Trick or Treat
Solution not availableEugene T. Dudley vs. Brandon "Bullhorn" Howard
You can't win.
Eugene T. Dudley, the world's worst Magic player, is feeling festive. It goes without saying that he has absolutely no chance of beating his opponent, Brandon "Bullhorn" Howard. With only three life remaining, it's only a matter of time before Brandon blasts him away, even though Eugene's All Hallow's Eve is about to go off. But Eugene's been more interested in munching on his Halloween candy and spreading +1/+1 candy corns around the table. Eugene's ultimate goal is to reward each of his creatures with a treat.
Hand out treats by having at least one +1/+1 counter on every creature you control at the end of your turn — without absentmindedly eating counters off of your creatures.
Keep in mind the following
- It is the beginning of Eugene's turn. He currently has three life. Eugene promised Brandon a Snickers if he didn't interfere this turn, so for once the Bullhorn is keeping his trap shut.
- The candy corns represent +1/+1 counters.
- All Hallow's Eve is set to go off this turn; Eugene hasn't managed to get any of Brandon's creatures into the graveyard. When All Hallow's Eve resolves, you get to choose which order your creatures come into play.
- You must have at least one +1/+1 counter on every creature you control at the end of your turn.
- With a Necropotence in play, Eugene won't be drawing any cards during his draw phase.
- Brachs candy corns suck. So do those brown ones. A good candy corn must be squishable into a flat, sugary pancake. The little orange pumpkins are good too.
The board
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Cards in play10 cards
Land8 cards
Graveyard3 cards
Hand4 cards
Solution
The answer ran in InQuest #44, which has not been scanned into the Internet Archive. This one is unsolved here — work it out yourself.