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For episode 19, Geoff Moes (@ThallidTosser on Twitter), Nat Moes (@GrandpaBelcher), and Josh Chapple (@joshchapple) recount their exploits at and after the most recent Team Serious Open in Columbus Ohio. As a preview, our combined record was 6-9.
Here’s the timestamped table of contents for your listening ease and enjoyment:
00:26 – The March Team Serious Open
32:58 – Josh and Nat Eat Columbus
52:50 – Outro
Total runtime – 53:23
Answer Everything
The Sullivan Solution 2014, by Nat MoesBusiness (38)
4 Force of Will
3 Stifle
1 Steel Sabotage
3 Thoughtseize
1 Surgical Extraction
1 Darkblast
1 Annul
1 Spell Snare
1 Shadow of Doubt
1 Diabolic Edict
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Pithing Needle
1 Tormod’s Crypt
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
3 Erayo, Soratami Ascendant
4 Dark Confidant
3 Dimir Cutpurse
2 Snapcaster Mage
Mana Sources (22)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Polluted Delta
1 Misty Rainforest
4 Underground Sea
1 Island
1 Swamp
1 Strip Mine
4 Wasteland
Sideboard (14)
2 Mindbreak Trap
2 Energy Flux
1 Diabolic Edict
2 Dismember
3 Yixlid Jailer
2 Ravenous Trap
1 Annul
1 Notion Thief
4 Force of Will
3 Stifle
1 Steel Sabotage
3 Thoughtseize
1 Surgical Extraction
1 Darkblast
1 Annul
1 Spell Snare
1 Shadow of Doubt
1 Diabolic Edict
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Pithing Needle
1 Tormod’s Crypt
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
3 Erayo, Soratami Ascendant
4 Dark Confidant
3 Dimir Cutpurse
2 Snapcaster Mage
Mana Sources (22)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Polluted Delta
1 Misty Rainforest
4 Underground Sea
1 Island
1 Swamp
1 Strip Mine
4 Wasteland
Sideboard (14)
2 Mindbreak Trap
2 Energy Flux
1 Diabolic Edict
2 Dismember
3 Yixlid Jailer
2 Ravenous Trap
1 Annul
1 Notion Thief
In the podcast, we said the Sullivan Solution deck was developed in 2008. It was actually developed in 2006, as outlined by Adrian Sullivan (in conjunction with I@n DeGraff) at StarCity Games. Even if you’re not interested in the deck, consider reading the article as a primer on how to attack a metagame. The deck is a lot of fun, but I don’t have much to add here that wasn’t in the podcast.
Meet the Staff
Forgemaster Staves, by Geoff MoesBusiness (35)
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Thorn of Amethyst
2 Phyrexian Revoker
2 Lightning Greaves
4 Metalworker
4 Staff of Dominion
4 Lodestone Golem
1 Phyrexian Metamorph
4 Kuldotha Forgemaster
1 Memory Jar
1 Karn, Silver Golem
1 Duplicant
1 Triskelion
1 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Sundering Titan
Mana Sources (25)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Ancient Tomb
3 City of Traitors
4 Buried Ruin
Sideboard (15)
1 Shimmer Myr
1 Wurmcoil Engine
2 Razormane Masticore
2 Ratchet Bomb
2 Witchbane Orb
1 Platinum Angel
2 Nihil Spellbomb
4 Tormod’s Crypt
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Thorn of Amethyst
2 Phyrexian Revoker
2 Lightning Greaves
4 Metalworker
4 Staff of Dominion
4 Lodestone Golem
1 Phyrexian Metamorph
4 Kuldotha Forgemaster
1 Memory Jar
1 Karn, Silver Golem
1 Duplicant
1 Triskelion
1 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Sundering Titan
Mana Sources (25)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Ancient Tomb
3 City of Traitors
4 Buried Ruin
Sideboard (15)
1 Shimmer Myr
1 Wurmcoil Engine
2 Razormane Masticore
2 Ratchet Bomb
2 Witchbane Orb
1 Platinum Angel
2 Nihil Spellbomb
4 Tormod’s Crypt
Geoff took a page out of Nat’s playbook and tried out the Forgemaster Staves Workshop combo deck. It should be a solid list, but the list Geoff took hasn’t been updated in several months, including several key cards like Blightsteel Colossus. Still, I guess you can’t go too wrong once you own a playset of Mishra’s Workshops.
