Four Card Blind

[Thomas David Baker]

http://www.starcitygames.com/article/25627_Bringing-Theory-To-Your-...

Let's do this online on DT.

We can change the number of cards from four if we think the format is too well explored already?  Or maybe that doesn't matter as everything dominant gets banned quickly anyway?

Standings

Simon 18

Kieran 10

Charlie 10

Tom 7

Levi 7

Louis 4

Ross 0

Decks

[Tom]
Cavern of Souls
Force of Will
Cursecatcher
Merfolk of the Pearl Trident

[Levi]
Saprazzan Skerry
Fog Bank
Invisible Stalker
Force of Will

[Kieran]
Sand Silos
Force of Will
Misthollow Griffin
Pact of Negation

[Simon]
Chancellor of the Annex
Calciform Pools
Mishras Factory
Dismember

[Louis]
Slippery Bogle
Cavern of Souls
Leyline of Sanctity
Chancellor of the Annex

[Charlie]
Leyline of Sancity
Chancellor of the Forge
Chancellor of the Annex
Pendelhaven

[Ross]
Talon Trooper
Island
Island
Plains

[Thomas David Baker]

Levi v Ross (WW)

Fog Bank blocks Talon Trooper.  Invisible Stalker does the business.

[Thomas David Baker]

Tom 7

Levi 6

[Thomas David Baker]

Kieran v Simon (??)

I can't work this one out.  You guys are going to have to help me here.  Does Simon get in for early damage or charge the pools?  Dismember gets Forced that much seems pretty obvious but can Factory win the race, or can Chancellor (7 mana) get there in time to block Griffin?

[Thomas David Baker]

Kieran v Louis (WW)

Bogle is unable to race Griffin even though it cannot be cast until turn 6.

[Thomas David Baker]

Kieran v  Charlie (DD)

The goblin has done (I think) 12 damage when Griffin resolves.  If Kieran goes on the offensive he loses (3/14, 6/16, 9/18, 12/20).  So he stays back to block and the game is a draw.

Pretty similar when Charlie is on the play only I guess he does 2 more damage before Griffin resolves.

[Thomas David Baker]

Kieran v Ross (WW)

Talon Trooper is Forced.  Griffin beats down.

[Thomas David Baker]

Kieran 13 + Simon result

Tom 7

Levi 6

[Thomas David Baker]

Simon v Louis (WW)

2/2 beats 1/1 in race.

[Thomas David Baker]

Simon v Charlie (WW)

- Chancellor of the Forge ability creates token.

- Mishra's Factory

- Pendelhaven, attack for 2 (2).

- Calciform pools.  Dismember paying 4 life (6).

Simon wins with Factory.

Reverse fixture is similar.

[Thomas David Baker]

Simon v Ross (WW)

Talon Trooper countered by Chancellor of the Annex.  Factory beats down.

[Simon O'Keeffe]

Kieran vs Simon
Kieran on the play:

Sand Silos
- Calciform Pools
Silos (1)
- Mishras Factory, charge Pools (1)
Silos (2)
- Pools (2)
## repeat until Silos are at 5 ##

Untapped Silos, play Griffon paying for Annex
- Pools (6)
Griffon attacks (17), Silos (1)
- Pools (7)
Attack (14), Silos (2)
- Chancellor countered by Force
Attack (11), Silos (3)
- Dismember Griffon dropping to 7, win with Factory

[Thomas David Baker]

Simon 15 + Kieran result

Kieran 12

Tom 7

Levi 6