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Monday, December 19, 2011
Update of Banned and Restricted List
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http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/174a
now i am not the most competitive player out there so i will leave those sort of
articles to the other bloggers on this site who are much more inclined to write those
what i do want to write about today is a player made format that one of my clan/guild
mates on mtgo or magic onilne introduced to us it is called clone magic the idea of the format is that a couple friends get together and create a fix set of cards our pool was like 250-300 cards give or take then everybody in your playgroup acquired a full set of the chosen pool note it is recommended to have a pool that consist mostly of cheap and widely available cards unless your playgroup is full of high rollers once you get a group of players together this is the fun part a player chooses the deck building rules
this can be as complicated or as straight forward as you like but everybody in your group has to build a deck form the cards in the pool we would usually rotate who came up with the constrction rules some examples of rule sets are no mana cost higher then 2
all creatures. all cards that the number 1 is wrtten on it. the sky is really the limit here
articles to the other bloggers on this site who are much more inclined to write those
what i do want to write about today is a player made format that one of my clan/guild
mates on mtgo or magic onilne introduced to us it is called clone magic the idea of the format is that a couple friends get together and create a fix set of cards our pool was like 250-300 cards give or take then everybody in your playgroup acquired a full set of the chosen pool note it is recommended to have a pool that consist mostly of cheap and widely available cards unless your playgroup is full of high rollers once you get a group of players together this is the fun part a player chooses the deck building rules
this can be as complicated or as straight forward as you like but everybody in your group has to build a deck form the cards in the pool we would usually rotate who came up with the constrction rules some examples of rule sets are no mana cost higher then 2
all creatures. all cards that the number 1 is wrtten on it. the sky is really the limit here
Sunday, December 18, 2011
ANNOUNCING...
Hey Everyone,
It's been a while since I've posted or for that matter played MTG in real life. This will be changing soon however because, Tony has finally found his location for Gamers Paradise! Now if you've been paying any attention at all to our Facebook page we have been hinting about a tournament of some sort. This isn't just any tournament no no its much more than that. We understand it comes at a time of "limbo" for the Magic community so we've really brought our A+++ game to make this a very appealing tournament to all. So without any further ado I present to you.............
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Thanks for reading,
Daniel Suydam
OrbstinityMaster on MTGO
Recent Banning of Alex Bertoncini - Cheating and how it affect the games integrity
Hey guys,
If you all follow Magic, you might have heard that Alex Bertoncini has been suspended from competitive Magic play by the DCI. For those of you who do not know, Alex Bertoncini has been a Star City Games Open Series grinder and this past year was named the Player of the Year and won the Star City Games Invitational. The prize was $10,000 and Power 9.
In short, Alex was caught either purposefully cheating or misrepresenting the current game state. On one occasion, he Brainstormed for five and it was caught on camera. On another occasion, Alex had Kira, Great Glass-Spinner out. His opponent used Jace, the Mind Sculptor’s bounce ability and then used Cursed Scroll to kill Kira. Instead of putting Kira in his graveyard, Alex returned it to his hand. Purposefully of not, Mr. Bertoncini has on multiple occasions negatively impacted the game state that were in his favor.
I wanted to see if others have witnessed another player cheat or been part of this experience. I must admit that I witnessed another Magic player cheat at an FNM and did not say a thing. It was the last round of the night and my FNM was over. I finished with a 3-2 record, on par for me. As I went over to watch the two players playing for first place, I was not surprised when I saw a Caw-Blade deck. Its pilot was one of the better players in the shop. As I sat and watched the game progress, the game came to a stalemate. Neither player was doing much of anything until the Caw-Blade player cast Preordain. He looked at the top two in one hand and looked at his current cards in the other. Soon, he brought both hands together and treated it more like a Brainstorm. He then put two on the bottom and drew from the top. The guy basically drew three cards and put two “dead” cards on the bottom of his library. From there, he took the game over and won. His opponent had not realized what had happened as he was reading his cards while his sly opponent took advantage. Looking back, I should have said something but did not since I was not part of the game.
To help maintain the integrity of the game we all love, we all need to hold each other accountable for cheating, slow game play, and sloppy technical play. This kind of behavioral should not be allowed at any level of competitive play or on the kitchen table for that matter.
What do you all think about calling others out when you witness someone trying to misrepresent the current game state?
Thanks.
E17
If you all follow Magic, you might have heard that Alex Bertoncini has been suspended from competitive Magic play by the DCI. For those of you who do not know, Alex Bertoncini has been a Star City Games Open Series grinder and this past year was named the Player of the Year and won the Star City Games Invitational. The prize was $10,000 and Power 9.
In short, Alex was caught either purposefully cheating or misrepresenting the current game state. On one occasion, he Brainstormed for five and it was caught on camera. On another occasion, Alex had Kira, Great Glass-Spinner out. His opponent used Jace, the Mind Sculptor’s bounce ability and then used Cursed Scroll to kill Kira. Instead of putting Kira in his graveyard, Alex returned it to his hand. Purposefully of not, Mr. Bertoncini has on multiple occasions negatively impacted the game state that were in his favor.
I wanted to see if others have witnessed another player cheat or been part of this experience. I must admit that I witnessed another Magic player cheat at an FNM and did not say a thing. It was the last round of the night and my FNM was over. I finished with a 3-2 record, on par for me. As I went over to watch the two players playing for first place, I was not surprised when I saw a Caw-Blade deck. Its pilot was one of the better players in the shop. As I sat and watched the game progress, the game came to a stalemate. Neither player was doing much of anything until the Caw-Blade player cast Preordain. He looked at the top two in one hand and looked at his current cards in the other. Soon, he brought both hands together and treated it more like a Brainstorm. He then put two on the bottom and drew from the top. The guy basically drew three cards and put two “dead” cards on the bottom of his library. From there, he took the game over and won. His opponent had not realized what had happened as he was reading his cards while his sly opponent took advantage. Looking back, I should have said something but did not since I was not part of the game.
To help maintain the integrity of the game we all love, we all need to hold each other accountable for cheating, slow game play, and sloppy technical play. This kind of behavioral should not be allowed at any level of competitive play or on the kitchen table for that matter.
What do you all think about calling others out when you witness someone trying to misrepresent the current game state?
Thanks.
E17
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