Looking at all the events it would seem that Saturday should be like Friday's event as they have 32 seats listed. Not sure it should have been invite only, would have thought the finals on Sunday would be the only invite only as it states it is for the finalists from day one and two. Someone should ask Patrick to clarify this, I would hate for Saturday to have no participants.
Does each round start at 4pm or end at 4pm? Also what's the entry fee?
I saw that it was finally listed last night. Unfortunately, I also learned that I can't drop events until GenCon starts now to make room for the tournament, so I'm just hoping that there will be an opening left....
It would have been nice to have at least known the time slot(s) to plan to keep open prior to GenCon opening to event sign-ups. Maybe next year you can tell us that much in advance, at least.
Does each round start at 4pm or end at 4pm? Also what's the entry fee?
4pm start
did not see fee listed
I would check the excel sheet
Folks,
After meeting with our development team, we have decided that Forged In Fire WILL be legal for the Gen Con Tournament.
The following sets will be legal for the tournament:
Mage Wars Core Set
Forcemaster vs Warlord Expansion
Conquest of Kumanjaro Spell Tome Expansion
Druid vs Necromancer Expansion
Forged In Fire Spell Tome Expansion
If you have any questions, please contact me at patrickconnor{at}arcanewonders{dot}com.
Thanks,
Pat
So all the standard sets and expansions are allowed. What about cards from the Organized playkits? Legal?
So all the standard sets and expansions are allowed. What about cards from the Organized playkits? Legal?
Those are promo cards. So unless they have been released in an official expansion, no.
I suspect this has been answered before, but could someone please confirm exactly what is meant by "highest remaining life total"? I assume the tie-breaker is life minus damage and not merely whichever player has accrued more damage.
I think Rick from Let's Level Up (http://www.letslevelup.net/) was trying to do some coverage of it but I haven't heard any updates about it. I'm not sure if it was going to be throughout the tournament or just the finals, or what.
You should be able to join on site with no issue every year we have had about 18-24 sign ups.
Arcane Wonders said they were going to put out a full report with the top 8 booklists, lots of pictures, and some metagame analysis of decks. I also plan to write a tournament report which I will probably complete sometime this week. Without going too deep into it at the moment, I'll give a brief sketch of my plan:
T1: Lair (aggressive move to NC and cast in FC, defensive cast in start corner)
T2: Deploy Falcon (pet), QC Falcon, punch if possible
T3: Deploy Falcon, QC Falcon, punch if possible
It's really important to get a critical mass of birds on the table fast so that the opponent is pressured to spend time armoring up or countermeasures like archers or flying creatures can be killed before taking (much) action. From there I mostly tried to use cards like Dispel/Dissolve/Acid Ball as countermeasures to defensive measures my opponent might take. Acid Ball vs. armor stacks or to soften armor on conjurations, Dissolve vs. cloaks, bows/whips, and sometimes chest pieces, Dispel vs. damage barriers, etc. Etherian Lifetree and Healing Spring both played a big role in keeping falcons alive vs. some threats (the tree is amazing vs. Ring of Fire) while Rajan's Fury provided extra firepower when a critical mass of Falcons were achieved.
My opponents at the tournement:
Swiss:
Arraxian Crown Warlock (4-0)
Anvil Throne Warlord (0-4)
Water Wizard (4-0)
Arraxian Crown Warlock (3-1)
Top 8:
Forcemaster (4-0)
Air Wizard (4-0)
Fire Wizard (3-1) - Charmyna Blasting Banker book
More to come later, but for now I should probably go back to sleep! ;)
Where i can see the rules of this tournament? thanks
You should be able to join on site with no issue every year we have had about 18-24 sign ups.
I got in early on Wednesday and switched around my Friday schedule in order to get a place. It was nice to see that all 32 slots were filled by Friday.
Thanks for running the show for us.
He beat a wizard in the top 4 who threw blanks on a chain lightning that could have taken out his entire army.
