Greetings Mana Drain.  I understand this is a Standard tournament, but with the prizes being eternally driven, I found it proper to post here in one of the more viewed boards.  If I am out of line, I apologize.  I did not want this event to be mixed up in dead boards.  Magic:2011 will be legal for this event.

Location:
Astro City Games
9801 Lawrence Ave
Schiller Park, IL 60176
www.astrocitygames.com
astrocitygames@gmail.com
847.671.5024

Date:
July 24th (Saturday)

Time:
Doors open at 11 for Registration
Registration Closes at 12:15
Round 1 Begins at 12:30

Format:
Standard Constructed. This tournament will have the following sets legal for use: Shards of Alara Block, Zendikar Block, Magic:2010, Magic:2011.

Swiss rounds according to attendance, with a cut to single elimination Top 8. Minimum attendance of 16 players for the Revised set to be awarded to 1st place.

Cost:
$25 Day of Event
$20 Pre-Registration. Pre-Registration closes July 21st.

This event may be limited in space!  To ensure your spot in the tournament, pre-register or contact the store with your intentions of attending.  If the interest is large enough to facilitate a larger venue, that is always an option.  Decklists will be required for this tournament and we will be running it at the Competitive REL.  If there is any question you may have, please contact the store for your answers.

If it is your first time to Astro City, it can be a little tricky to find your first time out.  Parking is available behind the building in the small parking lot and in the small grass field, as well as street parking surrounding the back of the building.

If you will be taking public transportation, the closest train from the city would be the Rosemont CTA station on the Blue Line, or if you are on the Metra, it is the Schiller Park stop.  Please contact the store if you would like to be picked up from the Rosemont CTA as it is about a 1.5 mile walk, and we would be happy to find transportation for you.

I hope to see lots of people come out for this amazing prize and hopefully we'll see some great competition for this event!

Boomer

Location:

Astro City Games
9801 Lawrence Ave.
Schiller Park, IL 60176

Time: 6:30pm

Dates: Thursdays

Cost: $6.00

Unlimited Proxies are allowed for these events.

8 Players = 3 Rounds Swiss
9-16 Players = 4 Rounds Swiss
16+ Players = 5 Rounds Swiss

Every player will receive 1 pack for playing.  Other prizes pay out according to attendance.  These events are non-sanctioned, but all players are required to follow DCI guidelines for proper tournament etiquette.  

If you have additional questions, astrocitygames@gmail.com or Astro City Games on Facebook, or www.astrocitygames.com

The first event will be held the first Thursday in July.  Look forward to seeing as many people as possible!

~Boomer

Updates:

Week 1 we had two players show up w/ 1 other that had a conflict at the last minute.  Looking to pick up a few more people for the upcoming events.  4 Players is where prizes are given out.  I hope to see some more people this week!

I have heard this line over and over in real life and I hate to tell you, but the magical 1-minute decision is not true.  The base-line for slow play is playing at a pace that would deny a player an equal share of the match time.  In this case, if a player is taking 1 minute to make each decision possible, that player is actually very likely to get slow play warnings and potential upgrades if decisions aren't made timely.  As with all rules, there are moments where a tough decision is to be made and players are allowed to take some extra time, but taking 1 minute to make a decision because one feels they are entitled that one minute is treading on a line that is bad for competitive Magic.

Astro City Games
9801 Lawrence Ave.
Schiller Park, IL 60176
847.671.5024
www.astrocitygames.com

Saturday February 13th
11am Registration 12pm Start
$20 Entry
Swiss + Top4/8

Check out our website for the full information for this series of tournaments.  www.astrocitygames.com

Lets see who the best is in the Chicago area.

