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Here's my proposal for the 2P Booster event:

--Cost: $12
--Traditional Booster using the following packs: Unlimited, Prophets, Apostles, Patriarchs, Kings, Priests, TexP, Disciples.
--Tables of 4 or 5 for drafting (would like to avoid tables of 3).
--Order of opening packs is chosen at random.
--Players are then paired up randomly and may being building their decks.
--Players may trade with their first round opponent.
--Each player may choose up to 3 of the following dominants to add to their deck: Son of God, Angel of the Lord, Harvest Time, Christian Martyr, Burial, Vain Philosophy, Strife (players will need to provide their own dominants and dominants cannot be traded). (If your name is Craig, you don't get any dominants)
--One single-color Site of any brigade per deck.
--All decks must be sleeved
--Number of rounds to be determined by number of players

Any thoughts, questions or suggestions?

Looks good to me. Although, do we really need the doms? Are these just to speed up the games? Also, I think Bill said it'd be $10 but I don't mind throwing in the extra couple bucks if that's how ya'll wants ta do it.

CHAOS sounds like fun.

If we do booster it would only cost 10 dollars. All the packs plus disciples and treasures. Draft with 4 play 2 player. We can call it Type 2 Booster Draft with the 2 standing for 2 player.

Don't forget we have to leave some time for the battle of the bands. So far we have:

Billy Bang and the Explosives
Cindy and the Alstads
The Hot Timaly Band
Koala Queen
CHAOS (Craig-Lead Singer, Matt on the drums, Josh-Lead Guitar. Its a Grunge Band)

Yeah, Koala QUEEN be preforming:
"We Will Rock You" (before multi-player)
"Another One Bites the Dust" (in between rounds)
"We the Champions" (after multi-player)
"Friends Will Be Friends" (for Matt, Craig, and Bill)

I put $12 so Bill can at least cover costs on the packs since it's a fun event. I would even be willing to donate the Unlimited packs.

Yeah the doms are for a couple reasons; to speed up the game like you mentioned and also to give players a chance in case someone drafts a ridiculous combo (Nero/HHI). That way they have a way around it (would guess that most people will use AotL) and don't just get "stuck" for the entire game.

haha no way the only queen song your gonna be playing is im going slightly mad

Key word: "slightly".

I put $12 so Bill can at least cover costs on the packs since it's a fun event. I would even be willing to donate the Unlimited packs.

Yeah the doms are for a couple reasons; to speed up the game like you mentioned and also to give players a chance in case someone drafts a ridiculous combo (Nero/HHI). That way they have a way around it (would guess that most people will use AotL) and don't just get "stuck" for the entire game.

Makes sense. I'm down.

It has been suggested that perhaps since it is a "T2" event, that everyone would draft two cards at a time, I think this would be a fun variant to try.

What are people's thoughts on trading with the first round opponent? I think it will make decks stronger overall to make for more competitive games, but could it potentially give too much of an advantage to some players?

I like 'em both. Lez doit.

--One single-color Site of any brigade per deck.

Why add this limit (since it is not a standard booster rule)? Not questioning you, just curious.

Any thoughts, questions or suggestions?

As a "T2" event you may want to consider using all three of the optional rules (name on name, rescuer's choice, experience credit).

I 2 like:
2 of the Optional rules
2 doms
Draft 2 at a time
Limit 2 sites
Trade up to 2 cards
$12 would cover
62 card min deck
min 20 evil cards

I still think the Doms will make for a better game. Unlike Sealed deck (which typically gives players at least one banding option) or regular Booster draft (where a player can simply attack a different player), a player could easily run into an EC like Nero and have zero options for the entire game. I realize that most people will choose AotL and CM, but the choice of that third dominant will be very important I believe.

Keep in mind this format is a combination of Booster, Sealed and T1 2P--it is not strictly just Booster.

I would say we could do a 15 minute period for building decks and then a 5-10 minute period for trading/revising decks. What I envisioned with the trading piece was that if a player drafted a great character or enhancement, but nothing to match with it, then maybe the other player would be able to use it, and can trade something the first player can use. Players are not obligated to trade. I assume this will mostly be experienced players who know what are fair trades and what aren't but perhaps we can evaluate that when we see who all signs up to play.

I think keeping it to 1 site would be best, unless we say the minimum deck size is 60 w/ 8 LS.

I love the ideas of doing Rescuer's Choice and Experience Credit.

We could just "ignore" immunity texts for the entire event. That way Angel and CM isn't all that necessary and Nero and POTW are still good because of there numbers but are not broken in this format.


I like the idea of a higher deck size and maybe requiring good and evil to be balanced would make for better games. After all this is the type 2 only.

Meh, I kinda like the immune abilities but I guess if that's what we have to do...

I don't think balanced would work out too well unless we changed up the way we drafted or something. Bigger deck size I wouldn't be against though.

I love the ideas of doing Rescuer's Choice and Experience Credit.

Deep (not so) dark secret time...
A few years back when I hosted Regionals, I was going to use all three of the optional rules in T1-2P.

Deeper (but less) dark secret time...
Wild Bill was the one who talked me out of it.

Who is the wild one now-huh?

I like 62 card decks
and everybody using 2 doms Angel and CM that way you could at least get ride of one nasty hero or evil character.

As much as I like the "2" theme, I think it will be really fun to allow people to choose that one extra dominant. I feel like Harvest Time, Doubt, Strife and Vain Philosophy are all legitimate choices and if played at the right time will lead to a successful rescue or block.

 

So are we changing this to Type 3 then?

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Quote from: christiangamer25 on January 23, 2014, 07:52:54 PM

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Hmm, I'll still take suggestions, but we might just have a winner...perhaps this will be announced at the T2 Only.

 

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