From: Tim Svenson [victreebel29@juno.com]
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 7:09 PM

Subject: Deck challenges

Hello, this is Tim.  I've seen a few deck challenges posted, such as the
one asking people to play two or more stage twos.  When only three people
responded, the author assumed it was because the rest of us are
incapable.  That isn't true.  The main reason people don't respond to
deck challenges is because they are not a good way to prove something. 
If someone challenged me to build an eight color deck, requiring all
types of energy be used, I wouldn't, but I easily could.  Would it be
good?  Hell no, but it would be there.  Like some of the decks that
responded to Nite Owl's challenge.  They met the requirements, but
weren't that good.  If the challenge was build a deck like this and win a
tourney, then maybe more people would try (and fail, most likely). 
However, just saying build one isn't a good challenge.  

-Tim

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