I was thinking of doing some streaming but I would find things would get really exciting, like I would have a hand of Grudge, Fire, Chewer, and Ponder, and then my stream would get really bad lag.

Holy, heck...This is complicated...also I am blind.

Wmagzoo7 did have Dave Kaplan and Grim didn't.

So until I realize another mistake I made, Wmagzoo7 is the winner!

UPDATE:

Correction to the winner of Waterbury Bingo.

It was pointed out to me that the thread says the tiebreaker will be the relative position of the correct guesses WITHIN the top 16.  For that reason, the winner came down to Mr. Grim and wmagzoo7.  Neither identified 5-9th place but by including Vasu on his board, Mr. Grim is our official winner.

Sorry for the confusion.

Bingo was INSANELY CLOSE.

1.) No one had a bingo.
2.) A whole bunch of people had 10 of the 16 names in the top 16.
3.) I checked to see who had the 17th seed on there card as a tiebreaker.  This still didn't narrow it down to 1 person.
4.) I checked to see who had the 18th seed on there card as a tiebreaker.  This still didn't narrow it down to 1 person.
5.) I checked to see who had the 19th seed on there card as a tiebreaker.  This still didn't narrow it down to 1 person.
6.) I checked to see who had the 20th seed on there card as a tiebreaker.  This still didn't narrow it down to 1 person.
7.) I checked to see who had the 21st seed on there card as a tiebreaker.  This still didn't narrow it down to 1 person.
8.) I checked to see who had the 22nd seed on there card as a tiebreaker.  This still didn't narrow it down to 1 person.
9.) I checked to see who had the 23rd seed on there card as a tiebreaker.  This still didn't narrow it down to 1 person.
10.) I checked to see who had the 24th seed on there card as a tiebreaker.

And for picking Josh Meckes...Greg Fenton is our TMD Open Bingo winner!

Also, I have a few extra playmats leftover.  PM me if interested.

Report up with decklists.

Also, I have a few extra playmats leftover.  PM me if interested.

It felt good to be back in the game!

Thanks to all the people who came out for TMD Open 16.  We had a number of people who could not make it but the 68 who did show up comprised of a very skilled field.

After 7 rounds of swiss we had the following standings:
1 Mastriano, Paul (VTG) 18 55.9524
2 Kohler, Justin (T3K) 17 71.4286
3 Magrann, Will (NFC) 17 68.254
4 Difebo, Dom (2BB) 17 61.1111
5 Farias, Andrew 16 62.6984
6 Feingersh, Ben 16 62.3129
7 Pratt, Taylor 16 62.3016
8 Pallas, Brian 16 55.7823
9 Kaplan, Dave 16 49.6599
10 Balakrishnan, Vasu (POO) 15 57.9365
11 Dupre, Craig 15 57.8231
12 Kelly, Brian (T3K) 15 57.8231
13 Martin, Jesse 15 56.3492
14 Menendian, Steve (VTG) 15 53.9683
15 Dixon, Tom 15 49.6032
16 Kohler, James (T3K) 15 46.2585
17 Berry, Craig (NFC) 13 59.8639
18 Fenton, Greg 12 70.3175
19 Lim, Joel (VTG) 12 69.0476
20 Hughes, Scott 12 66.6667
21 Brown, Joseph 12 61.9048
22 Picozzo, Vito (CRB) 12 56.3492
23 Vallas, Nick 12 56.3492
24 Meckes, Josh 12 55.102
25 Zimmerman, Robert 12 52.381
26 Geras, Jon (2BB) 12 51.7007
27 Geist, Casey 12 51.7007
28 Seals, Keith (TPG) 12 51.5873
29 Egan, Michael 12 51.5873
30 Pankiewicz, Chris 12 49.6599
31 Kelsey, Chris (TPG2) 12 47.2789
32 Bitzer, Sam 12 37.415
33 Materewicz, Chris (CRB) 10 50.3401
34 Ferrante, Chris (MCT) 10 43.9456
35 Beaumont, Oliver 10 43.5374
36 Conole, Aaron 9 63.8889
37 Moy, Mike 9 63.2653
38 Griffiths, Shawn (TPG) 9 60.3175
39 Close, Andrew 9 56.3492
40 Lydon, Michael 9 56
41 Sees, Bill (TPG2) 9 55.1587
42 Mahr, Mickey 9 51.9841
43 Granberry, Brad (NFC) 9 51.0204
44 Ferry, Chris (TPG) 9 49.6599
45 Zivny, Andrew 9 41.9048
46 Dempsey, Brandon (TPG2) 6 57.4074
47 Beaver, Jeremy (2BB) 6 54.4218
48 Rine, Matthew 6 52.7778
49 Sorrentino, Mike (MCT) 6 52.381
50 Ata, David 6 42.8571
51 Pace, Joe (CRB) 4 61.3333
52 Yergeau, Tony 3 83.3333
53 Grudzina, John (POO) 3 83.3333
54 Scalzo, Anthony 3 66.6667
55 Bhagat, Zohar (POO) 3 66.6667
56 Hayden, Trevor 3 66.6667
57 Snyder, Jareth 3 55.5556
58 Ellsworth, Stefan 3 55.5556
59 Mcnally, Matt 3 50
60 Annunziata, Andrew 3 50
61 Attmore, Brett 3 44.4444
62 Vandermeulen, Thomas 3 33.3333
63 Schlossberg, Brian 0 70.3704
64 Seeth, James 0 55.5556
65 Nania, Anthony 0 55.5556
66 Harris, Visna 0 50
67 Probasco, Andy 0 44.4444
68 Daliapes, Tom (MCT) 0 33.3333