Sandstorm is an efficient zone removal card with a bonus against flying creatures. I run jet streams in my necro, and i would run a Sandstorm if it was a legal card.
Player Name | Mage |
Alec Carey | Warlord – Anvil |
Alexander West | Beastmaster – Straywood |
Andrew West | Forcemaster |
Bill Servial | Warlock – Araxian |
Brandon Freitag | Necromancer |
Brian Bivona | Beastmaster – Straywood |
Chris Nelson | Wizard – Air |
Chris Ohalloran | Forcemaster |
ChrisHarten | Druid |
Chuck Carey | Necromancer |
David Washburn | Wizard – Earth |
Eric Ayers | Druid |
Harry Hirsh | Warlock – Araxian |
Jonathan Ambriz | Wizard – Water |
Jonathan Oberto | Warlock – Araxian |
Joseph Carey | Necromancer |
Justin Bailey | Wizard – Water |
Justin Lowe | Wizard – Air |
Kyle Sharkey | Warlock – Araxian |
Nathan Sanders | Warlord – Anvil |
Nick Tinko | Wizard – Fire |
Raymond Slover | Necromancer |
Rick Aichele | Forcemaster |
Scott Taylor | Druid |
Steeven Toenjes | Forcemaster |
Stephen Walters | Necromancer |
Steven Durst | Forcemaster |
Tim Mccurry | Wizard – Earth |
Timothy Simmons | Wizard – Water |
Tom Lynch | Warlock – Araxian |
Player Name | Points Total | |
Alec Carey | 4 | |
Alexander West | 4 | |
Andrew West | 4 | |
Bill Servial | 0 | DROP |
Brandon Freitag | 0 | |
Brian Bivona | 0 | DROP |
Chris Nelson | 0 | DROP |
Chris Ohalloran | 4 | |
ChrisHarten | 4 | |
Chuck Carey | 0 | |
David Washburn | 4 | |
Eric Ayers | 0 | |
Harry Hirsh | 4 | |
Jonathan Ambriz | 0 | |
Jonathan Oberto | 0 | |
Joseph Carey | 0 | |
Justin Bailey | 0 | |
Justin Lowe | 4 | |
Kyle Sharkey | 0 | |
Nathan Sanders | 4 | |
Nick Tinko | 4 | |
Raymond Slover | 0 | |
Rick Aichele | 4 | DROP |
Scott Taylor | 0 | |
Steeven Toenjes | 4 | |
Stephen Walters | 4 | |
Steven Durst | 4 | |
Tim Mccurry | 0 | |
Timothy Simmons | 4 | |
Tom Lynch | 0 |
Player Name | Points Total | |
Alec Carey | 8 | |
Alexander West | 4 | |
Andrew West | 8 | |
Brandon Freitag | 0 | DROP |
Chris Ohalloran | 4 | DROP |
ChrisHarten | 5 | DROP |
Chuck Carey | 4 | |
David Washburn | 8 | DROP |
Eric Ayers | 0 | DROP |
Harry Hirsh | 4 | |
Jonathan Ambriz | 4 | |
Jonathan Oberto | 0 | |
Joseph Carey | 4 | |
Justin Bailey | 0 | |
Justin Lowe | 8 | |
Kyle Sharkey | 4 | |
Nathan Sanders | 4 | |
Nick Tinko | 7 | |
Raymond Slover | 3 | |
Scott Taylor | 1 | |
Steeven Toenjes | 4 | |
Stephen Walters | 8 | |
Steven Durst | 8 | |
Tim Mccurry | 4 | |
Timothy Simmons | 4 | |
Tom Lynch | 0 |
Player Name | Points Total | |
Alec Carey | 8 | |
Alexander West | 8 | |
Andrew West | 12 | |
Chuck Carey | 4 | |
Harry Hirsh | 8 | |
Jonathan Ambriz | 4 | DROP |
Jonathan Oberto | 1 | DROP |
Joseph Carey | 4 | |
Justin Bailey | 1 | |
Justin Lowe | 8 | |
Kyle Sharkey | 4 | |
Nathan Sanders | 8 | |
Nick Tinko | 11 | |
Raymond Slover | 3 | |
Scott Taylor | 4 | |
Steeven Toenjes | 4 | |
Stephen Walters | 12 | |
Steven Durst | 8 | |
Tim Mccurry | 8 | |
Timothy Simmons | 5 | DROP |
Tom Lynch | 4 |
Player Name | Points Total | |
Alec Carey | 8 | |
Alexander West | 11 | TOP 8 |
Andrew West | 13 | TOP 8 |
Chuck Carey | 4 | |
Harry Hirsh | 9 | TOP 8 |
Joseph Carey | 4 | |
Justin Bailey | 1 | |
Justin Lowe | 12 | TOP 8 |
Kyle Sharkey | 8 | |
Nathan Sanders | 8 | |
Nick Tinko | 14 | TOP 8 |
