database suggestions

[V10lentray]

a couple things about the card database.

1 - all cards are not in there.

I think all cards ever printed should be in the card data base.

2 - Card sets not listed

I also think that some how the database should show what set he card came out of. This would also show if the card was a promo or not.

[Wildhorn]

Promos are not there because they are not legal play for tournaments.

[V10lentray]

I understand that, which is why we should also indicate what sets the cards are found in, as well if the card was a promo or not.

[V10lentray]

And if tournament legality is what determines whether or not it goes into the database, why bother putting FiF in there until after Gen Con.

The rules for GenCon stated that sets released prior to July 1, 2014 would be allowed. Then the date for FiF got pushed back until the 2nd of July. So by their own rules, FiF will not be legal at GenCon.

[Shad0w]

And if tournament legality is what determines whether or not it goes into the database, why bother putting FiF in there until after Gen Con.

The rules for GenCon stated that sets released prior to July 1, 2014 would be allowed. Then the date for FiF got pushed back until the 2nd of July. So by their own rules, FiF will not be legal at GenCon.

I want to know what rules you are referencing I do  not remember seeing that. I just check Mage Wars Tournaments @ GenCon Indy 2014 thread and found this post

This is the info I currently have about the events. 

Mage Wars Apprentice Tournament - Thurs - 08/14/2014 08:00 PM
Swiss format. Players will be grouped in pods of 8 & use a pre-constructed Apprentice spellbook.

75 minute rounds
Swiss Style
3 rounds                                               

4 points for a win before time - 0 points to the loser

When time is called you complete the current round you are in then. To see if a winner can be decided after time we looked at the highest remaining life totals.

3 Points for a win after time - 1 point to the loser
1 point to each player for a perfect draw

Mage Wars Gen Con 2014 Championship - Fri - 08/15/2014 04:00 PM
You can register for this round without having played in any other events

This mulit-day, swiss-style. Entrants must bring a Tournament Legal spellbook. Top 8 will compete Sunday for the Championship.

75 minute rounds
Swiss Style
3 rounds on Friday then 3 rounds on Saturday                                               

4 points for a win before time - 0 points to the loser

When time is called you complete the current round you are in then. To see if a winner can be decided after time we looked at the highest remaining life totals.

3 Points for a win after time - 1 point to the loser
1 point to each player for a perfect draw

Only cards have have been released in a full Mage Wars product will be legal.

Mage Wars Gen Con 2014 Championship - Sat - 08/16/2014 04:00 PM
This event is invite-only.
In the event you may not use a different book from the day 1 book

75 minute rounds
Swiss Style
3 rounds on Fri then 3 rounds on Sat with a cut to top 8 for the Sunday event                                               

4 points for a win before time - 0 points to the loser

When time is called you complete the current round you are in then. To see if a winner can be decided after time we looked at the highest remaining life totals.

3 Points for a win after time - 1 point to the loser
1 point to each player for a perfect draw

Only cards have have been released in a full Mage Wars product will be legal.

Mage Wars Gen Con 2014 Championship Finals - Sun - 08/17/2014 10:00 AM
This event is invite-only. (Top 8 with the best record from the past 2 days)
In the Finals you not may use a different book

75 minute rounds
Single elimination among finalists from day 1 & 2.

When time is called you complete the current round you are in then. To see if a winner can be decided after time we looked at the highest remaining life totals.

If you have no clear winner another round is played. Until the match has a winner using the " To see if a winner can be decided after time we looked at the highest remaining life totals."

Only cards have have been released in a full Mage Wars product will be legal.


Spellbook preregistration for the Mage Wars Gen Con 2014 Championship begins at 3pm on Friday
Random books will be checked on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. If you get checked on any day you can still be checked on another day. If your book is not registered correctly when checked during a round you will get an automatic round loss. If  a book is checked and it is not correct before the event you must correct the error but no loss is given.

In the Mage Wars Gen Con 2014 Championship players are require to bring all mage specific tokens they need to play their build.

I also just checked theTournament HQ and I looked at the Origins Championship page and was able to find that they had a date for June -1 -2014 for legal mages

I could not find any post or info saying that FiF is not legal for Gencon. Please give me the link so we can correct the information and repost it.

[pixelgeek]

1 - all cards are not in there.

What cards, aside from promos, are missing?

2 - Card sets not listed

Let me see if I can work that into the system

[pixelgeek]

Promos are not there because they are not legal play for tournaments.

They aren't listed because they are not widely accessible. 

[Brian VanAlstyne]

But why not add them for the people who have them and play casually.  Put a note in the build that its not official tournament legal. There is no real reason to not have everything in the database even if to pre-plan books for future releases.

[V10lentray]

And by adding them in there, that is where seeing what expansions they were released in comes in to play.

Because if the don't have an expansion, they aren't "tournament legal"