Spearman

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In-game name: Cukta Sun Dec 29, 2013Cukta





Edit: To make things easier to our friends in Europe, I've decided start the tournament one hour earlier, that's 9 am PST (GMT-8), 11 am CST (GMT-6), 12 pm EST (GMT-5) and 5 pm GMT.



Second, Although it looks that we're going to play Middling Mode, I've made some changes to the other modes: In Feeble Mode, Bloodline Taint is no longer banned, but scrolls that deal direct idol damage are banned. Also I've added an extended explanation of Precon Mode.



On a curious note, I've been testing middling decks against hard ai and in testing grounds with great success.



And finally, is not a rule, but in order to keep the thread easy to navigate, please keep all your screenshots in a single post, with spoilers.



Thanks.



P.S. If a veteran player is reading this, and also is sick to see all the obscene gold that has accumulated over the months , I really would appreciate if he/she donates some gold to the pool (like 500g... or 1000g)



P.S.S Especial thanks to Gift for donating 5,000g, and Heimerdinger for donating 10,000g.







There has been almost a month since the first



So, what is the folksy cup you ask.:



The Folksy Cup is a tournament aimed to casual and new players, where the rules are designed to limit the amount of scrolls that can be used, so the new players don't get whipped out by the older ones with bigger collections and better cards. The decks played should be cheap to build, and easy to get.



What are the prizes?



Each participant has to pay 500g to join, and all the gold collected gets divide between the first 3 places, the proportion is something like this; 1rst place ~50%; 2nd place ~30%; 3rd place ~20%; and if the gold is high enough, maybe the fourth place will also get some gold.



Last time binarian won 6000g, and let's hope this time the pool gets even bigger.



When and at what time it is going to be played?



The Folksy Cup will be celebrated at February 22, 9 a.m pacific time (GMT-8)



How do i join?



To join simply search for me in the "folksy" chatroom, preferably 1 or 2 hours before the tournament starts.



However there is a bigger reason to join the folksy chatroom, and it is to test the decks you could use in the tournament. So I advice you to check it regularly.



sounds cool, but what are those weird "modes" at the top?



Well, people will decide what game mode they would like to play (descriptions below), the poll will end one week after this post gets published, so you enough time to grind some gold, and even more time to buy the scrolls that you need for your deck.



Also, last time, for the nature of the decks, the were only single eliminations, this time will be double.











There has been almost a month since the first Bunny Cup was played, so i think is time to make a new one, however I've decided to change the name, so nobody gets confused about what is going to be played.The Folksy Cup is a tournament aimed to casual and new players, where the rules are designed to limit the amount of scrolls that can be used, so the new players don't get whipped out by the older ones with bigger collections and better cards. The decks played should be cheap to build, and easy to get.Each participant has to pay 500g to join, and all the gold collected gets divide between the first 3 places, the proportion is something like this;and if the gold is high enough, maybe the fourth place will also get some gold.Last time binarian won 6000g, and let's hope this time the pool gets even bigger.The Folksy Cup will be celebrated at February 22, 9 a.m pacific time (GMT-8)To join simply search for me in the "folksy" chatroom, preferably 1 or 2 hours before the tournament starts., and it is to test the decks you could use in the tournament. So I advice you to check it regularly.Well, people will decide what game mode they would like to play (descriptions below), the poll will end one week after this post gets published, so you enough time to grind some gold, and even more time to buy the scrolls that you need for your deck.Also, last time, for the nature of the decks, the were only single eliminations, this time will be double. ~~Rules~~



1. The admission cost is 500g, all participants must pay the entry fee before the tournament starts.



2. In order to consider a match valid, one or both participants shall post the victory/defeat screen in this thread. Example

Spoiler: [show]



So, if you win, don't forget to take a screen shot.



And please, use [*spoiler]image[*/spoiler] (without the asterisk) to keep the thread easy to navigate.



