyKd42SJmRc_OfPIrsgwFRfnS6_J6kawP4IOnAvSlcpFsxzOWD5h13IHuBNXMathV5uoUJ2XJ6sX3qc4d3MbVfyzLxJGqq/s4000/IMG_20230304_151847.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCAU-VzyTGdRiHl90fcyFIWVQa10i-rqla4Wwpr-x1HhW_rn_MlO6jhTixtDOPubEh4WsHTduaCuIagRoBH2orPysniIzyKd42SJmRc_OfPIrsgwFRfnS6_J6kawP4IOnAvSlcpFsxzOWD5h13IHuBNXMathV5uoUJ2XJ6sX3qc4d3MbVfyzLxJGqq/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_151847.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile next to me, Marten was playing Roelf in a flying contest. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lSRSgRokZ466bouFJAukVW7mryV8lnlejTD1HqcEreYNlmtmmxoij9WKOvPU1N_DTIjzjcR3g2QGQqhetcYv5OFvGMrpfSLW0NbyFB0JUn6eBCyvLS9vmzvX7bgUgGkzhv9ApDGj2Ot_-S9CM8Jz7rz4slBWJRTnJ3v8eWhA6KbvIQCadYqeyTEu/s4000/IMG_20230304_152525.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lSRSgRokZ466bouFJAukVW7mryV8lnlejTD1HqcEreYNlmtmmxoij9WKOvPU1N_DTIjzjcR3g2QGQqhetcYv5OFvGMrpfSLW0NbyFB0JUn6eBCyvLS9vmzvX7bgUgGkzhv9ApDGj2Ot_-S9CM8Jz7rz4slBWJRTnJ3v8eWhA6KbvIQCadYqeyTEu/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_152525.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, 1-0 ahead, I hoped to have a less spectacular opening from Koen on game 2. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlWE8ezkWX7OJNmgPF3Ga_i_zAWkzQ8cubAKoSKRDriClMAsADKGCausgv2C2V0LuDaCrkN0tY7Qt1oaW2bxwoRmwUwZkQC4xjIdWWKjZn3Tyslm0C7mMAO6E8Zeb3Afghyeu0g4N_RpZl7si1fpZfCC_rOGsgUEzINgdf3YuftCfqQklIWSYdp7e/s4000/IMG_20230304_152925.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlWE8ezkWX7OJNmgPF3Ga_i_zAWkzQ8cubAKoSKRDriClMAsADKGCausgv2C2V0LuDaCrkN0tY7Qt1oaW2bxwoRmwUwZkQC4xjIdWWKjZn3Tyslm0C7mMAO6E8Zeb3Afghyeu0g4N_RpZl7si1fpZfCC_rOGsgUEzINgdf3YuftCfqQklIWSYdp7e/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_152925.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was, but the very dreaded Divine Offering showed up :(</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNP7n732jZ0GXe8Hi-ozuZ_FTEjBLPOwifzVfZcdZVnmZPHpVuHruKL3rxQjBKhOWhPzmmL7yxvOwK3ZFtkn6XVuYZ6xqt0iIN9R3MthXwK7vr3QR6njqBcShQc4NCcpKSZ1-tNkfkqmxbN_o8e34jgcTLBBh3nqqO_o9iP3XDZ8hrNqFLQHkq8KQS/s4000/IMG_20230304_153041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNP7n732jZ0GXe8Hi-ozuZ_FTEjBLPOwifzVfZcdZVnmZPHpVuHruKL3rxQjBKhOWhPzmmL7yxvOwK3ZFtkn6XVuYZ6xqt0iIN9R3MthXwK7vr3QR6njqBcShQc4NCcpKSZ1-tNkfkqmxbN_o8e34jgcTLBBh3nqqO_o9iP3XDZ8hrNqFLQHkq8KQS/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_153041.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Y_5ZklYoNpIRyQOAS-OEREYZcgUlNR051Q55EXbxaAydmeIdfe073bYbs0hb9GMt-3M1B-v2brRbfx2yPZUGDuGNtEjkejAscg8sszgECWgEZAFIK3Jse8kp4DHM2fj69yujb22alagvuZcBBNmbhsT97j65NSR-wujUTGoFBS7Mn_JqZrjR9I-Y/s4000/IMG_20230304_153141.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Y_5ZklYoNpIRyQOAS-OEREYZcgUlNR051Q55EXbxaAydmeIdfe073bYbs0hb9GMt-3M1B-v2brRbfx2yPZUGDuGNtEjkejAscg8sszgECWgEZAFIK3Jse8kp4DHM2fj69yujb22alagvuZcBBNmbhsT97j65NSR-wujUTGoFBS7Mn_JqZrjR9I-Y/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_153141.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And, unfortunately for me, just as I thought I was compensated for that 4 life he just gained by Ancestral Recall, he had another one. 2 in 2 turns. Damn.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenw_my0BqE_JUHCZkP-IEZVApcrYxdpljFnjTwW3RrjULSz0b9eDrB6LBJ8aU3n8_jarPzT8BkwwFlsEMpSlBOAvWwzZhZ8393KU7XTduwJgRs0pWCfF5DxH3k69m8n2uKvsL5LFFEiHgsu755g4g1dLF0Pz9SchzBT7ed5u2SV_fcNrPU5nTszII/s4000/IMG_20230304_153159.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenw_my0BqE_JUHCZkP-IEZVApcrYxdpljFnjTwW3RrjULSz0b9eDrB6LBJ8aU3n8_jarPzT8BkwwFlsEMpSlBOAvWwzZhZ8393KU7XTduwJgRs0pWCfF5DxH3k69m8n2uKvsL5LFFEiHgsu755g4g1dLF0Pz9SchzBT7ed5u2SV_fcNrPU5nTszII/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_153159.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was not drawing much threats after that, and attacked with my Factories, one of which Koen blocked. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZysYKMJrjd1yH0GFz3OwDi1mXV-oI9J7qqLrBSr1tdNyOOz2iiOt9cBUD7ZSIdQq39qVfs4kfZ71AzKtD7MlFNMe7Ztc4ApDd-Vcsv_xI7FsnEYF9n8sMxKjd10FEj5ViOAmoL1BhTdmuWnFMEznbvxPoAL6LOxKqFkI_yDpqhTvYDstyqsANb85/s4000/IMG_20230304_153314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZysYKMJrjd1yH0GFz3OwDi1mXV-oI9J7qqLrBSr1tdNyOOz2iiOt9cBUD7ZSIdQq39qVfs4kfZ71AzKtD7MlFNMe7Ztc4ApDd-Vcsv_xI7FsnEYF9n8sMxKjd10FEj5ViOAmoL1BhTdmuWnFMEznbvxPoAL6LOxKqFkI_yDpqhTvYDstyqsANb85/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_153314.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I decided to go for braingeyser to see if I could find anymore threats. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRAkFBDZniv2T9V9Z9xIBZ6KbNVBA_gRY3xh6JDy5AQ8Ti4M7sFQQesywqh90numk34J78EWqGSmN9pP-fRsFnSzwiWjPqncAOdK-Kj5Tp_NiYGo-sx8STBasdSdUluJZCasrW8k-qgQ_wdsfGR7gaXa8DvvsNJ_ybjBHk0hrr8hjqKKtMFkxgFs88/s4000/IMG_20230304_153317.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRAkFBDZniv2T9V9Z9xIBZ6KbNVBA_gRY3xh6JDy5AQ8Ti4M7sFQQesywqh90numk34J78EWqGSmN9pP-fRsFnSzwiWjPqncAOdK-Kj5Tp_NiYGo-sx8STBasdSdUluJZCasrW8k-qgQ_wdsfGR7gaXa8DvvsNJ_ybjBHk0hrr8hjqKKtMFkxgFs88/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_153317.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But, the Triskelion was quickly disenchanted. Even though Koen had drawn much less cards than me, he just had all the awnsers, and then.. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1WQdGc5zwEAW9fwwuRu1A96cD7JZ5HS-LvudJmCF9uvvNs_HWyNlFP-vNOpx66iZYCas_dTv37Ea3ewABbvPRD0ZdkWTSuj3bmwTWLXpPeLruv38K5_9xcRMQNgCUHDEau3p6fWw0McJIw6iSIvWgzFCggroq6ECf6LcTrwKpJpuS7ERVb8XWb-A/s4000/IMG_20230304_153436.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1WQdGc5zwEAW9fwwuRu1A96cD7JZ5HS-LvudJmCF9uvvNs_HWyNlFP-vNOpx66iZYCas_dTv37Ea3ewABbvPRD0ZdkWTSuj3bmwTWLXpPeLruv38K5_9xcRMQNgCUHDEau3p6fWw0McJIw6iSIvWgzFCggroq6ECf6LcTrwKpJpuS7ERVb8XWb-A/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_153436.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>he destroyed my board with a balance. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAn6NX_1_qvpLZkqmgVCiIikawSARDkrsD2l_JuODv-2LckdezTVLyO8mx7B5dNIQky5U-lEii8gmdT_Dd2JH32d8Bk5OGyqRJlzFHk_jYp0-sG1C-KdXa0LuS4P4cW2H1xP2rhrHMpSehb_KLgbwUhM8br54L-ksvOhYFze0qJt3_P8HXd_W5ahIC/s4000/IMG_20230304_153600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAn6NX_1_qvpLZkqmgVCiIikawSARDkrsD2l_JuODv-2LckdezTVLyO8mx7B5dNIQky5U-lEii8gmdT_Dd2JH32d8Bk5OGyqRJlzFHk_jYp0-sG1C-KdXa0LuS4P4cW2H1xP2rhrHMpSehb_KLgbwUhM8br54L-ksvOhYFze0qJt3_P8HXd_W5ahIC/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_153600.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I needed to use my demonic tutor to get an Abyss because another Juzam Djinn had shown up, which left me with a tapped mana vault. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5MQZdwvSnZfJcM0R5SkWEzV79DWNuOXOHsKJSrzT9P1GJsz8z0L5tMrQWmsCNRLrzKGSN-GpSvatBlBHBGIb9rSUuMKTqtsy-SEpahe1mWXxNj0Pjv55Grtd-_SukAmOAPfRB1NzLXPBb5WByLtMTSrAiYfElndOwU6D_4FMaeMiRj3wPC6u8t9x/s4000/IMG_20230304_153803.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5MQZdwvSnZfJcM0R5SkWEzV79DWNuOXOHsKJSrzT9P1GJsz8z0L5tMrQWmsCNRLrzKGSN-GpSvatBlBHBGIb9rSUuMKTqtsy-SEpahe1mWXxNj0Pjv55Grtd-_SukAmOAPfRB1NzLXPBb5WByLtMTSrAiYfElndOwU6D_4FMaeMiRj3wPC6u8t9x/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_153803.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After Koen had disenchanted my Abyss and played Ancestral recall, I faced another Djinn. But I thought I had a winning trick up my sleeve. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy805lv1m-64sy87aty3n8h7H8KU4Y7ClvrIsni49XNHdNR6QRZSyRbj0gR823ObKZejOXXfKTorsiDyQvhKyYE0bfbb70U70kfqD0u5C4OpdF_KCJ7ILfvi9rTlUrP3NPN024UNXaYmec3SVJW21B3Gr91CPVyLlBkgrU4T3u19Vyi1-NCRzGOiqJ/s4000/IMG_20230304_154005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy805lv1m-64sy87aty3n8h7H8KU4Y7ClvrIsni49XNHdNR6QRZSyRbj0gR823ObKZejOXXfKTorsiDyQvhKyYE0bfbb70U70kfqD0u5C4OpdF_KCJ7ILfvi9rTlUrP3NPN024UNXaYmec3SVJW21B3Gr91CPVyLlBkgrU4T3u19Vyi1-NCRzGOiqJ/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_154005.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately, no. Koen Swords to plowshared it, then played braingeyser with the help of a dark ritual and drew 4 extra cards. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJVQxoYJ3ac65xvY43doSZsPbVjt4lJkEQ64xEh9QS4elMFfq0QkAfP2__zTZKMtAFiYvUQ7GBhzW40m3MfnylzYybA81ZiKUpm59GLFInZlXTJn4dgWTkZ5ZSaLfdFI8-olkBxM_QRsWVlF2wfQTzZNN3gTJnX4tWgiKNJr2ilrNkTbKhw2rpxHL/s4000/IMG_20230304_154215.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJVQxoYJ3ac65xvY43doSZsPbVjt4lJkEQ64xEh9QS4elMFfq0QkAfP2__zTZKMtAFiYvUQ7GBhzW40m3MfnylzYybA81ZiKUpm59GLFInZlXTJn4dgWTkZ5ZSaLfdFI8-olkBxM_QRsWVlF2wfQTzZNN3gTJnX4tWgiKNJr2ilrNkTbKhw2rpxHL/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_154215.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>From there on, I did not draw anything useful and was destroyed by factories. The balance had done it's thing. 1-1. The second game, Koen had another Divine offering for my quick Su-Chi, which he followed up with Sengir Vampire. I had an Ancestral recall, but did not draw more lands. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigh1El0SBnY7VziC_DpmfpuuuC-VC3NQJIF3Oo3law3YH3qEgo6acO3nTz466pqpx6Y-SfRLjBKJpk_yVmeZ4JJiZJ_oUXsWNEOUoas_oS_B2DgfSqf3CgeXsoWi0SHUfQJyXF7eTcTGd8Bu84nC6wtrGClpOhrXj8_nwMi4LS2fGhzj0RmCX1QGI_/s4000/IMG_20230304_155142.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigh1El0SBnY7VziC_DpmfpuuuC-VC3NQJIF3Oo3law3YH3qEgo6acO3nTz466pqpx6Y-SfRLjBKJpk_yVmeZ4JJiZJ_oUXsWNEOUoas_oS_B2DgfSqf3CgeXsoWi0SHUfQJyXF7eTcTGd8Bu84nC6wtrGClpOhrXj8_nwMi4LS2fGhzj0RmCX1QGI_/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_155142.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Koen made use of my not drawing more lands by first playing underworld dreams and then, effectively destroying my hand because I had not drawn into a gloom, with another balance. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zrLYpxTTu5L1bskVAnRYRX06Eq4BVkhkNI_bStP9XEsTgilZnr1uxKCpFXKffQSLV7aw2BIb4EtLt-iSS1C1zDTgAOW_xGXaiYLw13sizkbRXs9xDYSw50SRt8eOh46uwSJbFt-8m6u1c9SSLudqk9cctc_dKclZN_iXje21diU9UMk-LmEXlJbm/s4000/IMG_20230304_155249.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zrLYpxTTu5L1bskVAnRYRX06Eq4BVkhkNI_bStP9XEsTgilZnr1uxKCpFXKffQSLV7aw2BIb4EtLt-iSS1C1zDTgAOW_xGXaiYLw13sizkbRXs9xDYSw50SRt8eOh46uwSJbFt-8m6u1c9SSLudqk9cctc_dKclZN_iXje21diU9UMk-LmEXlJbm/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_155249.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This cost me 2 Triskelions and 2 lightning bolts that would have easily won me the game, but no mana was available a the time to play them, so the balance had done it again and I lost due to the disadvantage of that. My Abyss was not able to counter the loss of the trikes and after that Koen killed me again with factories. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3K1acOdaR8mrLprEcd0MNfUqZJ3CBCB2ryE-3C9AJb8fkIF7SWwiu6M3o1F71VO5ce58nKF8SP9XixOHQK1rLB_S-67yLY8JSJL0Fi7oYDdeDEB_fMa_YgEQVAyiHJqU7i6scIblXUEymqd0oiXoBqgQG8vRhfPzrx9PmFObb3NBoIfzoC_vRImT/s4000/IMG_20230304_155321.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3K1acOdaR8mrLprEcd0MNfUqZJ3CBCB2ryE-3C9AJb8fkIF7SWwiu6M3o1F71VO5ce58nKF8SP9XixOHQK1rLB_S-67yLY8JSJL0Fi7oYDdeDEB_fMa_YgEQVAyiHJqU7i6scIblXUEymqd0oiXoBqgQG8vRhfPzrx9PmFObb3NBoIfzoC_vRImT/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_155321.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That meant 2-1 for Koen and I was 4-1 in the swiss. The second balance made game 3 not much of a game, but hey, that is what balance does and I was comfortably in the top 8. And what was more great news, Peter had won his last match, so he was in the top 8 in place 4 with an Enchantress deck :) Awesome, 4th in a 32 player tournament with that deck is not bad, not at all. If you want to see some of the games Peter played, I think he was on stream a couple of times, so you can see the deck in action. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOkXDhoDm4OpJUhnut3mg6g95V2PpEFSP6O9VIUL60k-OJlODJmeVCDfMCsah83BpNG-0C2Dx01IjDccuWrld3ItI6nJKNh5PVae2QeIut12QffNxeIIvah9l6ZzHNIGjAa_g4M8gPe_oUrMCYxKqRkVg1Jvg3hvszDO3BOyVs-3S2qlc14Yd_dIr/s4000/IMG_20230304_160631.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOkXDhoDm4OpJUhnut3mg6g95V2PpEFSP6O9VIUL60k-OJlODJmeVCDfMCsah83BpNG-0C2Dx01IjDccuWrld3ItI6nJKNh5PVae2QeIut12QffNxeIIvah9l6ZzHNIGjAa_g4M8gPe_oUrMCYxKqRkVg1Jvg3hvszDO3BOyVs-3S2qlc14Yd_dIr/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_160631.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peter in 4th place with Enchantress! Great!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>Then it was time for the raffle, and we gave away a complete Green and white deck built out of 4th and chronicles reprints that was legal to play in the camel trophy to the player that had placed last in the swiss. The rest of the prizes were randomly handed out, in which the life counter really wanted to stay with me because it was randomly appointed to me. I thought that did not really feel right, so I randomized again and it went to another one of the players, who I hope will love old life counters as much as I do. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsTFGtlVxSNnoU76pUG6OAybWKBhxyFoZK4cCEBfTYUEngm6qg95_L6sP98FZiqXxTG-DXSIMGbBvQp3mUH8qcygZj9mVMyM0v74_YwxXWtdquQCSU4oANvZrIlY4sawUAClK95PDG0ZWiasHXVyWvcWJMfE5qBdP09A-zKOs_yCPuoRIyMRnNrVe/s4000/IMG_20230304_161702.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsTFGtlVxSNnoU76pUG6OAybWKBhxyFoZK4cCEBfTYUEngm6qg95_L6sP98FZiqXxTG-DXSIMGbBvQp3mUH8qcygZj9mVMyM0v74_YwxXWtdquQCSU4oANvZrIlY4sawUAClK95PDG0ZWiasHXVyWvcWJMfE5qBdP09A-zKOs_yCPuoRIyMRnNrVe/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_161702.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Top 8 - quarterfinals</b><div><br /></div><div>I was up against Marten again, who had also made it to the top 8 with his really awesome deck with Inferno's. I was off to a reasonable start with land, mana vault. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLe3X7abs7iSGnWpBEn5izWLE_qAYXcRPPV6sHPj0zcZSqckgyero3NcvoUGnVeBZJptqyx5lbFgtXQGSa3b-b6IOj178S0im4BA2OJVWR-f5X3fzJigzthU1OoUUhb7F0mbKR_Bo4RXs3cJIEUaURPsowPDJGZHl8dwWIPStGjtdYl9ZqaA7pNyU5/s4000/IMG_20230304_162224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLe3X7abs7iSGnWpBEn5izWLE_qAYXcRPPV6sHPj0zcZSqckgyero3NcvoUGnVeBZJptqyx5lbFgtXQGSa3b-b6IOj178S0im4BA2OJVWR-f5X3fzJigzthU1OoUUhb7F0mbKR_Bo4RXs3cJIEUaURPsowPDJGZHl8dwWIPStGjtdYl9ZqaA7pNyU5/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_162224.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Marten his opening was a bit more impressive, with this in his graveyard after turn one. Wow.. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_3tjObASHv07rZRt-ZnJJDYOGeS7bkQRCK18L7d_iRLrOciEWFvmq0CEPrJnINsleE08BWKSUwcO-Otrn_kLBdqx7VvWmqOFJmZgIywE_SuA_wN7KN94mfR2zPOqC0Vd9Zz2Kp2NfFY8Ym0m8lq1wy6QQid7AP_bDd3j4bA6oyJtkb3CdTr1BL2Nx/s4000/IMG_20230304_162509.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_3tjObASHv07rZRt-ZnJJDYOGeS7bkQRCK18L7d_iRLrOciEWFvmq0CEPrJnINsleE08BWKSUwcO-Otrn_kLBdqx7VvWmqOFJmZgIywE_SuA_wN7KN94mfR2zPOqC0Vd9Zz2Kp2NfFY8Ym0m8lq1wy6QQid7AP_bDd3j4bA6oyJtkb3CdTr1BL2Nx/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_162509.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, he had drawn extra cards, taken an extra turn, dropped 3 moxen on the table and a Su-Chi before I could do anything. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTBT2scsoqvxvzYNy0FLkpQGYfS4uYnteVZ7KUvpBCGsz-bZwyKOu7SjqhAQZv_GJdD1z0gSRixP0YvXdqiprmZjhdF2epRHQf4LU5xNHkJCMtbVJuJpkCRYu7TTVmcJu-iRc77_IxChK9wd99ysgM8Xdle7CCe6m98fnf3tcEvpho-UM71wZpgdT/s4000/IMG_20230304_162552.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTBT2scsoqvxvzYNy0FLkpQGYfS4uYnteVZ7KUvpBCGsz-bZwyKOu7SjqhAQZv_GJdD1z0gSRixP0YvXdqiprmZjhdF2epRHQf4LU5xNHkJCMtbVJuJpkCRYu7TTVmcJu-iRc77_IxChK9wd99ysgM8Xdle7CCe6m98fnf3tcEvpho-UM71wZpgdT/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_162552.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was able to shatter his Su-Chi and Tutor for an Ancestral recall as well, and I got this for my trouble. Not bad, but not great either. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAphfenS8NJ5SveUV4uGrV6giKgRA83KP_eCJC1iS__fl8yHWr-YWJgnNARXGOOpqoqiOMBJk4iA9oirnmbK-XXkZAmWvEGBQelQw5VMtqNhCtVJ0X5p8tBF2f0G-Rxo5DwvgwA9YTFY5BPcn7UaaBosywnallGJ5YgvM3XYIlrIcZ332mmlTHR9C0/s4000/IMG_20230304_162855.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAphfenS8NJ5SveUV4uGrV6giKgRA83KP_eCJC1iS__fl8yHWr-YWJgnNARXGOOpqoqiOMBJk4iA9oirnmbK-XXkZAmWvEGBQelQw5VMtqNhCtVJ0X5p8tBF2f0G-Rxo5DwvgwA9YTFY5BPcn7UaaBosywnallGJ5YgvM3XYIlrIcZ332mmlTHR9C0/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_162855.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I decided to wait to see if some creatures would show up, and after a couple of turns, one did. A Su-Chi. This left me with bolting Marten a couple of times, planning to play Timetwister but then I drew Triskelion. Not wanting to waste that, I played it and went for Timetwister right after. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMiatmieDoerHtTUx3O-VclCtLQlU5CNVxAkZNeFx2jWa-auVxw6mqK4GR11RwLUBAV9R5w3YWb6sDV-Er_f7ZJFEi79Q3UKAA8CnFi6NScEWCDEmSwTo1JLhECoNvK9PeLz6Yuo70qFy-8qCUm0TCVqFAP3vhi2jdCDUoRN1PW6aKx5gjvJyq_xx/s4000/IMG_20230304_163243.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMiatmieDoerHtTUx3O-VclCtLQlU5CNVxAkZNeFx2jWa-auVxw6mqK4GR11RwLUBAV9R5w3YWb6sDV-Er_f7ZJFEi79Q3UKAA8CnFi6NScEWCDEmSwTo1JLhECoNvK9PeLz6Yuo70qFy-8qCUm0TCVqFAP3vhi2jdCDUoRN1PW6aKx5gjvJyq_xx/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_163243.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Timetwister gave Marten some cards too though, and a diamond valley was really great against me. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruqmAOcWvcRw0uZGRKgf-cs3g7EQLGO9hRRq8B6V-ZTYeQ4k4Q64aV-eUO0rkcDGnEFeBA15ccizD-QaPAICXIl1YfoipetIFYGaA4NS99gj9eY6rIFZG4sBb_JZtdUzCQU4V1EdTmDhh3_R80m11n2wK3ABjlDOb__qfEcIGjMJrR-99y6OT9qOO/s4000/IMG_20230304_163504.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruqmAOcWvcRw0uZGRKgf-cs3g7EQLGO9hRRq8B6V-ZTYeQ4k4Q64aV-eUO0rkcDGnEFeBA15ccizD-QaPAICXIl1YfoipetIFYGaA4NS99gj9eY6rIFZG4sBb_JZtdUzCQU4V1EdTmDhh3_R80m11n2wK3ABjlDOb__qfEcIGjMJrR-99y6OT9qOO/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_163504.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My deck does have the City in a Bottle though, which is bad news for Marten his Arabian Nights cards. I knew a Rukh would follow, so I used lightning bolt together with Triskelion to get rid of it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRGWS4Z_qf0aCZ1D18zk8N-y8yYg-_jRTzciK93Usza2ACdZHatle2vFYSa9Pwm0vSW-yBgWz3XouND8UB3oPUzYfK8pEHfcnajiy5vSVYNfmisyV1W8BHpkvJWaInZuqYodS1FbBSdCE9MBTrALagjigip4Sx2O0Rb59M2-_Dbg5GQDZUBjWozkF/s4000/IMG_20230304_164258.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRGWS4Z_qf0aCZ1D18zk8N-y8yYg-_jRTzciK93Usza2ACdZHatle2vFYSa9Pwm0vSW-yBgWz3XouND8UB3oPUzYfK8pEHfcnajiy5vSVYNfmisyV1W8BHpkvJWaInZuqYodS1FbBSdCE9MBTrALagjigip4Sx2O0Rb59M2-_Dbg5GQDZUBjWozkF/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_164258.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Marten shattered my Su-Chi, played time walk, and then regrowth on time walk. Also impressive, luckily for me he did not have the Rukh anymore, or I would have been in trouble. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpQnFxRnOOpElymtw83SzsY0VQ0gkj7KQkCFp9IkrMwd3ERX5JIFPlwnxUo5Bx0kMvh6pCuKga5PQcj14M5-9-y40NOn08Nb7JDzD5qHjIK1C-4k85WBT2m47GhjGwcpglQjwGDKDQtsJ_pYX0xBVQ_zfV95nY7cs1WhiPQkyvpyfvr_vfTc14vlF/s4000/IMG_20230304_164354.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpQnFxRnOOpElymtw83SzsY0VQ0gkj7KQkCFp9IkrMwd3ERX5JIFPlwnxUo5Bx0kMvh6pCuKga5PQcj14M5-9-y40NOn08Nb7JDzD5qHjIK1C-4k85WBT2m47GhjGwcpglQjwGDKDQtsJ_pYX0xBVQ_zfV95nY7cs1WhiPQkyvpyfvr_vfTc14vlF/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_164354.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YlwMDua-5MsrgD1eaCZ7prwYrZW6dmKDfqG2Y40YwBQ1ELCMdFwZ03DglMCa_WE_82RxUOAkDGAvi0BPxsHBpuIEcu001WN8fA-xlknrXJqb_Txh6zI7f52QDLg6rdRiXKeZEry8-F2-uyDtn4rxwPeXo3-ObrFTsu3KnWakwKLme_OAcYTQw161/s4000/IMG_20230304_164426.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YlwMDua-5MsrgD1eaCZ7prwYrZW6dmKDfqG2Y40YwBQ1ELCMdFwZ03DglMCa_WE_82RxUOAkDGAvi0BPxsHBpuIEcu001WN8fA-xlknrXJqb_Txh6zI7f52QDLg6rdRiXKeZEry8-F2-uyDtn4rxwPeXo3-ObrFTsu3KnWakwKLme_OAcYTQw161/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_164426.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I did some damage with the Triskelion and then Marten played wheel of Fortune. This cost me a Triskelion, a bolt and a Psionic Blast, but I got this in return. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnV54_Osp_uzqbkMjq26xd0LPFhdCkLreFY7-ibLI0F0XnEGGXJ5TfM9nUBdkwHV8k7_tBHZ8Vrov-SUuW4tYo98uq9jPVbSWP-Tn_mANx6T3KUR7lArnd3Rb5RsxUcJ6Jxt_e_zbxY2-SGiUITZNlz1XXDTdrxvH9-7xme0lWq-2g8WMkemPMokA6/s4000/IMG_20230304_164532.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnV54_Osp_uzqbkMjq26xd0LPFhdCkLreFY7-ibLI0F0XnEGGXJ5TfM9nUBdkwHV8k7_tBHZ8Vrov-SUuW4tYo98uq9jPVbSWP-Tn_mANx6T3KUR7lArnd3Rb5RsxUcJ6Jxt_e_zbxY2-SGiUITZNlz1XXDTdrxvH9-7xme0lWq-2g8WMkemPMokA6/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_164532.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Marten decided to slow me down with Strip mine on my Mishra's workshop. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGlP-ZWYAnXbAIU1WV4J91X0H699KBD4FrzvVp4QFl7u6p5r8kLzBVNe6-no_dL1EgBs4OS1a8a0CUxhLajtYcBqk3sAeU811F84x-S4FTiIOfKxKMrfTRl1Vv6ttvNHyA8AeN61MTY8vHhLsahz_ezfpTVzKUvs9EXGtK1MJwy_bl0VXbnd-JHyh/s4000/IMG_20230304_164608.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGlP-ZWYAnXbAIU1WV4J91X0H699KBD4FrzvVp4QFl7u6p5r8kLzBVNe6-no_dL1EgBs4OS1a8a0CUxhLajtYcBqk3sAeU811F84x-S4FTiIOfKxKMrfTRl1Vv6ttvNHyA8AeN61MTY8vHhLsahz_ezfpTVzKUvs9EXGtK1MJwy_bl0VXbnd-JHyh/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_164608.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In a way, that worked, but since the new hand had given me 2 mana vaults, that was plenty to play almost my entire hand in one go. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zhmJCLujRzGatwm_EioH35ntahGd5N8_GSac7FK6B2TCNwd7PAhkMZMlBRYHLRc5NnAMYDVZ3cY52TjRWFLcI5aZFxZJLItzvgTpr4jmKTcF1C5huQ0MdJhWGjK1gQRlJJScMhcnlbGA6EGubGBew_LdoMEwS8bzW7DnuWWQN-AJi93xtsyfKV2b/s4000/IMG_20230304_164947.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zhmJCLujRzGatwm_EioH35ntahGd5N8_GSac7FK6B2TCNwd7PAhkMZMlBRYHLRc5NnAMYDVZ3cY52TjRWFLcI5aZFxZJLItzvgTpr4jmKTcF1C5huQ0MdJhWGjK1gQRlJJScMhcnlbGA6EGubGBew_LdoMEwS8bzW7DnuWWQN-AJi93xtsyfKV2b/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_164947.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That was just too much to handle, and it was time for game 2. Ik was off to a ok start with mana vault, but nothing to cast it with right way and I chose to play it so I could play Triskelion on turn 3. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXuteo3idILYYd1I6dVKYgaZVY6GUbz25xHzoQvX4hs-OOOcal-x98XTyY4xSvi0Y2UQIexoIIseYbAngyhHZGVY0ZiLSeiqMpG2RivhlE10tOkWljIZQ96KBAB4o9yVja8Zp1kDi-ZhwDRU4rE3svrbt5YJStjqK7DA7X8i9pjBpklgtW2vttM_s/s4000/IMG_20230304_165719.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXuteo3idILYYd1I6dVKYgaZVY6GUbz25xHzoQvX4hs-OOOcal-x98XTyY4xSvi0Y2UQIexoIIseYbAngyhHZGVY0ZiLSeiqMpG2RivhlE10tOkWljIZQ96KBAB4o9yVja8Zp1kDi-ZhwDRU4rE3svrbt5YJStjqK7DA7X8i9pjBpklgtW2vttM_s/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_165719.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Marten took care of that plan by shattering the Mana Vault, so that slowed me down quite a bit. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAeBVKqR_HqHL3BRvBkhO3zm02ZeHtmp0A1yC_s4pc3s3_o1xpntRf2qvm3qgpTMO9rB4hsIC08qO4b_zuij2ds2xvBU2zVAohuLjaNaiqTE8XMyhFtmLhQQ1FkOh9m84JSXAwKdN93b0xR9xEz6nKnmOHf1c9frw594WA3UFvOFPE8sTsc84h9t1U/s4000/IMG_20230304_165842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAeBVKqR_HqHL3BRvBkhO3zm02ZeHtmp0A1yC_s4pc3s3_o1xpntRf2qvm3qgpTMO9rB4hsIC08qO4b_zuij2ds2xvBU2zVAohuLjaNaiqTE8XMyhFtmLhQQ1FkOh9m84JSXAwKdN93b0xR9xEz6nKnmOHf1c9frw594WA3UFvOFPE8sTsc84h9t1U/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_165842.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Figuring it would hurt him more than me, I cast blood moon to slow him down some more. That way he would be able to cast Ydwen Efreets and Rukh Eggs, but at least would not be able to sacrifice them to a diamond valley. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6H4Ll2x__cGwWVnGsuEZbYi75puyt04xz5zBXUqQD9Xekj7WnknXpEcQqp1JDjcDLSp7HFmLlrxWD39qMAJF-I2DVF19flM3wkgAT9jnvEl2vRwzilfq7dfLbYc17QFP2UR9EqLvQXRw7GCJLEUQr_aMtHDTtV2SUcaMPvZd-gR6aI4ZNebLcAnZ/s4000/IMG_20230304_165912.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6H4Ll2x__cGwWVnGsuEZbYi75puyt04xz5zBXUqQD9Xekj7WnknXpEcQqp1JDjcDLSp7HFmLlrxWD39qMAJF-I2DVF19flM3wkgAT9jnvEl2vRwzilfq7dfLbYc17QFP2UR9EqLvQXRw7GCJLEUQr_aMtHDTtV2SUcaMPvZd-gR6aI4ZNebLcAnZ/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_165912.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But, Marten did have an awnser for my Su-Chi ready when it finally showed up. I love that Marten plays with fissure. I have tried it a couple of times and think the card is pretty good, but somehow it does not make it to my final 61 when building decks. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4Sn1-OqPdp7kkiDmrv_L5WEqBJ1LnAobeMmuzxq_Y1Ye4ZcaUoq0NU8aIgBZVB_HlEdcKvd7_Tjes5GMkoC7u5yR0TG_ZtTwZggTlR_5LY9Cuw1GX6u2RDMqT9rd7oaTvEwXLoSH1Q4dv7AWnA7yXbhbfywEPCcQ-Tk8an6aaTodFH-QDqE3Pued/s4000/IMG_20230304_170030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4Sn1-OqPdp7kkiDmrv_L5WEqBJ1LnAobeMmuzxq_Y1Ye4ZcaUoq0NU8aIgBZVB_HlEdcKvd7_Tjes5GMkoC7u5yR0TG_ZtTwZggTlR_5LY9Cuw1GX6u2RDMqT9rd7oaTvEwXLoSH1Q4dv7AWnA7yXbhbfywEPCcQ-Tk8an6aaTodFH-QDqE3Pued/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_170030.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A couple of turns later, I was able to play the Abyss and a Triskelion, and that made things very hard for Marten, so in the end I won 2-0 and was on to the semi-finals. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNknhziQAzBe2vWED5PATkH_-Gq90PiSYGh9OmNEEGNwddKuRVQgUt4zmeuD7ALaw-6OKHOTX9dQkmMG0z31pcQKUTUFU-SmAOESo-mzRcU_BMzxwQFtWOugA7sdsQMYUxet5xQqUli0eHsmj62o5wtDVsJn-oCpvzgLGvHp8SWb-ih2OEk1-kbYXe/s4000/IMG_20230304_170457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNknhziQAzBe2vWED5PATkH_-Gq90PiSYGh9OmNEEGNwddKuRVQgUt4zmeuD7ALaw-6OKHOTX9dQkmMG0z31pcQKUTUFU-SmAOESo-mzRcU_BMzxwQFtWOugA7sdsQMYUxet5xQqUli0eHsmj62o5wtDVsJn-oCpvzgLGvHp8SWb-ih2OEk1-kbYXe/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_170457.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>By this time, people started to make jokes that a tournament organizer should not win his "own" tournament. The notion of a own tournament is a bit silly to me, since there is no such thing as my tournament without the OS community. No matter who organizes it, these events are made by the people that show up and make the great OS atmosphere. Next to that, people who end up in the top 8 or watch the top 8 want to have exiting games and I tend to play best in an environment were I can think and time my cards without having them wiped out all of a sudden by Mind Twist. So whether I was going to win or lose, I was not going to give games away just because someone thinks this is odd somehow. </div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, on to semi-finals, against Joep in a game shop loving tournament organizer showdown. I had a very, very good start against Joep with my first Mishra's workshop in opening hand of the day, and I made maximum use of it with a first turn Su-Chi. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTx4v2opmIJRViVxXM7bQj-B1fkMQTawOwj4-LkpbGMICZnhK48fmkH2dQiieApqzfVhYSXh8PB6uU87mDCwayQjpy8ZWQsK9u0mI2oBbIvMTADIMQo8ZWC0d41qhWza2U024T-Yx48agTg1tX6mCpZGRt_k2uB-m_7plIgTwEsv_PcZ0QMlCiKRcy/s4000/IMG_20230304_171900.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTx4v2opmIJRViVxXM7bQj-B1fkMQTawOwj4-LkpbGMICZnhK48fmkH2dQiieApqzfVhYSXh8PB6uU87mDCwayQjpy8ZWQsK9u0mI2oBbIvMTADIMQo8ZWC0d41qhWza2U024T-Yx48agTg1tX6mCpZGRt_k2uB-m_7plIgTwEsv_PcZ0QMlCiKRcy/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_171900.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not that it mattered that much, but hey, that was one swords to plowshares out of the way :) Joep took care of it before it could do damage, and was going well on his mana with a sol ring. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJqTPUHx8XJQ1SHfMg9BU_0zR3V5xHz4BizmyZzNbj-6faeDMvIYpbWb_lwe-ySam3jWYKhPYyFZB9fjlXz328aeAVcj0mX5apvB4Vi0ZwFDWURKEA6KnhVLpSP5IIxghvbZyT1zAqQoUGl4kIiZ2IzMvUOBpkzlfc1pWLWbojjNgDMM_EfWaal1g/s4000/IMG_20230304_171903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJqTPUHx8XJQ1SHfMg9BU_0zR3V5xHz4BizmyZzNbj-6faeDMvIYpbWb_lwe-ySam3jWYKhPYyFZB9fjlXz328aeAVcj0mX5apvB4Vi0ZwFDWURKEA6KnhVLpSP5IIxghvbZyT1zAqQoUGl4kIiZ2IzMvUOBpkzlfc1pWLWbojjNgDMM_EfWaal1g/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_171903.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That meant my Triskelion on turn 3 (with mana vault, no land drop unfortunately but on the upside, I did get a Mox) lasted longer, and that gave me an option for copy artifact the turn after that. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNwPzq3f5QhxjKJZSKeYpUvK25-LpL2i3-kfG1GuV9Em_wgcmzS76YHYernKtDdbkLtMVPK1O1ra7BBP7G8INJEak-LrfLNo3h3WPlmBtcZWTvdHefCz36r6aJtPBw75Rq30Akhc53r0puKZ-PZd9KbADvZ5PpMxH3Zl5GBZrfiKvuHTAdJeYXDLc/s4000/IMG_20230304_172028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNwPzq3f5QhxjKJZSKeYpUvK25-LpL2i3-kfG1GuV9Em_wgcmzS76YHYernKtDdbkLtMVPK1O1ra7BBP7G8INJEak-LrfLNo3h3WPlmBtcZWTvdHefCz36r6aJtPBw75Rq30Akhc53r0puKZ-PZd9KbADvZ5PpMxH3Zl5GBZrfiKvuHTAdJeYXDLc/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_172028.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I used the counters on one of the triskelions to take out a factory, and kept hammering. I would need an extra land shortly though, or the mana vault would become a real problem. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PPV0hFNKKhqIT1wko3KIBTFLLdWoz6djz4c_ZSEm4OUwPh_crwp-PE4taUdLQIizauC-fsIlnge2cu-Tnpsw9pGlJ8NoluYBqGFz1iJP4KLfoqjJYHzhVAHhs02nxgYp3Ws5_XnJZltNeRWbGamlYoCcuQ5cgXIwXtZ4Av4jboK3B1kp82RBpFSo/s4000/IMG_20230304_172244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PPV0hFNKKhqIT1wko3KIBTFLLdWoz6djz4c_ZSEm4OUwPh_crwp-PE4taUdLQIizauC-fsIlnge2cu-Tnpsw9pGlJ8NoluYBqGFz1iJP4KLfoqjJYHzhVAHhs02nxgYp3Ws5_XnJZltNeRWbGamlYoCcuQ5cgXIwXtZ4Av4jboK3B1kp82RBpFSo/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_172244.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And before I could really drive the game home, my trike that was doing damage was disenchanted. To be fair, it had done some damage, so not that bad I suppose. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAs-lQ5G4BbtaHODWn4of65gs2Hzb5CPHEuaqANtx1LpRX4z7AJAT7guiMngYR6ToJJNIvMS9X2IEpXBMfjXembKh-_DaiLOZexwoYPadBlZsmM-LV1cpgWuja_kZMiIAEIem-qMpQLBU6qbefbBVK6wb8MpaTyUPffkZyRcWd2dB2Jsk5VuG3ktw/s4000/IMG_20230304_172247.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAs-lQ5G4BbtaHODWn4of65gs2Hzb5CPHEuaqANtx1LpRX4z7AJAT7guiMngYR6ToJJNIvMS9X2IEpXBMfjXembKh-_DaiLOZexwoYPadBlZsmM-LV1cpgWuja_kZMiIAEIem-qMpQLBU6qbefbBVK6wb8MpaTyUPffkZyRcWd2dB2Jsk5VuG3ktw/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_172247.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After I got my 2nd land, Joep used Ice storm to take it out, and made sure I would keep taking damage. That was okay though, because I had also something to make sure he would take more damage, and he could choose what to do with the next disenchant, either take out the City in a bottle, or the Triskelion. This was too much in the end, and made sure I was up one game. On to game 2!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyVAgp98DgW-9shRSj8G7KLnClVXSl6yKI7tc39s8MSd-8MO3C8Y63NJC6Ijp39xuetFOOMdcwOjS3hk8xAqRluyoOEeD4YLGMc3lOAeJEs01A02FIFbM3FqOwWw2g-f7IAIp-ilZS8ZOLWSJMndUFHfB-Y2DM--KAsOC4vNx2kdA52bB1rQ9R1sQ/s4000/IMG_20230304_172455.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyVAgp98DgW-9shRSj8G7KLnClVXSl6yKI7tc39s8MSd-8MO3C8Y63NJC6Ijp39xuetFOOMdcwOjS3hk8xAqRluyoOEeD4YLGMc3lOAeJEs01A02FIFbM3FqOwWw2g-f7IAIp-ilZS8ZOLWSJMndUFHfB-Y2DM--KAsOC4vNx2kdA52bB1rQ9R1sQ/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_172455.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Since I was expecting a lot of divine offerings now, and since disenchant and swords to plowshares are already a problem while playing this deck, I of course boarded in the 3 glooms. And, I was happy to see one quickly. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XPbSRt-z8oxCiUAaZ7PRCzl5CGKIzitTA4sUTEeSCCMGA3EB_d1vib4-BX8zLk3k_CKS5bLOGtP6VPub2ewk776VLKS3BrRhwteEjhBbTVvmoKHZyAJUDjEuQ6e1Au_efsrlLsQ2eiM-pLDFpPZ1C7UcmEeMchgnVR8EO0M0N9IzFSsUZD7Kb1b0/s4000/IMG_20230304_173321.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XPbSRt-z8oxCiUAaZ7PRCzl5CGKIzitTA4sUTEeSCCMGA3EB_d1vib4-BX8zLk3k_CKS5bLOGtP6VPub2ewk776VLKS3BrRhwteEjhBbTVvmoKHZyAJUDjEuQ6e1Au_efsrlLsQ2eiM-pLDFpPZ1C7UcmEeMchgnVR8EO0M0N9IzFSsUZD7Kb1b0/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_173321.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Joep destroyed my one land with Ice Storm, and I just wanted to get rid of Joep before hoe would reach the critical 5 mana needed for divine offering. So even though I had no land, I was just going to have to for it, and I did. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9h7dwmRgP37v5KivL5kj3SbU80I4J7zjQkiBk3AiEyxqhXE9kPyqBYeuDQnjejLHzHgkT1Q77pKPr_1ufCoTXzV9zQlk-EuZpewskse8evUj1JAa0cPmxCG5nebzEu0RWkUCcczCc_BDTssGslwar2F9FiU-46shcyG53wNXyFAs4UikOfDmGtt2/s4000/IMG_20230304_173400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig9h7dwmRgP37v5KivL5kj3SbU80I4J7zjQkiBk3AiEyxqhXE9kPyqBYeuDQnjejLHzHgkT1Q77pKPr_1ufCoTXzV9zQlk-EuZpewskse8evUj1JAa0cPmxCG5nebzEu0RWkUCcczCc_BDTssGslwar2F9FiU-46shcyG53wNXyFAs4UikOfDmGtt2/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_173400.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Fortunately, I got a blue mana source in the form of Mox Sapphire, and used that to play copy artifact. Now we were talking. If he disenchanted the gloom, there were still 2 trikes. If he took out one of the trikes, the gloom would probably stay for another turn, meaning no way to play a Serra Angel. Joep played a tome to start looking for more answers and I was luckly he did not draw Erhnam Djinn. Even though I now had 3 The Abyss in my deck, that still would have been a problem. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEbKQ8LwYo2fPQsYCBXMccjEXpbWHWX1t2f-yEK_I2IDarDggAwxPFCSQQbWnS6EtOnuv86X7b4dAMEtld52g1PbahMK8ynFbTj4o685NSjKS66etVgp8t500_h6Yu_ZXzyBycX0vgwA41QxjJOoJNlWFurYkCXj1FnHv6OezVEn0EOuNP7g9UjaG/s4000/IMG_20230304_173441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixEbKQ8LwYo2fPQsYCBXMccjEXpbWHWX1t2f-yEK_I2IDarDggAwxPFCSQQbWnS6EtOnuv86X7b4dAMEtld52g1PbahMK8ynFbTj4o685NSjKS66etVgp8t500_h6Yu_ZXzyBycX0vgwA41QxjJOoJNlWFurYkCXj1FnHv6OezVEn0EOuNP7g9UjaG/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_173441.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Elf he played I shot right away to be able to attack again, thinking more damage more quickly would be the only way to win this, because if I took too long, Joep would have too much of a card advantage. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHz80X-o6CyP3MtTAr-TMOh0pmjy3FY_U892oxksjmr9AcHAH9h_ho932-4jFEPrxLIqBv4Je-4c-WxEXKxn2brNmnFYM_UIQzCmYiUojuySpLWEGbH6Ep21Ty4KPzRmlJVGMk_A0o_YQs3jwP1LgHdSQW1ZooQ73oUm1KWNTdggFjaimqm9KzB6F/s4000/IMG_20230304_173446.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHz80X-o6CyP3MtTAr-TMOh0pmjy3FY_U892oxksjmr9AcHAH9h_ho932-4jFEPrxLIqBv4Je-4c-WxEXKxn2brNmnFYM_UIQzCmYiUojuySpLWEGbH6Ep21Ty4KPzRmlJVGMk_A0o_YQs3jwP1LgHdSQW1ZooQ73oUm1KWNTdggFjaimqm9KzB6F/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_173446.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In the same line of thought I shot the Mishra's factory and just kept going. Joep was helpfully given another City of Brass. It was good the see I'm not the only one who gets into trouble using this card more than once in a deck. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1PqHPh-Ho0V9PAUbasupL3-Lwjp3XYgYpDan6EDIrT79yb81mgO1Z8fqSqpVwEjQbW_45PvK9t-hU92PH4nCWc9iY56LPcu-i4M3eVVt2YVwsTZ0eHKT-Kn02sIWjGkxOkt7FNJ66lSTIMtP6ZwnyfnKXHFfNkIFghPH4Tkb-To5FShTb3I7N3EK/s4000/IMG_20230304_173601.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1PqHPh-Ho0V9PAUbasupL3-Lwjp3XYgYpDan6EDIrT79yb81mgO1Z8fqSqpVwEjQbW_45PvK9t-hU92PH4nCWc9iY56LPcu-i4M3eVVt2YVwsTZ0eHKT-Kn02sIWjGkxOkt7FNJ66lSTIMtP6ZwnyfnKXHFfNkIFghPH4Tkb-To5FShTb3I7N3EK/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_173601.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When divine offering did show up, there was nothing to do but shoot Joep for 2 and 1 at itself, 6 life was too big of a difference now. I just kept at it with the empty triskelion, shot Joep with Psionic blast to make it more difficult for him to use the cities of brass, and was happy to get a Su-Chi. Still no lands, but as long as Joep did not kill my sol ring, I was not complaining about that. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qwk5TRaIa8HgGlJknsF07vAEP6MXuuz-4uJo8NkB8V_yfUCEzqxZUsRXqXOCco12NWDuwzy1FXwG5APO19jIcSZdinbB4bigq9ig9gY3Mxx3EAsyUiFe4Cping1XAXiZJ0v6B66Bb9p62ZxjXhqC_cWXQXMCw-669Cn9dia2dc-u2cnNLtssymEH/s4000/IMG_20230304_173709.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qwk5TRaIa8HgGlJknsF07vAEP6MXuuz-4uJo8NkB8V_yfUCEzqxZUsRXqXOCco12NWDuwzy1FXwG5APO19jIcSZdinbB4bigq9ig9gY3Mxx3EAsyUiFe4Cping1XAXiZJ0v6B66Bb9p62ZxjXhqC_cWXQXMCw-669Cn9dia2dc-u2cnNLtssymEH/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_173709.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In the end, the gloom proved to be a game winner. Joep had Serra Angel in his hand, but was not able to play it. This meant my Su-Chi could go in for the win. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMG8UPQIu-DZdApGcUBJlGjMDhaLy3LyO7EFZEI2ki_jmtDdAJOmm5MPvTvv-QK5dZliW4PYOwom3Hi21TNJKJ6oJQnqgao-t4oYEpURKGIJGltwn0dYh0rhYRMpIEe8AIVhPEMgZ5Cu_oylI0SsOgsFaz2kubQe4deLVbt0cEJ5wJX3VfHy729pc/s4000/IMG_20230304_173711.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMG8UPQIu-DZdApGcUBJlGjMDhaLy3LyO7EFZEI2ki_jmtDdAJOmm5MPvTvv-QK5dZliW4PYOwom3Hi21TNJKJ6oJQnqgao-t4oYEpURKGIJGltwn0dYh0rhYRMpIEe8AIVhPEMgZ5Cu_oylI0SsOgsFaz2kubQe4deLVbt0cEJ5wJX3VfHy729pc/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_173711.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In the meantime, Peter was in the other semi-final! Wow, the Enchantress was doing well. This game is also on stream, so it should be on Timmy's channel soon. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrP21XVASeT5pEQlirsOihcdzvTjWvIbZc-2b8E1PPZbsHBs6ea4DaPIyZA5uOSiMjcZPbwphyvOXLKyuakM8vR9iU88-INn8XBy0nPpChdo3o1ux3-eXR5LqGfj6uRSu0VgvIBzeWxlnk6PHibT1FyQWK4VBcWPCkWA5wuya8whwtrVSA7A_MCPw/s4000/IMG_20230304_174237.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrP21XVASeT5pEQlirsOihcdzvTjWvIbZc-2b8E1PPZbsHBs6ea4DaPIyZA5uOSiMjcZPbwphyvOXLKyuakM8vR9iU88-INn8XBy0nPpChdo3o1ux3-eXR5LqGfj6uRSu0VgvIBzeWxlnk6PHibT1FyQWK4VBcWPCkWA5wuya8whwtrVSA7A_MCPw/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_174237.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unfortunately for Peter, we would not be playing each other in the finals. This was mainly because Peter could not use his sideboard effectively against Koen, because these cards do not really complement each other, and Koen is playing BWU Ale. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8i9AwpRYbqghd8dW3wELTgjQnPoCf5oWPpsEQsMg2MFgUxfL5K3LElkDoJWXDLycmUnqZvEb8H_ERoBpfu6TBw5-_QITfyM47hjaQPQMYTXTMYBQ8cF8ZRaSPrkkMYfdyQEvWBJ4gDQD6UEgg1YpPYZCmvsBfW2OQkvf9rykaiDteM5aYrKnywsC/s4000/IMG_20230304_174437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8i9AwpRYbqghd8dW3wELTgjQnPoCf5oWPpsEQsMg2MFgUxfL5K3LElkDoJWXDLycmUnqZvEb8H_ERoBpfu6TBw5-_QITfyM47hjaQPQMYTXTMYBQ8cF8ZRaSPrkkMYfdyQEvWBJ4gDQD6UEgg1YpPYZCmvsBfW2OQkvf9rykaiDteM5aYrKnywsC/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_174437.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, this meant it was up to me to avenge our Enchantresses, and since Koen had beaten me 2-1 in the Swiss, this meant this was going to be a hard game. But, since he had won both games due to white cards, a Gloom would make all the difference. </div><div><br /></div><div>This entire match is on stream on Timmy Talks, but some screenshots to show how it went. Koen started off with Dark Ritual, underworld dreams. That was not good. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYOIGECRNMf1pA7luMY_uT9BBc76XaRThEhbUX1ZZrIgqba2ligL1P22lXID2X0gFq-FP80XG5npwQ6ZQQPBioS7c-YKqG4R3FhoyEleNgAcONOEdhm9VXo0Ik4cn_p8eMnkinX48CmI3srZw9LZ6TMok0OHzGdQnwWNyUSkUJUBeAiRE52UmB2Chb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="1201" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYOIGECRNMf1pA7luMY_uT9BBc76XaRThEhbUX1ZZrIgqba2ligL1P22lXID2X0gFq-FP80XG5npwQ6ZQQPBioS7c-YKqG4R3FhoyEleNgAcONOEdhm9VXo0Ik4cn_p8eMnkinX48CmI3srZw9LZ6TMok0OHzGdQnwWNyUSkUJUBeAiRE52UmB2Chb=w400-h211" width="400" /></a></div><br />I started hitting back with my Mishra's factory, to keep the score on life even. Koen quickly went for tutor into Ancestral Recall, to keep up the pace and the card advantage. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguruwcsFuRMXbCyHzQU2L_kNF-LwXVV9dcqNGo3eV9pUGnR_qxQroS5ReJyCTA11-WBqiJPPcMP2eQW4hvVc4p3X1jJCYY9QLr3gtxEEjbr9zUgsJFAtPPOMy3wW-4T0F9CVC78F9_VQro9u1tBdap_qiy_ZD6Wjq5M5F9yb_xiEphBLuvU3WCHDnf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="1081" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguruwcsFuRMXbCyHzQU2L_kNF-LwXVV9dcqNGo3eV9pUGnR_qxQroS5ReJyCTA11-WBqiJPPcMP2eQW4hvVc4p3X1jJCYY9QLr3gtxEEjbr9zUgsJFAtPPOMy3wW-4T0F9CVC78F9_VQro9u1tBdap_qiy_ZD6Wjq5M5F9yb_xiEphBLuvU3WCHDnf=w400-h226" width="400" /></a></div><br />I was going a bit slow, having only the factory to attack. Koen was fighting back with a Hypnotic specter, which I could bolt, fortunately. But even though I did have plenty of mana, no creatures to play with them. I was slowing Koen down with city in a bottle though. And then he hit me with a Timetwister which meant I took 7 damage from the dreams. Ouch. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLT3JAfZIrpJFrL3GkGU4N55rCTu8ZApwaaSfiJPayCw1-xDf9N4i48ZbOpsWneN63xSc-7e9ek60cTQ3op4SgiVP4EpRxN18Ui12350aZmfZ1j-PrVSvwKmZ-Y20xrrk3_K43RxXyUXYSSl_c3QPeL36BjiUnsZX8b3-6fw1he7qrkMY3GMsElABK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="1094" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLT3JAfZIrpJFrL3GkGU4N55rCTu8ZApwaaSfiJPayCw1-xDf9N4i48ZbOpsWneN63xSc-7e9ek60cTQ3op4SgiVP4EpRxN18Ui12350aZmfZ1j-PrVSvwKmZ-Y20xrrk3_K43RxXyUXYSSl_c3QPeL36BjiUnsZX8b3-6fw1he7qrkMY3GMsElABK=w400-h235" width="400" /></a></div><br />The timetwister did fill my hand though, so I could at least cast something:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8DhNOhWVuhsUDhwlWVLnzcqSm91_J4KQyLDP43x4kEPijJIieZo5sw5hCXFFVLrMx1_uHICLbAU3qkMwtm3kK1wkrqIKumwC0ZquzUPI1N0gI69cOQ-OQYFek0S0Jh4AOGabitbkVtwp5Rbhl_sjkOj0kf6lSLQEKrZJiN6Dr5SPjWe8xeM1dfO8e" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="1202" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8DhNOhWVuhsUDhwlWVLnzcqSm91_J4KQyLDP43x4kEPijJIieZo5sw5hCXFFVLrMx1_uHICLbAU3qkMwtm3kK1wkrqIKumwC0ZquzUPI1N0gI69cOQ-OQYFek0S0Jh4AOGabitbkVtwp5Rbhl_sjkOj0kf6lSLQEKrZJiN6Dr5SPjWe8xeM1dfO8e=w400-h219" width="400" /></a></div><br />One of the orbs got rid of the dreams, so I at least could breath a bit. Koen played a factory, so I needed something to block, and played a Su-Chi. Who Koen swords to plowshared and attacked with his factory. This was not going well so I bolted it. I played a Triskelion to follow up. Then Koen played another Mishra's factory. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEina8_TqgukXFgi6Ne2vOdQ8EgJoikbp1wB9OJMZxuPHVb3JdWVekd7YWJ59HMzB6MPv7vYXMnbvpR1r7SgDNzRB2-ASCnMqwoMI_IZB6qDfMWSkTUXpv6uHTN6PtZOfXv44gWsHJjjiBEXVVN9FB5xRjdJHgWLZslV_Qmsja95HPbWKzSbf65MFwU-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="1163" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEina8_TqgukXFgi6Ne2vOdQ8EgJoikbp1wB9OJMZxuPHVb3JdWVekd7YWJ59HMzB6MPv7vYXMnbvpR1r7SgDNzRB2-ASCnMqwoMI_IZB6qDfMWSkTUXpv6uHTN6PtZOfXv44gWsHJjjiBEXVVN9FB5xRjdJHgWLZslV_Qmsja95HPbWKzSbf65MFwU-=w400-h236" width="400" /></a></div><br />He followed this up with Chaos orb, but I still had mine so I could play the waiting game here. I attacked with the Trike and Koen did not block. I thought I about playing copy artifact on the Trike, but decided not to, to not invite a chaos orb on my Trike. When Koen attacked with the factory, I Psionic blasted it. That seemed like overkill because he also plays vampires, but I wanted to stay ahead here. He followed up with a Specter. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-jmsvb8ugzuEe50JH37rMsfQFgjWf2lP_4G6y2K6S2iPuQrH0QFz5Epu5kqS9o5g8jRWbiE4YyGPzfw57-pXjSr4dFPxGBYjUAQ2Hp5eC2HOJs2gvBrBlYt8fvzBRV1Ci85mw4nxetnDs_mTfnsHCDOwgJSmpc15IQ7y2U5eaVIONqhdrAgyZeWza" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="1181" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-jmsvb8ugzuEe50JH37rMsfQFgjWf2lP_4G6y2K6S2iPuQrH0QFz5Epu5kqS9o5g8jRWbiE4YyGPzfw57-pXjSr4dFPxGBYjUAQ2Hp5eC2HOJs2gvBrBlYt8fvzBRV1Ci85mw4nxetnDs_mTfnsHCDOwgJSmpc15IQ7y2U5eaVIONqhdrAgyZeWza=w400-h214" width="400" /></a></div><br />But, he tapped out for that, so this was my chance, and I played copy artifact on the Triskelon. And, it gave me the option to throw my orb at his. And although I had missed a couple during earlier in the day, this one was a hit. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAr12nwECHoASaRK-0ZFFcipA47TRWkFKHQR8t7DW5QFUZmtJ8hL74NUZAtn9DFgLDK6JLY91y572DiSElEdi0by_GRi1Zhk-UlnhbyEAYDpdouiDwg1yu_ABitWlDUexfboLB_reKccrERAbsidwM4vXwuZ7FbqRP--Irtbr5Qz31a8OFtTvjUZnb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="1152" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAr12nwECHoASaRK-0ZFFcipA47TRWkFKHQR8t7DW5QFUZmtJ8hL74NUZAtn9DFgLDK6JLY91y572DiSElEdi0by_GRi1Zhk-UlnhbyEAYDpdouiDwg1yu_ABitWlDUexfboLB_reKccrERAbsidwM4vXwuZ7FbqRP--Irtbr5Qz31a8OFtTvjUZnb=w400-h220" width="400" /></a></div><br />That was enough to take the game. 1-0. This was not an easy one, but at least I was one game ahead. Then again, I was also 1-0 in the game in the swiss and then Koen beat me after that. </div><div><br /></div><div>The second game was summed up by 2 pictures:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYemK5lch6xjx9uIJqAo0MxVV6bJNCJWAqfmCayh0ZcchtDxW1MfCjjW9OHK2m15IyrQRNEYWJFYhA5rIO-1dXdf2-al2x5UhbRopq-uWpdz_yThG8jtObPxUjAkbSQ_Q2SYu5GF5dHUSQEOLUh9-N5xzRvZExRAlv4ajF6sv3MonKvd50cmF5xtzs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="1134" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYemK5lch6xjx9uIJqAo0MxVV6bJNCJWAqfmCayh0ZcchtDxW1MfCjjW9OHK2m15IyrQRNEYWJFYhA5rIO-1dXdf2-al2x5UhbRopq-uWpdz_yThG8jtObPxUjAkbSQ_Q2SYu5GF5dHUSQEOLUh9-N5xzRvZExRAlv4ajF6sv3MonKvd50cmF5xtzs=w400-h220" width="400" /></a></div><br />Koen took my pretty good hand with a first turn timetwister, then Time walk, chaos orb and Ancestral recall, and I was left with a hand with no colored mana. He played a underworld dreams after that, and a Vampire. After destroying my Su-Chi and my Mishras factory, I managed to get out a Trike, but still, no blue mana, which is very frustrating if you have this.. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavdx2eoaUBg0r8kq-i_s5DtCwvcU56QuEUWWdcM0FTNiY2VPXDevlrdy5YAtRH4Tr_xDCKpV3IhYf9RxUXJR6r9_75r8SOCRWhXZG44EHTCWBhdYRYL4xXXNNOyJJrBPrtSicYbwcez2qmo34Yva4ZynVMYcWS22uUzBZ9xCSmfLjOzQymmFXw2Sl/s4000/IMG_20230304_182137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavdx2eoaUBg0r8kq-i_s5DtCwvcU56QuEUWWdcM0FTNiY2VPXDevlrdy5YAtRH4Tr_xDCKpV3IhYf9RxUXJR6r9_75r8SOCRWhXZG44EHTCWBhdYRYL4xXXNNOyJJrBPrtSicYbwcez2qmo34Yva4ZynVMYcWS22uUzBZ9xCSmfLjOzQymmFXw2Sl/w300-h400/IMG_20230304_182137.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>To sum it up, no mana showed up, so I lost a game I would have easily taken if I had drawn only one blue mana source. That sucked, but it's all in the game. 1-1. At least we would have a 3 game final. In the meantime, Joep told me he was taking it personal I was only now starting to draw really bad hands and not against him in the semi-finals :)</div><div><br /></div><div>The third game started off with the destruction of 2 of my factories, and one of Koens. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhANm4Fs9Q1jJnmbxbiJGeZiZmx20uXuAJVRxArJU3Ftk82aer16YFSoixjpFOeZ6oRJdZ528PAhdu2ubL62GkGGVRWx7zUqx2nj0oiwruvl_43mcERCRhAAJ-1sZj-PLGfmC6ubRYsRuWYZjkIYQX95PtUFD9bCVbqEeL6wKxeafnRq9GImpPbAjZU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="1108" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhANm4Fs9Q1jJnmbxbiJGeZiZmx20uXuAJVRxArJU3Ftk82aer16YFSoixjpFOeZ6oRJdZ528PAhdu2ubL62GkGGVRWx7zUqx2nj0oiwruvl_43mcERCRhAAJ-1sZj-PLGfmC6ubRYsRuWYZjkIYQX95PtUFD9bCVbqEeL6wKxeafnRq9GImpPbAjZU=w400-h223" width="400" /></a></div><br />I had The Abyss in my hand, but decided to not play it and lure Koen into playing something. Which he did, and it worked out as I wanted:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKP5CUixLCmRd8kRD7-NdbzAECiCHGUFEYQgBZPSUgV6VbNdIsyHXS8kBpAp8A40VczYzyhC2mCAQ0x-B_e1md-BTcsdto6qby1-WLHqPtTwfkHCuWvp43Pc_q21a7CCW7JJMC3ZTp6lnp3EYoKoLEODVZCjWqgMjKPxuuUcMc3qqml6Ybt1rBwSb5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="586" data-original-width="1143" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKP5CUixLCmRd8kRD7-NdbzAECiCHGUFEYQgBZPSUgV6VbNdIsyHXS8kBpAp8A40VczYzyhC2mCAQ0x-B_e1md-BTcsdto6qby1-WLHqPtTwfkHCuWvp43Pc_q21a7CCW7JJMC3ZTp6lnp3EYoKoLEODVZCjWqgMjKPxuuUcMc3qqml6Ybt1rBwSb5=w400-h205" width="400" /></a></div><br />That took, his Djinn at least. My deck helpfully produced a Su-Chi. Which I copied. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYUdX68-P61d6RF-_1P6iz6W6wtGVRSYPMioJokg2U3acWGP1qpMGoDX9xIUZlU3XLAcbAkGYbCPyX1LLLVwvRYFusZND23d-qhi04uxXcJYcCg944qZSbJKUgrgbF8C36wnwZrvfv_5YVk5cmYNqZ2pYEYSyqL1dqcbA_T_dWXJTyUGVbxnj6_oNR" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="1179" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYUdX68-P61d6RF-_1P6iz6W6wtGVRSYPMioJokg2U3acWGP1qpMGoDX9xIUZlU3XLAcbAkGYbCPyX1LLLVwvRYFusZND23d-qhi04uxXcJYcCg944qZSbJKUgrgbF8C36wnwZrvfv_5YVk5cmYNqZ2pYEYSyqL1dqcbA_T_dWXJTyUGVbxnj6_oNR=w400-h191" width="400" /></a></div><br />Koen took one out with the dreaded divine offering though. And attacked with his factory. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJqyZCMBGlU9IZCqcZLhT40OFbZF2MXMlGaxKGPAlY_aCYKmGtke8dqwwWu9OajygadXQr26Qe2thKn35Bd8kTf0cJT8pbOO7o2l-vfgRyCyxTBaHUlxYQHO2H5AEYJqYAgWuCIlqDBxN3vYhKDJe2bRREAcnnEYUvUxKujnxZDuZx-JL09RZDb9O0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="1174" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJqyZCMBGlU9IZCqcZLhT40OFbZF2MXMlGaxKGPAlY_aCYKmGtke8dqwwWu9OajygadXQr26Qe2thKn35Bd8kTf0cJT8pbOO7o2l-vfgRyCyxTBaHUlxYQHO2H5AEYJqYAgWuCIlqDBxN3vYhKDJe2bRREAcnnEYUvUxKujnxZDuZx-JL09RZDb9O0=w400-h214" width="400" /></a></div><br />I psionic blasted him in return and copied my Su-Chi, after which I played the other card I sideboarded in, since I noticed that Koen was not playing any basic plains. That made less of a difference than I wanted because he also had a Mox Pearl, but at least it would have to make him choose if he drew into another disenchant. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLZuvm3l6ihCdiLkfm9sbAB5rVWxBrNFbQpDVSrZMKZo_-DBlOY-Fpb2cBW6oIecC4m61s0M0mw-nQYyhvTCnfMJalGx9VOKymOreVVpu9UFqfFCf_4SIiG1WkGSK2qEJyHgajpNO_NDI0TYpUK6zkWbbmto_R5XYa-_NcbrgEBZMWZ9OBaGv9EbA0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="1167" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLZuvm3l6ihCdiLkfm9sbAB5rVWxBrNFbQpDVSrZMKZo_-DBlOY-Fpb2cBW6oIecC4m61s0M0mw-nQYyhvTCnfMJalGx9VOKymOreVVpu9UFqfFCf_4SIiG1WkGSK2qEJyHgajpNO_NDI0TYpUK6zkWbbmto_R5XYa-_NcbrgEBZMWZ9OBaGv9EbA0=w400-h215" width="400" /></a></div><br />This meant he could not block with the factory on the next turn, so he played a Juzam Djinn. I fortunately was able to shatter the Mox Pearl right after this. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcvHKlmv0Fgb7NfyHNasmk3vX_gpZyptT6ik12cLSQvbAgq9Qf0KwS5jcmARkGK88PQabrIo5oM6IzFOTvxqysKvd-zLKPZN2_M8OodGNdhzlmfCUGKWw_6tge7YYZ_dIsdWLxWk1XNvENXPzXy4MERwgWSC6p4oxTT6aFwJsAmzIqq-x0n197WblL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="631" data-original-width="1209" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcvHKlmv0Fgb7NfyHNasmk3vX_gpZyptT6ik12cLSQvbAgq9Qf0KwS5jcmARkGK88PQabrIo5oM6IzFOTvxqysKvd-zLKPZN2_M8OodGNdhzlmfCUGKWw_6tge7YYZ_dIsdWLxWk1XNvENXPzXy4MERwgWSC6p4oxTT6aFwJsAmzIqq-x0n197WblL=w400-h209" width="400" /></a></div><br />I could just wait for the Djinn to go away, and when I did pass the turn, Koen just went on and played another one:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4uZxuKksgw8KHKexJ1rKRmm_tMh8ugQE-HWFJ6jmYDNfeLQ-CDxqe0Ro6fXI9t2SrZSbW2mjtSW0lJGubMejbtaZx_ZpAMuXDATJvYUvZE1DkbTVhVn4-B-5LjLyPTK2jKvCxXS1G9MDsdKye9_i5ioi0T9GKHUp9BQAfIfpzgVF3y9cMliaGh2Vv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="1236" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4uZxuKksgw8KHKexJ1rKRmm_tMh8ugQE-HWFJ6jmYDNfeLQ-CDxqe0Ro6fXI9t2SrZSbW2mjtSW0lJGubMejbtaZx_ZpAMuXDATJvYUvZE1DkbTVhVn4-B-5LjLyPTK2jKvCxXS1G9MDsdKye9_i5ioi0T9GKHUp9BQAfIfpzgVF3y9cMliaGh2Vv=w400-h201" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I took my draw phase, attacked with both the Su-Chi's and then played what should finish the game in my favor:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi40US2_l0We_BEGAKhkQIMGHVb5b8zPSJpBHgGgnAtk5HHByA_cwMMenxrCeKMdh2Ar0Tf0vyZ87VegQ-Ja6RbgnqKtdQOyuOhRZRdxJQFK6taHtbENmva2eAp3Z-iXnr74H1bw7MVsEO-ZsPBbhmzVciqS1PomPdfN4bSl_9hoLluKiCOo4sDxGQ8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="1241" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi40US2_l0We_BEGAKhkQIMGHVb5b8zPSJpBHgGgnAtk5HHByA_cwMMenxrCeKMdh2Ar0Tf0vyZ87VegQ-Ja6RbgnqKtdQOyuOhRZRdxJQFK6taHtbENmva2eAp3Z-iXnr74H1bw7MVsEO-ZsPBbhmzVciqS1PomPdfN4bSl_9hoLluKiCOo4sDxGQ8=w400-h206" width="400" /></a></div><br />Triskelion, while Koen was at only 3 life. That meant that was it. It turned out that sideboarding in the blood moons was a good idea, which helped me to win the finals. Joep was kind enough the take the role as tournament-in-a-game shop organizer and handed me out the coveted Camel Trophy. After this we went out for dinner with 8 of the guys and landed on a terrace outside of a full Italian restaurant. It was still pretty cold, but with our coats on it was doable and we had a very nice pizza and tiramisu dinner brought out to us by a real Italian who was very enthusiastic about the food in his restaurant. So were we, so we finished off a great day of cards with a great dinner in great OS company. As Marten pointed out at the table, isn't this hobby great? I think it is. Richard, our game store owner, remarked again what a cool and relaxed bunch OS players are, and how different the atmosphere is from other MTG formats, which are much more tense. This is why we all love it. Great people, nostalgic cardboard, having fun together. I love it. <br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXfdHmROIURa3ygZ52j1yB4_InUuGkK45Xro6nwxtOHA790ejoXTS8W0Xd2WQcnNzmJIUnhmQ62ccismnyGmTUA0z7OWNQYfbsLH0N3DHQHaGh6P808dO8WK-q1y-ed2X9OjckzR7ejROnJWQpXUbKGkWi9t09uYqWYlZtG-4KHbEZaJIO7_8vqGl/s4000/IMG_20230304_192815.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXfdHmROIURa3ygZ52j1yB4_InUuGkK45Xro6nwxtOHA790ejoXTS8W0Xd2WQcnNzmJIUnhmQ62ccismnyGmTUA0z7OWNQYfbsLH0N3DHQHaGh6P808dO8WK-q1y-ed2X9OjckzR7ejROnJWQpXUbKGkWi9t09uYqWYlZtG-4KHbEZaJIO7_8vqGl/w400-h300/IMG_20230304_192815.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It was another amazing day with great people and I hope that many more may follow. Thanks to all that showed up and played, and until next time! </div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-58536606682390199062023-02-26T00:54:00.548-08:002023-03-05T05:22:35.693-08:00Hill Giant cup 2023<p>We have to tournaments in our country that are organized in a game store. the Hill Giant Cup and the Camel Trophy. Playing in a game store adds something of the nostalgia of Oldschool magic for me and Joep, the organizer of the Hill Giant Cup is a great guy, so I sleeved up a deck with gold legends and birds of paradise, and went for it. The deck does not have the most efficient of win conditions if you look at it (like Rubinia Soulsinger and Gerrard of the closed fist) but it also has Sol'kanar the Swamp King and Bartel Runeaxe, which I think is a great card to play with. I think he should be played more. So the wincons are a bit clunky exept for the also legendary Serra Angel and Shivan Dragon, together with resticted stuff, it is quite okay, even without Library of Alexandria and mind twist, which I tend to play without these days. I've not played them for the last couple of tournaments, and so far this feels quite good. I did add a couple of disenchants because this deck does to blood moon rather instantly. So pretty okay, not tier 1 of course, but hey, one does not always have to go for first place or top 8. </p><p>After entering the game store and seeing a lot of familiar faces, and of course the mandatory repairing after sitting down on round 1, I was paired against Wouter, and he was off to a pretty quick start!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLsU16pzp-RNQ_n3bLaUaalkrNiXHteXZsaRb_sRz5gMO1yAshAbhBv4RduMIzrGUyojKXKhjOrHLqSIzoWwd_J6_C9yvf16zO09iC7tYKfTCerWRSEsfh93JcuFBNsU18aDNsf4mXjUTQ_8Q2_hwgNve3pFbcdVcuuKjvM9g9MPKqUCE2tWNdCp_2/s4000/IMG_20230219_111824.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLsU16pzp-RNQ_n3bLaUaalkrNiXHteXZsaRb_sRz5gMO1yAshAbhBv4RduMIzrGUyojKXKhjOrHLqSIzoWwd_J6_C9yvf16zO09iC7tYKfTCerWRSEsfh93JcuFBNsU18aDNsf4mXjUTQ_8Q2_hwgNve3pFbcdVcuuKjvM9g9MPKqUCE2tWNdCp_2/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_111824.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVkFDqUf_fCdh9f2GiGsoHzVZKg1ZRVB_ONYY-HfPldBoanOhayDAXUPNXouifzccf7QYDVwbHK9IOIqOAQkTbYEpc5HCVU-0lAC22FzzlIDoPwz-PwgfQPDh7sXqRQi7MRviPWjVFHZSqfV5ypTqkolJotWA3qK6ubzUpLeqO1LZCJiSQGZZjOlg/s4000/IMG_20230219_111925.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiVkFDqUf_fCdh9f2GiGsoHzVZKg1ZRVB_ONYY-HfPldBoanOhayDAXUPNXouifzccf7QYDVwbHK9IOIqOAQkTbYEpc5HCVU-0lAC22FzzlIDoPwz-PwgfQPDh7sXqRQi7MRviPWjVFHZSqfV5ypTqkolJotWA3qK6ubzUpLeqO1LZCJiSQGZZjOlg/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_111925.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><br /><br />He had 4 mana on turn one, then proceeded to play a Granite Gargoyle on turn 2 and played a mishra's factory while I tried to keep up with a mox emerald. A Sedge troll quickly followed and my Mox was disenchanted. I was trying to keep up, but since my creatures are all very expensive, I had to wait before I could play Jasmine Boreal. My deck helpfully gave me another city of brass, which is great when you're already fare behind on life total. It did give me an opportunity to play Shivan Dragon though. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCY0fix7A96rSSrgDW5wmcn_5CUrQVfFEKOOqsKlcjtgy7_Dn5yIVrKuu1iNU0znW3ptkviHu2u_JnSlIhMm8EV0Uw4KBBCgus2-b6DXdLuYFKhppzesjUq-Z1xXDtmvPaWacNMnHdq0mtEqPqhJuzGaJ23QN5OCd4URnAjR1_xWxHAN4tJHyDZJY/s4000/IMG_20230219_112107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCY0fix7A96rSSrgDW5wmcn_5CUrQVfFEKOOqsKlcjtgy7_Dn5yIVrKuu1iNU0znW3ptkviHu2u_JnSlIhMm8EV0Uw4KBBCgus2-b6DXdLuYFKhppzesjUq-Z1xXDtmvPaWacNMnHdq0mtEqPqhJuzGaJ23QN5OCd4URnAjR1_xWxHAN4tJHyDZJY/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_112107.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdpwXamRzasAXc6ZLx6Kj5mJhGzwYJoJ1aH_8eZuuAoJknw7uN7IyU_rwxZwJYkDdMSs13RCcWTJyavFULfbwY77cosprVMIqg-GgVk5-QmCE82MM2WG3CEgXRjsa6o_iYd7fA6ZyMaY9qBDpodOdO_Sjz1CfFveHC541zQWOdn8b03DyXGVmdy5t-/s4000/IMG_20230219_112209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdpwXamRzasAXc6ZLx6Kj5mJhGzwYJoJ1aH_8eZuuAoJknw7uN7IyU_rwxZwJYkDdMSs13RCcWTJyavFULfbwY77cosprVMIqg-GgVk5-QmCE82MM2WG3CEgXRjsa6o_iYd7fA6ZyMaY9qBDpodOdO_Sjz1CfFveHC541zQWOdn8b03DyXGVmdy5t-/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_112209.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div></div><br />To make sure I would not lose either my life or my creatures due to a very big fireball, I played Armageddon as an emergency break. My Shivan Dragon was promptly swords to plowshared :(<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobCA3DKBYyvLnQLBZW_L4MFlqrZZ_vrY6CFOn9rgTNmciyH0cAPWFdo-dH4WbmiQD9TRjQxrpn_WQ4lMiIWttMlxRWX4iS1m0LctXJjsaDPcO4PrZQ4aM6-CNmSL0G6iM8Ps_O8wSpkvspoSowRuDvk3pZY0MjRQ_ue9Bx90vw0kuXmkuK-SEep6i/s4000/IMG_20230219_112445.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobCA3DKBYyvLnQLBZW_L4MFlqrZZ_vrY6CFOn9rgTNmciyH0cAPWFdo-dH4WbmiQD9TRjQxrpn_WQ4lMiIWttMlxRWX4iS1m0LctXJjsaDPcO4PrZQ4aM6-CNmSL0G6iM8Ps_O8wSpkvspoSowRuDvk3pZY0MjRQ_ue9Bx90vw0kuXmkuK-SEep6i/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_112445.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That left poor Jasmine alone to defend me, and that was not enough. So I was down 1 game. The second game I was off to an okay start with a Birds of Paradise, and a Chaos orb. That game me time to build up and slow the other side of the table down. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfHkO2_i13ZMby7kUjFOKtO4jtEETVSIJnZyina9Rh9JQ5lQLo1Yy-gPSF5an99IUitfZoutK_GvqrKY7Gm7FFXvkv1YtPWRZl9avjRulO3opE32DcpAxkvUXqbffS9uUvBJcKNG-eoAGe1E4o5j0AZ2XgWmHkH0ARB4EWdmO-jFrU2jAAX3cfDQY/s4000/IMG_20230219_113149.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfHkO2_i13ZMby7kUjFOKtO4jtEETVSIJnZyina9Rh9JQ5lQLo1Yy-gPSF5an99IUitfZoutK_GvqrKY7Gm7FFXvkv1YtPWRZl9avjRulO3opE32DcpAxkvUXqbffS9uUvBJcKNG-eoAGe1E4o5j0AZ2XgWmHkH0ARB4EWdmO-jFrU2jAAX3cfDQY/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_113149.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Even though my birds was killed, I later drew a mox that gave me the opportunity to play Serra Angel. And a turn later, Rubinia Soulsinger, which gave me the "what does that do again, you get to choose, right?" response :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YJ3yQx6d2I3TqZSSiBSrVZtmLM_5CJzJL8zSofoPSFkCM_Ymd3R4n820GXdah14d2knZxpgq6X0QElY2u3Zcanx5vgf14o0Y4QxViOfciMcRHwn1axD-cgGDeZRq4gddWo1i9jY33RommyI4KEC2QPRNXJYsKg1v2MgaTv6-_0DRAFIfXnstOXt8/s4000/IMG_20230219_113242.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YJ3yQx6d2I3TqZSSiBSrVZtmLM_5CJzJL8zSofoPSFkCM_Ymd3R4n820GXdah14d2knZxpgq6X0QElY2u3Zcanx5vgf14o0Y4QxViOfciMcRHwn1axD-cgGDeZRq4gddWo1i9jY33RommyI4KEC2QPRNXJYsKg1v2MgaTv6-_0DRAFIfXnstOXt8/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_113242.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wouter destroyed my Mox, but had no quick awnser for the Serra beating at him, and playing creatures with Rubina in play is also a bit difficult, so he decided to play greed to see if he could draw something to get rid of the Serra Angel. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHmy_xnbXjVLGgGjXz4dLzDURMrN22a8CgiCwFoXWNmnhqhekWdZqChvc3TKPLzNTVGchPNLabS9CstuMRdAleJW6v3uotDwCVRfuZOZBaG6p5ONSrRQnzoPege50NydGZ9Xmf7yVVF8xLC8SGYhya3NkDB0gD3cxyIP3R7RWPoLdJrTG3JWbshtO/s4000/IMG_20230219_113444.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHmy_xnbXjVLGgGjXz4dLzDURMrN22a8CgiCwFoXWNmnhqhekWdZqChvc3TKPLzNTVGchPNLabS9CstuMRdAleJW6v3uotDwCVRfuZOZBaG6p5ONSrRQnzoPege50NydGZ9Xmf7yVVF8xLC8SGYhya3NkDB0gD3cxyIP3R7RWPoLdJrTG3JWbshtO/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_113444.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That was not enough, so I was back up to 1-1, things were looking brighter. My next game gave me a birds, a mox and a tutor, which let me search for my Ancestral Recall to get some more cards to see if I could play quick big legendary creature. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSo-CWlboMsRjuKcQLEKyugLMNgs5mBHVfZVe5_fh15RuafbLgdK4Wn5BsTIpESWzWhyOijwRPTjHH8roaWnM1bauBnBLGdicaNQ7NN-K18mt8GTJp7SCukgQfQbSGZ8AQnTlhugzNfLhTHndmhVcyhL5uo8LBt9QSkn-6Ib7ybUrjGjd9Rfc8C0VZ/s4000/IMG_20230219_113952.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSo-CWlboMsRjuKcQLEKyugLMNgs5mBHVfZVe5_fh15RuafbLgdK4Wn5BsTIpESWzWhyOijwRPTjHH8roaWnM1bauBnBLGdicaNQ7NN-K18mt8GTJp7SCukgQfQbSGZ8AQnTlhugzNfLhTHndmhVcyhL5uo8LBt9QSkn-6Ib7ybUrjGjd9Rfc8C0VZ/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_113952.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Wouter was on to me though, and destroyed my birds and a land to slow me down :(</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQsCvLhO-rvGS37accuJzxcvc23n_mlUg033OkXrYCrKbBgwmOUMk8Vl61H-1e-163PPWUM8Fu7QB0bV5GrVlk87YYooNagTd5iPd28kELmaQPmeTNB00THiBax6TanydCLeTBAsZS6omMHJDLLtWPkviBO4p2XbpOOdQOr8Z2AbdQ6mLf1nTJ1feb/s4000/IMG_20230219_114013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQsCvLhO-rvGS37accuJzxcvc23n_mlUg033OkXrYCrKbBgwmOUMk8Vl61H-1e-163PPWUM8Fu7QB0bV5GrVlk87YYooNagTd5iPd28kELmaQPmeTNB00THiBax6TanydCLeTBAsZS6omMHJDLLtWPkviBO4p2XbpOOdQOr8Z2AbdQ6mLf1nTJ1feb/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_114013.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But you know, as long as there is life, there is hope, and couple of turns later I was able to play Sol'kanar the Swamp King. Which was great since the Sedge troll would not be able to slow it down. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintao2a6EDHETJCElL17NyBJW52TaMWzbVDl3zm9cQsLX96xs27uYppWsx5fuFDYjPDDVt3y_JU2czz3Ty-5LzTa2fRqOsOj4kNbGjSJEA_0xf4Y1EQTzCUyXdJnUX7YrsZBzYRRuJxWLJUCaW4mtMZMJOzMtVz0-NTAyQw8WpJnkIeC7LS36gdUmM/s4000/IMG_20230219_114242.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintao2a6EDHETJCElL17NyBJW52TaMWzbVDl3zm9cQsLX96xs27uYppWsx5fuFDYjPDDVt3y_JU2czz3Ty-5LzTa2fRqOsOj4kNbGjSJEA_0xf4Y1EQTzCUyXdJnUX7YrsZBzYRRuJxWLJUCaW4mtMZMJOzMtVz0-NTAyQw8WpJnkIeC7LS36gdUmM/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_114242.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When Wouter played a Gargoyle to start beating back, I slowed it down with Icy Manipulator. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDwmTnPnq2-oPlIzpfM-Q9uX39Hb5DHURk0NXoisslUCmo4IxWs4hSZx2iETfb1Hl68M8YPBJLKOFyffCUZpSZzVhTpit1fBoGHSDofyrX9sfBqgVU1sZp_MpuG-CXxv8brvC6x0VIdax7lHMG5lSdhpd0xjwEit_AU0vnLCca3TnZQPO2863mJ_tp/s4000/IMG_20230219_114403.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDwmTnPnq2-oPlIzpfM-Q9uX39Hb5DHURk0NXoisslUCmo4IxWs4hSZx2iETfb1Hl68M8YPBJLKOFyffCUZpSZzVhTpit1fBoGHSDofyrX9sfBqgVU1sZp_MpuG-CXxv8brvC6x0VIdax7lHMG5lSdhpd0xjwEit_AU0vnLCca3TnZQPO2863mJ_tp/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_114403.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The manipulator was destroyed, together with another Gargoyle showing up, but my Serra Angel could take care of that so I would be able to stay ahead in life. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARxjh2vhSFX5U2rgk7NzhZMNctXjgIurX0KwVFA_imZNk5eEdorpZyzE48j83aSNu7AIQFafzm5IGJvFOnV4ZW3S8hn4Tsr124ul2CbRMp0gPcbWx0h-693P7RgA2QFXwiZCkJPY6K7dbDqvjFfiW9-3DscuZI9SvcaDSw3UDR_ZZpDADD-3Y-lDT/s4000/IMG_20230219_114503.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARxjh2vhSFX5U2rgk7NzhZMNctXjgIurX0KwVFA_imZNk5eEdorpZyzE48j83aSNu7AIQFafzm5IGJvFOnV4ZW3S8hn4Tsr124ul2CbRMp0gPcbWx0h-693P7RgA2QFXwiZCkJPY6K7dbDqvjFfiW9-3DscuZI9SvcaDSw3UDR_ZZpDADD-3Y-lDT/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_114503.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was pretty confident Sol'kanar would be winning the game, but a topdecked fireball on the other side took care of that. That left my Serra to fend off two trolls and two Gargoyles, which was too much so I decided to try and go for the win by Swords to plowsharing one of the gargoyles and trying to break through with the angel, since there was not a lot or red mana on the opposing side. And fortunately for me, one of my sideboard cards showed up, which gave me greater realm of preservation. not great with cities of brass for while mana, but better than taking a big beating from trolls. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZ6HjA-AahacAITeITVH6R9-R_oLSDoxyKIkYe-k6caiiQDSFjpGXECmMpNsIXI91LSFzpIsP4p1gVnXLPHtlmdg7dZo2g9jFaVdAF2q1Ti2Mlm3IgVpnbZ5EBvrtuDS9PH-_Z_IBt1BwTJjuxWNML3hjAPzHBWaP3pyQxwBUXi1UX-MsZfd41kN1/s4000/IMG_20230219_114957.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZ6HjA-AahacAITeITVH6R9-R_oLSDoxyKIkYe-k6caiiQDSFjpGXECmMpNsIXI91LSFzpIsP4p1gVnXLPHtlmdg7dZo2g9jFaVdAF2q1Ti2Mlm3IgVpnbZ5EBvrtuDS9PH-_Z_IBt1BwTJjuxWNML3hjAPzHBWaP3pyQxwBUXi1UX-MsZfd41kN1/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_114957.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A turn later, Rubina Soulsinger showed up. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByMRV0ztleb2UHY56SfFRiVz8XdMB-7doe3clOmJggST2VnAt47w0jCW3Fs3X9wprDL3uW3jgLCN9hz2OYzBkmO3hX-0Bt42QtppDKxK9R6DvY_cYuGaJSeUv7G9aZJDbhwcc3nzKWUzj46-sA6J296EwMKOiR1ctigpVke0qZlQHM_m2PuF-HLs9/s4000/IMG_20230219_115043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByMRV0ztleb2UHY56SfFRiVz8XdMB-7doe3clOmJggST2VnAt47w0jCW3Fs3X9wprDL3uW3jgLCN9hz2OYzBkmO3hX-0Bt42QtppDKxK9R6DvY_cYuGaJSeUv7G9aZJDbhwcc3nzKWUzj46-sA6J296EwMKOiR1ctigpVke0qZlQHM_m2PuF-HLs9/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_115043.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Rubina took care of the Gargoyle, whichl made it possible for the Serra Angel to finish the game. 2-1 in a pretty exiting game. This was a good start of the day!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvXw8W_BjOT98_HcwK5RwXWhpHGgnzJVRHZaofwGKqnMhYWSTVATMwHIokcT3iMQibKJOpNl9c3Q-NFCHzl1eNpBv000nlzor8PQMOWPFiTU0wSxFRgNeOhTFE6YDHhs7x_GZsgOV7Lk7pjxbLkyW14NXahoYtDkZm6nJCCgrDNxBcI1XrrIc0UHL/s4000/IMG_20230219_115137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvXw8W_BjOT98_HcwK5RwXWhpHGgnzJVRHZaofwGKqnMhYWSTVATMwHIokcT3iMQibKJOpNl9c3Q-NFCHzl1eNpBv000nlzor8PQMOWPFiTU0wSxFRgNeOhTFE6YDHhs7x_GZsgOV7Lk7pjxbLkyW14NXahoYtDkZm6nJCCgrDNxBcI1XrrIc0UHL/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_115137.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Most games had stopped by then, but I was able to see Ron "Uthden Troll" Dijkstra playing a beautiful reanimator deck. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRzQr4MvYEAIWX4iwPKnP0oxPBGFUJxuA4ZPwKXpAeuXWzMvRnCaI-J4G1UkoMEswSWFoWfKLLuGy0ClXUYyBfNbYG-6BpoOv9zOvEMWs9ke08CLTOHjk9DhAtvTRYQ6VE5oLHTnq12Jt1FoNJmTn7sqnAFwDWHXsml5-ydXa3PenQxiSwHfWVAC3/s4000/IMG_20230219_121422.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRzQr4MvYEAIWX4iwPKnP0oxPBGFUJxuA4ZPwKXpAeuXWzMvRnCaI-J4G1UkoMEswSWFoWfKLLuGy0ClXUYyBfNbYG-6BpoOv9zOvEMWs9ke08CLTOHjk9DhAtvTRYQ6VE5oLHTnq12Jt1FoNJmTn7sqnAFwDWHXsml5-ydXa3PenQxiSwHfWVAC3/w400-h300/IMG_20230219_121422.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There was not much time left in the round, so we were on to round 2. I met Edo, who was playing a variant of a LionDib deck with Land Tax. I had a bird and an Llanowar Elf to start quickly, Edo had a Savannah Lion and started hammering. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-dcpg2tcb2dPZXv6zou5jJvsvYNcpPyllacP9S1EMmGmUG4htKlLZQty5e8i9qZspQj0HCCJxWU9PpUBNfqjwMYytF5Wvp9o_295TOfix3gQlOYQckTiTqxRiXjZI8X5M4zmQ9JarvgAZa7rFD8Nt01S8VYIZeIzFbE71MG4XjZCNg1C8L8qCl-44/s4000/IMG_20230219_122522.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-dcpg2tcb2dPZXv6zou5jJvsvYNcpPyllacP9S1EMmGmUG4htKlLZQty5e8i9qZspQj0HCCJxWU9PpUBNfqjwMYytF5Wvp9o_295TOfix3gQlOYQckTiTqxRiXjZI8X5M4zmQ9JarvgAZa7rFD8Nt01S8VYIZeIzFbE71MG4XjZCNg1C8L8qCl-44/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_122522.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I tried to stop the onslaught with my Prodigal Sorcerer, but that was quickly removed. Also, I felt obliged to play Armageddon, because Edo had a Library online very quickly. This did not feel like a good way to start the game, but an active Library on the other side makes me lose 9 out of 10 times it stays, I felt I had to. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpCN4r-WC87ZuNFkfs_x5PV2rcuxfzcU_J8O9dtrWRLhpJLhAjFEIil321gt3nsrJ4lvE1qAvSjcSh7UGhEs2zuTWUC0pZ-4vVtx65POjHcZ7BaNJ2N4dzVdanWV4AGoW39gcPA2KRWTaf4dSeaC5K0AbG7Bpob9MjHr21NYjo2F7SltNyTUtmq8X/s4000/IMG_20230219_122620.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjpCN4r-WC87ZuNFkfs_x5PV2rcuxfzcU_J8O9dtrWRLhpJLhAjFEIil321gt3nsrJ4lvE1qAvSjcSh7UGhEs2zuTWUC0pZ-4vVtx65POjHcZ7BaNJ2N4dzVdanWV4AGoW39gcPA2KRWTaf4dSeaC5K0AbG7Bpob9MjHr21NYjo2F7SltNyTUtmq8X/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_122620.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also felt like having to block the lions, which was again, not a positive feeling. I tried keeping up and played a tome to get some extra cards, but it was too late. I was beaten by a factory (which showed up after I took out another one) and a Serendib Efreet. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9d9DIFVhkMu7OjM1mqbXzg4jIR0gyGST8VKxnaHTLnpXkCZ4zXhWxlMz4ZOzspz-PRcaZMfRTCx301MK_QlY3hWyMjSaOi0aZ4WeOws4utYjcyI17712atNHtnWdooqL6kSSSi9bsugvMjV9EOOrQAeCBqHJXY6jmCVe7f6SIeYMnSntqMcljJfL/s4000/IMG_20230219_122831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9d9DIFVhkMu7OjM1mqbXzg4jIR0gyGST8VKxnaHTLnpXkCZ4zXhWxlMz4ZOzspz-PRcaZMfRTCx301MK_QlY3hWyMjSaOi0aZ4WeOws4utYjcyI17712atNHtnWdooqL6kSSSi9bsugvMjV9EOOrQAeCBqHJXY6jmCVe7f6SIeYMnSntqMcljJfL/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_122831.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The next game, Edo kicked off with a first turn land taks. Fortunately, I had plenty of mana to work with. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QAHNUSj2wfKQZ_ZMTckL6Fy5LYLgaQ7UZLkKaW0oaTm8EfohiK_GGQXyswbkpJme3R_MBLP1lAsqYeT4mpsJ0FeAujClMq1wHO63XFtWEuJiOBlUIHQsw1-P36KVRVSc3q8UK-SnpV6J60CHxHSAdTXo-a6Iiw3Q3qnngn45jExKj5rx0z7iFeNf/s4000/IMG_20230219_123715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QAHNUSj2wfKQZ_ZMTckL6Fy5LYLgaQ7UZLkKaW0oaTm8EfohiK_GGQXyswbkpJme3R_MBLP1lAsqYeT4mpsJ0FeAujClMq1wHO63XFtWEuJiOBlUIHQsw1-P36KVRVSc3q8UK-SnpV6J60CHxHSAdTXo-a6Iiw3Q3qnngn45jExKj5rx0z7iFeNf/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_123715.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Thinking I would play another land next turn, I used the lotus for Ancestral Recall and played a tome, but that was quickly taken care of before I could draw any cards, and Edo also played is own Ancestral Recall soon after that. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFsjI7eGUw01qa-vuNieuYQSYMJUTjQffUb0tuhSkcXhOfWx6Vjlx38ubHIzktEgy2tqapo1INO-hBwSDfuXCR0TFw7pBrIqCuYnWERK8gZL0j9EZOAYyF0FvsmiQd7m4ACwjOlN-bKLoO11ooDw8CRiWcAq-yqyRKz0HQvrC15b1QKh31BtrepnL/s4000/IMG_20230219_123842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFsjI7eGUw01qa-vuNieuYQSYMJUTjQffUb0tuhSkcXhOfWx6Vjlx38ubHIzktEgy2tqapo1INO-hBwSDfuXCR0TFw7pBrIqCuYnWERK8gZL0j9EZOAYyF0FvsmiQd7m4ACwjOlN-bKLoO11ooDw8CRiWcAq-yqyRKz0HQvrC15b1QKh31BtrepnL/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_123842.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Edo had a sol ring, I had an Elf, and since I had the correct amount of cities of brass (one), I could play Serra Angel, and also play the preacher. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9PwZs5OGZU3xONYrAVh3lz8zxS0O7l6MdTqU_YnHuQs9C-Mm-GLNWpCvdDf0NGusdS0_W9ehB4KUDb7x2433pUCH8wp9lJDrsHzORx6fr4wv69_D3eqwFs6gJADKVTSRV1uE7MTNi4pRrNFgpRO1pCMyAUOiyxOoK_ETXMtdLtqYIIgg1P68X1mt/s4000/IMG_20230219_124009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9PwZs5OGZU3xONYrAVh3lz8zxS0O7l6MdTqU_YnHuQs9C-Mm-GLNWpCvdDf0NGusdS0_W9ehB4KUDb7x2433pUCH8wp9lJDrsHzORx6fr4wv69_D3eqwFs6gJADKVTSRV1uE7MTNi4pRrNFgpRO1pCMyAUOiyxOoK_ETXMtdLtqYIIgg1P68X1mt/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_124009.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Edo put up the pressure with another Su-Chi, and then my favourite legend of this deck hit the board: Bartel Runeaxe. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWUMcKSfcRctnTyuW5Caiu7tPzuVNS-ip-WWFMH1y7CsJAVZL6CBQne84j7OpD5pYrTy2U_brdgGe_1ZY644zTIDSDbTQxaeovjMQp4gao2M_xiXhvM5R_RYalJBq8JLgbcmj3T02jP3j5K89KD4Lhj4nEy4-U8yss5Cn97EG7AmjanD2bvF5HSOr/s4000/IMG_20230219_124221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWUMcKSfcRctnTyuW5Caiu7tPzuVNS-ip-WWFMH1y7CsJAVZL6CBQne84j7OpD5pYrTy2U_brdgGe_1ZY644zTIDSDbTQxaeovjMQp4gao2M_xiXhvM5R_RYalJBq8JLgbcmj3T02jP3j5K89KD4Lhj4nEy4-U8yss5Cn97EG7AmjanD2bvF5HSOr/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_124221.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Bartel and the preacher took care of the Su-Chis and together with the Angel the game was over pretty quickly. Although I expected to lose 2-0, I was now at 1-1 :)</div><div>In the third game, Edo was off to a pretty quick start again, with another land tax and Savannah Lions. I had lots of mana, but not a lot to cast with. I did had an orb though, which I used to stop the Lions from killing me way to quickly. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4y0HIVv6cH8n06OGG5CS2sDPYcFPsxT4kNv3AeaxZX5IBdq0YfV56uTH_0lflLfrGAafaMjsb4RfC9oh9wcO0ekiyrEmVJlX2j7ZrLBcBP2uUR48BPeIGo_mp5dIF6YglEk-LSizY5gYb7pdkC8pbktpr9lw0byQnXgRFO0WLbKqA7d9bXl4Vl4W/s4000/IMG_20230219_125227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4y0HIVv6cH8n06OGG5CS2sDPYcFPsxT4kNv3AeaxZX5IBdq0YfV56uTH_0lflLfrGAafaMjsb4RfC9oh9wcO0ekiyrEmVJlX2j7ZrLBcBP2uUR48BPeIGo_mp5dIF6YglEk-LSizY5gYb7pdkC8pbktpr9lw0byQnXgRFO0WLbKqA7d9bXl4Vl4W/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_125227.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Edo had another one though. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZLOsDOLghbujD5jbLnu0z_y5YPCvGzeT0ue8eCErB04QWdczY-SIIviuH4nSblCjT0fEBDRppacwRxWaf6zCf6UC1TM8cK_01rs5geQeCB0wngdRW3SRvYKdA4gjB1Ldyv0QohM0Fe7MNF2yIwUxgdrsT1M8T2ylvDlSR3i_hcELfl8hEuh5UazA/s4000/IMG_20230219_125350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZLOsDOLghbujD5jbLnu0z_y5YPCvGzeT0ue8eCErB04QWdczY-SIIviuH4nSblCjT0fEBDRppacwRxWaf6zCf6UC1TM8cK_01rs5geQeCB0wngdRW3SRvYKdA4gjB1Ldyv0QohM0Fe7MNF2yIwUxgdrsT1M8T2ylvDlSR3i_hcELfl8hEuh5UazA/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_125350.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Since I was not drawing any of my big creatures, I had to go for a block on the birds and then play balance strategy. So I used regrowth on my orb, and played the balance. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBWNvMyod_SAEwhSgg6Dx3F1WJJRzQI7A2wW2Zii0bG_JbfpcEp6gWcQLDKUUn5xDmcZp_EPfIoKzM8x1PzyEvS0-mukfreVascMOjhTprGbLWKGFQkkSJ7IJT8abO3TGSpv9vwgBWasMcTBfwAQLFBFmuPi993c9lVvAeHa0wWq8sidzQxpiQcSjr/s4000/IMG_20230219_125642.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBWNvMyod_SAEwhSgg6Dx3F1WJJRzQI7A2wW2Zii0bG_JbfpcEp6gWcQLDKUUn5xDmcZp_EPfIoKzM8x1PzyEvS0-mukfreVascMOjhTprGbLWKGFQkkSJ7IJT8abO3TGSpv9vwgBWasMcTBfwAQLFBFmuPi993c9lVvAeHa0wWq8sidzQxpiQcSjr/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_125642.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Edo came back with a Serendib Efreet, still no big creatures from my side, but I did get my Icy manipulator. That was a good way to keep the Efreet busy for a while. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0sGotAxt01pc1zf2qC24GsTl21FZ49_CopmXVNEonDo803fVa3zQ2ZjNIszTxBHpFIWvGo04QPBEWgj3pTUVnUi8EDRo0NFcpngWp5E3IhZTfeNgiWbJo2zJyC3a_4eMDqvGxZp_Y2Sc7SqNjRdrTQhEPA_vWf-Aaz9fmAKcTSVoQDxAbqnVYckj/s4000/IMG_20230219_125759.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0sGotAxt01pc1zf2qC24GsTl21FZ49_CopmXVNEonDo803fVa3zQ2ZjNIszTxBHpFIWvGo04QPBEWgj3pTUVnUi8EDRo0NFcpngWp5E3IhZTfeNgiWbJo2zJyC3a_4eMDqvGxZp_Y2Sc7SqNjRdrTQhEPA_vWf-Aaz9fmAKcTSVoQDxAbqnVYckj/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_125759.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Things really started to get interesting on my side when Rubina hit the board and was not countered or removed. Removal would have been hard though, since I had waited for an untapped Karakas to protect her before casting :)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSU2PFRQQ7pHLO-lv_RbPdUdQ2Br8gWKChCYyMDV2ZiUfqoJycFrGhGF_YB4g42mkhXLfaa4h_RkKvNVloQDePe1Lltj6GSmM9B5DHQ4gMFi0tpHJmsMQndALGO85smbzTw_sRbiD6zI7Tsy5ZnkNPHoSARzeePbTCJGnJdbA2Yv_M3jVSR1MSOfxf/s4000/IMG_20230219_125919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSU2PFRQQ7pHLO-lv_RbPdUdQ2Br8gWKChCYyMDV2ZiUfqoJycFrGhGF_YB4g42mkhXLfaa4h_RkKvNVloQDePe1Lltj6GSmM9B5DHQ4gMFi0tpHJmsMQndALGO85smbzTw_sRbiD6zI7Tsy5ZnkNPHoSARzeePbTCJGnJdbA2Yv_M3jVSR1MSOfxf/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_125919.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This gave me a way to take the Efreet. When Jasmine Boreal showed up, there really was progress to be made. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlU8rtLUC6SIEAnQtyqg19wjeSvYLtHOQzuWWwqh3tMWCJCNMeZauPlfTA-6NF3uLb1sSDhQKvItUGMwa0dnbISWQPdVeuqqsuXSYh56ZeFEyjHQBU1I5CFspiDVbj_iLiNfLIlnCTBVEjhIBKqCxMVakNP45A2MNuasNNrBclZ4ahD6vS5YwE8_va/s4000/IMG_20230219_130050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlU8rtLUC6SIEAnQtyqg19wjeSvYLtHOQzuWWwqh3tMWCJCNMeZauPlfTA-6NF3uLb1sSDhQKvItUGMwa0dnbISWQPdVeuqqsuXSYh56ZeFEyjHQBU1I5CFspiDVbj_iLiNfLIlnCTBVEjhIBKqCxMVakNP45A2MNuasNNrBclZ4ahD6vS5YwE8_va/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_130050.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNyb2DUnem05fbqRP0GNhNvIyqe4AUP1E7xUjpT98ISKV4B9WoC_udtxEJ0q7kVHIT-ZHYk8dfR4x9yNbRFlWXcwTAh2WuvwXS6uc4cE6r1sfHRVKK7xfTHAG5gwPvq59jNFhu1iuumXDfCiZmBa_X_lU9vTaNY_sD2hEGm9K9mecCHWY8JviYsr-/s4000/IMG_20230219_130310.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNyb2DUnem05fbqRP0GNhNvIyqe4AUP1E7xUjpT98ISKV4B9WoC_udtxEJ0q7kVHIT-ZHYk8dfR4x9yNbRFlWXcwTAh2WuvwXS6uc4cE6r1sfHRVKK7xfTHAG5gwPvq59jNFhu1iuumXDfCiZmBa_X_lU9vTaNY_sD2hEGm9K9mecCHWY8JviYsr-/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_130310.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Edo slowed everything down though, using Ivory Tower, Savannah Lions and Mishra's factory to keep his life total up, and also disenchanted my Icy manipulator. I was ahead, but victory was far from sure in this context. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisH_g3mMs7suPpN-rbbpc4FzFJafQxPAblCxycHdrWHgB5eTQmToHJgVO8jnQGnXjbg-ONaenz7cPmOHfWZnlTulJVm46OO-SiNKkJRXnAs1LB4-KnYxCAMTCBAnYeXpZF9kAAbj7XTcA-tx3HeS7PRVpJgoBxGlFINl3GyK0_AhAVu0jkwRabyuQs/s4000/IMG_20230219_130457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisH_g3mMs7suPpN-rbbpc4FzFJafQxPAblCxycHdrWHgB5eTQmToHJgVO8jnQGnXjbg-ONaenz7cPmOHfWZnlTulJVm46OO-SiNKkJRXnAs1LB4-KnYxCAMTCBAnYeXpZF9kAAbj7XTcA-tx3HeS7PRVpJgoBxGlFINl3GyK0_AhAVu0jkwRabyuQs/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_130457.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Thins were really worrying when Edo played a braingeyser, filling up his hand for the tower and leaving 1 mana open for a swords to plowshares. I figured that would be slowing me down, but not that bad. If he took the efreet, that was fine by my since my life was not that high, and both of the legends were protected at least once by Karakas. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ41C2J4OWRt61GN3bTL-znT7ndCdte_GtfzOMz3MNB0v3_r6vMPh0PIUnFMZ45h6cYV3tnbGSNoxaa_vz9ir4OKPhP7cRTPkSlJfm1rwb9mi_yh7Z-r9KrwjMbBxJUtzgokCAeDiD0xOxgdijJ4d4_gdVuVMnCJQlXV7HH9bEV7NFM2iYUnhs8JVS/s4000/IMG_20230219_130731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ41C2J4OWRt61GN3bTL-znT7ndCdte_GtfzOMz3MNB0v3_r6vMPh0PIUnFMZ45h6cYV3tnbGSNoxaa_vz9ir4OKPhP7cRTPkSlJfm1rwb9mi_yh7Z-r9KrwjMbBxJUtzgokCAeDiD0xOxgdijJ4d4_gdVuVMnCJQlXV7HH9bEV7NFM2iYUnhs8JVS/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_130731.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In the end, it proved to be enough for me to take the game 2-1. I really had not expected that. Edo's deck seemed thoroughly tier 1 and though my deck was ok, I think it is tier 2 at best. Also, Edo is a solid player who does not make mistakes. I did not notice any mistakes on his side during the game, I suppose I was lucky to have the Karakas on the board. It could have ended a lot differently if I had not had that. </div><div><br /></div><div>Round 3 </div><div>Both of us were off to a pretty quick start, so this also looked like it would be a pretty quick game. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6GZdWkODMILCA9km6LBnT7ChbzI-3CE_LFOXX1w_xUf4RSruBGsJ8NSJKD7XX8U7qa-zrmE9GTvBS7lNxFrbx5iT3V8tJ_l_7WgU6mE--au1DHe-FW1-ELAB0-6fSROpK7xU8PKAgjzlYlXnPxfdkA7sxvDLhbfmHbAz3a2OxcQ4_PA8BTQAolJx/s4000/IMG_20230219_144045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6GZdWkODMILCA9km6LBnT7ChbzI-3CE_LFOXX1w_xUf4RSruBGsJ8NSJKD7XX8U7qa-zrmE9GTvBS7lNxFrbx5iT3V8tJ_l_7WgU6mE--au1DHe-FW1-ELAB0-6fSROpK7xU8PKAgjzlYlXnPxfdkA7sxvDLhbfmHbAz3a2OxcQ4_PA8BTQAolJx/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_144045.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Fortunately, The turn 2 serendib I could take care of with swords to plowshares pretty quickly, and although this is usually not a good gamble against a deck with white that seems to be a Lion-dib variant, I cast Bartel Runeaxe with my Black lotus. Hoping very much not to run in to swords to plowshares. But since I also had a tome on hand which I could play, I figured the chances of him having both swords and a disenchant would be small, so I just went for it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgcQrcZUKhimP7zCRYKF8poHcBCYOH2KcL_WrFagNfsCfmmYYyzARkoxtsJSEsQsgGuPFkAqLB8fWcO5bIMYU6R-LCCTLdKWj41ytEuwdT4gM04MlCmxsmFkl5XnijMTm-XpYfHmbk3OSbV6PRxdSt29UHW9DQj_V3eSnh8IuDXW82MlyJZwdVZnv/s4000/IMG_20230219_144228.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgcQrcZUKhimP7zCRYKF8poHcBCYOH2KcL_WrFagNfsCfmmYYyzARkoxtsJSEsQsgGuPFkAqLB8fWcO5bIMYU6R-LCCTLdKWj41ytEuwdT4gM04MlCmxsmFkl5XnijMTm-XpYfHmbk3OSbV6PRxdSt29UHW9DQj_V3eSnh8IuDXW82MlyJZwdVZnv/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_144228.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Bartel stayed in play, but a library of Alexandria showed up on the other side, followed by a timetwister. This was Definitely not good. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGGsikkQxqqVXAjBY5FecHee7n0OMe8MN5_FTSBgZ0bDwISMt82Dawwi6bp6OEf3GBe4Mj12baZUAohwoT8uig1W0y95dkCnwiuqw27W1DF2O95suuCoyxfXKfsPAKc4BXrrHGc5GtBNwfWF0mgyRFt3sKNRDENgJfo6GgxTbtE7X5QlZiULKuO_p/s4000/IMG_20230219_144455.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEGGsikkQxqqVXAjBY5FecHee7n0OMe8MN5_FTSBgZ0bDwISMt82Dawwi6bp6OEf3GBe4Mj12baZUAohwoT8uig1W0y95dkCnwiuqw27W1DF2O95suuCoyxfXKfsPAKc4BXrrHGc5GtBNwfWF0mgyRFt3sKNRDENgJfo6GgxTbtE7X5QlZiULKuO_p/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_144455.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Although I did not really feel like it, I played Armageddon to get rid of it. Bartel was still in play, miraculously enough. This meant I could do some more damage with my big bruiser and thanks to my birds and moxen, draw a card with the book. This turned out to be Ancestral Recall, which I cast the next turn. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQfvpyrEBF_urgiN4xZ5hSs08_flFdyQq5AJcvQ7ESjCaaUp6jBURgG2CS3nkq86rLDt-0YHSLRoNaqoJfhI4UOySo1446pwwzlZ57BKNflZxHraj9UZhp1Lt1_-MC6oZIEAG_bqEzQIViUR9594QQ0B6xAfKG4XFFeKp3TUgVrhGpPAlb4feJ7zA/s4000/IMG_20230219_144741.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQfvpyrEBF_urgiN4xZ5hSs08_flFdyQq5AJcvQ7ESjCaaUp6jBURgG2CS3nkq86rLDt-0YHSLRoNaqoJfhI4UOySo1446pwwzlZ57BKNflZxHraj9UZhp1Lt1_-MC6oZIEAG_bqEzQIViUR9594QQ0B6xAfKG4XFFeKp3TUgVrhGpPAlb4feJ7zA/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_144741.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Chaos orb was used on Bartel to get him out of the way. Beter than swords to plowshares, I suppose, because I could regrowth him if I got that option. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvij802UQ8UmmVCBA03_Bhpjl2rWnyeP8sN29N2lOCOr6lze222fvR5FReBsUErmxNIYmgfYR9Un3qSne5xiJ7QgDqZzK28F4pVw5B2O53BTgUeoKlSCpIjO6ulTdGyhgvKY21WW_En8trIxsKO8kKQh2y1hu8DmjIj6z0He-yxbvCkXA6HEpj3rV/s4000/IMG_20230219_144904.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvij802UQ8UmmVCBA03_Bhpjl2rWnyeP8sN29N2lOCOr6lze222fvR5FReBsUErmxNIYmgfYR9Un3qSne5xiJ7QgDqZzK28F4pVw5B2O53BTgUeoKlSCpIjO6ulTdGyhgvKY21WW_En8trIxsKO8kKQh2y1hu8DmjIj6z0He-yxbvCkXA6HEpj3rV/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_144904.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3ABpRC67Byf6WEK_aY4ext-FL2N0oKoPhMVqxDcmP1ZGptP3miMGBwNuIXfMdel8lKUnql0jB2bQndThXDE1NULfGWEKwHjAWHYFenpqionpy1R5P74JUxbM6pXhifL7Gufb4SmzevRMXZB7AkXuw9meqK1kHUhsyfW42dLZv9icKsKqmw2z6Axm/s4000/IMG_20230219_144909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3ABpRC67Byf6WEK_aY4ext-FL2N0oKoPhMVqxDcmP1ZGptP3miMGBwNuIXfMdel8lKUnql0jB2bQndThXDE1NULfGWEKwHjAWHYFenpqionpy1R5P74JUxbM6pXhifL7Gufb4SmzevRMXZB7AkXuw9meqK1kHUhsyfW42dLZv9icKsKqmw2z6Axm/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_144909.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But it was not really necessary, I could also finish off with a fireball. 1-0. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi641E-ozHZxLQYw4QbGvDnbvcJV4GtdOPa5ljB4NJ4VHM2kGefKG97a2PmqKx6MkiuNTH6DIT3JyUtNK4OBEc6TFVSucQPWW1acxoSjrUbkUdHcWywvt9zGNdfI9p0j6lzJh1d2NP1rO-8nLElDl5MnqjT1oSZLIi26zHJLoXTLM5O0x8KzwS6y3Et/s4000/IMG_20230219_145055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi641E-ozHZxLQYw4QbGvDnbvcJV4GtdOPa5ljB4NJ4VHM2kGefKG97a2PmqKx6MkiuNTH6DIT3JyUtNK4OBEc6TFVSucQPWW1acxoSjrUbkUdHcWywvt9zGNdfI9p0j6lzJh1d2NP1rO-8nLElDl5MnqjT1oSZLIi26zHJLoXTLM5O0x8KzwS6y3Et/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_145055.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The second game I was off to a pretty normal start with a birds of paradise, while on the other side of the table, things were moving a lot quicker. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2TjX0fNK-B-jhd8Q8f8VFhHlclx0IP80Df1XKOqsafaQK3k1ihWZAz_cCtBvutnJ_LNVEhoXQqqlUWBDPR5jDiKuECsdGozIvrqL5g1RVB52r9Lc4C7DdsvFjI5bRM6zHJchJzzvng637oeOpdIGlTTMbvVRXpOQjYKl7np--DgyjQcaKgatDiW6/s4000/IMG_20230219_145845.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2TjX0fNK-B-jhd8Q8f8VFhHlclx0IP80Df1XKOqsafaQK3k1ihWZAz_cCtBvutnJ_LNVEhoXQqqlUWBDPR5jDiKuECsdGozIvrqL5g1RVB52r9Lc4C7DdsvFjI5bRM6zHJchJzzvng637oeOpdIGlTTMbvVRXpOQjYKl7np--DgyjQcaKgatDiW6/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_145845.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A circle of protection: red pretty bad news for my deck, because that does not allow most of my big hitters to actually do something. But fortunately, I have a couple of disenchants, so not all was lost at this moment. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCaBVsWVDcCO9Omc_O4qyhZFMGwuDOPl65waZfth1C3WQx1pe3JRv1E9KYKFwPy3kMBxESarpZVWNeCZ2XpqPH-83vKu971u7OCmdAS925uZ_VgOumZxN8eb4YnqoTrmGph6lkeKCBsnWRF3ZU-Bv1naTKrVms2wQoWENkQHy_MI6AanccaUWgtZU/s4000/IMG_20230219_145921.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCaBVsWVDcCO9Omc_O4qyhZFMGwuDOPl65waZfth1C3WQx1pe3JRv1E9KYKFwPy3kMBxESarpZVWNeCZ2XpqPH-83vKu971u7OCmdAS925uZ_VgOumZxN8eb4YnqoTrmGph6lkeKCBsnWRF3ZU-Bv1naTKrVms2wQoWENkQHy_MI6AanccaUWgtZU/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_145921.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was happy to play Rubina Soulsinger, which I was able to rescue from removal with a Karakas. achievement unlocked :) </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJMlp0H7AftR49aBUiEiW1MSzlTchNpj53Wj05FokGeJBAFCDWikRFeV4bcZd_PIlXpcXTsR7I2-_7Cxtus_I7F0WgC5sw7l_ldAShZyfoK3NN4sqtVneO-o7Xhypn8UTSfF7F66t1tV9H8PjKBxMej7nrJXmU33yw0imZkEwLC_L2jdD01T3TioM/s4000/IMG_20230219_150029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJMlp0H7AftR49aBUiEiW1MSzlTchNpj53Wj05FokGeJBAFCDWikRFeV4bcZd_PIlXpcXTsR7I2-_7Cxtus_I7F0WgC5sw7l_ldAShZyfoK3NN4sqtVneO-o7Xhypn8UTSfF7F66t1tV9H8PjKBxMej7nrJXmU33yw0imZkEwLC_L2jdD01T3TioM/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_150029.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My Sol'kanar the swamp king could not do much, but at least is was there if my disenchant showed up. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiMCqRskBwB0tSf3mkUDIvPKc0-4jPcCpC-L3yKhfMJqMtZnE3vBif-Vn0qlZ8oqLuqyAXrhsQZhPPdRzGbs6-_lFuZXY3zDx6Mm18KNFjqIQJBIYeeSABv3HHwaJDgC-38YMVi7uB1JrO_yfwVhsbX3d-ABpiIx3xkHZB5NTsaOB2CWaUf4kDCdy/s4000/IMG_20230219_150154.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiMCqRskBwB0tSf3mkUDIvPKc0-4jPcCpC-L3yKhfMJqMtZnE3vBif-Vn0qlZ8oqLuqyAXrhsQZhPPdRzGbs6-_lFuZXY3zDx6Mm18KNFjqIQJBIYeeSABv3HHwaJDgC-38YMVi7uB1JrO_yfwVhsbX3d-ABpiIx3xkHZB5NTsaOB2CWaUf4kDCdy/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_150154.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But it did not show up any time soon though. I drew 3 lands in a row after that, all the while attacking with my Rubinia because my opponent could not play any creatures as long as she was there. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkKGMPHhWyUTH7Q7P6WpoBwvTxpIoNfcTs03SYzGLVKH42cPUIMRATQ9b_L1v8sWHKQ78qihE0jHhobceZ35qWoziBK00yYf1N4UhWiamntXTwwAEQW26i2f7UWiqANlj0IEeEkeI06QMvglcW3U7YrJQvKvoNTM0lv30kFEE8pb84FsbqEQE10WM/s4000/IMG_20230219_150226.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkKGMPHhWyUTH7Q7P6WpoBwvTxpIoNfcTs03SYzGLVKH42cPUIMRATQ9b_L1v8sWHKQ78qihE0jHhobceZ35qWoziBK00yYf1N4UhWiamntXTwwAEQW26i2f7UWiqANlj0IEeEkeI06QMvglcW3U7YrJQvKvoNTM0lv30kFEE8pb84FsbqEQE10WM/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_150226.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Correction, 4 lands in a row. By this time a savanna Lions had shown up, to slow me down at least one turn, but Rubina took them and I started attacking with them. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQw1PtEDSMVugWxiZzZty0FBkASgUS-UHHcM077rB2d9NMiekpIN3ZOw2HcoGpUm54fFH5KZs3-v3eCLR6gw583Av0j1opnbUJ5aFuBSIQmHJ9NsNkQKoj2WNtjnrG_lxSUzHehWUQOsAsGQTLHAnr85gv_PVwi7kA8vZcXBJ-ub3es0t3E9x55Yy/s4000/IMG_20230219_150252.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQw1PtEDSMVugWxiZzZty0FBkASgUS-UHHcM077rB2d9NMiekpIN3ZOw2HcoGpUm54fFH5KZs3-v3eCLR6gw583Av0j1opnbUJ5aFuBSIQmHJ9NsNkQKoj2WNtjnrG_lxSUzHehWUQOsAsGQTLHAnr85gv_PVwi7kA8vZcXBJ-ub3es0t3E9x55Yy/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_150252.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Things were going pretty good, until all I had was wiped by a balance. That was not good. Not at all.. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXQlJr1QAWsfd6KW-GUomw29Jz2U5l9pmnTY-3MNBxtmnLXIZKGY97wb0PKCNyHTSR60OH75owJuhtYjf2neD3SU-uebKoKfm5HgGD30-c_iKZ_EWj9ZtQXDy2a_EcVy-mUq5npVGBg3K7RYxypvSfoHdfLeTtttyL36znzvRCoEAFYQcWVLVmXhr/s4000/IMG_20230219_150515.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXQlJr1QAWsfd6KW-GUomw29Jz2U5l9pmnTY-3MNBxtmnLXIZKGY97wb0PKCNyHTSR60OH75owJuhtYjf2neD3SU-uebKoKfm5HgGD30-c_iKZ_EWj9ZtQXDy2a_EcVy-mUq5npVGBg3K7RYxypvSfoHdfLeTtttyL36znzvRCoEAFYQcWVLVmXhr/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_150515.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I don't know how exactly I got Rubinia back on the board (regrowth, I suppose) but I did, and went back to attacking with her, protecting her from harm with the Karakas. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyG2G73bMQ-4hzOTGuIbC-ZFNAl54Vmd15poA5aRSa1Zxk78NBbxlxGQ8CqZHAU_SShDpW7M0mxyDge09oHcG0fMxrsbHWKKFkbw3kRkU1caJ_aHrOMEY_0ZJDnp4P5jafuNG3aYhbYhF3a_6OiELjDjJ4SLcEY6lSgrEGK1B7QPPn0cxywnkPbnw/s4000/IMG_20230219_150630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyG2G73bMQ-4hzOTGuIbC-ZFNAl54Vmd15poA5aRSa1Zxk78NBbxlxGQ8CqZHAU_SShDpW7M0mxyDge09oHcG0fMxrsbHWKKFkbw3kRkU1caJ_aHrOMEY_0ZJDnp4P5jafuNG3aYhbYhF3a_6OiELjDjJ4SLcEY6lSgrEGK1B7QPPn0cxywnkPbnw/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_150630.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pretty soon, Rubina was joined by Jasmine, and that took care of the game. 2-0. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Oa-inTJDv8q0qNBD_1eQf1MV20-KDdzjKOqo07SmSF1we5FQacwhUuZGNfnMDM4XiKv6Dab_8DgJxr_L5ggQAyEfQgRmpo0QYWBvhEvxUDQC-vcUskQOqYCh9gZbecGMrJo8XB2nLHNcR13i88WBnXxGCCl60972Z__HgpMrN_wIdSHBmWyQlf76/s4000/IMG_20230219_150959.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Oa-inTJDv8q0qNBD_1eQf1MV20-KDdzjKOqo07SmSF1we5FQacwhUuZGNfnMDM4XiKv6Dab_8DgJxr_L5ggQAyEfQgRmpo0QYWBvhEvxUDQC-vcUskQOqYCh9gZbecGMrJo8XB2nLHNcR13i88WBnXxGCCl60972Z__HgpMrN_wIdSHBmWyQlf76/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_150959.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In the meantime, Ron was trying to battle off a Robots build with a lot of icy manipulators with the reanimator deck. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaYhklre2GxG4O-1jjcPa_s--goRs9RUkZivAxjKBXX8ZIKESxYkmsExozvlYW5Ib54GNyyek2rz82HqufRX0etm-qxptyE3dD-YHGMXgVo5yzrwz6lj0LlshW-PobUdi-HsIzRyXAwdKVGgl3P2Dw2wFbWZDeTqA5dxL-X6K7jCoW1xpaoB56ji_/s4000/IMG_20230219_151733.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaYhklre2GxG4O-1jjcPa_s--goRs9RUkZivAxjKBXX8ZIKESxYkmsExozvlYW5Ib54GNyyek2rz82HqufRX0etm-qxptyE3dD-YHGMXgVo5yzrwz6lj0LlshW-PobUdi-HsIzRyXAwdKVGgl3P2Dw2wFbWZDeTqA5dxL-X6K7jCoW1xpaoB56ji_/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_151733.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also took some more pictures of the games that were still going on. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgwdXjxTGqHrROKLcE26P0D5_kym16-TXyEI-KoZ2A6Jdt8ayy3_EOTVA8b0d304AtR4IygYHFMjqGxzhW5tTvERRFjh3JR9pm37SxtIkKsEgpm7ufk-qyeTfeiLhAc9GUCUgJSotsyd6KXpnSIAxE-vGvhHpzK1NT2tcuQHUr46WDnzZ1XErqfeI/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_151756.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">An then it was time for round 4, against Evert. Evert is a very good player and frequently in the top 8. He's won his share of tournaments as well, and although his decks are not always standard builds, usually they are very competitive, so I was bracing myself to see what would happen to my poor legends in this matchup. My opening hand was weird. But not so weird I would not keep it. I figured if I could destroy some of his lands, I would slow Evert down and than might be able to land a legend on the board before I would die. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_mJTKAEgW8aBXuJ0C0CCV-_pTJ6LifnSJ92q1nmbdcVxaaWmalGkJHAaFJCYynNymbP7QMmmnHN8KWFNQCyv5jsW8mZpdxJDZWiV3kZPbvnOPzTSAqFr8MFlYutBzg2jCCzXdzBwamiciawV5gIG2Z5JUb9Kg_TEBARsJw5cJHv3f7toWbB7UNgh/s4000/IMG_20230219_153637.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_mJTKAEgW8aBXuJ0C0CCV-_pTJ6LifnSJ92q1nmbdcVxaaWmalGkJHAaFJCYynNymbP7QMmmnHN8KWFNQCyv5jsW8mZpdxJDZWiV3kZPbvnOPzTSAqFr8MFlYutBzg2jCCzXdzBwamiciawV5gIG2Z5JUb9Kg_TEBARsJw5cJHv3f7toWbB7UNgh/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_153637.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The strategy worked pretty ok, with me exchanging a couple of extra lands for the strip mine and the orb again. I decided to keep the land giving black mana, because both Bartel and Sol'kanar require black, and both of those would be able to finish the game pretty quickly of I drew them. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZvRpjo3Txwvg6bcUXlRRL8uAIQJZeEhq2I2CkebjtbCRtsNb54a1ZooOQuRQAfj-HJqm7MNmOIvOTmFsdIg2m-M858UqgP4DJZ0PC2nvXRIqV3AaGr5f1qDPA8nHYkO6tXh5WrkmlCVHaGmG-hvOwWyrAhGakYNAVZHYlbMSDNr0D30FYMtI-H-O/s4000/IMG_20230219_153830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZvRpjo3Txwvg6bcUXlRRL8uAIQJZeEhq2I2CkebjtbCRtsNb54a1ZooOQuRQAfj-HJqm7MNmOIvOTmFsdIg2m-M858UqgP4DJZ0PC2nvXRIqV3AaGr5f1qDPA8nHYkO6tXh5WrkmlCVHaGmG-hvOwWyrAhGakYNAVZHYlbMSDNr0D30FYMtI-H-O/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_153830.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpv2a7lZyEkgIPqUG_o46PtlkGxLyQBvoGkVfCYKoItLLBZEaLpG6MOpqkQnFcbv5ITdRACwVsXcMPbKacfKJ-vdkdpM5vtf1-sz8iWNZ1-R2Wxd0mvW1Nr-o5Mmv2DguqU9NA61PlhdVas1gIIbpqN1esLfyK9Qb60P8wbbBjyapcKgVkhFDZupi/s4000/IMG_20230219_153858.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpv2a7lZyEkgIPqUG_o46PtlkGxLyQBvoGkVfCYKoItLLBZEaLpG6MOpqkQnFcbv5ITdRACwVsXcMPbKacfKJ-vdkdpM5vtf1-sz8iWNZ1-R2Wxd0mvW1Nr-o5Mmv2DguqU9NA61PlhdVas1gIIbpqN1esLfyK9Qb60P8wbbBjyapcKgVkhFDZupi/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_153858.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately, I drew Jasmine Boreal first and was not able to cast her. And Evert Mind twisted my right after that. I sort of lost interest in the game completely after that, but decided to keep on playing anyway. Evert is a tough opponent and I decided to see if I could get something out of this. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixriNwVTDD4uJD24-T_cCCPqENTjNFTpUs0kR2WuA1aWz5PxpxZrbIPMC5hrB2he2_0ADAZp4d2ITHuzRwy_KH34HVJ2uyfLrWi6C6WgbjWy-M2Oe1q5hlxlfmgx-mem44z91A2tB9fk4b6r65FQiQGW0_B2vQn7pPtHw_LTmFt_pbmBJ44L9BdtIf/s4000/IMG_20230219_154042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixriNwVTDD4uJD24-T_cCCPqENTjNFTpUs0kR2WuA1aWz5PxpxZrbIPMC5hrB2he2_0ADAZp4d2ITHuzRwy_KH34HVJ2uyfLrWi6C6WgbjWy-M2Oe1q5hlxlfmgx-mem44z91A2tB9fk4b6r65FQiQGW0_B2vQn7pPtHw_LTmFt_pbmBJ44L9BdtIf/w400-h300/IMG_20230219_154042.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was able to play a timetwister to get back my lost cards, and got Rubinia and the also legendary Tim on the table. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGa77hlHeFKxG4nFktJ4EU39Rse0_UF9vyjXx2FbywdlxZ9aSDPibRX07KWZay1yhzhhzVbs6JPoHuxdNWW_Li6JPu0N8jdwk-nvwSbi1sW9LZWVHzOB0iH7D6OCST5NMaOJquwZ4ZeK5y_SDys366cCaTL5ACAub77gZwDdpAAUYaliOKwyAuTLdy/s4000/IMG_20230219_154533.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGa77hlHeFKxG4nFktJ4EU39Rse0_UF9vyjXx2FbywdlxZ9aSDPibRX07KWZay1yhzhhzVbs6JPoHuxdNWW_Li6JPu0N8jdwk-nvwSbi1sW9LZWVHzOB0iH7D6OCST5NMaOJquwZ4ZeK5y_SDys366cCaTL5ACAub77gZwDdpAAUYaliOKwyAuTLdy/w400-h300/IMG_20230219_154533.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Rubinia was destroyed by a Chaos orb, and I was trying to stay alive while being beaten by factories. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8lewPyeBa5T6LNZfD6MrrGUr4kLHlFurQqcc8toRXLAPG6DTPPBD1SZs3ElTozrKd2YFHi_Ns6kh7L8p9sUlvjwfgtJOzKZIO3axSMHj5LCR9RACneoNXgn83HBxm5XaFn9rZhK1P1BOXga8f_UEDXgNGb4IEbXfbpljnqSIesD66kd2DaQvJ4tb/s4000/IMG_20230219_154708.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8lewPyeBa5T6LNZfD6MrrGUr4kLHlFurQqcc8toRXLAPG6DTPPBD1SZs3ElTozrKd2YFHi_Ns6kh7L8p9sUlvjwfgtJOzKZIO3axSMHj5LCR9RACneoNXgn83HBxm5XaFn9rZhK1P1BOXga8f_UEDXgNGb4IEbXfbpljnqSIesD66kd2DaQvJ4tb/s320/IMG_20230219_154708.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Evert played Serra Angel. This was definitely not good. But then Jasmine showed up, and I felt a bit better about my chances. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLASD7MlQN8Sk0qd663TrFA2NQpF4til9V3ldo4_zOifYj7hI9UJX2wubyQu48CMIBXeWdfGb_8c-0bL9zjP7y4K0wExY6-yhwu8GiJHu6nX13EkiC8Rn6YHBDIN7MNvUhJEaqR5SD_iJUNaFs-pQaG-WZ_oN40gL7gmCeJI0a9J_ClswPKrVQP7af/s4000/IMG_20230219_154813.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLASD7MlQN8Sk0qd663TrFA2NQpF4til9V3ldo4_zOifYj7hI9UJX2wubyQu48CMIBXeWdfGb_8c-0bL9zjP7y4K0wExY6-yhwu8GiJHu6nX13EkiC8Rn6YHBDIN7MNvUhJEaqR5SD_iJUNaFs-pQaG-WZ_oN40gL7gmCeJI0a9J_ClswPKrVQP7af/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_154813.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I got a swords to plowshares to get the Angel of the way, and things were looking better until Evert drew a demonic tutor, and used that..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedbXwM_BTT4o8MJQh-eNt8SJFoKs62EilSTAddzTYEIlAzVAmRv8yD6wIoCD_N2Z5ZqhNcfJGuetAm092mbsc37wAfQHLW1KWyiHX_QErVTna6qkHXMDRwxKcSfe3vD3VaR6t2hqBwmTCnZq5gU6plB9aGkHyV6r-mtJFBolM4i81RdKRkIquMEPR/s4000/IMG_20230219_155242.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedbXwM_BTT4o8MJQh-eNt8SJFoKs62EilSTAddzTYEIlAzVAmRv8yD6wIoCD_N2Z5ZqhNcfJGuetAm092mbsc37wAfQHLW1KWyiHX_QErVTna6qkHXMDRwxKcSfe3vD3VaR6t2hqBwmTCnZq5gU6plB9aGkHyV6r-mtJFBolM4i81RdKRkIquMEPR/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_155242.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>For a very, very badly hitting balance. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEujgiPzBgmMdXIfOW94HVraU7yLe-SKAj6RvYKjgVHuWcaDxPszncJXbkUn_wwnuuUSyTgiVJmaK5Af1-zwF8rjz5l5Ct9TPY-KFFKJNi-uGUV0MhleQV8903HX6uBiNsWl6pNf3TlzUfkqTh367d-AvwKoafrnQJuDwN5I_HCu54AP7uYycUN9hX/s4000/IMG_20230219_155357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEujgiPzBgmMdXIfOW94HVraU7yLe-SKAj6RvYKjgVHuWcaDxPszncJXbkUn_wwnuuUSyTgiVJmaK5Af1-zwF8rjz5l5Ct9TPY-KFFKJNi-uGUV0MhleQV8903HX6uBiNsWl6pNf3TlzUfkqTh367d-AvwKoafrnQJuDwN5I_HCu54AP7uYycUN9hX/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_155357.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After that I played a couple tomes, which were taken care of, an Elf which was taken care of, all the while being hit by factories. I was able to get some advantage back with an Ancestral Recall, but that was not getting me any relief quickly. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUPnMqD1lxbh9KXrY8_HmwK0JedIgdt7Whn17SSnFzWXMUQEAEQ3RQSPfrlCoGHdPDnlNRiyFeQwvk38AWsqHvg8ei7EaiQASCDryMSldv7Uv85t8fqVkJDNq6W2gQgBrf0yJ1sOSxpaP9acyAlrNQOBiMQ2pSVY7FDllk2k7y38Ms23-Q4Ohb_Hs/s4000/IMG_20230219_155919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUPnMqD1lxbh9KXrY8_HmwK0JedIgdt7Whn17SSnFzWXMUQEAEQ3RQSPfrlCoGHdPDnlNRiyFeQwvk38AWsqHvg8ei7EaiQASCDryMSldv7Uv85t8fqVkJDNq6W2gQgBrf0yJ1sOSxpaP9acyAlrNQOBiMQ2pSVY7FDllk2k7y38Ms23-Q4Ohb_Hs/w400-h300/IMG_20230219_155919.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I played Serra Angel, which was chaos orbed. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBWch0C_5OKw9vyQ1FhJKscUTi4k_SWmPvhUF8KewF1we04G2yGRlKGv_GV7unS2PC7MrTMqOCMCsJZDlaeVPxpD_COePAEvS6L07biFvcewzFBkFOgmOGKaExUC2v9YdzHc7iWfHy82rNXF7TfKyvWGT4EMXXFHK3fUmVT-x2fGZ1nbJkP8JVoEo/s4000/IMG_20230219_160143.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBWch0C_5OKw9vyQ1FhJKscUTi4k_SWmPvhUF8KewF1we04G2yGRlKGv_GV7unS2PC7MrTMqOCMCsJZDlaeVPxpD_COePAEvS6L07biFvcewzFBkFOgmOGKaExUC2v9YdzHc7iWfHy82rNXF7TfKyvWGT4EMXXFHK3fUmVT-x2fGZ1nbJkP8JVoEo/w400-h300/IMG_20230219_160143.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Then Jerrard of the closed fist, who was sent farming with Swords to plowshares. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd23DKytHn5nRjGFbXC4GSzERwZR_lumpDMzmPbUyRtNyTjuMfu6whoICidPpn-UQz4Dl_-xUDb7VwO5Gq9V05s3ZokZbczo479pBAcs1KGBweiluVN3FsPoSmibOCD9RZdeshwtudiF94kT0Mngx1HGYJxecepzwlLXM5TelA92pjCaH3ILf3fPD1/s4000/IMG_20230219_160356_0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd23DKytHn5nRjGFbXC4GSzERwZR_lumpDMzmPbUyRtNyTjuMfu6whoICidPpn-UQz4Dl_-xUDb7VwO5Gq9V05s3ZokZbczo479pBAcs1KGBweiluVN3FsPoSmibOCD9RZdeshwtudiF94kT0Mngx1HGYJxecepzwlLXM5TelA92pjCaH3ILf3fPD1/w400-h300/IMG_20230219_160356_0.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To make things worse, Evert got a braingeyser, refilling his hand while I did not have too much in hand. Except for a balance, but of course Evert did not know that. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRq7acmc2VS9bicaQyqRIsMgExsiN-y8ahWGTbukfJKQipA3iolOJZp5bzCHyFO6JKzYDFjGhZY0IFt7lVR606ZANxk8yEOjhV51uTEwex-pPwK0fIRuVfPJROECAWGyeNLbat5gdCbwjucbQbQuAe3Fw-o9xVVAOJxfRAj1ITepV1eWk89Rs1IOuv/s4000/IMG_20230219_160442.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRq7acmc2VS9bicaQyqRIsMgExsiN-y8ahWGTbukfJKQipA3iolOJZp5bzCHyFO6JKzYDFjGhZY0IFt7lVR606ZANxk8yEOjhV51uTEwex-pPwK0fIRuVfPJROECAWGyeNLbat5gdCbwjucbQbQuAe3Fw-o9xVVAOJxfRAj1ITepV1eWk89Rs1IOuv/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_160442.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I topdecked timewalk, which I played, followed by the balance. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirk-PzemT4vcupd_beCUqXWl8hUs0DQf94cCJ3vD9O3bsNTffOAVUAU35y-qc9pNFxSae82mrgjIZGI9HHD_pr9q8R1uP4jOxOdllpH5qZ34Py_h6uQOGGGmRcfv4nTB685tfp3E78rD6dylm9BDJYoFWptoe1I_ENGfsqcPkgJN0TPfQCUNhvzxhK/s4000/IMG_20230219_160547.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirk-PzemT4vcupd_beCUqXWl8hUs0DQf94cCJ3vD9O3bsNTffOAVUAU35y-qc9pNFxSae82mrgjIZGI9HHD_pr9q8R1uP4jOxOdllpH5qZ34Py_h6uQOGGGmRcfv4nTB685tfp3E78rD6dylm9BDJYoFWptoe1I_ENGfsqcPkgJN0TPfQCUNhvzxhK/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_160547.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Rubinia Soulsinger showed up, but she was not protected at this time, so she also went farming. It felt like Evert was drawing just the right cards at the right time this game. Every time I got to play something, he had an awnser. Fortunately, I had the balance the previous turn or it would have gone pretty badly from there. By this time, I was really sorry I had chosen to keep the black land in the beginning. If I would have been able to play Jasmine before Evert his mind twisting me, the game would have been over so much more quickly. Now I felt there was not much more I could do to win. But I played on, knowing there was more in my deck. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7FWI6nQAlv_JPczWrH_KEwmsPz5UWex0D5b31IOQ3wJvZVdsiaQOzQZ7sMalvF6b4WDCsrxvlz0RS6xiLlzS3MgwAmIaVFOnRhDD3YcPVb69-5_C6gsKtt8f62pGttfD1E5hGE4oy_TX3uSLQWr_BjG3SI4FCHBTEpBQE-59h9_4FHRxgAs49Nam/s4000/IMG_20230219_160622.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7FWI6nQAlv_JPczWrH_KEwmsPz5UWex0D5b31IOQ3wJvZVdsiaQOzQZ7sMalvF6b4WDCsrxvlz0RS6xiLlzS3MgwAmIaVFOnRhDD3YcPVb69-5_C6gsKtt8f62pGttfD1E5hGE4oy_TX3uSLQWr_BjG3SI4FCHBTEpBQE-59h9_4FHRxgAs49Nam/w400-h300/IMG_20230219_160622.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You know, like Sol'kanar the Swamp king. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3mh1oPzwxpBSgTl1inwftV-gqw6UjG7pt1nIQF12zfrKW8d25FIzDS02IndmoS9chjeYQ7hiUUsln3rprHEJVftZ4rQr1H7LX9khYDM_j6xWxb4BNmul8vrkEwdjprMA60Vw-3Lgr7iYQlDgFxI8DmnSct2moW8HghMnD1IgX5wA-wy16I70TGfr/s4000/IMG_20230219_160704.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3mh1oPzwxpBSgTl1inwftV-gqw6UjG7pt1nIQF12zfrKW8d25FIzDS02IndmoS9chjeYQ7hiUUsln3rprHEJVftZ4rQr1H7LX9khYDM_j6xWxb4BNmul8vrkEwdjprMA60Vw-3Lgr7iYQlDgFxI8DmnSct2moW8HghMnD1IgX5wA-wy16I70TGfr/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_160704.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But Evert had another swords to plowshares :( My spirits were pretty low at this point. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Hf2uY7cOJGwprH5pbeYXxdB4-14UhIf4NnWSm8ptD8B01dPmBz_AFaAWtkkmiyA8-S8DHyCvIcG2ogO3l23d8-zpOa36bE9rXo7j-DwiU0vZua6xCZ31qBzpKEGGJ0erHSrjY2Gum-htnr4voz7R-yVI1UusY2iPWfU01ub6Kbaj44RvrgJvkAVR/s4000/IMG_20230219_160713.