For those of you who are new to this, here's how the Duplicate Draft works:
A Duplicate Draft is an individual exercise where we have a number of draft pods of eight players, and all pods will contain the same packs. Player A in each pod will open the same packs in the same order, and will feed player B, who in each pod will open the same packs in the same order, and so on. After the draft is over, we can look at and discuss it.
The Duplicate Draft forum will be set up so that you can only see your own thread. I will post the next pack in your thread, and you'll reply with your pick (preferably with a reasoning for your decision). We keep going until the draft is over, at which point we'll try to organize matches and have the participants play against each other on Cockatrice or Magic Online (or some other platform). The winners of each pod gets a trophy (when these are back; currently Cobalt does not support trophies, but don't worry, I'm keeping track). When the games are over, all the threads will be made public.
This requires a certain level of committment from each participant, though - I will expect you to be able to make a pick roughly once per day. If you don't think you can do this, I'll ask you to not sign up. If you are going to be unavailable for a day (or more) for some reason, please let me know so that I can let the rest of the pod know.
This exercise also hinges on there being no spoilers. If you are participating in this draft, do not even hint at what's going on in your draft anywhere; spoilers will compromise the whole thing. You're not supposed to know who you're sitting next to, if the packs are weird, if some clan/color is ridiculously open, etc.
Also, last draft we had an unfortunate situation where one player got suspended and subsequently banned from the site while participating in the draft. After that awkward situation, I feel it's necessary to add this rule: if you have more than one active warning points on MTG Salvation as the draft begins, you can't participate.
The number of players will be exactly 24. First come, first served.
Post to this thread if you want to participate, and let me know if there are any questions! The draft will begin in one week, on February 16th, provided we have the required number of players by then.
I shall also make a better deck than the last one....
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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.
You really just need to embrace the rage. I keep a small colony of hamsters next to my computer and every time I lose a match to mana screw I throw one against the wall.
I'll give this a shot, but this is my first time doing a duplicate draft. If possible, I would like to play on Cockatrice, as I do not have a MTGO account.
Just got to say, you've definitely earned distinction as an MTGS hero
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My Decks: EDH: Sygg, River Cutthroat , Road to Scion
Grimgrin, Corpseborn Modern: Polytokes IRL: Progenitus Polymorph , Goblins
In the meantime, I'll request to the tech to add those of you who aren't already in the subforum. You who have access can go ahead and create your threads.
For those of you who are new to this, here's how the Duplicate Draft works:
The number of players will be exactly 24. First come, first served.
Post to this thread if you want to participate, and let me know if there are any questions! The draft will begin in one week, on February 16th, provided we have the required number of players by then.
I shall also make a better deck than the last one....
What I'm Currently Playing:
Vintage:UW Mentor
Legacy:UG Infect
Modern:UX MUD
Standard: N/A
Count me in!
Body Count: GRRRUUUUUUUUUUU
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(I'm on on this site much anymore. If you want to get in touch it's probably best to email me: dom@heffalumps.org)
Forum Awards: Best Writer 2005, Best Limited Strategist 2005-2012
5CB PotM - June 2005, November 2005, February 2006, April 2008, May 2008, Feb 2009
MTGSalvation Articles: 1-20, plus guest appearance on MTGCast #86!
<Limited Clan>
My Decks:
EDH: Sygg, River Cutthroat , Road to Scion
Grimgrin, Corpseborn
Modern: Polytokes
IRL: Progenitus Polymorph , Goblins
Just a friendly reminder that I will drive this car off a bridge
Thanks again Sene for running these!!
Current list of players: