OK, gang, here it comes - the playoffs!
There's an ACTUAL prize for this contest! MrMollusk has volunteered to give a deck each of red Legends No. 852 and limited-edition green Bicycle The Call of Cthulhu to the person who wins THIS CHALLENGE!
I'm about to post Battle 30 in a short while. When that contest ends, assuming it's not a tie, I'll have exactly 32 deck winners. I'll take those winners, place the titles in the random.org list randomizer and come up with a random order. This will be our "tournament tree". The first round will have 16 battles, the second round will have 8, then comes the quarterfinal four, the semifinal two, and the final battle - grand total of 31 battles, with one end-result winner.
When Battle 30 ends and I post the tree, participants will pick the winners of all the battles on the tree, including the final. The person picking the most winning fights wins. If this is a tie, the person picking the most late-round wins (starting from the finals and working backwards) is the winner. If there's still a tie, it'll go down to a random draw between the tied participants. Winner gets the decks shipped straight from MrMollusk!
I'll post that tree here (for the score card) and in a new topic in two days. You'll have a week to make your choices and submit them IN THE NEW TOPIC for contest entries. I've locked this topic to keep people from posting in the wrong place!
Best of luck!
Some legalese: the contest prize is subject to change or being rescinded without notice. In the event of a dispute, the decision of the Discourse staff is final and binding. By participating in this contest, you agree to abide by these rules.
No one is planning to do any of that, though - it's "cover-your-ass" stuff in case things go sideways and pear-shaped.