Our league is going through some major changes as we close the chapter and move out of our home for at least the next two months. During this time couch surfing I do expect attendance to drop off and with that running a quality
Two Headed Giant tournament will be harder. This is not just due to the drop in attendance but also specifically the players that enjoy THG are retired, in hiatus or not interested in traveling to the new venues to game. Along with that the players who are week in week out gamers are not enthusiastic about the THG format. With that I am going to be phasing out the THG format and will begin the process of filling the
void.
I have reached out to several of you about the potential for a new budget format. I have gathered opinions from many of the players in the league and the rough idea has been well received. The name of the format is tentatively known as “Jackson” format. Your deck will have a $20 cap that you must remain under.
Your deck will consist of at least 60 cards, and you may have up to a 15-card side deck. These 75 cards will count towards the salary cap of the deck. I have tentatively set the cap to $20 hence the developmental name “Jackson” format since Andrew Jackson is the man on the $20 bill. I have researched all the cards banned from all relevant formats from Throne of Eldrain forward. The Jackson format will have a comprehensive ban list that will follow closely to wizards of the coast. The reason for this style ban list which is unusual for our league is that when cards get banned out of 60 card formats the price tends to
plummet. These cards would in general have a power to price ratio that is skewed due to the ban. Here is a link to the cards banned out of Jackson format:
https://deckstats.net/decks/172077/3663301-jackson-format-ban-listThis format could in theory take more upkeep when compared to the other formats we play since card prices tend to fluctuate over time. This is not a bad thing; this means that the format will be one that evolves over time. Older cards that are no longer in rotation will drop in price while the newer cards will be more expensive. As time passes players may discover new tech that brings the price of a card up causing a deck to move around resources to keep the card at its new price or cut the card completely and look for a unique replacement. This is inherently self-balancing. To keep the playing field level, we will be using DeckStats.net as our system to determine the value of a deck. Many of us already use DeckStats.net but some of us prefer other deckbuilding tools such as Areas deck builder or Mox field or even some old school guys still use the
kitchen table. All of those things are fine, you can export a list into deckstats and it will give you a valuation. The $20 salary cap is not set in stone, it realistically could be $21.40 or as high as $25. I think $20 is a fine starting point and we can turn the salary cap dial up or down as we see fit.
This does not mean we will never play THG again, it just means that for now while we are couch surfing as a league it will be phased out. I do still plan to run a THG event using the tribes of Bloomburrow rules in Oct if interest is there.
If I have not spoken to you about this new idea, I would like to get those opinions as soon as you have them.
Common questions
Q: if I want to Gucci out my deck will that affect the $20 cap?
A: No, the deck will be based on the cheapest version of the cards available no matter what version you bring to the table.
Q: Can I proxy expensive cards and count the value I paid for the proxy as the cost?
A: No, the amount you paid to
acquire a card will not change its value as it relates to your $20 cap.
Q: How will we track the value of the deck?
A: We will be using the website DeckStats.net to track the value of the deck. If you are not using this website, please make an account. It’s a very useful tool for deck building.
Q: What happens when the prices of cards change?
A: The price of cards fluctuates over time; you will need to track the changes in your decks cost as the tournament approaches. DeckStats.net makes this very easy to do so you don’t exceed the cap.
Q: Do I have to have a 15-card side deck?
A: No, you do not have to have a side deck. This becomes a strategic deck building choice. If you allocate funds to the side deck or use the entire salary cap on the 60 and forgo a side deck entirely. You may also have fewer than 15 cards in the side deck. The total cards cannot exceed the Salary Cap.
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