Subject: CT States summary
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1998 17:10:11 -0500
From: fairbanks@alum.wpi.edu
To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com

                    Magic is Not Dead
                           or
                 Damn is This Game Great!

This really isn't so much of a tournament report as a tournament
summary, and congratulations.  Last Saturday I head judged the
Connecticut State Championships.  With an attendance of _93_ players I
expect the tournament to have one of the highest turnouts for a State
Championship when all is said and done.

Len Blado and the rest of the Dragon's Lair (Hartford) crew did an
AWESOME job promoting the event and running it.  These guys should have
a great future running Magic tournaments.  The level 2 (lenient) rules
enforcement used for the event was perfect, and quite a few players
remarked that they enjoyed the "casual yet serious, fun but competitive"
atmosphere at the tournament.

One particular thing that I noticed, and was quite pleased with, was the
level of sportsmanship.  Almost every match (during the final 8 every
match) ended with a "Good Match" and a handshake.  The state of
Connecticut is a great place to play Magic.

The top eight decks types and pairings without names
(in no particular order)

Academy         beat Red Weenie
Black Weenie    beat 5CBlack
Counter Phoenix beat "Turbo Bad" (A R/G Land Destruction based deck)
Red Weenie      beat Red Weenie

-Nat

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     Nat Fairbanks                                DCI Level IV Judge
 fairbanks@alum.wpi.edu                            New England Area