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Dungeon Ecology posted:I'd love to do some mock drafts with you guys, but I'm night crew. I don't get home until Yanks/Brits are in bed. Any JP/AUS/CHN/KOR Goons want to do some drafting on this side of the planet? I'm a night owl, so I'm usually up when you guys would be. I ran a lot of the day drafts when my schedule didn't suck - let's see if we can get one together tonight!
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Mikujin posted:I'm a night owl, so I'm usually up when you guys would be. I ran a lot of the day drafts when my schedule didn't suck - let's see if we can get one together tonight! This week isn't going to work for me unfortunately, but my best times are weekdays right after work, around 4:30PM in Japan, or midnight ~ 3AM in the states.
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Dungeon Ecology posted:This week isn't going to work for me unfortunately, but my best times are weekdays right after work, around 4:30PM in Japan, or midnight ~ 3AM in the states. I am up after midnight constantly. We can definitely work some drafts in with you.
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I wouldn't mind getting involved in this - I am UK only, and can probably only play weekday evenings (Monday-Thursday, 7-11PM GMT) and possibly Saturday/Sunday Mornings (9-12AM GMT). But if there's anyone around at those times (or a crafty lunchtime 1v1 sealed deck, 12-1PM GMT), I'd be interested.
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Good to see some more interest in non-US times; idle in IRC and we can definitely get some going!
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Trying to draft in the next couple hours, hop in the irc!
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I think this coming Monday would be good for me, around 4:30 or 5PM, Japan time.
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Okay, I finally got a computer up and running and I haven't drafted in 2 weeks so I'm trying to scrap together a draft tonight. Get in IRC!
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Boxman posted:Okay, I finally got a computer up and running and I haven't drafted in 2 weeks so I'm trying to scrap together a draft tonight. Get in IRC! I'll be home in 30-45 minutes.
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We're hoping to get a draft going today. #goonvitational at synirc as always.
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Dec 14, 2013 20:28
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I'll be on in an hour.
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Anyone down for some draft? Mikujin claims to have a cube for us to try!
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Kleedrac posted:Anyone down for some draft? Mikujin claims to have a cube for us to try! It's a not-super-powered cube, and one from our very own Cube-Goon all-stars whtwlf123!
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As long as someone can talk me through whatever it is I have to do to start and nobody minds playing with a decidedly ok drafter, I'd like to get in on this. Edit: or not. Are any more going to go off after this? suicidesteve fucked around with this message at 03:20 on Dec 17, 2013 |
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suicidesteve posted:As long as someone can talk me through whatever it is I have to do to start and nobody minds playing with a decidedly ok drafter, I'd like to get in on this. Don't be afraid to idle in the channel and wait - someone will inevitably ask to draft (if it's not you!).
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Here's my deck from the cube. Deck: draft   //main 1 Mox Emerald  1 Mox Ruby 1 Goblin Guide 1 Kird Ape 1 Mogg Fanatic 1 Arc Trail  1 Goblin Bombardment 1 Gore-House Chainwalker 1 Lotus Cobra 1 Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary 1 Scavenging Ooze 1 Tarmogoyf 1 Char  1 Wheel of Fortune 1 Bloodbraid Elf 1 Flametongue Kavu  1 Thundermaw Hellkite 1 Genesis  1 Sarkhan Vol 1 Vengevine 1 Kalonian Hydra 1 Molten-Tail Masticore 1 Bonfire of the Damned  1 Dust Bowl 1 Gemstone Mine 1 Raging Ravine 1 Stomping Ground 1 Lightning Greaves 6 Forest 6 Mountain //Sideboard 1 Deglamer 1 Keldon Marauders 1 Wall of Blossoms 1 Wild Mongrel 1 Call of the Herd 1 Keldon Vandals 1 Wildfire 1 Hornet Queen 5 Swamp 10 Forest 10 Mountain 5 Island 5 Plains  Display deck statisticsNot a lot of people went red or green  Went 2-1. I think there might have been a possibility of going 3-0 except for one huge misplay. Probably not though, logis's deck was terrifying. plow under 
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Sleepy Owl posted:Here's my deck from the cube. Game 1 was going slow (I wasn't under pressure), so I was sandbagging Library of Alexandria to play it when I had 7 remaining cards in hand (I drew it when I only had 4 remaining cards in hand). I.e. against R/G, there is a bunch of land destruction (I saw Strip Mine and Wasteland in the draft along with Stone Rains, etc). A land in hand...a safe place to be from a RG player, right? So I almost fell out of my chair when, the turn before I would finally have enough cards again to drop it and use it, you cast Wheel of Fortune!!!
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Hop in IRC, we've got Arcsech fucked around with this message at 04:20 on Dec 18, 2013 |
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Working on getting a Theros draft together, aiming on 9:30 ET/ 8:30 CT. Jump in IRC.
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Lets Draft Theros! Hop in the chat room.
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goodness posted:Lets Draft Theros! Hop in the chat room. We're hoping to get a draft started at 10pm cst, so in an hour from now. I'm not sure how many people we have, but there's probably space for a few more? v v
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Draft, anyone? A few interested people are lingering in the chat room...
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I'm away from my computer for the week but I will try and get it installed on my brothers. Also, once the new year starts I will be organizing a weekly tournament thing with prizes.
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Hey let's get a draft going  #goonvitational on synirc as always
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I'd just like to thank Mikujin, Owlsolar, and Ranmilia for some incredibly absurd games. I never want to draft anything that's not MMA ever again. I managed to draft this incredible monstrosity. Yes, that's almost triple tribal. Deck: Goonvitational Dec 29, 2013   //main 1 Amrou Scout 3 Bound in Silence 3 Warren Weirding 1 Reveillark 2 Faerie Macabre 1 Deepcavern Imp 2 Festering Goblin 1 Divinity of Pride 1 Murderous Redcap 2 Auntie's Snitch 1 Tombstalker 1 Facevaulter 1 Horobi's Whisper 2 Blightspeaker 1 Rathi Trapper 1 Avian Changeling 8 Swamp 8 Plains //Sideboard 1 Brute Force 1 Death Denied 1 Perilous Research 1 Scion of Oona 1 Thundering Giant 1 Penumbra Spider 1 Peppersmoke 1 Syphon Life 2 Gleam of Resistance 1 Festering Goblin 2 Warren Pilferers 1 Dreamspoiler Witches 2 Otherworldly Journey 1 Blinding Beam 2 Mad Auntie 1 Saltfield Recluse 1 Thieving Sprite 2 Swamp 2 Plains Display deck statistics
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I'm pretty proud of how this turned out. Deck: American Recycling  //main 2 Ęther Spellbomb 1 Dispeller's Capsule 2 Pyrite Spellbomb 1 Faerie Mechanist 2 Sanctum Gargoyle 1 Arcbound Wanderer  1 Court Homunculus 1 Arcbound Stinger 2 Esperzoa 4 Myr Enforcer  1 Myr Retriever 1 Etherium Sculptor 1 Academy Ruins 1 Blinkmoth Nexus 1 Vivid Crag 1 Vivid Meadow 1 Glacial Ray 1 Lightning Helix 1 Shrapnel Blast 1 Gifts Ungiven 3 Mountain 7 Island 3 Plains //Sideboard 1 Yosei, the Morning Star 1 Terashi's Grasp 1 Test of Faith 1 Brute Force 2 Runed Stalactite 1 Tar Pitcher 5 Mountain 5 Island 5 Plains Display deck statisticsMMA is fun, but I don't know how to play anything besides artifacts 
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Anyone interested in doing a booster draft league. First week we draft a regular booster draft with 3 packs, each week after that you get 1 booster to add to the deck for 4-8 weeks or so.
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I'm all moved in here now, so make sure you're stopping by #goonvitational for drafting action! I'm gonna try and make some stuff happen over the weekend, so make sure to drop in!
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Just played my first ever game on Cockatrice - Sealed deck vs. Ranmilia. Gotta do this more often - MTG is the best use of a Friday lunchtime at work. Cheers for putting up with my inability to use Cockatrice (and thanks for the help with the interface) - I'm hopefully getting better, but I still miss turn phases like crazy.
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goodness posted:Anyone interested in doing a booster draft league. First week we draft a regular booster draft with 3 packs, each week after that you get 1 booster to add to the deck for 4-8 weeks or so. This sounds awesome, I love the idea of your pool growing and the THRILL that might be cracking a bomb for your deck. I'm in.
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Yeah, I'd definitely be interested.
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Maybe you can trade a set number a week.
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Ok, I am getting the tournament stuff together and finishing up the planning. I hope we can get 16 people. This will be a 6-8 week continual draft. 1st week we will draft regularly and play the matches. Each week after, you will get to open a booster pack. Also, each week you will be able to trade a certain number of cards. There will be steam games and other things as prizes. ***Timezone or availability is 100% up to you. You can play your assigned matches for the week on any day or time.
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goodness posted:Ok, I am getting the tournament stuff together and finishing up the planning. Given our modes of communication, you may also want to keep track of folks' pools, trades, and available cards somewhere public as well. Should be fun though!
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Mikujin posted:If we're cracking more packs and allowing trading between players/pools, you may want to consider doing a Sealed start with 5-6 packs instead, since people will end up trading for their desirable stuff anyways. Well I was planning only 1 or 2 trades a week. That way people still have to make creative decks, but won't be horribly crippled. Oh, and boosters/decks will be kept track of throughout the event. goodness fucked around with this message at 01:42 on Jan 16, 2014 |
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Who's down to draft tonight? #goonvitational on IRC!
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goodness posted:Well I was planning only 1 or 2 trades a week. That way people still have to make creative decks, but won't be horribly crippled. I dunno, given people can see everyone else's card pool I don't think limiting trades is necessary - people will always try to maintain a competitive edge. On the flip side, it could be a neat strategic limitation since it will force people to trade with the player who has the most cards they need (potentially forcing unfavorable trades because it brings the actual trade use to the table if the other guy doesn't see any playables he wants). I think sealed is probably the way to go, personally. Really pushes deck construction skills foremost since I assume we'll end up playing out round 1 before we can start trading and/or get additional packs. Just my opinion on the matter, though! Kleedrac posted:Who's down to draft tonight? #goonvitational on IRC!
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Mikujin posted:I dunno, given people can see everyone else's card pool I don't think limiting trades is necessary - people will always try to maintain a competitive edge. On the flip side, it could be a neat strategic limitation since it will force people to trade with the player who has the most cards they need (potentially forcing unfavorable trades because it brings the actual trade use to the table if the other guy doesn't see any playables he wants). That actually makes a lot of sense. So a 5 pack Sealed for the first week.
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goodness posted:That actually makes a lot of sense. So a 5 pack Sealed for the first week. I just remembered you dropping mention of your plans awhile ago and did a LOT of reading up on limited pool leagues to get an idea of what things work great. Generally speaking, sealed means deck builds are more open initially and no one is [usually] committed to any one color in particular, so trading is a bit more flexible/active. Drafting seems to get more people into a mode of "this is my color" and can end up having people lock up on trade options.
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