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Welcome to the April MCC! It's Formats Month here at the MCC. As the round title implies, the format that is the theme of this first round is Pauper.
Main Challenge: Design a common creature card with mana value 4, 5, or 6.
Subchallenge 1: Your card has flying or can gain flying through its own abilities. (1 point)
Subchallenge 2: Choose one or both -
• Your card's base power and base toughness have a difference of 2 or more. (0.5 points)
• Your card has hexproof or indestructible or can gain hexproof or indestructible through its own abilities. (0.5 points)
DEADLINES
Design deadline: Friday, April 5th 23:59 EDT
Judging deadline: Sunday, April 7th 23:59 EDT
If time extensions are required, they WILL eat time from the next round to realign with the calendar, so please ask them only if you really need them. This is for both players and judges.
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Anyone is free to enter in the first round! Your signup for the contest consists of posting a card design that fits the main challenge and any number of the subchallenges (none, some, or all of them).
RUBRIC
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The MCC Rubric is given below, in an easily "copy and pasted" form. (Courtesy of Rithaniel.)
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[b]Design[/b]
[b](X/3) Appeal[/b] - Do the different player psychographics (Timmy/Johhny/Spike) have a use for the card?
[b](X/3) Elegance[/b] - Is the card easily understandable at a glance? Do all the flavor and mechanics combined as a whole make sense?
[b]Development[/b]
[b](X/3) Viability[/b] - How well does the card fit into the color wheel? Does it break or bend the rules of the game? Is it the appropriate rarity?
[b](X/3) Balance[/b] - Does the card have a power level appropriate for contemporary constructed/limited environments without breaking them? Does it play well in casual and multiplayer formats? Does it create or fit into a deck/archetype? Does it create an oppressive environment?
[b]Creativity[/b]
[b](X/3) Uniqueness[/b] - Has a card like this ever been printed before? Does it use new mechanics, ideas, or design space? Does it combine old ideas in a new way? Overall, does it feel "fresh"?
[b](X/3) Flavor[/b] - Does the name seem realistic for a card? Does the flavor text sound professional? Do all the flavor elements synch together to please Vorthos players?
[b]Polish[/b]
[b](X/3) Quality[/b] - Points deducted for incorrect spelling, grammar, and templating.
[b](X/2) Main Challenge (*)[/b] - Was the main challenge satisfied? Was it approached in a unique or interesting way? Does the card fit the intent of the challenge?
[b](X/2) Subchallenges[/b] - One point awarded per satisfied subchallenge condition.
[b]Total: X/25[/b]
*An entry with 0 points here is subject to disqualification.void_nothing
Ink-Treader
We will likely need at least one more judge. Volunteering to judge is a huge help to the MTGNexus CCC community and we all appreciate those who take the time and effort to do so. You can sign up to judge here if you are inclined.
