So to kick things off I signed up for the singles event. While the store was offering other OGW events throught the day, I didn't feel like going for it. My sealed pack was pretty sweet, pulling out a promo "Doublemint Twins" (Mina and Denn, Wildborn), and my first pack rare was big Kozilek themself. Along with such headliners as Embodiment of Insight, Rolling Thunder, Tajuru Pathwarden, and TWO Timber Gorges, the singalling to go Gruul was hard to ignore. I even had a bunch of lesser eldrazi to spawn scions, and 5 colourless sources (of which I ran 4 - Ruins of Oran-Rief, Holdout Settlement, Seer's Lantern, and 1 of 2 wastes) to help the big guy take the stage.
Sadly, that's about all the value I could shake out of R/G. I tried to mix in some of my better black cards, but while they seemed quite good, they were almost entirely 3-drops, which could have been problematic if I got stuck on land, or needed late power. The answer came from blue - contributing (among others) Adverse Conditions, Sweep Away(x2), And Cultivator Drone (Another colourless source? Score!)
The end result - a somewhat spicy "Temur Eldrazi Ramp and Good Times (for me, not you)" deck which ended at a very respectable 2-2 for the day.
Details of individual matches are lost to me, but highlights include Big Koz actually managing to get a showing in a few games. Hilariously, in one such game, the opponent's next turn answer for Kozilek was... their very own Kozilek. Awkward. Luckily, my version proved victorious this time (even though I did end up losing that round in the end. Oh well). As well as Rolling Thunder continuing to be one of the most hard-working uncommons in the game, securing me no less than 2 games by straight doming, and another 2 by very well placed defender melting.
There was only one obvious "lowlight" of the day - not getting to play the magical Christmas land combo of Doublemint Twins and Embodiment of Insight to get double land-dashes per turn. *shrug* no big loss really, but it would been pretty sweet.
Lastly, as is tradition at our LGS, ever player goes home with 4 boosters of the new set, regardless of result. So without further ado - the booster pulls (I know I know... "but Lairon, you dumbwad, you're supposed to draft with 'em! Meh... this way's more fun)
* Jwar Isle Avenger (Foil)
* Oath of Jace
* Havoc Sower
* Cinder Barrens
* Null Caller
* Kozilek's Pathfinder
* Blinding Drone
* Holdout Settlement
* Loam Larva
* Kozilek's Shrieker
* Netcaster Spider
* Mighty Leap
* Maw of Kozilek
* Ancient Crab
Pack 2 (Jace art)
* Oath of Gideon
* Flaying Tendrils
* Relentless Hunter
* Birthing Hulk
* Oblivion Strike
* Kor Sky Climber
* Seer's Lantern
* Sweep Away
* Natural Strike
* Corpse Churn
* Lead by Example
* Kor Scythemaster
* Brute Strength
* Slip Through Space
Pack 3: (Chandra Art)
* Chandra, Flamecaller
* Flayer Drone
* Meandering River
* Grasp of Darkness
* Blinding Drone
* Unknown Shores
* Boulder Salvo
* Tar Snare
* Sky Scourer
* Elemental Uprising
* Zulaport Chainmage
* Searing Light
* Expedite
* Ancient Crab
Pack 4: (Nissa art)
* Nissa, Voice of Zendikar
* Devour in Flames
* Bonds of Mortality
* Walker of the Wastes
* Wastes (Kozilek art)
* Reality Hemorrhage
* Kor Sky Climber
* Stalking Drone
* Unnatural Endurance
* Vines of the Recluse
* Untamed Hunger
* Umara Entangler
* Dazzling Reflection
* Maw of Kozilek
TL;DR - Post your OGW pre-release stuff here. I went 2-2 with a Temur deck, and pulled Kozilek, Chandra, and Nissa. lrrSACK.