Thanks again to everyone who came to our 1st Baltimore Open.

First, just an update on the 2nd Baltimore Open. We have have full details in the future, but we are looking into the end of August to potentially hold the next one. We're looking forward to it and will let everyone know as soon as we have details.

Here are the top 8 deck lists from this past weekend

Congrats to Yoel Izsak who was our first place winner and to Ian Shore who split in the finals.

1st Place – Izsak Yoel
Creatures
4 x Noble Hierarch
4 x Birds of Paradise
4 x Knight of the Reliquary
4 x Lotus Cobra
4 x Baneslayer Angel
4 x Rhox War Monk
3 x Rafiq of the Many
2 x Admonition Angel
1 x Thornling

Enchantment
3 x Finest Hour

Land
1 x Sejiri Step
2 x Island
1 x Plains
6 x Forest
2 x Sunpetal Grove
3 x Stirring Wildwood
4 x Misty Rainforest
4 x Verdant Catacombs
4 x Celestial Colonnade


2nd Place - Ian Shore

Creatures
4 x Putrid Leech
4 x Sprouting Thrinax
4 x Bloodbraid Elf
3 x Siege-Gang Commander
2 x Broodmate Dragon

Planeswalker
2 x Garruk Wildspeaker

Instant/Sorcery
4 x Blightning
4 x Lightning Bolt
3 x Maelstrom Pulse
2 x Rampant Growth
2 x Terminate

Land
3 x Forest
3 x Swamp
2 x Mountain
4 x Savage lands
4 x Raging Ravine
1 x Lavaclaw Reaches
4 x Verdant Catacombs
3 x Rootbound Crag
2 x Dragonskull Summit


3rd/4th place

Jon Brousseau

Creatures
4 x Ball Lightning
4 x Goblin Guide
4 x Hell’s Thunder
4 x Hellspark Elemental
4 x Plated Geopede

Instant/Sorcery
2 x Elemental Appeal
4 x Earthquake
4 x lightning Bolt
3 x Burst Lightning
3 x Searing Blaze

Land
18 x Mountain
4 x Scalding tarn
2 x Valukut, the molten Pinnacle


Brian Novak

Creatures
4 x Sprouting Thrinax
4 x Bloodbraid Elf
3 x Broodmate Dragon
2 x Siege-Gang Commander

Planeswalker
3 x Garruk Wildspeaker
1 x Chandra nalaar
1 x Liliana Vess

Instant/Sorcery
4 x Lightning Bolt
4 x Blightning
2 x Explore
3 x Maelstrom Pulse
2 x Terminate

Artifact
1 x Basilisk Collar

Land
4 x verdant Catacombs
4 x Savage Lands
4 x Raging Ravine
3 x Dragonskull Summit
2 x Rootbound Crag
3 x Swamp
3 x Mountain
3 x Forest


5th through 8th

Alton Hare

Creatures
4 x Goblin Guide
4 x Hellspark Elemental
4 x Plated Geopede
4 x Hell’s Thunder

Planeswalker
1 x Chandra Nalaar

Instant/Sorcery
4 x Burst Lightning
4 x Earthquake
4 x Lightning Bolt
2 x Stone Idol Trap
1 x Act of Treason
4 x Ball Lightning

Land
12 x Mountain
4 x Scalding tarn
4 x Arid Mesa
4 x Teetering Peaks


James Buckingham

Creatures
3 x Birds of Paradise
4 x Noble Hierarch
4 x Baneslayer Angel
2 x Master of the Wild Hunt
2 x Stoneforge Mystic
4 x knight of the Reliquary
4 x White Knight
4 x Dauntless Escort

Planeswalker
2 x Elspeth, Knight Errant

Instant/Sorcery
2 x path to Exile

Enchantment
1 x Journey to Nowhere
2 x Oblivion Ring

Artifact
2 x Behemoth Sledge

Land
3 x Plains
5 x Forest
3 x Sunpetal Grove
4 x Stirring Wildwood
4 x Verdant Catacombs
2 x Marsh Flats
1 x Sejiri Step
1 x Oran-Rief the vastwood
1 x Gargoyle Castle


Jonathan Andrews

Creatures
4 x Birds of paradise
4 x Noble Hierarch
4 x lotus Cobra
3 x Rafiq of the many
4 x Rhox War Monk
4 x Knight of the Reliquary
1 x Quasili Pridemage
2 x Emeria Angel
2 x Rampaging Baloth
Sphinx of Jwar Isle

