Grid - Final Round

[Gyrodiot]

Grid - Final Round

Final Round : time's up !

Useful notes

This round, I'll be merciless with the picks.

You'll get an auto-loss in you don't send them before the deadline. The match may happen shortly after the deadline as usual (while I'm processing data), but no picks, no win.Good luck for this last round. Choose carefully your slots !5 winners forgot to include their Targets in their picks last round...[/list]
Event : Diagonal nightmare !

This is the end... our Relic hunt will be over soon.I heard we'll have to explore the darkest places of the Grid.Trust me, you don't want to know what it hides. Mind-blowing secrets. Who would be brave enough to look for them ?I don't know. What is the true nature of the Grid ?Under the shiny Relics... you'll find a nightmare.[/list]
Special Rules : If you pick no 2 slots in the same diagonal line, gain 15 extra Relics.

You already can't pick 2 slots in the same row or column. This round event introduces a third restriction. Make a little Grid on a paper and you'll easily understand with an example.

If you want to follow the event rules, if you pick J9, you can't pick B1, C2, D3, E4, F5, G6, H7, I8, K10, L11, G12, H11, I10, K8 and L7.

These restrictions are similar to the eight queens puzzle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_queens_puzzle), except we're on a 12x12 board. As you can see, there are only 14,200 possible picks satisfying the event rules. Hence the huge, huge bonus. This may be what you need to take the first place... if you're brave enough to take the risk.

Please mention in your PM if you're following the round event or not. Don't forget your Relics spent. Also, you are not required to post your decks, nor your picks (in other words, you can just post the match results), especially if you're following the event. However, please complete your posts after the deadline (as picks won't be allowed once the countdown is over).

Here's a reminder of the slot picking and deckbuilding rules :

No 2 picks in the same row or columnNo card slot you picked last round (see the ban list below). If it's now a Relic slot, you can pick itYou can use 3 upped cards in all your decks for each Relic you spendAny size, any mark, any Pillars and PendulumsCards from the slots you have chosen (not necessarily all), any number of copies of themDouble-check your picks : once you sent me valid ones, you can't change them.

Standings

All the results in a pretty table are here ! (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,28224.0.html)

Bans

majofa	Photon - Dimensional Shield - Purple Dragon - Abomination - Earthquake - Heal - Fallen Elf
ak65ala	Forest Scorpion - Heal - Emerald Dragon
kevkev60614	Dimensional Shield - Lobotomizer - Earthquake - Emerald Shield - Antlion - Phase Spider
Seraph	Dune Scorpion - Chaos Power - Eternity - Momentum - Procrastination
The Mormegil	Earthquake - Dune Scorpion - Chaos Seed - Eternity - Procrastination - Photon
SteppingStone81	Dune Scorpion - Sundial - Sapphire Charger - Eternity - Momentum - Forest Spirit
ddevans96	Dune Scorpion - Dimensional Shield - Owl's Eye - Deathstalker - Blessing - Golden Hourglass - Wings - Quintessence - Toadfish - Ghost of the Past - Parasite - Nightmare
TheForbiddenOracle	Wings - Owl's Eye - Flying Weapon - Emerald Dragon - Thorn Carapace - Cockatrice - Procrastination - Ghost of the Past - Preocgnition - Gnome Rider - Hematite Golem - Gravity Shield
RavingRabbid	Dimensional Shield - Devonian Dragon - Guardian Angel - Quintessence
coinich	Procrastination - Dune Scorpion - Momentum - Eternity - Chaos Seed
Terroking	Guardian Angel - Phase Shield - Mindgate - Dissipation Shield - Abomination - Purple Dragon - Phase Spider
agentflare	Gravity Shield - Ice Shield - Precognition - Devonian Dragon - Pharaoh - Eternity - Armagio - Ghost of the Past - Ice Dragon
kirchj33	Sundial - Dune Scorpion - Eternity - Precognition - Momentum - Ice Dragon
Kakerlake	Gravity Shield - Dimensional Shield - Owl's Eye - Earthquake - Enchant Artifact - Sapphire Charger - Flying Weapon - Pulverizer
valuka	Lightning - Dimensional Shield - Pandemonium - Precognition - Enchant Artifact - Flooding - Wings - Quintessence - Pulverizer - Ghost of the Past - Lycanthrope - Forest Spirit
Napalm Grenade	Lightning - Dimensional Shield - Nova - Sapphire Charger - Eternity
nilsieboy	Procrastination - Dune Scorpion - Momentum - Eternity - Chaos Seed
DevilLoss	Gravity Shield - Ice Shield - Precognition - Devonian Dragon - Pharaoh - Eternity - Armagio - Ghost of the Past - Ice Dragon
dracomageat	Freeze - Dimensional Shield - Mindgate - Nightmare - Chaos Seed - Trident
calindu221	Forest Scorpion - Heal - Emerald Dragon - Rustler - Procrastination
mrpaper	Dimensional Shield - Lobotomizer - Mindgate - Photon - Phase Spider
Five In One	Owl's Eye - Procrastination - Dune Scorpion - Devonian Dragon - Pharaoh - Momentum - Eternity - Precognition
Jocko	Mitosis - Heal - Luciferine - Emerald Dragon - Rustler
truddy02	Steal - Owl's Eye - Crimson Dragon - Fire Spirit - Miracle - Blessing - Chimera - Flying Weapon - Ghost of the Past - Nightmare - Anubis - Lava Golem

