Exclusion Tournament

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Round 5 (deadline 2009-01-20)
1 (-2): drizzle plays ColdplayDSCaru (1/1), cedro
1 (-2): ColdplayDSCaru plays drizzle (1/1), cedro
0 (-4): cedro plays drizzle , ColdplayDSCaru

Round 4

2 (done): SoDaReTuRnS2007 plays ColdplayDSCaru (1/1), fbomb (1/1) -- ELIMINATED
3 (done): drizzle plays sjabth (2/0), cedro (1/1)
2 (done): ColdplayDSCaru plays SoDaReTuRnS2007 (1/1), fbomb (1/1) (won tie breaker)
0 (done): sjabth plays drizzle (0/2), cedro (0/2) -- ELIMINATED
2 (done): fbomb plays SoDaReTuRnS2007 (1/1), ColdplayDSCaru (1/1) -- ELIMINATED
3 (done): cedro plays drizzle (1/1), sjabth (2/0)

Round 3

4 (done): SoDaReTuRnS2007 plays sjabth (2/0), Nightflyer (2/0)
3 (done): drizzle plays fbomb (2/0), internallydeluded (1/1)
2 (done): ColdplayDSCaru plays cedro (1/1), Nightflyer (1/1)
2 (done): sjabth plays SoDaReTuRnS2007 (0/2), tribeofmany (2/0)
2 (done): fbomb plays drizzle (0/2), internallydeluded (2/0)
2 (done): cedro plays ColdplayDSCaru (1/1), tribeofmany (1/1)
1 (done): Nightflyer plays SoDaReTuRnS2007 (0/2), ColdplayDSCaru (1/1) -- ELIMINATED
1 (done): internallydeluded plays drizzle (1/1), fbomb (0/2) -- ELIMINATED
1 (done): tribeofmany plays sjabth (0/2), cedro (1/1) -- ELIMINATED

Round 2 (round ends 2009-11-16)

Tie-breaker: SoDaReTuRnS2007 vs. Vivax -- WINNER: SoDaReTuRnS2007

0 (-2): SoDaReTuRnS2007 plays maturepr40 waived, cedro waived, greyscout unplayed
3 (done): drizzle plays sjabth (2/0), Nightflyer (1/1), Vivax waived
3 (done): ColdplayDSCaru plays fbomb(0/2), internallydeluded (2/0), tribeofmany (1/1)
0 (-6): maturepr40 plays SoDaReTuRnS2007 unplayed, cedro unplayed, greyscout unplayed -- ELIMINATED
2 (done): sjabth plays drizzle (0/2), Nightflyer (0/2), Vivax (2/0)
4 (done): fbomb plays ColdplayDSCaru (2/0), internallydeluded (1/1), tribeofmany (1/1)
2 (-2): cedro plays SoDaReTuRnS2007 unplayed, maturepr40 waived, greyscout (2/0)
5 (done): Nightflyer plays drizzle (1/1), sjabth (2/0), Vivax (2/0)
2 (done): internallydeluded plays ColdplayDSCaru (0/2), fbomb (1/1), tribeofmany (1/1)
0 (-2): greyscout plays SoDaReTuRnS2007 unplayed, maturepr40 waived, cedro (0/2) -- ELIMINATED
0 (-2): Vivax plays drizzle unplayed, sjabth (0/2), Nightflyer (0/2) -- ELIMINATED
2 (-2): tribeofmany plays ColdplayDSCaru (1/1), fbomb, internallydeluded (1/1)

Excluded Cards
Cloud Runner (25)
Parmetic Vengeress (255)
Visvaar Vaas Zealot (154)
Romili Reloaded (288)
Tolicore Zealot (169)
Summoner Mesmer's Lapse (93)
Moving Isle of Kadena (29)
Battle Master (182)
Theraclave Tollgate (293)
Seer Vizak's Calamity (109)
Marshal Akhum (158)
Biolith Infestation (307)

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Here are the brackets and excluded cards.