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Hf2uY7cOJGwprH5pbeYXxdB4-14UhIf4NnWSm8ptD8B01dPmBz_AFaAWtkkmiyA8-S8DHyCvIcG2ogO3l23d8-zpOa36bE9rXo7j-DwiU0vZua6xCZ31qBzpKEGGJ0erHSrjY2Gum-htnr4voz7R-yVI1UusY2iPWfU01ub6Kbaj44RvrgJvkAVR/s320/IMG_20230219_160713.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So when I drew a tome, I was happy because that would give me options. But no. I got to draw one card while Evert disenchanted it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaFHv0fms2MUFAzn-6U4bPJG_auaO3H9CG2Ih_cV2lAumtW1-Du0PIdHtAyULCWPlnK-hWXAQhZkqIHppgOkVO3dLAweC4wfkG4U3PrHqDz2ZJ2B7LmbcgSNEUgoT-T9AkvvcmBkzzyW75r5b0DZRtxw3ZhkXxIC49wKM4gyu1NCT2mfulrE4wCdC/s4000/IMG_20230219_160757.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaFHv0fms2MUFAzn-6U4bPJG_auaO3H9CG2Ih_cV2lAumtW1-Du0PIdHtAyULCWPlnK-hWXAQhZkqIHppgOkVO3dLAweC4wfkG4U3PrHqDz2ZJ2B7LmbcgSNEUgoT-T9AkvvcmBkzzyW75r5b0DZRtxw3ZhkXxIC49wKM4gyu1NCT2mfulrE4wCdC/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_160757.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Then after that, my Shivan Dragon was countered. And Evert played a library of Alexandria. Sigh. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZl7GBdm6RU98VprEKz6-k8S5n_DP61quAwg6MYzUraM8RMS4iLHG1DPhPlI-ZUTaeWHqeEiB3zNYMmb3tVrwkzgd0qVrHj-C02WqwS6D-Zz2hExCUtUZ_6L9eyOEP_aFgWouly2XhNvNXwssIeHXW5ZDBdIiGRZ6WlxB0rufj5imhTLYGnAOgKn9/s4000/IMG_20230219_160901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZl7GBdm6RU98VprEKz6-k8S5n_DP61quAwg6MYzUraM8RMS4iLHG1DPhPlI-ZUTaeWHqeEiB3zNYMmb3tVrwkzgd0qVrHj-C02WqwS6D-Zz2hExCUtUZ_6L9eyOEP_aFgWouly2XhNvNXwssIeHXW5ZDBdIiGRZ6WlxB0rufj5imhTLYGnAOgKn9/w400-h300/IMG_20230219_160901.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I tried to stop Evert by playing Armageddon to get rid of his library, but there was too much moxen on the other side to stop him really badly. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM61M3ToBdCXxyVBojShJruMGAFQCBSlTlKNiOnsPPD0OpWiE5-5VQnE07O7crMaQVBt5scDv1G5IR_ijzjeGu-U5-zHX8BuohXGbO8YwCVGRIZQBL_WU0Ou-yDCsevRwMrXO-Buj1kL0uFl6hAmLRCa-JWxFi_Z0g-djj3Wg-IUoGhlKk-BVm13Ec/s4000/IMG_20230219_161123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM61M3ToBdCXxyVBojShJruMGAFQCBSlTlKNiOnsPPD0OpWiE5-5VQnE07O7crMaQVBt5scDv1G5IR_ijzjeGu-U5-zHX8BuohXGbO8YwCVGRIZQBL_WU0Ou-yDCsevRwMrXO-Buj1kL0uFl6hAmLRCa-JWxFi_Z0g-djj3Wg-IUoGhlKk-BVm13Ec/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_161123.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, and fellwar stones. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZ5Zpjh3IbV0UX_IlYebBIUdsQVOFSFLlZOjeRFnDFJal1tuSPsbWOYzrFfnUvjK1bxWxGNMgIlCH6s76NgH4q3AWJBOBmdkqskg4mv-QtyLV6_kitjuvQnME0crkOggb8O6mhejyXrpmlNQ5CpUyURaxy-sGKDMx8dyySAR9RDEl4P9sGH4SRvvY/s4000/IMG_20230219_161303.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZ5Zpjh3IbV0UX_IlYebBIUdsQVOFSFLlZOjeRFnDFJal1tuSPsbWOYzrFfnUvjK1bxWxGNMgIlCH6s76NgH4q3AWJBOBmdkqskg4mv-QtyLV6_kitjuvQnME0crkOggb8O6mhejyXrpmlNQ5CpUyURaxy-sGKDMx8dyySAR9RDEl4P9sGH4SRvvY/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_161303.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile, I had a full set of moxen in play, but nothing to cast with it. I could only hope Evert would not have a counterspell ready when I drew my braingeyser, because he had taken care of pretty much everything else. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxh2wzpbb0T7_PPO3Nn1FSTYPT5RqsuWDmb8Anc_6neqKh38fY5Qu1iN6AVrybxYNjX0m00DY7jAZLt1TZTOCTPgNup6wLdOmHq7Q3ray848oTGSHpMejjJmxmuo6WX2F1cyctCwxe8NhBevi6usT_9Cey5eQ_7DNfH4Clgz8YFpwqzS5yBYXrrcbs/s4000/IMG_20230219_161322.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxh2wzpbb0T7_PPO3Nn1FSTYPT5RqsuWDmb8Anc_6neqKh38fY5Qu1iN6AVrybxYNjX0m00DY7jAZLt1TZTOCTPgNup6wLdOmHq7Q3ray848oTGSHpMejjJmxmuo6WX2F1cyctCwxe8NhBevi6usT_9Cey5eQ_7DNfH4Clgz8YFpwqzS5yBYXrrcbs/w400-h300/IMG_20230219_161322.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I used an icy manipulator to hold off the factory he played, but that lasted only for a short time as well. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVUdwXpMu5lJX0kHoojgaDnj0YDzvNKkUmah8vDrNl1OCzH8yQGJLn11j739LX4tURX7gbnGEV8AiMOSL7nGcgllAr_2DL1ulojp8PnJOdEqCLUZW1CQNOFfIpoKbolSJQsk100PAMKhiGLU5YK4-k_yFKlyCqAIbgNX8nWbUghXGshaFzjeqLoLR/s4000/IMG_20230219_161537.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVUdwXpMu5lJX0kHoojgaDnj0YDzvNKkUmah8vDrNl1OCzH8yQGJLn11j739LX4tURX7gbnGEV8AiMOSL7nGcgllAr_2DL1ulojp8PnJOdEqCLUZW1CQNOFfIpoKbolSJQsk100PAMKhiGLU5YK4-k_yFKlyCqAIbgNX8nWbUghXGshaFzjeqLoLR/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_161537.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Icy was taken away as well, just like everything else I had played so, after a grueling 45 minute game, it was 1-0 for Evert. But, it was pretty tense and less easy for Evert than it probably should have been. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSCMUXtDGx6eu6ZOUJaEEslPsp8u_6CmmqZ5tLCIr3vZmx4YOT-gtj_1g_C4gX1Vn-ZOY43pnrk9Hlcxro9hr29_9AXPDJBM8xmrqMIL2mQWwWMdMpqIJTr2iQ9gZGT977ee_lfulWt7WOJxRYDQolEnGIeK7yrBFgNxEjGTvNP017kd3fcEFcA-M/s4000/IMG_20230219_161719.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSCMUXtDGx6eu6ZOUJaEEslPsp8u_6CmmqZ5tLCIr3vZmx4YOT-gtj_1g_C4gX1Vn-ZOY43pnrk9Hlcxro9hr29_9AXPDJBM8xmrqMIL2mQWwWMdMpqIJTr2iQ9gZGT977ee_lfulWt7WOJxRYDQolEnGIeK7yrBFgNxEjGTvNP017kd3fcEFcA-M/w400-h300/IMG_20230219_161719.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbVmCXm_vq833LyCDnf4WAACe81MkrfbopVlEhMiOsTnIcsTJkW_5VawL5osR4n8BBVaYzeDs8Biwnfk_67WcMGKr4azNJata-i-Rc4q8obhF2axXrY6fGFYsI1KDosiK_4frtkbiaG79E6ViGJwFCHugp8L1684prCpq3_wxgDLh1D9agVcrY58_/s4000/IMG_20230219_161822.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbVmCXm_vq833LyCDnf4WAACe81MkrfbopVlEhMiOsTnIcsTJkW_5VawL5osR4n8BBVaYzeDs8Biwnfk_67WcMGKr4azNJata-i-Rc4q8obhF2axXrY6fGFYsI1KDosiK_4frtkbiaG79E6ViGJwFCHugp8L1684prCpq3_wxgDLh1D9agVcrY58_/w400-h300/IMG_20230219_161822.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With like 5 minutes to go and me wanting to use the bathroom, I sort wanted to hand the game to Evert, but he said, let's just play it out. Figuring I could wait five more minutes, we boarded and went for it. I was able to land Bartel Runeaxe pretty quickly and I did not want to wait much longer for an extra land, so I played him without the protection of Karakas. That was not working, unfortunately. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEPrwjq-ibQ5VwZMfbiJZaPcAq3s47QP4s1SyE-3gfV6X00uGF55vKqw0pdqKPJwNbkaryUXpRNWXgtCJDQSSQfJYIF8zhtFwsL7VEROP80T1Gj_y6BGh8TJk8ypwtxahTs1WW5GZ-aM39owGbBfBFHtz9sND4joVhZyA6RzYM6qEPNCc4cXC9qJM/s4000/IMG_20230219_162544.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEPrwjq-ibQ5VwZMfbiJZaPcAq3s47QP4s1SyE-3gfV6X00uGF55vKqw0pdqKPJwNbkaryUXpRNWXgtCJDQSSQfJYIF8zhtFwsL7VEROP80T1Gj_y6BGh8TJk8ypwtxahTs1WW5GZ-aM39owGbBfBFHtz9sND4joVhZyA6RzYM6qEPNCc4cXC9qJM/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_162544.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Evert played a tome, and I strip mined his extra mana so he would not be able to draw extra cards. I then played Shivan Dragon. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmna-uuW2RDMhYoYIsKi_6_cot-0d6tluLoP6j4KQ5H1OrCebKm0UkRwpVEXB9wpz8itejtzfQlx2rKyrmQVZdoBD830sz0ieSohB7BPhlBP-Ii8pkmr0lIpcJpnH2vj41O73TtcAFaA2cLVjAB1Qed6yNQ-zQNaHsZ_A7i6LOVlheN7LATSj6gmpa/s4000/IMG_20230219_162616.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmna-uuW2RDMhYoYIsKi_6_cot-0d6tluLoP6j4KQ5H1OrCebKm0UkRwpVEXB9wpz8itejtzfQlx2rKyrmQVZdoBD830sz0ieSohB7BPhlBP-Ii8pkmr0lIpcJpnH2vj41O73TtcAFaA2cLVjAB1Qed6yNQ-zQNaHsZ_A7i6LOVlheN7LATSj6gmpa/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_162616.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And an Llanowar elf after attacking for 8 with the dragon. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSVR-Ymwy3U7ocMraCLvFb6_lldDGOgDlb8ZRm_LaBcmu0pXxQH42VrirZzh8UZYRjMWeRYjdVo0gWIy_G_kpEr1_HLDIjeZe-_ZGkm5R-H0oFOhpEBGp54Et9khh5qrr0W5_-Jmnw7RFIEpk4gjdO_u-dlyN89fdvf5YJkLA04eLezA8be7ClP-5/s4000/IMG_20230219_162646.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSVR-Ymwy3U7ocMraCLvFb6_lldDGOgDlb8ZRm_LaBcmu0pXxQH42VrirZzh8UZYRjMWeRYjdVo0gWIy_G_kpEr1_HLDIjeZe-_ZGkm5R-H0oFOhpEBGp54Et9khh5qrr0W5_-Jmnw7RFIEpk4gjdO_u-dlyN89fdvf5YJkLA04eLezA8be7ClP-5/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_162646.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I got another Elf after that, but every damage helps, so I played that also, because the time in the round was over and attacked for 9 with the Shivan Dragon and 1 of the Elf, 10 damage in total. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJULDUBX_5S8VLHJswnQoSdeBceHczCvb20_w2UMfNoRGXE3mFHyvF0JosJrpIkToPRYlEAj1Zc_kk6XM6GEYBU-f7M9gDvEBVbJMVd1em922Paxwqy0ihXsxIy3ovrx9kWOWcm5-EnHs7jZfcCVQNCgh1Uq1qbXyPuGioPE6xTZ2Xn2WlZ6vPZKja/s4000/IMG_20230219_162804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJULDUBX_5S8VLHJswnQoSdeBceHczCvb20_w2UMfNoRGXE3mFHyvF0JosJrpIkToPRYlEAj1Zc_kk6XM6GEYBU-f7M9gDvEBVbJMVd1em922Paxwqy0ihXsxIy3ovrx9kWOWcm5-EnHs7jZfcCVQNCgh1Uq1qbXyPuGioPE6xTZ2Xn2WlZ6vPZKja/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_162804.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Looking back, I should have kept the extra elf in my hand in case of a balance. But I just wanted it to be over with and since Evert was not drawing the solution he needed for my dragon, the game was over the next turn. Wow. 1-1. After a 45 minute game, we finished the next one in about 6 minutes. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZP4RMgVEHjGknFi6lnf6It0Pv3zP6u5qxkRnlJ5UIXscmkvSFKuciUKRXKfkdMRgmeFEsznYi2Gbf6OHZevJsqiZVuhP-Cd3z9IffxAoDg5N8BiwhzXAYVlOWq3nFlHeaaVPsxriiFr6fHsvsE5l7F8QKp5lh6zryRFhO3JgkVQdKFdyIxTBNY-C/s4000/IMG_20230219_162957.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZP4RMgVEHjGknFi6lnf6It0Pv3zP6u5qxkRnlJ5UIXscmkvSFKuciUKRXKfkdMRgmeFEsznYi2Gbf6OHZevJsqiZVuhP-Cd3z9IffxAoDg5N8BiwhzXAYVlOWq3nFlHeaaVPsxriiFr6fHsvsE5l7F8QKp5lh6zryRFhO3JgkVQdKFdyIxTBNY-C/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_162957.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Round 5 I played against Tristan, who has made it known he has no problem with mind twisting people, and actually seems to enjoy it. This was also going to be a pretty hard match-up as he tends to play pretty original but competitive decks and he will have the library and mind twist available, while I have not. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6jydDHKAq27y8SOx2qOJbyqdpc0l9_6zG8f6TJAcL-jPBQTAqseWwGwc1Ycwsdk49IrxPITYBNm6ql-D6_7Bfi5clQ8idxUgJgBJrVt8n3fqH1dX2uwCVlSun4bNma-BrU0R7SnVycqDiOypTGn-spiKQg4V440A9O_pXq7qpycVDHowUcxZ_G7_/s4000/IMG_20230219_164109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6jydDHKAq27y8SOx2qOJbyqdpc0l9_6zG8f6TJAcL-jPBQTAqseWwGwc1Ycwsdk49IrxPITYBNm6ql-D6_7Bfi5clQ8idxUgJgBJrVt8n3fqH1dX2uwCVlSun4bNma-BrU0R7SnVycqDiOypTGn-spiKQg4V440A9O_pXq7qpycVDHowUcxZ_G7_/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_164109.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The start with a sol ring was also not encouraging, but I thought I might keep up with Sylvan Library. That was quickly removed though. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Zr1PuJntvK9qQlRZrpSTot06aXtwAJ98bhaIbQX7lxzsU4PJBot6CIpbXWHn9cl5e4SgwgsTIycMTN4IrkF-TH-DJ8t0nitV2ONv7XgwjfkmMM496q4HMgmpmkfLbZF6y1aazi_wo96HhXPKRaKn7gOb1CP8AVuq8l_6gMRFWs2UAptcUS_EhFy4/s4000/IMG_20230219_164143.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Zr1PuJntvK9qQlRZrpSTot06aXtwAJ98bhaIbQX7lxzsU4PJBot6CIpbXWHn9cl5e4SgwgsTIycMTN4IrkF-TH-DJ8t0nitV2ONv7XgwjfkmMM496q4HMgmpmkfLbZF6y1aazi_wo96HhXPKRaKn7gOb1CP8AVuq8l_6gMRFWs2UAptcUS_EhFy4/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_164143.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>While I was struggling a bit to draw mana, which is kinda strange with 30 mana sources in your deck (including the birds), Tristan had plenty. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_mf_gyIPvy0o5h7pH0uyXErdnM2-lGt35wrzkLW6W79App6uJ78M8RHX5jb6mxkpSTWxy5wuPGaDtjSNRQS_AICWixg6Ab-BZLsAMo_FCq2WKRsk2vCF5qApX93e3afHuSNh0RfkSq1NE0UZ_fBCinQqjPm6H7hf4M87Quchmey7Zm8zxCANQ5kE/s4000/IMG_20230219_164234.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_mf_gyIPvy0o5h7pH0uyXErdnM2-lGt35wrzkLW6W79App6uJ78M8RHX5jb6mxkpSTWxy5wuPGaDtjSNRQS_AICWixg6Ab-BZLsAMo_FCq2WKRsk2vCF5qApX93e3afHuSNh0RfkSq1NE0UZ_fBCinQqjPm6H7hf4M87Quchmey7Zm8zxCANQ5kE/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_164234.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Even an extra turn with time walk did not net me any cards, so while Tristan was having no trouble drawing cards with his tome, I could just play one and hope to draw into more land. I did not though. The only good thing about this was that I was not being smashed by a creature, but since Tristan had the advantage of drawing more cards and having more mana, this was not going to be a win unless something good happened. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX66_U0oUodZhUTvAjCFXZAp2911gSGKfQ1oLXcAGcTaCByq32n-eUEGtTjy1vv-iwsUrNHm9VLY4V5sMiq9D-uL9Yn2_8AaJZ3nBpY3iNQx-nd54uZQqg4oOwhOIx2WIC6CXWNicoHQeWbsOfslnaHFzt4XIlPAuTvY-Xk6rsRPcB2Z1QBVtwDZ7V/s4000/IMG_20230219_164307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX66_U0oUodZhUTvAjCFXZAp2911gSGKfQ1oLXcAGcTaCByq32n-eUEGtTjy1vv-iwsUrNHm9VLY4V5sMiq9D-uL9Yn2_8AaJZ3nBpY3iNQx-nd54uZQqg4oOwhOIx2WIC6CXWNicoHQeWbsOfslnaHFzt4XIlPAuTvY-Xk6rsRPcB2Z1QBVtwDZ7V/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_164307.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was stuck on 4 mana though, with 2 6cc creatures in my hand. And a tutor I could not play. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Gfc_RP0ZOXdTWsqb7aslbDAMcW-riRGImPnujt40SQadZU0BpNgvOTOMMuPbQPc6M-a6AAiETLU_lo-WSqxPd26kWlDEtRTPKu_EKx37gC5Ct7JMWwQac8rdYhK4PtToiQI3z4XJK2K1Gb-GnaUtpGb2Ji0h_ncdkkMvVkxHIwuJa9MP2XgS96an/s4000/IMG_20230219_164350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Gfc_RP0ZOXdTWsqb7aslbDAMcW-riRGImPnujt40SQadZU0BpNgvOTOMMuPbQPc6M-a6AAiETLU_lo-WSqxPd26kWlDEtRTPKu_EKx37gC5Ct7JMWwQac8rdYhK4PtToiQI3z4XJK2K1Gb-GnaUtpGb2Ji0h_ncdkkMvVkxHIwuJa9MP2XgS96an/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_164350.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Tristan meanwhile was enjoying his book and an Ancestral recall and a Mishra's factory. Ohoh.. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakaU8C4Y3AXMOxP_ief9fC_Tng93OppqAxRzSwl-HIENZjOS68eKKj-Oh49sUu6GpIjvTgU4gYKPMeuYOyWp-B3Tkuie4BRsLWgfL0nFcVb2Urwu7mw_WdloUSVbzI6TzDcQbSeVEEFX2xSmah6Ld1bGe9ilQBcsoKQU86Sa-FrrdE1aZ3oL52GDd/s4000/IMG_20230219_164400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakaU8C4Y3AXMOxP_ief9fC_Tng93OppqAxRzSwl-HIENZjOS68eKKj-Oh49sUu6GpIjvTgU4gYKPMeuYOyWp-B3Tkuie4BRsLWgfL0nFcVb2Urwu7mw_WdloUSVbzI6TzDcQbSeVEEFX2xSmah6Ld1bGe9ilQBcsoKQU86Sa-FrrdE1aZ3oL52GDd/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_164400.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2j47kamlWL1i-8xKaaJLgwvK_ft7Uwo-0y6syeGlG-Kf-oajmSIY_RsEQb-Hf20BYROrYCqqirdTdPov000UegxqwZHJSnbJy0MfRsGIBBejvWIv3CJhMG9dJiZUw3XEJULzsidINiUzgrE92YYSB-bQwj9VerGbrhxWo_VPf0di7rCgkN2XRmPf/s4000/IMG_20230219_164514.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2j47kamlWL1i-8xKaaJLgwvK_ft7Uwo-0y6syeGlG-Kf-oajmSIY_RsEQb-Hf20BYROrYCqqirdTdPov000UegxqwZHJSnbJy0MfRsGIBBejvWIv3CJhMG9dJiZUw3XEJULzsidINiUzgrE92YYSB-bQwj9VerGbrhxWo_VPf0di7rCgkN2XRmPf/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_164514.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Because he had a working library, I was kind of forced into playing balance, which I did a couple of turns later. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuBf8hrTLsevJYaMo4FGQDv94SHDrdsUIrYlhkjl_U-WoXGMZSWouGUPaTlJUco3a62R0Byi_RS9ovbIwv_H4YX3V8403QNvWQhSufTl29D1P6a_SHMPsevzs0UOuijMH9HhnGBcqwNTu37Ctv3CRzbvyxJdeAVIk6fk3pv4xpbZRgmZIepjAXGsc/s4000/IMG_20230219_164922.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPuBf8hrTLsevJYaMo4FGQDv94SHDrdsUIrYlhkjl_U-WoXGMZSWouGUPaTlJUco3a62R0Byi_RS9ovbIwv_H4YX3V8403QNvWQhSufTl29D1P6a_SHMPsevzs0UOuijMH9HhnGBcqwNTu37Ctv3CRzbvyxJdeAVIk6fk3pv4xpbZRgmZIepjAXGsc/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_164922.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After I played balance I followed up with Sol'kanar the swamp king, but Tristan showed my there really was no point with an Abyss. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EZJEQDq3KbFXLAJ4SpDhyEqO5sDs5_m9U1ZO3siMs50_XhAQFzPzbdx-7-ungwjUddab6tnMBg-I8TdzzDvPsV2Azvv-wOdm9EYH2oipNrlvGQB7ls98ZNuFcnTHMdquNtRrdH7duOxBsVzOv262R45W3SFXr1fOLKpTFCaDqeD13mhkPDE2cnhN/s4000/IMG_20230219_165150.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EZJEQDq3KbFXLAJ4SpDhyEqO5sDs5_m9U1ZO3siMs50_XhAQFzPzbdx-7-ungwjUddab6tnMBg-I8TdzzDvPsV2Azvv-wOdm9EYH2oipNrlvGQB7ls98ZNuFcnTHMdquNtRrdH7duOxBsVzOv262R45W3SFXr1fOLKpTFCaDqeD13mhkPDE2cnhN/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_165150.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I played a Bartel Runeaxe and an Elf to keep the damage coming, he played maze of ith. This game would have been possible to win had I drawn a disenchant, but unfortunately I did not, so all my creatures were gone and I could do nothing but lose to the factory. Losing was the most like scenario with the disadvantage of no library and much less mana, but it felt bad none the less. It was just like every time I thought I could do something, just the right card showed up on the other side. Oh well, next game then. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUT8Ud1bMcKsUdKI1N04fxeDxB2aDVkiQkz6qQpufA3pPkyw9eNN0S3mPPek9-pXVvlFkbdv7Cp1pyXn6E0rwyvh4L2zXWhbqCLM8iHYRyY5VMqnyweXY3FKtOR8IVXQZAuIc1G3uKq-G7xoPVOXLSS1xlul0u9Bmz0gwCI5DPwCThKENs11QpYGE/s4000/IMG_20230219_165546.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUT8Ud1bMcKsUdKI1N04fxeDxB2aDVkiQkz6qQpufA3pPkyw9eNN0S3mPPek9-pXVvlFkbdv7Cp1pyXn6E0rwyvh4L2zXWhbqCLM8iHYRyY5VMqnyweXY3FKtOR8IVXQZAuIc1G3uKq-G7xoPVOXLSS1xlul0u9Bmz0gwCI5DPwCThKENs11QpYGE/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_165546.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The next game showed me a first turn library of Alexandria. Great. Now I really did not feel like playing anymore, but let's just continue shall we?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jWVZdxsnYWK7IQOpKZR60N00GcNj-dZb6m3LeYWvDIqQXTmVrBlE0AU60SIAZGjIlI8eT_dfEDdBI_iXCRyKxU708zZL3nhzcrk4NMYjRFheaGw14U8oJse6viBvhTZ2dSXIl04btk4zgCjpo1j7t7BXxzwSoV6SZrXzZ1YH3ALR0vVtzegbjus_/s4000/IMG_20230219_170628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jWVZdxsnYWK7IQOpKZR60N00GcNj-dZb6m3LeYWvDIqQXTmVrBlE0AU60SIAZGjIlI8eT_dfEDdBI_iXCRyKxU708zZL3nhzcrk4NMYjRFheaGw14U8oJse6viBvhTZ2dSXIl04btk4zgCjpo1j7t7BXxzwSoV6SZrXzZ1YH3ALR0vVtzegbjus_/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_170628.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I played Armageddon, followed by an Icy and Jasmine Boreal. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmWTYI7f_lnGmLTjkc7BDNSPKLKECSaGaVkP7NyL6Zm7Qa83Qdo2pjTRY5R7zb0oC2gQI1hyRevB4n8VPLj9m346sHMfyWztsQ9ABf5cEQjAy286DQZpkfZqiRmidX0VsJ9nqCv-GgcWng-TiVHQdDsW2UnEt84pUKhhEIBWTH5R8S5TuQkFrainq/s4000/IMG_20230219_170738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmWTYI7f_lnGmLTjkc7BDNSPKLKECSaGaVkP7NyL6Zm7Qa83Qdo2pjTRY5R7zb0oC2gQI1hyRevB4n8VPLj9m346sHMfyWztsQ9ABf5cEQjAy286DQZpkfZqiRmidX0VsJ9nqCv-GgcWng-TiVHQdDsW2UnEt84pUKhhEIBWTH5R8S5TuQkFrainq/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_170738.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Jasmine did nothing because she was removed to a farm, away from the game. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRLym_4F-zTMF9b8xkOfIf3RuR3VxpoQVVdzxilrCXKNgDwLhlWbUSXCX5lOBQk2jyKuSMYib3y-CB2rvbXIQigt5pnFGB4r2nTOPpxBa4-QrsgL1Yrp981KL1u2R9uKRB7pR0nV-kepHv8WuOsMGdDOFmiXg2wFpJtplS3ZH9NfW824WG8HwB1oi/s4000/IMG_20230219_170750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRLym_4F-zTMF9b8xkOfIf3RuR3VxpoQVVdzxilrCXKNgDwLhlWbUSXCX5lOBQk2jyKuSMYib3y-CB2rvbXIQigt5pnFGB4r2nTOPpxBa4-QrsgL1Yrp981KL1u2R9uKRB7pR0nV-kepHv8WuOsMGdDOFmiXg2wFpJtplS3ZH9NfW824WG8HwB1oi/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_170750.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I dream some removal to keep away Tristan's creatures, but when it mattered most against a Lions that was beating me, I would not work. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNheBjErtldd9ZoI3dR76gLGaoarKJladlm4kIY8zh97BGBs1tg_iUlKn3ltOYA8spY6Yni3xYEhX8VKY0-noOtFmX5MQFXKW77KL8kU-yXXGovHoiBMW5fAQMOp50pCWKXuNVnJUVOAbve1yO5hdUxt58TC96lp-EoY6UMkhY92gzqqqYiLLWzb5/s4000/IMG_20230219_171211.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNheBjErtldd9ZoI3dR76gLGaoarKJladlm4kIY8zh97BGBs1tg_iUlKn3ltOYA8spY6Yni3xYEhX8VKY0-noOtFmX5MQFXKW77KL8kU-yXXGovHoiBMW5fAQMOp50pCWKXuNVnJUVOAbve1yO5hdUxt58TC96lp-EoY6UMkhY92gzqqqYiLLWzb5/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_171211.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Because I had the solution, just not the mana to cast it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF78MGnVhAbZISoSkfGuZTKz7sOxvgXEmsGO14-CHXjIvv-5Xf5nJDi-PMyTB7cYbwiSLMRk6Ns8mj6NVwTfXJV2Gxsmwj0dZdS51F2fzfKrpD_QZH0e84WF70VnVc4TvZFzWRLe85NFNyh7UNdGDfIgu9ppAYPH_rUAdNtSUnt5ZuyDP4212GtiYO/s4000/IMG_20230219_171306.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF78MGnVhAbZISoSkfGuZTKz7sOxvgXEmsGO14-CHXjIvv-5Xf5nJDi-PMyTB7cYbwiSLMRk6Ns8mj6NVwTfXJV2Gxsmwj0dZdS51F2fzfKrpD_QZH0e84WF70VnVc4TvZFzWRLe85NFNyh7UNdGDfIgu9ppAYPH_rUAdNtSUnt5ZuyDP4212GtiYO/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_171306.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Soon after that Tristan got the incredible good but not so nice Chaos orb / Guardian beast running, and I still had no mana to take it. He then started to flip the orb on my mana, so there was basically no chance unless I drew something to get rid of the beast. Which I did not, so I just died. Both of these games felt like stalling against a deck that was superior in the first place, so not unexpected, but I would rather have had an actual match, but that is magic for you. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, mostly because of mana problems. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojRjJTKAsHYsy2wjreNple6Ob8Y1p5PtmKGcle0O_2XMzI8qT2wHIavGb6REUBMowP5eRaU1DIgRD5snfha_9xYMFIz41aBFN_3mdsSHnYUBIxPmUVWHk6Wl0yvYK6EvVHZ1TbusO3Kjp85ClrIqrusFbt8ZB2EFgUmLpRpQ3IxjJq0PZpWquDnV1/s4000/IMG_20230219_171346.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojRjJTKAsHYsy2wjreNple6Ob8Y1p5PtmKGcle0O_2XMzI8qT2wHIavGb6REUBMowP5eRaU1DIgRD5snfha_9xYMFIz41aBFN_3mdsSHnYUBIxPmUVWHk6Wl0yvYK6EvVHZ1TbusO3Kjp85ClrIqrusFbt8ZB2EFgUmLpRpQ3IxjJq0PZpWquDnV1/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_171346.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Surprisingly though, I managed to get into the top 8 with my 3-1-1 record where I went on to play Anies, who was off to a pretty quick start there: </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeGEWTcXUXE5vpQs91141SoSNEjFf6uarEmz1G_dpTNTiYSH3v680jduA0AHJI-veUreX60Gr2KIXY2VziUldMJu9JgcifZRviCpMxHjHBGMeg3BYUxM5JgBeV_5iuiqrUhZ7NAneURegcakvueRp-MxKRdlq_27ZxGOD6gTsNMFGvXB8qkzgsJh0/s4000/IMG_20230219_175623.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeGEWTcXUXE5vpQs91141SoSNEjFf6uarEmz1G_dpTNTiYSH3v680jduA0AHJI-veUreX60Gr2KIXY2VziUldMJu9JgcifZRviCpMxHjHBGMeg3BYUxM5JgBeV_5iuiqrUhZ7NAneURegcakvueRp-MxKRdlq_27ZxGOD6gTsNMFGvXB8qkzgsJh0/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_175623.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The quick start was not enough for him though, so, on turn 2, it was followed by Ancestral Recall. On a roll there!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTjdZ8zE2-IKzNQiPn95_mbZgDDzd_f_gphO_AZELNFwcKn5Vej2_dz-wSa4AgwMDPET6omtkzhZ04aHrv_1luj-IrC7si2C4sn70a2eYkY6oP1QoKW11l-xuSviZwfhT8b4ywlZ66347AsBM-7dXTf0WGJsKbVPoAQIcWueTB_rqDjjwmMy3F_QE/s4000/IMG_20230219_175723.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTjdZ8zE2-IKzNQiPn95_mbZgDDzd_f_gphO_AZELNFwcKn5Vej2_dz-wSa4AgwMDPET6omtkzhZ04aHrv_1luj-IrC7si2C4sn70a2eYkY6oP1QoKW11l-xuSviZwfhT8b4ywlZ66347AsBM-7dXTf0WGJsKbVPoAQIcWueTB_rqDjjwmMy3F_QE/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_175723.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I tried to keep up with a braingeyser with the help of my Black Lotus, but it felt a lot less efficient than what Anies was doing :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKTRXleVMhnzRDwmUyBmOota0vIPq1DXwqLOHZck84BfK2UXiC_1jMK8z2oDx8RLscTPpbhqhykSdS3tuV2WUTvpJ-fhgdvMeOOxpDDOJNq34HDAudJkPeI5Ngxq6MWs17txuEXTqcIBaKuYW9tLgHFGSQTolhiqmZDC2jAzozcbPyfUAyRC7owTA/s4000/IMG_20230219_175931.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKTRXleVMhnzRDwmUyBmOota0vIPq1DXwqLOHZck84BfK2UXiC_1jMK8z2oDx8RLscTPpbhqhykSdS3tuV2WUTvpJ-fhgdvMeOOxpDDOJNq34HDAudJkPeI5Ngxq6MWs17txuEXTqcIBaKuYW9tLgHFGSQTolhiqmZDC2jAzozcbPyfUAyRC7owTA/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_175931.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Anies went further with a Mishra's factory and a Su-Chi, and had mana left to counter my Serra Angel with mana drain... </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBm59Zhj92YnZsqaqBudsUkyFaeb2kcbv5A40LypmgN2-5hkWVuoBh52g0g7cgYFInsZq6kdeTEtVmWEXb1EAKwh--kybKZinp5qsncRmc5gCXQS2munEaXCPIhaBv8RMVYyLqOPN1t-F9Pa0Iiofs-daAPfjG46osn1CgvUbBJqwNQ4ltP3YE6DQl/s4000/IMG_20230219_180049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBm59Zhj92YnZsqaqBudsUkyFaeb2kcbv5A40LypmgN2-5hkWVuoBh52g0g7cgYFInsZq6kdeTEtVmWEXb1EAKwh--kybKZinp5qsncRmc5gCXQS2munEaXCPIhaBv8RMVYyLqOPN1t-F9Pa0Iiofs-daAPfjG46osn1CgvUbBJqwNQ4ltP3YE6DQl/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_180049.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>... which he used to cast braingeyser. OK, OK, the universe was telling me something here. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4oUlJJjySAU-jlKGCtvV40v_-B0Urq7hVKX_inQmPraNlNSR6_x1C87xE9-vIQXAjVYKEMPxMFGDPY-3YddgjkxW7_U1IAiLSZCbWpFoFNwAZGU18rWJ3Wys9RZ_jb4XHJp821mw9Pk6h7iWvxmfvlW82z75a6sEDdSo2KB8P6Zei7xiQNi6YOph/s4000/IMG_20230219_180138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4oUlJJjySAU-jlKGCtvV40v_-B0Urq7hVKX_inQmPraNlNSR6_x1C87xE9-vIQXAjVYKEMPxMFGDPY-3YddgjkxW7_U1IAiLSZCbWpFoFNwAZGU18rWJ3Wys9RZ_jb4XHJp821mw9Pk6h7iWvxmfvlW82z75a6sEDdSo2KB8P6Zei7xiQNi6YOph/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_180138.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Anies followed up with a Tome. I got my own Tome, so I was trying to keep up, which worked when I got a disenchant for his tome, which was followed up by another Tome immediately. Again, the message was clear :) this was not going to work. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbiT7gX6k065Lw2S8QhgULUWROtGXpUwxg5yG7LlEhstcV_rwSq-qtEeCGzFzzc0VQ1DKjkKKXrUFSDcBm2s-gcfiYebs3jIpeTr4YUqL32HyaSXoyyrZPpPnmZZX2aDWQVrJGoi9AUFPWQ4blC2ha5_ws-4hLUu9G7OrQWMR9fe7Z9SPNcAuQD1y/s4000/IMG_20230219_180537.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbiT7gX6k065Lw2S8QhgULUWROtGXpUwxg5yG7LlEhstcV_rwSq-qtEeCGzFzzc0VQ1DKjkKKXrUFSDcBm2s-gcfiYebs3jIpeTr4YUqL32HyaSXoyyrZPpPnmZZX2aDWQVrJGoi9AUFPWQ4blC2ha5_ws-4hLUu9G7OrQWMR9fe7Z9SPNcAuQD1y/w400-h300/IMG_20230219_180537.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I had a little sparkle of hope when I played Sol'kanar the swamp king, but Anies dropped a chaos orb and gone it was. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytXJ9LqHen0F4yBFsoWrXmwM3VPOstF7L8URC42HPkB3IIv9a0XDqy1jdrCd4HqxPIdZOBFL0gr5vUKDlxkOTxTBtUdPIIdnMdB76w6M-kLW-HSCBmwW8lYz7FqvzcAVDJdt7tUHjo6MtJmNo01wp4ChNvXdiMcos5Tr3Ld0-z_D78kKX2-DcJ3BS/s4000/IMG_20230219_180626.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytXJ9LqHen0F4yBFsoWrXmwM3VPOstF7L8URC42HPkB3IIv9a0XDqy1jdrCd4HqxPIdZOBFL0gr5vUKDlxkOTxTBtUdPIIdnMdB76w6M-kLW-HSCBmwW8lYz7FqvzcAVDJdt7tUHjo6MtJmNo01wp4ChNvXdiMcos5Tr3Ld0-z_D78kKX2-DcJ3BS/w400-h300/IMG_20230219_180626.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2MiR5QwB3YsT4-zD5ygBy1rkAnZKW6De1y7QiEzL2lUE6P9Km4Dp4gJjdbJ8bD1KN3dOsKlS-X5hlSrsiNenvwAUCkTLljNdzFy-2NWq2y-8NUw_GEOkPk_oE7Quo9HJmMw907uWUPmPCILh_gYLq-d8EEkOnwuKTAZYd98kca4pNGV575gA7rwk/s4000/IMG_20230219_180849.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN2MiR5QwB3YsT4-zD5ygBy1rkAnZKW6De1y7QiEzL2lUE6P9Km4Dp4gJjdbJ8bD1KN3dOsKlS-X5hlSrsiNenvwAUCkTLljNdzFy-2NWq2y-8NUw_GEOkPk_oE7Quo9HJmMw907uWUPmPCILh_gYLq-d8EEkOnwuKTAZYd98kca4pNGV575gA7rwk/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_180849.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Happily for me, my tome was still there, so I was not swamped in card disadvantage, but I also had no pressure on the board, and Anies was ahead. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmQwpKeiKm8BvmyghFDgYaKReGNO3zj-a8YS1e6iP8f-rBejEDxR3evj1YHKYpUwmZF98N1X80x1mJ8TCbSlfuKHZwZCi7TsOA6bJrsjShBIyNr_uULADWuHY1n4FISw3b9NewwnZrTH2JsPQ9Y6SpMF61SXYEo_N3LGSffZCziU3W4XSDTyVrfVT/s4000/IMG_20230219_180943.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmQwpKeiKm8BvmyghFDgYaKReGNO3zj-a8YS1e6iP8f-rBejEDxR3evj1YHKYpUwmZF98N1X80x1mJ8TCbSlfuKHZwZCi7TsOA6bJrsjShBIyNr_uULADWuHY1n4FISw3b9NewwnZrTH2JsPQ9Y6SpMF61SXYEo_N3LGSffZCziU3W4XSDTyVrfVT/s320/IMG_20230219_180943.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I tried to get back with a Shivan Dragon and Ancestral recall, which he both countered. And kept beating at me with the factories, which was enough to take the game. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pC2aVVY6KmAGFLdOE6LF_svvpVFkxd_GFd5WNeIE7l2kIczyNcvFdJwHssNKBuq4n8hha95RdDAxGbhlq6rz-3xw4KDWbqZfMi_Zbq0JIfVDHcooZUjAB530asa2S78sE4jXTi-yuX1hJbGy94ETNZrEp3jmiFZDlmONp8zu_F139ijn6TUKuE_O/s4000/IMG_20230219_181650.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pC2aVVY6KmAGFLdOE6LF_svvpVFkxd_GFd5WNeIE7l2kIczyNcvFdJwHssNKBuq4n8hha95RdDAxGbhlq6rz-3xw4KDWbqZfMi_Zbq0JIfVDHcooZUjAB530asa2S78sE4jXTi-yuX1hJbGy94ETNZrEp3jmiFZDlmONp8zu_F139ijn6TUKuE_O/w400-h300/IMG_20230219_181650.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The second game I was facing another active library. This got Anies ahead a couple of cards, before I drew my chaos orb to get rid of it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7LiaL2ylb4or-55SgQw6_HLfttCLuAOYo-ddih7AvXS3xTBygPgj8tfRlcIhNh4Lo_99ciMd-jdLUV7dwxJnKmK6SHGf1NNfPJnnB68FLSbfoZU-nm2fOfGJkZskxGBc5YdRyCFExlwJqg2xg7yqJWUVM7ZtH8O0s6YhbmgnHC8OAbmmKqay7fEJ/s4000/IMG_20230219_183202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7LiaL2ylb4or-55SgQw6_HLfttCLuAOYo-ddih7AvXS3xTBygPgj8tfRlcIhNh4Lo_99ciMd-jdLUV7dwxJnKmK6SHGf1NNfPJnnB68FLSbfoZU-nm2fOfGJkZskxGBc5YdRyCFExlwJqg2xg7yqJWUVM7ZtH8O0s6YhbmgnHC8OAbmmKqay7fEJ/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_183202.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I followed this up by playing tsunami after he has played another island next to his Tundra. I thought this should be enough go get something done here, but although I had a tome, nothing showed up to actually do any damage. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixr4BZ11pB5nauvKQ-S1MqqrzUi0XHdamstLfTNTZgJxyemY_uUJx0doA-Q-Iwk2PKauBGKA1remwZnve52u3Xa_c9-wPLIqNXEWqB1S3imFaMYvlQvWtz-imymw4tCGEOY2P-_buFANtQ-A4ka8DlcOhLPMmCC7xv2vYDxDzSZtu5F7PKYuOwPkm2/s4000/IMG_20230219_183441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixr4BZ11pB5nauvKQ-S1MqqrzUi0XHdamstLfTNTZgJxyemY_uUJx0doA-Q-Iwk2PKauBGKA1remwZnve52u3Xa_c9-wPLIqNXEWqB1S3imFaMYvlQvWtz-imymw4tCGEOY2P-_buFANtQ-A4ka8DlcOhLPMmCC7xv2vYDxDzSZtu5F7PKYuOwPkm2/w400-h300/IMG_20230219_183441.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And in the meantime, Anies was just playing more artifact mana. I was drawing cards with the tome, but still, nothing. And then, when my Shivan Dragon showed up, it was quickly plowed away. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEu9ovKenx6A7Eslsu72Z8rhUaCIa--DsO7mGuE_IvTOU2M8d93MzSKQQkxWNUHIh7Yrq3IYv9pSoKp3P_h7gPP4YX2g5hm_xtSlJDvPY7wRebKjsrm_VgR9IeeZ1w-3g8DZ4ib3NqiRnlTKiZilI4jcyp_zUgIoigxTG-WtFJrQib_5IWpPluq3q8/s4000/IMG_20230219_183556.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEu9ovKenx6A7Eslsu72Z8rhUaCIa--DsO7mGuE_IvTOU2M8d93MzSKQQkxWNUHIh7Yrq3IYv9pSoKp3P_h7gPP4YX2g5hm_xtSlJDvPY7wRebKjsrm_VgR9IeeZ1w-3g8DZ4ib3NqiRnlTKiZilI4jcyp_zUgIoigxTG-WtFJrQib_5IWpPluq3q8/w400-h300/IMG_20230219_183556.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Eventually, Anies got another land and an Ancestral Recall, while I still had no pressure. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTODhE2P5qhyWGa3I8dUwDRXSkCly9qA8V8DHrOKq8Hu2xP9YLCyoCNQ5ctRspE3HXWrwcLUVTORQz5vSRysjWxXzzvPCkkwxSYclI8_SolFIkp9qpi6p0gXysnC94V2sIhRuKksFoznl6nFhnY4OKg7-wc5tXgTxFIMaVqcbXJkUlUTJu8tiTo1Sr/s4000/IMG_20230219_183627.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTODhE2P5qhyWGa3I8dUwDRXSkCly9qA8V8DHrOKq8Hu2xP9YLCyoCNQ5ctRspE3HXWrwcLUVTORQz5vSRysjWxXzzvPCkkwxSYclI8_SolFIkp9qpi6p0gXysnC94V2sIhRuKksFoznl6nFhnY4OKg7-wc5tXgTxFIMaVqcbXJkUlUTJu8tiTo1Sr/w300-h400/IMG_20230219_183627.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Anies followed this up again with a braingeyser. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BI9vivuiJ7UdFIG_QS68dcWpTIJ2KlUkqLSW5MWJqBHNbL02CIzNBs-XSJsSmXBTBRyfXW4lw2WZlr_VMUD9tVIHgQKLql_SVzNDsTIwogv0Pd9Zo4artZq5vY9YesAf_Nxb0fjvf7LBYgWuLL9IH-Dsho9hsMxHOlnydkwy_DuBJmRL06WPyfcC/s4000/IMG_20230219_183748.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BI9vivuiJ7UdFIG_QS68dcWpTIJ2KlUkqLSW5MWJqBHNbL02CIzNBs-XSJsSmXBTBRyfXW4lw2WZlr_VMUD9tVIHgQKLql_SVzNDsTIwogv0Pd9Zo4artZq5vY9YesAf_Nxb0fjvf7LBYgWuLL9IH-Dsho9hsMxHOlnydkwy_DuBJmRL06WPyfcC/w400-h300/IMG_20230219_183748.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This meant that when I finally got Bartel Runeaxe out and got the pleasurable feeling you get from saying flat-out "no" to someone who is trying to control magic him, this still was not enough. Bartel also was removed and then Anies took over the game with the advantage from the braingeyser and Ancestral recall. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsfELxoxtLiE5_0195JZVGoDvhxXVG1qq5Jvtw9xY6p7k-dItSIZ6H39zQLzM6z8axZwn0wySMRqlbOKMZJgW9tm0eR_9IcCEgtR9ydI65yC46nD2i9ou9VUXXfKU8LWkrkIcsk8O-dNSvj0UYipnXYub4_KOWvhb5h0V-JQxtTJ_fkofGPUrqi53j/s4000/IMG_20230219_183843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsfELxoxtLiE5_0195JZVGoDvhxXVG1qq5Jvtw9xY6p7k-dItSIZ6H39zQLzM6z8axZwn0wySMRqlbOKMZJgW9tm0eR_9IcCEgtR9ydI65yC46nD2i9ou9VUXXfKU8LWkrkIcsk8O-dNSvj0UYipnXYub4_KOWvhb5h0V-JQxtTJ_fkofGPUrqi53j/s320/IMG_20230219_183843.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the end, it was just not enough. The legends were too slow and took too long to show up, and Anies could draw more and more cards in quick succession, so that meant the quarterfinal was the final game for my Legends of magic deck. Still, not a bad run :) This left me with some time to look at the revised only games that were going on. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVGrnqNbZDEvW4r35Fpc6STroTlf3u0MN9RoGKQkKpRBXPDPs43tcP3ewJDpHZIVz1ZUF3pfwzA7E8zA-OrK_3-R-XppvOt-BSsLwfPQkBYSm8sHcnHFxBnABesktmdNLXphiRsjLlJa3Tfo_zN1CVQaEFXF79kaaqbJCa9n3WvqS8UnQAOikFnAS/s4000/IMG_20230219_190019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVGrnqNbZDEvW4r35Fpc6STroTlf3u0MN9RoGKQkKpRBXPDPs43tcP3ewJDpHZIVz1ZUF3pfwzA7E8zA-OrK_3-R-XppvOt-BSsLwfPQkBYSm8sHcnHFxBnABesktmdNLXphiRsjLlJa3Tfo_zN1CVQaEFXF79kaaqbJCa9n3WvqS8UnQAOikFnAS/w400-h300/IMG_20230219_190019.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And with a final shot of the top 4, I went with Fulco to get something to eat and then went home. Edo eventually took the title with his Lion/dib/su-chi UW deck. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6Orbd49GE6YN8DxKOw5wTT0O78rGJBD1JFj-M_9AMd9ud02TuVjVq4PcKjP6YRYxnB1QFsR2bDKxL5m0S4hOJQe5zT4HXhOAfp2x-v7qQG4pw-u5pfji4NshluwVXQr63P9F0mAah7KVMDueXWC06vGz179C-fWrXmhFJOdwAxsX47GD0DdbK3xt/s4000/IMG_20230219_190213.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6Orbd49GE6YN8DxKOw5wTT0O78rGJBD1JFj-M_9AMd9ud02TuVjVq4PcKjP6YRYxnB1QFsR2bDKxL5m0S4hOJQe5zT4HXhOAfp2x-v7qQG4pw-u5pfji4NshluwVXQr63P9F0mAah7KVMDueXWC06vGz179C-fWrXmhFJOdwAxsX47GD0DdbK3xt/w400-h300/IMG_20230219_190213.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Thanks to all that showed up, and thanks to especially to Joep for organizing this great experience of playing in a game store! Till next time! </p></div>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-55322309766866408152022-11-20T07:51:00.001-08:002022-11-20T07:51:51.342-08:00Uthden Troll 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I usually post my tournament reports a bit earlier, but due to a pretty crazy time at work and some other activities with family and friends I'm a bit late this time. I also take almost no notes and usually post right out of my head, which means my memory has to be reasonably fresh to write with lots of detail. So, less detail this time, but still a lot of pictures of old cardboard to look at. Because of the total lack of time due to work, there was not a lot of time to think about brewing anything new, so I went with the advice Jaap Brouwer gave a while back to play more with the same deck and maybe tune it a bit more. Since I had played with Titania's song a while back this year and the deck felt a lot better than I expected, I decided to take that, make some changes and just see what would happen. I took out the howling mines and added 2 Jayemdae tomes and 1 Jalum Tome. I also put in one extra Titania's song to see if it would go faster towards winning. Since there was no time to really playtest, I ended up with this, which I still find a beauty to behold. I also like playing with it, since you end up with lots and lots of permanents on the board which are pretty to look at. The only downside is that when it does work, it tends to be not a lot of fun for your opponents. So playing this for a long time at every tournament is going to be a no go for me, but I would try it out this time. I did take out Mind Twist and Library, so another gentlemen's brew for Uthden Troll this time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpr2zA-bNoIUvrn8Wfozvkxyfp04uX9B_TOjJZR30R3dNhjtA6v-g7YUBP2ACODueZHRnyg3jYXmTSs0zCcGUG_SoDS5IBh4w4dXpIUBBx9cMGtNaJHKH6hB970HVWQns7g_SIF0SPzhXq0uVaFAeCFbvUHxJERJdxPCjpVr97G2bVDWL0riA7DszR/s4000/IMG_20221104_194056.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpr2zA-bNoIUvrn8Wfozvkxyfp04uX9B_TOjJZR30R3dNhjtA6v-g7YUBP2ACODueZHRnyg3jYXmTSs0zCcGUG_SoDS5IBh4w4dXpIUBBx9cMGtNaJHKH6hB970HVWQns7g_SIF0SPzhXq0uVaFAeCFbvUHxJERJdxPCjpVr97G2bVDWL0riA7DszR/w400-h300/IMG_20221104_194056.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Titania version 2 with my new Inquest Life Counter :)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>On the day of the tournament Chris came from germany, and we drove the last part of his trip together towards Leeuwarden. After getting stuck in traffic really badly, we feared we might be late. But it turns out that a large tournament takes a lot of organization, and with hickups in the pairing we still had some time to do some talking and, one of my favourite passtimes, trading :) I ended up trading this for my mono green all FBB deck, to put in while I'm still looking for FBB Erhnam Djinns. I also traded a Book of Rass so I can do some more brewing with that. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmrvbX9tCtHMVTpUNdnt1WgbAE3_WgtoiLtqeDss9bhiNAfhe7lHd_eDldN1F-UrTimkzQdYoLn0zti7K1O6y6AbOa7zbe9XBZvW40dhcqAlYoe9C-lz7jahyKmFmTBPaE_BITPycwlz50vsyZ9A8Ie5vpdy5bFEqohiEZO4PDHqvQ-RVo17R-HRJ/s3000/IMG_20221105_110757.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1930" data-original-width="3000" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmrvbX9tCtHMVTpUNdnt1WgbAE3_WgtoiLtqeDss9bhiNAfhe7lHd_eDldN1F-UrTimkzQdYoLn0zti7K1O6y6AbOa7zbe9XBZvW40dhcqAlYoe9C-lz7jahyKmFmTBPaE_BITPycwlz50vsyZ9A8Ie5vpdy5bFEqohiEZO4PDHqvQ-RVo17R-HRJ/w400-h258/IMG_20221105_110757.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FBB Bees for the win :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The first round I was paired against Bob, who tends to play a pretty fast mono blue deck. So when I got a hand with 1 land after shuffling and rifling my deck plenty of times, I took a mulligan, which cost me a card and made me end up with NO land, so another mulligan, and I ended up with this. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPX28iJ0qyQOhI_QQ6kMGZwB6k0V1i5_FK7WQI-MREjTEXeuZBRWWEwgHlujb_cxr9WF05AfkBj0dZkRtKy_PPU-u-C0bvLEH8t39kQ9zU4PZxq_OApUIw9La_3yMZlHRg3nle9M4_IcYKH496SIQ17g9X9qRf9ZYJAGgTUJPL4qC94OHIc1-pFINT/s4000/IMG_20221105_115640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPX28iJ0qyQOhI_QQ6kMGZwB6k0V1i5_FK7WQI-MREjTEXeuZBRWWEwgHlujb_cxr9WF05AfkBj0dZkRtKy_PPU-u-C0bvLEH8t39kQ9zU4PZxq_OApUIw9La_3yMZlHRg3nle9M4_IcYKH496SIQ17g9X9qRf9ZYJAGgTUJPL4qC94OHIc1-pFINT/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_115640.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I just decided to keep it, because the universe was telling me that I would not get any more lands in my opening had, obviously. Bob played a couple of creatures very quickly with sol ring, and I ended up losing without any more lands drawn. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwi2MG_z8lPd9hk25xq4i6hfZdGaohkgh-kX9QatiowqONKwWALWPL1DHy7hho9ua4L60__JKb19Sp1hGCbv6Ch2Lg_I5ro_TlPtaTwnRf1L7Dx9DEK1STzhx8go0WqdeSZkozmUI5oBQJfaNcjEMKzPlrJeHaCew2WpfbLUbooFdqyTKUmqIv-oC/s4000/IMG_20221105_115750.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwi2MG_z8lPd9hk25xq4i6hfZdGaohkgh-kX9QatiowqONKwWALWPL1DHy7hho9ua4L60__JKb19Sp1hGCbv6Ch2Lg_I5ro_TlPtaTwnRf1L7Dx9DEK1STzhx8go0WqdeSZkozmUI5oBQJfaNcjEMKzPlrJeHaCew2WpfbLUbooFdqyTKUmqIv-oC/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_115750.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, fuck this, I guess... </td></tr></tbody></table><br />So, not a great opening of the tournament. As noted before I think there might be something in the way I shuffle. I tend to both rifleshuffle multiple times and do a normal shuffle in between, and there are plenty of games were I end up drawing either no lands or 6-7 in a row in games. Perhaps I should just quit rifleshuffling. Some of my opponents think it's weird to rifle an OS deck anyway because of the cards. perhaps they're right. The aweful first mulligan experience made me decide to keep this, since there are 10 blue mana sources in the deck, which means I should get one in the first 5 turns on average. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_da5AwrTTVL5ssDj73Pc--MzjP5hyPa_znslA0gBF_aiP_qJW-PHhvxYZO-Ij5rYNtLPylraOXAWO9sNxkoKsFIG1ROn8osmpNr41dvHSYfP52BqfRFLGQHtegnOeO6LVzqwhfpr-WzW1uxGnQsfrwKNoCei5nTRpLkAkH6KRTGVhblFGBnYzt0Hw/s4000/IMG_20221105_120251.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_da5AwrTTVL5ssDj73Pc--MzjP5hyPa_znslA0gBF_aiP_qJW-PHhvxYZO-Ij5rYNtLPylraOXAWO9sNxkoKsFIG1ROn8osmpNr41dvHSYfP52BqfRFLGQHtegnOeO6LVzqwhfpr-WzW1uxGnQsfrwKNoCei5nTRpLkAkH6KRTGVhblFGBnYzt0Hw/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_120251.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Bob his start was less spectacular than the previous round, and I could keep his factory from attacking with relic barrier. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAeOfy0LzfNDPfOhG8a7JYCwSpvVZ2ZHrrPCH3TLZjZz3WFEyRAnMk6ZykQyEp0CZ-pZWBq69nlqksqOoNJfS1Q_hRRGRE7eooutcdfyzkFUFY5FAd_09QOcpolpMg8mOxtCkhhjmu0y7K2RD6YZsggTJzLyT1nYyvWP3_sCaxgXY7jNh4pzZQ7HIj/s4000/IMG_20221105_120319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAeOfy0LzfNDPfOhG8a7JYCwSpvVZ2ZHrrPCH3TLZjZz3WFEyRAnMk6ZykQyEp0CZ-pZWBq69nlqksqOoNJfS1Q_hRRGRE7eooutcdfyzkFUFY5FAd_09QOcpolpMg8mOxtCkhhjmu0y7K2RD6YZsggTJzLyT1nYyvWP3_sCaxgXY7jNh4pzZQ7HIj/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_120319.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When a serendib turned up I decided to use my mana disadvantage (still had not drawn new lands by then) to use balance to slow Bob down, hoping he might miss a land drop and give me some more time. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbuB6zjprXYNY9hqO5rfisqznDBTB6CFAbsrh_HcLZd8tvnE6QZQj9Bc-dShq-_7bZv4vS1IVT24yoIln_gShFWZdbhEG37qdI3OBVyWFoWDI8SWGPg4-D8snSp8MPF_HgRp4N3mk2Ew_JORCpmFMIybQVWpi_DTFOW6SWS-EgT3Lvq4x-1kK77y2/s4000/IMG_20221105_120441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbuB6zjprXYNY9hqO5rfisqznDBTB6CFAbsrh_HcLZd8tvnE6QZQj9Bc-dShq-_7bZv4vS1IVT24yoIln_gShFWZdbhEG37qdI3OBVyWFoWDI8SWGPg4-D8snSp8MPF_HgRp4N3mk2Ew_JORCpmFMIybQVWpi_DTFOW6SWS-EgT3Lvq4x-1kK77y2/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_120441.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>To further this strategy, I disenchanted his Mox after I drew my first new land and was able to play the Ancestral Recall. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMO9YtheobnDKdeHZ3tKzitBCyyjnZZYn8nmH5tZU-iE1M5pDRIFyoRnTlOL3fXt4zKkBL45ceMXJDvLBDT-oknxrWW72yqUjMgqXXQl-lwTfp_uQhuAViW77njN8wACLOTsGAxLJA2k96hhdfLQslY0af6fgM1HGxyP4OtMuL9K7exlHBq5a4KcN/s4000/IMG_20221105_120654.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMO9YtheobnDKdeHZ3tKzitBCyyjnZZYn8nmH5tZU-iE1M5pDRIFyoRnTlOL3fXt4zKkBL45ceMXJDvLBDT-oknxrWW72yqUjMgqXXQl-lwTfp_uQhuAViW77njN8wACLOTsGAxLJA2k96hhdfLQslY0af6fgM1HGxyP4OtMuL9K7exlHBq5a4KcN/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_120654.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There was still not a lot to do at the time because I was not drawing that many usefull artifacts, but I decided to transmute for an Icy to add to my Winter Orb. That made me able to lock down pretty badly. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCRLaptmoBwdit6kSeV3kLAJQfUL9nxWlhqQs6zRYRa9B6TJvNndTx-psFPTPwOks_mjW_B8jLrl_1Y3ghH_i8gbMnsnlueW53s_QTJ4JXHkx5BpGjdyNcoJ1PzJ1m8WqehNrCKGg63hjH4xDjf-CRGpY9t9i6CpFIIQVdPjwOnvOEJKVze90yWZ8/s4000/IMG_20221105_121046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCRLaptmoBwdit6kSeV3kLAJQfUL9nxWlhqQs6zRYRa9B6TJvNndTx-psFPTPwOks_mjW_B8jLrl_1Y3ghH_i8gbMnsnlueW53s_QTJ4JXHkx5BpGjdyNcoJ1PzJ1m8WqehNrCKGg63hjH4xDjf-CRGpY9t9i6CpFIIQVdPjwOnvOEJKVze90yWZ8/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_121046.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A bit later a copy artifact and a Jayemdae Tome showed up. Bob decided to scoop soon thereafter to see I he could win 2-1. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TDuR4J5aegNhwMRGAHaN5NpJryTaQeCFwAmKJG3UP-FBqRGOMemRPsXyeDtevRCmleFnfnWIFNi6a6ZyojwTIxWPY-V9bYlOPNKhUGFQeUvPweT2kG73oVujqoXQWG5Cdnqk6QyW_IwHgw7AeC3XZMT3YawVzG-ae7ifyTLwb5VBWGKWOJtEjGcR/s4000/IMG_20221105_121307.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8TDuR4J5aegNhwMRGAHaN5NpJryTaQeCFwAmKJG3UP-FBqRGOMemRPsXyeDtevRCmleFnfnWIFNi6a6ZyojwTIxWPY-V9bYlOPNKhUGFQeUvPweT2kG73oVujqoXQWG5Cdnqk6QyW_IwHgw7AeC3XZMT3YawVzG-ae7ifyTLwb5VBWGKWOJtEjGcR/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_121307.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My third opening hand was not spectacular, but playable. If could get the orb in play with the copy, I could probably keep Bob in check for a while. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6BFTH5mNVcgN44PR3cmjjPHI9UE0CV1n-RbO5wJGTn6ILBZHawe-HJyFKPUJ7VzehitpnIVf8-9bZpTH7v1UvzTMCFNKH9tsb1JAgh2HFBhL2Xfpb0evXauWUezrBiZKl_R5IT3fDgnT_t-LiP2kvN2VXBL5SLSt7Rt35iusFbPPAFe261HyjV-9/s4000/IMG_20221105_121837.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6BFTH5mNVcgN44PR3cmjjPHI9UE0CV1n-RbO5wJGTn6ILBZHawe-HJyFKPUJ7VzehitpnIVf8-9bZpTH7v1UvzTMCFNKH9tsb1JAgh2HFBhL2Xfpb0evXauWUezrBiZKl_R5IT3fDgnT_t-LiP2kvN2VXBL5SLSt7Rt35iusFbPPAFe261HyjV-9/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_121837.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Bob had a pretty quick opening, which I was able to slow down later on with an orb and the Abyss. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhop45BrDgUvKZ1n0yN6glpI_7Ctxin_jTSllHCEijDZKZf797V1YTRudTH4mSA4VTBucJkp0Vv-UpMdnP_YVLlF6RxvS9jGbfVldphzMIIYVx8LNRhKcwOuH4BiDzx5TI-Ah9iCMWfTwHNvDV1FycaAUQYd4kGT-AyVrL7kyLaWjMYYC7nexCRkKJR/s4000/IMG_20221105_121902.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhop45BrDgUvKZ1n0yN6glpI_7Ctxin_jTSllHCEijDZKZf797V1YTRudTH4mSA4VTBucJkp0Vv-UpMdnP_YVLlF6RxvS9jGbfVldphzMIIYVx8LNRhKcwOuH4BiDzx5TI-Ah9iCMWfTwHNvDV1FycaAUQYd4kGT-AyVrL7kyLaWjMYYC7nexCRkKJR/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_121902.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjLetyh4jlvNVoXP-AMQgMeI-1ylzgkq9a9WJyzVGuT45PMRxvG0WtWQuyWWphqcN0kk8ZBM5QC4JYon3LnIzWLFbn2muFTCGHW5_hNqcJZ9q5jg9fOT2Q7uz2OV0BLtUpJf96WlTK5pZBWcouSjA-lMy2XQwlyDYwLD_KkOMtfVtoqnx23kt2DPs/s4000/IMG_20221105_122112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjLetyh4jlvNVoXP-AMQgMeI-1ylzgkq9a9WJyzVGuT45PMRxvG0WtWQuyWWphqcN0kk8ZBM5QC4JYon3LnIzWLFbn2muFTCGHW5_hNqcJZ9q5jg9fOT2Q7uz2OV0BLtUpJf96WlTK5pZBWcouSjA-lMy2XQwlyDYwLD_KkOMtfVtoqnx23kt2DPs/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_122112.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I used city in a bottle to get rid of a serendib, to keep the Abyss working and get rid of the Air elemental. That worked pretty well. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hSKNenrnBU3epyQ7T_xf1H061M1gVHVeHFlX-giYgBFedJ1g3f1Wk_VYmzsUC8uOs5Q-XJBzOY-xZ7XV7xSPq5q_NtLUZkqHHJx0NXGb9zjJ6QhfbQo7-pw6ZY1tKl7VUpVMr1Q8yNuCzMtZNZWJWNQzfg7I-d1GEttKHSVA_hnx0Ngq7hkJzp15/s4000/IMG_20221105_122224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hSKNenrnBU3epyQ7T_xf1H061M1gVHVeHFlX-giYgBFedJ1g3f1Wk_VYmzsUC8uOs5Q-XJBzOY-xZ7XV7xSPq5q_NtLUZkqHHJx0NXGb9zjJ6QhfbQo7-pw6ZY1tKl7VUpVMr1Q8yNuCzMtZNZWJWNQzfg7I-d1GEttKHSVA_hnx0Ngq7hkJzp15/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_122224.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I decided to keep the copy artifact for something more usefull than a Mishra's Factory, and it is a good thing I did. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIcaowbpxOieqGJwCTMfA-4cI0xqg6uiEyzFrBqY2-m-Kzan0loqUX9PUyRdoM7aeFq3iLuHSpc9-7B5uBnFtB22M5ZIJ8-C11kyQGw_CsW8MjfMJDXf8B47gYfM8JzGBv_PWDVUXG7dOwkpmrRE288SYabLN90yEL0YJ-pDsI3VrvybV0Jz5c-aS/s4000/IMG_20221105_122541.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIcaowbpxOieqGJwCTMfA-4cI0xqg6uiEyzFrBqY2-m-Kzan0loqUX9PUyRdoM7aeFq3iLuHSpc9-7B5uBnFtB22M5ZIJ8-C11kyQGw_CsW8MjfMJDXf8B47gYfM8JzGBv_PWDVUXG7dOwkpmrRE288SYabLN90yEL0YJ-pDsI3VrvybV0Jz5c-aS/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_122541.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was able to copy a Triskelion to keep Bob from running me over. I was waiting for something like an Icy or Relic Barrier to show up, but that did not happen. In the end we started to exchange blows with the factory, and ended up drawing both on 0 life due to a psionic blast :( </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQ1PTeadGez48419PzBkm7vR-Fz-8YD-AVgR9hUq1EzUJQm1M45Kr9juwIxXbxUrUJaJ0ZmfEetn34BnKWguzxyPngqgFNcaHXFoacIW7E6i2PbqhpMKN8PJEVaSd0zYplMoPpZFCxXKHMqY4Sb8FEhpa-jM5_tgAbmM9dzVRWfoo2C_Fv4NODIWs/s4000/IMG_20221105_123223.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAQ1PTeadGez48419PzBkm7vR-Fz-8YD-AVgR9hUq1EzUJQm1M45Kr9juwIxXbxUrUJaJ0ZmfEetn34BnKWguzxyPngqgFNcaHXFoacIW7E6i2PbqhpMKN8PJEVaSd0zYplMoPpZFCxXKHMqY4Sb8FEhpa-jM5_tgAbmM9dzVRWfoo2C_Fv4NODIWs/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_123223.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okay, a bit less land would have been nice.. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />My second round was not much better on the drawing department. Since there are more mana sources of each color in the deck than actual colored cards, you would expect to be able to play them most of the time, but that was not so in this game. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBLVep5o6d5AirMxxvW69HtqUoyPiJgBtTchveNOrOWX9qv2Sxay97paV5wukfIz_67v89SKBRMubNvK0wvrzrDsiF-6viaVZhbKf8ogm0K5xpiO0nUbHKJ9ohwby6h2SmA3WI8SU2CRZPXnEexP-qZ65gMyKYray-dAln-83uUyjLvPjpO64L3vO/s4000/IMG_20221105_132215.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBLVep5o6d5AirMxxvW69HtqUoyPiJgBtTchveNOrOWX9qv2Sxay97paV5wukfIz_67v89SKBRMubNvK0wvrzrDsiF-6viaVZhbKf8ogm0K5xpiO0nUbHKJ9ohwby6h2SmA3WI8SU2CRZPXnEexP-qZ65gMyKYray-dAln-83uUyjLvPjpO64L3vO/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_132215.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After a mulligan, I was stuck on one land, my mox emerald was destroyed. My mox Jet stayed for a while, but only a short while. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvb24PFxJfNUenK9CSWcxp_xsinRMQBBbI-R7YGR9RoN21sv-TEAxQy6Yz7z5qotgMIA0IkdaA1uSSJJQIv1UG53zISU6WOxy9gt5L4eLm34npWxP0lt5Jsk1EU4bF9wFqURUFI2K12vyQ_kuCidOHhicSEjMiBa9TSWG9cPBPkXJ1jQRfF9ROU3nY/s4000/IMG_20221105_132311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvb24PFxJfNUenK9CSWcxp_xsinRMQBBbI-R7YGR9RoN21sv-TEAxQy6Yz7z5qotgMIA0IkdaA1uSSJJQIv1UG53zISU6WOxy9gt5L4eLm34npWxP0lt5Jsk1EU4bF9wFqURUFI2K12vyQ_kuCidOHhicSEjMiBa9TSWG9cPBPkXJ1jQRfF9ROU3nY/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_132311.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I then got Mind Twisted for 7 with only 2 permanents in play. By then I really felt like "why am I even doing this?" and scooped. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48oeTOFw9n2GweCgTzeprocveX2wIVXq00ry1XyRaUMp0usuwBmvp8yPFUM4wUGcOvOU24El9DmB3jbhUZKGS1YFaGsCScWuGeOq-G0zRbvfXWiYzZUBgBITlcB2lgpj11jDYPG1CTZ_KhD_NpGQdV0anMHwr9LL5Fx4fFn1IKURlFK6OLkQ2n9LW/s4000/IMG_20221105_132534.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48oeTOFw9n2GweCgTzeprocveX2wIVXq00ry1XyRaUMp0usuwBmvp8yPFUM4wUGcOvOU24El9DmB3jbhUZKGS1YFaGsCScWuGeOq-G0zRbvfXWiYzZUBgBITlcB2lgpj11jDYPG1CTZ_KhD_NpGQdV0anMHwr9LL5Fx4fFn1IKURlFK6OLkQ2n9LW/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_132534.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The second game was a bit better, but still felt really, really slow on producing usefull stuff while my opponent just drew the better cards. It turned out he was playing a lot of artifacts as well, so it was sort of a mirror match. And those tend to get won by the one who draws the better hand :) An Icy and a Jayamdae Tome are just better than a Winter Orb and a Jalum tome :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-JgDerR0Jnvl8YC-eiICVRKqnlj0N7JfHU7CIytfKiTDT2fEvK3vd_MFpb5H08CmnjpyjrmWACcfuxKvM8mUZPNda2xweqsBLRstxTUzsuM_aMdduhy6HN0AWSc7Zxy7M1Slbuu5p07-GnlIIDZPsUS2-uoYTL1fhv_OiZojJtXE4iTbp_n8oij7/s4000/IMG_20221105_133553.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-JgDerR0Jnvl8YC-eiICVRKqnlj0N7JfHU7CIytfKiTDT2fEvK3vd_MFpb5H08CmnjpyjrmWACcfuxKvM8mUZPNda2xweqsBLRstxTUzsuM_aMdduhy6HN0AWSc7Zxy7M1Slbuu5p07-GnlIIDZPsUS2-uoYTL1fhv_OiZojJtXE4iTbp_n8oij7/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_133553.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A pretty cool situation turned up when my opponent played Titania's song and balance, which destroyed my fellwar stones and winter orb, because I had disenchanted his icy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7Xp3xcEJDl6MBSJz6Tmgh0jcXBq8C5ek5vjt570iM70tLl3oRbxvy6ZIAJEsiXa7qn1_MfMTUzTyI_lgBzd98feNWWMZyWIeQTs7TBF3tlJLaGgwYgR7czqBxgn3biIAMtgMgxG1ToDObRj6IBNHmRMJqnzBJZwRHvqjmwzC34Jz05tFDJYM-AdG/s4000/IMG_20221105_134044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7Xp3xcEJDl6MBSJz6Tmgh0jcXBq8C5ek5vjt570iM70tLl3oRbxvy6ZIAJEsiXa7qn1_MfMTUzTyI_lgBzd98feNWWMZyWIeQTs7TBF3tlJLaGgwYgR7czqBxgn3biIAMtgMgxG1ToDObRj6IBNHmRMJqnzBJZwRHvqjmwzC34Jz05tFDJYM-AdG/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_134044.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>He then drew a Triskelion, while I was drawing some more land and a winter orb, and that finished it off.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PyMfPPREjhWk-olM7E6IgTVciUhW6kWT2sXaJqz401P0P9X_3Whm8IkacydVTKt4lKSejTBuBXPI6ekKkCJHHSRAzWeqxKbY3q_hmjcxtbjoJoTZTQXyKjCKI-Zyr72V5o6KEtWakOrRzNDCjoDLbziZe2gSTgqE6C0EaxeddrrCg3TfTb9CBsHB/s4000/IMG_20221105_134242.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PyMfPPREjhWk-olM7E6IgTVciUhW6kWT2sXaJqz401P0P9X_3Whm8IkacydVTKt4lKSejTBuBXPI6ekKkCJHHSRAzWeqxKbY3q_hmjcxtbjoJoTZTQXyKjCKI-Zyr72V5o6KEtWakOrRzNDCjoDLbziZe2gSTgqE6C0EaxeddrrCg3TfTb9CBsHB/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_134242.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My spirits were lifted quite some because I saw Marten playing an artifact deck with Priest of Yawgmoth :) I also tried playing with that some time back, but it was quite aweful. Marten seemed to be doing a bit better. I was happy to see his brew, it looked quite nice!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZTtlCqSN8_HHOcnwOL0fN5_8FC_Kz1zLw5_5m490TLG0XWRTd5l8f5v5822Tiy0u2YA7jTSht8KhFHEAEW4BnGMMO0BKyRmtwlAt7Md5_-HtjQk4N49y4iD4KDnuo1WkWL2OEg8CNuUnP1OYevdgUg2KmrvWaLQymbOggl_LnJ5W86zIEL4Z25KP/s4000/IMG_20221105_141404.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZTtlCqSN8_HHOcnwOL0fN5_8FC_Kz1zLw5_5m490TLG0XWRTd5l8f5v5822Tiy0u2YA7jTSht8KhFHEAEW4BnGMMO0BKyRmtwlAt7Md5_-HtjQk4N49y4iD4KDnuo1WkWL2OEg8CNuUnP1OYevdgUg2KmrvWaLQymbOggl_LnJ5W86zIEL4Z25KP/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_141404.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Round 3</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, with one draw and one loss, I was on my way to the basement, were the lower tables were placed. Getting lower in the ranking meant literally lower in Leeuwarden :) There I met my next opponent, whose first OS tournament this was. Always nice to see new people entering the OS scene! Someone had advised him that playing Red/White was one of the cheaper ways to enter into OS, and so he did. Cheap was relative here, since I also saw him playing a mox, which he actually had bought just the same day. He opened with a classic Savannah Lions. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTS1lF3Stbez67tw8GQGtGUWwUWUwDf4U-nAmNbkmoq6nWXIl-9JInepQShDhVp_jr_ix5ORpP5x4ND8j1_xj6_DVhxMtwMxq6xu9aWB7AsyACelmScHv6v4Ycvp1ocTaIJbdTE4xAxZqxrrxyNDxjXHAjutsRtTWfbtnWauw0uEDie9WzUIamFzO/s4000/IMG_20221105_145507.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTS1lF3Stbez67tw8GQGtGUWwUWUwDf4U-nAmNbkmoq6nWXIl-9JInepQShDhVp_jr_ix5ORpP5x4ND8j1_xj6_DVhxMtwMxq6xu9aWB7AsyACelmScHv6v4Ycvp1ocTaIJbdTE4xAxZqxrrxyNDxjXHAjutsRtTWfbtnWauw0uEDie9WzUIamFzO/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_145507.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My deck had decided to grant me the first playable swords to plowshares of the day, so I got rid of that. I was then burned with some burnspells. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIQLCDvkchT504XzrX2DYl4rSDI0SueZ4gB9VvZ1emlZI9djBkWv2HJJT3klObo8sjdXGET6ZWcvr5q4-lI9jKMjauIx3FAU3ZDgbl5DfthHRqPBMmtAxSDvm6sJT0Oh2GqfYgfTtp7rfFPhtzCDM4vuvNYIpES_gFPG8KHBK8_b8jPfABzULtBOn/s4000/IMG_20221105_150901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIQLCDvkchT504XzrX2DYl4rSDI0SueZ4gB9VvZ1emlZI9djBkWv2HJJT3klObo8sjdXGET6ZWcvr5q4-lI9jKMjauIx3FAU3ZDgbl5DfthHRqPBMmtAxSDvm6sJT0Oh2GqfYgfTtp7rfFPhtzCDM4vuvNYIpES_gFPG8KHBK8_b8jPfABzULtBOn/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_150901.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I waited with playing the Abyss and that took care of some more creatures. I was just doing some tapping with my Icy and trying to get through my deck with Jalum Tome to get to a second Icy or copy artifact, so I could start locking my opponent in. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSx82mLI-4TW0s3Sl1q6mwu6aFtvcvD_hZvmlvQhfhC_AhoK6eoTvrkyxUZ9wf2Lj54A8_c_cBv0m30kgYQ_jZzOVdYFbBc0RVTRFbdJH5TmqOeKjQ0GDkudT7JabmznB1w7-HzWciNbAEPllzFMMnDCO7H_LiUP3k4Hed0I2FXx33HPH-STEG6dCn/s4000/IMG_20221105_151805.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSx82mLI-4TW0s3Sl1q6mwu6aFtvcvD_hZvmlvQhfhC_AhoK6eoTvrkyxUZ9wf2Lj54A8_c_cBv0m30kgYQ_jZzOVdYFbBc0RVTRFbdJH5TmqOeKjQ0GDkudT7JabmznB1w7-HzWciNbAEPllzFMMnDCO7H_LiUP3k4Hed0I2FXx33HPH-STEG6dCn/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_151805.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That worked eventuall, and we went for a second game. After 2 mulligans, I ended up with this:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJj3Gjdw_QlcEEuVOjX3eOwqo9PHzu4MRfsK47ughokZ7DLJ9PbafKYzeN7NHYWK7IP4Esx4Cpk9Q1dXyIcJfUivvo_qrA3Olb7pbfbdgijlQXtLkovetVtQUbC16HVBxo9dkO6ZtTGCbTrYlcIhrkJl9e4oZtslbXWCz5Bd00X5ZSZPTHrDGzIIH_/s4000/IMG_20221105_153129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJj3Gjdw_QlcEEuVOjX3eOwqo9PHzu4MRfsK47ughokZ7DLJ9PbafKYzeN7NHYWK7IP4Esx4Cpk9Q1dXyIcJfUivvo_qrA3Olb7pbfbdgijlQXtLkovetVtQUbC16HVBxo9dkO6ZtTGCbTrYlcIhrkJl9e4oZtslbXWCz5Bd00X5ZSZPTHrDGzIIH_/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_153129.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My opponent had boarded in blood moon, which is not that bad against this deck, but also not as good as it might seem. He fireballed me to get me down in life, which meant it was a good time to play my Triskelion. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97ImnKhkONYwdvPlaCqOxWVsDaJrPlr5xZrBxqGib1bS-Cpoa3A3x-39_2e5IiytpcxwoY2h2DXkmlxuAfXs7oAacqwwViCe1VZrxsIYrFGrSOTLGOqi-X4hy4GgSUB4mUM68a4ENp6ip3-ZDTTpWigcRmV33-h4vHVvrpBRQzQmnT1bIQRdhjMfI/s4000/IMG_20221105_153632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97ImnKhkONYwdvPlaCqOxWVsDaJrPlr5xZrBxqGib1bS-Cpoa3A3x-39_2e5IiytpcxwoY2h2DXkmlxuAfXs7oAacqwwViCe1VZrxsIYrFGrSOTLGOqi-X4hy4GgSUB4mUM68a4ENp6ip3-ZDTTpWigcRmV33-h4vHVvrpBRQzQmnT1bIQRdhjMfI/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_153632.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Trike was taken care of, but I had boarded in more creatures, and a Serra was doing just fine. He tried to lure me into blocking the Lions so he could play balance, but I was on to that game and just took the damage until I got some Icies. After that I was doing just fine. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4X7bibox4k8IsdgWgK-XXkawjkSlDvxKiUFkkcGbUpEwu-DVvPkvXVI7xRhcpXiYspD1zKQ_X-n5aCU9FCVNMcJO4qT6DyiMSy_dgsffBUWDCp4q2jhcFi0p-XhAXTWULk6l5x0rCtGWRPES9NKFIsphztzChUw1Jmfy7aU6fJyyGW_KHD7Yttf5/s4000/IMG_20221105_153843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy4X7bibox4k8IsdgWgK-XXkawjkSlDvxKiUFkkcGbUpEwu-DVvPkvXVI7xRhcpXiYspD1zKQ_X-n5aCU9FCVNMcJO4qT6DyiMSy_dgsffBUWDCp4q2jhcFi0p-XhAXTWULk6l5x0rCtGWRPES9NKFIsphztzChUw1Jmfy7aU6fJyyGW_KHD7Yttf5/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_153843.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Even with the removal of one Icy, was obviously ahead. But I was still fearing a large fireball or something like that. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUvRu2b-rsA-g5JCGI_M1zHCuskPXayBfnsS4B-DSi7thuRVD-naz_xK6TqXNnwekNoan1bodfvMpegBukfaXyxIc_EzIlZhvjQ09FwDexMi2gS0jI6hgmUjfY5qRrBk1OpW50jrYVV6Y5UJWgV4ftr6GnHMy2tQVppTz3fLploWmivhqlWOJGgQq/s4000/IMG_20221105_154049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUvRu2b-rsA-g5JCGI_M1zHCuskPXayBfnsS4B-DSi7thuRVD-naz_xK6TqXNnwekNoan1bodfvMpegBukfaXyxIc_EzIlZhvjQ09FwDexMi2gS0jI6hgmUjfY5qRrBk1OpW50jrYVV6Y5UJWgV4ftr6GnHMy2tQVppTz3fLploWmivhqlWOJGgQq/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_154049.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, on the first opportunity that would get me there, I played Titania's Song with the Lotus, and started hammering harder. That won me the game in the end. So, first win of the day. Finally :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBH_sNMylmlEPUig5S4aetkFcXtFkn07Q14s2xj7XlLOW201XtWku6Za9LcPVWjQUgU8C-k85raHk2OKxgpZfaxiB6Lt9woFQZKIYkvAn0YwhHMy91CrZl79KS49V-BuoHRNBMyLuICbTn67C-vaGwOWkfW8Ms6ezvbycwot2FnMepXDdoRp2Iycnh/s4000/IMG_20221105_154233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBH_sNMylmlEPUig5S4aetkFcXtFkn07Q14s2xj7XlLOW201XtWku6Za9LcPVWjQUgU8C-k85raHk2OKxgpZfaxiB6Lt9woFQZKIYkvAn0YwhHMy91CrZl79KS49V-BuoHRNBMyLuICbTn67C-vaGwOWkfW8Ms6ezvbycwot2FnMepXDdoRp2Iycnh/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_154233.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Round 4. </div><div>On this round I was paired against Wouter, which is always a pleasure. Before we could start though, Anne on the table next to us was off to a quick start. A first turn Juzam, always nice to see!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5kv3l3O-HA-ocufNhsqAYH6-zUQAjPFtEMBO0CKg7yISQiegffV8gUKGDfHKyYGTlzXgZif_1562LlVE3ClTqwFnPNmtQgF57FDttdV8xX6H1rzYQfwJZv3DqrvextyWG_UfCellh5IyEkR1W3B_6EOGyS4PzXL5eHInbaWdhnxb0cQxn4x5gmQI/s4000/IMG_20221105_160728.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5kv3l3O-HA-ocufNhsqAYH6-zUQAjPFtEMBO0CKg7yISQiegffV8gUKGDfHKyYGTlzXgZif_1562LlVE3ClTqwFnPNmtQgF57FDttdV8xX6H1rzYQfwJZv3DqrvextyWG_UfCellh5IyEkR1W3B_6EOGyS4PzXL5eHInbaWdhnxb0cQxn4x5gmQI/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_160728.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Go Anne!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I started off with a hand with a lot of mana, and an Abyss. Since Wouter tends to play creature decks, I decided to keep it and see if it would work. Even if he were off to a very quick start, the sol ring and the mox would help me to keep up. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjachp_ZQZDn1NP2daY4LgQymgoP-yuLUnw4rspiDk909L8iIdAXGl5t-UGaNcmX6gi1rgOYPhm8qVyyqNKcZN4UmImlIbYSq8LKwwBsLccUK4S6lSv9GH7I4QJCK-fPXG4z_IZ09nRtu__msjMoV_zFyLOw7VFDsVoujFAFG8BODS9j41jdPdvl7Sv/s4000/IMG_20221105_160855.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjachp_ZQZDn1NP2daY4LgQymgoP-yuLUnw4rspiDk909L8iIdAXGl5t-UGaNcmX6gi1rgOYPhm8qVyyqNKcZN4UmImlIbYSq8LKwwBsLccUK4S6lSv9GH7I4QJCK-fPXG4z_IZ09nRtu__msjMoV_zFyLOw7VFDsVoujFAFG8BODS9j41jdPdvl7Sv/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_160855.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The first couple of turns were uneventful on both sides. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLvzblX4oiltVO0IMAT5eIklyUVLBXaDT6aub7hFBHXGckK646BhXjcdzBjWzD3XtoDcNx4V4VXff_tsz9muf83WQsngj7EIdE7YXXd5nx5I4XCfDs2sTGw9EOtt137lkEafJq0CKE0ouAGvRwDuNqT7AH7VDGpLOL2XwuFaSBCR9t2cAGBmILbsZ/s4000/IMG_20221105_160941.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLvzblX4oiltVO0IMAT5eIklyUVLBXaDT6aub7hFBHXGckK646BhXjcdzBjWzD3XtoDcNx4V4VXff_tsz9muf83WQsngj7EIdE7YXXd5nx5I4XCfDs2sTGw9EOtt137lkEafJq0CKE0ouAGvRwDuNqT7AH7VDGpLOL2XwuFaSBCR9t2cAGBmILbsZ/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_160941.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After Wouter played his Serra Angel, I put the Abyss in play, hoping he would not have a disenchant. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71sXVS4GXhHl1whxBETWzzCgmurKd74gNkqNdADfC3jpeKnh3PrPkF-4JmRzKrNf0lMSIROb-PV2PDs27M-SoUGKV3SYHy1r4jXlAJm0Xbuynsi8j6dhm5sJp0sljItdNQmEJyTY6iHaXzitrqUFdPHMMwVc31dPmMzLfphepZqWN2YF5S8B_at54/s4000/IMG_20221105_161046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71sXVS4GXhHl1whxBETWzzCgmurKd74gNkqNdADfC3jpeKnh3PrPkF-4JmRzKrNf0lMSIROb-PV2PDs27M-SoUGKV3SYHy1r4jXlAJm0Xbuynsi8j6dhm5sJp0sljItdNQmEJyTY6iHaXzitrqUFdPHMMwVc31dPmMzLfphepZqWN2YF5S8B_at54/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_161046.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile on the table next to us, the horror of horrors of the Chaos Orb / Guardian Beast appeared. Did I mention before that Chaos Orb is a stupid card? I think I did, and this makes it even worse than on its own :P</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbcuxBOaB3iXmmZY4MdtmlXApVwlbKzR23D6EhKWyv-WOxnJR2Yj6LIrwBwsGBXEh3ZcCrlWnn7JrilDxDyr79utFyl-bcwhkv1X0lAQad3ihrtijRml_y-Q9qeraux-0l2C8RJv-34vZYyUDV-_k6g3N9lh8efXpXz5Vl8bisT8WYEeB4M_Wt7FY/s4000/IMG_20221105_161152.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbcuxBOaB3iXmmZY4MdtmlXApVwlbKzR23D6EhKWyv-WOxnJR2Yj6LIrwBwsGBXEh3ZcCrlWnn7JrilDxDyr79utFyl-bcwhkv1X0lAQad3ihrtijRml_y-Q9qeraux-0l2C8RJv-34vZYyUDV-_k6g3N9lh8efXpXz5Vl8bisT8WYEeB4M_Wt7FY/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_161152.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was patiently waiting for Wouter to bolt me and fireball me so I could play Mirror Universe and Time Walk, when he played wheel of fortune and basically took a set of awesome cards against him from me with one swoop. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7DJh_c0ApaqKd0VzgqYwaJVLt-gpKZScl65VCP5zAUxIn_KYj3WkTM0ncD0fg_6fWd7pCiGRrY8KfLaNpGm88C262Q6sns0nCgiYyigygjOMl62JabQ_S9kGbaNbdcGnBGjgXexLqb6MGGpTuqjjgeG7_ksW8zKU0NwfFrcUilJdM1kgWCwYWKAl/s4000/IMG_20221105_161215.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7DJh_c0ApaqKd0VzgqYwaJVLt-gpKZScl65VCP5zAUxIn_KYj3WkTM0ncD0fg_6fWd7pCiGRrY8KfLaNpGm88C262Q6sns0nCgiYyigygjOMl62JabQ_S9kGbaNbdcGnBGjgXexLqb6MGGpTuqjjgeG7_ksW8zKU0NwfFrcUilJdM1kgWCwYWKAl/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_161215.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eh... crap!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This did get me started with some other cards though, like a Jayemdae Tome and an Icy Manipulator, so, all was not lost. After I while I started developing the lots of permanents boardstate that this deck likes. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEh6SsSeMxiXeSdFozfXTlFtXDIRh_2t0sHjT4jCDuYZqR4_p3WZv4t_Twuvh7jErDw24v5yT64Y_xhStttV_wqkN5oN7fAfDvvDhQ1Ua2H8U9WwNXWuqAtqyS2kDQpoVqPwyk2wUhKHEpVKy1fRCXHQzM4q7nrBnxISDnLDbjMNqwX4LjCpmiqP9/s4000/IMG_20221105_162035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEh6SsSeMxiXeSdFozfXTlFtXDIRh_2t0sHjT4jCDuYZqR4_p3WZv4t_Twuvh7jErDw24v5yT64Y_xhStttV_wqkN5oN7fAfDvvDhQ1Ua2H8U9WwNXWuqAtqyS2kDQpoVqPwyk2wUhKHEpVKy1fRCXHQzM4q7nrBnxISDnLDbjMNqwX4LjCpmiqP9/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_162035.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That eventually led to the win, so on to game 2. I boarded in the Serra's and the Moats, to see if I could surprise Wouter with that. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZywJlwwgewSPSPW8-CyGvPesu919_jDTZkMFfonFyWm0OU4WDY36BdWsAzWaQ0sXOGeQhdXfG57ZEq_ofmTqhYwSkT_igSVvAEDUlPqmrAsJE5Qs5BqZ4AuHm74euQp9Jn3sUXrsBxXiJ9QzNDqEDAoEeTJBaZizwvRKfZINmusPxrn0Km3w-ijGf/s4000/IMG_20221105_163310.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZywJlwwgewSPSPW8-CyGvPesu919_jDTZkMFfonFyWm0OU4WDY36BdWsAzWaQ0sXOGeQhdXfG57ZEq_ofmTqhYwSkT_igSVvAEDUlPqmrAsJE5Qs5BqZ4AuHm74euQp9Jn3sUXrsBxXiJ9QzNDqEDAoEeTJBaZizwvRKfZINmusPxrn0Km3w-ijGf/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_163310.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was a bit low on mana for a while, and wasn't able to play the Serra Angel, while Wouter was destroying my artifacts. And playing black vises, which did some damage. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIP-YZTklFq6lBBQGdiNTn-T3DBfpV1YlhO8v2p0N5-HJz1Jg7l7rr85Ma6yfYPylTME4BK6_lsdECz9t5Ayib3b7FypFVgBBpCj-RJIzK0_dN_piv1d50JQwCgswKtHMPDk9KMiTB8aDCNGdgSnBxJiApr-YyOHRUkGSalgD30sd4zb6c6qkIkoS/s4000/IMG_20221105_163412.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIP-YZTklFq6lBBQGdiNTn-T3DBfpV1YlhO8v2p0N5-HJz1Jg7l7rr85Ma6yfYPylTME4BK6_lsdECz9t5Ayib3b7FypFVgBBpCj-RJIzK0_dN_piv1d50JQwCgswKtHMPDk9KMiTB8aDCNGdgSnBxJiApr-YyOHRUkGSalgD30sd4zb6c6qkIkoS/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_163412.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After A while I got out my 5th land ans a workshop, which gave me plenty of opportunity to work with. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0NQXgj_07N9YLYz3xm8OsREA_uuZjcY0cW9q4ezMMBl3QOxmbTeefLCQ_K2QNzrDTYjSz9LpanlEvYWpJvnkTppb6YM-oBGM3i9tSq_59kfROMBd5A7xKAGMA59msCjUlCrtMc0XJQXi4de1BJAjq2ZHNkYaFL-Rvg3Gg8FEuTwgfy7dglnHSpVI3/s4000/IMG_20221105_163534.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0NQXgj_07N9YLYz3xm8OsREA_uuZjcY0cW9q4ezMMBl3QOxmbTeefLCQ_K2QNzrDTYjSz9LpanlEvYWpJvnkTppb6YM-oBGM3i9tSq_59kfROMBd5A7xKAGMA59msCjUlCrtMc0XJQXi4de1BJAjq2ZHNkYaFL-Rvg3Gg8FEuTwgfy7dglnHSpVI3/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_163534.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Wouter decided to use his disintegrate on the Angel, and gone she was. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjweYdlC6zRLvTjHqemSoOO5HMeqEjBMYCCuCyW9sqN1YyW0yl01jIQ91L29FRL3NyyEMhgLd1nEvixWbbK7X8X2Nc3U8hK3SRo_JEWGjKDMOBE7lD_Rkdt7k-7QNv1fO3nnbKx3yU0em8wOtoDcYxrb_4z3X8J2moQxgvqjj3n_mv4t1I0q28iUcYl/s4000/IMG_20221105_163540.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjweYdlC6zRLvTjHqemSoOO5HMeqEjBMYCCuCyW9sqN1YyW0yl01jIQ91L29FRL3NyyEMhgLd1nEvixWbbK7X8X2Nc3U8hK3SRo_JEWGjKDMOBE7lD_Rkdt7k-7QNv1fO3nnbKx3yU0em8wOtoDcYxrb_4z3X8J2moQxgvqjj3n_mv4t1I0q28iUcYl/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_163540.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>That meant I had to wait, and I put greater realm of preservation into play. And a Tome a couple of turns later. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ovs0uEDTujSgu2qg6OoC0mWJGDYw24C99XpljtzEGqtuh4OASYA4jaeI3D1sYmp6R7cykXvH3S3g7AcEGJdelmcBA_Af-S3y4nZ7EsiuQDSia55eFT1PkPm7kkWe9-D2rn7UidQ0roM7uNoCdREedk9WWwgcALsdwzh6fs7U8TNz2Q7STQYmqkT3/s4000/IMG_20221105_163833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ovs0uEDTujSgu2qg6OoC0mWJGDYw24C99XpljtzEGqtuh4OASYA4jaeI3D1sYmp6R7cykXvH3S3g7AcEGJdelmcBA_Af-S3y4nZ7EsiuQDSia55eFT1PkPm7kkWe9-D2rn7UidQ0roM7uNoCdREedk9WWwgcALsdwzh6fs7U8TNz2Q7STQYmqkT3/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_163833.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Mbnnc9kqYpzldTJqc9D8sulnF1Z1vwwZEdwkWfzvzNmHU-5U3BA9BVnltpPB4ZM7xOH7jY07gVFVi_Jb59LUC7xf36gWHqBCPIS7mzLRzvNoWxguAanC58JmqzLx6b0GgR_wY3fas5yhYjgM6QKmBhHq4zWiUQpMFM2Toq4tEqxfXfe_Oflv-Ixv/s4000/IMG_20221105_164138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Mbnnc9kqYpzldTJqc9D8sulnF1Z1vwwZEdwkWfzvzNmHU-5U3BA9BVnltpPB4ZM7xOH7jY07gVFVi_Jb59LUC7xf36gWHqBCPIS7mzLRzvNoWxguAanC58JmqzLx6b0GgR_wY3fas5yhYjgM6QKmBhHq4zWiUQpMFM2Toq4tEqxfXfe_Oflv-Ixv/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_164138.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Wouter kept destroying my artifacts, like mishra's factory before they could really do someting. And he was on a lot of life, so this would be hard to take care of. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6JCZ3wrXXSTib5JUhYqmvfTNOTZcescp73VJpHUl6UJ61rkbS8hD-LR7pckEoZvgheD3z3U3Ws5Khy4Ad0aBBZUiujT1dtSt6TMQ9LgFCRLaYRblmqqAwjC-LNDY6cdHbvjC8gHt8-0CwUl7jmE6RVEO0UTab1QAUWNMCmLsahV9XHC0W7LzZlP_/s4000/IMG_20221105_164421.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6JCZ3wrXXSTib5JUhYqmvfTNOTZcescp73VJpHUl6UJ61rkbS8hD-LR7pckEoZvgheD3z3U3Ws5Khy4Ad0aBBZUiujT1dtSt6TMQ9LgFCRLaYRblmqqAwjC-LNDY6cdHbvjC8gHt8-0CwUl7jmE6RVEO0UTab1QAUWNMCmLsahV9XHC0W7LzZlP_/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_164421.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In a late game play, Wouter destroyed both my COP red and my greater realm of preservation. This seemed bad. I had one Serra to work with, so I attacked with the Serra after switching life totals, and the turn after that I tapped everything, and went for Titania's song. It was a bit of a risk because he could still have swords to plowshares or disenchants, but I figured he would have used them by now, so this should work. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPX1OjxrzRiDfLYnYDdkqn-e4qOpFmzG-QcQ3i5Pjy3XXzJqd1TpyBdv_rlWoWF88ivXeW8sAfISMMzRyIbtrGVGDoalbR-8c0SimiWIRtUQAVTMiVgEOzgvb4NkHdf4wHdz8Q3KfLHBcjiP0jRej2jG56_IyI9opKL8mdVzQj0wU-bLLslEAPyoV/s4000/IMG_20221105_165111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPX1OjxrzRiDfLYnYDdkqn-e4qOpFmzG-QcQ3i5Pjy3XXzJqd1TpyBdv_rlWoWF88ivXeW8sAfISMMzRyIbtrGVGDoalbR-8c0SimiWIRtUQAVTMiVgEOzgvb4NkHdf4wHdz8Q3KfLHBcjiP0jRej2jG56_IyI9opKL8mdVzQj0wU-bLLslEAPyoV/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_165111.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It did, and I finished off the game with lots of attacking artifacts. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZYc0wKTIzX78hCW_Kn4Z7ulUOxmegDkihdznhZZbI4VbiYNFEXJSFcGw_E8teNJa1w1tmkbL_ODzt6hWwYDPD9m2M0_rxKRXGgQDgONHM2N0sg7IRaoR-yZiNzsJnLVIlmuH-KxU91HnVWoWq-FvsGi27phSb-q3h90Fm5R0j1mCa3SY9qBCeSVX/s4000/IMG_20221105_165221.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZYc0wKTIzX78hCW_Kn4Z7ulUOxmegDkihdznhZZbI4VbiYNFEXJSFcGw_E8teNJa1w1tmkbL_ODzt6hWwYDPD9m2M0_rxKRXGgQDgONHM2N0sg7IRaoR-yZiNzsJnLVIlmuH-KxU91HnVWoWq-FvsGi27phSb-q3h90Fm5R0j1mCa3SY9qBCeSVX/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_165221.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sideboarding</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><p>After this round, it was time to get something to eat. I had opted to not eat dinner at the hotel, so I could have a walk out of the establishment and go look for something easy to eat. It turned out some of my fellow oldschoolers needed a snack too, so we had the walk together. With Snackbars, food can be pretty bad or pretty good, and this one turned out to be pretty good. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYACJT817UicQEmmu1J8kya2m-4tT30r6YtYZgU9rxZX7IgJtDUoL6AvPXyUt9ybPWQsQmumG5A9nMyytn7iidiYMCw6E5TOkZYqHSLgJAHXapOohCOmQgsDA0G7pZrNWtIgALoTiZWCn78lwEEMk8eDd_YL3hbh7C4-68VAxFv2zWgdR3CsrflNoc/s4000/IMG_20221105_172716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYACJT817UicQEmmu1J8kya2m-4tT30r6YtYZgU9rxZX7IgJtDUoL6AvPXyUt9ybPWQsQmumG5A9nMyytn7iidiYMCw6E5TOkZYqHSLgJAHXapOohCOmQgsDA0G7pZrNWtIgALoTiZWCn78lwEEMk8eDd_YL3hbh7C4-68VAxFv2zWgdR3CsrflNoc/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_172716.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>After dinner, it was time for round 5. I was paired against another quick agro/controlish deck, or so I figured after I saw turn 1. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Qzjjpq2X61Bpbvf_qzvVXoRfkrABMt_6LRmzAZGdxP7RCvwE1wzs2KHfmCsmgk4VUqKg0_Kq49dPcWvpFktEouD4MfI-hfqgfHUely8o7O8BIRTs5SwUEnk_soxggbPJOMVnJDyOtx3nG_hwmlR07gd1rraR5NExewsE-vyWdCwJDEM5pT9AjuUu/s4000/IMG_20221105_181159.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Qzjjpq2X61Bpbvf_qzvVXoRfkrABMt_6LRmzAZGdxP7RCvwE1wzs2KHfmCsmgk4VUqKg0_Kq49dPcWvpFktEouD4MfI-hfqgfHUely8o7O8BIRTs5SwUEnk_soxggbPJOMVnJDyOtx3nG_hwmlR07gd1rraR5NExewsE-vyWdCwJDEM5pT9AjuUu/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_181159.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p>Fortunately, I was able to take out the Efreet, which prompted my opponent to go for a quick refill of his hand with TimeTwister. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlMox6k_T3CzASAqgpP-Kkhq_1XozsilBaQWOnltHvTcw50TdYc8C5UXYt3OntEQkHsgpHxfxnUSWm7C2SLyJ-S7FafEQw4wy0ToT0B8jkSaMT71olzhkMJgG4RR9DuGJ5OrdWgMY4clGrZNNvvTtbW70E9JVjCYOmH99UWmSay_ijlv-EZGXSKaR/s4000/IMG_20221105_181314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYlMox6k_T3CzASAqgpP-Kkhq_1XozsilBaQWOnltHvTcw50TdYc8C5UXYt3OntEQkHsgpHxfxnUSWm7C2SLyJ-S7FafEQw4wy0ToT0B8jkSaMT71olzhkMJgG4RR9DuGJ5OrdWgMY4clGrZNNvvTtbW70E9JVjCYOmH99UWmSay_ijlv-EZGXSKaR/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_181314.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p>What was really great about my opponent was that he had actually put Uthden Trolls in his deck, which he said were not as bad as he had expected. I had them in my deck last year, and I can speak from experience they're pretty okay to play with, I don't really understand why they're not played more often. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKCrnqyu2eb3P_R1Ce9hGUscV5trOs3-VpZGxOVCDIBqTmLdT_gMMJLVVEgeJzV-AI0n3GIGV219KP1IXk7lLUjBPbfM_WMG9Dn0ZdgV2An3M2XLzWYf188O8L8bQqZZHvBSOzFUuRAUl9TPaa0BNSs8xsAARmKFuhP1p0Y0OWJksESYpuaI0hx4n/s4000/IMG_20221105_181710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKCrnqyu2eb3P_R1Ce9hGUscV5trOs3-VpZGxOVCDIBqTmLdT_gMMJLVVEgeJzV-AI0n3GIGV219KP1IXk7lLUjBPbfM_WMG9Dn0ZdgV2An3M2XLzWYf188O8L8bQqZZHvBSOzFUuRAUl9TPaa0BNSs8xsAARmKFuhP1p0Y0OWJksESYpuaI0hx4n/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_181710.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p>I was able to stall my opponent a bit with mishra's factory, which made me able to build up a bit more momentum with artifacts. <br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xr6nBvtWbcLGwwFPlL3O7dTUb6rnCp-O_25Sbu5KqYoT9DTltuuyy21dytKB0ZSyOXFw3T4E6uZM1kveAWhSPcr5LH00nPokU6wyBXbiOkRRjXTuzxYjodAxOZD8tK4kRB5lx3YQKbP3T2hVs0kx9JvftPETZBk2hlpXmi8VCz1BFcZPdWSiuQUl/s4000/IMG_20221105_181714.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xr6nBvtWbcLGwwFPlL3O7dTUb6rnCp-O_25Sbu5KqYoT9DTltuuyy21dytKB0ZSyOXFw3T4E6uZM1kveAWhSPcr5LH00nPokU6wyBXbiOkRRjXTuzxYjodAxOZD8tK4kRB5lx3YQKbP3T2hVs0kx9JvftPETZBk2hlpXmi8VCz1BFcZPdWSiuQUl/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_181714.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>He took out several of my artifacts, but eventually the disenchants run out, and I was able to play more and more permanents. Up until the point I thought I would go for it, and played Titania's song with mirror universe in play :) My opponent tried to psionic blast it, and I pointed out it is a 6/6 with the song out. I asked if he wanted to target something else, and he took out my 4/4 icy manipulator. That left me with an option to hammer him with the mirror, which is exactly what this deck likes to do :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfHq8N9x6cmawM7amyT451nlxVHDXCu6vkT-7NnZjN0r9XBL-OmMCKMfjuuxVMr1GU__gEspidqFQ0vhm7Kh5yKabMPbtyG3WYLTMbXDNev6oXVgEoXbLhwY5v3CZ85XbORqkFZAJaKvCvMja_MgDO0uQu2BuL1Lo2aJ_saPBE-17tbOap7ydXBf8/s4000/IMG_20221105_182650.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfHq8N9x6cmawM7amyT451nlxVHDXCu6vkT-7NnZjN0r9XBL-OmMCKMfjuuxVMr1GU__gEspidqFQ0vhm7Kh5yKabMPbtyG3WYLTMbXDNev6oXVgEoXbLhwY5v3CZ85XbORqkFZAJaKvCvMja_MgDO0uQu2BuL1Lo2aJ_saPBE-17tbOap7ydXBf8/s320/IMG_20221105_182650.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcG_eTVHBS1iYsTpobPlQsNUban_apUIuyw8eTvv0ErNAU21RWx0rL1kJzscdGhPv8QjzGzoTTYhBKbfV8EKIq4qGQPcQe3UygwN6oLwd3uCLPAK73ymPxorzrX9hyR2BRAf2FZ-hz2K-RkS2gHHKH_uvYULQkUcTV1cTZj3eMPqctfTwvA3JXZD8/s4000/IMG_20221105_182655.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcG_eTVHBS1iYsTpobPlQsNUban_apUIuyw8eTvv0ErNAU21RWx0rL1kJzscdGhPv8QjzGzoTTYhBKbfV8EKIq4qGQPcQe3UygwN6oLwd3uCLPAK73ymPxorzrX9hyR2BRAf2FZ-hz2K-RkS2gHHKH_uvYULQkUcTV1cTZj3eMPqctfTwvA3JXZD8/s320/IMG_20221105_182655.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The second game, my opponent was really, really fast. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4DWKl6exebYXxfSGnsRRnUUPJAq6i3I4edR6gx2Bm9hSfYRz54CxiEElP4tmLnMU9-cKyeiH7cbTXG7B0Ygqz8iDgAJybMx0vUOPPhXwsakjQnEFb1VzfkgcStYIzzmEZn8PSrifSu4HBvmDI3O-PHEmwSRywWy9ULd0TR9K3F5nVW8IoUCvD_6D/s4000/IMG_20221105_183455.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4DWKl6exebYXxfSGnsRRnUUPJAq6i3I4edR6gx2Bm9hSfYRz54CxiEElP4tmLnMU9-cKyeiH7cbTXG7B0Ygqz8iDgAJybMx0vUOPPhXwsakjQnEFb1VzfkgcStYIzzmEZn8PSrifSu4HBvmDI3O-PHEmwSRywWy9ULd0TR9K3F5nVW8IoUCvD_6D/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_183455.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p>I was mind twisted for 4 on turn 2, which is something I particularly hated since my deck had one of those runs where I did get a decent land draw. But that was all gone after the mind twist :( God, I hate that card. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaQVaqmYkDwGg4w0XSr6dlVHjcY4RmnuGKul5vZS16pfh5auu3AMxkD41ZY6NoMK2kHDZ4k2BjqTuvhqpCHSWdZOQkZ4D0txrAr5x2_NXLKk-c1QLr3Jl8DZX7h9kjNdjlmWEt0Uc8lfRLDTUsjlp_VN1QNtBFZP9yGrznxOsUlHndWVvd3oRx_np/s4000/IMG_20221105_183609.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaQVaqmYkDwGg4w0XSr6dlVHjcY4RmnuGKul5vZS16pfh5auu3AMxkD41ZY6NoMK2kHDZ4k2BjqTuvhqpCHSWdZOQkZ4D0txrAr5x2_NXLKk-c1QLr3Jl8DZX7h9kjNdjlmWEt0Uc8lfRLDTUsjlp_VN1QNtBFZP9yGrznxOsUlHndWVvd3oRx_np/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_183609.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p>I decided to play a couple of more turns, to see if land would show up, otherwise I would just quit this game and go for a third. I was not very happy when I drew I fellwar stone with only one land in play, but fortunately, I was able to play it the next turn with the workshop, and an Icy after that, tot start stalling. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOQ2G0zFvAoc0Iiu_CEELQN2VTJTOueOg0eAqMaZcVjo6MLxVgSZevKM62lxwHI3U5feeOtzQJW3HmGBlXd8S185xilRL2YpRlAcs5Bni7ZPDhIC0tkPWs5RGeXlze62XngiBo7D6DR8b6rasCnLFXW_5n2s340skhsicniKJ8XdaTKSPLY7sOHy9/s4000/IMG_20221105_183724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOQ2G0zFvAoc0Iiu_CEELQN2VTJTOueOg0eAqMaZcVjo6MLxVgSZevKM62lxwHI3U5feeOtzQJW3HmGBlXd8S185xilRL2YpRlAcs5Bni7ZPDhIC0tkPWs5RGeXlze62XngiBo7D6DR8b6rasCnLFXW_5n2s340skhsicniKJ8XdaTKSPLY7sOHy9/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_183724.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p>I could stall long enough that I could build up some momentum. Unfortunately, my Serra switch trick had not worked, because my opponent had kept his swords to plowshares in his deck, so most of my creatures were removed pretty quickly. That meant the game took a long time, but in the end, I was able to finish the game with an artifact army. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrIExlcVn3ACo4I7-lZUOhn5ojzFxJq1nzYYm-JCbxdP4LS9TSaWDsaOclbvv64643e-lEWxKzK73KF8FFDagBEHZ1O_pjNk7EXpqt_7NGGCWpljwXf_kinpQcy4jtpCK-d2GgKudhnMLb5ADMnIVnexIfGNozkGgnIzwS8ESceVWSBQKRVsqwhp1/s4000/IMG_20221105_185614.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrIExlcVn3ACo4I7-lZUOhn5ojzFxJq1nzYYm-JCbxdP4LS9TSaWDsaOclbvv64643e-lEWxKzK73KF8FFDagBEHZ1O_pjNk7EXpqt_7NGGCWpljwXf_kinpQcy4jtpCK-d2GgKudhnMLb5ADMnIVnexIfGNozkGgnIzwS8ESceVWSBQKRVsqwhp1/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_185614.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>So, I went into round 6 3-1-1, not that bad. I was at table 9, which meant there would be no chance to reach the top 8, because of time reasons, the organisation had decided to go to top 8 after round 6 instead of 7. The problems with the pairing had taken too much time and that meant the finals would probably be close to midnight even with 6 rounds. I noticed I was playing something resembling the deck during the game, which meant I was in for a long and grindy game. <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEZDAVffhYaNNKbcALpHUcJVbFWfr7KU7AyHksuE9Q2YnWilcFDFPJr5ORUdU4xmXdKX_J0FQsNUlKayde7m2BYnJGsv21lxGuMMlSfwAjZoea4tusrlky37sWTn2RUO1tCXfLy0lAfz3Mo6Vt_iQnJxGFbcep24Tmc6KzhcEdSvB2sIV_zTh8zfx/s4000/IMG_20221105_193827.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnEZDAVffhYaNNKbcALpHUcJVbFWfr7KU7AyHksuE9Q2YnWilcFDFPJr5ORUdU4xmXdKX_J0FQsNUlKayde7m2BYnJGsv21lxGuMMlSfwAjZoea4tusrlky37sWTn2RUO1tCXfLy0lAfz3Mo6Vt_iQnJxGFbcep24Tmc6KzhcEdSvB2sIV_zTh8zfx/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_193827.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQOF3ZB8xIdUlHcnLZt4WaQiKCZXm_pI2Ygu8kpo0wt2g_iO8byj198HloKE_Db4L3Bo8hkg1aR5fFfpsQlgzAh0OhMkpFF1loroZLfPQ_ByQeJRzmmV2j8RuFZoBhmnyISdf_kWkahigtWZqsefULLCYlznbKbuBbsOAbCbn25BlFsB-KsRrnYJR/s4000/IMG_20221105_194105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQOF3ZB8xIdUlHcnLZt4WaQiKCZXm_pI2Ygu8kpo0wt2g_iO8byj198HloKE_Db4L3Bo8hkg1aR5fFfpsQlgzAh0OhMkpFF1loroZLfPQ_ByQeJRzmmV2j8RuFZoBhmnyISdf_kWkahigtWZqsefULLCYlznbKbuBbsOAbCbn25BlFsB-KsRrnYJR/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_194105.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I got a Jalum Tome working, which meant I could do some sifting through my deck. My opponent played a moat, which meant I would have to get rid of that to not lose. And, I also needed to take care of his tome, so I would have to be very critical on which I used my disenchants. I chose to kill the tome first. My opponent played a Shivan Dragon, which I took care of with my Abyss. He also countered my Jayemdae tome. Bummer. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiefWHduNTStRHxpKYu1icOfTXEllI5GApj-8KTbFdg-2kzo7e_Y93SWVDuL_M_mGnbib_TPLQWIJ2hfyMvfrZJq4X-PQqo14wf_ySa2e5MAERhjgXiqADy_hRflY8znA8ZUbU7usnqj8A7kNt9onAJjUOCwPLpDMBr8E6xGdS06G6Gmi3t58gnuGw/s4000/IMG_20221105_194514.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiefWHduNTStRHxpKYu1icOfTXEllI5GApj-8KTbFdg-2kzo7e_Y93SWVDuL_M_mGnbib_TPLQWIJ2hfyMvfrZJq4X-PQqo14wf_ySa2e5MAERhjgXiqADy_hRflY8znA8ZUbU7usnqj8A7kNt9onAJjUOCwPLpDMBr8E6xGdS06G6Gmi3t58gnuGw/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_194514.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskFHci8SJGDJBle6VzFwj0kWAECbN692IckT_cJKsq7dhFB0rzkzBpOReaIz0pFh0HZxrhbv6slZK-AJjqONxV7vXWqg_tNt1p3ToKbi64m0u6vYs6arMwVuIv1vDefir1hmvq5za8USw9LOJbbAkuUgTYTBHUSUAm-ZdRjMMfICAZaNKMJBjsGx-/s4000/IMG_20221105_194540.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskFHci8SJGDJBle6VzFwj0kWAECbN692IckT_cJKsq7dhFB0rzkzBpOReaIz0pFh0HZxrhbv6slZK-AJjqONxV7vXWqg_tNt1p3ToKbi64m0u6vYs6arMwVuIv1vDefir1hmvq5za8USw9LOJbbAkuUgTYTBHUSUAm-ZdRjMMfICAZaNKMJBjsGx-/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_194540.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I tried with winter orb, but that was unfortunately also countered. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3EhNTt3KA2MkEpXIc1Nyi2kMvS-5z0jOfcbWtXPdQ4ybFuCa0fDzo9Yk0LYxZdRGPIIg8eZSXiToWXZn4VT0Ky93Ex6IxsX6osY4gXfuo1ooEWcxU0OL_j-VXVLsNTBfFZMLnzQK8C3YokJdJdQdk_T6ZLjLu7cWVKrlZ9zKyKulis2wezq9FDox/s4000/IMG_20221105_195258.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3EhNTt3KA2MkEpXIc1Nyi2kMvS-5z0jOfcbWtXPdQ4ybFuCa0fDzo9Yk0LYxZdRGPIIg8eZSXiToWXZn4VT0Ky93Ex6IxsX6osY4gXfuo1ooEWcxU0OL_j-VXVLsNTBfFZMLnzQK8C3YokJdJdQdk_T6ZLjLu7cWVKrlZ9zKyKulis2wezq9FDox/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_195258.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERhWVzXg7q4B8lH1T-zo6bx7SsRLs2k9jMgm6i-a7HNu5KpIc6KUR4C-LxN-QpEjT7Z8tw3oz6gJAmKM83Y9i2twkqG_L-ski07GRclT49NSTBhNs7KdcQLPmk0n2_MRKiMntV_PfY9E0Km8i_cMpRsTo21ru1afCkWkbbsU5hGMznjyrfQT7Dcts/s4000/IMG_20221105_195300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERhWVzXg7q4B8lH1T-zo6bx7SsRLs2k9jMgm6i-a7HNu5KpIc6KUR4C-LxN-QpEjT7Z8tw3oz6gJAmKM83Y9i2twkqG_L-ski07GRclT49NSTBhNs7KdcQLPmk0n2_MRKiMntV_PfY9E0Km8i_cMpRsTo21ru1afCkWkbbsU5hGMznjyrfQT7Dcts/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_195300.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Seeing no creatures, my opponent decided to just disintegrate me for 10+</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2iqWkTjf_4zMXc0ms8GA7aE7X-rA9FQAjJqukjqQHfP40RO9Hv5fqKifkLJqCyBxd5pxgWZvAB_uFWNaLwwjAjk7VwtP3MpnjcCSRmESObYh4WX3JXjn3N-BNB5IcQaQnq5ZkDKMDd_TqC8UPw0UsXWoo_hfpUNXu0zuG3Fbm0L8p4SlOWlMNW1B/s4000/IMG_20221105_195742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2iqWkTjf_4zMXc0ms8GA7aE7X-rA9FQAjJqukjqQHfP40RO9Hv5fqKifkLJqCyBxd5pxgWZvAB_uFWNaLwwjAjk7VwtP3MpnjcCSRmESObYh4WX3JXjn3N-BNB5IcQaQnq5ZkDKMDd_TqC8UPw0UsXWoo_hfpUNXu0zuG3Fbm0L8p4SlOWlMNW1B/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_195742.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p>Eventually, I would have to need to try something. So I played two winter orbs and balance, with no cards in my hand to see if he would counter it. He did not. He did have a lot of artifact mana though, so I would have to work hard to keep him locked in. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhMI6JxKabBCuEUWR2-DHk_HaMis1NnvFsLMYpcNMxm8yiBvzA5Sx2wfiG4QfwApkJK-PCg5UeIJxVcjW_Pu41JoeOMW-7z-xf2B2Z73gJFzxq8ZBoDsF21iqp6tKGXKrcyZ_fWgJiToPylIga_Vj4voIHVYnSs2FISKoHuCWmCzQl7QnR0MToa5j/s4000/IMG_20221105_200204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhMI6JxKabBCuEUWR2-DHk_HaMis1NnvFsLMYpcNMxm8yiBvzA5Sx2wfiG4QfwApkJK-PCg5UeIJxVcjW_Pu41JoeOMW-7z-xf2B2Z73gJFzxq8ZBoDsF21iqp6tKGXKrcyZ_fWgJiToPylIga_Vj4voIHVYnSs2FISKoHuCWmCzQl7QnR0MToa5j/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_200204.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WSeJCaOfDtJHeiq76QVVVBn5egg9JLEiOtxvZlWS2TO4F01nRiKS00zV3gCWgoNqIEavBsIeIlkYN1Hh-LZb7q7GOdKuZgt96PQtkqf4LR2QfGEHnyTMDwHDRlhqzl2i1Z-PaCScA1MDCKeJXzyDnfbFZi-74UTg5g-d5Fy-InlbFbU4ze4G03Tj/s4000/IMG_20221105_200335.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WSeJCaOfDtJHeiq76QVVVBn5egg9JLEiOtxvZlWS2TO4F01nRiKS00zV3gCWgoNqIEavBsIeIlkYN1Hh-LZb7q7GOdKuZgt96PQtkqf4LR2QfGEHnyTMDwHDRlhqzl2i1Z-PaCScA1MDCKeJXzyDnfbFZi-74UTg5g-d5Fy-InlbFbU4ze4G03Tj/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_200335.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>My mirror Universe was disenchanted, so that was not a good sign. It did mean the winter orbs were still working :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwYDPzsfHN8FptKi9JnoiwiGhXiPqx-hcYx357pQgMG8Wym1O0H66X31D9l5YlPFBJE31TnPFEjA9491ErLPgqKVkeVQ7w_ou5j7KncGJXA3LC1O-EtqLEILa5WMDEDlIg2tTt5cCmFVPCjNYzQphL2egr0tgfY0o9ZtEopvnjd6Aim6QtL9xs700/s4000/IMG_20221105_200352.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwYDPzsfHN8FptKi9JnoiwiGhXiPqx-hcYx357pQgMG8Wym1O0H66X31D9l5YlPFBJE31TnPFEjA9491ErLPgqKVkeVQ7w_ou5j7KncGJXA3LC1O-EtqLEILa5WMDEDlIg2tTt5cCmFVPCjNYzQphL2egr0tgfY0o9ZtEopvnjd6Aim6QtL9xs700/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_200352.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Then, my opponent tapped out for a braingeyser. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDulCWvWFggL9uaurN9ANRXN2Xneoxwj_Rtv42cLVV8fcUEq1WEk5ZakWUb6ogs2zc8httr_IgUnxPWqlqvhjrqxeI1jByjuyiuu-A2VyRFD8NbWyzH58yFFt4o2gCCrn9ZR-YP2ksgekvCUw6hz2YJCAQTKwLefI-bu5cNtbHd7OKYeHRlTF1III/s4000/IMG_20221105_200438.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDulCWvWFggL9uaurN9ANRXN2Xneoxwj_Rtv42cLVV8fcUEq1WEk5ZakWUb6ogs2zc8httr_IgUnxPWqlqvhjrqxeI1jByjuyiuu-A2VyRFD8NbWyzH58yFFt4o2gCCrn9ZR-YP2ksgekvCUw6hz2YJCAQTKwLefI-bu5cNtbHd7OKYeHRlTF1III/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_200438.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I took my chance I had been waiting for, regrowthed the mirror and played time walk. If only I had had the Titania's song then. But that was not the case. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh116UOsfNKYTo4MYkS8mHYm5wHKfxKf6VGwG_OeHWUapKgeCaY9GkCdCRrtgq71iWJYbUwXeZCREOSt4mEkTxzJs0joPcCxXJX21RS-rScBq-pNDtNuBN47m77p-Opy6xBqP01617Ljou5fWpYdwMBjkCqfmlH9TgKZVkrImD5TSL_bDEPEIA7OU7-/s4000/IMG_20221105_201152.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh116UOsfNKYTo4MYkS8mHYm5wHKfxKf6VGwG_OeHWUapKgeCaY9GkCdCRrtgq71iWJYbUwXeZCREOSt4mEkTxzJs0joPcCxXJX21RS-rScBq-pNDtNuBN47m77p-Opy6xBqP01617Ljou5fWpYdwMBjkCqfmlH9TgKZVkrImD5TSL_bDEPEIA7OU7-/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_201152.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I had to keep digging through my deck, and them my opponent decided to disenchant my Abyss and play mahamoti djinn. With 3 Icy Manipulators, that was not really a problem.I transmuted for a Jayemdae tome and kept digging. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPMQ2_zSzH0wMCfLqiHRUM2pzZdY85sjeZsEg5fQaOmOTQiSCkfIbINOVv_d3ZYEspDWJbYzMfV0DyUV3-sRD56VJpjADyjr8u_H-WChm3XKJ9sLIjneDUjBbqWfesTOlNu4rH2OApJarDSjtQtUwUO3-fgQLcb_-XVI9KRObZO4Id2-4P4aPikaY/s4000/IMG_20221105_202039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPMQ2_zSzH0wMCfLqiHRUM2pzZdY85sjeZsEg5fQaOmOTQiSCkfIbINOVv_d3ZYEspDWJbYzMfV0DyUV3-sRD56VJpjADyjr8u_H-WChm3XKJ9sLIjneDUjBbqWfesTOlNu4rH2OApJarDSjtQtUwUO3-fgQLcb_-XVI9KRObZO4Id2-4P4aPikaY/w400-h300/IMG_20221105_202039.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Just when I had figured out that I would win (I had just 7 cards in my library, and one of them was a disenchant and I would be able to tap his blue mana and use strip mine, so I was certain I would get it through, my opponent asked if we could please, please draw, because he really needed to piss and was really, really tired. He was even willing to concede at that moment. Knowing I would have won and since there was no chance of a top 8, I told him a draw was fine and he could go to the bathroom. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixw8BMBulKVLhPT1SUGK7OOtdNK2CVh2XpSAzKwOMkNjDErqncl0IDv29fJJ5ok7AK2joQTCiCkB-fWC6OkXGqRhWrEC2JFcYy002bvI3mkest7pZc0mI3VnXZZudU3qySTVy-4XmhSOPz-fclul4YPqa_MzriD7HgMMopsVzYsTbGdEyR-sZLRNvc/s4000/IMG_20221105_202232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixw8BMBulKVLhPT1SUGK7OOtdNK2CVh2XpSAzKwOMkNjDErqncl0IDv29fJJ5ok7AK2joQTCiCkB-fWC6OkXGqRhWrEC2JFcYy002bvI3mkest7pZc0mI3VnXZZudU3qySTVy-4XmhSOPz-fclul4YPqa_MzriD7HgMMopsVzYsTbGdEyR-sZLRNvc/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_202232.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p>So, after the first 2 round, I thought the deck performed in a horrible fashion, but later on it showed that if you have pretty normal land draws, it actually is quite a force to be reckoned with. It shows it can even beat the deck with a reasonable draw. Not bad. It had been quite a long day by then, so I was not that sorry to not be in the top 8 actually :) Chris needed to drive home after we would have reached my house, which would mean he would have to drive until after midnight. Not a bad moment to drive home then! It was a pleasure as always, thanks to all that showed up, and especially to Ron for organising such a terrific tournament. It was great! Thanks and until next time!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKK-HURsnl1TP5dGQ6rvFPEUxK9x9-7Nv_4qFLxu6t_roCi1OzdLUPr3kT_yhwtRF6pdx6bO3r0gj_N9xmujbQLzgkmfHhKQDNvMT_fEmHLZOjC5tz0eEsiRyzexuPkfYgS-vNwmezOjpN0J8J1htLa_srfDDJ1Yx9Pde3t5Jmr589K3VhYbne0JxM/s4000/IMG_20221105_210656.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKK-HURsnl1TP5dGQ6rvFPEUxK9x9-7Nv_4qFLxu6t_roCi1OzdLUPr3kT_yhwtRF6pdx6bO3r0gj_N9xmujbQLzgkmfHhKQDNvMT_fEmHLZOjC5tz0eEsiRyzexuPkfYgS-vNwmezOjpN0J8J1htLa_srfDDJ1Yx9Pde3t5Jmr589K3VhYbne0JxM/w300-h400/IMG_20221105_210656.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A tourist picture of Chris :)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-64010321633661105282022-10-02T02:37:00.002-07:002022-10-02T02:37:22.738-07:00Farmstead 2022<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"> Ah yes, Farmstead, another oldschool experience from Mierlo. Farmstead is an idea by Robbie and Roy, and it is a CSO tournament, meaning Core Set Only. This is a bit like the Ancient CSO tournaments that I used to organize a while back, but with a difference. Whereas I allowed cards that were printed in beta and reprints of those cards, Robbie and Roy decided it would be nice to make it an ABUR tournament, meaning Alpha, Beta, Unlimited and Revised cards are allowed. This makes for a very interesting mix of cards, as you can play the reprints of certain cards that were reprinted in revised. The catch is you have to play them in their revised version though :) In the week before the tournament I had a acquired a beta two-headed giant of Foriys. In general, I don't care that much if a card is either beta, unlimited or revised (though I have been drawn into liking unlimited cards a bit more), but a beta two-headed giant is something that have wanted to have for some time. I don't know why exactly. So naturally when I got it, I wanted to play it in this coreset only tournament. I could have made a variant of the deck I made it into the finals with last time in the first Farmstead, but I wanted to try something with some more green in it. One of the good things is in this format, is dat something resembling arabian Agro is actually quite good, since there is no city in a bottle. And I like Arabian Agro a lot, in and in this format it is not utterly destroyed by just one card. So, RUG it was:</span></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzGcoXczIU91kVCS4PRKeCihg3sSS9wiV9ixbT19RVdipWn8mNbNACPd73joEkI-J7ZKxLxN7wJ1_MYQi0_kdUeLdR5UHOkrH4SLmmOrN4mGe2Q_HgarWik8IH90qAxISar6kPmQNIXV1guFzoqrMBeCdR3YW8QPnxHU_tNJhXZDqf9HyDaSTu1NH8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzGcoXczIU91kVCS4PRKeCihg3sSS9wiV9ixbT19RVdipWn8mNbNACPd73joEkI-J7ZKxLxN7wJ1_MYQi0_kdUeLdR5UHOkrH4SLmmOrN4mGe2Q_HgarWik8IH90qAxISar6kPmQNIXV1guFzoqrMBeCdR3YW8QPnxHU_tNJhXZDqf9HyDaSTu1NH8=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A good option for my new old giant to get to work</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I built basically an AN agro deck variant with Elvish Archers, Kird Apes and Serendib efreets (all in good revised fashion). I thought the Archers and the Giant would be good since I saw a lot of Savannah Lions last year. Last year, I also played with Atogs, but these felt quite underwhelming, so I took one out for the giant. On the day of the tournament, there were 20 players there, next to Robbie and some traders with lots and lots of goodies to look at. Or buy :) Unfortunately, I did not write down my opponents, so I don't have the names :( Sorry!<div><br /></div><div><b>Round 1: mono black</b><br /><br />My first match was against a mono black deck with racks. Okay.. did not see that one coming. Racks are actually very good against a quick and agressive deck like mine and I had chosen the leave the artifact hate in the sideboard to go all in on agro. I was on the draw and played a Scryb Sprites, after my opponent played a first turn rack. My Sprites were quickly removed. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1_IaC3WjcCeCpq3BdJljFcYl_Clb1XDKW8AnwWy0kmiJkM15EShLi26cHEbsbdcx5v7n_1MshRgwhhES5XdU5mExS2IKV8fJldxUcPlO5kBu5e0-EJcGTxgzVVi5ofYDpZ26y63nKrR7ZqkwMk1jXOF94rq7kU4e3UZ2aR68oNpcuH9LhX8CUGfWG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1_IaC3WjcCeCpq3BdJljFcYl_Clb1XDKW8AnwWy0kmiJkM15EShLi26cHEbsbdcx5v7n_1MshRgwhhES5XdU5mExS2IKV8fJldxUcPlO5kBu5e0-EJcGTxgzVVi5ofYDpZ26y63nKrR7ZqkwMk1jXOF94rq7kU4e3UZ2aR68oNpcuH9LhX8CUGfWG=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8xKcir_bwkowPt0bTf4X9TemHwlLsnAiZng5XSTqrL5lvXiLkNBn0e8nHcb0EClf2HZTsUwrdlyfTKzZseYGHNFO-5-qU3o6szwHd0MpqSi8YLMuSInPz_kDF_UoGU8kgVAAVR-A8LzNxySwYHiPA5WyEeSDoVcb2Yn1S1QSA_5A_4ifbZhBJxl06" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div>I did not have a lot to follow up except a vise, and that did not do that much. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlSo1nnzaKpSk7mJUpi_KQhCjlS6zjvTgUEnrrAOQeIGuMAUFhfdwRGHOzVc7RUjc8S3EsvtFrCluo6AVfA0nVDGxsfYMVZrxjaj1UAfB9qbNnIrfrv0UOWy8L1LnJJdCIxPpPa_BFrAGmP5PKqURpJbYRucdyLr1awBVpsoI0xcPiJT1Ov_x6_8lf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlSo1nnzaKpSk7mJUpi_KQhCjlS6zjvTgUEnrrAOQeIGuMAUFhfdwRGHOzVc7RUjc8S3EsvtFrCluo6AVfA0nVDGxsfYMVZrxjaj1UAfB9qbNnIrfrv0UOWy8L1LnJJdCIxPpPa_BFrAGmP5PKqURpJbYRucdyLr1awBVpsoI0xcPiJT1Ov_x6_8lf=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My elf that showed up later was paralyzed, but I had a chance to fireball his Royal Assassin and a black Knight with it. After that, another elf showed up, but nothing a bit more like and ape or archer. Serendib would have been great at this moment, but no such luck. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtd_yUBLgylcckQEFBhUcrzo4VbRgUFZM55a9y3OLbe5sX3sIiaX52_dHIg6TqmUn1UBbMuO_d9SWu14FCCdyzc3PJ861eNnzW0VVHuimXuhYH37bBnF0a2N-icbl_15QJpmpw9RESgZXtP7eb9Ox0VjHiwqWprWDFjQs39QQDSftmj8YwFmk_fgW9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtd_yUBLgylcckQEFBhUcrzo4VbRgUFZM55a9y3OLbe5sX3sIiaX52_dHIg6TqmUn1UBbMuO_d9SWu14FCCdyzc3PJ861eNnzW0VVHuimXuhYH37bBnF0a2N-icbl_15QJpmpw9RESgZXtP7eb9Ox0VjHiwqWprWDFjQs39QQDSftmj8YwFmk_fgW9=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>When an archer eventuall did show up, it was terrored. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXf90C9GD-C2cQt0fDN3uqQRyT_bc1r5f6GlCTvAG-cykKTqhOBsQKbaTUQMZ4BGSAOlrEZvh1yKJsFJA0AhC2ggUsHYO4HKAKyE9wYIVQecNJFa-KU854xl2NO_EYDNiQ9KNd-Zc1etk54UzY2f7C1t65ZczeSwhyTBlBoLZLrGWrDNSbVlHgyuRg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXf90C9GD-C2cQt0fDN3uqQRyT_bc1r5f6GlCTvAG-cykKTqhOBsQKbaTUQMZ4BGSAOlrEZvh1yKJsFJA0AhC2ggUsHYO4HKAKyE9wYIVQecNJFa-KU854xl2NO_EYDNiQ9KNd-Zc1etk54UzY2f7C1t65ZczeSwhyTBlBoLZLrGWrDNSbVlHgyuRg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />Nothing showed up to do damage with, so I just had to sit there and bolt his hypnotic specter to make sure I would not be killed by racks, but another showed up, and a mind twist.. with 2 racks, that game was over. I left out mind twist out of my deck because I wanted to have a nice evening playing. Almost felt sorry I had not kept it in to return the favor. Almost. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9meZU4rtYVpXgFWnv0ttx94-8yV33tmMzdrT_VzZ37yRgA99KVLjQ_juNFnjQm6OTi-5iPq8oIdP04DfNlN5W6XFzBtIBFa-oNppq43XloTSHFtJ0KfoNBwDPeq-Yc_joHUpBq42ijTu-MtoHYUssH6fUIj8GkWt9LzjC1cMvt0zpegAszjbX6jiO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9meZU4rtYVpXgFWnv0ttx94-8yV33tmMzdrT_VzZ37yRgA99KVLjQ_juNFnjQm6OTi-5iPq8oIdP04DfNlN5W6XFzBtIBFa-oNppq43XloTSHFtJ0KfoNBwDPeq-Yc_joHUpBq42ijTu-MtoHYUssH6fUIj8GkWt9LzjC1cMvt0zpegAszjbX6jiO=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My opening hand for game 2 was, let say, not great. But also not that bad, a serendib would be nice and I could draw into red mana. A volcanic island would make this hand pretty great, a Taiga was also good. Even a badlands would be okay here. So, I kept it to see what happend. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSTkXmWLWbDEEfubUBp7fw5QAdKiVlw9I-irDhDYtpMPKvgO2f6zB8a9oCaBf8ig5l8RN8dVffwk_ZliBcV_ZyVp1uOxGi38nR6lRhdzbn3LQMBy1fbjIA6T6zYJGysX9AFi9QyF3V6TTAcP8gitEvI2dUsfDi1kb1ZSgiNxv4f8lt1zxRjZ1CAyut" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSTkXmWLWbDEEfubUBp7fw5QAdKiVlw9I-irDhDYtpMPKvgO2f6zB8a9oCaBf8ig5l8RN8dVffwk_ZliBcV_ZyVp1uOxGi38nR6lRhdzbn3LQMBy1fbjIA6T6zYJGysX9AFi9QyF3V6TTAcP8gitEvI2dUsfDi1kb1ZSgiNxv4f8lt1zxRjZ1CAyut=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My opponent played a first turn deathgrip and a rack, so my vise did basically nothing. But he decided to tap out to play an Icy, which gave me an opportunity to play a green card. <br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVE48wHFXaa4SzAVdsWiDsiSbRuCPZD055Grb6j06bOkoLsoX3baKJGcLKA-iXO1ukxKXYPW-dDboqnQKkk5zdBoYySez-lea3jME0vgS6NaV-kxsUOebgr9S7ivr9z2mh1eUGQDkVy-IXtqaCiLrO2qfASXUIvlyscBkP-_4t6Utd2J24voJ_owhS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVE48wHFXaa4SzAVdsWiDsiSbRuCPZD055Grb6j06bOkoLsoX3baKJGcLKA-iXO1ukxKXYPW-dDboqnQKkk5zdBoYySez-lea3jME0vgS6NaV-kxsUOebgr9S7ivr9z2mh1eUGQDkVy-IXtqaCiLrO2qfASXUIvlyscBkP-_4t6Utd2J24voJ_owhS=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In this game, creatures did show up, and even though the were taken care of by the Icy and Terror, I was still doing a lot of damage. I was also helped along with an Ancestral recall and the game was over pretty quickly. 1-1</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxSq92uVK18C6vtkgLtjVw7TlGBnrUgphQyhiHef83gYKGpO7kziOHbhGsbjh2zLlL13qdp7SuWoa8-oIkKjqXYmiz3rngV_faW7yFHxcJ83q1M5hRmyAE67xWOIsjoklR5MlJhv7zM8QBtzJkN9hSqVouiZN4qZri1tqbZxsA8ISE_3Tgj_38ToWk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxSq92uVK18C6vtkgLtjVw7TlGBnrUgphQyhiHef83gYKGpO7kziOHbhGsbjh2zLlL13qdp7SuWoa8-oIkKjqXYmiz3rngV_faW7yFHxcJ83q1M5hRmyAE67xWOIsjoklR5MlJhv7zM8QBtzJkN9hSqVouiZN4qZri1tqbZxsA8ISE_3Tgj_38ToWk=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />The second game I started with Kird Apes, but no forests after my only forest dual was sinkholed. Perhaps this deck is a bit too greedy playing 3 colors (well, 4 if you count the 1 demonic tutor in the main deck). But hey, one damage at a time is something.. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4T75goTRWomONQwDqIr5Z39CMzwFSH9UXIm9WyTMPgDn5fkXBgV8hJ2OtgyiP7tIiO2hbkr87dwcrsfslK0oCBXsBt8yoygGDfFtVZX693Wzv4pIdV95YQwHARFH1VK9YUqqewbYnes_0JiDrGH434G1cJI-lL63GcOnDFEl_AgAH3g7NbgsL35tz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4T75goTRWomONQwDqIr5Z39CMzwFSH9UXIm9WyTMPgDn5fkXBgV8hJ2OtgyiP7tIiO2hbkr87dwcrsfslK0oCBXsBt8yoygGDfFtVZX693Wzv4pIdV95YQwHARFH1VK9YUqqewbYnes_0JiDrGH434G1cJI-lL63GcOnDFEl_AgAH3g7NbgsL35tz=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>The one paralyze quickly turned into 2 which kind of sucked, especially with a hypnotic specter attacking me, costing me a bunch of cards. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7izQeBnxdgUr9bK2Pas7ehgs6ebzgGoTdBR-EBRVZNcDowuTyhjbGevSNy-e5L9s2-IXLJ0lUoDhjew-8ylp7Nq44yK3DEemY6C77p7BsJty8NNeb0yi3X0sz_LAdQuOzZbM-3sVif6W_P48-IT9awLufXoR1WKumJc2HWFDKpl14tJM45zKVOeJO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7izQeBnxdgUr9bK2Pas7ehgs6ebzgGoTdBR-EBRVZNcDowuTyhjbGevSNy-e5L9s2-IXLJ0lUoDhjew-8ylp7Nq44yK3DEemY6C77p7BsJty8NNeb0yi3X0sz_LAdQuOzZbM-3sVif6W_P48-IT9awLufXoR1WKumJc2HWFDKpl14tJM45zKVOeJO=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I had to use my chaos orb on his Royal Assasin to make sure I would have creatures left later on. While my 2 kird apes were paralyzed doing nothing. Where was that tranquility I had boarded in? Fortunately, another ape showed up. And, my two-headed giant :)<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhX0zaB9XS7qIqYynM3uIcfGLGooRxfwxFmx1TgdMS7RfEo1VNid8HDO3uvB8JSu57zTKSL6gAAQR9KNtDWzaXe2wz8lHrT9xLG6ej_5RiKscWXkNKoaJiBl1mPYu5ARPR6gPKJQpQsZZAwzUkRmgsgjAC-eu8jtuEeyFQ-vijjk300ZAhXjptD7Aer" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhX0zaB9XS7qIqYynM3uIcfGLGooRxfwxFmx1TgdMS7RfEo1VNid8HDO3uvB8JSu57zTKSL6gAAQR9KNtDWzaXe2wz8lHrT9xLG6ej_5RiKscWXkNKoaJiBl1mPYu5ARPR6gPKJQpQsZZAwzUkRmgsgjAC-eu8jtuEeyFQ-vijjk300ZAhXjptD7Aer=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My opponent reading 2 headed giant. </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>No damage for my giant though, because he was quickly terrored out of the game. Damn. But, you know, I still did damage with my ape. And an Elf showed up. I was drawing a lot of land in this game, not a lot of creatures. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfzFR83wlMw02XcEsWEYEP2knnmiOL_EDJRSr6CG0hn_UKXPu8gpqWfIKWLq247yRB_LM3EIWeFyvXPVY0Z2QpDgl9T7vWb94nSKI9oHAffZq29X53xrppD2gW2HXeVTN0zZoTP62Ed82DxPegyS83NvXnjsYBFRr9vcgIBlCAQs0KV2Mg5b0Bb-j6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfzFR83wlMw02XcEsWEYEP2knnmiOL_EDJRSr6CG0hn_UKXPu8gpqWfIKWLq247yRB_LM3EIWeFyvXPVY0Z2QpDgl9T7vWb94nSKI9oHAffZq29X53xrppD2gW2HXeVTN0zZoTP62Ed82DxPegyS83NvXnjsYBFRr9vcgIBlCAQs0KV2Mg5b0Bb-j6=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />To see if I could get things started up again after a paralize was dumped on my serendib efreet, I played timetwister, hoping very much for that tranquility or a demonic tutor to get it. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEIsRk089-_TpLKpNn0Pxg7XLtlt8iH30eOUj4EVkG7V2Y8nfAFJECALirNaBc23q8QeDjR65lxP_ehzvoecW6ENxJnDuqQiNpVZnGYTOA8H3Tt7twgCIxRhhafwtNNdOYAA2_dmOfKA1BGm41v5Yh7mu0gFuZxHkCKhYvAuSqfbdQb4NZsi57ovCk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEIsRk089-_TpLKpNn0Pxg7XLtlt8iH30eOUj4EVkG7V2Y8nfAFJECALirNaBc23q8QeDjR65lxP_ehzvoecW6ENxJnDuqQiNpVZnGYTOA8H3Tt7twgCIxRhhafwtNNdOYAA2_dmOfKA1BGm41v5Yh7mu0gFuZxHkCKhYvAuSqfbdQb4NZsi57ovCk=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Unfortunately, that did not show up, but I was able to get rid of both his specter and his sorceress queen, and untap my efreet every upkeep for a couple of turns, and that fortunately did the trick. Pfff.. 2-1. These were very grindy long games. Not what I had expected with this deck. