- Added the capability to play Challenges vs predetermined decks (along with a few other related options to disallow specific quest mode things)

- Added Sorin vs Tibalt, and Tibalt vs Sorin as examples of Challenges that force you to use a specific Deck. (They seemed to be the best duel deck compatibility for the AI).

src/main/java/forge/game/GameNew.java

@@ -215,8 +215,9 @@ public class GameNew {
      * 
      * TODO: Accept something like match state as parameter. Match should be aware of players,
      * their decks and other special starting conditions.
+     * @param forceAnte Forces ante on or off no matter what your preferences
      */
-    public static void newGame(final GameState game, final boolean canRandomFoil) {
+    public static void newGame(final GameState game, final boolean canRandomFoil, Boolean forceAnte) {
 
         Card.resetUniqueNumber();
         // need this code here, otherwise observables fail
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ public class GameNew {
         trigHandler.clearDelayedTrigger();
 
         // friendliness
-        boolean useAnte = preferences.getPrefBoolean(FPref.UI_ANTE);
+        boolean useAnte = forceAnte != null ? forceAnte : preferences.getPrefBoolean(FPref.UI_ANTE);
         final Set<CardPrinted> rAICards = new HashSet<CardPrinted>();
 
         Map<Player, Set<CardPrinted>> removedAnteCards = new HashMap<Player, Set<CardPrinted>>();

src/main/java/forge/game/MatchController.java

@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ public class MatchController {
 
     private int gamesPerMatch = 3;
     private int gamesToWinMatch = 2;
+    
+    private Boolean forceAnte = false;
 
     private GameState currentGame = null;
 
@@ -66,6 +68,11 @@ public class MatchController {
         players.putAll(map);
         gameType = type;
     }
+    
+    public MatchController(GameType type, Map<LobbyPlayer, PlayerStartConditions> map, Boolean forceAnte) {
+        this(type, map);
+        this.forceAnte = forceAnte;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Gets the games played.
@@ -145,7 +152,7 @@ public class MatchController {
             attachUiToMatch(this, FControl.SINGLETON_INSTANCE.getLobby().getGuiPlayer());
 
             final boolean canRandomFoil = Singletons.getModel().getPreferences().getPrefBoolean(FPref.UI_RANDOM_FOIL) && gameType == GameType.Constructed;
-            GameNew.newGame(currentGame, canRandomFoil);
+            GameNew.newGame(currentGame, canRandomFoil, this.forceAnte);
 
             currentGame.setAge(GameAge.Mulligan);
         } catch (Exception e) {

src/main/java/forge/gui/home/quest/SSubmenuQuestUtil.java

@@ -353,7 +353,15 @@ public class SSubmenuQuestUtil {
         }
         final QuestController qData = Singletons.getModel().getQuest();
 
-        Deck deck = SSubmenuQuestUtil.getCurrentDeck();
+        Deck deck = null;
+        if (event instanceof QuestEventChallenge) {
+            // Predefined HumanDeck
+            deck = ((QuestEventChallenge) event).getHumanDeck();
+        }
+        if (deck == null) {
+            // If no predefined Deck, use the Player's Deck
+            deck = SSubmenuQuestUtil.getCurrentDeck();
+        }
         if (deck == null) {
             String msg = "Please select a Quest Deck.";
             JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, msg, "No Deck", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
@@ -393,23 +401,37 @@ public class SSubmenuQuestUtil {
         worker.execute();
         
         int extraLifeHuman = 0;
+        Integer lifeHuman = null;
+        boolean useBazaar = true;
+        Boolean forceAnte = false;
         int lifeAI = 20;
         if (event instanceof QuestEventChallenge) {
             lifeAI = ((QuestEventChallenge) event).getAILife();
+            lifeHuman = ((QuestEventChallenge) event).getHumanLife();
 
             if (qData.getAssets().hasItem(QuestItemType.ZEPPELIN)) {
                 extraLifeHuman = 3;
             }
+
+            useBazaar = ((QuestEventChallenge) event).isUseBazaar();
+            forceAnte = ((QuestEventChallenge) event).isForceAnte();
         }
 
-        PlayerStartConditions humanStart = new PlayerStartConditions(SSubmenuQuestUtil.getCurrentDeck());
-        humanStart.setStartingLife(qData.getAssets().getLife(qData.getMode()) + extraLifeHuman);
-        humanStart.setCardsOnBattlefield(QuestUtil.getHumanStartingCards(qData, event));
-
+        PlayerStartConditions humanStart = new PlayerStartConditions(deck);
         PlayerStartConditions aiStart = new PlayerStartConditions(event.getEventDeck());
-        aiStart.setStartingLife(lifeAI);
-        aiStart.setCardsOnBattlefield(QuestUtil.getComputerStartingCards(event));
         
