$144 League Challenge Questions and Answers

Just a few updates and clarifications on exactly how our league works:

1)EVERY tournament you attend at Qdoba earns you a point for league standings. It does not matter how well you do. If you play at least three rounds, you get a point.

2)There are additional points for finishing in the top 4 of any tournament. A first place finish earns 4 points in addition to your participation point. A second place finish earns earns 3 additional to your participation point. A third place finish earns 2 additional points to your participation point. A fourth place finish earns one additional point to your participation point. If you are looking to make up points, then coming to a Monday night booster draft is a great idea. A top four finish out of a 12 person draft may be twice as easy as a top 4 finish out of a 24 person standard tournament, but it counts just as much for the league.

3)There are NO additional charges to the tournaments even though there is now additional prize support. Standard events are (and always will be) free. Drafts are (and always will be) 8 dollars.

4)There are between 8 and 10 tournaments left (depending on how many FNMs we have) between now and December 28th (the last eligible tournament). It is NOT too late to get into the race.

5)The league prizes are AWESOME! Winners will get to choose from the mystery prize (worth over $60), a set of two cool playmats with life trackers (worth $30), a set of ten DCI foil premium cards (worth $30), or a double draft set of six zendikar packs (worth $24).

FNM Top 4 Decks and Updated League Standings

The top 4 finishers and their standard decks were:

1)3-1 Jund by Cammy Thompson
2)2-2 Goblins by Jason Buchanon
3)2-2 R/G Planeswalker Elves by Victor Delacroix
4)2-2 Bant Lifegain by Cody Church
Note: 4-0 White Rock Landfall by Jesse Inman was ineligible for prizes.

League Standings
1)7 Billy Barkley
2)6 Cammy Thompson
3)5 Greg Lombardi
4)5 Jay Buchanon
5)5 Allen Greer
6)5 Andrew Davis
7)4 Victor Delacroix
8)3 Michael Mayo
9)3 Cody Church
10)3 Franklin Stephen
11)2 Rick Nuzum
12)2 Patrick Rolow
13)2 Ryan Ridder
14)2 Shannon Buchanon
15)1 Will Bass
16)1 Joe Gelli
17)1 Donald Dahl
18)1 John Jacob
19)1 Amanda Davis
20)1 Justin Childers
21)1 Abby Reller
22)1 Karen Burcham
23)1 Dominique Bove
24)1 Jazz Ziesmer
25)1 Kelly Mayo

First FNM this Friday at 6 P.M.

The people have spoken. They want Friday Night Magic so we will try one this Friday at 6 P.M. The format will be standard. The entry fee will be .... free! We will have prize support as always for attendance, top finishers and a random prize (or two) for those who didn't otherwise qualify for prize. Let me know if you have any questions or there is anything I can do to help.

Top 4 Limited Decks and Updated League Standings

The top 4 finishers and their draft decks were:

1)3-0 Blue White Splash Red Allies by Allen Greer
2)2-1 Blue Red 3 Tsunami Landfall by Greg Lombardi
3)2-1 White Black Bombs (World Queller, Halo Hunter) by Billy Barkley
4)2-1 Black Green Vampires by Ryan Ridder
Note: 3-0 Black Red Allies by Jesse Inman was ineligible for prizes.

League Standings

1)7 Billy Barkley
2)5 Greg Lombardi
3)5 Allen Greer
4)5 Andrew Davis
5)3 Franklin Stephen
6)2 Michael Mayo
7)2 Rick Nuzum
8)2 Patrick Rolow
9)2 Ryan Ridder
10)1 Cammy Thompson
11)1 Cody Church
12)1 Will Bass
13)1 Jay Buchanon
14)1 Joe Gelli
15)1 Donald Dahl
16)1 Shannon Buchanon
17)1 John Jacob
18)1 Amanda Davis
19)1 Victor Delacroix
20)1 Justin Childers
21)1 Abby Reller
22)1 Karen Burcham
23)1 Dominique Bove
24)1 Jazz Ziesmer

Two Headed Giant Update

Good News! We have figured out the logistics for the two headed giant booster draft scheduled for next Monday December 7th. Magic Ambassador Greg had the following good idea: starting with the lowest DCI rated limited player, each player will be able to pick a partner from the others present. So if players want to pick their buddy or girlfriend or whoever, they have that choice, but if they want a higher rated player to be their partner they can receive that help. So bring your 8 dollars and be ready to draft and then have some two headed giant fun Monday. This will be a great opportunity to learn from and/or talk some trash with your friends. Here is a link to some rules explanation if you are wondering exactly how two headed giant works: http://bluegrassmagic.com/2hg_rules.htm
Please let me know if there are any questions I can answer. See you there.

Top 8 Decks and Initial League Standings

The top 8 finishers and their deck choices tonight were:
1) 4-1 Eldrazi Green by Andrew Davis
2) 4-1 Star Spangled Planeswalker Control by Billy Barkley
3) 3-1-1 White Rock Landfall by Franklin "Cody" Stephen
4) 3-2 Eldrazi Green with Lurking Predators by Patrick Rolow
5) 3-2 Jund by Cammy Thompson
6) 3-2 Naya LightSaber by Rick Nuzum
7) 3-2 Bant Lifegain by Cody Church
8) 3-2 Goblins by Jayson Buchanon
Note: 5-0 White Rock Landfall by Jesse Inman was ineligible for prizes.

League Standings
1)5 Andrew Davis
2)4 Billy Barkley
3)3 Franklin Stephen
4)2 Patrick Rolow
5)1 Cammy Thompson
6)1 Rick Nuzum
7)1 Cody Church
8)1 Jay Buchanon
9)1 Joe Gelli
10)1 Greg Lombardi
11)1 Donald Dahl
12)1 Shannon Buchanon
13)1 John Jacob
14)1 Michael Mayo
15)1 Amanda Davis
16)1 Victor Delacroix
17)1 Justin Childers
18)1 Abby Reller
19)1 Dominique Bove

Announcing League Play!

Tonight (Sunday 11/29) was the first event that will count towards league standings. Each event you play at least three rounds of will earn you one point towards your total. A 4th place finish earns one additional point. 3rd place earns two additional points. 2nd place earns three additional points and a 1st place finish earns 4 additional points. So the most points any one event can earn you is five total. What do all these points add up to? Whoever has the most at the end of the year (Decemeber 28th is our last event of the year) will have their choice between a mystery grand prize, a double draft set, two playmats, or a set of 10 different DCI foil cards. The second place finisher will have next pick of what is left and so on until the four prizes have gone to the top four finishers. If there is a tie between two or more players the first tiebreaker will be the number of tournaments attended. The second tiebreaker will be the number of two headed giant tournaments attended. The third tiebreaker will be winning percentage against players involved in the tie. Please let me know if you have any questions.