Top 8
Paul defeats Brian
Dom defeats Andy
Will defeats Ben
Justin defeats Taylor

Top 4
Paul defeats Dom
Will defeats Justin

Finals
Will defeats Paul

Decklists
Winner – Will Magrann
4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Mishra’s Factory
4 Wasteland
4 Mutavault
5 Moxen
1 Sol Ring
1 Karakas
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Strip Mine
3 Chalice of the Void
3 Null Rod
4 Lodestone Golem
4 Phyrexian Revoker
4 Phyrexian Metamorph
1 Darksteel Juggernaut
4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Thorn of Amethyst
4 Dismember

SB:
4 Grafdigger’s Cage
3 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
2 Batterskull
2 Mortar Pod
1 Darksteel Juggernaut
1 Karakas
2 Sculpting Steel

2nd Place – Paul Mastriano
4 Force of Will
2 Goblin Welder
2 Burning Wish
3 Thoughtcast
2 Dack Fayden
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Imperial Seal
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Ponder
1 Regrowth
1 Fire//Ice
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Tinker
1 Memory Jar
1 Wheel of Fortune
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Timetwister
1 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Brainstorm
4 Seat of Synod
1 Tolarian Academy
2 City of Brass
4 Mana Confluence
2 Voltaic Key
1 Time Vault
4 Mox Opal
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
5 Moxen
1 Black Lotus
1 Lotus Petal

SB:
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Void Snare
2 Misdirection
1 Transmute Artifact
3 Nature’s Claim
1 Vandalblast
1 Myr Battlesphere
1 Windfall
1 Mind Twist
1 Balance
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Nihil Spellbomb

3rd Place – Justin Kohler
1 Auriok Salvagers
1 Magus of the Future
2 Vendilion Clique
4 Trinket Mage
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Flusterstorm
1 Thirst for Knowledge
3 Mental Misstep
2 Spell Snare
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
4 Swords to Plowshares
1 Time Walk
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Black Lotus
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Mana Crypt
5 Moxen
1 Sol Ring
2 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Plains
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Cavern of Souls
2 Polluted Delta
3 Island
3 Tundra
4 Flooded Strand

SB:
3 Rest in Peace
2 Disenchant
1 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Pithing Needle
1 Flusterstorm
4 Stoneforge Mystic
2 Batterskull
1 Tormod’s Crypt

