After Kessig's surrender to Nephalia, the future of League seemed precarious and unbalanced. Projections and simulations for the next couple of months were bleak and unfun. I've made an executive decision to revamp league. Territories will be redistributed to West and East. Overlapping unlocks will be refunded.
Teams
There are now 2 teams, Innistrad West and Innistrad East.
Shane Flynn has been promoted to Captain of Innistrad West.
His team includes: Tai Ju, Cameron Yeates, SooHyun Lee, Ricky Huynh and Sean Brackenborough.
800 Gold, 7 Horde Tokens.
Alexander Switzer has been promoted to Captain of Innistrad East.
His team includes: Nolan Raess, Steve Chui, Curtis Bowman, Michael Black and Sunny Thisai.
900 Gold, 8 Horde Tokens.
If any team brings extra players not on this list, they must pay for each player to participate (in gold).
Myself, Ben Cope and Joseph Luong will play as GMs. We will facilitate Quests, act as backups occasionally and independently attack Territories. Each GM will also have a bounty. If you defeat the GM, you take all of his Gold for your team.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Innistrad League - Event 14
Howdy, y'all.
At last Friday's event, we played 1 round of League and 3 rounds of Swiss. Ben and Joe both finished 3-0 in the Swiss, and each will be awarded 100 Gold. Nolan finished 2-1 and will be awarded 50 Gold.
In the future, I plan to maintain the current layout of League and speed up the rounds. I want to encourage playing at a reasonable pace. Also, I recently passed my Rules Advisor test. I'll try to obtain Judge Level 1 in a month or so. Gotta read them Comprehensive Rules.
For League to be more fun, we need more players. Try to get people who play Magic outside of League to join. I would very much like to expand League. If you're part of any other groups, please tell them to spread the word.
For this week's event, I will require your DCI numbers.
At last Friday's event, we played 1 round of League and 3 rounds of Swiss. Ben and Joe both finished 3-0 in the Swiss, and each will be awarded 100 Gold. Nolan finished 2-1 and will be awarded 50 Gold.
In the future, I plan to maintain the current layout of League and speed up the rounds. I want to encourage playing at a reasonable pace. Also, I recently passed my Rules Advisor test. I'll try to obtain Judge Level 1 in a month or so. Gotta read them Comprehensive Rules.
For League to be more fun, we need more players. Try to get people who play Magic outside of League to join. I would very much like to expand League. If you're part of any other groups, please tell them to spread the word.
For this week's event, I will require your DCI numbers.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Innistrad League - Event 13
Howdy, y'all.
We had a great all day event last Friday. We started off with 3 rounds of Swiss (and 9-10 players). Ben and Joe finished 3-0 and will each be awarded 100 Gold. Tai and Curtis finished 2-1 and will each be awarded 50 Gold. After Swiss, it was time for Horde. After a couple rounds, we decided to forgo the League rounds and continue playing Horde for the rest of the night. With 2 Horde decks, we had 8 players playing at all times.
After 8+ Rounds of Horde, we decided to call it a night. Because we had so many Horde games, I'm limiting the awarded tokens to: 1 Token per Team per Table. Also, because one table had an unfair advantage (including 14 copies of Sever the Bloodline and a miscommunication of card drawing/banned cards rules), there will be 25% less tokens rewarded.
1 Round of income (Gold) will accumulate for last week.
P.S. Nolan's cube night on Tuesday: Derek (representing Kessig) didn't lose a single game. He earns Kessig another Horde token.
We had a great all day event last Friday. We started off with 3 rounds of Swiss (and 9-10 players). Ben and Joe finished 3-0 and will each be awarded 100 Gold. Tai and Curtis finished 2-1 and will each be awarded 50 Gold. After Swiss, it was time for Horde. After a couple rounds, we decided to forgo the League rounds and continue playing Horde for the rest of the night. With 2 Horde decks, we had 8 players playing at all times.
After 8+ Rounds of Horde, we decided to call it a night. Because we had so many Horde games, I'm limiting the awarded tokens to: 1 Token per Team per Table. Also, because one table had an unfair advantage (including 14 copies of Sever the Bloodline and a miscommunication of card drawing/banned cards rules), there will be 25% less tokens rewarded.
