Saturday, June 26, 2010

Updated League Standings

Top Friday Standard Finishers

1)4-0 Vampires Captain Thompson
2)3-1 Mono Black Control! Tom Nuzum
3)3-1 Mythic Conscription Dominic "D.C." Casali
4)3-1 U/W Planeswalker Control Joe Gelli

1)54 Joe Gelli (25)
2)51 Rick Nuzum (26)
3)50 Jacob John Jacob (12)
4)47 Don Dahl (15)
5)42 Allen Greer (18)
6)42 Tom Nuzum (18)
7)37 Captain Thompson (12)
8)33 Michael Mayo (17)
9)26 Steven Hickerson (16)
10)24 Dominic Casali (9)
11)23 Amanda Davis (12)
12)20 Chris Jones (12)
13)20 Paul Pittman (9)
14)18 Todd Brooks (11)
15)17 Greg Lombardi (9)
16)17 Andy Davis (9)
17)16 Sharon Thrailkill (9)
18)14 Jeff Folk (7)
19)13 Geofffrey Marsi (6)
20)12 Mike Driggers (10)
21)12 Andrew Phillips (8)
22)8 Elizabeth Driggers (6)
23)7 Joshua Dolinger (2)
24)6 Greg Barr (5)
25)6 Timothy White (5)
26)6 Benjamin Eliis (3)
27)6 Ally Blaber (3)
28)5 William Patterson (5)
29)5 Ben Watkins (3)
30)5 Torio Terrel (3)
31)5 Karen Burcham (3)
32)5 Mike Long (3)
33)5 Ian Marra (3)
34)5 John Carino (2)
35)4 Michael Patterson (4)
36)4 Erick Brunson (3)
37)4 Matthew Burcham (3)
38)4 Amadeo Bellotti (3)
39)4 Alan Johns (3)
40)4 Brendon Kelly (2)
41)3 Matthew Bessette (3)
42)3 Tyler Bennett (3)
43)3 Christopher Murphy (3)
44)3 Juan Thomas (1)
45)2 Robin Dial (2)
46)2 Nic Melendez (2)
47)2 Nick Maley (2)
48)2 Eric Grogan (2)
49)2 Bobby Wertman (2)
50)2 John Welch (2)
51)2 Casey Allen (2)
52)2 Stephanie Henrich (2)
53)2 Miguel Chamberlain (2)
54)2 Sims Long (2)
55)2 CJ Sidney (2)
56)2 Sean Charleman (1)
57)1 Jeffry Walker (1)
58)1 Daniel Schafer (1)
59)1 Robin Price (1)
60)1 Nick Schafer (1)
61)1 Jaime Murray (1)
62)1 Dee Dunagan (1)
63)1 Joshua Parsons (1)
64)1 Tom Hicks (1)
65)1 Kelly Mayo (1)
66)1 Goof Sexton (1)
67)1 Drew Tedder (1)
68)1 Brandon Kepler (1)
69)1 Tony Moore (1)
70)1 Brandon Buckhalter (1)
71)1 Tom Curtis (1)
72)1 Michael Curtis (1)
72)1 Ethan Beard (1)
73)1 Rahul Gaikwad (1)
74)1 John Jakes (1)
75)1 Mark Green (1)
76)1 Kyle Schafer (1)
77)1 Robert Price (1)
78)1 Aaron Blomberg (1)
79)1 Matthew Burkhalter
80)1 James McMichael
81)1 Katherine Ingersoll (1)
82)1 Chantelle Stewart (1)
83)1 Marcus Barnes (1)
84)1 Bri Curtis (1)
85)1 Donald Swindler (1)
86)1 Alexander Frederick (1)
87)1 Shawn Davis (1)
88)1 Mike Curtis (1)
89)1 Aaron Jolly (1)
90)1 Cody Church (1)
91)1 Joe Nester (1)
92)1 Ryan Wilson (1)
93)1 Terrance Crosby (1)

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Star Rules Clarification

There have been some questions about the upcoming Star Event. Here are some answers. : )If you still have questions, please send me an email at ominoj37@yahoo.com.

1)Decks are minimum 60 cards (no max), Standard Format with no sideboards unless your deck has a way to access them in the first (and only) game of each round. Starting life totals are 20. Starting hand size is seven. Since it is one game per round, each player can use one free mulligan, but then must lose a card as normal for additional mulligans.

2)All cards must be of the same color. Artifacts and colorless are okay. Gold cards are not allowed. Cards with activation costs different from their mana cost (like cavern thoctar, a green card with a red costed ability) are not allowed. Lands must match the color of the deck (forests for a green deck). No lands that produce a different color are allowed (so no raging ravines). Colorless lands (like dread statuary and techtonic edge) and lands that fetch other lands (terramorphic expanse, verdant catacombs, etc) are okay, but remember they will only be able to get one kind of basic land (whatever matches your deck's color).

