Dear all participants...
Voting is now closed!
Using the power of Math and Guessing, it seems like we had 21 people vote. The majority of the contests have a big enough delta that I don't see a need to wait any more. So, that brings us your ROUND ONE WINNERS:
dyd!
Mellifluoresce!
lookingupanddown!
Stapler!
NinjaCaterpie!
Cythare!
Togs!
void_nothing!
Congratulations to the eight of you. To the rest, thank you so much for participating in this revival of the BATTLE FACTORY. Without you this historic event wouldn't have been possible.
As the Factory Head I would like to take a brief moment to give out two (meaningless) awards: Top Entry and Top Card. These are entirely subjective and represent only my opinion. Think of them as "my favorite" entry and card, respectively.
The Top Entry for round one goes to...
Togs!
This set of cards felt like you tailored your entry specifically to me. All three cards are relatively lean, but each one has a compelling flavor storyline that is strongly represented through the mechanics. You even got a draft robot in there, which as you know I love dearly. Great! Hopefully your entries next round will continue to appeal.
And the Top Card goes to...
ApocalypseChive's Chandra's Student!
To say nothing of the uncommon planeswalker triple challenge, this card really feels well put together. In the ideal situation you tick down that last loyalty counter in your main phase for mana and lots of cards. But your opponent can trigger it during combat too! Your deck needs to have instants to be able to capitalize on that. It's simple, novel, and appeals to that part of me that likes clever interactions.
Now, on to business. Through the power of Random.org I have generated your pairings for round two. Below, please see your matchups as well as the set of six restrictions you have to pick from. As before, each of you must pick ONE restriction from the six that we will use for the Round 2 entries. No specific deadline, but once we have everybody's selections we'll keep things moving. Use this thread for selections. I'll make a new thread for Round 2 once we have them all in.
1. One card is a Mox.
2. All three cards are from the same set.
3. All cards are double faced cards.
4. One card has a non-mana additional cost.
5. One card uses the symbol.
6. All cards have Level Up.
1. One card uses hybrid mana.
2. All cards are colored artifacts.
3. All cards have activated abilities.
4. One card enters the battlefield tapped.
5. A Cat, a Scarecrow, and a Construct.
6. All cards share a color.
1. One card has Entwine.
2. All cards are uncommon.
3. All cards are Planeswalkers.
4. One card increases a creature's power and toughness.
5. One card is common, one card is uncommon, and one card is rare.
6. All cards use -1/-1 counters.
1. One card is a nonland card with no mana cost.
2. One card has exactly 5 activated abilities.
3. One card is colorless, another is monocolored, and the third is multicolored.
4. One card has madness.
5. All cards can be played at instant speed.
6. Each card is related to the Planeswalker of your choice.