Mana Pool rules...

[Scratchy78]

Hi, my name is Scratchy. I've been playing MtG off and on for a number of years, but recently a friend of mine said friends of his taught him how to play using 'Mana Pool Rules'. I've Googled it, read various pages, can't find anything explaining this. Can someone please explain to me this rules variation called 'Mana Pool'. My buddy said its something like you draw until you have no more land in your hand, it gets all your land out quickly... I didn't fully understand. So if anyone can explain this to me, please do. Also, please reply to my email Stinger1118@aol.com or my MySpace. Scratchy78@myspace.com One other thing, if anyone is interested, I'm selling most of my collection. Again, email me, and I can send you a list of my rares and uncommons. Thanks.

[Kl3p_co.]

If you draw till you dont have any land in your hand and you play them quickly I have a deck for you:

59x mountain
1x Banefire

Enjoy
/sory, but mtg with rules like this is really cocked up/

[staggerwingjtstw]

I've never heard of that variant, but I have heard of a variant where you have an infinite mana supply (of all colors) and can only play one spell per turn. However, all X spells (although you could probably allow any X spells with Sunburst) are banned. So no Banefires... But it does let you play things like the ultimatums, nicol bolas, planeswalker and other cards you'd never play if you want to win

[Clefaria]

I would have never remembered if you didn't start this topic, but I HAVE played like this before...right around the time I was taught how to play. It's a goofy variant that's really abusable, so I wouldn't recommend it.

All it means is that all the lands in your starting hand are played instantly, and then you draw until you have a hand of 7 with no lands in it. Then the game progresses normally.

[Nyth]

Actually, you play without lands to make the deck building even easier and play cards as if you had the mana required to play them. Infinite combos using X mana costs are banned as well as some other types of play. For more info just search up Type three, four or five (III, IV, V) as it is named one of those. Can't remember for the life of me which one it is.

[Clefaria]

Actually, you play without lands to make the deck building even easier and play cards as if you had the mana required to play them.

It's barely even a game at that point. Imagine playing Hypnox on the first turn.

[Nyth]

Turns out it was Type 4.

Type 3 is Type 2 without Rares or Affordable Standard.

Type 4 is Limited Infinity.

For more info:
http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/feature/198
http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/misc/10197_Type_4_A_Way_To_Enjoy_Magic_Again_Part_I.html

And yes, Hypnox can be played but since the game is all about overpowered it will actually not be truly broken. Check out the decklist on the Wizards article above and you'll see they were quite happy playing it.

[Scratchy78]

Right on, thank you everybody for your replies. It's been a while since I've checked this post, but I appreciate all the replies/help. Take care.

Scratchy Stinger1118@aol.com