The Colorado Kid
Welder Control, by Josh ChappleBusiness (35)
4 Force of Will
2 Mental Misstep
1 Thoughtseize
4 Mana Drain
1 Abrupt Decay
1 Tinker
1 Intuition
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Bazaar of Baghdad
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Thirst for Knowledge
2 Fact or Fiction
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
3 Goblin Welder
1 Sundering Titan
1 Tezzeret, the Seeker
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
Mana Sources (25)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
1 Tolarian Academy
3 City of Brass
2 Polluted Delta
2 Flooded Strand
1 Misty Rainforest
3 Underground Sea
3 Volcanic Island
1 Tropical Island
1 Island
Sideboard (15)
3 Spell Pierce
1 Abrupt Decay
1 Ingot Chewer
1 Toxic Deluge
3 Yixlid Jailer
3 Nihil Spellbomb
2 Thoughtseize
1 Ancient Grudge
4 Force of Will
2 Mental Misstep
1 Thoughtseize
4 Mana Drain
1 Abrupt Decay
1 Tinker
1 Intuition
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Bazaar of Baghdad
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Thirst for Knowledge
2 Fact or Fiction
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
3 Goblin Welder
1 Sundering Titan
1 Tezzeret, the Seeker
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
Mana Sources (25)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
1 Tolarian Academy
3 City of Brass
2 Polluted Delta
2 Flooded Strand
1 Misty Rainforest
3 Underground Sea
3 Volcanic Island
1 Tropical Island
1 Island
Sideboard (15)
3 Spell Pierce
1 Abrupt Decay
1 Ingot Chewer
1 Toxic Deluge
3 Yixlid Jailer
3 Nihil Spellbomb
2 Thoughtseize
1 Ancient Grudge
Josh Chapple brought this deck from Colorado and had a mediocre finish. Lots of fun cards and, again, answers to plenty of Vintage’s biggest threats. He had a fun day, but he lost to Burn. Again, most of the discussion is going to be in the podcast.
Touring Columbus Food
The restaurants we ate at over the weekend are some of my favorites in Columbus. If you’re in town for an SCG Open or whatever, consider checking them out.
Northstar Café has several locations in various trendy areas of the city, including just north of the Convention Center. They have great breakfast and light lunches and dinners.
Harvest Pizzeria (which is next to cocktail bar) has tasty gourmet pizzas with fresh, local ingredients. This has become our go-to place when people are visiting.
The Easy Street Café has greek and American food, including burgers and gyros and some appetizer that they set on fire. It’s a great fallback if Thurman’s is ever too crowded to wait.
Upcoming Events
Lastly, a few upcoming Vintage tournaments. I’d like to mention all of them (you can find more on the tournament boards at The Mana Drain), but I like to cover areas that are new or don’t otherwise get a lot of attention. If you have an event you want a particular mention of, let us know with plenty of time in advance!
March 21-23
Durham, North Carolina (near Chicago), Atomic Empire, Friday through Sunday, March 21-23.
Lindenhurst, Illinois (near Chicago), Xtreme Games, Saturday, March 22.
March 29-30
Glen Burnie, Maryland (near Baltimore), Games and Stuff, Saturday, March 29.
Sandusky, Ohio (between Cleveland and Toledo), The Hero Zone, Saturday, March 29.
Livonia, Michigan (near Detroit), RIW Hobbies, Sunday, March 30.
I should also mention that there’s weekly Vintage in Minneapolis at Monster Den (Tuesday), in Parkville, Maryland, at Brewport Games (Wednesday), and in Columbus at Fog of Dusk (Monday). If you have other meetups or are looking to start one, let us know!
Conclusion
Thanks for listening! We’ll look forward to any questions or comments here or on Twitter. You can also email us at [email protected].
