Back on Track: A Week in the lives of War Torn Front

Welcome back readers to another weekly roundup of events here in the MTGNorCal area and specifically War Torn Front for the week of July 1st-7th. This week we are going to touch upon Tuesday's new event, the Saturday fallout, and battling it out on Sunday for EDH prizes and more, so lets hit it.

Starting this week, Placido Galvin debuted a brand new event for Tuesday nights, calling it Tuesday Night Casual Fight. This evening event features a diverse mix of fighting game covering the PS3 and Xbox 360, all for fun. This event replaces the former Tuesday Legacy event, which has dried up due to lack of interest. That being said, Fight Nights was a good success for it's first outing. There were about 10 people switching between Marvel vs Capcom 3: Ultimate Edition, Street Fighter 4, Persona 4, and various other games before the shop closed that night. Placido has made mention that various other fights will get a spot light including one of my favorite: Super Smash Brothers. If you are looking for a nice way to unwind on a Tuesday and get better at your favorite fighting games, look no further that War Torn Front's Tuesday Night Casual Fights!

While the success of Tuesday was inspiring, it unfortunately can not cover for the sadness that is the cancellation of the War Torn Front Invitational Series. The numbers were simply not there for this event and after much deliberation, Chia announced the end of the series. Josh Hickman and Chester Moon will be awarded prizes for their seats in the invitational. That being said, I have a personal opinion piece I am currently writing with my feelings on the subject. It should go live with this piece so make sure to take a look and give me some feedback.

So with the end of the Invitational Series does this mean War Torn Front will not be doing anything on Saturdays for the next few weeks? That is incorrect. Chia has announced a Grand Prix Trial for GP Oakland. This Grand Prix Trial is $30 and is an M14 Sealed. First place is two byes for GP Oakland along with additional prize support based on attendance. This is your chance to get some practice in for the GP as the event is M14 sealed. So come on out and win some byes and get your sleep-in special ready for the Grand Prix in Oakland.

Finally, Kriers played host to an EDH tournament. 15 brave souls showed up to battle it out for a Commander's Arsenal. These 15 players were separated into three 4 man pods and one 3 man pod. Yours truly ended up in the 3 man pod and was wiped out by Navdeep piloting Endrek Sahr. The finals table for the event consisted of Josh playing Riku of Two Reflections, Navdeep playing Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder, Ryan playing Prime Speaker Zegana, and Chris playing Vorel of the Hull Clade. The game was ended pretty quickly by Ryan thanks to Sylvan Primordial and Progentitor Mimic. Congrats to Ryan and for those curious I have included a Play-by-play of the game below.

Ryan- Prime Speaker Zegana
Navdeep- Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
Josh- Riku of Two Reflections
Chris- Vorel of the Hull Clade

Turn 1: Ryan started the game with Tropical Island.
            Navdeep played a Swamp
            Josh played a Forest and cast Sol Ring
            Chris played an Island.

Turn 2: Ryan played a Forest and cast a Sol Ring of his own.
            Navdeep played a Swamp and cast Nether Traitor. He then attacked Ryan for 1 with Nether Traitor.
            Josh played a Breeding Pool into play tapped and cast Somberwald Sage.
            Chris played a Simic Guildgate and passed the turn.
            At the end of Chris' turn Ryan cast Worldly Tutor revealing Coiling Oracle.

Turn 3: Ryan plays an Island and casts Coiling Oracle. The oracle reveals Capsize. Ryan then casts Phyrexian Metamorph, paying 2 life to copy Josh's Sol Ring.
            Navdeep plays a Swamp and evokes Shriekmaw targeting Somberwald Sage. He then sends Nether Traitor into Chris for 1.
            Josh plays a Command Tower and casts Riku.
            Chris plays a Thespian's Stage and passes.

Turn 4: Ryan casts Sylvan Primordial targeting Josh's Sol Ring, Chris' Simic Guildgate, and and Navdeep's Swamp. Ryan fetches up three Forests. He then sends Coiling Oracle into Chris for 1.
            Navdeep played a Volrath's Stronghold and sends Nether Traitor into Josh for 1.
            Josh attempts to cast Phyrexian Metamorph, but Ryan responds by playing Force of Will, losing 1 life and pitching Diluvian Primordial. Josh passes the turn.
            Chris plays an Island and passes.

Turn 5: Ryan plays a Jace, the Mind Sculptor and uses his 0 ability. He then plays a Forest and casts Progenitor Mimic copying Sylvan Primordial. The Mimic blows up Chris' Island, Josh's Command Tower, and Navdeep's Swamp. He then sends the Sylvan Primordial and Coiling Oracle into Navdeep for 7.
            Navdeep plays a Swamp and casts a Skullclamp. He then sends Nether Traitor into Ryan for 1. He ends the turn by clamping Nether Traitor.
            Josh plays Cephalid Colosseum  and passes.
            Chris plays a Forest and casts Energy Chamber.
            At the end of turn, Josh casts Venser, Shaper Savant targeting Progenitor Mimic and took 1 for tapping the Colosseum. 

Turn 6:  Ryan uses Jace's 0 ability and then casts Progenitor Mimic copying Sylvan Primordial. The Mimic blows up Chris' Thespian Stage, Josh's Breeding Pool, and Navdeep's Swamp. Ryan then sent Sylvan Primordial into Josh for 6 and Coiling Oracle into Chris for 1. Ryan played Forest and cast Gilded Lotus.
             Navdeep plays a Strip Mine and passes.
             Josh just passes the turn.
             Chris plays a Phyrexia's Core

Turn 7: Ryan's upkeep the Progenitor Mimic spits out a copy of Sylvan Primordial which pops Chris' Island, Navdeep's Volrath's Stronghold, and Josh's Cephalid Colosseum.
            At this point the remaining players at the table decided to scoop it up.

This wraps up another week in War Torn Front's news. Come back next week as we talk about the M14 Pre-release and M14's impact on the formats and prices.