Myriad Games Vintage Tournament - Saturday May 26th

[Myriad Games]

Myriad Games Vintage Tournament
15 Proxies Allowed

Myriad Games
8 Stiles Road
Salem, NH 03079

Saturday May 26th

Onsite registration will begin at 11:00 AM and Swiss rounds will begin around noon.

Entry: $25.00

Fifteen (15) proxies are free with entry.

Prizes:
1st Place: Mox Ruby (Unlimited) or $350 Myriad Money
2nd – 8th places: Total of over $250 Myriad Money

Examples of prizes are listed for 28 players.
Prizes for 1st – 8th  places scale up with attendance. 
Each player adds to the prize pool, so the more the merrier. 
Prizes can be personally selected from any of Myriad Games broad selection.

There will be Myriad Games Mana Cookies for all players as well as a ton of FREE side events with prizes!

Make plans now to come join in the fun!

Everyone who preregisters will be entered in a drawing for a bonus Dual Land!

You may also preregister by calling (603) 681-0355 or 1-800-459-5516.

There will be beverages and snacks available throughout the day.

To help registration and reporting run more smoothly, please print out your deck registration sheet ahead of time and bring them to the event. We recommend that you type out your deck list using software such as Apprentice, Magic Workstation, or simply your word processing program of choice. Or you can click here to download the Deck Registration Sheet and fill it in on your computer or by hand.

You can download the flier for the event here.

If anyone has any questions or suggestions regarding this event, please post here or email vintage@myriadgames.com.

[Myriad Games]

Just a reminder that this event is coming up in about three weeks. We'll have a new bonus prize for everyone who attends: personally selected memento cards from a new binder we've created for tournament players.

Looking forward to another great event!

[Marek]

I should be there as always. Looking forward to it!   (You can consider this my pre-registration)

[Myriad Games]

You're all preregistered, Marek!

[Dxfiler]

The Feinstein cometh.

(And would like to pre-register-eth)

My ideal personally selected memento would be a foil kird ape.  If you don't have one, a foil meddling mage would do :p

- Dave Feinstein

[Myriad Games]

You're preregistered, Dave. I think everyone will enjoy the little memento cards. They're nothing as fancy as a Foil Kird Ape or Meddling Mage, but there are some cool little items in there. These are just another great Free bonus at Myriad Games tournaments!

Also, a reminder for everyone. Registration for the tournament will begin at 11 AM and decklists are due promptly at 11:45. Please prepare your deck and list ahead of time to avoid registration errors and delays. We reserve the option to award a first round game loss to any player who delays the tournament due to late registration.

Looking forward to another great tournament!

[Kowal]

I don't know if this will impact your attendance at all, but the 26th is the grad weekend for a great number of colleges, including Umass Amherst.

[Myriad Games]

Just three days to go until the next great Myriad Games Vintage event.

This Myriad Games Vintage Tournament will feature the following Free bonuses!

Myriad Games Mana Cookies
Bonus Preregistration Dual Land
Best Deck Name Contest
Myriad Gear Challenge
Tumblin' Dice Side Tournament
Vintage Draft Tournament
New Player Bonus Booster Packs
Best of Five Finals
Best Tournament Report Prizes

Looking forward to seeing everyone here this weekend!

[Myriad Games]

If you'll be passing by the Boston / Cambridge MIT area on your way to Myriad Games this Saturday, please PM myriadgames or email vintage@myriadgames.com. We have a fine Vintage gentleman who would like to attend that has not yet secured a ride. Please contact us if you would be so kind as to oblige.

Thanks!

 

[Myriad Games]

Just over 24 hours until the next great Myriad Games Vintage Tournament.

If you haven't already, make plans now to come join in the fun!

You can preregister through this evening to be entered in our Free Dual Land Drawing.

Also a reminder that every new player will receive a Free Booster Pack!