4th Place – Dom DiFebo
4 Force of Will
3 Mana Drain
3 Mental Misstep
2 Lightning Bolt
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Flusterstorm
3 Snapcaster Mage
1 Spell Pierce
1 Tinker
1 Blightsteel Colossus
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Fire//Ice
1 Abrupt Decay
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Noxious Revival
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
2 Island
3 Polluted Delta
2 Scalding Tarn
2 Underground Sea
2 Volcanic Island
1 Tropical Island
1 City of Brass
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Jet
1 Merchant Scroll

SB:
2 Yixalid Jailer
2 Ingot Chewer
2 Red Elemental Blast
2 Extripate
2 Pithing Needle
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Toxic Deluge
1 Firespout
1 Abrupd Decay
1 Viashino Heretic

5th Place – Andy Farias
3 Path to Exile
1 Misdirection
3 Snapcaster Mage
1 Vendilion Clique
1 Engineered Explosives
3 Stoneforge Mystic
4 Standstill
1 Time Walk
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
4 Force of Will
3 Mental Misstep
1 Mindbreak Trap
2 Mana Drain
1 Flusterstorm
1 Spell Snare
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Batterskull
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Sol Ring
4 Flooded Strand
2 Island
1 Snow-Covered Island
1 Plains
4 Tundra
2 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine
1 Polluted Delta
4 Mishra’s Factory
1 Black Lotus

SB:
4 Rest in Peace
3 Serenity
3 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Path to Exile
1 Supreme Verdict
1 Flusterstorm
1 True-Name Nemesis

6th Place – Ben Feingresh
3 Sphere of Resistance
3 Thorn of Amethyst
1 Trinisphere
4 Tangle Wire
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Phyrexian Revoker
4 Lodestone Golem
3 Phyrexian Metamorph
4 Kuldotha Forgemaster
1 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Steel Hellkite
1 Duplicant
1 Sundering Titan
4 Mishra’s Workshop
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Mishra’s Factory
4 Ancient Tomb
1 Strip Mine
4 Wasteland
1 Black Lotus
5 Moxen
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring

SB:
2 Relic of Progenitus
1 Pithing Needle
2 The Tabernacle of Pendrell Vale
2 Witchbane Orb
2 Dismember
2 Grafdigger’s Cage
2 Ghost Quarter
2 Crucible of Worlds

7th Place – Taylor Pratt
4 Deathrite Shaman
4 Dark Confident
3 Snapcaster Mage
1 True-Name Nemesis
1 Trygon Predator
1 Tarmogoyf
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Brainstorm
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Time Walk
1 Gitaxian Probe
4 Abrupt Decay
1 Dismember
1 Null Rod
4 Force of Will
3 Mental Misstep
2 Spell Pierce
1 Steel Sabotage
1 Mana Leak
3 Underground Sea
2 Tropical Island
1 Bayou
3 Verdant Catacombs
2 Misty Rainforest
2 Polluted Delta
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Black Lotus
4 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine

SB:
2 Surgical Extraction
2 Yixalid Jailer
1 Grafdigger’s Cage
2 Trygon Predator
2 Snuff Out
3 Nature’s Claim
1 Flusterstorm
1 True-Name Nemesis
1 Sower of Temptation

8th Place – Brian Pallas
4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Wasteland
2 City of Traitors
2 Cavern of Souls
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Metalworker
4 Lodestone Golem
4 Kuldotha Forgemaster
4 Phyrexian Revoker
4 Tangle Wire
3 Lightning Greaves
1 Trinisphere
4 Chalice of the Void
2 Thorn of Amethyst
5 Moxen
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
1 Blightsteel Colossus
1 Steel Hellkite
1 Myr Battlesphere
1 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Karn, Silver Golem
1 Phyrexian Metamorph

SB:
1 Phyrexian Metamorph
2 Duplicant
2 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Steel Hellkite
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Triskelion
2 Thorn of Amethyst
4 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Pithing Needle

Bonus Decklist
-Brian Kelly

4-Creature Oath of Druids aka Salvagers Oath

Artifacts:
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Opal
1 Mana Vault
1 Sol Ring
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Engineered Explosivs
1 AEther Spellbomb
1 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Pyrite Spellbomb
1 Expedition Map