Boomer

Here are the results and standings for the Legacy Qualifier last weekend:

1st - Zach G w/ Bant Survival - 3 Points + Qualification
2nd - Deven D w/ Zoo - 2 Points
3/4 - Jason S w/ Merfolk - 2 Points
3/4 - Jason J w/ 3c Painter - 2 Points

Bryan F w/ Zoo - 1 Point
John F w/ Goblins - 1 Point
Jeff D w/ Survival - 1 Point
Nick B w/ Meat Hooks - 1 Point
Jeff G w/ ANT - 1 Point

Points After 2 Qualifiers (* Denotes Invitation Reached):

Mike M - 1
Kevin T - 1
Russell B - 2
Dan P - 1
Nick B - 3
Tony A - 1
Deven D - 4*
Joe B - 3*
Zach G - 3*
Jason J - 2
Jason S - 2
Bryan F - 1
John F - 1
Jeff D - 1
Jeff G - 1

Current Prize Pool: $102
Next Qualifier: Saturday Feb 13 @ 12pm

Come out and support the Legacy community in the Chicago area!

Boomer

www.astrocitygames.com

Qualifier #2 is being held in two weekends.  Come out and battle for your spot in the Legacy Invitational at the end of March.  Details below:

Astro City Games
9801 Lawrence Ave.
Schiller Park, IL 60176

Cost: $20
Registration: 11am
Tourny Begins: 12pm
Swiss Rounds + Top4/8

30% of entry fees are saved for the Invitational Prize Pool.

This qualifier is being run simultaneously with the WorldWake pre-release.  WWK Drafting will be taking place all day and we will run 8 mans as soon as the que is filled. 

See you all soon!

Boomer

The qualifier today ended with the following results:

1st - Joe B. - Agro Rock - 3 Points + Invite
2nd - Nick B. - GW Boomer Bananza (GW Terrageddon) - 2 Points
3rd - Deven D. - Burgesson's Kitty Power (Kitty Zoo) - 2 Points
4th - Russell B. - Ugrw Thresh - 2 Points
5th - Kevin T. - Elfvival Order Combo - 1 Point
6th - Tony A. - Dredge - 1 Point
7th - Mike M. - BR Greedy Fish - 1 Point
8th - Dan P. - 38-43 Land - 1 Point

Invitational Standings

3 Points
- Joe B*
 
2 Points
- Nick B
- Deven D
- Russell B

1 Point
- Kevin T
- Tony A
- Mike M
- Dan P

Finals Prize Pool @ $48

Next qualifier is 1/31/10.  Check www.astrocitygames.com for the information.  The more players we get, the better the final prize pool becomes!

Seeing as most eyes will see this page rather than the Legacy Forum I will post a link here knowing that there are a good few people that would find this "relevant to their interests".

http://www.themanadrain.com/index.php?topic=39619.0

Hope to see lots of you out for these.

Boomer

Ladies and Gentlemen... Boys and Girls... here it is:

Astro City Games Legacy Invitational

Over the course of five weeks, Invitational Qualifiers will be held in order to allow people to accumulate points to earn their spot in the Invitational Tournament on 03/28/2010.  Each of these qualifiers will be run very similarly to a Grand Prix Trial.  They are small self sustained tournaments with their own prize support and award points based on finish to qualify for the Invitational.

The details are in the links that are just below this paragraph.  The best part of this tournament series is that the final Invitational will have 100% cash prizes!  That's right, cash prizes.  To keep it simple, 30% of all the entry fees that come in through the qualifiers will be put directly into the prize support for the Invitational.  With that being said, the Qualifiers will have prize pools that pay out in Store Credit.

I would urge anyone that lives in the area to come on out and enjoy some amazing Legacy tournaments.  The competition is always great and it's a great chance to flex some eternal muscle.

www.astrocitygames.com for full details!

As always, if you have any questions, please contact me at cboomer@gmail.com or through the store by calling (847) 671-5024.

~Boomer

Correct, I spoke with Shannon over at Xtreme and we have organized the events better so people can attend both.  So you can come with my revised set and the go win the FTV:Ex also if your heart desires. 

By the way.  One week until this event kicks off.  I hope to see as many of you here as possible.

Tournament starts at 1pm.  Store opens at 12 Noon. 

