Given how well Return to Ravnica plays, it seems a shame that we haven't done a Meet Up and Draft for it yet. So let's do one!
(I decided it was time this had a new thread. The old one is here if anyone's curious.)
Since it's been a while, here's a little mini-FAQ...
Q: I don't use Magic Online, only Cockatrice / Magic Workstation / Apprentice. Can I play? A: Not with any Magic Online players, no. But feel free to organise drafts using the system of your choice if you can get enough players interested.
Q: Why the inconvenient timing? I'm in the US and I have a full time job so this doesn't suit me. A: Sorry about that... but it's really no problem. I organise these things at times I can make and I happen to be in London, but please do use the thread to organise meetups at other times. Anyone can do it, just make sure to give plenty of notice and state clearly what time and timezone the draft is. (Also, ideally, don't do this when another draft is already pending because the signups can get confused.)
Right, now to advertise the first one...
3x RtR draft - Thursday 22nd November
In
bateleur
gijew89 (?)
urafever Ulfsaar
Timings
9PM Central European Time (UTC+1)
8PM London Time (UTC+0)
4PM New York Time (EST)
1PM Los Angeles Time (PST)
How
1) Log on to MtGO and type: "/join mtgslimited". If you dock the resulting chat window in the sidebar you should be able to see who else is on.
2) Make sure everyone has the packs and/or event tickets they need to join a draft. Also, make sure you have draft capture switched on, since it's interesting when two or more people post draftcaps of the same draft.
3) Check in the chat window that everyone's ready, then all join the Swiss queue at once. (We play Swiss since that maximises the chance of us actually getting to play one another.)
Sign up by adding a comment here if possible, since it's helpful if we know to expect people.
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And my axe... I mean I'm down! One thing to note: if it is 4 PM EST then it should be 1 PM PST. However, being that it is Thanksgiving, I will have to be a Maybe as my family ultimately decides my destiny for this day, but are also amazingly unorganized. C'est la vie. My MTGO sn is AkromasEXbf and my lawyer has given me Protection from Red and White.
However, being that it is Thanksgiving, I will have to be a Maybe as my family ultimately decides my destiny for this day
That's fine. I imagine any other US people playing will also be in that position.
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One small question: How much does it cost if you have never ever played in MTGO to do such a draft?
You will need a MtGO account, which costs $10 (and comes with a bunch of free stuff, mostly useless) plus three RtR boosters ($4 each) and two "Event Tickets" to join the draft with. Although if I recall correctly one of the new account freebies is two event tickets. So the total is about $22 plus whatever tax is payable where you live.
(I haven't created a new account in aaages though, so possibly the above may be slightly out of date.)
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Yeah, this is right in the middle of the family gatherings unfortunately. Basically any other day would work this weekend, but not Thursday
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Ambush Krotiq makes me laugh so much. I keep rereading the card and it keeps not having Flash. In what sense is this an ambush again? I just have visions of this huge Krotiq poorly concealed in some bushes, feeling slightly sad that his carefully planned ambushes never seem to work.
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8PM London Time (UTC+0)
4PM New York Time (EST)
1PM Los Angeles Time (PST)
I'd participate, but the day you have picked is Thanksgiving Day, one of the biggest holidays in the USA. A different day would be better. Since most people get Friday off for the holiday as well as Thursday, Friday would be infinitely better for the 350+ million people (not necessarily all Magic players!) in the USA.
I thought the UK celebrated this day too. I mean, you should. If we never left, London would be home to the biggest NASCAR track in the world and beer would be cold.
Duly noted re: Thanksgiving. But don't worry, there's no way this will be the last of these. Particularly now it's clear there's so much potential interest!
Hope all you US people have a great time stuffing yourselves silly on Thursday! Oh, and being thankful of course.
If we never left, London would be home to the biggest NASCAR track in the world and beer would be cold and terrible.
You make good points!
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Duly noted re: Thanksgiving. But don't worry, there's no way this will be the last of these. Particularly now it's clear there's so much potential interest!
Hope all you US people have a great time stuffing yourselves silly on Thursday! Oh, and being thankful of course.
You make good points!
I'm thankful for pie. That said, I am excited about the next meet up and draft. The one thing lacking in the mtgo limited experience is the general warmth and sportsmanship of live opponents. Looking very forward.
This could be fun. I'd like to join, but like many other Americans, I will be booked at the time you have currently. I should be available after that draft, so I will join the limited channel and see whats up.
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Erm... started about an hour ago, sorry! (Is one of the timezones wrong?)
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Yeah, sorry about the timezones. When gijew89 pointed out my typo in the initial listing I should have been more careful with the correction. The implication was that PST was wrong, but in fact that was correct and it was EST that was wrong, so I ended up with both wrong. <facepalm>
Lost in the finals the turn before I was going to win. I was on 7 life with a huge U/W airforce to my opponent's 1 life and my opponent topdecked Korodza Guildmage with enough mana to activate twice, sending his Terrus Wurm through my defences FTW.
To be fair, though, his deck was waaay better than mine. He won game one with Vraska and game two was decided when he mulliganned to five on the play.
