Friday, January 29, 2010

Top 4 Extended Decks and Updated League Standings

The top four finishers and their extended decks were:

1)3-1 Red Deck Wins by Cory Hill (Deck belonging to Michael Mayo)
2)3-1 Naya Zoo by Captain Thompson
3)3-1 Mono Black Dark Depths Vampires by Joe Gelli
4)2-2 Affinity by Johnathan Saylor
Note 4-0 Martyr Emeria by Jesse Inman (Deck designed by Conley Woods) was ineligible for prizes

Updated Spring League Standings

1)26 Stormy Lombardi
2)23 Captain Thompson
3)22 Joe Gelli
4)20 Don Dahl
5)18 Billy Barkley
6)12 Michael Mayo
7)12 Cody Church
8)12 Allen Greer
9)12 Tom Nuzum
10)11 Shannon Buchanan
11)11 Joseph Nester
12)11 Rick Nuzum
13)9 Ryan Ridder
14)7 Demarco Steadman
15)7 Kelly Mayo
16)6 Jay Buchanon
17)6 Victor Delacroix
18)6 Cory Hill
19_6 Michael Peterson
20)5 Terrence Crosby
21)5 Chad Barnette
22)5 Andrew Davis
23)5 Perry Butt
24)5 Will Bass
25)4 Amanda Davis
26)3 Aaron Fritts
27)3 Sims Long
28)3 Jonathan Saylor
29)3 Andrew Philips
30)2 Cati Huff
31)2 Eric Grogan
32)2 John Jacob
33)2 Nick Maley
34)2 Ally Blaber
35)2 Franklin "Cody" Stephen
36)2 Nate Gauthier
37)2 Joseph "Evan" Bradley
38)1 Aaron Blomberg
39)1 Matthew Burcham
40)1 Karen Burcham
41)1 Jon Hoin
42)1 Adam Kawa
44)1 Geoffrey Marsi
45)1 Dominique Bove
46)1 Stephanie Ard
47)1 Keaton But
48)1 Matthew Crosby
49)1 Adam Langston

Monday, January 25, 2010

Top 4 Foil Draft Decks and Updated Spring League Standings!

The top four finishers and their decks in the Foil Shards/Zend/Zend draft were:

1)3-0 W/G Token Bombs with Martial Coup and Conqueror's Pledge by Stormy Lombardi
2)2-0-1 R/G Pump with Warren Instigator and Spellbreaker Behemoth by Don Dahl
3)2-0-1 B/R Removal and Bombs with Ob Nixilis and 2 Hideous Ends by Billy Barkley
4)2-1 R/G Beats with Goblin Guide and Plated Geopede by Tom Nuzum

Updated Spring League Standings

1)25 Stormy Lombardi
2)20 Don Dahl
3)19 Captain Thompson
4)19 Joe Gelli
5)18 Billy Barkley
6)12 Cody Church
7)12 Allen Greer
8)12 Tom Nuzum
9)11 Shannon Buchanan
10)11 Michael Mayo
11)11 Joseph Nester
12)10 Rick Nuzum
13)9 Ryan Ridder
14)7 Demarco Steadman
15)7 Kelly Mayo
16)6 Jay Buchanon
17)6 Victor Delacroix
18)6 Michael Peterson
19)5 Terrence Crosby
20)5 Chad Barnette
21)5 Andrew Davis
22)5 Perry Butt
23)4 Will Bass
24)3 Amanda Davis
25)3 Aaron Fritts
26)3 Sims Long
27)2 Cati Huff
28)2 Eric Grogan
29)3 Andrew Philips
30)2 John Jacob
31)2 Nick Maley
32)2 Ally Blaber
33)2 Franklin "Cody" Stephen
34)2 Nate Gauthier
35)2 Joseph "Evan" Bradley
36)2 Nick Maley
37)1 Aaron Blomberg
38)1 Matthew Burcham
39)1 Karen Burcham
40)1 Jon Hoin
41)1 Adam Kawa
42)1 Cory Hill
43)1 Jonathan Saylor
44)1 Geoffrey Marsi
45)1 Dominique Bove
46)1 Stephanie Ard
47)1 Keaton But
48)1 Matthew Crosby
49)1 Adam Langston

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Top 6! Standard Decks and Updated League Standings

The top six finishers of another huge standard tournament were:

1)4-0-1 Techy Vampires by Greg Lombardi
2)4-0-1 Star Spangled Control by Steadman Demarco
3)4-1 Valakuut Combo by Allen Greer
4)3-1-1 Jund by Michael Mayo
5)3-1-1 Eldrazi Green by Don Dahl
6)3-2 Red Deck Wins by Terance Crosby

Spring League Standings

1)20 Stormy Lombardi
2)19 Captain Thompson
3)18 Joe Gelli
4)16 Don Dahl
5)15 Billy Barkley
6)12 Cody Church
7)12 Allen Greer
8)11 Shannon Buchanan
9)10 Michael Mayo
10)10 Joseph Nester
11)10 Tom Nuzum
12)9 Rick Nuzum
13)8 Ryan Ridder
14)7 Demarco Steadman
15)7 Kelly Mayo
16)6 Jay Buchanon
17)6 Victor Delacroix
18)6 Michael Peterson
19)5 Terrence Crosby
20)5 Chad Barnette
21)5 Andrew Davis
22)5 Perry Butt
23)4 Will Bass
24)3 Amanda Davis
25)3 Sims Long
26)2 Cati Huff
27)2 Eric Grogan
28)3 Andrew Philips
29)2 John Jacob
30)2 Nick Maley
31)2 Ally Blaber
32)2 Franklin "Cody" Stephen
33)2 Aaron Fritts
34)1 Nate Gauthier
35)1 Aaron Blomberg
36)1 Matthew Burcham
37)1 Karen Burcham
38)1 Jon Hoin
39)1 Adam Kawa
40)1 Cory Hill
41)2 Nick Maley
42)1 Jonathan Saylor
43)1 Geoffrey Marsi
44)1 Dominique Bove
45)1 Joseph "Evan" Bradley
46)1 Stephanie Ard
47)1 Keaton But
48)1 Matthew Crosby
49)1 Adam Langston

Top Decks Feature (Legacy)

Legacy is a really fun format that lets you play cards from any set in magic except for the silver bordered Unglued and Unhinged. This can be a little intimidating if you are a new player. Here are some of the decks that have been doing well lately at Columbia Free Magic. Feel free to copy them or make your own monster that will crush them. Happy building!

1)G/W/B Rock or "Junk". This deck uses efficient creatures like tarmogoyf and Knight of the Reliquary along with card advantage spells like Hymn to Tourach to grind out advantageous board states where they have at least one morethreat than their opponents has answers. Here is a decklist http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=37047 Potential Weaknesses: Hyper aggressive decks like Mono Red Burn or glacially slow decks like Landstill

2)Dredge. This deck abuses it's graveyard by using a card called Bridge from Below that makes zombie tokens even when it is in the graveyard and several "dredgers" like Golgari Grave Troll that repeatedly put useful cards into the graveyard. Decklist: http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=37034 Potential Weaknesses: Anything that can repeatedly remove graveyards. Once is not enough.

3)Affinity. This deck makes lots of artifacts very quickly and boosts their power using an equipment called Cranial Plating or sacrifices some to make one huge creature using an artifact creature called Arcbound Ravager. They also play a card called disciple of the vault that hurts their opponent whenever an artifact dies. Decklist: http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=37037 Potential Weaknesses: Decks with both pinpoint removal like Swords to Plowshares to deal with Disciple and mass removal to destroy lots of artifacts at once.

4)Landstill. This control deck plays lots of counters and an enchantment called Standstill that lets a player draw three cards if their opponent plays a spell. By playing lots of lands that can turn into creatures like Mishra's Factory, Landstill can win if neither person plays spells. Decklist:
http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=36639 Potential Weaknesses: Decks that win quickly without relying on one key spell to resolve and/or decks that feature creatures with island walk that its lands can't block.

There are lots more decks, but these are a good starting point to consider. Have fun!

Winter Invitational Winners

Winter Invitational Winners
Congrats Everyone!

Summer League Winners

Summer League Winners

One of the Summer League Prizes

One of the Summer League Prizes

And Another...

And Another...

Yeah he's back too

Yeah he's back too
In addition to the "regular" top 8 trophies and prizes, the top three in this summer's invititational event will pick from these top three planeswalkers!

