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Hey everyone,

in case you missed it on Facebook, the Metagame Masters Highlander Berlin series continues with Vol. 13 on October 6th! Hoping for 50+ players again and looking forward to see you

Who is gonna become the new Metagame Master and tackle the reigning champion Malte Z. off the throne?

Location:
Der andere Spieleladen
Prenzlauer Allee 192
10405 Berlin
Tel.: 030 441 5151

Date:
06.10.2018

Check-In:
10Uhr – 11Uhr

Start:
11Uhr

Buy-In:
15 Euro (pls bring Decklists)

Prize Pool:
1. (Will be anounced shortly)
2. Liliana of the Veil
3. Snapcaster Mage
4. Snapcaster Mage
5-8. 30 Euro Store Voucher
9-14. 10,00 EUR MKM Voucher

Hey everyone,

there is a new Facebook-Group for European Highlander, as an addition to this forum. A lively discourse with people from Canada etc. has begun there already. It would be great if more players from everywhere joined. Adding all the good people from Finnland, Slovakia and Czech Republic by hand unfortunately proved to be insufficient

See you there: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HighlanderEurope/

[I have always defended the Highlander Council, but within the last months I have fundamentally changed my mind.]

I have always defended the Highlander Council, but within the last months I have fundamentally changed my mind.
I think it's time for the current council to step down and make way for something new and better. Urgently. Here's why:

This is not about the bans. This about the format Highlander. A format with a rich history in Europe that deserves to be cherished and held up high by people willing and able to represent the community. We have seen Canadian Highlander grow popular in no time. It has opened my eyes.

I'm sorry to say it, but the current council has basically done NOTHING for Highlander in a very long time and by this i don't mean weeks, I mean years. The only person in the council that has really done anything in the real world recently to push the format is one of its newest members Dr. Opossum (Tabris honorable mention for MGM coverage).

Why is this a problem? It is a problem, because it's the council who the community still looks to, hoping for improvement and progress. The current members seemingly are burned out, have no time, drive or ability to do this and by their passiveness are setting a horrible example. It seems like bans and unbans lately are happening solely to justify the existence of the council. They don't.

It might not even be the job of the council to do things like Benjamin Wheeler is doing for Canadian Highlander and who also happens to be in their council because he is deeply respected by the community for all he does. 

BUT: The current european Highlander Council is justified by nothing. It has caused nothing positive for such a long time, only arguing and weird bans, with no transparency whatsoever that I believe it is actively damaging our format. The members of the council in no way mirror the large communities of Highlander, they have either been in the council forever or are selected by the council itself making it more and more defunct and disliked by the community.

As a founder of metagamemasters.eu (new website, check it out maybe)and the corresponding tournament series I have tried my best to make stuff happen for the community, so please don't look at this post as just another rant. Please don't think that I am trying to take over the council either, I am not. I simply believe that we do not need the council. We need people who have fun pushing the format with content, tournaments and positivity and not bans and I am inviting anyone to join in on the organizing and content making if you have the time and energy.

I can picture a future where the communities with relevantly sized playgroups, as well as the online community as a whole have a structured public exchange about possible bans once in a while. This is 2016. The information age. Suggestions could be made by a representative selected by each community, a quick and public discussion happens and the representatives (the more scattered crowd represents itself via an online vote) can vote if a card gets the necessary mentions to be considered for a ban or unban before and after the discussion period. Of course this needs organisation and someone like Dr. Opossum might be the right person to moderate, someone who has shown positive activity and willingness.

Look, I am not saying this is exactly what should happen. It needs structure and thought.

But now I SINCERELY ask the council to step down. You guys have held down the fort for a long time, I thank you for that, but please be honest. You haven't been active in a positive way for so long, it won't change anymore. Make way for something new. Let's get this great format on the right track again.

On February 27th 2016 the Metagame Masters 5 will take place in Berlin. So save the date and book your flights. There will be more info as we get closer to February, but the buy-in will be 15€ this time so we can have better prizes. See you there!

We are happy to announce the next tournament of our series. So far it's been a great ride with insane decks, great players and a lot of fun. We've had about 50 players show for each of the tournaments so far and we would really like to grow that number a bit more even. What better thing to do in November than to try to beat the best combos and most unfair stuff there is? Storm must be stopped.

