The Texas Draft Rules

Bringing the "Duffin Draft" rules to the next level is to play it on VtES tournament level format (although unsanctioned like "Duffin Draft" is). The "Texas Draft" rules have been initially posted by Ethan Burrow in the usenet newsgroup "rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad" some time ago here. A "Texas draft" mini-tournament should be finished quite fast; I would expect it to be played in less than 2 hours; approx. 20 minutes per round and an additional hour for the final round

• "Texas Draft" is played as 3 rounds + finals.
• Each player needs 3 boosters, one for each of the 3 preliminary round.
• The first 3 rounds are played with the regular "Duffin Draft" rules with one booster per player; e.g. 12 pool each player; 4 pool for ousting; everyone can use a discard phase action to reshuffle your ashheap into your library if your hand is not at maximum
• After the first three rounds the finalist are determined in the usual way.
• The final is played as "Swainbank Draft" with all the cards drafted in the previous rounds. You can always use a discard phase action to reshuffle your ashheap into your library if your hand is not at maximum.

Alternative Rules: Play 5R+F if time permits or play 3R+F with "Double Duffin Draft" rules, i.e. two boosters are drafted instead of one, in that case you can drop some cards to minimum 7 crypt and 40 library cards.

I would like try this format some time in the near future, and I am still looking for an opportunity (i.e. in another tournament as a side event) to do so.