Weekly Tournament - May 24th - Elemental Word Trios - Unupgraded

[Wyand]

I hope you like alphabet soup as well.

Weekly Tournament - May 24th - Elemental Word Trios - Unupgraded
Tournament Organizers: Wyand, Naii_the_Baf or Zso_Zso

When? To find out your local time, check this link: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20200527T18 Tournament has started.

Where? Please enter the Tournament room at least 15 minutes before the tournament starts. Click "Rooms" in the top left to find it.

Rules Please read the PvP Tournament rules carefully before joining the tournament. Remember to also read the Special Rules listed below!

Prizes 1st place 5,000 electrum + Nymph/Mark Code+ Trophy (Forum Icon) 2nd place 1/3 Nymph/Mark Code 3rd place 1/6 Nymph/Mark Code 4th place 1/9 Nymph/Mark Code In case of 8 or more players, tournament prizes will be increased.

Points for the World Championship 1st place 4 points 2nd place 2 points 3rd place 1 point

NOTE: You need just one presentable forum post to be allowed to join tournaments; you can post it here. If this will be your first tournament, a Tournament Organizer will test your knowledge about the rules. So please be present in tournament room 30 minutes before the tournament starts.


NOTE: Tournament prizes has changed! Electrums are outdated, you can collect fractions of a Nymph/Mark Code by placing 2nd, 3rd or 4th. I will start editing a Google Sheet once we are over this first tourney with such prizes to see the progress from now on.


Special Rules

• This is an unupgraded trio tournament.
  
  
• The usable trios in this tournament are determined by 3-letter words which are made from the first 3 letters
  of the elements (A,D,E,F,G,L,T,W).
  
  
• The list of usable words created from those letters:
  
  AGE, ALE, ALL, AWL, DAW, DEW, EAT, ELF, FAD, FAT, FEE, GAL, GEL, GET, LAD, LAW, LED, LEG, LET, TAD, TAG, TEA, WAG, WED, WEE, WET.
  
  
  Spoiler for Examples:

  • For example AGE can be:  or  or  or  ;
    
    
  • meanwhile TAG has only 2 possibilities: or .
    
    
  • Words having same letters must use the different elements to make a trio - ALL = or .
    
  
  
• You may use every word once through the entire tourney.
  
  
• There are words in the list which has the exact amount of identical letters. See DEW/WED, EAT/TEA, GEL/LEG, AWL/LAW.
  If you plan to use both of these pairs than you must play a different trio for the second time.
  (A DEW cannot be followed by the same trio WED, you must swap either or .)
  
  
• Your decks must have at least 4 non-PPM cards from all 3 elements to make it legal.
  
  
• Also your deck must represent in some way the chosen word. You must have at least 4 such "idea" cards in the deck.
  (Since the interpretations can vary, I provide some examples to see what are the outlines. Please don't use
  very forced associations, like explaining ALL like "I had *all* sort of cards in my deck!" However, you are encouraged
  to use your fantasy! ) Also: these are words, not abbreviations or acronyms. (LED is an exception due to the
  fact it is used as an everyday normal word.)
  
  Cards that contradict your 3-letter word are deemed banned for your deck!
  
  This is a rule hard to enforce, so hopefully there will be at least one non-playing TO to arbiter if a problem arises with
  a deck's "idea" cards. You are not forced to reveal your "idea" cards for your opponent after the game, since he can gain
  an advantage for the remaining part of the tourney.
  
  
  Spoiler for Examples:

  WET = It is an easy one. You include 4 "wet" cards (4 cards which has something to do with fluid water - not frozen, not gaseous)
  and you are set. Except one thing: you cannot use Dry Spell.
  
  DEW = Again with fluid water...
  
  ELF = 4 Fallen elves and you are ready to go.
  
  LED = The word says it all: Light Emitting Diode.
  
  DAW = This bird is well-known for thievery.
  
  
  
• You may use a 4th element as your mark.
  
  
• Maximum deck size is 50.
  
  
• Decks can contain a maximum of 4 copies from each Nymph.
  
  
• You may use every rare/ultra-rare card once through the entire tourney. Rare/ultra rare cards are: shards, weapons, nymphs,
  Arctic Squid, Pharaoh and Miracle.
  
  
  Spoiler for Rare/Ultra rare cards visualisation:

  

  Hover over cards for details, click for permalink

  Deck import code : [Select]

  4vl 500 50a 52q 534 53e 55s 568 56i 58v 59c 59m 5c5 5cg 5cq 5f7 5fk 5fu 5ib 5ic 5io 5j2 5lh 5li 5ls 5m6 5ol 5p0 5pa 5ro 5rs 5s4 5se 5ur 5v8 5vi 61u 62c 62m
  
  
• Earthquake, Dimension Shield, OTHER CARDS (QPs included) and MARK CARDS are BANNED.
  
