Just played in my first ever paper Pauper tourney here at the local gameshop. It was a ton of fun!

21 players total, 4 rounds of Swiss into T8. $4 to play, participation foil and T8 foil. Not sure what the top prizes were.

I don't have nearly as many paper cards as I do online, so my deck wasn't quite the best. But I brought Burn Range, in the following arrangement:

BURN RANGE
Polyjak, 8/15/09, Top 8

MAINDECK

16 Mountain
3 Forgotten Cave

4 Rift Bolt
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Shard Volley
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Had an idea for "intro" decks of my own. 40-card "Pauper Starters" that focus on fun and interactivity so people who don't know the game can get into it. I want to limit confusion, but maximize fun. Limit of 2 copies of any given card, no sideboard. I want to make one for each of the 10 color pairs. So far I have green-blue and red-white. These are in paper.

I will avoid cards with any expansion-specific mechanics or keywords, using only 'evergreen' abilities. (I considered using Flanking, but… Continue