+        if (lifeHuman != null) {
+            humanStart.setStartingLife(lifeHuman);
+        } else {
+            humanStart.setStartingLife(qData.getAssets().getLife(qData.getMode()) + extraLifeHuman);
+        }
+
+        if (useBazaar) {
+            humanStart.setCardsOnBattlefield(QuestUtil.getHumanStartingCards(qData, event));
+            aiStart.setStartingLife(lifeAI);  
+            aiStart.setCardsOnBattlefield(QuestUtil.getComputerStartingCards(event));
+        }
+
         MatchStartHelper msh = new MatchStartHelper();
         msh.addPlayer(Singletons.getControl().getLobby().getQuestPlayer(), humanStart);
 
@@ -417,7 +439,7 @@ public class SSubmenuQuestUtil {
         aiPlayer.setIconImageKey(event.getIconImageKey());
         msh.addPlayer(aiPlayer, aiStart);
 
-        final MatchController mc = new MatchController(GameType.Quest, msh.getPlayerMap());
+        final MatchController mc = new MatchController(GameType.Quest, msh.getPlayerMap(), forceAnte);
         FThreads.invokeInEdtLater(new Runnable(){
             @Override
             public void run() {

src/main/java/forge/quest/QuestEventChallenge.java

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Function;
 
+import forge.deck.Deck;
+
 /**
  * <p>
  * QuestQuest class.
@@ -47,12 +49,18 @@ public class QuestEventChallenge extends QuestEvent {
     /** The ai life. */
     private int aiLife = 25;
 
+    private Integer humanLife = null;
+
     /** The credits reward. */
     private int creditsReward = 100;
 
     /** The repeatable. */
     private boolean repeatable = false;
 
+    private boolean useBazaar = true;
+
+    private Boolean forceAnte = null;
+
     /** The wins reqd. */
     private int winsReqd = 20;
 
@@ -63,6 +71,8 @@ public class QuestEventChallenge extends QuestEvent {
     /** The ai extra cards. */
     private List<String> aiExtraCards = new ArrayList<String>();
 
+    private Deck humanDeck = null;
+
     /**
      * Instantiates a new quest challenge.
      */
@@ -248,4 +258,60 @@ public class QuestEventChallenge extends QuestEvent {
     public void setHumanExtraCards(final List<String> humanExtraCards0) {
         this.humanExtraCards = humanExtraCards0;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the humanLife
+     */
+    public Integer getHumanLife() {
+        return humanLife;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param humanLife the humanLife to set
+     */
+    public void setHumanLife(Integer humanLife) {
+        this.humanLife = humanLife;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the useBazaar
+     */
+    public boolean isUseBazaar() {
+        return useBazaar;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param useBazaar the useBazaar to set
+     */
+    public void setUseBazaar(boolean useBazaar) {
+        this.useBazaar = useBazaar; 
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the forceAnte
+     */
+    public Boolean isForceAnte() {
+        return forceAnte;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param forceAnte the forceAnte to set
+     */
+    public void setForceAnte(Boolean forceAnte) {
+        this.forceAnte = forceAnte;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the humanDeck
+     */
+    public Deck getHumanDeck() {
+        return humanDeck;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param humanDeck the humanDeck to set
+     */
+    public void setHumanDeck(Deck humanDeck) {
+        this.humanDeck = humanDeck;
+    }
 }

src/main/java/forge/quest/io/QuestChallengeReader.java

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import forge.ImageCache;
 import forge.deck.Deck;
 import forge.deck.io.DeckSerializer;
+import forge.properties.NewConstants;
 import forge.quest.QuestEventChallenge;
 import forge.quest.QuestEventDifficulty;
 import forge.util.FileSection;
@@ -38,6 +39,23 @@ public class QuestChallengeReader extends StorageReaderFolder<QuestEventChalleng
         qc.setCardReward(sectionQuest.get("Card Reward"));
         qc.setHumanExtraCards(Arrays.asList(TextUtil.split(sectionQuest.get("HumanExtras", ""), '|')));
         qc.setAiExtraCards(Arrays.asList(TextUtil.split(sectionQuest.get("AIExtras", ""), '|')));
+        // Less common properties
+        int humanLife = sectionQuest.getInt("HumanLife", 0);
+        if (humanLife != 0) {
+            qc.setHumanLife(humanLife);
+        }
+        qc.setUseBazaar(sectionQuest.getBoolean("UseBazaar", qc.isUseBazaar()));
+
+        String force = sectionQuest.get("ForceAnte", null);
+        if (force != null) {
+            qc.setForceAnte(Boolean.valueOf(force));
+        }
+
+        String humanDeck = sectionQuest.get("HumanDeck", null);
+        if (humanDeck != null) {
+            File humanFile = new File(NewConstants.DEFAULT_CHALLENGES_DIR, humanDeck);
+            qc.setHumanDeck(Deck.fromFile(humanFile));
+        }
 
         // Common properties
         FileSection sectionMeta = FileSection.parse(contents.get("metadata"), "=");