I just updated the card selections of the last 4 picks. Just 6 more selections and we'll be ready to start.
But first, I have some announcements to make:
1) I made a change in how future drafts will take place. I was really happy with the pace of this draft and how it moved along much more quickly than the singleton draft, despite having 2 more players involved. I attribute this mostly to the fact that there were so few rounds (about 5) and people made multiple picks each round. So for future drafts, each player will pick a number of cards equal to the current round (e.g. Round 1 = pick 1 card; round 2 = pick 2 cards, etc.) This will allow the future drafts to finish in 5 rounds instead of 15.
The obvious flaw in this system is that the draft will be heavily tilted toward the players picking early and heavily tilted against the players picking late. I tested it a few times, though and don't think the impact will be as great as it sounds. Sure, whoever wins the championship will get absolute dreck with his last 5 picks, but he did just win the championship. The idea of the draft is to add balance and the last place finisher will need the most help. I really think it's going to be worth it in order to streamline the drafting process. If anyone is abjectly opposed to this change, let me know and we can discuss it. If enough people feel strongly enough against it, I'll switch back and we'll try out the 15-round draft first.
2) I'd like everyone to PM me the packs they'd like to choose from in the next draft before the season starts. Remember to select
only one pack and that every card will be placed in one pool. I want to get these before starting the season so that nobody makes their selection based on where they finished.
3) I made up a schedule. The first week's matches will be as follows:
Mooseman vs. Modus Pwnens
BigBlue vs. Spiderman
Budget Player Cadet vs. Rokapoke
Melkor vs. DarthFerret
Ransac vs. Rakarth
Remember that you only play 1 game (not match) against your opponent. I'm going to play it by ear as far as finishing time goes. If enough games finish, I'll probably start the next week's games. After a few weeks, we should have a good idea about how long games should last.
Also, everyone's going to have a bye week at some point. These will take place between weeks 10-14. I'll post the full schedule on the top of this thread in a few minutes.
If anyone has any comments, questions or concerns, let me know.