3)Cards that benefit you in any way from a different color than your own are not allowed. Wild Nacatl is not allowed (but you are not allowed to have plains or forests anyway. Skeletonize is similiarly banned since it gives a red deck access to a black creature.

4)"Hoser" cards (great sable stag, flashfreeze, celestial purge, etc) that punish another color are fine. There is no guarantee, though, that we will have a perfect mix of colors at the event. Your enemies may include ally colors or even a deck the same color as you. We will do our best to have perfect stars with one of each color each round, but if half the field is mono black there is only so much that can be done.

5)We will play 45 minute rounds. When time is called active palyer will finish their turn and then each other player will receive one turn. Number of rounds will depend on turnout. Each round you will earn points by defeating your opponents and keeping your allies alive. At the end of the round, one point will be awarded for each ally alive and two points for each enemey defeated. However, to avoid collusion, if no one is defeated at the end of the round, no one will receive any points in that particular star "pod".

6)To encourage diversity, the player(s) who bring the least played color will receive an additional league point regardless of performance. In the case of a tie, both colors would earn points for the players.


In Star, five players each represent one of the five colors of Magic (white, blue, black, red, and green) by playing a deck featuring only cards of that color. Decks may not include any cards that reference a different color or a basic land that produces a different color of mana.

Players sit in a star pattern identical to the one on the back of every Magic: The Gathering card. The player with the white deck takes the first time and then play continues clockwise around the table.


A color, and the player representing it, wins when its two enemy colors have been eliminated regardless of who eliminated them. This means a player may be able to win even after being eliminated from play! Each player can attack any other player (even their allies), and each player can target any player, permanent, spell, or anything else in the game. Decks are usually built following Standard deck-construction rules

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Updated League Standings

Extended Tribal Winners

1)3-1 Kithkin Captain Thompson
2)3-1 Hoomans John Jacob John
3)3-1 Knights Dominic Casalli
4)3-1 Allies Michael Mayo


1)52 Joe Gelli (24)
2)50 Rick Nuzum (25)
3)49 Jacob John Jacob (11)
4)47 Don Dahl (15)
5)41 Allen Greer (17)
6)38 Tom Nuzum (17)
7)32 Michael Mayo (16)
8)32 Captain Thompson (11)
9)25 Steven Hickerson (15)
10)23 Amanda Davis (12)
11)21 Dominic Casali (8)
12)20 Paul Pittman (9)
13)19 Chris Jones (11)
14)17 Todd Brooks (10)
15)17 Greg Lombardi (9)
16)16 Sharon Thrailkill (9)
17)16 Andy Davis (8)
18)14 Jeff Folk (7)
19)13 Geofffrey Marsi (6)
20)12 Mike Driggers (10)
21)12 Andrew Phillips (8)
22)8 Elizabeth Driggers (6)
23)7 Joshua Dolinger (2)
24)6 Greg Barr (5)
25)6 Timothy White (5)
26)6 Benjamin Eliis (3)
27)6 Ally Blaber (3)
28)5 William Patterson (5)
29)5 Ben Watkins (3)
30)5 Torio Terrel (3)
31)5 Karen Burcham (3)
32)5 Mike Long (3)
33)5 Ian Marra (3)
34)5 John Carino (2)
35)4 Michael Patterson (4)
36)4 Erick Brunson (3)
37)4 Matthew Burcham (3)
38)4 Amadeo Bellotti (3)
39)4 Alan Johns (3)
40)4 Brendon Kelly (2)
41)3 Matthew Bessette (3)
42)3 Tyler Bennett (3)
43)3 Christopher Murphy (3)
44)3 Juan Thomas (1)
45)2 Robin Dial (2)
46)2 Nic Melendez (2)
47)2 Nick Maley (2)
48)2 Eric Grogan (2)
49)2 Bobby Wertman (2)
50)2 John Welch (2)
51)2 Casey Allen (2)
52)2 Stephanie Henrich (2)
53)2 Miguel Chamberlain (2)
54)2 Sims Long (2)
55)2 CJ Sidney (2)
56)2 Sean Charleman (1)
57)1 Jeffry Walker (1)
58)1 Daniel Schafer (1)
59)1 Robin Price (1)
60)1 Nick Schafer (1)
61)1 Jaime Murray (1)
62)1 Dee Dunagan (1)
63)1 Joshua Parsons (1)
64)1 Tom Hicks (1)
65)1 Kelly Mayo (1)
66)1 Goof Sexton (1)
67)1 Drew Tedder (1)
68)1 Brandon Kepler (1)
69)1 Tony Moore (1)
70)1 Brandon Buckhalter (1)
71)1 Tom Curtis (1)
72)1 Michael Curtis (1)
72)1 Ethan Beard (1)
73)1 Rahul Gaikwad (1)
74)1 John Jakes (1)
75)1 Mark Green (1)
76)1 Kyle Schafer (1)
77)1 Robert Price (1)
78)1 Aaron Blomberg (1)
79)1 Matthew Burkhalter
80)1 James McMichael
81)1 Katherine Ingersoll (1)
82)1 Chantelle Stewart (1)
83)1 Marcus Barnes (1)
84)1 Bri Curtis (1)
85)1 Donald Swindler (1)
86)1 Alexander Frederick (1)
87)1 Shawn Davis (1)
88)1 Mike Curtis (1)
89)1 Aaron Jolly (1)
90)1 Cody Church (1)
91)1 Joe Nester (1)
92)1 Ryan Wilson (1)
93)1 Terrance Crosby (1)