3. Participants and public in general will be able to see the progress of the tournament on this page:



4. Have fun







1. The admission cost is 500g, all participants must pay the entry fee before the tournament starts.2. In order to consider a match valid, one or both participants shall post the victory/defeat screen in this thread. ExampleSo, if you win, don't forget to take a screen shot.3. Participants and public in general will be able to see the progress of the tournament on this page: http://www.challonge.com/folksy 4. Have fun ~~Game Modes~~



- Middling Mode:

Spoiler: [show] * Only scrolls that cost 4 resources or less are allowed, That's all.



- Feeble Mode:

Spoiler: [show] * Only creatures that deal 2 damage or less are allowed



* Structures are banned, with the exception of memorials.



* The following scrolls are banned:



* End of Reason, Machine Chant, and Electrify are banned



* Violent Dispersal, Damning Curse and Push Back are banned



* Spells and Enchantments that summons token creatures with attack greater than 2 are banned (soul steal, necrogeddon, shroud of unlife, etc.)



* Scrolls that deal direct idol damage are banned (Loyal Darkling, Decimitaion, Faith Blessing, etc.)







- Precon Mode:

Spoiler: [show] * All decks must have exactly 50 scrolls



* The decks must follow the next format:



* 9 sets of commons (3x1) [27 scrolls]



* 8 pairs of uncommons (2x1)[16 scrolls]



* 7 single scrolls



* If you wish, you can swap 4 pairs of uncommons for 4 sets of commons to have more uncommons, and swap 3 rares for 3 pairs of uncommons to have more rares



- Precon Mode Expanded

Spoiler: [show] First of all, the golden rule of Precon Mode is this:



* rares = 7

* uncommons = 8

* commons = 9



What this means, is that you must have 7 different types of rares, 8 different types of uncommons and different 9 types of commons.



Now let’s jump to the deck building, the basic deck looks something like this:



* 27 commons (9 sets)

* 16 uncommons (8 pairs)

* 7 rares (7 singles)



A set is 3 scrolls of the same type (3x1), a pair is 2 scrolls of the same type (2x1), and of course a single is just 1 scroll of the same type (1x1).



However you’re not limited to the last structure, you can increase the amount of uncommons and rares that you can have:



You can swap a maximum of 4 pairs of uncommons for 4 sets of uncommons.



What this means is that you can reduce the number 4 sets of commons by 1 while increasing the number 4 pairs of uncommons by 1, now you have something like this:



* 23 commons (4 pairs and 5 sets) [5+4 = 9]

* 20 uncommons (4 pairs and 4 sets) [4+4 = 8]



And you can swap a maximum of 3 single rares for 3 pairs of uncommons, so you will have something like this



* 13 uncommons (3 singles and 5 pairs) [3+5 = 8]

* 10 rares (4 singles and 3 pairs) [4+3 = 7]



Take in mind that you can’t take uncommons from the new sets, so if you decided to switch all the uncommons possible, you will have this:



* 17 uncommons (3 singles, 1 pair and 4 sets) [1+3+4 = 8]



So as you can see, you can increase the number of commons by taking commons away, and increase the number rares by taking uncommons.



Therefore your deck must respect the following rules:



* 9 types of commons, 8 types of uncommons and 7 types of rares

* Your deck must have exactly 50 scrolls.

* No more than 27 commons and no less than 23.

* No more than 20 uncommons and no less than.

* No more than 10 rares and no less than 7.



Finally, there are up to 20 possible combinations of commons, uncommons and rares with the set rules, however there is only one that is the most likely to be played, If you haven’t figured it by now, here it is:



* 23 commons (4 pairs and 5 sets)

* 17 uncommons (3 singles, 1 pair and 4 sets)

* 10 rares (4 singles and 3 pairs)



I think that's all, if you still have doubts about something don't be shy to ask . I think that's all, if you still have doubts about something don't be shy to ask

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Organizer of the Folksy Cup

Member of the Strategic Angels _________________



Last edited by Cukta on February 22nd, 2014, 16:15, edited 14 times in total.