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For episode 19, Geoff Moes (@ThallidTosser on Twitter), Nat Moes (@GrandpaBelcher), and Josh Chapple (@joshchapple) recount their exploits at and after the most recent Team Serious Open in Columbus Ohio. As a preview, our combined record was 6-9.
Here’s the timestamped table of contents for your listening ease and enjoyment:
00:26 – The March Team Serious Open
32:58 – Josh and Nat Eat Columbus
52:50 – Outro
Total runtime – 53:23
Answer Everything
The Sullivan Solution 2014, by Nat MoesBusiness (38)
4 Force of Will
3 Stifle
1 Steel Sabotage
3 Thoughtseize
1 Surgical Extraction
1 Darkblast
1 Annul
1 Spell Snare
1 Shadow of Doubt
1 Diabolic Edict
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Pithing Needle
1 Tormod’s Crypt
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
3 Erayo, Soratami Ascendant
4 Dark Confidant
3 Dimir Cutpurse
2 Snapcaster Mage
Mana Sources (22)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Polluted Delta
1 Misty Rainforest
4 Underground Sea
1 Island
1 Swamp
1 Strip Mine
4 Wasteland
Sideboard (14)
2 Mindbreak Trap
2 Energy Flux
1 Diabolic Edict
2 Dismember
3 Yixlid Jailer
2 Ravenous Trap
1 Annul
1 Notion Thief
4 Force of Will
3 Stifle
1 Steel Sabotage
3 Thoughtseize
1 Surgical Extraction
1 Darkblast
1 Annul
1 Spell Snare
1 Shadow of Doubt
1 Diabolic Edict
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Pithing Needle
1 Tormod’s Crypt
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
3 Erayo, Soratami Ascendant
4 Dark Confidant
3 Dimir Cutpurse
2 Snapcaster Mage
Mana Sources (22)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Polluted Delta
1 Misty Rainforest
4 Underground Sea
1 Island
1 Swamp
1 Strip Mine
4 Wasteland
Sideboard (14)
2 Mindbreak Trap
2 Energy Flux
1 Diabolic Edict
2 Dismember
3 Yixlid Jailer
2 Ravenous Trap
1 Annul
1 Notion Thief
In the podcast, we said the Sullivan Solution deck was developed in 2008. It was actually developed in 2006, as outlined by Adrian Sullivan (in conjunction with I@n DeGraff) at StarCity Games. Even if you’re not interested in the deck, consider reading the article as a primer on how to attack a metagame. The deck is a lot of fun, but I don’t have much to add here that wasn’t in the podcast.
Meet the Staff
Forgemaster Staves, by Geoff MoesBusiness (35)
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Thorn of Amethyst
2 Phyrexian Revoker
2 Lightning Greaves
4 Metalworker
4 Staff of Dominion
4 Lodestone Golem
1 Phyrexian Metamorph
4 Kuldotha Forgemaster
1 Memory Jar
1 Karn, Silver Golem
1 Duplicant
1 Triskelion
1 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Sundering Titan
Mana Sources (25)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Ancient Tomb
3 City of Traitors
4 Buried Ruin
Sideboard (15)
1 Shimmer Myr
1 Wurmcoil Engine
2 Razormane Masticore
2 Ratchet Bomb
2 Witchbane Orb
1 Platinum Angel
2 Nihil Spellbomb
4 Tormod’s Crypt
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Thorn of Amethyst
2 Phyrexian Revoker
2 Lightning Greaves
4 Metalworker
4 Staff of Dominion
4 Lodestone Golem
1 Phyrexian Metamorph
4 Kuldotha Forgemaster
1 Memory Jar
1 Karn, Silver Golem
1 Duplicant
1 Triskelion
1 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Sundering Titan
Mana Sources (25)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Ancient Tomb
3 City of Traitors
4 Buried Ruin
Sideboard (15)
1 Shimmer Myr
1 Wurmcoil Engine
2 Razormane Masticore
2 Ratchet Bomb
2 Witchbane Orb
1 Platinum Angel
2 Nihil Spellbomb
4 Tormod’s Crypt
Geoff took a page out of Nat’s playbook and tried out the Forgemaster Staves Workshop combo deck. It should be a solid list, but the list Geoff took hasn’t been updated in several months, including several key cards like Blightsteel Colossus. Still, I guess you can’t go too wrong once you own a playset of Mishra’s Workshops.