Astro City Games
9801 Lawrence Ave
Schiller Park, IL 60176
(847) 671-5024
www.astrocitygames.com

Legacy Constructed
1pm Round 1
$25 Entry
Swiss + Top8
1st - Full set of Revised - Amazing Condition
2nd-8th - You Pick the Prize - Picks based on attendance.

This is the 5th You Pick the Prize tournament at Astro City since the start of Summer.  Turnouts have been great and the competition level is increasing as always.  Lots of people have already expressed interest in this event and it is looking to be a great time.  Pics of prize are on the website if you want to take a look.   Any questions?  Call me or email.  Cboomer@gmail.com  See you all soon.

Boomer

Event Info:

Date: 9/19/09
Start Time: 1pm
Rounds: Mod Swiss + Top(8)
Cost: $15
Format: Legacy Constructed

Astro City Games
9801 Lawrence Ave.
Schiller Park, IL 60176
www.astrocitygames.com

This is the third in a series of great monthly tournaments which puts the power of choice in the hands of the players!  You Pick the Prize has been an increasingly successful format which allows the winners to pick what they want to win from a large pool of Magic singles from the entirety of MTG's past. 

Our last tournament gave away an Italian Moat, 3x Eng and 1x Itl Chain Lightning, and more for the first/second split.  Prizes extend throughout the top 8. 

This prize pool is looking to have highlights such as Force of Wills, Wastelands, Chains of Meph, and Revised Duals.  Come out and have a great day of Legacy with some of the best competition in the Midwest.

Boomer

Greetings everyone! 

I have posted pics of the partial prize pool for the Legacy YPTP event this weekend. 

Saturday Aug 22.
1pm Start
$15 Entry
Swiss + Top(x)
You Pick the Prize

Check out www.astrocitygames.com to see pics of the partial prize pool.

Boomer

I call Judge Dredd

At least I played a "Real" Deck this time, albeit poorly played.  I have found a spark for playing with lots of restricted cards

I will have the next tournament for Astro City posted soon.  It was nice getting out to the old XG shop before you guys move.  Good luck with the new place.

Boomer

Sorry the lists have been slow getting up. I am getting ready for con this weekend and havn't had time to type them up let alone get more than 4 hours of sleep.  It will be soon I promise.

I'll have the full TO report up on Monday with lists.  I left the relevant information at the shop and I won't be back there til Monday.  Thank you to all who showed up it was a great time. 

Prize Support Bump.

Shameless 1-week notice bump

I have found that if you are using non-normal cards, the Black UltraPro's that are classified as "Solid" brand are the best for covering up card blemishses. 

Bump for updated info.

Astro City Games
9801 Lawrence Ave.
Schiller Park, IL 60176
847.671.5024
www.astrocitygames.com

Saturday April 11th
$25/25/.25 Vintage Unsanctioned

Swiss + Top4/8 Based on Attendance

11am Registration/Doors Open
12pm Round 1

If you have any questions please call, email, or check out the website.  I hope to see many of you on Saturday for a great day of Vintage.

First Prize is now confirmed to be an UNL MOX PEARL.  This will serve ast the minimum prize support for the tourny.  If this is your first time out to Astro City, we are located across the street from Mama K's and Mladost Deli.  Parking is in the rear of the building.  If that lot is filled there is additional parking on the North side of Lawrence at the intersection with 25th Ave.

The prize support was kept as is because I am a man of my word.  If I had an option I would have pulled the recall and played for something lower but a promised prize support is promised prize support.  Packed with this knowledge, people should come out to my events so that I can keep running them.  Ask the people that showed up to this event, there as much more space to play and had we had 20 people it would not have been crowded at all. 

I am looking at late March/Early April for my next event.  Good luck to anyone at the GP.

Boomer

Gentlemen,

The event was a great time, even with only a 7 player turnout and I will be hosting more of them in the future, as long as the weekends aren't packed with over 9000 events.

