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  What Is FNM? Friday Night Magic... There are 2 types that
are played here Type II & Draft....... How Does A prelease work? How the Prerelease works is you will get 6 packs of M11.. Players build decks from the cards they
selected, adding as many basiclands (Plains, Islands, Swamps, Mountains, and Forests) to their decks as theylike. Each deck
must have at least 40 cards.Each pair of players then plays a match, which consists of the best two out of three games.Plus
the pot for the game is doubled..Want more info hit the need info button How do you play a Swiss-system tournament? well
a Swiss-system tournament works like this. A Swiss tournament goes for a predetermined
number of rounds, with all of the players taking part in each round. In each round two players compete head-to-head. All players
participate in the entire tournament – none are eliminated. The winner (and top places) of the tournament is based on
the final scores of the players. The final score is based on the number of points they accumulated for each round. In some
competitions, one point is awarded to the winner of a round; in others, a number of points can be earned each round. The principle of a Swiss tournament is that each player will be pitted against another player who has done as well (or poorly) as him or herself. For the first round, players are paired either according to some pattern or randomly (according to common practice in that type of game or sport). For subsequent rounds, players are sorted according to their cumulative scores and players are assigned opponents that have the same or similar score to that point. One proviso is that the same players never oppose each other twice. There may be adjustments made to the natural order. For instance, in chess the pairings may be changed to equalize the number of times a player has been White and Black. Pairing procedure The first round is either drawn at random or seeded according to some prior order, such as rating or last year's performance. Players who win receive a point, those who draw receive half a point and players that lose receive no points. Win, lose, or draw, all players proceed to the next round where winners are pitted against winners, losers are pitted against losers, and so on. In subsequent rounds, players face opponents with the same (or almost the same) score. No player is paired up against the same opponent twice however. In chess it is also attempted to ensure that each player plays an equal number of games with white and black, alternate colors in each round being the most preferable, and a concerted effort is made not to assign the same color three times in a row. The basic rule is that players with the same score are ranked according to rating. Then the top half is paired with the bottom half. For instance, if there are eight players in a score group, number 1 is paired with number 5, number 2 is paired with number 6 and so on. Modifications are then made to balance colors and prevent players from meeting each other twice. The detailed rules of how to do the pairing are usually quite complicated and often the tournament organizer has access to a computer to do the pairing. If the rules are strictly adhered to, the organizer has no discretion in pairing the round. See the link below for detailed pairing rules from FIDE. Standard Swiss system Round 1: #1 plays #5, #1 wins #2 plays #6, #2 wins #3 plays #7, #3 wins #4 plays #8, #4 wins Round 2: #1 plays #3, #1 wins #2 plays #4, #2 wins #5 plays #7, #5 wins #6 plays #8, #6 wins After two rounds, the standings are: 1 2-0 2 2-0 3 1-1 4 1-1 5 1-1 6 1-1 7 0-2 8 0-2 Final scores and tie-breaking The tournament lasts for a number of rounds announced before the tournament. After the last round, players are ranked by their score. If this is tied then a tie break score, such as the sum of all their opponents' scores (Buchholz chess rating), can be used: see Tie-breaking in Swiss system tournaments. How Do You Build a Type II Deck? Type II Format Deck Construction
Updated December 18, 2009 Constructed decks must contain a minimum of sixty cards. There is no maximum deck size; however, you must be able to shuffle your deck with no assistance. If a player wishes to use a sideboard, it must contain exactly fifteen cards. With the exception of basic land cards, a player’s combined deck and sideboard may not contain more than four of any individual card, counted by its English card title equivalent. All cards named Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and Forest are basic. The following card sets are permitted in Standard tournaments:
Conflux Alara Reborn Magic 2010 Zendikar Worldwake Rise of the Eldrazi Magic 2011 To start, players sit next to their teammates. Both teams start at 30 life and each team shares a turn. You don't need to worry about sharing your cards though, as all four players have their own separate decks. You'll draw from your own library and tap your own lands to pay for spells, just as in a regular Magic game, but with all the fun of sharing that experience with someone who wants you to win just as much as you do! Two-Headed Giant is a great format to help new players learn the game, because you can talk with your teammate, give advice about what cards to play, and strategize together for the best way to defeat the opposing team. Read all the rules Just click here. Two-Headed Giant Format Deck Construction
Two-Headed Giant uses the Unified Deck Construction rules. With the exception of basic land cards, a team's combined decks may not contain more than four of any individual card, counted by its English card title. (For example, if one player is using four Naturalizes in a Multiplayer Constructed event, no other player on that team may have a Naturalize in his or her deck.) Sideboards are not allowed in Constructed Multiplayer tournaments. If
a card is restricted in a particular format, no more than one of that card may bee used by the team. No players may use cards
that are banned in a particular format.R How Do you Play Boster Draft? Instead of just opening your cards and building a deck, you and the other players at the table (four to eight
total) have to draft the cards for your decks. At the start of a Booster Draft, each player opens a booster pack and picks
the card he or she wants from it. (You can't see the cards that the other players draft.) Then each player passes the
rest of the pack to his or her left. You pick up the pack that was passed to you, select a card, and pass the rest to your
left. This process continues until all the cards have been drafted. Next, each player opens a second pack, but this time,
you pass the pack to your right. After all those cards are drafted, you open the third pack and pass to the left again.Once
all the packs have been drafted, players build decks from the cards they selected, adding as many basic lands (Plains, Islands,
Swamps, Mountains, and Forests) to their decks as they like. Each deck must have at least 40 cards. Each pair of players then
plays a match, which consists of the best two out of three games. In the next round, the winners play against other winners
(and the losers against the losers, if you like). The player who wins all three rounds—or all three matches—is
the winner. It's a great way to spend a few hours with your buddies.
What Is Legacy? Updated
December 18, 2009 Constructed Legacy decks must contain a minimum of sixty cards. There is no maximum deck size; however, you must be able to shuffle your deck with no assistance. If a player wishes to use a sideboard, it must contain exactly fifteen cards. With the exception of basic land cards, a player’s combined deck and sideboard may not contain more than four of any individual card, counted by its English card title equivalent. All cards named Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and Forest are basic. (The five Ice Age block snow-covered lands -- Snow-Covered Plains, Snow-Covered Island, Snow-Covered Swamp, Snow-Covered Mountain, and Snow-Covered Forest -- are also basic lands. Note that snow-covered lands are permitted only in formats that allow expansions from the Ice Age block to be used.) **Unglued & Unhinged are Banned**** Take a look at the banned List for Legacy Constructed
Peasant Magic decks must contain a minimum of sixty cards. can have only 5 uncommon.. Nothing higher then that and the rest
commons...There is no maximum deck size; however, you must be able to shuffle your deck with no assistance. If a player wishes to use a sideboard, it must contain exactly fifteen cards. With the exception of basic land cards, a player’s combined deck and sideboard may not contain more than four of any individual card, counted by its English card title equivalent. All cards named Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and Forest are basic. (The five Ice Age block snow-covered lands -- Snow-Covered Plains, Snow-Covered Island, Snow-Covered Swamp, Snow-Covered Mountain, and Snow-Covered Forest -- are also basic lands. Note that snow-covered lands are permitted only in formats that allow expansions from the Ice Age block to be used.) Peasant Rules
* No more than five 5 uncommon cards. * No rare cards. * Decks should be at least 60 cards. * Decks should contain at least 55 commons. * Sideboards should be 15 cards. * There may be no more than 4 copies of any single card except basic land. |
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