Creatures:
2 Auriok Salvagers
1 Griselbrand
1 Magus of the Future

Enchantments:
4 Oath of Druids

Instants:
2 Force of Will
2 Mental Misstep
1 Flusterstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Repeal
1 Ancient Grudge

Planeswalkers:
1 Tezzeret the Seeker
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor

Sorceries:
2 Gitaxian Probe
1 Preordain
1 Ponder
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Time Walk
1 Yawgmoth's Will

Land:
4 Forbidden Orchard
3 Mana Confluence
2 Cavern of Souls
1 Flooded Strand
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Tropical Island
1 Tundra
1 Underground Sea
1 Island
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Tolarian Academy

Sideboard:
2 Tormod's Crypt
1 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Pithing Needle
2 Ethersworn Canonist
1 Notion Thief
1 Grand Abolisher
1 Flusterstorm
2 Nature's Claim
1 Magus of the Moat
1 Tinker
1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind
1 Ancient Grudge

In addition congrats to Team Vintage Magic who took down the team competition, Stefan Ellsworth who defeated Matt McNally in the side event, Team South NJ/Penn who won the grudge match challenge and GGs+ Matt who won Magic Trivia.

Looking forward to the next event!

Lists coming soon.

You can watch the replays of all feature matches and the top here.
http://www.ustream.tv/search?q=tmd+open+16

The one that doesn't have a round listed is the whole top 8.
Not sure why the names don't show in the descriptions but for reference:
Rd 1:Craig Berry vs. Brian Schlossberg
Rd 2:Joe Brown vs. Anthony Scalzo
Rd 3:Tom Dixon vs. Shawn Griffiths
Rd 4:Steve Menedian vs. Taylor Pratt
Rd 5:Joe Lim vs. Brian Pallas
Rd 6:Andy Farias vs. Greg Fenton
Rd 7:Brian Pallas vs. Craig Berry

Top 8:Andy Farias vs. Dom Difebo
Top 4:Will Magrann vs. Justin Kohler
Finals:Will Magrann vs. Paul Mastriano

Thanks so much everyone for the kind words.  These events are always a lot of work and if adult life didn't get in the way so often they would be way more frequent.


You can watch the replays of all feature matches and the top here.
http://www.ustream.tv/search?q=tmd+open+16

The one that doesn't have a round listed is the whole top 8.
Not sure why the names don't show in the descriptions but for reference:
Rd 1:Craig Berry vs. Brian Schlossberg
Rd 2:Joe Brown vs. Anthony Scalzo
Rd 3:Tom Dixon vs. Shawn Griffiths
Rd 4:Steve Menedian vs. Taylor Pratt
Rd 5:Joe Lim vs. Brian Pallas
Rd 6:Andy Farias vs. Greg Fenton
Rd 7:Brian Pallas vs. Craig Berry

Top 8:Andy Farias vs. Dom Difebo
Top 4:Will Magrann vs. Justin Kohler
Finals:Will Magrann vs. Paul Mastriano

Update:
Due to absences
Team New England is Jesse Martin, Andy Probasco, and Brian Schlosberg.

Streaming feature matches at
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ray%27s-tourneys

Streaming feature matches at
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ray%27s-tourneys

Mods, please lock this thread.

There ya go.  Mods, can we lock this thread?

It is a last minute idea, but might be a really fun one.

After trivia, and a long day of running the event, I like to just sit and laugh with friends...you know...what Magic is all about.

Who here(assuming you are still around after trivia) would be up for one last game.  The Magic Storytelling Game.

Everyone gets a chance to tell their very best story relating to magic and its community.  I can even find a prize(maybe a playmat) for the best, most entertaining story, as voted by all contestants.

Thoughts?

Okay...by my count we have Team Penn/South NJ:

John Lessard
Jesse Martin
Andy Farias

Backup #1: Ben Feingrish
Backup #2: Taylor Pratt

Mods, could you lock this thread.

Okay...by my count we have Team NY/North NJ:

Greg Fenton

and a three way tie between Tom Dixon, Micheal Mahr, and Mike Ruggiero for the other two slots.

