Hey guys, Rania here.
We had been thinking about this for a while, and finally now we are going to make it happen :)
I'm very very happy that the idea seems so well accepted, and that I wasn't the only one that felt that something more was needed during tournaments. I'm also grateful for all the ideas!
One thing that may not be clear to everyone, is that we hope that Challengestone will be a regular thing, and that each time the challenge will be different. It will take some tweaking and consulting to find the right challenges, and we will start with well defined and easy to implement ones. We will also try to ensure that no well known and widely used decks will fit into the challenges.
Please let us know who you'd like to see competing! At some point (not right away, one step at a time), we will do our best to open it up or at least somehow involve the community in the invitations.
Thanks!
EDIT: Thanks for all the feedback from everyone! When we get back I will look the threads more closely and write down the ideas suggested, so we have a decently sized pool!
Iksar
This sounds awesome. Thanks Rania!