The Colorado Kid
Welder Control, by Josh ChappleBusiness (35)
4 Force of Will
2 Mental Misstep
1 Thoughtseize
4 Mana Drain
1 Abrupt Decay
1 Tinker
1 Intuition
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Bazaar of Baghdad
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Thirst for Knowledge
2 Fact or Fiction
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
3 Goblin Welder
1 Sundering Titan
1 Tezzeret, the Seeker
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
Mana Sources (25)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
1 Tolarian Academy
3 City of Brass
2 Polluted Delta
2 Flooded Strand
1 Misty Rainforest
3 Underground Sea
3 Volcanic Island
1 Tropical Island
1 Island
Sideboard (15)
3 Spell Pierce
1 Abrupt Decay
1 Ingot Chewer
1 Toxic Deluge
3 Yixlid Jailer
3 Nihil Spellbomb
2 Thoughtseize
1 Ancient Grudge
4 Force of Will
2 Mental Misstep
1 Thoughtseize
4 Mana Drain
1 Abrupt Decay
1 Tinker
1 Intuition
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Bazaar of Baghdad
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Thirst for Knowledge
2 Fact or Fiction
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
3 Goblin Welder
1 Sundering Titan
1 Tezzeret, the Seeker
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
Mana Sources (25)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
1 Tolarian Academy
3 City of Brass
2 Polluted Delta
2 Flooded Strand
1 Misty Rainforest
3 Underground Sea
3 Volcanic Island
1 Tropical Island
1 Island
Sideboard (15)
3 Spell Pierce
1 Abrupt Decay
1 Ingot Chewer
1 Toxic Deluge
3 Yixlid Jailer
3 Nihil Spellbomb
2 Thoughtseize
1 Ancient Grudge
Josh Chapple brought this deck from Colorado and had a mediocre finish. Lots of fun cards and, again, answers to plenty of Vintage’s biggest threats. He had a fun day, but he lost to Burn. Again, most of the discussion is going to be in the podcast.
Touring Columbus Food
The restaurants we ate at over the weekend are some of my favorites in Columbus. If you’re in town for an SCG Open or whatever, consider checking them out.
Northstar Café has several locations in various trendy areas of the city, including just north of the Convention Center. They have great breakfast and light lunches and dinners.
Harvest Pizzeria (which is next to cocktail bar) has tasty gourmet pizzas with fresh, local ingredients. This has become our go-to place when people are visiting.
The Easy Street Café has greek and American food, including burgers and gyros and some appetizer that they set on fire. It’s a great fallback if Thurman’s is ever too crowded to wait.
Upcoming Events
Lastly, a few upcoming Vintage tournaments. I’d like to mention all of them (you can find more on the tournament boards at The Mana Drain), but I like to cover areas that are new or don’t otherwise get a lot of attention. If you have an event you want a particular mention of, let us know with plenty of time in advance!
March 21-23
Durham, North Carolina (near Chicago), Atomic Empire, Friday through Sunday, March 21-23.
Lindenhurst, Illinois (near Chicago), Xtreme Games, Saturday, March 22.
March 29-30
Glen Burnie, Maryland (near Baltimore), Games and Stuff, Saturday, March 29.
Sandusky, Ohio (between Cleveland and Toledo), The Hero Zone, Saturday, March 29.
Livonia, Michigan (near Detroit), RIW Hobbies, Sunday, March 30.
I should also mention that there’s weekly Vintage in Minneapolis at Monster Den (Tuesday), in Parkville, Maryland, at Brewport Games (Wednesday), and in Columbus at Fog of Dusk (Monday). If you have other meetups or are looking to start one, let us know!
Conclusion
Thanks for listening! We’ll look forward to any questions or comments here or on Twitter. You can also email us at [email protected].