@enderfall Boo! Not cool! 😜

I'll be there!

@enderfall Awesome, happy to hear that! Will you be at Gamingetc tomorrow?

In addition the cards, prizes for top 8 will also include a playmat. Deadpool was his one of his favorite comic book characters, and Goldeneye was his favorite video game, so the playmats are in reference to them.
There will be more prizes to come as well! Please let me know if you think you can attend, and please spread the word to anyone who might be interested. Thanks!

Last year I hosted the first annual memorial Magic the Gathering tournament for Steven Christopher Marshall, Goober to his friends. We had a great turnout of friends and family, gave out some amazing prizes, raised over $800 for Child's Play, and most importantly, carried on Goober's fun-loving yet competitive spirit by playing his favorite game.

The second annual tournament will be on Sunday September 10th, in the Odeum of the Campus Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The tournament will start promptly at noon, and will be unlimited proxy. I'll post a map of the campus when we get closer to the event. More details can be found on the Facebook page for the event.

Entry fee will be $25 either in advance through GoFundMe, or in cash at the door. Prizes for the top 8 will be, at a minimum:
1st Place - Volcanic Island + canvas print of original Dark Ritual art
2nd Place - Tundra
3rd/4th Place - Force of Will
5th-8th Place - Wasteland

I'd love to see you there!

@brianpk80 said in Ethical Dilemma: Scooping on MTGO:

@Khahan said in Ethical Dilemma: Scooping on MTGO:

More sportsmanlike for whom? The person who gets a free win and advances?

Yes, it is more sportsmanlike towards the person sitting across from you who has a chance to advance if you have absolutely no chance to advance. Who would want to sit for an hour across from someone with such hostile intentions? "I have nothing to gain by winning here, but it will at least allow me to ruin your chance of success." To me that would be a "dick move," which is the opposite of sportsmanship.

We can't take responsibility for the effects of our matches on third parties, only what is before us. It's not unethical to beat your Shops opponent because the person she beat two rounds ago needs her to win in order to have better breakers.

I don't see how playing to win in a tournament setting can ever be considered a "dick move". The person that can no longer make top 8 came to play and win just the same as the person that can. That person may not have a chance to make top 8 in this scenario, but I don't see why it would be considered a "dick move" to not hand a top 8 spot to the other person.

@Stuart said in RFC: Improving The Mana Drain:

A couple weeks ago, a buddy and I were chatting about Vintage and whether or not buying into Power is worth it. He suggested it that it is because of "the company": Vintage events are friendlier, and the players are more gentlemanly (for lack of a better word). It's certainly one of the biggest draws of the format.

However, when I browse through TMD threads, I frequently see the opposite demeanor. On here, people get in bitch fights about stupid shit. It's dissuaded me from wanting to post anything substantive.

I fully support the idea of implementing and enforcing some posting guidelines. If not being a dick or being catty is too high of a standard, that's pathetic. We're adults and discussing a kid's card game; we should be able to keep it cordial.

That's a funny thing that I've noticed too. Vintage events are amazing, the people are friendly and welcoming, the gameplay is competitive and fun, there's a really great vibe about them. The community is truly great, but it doesn't translate to the discussion here, at least when it comes to discussing certain topics. The guidelines outlined by @thecravenone seem very similar to the ones that used to exist on the old TMD and don't seem unreasonable to me.

EDIT: Here's a link to the old TMD's rules for the curious:
http://www.archive.themanadrain.com/index.php?topic=38003.0

@mcfreiz Would you rather have this or Serenity?

This card does not seem good enough. Even if you go from 5-->20, are you really winning that game if your opponent's board remains unchanged and you mini-Tangle Wire yourself? My guess is generally not.

Devastated by this news. Soundgarden and Audioslave were a big part of my early music education, and he was still so young.