MTG Brawl

Just recently I had a conversation during a commander event about Brawl and several of the players had not come across the format before. It reminded me of just how much fun this can be and I thought it would be a nice idea to have a little look at how it works, so here we go...

HOW TO PLAY BRAWL
Brawl is a little like Standard, a little like Commander, and a uniquely exciting deck-brewing challenge.

First of all, choose your champion! Build a deck around a specific legendary creature or planeswalker from the Standard card pool, and battle against friends in one-on-one or multiplayer free-for-all games.

YOUR DECK
1 commander card (any legendary creature or planeswalker from a set currently in Standard)
59 other cards (also from sets currently in Standard)
Only one copy of any card, except for basic lands

The color identity of all cards in your deck must fall within the color identity of your commander (color identity encompasses colored mana symbols in both the card's cost and its rules text—for example, Shalai, Voice of Plenty's color identity is green-white).

Exception: if your commander is colorless, you can play unlimited copies of any one type of basic land.

THE GAME
2–6 players
With 3 or more players, start at 30 life; with only 2 players, start at 25 life
The first mulligan is to seven cards, then each mulligan afterward results in one fewer card (six, five, four etc.)
All commanders start in their command zone
Commanders can be cast for their mana cost, plus 2 mana more for each time they've been put back in the command zone
Last player standing wins

COLOR IDENTITY

A card's color identity is not quite the same as a card's color: it can come from any part of that card, including its casting cost and any mana symbols in its rules text. Every card in your Brawl deck must only use mana symbols that also appear on your commander. (Colorless cards are allowed in any deck.)

EXAMPLES

Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood has a black mana cost and an activated ability that requires red mana. Kazarov, Sengir Pureblood's color identity is black and red.

Lifecrafter's Bestiary is a colorless artifact with a triggered ability that requires green mana. So Lifecrafter's Bestiary's color identity is green.

COMMAND ZONE

This is the special game zone where your commander resides when it is not in play. Each commander starts the game face up in its controller's command zone. A commander can be cast from the command zone, as though it were in your hand, for its normal costs, plus an additional two mana for each previous time it's been cast from the command zone this game. If your commander would change zones (i.e., be put into your library, hand, graveyard, or exile from anywhere), you may return it to your command zone instead.

STANDARD

Any card that appears in a Standard-legal Magic set (with the exception of the banned cards listed below) can be put into a Brawl deck.

BRAWL BANNED CARDS

The following cards are banned in Brawl and cannot be included in your deck or used as your commander:
Drannith Magistrate
Lutri, the Spellchaser
Oko, Thief of Crowns
Omnath, Locus of Creation
Runed Halo
Sorcerous Spyglass
Winota, Joiner of Forces
Pithing Needle

Note: The regular Standard banned list does not apply to Brawl. If a card from a Standard-legal set isn't listed here, it's fine to use.

Pokemon League Rules

 

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Pokemon League Rules for all players

These are YOUR rules, put together by young people that have attended the club over the many years that we have been running it. They apply to all. They have been written to allow all players that attend to get the most from the club. Disobeying them can mean a ban from the Club, so please follow them.

• Most important is: Join in, have fun, and let others have fun too

• Respect EVERYONE: members, staff & visitors(customers to the shop that will be using the same space as you)

• No bullying, swearing, fighting or theft

• No discrimination: treat everyone fairly

• No litter: use the bins; keep the Club areas clean

• No running or dangerous games

• Keep safe: health and safety rules apply at all times

• No damage, vandalism or graffiti of any kind

• No food & drink around cards (especially if they do not belong to you)

• No trade is binding, if you make a trade firstly check with an adult to make sure it is fair, secondly if change your mind before the end of the session then this is fine and players are expected to trade cards back. With all trades we recommend waiting to seek parents permission at the end of the session

These rules will be displayed at the club for you all to see and will be reviewed every six months.

MTG Banned List amendments

Announcement Date: January 25, 2022

Standard:

Alrund's Epiphany is banned.

Divide by Zero is banned.

Faceless Haven is banned.

Legacy:

Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer is banned.

The Chaos of Magic the Gathering

On Sunday 30th January we will be running a special sealed Magic the Gathering event. 

Each player will receive 6 boosters from recent MTG sets which will be a mix of draft and set boosters. From the boosters that each player receives they will need to create a 40 card deck which they will use to play in a three round event. 

We are hoping to get between 6 and 12 players. The winner of the event will receive a special playmat and the top 8 will also get Karn Liberated pin badges.

The boosters that each player will receive for this event will be as follows...

• A Core 2021 Draft Booster
• A Kaldheim Set Booster
• A Ikoria Lair of Behemoths Draft Booster
• A Strixhaven School of Mages Set Booster
• A Zendikar Rising Set Booster
• A Dungeon and Dragons Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Set Booster

The event will start at 1pm and should be completed by 5pm. It will cost just £10 per player.

If you want to play then please book a space on our website : https://www.kdgames.co.uk/book-online

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This is one of our favourite games and at just £10 it really is a great buy. Its one of our top 30 games and generally in stock all the time. We have a demo copy which you can have a go with in the shop or borrow for just £2 per night.

Challenger Decks 2022 Need-to-Knows

Challenger Decks are the perfect entry point for players looking to dive right into the Standard fray. Four new Challenger Decks are coming in 2022. Here's everything you need to know.

Challenger Decks 2022 Important Dates

Release April 1st 2022

Challenger Decks 2022 Product Breakdown

Challenger Decks include:
A complete 60-card main deck

A 15-card sideboard

They're ready to play right out of the box and feature a lineup of cards from top-level competitive Standard decks. 

Challenger Decks 2022 will come four different decks which are ...

Further details to follow when we have them.

Kamigawa Neon Dynasty AR Experience

For the release of the new MTG set, Wizards of the Coast are introducing a new AR experience...

What Is AR?

Augmented reality (AR) is an interactive experience combining a real-world environment and digital objects and environments.

What Is the Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty AR Experience?

By scanning a QR code from your mobile device will in-store will drop you into the world of Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, visiting a city market from the Towashi district.

The experience is web-based, so no app is required to engage with it. You can save the webpage to your home screen to return to it later. New content will be added to the experience every week as Wizards of the Coast ramp up to Prerelease.

What Do I Do?

Entering the AR experience is a two-step process:

• Use your camera app to scan the QR code from the sticker (or flyer).
• Once on the webpage, align the image displayed on your phone with the sticker (or flyer) in-store.

Once that’s complete, you will enter the experience! It will last for around three minutes.

The AR experience does not require users to move around the store. For the best experience, Wizards of the Coast encourage users to stay seated in-store while engaged.

When does it start?

January 21st