1 Round of income (Gold) will accumulate for last week.
P.S. Nolan's cube night on Tuesday: Derek (representing Kessig) didn't lose a single game. He earns Kessig another Horde token.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Innistrad League - Event 11 & 12
Hello everyone and sorry for the late update. As you may know, I did written coverage for the Canadian Magic Tour in Toronto a couple of weekends ago. I've been a little busy since then, as I didn't attend this week's event either. But now, it's Reading Week!
Event 11 was Block Constructed, Event 12 was DKA-ISD-ISD Draft.
Event 11 saw Nephalia's ascension into power as they became the leader in Gold generated per Round (exculding Gavony's penalty). All prize packs were awarded to Nephalia and Stensia. Stensia still holds parts of Moorland Haunt and Hanweir in Gavony's North. The vampire nobility have also launched an offensive around to the south towards Isolated Chapel in an effort to stabilize their own mana base. On the other side of Innistrad, Nephalia has conquered over half of Kessig's territories.
Gavony has been penalized for an Illegal Deck problem. Grim Backwoods was not unlocked, but used in a player's deck. At time of purchase, they did not have enough gold to unlock the card. I awarded 2 control points, in an adjacent territory, to Stensia.
Congratulations to Joe and Ricky for winning the Draft in Event 12!
Event 11 was Block Constructed, Event 12 was DKA-ISD-ISD Draft.
Event 11 saw Nephalia's ascension into power as they became the leader in Gold generated per Round (exculding Gavony's penalty). All prize packs were awarded to Nephalia and Stensia. Stensia still holds parts of Moorland Haunt and Hanweir in Gavony's North. The vampire nobility have also launched an offensive around to the south towards Isolated Chapel in an effort to stabilize their own mana base. On the other side of Innistrad, Nephalia has conquered over half of Kessig's territories.
Gavony has been penalized for an Illegal Deck problem. Grim Backwoods was not unlocked, but used in a player's deck. At time of purchase, they did not have enough gold to unlock the card. I awarded 2 control points, in an adjacent territory, to Stensia.
Congratulations to Joe and Ricky for winning the Draft in Event 12!
Monday, February 6, 2012
Innistrad League - Event 10
Dark Ascension!
As we explored the use of these new Dark Ascension cards, we discovered something:
Lingering Souls is too powerful in our customized format. It's like Invisible Stalker. You can interact with it, but are still at a disadvantage no matter how you do so. I also brought in my good friend Steve Roias (We draft and go to FNM at Hairy Tarantula). He piloted my experimental Esper Tokens deck. I respect his opinion greatly, and he also agrees that Lingering Souls is unfair in the format. A thank you to Ben for bringing this up first for everyone to consider on the League page.
Summary: Lingering Souls is banned. You have received a refund on resources.
Territory/Upgrades/Unlocks Info: http://www.mediafire.com/?yiozar4z41f102o
The Map of Innistrad: http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/8948/innistradmapblogpost.jpg
I was notified of Alix's likely withdrawal from the League recently. This means Stensia is short a player. Kessig has also been short a number of players for a long time. We're adding Steve Roias to Kessig and Nolan Raess to Stensia. Nolan will stand in as a player (not a GM) for now, until we get some fresh blood in the League. On that note, new League participants are always welcome!
This week, I didn't type up any feature matches. Instead, we played Horde! We were also treated to an impromptu Two-Headed Giant game: Mike and Sean of Kessig vs Ben and Tai of Nephalia. This Best-of-3 Match lasted 2 Rounds to determine control of Ulvenwald. Nephalia emerged Victorious from the pitched battle 2 games to 1.
How Two-Headed Giant happens: Ulvenwald has 2 control points. Ben and Tai both made an Attack on Ulvenwald. Mike attacked Ulvenwald as well (None of the control points were occupied previously), with Sean on defense for the Round. There were more attacks than control points on the territory (3 attackers, 1 defender). As a defender, Sean would have been paired with one of the attackers. Attackers are paired with defenders when determining opponents for a match. Attackers cannot be paired with each other for regular matches. So, a Two-Headed Giant game happens. Unlike the first time it happened, this was accidental and an unintended challenge.
As we explored the use of these new Dark Ascension cards, we discovered something:
Lingering Souls is too powerful in our customized format. It's like Invisible Stalker. You can interact with it, but are still at a disadvantage no matter how you do so. I also brought in my good friend Steve Roias (We draft and go to FNM at Hairy Tarantula). He piloted my experimental Esper Tokens deck. I respect his opinion greatly, and he also agrees that Lingering Souls is unfair in the format. A thank you to Ben for bringing this up first for everyone to consider on the League page.