---Bracket A---

Players
drizzle - USA
maturepr40 - USA
Onslaught7 - USA
adgori - USA
fbomb - USA
internallydeluded - USA
greyscout - USA
tribeofmany - Canada

Exclusions (Players in Bracket A MAY NOT use these cards in their decks)
Parmetic Vengeress (255)
Biolith Infestation (307)
Battle Master (182)
Phaseus, Biolith God (89)
Summoner Mesmer's Lapse (93)
Siam's Sentinel (235)
Archbishop Jirva (156)
Biolith Ascension (207)
Siam, Traitor of the Seas (33)
Biolith Temple (185)
Moving Isle of Kadena (29)
Parmetic Deathspeaker (120)

Round 1 (ends 2009-11-02)
4: drizzle vs. adgori (2/0) & internallydeluded (2/0)
1: maturepr40 vs. fbomb & greyscout (1/1)
0: Onslaught7 vs. internallydeluded (0/2) & tribeofmany (0/2) -- ELIMINATED
0: adgori vs. greyscout & drizzle (0/2) -- ELIMINATED
2: fbomb vs. tribeofmany (2/0) & maturepr40
2: internallydeluded vs. drizzle (0/2) & Onslaught7 (2/0)
1: greyscout vs. maturepr40 (0/2) & adgori
2: tribeofmany vs. Onslaught7 (2/0) & fbomb (0/2)

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---Bracket B---

Players
sjabth - Sweden
Nightflyer - Switzerland
ColdplayDSCaru - Argentina
SoDaReTuRnS2007 - Argentina
DaviDuke - UK
cedro - Italy
Calaxo - UK
Vivax - England
RicsyHUN - Hungary

Exclusions (Players in Bracket B MAY NOT use these cards in their decks)
Parmetic Vengeress (255)
Seer Vizak's Calamity (109)
Visvaar Vaas Zealot (154)
Archbishop Jirva (156)
Marshal Akhum (158)
Cloud Runner (25)
Theraclave Tollgate (293)
Noram Zealot (121)
Summoner Mesmer's Lapse (93)
Tolicore Zealot (169)
Biolith Temple (185)
Arelai the Protector (50)

Round 1 (ends 2009-11-02)
3: sjabth vs. SoDaReTuRnS2007 (1/1) & Calaxo (2/0)
3: Nightflyer vs. DaviDuke (2/0) & Vivax (1/1)
1: ColdplayDSCaru vs. cedro (1/1) & RicsyHUN
3: SoDaReTuRnS2007 vs. Calaxo (2/0) & sjabth (1/1)
0: DaviDuke vs. Vivax (0/2) & Nightflyer (0/2) -- ELIMINATED
1: cedro vs. RicsyHUN & ColdplayDSCaru (1/1)
0: Calaxo vs. sjabth (0/2) & SoDaReTuRnS2007 (0/2) -- ELIMINATED
3: Vivax vs. Nightflyer (1/1) & DaviDuke (2/0)
0: RicsyHUN vs. ColdplayDSCaru & cedro -- ELIMINATED

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Have that one card that you just can't stand? This is the tournament for you!

Every player in this tournament will select one card that must be excluded from all decks.

Entering
This is a free tournament.

To enter, sign up via the Tournaments module (here). Then send me a PM with your top five choices for cards to exclude from the tournament. Put them in order of preference. If your top choice is already taken I will go down your list until I find one that hasn't been picked.

Send your selections to me via PM only. They will be kept secret until sign-ups have closed. At that point I will announce the full list of excluded cards. For security purposes I am keeping this thread locked until sign-ups are done. Sign up in the Tournaments module.

Structure
There will be two groups of twelve players. Each group will have its own list of excluded cards independent from the other group.

In each round you will be ranked according to your ELO score. You will play against three opponents, roughly one in each of the bottom, middle, and top third of the ranking.

Each match consists of two games. Each player gets a chance to go first. Report all results in this thread as well as in the tournaments module. Every win is worth one point. Every game not played is worth -1 point unless it was obviously the fault of one player - then it will be worth 0 points.

