ELD's Mox XXIII May 2nd Worcester, MA Vintage Reborn

[ELD]

I'm pleased to announce ELD's Mox XXIII.  As is the new tradition, I'll be holding a Vintage event on the release weekend of the new set.  Shards Reborn will be shaking up the Magic world, but will it be strong enough to impact Magic's most powerful format, Vintage?  Shards of Alara brought Jeff Carpenter Master of Etherium and Ethersworn Cannonist, which kept him loss free against everything but the new bomb Tezzeret.   The finals had Steve Houdlette's being the first, and certainly not the last, to win a Mox with the powerful Planeswalker.  Jerimiah Rudolf won the release of Conflux, showing us the power of Master Transmuter, as well as Inkwell Leviathan to put some serious beats while maintaining control of the game.  Who will be the one to discover the Vintage playables in Alara Reborn, and be richly rewarded for their innovation? 

First place prize will be an Unlimited Mox.

Here are the details:
ELD's Mox Tournament XXIII
Saturday, May 2, 2009
$25 Entry Fee

located at:
Over the Edge Games
315 Grafton St.
Worcester, MA 01604

You can pre-register by sending me an PM or e-mailing me at EricELD@comcast.net  You can also pre-register by via the Facebook Group - New England Vintage.  You do not need to pay ahead of time, this is just to get a head count. 

Pre-Registration Prize - I'll be giving away a prize to one person who pre-registers.  Pre-registration makes these events run as smoothly as possible, so thanks you! 
Carpool Prize -  I'll be giving away a prize to one person who carpools to the event.  Carpooling is key to building community and keeping costs down for players.  This is my way of thanking the people who make these events so successful.   


Top 8 Prizes (example for 30 players)

1st Place - Unlimited Mox - GUARANTEED!
2nd Place - English Mana Drain (options will be added on the day of the event)
3rd Place -  Choices from Insane Vintage Swag - including multiple picks from Duals and more! 
4th Place -  Choices from Insane Vintage Swag - including multiple picks from Duals and more!
5th-8th - Choice from Type 1 STAPLE SWAG including All the Dual Lands, Force of Will and other Type 1 Staples or 2 cards from the PIMPED SWAG including Foils, Black boardered goodness, ELD Proxies and more.   

I am going to give away the Mox regardless of attendance.  Prizes will be adjusted based on attendance.  100% of the entry fees will be put towards the prizes.  The above is used to show relative value of each place for 30 players.  On the day of the event, I will dig into my collection to make sure that everyone who places will be able to choose from tons of cards they'd be happy with.  That's what to expect out of all of my tournaments.


Cost
$25. 

Registration begins at 10:00 AM.  Decklists must be received by 11:00 AM.  The tournament will begin at 11:30 AM sharp.  Swiss rounds based on attendance - Cut to top 8. 

Proxy rules
15 Proxies.  ELD Proxies do not count towards your proxy limit. 

Side Event:
There has been a lot of interest in side events at my tournaments.  We will be holding a side event based off interest.  This could be a draft with Type 1 prizes, or a single elimination Vintage event. 

Also -
Pizza will be available by the slice, as well as snacks and soda.
Side Drafts will take be available all day with discounted draft sets.
I will have singles for trade/sale
I will be buying any and all cards – turn your unwanted cards into cash!

Look forward to seeing you all there.

[Little Joe]

Might make this one too.

[ELD]

Less than a week away.  I hope everyone had a good time at the pre-releases, because starting next week, we get to see if Alara Reborn makes an impact when it comes to winning Moxen!

[ELD]

Just a friendly reminder - Pre-registration is due by tonight at Midnight.  I hope everyone has had fun at the pre-release/launch events, because it's time to see what Alara Reborn does for Vintage!

[Demonic Attorney]

Preregistration

[Oath of Happy]

Hey is anyone going from Boston?  I'd really like to go but don't have a car
John

[Harlequin]

Prereg Jer and Myself - see you tomorrow!

[ELD]

Due to a change in the fee schedule, entry fees must be paid in cash.  This is a change from previous events where I was able to accept Debit cards.  There is an ATM one block from the store.  Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause anyone. 

[waywreth]

Congrats to Shay and DA who split the top prize.  Each was playing their version of Tezzeret.

[TopSecret]

Each was playing their version of Tezzeret.

Something about this doesn't sit well with me. 

[waywreth]

Each was playing their version of Tezzeret.

Something about this doesn't sit well with me. 

The fact that Tezzeret decks won the event, or something else?

[Harlequin]

I was in the top-4 with Selkie-Strike running 3 maindeck Qasali Pridemage.  Which if I'm not mistaken was the highest anyone running Alar Rebourn cards placed.

I went 3-1 in swiss (even though John Longo scooped me into a 4-0 winning streak when we played it out... he had me dead though).  I beat Chris 2-0 in the swiss, but he botched a gamewinning tinker to hand me game 2 on a silver platter.  Then he beat me when we rematched in top-4.  I lost primarily to inconsistancy that game.  After many turns aven mindcensor beats, I basically got hated out.  Chris was well prepared for this match up, in his board he has Ingot Chewer, Pyroclasm, Pithing Needle (for wasteland), and ... The Abyss.  After burning stifle x2 and finally pridemage to kill the abyss I lost to back to back clasms on my dudes.  I failed to draw a single force, which made those clasms just brutal.

At any rate, good work Rich and Chris!

[honestabe]

Well, I went 0-3 in my first Mox tourney.

BRUTAL loss to Demonic Attorney, in wich he hardcasted a Darksteel Colossus twice in 2 turns.

Then I lost to BANT fish in 3

Then after going 1-1 against UBA Stax, I scooped with 1 minute left on the clock, so atleast the player I was facing would take the win and have a chance to top 8, instead of just a tie