Raymond Slover | 3 | |
Scott Taylor | 4 | |
Steeven Toenjes | 8 | |
Stephen Walters | 16 | TOP 8 |
Steven Durst | 12 | TOP 8 |
Tim Mccurry | 12 | TOP 8 |
Tom Lynch | 8 |
After the lists publication, perhaps the top 8 players may give a quick rundown of MVP creature/spell and Best Plays, for their books ;) Not asking for a primer here, just a few tips.
Anybody that wants to post books can but if you wait I will do the t8 tonight
Ultimately I went down in the first round of the Finals to Tim's Earth Wizard by being too aggressive. The life advantage was mine for most of the game due to Sunfire and there was a point that I should have backed off and recharged. I had him Force Crushed but he had his tower right next door and a renewing spring to take off the corrodes I was putting on with my Devouring Jelly. I was mana starved due to the Crush so should have backed up out of range of the tower and recharged, then had him come to me or finish him off with more mana. Ultimately I failed about 3-4 Defense rolls at the end and was crushed with a boulder on Turn 16/17. Very sad.
Wow, someone has their panties in a twist.
Wow, someone has their panties in a twist.
Not at all. I have had this opinion since I began playing in tournements. I feel one of the major downfalls of mtg is the rampant netdecking. When you go to a mtg tourney and see the same thing over and over, how boring.
I want to face what my opponent thinks is a winning strategy, not what I think is. The game will determine who is more correct in that situation specifically. I never lent my mtg decks out back then either. I did not want to face my decks, but rather my opponents. I want to see their surprise tactic, or combo, or superior play they may have come up with and react accordingly. Did I have something in my design to handle it?
Not sure why you assumed a negative here.
Anybody that wants to post books can but if you wait I will do the t8 tonight
Please withhold mine from being posted. I would rather not contribute to netdecking spell books. Thanks.
End of the day, I think that the nature of Mage Wars makes it less of an issue, as it's more in the skill of the pilot than the strength of the jets.
and the roll of the dice...
I am still sick and have not been able to get the books up but if I can stay awake for a few hours I will do them this weekend.
Sorry all :-[
Sorry it cant target a Mage....I am still sick and have not been able to get the books up but if I can stay awake for a few hours I will do them this weekend.
Sorry all :-[
Boocheck casts "Lay Hands"
Sorry it cant target a Mage....I am still sick and have not been able to get the books up but if I can stay awake for a few hours I will do them this weekend.
Sorry all :-[
Boocheck casts "Lay Hands"
sIKE casts Renewing Spring and invites Shadow to have a big drink! (psst Laddinfance taught me how to spike it with a bit a Brandy) 8)
So... um... is Shad0w like ... dead? :'(
I still am recovering but I should be able to do ALL OF THE TOP 8 BOOKS TONIGHT.
I still am recovering but I should be able to do ALL OF THE TOP 8 BOOKS TONIGHT.
The reasoning I've heard for including multiple Battle Forges in a build is to have a backup in case their opponent focuses it down within 1-2 rounds.