We are happy to be able to stick to our plan of making 2-3 events a year happen and this is the third one in 2015. This time even our most famous local highlander legend who has so far not participated due to his mgm anchorman ambitions has hinted at the possibility of a jordanesque return to the battlefield.

Location: Der andere Spieleladen Prenzlauer Allee 192 10405 Berlin Tel.: 030 441 5151

Date: 8.8.2015 Registration: 10.00 - 11.00 am Start: 11.00 am

Starting Fee: 10 Euros (please bring decklists)

There will be HL staple card prices for the Top 8, some MKM vouchers and all prices will be adjusted to player count as always.

If you have any questions feel free to ask here or join our facebook-group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/metagamemasters/

We'd be very happy to have you there and compete for the fall championship of Metagame Masters!

Yesterday we held the third highlander tournament of our MGM series. The tournout was great with 48 players, especially regarding the fact that we had 33 degrees and a lot of sun in Berlin. Deck variety and quality felt high and some scary shit was happening deckwise with some great players showing up and piloting new decks to the top8 that so far hadn't been on the radar and had not succeeded in larger tournaments. Carsten won the whole thing with his storm list that he plays better than most and which got another push from Fastbond which felt broken in half at times. Congrats to Carsten who finally won after he top8ed each of the MGMs so far. The atmosphere was great, no one died from the heat and I'm sure our awesome judges led by the newest council member will help provide an exact analysis of what happened. Thanks to everyone wo came, even travelling in from out of town, to the judges, the staff at Der Andere Spieleladen and mr. coverage, tabris, who captured some of the greatness on camera for the world to see. Have fun checking the stuff out and readying yourself to maybe taking part in MGM Vol. 4 in November.

Hello everyone!

We hope your decks are getting ready for the Metagame Masters Highlander Vol. 3 @ Der andere Spieleladen Berlin. We've had about 50 players show for each of the tournaments so far and we hope to continue to grow that number.

As promised we plan for 2-3 events a year and this is the second one in 2015. The winners of MGM 1 & 2 have already promised to show up again and we are looking forward to a lot of amazing games powered by the diverse Berlin meta, where Fastbond is a thing and Artifacts can ruin your day in devastating fashion.

Location: Der andere Spieleladen Prenzlauer Allee 192 10405 Berlin Tel.: 030 441 5151

Date: 8.8.2015 Registration: 10.00 - 11.00 am Start: 11.00 am

Starting Fee: 10 Euros (please bring decklists)

There will be HL staple card prices for the Top 8, some MKM vouchers and all prices will be adjusted to player count as always.

If you have any questions feel free to ask here or join our facebook-group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/metagamemasters/

So far the MGMs have been a ton of fun, with great decks and coverage of the games and we really hope to see you there !!!

Hello everyone!

We're happy to announce the second Metagame Masters Highlander, this time @ Der andere Spieleladen Berlin.

The vivid highlander scene of Berlin would like to invite you for a day of fun and competition and the eventual
crowning of the first Metagame Master of 2015. We hope Metagame Masters Volume 2 can match the success of its
predecessor (53 Players), so this tournament series will continue to establish itself and give highlander players
the chance to compete on a high level (we plan for 2-3 events a year).

Location: Der andere Spieleladen Prenzlauer Allee 192 10405 Berlin Tel.: 030 441 5151

Date: 11.4.2015 Registration: 10.00 - 11.00 am Start: 11.00 am

Starting Fee: 10 Euros (please bring decklists)

Prices for 32 Players (will be adjusted to player count):

1. 100€ MKM Voucher
2. 50€ MKM Voucher
3. 25€ MKM Voucher
4. 25€ MKM Voucher
5. 15€ ASL Voucher
6. 15€ ASL Voucher
7. 15€ ASL Voucher
8. 15€ ASL Voucher

If you have any questions feel free to ask here or join our facebook-group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/metagamemasters/

We really hope to see you in April !!!

12 players, 4 rounds of swiss, 2 drops after first round.

1. Malte Ziemes - 9 WW
2. Matthias - 9 UW Aacademy
3. Jan - 9 Aggro Naya
4. Luca - 7 RUG Midrange
5. Thomas - 7 UWR Midrange
6. Paul - 7 Boros Control
7. Tobias - 4 Grixis Midrange
8. Dennis - 2 Ur Control
9. Tino - 2 Bant Midrange
10. Jonny - 1 Oath do nothing

Top 3 Decklists: http://www.mtgpulse.com/event/15313#214686