Playtesting T2 for Nats Q

Hi all,
please take note that there will be playtesting for T2 this sunday, 31st May.
I encourage Stan and Alvin to be present as you two are the ones that need the practice

Autopilot/Cascade Swans

Quite a famous, broken deck going around now, netting top 3 in Chicago and qualifying in quite a few regionals and more.

2 Ad Nauseam

4 Bituminous Blast
4 Bloodbraid Elf
4 Swans of Bryn Argoll

4 Seismic Assault

4 Reflecting Pool
4 Graven Cairns
4 Cascade Bluffs
4 Rugged Prairie
4 Ghitu Encampment
4 Treetop Village
4 Spinerock Knoll
4 Vivid Crag
4 Vivid Marsh
1 Mutavault
4 Fire-Lit Thicket
1 Mountain

sideboard:
4 Qasali Pridemage
3 Vexing Shusher
2 Volcanic Fallout
1 Maelstrom Pulse
2 Aura of Silence
2 Ajani Vengeant
1 Ad Nauseam

For those of you who haven’t figured it out yet, this deck is chock full of lands (many of them functional). So it doesn’t draw much other than lands; there are four major spell slots, which stick together two-plus-two like LEGOs:

* Bituminous Blast and Bloodbraid Elf
* Swans of Bryn Argoll and Seismic Assault

The Cascade twins are there to flip the functional cards. Bloodbraid Elf can literally only flip over Seismic Assault; Bituminous Blast can flip any of the other three cards (the cream dream of course being Bituminous Blast into Bloodbraid Elf into Seismic Assault).

With such a dense percentage of lands, the Swans + Assault combination is generally lethal. That is, every land pointing at a Swans of Bryn Argoll is 70% likely to flip another land; a minimum of one land per cycle will at least “keep you going” more or less “forever” until such point that you have 10 lands to throw at the opponent’s noggin.

Ad Nauseum has generally less risk in this deck than most because there are lots of lands. You can pick up lots of lands to kill the opponent with a Seismic Assault, or pick up essentially any of the other cards to set up or complete the combo.

Sauce: http://fivewithflores.com/

Imperial Order

By order of the Great Holy Cow,

Paintball session will be on 13th June 2009, Saturday

Venue: Bottleneck Tree Park

Time: TBC by Alvin Neo

Price: $50

Finalize attendance:
1- Daniel, the Great Holy Cow
2- Zhao Zhi, the General of Tee Boons
3- Kenneth, the General of the Guays
4- Alvin, the No Sense of Direction officer cum PR officer
5- Daniel Neo, the sushi Tee Boon
6- Stan, the sashimi Tee Boon
Next 4 are kiddos
7- Lawrence, the baby whelp
8- Leslie, the pheonix chick
9- Jia Hao, the blue puppy
10- Wesley, the golem

Failure to attend will result in disciplinary actions, especially the first 6 members. =P
Actions includes
- help other team member to pay for entry fee
- guild kick
- guild r***
- guild tao pok

On the other hand, some benefits for people fighting for nationals spots =P

1. If you qualify for nationals, Holy Cow, pay $25 for your entry fee
2. If you qualify for nationals and attain a result of Top2 in the qualifyers, Holy Cow pay $50 for you.
3. If you are playing Nationals itself, you are awarded a special sleeves for non-council members only.

IF YOU GOT FRIENDS WHO WANTS TO SIGN UP FOR THIS GRAND EVENT OF THE YEAR, PLEASE ASK FOR PERMISSION FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS.

*sheesh, do we sound like a cult guild?* LOL

The Guild, Council Members, Members are not responsible for any injuries sustain during/after the events. In the event of an injury, the blame should be placed upon the victim, himself/herself and accept the fact the he/she is stupid and dumb for sustaining the injury and spoiling the fun for everyone. So in short, just play safe! =)

23th May - Saturday

Hello fellow cows!

So as you all know, I'm the scheduled IC for 23th May, Saturday so.....

