Post by prowler7 on Jan 31, 2009 11:05:05 GMT -5
We had 5 people show up for this event. I thought for sure we would see the World Champion since he had spoken so positively about the format on the boards, but he was a no-show. However, we DID have the Type One World Champion on hand, so we had half the World Champions and half the Design Team on hand, so thats not too bad.
Tim Small - Kyala
John Sanders - Malick
Steve Rice - Malick
Jerry Schattenburg - Grayson
Dallis Baker - Slan
We played Round Robin to get in the maximum amount of rounds. In the end, John Sanders won. His take on Malick was really ugly, and our match was one of my favorite of the evening.
When I asked the participants thier feelings on the format, here is some of what they said. Keep in mind that three of us ALSO played in the Type One version, so we had something to contrast this by.
Tim Small - This is a good format for teaching deck building skills.
John Sanders - This works better than in Type One. The smaller set of available cards doesnt hinder as badly as in Type One.
Jerry Schattenburg - Its a good format for beginners.
Dallis - Only in this format could an 80 card deck do as well as mine did.
My own thoughts on this format - It wasnt NEARLY as bad in Type Two than Type One. However, I can see where this would lead to a couple personas quickly becoming dominant. I agree with Tim and Jerry on the teaching aspect, it really helps teach beginners how to build a deck without any deck building crutches.
I think this may end our experiment in "Back To Basics" as several players said they didnt want to play it again. As a Design Team member, I encourage other play groups to try it out once or twice and post your thoughts. Our group is made up of mostly OLD SCHOOL players, so a group made up of more beginners would give a different perspective.
Thank you Santa Barbara crew for the format.
Tim Small - Kyala
John Sanders - Malick
Steve Rice - Malick
Jerry Schattenburg - Grayson
Dallis Baker - Slan
We played Round Robin to get in the maximum amount of rounds. In the end, John Sanders won. His take on Malick was really ugly, and our match was one of my favorite of the evening.
When I asked the participants thier feelings on the format, here is some of what they said. Keep in mind that three of us ALSO played in the Type One version, so we had something to contrast this by.
Tim Small - This is a good format for teaching deck building skills.
John Sanders - This works better than in Type One. The smaller set of available cards doesnt hinder as badly as in Type One.
Jerry Schattenburg - Its a good format for beginners.
Dallis - Only in this format could an 80 card deck do as well as mine did.
My own thoughts on this format - It wasnt NEARLY as bad in Type Two than Type One. However, I can see where this would lead to a couple personas quickly becoming dominant. I agree with Tim and Jerry on the teaching aspect, it really helps teach beginners how to build a deck without any deck building crutches.
I think this may end our experiment in "Back To Basics" as several players said they didnt want to play it again. As a Design Team member, I encourage other play groups to try it out once or twice and post your thoughts. Our group is made up of mostly OLD SCHOOL players, so a group made up of more beginners would give a different perspective.
Thank you Santa Barbara crew for the format.