Matchups

majofa	vs.	Terroking
ak65ala	vs.	SteppingStone81
kevkev60614	vs.	The Mormegil
Seraph	vs.	Napalm Grenade
ddevans96	vs.	truddy02
TheForbiddenOracle	vs.	Five In One
RavingRabbid	vs.	Kakerlake
coinich	vs.	nilsieboy
agentflare	vs.	kirchj33
valuka	vs.	calindu221
DevilLoss	vs.	dracomageat
mrpaper	vs.	Jocko

Grid

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

HTML version

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

1

Lightning

Silence

Ice Shield

Skeleton

Gnome Rider

Mummy

Steal

1 Relic

1 Relic

Bone Dragon

Short Bow

1 Relic

2

Freeze

1 Relic

Owl's Eye

Shockwave

Deja Vu

Flooding

Thunderstorm

Black Hole

Photon

Shrieker

2 Relics

Ice Dragon

3

Nightfall

Crimson Dragon

Firefly

Otyugh

2 Relics

Plague

1 Relic

Chrysaora

Graviton Mercenary

1 Relic

Golden Dragon

Nymph's Tears

4

Schrödinger's Cat

3 Relics

1 Relic

Dragonfly

Luciferine

Pegasus

1 Relic

1 Relic

Fire Spirit

Fahrenheit

Solar Shield

1 Relic

5

2 Relics

Shield

1 Relic

1 Relic

1 Relic

Miracle

Emerald Shield

Hammer

Armagio

Rustler

Hematite Golem

Titanium Shield

6

1 Relic

Immortal

1 Relic

Ash Eater

Blessing

Nova

Butterfly Effect

Purple Dragon

Soul Catcher

Titan

1 Relic

Forest Spirit

7

Chimera

Rain of Fire

1 Relic

1 Relic

2 Relics

Cockatrice

Abomination

1 Relic

Pulverizer

Short Sword

Parasite

Gargoyle

8

Sky Blitz

1 Relic

1 Relic

Deathstalker

Crusader

1 Relic

1 Relic

1 Relic

Graboid

1 Relic

Lycanthrope

1 Relic

9

Graviton Fire Eater

2 Relics

Scarab

1 Relic

1 Relic

Holy Light

Boneyard

Devourer

Momentum

Ghost of the Past

1 Relic

Aflatoxin

10

Guardian Angel

1 Relic

1 Relic

Flesh Spider

Enchant Artifact

Wyrm

Immolation

2 Relics

Antlion

Fate Egg

1 Relic

Nightmare

11

Fallen Elf

Phase Dragon

Chaos Seed

Anubis

Stone Skin

Dagger

Sapphire Charger

2 Relics

1 Relic

1 Relic

1 Relic

1 Relic

12

Skull Shield

Dusk Mantle

Fire Shield

Precognition

Dissipation Shield

Golden Hourglass

1 Relic

Virus

Trident

Iridium Warden

Lava Golem

Vulture

[valuka]

If i right, in the example the last pick is no L7 instead of L8?

[Kakerlake]

Stuff is so much easier to understand with pictures =)

F3 was picked. So Colomn F and Row 3 can't be chosen.
H7 was picked. So Colomn H and Row 7 can't be chosen.
Additionally, if you want to follow the event, you may not use the sqares which have blue lines in it.

So G5 would be yet another legit pick, G6 isn't. (for the event)

[Gyrodiot]

If i right, in the example the last pick is no L7 instead of L8?

You're right, I fixed the example (I have to stop doing things at 3AM, I'll make less mistakes).

@Kakerlake : Indeed, it's easier with a picture Thanks for providing one ^^

[SteppingStone81]

Mmm, only 14,200 distinct solutions to choose from 

[Gyrodiot]

As calindu said in chat... Targets are now completely useless as this is the final round ^^

[dracomageat]

So if I don't care how unplayable my deck is, what's the biggest number of relics I can pick while still staying within the bonus restrictions?

EDIT: Forget that plan, even 30 relics wouldn't make the slightest difference to my poor standings but I would like to point out that I should have 8, not 6.

[coinich]

Solving 12x12 Queens and then matching solutions (14200!) to my grid picks, then narrowing it down based on certain relic positions is a great way to optimize my round :>

[dracomageat]

So I've PMed my opponent and they haven't responded. This annoys me because I would like to win a round before it's all over.

EDIT: and now I'm all out of time.

EDIT 2: my opponent has now responded but it's more than a bit late.