Grand Meleé Style Rules

Format

Grand Meleé is a multi-player variant best suited for 4 or more players. This format uses the standard 5th Edition rules with the following exceptions:

Specific rules

Position at the table is determined randomly before play begins.
Attack to the left: You may only attack the player sitting to your immediate left. This is your "prey"; the person to your right is your "predator."
Spell Range: All spells have a limited range of 1. This means that you can only target the player to your immediate left or right; global effects (Crusade, Savage Twister, Bazaar of Wonders) will only affect those players within the range of the controller of the spell or effect.
- Option 1: Spell range of 2
- Option 2: Spell range of 2 until circle collapses to less than 6 people; then, spell range of 1.
When a player is killed, the circle closes immediately. The predator and prey of the dead wizard now become the predator/prey of each other. Any permanents controlled by the dead player are removed from the game. Any owned by that player, but controlled by another stay in the game until the controller is removed.
Legends: More than one Legend of the same name may be in play as long as they are not within range of each other (i.e. separated by at least one other player). As soon as the two Legends come into range, they are both buried immediately.
Enchant Worlds: More than one Enchant World may be in play as long as they are not within range of each other (i.e. separated by at least one other player). As soon as they come into range, they are both buried immediately.
Scoring: When a player is killed, his current predator gains 1 point regardless of who killed him. Also, the last survivor gains 1 point. The player with the most points at the end wins. If playing for prizes, each point is worth the same amount and no additional prize is given beyond an amount per point. This allows the prize amount (per point) to match the entrance fee with no loss (or profit) to the house.
Deck Construction Rules: We are currently using Type "Chip" for all constructed games. Additionally, the card "Shahrazad" is banned due to the impact it would have on everyone not in it's current range.