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLzCAOqQJMe1HTTk5THaKYFkSVHSA8oj73muLC6xaVC5m-WJOaH9isY--A1hhVHMuAIOLpMLGf8ECQTNf7G2vUF913oTnjr8Dn_jeT_TN3YDg_Mhi_sCRW-EuU4NL0IqxMneyGVwNvFI4CCNYaND7vmjPTTt3i44XF6j35lI3ixmsOph12jV2W47Ri" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLzCAOqQJMe1HTTk5THaKYFkSVHSA8oj73muLC6xaVC5m-WJOaH9isY--A1hhVHMuAIOLpMLGf8ECQTNf7G2vUF913oTnjr8Dn_jeT_TN3YDg_Mhi_sCRW-EuU4NL0IqxMneyGVwNvFI4CCNYaND7vmjPTTt3i44XF6j35lI3ixmsOph12jV2W47Ri=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Round 2: White/blue/Red control</b></p><p>I had a pretty quick opening, with a mox and an elf. No dib to follow it up though. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGStDP0X0nrw35vOHT8t6DvP7qRJOLs4La0o8c7pC7DvswY8lGYSjc2BR9wcGr5yztnAhF5b365dAF-GNeRPGG-78mIkZYOjjZaQ1Yispg607WPieac-sDCtg9RUhdtAnFFf4Eq_97_Sf9S0vt_lIv9fZBByPSSNdovCa3C5hHSdRIqYWPX8O-Z79A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGStDP0X0nrw35vOHT8t6DvP7qRJOLs4La0o8c7pC7DvswY8lGYSjc2BR9wcGr5yztnAhF5b365dAF-GNeRPGG-78mIkZYOjjZaQ1Yispg607WPieac-sDCtg9RUhdtAnFFf4Eq_97_Sf9S0vt_lIv9fZBByPSSNdovCa3C5hHSdRIqYWPX8O-Z79A=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />But I did get an Archer, so that was good. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7vFbLljgATkmia8rsQEyz4HF0REapObOMM90aoy7B3dsbwUawYxmfsi2OgUKVLpJuEHtUjQv4yJASL5Agik0deJN63KJXP00sk60opT3nA6Ho_jBPg1zXpoZXJjR2bFDYLQImwsYJQGg3heRJoGpCTB7Tp3X1KfDh0S653iyvUKdczN5FTgkBFR2m" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7vFbLljgATkmia8rsQEyz4HF0REapObOMM90aoy7B3dsbwUawYxmfsi2OgUKVLpJuEHtUjQv4yJASL5Agik0deJN63KJXP00sk60opT3nA6Ho_jBPg1zXpoZXJjR2bFDYLQImwsYJQGg3heRJoGpCTB7Tp3X1KfDh0S653iyvUKdczN5FTgkBFR2m=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>After doing a bit of damage, I played a vise, which did nothing until I got timetwister, with another vise. Now we're talking. I was almost doubting putting in the vises, but this did finish game 1 pretty quickly. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqAxd-sclrRHbjuwQnbktFxq439MRy2EySc8rZ6f0OSxv2Z2TNnaExbqzMD5Ff9U75uucdF6-Uwz0awbW4ekbxfCFFyNeu7wwssyKgi5fioS-zjbAY7tOTtkn_otqk-chApyURpSEAuRXl4Z-O4gEwhPnBCuQWOhgi6u5QR8hTqnYrwRpgVdTN8hJS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqAxd-sclrRHbjuwQnbktFxq439MRy2EySc8rZ6f0OSxv2Z2TNnaExbqzMD5Ff9U75uucdF6-Uwz0awbW4ekbxfCFFyNeu7wwssyKgi5fioS-zjbAY7tOTtkn_otqk-chApyURpSEAuRXl4Z-O4gEwhPnBCuQWOhgi6u5QR8hTqnYrwRpgVdTN8hJS=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />The second game, an unexpected card showed up on the other side, a first turn white knight. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKdBg454xvo-QRQdhaBuMl3grBt2hE7CscUEHC8sji1MWNjk-SgWtNI3I-eGS4yw9J2o9iQGGcesMgv7vTfDNIRLYESFFXw8X7DVlQ2COYaP_ECXqNrxKKjOw1pYGLVEghlIrAEMuFbzuz9P2tBdDJeXZKS3MNFSui6Sxym6oYR7C3sZJcAOYBxrmh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKdBg454xvo-QRQdhaBuMl3grBt2hE7CscUEHC8sji1MWNjk-SgWtNI3I-eGS4yw9J2o9iQGGcesMgv7vTfDNIRLYESFFXw8X7DVlQ2COYaP_ECXqNrxKKjOw1pYGLVEghlIrAEMuFbzuz9P2tBdDJeXZKS3MNFSui6Sxym6oYR7C3sZJcAOYBxrmh=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div></div><p></p><p>This was quicklow followed up by a serra angel with help of a sol ring, while I was hoping to draw one of my terrors. I had gloom in my hand from the start, but this game I was very slow in the mana drawing department. You could call it a screw I suppose. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgj5laXz2x89v67XV1MqohcCoKC5SfT8f-0TIC1hD1DfuRno8mRkrxIIrkbvWT7Cct2dAT_v7gUdKPU629YLEsy3ge2Av_eqkBKunWEyKRZMOLs0xd7oMdiunH-6vHuXW7y79fPFNC907GdxBtvGFlUz0tIfSn-TjIMFPPBv2U1InEgd_OpJ3mI9gJp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgj5laXz2x89v67XV1MqohcCoKC5SfT8f-0TIC1hD1DfuRno8mRkrxIIrkbvWT7Cct2dAT_v7gUdKPU629YLEsy3ge2Av_eqkBKunWEyKRZMOLs0xd7oMdiunH-6vHuXW7y79fPFNC907GdxBtvGFlUz0tIfSn-TjIMFPPBv2U1InEgd_OpJ3mI9gJp=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With 2 headed giant and gloom still in my hand, I got a third land and had to play some efreets to not be killed by the Angel. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9k636jQvqpTBSsgVUR6MgqjOcT40S0BFp7aG0aZIpRyuM49A2gpLKY4XUqqb9GaOCLGEXoj6XwzWn6EzCG811AlbGi1lqxeWsUPbCDqD0HoiOjiniRlmTKMAs1TBDUGDlhLTWwGFOFYF-t8irPWhJmeTpSoW9_xwVNtiLwiRNTSyVIp_aqrX0xVPX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9k636jQvqpTBSsgVUR6MgqjOcT40S0BFp7aG0aZIpRyuM49A2gpLKY4XUqqb9GaOCLGEXoj6XwzWn6EzCG811AlbGi1lqxeWsUPbCDqD0HoiOjiniRlmTKMAs1TBDUGDlhLTWwGFOFYF-t8irPWhJmeTpSoW9_xwVNtiLwiRNTSyVIp_aqrX0xVPX=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaVEyKi7h9tTapiQD9lFouuLRgNzVJWXkZpum41eRu3eAcu-nUVTWehIDt0RA35vTvSWRzg7rVWgUgeXgDiZ5ktgUWfJx46u3mSV2yQyIy-xmbt0mpsYVfhW93aIKUxM8msvvHE4ZdUD7xpPagHDH8kTXXDSPIy5oHdyL5LaYgzMttB3GDKUlhBBTh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaVEyKi7h9tTapiQD9lFouuLRgNzVJWXkZpum41eRu3eAcu-nUVTWehIDt0RA35vTvSWRzg7rVWgUgeXgDiZ5ktgUWfJx46u3mSV2yQyIy-xmbt0mpsYVfhW93aIKUxM8msvvHE4ZdUD7xpPagHDH8kTXXDSPIy5oHdyL5LaYgzMttB3GDKUlhBBTh=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>My land draws kept sucking, and I just went dawn without having been able to play the gloom. My third game I was hoping to get my opponent stuck with glooms and vises, but the start was not very promising. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VlCOCmIboh8HLPPdL-sf27dJYylW95f9FBhjI5p-1171w4Bhw1SR0UOZUUeYXx8KGS9-jCSyzny0Ey_iW4gvwNOVObTDnexpYIED2grPIMchVCL_MIGNaqIn7yTqYnXgTu5A7Qm8n1mjKOam1NGeFKWNrImXRf_SivQ4SKMqaG5X1-BEmHC_s4vv/s4000/IMG_20220924_115324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VlCOCmIboh8HLPPdL-sf27dJYylW95f9FBhjI5p-1171w4Bhw1SR0UOZUUeYXx8KGS9-jCSyzny0Ey_iW4gvwNOVObTDnexpYIED2grPIMchVCL_MIGNaqIn7yTqYnXgTu5A7Qm8n1mjKOam1NGeFKWNrImXRf_SivQ4SKMqaG5X1-BEmHC_s4vv/w400-h300/IMG_20220924_115324.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did manage a second turn gloom though, so I thought I was on the road to victory. </div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLLpHwptgF4h0ejYDtUXZHpj8ov-aOVXLHsw8VpJuo08ZIXjh-LZCb1cQy4I4zc0E3saFidAXzKMbwRil7Ww0rdtUy4jTG-5C5tUZl-MBsw_muM1FDuomkeSqwEGLvf-oqXJfLhYgx9jNT_1o6B3wfh_I7SVlsUicrJqTM8crIoytyk2v2voWE8fcN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLLpHwptgF4h0ejYDtUXZHpj8ov-aOVXLHsw8VpJuo08ZIXjh-LZCb1cQy4I4zc0E3saFidAXzKMbwRil7Ww0rdtUy4jTG-5C5tUZl-MBsw_muM1FDuomkeSqwEGLvf-oqXJfLhYgx9jNT_1o6B3wfh_I7SVlsUicrJqTM8crIoytyk2v2voWE8fcN=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />But, things turned out differently, my opponent drew quite a lot of lands, played them, together with a tome and a Knight, while I was not doing any more damage because I got no creatures expect for an Elf. Playing carefully, but drawing 2 cards each turn, my opponent did me in because I could not keep up. I had hoped for a bit better, if only something like an archer of an ape had shown up, this would have been a win, but hey, it was not in the cards. 1-2 it was. <br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbH8J5Xzdn9VgEAPSkEL9bc_xwP72kyi3EriMW9x80GgE5KjbzNfNhVZm6W8odn_-Mm9uthzFV87DsNvqewIjnL2xxy7i2jcNuEI7yCsm4V4qo7DPL3reQDgTTrQCUi2-ped3-TEmh0jABABLO5Ed39U3qEtdmGWp2FkyhhNp70Csu7xzD7_SNb-mF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbH8J5Xzdn9VgEAPSkEL9bc_xwP72kyi3EriMW9x80GgE5KjbzNfNhVZm6W8odn_-Mm9uthzFV87DsNvqewIjnL2xxy7i2jcNuEI7yCsm4V4qo7DPL3reQDgTTrQCUi2-ped3-TEmh0jABABLO5Ed39U3qEtdmGWp2FkyhhNp70Csu7xzD7_SNb-mF=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><b>Round 3: black pestilence with living walls</b></p><p>My first turn vise did not do that much against my next opponent either. He opened with a sol ring, and followed up with specter on turn 2. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBMQOTwLv0LZmNyHTs8jj09Z4SF7FINW-cL3qV5sENEPu1S-JK9YD9hdXXW-1sULZz6kV--Xk37QD2KSUJpw7EHkIPkid31YuuP9gn9CabeRBKqYmwUbs0dpICX2ejOXAuKxecIWcxjmiOxQChe-p_G7PZkjwUIalKYOesBboFEELvMSF7s1sAx-b6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBMQOTwLv0LZmNyHTs8jj09Z4SF7FINW-cL3qV5sENEPu1S-JK9YD9hdXXW-1sULZz6kV--Xk37QD2KSUJpw7EHkIPkid31YuuP9gn9CabeRBKqYmwUbs0dpICX2ejOXAuKxecIWcxjmiOxQChe-p_G7PZkjwUIalKYOesBboFEELvMSF7s1sAx-b6=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />Fortunately, I had a bolt for the specter, but the archers I had cast was looking up against something very strange and unexpected.. <br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgc9_Gg4RX0PdYhkWdWuvq47-vhO8fq19xySGjO87yRa3_XzUMJoftHzoUh9tMr-ld_ymhHqMVRS-Gmzar2VDusy8lvJZhmojMc_kx0xKPp_4HQpVu45VYm7221kj79LYJWOeQOxxcHjKd-31ahq7TaJqyQNdA5Wll13yR3EzyKV0L_BEFAvOAv4P3K" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgc9_Gg4RX0PdYhkWdWuvq47-vhO8fq19xySGjO87yRa3_XzUMJoftHzoUh9tMr-ld_ymhHqMVRS-Gmzar2VDusy8lvJZhmojMc_kx0xKPp_4HQpVu45VYm7221kj79LYJWOeQOxxcHjKd-31ahq7TaJqyQNdA5Wll13yR3EzyKV0L_BEFAvOAv4P3K=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A... living wall? Yes, indeed.. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />I got a serendib out a turn later, after I had finished off his first living wall with my chaos arb when he tapped out. <br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcYoVn6pupH7CC3OB87FYk-NqgzlcAOuoc__FALXcx60-M5tRTlwET6UFFhV6GTbTZDARzeiqyuh8Mi0AzUuBmHOSSqE1UzIWy9Yq6F5qATuA_euML9wOU6uIYxHpBec76pQPUPSbk1q1HJgyIxfA1Ni_mtWkglVJtVx3YDBuI9zujGVq8Ub8QXcCz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcYoVn6pupH7CC3OB87FYk-NqgzlcAOuoc__FALXcx60-M5tRTlwET6UFFhV6GTbTZDARzeiqyuh8Mi0AzUuBmHOSSqE1UzIWy9Yq6F5qATuA_euML9wOU6uIYxHpBec76pQPUPSbk1q1HJgyIxfA1Ni_mtWkglVJtVx3YDBuI9zujGVq8Ub8QXcCz=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />That was not doing that much either, because an Icy Manipulator was stopping my efreet. I played my two-headed giant which was, again, not doing damage due to the walls in his way. My archer did some damage eventually. I was <br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmw26h_CYv45D1_HU3jzgVKpdEUtwKmv1OBfAhuGlqCKPhn2HgeQad1ZZDzj_177TKn6-cqIGIIL6J1mEn9ez_J00K3AWt7-wd1VYklVvllY7GVHvRC5M4o2ZJLUev9p4KieY4_MeZNUMtKn8ArC7Mra5WCI1ORSvMRQgz2vWanGJG77gFoYvvPZjV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmw26h_CYv45D1_HU3jzgVKpdEUtwKmv1OBfAhuGlqCKPhn2HgeQad1ZZDzj_177TKn6-cqIGIIL6J1mEn9ez_J00K3AWt7-wd1VYklVvllY7GVHvRC5M4o2ZJLUev9p4KieY4_MeZNUMtKn8ArC7Mra5WCI1ORSvMRQgz2vWanGJG77gFoYvvPZjV=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">An enormous pile of walls that were animated back from the dead, together with an Icy and an animated specter stopped my entire offense completely, and I was beaten by drain life. </div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2uSNb4PQu0raJVEQ6v-hy82kapdhGuhldFj5SVgdT9Ts9G13J0RXU-r_gGhvrNWHHUi24IV5S1XH3CTry6lPJp76x9wC01ky-_dZzR0W8JN-rNVgHxsOXFqmy7ZAqkWc5ed0Y2equusoFuiZMD453UuyV_fW_Di8lrm8UwpxM0ACO3GYB-fMX-6Fb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2uSNb4PQu0raJVEQ6v-hy82kapdhGuhldFj5SVgdT9Ts9G13J0RXU-r_gGhvrNWHHUi24IV5S1XH3CTry6lPJp76x9wC01ky-_dZzR0W8JN-rNVgHxsOXFqmy7ZAqkWc5ed0Y2equusoFuiZMD453UuyV_fW_Di8lrm8UwpxM0ACO3GYB-fMX-6Fb=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />This was very unexpected. Living walls? I mean, who expects that? I had disintegrate in my sideboard against trolls, so I put that in and decided to just see what happend. I was off to a classic start with a kird ape. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2UXYm8VLcwy9prtl_rT1giG13wr2pa8EIAY8cJXKTbVN1-46Gw0bZTDJ4pxEJPWKi6YM3oBNWlleeBeCJ248gRq5P666I6g2Jq-ZT3yKeHYtQwAKw4hY5V6d_MrnYaD6FZLU8w6mMshLEgtZwr63j_Bl68L-rru3JWP6qa1hl-GTcAkEEYexWDt54" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2UXYm8VLcwy9prtl_rT1giG13wr2pa8EIAY8cJXKTbVN1-46Gw0bZTDJ4pxEJPWKi6YM3oBNWlleeBeCJ248gRq5P666I6g2Jq-ZT3yKeHYtQwAKw4hY5V6d_MrnYaD6FZLU8w6mMshLEgtZwr63j_Bl68L-rru3JWP6qa1hl-GTcAkEEYexWDt54=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My second turn I followed up with 2 sprites, to start hammering quickly before a wall or maybe a pestilence would show up. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikfYKWINT5xfWQCrMTxzuYQbICKpe4UctxhOZ6wlbBBnJt8Qtk1iFnbk0MyJb9PATvB9Y0tHdX29FQjm7FNVH113CBHKfGFLW4LgNN5s8uJdo4_N2WkcOh_p0afajUEkKVruw3WDHx_3Bahuay8ytGOeh4JHYVFFkTxiU5fyjnqpbjhgZZvFVNV7qr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikfYKWINT5xfWQCrMTxzuYQbICKpe4UctxhOZ6wlbBBnJt8Qtk1iFnbk0MyJb9PATvB9Y0tHdX29FQjm7FNVH113CBHKfGFLW4LgNN5s8uJdo4_N2WkcOh_p0afajUEkKVruw3WDHx_3Bahuay8ytGOeh4JHYVFFkTxiU5fyjnqpbjhgZZvFVNV7qr=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>My ape was terrored away, but I could keep my sprites and another elf showed up. I decided to bolt my opponent to see if a quick finish was possible. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaBmCj_N3XZ5tCRnfKqda5eZfzMNhndAiliD-iHJM8j7Jf7j2nW-cB1BtGYPxkWFiOZV5lld72TLDF8o7kMybl7y4wXSL-tZaQIIKYk7WUhFPv-Pp5nzzM_gyy581K_jc6fMvAliSQ6ha4DJZc2-0rPDY6Cq1GoncwtcNe9MqApGL0fqqDNLKllGBx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaBmCj_N3XZ5tCRnfKqda5eZfzMNhndAiliD-iHJM8j7Jf7j2nW-cB1BtGYPxkWFiOZV5lld72TLDF8o7kMybl7y4wXSL-tZaQIIKYk7WUhFPv-Pp5nzzM_gyy581K_jc6fMvAliSQ6ha4DJZc2-0rPDY6Cq1GoncwtcNe9MqApGL0fqqDNLKllGBx=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />That was when he decided to destroy both my lands with sinkholes :( That really sucked. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUuYMlNO22dhp1SZ3iSu_nY7ys2FQs3E3M5Y3lnscN9eXr1lMLP6-3ZF4AqnIOLaR5FK4wUBBF_IYlrc3U8Gcz3q7bDu4MyKmvOFa_0Vja8UoRj_srTVNA9Y74aG7Bze49ZyrO7EWqyI1IFVmPPth_o0UB8BaL8Qmf35ksx1ICKLd8uId6I3KBuzJr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUuYMlNO22dhp1SZ3iSu_nY7ys2FQs3E3M5Y3lnscN9eXr1lMLP6-3ZF4AqnIOLaR5FK4wUBBF_IYlrc3U8Gcz3q7bDu4MyKmvOFa_0Vja8UoRj_srTVNA9Y74aG7Bze49ZyrO7EWqyI1IFVmPPth_o0UB8BaL8Qmf35ksx1ICKLd8uId6I3KBuzJr=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />but, I kept beating him with the sprites, but of course, a wall and an Icy showed up quickly. Sigh. That would mean it would take for ever again to get through. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKAMZ_yJYYLiXD1nb96aoT7_JDB0fz6685TNG2Uj5k5mvSFKN61_yw1m8uyuDMinK7LJ2o5m1q6Q5kaBhFi4OaCSQ0SYalq89pq5BcgkAuzEw3beCZXiMZ7rH3o2mMzPesUfXe0-gxFPtREfkFfzPOZ2gCw4jQiczJfyVcQBnzrPgj_SSmtozf1DN_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKAMZ_yJYYLiXD1nb96aoT7_JDB0fz6685TNG2Uj5k5mvSFKN61_yw1m8uyuDMinK7LJ2o5m1q6Q5kaBhFi4OaCSQ0SYalq89pq5BcgkAuzEw3beCZXiMZ7rH3o2mMzPesUfXe0-gxFPtREfkFfzPOZ2gCw4jQiczJfyVcQBnzrPgj_SSmtozf1DN_=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I did get through tough, eventually. 1-1. The second game I started with an ape again, but he was quickly taken out of his habitat when my land was destroyed. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnTqtKUUiC8nvZoIIfS13XyPoLPWeUJzcvU8rdxyj0RB0mmsEfl7hjYqyaGKlm2PAEBMG5n0auf0lp03zjUilEhLT2tdSfT6HML_IkkWo-HcqoWilwifPKyJZ8R63Co5wUN3TfYAUHcds2QcIMkeXHaVos_07eWgCY-ZmWu64ITDMNJRfkMJO6FmD6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnTqtKUUiC8nvZoIIfS13XyPoLPWeUJzcvU8rdxyj0RB0mmsEfl7hjYqyaGKlm2PAEBMG5n0auf0lp03zjUilEhLT2tdSfT6HML_IkkWo-HcqoWilwifPKyJZ8R63Co5wUN3TfYAUHcds2QcIMkeXHaVos_07eWgCY-ZmWu64ITDMNJRfkMJO6FmD6=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div>I got some more land though, and was able to play an efreet. That was risky, but I had to try to get through before enormous drain lifes would show up again. <br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigak_qbyazF-qnP16Lr_cBJS9MkBdeuPey5MuGrMAoL_fHJntoPXmohZG9hnBUjJrzkIr6D35pptb-qrv_CMbc7-9hsJE1PNWLa0bb4C09vXxTSly94QMQFZOt65eSuVls-WQlJfiEVeJZa1K2Rh66KCkFAk0L8VM9RAZ_yNebcAayoPbT7ya764am" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigak_qbyazF-qnP16Lr_cBJS9MkBdeuPey5MuGrMAoL_fHJntoPXmohZG9hnBUjJrzkIr6D35pptb-qrv_CMbc7-9hsJE1PNWLa0bb4C09vXxTSly94QMQFZOt65eSuVls-WQlJfiEVeJZa1K2Rh66KCkFAk0L8VM9RAZ_yNebcAayoPbT7ya764am=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The efreet was terrored, and a knight and a wall showed up. I had to try to get through, so I kept attacking to get some damage across. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhz70p9ais_RxrzZ9YKb1s0iE3GLQWmQU3VaKvmMaxky2Zu9dk93CNUaSeW2_sakxIq97O3kUCueYNYUvXxJnKvqDsNh-yannEpw6aWvybD70hc1v_AJthSnZqJuYs25MQiklU8v94ZwYkMm4R529We1khb5razWnan9MaK6gpws_EH-IBwHhlqnHaF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhz70p9ais_RxrzZ9YKb1s0iE3GLQWmQU3VaKvmMaxky2Zu9dk93CNUaSeW2_sakxIq97O3kUCueYNYUvXxJnKvqDsNh-yannEpw6aWvybD70hc1v_AJthSnZqJuYs25MQiklU8v94ZwYkMm4R529We1khb5razWnan9MaK6gpws_EH-IBwHhlqnHaF=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />After I drew my second psionic blast, I decided to finish it off quickly, and that worked. 2-1. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHxFFGfOUlwMAgiWBy5knMBb6jKVV1lePDG9nb7hLwOr14STqg9aWEllb7cQvPgxPamYCFt-DfKj_rcZ0dh3j2PAlm99phWkRF4NiUAc1CFLe5XZ-i-u4tdNjR_3QMU2tVfXk3joT8CeH2yYBvYBm5_067LH6ECHpEt6BuDerIRkvGNRElYPwNpa46" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHxFFGfOUlwMAgiWBy5knMBb6jKVV1lePDG9nb7hLwOr14STqg9aWEllb7cQvPgxPamYCFt-DfKj_rcZ0dh3j2PAlm99phWkRF4NiUAc1CFLe5XZ-i-u4tdNjR_3QMU2tVfXk3joT8CeH2yYBvYBm5_067LH6ECHpEt6BuDerIRkvGNRElYPwNpa46=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><b>Round 4, Hero with multicolor gauntlet </b></p><p>I do have a picture of my opponent in the 4th round, so I'm sure that was Hero. I got off to reasonable start with some creatures, but here showed my pretty quickly why a deck with red and white is pretty bad for my deck. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimBbNNdE-X_eqjgqSzNJj8NBuPBFMTlUv89BNldGAxHoPb71n0pH48prXjRay7IrXzUXnnqdzsSVNcvbG48uKprSosVhFbe8zrJhc6LuZV5vEO9NzRzdq6ultcItZVrE_loVaA-IAR669fmHiwrOHteJAUqAga3BaV6xqfrPy04P7YbV3xhtFTe6oM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimBbNNdE-X_eqjgqSzNJj8NBuPBFMTlUv89BNldGAxHoPb71n0pH48prXjRay7IrXzUXnnqdzsSVNcvbG48uKprSosVhFbe8zrJhc6LuZV5vEO9NzRzdq6ultcItZVrE_loVaA-IAR669fmHiwrOHteJAUqAga3BaV6xqfrPy04P7YbV3xhtFTe6oM=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>He bolted and plowed creatures from the board pretty quickly, and topped that off with an ancestral recall to keep going. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUNUIauGns8ykStTHNsoxKWXX0p4q-XMCTLsFNl61N2rvPTAcn3b-rO3NnCfZzaJvO8iyhbiPgA-aD8VRYpSit8e5sqWHhn3VRTQdfMrblgxIkHTxk33RjR2KkSYlVm_FHK26lEKbblG3CM7a5zyQqk9Xxaz_c4tSH2r9Q6RdBWuZ82b36jSPISwFg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUNUIauGns8ykStTHNsoxKWXX0p4q-XMCTLsFNl61N2rvPTAcn3b-rO3NnCfZzaJvO8iyhbiPgA-aD8VRYpSit8e5sqWHhn3VRTQdfMrblgxIkHTxk33RjR2KkSYlVm_FHK26lEKbblG3CM7a5zyQqk9Xxaz_c4tSH2r9Q6RdBWuZ82b36jSPISwFg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But, my Elvish Archers did some more damage, and so did the vises here and there. The game was up when I used my single control magic (remember, it is restricted in this format) to get his Shivan dragon over to my side and attack with that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgV2ibrIo1qMvAFeuhpWK0MldOVO72TSxvRtMJ0csx8BPfLTaLJ2907annHar2aqq-ArLY9rvz0y23l0xe6cMKx8iP1HLvO7UuQs98bSfGQSamLRGTAG_3FHRiqz4_-A1GvXd25ZE3mgM6yhlshqvanIjv9llJC_4heIGJ7zjPailTmMjFykh5qgH0m" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgV2ibrIo1qMvAFeuhpWK0MldOVO72TSxvRtMJ0csx8BPfLTaLJ2907annHar2aqq-ArLY9rvz0y23l0xe6cMKx8iP1HLvO7UuQs98bSfGQSamLRGTAG_3FHRiqz4_-A1GvXd25ZE3mgM6yhlshqvanIjv9llJC_4heIGJ7zjPailTmMjFykh5qgH0m=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />The second game, Hero had nog drawn bolts or plows, but decided to get rid of my Kird Ape quickly with a berserk. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTp03fm7OcPyD7RevzzLkcKfa7pNh0PHJzE-JqEhFrP84eNm0ZGb3V9s4OxxSrfde9zofQu7ttXzNhiGfbpAQ7l94_AE444j4g7Zz292vbAklM0FFvh7buyGgY65pKpkoqlC9InH9hiEsKiTwOt9MT5eQqaOvVDbuSyiCv-youANRfQYb9Oeqv0ApS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTp03fm7OcPyD7RevzzLkcKfa7pNh0PHJzE-JqEhFrP84eNm0ZGb3V9s4OxxSrfde9zofQu7ttXzNhiGfbpAQ7l94_AE444j4g7Zz292vbAklM0FFvh7buyGgY65pKpkoqlC9InH9hiEsKiTwOt9MT5eQqaOvVDbuSyiCv-youANRfQYb9Oeqv0ApS=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />That was a pretty good choice, since I only had a Llanowar Elves to add to the field, while he had a Dragon Welp. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYhxjKnEpOO9B03oZCNUbam5UK0WXrUl8VoA6F9d2HkL_PIeBKoVZVn_-nwfEeH9MbuT2KW53Q66rFZy4RD3URXPq_BUgHW7QuNTFtzHLo_lje0revtvGphOtDGEyspEtxnHlZjGTAXdzNhbva8HPbQbYRYNdI5avET05wNtfHZGPjM9uRyBrrvN2f" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYhxjKnEpOO9B03oZCNUbam5UK0WXrUl8VoA6F9d2HkL_PIeBKoVZVn_-nwfEeH9MbuT2KW53Q66rFZy4RD3URXPq_BUgHW7QuNTFtzHLo_lje0revtvGphOtDGEyspEtxnHlZjGTAXdzNhbva8HPbQbYRYNdI5avET05wNtfHZGPjM9uRyBrrvN2f" width="320" /></a></div><br />Fortunately, I could shoot that out of the sky with lightning bolt, and did some damage with my Elves. It was only one point every time, but hey, slow and steady also works. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz0vJSKYl3wcNyy8Is8D-o4yzZ8P0u3QqDg8-XmCcsdxbhPWRfc4wRj4mEcRNdQq3LErk0I0z_QnTDNcuYyve8oyujAFlRl5L7ERmuUhKvbTcLupzU8hM7vZIJQOmBXO_dIEF0wRg_MDCf49VCZ4JIu0jhlxbIvBeyqhbW135ISBA1y9MFWQRRqOrJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz0vJSKYl3wcNyy8Is8D-o4yzZ8P0u3QqDg8-XmCcsdxbhPWRfc4wRj4mEcRNdQq3LErk0I0z_QnTDNcuYyve8oyujAFlRl5L7ERmuUhKvbTcLupzU8hM7vZIJQOmBXO_dIEF0wRg_MDCf49VCZ4JIu0jhlxbIvBeyqhbW135ISBA1y9MFWQRRqOrJ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />After I thought I was going to be doing some real damage with my two-headed giant, Hero thought it would be a good idea to use to swords to plowshares he had drawn. So again, no damage with the giant. Alas. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgo96OR6ZzDzgV0hmTzZC-mWUTIqecwUYj290aaPBZaolNMIx8SGPo7HGulwufVrTykMjpn5hSzBXm3I9crJzORMAZ4QDlscFuFxJ6Ddwi8O6HlX_FDzNc3vDu0P8R9DaC17F6bpD6IxnCRqHsL6fWBW-EwANTA3nwJGe598-m6Yexeql4ZXQ32N5eX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgo96OR6ZzDzgV0hmTzZC-mWUTIqecwUYj290aaPBZaolNMIx8SGPo7HGulwufVrTykMjpn5hSzBXm3I9crJzORMAZ4QDlscFuFxJ6Ddwi8O6HlX_FDzNc3vDu0P8R9DaC17F6bpD6IxnCRqHsL6fWBW-EwANTA3nwJGe598-m6Yexeql4ZXQ32N5eX=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />But since my deck was full of creatures, I eventually got more on the board, thinking I would finally get somewhere. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfjEU_l2jZNbHzJGvCZOVXZ1lJpd6PJ3vfQt-i43onxerzodr9KiLGCgRli4Dsil3IhKq-jS6dmFZF0BW4TnzFmNV06XBtSMSmvCu74Buco9c1CTNWVXgF_zUj66H64BuYQVHRrBwW7E96FTmZbKuRSyzMQdNxG04EdS_ZhBAvAXlNk7btDz2299t8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfjEU_l2jZNbHzJGvCZOVXZ1lJpd6PJ3vfQt-i43onxerzodr9KiLGCgRli4Dsil3IhKq-jS6dmFZF0BW4TnzFmNV06XBtSMSmvCu74Buco9c1CTNWVXgF_zUj66H64BuYQVHRrBwW7E96FTmZbKuRSyzMQdNxG04EdS_ZhBAvAXlNk7btDz2299t8=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />But, red and white are not the most optimal colors for this deck to play against, so my elves and efreet were quickly removed again. <br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsmhLz4hOveaQsz_-ice9mG_yro4vZuz2BKBp_x_akqfAUovzeZpd0ImyUW1EHFKQQNHsVBhTzkuElQV-3DnqrOq_UZXZJXXhBxwtANHSyxNi2Sx2TrSrjg-infT3EfD9KjTvTnKnIP7QuNbktDsq0_dxYkVYeh7vQ-btisz5WXPZlWVIwxmQqQtMd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsmhLz4hOveaQsz_-ice9mG_yro4vZuz2BKBp_x_akqfAUovzeZpd0ImyUW1EHFKQQNHsVBhTzkuElQV-3DnqrOq_UZXZJXXhBxwtANHSyxNi2Sx2TrSrjg-infT3EfD9KjTvTnKnIP7QuNbktDsq0_dxYkVYeh7vQ-btisz5WXPZlWVIwxmQqQtMd=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Hero decided to Timetwister after taking out my creatures, and I put out some more on the board. I guess recycling all that creature elimination is a good game plan. I got this after the twister. Not bad I suppose. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiq6ghlcg2ukwf7FbfOCJSEEOJ8qC4_lQMDVV47UuKFa4upkx-BT_Y-iDQtlyJrsXAvnqFplJh1MROCYhnYIvctrcXv72BPM0a-OK9DGSPEgWWtKbvrGCMeR1SU1nFxl5ewpFXu339SLaqHumKPDSMDtzRglRB9_fnuWuckll4VavhfyVEj3vA_y9_o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiq6ghlcg2ukwf7FbfOCJSEEOJ8qC4_lQMDVV47UuKFa4upkx-BT_Y-iDQtlyJrsXAvnqFplJh1MROCYhnYIvctrcXv72BPM0a-OK9DGSPEgWWtKbvrGCMeR1SU1nFxl5ewpFXu339SLaqHumKPDSMDtzRglRB9_fnuWuckll4VavhfyVEj3vA_y9_o=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />But, Hero had drawn a demonic tutor, and went for a balance to take out my creatures. I could see he was pleased with his decision :)<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqcMdtyZRmKHoKaoJW6IFuJWQepmOrXmG-Z_AN5-qhbg8No68xFjzJzoPa2gEJiA6Q1OY1d0d_FDt_r3aAcLbzV0VVFoTdNyZoKtBmerN69byvO5JS3t5KECecPAWZdlFysZSBzp2UnuUn7hmEgVkERjMEqpL3J934XHDPQshhaK-A8Au9I_DHy2TH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqcMdtyZRmKHoKaoJW6IFuJWQepmOrXmG-Z_AN5-qhbg8No68xFjzJzoPa2gEJiA6Q1OY1d0d_FDt_r3aAcLbzV0VVFoTdNyZoKtBmerN69byvO5JS3t5KECecPAWZdlFysZSBzp2UnuUn7hmEgVkERjMEqpL3J934XHDPQshhaK-A8Au9I_DHy2TH=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />So, I lightning bolted him in response to the balance, played ancestral recall on my turn, and played some more creatures. <br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgQiYMh4AJY41655vrzRC1PiibGPCZNAOtXGjsRkWycbAS5Jw4a2oN33enXc4uxU3FG5fv2348cJoWtUBtDMR0BQChxS2KRXTmD4AQqbM6P4ew8-TwO6xXGAjPb73javgp_szQw9dwVIWuXqmkcu4zF_SlSQJ5zaxQ5JzmehdWQYFhZCCt-FYXeBRM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgQiYMh4AJY41655vrzRC1PiibGPCZNAOtXGjsRkWycbAS5Jw4a2oN33enXc4uxU3FG5fv2348cJoWtUBtDMR0BQChxS2KRXTmD4AQqbM6P4ew8-TwO6xXGAjPb73javgp_szQw9dwVIWuXqmkcu4zF_SlSQJ5zaxQ5JzmehdWQYFhZCCt-FYXeBRM=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Hero took out the Efreet immediately, and then played some creatures of his own, attacking me with a dragon whelp. I used my orb to get rid of the enormous dragon staring me in the face, untapped, played a land an wheel of fortune. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4iDxoF85UQLB-d8VEHS74rsRMKim_97aXbDt4VtGAhNqbYdxqJGeidi89GShNSueR_mHT050c10ii4FpVzJpkXz_H6a4AURpK05NsbGF58wnpSfgyV_n7xFKPvXTx5iV6aCpliCVQJGSOeF4TDE76UHpLahD08BAuDaGJSj0hisLuMkmroegg4Zp5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4iDxoF85UQLB-d8VEHS74rsRMKim_97aXbDt4VtGAhNqbYdxqJGeidi89GShNSueR_mHT050c10ii4FpVzJpkXz_H6a4AURpK05NsbGF58wnpSfgyV_n7xFKPvXTx5iV6aCpliCVQJGSOeF4TDE76UHpLahD08BAuDaGJSj0hisLuMkmroegg4Zp5=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />That gave me a bolt for the remaining whelp, another efreet and a time walk, which was enough to wrap up the game. <br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqZ8dcZGwd6OL_5yEcJsIkxlz9y6ZVHIHcHQ5Whs64N-55555GiPp2NPFGHBKpqCZko8zVIs2SP4-_1HWK4C0LXEJnSArsSordBLvamItbBSQ-GtdjuKMr-1YzQmqDFRewNwjn5nI7sk8v9RcBdglF8UAY_8UfSKuX4H2Ckw-VOqf9Dd2__3DzkOQY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqZ8dcZGwd6OL_5yEcJsIkxlz9y6ZVHIHcHQ5Whs64N-55555GiPp2NPFGHBKpqCZko8zVIs2SP4-_1HWK4C0LXEJnSArsSordBLvamItbBSQ-GtdjuKMr-1YzQmqDFRewNwjn5nI7sk8v9RcBdglF8UAY_8UfSKuX4H2Ckw-VOqf9Dd2__3DzkOQY=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />That gave me some time to take some pictures of people still playing:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijG9SKFrIW32cRhmUhRP97MJaQ9k45Vp8DpPj7rtAhJi4kDuIb1NtzO0jr3lcTdDxOSMjjuHUtqjjsONTT_AqithuXo4wkq_gwXOMrs-mfQ3soPy5Z-UxuGZ0meLdXmBXIra5GQ6UxPJM9pj8wEsEVxDRCxdYP6_wUIdnwZgbHIm5fJoPjQQc4VR9W" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijG9SKFrIW32cRhmUhRP97MJaQ9k45Vp8DpPj7rtAhJi4kDuIb1NtzO0jr3lcTdDxOSMjjuHUtqjjsONTT_AqithuXo4wkq_gwXOMrs-mfQ3soPy5Z-UxuGZ0meLdXmBXIra5GQ6UxPJM9pj8wEsEVxDRCxdYP6_wUIdnwZgbHIm5fJoPjQQc4VR9W=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVVZumgTtdhwADzWOfKoWapU4qO8JnAr4QV_qhtnDzQf_idsyvppPHWn2fgOq48m-HsLpS8Cmysjd9yg3VtCWqNExBGUKTxIMqHB4T6gWaGrbgorgiJq3ub-BDDSL7lmUYZKXeq1iy9k5gt3RTJF9q3Tz7dz9B5F2e9UwKIQjs4kJHs3QhKMDNRttC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVVZumgTtdhwADzWOfKoWapU4qO8JnAr4QV_qhtnDzQf_idsyvppPHWn2fgOq48m-HsLpS8Cmysjd9yg3VtCWqNExBGUKTxIMqHB4T6gWaGrbgorgiJq3ub-BDDSL7lmUYZKXeq1iy9k5gt3RTJF9q3Tz7dz9B5F2e9UwKIQjs4kJHs3QhKMDNRttC=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkCWXy7RRCOWB2qnAr0CArBmBlHNN1O9ZWLhzdv8PQx6YXKCBf6rEE7ugS7EkXlyLNbX_kXBcUC2AovTQJNp0PN96NlFDIWUkFQCZZT0Q0S0u22FD04-elu931ZQ3z3ax6H3s-qmOLhFmEsQlV1oaxIwt1kgGHZB40YQgbbSUn8rvc2ocWrlNYhves" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkCWXy7RRCOWB2qnAr0CArBmBlHNN1O9ZWLhzdv8PQx6YXKCBf6rEE7ugS7EkXlyLNbX_kXBcUC2AovTQJNp0PN96NlFDIWUkFQCZZT0Q0S0u22FD04-elu931ZQ3z3ax6H3s-qmOLhFmEsQlV1oaxIwt1kgGHZB40YQgbbSUn8rvc2ocWrlNYhves=w400-h300" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">just going for it! Lord of the pit with no creatures to back it up. Nice!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1viZAFL13KnDeOJbrjVmRC2SK__KD0QnqxajpOaQu_CN2gq2K3pR70o3vY-Ng6lXR1dYV1ucwzjtOfGsVzRV1LZBAMZF3fFtoym-IKa4NOcJGICenwWnZWn3t643IFuN71nnQh94wQrAyOyOLtO9Jz4vJV09-G-jsYzgsJNjIc7vCrtgF7mCwJppz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1viZAFL13KnDeOJbrjVmRC2SK__KD0QnqxajpOaQu_CN2gq2K3pR70o3vY-Ng6lXR1dYV1ucwzjtOfGsVzRV1LZBAMZF3fFtoym-IKa4NOcJGICenwWnZWn3t643IFuN71nnQh94wQrAyOyOLtO9Jz4vJV09-G-jsYzgsJNjIc7vCrtgF7mCwJppz=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><b>Round 5, Rob with Atog artifacts Burn</b><br /><p></p><p>For the last round, I played Rob. I kept a reasonable hand, I thought. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhscgAerC32U5hddeQ6H9Q4WhNSiMV1xs7TRkkFz2sLRDRCdsg67dcQGKuaFdmaBivQhvny8k8gPdqS6k0zxzLbZONmPI0EEHufk6HFNjrt9YDkSK1DWAQulZ9sGR_sP-PwIyL-a3bjTXafV-KX9iF8FBjKYAQ2pTVsNFLTcEsG8vn9Vx52Oe7FW_za" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhscgAerC32U5hddeQ6H9Q4WhNSiMV1xs7TRkkFz2sLRDRCdsg67dcQGKuaFdmaBivQhvny8k8gPdqS6k0zxzLbZONmPI0EEHufk6HFNjrt9YDkSK1DWAQulZ9sGR_sP-PwIyL-a3bjTXafV-KX9iF8FBjKYAQ2pTVsNFLTcEsG8vn9Vx52Oe7FW_za=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>So, after a first turn Elvish archers from my side, Rob played sol ring, black vise. Fortunately, I would not be taking that much damage from that. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg04XhhJy5cpSGQb9LKt8vWHiCvZh1-nEZ-N6ejKIYOKVKNTXJcCY55dnWxko9bBcMxDbNBsSTyHAXh9KR0Xgb8MU2-0X32ulLIiEEBATEpo_En_8lCRIDXdMky0MXT5QBpaqezAw7QgGfDKJi_I73nh6ZuQ-zu-TicG7oGTcBlcuExXO4DEk5VdmI6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg04XhhJy5cpSGQb9LKt8vWHiCvZh1-nEZ-N6ejKIYOKVKNTXJcCY55dnWxko9bBcMxDbNBsSTyHAXh9KR0Xgb8MU2-0X32ulLIiEEBATEpo_En_8lCRIDXdMky0MXT5QBpaqezAw7QgGfDKJi_I73nh6ZuQ-zu-TicG7oGTcBlcuExXO4DEk5VdmI6=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I followed up with a Serendib Efreet, but rob played copy artifact on his sol ring, and played an Icy Manipulator. Ouch. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKSLZYgAiVW4syYifRmB716II5tE-_vdovKtPv5xNBK6gjiBdFDhLKHfC-cQ6_-_rEoh2i7ERa1IQkVNMo1Sjdp1WYw3k0ysWc2aV90SxQbLq05bCGRbRt99f-ddqFE8Th1AaIW0JKFMUDFoyCMQZUxiQaGohc8qVgpOvD8kgE3pctzPqroaQdtIMx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKSLZYgAiVW4syYifRmB716II5tE-_vdovKtPv5xNBK6gjiBdFDhLKHfC-cQ6_-_rEoh2i7ERa1IQkVNMo1Sjdp1WYw3k0ysWc2aV90SxQbLq05bCGRbRt99f-ddqFE8Th1AaIW0JKFMUDFoyCMQZUxiQaGohc8qVgpOvD8kgE3pctzPqroaQdtIMx=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />Rob followed up with Ancestral recall. With even more artifacts on the board, Rob then played Atog. <br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhO7B4xNNQCvPc8S_LlWURoxvbHmSqpHQ-IMWJfHLBSvT7YWLhMw3SprQ8m3UQTRJlXzFwbDpiTb6o0Z5P5RncWWDri309-xaoSyVUxfnZBh-mkM64KHc9kF1TqT9fl5kOp2xamfxXngHIIPLJIFqyBUaBcGE6TNlFpdomFEEhRlmrzyF0SOzUZNH4g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhO7B4xNNQCvPc8S_LlWURoxvbHmSqpHQ-IMWJfHLBSvT7YWLhMw3SprQ8m3UQTRJlXzFwbDpiTb6o0Z5P5RncWWDri309-xaoSyVUxfnZBh-mkM64KHc9kF1TqT9fl5kOp2xamfxXngHIIPLJIFqyBUaBcGE6TNlFpdomFEEhRlmrzyF0SOzUZNH4g=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I responded by playing psionic blast on Rob, and more Archers, hoping that with a little damage at a time, I would manage. <br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhisGe6PTnlWmKZRkLD97ni22dj1bEGl8uvqil-adgRzA0-sVij17yctQm0AdsPbTh6JhlRtvTYrdWNkakeoFnYdEjh0Mx4ltCtjOmUJgYw3VTBV6ZKYY-SPWGcRwaeotEPRWP40KsbHUvUxHUqckvHWC0cAzvVOTZvAIbP0ly4CWUKLEMVb9cF5QAm" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhisGe6PTnlWmKZRkLD97ni22dj1bEGl8uvqil-adgRzA0-sVij17yctQm0AdsPbTh6JhlRtvTYrdWNkakeoFnYdEjh0Mx4ltCtjOmUJgYw3VTBV6ZKYY-SPWGcRwaeotEPRWP40KsbHUvUxHUqckvHWC0cAzvVOTZvAIbP0ly4CWUKLEMVb9cF5QAm=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />That proved to be enough. 1-0. Rob started on the next game with an obscene opening: <br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV6hUtkhzcsR24cMEJPeqSqlAUIAKpd3fv9Ro0P3fDkT4EZc5uFwpxrzAKak7n2vl-FhsmgdpSONgbS9tVt9zTWpbN5Q_qUZvvoI3fJGRn0lfGr_Ltr3tM2GpT2YjG-5P_AZlQibzADTXyUBpvr6Qs9mQlnc5NtZm6Cx3EC94u3ZJvxwAL5WbEymdY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV6hUtkhzcsR24cMEJPeqSqlAUIAKpd3fv9Ro0P3fDkT4EZc5uFwpxrzAKak7n2vl-FhsmgdpSONgbS9tVt9zTWpbN5Q_qUZvvoI3fJGRn0lfGr_Ltr3tM2GpT2YjG-5P_AZlQibzADTXyUBpvr6Qs9mQlnc5NtZm6Cx3EC94u3ZJvxwAL5WbEymdY=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></p><br />With me taking 9 damage before I could do anything, that game was going to be over pretty quickly. I scrambled to get stuff out of my hand as quick as I could and managed to squeeze out a win while being on only 3. Fortunately, my sideboarded in terrors got rid of his Atogs. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr7T-l5cUKY_xZS9NMIGCiwcnnNNDGoV38_oM_Azc2Gl7_XWSJzhbBo-_iIj1K-qEG0I1Qy5_QJTHmtpxnsDf8CJcNoqA_d-83VpN7G4YS913q5BKYgGs5QRpfWv5C3zIdDZYXV9yx5TKmAID3GYNx7k_J2WBXTavHZCoSNSx2t-8Yj1Sy3fgRfH28" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr7T-l5cUKY_xZS9NMIGCiwcnnNNDGoV38_oM_Azc2Gl7_XWSJzhbBo-_iIj1K-qEG0I1Qy5_QJTHmtpxnsDf8CJcNoqA_d-83VpN7G4YS913q5BKYgGs5QRpfWv5C3zIdDZYXV9yx5TKmAID3GYNx7k_J2WBXTavHZCoSNSx2t-8Yj1Sy3fgRfH28=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />That gave me some more time to take some more pictures of people playing old cardboard :)<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7fBzIBfYCqbP1H7_fh-IRuyFLU-MGEmSslJGWXSeEe1n3FM23XHBkQoi3oSloqzuXfuuhOhCYTC8DdYdDblkkJzZnc8ktaKhYQUR9Udj2DqhUxp53NXFfG3QdK5Bd_nKXhvyD8w_Tq07tTLaQOc2yawmp2WFnZGeGOWXpnEzbmH-DwJAk6lC8ea0I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7fBzIBfYCqbP1H7_fh-IRuyFLU-MGEmSslJGWXSeEe1n3FM23XHBkQoi3oSloqzuXfuuhOhCYTC8DdYdDblkkJzZnc8ktaKhYQUR9Udj2DqhUxp53NXFfG3QdK5Bd_nKXhvyD8w_Tq07tTLaQOc2yawmp2WFnZGeGOWXpnEzbmH-DwJAk6lC8ea0I=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhM3ZrEXAGJdGCzovq6wXStS5SnYS7n4QtS3t_bn6KCt6A6FBoUBToL2qN-dIAOb0WU_PrcS-HM2e3IxbpxCOPewc1VOM2d0SaRIxzxHlk-wk-Pw-4iOv6_3-G4-POOj-AS6MYxwHfdH_z0clhWwlSRssYM5wtDVqIwSE9rDmoNWtdr3OCHsTQ8T16" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhM3ZrEXAGJdGCzovq6wXStS5SnYS7n4QtS3t_bn6KCt6A6FBoUBToL2qN-dIAOb0WU_PrcS-HM2e3IxbpxCOPewc1VOM2d0SaRIxzxHlk-wk-Pw-4iOv6_3-G4-POOj-AS6MYxwHfdH_z0clhWwlSRssYM5wtDVqIwSE9rDmoNWtdr3OCHsTQ8T16=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO3Seg27w7QD-KeMenzKCY2yACEyKC0xzk4MHOKAO3Nxm8FwXrFq7GXFLjfLa8Alt2Xd7z6YkmkO4wbXAt8BLYdal0IeUt4uPtvQS_BaPlEUS_IghrLu5GaPT75aGG5HfCCkJlHHDhHPkVNQm-ErJTYY3qzMgA5GIGAV4wcqIBO4ZtAkF8IwQuhxRK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO3Seg27w7QD-KeMenzKCY2yACEyKC0xzk4MHOKAO3Nxm8FwXrFq7GXFLjfLa8Alt2Xd7z6YkmkO4wbXAt8BLYdal0IeUt4uPtvQS_BaPlEUS_IghrLu5GaPT75aGG5HfCCkJlHHDhHPkVNQm-ErJTYY3qzMgA5GIGAV4wcqIBO4ZtAkF8IwQuhxRK=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoeIsmtHMzRJszJDCVNK2xElnAvOuRedXP4t2R9K6rnux_vwYCnzackE2nt7SqUwbh6pka7xRorqUdOMVhoTz60Re5LmBLNXH8GdO29xjY59xZ3ZtsyoYlPgwWEdFrRE57Xp9Y4CuXCzEyyXkG2QLm5_vuGomTt8WlyEfvQXV46NOAPYgP_KRwAIjH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoeIsmtHMzRJszJDCVNK2xElnAvOuRedXP4t2R9K6rnux_vwYCnzackE2nt7SqUwbh6pka7xRorqUdOMVhoTz60Re5LmBLNXH8GdO29xjY59xZ3ZtsyoYlPgwWEdFrRE57Xp9Y4CuXCzEyyXkG2QLm5_vuGomTt8WlyEfvQXV46NOAPYgP_KRwAIjH=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />Farmstead did not have a top 8, but a top 4, in which I had placed first by defeating Rob. So, on to the top 4 it was!<br /><br /><b>Semi-finals</b></div><div><br /></div><div>I think I was playing Steven in the semi-finals with his control deck, the only match I had lost during the day. But, I started with a good feeling with a first turn scryb sprites, while my opponent played, ermm, a bit more spectacular opening?<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR1FpDlJE1JQPK95346vHQDmgg2L8vFle6IzJZ9QzqK87M6un-_J-PkpaYlnDe0I9SjO8R8D85eEQARk5UD0UdoFS26G4ASBJfqqHuJdTGa3UqVB0svdVuplmIvJ5UNyXuz7l7f0Gjxt8lAHzFeKk61Ij7EBn-pSDj2Hc9sTuj1PKevJ1qwGG7OSmH" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR1FpDlJE1JQPK95346vHQDmgg2L8vFle6IzJZ9QzqK87M6un-_J-PkpaYlnDe0I9SjO8R8D85eEQARk5UD0UdoFS26G4ASBJfqqHuJdTGa3UqVB0svdVuplmIvJ5UNyXuz7l7f0Gjxt8lAHzFeKk61Ij7EBn-pSDj2Hc9sTuj1PKevJ1qwGG7OSmH=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ok... that is bad</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>He played a first turn timetwister with all the restricted artifacts on the board, so that was not a good sign for me. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZZdbrnlQG_1P-nRlalrZVeZYwXSSAHBUYt4qc841n-Yz5iq6Ai6wfMIwrm7w6kYXGxIXrAeZOVRoGU0x5ApilKAmz7XWaZnnf_fijGNbiA-vpvyha8XDw5otr8QJ3B41MPkVUi0IG_XmF3gxZIB6HEP-fWDQckGufTI0M4Wrwe_2YqzxM34fTT0pR" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZZdbrnlQG_1P-nRlalrZVeZYwXSSAHBUYt4qc841n-Yz5iq6Ai6wfMIwrm7w6kYXGxIXrAeZOVRoGU0x5ApilKAmz7XWaZnnf_fijGNbiA-vpvyha8XDw5otr8QJ3B41MPkVUi0IG_XmF3gxZIB6HEP-fWDQckGufTI0M4Wrwe_2YqzxM34fTT0pR=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />But on the upside, I did have a black vise that finally did something, and a Kird ape. Which was swords to plowshared away quickly. Damn. And then followed up from his side by a turn 3 Serra Angel. That was not looking good. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlXH0tvvubvYo8DToLVQPj-uAQSFFKx4TZV8lpliX-2e0ZKCIvumx2LuiVTHnhmyRhK-3WQo6G0eGd9Fi9-L6wXkRfP33uNdrb91nID-SdDf9gTAMqsFdW8sJSINJ1DRj8tDPsPzlzkN-uFVBAKoTwuKr0Lbb4tQFgnhIG1uC_6og5QotTfHvxJfRv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlXH0tvvubvYo8DToLVQPj-uAQSFFKx4TZV8lpliX-2e0ZKCIvumx2LuiVTHnhmyRhK-3WQo6G0eGd9Fi9-L6wXkRfP33uNdrb91nID-SdDf9gTAMqsFdW8sJSINJ1DRj8tDPsPzlzkN-uFVBAKoTwuKr0Lbb4tQFgnhIG1uC_6og5QotTfHvxJfRv=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzSgbPMlHpnr8vQEOHLWMn9iEo0AWeKsMigj4K4R87j7otRc3lipxUVfflY_R1JtjcLX7J1gESubT2_J5IM1e3hZnTpKwBnX4QzASvd62Af84JdSQlY-q9mYBn5mj3hOQvk7sEFg1VNidtJe1-pB0g7N_LK8xYOxp7yF38y4-yO0Pvps61Z9zk5x_A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzSgbPMlHpnr8vQEOHLWMn9iEo0AWeKsMigj4K4R87j7otRc3lipxUVfflY_R1JtjcLX7J1gESubT2_J5IM1e3hZnTpKwBnX4QzASvd62Af84JdSQlY-q9mYBn5mj3hOQvk7sEFg1VNidtJe1-pB0g7N_LK8xYOxp7yF38y4-yO0Pvps61Z9zk5x_A" width="320" /></a></div><br />I tried doing some damage with the small creatures I have, but that was not going well with all the swords to plowshares flying around. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkA-ZvllbZRQ2S_Vs-ImB7y95Wa-5Zc9uasXuaowvu0YChCxkTHD_jnfsAfBPcswiC3B8oElUvYJdYjYKaGJmgmQ1LTPUoFkunALkhAxFtGmjsYzZ6ky2nN_YU5Y8Mb6coqSw98y2SJ8sV2jvMgaOjoP8OVMdz7rX-rwt-uacZFpenuj889E9BKC5B" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkA-ZvllbZRQ2S_Vs-ImB7y95Wa-5Zc9uasXuaowvu0YChCxkTHD_jnfsAfBPcswiC3B8oElUvYJdYjYKaGJmgmQ1LTPUoFkunALkhAxFtGmjsYzZ6ky2nN_YU5Y8Mb6coqSw98y2SJ8sV2jvMgaOjoP8OVMdz7rX-rwt-uacZFpenuj889E9BKC5B=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I was taking hits from the Serra, and my opponent had played a Jayemdae tome. I had to do something or I was going to lose. Fortunately, I got another black vise, and played wheel of fortune. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYpSJL9dNLqG7sA7eoUFErQWO3d0tZaiShlwlt8x2zYdcA9cH5SKfVHksoxGhs_iqb-CV67ksuNnQzkw6nn_qIoYCBaHqQ2Af887l26XoktPuawNfbNQDH6OX4IGNFfNq8XNei9xwkMaLJDeenYy0hs269-Gy6GT4r_gdfBmLv9lgjjDLw-Z-o6GLr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYpSJL9dNLqG7sA7eoUFErQWO3d0tZaiShlwlt8x2zYdcA9cH5SKfVHksoxGhs_iqb-CV67ksuNnQzkw6nn_qIoYCBaHqQ2Af887l26XoktPuawNfbNQDH6OX4IGNFfNq8XNei9xwkMaLJDeenYy0hs269-Gy6GT4r_gdfBmLv9lgjjDLw-Z-o6GLr=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />That did a lot of damage, which I could then follow up with a fireball for the win, that was close. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhr6WxNzdXtJghcFWkPwVWBLH7En035Gbz0XRlBnx4eHJil0-o9jTIISZhQ8pybUGZH6XRK5CBWLWD4b085BhlDOUhb4ZHlwwqKE9rRjedXDsq9S3hdvbpZIUWtszA85vCdTEn1L4KWhDk76mjn5BChlKUXvvWG0ZE_Jl8jH9IM6sQDSf0GmZRXBHeQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhr6WxNzdXtJghcFWkPwVWBLH7En035Gbz0XRlBnx4eHJil0-o9jTIISZhQ8pybUGZH6XRK5CBWLWD4b085BhlDOUhb4ZHlwwqKE9rRjedXDsq9S3hdvbpZIUWtszA85vCdTEn1L4KWhDk76mjn5BChlKUXvvWG0ZE_Jl8jH9IM6sQDSf0GmZRXBHeQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The second game was a bit of a non game for both of use. We were both not getting a lot of mana, I was missing out on red, he was missing out on blue. My creatures were doing little damage before being removed, but every point counts. My elves did a bit, and the black vise that showed up on turn four or five also did some damage. Little at a time, the game was going in my direction, even though I had a fist full of red cards I could not play. </div><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjrzmsy4aalWqQz8246_e59plMoW7RZcWiUZ1zxUFkdOKxYaSPtynlb4kn5nCaFDF3OYo8F-mM_sjdDGL6_VqOOrbWMz2P1IatX_GO8-EPmooEBJQ-loY6tT7yzPbW7sUmqXmkZyYLr1gdAUDTG6EpArbH7f2AtUTDjn_CBp8Bx7uo-0oe8-CgC_3v" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjrzmsy4aalWqQz8246_e59plMoW7RZcWiUZ1zxUFkdOKxYaSPtynlb4kn5nCaFDF3OYo8F-mM_sjdDGL6_VqOOrbWMz2P1IatX_GO8-EPmooEBJQ-loY6tT7yzPbW7sUmqXmkZyYLr1gdAUDTG6EpArbH7f2AtUTDjn_CBp8Bx7uo-0oe8-CgC_3v=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1pRlB6fhmKzc0fWezoajHhTwym6hsuxzYj5edVrzymckDcWyMBsAbZFNioKaPgwTv5NsvXObY96vbV_7t-lEUxTB1CtfvHCdVJnaRRdnhySwYV1Zb2y_FdWg9EgYSthRhpYslB2_HJvY5jLSKVX2SECtVfcw1pasCnmkwQyjAdZLyOwlOj7MmItoH" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1pRlB6fhmKzc0fWezoajHhTwym6hsuxzYj5edVrzymckDcWyMBsAbZFNioKaPgwTv5NsvXObY96vbV_7t-lEUxTB1CtfvHCdVJnaRRdnhySwYV1Zb2y_FdWg9EgYSthRhpYslB2_HJvY5jLSKVX2SECtVfcw1pasCnmkwQyjAdZLyOwlOj7MmItoH=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the kird apes would have really helped speed things up.. but they never hit the board</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The game ended with a psionic blast and more vise damage. Not much of a game, but it is what Magic does sometimes. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2eraCmHJM9zbmd2NjkFtznkgbQxwKLVML6d84rxhZfLLDGkJy7GXA9xcQ5wAmljPg7Jyc6ROVJxVyFS8JMF9pO-UbWkOJzRTWwCWTJAyDQgzIaNFp3xRvqY81_3-scHBkBKbXO8Py75KnkA3WNTX1eAgkWufOiJDN9Y__a9O8-d8Osg89jL22hqAv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2eraCmHJM9zbmd2NjkFtznkgbQxwKLVML6d84rxhZfLLDGkJy7GXA9xcQ5wAmljPg7Jyc6ROVJxVyFS8JMF9pO-UbWkOJzRTWwCWTJAyDQgzIaNFp3xRvqY81_3-scHBkBKbXO8Py75KnkA3WNTX1eAgkWufOiJDN9Y__a9O8-d8Osg89jL22hqAv=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Meanwhile, the other semi-final was still going on. Rob, on the left, eventually won because his opponent was so gracious to let hem take back a mistake. That was very sportsmanlike! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnz_2IVIgLtXH3l8LnKcjjIsxvudOBZWfylCpjOdy9iskM_LN9V_d0R_IyzxWdS1CWuya8eBayBR9D--8s2bX3nrrEApbT8yhC7se_uHIvXk0VJ5nbXpzwn3APbAUvjP85SwZlhZpubGicrJQN5RQpXC5tF_PkPaz697e5Hvs7QCfFWUWf_6d_idZB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnz_2IVIgLtXH3l8LnKcjjIsxvudOBZWfylCpjOdy9iskM_LN9V_d0R_IyzxWdS1CWuya8eBayBR9D--8s2bX3nrrEApbT8yhC7se_uHIvXk0VJ5nbXpzwn3APbAUvjP85SwZlhZpubGicrJQN5RQpXC5tF_PkPaz697e5Hvs7QCfFWUWf_6d_idZB=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhysJkGxC_tfMFfvQE4VJYeBlw9819Fj6j-4AcPgBojM3i5tX5e-mC_BaCVD03-wudqlfmUX2wy6zWzMggThp3PI3pcnrh2f2AuVqXtLjo5ueX1GPSStmBIbE1wPVTk3EEGDH-NFgPTyRHJVMnI61hx4uc40LzfZQBxD5HENQumXoq_dVp2DwxjPyBY" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhysJkGxC_tfMFfvQE4VJYeBlw9819Fj6j-4AcPgBojM3i5tX5e-mC_BaCVD03-wudqlfmUX2wy6zWzMggThp3PI3pcnrh2f2AuVqXtLjo5ueX1GPSStmBIbE1wPVTk3EEGDH-NFgPTyRHJVMnI61hx4uc40LzfZQBxD5HENQumXoq_dVp2DwxjPyBY=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rob winning with his Atogs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>Finals</b></div><div><br /></div><div>So, I was in the finals again, just like last year. My opening hand was not very speedy, but did contain an ancestral recall, which I wanted to keep because there was also a regrowth there. That should net me some small and quick creatures, right?<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-rOGgnSGqkjbycDTMhNxlXf7BeT41quobS32hw9V-JDINGLwIc_X1bsy_xtXeETOVCV_9ib-ee8jfpQ-X84cn8HDncG7CkuqbbbSqDXi6rZeX4hD4ZmnWQnYa8Ug21owosq5XrFkg40B1VXaQAzM5yMApsVUwSkudU82JZ4B-FOadHq5i4gNPMo4T" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-rOGgnSGqkjbycDTMhNxlXf7BeT41quobS32hw9V-JDINGLwIc_X1bsy_xtXeETOVCV_9ib-ee8jfpQ-X84cn8HDncG7CkuqbbbSqDXi6rZeX4hD4ZmnWQnYa8Ug21owosq5XrFkg40B1VXaQAzM5yMApsVUwSkudU82JZ4B-FOadHq5i4gNPMo4T=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>Looking back, that was a mistake. I played my Ancestral recall and Rob his, but he had a mox and a vise to follow that up. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5TkrYV4SvaxkLrMvcQaPlJqWigKh4h-eglXeJgAmawRoEnpeFxrovgKeq0Mi5B385iWmD5GYrtZ728NhrPdQ2q0NrM1aot8ki006Mh1I7lTBaW4QctJ9S0cUA57kdFSzCsyBzXqtta4ag5sELr41fxsmz3snNPdpOjnkg6uSusZ1hnko32QEwxpUz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5TkrYV4SvaxkLrMvcQaPlJqWigKh4h-eglXeJgAmawRoEnpeFxrovgKeq0Mi5B385iWmD5GYrtZ728NhrPdQ2q0NrM1aot8ki006Mh1I7lTBaW4QctJ9S0cUA57kdFSzCsyBzXqtta4ag5sELr41fxsmz3snNPdpOjnkg6uSusZ1hnko32QEwxpUz=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And then a copy artifact, while I had not drawn any moxen or one-drops. I had to play an archers, and take a lot of damage. </div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghA0lXF_WMOFONb0GsySgglPcpaNd9GQijVQzqYHbWESM4FJzhyLMboiSWwtxRWrbicbTZCBUGN-AbtgoZkQ_hwxta5Lnviv6hofIcGxZZnnG1igFYYVaSYE1tIIBz8shcqoO9v5Ses6kOg2YdQyTqIkaWgmusVFZAd2AhNqtfeLO0NwwRK5AUeCdv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghA0lXF_WMOFONb0GsySgglPcpaNd9GQijVQzqYHbWESM4FJzhyLMboiSWwtxRWrbicbTZCBUGN-AbtgoZkQ_hwxta5Lnviv6hofIcGxZZnnG1igFYYVaSYE1tIIBz8shcqoO9v5Ses6kOg2YdQyTqIkaWgmusVFZAd2AhNqtfeLO0NwwRK5AUeCdv=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />To top it off, Rob played winter orb, so there was no way for me to get out of this quick enough. With only serendib efreets and archers, and no sprites, elves or apes, I could not get though quickly enough. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFDjrFHwAieBgoni3Wyf_nxerDiv5kfJyGP-dJYWdVKh6TJwmCnS98BMJJWetlhNgzcAhsuzYeQ20Kc6xgrgjGm4qeOHvE8n-ixLEUx2gWc0PLcZYuFH4wKgYTwQ0iFF1EDIRHuJp9WfnQXamihZ8KRh_sB6x2z29zUMDzc6c4GNmI2TZXezWzhfWY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFDjrFHwAieBgoni3Wyf_nxerDiv5kfJyGP-dJYWdVKh6TJwmCnS98BMJJWetlhNgzcAhsuzYeQ20Kc6xgrgjGm4qeOHvE8n-ixLEUx2gWc0PLcZYuFH4wKgYTwQ0iFF1EDIRHuJp9WfnQXamihZ8KRh_sB6x2z29zUMDzc6c4GNmI2TZXezWzhfWY=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />So, 0-1. The next game, I did open a bit quicker. <br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1_x_v5_ZD55kyTghlVJW2qELK94bsx82Ho42MR5eZfjFQkAGi7BQHkgx-IHfOomxoTgbClH9tVZEDtUmXxIezUAhjXCQnpco5zyLBZtGlzbYl4XrugVTYKpFTBFbvYSomPm9Aix7qVw94p6IK11XarIlBMMOvjlkASSABQd5VcVd_fgB97MOoBkpe" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1_x_v5_ZD55kyTghlVJW2qELK94bsx82Ho42MR5eZfjFQkAGi7BQHkgx-IHfOomxoTgbClH9tVZEDtUmXxIezUAhjXCQnpco5zyLBZtGlzbYl4XrugVTYKpFTBFbvYSomPm9Aix7qVw94p6IK11XarIlBMMOvjlkASSABQd5VcVd_fgB97MOoBkpe=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I followed up with a mass of quick creatures, and took almost no damage from the vises of Rob. 1-1. The last game, Rob had a strong opening with Ancestral Recall and moxen again. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEie0A_1DLxcoTGD_FSIVY5zNXsOrvr4Cw4CJxSraMLHIBDnoGoTyjOGb2le3WVoe0NK6twFaLAyO2rm4f2p7sLW2G1sO88lq9FVUS9Efc_j3BdDTknoM6kOxqXJS6b_fPoBJ6DEWZ37et8rRAfyoMwuylLXxbkHGnJofXlb-7YeuchI58pJgAyDQNjw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEie0A_1DLxcoTGD_FSIVY5zNXsOrvr4Cw4CJxSraMLHIBDnoGoTyjOGb2le3WVoe0NK6twFaLAyO2rm4f2p7sLW2G1sO88lq9FVUS9Efc_j3BdDTknoM6kOxqXJS6b_fPoBJ6DEWZ37et8rRAfyoMwuylLXxbkHGnJofXlb-7YeuchI58pJgAyDQNjw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I tried to keep up with all the power coming out, but I could not keep up with his quick mana. In the meantime, I was drawing a complete mana screw, and was stuck with Serendib Efreets and the like with no mana to play them. Also, the shatters I had boarded in never showed, so getting rid of the Icy also was not happening. I was stuck on a land and a mox for way too long and lost because of the lack of mana. Another final lost with Efreets in my hand, just like last year :( That was a bit of a disappointment, because my deck had shown it could take Robs, if only I have enough mana. But in the end, he won fair and square, so I congratulated him and packed up my deck. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8GRlbPnPRypxqFMgDIizSpJukS-RKzelo1RLoH7ClAMs44-3kqs569fqrHOhIjvnN00g8h-JPtMa12hxRXeLufVcOTHtIRe2Js2W3MJjjUzEk43EWgwJcmXQUpsaM15ba-u5y_UDL3WnpRr2MjZSdhrGluJKOjyJ44B0JoenYsPn-f1Q1PuP7I8SN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8GRlbPnPRypxqFMgDIizSpJukS-RKzelo1RLoH7ClAMs44-3kqs569fqrHOhIjvnN00g8h-JPtMa12hxRXeLufVcOTHtIRe2Js2W3MJjjUzEk43EWgwJcmXQUpsaM15ba-u5y_UDL3WnpRr2MjZSdhrGluJKOjyJ44B0JoenYsPn-f1Q1PuP7I8SN=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>By that time, most of the players had gone, with only some hardcore players left :) </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHRKWxKIKuR8f6ycpk8-_sZepzBJGpp8Oa-YdEudEXYkktwiwsQ63BvgE6mT_FEGOcyq9HGjhQWUlJM3DbHOX7MGprYRxvPqrVQQD_ShyWUxdZjA575gqhXMLDARNF9sIg9zP34kgEzwqjeCONn9ZpYi9wawAu6LYJFbqPraF4eQI3fZc2ZF0YEfKK" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHRKWxKIKuR8f6ycpk8-_sZepzBJGpp8Oa-YdEudEXYkktwiwsQ63BvgE6mT_FEGOcyq9HGjhQWUlJM3DbHOX7MGprYRxvPqrVQQD_ShyWUxdZjA575gqhXMLDARNF9sIg9zP34kgEzwqjeCONn9ZpYi9wawAu6LYJFbqPraF4eQI3fZc2ZF0YEfKK=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great guys stay until the final is over :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEighfew8X8Ytk3SUOJu2LVz52oHbZA0ZhqCXf1AihrftPgCSPzE3uVD9ee7mFi9JPROrPkYvgS8Nq6NMncKeR8uTjrto2HZ3WMtEYjrzys2Kc9se8sHwon16nxRTYnM9_utSEgIxNDoq93AKEpSA4wHabgqmyqroOH8LPzv-y3g_N-fwmYujamo09tX" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEighfew8X8Ytk3SUOJu2LVz52oHbZA0ZhqCXf1AihrftPgCSPzE3uVD9ee7mFi9JPROrPkYvgS8Nq6NMncKeR8uTjrto2HZ3WMtEYjrzys2Kc9se8sHwon16nxRTYnM9_utSEgIxNDoq93AKEpSA4wHabgqmyqroOH8LPzv-y3g_N-fwmYujamo09tX=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seeing a pile of Black Lotusses is always nice, so I thought I'd should take picture</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">After cleaning up a bit together with the others, we had pizza at Robbies places. And we had some of the best pizza I had al year! It was great. So was the company :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKGPeSaEvKLIT93YtX4tZ3cmmj-jY1ueqTv-syXog6INOL2jnl-LKKK6ccp6jMFDHjRK1qzdrqYDj19NFYgwV_Lau5b7UPGfD-zSafDKQd4axdgsVkd0Js35El6tq3JvwBG_WDN557eIfvnPfqVI99ZuH4n_0mzXUuEhVjaX7wbXyyJUNLnDRMtzhb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKGPeSaEvKLIT93YtX4tZ3cmmj-jY1ueqTv-syXog6INOL2jnl-LKKK6ccp6jMFDHjRK1qzdrqYDj19NFYgwV_Lau5b7UPGfD-zSafDKQd4axdgsVkd0Js35El6tq3JvwBG_WDN557eIfvnPfqVI99ZuH4n_0mzXUuEhVjaX7wbXyyJUNLnDRMtzhb" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I also could not resist buying some more cardboard, especially when an end-of-the-day discount was announced. So I got an extra Mirror Universe, signed by Phil Foglio for my decks containing Eureka and Titania song. I enjoy both decks very much, and the mirror will do good work in them. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoTJ_uXMKFconzleQsAFBsrg21iwK4T3iO43kdZ39h_SqiLaKBsUfP5-0o52xxhfm64FZBd8Zp5B-ikoevDfZiDftUGHJr5hgROzqKRM3JbUEA-wRW0xKBD3gmH4WEaV7F_yiNxgVfk8LeWC678pQrAE8QbmyZTEC39Scb6ckXU-0-mlLGlb_Q66Mr" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoTJ_uXMKFconzleQsAFBsrg21iwK4T3iO43kdZ39h_SqiLaKBsUfP5-0o52xxhfm64FZBd8Zp5B-ikoevDfZiDftUGHJr5hgROzqKRM3JbUEA-wRW0xKBD3gmH4WEaV7F_yiNxgVfk8LeWC678pQrAE8QbmyZTEC39Scb6ckXU-0-mlLGlb_Q66Mr" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and the war barges I just have to try some time.. just like the kobolds</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p><p>All in all, it was a great Oldschool experience, like always. Thanks to all who came, see you all next time!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXXPE_nOUBsnd_cWYdT4B-p-P1yTgAXkVR7q87oMKhLqc5J2oDvIr_Xqk26mrTnuefDtXARGMki-HJyGXy3yB5oKInsMEhfHthPetbVXDxcmfUnw4oe9BP50-zkOZrgLCU9Jo6Nv5i67uvDrITKV-RAOOvp9Qd5ACTT--BDELsV7jKC7fknuskcHK3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-74401410149033120342022-09-18T08:45:00.010-07:002023-07-09T05:16:45.846-07:00A history of Oldschool life counters (updated 2023-07)<p><br />As you may have noticed from the different life counters I use that can be seen in the pictures, I've always been interested in life counters in magic and this interest was renewed after I played more and more OS. The spark was really lit after Marten gave me one of these as a thanks for all of the tournaments I had organized and this blog, and I acquired some more counters after that. I will be updating this page with any new info you might have, so send me any information or pictures you might have of lifecounters not yet documented here :)</p><p>Looking into the life counters on the internet, I found there was no real guide to life counters or anything, just a couple of YouTube video's that say something about life counters, but don't even come close to a complete history of life counters in the early days of Magic. So I thought it would be nice to do my own personal history of life counters and also give an overview of Oldschool magic life counters as a whole as far as I could discover.</p><p>I started playing Magic somewhere in the summer of 1994 with cards from a friend of mine. I was very quickly hooked on the game and went to buy some cards myself in the gamestore called 'The Joker' in Utrecht, which exists to this day. I was advised to buy a giftbox set, as it would also give me a box to carry around a couple decks in. I bought the gift box and a couple of boosters. Guys in the gamestore at the time were telling me that I was just late, otherwise I could have bought Legends boosters. Of course, at the time, I had no idea what Legends boosters were. In this box there was also nice bag with the Magic logo embroidered on it, with some blue beads in 2 colors, which you could use to keep track of your life total. We used the dark ones for 5 life, the light ones for 1. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7e4PcdA9fQxAg_-9dl-4hkVf6-0LxHg-gDsobRGlGoT407CjWBdRgXhlqRwqLsfH1KOlQyM9wzeTdkWKArtlC9Wr-DwYCwXUudY2o_bQbmMYFBs3w4zZqoDA1mzCja5NRlNr9dzUgeZ3dCi8B36NeCncief2KpxLL3Tnas3JucrHwr8_FSbKfEYfD" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3175" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7e4PcdA9fQxAg_-9dl-4hkVf6-0LxHg-gDsobRGlGoT407CjWBdRgXhlqRwqLsfH1KOlQyM9wzeTdkWKArtlC9Wr-DwYCwXUudY2o_bQbmMYFBs3w4zZqoDA1mzCja5NRlNr9dzUgeZ3dCi8B36NeCncief2KpxLL3Tnas3JucrHwr8_FSbKfEYfD=w302-h320" width="302" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first life counters. More on the reaper scrye disk later. </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZIdaUBeMsxXr9z_OWMQJNW-gd_Ey8LXDJXuZz9I7HkHAktI3wRwvlJfRcDX4tyXfvDcxxqikfEhl1w776hsy7VCtBE-aqc8cKkfbdDy7xbdV0zIqMH-CUJuV5-74GgrgAPfPPCBRsTk_kjw2tELWuBy_KztYXhHLOfMIPnUyub2p5LfYf9cikSymt" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZIdaUBeMsxXr9z_OWMQJNW-gd_Ey8LXDJXuZz9I7HkHAktI3wRwvlJfRcDX4tyXfvDcxxqikfEhl1w776hsy7VCtBE-aqc8cKkfbdDy7xbdV0zIqMH-CUJuV5-74GgrgAPfPPCBRsTk_kjw2tELWuBy_KztYXhHLOfMIPnUyub2p5LfYf9cikSymt" width="152" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The later 4th edition gift box had the magic logo printed</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div>I used these counters for a couple of weeks, when I noticed most people did not use them, because carrying around a single D20 die was easier. I could see the point in that, so I bought a transparent D20 at the game store for 1 guilder, which I suppose was worth more then a single euro or dollar today. After that, I bought two more I thought were nicer to see. I still have them to this day, although I never use them anymore. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEid98Kruun0AMV1lz-RcVzprpPQhm091qYiNYPFaT674_7ensHV_Am28giJq3yS3mv4wrWImFhT3Wnf3CTqs3VsnuwfNLxccbjE_I0KGWd1QepNb0uzirvSJCpzZwWM1RjoRZmyEdUWwv-tMlO7h4oaXUN9rai6OBAaQhy12hd8A2UaAHPXFMEl02ua" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1696" data-original-width="2421" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEid98Kruun0AMV1lz-RcVzprpPQhm091qYiNYPFaT674_7ensHV_Am28giJq3yS3mv4wrWImFhT3Wnf3CTqs3VsnuwfNLxccbjE_I0KGWd1QepNb0uzirvSJCpzZwWM1RjoRZmyEdUWwv-tMlO7h4oaXUN9rai6OBAaQhy12hd8A2UaAHPXFMEl02ua" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <br />Later on, I bought a kingsize D20 because it looked better and it had the color scheme that came with the special Vampire the Masquerade roleplaying dice that Chessex had brought out. I also bought 2 similar red ones, even though I have no idea why. By then, I had also figured out that playing for ante was somewhat interesting, but I thought the idea of losing cards out of your deck was stupid because it would take too much time to get them back. There was no internet back then, so you could not just get a new Sengir Vampire if you needed one. But I did entice some opponents to play for their lifecounter die, and I won some over the time. I also got into the habit of asking for a D20 extra in trades, so I could play for these instead of losing my first personal dies. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxTdCrIjGpVkY9hznfpvO24oDtizUzYt4C3fsA54Lx9n9s5PS_LtVVDwR2FCXAvlfsTzKtEJH55oQWJxWxF3YWauhO_a5K0mbMPuBj2xFmwkor2mMgz0ra--mopkZewfd0OC1_xszAr5mUuVkwzDa_rP00lin_vQXy1cO91w3TsJMSZPC8t80A2GU8" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3044" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxTdCrIjGpVkY9hznfpvO24oDtizUzYt4C3fsA54Lx9n9s5PS_LtVVDwR2FCXAvlfsTzKtEJH55oQWJxWxF3YWauhO_a5K0mbMPuBj2xFmwkor2mMgz0ra--mopkZewfd0OC1_xszAr5mUuVkwzDa_rP00lin_vQXy1cO91w3TsJMSZPC8t80A2GU8=w316-h320" width="316" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the spoils of playing for ante with the ones I bought.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The use of the dies continued for a while, when I encountered someone who had a different lifecounter. It was a metal disk that you could move around life points from 1-20 and 21-40 on the back. He had no idea where it came from because he had gotten it from buying some one's collection. I liked it very much and after some talking a traded it for some cards worth in the range of about 7-8 guilders. This was quite a lot because for 10 you could get a dual land. This was my first contact with a Reaper lifecounter. I also have it to this day and I used it on many occasions and tournaments. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_5QSHftlJ7HQb51lNbdXRsavgQqSDgHsIQJIRmM0K8_JMydILsAHfKGGBX2ZYXCqZtHlXLS0vcPFhC1bVeK3ZrpBgxuo4ExcqgOPcAWvvPzF2DSe3NjIQQax_pAtjR0aXOl8GhJdWRp30VNa730O0hNjZqyzQWt8nIMq-8rbb1YYgqogpdFwA6WNO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8VbZYD6DymGA_sDkaKdn0QRygFS--yg3k5poel4xgbNmS7_m4DQMqhUYXjeHsD6GE_pZxaBx3r2PrhVRpgcqiP1sepOC3tUrV0oWj1GyhEni4WKDZjC8LQ55nlr4PKk-6iW0XFKc-e_HkGZWcmUJ_vRI4FeM6mB4R8EFiYHMcBMeOKpoLlVjmG7Wg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6024" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8VbZYD6DymGA_sDkaKdn0QRygFS--yg3k5poel4xgbNmS7_m4DQMqhUYXjeHsD6GE_pZxaBx3r2PrhVRpgcqiP1sepOC3tUrV0oWj1GyhEni4WKDZjC8LQ55nlr4PKk-6iW0XFKc-e_HkGZWcmUJ_vRI4FeM6mB4R8EFiYHMcBMeOKpoLlVjmG7Wg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My trusted reaper lifecounter disk</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_5QSHftlJ7HQb51lNbdXRsavgQqSDgHsIQJIRmM0K8_JMydILsAHfKGGBX2ZYXCqZtHlXLS0vcPFhC1bVeK3ZrpBgxuo4ExcqgOPcAWvvPzF2DSe3NjIQQax_pAtjR0aXOl8GhJdWRp30VNa730O0hNjZqyzQWt8nIMq-8rbb1YYgqogpdFwA6WNO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_5QSHftlJ7HQb51lNbdXRsavgQqSDgHsIQJIRmM0K8_JMydILsAHfKGGBX2ZYXCqZtHlXLS0vcPFhC1bVeK3ZrpBgxuo4ExcqgOPcAWvvPzF2DSe3NjIQQax_pAtjR0aXOl8GhJdWRp30VNa730O0hNjZqyzQWt8nIMq-8rbb1YYgqogpdFwA6WNO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div></div><div>At the time, I had no idea that there were more versions of this kind of lifecounter. There was no internet like today, and Scrye was not sold in our local game store at the time, so I had basically no idea were it came from. And no one else had one, so that made it kind of exotic and fun to have. When I started looking into these a bit more in the early 2000's, I figured out there were more than I had expected. By that time, I had also met some players that had ones with the same base as I had, but with metal figures on top of them. I have looked into them some more for your entertainment, so here they are. This is mostly speculation from my part because there is not much you can find on these, so I may have some chronology wrong. There are however reasons for my guessing. If you have more information, or pictures of counters that are not listed here, please let me know!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Reaper disk counters</b></div><div><br /></div>As far as I can tell, the first production run of the reaper disks was in 1994 and started with the plain disk like mine, and 2 or 4 different types of figurines on top of them. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>1994</b></div><div><br /></div><div>I think the earliest one from 1994 is the Wizard with the orb: </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5010--pc-NrFIrtKOV-LTP67tnb4_J_Nfgsk7rQkdQqzIWbaZYOCY9NGyvIhMiy9pAorm6YfccTFUWRvAV8VJfB3cgb4kn3VprfznAYyJU7KotVskD3-8LBJBWq_07IlA7j0jd3_mWfT3JxJVhKAdBki4Ziqn6vPAGRyqgwOnHangDa-YFmnHncB_" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1331" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5010--pc-NrFIrtKOV-LTP67tnb4_J_Nfgsk7rQkdQqzIWbaZYOCY9NGyvIhMiy9pAorm6YfccTFUWRvAV8VJfB3cgb4kn3VprfznAYyJU7KotVskD3-8LBJBWq_07IlA7j0jd3_mWfT3JxJVhKAdBki4Ziqn6vPAGRyqgwOnHangDa-YFmnHncB_" width="289" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wizard with the orb in Red. Not mine, unfortunately :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />These were either unpainted, like my disk, or coated with one of magic's colors, like the red one above. I have seen the unpainted, red, black, blue and green ones in real life or for sale on eBay. Supposedly white ones also exist, but I have not seen them so far. There are also versions with a black disk. Here are some examples I found over time:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3HlfR_lqYE4UpBWa1wqYakJMubaQyIKIMgdPGDqAqnV9H01WDBx4RwXVT9aM4ixGhzxM7GE1LUnfHc1G68o_AfzN1WKKvTwDDByIm46UcakeP_vd_5o6p9tUHBVZooouA200YeesrnWEIBSLb4yZUssvstSYNMf8KwzcZBWVmbI0GZDA__GI6QqKPUZQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="868" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3HlfR_lqYE4UpBWa1wqYakJMubaQyIKIMgdPGDqAqnV9H01WDBx4RwXVT9aM4ixGhzxM7GE1LUnfHc1G68o_AfzN1WKKvTwDDByIm46UcakeP_vd_5o6p9tUHBVZooouA200YeesrnWEIBSLb4yZUssvstSYNMf8KwzcZBWVmbI0GZDA__GI6QqKPUZQ" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgc3XHb870sMrEOGeO1awv8FAegbsDMHNyKYpct4oBSZQGaTPSBxf_Ubq1uzYmlKsVcKW9xvNyIZ5OPA1voyb84Uq7kF2pIhcLGhldPDZ1m6ISZlaNMjHE5GxyLswV1GE-0Y4Lm83yTkw5AmwtyitwXakynIQSY5NYgtWEvVaBBoYE0lyybYOKuX3OZlPw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1247" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgc3XHb870sMrEOGeO1awv8FAegbsDMHNyKYpct4oBSZQGaTPSBxf_Ubq1uzYmlKsVcKW9xvNyIZ5OPA1voyb84Uq7kF2pIhcLGhldPDZ1m6ISZlaNMjHE5GxyLswV1GE-0Y4Lm83yTkw5AmwtyitwXakynIQSY5NYgtWEvVaBBoYE0lyybYOKuX3OZlPw" width="283" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEis76lTDAiXM6c4XBX692UPEHeUtFiu5B8xdCGbAWzN-R9Jro4Ct07Kkb0-L1nMrBNZ3WnXnO4Fw8FAK69NOe7Lnp85Q5qnGcDqGbEpk_-YUoUHb2OfO_qCA8apTc3Rs_uUYp8BHimeHOPcQ8oFzD5WeDtWxLDDyGzl2-5MYlIulUPMTavBLnyR301L190" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="1242" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEis76lTDAiXM6c4XBX692UPEHeUtFiu5B8xdCGbAWzN-R9Jro4Ct07Kkb0-L1nMrBNZ3WnXnO4Fw8FAK69NOe7Lnp85Q5qnGcDqGbEpk_-YUoUHb2OfO_qCA8apTc3Rs_uUYp8BHimeHOPcQ8oFzD5WeDtWxLDDyGzl2-5MYlIulUPMTavBLnyR301L190" width="284" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green with the orb missing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmBk6_IsCWYNc5BzwV3OaeEOPJ09TIIzmXCrUAHlsA363yeEFggyiOE9T5HdUwDaM0YqJ4UBBDIqf-0nTtUJco62W8IHsQTe8VqTOa8PaN8mhpIcYv1zmS7Piab5gSVd70nINGWv3PWXfXIvPcbkI1HAK7yjugsWDRYkec_vODLXn_1mGXzzUjCYupQPs" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1029" data-original-width="1240" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmBk6_IsCWYNc5BzwV3OaeEOPJ09TIIzmXCrUAHlsA363yeEFggyiOE9T5HdUwDaM0YqJ4UBBDIqf-0nTtUJco62W8IHsQTe8VqTOa8PaN8mhpIcYv1zmS7Piab5gSVd70nINGWv3PWXfXIvPcbkI1HAK7yjugsWDRYkec_vODLXn_1mGXzzUjCYupQPs" width="289" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copper on black<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGMpcHEUlEfKSKMK14iWP36hKqmeGPyTao_pnN5PpjgpzHyXiFgM8TyNl5jNC1Zk7_uI6r8BA7X6J185iyKdcfOlJGW5srCY2ua0cdXQnq7yrk9awj4Z0hMI30F_L4h_t-LokpwYXfPnGae0cIX481h807lp6emUuPej6Sk2hOURJXLpcm32qPGNbkQjk" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="1235" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGMpcHEUlEfKSKMK14iWP36hKqmeGPyTao_pnN5PpjgpzHyXiFgM8TyNl5jNC1Zk7_uI6r8BA7X6J185iyKdcfOlJGW5srCY2ua0cdXQnq7yrk9awj4Z0hMI30F_L4h_t-LokpwYXfPnGae0cIX481h807lp6emUuPej6Sk2hOURJXLpcm32qPGNbkQjk" width="298" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silver on black</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnyZA72NveAMM38aWI3hb_VLU8g-igtCDn-2IrScyim1oddXJyBETjypIhMTxw0Yb7B1mnXaVUxvWoIfEYNjKRSBxrd8RCiXgT9FFcPipI9o8qYCT045pLFuKgEmwQPFaj5kQms8Jg0uf69hxXMzabDoE6kyA5JI9RmjpT2B4yq2Yhu5JB4Y4kYnWF9kQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="983" data-original-width="1236" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnyZA72NveAMM38aWI3hb_VLU8g-igtCDn-2IrScyim1oddXJyBETjypIhMTxw0Yb7B1mnXaVUxvWoIfEYNjKRSBxrd8RCiXgT9FFcPipI9o8qYCT045pLFuKgEmwQPFaj5kQms8Jg0uf69hxXMzabDoE6kyA5JI9RmjpT2B4yq2Yhu5JB4Y4kYnWF9kQ" width="302" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gold (only color, not real gold) on black</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>There are also versions made in solid copper made in 1994:</div><div><br /><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9osDFTNRQw3WIx_iLgL6vYUUtwgg8l8FR8zshlIgjzMfnIfc5CxIa4hRHHXGvNDRKJsGlL14jDvH0oUDN_fRdbnE91f110_h7F5I8iHzYor23GSUDwsCYiPlufy9_nlvfolLcUxSgMIN8yqchOVVSh_rhb8xtYJpKgvy06ZiS6mEiPoOHRsaGiz73" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="156" data-original-width="225" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9osDFTNRQw3WIx_iLgL6vYUUtwgg8l8FR8zshlIgjzMfnIfc5CxIa4hRHHXGvNDRKJsGlL14jDvH0oUDN_fRdbnE91f110_h7F5I8iHzYor23GSUDwsCYiPlufy9_nlvfolLcUxSgMIN8yqchOVVSh_rhb8xtYJpKgvy06ZiS6mEiPoOHRsaGiz73" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div>There was also a counter plated with 14 or 24 carat gold. I have seen a couple of these for sale, but they always had a different figurine on top which I will mention later. </div><div><br /></div><div>Either in the same run or close after, came the claw with the orb: </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhippXcG5GBE9L6rWixL2SV0wYrUGxDg_Ka3ZQakmd_3Kfba_uf4gHHzWidWdvRufL99mHQGtEQKpIs9gZMRBIr2xee97pwBLFuIaH5R0_9rNLtw_5k2NAiFYenBNCRnnGmLfOgLkFdbLiUM3d2aQux0SuebPXKUMlwKPf9EoswP4qltJlMzvwLNUyw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="300" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhippXcG5GBE9L6rWixL2SV0wYrUGxDg_Ka3ZQakmd_3Kfba_uf4gHHzWidWdvRufL99mHQGtEQKpIs9gZMRBIr2xee97pwBLFuIaH5R0_9rNLtw_5k2NAiFYenBNCRnnGmLfOgLkFdbLiUM3d2aQux0SuebPXKUMlwKPf9EoswP4qltJlMzvwLNUyw" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First version of the claw, unpainted (image from the internet)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Although these may exist in different colors, I've never seem them coated in the same way as the wizard with the orb. </div><div><br /></div><div>Also from 1994, but I think these may be from a later (larger) run because although they are still pretty rare these days, they do seem a bit more common are the Wizards Tox and Domur. They also seem a bit easier to make because the do not hold glass beads. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtTsl60n2MNJnwH5jYMhOjyA0SKncXojxD_s-gTWPA2crZf29P1UHJG9BuPVS63hYkHm_PQkuadFbkdd5CbmTeAXMZnHRwRCr2ueVk-JkvGleH3FryDSY7D1OsyeV94m6_doTonDqYdwnXR54O1SC4wfhaa-dViCR4F1b92Zi7AY20VRXhrdvMlfq7" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1774" data-original-width="1641" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtTsl60n2MNJnwH5jYMhOjyA0SKncXojxD_s-gTWPA2crZf29P1UHJG9BuPVS63hYkHm_PQkuadFbkdd5CbmTeAXMZnHRwRCr2ueVk-JkvGleH3FryDSY7D1OsyeV94m6_doTonDqYdwnXR54O1SC4wfhaa-dViCR4F1b92Zi7AY20VRXhrdvMlfq7" width="222" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My personal 1994 "Tox" Wizard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Apparently, Tox counters were also made in the different colors of magic, as I have found one specimen that seems to be the black version. At least, it was listed as such. I have seen no other ones since. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWSiPEGimI8dFxo7tjUt1JUdNh6iefMyC7S_9TKeFc9ZeJW22WjPwkWMeIpdb-9j5hQYvdwM7ICH2L-i4ESekb8LayJ_Ca5KJRNJWDeuYCAcLgYj5FhET5_kHq3Tv4_hxKzK9GxvA66KZIP1XRkXk4D0-RAdr6oWQEtsoyEsR24DRJO8IPMj8DPT2mCBQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1010" data-original-width="852" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWSiPEGimI8dFxo7tjUt1JUdNh6iefMyC7S_9TKeFc9ZeJW22WjPwkWMeIpdb-9j5hQYvdwM7ICH2L-i4ESekb8LayJ_Ca5KJRNJWDeuYCAcLgYj5FhET5_kHq3Tv4_hxKzK9GxvA66KZIP1XRkXk4D0-RAdr6oWQEtsoyEsR24DRJO8IPMj8DPT2mCBQ" width="202" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black version of Tox</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div>How do I know the wizards are called Tox and Domur? Because although you can't buy the life counters new anymore, you can still buy these 2 figurines on the reaper website:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGi7LWLZCDYQdrlABGhgQjZtVRmSvU0u85J03msBTlpEP6K_UeVWf1n9eIRcvbxHvu0rP45lg7xdw2mIL6VcGha3hPJUCEStKiCmK0lC0_pcm6WwWl-JsCCIKphMGmlI-Sf-a7PnMia3OjoG0wQKNhdKjbTdK9LmvhPdIc89LkS1TtbjsUK7p1Q5de" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="198" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGi7LWLZCDYQdrlABGhgQjZtVRmSvU0u85J03msBTlpEP6K_UeVWf1n9eIRcvbxHvu0rP45lg7xdw2mIL6VcGha3hPJUCEStKiCmK0lC0_pcm6WwWl-JsCCIKphMGmlI-Sf-a7PnMia3OjoG0wQKNhdKjbTdK9LmvhPdIc89LkS1TtbjsUK7p1Q5de" width="158" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguXOYQrT101tCuiX_b-x69fJ5x76rO2eZx1FN4qx2ILTVn8XnH57VzUjodHpIgfVWszslWByG8sH9jM4NTY6FDL5-FErxbnXT_q0pudBlDRfKymHx9-Ae7uOZkWe_ouX37t1zTBE83FkGhX_5vAu56vR9Jt1GCxeyjTSQNDgXblGQ2Jzi4PxZKN2lX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="292" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguXOYQrT101tCuiX_b-x69fJ5x76rO2eZx1FN4qx2ILTVn8XnH57VzUjodHpIgfVWszslWByG8sH9jM4NTY6FDL5-FErxbnXT_q0pudBlDRfKymHx9-Ae7uOZkWe_ouX37t1zTBE83FkGhX_5vAu56vR9Jt1GCxeyjTSQNDgXblGQ2Jzi4PxZKN2lX" width="152" /></a></div><br />I also have a Domur lifecounter, but that is on the 1995 version of the lifecounters. 1994 was not over yet though, because in that year there were also other versions of the lifecounters brought out that were painted differently, with the numbers unpainted:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSDWVT8pXV08Qu2K207oM7QuOFecH-NNXypvI6k4Lg7Dzo3A6DqUu710fbZ1s1kxTMvnCxuv8kjAom0YyuIZGmr0KtzZGYsz1BLjQ0Bufa7dCw5bW9T-Leyvwgbyx1Awl_n9U9HNKvObUY2h_nmfY__KZcgcUPRkM5gcmBc_KwOvAR7O2Fb8J5Div7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSDWVT8pXV08Qu2K207oM7QuOFecH-NNXypvI6k4Lg7Dzo3A6DqUu710fbZ1s1kxTMvnCxuv8kjAom0YyuIZGmr0KtzZGYsz1BLjQ0Bufa7dCw5bW9T-Leyvwgbyx1Awl_n9U9HNKvObUY2h_nmfY__KZcgcUPRkM5gcmBc_KwOvAR7O2Fb8J5Div7=w233-h320" width="233" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Because these seem like an evolution from the first, I think these may have been made later on. Also from 1994, the 14 carat gold plated version of Tox: </div></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiV0XvvsI5YufcnRD1uRr-xPb4YMpo6s7OpEL1n3TEI6GnTkaaHJd8av2ZlqX2z9JV3IvpebY1Iv9pPBb7jFauZPdZmE5sXj0Z2SsRsTZkc8Sm-GCSJAD3ygO5aZgU7j0jwosTLGAgO5_LEstTGcfBC4MiAV28sVHoUno919po4mX_Du_hD_7Z0uHle" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="858" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiV0XvvsI5YufcnRD1uRr-xPb4YMpo6s7OpEL1n3TEI6GnTkaaHJd8av2ZlqX2z9JV3IvpebY1Iv9pPBb7jFauZPdZmE5sXj0Z2SsRsTZkc8Sm-GCSJAD3ygO5aZgU7j0jwosTLGAgO5_LEstTGcfBC4MiAV28sVHoUno919po4mX_Du_hD_7Z0uHle" width="229" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Actual gold? Yes, actual gold. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />These must have been a one time thing, and probably way too expensive for most gamers to spend their money on. There have been some in circulation though. </div><div><br /></div><div>Apparently, there have also been 24 carat gold versions. Fellow Oldschooler Roelf pointed out to me that his has a box which says it is 24 carat gold plated, so even though all the other sources say it was 14 carat gold, I believe this to be true. He sent me pictures of his version, which I thankfully add here.</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1VySvveDm0JEELYgNhVmy1v5tEiVEpEmDt_rC7UNR6_anRzDTkD81yTCRy9IYTmzIbD0ARzfQBNaBfK9UKpLTN7lDOIMjMXIIKX5PK8Aqa-0HIWRhgrbMJHLyylEBSsygCJ5lGN1rPvIbI2WYfDtLpPz-Mt2GuE2JXU04SU_AaQgeiiiV0xx99U5c" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1VySvveDm0JEELYgNhVmy1v5tEiVEpEmDt_rC7UNR6_anRzDTkD81yTCRy9IYTmzIbD0ARzfQBNaBfK9UKpLTN7lDOIMjMXIIKX5PK8Aqa-0HIWRhgrbMJHLyylEBSsygCJ5lGN1rPvIbI2WYfDtLpPz-Mt2GuE2JXU04SU_AaQgeiiiV0xx99U5c" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roelfs' 24 carat gold version of the 1994 reaper Tox counter</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6EnvLw3mIqsozCzTPCZIMt2xGYb7apNcA0-ssEIwW5Wt4OLIBexSh3H6uHdFo4BHCEYuUslxvHN2uJs4ZkzRPInX9gYwdnvV_zJ3vyGSIYH-c0cuIeslwJA_IrB_PSqNVhMtfzHic8zKsS5CWMVoAITFyPibLWUlavSbk4GsnZ7LOzRJKMac1sGna" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="542" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6EnvLw3mIqsozCzTPCZIMt2xGYb7apNcA0-ssEIwW5Wt4OLIBexSh3H6uHdFo4BHCEYuUslxvHN2uJs4ZkzRPInX9gYwdnvV_zJ3vyGSIYH-c0cuIeslwJA_IrB_PSqNVhMtfzHic8zKsS5CWMVoAITFyPibLWUlavSbk4GsnZ7LOzRJKMac1sGna" width="218" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEielPCUtyjhtuJEbormaW1Wee8JEMHLNKDR8-mAy0_YI768Djx0_G-aEUin4N7PfCBy-nvRibDAgfstmgShO2rj1ahEWGUvrv5UMROFBTu_ch_9pLXlmhWbCZmKQ6_xlFOXz3ZJwZJo60utH1YXJbbu2dZRgYxKCmP01Xr-yxAyuaCySkoE-onHq1nh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEielPCUtyjhtuJEbormaW1Wee8JEMHLNKDR8-mAy0_YI768Djx0_G-aEUin4N7PfCBy-nvRibDAgfstmgShO2rj1ahEWGUvrv5UMROFBTu_ch_9pLXlmhWbCZmKQ6_xlFOXz3ZJwZJo60utH1YXJbbu2dZRgYxKCmP01Xr-yxAyuaCySkoE-onHq1nh" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div>Should you go looking for one of the gold plated versions, please be aware that there is also a Tox figure which is painted gold, but not gold plated. It looks like this:</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBG07xQEpksJyhxcSy1QlSNm0Mcq44DV2Z2D-XuAFLftOhF9vqIzMyYVFLQZzaPl7B4c0Et1ZHF8IBrFrGhLOIk4RZEn-GlNQdUyc86E-fcc8I-6XuswTB-BfM7gWBAPH3KY9ZBdxK3Uqkof0a1jWVp7u1UukDeiR2mRQv0RC8NECiKZO-47cjzj4K" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBG07xQEpksJyhxcSy1QlSNm0Mcq44DV2Z2D-XuAFLftOhF9vqIzMyYVFLQZzaPl7B4c0Et1ZHF8IBrFrGhLOIk4RZEn-GlNQdUyc86E-fcc8I-6XuswTB-BfM7gWBAPH3KY9ZBdxK3Uqkof0a1jWVp7u1UukDeiR2mRQv0RC8NECiKZO-47cjzj4K=w320-h320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">it has gold colored paint, but is definitely different, so no real gold here. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3LcJ6EXBWKQ0SaHsXaewFJ2l5J8YSfx2Y3l13DkN5PQ9sDrZWmaajPGIFXfXMFkIwldFqwslmZT75UsiCYWkpp61qH1toBNSanyABW4f7DTv_5XnOj_E0hFhOjd0cfDzkymoSlwcyb9NYy4xoEn9cuQnOnE7uQi3l1dlmdCkklc8ZZoQG-8t1qCB5Yhg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1035" data-original-width="973" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3LcJ6EXBWKQ0SaHsXaewFJ2l5J8YSfx2Y3l13DkN5PQ9sDrZWmaajPGIFXfXMFkIwldFqwslmZT75UsiCYWkpp61qH1toBNSanyABW4f7DTv_5XnOj_E0hFhOjd0cfDzkymoSlwcyb9NYy4xoEn9cuQnOnE7uQi3l1dlmdCkklc8ZZoQG-8t1qCB5Yhg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><b>1995</b></div><div><br /></div><div>In 1995, a follow-up of these counters was made, which can be recognized because they are painted differently with a more transparent color. These exist in all the 5 colors of Magic the Gathering. </div><div><br /></div><div>Edit: As I have seen a white one, I have added this color in the summary. I found a blue single disk sold separately on Ebay (screenshot further on in the article), so that concluded my search for specimen in all 5 of the colors. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrgV3d-JvTY6ugplQe5QTHYIhoKaSIUCUaZ3mw4nS_qee_TyHRD4qWvcB9ILRFJN0BtR25tJdbPu4JWT4oO5_dGE699mZPh0Czly7ji71-cSvJZSqpnPuLbWFsCAQe2DKeTg4Zx0BJPkVV1kbx_VulwEPOTm12mHy2xy_U8l30STvvWayt_-PIHg3h" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="568" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrgV3d-JvTY6ugplQe5QTHYIhoKaSIUCUaZ3mw4nS_qee_TyHRD4qWvcB9ILRFJN0BtR25tJdbPu4JWT4oO5_dGE699mZPh0Czly7ji71-cSvJZSqpnPuLbWFsCAQe2DKeTg4Zx0BJPkVV1kbx_VulwEPOTm12mHy2xy_U8l30STvvWayt_-PIHg3h" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqcUpC5LdRWVj9rBJ5GgAuGpXF2xrE6KY83AtKbR1haSpQGNozbWV_AP_vJjBfv1j99_NtJU4ud3UEUXf9FWHz4Ar6bDGIW96SNiH529KEGrRFhM-MHYwvpVHhlHYZt5j6vQyVCu66AfeqXeduLUFFprZjOy3r87NwBFD3yMOT3Uen6BwicpVQDMH9H-s" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="547" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqcUpC5LdRWVj9rBJ5GgAuGpXF2xrE6KY83AtKbR1haSpQGNozbWV_AP_vJjBfv1j99_NtJU4ud3UEUXf9FWHz4Ar6bDGIW96SNiH529KEGrRFhM-MHYwvpVHhlHYZt5j6vQyVCu66AfeqXeduLUFFprZjOy3r87NwBFD3yMOT3Uen6BwicpVQDMH9H-s" width="245" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This took al long time to find an example of a white one, but I finally saw one for sale on a site somewhere. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div>In 1995 Reaper also brought a version with 2 disks, and some different figures on top of them:</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgH7REzHueYNmBL5SWGA8kRIfT1o1vxVXUXmag_kmUCndAB-QOv6ayfUe91dqUwhlifaVSujz1mU83O9XLnZd-rVEUnb6BFXfy3xsNGrbwCfBBT5B4YNIbBhqEBUhB2m8_OT2zoR1VHJctcMgcn9-EDOI-C2-uvHIywwCMGwuCc4yOSzTz-qLjRQ532" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="787" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgH7REzHueYNmBL5SWGA8kRIfT1o1vxVXUXmag_kmUCndAB-QOv6ayfUe91dqUwhlifaVSujz1mU83O9XLnZd-rVEUnb6BFXfy3xsNGrbwCfBBT5B4YNIbBhqEBUhB2m8_OT2zoR1VHJctcMgcn9-EDOI-C2-uvHIywwCMGwuCc4yOSzTz-qLjRQ532=w400-h238" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sarah the Seeress<br />I've never seen one of these in real life</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaDa1sh91bX58bv-tVzu4wS0X-1tDSDXo5xpkudNytND6sEciNQUwshTm8hb8fnDvU8OdUy9hGSb45ozLOEhdYEOEIQl7gAloW_uYI7EgnFC4QObEMOI-R_pdFpBDAGN2HFQXy3NQjaBXL9_YMhtdhJmOsJclF1YsC6z1VJ2F4UpX1cZ3gfOCG-Obd" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="379" data-original-width="1010" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaDa1sh91bX58bv-tVzu4wS0X-1tDSDXo5xpkudNytND6sEciNQUwshTm8hb8fnDvU8OdUy9hGSb45ozLOEhdYEOEIQl7gAloW_uYI7EgnFC4QObEMOI-R_pdFpBDAGN2HFQXy3NQjaBXL9_YMhtdhJmOsJclF1YsC6z1VJ2F4UpX1cZ3gfOCG-Obd=w400-h150" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have seen one for sale, however I find this price too ridiculous to buy it</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKi5Iiilb7NruurbZvq_hI3O8xlS_bu7T7WUxbQUpH5nrsUik-9WIPocUYtdhJXYiGSgP9IZ8UBoReccjQEi5Ye2I3pa_SFWIjHhhwRN5oIfs-2d_hRH2TpZNqvMfJWYlKYYjD7Wd_9ns-Jyr4HN59Wnc6L8UFPwaN9lyntPtwduVwDv86xjQ8alux" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKi5Iiilb7NruurbZvq_hI3O8xlS_bu7T7WUxbQUpH5nrsUik-9WIPocUYtdhJXYiGSgP9IZ8UBoReccjQEi5Ye2I3pa_SFWIjHhhwRN5oIfs-2d_hRH2TpZNqvMfJWYlKYYjD7Wd_9ns-Jyr4HN59Wnc6L8UFPwaN9lyntPtwduVwDv86xjQ8alux" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 1995 2 disk version with the cleric<br />I could have bought one of these a couple of years back, but told myself I already had enough lifecounters :(</td></tr></tbody></table><br />What is interesting about the figurine called a cleric, is that there is also a version of this figure which is called Vlad the Impaler, the only difference being that their flail is straight:</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqrH2QaBkepice_L1tk1uakBvVO4z3IxR2wsNKkJQ8fX71JfSPZomy_-9I4fwJtXXWkU6SH7nC1YdoN_-9Pmlur-MNkAkk4YpZhmobsG9-je4u-QNY-tbnbf75EvlnheGBiZ7pT4hapKkmWXIRviSt_LIGrdZE4s4VvUYCIkrQis07sP0Yc_LLNvkF" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="178" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqrH2QaBkepice_L1tk1uakBvVO4z3IxR2wsNKkJQ8fX71JfSPZomy_-9I4fwJtXXWkU6SH7nC1YdoN_-9Pmlur-MNkAkk4YpZhmobsG9-je4u-QNY-tbnbf75EvlnheGBiZ7pT4hapKkmWXIRviSt_LIGrdZE4s4VvUYCIkrQis07sP0Yc_LLNvkF" width="148" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vlad the Impaler (reaper website)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrRR2uitufqtDVruBDa9StFoQJsac-JMTdiX-Z1q36piB4_RIpl7RwOHoT2hz9ujkDFia4GN6pUod5-kNpqPdW8mUoPHKb6D3sU4q30iYX7drbBZ6XqFe89h46ri4CR3ZYcigaoHxL2ysMV0IRNjFtC0S8LdQV8O3Q-oNOklrCzqQoaxzurAHOLt9d" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrRR2uitufqtDVruBDa9StFoQJsac-JMTdiX-Z1q36piB4_RIpl7RwOHoT2hz9ujkDFia4GN6pUod5-kNpqPdW8mUoPHKb6D3sU4q30iYX7drbBZ6XqFe89h46ri4CR3ZYcigaoHxL2ysMV0IRNjFtC0S8LdQV8O3Q-oNOklrCzqQoaxzurAHOLt9d=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one with the figure Erin of the Flame on it, I've only seen this once</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKvEADfZFSOVhJlrNExeHUmWAfQLi2ODqpUI67VjP0XBth1AOS1dirbVfQXQA9_kZ3qryxilfIs2881uhRYs4VuOoxnt7CtCc8GjG3nFAdSYk-dtRpWVfnxwY3ok9iKQ4w2mIShQF1od6_eeLexR4r4PyQVwkANK1doPB970an1Om6E09N2fBZOfw-" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="300" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKvEADfZFSOVhJlrNExeHUmWAfQLi2ODqpUI67VjP0XBth1AOS1dirbVfQXQA9_kZ3qryxilfIs2881uhRYs4VuOoxnt7CtCc8GjG3nFAdSYk-dtRpWVfnxwY3ok9iKQ4w2mIShQF1od6_eeLexR4r4PyQVwkANK1doPB970an1Om6E09N2fBZOfw-" width="206" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erin as shown on the reaper website</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />There is also a version with a monk on top, of which I've seen only one in real life so far. Roy Neijland is it's owner:</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQePDZBjNNTPc7pcXLMwnWOj-1akJ4VS9Y9ucLWoDOy-sy3jnUhombG6n2BTwlOyt544v18XVjH_29MjJRHJ06ExoaUhbdH_XATtr-qRCAozLxjLPqfgmVkpbUo-xBptFYgQu-y_qDpYKpWQyW1GvbebDqX57JqR34MHYoYIOKwUN8a9NouhRpa8Gq" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQePDZBjNNTPc7pcXLMwnWOj-1akJ4VS9Y9ucLWoDOy-sy3jnUhombG6n2BTwlOyt544v18XVjH_29MjJRHJ06ExoaUhbdH_XATtr-qRCAozLxjLPqfgmVkpbUo-xBptFYgQu-y_qDpYKpWQyW1GvbebDqX57JqR34MHYoYIOKwUN8a9NouhRpa8Gq" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roy's 1995 reaper single disk with Monk statue</td></tr></tbody></table><br />My personal favorite of the 1995 figures is Sidrith Sword Sister, which is on top of my near mint purple version of the 1995 dual disk:</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9Osjq3n_pmO7l7bqvn5_N4uVmlI9eL3qP5knlAvI8vpArsIzpexigPtistitbv75ZI7jL_K4VlpRdkiwv0hCz3CFtvwL3OeaArqQZ4M-eNqhKoq13p5Eyx-pbfvkfyp_HZn72VseOa32Pr0E0Mu9p0W7P5Yp_2hifvKlV-dtML-AEy4mngtHbGxsI" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9Osjq3n_pmO7l7bqvn5_N4uVmlI9eL3qP5knlAvI8vpArsIzpexigPtistitbv75ZI7jL_K4VlpRdkiwv0hCz3CFtvwL3OeaArqQZ4M-eNqhKoq13p5Eyx-pbfvkfyp_HZn72VseOa32Pr0E0Mu9p0W7P5Yp_2hifvKlV-dtML-AEy4mngtHbGxsI=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My personal Domur on the left, Sidrith on the right</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I suppose the purple version gets on board with the long term joke that a 6th color, purple, would be added to the MTG color wheel. It has been resurfaced several times in the last 25 years or so. </div><div><br /></div><div>Just like Tox and Domur, you can still buy Sidrith on the reaper website, although the material seems different from the one on the counter it might even be plastic from the looks of it. The same goes for Sarah the Seeress: </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjn28xNuhWh4s10URQX4BM_Xi-YGHlDNTbgXudDG1pZBpbkAwFOmIf1Aedae2f-Bw82wZtSxJuMhLvYa-DFKp6JrP62H1RIycvURwRKSJq2sNABP86kv5zN7qk7xbtZf0_VLgOyQ-ks5i7YMYWCtJwdYL24WEoF4XYNLzCI0hR_fIyUAWAujYd5Gtvu" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="289" data-original-width="407" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjn28xNuhWh4s10URQX4BM_Xi-YGHlDNTbgXudDG1pZBpbkAwFOmIf1Aedae2f-Bw82wZtSxJuMhLvYa-DFKp6JrP62H1RIycvURwRKSJq2sNABP86kv5zN7qk7xbtZf0_VLgOyQ-ks5i7YMYWCtJwdYL24WEoF4XYNLzCI0hR_fIyUAWAujYd5Gtvu" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sidrith and Sarah on the reaper website. </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The 1995 versions were sold in blisters instead of the boxes of the 1994 versions. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikWKs218DmBnVCAGD2fDtdLSFKYqKtoXiYwqDc05EakZSBPy8MUeJT2ujGadrJQfNyu4m_0YrS-LwAd3T9hAUXxim5LfIM0egXMvCCgC9RrHXArtYdmCCi-dN5qhqistNWgJgJqM69OUnFd5BKJxRrayO3M4SIK3EorNaRXhlU0Lkw26L9ZQxKuCW3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="1190" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikWKs218DmBnVCAGD2fDtdLSFKYqKtoXiYwqDc05EakZSBPy8MUeJT2ujGadrJQfNyu4m_0YrS-LwAd3T9hAUXxim5LfIM0egXMvCCgC9RrHXArtYdmCCi-dN5qhqistNWgJgJqM69OUnFd5BKJxRrayO3M4SIK3EorNaRXhlU0Lkw26L9ZQxKuCW3" width="179" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhZd8j409bBk7elFWDshTB9wHrHQfBHJ01jAoo9laW8amnToRSbEInuNdTCIp83Upnt-vzJ4JleRbaGgMFKKzeoP-G-8O_dMjQDZIcHM5EhSiI-DGeFaVBTOh6Gmx8U8s6ilJZ2RH2xQ2c8SZEilHflWZEKHMjosmVpm_k2XXi_CeJh9ptSncwmdmY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="270" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhZd8j409bBk7elFWDshTB9wHrHQfBHJ01jAoo9laW8amnToRSbEInuNdTCIp83Upnt-vzJ4JleRbaGgMFKKzeoP-G-8O_dMjQDZIcHM5EhSiI-DGeFaVBTOh6Gmx8U8s6ilJZ2RH2xQ2c8SZEilHflWZEKHMjosmVpm_k2XXi_CeJh9ptSncwmdmY" width="177" /></a></div><br />I have an unpainted one of these, still in it's original packaging:</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjx9mhcmWsPnkGKTZfRmyCIB2REhZ8QIgJgqx5_HeMpKXmX2nzVsqRkeE-jhSJe-uzUSiK-qPRO3NfaHiKkSFayFtQLSKzveDgbsSJ2HjRxT8mXgvoXvO7ezvjfz8X5cinys0y8C1-lbiRBcs-hB8Wciqzi3AclBWCxjOlZhtRoWDcHCg7LyDWE4GNp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjx9mhcmWsPnkGKTZfRmyCIB2REhZ8QIgJgqx5_HeMpKXmX2nzVsqRkeE-jhSJe-uzUSiK-qPRO3NfaHiKkSFayFtQLSKzveDgbsSJ2HjRxT8mXgvoXvO7ezvjfz8X5cinys0y8C1-lbiRBcs-hB8Wciqzi3AclBWCxjOlZhtRoWDcHCg7LyDWE4GNp=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my personal 1995 unpainted dual disk "never removed from package"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhb7rP3sQT2Bz7CIDC92l-PSnTaMexBChV3fFhDjUawXaX1U398TvJG0y3Nh3Ada8koL4ezS4S4dJvGtuZbPu07q3GNf9LV2ufFHvfFVGaYUZy3yfxM1rmeU7bxT6wp-Q9PdWvYaZkM7UakX_F80DPsQ3WYmas8FZnGPzSnJ2kqflE_FbRZcbgl5x6b" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhb7rP3sQT2Bz7CIDC92l-PSnTaMexBChV3fFhDjUawXaX1U398TvJG0y3Nh3Ada8koL4ezS4S4dJvGtuZbPu07q3GNf9LV2ufFHvfFVGaYUZy3yfxM1rmeU7bxT6wp-Q9PdWvYaZkM7UakX_F80DPsQ3WYmas8FZnGPzSnJ2kqflE_FbRZcbgl5x6b=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My personal demon claws with orbs, one with black base, pained, one with the red base, unpainted</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I've seen some rumours on a forum that there are more versions of the lifecounter with the characters Galladon or Elena on top, but since I've never seen a picture or one in real life, I suspect these were never made in reality. If you have one of these, I would love to have a picture. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZjvPvPjHL17nfGolVV56Ilx4zHE1PqNNK-LYoHxG_iHeGbiQAKw0GYPP0qDxZvWgaerVxhRMGuscCxdFDl60YlvEYyWoo8_Z-1jYaX-PESa7QCm6de3kmsa_E8KcgTZcVej3bFdhkoqJdg3Lfea_UtKTkfyMux92BzKxoqtUmca5GT5oGdLMK67C0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="784" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZjvPvPjHL17nfGolVV56Ilx4zHE1PqNNK-LYoHxG_iHeGbiQAKw0GYPP0qDxZvWgaerVxhRMGuscCxdFDl60YlvEYyWoo8_Z-1jYaX-PESa7QCm6de3kmsa_E8KcgTZcVej3bFdhkoqJdg3Lfea_UtKTkfyMux92BzKxoqtUmca5GT5oGdLMK67C0" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Galladon and Elena. I suppose they would fit, but I don't think they were ever made as a lifecounter.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Over time, people seem to have lost or traded some of the parts of their reaper counters. You see parts of them online, or combined in combinations that were never really sold:</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDhL9yvpsSpUu13u_rK8WjY47C8fmBS_7rqMecMSMt4pIWOoGF2f-a1bfouR5eUInjRTfsbMcBIy9wTjYemgw4VLPfneCwIy-ch8dCClG7DJdo1CMEcQxd2FQv-FUXATkJfW-owtgCWLWxSQnn6kNJYWXiHqvIAcBGxjne1DamaxhHzY7prP8OFSy1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDhL9yvpsSpUu13u_rK8WjY47C8fmBS_7rqMecMSMt4pIWOoGF2f-a1bfouR5eUInjRTfsbMcBIy9wTjYemgw4VLPfneCwIy-ch8dCClG7DJdo1CMEcQxd2FQv-FUXATkJfW-owtgCWLWxSQnn6kNJYWXiHqvIAcBGxjne1DamaxhHzY7prP8OFSy1" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">only the claw with no crystal</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCDT8u9SqcYd-b6TYfVv1xgeMf8990HLDJHgd9CePkTgITL419t0kQHxcYVUmPK9ADmRhZYd7ghGYBUFhiBa7C2C13whbYt1nGEYkverveH4jw56T7fkk2cuPoyhCfyqrZh589N9ES88bxtJCAQGZqOMdmbQWNRXP48dlm1wa6eH6l1dEZKJEYXsrf" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCDT8u9SqcYd-b6TYfVv1xgeMf8990HLDJHgd9CePkTgITL419t0kQHxcYVUmPK9ADmRhZYd7ghGYBUFhiBa7C2C13whbYt1nGEYkverveH4jw56T7fkk2cuPoyhCfyqrZh589N9ES88bxtJCAQGZqOMdmbQWNRXP48dlm1wa6eH6l1dEZKJEYXsrf" width="271" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the 14 carat gold version with a black disk instead of the gold disk</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3eAvuLfGX_erCtTWcOH3J065-N7VYk2FgM_CfrGbxiCRewce75dyeOlMAFXVonjLwNJ82Gf05qetxJrq25nOfx-SE7AGFOVmCPAVS3qBlfYyh-5sVI4ihugcNdRWsN2785s43vzIKFggRjUqANu3IRHCBchPmLGO_WgfwRRjojvistSIuAc81tQbv" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3eAvuLfGX_erCtTWcOH3J065-N7VYk2FgM_CfrGbxiCRewce75dyeOlMAFXVonjLwNJ82Gf05qetxJrq25nOfx-SE7AGFOVmCPAVS3qBlfYyh-5sVI4ihugcNdRWsN2785s43vzIKFggRjUqANu3IRHCBchPmLGO_WgfwRRjojvistSIuAc81tQbv" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A 1995 figure and dial with both the single and dual disks. Be aware that the dial only fits either the dual disk or single disk version, but not both, so there is something missing here. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Up until 1995, the Reaper Scrye lifecounters were the only fancy lifecounters a magic player could buy. That was about to change in 1996. </div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>1996 - Duelist abacus</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>In 1996, Wizards of the coast decided it was time for their own lifecounter, and just as the Scrye counter, it was named after a magazine, Wotc's own Duelist: </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBiDENyq_oaTRwQJq1OWPszrm3xohkV8VkDmVz5tQveyIQrsUADXg0ILV_UDwDjVJKdhqyAapbyGPRsbGz23d0_6OjRQUEZFUwPzQWJ89P_Qi77LYveTcZQ3jBWl5s-m4ljA5Dk1ZF-tAsSwNBeczjw51tiTXb5SI7OjRZt5bmuV5aO5MI8_h5Dh6e" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBiDENyq_oaTRwQJq1OWPszrm3xohkV8VkDmVz5tQveyIQrsUADXg0ILV_UDwDjVJKdhqyAapbyGPRsbGz23d0_6OjRQUEZFUwPzQWJ89P_Qi77LYveTcZQ3jBWl5s-m4ljA5Dk1ZF-tAsSwNBeczjw51tiTXb5SI7OjRZt5bmuV5aO5MI8_h5Dh6e" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red 1996 version 1 abacus</td></tr></tbody></table><br />These were made in all 5 colors, and unlike the Reaper counters, I have seen these in real life in all 5 colors of magic. The first version was made with the deckmaster subtext under The Duelist, like in the picture above. The second version left out that line, like with my personal white one:</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrdqTYUythm1jtvsQ14BH0f9PoWAkyI6wSm1a_XFdp04SL-7EXP_Q0rCDxM-PeVinCF31d5ad6KTBW8Dd-wx9AIrEmZZ0fA-bFvTFoRIyhvqTW1D0h0dLzQdvCjyxmouY7V87iZe3Qcb6Ul94FnIb77vnu-vxmAGRi7o5d3StYOX167CDDpOg6xeBr" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1952" data-original-width="3000" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrdqTYUythm1jtvsQ14BH0f9PoWAkyI6wSm1a_XFdp04SL-7EXP_Q0rCDxM-PeVinCF31d5ad6KTBW8Dd-wx9AIrEmZZ0fA-bFvTFoRIyhvqTW1D0h0dLzQdvCjyxmouY7V87iZe3Qcb6Ul94FnIb77vnu-vxmAGRi7o5d3StYOX167CDDpOg6xeBr=w400-h260" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My personal Duelist Abacus lifecounter, a version 2 in white</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKw0LAsylRtsZ7bh8E1nCmn726SSSf80Rij5h2MSelGE_VEaffyyAn05MPxKiWscfljCJlMb5pDlUcVAmR-OlLdtmZs-44tL0b6JJpYDuA1cXoyBndAfGE6LiZ-fs3pWeYoyhFPq7XYX8P1X_k_I8IW1UaVcxe0hZpy-tr8ytgAwimAt-ZEbDvwGGr" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKw0LAsylRtsZ7bh8E1nCmn726SSSf80Rij5h2MSelGE_VEaffyyAn05MPxKiWscfljCJlMb5pDlUcVAmR-OlLdtmZs-44tL0b6JJpYDuA1cXoyBndAfGE6LiZ-fs3pWeYoyhFPq7XYX8P1X_k_I8IW1UaVcxe0hZpy-tr8ytgAwimAt-ZEbDvwGGr=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A 1996 version 2 in black</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />I acquired my white one in 2017 from someone who was cleaning out their collection and have used it in several OS tournaments. I thought about getting all 5 colors, until I found out these go for as much 90 up to a 125 euro's. Even though I've never actually seen anyone pay that much for one (mine was bought for 18 euros), I do see them for sale for those prices. Some of these have been on Ebay for 2 years or longer, so I'm not sure how serious I should take these prices, but they do seem quite expensive. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>1996 - The Inquest Cardboard Lifecounters</b></div><div><br /></div><div>In 1996, Inquest magazine was one of the larger gaming magazines with a lot of MTG content. Since the other 2 major publications had brought out their lifecounters, InQuest thought it should have one as well, and packaged this nice paper version of a disk with their magazine:</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK1dDe0pObF6SSJMIDcLZDzrpJtQPBFx4iQ-DZzhUGlMswXUH9XQ7NgXLDZSWFquuzChwwvc1Yf5FGUk1MOXpHKjlQdySVky3lJUmrj4zbuWbRbwVDoSkFZYIvQpZjar9hhh2Unum36y3_WC8HhBGAFS6tADD_fmodfpH3aYoSIzrc5c-3Sjfw0tTb" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK1dDe0pObF6SSJMIDcLZDzrpJtQPBFx4iQ-DZzhUGlMswXUH9XQ7NgXLDZSWFquuzChwwvc1Yf5FGUk1MOXpHKjlQdySVky3lJUmrj4zbuWbRbwVDoSkFZYIvQpZjar9hhh2Unum36y3_WC8HhBGAFS6tADD_fmodfpH3aYoSIzrc5c-3Sjfw0tTb=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My personal counter, which came with the InQuest I bought.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I put my personal one in a thick sleeve and taped it shut, it has been like this since 1996. I have seen several other OS players using this lifecounter and it is by far the cheapest lifecounter you can buy that one could consider oldschool. I've seen it online for as cheap as $3. It also fits nicely into a deckbox just like the Duelist Abacus, but it is a quite a bit flatter, so it fits more easily for most people. I have used this lifecounter for daily usage until I came to a Dutch Gaming convention named Ducosim, which also exists until this day. On this convention, I met an older man who had made it his craft to create lifecounters like the Inquest one, from cards that you provided to him. He had a special metal toolkit especially made for this purpose. I could not resist and had some of my own made:</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4_nkKqLJZBh-Y1pKAD3ZGcMHjpGBRabL3HEYASYJ1ZBcD39xqzQMLZuUf_bKP2w7v_28bJZ4TgyZIFThYOshmBAbW0ZLC6h6J7snkRZIFO0jkFrC8WWIxXzuEifRUNqyCkwQKnnZ0B3mEcqgaUFup0IYikrzw_U-W10FGJsY4Ym55JU9HUfEsqWgK" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2627" data-original-width="3513" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4_nkKqLJZBh-Y1pKAD3ZGcMHjpGBRabL3HEYASYJ1ZBcD39xqzQMLZuUf_bKP2w7v_28bJZ4TgyZIFThYOshmBAbW0ZLC6h6J7snkRZIFO0jkFrC8WWIxXzuEifRUNqyCkwQKnnZ0B3mEcqgaUFup0IYikrzw_U-W10FGJsY4Ym55JU9HUfEsqWgK" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4 of these I had made myself, the Shauku Endbringer was later traded from someone</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Amrou was an obvious choice, as it has been one of my favorite MTG creatures of all time. I like Rob Alexander landscapes, so that was an easy choice. The Golem was from a standard (or Type II as it was then called) deck of mine with which I had won a tournament. And I thought Lich was funny because of the text stating you would lose all life. I went on using these lifecounters up until early 2000, when I quit playing. There are quite a lot of Dutch players from the old days that had some of these made. In my local gamestore, there were a lot of Magic players that knew the old man (though no one knew his name..) and had their personal lifecounter made. My good friend Rene still has his made from a Serendib Djinn after all these years. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>1996 - The Reaper InQuest Counters</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>What is less known, is that InQuest also contacted Reaper to have metal lifecounters made, just like the other 2 magazines. You had to order these for about the same amount of money the other metal counters from Scrye or the Duelist cost, and less of them were sold. They are also very rare these days, for every 10 Scrye counters on ebay, you can find about 1 or 2 InQuest Metal life counter. </div><div><br /></div><div>The round one is a bit more common: </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKCCHd0E-qBHYfWgGa8UhpQKh-axPRHFX5Kr5YFBoBkFEZLeFUO9k07oxM_M2_MNEsIqeOD46P2dbFy9OkwA3QQgLnAx_0WIzrn0A8LkKeBe0e9qeMa1zb7ScjuaThO1AfFLPO2SHLVJ10uytinZP17RSI7LVr9GeSPMly3TPxEUoZn4lOpB-XqaaK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="348" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKCCHd0E-qBHYfWgGa8UhpQKh-axPRHFX5Kr5YFBoBkFEZLeFUO9k07oxM_M2_MNEsIqeOD46P2dbFy9OkwA3QQgLnAx_0WIzrn0A8LkKeBe0e9qeMa1zb7ScjuaThO1AfFLPO2SHLVJ10uytinZP17RSI7LVr9GeSPMly3TPxEUoZn4lOpB-XqaaK" width="167" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJlpLUljA2kEEBcqF_Ke-hQsdr_BqxAA5jYIRsrljCQyHUzmzoHNhSerwRgmnfn5WDG94BtMPtbGkpFoVEXVxNdShI5rwkfhnHQND932Qz2zZHMy9KMH3cfP5XgsnzpBYYIgeBAgKTiuby2Er79eOIsuk4Ik2s7sTAN6BDcPuwoSkKREseJ9BG80Od" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJlpLUljA2kEEBcqF_Ke-hQsdr_BqxAA5jYIRsrljCQyHUzmzoHNhSerwRgmnfn5WDG94BtMPtbGkpFoVEXVxNdShI5rwkfhnHQND932Qz2zZHMy9KMH3cfP5XgsnzpBYYIgeBAgKTiuby2Er79eOIsuk4Ik2s7sTAN6BDcPuwoSkKREseJ9BG80Od" width="258" /></a></div><br />As far as I can tell, it comes in 2 colors, black and gold. I have one of these on the way with the help of fellow OS player Fulco, and I should have mine pretty soon so I can try it out. </div><div><br /></div><div>There was also a more luxurious metal version made, with a large logo which was made to fit a deck box. I have one of these, and it is the only one I've ever seen either for sale or in real life. There are probably a lot more of these around (I assume unsold stock in a basement somewhere), but from what I am seeing, this is my rarest lifecounter:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjns1Py7N_hDTcu7x8qaooAsEdttbHg9iB8KetWrIEsGjQeTBhztcaVALJfkuXxauNQcq8naCcyhGk0DPz-rCMZG10drI5UGWeIts657L4K8pTw0aRXHS1XtXh3FCG-hl0qyUuFqhclUAeqnCF9t1beSjkuuHwEc3aEoF8klywMBdRVRuP2IDN6TJXD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2728" data-original-width="3000" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjns1Py7N_hDTcu7x8qaooAsEdttbHg9iB8KetWrIEsGjQeTBhztcaVALJfkuXxauNQcq8naCcyhGk0DPz-rCMZG10drI5UGWeIts657L4K8pTw0aRXHS1XtXh3FCG-hl0qyUuFqhclUAeqnCF9t1beSjkuuHwEc3aEoF8klywMBdRVRuP2IDN6TJXD=w320-h291" width="320" /></a></div><br />The Reaper InQuest lifecounter with my Reaper Scrye lifecounter. The counter is from the Pro Counter product line, as were other Reaper lifecounters from 1996. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>1996 - The Reaper Pro Counters</b></div><div><br /></div><div>In 1996, Reaper brought out some nice metal counters without a reference to a magazine, and called the productline Pro Counters. These were also available unpainted, or with colors pained on them. They were availabe in 3 versions, the Evil Eye, the Magic 8 ball and the Skull. </div><div><br /></div><div>The 8 ball was only available in black:</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja2SXXQBZ12LEdI6WxKqlOp0TQ6qkkab4tJ21yDP2H8wxANJ8iCBDef-l4vkwQl9Oh70Odngv0la80eMqPcs8l0n5cKnbUE8tdnO84bKL3Gv9TGmW4Khoc-cvtN8IjickL4WRVBLURhvI4-ddGiSFma6N0hqSF5ocfaGNYNDcR5VgT8SHkpGuqVtmR" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="521" data-original-width="918" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja2SXXQBZ12LEdI6WxKqlOp0TQ6qkkab4tJ21yDP2H8wxANJ8iCBDef-l4vkwQl9Oh70Odngv0la80eMqPcs8l0n5cKnbUE8tdnO84bKL3Gv9TGmW4Khoc-cvtN8IjickL4WRVBLURhvI4-ddGiSFma6N0hqSF5ocfaGNYNDcR5VgT8SHkpGuqVtmR=w400-h228" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This has been for sale forever, so I would not take this price too seriously.. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />I have one of these still in its package, but since it had been in a basement for over 10 years when I bought it a couple of years back, it does have quite some wear from the moist:</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL1opc9GkGVtx_uIHC7wLvmdObZMrrTlVu96QIsMCXscLeNArx18Jhl3DDXH6MmEWG1PRbmcj-7jlMqkcNMb0mwrwJXM45RQ8axrJUe7iebu-F7TssR4a6IH1kIheWTfaWwJTR-3gdn5SoEp7cAvZnIDuiqYQehTVwZdZZHWNNS1D2ieSE1kOdglqY" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1928" data-original-width="3000" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL1opc9GkGVtx_uIHC7wLvmdObZMrrTlVu96QIsMCXscLeNArx18Jhl3DDXH6MmEWG1PRbmcj-7jlMqkcNMb0mwrwJXM45RQ8axrJUe7iebu-F7TssR4a6IH1kIheWTfaWwJTR-3gdn5SoEp7cAvZnIDuiqYQehTVwZdZZHWNNS1D2ieSE1kOdglqY" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My 2 pro counters. I should have bought the eye as well, but like said before, I told myself the idea was stupid. Now I think it was stupid I did not buy it.. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Skull was available in black and blue as it's main colors, but you could get different versions of colors of the eyes:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzeHegkdIWEtXltQdj-1Ksat5okldTBsVwkIgyLKFNEhYrfOT9gt5NW92KP9alO5saJoVIcGoCmGCtJtREdtGvAHeb8D4un0JoOrGFXC0Ggr43dWklbnz9bonLZF_G91KEcCEll9Tnu60gIggqJbRT8dPD-z93OpvHR-jtRrbEJDw6vuGcqqo76Hsn" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="1551" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzeHegkdIWEtXltQdj-1Ksat5okldTBsVwkIgyLKFNEhYrfOT9gt5NW92KP9alO5saJoVIcGoCmGCtJtREdtGvAHeb8D4un0JoOrGFXC0Ggr43dWklbnz9bonLZF_G91KEcCEll9Tnu60gIggqJbRT8dPD-z93OpvHR-jtRrbEJDw6vuGcqqo76Hsn=w400-h231" width="400" /></a></div><br />Since there are black versions with white eyes, I would not be surprised if there are versions with blue or green eyes, but I've never seen pictures of them, or seen them in real life. </div><div><br /></div><div>The eye version was available both painted and unpainted. As far as I can tell, there was only one color schema available, this one:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSiCjGDtc-IeSbCKu0cj_nf5B27TdluJCQWdHqrK3zEz-RtVqtNU3hlNBi26Lwug4lJjrZXVchOSkp9GxYtREBfJKRc3sSqL205zBt0oQZfIGwFAVqvDNwIQcv3de5tSIiDWKSzblSlsKsjOM7Ur99ML0AvlcQq7PazGUpoYcRE43BK6STsSD3w6qO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSiCjGDtc-IeSbCKu0cj_nf5B27TdluJCQWdHqrK3zEz-RtVqtNU3hlNBi26Lwug4lJjrZXVchOSkp9GxYtREBfJKRc3sSqL205zBt0oQZfIGwFAVqvDNwIQcv3de5tSIiDWKSzblSlsKsjOM7Ur99ML0AvlcQq7PazGUpoYcRE43BK6STsSD3w6qO" width="320" /></a></div><br />It may be possible though, that the iris was available in all 5 colors of Magic, since this one seems to have a green iris. It could also be the lighting though. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>1997 - nothing happened</b></div><div><br /></div><div>I have found no lifecounters specific for Magic made in 1997. Again, this might not be a complete picture, please let me know if that is the case. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>1998 - New Pro Counters by Reaper</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>1998 brought us a new line of pro-counters by Reaper. The were disks similar to the InQuest disk, but know available with base disks in all colors of magic, with an image on the top that loosely seemed to refer to the colors of magic:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhLA1LxJFrSUyY7v7kHzec01h4deYf8PvlCjxaN_uLpW8jVjA3UYyaGp3YRTGEiyLaax1QEsOjakHFwjyDLS_Oq4s6bzQjgrJ4-q5SJiiN7L3e26QaByiFfSZI5JHHCT3oZLkPVbmmW3cRi7ByMHSZOfngyk07qxRXfxX4oUXQkgJ3irBi0euCN5Li" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="872" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhLA1LxJFrSUyY7v7kHzec01h4deYf8PvlCjxaN_uLpW8jVjA3UYyaGp3YRTGEiyLaax1QEsOjakHFwjyDLS_Oq4s6bzQjgrJ4-q5SJiiN7L3e26QaByiFfSZI5JHHCT3oZLkPVbmmW3cRi7ByMHSZOfngyk07qxRXfxX4oUXQkgJ3irBi0euCN5Li=w400-h265" width="400" /></a></div>In some offers, they are referred to as the Talisman of Energy, Darkness, Law, Strength, Light and Chaos. I have one of these in it's packaging that says Wizard of Energy, however. So it could be that they were sold under different names. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjY6NdSGipQgfE5ABIsBY0pc1T-u0HZkPHQBBck5ZvUAjDO1dzjySGkLjybALBE414uxYyQBEnySNM4SdQBvVWbwUVlzXrabaDY-Fm5mhRQ-WP1kpoHeDAsDYJqQFYoxf_rGDB0_4SfWOp0tTil2UjxWyweadU4NtyCZE7IycDZhnNCUILS38aBPywO" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjY6NdSGipQgfE5ABIsBY0pc1T-u0HZkPHQBBck5ZvUAjDO1dzjySGkLjybALBE414uxYyQBEnySNM4SdQBvVWbwUVlzXrabaDY-Fm5mhRQ-WP1kpoHeDAsDYJqQFYoxf_rGDB0_4SfWOp0tTil2UjxWyweadU4NtyCZE7IycDZhnNCUILS38aBPywO=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Own wizard of Energy</td></tr></tbody></table><br />It could also be that they were just sold in different years because there was some stock leftover. The disks referred to on the internet clearly say they are called talismans and are from 1998:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeWxgruOlYk-ev5vDAyKeT8zHuIGO_aeViFjM6gc6E8gNAbuV472DJ4hkJ_49xqEDkvip29lYRZsy2lU6VZ8DZG040shrCjdU1zhkUaKJYLDG7KrLMHOG7h4TB7JuLVAR60E4I2fQXYG6GGR4HUK3jFhY2mdL8At5ASs_e-OT5xlgM4QWtZyqHJLvm" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeWxgruOlYk-ev5vDAyKeT8zHuIGO_aeViFjM6gc6E8gNAbuV472DJ4hkJ_49xqEDkvip29lYRZsy2lU6VZ8DZG040shrCjdU1zhkUaKJYLDG7KrLMHOG7h4TB7JuLVAR60E4I2fQXYG6GGR4HUK3jFhY2mdL8At5ASs_e-OT5xlgM4QWtZyqHJLvm=w320-h320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZHlS8xVs8KIfZGv_qgUxJAHqBYQmvqSNf7MvkwF-QIvS7TW07rN-DFWltB1iGshol3ph_aFQUBJ4Dc6Sr1UEiTrSrBDN9-6ho9Nr8iT6xQwemGP1gFuMeDTy-Wyi1HCD3FMSKYmOhtg4tQ7e3luomE4j3NWVSZMi6xt8YUkoeGou72Gte7zovJR39" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZHlS8xVs8KIfZGv_qgUxJAHqBYQmvqSNf7MvkwF-QIvS7TW07rN-DFWltB1iGshol3ph_aFQUBJ4Dc6Sr1UEiTrSrBDN9-6ho9Nr8iT6xQwemGP1gFuMeDTy-Wyi1HCD3FMSKYmOhtg4tQ7e3luomE4j3NWVSZMi6xt8YUkoeGou72Gte7zovJR39=w320-h320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>But the packaging on mine says copyright until 2003:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOVWiWgzsF7HGjTpV6FVXsaN93fk8bb3rTOi5QHWuod3eeRUy4kBXbTOo61LrCEMsBAYZohZZ-pPNiLEfTrzbJ0ijkINe5RGSG9Y2a0F378e9SRQR4m8F3QbKQYbBbjDIz1CsgzjL_AabMwgx5TWIXENZ98dfRBs77QIhvfHY9_-IZk6mDLGdUb2sz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOVWiWgzsF7HGjTpV6FVXsaN93fk8bb3rTOi5QHWuod3eeRUy4kBXbTOo61LrCEMsBAYZohZZ-pPNiLEfTrzbJ0ijkINe5RGSG9Y2a0F378e9SRQR4m8F3QbKQYbBbjDIz1CsgzjL_AabMwgx5TWIXENZ98dfRBs77QIhvfHY9_-IZk6mDLGdUb2sz=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>It could also mean mine was produced on a later date, or packaged on a later date. Or that the packaging was supposed to last until 2003. Who knows. