So.... herein begins the draft.... Rules are as follows...
I prefer something simple to manage... as we get chaos otherwise...
I also prefer something we don't have 3 people always waiting on 1, because that always makes a draft take forever (like a month I recall....)
I will need a number between 1 and 1000 to begin with, closest to the random number I have will be selecting 1st or playing first...
Is everyone ok with the same booster draft format we played last time? To recap for those who don't recall (and for Jorael who wasn't around last time)...
Each player get's 3 Booster Packs, they select 1 card and remove it from the pool to be used as ante. Then I shuffle their cards with their opponents cards and give the first player 4 cards to choose from (on the table for all to see). The second player selects 2 cards, and then the remaining card goes to the first player. Four new cards are turned over, and we reverse the players so that player 2 picks first, player 1 second and so on until all the cards are drafted (there are now an even 44 cards for each player). You make your deck of at least 40 cards using those 44 cards and as many basic lands as you'd like. The player who drafted second chooses whether to play or draw, and then the match begins as a normal tournament match. I do not bother trying to run the decks - it is a hinderence to the game and we are all on the same footing here.... I do give you the shuffled cards and shuffle as required giving you back your shuffled decklist.
The match is a best of 3... Between games, your remaining cards (if any) can be used for a sideboard, the only requirement is that you maintain at least 40 cards in your deck, and you can add or remove lands as desired. At the conclusion of the Match, the winner selects one of the 2 ante cards to keep in their cardpool...
They use the 45 cards they now have for another match with a different player... selecting one of their cards to use as ante, drafting their 44 remaining cards with their opponents and so on...
One "interesting" variation which I might propose... how about if you get to play with your ante card? It would still be the card used for ante... but you could actually use it in your deck... it would change the game somewhat - basically you each get to draft one card before your match... but you lose, and you could lose it.... Since these aren't actual cards - or actual tournament points... it could be interesting...
We would play round robin, so you'd have 3 matches...
Any Questions?