I played against Joe for our win and in to top 8 in round 8. Three items of note from our match:

1. I commented on his marked sleeves, he shrugged it off. I have never been cheated in magic (still unsure if I have been), so I trusted he was not that type of guy.

2. In game three he had the best hand possible against a shop opponent including lotus and kitake.

3. There was a judge call from a bystander regarding a TKS, StP interaction where he would have hidden the drawn card from me prior to my enter play trigger.

After our match several judges pulled him aside for a 5 minute conversation. Each item by itself felt just sloppy and harmless, but together and with the additional mounting evidence, I am starting to feel like I got cheated out of my first top 8. I sure hope not, he seemed nice enough to my face.

A few of my favorites from my collection. Love the thread!

It sucks that the VSL has such a negative connotation in the community. I totally understand why, it is just too bad. For someone like me (that cant make it to the number of events per month that I would like to), it serves a great purpose of providing entertainment in the only format that I care about.

I am very thankful to the team that puts this on, along with all of the vintage Twitch streamers out there!

I live in Kalamazoo and am happy to say we have several vintage regulars! In fact, a large group of us are going to RIW this weekend to play (Sunday). Also, there is a shop in Battle Creek that will soon be hosting tournaments so that I can move them out of my basement.

Hope to see you around!

A few of my favorites from my collection. Love the thread!

I can't make this one due to a family reunion, but if they are the 3rd Sunday each month I will keep it in my calendar and plan to attend! Have fun gang!

Ha! I don't remember the match details, but I do remember you were a fun opponent and good guy. I do recall getting your info (which I still have), and I will get you on the invite list for our upcoming tournament.

@Topical_Island I remember you were on oath. I think this was the tournament I tried out Eldrazi for the first time

I played against you at RIW last year, I remember that now! Are you coming this weekend?

I live in Kalamazoo and am happy to say we have several vintage regulars! In fact, a large group of us are going to RIW this weekend to play (Sunday). Also, there is a shop in Battle Creek that will soon be hosting tournaments so that I can move them out of my basement.

Hope to see you around!

@EmoPizza right on, and I did remember the trigger. But apparently he needed to draw the card first from TKS leaving the game, then I pick a card. Small issue, that by itself didnt seem cheaty at all.

I played against Joe for our win and in to top 8 in round 8. Three items of note from our match:

1. I commented on his marked sleeves, he shrugged it off. I have never been cheated in magic (still unsure if I have been), so I trusted he was not that type of guy.

2. In game three he had the best hand possible against a shop opponent including lotus and kitake.

3. There was a judge call from a bystander regarding a TKS, StP interaction where he would have hidden the drawn card from me prior to my enter play trigger.

After our match several judges pulled him aside for a 5 minute conversation. Each item by itself felt just sloppy and harmless, but together and with the additional mounting evidence, I am starting to feel like I got cheated out of my first top 8. I sure hope not, he seemed nice enough to my face.

Containment priest is another vintage staple (at least at the moment with all of these white mentor decks) that I would like to see reprinted!

@rikter Well said, I agree! I like how much potential change over there will be this season as well. Although we have had community members on board in the past, this is a great opportunity to have several more take the stage and set a different tone throughout the VSL.

I am looking forward to seeing how it all plays out.