The draft itself was really interesting. I'll post it in draftcaps later once I have time to write comments...
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Timings
9PM Central European Time (UTC+1)
8PM London Time (UTC+0)
3PM New York Time (EST)
12PM (midday) Los Angeles Time (PST)
How
1) Log on to MtGO and type: "/join mtgslimited". If you dock the resulting chat window in the sidebar you should be able to see who else is on.
2) Make sure everyone has the packs and/or event tickets they need to join a draft. Also, make sure you have draft capture switched on, since it's interesting when two or more people post draftcaps of the same draft.
3) Check in the chat window that everyone's ready, then all join the Swiss queue at once. (We play Swiss since that maximises the chance of us actually getting to play one another.)
Sign up by adding a comment here if possible, since it's helpful if we know to expect people.
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(I decided it was time this had a new thread. The old one is here if anyone's curious.)
Since it's been a while, here's a little mini-FAQ...
Q: I don't use Magic Online, only Cockatrice / Magic Workstation / Apprentice. Can I play?
A: Not with any Magic Online players, no. But feel free to organise drafts using the system of your choice if you can get enough players interested.
Q: Why the inconvenient timing? I'm in the US and I have a full time job so this doesn't suit me.
A: Sorry about that... but it's really no problem. I organise these things at times I can make and I happen to be in London, but please do use the thread to organise meetups at other times. Anyone can do it, just make sure to give plenty of notice and state clearly what time and timezone the draft is. (Also, ideally, don't do this when another draft is already pending because the signups can get confused.)
Right, now to advertise the first one...
3x RtR draft - Thursday 22nd November
In
bateleur
gijew89 (?)
urafever
UlfsaarTimings
9PM Central European Time (UTC+1)
8PM London Time (UTC+0)
4PM New York Time (EST)
1PM Los Angeles Time (PST)
How
1) Log on to MtGO and type: "/join mtgslimited". If you dock the resulting chat window in the sidebar you should be able to see who else is on.
2) Make sure everyone has the packs and/or event tickets they need to join a draft. Also, make sure you have draft capture switched on, since it's interesting when two or more people post draftcaps of the same draft.
3) Check in the chat window that everyone's ready, then all join the Swiss queue at once. (We play Swiss since that maximises the chance of us actually getting to play one another.)
Sign up by adding a comment here if possible, since it's helpful if we know to expect people.
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Fixed, thanks!
That's fine. I imagine any other US people playing will also be in that position.
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You will need a MtGO account, which costs $10 (and comes with a bunch of free stuff, mostly useless) plus three RtR boosters ($4 each) and two "Event Tickets" to join the draft with. Although if I recall correctly one of the new account freebies is two event tickets. So the total is about $22 plus whatever tax is payable where you live.
(I haven't created a new account in aaages though, so possibly the above may be slightly out of date.)
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I'd participate, but the day you have picked is Thanksgiving Day, one of the biggest holidays in the USA. A different day would be better. Since most people get Friday off for the holiday as well as Thursday, Friday would be infinitely better for the 350+ million people (not necessarily all Magic players!) in the USA.
Are you going to tell me some of them even have families?
Yeah, Thanksgiving's a pretty packed day. I would possibly be down for a different date.
Yeah, I should be there
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Hope all you US people have a great time stuffing yourselves silly on Thursday! Oh, and being thankful of course.
You make good points!
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"In a world where money talks, silence is horrifying."
Ashcoat Bear of Limited
I'm thankful for pie. That said, I am excited about the next meet up and draft. The one thing lacking in the mtgo limited experience is the general warmth and sportsmanship of live opponents. Looking very forward.
If you schedule another one on a day that I am free I will definitely be there!
Check out my MTG video drafts and draftcaps!
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How did you do in draft Bateleur?
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Lost in the finals the turn before I was going to win. I was on 7 life with a huge U/W airforce to my opponent's 1 life and my opponent topdecked Korodza Guildmage with enough mana to activate twice, sending his Terrus Wurm through my defences FTW.
To be fair, though, his deck was waaay better than mine. He won game one with Vraska and game two was decided when he mulliganned to five on the play.
The draft itself was really interesting. I'll post it in draftcaps later once I have time to write comments...
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3x RtR draft - Saturday 1st December
In
bateleur
urafever (?)
rizla
Rhand (?)
CaffeineEnjambment (50/50)
pierrebai (???)
bji
Tahn
Mace1370
Timings
9PM Central European Time (UTC+1)
8PM London Time (UTC+0)
3PM New York Time (EST)
12PM (midday) Los Angeles Time (PST)
How
1) Log on to MtGO and type: "/join mtgslimited". If you dock the resulting chat window in the sidebar you should be able to see who else is on.
2) Make sure everyone has the packs and/or event tickets they need to join a draft. Also, make sure you have draft capture switched on, since it's interesting when two or more people post draftcaps of the same draft.
3) Check in the chat window that everyone's ready, then all join the Swiss queue at once. (We play Swiss since that maximises the chance of us actually getting to play one another.)
Sign up by adding a comment here if possible, since it's helpful if we know to expect people.
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In Europe, that would be in the evening, right?