The finalists were supposed to be notified yesterday. I hope everyone had good luck. My entry didn't get picked. 
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- Thread starter Meltyman
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I also wasn't picked, but I'm holding out some hope because the thing says "on or about" so until I hear of someone being selected I still like to believe I have a chance.
Go for it saf.
(for the record, also not contacted)
Also willing to podcast about it, if anyone is interested. And about the "Too Many Lands" thread.
I would love to hear the "Too Many Lands" Thread as a podcast
Dom Harvey
Contributor
do it obv
Let's do it when I'm in antwerp
That's weeks from now. Hmm... it might not even be timely then. Anyone free this week / end? Chris Taylor? Persons?
oh yeah that's a good point. I am living in the future atm to get through my thesis.
Chris Taylor
Contributor
I'm probably available, but I'll be honest I haven't read the thread or paid attention to the cube contest at all
(Not like I could really participate)Maybe that's a good thing?
Is it hubris to think that if no one on Riptide has been contacted, the finalists haven't been selected yet?
GP London?? Super! Who's going? I'll come meet some more riptards.
edit: if anybody's going, pm me your real name (if it's not obvious). Then I can just wander in and look at the pairings.
I don't know how wizards is going to go through all the entries, but I worry that a lot of riptide cubes will be a bit too out there at first glance and may get passed over. I can't imagine they have the time to explore the intricacies of all the entries.
It'd be pretty lame if they set out criteria that asked for "a cube that's different than our existing offerings" and "a novel play experience" and then just cut anything that doesn't look like their existing cubes. I do have a bad feeling that the finalists will be some garbage tribal cube nonsense or else a block-specific cube.
Onderzeeboot
Ecstatic Orb
In Dutch we have a very appropriate proverb for questions like this: "de vraag stellen is hem beantwoorden", which translates to "asking the question is answering it"
In all seriousness though, the RTL submissions are probably but a fraction of all the cubes they received, and we certainly aren't the only people with good ideas on how to craft an engaging draft format. Still, it would be very cool to see some of the RTL submissions punch through to the next round!
This uncertainty about whether any finalist have been selected feels very Golden Ticket-esque.
I posted this in discord, but when I was talking to Chris (MTGO) we were coming up with who the finalists will probably be. Here was my answer...
Set-themed Cube (Innistrad is by far the best option)
Heavy Mechanic Based Cube (Gold, Tribal, Graveyard, Artifact, etc.)
Another Heavy Mechanic Based Cube
Peasant/Pauper Cube (I feel peasant is more likely as it gets hard to get 540 decent commons)
Does anything think Wizards will vary from this formula at all?
Set-themed Cube (Innistrad is by far the best option)
Heavy Mechanic Based Cube (Gold, Tribal, Graveyard, Artifact, etc.)
Another Heavy Mechanic Based Cube
Peasant/Pauper Cube (I feel peasant is more likely as it gets hard to get 540 decent commons)
Does anything think Wizards will vary from this formula at all?
I just secretly hope mine wins so I can stream drafting it errday. But somebody please cut the suspense and tell me the selections have been made.
So you're saying there's a chance for a multicolor semi-tribal cube?