I have a vintage event coming up in Aug and think the achivements would be a great idea. Any more details about what you've done in the past?
This is what we did for an event in October:
EXTRAS: Vintage Achievements!
During each round of the main event, players will be given a checklist of Achievements for their match. These Achievements mark noteworthy actions or game states that occur during the round and can/should be tracked by all players. At the end of each round, the player that achieved the most during that round will win a door prize (randomized, in the case of tie). Some examples of Achievements we will be using:
Givin’ him the business :: Win a game on your first turn
The Hard Way :: Cast a permanent that costs eight (8) or more
Old School :: Have all five original Moxen in play
“Doctor.” “Doctor.” “Doctor.” :: Control three (3) copies of the same non-land permanent
[ ] :: Have no lands in play on turn three (3) or later
Stop me if you’ve heard this... :: Play spells of the same name four (4) times in a single turn
Float like a Spirit Token, sting like a Welder! :: Attack for exactly one (1) damage (my personal favorite)
It’s only a flesh wound! :: Have 1-9 poison
Is that all you’ve got?! :: Beat turn 1, resolved: Jace, Trinisphere, Oath or Tinker
Still had all these… :: Discard down to your max hand size during your End Step
Plate spinning :: Have three (3) cards on the stack at the same time
Proletariat :: Trade with a creature in combat
Global Warming :: Control a Smokestack with three (3) or more soot counters
After you :: Deck your opponent with Ancestral Recall
That was premature :: Achieve a storm count of 10 on your turn and pass the turn without winning
Et tu, Bobby? :: Lose a game to a permanent you control
Cut Heard 'Round the World :: Cut your opponent's deck to a game-winning or game-losing topdeck
Some of those are a little subjective, but it's Vintage, so I'm sure you and your opponent can keep each other honest.
It's a pretty simple system. At the beginning of the round, print out a sheet for each player that has the achievements list plus a line for a tally or checkmark and pass the sheets out along with the results slips. As players play, they track what they do with tallies, one per achievement per game. (Or just do it once per round, which makes it easier.) At the end of each round, the TO collects the achievement tallies, sees who has the most, and awards that player a prize. You could also give one larger prize at the end of the tournament or or something too.
Like I said, Kevin Cron et al. came up with the idea and the initial list, so please talk to him too.