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAHsCU927ms3PfuMub9ZpRDhPUNJwUhTFuoIY71lM7rdlTWSw1xNPc1nQ_bblIXQCbZMEfWTKcrt7X9PMu9st3rrWrxYR8CWUKlGegq-x_ltvgJ3UToOH6_cjfe18dAhy1RgBmBP2emYyVUUvbOoP4BvU6FwBAV2ImM7_z4V-QOIXz31QY5Su8fSkS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAHsCU927ms3PfuMub9ZpRDhPUNJwUhTFuoIY71lM7rdlTWSw1xNPc1nQ_bblIXQCbZMEfWTKcrt7X9PMu9st3rrWrxYR8CWUKlGegq-x_ltvgJ3UToOH6_cjfe18dAhy1RgBmBP2emYyVUUvbOoP4BvU6FwBAV2ImM7_z4V-QOIXz31QY5Su8fSkS" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2PiYIxdDwzPKG0wYZ6iLvk7_iLLwFkHxKqfDCLkkkfEZ0B9DGX6XQXXse3aa59_-pKHkQEyduy9DvyqwuMs8t9W1RWkWBtZj324DnfmHzmWm1dzp3QRPgf-Fk1EGPZIy18u-e_My3Qhig-dcydAux50Avlw9icP4SBcTNwwUEQf5Rd8OcdrpuFMc5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2PiYIxdDwzPKG0wYZ6iLvk7_iLLwFkHxKqfDCLkkkfEZ0B9DGX6XQXXse3aa59_-pKHkQEyduy9DvyqwuMs8t9W1RWkWBtZj324DnfmHzmWm1dzp3QRPgf-Fk1EGPZIy18u-e_My3Qhig-dcydAux50Avlw9icP4SBcTNwwUEQf5Rd8OcdrpuFMc5" width="180" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJRe9Eth9IfGWMcF8sv9LmQBX24mNU8HnsQDQEv229xH94eO-0RUNPPU_5E3vahH4D7RcwIYsy2Wtd3Gr9NvjEllzpSDb8NWesV_ue6huFzJGNje246ag3ZfyHFmaufyzbF01jwQ4dgJey5SZ9Fdl5Ulo6bDWp3lRghvyQDZlx8rfq-XAvTERncylZ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJRe9Eth9IfGWMcF8sv9LmQBX24mNU8HnsQDQEv229xH94eO-0RUNPPU_5E3vahH4D7RcwIYsy2Wtd3Gr9NvjEllzpSDb8NWesV_ue6huFzJGNje246ag3ZfyHFmaufyzbF01jwQ4dgJey5SZ9Fdl5Ulo6bDWp3lRghvyQDZlx8rfq-XAvTERncylZ" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this package clearly says Talisman</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>1998 - Flying Tricycle</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>Also in 1998, a new player entered the market for more luxury metal life counters. A company called Fying Tricycle offered nice metal disk counters going up to 60 with the magic mana symbols on them:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1pmOiYt6DiexKdHLLeHCmFaHksYiBA5sZYNoIyPpJoqADqpFcLhlj0lbLTTkpjKfbDrZrfBMlpDAoJFX-j4XZreyMsmGvw4rj_wZhpZ1O7WEy0605harMCuVJLA_C2KJwJAoVp3zPGeiizccKGnZRdayMv0LZodWL_jGqbDHaBkXTwi89vLYdX_Rp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1pmOiYt6DiexKdHLLeHCmFaHksYiBA5sZYNoIyPpJoqADqpFcLhlj0lbLTTkpjKfbDrZrfBMlpDAoJFX-j4XZreyMsmGvw4rj_wZhpZ1O7WEy0605harMCuVJLA_C2KJwJAoVp3zPGeiizccKGnZRdayMv0LZodWL_jGqbDHaBkXTwi89vLYdX_Rp=w400-h200" width="400" /></a></div><br />Wizards seems to have been on this, because their trademark is recognized on the front of the counter. Although I've never seen one of these in real life, they seem well made, although I think the numbers are a bit too close to each other. </div><div><br /></div><div>There were also lifecounter plates made by the same company which were also coated in real gold. These were released in 1999. </div><div><br /></div><div>Also from 1998 were the lifecounter cards, like this one on my shelf with Selenia Dark Angel:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKdWKVtSlqRY_mE4sQbfDvm8e5CGXVJzCDy9s-4zmxCQQ4brbp_bnJAKevjtg6KGM293uQ3zY_GyPxoHcuWCm0IDQN2U3Y9fC-HIJiB4zP2mxjVh4AvK9j_w4jGLVUxXG-Ezb3MJs47XEZh3GN2bC93JQgjpETOYxbkQIbB9bMpZDY6yxvL5cvieXI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKdWKVtSlqRY_mE4sQbfDvm8e5CGXVJzCDy9s-4zmxCQQ4brbp_bnJAKevjtg6KGM293uQ3zY_GyPxoHcuWCm0IDQN2U3Y9fC-HIJiB4zP2mxjVh4AvK9j_w4jGLVUxXG-Ezb3MJs47XEZh3GN2bC93JQgjpETOYxbkQIbB9bMpZDY6yxvL5cvieXI" width="320" /></a></div><br />You could use these with your glass beads from the gift set :)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>1999 and onwards</b></div><div><br /></div><div>In 1999, Flying Tricycle released its versions of lifecounters which were goldplated:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjd6mt6OkZncEFktcyo2zpewKTtWkD7OLR-m2EAdyJWZVmynKd7FRIhPpVZFMAydczDVlow_hy67g_L5Qx8b4iaJTJeQmwaETy-PZ9WvB1NTBc5LXxAQ3rIHwFFBLTUlhj9iQLnTCL-y0VHd5ntBX_5bbRy1a7k_QKQAxqirveOY2KX57-JVLHHBXTE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjd6mt6OkZncEFktcyo2zpewKTtWkD7OLR-m2EAdyJWZVmynKd7FRIhPpVZFMAydczDVlow_hy67g_L5Qx8b4iaJTJeQmwaETy-PZ9WvB1NTBc5LXxAQ3rIHwFFBLTUlhj9iQLnTCL-y0VHd5ntBX_5bbRy1a7k_QKQAxqirveOY2KX57-JVLHHBXTE=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi883-8FA6gANsdgnTnnBX4r_6YUoWbnMY9Fqgvoayz4Rzyc_L2OALA3H80_myibnZpIPwiEieZOCGSzVT0qHpPxfyptBvrXnixgwCQbMwh7pdhNsdnkNEr5-EiB43OT8imKWe1icejT9dbUPNqMJYTgMmBqP1ISTiHxkCUM6cKOXUII396HG3SvVmQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi883-8FA6gANsdgnTnnBX4r_6YUoWbnMY9Fqgvoayz4Rzyc_L2OALA3H80_myibnZpIPwiEieZOCGSzVT0qHpPxfyptBvrXnixgwCQbMwh7pdhNsdnkNEr5-EiB43OT8imKWe1icejT9dbUPNqMJYTgMmBqP1ISTiHxkCUM6cKOXUII396HG3SvVmQ=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrOJUl6aCdWW-Gq-jfhoMfz_xNCCDvMhvl6tn_AeCd-52mOGrewrq8kRvJSqDJQLjjckuvNjG_A6rPBEkpyBc2UuEuoL_cuXJRvMSayBnm_Xc3ByiiFrp1KwL9LZVPkfu3JG9yuY1hVzV_srTPDQxGgZDAf1axRLa3W3CRWsHoKU4dRlSr7Q2GW_X1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrOJUl6aCdWW-Gq-jfhoMfz_xNCCDvMhvl6tn_AeCd-52mOGrewrq8kRvJSqDJQLjjckuvNjG_A6rPBEkpyBc2UuEuoL_cuXJRvMSayBnm_Xc3ByiiFrp1KwL9LZVPkfu3JG9yuY1hVzV_srTPDQxGgZDAf1axRLa3W3CRWsHoKU4dRlSr7Q2GW_X1=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>These top plates were sold separately, without the base number plate which you had to have already, or buy also. </div><div><br /></div><div>1999 also brought us the first Ultra Pro more durable card lifecounters. Made of a sort of laminated cardboard of plastic, they were similar to the older card counters, but more durable. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXyT0NW8xF0Uu2-cFd2Srfzp5ocH2i96vjEv5jjOYBW2qm15OT_HomrU0RwDVAZfz_WCqxKQo0GAL9SEq3HAwdRnKgkO6_U0ySCARXle6mpsF4UZKRcAcBDdaNRtV-rJ5NDf64ACS4lfhXVcyd3KPWsixKMrUUoGIFepbnJmjPwRvfkNnOmPRmt-56" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="1600" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXyT0NW8xF0Uu2-cFd2Srfzp5ocH2i96vjEv5jjOYBW2qm15OT_HomrU0RwDVAZfz_WCqxKQo0GAL9SEq3HAwdRnKgkO6_U0ySCARXle6mpsF4UZKRcAcBDdaNRtV-rJ5NDf64ACS4lfhXVcyd3KPWsixKMrUUoGIFepbnJmjPwRvfkNnOmPRmt-56" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Also around 2000 WotC came out with the first spindown dies:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsBe3cqGGs4qbL-idZkiBybJMXdxqAA9ZjyvIJvJ8yF5Rvvpb5Hx2_ONxeKQ_xP44vATKj_DbzSIiOqQZcT0Pmk-pSfRC0hlBl5eKGQDfXKHeWn5c4YbMSR9tjW_8Xz7wvkJ4ZHvfBhrG1jX0tigl4woQyLD-oLKy8OFEfW61p3QS2Z4KTTnVJoOa7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="804" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsBe3cqGGs4qbL-idZkiBybJMXdxqAA9ZjyvIJvJ8yF5Rvvpb5Hx2_ONxeKQ_xP44vATKj_DbzSIiOqQZcT0Pmk-pSfRC0hlBl5eKGQDfXKHeWn5c4YbMSR9tjW_8Xz7wvkJ4ZHvfBhrG1jX0tigl4woQyLD-oLKy8OFEfW61p3QS2Z4KTTnVJoOa7=w400-h254" width="400" /></a></div><br />After adding them to the Beatdown and Deckmaster box sets, they were also sold as a packages and became more common as spindowns were released with most of the new sets these days. </div><div><br /></div></div><div>Most lifecounters made later on were of the cheaper kind that continue on the same bases and material of the Ultra Pro's above. Every now and then, someone tries something a bit more exclusive, like Dark Platypus its metal Squirrel lifecounters:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXTHjKOqd7lxbGcwZMw-WI-F_UVHABJ0MwgKDmN2qhKxT7eGhI0wW-asLrwbBWdIRkElbTTsgLF9anulAgffY3TE0lnE_y4s0W_dm-6vCGL9b-l1V_RLX3sIDPW7jmwtD45bM2oor29ibS5LctDG9gzK1LwOAYa7V3Cka2bGzV1GDO0AybphzRpQih" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXTHjKOqd7lxbGcwZMw-WI-F_UVHABJ0MwgKDmN2qhKxT7eGhI0wW-asLrwbBWdIRkElbTTsgLF9anulAgffY3TE0lnE_y4s0W_dm-6vCGL9b-l1V_RLX3sIDPW7jmwtD45bM2oor29ibS5LctDG9gzK1LwOAYa7V3Cka2bGzV1GDO0AybphzRpQih=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />It came in 2003 with Squirrel tokens made out of metal. </div><div><br /></div><div>Also in 2002 or 2003, these were made for something called the super series. The one below is stored with my other lifecounters and I think this might be the first lifecounter which counts both your life and that of your opponent in one lifecounter. </div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQfZ7D8gKBRzfmXKmDws72ANT1b-fkFkN0OOqDOvGHj7GNRdMvsnk192Tqjhq3ELATTVnZPbo6RJ0w-hIJw4Rauky-yHjYaSOrgB7C0aGU53k9gaa47QYZxza3zBlV6JUJBRjmuG4SCPBdzNi8WKOL-h2sf0LSkFFUKktGbajRzBk4wdmxM73zX_Dk" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1927" data-original-width="3000" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQfZ7D8gKBRzfmXKmDws72ANT1b-fkFkN0OOqDOvGHj7GNRdMvsnk192Tqjhq3ELATTVnZPbo6RJ0w-hIJw4Rauky-yHjYaSOrgB7C0aGU53k9gaa47QYZxza3zBlV6JUJBRjmuG4SCPBdzNi8WKOL-h2sf0LSkFFUKktGbajRzBk4wdmxM73zX_Dk" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got this one mainly because of the Rebecca artwork, but noticed this might be the first dual life counter</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In 2004, another company did another Abacus and called it the Battle Counter:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZw2R7F1HamocNx0tmo45VoRyDvttYZCuaLrCTeJ7IJ7V9_cGj2fNL-i4Gf_Zs6Rb78edh0Vanl8GJI1JNRBPncA1QUfgrQ16qE4WNoX1ewrtriYJJtG7W5atQrtLs9j0DjDk73yNfUrEim_tq8MwuM4TBq9xpW_VGcAW-hhlqB_8KN03LKtISS8Ed" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="772" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZw2R7F1HamocNx0tmo45VoRyDvttYZCuaLrCTeJ7IJ7V9_cGj2fNL-i4Gf_Zs6Rb78edh0Vanl8GJI1JNRBPncA1QUfgrQ16qE4WNoX1ewrtriYJJtG7W5atQrtLs9j0DjDk73yNfUrEim_tq8MwuM4TBq9xpW_VGcAW-hhlqB_8KN03LKtISS8Ed" width="297" /></a></div><br />I have one of these, and it is actually quite nice. It's quite heavy and says it's made out of steel. From the weight, I think that might be true. </div><div><br /></div><div>This monstrosity came out in 2008, on the 15th anniversary of Magic. Fortunately it is a limited edition, meaning you won't be seeing much of these in real life. Even if I had one, I would be kind of embarrassed to take this out of my bag. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVLFYmyJIqcoxIlSJEmydXyBA_W1FGt5VHHxzSgMFm2cWZIaGDnXb5uHwJJ472ZA0KlwJK-pehvj8N7MC9EU1OiCqKT07HOcxXLPfGSwVnbZAob3xFNDVx9De_TDOtES0ltECX50oTdz_X6UT2m7RI0tsCQoqbPOB_ct5S1jWD_yFcYPLUdVZe16v3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVLFYmyJIqcoxIlSJEmydXyBA_W1FGt5VHHxzSgMFm2cWZIaGDnXb5uHwJJ472ZA0KlwJK-pehvj8N7MC9EU1OiCqKT07HOcxXLPfGSwVnbZAob3xFNDVx9De_TDOtES0ltECX50oTdz_X6UT2m7RI0tsCQoqbPOB_ct5S1jWD_yFcYPLUdVZe16v3" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The older spindown dies are now quite rare, and somehow people seem to think that all OS players care so much for nostalgia they will pay ridiculous amounts for stuff like this. Like these examples show:</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5iKlp7Y6X6zhI6IsOLYHPSSBLaJKzwHxPhIyOUiaRl34Havc_3VkhhP0RyPC4P8Q65Y6TPPILUBDRuaSrAcKA4uD-oXQyLSfHfqHoc33u0VE1Vk3NOFeOjKxXDL0OZ5bSJFb6IVc4-jPQJjFzN41MdZ-xIduDj_W6N94YUxkztv14xGWwlnqA0PMg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="391" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5iKlp7Y6X6zhI6IsOLYHPSSBLaJKzwHxPhIyOUiaRl34Havc_3VkhhP0RyPC4P8Q65Y6TPPILUBDRuaSrAcKA4uD-oXQyLSfHfqHoc33u0VE1Vk3NOFeOjKxXDL0OZ5bSJFb6IVc4-jPQJjFzN41MdZ-xIduDj_W6N94YUxkztv14xGWwlnqA0PMg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">for only the base? You've got to be kidding me..</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKoW7FmMNnCvQJiZxMPLqy3gUfyx-LMlNpnmKahzOkIKM9N5nWcgMoJuQK25QclLQghsrYqIvKFfCp4RYEPVBYOc3MFzxixHSvgv69ddniP4OF1dqHuuXIISREEycTAXXWmzZTCxfHVcpe-kYGZhYTcQEkUsAwBPvK120ACtZ5xge3dTqTWeE04pMMsmk" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="876" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKoW7FmMNnCvQJiZxMPLqy3gUfyx-LMlNpnmKahzOkIKM9N5nWcgMoJuQK25QclLQghsrYqIvKFfCp4RYEPVBYOc3MFzxixHSvgv69ddniP4OF1dqHuuXIISREEycTAXXWmzZTCxfHVcpe-kYGZhYTcQEkUsAwBPvK120ACtZ5xge3dTqTWeE04pMMsmk" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It seems to happen more often though. This was also the first blue single disk I found on the internet. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEha-pKXIkhiSgpsfbLeRVtPwPN1lPcAbnvHcyHFpsHymQzEfB-h4Ut639Fpp0OU6z79ZGM768H2ih8W3WFJC4hXdeq7GHYo2I1GVR4oiKj65t_PEycO3FZpT_Irf7045dUyGoOAjG0BENm2Ri7U_sM0IcOjH4mR8olyJDGW4wyNURMNZofA4lON663B" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="506" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEha-pKXIkhiSgpsfbLeRVtPwPN1lPcAbnvHcyHFpsHymQzEfB-h4Ut639Fpp0OU6z79ZGM768H2ih8W3WFJC4hXdeq7GHYo2I1GVR4oiKj65t_PEycO3FZpT_Irf7045dUyGoOAjG0BENm2Ri7U_sM0IcOjH4mR8olyJDGW4wyNURMNZofA4lON663B" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just one thought here: Hahahahahahahaha (hysterical tone)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Just because we spend a lot of money on rare cards does not mean you can get us to pay that kind of money for an incomplete lifecounter. Or a complete one. I wouldn't pay that much for it, and neither should you. It's nice, but not that nice. And, if you are not that critical of it and you're a bit lucky, you can find a damaged one for a lot less. This is the cheapest one I ever saw:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1TifZVRB8fyqo1o-LZYZYJjVroV4gMehwRBaUod7_Cggy4absggsTbmlSISdjmUDHy-Y7JQJKzpbWFE6YO__N9DBCc1r9FLzm1uy5FptISpAkbC_wU_sqWWEw1r7gJbSj2PoU1zrHiaNnLSzQJNNp5fFMWJMR1Om6RmF9Vox22urJ21iZ03sB5ARdTAQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="901" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1TifZVRB8fyqo1o-LZYZYJjVroV4gMehwRBaUod7_Cggy4absggsTbmlSISdjmUDHy-Y7JQJKzpbWFE6YO__N9DBCc1r9FLzm1uy5FptISpAkbC_wU_sqWWEw1r7gJbSj2PoU1zrHiaNnLSzQJNNp5fFMWJMR1Om6RmF9Vox22urJ21iZ03sB5ARdTAQ" width="320" /></a></div><br />Right now, if you are looking for one, I think one of the later versions of the single or dual disk can be had for somewhere between 50 and 125 euros. Which is still a lot of money, but they are really nice. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>2022 - Oldschool feeling, but new</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>If you want to have a bit more of that oldschool feeling for a lot less, Ultra Pro has 2 options for you that are still available today:</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsamj3dzNEWsZjdIjZOFt758Q5zQSd0KhEQYUpVB7O5By1DvI-osp6cHqkFsWyrurXKQofZDOGhKt3QdXt1WGx42GB18IOSPoCN8oEzYzy3wTJFpMA9dHdFH13dCFvo-cmD4OSQUS-bovhSXViXp-h-dOPCLvZzZ0YrpBjkTaNFVABJAUK7Xxeo1O1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="892" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsamj3dzNEWsZjdIjZOFt758Q5zQSd0KhEQYUpVB7O5By1DvI-osp6cHqkFsWyrurXKQofZDOGhKt3QdXt1WGx42GB18IOSPoCN8oEzYzy3wTJFpMA9dHdFH13dCFvo-cmD4OSQUS-bovhSXViXp-h-dOPCLvZzZ0YrpBjkTaNFVABJAUK7Xxeo1O1" width="239" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The modern version of the Duelist Abacus. I have one of these, and it works fine</td></tr></tbody></table><br />If you want more of the original feel like the Scrye Disk counters, you can get one of these:</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7T2In8E3Cl1ojvohnd5PS0VBXzOd9fFWtIgF-j_kgUJ1bT-rNyDaREfe73JHEfn9h7Jq7xaAMVJYAX3HrMIQHuLUU-PlmXAUxQNQnfKmfr1JFc0r6HE7SE7BjMEIc6R9hO7eoe3KHGNTCqFNqQ7LdM8eSNEc3P8CIERRG-DKJp1D-_QmShZ9iEqel" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7T2In8E3Cl1ojvohnd5PS0VBXzOd9fFWtIgF-j_kgUJ1bT-rNyDaREfe73JHEfn9h7Jq7xaAMVJYAX3HrMIQHuLUU-PlmXAUxQNQnfKmfr1JFc0r6HE7SE7BjMEIc6R9hO7eoe3KHGNTCqFNqQ7LdM8eSNEc3P8CIERRG-DKJp1D-_QmShZ9iEqel=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got one of these to see, and it looks and feels nice enough</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I spotted these on Etsy in 2022, and the also mimic the metal disks:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEQWLqk-sMsRuDxvyIWXdQ6NFI4VN7TCIGcTTjTMPE7wM_itSRLAGybIRIrzQE5S9LIESnUJgpbUY06mmwQZ3et4gBkeLa23QhLEa8_cwZF-bvHm7zLpjlbNQakj7W_KopCQYl_c09u6TTEODQneGfDfO5F5DXd9QbZgtzO8xh9PLHX3pzgY0eu7Kac-4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1140" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEQWLqk-sMsRuDxvyIWXdQ6NFI4VN7TCIGcTTjTMPE7wM_itSRLAGybIRIrzQE5S9LIESnUJgpbUY06mmwQZ3et4gBkeLa23QhLEa8_cwZF-bvHm7zLpjlbNQakj7W_KopCQYl_c09u6TTEODQneGfDfO5F5DXd9QbZgtzO8xh9PLHX3pzgY0eu7Kac-4" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Also in 2022, Beadle & grimms released a metal lifecounter with a Secret Lair Drop series, with a metal dragon statue on top. This life counter seems to spin around freely, so unlike the lifecounters by Reaper and UP, you could accidently nudge these and lose track of your lifetotal. The statue seems very well made:</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAKo_j4LR2P0-JvMB9srPtMn-NU3Cvmq2WALHxBoVBvc8bgeCxugSGYBegPYKho3Wg3m8fNoEiqtKMGDZ6DjQ5LeDfz_Jdg493o2uuruDCxQp5n6Diy4UOtaCA66CrevFNwIPL7DznJpR0kFNNiC8YyP1LkuTMK2o47iKNUHbEdBSIXvAlPFhSny04" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAKo_j4LR2P0-JvMB9srPtMn-NU3Cvmq2WALHxBoVBvc8bgeCxugSGYBegPYKho3Wg3m8fNoEiqtKMGDZ6DjQ5LeDfz_Jdg493o2uuruDCxQp5n6Diy4UOtaCA66CrevFNwIPL7DznJpR0kFNNiC8YyP1LkuTMK2o47iKNUHbEdBSIXvAlPFhSny04" width="231" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKswJroFi3d-LIhYZbV-fs1DGDhuElg-6NPB5ysDZkaqG7gCcVHDzo4GZoDkBz0CwACZICjjblbp_NJ8umMgmj00Jcx4gi-R9yHdPHYaP4EjgOqYLeogANqgYQeLev9ECv8gHlXSZJlR-GZBKv_Lka6nB7fZBMn5DnvXcYapW-5FvebQdkbBd8kp9n" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="813" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKswJroFi3d-LIhYZbV-fs1DGDhuElg-6NPB5ysDZkaqG7gCcVHDzo4GZoDkBz0CwACZICjjblbp_NJ8umMgmj00Jcx4gi-R9yHdPHYaP4EjgOqYLeogANqgYQeLev9ECv8gHlXSZJlR-GZBKv_Lka6nB7fZBMn5DnvXcYapW-5FvebQdkbBd8kp9n" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtc0C3JkjQR_4gN99ALRN3hKAuTHpOWCqUBejw69Ioz2TOlxlmlgMUdnJA2QboqDUd6yjqCKoaVv1sFtdSS0Ht3hs5mXenglzQAQfeSBX34PpIkYo3e3GpVdwzY1kvMYUEsWVmK8qMx0LNExTVLX2SjLz8VANeAMR9Xkm-kLQgFl_qRJS3Zs_OPIsN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1285" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtc0C3JkjQR_4gN99ALRN3hKAuTHpOWCqUBejw69Ioz2TOlxlmlgMUdnJA2QboqDUd6yjqCKoaVv1sFtdSS0Ht3hs5mXenglzQAQfeSBX34PpIkYo3e3GpVdwzY1kvMYUEsWVmK8qMx0LNExTVLX2SjLz8VANeAMR9Xkm-kLQgFl_qRJS3Zs_OPIsN" width="318" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div>I hope you enjoyed this little summary of Lifecounters, and if you have any information to add, just let me know and I will update this article. Till next time!</div><div><br /> </div><div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>. <br /><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p></div>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-3489346716191168432022-08-14T08:34:00.005-07:002022-08-14T08:38:29.385-07:00The Camel Trophy 2022 (gentlemen's version) with Classic Erhnam on Ice<p>Every time I think about running a tournament of my own, I tend to have some doubts as to how necessary that is these days. When I started Oldschool-like tournaments late 2004 with Ancient and later on the Draconian Cylix cup, tournaments with only old cards allowed were rare. These days, we're fortunate enough to be able to play 5-6 of these tournaments a year in the Netherlands easily, if not more. If you're willing to travel abroad, you could play once a month or more. So organizing a tournament feels less necessary to keep old cardboard alive. But it feels good to organize something for the community, especially because I want to keep the "play like in the old days" feeling alive, meaning I like to play in a game shop. This both feels nostalgic and is also nice for our local game shop called Spelkwartier. </p><p>So when I noticed a small summer hiatus in the tournament calendar, I decided to fill it with a Camel Trophy tournament. To make it more fun, I decided to make it a gentlemen's rules tournament, meaning both Library of Alexandria and Mind Twist were going to be banned. I do like people to play more options so my tournaments are usually not Swedish Legal only old cards, in this tournament reprints would be allowed as usual. Just with the correct art and no foils. FBB cards were also very welcome. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4J8N9hd28NaGMPW16Tkrqe_4AvonW2QAKpVpYppN008hwM4BmUm_SbcotSFUFideQeqE1MS8JpkUsWY5zq3mEFGE2r1vHag6ySwQSCRv7HpugiaVRi15oZE9JUyTIEbH-pDeOlrNuWXddVvHl8CvE_5mRYdjYU-lL8GCT1BDiHEtTeEm2EHvYIGuG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="761" data-original-width="939" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4J8N9hd28NaGMPW16Tkrqe_4AvonW2QAKpVpYppN008hwM4BmUm_SbcotSFUFideQeqE1MS8JpkUsWY5zq3mEFGE2r1vHag6ySwQSCRv7HpugiaVRi15oZE9JUyTIEbH-pDeOlrNuWXddVvHl8CvE_5mRYdjYU-lL8GCT1BDiHEtTeEm2EHvYIGuG" width="296" /></a></div><br />So, I photoshopped (well actually, I used Gimp..) a gentleman camel and put out some invitations. I had looked up when most people are on vacation in our country, and that would be July. So I decided to have the tournament in August, thinking most people would be back by then. I got back quite some reaction that people were still away then, so next time I do this in summer it will be later on in the year :) Still, 24 people from the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium wanted to come, and that is a nice number for an old fashioned tournament in a game store. There is an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2ZyN8lXGj8" target="_blank">uncommented stream</a> of the tournament by our famous youtuber Timmy the Sorcerer if you like to watch old cardboard being played. <p></p><p> As usual, I tried out a deck which I had not played before in the week before the tournament, but was crushed by Peter in our one evening of playtesting. Perhaps the Ley Druid/wild growth/force of nature combination that Marten inspired me with was a bit weak in the version I built. Since I don't mind losing but do mind being totally annihilated, I decided to play something else. Since I love Argothian Pixies, Erhnam Djinn and Sylvan Library, I built a classic Erhnam on Ice deck. For those that don't know what that is, it's a deck with Erhnam Djinns, Ice Storms and Icy Manipulators, accompanied by Serra Angels and Pixies. In the original version by Joep Meddens there's also an Ifh-Biff efreet, but since everyone seems to be playing bolt/chain lightning/psi-blast these days, I didn't think that would do much so I added a Jayemdae Tome in stead. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqRhas-h-IPOfbmk-o2n-YmZGTkwT8MXvZ-79O9N5q55W-uzz6mGRqv5eKS2xC3TQB7GgVokJulV51q-j6b1uB_1uieT8aZ8g_um9Ny18TF9AYYf-TQjCOWm9atG-ONo-KK1JgdaGv7aqc7dBtBR6xC-hkA2C_rj2s608F5ThlQWCeYM27abdUr_ft" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqRhas-h-IPOfbmk-o2n-YmZGTkwT8MXvZ-79O9N5q55W-uzz6mGRqv5eKS2xC3TQB7GgVokJulV51q-j6b1uB_1uieT8aZ8g_um9Ny18TF9AYYf-TQjCOWm9atG-ONo-KK1JgdaGv7aqc7dBtBR6xC-hkA2C_rj2s608F5ThlQWCeYM27abdUr_ft=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I got some goodies to do a raffle with, so I would be handing out AN stone-throwing devils (the nicest OS card the game store had in stock) and some other things like UL control magics, a The Dark goblin starter kit and a 2004 abacus life counter. Just before the tournament there were some cancellations, but fortunately we ended up with a round number to play, so no byes. I packed up my computer and everything and set up everything in the gamestore. Richard (the gamestore owner) suggested using a wizards reporter he often used, so I was fine with that. </p><p>After everyone was put in the reporter software we started and we were off to round one. Because I went on to manual pairing later on (more on that later) I might have mixed up some names here and there, so sorry to my opponents if I did, because I don't have a program to look back into. </p><p><b>Round 1</b> - Wouter with Artifact Red</p><p>In the first round I was up against Wouter with a version of the red artifact deck he also played to win the finals of Raging Bull last year. So, a pretty good deck there, even though Wouter mentioned it was not exactly the same version. I took al mulligan and Wouter put down a black vise on his first turn. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsk-4PMYMJMdrkppQz7zzXzDJ6RDcCiL8KSahuTRyGviwuP9v_4zdqHI1HnTMCoCo-A2VPoJmEQmxv9BvNTgMaV4xBCOgChcPsFAz3qU4oxaa44QysZkNbTu4265HrX4YQI-9y-u9AAkxhnjD9ImdWt1qtPEYTMJOwmniourLU825YxfPNPsT67UND" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsk-4PMYMJMdrkppQz7zzXzDJ6RDcCiL8KSahuTRyGviwuP9v_4zdqHI1HnTMCoCo-A2VPoJmEQmxv9BvNTgMaV4xBCOgChcPsFAz3qU4oxaa44QysZkNbTu4265HrX4YQI-9y-u9AAkxhnjD9ImdWt1qtPEYTMJOwmniourLU825YxfPNPsT67UND=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div><br />I took some damage from the vise and started destroying some of his stuff (after the mulligan I had kept a hand with tome, ice storm and disenchant, which I thought were not going to be bad against a pretty aggressive artifact deck. I did not have any big creatures though, but since there were 4 djinns and 3 serra's in my deck, I figured one would show up sooner or later. I played ice storm on a factory (he played 2 more.. ) and tome after that. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr3_7t4BnlRWZX--QErIZtJCW_2dxoZBK3RcQkvJf9Kqd4gBJdTG4UkfzeMK8WticiiPbnO-bkZy8ZtnlfJJzjr2BYTKFoZfT8wQetlocgcpVjxQMQz0-jdJ8dp-ew4qaRWinRRFM_oraiKOkLmzix9bdL1JnZZlhH4wEZMGPIE7qJd5JjglXJ_UbR" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr3_7t4BnlRWZX--QErIZtJCW_2dxoZBK3RcQkvJf9Kqd4gBJdTG4UkfzeMK8WticiiPbnO-bkZy8ZtnlfJJzjr2BYTKFoZfT8wQetlocgcpVjxQMQz0-jdJ8dp-ew4qaRWinRRFM_oraiKOkLmzix9bdL1JnZZlhH4wEZMGPIE7qJd5JjglXJ_UbR=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div><br />After taking some factory damage he played out a juggernaut after my playing a Serra Angel. I played disenchant on the Juggernaut and swords to plowshares on the Su-Chi that followed that up. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1HMuZkd3boXONjbbpXFV-WQfjjuiU60OsTAwrWYT820RA1g3tRA5axrEY1tsUA73a38eWLbZFqtaI2NbjFo0eNyRKyV-qFexBu4Gw5dH9W1q626-9Ik8wyCxBuF0td4bfQeww1OZcH0ifV0FCj7CPKmRk7Q2ZvjrW1Poss2-OUjKjInjwQ5j0z5F5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1HMuZkd3boXONjbbpXFV-WQfjjuiU60OsTAwrWYT820RA1g3tRA5axrEY1tsUA73a38eWLbZFqtaI2NbjFo0eNyRKyV-qFexBu4Gw5dH9W1q626-9Ik8wyCxBuF0td4bfQeww1OZcH0ifV0FCj7CPKmRk7Q2ZvjrW1Poss2-OUjKjInjwQ5j0z5F5=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Wouter, however, used an orb to get rid of my Serra Angel and started beating with the Mishra's factories. And although I did have a Sylvan Library and a working tome, I did not get anything to put in the way of the factories. Combined with the bolts in Wouter's deck, that did me in. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheyXjP2CMur5qMJ9SLoEdEVrBRLcyevOC3bg0B_2x5p9I1i8ZTMUdEq1SkLLYm6GFGajMfI1xnC0ntyRxFLr_9qcR1v73WO70IUiex6iz9_-u5xW2Kscx2Gx29STafUGeaXUAdQCgv9sSgvNYtKowOizKZpsJOHMQSOSWhtwcd3nso314zmohVx1FF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheyXjP2CMur5qMJ9SLoEdEVrBRLcyevOC3bg0B_2x5p9I1i8ZTMUdEq1SkLLYm6GFGajMfI1xnC0ntyRxFLr_9qcR1v73WO70IUiex6iz9_-u5xW2Kscx2Gx29STafUGeaXUAdQCgv9sSgvNYtKowOizKZpsJOHMQSOSWhtwcd3nso314zmohVx1FF=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />So, I lost game one to the factories even though I think my draw was not that bad. The land draw was a bit out of proportion, but not by that much. I boarded in COP red and we were off to game 2. I was not off to a quick start, but fortunately no black vise this time. Then Wouter surprised me with a nice spice addition to his deck :)<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzf4W-_LoAcBxDgj30caiau-0IZmAGuTOAsnREneHMZPBO2fxoL_IWMBqQG1QTd4MrZCAhiEvjyjBJF9czSCc3qGiXKKhloJ8PCB_UJNgLkGq4eRxxoKyfVkVNoPPuLt1dLWYaa5QgkzY0TXNEnJxq-XkOwyqJV6gY2Ncaz1-T3P_-8PPRo6e3iICM" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzf4W-_LoAcBxDgj30caiau-0IZmAGuTOAsnREneHMZPBO2fxoL_IWMBqQG1QTd4MrZCAhiEvjyjBJF9czSCc3qGiXKKhloJ8PCB_UJNgLkGq4eRxxoKyfVkVNoPPuLt1dLWYaa5QgkzY0TXNEnJxq-XkOwyqJV6gY2Ncaz1-T3P_-8PPRo6e3iICM=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raging River! Cool!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />A quick COP red and a couple of Erhnams followed up from my side, one being double bolted by Wouter but still I was quick enough to take game 2. On to game 3, which was unfortunately for me not much of a game. Wouters' turn one:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjut2GPWN4kB7I_vdQzhU0E0i7fSTBkl98YZmQtTokSeC4ZvlbWf4oXm_FQpv0bSHDrQ4BQ6RSKCzDFAwp6XqXn3DfxW2Wbf5jGAjEGt_g9z6w4CGuOJTnNn7UFW2B1XK1662CmrhEjNlw3C1rWqtpcZuDchFv-KCxWKkUbimp9hkvvYECwlQsTWsuo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjut2GPWN4kB7I_vdQzhU0E0i7fSTBkl98YZmQtTokSeC4ZvlbWf4oXm_FQpv0bSHDrQ4BQ6RSKCzDFAwp6XqXn3DfxW2Wbf5jGAjEGt_g9z6w4CGuOJTnNn7UFW2B1XK1662CmrhEjNlw3C1rWqtpcZuDchFv-KCxWKkUbimp9hkvvYECwlQsTWsuo=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />Eh, wow. That is a lot of mana on turn one, plus I take 3 damage. I put down a land, Wouter punt down a turn 2 Triskelion. I proceeded to take another 3 damage, putting me on 14, was then attacked by the Trike putting me on 11 and Wouter then played Su-Chi while I had only two lands in the meantime. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHT_SQqxhQ7tt-tWw20EjSlNXtZEkWocprY2YbE-ch3D_Dm9hpAgimSCw0aQlTQMIBTj0LlB6GhgMff460m0Se97HnezBNPqHMiUagbudDwqXndJtlfG_TbTFGArzozmMgWSwg5vvoTBrM27ZEeplCeA8rg8adr-DAG_voEtNeYJqYRrQrqCosodyo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHT_SQqxhQ7tt-tWw20EjSlNXtZEkWocprY2YbE-ch3D_Dm9hpAgimSCw0aQlTQMIBTj0LlB6GhgMff460m0Se97HnezBNPqHMiUagbudDwqXndJtlfG_TbTFGArzozmMgWSwg5vvoTBrM27ZEeplCeA8rg8adr-DAG_voEtNeYJqYRrQrqCosodyo=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I took 3 more damage from the vise, going to 8 and did not draw a blocker, or some elimination, so the game was over in 4 turns. Wow.. that was heavy. Fortunately, Wouter was very gentlemanly about it :)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzIVxKkGGyUidRLry_dm8mDCZlbm13P3J8OM7qC8YeuOBFm-PodN_VcssgNmC5lN-mVUEYYXyndIYDpYuyLXYiyNl_gswDFftcFG2VjL3w-nJQoW49F-DKLkEe-XmGAYeAeVDMf6tXtrdMxEmfJ6o8E9iEcj5Mbqky1zExVVX6749jE2tWSmQCpts-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzIVxKkGGyUidRLry_dm8mDCZlbm13P3J8OM7qC8YeuOBFm-PodN_VcssgNmC5lN-mVUEYYXyndIYDpYuyLXYiyNl_gswDFftcFG2VjL3w-nJQoW49F-DKLkEe-XmGAYeAeVDMf6tXtrdMxEmfJ6o8E9iEcj5Mbqky1zExVVX6749jE2tWSmQCpts-=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />Well, that was not a great start there :) But against that onslaught in game 3 I did not have much of a chance. <p></p><p>It did game me some time to take some pictures of the others playing, so I took advantage of that possibility. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVBHwrNELvUZgAfWC5iyyfJVD9m7PF5sxHI9ShagJkdX1IOCf62B23cbGzkhLVnx11_SDij7y_yXLd8LvG4MvILmQbY6RTvTQmULoyp1gIZ4g0Y1nZJVG0q3hEdkDA-XNutpu4PoXgRQGrVyNzNp6Pmhq0b4zspS6s71AMnzcJ8kgoW1lbiQrD-FmE" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVBHwrNELvUZgAfWC5iyyfJVD9m7PF5sxHI9ShagJkdX1IOCf62B23cbGzkhLVnx11_SDij7y_yXLd8LvG4MvILmQbY6RTvTQmULoyp1gIZ4g0Y1nZJVG0q3hEdkDA-XNutpu4PoXgRQGrVyNzNp6Pmhq0b4zspS6s71AMnzcJ8kgoW1lbiQrD-FmE=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SL mono green against budget mono green :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4VBSs1_xQP229E-L_N8vh2ZbbZxyuWVeNB6Y_mr_MQbjXf4m3cIC6VihT3dP_YLjCF32sdyHdQGtz5_egRgHF0SvtoOLqrWjHp8j6hufG4eXSjESQ03-8rTuoKgmkYt7mggmrtHQ1aNV_vtjWOY-0DyRHH8x75QJds3ER-ENqFVrQP6WQ-Fzu4ywt" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4VBSs1_xQP229E-L_N8vh2ZbbZxyuWVeNB6Y_mr_MQbjXf4m3cIC6VihT3dP_YLjCF32sdyHdQGtz5_egRgHF0SvtoOLqrWjHp8j6hufG4eXSjESQ03-8rTuoKgmkYt7mggmrtHQ1aNV_vtjWOY-0DyRHH8x75QJds3ER-ENqFVrQP6WQ-Fzu4ywt=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink weenie up against Force of Nature</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhP-9tjOO2XV_VPGjxu8v3PDoSFmg464AmJCPZzP7rxVqnZhlzBMrFOXnUGFTSDS3ZUrxLUGE0r8QH2AO2QOMy1TACUNQoZdjr0weF7qGDpb6omHNn0rJLdOYLgRB-8xGfb9FZlPq7R8te-aJJxjk9A5yGkuNgLbaw7TKxoMxpgCwVL1bI5ddGqEic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhP-9tjOO2XV_VPGjxu8v3PDoSFmg464AmJCPZzP7rxVqnZhlzBMrFOXnUGFTSDS3ZUrxLUGE0r8QH2AO2QOMy1TACUNQoZdjr0weF7qGDpb6omHNn0rJLdOYLgRB-8xGfb9FZlPq7R8te-aJJxjk9A5yGkuNgLbaw7TKxoMxpgCwVL1bI5ddGqEic=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monten RUG weenie against Deadguy Ale</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJekzINwR4v6qQ_G3JpuIE7S7-JfbKx_aPR7G3LQ-JEVjLlJn9uo-lHroxTDqobazoVYo4eT3L2jpgvwmH4U2ZF6GlnVVRLKgef5cawTRN4Y4csvkfZrSMNLPj0yrvPLRzegGP-1Xtk0m8Dz1arNEU9kQVowCy7jAQ-rNKg7V3J5ovrt4lGB3le1f6" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJekzINwR4v6qQ_G3JpuIE7S7-JfbKx_aPR7G3LQ-JEVjLlJn9uo-lHroxTDqobazoVYo4eT3L2jpgvwmH4U2ZF6GlnVVRLKgef5cawTRN4Y4csvkfZrSMNLPj0yrvPLRzegGP-1Xtk0m8Dz1arNEU9kQVowCy7jAQ-rNKg7V3J5ovrt4lGB3le1f6=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wormwood Treefolk! Now there's something you don't see every day!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><b>Round 2: </b>Roy with Pestilence/pro black creatures</p><p>Alex played a turn one plains, meekstone. At that point I was not sure what to expect, but I did know that main deck meekstone was not something my Djinns would like. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIHfFLpaOSZBA5D7sj8awPB-_fCnZoh0vrZCrHnos0PVSpqwSxVkmo9ldPsfjXB9Xfp-7xjCrxWt_8l42rqBIl_dIuvvL7EPjwHm1__FS3xb6TCFgL_XviJ6uiM1OX46zcZlSkckAiW6pMTMGx9Iuid853eAMRyj_VPfE8pAaHOgdZcpu-F12A108O" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIHfFLpaOSZBA5D7sj8awPB-_fCnZoh0vrZCrHnos0PVSpqwSxVkmo9ldPsfjXB9Xfp-7xjCrxWt_8l42rqBIl_dIuvvL7EPjwHm1__FS3xb6TCFgL_XviJ6uiM1OX46zcZlSkckAiW6pMTMGx9Iuid853eAMRyj_VPfE8pAaHOgdZcpu-F12A108O=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />The game was very slow to develop, because I did not draw a lot of big creatures, and my opponent had a lot of awnsers to stop my small creatures. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9TWf0D8Jm90SV7B7y4VRO89cumftIDuYBMtn4-bm_LpHFNrcIA4BLxtLLyfQC3Iarr9zVlGFq3nDkIIHEbDUe0tRcE1PdmE7My6Q2cmksTiNIr_6UAj6v7OoHpHg69Rg19wsksI9gg9C7k9kcq_YWFqNSIbrONjQbPQOIWb-fYd-76J36O_v9lDVK" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9TWf0D8Jm90SV7B7y4VRO89cumftIDuYBMtn4-bm_LpHFNrcIA4BLxtLLyfQC3Iarr9zVlGFq3nDkIIHEbDUe0tRcE1PdmE7My6Q2cmksTiNIr_6UAj6v7OoHpHg69Rg19wsksI9gg9C7k9kcq_YWFqNSIbrONjQbPQOIWb-fYd-76J36O_v9lDVK" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not going fast here.. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />After deciding that I would rather destroy the land tax then the meekstone, I built up some momentum and attacked, only to have my creatures go to church and sing hymns instead of doing damage :)<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvAouvxAXvqr9KMMVyLOHZJzJcgqt-1iFTmNDlGZ8K7fogUNtOaOVVUvWDMNT4cnNxxbekF655ACIsV_KE2LUD61Y5gXOaoX5YSEqgSDIaLB9CFACPmvG3hgyk0nwlDN57lI98ijRomZ9TWzAHkR9KIgFw_wuPwxpSp4Ja1ODC86EdW4pHU84vin02" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvAouvxAXvqr9KMMVyLOHZJzJcgqt-1iFTmNDlGZ8K7fogUNtOaOVVUvWDMNT4cnNxxbekF655ACIsV_KE2LUD61Y5gXOaoX5YSEqgSDIaLB9CFACPmvG3hgyk0nwlDN57lI98ijRomZ9TWzAHkR9KIgFw_wuPwxpSp4Ja1ODC86EdW4pHU84vin02=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh, so apparently its a holy day.. :P</td></tr></tbody></table><br />In the end, I did manage to get through with my pixies and Icy Manipulator, but it was a very long game and it felt like this took a lot longer than expected. <p></p><p>The second game started with black vise again, with me taking 3 damage before I could do anything. Fortunately, I had an Llanowar Elf, so only 2 damage on the next turn. Doing damage myself was out of the question because of the first turn Mishra's factory. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaoiEQaeBwdkVSXn70oYfZyIIm1SeFiJVZDbxknYtIhShqb-XcZvFpi9mx9jy_nejDgYDS_8g2shVNIcoCgzR5_6zdWxbYZm8agQt-e6kfcjR9t6jyf9TmESAJKc4nhNeqZpiz5b91vhW69HQy3_GCJfIfaMg1CfYOBGHuscD9FKlNQN5SlmqknizS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaoiEQaeBwdkVSXn70oYfZyIIm1SeFiJVZDbxknYtIhShqb-XcZvFpi9mx9jy_nejDgYDS_8g2shVNIcoCgzR5_6zdWxbYZm8agQt-e6kfcjR9t6jyf9TmESAJKc4nhNeqZpiz5b91vhW69HQy3_GCJfIfaMg1CfYOBGHuscD9FKlNQN5SlmqknizS" width="400" /></a></div><br />The game that followed was again not that speedy. I put down Serra's and Erhnam Djinns, all of which were either terrored of swords to plowshared, and I was also not drawing a lot of land, so the vise was a bit of a problem with doing damage here and there. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLDeoiHBJmPupt-jfpA2A1AW8q9xYREKAM87n_lQUSaUQTTVaPkpUq0Ck6WSAuZyam9GZiQqzSjEMuXeYL3L8BPR2yzcK7wJK-prH95PL9VcXaArlJvreKPoe7AGqa0saBZL7N56kEXaSpO6fFjDG-ocMvHDalp3U-uzfigFGC7ELz3sCvKjzepWWv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLDeoiHBJmPupt-jfpA2A1AW8q9xYREKAM87n_lQUSaUQTTVaPkpUq0Ck6WSAuZyam9GZiQqzSjEMuXeYL3L8BPR2yzcK7wJK-prH95PL9VcXaArlJvreKPoe7AGqa0saBZL7N56kEXaSpO6fFjDG-ocMvHDalp3U-uzfigFGC7ELz3sCvKjzepWWv=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />Look at the amount of creatures removed and in the graveyard. I also took out some of his creatures, but it was not enough. And that Meekstone was there again. In the end, the vise damage + factories killed me in game 2 because none of my relevant creatures could stay on the board. 4 terrors and a swords to plowshares took care of that. So, on to game 3. <p></p><p>I thought I was off to a nice start, with first turn Dervish. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQTa4pYycDhFOdLlVHYmn3rthyWDFOAm_sQdsK1ZE93aVVaHPNnb11lRy_tcc6qWCrbdWytad_wLuXQulsv78VxkKp-uUVMLN4BKzOpsCYmHzs_LssvDRng6poBQhID7H-IIK8JeNpA5azcuYmb01eD1PGVcBV-sslhiIKC2xfZZu6vcKgAk69Kdqs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQTa4pYycDhFOdLlVHYmn3rthyWDFOAm_sQdsK1ZE93aVVaHPNnb11lRy_tcc6qWCrbdWytad_wLuXQulsv78VxkKp-uUVMLN4BKzOpsCYmHzs_LssvDRng6poBQhID7H-IIK8JeNpA5azcuYmb01eD1PGVcBV-sslhiIKC2xfZZu6vcKgAk69Kdqs=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />My opponent swords to plowshared it and later commented that he did not play 4 those, which somehow made the feeling I had worse :) I had sided in armageddon, hoping for the right moment to play it. And when I did go for it, all I needed was a creature to get through. And as then sometimes happens, I drew 4 lands and a black lotus in a row, instead of something useful like a swords to plowshares to get rid of the wall in the way, or something like a Serra Angel. After those turns, time was up, so we ended in a draw, which felt pretty unsatisfying. It felt like one of those "could have won this" matches but who knows. 4 terrors in a row might have taken care of my creatures again, so maybe that would not have done that much. <p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4rWKHc412LIrVtiqCmF0zGYBecFcsVVZVCrquXDaAjQtNYNVhI6f1Q4uzq9oWvIU5yUuI4WFo460ak1Byyvn6SV-9paTBXyXtwzqttwNpY0v0TgKIR56v_3IdbZfhCc6_SOJlgC7JZZZ2wTTqIuN8y1K8yEiUQ5vPq7x1wfCalYT4SDtITQOXlfzT" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4rWKHc412LIrVtiqCmF0zGYBecFcsVVZVCrquXDaAjQtNYNVhI6f1Q4uzq9oWvIU5yUuI4WFo460ak1Byyvn6SV-9paTBXyXtwzqttwNpY0v0TgKIR56v_3IdbZfhCc6_SOJlgC7JZZZ2wTTqIuN8y1K8yEiUQ5vPq7x1wfCalYT4SDtITQOXlfzT=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">well, at least you're not mana screwed.. </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Before round 3, someone noticed an error in the scores in the reporter program, even though I had doublechecked after entering the scores from paper. What was worse, was that the program did not allow fixing this score because a new round had already been made, and Richard said that at that point manually pairing people would probably would be better. After some trying with the program I decided he was probably right, and started pairing manually, involving checking every played match to see if players had been paired before and then pairing the highest scoring players against each other. Even though this would not be decided by pure swiss pairing (that would mean the tournament would be over too soon and you play oldschool to play, not to go home after 3 or 4 rounds) this would become increasingly labour intensive after each round :) Anyway, it worked and I had a pairing for round 3. </p><p><b>Round 3: </b>Roelf with mono Green</p><p>We both started with a quick mana ramp, both playing Mox Emerald. I had a Sylan Library to accompany it with. I was happy with my first turn factory, thinking I would be able to get the initiative. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihJNf2M3cRZarD7hUAwKnPYQ499jBdQm8TeaUDKoJDqBnLJVwenxNLukrN5RiSSGaUF_hcnrwJHKnfeNYNzd92UtxV0PeQ0wLhJVkdQYqr6z_6bzFq07STwuyUWcC28J6C-yycB9-NhCioMkJtF9Gf0DPoIE_rW4KL01i__dOlfLF-aVIrRfafRvVA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihJNf2M3cRZarD7hUAwKnPYQ499jBdQm8TeaUDKoJDqBnLJVwenxNLukrN5RiSSGaUF_hcnrwJHKnfeNYNzd92UtxV0PeQ0wLhJVkdQYqr6z_6bzFq07STwuyUWcC28J6C-yycB9-NhCioMkJtF9Gf0DPoIE_rW4KL01i__dOlfLF-aVIrRfafRvVA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>Unfortunately, this was not meant to be :) There was a turn one archer standing in my way. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEis_zibXf3o9JnqrM8Ek8w20l_uKQBX172cPHsrWUMDRbHbQPysWMaDwLJFD8ZArqd7yA5EH8fDzwKzC8U0uqeN6VnwW2_bi_4abhhqCJzf4_7BSNrN5kcqNX25PwFMa52JS6uTah-mA0-hSQ-1z6q7Zdv84QDmzax2ExYTVWsPRB80MOq3ABKzXlDc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEis_zibXf3o9JnqrM8Ek8w20l_uKQBX172cPHsrWUMDRbHbQPysWMaDwLJFD8ZArqd7yA5EH8fDzwKzC8U0uqeN6VnwW2_bi_4abhhqCJzf4_7BSNrN5kcqNX25PwFMa52JS6uTah-mA0-hSQ-1z6q7Zdv84QDmzax2ExYTVWsPRB80MOq3ABKzXlDc=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>After I got a quick Erhnam Djinn, he put out more archers. And since he was also playing Sprites and I had no blockers or anything yet, I decided that if I had a giant growth, he would have it either way, and I would have to start getting rid of those because otherwise I would be pinged to death by the sprites. This was an acceptable risk considering the fact I had another Djinn in my hand, and a Serra Angel. Just no white mana, and that would not show up for a long time. The giant growth arrived as expected and since I had no swords to plowshares or something (that would not have helped by the way, considering there was no white mana anywhere to be seen) to play, the djinn was dead, and I played another one. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieKV3rpnOYUVhxaorc66WhvUhoXWY6SdDmoyW6pPvbuDU6YASLwuQsfOcYeJXPI1zkY7BvKJgqvCDZ9ryJ3kNymh6ZEMzxJ0UrV1V81F6SpqEEdAGcBLyN3vv18v00_Ki7wIGfkXjtxon_ZUHOcCbSwbeD9Fmybb8ysVeLWkqJ2siWilQmIGCtK4Bg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieKV3rpnOYUVhxaorc66WhvUhoXWY6SdDmoyW6pPvbuDU6YASLwuQsfOcYeJXPI1zkY7BvKJgqvCDZ9ryJ3kNymh6ZEMzxJ0UrV1V81F6SpqEEdAGcBLyN3vv18v00_Ki7wIGfkXjtxon_ZUHOcCbSwbeD9Fmybb8ysVeLWkqJ2siWilQmIGCtK4Bg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>My opponent played a Sylvan Library, while I was looking at the 2 disenchants and the Serra in my hand. Fortunately, a city of brass showed up and I would be able to get rid of it. Still no second plains or savannah though, so no Serra. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfjGFmExzOWisZn0c2ACZYIWk48vNOznQedpgs1_5guKMZDp29qMguIboZuPTgOGWmKUQ5uBK5vbI1nAvHAgM-b4MF1YgK7nCg2vZ3GPlD1jlu0DlmqrcjnfGySPYNSf9pGfo0yRUPbNkBip-V60LSGFEL1162LWT84S12HQyrL5p94gL9EtkckhyX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfjGFmExzOWisZn0c2ACZYIWk48vNOznQedpgs1_5guKMZDp29qMguIboZuPTgOGWmKUQ5uBK5vbI1nAvHAgM-b4MF1YgK7nCg2vZ3GPlD1jlu0DlmqrcjnfGySPYNSf9pGfo0yRUPbNkBip-V60LSGFEL1162LWT84S12HQyrL5p94gL9EtkckhyX=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>When the Serra Angel finally was able to enter the game, there was plenty of mana on the other side, which was (of course, why not :P) accompanied by a hurricane, so that was pretty bad as well. This put my opponent on a life total that was pretty low, and fortunately I was at the higher life total at the time. Eventually this meant I could attack and win the creature standoff. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBF82QBL8OXLpBus60y9yP6kTCrlALW2vXK_QD70AeRa5BHcqixYa8t25VS-t9kWY-ZLwU3TETYVWd9sg6_J7H6eNMHLVWbb0L3IsScB6Azxu7ehMO4tN7sYk80u42oxIGxeDP2zIXl6sbGjHpmJJ0L7xomEHP1u8kM92TeOJEKaO35pHo8Nvwbstk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBF82QBL8OXLpBus60y9yP6kTCrlALW2vXK_QD70AeRa5BHcqixYa8t25VS-t9kWY-ZLwU3TETYVWd9sg6_J7H6eNMHLVWbb0L3IsScB6Azxu7ehMO4tN7sYk80u42oxIGxeDP2zIXl6sbGjHpmJJ0L7xomEHP1u8kM92TeOJEKaO35pHo8Nvwbstk" width="320" /></a></div><br />The second game was again, pretty long drawn out. I took a mulligan, he started with first turn Sylvan Library. I had drawn een early balance and was waiting for the right moment to play it. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixkQkgSTRtPo4i8y6XUmRFAXXiYrCCQ5jyczfIUoTIN7Cl_cV7r39taRLh0fNqujfiFqOr14LSiZudeRGLgHrduEmit4-kbc7u_Z3bCUpKGzmRQxtK6qEZBLIwo3kVHXGoro_2QPNTEchRwEr87c4NMfl2bihjx3P2maa1Adu28Esl71LSiXM_Uyve" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixkQkgSTRtPo4i8y6XUmRFAXXiYrCCQ5jyczfIUoTIN7Cl_cV7r39taRLh0fNqujfiFqOr14LSiZudeRGLgHrduEmit4-kbc7u_Z3bCUpKGzmRQxtK6qEZBLIwo3kVHXGoro_2QPNTEchRwEr87c4NMfl2bihjx3P2maa1Adu28Esl71LSiXM_Uyve=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>Early game development. I was low on mana and weirdly enough maze of ith really sucks against the deck I was playing, even though it has 4 ice storms. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKDGyE_J4ulDuB_8-W9PxCUTzya0PCsGY6qMZ1Yn5QzV-hnxU_Y_qVCd9hb1B-lL9Ui0fw1BXy53QKN-HAUw027aBQs3Iyt0Acq7h_Pc9SPAg8ywlnUuiwXYQpJkvxl3z3teXuRS5l1rXdI8-SaXq95_Z4hvTH5o9VDCzEUqCyXj5h16fTXrHZPcD1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKDGyE_J4ulDuB_8-W9PxCUTzya0PCsGY6qMZ1Yn5QzV-hnxU_Y_qVCd9hb1B-lL9Ui0fw1BXy53QKN-HAUw027aBQs3Iyt0Acq7h_Pc9SPAg8ywlnUuiwXYQpJkvxl3z3teXuRS5l1rXdI8-SaXq95_Z4hvTH5o9VDCzEUqCyXj5h16fTXrHZPcD1=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Later in the game, we were heading off into another creature standoff:</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqeDUVvKg_7M-Q6aL7ulVdaOy6hWJxJYlHXMgW6ctddODtUsslcUAy_cfCiAueS599k23Q3Orm9AM_6jhuP8O-i6QJuGTtOZf5qCebMugzf5fohMvFLfaUKzdGzqZ3oS5aDJWsCku0ksX3bnbKjEmcKZ7yviYQmrXv2AUmjlU7lt52QULF7gpHWuFs" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqeDUVvKg_7M-Q6aL7ulVdaOy6hWJxJYlHXMgW6ctddODtUsslcUAy_cfCiAueS599k23Q3Orm9AM_6jhuP8O-i6QJuGTtOZf5qCebMugzf5fohMvFLfaUKzdGzqZ3oS5aDJWsCku0ksX3bnbKjEmcKZ7yviYQmrXv2AUmjlU7lt52QULF7gpHWuFs" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of nice cardboard to look at, not a lot of action</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I blocked his attacking Erhnam Djinns with smaller creatures, going for the balance and hoping my Icy manipulator would help me win, if only I would draw an Ice storm or the boarded Armageddon. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLS5oIK6S1Q9rUcYQAyjSSf18_D6rAIkbNKrdTLjAB4Bjki-UljmKqVUP6kBlhpwDfNxFrGWcvtwK8p3uC9SMlVupuCyCnRQVcMprsGxmser-1l2ZIiHYqHrez278dq-8uSShA5bAPJV5DvtOwu87BbWRisHU7-S9Oo4lMuNSMeyNhZEkXHSbFXt_F" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLS5oIK6S1Q9rUcYQAyjSSf18_D6rAIkbNKrdTLjAB4Bjki-UljmKqVUP6kBlhpwDfNxFrGWcvtwK8p3uC9SMlVupuCyCnRQVcMprsGxmser-1l2ZIiHYqHrez278dq-8uSShA5bAPJV5DvtOwu87BbWRisHU7-S9Oo4lMuNSMeyNhZEkXHSbFXt_F=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>These did not show up though, meaning the game would end in a draw eventually, because we ran out of time. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinufPeio-p5Oxl1O8nrj7pp1NTm1A0FQGhkOZNEG0o-xZBTNiUixdMr3qv1wRqyfpiW7ymFBS7dqbjWEHH2NfVc_Gn-Da9Y96fNw-b_qFrTrqysYh5nCVW8n0kf4i7M_aoGo1aHn_KSrHkYzZiRfSpUKH0u2Vjm5Wdj7CqiQpwy4tbvblRRCMKm6QP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinufPeio-p5Oxl1O8nrj7pp1NTm1A0FQGhkOZNEG0o-xZBTNiUixdMr3qv1wRqyfpiW7ymFBS7dqbjWEHH2NfVc_Gn-Da9Y96fNw-b_qFrTrqysYh5nCVW8n0kf4i7M_aoGo1aHn_KSrHkYzZiRfSpUKH0u2Vjm5Wdj7CqiQpwy4tbvblRRCMKm6QP=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />After this round, I did a lot of manual labour again to come up with another pairing, with Thijs filling one of the top slots. This I found particularly nice because he was playing force of nature, and that card does not get enough top 8's if you ask me :)<p></p><p><b>Round 4: </b>Edo with Serra Stasis</p><p>After my first mulligan (my opening hand had 2 Djinns, a Serra and just one city of brass and no elves) I ended up with just one mishra's factory, so I took a mulligan to 5, and ended up with this with again, only one city of brass. This was obviously one of those moments were you think I'll just take it because it will only get worse from here. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWlPCc0hkHUMGC645XXnw6z8TiN8yIVbx_vXMVWWBW0rJdvqA-0fUr5BiMb9ZUAcsFITVVHu2NTsEsb72SQEKYDwpBOBF4-3nzVbsh_NHd-pX65JPvQdw7izcdrT9s1bUqWbMS-f7MZ3GO_ykqlaO_akCwV0QoahnldRURQpWoDJwjkvYi2sS02DT0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWlPCc0hkHUMGC645XXnw6z8TiN8yIVbx_vXMVWWBW0rJdvqA-0fUr5BiMb9ZUAcsFITVVHu2NTsEsb72SQEKYDwpBOBF4-3nzVbsh_NHd-pX65JPvQdw7izcdrT9s1bUqWbMS-f7MZ3GO_ykqlaO_akCwV0QoahnldRURQpWoDJwjkvYi2sS02DT0=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mulligan to 5. Great... </td></tr></tbody></table><br />While I was obviously not doing great, Edo was doing much better, taking a turn 2 braingeyser for 3 with black lotus and mox Sapphire. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhexrm8hky8VL-1v3t5omhJfIazSQkGvW_QtAsScLj-n4JF6AiEGtr_h5IICgJiv2ugPKVUWMdKnLfh-boHfBIEiTxZnM8pLIbiUNLchiubbIShfANmbEIVTDHKZu89VeKZz_Wb3OuBFrLZIpwigHIyfBxEsouM2lKzrTA5uhtFtV4OyvTex_tlqhrA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhexrm8hky8VL-1v3t5omhJfIazSQkGvW_QtAsScLj-n4JF6AiEGtr_h5IICgJiv2ugPKVUWMdKnLfh-boHfBIEiTxZnM8pLIbiUNLchiubbIShfANmbEIVTDHKZu89VeKZz_Wb3OuBFrLZIpwigHIyfBxEsouM2lKzrTA5uhtFtV4OyvTex_tlqhrA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I drew timetwister, played my Elf, which was swords to plowshared and then played another Elf. Which was boomeranged before I could use it to play Sylvan Library. Edo played a black vise. Jippy.. after boomerang on my Elf I took some more damage from the vise and the city of brass, while Edo played Serra Angel. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgs4rRTFJFwaTCBn8McZ9aF5T-HDUxOt2gsqNsq6dW2NdcCDWhawEjTVd3qUPC7SQvsz9l8JtAnfXOpP8xat1-3uWOOLxOlLCIxeM8QH86jYHNe9Z-X3Om5WXPJanH-5PdcUYGQFgjfWl6xAZUCBzMAB5n4oAiy_PgiCz3nAnieTJF9snrvdnhMKwnu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgs4rRTFJFwaTCBn8McZ9aF5T-HDUxOt2gsqNsq6dW2NdcCDWhawEjTVd3qUPC7SQvsz9l8JtAnfXOpP8xat1-3uWOOLxOlLCIxeM8QH86jYHNe9Z-X3Om5WXPJanH-5PdcUYGQFgjfWl6xAZUCBzMAB5n4oAiy_PgiCz3nAnieTJF9snrvdnhMKwnu" width="400" /></a></div><br />Even though I had a words to plowshares, that did not do much to change the outcome of the game. Edo played another vise and I was still low on mana so stuck with cards in my hand. This was 3 out of 4 opponents to do a lot of damage to me with vises. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRSUmYRAHby2_mj3PnAHPPZzllZgUPtGaRHo6TZ-IA2wPl2LtQrocX23B6GXCJUgnorid4MLZUZJoUEaN3h4PNim-QSBra6i71PtoiPPZ2FC81uErMlnF9vweKX6a8BFd5ODOYr6BQJRaVD2ErE44rJ8PgSXrztC8Z67rS1xbxaxJf6DE7YaYkwdID" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRSUmYRAHby2_mj3PnAHPPZzllZgUPtGaRHo6TZ-IA2wPl2LtQrocX23B6GXCJUgnorid4MLZUZJoUEaN3h4PNim-QSBra6i71PtoiPPZ2FC81uErMlnF9vweKX6a8BFd5ODOYr6BQJRaVD2ErE44rJ8PgSXrztC8Z67rS1xbxaxJf6DE7YaYkwdID" width="400" /></a></div><br />In the end, I was behind one game. <p></p><p>The second game was much better for me, with early psionic blasts and an Elf to do some damage. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2lEO3BUXRFJNbu1HWvqt9EPvKjWHf2PtiHmQDuPpdNJ6bgANtoDzWLf2kF_TMSOFz6stppp2GEwCR6F2z61azgPGImb41srvVJoDCrb9OIHZ6P9-NlgHfALks0meZpJaGWd4TC2mj3IOefzEhov36sL_wM8Zt92mrDJmHoNc64qf36C9dyxyHO5TT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2lEO3BUXRFJNbu1HWvqt9EPvKjWHf2PtiHmQDuPpdNJ6bgANtoDzWLf2kF_TMSOFz6stppp2GEwCR6F2z61azgPGImb41srvVJoDCrb9OIHZ6P9-NlgHfALks0meZpJaGWd4TC2mj3IOefzEhov36sL_wM8Zt92mrDJmHoNc64qf36C9dyxyHO5TT=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Both my Elf and Mishra's factory were removed to a farm, and I drew no new threats, just removal. Weird how that goes. The removal was not bad against Edo though. But I was kind of hoping for a creature sooner or later. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRw-HCm6V9_uLCeSco6-drPyw2NkdU9P-eW5l94ikkQbt2hHfiExdBEbnq_ftaDdaWz-IDJfDICacYjbKHlI-Cl28xcjcCO9KNETXJ7R_5ihX40y9sgjGJ-ZgJ-L01JzRb24-lTNy05qawfnQLuqsb7Jv37DkNnPu-pm4gZtnfLyYNwgswNdQ_lQoa" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRw-HCm6V9_uLCeSco6-drPyw2NkdU9P-eW5l94ikkQbt2hHfiExdBEbnq_ftaDdaWz-IDJfDICacYjbKHlI-Cl28xcjcCO9KNETXJ7R_5ihX40y9sgjGJ-ZgJ-L01JzRb24-lTNy05qawfnQLuqsb7Jv37DkNnPu-pm4gZtnfLyYNwgswNdQ_lQoa=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />When that creature showed up while I was having 2 energy fluxes in play, I was able to take game 2 and we had no more time for a third game. I had a feeling that the deck I was playing would be faster, but in the end it seemed to have some trouble to get damage through. <p></p><p><b>Round 5: </b>Christoph with mono black</p><p>As noted before, we could have stopped after 3 or 4 rounds, but I wanted people to have plenty of opportunity to flop cardboard, and adding round 5 gave an opportunity for surprising matches. I paired against Chris, who was playing a beautiful all FBB mono black deck. I love pet projects like that! Unfortunately, this also meant a nice FBB black vise against me early on, so that was 4 out of 5 opponents playing and damaging me with black vises. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrNrlaPrrR5hlrFzJLWKSSXYjUpxpuqvDadsPyfBlFLELjclsq7lRKK8kujOjQGShPoAGio34Re9DzJH7OKqQx89S2Cp_7Ol0A6eCNpbewoiaAvn4GQ_woxkKAKVgrxzbkh2IDclFRTHUxg-Hoc2UZP-RPzvCHEH2ap28XR2Le0tUiPMQD2cYzGH2H" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrNrlaPrrR5hlrFzJLWKSSXYjUpxpuqvDadsPyfBlFLELjclsq7lRKK8kujOjQGShPoAGio34Re9DzJH7OKqQx89S2Cp_7Ol0A6eCNpbewoiaAvn4GQ_woxkKAKVgrxzbkh2IDclFRTHUxg-Hoc2UZP-RPzvCHEH2ap28XR2Le0tUiPMQD2cYzGH2H" width="400" /></a></div><br />Fortunately for me, there were only 2 black knights against my Djinn, so I could keep beating and gaining the advantage. Because nothing much was happening on either side, I decided to play balance and try for a quick win with my Djinn against 1 knight. Chris then played Juggernaut, which I used my orb on to not lose the advantage. He then played a Sengir Vampire with dark ritual after I had played Serra Angel. At least it was a matchup of OS staple classics. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdyiZi2yMolP_pGKCf71QVrZ7x4RouFFnj-SjtoongM9p9tV2SxnIXFYP2xBgfJP4iNG6QjsX2PVRJulb5UXwHawaraXu3HX7T6PkAT5J0Q6BnMaNkkp4b3BpVDO2HvZyHy-ThK8m9oN-nl_nsx3rmsYKXhHfun3-mzu-kWnsryU2XTahJVrp95Dr8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdyiZi2yMolP_pGKCf71QVrZ7x4RouFFnj-SjtoongM9p9tV2SxnIXFYP2xBgfJP4iNG6QjsX2PVRJulb5UXwHawaraXu3HX7T6PkAT5J0Q6BnMaNkkp4b3BpVDO2HvZyHy-ThK8m9oN-nl_nsx3rmsYKXhHfun3-mzu-kWnsryU2XTahJVrp95Dr8" width="400" /></a></div><br />Because I had 2 heavy hitters and Chris only one, the first game was decided in my favor. I boarded in Whirling Devishes, and we were off. There was a lot of heavy hitters on Chris his side, with multiple Juggernauts and a Sengir, while I had a Djinn and a Devish, combined with an Icy Manipulator. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0jPDw9yXxPUiWX0gqhH0dR1wHu1T2SYfWMG7JBYqCuT541_bLrlAbBY3BmLQFg9NdSEKqEMvrVqH5xfSoagv3p-erOT0BlATlP85SHRE6umnFYurdoAxklgEjtjqfVoKIvxPUtdij4B9Y122TcNEjtIWs28MFGWUtgDrT_8uicyZdXfLfymzBvhdN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0jPDw9yXxPUiWX0gqhH0dR1wHu1T2SYfWMG7JBYqCuT541_bLrlAbBY3BmLQFg9NdSEKqEMvrVqH5xfSoagv3p-erOT0BlATlP85SHRE6umnFYurdoAxklgEjtjqfVoKIvxPUtdij4B9Y122TcNEjtIWs28MFGWUtgDrT_8uicyZdXfLfymzBvhdN=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Chris followed up with a Royal Assasin, while I played maze of Ith. The Icy together with the Devish were my best option here. Chris paralized my Elf and later killed it with the Assassin, but he had no answer to the dervish that was getting bigger and bigger. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyc36N6o-LnPpTih9mJh1GluFFWjWZ4i1wPRar0UL2GHwKnvN-iwd3Eg95q_T24Yxo_znOPLpAY6GU_vtTHW62PtVhITKMcu9dwZL66EdRujfvN5l-1N28aEQAr8OecC_R5dwXltiWlR4OJ8GCr_zmDiSsxbYijq6giKvzrQHa9ZI6180O1zJIrK5I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyc36N6o-LnPpTih9mJh1GluFFWjWZ4i1wPRar0UL2GHwKnvN-iwd3Eg95q_T24Yxo_znOPLpAY6GU_vtTHW62PtVhITKMcu9dwZL66EdRujfvN5l-1N28aEQAr8OecC_R5dwXltiWlR4OJ8GCr_zmDiSsxbYijq6giKvzrQHa9ZI6180O1zJIrK5I=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /> In a surprising turn of events, he animated my Djinn, but unfortunately for him, the dervish had gotten too big by then. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpDw1rfgtLl-NS01lBAuymHHa2M1JVpvZguLoZAgh8kejrhz0FWyV37GxSmynD3Fm7qQhaikOhPRjRndh7Z4d1iQwjV3N8ekSjJiaGZgkEllghllEra-iuRR2lmpBuGTpZ8Y0DmAWL5ByzRzgeKa3od8FO7CXsTomCkPMIlSHvyAeDM-x1X6_JNKNh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpDw1rfgtLl-NS01lBAuymHHa2M1JVpvZguLoZAgh8kejrhz0FWyV37GxSmynD3Fm7qQhaikOhPRjRndh7Z4d1iQwjV3N8ekSjJiaGZgkEllghllEra-iuRR2lmpBuGTpZ8Y0DmAWL5ByzRzgeKa3od8FO7CXsTomCkPMIlSHvyAeDM-x1X6_JNKNh=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>In the end, the Dervish did the work that was necessary to finish game 2. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbh5SjXXTpdM7A8LmB69ztoaMCtzhDIBiZs3RDj_vvcO0OC7lOwFhQWjDubM0NSdAwlUKMVnb94Ps4loeHKYtfRBOTEN3EIMbEJOSWiykHksSvP4S8-VJEy-JiKV4WZgu7x-Jn4R1Z3F_-fcwvkjNzkEku0t2bJyJyM-0FXTG-A_HAdy-x0YeNCFS8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbh5SjXXTpdM7A8LmB69ztoaMCtzhDIBiZs3RDj_vvcO0OC7lOwFhQWjDubM0NSdAwlUKMVnb94Ps4loeHKYtfRBOTEN3EIMbEJOSWiykHksSvP4S8-VJEy-JiKV4WZgu7x-Jn4R1Z3F_-fcwvkjNzkEku0t2bJyJyM-0FXTG-A_HAdy-x0YeNCFS8" width="400" /></a></div><br />There was some time left to take some pictures of the other players, so I did that :)<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWXcPLOlZCMHXVs3Rodq93gpXjng3I1EmitPW6xdeekA971XMVMjGHLaCFPQ04f3EL5JVyJtHXjyVkwdHy8v4etyYQRTIIN_g_UUPKppXOIhEfPPOiopkNHX4dCMfJx0TpIodY7kpU6TZ9eRxG9LMAc5fFTF7wG5T62Zf0ZknVzrHh4GU83SdPG7xR" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWXcPLOlZCMHXVs3Rodq93gpXjng3I1EmitPW6xdeekA971XMVMjGHLaCFPQ04f3EL5JVyJtHXjyVkwdHy8v4etyYQRTIIN_g_UUPKppXOIhEfPPOiopkNHX4dCMfJx0TpIodY7kpU6TZ9eRxG9LMAc5fFTF7wG5T62Zf0ZknVzrHh4GU83SdPG7xR=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fulco doing 7 damage to Peter-Christiaan with timetwister/dreams</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4VFDKggxkYTZLywl1Rn5bg6giIAC49Q4ifPYBQtY61gcg1dJhmxxXrcEKzc-pSyrwCY9HaQUUIGmx1oDElLaOzpyr-2-6GuX9CihmmFPHm8J2uOjSXwAqf598NBkNzL-bvU7_o8UMNbevnqFP-g1bwEtL2vK84-R2eIgINHT9-IXhTl4p8rzDAmRq" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4VFDKggxkYTZLywl1Rn5bg6giIAC49Q4ifPYBQtY61gcg1dJhmxxXrcEKzc-pSyrwCY9HaQUUIGmx1oDElLaOzpyr-2-6GuX9CihmmFPHm8J2uOjSXwAqf598NBkNzL-bvU7_o8UMNbevnqFP-g1bwEtL2vK84-R2eIgINHT9-IXhTl4p8rzDAmRq" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Battle of enchantment decks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUMx_uzfjSwrv_FY-u7khBEu5-H25yxo7Ja3EVs7oxKUEft_vAZHHuQN98hW4M8sm-_8MbGt8FVbxS7Nc-SqM_JAlWEQ-BV_Xii8ZH3Ac7E6pYDUMsFBbJYBQPZvHVQ9JFH-IQZ63WiJg88kJylCZAzykH8-S22l-br77hqciZau-95ViuvkPJZzW5" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUMx_uzfjSwrv_FY-u7khBEu5-H25yxo7Ja3EVs7oxKUEft_vAZHHuQN98hW4M8sm-_8MbGt8FVbxS7Nc-SqM_JAlWEQ-BV_Xii8ZH3Ac7E6pYDUMsFBbJYBQPZvHVQ9JFH-IQZ63WiJg88kJylCZAzykH8-S22l-br77hqciZau-95ViuvkPJZzW5" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rukh Valley against what looks like a mana denial deck</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_pS_3j0Xq-XcJ8nugCOVKyA7DgaTyqif0GcsoRqEoO9cL7rhnCddIP34J9quKe64hY-CiZC8snNd3VlyxWloLxsiGeZArEiatRrDOBxewmtUUBwALGz2-pqy0R3HSwHHktBQX7NDF2tmUfttFlgrqDdbWgRHgfm1Zx2y0xG7AVAISckH3VRB_XdyB" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_pS_3j0Xq-XcJ8nugCOVKyA7DgaTyqif0GcsoRqEoO9cL7rhnCddIP34J9quKe64hY-CiZC8snNd3VlyxWloLxsiGeZArEiatRrDOBxewmtUUBwALGz2-pqy0R3HSwHHktBQX7NDF2tmUfttFlgrqDdbWgRHgfm1Zx2y0xG7AVAISckH3VRB_XdyB=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peters' RUG weenie against Wouters artifact agro red deck</td></tr></tbody></table><br />After doing the match and making a ranking in which Rob very graciously pointed out that I should rank above him because of the match result, I found myself in a very surprising 8th position. That's what happens if there is an extra option to win and lose in an extra round. So I made top 8, but barely. In a much bigger swiss tournament this would not have happened, but hey, count your blessings. Koen, Peter, Ivo, Chris, Thijs Wouter, and Eric made up the other top 8 spots.There were some decks that would be expected there, like Deadguy Ale, Peter Montens RUG weenie has also performed well in other tournaments, just like Wouters' Artifact Red. Chris playing Troll Disco ending in the top 8 was also not a surprise since this is a really good deck. This deck did contain a surprise though, that not many people would see coming. An Ali from Cairo :) That must have been quite the surprise for some of the decks. There were also nice surprises like Eric his Rukh Vally with blazing Effigy's and Thijs his deck with Force of Nature. Ivo's deck with vise/ankh/nether void was also a decklist that you don't see often, so it was going to be an interesting top 8 to say the least :)<p></p><p><b>Top 8, quarterfinals: Koen with Deadguy Ale</b></p><p>Being paired against Koen (who at the time I had no idea of what he was playing) I expected to be kicked out of the top 8 right away, but my luck seemed to return then I looked at my opening hand. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPz-gAws1iIu-AR5NLkh_GQTvVmL_wRT_CHByqugmtdhi25-zBS8zH2uGx75eEP6IMBYGDV-E-oTYcFyl-73ZBI4W6_hqIwn_cqhnvJuDDTB7LW4TrCXo5ERjZ5UfNfHIr5lyLuQuah4uTLcfu1zozPuPMjyy55pbMv1Dj0JShn9l7to4zXsPYEp_v" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPz-gAws1iIu-AR5NLkh_GQTvVmL_wRT_CHByqugmtdhi25-zBS8zH2uGx75eEP6IMBYGDV-E-oTYcFyl-73ZBI4W6_hqIwn_cqhnvJuDDTB7LW4TrCXo5ERjZ5UfNfHIr5lyLuQuah4uTLcfu1zozPuPMjyy55pbMv1Dj0JShn9l7to4zXsPYEp_v=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />First turn Djinn is tempting, but if he takes it out with swords to plowshares or terror I won't be doing much with this hand, so I decided to play it a bit slower. As it turned out, there was white in there and my first Djinn was plowed and my factory disenchanted. He played underworld dreams and I destroyed some of his land and got another Djinn. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2zPuWmFDRYWN0_MA3U4g9Ixk7bMX1Xwoah196i580q5m0qxzF_zeHJweUJ2DooGdv9qm8ZUFDsaURTP6vlpzYGfuiRgb4LPH1EFU8hYUBjFqLJWS-xEPI1st-xvrbVJTNPGk1RzQuBLAeruF57M3BSnqA_tRn2fzLgfCuS13Ddl0iiWHwERLUVQ5d" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2zPuWmFDRYWN0_MA3U4g9Ixk7bMX1Xwoah196i580q5m0qxzF_zeHJweUJ2DooGdv9qm8ZUFDsaURTP6vlpzYGfuiRgb4LPH1EFU8hYUBjFqLJWS-xEPI1st-xvrbVJTNPGk1RzQuBLAeruF57M3BSnqA_tRn2fzLgfCuS13Ddl0iiWHwERLUVQ5d=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was looking pretty good!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />If he would not draw into another swords to plowshares or something, I would be able to win this race easily. But then again, there was black and white there, so both terrors and swords were an option. The swords to plowshares came too late and that gave me game 1. Not bad! In the meantime, Thijs was doing good business against the troll disco: <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfWkQX24kDoCuoyTS5oygtgMn6tGu_qFOGHo6TGNooKroBeaIsQbFyGScnP4hOeu-B5Xfwc9FWY710xh0GiFIZVr7hV7T4EtxixdIa_LWv21g2KWQcmVtIyM-eugVWTeU6z3awH_ynyL2Z-_2JMWYbTwOPpqgyNw4zcpC_Yvwt_K-UJ-_FKeFD3Rdg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfWkQX24kDoCuoyTS5oygtgMn6tGu_qFOGHo6TGNooKroBeaIsQbFyGScnP4hOeu-B5Xfwc9FWY710xh0GiFIZVr7hV7T4EtxixdIa_LWv21g2KWQcmVtIyM-eugVWTeU6z3awH_ynyL2Z-_2JMWYbTwOPpqgyNw4zcpC_Yvwt_K-UJ-_FKeFD3Rdg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Force on the table, disenchant en regrowth ready. Seems good!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I sided in the dervishes and mazes and hoped for the best. The first dervish was quickly plowed away. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtcCZAwOBJey1fF8neXf1XojkYUT-rq62SdLVTWNIx6O4fZm4JJ4RYMXPFjJxNnj0yjxNTjvJh1RKbYCwXYnR3fTrD_Oz4UGCSYR5wOWooLCtySwTRHF0noLU_C_4YFyqXqoX9GaFVDT9e-HR17OR_SKtC5EBP0CWafvyLgjdabWyu7GRVaGnTjubI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtcCZAwOBJey1fF8neXf1XojkYUT-rq62SdLVTWNIx6O4fZm4JJ4RYMXPFjJxNnj0yjxNTjvJh1RKbYCwXYnR3fTrD_Oz4UGCSYR5wOWooLCtySwTRHF0noLU_C_4YFyqXqoX9GaFVDT9e-HR17OR_SKtC5EBP0CWafvyLgjdabWyu7GRVaGnTjubI=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used my swords to plowshares on his factory, figuring I could use the maze if a creature showed up on his side. There were not a lot of mana producing lands coming in my deck, but I did have the disenchant for the orb Koen tried to drop on my Dervish. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOhFk4WUlJPVQuSuhcAo60HACjY-MnQ5T6cM8O_hcEQxYT9ru5CUEGutHjLxqT3xqEFJK6j16sjGYCSLLj9ujw-uZzkQWLIdMQHBWh31GOgUh2kdCJWnSaG18XlyIPtiNzilLTYNHO7jToIQCqnFJUXOOYUff9RxhX9eqooK3fSVTdVLYejSC7hBua" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOhFk4WUlJPVQuSuhcAo60HACjY-MnQ5T6cM8O_hcEQxYT9ru5CUEGutHjLxqT3xqEFJK6j16sjGYCSLLj9ujw-uZzkQWLIdMQHBWh31GOgUh2kdCJWnSaG18XlyIPtiNzilLTYNHO7jToIQCqnFJUXOOYUff9RxhX9eqooK3fSVTdVLYejSC7hBua=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The dervish did some damage, but was then unfortunately met with balance. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbRo1MRIAeT8l_IgGAy0TwcpywcmtvswlyVVt15Xxuvr-xesHohMm1QxVd5yNr6rdPoj1qbvbnn5MiEQa-CJQnGXXIF1ybzCfcCSUGM0YLQdHaaBGLJLWvYrBT6CnZRAIjeBBwX_VBy8qs74opmh5ZGnaxZZ7R44l8BDTfSv6i8la52VvD9tiN3qV4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbRo1MRIAeT8l_IgGAy0TwcpywcmtvswlyVVt15Xxuvr-xesHohMm1QxVd5yNr6rdPoj1qbvbnn5MiEQa-CJQnGXXIF1ybzCfcCSUGM0YLQdHaaBGLJLWvYrBT6CnZRAIjeBBwX_VBy8qs74opmh5ZGnaxZZ7R44l8BDTfSv6i8la52VvD9tiN3qV4=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This also cost me my mazes, because I could not affort to not be able to play a Djinn if that would come. After the balance, he played Hypnotic specter and then, another hypnotic specter. And then a Su-Chi. I played a Djinn, and a book, which he quickly disenchanted before I could get an extra cards. A turn later he took out my Djinn with a swords to plowshares. but A couple of turns later, I was able to return the balance favour, which cost him his specter, but I could still not do much with the su-chi in the way. I later got a Djinn, but he topdecked another Su-Chi.. </div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSE7RmE85aXHVtiG4q5wLYp6qij0Ya5CUEk8K_tkjWss3XR2o5ox5PwDl9ZyeEw9D5k1yzlvogZq_LA_bmaUsWRpLYEBtgtsUSOqRGbquNMS3oZF0tW6UcSQKlkZmv8TJ48T--dNM7LCNgjnSaMEYgZpQ8GlBXACpIDUU9lMPSZzWhvpnfe5JpMTpC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSE7RmE85aXHVtiG4q5wLYp6qij0Ya5CUEk8K_tkjWss3XR2o5ox5PwDl9ZyeEw9D5k1yzlvogZq_LA_bmaUsWRpLYEBtgtsUSOqRGbquNMS3oZF0tW6UcSQKlkZmv8TJ48T--dNM7LCNgjnSaMEYgZpQ8GlBXACpIDUU9lMPSZzWhvpnfe5JpMTpC" width="400" /></a></div><br />He chose the Su-Chi, which was probably the best option in this scenario. What followed was a game of topdecking that would flip the advantage back and forth to both sides. What was the problem in the end is that Su-Chi's have disadvantage over the Djinns, the Djinns can survive a confrontation and that would be a problem. Or it least it seemed that way before another Su-Chi showed up. The glare card is an underworld dreams, so I was on a clock. He is at 2 here though. I topdecked an Icy, which was pretty good here. I tapped one of the Su-Chi's and attacked, putting him at one. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh74Sez4RGGzxBdc1v4P4OltAU0nEg07dkLRGcHUQcQJ_HyFA4hfayL3zGQqyg4Xnin_XxEIUWXVQvz_S5CzSgJDqRtXYch_u6-CmDOtKEDbGmxv0V-Tct3nQpDWMqfPXAl5FPZzOP5iuNaK7UVSZTV0teman6wwb8mwfQ9F7Y0MQD0aOPjbyQefpzz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh74Sez4RGGzxBdc1v4P4OltAU0nEg07dkLRGcHUQcQJ_HyFA4hfayL3zGQqyg4Xnin_XxEIUWXVQvz_S5CzSgJDqRtXYch_u6-CmDOtKEDbGmxv0V-Tct3nQpDWMqfPXAl5FPZzOP5iuNaK7UVSZTV0teman6wwb8mwfQ9F7Y0MQD0aOPjbyQefpzz=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I was waiting what would happen next, but there was only a specter, and that would not help against the Icy and my 2 creatures. So amazingly, I went on to the semi-finals. <p></p><p>In the meantime, Wouter was doing a number on one of his opponents even worse than he did on me:</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhurZQdX6oY7ysJSH8FtUMzzNRI3ARNrBbABhADcDkcMeoD3VTmVzcVO5f-X0UQNE78DLgTEqXYB5mYo-bcFojIxEuktEq0Slt5g1GXw8cqYZ2Kua0U46_xhrQbqH58RrMk04oWcOGBusIZeCmCcq6LH-qr5lItkxRYlqFEsAP4StzALRnOQa1rktm5" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhurZQdX6oY7ysJSH8FtUMzzNRI3ARNrBbABhADcDkcMeoD3VTmVzcVO5f-X0UQNE78DLgTEqXYB5mYo-bcFojIxEuktEq0Slt5g1GXw8cqYZ2Kua0U46_xhrQbqH58RrMk04oWcOGBusIZeCmCcq6LH-qr5lItkxRYlqFEsAP4StzALRnOQa1rktm5=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eh, what? This is turn 1.. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Numerically surprisingl, Eric beat Peter Monten in the 7th - 2nd place matchup. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4j2U8_qhn6MT9ToCcqueubldWzcHQSjCD7778ig-xyMDIPMBQEP6IQ1OlIRifVdXvut1sFE0eXJAH5SyX20kXC50d78_DCeaSf-D6ED0AOKP6T53I4gAoymOg6bpv53kUJaOBQ7-XMPtYKT12TJNzHaDPMyAlbdd1JUiMhihechour-hJ738FQOuU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4j2U8_qhn6MT9ToCcqueubldWzcHQSjCD7778ig-xyMDIPMBQEP6IQ1OlIRifVdXvut1sFE0eXJAH5SyX20kXC50d78_DCeaSf-D6ED0AOKP6T53I4gAoymOg6bpv53kUJaOBQ7-XMPtYKT12TJNzHaDPMyAlbdd1JUiMhihechour-hJ738FQOuU=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blazing effigy destroying a Sprites here</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>Semifinals: </b>Thijs, with Nature's Wrath (not his name for the deck, but I thought it suiting)<p></p><p>Thijs had beaten his opponent in the quarterfinals, and this promised to be an interesting matchup. Thijs started with a mox as acceleration, but no extra Elf. Phew. No turn 3 force of nature risk yet. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsDeWFVJ6AhhXytKBIib7u-dBIgB65wh0Jy6mJVS0sFEbIpxmdr6NUtSnUIZ_GAHSuwyTFY31rOxBBIgPbvp8l_yVfH7o5vEimEliU6wDlIiBndzDishlHFNxHrfAvCMFwPpsUMIrVpHyIvuetWrSoFMYDsTS_SMfkP0_DOKmxOi6YcXfsh6U4iB8S" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsDeWFVJ6AhhXytKBIib7u-dBIgB65wh0Jy6mJVS0sFEbIpxmdr6NUtSnUIZ_GAHSuwyTFY31rOxBBIgPbvp8l_yVfH7o5vEimEliU6wDlIiBndzDishlHFNxHrfAvCMFwPpsUMIrVpHyIvuetWrSoFMYDsTS_SMfkP0_DOKmxOi6YcXfsh6U4iB8S=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />Thijs took out my Mishra's factory with disenchant, Argothin Pixies and a Djinn with swords to plowshares. I took out his mox so it would take longer for him to reach 5 or 6 mana for his treefolk or force of Nature, and got a Serra Angel. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzfB3NFAwXasyT_NQfWszKKXXNbsdxjmlgcCkIUmT7LWrMvwjLXtZGQnMvmwY23CYJjCYXcu5QYI8yqObsUndolOnxG7mSzkmAkx_9wpeoVPWxLGGjkk77-w_3YHR3AmHd5gFfZXtQXudh13ahgpVCM1qiM-kMaSJonh1_HWEjzGzCz97sGITls8nC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzfB3NFAwXasyT_NQfWszKKXXNbsdxjmlgcCkIUmT7LWrMvwjLXtZGQnMvmwY23CYJjCYXcu5QYI8yqObsUndolOnxG7mSzkmAkx_9wpeoVPWxLGGjkk77-w_3YHR3AmHd5gFfZXtQXudh13ahgpVCM1qiM-kMaSJonh1_HWEjzGzCz97sGITls8nC=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>He attacked with both Elves, I thought about it and figured there was little chance of giant growth, so I called his bluff and one of the Elves died. He played an angry treefolk after that. Since I was ahead in damage, I was not troubled by this yet, so I did not use my orb. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVCxFrH5DYujkWjiU9I822QhYd0-E0WQK39eGWyEEvIyb8BrdKk47o7vp334KO2MhfQNfi0CqAbnH-nFTv00YndQ9SPv8wGD4JZKXClqL0x1HZnXj1R4CPnhpRyloVNJ22fb5dXLlweU-lzKTwpBEfUCoesckaLj9rBG_hUUviWeJpclh6q-4St86A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVCxFrH5DYujkWjiU9I822QhYd0-E0WQK39eGWyEEvIyb8BrdKk47o7vp334KO2MhfQNfi0CqAbnH-nFTv00YndQ9SPv8wGD4JZKXClqL0x1HZnXj1R4CPnhpRyloVNJ22fb5dXLlweU-lzKTwpBEfUCoesckaLj9rBG_hUUviWeJpclh6q-4St86A=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I used the orb, swords to plowshares and time walk to maximum effect and won game one after this. <p></p><p>Game 2, it took a risk but thought it worth it. I had Black Lotus, Djinn, Factory and pixies in hand, so if he would swords to plowshare the Djinn, I could still go on the offensive quickly. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW2-ZEtNZlFAJCMCDT44qJavaUd4v19rWQ6-QhSJTJ4b8sHytRx7hQiFWgkAwQq0Mf8dSKisLV1FnIEK2MK6DB20BDKPdzyEUCAMoGGyIjMb7BPiJ8v6dXEqgNINVtAIsRZOosoZbFtkNpXclMYLqf761xT5a2VSpzLDWFH9czXy4TBZSKE3kdS3KP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgW2-ZEtNZlFAJCMCDT44qJavaUd4v19rWQ6-QhSJTJ4b8sHytRx7hQiFWgkAwQq0Mf8dSKisLV1FnIEK2MK6DB20BDKPdzyEUCAMoGGyIjMb7BPiJ8v6dXEqgNINVtAIsRZOosoZbFtkNpXclMYLqf761xT5a2VSpzLDWFH9czXy4TBZSKE3kdS3KP=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1GR3S2LmqpjSvpzAcecCDFkkP5G1LVM_uk3MnLiIGkM90sC62Lww6IwC3qcIwRwD9zBuar6ys4eSWLoQ8szDuAmWKbwn0nawwgBWAaB1a9e0erJMqe_b3ouxocvxBPs7mq3UDzG6u_Dp-11VzDf1BxK7xPPXOmq0NiWMTdEJeR-b1aH6zNbj_bLwv" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1GR3S2LmqpjSvpzAcecCDFkkP5G1LVM_uk3MnLiIGkM90sC62Lww6IwC3qcIwRwD9zBuar6ys4eSWLoQ8szDuAmWKbwn0nawwgBWAaB1a9e0erJMqe_b3ouxocvxBPs7mq3UDzG6u_Dp-11VzDf1BxK7xPPXOmq0NiWMTdEJeR-b1aH6zNbj_bLwv=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turn 2, fortunately, no swords yet</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>Thijs got rid of my Djinn somehow (terror, I think) and disenchanted the Icy manipulator I got in the meantime. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAi3an0X-v8x61h-Olv-neOa0jH8k6Hd2JiT8UrqO_gH0AhNz5drYsgNlYbykcs4Kf1WV5INt4FvrLak6-8ezW2sFWWWCbyGx1Ku4Fhzyv1Ei1FMTwvFWbRe4ITkV1byJY_AOC5g8n7hpdrj6jfVjVk6rSMiYYplI3ADptc2otrC0omAeugm_vhl8J" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAi3an0X-v8x61h-Olv-neOa0jH8k6Hd2JiT8UrqO_gH0AhNz5drYsgNlYbykcs4Kf1WV5INt4FvrLak6-8ezW2sFWWWCbyGx1Ku4Fhzyv1Ei1FMTwvFWbRe4ITkV1byJY_AOC5g8n7hpdrj6jfVjVk6rSMiYYplI3ADptc2otrC0omAeugm_vhl8J=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />Eventually, another Serra Angel showed up. Which Thijs handily got rid off with Spirit link :) <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbIhQ1fMAtA0wraiRgz5FSjj1MwkWlnaWw2IOA0DbcJLKrjmk2t1UhMdeJzKP-5FrZknJKEmi14CKZ9LrtG-WW1DO8xKAjnSxl1CGaMLNxaIMUmatl7bm_bfQEdCwa0W76gF16cW3YMMTUJ8GyginXGNkrk7yvx-QanoANvTd_huRqps6B1hIKYrO6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbIhQ1fMAtA0wraiRgz5FSjj1MwkWlnaWw2IOA0DbcJLKrjmk2t1UhMdeJzKP-5FrZknJKEmi14CKZ9LrtG-WW1DO8xKAjnSxl1CGaMLNxaIMUmatl7bm_bfQEdCwa0W76gF16cW3YMMTUJ8GyginXGNkrk7yvx-QanoANvTd_huRqps6B1hIKYrO6" width="400" /></a></div><br />Another Djinn arrived against Thijs his treefolk, and that would eventually be enough. If he were to block with both treefolk and the Llanowar Elf, I would try and flip the orb on either one. I missed two flips against Thijs though (they bounced off the mat.. did I mention Orb is a stupid card? I'm still convinced it should be banned only for being that stupid. That, and people triple sleeving it so it feels live they're tossing a brick on your cards :)) and the game went on a bit longer, but I managed to pull out a win in the end. Wow. That was unexpected after the first rounds.. <p></p><p><b>Finals</b>: Eric with Rukh-Effigy Valley</p><p>So, the finals would be number 7 and 8 in the ranking. Weird how this goes. Eric has been working on a deck with blazing Effigy for quite some time now, so his persistence in getting it to work finally seems to have paid off here. So no surprise for his turn 2 play :)</p><p>Commenting on the fact that I had been in top 8's and finals a lot of times before and then always lose, Wouter suggested I only play The Deck until I win an event if I did not win this final. That was not a good prospect, so I decided to play my best to not have that happen :)<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRgEPfkaREJKEkWVr4Sf7Bz9QTLdEdbgK6DE8GZuq3au1_O3rzSpFYCiLxjP3gUqeajoADdulOwxj7o1KSK4y3DXQg7HYvsdsdNomoxxWfZGl5LXonHbCTEc9qbfH_WRgo6c_ha-TmGm2mGBlpcpnTNZGclkDuMLvk8FrCFz5XxFW92auHH9fiBunL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRgEPfkaREJKEkWVr4Sf7Bz9QTLdEdbgK6DE8GZuq3au1_O3rzSpFYCiLxjP3gUqeajoADdulOwxj7o1KSK4y3DXQg7HYvsdsdNomoxxWfZGl5LXonHbCTEc9qbfH_WRgo6c_ha-TmGm2mGBlpcpnTNZGclkDuMLvk8FrCFz5XxFW92auHH9fiBunL=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />Even though this does not seem like a strong card, it is actually pretty good in a meta with Lions, Elves and factories and the like, so I can see how this would not be a bad card. I took out his red mana with my first ice storm and started off with a Djinn, which was quickly removed. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqirIbftJMC8Vms84vT9u6V0PlVlcW5FxQVs3SHrkInAOkdz4iSjDMvJMb5HUhomfZfVhRIQUzBRi5R_oIsK_W7YeaXsvZ7f3q7qMG0zHAr8K_3wlHfIVjkWl0KF6JHjPN1iO3evnV9G4aOjXkJD5PjKUkuPm8kpN9f8rWhVhdUXpcCoqKKHvHOOKf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqirIbftJMC8Vms84vT9u6V0PlVlcW5FxQVs3SHrkInAOkdz4iSjDMvJMb5HUhomfZfVhRIQUzBRi5R_oIsK_W7YeaXsvZ7f3q7qMG0zHAr8K_3wlHfIVjkWl0KF6JHjPN1iO3evnV9G4aOjXkJD5PjKUkuPm8kpN9f8rWhVhdUXpcCoqKKHvHOOKf=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>Going after his read mana and keeping my strip mine for the red lands would pay off, since that meant Eric was a bit stuck, while I could play more creatures. He got rid of my sol ring and tome, but could not get rid of my Serra Angel or Djinn with no red mana. One swords to plowshares would slow me down, but not stop me in this game, so I was 1-0 in the lead quickly after playing this Djinn. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-MDWZIAdWW_qbv5oAifCu9xHo3y0OCt1-NnLjKo0jpwBgnASS-1SZTSebc504TvHa9DlC2Dq2mwBaDkzegDIad7iJdUHI8jDB7mmRYTzgT1Ad1YPfoYIKpAT25hAFRANkQE61oIINiZ_ng0Nl8yJayA1wWhHE9pokkA1jy4Kh0JAdfKsdR6sxvHYV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-MDWZIAdWW_qbv5oAifCu9xHo3y0OCt1-NnLjKo0jpwBgnASS-1SZTSebc504TvHa9DlC2Dq2mwBaDkzegDIad7iJdUHI8jDB7mmRYTzgT1Ad1YPfoYIKpAT25hAFRANkQE61oIINiZ_ng0Nl8yJayA1wWhHE9pokkA1jy4Kh0JAdfKsdR6sxvHYV=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I sideboarded in COP red, psionic blast and armageddon, figuring that a well timed armageddon would leave him without the burnspells to win the game. The second game was a lot less good a start for me. I had to get rid of preacher quickly with psionic blast and I had not expected that to happen. Eric quickly followed up with some heavy hitting. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEji7xmWmMn8I-w2PNQ_0LYITHgflcIddR84LpLNn6Hv3LR-rN5xSzhRDQpZ-eEwNoH3Kf-YN5fLDMO2vS3C67Ymf2CBFaNpWtknUAoAKGQyRhuY0IcGNZZIfx97O6mquFiT-0dq0WbeuK17KKG4qMW0MMKRv9xig8JQw5CbHl0tmwi9NPkaLX6nXbRv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEji7xmWmMn8I-w2PNQ_0LYITHgflcIddR84LpLNn6Hv3LR-rN5xSzhRDQpZ-eEwNoH3Kf-YN5fLDMO2vS3C67Ymf2CBFaNpWtknUAoAKGQyRhuY0IcGNZZIfx97O6mquFiT-0dq0WbeuK17KKG4qMW0MMKRv9xig8JQw5CbHl0tmwi9NPkaLX6nXbRv=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By this time, I was pretty tired and needed something to eat, so I was carefully playing to avoid any mistakes, and this was not looking good. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh--FLhm5BQix6f4ZgM1m4zSc9h2acwgKj_Van_Cv2IBzC8wzbS96sG9iJ4nhYeXypHyS_EIOcnv0c0hxzVLG47CVxBgMgpwFfwRm9pe7T0572vn3NTXtjg2g-Wc-XFWluCYDhyO6xvHPQCfrgGoylRH9kasfXgOtjw9LxR-datox3FcEgYejRvA0Uf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh--FLhm5BQix6f4ZgM1m4zSc9h2acwgKj_Van_Cv2IBzC8wzbS96sG9iJ4nhYeXypHyS_EIOcnv0c0hxzVLG47CVxBgMgpwFfwRm9pe7T0572vn3NTXtjg2g-Wc-XFWluCYDhyO6xvHPQCfrgGoylRH9kasfXgOtjw9LxR-datox3FcEgYejRvA0Uf=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>I blocked his Serra Angel with mine, and then played braingeyser after he had disenchanted my COP: red. This is the only time I played the braingeyser during the day and I was feeling that it had been a bad call to put it in the deck. But, doing the math as the only thing you can do in these situations, I figured I would braingeyser for 4 and get either a swords to plowshares, or lose this game. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhh5Bg61dcENwYi0GbXMlBDY_W3OxVmRZHusOPFgPpYI0prPkLcj1rrqKMG7nLXo1kEBX75zJU1d_5I8AJzhwQ9tKlq1WZjMlQQxq8B6410XHS_k-Qkj-CiqaLLsI-gKyHGTJG5qnyDJKoSuYR3kp9AAL2O5fFqlgSocdbHKgmdo8ZnIP1nOud6B2U0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhh5Bg61dcENwYi0GbXMlBDY_W3OxVmRZHusOPFgPpYI0prPkLcj1rrqKMG7nLXo1kEBX75zJU1d_5I8AJzhwQ9tKlq1WZjMlQQxq8B6410XHS_k-Qkj-CiqaLLsI-gKyHGTJG5qnyDJKoSuYR3kp9AAL2O5fFqlgSocdbHKgmdo8ZnIP1nOud6B2U0=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><br />I got the swords to plowshares and took out the Shivan with Swords to plowshares. Thinking about the time I got left with the Rukh attacking me, I put into play 2 elves after thinking and counting like I think I've never done before. Usually I count just once and play, but this time I felt like I could be making mistakes because I was tired. But it seemed to fit and I took another hit. The elves gave me the possibility to unexpectedly play both Serra Angel and Time walk in one turn, then swords to plowshares and Armageddon. With the Djinn and Serra in play, blocking me with a Rukh Egg would be fine because I would still come out ahead. Eric made a last ditch effort to play a wheel of fortune to see if that would give him a land, a mox and a balance, but that did not happen for me fortunately. This meant I won the finals 2-0. What a bizarre turn of events after the mediocre showing in the rounds. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgssdqB9DiR255osrxuLGot95FN1V5W7pk-IGEEgiYpC1sdUK38_unhh4i26E4oX1l56SVUmWFkIrIu-YpkX5uMp0tspXpASo2cs8Q7t2-WQFturvNJ6DTcYUygAhTZsYa0B6t16iBcwoXANbLaRDX09JiIW867xiu6vqNOYhZLV0E1J_s4ajYTC-DL" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgssdqB9DiR255osrxuLGot95FN1V5W7pk-IGEEgiYpC1sdUK38_unhh4i26E4oX1l56SVUmWFkIrIu-YpkX5uMp0tspXpASo2cs8Q7t2-WQFturvNJ6DTcYUygAhTZsYa0B6t16iBcwoXANbLaRDX09JiIW867xiu6vqNOYhZLV0E1J_s4ajYTC-DL=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">concentrated playing in the finals here</td></tr></tbody></table><br />To get rid of the awkward thing of having to hand myself a first prize, Wouter immediately volunteered to fill that role and handed it to me instead :) So, no playing only The Deck until I win a final :)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEia4ZjFTW7FV6mLsrm8SOrwdMReas7QxK__hV_W-CRJKc89nuzsXGSz2EjM9C7jBhghFTu0UXLM0V6aKv2w5fRsHgm9B58O05a91BRAegm51zUN-BXWWBsue5XGG7LIaricaLVtPe1irK-Bt-WyxBE_Ws1aK3bKoODmO-G4qANlo2J6uxeBpF7-2AK0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEia4ZjFTW7FV6mLsrm8SOrwdMReas7QxK__hV_W-CRJKc89nuzsXGSz2EjM9C7jBhghFTu0UXLM0V6aKv2w5fRsHgm9B58O05a91BRAegm51zUN-BXWWBsue5XGG7LIaricaLVtPe1irK-Bt-WyxBE_Ws1aK3bKoODmO-G4qANlo2J6uxeBpF7-2AK0" width="320" /></a></div><br /> After this ending of the tournament, I did the second round of the raffle and handed out prizes to the people who were still here (thanks for that idea, Mari!) <p></p><p>After cleaning up the shop a bit I went out for dinner with some fellow OS-players, getting to show them my favorite restaurant in Arnhem, the Ark of Noah. It's been my favorite place to eat after playing in a game store for 25 years now, and I'm happy it is still there to take friends to eat. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG-Gim0WAyMPWBpTvWNno5u-vMwYAawJTtR9CLtX-wg_kh5AhJAoeR5i6VRuRV4Ac9StLofKh27xHjXKWWqlcVYN3tFe9eLmj7UYrrgsURiEsTwRxPReVSz9dxO1yvB204hrXm6vFp6Xe7XvdxNLdn79vMV-fnt2hCRpTvei_QA47dRSRVIFoSHnYJ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG-Gim0WAyMPWBpTvWNno5u-vMwYAawJTtR9CLtX-wg_kh5AhJAoeR5i6VRuRV4Ac9StLofKh27xHjXKWWqlcVYN3tFe9eLmj7UYrrgsURiEsTwRxPReVSz9dxO1yvB204hrXm6vFp6Xe7XvdxNLdn79vMV-fnt2hCRpTvei_QA47dRSRVIFoSHnYJ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">playing cards all day, and then dinner with friends. This is what a great day looks like :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>Thanks to the OS community, to all who came to play, and really big thanks to Richard for providing the space in the Spelkwartier game store, hope to see you all the next time! </p><p><br /></p>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-53367091034292601352022-07-02T07:13:00.001-07:002022-07-02T07:13:22.698-07:00Knights of Thorn VIII<p>Knights of Thorn, organized by the fabulous Mari, is the first OS tournament I went to that put some sort of restriction on what cards you could use. It requires that you play mostly Swedish legal cards, but you can play up tot 10 revised, or chronicles cards that were in the original ABU+AN-AQ-LG-DK sets, as long as they are in the English language. I've visited the KOT since the 3rd edition, I think, so it is kind of a tradition for me to go there. Usually I feel exited when the time comes nearer, but not this time. </p><p>The week leading up to this gathering was not usual for me. I had been sleeping pretty poorly the whole week. The week before we came back from our honeymoon, only to discover our house had been robbed while we were away. We had some money in the house for the summer and to buy a bike for my wife and that was taken. Worse than that was that the silver coins I had inherited from my grandmother were also taken. Although the worth of these only went in the hundreds of euro's, the sentimental value was priceless and my mind just could not wrap itself around it that someone had taken them. What was especially frustrating is that I likely have the thief on camera, but up till now the police have not decided to do anything about the case.</p><p>So I had not given the tournament or deckbuilding much thought until friday evening, after work, I still needed to build a deck. With no energy or inspiration left, I just quickly put together my goodstuff deck I played in Gaea's Avengers and one online tournament with the two-headed giant in it. That card still has a special oldschool feeling about it for me and the deck felt pretty OK there, ending just out of the top 8 at 9th place. I made just a couple of quick changes to see if that would work (I put back in the tome I had taken out in the Avengers version and a couple of other minor switches) and called it a day. </p><p>Although I was not in my best mood, seeing all of the familiar and new faces of the OS community did lift my spirit a lot. Seeing everyone in real life was a real pleasure, like always. Perhaps I would be able to enjoy the day without that gloomy feeling I had had for the last week. </p><p><br /></p><p>Round 1 Simon, with Robots</p><p>When I was paired against Simon, I figured this would be a hard match. He's a nice guy but he tends to play really spikey decks, so this would be a hard one for my Serra and two-headed giants. His opening did not make me feel much better about how this match would go: </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnaZaAcxYgqcyQ5TX4ocyy5ktj57eNRzakH_kunRfeTQ-oMhPiD77y7lLoi8qiFlr6RCjOiEcmhEVQ3KgBsyA8sJSwa_2hIRDnYbwtioTMTEI4fIfIoaxvdZEZ5XySvb3dvyWga0csAueA1pnVW1NcxuCohv94uUi5H2VfF9yc6F34c9LhHwHWNj-1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnaZaAcxYgqcyQ5TX4ocyy5ktj57eNRzakH_kunRfeTQ-oMhPiD77y7lLoi8qiFlr6RCjOiEcmhEVQ3KgBsyA8sJSwa_2hIRDnYbwtioTMTEI4fIfIoaxvdZEZ5XySvb3dvyWga0csAueA1pnVW1NcxuCohv94uUi5H2VfF9yc6F34c9LhHwHWNj-1=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh sure, 6 mana and an orb on turn on. Anything else? :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />After he dropped a turn 2 trike I looked at my hand and figured this would kill me before I could really get my deck going, I decided to play balance after taking damage from the Triskelion once, but Simon still only had one land and destroyed my remaining Tundra and he was still left with 6 mana to play basically everything he wanted. <br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CizfvDHdQThxD6lEKsxuJ8Nv8pNHfunACoYmzj_i3KP3HqaFYX5YfUNYh0eiZpwx8z7cL_eYXrFsKKQnnbdswNktiurKKIgAF22i0S6bh4bWnO8bejcMgOSLsLrvKAZRA4rH1pJwspV6H7yjDClQ6ZR_iO0Q56s4zvPgDdFOOo0ajbCswf895-rC/s4032/PXL_20220625_093456811.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CizfvDHdQThxD6lEKsxuJ8Nv8pNHfunACoYmzj_i3KP3HqaFYX5YfUNYh0eiZpwx8z7cL_eYXrFsKKQnnbdswNktiurKKIgAF22i0S6bh4bWnO8bejcMgOSLsLrvKAZRA4rH1pJwspV6H7yjDClQ6ZR_iO0Q56s4zvPgDdFOOo0ajbCswf895-rC/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_093456811.MP.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this is, ehm, not good?</td></tr></tbody></table><br />He played another artifact after that and just beat me into the ground before I could anything going. Good thing workshop is restricted in Swedish, formats in which you can play 4 still feel like a complete nightmare to me. Anyway, this is how OS goes, unbalanced stuff happens. So, I boarded in some artifact hate and went on to game to, in which Simon's opening was again, pretty good. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdk3dXjTY_1DQDWTlGK05CLVQkquhNl7-zWcMePzmCPWrsh4zaFbDXZ6mCm7GuUvvpqBgwK8H00EhQoE7VyOLeezY-Qg1SqyBUjVRTmMp7pKJPSjjb9-0r9CEtCNL0_V9XfvpCdzmXpdF07qXJdaLhcL85gYbbpJwjFeEja6ZjyUBSbL4KjeQMk4GG/s4032/PXL_20220625_094151667.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdk3dXjTY_1DQDWTlGK05CLVQkquhNl7-zWcMePzmCPWrsh4zaFbDXZ6mCm7GuUvvpqBgwK8H00EhQoE7VyOLeezY-Qg1SqyBUjVRTmMp7pKJPSjjb9-0r9CEtCNL0_V9XfvpCdzmXpdF07qXJdaLhcL85gYbbpJwjFeEja6ZjyUBSbL4KjeQMk4GG/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_094151667.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Fortunately, the universe granted me a library to keep up with the onslaught. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdoIt6Rhop_Vte7gZZiiAowsnNRnkVQfpKN8RjnOgSoFT7AfmnRlqVUvQqaCQwR6LqlMC3tS412NpCZC4kdoB1nHmzJIf_Y_moYsUdS1_qw3QguA_04LYE5-0t_63ouvuYxq3xsuErPXDZ-G7y_zLfvhamcoXIycbupnuNf4IDfULWP5OEwZ-jO0L/s4032/PXL_20220625_094242511.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdoIt6Rhop_Vte7gZZiiAowsnNRnkVQfpKN8RjnOgSoFT7AfmnRlqVUvQqaCQwR6LqlMC3tS412NpCZC4kdoB1nHmzJIf_Y_moYsUdS1_qw3QguA_04LYE5-0t_63ouvuYxq3xsuErPXDZ-G7y_zLfvhamcoXIycbupnuNf4IDfULWP5OEwZ-jO0L/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_094242511.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However, this did last only one turn. Simon played copy artifact to generate more mana and then mind twist on the turn after that. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvF88I_wolMH5nhfyZSfO41NZ9Hv8rqybnCipzdqBTdCe30fO4g4LdKvK30qapZdj9hNQc9ZH_67KAKYATSvx33NcNUpdn-6zKQNrU0kNrqxEtq2nrK_y06MeJMySGB-F2GYxN27Dn4flnZApjg5bA2KrbbN_1gPFrBjp5gxH9dtjvLKt9lRTgFjN/s4032/PXL_20220625_094424548.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvF88I_wolMH5nhfyZSfO41NZ9Hv8rqybnCipzdqBTdCe30fO4g4LdKvK30qapZdj9hNQc9ZH_67KAKYATSvx33NcNUpdn-6zKQNrU0kNrqxEtq2nrK_y06MeJMySGB-F2GYxN27Dn4flnZApjg5bA2KrbbN_1gPFrBjp5gxH9dtjvLKt9lRTgFjN/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_094424548.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This left me with no other options than just go on the assault before he would. Simon played his library so I was inviting him to either play card or be hammered by my Djinn. He choose to get rid of it after he had taken 8 damage. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHh5RXcFKwvDCka96cekeke-gDxLN785pb1nkq-yBld88vMhFUviPzRI7h_vw5xeOimTj7Z1eL4xcQS-p9MpEHsBDRkbSkF9J7nElekeE_P6jiqaHYAlAJE9IfZiTFFb__5bCiR3keGlerw0a6gDM_LIgltRI5HKFjMpAji5ZiN0wvhuRnkSc0tc0R/s4032/PXL_20220625_094607570.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHh5RXcFKwvDCka96cekeke-gDxLN785pb1nkq-yBld88vMhFUviPzRI7h_vw5xeOimTj7Z1eL4xcQS-p9MpEHsBDRkbSkF9J7nElekeE_P6jiqaHYAlAJE9IfZiTFFb__5bCiR3keGlerw0a6gDM_LIgltRI5HKFjMpAji5ZiN0wvhuRnkSc0tc0R/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_094607570.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I got a factory, so I did some damage with that, and he bolted that also, so I followed up with a Su-Chi, hoping he did not have a copy artifact on hand right away. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JQw67TF-_YGyDBg9NLqSgd7BBmK6m1uDjVms8V1mK0ERaQk9rSW_SxHkr29dCheGvFmM6E4tPdcpf_zU7_xCW5QMVxDLSBAXvXdw4Cv-G_t6i8KczEMduu3ty_0d5pIC7VfmuiFiu6s1LHiIrP0m5iA1ES7JqoeuNVAG1RFPTQwub1JAz24skSLo/s4032/PXL_20220625_094827999.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9JQw67TF-_YGyDBg9NLqSgd7BBmK6m1uDjVms8V1mK0ERaQk9rSW_SxHkr29dCheGvFmM6E4tPdcpf_zU7_xCW5QMVxDLSBAXvXdw4Cv-G_t6i8KczEMduu3ty_0d5pIC7VfmuiFiu6s1LHiIrP0m5iA1ES7JqoeuNVAG1RFPTQwub1JAz24skSLo/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_094827999.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Su-Chi was enough, so 1-1 it was. On to round 3. Although unbalanced shit happens all the time in OS, this was starting to become a bit annoying, I mean, look at this turn one! Wow.. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqXeMxbXxId9LH938alq2MDjmkoRJm1t8y7o8AmE0OlfEyi7DViJRqz9jF7qVOTvKpK1OF3JGUig7wz7nOGIi60VDBAkTruGzm5JAS5MSOj7mPKAMh68nCHG1QnrvMnAQYAsPU6q80YyCa4EqL4L_eZcRh169MVrZyn58LsZC5pEBEhqNoKSN0yjj/s4032/PXL_20220625_095402961.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqXeMxbXxId9LH938alq2MDjmkoRJm1t8y7o8AmE0OlfEyi7DViJRqz9jF7qVOTvKpK1OF3JGUig7wz7nOGIi60VDBAkTruGzm5JAS5MSOj7mPKAMh68nCHG1QnrvMnAQYAsPU6q80YyCa4EqL4L_eZcRh169MVrZyn58LsZC5pEBEhqNoKSN0yjj/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_095402961.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I put some mana on the board to be able to counter stuff if necessary, but unfortunately I did not have one of my creatures to go along with the lotus. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dtNdxT5EgJv0kTOAq4qKf-Id7UYMu6JSMT2shHTpZl3asTjJu7lUdNWzl-KMJOnQEmB4CDo67FG9bFTBX9miOjJlAqE2pOulf4vxiwGUqot6pKKt5yFvNk5PoCv8al0Ve4Ld-jJl4jlRWEt0lkNtqJWKV46-NQIjLCymqzVYoSHSkhuGmb7LXwRb/s4032/PXL_20220625_095446150.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dtNdxT5EgJv0kTOAq4qKf-Id7UYMu6JSMT2shHTpZl3asTjJu7lUdNWzl-KMJOnQEmB4CDo67FG9bFTBX9miOjJlAqE2pOulf4vxiwGUqot6pKKt5yFvNk5PoCv8al0Ve4Ld-jJl4jlRWEt0lkNtqJWKV46-NQIjLCymqzVYoSHSkhuGmb7LXwRb/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_095446150.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I plowed his factory and then got psionic blasted. This seemed a bit of a strange move to me, since I have a lot of 4 toughness creatures, but I just took the damage, knowing I had plenty of life left. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3TUk640y7J-piVm55R4PKJeV-Vc3VznjLDLlFSNMltGLNatoGfoQeOcOy1EOhmA0nrcpIFjw32mFbaqNvIu7Cff4263_u07kucFLy5Dslf3bVa4meJ939dGRvn7k2wri8uZQdtEcSyjnP08yNZgDb6OObxDJOLxDA4jA4-G_pnTPvswaxxmXfle2W/s4032/PXL_20220625_095602505.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3TUk640y7J-piVm55R4PKJeV-Vc3VznjLDLlFSNMltGLNatoGfoQeOcOy1EOhmA0nrcpIFjw32mFbaqNvIu7Cff4263_u07kucFLy5Dslf3bVa4meJ939dGRvn7k2wri8uZQdtEcSyjnP08yNZgDb6OObxDJOLxDA4jA4-G_pnTPvswaxxmXfle2W/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_095602505.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Apparently, he was hoping I would counter it so he would be able to mind twist me, but fortunately I did not, so I could counter the mind twist. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWWJF344H9tnJT2SKdoMkWE5bKTNaoEGY3J8wefdc7LOtdUvWoAjLhrbIKlPxkffsde55wSl9COTsE1PclEUrrAScNrAeEmX7NYAdG3Y-ivHsu6fNgPykE8qXDl8OJCxjvVxs_GmL3bUCCS2pP-H9y5Q0PGL3AgWQqB2YLaSDDY3C4bZz-x16WP6E/s4032/PXL_20220625_095706447.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWWJF344H9tnJT2SKdoMkWE5bKTNaoEGY3J8wefdc7LOtdUvWoAjLhrbIKlPxkffsde55wSl9COTsE1PclEUrrAScNrAeEmX7NYAdG3Y-ivHsu6fNgPykE8qXDl8OJCxjvVxs_GmL3bUCCS2pP-H9y5Q0PGL3AgWQqB2YLaSDDY3C4bZz-x16WP6E/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_095706447.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A couple of turns later, I managed to get a tome out with the plenty of mana I had, which in turn produced a Su-Chi. This was quickly removed. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuApNFVSWkIQFPzlU_dwhYP6pa2Q-acfhe9av8TweJnZae5GKTnkvOA-DC0KiB9Up1BOGxrxi_z_ZRScbJM-fWwQgz0cuCro23KVXDY7i5RqV62-YAhes6YGEy7DUxg7OuurBEMJA0E1jg0BE55zNz3fGDPcPoSKWfSX08PzF3Mut_OIbEFhoKYfoa/s4032/PXL_20220625_095854716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuApNFVSWkIQFPzlU_dwhYP6pa2Q-acfhe9av8TweJnZae5GKTnkvOA-DC0KiB9Up1BOGxrxi_z_ZRScbJM-fWwQgz0cuCro23KVXDY7i5RqV62-YAhes6YGEy7DUxg7OuurBEMJA0E1jg0BE55zNz3fGDPcPoSKWfSX08PzF3Mut_OIbEFhoKYfoa/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_095854716.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Tome did good work, and a couple of turns later, another Su-Chi appeared, so I would be able to do some more damage. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QsZWrPFmVJGrJmDTjNHWScSFb49-5eUmYGJGxs164WPdJLIgPsivmG8Eb6QbPC3kW05uIIDVsZAlz5WMTUOVpPVzQd8GisR7u3vnrXOe6QVjN_CqKGr_dReWYvES8hpxMQy4ifx_hcZUvsvDG8oHn9VrNlLaiKC6VuHvHTi5Tepnh9ItUi7MN9cP/s4032/PXL_20220625_100146280.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QsZWrPFmVJGrJmDTjNHWScSFb49-5eUmYGJGxs164WPdJLIgPsivmG8Eb6QbPC3kW05uIIDVsZAlz5WMTUOVpPVzQd8GisR7u3vnrXOe6QVjN_CqKGr_dReWYvES8hpxMQy4ifx_hcZUvsvDG8oHn9VrNlLaiKC6VuHvHTi5Tepnh9ItUi7MN9cP/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_100146280.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Simon also took out the second Su-Chi and then it was looking for a new threat to get things rolling, and then my favorite creature of the deck showed up. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMJO4yKPaE08T2iFTa4tozQBn--rwGCNywH5VHcHoTwn3jUhtX9Ts9rtGZ_AccXjBEfieJUAVQXkWsqKOX3AO32P-UDht5pQo8KpoehdSY2m0jE1dlToSXsIWbPU4yFyLMhaNM34eI_baWyIcy4LNeamfYU4gOippQJ1DWZpMELdE-L43DJCMnILs/s4032/PXL_20220625_100419026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMJO4yKPaE08T2iFTa4tozQBn--rwGCNywH5VHcHoTwn3jUhtX9Ts9rtGZ_AccXjBEfieJUAVQXkWsqKOX3AO32P-UDht5pQo8KpoehdSY2m0jE1dlToSXsIWbPU4yFyLMhaNM34eI_baWyIcy4LNeamfYU4gOippQJ1DWZpMELdE-L43DJCMnILs/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_100419026.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I did damage with the giant the next turn, and in stead of waiting for something bad like an Abyss showing up, I decided to just finish it off with a fireball. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EWz693PLNZNDnDTaR6fzIvhXoEBQU7Up1dxaxd5Nqv0EhuPakEpeNWhHtuTkbW5K_xLsO2lQj1BRUrawOHpYNtqFEBdNELm44RI3-4LYdIExJiDU4qyVx1D2F_Be2_yX_irtU3fUvspKgB0yAcssx3ribcxyVtdUCYsbtfb1rBMVRMHl4VFRLsvt/s4032/PXL_20220625_100446311.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EWz693PLNZNDnDTaR6fzIvhXoEBQU7Up1dxaxd5Nqv0EhuPakEpeNWhHtuTkbW5K_xLsO2lQj1BRUrawOHpYNtqFEBdNELm44RI3-4LYdIExJiDU4qyVx1D2F_Be2_yX_irtU3fUvspKgB0yAcssx3ribcxyVtdUCYsbtfb1rBMVRMHl4VFRLsvt/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_100446311.MP.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, 2-1 against a really competitive deck that had pretty great openings, not bad! On to round 2. </div><br /><p>Round 2. Nick, with The deck</p><p>If playing Robots in round one wasn't bad enough, I was paired against the Deck in round 2. The only good thing about it was that was played by the nicest the deck player there is, mr Cramer. The bad thing was that this is a pretty bad matchup for my deck. But you know, with a little luck, maybe? I did beat Robots in the first round, so, just go for it :) The first couple of turns were pretty uneventful. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlOxiRnfM0rybDoNxG2_fNs_3jb6e08VnTruDZuAzL1q_FZWEP1KPH7vRDy9lQHEFeMSHM5GGQvNsTBX2X_PBFEf36vFWDye2v3LRv708Guhpt-loa49Fo2oyFOhwnOz1iZmDF5lbHWJnCcqspztfGxhzk-pnLmZs7LorOvtIXEF7_TYY8GFsUyBOx/s4032/PXL_20220625_103811797.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlOxiRnfM0rybDoNxG2_fNs_3jb6e08VnTruDZuAzL1q_FZWEP1KPH7vRDy9lQHEFeMSHM5GGQvNsTBX2X_PBFEf36vFWDye2v3LRv708Guhpt-loa49Fo2oyFOhwnOz1iZmDF5lbHWJnCcqspztfGxhzk-pnLmZs7LorOvtIXEF7_TYY8GFsUyBOx/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_103811797.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I tried to attack with a factory, which was destroyed with divine offering. This was expected. Now, just wait for something bigger to show up. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjciDimYUK8b1npfr-JFth3i5WY70TnVH6MkhFxZQn2plZZx19JMb4wMj2z1NXSzTjJdlMZWgB_5pZ9p-cWl-KovIGww2mpYOedIotdxyfouvLPqmKLHk_3f0NQlg9jrA6v5znSiM70vU3IZGsT_m6IFB7sjvj1YpJRtKhcmmbedxAWARGBicv3WZNB/s4032/PXL_20220625_103851448.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjciDimYUK8b1npfr-JFth3i5WY70TnVH6MkhFxZQn2plZZx19JMb4wMj2z1NXSzTjJdlMZWgB_5pZ9p-cWl-KovIGww2mpYOedIotdxyfouvLPqmKLHk_3f0NQlg9jrA6v5znSiM70vU3IZGsT_m6IFB7sjvj1YpJRtKhcmmbedxAWARGBicv3WZNB/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_103851448.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That took a while, because I had kept a pretty defensive hand with 2 disenchants because I knew what was coming. So Nick played a tome, I destroyed it, he regrowthed it, played it again, and I destroyed it again. After this interlude, one of my djinns showed up, and was quickly sent farming. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_3_zrrQiX_eW2BqqkJCEjiC3PhXKgTWVwvnMXaKY_URLSq9JyA7XBejtjCTaezjX9PJ8UHLxoA2uhsU9_z80ekZpTXZ6ROTY7qMr14C23ntCaGO02tV80XieBDrXWZ4NoSynxvJQFdxAtOETeEiETjjdXy9zXIQenqVJr7GJ6c9ib6SdiQ0NcCwr/s4032/PXL_20220625_104142260.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_3_zrrQiX_eW2BqqkJCEjiC3PhXKgTWVwvnMXaKY_URLSq9JyA7XBejtjCTaezjX9PJ8UHLxoA2uhsU9_z80ekZpTXZ6ROTY7qMr14C23ntCaGO02tV80XieBDrXWZ4NoSynxvJQFdxAtOETeEiETjjdXy9zXIQenqVJr7GJ6c9ib6SdiQ0NcCwr/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_104142260.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My factory was also destroyed, so, no damage for my opponent so far. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRboWj05PTyPyl_pN01oPOs2wwP9fpFZgqTFGGxPHlCAGWBLnmNi6iSVCeS3QlN_x9N4bF-HvIeLniclMAwssVuiLTuD9O1LOogocKveOeN8HSpb30JydEfGABzeAX1lG9hfaEDukmq5MPFN1-kRRQb2LFDtDdj1Ml4lN39aD4_7-K4uUKON1Q5Fl/s4032/PXL_20220625_104323967.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRboWj05PTyPyl_pN01oPOs2wwP9fpFZgqTFGGxPHlCAGWBLnmNi6iSVCeS3QlN_x9N4bF-HvIeLniclMAwssVuiLTuD9O1LOogocKveOeN8HSpb30JydEfGABzeAX1lG9hfaEDukmq5MPFN1-kRRQb2LFDtDdj1Ml4lN39aD4_7-K4uUKON1Q5Fl/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_104323967.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When I played my giant I was hoping that would have a chance, and Nick quickly played an Abyss, which I tried to counter, but he also had a counter on hand. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGOBmZCJBKuHvPxTIRopSu3Fv4qVndV0YzX6rvXXVDqny6MvwBFeZfOmF6xzk0ApeeRaI-B7q50rIDGuF_v2_xmzfXuu9AZiqX7URFwrJTODMnQC5wE6_xFPJWG8Aa7eLVfHYxUKyUONm5MToV5X6IEjtT_pHrBGNcMo_A3GiUCgS_ZVoohZ5jPaau/s4032/PXL_20220625_104407807.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGOBmZCJBKuHvPxTIRopSu3Fv4qVndV0YzX6rvXXVDqny6MvwBFeZfOmF6xzk0ApeeRaI-B7q50rIDGuF_v2_xmzfXuu9AZiqX7URFwrJTODMnQC5wE6_xFPJWG8Aa7eLVfHYxUKyUONm5MToV5X6IEjtT_pHrBGNcMo_A3GiUCgS_ZVoohZ5jPaau/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_104407807.MP.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The Abyss stayed in play, which not a good thing, but since I still had not done any damage and the Abyss made me think there would be no Serra's coming, I just fireballed him for 7, to have something to do and make coming threats count. Nick usually does not play mirror universe, so I was fairly confident this was a good move. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgz_qjrUUVqUSDheXeqGrU5B2zgLAF4ocA3ihd63tRkOVSpj3JrCKJ9PLIZ4mEYEwvdsqXFavqvW0ODN_YD0Qr92MFqLDNlsaHQNWCT5v8Y8u08J6aGB3IPsyq8yS55ycsWu5B8axZMrkqWGEXwcef54ZakkwyD5q6f43fqQtwy4q5aK3S-cr0ykK4/s4032/PXL_20220625_104635755.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgz_qjrUUVqUSDheXeqGrU5B2zgLAF4ocA3ihd63tRkOVSpj3JrCKJ9PLIZ4mEYEwvdsqXFavqvW0ODN_YD0Qr92MFqLDNlsaHQNWCT5v8Y8u08J6aGB3IPsyq8yS55ycsWu5B8axZMrkqWGEXwcef54ZakkwyD5q6f43fqQtwy4q5aK3S-cr0ykK4/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_104635755.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Nick played recall, got his book back with a counter, and I got a Su-Chi and started beating. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIsBYCr-44USSFrE5qcsh4r0FYCBDWF1NfbGHJFL_Keo2E5cVXFZndRAe0b_1a0saqp5cq9hy0VzWhzt9xIIT2MQdB56mQZu941moVr-P9fPBH2gI3ViLx2-iHBxTIZzCWvb7SX-sBNYdUZKiPDU50i-dcD3isf5SRHqhGnB1-JQmT_r6QuFdDY8i/s4032/PXL_20220625_104736148.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIsBYCr-44USSFrE5qcsh4r0FYCBDWF1NfbGHJFL_Keo2E5cVXFZndRAe0b_1a0saqp5cq9hy0VzWhzt9xIIT2MQdB56mQZu941moVr-P9fPBH2gI3ViLx2-iHBxTIZzCWvb7SX-sBNYdUZKiPDU50i-dcD3isf5SRHqhGnB1-JQmT_r6QuFdDY8i/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_104736148.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Nick must have felt a bit desparate, because he destroyed my Su-Chi and then played time twister. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTM1LFXBcs3fVYUzpaOKjnDDF-eRIxeYGii1joeUaIk8tJNXADIg88C3x4L_R0xR4UoiesPWnO9XC_IWgNg8bztCd7yuHihG06lRpU67ULi-ExEYrrz3IOsuNH6bTJziTj0aVUE0VcZJ7_FE41pY5jXQnjcHFdWVqXvWp2_n414EdCjVtINm1ncdT/s4032/PXL_20220625_105019435.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTM1LFXBcs3fVYUzpaOKjnDDF-eRIxeYGii1joeUaIk8tJNXADIg88C3x4L_R0xR4UoiesPWnO9XC_IWgNg8bztCd7yuHihG06lRpU67ULi-ExEYrrz3IOsuNH6bTJziTj0aVUE0VcZJ7_FE41pY5jXQnjcHFdWVqXvWp2_n414EdCjVtINm1ncdT/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_105019435.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The twister gave me something to do, although I no longer remember what, but I played some threats and won a couple turns later. Wow :) that was unexpected. On to game 2. Game 2 quickly gave me an advantage in the form of a Library of Alexandria. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrCid1QkquI84h-XLr2yozwuJJZ-zKx8tYd4Tr__I8BO46ygsyO_GZLnyGxqQonI_9aMFOgEufuGtCuS1a5wTLaczgfxlNTOxQkLs8-ScNYmZuP0_e27ndpK-imU5lpJk1HBIwmeN9HhOYgiawJIeIr01yMtbw0af4azoY8-EgvY3NPIZf8EWnnJg/s4032/PXL_20220625_110012500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrCid1QkquI84h-XLr2yozwuJJZ-zKx8tYd4Tr__I8BO46ygsyO_GZLnyGxqQonI_9aMFOgEufuGtCuS1a5wTLaczgfxlNTOxQkLs8-ScNYmZuP0_e27ndpK-imU5lpJk1HBIwmeN9HhOYgiawJIeIr01yMtbw0af4azoY8-EgvY3NPIZf8EWnnJg/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_110012500.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This made the Ancestral Recall I had kept my opening hand with unnecessary. I just kept in my hand, along with the book and some pretty good cards against the deck. In the meantime Nick also drew his library after swords to plowsharing my Serra Angel. Fortunately, I was drawing new threats to keep the beating going. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6P94OX8igVjVvb6DhKaJNsIO5HAFh6Hj6jO6gDY_7xcKvsPCUWFHL1BIuHMPZmjG8yNVS_q5oaV_frvlNwsTS3ThONbdxc0ed9GcxcLHVSPIu0AVBWdR1vFWZ9N_MT19Le2SthvptYOEtZTDXu76O28quS-VBp5u3CGG95ExAjt9mQgoV31dgbRp5/s4032/PXL_20220625_110430527.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6P94OX8igVjVvb6DhKaJNsIO5HAFh6Hj6jO6gDY_7xcKvsPCUWFHL1BIuHMPZmjG8yNVS_q5oaV_frvlNwsTS3ThONbdxc0ed9GcxcLHVSPIu0AVBWdR1vFWZ9N_MT19Le2SthvptYOEtZTDXu76O28quS-VBp5u3CGG95ExAjt9mQgoV31dgbRp5/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_110430527.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Somehow I was really hoping to be able to play artifact blast on a Tome, but that was not needing to happen. The unfair advantage from the Library put me ahead in cards and since the cards I was drawing were also very good against the deck (see my hand here) I won this game as well. Or maybe I should say the library won the second game for me. </p><p>Nice! Robots and The deck on the first two rounds, and I was lucky enough to beat them both. Surely this meant I already had had the toughest opponents of the day right? I was joking after the round that the only thing that could make the matchup worse is if I was paired against Koos. And you guessed it :)</p><p>But before that, I had some time between the rounds to take some pictures of other great cardboard. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh61g2HrtNRYi7Rd2x-IAb-VWKhtABmMUlIisQlfQV9UNf-WiDll4iDkRDXxJSSTzN875hMAl6I6EOGn2i_xLE0sIJDcbjkn7T936_hhrzMixJWFw4XqE68Z4N7VEJRdIYLYlnhr2oj8DiWNrxvSP-NODR1Fvyclv83DToU2I6HpQ5zOFAH7HBZbo9m" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh61g2HrtNRYi7Rd2x-IAb-VWKhtABmMUlIisQlfQV9UNf-WiDll4iDkRDXxJSSTzN875hMAl6I6EOGn2i_xLE0sIJDcbjkn7T936_hhrzMixJWFw4XqE68Z4N7VEJRdIYLYlnhr2oj8DiWNrxvSP-NODR1Fvyclv83DToU2I6HpQ5zOFAH7HBZbo9m=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRTeBKS77Bg9yQ57iVbxwqp49UaOrzFcvN2bRDqr5UAMvitxgykyF06m4K_w8kk4fD8Mh1sCC4MNCTb_B8P7n8ztVlBKy5obhwIfovIN5AMypdHIsGZ1luYVfKTd-ZcBio_03aE_Som2UfF4UDTDOB9BJNqZ3FOb4BgX9sXg1_RTcbRlVjAEjJDikH" style="margin-left: 1em; 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He just used a lotus to play braingeyser, only to be given both Ancestral Recall and Timewalk in the process :)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLz2ra3Jsf1o8OYb7IJJpP8i6uYk8x9-0llHZu7VdyWA5v7nsTpV1Y53BBrO0apLlgBwHguC32K6zQTGBIINJZEJjgoG1Pa7pptWy03hZSDQHivlDY_3YUaP3XBNB3zo41D_gBZ2TF74F5f5ONHyiP8FuOpYHz9QyKXOh1N8_am5Ff1uINv9tGeZSJ/s4032/PXL_20220625_111807525.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLz2ra3Jsf1o8OYb7IJJpP8i6uYk8x9-0llHZu7VdyWA5v7nsTpV1Y53BBrO0apLlgBwHguC32K6zQTGBIINJZEJjgoG1Pa7pptWy03hZSDQHivlDY_3YUaP3XBNB3zo41D_gBZ2TF74F5f5ONHyiP8FuOpYHz9QyKXOh1N8_am5Ff1uINv9tGeZSJ/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_111807525.MP.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Round 3, Koos with Combo/control.</p><p>Playing Koos is always something of a mixed blessing. On the one hand he's a really nice guy to meet and play against, on the other hand, he is just a very skilled player that likes to play really good decks, so being paired against him is usually not a good sign for your chances to win :) So, how do you win against someone who might be playing The Deck, Lauter or some other very good deck? Well, like they say, better lucky than good. After several rifle shuffles and cuts, I was given a first turn Library. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkKv2rytIMkeS08d144kuels7IHcdG-nFxd_9KdlRDks6rybsqA5R2Q4rFR3bKyGf4pbUJdczSPwlEpo-lRvUQH-EJYzeafALmEpJQlokJEQfsCoKhXMY_uHwL1HX5q5o-3OwquOS36A0RdMS2Lm86TydpqTe-fKP2Q9RNMMC06Bh2UadVL_wlcj7/s4032/PXL_20220625_123359021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkKv2rytIMkeS08d144kuels7IHcdG-nFxd_9KdlRDks6rybsqA5R2Q4rFR3bKyGf4pbUJdczSPwlEpo-lRvUQH-EJYzeafALmEpJQlokJEQfsCoKhXMY_uHwL1HX5q5o-3OwquOS36A0RdMS2Lm86TydpqTe-fKP2Q9RNMMC06Bh2UadVL_wlcj7/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_123359021.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It turned out Koos had plenty of restricted cards to play as well. He played an Island, black lotus, and then Timetwister. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZK6buTV4Y_WK7pDGnSeznoYPddDkhAYz5wX1jXaS147QTMMU5tOchYvDHn09Y4ZM1VLpnAgU-BYcS0_hIKSVJiFuCnGE4v5fr54721bpiG5dowlk-BHNKpd8TMzYUxAmFKg1KuhCxDXrg70sxQI02kk8_egwN6u8Q_5q8vzNH-GQl_2Ojz_DAVp-/s4032/PXL_20220625_123403084.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZK6buTV4Y_WK7pDGnSeznoYPddDkhAYz5wX1jXaS147QTMMU5tOchYvDHn09Y4ZM1VLpnAgU-BYcS0_hIKSVJiFuCnGE4v5fr54721bpiG5dowlk-BHNKpd8TMzYUxAmFKg1KuhCxDXrg70sxQI02kk8_egwN6u8Q_5q8vzNH-GQl_2Ojz_DAVp-/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_123403084.MP.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpp99FWs2ESVCoznrCNEbrN2n5SPBussT4MCqZszN95-SkVlZKuwV4yQtY_AjL4m6rgyRPG-WvMn8h8EXBXhhK991e0D8gDD0dKu3bdroDHronhcQcjR98n8lPSKVAGitxVCTdvIGBDT3eAhT0aR1ns6xewv3NwBJgNK4gBbRHyXY-eRfTcbxZJxAO/s4032/PXL_20220625_123512828.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpp99FWs2ESVCoznrCNEbrN2n5SPBussT4MCqZszN95-SkVlZKuwV4yQtY_AjL4m6rgyRPG-WvMn8h8EXBXhhK991e0D8gDD0dKu3bdroDHronhcQcjR98n8lPSKVAGitxVCTdvIGBDT3eAhT0aR1ns6xewv3NwBJgNK4gBbRHyXY-eRfTcbxZJxAO/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_123512828.MP.