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Legacy Challenge Top Finishers

1)3-0-1 Michael Mayo Techy Nallies
2)3-1 Jon Saylor Affinity
3)3-1 Joe Gelli Counter Top

1)52 Joe Gelli (23)
2)48 Rick Nuzum (24)
3)47 Don Dahl (15)
4)44 Jacob John Jacob (10)
5)39 Allen Greer (16)
6)36 Tom Nuzum (16)
7)29 Michael Mayo (15)
8)26 Captain Thompson (10)
9)25 Steven Hickerson (15)
10)23 Amanda Davis (12)
11)18 Paul Pittman (8)
12)17 Todd Brooks (10)
13)17 Dominic Casali (7)
14)17 Chris Jones (10)
15)17 Greg Lombardi (9)
16)16 Andy Davis (8)
17)14 Sharon Thrailkill (8)
18)14 Jeff Folk (7)
19)13 Geofffrey Marsi (6)
20)12 Mike Driggers (10)
21)12 Andrew Phillips (8)
22)8 Elizabeth Driggers (6)
23)7 Joshua Dolinger (2)
24)5 Ben Watkins (3)
25)5 Karen Burcham (3)
26)5 Ian Marra (3)
27)5 John Carino (2)
28)4 Michael Patterson (4)
29)4 Erick Brunson (3)
30)4 Matthew Burcham (3)
31)4 Amadeo Bellotti (3)
32)6 Greg Barr (5)
33)6 Benjamin Eliis (3)
34)4 Alan Johns (3)
35)4 Brendon Kelly (2)
36)3 Matthew Bessette (3)
37)3 Tyler Bennett (3)
38)3 Christopher Murphy (3)
39)6 Ally Blaber (3)
40)2 Eric Grogan (2)
41)2 Nic Melendez (2)
42)2 Robin Dial (2)
43)2 Nick Maley (2)
44)2 Bobby Wertman (2)
45)2 John Welch (2)
46)2 Stephanie Henrich (2)
47)2 Miguel Chamberlain (2)
48)2 Sims Long (2)
49)2 CJ Sidney (2)
50)2 Sean Charleman (1)
51)1 Joe Nester (1)
52)1 Terrance Crosby (1)
53)1 Aaron Jolly (1)
54)1 Mike Curtis (1)
55)1 Shawn Davis (1)
56)1 Katherine Ingersoll (1)
57)1 Jeffry Walker (1)
58)1 Daniel Schafer (1)
59)1 Robin Price (1)
60)1 Nick Schafer (1)
61)1 Jaime Murray (1)
62)1 Dee Dunagan (1)
63)1 Joshua Parsons (1)
64)1 Tom Hicks (1)
65)1 Kelly Mayo (1)
66)1 Goof Sexton (1)
67)1 Drew Tedder (1)
68)1 Brandon Kepler (1)
69)1 Tony Moore (1)
70)1 Brandon Buckhalter (1)
71)1 Tom Curtis (1)
72)1 Michael Curtis (1)
72)1 Ethan Beard (1)
73)1 Rahul Gaikwad (1)
74)1 John Jakes (1)
75)1 Mark Green (1)
76)1 Kyle Schafer (1)
77)1 Robert Price (1)
78)1 Aaron Blomberg (1)
79)1 Matthew Burkhalter
80)1 James McMichael
81)5 Mike Long (3)
82)1 Chantelle Stewart (1)
83)1 Marcus Barnes (1)
84)1 Bri Curtis (1)
85)1 Donald Swindler (1)
86)1 Alexander Frederick (1)
87)5 Torio Terrel (3)
88)6 Timothy White (5)
89)5 William Patterson (5)
90)1 Cody Church (1)
91)2 Casey Allen (2)
92)1 Ryan Wilson (1)
93)3 Juan Thomas (1)

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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