Enchantment
3 x Finest Hour
2 x marshal’s Anthem

Land
5 x Forest
1 x Island
2 x plains
4 x Misty Rainforest
4 x Celestial Colonnade
3 x Stirring Wildwood
3 x Verdant Catacombs
1 x Sunpetal Grove
1 x Halimar Depths
1 x Sejiri Step
1 x Tectonic Edge


James Lee

Creature
4 x Kor Firewalker
4 x Kor Skyfisher
4 x Steppe Linx
4 x Stoneforge Mystic
4 x White Knight
1 x Sigiled Paladin

Planeswalker
3 x Elspeth, Knight Errant

Enchantment
4 x oblivion Ring

Instant/Sorcery
4 x Path to Exile

Land
13 x Plains
4 x Arid Mesas
4 x Dread Statuary
4 x marsh Flats

The tournament is tomorrow!

We will keep pre-registration open until 10:00 tonight.

less than 1 week away!

Due to popular demand we are going to schedule an EDH side event in the afternoon of our $2500 Baltimore Open.

We will try to start it around 3:00, or after the current round of the main event ends, in case anyone playing wants to drop and join the EDH.  If everyone who wants to play is ready earlier than we'll start when everyone is ready.

Entry Fee $10

Prizes:
All fees paid will be split up into store credit for the top 4 players in the form of 40/30/20/10% for the top 4.

Players will be split into pods, depending on the number of players.  Winner from each will advance to the next pod.  So if there are 16 players the winner of each will play in the final pod.

If we have 3 pods the winner of each will advance and we will have a tie breaker to determine the 4th, either using a point method or some other way.

Standard EDH rules and banned list will apply. 

Location of the event and other information on the $2500 main event can be found in the Standard forum under
http://www.themanadrain.com/index.php?topic=39771.0

Due to popular demand we are going to schedule an EDH tournament in the afternoon.

We will try to start it around 3:00, or after the current round of the main event ends, in case anyone playing wants to drop and join the EDH.

Entry Fee $10

Prizes:
All fees paid will be split up into store credit for the top 4 players
in the form of 40/30/20/10% for the top 4.

Players will be split into pods, depending on the number of players.  Winner from each will advance to the next pod.  So if there are 16 players the winner of each will play in the final pod.

If we have 3 pods the winner of each will advance and we will have a tie breaker to determine the 4th, either using a point method or some other way.

Standard EDH rules and banned list will apply. 

Just wanted to give some general updates.

There is plenty of parking in the area, but we wanted to give some options if you don't want to pay for parking in Baltimore.

Our hotel is next door to the convention center, so there are multiple ways to get here.

1. Light Rail. http://mta.maryland.gov/services/lightrail/
Route Map - http://mta.maryland.gov/services/bus/schedule/LRMAP209.pdf
There is a stop for the convention center, which is only a few blocks walk to the hotel.  The map shows all stops that have parking, many of them with free parking, so you can easily park outside of town and take that in almost right to the hotel.  The light rail runs until 11:00 pm.
Round trip fare is $3.20.

2.  Metro subway - http://mta.maryland.gov/services/subway/
Route Map - http://mta.maryland.gov/services/subway/schedule/MetroMap309.pdf
The closest subway stop I believe is Charles Center, but you would then have to take a bus from there to the convention center.  This might not be a great option unless you are already in the city, in which case you probably don't need this info.
Round trip is also $3.20.

3.  Bus - http://mta.maryland.gov/services/bus/
http://mta.maryland.gov/services/commuterbus/
I'm not too good with the bus routes, but here it is.  I know there are buses that take you to the convention center, but i'm not really sure from where.

4.  Driving - you can drive straight to the hotel, but the parking is a little high, so if you do want to drive there are other options close by.  It's right in the inner harbor, so the area is full of parking.  It is city parking though, so it's going to run in the $25 range for the full day.

If anyone knows the city well and has some other options for people please let us know.

Thanks!  And thanks to everyone who came to the Worldwake case tournament this past Sunday.  And please don't hesitate to email us with any questions at all.

Just over 1 week away!

The blizzard missed us this time!

1 month away!

We are still looking for more judges.  If you are interested please email us.