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ater the Timetwister, he followed up with a mox and a Time Walk, and them played a land and a Black Lotus again. Not bad. Up until that point I had no idea what he was playing, from the cards its still could have been the deck, Lauter, or anything. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjp4ztQkmgRyNXxtv05zCxQgE_EhVhA8K9w7NP30I-eAJxroebQr03V0aivZvP2K8zoIwyumUBmRWBtwcYLtzWZDckhneJQ9VaxX3sg23O01ERZygxKx4WWNf2XwVFcRSLeb9Y3GRwrghtxmGtIhJrvD-Y-UaKWyMMuYQD_iM51Rz83YPUrDXsfHDX/s4032/PXL_20220625_123515833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjp4ztQkmgRyNXxtv05zCxQgE_EhVhA8K9w7NP30I-eAJxroebQr03V0aivZvP2K8zoIwyumUBmRWBtwcYLtzWZDckhneJQ9VaxX3sg23O01ERZygxKx4WWNf2XwVFcRSLeb9Y3GRwrghtxmGtIhJrvD-Y-UaKWyMMuYQD_iM51Rz83YPUrDXsfHDX/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_123515833.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzr7yJuYnSx_X5axmbaFjP1e03rPF9vha3PZHErRuGCfvuaf9b7bKSO2-18pdv-9y3uUyAadYpL8eeZoZmyE5PpnF8FlvZEfNqHB28vFdCQAIWqBco8f2ORQiUpEJcfNQ1jUOFID2gpb6LtNjlWxTjDSgJ2Zyzi_f80WRgcNO7Wdpi0k5Vq_TM1T6/s4032/PXL_20220625_123530319.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzr7yJuYnSx_X5axmbaFjP1e03rPF9vha3PZHErRuGCfvuaf9b7bKSO2-18pdv-9y3uUyAadYpL8eeZoZmyE5PpnF8FlvZEfNqHB28vFdCQAIWqBco8f2ORQiUpEJcfNQ1jUOFID2gpb6LtNjlWxTjDSgJ2Zyzi_f80WRgcNO7Wdpi0k5Vq_TM1T6/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_123530319.MP.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But after the display of powercards, it was my turn and I was able to draw my first extra card with the library. I was trying to wear down Koos quickly, but this was proving harder than I imagended because he did not draw that bad, with plenty of counterspells. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2_B_kBh85-VBr6qteU3J8kK7LT439kwBaGBWQnilpUifuOAsUTkKaBV4b7O4Mvj185yUJUQOqGZgS-sGpdBLC1-zOOsGK_FzG6udWFlyvVkpGiu6athbfAMJrTRUw9O1t4os8xO4pDwPlGyPC3TaKnVJYeqnYe9QeKHMweh_3ujo3jHTpb4qR_Mo/s4032/PXL_20220625_123742715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj2_B_kBh85-VBr6qteU3J8kK7LT439kwBaGBWQnilpUifuOAsUTkKaBV4b7O4Mvj185yUJUQOqGZgS-sGpdBLC1-zOOsGK_FzG6udWFlyvVkpGiu6athbfAMJrTRUw9O1t4os8xO4pDwPlGyPC3TaKnVJYeqnYe9QeKHMweh_3ujo3jHTpb4qR_Mo/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_123742715.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So, I went on the offensive with the mishra's factory. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsC2zD3YO2oM3MNCXWuGcHZUdfsKwCRkbLw5KSDVBEwgmbnU-GrlLfzdgM1F0B7fwIcQ0nYZHVg1twH6U-CCMSt9uCuye6KWvf0uTuusktgvIZqJrQAomtwZ7KYa5FIHL7oCcSI5C5mYtrDvRc0_rYogqCTlWieSXR3bfNyDZ-DwXiwnmpvwuARGRc/s4032/PXL_20220625_124021887.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsC2zD3YO2oM3MNCXWuGcHZUdfsKwCRkbLw5KSDVBEwgmbnU-GrlLfzdgM1F0B7fwIcQ0nYZHVg1twH6U-CCMSt9uCuye6KWvf0uTuusktgvIZqJrQAomtwZ7KYa5FIHL7oCcSI5C5mYtrDvRc0_rYogqCTlWieSXR3bfNyDZ-DwXiwnmpvwuARGRc/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_124021887.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Eventually, though it took longer than expected due to the large array of counterspells Koos was producing, the card advantage gave me game 1. Better lucky than good I suppose. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgLUA2WF_XETT4ePwubC2poYj4a8FQE2dscsBS2ooo-UuVkoiVHCLTAfL0dKQlXeAHj_y_QkV_a8FU37xnVX_lbeOF9C-4CYlRpYY_oj5oIvK6nOavhUjl4NrelAVbOcS77E9HwB3HfUSD0FxR2DynB_fx2EcTV3X0daWSCIMECG4lDm4dO1-7MG7/s4032/PXL_20220625_124339302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgLUA2WF_XETT4ePwubC2poYj4a8FQE2dscsBS2ooo-UuVkoiVHCLTAfL0dKQlXeAHj_y_QkV_a8FU37xnVX_lbeOF9C-4CYlRpYY_oj5oIvK6nOavhUjl4NrelAVbOcS77E9HwB3HfUSD0FxR2DynB_fx2EcTV3X0daWSCIMECG4lDm4dO1-7MG7/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_124339302.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The second game, I riffled and cut many times as I normalle do, only to end up with another library of Alexandria. I apologized to Koos. We should have played gentlemen's rules. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZKzQE2btH0xmxulw1v3P3pdLvSYzrhMjitXZ-8mDEOj-c3hkviBzEpyz8aPM-iE2AIr1Jnhs9j2G6H96xcSM0xNWZQNuXO3fW4vwYaBJhsRZNKBsovilUT91lYqCFQQKPKLM09Rq1LHlQwBjwHMxGuL2ty_7-jYtsLLx5-ULgUfp0hOO7r-RugX6/s4032/PXL_20220625_124911813.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZKzQE2btH0xmxulw1v3P3pdLvSYzrhMjitXZ-8mDEOj-c3hkviBzEpyz8aPM-iE2AIr1Jnhs9j2G6H96xcSM0xNWZQNuXO3fW4vwYaBJhsRZNKBsovilUT91lYqCFQQKPKLM09Rq1LHlQwBjwHMxGuL2ty_7-jYtsLLx5-ULgUfp0hOO7r-RugX6/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_124911813.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Koos was undeterred though, because he dropped turn 3 blood moon, so it was not much of een issue anymore. He then started playing several basalt monoliths. I played a tome, which is always nice if you're in a bit of a colored mana problem. I was not worried though, with both a white and a blue mox, and blue elemental blast en disenchanted boarderd in. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0Jaax9jcK87zaawsRHpHSVZkvflSL1v6A3Px_qxzwK1J5u-lzNCI1TJ1fhuxCjA8xaeOpf1Bl17LUN0acPeAz5mKg8o-C5fvq50g5cGOK_q2jsiYEKgKUZCBhkdM1eaVDRLGqPMSEFCPqCS6bTRhUwA0rKbkk-67R0TvjOJarDIR1rIF5jgXX47W/s4032/PXL_20220625_125012701.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0Jaax9jcK87zaawsRHpHSVZkvflSL1v6A3Px_qxzwK1J5u-lzNCI1TJ1fhuxCjA8xaeOpf1Bl17LUN0acPeAz5mKg8o-C5fvq50g5cGOK_q2jsiYEKgKUZCBhkdM1eaVDRLGqPMSEFCPqCS6bTRhUwA0rKbkk-67R0TvjOJarDIR1rIF5jgXX47W/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_125012701.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Koos countered my first creature, a Su-Chi, after which I played a two headed giant again. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkFEjS8Ll3T_QKXYPbelZfP1OTl4JPNqdTsHwExdJkFv-ECasRvckKTfWWyvDFOJyRc0d0F1g9_7GlBIW_n0aJO2gpacGRSPBuWyr-L-888xONrPf5TsypeIgsj3RQbwSZSRgI4GQ9FS39-anXCcrzBa-fZnuiu07LntHfEUdpxdbH8yGSa34cpAj/s4032/PXL_20220625_125050187.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkFEjS8Ll3T_QKXYPbelZfP1OTl4JPNqdTsHwExdJkFv-ECasRvckKTfWWyvDFOJyRc0d0F1g9_7GlBIW_n0aJO2gpacGRSPBuWyr-L-888xONrPf5TsypeIgsj3RQbwSZSRgI4GQ9FS39-anXCcrzBa-fZnuiu07LntHfEUdpxdbH8yGSa34cpAj/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_125050187.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was drawing some extra cards with my Jayemdae Tome, and I also let Koos believe I was stuck with the blood moon rather than get rid of it right away. He had fireballed me for 15 and I was hoping he would go for another fireball, which I could counter after disenchanting the blood moon. When he was low enough, I decided to get rid of the blood moon, do more damage with the 2 headed giant and then demonic tutor for a disintegrate to finish. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2MWdJOIsXPu_v17FIDYItrRWqLdbk-DXxD-U5FSbvwE6_TCj-xKUzS1v9xRxQ2Xkk7O8THyZj3_upNdwEuOk8IcGHXUtn5uwBZ-P3SWoWWftOYMdvHhkPAUdoAQJEwFVYRKILgNUPXnsezhuH5fwxuxpp2nm_eOSPclTHwieFX5-4IzCg_fBN6h4/s4032/PXL_20220625_125335423.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2MWdJOIsXPu_v17FIDYItrRWqLdbk-DXxD-U5FSbvwE6_TCj-xKUzS1v9xRxQ2Xkk7O8THyZj3_upNdwEuOk8IcGHXUtn5uwBZ-P3SWoWWftOYMdvHhkPAUdoAQJEwFVYRKILgNUPXnsezhuH5fwxuxpp2nm_eOSPclTHwieFX5-4IzCg_fBN6h4/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_125335423.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3AVLUBvOxMYgRnl3R71Ni147HZExm0O4yuxfuHZaxVwtesRESADVGY97dnG9W4SuKmXrxsDTbWm9Qf0kDy4xRCva_k_k_hZ4d5hssuYOlbRkx_yYJ0of4L7I96iKnm6yho4DsYNSZ5-Y6iDlcFFSX20dpWrEzFGzQgb-njjDk-wLZHnnwGOCaUr3W/s4032/PXL_20220625_125454872.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3AVLUBvOxMYgRnl3R71Ni147HZExm0O4yuxfuHZaxVwtesRESADVGY97dnG9W4SuKmXrxsDTbWm9Qf0kDy4xRCva_k_k_hZ4d5hssuYOlbRkx_yYJ0of4L7I96iKnm6yho4DsYNSZ5-Y6iDlcFFSX20dpWrEzFGzQgb-njjDk-wLZHnnwGOCaUr3W/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_125454872.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>First game won on pure luck with a Lib, second game was much closer and more exiting but still a win. The switch back to Jayemdae Tome instead of Sylvan Library was proving a good decision during this day. </p><p>There was some time left in the round, so I went out spotting nice OS situations while the others were still playing. And I spotted some nice classics:</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrhyn0jt65CwqO9OaF8ZLslXyTeTREA771u3xaYpDnucLYtqXgp8LhK6t5bO86bvESQquC9VErfp2Ubw10lqYnnFBJ1uq2R9dOgtWXAxlYaJCY7vK9NFYclDv3SyGDPdNelKoTL1BqvFMJP9Eo-JFfU5yHRKcKya-tOFq6WzMgQhAWc3t1ubEhkoW/s4032/PXL_20220625_125756681.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrhyn0jt65CwqO9OaF8ZLslXyTeTREA771u3xaYpDnucLYtqXgp8LhK6t5bO86bvESQquC9VErfp2Ubw10lqYnnFBJ1uq2R9dOgtWXAxlYaJCY7vK9NFYclDv3SyGDPdNelKoTL1BqvFMJP9Eo-JFfU5yHRKcKya-tOFq6WzMgQhAWc3t1ubEhkoW/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_125756681.MP.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One land against this? Seems unfair..</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwoprvzzwrF7GqpUUSYuo00AazzrOD2QtZmViUCMDlUGlPDWfzdcrfHJ91CUZ2DCtcaYc7NtilSMwSzlfFCZHIVfCjkz9XS_mlPoEPqjYZQxL3nP0RSs9pjvgrtYulkGMOCjdSZE_5aBIvYebSV558quu0ZorqI_mge-pUMq_6iwtgoJLL0lrEcjAq/s4032/PXL_20220625_130101702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwoprvzzwrF7GqpUUSYuo00AazzrOD2QtZmViUCMDlUGlPDWfzdcrfHJ91CUZ2DCtcaYc7NtilSMwSzlfFCZHIVfCjkz9XS_mlPoEPqjYZQxL3nP0RSs9pjvgrtYulkGMOCjdSZE_5aBIvYebSV558quu0ZorqI_mge-pUMq_6iwtgoJLL0lrEcjAq/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_130101702.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice, a second turn dib, second turn dib mirror.. good luck guys!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbK7Ng1UEfcH2vSZPsMHPIxcJuq_u8chhMTN2MaoyhDZWyDv4fhbnjCuh4LiM8W6OJlqibWT_7kvkeR9QgY7dLjG_P9kD0cZqEC1X9rkpBlsidPgM-eReNWDpwP7QHQ7tE0_8GRFMLceDHCQIHGyyCD3aF_NCX9Y3oiiwFIVsA858h33TD1UdwcaO/s4032/PXL_20220625_130126249.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbK7Ng1UEfcH2vSZPsMHPIxcJuq_u8chhMTN2MaoyhDZWyDv4fhbnjCuh4LiM8W6OJlqibWT_7kvkeR9QgY7dLjG_P9kD0cZqEC1X9rkpBlsidPgM-eReNWDpwP7QHQ7tE0_8GRFMLceDHCQIHGyyCD3aF_NCX9Y3oiiwFIVsA858h33TD1UdwcaO/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_130126249.MP.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the right, Marten has both Enchantress and Force of Nature in play, awesome!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNisyLX4TCxl0ERmCHyeEzHfMa_5KAe8vxZjTgmJyk6v7sQmJw5Akw8T26cdGf0xBzR71w68uCvOWK1EQyRTQuX54QSAxHo63InTdH3_K5EE7gxgv_bt06oc3NlH8k9FrdnWXmrmzEUte1OE4pZkEzz6YJ7iZtJz7qx4rE3OeBS1J4bBwN83CkWjo/s4032/PXL_20220625_130206626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNisyLX4TCxl0ERmCHyeEzHfMa_5KAe8vxZjTgmJyk6v7sQmJw5Akw8T26cdGf0xBzR71w68uCvOWK1EQyRTQuX54QSAxHo63InTdH3_K5EE7gxgv_bt06oc3NlH8k9FrdnWXmrmzEUte1OE4pZkEzz6YJ7iZtJz7qx4rE3OeBS1J4bBwN83CkWjo/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_130206626.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cuombaij Witches! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpOmlJ_pAjgH84ulMBHt61sIxk9b7MJCQ-SoJOwRjV4BEG4QLJpgnJoH3AZd8CBBtI4YRg0dqNVEFlo8MCX7yK5vFqEPTEvY8nnQ8IRGq0n6V9WQksp9VsLcQvXE3Nl8qwIFLtN8TrJc8jkChIuEXKJzRgRKW29fACPHAycy9b5O3xf_Y0kYCgQMu/s4032/PXL_20220625_130220988.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpOmlJ_pAjgH84ulMBHt61sIxk9b7MJCQ-SoJOwRjV4BEG4QLJpgnJoH3AZd8CBBtI4YRg0dqNVEFlo8MCX7yK5vFqEPTEvY8nnQ8IRGq0n6V9WQksp9VsLcQvXE3Nl8qwIFLtN8TrJc8jkChIuEXKJzRgRKW29fACPHAycy9b5O3xf_Y0kYCgQMu/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_130220988.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh, you can also use berserk while blocking for instance, Juzam Djinns :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSi2wSrVwGfBXhy2CWQX1Dsf2I04wh64DqijqGhCjRmeVwaVB-5CsESMY7BGclLc3EH_72Piwlly0GvlEMsP5-GTXoZ-uW1cqy-rIAjs9gKhUhiW6_dg7rAKkXUtZBK64pI3EWjDkc-Fjc_Ub9mN2aQRFzLmfMymwWuk3w29Iv82xYrnuY1GTX7nK/s4032/PXL_20220625_130240429.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSi2wSrVwGfBXhy2CWQX1Dsf2I04wh64DqijqGhCjRmeVwaVB-5CsESMY7BGclLc3EH_72Piwlly0GvlEMsP5-GTXoZ-uW1cqy-rIAjs9gKhUhiW6_dg7rAKkXUtZBK64pI3EWjDkc-Fjc_Ub9mN2aQRFzLmfMymwWuk3w29Iv82xYrnuY1GTX7nK/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_130240429.MP.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cockatrice, Craw Giant and Wall of Ice! One of these is rare, but I don't think I've ever seen them together like this. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCnorNk_Fcm1k5yn1Jj2bF3-_LC6PyDsYros7xkNWS0h5gH_NVsb1yFVZi3USmzXhzmhl98MvLNS47Trk7V76gWBcwYrp_RSkGGz45RcVLPg402jbMcYTSDBt6zWQvl9VKS3_svhyB7B_7HE_hgIzLftwhpYuRjIkbOE-39FQvz-RiLSQMcnh8qi-/s4032/PXL_20220625_130251213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkCnorNk_Fcm1k5yn1Jj2bF3-_LC6PyDsYros7xkNWS0h5gH_NVsb1yFVZi3USmzXhzmhl98MvLNS47Trk7V76gWBcwYrp_RSkGGz45RcVLPg402jbMcYTSDBt6zWQvl9VKS3_svhyB7B_7HE_hgIzLftwhpYuRjIkbOE-39FQvz-RiLSQMcnh8qi-/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_130251213.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forcefield!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0coWMBoBkzY3nINIQPJ7mNDajmtQfGF4V5s1_VolWFSSYCOeH0e3vKegm-OFBXutsHSWwHddsdjDQbRrHdD5_OPQUghf9wIrf0u15_ksVw20SsVEriuKW7YN16oz_Ie9A5Gq3rculO819hrF9RG_AhMfuKGOgIABF3cin1uPPL09BfCxwOYO96c4G/s4032/PXL_20220625_131608128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0coWMBoBkzY3nINIQPJ7mNDajmtQfGF4V5s1_VolWFSSYCOeH0e3vKegm-OFBXutsHSWwHddsdjDQbRrHdD5_OPQUghf9wIrf0u15_ksVw20SsVEriuKW7YN16oz_Ie9A5Gq3rculO819hrF9RG_AhMfuKGOgIABF3cin1uPPL09BfCxwOYO96c4G/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_131608128.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Errr, 3 dreams? That's aweful! But cool he has to block the Killer bees!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Round 4, Louis with Red/Green burn</p><p>After running into Robots, the deck and combo control, Taiga - Kird Ape might not be the first thing you expect, but apparently a very relaxed Louis had managed to win 3 matches in a row with this classic R/G agro burn deck. He went for a quick start and put pressure on right away. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGy3fy5CLOe5pTiU0HJsLELERcmsqO_m98WWxQpztiFNklS-E8_Ui6Vg_ewCaP71Edv7tIY_6-WGeJ_my4xDwq5rR8hb55yv1W19FH3tLzSzfCp36vjd2hjfdKgzW9AoB7sYSO13nsVD5iJBKqUBa-1-3tcD38aURDcC82Qoyh9sl68wrwyI26Hmu/s4032/PXL_20220625_133626142.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGy3fy5CLOe5pTiU0HJsLELERcmsqO_m98WWxQpztiFNklS-E8_Ui6Vg_ewCaP71Edv7tIY_6-WGeJ_my4xDwq5rR8hb55yv1W19FH3tLzSzfCp36vjd2hjfdKgzW9AoB7sYSO13nsVD5iJBKqUBa-1-3tcD38aURDcC82Qoyh9sl68wrwyI26Hmu/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_133626142.MP.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>2 kird apes and a sprite were too much for me, so I used the balance I had in my opening hand to get rid of them. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2h5He7r2lI8VI0HgpQHafvaxy_5CHljOzMzJaDTnghTmlFnOkpaHFfhW6DvnbOhYYNHWRsRC37cs0AF-X9NIlUtTK8PxF5jGcbf-of6M6Ot939TOYFKexkOTxT3XruHD1sVAZZo6Ap8-S9hb-Qorg1RWNWKlzTCT2E65E-j258z-u8rUfrJsTSyhp/s4032/PXL_20220625_133739614.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2h5He7r2lI8VI0HgpQHafvaxy_5CHljOzMzJaDTnghTmlFnOkpaHFfhW6DvnbOhYYNHWRsRC37cs0AF-X9NIlUtTK8PxF5jGcbf-of6M6Ot939TOYFKexkOTxT3XruHD1sVAZZo6Ap8-S9hb-Qorg1RWNWKlzTCT2E65E-j258z-u8rUfrJsTSyhp/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_133739614.MP.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From there I played my creatures and it was 1-0. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUy0eSrkg0f1_bYGTgpmEOM8oh9cPo44xeimqqSzIh9qBnEhZ-hrSy-JmmWlAbX7ROoFERWxhSm9vG2q28iEv-a9S7QoT7P5bEUD5hlVU9Oc3PaG9zNuH1FlEfyfHiJZNgr76N5XZiDfEt8fCc4aaaGLeeRHd0r9ru8UN2E00Kh0dZOy229vcc5I8d/s4032/PXL_20220625_134231336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUy0eSrkg0f1_bYGTgpmEOM8oh9cPo44xeimqqSzIh9qBnEhZ-hrSy-JmmWlAbX7ROoFERWxhSm9vG2q28iEv-a9S7QoT7P5bEUD5hlVU9Oc3PaG9zNuH1FlEfyfHiJZNgr76N5XZiDfEt8fCc4aaaGLeeRHd0r9ru8UN2E00Kh0dZOy229vcc5I8d/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_134231336.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The second game I had a quick library on turn 2, and I thought I might me able to keep up with Louis there, who had a second turn Gargoyle. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFRwPhWhHeakRcDUwUrtLpbWoj2xsQ7muA3G05sqJDJtR4l5mfG7TZ7YAlMLYFgTM5T_UIvWh7JLB38jFTkvWeTLauIJ_KvEKO39VM2sa1aAeXwlBj61fHQfrygbPWL09C3lcd6rNHMIC8TLJ9lO6zrBYEFKZyd2wx2TTiRseTfVdyK7W7TzGmy_K/s4032/PXL_20220625_135240823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFRwPhWhHeakRcDUwUrtLpbWoj2xsQ7muA3G05sqJDJtR4l5mfG7TZ7YAlMLYFgTM5T_UIvWh7JLB38jFTkvWeTLauIJ_KvEKO39VM2sa1aAeXwlBj61fHQfrygbPWL09C3lcd6rNHMIC8TLJ9lO6zrBYEFKZyd2wx2TTiRseTfVdyK7W7TzGmy_K/s320/PXL_20220625_135240823.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I took some damage and played a Djinn. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aKXmXkU0iqgShBiYDLRjXP931FkRODwuYzWZnQgx8RThX6uYkf7yKb9K5p852Q5MdAJidXhXjsxFoXqEYywYJXtHjIovqjmH98Y0BU8S1oCITiYi045n-0yq-W-Uw_LXM4WZelapAw7REYozV-AaKhl3eI7RQYPev5snMbk2WxivsoshqdXOLkVo/s4032/PXL_20220625_135611010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aKXmXkU0iqgShBiYDLRjXP931FkRODwuYzWZnQgx8RThX6uYkf7yKb9K5p852Q5MdAJidXhXjsxFoXqEYywYJXtHjIovqjmH98Y0BU8S1oCITiYi045n-0yq-W-Uw_LXM4WZelapAw7REYozV-AaKhl3eI7RQYPev5snMbk2WxivsoshqdXOLkVo/s320/PXL_20220625_135611010.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Louis looked at the situation, bolted me on my turn, attacked, did some damage, than chain lightninged me, regrowthed the bolt and bolted me again, which was too much. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The third game I had hoped for a quick win, because I would be able to play a second turn Erhnam Djinn, something Louis his deck should have a hard time with. But, he had Chaos orb. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQ7kM9E0enWZXs-xvcmJ7HpQV2HSAz-xJt5u2JzHrQjkVZICMNrEP8eilVgJs-lJ1TnTFS4snOYQK82GkL0lIR9HgjEWMjuR4IpIfwaLSJ6rtMOYlXXXl8h1IPAnIAFaKCYWuk-Gi_7oBoCNQJOydlu3yJmqmqmgN2mceHdiZTU7VDLD7SiIYfuHi/s4032/PXL_20220625_140123465.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQ7kM9E0enWZXs-xvcmJ7HpQV2HSAz-xJt5u2JzHrQjkVZICMNrEP8eilVgJs-lJ1TnTFS4snOYQK82GkL0lIR9HgjEWMjuR4IpIfwaLSJ6rtMOYlXXXl8h1IPAnIAFaKCYWuk-Gi_7oBoCNQJOydlu3yJmqmqmgN2mceHdiZTU7VDLD7SiIYfuHi/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_140123465.MP.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCv6nHICVth76fdzlMEn121_DQAGQqHsUzCrNKW3kF4ZiO4hCLZ_WRnU6VDPrVk3u-3vboQpMIMq0tjyft5ao1gCpzCHMngu3tbsGdknaFvRbkHEtoMR7bHP41KCybaZV4q-1zGz9KAit5RR6kBg487JylLWJb2MQUnGODDXZpi8nR7a-OT6qpqaOU/s4032/PXL_20220625_140220384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCv6nHICVth76fdzlMEn121_DQAGQqHsUzCrNKW3kF4ZiO4hCLZ_WRnU6VDPrVk3u-3vboQpMIMq0tjyft5ao1gCpzCHMngu3tbsGdknaFvRbkHEtoMR7bHP41KCybaZV4q-1zGz9KAit5RR6kBg487JylLWJb2MQUnGODDXZpi8nR7a-OT6qpqaOU/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_140220384.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>He played a blood moon (with me holding disenchant but no white mana..) and attacked with his Kird Ape, and I played another Djinn. He regrowthed his Chaos orb and destroyed that one also. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0jtimtgupjPkZ3_xnWt6Fv4JxDQtpIS7Mvi-olqm_yMX7dP-DQg6M-X6PJJ6nHZ6OBZk6BiSrcwxHWO4kQgEKf3VhJJvP1CrAP8LZwsEiwMvp_BvxFEinH_WOhLzmVslrVrxv16Tgkv_jN8O86VKXkgwaQ3NuCYFN0t-7Ysg9fI-pS8Umu4-56lZ/s4032/PXL_20220625_140339160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0jtimtgupjPkZ3_xnWt6Fv4JxDQtpIS7Mvi-olqm_yMX7dP-DQg6M-X6PJJ6nHZ6OBZk6BiSrcwxHWO4kQgEKf3VhJJvP1CrAP8LZwsEiwMvp_BvxFEinH_WOhLzmVslrVrxv16Tgkv_jN8O86VKXkgwaQ3NuCYFN0t-7Ysg9fI-pS8Umu4-56lZ/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_140339160.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, after destroying the second Djinn, I was stuck with this hand. But, instead of playing some sprites or gargoyle like he did before so I would at least be able to take these out with hurricane, he played a couple of walking creatures, while I was waiting for Su-Chu to show up, or a Djinn, or a 2 headed giant, or a Lotus or white mox or basic plains. Or a blue elemental blast. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXFuHgbIbnJX4zUULJDofa6jWO7SZXHzTY0j_sd-VoxuGjQMJojg3CQKbkAzEfucdecI8LCNpElvAiMFJlHC0Ek8jIPDNO20B5BSgFviUSxU1xm3gC0YlOxQ9qfDVO7Xru5QvmwTOLv4QfFrQqUi0Ci_po8IVinJZyq9kx7rtAO_Mm0hI-Pe6VUTg/s4032/PXL_20220625_140452147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXFuHgbIbnJX4zUULJDofa6jWO7SZXHzTY0j_sd-VoxuGjQMJojg3CQKbkAzEfucdecI8LCNpElvAiMFJlHC0Ek8jIPDNO20B5BSgFviUSxU1xm3gC0YlOxQ9qfDVO7Xru5QvmwTOLv4QfFrQqUi0Ci_po8IVinJZyq9kx7rtAO_Mm0hI-Pe6VUTg/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_140452147.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>I thought I would still have a chance considering the many options still left in my deck, but none showed up and I lost against a deck I figured I should have no trouble winning against. This was turning out a really weird day. Still 3-1 is not bad. </p><p>There were still a lot of people playing, so I used the time to take some pictures.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxT_dgMPSWkJo1SNUAIqiHWQczDCqWg-hxA3Vt-aAAWmkxiLkgY0uNv_hr_gAUM77mBPX9fUPtZFPw7LS_u_p3XCnNu2N88mmZquTYiLZO1udu3RKG0Y4-_7BxO0A4K0T5VaDFhOCgaViAbBwBktoWTFcA36Ib7RsBgLQisQgxTdjOZM1U4JI816s/s4032/PXL_20220625_141535918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxT_dgMPSWkJo1SNUAIqiHWQczDCqWg-hxA3Vt-aAAWmkxiLkgY0uNv_hr_gAUM77mBPX9fUPtZFPw7LS_u_p3XCnNu2N88mmZquTYiLZO1udu3RKG0Y4-_7BxO0A4K0T5VaDFhOCgaViAbBwBktoWTFcA36Ib7RsBgLQisQgxTdjOZM1U4JI816s/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_141535918.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile on table 1</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEKQgeN_U0y2Dl18pgTAKv2Vh6uAODCpborPx25ezYj9jTjH29FAh-UE8UepByTb3kfocHLM0ZhOrbjxjO5B9aODpCpGclCmNBLSZw6wwXepEw0YKoY5DOkAmmhMkbFgVF3XNh6A0-ZTcifJjHOTd5rmAZ7eiPXNC7VCK7y0WrqaTijPwTgbw4mXL/s4032/PXL_20220625_141711449.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEKQgeN_U0y2Dl18pgTAKv2Vh6uAODCpborPx25ezYj9jTjH29FAh-UE8UepByTb3kfocHLM0ZhOrbjxjO5B9aODpCpGclCmNBLSZw6wwXepEw0YKoY5DOkAmmhMkbFgVF3XNh6A0-ZTcifJjHOTd5rmAZ7eiPXNC7VCK7y0WrqaTijPwTgbw4mXL/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_141711449.MP.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chains of Mephistopheles! Cool!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3Bwed0unqMfp0B3XlQxqOxaq8DJ4I8F4uHMeHL9G4rUnTJk53rJt_ZHhZyvmdqcDuQILeC5f9vNCKdWGJ83csbxZCDceHxBUFwH7Wc1ATlNZSI-SOVfYSo3VWOdKwA7uCtUjr9lAN9O-GQhlEHE9V5dTMzcBY64JnN5uvZjLMV7stE_y4rX_95ks/s4032/PXL_20220625_141755875.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3Bwed0unqMfp0B3XlQxqOxaq8DJ4I8F4uHMeHL9G4rUnTJk53rJt_ZHhZyvmdqcDuQILeC5f9vNCKdWGJ83csbxZCDceHxBUFwH7Wc1ATlNZSI-SOVfYSo3VWOdKwA7uCtUjr9lAN9O-GQhlEHE9V5dTMzcBY64JnN5uvZjLMV7stE_y4rX_95ks/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_141755875.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So much mana and not much to do with it :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>So, on to round 5, Michel, with Lauter Deck<div><br /></div><div>Okay, so obviously, after Robots, The Deck and Countercontrol and Burn, there was something missing from the list and there it was.. this tournament turned out to be grueling in the matchups and very little surprises from my opponents. Anyway, a Lauter deck as said. At this time I was becoming a bit tired from the lack of sleep, so I have a bit less of information about this match. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmaSIV10p-mW_TYCFYOj3qudJqz_EHzfFDt91NybKRWmaUAPv3v7n-4sLQk_IoqTkqM6pO_8NNdS5ZJEKYkxeGhfTl2PIUsnlRv-wz6spbCplkvoA3MrbOmtTA6kcOlTQQFSx0FOvJhamoAV9HNsZ9b4EyF464dPWF_c1reEzBEqxfqRwf3si8Rya/s4032/PXL_20220625_143937776.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmaSIV10p-mW_TYCFYOj3qudJqz_EHzfFDt91NybKRWmaUAPv3v7n-4sLQk_IoqTkqM6pO_8NNdS5ZJEKYkxeGhfTl2PIUsnlRv-wz6spbCplkvoA3MrbOmtTA6kcOlTQQFSx0FOvJhamoAV9HNsZ9b4EyF464dPWF_c1reEzBEqxfqRwf3si8Rya/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_143937776.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>He got to his Ancestral Recall first, it took a while before something would really happen. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydp-590-wbYGxu3kngJmw_xUUpt1XKJhUPULfXvek14-HebfbATynJIS20LIdVIOFIZidkAc9zEG2lh1427f7elJl6dbt-VOjiYttFwOaaZV0uCDqr7rbzWOokFLPtUc5AeQjOZHjGTQa_WzACu5HqCP_W_qMRKzz4wx8UsAisetXOqz1MmAFqphj/s4032/PXL_20220625_144004442.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydp-590-wbYGxu3kngJmw_xUUpt1XKJhUPULfXvek14-HebfbATynJIS20LIdVIOFIZidkAc9zEG2lh1427f7elJl6dbt-VOjiYttFwOaaZV0uCDqr7rbzWOokFLPtUc5AeQjOZHjGTQa_WzACu5HqCP_W_qMRKzz4wx8UsAisetXOqz1MmAFqphj/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_144004442.MP.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I tried to take his Su-Chi with my main deck countrol magic, that was not allowed so I plowed it. And got a book. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPMM7PrW_OUJoJJf0m1I-TePQdgIuJrvnMbUSqW4XmvHods4rSVCSDbj7hInlO0JToikPog3Y4E7_ItB0KBRAHGORUo196V2n3MIrkg3e8rObMVVWNAahp38cAPWFwYdJti-C7c7Qz0khSG4Yki46PDq0WvvmA72QZjEzTFTEfdlrrIBfyvuFEe_4/s4032/PXL_20220625_144156656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPMM7PrW_OUJoJJf0m1I-TePQdgIuJrvnMbUSqW4XmvHods4rSVCSDbj7hInlO0JToikPog3Y4E7_ItB0KBRAHGORUo196V2n3MIrkg3e8rObMVVWNAahp38cAPWFwYdJti-C7c7Qz0khSG4Yki46PDq0WvvmA72QZjEzTFTEfdlrrIBfyvuFEe_4/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_144156656.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>He dumped 2 serendibs on the board, I thanked him for tapping out by Mindtwisting him. Aweful, I know. But I someone if going to crush you with Dibs you have to try something. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8y2-_sFdBTik7yk5vv4Mz0h3iopbjsnmw9XvNP2BSs4CD91wdjo8dU9I2INocKis_kelPWoii99VpGgaekd6LmSqfSfBA9V-GSwjpQCS-4Y8ltoMYmDP8W1d0EQ2tIi25VHL2z7vknbFzCJjKrmBvOyj-IChi4akp-tv4NB3RfNITuJkI9FHe6cDt/s4032/PXL_20220625_144231188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8y2-_sFdBTik7yk5vv4Mz0h3iopbjsnmw9XvNP2BSs4CD91wdjo8dU9I2INocKis_kelPWoii99VpGgaekd6LmSqfSfBA9V-GSwjpQCS-4Y8ltoMYmDP8W1d0EQ2tIi25VHL2z7vknbFzCJjKrmBvOyj-IChi4akp-tv4NB3RfNITuJkI9FHe6cDt/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_144231188.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My book did it's best but the damage was a bit too much here with Serendibs and factories. Damn, but one knows how good the Lauter deck is. </div><div><br /></div><div>The second Game I opened with the long library game, while my opponent went for the quick win option with 2 moxen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTsITJaTujANQp7-V52xxLWfCGwnN0-FIWSrIAQXpufo2GZMa69klXpz99LU0uFutzKE-wPBAIRc_lEWzVg5wZw9JD6XMIK8-_MFjRkBvBegRH9WxJj78Txy7rxAkybN6TYhyhAjid6wRtBqTEjdr8ocjDx47FDHm0CaD27ZJbYwo7lKJGq_zjk7W/s4032/PXL_20220625_145202002.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTsITJaTujANQp7-V52xxLWfCGwnN0-FIWSrIAQXpufo2GZMa69klXpz99LU0uFutzKE-wPBAIRc_lEWzVg5wZw9JD6XMIK8-_MFjRkBvBegRH9WxJj78Txy7rxAkybN6TYhyhAjid6wRtBqTEjdr8ocjDx47FDHm0CaD27ZJbYwo7lKJGq_zjk7W/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_145202002.MP.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>His deck stalled a bit while I could play Erhnam Djinn. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdRnAZiDG9mnGfkNIQq5_v-EoYTQogdIKqdnRsTxvD1GOkfMrfk9gWwOtGoeNnnN9fUp4-z5OsWPF2Zs7ZiuhdUQuQsSnGKwZSdjWOaXeC2Kxlw5o9GFbxG0zkVz9udrREVLcO9n4fYTFVBETPSW1T6PUj1UonoEvtXtBqVROyuIvkVlwJkXbtK2A/s4032/PXL_20220625_145323178.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdRnAZiDG9mnGfkNIQq5_v-EoYTQogdIKqdnRsTxvD1GOkfMrfk9gWwOtGoeNnnN9fUp4-z5OsWPF2Zs7ZiuhdUQuQsSnGKwZSdjWOaXeC2Kxlw5o9GFbxG0zkVz9udrREVLcO9n4fYTFVBETPSW1T6PUj1UonoEvtXtBqVROyuIvkVlwJkXbtK2A/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_145323178.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When he got to 4 mana though, he obviously was holding a lot of control magics, which can be 2 for 1 in the right situation, so the were sort of cancelling out my card advantage a bit. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GqCIflNbVxYgPuTkbgpl4fwfMdbfGQ0_kxdLJHdfOHU-kl8A7j8LWCRQ9KTKVVX28KgRTNepJWfUEhKeFtV9ysIfrf5TwWvPHucwfQvlJHOx_X22t6oGeKfvr40kbxFj74c3CZyWOdhJNAJeX567E5d0Ag1Sgnz3-VpyYEvi1x_ny3aXDwjnmdUt/s4032/PXL_20220625_145618134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GqCIflNbVxYgPuTkbgpl4fwfMdbfGQ0_kxdLJHdfOHU-kl8A7j8LWCRQ9KTKVVX28KgRTNepJWfUEhKeFtV9ysIfrf5TwWvPHucwfQvlJHOx_X22t6oGeKfvr40kbxFj74c3CZyWOdhJNAJeX567E5d0Ag1Sgnz3-VpyYEvi1x_ny3aXDwjnmdUt/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_145618134.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It took quite long but in the end I was able to get my disenchant to fix the situation and draw the game to my side. 1-1. </div><div><br /></div><div>The third game he opened with 2 moxes again, I was mox and Ancestral recall, which he took out right away. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9oAfDSHMwulrii47qiJzTQWreP3m4w8HCo3ZYUzrU0cVYIyMAZLDmM_j5lONH1uPe-PcV75tK-PbZfQ2qSRxbWygOTfHCfgI8gpmaeLk_1fLdhDbfCCoL_KOXs_O5WU2ea9AAdZ7VeA1JeMIoYGtiI6LsWfXXL3n94wHUJJusgpv2gM-7gtZRDIW/s4032/PXL_20220625_150733288.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9oAfDSHMwulrii47qiJzTQWreP3m4w8HCo3ZYUzrU0cVYIyMAZLDmM_j5lONH1uPe-PcV75tK-PbZfQ2qSRxbWygOTfHCfgI8gpmaeLk_1fLdhDbfCCoL_KOXs_O5WU2ea9AAdZ7VeA1JeMIoYGtiI6LsWfXXL3n94wHUJJusgpv2gM-7gtZRDIW/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_150733288.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In the end, the flying Serra did my opponent with lots of control magics in so I won 2-1. </div><div><br /></div>So, I won from Robots, The Deck, Countercombo, Lauter but somehow lost to RG Agro burn. This was an unexpected result and to be fair, also had a lot to do with luck. There was some time left so I could catch El Presidente Mari playing a beautiful Eureka deck:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicd_ygOSSuBGyTkxxeXauOIzX7G1o_9YE0DfRYniqdIc7XWeWgfczMqk_HD97zsz5xOWOiFGTUgMEu_yck4yRwp05HyldFKM7iqQML1_eBjka4ZVTuw5LSTZQZfAQBC4-1QmxgIZ8Hx6r8lRlDkoa_F8MoGxF31qiVGfG9O1D5qNosMLIDwSIhzMoS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicd_ygOSSuBGyTkxxeXauOIzX7G1o_9YE0DfRYniqdIc7XWeWgfczMqk_HD97zsz5xOWOiFGTUgMEu_yck4yRwp05HyldFKM7iqQML1_eBjka4ZVTuw5LSTZQZfAQBC4-1QmxgIZ8Hx6r8lRlDkoa_F8MoGxF31qiVGfG9O1D5qNosMLIDwSIhzMoS=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><p>On table 3, I spotted Nick having his share of broken openings:</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeGxvoHRgpE9lxuj4FnI_biVs9QTzC1aZSA9VhlakHjiIKAa8AzaNKOBOAaXsufyxJv8z5I0CscvfTGcN6jshWoBoUeftqgiC_JrnAhNIt9IxxWfTXCVf9dwT8sT535l96X-8LTcDcPPtCdTneGLAr3PLNneDTxav-Id_rWmi6UGHCNo57u6CYnj1G" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeGxvoHRgpE9lxuj4FnI_biVs9QTzC1aZSA9VhlakHjiIKAa8AzaNKOBOAaXsufyxJv8z5I0CscvfTGcN6jshWoBoUeftqgiC_JrnAhNIt9IxxWfTXCVf9dwT8sT535l96X-8LTcDcPPtCdTneGLAr3PLNneDTxav-Id_rWmi6UGHCNo57u6CYnj1G=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In one turn? Yes. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></p><p>Round 6, Gwenn, with Lauter. </p><p>By this time, I really could have used an opponent who would surprise me, but unfortunately this was not the case. Not only was Gwenn playing Lauter, he was also more competitive in his style and communication than I am used to in OS. But so be it, this was the day I would meet mostly meet Tier1 decks apparently. Maybe the next time I'n out of inspiration I should bring The Deck instead :P</p><p>Gwenn got to start, and was off to a really agressive start, first turn Lion, second turn dib with factory. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwCmVZ6v1hSSBjyYu3GV7AZsBHNcC_4M1_in1ZDZ4LTg9cb-gS1mK6ZoxHjrLJhIg5trQwSyLn31ySXkpaZre0u7cE_Zr4ASwSD3rTrQxkl5U_vxWNEf-ShbZItht9HUYLMTbCnf5Dv8lf1HWeUJZXxvkhvvr7Lq2QkITvy8UNp-vCn0ukohZnGrA/s4032/PXL_20220625_154729091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwCmVZ6v1hSSBjyYu3GV7AZsBHNcC_4M1_in1ZDZ4LTg9cb-gS1mK6ZoxHjrLJhIg5trQwSyLn31ySXkpaZre0u7cE_Zr4ASwSD3rTrQxkl5U_vxWNEf-ShbZItht9HUYLMTbCnf5Dv8lf1HWeUJZXxvkhvvr7Lq2QkITvy8UNp-vCn0ukohZnGrA/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_154729091.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I played a second turn Ice Storm to slow down the onslaught from becoming worse, like a turn 3 Su-Chi. He played another Serendib. Pfff, not a bad draw there. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4zgf1hmGZnr7w8cktZAXSE5SYyFjDaIZhq5FG7hyZ4JuMBlc8n4eLvTUe1gfpXG4qKw9WCaJo-fG_lRcpQp4Awh1jHFdNhjh5OxN55WFM1nkoHB8lKfzQbqEjWa-UT92PPAu7QXTwuXiQ0TwLPfPfuZNKvV2Ui6d2D1u9TZKEKKEBhWhIDqrPs8y/s4032/PXL_20220625_154802584.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4zgf1hmGZnr7w8cktZAXSE5SYyFjDaIZhq5FG7hyZ4JuMBlc8n4eLvTUe1gfpXG4qKw9WCaJo-fG_lRcpQp4Awh1jHFdNhjh5OxN55WFM1nkoHB8lKfzQbqEjWa-UT92PPAu7QXTwuXiQ0TwLPfPfuZNKvV2Ui6d2D1u9TZKEKKEBhWhIDqrPs8y/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_154802584.MP.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The next turn I took out both Dibs with blast and plow, but I was still behind in life. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghpiIVNWZ6gLUnns1cPgrl6nnjsTECwJbY0LhbqVOqn9tnKbbsChyKq9EVAf_JfkcsNB3OsPcY2EAar0vafTQdChkAMQQ_PPQno9_Et0GEjHhlWZ5D-lSxXvPd_YaWCCaZNEnG9HA5zPUzJeB9QofCajM06sQk81QrPxuH4S9DdTKxtOYJGEsQBSs/s4032/PXL_20220625_154841865.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghpiIVNWZ6gLUnns1cPgrl6nnjsTECwJbY0LhbqVOqn9tnKbbsChyKq9EVAf_JfkcsNB3OsPcY2EAar0vafTQdChkAMQQ_PPQno9_Et0GEjHhlWZ5D-lSxXvPd_YaWCCaZNEnG9HA5zPUzJeB9QofCajM06sQk81QrPxuH4S9DdTKxtOYJGEsQBSs/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_154841865.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>My Su-Chi was then itself swords to plowshared and Gwenn went for Tutor - Ancestral after that. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscz12LC994OmbacFh2s8Y17MoTMkTFugLrJ9VWTJ7B9pXehIN9KV7olbUie6FbiXkbM70RFKwNp10ng9DT0raU14nJ5VQu5cYN4flnAc3Fy9Nm1R6-frq21Xe_zSDuekYhy3_z_VDJsepJDhIQCNyWh0IrlVdv0F5p7yQK2RgC3RWXvznnFLiKH4v/s4032/PXL_20220625_154938936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscz12LC994OmbacFh2s8Y17MoTMkTFugLrJ9VWTJ7B9pXehIN9KV7olbUie6FbiXkbM70RFKwNp10ng9DT0raU14nJ5VQu5cYN4flnAc3Fy9Nm1R6-frq21Xe_zSDuekYhy3_z_VDJsepJDhIQCNyWh0IrlVdv0F5p7yQK2RgC3RWXvznnFLiKH4v/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_154938936.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I played Erhnam Djinn and wanted to go for balance to even out his handsize a bit. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_SPF_QW2D2c4Vv090rvlt400-_D8WOfNzw7HcjMKdVa9RgC6pGdeDj4or-cKcdvH2z8SD5uZpMVEuy3mtgZCa9nbOoVD22Xb7gdMlgZe7FqR0ElbXXpRkDRHN_9_kqGSr91mfuEThUgxebpJ574U_7HWW3-n5dd9mruABvzPfHhhsloaigVJeyfQ/s4032/PXL_20220625_155118232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_SPF_QW2D2c4Vv090rvlt400-_D8WOfNzw7HcjMKdVa9RgC6pGdeDj4or-cKcdvH2z8SD5uZpMVEuy3mtgZCa9nbOoVD22Xb7gdMlgZe7FqR0ElbXXpRkDRHN_9_kqGSr91mfuEThUgxebpJ574U_7HWW3-n5dd9mruABvzPfHhhsloaigVJeyfQ/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_155118232.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This worked pretty much okay. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgdXxwFT2PYiuO1YcPQa59tRjMGBG7RV5JKOrEv4-xv_9khBfhNbr_pWRe0TQ2azJ7pYXkEcZ5IZ0hY7DNvk7XxqRSQ75RGTuigqf1GbGBHTR_oY9gd8GvOEIOII2QV9JozrcDcwk0pqWcG4Ko3Y8ZPhcOrW9QquZGm4wrgjPgw5U2TGnNQg7evOv/s4032/PXL_20220625_155410024.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgdXxwFT2PYiuO1YcPQa59tRjMGBG7RV5JKOrEv4-xv_9khBfhNbr_pWRe0TQ2azJ7pYXkEcZ5IZ0hY7DNvk7XxqRSQ75RGTuigqf1GbGBHTR_oY9gd8GvOEIOII2QV9JozrcDcwk0pqWcG4Ko3Y8ZPhcOrW9QquZGm4wrgjPgw5U2TGnNQg7evOv/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_155410024.MP.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirg9JO__C-qIEOdmnyvTF2BTQ-_zaPbqjMtqadQM0VgyMBgsziJrlEIu1Ommq9A_dV4XbSJKzz1BClOB9sv64IJCKg5COUPN0BLC6L56LzfOg5Y9U6hE50DQX-lGAWDyPUgD-_QIssnR76_gMpEHAZkKGAHcPeRhGrhgyJU5ZMMKK5MwLpNpJGMaaP/s4032/PXL_20220625_155634708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirg9JO__C-qIEOdmnyvTF2BTQ-_zaPbqjMtqadQM0VgyMBgsziJrlEIu1Ommq9A_dV4XbSJKzz1BClOB9sv64IJCKg5COUPN0BLC6L56LzfOg5Y9U6hE50DQX-lGAWDyPUgD-_QIssnR76_gMpEHAZkKGAHcPeRhGrhgyJU5ZMMKK5MwLpNpJGMaaP/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_155634708.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After my Djinn was taken out I took out another of his factories. He was on 3 so I figured I should just go for it and use the braingeyser I had in my hand for a long time now. I was also very low on life </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0woDZ97VOvtuicol9h5euii1-0fJ7HP8AxQb5Tff9seelPYZdv84WKYTUW4IZfv3ZccdVVT0Vq0j87KSb1Wf8_ZPhnizNx8XYpq71rKZgpFveelSUyMOn7S4c-PZbUnTio43gEGtX9XdM7pzVfjpJ3EohQ21YKiDxtxchoOLVfFr_Bkaki449N0UW/s4032/PXL_20220625_155851546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0woDZ97VOvtuicol9h5euii1-0fJ7HP8AxQb5Tff9seelPYZdv84WKYTUW4IZfv3ZccdVVT0Vq0j87KSb1Wf8_ZPhnizNx8XYpq71rKZgpFveelSUyMOn7S4c-PZbUnTio43gEGtX9XdM7pzVfjpJ3EohQ21YKiDxtxchoOLVfFr_Bkaki449N0UW/s320/PXL_20220625_155851546.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The braingeyser produced this:</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30hvhoBABIj0_Yiqsp6CP03Plzsx_b8utfhe8RDsnWF_b-jCUhBNcqgfKf15OcX5HGGW3zfokA4yNoOmXPdpeshik1ojSEMNUv8oYNK9GeULvoS_nLLCKXfvMr9s4RVH9DnUEwMRo7VME9z6Kk1l7EXqaA0oM6th8XCcRE14ISTD-o1esn94T13YR/s4032/PXL_20220625_155934434.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30hvhoBABIj0_Yiqsp6CP03Plzsx_b8utfhe8RDsnWF_b-jCUhBNcqgfKf15OcX5HGGW3zfokA4yNoOmXPdpeshik1ojSEMNUv8oYNK9GeULvoS_nLLCKXfvMr9s4RVH9DnUEwMRo7VME9z6Kk1l7EXqaA0oM6th8XCcRE14ISTD-o1esn94T13YR/s320/PXL_20220625_155934434.MP.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, great.. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Gwenn played creature but I can't remember which one. I drew a Black Lotus. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcyUTfX5sNUpfI4kD62Q8pw-gHwtCJiTYFfKQHnNHRsa4Dux-3SrfPbKMXjIB9SlqluUMBFv2QXbDOH8YMbEMxL_tT-OlqDf8p5o7EtbiYDckRCjRf2hMuyW8TfcjVefY1P3MoFnEBOq-h0jXjTfHBTVK_AIJCF4Nw63WPDskoi9vuIAhkExVi_M5L/s4032/PXL_20220625_160017262.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcyUTfX5sNUpfI4kD62Q8pw-gHwtCJiTYFfKQHnNHRsa4Dux-3SrfPbKMXjIB9SlqluUMBFv2QXbDOH8YMbEMxL_tT-OlqDf8p5o7EtbiYDckRCjRf2hMuyW8TfcjVefY1P3MoFnEBOq-h0jXjTfHBTVK_AIJCF4Nw63WPDskoi9vuIAhkExVi_M5L/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_160017262.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swell, just swell. Looks like luck ran out. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And it dead, because next turn I was dead. I really figured chance would have given me something, but alas, not so. On to game 2. I decided to take a bit of a risk and keep this hand. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJIltwjoqlVBjAVi9ow85ESPJlMKWmYxQ8kiQ-JyYc9h6yqfBjYRfl5R-uFydvfg_v9vtr7ZUHoalsO1mBI3S_UJkt4Jf53VhrMAh_qejw-YC_fsuyymgkq5tMgYPArEo5JR5O8pTn94gJ_WXzJ8bPuYBzz_AQXDqMlKBGprKTVPabTOWfV4or9MA/s4032/PXL_20220625_160618110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJIltwjoqlVBjAVi9ow85ESPJlMKWmYxQ8kiQ-JyYc9h6yqfBjYRfl5R-uFydvfg_v9vtr7ZUHoalsO1mBI3S_UJkt4Jf53VhrMAh_qejw-YC_fsuyymgkq5tMgYPArEo5JR5O8pTn94gJ_WXzJ8bPuYBzz_AQXDqMlKBGprKTVPabTOWfV4or9MA/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_160618110.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I Figured drawing the extra cards would net me 1 or 2 lands, so better than mulligan. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jPiNk4uHJdlxmRVxdP6NVmNCtSzACq08ooyuN7nbEUiziB25mbuYcSbirizi1pl-zCdfdBl4MSnTnDZHILwdrL2SVloWEriK8Jid7MO6y3UQ9PznoBYyEskxDw0KDt800e6xejirEsxz8kesKhGFmeqGFmdqU0ZTThwjlnir2RCOsnr1BxsGVgoW/s4032/PXL_20220625_160757943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3jPiNk4uHJdlxmRVxdP6NVmNCtSzACq08ooyuN7nbEUiziB25mbuYcSbirizi1pl-zCdfdBl4MSnTnDZHILwdrL2SVloWEriK8Jid7MO6y3UQ9PznoBYyEskxDw0KDt800e6xejirEsxz8kesKhGFmeqGFmdqU0ZTThwjlnir2RCOsnr1BxsGVgoW/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_160757943.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had an "of couse" feeling as Gwenn played Serendib and Lions on turn 1. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__z0plmF-MBBZwl4MH6o-qVBCeyVW4-gDh3muUjGloUwz0dnX3a3q-PgeYA2D3_sLPr4OFHXxrQLyyvbeibEc7tsVsGG-A9VAyJyU4gZS9IxXP8jiodRZZfVi9XHhknSxTbjSG9UzRkDoRaAu1TQC1flfCM5fz6a4j8c_TSILHyvft6xU00qru7Dt/s4032/PXL_20220625_160825342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__z0plmF-MBBZwl4MH6o-qVBCeyVW4-gDh3muUjGloUwz0dnX3a3q-PgeYA2D3_sLPr4OFHXxrQLyyvbeibEc7tsVsGG-A9VAyJyU4gZS9IxXP8jiodRZZfVi9XHhknSxTbjSG9UzRkDoRaAu1TQC1flfCM5fz6a4j8c_TSILHyvft6xU00qru7Dt/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_160825342.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Fortunately, I could plow the dib a turn later, and play factory to keep the onslaught a bit under control. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bnBubu5liWZXzRnqX1DHSh7vTk4_J16QjQ3C-Zz0eJjAgtUk1bWZNU5H_y7QZ3aXyPQ0TkpfSLAepKYVQTLJUFQW-0CRxhfsnnZkUPE544FhfU4A34capL2RF8IH72BF388euw_JHl9hzg-jK2G-wOE_E8tTNfhccbNKK544-wPqigYw3NnoNSqY/s4032/PXL_20220625_161004679.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bnBubu5liWZXzRnqX1DHSh7vTk4_J16QjQ3C-Zz0eJjAgtUk1bWZNU5H_y7QZ3aXyPQ0TkpfSLAepKYVQTLJUFQW-0CRxhfsnnZkUPE544FhfU4A34capL2RF8IH72BF388euw_JHl9hzg-jK2G-wOE_E8tTNfhccbNKK544-wPqigYw3NnoNSqY/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_161004679.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I then played regrowth on the Ancestral recall, and Fireballed his lions and strip mined his factory. </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVuQ_O20uqRLJq4t0nd33XBqeUlncaAtfC1_ybWGv4Xn3rEE4CqPbAoYsRTPUdWm1zWJY9zNDuOXDQo8gA52qU7Q82hteZswatf6ak4SaAB59obNEcBAVcKinWieTwlzqSsjjxShzWPGqhbYsmqncQhUZIrPdK1WmawtVvO5qBvg3feU2Jgkv2qqi/s4032/PXL_20220625_161056571.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVuQ_O20uqRLJq4t0nd33XBqeUlncaAtfC1_ybWGv4Xn3rEE4CqPbAoYsRTPUdWm1zWJY9zNDuOXDQo8gA52qU7Q82hteZswatf6ak4SaAB59obNEcBAVcKinWieTwlzqSsjjxShzWPGqhbYsmqncQhUZIrPdK1WmawtVvO5qBvg3feU2Jgkv2qqi/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_161056571.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I went for it and used the orb to destroy his land, then played a Djinn and went for it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU11Ee-A0qWXadVADvyry1mWdPOuPIkpFi-hgPytP_ly15ecrMoas9Is6yNaRAyP_fWfdO81pZnrpvt5_R39t9upMr5-LtS40C6bxdH8HHBJ8MCSAQmTy4jPFwEvVeHiGTCDZQpntG-VwIjnwUqa9SzHsirX307o2KY2gUhhJbZJ-N5HRiSQiUSvbT/s4032/PXL_20220625_161122102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU11Ee-A0qWXadVADvyry1mWdPOuPIkpFi-hgPytP_ly15ecrMoas9Is6yNaRAyP_fWfdO81pZnrpvt5_R39t9upMr5-LtS40C6bxdH8HHBJ8MCSAQmTy4jPFwEvVeHiGTCDZQpntG-VwIjnwUqa9SzHsirX307o2KY2gUhhJbZJ-N5HRiSQiUSvbT/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_161122102.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>To finish off quickly I took a risk on balanc and played a second Djinn. I knew I had a tome so I would have a chance to draw one or 2 extra cards in search of a counterspell. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOtNS1kvs3rVtS1XS_8wbJDXz5HwR3RoyLySymoRDUWbPaQkV2S24CqoURM-HfnwH8uX5rl1VT4r2mtxscXh2bGGqJy2mafv8msZxU8s9V-5UR1F3l7SLtC1f_aIXN_SKwld6lb1_IVasZ_VFSXviG7Y2cdkReJIkQtvqKWivkrA9KALtNAoX38yF/s4032/PXL_20220625_161216874.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOtNS1kvs3rVtS1XS_8wbJDXz5HwR3RoyLySymoRDUWbPaQkV2S24CqoURM-HfnwH8uX5rl1VT4r2mtxscXh2bGGqJy2mafv8msZxU8s9V-5UR1F3l7SLtC1f_aIXN_SKwld6lb1_IVasZ_VFSXviG7Y2cdkReJIkQtvqKWivkrA9KALtNAoX38yF/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_161216874.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So, 2 Djinns for the win. 1-1. On to game 3. </div><div><br /></div><div>My first hand was just way too bad to keep, so I took a mulligan. I think this was my 5th one during the day, but I can't remember all of them. I did take one against one of the Cramers, I think. Anyway, these were my 6 new cards. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZU7Aq1XsT1HQJXTlwlmx-FKJOOqufcckeCTaNHFohZ4fkD6J7X1363EUr9PaJaBhHO02W6CnhJodjA6Li8kNWA3jxmuuvPONYtO9vpdKcVU-26OnwCQsR4shyr45OgGurs0wzGO33NFP1fxoXS1cGz_3ftm_rpPRnzjU-McQLZ0O29__7CjZFj7M/s4032/PXL_20220625_161846029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZU7Aq1XsT1HQJXTlwlmx-FKJOOqufcckeCTaNHFohZ4fkD6J7X1363EUr9PaJaBhHO02W6CnhJodjA6Li8kNWA3jxmuuvPONYtO9vpdKcVU-26OnwCQsR4shyr45OgGurs0wzGO33NFP1fxoXS1cGz_3ftm_rpPRnzjU-McQLZ0O29__7CjZFj7M/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_161846029.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doable, if I draw green mana. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jgXmSOF8NEekLa9X20sCm87rjRNl5BBGe0OK4wboipcNjHgllHF9lwaP4EvV1sgio_cQ0W1bYpVm09a99z-0FskB9EObj6Nygi_uvXTakP0wAYgjCxOHhOVc0bZrLJOHLy7Jg1_U7pVoPTvnxZ-DTGSpqRAaN6tMIcGfBWCIZEHdbHfA0b_t6osf/s4032/PXL_20220625_161851174.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jgXmSOF8NEekLa9X20sCm87rjRNl5BBGe0OK4wboipcNjHgllHF9lwaP4EvV1sgio_cQ0W1bYpVm09a99z-0FskB9EObj6Nygi_uvXTakP0wAYgjCxOHhOVc0bZrLJOHLy7Jg1_U7pVoPTvnxZ-DTGSpqRAaN6tMIcGfBWCIZEHdbHfA0b_t6osf/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_161851174.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh Shit, turn one lib in a deciding game. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />I knew I had balance, but unlike the previous games, there was not a mox in sight to get rid of the disenchants I had drawn. Gwenn had destroyed my Sol Ring, by the way<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_bLGIAt35NJ9Ty4DVEOpXm2wFj6oVSB429pp2MfOaaUb0lFvyvIYQARQbuCHD_kcuXcVz9-XGfZzgPAwniGQlBs99G0zGRJkuHWURd70Ii_pMm_D-3NWh6K3VRWLmoRIEwapyISO5JcfG-Kj7GJDRg9QHaezhHLKgsx4MndeFzWuwKF2vRcnjiWZ/s4032/PXL_20220625_162032831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_bLGIAt35NJ9Ty4DVEOpXm2wFj6oVSB429pp2MfOaaUb0lFvyvIYQARQbuCHD_kcuXcVz9-XGfZzgPAwniGQlBs99G0zGRJkuHWURd70Ii_pMm_D-3NWh6K3VRWLmoRIEwapyISO5JcfG-Kj7GJDRg9QHaezhHLKgsx4MndeFzWuwKF2vRcnjiWZ/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_162032831.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So I just played the Su-Chi, and that was destroyed as well. Since this was getting out of hand, I played balance with still no way to get rid of the disenchants in my hand. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqk55Ts53gIvU_Bh2cUS0CU4yORLmBWPVXE-CtHyq_8ADDL5jqFV3v1_RNYvsj97ezC2Es-rk678mFL8CuiB6gqwaOewTW4RKNWWg1ovZ2P8kuKWI6kvp6VWYY3CWjzpbMz2_DtpoxDY1BvArJkciIoHi3YTEFydz5IwqNVFfPHpQs2bw-fomi6ECJ/s4032/PXL_20220625_162209686.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqk55Ts53gIvU_Bh2cUS0CU4yORLmBWPVXE-CtHyq_8ADDL5jqFV3v1_RNYvsj97ezC2Es-rk678mFL8CuiB6gqwaOewTW4RKNWWg1ovZ2P8kuKWI6kvp6VWYY3CWjzpbMz2_DtpoxDY1BvArJkciIoHi3YTEFydz5IwqNVFfPHpQs2bw-fomi6ECJ/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_162209686.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Gwenn just assembled back up to 7 while I was doing, well, nothing much. He then played recall on factory and mana drain. Not good. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lDQu6de344TfsBmYo0SkmEUkPG7bgAP8IlHjxmY3hmbABXZYwTXl02fRin2XK-K8ncE_Rq8qq-ikqkhZfshpal_djmLAtt61VNdDiL0_vVsyX_O3BSTDGilMGBSG3iPaxWNo_rwB4k1ZAJDczvjbybK9FukkbJRO9meOjK6zf7Hl2BjHJDzvM-qr/s4032/PXL_20220625_162358854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lDQu6de344TfsBmYo0SkmEUkPG7bgAP8IlHjxmY3hmbABXZYwTXl02fRin2XK-K8ncE_Rq8qq-ikqkhZfshpal_djmLAtt61VNdDiL0_vVsyX_O3BSTDGilMGBSG3iPaxWNo_rwB4k1ZAJDczvjbybK9FukkbJRO9meOjK6zf7Hl2BjHJDzvM-qr/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_162358854.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So, after finally getting rid of one disenchant by destroying a mox, I went to regrowth, took balance and waited for the counter, which I had red blast for. Not enough to also psi blast him, but a working library is just not acceptable.. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZVTJhFKBtxoKQOYhXwHqH26x3bbqxL2WLhk5z-kjkn1vr9brKw-D8OpeN8V-n4VYrZ_HxFE2A29u-0mnhtayoR0FkAVMTtrXDFpneA0TDx8xJoDOLIDofVNzfplciC_SqiFLtSC2DBKttlLpCJY1Yb9INAEQBosO_t7-ug-GCHpQyt9Erydq6OB5/s4032/PXL_20220625_162714129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZVTJhFKBtxoKQOYhXwHqH26x3bbqxL2WLhk5z-kjkn1vr9brKw-D8OpeN8V-n4VYrZ_HxFE2A29u-0mnhtayoR0FkAVMTtrXDFpneA0TDx8xJoDOLIDofVNzfplciC_SqiFLtSC2DBKttlLpCJY1Yb9INAEQBosO_t7-ug-GCHpQyt9Erydq6OB5/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_162714129.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5z2KhnTllNzY6Dsq8xEpi3ZDagOEBFnbj86xFD923ckhU0Cy-rUWah1lyIBcq3a_1eByGWUHRUmJpr9PonLo6L-b-AewJ2nCTF6vWmnPCHwft44NLJwRryFtL0qFxk5SpKFOktWQGpFgt0neJvUnkcXu-vq8oAzcJrJgegr-mXTY-pLd-0Ga88V0N/s4032/PXL_20220625_162931545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5z2KhnTllNzY6Dsq8xEpi3ZDagOEBFnbj86xFD923ckhU0Cy-rUWah1lyIBcq3a_1eByGWUHRUmJpr9PonLo6L-b-AewJ2nCTF6vWmnPCHwft44NLJwRryFtL0qFxk5SpKFOktWQGpFgt0neJvUnkcXu-vq8oAzcJrJgegr-mXTY-pLd-0Ga88V0N/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_162931545.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I was fortunately able to mind twist Gwenn one turn before he took me with his. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsm68bBavh0vV_gybqAjspYpL6pT-rOivMYYTsmMFfvL6eZjJVKSYDBy5KBvDW43YBdlZ76VDJA7nkwDV78hgfKO5C1d1RU9xDZzNnSsTq0lXScYstnLaP52Fr9WcN2SL0X0j73_sdMJkDTQ9uD24DHm6sWUgUDE4QebdM7NUollHTY-bVfvnBPzf/s4032/PXL_20220625_163741767.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsm68bBavh0vV_gybqAjspYpL6pT-rOivMYYTsmMFfvL6eZjJVKSYDBy5KBvDW43YBdlZ76VDJA7nkwDV78hgfKO5C1d1RU9xDZzNnSsTq0lXScYstnLaP52Fr9WcN2SL0X0j73_sdMJkDTQ9uD24DHm6sWUgUDE4QebdM7NUollHTY-bVfvnBPzf/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_163741767.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Pffff, this was a really intense game, but ended up 2-1. So, 6 rounds against 5 Tier 1 decks and only lost against the not-so tier 1 burn deck. What a weird outcome, but it felt good. </p><p>I was second in the swiss, just after Joep playing his Erhnam on Ice deck. I would not have minded playing that, I think those would have been close and exiting games. In the swiss were also Nick and Koos, and Louis of my opponents of the day. Looking at the top 8, there was RG Burn, my goodstuff, and control decks in the Lauter or the deck, or combocontrol fashion. </p><p>I was paired against Koos with combocontrol. </p><p>The first game I was the lucky one, with a bunch of power in my opening hand. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtavguYKIo_fch462xt-zJpjcYyUKETTEhAQ3BcVhCAoFMzyA5nPXXvxpO7MVq8E5iP4Ke-yVrVL00MZsLFHWJjvCQ0J49OqGV0UcObv4sMlnt7VTSWFnqpd3sJX00tcuxB57u5VTkoBJDw3BI-ryAEoZoQzz_aKGoqFQyel490dRnmSYJ7kADhyiI" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtavguYKIo_fch462xt-zJpjcYyUKETTEhAQ3BcVhCAoFMzyA5nPXXvxpO7MVq8E5iP4Ke-yVrVL00MZsLFHWJjvCQ0J49OqGV0UcObv4sMlnt7VTSWFnqpd3sJX00tcuxB57u5VTkoBJDw3BI-ryAEoZoQzz_aKGoqFQyel490dRnmSYJ7kADhyiI=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not bad. This should work. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />And it did work, I could play ancestral, Time walk, ice storm, and chaos orb. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrOc1GsMzd3yOX4Dc1NHth1C1XZPk-DxKwmbsrsayJ5_QKRhyoZM8he0vW5V1otc8JG93_lXAfa9IO-OLZ3nOhPrd6N6V1VPPKkLA-xNZEDPPRJhjaUoM9JJFVHBhMQ-M2HHzVRJLRJjuvPz_HkA6UnKEkGOF04RJfA46xotyTFhOmWkIAbfvcOrB/s4032/PXL_20220625_165431770.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrOc1GsMzd3yOX4Dc1NHth1C1XZPk-DxKwmbsrsayJ5_QKRhyoZM8he0vW5V1otc8JG93_lXAfa9IO-OLZ3nOhPrd6N6V1VPPKkLA-xNZEDPPRJhjaUoM9JJFVHBhMQ-M2HHzVRJLRJjuvPz_HkA6UnKEkGOF04RJfA46xotyTFhOmWkIAbfvcOrB/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_165431770.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Nick decided to play Timetwister. That gave me an insane hand with black lotus, tutor and a lot of lands in play. So, I returned everything to the state before the twister taking out Koos his hand. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fA64w_-aeC2mA4a7M8o0Ch8loJFJ56S8YXUhvlCeXBxpXNc05ysG_hqdy3PvLDYlVlqc-_TNHUIDKq-Nuf4iXistmsFY-dt8_muS8OCZ0DNqYdouwQY3sy7TXl3Lp7CaqzZjZl0hH9yRawvWKA2UxsRXo4KbGaqAE30SMbpaeB132fDco1zdUtnB/s4032/PXL_20220625_165704140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fA64w_-aeC2mA4a7M8o0Ch8loJFJ56S8YXUhvlCeXBxpXNc05ysG_hqdy3PvLDYlVlqc-_TNHUIDKq-Nuf4iXistmsFY-dt8_muS8OCZ0DNqYdouwQY3sy7TXl3Lp7CaqzZjZl0hH9yRawvWKA2UxsRXo4KbGaqAE30SMbpaeB132fDco1zdUtnB/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_165704140.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After that, there was no way he could win with my drawing extra cards with the book. 1-0. </div><div><br /></div><div>The second game I took a mulligan and ended up with this as the next 6. Hmmm. I kept it hoping to do some early damage and than maybe take out some artifacts if Koos saw the need to hurry after the damage from the factories. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlN6Brl6lSsDbS6nzxfOHWs6xeoalzNCxITP-jA2BfsZUUR0plw58FLOrVOYfZE5JX7ZAitX-BxepwGZ6diN3v-dLKJNGom8bniJcH-ZcBV9Uq-JqeUnrqEzWVrbin0z3F0f6fU8r1kRvakRXjlUR3LK49A_cXRD-NkESNqZl7c7wRksVpAufITeV/s4032/PXL_20220625_170555263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlN6Brl6lSsDbS6nzxfOHWs6xeoalzNCxITP-jA2BfsZUUR0plw58FLOrVOYfZE5JX7ZAitX-BxepwGZ6diN3v-dLKJNGom8bniJcH-ZcBV9Uq-JqeUnrqEzWVrbin0z3F0f6fU8r1kRvakRXjlUR3LK49A_cXRD-NkESNqZl7c7wRksVpAufITeV/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_170555263.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Koos had an early library. I did some damage with a factory, but then had drawn a lotus and giant, so wanted to speed things up. The giant was countered unfortunately. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefqvhApaOkxT-DJ7PPrdIViqZICT6x1axamiSBYp8Kwy0uHzdx4ers1E04wTANGLYfZ30BMpJqpdTWhSxfXrrjDrVlcYu8IgtLIuszToYA8kTjmFe2QRm5RgpooVfCL6JuBSqbUSnVyBri_fDNl43G_iezKLYa7lcDZ7DstTJmgxwWbJvxICOgtv-/s4032/PXL_20220625_170644612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefqvhApaOkxT-DJ7PPrdIViqZICT6x1axamiSBYp8Kwy0uHzdx4ers1E04wTANGLYfZ30BMpJqpdTWhSxfXrrjDrVlcYu8IgtLIuszToYA8kTjmFe2QRm5RgpooVfCL6JuBSqbUSnVyBri_fDNl43G_iezKLYa7lcDZ7DstTJmgxwWbJvxICOgtv-/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_170644612.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwmf6NG5f31K0uoSHJ728JePEgvtiPkNsV7l0m2UzKtcEGFTfBdvbeXQ5Q-hEccD8EiuqqxsDMhidX0aByfLJC6v9NimrBT6C-fJvuOIcwxP7jnj--UhLYg10AvmIogPKPDx306matLhNSyf1GsKijVJqr0h070z2P_C_ifZufwSJzPlVOcL0jVJH/s4032/PXL_20220625_170751973.MP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwmf6NG5f31K0uoSHJ728JePEgvtiPkNsV7l0m2UzKtcEGFTfBdvbeXQ5Q-hEccD8EiuqqxsDMhidX0aByfLJC6v9NimrBT6C-fJvuOIcwxP7jnj--UhLYg10AvmIogPKPDx306matLhNSyf1GsKijVJqr0h070z2P_C_ifZufwSJzPlVOcL0jVJH/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_170751973.MP.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Koos went for wheel of fortune, drew some extra cards, timewalked and then braingeysered me for a 1000 before I could do more damage. 1-1. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHE_rnsxlvDKpf0HFt7zalYdRFEZO5aH5tg0UXtWFB7-vYKjYD2A4OkLxkQHorkZob1_SdLtk5mc06ZfY8DljrsTE-CBA9TMWYwUT6Syy21o3GE7lXMqGFv3SAckWsTZjLbcMMfKR7Xfx0Kz4wmmoUs1JPxAVzK2fUcvxa8Bj4LSG_jkMKsE8YR-P/s4032/PXL_20220625_170819403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHE_rnsxlvDKpf0HFt7zalYdRFEZO5aH5tg0UXtWFB7-vYKjYD2A4OkLxkQHorkZob1_SdLtk5mc06ZfY8DljrsTE-CBA9TMWYwUT6Syy21o3GE7lXMqGFv3SAckWsTZjLbcMMfKR7Xfx0Kz4wmmoUs1JPxAVzK2fUcvxa8Bj4LSG_jkMKsE8YR-P/s320/PXL_20220625_170819403.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I took a mulligan again, and this was my second hand. I decided to not mulligan to 5 and put away the balance, I think. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL5yKykujjtaarwze1wy5pnrVylArUF3u-fn9-da50BhVD7FE2RmlA7MAYbQu_TfIKKvF_JtOIGNXTstCVQ_oUk5g9MNPx7qSdIA7mpuSZImiSXxDFaY1MP3mc92tJ7_Pt3NqOdSrIXtluXwm5ivRX5SYfapK0BY8X-oKXqkh4O7DyLn3hC6H9ze64/s4032/PXL_20220625_171449517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL5yKykujjtaarwze1wy5pnrVylArUF3u-fn9-da50BhVD7FE2RmlA7MAYbQu_TfIKKvF_JtOIGNXTstCVQ_oUk5g9MNPx7qSdIA7mpuSZImiSXxDFaY1MP3mc92tJ7_Pt3NqOdSrIXtluXwm5ivRX5SYfapK0BY8X-oKXqkh4O7DyLn3hC6H9ze64/w300-h400/PXL_20220625_171449517.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I went for an early Serra, which was countered. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYydK5CVyKKb5VwmyoOgOToiTI-TKvwrjgGw8OMheMsbJn9u_olm2JeHJkUyNlqNL3WOi5nfJ1gHinr8TfH_ZIG7QxMyK2aCn185OUGbeHbf2E6r07VIfg_ESPbL1pFnHvPrOHrGsWwRHHHwr78ovr43jwPjUYl6y9X3jvvxuOfgP6m5k1EHlSH4i/s4032/PXL_20220625_171632627.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYydK5CVyKKb5VwmyoOgOToiTI-TKvwrjgGw8OMheMsbJn9u_olm2JeHJkUyNlqNL3WOi5nfJ1gHinr8TfH_ZIG7QxMyK2aCn185OUGbeHbf2E6r07VIfg_ESPbL1pFnHvPrOHrGsWwRHHHwr78ovr43jwPjUYl6y9X3jvvxuOfgP6m5k1EHlSH4i/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_171632627.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I played regrowth on the lotus and tried to dust to dust his mox and stone, but that was countered also. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqzwM1ISk9qYdl__731lGoWdjVMj2jlN5DZOdJMZe5-l5VoUxkcdKhnGL_I3Uaza-Qy4P3Rgr3-nKUOCKcvezGj4TtmC6NfS-Ywe1Ua6KJljS7M7w0rQV0hVwqM-wghwmOOFtYVABdWfLI-4P-UJRZJjq1S3hOT4HuLuQEltRxOfcrz-UvpWi3_HS/s4032/PXL_20220625_171921345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqzwM1ISk9qYdl__731lGoWdjVMj2jlN5DZOdJMZe5-l5VoUxkcdKhnGL_I3Uaza-Qy4P3Rgr3-nKUOCKcvezGj4TtmC6NfS-Ywe1Ua6KJljS7M7w0rQV0hVwqM-wghwmOOFtYVABdWfLI-4P-UJRZJjq1S3hOT4HuLuQEltRxOfcrz-UvpWi3_HS/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_171921345.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>As was my book. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBfalZWm6wr1mR6bR3qLzNYbnNc6KvDxBACnjLYxmSX1xeEm5QuqP4PnrxXbi1vZkQ5J4LksGIfTAoHy7L9iyden9IHHxSAo76dxfg_IZWvCr6qvDgLYxA5kSchzI0623JwAehMjoyxx-cA1Cl4itkejnOElcj9kkHEKB3mZBgHFKamjE1wy7qiOH/s4032/PXL_20220625_172038323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBfalZWm6wr1mR6bR3qLzNYbnNc6KvDxBACnjLYxmSX1xeEm5QuqP4PnrxXbi1vZkQ5J4LksGIfTAoHy7L9iyden9IHHxSAo76dxfg_IZWvCr6qvDgLYxA5kSchzI0623JwAehMjoyxx-cA1Cl4itkejnOElcj9kkHEKB3mZBgHFKamjE1wy7qiOH/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_172038323.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I drew into factories and started putting on the pressure with disenchant, artifact blast and divine offering in my hand. If only I had one more white mana, but I had only one. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1YhdNaQn7vYl0HjXnU_pmAnk-FjqbGBzlMUJEK1g9ystjh4YodeG9f7upEsPdfGCuGLuo9CGV2XFVMUab-livK34B5FUaDDwFcd7skvYjv6_QpiAVERAFrT6Va9sOsVBsjEeFXCqM3QadnToP2ZcEHl5DDC6_Q0RjK3oGoTG4H7dPxp3mibSJtlns/s4032/PXL_20220625_172236058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1YhdNaQn7vYl0HjXnU_pmAnk-FjqbGBzlMUJEK1g9ystjh4YodeG9f7upEsPdfGCuGLuo9CGV2XFVMUab-livK34B5FUaDDwFcd7skvYjv6_QpiAVERAFrT6Va9sOsVBsjEeFXCqM3QadnToP2ZcEHl5DDC6_Q0RjK3oGoTG4H7dPxp3mibSJtlns/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_172236058.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejz8AsR19uSBE2gsls-KSYoTCMFUNHeZN4wK06-V5qIUp-FF9hWIsz-jLJHkK4Wf7kiMN-oEWlYVnbvaQG27QK6U_VsxUM_4cWB93e7nrqmMxro_a8HNpecDX-7RQCyZikaVYa2gBQxGdBj1VQL_6cPE4SQ3ULlPf1zZXo1zqhyH_F9zBdYeXe_O0/s4032/PXL_20220625_172344625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiejz8AsR19uSBE2gsls-KSYoTCMFUNHeZN4wK06-V5qIUp-FF9hWIsz-jLJHkK4Wf7kiMN-oEWlYVnbvaQG27QK6U_VsxUM_4cWB93e7nrqmMxro_a8HNpecDX-7RQCyZikaVYa2gBQxGdBj1VQL_6cPE4SQ3ULlPf1zZXo1zqhyH_F9zBdYeXe_O0/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_172344625.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>One turn before I could have finished it, Koos played the combo of the power monolith and fireball. As planned I tried to counter and destroy, but was one white mana short. Had I only been able to play the second disenchant, Koos would have had to counter that as well and would only be able to kill me the turn after I would have taken him. But it was not meant to be, and Koos won fair and square. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUP7IjGhTBm9Ioeivq4KgS1ffzyhA1ed3NrW5Elp5csKyR5ntzxvKcamXvEszXBvrmtV6W1wds8LMY2BYlkrCMEsi73wK4i0j9-l-YhxB8elnb-NmzPKte1Q-c4BgbV65HGBaqnCY7mdD_d2B4mL3QBytsIa3uXRwF3QNNhWRkHhWI7qw0diaxXZk/s4032/PXL_20220625_172433468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUP7IjGhTBm9Ioeivq4KgS1ffzyhA1ed3NrW5Elp5csKyR5ntzxvKcamXvEszXBvrmtV6W1wds8LMY2BYlkrCMEsi73wK4i0j9-l-YhxB8elnb-NmzPKte1Q-c4BgbV65HGBaqnCY7mdD_d2B4mL3QBytsIa3uXRwF3QNNhWRkHhWI7qw0diaxXZk/w400-h300/PXL_20220625_172433468.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In the end, after a grueling long final, with some twists and turns and despair here and there, Ron took the title! Funny how these things go, Joep and I placed first and second in swiss, then neither of us goes on to the final :) Ron took the price well deserved after a tough match, with Serra Angel for the win. It does not get more OS than that!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHpdd2dn1pArNVBKS1EhMoOGvfg9GM_rPoQhLuaISDF7B386yeV_5ciH_Ib479DZtpRghdDMyYngFQxaeq0Lzbxt64i6Ibr_wbiFQePDxJAj1hy19pQJojvcUm2EgqRO-Y04fmHnngpGSi2c13Ao-tPh4wkR9YcRPl2D45EI1jbD3iLazJpMZHof0W" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHpdd2dn1pArNVBKS1EhMoOGvfg9GM_rPoQhLuaISDF7B386yeV_5ciH_Ib479DZtpRghdDMyYngFQxaeq0Lzbxt64i6Ibr_wbiFQePDxJAj1hy19pQJojvcUm2EgqRO-Y04fmHnngpGSi2c13Ao-tPh4wkR9YcRPl2D45EI1jbD3iLazJpMZHof0W=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Final</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgon_e3al4sBCLfFtqEK-4lVyF_0bX6CraWTJ9Rx-pd02Wma_lrhhIiBfmbI7neVsz60AMaGBSVin_Jfwfv8eOoDWYBXAK2uZwwYBLhXjOYbXkcLyZ3VnJ_Zg7X38s8YkGFg-Pa7JhlLGOqrSoxQq9E55R3hVyHb5L4AZYGlxPJH_SXIpZjHeszxbpM" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgon_e3al4sBCLfFtqEK-4lVyF_0bX6CraWTJ9Rx-pd02Wma_lrhhIiBfmbI7neVsz60AMaGBSVin_Jfwfv8eOoDWYBXAK2uZwwYBLhXjOYbXkcLyZ3VnJ_Zg7X38s8YkGFg-Pa7JhlLGOqrSoxQq9E55R3hVyHb5L4AZYGlxPJH_SXIpZjHeszxbpM=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mari hands Ron the prize</td></tr></tbody></table><br />After the final, there was a raffle draw with some nice prizes for those who stayed. I'm not entirely sure if it was the universe trying to lift my spirits from the theft in the back of my mind, or that Mari maybe had something to do with it, but I ended up with a lovely red reaper life counter. Since I am a big fan of these, it felt really great to add one to the collection. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrUMIppLsqzXyafaB69vWfA9NZZbrfJvwLlz4JWwkQGBq3XHVm0DR9H50STvkiFKfzkyXnna-QVzxwmiAgPhxE98grXmMNmjOTB3aSdb0esMbvYDZZeR8IpjzBXRdVs017rbIJAQBp5X7EWZ0gk78LsK23WAJJ9J3l6kkMJ2_YY56vjeHrPLKidn8w" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2317" data-original-width="1861" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrUMIppLsqzXyafaB69vWfA9NZZbrfJvwLlz4JWwkQGBq3XHVm0DR9H50STvkiFKfzkyXnna-QVzxwmiAgPhxE98grXmMNmjOTB3aSdb0esMbvYDZZeR8IpjzBXRdVs017rbIJAQBp5X7EWZ0gk78LsK23WAJJ9J3l6kkMJ2_YY56vjeHrPLKidn8w=w322-h400" width="322" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This will definitely see a lot of play :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />It was a long and tiring day, but like always I did meet a lot cool people, saw some really cool decks, won some matches I thought were very unlikely and to top it off I took a nice life counter home. Cool! This was a great day and it definitely took my mind of the theft out of my house. Thanks to all for coming but especially for Mari for organizing this great event! And for Marten for playing both Enchantress and Force of Nature in one deck :) That really made me smile. See you all next time!!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-86707462136431537582022-05-22T06:03:00.007-07:002022-05-22T23:35:15.715-07:00Raging Bull 2022 with Titania's Song<p>Ah yes, real life OS, there just isn't a substitute for it. So naturally, when Richard sent out a save the date for the Raging Bull tournament in Amsterdam, I immediately sent back a message that I would attend. Usually I make my decks pretty late and playtest maybe a couple of games, but this time I was a bit occupied in the weeks leading up to RBS because I got married the week before :) This meant I hadn't given RBS a lot of thought until 2 days before the event. I'm always looking for different decks to play as I tend to never play the same deck 2 tournaments in a row. That also means I don't get a routine with any deck, which means every deck is a challenge to play at it's best. In this tournament, looking back, I made one bad call which cost me a game, but since I had not played a deck like this for over 10 years or so, I'm okay with that. </p><p>Although I am fortunate enough to be able to make a couple of different Swedish legal Oldschool decks, I don't have everything for all the different decks out there, so my choice was more limited than with tournaments which a wider reprint policy. But then again, that is the fun of Swedish OS, you play with what you have. On Thursday I had 4 different decks in mind, 3 of which contained a mirror universe. So I guess I wanted to play with that because I hadn't used that for a long time. On Friday I had it down to two decks, both of which used multiple. And I have only one SL mirror. But fortunately, I could borrow from friends and I decided to go play a deck which I had played in Ancient a long time ago, but never in Swedish Oldschool. A Titania's Song deck. Since I had only about an hour or so to build it on Friday after work, I gave it some thought during the day and asked for suggestions about my deck draft from fellow oldschooler Anne Joldersma. I brainstorm about decks with him regularly and I enjoy his original deck ideas. He thought the deck was fine, but the sideboard needed some tuning. With some of his suggestions in mind, I ended up with this:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCncYiFDUcXmhZuMz4W_rwPet58eaqfdtB5f_IpnkMOYcA7Tj3yhlfn97DngrTkURSjB-slPQp5xdXVCHjLi78oqH9JXgGjDu3HJj0bs2a5FbgunS4eQT2IkBkFSG4wsL-TrMTx6GTsk6IXzHz4vR4kfO0t3RcShcxGdz0aW7NtdGS_QNJQeoXoo1F" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2474" data-original-width="4000" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCncYiFDUcXmhZuMz4W_rwPet58eaqfdtB5f_IpnkMOYcA7Tj3yhlfn97DngrTkURSjB-slPQp5xdXVCHjLi78oqH9JXgGjDu3HJj0bs2a5FbgunS4eQT2IkBkFSG4wsL-TrMTx6GTsk6IXzHz4vR4kfO0t3RcShcxGdz0aW7NtdGS_QNJQeoXoo1F=w640-h396" width="640" /></a></div><br />The trick with the Serra's and moats in the sideboard seemed a better idea than an extra abyss and Tetravusses, since people would be boarding in artifact hate and most likely creature destruction out after seeing none in game 1. I never drew the transmute artifact during the day, but I did manage to get a complete set of moxen on the board multiple times. It is strange how statistics work :) <p></p><p>This is obviously not a Tier 1 or even tier 2 deck, but looks okay. Just looking at the decklist I expected to go win some matches, go 2-4, maybe go 3-3. But mostly I was looking forward to hitting people with a 6/6 mirror. I've seen people like Evert do that and it looked like a lot of fun. </p><p>I was a bit early in the game cafe 2 klaveren, so I could help Richard with bringing down some boxes. I was amazed at the gear set up for the livestream by Timmy and Richard. With help from Dyan they had built a setup that was more like a professional TV-studio then your average youtuber. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBlhJB96-AZ5Xe5Cf0q1c5zNlYre1XjcjqIB078UzDruWWu9jbT8XijsCp3R6jl1cXDbCON-5dCyW7mvYqv6LrdXihOsdZtm2dOuerrysRrJeGfdXqGBI2zmX_tjJlTBg8QhycCM3S3N7eH8l-sXHfy-1Bh7gwcH8OjNc6xT7GQFwcuoSh0M0ra0tP" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBlhJB96-AZ5Xe5Cf0q1c5zNlYre1XjcjqIB078UzDruWWu9jbT8XijsCp3R6jl1cXDbCON-5dCyW7mvYqv6LrdXihOsdZtm2dOuerrysRrJeGfdXqGBI2zmX_tjJlTBg8QhycCM3S3N7eH8l-sXHfy-1Bh7gwcH8OjNc6xT7GQFwcuoSh0M0ra0tP=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You cannot see it from here, but there is professional lighting and multiple professional camera's here. And also a LOT of cables to get it all working together:)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />There were some issues with to event in Tolaria, so while Richard was working hard to get that fixed, I did some looking in trade binders. It's always fun to just go through cards. Wouter thought so as well:<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbJmvvLiL9kCiJ5SVlpwVNEvSac2c7SW2F4K3Q9Q5809gs0UUtuS4mDwsCDM56H85oA0CEZQ8WXGZAl8O0rqdqQmrCUhwETRkAmkNNeiol3FRx9WxIern6MO_YGgcRxoC5ILjk88EOvnzRs8ndWb5TQlas8vletMQEVnWWKBAUqbi-ZjwbCF8M_vdc" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbJmvvLiL9kCiJ5SVlpwVNEvSac2c7SW2F4K3Q9Q5809gs0UUtuS4mDwsCDM56H85oA0CEZQ8WXGZAl8O0rqdqQmrCUhwETRkAmkNNeiol3FRx9WxIern6MO_YGgcRxoC5ILjk88EOvnzRs8ndWb5TQlas8vletMQEVnWWKBAUqbi-ZjwbCF8M_vdc=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hmmm, cardboard</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Richard in the end fixed the issues by making an entirely new event, and then it was time to start playing! The first round was against Juan, whom I had also played in the Paladins of the north cup, the previous OS event I went to. Although he's from Spain, he lives in our country now and he's an avid OS player. <p></p><p>I took a mulligan and ended up with a hand with a library and a sol ring in it, but not much else. I was on the draw so I went for it, even though Libraries tend to be taken out of the game pretty quickly. Juan was okay with it and did not have an answer except a thumbs up. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXi3wZbM0ZE3ralfBAfgFCbLN-Htq6qtnLMGHht9VEL8ZvR9_qq5P7irBk_sj8Z0NWKxekFFgRWZ_S_gktwmKBCB05Z-sHL84-34tWVzzyfX5qytANymQ5iGeO1gnDbmuwFpgemzU7qc11f5yOcGxave2GZEU8GZxxHNwuLZtE9Bd4co_-2g1e5PUS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXi3wZbM0ZE3ralfBAfgFCbLN-Htq6qtnLMGHht9VEL8ZvR9_qq5P7irBk_sj8Z0NWKxekFFgRWZ_S_gktwmKBCB05Z-sHL84-34tWVzzyfX5qytANymQ5iGeO1gnDbmuwFpgemzU7qc11f5yOcGxave2GZEU8GZxxHNwuLZtE9Bd4co_-2g1e5PUS=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div><br />As I was drawing my first card to compensate for the mulligan, I was telling myself I wanted to play more with gentlemen's rules. After all, I had let out mind twist this time because the card sucks to much and if you're not going for top 8, why play it at all, right? Anyway, it turns out Juan had an answer pretty quickly, after I swords to plowshared his Ironclaw Orc on turn 2, he quickly dropped a Blood moon.<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtX1gQmeibE7ZpYG53t4OilvoMoHpqS1UAkuUHTYAe0ThmHSmsUvFCMdAPVYOF7tqNJ8mzzG8KvxAixUgXy6_UMX2Crjhrg3S_G0acXY07Pp3KciMh50HjMNUVRuVjA3yPfhBJ0aqIlBYJz-LgC2lr7EHOLVfU84EXPFVQNK6K7HqEp5w6DyAuEWL1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtX1gQmeibE7ZpYG53t4OilvoMoHpqS1UAkuUHTYAe0ThmHSmsUvFCMdAPVYOF7tqNJ8mzzG8KvxAixUgXy6_UMX2Crjhrg3S_G0acXY07Pp3KciMh50HjMNUVRuVjA3yPfhBJ0aqIlBYJz-LgC2lr7EHOLVfU84EXPFVQNK6K7HqEp5w6DyAuEWL1=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turn 3 blood moon :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Since the blood moon was in play, I dropped the library as a plan and tried to stall Juan by playing winter orb. This worked for a while. He played Lions, I took some damage and then played an Icy. He followed up with a Serra Angel. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLI8KMofqxD8kWZPL3Je5OsoG8JH9PiQRq6XEN8soJ7Vukp0LpVZonBWX9GIsS8SVRovNPxivzKqtcU95kahchhhQ_eXdsRj6D7jG-FD0CUvW4PK-UHE11Db9URtCKmPw1qR8V1CWCpQ6mG2W9x9V0Q3CJw-vdQCGUgzqlOerZOgX2qbog90fO1q4l" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLI8KMofqxD8kWZPL3Je5OsoG8JH9PiQRq6XEN8soJ7Vukp0LpVZonBWX9GIsS8SVRovNPxivzKqtcU95kahchhhQ_eXdsRj6D7jG-FD0CUvW4PK-UHE11Db9URtCKmPw1qR8V1CWCpQ6mG2W9x9V0Q3CJw-vdQCGUgzqlOerZOgX2qbog90fO1q4l=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I decided to not use the balance I had on hand yet. I drew a couple of lands in a row, and then a disenchant to get rid of the blood moon. I wanted to make use of the library again, but just as I was up to seven and drew an extra card, Juan put Su-Chi on the board. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoUJVoC4RKOE0rauQGp2MwU7ungondg-Xi6iF5jmsbkWomwXvkIMMSVyqvieeXcBz64NcoHgswt3fIXmYEQcVPJcZyi7WQLl095Q7GTRkrzjzjqxHqw6buOgU8uwAFtvcS1v7SkfcyBE3cyZEb4p5D_ow7bVovsI-YN7wFx1MVOgbxUYZqSWhqWCBO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoUJVoC4RKOE0rauQGp2MwU7ungondg-Xi6iF5jmsbkWomwXvkIMMSVyqvieeXcBz64NcoHgswt3fIXmYEQcVPJcZyi7WQLl095Q7GTRkrzjzjqxHqw6buOgU8uwAFtvcS1v7SkfcyBE3cyZEb4p5D_ow7bVovsI-YN7wFx1MVOgbxUYZqSWhqWCBO" width="400" /></a></div><br />I had taken to much damage to be able to safely take 6 damage against a burn deck, so I dumped all the artifacts and a land on the board and played balance to get rid of all the creatures coming my way. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxh6vDk_o-qq7mSu-GihHor84_contNt_cIACMgILuR4HNrj50CRloodEgD9iJr9K9W0kaLcPpP-zwwAlgR-L8OwNKPPGoDj1WfmTWt0Z9BtSnSnrT1j7rW-szVjMXYf9jxme7-y3V52MOmOO7Zh6afImmLTqih5CngLZSwn-L3wHJd48XidODaMIB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxh6vDk_o-qq7mSu-GihHor84_contNt_cIACMgILuR4HNrj50CRloodEgD9iJr9K9W0kaLcPpP-zwwAlgR-L8OwNKPPGoDj1WfmTWt0Z9BtSnSnrT1j7rW-szVjMXYf9jxme7-y3V52MOmOO7Zh6afImmLTqih5CngLZSwn-L3wHJd48XidODaMIB" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> A mirror universe showed up after that, and even though Juan had drawn a Lions, he saw no way he would win this, so he scooped with this boardstate:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmRiSjI0bUl6ht40GzTV1UnU9kRsI5VbcGCuvkbi0abnG8dyFTWvFzew_ELB-h7rXL13eA7ACX-ZPcnY7NKmvc7JofPKKfpU-Vmu-EfJEgTPg673wAm__QqmUmaDYOpkUdXeggFTAi4lM3-bAPlh8ddSrc0-u06o-OFP5iphOhWzmTf1TIVFW5vsVx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmRiSjI0bUl6ht40GzTV1UnU9kRsI5VbcGCuvkbi0abnG8dyFTWvFzew_ELB-h7rXL13eA7ACX-ZPcnY7NKmvc7JofPKKfpU-Vmu-EfJEgTPg673wAm__QqmUmaDYOpkUdXeggFTAi4lM3-bAPlh8ddSrc0-u06o-OFP5iphOhWzmTf1TIVFW5vsVx" width="400" /></a></div><br />On game 2 Juan was off to a quick start with a first turn Ironclaw orc and a second turn mishra's factory and a chaos orb. My first turn was less impressive but hey, it contained a mox so no complaining here. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj68yF2mMNNhtvTdWw7-ZadEfTTEChCFAI51OFnDoOvziQATapUNdYR8Dp3dM5D1dS0fV5cOxBNw0Q3VTFFeCEdIds4fy2FIZealop3P3VIhQp51NaKZhMyiSRiUE9KF3dh0JINHw9iR70mJ52eF9_7SD-qdsTmaN_VePBFncXknF63BKizkYUtO8hQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj68yF2mMNNhtvTdWw7-ZadEfTTEChCFAI51OFnDoOvziQATapUNdYR8Dp3dM5D1dS0fV5cOxBNw0Q3VTFFeCEdIds4fy2FIZealop3P3VIhQp51NaKZhMyiSRiUE9KF3dh0JINHw9iR70mJ52eF9_7SD-qdsTmaN_VePBFncXknF63BKizkYUtO8hQ" width="400" /></a></div><br />Because I could not get rid of it otherwise and Juan was playing a lot of vises now instead of the expected lions, I played wrath of god just to get rid of that. I was not drawing a lot of land and Juan destroyed one of them with the orb and another one with city in a bottle, but fortunately one of the lands that did show up was the Mishra's workshop, which enabled me to play the mirror universe and use it to get back to 20. Juan kept burning away at me with fireballs, fortunately the vises did not do much. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9N-feWHSPXdEWURXeiK7ReDJMnsDIl9srcCbYW4o3c4VACaxjYc3569p_eEwYqa5KgIBZASalkOn_Z7JO9AbfVFNisJiqQSpkivr3A9mTwv3qsMUh7jxatHKhuP0DZAOfUBJxa9r3Wcm4opXFv4z7SmSWdV1KSAYlhA6fnoj68PNn4TV9Amb_IN08" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9N-feWHSPXdEWURXeiK7ReDJMnsDIl9srcCbYW4o3c4VACaxjYc3569p_eEwYqa5KgIBZASalkOn_Z7JO9AbfVFNisJiqQSpkivr3A9mTwv3qsMUh7jxatHKhuP0DZAOfUBJxa9r3Wcm4opXFv4z7SmSWdV1KSAYlhA6fnoj68PNn4TV9Amb_IN08" width="400" /></a></div><br />I had boarded in my hopefully unexpected trick with the Serra Angel and Moat, and that worked. Juan had not expected that after he fireballed me and had no awnser, so I won 2-0. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig2qc0YtEuC5S4XeIl4gLLdjk9oA0za19JuWg7NAbaQvSlihC0kd13vB0qCvFEMZ3PuQJVkBXiHWfDXOjCNy_SSsYxZyxJEPLhKE7pqbbHgKM0yOArxJkYPHq4-pfzlCI0hfSsY4N12aImFbgrM9dNmXxGJr2C1pISRXf8DMStYOVvHSQXuq5qgzQk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig2qc0YtEuC5S4XeIl4gLLdjk9oA0za19JuWg7NAbaQvSlihC0kd13vB0qCvFEMZ3PuQJVkBXiHWfDXOjCNy_SSsYxZyxJEPLhKE7pqbbHgKM0yOArxJkYPHq4-pfzlCI0hfSsY4N12aImFbgrM9dNmXxGJr2C1pISRXf8DMStYOVvHSQXuq5qgzQk=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />2-0 against an aggressive burn deck, not bad. Maybe this deck was better than I had expected or remembered from the Ancient days. Since I finished the match in less than the planned 55 minutes, I had a couple of minutes to take some pictures. <p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigqZBrHcPCpyUXP0QxBWBULkbfHr006qRD7UL6QxbSXXbHK7ULkQxEmFtPCDpSH7n4kRDj82xNxdXRfocdPx0gQ-Mm01AlI0zAOfFjmjnBJO-UgYJxCyADtCgNAAUZBemHpJmKBWrHNXhzYwtCU6fpIQhZ4A4cCxzxSys7bd1WCbdfCZSZVn9ot5Ol" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigqZBrHcPCpyUXP0QxBWBULkbfHr006qRD7UL6QxbSXXbHK7ULkQxEmFtPCDpSH7n4kRDj82xNxdXRfocdPx0gQ-Mm01AlI0zAOfFjmjnBJO-UgYJxCyADtCgNAAUZBemHpJmKBWrHNXhzYwtCU6fpIQhZ4A4cCxzxSys7bd1WCbdfCZSZVn9ot5Ol=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peter Monten playing his super awesome RUG weenie deck</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqciLREqVX9gi1nLMPhbRdMvIikGNu6fq5qPPLR2XWHm9BTRcM8jSXHHGxUicyIoVrIlOFumaWwhU74IRYT-051P6tT3M-wr4kMPhVdpUpKy89HrAKbz86ye8wYiugYwI__XDwjTexmd-CzVLfbTA6i4Nl4wWcpVhHrjFGtqS_1wum53gSoyLv6UtS" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqciLREqVX9gi1nLMPhbRdMvIikGNu6fq5qPPLR2XWHm9BTRcM8jSXHHGxUicyIoVrIlOFumaWwhU74IRYT-051P6tT3M-wr4kMPhVdpUpKy89HrAKbz86ye8wYiugYwI__XDwjTexmd-CzVLfbTA6i4Nl4wWcpVhHrjFGtqS_1wum53gSoyLv6UtS=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Library vs vise classic</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAdEGXZiej5G1d-yhGix739bKNx-C9QjLdcKzRQiNPwXV0QAN96f1RPRJtrnQqFE9bAm0ad4JPyIlJJAFPyQFf-rTu9rldML5LO6Iz6OQgbsyS_3sEWNlvHNZwQtkSokFshXaeRl7is4tm81dDE2GIr1OoMjwa5-r4F7KOLhJv2dpDfCTGbSPMgfk_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1604" data-original-width="2478" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAdEGXZiej5G1d-yhGix739bKNx-C9QjLdcKzRQiNPwXV0QAN96f1RPRJtrnQqFE9bAm0ad4JPyIlJJAFPyQFf-rTu9rldML5LO6Iz6OQgbsyS_3sEWNlvHNZwQtkSokFshXaeRl7is4tm81dDE2GIr1OoMjwa5-r4F7KOLhJv2dpDfCTGbSPMgfk_=w400-h259" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">what do you play against a mean Juggernaut? A regenerating troll! Oi!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Round 2 against Blackborder Ben with a superfast green artifact deck<p></p><p>Ben had a fast start, I had a library. Forgot to ask ben right away to play gentlemens rules. I could tell I had not been sleeping a lot this night. Ben had Icestorm in his deck I think, but did not draw one quickly. We both started building mana fast, on turn two Ben was up to 5 mana. I tried to keep up with mox/fellwar stone and waiting to draw something better than just mana, but if the library would stay I would probably draw something useful. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNy6VfZFgxNHr6UTungUa_ufG8kKeDnDuc7AhhK7OkaLv5bUSL1Tj9nBnvgR0iHy9g32hB_kyL61Xcreho3takl0ZkycThr5RL4B1xoFnION29NcbmXmmpGtiHQmOREj8GCS3shcD0hfeTRyLpbVMdfI3eL8eFzSFgcFz0oKtuF3tTgc7l6GPZqD4o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNy6VfZFgxNHr6UTungUa_ufG8kKeDnDuc7AhhK7OkaLv5bUSL1Tj9nBnvgR0iHy9g32hB_kyL61Xcreho3takl0ZkycThr5RL4B1xoFnION29NcbmXmmpGtiHQmOREj8GCS3shcD0hfeTRyLpbVMdfI3eL8eFzSFgcFz0oKtuF3tTgc7l6GPZqD4o" width="400" /></a></div><br />I was a bit scared when Ben tapped 6 mana on turn 3. There was 4 green there and I was really scared he would play a Force of Nature, because I had no awnser for that yet so I would probably take 8 - 16 damage before getting rid of it. Fortunately for me it was 'just' a Triskelion, so I would have some more time. And I did get some stuff after taking some hits, an Icy Manipulator and then a copy artifact to start hitting back. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7GM-A8ZMmqkdZM7eooZAE9uAH315MDjakzYolvcBCQZ6hoYe-n-QDwMgMZbo0u_V6TGnNxMRhCciKNYYES7VE44vFNMEmXrwWuXjWnkwQxxzjJIyAkZ-wGwbybqdizLn3l6pUa00uumd7oFEPOqwoRCmqJlkIQbYLMY6s9tZy39VYtXstN3ON4xxh" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7GM-A8ZMmqkdZM7eooZAE9uAH315MDjakzYolvcBCQZ6hoYe-n-QDwMgMZbo0u_V6TGnNxMRhCciKNYYES7VE44vFNMEmXrwWuXjWnkwQxxzjJIyAkZ-wGwbybqdizLn3l6pUa00uumd7oFEPOqwoRCmqJlkIQbYLMY6s9tZy39VYtXstN3ON4xxh=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've taken 2 extra turns here, still no land draw. Statistics are weird. Thank god for the moxen.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Ben flipped an orb on my Trike and decided to let my Icies stay, so we stalled, which is exactly what this deck wants. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_OYDieoQA5St4ljPAZsSwjW0_GiE5TDPEidHIBVONW1ulHWMAe0Tm1dVpRJqlnTRSn_OcGFfFZNxRvy46L6guT_z9WMcbYUFRCs0z_I-1nHE1Ac-Ua0I_KaKbWhtBV7hvh5hInGJZhkAXAF5fnHVEmS938MOvSkoW7reteS_L12h1IVXYIoAkjnTk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_OYDieoQA5St4ljPAZsSwjW0_GiE5TDPEidHIBVONW1ulHWMAe0Tm1dVpRJqlnTRSn_OcGFfFZNxRvy46L6guT_z9WMcbYUFRCs0z_I-1nHE1Ac-Ua0I_KaKbWhtBV7hvh5hInGJZhkAXAF5fnHVEmS938MOvSkoW7reteS_L12h1IVXYIoAkjnTk" width="400" /></a></div><br />A couple of turns later:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJMeNRq7zpjsLNZHTE8kN576Ex7Kndtu0Jl8uReFeVrhy6VfQUI-5FIETPHX-m0M_LDXzZi9U9pCnEC07fOqsPQAyvT6VKXJtNIGsFs9I7tqOwBOGXZV6ONwiFP4jG-XV43Znl7Z3Rv5EfdxdLbMb8H0LfnzsLibGCLHIG_zS5UaLerWZ48Axnd3YZ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJMeNRq7zpjsLNZHTE8kN576Ex7Kndtu0Jl8uReFeVrhy6VfQUI-5FIETPHX-m0M_LDXzZi9U9pCnEC07fOqsPQAyvT6VKXJtNIGsFs9I7tqOwBOGXZV6ONwiFP4jG-XV43Znl7Z3Rv5EfdxdLbMb8H0LfnzsLibGCLHIG_zS5UaLerWZ48Axnd3YZ" width="400" /></a></div><br />Than I got parfait working, with mine/relic barrier. Ben later commented he had chosen not to destroy the library, because I was drawing cards anyway. He did destroy it with city in a bottle though. Second time someone plays that card main deck. Is that even healthy, playing a card like that main deck? Perhaps it should be restricted. Ben was playing other hosers main deck as well, like Tsunami. Fortunately for me, that does not do that much. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeZEg3vPlqnK0pyKzL1PQyP83RvHOkcc5yCwYXWljZAVAVtcW66WcG1jmvXdOHjSMedZ0WvSTX-RCII6fW2TgPp-bP9T06F_sBAMQ73wKFYQGu9LtXihry1WnmIvdYsYa9HKP4vZ_TDgXjXiaiB6_aLPZIQpSXEbyGwPdtbKHZGvVz1dJ-0nqJviDi" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeZEg3vPlqnK0pyKzL1PQyP83RvHOkcc5yCwYXWljZAVAVtcW66WcG1jmvXdOHjSMedZ0WvSTX-RCII6fW2TgPp-bP9T06F_sBAMQ73wKFYQGu9LtXihry1WnmIvdYsYa9HKP4vZ_TDgXjXiaiB6_aLPZIQpSXEbyGwPdtbKHZGvVz1dJ-0nqJviDi" width="400" /></a></div><br />I was able to start locking Ben in after I drew a winter orb, and I finished the way this deck should:<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixVeimB_EUwzvl-j0jrg9iHZfHZxNqBvDtQyJVfZSfaVfoZQePxo0PXlttRzcywS-OaxilZ85Ro_Mev5E-pC9zXFRbBtCgbJn5fkRkHWJF_qCjMpI8w5xSoi7k4zV9oN40NXYaLpo_kQpXdWJS0nD0vht4nl9rI5hTg_NvqsXd3tW34w80HNh8PA_T" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixVeimB_EUwzvl-j0jrg9iHZfHZxNqBvDtQyJVfZSfaVfoZQePxo0PXlttRzcywS-OaxilZ85Ro_Mev5E-pC9zXFRbBtCgbJn5fkRkHWJF_qCjMpI8w5xSoi7k4zV9oN40NXYaLpo_kQpXdWJS0nD0vht4nl9rI5hTg_NvqsXd3tW34w80HNh8PA_T" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Go Titania's Song!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Second game Ben opened quickly with land, wild growth. I had a serra on hand and two moxen, zo I decided to slow him down by throwing my orb at his land and see if I could race him. I got the Serra out pretty quickly, Turn 5 I think, but Ben had the perfect answer:<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCZd-KmeH_DkbROmLk8uYWaMleIKF1PyXPps5Xnkg5PdfcTTVhr8HLGOywg622NAt37k-Zbsb12C0KlWl6HXQ8VurkQAQBLK-dve88PdIdTK67vL5YwGOfmnweud1M__Uk6lLiPxq4sPS9vYuseYG8KGEEF3r9LjDbGH37WQvgDrAD8jAJM3lNUvvg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCZd-KmeH_DkbROmLk8uYWaMleIKF1PyXPps5Xnkg5PdfcTTVhr8HLGOywg622NAt37k-Zbsb12C0KlWl6HXQ8VurkQAQBLK-dve88PdIdTK67vL5YwGOfmnweud1M__Uk6lLiPxq4sPS9vYuseYG8KGEEF3r9LjDbGH37WQvgDrAD8jAJM3lNUvvg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drop of Honey, you don't see that every day</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I played howling mine with my Icy, which Ben crumbled. He then played Jayemdae tome, which was what I was waiting for to play my Winter orb. Ben later commented he should have played his Icy Manipulator instead. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRLcqDJG8dl0KCMTVq0_Za8Dk3QL6osp1r6Dh8JQvLpTUQMuCcjmBFYoJq20vUGIC7BUUOsAHqnqy5EyNJ2ZrK9oEQyDu_Tqjl8h5F4htPkeBfz0fS1S_JAQESdFY3E2h1i5Mlb8V63l2BkP6CB202UNaZw50g0x0b16v0pnGJQZX_D1oC7ud8Juix" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRLcqDJG8dl0KCMTVq0_Za8Dk3QL6osp1r6Dh8JQvLpTUQMuCcjmBFYoJq20vUGIC7BUUOsAHqnqy5EyNJ2ZrK9oEQyDu_Tqjl8h5F4htPkeBfz0fS1S_JAQESdFY3E2h1i5Mlb8V63l2BkP6CB202UNaZw50g0x0b16v0pnGJQZX_D1oC7ud8Juix" width="400" /></a></div><br />That probably would not have done that much because of the dust to dust I had on hand, but still, it probably would have been the better play. I used the dust to dust on his tome and a fellwar stone in stead and kept his land locked. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzeH_8pGOnhFXX5HG2CrHNFaBsPUPZjgJnFnhKBbnBGjMKv0AvJJy_mCf-M3hvR47_f9C5cm9nv4lZ3SmyZu6dLGB7EFDDTxyntkuQ7TK2SZ-vNnXdXOvnyiD6lZwTq2i50jcGb3cdrQxd6srnWm8kxEfJPG5I4orAhIYbF-XzwgYHCCgEOaNvfV3S" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzeH_8pGOnhFXX5HG2CrHNFaBsPUPZjgJnFnhKBbnBGjMKv0AvJJy_mCf-M3hvR47_f9C5cm9nv4lZ3SmyZu6dLGB7EFDDTxyntkuQ7TK2SZ-vNnXdXOvnyiD6lZwTq2i50jcGb3cdrQxd6srnWm8kxEfJPG5I4orAhIYbF-XzwgYHCCgEOaNvfV3S=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />My second Serra was again met by a drop of honey. So I would have to finish this another way. <br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHD8saKku0s1w5C75jzX0XCM0DDekNCPcqWWZl_4PoS3bZ6_YpeIsx1Q7YDRSPHtyRinMeNQERBvM1P6NGrzJJrlcK2LGNoBtLA6z9dQHxoIep2DWZr_HlqGm2jR4-hFFh6tx8FaAypCNKyA_Fe9XvNZFymfCmz9pR5NeEO_cRQLnX8foUXUA9u3uC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHD8saKku0s1w5C75jzX0XCM0DDekNCPcqWWZl_4PoS3bZ6_YpeIsx1Q7YDRSPHtyRinMeNQERBvM1P6NGrzJJrlcK2LGNoBtLA6z9dQHxoIep2DWZr_HlqGm2jR4-hFFh6tx8FaAypCNKyA_Fe9XvNZFymfCmz9pR5NeEO_cRQLnX8foUXUA9u3uC=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixQlxq9b2bY4GPu7UenPHlTeE6iNE7DxX1ozTkLSQaROff2vq8VEfphOj8FwfVlziB9DaydfqtFgFkV8YSBudIfM8-8hJ-2AjkyjZ0XDyIlsqrEKz3nn8XKK17cf6JLHa9JbvgUCFWwtXBxDW_bwUEIm0NnGvhhR3OU1TJ21JfCwKza8GadsPjI8om" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixQlxq9b2bY4GPu7UenPHlTeE6iNE7DxX1ozTkLSQaROff2vq8VEfphOj8FwfVlziB9DaydfqtFgFkV8YSBudIfM8-8hJ-2AjkyjZ0XDyIlsqrEKz3nn8XKK17cf6JLHa9JbvgUCFWwtXBxDW_bwUEIm0NnGvhhR3OU1TJ21JfCwKza8GadsPjI8om=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>It ended up being the factories that had to do the work after the serra's had done 8 damage. So again, 2-0. By now I was starting to feel that this deck was probably better than I had imagined when I built it. And again before time was called, so again some time to take pictures of some classic cardboard:</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbnHhfIzqE4nX6uNB207AJlVbsCwXZwz1WJdl8Uih0iUwtn2OUvNAcgViWhJ7UvEL7qWr_RGGGi1j3_0WNffG11H-afQkxpLyDxBBzrPHjO5RdGdyFGoZfT7goPvY8LteC_HKd616el4m4Fl2_gJGMhY_rV6sk0VZMghiD02PB9iaog1gy8woTCSMm" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbnHhfIzqE4nX6uNB207AJlVbsCwXZwz1WJdl8Uih0iUwtn2OUvNAcgViWhJ7UvEL7qWr_RGGGi1j3_0WNffG11H-afQkxpLyDxBBzrPHjO5RdGdyFGoZfT7goPvY8LteC_HKd616el4m4Fl2_gJGMhY_rV6sk0VZMghiD02PB9iaog1gy8woTCSMm=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stasis/siren's call</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhf93Q8vCvKwCYJqBOTm-tM2lm-hSwmaBdII0IjP1Jl4Iz8DCY1NG4fcb6JFFzQ9IUfNv0kYK1ZFXT1tF9-b6pDSYHhQkyr8oPKNjDvaMK2hHLjbJzl0QMQgbkCqJrVKpM_9vaXi5aCtpvnzpsRXuzXG9hkYmKSWA8YOvvMmwBgC8cOK2BeV_xGT1zL" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1602" data-original-width="2601" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhf93Q8vCvKwCYJqBOTm-tM2lm-hSwmaBdII0IjP1Jl4Iz8DCY1NG4fcb6JFFzQ9IUfNv0kYK1ZFXT1tF9-b6pDSYHhQkyr8oPKNjDvaMK2hHLjbJzl0QMQgbkCqJrVKpM_9vaXi5aCtpvnzpsRXuzXG9hkYmKSWA8YOvvMmwBgC8cOK2BeV_xGT1zL" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Titania's Song and Living plane in one deck!</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxuLi9uBIxbwysPIPcxQdgEdZwpEcm3qapV0QGyaSPZC7HdUXDmSaPfCo2wvmXzWlIsoeNWdTFA9ChtKBgXielFh6dDmraX9xzFUs1ZUDWnP273edke5j0i1qe7aGK8KeSJIHlEPj9xH-RESf17AJo6vf1-eMPvRsXXWHcfwjtVMjnVB5x28A1PKMJ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxuLi9uBIxbwysPIPcxQdgEdZwpEcm3qapV0QGyaSPZC7HdUXDmSaPfCo2wvmXzWlIsoeNWdTFA9ChtKBgXielFh6dDmraX9xzFUs1ZUDWnP273edke5j0i1qe7aGK8KeSJIHlEPj9xH-RESf17AJo6vf1-eMPvRsXXWHcfwjtVMjnVB5x28A1PKMJ" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another classic: turn 3 ball lightning</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj32CnblyFSspmpooTZrkQq6r-Vo1bEdpyoPQEMb-75QRWKqALCbO8LAr5_a8mG7JBd_jjligCT4EtmgCHhpOaVb0pMMOwhxmS8gjb1O0omfDBoD3I7UVygRWrcBzVrPfIU-2_u5B8lKiYgmzwt96U1-sdalpZ_bRUJ9MU1QU4V4uW_wbLCSdVlthML" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj32CnblyFSspmpooTZrkQq6r-Vo1bEdpyoPQEMb-75QRWKqALCbO8LAr5_a8mG7JBd_jjligCT4EtmgCHhpOaVb0pMMOwhxmS8gjb1O0omfDBoD3I7UVygRWrcBzVrPfIU-2_u5B8lKiYgmzwt96U1-sdalpZ_bRUJ9MU1QU4V4uW_wbLCSdVlthML=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ali with anti magic Aura :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Round 3, Gideon, with something I would describe as Louter/tax?<p></p><p>On the third round, I played Gideon, who I have seen really ridiculous openings with, like in Dadbodcon where he opened with multiple moxen and a lotus. I did remember to play gentlemens rules and Gideon agreed. I got to start and thought this would impress him:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD8ohQgcTHGfEeYR83Al9xhNR1N5fdIy0a9qqOA6VzR-rIKmdxKcWHwrGouXwsSwcfCnYcmX-prXJdpxIWzfNpVCeOoB-bbdIHh4NyWji8_4gyC62QE7A-oU3i6aBcrPqx0disbgOksQM5z8mNAiQMLGGzShSCmGlfBONuBh6UV4yk2WMZncKuuPAF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD8ohQgcTHGfEeYR83Al9xhNR1N5fdIy0a9qqOA6VzR-rIKmdxKcWHwrGouXwsSwcfCnYcmX-prXJdpxIWzfNpVCeOoB-bbdIHh4NyWji8_4gyC62QE7A-oU3i6aBcrPqx0disbgOksQM5z8mNAiQMLGGzShSCmGlfBONuBh6UV4yk2WMZncKuuPAF=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />He was totally okay with this and asked if I was ready for his opening. Of course, bring it on! And he did bring it on: <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNdShtfyuk44BjEwonnmf99HknD-y-KJdR7RvIlFJaOWZq9Flj8qGjgp_n3ZGK6K02zmGmWAahE5bBFhQHPP56Pdc352kN3EMpMSyPjgH7ugbE0FPTeNPI-ZY6QGRrLqHASPATGhJwa8MntpQJgoulujuKJLVDQv5JRUkjHezBehuFfq5nOZqyR_hs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNdShtfyuk44BjEwonnmf99HknD-y-KJdR7RvIlFJaOWZq9Flj8qGjgp_n3ZGK6K02zmGmWAahE5bBFhQHPP56Pdc352kN3EMpMSyPjgH7ugbE0FPTeNPI-ZY6QGRrLqHASPATGhJwa8MntpQJgoulujuKJLVDQv5JRUkjHezBehuFfq5nOZqyR_hs=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />First turn land tax, mox, sol ring, fellwar stone. Wow. I disenchanted the tax because I wanted to play more lands, and since I had nothing in my hand after that, I went for a howling mine without a way to shut it off, hoping tot do something against Gideons Serendib Efreet. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoG5SkQkUd883F6Sh9N22fRH35wzw7C1P4C3gwXZNsYuCBPMYzLIgCZXBEImbiDGyD1BDWvN6xREsNLY4jS5hrh8JPVLdAjAXMRKRyl1zWqyaCgfwaehFtktL3IAqQBDvztKY56CT6dV7rMQIr4gXuLr3xUtR2PeUqCYAGCCL8xCCNyDxg2yryPuNs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoG5SkQkUd883F6Sh9N22fRH35wzw7C1P4C3gwXZNsYuCBPMYzLIgCZXBEImbiDGyD1BDWvN6xREsNLY4jS5hrh8JPVLdAjAXMRKRyl1zWqyaCgfwaehFtktL3IAqQBDvztKY56CT6dV7rMQIr4gXuLr3xUtR2PeUqCYAGCCL8xCCNyDxg2yryPuNs" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>Gideon followed up with Armageddon and another Efreet. This was looking bad. Fortunately I was able to deliver some payback in the form of a balance. This cost me most of my hand, but taking six damage was not really a good option against a pretty aggressive deck. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1PCU4JzXt70F7CmuYw5Sc0R73hzlZ3ZFSIvMDgCwNvpC3fnuafVZ8skLzaEBFNTi6rR2xah8SA-h-JfHod1hc0XtECKN94eaqyK0mtTLVpHJjS8oOpgcvyNS5H7J8kb1fL9Ltz6mlKMj0aJAeLrAcHabHWat7N2fHWl2l2tkT5cjWuGErgLGgiDOq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1PCU4JzXt70F7CmuYw5Sc0R73hzlZ3ZFSIvMDgCwNvpC3fnuafVZ8skLzaEBFNTi6rR2xah8SA-h-JfHod1hc0XtECKN94eaqyK0mtTLVpHJjS8oOpgcvyNS5H7J8kb1fL9Ltz6mlKMj0aJAeLrAcHabHWat7N2fHWl2l2tkT5cjWuGErgLGgiDOq=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>We both played Ancestral recall shortly after the balance and I got my relic barrier. I also got an icy and tapped Gideons sol ring to prevent him from quickly playing more creatures. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcQVm5voczHOL4bqycKsH2244M9V7Xw-N34Q9zmhym8UiX-r9dIyd5qiGmzD4PFCP89sdsU5I5PONkDNJlh3x2QmJ1JsbC3XIGqQfZhSuhoOhGxDz4vtFj7YiU1pT3HClAsUZe-HE3eCw-CaDQL4HftRHK_v1imVLi9WvwBe0pkjerzhgAbJyL8Uv2" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcQVm5voczHOL4bqycKsH2244M9V7Xw-N34Q9zmhym8UiX-r9dIyd5qiGmzD4PFCP89sdsU5I5PONkDNJlh3x2QmJ1JsbC3XIGqQfZhSuhoOhGxDz4vtFj7YiU1pT3HClAsUZe-HE3eCw-CaDQL4HftRHK_v1imVLi9WvwBe0pkjerzhgAbJyL8Uv2" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also, a full set of moxen. I didn't notice at first. Badly in need of a lunch by now :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I kicked parfait into gear after this, with howling mine/relic barrier, copy artifact, icy to draw a lot of cards. That felt really crazy. It was also probably not the best play, but since I had no winter orb at the time, I really wanted to get that. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYGz2IS8eJU2pkvU9o-gwupD08qeMI2gfib8NUjWNDkPFaHWe242j08jZOXNMR8ScfsMX29zsv7AjZxRXJPQeNOnaK4aLAkja227MP9xKFW_anMqjh1ptw5df5iFlYfJdhTcbr017FAStA87kb5WcUTdhCzyKuKOYBVqolTyylpxNT83DoPsIA0xM2" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYGz2IS8eJU2pkvU9o-gwupD08qeMI2gfib8NUjWNDkPFaHWe242j08jZOXNMR8ScfsMX29zsv7AjZxRXJPQeNOnaK4aLAkja227MP9xKFW_anMqjh1ptw5df5iFlYfJdhTcbr017FAStA87kb5WcUTdhCzyKuKOYBVqolTyylpxNT83DoPsIA0xM2=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Since I had noticed the full set, I put them together</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>Gideon played Serra, I played The Abyss. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkvc8r3gZm1MJkBHPrHDBogbslozlBWpALeojRb9MFt8Qhbhay0Dfsz6AfmWjhjrWgsi2fG1hGTq3V1QXu0YDY3y3XhQQ8ur_MM2Swj8Vtz5D_zmvY5lF5RfdOl_8m1AVjxZpf3_z9uKbejEOmoL296i-7Lv-0XH2TH37ecXNc5THYNCiQZT-2i8cL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkvc8r3gZm1MJkBHPrHDBogbslozlBWpALeojRb9MFt8Qhbhay0Dfsz6AfmWjhjrWgsi2fG1hGTq3V1QXu0YDY3y3XhQQ8ur_MM2Swj8Vtz5D_zmvY5lF5RfdOl_8m1AVjxZpf3_z9uKbejEOmoL296i-7Lv-0XH2TH37ecXNc5THYNCiQZT-2i8cL=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>He then played a Land Tax, which I destroyed with Chaos orb. A winter orb eventually showed up, but I had no Icies, because Gideon had destroyed them. So with cards in my deck running out and because he did not destroy my card draw engine, I figured he did not have disenchant on hand. I was at 7 and expecting something like psiblast/bolt/fireball (although I had not seen any red, it was kind of the deck for it, and Gideon was saving some cards in his hand). This is were I made a judgement error. I could have tapped the cities some more and put him on lower life, but that gave him more chances to draw a disenchant, and I would be easier to kill. So I went for it and exchanged life totals with a mirror and then played Titania's song. And this was in hindsight wrong: he did have swords to plowshares and disenchant, so he destroyed my other mirror (with STP), the winter orb as well, and then disenchanted my song. I then hit him with a factory, putting him on 5. When I tried again, he swords to plowshared it, leaving me with no way to win, so I congratulated him and scooped. Had I been more agressive with the mirror and put him on 1 or 2 life, I would have won because he had no psionic blast in his hand. Looking back, this felt like an error on my part and since Gideon went on to the finals, this bugged me a lot. If there was a good chance this deck could win against him, it had Top 8 potential that I had not expected. </p><p>Figuring he would take out his anti creature stuff, I boarded in the Serra's and Trikes, hoping to race him and win by slowing him down with icies or the mirror. It turned out a total anticlimax. I had to mulligan (2 serra's, a trike, an icy and only two land with one of them being a city is not good) and after shuffling and rifling about 5 times with: 2 serra's, 2 trikes, an icy and again, 2 lands. 2 lands was all I got and Gideon opened with land, 2 moxen, serendib. I drew no more lands or a Swords to plowshares for 3 turns, so it was over in a couple of minutes, a total non-game. I probably should have mulliganed another time but I was so fed up with how I had handled the first game and badly in need of some food, so I just did not think of it. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHys-e0fV7Jouow3NhueekYIrnB3kvguM9kTvelEF4vounqaimXtKS730Xu304_Y_7wy6V__WcIWZLIq2ERI2mN45Krfs6duAffMdSAD1h3pX6OpFNFq_G8xD-SWF7LUUH0wHl-zGyUOqxhLDx63LPEp05DKGpFZMld8-4y9yQiKre35nbOziUP4oe" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHys-e0fV7Jouow3NhueekYIrnB3kvguM9kTvelEF4vounqaimXtKS730Xu304_Y_7wy6V__WcIWZLIq2ERI2mN45Krfs6duAffMdSAD1h3pX6OpFNFq_G8xD-SWF7LUUH0wHl-zGyUOqxhLDx63LPEp05DKGpFZMld8-4y9yQiKre35nbOziUP4oe=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First turn dib, Yikes!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Round 4, Wander with U/G berserk agro. <p></p><p>Wander opened with Sprites, I with a Relic Barrier. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPcUgMoo6QWYPwXOrcgEHUT_Tqw5Hi5bN_JWW587i3-wtZhgcvTGHKhx7pV2oIAyGFYWEy06Wz0pX-yymzh5lcWI9wa0gecy7gAwBNZWDuwAMWaq5HozkLOS4SOIR7mSBwki_FGfdwt4-ZRfBCoZLQpzY9E3Zja6lP6Q9lqeEAjstxpoyPLKZYoWZ4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPcUgMoo6QWYPwXOrcgEHUT_Tqw5Hi5bN_JWW587i3-wtZhgcvTGHKhx7pV2oIAyGFYWEy06Wz0pX-yymzh5lcWI9wa0gecy7gAwBNZWDuwAMWaq5HozkLOS4SOIR7mSBwki_FGfdwt4-ZRfBCoZLQpzY9E3Zja6lP6Q9lqeEAjstxpoyPLKZYoWZ4" width="320" /></a></div><br />I got another barrier, which was good against his factory and I could play winter orb to keep everything at a slower pace. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4D2-UdbtX8UH0_wvABmN9yVc-ad86HwLd-L13dzKXQzglQI4JXujVi_1MxPKWQ7u0tclevQO34L-nTXZfcE5WpsNo-phyZ2f1u1TsHtmydQyY6Kb_NpalPmJNw3kFKMZJvMTXnp45b__AzO1nEtm6cuYPBnx5xBMpCyimSdYGI9JRos_YUcpheb-K" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4D2-UdbtX8UH0_wvABmN9yVc-ad86HwLd-L13dzKXQzglQI4JXujVi_1MxPKWQ7u0tclevQO34L-nTXZfcE5WpsNo-phyZ2f1u1TsHtmydQyY6Kb_NpalPmJNw3kFKMZJvMTXnp45b__AzO1nEtm6cuYPBnx5xBMpCyimSdYGI9JRos_YUcpheb-K=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />After Wander tapped his blue mana a couple of turns later to play a flying man, I took my chance and played the Abyss. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioqR7DMXUpJo9Hs6LAfs1gsRTlVRkiosV6CWYIB1Dk6ZM0M3j2YwO2C8Qlj0TJRO8dJJ-syAN11N55rL9Pcc011zgXcK7-iDb9L9okt-ivR1MF366XqAh-JjK4u5YMMJpAfSGwICsDYdv8U-njv0LfM-HNNwKUEoB9kCIRZo9VTqW5zer7rnhANvS1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioqR7DMXUpJo9Hs6LAfs1gsRTlVRkiosV6CWYIB1Dk6ZM0M3j2YwO2C8Qlj0TJRO8dJJ-syAN11N55rL9Pcc011zgXcK7-iDb9L9okt-ivR1MF366XqAh-JjK4u5YMMJpAfSGwICsDYdv8U-njv0LfM-HNNwKUEoB9kCIRZo9VTqW5zer7rnhANvS1=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />That left him without a lot of options, so eventually won the first game. That took a long time though. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgN4v28mqLR3dNL82A-ODrc98NY9nV4-l8sS2m3NdfeHVAD7CSmI16RfkRWScfJ1vsSDNzIg8pxmkcO1IXswvc9xjxC6Qqn3Qlrpw0w3kbjaoT0aMFRu8aaWkOJxNCp6csx9rklmJaQtJm0XeuMC_ALSdFbiDfacemoUlcffJkm0z1RyzP8EcEhX6SN" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgN4v28mqLR3dNL82A-ODrc98NY9nV4-l8sS2m3NdfeHVAD7CSmI16RfkRWScfJ1vsSDNzIg8pxmkcO1IXswvc9xjxC6Qqn3Qlrpw0w3kbjaoT0aMFRu8aaWkOJxNCp6csx9rklmJaQtJm0XeuMC_ALSdFbiDfacemoUlcffJkm0z1RyzP8EcEhX6SN=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Titania for the win!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><p></p><p>The second game I was struggling to get some creature destruction, while wander was hitting me with Scryb Sprites and giant growths every turn while I needed my icy to keep the mine tapped I had played earlier. I did not draw the Triskelions or Serra Angels or swords or wrath of god, so he did quite some damage. After a big hurricane I thought I would be back in the game with mirror universe on the table, but Wander topdecked a Psionic blast and that cost me this game. I felt so close. 1-1. </p><p>The third game I got into play a Moat, which Wander had not expected. I could stall a bit by taking out his flying creature with Chaos orb. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjNWMPMwQaIdwhvXRl7fyvssBYXhUc8P5KNrjZVgmt9WCtK9fSlO6fwoo5f4vIsI_y2SvueMGp7vxMGi7af1FbdnWUViyJZlQS2XpO5rBd2CZmOqn7Urm4vreKNs2OptEpmVrENeYMfBYAqvJC_tMqq76NtoDPgUcbcsnNgdSeHtdxtLREnt0hsSnE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjNWMPMwQaIdwhvXRl7fyvssBYXhUc8P5KNrjZVgmt9WCtK9fSlO6fwoo5f4vIsI_y2SvueMGp7vxMGi7af1FbdnWUViyJZlQS2XpO5rBd2CZmOqn7Urm4vreKNs2OptEpmVrENeYMfBYAqvJC_tMqq76NtoDPgUcbcsnNgdSeHtdxtLREnt0hsSnE=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />Going for it, Wander played copper tablet even though I was ahead in life. I suppose he figured because he had psionic blasts, he would then win the game. Not an unlikely scenario, but I was pretty confident I could get out ahead, because Wander had not seen my trikes yet. Then the last 5 turns were called, and while I had 1 trike in play, he was still too high in life. I drew: 2 lands, 2 lands, a land and a mox in the 3 turns I got. Wander was at six, I had one trike, but no copy, no serra, no other trike. I also could not use my cities to put myself lower because Wander had regrowthed a psionic blast. It ended up in a draw, with the top card of my deck being a demonic tutor which would have won me the game :( <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidNvlloBC1rjQvgfJN7eEb3fC_bh1XHadzjMMsMS8mvbI2nMmKZfCyULDdoTr5du7jI_LUkC7bTMFBwCSjv8gRC-vyfgeD0M_l3mD1Dz_DpymdMERM-0bAbt3fNltiGbN4cbdsn-50s_Mj0QAGqIereKAdS4B8VXqtflhS72V77vP6JGWxp39e227G" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidNvlloBC1rjQvgfJN7eEb3fC_bh1XHadzjMMsMS8mvbI2nMmKZfCyULDdoTr5du7jI_LUkC7bTMFBwCSjv8gRC-vyfgeD0M_l3mD1Dz_DpymdMERM-0bAbt3fNltiGbN4cbdsn-50s_Mj0QAGqIereKAdS4B8VXqtflhS72V77vP6JGWxp39e227G=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />This felt really, really dissatisfying. Even though card draw is just random, it sucks when you feel you should win a game and then draw 6 mana sources in a row. I later learned that Wander made top 8, which made my pretty obvious win had the game lasted 20 seconds longer even more sucky. By now I had the feeling this deck was much better than I had expected, but I just needed a bit more luck to make it. This also meant that top 8 was out of the question. That was expected, but not like this :)<p></p><p>Round 5 Leo Bruder with Robots</p><p>Leo was playing his signature Robots deck. Leo, while in the semi finals, would later comment that he got lucky against me. When Nick asked what I was playing, Leo said: lands, mostly.. which was sort of the truth. We both did not got a quick start. I was drawing lands mostly and disenchanted Leo's mana vault, preventing him from going off quickly. <br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3TewHmgCXt-nJR9vOeF67gCiHaOJ1cDUa2qpG40mFWPf5hU92TtDgPam0MipE8yrZcTjHzSIE6TGD-eNXLMns7gnh8k4ZJLgnCSlx29uGo5OvFJLlTbTvYgTVcHRO2xhgEJHQtIJMFb5IxJ7E6XtEtVcZyZbv43FB2YssG7Ij3ued4MGYDW5o5lrt" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3TewHmgCXt-nJR9vOeF67gCiHaOJ1cDUa2qpG40mFWPf5hU92TtDgPam0MipE8yrZcTjHzSIE6TGD-eNXLMns7gnh8k4ZJLgnCSlx29uGo5OvFJLlTbTvYgTVcHRO2xhgEJHQtIJMFb5IxJ7E6XtEtVcZyZbv43FB2YssG7Ij3ued4MGYDW5o5lrt" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mana, mana, mana</td></tr></tbody></table><br />He got a factory online though, and did some damage. I got rid of that with another disenchant, waiting for something like an Icy/mine/etc to show up. Leo got his damage sources quicker than I did though. He got rid of my Abyss and got Sage/Trike/copy into play. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI92uBcImybqFekMvQjbbjusI_GOULlSva37lpn9zJ85m4XSBnC7tQtLItAbCj7qFnsHFhNHSLuAMJ-mANdu0qGaF5rxPiBjEMK_KytWWcLGtWUU4EdCC828ZN5nV7FPVNxHHieRqXhRbaVPrqxjIb0Q7zJk-KGAzjlFdJ4RYaoPxLIRp4LIq0-jMQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI92uBcImybqFekMvQjbbjusI_GOULlSva37lpn9zJ85m4XSBnC7tQtLItAbCj7qFnsHFhNHSLuAMJ-mANdu0qGaF5rxPiBjEMK_KytWWcLGtWUU4EdCC828ZN5nV7FPVNxHHieRqXhRbaVPrqxjIb0Q7zJk-KGAzjlFdJ4RYaoPxLIRp4LIq0-jMQ" width="225" /></a></div><br />With no Icy or anything at all (I would have been glad for a relic barrier or something) I was forced to use my balance, but that also gave me an extra 6 damage from the trikes. Leo played some more trikes while I was waiting for something to help me with the 2 howling mines I had in hand. I also had Titania song and mirror/copy, so I thought I would get him here. I figured this would work so I just played all the artifacts in my hand, wanted to go for a mirror switch next turn, play titania and win. <p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsGRMMK4xTZlwZyiDUJ2BqbEsBwizRJ8Uso5TSMADbrug2xJRowZtKcZe-72VyDid0vSrr8XHnWg1DMqdPwjoHUtE5ZnZe8pM3lnXIlHLjWK1Z5aXFTFVdyNUNxmOtYTH3SraPjZ76xqwWwueXNgpyWGUaKDbPSQB97jqxPJA7DW7XCEWxqVUajoY3" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsGRMMK4xTZlwZyiDUJ2BqbEsBwizRJ8Uso5TSMADbrug2xJRowZtKcZe-72VyDid0vSrr8XHnWg1DMqdPwjoHUtE5ZnZe8pM3lnXIlHLjWK1Z5aXFTFVdyNUNxmOtYTH3SraPjZ76xqwWwueXNgpyWGUaKDbPSQB97jqxPJA7DW7XCEWxqVUajoY3=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chances are, this should work, right?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>But, Leo topdecked exactly what he needed, an extra mox with the one he had on hand, with a land and a fireball. He dropped another land, 2 moxen, and fireballed me, with another attack from the sage this was enough. Damn, so close!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZQCbbGJNtLwGbahm6YR-LggoKvCSMeS6PxTapRGq7U4p1eLEBDAfVp9tjySPdIkf6HTO2jtUVfTbnTtoQ5p8wLe4Zw6GWjoNvrz_xzvoUkNQGe9x4LZ1Nps2HYfzxEt6f-g1qtANs-eI8mwjYn2LePPKPtXOiztvsDFQFkB1CN5QX0LUfpBWy_y7h" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZQCbbGJNtLwGbahm6YR-LggoKvCSMeS6PxTapRGq7U4p1eLEBDAfVp9tjySPdIkf6HTO2jtUVfTbnTtoQ5p8wLe4Zw6GWjoNvrz_xzvoUkNQGe9x4LZ1Nps2HYfzxEt6f-g1qtANs-eI8mwjYn2LePPKPtXOiztvsDFQFkB1CN5QX0LUfpBWy_y7h=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />This was a slow and bit weird game but I felt I could have won this one as well, but Leo's Robots is one of the best OS decks there is, so I guess feeling close is kind of a compliment for my deck :)<p></p><p>The second game was also kind of weird. This was my opening hand:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDVcGZlhvVXL_hOLgYPTgwrpOkxC9QTUZJ6vnoybIIZt8tX7xQB70xriddVEjwuW87wTxOI2yirXx1nNEgfvzwRxNOsH3SVXiAf5nqBCrIPzqcR54RPC1SqatkzBqAhnnnZdOzv_cZkTTLogwffuUsIqTpphA8AuJ8VR29LzhkJEhgFO6oT-n2Pgs4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDVcGZlhvVXL_hOLgYPTgwrpOkxC9QTUZJ6vnoybIIZt8tX7xQB70xriddVEjwuW87wTxOI2yirXx1nNEgfvzwRxNOsH3SVXiAf5nqBCrIPzqcR54RPC1SqatkzBqAhnnnZdOzv_cZkTTLogwffuUsIqTpphA8AuJ8VR29LzhkJEhgFO6oT-n2Pgs4=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />This did not seem bad. A lot of mana on turn one, a disenchant against an artifact deck. So, I kept it and went for first turn 3 mana + ancestral recall. Hoping to get my deck started. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUwVZOCnWz2HrT8eOANtqbI93Cj--4ejwYIHoWMggi69hXePAnxHsM4j_546JShUYqPV9oaFIOabt5lCb_8kTtVPiLmhLd67q4mKZQdQtEApXMn15TfS7Wg3_Sw584SVuFs1E3ght6a5xWiPP9A7dmmbYQ7fEqys7mG2hCC9g0Z7qRN8JjPUSsskUP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUwVZOCnWz2HrT8eOANtqbI93Cj--4ejwYIHoWMggi69hXePAnxHsM4j_546JShUYqPV9oaFIOabt5lCb_8kTtVPiLmhLd67q4mKZQdQtEApXMn15TfS7Wg3_Sw584SVuFs1E3ght6a5xWiPP9A7dmmbYQ7fEqys7mG2hCC9g0Z7qRN8JjPUSsskUP=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />Leo went land, mox, copy on my sapphire, which seemed dangerous to me, so I played dust to dust on his 2 artifacts and decided that since I had the mana advantage, I would get better chances out of drawing more cards, so I played howling mine again, with no way to shut it off. Likely by now you've come to the same conclusion as I did during the day, this deck probably needs more relic barriers. 4 instead of 3. Or an extra icy. Or both. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWXLVwcA02LG0B0uh-HqRqRwCidv903DkJzJRMupulBSmo7mkCjWh_NFOE-f659nHkBOPCRVjqU3178upq58sZtagePj4mdYD3ARn2EfW0OFyR76zCUHnDnMNYg3dTnG6tJVeyp4Lh4XlLi_R2PZbX1_VtUSoYki5ZOeINsl9jkSloBVV2jDd37S0L" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWXLVwcA02LG0B0uh-HqRqRwCidv903DkJzJRMupulBSmo7mkCjWh_NFOE-f659nHkBOPCRVjqU3178upq58sZtagePj4mdYD3ARn2EfW0OFyR76zCUHnDnMNYg3dTnG6tJVeyp4Lh4XlLi_R2PZbX1_VtUSoYki5ZOeINsl9jkSloBVV2jDd37S0L" width="225" /></a></div><br />I played Moat with disenchant as backup, figuring that chaos orb was the only way to get rid of it. Leo had not expected the moat and indeed tried to use the orb to get rid of it. Fortunately, I had the disenchant. A couple turns later Leo tried Tetravus, which I swords to plowshared. We stalled and I did what my deck does best: drawing a couple of lands in a row. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiutX9VcKSZ3_ltZ30vF1tHBbPM0Zd7N2y1if9qO8GUuog2pwBFzXjhqEK59oyKQxUpyNLmXgUAVYE50qkvK7bszuM7HYQ2AXC1Ycg0iACeLU1MtPGpFmklnEj6kRoxShJ7fQwQxukIzaxD2nSFnPiUOUnrKVH1-PuFw35VFPO4NqulT0k32_C5iQWL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiutX9VcKSZ3_ltZ30vF1tHBbPM0Zd7N2y1if9qO8GUuog2pwBFzXjhqEK59oyKQxUpyNLmXgUAVYE50qkvK7bszuM7HYQ2AXC1Ycg0iACeLU1MtPGpFmklnEj6kRoxShJ7fQwQxukIzaxD2nSFnPiUOUnrKVH1-PuFw35VFPO4NqulT0k32_C5iQWL=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Fortunately, Leo had no way of getting rid of the Moat now, so I could afford to stall a bit. But my deck was taking it to the ridiculous level, with drawing 2 more mana cards in the next 2 turns. While Leo was drawing more trikes. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY3f_iBtIAjMt4vRgf_xfNY3ubzzdgXmRzMdo5kmzFgbhho2ecdZ5DCWfOTZhsmoq6NvxO8t64Vnbh8PWOi01-MOWWu9fuBUwwXAsZ7hhtymCNEZ2xjCiLpueWcl87VgciC-rISSHFTNWQrveqWARBJ5mmuOHPnJwyThXO-iFBa5d2OSLT6w02QEJP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY3f_iBtIAjMt4vRgf_xfNY3ubzzdgXmRzMdo5kmzFgbhho2ecdZ5DCWfOTZhsmoq6NvxO8t64Vnbh8PWOi01-MOWWu9fuBUwwXAsZ7hhtymCNEZ2xjCiLpueWcl87VgciC-rISSHFTNWQrveqWARBJ5mmuOHPnJwyThXO-iFBa5d2OSLT6w02QEJP=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />I tried dust to dust on the trikes, but that didn't work. I got 4 damage, and Leo followed up with 2 animate deads while I was as he so aptly put it: "playing lands mostly".<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTgbjcl649Ul-xCw0rQ2q6GkesZE1P1GsZIKGFhyCyacZeHmWmrDaKNeGphCAAKmvWzxlo5opRUWbZlFbKAcFk5Y-qA5IopJRDyKTQwyt6zDbqNqrgZvgrokeH1KWEGzd3jsObt2QW9DOWOh6schG07Nic3WNPPJs9R1oP12YbzMBgi3xEzcAncfdq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTgbjcl649Ul-xCw0rQ2q6GkesZE1P1GsZIKGFhyCyacZeHmWmrDaKNeGphCAAKmvWzxlo5opRUWbZlFbKAcFk5Y-qA5IopJRDyKTQwyt6zDbqNqrgZvgrokeH1KWEGzd3jsObt2QW9DOWOh6schG07Nic3WNPPJs9R1oP12YbzMBgi3xEzcAncfdq=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />I got a fireball on my head, and then for the first time in 6 turns, I drew something else than a land or a mox, a Serra Angel. And then 2 turns after that, another one. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0dqFR7emjE8IQi-8laU-Ec8TX-gdT4ElVf6s8oTOvzPR3Cbcwi8z4RmQUK3k0ukx3sAWSVlmks26I464uzp-iT8rzQQNoYsLvNFOwtszF3ppc0YgvznsBy5LdOGvjjzIMS0QhJyhpHMZ3grJ10ZITsAKQrobDXlxTrG0CiSLIgzN5LaE9yDQ2_Aru" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0dqFR7emjE8IQi-8laU-Ec8TX-gdT4ElVf6s8oTOvzPR3Cbcwi8z4RmQUK3k0ukx3sAWSVlmks26I464uzp-iT8rzQQNoYsLvNFOwtszF3ppc0YgvznsBy5LdOGvjjzIMS0QhJyhpHMZ3grJ10ZITsAKQrobDXlxTrG0CiSLIgzN5LaE9yDQ2_Aru=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><p>Leo topdecked a psionic blast to kill me. Had the 6 lands, Serra, land, Serra been 5 lands and a Serra, then a land and a Serra, I would have won. Unfortunately, it was not in the draw. But again, it felt like it was possible. And if something gets your hopes up, it's kind of a bummer when it does not play out. </p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPkGp1FkTQzQauAFLEPR2WDpfM2OSVNz01fZwrv4GX89HLlNW4JrW6tdbiBtw0AVz6xxkr46-3Nuov3S6fnsjCKPlnHXuwYfHmfCE1Y1AuJiebszUqZqTNsH9Z4Yk3lCH8pVNmgpWoiyi08KI9EyZLSkBjleGbHD-ynRnQKCJlFKlS7saRnDsdUWpj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPkGp1FkTQzQauAFLEPR2WDpfM2OSVNz01fZwrv4GX89HLlNW4JrW6tdbiBtw0AVz6xxkr46-3Nuov3S6fnsjCKPlnHXuwYfHmfCE1Y1AuJiebszUqZqTNsH9Z4Yk3lCH8pVNmgpWoiyi08KI9EyZLSkBjleGbHD-ynRnQKCJlFKlS7saRnDsdUWpj=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><p>But as said, Leo's deck is one of the best there is. It would have been awesome to win, but you can't really expect to win against a Tier 1 deck with such an experienced player with a deck of less quality. </p><p>So by now I was 2-2-1 with a feeling it could have really been better. On to round 6 and see if I could finish this day with a positive result. By now Richard was also telling everyone not to leave after round 6, because of "the angry mob event". I had no idea what he was talking about, but was curious. But first, the last round. </p><p>Round 6, Bartel Kars with UG Agro. </p><p>We played gentlemen's rules and Bartel won the diceroll. He got off to quick start with a second turn Serendib with the help of a mox. I played a first turn Fellwar stone, also not bad. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiD00Nc0c_SXKJECiHMsFpGCOC3d6xGJ7JEnaqTPnPSjVxH-BAMqqcQlsnkBMIKFH9OpCOJQH7HMKCdmmaGR8cGwEi1C_jLqPYXYCNoax4lGSEmuTMvRp1tyd4vYKV32LhWCEAhJBiQneZLrcxiNznygN-vybeIWaSN4PjlZ38_gBy48C3VJlDqi5Z5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiD00Nc0c_SXKJECiHMsFpGCOC3d6xGJ7JEnaqTPnPSjVxH-BAMqqcQlsnkBMIKFH9OpCOJQH7HMKCdmmaGR8cGwEi1C_jLqPYXYCNoax4lGSEmuTMvRp1tyd4vYKV32LhWCEAhJBiQneZLrcxiNznygN-vybeIWaSN4PjlZ38_gBy48C3VJlDqi5Z5=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><p>I was a bit slow and did not draw a land, so I copied my fellwar stone. Next turn I got a Ancestral Recall, hoping to get something against creatures. But mostly mana followed. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2H-8EWtS0Qz6_Yv1TsGCrzB5eZxjcCsbuZAmLV_GUfyNt1hE47QiFLHZmVGWs4J3ZX2fAmt1oHTAhZDIWmZGJOSgdQnq39S_Ihvg7jYo-aDjeB_84BgD6HUTsXR0b3QOqhCusZOG97fJPEzLRCfXx4AUDtTz96z1XN2pUPWv3NyOYVbzzT4EBYrnT" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2H-8EWtS0Qz6_Yv1TsGCrzB5eZxjcCsbuZAmLV_GUfyNt1hE47QiFLHZmVGWs4J3ZX2fAmt1oHTAhZDIWmZGJOSgdQnq39S_Ihvg7jYo-aDjeB_84BgD6HUTsXR0b3QOqhCusZOG97fJPEzLRCfXx4AUDtTz96z1XN2pUPWv3NyOYVbzzT4EBYrnT=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">quite the turn 3.. </td></tr></tbody></table>Bartel hit me with Serendib, and then again and played a whirling dervish and time walk. And also a mishra's factory. So even if I got a balance, wrath or an icy manipulator, this was over. 0-1.<p></p><p>The second game Bartel got off to a good start with first turn elf, I played a mishra's factory. I drew a couple of moxen while Bartel got a Argothian Pixies. When I got an Icy out to stall some more, he played energy flux. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzD6QxhboBCTVjvw1MQP7O8zaHuNXJQRd6MQem99eOvdn_RrmG4Q5cdMs7UCYh-HHNm0299i3LW3SqIe36f3yE6iwrnfIYawt7jO9EYaslXEyOG-OwfBqJCVUENcpUJFUPIc4fLHkk_r5j2Xo7oP96VPfTp7xEwpo0ztoB8W_ebKN53WbkIWf1A9Cl" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzD6QxhboBCTVjvw1MQP7O8zaHuNXJQRd6MQem99eOvdn_RrmG4Q5cdMs7UCYh-HHNm0299i3LW3SqIe36f3yE6iwrnfIYawt7jO9EYaslXEyOG-OwfBqJCVUENcpUJFUPIc4fLHkk_r5j2Xo7oP96VPfTp7xEwpo0ztoB8W_ebKN53WbkIWf1A9Cl=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />Fortunately, this time I had drawn some answers so I disenchanted his flux. I got to follow up with wrath of God, after that Bartel played a whirling dervish. <br /><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUCbuCCelsVMprfen5KLSc9kSajhN3ELl4dgtX5GoJGoDfO9ItMz9OX07nzVqzAYJBFWEAD-_ebNAPahWmc34RjmvjVXyBAGAm5MdY0m5_cHSMMUoxnC_wkeUMsHd_fegmkNsYkelafaBZao1KYCg33AGXWY4wpXJkBKFFRBlulmSFYmTCwy6x0XT7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUCbuCCelsVMprfen5KLSc9kSajhN3ELl4dgtX5GoJGoDfO9ItMz9OX07nzVqzAYJBFWEAD-_ebNAPahWmc34RjmvjVXyBAGAm5MdY0m5_cHSMMUoxnC_wkeUMsHd_fegmkNsYkelafaBZao1KYCg33AGXWY4wpXJkBKFFRBlulmSFYmTCwy6x0XT7=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />Than a back an forth of cards followed, I played moat, he chaos orbed it. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip6_iP92OWxX9P0FJtrrKDtKgqZr3hKuBxah8NiPUcLeLY5bOQA5z3w_ncKhwbPH1Pqt2hlTYyT66VgrVUuc-nYJE4fTppQoWqaFufkWTSxEcLZf2rok66hMVXjIPQ_PYDuiaj6hYMtwrRZlRwojgzLW8Ulw3iBpu3raVA_UJye3yf92Ek1M0fnjhH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip6_iP92OWxX9P0FJtrrKDtKgqZr3hKuBxah8NiPUcLeLY5bOQA5z3w_ncKhwbPH1Pqt2hlTYyT66VgrVUuc-nYJE4fTppQoWqaFufkWTSxEcLZf2rok66hMVXjIPQ_PYDuiaj6hYMtwrRZlRwojgzLW8Ulw3iBpu3raVA_UJye3yf92Ek1M0fnjhH" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>He played Erhnam Djinn, I played mirror. I got a bit lower, played regrowth on the moat and Bartel played more creatures, including a Serendib efreet, realising this was not the best play with an Icy in play. He then got another serendib and regrowth in his next turn, destroying my moat. That was bad. I had waited with my balance for him to take more damage from the Efreets because I figured I was higher on life and they would kill him or bring him low enough that I would be able to kill him with a factory after disenchanting my own moat, but had not expected him regrowth the Chaos orb. But he did, and I was forced to tap the djinn, swords to plowshare one of the efreets to not take too much damage. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyFZcucgl0CK-W25FUcX61oNE8s669MXu7SzrOXLh3avx-8cu38nGboUemDHfaVflwrtA02Om1PbJiReGALjaLit8itzx6pXfaFWhTDgcYxgsgonPqFVNGgpQN9P_OpkP0AQhbd7MtwPNkb8oDIGqQnEqPlbN5W7RmQ14GPJgcSoGoxUajKuUU-7FK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyFZcucgl0CK-W25FUcX61oNE8s669MXu7SzrOXLh3avx-8cu38nGboUemDHfaVflwrtA02Om1PbJiReGALjaLit8itzx6pXfaFWhTDgcYxgsgonPqFVNGgpQN9P_OpkP0AQhbd7MtwPNkb8oDIGqQnEqPlbN5W7RmQ14GPJgcSoGoxUajKuUU-7FK=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />It also meant my carefully waiting balance had to be played the next turn. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhD4UPCuWL78TRdOGwdqqWi69T-bTNXbuzMlbzD-JOkT-DFdW1zEQdrwjfaY-W3G4fqMxv1Cr39_Gb3fBdpTiMPLY7mDObcdR7m4bs-xGVAi3LLdKjCPl2fRl7tAcI_q83RwOUendHSoMsThc7vk_XI5YB2MYZ105uI4e-TzTaRiQl94CFfoZsrLQVN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhD4UPCuWL78TRdOGwdqqWi69T-bTNXbuzMlbzD-JOkT-DFdW1zEQdrwjfaY-W3G4fqMxv1Cr39_Gb3fBdpTiMPLY7mDObcdR7m4bs-xGVAi3LLdKjCPl2fRl7tAcI_q83RwOUendHSoMsThc7vk_XI5YB2MYZ105uI4e-TzTaRiQl94CFfoZsrLQVN=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />The upside of this was I could now kill him with factories, with an extra barrier and Icy showing up against his elf and sprites. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbMWE42-hJkZeH_wIs0GwSXdhjar6tmKeJZ2hi6hqbkqn9JYuJC85MXr2kAO8VzU4_p-vP9iOgylukU29XXQux6fIIjLMAi5R-9FgLzo5JM7jWUOogdSlZaubx_Sh68D2-Bnm_ixyrwFT7pNpaQ-vVAahoVGFKqPshQYkc_3NZ4lHpLFhlu8GoivM_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbMWE42-hJkZeH_wIs0GwSXdhjar6tmKeJZ2hi6hqbkqn9JYuJC85MXr2kAO8VzU4_p-vP9iOgylukU29XXQux6fIIjLMAi5R-9FgLzo5JM7jWUOogdSlZaubx_Sh68D2-Bnm_ixyrwFT7pNpaQ-vVAahoVGFKqPshQYkc_3NZ4lHpLFhlu8GoivM_=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />So 1-1. On the next game to see who would win. He got first turn factory, I got a really quick first turn relic barrier. Let the stalling begin. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjn6ujGPUku8SrG7CNtlf3meqSuEW2btkBonoNsyMbbF6lY9Wol08JCznwzQijxG7c_QOvo5ovLMlLbGjOen6HtLkGTl0yvuQnz4Kw1LHbz2gZ7vjyaUcr0iqtD1O47cX9bOIuuZ5UdjFzJITDQR37res6XSRn2WDV5KtnGg7Qcmp7X0aW-dcEMD6xd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjn6ujGPUku8SrG7CNtlf3meqSuEW2btkBonoNsyMbbF6lY9Wol08JCznwzQijxG7c_QOvo5ovLMlLbGjOen6HtLkGTl0yvuQnz4Kw1LHbz2gZ7vjyaUcr0iqtD1O47cX9bOIuuZ5UdjFzJITDQR37res6XSRn2WDV5KtnGg7Qcmp7X0aW-dcEMD6xd" width="225" /></a></div><br />I also had a Serra Angel in my hand an figured the moxen would let me play her pretty quickly. I drew balance so I decided to try for a quick resolution of this game. I put howling mine in play and played balance, forcing a lot of Bartels cards out of his hand. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW6o1k_Nl_Ujt95r2mXhvR67_O1bfaBdGxWX7RhhHIJf8uD4tuTUw83lsr5lbbInRRJ_m3imVkb6xzGBJiE0ZFyJ2VVaUcirJXQtaF4u-h3HLVSZa13a6jxKZdMCGv5eCnLVAwO7A-Ef7jB9yR59VOVqUB-iOzcBH4MoxXvsCQbtgJBsbJMHelX3kr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW6o1k_Nl_Ujt95r2mXhvR67_O1bfaBdGxWX7RhhHIJf8uD4tuTUw83lsr5lbbInRRJ_m3imVkb6xzGBJiE0ZFyJ2VVaUcirJXQtaF4u-h3HLVSZa13a6jxKZdMCGv5eCnLVAwO7A-Ef7jB9yR59VOVqUB-iOzcBH4MoxXvsCQbtgJBsbJMHelX3kr=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />The next turn I got my much needed extra mana, to play Serra. Serras came in clusters today, because next turn her sister showed up. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZRv9N-9mFPyM2caknclzIFTLpv0zC0PFHrMV8iHE8yFXOUfPzOP8HB3op9H3rTVRHg2buXCF1GEySZiqiIzt9vXR_ZTosu1CFRy5pEvAXp63fh5taldwE_MKtyxBTEao4Warbx6cS-_Y4wkTwIRvvk6SPRPqUtHgHwS5_ncEM5uHP06-DWIT0jqFf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZRv9N-9mFPyM2caknclzIFTLpv0zC0PFHrMV8iHE8yFXOUfPzOP8HB3op9H3rTVRHg2buXCF1GEySZiqiIzt9vXR_ZTosu1CFRy5pEvAXp63fh5taldwE_MKtyxBTEao4Warbx6cS-_Y4wkTwIRvvk6SPRPqUtHgHwS5_ncEM5uHP06-DWIT0jqFf=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />Bartel had not drawn a land to play his energy flux, and as he noted, that would have made a lot of difference and that is very true. I still think the Serra's would have taken the game, it would havel lasted a lot longer though. But I would have been able to draw two extra cards from the parfait game before giving them up and I'm pretty sure that would have also given me enough advantage. So, I ended up 3-2-1, with both losses with the feeling it could have gone both ways, and the draw with the definite feeling I would have one had the game lasted 1 turn longer. All in all, pretty good. <p></p><p>Now it was time for Richards angry mob event. This turned out to be a guessing game. Some sort of a quiz. You get in line in 2's, Richard gives hints about a card from the Dark, and the first one to name the card wins the card and gets back in line. The other one loses and leaves the que. This was pretty funny and went on pretty quickly. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG-zJ5e953beHWVKoXzvA6fgcOL3KJ7i1zOu1MJhn1pxS0LFR72TxGxvfxbsnyK94hYdeGe0GkNjNrq4jbu1hm-GP3u0fSeyyNhlRaXSXgXyrqodSIsiKQ0wZnwFAi9048Miti4_8rf_dMKsnEold6TVCsx9q6EvW9_Zc9J4I4BG1ie0UnmbCr6ndh" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG-zJ5e953beHWVKoXzvA6fgcOL3KJ7i1zOu1MJhn1pxS0LFR72TxGxvfxbsnyK94hYdeGe0GkNjNrq4jbu1hm-GP3u0fSeyyNhlRaXSXgXyrqodSIsiKQ0wZnwFAi9048Miti4_8rf_dMKsnEold6TVCsx9q6EvW9_Zc9J4I4BG1ie0UnmbCr6ndh=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Richard playing Angry Mob</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Because we had not been out of the cafe all day, Wouter, Fulco and I wanted to see if there was anything else to eat nearby and found a really nice pizza place that made excellent pizza's. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEis0R6nIEstl1e-v8yPsp5uH4PnPHMkwhpxhCgmyrfe87-Gb8AYKn1FBWoiE37dmBT1aN_hFUb-E8827LdtIO5vkPHoSfnJzHLZILbDhU0wuX8WDLplSfjTGop7Y7WB2dpL-XgQWwJhS7LT5fwKAO-03Nal6eOVDLo951YOFMoBBFt0gZyn-KLJbDZh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEis0R6nIEstl1e-v8yPsp5uH4PnPHMkwhpxhCgmyrfe87-Gb8AYKn1FBWoiE37dmBT1aN_hFUb-E8827LdtIO5vkPHoSfnJzHLZILbDhU0wuX8WDLplSfjTGop7Y7WB2dpL-XgQWwJhS7LT5fwKAO-03Nal6eOVDLo951YOFMoBBFt0gZyn-KLJbDZh" width="400" /></a></div><br />We also got to make fun of the stressed people in cars honking their horns in Amsterdam traffic while eating the really great pizza. It also got Wouter the last chance to show off his Raging Bull Trophy for winning last year, because he would have to give the ring to the next winner today. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0BOFGsH5YRWbShqVumzG2aGUJv-KGOvDbkUKuNaq9RcWoN4FOBYCRbVPBantA6UuRdb7_we-P4ntJ7Y4uiRk7ZDr0nVswlB4p7-wdYP2alpI3RVap4gLnFIOzatuP1Upn1UqJ4GxYILugLbO-bVQvOBgGMiMJ-sf41_ZEOyAO-EnLizoaV8E_9kAv" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0BOFGsH5YRWbShqVumzG2aGUJv-KGOvDbkUKuNaq9RcWoN4FOBYCRbVPBantA6UuRdb7_we-P4ntJ7Y4uiRk7ZDr0nVswlB4p7-wdYP2alpI3RVap4gLnFIOzatuP1Upn1UqJ4GxYILugLbO-bVQvOBgGMiMJ-sf41_ZEOyAO-EnLizoaV8E_9kAv" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Showing off the golden raging bull ring</td></tr></tbody></table><br />After this I watched some of the quarterfinals, played a couple of games against Joep and watched some more semifinals. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlY5Q_KmNfQGUUBdIXcL4Um23oPgcCdHSUL8ExpHhmCtvxbVri4p3FBcisrGnyIS58_mPTAIuYE6zN7f1u6aH4rAwkR7MAS3wD309l7w-gfJwHoUsSuWJ8rYUhIGP-1eRObC7hC_GAFSbF1bPHNG_TujSdDHjKO0VXWEyAukGUas9bUeUu5H8E68b4" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlY5Q_KmNfQGUUBdIXcL4Um23oPgcCdHSUL8ExpHhmCtvxbVri4p3FBcisrGnyIS58_mPTAIuYE6zN7f1u6aH4rAwkR7MAS3wD309l7w-gfJwHoUsSuWJ8rYUhIGP-1eRObC7hC_GAFSbF1bPHNG_TujSdDHjKO0VXWEyAukGUas9bUeUu5H8E68b4" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nick on the deck vs Leo with Robots semi final. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Since it was getting kinda late I decided to watch the final on live stream while on the tramcar back to my car. I watched the first part and when I got back to my car I put it on audio. So I missed a small part while I was connecting to bluetooth in my car, but the first thing I heard after that was Timmy saying: "Yeah, that mind twist really took the game", so again another final being decided by one of the least fun cards in the format. O, well, I suppose that is to be expected. Perhaps I should make the next Camel Trophy Gentleman's rules, no Library, no mind twist. And maybe no Ancestral recall to top it off, although I have much less issue with that card than the other 2. I'll think about it. Some screenshots of the final:<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmVv-UDDDjLum-rMCfQDeEF3lfMj3Vryswi26szYM65uvP6vIXKrYkZOgjcMJnRc7QM0hA6e98lZaT9d7ytSvtGdGtd7ZyGiz5BtdigKcPmPHUXxBQEOc-2H1EUOmHQnqmK79jHflg_Ik3WPyEntgCdvNf8OKFwO5y_DuIK3K4QDgg0ZvP1KGsj4eL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="2160" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmVv-UDDDjLum-rMCfQDeEF3lfMj3Vryswi26szYM65uvP6vIXKrYkZOgjcMJnRc7QM0hA6e98lZaT9d7ytSvtGdGtd7ZyGiz5BtdigKcPmPHUXxBQEOc-2H1EUOmHQnqmK79jHflg_Ik3WPyEntgCdvNf8OKFwO5y_DuIK3K4QDgg0ZvP1KGsj4eL=w400-h200" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh09fIdbIZr-poqzEqReXpU1dVKU_8-qC_92TG-geboOsGS_OMK1purfub7FAgDwUeinsN5oO2lOlcP0Vv-pvnIbdM4YOSNzw0ra9OB7_TQXI8SN8wutSA4fHol6z_F5Gq91K2XYqcSTxMpBpqqbGlDNdbORJrMkrvOVmsJu0nJIecNnekoAWroy-PT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="2160" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh09fIdbIZr-poqzEqReXpU1dVKU_8-qC_92TG-geboOsGS_OMK1purfub7FAgDwUeinsN5oO2lOlcP0Vv-pvnIbdM4YOSNzw0ra9OB7_TQXI8SN8wutSA4fHol6z_F5Gq91K2XYqcSTxMpBpqqbGlDNdbORJrMkrvOVmsJu0nJIecNnekoAWroy-PT=w400-h200" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy19ZLtsSmB2Vzy7TVBpNeNoHkdbRdkiGWBiVcAWwGIyQP2Xm1DaTYy-AdZ6Faqv7Bv3IlmqCz5wqHL2N8OaCUec5eLC2D3qmE1c2z2iFzWcbIPJV4ZugxPsLBvNtRFmL7hsy0l8t6wQq4HIV6ZcgCcHkK6sT5fZ6rPMRP5utl4nCPutDB4HPoJSTr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="2160" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhy19ZLtsSmB2Vzy7TVBpNeNoHkdbRdkiGWBiVcAWwGIyQP2Xm1DaTYy-AdZ6Faqv7Bv3IlmqCz5wqHL2N8OaCUec5eLC2D3qmE1c2z2iFzWcbIPJV4ZugxPsLBvNtRFmL7hsy0l8t6wQq4HIV6ZcgCcHkK6sT5fZ6rPMRP5utl4nCPutDB4HPoJSTr=w400-h200" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p>Looking back, the deck felt better than I had expected, but from the games I played, it needs tuning. Tapping out an opponent completely before Titania's song is pretty essential and I did not manage that on some crucial moments. So I think 4 Icy Manipulators is probably better, and also an extra Relic Barrier because I ended up with howling mines in my had or in play that I could not shut off. Also, one finisher like a fireball or a rocket launcher would probably be a good idea, because I felt I could not finish quickly enough after using the mirror and that also cost me 2 games, even though they were very close. </p><p>The spoils of the day:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpSBSYJF5nwID4GSYBOJcW16XbDcpHwJoFujhQW5U71GggEAJyVCtCG87wHXzLXyOpUzPOnFkzRGCz8jNAGM62BipMBRrRvB68t_wfTcGquATSRZvn6OpG80dQgUYW5qX9F8jWka0j2NNCEvVw8tF_epl3yFUiyqdNOm7lQ_E891qHEPfnV8nCTuMC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpSBSYJF5nwID4GSYBOJcW16XbDcpHwJoFujhQW5U71GggEAJyVCtCG87wHXzLXyOpUzPOnFkzRGCz8jNAGM62BipMBRrRvB68t_wfTcGquATSRZvn6OpG80dQgUYW5qX9F8jWka0j2NNCEvVw8tF_epl3yFUiyqdNOm7lQ_E891qHEPfnV8nCTuMC=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>Thanks to Marten Buhler for helping me almost finish getting Fallen Empires complete, thanks to Wijnand and Wouter for the Swedish legal cards and thanks to Juan for organizing a fundraiser to get money to help getting rid of cancer in kids. That is amazing and I'm glad I could donate to that good cause. </p><p>And of course most of all, thanks to Richard for organizing this amazing day, thanks to Timmy for the livestream and Dyan for the pictures. I'm looking forward to seeing some of than. To finish off, as always, thanks to all the guys I played and all the guys that showed up for this great day of Oldschool cardflopping. I had an awesome day thanks to all of you. Until next time! </p><p> </p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-32957651335900905152022-04-14T00:56:00.001-07:002022-04-14T00:56:12.511-07:00Paladins of the North report by Carl<p> This is a report from the Paladins of the North cup 2 held in Groningen.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">No
other old school players from Brussels could attend, so I tried to find
other Belgian players planning to go but could not find any. Luckily, a
few days before the event, the Ghent players (the whole Ghent OS crew
consisting of Baptist and Gwen) contacted me and I caught up with them
by train. Late preregistration meant that the slots for the Brawl event
on Friday evening was already full. But the plan was to go to the pub
anyway and see whether there were enough no shows to be able to play.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">We
arrived well in time, checked out at the hotel and headed for the bar
where the Brawl would take place, a nice old dark bar with good beers
(Westmalle Triple, please!) and games (chess, go, boardgames). It turned
out that there was no place left, but who cares? It was really good to
meet pals again. Anyway, I managed to play againt Luis from the
Barcelona crew between round 1 and 2, he was with Gwendlyn Di Corci, and
my Xira Arien took the upper hand. Then we went for dinner, and came
back before round 4: Nick Cramer was nice enough to let me play his last
round with my deck. Gwen still needed to build his deck for Saturday,
so Baptist went with him at the hotel. My opponent was Arnaud, playing
Sol'kanar the Swamp King (almost half of the field was UBR, the third
and most powerful commander being Tetsuo Umezawa): he beat me 2-0,
gaining some style points when he copied my Tawnos's Coffin with Copy
Artifact to combo with his Triskelion in play. I chatted a bit more with
some players (the last time I went to an old school event was last
November), then went to see how Gwen was doing. He opted to play
Guardian Beast as well, but with some robots. After a good night of
sleep, I went to the lobby for breakfast at 8 AM, the time Gwen
suggested. Baptist was already busy with the breakfast, Gwen showed up
20 minutes late, he had a bad night (something to do with the fan,
fortunately no shit was involved). Anyway, we checked out and moved on
to the tournament site: Vera, the rock temple from Groningen. There
could not be a more suitable place: Vera stands for "Veri Et Recti
Amici" (True and upright friends). But the tournament started at 11 AM
only, so Baptist and I went for a walk in the streets in the town
centre, and Gwen went back to the hotel to get some rest. Some lovely
buildings, like the Martini tower, highest building of the city which is
almost 100 m high, from the 15th century. We walked for an hour or so,
then the Vera was opened, there was already a little crowd and some
faces I had not seen for a long time.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbJfhdE8uSbye-Tol9MsjJibID7AztTEBvpsxNGO6tqIpNcE5guMuJ_Grn2lvz6WJ9xn666ch7z8P-wyj0JBy_9t_tXjNwfg_wMQLv3PFn73AgR_JD4nvDDcXNkrZm7ufciiubPwTWgVS5MX9yUPvcGBtJSfH9PnMTYHnX1O2bnSndyqUNdQzm3E3i" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="1200" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbJfhdE8uSbye-Tol9MsjJibID7AztTEBvpsxNGO6tqIpNcE5guMuJ_Grn2lvz6WJ9xn666ch7z8P-wyj0JBy_9t_tXjNwfg_wMQLv3PFn73AgR_JD4nvDDcXNkrZm7ufciiubPwTWgVS5MX9yUPvcGBtJSfH9PnMTYHnX1O2bnSndyqUNdQzm3E3i=w400-h249" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking a deck pic in the garage :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I
had planned to play Beast Island, a combo deck featuring Guardian Beast
(x4) and Chaos Orb already in 2021, but these tournaments were
cancelled, so this was a new the opportunity. I took the latest version
posted on the Tales from La Toundra blog. The last time I played a game
of Magic was in December 2021, but I thought I would discover the
intricacies of the deck by playing it. And indeed I made some
mistakes... There were 69 players, 6 Swiss rounds followed by Top 8.
Most of the OS Dutch guild members were there (Marten Buhler was
missing), there were also people from Barcelona, Florian from Germany,
Åland from Sweden, and us 3 Belgians.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Since we will go back to Belgium after the tournament, our plan is not to make top 8 to avoid being too late at home :-)</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Round 1: Erwin Demmer - Good stuff</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEha3WgAAM_zOXEx3NftIeUIHpfXGfkYmnd-4PW8DiyXBOoqAsG0-OryrsSzEjXSWMEll9qqK6V7M4QIZmj_bERnxhDTaPyc5sTC14Ux9z7CsD6xKhli7Y8D1Y5wG-B00j9uIJ177WTPSgdVhxdCrabwxSEX6PMCD1GPbWo5r_zz5f3EVWunvTS_7mje" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEha3WgAAM_zOXEx3NftIeUIHpfXGfkYmnd-4PW8DiyXBOoqAsG0-OryrsSzEjXSWMEll9qqK6V7M4QIZmj_bERnxhDTaPyc5sTC14Ux9z7CsD6xKhli7Y8D1Y5wG-B00j9uIJ177WTPSgdVhxdCrabwxSEX6PMCD1GPbWo5r_zz5f3EVWunvTS_7mje=w262-h400" width="262" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Round 1, just started</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Erwin to open the tournament, who could ask for more?</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">He
starts strong with a turn 2 Library of Alexandria, but Erwin cannot
activate it before turn 5. I am stuck at four mana, and Erwin casts a
Stone Rain. I cast Demonic Tutor that he Mana Drains to get out Serra
Angel next turn. I play an Icy Manipulator to hold the Angel, but I am
hampered by my lack of mana and Erwin kills me with a Fireball for 7.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Game
2 I get a good start with Volcanic Island, Mox, Sol Ring, Mana Vault
and Time Walk. In my extra turn, I play Ancestral Recall and Chaos Orb.
In the following turns, I draw like a madman thanks to Wheel of Fortune,
get back Time Walk, Timetwister and finally Braingeyser for 7. I
finally get the Guardian Beast + Chaos Orb combo going, and bash Erwin
with Factories he cannot stop.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">There is no time for game 3, unfortunately.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">1-1, 1 point.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Round 2: Fulco Van der Wees - UBR</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">I played Fulco already last year as Gaea's Avengers tournament, he is a very kind person, so I am glad to meet him again.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Game 1 is all mine as I assemble the Beast + Orb combo on turn 3. He dies without permanents in play.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Game
2, Fulco Bolts my turn 1 Sage of Lat-Nam, so I play a second turn
Beast. He casts Energy Flux, which I will have to deal with. I play a
second Sage (this allows me to sacrifice some artifacts and get some
mana to cast spell), and Fulco gets out a Sedge Troll, I play a Beast,
he answers with a Nevinyrral's Disk. He pops the Disk, which is fine
with me (no more Flux in play), so I play 2 Icies and 2 Factories. When
he is tapped out, I play Time Walk twice, putting Fulco at 6 life, then
cast a Fireball to kill him.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">2-0, 4 points.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">The
tournament runs very smoothly, and we have time to go to lunch. I go
with Gwen and Baptist, who both have won their first two matches. We
find a nice family-run Thai restaurant, and once sated, we go back to
the Vera.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Round 3: David Chroom : monored</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">David
has a predestined name, [mono]Chrome. And indeed, he plays monored, and
very well. Our games didn't take more than 10 minutes.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Game
1, he wins the toss and start with Mountain, Sol Ring, Mana Vault, Mana
Vault, Triskelion. I lay a land and pass. He attacks for 4, then plays a
Black Vise (I am holding Ancestral Recall...). I go to 13, then Divine
Offering the Trike (getting pinged by my City of Brass). I take 2
damages turn 3 and 4 (down to 8 life), then on his turn 5 he Bolt me and
then Fireballs for 5, putting me at zero life.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">I
get another had without fast mana, and David has anothe Black Vise for
me that he casts thanks to a Factory (do I need to say that I am holding
Ancestral Recall again?). Turn 2 he plays another Factory and hits me
for 2. I cast Blue Elemental Blast on his Rukh Egg to try to get under
the Vise (I am stuck at 2 lands), then play a Chaos Orb, but it is too
late already, the fact that I miss my flip doesn't change the outcome.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">0-2, 4 points.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Round 4: David Simons - Monoblack</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">I
win the toss, but David opens with Library of Alexandria. Fortunately, I
get some mana artifacts this time, allowing me to empty my hand and
play Timetwister, followed by Balance with one card in hand. He plays a
Disk, but I have a Guardian Beast to protect my Icies. I tap his
creatures (Black Knight and Fallen Angel) and continue to lay lands
until I can Fireball him for 15, taking game 1.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Game
2 is my time to get a good start: Underground Sea, 3 Moxen, Mana Vault,
Geyser for 6 on turn one. David plays a Sinkhole on the Underground
Sea. My turn 2 is Library of Alexandria, David does not have another
Sinkhole, meaning I draw two cards a turn to his one. He plays Fallen
Angel which I keep at bay thanks to an Icy Manipulator. He then plays
Hypnotic Specter, so I cast Control Magic on the Angel. I tap his
blockers with my Icies to hit him with the Angel, then Time Walk and hit
him again, adding 2 Factories to kill David.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">2-0, 7 points.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Round 5: Benjamin Van Leerberghe - BR</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">So there was a fourth Belgian in the room after all, and I have to play him :-(</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Benjamin plays his own decks, today it is a black-red brew.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">I
start with turn 1 Library of Alexandria, but Benjamin has the answer:
Underworld Dreams, so I cannot sit on it. I miss a Chaos Orb flip, which
probably costs me the game, because I cannot cast the Timetwister I am
holding. Benjamin pounds me with a Specter and 2 Factories, I am soon at
zero life...</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">I get an aggressive
start in game 2 with a Factory and 2 Sages of Lat-Nam, Benjamin
stabilize with Sedge Troll and Su-Chi. I activate the Sages to draw more
cards, then get Regrowth to Fireball him to death.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Game
3 is in the same vein: I am holding off a Troll and a Su-Chi with a
couple of Icies and have a Beast on my side. Since Benjamin plays
Shatter, I don't attack with the Beast because otherwise he could
destroy an Icy. Since there is no Underworld Dreams in play, I can take
my time. I finally get a Fireball to kill him while he was still at 15
life. Cheesy.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">2-1, 10 points.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Round 6: Gideon Evers - White zoo</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">The winner of the match will likely reach top 8. Gideon plays a GRW zoo with Elvish Archers.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Game
3, he gets a fast start, and I am soon facing 2 Savannah Lions at 3
life. I cast Timetwister, which gives me Mind Twist to wipe his hand and
a split Fireball to kill his 2 Lions. Fortunately for me, he doesn't
draw any Lightning Bolt (I don't think he is playing Chain Lightning), I
kill him with Factories. That as was a desperate one.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Gideon
start with a turn one Sylvan Library, which allows to plop an early
Erhnam Djinn. He hit me twice with the Djinn and once with a Factory,
disenchanting my Factory in the process. My attempt to cast Control
Magic on the Djinn meets Red Elemental Blast. I cast Balance at 5 life,
then play a Guardian Beast. He attacke with 2 Factories, so I am in Bolt
range...</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Game 3, I get LoA in my
opening hand, but Gideon has a turn one Lion, so I play a turn 2 Sage of
Lat-Nam to trade for the Lion. He plays a Serra Angel, I have an Icy
but he Disenchants it, same thing happens to my second Icy. The Third
Icy will hold off the Angel after a last hit since I only have 4 mana,
meaning I am low on life. After a while without action, I cast a
Braingeyser to try to come back, Gideon has a Disintegrate to kill me
that I cannot stop.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">1-2, 10 points.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Top
8 will be announced after dinner. Baptist is 4-1-1 with Lions Dibs
control (Lauter deck style), meaning he might be in, so Gwen, him and me
go to an Italian restaurant together with Anne Joldersma. Anne and Gwen
are riveted to the TV in my back, this must have been some adult
content... The waiter switches to some football match, I am glad I am
not facing the screen. We had a good time together, Anne is chatty and
we exchange our views on Belgians and Dutch.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Then it is time to see whether Baptist is in the top 8 and indeed he is, as 6th seed.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">He
first beat Wilfred who is on Red with a splash of blue and white,
featuring Ironclaws Orcs, Ball Lightning and Blood Moon after an epic
game 1 (where Baptist had to mulligan to 5 cards).</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Gideon loses to Evert who is playing UWR aggro. Dyan beat Ron, and Mari wins his match.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">At this point, Gwen wants to spend the night in Groningen, but all hotel rooms are booked, so we will have to drive back late.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">In the semi-finals, Baptist beats Dyan who is on GR Armageddon with only Alpha and Beta cards, and Mari bests Evert.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Baptist plays the mirror match against Mari in the finals, and he beats him 2-0.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">The
main prize, an original painting by Melissa Benson, went away in the
lottery, so Baptist gets the Paladin of the North from Unlimited signed
by every player!</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrId39aS7jeXJtP-6LBQE1cDFU0Bp8i3QO00uUDXjtHL9gKYDnnECWzj4fSvQSjyLtSX-z1PFROPsTPWOF5TLFkB6MtB_0WN15VLwkrI-Ruut1rPIlPSVxvsc4hzWZmJPBZBW8eG325xt3OUEr8ZwmZsyh_LanDxl8i1elK5ksPw7iI5eBsr23TxHL" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="1200" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrId39aS7jeXJtP-6LBQE1cDFU0Bp8i3QO00uUDXjtHL9gKYDnnECWzj4fSvQSjyLtSX-z1PFROPsTPWOF5TLFkB6MtB_0WN15VLwkrI-Ruut1rPIlPSVxvsc4hzWZmJPBZBW8eG325xt3OUEr8ZwmZsyh_LanDxl8i1elK5ksPw7iI5eBsr23TxHL=w400-h328" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Awesome original art!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />It is past
midnight when the Vera closes, it is difficult to take leave in such a
good company. Gwen manages to drive the whole journey back, I get two
hours of sleep before we reach Ghent, where I face a dilemma: either
Gwen drops me at the station so that I can catch the first train to
Brussels (1:45 later), or I go to Baptist's place, but he doesn't have
his keys so it is possible that we have to wait for his wife to get up
to open the door. I opt the train station, and it was the good call:
Baptist had to sleep 2 hours on straw bales in a horse stable before he
could get home! I am at home at 6:30 AM and go to bed with a wide smile
on my face.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Many thanks to Koos
and his crew for organising the event which was run flawlessly. It was
great to meet you guys again. Congrats to Baptist and thanks to Gwen and
Baptist for a great weekend.</p>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-39051310212871926742022-04-10T04:04:00.005-07:002022-04-10T04:04:59.934-07:00The Palladins of the North cup with Hell's caretaker spice<p>On april the 2nd there would be another option to play IRL oldschool again. These days there are so many OS tournaments in the Netherlands you could play a live event at least once a month or more. If that's not enough for you, you can join one of the many online tournaments. I like IRL tournaments the best, especially if they're organized by people I know and like, like the Cramers. So naturally I said I would come when they announced it a while back. </p><p>As I expected less spiking than on Dadbodcon because there was nothing really to win apart from the glory, I was happy to go for a more spicy approach than last time and take one of the decks that I like to play even though they're not that good. Anne Joldersma challenged me to take <a href="https://ancientmagicthegathering.blogspot.com/2021/11/spice-for-love-of-rodents-combat-wombat.html">Combat Wombat</a> and even though I will take that to a tournament somewhere in the near future, this time I felt more like playing a deck with Hell's caretaker and Tetravus. I've loved the interaction between the Caretaker and Tetravus very much ever since the chronicles/4th edition era, when I used to have a deck with 4 of both from chronicles, 4th and renaissance. It was abysmal, but fortunately most of the decks my friends were playing with were not much better (well, apart from the UW Serra/control magic/counterdeck one of my friends had built..I think that would be good enough to compete in current day OS and maybe reach Top8), so sometimes I would win with just swarming my opponents with Tetravites and blocking with them as well. The best part would be when I would block a Serra or something with a Tetravite, then tap my Sage of Lat-Nam (I had 2 at that time and was unable to find more) for a card. Somewhere during the pandemic I wanted to relive the experience but with a more OS feel, so I decided to see if I could find 4 LG caretakers and 3 more Tetravusses to add to my 1 AQ version. When my local gameshop "Spelkwartier" had 3 LG caretakers on MCM, I called them and picked them up later that week. During the pandemic there was also something called card bonanza's in the dutch oldschool signal group which are basically first come, first serve firesales, so getting my Tetravusses was just a matter of keeping my eye on my phone and type really fast when a Tetravus was on sale. From there I started building the deck from memory, and did some tweaking after playing a couple of games with it. This is the way it ended up for this tournament:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1qCmw5yrf61T50hZBx6tj9qZKtS461aYRjNBsfJctDgUQ7UNIRGqo6vpXtj9Kc4tVVbdYG9dybvjXTGBKhl19dD3ckg2RgXi_Ec5q2OTz_tqBCYGGCDiTnyKlnV_Nj0AcJmBMHsNEVWATfOx-HgwfJpA7pntAowoulpVH6Wq2xg3ZaW5lJorUj-rj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2338" data-original-width="4000" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1qCmw5yrf61T50hZBx6tj9qZKtS461aYRjNBsfJctDgUQ7UNIRGqo6vpXtj9Kc4tVVbdYG9dybvjXTGBKhl19dD3ckg2RgXi_Ec5q2OTz_tqBCYGGCDiTnyKlnV_Nj0AcJmBMHsNEVWATfOx-HgwfJpA7pntAowoulpVH6Wq2xg3ZaW5lJorUj-rj=w640-h374" width="640" /></a></div><br />4 Hell's caretakers proved a bit much during the 10 test games I played with it, and since a demon with a hells caretaker is thematically nice, I decided to go for one of those. I'd gotten a couple of them as well during the pandemic, so my bb chronicles version could stay out of this deck. The deck is pretty slow, but if it gets a chance to start working, it really brings out a big grin on my face. The mana vaults are in there to keep up with quick decks and are then usually eaten by the Sages. I was looking for spots for creature removal, but I could not decide what to take out and I did not have a lot of time for testing, so I decided to just leave it like this, because it was pretty close to what I'd played more than 20 years ago. <p></p><p>Chris asked if I wanted to drive together (he's from Germany) and Peter was also coming. In the week of the tournament Thijs also asked if I was going, so he joined as well. My Mini Cooper would be pretty full, but hey, it was only a 2 hours drive from my house. On the day of the tournament, Chris showed up exactly on time, we picked up the other guys and went up north. 2 hours fly by if you have nice company, so it seemed much shorter when we reached Groningen. Outside of the venue we spotted familiar faces and I was looking forward to nice day of OS. I was hoping for about a 3-3 record in the swiss and not be crushed totally. </p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXK06_3Dbg4m9mK2vrpHITDpKHghB-0AAgTxSK4229yTo-u4Pt9jt7yLznGrUJHxdnIFZfEzU9TjHkjzfT07QfwtNVYQYA0SpdVRxZ2Pxz3KHeuUKQUEnpTprzHzzuBDDz82N86MeyjRVdQkcLVfs7KdyzlsC-dx1uC7d_b3xfBFKg4Gg58pOur0C-"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXK06_3Dbg4m9mK2vrpHITDpKHghB-0AAgTxSK4229yTo-u4Pt9jt7yLznGrUJHxdnIFZfEzU9TjHkjzfT07QfwtNVYQYA0SpdVRxZ2Pxz3KHeuUKQUEnpTprzHzzuBDDz82N86MeyjRVdQkcLVfs7KdyzlsC-dx1uC7d_b3xfBFKg4Gg58pOur0C-=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br />It took some time, but then it was time for round one. I kept a pretty meager hand with the exeption of Library of Alexandria. And, since I am one of those people that get's to use his library only about 20% of the time, it was immediately stripped by my opponent. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9PtTl8zmcSWCiInN6SKqXf-bxoW2f6SxqNVrJ-BPl7CUSET7dn5hQSHu18xT4v6mlpsbGns4fiBVtGwMsa7p9Wi235YY3QjA56zKWqHfx1ImIiNiD28k9oYAotg8cazno2pbIpA_o7gq_-4eabdZgY9O9bgXSjdU0mhxaD7ILCx87NOEI3Ap28aeH" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9PtTl8zmcSWCiInN6SKqXf-bxoW2f6SxqNVrJ-BPl7CUSET7dn5hQSHu18xT4v6mlpsbGns4fiBVtGwMsa7p9Wi235YY3QjA56zKWqHfx1ImIiNiD28k9oYAotg8cazno2pbIpA_o7gq_-4eabdZgY9O9bgXSjdU0mhxaD7ILCx87NOEI3Ap28aeH=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Because.. of course.. right.. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />My opponent went on the offensive with Savannah Lions and while I was able to counter some stuff, he followed up with Ancestral Recall, while I was waiting for enough land to get something into play. I got stuck on 5 mana with 2 Trikes and 3 Tetravus in hand. All I needed was one extra land. But the land did not show up and since he got some extra cards and was just quick, I lost in about 2-3 minutes. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf0YXrD3HqFn5uDxNXek_vLubd0CMMaseu1cM8IWCfBvX_on9bLgbxI_WzTM18Bsa0giAUK4rMdn9Jvsw3fyY9GM3Shwi7TXEgc8uqjuRx3fp4Dp0Qc8z9xVnEuGWrTnpNldxwLHWQNALbSfBoXGqoOtQUNGYhNVxlvcjSi5e92KqxfzNuw9PxZxs8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf0YXrD3HqFn5uDxNXek_vLubd0CMMaseu1cM8IWCfBvX_on9bLgbxI_WzTM18Bsa0giAUK4rMdn9Jvsw3fyY9GM3Shwi7TXEgc8uqjuRx3fp4Dp0Qc8z9xVnEuGWrTnpNldxwLHWQNALbSfBoXGqoOtQUNGYhNVxlvcjSi5e92KqxfzNuw9PxZxs8=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>I boarded in some stuff against the swords, disenchants, I was expecting, with some terrors as well. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyNtVykh5ubMjF8J959eyE68AxeZexFoOaAIcGRoe4fCUtyLjfO5jOyx9DL43x1thbDb1uyGlOm-H9t-_AqpUz8BMspzSzNnQgoNAXYYOhgJPJfymaTAw_ZrZOjGjfrmKD9_W6yPdA96Z173rYIWbIbP6S6arVUgKAxOlV9rt5EO87_MXxa6TpQQI3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyNtVykh5ubMjF8J959eyE68AxeZexFoOaAIcGRoe4fCUtyLjfO5jOyx9DL43x1thbDb1uyGlOm-H9t-_AqpUz8BMspzSzNnQgoNAXYYOhgJPJfymaTAw_ZrZOjGjfrmKD9_W6yPdA96Z173rYIWbIbP6S6arVUgKAxOlV9rt5EO87_MXxa6TpQQI3=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />The next game was not much better, because this time I had land (quite a lot of it actually) but nothing to play with it. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZbG_V4WKlZil0APxQCleEbfx2JS03VuM3w2luCgGnvtQ4ZghnePdiQbnjEcK8YSjhUr6QWBqbtJqzDgiMeXZJ2wnzFcp9F5eR9yk_eyXeViGIRrsZXwi25URCMtl0wUIWBHDaL9KF-6a94noftS3N03elEjiPVSX0EpAwn4BjaP0ZtrPVD-Jkf_xy" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZbG_V4WKlZil0APxQCleEbfx2JS03VuM3w2luCgGnvtQ4ZghnePdiQbnjEcK8YSjhUr6QWBqbtJqzDgiMeXZJ2wnzFcp9F5eR9yk_eyXeViGIRrsZXwi25URCMtl0wUIWBHDaL9KF-6a94noftS3N03elEjiPVSX0EpAwn4BjaP0ZtrPVD-Jkf_xy=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I did some damage with the sage though.. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>In the turns after this, a troll, Lions and Armageddon followed in turn 4,5,6 so I the whole match was over in about 5 minutes. Though I had expected to lose against spikey decks, this was over much quicker than I had hoped for. It did give me the opportunity to do some walking around and spotting nice people with nice cardboard. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5Rl4UW24vymAx39AoDhVezP76wrwSclk4UDge5SyHVbPMfp-3_eYpvtmwFXqHaK2vilhg3VxFi0tQaz5mx5W1YsJtRBq58sf0qBiv3WXm42BCY_YoBKGomaSdrtzcn--lDZO5YCNLhyi78LSz0nbeVMa_8XRUSv5cAUpehFGOVT1KhN98Nvj5UVhA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5Rl4UW24vymAx39AoDhVezP76wrwSclk4UDge5SyHVbPMfp-3_eYpvtmwFXqHaK2vilhg3VxFi0tQaz5mx5W1YsJtRBq58sf0qBiv3WXm42BCY_YoBKGomaSdrtzcn--lDZO5YCNLhyi78LSz0nbeVMa_8XRUSv5cAUpehFGOVT1KhN98Nvj5UVhA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">oldprint vs reprint</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUPsj3IpO7_ed4icNpVlq4joBmcwNnaCzCVv2FxK35RMLwlpzh8007aajhSFOp91E31-6D8hdzzaGu1HE4UXyZz_6Pf7jqmIKwAgaqG8n4PjlMJ3oZnHPipUHp7GlT0wZEl8N88idd01f8VQ2nMBrEN7_nPKIjiMZ22loLtZYfoRzUWJXuLyx2gE82" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2818" data-original-width="3000" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUPsj3IpO7_ed4icNpVlq4joBmcwNnaCzCVv2FxK35RMLwlpzh8007aajhSFOp91E31-6D8hdzzaGu1HE4UXyZz_6Pf7jqmIKwAgaqG8n4PjlMJ3oZnHPipUHp7GlT0wZEl8N88idd01f8VQ2nMBrEN7_nPKIjiMZ22loLtZYfoRzUWJXuLyx2gE82=w400-h376" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oi!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />This one is nice, I just passed by and noticed the situation, remarking that the only thing that would help was... and then he topdecked it!<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3S5tFzzVDqbVAnqRkdypqyc8RMpAci1nJIxXj6py7BOXJ6kFD2-dLnB3Q17nQCK_wR65kRc9X1TaHA31zehIMbmJmixQXcwQccqzGWOQUU4_qz_v8DeRcViFEqeJjUz5LoHLfoNnJf7dOKwyBCmZcbD7_ckBOC67i2_uOdPK75s65jB4_pMe8YGYF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3S5tFzzVDqbVAnqRkdypqyc8RMpAci1nJIxXj6py7BOXJ6kFD2-dLnB3Q17nQCK_wR65kRc9X1TaHA31zehIMbmJmixQXcwQccqzGWOQUU4_qz_v8DeRcViFEqeJjUz5LoHLfoNnJf7dOKwyBCmZcbD7_ckBOC67i2_uOdPK75s65jB4_pMe8YGYF=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />After a seemingly long time, it was time for round 2. Since I had lost round 1, I was hoping to be paired against a bit less agressive deck, or maybe something a bit less focused. That did not turn out that well, because on turn 2: </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhO-UvYYAXlyA4wDqSvbE6uvwMvn-16nWdbWzkDgRBIJuBMRbSA5-4_lqO1TaN9ziQu6zaj0FUF-WI8yzXa4EpoahejFH3FYb4hcFfh5Ws_va4R-GZJTQVYH4MzSWnVOrXPFhNYJcMTmnvJSTZriMJZP1JR0CpRhPigI-t4p6r2rrq76lPvnuWbo4G6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhO-UvYYAXlyA4wDqSvbE6uvwMvn-16nWdbWzkDgRBIJuBMRbSA5-4_lqO1TaN9ziQu6zaj0FUF-WI8yzXa4EpoahejFH3FYb4hcFfh5Ws_va4R-GZJTQVYH4MzSWnVOrXPFhNYJcMTmnvJSTZriMJZP1JR0CpRhPigI-t4p6r2rrq76lPvnuWbo4G6=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>This again, was a pretty short story. I got rid of his Serendib Efreet with chaos orb, he then played a Erhnam Djinn, and I tried keeping up with a Triskelion, which he Swords to plowshared. I was thinking maybe I could get a Hell's Caretaker into play and do some tricks with that and my Jalum Tome. The Jalum Tome only produced more land and the Caretaker was Mindtwisted, so not much of a game there. With no cards left, the Djinn Crushed me. </div><div><br /></div><div>I boarded in glooms again, and was able to get one out pretty quickly in game 2. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYB9gh4SHqK-wF0yXyaHLRYr7EgoIig4gyApwGzqU8i5zi61y-DrgqqYM5GTEpKUb3N9gsybSp3AVYIslVMmUPDrCbJUnWJoTY7RsyGbkEfomFkr9ubiIYpfnY3NiotdOhuDavH7pCRyI97zhnUwkOgYM6d2WT3PINaMhTVQkwHwfYHuKTuThESLOG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYB9gh4SHqK-wF0yXyaHLRYr7EgoIig4gyApwGzqU8i5zi61y-DrgqqYM5GTEpKUb3N9gsybSp3AVYIslVMmUPDrCbJUnWJoTY7RsyGbkEfomFkr9ubiIYpfnY3NiotdOhuDavH7pCRyI97zhnUwkOgYM6d2WT3PINaMhTVQkwHwfYHuKTuThESLOG=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I tried putting on some pressure with a Triskelion, but my opponent was neatly helped from under the gloom with some quick moxes on turn 1 and 3. That coupled with an Ancestral recall and a swords to plowshares for my Trike, and the gloom was basically not doing anything. A lions showed up, and instead of being beaten by that, I decided to just take it with control magic. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK0fwDRpnLixszhhngydjUqhwGrDKlh5cbqP3jXu3fdwfxHKOoNKqXj4rGu3uGLf433JRVwSPl7KiIvsAE03_ZNBTwPjzT3clKV10oLWCILs-e8V12KI2S5qekqaBNa53yA4mGjlxw7B23ChJd3kRCQm3_APHxioSKug3Xggtl5DrZHn6uZHNXlthT" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK0fwDRpnLixszhhngydjUqhwGrDKlh5cbqP3jXu3fdwfxHKOoNKqXj4rGu3uGLf433JRVwSPl7KiIvsAE03_ZNBTwPjzT3clKV10oLWCILs-e8V12KI2S5qekqaBNa53yA4mGjlxw7B23ChJd3kRCQm3_APHxioSKug3Xggtl5DrZHn6uZHNXlthT=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>My opponent disenchanted the gloom and then played a Serra Angel and Sylvan Library. I tried to keep up with a Tetravus, which was then prompty copied with copy artifact. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4iX9O8BZiXeJtTVUPSCaeWX2Av4JqBJYaHJERy3fUk3jB6R6HH37141yyoLSsVUGSMgbpeO5eUAg8QHaSNry67v1D93SJC-Jn6d-h9PSd2SCHeHtVe3MghiIrF4DgG2OuhABvOTHxhuvGnOSqIKNJQ63gUNp6oF_L9Cqx0d44fWVC7n9KhHRP_XdH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4iX9O8BZiXeJtTVUPSCaeWX2Av4JqBJYaHJERy3fUk3jB6R6HH37141yyoLSsVUGSMgbpeO5eUAg8QHaSNry67v1D93SJC-Jn6d-h9PSd2SCHeHtVe3MghiIrF4DgG2OuhABvOTHxhuvGnOSqIKNJQ63gUNp6oF_L9Cqx0d44fWVC7n9KhHRP_XdH=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />The copy artifact was followed up with Erhnam Djinn, and I was just trying to keep up with an animated trike, but since that is smaller, it was not much of a match there. I managed to get rid of one djinn, only to have it followed up by another. <br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiB2aIhb-8NrnNTV_nV3DjE-PR0edLX3RpBW2Df6zG2TEak6wmaCqqQi02FriWzCKn2X0uVSsX5SZkulVdfauSjGfVJ60XKeDsG58GNcdl_Xjpv-2q-TPWyD3pr1se4dMUP9jbxtv402krL4-twCmwIato4ky3wEVHEbFmAcjAHxIipp73IEEMr0Rwt" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiB2aIhb-8NrnNTV_nV3DjE-PR0edLX3RpBW2Df6zG2TEak6wmaCqqQi02FriWzCKn2X0uVSsX5SZkulVdfauSjGfVJ60XKeDsG58GNcdl_Xjpv-2q-TPWyD3pr1se4dMUP9jbxtv402krL4-twCmwIato4ky3wEVHEbFmAcjAHxIipp73IEEMr0Rwt=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>Scrambling to get something going, I tried getting the sage/caretaker/tetravus going, but my opponent swords to plowshared the tetravus, so that was not going to happen. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxpByHpMg-LqgH4faQBddEwheKFP7ca66Tphh3UAbsvTWs7uzYCvuXD9Gq7MOd_KC4m9n9QKR8JWldIJcmcsZXADQSVv9Z29e8Ajd9VqXtfgb7SliFWQB4OfTTnC4lxeKmG0RbsCJhgsl3r0h1xkqHuTHXGohzMy6cYwHL1zgIswD9pj1RZLCs7qQ1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxpByHpMg-LqgH4faQBddEwheKFP7ca66Tphh3UAbsvTWs7uzYCvuXD9Gq7MOd_KC4m9n9QKR8JWldIJcmcsZXADQSVv9Z29e8Ajd9VqXtfgb7SliFWQB4OfTTnC4lxeKmG0RbsCJhgsl3r0h1xkqHuTHXGohzMy6cYwHL1zgIswD9pj1RZLCs7qQ1=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />With no tricks to get blockers into play, I lost the second game again. This match had lasted a bit longer, somewhere close to 12 minutes. This was going worse than I had hoped for. I don't mind losing, but by this time I had been here for about 2,5 hours, and I had only played less then 20 minutes worth of magic. Losing is less bad if the games at least take longer :)<p></p><p>With more than half an hour left in the round, I went for another walk to admire cardboard and take some pictures. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjapqCHw-VVV6XVBUBlP3qfwoxNs0-lNr1nla2NAkIxe2GtVSkHJNbf5mQBguZiuoX9pT3qF-bNVQCTxnKeorLmvybwx22i_XvvRcvCjCny6OVUNnV-PqBppE5LhDu96LRJGhogH0kq6WNMZrFZ9yahdKwbn8OiPuDnMbzrWZfhutjxF0c5bDw1EgLu" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjapqCHw-VVV6XVBUBlP3qfwoxNs0-lNr1nla2NAkIxe2GtVSkHJNbf5mQBguZiuoX9pT3qF-bNVQCTxnKeorLmvybwx22i_XvvRcvCjCny6OVUNnV-PqBppE5LhDu96LRJGhogH0kq6WNMZrFZ9yahdKwbn8OiPuDnMbzrWZfhutjxF0c5bDw1EgLu=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes! Ghost ships! Awesome. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeOytqVi2aIlFP5TQwCTtvkDv094265etlcBixjXmCTUJw2BdenMOHF3lwPrcSJKpUViLJkDhIy2nPfgvmjOwTS7K_6GumzZUXGV39KmvPDKx07svDJof8SxSc9pORksOpnx5ZH6V3rXT5_MVE248McTd2CZGq5sGFQaILajDZMgSoucIlg_7HYzg_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeOytqVi2aIlFP5TQwCTtvkDv094265etlcBixjXmCTUJw2BdenMOHF3lwPrcSJKpUViLJkDhIy2nPfgvmjOwTS7K_6GumzZUXGV39KmvPDKx07svDJof8SxSc9pORksOpnx5ZH6V3rXT5_MVE248McTd2CZGq5sGFQaILajDZMgSoucIlg_7HYzg_=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibwef6t1nqSUUjaBBacV8sOF_-qSGLvRO8i6fQR692STgkf4Jk8HzSkaPQoryT6OI8yQV5_uh-Nt7IVd2OYUfbcOmbFZeCqlFqwjiW7n_QdcAWxTheOZJM8sl3kxlsV5I97wn9ZxQPHD4w8ZVF0UXyBd9tTiBbzNO59oKJCdZmWK3sRcj9k-zMILQo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibwef6t1nqSUUjaBBacV8sOF_-qSGLvRO8i6fQR692STgkf4Jk8HzSkaPQoryT6OI8yQV5_uh-Nt7IVd2OYUfbcOmbFZeCqlFqwjiW7n_QdcAWxTheOZJM8sl3kxlsV5I97wn9ZxQPHD4w8ZVF0UXyBd9tTiBbzNO59oKJCdZmWK3sRcj9k-zMILQo=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja-QPBIY9qBP5hyNTZY2JkJv5xVzEsTJiudcSRN9en6CKVZUhG0XuEDgdTDmP37XXi87GxuxOhy_HnZCICJcy46pvXvs8tJEFEw_CfJ0VPpF-ELXuVhbdR6YHJZTVpOS7Wfz1e9x024BsG5a0UZakYLGiyLrugf23zPcCUzRB1EtuAaTaM4_prPpaJ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja-QPBIY9qBP5hyNTZY2JkJv5xVzEsTJiudcSRN9en6CKVZUhG0XuEDgdTDmP37XXi87GxuxOhy_HnZCICJcy46pvXvs8tJEFEw_CfJ0VPpF-ELXuVhbdR6YHJZTVpOS7Wfz1e9x024BsG5a0UZakYLGiyLrugf23zPcCUzRB1EtuAaTaM4_prPpaJ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We don't need a playmat with our moxes!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5nPN_GNnmYhXoUulTMH6JbZdsDctP06A50sqDOnD9siC0a7myUe5yLwsPRAjc9TZlAYA4iybpbYLZxiaXGmw2ku8AO-EPccHYj54BpEHB1BlJry5aeQgoRLtoYudMRnZDNqCJSCLx1wPEZjHBLN_Y2Rw8Tx_1WQu1o9p5VP4TsyWmu9lQpo2Gqcsa" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5nPN_GNnmYhXoUulTMH6JbZdsDctP06A50sqDOnD9siC0a7myUe5yLwsPRAjc9TZlAYA4iybpbYLZxiaXGmw2ku8AO-EPccHYj54BpEHB1BlJry5aeQgoRLtoYudMRnZDNqCJSCLx1wPEZjHBLN_Y2Rw8Tx_1WQu1o9p5VP4TsyWmu9lQpo2Gqcsa=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCr9oQZZ-U-0ndyIK7ouCbs6nTi2adRq5wEikgrZkGfKpXJPE8Kr4XE9MNHmbdNCnNgKugfHYzwG21GmJ3JixMjc1L2jXgAXmYdl53MmqE-0WuTXiYnVRHuMfAna0tr07BiifPyYoHmYN51jIzSB7qSH5AQ-0bSpmJd0jRLKGK3tXllcsV_mdmo3t4" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCr9oQZZ-U-0ndyIK7ouCbs6nTi2adRq5wEikgrZkGfKpXJPE8Kr4XE9MNHmbdNCnNgKugfHYzwG21GmJ3JixMjc1L2jXgAXmYdl53MmqE-0WuTXiYnVRHuMfAna0tr07BiifPyYoHmYN51jIzSB7qSH5AQ-0bSpmJd0jRLKGK3tXllcsV_mdmo3t4=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sol'kanar! Always cool to spot golden legends in play!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3M9WZE3wD6SSl3SFRTyaC8LkvSDH-Zx4h1euyEuQXEFsaDxE3BgIDnoQTjLZ1X2Q0oIX9yZ7WcxYoSHqlI1iF9PzRJI22qUKuTQrE2HEgVTHdP3L2Bc5q7PJ_ikKoegAfHumeiWOdDI6NWFKdBTQS6F2aSEhvxJcjbhbZneqMtBJNPePwvdpXAG5k" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3463" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3M9WZE3wD6SSl3SFRTyaC8LkvSDH-Zx4h1euyEuQXEFsaDxE3BgIDnoQTjLZ1X2Q0oIX9yZ7WcxYoSHqlI1iF9PzRJI22qUKuTQrE2HEgVTHdP3L2Bc5q7PJ_ikKoegAfHumeiWOdDI6NWFKdBTQS6F2aSEhvxJcjbhbZneqMtBJNPePwvdpXAG5k=w347-h400" width="347" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>Plenty of time left, left me with time to try to do some trading. I'm not particularly looking for cards, but I do like to make trades without money. Magic was, after all, meant to be a trading card game. Fortunately Thomas (Timmy the sorcerer on youtube. Check him out, it's a cool channel about oldschool) thinks of this the same way, so we traded two UL uncommons just so we could trade :)</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtVDXDPhemfbFKZgMGD59Duqz9U2ck0Rv5SYxKXpmFnwwUR5w6oK4QPulwAa855mrKWeNWFikmZfT0k7NRtdwe4ps-Sb9jMMPJk0XHporaRmT5bShW9wuXFcR8mkgOnQeapgPCXV1MGJE-Bmg7BDOMamv7HIR1ew79ZFRtqGRDdr-vY5iH0DZHhXXA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtVDXDPhemfbFKZgMGD59Duqz9U2ck0Rv5SYxKXpmFnwwUR5w6oK4QPulwAa855mrKWeNWFikmZfT0k7NRtdwe4ps-Sb9jMMPJk0XHporaRmT5bShW9wuXFcR8mkgOnQeapgPCXV1MGJE-Bmg7BDOMamv7HIR1ew79ZFRtqGRDdr-vY5iH0DZHhXXA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trading cards like in the old days! Thanks Thomas!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />After that there was still time left while new pairings were being made, so I played a couple of games with my random red OS deck against Peter, with this combo in it: </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgza73g-PlDrpcqFVao__GFOdidwwW1m50J8LENreBwAJikflND7g9_mQqniOtpixWDTuSRzcGohWYszwH1tQzF8tsmSEJS2RDSNht4YkscQ7TWfXQqBnEjqfxQqTqZ6cfrH987gvyxq7waSj5W_E8j0N7aVJ9bfwpcG4clxVhQ-hHtVcJ4zt3Fp8df" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgza73g-PlDrpcqFVao__GFOdidwwW1m50J8LENreBwAJikflND7g9_mQqniOtpixWDTuSRzcGohWYszwH1tQzF8tsmSEJS2RDSNht4YkscQ7TWfXQqBnEjqfxQqTqZ6cfrH987gvyxq7waSj5W_E8j0N7aVJ9bfwpcG4clxVhQ-hHtVcJ4zt3Fp8df" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the rare moments like these, it's actually useful :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />When it was time for the third round, I was paired against a black/green deck. It appeared to be another quick game when this happened:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnqBGmdWyftIPAL1JNQM2_2YAaE-9a2ABgIZ8wuiri4QzNpSwEIdEdwqjVgAZbL9PIg2TlF84xigY5f458nEDy2L_hgBEZNNx9iZWbPSHnjkXwwv3MALgh96xfvn2LGXKFMkhRmSn6TVVyXe0k7979AhjLKt1FQMZcDftU3CIQSQTfoGU2GUK1Ezeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnqBGmdWyftIPAL1JNQM2_2YAaE-9a2ABgIZ8wuiri4QzNpSwEIdEdwqjVgAZbL9PIg2TlF84xigY5f458nEDy2L_hgBEZNNx9iZWbPSHnjkXwwv3MALgh96xfvn2LGXKFMkhRmSn6TVVyXe0k7979AhjLKt1FQMZcDftU3CIQSQTfoGU2GUK1Ezeg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />Land, birds. OK. Another land on turn 2, then 2 dark rituals and... </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDxaeUoAieBUme6WjgxzbAkAppa4U4RQNNrtuRiKFvZhx5VosZMp35Xk1MjsV-zhWdgytqfXgHTuh6ja52PypBYYcdMp9XXMsNQAjX7O3QJG8288WiLlVj3_I-GD0ZbimDkTWTs_1CRRSyjp0HQs6TQvp6NER8UPliC_jK6zyUdjv-7Dhu0mdxEO1I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDxaeUoAieBUme6WjgxzbAkAppa4U4RQNNrtuRiKFvZhx5VosZMp35Xk1MjsV-zhWdgytqfXgHTuh6ja52PypBYYcdMp9XXMsNQAjX7O3QJG8288WiLlVj3_I-GD0ZbimDkTWTs_1CRRSyjp0HQs6TQvp6NER8UPliC_jK6zyUdjv-7Dhu0mdxEO1I=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I was staring a knight and vampire in the face on turn 2. Ouch. Since I had no counterspell, this would be a hard one.. the creature onslaught did not stop though:</div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_aBCnUBmzl89NG1CoVgo5fj0BhrBJlAuGohKicvGjwJMZ9BzI_eElcGz2cakmvU5bYmCc0o2GLZQ-Dcf929nuBGVYB-RGLDJuIXR3CpfuVJv9qTyePPRID2NTVSF9YXkvjbr0Y6ntYMfNJ2BjtNtQ_h1GWC9QGxlJvARrSjY7-XxNeEo11vziHhH5" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_aBCnUBmzl89NG1CoVgo5fj0BhrBJlAuGohKicvGjwJMZ9BzI_eElcGz2cakmvU5bYmCc0o2GLZQ-Dcf929nuBGVYB-RGLDJuIXR3CpfuVJv9qTyePPRID2NTVSF9YXkvjbr0Y6ntYMfNJ2BjtNtQ_h1GWC9QGxlJvARrSjY7-XxNeEo11vziHhH5=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turn 3 for him, I took another with timewalk, but stil, errr... okay... </td></tr></tbody></table><br />The cards I was drawing here would not bring me much either:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgho2KZD0R-9SZASPMRR3GOZFj9m4FlpuxAmmNglKsVE8EcuzAL9j8hou4tfqsv6iuKV_cMih-mqigNmiSSGJ-IqI1FqJqNfMQqC9KLEQOz7z9Ldne1tfOlkILpjufffpxs8RqWQ7hOuW0p3kCEM8Z8OphvrJgT_j4sepVB5Z5wWx9_-j4xdQzgSLrL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgho2KZD0R-9SZASPMRR3GOZFj9m4FlpuxAmmNglKsVE8EcuzAL9j8hou4tfqsv6iuKV_cMih-mqigNmiSSGJ-IqI1FqJqNfMQqC9KLEQOz7z9Ldne1tfOlkILpjufffpxs8RqWQ7hOuW0p3kCEM8Z8OphvrJgT_j4sepVB5Z5wWx9_-j4xdQzgSLrL" width="400" /></a></div><br />I tried dumping the demon with the Jalum Tome I drew, and then wanted to animate it, but I had not enough mana to do so quickly so that was over pretty quickly. By this time I was wondering if my day would be mostly being crushed and then waiting really long for the next round. I did not give up though, sideboarded in my prodigal sorcerers and some terrors, and tried to see what would happen. I was luck enough to get an Ancestral recall, and was then able to counter the turn 2 Erhnam that showed up. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6o5SzdehhbFOkeNIye0snTDnvnAE--pkHBc62QoS053_zfIvyXbjo6izywS-N_CAvL7Z1vaET0ImpuDj3tJi168tBxh6gQF1Gv5dC-Aa3AmdDwkh4PgEwJ0xjIoce316pplsGBIvl1Lfop9IEFA4k_Bn4Pb6BuLaIGdC_iVYcRZ3_ITY5XeAxvjag" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6o5SzdehhbFOkeNIye0snTDnvnAE--pkHBc62QoS053_zfIvyXbjo6izywS-N_CAvL7Z1vaET0ImpuDj3tJi168tBxh6gQF1Gv5dC-Aa3AmdDwkh4PgEwJ0xjIoce316pplsGBIvl1Lfop9IEFA4k_Bn4Pb6BuLaIGdC_iVYcRZ3_ITY5XeAxvjag=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />This would give me some options, because I would be able to play Triskelion next turn. Since the Hell's caretaker I also had would not do much until the next creature would be in the graveyard, I attacked with it. Well, at least I had one in play that did... something. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsAyepfIJ9NcxZt7DaBgqXntCD_0YpTZR-4NOu0fBsgVYwR1YBXM7Hn8nmlfWYqcL7t8GdsO0nNEpnS1V_BvZOqGnIkysjTlfUyJyqf8096lSmSXrTDWRrr2P-eA6IcFQmCjw7RKmopLj-dEeYbSdvQ7TMdSkVWPJR-_a3Y23w9Vca7EiDRUnvZlIS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsAyepfIJ9NcxZt7DaBgqXntCD_0YpTZR-4NOu0fBsgVYwR1YBXM7Hn8nmlfWYqcL7t8GdsO0nNEpnS1V_BvZOqGnIkysjTlfUyJyqf8096lSmSXrTDWRrr2P-eA6IcFQmCjw7RKmopLj-dEeYbSdvQ7TMdSkVWPJR-_a3Y23w9Vca7EiDRUnvZlIS=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A couple of turns later, I drew a Jalum Tome which would maybe speed up the process. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCj1ZvcTOLM9GLSXp7ooDh4I3gRgRzbJhUlbUadWoJk_b2wv9EXeI004-aBcq4BRlgOP4ORjy-bOsqKE92ceyDhr-VewblgmnoJxb7pzWfRZfRwwglY080qTBoIosvT0T2SKcj80GG0wIvS2RK_QMb4YCR1C6p2dT6B7uYXQIj2tKREg0LOvMAhc6s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCj1ZvcTOLM9GLSXp7ooDh4I3gRgRzbJhUlbUadWoJk_b2wv9EXeI004-aBcq4BRlgOP4ORjy-bOsqKE92ceyDhr-VewblgmnoJxb7pzWfRZfRwwglY080qTBoIosvT0T2SKcj80GG0wIvS2RK_QMb4YCR1C6p2dT6B7uYXQIj2tKREg0LOvMAhc6s=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />The Tome was mostly producing land however, and no big creature to discard. But since I was able to shoot my opponents elves and stuff with the Triskelion, I was not complaining. The tome also helped digging for my terror, which were used on my opponents Erhnam Djinn. But, even though my deck was doing something, it had not produced the much needed Tetravus. So I had to do some chump blocking against another Djinn that could not be terrored. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeJMs95j5XEF0zwq9LxBoFQKBBOR-PZYvAjyp06Ssd19vLAL54AqGQybkHMw4Aex10ziySSkt7JN7-e4QbrsOv0bZt0Pu181x0ADvEmtDHAKZivd_c8hG5p9yAvZhDX0PwrYx9rXNtn0_gZO3IwXQoJt68b2RlaI9CaBrwaCRu2LnjH4zexfJgLKIP" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeJMs95j5XEF0zwq9LxBoFQKBBOR-PZYvAjyp06Ssd19vLAL54AqGQybkHMw4Aex10ziySSkt7JN7-e4QbrsOv0bZt0Pu181x0ADvEmtDHAKZivd_c8hG5p9yAvZhDX0PwrYx9rXNtn0_gZO3IwXQoJt68b2RlaI9CaBrwaCRu2LnjH4zexfJgLKIP=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Juzam, always cool. And a problem. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />I was digging for my Tetravus with the tome, but none showed up. This meant I had to try some other tricks, blocking with the trike, shooting my opponent, then saccing to draw a card and in my upkeep bring it back with the caretaker while saccing the Tim. After shooting my opponent for 1 of course. I was hoping this would add up with the pinging the Juzam did. In the meantime I was digging with two tomes, but still no Tetravus showed up. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiN1syIn1Q6sF1UirfNGo3UXBA-wY3a6nOGhBrzbYI1JkigeenkXmp6LkYohAXN8GosZ-ISPCd9aJvwCAnYS-T7IOt3QFfcj_orlfYDrapwgPziORE6cCbhfniEvB7Gla7Rfcx9fP2I4PAAc8wFGYvp8iKv1R86lfQ1vLqp6tC9GD6PSUVuJdyZXZok" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiN1syIn1Q6sF1UirfNGo3UXBA-wY3a6nOGhBrzbYI1JkigeenkXmp6LkYohAXN8GosZ-ISPCd9aJvwCAnYS-T7IOt3QFfcj_orlfYDrapwgPziORE6cCbhfniEvB7Gla7Rfcx9fP2I4PAAc8wFGYvp8iKv1R86lfQ1vLqp6tC9GD6PSUVuJdyZXZok" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In the end, I had to keep shooting and saccing other creaturs to bring back the Triskelion. The Tetravus never showed up, but in the end my pinging was enough and the Djinn killed my opponent in his upkeep. Yeah! A game won, and it took pretty long. Just what I was looking for. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMzZ_Hxskw4dCuvLUG-s2DESKcB4SFJ7hRf1ZFDcNaxy_HxLYnrSM3V0OngXx5RLMuUpM58U9bXIVd0ui7pX28Q5BfyTLlUTpGqFKFJAM9UP9-sOjxgn5heGqYaz4qHhQ1HkYhinlmSnFwAM-auxOQWHC6wDRuYFgGDZ5cXzrTeYTwhzGhUeBYxAVh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMzZ_Hxskw4dCuvLUG-s2DESKcB4SFJ7hRf1ZFDcNaxy_HxLYnrSM3V0OngXx5RLMuUpM58U9bXIVd0ui7pX28Q5BfyTLlUTpGqFKFJAM9UP9-sOjxgn5heGqYaz4qHhQ1HkYhinlmSnFwAM-auxOQWHC6wDRuYFgGDZ5cXzrTeYTwhzGhUeBYxAVh" width="400" /></a></div><br />On to game 3, my hand was looking promising:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiL2mzKVUQf80KsNPdJ9uRK8aePeqgS67Bgeu6EkWyqtA6GOg0vu9PcRh3GDejAAe7--mKUR_vpaZCg-1EUIFq9O2bIOV3Qk9VKyNIwB_mk3IGLWYyClnBTY6wGrJ5-q_cj3B_0uhu7qnH6jqJrtO2UdPoZxdqUlHW1UqD9a5IrtoLOc1Q8gbJ6G8z" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiL2mzKVUQf80KsNPdJ9uRK8aePeqgS67Bgeu6EkWyqtA6GOg0vu9PcRh3GDejAAe7--mKUR_vpaZCg-1EUIFq9O2bIOV3Qk9VKyNIwB_mk3IGLWYyClnBTY6wGrJ5-q_cj3B_0uhu7qnH6jqJrtO2UdPoZxdqUlHW1UqD9a5IrtoLOc1Q8gbJ6G8z=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />My opponent was producing creatures at high speed, but my Tim was going to some breaking there. </div><div><br /></div><div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8bCPnb8IMGhEr7nNloXW3hcAm7w3ZHNBMEKfxnObRocfb6Z633uCk4aaX-t86lh15AaP82JHpQ4_VK0JBZb0SGLZkjDH_wzSY2HQvvs0Mf4Nygluq6t9lVl-kg9Fjk241DpDd_3UOgabiqWja6tDTBOAvgp1JEIE6IUumslNg8rd2Fh9T1NOUObX5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8bCPnb8IMGhEr7nNloXW3hcAm7w3ZHNBMEKfxnObRocfb6Z633uCk4aaX-t86lh15AaP82JHpQ4_VK0JBZb0SGLZkjDH_wzSY2HQvvs0Mf4Nygluq6t9lVl-kg9Fjk241DpDd_3UOgabiqWja6tDTBOAvgp1JEIE6IUumslNg8rd2Fh9T1NOUObX5=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQGLFJYrwDl1vp4qbm3dDCnvA7mIO1GgmU1eJcIP9Qd_jLqCBzHVeLL4h_MCXzdV6BVtCWiijz5-w36xKiDtlvCPGNUgkprf-Lv4gynsJ-uwynyZkW0oao6DKkA36-bUKvcmbrpGmyVSfAiraeBTqiFmHRW8vkdEgK1gW4P_oxdZ2ngT98YihY9dZ9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQGLFJYrwDl1vp4qbm3dDCnvA7mIO1GgmU1eJcIP9Qd_jLqCBzHVeLL4h_MCXzdV6BVtCWiijz5-w36xKiDtlvCPGNUgkprf-Lv4gynsJ-uwynyZkW0oao6DKkA36-bUKvcmbrpGmyVSfAiraeBTqiFmHRW8vkdEgK1gW4P_oxdZ2ngT98YihY9dZ9=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />A Tim + Triskelion would be able to get rid of a Vampire, but not a Juzam, so that was countered. This was looking pretty good. Maybe I would be able to win a match here. This time, there was a Tetravus in my graveyard, but no caretaker showed up. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdBw7fN5ulHwNfUYBZIw0Rj86ilyQQQlfXRDHn_c1BN7999jHyxnM9Z50GB6d3NbBT3y2v0R2JQTi51wyeIrIGlAJHU0fnYn5Uaz8ZO9fT5lS8Mg5nEZRpwXJy3BV9PgZBq-JCEigwCAanoPRETi9l_RNcpREScFqgz_89Ifm2FKuI-QVXt59MUorb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdBw7fN5ulHwNfUYBZIw0Rj86ilyQQQlfXRDHn_c1BN7999jHyxnM9Z50GB6d3NbBT3y2v0R2JQTi51wyeIrIGlAJHU0fnYn5Uaz8ZO9fT5lS8Mg5nEZRpwXJy3BV9PgZBq-JCEigwCAanoPRETi9l_RNcpREScFqgz_89Ifm2FKuI-QVXt59MUorb=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>But I had my Triskelion to attack, and a Tome to dig for the caretaker, so maybe I would work out this game. And if not, at least I was filtering through my deck for other good things. It took al long time, but eventually, the caretakers showed up. And they would have to do some work to get the Juzam off my back. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKUG_fClO1gmlt6L1wnWGmeDBrPdwQMtVQP4GE5qeaB5ZSBwlgpJG1r6AZfYz2kYGulqHukOQMyg0Q7L2u69zq-LikZ-8XIk5BkcgnGAJQmSQLftBoIcSlQS3jfrC1sdiQSZJocyZHbFItAVgAh8Bqhsj_bf3RleEJjR9trBcE1FG8BHKzOw1PDb9t" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKUG_fClO1gmlt6L1wnWGmeDBrPdwQMtVQP4GE5qeaB5ZSBwlgpJG1r6AZfYz2kYGulqHukOQMyg0Q7L2u69zq-LikZ-8XIk5BkcgnGAJQmSQLftBoIcSlQS3jfrC1sdiQSZJocyZHbFItAVgAh8Bqhsj_bf3RleEJjR9trBcE1FG8BHKzOw1PDb9t=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Fortunately, they're excellent at that, and I was able to shoot the djinn of the board with Triskelion exchanges. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnVMgXEOCSpBDtPgeKDJBOwcpmlyoyTF2wYEuTFgkX9JwgbsFS7TQbTcwA1smPNeLpzu4QZggxBaxBCMPwTaKHPBiwqpifcuEYKPY5s_T1YOWrVKz7Nmlqre9MBO2pbef0pbIScQHUl-D7thQqWX5wQ_weEcwVyiouqW4a8BR0Ap-EJVQoGJfTw6U-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnVMgXEOCSpBDtPgeKDJBOwcpmlyoyTF2wYEuTFgkX9JwgbsFS7TQbTcwA1smPNeLpzu4QZggxBaxBCMPwTaKHPBiwqpifcuEYKPY5s_T1YOWrVKz7Nmlqre9MBO2pbef0pbIScQHUl-D7thQqWX5wQ_weEcwVyiouqW4a8BR0Ap-EJVQoGJfTw6U-" width="400" /></a></div><br />The game lasted until into the final 5 turns because time was up, and I won with 2 caretakers hard at work and a Tim :) A long game, with active caretakers. I loved it :)<p></p><p>This time I would have to wait less long, on to match 4. </p><p>While I was drawing my opening hand, next to me this was happing: </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhAC1w1AVhwq8gJtEOvzPieRoD6wt0cTZ05eTahdP2Rr6wbOLAyyaZDq7SoWCc0wdmYdaEUlWuEL2yimUxgK6XjqXSuMCKh4y7EypNpjN06Xc-Eyfbb-VONpnJmgUpaOAq-41VMN9DJfP31daV40sWtprOEwI_OfnG8cs2hOOpuW-JCbKVkSKtlcl0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhAC1w1AVhwq8gJtEOvzPieRoD6wt0cTZ05eTahdP2Rr6wbOLAyyaZDq7SoWCc0wdmYdaEUlWuEL2yimUxgK6XjqXSuMCKh4y7EypNpjN06Xc-Eyfbb-VONpnJmgUpaOAq-41VMN9DJfP31daV40sWtprOEwI_OfnG8cs2hOOpuW-JCbKVkSKtlcl0=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A library! Great, you think. And then this happens..</td></tr></tbody></table><br />My opponent opened with a sol ring, I had a vault. Not as good, but maybe I would be able to keep up, I thought, but then a Troll appeared right away. <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV0yDbqQDPpgg8JqVcmUeO4LB51noIsmRw-UShHaFnnlCFiZBFUWKlLiqCxNSM-rLJl9IiBZSp4BMLVr6Us7Lj0Gi5AViho3PDqw0mNFrd0xaGauIwhJxWcAjwUok5vWgrXqDFnf2v-2HWrdOUpwgq-vDPQqmXV-HANgeZd5JAPfv9Iu2UGzRm_YKO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV0yDbqQDPpgg8JqVcmUeO4LB51noIsmRw-UShHaFnnlCFiZBFUWKlLiqCxNSM-rLJl9IiBZSp4BMLVr6Us7Lj0Gi5AViho3PDqw0mNFrd0xaGauIwhJxWcAjwUok5vWgrXqDFnf2v-2HWrdOUpwgq-vDPQqmXV-HANgeZd5JAPfv9Iu2UGzRm_YKO=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>The Troll started beating while I was trying to keep up. A Hypnotic specter followed quickly, but I was able to get rid of that with a Triskelion, which I sacrificed to draw a card after blocking the troll. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgV3pytDXIagitm6HQmfyQEbXKMZwA-puIq4aKfWdRgplCbt6IdqV8argS-XQypoUt7Xs8PiuW5T-hwkkeTJR96NWCxIsf99D3LvUvN4ZEsrTU3syOassWDgopBQTSNgbN8TepC0JX1Djb0XUI9m1tres1SoktdTS5VO-7_HnyAM1H4ZrGLFFca04AA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgV3pytDXIagitm6HQmfyQEbXKMZwA-puIq4aKfWdRgplCbt6IdqV8argS-XQypoUt7Xs8PiuW5T-hwkkeTJR96NWCxIsf99D3LvUvN4ZEsrTU3syOassWDgopBQTSNgbN8TepC0JX1Djb0XUI9m1tres1SoktdTS5VO-7_HnyAM1H4ZrGLFFca04AA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />The Troll was a big problem though, so I tried a Tetravus to keep up with the speed, but that was quickly shattered. I drew another card with the Sage, but that did not help much. <br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0N9X8z0ETrOwAsE0t_1Xjw7V49yJvSQqrK2N_OyRdn7Wap1GADzMBREuEqs-RaQXpsOeDatwDsWblAufcmqhoK-Xr0raF1Dt71LPt8QgGTzZSlpu0nH7ScdPBOMoPNUJsaff5Kdl9pviTBGAk45Rmxee-WfcoYP9zUh5XzClkGD5Jmgzsr9jlGr-f" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0N9X8z0ETrOwAsE0t_1Xjw7V49yJvSQqrK2N_OyRdn7Wap1GADzMBREuEqs-RaQXpsOeDatwDsWblAufcmqhoK-Xr0raF1Dt71LPt8QgGTzZSlpu0nH7ScdPBOMoPNUJsaff5Kdl9pviTBGAk45Rmxee-WfcoYP9zUh5XzClkGD5Jmgzsr9jlGr-f" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />I decided to just sacrifice the vault as well, to draw another card. And after my draw phase, I had this. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTADCPzr4Rzy_dea6MAF4yYsvT2pJ7AzwwZP6NnDtduwm1KtF4s7W469SziHJrUqlEozrL3BjAcxM9dxs0XWLaSG0EKXaAG4mRM8CbZOwlCol4yRUBW7F9i2zKJYlBEwxPRi_iuKL6mj2GRrCcfRZlJGNRlVKvGcYTSZVxwoavu3GFTEa3are8eCc6" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTADCPzr4Rzy_dea6MAF4yYsvT2pJ7AzwwZP6NnDtduwm1KtF4s7W469SziHJrUqlEozrL3BjAcxM9dxs0XWLaSG0EKXaAG4mRM8CbZOwlCol4yRUBW7F9i2zKJYlBEwxPRi_iuKL6mj2GRrCcfRZlJGNRlVKvGcYTSZVxwoavu3GFTEa3are8eCc6=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not really helping, deck.. </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>I lost with this in play... </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNyeO0tq10AgqBPSB5THGwz3X2TWDjiY3lIGPCjxqeJvGjqIpgdnQSyfl8O5xiMADOCwdqWh5ccvYqiXY8GI9AMwnZ8C4TLiPladnmqlRimU7imWUPvpr6Iaqeoc_m7qx-9cv1K3bvBJA2IytdbsDi_mj2wiK_fY7qfJtJqIV8ZzLY-CE9IzJE8Ix9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNyeO0tq10AgqBPSB5THGwz3X2TWDjiY3lIGPCjxqeJvGjqIpgdnQSyfl8O5xiMADOCwdqWh5ccvYqiXY8GI9AMwnZ8C4TLiPladnmqlRimU7imWUPvpr6Iaqeoc_m7qx-9cv1K3bvBJA2IytdbsDi_mj2wiK_fY7qfJtJqIV8ZzLY-CE9IzJE8Ix9" width="400" /></a></div><br />After saccing every artifact I drew, there was just nothing else showing up. No creatures, nothing. So I just lost to the troll after eventually blocking with the sages.<p></p><p> My opening hand in game 2 was this. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTodGKJvtEXOBozUPAEeTs7mYgA7TZnVFv6BDyRd9zY_gw08IKZ2o6zOe0LZ5a5bmWMx9xUvTUPmIk6C4huqxaiDbzjpcDxzKeKW8tXwbwJlB4l1FvmOIW9I4wP5zVjuJuvSkeTNFoqvDIn-uLnXLeM0wLA__ePgki2AEvFby5mPjpnWXtwcRDFTAr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTodGKJvtEXOBozUPAEeTs7mYgA7TZnVFv6BDyRd9zY_gw08IKZ2o6zOe0LZ5a5bmWMx9xUvTUPmIk6C4huqxaiDbzjpcDxzKeKW8tXwbwJlB4l1FvmOIW9I4wP5zVjuJuvSkeTNFoqvDIn-uLnXLeM0wLA__ePgki2AEvFby5mPjpnWXtwcRDFTAr=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I decided to keep it. A Troll would be bad, so a blue elemental blast and a time walk were not that bad of a draw. My opponent opened with sol ring again. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwEDPFVKe9pln20IORmR566BumNP7o_tfANYurtacf5fN3lBDvbp4bH5v5I1vtwWCSyICd1tZcrjvxGrGoV47j81JB3uFCLhDWLzTJEAQ1pqeu0j9fv-pBjIFLwPG8EL-UsflHUGO_8LHquDbGMm4s992QBPx2Nl2ArYlOW6ylp_RSiRs7CLbNgd3B" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwEDPFVKe9pln20IORmR566BumNP7o_tfANYurtacf5fN3lBDvbp4bH5v5I1vtwWCSyICd1tZcrjvxGrGoV47j81JB3uFCLhDWLzTJEAQ1pqeu0j9fv-pBjIFLwPG8EL-UsflHUGO_8LHquDbGMm4s992QBPx2Nl2ArYlOW6ylp_RSiRs7CLbNgd3B" width="400" /></a></div><br />I used the time walk to gain some time, than tutored for ancestral to eventually end up with this while being beaten by factories. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB_f6nhTiTDEUAA5d9MiYq184qJUGQ9Lra55ao0a3srhU-SkDcHJ-OjAAZzoNIfpliZOR79uCay-W71TIozNlRokZkVG80cXQHO4XIUYElaR0HbHwDgcNrevPIv5l3HluZFoq6SBd4z-18jqH3vNvDRRbhEIAApA3mxDoZAYTy4ukiJw60qWFix2cQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB_f6nhTiTDEUAA5d9MiYq184qJUGQ9Lra55ao0a3srhU-SkDcHJ-OjAAZzoNIfpliZOR79uCay-W71TIozNlRokZkVG80cXQHO4XIUYElaR0HbHwDgcNrevPIv5l3HluZFoq6SBd4z-18jqH3vNvDRRbhEIAApA3mxDoZAYTy4ukiJw60qWFix2cQ" width="400" /></a></div><br />My first Tetravus was destroyed by a chaos orb, but another showed up, and with the bunch of mana I had, I was able to play a Triskealion after that with no problems. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwvISOY2dpZukadUpIYQQPvw5Xo2mrr972-754fkwW_e0WX6hE-055eX1tnE_jBXYgEfSAUgB8tyDc2SIy6l-wyRdq6dMTYMMyA86jB9f719mPYALs-5u6rxsKWrIdRc4HoRNiqa86eKe8iukuDP5df6wkJSCgnjXv5PMmqE0LD2UjL7fgQBU896JV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwvISOY2dpZukadUpIYQQPvw5Xo2mrr972-754fkwW_e0WX6hE-055eX1tnE_jBXYgEfSAUgB8tyDc2SIy6l-wyRdq6dMTYMMyA86jB9f719mPYALs-5u6rxsKWrIdRc4HoRNiqa86eKe8iukuDP5df6wkJSCgnjXv5PMmqE0LD2UjL7fgQBU896JV=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Things were looking hopeful. I unfortunately drew the caretaker just after my opponent had played a disk.. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgToJBYJ4cmtXm7HhRLTbtf43xACy91WTmhXsrhSGNEjDyeknauGIkJdKfp4SwFjPpabHnjg58CTSoopR8qMZnnx0OJT1lTs2qVbPRXkbFjHDMnssWDOP7ul5f-mjFpvUDE3z7SGWTb6Sish7smIc3Qa-B4iep03_byGBWvCSf9rxO8mvoH_2eXlAgC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgToJBYJ4cmtXm7HhRLTbtf43xACy91WTmhXsrhSGNEjDyeknauGIkJdKfp4SwFjPpabHnjg58CTSoopR8qMZnnx0OJT1lTs2qVbPRXkbFjHDMnssWDOP7ul5f-mjFpvUDE3z7SGWTb6Sish7smIc3Qa-B4iep03_byGBWvCSf9rxO8mvoH_2eXlAgC=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After the disk had gone off, I played the caretaker, which was bolted. The turn after that I drew a blue elemental blast. Great :P</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI8fvOBIZYtCL2Iw-gYi9aFPKJeQqFVygGSfyTaded9bLGfyqxhGqAHwGvGDl0LtknpzX2E9YAyEwTCNd1G2R8FurmgL_u1qwfq9L7r-c8A0Jhkzjg-k6xNBYLYxhLY9_nxTuKI-wo6xDyB9QgPxJm8ZgioXbtDsCftMhjQaUO939Dj1I2BbbWzm0N" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI8fvOBIZYtCL2Iw-gYi9aFPKJeQqFVygGSfyTaded9bLGfyqxhGqAHwGvGDl0LtknpzX2E9YAyEwTCNd1G2R8FurmgL_u1qwfq9L7r-c8A0Jhkzjg-k6xNBYLYxhLY9_nxTuKI-wo6xDyB9QgPxJm8ZgioXbtDsCftMhjQaUO939Dj1I2BbbWzm0N" width="400" /></a></div><br />I was able to take my opponents specter with control magic, but that was taken care of by a will'o the wisp.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiUsCrjGKDWi5waDfu1OuofPOiyxhdlG5dYFqSbtesCQ7KnjwK9GW-DXTaLh_mT7zcrOyvOOQSfuW-s8CX3000ZqZFpig_i0Sbdqvn7M7LdRIZS-JAW5DTrGbD4JmZOHtzGrz50MubOIafKc5tFULn9tFmmGjXI1YP7ppyr1PzcFvonSgGDrFoxT4U" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiUsCrjGKDWi5waDfu1OuofPOiyxhdlG5dYFqSbtesCQ7KnjwK9GW-DXTaLh_mT7zcrOyvOOQSfuW-s8CX3000ZqZFpig_i0Sbdqvn7M7LdRIZS-JAW5DTrGbD4JmZOHtzGrz50MubOIafKc5tFULn9tFmmGjXI1YP7ppyr1PzcFvonSgGDrFoxT4U" width="400" /></a></div><br />I got a tome working to get rid of the enormous amount of land I was drawing. It did not do much at the start, but eventually it got my to useful cards. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUCDv_KNQ0mGN1C1iRTi4h5vwSxHiaB_dDg0HXmDFqtpR6BZpMZs8F7ZiO33njF_sutUwumWLsfkyD2U5m7zR9BdLuuZ_cQjVBipWrpQ5JjtiUlComdXrzw4lM6syISAuMfxnC03z3A0NjMdrlqVRsPSntw7nch-dDK0R0Rwx6B2TcIFrDhtMcYaKw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUCDv_KNQ0mGN1C1iRTi4h5vwSxHiaB_dDg0HXmDFqtpR6BZpMZs8F7ZiO33njF_sutUwumWLsfkyD2U5m7zR9BdLuuZ_cQjVBipWrpQ5JjtiUlComdXrzw4lM6syISAuMfxnC03z3A0NjMdrlqVRsPSntw7nch-dDK0R0Rwx6B2TcIFrDhtMcYaKw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Just as I thought I would be able to get somewhere, an underworld dreams appeared. And by this time, tie time in the round was almost up. </div><div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTz-AdGt9MCzNpjn7FNO7gBLXu2uhrWLXyEor6c_jdjpa5VWn6ivGI25FXVglux2_h299MjlcOclyk8KGLwdWIaohDO886U9y1P2yGRIF6oS8XHL0BHpnvsecsZyCwP-3GYdC_AjA_otZdINWH885RJ-7oo8raBkm2XvdyRXE4y_z2ghfPriPzfb8h" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTz-AdGt9MCzNpjn7FNO7gBLXu2uhrWLXyEor6c_jdjpa5VWn6ivGI25FXVglux2_h299MjlcOclyk8KGLwdWIaohDO886U9y1P2yGRIF6oS8XHL0BHpnvsecsZyCwP-3GYdC_AjA_otZdINWH885RJ-7oo8raBkm2XvdyRXE4y_z2ghfPriPzfb8h=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I got a Hells caretaker when I was at 2 life, and my opponent was pretty sure of his win. And he also played a disk to take care of my stuff. Since he was at over 10 life and I was at 2, it was not looking good. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwVzMZJH3C2JyjxQo3issiI3jOGM1y-JY7Yrv-UjVK-y7CqmTVuII9fXS1yfqaS-E-AGMMuHXpsedVEjp5JmEKL_feieXxwcz3az4fHvDLo26GZ2HkWjforjklKjKE69hnD7KBbDrPGR7oJe5CuRCMEzgCHb8gUY-P3ueX_cKvb_sD6PDFGkUuF7Bk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwVzMZJH3C2JyjxQo3issiI3jOGM1y-JY7Yrv-UjVK-y7CqmTVuII9fXS1yfqaS-E-AGMMuHXpsedVEjp5JmEKL_feieXxwcz3az4fHvDLo26GZ2HkWjforjklKjKE69hnD7KBbDrPGR7oJe5CuRCMEzgCHb8gUY-P3ueX_cKvb_sD6PDFGkUuF7Bk=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>After some number crunching in my head, I did not use the caretaker in my upkeep and attacked with everything I had, including the caretaker. That allowed my to shoot my opponent with my full trike for 2 after combat, then one at itself since I could not sac it to the sage because I was at 1 now, then animate it and shoot him for 3 for the win :) Wow! This was a super close game and took a really long time and ended in a tie with this. Even though it was not a win, I was still very happy with this long and tense game :)</p><p>Rond 5 I was treated to a first turn hypnotic specter: </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXdiEGk38hsg1OrqgLG3cusZbJVIkXcqnZVpF1ZqJan0rSyZH3Tr78Vc4LN0iuj3UV5kUAtW33Yvm6I_jd_fKvZc_QVQQcXMPEtgjHfw9WpUMkicxaB6LaJUIvM4Gn1ZaAgDtH_tSnFX8fZaISPbYsAuQ6iPYUqYwYdLEctA00KxlvJnZ_W2ROkui6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXdiEGk38hsg1OrqgLG3cusZbJVIkXcqnZVpF1ZqJan0rSyZH3Tr78Vc4LN0iuj3UV5kUAtW33Yvm6I_jd_fKvZc_QVQQcXMPEtgjHfw9WpUMkicxaB6LaJUIvM4Gn1ZaAgDtH_tSnFX8fZaISPbYsAuQ6iPYUqYwYdLEctA00KxlvJnZ_W2ROkui6" width="400" /></a></div><br />I had no awnser, it took my entire hand, so 1-0. <p></p><p>The second game I would get the card advantage, at least for a couple of turns:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj29YNjGiF44alA3KsH5X9Pjn1s-0qRb8cSC0Bed_nC3vZkAuwdPHnHaWqYfOut4-qF__PshQAGqAgZppjp16pMbKo3MEZYemsEn7cWPGOqRMqEGDSshPTGgTG-5aHOf6DmtRDZJJmK9cUpB34DGxYPsThwzlpZhKYnZqarUzGSQvLq91Osl7srzQuG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj29YNjGiF44alA3KsH5X9Pjn1s-0qRb8cSC0Bed_nC3vZkAuwdPHnHaWqYfOut4-qF__PshQAGqAgZppjp16pMbKo3MEZYemsEn7cWPGOqRMqEGDSshPTGgTG-5aHOf6DmtRDZJJmK9cUpB34DGxYPsThwzlpZhKYnZqarUzGSQvLq91Osl7srzQuG" width="400" /></a></div><br />The strip mine duely arrived 3 turns later, but hey, at least I'd been able to draw 3 extra cards, although I had to dump most of them in de graveyard. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVvH7-_iWhs0EDe4FUZFzjnqPKR-EvhmAdjJiuepDEAaR02pLPmCMNO2mSMRW6G2k280VbRYxrCTI2U_ZqZOfV7g78gylYk_5lLuSlakatqeciGsYTBsgogiRLDYYz13CbCmJxldDtYBvHmbxSUIRFO36BcTy_XTewSgxzAjzR3VevNT3vgkOx8iIw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVvH7-_iWhs0EDe4FUZFzjnqPKR-EvhmAdjJiuepDEAaR02pLPmCMNO2mSMRW6G2k280VbRYxrCTI2U_ZqZOfV7g78gylYk_5lLuSlakatqeciGsYTBsgogiRLDYYz13CbCmJxldDtYBvHmbxSUIRFO36BcTy_XTewSgxzAjzR3VevNT3vgkOx8iIw" width="400" /></a></div><br />But fortunately, I had some creatures and eventually a caretaker showed up. No Tetravus in de graveyard, but a Trike, so that was still nice. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilLNy0IPFgXFuNHHZ1JVas1eDEm2gp_NH3ZfX85y2JIyLqyG2nQVwIM9nRtw_rvdmRhE99pNvVFstp68iU8b-wyKxIgHio4qGg3m2txNQwGkkP0PreO-mcToH1Xbth_JmI7_1qkQq8VvtfximoEm0w0D0Z3F2ucz1wIKR308k4itSNLWKEh-b4LGMs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2aQoOU9bQkeP-TfFOm6DxtGzNWzzhtkD7GvpUfNZTzmSIVSgbgQB3EJRSUB3ueE8Latrh52Qw5fbQBDWc1EWDlC4cWNcPgEifbUxvWClY_lT5h0eRw3Nn67Uv2TY6VNU40DB0pibeeX3qWL0sbzHjCuE8bKZ0VTOT5CmthAl3e1wTZusZfocAntIk" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2aQoOU9bQkeP-TfFOm6DxtGzNWzzhtkD7GvpUfNZTzmSIVSgbgQB3EJRSUB3ueE8Latrh52Qw5fbQBDWc1EWDlC4cWNcPgEifbUxvWClY_lT5h0eRw3Nn67Uv2TY6VNU40DB0pibeeX3qWL0sbzHjCuE8bKZ0VTOT5CmthAl3e1wTZusZfocAntIk=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3 sages and no artifacts.. hmmm.. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></a></div>But then it finally happened :)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWpjQn4dBpB0PzpVcCUUv9w9vBJU5zykMi-1rZXqDhsH60WtrqK1wpwgeTzlKYslGKVv0N-n7ZBhcuv-866on7FVV0USGkoBMfdftHSJBhpbx2jp6shtc2I18QVZ11KN9Zk7gEWNgV4AS0yoLg17lHzObMQhXbNJeAExoHhaCiAlm6LmQ_rIxh0A_u" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWpjQn4dBpB0PzpVcCUUv9w9vBJU5zykMi-1rZXqDhsH60WtrqK1wpwgeTzlKYslGKVv0N-n7ZBhcuv-866on7FVV0USGkoBMfdftHSJBhpbx2jp6shtc2I18QVZ11KN9Zk7gEWNgV4AS0yoLg17lHzObMQhXbNJeAExoHhaCiAlm6LmQ_rIxh0A_u=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I finally got it working the way it was intended!<p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLQElt8d6PZ9Xehisjly_ukflb7i8zCrNdu4_WMg2Alhs7DIYszIeD0e2xcndSZ6zV3n7_OhcrZQ-BM2CX810CqOHkSNvctRThniaGBIYgqWXmKHf_c-uzXZmLiHxtBYo_CJb-U-oIny0WKTmtFbcIyitjIkcXqRJ8vvHrf-IchU9SOIIxGdErKK58" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLQElt8d6PZ9Xehisjly_ukflb7i8zCrNdu4_WMg2Alhs7DIYszIeD0e2xcndSZ6zV3n7_OhcrZQ-BM2CX810CqOHkSNvctRThniaGBIYgqWXmKHf_c-uzXZmLiHxtBYo_CJb-U-oIny0WKTmtFbcIyitjIkcXqRJ8vvHrf-IchU9SOIIxGdErKK58=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hell's caretaker online with lots of Tetravites :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />So, 1-1, up to the third game! The opening hand was, well, less spectacular. I decided to keep it just in case a Specter would show up early, so I at least would have mana to play some stuff. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlor-73j9i4Nbh4MmbL4A-ctKiXiZzWrc2UZOtn43OP38j7Jxp4uE57ChkeDPBsdxOMZAhKjxqDYdPKEysbPJNMp3iAlNrEmbxUegYJ60CKKjMAgz5xrmOyUXoT9l_-xJWFmPwd3WMSemELZpdYFhwJAs44OFkQ_aGARrIeIAzLWx1spma6Srx-2nG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlor-73j9i4Nbh4MmbL4A-ctKiXiZzWrc2UZOtn43OP38j7Jxp4uE57ChkeDPBsdxOMZAhKjxqDYdPKEysbPJNMp3iAlNrEmbxUegYJ60CKKjMAgz5xrmOyUXoT9l_-xJWFmPwd3WMSemELZpdYFhwJAs44OFkQ_aGARrIeIAzLWx1spma6Srx-2nG" width="400" /></a></div><br />More mana showed up, but my opponent's opening was not quick either. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgArPrnKcCY75xsoCORDYnwPeJ4q71CblZrMS2tdVfEqbcDT6Zblvdt3ecXp2fkV0H7qve_btH0d99ciJms67OwEKvInyCEAkJp0w-KNbalANW056DaF5VQEwVFmefzKXmMkF92qOSG0s_DydIHJrkW9nDE-PbNIrm0l5od7Fvdtkh_JdtIAGlTy-Xp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgArPrnKcCY75xsoCORDYnwPeJ4q71CblZrMS2tdVfEqbcDT6Zblvdt3ecXp2fkV0H7qve_btH0d99ciJms67OwEKvInyCEAkJp0w-KNbalANW056DaF5VQEwVFmefzKXmMkF92qOSG0s_DydIHJrkW9nDE-PbNIrm0l5od7Fvdtkh_JdtIAGlTy-Xp=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />Or, so I thought. My oppenent played underworld dreams, and then another underworld dreams. So, no time for waiting then. Eventually, I just cast Tetravus after strip mining his white mana source and hoped for the best. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWn3JTQabbhTQ690SZm5amNJFoRD0qkovLMUvSLMtLVMvg6oq2ffhspMtIOZVwxLv1JL7CCayVauCqczX9WLLySCX9lFqh72at040ve9HhGlEPYZFMHyeSYDVz-7IkZMKHWIcpEh6i3aRHqQHxwI3lzDathIIU4RtlUBtefdPfpqKgGdsjgSW3vrt2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWn3JTQabbhTQ690SZm5amNJFoRD0qkovLMUvSLMtLVMvg6oq2ffhspMtIOZVwxLv1JL7CCayVauCqczX9WLLySCX9lFqh72at040ve9HhGlEPYZFMHyeSYDVz-7IkZMKHWIcpEh6i3aRHqQHxwI3lzDathIIU4RtlUBtefdPfpqKgGdsjgSW3vrt2=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>The dreams would not be allowing me to get the engine running, so I just played the creatures I fortunately got (would have loved to have the Yawgmoth demon now!) and just started beating. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRqoDL3Jl7OD2Gd8z5_YS5xJsw2NiKcgtpXdwd9kWzTeRHmJNST2Z7eei_pDZ8pnjY2cWNXv_Aa29gMwfRAuhbCU8ellKjwx0y8rUu_LyaY9gMljQrRvLHumoO6zO2eTCSyMYMQjv0e7YIV_EFLicrIdQ2I7R4l6AmUmANytg9qGtyIQQNUPIes1WH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRqoDL3Jl7OD2Gd8z5_YS5xJsw2NiKcgtpXdwd9kWzTeRHmJNST2Z7eei_pDZ8pnjY2cWNXv_Aa29gMwfRAuhbCU8ellKjwx0y8rUu_LyaY9gMljQrRvLHumoO6zO2eTCSyMYMQjv0e7YIV_EFLicrIdQ2I7R4l6AmUmANytg9qGtyIQQNUPIes1WH=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />It was enough! I won with just creature beatdown. 2-1 and another exiting and pretty long game! I was happy and since I had lost more than I won, I figured I would be playing round 6 against a not to good deck. Unfortunately, I was wrong there :P Juan dropped a turn 2 serendib. <br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXyL31RAZG-9YCyjZL8r_gS2gmWNivHmQz1HMegAx3nte8gQ3VIqh4Wdq8kJ_k1BuCu0rvDA8C7doeTVAi_yjowFHvDWdqG2PvalT1D0IxbbehZVLP9WyEPboF-sZ0QC-rpzPpyHzt7GCTrNyp6stZLpSsQt9ce5Katf5kZxuXrT0b-CjUK9TbHQwM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXyL31RAZG-9YCyjZL8r_gS2gmWNivHmQz1HMegAx3nte8gQ3VIqh4Wdq8kJ_k1BuCu0rvDA8C7doeTVAi_yjowFHvDWdqG2PvalT1D0IxbbehZVLP9WyEPboF-sZ0QC-rpzPpyHzt7GCTrNyp6stZLpSsQt9ce5Katf5kZxuXrT0b-CjUK9TbHQwM=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had some manavaults, but not much more. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDdHIrafd2u-c4r0jxYB2-hC2rGNHy59YV_1k7jSBsoc4FVnZHHtG6Ys3KLmCXFVrGnvrYkeHUK_unAt3npAr-WnOhkr1nDxK0z145AUEzx2R31fLEYs4ksYbrTDX4eIPOOxFfSedTY3K45x29rkz59TjOSj-4yINXK6jNzJuu-CkfdT_pt8-jBi1M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDdHIrafd2u-c4r0jxYB2-hC2rGNHy59YV_1k7jSBsoc4FVnZHHtG6Ys3KLmCXFVrGnvrYkeHUK_unAt3npAr-WnOhkr1nDxK0z145AUEzx2R31fLEYs4ksYbrTDX4eIPOOxFfSedTY3K45x29rkz59TjOSj-4yINXK6jNzJuu-CkfdT_pt8-jBi1M=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div></div><p><br /></p><p>I tried for a coffin after he played a Su-Chi and a Yothian Soldier</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibuQQZWozjqeTUMT3MJ_a0gOETmFQDy9TDoeN0dPwMBHER_Sd49iA0LPfO-ylF7SmOcSEIkQTalx79bm8jkMqhDcuLpdBwZPC6PguTzkWtW4CSFKMd54XD1cTx7Y2t88cmUP9rPphth96vVryCHqZHLnf6HB_NXVAbmiflNNajdPaO9aO6GDeHZnza" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibuQQZWozjqeTUMT3MJ_a0gOETmFQDy9TDoeN0dPwMBHER_Sd49iA0LPfO-ylF7SmOcSEIkQTalx79bm8jkMqhDcuLpdBwZPC6PguTzkWtW4CSFKMd54XD1cTx7Y2t88cmUP9rPphth96vVryCHqZHLnf6HB_NXVAbmiflNNajdPaO9aO6GDeHZnza" width="320" /></a></div><p>It stayed, but the Triskelion I was hoping to use with the coffin was not so lucky. Juan played ancestral recall, destroyed my stuff and beat me 1-0 in about 5 minutes. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-_xk8iTt3ioNRzk_0NcDrNjH35HCdfeTO747FAZ6YWNEwp0tkYl9s7KwORUL_jVN5CkpqmNN5DsW2C7ebOXZ3KatT_tLA_Y6KNtkQZa_oYt70JLjH_V43SnyBNoDCL865A6axDOJ6oWB6t7Q0dOT0CvKmnRHSEaTUyxOevEYpRjGien-CHewJys0a" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-_xk8iTt3ioNRzk_0NcDrNjH35HCdfeTO747FAZ6YWNEwp0tkYl9s7KwORUL_jVN5CkpqmNN5DsW2C7ebOXZ3KatT_tLA_Y6KNtkQZa_oYt70JLjH_V43SnyBNoDCL865A6axDOJ6oWB6t7Q0dOT0CvKmnRHSEaTUyxOevEYpRjGien-CHewJys0a" width="320" /></a></div><br />The second game he opened with Savannah Lions, which I exchanged for my Sage. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp9Ni04BXptTXPlPWHaIzCPLYntFrKsyDDIG-DD5nyxLd6K0YUuAsCOSk3gfJpgi5KHlsOpRyeE4n5H8rYHb2aKdN0_miDnPhuxB7IzWVrVV1lJ-efiHBYwTaG_-lYkCP41vG668fOIoIjTXw8SYjzjoizQD0H8rOyHmxzz9u2AbV9B3X_RoVHCAF-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp9Ni04BXptTXPlPWHaIzCPLYntFrKsyDDIG-DD5nyxLd6K0YUuAsCOSk3gfJpgi5KHlsOpRyeE4n5H8rYHb2aKdN0_miDnPhuxB7IzWVrVV1lJ-efiHBYwTaG_-lYkCP41vG668fOIoIjTXw8SYjzjoizQD0H8rOyHmxzz9u2AbV9B3X_RoVHCAF-" width="320" /></a></div><br />I then took his serendib with control magic, but Juan was okay with that, casually playing an Ancestral Recall and took out the serendib. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgM0m6bcOR-Ps42qHYomZfQJFdem-0OsNZkJZOYZ3bQILULHHb4mImPxUl55NONlW7kMk24VCW7uHpW2HTMCdZuL4PWW3CPBNZ4AlYS2d-kv3IyDxlkTRkppb6FsnpobjYuhXBAeoLZP5XTPqVIkCRsMeLqvh6wzQFhbEdqr9B7oIo8Pe3R_cRljBV1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgM0m6bcOR-Ps42qHYomZfQJFdem-0OsNZkJZOYZ3bQILULHHb4mImPxUl55NONlW7kMk24VCW7uHpW2HTMCdZuL4PWW3CPBNZ4AlYS2d-kv3IyDxlkTRkppb6FsnpobjYuhXBAeoLZP5XTPqVIkCRsMeLqvh6wzQFhbEdqr9B7oIo8Pe3R_cRljBV1=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />Which he followed up with a braingeyser: <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_ib7Qg6i9yNwXACLRmb2y_6M38wO9B7R2TN6Rqq3lBY387NQpyg5lUTSbrX7dHDJBoQG8KZWTxwKElFvDgmSCQA3TWbpnThPs5a8uEJTiBHvlwtrnHo462Wg8U7SE3Mil-DoHcTNR-rYVayW5gWrHoPioVqAoCgeYgN-fwZJrjh1ASSwaBu0CM8j-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_ib7Qg6i9yNwXACLRmb2y_6M38wO9B7R2TN6Rqq3lBY387NQpyg5lUTSbrX7dHDJBoQG8KZWTxwKElFvDgmSCQA3TWbpnThPs5a8uEJTiBHvlwtrnHo462Wg8U7SE3Mil-DoHcTNR-rYVayW5gWrHoPioVqAoCgeYgN-fwZJrjh1ASSwaBu0CM8j-=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The card advantage he had was pretty big by now, and even though I played some glooms, he just beat me to a pulp with a factory and a Serendib. I would have loved to get a bit less mana and some more cards that did something, looking back:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-j8QuHZB_MWS6c-eH7uOZa8rXsSCB_Lvtsg-xt2v4N66DWp8g9SOHXos4wmikKplrPQ6z-vur__2b7CP1kQpdhrhvaRvtTnQrjcozGDRYvRyGYOEFw7D2EOmw88ky2tTbsju4zrsriG0ptRAEOU2Hl8d2iMtf_n197EPym9aJpnXLdrtijdTq44ua" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-j8QuHZB_MWS6c-eH7uOZa8rXsSCB_Lvtsg-xt2v4N66DWp8g9SOHXos4wmikKplrPQ6z-vur__2b7CP1kQpdhrhvaRvtTnQrjcozGDRYvRyGYOEFw7D2EOmw88ky2tTbsju4zrsriG0ptRAEOU2Hl8d2iMtf_n197EPym9aJpnXLdrtijdTq44ua=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />But hey, you can't have it all. Juan won quickly, but fortunately he's a nice guy so you don't really mind losing against him. It left me with some time to take pictures around the venue. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgplmMJ_yqcBay_A8DL9gMmdpvC3nW0ud9H8zKGd7Gfp8sdRzeEJ1P0Lyv6TyhIaC6ATyEMFxOMM636ziXRJGeZBUhR6NDoU901h9nvNcoyQL3uYSTMhSCe_X2IR5tXRGOrTUoA33hCRjEH79rNprG48SJePyArgzeunnjix2go13gUkUZNrGlo3QuT" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgplmMJ_yqcBay_A8DL9gMmdpvC3nW0ud9H8zKGd7Gfp8sdRzeEJ1P0Lyv6TyhIaC6ATyEMFxOMM636ziXRJGeZBUhR6NDoU901h9nvNcoyQL3uYSTMhSCe_X2IR5tXRGOrTUoA33hCRjEH79rNprG48SJePyArgzeunnjix2go13gUkUZNrGlo3QuT=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miscuts, miscuts, and more!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The top players going for it:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0vZjhtSK22lpjljlLy2DwTsTfYD1sJ52pgOrWe8bicm63cVmjLWpx42JHLL1EF1dM-4MKXh5_MF0eNKezrfNf2nijSCJJS-IE3RWhJE2KQVy_t6z_GMckYrqWPsLplXt8B4r26BHvWGWirU7FHbCEFVXf62sezuO1MhppQS8tYO_LEcJw-54CoDqW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0vZjhtSK22lpjljlLy2DwTsTfYD1sJ52pgOrWe8bicm63cVmjLWpx42JHLL1EF1dM-4MKXh5_MF0eNKezrfNf2nijSCJJS-IE3RWhJE2KQVy_t6z_GMckYrqWPsLplXt8B4r26BHvWGWirU7FHbCEFVXf62sezuO1MhppQS8tYO_LEcJw-54CoDqW=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdYXdELmBwVOGkS3Z_osJ8xl2nBCk4GbAvlnO751JN6F4Bun9Xm0jJK6kEoO13jBIAOxSW7qaKn1Y-SKiMvmJWC_AxhcnoTDvzembW0OEIB82G63GU0i7MT_3THIcD8mvOy06TqJ6bZqI2vgUBKhDlskJEtsg5GPHVurjzu1QBxoXIDYMcCVeRnXFx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdYXdELmBwVOGkS3Z_osJ8xl2nBCk4GbAvlnO751JN6F4Bun9Xm0jJK6kEoO13jBIAOxSW7qaKn1Y-SKiMvmJWC_AxhcnoTDvzembW0OEIB82G63GU0i7MT_3THIcD8mvOy06TqJ6bZqI2vgUBKhDlskJEtsg5GPHVurjzu1QBxoXIDYMcCVeRnXFx=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWcgLtWhQyAaFNxC4GJfg9PGynGv9f4gfCwSznKWfUtv1aXQ2q49Lp1gKpnihSCIWPWcz-AYdvkbft5SYDiodW7WnkP9jkzd7Weu-JfWuL9Xg_g5cPKpeaz6WJSAIff4fAK4SYtNKwCuTHlPt4uJbjxdc3iEYI6HBFD4FSLx5hw7Ko7Py0q5LU6AhM" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWcgLtWhQyAaFNxC4GJfg9PGynGv9f4gfCwSznKWfUtv1aXQ2q49Lp1gKpnihSCIWPWcz-AYdvkbft5SYDiodW7WnkP9jkzd7Weu-JfWuL9Xg_g5cPKpeaz6WJSAIff4fAK4SYtNKwCuTHlPt4uJbjxdc3iEYI6HBFD4FSLx5hw7Ko7Py0q5LU6AhM=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The last table also enjoying themselves :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjx6uLl0ROiG0oep8LpdZuqCvuuh4lrjp4uFiOHLd9M5k0f4YZZFvsj8oyCiUTmzXjUDqJaAjNNBQUlVQP7asV86GEy8fCYDTfmWTN1rox6DCnTGBkcXhm62dMR_kuIH43QKCCjPmZOmgXCtfc6RyFkIHf2nFDYf4giu0SRLCJhQ5LcFXcf5tgVSoo_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjx6uLl0ROiG0oep8LpdZuqCvuuh4lrjp4uFiOHLd9M5k0f4YZZFvsj8oyCiUTmzXjUDqJaAjNNBQUlVQP7asV86GEy8fCYDTfmWTN1rox6DCnTGBkcXhm62dMR_kuIH43QKCCjPmZOmgXCtfc6RyFkIHf2nFDYf4giu0SRLCJhQ5LcFXcf5tgVSoo_=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />Thijs finally got out his demonic hordes, but instead of applauding him like would be appropriate, Erin just beat Thijs with his Lions deck. The were a LOT of lions out in the field today, and a lot of Sedge trolls. Seems that the meta has shifted after Chef took Dadbodcon with a deck which also had both. </div><div><br /></div><div>Since Chris needed to drive home after we would be getting back to Arnhem and the tournament had taken quite a while, we decided to get a quick bite somewhere and head back instead of waiting for the top 8. Waiting for that would mean Chris would be getting home somewhere at 3 in the morning, and that was a bit of a long drive after al long day of magic. So we got something to eat and went back, but not before I bought a signed lightning bolt from Wijnand. Ever since my signed Lotus was stolen, I wanted to get another signed Rush card that I would play with, and a bolt seemed like something I would use at least in some decks. We drove home and Chris quickly got behind the wheel of his car with an energy drink I gave him. I took out the spoils of the day and could look back to another good day of Oldschool magic. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnqWjqgTNc_7LAAAj8tEInVsCyc16izx4qAIA3JehwGruu9L8WPcP65k6G7paVOnlb5vY-2vGwp27VG9ghjNxDUrqRu7MO3hFPmRE4Z6SHzjZKOPjrCvl9-HOZO3aRUXX4FDtPlaxwNyZrsHWslOtSCeEHD5Kq2N9PDr3lB8FXaWeNbrQJxGEL6XZP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnqWjqgTNc_7LAAAj8tEInVsCyc16izx4qAIA3JehwGruu9L8WPcP65k6G7paVOnlb5vY-2vGwp27VG9ghjNxDUrqRu7MO3hFPmRE4Z6SHzjZKOPjrCvl9-HOZO3aRUXX4FDtPlaxwNyZrsHWslOtSCeEHD5Kq2N9PDr3lB8FXaWeNbrQJxGEL6XZP=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Thanks to the Cramers for organizing, and all of the people who showed up to play some old cardboard! Till next time!</div><div><br /><br /><p></p></div>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-66819321372107727592022-03-06T08:52:00.004-08:002022-03-06T23:15:27.807-08:00The first Dadbodcon in Utrecht<p>It's been a while since my last live oldschool tournament. Unfortunately I had to cancel the planned camel trophy in januari due to regulations, so this would be the first live os tournament this year. It also happened to be the first tournament organized by David from Utrecht. He had picked the national denksport centrum for the occasion, a venue where there are also chess, checkers and bridge tournaments. At first I thought of playing either an elementals deck or some hell's caretaker variant, but then I noticed 2 things: </p><p>1) I don't own enough elementals to make an elemental deck and </p><p>2) there would actually be something to win in this tournament, namely mystery boosters filled with os cards for the top 3 contenders. </p><p>I figured that would invite a bit more spikey atmosphere and I although I don't really mind losing with a deck I enjoy playing, I don't like being trashed 0-7 in 7 rounds of swiss, so I decided to bring something that would definitely win more than lose and have good chance of reaching top 10 in a tournament with over 60 participants. There are some top notch decks I'm not really a fan of because I don't really enjoy playing them, but I do find joy in playing some robots variant in which I can sacrifice Tetravites with sage of lat-nam, so I decided to do some tuning to the deck I played in RBS online. In this tournament, some reprints were allowed so that meant I could play it with 4 volcanic islands. FBB cards were not allowed in this tournament, so I needed to borrow revised volcanic islands to fill out my deck. I also wanted to try some other changes because I didn't really like the wheel of fortune last time and during RBS I kept sideboarding in the one Icy Manipulator in my sideboard, so some other changes were made. I talked over the deck a bit with Anne Joldersma, and added one The Abyss to the main deck instead of leaving it in the sideboard. I asked Thijs if he needed a ride to Utrecht and he did, so we would be going there together. </p><p>The next (pretty cold) morning I picked up Thijs and off we were. The venue had a great parking space next to it so we wouldn't have to walk a long distance. It was just park and get inside. It was really great to see a lot of familiar faces again, but also quite a lot of people I had not seen before. Oldschool just keeps attracting new people in the Netherlands it seems, which is great. I registered and got my stamped revised earth elemental and button. While everyone was doing their registration with David, I went through the boxes and binders of our local cardboard crack dealer Wijnand. There I found some bases for the elemental deck I had been pondering, so I scored some additions for my collection (although some of these will be going to a friend of mine who started OS just recently) :</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLaqAOyWeawSyCH2wpXJDISq-bfcHsJXzDnAs3Je_p15vJPwGfbi-qyvcLk3AOoh1uu7hEw6XqfG44AIuheKx1DBf-McRiCKS22_EtTkBbDCFFLXgarICfnjWlRtQK9w8NyJrtIZI4abOX4VDf8v8itEfYSB4bvdjX1qoEI0mhJBWZ0mu7ngzqiJ6i" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLaqAOyWeawSyCH2wpXJDISq-bfcHsJXzDnAs3Je_p15vJPwGfbi-qyvcLk3AOoh1uu7hEw6XqfG44AIuheKx1DBf-McRiCKS22_EtTkBbDCFFLXgarICfnjWlRtQK9w8NyJrtIZI4abOX4VDf8v8itEfYSB4bvdjX1qoEI0mhJBWZ0mu7ngzqiJ6i=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Crevasse I bought from Edo earlier. I just like the artwork of Rob Alexander so much I wanted this one with his autograph on it. <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I also got my 3rd unlimited mana vault from Ron Dijkstra, which I had bought a while back, so my deck would be a bit closer to Swedish legal. Unfortunately, the 3 cards missing now from this build are 2 volcanic islands and an underground sea, so that's probably never going to happen. <br /><br />When it was time for the first round of swiss (there would be no top 8, just swiss), Thijs was placed at table number 1 :)<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZ1-EGjG995zSjqY1xp5vpro6M5ipnqo9oUwsixK_Vk8IgBAnOgFtPgSNDjQaFN2CINy4OasPNHR1F-iw2jyFCA1agM_ddn5LFdSIVLwzDQleMq40_U-TrbEugFtgShTleVvnxVLdzLxXXXBfXH4gBPpNeWjMc8qdTiAqKyE9tXqEbasKzREzGUpF5" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZ1-EGjG995zSjqY1xp5vpro6M5ipnqo9oUwsixK_Vk8IgBAnOgFtPgSNDjQaFN2CINy4OasPNHR1F-iw2jyFCA1agM_ddn5LFdSIVLwzDQleMq40_U-TrbEugFtgShTleVvnxVLdzLxXXXBfXH4gBPpNeWjMc8qdTiAqKyE9tXqEbasKzREzGUpF5=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br />I was on table 4 against Gideon, one of the familiar faces I love playing against. He's a great guy and a good player. I kept a reasonable hand, which was a bit tricky. I had a strip mine and sol ring, also a time walk and ancestral recall, but no blue mana. And some artifact creatures, of course. But considering my deck had plenty of blue producing lands, I decided to keep it anyway. A blue mana should statistically show it within about 2 or 3 turns. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEira5-dvGanZ0Qgmd6hqutX-wwg6vro-kXEknN7QWxyg1FGjG_gmo50yZr8HcodC3Y1DTRckLKXSwPcXhKh-XKeH_Lp9a_EzMtWnYMuJzf8Dszi4-iruXVUMDSo6JHUOhij_AiMlNUmQRw-fAtpVVSKby0qAIPsi9iUOhhQbEtMnpmmEhOdc9t5Puw7" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEira5-dvGanZ0Qgmd6hqutX-wwg6vro-kXEknN7QWxyg1FGjG_gmo50yZr8HcodC3Y1DTRckLKXSwPcXhKh-XKeH_Lp9a_EzMtWnYMuJzf8Dszi4-iruXVUMDSo6JHUOhij_AiMlNUmQRw-fAtpVVSKby0qAIPsi9iUOhhQbEtMnpmmEhOdc9t5Puw7=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first round opponent :) </td></tr></tbody></table><br />I played my first turn strip mine and sol ring. Not to bad, and then Gideon got off to... let's say, something a bit better than my turn :)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhz39b26Eoq-LkC66PxbuxvyTBI_phLfIRupns_actpIqKCOsIdMfSnwZPp833wEVf0ZJCI7O8z8UHdsgQ7rxaGKjWiinxVhQZcyvC5eLHVHMFML7MIpqV8DEu2CjZR7mJXQy3_cRCZyPYSuwgokuHIOCQGib7OLkJwpDXl61AfT9ekMGDzG9-OuuLg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhz39b26Eoq-LkC66PxbuxvyTBI_phLfIRupns_actpIqKCOsIdMfSnwZPp833wEVf0ZJCI7O8z8UHdsgQ7rxaGKjWiinxVhQZcyvC5eLHVHMFML7MIpqV8DEu2CjZR7mJXQy3_cRCZyPYSuwgokuHIOCQGib7OLkJwpDXl61AfT9ekMGDzG9-OuuLg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />Yes, that's him playing sea, lotus, mox ruby, ancestral recall. But the fun wasn't over yet :) <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxDv9iK0M_4kDgLIs4zfZzsKUqOFTmPR8cZuOZ-qUslGAPG_ov4vMxRhlabvix-Z2oBjQLzT2TVgQKVWReLHGU4o7suMySvAP02IzAd5YA3_M1-u7n_rAL6N-C41v7Gan80wTK9KuanjaAzysdVlZL7VCovthpY06eTCIv3I3S_6TIet_fZVx0mBR_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxDv9iK0M_4kDgLIs4zfZzsKUqOFTmPR8cZuOZ-qUslGAPG_ov4vMxRhlabvix-Z2oBjQLzT2TVgQKVWReLHGU4o7suMySvAP02IzAd5YA3_M1-u7n_rAL6N-C41v7Gan80wTK9KuanjaAzysdVlZL7VCovthpY06eTCIv3I3S_6TIet_fZVx0mBR_=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I just laughed really hard at this ridiculous opening, especially since Gideon is the kind of guy where you don't mind this at all. This was definitely oldschool at it's best!<p></p><p>I needed something to fix this and fast, but that would be largely depending on what I would draw. A land of mana artifact would be nice, because that would mean I could join in the game. Since half my deck is mana in the form of lands or artifacts I wasn't too worried. I took one damage from the atog, and the turn after that I got my mana artifact and played Su-Chi. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmFgSzFWMJMA4H2T7RnNHAvRQN1CTBuhUpkspwb0Hvp48N_mBSQh5rh1UgzxWgYKoyyXtPdo4Mie8HnYleT5CidEgYGjAvK72k9en5vyfhgveuVo12M0yPDwA3EikoTx4D3pflURMeB1sooZeTpxJfqwfDeU99dNaFqBDFhuV8gi8VAdFgXXRrRd6-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmFgSzFWMJMA4H2T7RnNHAvRQN1CTBuhUpkspwb0Hvp48N_mBSQh5rh1UgzxWgYKoyyXtPdo4Mie8HnYleT5CidEgYGjAvK72k9en5vyfhgveuVo12M0yPDwA3EikoTx4D3pflURMeB1sooZeTpxJfqwfDeU99dNaFqBDFhuV8gi8VAdFgXXRrRd6-=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I took some beatings after blocking the Atog with the Su-Chi, forcing Gideon to eat some of his moxes. He animated my Su-Chi and beat me with that as I was waiting for more land. Just as I thought the game would be over, I got my much needed underground sea. That meant I would be able to kick into gear and join the game. I took my time walk, ancestral and got some more mana to play creatures, so a few turns later the boardstate was like this:</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSnK0QY14WBLL0CA69sjDFuUv299UzZFiDq-1DnzCaySqSX3LIzGA8N_GNxb2zKmZcZqPBeTwyJ1xEgslO_YDiplDRAlRojAzr3zlPJSSCk3CgmPLCtE8Jo4MBRxJH_VkFQqAe0XPEEGs_DyouchXuonPj365cjUC-_xihazAuWDdtdSujg3PL5iKY" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSnK0QY14WBLL0CA69sjDFuUv299UzZFiDq-1DnzCaySqSX3LIzGA8N_GNxb2zKmZcZqPBeTwyJ1xEgslO_YDiplDRAlRojAzr3zlPJSSCk3CgmPLCtE8Jo4MBRxJH_VkFQqAe0XPEEGs_DyouchXuonPj365cjUC-_xihazAuWDdtdSujg3PL5iKY=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br />This would turn out to be a serious game after all. I countered his second copy artifact so would be able to hold out a bit longer and do some damage of my own. I was doing some damage with tetravus first, then with tetravites which I used to block the Atog. I was hoping to block with my tetravus and than animate it, but unfortunately, gideon drew another atog and a copy artifact to copy my trike first, and I could not keep up with that. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglo-rFs_QFh0NovbCrH_EbdZyuoSpl27bYAi9eI__803e_Q46WqWgoDBY6T3qD25vcsDUaulRqHs57-VwfbbyYOYgYHfXYiVMGTrJ_nBjtmQrwjwLa8ZEesIwWUqCz3vVMm-lY3XOgSqj3E3JVBmYcO3lkQVBk04XrQ5gd4Jn899Xmm_II57c72jMt" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglo-rFs_QFh0NovbCrH_EbdZyuoSpl27bYAi9eI__803e_Q46WqWgoDBY6T3qD25vcsDUaulRqHs57-VwfbbyYOYgYHfXYiVMGTrJ_nBjtmQrwjwLa8ZEesIwWUqCz3vVMm-lY3XOgSqj3E3JVBmYcO3lkQVBk04XrQ5gd4Jn899Xmm_II57c72jMt=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />The quick mana from gideon versus the slow start from my side was just a bit too much. Had I drawn the sea one turn earlier, I think I would have had a good chance of getting back in time but now it wasn't meant to be. It was an exiting and fun game. <p></p><p>The second game I kept a Library of Alexandria hand, hoping tot get some advantage with that. Although Gideons next opening was less spectacular than his first, it was very nice:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZEzlBduBdEF-XP05kLpONd9j0pWKe1jttoLYlWLRdGtKvxbl5Mr26fQIhscFUK_mE0JWvpL-Gzh05C8-wMhSLMzb7wVFqL4mMdgBWg7rJbxFpCCZg4nzIlyK8DGxSpETC79yDD02i22NbTO3E_WE-U46D3BTRs6zsULgDxlayloGnqJOn-5yC1HUh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZEzlBduBdEF-XP05kLpONd9j0pWKe1jttoLYlWLRdGtKvxbl5Mr26fQIhscFUK_mE0JWvpL-Gzh05C8-wMhSLMzb7wVFqL4mMdgBWg7rJbxFpCCZg4nzIlyK8DGxSpETC79yDD02i22NbTO3E_WE-U46D3BTRs6zsULgDxlayloGnqJOn-5yC1HUh=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />He opened land, mox, time walk, play factory, animate factory, copy artifact. So he had a structural 4 mana/damage sources on the board before I had even drawn my first card! I drew my first card and extra card, hoping to get in the game quickly as Gideon swung for 4 with his 2 factories. I drew one extra card with the library, and then decided to give up the advantage to get in the game quickly before it was too late: <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLSKRMR-HsA80DXaVk7N5pQFPh3hmgT4v_0oXJoYZiLJpnXVMFhdt-E3JuVvh00e5IZiN_rn3sE5CvxMBrVAnYqPij-jyjOEweBEMqFe4rIYK1rcd0-7HzKlDdnOFOuSuWjxVr2olGMLFka0fTBhb_v1A5tPOl-e6oAi3QIdP0-fglse-U6VV7sxeo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLSKRMR-HsA80DXaVk7N5pQFPh3hmgT4v_0oXJoYZiLJpnXVMFhdt-E3JuVvh00e5IZiN_rn3sE5CvxMBrVAnYqPij-jyjOEweBEMqFe4rIYK1rcd0-7HzKlDdnOFOuSuWjxVr2olGMLFka0fTBhb_v1A5tPOl-e6oAi3QIdP0-fglse-U6VV7sxeo=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />Unfortunately, my only other mana source was city of brass. Not good. I shattered one of his artifact creatures but he drew more and quickly had me down on life. My trike also died pretty quickly after a block and even when I revived it it was not fast enough to keep up. Gideon just had the better draw and the initiative. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBxxw9c1J4Eciv4ncnKMHGAgvEp3KKFzwQoJvXg6d-QsxAa-eyhG5NKYDogR-Q7v6ubBr_dJeVYPMCjO957GQ4GF9caF1GwWNmybTujC1uFerzv1hvJPZ6UbmELkf_X772LI4fhO4wtmjFmQRq3-lU0ccSODW6IyDybFrzedBhyOQ5ZAxveJseOluG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBxxw9c1J4Eciv4ncnKMHGAgvEp3KKFzwQoJvXg6d-QsxAa-eyhG5NKYDogR-Q7v6ubBr_dJeVYPMCjO957GQ4GF9caF1GwWNmybTujC1uFerzv1hvJPZ6UbmELkf_X772LI4fhO4wtmjFmQRq3-lU0ccSODW6IyDybFrzedBhyOQ5ZAxveJseOluG=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />So I ended up losing 2-0. Not a good start for the tournament, but the games were very nice, intense and against a nice opponent, so I felt pretty good about the start of the tournament. There was some time left, which gave me time to spot mister Cramer playing an Enchantress deck! Awesome!<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxPjnPOW13V_gbYMckColRILh-xjJlqcmdZReK45c17XRtd7uFeg3ZDiApAU758EeuYVXJULsebLOnutk8hAV8XqKvc5e6pslrjPh2cC1Bihh0iDOXArwh4Go_GOJ1AQA5bpay_VKeQP9DcE2tBvGz-6aZuE6Fuau0ZjTHkEzMATgPaYrK_hnF9Iph" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxPjnPOW13V_gbYMckColRILh-xjJlqcmdZReK45c17XRtd7uFeg3ZDiApAU758EeuYVXJULsebLOnutk8hAV8XqKvc5e6pslrjPh2cC1Bihh0iDOXArwh4Go_GOJ1AQA5bpay_VKeQP9DcE2tBvGz-6aZuE6Fuau0ZjTHkEzMATgPaYrK_hnF9Iph=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>There were also a lot of other nice games going on with awesome cardboard to look at:</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0zCxfregNman8zZ0hmdNFqI5HKGrpckj2qwcTe3CaEzg0bwaETq7oO-1hDh3QHdyVsVuZbqucudvpB3f6a1QsvNHQ9TntHdokqU-BPihMduzyeHkYUj4vUtJscpdEJT4wSU4WMIdeOzbLVOj0cxOORJ1qWwbWItf0kHzZ-ORt-HqWJSmr-nnSA-0J" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0zCxfregNman8zZ0hmdNFqI5HKGrpckj2qwcTe3CaEzg0bwaETq7oO-1hDh3QHdyVsVuZbqucudvpB3f6a1QsvNHQ9TntHdokqU-BPihMduzyeHkYUj4vUtJscpdEJT4wSU4WMIdeOzbLVOj0cxOORJ1qWwbWItf0kHzZ-ORt-HqWJSmr-nnSA-0J" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evil Eye and fountain of youth, what's not to like?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1FKxnr4ezXr5zNICjMhbRi8kcuAYBIPs46Qfy7MOie2dflTz8AhBFd8rw6YUeVIG0i9ZtZAvMiJB5aMy9482rMpVFqFOIuR0Y_M5OKIzXLL9Y9ez520oVfdo0NqTkss7r0YEHkd_7dQ1XHjBXsimt5WV-YzsPzo50CeE6mfT-BVS3qhjqdzq9ctcP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1FKxnr4ezXr5zNICjMhbRi8kcuAYBIPs46Qfy7MOie2dflTz8AhBFd8rw6YUeVIG0i9ZtZAvMiJB5aMy9482rMpVFqFOIuR0Y_M5OKIzXLL9Y9ez520oVfdo0NqTkss7r0YEHkd_7dQ1XHjBXsimt5WV-YzsPzo50CeE6mfT-BVS3qhjqdzq9ctcP=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />The next round I was 2 rows of tables down with the rest of the first round losers. I was playing Tristan Krap, who was playing a green/white/red build with also a lot of artifact creatures. I tried getting off to a quick start, but was quickly thwarted by what white does:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjoR_L6e63XjmoY_UrJRn40ky8y-gJdo36_O8HKfwZZI-LOrTcMCOH280nvhPMNjsSVljGEko2B23riPdDGmNVT7VYujf72DT5AR3_OZDejdsmo5v5YDNCDhH-jzVYXTRyctBn-IqVvQn_FzHiXVEpbH2pdyQsWtqUMJaodQuSHHbWG3kNxcd8GGVc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjoR_L6e63XjmoY_UrJRn40ky8y-gJdo36_O8HKfwZZI-LOrTcMCOH280nvhPMNjsSVljGEko2B23riPdDGmNVT7VYujf72DT5AR3_OZDejdsmo5v5YDNCDhH-jzVYXTRyctBn-IqVvQn_FzHiXVEpbH2pdyQsWtqUMJaodQuSHHbWG3kNxcd8GGVc" width="400" /></a></div><br />I did get a sage, that managed to get rid of the mana vault. A was a bit low on mana, so I copied my mishra's factory. As you do, I drew my fourth land a turn later and used that to get out a Su-Chi. That managed to attack. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs43wd-ETLZD_N8UnFa3d0Z3jvPyeNV59oOj3fHVvD9_cx_1KKu9W3uG6La6S_apUhm0dPeRftBhxhVXggVChEvX8cRR7w5neb1Ypd4CGmGxaO0deVMc36xH8r9g6FJAIOYyypz1UZt81dI_jlpMuJfUez-DeIf0_ktpvqg0Hm0TpYOt-itYqyFHjW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs43wd-ETLZD_N8UnFa3d0Z3jvPyeNV59oOj3fHVvD9_cx_1KKu9W3uG6La6S_apUhm0dPeRftBhxhVXggVChEvX8cRR7w5neb1Ypd4CGmGxaO0deVMc36xH8r9g6FJAIOYyypz1UZt81dI_jlpMuJfUez-DeIf0_ktpvqg0Hm0TpYOt-itYqyFHjW=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p>A turn later Tristan had an Icy, so it would take a while before I would get through some serious damage. A regrowth on the disenchant took care of my Su-Chi. Fortunately, I got through a Triskelion. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0_panYVFOlfo8pCEkPQqXJsYAi1fMSZ2DBXrze9jhCalPkrwkn62NryLG9sOyo47z9fj3P2m4MVg_v8Jz1taSxZti0Ic_4IGFf0RTkZyErw5RkeCGlcjvC6Hd5jG2QEG1FM-tc1STKCDo9ja-rvbMrW0Qr-UhsfGrBB9bG0b6jBcbiq48b5p05WHM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0_panYVFOlfo8pCEkPQqXJsYAi1fMSZ2DBXrze9jhCalPkrwkn62NryLG9sOyo47z9fj3P2m4MVg_v8Jz1taSxZti0Ic_4IGFf0RTkZyErw5RkeCGlcjvC6Hd5jG2QEG1FM-tc1STKCDo9ja-rvbMrW0Qr-UhsfGrBB9bG0b6jBcbiq48b5p05WHM=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>That was then joined by a Triskelion, which would be able to evade the Icy pretty well if I could turn it into tetravites. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhP8UluXiSgnb0QFlRTO0Y1mnDzUsmZbSFGoD8EeqIkUFlK9jDAdyh-AeM_js7mI56BxHnnyeP_EsI-VTth-43jOrZ2oZp94YE2IDpoxXCN-R0XD08eqZ0S6t5B09a0lyoXiJR9T272wk_aefxixlR9-CC15FBG5pj8s6TzwugOu5F5SN6XhD4Go68n" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhP8UluXiSgnb0QFlRTO0Y1mnDzUsmZbSFGoD8EeqIkUFlK9jDAdyh-AeM_js7mI56BxHnnyeP_EsI-VTth-43jOrZ2oZp94YE2IDpoxXCN-R0XD08eqZ0S6t5B09a0lyoXiJR9T272wk_aefxixlR9-CC15FBG5pj8s6TzwugOu5F5SN6XhD4Go68n=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />Unfortunately, my Tetravites were then shot out of the sky:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUVin5HRzB-HczVamFbinS-_cZzbAxy7Bo7evLXwk6yHkS9bu35CuCtpM_aeQE0QEnGHFE4m-z6wHgtahNHi0MisXt4zAOosg6JkvfAMQuv3o06reJRMPVSilLhhmP55_BEJW34jFCSq7oPqkemCKEdqE1juBLOmSWID9uYLr5VEszj7ZZfOp2wDQj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUVin5HRzB-HczVamFbinS-_cZzbAxy7Bo7evLXwk6yHkS9bu35CuCtpM_aeQE0QEnGHFE4m-z6wHgtahNHi0MisXt4zAOosg6JkvfAMQuv3o06reJRMPVSilLhhmP55_BEJW34jFCSq7oPqkemCKEdqE1juBLOmSWID9uYLr5VEszj7ZZfOp2wDQj" width="400" /></a></div><br />I did get an extra card from the sage though, and eventually that advantage from getting card when Tristan shot my creatures won me out a pretty long grinding game. 1-0 While we were sideboarding, I noticed this beautiful Alpha frozen shade being equipped with fear and then doing a lot of damage :)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrF-vGjKExte6win_mkzPi39g5dkd8saDLq4uMYpBA-kWYltkexLQY5Nep3XsZEJPqCnLjsApDQb0rDeswbh51mfpAlRF5ynRka3eyklJGpq3oHjNVH3OuanMAN0ZLGHw8ukgrVS-qHs6zrce8FQnp3k5ulJbh5loGCmlVwsqH8N2G-WaTNepAil00" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrF-vGjKExte6win_mkzPi39g5dkd8saDLq4uMYpBA-kWYltkexLQY5Nep3XsZEJPqCnLjsApDQb0rDeswbh51mfpAlRF5ynRka3eyklJGpq3oHjNVH3OuanMAN0ZLGHw8ukgrVS-qHs6zrce8FQnp3k5ulJbh5loGCmlVwsqH8N2G-WaTNepAil00=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I boarded in glooms and shatters, and this was my opening hand:<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_5aYnuag4fArey1bAfn6zFsOjbXYVI3hVNMPiF2we1gOsugGiCid2x0eEAoh81zYRjgEPQJbrO2pgiAt3utfehoifXB0oDSH7N7Yk0_N0zyu3HktIoYfSa2xoKXfuf4dO-JQRTV5jjPxggC9A0-ugQX8rHHoieGYDhheBXXv9fE_5qPxHM7_jtMk-" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_5aYnuag4fArey1bAfn6zFsOjbXYVI3hVNMPiF2we1gOsugGiCid2x0eEAoh81zYRjgEPQJbrO2pgiAt3utfehoifXB0oDSH7N7Yk0_N0zyu3HktIoYfSa2xoKXfuf4dO-JQRTV5jjPxggC9A0-ugQX8rHHoieGYDhheBXXv9fE_5qPxHM7_jtMk-" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Why in gods name do I have to draw both the cities in my deck? I play only 2 to not draw them both :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I decided the gloom was probably worth it, so I kept it. With no other direct options, I decided to play the sage and do damage with that, followed up by factory damage. I should have waited, the sage was immediately removed with Swords to plowshares. Figures. But that meant I would have a better chance of attacking with factory. He played some more lands (also factory) and Su-chi. I got Icy and copy artifact online to get through some damage. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPo9yGB2DD1qnhSH-QDMKSvVIzP6VBfDjuq52zhZaew4HVQ39wu9-0OAbHByBKPB1xXQbf092ZTkTmUrcolVsqU_o5hHm4L7YlWG78CHRqmZZo4IIKy2dB_Kk3GFFUvuZmYp-ZlDfiWpYCDhmGAinYk-QtXPiEXterbDYtWfj9C1R1agrtIBxZspDa" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPo9yGB2DD1qnhSH-QDMKSvVIzP6VBfDjuq52zhZaew4HVQ39wu9-0OAbHByBKPB1xXQbf092ZTkTmUrcolVsqU_o5hHm4L7YlWG78CHRqmZZo4IIKy2dB_Kk3GFFUvuZmYp-ZlDfiWpYCDhmGAinYk-QtXPiEXterbDYtWfj9C1R1agrtIBxZspDa=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>The Icy was eventually removed after I got through some damage, but I got some Trikes after my Su-Chi was removed. One was also quickly dispatched, but this one stayed in play for some time and after some exchanges of blows and creature/factory battles, I won out here. I finally got something out of gloom when he played regrowth on disenchant, and I got to play the mind twist I had kept in my had for 6 or 7 turns to some effect because he wasn't able to play disenchant right away. Shortly after this won me the game. So this match was 2-0, 1-1 in matches. I would be moving up a bit in the standings. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgv6dIlz-5GQ_TNDDmZGPGg_jSyeOgZzFAQ9BaGz1uvUZ3mPZP59R9tjHVgTs57sq1KY6r6XlZQT7T8vDTv58k6UX8zyWpkg-JyxO0Ouaa1OjxfeOeelJleCiegWeT0kChpalKYhkUe-Dbh2rrQBFDkEtzfZFnkbzmQOuMcQUyvtkw_9dQzXCf1zZln" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgv6dIlz-5GQ_TNDDmZGPGg_jSyeOgZzFAQ9BaGz1uvUZ3mPZP59R9tjHVgTs57sq1KY6r6XlZQT7T8vDTv58k6UX8zyWpkg-JyxO0Ouaa1OjxfeOeelJleCiegWeT0kChpalKYhkUe-Dbh2rrQBFDkEtzfZFnkbzmQOuMcQUyvtkw_9dQzXCf1zZln=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>On round 3: Bartel Kars, with Black/blue disruption</p><p>My openingn hand was again a bit strange. Not a snap keep, but ancestral recall should make up for the one land, right?</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8tyWUbL002rT1TiIATXmgOa21PbhQAP8g1X9SiTQYf_c6PLmiuwZKcP_RsloptP_SjnMrnDgzrscm9nmGpG4qiaHnMmPqqYPywHwoJNZAS95AQ5LkMzTGTxB0huMoOlOAkgouWXd7Qiu49q-js38qHQnI0MauCjo-iq20toxGJNCz3dbNffPCiFgw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8tyWUbL002rT1TiIATXmgOa21PbhQAP8g1X9SiTQYf_c6PLmiuwZKcP_RsloptP_SjnMrnDgzrscm9nmGpG4qiaHnMmPqqYPywHwoJNZAS95AQ5LkMzTGTxB0huMoOlOAkgouWXd7Qiu49q-js38qHQnI0MauCjo-iq20toxGJNCz3dbNffPCiFgw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I did not know what Bartel was playing, so I just kept the hand, played an island after he had started, en then he followed up with sinkhole. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc3zfCaqi0fDk1zqznIECKKfAmgmSb0HSJ1wopkszS53PcSp-sIQ6ay3u2ZVwgpW5irJYNsIZm2eZws7wJeFdktF7q8azuAiQuQRNstxHEKR1v3QK40B156EDfyRSEf27chJSI-kjmUv9TJ8uN2mxq14f8iKb75TpDUjk7396RlHdVGZmH4k1gja59" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc3zfCaqi0fDk1zqznIECKKfAmgmSb0HSJ1wopkszS53PcSp-sIQ6ay3u2ZVwgpW5irJYNsIZm2eZws7wJeFdktF7q8azuAiQuQRNstxHEKR1v3QK40B156EDfyRSEf27chJSI-kjmUv9TJ8uN2mxq14f8iKb75TpDUjk7396RlHdVGZmH4k1gja59" width="400" /></a></div><br />Naturally, I cast Ancestral recall in response, but that gave me this.. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQmDgGkwdrCglb-LkaBv4gMkNh3bvOSmeJveDmDiYoAcEP4VQ24OUb3cLJPWizO-B7kssBZ1iADOoDn74QfCTPpTPc9KajiGGwxTOKRM7PYTQcj0S4-C9L76pt-mlTx8xYt999mCEaYlWV8I4uH2RF8VkfYa46c6sywCK67G0kOTIxL0dQ9Ui2jzig" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQmDgGkwdrCglb-LkaBv4gMkNh3bvOSmeJveDmDiYoAcEP4VQ24OUb3cLJPWizO-B7kssBZ1iADOoDn74QfCTPpTPc9KajiGGwxTOKRM7PYTQcj0S4-C9L76pt-mlTx8xYt999mCEaYlWV8I4uH2RF8VkfYa46c6sywCK67G0kOTIxL0dQ9Ui2jzig=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A definite Oh, oh.. moment after I played my mox</td></tr></tbody></table><br />So I played the mana vault and just hoped for the best. My next land came two turns later (a underground sea), which was quickly blessed with a psychic venom. I decided to just bite the bullit and take all the damage, playing a Su-Chi and a next turn copy artifact. The su-chi was quickly possessed and Bartel had a maze of ith. Figuring I would die anyway if I didn't do anything, I started hammering him with Su-chis, trading 2 for 4 damage. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFokyKmVpOW23-7KKxno31rZDSA2vPxqbrTpX9Vkkb9uH35C76IOWovABV-vmZEMmXYqATI5U1yzxZ0NOzMttzuztCODDLg5dvr66o0vV5IMlorQGlhLK0yXo5XlHPL-9Dwpg72kaJkxbwyp3GnoMVwHgAYwPsDygyYqH-QqL_3MwlwsndEXET49SQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFokyKmVpOW23-7KKxno31rZDSA2vPxqbrTpX9Vkkb9uH35C76IOWovABV-vmZEMmXYqATI5U1yzxZ0NOzMttzuztCODDLg5dvr66o0vV5IMlorQGlhLK0yXo5XlHPL-9Dwpg72kaJkxbwyp3GnoMVwHgAYwPsDygyYqH-QqL_3MwlwsndEXET49SQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />He followed up with even more psychic venoms, I used chaos orb to get rid of the maze. <br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWl7LkPkWTSdIDta9U4GfF9VLfV6YGJlGxI_S6IlsCu-tOXNHmKKwasmkSyU77HChX5Xr1d6LPqirZn_gGc0_3EDgkw8QK-nQF69UAMxZaZTQoF9yvsLYLtC8BpmKGJScCV3897HU45ou_ClHV27XWSUYBQSMTjnsd-sglVSm1XO5jQb02tUcWjsr_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWl7LkPkWTSdIDta9U4GfF9VLfV6YGJlGxI_S6IlsCu-tOXNHmKKwasmkSyU77HChX5Xr1d6LPqirZn_gGc0_3EDgkw8QK-nQF69UAMxZaZTQoF9yvsLYLtC8BpmKGJScCV3897HU45ou_ClHV27XWSUYBQSMTjnsd-sglVSm1XO5jQb02tUcWjsr_=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />This way, I managed to finish off the game quickly, before any Icies or twiddles would show up. Meanwhile next to me, this happened:)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-3R7MCFIYmT6YZWAD_4iq0Hh5CKhliTdWXv8wLgqnJstO7c0tjUkRuPC_FisXYapQ7WGdXdcPq-liw-lLmXytkv6iC3QSMMwLwBVtIJifajwtLU5l2aArtmHbo3IhSwxkjuYMC-CCV2L2Mx3S5lI3AaraIrTaGT0v2Bjn3Py5VwXKcjHt89lXZolS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-3R7MCFIYmT6YZWAD_4iq0Hh5CKhliTdWXv8wLgqnJstO7c0tjUkRuPC_FisXYapQ7WGdXdcPq-liw-lLmXytkv6iC3QSMMwLwBVtIJifajwtLU5l2aArtmHbo3IhSwxkjuYMC-CCV2L2Mx3S5lI3AaraIrTaGT0v2Bjn3Py5VwXKcjHt89lXZolS=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />The next game I didn't get off to a quick start, but neither was Bartel. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWLoC3Fk5a6ba33mtv70sWaTIXG9WL99LvJ5KdZGc3DDx2o6TOOYJ5dksAedLWmSdr-mmI4q75JbV7GmZhqdLnT1UJ-x5kq7uu6OfrX9mNfdEoqfDLlWgc8P1IZ4vIUHUlxdnzD46_C4mjzh3Nv8AurEeaDGqYZfZ7z40ahfk2xMmClStLmuGzm3o7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWLoC3Fk5a6ba33mtv70sWaTIXG9WL99LvJ5KdZGc3DDx2o6TOOYJ5dksAedLWmSdr-mmI4q75JbV7GmZhqdLnT1UJ-x5kq7uu6OfrX9mNfdEoqfDLlWgc8P1IZ4vIUHUlxdnzD46_C4mjzh3Nv8AurEeaDGqYZfZ7z40ahfk2xMmClStLmuGzm3o7=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>He got an ancestral recall after this, not too shabby. It was actually the first time he played it in a tournament, he mentioned, he had just acquired it. I got my next land, a city of brass... Jippy... but again, I just went for it, and took 3 damage to get out a Su-Chi. Bartel followed up with a maze... great. At least my sage was doing 1 damage a turn.. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAl9e5aS5_gyVeUnyGK4k7hMU7Nml0eJtia1eZ-g8YfX1mwgpnchNW2uPFAoPDY9zcrKWPr8tg7yS3jn0UObOi0uTli25f8XtIB52jchweD8uf3c9I4iV_-CZVggL3JBIt28DPxoxZ_Z1js5EG7HSu8qF72zBkhPaO1Or1WI96BIlcS9joIir0bbqP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAl9e5aS5_gyVeUnyGK4k7hMU7Nml0eJtia1eZ-g8YfX1mwgpnchNW2uPFAoPDY9zcrKWPr8tg7yS3jn0UObOi0uTli25f8XtIB52jchweD8uf3c9I4iV_-CZVggL3JBIt28DPxoxZ_Z1js5EG7HSu8qF72zBkhPaO1Or1WI96BIlcS9joIir0bbqP=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I followed up with 2 copy artifacts a couple of turns later. That sealed the game, because it did more damage than Bartel could hold off. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjZwXYwcElUcK9ZfV6xqbrRKM118VD81CCOkp7QKc4pJFaYGuWqXKKPMz_hhMtzXQK3z11duMR9QEp8DcaQkyqKt5dkA-Ry0MAJyTCOAqUb5DDo2270y_JWWOkDhNLDoVP2FNNPZXdBcrGS4BxtMliGS3jNDiofW_4mjPY3I5X4dd_mCDmFdYsFZq7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjZwXYwcElUcK9ZfV6xqbrRKM118VD81CCOkp7QKc4pJFaYGuWqXKKPMz_hhMtzXQK3z11duMR9QEp8DcaQkyqKt5dkA-Ry0MAJyTCOAqUb5DDo2270y_JWWOkDhNLDoVP2FNNPZXdBcrGS4BxtMliGS3jNDiofW_4mjPY3I5X4dd_mCDmFdYsFZq7=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />Another 2-0, now 2-1 in matches. Good, I would be getting a bit closer to the next row of tables :) Meanwhile next to us, Peter got hammered from 18 to 0 in 3 turns. A Shivan was played, it attacked for 9, and then:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7EG28mDm5nM_V9wY8rN9iCzeizL82s8m8MoB5xfu5twjlEBYPcvu52iSt4Yn2sdFUvZZa-pCLvxk-35pSGd3Qb9Si6120ZTe66Bgf5IH68DVNCXQP_peGVZPYHk7IIzCNZQC9jCXjmhxjnkMZ225fjczTRLCkDXNomWKcNUHI3X4ciUSAK-gua1IA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7EG28mDm5nM_V9wY8rN9iCzeizL82s8m8MoB5xfu5twjlEBYPcvu52iSt4Yn2sdFUvZZa-pCLvxk-35pSGd3Qb9Si6120ZTe66Bgf5IH68DVNCXQP_peGVZPYHk7IIzCNZQC9jCXjmhxjnkMZ225fjczTRLCkDXNomWKcNUHI3X4ciUSAK-gua1IA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I also spotted Jaap playing dragon whelp :) Awesome!<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWOxcjq4lMB70iysfvkXU-SkEv1VirjbuRTVp6gLmiAGJREfLlmyahTPTNwyzwj_81kBVoq52WD87pKdOeSZmG2I8DjK0_ntAl7pUWs6BWqGeHp33cAjTVDqdVWYfGTaDVj8t9557qUxYt5fuM4riY3VxSxrrnDcES4B_FlT8D0P7dvrku-Dw0S5G_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWOxcjq4lMB70iysfvkXU-SkEv1VirjbuRTVp6gLmiAGJREfLlmyahTPTNwyzwj_81kBVoq52WD87pKdOeSZmG2I8DjK0_ntAl7pUWs6BWqGeHp33cAjTVDqdVWYfGTaDVj8t9557qUxYt5fuM4riY3VxSxrrnDcES4B_FlT8D0P7dvrku-Dw0S5G_=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgId99-RRpmHyCLaNoiYPoVVvhFWl09G7B6q9VdIks-zFSmOB2r24MpeEnxxfHYoPxsGPH77fDIp84_jlFPESh972AY6GjsnwJvdtZhFIXPEKh8ALJZu8llLNAZwxFSUSuyO41GHlJi3LL4_OaXs-DD53hDAHShkqB5rgNTurGdLEUeSH5FJrAz4vLf" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgId99-RRpmHyCLaNoiYPoVVvhFWl09G7B6q9VdIks-zFSmOB2r24MpeEnxxfHYoPxsGPH77fDIp84_jlFPESh972AY6GjsnwJvdtZhFIXPEKh8ALJZu8llLNAZwxFSUSuyO41GHlJi3LL4_OaXs-DD53hDAHShkqB5rgNTurGdLEUeSH5FJrAz4vLf=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh look, I've got an Erhnam. OK, I'll spirit link it. *sigh*</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFzbHLZujZBT5MvwMlIff4o-U2-AQC-BoRPEVuYKHygftExne5PE__dLmtzxgDM6wgyKWcwRCJqd1O6fUjBZzuH9eYazyAlTkMWJ9kcQ55XDsJ2mPBzTrsAfHpZomPkMHHTVaYDQQ3SS7YeFdmL490XJhwIn8e7iSXxLt2036-QzGeB4l0RLcgrSNO" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFzbHLZujZBT5MvwMlIff4o-U2-AQC-BoRPEVuYKHygftExne5PE__dLmtzxgDM6wgyKWcwRCJqd1O6fUjBZzuH9eYazyAlTkMWJ9kcQ55XDsJ2mPBzTrsAfHpZomPkMHHTVaYDQQ3SS7YeFdmL490XJhwIn8e7iSXxLt2036-QzGeB4l0RLcgrSNO=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enchantress combo playing out</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Next round was Martin Purrio, with a black artifact deck. It seems I would be playing a lot of Trikes today.<p></p><p>Martin got off to a nice start with the first Su-Chi with help of a sol ring. I had to wait with my mana drain and counter his Tetravus, which led me to get out mine, and then one turn later I was up to enough lands to play my Su-Chi, which we traded. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-QHC-iKpkbmrBJM1S4V_acXZ_U_oJE3crNQhPISKK7atZPGi9zPgETdRLrnNle4luAStrEDL0mJe9_-g8-sFXtFwIGqpG-wwxueU9K6zr4RNdBpifeJclJahorGuKQhcjQyWYyqxzTBYkNNWO9Hp37Pp6TUvF-FhvJsFw1RzlsJUfNGbHjpaJ0z90" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-QHC-iKpkbmrBJM1S4V_acXZ_U_oJE3crNQhPISKK7atZPGi9zPgETdRLrnNle4luAStrEDL0mJe9_-g8-sFXtFwIGqpG-wwxueU9K6zr4RNdBpifeJclJahorGuKQhcjQyWYyqxzTBYkNNWO9Hp37Pp6TUvF-FhvJsFw1RzlsJUfNGbHjpaJ0z90=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrPnvDplE1_eYRY84L-BzddEuZUGAHNYqh3KyS0EELu1MgQk3Zow7CnfB1RWu1tokus_4zUahNpnKii6k94gy1lDxT-tyot8rjGdTvsssCM37hDRTtpvCfr9PgbZ1F7uPRRW5ECtvPzgNPj7bvUQ3HiNl6RxZUu29bX12HEvKn-GuYNP9IguDVJk8l" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrPnvDplE1_eYRY84L-BzddEuZUGAHNYqh3KyS0EELu1MgQk3Zow7CnfB1RWu1tokus_4zUahNpnKii6k94gy1lDxT-tyot8rjGdTvsssCM37hDRTtpvCfr9PgbZ1F7uPRRW5ECtvPzgNPj7bvUQ3HiNl6RxZUu29bX12HEvKn-GuYNP9IguDVJk8l=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />He animated his Tetravus, and then played a Trike. Then some exchanges an animation followed from both sides. I managed to get out ahead in a turn where I used black lotus for playing both a Trike and an Animate in one turn. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlKsl9tiBW1Jr_l1vemevvx6QquOfkgC6_YC7OtD6KTEVYaiaFP1rhCGX-4Gx5CEK369ntxATjjgqiHr8SHwfJRq-K0QyjNm15r7RZp31R7umIME1vXGPP2fuA3rmclRhpkqiFpIrcNOotmD8g-SJCRP0i5Pum6U_HWZreBVtBC-fdpD3-MeudGZGX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlKsl9tiBW1Jr_l1vemevvx6QquOfkgC6_YC7OtD6KTEVYaiaFP1rhCGX-4Gx5CEK369ntxATjjgqiHr8SHwfJRq-K0QyjNm15r7RZp31R7umIME1vXGPP2fuA3rmclRhpkqiFpIrcNOotmD8g-SJCRP0i5Pum6U_HWZreBVtBC-fdpD3-MeudGZGX=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />We exchanged blows but I was ahead in life, so eventually I managed to win that game. The next opening hand was promising. All I needed to draw was a Tetravus or Triskelion. And if this hand would stay, chances of that happening were good :)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBG348XbB8kgsSQ_rTyNYYW7bIpPsYhCX9_RKadOU_pprecvbS8UjPqRQIANp_VqVOf5TNRhj9xQprOjxoTRh6NbjkvVlj0Arb3X0S83L1gzJ7v2bm8CEVH9SQVAwC_wE8FB55xwl7OnxMUthdxjClCIFNrpgcW_B8zKFIf7Yf13z_bduZT0_AX0oq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBG348XbB8kgsSQ_rTyNYYW7bIpPsYhCX9_RKadOU_pprecvbS8UjPqRQIANp_VqVOf5TNRhj9xQprOjxoTRh6NbjkvVlj0Arb3X0S83L1gzJ7v2bm8CEVH9SQVAwC_wE8FB55xwl7OnxMUthdxjClCIFNrpgcW_B8zKFIf7Yf13z_bduZT0_AX0oq" width="400" /></a></div><br />Martin started doing damage first however. But I was confident that a working library and a workshop would give me enough tempo to get back in the game. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJuwznzVfqIitjzZ-vNIQ8DzvGkKGX2aYjJncfhpd-hGhKIL7B_zMHMXkr7MjoB_HY6V3I8mkR0LqDfndWUrK9ocdRCkXsU5cpVIkiwjc2RQNtAIyDotMOb9eATQ8pt_Ur7FcfClDTrrgQ5Ym-mbJwDXNFcX4Cp2t4XHjghphUsqtc4bsplpDeuByX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJuwznzVfqIitjzZ-vNIQ8DzvGkKGX2aYjJncfhpd-hGhKIL7B_zMHMXkr7MjoB_HY6V3I8mkR0LqDfndWUrK9ocdRCkXsU5cpVIkiwjc2RQNtAIyDotMOb9eATQ8pt_Ur7FcfClDTrrgQ5Ym-mbJwDXNFcX4Cp2t4XHjghphUsqtc4bsplpDeuByX" width="400" /></a></div><br />And that worked out! I drew and played a mox each turn (weird how that goes sometimes) and was able to get out Triskelion in turn 3! <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_GRVry2DZhGheI6cpj9AICzg861ZYrzryjzLpPhFOF7SP1ZlNXuHxqJP9TVypr_sUf-iq5rKdpY-pGuuVSHbTryJQVg8NRwpoEbV7_ftUeTFfV-ihqcjaWCzVvGC4AULkWsyqKU1Vgix0ndpHFqhYssyXgpQylxUQRWObv_qiXYMdEaGXbrf_sKO3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_GRVry2DZhGheI6cpj9AICzg861ZYrzryjzLpPhFOF7SP1ZlNXuHxqJP9TVypr_sUf-iq5rKdpY-pGuuVSHbTryJQVg8NRwpoEbV7_ftUeTFfV-ihqcjaWCzVvGC4AULkWsyqKU1Vgix0ndpHFqhYssyXgpQylxUQRWObv_qiXYMdEaGXbrf_sKO3=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />And next turn I drew... another mox :) 4 in 4 turns, cool :) It also let me play my favourite creature of this deck :)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7v3RAO7ropCtxP955I7m9NpyssZz8YOrZ5tBKns0AsGizbkyv41KyWkLW-W0Q5ZundEXlhbAc8NCWU_I1KZGsQZ7F_2ufLP9YPmm7KSfmP5EAvvOfYssLCR8yGC07CpWQjuQouFfjOfFqt40UBeD6mWNG7TyIJ4mwZUYy_Q6e11hWK44niVhc_Or6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7v3RAO7ropCtxP955I7m9NpyssZz8YOrZ5tBKns0AsGizbkyv41KyWkLW-W0Q5ZundEXlhbAc8NCWU_I1KZGsQZ7F_2ufLP9YPmm7KSfmP5EAvvOfYssLCR8yGC07CpWQjuQouFfjOfFqt40UBeD6mWNG7TyIJ4mwZUYy_Q6e11hWK44niVhc_Or6=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />The Trike was eventually killed with gate to Phyrexia, also cool! That's the first time that happened to me in a tournament, I think. It was followed up by a Su-Chi and an animate dead for the Trike. The unfair advantage of the library did its work very well. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinp0WWyes9JJmKJIK8fdrn9mQTVX3aCovhPU4EVd2TH1YH1M6y1r10TZ-r20eg-HRYZfL0cZpS3zU7Ce6YJqOCeHuKjipvw2qyku9G1fh6NrtywGssNzWNeo8dE8sImkLdKXaFNMRZwh7KmVNtO51_vChObTVUqohuL-PPwC3UeJcNR9fkmqZpAUWI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjR_ms3vBziwEbdQxaVkgx9RRpXu5yV6MzKuq1aPovU0_4yWEkwGoIajT6y1SQZLpJntHC1raUrP4KoFnUPVB9FptgWdMFvj5A_wDgBQ8qZnNWdPYOabQwScN35PAVRUcsx4GBVUzcs3_-3otcMVSnVMTl81BVygW6SL4vjgu5RqowEWzHherAPOQ0h=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinp0WWyes9JJmKJIK8fdrn9mQTVX3aCovhPU4EVd2TH1YH1M6y1r10TZ-r20eg-HRYZfL0cZpS3zU7Ce6YJqOCeHuKjipvw2qyku9G1fh6NrtywGssNzWNeo8dE8sImkLdKXaFNMRZwh7KmVNtO51_vChObTVUqohuL-PPwC3UeJcNR9fkmqZpAUWI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinp0WWyes9JJmKJIK8fdrn9mQTVX3aCovhPU4EVd2TH1YH1M6y1r10TZ-r20eg-HRYZfL0cZpS3zU7Ce6YJqOCeHuKjipvw2qyku9G1fh6NrtywGssNzWNeo8dE8sImkLdKXaFNMRZwh7KmVNtO51_vChObTVUqohuL-PPwC3UeJcNR9fkmqZpAUWI"><br /></a></div></div>The 5 extra cards gave me an awesome advantage and because of the moxes, the tempo was also great, so that was too much for my opponent to keep up with. 2-0. 3-1 in matches, still going in the right direction :) moving up in the swiss. My goal of winning more than losing was working out. Martins deck was a beauty to behold, and after he showed my his Yawgmoth demon, I told him I had played that in a Tetravus/hell's caretaker deck. He then showed me some more cards from his deck, which was awesome. Not only a nice guy, but also with a very nice and spicey deck!<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgM54cePmZLRnDyJDtwfu1cj8b_8-TiXkBRXOaV-977csvVWkY2xhTW47KvP9NvI0yHdkNG0_WxwXnOiOfGH416DhcV4V_cac66kl2mHlXtQJbVAE5zQpGR9v4fAUBDU7WQlqdRO90v909bFlBepKXgnBBhdUIrolUWIjcqxvq54n_vnPfgFHM8DNx" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgM54cePmZLRnDyJDtwfu1cj8b_8-TiXkBRXOaV-977csvVWkY2xhTW47KvP9NvI0yHdkNG0_WxwXnOiOfGH416DhcV4V_cac66kl2mHlXtQJbVAE5zQpGR9v4fAUBDU7WQlqdRO90v909bFlBepKXgnBBhdUIrolUWIjcqxvq54n_vnPfgFHM8DNx=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">probably the coolest deck I played against all day!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I had some time left to walk around and take some pictures, there were a lot of nice decks to be seen, but these I wanted to share with you:<p></p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWwQnrFHH60bEbFzeBFoL6REvsMLVxTPDFcj43QCMDzDD7WNqO-R8B4OvXYn7whMpeMWa9eak1n5YDwJ1-jZQNn1y7qElrce5tanKxgH_oD-bBKkq21bqyBZqt4Fa8dRYBWTZP7v_QCyl0V8oEp8iCaDwZUTxwwbbnbTqSe4NkUg060WtwSV4yZn3G" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWwQnrFHH60bEbFzeBFoL6REvsMLVxTPDFcj43QCMDzDD7WNqO-R8B4OvXYn7whMpeMWa9eak1n5YDwJ1-jZQNn1y7qElrce5tanKxgH_oD-bBKkq21bqyBZqt4Fa8dRYBWTZP7v_QCyl0V8oEp8iCaDwZUTxwwbbnbTqSe4NkUg060WtwSV4yZn3G=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elementals vs carrion ants!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi86DtoTL7VNcegqd6JiXk7aoGNAdxIjvRshBTHXPM2E4GbK-W835cwSjHcTkMUtN5CYRZSBgQ06wUqxk3M6inXKfsZ8LjAS73ilzTgfjdbEmwAr76QOnhIf9vlNyaMbvBSSm46vPRi8dlWltQm-xfm4_1TOmzToi9emCERpmTg2X3zbhuLPqBWs3fJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi86DtoTL7VNcegqd6JiXk7aoGNAdxIjvRshBTHXPM2E4GbK-W835cwSjHcTkMUtN5CYRZSBgQ06wUqxk3M6inXKfsZ8LjAS73ilzTgfjdbEmwAr76QOnhIf9vlNyaMbvBSSm46vPRi8dlWltQm-xfm4_1TOmzToi9emCERpmTg2X3zbhuLPqBWs3fJ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Classic Juzam vs Erhnam and Serra battle</td></tr></tbody></table><br />5th round: Juan with white/red moon weenie burn. <p></p><p>I had seen Juan on several tournaments, but never actually played against him. We chatted a while and then started our match. I was off to a mishra/sol ring start, but Juans was even better:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiy3EOZnmj4q7JwcyOszfoqX58TQtAC8HPLxnSQvxsdT-buuMaPrARTrm-b8mSssPJPaEiv07rbqA6QA1L1f5ue8OiiF18oBI9RjXYbKOgow5dPvu9APUKHPRnQp9CN9BblF3T6lpa1Fv7vp5Dwgu5_TXX88dkVl-Tbfz2n2SC1CPPpmdqocR58EAnO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiy3EOZnmj4q7JwcyOszfoqX58TQtAC8HPLxnSQvxsdT-buuMaPrARTrm-b8mSssPJPaEiv07rbqA6QA1L1f5ue8OiiF18oBI9RjXYbKOgow5dPvu9APUKHPRnQp9CN9BblF3T6lpa1Fv7vp5Dwgu5_TXX88dkVl-Tbfz2n2SC1CPPpmdqocR58EAnO=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />He quickly orbed my sol ring, and after I had decided to copy my factory to keep up with the mana ramp, I drew into my workshop and happily played Tetravus. That was short lived though:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-HchiOsh0HoRzuXjYqeGaIIgL4Z7rz0VfjAFP-8LKhv-XHOAPKBjUJk3cMfIYdy9gywwpV413rvVdSJVtqqr62GoRZE55z2Lvjr6xenkWOxK4Rk0oYxiEOPXZukFWAK-vdmwTVpergr7KejFZWeTNXITCAcMZqnqgOk6sExbCbnBUTQr20Y0j0LtC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-HchiOsh0HoRzuXjYqeGaIIgL4Z7rz0VfjAFP-8LKhv-XHOAPKBjUJk3cMfIYdy9gywwpV413rvVdSJVtqqr62GoRZE55z2Lvjr6xenkWOxK4Rk0oYxiEOPXZukFWAK-vdmwTVpergr7KejFZWeTNXITCAcMZqnqgOk6sExbCbnBUTQr20Y0j0LtC" width="400" /></a></div><br />After getting rid of my Tetravus and my copied mishra, he also swords to plowshared my next tetravus and then played blood moon. Good thing most of my creatures are colorless, so I could play Su-Chi. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL1dKP_EEBb-zyFT347mw8npYAs3VhvhiafnKlhhMBIHfUyA61xTXHOSfGhOwbzHR7Eu18UaoyxMRMTu_VSrKF-aRN5r-oSqAeJw-D_xvmYTcdTri--0JV0WnBQ2KbYeojK0JNRvXGec5P2cYEqaI2P639doHZHl94cv0vihEU_h5HfurSjvxodBFb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL1dKP_EEBb-zyFT347mw8npYAs3VhvhiafnKlhhMBIHfUyA61xTXHOSfGhOwbzHR7Eu18UaoyxMRMTu_VSrKF-aRN5r-oSqAeJw-D_xvmYTcdTri--0JV0WnBQ2KbYeojK0JNRvXGec5P2cYEqaI2P639doHZHl94cv0vihEU_h5HfurSjvxodBFb" width="400" /></a></div><p>The Su-Chi did some damage, but was taken care of as well:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8f0exgHNSJBlmTKtEw8KYhLurE7EyhI721mNE1w0Yg27rDuLhwG9BrCjpMmOrchGp4bAPBIlFEw9Jmkm7m6sSTGu2TEFnqD6UBQ9kgVi3J0IegzmLOVHiWzHYpB47q6uHhfgO3PS_WonyCVnlPxnSdiuYr_jirdJK2j3u0g2j_tQ8Wt5jAWH9brRx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8f0exgHNSJBlmTKtEw8KYhLurE7EyhI721mNE1w0Yg27rDuLhwG9BrCjpMmOrchGp4bAPBIlFEw9Jmkm7m6sSTGu2TEFnqD6UBQ9kgVi3J0IegzmLOVHiWzHYpB47q6uHhfgO3PS_WonyCVnlPxnSdiuYr_jirdJK2j3u0g2j_tQ8Wt5jAWH9brRx=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />Juan played a savannah lions after that and did some damage, I played a Triskelion which quickly met with another disenchant. After that my basic islands showed up and I could do some more Su-Chi tricks. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxrbX2htqisjWs_I1E7_2ppYxNkWOy6ty18QR46XWIji3UTZUZ1rS8qCNhXuNc3iNo2nSn9dZeOHl-sJaeUfkmPCCtQIbDctrI3iUTewK9nzGb4g7PHlOeDSf7xZGZQQl8Ir2jNtpXzt4l8TlMispHt-wQ887xovipJamCbIOqRonKst6Tuvz1hOOB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxrbX2htqisjWs_I1E7_2ppYxNkWOy6ty18QR46XWIji3UTZUZ1rS8qCNhXuNc3iNo2nSn9dZeOHl-sJaeUfkmPCCtQIbDctrI3iUTewK9nzGb4g7PHlOeDSf7xZGZQQl8Ir2jNtpXzt4l8TlMispHt-wQ887xovipJamCbIOqRonKst6Tuvz1hOOB" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>That was enough for a 1-0 in games. After some sideboarding we got back into the game, in which Juan was off to a quick start with factories and orcs. I played a Su-Chi to start blocking, but that was gone right away: </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUeIOkE8dSX-YXGXUNp6ZS06SjEV5_T8AJevCeVICs6KemP095TWEozygk3zlu0ExiXIVFq-W61378sbAgcOMEXS5ataqhcWT6X_5pDhK6B3qqQPCfH9ag6aTw4EroWmjzg3pIebYIEbY1Copb8ajWO4EKBXCz4hfm4L0ANfkr3Z0Lw33vsXLrmXnp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUeIOkE8dSX-YXGXUNp6ZS06SjEV5_T8AJevCeVICs6KemP095TWEozygk3zlu0ExiXIVFq-W61378sbAgcOMEXS5ataqhcWT6X_5pDhK6B3qqQPCfH9ag6aTw4EroWmjzg3pIebYIEbY1Copb8ajWO4EKBXCz4hfm4L0ANfkr3Z0Lw33vsXLrmXnp" width="320" /></a></div><br />The orcs was followed by Gargoyle, or "fletse vlieger" as some people here like to call them. Next to me, Thijs was calling to show me how he would live through an assault of AN creatures. And so he did, by utilizing one of the few black cards in his deck to find:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeyjWvbBvzWsil1gDMO1KK0Z3l2nSj32I2JkaYPIGpIbOEqjbn35Gbn6_tXxFgMKd3RX82l5pFgYtQdFm3ohp_AJ53eq1f4JLc2rV-ALcJlsIkZHcFpQCMwT4REtje3hLS7nXChLg0OOvyQLqJ8SIPrYKIaKN2E5wWqwkBq7SRsqB7kqvVY6Eh8Muu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeyjWvbBvzWsil1gDMO1KK0Z3l2nSj32I2JkaYPIGpIbOEqjbn35Gbn6_tXxFgMKd3RX82l5pFgYtQdFm3ohp_AJ53eq1f4JLc2rV-ALcJlsIkZHcFpQCMwT4REtje3hLS7nXChLg0OOvyQLqJ8SIPrYKIaKN2E5wWqwkBq7SRsqB7kqvVY6Eh8Muu=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I meanwhile was hammered by red creatures. I tried getting out blockers, but they were all removed and I died very, very quickly. <p></p><p>The next game, Juan got out another orcs and gargoyle but I managed to get out some Trike/copy stuff. I wanted Juan to tap out to make sure he would not have any red left, so he double blocked, killed one of my trikes which left me able to play my ancestral recall without fear of a red elemental blast. I could then play some more artifact creatures to get ahead. But in this game, Juan had it all under control:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYTr2WQ6bdnl52Nm5MD4OAMA8SYkRjecWzrah4NDu01wWvwPsgYXWfVMrTyOb_trmLJvZqz9ivxutQJA6OtejmgBTt1ohQ1lmBw9LMaGi6mPNx-j4pamImU4l_mOKIsqI1QfkIh3MqcoCBm618mIaRDyeWN1vP4c-u61q0tBwhaCKgVg4FAOkRQQRQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYTr2WQ6bdnl52Nm5MD4OAMA8SYkRjecWzrah4NDu01wWvwPsgYXWfVMrTyOb_trmLJvZqz9ivxutQJA6OtejmgBTt1ohQ1lmBw9LMaGi6mPNx-j4pamImU4l_mOKIsqI1QfkIh3MqcoCBm618mIaRDyeWN1vP4c-u61q0tBwhaCKgVg4FAOkRQQRQ" width="400" /></a></div><br />I did get to shoot him for 5 more damage though, and untapped my mana vault in the next turn. I had nine life left, so I was pretty okay with the situation. If he would not kill me quickly, I could just leave the other vault tapped next turn, and then: <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgR_e_HSsQ22Tnv9wmQKqXgMp85348J5EjVfKQ66tm74hGlSBAvmLXAckPUS5QyykqZlWY_oKKMtEemTVKnvWFxueUiP6XSK-nT8bpUqpJMd4-34O0vzkB6K78hDv4YAPD9wFLDGN9TzkgfwctPOgDzYFgS7gJwdjwMOkqV0kByDMyI5jU7O6U1ZdEX" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgR_e_HSsQ22Tnv9wmQKqXgMp85348J5EjVfKQ66tm74hGlSBAvmLXAckPUS5QyykqZlWY_oKKMtEemTVKnvWFxueUiP6XSK-nT8bpUqpJMd4-34O0vzkB6K78hDv4YAPD9wFLDGN9TzkgfwctPOgDzYFgS7gJwdjwMOkqV0kByDMyI5jU7O6U1ZdEX=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was able to finish it off with a big fireball. I accidently tapped the workshop, but that wasn't giving any mana for this, but it was not necessary :) </td></tr></tbody></table><br />So 2-1 in games, 4-1 in matches. I was getting closer to the first row of tables and my goal for winning more than losing was in the pocket. I walked around, looking for cool pictures to take, and got to see this situation: <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvkka5XxesHpfyDiuM1uTnNIhBhevGFBQATmE1McfqYq2Dk6jEtvCRzLS6iHKOG6rgXXJF3KxoAcHWOEZgMix5j-H2Ft2tqIrx8J5Chewz26wpTWJmaBBlkxJyDgvA3J5oIEYboELLnbqiwXxnRbnKocaEJCWpTscvj-ucLWTq9I22HB4zL87qBSEU" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvkka5XxesHpfyDiuM1uTnNIhBhevGFBQATmE1McfqYq2Dk6jEtvCRzLS6iHKOG6rgXXJF3KxoAcHWOEZgMix5j-H2Ft2tqIrx8J5Chewz26wpTWJmaBBlkxJyDgvA3J5oIEYboELLnbqiwXxnRbnKocaEJCWpTscvj-ucLWTq9I22HB4zL87qBSEU" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evert playing Titania's song to great effect :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Meanwhile, Chef and Peter M where playing for the top stop on table number one:<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL0oiSPNnuOOjMbGsH3YGBbiUyo4vmPjSI00odJONfRkU7nK9Ehr5MT2P_5ZLvBVpO-RiUkrjASlDKr42GnYtexDHvgXdbeu3pucrj8vVfRa4592sZaG13UTmr6Faiqv9H3xnpQnVQQb8v8nuwPsmvZJ3AB8vz3s9NiTxdM4kWIU9JWM0lAXDDQCap" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL0oiSPNnuOOjMbGsH3YGBbiUyo4vmPjSI00odJONfRkU7nK9Ehr5MT2P_5ZLvBVpO-RiUkrjASlDKr42GnYtexDHvgXdbeu3pucrj8vVfRa4592sZaG13UTmr6Faiqv9H3xnpQnVQQb8v8nuwPsmvZJ3AB8vz3s9NiTxdM4kWIU9JWM0lAXDDQCap=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some intense games going on</td></tr></tbody></table><br />When the next pairings (with oldschool match slips) were put onto the table, I was feeling good about my standing in the swiss :)<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEvaJW_7ct_NotakaixEcmryqmjqVJlsK1jgPPbGsKq-AUbj3GLBQ8aanuHCLgE_wc04HeOOJ_xpG9K0vVVntiVGfA83Q_UjO62o-qI_K0oiutJ-IfAFKhdXUzlJJ6kT6MFyuExi7HsN8buQnAsVgywg_jgijRtvt_OUMNaWalB-E5YVrCpqeBSRQ2" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEvaJW_7ct_NotakaixEcmryqmjqVJlsK1jgPPbGsKq-AUbj3GLBQ8aanuHCLgE_wc04HeOOJ_xpG9K0vVVntiVGfA83Q_UjO62o-qI_K0oiutJ-IfAFKhdXUzlJJ6kT6MFyuExi7HsN8buQnAsVgywg_jgijRtvt_OUMNaWalB-E5YVrCpqeBSRQ2" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">table 2, not bad :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>I was playing Peter Monten, so whether I would win or lose, it would be a nice match. I love playing against Peter. I also love the deck he's playing, a green/blue weenie deck. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6gmgmyzPUXYj_8YmQzNXCXwBMJ7P92mT23Xo83t0Q4RfChtU7mwh_HFJy7zJkeKopkXgjde65UBGsD8jown4sg_ytfNrBGKlDBTniKsGO3uQEbASMVBojBheEw9-e0bnpjFqUmw7AhzcvVtOcqPf-gyrgUcpTzDWzVs1eOwb8wcq5JAbUadCbDOob" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6gmgmyzPUXYj_8YmQzNXCXwBMJ7P92mT23Xo83t0Q4RfChtU7mwh_HFJy7zJkeKopkXgjde65UBGsD8jown4sg_ytfNrBGKlDBTniKsGO3uQEbASMVBojBheEw9-e0bnpjFqUmw7AhzcvVtOcqPf-gyrgUcpTzDWzVs1eOwb8wcq5JAbUadCbDOob=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Even though I know Peter was probably playing the quick weenie deck, I decided to keep this hand with no acceleration, figuring I would get a mox or vault with the ancestral recall. Or maybe kill 2 creatures with one fireball and get the time I need to get my game started. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHor-uzeuV5K7TJHyujncbrqPHgGR2Xd_ND7zUrrzmr4Cd5KCYHHUYi5me6aVqM25ffloaouYK7ZNdEKQlG7y8FULCqTpM3yy3sS9c8dhBUjBLcCkHPkHFSVfr2sa_3IlhvClhULrz0o9iMV7Nru2nEYcrMh6VBHZBXydtsoZGZ5Zsz3e_V68ONTQR" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHor-uzeuV5K7TJHyujncbrqPHgGR2Xd_ND7zUrrzmr4Cd5KCYHHUYi5me6aVqM25ffloaouYK7ZNdEKQlG7y8FULCqTpM3yy3sS9c8dhBUjBLcCkHPkHFSVfr2sa_3IlhvClhULrz0o9iMV7Nru2nEYcrMh6VBHZBXydtsoZGZ5Zsz3e_V68ONTQR=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I topdecked a library of alexandria (I got more than my fair share of topdecking this day), but fortunately for Peter, he got the fitting awnser right away. And a library of his own, but that was not working right now (fortunately for me). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFKzNwIn9cvmFspVHDhiz6OYMwnLVi5UdHwXCm9P0P_vRdN1eJ2a3rd8KLF8ff9ITCZI8NbjUtPdlmtPUC4JHLzHLjOt5ZjUSRUddEO37aeEHaNvnNss1tuRXLgicqKsa0sSs8tNifPDErdPX-b6aHoWpEGwrJGQftnuYv0NtlsUq1DFy_Slk97MFk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFKzNwIn9cvmFspVHDhiz6OYMwnLVi5UdHwXCm9P0P_vRdN1eJ2a3rd8KLF8ff9ITCZI8NbjUtPdlmtPUC4JHLzHLjOt5ZjUSRUddEO37aeEHaNvnNss1tuRXLgicqKsa0sSs8tNifPDErdPX-b6aHoWpEGwrJGQftnuYv0NtlsUq1DFy_Slk97MFk=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I bided my time playing lands, waiting to take out two creatures with the fireball, when Black Lotus showed up and gave me the option for an extra creature, taking out 3 creatures with two of my cards. Second time the lotus did something really useful this day! Usually it just sits there and does not do that much. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9pFqMmRIMAB5fTogiw1iWAHwFl8xXkK6DJYY4cYlGBEprMaEyuCtdzjZ8q2EohV2-fqeUWSex_9sbygalN5RKpCC8GI-z7el0rbmjrG63TPSZlyaT0CFsEh4zmnuyIJCsUemwswEeZU03X_LpdsSH0CHi9JEW41307mYQrnfgeTUSpbR16nIMQ3YW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9pFqMmRIMAB5fTogiw1iWAHwFl8xXkK6DJYY4cYlGBEprMaEyuCtdzjZ8q2EohV2-fqeUWSex_9sbygalN5RKpCC8GI-z7el0rbmjrG63TPSZlyaT0CFsEh4zmnuyIJCsUemwswEeZU03X_LpdsSH0CHi9JEW41307mYQrnfgeTUSpbR16nIMQ3YW=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>Peter decided to wheel of fortune after that, to get his library online and get back at me with an advantage, but that gave me a lot of mana and options to play. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgb4aN_q1HlhYVHbtw8afflhxf3PIya_ApQHYYSwEoEQudjRPaP6YD6qvl-2-6qvckyJ5Xd0FiVEgjCalA3qXLfWTgWS-9f4XxxEDmGXlM_4fyt5ZXylBw7TzwLXdTCFV3p3rIOBRGTJzhMMnS5gv4D9WMgxjb244QR7iLvrpRYpTDLhkIO6Yr9MMVP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgb4aN_q1HlhYVHbtw8afflhxf3PIya_ApQHYYSwEoEQudjRPaP6YD6qvl-2-6qvckyJ5Xd0FiVEgjCalA3qXLfWTgWS-9f4XxxEDmGXlM_4fyt5ZXylBw7TzwLXdTCFV3p3rIOBRGTJzhMMnS5gv4D9WMgxjb244QR7iLvrpRYpTDLhkIO6Yr9MMVP=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />The Trikes are really awful against Peters deck, so that gave me game 1. The next game game me one of those really, really, really insane and awful goddam hands. I had never done this before on a tournament this way, so I kept it. Peter went land, elf. I went:<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiA1u3Z8sJIQwbMo-XTiUqv8RD8SZVAdUmjUOtfVP7ZBBrp5Mu4wHilNb5OfAhmWHlqnjbjpi7esvy3q45zaUJlmR0gHVab2RQvxUP3NiEzd19mkM8ChTg8n9LAs-G3MY7bW7SRw5Kom_zLXZiuaDKx0qRQFXWC_EQhMHe0WjEW_zQToeTwMmLj0N5e" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiA1u3Z8sJIQwbMo-XTiUqv8RD8SZVAdUmjUOtfVP7ZBBrp5Mu4wHilNb5OfAhmWHlqnjbjpi7esvy3q45zaUJlmR0gHVab2RQvxUP3NiEzd19mkM8ChTg8n9LAs-G3MY7bW7SRw5Kom_zLXZiuaDKx0qRQFXWC_EQhMHe0WjEW_zQToeTwMmLj0N5e" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jezus, what an awful card is this, is it not?</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This left me with not a lot to play, but with a lot of mana on the board. Peter got back with an Argothian Pixies, I used my orb to flip that of the board. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQwlxNiBojZBwk-lMPhviOInW_o_nwaCJoSflyozSbcgLX5iCY-Yb3YC60pA34hLJXu34YTQ51orhhpOqXHCpFwkSBLyPkj3RZDd47bHZRxS3YqRCnsIHQT0EQeQy2EntoGCqEbRChi7Rz-FGGBv1IdfK3P9yxz5uY04ZuQd41BK9yPUxUBH9Iz-Gn" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQwlxNiBojZBwk-lMPhviOInW_o_nwaCJoSflyozSbcgLX5iCY-Yb3YC60pA34hLJXu34YTQ51orhhpOqXHCpFwkSBLyPkj3RZDd47bHZRxS3YqRCnsIHQT0EQeQy2EntoGCqEbRChi7Rz-FGGBv1IdfK3P9yxz5uY04ZuQd41BK9yPUxUBH9Iz-Gn=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I mean, look at this graveyard... </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOXlw0TjQWvWbfz9nkZThWWNaFJk4d7pEHDjKeXyA-36dMr2S8Cce5snl_1_MCv40xa_3g4n5fek1UETQN_zvHKoh5nKnqWHun8uTurAJ9dPkyINNIH5plu09OOpXeheQYipNUeKDUwKpjd4FQob1okCKCIAVHZbRMv34brxPZar4vn4i4-Gx9peCM" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOXlw0TjQWvWbfz9nkZThWWNaFJk4d7pEHDjKeXyA-36dMr2S8Cce5snl_1_MCv40xa_3g4n5fek1UETQN_zvHKoh5nKnqWHun8uTurAJ9dPkyINNIH5plu09OOpXeheQYipNUeKDUwKpjd4FQob1okCKCIAVHZbRMv34brxPZar4vn4i4-Gx9peCM=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">only restricted cards? Really??</td></tr></tbody></table><br />It was hard for Peter to bounce back from that, but it got worse when I played The Abyss and he had nog sideboarded against that. That gave me plenty of time, so here it ended with me playing a braingeyser, getting Trikes, and finishing it off. <br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOLi-NmeYI7p10y3nEkKzd1pQhS0vCO1GLlr1MqQZ2OI9Fp05gN8LbZu5DLQUW5Gpjfij2fYjsdTG_Dvf63zRofjcGjIRD2J3zyOGd0En4-_NMApMF8Lrimv32SJJ1E0XpHywB7CK03LfPfPjzAB-si7gpfn_hwhUazlvk4MXVUpexSNNofZ9meqR_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOLi-NmeYI7p10y3nEkKzd1pQhS0vCO1GLlr1MqQZ2OI9Fp05gN8LbZu5DLQUW5Gpjfij2fYjsdTG_Dvf63zRofjcGjIRD2J3zyOGd0En4-_NMApMF8Lrimv32SJJ1E0XpHywB7CK03LfPfPjzAB-si7gpfn_hwhUazlvk4MXVUpexSNNofZ9meqR_=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />So there I was, 5-1 in matches. I got a drink for Peter to make up for the aweful shit of that last game and with the next pairing I was paired against Chef, who was unbeaten on table 1. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhO9COcnEfPmF-HTIrBalIN2n7VZOcATHwoC7_nIatEAX2wlgVyfA_aoiiavp4HskgGYJOoIKnwFoEowvEPxP8Swa_0JYNAV_M0BC8a9iRzKoz3l9i_yjPnhM3l0F4pS902xg84TMU9GvEdRFsyscsCYhc8s8bNCBKgbP1MhY-m0-5y0VIDLJ8_QkiE" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhO9COcnEfPmF-HTIrBalIN2n7VZOcATHwoC7_nIatEAX2wlgVyfA_aoiiavp4HskgGYJOoIKnwFoEowvEPxP8Swa_0JYNAV_M0BC8a9iRzKoz3l9i_yjPnhM3l0F4pS902xg84TMU9GvEdRFsyscsCYhc8s8bNCBKgbP1MhY-m0-5y0VIDLJ8_QkiE" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, at least I would end the tournament on the best table :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-jbBUSEIciaS22_-5wnaHVRJmovk1_TMhfkb6oms7_7CZ8OiotkBl3xYf2hoc2F21FO4Wm0DicRRSKdUtho6IuX1WjD-3w92YvDFQixD5d2yRMhpS840gJhjAb77-J1gtrXCDBERNVkZNsYIouRSwXkxmHeFiUIh6Rm-Jw8Rk-si-jPAVztyJaNOn" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-jbBUSEIciaS22_-5wnaHVRJmovk1_TMhfkb6oms7_7CZ8OiotkBl3xYf2hoc2F21FO4Wm0DicRRSKdUtho6IuX1WjD-3w92YvDFQixD5d2yRMhpS840gJhjAb77-J1gtrXCDBERNVkZNsYIouRSwXkxmHeFiUIh6Rm-Jw8Rk-si-jPAVztyJaNOn" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chef coming for me!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I was off to a nice start with a sol ring on turn 2, playing a sage with it. <br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjret4iB4O1nNiNzkVYfU5sXV-JuzdxLfeW4RXLUExB6NPoy19zqWnBYP2GFTVZC3jcXk6RcdXYFaYVq9T_CHkI1GAh_iSdyb496B8IwQ28tk0TqwH-n0YUqfpWYRm3cw_eYBiD-KRO-Gcpn56gMrUf_bV1c5pl_OxL9YWaPKDEYzNCU_BjzKq1gg8n" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjret4iB4O1nNiNzkVYfU5sXV-JuzdxLfeW4RXLUExB6NPoy19zqWnBYP2GFTVZC3jcXk6RcdXYFaYVq9T_CHkI1GAh_iSdyb496B8IwQ28tk0TqwH-n0YUqfpWYRm3cw_eYBiD-KRO-Gcpn56gMrUf_bV1c5pl_OxL9YWaPKDEYzNCU_BjzKq1gg8n=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />Chef bolted it. I decided to then play Abyss, since he was playing hippies and trolls. I was drawing lands mostly, with factories on both sides this was not going to do much. I managed to get one swing for 4, then a bit more damage and then everything stalled. Since I had 2 cards and he had 4, I decided to go for it, and play timetwister for the first time today. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_7SP7xRrkfOaZi9KvliWes1YiDI1mwEJyo80If0GHla0N9xmgKzeb2EL8GOzZKThdbMWnTv7Tk0vQmW-CCHWgbj0FzkHOP-I93uemZ8tcNIOzc1aOzVhp4d9iw6enM_Vk3Zf59DNY52spJ_VZOGv2avZAPMVv4io3ATI2SeKE5ipw1GAfKYv-c0rB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_7SP7xRrkfOaZi9KvliWes1YiDI1mwEJyo80If0GHla0N9xmgKzeb2EL8GOzZKThdbMWnTv7Tk0vQmW-CCHWgbj0FzkHOP-I93uemZ8tcNIOzc1aOzVhp4d9iw6enM_Vk3Zf59DNY52spJ_VZOGv2avZAPMVv4io3ATI2SeKE5ipw1GAfKYv-c0rB=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />But it seems my luck for the day had run out. I got 4 lands, a mana vault, fellwar stone and a Su-Chi. Chef had disenchanted my Abyss just before that and now all I had was one creature. Oh well. At least I would not be mana screwed. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgI6eUOhrUiEu58TCUhOtCuiH_fB346qszTzZCvrL2V4AMlCiBQxSR8AIRb_pvnWvi3m91ztlwseC0j_FURQUmN1InIA4tdRpxXw1IQ1mRUnXmGYh62sN2A7M9w0okVn5-rnuT8x7C_IG2iR756ZMAAE7hua5xpMSl1cJ4kz526kyNCLhtgeI42LgGc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgI6eUOhrUiEu58TCUhOtCuiH_fB346qszTzZCvrL2V4AMlCiBQxSR8AIRb_pvnWvi3m91ztlwseC0j_FURQUmN1InIA4tdRpxXw1IQ1mRUnXmGYh62sN2A7M9w0okVn5-rnuT8x7C_IG2iR756ZMAAE7hua5xpMSl1cJ4kz526kyNCLhtgeI42LgGc" width="400" /></a></div><br />Chef however, had gotten a better hand. Playing swords on my Su-Chi and then discarding everything I had. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEje4hV_XL1CC4lF2uV-MVoGVWFcrtmE2RVwPPLL9P7iuM2lHDA5Wj8yTyx37pX5ZfkZu_UwIdVTDMb3EwjmmQjnc0wIwARWsukzCXECJXzFwY04bFRIsiFeS5k5qmFpe5LUe9wQ1CXXpUYnSn77wy8WeAIsHByGCxOqj36dNnMa-MQXTS8g-SrEUzqA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEje4hV_XL1CC4lF2uV-MVoGVWFcrtmE2RVwPPLL9P7iuM2lHDA5Wj8yTyx37pX5ZfkZu_UwIdVTDMb3EwjmmQjnc0wIwARWsukzCXECJXzFwY04bFRIsiFeS5k5qmFpe5LUe9wQ1CXXpUYnSn77wy8WeAIsHByGCxOqj36dNnMa-MQXTS8g-SrEUzqA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />At least I got to swing for 4 again, putting him at 4. He had city of brass, and now I was hoping for a icy, or a trike, or my fireball. There were still plenty of options. Chef played a troll. From there on, no more damage with factories I guess. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi014li_HzzgZHV2Typ7Pjdjl2OmgM-NPupY3pUEK09hx0udPjZi4GxxmwvV4uOGJFfTtS6ITqrh0P76bJNOZZGo0oSvdF3ILmwjdMRhR24DJ0tIo7V077sXEBm2rrVNvRK_HKFcDvZha8OYDBVBjYcMBIfFo8Lr0lTL4naOsX-9d2xi2e9ZTtqaxNM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi014li_HzzgZHV2Typ7Pjdjl2OmgM-NPupY3pUEK09hx0udPjZi4GxxmwvV4uOGJFfTtS6ITqrh0P76bJNOZZGo0oSvdF3ILmwjdMRhR24DJ0tIo7V077sXEBm2rrVNvRK_HKFcDvZha8OYDBVBjYcMBIfFo8Lr0lTL4naOsX-9d2xi2e9ZTtqaxNM=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>There was some orb flipping, him bashing me with little defence, until I got out 2 Tetravus (or at least, one and one copy). </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJWkg-4wiVmJ7xtdIUFMqXO4Z-VCbXAJQS2I2_YWqP3C6cgeAfYtLi8kVV17vw32OxvsCTtycNBOYpg71CBz2bkWNn-bfu6CYIkJkv2A5_Z1f0tdMICeG3ppFnGY74lkO-VJaN2eOO42jUV-XEVP6nXiDdkKxrbwDAkLyHiFmiPTisYlUrsljCsvE5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJWkg-4wiVmJ7xtdIUFMqXO4Z-VCbXAJQS2I2_YWqP3C6cgeAfYtLi8kVV17vw32OxvsCTtycNBOYpg71CBz2bkWNn-bfu6CYIkJkv2A5_Z1f0tdMICeG3ppFnGY74lkO-VJaN2eOO42jUV-XEVP6nXiDdkKxrbwDAkLyHiFmiPTisYlUrsljCsvE5" width="400" /></a></div><br />I figured I would at least have a chance to swing at him with those and the factories, and at least get rid of the Hypnotic specter he had, and then probably win. Which was when he got this: <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLHcsuwfEZJ0JGmQTUNGOJxOVfuu0dWJhElUNybWic0ZFyq7qI6lC_gzPmSTdzMhxTqhEZVhI_GnOy7UH9f395tWzo061usBW9kI-jdksY_mJXsA7Pqh9I8FuAq8SZ62bnlPfySwOSHTVdanHgwKES8w1YPugJcjJGA7JV4ta7AMrNpazZlB4lZSCF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLHcsuwfEZJ0JGmQTUNGOJxOVfuu0dWJhElUNybWic0ZFyq7qI6lC_gzPmSTdzMhxTqhEZVhI_GnOy7UH9f395tWzo061usBW9kI-jdksY_mJXsA7Pqh9I8FuAq8SZ62bnlPfySwOSHTVdanHgwKES8w1YPugJcjJGA7JV4ta7AMrNpazZlB4lZSCF=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>After the geyser, he had not one, but two creature elimination spells. That left me a bit dazed, when he followed up with a tutor. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFo-qZ37v4UdmEFD1_EKZhPaRI3WHgOswiHqAfgjijLy5yQ4YY_WehFKRTL0ZvlL6nuqO5KEgziAdjwrPIRUAuw_QApEoYTQjOo_hW9AiGCP-4AOtbY8hyWnr9jxAOOOUILxOFmxfqJ8F1Nn9Ku6USoSDFgqz-p8RQhN4sn42TQWKo9sxrb8mUqxCM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFo-qZ37v4UdmEFD1_EKZhPaRI3WHgOswiHqAfgjijLy5yQ4YY_WehFKRTL0ZvlL6nuqO5KEgziAdjwrPIRUAuw_QApEoYTQjOo_hW9AiGCP-4AOtbY8hyWnr9jxAOOOUILxOFmxfqJ8F1Nn9Ku6USoSDFgqz-p8RQhN4sn42TQWKo9sxrb8mUqxCM=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />He tutored for ancestral recall, sure, why not up the card advantage to 15 :) (5 from the mind twist, 7 from the geyser, 3 from the recall). There was nothing I could do about this, because he then dumped a lot of creatures on the board, while I had nothing. He was on 3 though, so A trike, or the fireball would do it. So, I had 3 trikes, a fireball and a tutor as options, as well as 2 icy manipulators for his city of brass, which would kill him before he took out my life. Alas, none of those appeared as I got hammered by trolls. Oh, well, so close, but the card advantage was just too much. The second game I opened with a factory. No power, just a reasonable hand I had kept. Chef however, was going through on a roll: <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGQC8pNYpCrw4lKdCGtkohpr0Sm9igv6vRtvpafHXAlE1s0VBWSSD0rUwrIt-l7mFZKcNCYJX0Gim1-j5lMdNOqxtE7Qhg2bWTs8onIPFAvLCycRO7cSdFYlgsx_ssZFUvonBRxvOoG77mK3ofEt16-nO6ryB_pyL3GKGvb6W9Z3r42G34pE7Ec9ZT" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGQC8pNYpCrw4lKdCGtkohpr0Sm9igv6vRtvpafHXAlE1s0VBWSSD0rUwrIt-l7mFZKcNCYJX0Gim1-j5lMdNOqxtE7Qhg2bWTs8onIPFAvLCycRO7cSdFYlgsx_ssZFUvonBRxvOoG77mK3ofEt16-nO6ryB_pyL3GKGvb6W9Z3r42G34pE7Ec9ZT" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2 moxes and a hippy, yey.. :(<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1vlUMx7WzAOM84d1lL_YkqiRJOvjgDSEIuoR55jy8EehXbxMPi28_FPIk7yvzmmQ6M0Uu1T2Zxs-5quwlpbhR_wO-EfwPuIEAgnIwl6nT4Vatm9gFgGAapQBHaGZbJ1U3qgAfRuOEIt2r5Bavl3X__ccae1Tq_f8uNuvEnSHYoVUAvz7z_4OkFMB3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1vlUMx7WzAOM84d1lL_YkqiRJOvjgDSEIuoR55jy8EehXbxMPi28_FPIk7yvzmmQ6M0Uu1T2Zxs-5quwlpbhR_wO-EfwPuIEAgnIwl6nT4Vatm9gFgGAapQBHaGZbJ1U3qgAfRuOEIt2r5Bavl3X__ccae1Tq_f8uNuvEnSHYoVUAvz7z_4OkFMB3=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />I decided to use the lotus I drew for an Abyss, which took care of the first hippy, but chef had all the awnsers. He disenchanted the Abyss, and also had a chaos orb. When I tried racing him by putting into play a Su-Chi, he took care of that with divine offering and didn't even need the orb. He used that on a copy artifact, I think. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1JHMiJnckrBrI0hL2rGCJD2eh9zwGRHy4SIpWFpXrVpj5C5GcxftfrOXHqQpe_9GyCFi62Jx2ihckIjMzXTHEm2geSRdUQrAb4KuQ0TU65xZyODJSlfLvDGhbm4FWEACR3GPftxBMBubpkuNAOw9MREcCRJJDrqO5Y6d3oIE-bWquraPWkkgV_0TH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1JHMiJnckrBrI0hL2rGCJD2eh9zwGRHy4SIpWFpXrVpj5C5GcxftfrOXHqQpe_9GyCFi62Jx2ihckIjMzXTHEm2geSRdUQrAb4KuQ0TU65xZyODJSlfLvDGhbm4FWEACR3GPftxBMBubpkuNAOw9MREcCRJJDrqO5Y6d3oIE-bWquraPWkkgV_0TH=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />He then got a Troll, and a Sol'kanar the swamp king, which was certainly cool. I drew a library of Alexandria that did nothing. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtv31dSSgj4iO-ccQGfUuDjpUWI1DjUsqEiIXAw-H6vZSCqEfsb13ktUlR4ehGedCHZO8MO4RQpFm61EAJjPompEfYVytDv2troqaa5p9KhzxMqdU_loyEAck-aPlAQNl1vMYSh7qX44wewDRwA37gB8bZrq4OLR78xpbOY8J8EYLMFES2KfP0seNY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtv31dSSgj4iO-ccQGfUuDjpUWI1DjUsqEiIXAw-H6vZSCqEfsb13ktUlR4ehGedCHZO8MO4RQpFm61EAJjPompEfYVytDv2troqaa5p9KhzxMqdU_loyEAck-aPlAQNl1vMYSh7qX44wewDRwA37gB8bZrq4OLR78xpbOY8J8EYLMFES2KfP0seNY=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />The turn after that I got rid of the sol'kanar with my orb, but Chef kept drawing all the awnsers while my draw was, well, not that good, so there was nothing I could do, unfortunately. My luck had run out and he won fair and square. So I was 5-2 in matches, 3rd in standings overall. Not bad for a 60+ tournament, but I was unable to break my streak of close-but-no-first places. I hope it will happen some time, because I'm starting to believe the stars are aligned against me :) Except for the last game most games were nice and exiting games. The atmosphere was great, I some lots of nice people in real life again and saw lots of cardboard action which was why we were there for! And, I won a mystery booster with these cards in it:<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiP2GTZGHMqEku0w9F_fvwQmVfwYiNxvtzHKoXX1J1GRjmsFJ2TF-Eav_q2q_MyNfATO7YygWSaawGwMuIRavbekNn4gZulf8pfr-ET5Jkd781rQWDb8DzWYrBES24lQXOMTO5WG5054RdiYBn2e47ktYlB8ATCHRMImSs4y4COZf6VV6Qj6NrWAXVj" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiP2GTZGHMqEku0w9F_fvwQmVfwYiNxvtzHKoXX1J1GRjmsFJ2TF-Eav_q2q_MyNfATO7YygWSaawGwMuIRavbekNn4gZulf8pfr-ET5Jkd781rQWDb8DzWYrBES24lQXOMTO5WG5054RdiYBn2e47ktYlB8ATCHRMImSs4y4COZf6VV6Qj6NrWAXVj=w225-h400" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">some nice old cardboard as a prize!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>After the last games we thanked David for a great day, said our goodbyes and went looking for something to eat. We found a snack bar in the neighborhood somewhere and ate there, after that I dropped of Thijs. It was pretty late by then, but it was a day well spent. A great many thanks to David for organizing this great day, and kudos to Jaap for helping out with stuff like pairings. Congrats to Chef and thanks to all I got to see again in real life, and all the new faces! I had a great time, thanks to all of you and till next time!!<br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-92060338156646303402022-01-01T04:42:00.002-08:002022-08-05T05:54:53.246-07:00That Alpha to Alliances thing, you know, previously known as.. <p>First off, happy new year! I wish all of you a healthy, happy new year with a lot of in real life OS games. </p><p>Second off: I know some people in de OS community have strong views and feelings about formats and cards. If you are one of those people, please know I don't mean to offend anything or anyone with what I'm writing here. It's just some thoughts about my magic history, the A2A and the Ancient format. And some pictures, like I always do. At the end of the post, there are some inspirational pictures for people who are getting into Alpha 2 Alliances or Ancient. </p><p>When I stopped playing magic ages ago somewhere in the 1999-2000 era, I also had some strong feelings about Magic. I thought it had come way to competitive and way to unoriginal. I decided to quit in the middle of a national qualifier after I played 3 or 4 rounds against the same deck. I also had the feeling I had been playing the same guy several times, namely the guy that behaved like a dick and didn't say a word or smiled the whole match. Even though I had a good chance of qualifying, it just didn't do it for me anymore. I didn't have a good time like I used to. So I went to the judges' table and just dropped and went home. And I quit shortly after that. I tried to sell all of my cards twice, but twice the buyers that showed up just didn't have the cash they said they'd have. Being in a busy job I decided I didn't want any more timewasters, so I stuck my cards in a safe and left them there for 4 years, in which I did play the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire:_The_Eternal_Struggle" target="_blank">Vampire card game</a>, played some <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1530/dark-age-feudal-lords">Dark Age</a> and a lot of tabletop RPG from the World of Darkness, but no Magic, with the exception of being dragged to a Vintage tournament once just because some of my friends were going . The strong feelings returned after some gave me a card with the new card frame. I think it was an enchantress, but I'm not really sure. I thought the new card frame was ugly. And after I was shown some more cards with the new frame, I also thought the artwork was pretty ugly and bland. </p><p>It was a trigger for me to open the safe and go through the cards that I used to love playing with. Seeing my playset of moxes was not what made me smile. It was cards like Erhnam Djinn, Juzam Djinn, Nether Void and Living plane that gave me a nostaligic and happy feeling. If only I could find some people that felt the same way. I found some guys that still had old stuff lying around and I started playing again at our local game store. Pretty soon we had our first tournament with only old cards. It evolved into the Ancient format, in which we wanted to play like we used to. With all the pros and cons that were in play at the time, like the ridiculous banned and restricted list, but also stuff like mana burn. Because that's the way things were back then. I had a lot of fun organizing some events in Arnhem and Eindhoven for years, and I very much liked the creativity and laid back style of play. Even in tournaments, people were just there for the fun. Every now and then spikes shows up, and than they'd win. Or not, because old magic is a very unstable format in which anything can happen. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_ET9U5f7o6TPjPiZDmb677z1rFPPCabuY-xAjSnpBwCffKQUHV18aACxlWicuyGdhZapt_TSQHzvVmUOtGFmda5el9CE3YQF6mVoETYmanK21SgDoHcpxtoN2dznmAVSRWqTIICJWek/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_ET9U5f7o6TPjPiZDmb677z1rFPPCabuY-xAjSnpBwCffKQUHV18aACxlWicuyGdhZapt_TSQHzvVmUOtGFmda5el9CE3YQF6mVoETYmanK21SgDoHcpxtoN2dznmAVSRWqTIICJWek/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmDwJmjIPXK2xTIbs1XN0knWN9AgXPivH0gejxVR2Q5k1B_2dmcT2mSv216WZvzsSo5Ygz6ritvVDfvpUx6pJwgGwVuPHlGcIJ2hhKfcrqW1nncP0VS3V7DD5DNv1BJGXPlVCULqLN3c/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmDwJmjIPXK2xTIbs1XN0knWN9AgXPivH0gejxVR2Q5k1B_2dmcT2mSv216WZvzsSo5Ygz6ritvVDfvpUx6pJwgGwVuPHlGcIJ2hhKfcrqW1nncP0VS3V7DD5DNv1BJGXPlVCULqLN3c/" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You know, like, channel fireball :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>So when OS became a thing, I initially was sad that it seemed to push out Ancient, but it was just another reason to flop cardboard, and people did not seem to take very seriously. It was just play for the nostalgia and fun, and the love of old cardboard. So in my events, French OS (with mana burn) and Ancient took turns and were both played. Eventually, Swedish became the dominant OS format and people just wanted more of that and less and less people wanted to play Ancient. Which is fine, I suppose. I was a bit sad, but mostly just happy there were still reasons to meet people and play with the old cards and have fun. </p><p>So when Anne told me some people had stumbled upon my website somewhere in the summer of 2020, I didn't think much of it. He sent me some screenshots of the comments:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9cEGsp6gQGU-KJXFBdrKAqHFmAJmV6svvzz7lHsI_N1M4a-XSx9MR0UvApaA2JLnTlL-OGsarD7R0CYuTXXWDnpTkKA6UAFuFTlJC0Bb5wZU0sTt5Yqz1jcKZCtaIKfqViW_EIgVFvc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI9cEGsp6gQGU-KJXFBdrKAqHFmAJmV6svvzz7lHsI_N1M4a-XSx9MR0UvApaA2JLnTlL-OGsarD7R0CYuTXXWDnpTkKA6UAFuFTlJC0Bb5wZU0sTt5Yqz1jcKZCtaIKfqViW_EIgVFvc/w288-h640/b803b2a7-15ca-4962-9c09-295a61da27d1.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br />The main conclusion for some people however, was summed up in this set of comments:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7nhLU7FvVF25YhWBZIZQnZuGc8B6jnno_cvAkpDNQKur_zvCdjiPVvSGZdkdft0sV8uJ8j_395kn-Y9wbXFeLaeaQPP2IZw2XHHQD3Jb1gsElf1cNC6RXt0UmfdLVgl6m4F7YR2ijaNg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="453" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7nhLU7FvVF25YhWBZIZQnZuGc8B6jnno_cvAkpDNQKur_zvCdjiPVvSGZdkdft0sV8uJ8j_395kn-Y9wbXFeLaeaQPP2IZw2XHHQD3Jb1gsElf1cNC6RXt0UmfdLVgl6m4F7YR2ijaNg/" width="320" /></a></div><br />My thoughts at the time were mainly: I'll let <a href="https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Beth_Moursund">Beth Moursund</a> know what you think of her work :) But they're right, Magic rules were a bit messy for a long time. And you know what? That didn't stop me or anyone in the Ancient events from having a good time. We didn't give a damn if the ruleset was good or not. We understood the intentions of the rules and we just wanted to enjoy ourselves flopping old cardboard together, in the way it was done when we used to play it a lot. When that is your mindset, it does not matter whether or not rules have been chewed out until you need an actual lawyer to understand what the rules say. You just play, have fun and laugh together. <p></p><p>So, the comments didn't give me a lot of hopes for the idea of Ancient catching on. It seemed like people were put off by the rules, because god forbid Su-Chi or Mana drain becoming worse cards because of mana burn, or Mishra's factory becoming less good because it would do no damage if it tapped to make itself a 3/3. I don't see a problem there, by the way :) </p><p>But what struck me most is that these comments were made by people who find no objection in have a match being decided by whether or not there is a draft in the room when you flip your chaos orb. Or playing formats in which you can play 4 Mishra's workshops, which is much worse than playing 4 mana crypts, if you ask me. </p><p>My point being: guys, it doesn't matter. Don't get stressed out about rulesets en whether or not they're good, bad, messy or elitist. OS in any form is there to enjoy with likeminded people. So when I heard (again from Anne) that people had decided to play Ancient anyway, but give it a different name and some rulechanges, I was fine with it. </p><p>Play and enjoy the cards while playing A2A guys. I hope you have as much fun as we had when we played the same cards, and called it Ancient! You can even play the Ice Age basic lands for a change. I don't know about you, but I do like the artwork of those :)</p><p>For your inspiration, some pictures from different tournaments to get you started, enjoy!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VLeON9DfXsqB3FLqfNlJUpPfZeK14NVDZILmCR9vVJp2RzVULP4A_aE9AbAw-qCve9IFlkYyY7pKO9upXTF5FUeLtiSz3Jt2_jJiP9JQbsKtvXYoOtgWVPOiLFLGHrcSx4wn4pYfTtQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VLeON9DfXsqB3FLqfNlJUpPfZeK14NVDZILmCR9vVJp2RzVULP4A_aE9AbAw-qCve9IFlkYyY7pKO9upXTF5FUeLtiSz3Jt2_jJiP9JQbsKtvXYoOtgWVPOiLFLGHrcSx4wn4pYfTtQ/w400-h300/DSC_0083.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuWKk-pRunyPZG_ujyZFHPpljEcgfO8AGGkFvn-i8hyphenhyphenHB6kKO2OTwRUgIIyQpqHN9qH2dutWJIhkq9Zodh7y0wGYgVfe65A7mXlvMYESF8iKbUWa_cByBILHW0nzjByR6mMJYZ_BKVfE/" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Grab your Orgg or Stormbind and enjoy!!<br /><p></p><p><br /></p>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-66543100068463032602021-11-28T06:14:00.004-08:002021-11-28T06:16:35.191-08:00Spice for the love of wombats: Combat Wombat<p>This is a post without a tournament report. It's just some ramblings about things that I like in oldschool magic. <br /></p><p>Those of you who have read all the tournament reports or have played me in real life know that there are some cards that I love but really are not that good. Or sometimes just plain bad. I love Hell's caretaker, for instance, and I'm also a big fan of Eureka with Elder Dragons. But this post is about something even worse than that, but I'm not letting go of the idea. It's about Rabid Wombat. </p><p>A deck with Rabid Wombat is, like the decks I mentioned earlier with Hell's caretaker, something that goes back to the time of Chronicles. I've a single real Legens Wombat ever since I got one in a trade somewhere early 1995. I thought it would be fun to build a deck with it, but I never got around to it until Chronicles came out and I was able to get 3 more wombats for about nothing in value. Which, by the way, is precisely what they're worth if you look at how good they are. I built a deck with wombats, and it sucked very bad. I mean bigtime. Spirit link (a renaissance or 4th edition one at the time) was of course the enchantment of choice you would play with a wombat, but every time I got around to playing it on the wombat, my opponent would have something like a Sengir Vampire out. Or a thicket basilisk. Yes, really, people played with that card at the time. And the wombat would just suck because you would net a lot of cards just to get through and do something useful. And usually with 3 or more enchantments on it, it would just get terrored. After a while, I just gave up on the idea, but like many nostalgic deck ideas, it got back to me when I was playing oldschool. </p><p>The deck has been part of some of my tournament reports, but always as a sidenote when I took the deck with me to tournaments and played with it between rounds. You may have seen action shots of me or Peter playing it in between rounds of the <a href="https://ancientmagicthegathering.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-uthden-troll-cup.html" target="_blank">Uthden Troll Cup</a> or <a href="https://ancientmagicthegathering.blogspot.com/2020/02/perhaps-first-irl-scryings-tournament.html" target="_blank">The first IRL Scryings tournament</a>. I also had it with me on several occasions of Knights of Thorn or Hill/Frost Giant tournaments. But, like I said, it was always as an afterthought and I love the deck so much I think it deserves it's own post. </p><p>After I got a second and a third LG wombat I felt I could start building a new version of the wombat deck. The goal would not be a tier 1 of 2 or even 3 deck, but a deck that would not always lose like my Leviathan/Colossus of Sardia deck. Maybe I'll do a post on that useless creation (if you ever want to win) somewhere in the future. </p><p>I started off with 4 wombats and then started trading for SL enchantments, starting off with spirit links of course. After a couple of games with the first version of the deck I realized my wombats were pretty much always destroyed the moment I tried to play an enchantment on them, so I added power sinks to tap out my opponent to make sure I could at least attack with an enchanted wombat at least once. The first version tried to utilize unstable mutation and berserks which I thought were fitting for the foaming at the mouth wombat. The deck would win on occasion, but that would be one in about 15 times or so against tier 2 decks. After an afternoon of playtesting, I put in the other card I had been thinking about giving a place in this deck: Verduran Enchantress. When I first thought of the OS deck with wombats I tried to remember what my old chronicles version looked like and I remembered I had 2 enchantresses in that version. I do like enchantresses, to give you an idea how much:</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslrCOKo29pncal6XvcsLabJ0riadDRWd7irUpksfJMhq21hEvpo90BO95hgRIRxWKJOM2INAWcWWEQG85GH44O-a9SWFv5lJNNABXma_2L_hEXGUYlQ1x_j2tw3XQezFcVqmhxvZgJ3c/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1405" data-original-width="2048" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslrCOKo29pncal6XvcsLabJ0riadDRWd7irUpksfJMhq21hEvpo90BO95hgRIRxWKJOM2INAWcWWEQG85GH44O-a9SWFv5lJNNABXma_2L_hEXGUYlQ1x_j2tw3XQezFcVqmhxvZgJ3c/w400-h275/IMG_20211128_143628.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>This is the number of Verduran Enchantresses I needed at any given time in the 1995-1998 era, because she would be in several decks in multiples, all the time. So much that most of my usual magic opponents were pretty much sick of her after I while, which is when I put her away for a while. Enchantress and Wombat do seem like a match made in heaven, and version 0.2 with Enchantress in there was much better. Then there was the trying out of what enchantments to use, how to get my opponent to tap out, etc. etc. At first I tried to play the deck as a combo deck, meaning I would try to get enchantress in play, than dump a wombat and a whole lot of enchantments in play (including instill energy) and then kill my opponent in one turn. That usually did not work. The enchantresses would get removed, or the wombat, or both. Or it would take more than one turn, and then unstable mutation was getting much worse quickly, even killing my wombats and occasional enchantress. After a while I started playing it more like a deck that would need several turns and be more careful and patient. Unstables went out for holy strength, I added flight after an encounter with moat and invisibility after several instances with regenerating nuisances like Trolls and Wisps. And then, to make sure my creatures would stay in play, spectral cloak. These are also great against other stuff that targets wombats to ruin my party, like mazes and icies. <p></p><p>In the best scenario there will be at least 2 enchantments on the wombat, one being a spectral cloak. A 4/5 you cannot target is pretty ok. If it is 5/7 because the other enchantment is a holy strength, even better. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QrniW91yFutNe7ngJq6NOX08OAZWRa8k-d6V285RvRdeRKubP0WdyYxlWqSgNH8lWuCTSppvnUVAo3vJ0rG9uit_oqks9yavzqPI4qqFjHcIenPq6pzeX3SLz9peGPMi4DOFN_VnN5A/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1466" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QrniW91yFutNe7ngJq6NOX08OAZWRa8k-d6V285RvRdeRKubP0WdyYxlWqSgNH8lWuCTSppvnUVAo3vJ0rG9uit_oqks9yavzqPI4qqFjHcIenPq6pzeX3SLz9peGPMi4DOFN_VnN5A/w287-h400/IMG_20200705_164948.jpg" width="287" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dream: invisible life-gaining untargetable wombat</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>I also tried other enchantments in the deck, like dance of many and fastbond, but those tend to go towards the combo idea, and the more patient version just seems more reliant. There was one logical choice after some more testing, and that was animate dead. Both the Wombat and Enchantress have this big bull's eye on them, because cards like that are never in a deck by coincidence. They usually have this "kill it now before it spreads" reaction from my opponents, so animate is a good addition to get one or the other back if you're not up against swords to plowshares. I also tried multiple versions of Sylvan Library, but I left one and took out the other in favor of more wombat enchantments. <div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8TghJG3OTf-QcowbCAnGFIGG8dFAX0PAuouBt47aFJXx8YTu2f167aLCqjjFAMsG7FTlk2OyJM_OJZrLChUYanmrv5VTH_G2utrJAsfuWvEpfl6CIUW7qXmeqOeXorMfSv8AtsrMIQc/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1277" data-original-width="1365" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8TghJG3OTf-QcowbCAnGFIGG8dFAX0PAuouBt47aFJXx8YTu2f167aLCqjjFAMsG7FTlk2OyJM_OJZrLChUYanmrv5VTH_G2utrJAsfuWvEpfl6CIUW7qXmeqOeXorMfSv8AtsrMIQc/w400-h374/IMG_20211127_221708.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wombat back from the dead after being bolted</td></tr></tbody></table><br />After I already had 4 LG wombats, I got a nice signed version that is now happily in my deck. The wombats have made for some great wins, it's really funny when it works because you can just see how clunky it is, even when it works. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisiPJaqV7qYagOHUsnemwF0l2ltVDdakafo4f8mBKtHaBKjiEgjvBdjZHmqtqhFYqDUSPVglzbXlcbnsbwJzIwaH1Jdd3636Us5y-5geLCM6g_YWqkf_nWSlLUhzFsPhkQSQqbrMLHBs/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1711" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjisiPJaqV7qYagOHUsnemwF0l2ltVDdakafo4f8mBKtHaBKjiEgjvBdjZHmqtqhFYqDUSPVglzbXlcbnsbwJzIwaH1Jdd3636Us5y-5geLCM6g_YWqkf_nWSlLUhzFsPhkQSQqbrMLHBs/w335-h400/IMG_20211127_221005.jpg" width="335" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">here my opponent gives up after 2 attacks. I'm on 52 life :) Oh, and a big THANK YOU to the makers of Tolaria. You guys are doing a great job!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The deck still loses more than it wins, but there are some pretty good matchups. It seems to have a good chance against mono green and decks that rely only on bolts to get rid of creatures. Others are a lot harder to win, but hey, one does not play OS to win, but to play with the cards you love. And I certainly love this deck. Here it is, in all it's Swedish legal glory: </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-A_77mactup_P62uq2_ctsW7rHLVpGy6A6XageWHTzcmcbCJgnCMhhjIVwQJ_zilM1WRwrlt9fF4qQYy5UIs6Axv-Qqd6GP4hlOa3QDUzS5Wi47z4Yy4J-y7Z_FtPW7_idoVIlboYUU/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="2048" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-A_77mactup_P62uq2_ctsW7rHLVpGy6A6XageWHTzcmcbCJgnCMhhjIVwQJ_zilM1WRwrlt9fF4qQYy5UIs6Axv-Qqd6GP4hlOa3QDUzS5Wi47z4Yy4J-y7Z_FtPW7_idoVIlboYUU/w640-h398/Combat+Wombat.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div>What other deck could contain invisibility, flight and holy strength and still win every now and then? :)</div></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Just in case you're wondering: the basic lands are in there, because blood moon kills me instantly otherwise :) I hope you like my ramblings about old cardboard, let me know if you do on magicancients@gmail.com. I will be posting more on less competitive decks in the future. Till next time!</p></div></div>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-77729612424281011782021-11-21T06:42:00.006-08:002021-11-22T01:26:39.719-08:00Gaea's Avengers 2021<p>I can't really remember when I signed up for the gaea's avengers. In my memory it is somewhere in spring when we still thought that Covid would be over by the time it was November. Turns that took a lot longer than we thought. In the meantime, after I had already committed to playing in Belgium in November, I heard Ron was going to hold the Uthden Troll cup in the same weekend (on the same day). So I also would have to miss that. Too bad, but stuff doesn't always turn out the way you want to. This also was the case for my reanimator deck with All hallow's eve I had built, thinking that would never reach top 8, but at least win some games. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMiunKmGEQjaFMMOFGalSRLXUHvak3m36R_utQR6KevtNZRuN5yHImXO_UbsqBIL9THgpHzpHUMwI-k5PH-qqyrm_sVhAnkc92JB6_V_dbogFWeATK3M-vYn360KMbWkMxzunKNzPTgM/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1096" data-original-width="2048" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMiunKmGEQjaFMMOFGalSRLXUHvak3m36R_utQR6KevtNZRuN5yHImXO_UbsqBIL9THgpHzpHUMwI-k5PH-qqyrm_sVhAnkc92JB6_V_dbogFWeATK3M-vYn360KMbWkMxzunKNzPTgM/w640-h342/IMG_20211030_153433.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After being thoroughly crushed 0-15 in a test afternoon against Peter (who wasn't even playing tier1 decks to test against) I decided not to take this deck to Belgium. If I'm going to drive a couple of hours to a tournament I want to win one match at least and this was not going to happen with this deck, obviously. So I built something else, some good stuff deck with a couple of Erhnams, Su-Chi's and my newly found Two-headed Giant of Forys. I didn't do a lot of testing with it and it was a deck I had not played before, but I had a feeling that it would be okay. Maybe good enough to reach Top 8. I wanted a deck that at least had that potential because I was going to go together with Fulco, and he wanted to go for a T8 spot with a Deadguy on steroids deck. That way we both would at least have to potential to reach for a top spot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the day of the tournament, we showed our QR-code to get in. We were early, so I played a couple of games against Fulco with my green reprint budget brew while other people were coming in. I spotted a lot of familiar faces and it was good to see them all again in real life. I was also happy I had put on some warm clothing as the mandatory venting meant it was not that warm if you were close to the open windows :) But hey, anything for a nice OS tournament! Playing IRL is the best. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Round one I got to play against Christoph, whom I met online somewhere during the 2020 corona crisis and we played several evenings online. This was the first time I was meeting him in real life and we got to play in the first round. Chris was playing a red guy ale deck, so a Deadguy ale with bolts as an addition. I won the diceroll and was off to a strong start: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmn7d2cqDZXM5ROSl6oE3Nc7LOHs49jtzptZ9Wxjl0av_VFlG0CFWS2zz9AZQvbNa6yFfDHNQU8CGhhio92ysECLdqNj-EejD9bNv1KjfSZpY2fimP92UBswtvj0IhBouqUm0YdTbBDVw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmn7d2cqDZXM5ROSl6oE3Nc7LOHs49jtzptZ9Wxjl0av_VFlG0CFWS2zz9AZQvbNa6yFfDHNQU8CGhhio92ysECLdqNj-EejD9bNv1KjfSZpY2fimP92UBswtvj0IhBouqUm0YdTbBDVw/w640-h480/IMG_20211106_111305.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I was also able to quickly remove the hypnotic specter which would have ripped away my hand, which meant the Su-Chi could do a lot of damage very quickly, and that was game 1. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKluos0wWFSuC8SaTIuNkh5FuCzQJ7GklBw1XWnppfknP7l_zGZqyEaieMhFxHEnDHLnlQ4Yq6VkaqjHvedB8AFQjzqtKLcomWGRMROgMZry8d3TG8zgxGvogjwnXdA9a9cMon_oqoJFI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKluos0wWFSuC8SaTIuNkh5FuCzQJ7GklBw1XWnppfknP7l_zGZqyEaieMhFxHEnDHLnlQ4Yq6VkaqjHvedB8AFQjzqtKLcomWGRMROgMZry8d3TG8zgxGvogjwnXdA9a9cMon_oqoJFI/w640-h480/IMG_20211106_111351.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Game number 2 was, ehm, ... how shall I put this: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVFIY3q9Rx3rieMP2KI0cCd-Hebr2O8UudM5GnbkneqW7_kWGaXosA2jg47HBkSIH7ZfsB4AHbED1ZmnfNpcSLF-2tECeFupky8XCNwN9iI1jCNB-lJhjh_XZUS6tBxAS-7WctfmwWuE/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVFIY3q9Rx3rieMP2KI0cCd-Hebr2O8UudM5GnbkneqW7_kWGaXosA2jg47HBkSIH7ZfsB4AHbED1ZmnfNpcSLF-2tECeFupky8XCNwN9iI1jCNB-lJhjh_XZUS6tBxAS-7WctfmwWuE/w300-h400/IMG_20211106_112219.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I told myself to remember there was also something like gentlemen's rules, and offer my opponents to play without the instant win cards. Here I had forgotten and it was very much in my favor, the library gave me like 5 extra cards or so and the effect of that is very bad. Pretty soon an Erhnam showed up on turn 3 and that did a lot of damage. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1gHJCjkIOD0sY6l19F75UuAVXSZProuEelttk0SMXlL2Ah9Y_kCVSeW-uv_qsYZz1l0Y1aKWM5IeIbQhHWjD-6xw-dlsCU4vPVyo5q0YXuqjBh2H07Luht1wmJ6YIMcC1jt5N8QAfK8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1gHJCjkIOD0sY6l19F75UuAVXSZProuEelttk0SMXlL2Ah9Y_kCVSeW-uv_qsYZz1l0Y1aKWM5IeIbQhHWjD-6xw-dlsCU4vPVyo5q0YXuqjBh2H07Luht1wmJ6YIMcC1jt5N8QAfK8/w300-h400/IMG_20211106_112325.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I took out one of Chris his lands with a Chaos orb to keep him low on mana. Did I mention how stupid Chaos orb is? Can we please ban this stupid thing?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLU05xVuJYWyaFKHgSvp3Z3mCt0ujmrWZsJPLQMIc7aoNJQQ2hrqIwwE4sRoVbWMdRHcrnTpm4c48I4CS8YthtBiRHjZ7s20thfUn24rr6wzQ55wt9-OtuUj_2hTf9U96xxCob8R4rF_c/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLU05xVuJYWyaFKHgSvp3Z3mCt0ujmrWZsJPLQMIc7aoNJQQ2hrqIwwE4sRoVbWMdRHcrnTpm4c48I4CS8YthtBiRHjZ7s20thfUn24rr6wzQ55wt9-OtuUj_2hTf9U96xxCob8R4rF_c/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_112538.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">But, undeterred, Chris use the one weapon that would mean a big blow, balance!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48q_lCa8SJ32NDMVcvmmhYwggGm39E27toSmLGOCFVP15qJAOP7Ilu4oZDzMfLw2nOXFV7Oa9wPVsH-Y7q1r2GWM35OWlVvYblS5QRTBEKgwQoL9TnqWVm8D1NhVjGZesYUfDrfpGl4k/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48q_lCa8SJ32NDMVcvmmhYwggGm39E27toSmLGOCFVP15qJAOP7Ilu4oZDzMfLw2nOXFV7Oa9wPVsH-Y7q1r2GWM35OWlVvYblS5QRTBEKgwQoL9TnqWVm8D1NhVjGZesYUfDrfpGl4k/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_112747.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had taken into account that that might happen, so I had kept my Ancestral recall which I had fetched with my demonic tutor in my had, just in case he would play balance. That meant I would be able to get back in the game pretty quickly after he did. It also gave me that other tremendously stupid card that should be banned in this format to make sure I would win this one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7At4Cw7HZV6VzRW-S65yFpgRcTIG0gHcW1hi6muQ3mDDa0aGyxPvc6yoi3YxBoFmItVaVlJOm4S8q3-nmDPoO2wMQ5TciZlwSemCSvJx74yNrcBaOU8gv8OxA2Xw0UaF_Gx3vlx8juH4/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7At4Cw7HZV6VzRW-S65yFpgRcTIG0gHcW1hi6muQ3mDDa0aGyxPvc6yoi3YxBoFmItVaVlJOm4S8q3-nmDPoO2wMQ5TciZlwSemCSvJx74yNrcBaOU8gv8OxA2Xw0UaF_Gx3vlx8juH4/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_113026.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So after I had gotten back from the balance, I was able to stay ahead and beat Chris with factories and eventually an Erhnam and a Su-Chu:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiKcgbvfh2gGiUx1NUsTp1ws0I06W7CAzYalCUHUBFlR1Msrzb0vXy6H62keJp5ZkLsWmuJ7tYuvdIUlorKX6UDjD-r8iigjB_CvuGqKcu7Ro-1QXkS9xuEeq2fZ4kLwKgfv-6b9PgUs/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfiKcgbvfh2gGiUx1NUsTp1ws0I06W7CAzYalCUHUBFlR1Msrzb0vXy6H62keJp5ZkLsWmuJ7tYuvdIUlorKX6UDjD-r8iigjB_CvuGqKcu7Ro-1QXkS9xuEeq2fZ4kLwKgfv-6b9PgUs/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_113542.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3ba3SQRG8djaxe218R70snbNYMAWUNU3o7foYovMx3kAHUCxaz2Ub1VA9foM9npb6rYA2O1R4yNKOJ-FhL0hTpbd2C7sbqlueUKStVDu2SY__s1WHVjFDeRipgCSblQpAe50gq8CbMM/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3ba3SQRG8djaxe218R70snbNYMAWUNU3o7foYovMx3kAHUCxaz2Ub1VA9foM9npb6rYA2O1R4yNKOJ-FhL0hTpbd2C7sbqlueUKStVDu2SY__s1WHVjFDeRipgCSblQpAe50gq8CbMM/w300-h400/IMG_20211106_113847.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Round 2, RW Ankh Vise burn. Unfortunately, I forgot his name. I was expecting to write this piece the day after, but since it's a couple of weeks ago now, I have forgotten :( What I did not forget was how fast this game was over. I had kept an okay but not so fast opening hand without moxes or a sol ring, and that came to beat me over the head when he dropped a first turn vise. No disenchants showed up also, so I took a massive amount of damage from it, which was accompanied by a lot of burn and factories. I tried stopping the onslaught with a Su-Chi, which was plowed away immediately. I was just not drawing enough threats between the lands which meant I was too far behind to get back. 0-1. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzfTaTM91SKpm3sz113yvHRhnZi0o9SbRaqS5F8XSLIn2noLtu4RwJIMn5P1yEWW6S4_O8Gm7Shtz2iL3E_Da-ftD1SoteDnjX8N8qv5Sg5BLXKrZBUEftENYMvtrFygGZvuQHTXM8d0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzfTaTM91SKpm3sz113yvHRhnZi0o9SbRaqS5F8XSLIn2noLtu4RwJIMn5P1yEWW6S4_O8Gm7Shtz2iL3E_Da-ftD1SoteDnjX8N8qv5Sg5BLXKrZBUEftENYMvtrFygGZvuQHTXM8d0/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_123046.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The second game I was again taking damage from a black vise from turn one, and I weant all in on a surprise: playing time walk, which came trough, and then dropping Erhnam Djinn and Serra Angel for 8 damage. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkjZ2QLEnBH0SCYH3zhVTCjR3nAJa0mCQzxyGbn95o7LhDl24ZYP5S_obmIC1QwrjUjIVtFZk65NBKuRt_zV-qdwcyf6nffS9P12mm5fctKXRvSJNfmrtNNK1K0Q1wYBMSoAV0WdqhTQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkjZ2QLEnBH0SCYH3zhVTCjR3nAJa0mCQzxyGbn95o7LhDl24ZYP5S_obmIC1QwrjUjIVtFZk65NBKuRt_zV-qdwcyf6nffS9P12mm5fctKXRvSJNfmrtNNK1K0Q1wYBMSoAV0WdqhTQ/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_123356.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I would have taken the second game the next turn, if not for: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIgKMcgvnY4RqXZK6_RqY7TGFeaEr35uCuSyIc7_BoWucG1W4oArE-lb66x7KosvyIJuHm8NiULcbtl9L8HLeAZGkIRMDeCS8FsS6PPxulJqgVqQPx7CBXfPN6gI8fdZU1EgjumCmQVs/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIgKMcgvnY4RqXZK6_RqY7TGFeaEr35uCuSyIc7_BoWucG1W4oArE-lb66x7KosvyIJuHm8NiULcbtl9L8HLeAZGkIRMDeCS8FsS6PPxulJqgVqQPx7CBXfPN6gI8fdZU1EgjumCmQVs/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_123520.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Balance indeed. Such a balanced card :p</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I was too far behind in damage and he just drew some more burn cards, so it was over very quickly. So after 2 rounds, I was 1-1. </div><br />Round 3: Malte with Dragonfly weenie</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't know when I first saw this deck with emerald dragonflies in it, but from the moment I first saw it, I was sold. I loved the deck with the chance to first strike a Serra Angel or a Su-Chi to death. So of course I have a great deal of respect for Malte, who has a good claim of coming up with the idea. It was an honor to play the inventor of a deck that I really like. This time I did remember the gentlemen's idea, so I proposed removing library and mind twist from our decks. Malte does not play a library, but agreed to move the twist from his deck and I took out both the Lib and the Twist. I was happy we did, this made for much more interesting games. Malte started off by destroying one of my lands. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-aGlWgoJ4fMCmQys-PdaC8S5RyZAjHK7qKdTQORiMv6QvX0Ton27S_2iOZq3hYnDoBUUFFpnzoRixGQvObBj421-6YZmYpnJWzt4dDrMxaDzwlEP5PRFcKgwf5ODHJuHYpSqvFHl6JE/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-aGlWgoJ4fMCmQys-PdaC8S5RyZAjHK7qKdTQORiMv6QvX0Ton27S_2iOZq3hYnDoBUUFFpnzoRixGQvObBj421-6YZmYpnJWzt4dDrMxaDzwlEP5PRFcKgwf5ODHJuHYpSqvFHl6JE/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_142951.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />He then produced some weenies, of which I was able to stop one with a swords to plowshares, and then I played an Erhnam Djinn. Malte was afraid I would produce more, so he took out my Mox Emerald to prevent me from getting more and bigger creatures. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tu5mVll98IdRYZKg7Ix7RTtm5bgxhgFsN_iU1YmCUx0xqqtrK08Td41raCnAFAF-h88UHpdM3DnN7DBOUyHgckbGW8eNqvkSFReqwXk7sL07QHVtmUaxceGs9EjVQ3XLuM4Y1NdKb6o/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tu5mVll98IdRYZKg7Ix7RTtm5bgxhgFsN_iU1YmCUx0xqqtrK08Td41raCnAFAF-h88UHpdM3DnN7DBOUyHgckbGW8eNqvkSFReqwXk7sL07QHVtmUaxceGs9EjVQ3XLuM4Y1NdKb6o/w640-h480/IMG_20211106_143148.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I took some more hits from a forestwalking and flying dragonfly, but then able to cast the Two-headed Giant of Forys, which is of course quite awesome against a weenie swarm. It game me the opportunity to attack with the Djinn, and then dimish his group of weenies with a balance. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9g0u0A37hyTUBZrXTVL2fMmAtcByoPXLBquYrxQn7Loz3z9mjTCX9hlNmQeUxbzqVCZ9chuJdqTga7jXnWKJHQmS3p4jajh8a7h2p278zu-Sm3L4jikixFHVDKUf-sll1a1eGz6tLL5w/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9g0u0A37hyTUBZrXTVL2fMmAtcByoPXLBquYrxQn7Loz3z9mjTCX9hlNmQeUxbzqVCZ9chuJdqTga7jXnWKJHQmS3p4jajh8a7h2p278zu-Sm3L4jikixFHVDKUf-sll1a1eGz6tLL5w/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_143528.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Malte kept the kird ape and the dragonfly, so I would have to be mindful of a giant growth somewhere. I decided that if he had one, it was going to happen anyway, so I went on the offensive with the giant and the Djinn. That gave me the first game. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuoiAeRTzqWtG_WM_2cymRtGPyCA4mgVVuSfS3BDO_LZdHnAK1ta8ZUZ2VzfwJZ6FihGqJIRX6gvNF70uzRHpVBaflz3hXCdFaHFGxy4470U9DkEk4QqfHvZOiqULIRHqqn7aB0qtPlE/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuoiAeRTzqWtG_WM_2cymRtGPyCA4mgVVuSfS3BDO_LZdHnAK1ta8ZUZ2VzfwJZ6FihGqJIRX6gvNF70uzRHpVBaflz3hXCdFaHFGxy4470U9DkEk4QqfHvZOiqULIRHqqn7aB0qtPlE/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_143708.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The second game Malte started off with a mox emerald and a forest, playing both an Elf and a scavenger folk. Off to a quick start there!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6Ex8NLZPevl4JhNH3B0HFNbNNAcKtVytEB2GqWx5U6eramWD8eVBDa3J2ZL4q07nZ2H89zzJRzK-IhbJ-4nFzBkazF_GTjSr_6tDjPHZwiu13AvlDMRIRcvKqModWiXdsScj1vHaYgo/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6Ex8NLZPevl4JhNH3B0HFNbNNAcKtVytEB2GqWx5U6eramWD8eVBDa3J2ZL4q07nZ2H89zzJRzK-IhbJ-4nFzBkazF_GTjSr_6tDjPHZwiu13AvlDMRIRcvKqModWiXdsScj1vHaYgo/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_144925.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPPkFwzqpkCkVXa4STX9mDvZkOd-0R24NNSvaMHEQuVlRMNbcSM5SmVBLkONPrqKPeZH_OwaZ-AWmBJa09RJY7o2h8h3AVDJxVIL9Ktd79AE_ekUb0hw98bkF56yJHiKSTtd5D5zggno/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPPkFwzqpkCkVXa4STX9mDvZkOd-0R24NNSvaMHEQuVlRMNbcSM5SmVBLkONPrqKPeZH_OwaZ-AWmBJa09RJY7o2h8h3AVDJxVIL9Ktd79AE_ekUb0hw98bkF56yJHiKSTtd5D5zggno/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_145436.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did not want an onslaught quite from the beginning so I decided to control magic his Elf to make sure I wouldn't take too much damage from creatures plus the copper tablet he had sideboarded in. This was a good decision, because it came very, very close. I had to swords to plowshare my own Su-Chi to make sure I didn't die. In the deciding turn I had a fireball on hand tried to see what he would do. I attacked with Su-Chi. If he had blocked, I could have taken out the other creatures left with the fireball. If he didn't block, I would be able to fireball him for 3, and that was also enough. Malte decided not t block and try and kill me next turn, but fortunately for me, I had the deciding fireball on hand, and that was game. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgnFcDBfBrDjTVOZWE3ieFg-lcuNf-KVzHk5PY6Ux05uITgYW-AKGnwI9H65kbBcVo7Q6M-5gkhu2R0lSjRExD7m4_xvAxpWQIpkYKvzmK2zdk-JjOSi10qpi4qhBGxfutvS-YodpZDs/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgnFcDBfBrDjTVOZWE3ieFg-lcuNf-KVzHk5PY6Ux05uITgYW-AKGnwI9H65kbBcVo7Q6M-5gkhu2R0lSjRExD7m4_xvAxpWQIpkYKvzmK2zdk-JjOSi10qpi4qhBGxfutvS-YodpZDs/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_150141.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These were very tense and long games, it was really a pleasure playing against Malte. We chatted on for the rest for the round about the ideas he had for the deck and then it was time for the next round. This would be a lot less exiting. </div><br />Round 4: Carl with Troll Disco</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was so busy shuffling I forgot to ask Carl to play gentlemen rules, and because we didn't, that decided the game. Game one is summed up in 1 image: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsqwvDfXsv931qrYT7RR3xHrkzubTmD-6cdT1l_MCIZDyLSKpp4ed-P_XCH-rtNN9TlHR_VXPd4SnADArZB1cwNp8AuZIkp7uevCqf4o4YPma8adw_xL7lwdX9KRQTQiO0-hOfrIq6GU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPsqwvDfXsv931qrYT7RR3xHrkzubTmD-6cdT1l_MCIZDyLSKpp4ed-P_XCH-rtNN9TlHR_VXPd4SnADArZB1cwNp8AuZIkp7uevCqf4o4YPma8adw_xL7lwdX9KRQTQiO0-hOfrIq6GU/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_152908.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We both had a library, he had a strip mine, I didn't. That was basically it. I tried to keep up with a Sylvan library, but Carl countered that. From there all I could hope for was getting a mind twist with my Counterspell, because it took Carl a pretty long time to get to more than 2 blue mana on the board. But I did not get the Mind twist, so that was it. Carl drew somewhere between 10 and 20 extra cards, so there was nothing I could do but lose. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpZmmZF2MS4le3P8Kr5oA9mj4l7yI45YU7ZDwSdjf1ur51rWhGk7dqtO7YYjiB422n0dPfIdZ8g7IvO7XvfcPKHu7_qWD1DCsXIXfNxuDlNSFqJ2rDlLzB031UtayHewFAL3rkLR5Xow/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpZmmZF2MS4le3P8Kr5oA9mj4l7yI45YU7ZDwSdjf1ur51rWhGk7dqtO7YYjiB422n0dPfIdZ8g7IvO7XvfcPKHu7_qWD1DCsXIXfNxuDlNSFqJ2rDlLzB031UtayHewFAL3rkLR5Xow/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_153019.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Game 2 was decided by an early mind twist which took pretty much everything I had, so that wasn't much of a game either. 2-2 after 4 rounds and the match against Carl was not much of a game because I could not do anything. Less exiting than I had hoped for. Carl is an excellent player and I was looking forward to some good games, but that's magic for you. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Round 5: Benjamin with B/W life-gain deck with Serra Angels. This was a really interesting build with walls, diamond valleys, Ivory Towers and Greed for card draw. Greed and Ivory tower is one of those combo's I tried in the past but never seemed to work, but he got it working very well. He also agreed to play gentlemen's rules so no twist or library to make sure there would actually be game from both sides. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqR4p6WYxoLJ3Qarf6NUiZtwRxDcateHHrHevrNVAmD5dhAOT0fdZT-BAdtqwGiJPfzGmT7KLgk85ozWZrQjeeQDE2cnLChIHksT36rg9gZI7BwmcdVr3OVg3D1rbhoyWaF5H4_5423Hw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqR4p6WYxoLJ3Qarf6NUiZtwRxDcateHHrHevrNVAmD5dhAOT0fdZT-BAdtqwGiJPfzGmT7KLgk85ozWZrQjeeQDE2cnLChIHksT36rg9gZI7BwmcdVr3OVg3D1rbhoyWaF5H4_5423Hw/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_163028.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The first game I tried getting through but since I did not draw any disenchants and my opponent had started off with Ivory Tower, he as gaining a lot of life. I decided to call it quits after he played a Greed with another tower and conceded the first game. Even if I had creatures on the board, it would not matter. He was drawing 3 times the cards I was, and gaining life on top of that. There was no way I would win that and then still have time for second game. I would have to go for game 2 and 3 to win this. The second game, he took out quite a lot of my offense, removing my Su-Chi's and disenchanting my control magic. The upside was that way he did not have that may cards in his hand, so if towers showed up, at least he would not be gaining a lot of life. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYdnzT4ISWRYGZDuQ7YlcHarTQ3b7bi4u8MydDQatSSSl5TeWdinsdMM7S87Chl4-cTBnKAoPzSJzVcukQ4ssoxhj39I1IWv866u5-mDLUvLY2uPmdPjwNMUwaUMcXuusttqs-DZAyJw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYdnzT4ISWRYGZDuQ7YlcHarTQ3b7bi4u8MydDQatSSSl5TeWdinsdMM7S87Chl4-cTBnKAoPzSJzVcukQ4ssoxhj39I1IWv866u5-mDLUvLY2uPmdPjwNMUwaUMcXuusttqs-DZAyJw/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_164017.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Eventually he started gaining some life, but I got beating with both a Serra and a Djinn, so he did not got to draw a lot of cards with the greed. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMUwhFGsxvrgpmFzQEdkBK6buooGAIJO9oW_AoPRrJzCP_KWJiJktMra7n6G4UFKTIO3WcwHHPvHUslVBumbXb5qNPQwjAXFfCPvmQcC1SHj-5gwjZqORipeDRW0khjSc3yqpadxCn04/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMUwhFGsxvrgpmFzQEdkBK6buooGAIJO9oW_AoPRrJzCP_KWJiJktMra7n6G4UFKTIO3WcwHHPvHUslVBumbXb5qNPQwjAXFfCPvmQcC1SHj-5gwjZqORipeDRW0khjSc3yqpadxCn04/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_165202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the end, I got to win the second game because of the pressure kept on. The third game was also with an early Ivory Tower. He also did not play a lot of lands, to keep cards in his hand I supposed. Meanwhile I was wondering if my decision to keep a hand with an Ancestral Recall but no colored mana was a mistake. I was on the draw, so I figured there was plenty of opportunity to get lands, but that took a while. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWGLHGkokItliJPGnFbUL-kya1XUwxRl1-X0ZfLRhPwOlN4AmGzakxrCd7o8KZBeUXMmHFcjzIadiXHCXvM2i7gd3MU5fT1eWgLMavZyIkZaqqQTniYU0jYhOnqKzKt65gJjRlJhlXuw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWGLHGkokItliJPGnFbUL-kya1XUwxRl1-X0ZfLRhPwOlN4AmGzakxrCd7o8KZBeUXMmHFcjzIadiXHCXvM2i7gd3MU5fT1eWgLMavZyIkZaqqQTniYU0jYhOnqKzKt65gJjRlJhlXuw/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_170335.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All the while, he was gaining life and it was a bit frustrating to not draw into blue mana (or any many for that matter). Fortunately in turn 5 or 6, a Mox Sapphire showed up. I played the Ancestral Recall, and got some more mana to work with. But at first, no creatures. So I played a braingeyser for 3, and again, no creatures. By that time I was a bit miffed because more and more life was accumulating across the table, causing my opponent to wonder why I was not satisfied with drawing that many cards. Fortunately, A Su-Chi showed up to get in some damage. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHrtJuNVwgesbZdIwb95ilfqF_E3HavJ3Np8HpXF7JAiv26QwR3NaBQc2PyrCm5AXr6DYp8LBpS1_pZjxyBTu14089JjaZCY0Cgvf86ODiMm40kzRY3sKhZBscEsrU1HfEwN2IAUtF20/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHrtJuNVwgesbZdIwb95ilfqF_E3HavJ3Np8HpXF7JAiv26QwR3NaBQc2PyrCm5AXr6DYp8LBpS1_pZjxyBTu14089JjaZCY0Cgvf86ODiMm40kzRY3sKhZBscEsrU1HfEwN2IAUtF20/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_170540.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He plowed my Su-Chi, my two headed Giant and disenchanted my factory, keeping the damage I could do low. I had kept in my control magic because of the Serra Angels I had seen in game one, but decided to use it on his wall of light instead to be able to keep beating with my Djinn. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhce0d3gkVdfe4q2S2U6GxEaCX8rdtaCg2JFSiaAo8wzIDbg4JinHZk9EWe4RX3sOKGvnE89LBpTO3uSz9Rv1SN3NWfiBLuJ8bPl4vJVK_C8muZXRYzzVRFSqYLFMOv1deQgWYk6WeAw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhce0d3gkVdfe4q2S2U6GxEaCX8rdtaCg2JFSiaAo8wzIDbg4JinHZk9EWe4RX3sOKGvnE89LBpTO3uSz9Rv1SN3NWfiBLuJ8bPl4vJVK_C8muZXRYzzVRFSqYLFMOv1deQgWYk6WeAw/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_170924.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That proved to be the winning play, because the Djinn went all the way to win the game and match 2-1. Wow, that were really long games and even though I thought his deck would be vulnerable against mine, it proved remarkably resistant. I never felt sure I would take the match, so that made winning it feel so much better and exiting. I figured a top 8 would be out of the question, and it was. I was in for a surprise though! There were some raffle prices handed out and the last one was for the guy that ended 9th and would not play top 9, and that was me! It was quite a prize too! An unlimited Sol Ring! Wow! I had not expected that! Thanks to Simon and Peter for this amazing prize!!</div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6q2dzMdNitM01Dxi6SrrVnKVVghgoyrlwor6nNwER5JRJp2npkHG_lFVp-5zXRjYphQXZGu13yFWsaxqxY6ZGCXuGtN-saoZ2arxP0AMQbCPza8IDB5eX14NmcxgSw9vMdp563Q1884c/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="1246" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6q2dzMdNitM01Dxi6SrrVnKVVghgoyrlwor6nNwER5JRJp2npkHG_lFVp-5zXRjYphQXZGu13yFWsaxqxY6ZGCXuGtN-saoZ2arxP0AMQbCPza8IDB5eX14NmcxgSw9vMdp563Q1884c/w400-h393/IMG_20211107_093925.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what you get for ending 9th!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also gathered some more SL cards, a couple of glooms (just in case I ever decide to play black in a SL tournament) and I think probably the last of the really iconic cards from unlimited I never actually owned, but, like the Two headed Giant, had a strange attraction to me. I'm looking forward to playing the Blaze of Glory with my Cockatrice :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRFeml0_TUQ0djqUZnyKFEiavV0UNsaPAGJBdrOWTofDsNNZHLvr4DGwum0wzEcIvtwxT_vMgBxRCWS2B8otiH_FTOhz2zH1tF9TMKHSkl3ZEF8F2YnX3XZnuhZn963riUbu-0gZRVMU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1585" data-original-width="1490" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRFeml0_TUQ0djqUZnyKFEiavV0UNsaPAGJBdrOWTofDsNNZHLvr4DGwum0wzEcIvtwxT_vMgBxRCWS2B8otiH_FTOhz2zH1tF9TMKHSkl3ZEF8F2YnX3XZnuhZn963riUbu-0gZRVMU/w377-h400/IMG_20211107_094000.jpg" width="377" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We stayed around for a couple of more games and see how the Top 8 turned out. Since it was a couple hours drive and I had to drop of Fulco first before going home, we did not stay until the final, but we were able to see some of the quarter and semifinals games. I got to cheer on Tim, who had reached another top 8 with his monogreen build, with almost no power (just one Mox Emerald). There was also a new face in the top 8. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ivsyWiu3UVmU0ewctp5CCRchpfxJw58G1WKFrM_P0PJK7VCzCz0ETlIsfJBpKpLzcWBhp2TmvNIx9Yz1k5fxgmUECQZYc6eud2M0cFFq_dYPwQ8y-su8kn7zExUu_zq1Tuvd13k9rB0/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ivsyWiu3UVmU0ewctp5CCRchpfxJw58G1WKFrM_P0PJK7VCzCz0ETlIsfJBpKpLzcWBhp2TmvNIx9Yz1k5fxgmUECQZYc6eud2M0cFFq_dYPwQ8y-su8kn7zExUu_zq1Tuvd13k9rB0/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_180907.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">how it feels to play your first OS Top 8 :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Turns out, there were more mono color decks in T8, here mono red artifacts goes head-to-head against mono black:<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xjNG2hAYy4Be3rcy3EoSAsnoJt4srYZml2ibMsoRr-FN6nqFani9rSX1enZQ7mbg8IVtTrI1gpvSRmsKr4LJeI2Rzmi-SZA8CKNk7bEKN5MlZjbOwPf2_zEMqhEQEn4YZvumrs5Poeo/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xjNG2hAYy4Be3rcy3EoSAsnoJt4srYZml2ibMsoRr-FN6nqFani9rSX1enZQ7mbg8IVtTrI1gpvSRmsKr4LJeI2Rzmi-SZA8CKNk7bEKN5MlZjbOwPf2_zEMqhEQEn4YZvumrs5Poeo/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_181911.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here are of course, some shots of mono green in the Top 8:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6M5MaO-lLEIUl4u-7bS_IRky3-FW7E9uFaqmlQ0VUNuYq3YDu8mN68BsPD9Ui9PKILdPK1YLcW9CLLar4dxC0yBXwXey0GSVKwCRU54xGCCRR1qC6We6mVNYpH4NTySo6k7_E_r3M7j4/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6M5MaO-lLEIUl4u-7bS_IRky3-FW7E9uFaqmlQ0VUNuYq3YDu8mN68BsPD9Ui9PKILdPK1YLcW9CLLar4dxC0yBXwXey0GSVKwCRU54xGCCRR1qC6We6mVNYpH4NTySo6k7_E_r3M7j4/w300-h400/IMG_20211106_175102.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGdCU36uQC3pkG_Hc9Yn1m3nJzIx9fQT0mUEIr7mkkfsxUdMZ4Rngp0hUGahEefdP7XFC9_wyGEhw_p98BaHjy8ZNm40aFTVuSn9kBmI64q0QQgq6h8uCJNd94w9s8-kloLZVQImggDPg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGdCU36uQC3pkG_Hc9Yn1m3nJzIx9fQT0mUEIr7mkkfsxUdMZ4Rngp0hUGahEefdP7XFC9_wyGEhw_p98BaHjy8ZNm40aFTVuSn9kBmI64q0QQgq6h8uCJNd94w9s8-kloLZVQImggDPg/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_182129.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And Carl playing Troll Disco against something that looks like 5-color-green. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQuRryZ5a0b4FsKwZLtNNFA0HBDH2neeCjEDvyzbf7YXZhLn0DIEcH1o3n6BbEOlkaV8Zq9efmO1wL593w_5mVof5294timhP6W1S1c52Uimppq_HXuoEhdRySaBDm228X69h3bMK8ps/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQuRryZ5a0b4FsKwZLtNNFA0HBDH2neeCjEDvyzbf7YXZhLn0DIEcH1o3n6BbEOlkaV8Zq9efmO1wL593w_5mVof5294timhP6W1S1c52Uimppq_HXuoEhdRySaBDm228X69h3bMK8ps/w400-h300/IMG_20211106_181233.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By this time, it was getting a bit late and we had not had dinner yet, so we started our journey home. I dropped off Fulco after a great day, and put these back into the binder. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3Qls4D08_KmkbF0iX-sbwYMoV2YSu7EJXXJTtHBtWpnAth424XzdrP1x7FMyG8bFxPXuA-LFz6JPAf5mk8gWPCZxktwHKxdDJXAUVbrL8Ap3C1QF8O_KdJWP9H2k3V1MvualnFy0Jvg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="1244" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3Qls4D08_KmkbF0iX-sbwYMoV2YSu7EJXXJTtHBtWpnAth424XzdrP1x7FMyG8bFxPXuA-LFz6JPAf5mk8gWPCZxktwHKxdDJXAUVbrL8Ap3C1QF8O_KdJWP9H2k3V1MvualnFy0Jvg/w400-h384/IMG_20211107_094024.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Fulco told me that when they showed up and actually stayed on the board, they did great. Unfortunately, showing up and staying did not happen that often. So in the end, we both did not enter the top 8, but had a lot of fun, met a lot of nice people and had great games and talks over old cardboard. I'm already looking forward to the next one, thanks to Peter and Simon for organizing this great day and thanks for all the people that showed up to flop some old cardboard. You guys are the greatest! Thanks and until next time!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-51818229889908532562021-09-25T13:24:00.011-07:002021-09-25T14:14:41.226-07:00The four casting cost Legends rares<p>I hadn't noticed this before, but I dawned on me when I got 3 All hallow's eves at the latest Camel Trophy. Somehow, the 4CC Legends rares have been cards that I've always had a fascination for. They just do such interesting things. And even though I also was attracted to rare things like a mox or a black lotus, they never quite had the same mystical quality for me that Legends rares had, so I thought I would write my own little tribute to the 4cc Legends rares that have been a big part of my magic life over the years. </p><p>First off, the first one that grabbed my fascination: </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-WUF3J28olO5heMMI8l3NXLCtaTxa0pR3PbTMoo9amGQASZ4B2fy9oBW4wlS3748FwESQLpbsOJqiWkuHgtnM08Jb-YDbH-JKFjfa19r-AWRtRIg2Hif-JbVo-WjBt7O55y2YIa3bKU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2048" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-WUF3J28olO5heMMI8l3NXLCtaTxa0pR3PbTMoo9amGQASZ4B2fy9oBW4wlS3748FwESQLpbsOJqiWkuHgtnM08Jb-YDbH-JKFjfa19r-AWRtRIg2Hif-JbVo-WjBt7O55y2YIa3bKU/w400-h378/IMG_20210925_172341.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Just to remind you, when I started playing in the Netherlands in 1994, there were very few legends cards that you could buy. There were almost no stores that had boosters older than Fallen Empires in stock. <p></p><p>Living plane grabbed my attention because the first guy to teach about playing more seriously had a deck with this card. At first I didn't really see it, because how would you win with a deck with no creatures? But when I played against it and then saw my "Magic Sensei" Marc played it against other people on a gaming convention, it struck a chord in me. In the earlier versions, he would play a red/white/green version with some ice storms and stone rains, and then he would turn bolts and swords to plowshares into land destruction spells as well. A later version of this deck (just after ice age came out) utilized Fiery justice and Stormbind to pretty much lock an opponent out of the game. When he wasn't destroying lands, he would attack with his lands, doing a lot of damage so the deck was also pretty quick. After I watched him play an afternoon on a gaming convention (he played for ante) and took home a big pile of cards back to the hotel, even winning against a fully powered U/W control deck, I knew I wanted to play a version of this deck myself. But how on earth would I find 4 living planes? That was pretty hard, but by the time I had 3, I could play a prett y solid version of this deck, and it pretty consistently beat all the players in my local playgroup over and over again. </p><p>There was however, a problem, which would lead me to the next Legends rare in my career. There was someone who would put up a pretty good fight against my Living plane deck, which was painfully obvious when he in one of the games played mox pearl, mox sapphire, balance. And he then crushed my because I had no way to come back from that with no lands. And he would do that some more in our casual games, which lead me to think about how I would be able to play land destruction and make it impossible for someone to break out of that. That's when I first spotted the next 4cc rare that I would go back to over and over again in the next years (even though others came by that I built decks with):</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOdX0JCPLw3B6V6V_rtMmbxMATCLP7R5sHxByPQnjJNGHDzcL_Lpc-fqkHVUbgqbneqMOVkD8bMqe2BcOS7Kdu8fl9vu79HYlmvkIASHhBcR4BQdw8eWsNpPHxnzkICHUl76Xq0G7B4A/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2048" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOdX0JCPLw3B6V6V_rtMmbxMATCLP7R5sHxByPQnjJNGHDzcL_Lpc-fqkHVUbgqbneqMOVkD8bMqe2BcOS7Kdu8fl9vu79HYlmvkIASHhBcR4BQdw8eWsNpPHxnzkICHUl76Xq0G7B4A/w400-h390/IMG_20210925_172532.