Kill the Man with the Ball

Rules

This game is a variant of a regular Free-For-All. Take a Celestial Convergence card (or another card to represent “the Ball”) and place it in the center of the table. Place seven counters on it.

A player may “attack” the ball with a creature to gain possession of it when it is in the center. The player with the ball removes one counter during his upkeep. If you cannot remove a counter then you win the game (if it has no counters on it during your upkeep).  A player may take the ball from another by dealing any combat damage to him. If this happens, he gains possession of the ball with seven counters on it (any time the ball changes possession it starts over with seven counters on it). If you become reduced to zero life or cannot draw a card you still lose, but a new win condition is to keep the ball until the counters run out. If the Ball carries dies, the ball is in the center again with seven counters. The ball cannot be targeted or destroyed.

Deck Construction

Use standard deck construction for this variant.

Sideboard

There is not sideboard for this variant.

Banned & Restricted List

When playing this variant it is usually decided what type you will be playing. So if playing Type 1, Type 1.5, Type 2, or Extended Kill the Man with the Ball then, follow that format’s Banned and Restricted List.

Mulligan Rules

Standard “Paris” Mulligan is used for this variant.

Before each game begins, a player may, for any reason, reshuffle and redraw his hand, drawing one less card. This may be repeated as often as the player wishes, until he has no cards left in his hand. After the participant, who plays first, mulligans as often as he likes, the decision of whether to mulligan passes to the other player. Once a player passes the opportunity to mulligan, that player may not change his mind.

History

This variant was created by Vasco Da Gama.