ByoS: Build your own Standard

[BigBlue]

Dude - you actually have a D20 at hand?

I used Excel to come up with... a 4

Formula for those like me - =round(rand()*19+1,0)

That will give you a random # from 1-20

 

[Ransac]

I used a random number generator.


Ransac, cpa trash man

 

[Oversoul]

I talked to Al0ysiusHWWW just now. He had to leave for work, but he said that he's totally up for this, so that's an 8th person.

 

[Ransac]

Great! We have our 8 selectors!


BigBlue - 4
Modus Pwnens
Ransac - 12
DarthFerret
Oversoul
Spiderman
Melkor
Al0ysiusHWWW

6 more of you need to roll a dice.

Ransac, cpa trash man

 

[Oversoul]

Apprentice has a "Roll a Die" option, but I am doing it the old-fashioned way because icosahedrons are awesome...

18.

 

[DarthFerret]

Thanks Oversoul, I used Apprentice to roll for me, and after figuring out where it actually tells me what I rolled (I dont use apprentice to play online, so never look at the text box), I ended up with 19.

 

[Ransac]

BigBlue - 4
Modus Pwnens
Ransac - 12
DarthFerret -19
Oversoul - 18
Spiderman
Melkor
Al0ysiusHWWW

4 more of you need to roll a dice.

Ransac, cpa trash man

 

[Melkor]

7

 

[Ransac]

BigBlue - 4
Modus Pwnens
Ransac - 12
DarthFerret -19
Oversoul - 18
Spiderman
Melkor - 7
Al0ysiusHWWW

3 more of you need to roll a dice.


Ransac, cpa trash man

 

[Modus Pwnens]

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/dice/dice.htm

I got a 2. Darn, this almost feels like a DnD session again, I think I've had entire weeks where I wouldn't roll over 5

 

[Ransac]

BigBlue - 4
Modus Pwnens - 2
Ransac - 12
DarthFerret -19
Oversoul - 18
Spiderman
Melkor - 7
Al0ysiusHWWW

Spidey and Al0ysius need to roll dice.


Ransac, cpa trash man

 

[Al0ysiusHWWW]

Hey, oversoul told me I have to play, so i rolled a 13.

 

[Ransac]

You sound extremely excited to play this. I wonder if Oversoul is doing any arm-twisting.

BigBlue - 4
Modus Pwnens - 2
Ransac - 12
DarthFerret -19
Oversoul - 18
Spiderman
Melkor - 7
Al0ysiusHWWW - 13


Look at that... the only person who has yet to roll dice is Spidey. Where IS he today?


Ransac, cpa trash man

 

[Spiderman]

Sorry guys, my wife had to go into the hospital on Monday so I left early and took off Tuesday and Wednesday so she could recover a bit.

I have actual dice because of the D&D game, so I rolled a 20 (honest!)

 

[BigBlue]

Modus Pwnens - 2
BigBlue - 4
Melkor - 7
Ransac - 12
Al0ysiusHWWW - 13
Oversoul - 18
DarthFerret -19
Spiderman - 20

If I read Ransac's intentions properly... here is the order for picking sets.

Standalone 1: Modus
Expansion 1: BigBlue
Expansion 2: Melkor
Core: Ransac
Expansion 3: Al0ysiusHWWW
Expansion 4: Oversoul
Expansion 5: DarthFerret
Standalone 2: Spiderman

The rule is, you can't pick a set from a block already represented.

Modus, standalone one is...

Oh... in case it helps...

Blocks:

Ice Age - Alliances, Coldsnap
Mirage - Visions, Weatherlight
Tempest - Stronghold, Exodus
Urza's Saga - Urza's Legacy, Urza's Destiny
Mercadian Masques - Nemesis, Prophecy
Invasion - Planeshift, Apocolypse
Odyssey - Torment, Judgement
Onslaught - Legions, Scourge
Mirrodin - Darksteel, Fifth Dawn
Champions of Kamigawa - Betrayers of Kamigawa, Saviors of Kamigawa
Ravnica: City of Guilds - Guildpact, Dissension
Time Spiral - Planar Chaos, Future Sight
Lorwyn - Morningtide
Shadowmoor - Eventide
Shards of Alara - Conflux

Core sets are Alpha, Beta/Unlimited, Revised, 4th Edition, 5th Edition, 6th Edition, 7th Edition, 8th Edition, 9th Edition, or 10th Edition (X)

Unblocked expansoins are - Arabian Nights, Antiquities, Legends, The Dark, Fallen Empires, and Homelands

Excluded sets include the Starter/Portal Sets, Chronicles, and Unhinged/Unglued. Also excluded are promotional cards not printed in a selected expansion.

 

[Al0ysiusHWWW]

Man, no one better sabatoge my pick. I ALREADY have my deck planned out.

 

[Melkor]

That is impressive, I'd generally have trouble building a deck with a current card pool of 0

 

[BigBlue]

Apparently he knows which expansion he's picking (and presumably which one Oversoul will be)... So, that will be the basis of his deck...

At this point, You can rest assured that Disenchant will be available... As will Forest, Plains, Swamp, and Mountain - but someone will work hard to make Island a banned card.

However, anyone have any answers for my question?

I don't know how Lorwyn/Shadowmoor panned out... were they blocks with only 2 sets? or was it a 4 set block?

Also, should we consider Legends an expansion or a standalone based on the size of it?

 

[Spiderman]

I didn't know you had questions

I think those are two block sets.

Legends is still an expansion, methinks.

 

[Oversoul]

Apparently he knows which expansion he's picking (and presumably which one Oversoul will be)... So, that will be the basis of his deck...

Well, even I don't know which expansion I'm picking yet. I have some favorites, but it depends on what other people pick first. I do think I know which set Al0ysius has in mind, but I'm not telling.