When: Saturday, March 13th

Where:
The Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel
Baltimore, MD
In the Loch Raven Room
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=197

Entry Fee: $30 per person or Pre-register for $25 at www.baltimoremtg.com

Format:
The tournament will be standard constructed, with the sets that are legal in standard at that time, which will include Worldwake.

Prize Structure:
All Prize amounts are in Cash!
1st – $1,000
2nd – $400
3rd-4th – $150
5th-8th – $100
8th-16th - $50

Yes!! Top 16 players will get paid!!

All prizes are guaranteed regardless of turnout!! Additional cash prizes may be added based on attendance!

We will run drafts and constructed side events in the afternoon if players are interested.

Doors open at 9:00 a.m. Registration will end at 10:00, and the tournament will begin at 10:30.

If you have any questions, please email us at Darkhelmet@gonetoplaid.com

Gone to Plaid Games will be available on site to buy, sell and trade magic singles.

If you are interested in being a judge for this event, or any of our future events please contact us.

If anyone is interested in judging this event, or any of our other upcoming events please email me at darkhelmet@gonetoplaid.com.

Gone to Plaid Games
will be hosting a
Standard Tournament for
6 Boxes of Worldwake!


When: Sunday, February 21st

Where:
The Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel
Baltimore, MD
In the Potomac Room
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=197

Entry Fee: $20 per person

Format:
The tournament will be standard constructed, with the sets that are legal in standard at that time. I believe this will not include Worldwake by this time.Prize Structure:
1st – 3 Sealed Boxes of Worldwake
2nd – 1 Sealed Box of Worldwake
3rd-4th – ½ Box of Worldwake
5th-8th – ¼ box of Worldwake

Extra Boxes will be added based on attendance. Minimum prize of 6 boxes is guaranteed.

We will also run 8 person drafts and 8 person constructed tournaments for more packs/boxes whenever there is interest and as long as we have plenty of product.

Doors open at 9:00 a.m.
Registration will end at 10:00, and the tournament will begin at 10:30.

If you have any questions please email us at
Darkhelmet@gonetoplaid.com

You can find details about our $2500 Baltimore Open in our other thread in this forum!

Ok, we are going to postpone this event.  I've been getting tons of emails of people telling me they can no longer make it.  I REALLY hate to do it, as I was looking forward to the tournaments, but it seems like no one is going outside on Saturday and they probably shouldn't, so we will talk to the hotel and try to postpone it to another date.

I know it's last minute, so if anyone sees this please tell people you know who were still thinking of going.  I GREATLY apologize for any inconvenience to anyone, but we just feel it's the right way to go considering the size of the storm coming straight for us.

If you have any questions at all please email me at darkhelmet@gonetoplaid.com.

Thanks and again, sorry.  We will update with new dates hopefully in the week to come.

Tournament is less than 1 week away.  Hope to see you there!

For those who will be attending we will be in the Chesapeake I room.

Bump for 2 week notice!

2 Weeks until the Baltimore Open.

We created a website to post details about this event and future ones here in Baltimore and in downtown Washington, DC.

www.BaltimoreMTG.com

Gone to Plaid Games is happy to host the first Baltimore Open
in the inner harbor of Baltimore, MD on December 19th, 2009

The event will be held at the Sheraton Inner Harbor hotel in the Baltimore Inner Harbor.
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=197

We will be holding 2 tournaments with big cash prizes over the course of the day

FIRST

$1,000 Standard Tournament

Registration: 9:00 am
Start Time: 10:00 am
Entry Fee: $25
Prizes:
1st - $400
2nd - $200
3rd-4th - $100
5th-8th - $50

Format: Swiss with cut to single-elimination top 8.

Prizes will increase if attendance reaches certain numbers. $1,000 is guaranteed.

followed by

$1,000 Extended Tournament

Get some practice in for the upcoming Extended PTQ season.

Registration: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Start Time: 1:00 pm
Entry Fee: $25
Prizes:
1st - $400
2nd - $200
3rd-4th - $100
5th-8th - $50

Format: Swiss with cut to single-elimination top 8.

Prizes will increase if attendance reaches certain numbers. $1,000 is guaranteed.

Both tournaments will be sanctioned.  We will add more details on this as we get them.


We will also include a Vintage Tournament in the afternoon for Baltimore players looking for a Vintage fix, dependent upon space requirements of the 2 main events.  Details to come for this tournament.


