Eric's Draft Formats #2

One recurring problem for most casual players who like limited formats and drafting is finding enough players for an 8-man draft.  The Winston Draft solves this problem as it is a great drafting method for just 2 players.  If you don't know what an 8-man draft is check out Eric's Draft Format #1.  Winston Drafting starts out much the same, each player needs to have 3 booster packs worth of cards.  Then simply follow these setps. 

• Open all six booster packs and, without looking at the cards, shuffle them all into one big pile face down. 
  
• Then, without looking at the cards, take the top card of the big pile and start a new pile (pile A), face down.  Repeat this process creating two more piles (piles B and C). 
  
• Flip a coin, roll a die, or decide somehow how goes first. 
  
• The player who goes first looks at pile A and they can either chose to keep pile A or pass and look at pile B. 
  
• If the player chooses to take the pile then they replace the pile with one card, face down, from the big pile. 
  
• If a player passes on a pile they must add a card to the passed pile, face down, from the big pile. 
  
• If the player chooses they can keep passing on piles A, B, and C (adding cards each time).  If a player passed on pile C they can then draw a single card from the big pile. 
  
• Once the player has chose a pile or drawn a card from the big pile their turn is over and then next player repeats this process until all the piles are taken and th ebig pile is empty. 
  
• Player then make 40 card decks using the card drafted this way, and adding any number of basic lands.
  
• For tips on how to make a better limited deck and how to master the mysteries of the mana curve check out Eric's Magic Deck Making Tips #4. 
  

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