The plan for that Saturday is tentatively:

Morning - I think you all not so garang LOL. Garang enough join me for cycling at ECP :P

Afternoon - swimming; gaying in the pool is optional and totally not under the jurisdiction of the organiser. The organiser will not be held responsible for any injuries sustained due to underwater activities in the pool.

Evening - LAN at LAN shop; location will be decided by people familiar with the immediate area. Same applies for dinner/supper :P

Do post your comments and thoughts and suggestions! Thanks!

Events in June

Alvin is preparing to book the paint ball event of a Saturday of June, for those who did not insert your schedule of availability for June saturday and you fail to attend the paintball session, your REASONS AND EXCUSES will not be entertained.

I AM VERY SERIOUS ABOUT THIS. THIS CAN ONLY TELL ME HOW MUCH YOU ARE COMMITTED IN THE TEAM. IF YOU CAN EVEN DO SIMPLE THINGS LIKE INSERTING YOUR SCHEDULE, IM SORRY, BUT YOU SUCK IN REAL LIFE.

June event outline. (Paintball day will be supper day)

6th, Sat- Playtest/draft
7th, Sun- No events

13th, Sat- Playtest/draft/Paintball
14th, Sun- Nats Qualifyer 2

20th, Sat-Paintball/Playtest/Draft
21st, Sun- Nats Qualifyer 3

27th, Sat- Paintball/Playtest/Draft
28th, Sun - No events

Wish everyone a happy school holiday and best of luck in fighting for a national spot!

Paintball Outing in June

Hello guys,
Kindly post your available saturdays(with dates) in June. This is for Alvin to facilitate the booking. Thanks.

Cheers,
Kenneth

Quit Magic

Hi all,
I maybe quitting Magic temporary after the first National Qualifyer. This is due to the sway periods.
Thanks

Team Outing on 23th May

Hello guys :D

Because IC cannot make it on 16th May, the team outing has been tentatively postponed to the Saturday after that!

Andddd............ I have some preliminary ideas, need some feedback :X

Outdoor
Cycling
Swimming
Rollerblading
Catching. LOLLLL

Indoor
Pool
Bowling
LAN

Got any other ideas come and share in comments also! :D

Events, Attendance and Support

Hi all,
below are the list of events both public and team for the month of May. I need your attendance as well as your support if you can help to playtest for T2 or lend cards for T2 tourneys.

Sat: 2nd May:
Alara Reborn Release Party- various venues

Sun: 3rd May:
Alara Reborn Release Party - various venues

Sat: 9th May:
Draft/Playtest - venue to be confirm (either Kenneth house, or Alvin house)

Sun: 10th May:
Singapore Open Championship: Bishan ACS
(good prize payout- good for amateurs)

Sat: 16th May:
Team Supper/Outing/Playtest
Officer In Charge: Stan (submit your proposal and suggestion to me pls =P)

Sun: 17th May
Singapore Nationals Qualifyer Flight 1

Sat: 23rd May
Playtest/Draft/Free day (depends on the results of the Nationals Qualifyer)

Sun: 24th May:
If no events, its a FAMILY DAY!!

Sat: 30th May
Free day/Mahjong - perfect for saving and earning money for the events in June

Sun: 31st May
If no events, its family day

Next week evenings, zhao zhi, alvin and I will be doing some minor playtesting in the weekday evenings. Not a good suggestion for the people staying in the west though.

ITS COMPULSORY TO INPUT YOUR ATTENDANCE FOR THE EVENTS OR STERN ACTIONS WILL BE TAKEN. (Stern actions = demotion and sai gang! LOL)

I would have send out sms to ask you to check the blog already by the time I upload this post. Please be considerate because if the attendance for the particular event is poor (esp Team supper/outing) I will have to move it to another weekend.

If you can;t make it due to a particular weekend do post your available dates so the person in charge can plan the event smoothly.

Let's help each other and make every win a team victory and should any team member lose let's share the pain together. (sounds corny yah?)