After each round, three players will be eliminated from each group. Once both groups are down to six players they will be combined into a new single twelve-player group. I will once again use the lists you sent me to construct a new set of twelve excluded cards. This new combined group will have three more rounds, eliminating three players each time. The final round will consist of the last three players.

You may change decks between matches and also between the two games against an opponent. Board should be set to standard layout. You should decide who is going first before starting the match (so you can select an appropriate deck if desired).

Prizes
The winner will receive 4 prize vault credits and choice of large creature print.
Second place will receive 3 credits and choice of small creature print.
Third will receive 2 credits.
Fourth through sixth place will receive one credit each.

PM any questions.

Players
1. drizzle
2. ColdplayDSCaru
3. SoDaReTuRnS2007
4. internallydeluded
5. sjabth
6. cedro
7. DaviDuke
8. RicsyHUN
9. tribeofmany
10. adgori
11. fbomb
12. greyscout
13. Calaxo
14. Onslaught7
15. Nightflyer
16. maturepr40
17. Vivax
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 05/10/2009 22:38:09

At this rate it looks like we'll only have enough players for one bracket. I'll close sign-ups before the end of the week to give people over the weekend to play games.

Also, don't forget to PM me your list of top 5 cards to exclude.

Edit: Might as well keep this thread unlocked. Just don't go posting your card choices until I close sign-ups.

If KillerShark makes his way into this tourny, he'll have absolutely nothing to complain about.

Oh yes, he would like to ban, not one, but 7 cards.

I signed up for the tourney and submitted my choices! I hope I get to use most of my favorite cards...

I can think of two cards that will not be allowed, but I'm gonna keep it a secret, cuz I don't wanna get in twubble.

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 07/10/2009 06:20:51

I'm pretty excited for this tournament. I'm hoping some of the excluded cards are ones I don't have lol Obviously all of them won't be, but hopefully I can use a couple decks I already have successfully put together, just swap out some cards. Great idea for a tournament, by the way.
Also, if there is only one bracket, will the prizes change?

Nah, prizes will stay the same.

Let's go people! This is the perfect tournament. Sign up or die.

Anyone else want to join so that we can have two equal brackets of nine players?

Uno mas, por favor.

Sign ups are now closed. I am finalizing the pairings and exclusion lists. I'll post everything in a few hours.

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 10/10/2009 03:18:30

In the meantime, here is a tally of the number of times each card was selected for exclusion.

************* Parmetic Vengeress (255)
******* Seer Vizak's Calamity (109)
****** Biolith Infestation (307)
***** Archbishop Jirva (156)
**** Battle Master (182)
**** Moving Isle of Kadena (29)
**** Summoner Mesmer's Lapse (93)
**** Theraclave Tollgate (293)
*** Tolicore Zealot (169)
** Visvaar Vaas Zealot (154)
** Aluhja Zealot (137)
** Noram Zealot (121)
** Blinding Skies (107)
** Biolith Ascension (207)
** Phaseus, Biolith God (89)
** Biolith Temple (185)
* Absolver Sacrament (191)
* Marshal Akhum (158)
* Parmetic Deathspeaker (120)
* Romili Reloaded (288)
* Siam's Sentinel (235)
* Admiral Belta (142)
* The Eye of Juno (290)
* Siam, Traitor of the Seas (33)
* Cloud Runner (25)
* Bewitching Elf Archeress (57)
* Verzar Foot Soldier (38)
* Beacon of Cai-Shae (116)
* Great Minos of Sciondar (6)
* Arelai the Protector (50)
* Novogus Golem (46)
* Pursuer of Saint Dhees (12)
* Flame Ascetic (7)
* Venoan Assassin (27)
* Didi the Enlightened (14)

17 players, 16 cards with 2 or more votes... how are you going to rule out the 17th card since there were lots of cards tied at the end?

WOW, interesting that both invisibility and decoy completely omitted....and also, very few wood creatures but Tolicore Zealot (169) ranked ahead of others.