OK, here we have Round 1!

This is all posts written thus far:

9.10
So we're all taking out seats to begin the deck registration. Well over a hundred players, about to open 6 boosters a piece, register what's in the deck and THEN pass it to another player to build with. Sounds easy, yeah?

The number of international and female players has risen sharply, compared to, say, normal Magic. Didn't manage to eat breakfast this morning as we hopped a taxi to get here on time. Shame, but my mate Gibs has a bye so he'll do a food round while I'm forced to win round 1. Easy pie.

This is exciting.

10.21
Deck built. Nice blue white flyers, with the Invisi-stalker/Butcher's Cleaver combo :)

Now everyone else can leave, the allow the poor saps without any round 1 byes to battle it out, for dignity, honour, and all that other stuff.

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My deck:

8 Islands
6 Plains
1 Mountain
2 Evolving Wilds
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17 lands

2x Juggernaut
2x Stormbound Geist
Dungeongeist
Invisible Stalker
Angel of Flight Alabaster
Relentless Skaabs
Mikaeus, the Lunarch
Stitcher's Apprentice
Nephalia Seakite
Thraben Sentry
Selfless Cathar
Silverclaw Griffin
Delver of Secrest
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15 creatures

Rebuke
Blazing Torch
Divination
Butcher's Cleaver
Blastphemous Act
Burning Oil
Feeling of Dread
Warden of the Wall
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8 other

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Round 1 v Dave

My opponent sports a black red deck that get's out dorks, but I get out a Seakite (he didn't run anyone into it) that I suit up with a Butcher's Cleaver (I wanted my Stalker to have it!) and he sets up a minor defense with Occultist and Nearhearth Stalker, only I've got Feeling of Dread to tap him out.

Game 2 he makes that Walking Undead, but I match that with Selfless Cathar and Stitcher's Apprentice, both going 2 a turn until 4 when Juggernaught shows up. He takes the first, and I write "2x Juggernaut" next to the life change on the life pad. He asks why? and I show him, next turn, the second Juggernaut. Along with the Stitcher's Apprentice for untapping, it looks well and truly over. Both bash in, he double blocks to trade but I use the Selfless Cathar from turn 1 and it's a blow out.

2-0 games
1-0 match

SO CONSIDERING how well the build went, getting that "round 1 bye" everybody was so hyped about wasn't really that profitable. Sure Dave is down one round, but he's not out yet, and everyone who's NOT played a proper match yet isn't quite warmed up. So here's hoping, hey?