InQuest #50 · June 1999 · p.80

Time Flies

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Eugene T. Dudley vs. Clint "The Fist" Canyon

You can't win.

In 25 issues, Eugene T. Dudley, the world's worst Magic player, has been through it all. He's pumped his Atog to high heaven, captured the affection of the Sliver Queen and even found a use for Sorrow's Path. Granted, he used it to kill himself, but it was a use nonetheless. So now, two years after his big InQuest debut, Eugene is looking to pull off the ultimate feat—50 straight turns in honor of 50 issues of InQuest.

Squaring off against his old nemesis, Clint "The Fist" Canyon, Eugene has managed to get several pieces of the engine into his hand. Unfortunately, his Necropotence—and Clint's direct damage—have dragged him down to one life. Can Eugene really take 50 extra turns in a row? Probably not. After all, we are talking about a guy who thinks the Brown Ouphe is a killer card. Heck, he's so brain-baffled by his options that he's not even sure what to do next. So help him out.

See how many extra turns in a row you can put together.

Keep in mind the following

It's the beginning of Eugene's main phase. He's at one life and knockin' on death's door.
Thanks to the Necropotence you don't have to worry about running out of cards. Of course, since Eugene is only at one life, you don't have to worry about drawing any either.
The Time Vault has a time counter on it. Note that if you skip a turn to untap the Vault, you'll break the streak of consecutive turns.
Remember, you don't have to cast everything during one turn. Since you'll be taking several turns in a row you can spread your casting over multiple turns.
It figures that the only creature Eugene's managed to get into play is an Ornithopter, so fear not—there's no threat of him notching a victory. Eugene has never legally won a Magic duel. You think that's gonna change any time soon?