Doors open at 9:00
Decklists will be required for all tournaments
We will be on-site to buy and sell singles and packs throughout the day.
Trading is always allowed, but please do not buy or sell cards in the tournament area.

If you would like more information or have any questions please email us at darkhelmet@gonetoplaid.com
We have received a special room rate at the Sheraton inn.  If you have interest in this please let me know and I will give you the details and cost.  There are many hotels in the area and the hotel is very close to the train station

Due to some scheduling conflicts we will not be able to run the type 1 tournament this weekend, October 11th, as we hoped to do.  We will try and stick to the second Saturday of November (November 8th) and we will have details soon hopefully.  Thanks



Phil

Gone To Plaid Games

Thanks to everyone who attended.  We had a great turnout of 44 players!  As promised, because of the high turnout, we increased the prizes to the top 4 winners by adding two more mana drains to the prize pool, which seemed to please everyone.  Aside from a little heat it was a great day and everything went off right on time.  We promise for our next one on October 11th we will do our best to keep it cooler back there.  We weren't expecting to have quite that many people so we will be more prepared for it this time around and try to keep it as comfortable back there as possible.

Congrats to our winners:
1st Place - Joe Davis - Unlimited Time Walk
2nd Place - Garrett Scheier - 3 Mana Drains (up from 2)
3rd Place - Nathan Thompson - 1 Mana Drain (up from $25 gift card)
4th Place - Jeremy Beaver - $50 gift card (up from $25)

The next tournament will be on October 11th at Round Table Games.  We will be posting details by the end of the week hopefully.

If anyone would like to add specific match reports please do.  We'd love to hear about some of the great matches.

Here are the top 4 winning decklists:

1st Place     Joe Davis
Main Deck   
4   Polluted Delta
3   Underground Sea
1   Island
1   Swamp
1   Tolarian Academy
1   Mox Jet
1   Mox Sapphire
1   Mox Pearl
1   Mox Ruby
1   Mox Emerald
1   Sol Ring
1   Mana Crypt
1   Mana Vault
1   Black Lotus
1   Lotus Petal
4   Dark Ritual
2   Cabal Ritual
4   Force Of Will
4   Duress
1   Misdirection
1   Hurkyl's Recall
1   Chain Of Vapor
1   Ancestral Recall
1   Time Walk
1   Brainstorm
1   Ponder
1   Mystical Tutor
1   Vampiric Tutor
1   Demonic Tutor
2   Grim Tutor
1   Imperial Seal
1   Tinker
1   Memory Jar
1   Timetwister
1   Yawgmoths Will
1   Necropotence
1   Yawgmoths Bargain
1   Gifts Ungiven
1   Minds Desire
1   Merchant Scroll
1   Flooded Strand
1   Bloodstained Mire
1   Tendrils Of Agony
1   Gush
   
Side Board   
2   Island
1   Swamp
1   Darksteel Colossus
1   Sundering Titan
2   Hurkyl's Recall
1   Chain Of Vapor
1   rebuild
2   Yixlid Jailler
1   Tormods Crypt
2   Extirpate
1   Thrashing Waumpus

2nd Place     Garrett Scheier
Main Deck   
4   Mishras Factory
4   Wasteland
1   Strip Mine
4   Tundra
4   Flooded Strand
1   Polluted Delta
1   Island
1   Plains
2   Savanah Lions
2   Isumaru, Hound Of Konda
4   Meddling Mage
1   Ninja Of the Deep Hours
4   Cursecatcher
3   Jotun Grunt
3   Swords To Plowshares
3   Daze
2   Stifle
4   Force Of Will
3   Null Rod
1   Lotus Petal
1   Black Lotus
1   Mox Pearl
1   Mox Sapphire
4   Stand Still
1   Ancestreal Recall
   
Side Board   
4   Leyline Of The Void
1   Swords To Plowshares
3   Spell Snare
3   Seal Of Cleansing
4   Orims Chant