Top Trios Teams

Top Trios Teams
Congrats to Allen, Jeff and Steven. It's still Amandas world though and we all just live in it...

Spring League Top 8

Spring League Top 8
Over $500 in trophies and prizes were given out to the Spring League Top Eight. Congrats to winners Gelli,Dahl,Thompson,Lombardi,Davis,Nuzum,Greer and Mayo!

Happy Baneslayer Invitational Players

Happy Baneslayer Invitational Players
They're all winners! Or bad counters, either way...

Crazy Top Seven from another Big Turnout

Crazy Top Seven from another Big Turnout
Congrats to Andy, Evan, Jacob, Amanda!,Captain,Jay, and Geoffrey for their great adaptation skills in making the most of new decks and new rules. Thanks to everyone who came out and mafe this a huge fun event!

Zen Block Multiplayer=Massive Fun

Zen Block Multiplayer=Massive Fun
Don Dahl's playtest group put three in the winner's circle. Dahl narrowed the gap to just three points behind Gelli. Davis moved safely into 7th. Jacob made one of his rare appearances count. Newcomer Jolly demonstrated serious multiplayer skillz. Stormy got solidified his top four spot and Marsi continued his late run to the top 8.

Top 5 Standard Finishers

Top 5 Standard Finishers
The Top Two tightened again as Don Dahl narrowed the gap on Joe Gelli. Cory Hill kept moving up the standings and Andrew Davis snuck ever closer to a top 8 berth. Charles Murphy made his first final photo and ensured that vampires will have to continue to be on top players radars.

Worldwake Gameday Fearless Five Finishers

Worldwake Gameday Fearless Five Finishers
Top 8 in league standings saw a sizeable shakeup as Cory Hill and Rick Nuzum made big jumps. Michael Mayo and Cody Church are just outside the magic 8 spot and don't count out the diabolical Robin Dial as he picks up points in bunchs as we head towards the final few weeks of Spring League.

Top 4 Zen Block Multiplayer Finishers

Top 4 Zen Block Multiplayer Finishers
Aaron Blomberg shows that years of multiplayer practice pay off. Dahl closes the gap on first place. Mr. Mayo sneaks back into the top 8. Amanda Davis looked innocent and unassuming until it was too late for her opponents round after round. Nicely played one and all!

First FNM Top Four

First FNM Top Four
Gelli puts up a top finish to match infinite participation points. Captain Thompson returns triumphantly from her Olive Garden Exile. Victor also returns to the top four after an overhaul of his trusty vamps. Cory meanwhile may have unleashed a monster with the new Open the Vaults deck...

Worldwake Box Tournament Top 8

Worldwake Box Tournament Top 8
The top 8 was a great mix of longtime and new players. Nuzums took two slots as did the Buchanans. Recenct addition Robin Dial represented the Columbia Magic League well. The Double D and Andrew Davis connection remained strong and Mr. "Double F" Marsi added another top 8 to go with his Champs near miss.

Top 4 Two Headed Giant Teams and Updated League Standings

Top 4 Two Headed Giant Teams and Updated League Standings
A great tournament and a great top 4. Allen and Jeff Folk said preperation, smeperation as their last minute team up took first. Don Dahl dispalyed the classic silver medal face but moved closer to first overall. Andrew Davis smiles as he knows he is now in a tie for the all important 8th and last playoff spot. The Driggers continued the succes of Columbia Magic League members. They also were the top finishing couple (Mr. Mayo and I are just friends...)Stormy made a triumphant return with Karen in tow to keep hopes for first place alive.

Congratulations League Winners

Congratulations League Winners
Congrats Billy, Joe, Jay and Greg on making top 4 in the winter league! Congrats Shannon and Victor on winning the ironman awards for most tournaments rocked out at!

Winter League Prize Buffet

Winter League Prize Buffet
One league ends and hundreds of dollars of prizes go to the worthy winners. Make sure you're a part of the bigger and even better Spring League starting Sunday.

Christmas is ... Draft Time!

Christmas is ... Draft Time!
Drafting, Two Headed Giant play, Free Pizza and Soda. It was an "okay" evening for C.F.M. players...

Two Headed Giant Winners

Two Headed Giant Winners
Really everyone who came was a winner. One of the most fun tournaments we (or anyone) has had.

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