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Christmas Time is Here - Silver (bordered) level

Dec. 18, 2013 03:36:36 PM

Benjamin McDole
Forum Moderator
Judge (Level 1 (Judge Academy))

USA - Southeast

Christmas Time is Here - Silver (bordered) level

As many of you know, earlier this year Knowledge Pool instituted a more rigorous schedule, new scenarios are posted on Wednesday and solutions are posted on Tuesday, every week. This new schedule, while being great for consistency, will give us a schedule that has the Knowledge Pool judges working on Christmas and Christmas Eve. It's very important to me that our judges spend time with their families on the holidays. As such instead of posting a new scenario today we will be leaving you with a lovely holiday poem given to us by Robert Heisler with some input from George Fitzgerald. We will be resuming our normal Knowledge Pool schedule with a new question the day after Christmas. Thank you all for your interest and I look forward to a new year of education!

As always you can view this post on our blog:
http://blogs.magicjudges.org/knowledgepool/?p=948

'Twas the EDH before Christmas, and all on the table,
Not a creature type missing, casting all we were able.
Stocking Tiger was placed by the chimney (such glory!)
Hoping St. Nicol Bolas would come read us a story.

My opponent was smiling, tapping all of his lands,
Then Myojin of Night's Reach annihilated our hands.
One mana to my name and I let out a shriek,
I’m not the threat; why Strip Mine me, you freak?!

Calm yourself down, I know you’re no threat,
But If I keep you down they will be in my debt.
I know it’s not fair, but I’m sorry dear Percy,
Yule Ooze and then I will show you Snow Mercy!

I flipped over the table, exhibiting my rage,
Then I pulled out my laptop and found the Gatherer page.
I browsed for an answer; O, what a selection!
But none of these cards are in my collection!

My friends they all left, feeling bitter and sour.
(I wondered, “Is the game store open this hour?”)
I jumped in my car and took off with a flash,
Running into the store with a fistful of cash.

Behind the counter was the jolly shopkeeper,
Time to feed my addiction, I fell deeper and deeper.
More rapid than eagles his assistants they came,
They showed me their wares, while shouting card names!

Here’s Elspeth, Jace, Chandra, and Nissa Revane!
Plus Sorin and Lily and Ajani Goldmane!
We have sleeves on the counter and mats on the wall,
Now please, purchase! Purchase! Purchase them all!

I hopped in my car with new cards, mats and dice,
As I looked at my loot, I felt quite Naughty//Nice.
But on my way home I started to wonder,
What good were these cards with my group torn asunder?

I phoned all my friends to come back to my place.
When they assembled I spoke with a serious face.
“I’m sorry for earlier, I'd been such a jerk,
By flipping the table and going Berserk.”

This I know now, for as long as I’m livin',
The best kinds of gifts are surely Gifts Given.
I brought you some gifts… they’re not sentimental,
But I'd never give you a Fruitcake Elemental!

I passed out Evil Presents all wrapped up with care,
What good are these things without friends to share?
My friends’ eyes all twinkled, what a glorious sight.
Season’s Beatings to all, and to all a good night!

Dec. 19, 2013 05:48:45 AM

Jack Doyle
Judge (Level 3 (UK Magic Officials)), Scorekeeper

United Kingdom, Ireland, and South Africa

Christmas Time is Here - Silver (bordered) level

…so it's a CPV?

Dec. 23, 2013 02:09:33 PM

Claudio Martín Nieva Scarpatti
Judge (Level 2 (Judge Academy))

Hispanic America - South

Christmas Time is Here - Silver (bordered) level

Sounds like Aggressive Behavior to me.

Dec. 23, 2013 06:04:19 PM

Johannes Wagner
Judge (Level 2 (International Judge Program))

German-speaking countries

Christmas Time is Here - Silver (bordered) level

No punishment because it was no sanctioned tournament.

Next time mb use this:
http://youtu.be/dLekkdsNg1I?t=7m12s

Dec. 23, 2013 09:16:52 PM

Sal Cortez
Judge (Level 1 (Judge Academy))

USA - Pacific West

Christmas Time is Here - Silver (bordered) level

If his rage didn't fuel him with enough strength to flip it himself, he wasn't nerdraging hard enough :I

Dec. 25, 2013 10:56:22 PM

Lyle Waldman
Judge (Uncertified)

Canada - Eastern Provinces

Christmas Time is Here - Silver (bordered) level

Quote from IPG:

This document does not pertain to the situation in which a player is able to give an excuse for an infraction where said excuse is in rhyme, meter, and at least 7 stanzas long.

No penalty.

(I promise that's an actual quote from IPG and I didn't make that up on the spot at all)

Dec. 27, 2013 12:08:40 AM

Sal Cortez
Judge (Level 1 (Judge Academy))

USA - Pacific West

Christmas Time is Here - Silver (bordered) level

What if said excuse was only 5 stanzas long and only rhymed the first two lines of each set?