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Today you were the last card played in the finals of my Cube Invitational. You closed the game, sealed the deal, you won.
I have organised 12 Cube Invitationals. I have won 3 of them and my co-writer here on this blog, Danny, has also won 3. I want my bragging rights back. I was quite nervous for this Cube Invitational. I would love to win it, but I really wanted to do well. The thing is the last 2 non-weekend-long Cube Invitationals I organised, those are one day invitationals with 8 people, I didn’t even make the top 4. I really wanted to make the top 4 again, and I would love to win it. But I wasn’t just nervous because I wanted to win. I was nervous, because I was one of the 2 people out of those 8 that never played a Pro Tour. I collected an amazing group of players that made me nervous.
The day went great. I went 4-1 in the swiss taking the top spot in the standings going into the top 4 draft. I was able to go first in my top 4 matches, because of the play-draw rule, and I could choose my spot in the rotisserie first. We were doing a rotisserie where you draft a complete booster at the time, 5 boosters total, 22 boosters on the table, with my Hanjo Masters 5 cube. I felt great. But.
The thing is, Unbounded Potential, I was not the one casting you. I was so bummed out when you were cast. I was on the backfoot in that 3rd game in the finals. I had multiple draws to draw an untapped land to double spell to set up a game where I could claw my way back in. But I didn’t draw that untapped land, I just didn’t. And because of you I didn’t get the time I needed. That 4th win felt in reach, just in reach. I almost disliked you. Almost. But then I looked up at Tristan. Tristan just cast you, Unbounded Potential. Tristan was playing his third Cube Invitational, losing the semi-finals in his first one, losing the finals in his second one. And now, in his third one, he won. He was smiling from ear-to-ear. I don’t dislike you for beating the shit out of me Unbounded Potential, I love you for letting Tristan win his first Cube Invitational.
With love,
Hanjo
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