{"id":6558,"date":"2019-03-09T01:04:33","date_gmt":"2019-03-09T01:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deepspawners.com\/?p=6558"},"modified":"2019-03-09T16:31:42","modified_gmt":"2019-03-09T16:31:42","slug":"mfla-2019-old-school-93-94-gathering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deepspawners.com\/blog\/events\/mfla-2019-old-school-93-94-gathering\/","title":{"rendered":"MFLA 2019 OLD SCHOOL 93\/94 GATHERING"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Write up by OSD, photos by Nick and Sexy John<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, it looks like I missed the memo where \u201cGrand Prix\u201d was phased out of the MTG lexicon.  Those officially sponsored events are now a \u201cMagical Festival\u201d, or some sorta something?  I don\u2019t know.  And, I don\u2019t really care.  But those MF events, held about once a year here in LA, are a good excuse for fellow Old Farts<\/del> Schoolers to get together and break balls, laugh, drink, and compete against each other in EC 93\/94.  Which is just what we Deep Spawners did on 3\/2\/19, even though our beloved Chris (@Elusiv) was AWOL.   40 of us had a great time, at a warehouse district venue in the back of a health food\/vegan caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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40 registered for the 2019 MFLA SoCal Deep Spawner event<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

So, along with the typical donated and signed pool of cards, we decided to stick to the healthy, \u201cGaea\u2019s\u201d theme of the venue with the prize pool \u2013 as a door prize, everyone received a revised Regrowth, stamped for the event.  3rd<\/sup> Place received an UNL Regrowth, 2nd<\/sup> a Beta, and 1st<\/sup> and Alpha Regrowth.  (Since Brian has no hair on his behind, he was too afraid to stamp those cards with the event stamp, but I would have\u2026just saying<\/em>).    The rest of the top 8 also received various green cards.  AND\u2026\u2026\u2026 everyone received a surprise gift — a kick ass playmat!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Good Times<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Prize Pool!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Really Good Times<\/strong>
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Beasts and Spawners playing together<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The competition was turned up a couple of notches.  There were some rogue and casual decks present, but a grip of folks came looking for a fight, with decks that ranged from Shops, MB Discard, Various Prison builds, Atogs, RU Control, and more than one The Deck:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1st<\/td>\n Nick Aiello\n <\/td>\n \u201cMachine Gun\u201d Shops Aggro\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 2nd<\/sup>\n <\/td>\n Justin Franks\n <\/td>\n The Deck\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 3rd<\/sup>\n <\/td>\n Pete Dentith\n <\/td>\n Power Monolith\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 4th<\/sup>\n <\/td>\n Mike Kravitz\n <\/td>\n Atog\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 5th<\/sup>\n <\/td>\n John Sexton\n <\/td>\n Naya Bazaar Aggro\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 6th<\/sup>\n <\/td>\n Brian Urbano\n <\/td>\n Shops Aggro\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 7th<\/sup>\n <\/td>\n Gerald Rhoads\n <\/td>\n The Deck\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 8th\n <\/td>\n Charlie Hahn\n <\/td>\n Gauntlet of Shops\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Top 8 after 6 rounds<\/strong><\/em> <\/strong>
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With a slim margin, Nick (@Studio_Headz) squeaked out the top spot with his \u201cMachine Gun\u201d UWb Shops deck.  In one game, Copy Artifact Trikes and Disenchants were too much with Nick calling \u201cMachine Gun\u201d and activating a Trike killing a Lion, Order, and Javalineer, then copying the Trike to cruise to the win.  In other games Icy-tapped Cities of Brass were a surprise momentum shifter, swinging games in his favor.  Its worth noting too, that Nick was able to pick up 2\/3 Workshops he at the MF vendor tables about an hour before the event \u2013 and he immediately cobbled together the deck, finishing it just before 1st<\/sup> pairings were up.  Nick feels 3 Shops was a good number for this event as he doesn\u2019t recall waiting\/wishing he would draw one (but in the few days since the event he has already picked up the 4th<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nick Aiello 1st Place and Justin Franks 2nd Place<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Nick’s prizes and goodies<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Top 8 Deck Pictures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1st Place \u2013 \u201cMachine Gun\u201d Shops \u2013 Nick Aiello.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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2nd Place — Justin Franks \u2013 The Deck<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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3rd Place \u2013 Pete Dentith \u2013 5c Power Monolith<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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4th \u2013 Mike Kravitz \u2013 URB Dibtog<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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5th Place \u2013 John Sexton \u2013 Naya Bazaar Aggro <\/strong>(sorry for the proxy bazaars they were returned before the deck pic was taken)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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6th Place \u2013 Brian Urbano \u2013 UW Shops Aggro<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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7th Place — Gerald Rhodes \u2013 The Deck<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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8th Place \u2013 Charlie Hahn \u2013 5c Charlie’s Toychest<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Prize cards were also handed out for the Most Creative decks (which were really difficult to choose in such a competitive field) with Matt (@alphamatt) snagging a CE Regrowth for his A40 deck that he converted to EC for this event.   Furthest travelled went to Paul (@Paul XVX (Paul Messplay)) who walked all the way across the US from Virginia, just to be a part of it all.  We have been told he left back in December to make it here to LA in time, and we wish him well on his quest to get back home.. The \u201cLast But Not Dead\u201d award went to Steve (@Temm) in the form of an un-sleeved Mono G deck in a revised starter box. Even had neat stuff in it like Wyluli Wolves, Pendalhavens, Killer Bees, FBB cards\u2026.. Coincidentally we wish Steve the best of luck in his journey up to Oregon where he is moving to. All in all, it was a very fun event, not because of prizes, beer, the unlimited pizza, the salad and baked potato bar, the \u201cGaeas Girls\u201d, the intermission dance contest, or even the lazer tag round\u2026   No, it was very fun because it was a cool group of 40 people who were open-minded and had a good sense of humor.  Everyone brought positive expectations and a friendly attitude along with their stack of 75 — and as event hosts, we can tell you that you can\u2019t buy that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Awesome alter by OSD for Paul Messplay<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

FINAL STANDINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ALL DECK PHOTOS (NO PARTICULAR ORDER)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aaron Steele<\/strong>
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Aaron West<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chris Egert<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Connor Payne<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jason Huang<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jesse Compton<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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John Stocker<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Kevin Elliot<\/strong>
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Luke Tooker<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Nicholas Popejoy<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Paul Messplay<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ryan Working<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Sam Morreale<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Scott Mox Emerald<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Sean Poestkoke<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Bernardo Antoniazzi<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Richard Williams<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chris Peuvrelle<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Thu Tran<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Park Cofield<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jesse Nicasio<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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