Boomer

Some interesting moments from this tournament....

Round 2 vs Issac....

Game 3 we are tied 1-1... Issac is at one life w/ Necro in play.  He tinkers for Time Vault w/ Mana for activation through Voltaic Key... With no cards in hand takes a lot of turns and I bring up the fact that he actually can't kill me with no win condition.  So that was a fun draw.

Round 1...

Rusty - "Bad plays Rusty now I can't play this frogmite...."  said after casting Master of Etherium w/ Black Lotus, getting it countered, and only have 3 artifacts in play.
Chris - "Welcome to Frown Town... Population Rusty."

7 People turned out to play for the Unlimited Recall and this is what it gave us....

3 Rounds + Top 4

Standing After Swiss...

1 Issac Seigmund w/ Ritual Tezz
2 Chris Boomer w/ Next Level Ichorid
3 Ben Carp w/ "Nautilus"
4 Nick Boomer w/ Hellkite Oath
5 Rusty Steiger w/ Affinity Combo
6 Kurt Maske w/ Mana'd Ichorid
7 John Beste w/ Party Time Stax

Top 4 was split but it would have played out as...

Issac V. Nick
Ben V. Chris

Lists for your reading pleasure...

Issac Siesmund 2-0-1 Ritual Tezzeret

1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Black Lotus
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Lotus Petal
1 Sol Ring
3 Flooded Strand
2 Polluted Delta
4 Underground Sea
3 Island
3 Dark Ritual
3 Mana Drain
3 Duress
1 Thoughtseize
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Imperial Seal
4 Force of Will
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Gifts Ungiven
3 THirst for Knowledge
1 Tezzeret the Seeker
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Time Walk
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Echoing Truth
1 Darksteel Colossus
1 Tinker
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Necropotence
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Yawgmoth's Will


Chris Boomer 2-0-1 Next Level Ichorid

1 Bloodstained Mire
2 Polluted Delta
1 Underground Sea
1 Bayou
4 Bazaar of Baghdad
4 Bridge from Below
2 Dread Return
2 Unmask
2 Darkblast
4 Cabal Therapy
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Imperial Seal
4 Breakthrough
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Black Lotus
1 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Flame-Kin Zealot
3 Nether Shadow
4 Golgari Grave-Troll
4 Stinkweed Imp
4 Putrid Imp
4 Ichorid
2 Ashen Ghoul
4 Nacromeoba


Ben Carp 2-1 "Nautilus"

1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Ruby
1 Strip Mine
4 Wasteland
3 Underground Sea
3 Tropical Island
1 Bayou
4 Polluted Delta
2 Flooded Strand
4 Force of Will
3 Stifle
3 Daze
3 Counterbalance
2 Sensei's Divining Top
3 Duress
1 Thoughtseize
1 Echoing Truth
4 Dark Confidant
4 Tarmogoyf
3 Trygon Predator
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor


Nick Boomer 2-1 Hellkite Oath

1 Island
1 Stripmine
2 Wasteland
4 Forbidden Orchard
2 Underground Sea
2 Tropical Island
2 Flooded Strand
3 Polluted Delta
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Ruby
1 Black Lotus
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Misdirection
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Ponder
1 Wipe Away
1 Gaea's Blessing
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Brainstorm
1 Scroll Rack
1 Akroma, Angel of Wrath
1 Hellkite Overlord
2 Thoughtseize
2 Duress
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Oath of Druids
4 Impulse
4 Negate
4 Force of Will

Allright folks, this event is tomorrow!!!

If this is your first time out to Astro City remember parking is behind the building. 

If it isn't your first time, the layout in store has changed to accomidate many more players.

I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible.  It should be a great day of vintage fun.

Boomer

One week to go!  Hope to see as many of you as possible!  Come out and play some great vintage.

Two Weeks until this event!   For those traveling thru IL for the RIW event, I am luckily located next to most major interstates going thru IL.  Stop in for a Saturday of great vintage!