ChaosDrafting

Even though we didn't have enough people for a full 8-man, playing with 7 is still a strong enough number to get diverse and well-distributed decks. Most of the players were still beginners when it comes to drafting, and a couple of them hadn't played Magic for well over a decade I think. Yet I think it was a fun experience for everyone involved. The boosters we used for the draft were: • Nemesis • Return to Ravnica • Gatecrash • Theros • Born of the Gods • Conspiracy • Khans of Tarkir • Fate Reforged (3) • Origins (3) • Battle for Zendikar (2) • Oath of the Gatewatch • Shadows over Innistrad • Eldritch Moon • Aether Revolt • Amonkhet (2) I ended up picking a semirandomized set of boosters in order to avoid some more complex sets. For the most part I don't think players were confused with cards they had never seen before. Magic is an intuitive game too, so games flowed pretty nicely. Core sets usually help glue decks together because they usually lack para...

This was the first Chaos Draft I organized with boosters from my collection, back in October 2016 when I still lived in Estonia. Even though at first I thought we should do a Winston draft, we ended up deciding to do a regular draft and pass the boosters as usual. The boosters used for this draft were: •Weatherlight •Invasion •Scars of Mirrodin •Scars of Mirrodin (FR) •Return to Ravnica •Return to Ravnica (DE) •Theros •Khans of Tarkir •Battle for Zendikar •Battle for Zendikar •Oath of the Gatewatch •Conspiracy: Take the Crown I don't remember much of the drafts or the games at this point, but it was a fun tourney. We held it at the local game shop (BrainGames at Tasku Keskus), which only has a small table, but it was enough for all of us. 4 players means you can have a full 3-round swiss tourney with everyone enjoying it, even if the decks end up looking a bit wonky. It was also special as it was one of the last occasions I had playing with very goo...