Constructed mini-master

mikeg542 · Joined: 06 May 2006 Posts: 82

Just a random format me and a friend thought up through hours of opening a box. First, for those who don't know, mini-master is a style of playing where both players open a pack without looking at the cards, put in 2 land of every colour(2 forests, 2 mountains, 2 islands etc...) Shuffle the decks, and play, like a normal game of magic except with 15 life, and you don't lose from milling.
When doing it with opening packs we agreed to no mulliganing, but this isn't used in constructed minimaster.

Anyways, how this format works is.....
Both players choose to play one of 3 ways:
1)t2, t1, extended, legacy, whatever.
2)block(RGD, CBS, IPA, MDF)
3)Set(dissension, 9th, coldsnap)

Making a 15 card deck from the chosen type that HAS to include:
1 rare
3 uncommons
11 commons
And
2 forests
2 mountain
2 island
2 plains
2 swamp

For example(bad example, just throwing cards together)
Glare of subdual
ribbons of the night
putrefy
mark of eviction
snapping drake
dimir house guard
skynight legionnaire
peel from reality
veldalkan dismisser
farseek
flight of fancy
compulsive research
last gasp
galvanic arc
transluminant
tattered drake
viashino fangtail

RULES
no mill cards(glimpse, dimir machinations, entrancer)
in other words, cards that say 'put x cards in graveyard'

must have 2 of every land(can't have 2 color or whatever).

RichardDWade · Joined: 20 Mar 2006 Posts: 438

Where I come from, this is called "Pack Wars".. But regardless of the name, its a fun format. In chaos mode in APP. you can also do this, w/ bring your own sealed, and not look at the cards (if you can help it). I don't think its a viable mini format, though fun nonetheless.

mikeg542 · Joined: 06 May 2006 Posts: 82

yeah, im not sure where the name 'mini-master' came from, but thats what i was told it was, so thats what I call it Smile

Anyways, its just a fun way to throw a deck together and have short fun matches.

sonicqaz · Joined: 02 May 2006 Posts: 338

BattleofWits · Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 206

Suicide in my neck, winner takes both packs

launamleto · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 112

mini master is the format of champions...sadly now it just makes more sense to go infin with the packs won from the draft ;( though mini master torunies own...when theres like 16 ppl and the finalists have massive decks etc...then winner takes all...16 packs etc for the price of one ;(

Rotstejn · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 158 Location: Belgium

Your crazy