Thanks @zango good proposal with round robin, that everybody gets enough games! I would vote for 3 strike rule after round robin. It would be a pity if you have a whiff in finals or semi finals and e.g. lose the tournament with just 1 loss in total.
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I don’t mind doing RR and Single Elim but I’d be fine w/ maybe a cut to 4 after RR and then double elim after. Or @Moby_Dick is what you’re suggesting to carry over the RR W/L for the 3 strikes? Like if after RR play, 4th has 2 Ls, they have next loss out, but 1st with no losses is on triple match point?
I am happy with all solutions besides single elimination: Double elimination, tribble elimination or including the losses from before. If I come to the finals I don’t want to be eliminated due to a bad draw and get another chance. If I don’t get to the finals, I have more games to watch.
With 6 people, a cut to semis seems too shallow. The whole round robin portion won’t actually matter much outside of staying out of the bottom 2. I think it makes more sense to cut straight to finals (single elim or Bo3). Resolving tiebreaks between 2nd and 3rd could be a problem, though. Maybe if they have an even record, they play a tiebreaker, then advance to finals vs the winner of the round robin.
actually I like the idea of round robin and then a final series best of three. In case there is no clear line to draw between 2nd and 3rd player, we can include an extra step for identifying the worthy finalists.
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Round 1 is completed. I didn’t hear any objections against round robin followed by a final series best of three (better seeded player gets to decide what side to play in the first match; if it is unclear from the standings who the two finalists should be, we have to do some extra step)
And here comes round two:
- [CAMS23] Round2: P1 dwarddd monopurple
vs 
P2 cstick [Finesse/Bashing]/Present - [CAMS23] Round2: P1 FrozenStorm [Bashing]/Balance/Growth vs P2 Moby_Dick [Finesse]/Demonology/Necromancy
- [CAMS23] Round2: P1 Dreamfire [Past/Present]/Bashing vs P2 Bryce_the_Rice [Necromancy]/Blood/Truth
Please remember to denote the rule changes for later spectators at the beginning of each thread. Thank you.
Now go out there and have some fun!
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Now there have been some intense games, it’s really been fun to watch as a spectator. Thank you!
Round 3:
- [CAMS23] Round3: P1 Bryce_the_Rice [Necromancy]/Blood/Truth vs P2 cstick [Finesse/Bashing]/Present
- [CAMS23] Round3: P1 Dreamfire [Past/Present]/Bashing vs P2 FrozenStorm [Bashing]/Balance/Growth
- [CAMS23] Round3: P1 dwarddd monopurple vs P2 Moby_Dick [Finesse]/Demonology/Necromancy
I hope you all have a lot of fun with the games, also please remember to type out or to link the balance changes for later spectators.
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And that sums up round three.
| Standings after 3/5 of our round robin | |
|---|---|
| @Moby_Dick | |
| @cstick | |
| @dwarddd | |
| @Dreamfire | |
| @FrozenStorm | |
| @Bryce_The_Rice | |
So everything is still in the open.
Round 4 now reads:
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| Standings after 4/5 of our round robin | |
|---|---|
| @Moby_Dick | |
| @cstick | |
| @Dreamfire | |
| @Bryce_The_Rice | |
| @FrozenStorm | |
| @dwarddd | |
Here comes the final round robin round 
- [CAMS23] Round5: P1 Moby_Dick [Finesse]/Demonology/Necromancy vs
P2 Bryce_the_Rice [Necromancy]/Blood/Truth - [CAMS23] Round5: P1 Dreamfire [Past/Present]/Bashing vs P2 cstick [Finesse/Bashing]/Present
- [CAMS23] Round5: P1 FrozenStorm [Bashing]/Balance/Growth vs P2 dwarddd monopurple
So moby has his place in the Finals already secured and the winner of dreamfire vs cstick is either directly qualified or has to do a quaylifier against bryce.
In case there is a qualifier required I suggest a single elimination game with P1/P2 switched in comparison to the game that the two played within the round robin. But I don’t have a strong opinion on that, so if you prefer something else, feel free to voice it.
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Concur.
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| Final standings after our round robin | |
|---|---|
| @Moby_Dick | |
| @Dreamfire | |
| @cstick | |
| @dwarddd | |
| @Bryce_The_Rice | |
| @FrozenStorm | |
I hope you all enjoyed your games.
The Finals will be @Moby_Dick vs @Dreamfire
Congrats to Moby for again having an undefeated streak, congrats to dreamfire for pulling off a great comeback. Until after round 3 I was convinced of a different pairing in the finals…
Moby: please pick your preferred side to start the final series best of three
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@Dreamfire I would like to start as p2.
I think it does not really matter. Purple starter prefers p2 my deck is stronger as p1. Against purple I cannot have a really bad split as p2.
Against mono I would have probaby taken p1 to avoid the omega threat in p1 turn6&7.
And herewith we start with the FINALS. As agreed upon beforehand it’s a series best of three, Moby got to pick sides as he has the better seed.
Please use a new thread for each game.
Please enjoy and may the odds be ever in your favor
vs 
P2 Dreamfire [Past/Present]/Bashing
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Congratulations to @Moby_Dick for his second flawless tournament victory in a row.
And yes, I completely second that we should further nerf this strategy, whether it’s the classic nightmare or Moby’s nightmare version.
Probably a nerf to maestro or to the insane amount of card draw available should be fine. But we should probably do this discussion here: Balance Patch 2.1
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Thanks for the organization @zango !
But this one as well as Burning Legion were overpowered. But they are the only ones I am aware of. I have some very good ones, which have never been played on a tournament or never with the strategy I have in mind. But as far as I can tell, they are OK.
If I had known that this is too strong, I would have not taken it. It is weaker than burning legion but still op. Since zango has beaten it with one of the other ones in a test match I thought it would be OK.
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