We had a disappointing and surprisingly low turnout of 7 on Saturday for Vintage in Sandusky, Ohio, but the group was spirited so it ended up being a great, fun day of Vintage anyway. (For players who missed, it was a perfect storm of car trouble, illnesses, weddings, and other engagements.) Conspiracy 2 was legal and players are starting to get into the mindset of testing for Eternal Weekend, also in Ohio in a couple of months.

With only 7, we still played four rounds and had a neat cut at the end to top three.

First – Steve Sasala – 12 points
TKS Ravager Shops with Factories
4 Mishra's Workshop
4 Mishra's Factory
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Black Lotus
1 Chalice of the Void
1 Trinisphere
4 Arcbound Ravager
1 Lodestone Golem
4 Phyrexian Revoker
4 Triskelion
4 Thought-Knot Seer
3 Hangarback Walker
4 Thorn of amethyst
4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Tangle Wire

Sideboard
2 Dismember
2 Karakas
4 Grafdigger's Cage
2 Tormod's Crypt
2 Relic of Progenitus
2 Crucible of Worlds
1 Pithing Needle

Second – Charles Rolko – 9 Points
TKS Ravager Shops
3 Hangarback Walker
4 Arcbound Ravager
4 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Lodestone Golem
4 Thought-Knot Seer
4 Triskelion
1 Black Lotus
1 Chalice of the Void
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Sol Ring
4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Thorn of Amethyst
4 Tangle Wire
1 Trinisphere
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Eldrazi Temple
4 Mishra's Workshop
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Wasteland

Sideboard
2 Karakas
3 Tormod's Crypt
4 Grafdigger's Cage
3 Crucible of Worlds
3 Dismember

Third – Kevin Cron – 9 points
Esper Leovold Control
3 Deathrite Shaman
1 Snapcaster Mage
1 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
2 Leovold, Emissary of Trest
1 Tasigur, the Golden Fang
3 Spell Queller
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Tamiyo, Field Researcher
1 Engineered Explosives
3 Gush
1 Preordain
1 Ponder
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Dig Through Time
1 Brainstorm
1 Demonic Tutor
2 Abrupt Decay
2 Swords to Plowshares
4 Force of Will
3 Mental Misstep
2 Flusterstorm
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
4 Flooded Strand
4 Misty Rainforest
2 Underground Sea
2 Tundra
2 Tropical Island
1 Island
1 Swamp
1 Forest

Sideboard
1 Steel Sabotage
2 Nature's Claim
1 Abrupt Decay
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Flusterstorm
1 Mindbreak Trap
3 Tormod's Crypt
3 Containment Priest
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Supreme Verdict

Other lists were RGu Belcher (6 points), Grixis Pyromancer (6 points), Merfolk (3 points), and UW Landstill (3 points).

Thanks to everyone who came out! The next Ohio event is 9/10 in Columbus and the next Sandusky event is 10/15.

There were a few people who have asked about the Belcher list I played:

Nat Moes
RGu Belcher
4 Goblin Charbelcher
4 Empty the Warrens
1 Wheel of Fortune
1 Memory Jar
1 Tinker
1 Timetwister
4 Gitaxian Probe
4 Manamorphose
3 Goblin Welder
4 Elvish Spirit Guide
4 Simian Spirit Guide
4 Chrome Mox
4 Tinder Wall
4 Rite of Flame
4 Desperate Ritual
1 Pyretic Ritual
1 Channel
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Lion's Eye Diamond
1 Lotus Petal
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault

Sideboard
4 Leyline of Anticipation
4 Serum Powder
3 Storm Entity
3 Xantid Swarm
1 Goblin Welder

The only cards I boarded in were Leylines and Serum Powders versus Shops on the draw and Goblin Welder against everybody. The Leylines haven't been great for me, so I have some more thinking to do in that realm. I lost to Steve Sasala and Kevin Cron. Interestingly, all but one of my games I won with Belcher (rather than Empty the Warrens), and Goblin Welder was awesome all day.

As all the Serious Opens go, it was great. Wish we had some more people. Thanks to @GrandpaBelcher for organizing these every time. I look forward to the next couple of these to test for Champs.