3rd Place     Nathan Thompson
Main Deck   
4   Force Of Will
4   Duress
4   Dark Ritual
2   Cabal Ritual
2   Grim Tutor
4   Polluted Delta
2   Bloodstained Mire
2   Underground Sea
1   Bayou
1   Swamp
2   Island
1   Chain Of Vapor
1   Hurkyl's Recall
1   Misdirection
1   Tinker
1   Gifts Ungiven
1   Fact Or Fiction
1   Brainstorm
1   Ponder
1   Mystical Tutor
1   Merchant Scroll
1   Black Lotus
1   Yawgmoths Will
1   Yawgmoths Bargain
1   Necropotence
1   Demonic Tutor
1   Vampiric Tutor
1   Tendrils Of Agony
1   Memory Jar
1   Darksteel Colossus
1   Mana Vault
1   Sol Ring
1   Lotus Petal
1   Mana Crypt
1   Imperial Seal
1   Ancestreal Recall
1   Time Walk
1   Timetwister
1   Mox Sapphire
1   Mox Ruby
1   Mox Jet
1   Mox Pearl
1   Mox Emerald
   
Side Board   
4   Leyline Of The Void
3   Tarmogoyf
1   Gaea's Blessing
4   Tormods Crypt
1   Hurkyl's Recall
2   Krosan Grip
   
4th Place     Jeremy Beaver
Main Deck   
3   Polluted Delta
2   Underground Sea
2   Bloodstained Mire
2   Swamp
2   Island
1   Bayou
4   Duress
4   Dark Ritual
2   Grim Tutor
1   Cabal Ritual
1   Tendrils Of Agony
1   Necropotence
1   Yawgmoths Bargain
1   Yawgmoths Will
1   Vampiric Tutor
1   Demonic Tutor
1   Imperial Seal
4   Force Of Will
2   Misdirection
1   Hurkyl's Recall
1   Chain Of Vapor
1   Brainstorm
1   Ponder
1   Ancestral Recall
1   Fact Or Fiction
1   Gifts Ungiven
1   Tinker
1   Mystical Tutor
1   Time Walk
1   Timetwister
1   Minds Desire
1   Merchant Scroll
1   Memory Jar
1   Darksteel Colossus
1   Black Lotus
1   Lotus Petal
1   Mana Crypt
1   Sol Ring
1   Mox Pearl
1   Mox Emerald
1   Mox Ruby
1   Mox Jet
1   Mox Sapphire
   
Side Board   
1   Bayou
1   Hurkyl's Recall
1   Rebuild
1   Sundering Titan
2   Spawning Pit
2   Tormods Crypt
2   Thoughtseize
2   Yixlid Jailler
3   Tarmogoyf

Also, since the response has been pretty good so far we just wanted to remind everyone that if we hit 30 people we will give out additional prizes and again at 40, the more people that play the more you win.

Good luck and we'll see you there.

bumping up for 1 day notice.  Tournament is tomorrow, Saturday September 13th.

Thanks
Phil

just bumping this up for 1 week reminder.  Thanks to all who have responded.  We look forward to seeing you there.

Phil

Thank you to everyone who has expressed interest so far.  I hope we have been able to answer all your questions quickly.  Thanks Naurion, I will look into adding it to the calendar.

Phil

I been asked by some people from Penn University if anyone from there or anyone going by there would be coming to this event and wouldn't mind giving some people a ride to/from the tournament.  Please contact me if you are coming from Penn or would be willing to pick someone up from there on your way in.  I will forward your responses to the appropriate people.  Thanks!!

Phil
darkhelmet@gonetoplaid.com

Round Table Games along with Gone To Plaid games will be hosting a Type 1 Tournament on September 13, 2008 at Round Table Games at 515 Fayette Street, Conshohocken, PA 19428.

Details:
The tournament will be Vintage (Type 1) using the current DCI rules and Banned and Restricted list.  Each deck may use up to 15 proxies.  Proxies must be written clearly.  Tournament will be swiss style with a cut to top 4 or 8 depending on number of entrants.

Time:
Registration will begin at 11:00 am.  Tournament will start at 12:00.

Prizes:
1st Place - Unlimited Time Walk
2nd Place - TWO Mana Drains
3rd-4th Place - $25 store credit with Round Table Games

All prizes are guaranteed, plus additional prizes will be given out if 30 or more people play in the event.

Fee:
$20 entry fee at the door.  Preregistration is not available for this event.

Where:
The tournament will be held at Round Table games at 515 Fayette Street, Conshohoken, PA 19428.
Directions can be found at www.Roundtable-Games.com or you can email us at either Darkhelmet@gonetoplaid.com or info@roundtable-games.com.  We will be happy to answer any questions or concerns you may have.

Dealers will be on site to buy and sell singles and Round Table Games has a full selection of gaming products and supplies.