  
• What to tell your opponent after a game and what to post after a match? Used rares and words.
  If you are unsure about your deck's "idea" cards, please send your deck to a TO before the match and tell him your 'story' about it.
  
  
• Please post your decks/"ideas" after the tourney.

Already used words/rares by players

DoctorC	AGE, TAG, GAL -	ALL, WET SoPa	TAD, FEE, LEG SoFo, Vampire Stiletto
Vindilos	WEE, WAG, FEE SoPa, Trident, SoFo	TEA, FAD Blue Nymph, Vampire Stiletto	ALL, WET, AGE Green Nymph, Druidic Staff, Nymph Queen, Discord
worldwideweb	ALE, WEE, AGE Discord, Druidic Staff, Green Nymph, Trident, SoFo	FEE, FAT -
Wyand	ALE, EAT, GAL Discord, Shard of Readiness, Green Nymph	WET, GEL Trident, Miracle, SoD, Auburn Nymph	TEA, FAT, WED SoPa, Black Nymph

Tournament Organizer Note

If you think there is an overpowered card that ought to be banned, or you have some concerns about the tournament metagame, mechanics or other stuff, do NOT post it publicly in the comments or anywhere else on the Forums. Instead, send a private message to Tournament Organizers, who will privately discuss about it. Thanks for your cooperation.

TOURNAMENTS Q&A

Q: Heeeey, what's the hate on Mark Cards?
A: Until Trident isn't banned they stay banned.

Q: What happens if the opponent cannot explain the reason why the name fits the deck?
A: It is an illegal deck then.

Q: Do pillars count toward using an element? For example, can I use gravity pillars for scarabs when my word has T for time, but I don't have a G?
A: No, you are not allowed to do that.

Q: When I use a rare card, can I use multiple copies of it in the same deck?
A: Sure. "Once" means that you can use that only one occasion, in only one of your played decks.

Q: May I use a dead card?
A: Nope.

[Wyand]

There are more words but I haven't included those which are very rare and/or hard to find a good "idea" card.

I was also thinking about whether to have 4 or 5 compulsory non-PPM card per deck. Thought 4 is favored
by most ppl and 5 maybe is a bit restrictive.

There will be more bans for sure, I'd like to hear your opinion about it. Also if something is unclear about
this "idea" card thing, you are unsue about your choice, ask away.

Posting ban ideas are public, while asking about the "metaphoric" stuff is better done in PMs.

[moehrpi]

Ban Trident.

[Wyand]

Vindi questionbombed me (thanks for those, Vindi!), so I added a few things in the rules/questions.

I'm not sure about banning Trident, though it is scary that there are 4 possibile words for its usage.
Maybe some of those should be removed... other than that I'm happy to add new words if you really feel
you can find some association with a deck/cards.

I'd like to fix the rules tomorrow, so send in those words/bans.

[moehrpi]

I only want it banned to gain access to Marks.

[Wyand]

Yeah I know. My view on Marks are that they can be used in any sort of PvP Events, while in tourneys it is much better
if we give some space for possible newcomers or less experienced players. I have 6 Entropy Marks (plus one pending code),
so I'm also biting myself as well.

This Marks vs. No Marks topic is kinda funny, because if EQ/Trident are banned Marks doesn't mean that much.

[Wyand]

Please, read the rules again. Most important change is that only EQ and Dims stay 100% banned, while rares and ultra-rares get
a restriction.

[Naii_the_Baf]

Tournament Organizer Note

Since no players showed up, this tournament will be rescheduled. The new date is pending, but should be up soon.

EDIT: Tourney has been moved to Wednesday May 27th, 18:00 UTC.

[Wyand]

I'm also alright with the notion that we should do this tonight a bit later, if there are available players.
Not in a rush, though, even I have only a few decks made an hour ago.

[Wyand]

I think it is pointless to wait more so I reschedule the tourney for Wednesday 18:00 UTC.

The rules may be complex but I'm sure you are knowledgeable enough about trios, you just have
to sort what are the usable ones for this event. Have fun making theories for your own decks word explanation!
All in all it is about having fun.

[Vindilos]

Vindilos 2 - 1 worldwideweb

Used words : wee, wag, fee
Used rares: shard of patience, trident, shard of focus

[worldwideweb3]

ALE, WEE, AGE

discord druidic staff green nymph trident sofo