Grand Melee House rules for 2008

[shags]

hey guys,

Is it worth doing a poll or having a discussion to cement some house rules for 2008.

I think we need to clearly lay down a number of things like:

- Table numbers and seating allocation

- If a player plays an AWC then how many points do they get

- Does this differ if the win condition says you win the game as compared to each opponent loses the game

- What if a player takes him/herself out of the game (ie. who gets the points)



Is there anything else that anyone thinks should be clarified before the season starts?

[cleverfellow]

Thanks for starting this up shags

I suggest:

1. use of 'gravestones' meaning that only those players who start in your range at the beginning of a turn can be targeted in that turn. So you can't 'go off' and kill more than 4 people in a single turn.

2. seating allocation at the tables should still be random, IMO. With the proper recording and listing of points, the seating starts with the person on the most points. To their left is the person who rolls the lowest on a D20, and to their right in the person who rolls the highest. Tied scores result in a roll-off.

In the event that 12 or more players enter a melee, the tables are split in two, again based on current points, or else randomly if this is not sufficient. If there is an odd number of players, the extra player is always on the high points table.

3. If a player wins through a condition win, such as Test of Endurance, then that player gets the 1.5 points for winning, and half the prize pool. They don't receive points for any other players in the game when their win condition goes off.

4. Players who take themselves out of the game deliberately, eg through mana burn, or through targeting themselves with a lightning bolt, will get -1 point. Depending on each circumstance, their point might be awarded to another player anyway, but that would have to be case-by-case.

5. There are two ways to get a point from a player, these are; by causing them to lose through having 0 or less life total, or causing them to lose by having to draw from an empty library.
In the first case the point goes to the player who directly causes them to lose. In the second case, the point will go either to the player who forces them to draw on an empty library, or else to the player who removed the final card from their library, if they lose in their own draw step.

I would also like to clarify prize distribution, as what I understand happened in December is not what I thought had been agreed on.

Additionally I feel it is important to show that points are being correctly recorded and tallied after each melee event.

[shags]

cleverfellow said:

5. There are two ways to get a point from a player, these are; by causing them to lose through having 0 or less life total, or causing them to lose by having to draw from an empty library.
In the first case the point goes to the player who directly causes them to lose. In the second case, the point will go either to the player who forces them to draw on an empty library, or else to the player who removed the final card from their library, if they lose in their own draw step.

Agree with everything else Davy except perhaps this one. Cards like Phage etc should still allow you to get the point.

[cleverfellow]

Sorry shags oversight there.

Yes, you get the point by causing the player to lose the game.

The mechanism by which you do this - card effects like Phage, or Door to Nothingness, forcing a draw on an empty library, or simple combat damage with creatures, can vary as allowed by the game and cards we use.