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May 09, 2009, 01:55:43 PM
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About the AUSTRIAN Format
« on: May 09, 2009, 01:55:43 PM »
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Hi guys,

if you want to allow all cards of all sets for a tournament game (except some x-listed cards) you choose EXPANDED Format - but there is a catch: some broken combos like e.g. Mumak Commander GATS and Hate are possibly... could be annoying...
wanna have a more fair game?
wanna let join most players to a tournament? (players with only cards from the fellowship block, players with only cards from the newer sets, players with nearly all cards)

I have invented a format, which makes all that possible - and this format has already been prooved in real life, in real tournaments (e.g. European Tournament in Germany 2008) - everyone liked it very much!

So, how does it work? Here's the description:

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1.) ALL CARDS FROM ALL SETS ARE ALLOWED (except those listed on the x-list of Austrian Format)

2.) THE PARTS OF YOUR DECKS (free peoples/shadow) HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY

     --> one site of your deck may consist of one of the following: Cards from set 1-10 OR 7-19
     --> EXCEPTION: set 9, 14, 16, 19 and WETA COLLECTION MAY ALWAYS BE USED
     --> any kind of Alternative Ringbearer or "The One Ring" may also alwys be used
     --> only "new" sites from set 11 and later are allowed

It is that easy.
Some examples for decks in AUSTRIAN Format:

- Ringbound Hobbits (set 7-19) with Forest Nazgul (set 7-19) - this deck is also Standard (The One Ring, Isildur's bane, may be used)
- Hunter Elves (set 7-19) with Twilight Nazgul (set 1-10) - this deck is not Standard, it is not Expanded, it is Austrian Format (Wraith Collection may be used in the Nazgul-part).
- Ringbound Ranger (set 1-10) with Moria (set 1-10) - for Moria, The Balrog, Demon of Might (set 19) may be used


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If there is any question left, please do not hesitate to ask and I will be happy to help you.
The X-list for this format will follow soon.

So, I think we need some deck proposals here...  :up:
« Last Edit: May 10, 2009, 04:49:38 AM by Olorin »
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May 09, 2009, 03:16:50 PM
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Re: About the AUSTRIAN Format
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2009, 03:16:50 PM »
why is Legolas, Dauntless Hunter R-listed, doesn't seem to hurt its effectiveness.

May 09, 2009, 05:05:20 PM
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Re: About the AUSTRIAN Format
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2009, 05:05:20 PM »
right point... well... I delete him from r-list... :)
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May 10, 2009, 12:22:52 AM
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Re: About the AUSTRIAN Format
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2009, 12:22:52 AM »
the shire countryside on the R-list allows infinite gandy
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May 10, 2009, 01:49:12 AM
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Re: About the AUSTRIAN Format
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2009, 01:49:12 AM »
which gandy? which loop?
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May 10, 2009, 02:21:35 AM
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Re: About the AUSTRIAN Format
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2009, 02:21:35 AM »
Nice work Olorin :-)

At last there is a description of the Austrian Format. Read a lot of this format but never found any rules for it...

Do you mind, if I copy those information to the approtiate format rules section of Nine-Walkers 2.0?

May 10, 2009, 02:31:34 AM
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Re: About the AUSTRIAN Format
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2009, 02:31:34 AM »
Nice work Olorin :-)

At last there is a description of the Austrian Format. Read a lot of this format but never found any rules for it...

Do you mind, if I copy those information to the approtiate format rules section of Nine-Walkers 2.0?

Yeah, do it... though I think most of them should know that format very well... but it won't hurt :) :up:
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May 10, 2009, 04:26:46 AM
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Re: About the AUSTRIAN Format
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2009, 04:26:46 AM »
the shire countryside on the R-list allows infinite gandy

You need Erland for this loop and he is from set 11, and could not be in a FP deck that had a card from set 3.
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May 10, 2009, 04:36:39 AM
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Re: About the AUSTRIAN Format
« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2009, 04:36:39 AM »
someone should sticky this....
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May 10, 2009, 04:54:14 AM
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Re: About the AUSTRIAN Format
« Reply #10 on: May 10, 2009, 04:54:14 AM »
yeah...

by the way... Saruman Keeper of Isengard and Savagery to match their number have been legalized from begin on in this format to keep old shadows competitive to new fellowships... :up:
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May 10, 2009, 05:10:59 AM
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Re: About the AUSTRIAN Format
« Reply #11 on: May 10, 2009, 05:10:59 AM »
Is this ruling about ringbearers just for alternative ringbearers or is Frodo also always playable in any version?

May 10, 2009, 05:12:09 AM
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Re: About the AUSTRIAN Format
« Reply #12 on: May 10, 2009, 05:12:09 AM »
Is this ruling about ringbearers just for alternative ringbearers or is Frodo also always playable in any version?

no, this is just for alternative ringbearers...
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May 10, 2009, 11:02:14 AM
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May 10, 2009, 11:19:21 AM
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« Reply #14 on: May 10, 2009, 11:19:21 AM »
Not infinitive....you need to get back Birthday present. You could do nice things with it, but as infinitive as Erland it isn't....
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