[Myriad Games]

Just a very short night until this event. Please be sure to give yourself extra travel time and drive safely during this busy holiday weekend.

Registration starts at 11:00 AM, decklists are due at 11:30 with a deadline of 11:45, and those who register late may be awarded a first round game loss for delaying the tournament.

Looking forward to a fun day of Magic!

[Myriad Games]

Thanks to all 30 players who attended!

Results will be posted this week.

Looking forward to our Back-to-Back Vintage Double Header Weekend in just 7 short days!

Reminder that next weekend (June 2nd and 3rd) the June 1st Banned / Restricted Changes will be in effect and the tournaments will be starting earlier to ensure earlier finishes.

Registration will begin at 10 AM, decklists are due by 11 AM, and the tournament should be beginning at 11:30 AM.

See you all here for another great Myriad Games Vintage Event!

[Myriad Games]

The full report from this event will be posted in the Tournament Report section later this week. For the time being, here's a breakdown of the metagame with final places after the Top 8:

Top 2   Dan Cunningham -- Bomberman
Top 2   Marc Tuttle -- Bomberman
3rd   Oliver Beaumont -- Salvagers
4th   Travis Laplante -- Ichorid
5th   Chad Behre -- The Mountains Win Again
6th   Ryan Durney -- Mono Black Tempo (The Swamps Win Again)
7th   Chris Hatcher -- U/B Tempo
8th   Zack Galbreath -- The Mountains Win Again
9th   Bill Copes -- B/W Workshop
10th   Pat Broderick -- Gifts
11th   Sara Yarrington -- Belcher
12th   Adam Dodge -- SS
13th   Jayson Paul -- Rector Flash
14th   Crossman Wilkins -- Hulk Flash
15th   Geoff Healy -- Sui Black
16th   Nick Rodrigues -- Rector Flash
17th   Rich Shay -- Control Slaver
18th   Kyle Leith -- Grim Long
19th   Louis Gentile -- Gifts
20th   Aaron Conole -- U/B Control
21st   Michael Lydon -- Ichorid
22nd   Tom Lacaillade -- U/W Fish
23rd   Ryan Marek -- Hulk Flash
24th   Kyle Guillemette -- Control Slaver
25th   Andrew Fox -- 4 Color Tempo
26th   Brady Tatro -- Casual Rakdos
27th   Andy Probasco -- Rector Flash
28th   Dave Feinstein -- SS
29th   Dana Renfrew -- SS
30th   Mark Matthes -- Gifts

Congratulations to all the winners and thanks again to everyone who attended!

[ELD]

I can't remember ever seeing that kind of dominance.  Only 3 Salvager decks, and they took 1st, 2nd and 3rd.  The deck has always had a favorable match up vs Ichorid and Stax, but it's match up vs Gifts and Combo were questionable.  Aven Mindcensor has seemingly shored up the weakness vs explosive tutor heavy decks.  I can't see what Bomberman's worst match up is now.  IMO the deck went from a suboptimal control deck, to a contender for best deck in the format in just one set.  Things have been shaken up for certain. 

The new decks seem to be struggling.  Flash failed to Top 8, despite some the strongest players in the field running it.  I have to wonder if it is collateral damage due to the hate for Ichorid.  In testing, I have not found a way to get Ichorid to be competitive against Bomberman.  It will be interesting to see if people abandon Ichorid due to the hate.  If so, we could see a cylce like we used to with manabases.  People going from over prepared to under-prepared, while players try to predict the field and exploit they cycle.  With Flash not making T8, and Ichorid not making the finals, it would seem like the format can take care of itself.   We'll see if the DCI agrees in a few days.  I'm looking forward to the full report, as well as the Banned/Restricted announcement.

[Myriad Games]

The complete tournament report has been posted. Thanks again to everyone who played.

We'll look forward to seeing everyone at our Back-to-Back Vintage Double Header Weekend coming up this Saturday & Sunday, June 2nd and 3rd.