Summary: Lingering Souls is banned. You have received a refund on resources.
Territory/Upgrades/Unlocks Info: http://www.mediafire.com/?yiozar4z41f102o
The Map of Innistrad: http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/8948/innistradmapblogpost.jpg
I was notified of Alix's likely withdrawal from the League recently. This means Stensia is short a player. Kessig has also been short a number of players for a long time. We're adding Steve Roias to Kessig and Nolan Raess to Stensia. Nolan will stand in as a player (not a GM) for now, until we get some fresh blood in the League. On that note, new League participants are always welcome!
This week, I didn't type up any feature matches. Instead, we played Horde! We were also treated to an impromptu Two-Headed Giant game: Mike and Sean of Kessig vs Ben and Tai of Nephalia. This Best-of-3 Match lasted 2 Rounds to determine control of Ulvenwald. Nephalia emerged Victorious from the pitched battle 2 games to 1.
How Two-Headed Giant happens: Ulvenwald has 2 control points. Ben and Tai both made an Attack on Ulvenwald. Mike attacked Ulvenwald as well (None of the control points were occupied previously), with Sean on defense for the Round. There were more attacks than control points on the territory (3 attackers, 1 defender). As a defender, Sean would have been paired with one of the attackers. Attackers are paired with defenders when determining opponents for a match. Attackers cannot be paired with each other for regular matches. So, a Two-Headed Giant game happens. Unlike the first time it happened, this was accidental and an unintended challenge.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Innistrad League - Event 9
The final event of Innistrad-only Block Constructed is over! Dark Ascension will be legal for use in Event 10!
A reminder: Info is updated for Dark Ascension.
Territory/Upgrades/Unlocks Info: http://www.mediafire.com/?yiozar4z41f102o
The Map of Innistrad: http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/8948/innistradmapblogpost.jpg
Kessig's attendance has been lackluster these past few weeks. Come on out Kessig!
This is also the first week I've recorded Feature Matches.
Feature Matches
Round 1: Ricky (Gavony) vs. Joseph (Stensia) on Moorland Haunt
Joseph (RBw Aggro)
Ricky (GWb Tokens)
A reminder: Info is updated for Dark Ascension.
Territory/Upgrades/Unlocks Info: http://www.mediafire.com/?yiozar4z41f102o
The Map of Innistrad: http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/8948/innistradmapblogpost.jpg
Kessig's attendance has been lackluster these past few weeks. Come on out Kessig!
This is also the first week I've recorded Feature Matches.
Feature Matches
Round 1: Ricky (Gavony) vs. Joseph (Stensia) on Moorland Haunt
Joseph (RBw Aggro)
Ricky (GWb Tokens)
Monday, January 23, 2012
Innistrad League - Event 7 & 8
Welcome to Innistrad League and 2012!
Also, Happy Chinese New Year (It's 5:00am at the moment)!
I've updated the Territory and Upgrades/Unlocks info for the release of Dark Ascension.
Territory and Upgrade/Unlock Info http://www.mediafire.com/?t1vfzdfami155fl
The Map of Innistrad: http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/8948/innistradmapblogpost.jpg
Dark Ascension becomes legal in League on February 3rd!
Unfortunately, I don't have complete information from Event 7, so we'll proceed with the results of Event 8.
Stensia and Gavony are locked in an ongoing border clash. Neither Stensia nor Gavony have managed to gain any ground permanently since the end of Event 6. Also, there were no prizes for this week.
Also, Happy Chinese New Year (It's 5:00am at the moment)!
I've updated the Territory and Upgrades/Unlocks info for the release of Dark Ascension.
Territory and Upgrade/Unlock Info http://www.mediafire.com/?t1vfzdfami155fl
The Map of Innistrad: http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/8948/innistradmapblogpost.jpg
Dark Ascension becomes legal in League on February 3rd!
Unfortunately, I don't have complete information from Event 7, so we'll proceed with the results of Event 8.
Stensia and Gavony are locked in an ongoing border clash. Neither Stensia nor Gavony have managed to gain any ground permanently since the end of Event 6. Also, there were no prizes for this week.
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