From: dorfmans@erols.com
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 1997 21:14:32 -0700
To: fkusumot@ix.netcom.com
Subject: MVW Tourney Report

Hi. Walking into this Chicago Qualifier I am fairly confident in  my 
decks ability to beat Etrai/Tog and Blue or Blue/White decks; I am 
however slightly worried about Sandipoise because I am playing mono black

Here is the Listing:

4 sewer rats
4 fallen askari
4 skulking ghosts
4 feral shadow
4 crypt rats
4 coercion
4 dark ritual
2 drain life
1 kaervaks spite

17 swamb
4 quicksand

Board:
4 ebony charm
4 dirtwater wraith
2 forsaken wastes
2 enfeeblement
2 bubble matrix
1 touchstone


Round 1
I must commend my opponent for playing the most original deck I saw all 
day.  He was playing red/black land destruction. I win 2-0

round 2
Dave Magnani. Bad thing. hes a friend
game 1: he plays Black/blue i think i can win. He goes 2nd turn merfolk 
traders third turn Necromancy on necrosavant.i die
game 2: i go 2nd turn wraith and stall out at 2 land too long and loose 
with him at 2 life ( i had 2 crypt rats 3 feral shadows in my hand. this 
sucks).

round 3
Me vs. b/u
he gets poor draws to much land both games and looses

round 4
Me vs. B
I know I can win ,I should win! I...Don't.
Game one Argghh mana screw 
game2 i survive 1st turn hidden horror the he plays skulking ghost i'm at 
12 hes at twenty guess what 6 tirns later i die to that 1 skulking ghost 
despit having at least 10 ways to kill it.  my ability to topdeck 5 
swamps in a row contributed to this loss.

I... drop.

maybe next time. 
I guess magic is like nature survival and continuation of the fittest.

-Isaac Dorfman  P.S. Life/Magic sucks
Thanks