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Nether void was one of those cards that I thought would solve my problem. And when it did, it did so in spectacular fashion, leaving my opponents squirming because there was absolutely no way to power your way out of this. I played this card on some tournaments as well, where in one game I had to point out to my opponent that playing 3 dark rituals would not really work here, because they also had a cost of 4 mana each. I've tried several versions of decks with land destruction in different color combinations. And even though some of them were pretty good (the green/black version with sinkhole/ice storm and a couple of Juzam djinns did pretty well. In retrospect, I also should have added Erhnam Djinn, but I didn't think of that at the time. It was also the only deck in which I successfully used <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=2480">Oath of Lim-Dul</a> before the Mirage block came out. Then I also played a couple of versions with winter orb and time elemental before I went on to the next 4cc rare, because I kept being run over by weenies with this land destruction deck. I was by then also more interested about winning in other ways than destroying my opponents' lands. Which lead to my first deck with: </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFgLHTF0WMece6cOiVTFTxS5hvb-rqOhiRkmQWzrOBG3Z22G24JF0lX3NWAxkTrk9VjpTJS6HuiTsi65HXTrexbdSixxAzltxFCWAi1T88qQsCvx5fGw00G5VDBUonUOWt_3z_HIsiEQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWFgLHTF0WMece6cOiVTFTxS5hvb-rqOhiRkmQWzrOBG3Z22G24JF0lX3NWAxkTrk9VjpTJS6HuiTsi65HXTrexbdSixxAzltxFCWAi1T88qQsCvx5fGw00G5VDBUonUOWt_3z_HIsiEQ/w305-h400/IMG_20210925_172621.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><br />It took me a while to get a hold of this card. One of my friends had one, and someone in the local gameshop had one, but those were the only ones I knew off and there was no functioning internet that would make it easy for me to get one with a few clicks. This was also the first time I heard about something called a Weissman deck. Even though the decklist was almost complete on some message boards, I didn't know were to look. I did know moat was in that deck, so I had to have one. Or two, maybe, as the Weissman deck was rumored to have 2. It took quite a lot of trading and convincing before I finally got my hands on my first one. And the first time it was in play, it felt amazing. My opponents creatures would just stand there, useless. This was the first time I started to understand the concept of card advantage, the usefulness of stopping multiple cards with just one. It was also the time when finding information about magic cards became a bit easier because the Duelist and Inquest magazines were becoming available in the Netherlands. I think this was somewhere in the spring of 1995 but it could have been a bit later. This was also when I first started playing tournaments more regularly and noticed that decks with a lot of quick flying creatures would get in the way of my control deck with moats and usually some combination of flying creatures, usually Serra Angels, because they were just the best fit. I wanted something to get rid of that, and turned to another 4cc rare to fix my problem. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiH5OAkAFUfb_nWaHGwGD_LTjMEx3RknevQmm_ZgdM7jNn5P4QE3qoN7EGUKnvidZVcOKvdZ0SziKMAJYnzTv0JCwSZBg8fGSwqhbJ2ZeuM2y7yBJb4P2r1SXrHbT52PXADk5ehSEnEQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1671" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiH5OAkAFUfb_nWaHGwGD_LTjMEx3RknevQmm_ZgdM7jNn5P4QE3qoN7EGUKnvidZVcOKvdZ0SziKMAJYnzTv0JCwSZBg8fGSwqhbJ2ZeuM2y7yBJb4P2r1SXrHbT52PXADk5ehSEnEQ/w327-h400/IMG_20210925_172538.jpg" width="327" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Abyss did wonders for my deck. I would play with Moat/Abyss combinations main deck, usually 1 or 2 moats and 1 Abyss main deck (for a time, one is all I had because there simply weren't any more available in the stores I traded and bought cards. Abyss was also an expensive card over here at the time, not much less than a very played mox. A very played mox would set you back about 120 guilders at the time, while an The Abyss was about 80, just to get some idea of how valuable the card was at the time. This was the time I was buying my expensive cards (funny if you think about how much they cost now..) with the money from my newspaper job and other assorted jobs that didn't pay well. Fortunately I didn't drink or smoke, so I could spend all my money on cardboard). I had to work about 6 evenings to be able to buy an Abyss, but it was very much worth it. My deck with Moat/Abyss and Tetravus for a kill card was amazing in several tournaments. I had to borrow the Tetravus from my good friend Rene, because I didn't have one. I've had a couple of tournaments were I had 7 swiss rounds and win 6 of the matches 2-0 and 1 2-1. I thought it was amazing and even though other cards were also important in my wins, nothing beat seeing both Moat and Abyss lying next to each other on the table. </div><div><br /></div><div>Winning is nice, but it gets a bit old after a while and then I started looking for other more interesting (and harder) ways to win games. I noticed after a while that I also didn't need winning as much as when I had just started playing to actually enjoy the game of Magic. For a while, my good friend Rene and I thought about breaking land equilibrium. He had managed to get a hold of a couple of English versions, and like most of the time with Legends rares in 1996, this meant he had all of the known versions in the region. I ended up trading 3 Italian ones over the course of several months and I still have them. I haven't played as much with them as I wanted though and plan to make an OS deck with them somewhere in the near future. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pLlogTcC8gap3gCWVRAMGg9tVOPi5UWqJrPG1qEk45s3GpMROHRf_RBuT7FJARqokZ7p3MjNikTFSbnzXH1MBycssOIeAts_sJ7tNAcipC1Bwiso-pqZ35IP9bhZEvtAjHIoyxzQ754/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2008" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pLlogTcC8gap3gCWVRAMGg9tVOPi5UWqJrPG1qEk45s3GpMROHRf_RBuT7FJARqokZ7p3MjNikTFSbnzXH1MBycssOIeAts_sJ7tNAcipC1Bwiso-pqZ35IP9bhZEvtAjHIoyxzQ754/w392-h400/IMG_20210925_172652.jpg" width="392" /></a></div><p></p><p>Rene was more insistent on breaking the card and he got his wish just after Urza's saga came out. He built his vintage deck with 1 (yes, one) land in it. A single Tolarian academy. The rest of the deck was filled with mana artifacts and he would just drop a land Equilibrium somewhere in the first couple of turns, then play balance and his opponents would usually just sit there for a couple turns and then scoop. Especially when he also played his Nether Void, a card Rene had started to appreciate after seeing me play with it. I thought the deck was hilarious. And it was also pretty good, Rene ended second on a pretty competitive vintage (it was called Type 1 then) tournament with it. I still think it was amazing idea and he had tuned it remarkably. Unfortunately, soon after that tournament pretty much all mana artifacts became restricted in Type 1 and that sort of destroyed the effectiveness of this idea. To this day, Rene's deck idea makes me smile because he took one of those weird legends cards, and then just tried and tuned around it until it worked. And when it did, it was so much more awesome than just beating your opponents with Serra Angels and Hypnotic Specters :) </p><p>In the meantime, I was flipping through my cards and found another creature that caught my fancy and I started building around this guy, another 4cc Legends card:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMHN_BoBqVDX8uBEUiGzoTcjaBmPMEYPVSQUKFspFAu48C7aAca6nC7pScF8Hq_wkAtah8JVdVEbNiTcDDzXdWTldq085Qwd1pNkKcrviVYxKzbSeVpJYzCnGirBzWIlcS4AWhfQi_Y0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1679" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMHN_BoBqVDX8uBEUiGzoTcjaBmPMEYPVSQUKFspFAu48C7aAca6nC7pScF8Hq_wkAtah8JVdVEbNiTcDDzXdWTldq085Qwd1pNkKcrviVYxKzbSeVpJYzCnGirBzWIlcS4AWhfQi_Y0/w328-h400/IMG_20210925_172600.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><br />It was mainly hell's caretaker and Tetravusses, but I had missed how great Triskelion would have been in that deck, so I cannot claim to have invented something like The Machine by myself at the time. It did contain 4 white boarder Tetravus and some other big creatures (like colossus of Sardia) that I would put in play after I had ditched them with Jalum Tome and a single Bazaar of Baghdad. I thought that card was crap ( I was infected with the card advantage is everything idea) but thought it was funny to play in a deck like this. It was pretty good in the concept, but I didn't want to admit it. The thing was a joke to me. When the deck worked, it was great. I would just sit there and make more and more creatures. Usually though, it didn't work that well, because the Hell's caretaker had this big bulls eye on it's forehead, so it would leave play before it could do anything. Since most of my opponents were playing with white and Swords to plowshares was reprinted in pretty much all the sets, this deck lost more than it won. But when it did... I would just have this great big grin on my face that would last the rest of my day. So I was very happy to complete my playset of Legends Hell's caretakers last year, and now I sometimes play with 4 AQ Tetravus and 4 LG Hell's caretaker. And it feels wonderful when it does work, it hasn't lost that special feeling when you get to activate this weird 4cc 1/1 guy. </div><div><br /></div><div>The next 4 casting cost Legends rare I only started to appreciate after I had been playing OS with Swedish Rules for a while. In fact, the 4 copies of it I own have been in my trading binder for the longest part of the time I've had them. I played with them a couple of times after I had found my 4th one (For about a year I had only 3 copies without being able to find a 4th one) and then sort of lost interest in the gimmicky feel of dropping big creatures. Eureka had increased my appreciation of Scaled Wurm from Ice Age, though :) <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZmJRvy-cLoOrsOvvE26vofq_1bZRdnAXxcMkr_0Ts2cxHYYaSvW9cUd8ywoJZHIB60guFvxP_Zc_IkkL0sfP8WH9a1vKu7GMBgZr6_NhFYPf958oh9Ih5Lv4ft2ZBWBINnjTh5jgxNk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1613" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZmJRvy-cLoOrsOvvE26vofq_1bZRdnAXxcMkr_0Ts2cxHYYaSvW9cUd8ywoJZHIB60guFvxP_Zc_IkkL0sfP8WH9a1vKu7GMBgZr6_NhFYPf958oh9Ih5Lv4ft2ZBWBINnjTh5jgxNk/w315-h400/IMG_20210925_172503.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So when I quit playing in 1999, the Eureka's had been in my trading binder for more than a year, and then they stayed there for 5 years before I invented the Ancient format after 8th edition came out. But there were so many other decks for me to play in Ancient that they never came out. For a while, we had been mixing Ancient and the French version of OS in Eindhoven and I thought about playing with them again, but didn't. I almost traded them away for unlimited dual lands (i didn't have more than 7 of those at the time, and Swedish legal tournaments had just started to become a big thing in our country at the time) but the trader offered me so little for them ( I think it was like 30% under the lowest going market value) while pricing his UL duals about 25% over market value that it felt like being ripped off. I was so offended I took them out of my binder then and there and decided to just keep them and make a deck with them. And I'm glad I did! I have played several versions of Eureka and it is sooo much fun. I have been tuning the deck some, but my most favourite version is the one I played in a Dutch OS tournament (I think it was in one of the giant tournaments by Joep Meddens) in which I used a lot multi-color Legends (next to a shivan and a mahamoti djinn) to kill my opponent with after I could pull of a Eureka. One of my matches is on the Timmy Talks channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwC5sN4Te7o&list=PLsGeV_wxUkUZXY-9Rl4ZpistQ9F5Wtf75">Eureka vs Counterburn</a>. I still love this deck and love playing it. It's obviously not the best deck, but the Eureka has definitely found a place in my MTG-heart. There's not a lot than can beat the feeling of attacking with a couple of gold legends with Concordant Crossroads in play after your opponent taps out and you get to play a Eureka. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next up are some other 4cc Legends cards I also like a lot, though I've played with them a lot less: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEViJEhtJNVEKIiVG0AvOOPhAstIhJ26xsC01oaJWtp4dyHjYh6mSQmBwFF1563vjKNvy4Rcfwu7VwDX1TnhBeqNgBQ7puAd_E3nN7hAQNwb3uzMoOwNoS8HO3WdjpiRMcXRGxuUA1MLs/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1784" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEViJEhtJNVEKIiVG0AvOOPhAstIhJ26xsC01oaJWtp4dyHjYh6mSQmBwFF1563vjKNvy4Rcfwu7VwDX1TnhBeqNgBQ7puAd_E3nN7hAQNwb3uzMoOwNoS8HO3WdjpiRMcXRGxuUA1MLs/w348-h400/IMG_20210925_172444.jpg" width="348" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Arboria is one of those cards that you just keep trying with. I've even tried this card with stuff like rod of ruin, but obviously the best way to go about it is Millstone/Island sanctuary (or combine it with Moat, one of the other favorites). I've also tried with Prodigal sorcerers. These decks usually don't perform as well as I would like. I think in one tournament I lost all of my matches with an Arboria Variant. I had fun, don't get me wrong, but it's just not a very good card :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next also a card that I haven't played much with, mostly because my experiences with it in a bit more competitive environments is so ghastly: </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMk5FYXlJkGg7n6hIyXUqvKEvzB8311z4QoGLBPwVeilOr_5kqEuEwCj2SCMwMJU9JHjXFtkjD1FgStUcKuy7pUQUefTG9s-Jq3r-NHQT9cswYF5SzJaj4xhy_avhmzEHwR2vg0xZwB9g/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1883" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMk5FYXlJkGg7n6hIyXUqvKEvzB8311z4QoGLBPwVeilOr_5kqEuEwCj2SCMwMJU9JHjXFtkjD1FgStUcKuy7pUQUefTG9s-Jq3r-NHQT9cswYF5SzJaj4xhy_avhmzEHwR2vg0xZwB9g/w368-h400/IMG_20210925_172407.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><p>I've played master of the hunt in several decks with a lot of green obviously, and tried with versions where the one copy I have (I just had to have one, even though I didn't really understand at the time why I traded for it. Now I know: it's a 4cc Legends rare, and therefore it does something weird with my brain :)) replaced a Erhnam Djinn in an armageddon deck. I would make a couple tokes and play armageddon, or use the tokens to block, or stuff like that. But it would almost always suck. Badly. Maybe I just haven't found the right deck for it. </p>The next one I have wanted ever since I first saw one, but it would take about 20 years before I finally would get my hands on it. I've noted in one of my earlier posts that I was happy to acquire this one during the corona pandemic, I suppose I wanted to get one to sooth my bad feelings about being in a lockdown. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXIMaVWpGfdF2W_os8dL7UhstsDJ4jQeiKoHcJfCenSkX1gLDzHXxdusYrTcVmdDtQDVqUc3-EtEzmDKWMf9nvaXek4Vg1tKgrFyVFXMhyowYiAmGwLIbfTowYwM3f6oFMEj6600QmT0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1871" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXIMaVWpGfdF2W_os8dL7UhstsDJ4jQeiKoHcJfCenSkX1gLDzHXxdusYrTcVmdDtQDVqUc3-EtEzmDKWMf9nvaXek4Vg1tKgrFyVFXMhyowYiAmGwLIbfTowYwM3f6oFMEj6600QmT0/w365-h400/IMG_20210925_172352.jpg" width="365" /></a></div><p></p><p>I haven't played with it yet, but it makes me happy to just look at it. I'm sure that when I'm able to tap it (maybe in an OS brawl or something) I will be smiling the entire evening. </p><p>The next one I also wanted, even though I decided to never buy it. It has just such amazing art, and the idea behind it, a Pixy Queen, is just so amazing. You just start making stories in your head looking at the card. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9onQk9svfW8shrtrrI60DGBxRp3YtUzZQjSitvRfeqh0-BJ599oj-j2cIcjg345v8u9v1rdehLO3IFjqT8AO4nPvctaE9jOl5515UfR7YapAIxx8J_xf0Z4madv8nJOXDNH2fwDWqlk0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1654" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9onQk9svfW8shrtrrI60DGBxRp3YtUzZQjSitvRfeqh0-BJ599oj-j2cIcjg345v8u9v1rdehLO3IFjqT8AO4nPvctaE9jOl5515UfR7YapAIxx8J_xf0Z4madv8nJOXDNH2fwDWqlk0/w323-h400/IMG_20210925_172425.jpg" width="323" /></a></div><p>But the price was ridiculous, so I was telling myself I wouldn't spend $100 on a card that does nothing and is obviously worse than Master of the Hunt. Fortunately for me, I didn't have to. Peter has had one for years now, and decided to give me the card as a birthday present and for all the times I gave him a ride to OS tournaments. Now it sits happily in my binder with playing cards and I enjoy looking at it every time I get to the page where it sits next to master of the hunt :) </p><p>There was one 4cc Legends rare that also caught my fancy after I had discovered how much fun the Eureka deck is and how enjoyable it was to play that deck, and this was a card with some of the coolest artwork in Legends, I think: All Hallow's eve. Unfortunately, by the time I decided I would like to play it, the price had already gone into the ridiculous territory. So when I could buy 3 italian ones for a good price (well, by today's standards I suppose) from one of the OS regulars from Belgium, I decided it was now or never. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOF_egbVX8D-Co7zWChyphenhyphenr06sfYKWEGN4tE8DF-qpbRD9H3Lrvhf_xBY-1XNyjrupBxpyy1fY6P1N7_RuIh-TndUfs7e79teA_OHxzssHdc3v2Vr10JIA9A5YzrS5OthMP3tKdFadjqKA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1317" data-original-width="2048" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinOF_egbVX8D-Co7zWChyphenhyphenr06sfYKWEGN4tE8DF-qpbRD9H3Lrvhf_xBY-1XNyjrupBxpyy1fY6P1N7_RuIh-TndUfs7e79teA_OHxzssHdc3v2Vr10JIA9A5YzrS5OthMP3tKdFadjqKA/w400-h258/IMG_20210925_172840.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I shelled out the cash and just built my first couple of decks with it. And I enjoy the card thoroughly, even though I'm missing some cards to make an optimal build (like more Bazaars of Baghdad. And that is definitely not going to happen. Jalum Tome and mind bomb work also). I'm currently in my 4th build in which I also play Hell's caretaker and even though the deck is obviously not as good as a Moat/Abyss control deck, I do have a lot of fun playing it. And the art, it's just wonderful. It gives me just as amazing a feeling as the other 4cc rares. I mean: scream counters, what's not to like? It feels different than cards from later sets. Legendary. Wondrous. Amazing. Different than all the other card mechanics, with weird and wonderful artwork. I love the 4cc Legends rares. Unfortunately I don't have all of them, but every time I see one, it feels that bit extra special and adds something to OS games that already are great by themselves. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for reading, thanks to all of the OS community. I would have quit Magic a long time ago if it weren't for you guys. Thanks again and see you at a tournament soon! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Honorable mentions:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are some cards that unfortunately don't have the right casting cost for this piece, but I also like playing with because they have the same cool Legends feel as the others. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hwzQgfZShv3wDlCeLRRiPopM56kJNv-SiRHhyphenhyphenb6d0AJr8mSM5iKryMA5aZZ52H1d5-6t0NmVF-aqE0GN8PoqYo5gGU8I3SbwUiU5FgIIYe_WC9b3lqbpkzcq_ILayIE5iSIHPsVYfUE/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2010" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hwzQgfZShv3wDlCeLRRiPopM56kJNv-SiRHhyphenhyphenb6d0AJr8mSM5iKryMA5aZZ52H1d5-6t0NmVF-aqE0GN8PoqYo5gGU8I3SbwUiU5FgIIYe_WC9b3lqbpkzcq_ILayIE5iSIHPsVYfUE/" width="236" /></a></div><br />I've played with both (the serpent generator even in an Abyss only version of my control deck without moat, and that has also won me a tournament back in the day) and the Sword of the ages in a deck with fatties where it could function as sort of a time walk. It would just be in play, you would attack with 2 big creatures, than sack the sword and win. I know. Both of them are not that good, but they're special to me in a way. I suppose the whole Legends set is. <br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-2526495036562080822021-09-19T03:04:00.003-07:002021-09-19T03:04:18.867-07:00The first Farmstead<p>A couple of weeks after the Camel Trophy III it was time for another OS experience, the first Farmstead tournament organized by Robbie and Roy. This tournament was originally planned for last year but postponed due to obvious reasons. What would be different about this tournament is that it would be a CSO (coreset only) tournament, but with a twist: it would be with ABUR legal instead of the other CSO like tournaments in the Ancient (ABU) or Dwarven Warriors (AB) formats. It would also give us access to some cards normally not in the CSO formats, like Serendib Efreet and Shatterstorm, to name a few. </p><p>On top of that, there was extra set of rules where you could earn farmstead brewpoints if you would add farming themed cards to your deck, like for instance Farmstead. You could also earn extra points if you showed up in farmer attire. The winner of the most points would win a altered beta swords to plowshares. </p><p>I misread the different versions of the rules (especially the part where you could both points for winning matches and for brewpoints) and ended up building a deck that I thought would be both competitive and earn some brewpoints. </p><p>The first version of a deck I built was not very high on brewpoints, but I thought it was quite enjoyable to play. It's up tempo and contains a lot of creatures I like. There aren't that many options in decks I usually build to play both channel/fireball and elvish archers. I like the archers, but they generally are trashed by factories in the Swedish format. This would be different. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7q22e2Fo9Xkd7eGPVBN6osOm3lIbcFzISND8FPE3lP5EU9iky2bRR1BKKEsJKTf4-8hp1WOOvAl3A-WflQQzKyqqk913dnZfnpN0hpgpmFmSWhKtBfSR0ytLdpIUS5EfdAB63BUnKB0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7q22e2Fo9Xkd7eGPVBN6osOm3lIbcFzISND8FPE3lP5EU9iky2bRR1BKKEsJKTf4-8hp1WOOvAl3A-WflQQzKyqqk913dnZfnpN0hpgpmFmSWhKtBfSR0ytLdpIUS5EfdAB63BUnKB0/w400-h300/Farmstead.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I added things like giant growth and bolts to help the archers be effective against bigger critters. When I brought this deck for a kitchentable session it did quite well and won most of the games I played with it. The week before I decided to do some testing against Peter. We built a pretty standard white/blue deck with Serra angels, white removal and counters. And it utterly trashed my deck. Like 10-3 in games. That wasn't good enough for me, so I decided to do some more thinking and play another deck. The only thing I wanted was to play a deck that contained expansion cards that were reprinted in revised to make use of the unique flavour of this tournament. I ended up chosing Serendib and Atog to fill these slots, combined with vises and ankhs. And some flavourcards like Mesa Pegasus and Water Elemental for brewpoints. </p><p>On the day of the tournament I couldn't reach Peter, so I was in the car to Mierlo on my own. This wasn't good because I spent a part of the trip thinking about the deck and how to maybe change it. So I did change some cards on the morning while I already was in the venue. I tried to get an Unlimited Water Elemental to add to the deck, but no-one had one for trading, so I ended up playing with a Revised version. </p><p>It ended up being a long day for me in which I had no dinner, so I was pretty exhausted in the end. This means I may misremember some things that happened. Especially because most of the matches were pretty tense, so I had not as much time as I usually have to take some pictures. If you were one of my opponents and I mispresent something, by all means let me know. On to the rounds:</p><p>Before round one we sang happy birthday for Edo, who had decided that playing Magic on his birthday was an excellent way of spending the day. Couldn't agree more :)</p><p>Round 1 I was paired against a familiar face from the Ancient days, Marco. He was playing U/B/R deck with Serendib Efreets. </p><p>This match was probably the most enjoyable of the day because it was so absurd and shows how completely bonkers random OS games can be. I got to start and after some thinking decided to play a plateau first. It was a good thing I did, because Marco opened with a land, two moxen, a lotus, played a Sedge Troll and then Wheel of Fortune. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6VepGQvAWW_UfpJJ4wUQvS_ZTrTijCnnVkw13mwotTJuVW76dZT8fNlyWa-pbQCZAWcqAOBdI6uX-Cuzk7TO4pePH5HUFGoznt4ODDaXuLIQr_CpDYF0AotXJWx5fzexr9hoXj-1k0I/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1670" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6VepGQvAWW_UfpJJ4wUQvS_ZTrTijCnnVkw13mwotTJuVW76dZT8fNlyWa-pbQCZAWcqAOBdI6uX-Cuzk7TO4pePH5HUFGoznt4ODDaXuLIQr_CpDYF0AotXJWx5fzexr9hoXj-1k0I/w327-h400/IMG_20210912_112138.jpg" width="327" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As you do when you have a hand like this :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>The choice for the plateau was a good one, because I was able to lightning bolt Marco's troll to get rid of that before my entire hand was in the graveyard. My turn two felt a bit underwhelming after that, but at least I was doing something :)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrW6MomiXbOKjDlUZSwFmLGzb6Tcg4BfyuenKlFGEWiyi3Q5lE2_Tpq55IkYBINggsDA96q7dol6D9whMhKSwSBU-T_d5DPqAcQ6tzC1FjmP0X8JZbZ6XGUH_DtylAfpPzWhEX1ZWvXc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1518" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfrW6MomiXbOKjDlUZSwFmLGzb6Tcg4BfyuenKlFGEWiyi3Q5lE2_Tpq55IkYBINggsDA96q7dol6D9whMhKSwSBU-T_d5DPqAcQ6tzC1FjmP0X8JZbZ6XGUH_DtylAfpPzWhEX1ZWvXc/w297-h400/IMG_20210912_112309.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><br /><br />A couple turns later a Serendib turned up on both sides, but Marco was unphased and psionic blasted mine. I tried to do some damage with black vises followed up by wheel of fortune, but Marco had no problem staying out of range. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHURD1Thkxhx_h_TVHNbs3w9iQ6uMYF3luRib2Hd2YZmo61fbl7wt40682NEukFoynMilXGgW1onhrlQF5hDoK2CWeU11RKIJS4qIVzldZaBSTIA1CkjjlEACA4dJI2A-rhdt4BmP1r9A/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1155" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHURD1Thkxhx_h_TVHNbs3w9iQ6uMYF3luRib2Hd2YZmo61fbl7wt40682NEukFoynMilXGgW1onhrlQF5hDoK2CWeU11RKIJS4qIVzldZaBSTIA1CkjjlEACA4dJI2A-rhdt4BmP1r9A/w225-h400/IMG_20210912_112812.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I thought 2 vises and a wheel of fortune would do it, but no!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />In a desparate attempt to not be crushed, I played my (restriced in this format) control magic. Only for Marco to... you guessed it, play his control magic :)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZKZU50z0D88NHTfXLgwQWY3GHo9Re0u7KHvPy36eW253sy-UeXZKIb7kKfhzVuZWtpNAZ3bi5VULDg0WgXNtX9iwoCm6AOjzvJDngtCgQnfdRxg13ELICTqBNZePxFTogoBsSLkE3Kc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1717" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZKZU50z0D88NHTfXLgwQWY3GHo9Re0u7KHvPy36eW253sy-UeXZKIb7kKfhzVuZWtpNAZ3bi5VULDg0WgXNtX9iwoCm6AOjzvJDngtCgQnfdRxg13ELICTqBNZePxFTogoBsSLkE3Kc/" width="201" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>He won the game quickly after that, so on to game 2 we went. Unfortunately I did not take any pictures here, while 2 timetwisters and a wheel of fortune went over the table and powercards being played by both Marco and me. I think at least 15 restricted cards hit the table in the pretty short game, which I somehow ended up winning. So on to game 3 it was. <p></p><p>My opening hand meant it was my time to start of with some broken shit:</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLEA8WAmuUCIVmYQ_IeHALO76hhC0SByN7tuhtegwwarY1v10y2yHN5Uh4kSwJWqTgL4UhTvLT57o9_SvBZ-_hx2YoAMrbzCmQ51-Xc5yvQ4oGqanrULL4_0NazCSX6ekDC-epXBkeDU/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1327" data-original-width="2048" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLEA8WAmuUCIVmYQ_IeHALO76hhC0SByN7tuhtegwwarY1v10y2yHN5Uh4kSwJWqTgL4UhTvLT57o9_SvBZ-_hx2YoAMrbzCmQ51-Xc5yvQ4oGqanrULL4_0NazCSX6ekDC-epXBkeDU/" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quite a nice turn one, isn't it?</td></tr></tbody></table><br />After commenting on how stupidly random this game can be, I thought this meant I would win probably win this one, but again, Marco was unmoved by the display of power. He dropped 2 moxen and started playing his own creatures. <div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5t6duLlZcB_PuBQpgWR6SfM1rx6vMwzMEhpX9YF9U46tsYA5KWsLB8GHQ1J7llesZlGiFlmmsATnhW9DCBbX8Hg8E-VnxhIQTBjout-piSVp3oPOO27FsB9HAqyy_eKCitlMAY-H3WU/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1155" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5t6duLlZcB_PuBQpgWR6SfM1rx6vMwzMEhpX9YF9U46tsYA5KWsLB8GHQ1J7llesZlGiFlmmsATnhW9DCBbX8Hg8E-VnxhIQTBjout-piSVp3oPOO27FsB9HAqyy_eKCitlMAY-H3WU/w225-h400/IMG_20210912_113804.jpg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marco unimpressed by my vise</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>He ended up winning after a game in which I remember a Time Walk being played with me on the receiving end of extra damage. We played until the last minute in the round, and Marco ended up winning this match. Even though I lost I had a great time, with all the weird randomness of power cards and the way the game flipped back and forth between who had the advantage. <br /><br /></p><p>The second round I was paired against Edo, who was playing Rats. Yes, you read that correctly. Because of the farming theme here, you could play an unlimited amount of plague rats with a minimum of 16. Edo, who's a big fan of spicy decks, told me after the game he had just bought 20 extra revised plague rats to be able to play them :)</p><p>The first game, Edo came out strong with a land and a mox, then a rats on turn 2. And on turn 3. And on turn 4 and 5. So I was quickly facing 2 2/2's then 3 3/3's and then 4 4/4 rats. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjrIIf9i1dBxs-i-89O2k9hrSUlbIathjUA7p2MqCWzjaXcq1rDewz0W_uZ9sC4kchmF6xk_aLrYHh7SVw4PzX7GqKQNV0gD9JIVipEN8uO7Ehzoc3JClyuYgbdbCF51vgffK-pSoa4t8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1155" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjrIIf9i1dBxs-i-89O2k9hrSUlbIathjUA7p2MqCWzjaXcq1rDewz0W_uZ9sC4kchmF6xk_aLrYHh7SVw4PzX7GqKQNV0gD9JIVipEN8uO7Ehzoc3JClyuYgbdbCF51vgffK-pSoa4t8/w225-h400/IMG_20210912_125304.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br />I had kept a bit of a slow hand with 5 land. I had kept it because I didn't know what Edo was playing and in general, if I mulligan a hand like that, I tend to end up with a hand with no land whatsoever. Because of Edo's quick opening and my slow response (turn 3 Serendib Efreet is just not that great against a lot of big rats) he quickly ran over me in like 5 minutes. My second game was a bit quicker from my side: <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJ-YPtIkfuUG_2QsiNWD7w14pei0OQxqdiU52v2vXDwlZHp0han7VnvgmiP1FYBYXLwh1phAt6GFfJuSmsNyZOAs7waaEr6b_mpe6AIdQ-GqR11pPqWMfqQ6CXdaQ4F2FaHv2CEV_NG8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1829" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJ-YPtIkfuUG_2QsiNWD7w14pei0OQxqdiU52v2vXDwlZHp0han7VnvgmiP1FYBYXLwh1phAt6GFfJuSmsNyZOAs7waaEr6b_mpe6AIdQ-GqR11pPqWMfqQ6CXdaQ4F2FaHv2CEV_NG8/" width="214" /></a></div><br />Edo played land, sol ring and started playing rats after that. I kept up in the damage race by producing creatures to keep up the damage while the vises were no longer doing anything.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ph2dUdJ28RPrslJEJ06ak4TA02ANyPjskusvLZ8KIYyus04JcdEHqdk9T0LA-zrLgSHje9DN3xRAwD2p0U0jxjtwwJcvp8RkmnYAh2SP8fIeZm720RgX4NbwloF3tsFd9CuoDF8mzKI/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1835" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ph2dUdJ28RPrslJEJ06ak4TA02ANyPjskusvLZ8KIYyus04JcdEHqdk9T0LA-zrLgSHje9DN3xRAwD2p0U0jxjtwwJcvp8RkmnYAh2SP8fIeZm720RgX4NbwloF3tsFd9CuoDF8mzKI/w358-h400/IMG_20210912_130717.jpg" width="358" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Revised reprints of dib and tog for the win</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div>The third game was a bit less spectacular from my side but I ended up winning the match 2-1, again with some vise and Serendib damage, and I think an elemental. This gave me some time to take some pictures of the others playing for your viewing pleasure:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzIarbfM1vy8e27hFTeTxVBffZ3Q8K3eIwmwrkZzItQYoqeQjp_lm7ryn6CtoJpXIEQpjI5fABTeIfN51QKEgwbz4hbVER1fi4XbPbv60g-jLOhGch8Paj_gT6O74AKRfMpPV6fUGELU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1575" data-original-width="2048" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzIarbfM1vy8e27hFTeTxVBffZ3Q8K3eIwmwrkZzItQYoqeQjp_lm7ryn6CtoJpXIEQpjI5fABTeIfN51QKEgwbz4hbVER1fi4XbPbv60g-jLOhGch8Paj_gT6O74AKRfMpPV6fUGELU/w400-h308/IMG_20210912_131511.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNs9jHkr_9kFE5CIK7Cz5wNLMiHTYAGE3UOgxmBsKJOk1h96Eh_9ai247taHM_f-fm6wYbpvRJHGk98lUmndNaZhQH8h6KUeJiycZPfrgHSFjnXCalBGKu38te2hfXk5raM1ue1nJwS_w/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1648" data-original-width="2048" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNs9jHkr_9kFE5CIK7Cz5wNLMiHTYAGE3UOgxmBsKJOk1h96Eh_9ai247taHM_f-fm6wYbpvRJHGk98lUmndNaZhQH8h6KUeJiycZPfrgHSFjnXCalBGKu38te2hfXk5raM1ue1nJwS_w/w400-h322/IMG_20210912_131519.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">manabarbs in the sideboard, cool!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH06C_6kxWfXJv6ZBQSwljcVNoe_ZvdLhk6y_wEPa2Lp_ZgDpDOT6JJGGMy2Lnpq5iVeeYOBNxV-nB48PthxMYlfbV86yGic3o0oCPfizqdlPSNf2HTSsehehGdZv6epiMv4WiVNNwh8U/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="2048" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH06C_6kxWfXJv6ZBQSwljcVNoe_ZvdLhk6y_wEPa2Lp_ZgDpDOT6JJGGMy2Lnpq5iVeeYOBNxV-nB48PthxMYlfbV86yGic3o0oCPfizqdlPSNf2HTSsehehGdZv6epiMv4WiVNNwh8U/w400-h323/IMG_20210912_131538.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look closely! I bet you've never had damage from a tree like that :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZqhpf7QboJz4eOiBscicDfYtViOLKFtBfBaRvYybOth-FSMvDr2EgDqbBNmg1gpbq-Iw0bkqOY51MeY8jcUyJRg1K4m5ygvJUAoEpTH5MwQvncF_k-uq0c-0UfdrXqTAQ9RHgcgvTR4/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1616" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZqhpf7QboJz4eOiBscicDfYtViOLKFtBfBaRvYybOth-FSMvDr2EgDqbBNmg1gpbq-Iw0bkqOY51MeY8jcUyJRg1K4m5ygvJUAoEpTH5MwQvncF_k-uq0c-0UfdrXqTAQ9RHgcgvTR4/w315-h400/IMG_20210912_131608.jpg" width="315" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marco being less than nice against a white player :P</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This last picture deserves its story to be told!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWj-IBCrxRvJ-5JfV8SvuQQ2LktqbpRqjef2h2hnq53luFUbRa535LRsrLPj4hl8mGMsZmnNaMtSAbA45uN-yDQZkir-NpojNjqMiXMWANtueAnMssaInZTU3HrEuvIenpiJ9G6wfHVM/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1401" data-original-width="2048" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWj-IBCrxRvJ-5JfV8SvuQQ2LktqbpRqjef2h2hnq53luFUbRa535LRsrLPj4hl8mGMsZmnNaMtSAbA45uN-yDQZkir-NpojNjqMiXMWANtueAnMssaInZTU3HrEuvIenpiJ9G6wfHVM/w400-h274/IMG_20210912_131702.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>Anies' opponent played a bird of paradise and a mox on turn one. Anies played land, black lotus, control magic on the birds :) His opponent then did nothing on turn 2 expect play a land, which gave Anies the opportunity to disenchant his mox and gain the advantage because he had more mana available! Winning a game by playing land, black lotus, control magic your bird of paradise must be one of the best ways to win a game, don't you think? I thought it was a really cool story which deserved writing down. <p></p><p>By then it was time for round 3, I was paired against Bas who was playing a R/W deck. </p><p>The first game I thought I was off to a strong start with 2 vises in hand, but then Bas decided to mulligan to 6, making my opening less strong than I had initially thought. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUX_XT1XjLY8KQWcGCi0U8vVb_lJVDarC6P5dEX8iKc-iaJ7FO6vgxFcKlY3SVftdKcSkAxnURB98L0WGFU_KWp5wtIVgdi6TdcJ0Jxh2BsvWOmbDu_wF3_7D7TVKSSue2FYrl-Xsl-Us/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1838" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUX_XT1XjLY8KQWcGCi0U8vVb_lJVDarC6P5dEX8iKc-iaJ7FO6vgxFcKlY3SVftdKcSkAxnURB98L0WGFU_KWp5wtIVgdi6TdcJ0Jxh2BsvWOmbDu_wF3_7D7TVKSSue2FYrl-Xsl-Us/w358-h400/IMG_20210912_142421.jpg" width="358" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Strong opening, right? Less than you would think..</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Bas was, like many of my opponents this day, not impressed:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dsGxWW3CjkAby6LbuNGnZVJTXzk2PJuu9EFJVoxumhiMVekYl2JsDVSMf8W5ISW772CFvqVoq_rE-s7RiTQFFzXYm7VYjZP730WfylPCLCeI5JfO4_-h3z7x2c-aY3nkZelQ1oHIeNA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1618" data-original-width="2048" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dsGxWW3CjkAby6LbuNGnZVJTXzk2PJuu9EFJVoxumhiMVekYl2JsDVSMf8W5ISW772CFvqVoq_rE-s7RiTQFFzXYm7VYjZP730WfylPCLCeI5JfO4_-h3z7x2c-aY3nkZelQ1oHIeNA/w400-h316/IMG_20210912_142437.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />He dropped a lotus, played a Savannah lions and 2 meekstones, which made the Serendib Efreet I was planning to play on turn 2 less than optimal to say the least. It also meant he was starting to beat me with the savannah lions with no way for me to get rid of them. I would have to play the Serendib to take less damage. Fortunately, I finally got some blockers in the form of Atog and a lions myself to win this game, but it was far harder than I had thought it would be looking at my opening hand. T1 2 vises and T2 Serendib, you would think this would be a great opening. Fortunately, olschool gives your opponents plenty of opportunity to get back at you. <p></p><p>The second game Bas opened with Savannah Lions, which is always a strong opening. I stopped this by playing a first turn Atog. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFGfjVloPA3aVsj3NlLdwvgOBzFr2M94dFLZN_umIrERQqOzjn6QfB1Ks2l9UOSWYw9Vh_3pVfH2DFzNdsdn-YukG6SmomNJHuOxaiTURNkVyzCA8TaOlSvpd7VkvI_tTbZdlCyOo5a0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1489" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFGfjVloPA3aVsj3NlLdwvgOBzFr2M94dFLZN_umIrERQqOzjn6QfB1Ks2l9UOSWYw9Vh_3pVfH2DFzNdsdn-YukG6SmomNJHuOxaiTURNkVyzCA8TaOlSvpd7VkvI_tTbZdlCyOo5a0/w290-h400/IMG_20210912_143517.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><br />The Atog was plowed away and I started taking damage from the lions. My deck proceeded to do what it sometimes does, giving me land, land, a by then useless vise, and then 3 more land in a row. <p></p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTppDWvvmb1W2el04QCZMte7mlOr4lQHVnCfPQhthLjfxOrV3UngBHKnPP6GwoO4_YeUZsEyKcGt5S3-VMHHWAfeNTZRbfNCnO3NAPfzY84hHt0S0BGAp3MTg1eVZ8P_peZ0dzWkUJns/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1221" data-original-width="2048" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTppDWvvmb1W2el04QCZMte7mlOr4lQHVnCfPQhthLjfxOrV3UngBHKnPP6GwoO4_YeUZsEyKcGt5S3-VMHHWAfeNTZRbfNCnO3NAPfzY84hHt0S0BGAp3MTg1eVZ8P_peZ0dzWkUJns/w400-h239/IMG_20210912_145858.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What a great game this is! Ehmm..</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>I finally got the bolt I needed to get rid of the lions. We exchanged some creatures and elimination back and forth and eventually got to play some more creatures and win with it, but it wasn't easy. It felt like a really hard fought game. </p><p>Onto round 4, where I think I played Koendert playing a W/B/R millstone deck with Ivory towers. </p><p>I opened turn one Lions, then followed up with an Ankh of Mishra. Koendert played a millstone and started milling me. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCL6gpkhEEndO-EHbcry5ygY4rnYGwuw1lVP1yrZ38oUz9u5YSGzJ9LwVHu6sef1xf364P8GJqhY2paJ-gTxOZPA7pBcKUr9o_bgLEcPfPujxFpl-suOhrX_ITQFAbnYI6jwZ4GQ6JBt0/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1896" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCL6gpkhEEndO-EHbcry5ygY4rnYGwuw1lVP1yrZ38oUz9u5YSGzJ9LwVHu6sef1xf364P8GJqhY2paJ-gTxOZPA7pBcKUr9o_bgLEcPfPujxFpl-suOhrX_ITQFAbnYI6jwZ4GQ6JBt0/w370-h400/IMG_20210912_152039.jpg" width="370" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A revised millstone, you don't see that often in an OS game :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />These were also nice games but a bit less intense than the previous ones. Koendert was happily milling away my deck and destroying my creatures and artifacts, but in the end every creature would do a bit more damage before being removed. Key in both games was that I managed to get rid of his Ivory Towers to prevent him from getting more life. Good thing I had added some artifact hate in my sideboard, these were really useful in this match. </p><p>Round 5 I was paired against Marten, who was playing "a typical Marten deck", which means there are some unexpected one-offs in there so you have to expect everything. Marten had built a 5-color-black deck, which I was about to find out had main deck both Nightmare and Drain life. </p><p>The first game Marten was off to a strong start with tutor, ancestral and a Hypnotic Specter, which is an absolute nightmare in my eyes. My opening was.. let's say... less impressive?</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7h1imene5n4ZBOH1P4xkfq6j4a1-JHLrF6mAjspdWQbOtCgFCCcsBOSgaHWKbbo20iXQTbSyxORI1xvnJoDaQIL0hCLWFhcas2XGiGYFeRm7MRitrRDvvAPKDU7hOfrVKZhmRuomtOvE/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1271" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7h1imene5n4ZBOH1P4xkfq6j4a1-JHLrF6mAjspdWQbOtCgFCCcsBOSgaHWKbbo20iXQTbSyxORI1xvnJoDaQIL0hCLWFhcas2XGiGYFeRm7MRitrRDvvAPKDU7hOfrVKZhmRuomtOvE/w248-h400/IMG_20210912_161315.jpg" width="248" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, it does damage I suppose.. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />I tried with a Serendib, which was quickly removed with a terror. I then decided to go for drastic measures and play Armageddon, because it would leave Marten with no way to follow up because he would have no mana, while I had a mox and a sol ring. This proved to be the right play because I could play a vise, an Ankh, then get rid of the specter with a swords to plowshares and follow up with another Ankh and a Savannah lions, which eventually won me the game while Marten was stuck taking damage from Vises and Ankhs. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQeqtxoLjEBi4Yb-rtkQNr8p66cyaZA_UQQvEr5zDiyOWyCBRbx6-NTE-EPtojQ2ElOn8S_SG45JVJ7jgS6oR-jMoZWdtFVsj2hdpNf7h6GoL7egOrtnMgYiYCtIvu2wdlXszAbJ5NJXs/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQeqtxoLjEBi4Yb-rtkQNr8p66cyaZA_UQQvEr5zDiyOWyCBRbx6-NTE-EPtojQ2ElOn8S_SG45JVJ7jgS6oR-jMoZWdtFVsj2hdpNf7h6GoL7egOrtnMgYiYCtIvu2wdlXszAbJ5NJXs/w258-h400/IMG_20210912_161926.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br />I didn't take many pictures of the second game, other than that I started out with an Atog, which, looking back, really isn't that good in this format. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxefC1i6estzoICBfvCr8o309PpZKQRUb9nh_3UbuPtN_MBlazkVzmIThxoSo3tp56jfHZTpovDWmN_PoiSaTCz4KgFUPaiMbE3T72hQsnrzl2iAQ_MlKWMtug0rqoc6I89_xY8gZzTZs/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1707" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxefC1i6estzoICBfvCr8o309PpZKQRUb9nh_3UbuPtN_MBlazkVzmIThxoSo3tp56jfHZTpovDWmN_PoiSaTCz4KgFUPaiMbE3T72hQsnrzl2iAQ_MlKWMtug0rqoc6I89_xY8gZzTZs/" width="200" /></a></div><br />Marten had opened with land, sol ring, which he copied on turn 2. I thought that something really big would be coming, I just didn't know what it was. I attacked a couple of turns with the Atog when Marten hit with an earthquake for 8 damage! So that what he was up to! I also expected at least one fireball or disintegrate in his deck so somewhere in the game I pushed through another Armagedon and it's a good thing that I did, or Marten would have played a really big drain life to get back. I managed to stay ahead just a little because I could do some direct damage with bolts and a couple of points with the vise, in the end it was just enough to squeeze out a win in a very close match. <p></p><p>So I was 4-1, which meant I would be playing top 8. A nice opportunity play some more games :)</p><p>Before the Top 8 however, the person with the most brewpoints was announced, which was Rob, who had gone all the way for the points:</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWKVMR2pWY1leLco9uiNXDusN6CZ3sjBLOqPS8G3Hv5ALM7tbh1my2EYhAvChJ92sY24QoSGOLlDqZCwVEd7Ol15N88mo8ZSUQuTcxcWS7i4Zd2wVmUnqjSXYiZQn1_pZlREWBRqFs3o/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWKVMR2pWY1leLco9uiNXDusN6CZ3sjBLOqPS8G3Hv5ALM7tbh1my2EYhAvChJ92sY24QoSGOLlDqZCwVEd7Ol15N88mo8ZSUQuTcxcWS7i4Zd2wVmUnqjSXYiZQn1_pZlREWBRqFs3o/w240-h320/unnamed+%25282%2529.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Running around in a chicken suit all day, that's dedication!</p><p>Then it was time for a live Legends booster opening. You can see it Timmy the sorcerer's livestream from about 6 hours and 1 minute of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjupjfIu75A" target="_blank">the tournament livestream</a>.</p><p>I am not going to mention what the rare was, but I do want to give an impression here:</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgodBjl40TbEjVvJNfPsB3EW7Q97CXAKMOg-2yYijsuNE2U7JudA4r2ffQ75osWjP336wXEaqyk5c4zyqEZ47TbEHRmMj0Nx139_MCTrdknvQzuFDIkqqdPijgYKcfpKQukI5HwwYIiI/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1985" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgodBjl40TbEjVvJNfPsB3EW7Q97CXAKMOg-2yYijsuNE2U7JudA4r2ffQ75osWjP336wXEaqyk5c4zyqEZ47TbEHRmMj0Nx139_MCTrdknvQzuFDIkqqdPijgYKcfpKQukI5HwwYIiI/w311-h320/IMG_20210912_171304.jpg" width="311" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Legends boosterpack, always exiting. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCBa7XFpnaEIEZLOFbJ2Twn1wluT7UfkUbNK5JqTeeD3YKbyjbDAPcDAX171X7DYMcHx59zd91z2vchtn_EXO9TXxEpNlviFpEd0e4L0HazkJphPTRO86oAcmwK0HKJ9GJJoeYE4By3w/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1451" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCBa7XFpnaEIEZLOFbJ2Twn1wluT7UfkUbNK5JqTeeD3YKbyjbDAPcDAX171X7DYMcHx59zd91z2vchtn_EXO9TXxEpNlviFpEd0e4L0HazkJphPTRO86oAcmwK0HKJ9GJJoeYE4By3w/w283-h400/IMG_20210912_171327.jpg" width="283" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What will it hold? Will it be Tabernacle or Elder land wurm?</td></tr></tbody></table><br />There it goes, look at the serious faces :)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdWSgCblX6wcfMHofjc42aR647mrEyz32bw-te3iaYCnkp0guBPcfy4H98L4VQ89p9PGdS_A_aWRF5OoeHgl0p9XZa8bt9khZRruE97gbMoWQ6xre8Az4utf6yphTp1stl2VjG5vzY70/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1155" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdWSgCblX6wcfMHofjc42aR647mrEyz32bw-te3iaYCnkp0guBPcfy4H98L4VQ89p9PGdS_A_aWRF5OoeHgl0p9XZa8bt9khZRruE97gbMoWQ6xre8Az4utf6yphTp1stl2VjG5vzY70/w400-h225/IMG_20210912_171349.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first card was a pit scorpion, which was followed up by a very playable divine offering. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJm3SPj3zmVxZ0394_lYHglpGfuzV9lh4SnYeVqpOweVebt3VCeyzhM2rPcC20GSkfbULwNeZsVBwOJ2FxDkU7hhf05q6UpLopr27SDOi1la2J7jPPKiNB9ArzCF_xo6IOQe3HZ6YfFc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="2048" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJm3SPj3zmVxZ0394_lYHglpGfuzV9lh4SnYeVqpOweVebt3VCeyzhM2rPcC20GSkfbULwNeZsVBwOJ2FxDkU7hhf05q6UpLopr27SDOi1la2J7jPPKiNB9ArzCF_xo6IOQe3HZ6YfFc/w400-h359/IMG_20210912_171410.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I won't show the entire booster pack here, go watch the opening on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCdpj4t2CN4yL5bI2hZfYuQ" target="_blank">Timmy's youtube channel :)</a><p></p><p>Because I had been watching the Legends booster opening and trading and buying some cards I sort of missed the opportunity to get some dinner.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXkOiDadyDLkSI165qpOc3Xz7fSCVHs4lrKB0y3FF175CQQlZcRExj4ATd0UupdYOKPmhyphenhyphenT9MQOhbOrow_S0o21ZvaSy5Uo0bE371kquTec8ptEpQ_pafw7JsnLsx4L5PmdN8XD686AI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1552" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXkOiDadyDLkSI165qpOc3Xz7fSCVHs4lrKB0y3FF175CQQlZcRExj4ATd0UupdYOKPmhyphenhyphenT9MQOhbOrow_S0o21ZvaSy5Uo0bE371kquTec8ptEpQ_pafw7JsnLsx4L5PmdN8XD686AI/w303-h400/IMG_20210914_210748.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><br />But I did add some nice cards to the collection, although I'm not entirely sure what I'm going to do with all of them. I had a quick cheese bun in the venue and went to play my quarterfinal. He was playing an aggressive zoo build with giant growth and berserks. <p></p><p>On the first round he played a classic Taiga - Kird ape. When he did not play a land on the second turn, I decided to make use of my Chaos Orb (which I had missed 4 flips during the day... did I mention how stupid this card is? It's dumb. ) to destroy his taiga. That way I was sure he would take some damage from the Ankh I had on hand and I could attack with my Atog and Lions. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5Gl3gQDoR0C7Vg73Oo02OFXYg9u2ojRMWsydbiNhyd8BI1c6-X710eCeG93_xbyJ6WTTt8SiLAHqn1m5NQwIw4ZtGbCCX5myCjk2wMDRUWvpazVDdqjFhc1JG34-cqhqQpwrYgDGems/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1688" data-original-width="2048" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5Gl3gQDoR0C7Vg73Oo02OFXYg9u2ojRMWsydbiNhyd8BI1c6-X710eCeG93_xbyJ6WTTt8SiLAHqn1m5NQwIw4ZtGbCCX5myCjk2wMDRUWvpazVDdqjFhc1JG34-cqhqQpwrYgDGems/w400-h330/IMG_20210912_175105.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />He was low on land though, while I was playing a land each turn (quite a rarity for this deck). Fortunately, I also had something to play with the land in the form of my Air Elemental. This made for a quick win because he had no blockers that would be big enough in time, even he started drawing lands. After I won game one and was hit with his sideboard, I fully onderstood why this deck had managed to reach the quarterfinals. <p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceZtds3GHCBRpuI6c6UhukHnZPIa7kbg5zyiYxLdAtzODYdB80qoG-SO-kZNeIsmH0HYhmxYp68Z6qUNlTvIPbiJ2oPpF0t3kvk452gvzFIfV1AxthL1UbA216iZltOyhpv7LIripg50/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1587" data-original-width="2048" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceZtds3GHCBRpuI6c6UhukHnZPIa7kbg5zyiYxLdAtzODYdB80qoG-SO-kZNeIsmH0HYhmxYp68Z6qUNlTvIPbiJ2oPpF0t3kvk452gvzFIfV1AxthL1UbA216iZltOyhpv7LIripg50/w400-h310/IMG_20210912_180226.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the first Tsunami</td></tr></tbody></table><br />During the game I was hit with Tsunami twice, and then by a flashfires. Fortunately, my deck does not need a lot of mana in general, so I could keep playing. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5x5417M2Wck96U63O5QJaLf19u9oBusWzYrImynmH-0R4_9FVrDm3f-0ql-iEL0WjyE-JaPAlWwpUzvaHEooCldfpoWLQYpu3brH71-jwS-N8Rjn_nETfj6L7FkOR3VQgrlIBXhVZn_c/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="2048" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5x5417M2Wck96U63O5QJaLf19u9oBusWzYrImynmH-0R4_9FVrDm3f-0ql-iEL0WjyE-JaPAlWwpUzvaHEooCldfpoWLQYpu3brH71-jwS-N8Rjn_nETfj6L7FkOR3VQgrlIBXhVZn_c/w400-h314/IMG_20210912_180403.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />After the Serendib was hit with Chaos orb I was able to play my Water Elemental, which was quickly fireballed. <p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhapMM1wrrxU01rlr0W_e9JVPd639KfAUrCxUBz99kUljYb2Tz4KCj_iA7TFcWJ35BtmkXNB8FlAjsYAyaP13BTH9hVAHxWjMCJxOHxbfwrl0b563soQotEDlBR46MwNBi4Z4J7EXFrlT0/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1558" data-original-width="2048" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhapMM1wrrxU01rlr0W_e9JVPd639KfAUrCxUBz99kUljYb2Tz4KCj_iA7TFcWJ35BtmkXNB8FlAjsYAyaP13BTH9hVAHxWjMCJxOHxbfwrl0b563soQotEDlBR46MwNBi4Z4J7EXFrlT0/w400-h305/IMG_20210912_180755.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The most enjoyable play I remember was my opponent playing a berserk to get rid of my Air Elemental, which cost made him take 8 damage. Only for me to unsummon it after it did it's damage, so it could live and fight another day. Fortunately I was also able to Swords to plowshare his Force of Nature. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoO4Bh5Zqwu7VAfkdq9UVM42G_d5rBS_EoiHJcAxpaDUzvnX5YYOrrtMdL7d5IunwDWY8TziMr5fDiHK-lMLapg1c-0AAQydgZHlpAD5yjsDegVRl9ahZrjYNIKHx88F-jMR-aI-y8bcY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1155" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoO4Bh5Zqwu7VAfkdq9UVM42G_d5rBS_EoiHJcAxpaDUzvnX5YYOrrtMdL7d5IunwDWY8TziMr5fDiHK-lMLapg1c-0AAQydgZHlpAD5yjsDegVRl9ahZrjYNIKHx88F-jMR-aI-y8bcY/w400-h225/IMG_20210912_181124.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />After I was hit with the flashfires, it was getting a lot harder to keep in the game, but since I was ahead in damage, I could squeeze in a win with my flying Mesa Pegasus after my Air Elemental was blasted out of the sky. So I managed to win even after 2 tsunami's and a flashfires. Wow.. though game. <p></p><p>The semifinal was against a control deck, for which I was a bit to fast and keeping up damage with a vise and then creature after creature and some direct damage won me game 1, I was just too fast for the slower deck. The second game he decided to mulligan, and after I was able to counter his Ancestral recall with red elemental blast, I was able to stay ahead and win the second game also. So I was in to the final! Pretty cool!</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFVHkKdnBzjDqB7-wA8-wxhENHamo_QDKHe6VbFtnJ0x3ikH7lhDzCRBJF51C2jqDlDkR9g0sMOizKIi_EWKG2hWcbBB7QJP61QtR9YIiE9NG7slSWbxYfJY8IIvR6kd-5VfvpF8hoE0/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1155" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFVHkKdnBzjDqB7-wA8-wxhENHamo_QDKHe6VbFtnJ0x3ikH7lhDzCRBJF51C2jqDlDkR9g0sMOizKIi_EWKG2hWcbBB7QJP61QtR9YIiE9NG7slSWbxYfJY8IIvR6kd-5VfvpF8hoE0/w400-h225/IMG_20210912_185629.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">vise and burn against control</td></tr></tbody></table><br />So, time for the final against Bas. I was pretty exhausted at the time and wished I had some more to eat, because I was feeling a bit lightheaded. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruXy-i8oxt1AlA5kfDRtGIIqoDByyvwOHD7bmbkI4m_aQiZJUevyjRFp8ROKgB0aArjXnkFO3BlTbHdyoEUqPPqT-5jrj7iSEMtX2DRa7eX6QOUsQFz_4L_j-8tZIR53dNirY1QV0-OE/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruXy-i8oxt1AlA5kfDRtGIIqoDByyvwOHD7bmbkI4m_aQiZJUevyjRFp8ROKgB0aArjXnkFO3BlTbHdyoEUqPPqT-5jrj7iSEMtX2DRa7eX6QOUsQFz_4L_j-8tZIR53dNirY1QV0-OE/w400-h300/unnamed+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Farmstead Final</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The first game was quite close with some a lot of nice plays. Bas was playing with Elvish Archers, als I had originally planned to. I think deciding to control magic his Scryb Sprites even though I didn't know what else would be coming was the key play, because it kept me ahead in damage.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6x-5XgGtuAtduqgdn7CmmWVE4EL8wzYuqJFF-L8tE6UDEsxPrlVixyfyRnQHk-tU6Z6fLrn3mhe1wrr_rLuMA-FF3SiFozNPkaqsKW8ko9gBU-UWtRD9Uma8ohFGdGK2AIPm9yX3Tvy8/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1155" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6x-5XgGtuAtduqgdn7CmmWVE4EL8wzYuqJFF-L8tE6UDEsxPrlVixyfyRnQHk-tU6Z6fLrn3mhe1wrr_rLuMA-FF3SiFozNPkaqsKW8ko9gBU-UWtRD9Uma8ohFGdGK2AIPm9yX3Tvy8/w400-h225/IMG_20210912_193924.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first game</td></tr></tbody></table><br />After leading 1-0, the second game was a total non-game in a bad way. My opponent decided to mulligan twice and then opened with turn 1: two black vises, followed up by turn 2: another vise, while I had kept a pretty normal hand with no moxen. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMm5dMDFPok4e4_CwIrWhERatGe_YNp0sF46l8Ff6hnkbrABClLM8nPI8V_fXwmUHe4gXWEUpCdh63B3EMfV0vpi_keJhc9VfYXjt9SENfbkJnr457Wo73HusiTa_eS36P3lC6TIJWkFU/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMm5dMDFPok4e4_CwIrWhERatGe_YNp0sF46l8Ff6hnkbrABClLM8nPI8V_fXwmUHe4gXWEUpCdh63B3EMfV0vpi_keJhc9VfYXjt9SENfbkJnr457Wo73HusiTa_eS36P3lC6TIJWkFU/w400-h300/signal-2021-09-12-200208.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The moment I felt how stupid this game sometimes is :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This meant I was down 14 damage by the time I was getting from under the vises, and my opponent was also bolting me. I felt I might be able to do something with some creatures I got out, but I was on 4 and then on 1 for a long time. All it took was another bolt, and that came quickly. </p><p>Third game I kept an opening hand with 2 lands, pegasus, vise, serendib and timetwister, figuring I would be able to play T1 vise, T2 pegasus, and then T3 I would have drawn another land for the Serendib and timetwister to follow up, to also do some damage with the vise. </p><p>It was not meant to be however, as I did not draw a single land in the first 5 turns, and when a land did show up in turn 6 it was too late. My opponent had out two Elvish Archers, a sprite, a Kird ape and a vise, so I had take way to much damage by the time I could play my efreet. I tried stopping the Archers with an Atog, but it was bolted in response to my eating my vise and that was it. The 5 turns it took for a land to show up did me in. Had I drawn one of my earthquakes or Swords to plowshares, I might have been a different game. But instead I was stuck with 2 serendibs, a psionic blast and a timetwister, with no lands to play them. Oh well, that's Magic for you. </p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFP7EZRqS94TM0l4PzVyONsDAo4Ggk7T_rUk1LfUKn57_5-L-zKu6KcjJqK1W8xqVf5pinMpoY4ZMHrqjJwVmiQmiBxqsmgnvoK-qWTtyUkGxKYNi4FyzghgEyok4KtDGK_9CjwWCvDQ/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFP7EZRqS94TM0l4PzVyONsDAo4Ggk7T_rUk1LfUKn57_5-L-zKu6KcjJqK1W8xqVf5pinMpoY4ZMHrqjJwVmiQmiBxqsmgnvoK-qWTtyUkGxKYNi4FyzghgEyok4KtDGK_9CjwWCvDQ/w240-h320/unnamed.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The farmstead champion</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I will post some more atmosphere pictures under this text, but first I want to thank everyone, especially Robbie and Roy for organizing this event! Also thanks to all of my opponents for the (mostly) nice and exiting games! I had a really great day, OS in real life is the best. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHfbQBP-GLEdo653svKXw1CAazL1pv3NsmT7unwMxeOjl-ltGk0Wi69af3iHnLhgBJPj_G2zaTBmyg-knWRpY34vlcvcHh1p6ZmffNWTxuiiDjRlfXTb1uJLZCNIXYWowq-EGWUq70n8/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHfbQBP-GLEdo653svKXw1CAazL1pv3NsmT7unwMxeOjl-ltGk0Wi69af3iHnLhgBJPj_G2zaTBmyg-knWRpY34vlcvcHh1p6ZmffNWTxuiiDjRlfXTb1uJLZCNIXYWowq-EGWUq70n8/w400-h300/unnamed+%25286%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wijnand, our local cardboard crack dealer</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuUkglYZzNG_sYBIV0T5vJkJRb-21cbkhNqKC-0w9NeuKAewO6zUxYn4heXJFWW_o-lpdX9bYCrm92IOo6lLyKRJWs6S9_6HMEKPmnORCfDdRcy2IQWwnNO6c2imGeN3VIUzngJZtGLg/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuUkglYZzNG_sYBIV0T5vJkJRb-21cbkhNqKC-0w9NeuKAewO6zUxYn4heXJFWW_o-lpdX9bYCrm92IOo6lLyKRJWs6S9_6HMEKPmnORCfDdRcy2IQWwnNO6c2imGeN3VIUzngJZtGLg/w300-h400/unnamed+%25287%2529.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Timmy the sorcerer playing his elementals deck</td></tr></tbody></table><br />And just some people really enjoying OS in real life: <br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CZE9L5IiHs53wc7_6t5sdTqrw4A92E1HD7uTBJUHf-nnapNh_j3WSNnwLCo3G87r_kpvmi_SGg02jUvQiBPkDO5STKyuiGjbkFwocv83zvEYvr656HOGnzB0ppSFks2QQ3Lp0lcWYYs/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CZE9L5IiHs53wc7_6t5sdTqrw4A92E1HD7uTBJUHf-nnapNh_j3WSNnwLCo3G87r_kpvmi_SGg02jUvQiBPkDO5STKyuiGjbkFwocv83zvEYvr656HOGnzB0ppSFks2QQ3Lp0lcWYYs/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_aSTi9eVTYZXLvFpIJWQzDLJnviEHBhDu4bL54Wna2PYXkTydRPJO6L0vLd8Cz-96b0tRplAi6lVsV7exadhQrjBynoa1rV_oQaiSOs0NSt4t5oQVoJiVB9OnAdqUP5EDEM3Pw5G9mw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_aSTi9eVTYZXLvFpIJWQzDLJnviEHBhDu4bL54Wna2PYXkTydRPJO6L0vLd8Cz-96b0tRplAi6lVsV7exadhQrjBynoa1rV_oQaiSOs0NSt4t5oQVoJiVB9OnAdqUP5EDEM3Pw5G9mw/" width="320" /></a></div><br />Thanks for reading and all the players: thanks for showing up, you're the greatest. Until next time, see you then!<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-87146428217146708252021-08-29T06:03:00.011-07:002021-11-07T01:53:56.329-08:00Camel Trophy III<p>In the last couple of months, the requirements to stay at home were a bit loosened in our country because the number of people in hospital were going down. This gave me an opportunity to finally meet up with some of the OS-players in our country and flop some cardboard, talk, have some drinks and a good time with nice people that share my love for old magic. This made me realize that while online events are great (with a big thanks to the organizers of these events, like Henk in our country), they are just a substitute for the real OS experience. So when the rules where loosened a bit more, I went looking for an option to run an OS-event again. There are of course still restrictions, so less people in a room, ventilation, etc. I know that most OS-players I know are vaccinated, so felt reasonably comfortable organizing something. </p><p>By the way: if you want to read the report of one of the other contestants, it's here: <a href="https://djinnsanddragons.home.blog/2021/09/05/camel-trophy-3-the-resurrection-tournament/">https://djinnsanddragons.home.blog/2021/09/05/camel-trophy-3-the-resurrection-tournament/</a></p><p>I went to Richard, in who's store both previous Camel Trophy's were held. He has since taken over another game store and moved there. This also meant the return of a nostalgic name, "het Spelkwartier". This was the name of the gamestore which is tied with the store The Joker for the most hours I spent playing magic when I was still in highschool and as a student. I wanted to have the event in the store, but Richard told me we could have a maximum of 18 people because of the restrictions and he was willing to make some more room to a maximum of 20. For a while, this didn't seem like an issue because we were around 20 people who wanted to join. Then a couple weeks ago, I got a couple of more questions from people that wanted to join, which brought me over 20. Richard was really great and said he could ask if we could use the restaurant in an office building in Arnhem, even with restrictions this would be able to hold about 35 people. The catch was, we would have to rent it. Even though the price was reasonable, you don't want to rent a space of a couple of people drop off the list and you go under 20 again. Anyway, I decided to just go for it, ask everyone to please send me the money ahead of the event and it was the good choice, because in the last couple of weeks some more people were added and we were up to 30, a great number for a nice OS event. We did some talking about lunch and diner with the new place, some more mailing with the participants and we were set. Oh, nope. I also had to swing by the gamestore to pick up some cards for the lottery I traditionally hold on a Camel Trophy event. Fortunately, Richard still had some old cardboard left, even though he told me there was quite a hausse just after the lockdowns started. It was as if everyone was hoarding old cardboard just to have something to do. I ended up with LG Carrion Ants, Beta scryb sprites, an AN desert, a playset UL Timmy, DK scavenger folk, DK marsh vipers, and a couple of AQ rocket launchers. Now I needed a deck to play myself. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjITvaIb5BEz9e9h3J5wV53R2vSd0BsSAaSPLxfk_rRro1BC5HbT6ASEJv5Agg1iJG5tH4oiKQbl1uYI2m2KYI9cOYWYUqTHnUMUTBRfrTTBz4Kw_7Z26QS0gf6V6Tn3ccZMt4h7TPYRZA/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjITvaIb5BEz9e9h3J5wV53R2vSd0BsSAaSPLxfk_rRro1BC5HbT6ASEJv5Agg1iJG5tH4oiKQbl1uYI2m2KYI9cOYWYUqTHnUMUTBRfrTTBz4Kw_7Z26QS0gf6V6Tn3ccZMt4h7TPYRZA/" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I also noticed these among the gamestore stock and since I didn't have them, I got them as well. </td></tr></tbody></table><br />I wanted to play something I had not played before on a live event, even though decks like that become increasingly rare. I've played quite a lot of different decks over the past years. I still have not played a Lauter-like Lions/Dib deck on an event, but I didn't feel like playing that. I've sleeved it up a couple of times, but so far I haven't taken it to an event yet because I always end up wanting something a bit more surprising or less common. I'm sure it will come, but this was not the time. While I was flipping through my binder, I stopped at the playset of power artifacts that are in there. I've played with them a while back for a couple of casual games, but then but them away again. I hadn't played this on a tournament, so I thought, why not?<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtyDhMLfFyTOIDWEEpA3ryugMcP6uPQZRlFBCdf1TzzirAIJBhXnTZkH8sqfTs8VEkUvUUA72Sxn6pqerFdueA6Svidcw5-eewZw0jitHlOivHVTSaDFbByLrJ-qbIWfV2ZKJnH9Nf7s/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1721" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtyDhMLfFyTOIDWEEpA3ryugMcP6uPQZRlFBCdf1TzzirAIJBhXnTZkH8sqfTs8VEkUvUUA72Sxn6pqerFdueA6Svidcw5-eewZw0jitHlOivHVTSaDFbByLrJ-qbIWfV2ZKJnH9Nf7s/w337-h400/IMG_20210829_094713.jpg" width="337" /></a></div><br /><br />I mean, what's not to like. Infinite damage, my inner Timmy will be very happy. I wanted to have an option to win against COP red and the like, so I added a rocket launcher just to be sure. But when you play a combo deck like this, it tends to be weak against a lot of counters and artifact removal. With all the disenchants, crumbles and shatters you see in main decks, I also wanted something else to be able to win with, and I also didn't want the monoliths to be just combo pieces. So I did some more digging and came up with these options:<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXegA1sztR7z2nuOuh1EEkHiLsKBLtFvLcwCIMNTvlyDSeg7BSrAehOVYtDFAmXk8Mi3Q56vtX4LsAIPdqXkuWahiEvKzxtBkmqn84UWsTqX63nURQDDBHk8EIay2fIJGOyAxx8aNzTHM/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="2048" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXegA1sztR7z2nuOuh1EEkHiLsKBLtFvLcwCIMNTvlyDSeg7BSrAehOVYtDFAmXk8Mi3Q56vtX4LsAIPdqXkuWahiEvKzxtBkmqn84UWsTqX63nURQDDBHk8EIay2fIJGOyAxx8aNzTHM/w400-h250/IMG_20210829_094739.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I ended up adding all of them, and some more. Dropping a T2 monolith with a mox, and have your opponent think they will just destroy the monolith when you add power artifact is nice, because then you get to tap it on t3 or t4 just for mana and drop a big dragon or djinn. It provides an extra way to win which they don't expect. Even though this makes the combo option somewhat less focused I thought it would be nice to see if I could win with this. I wasn't building this deck to end up winning. </div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7t6fyxpB2jPqXJe7JZknfyJOXSy6CKk1BHbA2zXFD5kpBVdlTqWH-6z5Sa_IhMwep-codCG9_MRCU5o4c3H6lF3o93lavsfLqKb9A4rhJwFoyZWq4tavFQOKX-FOfa0sKAw-HkzvoQM/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7t6fyxpB2jPqXJe7JZknfyJOXSy6CKk1BHbA2zXFD5kpBVdlTqWH-6z5Sa_IhMwep-codCG9_MRCU5o4c3H6lF3o93lavsfLqKb9A4rhJwFoyZWq4tavFQOKX-FOfa0sKAw-HkzvoQM/" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the usual suspects</td></tr></tbody></table><br />After that I added the usual suspects. I thought it would be pretty good, even though not the best of options. Who cares. Infinite damage and dragons. What's not to like :).</div><div><br /></div><div>On the day of the tournament, Peter told me he was having a fever and was coughing. To take no risks of maybe infecting others with covid, he decided to stay home. Good decision if you ask me. "Fortunately" I got another cancellation, so we would be playing with an even group. </div><div><br /></div><div>Even though people were a bit doubtful about playing in an office restaurant, they were convinced once they arrived. Free parking in front or a 2 minute walk from the bus stop, it was easy to reach. It was also recently redecorated and looked great. We could use tables usually for four people for every pair, so keeping a distance would not be a problem. Also there were some big doors opening to outside to let in plenty of fresh air, so it would be no problem keeping with the covid demands. </div><div><br /></div><div>While I was setting up the laptop with extra screen for pairings, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCdpj4t2CN4yL5bI2hZfYuQ" target="_blank">Timmy the sorcerer</a> arrived to stream the event live. I brought an extra camera mount and extra playmats for feature matches. It took some time to set it up with minimum glare, but I think we managed well. The entire live stream is over here: https://youtu.be/DIZd99j_tts though it's probably better to watch some of the matches after he finishes reworking the video. </div><div><p>After everyone was checked in, it was time to start. Time for round 1, I was paired against Bas, who was playing a classic U/R counter-burn deck. Shatters and counterspells. Not my best match-up I guess. </p><p>Game one was as expected, Bas played a flying men and started beating. I tried to set up rocket launcher to maybe set up the combo, or in worse case scenario, just shoot the flying men with it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hFb7Nij9IuYWZ_nU2a66LQ6qPyRfZ0kJQcKq2CRMdQyUzuNRlPfZvYkmC-OJk9M7ABzyUKBt707m7blnQCUqD-wvllcKZirTVV7Iq6zTiBRZt_AmIx55bbzauLbr_YDMf5DGibWUK2E/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hFb7Nij9IuYWZ_nU2a66LQ6qPyRfZ0kJQcKq2CRMdQyUzuNRlPfZvYkmC-OJk9M7ABzyUKBt707m7blnQCUqD-wvllcKZirTVV7Iq6zTiBRZt_AmIx55bbzauLbr_YDMf5DGibWUK2E/" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>It was quickly shattered before it could do anything. So then I went for the alternative. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq66qzEP1lCegq41STiXezVrm-9oOATmTqwAy74wyLXyV3I06Pjv1Gxp29p-hZLUu7MlnYg-08hsyD5YUjjZMa2jbVSs3u0ALhX2d6psu3DARP1hx_COkhvd9kX974yUsh-HuKPBNuUxQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq66qzEP1lCegq41STiXezVrm-9oOATmTqwAy74wyLXyV3I06Pjv1Gxp29p-hZLUu7MlnYg-08hsyD5YUjjZMa2jbVSs3u0ALhX2d6psu3DARP1hx_COkhvd9kX974yUsh-HuKPBNuUxQ/" width="320" /></a></div><br />The Shivan came into play after some countering and was then missed by the orbflip (Did I mention how stupid chaos orb is? It's either frustrating because it hits for your opponent or frustrating for you when you miss. It's dumb.) so that did a lot of damage and won me the game. <p></p><p>The second game I opened with a library, but this time Bas did not miss his flip.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXgV0MNeoPaOiEWGtZqzdF2VjyWYVUy3FlzKA4C-loYIX1MyeB9Mpzy-15VerTfnhWY6KV-WYuanOmtNFedTJz9bKYaX88Z8u6Qh5mbL14HFQ5kl-zaSzgbX6N2PAFPatZwYBrW8T6qY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXgV0MNeoPaOiEWGtZqzdF2VjyWYVUy3FlzKA4C-loYIX1MyeB9Mpzy-15VerTfnhWY6KV-WYuanOmtNFedTJz9bKYaX88Z8u6Qh5mbL14HFQ5kl-zaSzgbX6N2PAFPatZwYBrW8T6qY/" width="320" /></a></div><br />So the library was gone before it could do a lot. Bas was doing what counterburn does, bolt me, blast me and play creatures while I was assembling my combo. After he played serendib and almost tapped out, I went for it and played rocket launcher with my lone monolith, then time walk. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4GPloAACb2Gq0JO4gEFmsovCeW0Za-6nhDZXcbSkgzge-oDpJEag_-xG0JyEcqp1YRNLEZ6YUXLOEk9W7TaT_Ton677cqi7tSEhL3xZyXcBwKNowmTVq4gSs66I84JJNbgKuNMV9rkY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4GPloAACb2Gq0JO4gEFmsovCeW0Za-6nhDZXcbSkgzge-oDpJEag_-xG0JyEcqp1YRNLEZ6YUXLOEk9W7TaT_Ton677cqi7tSEhL3xZyXcBwKNowmTVq4gSs66I84JJNbgKuNMV9rkY/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxcfF27Z0HDOSULr9H4e87pIOtr5VEXKRQqchM8WPtsS67xhof74bQ2Ph9tku30URLMHAHQPs6lD1G3M3AcIUvx9hUU2uBAysc1QxaZdgEfirocZNyTGcTjupD_FzW6hWIp5yK1Y2ZnE/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxcfF27Z0HDOSULr9H4e87pIOtr5VEXKRQqchM8WPtsS67xhof74bQ2Ph9tku30URLMHAHQPs6lD1G3M3AcIUvx9hUU2uBAysc1QxaZdgEfirocZNyTGcTjupD_FzW6hWIp5yK1Y2ZnE/" width="320" /></a></div><br />The turn after that the power artifact came into play after a red/blue blast exchange and that was it. One game with a dragon, one game infinite. My inner Timmy was happy! <p></p><p>In the meantime, on some other table, someone was dying from walls and sword of the ages :)</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJhjH0D4EddOCeoYYFDDEE5fcxLdTQ-Oy_sjStczetNBorOahkTD9yaRf5UUOK55QV2QL8S2mExx2as-tef6zWFXOhzbbDG78WSC7RNz7S0T0JwG8dImVKBvCv9_6WXts9FBcuqR2CBg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1537" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJhjH0D4EddOCeoYYFDDEE5fcxLdTQ-Oy_sjStczetNBorOahkTD9yaRf5UUOK55QV2QL8S2mExx2as-tef6zWFXOhzbbDG78WSC7RNz7S0T0JwG8dImVKBvCv9_6WXts9FBcuqR2CBg/w240-h320/IMG_20210828_112212.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fPAC3pev6Ma6wyFPwEgwY88db5kVO0ghs1LC1o_K4G1dDFpZzOF6SLI4UBi5Nj7TVqsthnf1XpuzjNCiIf7EnRHwMS1cOrR5Ck-yi_hUGnQTqCS-It1tAsnhXyvWgZ5zYQTgOD1d5VI/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="2048" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fPAC3pev6Ma6wyFPwEgwY88db5kVO0ghs1LC1o_K4G1dDFpZzOF6SLI4UBi5Nj7TVqsthnf1XpuzjNCiIf7EnRHwMS1cOrR5Ck-yi_hUGnQTqCS-It1tAsnhXyvWgZ5zYQTgOD1d5VI/" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">plenty of space to play in a nice atmosphere in the Stikker building</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Round 2: Antoine with blue manavault-ramp into djinns. <p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVJDZkfRtbJe6jSqVIl727KRuJOPTYQ1jXkl39EPVwxBQ0zB8mc0QVQYoimwR6RSRyL4HH9jLDXpRizw1p6GIdEWq7Uo6qMTCZaFTyC0qXlqWqzVZa96QZaHH9n3i3-iAJ3OKND_UkEM/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVJDZkfRtbJe6jSqVIl727KRuJOPTYQ1jXkl39EPVwxBQ0zB8mc0QVQYoimwR6RSRyL4HH9jLDXpRizw1p6GIdEWq7Uo6qMTCZaFTyC0qXlqWqzVZa96QZaHH9n3i3-iAJ3OKND_UkEM/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Game 1, Antoine had a pretty strong opening with turn one sage and a chaos orb after that. I was a bit low on mana and was attacked. I was a bit slower in this game, but eventually the combo did show up in time. </p><p>Ín game 2 I managed to slow Antoine up with an Abyss. I had sideboarded out the creatures. He had opened with 2 quick sages, but I had Abyss and chaos orb to keep 'the damage away. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnohyphenhyphenAlnxLdDdmgm8STOSMCnpIgFjgqCrb0tmshIWeMMXX24JOtVDIh2o-05imasjeTi-AaNSHqS-RY_BWTABKdSCnFhXSiw8rMDTDyd7poQ5YmlH7zXxD_i9UJH2y_dGhFLdR4IACVTw/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnohyphenhyphenAlnxLdDdmgm8STOSMCnpIgFjgqCrb0tmshIWeMMXX24JOtVDIh2o-05imasjeTi-AaNSHqS-RY_BWTABKdSCnFhXSiw8rMDTDyd7poQ5YmlH7zXxD_i9UJH2y_dGhFLdR4IACVTw/" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">here I already have power artifact in my had, however.. </td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Even though I managed to keep him away, antoine had mishra's factories, which proved to be key in this game. Since my deck was a hardcore combo deck now, I had no way to get rid of them. I was close to winning in the sense that I could finally play power artifact when I got my second blue mana (this took quite a while) and I had braingeyser in my had, but I had to wait a turn to play it. And that turn was just enough for Antoine, we took me down with factories. </p><p>The third game, Antoine had an incredible opening:</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDaIB6cc5plqgJ01eMxWvFxm0-ZXJPqT4DEeiHj6nwuTccg4AskTjXuE9v0uJnAs4-R-MzpKj2ebjp9LAQ8VHaHOxuOGRyTjP77nlyyLHDvRNUZvJPydcQEEm-NeuD47L6oIi-G4DNoEQ/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDaIB6cc5plqgJ01eMxWvFxm0-ZXJPqT4DEeiHj6nwuTccg4AskTjXuE9v0uJnAs4-R-MzpKj2ebjp9LAQ8VHaHOxuOGRyTjP77nlyyLHDvRNUZvJPydcQEEm-NeuD47L6oIi-G4DNoEQ/" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WTF!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />And he used his mana artifacts to drop a first turn Trike:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaof2u8ne6UB0QS3SoSoL4qImDUs-BhE01Xy7lnlYrRngdNQW6cbpw5WQMcI7PzRridKo-byMlSEKrwOzxanXavN66Y5rwadzHPTlTPfyhVJ4D4eUW2U1tSRW6OQMbuQHGmVs8ojy4aNc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaof2u8ne6UB0QS3SoSoL4qImDUs-BhE01Xy7lnlYrRngdNQW6cbpw5WQMcI7PzRridKo-byMlSEKrwOzxanXavN66Y5rwadzHPTlTPfyhVJ4D4eUW2U1tSRW6OQMbuQHGmVs8ojy4aNc/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>Fortunately for me, he also played an Su-Chi which I could control magic just in time thanks to a mox that gave me a turn advantage. I exchanged the Su-Chi with the trike after Antoine attacked, and then could play a Abyss. I thought this would at least slow Antoine down. He just went on with his powerplay :)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NuOp_L8bNwHSKWlrGtQIIe7OJ9iHQRi2xmbBUB3U3uyIc9Dq0dJOzIlzy-YGJpBDVOiZL6dD7qZwhJxCrfUaqRYamvltOxAsMHGY1tdzLOFXctLGi6iUO4l4eDJe9vHqpEbR9ItUfc4/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NuOp_L8bNwHSKWlrGtQIIe7OJ9iHQRi2xmbBUB3U3uyIc9Dq0dJOzIlzy-YGJpBDVOiZL6dD7qZwhJxCrfUaqRYamvltOxAsMHGY1tdzLOFXctLGi6iUO4l4eDJe9vHqpEbR9ItUfc4/" width="320" /></a></div><br />A turn after his Ancestral Recall, Antoine played library of Alexandria, so I quickly used my orb to get rid of that. I'm not sure if he expected this, but he played a disk after that. I didn't check the decklists I had recieved as tournament organizer, so I was suprised by Antoine's Nevinyrrall's disk. A disk is basically the death of a combo deck if it stays. And I could not counter it with my powersink, because Antoine would just have enough mana. <p></p><p>I had power artifact and two fireballs in hand, and a rocket launcher in play. All I needed was monolith. With Ancestral recall, time walk, timetwister, braingeyser, wheel of fortune, demonic tutor and four monoliths still in my deck, I decided I would either need to win or lose horribly because of the disk. So I power sinked Antoine, who paid the mana but was now tapped out. My next draw was Ancestral recall, which I played: </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKC_z2VrLwvfQZVV9IGA5_cEpJ__G4XzE4vwA2eV8x0KegMIFsvMAccYYnXa7TXsITXDmBaquqMtOWKELW292bUt4eVLozDMqS2-d7mHWUE25C69lm4EWZdjscBMts5L0QB-0smLkXKo/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKC_z2VrLwvfQZVV9IGA5_cEpJ__G4XzE4vwA2eV8x0KegMIFsvMAccYYnXa7TXsITXDmBaquqMtOWKELW292bUt4eVLozDMqS2-d7mHWUE25C69lm4EWZdjscBMts5L0QB-0smLkXKo/" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />And there the monolith was. Yes, this was a gamble, but from where was sitting, I figured out Antoine had still counters in his hand, and with more counters and a Disk in play, I had about a 90% chance of losing so I just went for it on the basis that there were plenty of chances for me still in my deck. This time, it worked out and I won. 2-1, pfew. <p></p><p>The 3rd match, I played Jorgo, who was playing Joldersma-Visser Atog-geddon with vises, ankhs and burn. This an enormously quick deck and unfortunately, I did not get my 3rd mana to play the monolith in my hand. So I was taking massive damage from the vise. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31jAw-wjm-iJFBq027X-pc6xC0eeb4KnlyWbRryRiOykPAiiOtYQ-SYSddZKFGenMncOh-qdlqkl_vmHMUXbfpesBDdlleI8JJ3VjOgut3-wr4PoDh6Twop60ibkEyCCavguk3L7xVys/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31jAw-wjm-iJFBq027X-pc6xC0eeb4KnlyWbRryRiOykPAiiOtYQ-SYSddZKFGenMncOh-qdlqkl_vmHMUXbfpesBDdlleI8JJ3VjOgut3-wr4PoDh6Twop60ibkEyCCavguk3L7xVys/" width="320" /></a></div><br />Jorgo followed up with a Savannah Lions and when I finally did get my second land, he destroyed it. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxH9wmDXDHdXx35Cp-th328MRWERPi_wCNK9JjI30HkYJm2P2eSqdeo7gQmGgnRsdHv107opXy3_0xQUocwKUnEpWl-yiKXL-nD3y2-gCwScLg7Hce-At1MYvcBgrhytC5OTsI3eu9fg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxH9wmDXDHdXx35Cp-th328MRWERPi_wCNK9JjI30HkYJm2P2eSqdeo7gQmGgnRsdHv107opXy3_0xQUocwKUnEpWl-yiKXL-nD3y2-gCwScLg7Hce-At1MYvcBgrhytC5OTsI3eu9fg/" width="320" /></a></div><br />I managed to get out the monolith with sol ring, but being stuck without the right mana, I lost quickly. The second game was not much better, with an Ankh and lions arriving very quickly. <br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwRLYQKzKWFQdZiXjFACx1DpwGC8CqC0Wt_VQHV9uZS_4TExlyE6QC2opP2IMiQclTTHlzXBfQS3Ui-Y0yMcrZYjUxVs7sqXfGPt2LUSV5vyf0QBopXyQTLuW0Jdy8ugIth9MpssQpVw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZwRLYQKzKWFQdZiXjFACx1DpwGC8CqC0Wt_VQHV9uZS_4TExlyE6QC2opP2IMiQclTTHlzXBfQS3Ui-Y0yMcrZYjUxVs7sqXfGPt2LUSV5vyf0QBopXyQTLuW0Jdy8ugIth9MpssQpVw/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsOKPTHRsV0UxdFTqBwziUTuOXIV9U17DqU501MkFyYyGCUtQFRw6eh34qip4xW0ti0t2CzSAbkSxqdV_x7Tx4Vp-NobZTTHiE5kteOWc09_o53rSlxw7XWj2pKj8fRgyJALod-E3HEY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsOKPTHRsV0UxdFTqBwziUTuOXIV9U17DqU501MkFyYyGCUtQFRw6eh34qip4xW0ti0t2CzSAbkSxqdV_x7Tx4Vp-NobZTTHiE5kteOWc09_o53rSlxw7XWj2pKj8fRgyJALod-E3HEY/" width="320" /></a></div><br />Then an Atog joined, and even though I could play my monolith and power artifact before dying, I did not have an X-spell to finish off Jorgo, so I was down 2 games. The second one was closer than the first because I did manage to get infinite mana, but with nothing to do with it, I was stuck. Too bad :)<br /><br /><p></p><p>Round 4: Evan, with powered blue fish. </p><p>Even had decided to keep a hand with no colored mana, but with mishra's factories and started beating me quickly in game 1:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn63eAY9znyuPoTotguDZTBrYSdcLRfFlPD-kwg0sU137g2ewUpkR6d6oe6Khn7JBx6V1lD9FkOm1ijhxipIhD5aoXFLoQ4Q0QJkbZc-dxJr-A6ca4x9W4wo_PH6yPvvdPvwOdV_vylE8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn63eAY9znyuPoTotguDZTBrYSdcLRfFlPD-kwg0sU137g2ewUpkR6d6oe6Khn7JBx6V1lD9FkOm1ijhxipIhD5aoXFLoQ4Q0QJkbZc-dxJr-A6ca4x9W4wo_PH6yPvvdPvwOdV_vylE8/" width="320" /></a></div><br />When he got to blue mana, I decided to quickly get rid of his merfolk and do one damage to him also before a lord of Atlantis would appear. This was possible because I had drawn a sol ring. The lord did not appear, but neither did any more land appear on my side of the table, so I just lost to the factories. <p></p><p>The second game went better for me, with a second turn monolith. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvq3hLKxBP62BsstvJSNuu14Ruyf8fSz0VFwDkGqvvGN1WqNEYo65Ul7nw6Rn4yZ6Bchv8a61GyocHov9UpTtiXJyuRi8z3IFXo4V28ExkPbnCJAQexqSD9YdGVxF-aOaY95G8UX-QOCY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvq3hLKxBP62BsstvJSNuu14Ruyf8fSz0VFwDkGqvvGN1WqNEYo65Ul7nw6Rn4yZ6Bchv8a61GyocHov9UpTtiXJyuRi8z3IFXo4V28ExkPbnCJAQexqSD9YdGVxF-aOaY95G8UX-QOCY/" width="320" /></a></div><br />I played a rocket launcher after that, but still had to wait for power artifact. I figured rocket launcher would not hurt against a lot of small creatures. If necessary, I could use it get rid of those. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9N_LJFNnG7_5Z6-LlucPPis6m8YHmcVsTmhkggfZTaPSgI4-WBxWYhUfWJZVXpSmrjURvQeDKvp2j52-fiYjw2bVI4HoUwQmnPxSwAfZKMbxZkzGF5v7W2AFeaMbUs-nW0vjFkoRen8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9N_LJFNnG7_5Z6-LlucPPis6m8YHmcVsTmhkggfZTaPSgI4-WBxWYhUfWJZVXpSmrjURvQeDKvp2j52-fiYjw2bVI4HoUwQmnPxSwAfZKMbxZkzGF5v7W2AFeaMbUs-nW0vjFkoRen8/" width="320" /></a></div><br />Fortunately for me, Even tapped out to attack me with his factory a couple of turns later, so I could play power artifact without fear of being countered and that was it. The third game, I had an early library of Alexandria and a mox ruby, so I could assemble a lot of mana quickly. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimM48pnyK2yKQ8P6sosarcLuXa4G4o_OeQRmnGXmJN-g9o5grlqZbOSUFa_aVpd4wyPFPMeYgXuXfdCsVZ60ykvx24lexUiLrVEe-NO16LkUkGKSnr5tuqKnr5gV_FXrKnOBJxKb3lsA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimM48pnyK2yKQ8P6sosarcLuXa4G4o_OeQRmnGXmJN-g9o5grlqZbOSUFa_aVpd4wyPFPMeYgXuXfdCsVZ60ykvx24lexUiLrVEe-NO16LkUkGKSnr5tuqKnr5gV_FXrKnOBJxKb3lsA/" width="320" /></a></div><br />The red elemantal blast helped in keeping down some early damage when Evan but down energy flux. That would be bad for my artifacts, but fortunately, I still had my backup plan:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHB3hw7lJpAZxbMd3FdBOm4dLbtsyW3rc2VEn6uqaxGwDif3LMJN6H35wCqyAC8XXC582E6wj0QzkBpV77L47JAv5P0-zji6ZTKun0_rImAKwWMRn-LL9mt4-I3gTo7nUAC45m5IlJwk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHB3hw7lJpAZxbMd3FdBOm4dLbtsyW3rc2VEn6uqaxGwDif3LMJN6H35wCqyAC8XXC582E6wj0QzkBpV77L47JAv5P0-zji6ZTKun0_rImAKwWMRn-LL9mt4-I3gTo7nUAC45m5IlJwk/" width="320" /></a></div><br />The backup plan worked fine, with Evan sacrificing his creatures to block, and the game was over when I played a second dragon. Again one game infinite, one game dragons. Very happy I had two ways of winning in this deck :)<p></p><p>Round 5 I was paired against Marten, who tends to play his own brews, so you never know what's coming. Apart from being a nice guy, he's also one of the best OS players I know, so this was going to be a tough match. When I saw his opening, it was even worse then I had expected:</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmh_4v3Y9L8gAi9nm-jQ_UnIanp9Mf3iYuOjZ-QJ9ldRXQLNv28mf-nOpMa5N-F9vVXHhUz_p3-7nYU7D30mWuU0uCilJ3vbanF9pfZBYqXdAH0vG_vgbv5OJ7oW_t6Hj457KxfwESmo/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmh_4v3Y9L8gAi9nm-jQ_UnIanp9Mf3iYuOjZ-QJ9ldRXQLNv28mf-nOpMa5N-F9vVXHhUz_p3-7nYU7D30mWuU0uCilJ3vbanF9pfZBYqXdAH0vG_vgbv5OJ7oW_t6Hj457KxfwESmo/" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">T1 library. Crap!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I don't really know how I managed to pull of a win after that library opening, but somehow I managed to get together the combo and just won. The second game Marten dropped a black lotus and played first turn Su-Chi. Damn.. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4bqwQENsjdoDL-wAmahvjmmTbYie3n_ipUWKA_tlbQyIg84QsL-e72qJrSfBCSOtPQr_rHmffWCPceSAYRitcyA9YTh8HKkcxLE7dhWXH1BBHFG2idvZS3TCB7zi8_9L94lVy7VVvPQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4bqwQENsjdoDL-wAmahvjmmTbYie3n_ipUWKA_tlbQyIg84QsL-e72qJrSfBCSOtPQr_rHmffWCPceSAYRitcyA9YTh8HKkcxLE7dhWXH1BBHFG2idvZS3TCB7zi8_9L94lVy7VVvPQ/" width="320" /></a></div><br />This game was over pretty quickly. I had kept a hand with a library, but Marten quickly took in more card advantage then me by playing an Ancestral Recall on T2. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61qBK3si1cdK0gFFtB3hOhmNstDRLEoLEu5WviDRvcaDQxqlGxXIjOMMbdXKxkUhoiNhA_vVs00UBtdhIKvDQpJAaKo8u2Fnsl_9iI6QlXs555kAI3bhNmoaLCOx9DsvNfky5JwU5-so/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61qBK3si1cdK0gFFtB3hOhmNstDRLEoLEu5WviDRvcaDQxqlGxXIjOMMbdXKxkUhoiNhA_vVs00UBtdhIKvDQpJAaKo8u2Fnsl_9iI6QlXs555kAI3bhNmoaLCOx9DsvNfky5JwU5-so/" width="320" /></a></div><br />I could not keep up with the onslaught, so it was 1-1 after a couple of minutes. The third game was broken on both sides, I mean, look at this turn one:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeFRbvBCm84nhpgceAqogH3S0HxfJgEop6dU4mT-l0M2ppCnfoQGMWJSe1z8VxSIrk_WlMOtlLERfl8mCORwCAZqNgN0K1Z31uj3Cxl4ntCGDg-dk8G6QsUi4dTKvL07ka9T45NowSWo/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeFRbvBCm84nhpgceAqogH3S0HxfJgEop6dU4mT-l0M2ppCnfoQGMWJSe1z8VxSIrk_WlMOtlLERfl8mCORwCAZqNgN0K1Z31uj3Cxl4ntCGDg-dk8G6QsUi4dTKvL07ka9T45NowSWo/" width="320" /></a></div><p>I could assemble power/monolith, but I did not have a fireball, disintegrate or rocket launcher to finish it. I could have played earthquake which I had sided in (Marten also had Atogs), but decided not to draw yet. Marten then played Hurkyl's recall and got rid of my power artifact. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWBcHXM3sm85ns4rFZb0oLVERyMzY4SkgFdPu-zZa_Y89Fu7zIUMh8CG9Y1gb0rfVJ30tZPhBlcVmp04LbzQMy1F8uDiX2DL6MKCxY7t4jEaicabOA_3mbaVEHZBgCVgkwgT4evqFKzM/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWBcHXM3sm85ns4rFZb0oLVERyMzY4SkgFdPu-zZa_Y89Fu7zIUMh8CG9Y1gb0rfVJ30tZPhBlcVmp04LbzQMy1F8uDiX2DL6MKCxY7t4jEaicabOA_3mbaVEHZBgCVgkwgT4evqFKzM/" width="320" /></a></div><p>He then started beating me with factories. I saw a theme here, this deck cannot really handle Mishra's factories. When he started counting his mana, I knew there was no way I was going to win this. So I played my second power artifact and played earthquake for a 1000 damage to us both and take a draw. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATamKGV5yD85A-63WcmpMi0B-5FU6TI_2UlMdyRjCatGVgn7c-ROR5pmc07Vohtt6rsQNYEWVUYxoWEhyGWCgGc1-FSzSxMuMf-e3jnJeYLqaV1ecpqg5Ksm9tnK1ehtPp8ZqhARcUfw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATamKGV5yD85A-63WcmpMi0B-5FU6TI_2UlMdyRjCatGVgn7c-ROR5pmc07Vohtt6rsQNYEWVUYxoWEhyGWCgGc1-FSzSxMuMf-e3jnJeYLqaV1ecpqg5Ksm9tnK1ehtPp8ZqhARcUfw/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>On round 6, I played against Frank who was playing white weenie. He also made one of the coolest plays I saw all day in this match, but more about that later. His opening was quite surprising to me:</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePfSQbD1hO7nqtnq7P5t0jpQRpUmai-cZH0ursrF3TN0bea8PmxpYu6FTI20V7W-dGY_u-BzRfnXvR94uzoXe96wuLz7lEc3hFoqSgXirZxHckSaFzOO2Omp2tzS2Yoxvce0Ev9vq1NY/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePfSQbD1hO7nqtnq7P5t0jpQRpUmai-cZH0ursrF3TN0bea8PmxpYu6FTI20V7W-dGY_u-BzRfnXvR94uzoXe96wuLz7lEc3hFoqSgXirZxHckSaFzOO2Omp2tzS2Yoxvce0Ev9vq1NY/" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beware of the vultures</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Frank followed up with more vultures, lions and a mishra's factory. To speed things up, I played the monolith in the same turn I could then tap it, to play braingeyser. In that case I would at least have some cards in case Frank would disenchant the monolith. He didn't. Good for me, because next turn:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeff-eUi5kR8RrOI3xbBe4VlCFnxP_FSLH_gPsGEUZxQDwdgZ66cRpuPZGDNTQ2LU_z2ZDaVvylQWjSGX1ElLwTsmUh_CbngSw96Hy4icp_ia3Vj0gNMZDuA46y9hMB_-d9_lcHIAmlU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUeff-eUi5kR8RrOI3xbBe4VlCFnxP_FSLH_gPsGEUZxQDwdgZ66cRpuPZGDNTQ2LU_z2ZDaVvylQWjSGX1ElLwTsmUh_CbngSw96Hy4icp_ia3Vj0gNMZDuA46y9hMB_-d9_lcHIAmlU/" width="320" /></a></div><br />The second game, Frank had a classic and pretty strong opening:<p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CY5sBj0U5OWMIY33rDQiZZ040Nq-XIadR2tsDvLhlMxydcYt_IaJ3tFxiv5VJghDBQQtlPBIpP00q234QEOJJ26W7QCJJFvgUwlz59bkZxdssTWChfnxmDlWvU3ubHLiwfRuUYUVkE8/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CY5sBj0U5OWMIY33rDQiZZ040Nq-XIadR2tsDvLhlMxydcYt_IaJ3tFxiv5VJghDBQQtlPBIpP00q234QEOJJ26W7QCJJFvgUwlz59bkZxdssTWChfnxmDlWvU3ubHLiwfRuUYUVkE8/" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">nothing wrong with first turn lions!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The second turn, he dropped 2 more! I needed to slow things down which I could with a chaos orb and a control magic. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rHqTio86V8wa7cU6ltapXSPAcp8JozCJShr7xUJBdc5HxBj2kgWllKjlmZElDB6o2ob96tF1oBHlQA4QtR0VAtSjBXepyvmm91NvKCjLEeZl0ZZzCVRTTFjNI_wIXI4RNrndWNFZErk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rHqTio86V8wa7cU6ltapXSPAcp8JozCJShr7xUJBdc5HxBj2kgWllKjlmZElDB6o2ob96tF1oBHlQA4QtR0VAtSjBXepyvmm91NvKCjLEeZl0ZZzCVRTTFjNI_wIXI4RNrndWNFZErk/" width="320" /></a></div><br />Or at least I thought so, because Frank dust to dusted my 2 artifacts promptly. That card feels so unfair :P<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_EwIONnYefUq7zFRpdyykrPT0D7EbGLTnrrlWaGjxcttc0SCkqTggUJ4h5n_e2Vi8d6YYSOeKq9E0mtbU6P4VPuaAo4scAWyUyRN14EUeXd5Qk1a6UN_PPuZHvFrLKkg8hGehKK-vkY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_EwIONnYefUq7zFRpdyykrPT0D7EbGLTnrrlWaGjxcttc0SCkqTggUJ4h5n_e2Vi8d6YYSOeKq9E0mtbU6P4VPuaAo4scAWyUyRN14EUeXd5Qk1a6UN_PPuZHvFrLKkg8hGehKK-vkY/" width="320" /></a></div><br />After we exchanged 2 lions in an attack, Frank wanted to speed things up and proceeded to:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZs02EOT2O3KhB0nKG9adTYYApJsP3zfvPu0sVWhNKsvD5ArVuii5wsJqViQdSq-2nh14hCyL2twxYDhHg6Ox0K4AD7fdx9ze-dUDr8wffhSI-MOAkp9kvH426NAqD6abybDk0VgoBaY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZs02EOT2O3KhB0nKG9adTYYApJsP3zfvPu0sVWhNKsvD5ArVuii5wsJqViQdSq-2nh14hCyL2twxYDhHg6Ox0K4AD7fdx9ze-dUDr8wffhSI-MOAkp9kvH426NAqD6abybDk0VgoBaY/" width="320" /></a></div><br />Yes, you saw that correctly. He played deathlace on my mountain. Why, do you ask? Well... <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-dJi5NFPWkCEcfbByJVjEVb3Zfv3-uXzKh3vQyzuRR6qWvZcu7g-y82qYR9fMwO5295DBAMj9qc1TAeE-uHrZZtRRJArU2xF1luwt5VN31ssLfKsVxsHGoB4keLA5bixi5ZnHtRldRQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-dJi5NFPWkCEcfbByJVjEVb3Zfv3-uXzKh3vQyzuRR6qWvZcu7g-y82qYR9fMwO5295DBAMj9qc1TAeE-uHrZZtRRJArU2xF1luwt5VN31ssLfKsVxsHGoB4keLA5bixi5ZnHtRldRQ/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Now I had a black permanent. And Frank had a 4/2 Lions, so that was pretty bad for me. I managed to counter a psionic blast and waited for the combo to assemble. Which was just in time, because I went for it when I was on 2 life. And it worked, fortunately. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RD8rL-_phMRnq95b6xNT9PkFSHGwfOEBPvyj3V_sU7cUpiXmS1dqWFkRtZkfaTzGBx6wCE3_Nq06ORtKFSiDzQcKzte8MTGMEb3Ii3l4ZxyYp3P1EdhgAlhZW41jrX6F9v9CZeOEhVg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RD8rL-_phMRnq95b6xNT9PkFSHGwfOEBPvyj3V_sU7cUpiXmS1dqWFkRtZkfaTzGBx6wCE3_Nq06ORtKFSiDzQcKzte8MTGMEb3Ii3l4ZxyYp3P1EdhgAlhZW41jrX6F9v9CZeOEhVg/" width="320" /></a></div><br />After 6 rounds of swiss, it was time for the Top 8, but not before I did the lottery. With a random number generator which generated the same number 3 times and once landed on myself (I did not want to win a prize myself), I managed to skip all those and hand out the prizes to the happy winners. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-cMnQmPnnNkh7Ux8hG3yXQw5GplDCUH_pXDd0RpP2npsnTVmXMtKyQxX_jac6MnExwVZzIUR9BfM-WrosgDsndcl2aKPKSwc7BdAp1d8mFLX1LtFK5PPZ_G9PHG3ZqNdTxyDVPCz900/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="2048" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-cMnQmPnnNkh7Ux8hG3yXQw5GplDCUH_pXDd0RpP2npsnTVmXMtKyQxX_jac6MnExwVZzIUR9BfM-WrosgDsndcl2aKPKSwc7BdAp1d8mFLX1LtFK5PPZ_G9PHG3ZqNdTxyDVPCz900/" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">coronaproof handing out of prizes :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />In the meantime, me and Wouter were looking through the deck pictures to figure out to whom we wanted to give the spice price. After some deliberation, we could not figure out if we liked Arno's deck better or Robins. Fortunately, they were playing each other, so in stead of letting that end in a draw because of time, we let them play out and awared the spice price to the winner, which was Robin. But both decks are really cool I think: <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPZqDU6VFm9VaV6WvXthsmlRTnTapNxwnHWE5V0QRJbYjJkWQj6mr3y0vBKuWS71YBMoV1E4tgZPFAuIbVkqnxh0TexeKygjAOEzde3JDrUtdNMPsMb4S-5OCOU6QkErSQnzw0gRI-yI/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPZqDU6VFm9VaV6WvXthsmlRTnTapNxwnHWE5V0QRJbYjJkWQj6mr3y0vBKuWS71YBMoV1E4tgZPFAuIbVkqnxh0TexeKygjAOEzde3JDrUtdNMPsMb4S-5OCOU6QkErSQnzw0gRI-yI/w400-h300/ArnovanMeurs.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arno's animator (discard.me snap)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNi1Tm0mgWgPp37_L7BpXqTE8zXR9vhwDGXdTiDRwhimIV4JXSn6QZ6xoR5yDZRJVRs8DaLhb_o0uJK399ZcgAMTUbx9aGwEqvoRAXlO024xEwvPCoL144RxpuMZ4l_ABkje79i0G1JI/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNi1Tm0mgWgPp37_L7BpXqTE8zXR9vhwDGXdTiDRwhimIV4JXSn6QZ6xoR5yDZRJVRs8DaLhb_o0uJK399ZcgAMTUbx9aGwEqvoRAXlO024xEwvPCoL144RxpuMZ4l_ABkje79i0G1JI/w400-h225/RobinvdSluis.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robin's Arboria Bees </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />After this, it was time to figure out the Top 8. These were the standings after swiss:<p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-6Kf03tPr5SabKv3v_YKN1JK_8Vv4DRF15oXJjTjY0rxRYG5qmp8oqFEYjZe1YXSRm70NrYFd3fusSVawOeYHc91HGeAz9uTk11RVpaRzKE5pUZFTp4ZoJ_P7aL5wyhRt6pkFdcwvcQ/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1681" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-6Kf03tPr5SabKv3v_YKN1JK_8Vv4DRF15oXJjTjY0rxRYG5qmp8oqFEYjZe1YXSRm70NrYFd3fusSVawOeYHc91HGeAz9uTk11RVpaRzKE5pUZFTp4ZoJ_P7aL5wyhRt6pkFdcwvcQ/w389-h640/Standings.jpg" width="389" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br />I was in the top 8, with which I was happy. Unfortunately, I would be playing Jorgo, which out of all the people in the tournament is probably my worst matchup. <p></p><p>In the meantime, we heard that the cook of the venue we were in was home sick, so he could not make dinner for the people that had pre-ordered this. When Richard, our local gamestore owner, heard of this, he offered to take over as chef and make us lasagna. Or have us order food via the internet. All of us who wanted to have dinner there took Richard up on his great offer, and he made lasagne, both vegetarian and with meat. This guy must be one of the greatest gamestore owners in the world. At least I think so. Again, a big thank you from all the people you made dinner for, Richard. The food was great! </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpr_hWzn1M4lSnnzUd92rPLLECQuVholky-nCWHifrWpeVWWPE4PCxZRyehKR4G6xke7Z45IfTNtga_VMQRO0VLofxqQF78OvdP79-zCjC6W3GdtW7ZzaWUePITSZIo7OHp62G-CXVELQ/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1537" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpr_hWzn1M4lSnnzUd92rPLLECQuVholky-nCWHifrWpeVWWPE4PCxZRyehKR4G6xke7Z45IfTNtga_VMQRO0VLofxqQF78OvdP79-zCjC6W3GdtW7ZzaWUePITSZIo7OHp62G-CXVELQ/w240-h320/IMG_20210828_182657.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Possibly the greatest gamestore owner in the world in the kitchen</td></tr></tbody></table><br />We had some food and then played top 8 (or first played a top 8 game and then ate, by then the orderly part of the tournament was over :)). <p></p><p>Not only was Jorgo my worst matchup, he opened with a great opening as well. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfbZ6q3oFw5B1RL1gGP8bXkjZ3YKDuR6VHBamD3u0qEwMjqcaser-VU1LC-JhiopapB-UsK2oGvUcIUdBKQAeCSKqX2PaLjZzDgr6G767wbftBcZD3CrC3zxIKP-_nc3mXtSYfiBvAsk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfbZ6q3oFw5B1RL1gGP8bXkjZ3YKDuR6VHBamD3u0qEwMjqcaser-VU1LC-JhiopapB-UsK2oGvUcIUdBKQAeCSKqX2PaLjZzDgr6G767wbftBcZD3CrC3zxIKP-_nc3mXtSYfiBvAsk/w400-h300/IMG_20210828_174137.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I managed to get out a monolith but could not finish the combo before I was dead. The chaos orb did not help either. In the second game, he promptly dropped multiple black vises, stripped my land, etc. It was a total disaster and over in minutes, he just had all the awnsers. If I had an artifact, he disenchanted. If I had more land, he destroyed it. Like I said, the worst matchup in Top8 I could have possibly had. Oh well, top 8 with Dragon Power Monolith it is not a bad finish, I was happy with the decks performance and perhaps one day in the future I'll improve on it. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you want to see the semi final between Frenk and Marten, you can find it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_20l0WBU7RM" target="_blank">here on Timmy the sorcerers YouTube channel</a>. <br /><p></p><p>But first, I have some other decks to make, because these were the next two acquisitions of the day:</p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXWKsS03H2JZe9o9vH_NJyiCy1vPfUPYXeFM6yzXruf1gu6D5PpYXPsSCOF2FRG0gDh5oKr0Y_ICb4mBTaC0n9P4MeV_7r63MFukSElqBOgCRH30ILcmdAIBp5WADsbHGBUzor0FJKwA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXWKsS03H2JZe9o9vH_NJyiCy1vPfUPYXeFM6yzXruf1gu6D5PpYXPsSCOF2FRG0gDh5oKr0Y_ICb4mBTaC0n9P4MeV_7r63MFukSElqBOgCRH30ILcmdAIBp5WADsbHGBUzor0FJKwA/" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my third pit scorpion and a tawnos wand!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> The last I had to think about a bit longer, because it was quite the sum of money. They are italian, but then I'm more of a player than purist. I like to make as many different decks as possible. And the offer was a good price, and 3 all at once. I figured I would either have to buy them now, or probably never. So I just went for it. I have some happy brewing coming my way :) <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxQNkvVpZgtRUXYraepX7k0DWhY-Pdg_srYnpHQYAg1_MWxeyUnV2Y8_Wq78cdRlCytZluwN4OaPhVNeb13V2d1sXX9hqdvvyYRZzHcPCpQYxaVAkBpKWOFkNH1JdwMVabkCbUKlokRg/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxQNkvVpZgtRUXYraepX7k0DWhY-Pdg_srYnpHQYAg1_MWxeyUnV2Y8_Wq78cdRlCytZluwN4OaPhVNeb13V2d1sXX9hqdvvyYRZzHcPCpQYxaVAkBpKWOFkNH1JdwMVabkCbUKlokRg/w320-h214/IMG_20210829_093840.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the best reanimation art in the game, I think :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>In the meantime in the Top 8, Peter had won, Marten had won and Frenk had won. Which meant that Frenk and Marten who are friends would be playing each other (this game is on Timmy's stream by the way!). </p><p>I will try to get all of the deck pics together and make another post of it. This is what the top 8 looked like:</p><p>Frenk - Robots variant</p><p>Rob - Stasis</p><p>Marten - Su-chi/Atog good stuff</p><p>Bjorn - Dragon Power Monolith</p><p>Jorgo - Joldersma-Visser Atog/geddon</p><p>Antoine - monoblue fatties</p><p>Peter - UW Lion/dib/serra</p><p>David - WRB Troll Disco. </p><p>During the semifinals, I could finally pass along an Ifh-Biff efreet to Alex and a Personal Incarnation to Wouter, both of which had been waiting for over a year after we made the deal during lockdown. And just as my UL bird of paradise had waited for a year to come over to me these were still waiting for their new owners. OS is just a great community like that. </p><p>After the dust of the semis settled, Frenk had beaten Marten, and Jorgo had beaten Peter. So the finals were Frenk against Jorgo. </p><p>You can watch the final <a href="https://youtu.be/3glXNDB_uKU">here </a>on TimmyTalks. </p><p>Unfortunately, the finals were not very exiting. Frenk was basically manascrewed and Jorgo won pretty easily. Too bad, I feel this could have been a much more exiting finals if you look at the decks, but that's magic for you. Sometimes you draw your ancestral just in time, sometimes you're just shit out of luck. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxW2PlmDIHH-XoioXRS2-eKw49A-NRb0mcJCWHox5mtxGrkCpxsEHMQwTXh2xSEoXr5HpE9neYsOEzQFyW9OVvW8Ms0OJdyMPh3SZmAwbXXU__JgJop4RSynD4WmpYd3ciZ6VGU2ZSQgM/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxW2PlmDIHH-XoioXRS2-eKw49A-NRb0mcJCWHox5mtxGrkCpxsEHMQwTXh2xSEoXr5HpE9neYsOEzQFyW9OVvW8Ms0OJdyMPh3SZmAwbXXU__JgJop4RSynD4WmpYd3ciZ6VGU2ZSQgM/" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The winner of the day!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p>Looking back, I think this was a great event. We had a good place to play, the food was good during lunch and even better with dinner. I can't thank Richard enough for contacting this place for me and then showing up to make us dinner. The atmosphere was really great and I enjoyed seeing all the people having fun at flopping cards again. This is why I organize events like this. OS is best enjoyed in real life, and I hope there are many events that will follow. Till next time!</p><p>Some atmosphere shots:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizRZ_AaybXAenYhxrmESo0mNDfaTwTJTZP27ztVveNw0VHT2HbUKN0M9Trbcv7WA8uy9M2RUQUr37JZnS9deGoyv_EdtwBTvs2SvuNKT0n7PiBwGgog8PzRMZVQHOtje0nbtOmjQyWoB0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizRZ_AaybXAenYhxrmESo0mNDfaTwTJTZP27ztVveNw0VHT2HbUKN0M9Trbcv7WA8uy9M2RUQUr37JZnS9deGoyv_EdtwBTvs2SvuNKT0n7PiBwGgog8PzRMZVQHOtje0nbtOmjQyWoB0/" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcSsKbewURKNJEbprYSScurwr7daMQCgQ3uMdR5QXdEtefAA-bYBHu1JxxUmyMQgQzRGPL2JTvSfpVKWqVjkHYU3IahaTdl5n8QioeE8XTrPWSZiu_swPJKrdn-BtCnssMYHNmUrA7H8/" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Doesn't this happen more often than expected?</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126700488457530686.post-11118700394151962382021-06-26T04:55:00.012-07:002021-08-25T10:51:01.573-07:00Finally, a new event: on august 28th 2021, OS in Arnhem<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hi everyone, </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">For the first time in a long while we'll be able to play OS in Arnhem. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There will be a 5 round swiss tournament, no intentional draws allowed. Ruleset is Swedish with reprints. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Location</b>: Dependant on number of participants because of COVID requirements. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We've reached about 30 participants, so we'll be at: </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Mr D.U. Stikkerstraat 10, </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">6842 CW Arnhem. This is a venue for business meetings mostly, but it will open in the weekend for us. A fully functional bar is present :)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The event wil be streamed by famous youtuber Timmy the sorcerer on:<b> </b></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://youtu.be/DIZd99j_tts">https://youtu.be/DIZd99j_tts</a></span></p><p><b style="font-family: helvetica;">Date</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">: august 28th, doors open at 10AM, first round starts at 10.30AM</span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Tournament</b>: 5 rounds of swiss (50 minutes) followed by top 8</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.295; white-space: pre-wrap;">Banned & Restricted</span>: Swedish, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://oldschool-mtg.blogspot.com/p/banrestriction.html&source=gmail&ust=1624794523638000&usg=AFQjCNElTTOu3pb7QjpGftjHcnAHNvxmgw" href="http://oldschool-mtg.blogspot.com/p/banrestriction.html" style="color: #0563c1; line-height: 1.295; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">http://oldschool-mtg.blogspot.<wbr></wbr>com/p/banrestriction.html</a></span></span></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.295; white-space: pre-wrap;">Reprint policy</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">: reprints with same art, same border allowed, FBB allowed, ICE/CE </span><b style="font-family: helvetica;">not</b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> allowed. Revised Serendib and plateau also allowed. </span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><b>Errata (please read carefully if you want to play with falling star)</b>:</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Chaos Orb zie </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://oldschool-mtg.blogspot.com/p/banrestriction.html&source=gmail&ust=1624794523638000&usg=AFQjCNElTTOu3pb7QjpGftjHcnAHNvxmgw" href="http://oldschool-mtg.blogspot.com/p/banrestriction.html" style="color: #0563c1; font-family: helvetica; line-height: 1.295; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">http://oldschool-mtg.blogspot.<wbr></wbr>com/p/banrestriction.html</a></div><div style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span>Falling
Star errata (this tournament only): works just like chaos orb. You can flip it on one (1) non-token creature, which wil get the damage. </span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.295; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cost</span>: €12,50</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><b>Deck Pic</b>: by mail please, before tournament start. Use the same mailadress to register: magicancients@gmail.com</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hope to see you all then!</span></div></div>AncientMTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02339448772840033120noreply@blogger.com