If any of these three not able to attend, that would make it easy, but otherwise let's hear your feedback to break this tie...GO!

Okay...by my count we have Team Penn/South NJ:

Keith Seals
Joel Lim
Shawn Griffiths

Backup #1: Justin Kohler
Backup #2: Rob Edwards

Mods, could you lock this thread.

I'll start this action off even though I can't win:


   Bill Copes              Steve Menedian   Nick Detwiler          Scott Hughes         Rob Edwards   
   Paul Mastriano      Greg Fenton         Joel Lim                  Joe Brown             AJ Grasso   
   Mike Egan             Jake Gans             Rich Shay               Jesse Martin          Anthony Scalvo   
   Matt Elias              Josh Potucek        Ryan GLackin          Brian Demars        Matthew Murray 
   Steve Houdlette   Will Magrann         Shawn Griffiths       Bill Sees                Tom Dixon

The 17th place person will be receiving a stack of these, one per player in the event, all signed by those players.

www.themanadrain.com/index.php?topic=46674.0

Go make your TMD Open Bingo board now!

TMD Open Bingo is back.

You start with a five by five grid like so

   Player Name         Player Name         Player Name         Player Name         Player Name   
   Player Name         Player Name         Player Name         Player Name         Player Name   
   Player Name         Player Name         Player Name         Player Name         Player Name   
   Player Name         Player Name         Player Name         Player Name         Player Name   
   Player Name         Player Name         Player Name         Player Name         Player Name   
                             
                           
Then you simply fill in names of 25 type one magic players expecting to play at the upcoming TMD Open 16 this weekend.

Discuss your choices and strategies here, and, of course, post your bingo boards.

I’ll accept submissions up until 11am Saturday.  After that, I’m going to ask one of the mods to lock the thread, so that all the answers will be finalized.

To quote DA:
You can mark off on your "TMD Open Bingo" board every player who makes top 16.  The person who makes the most bingos (four corners, row, column, diagonal) on their board will receive free entry into TMD Open 17 or, if there is no feasible way for the winner to attend because of extreme geographic inconvenience (and that will be relatively strict), a smaller prize will be mailed to them.

In the event of a tie for the most bingos, the winner will be the person with the most overall correct guesses.  The last tiebreaker will be placement of those players (for example correctly guessing the winner will hold more weight then guessing the second place finisher and so on).  If placement doesn't break ties (i.e. two people posted the same grid), then the final tiebreaker will favor whoever posted first.

Take your best shot at winning free entry into TMD Open 17!  Best of luck to all!

Getting close to this event and I am getting psyched.

I am hoping to get the feel of some of the first few TMD opens back.  I have thought of a few old school games/hijinx/etc.  Don't worry, no syrup chugging contest.  For those who remember, that ended horribly.

I am going to let you all know about one of them right not.

-I ordered 300 custom fortune cookies.
-Each match will receive one each round while they last.
-The LOSER of each match gets the cookie as a consolation prize.
-Inside 16 of every 17 cookies is one of 16 custom messages that I have solicited from members of the Vintage community summing up our great formats.  There will be profound and funny statements from the likes of Rich Shay, Nick Detwiler, etc.
-1 out of every 17 cookies will have a message that informs the person who opened it that they won a door prize and that they should see me to claim said prize!

Just a little something to try to make it memorable for everyone, not just those who top 8/top 16.

More to come this week.  Stay tuned.

Oh...and let's hear some freakin trash talking already.

In like flynn.

I heard from Roland.  He won't be able to make it.

The Grudge Match is upon us once again! It is up to YOU, the players of the New England, to decide who you want representing you against the far less talented teams of Pennsylvania/Southern NJ and New York/Northern NJ! Pick the FIVE most talented Vintage players who live in the New England region. The three players with the highest vote totals will make up TEAM NEW ENGLNAD, and represent the region! If anyone can't attend, the player with the 4th most votes will be put on the team, and so on.

Here are the qualifications:
1) The player/s must live in the New England region.
2) The player/s must be good at Vintage. Yes, I know everyone wants to vote for your BFFs and teammates. Use tournament results since the last Grudge Match as a barometer. Have the player/s you want to vote for Top 8'ed recently, or perhaps even won? If yes, then they would make a good candidate.
3) The player/s must be awesome (this SHOULD be a gimme, since everyone from New England is awesome). Anyone can change their votes by editing their post up until Friday, August 22nd, when this thread will be locked. LET THE VOTING BEGIN!

The Grudge Match is upon us once again! It is up to YOU, the players of the Pennsylvania/Southern NJ region, to decide who you want representing you against the far less talented teams of New England and New York/Northern NJ! Pick the FIVE most talented Vintage players who live in the Pennsylvania/Southern NJ region. The three players with the highest vote totals will make up TEAM PENNSYLVANIA/SOUTHERN NJ, and represent the region! If anyone can't attend, the player with the 4th most votes will be put on the team, and so on.

Here are the qualifications:
1) The player/s must live in the Pennsylvania/Southern NJ region.
2) The player/s must be good at Vintage. Yes, I know everyone wants to vote for your BFFs and teammates. Use tournament results since the last Grudge Match as a barometer. Have the player/s you want to vote for Top 8'ed recently, or perhaps even won? If yes, then they would make a good candidate.
3) The player/s must be awesome (this SHOULD be a gimme, since everyone from Pennsylvania/Southern NJ is awesome). Anyone can change their votes by editing their post up until Friday, August 22nd, when this thread will be locked. LET THE VOTING BEGIN!

The Grudge Match is upon us once again! It is up to YOU, the players of the New York region, to decide who you want representing you against the far less talented teams of New England and Pennsylvania/Southern NJ! Pick the FIVE most talented Vintage players who live in the New York/Northern NJ region. The three players with the highest vote totals will make up TEAM NEW YORK/NORTHERN NJ, and represent the region! If anyone can't attend, the player with the 4th most votes will be put on the team, and so on.

Here are the qualifications:
1) The player/s must live in the New York/Northern NJ region.
2) The player/s must be good at Vintage. Yes, I know everyone wants to vote for your BFFs and teammates. Use tournament results since the last Grudge Match as a barometer. Have the player/s you want to vote for Top 8'ed recently, or perhaps even won? If yes, then they would make a good candidate.
3) The player/s must be awesome (this SHOULD be a gimme, since everyone from New York/Northern NJ is awesome). Anyone can change their votes by editing their post up until Friday, August 22nd, when this thread will be locked. LET THE VOTING BEGIN!

Hi everyone.

Busy day planning details for this event, but I am here with a number of updates.  First the annoying one, then the cool stuff.

1.) MOST IMPORTANT: The owner of Card Carrier Games has notified me that we must cap the attendance at 120.  I predict we will will be close to this number and am hopeful that we get close but don't have to turn anyone away at the door.  In order to guarantee your spot, you may preregister.  In order to do this, you can paypal the entry fee to iamfishman2000@hotmail.com and I will add your name to a list in the original post with all the preregistered players.

Once again, attendance will be capped at 120.  Preregister to guarantee a spot.  Otherwise you run the risk of not being able to play.

2.) WE WILL HAVE A DAY 2.  I have decided that while many people were on the fence about committing, it just makes sense to offer a day 2 option.  The prize will include a mox of 25 people show up.  Day 2's are in some ways more fun than Day 1 because they are laid back and casual, so be sure to stay the extra day and get some extra Vintage in.

3.) In addition to the team competition, I am excited to announce that this will be an official Grudge Match Tournament.  The grudge math will pit players from three geographical areas (New England, New York/Northern NJ, Pennsylvania/Southern NJ) against one another for pride and a sweet trophy.  Teams will be voted on and this competition will be separate from the team competition prompting me to encourage you to try to unlock the following achievement:

Triple Crown: Be the first to win a TMD Open, Team Competition, and Grudge Match at the same time.

4.) Jackie Gran will be at the event selling her awesome edible MTG creations (I believe cookies and brownies) and also some sweet custom playmats done by resident bleep-blop robot, Greg Fenton.  For examples of each of their incredible work, please see the original post.