TMD OPEN 6: 04/30/05->05/01/05 Waterbury,CT

[iamfishman]

*Note the three main changes from the last Waterbury
1) 11:00am it is.
2.) The Playmats are back!!!
3.) The Highlander tournament on Day 2 will start two hours later than last time.  This will allow most people to play in both the Second Chance Mox and the Highlander Tournament.

DAY 1

Saturday, April 30, 2005
Courtyard by Marriott
63 Grand St.
Waterbury, Ct. 06702
(203) 596-1000

MAIN EVENT - THE MANA DRAIN OPEN 6 (Waterbury)
$20 Entry Fee
Registration: 10:00 - 11:00 am
Tourney Starts at 11:00 am
Format - Type One with TEN proxies
Cut to top 16.
DOPENESS FACTOR: The sum of the first two terms of an infinite series, given that the first term is a positive integer, the common ratio of consecutive terms is the reciprocal of an integer, and the sum of the series is 3.
1st Prize - UNLIMITED BLACK LOTUS, PLUS free admission and ROUND 1 BYE into the next MANA DRAIN OPEN, PLUS entry into the bi-yearly Tournament of Champions,
2nd Prize - BETA MOX JET
3rd Prize - UNLIMITED MOX RUBY
4th Prize - UNLIMITED MOX EMERALD
5th Prize - UNLIMITED MOX PEARL
6th Prize- UNLIMITED TIMETWISTER
7th Prize - LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA
8th Prize - LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA
9th - 16th Place Prizes - OFFICIAL "TMD OPEN" PLAYMAT*
17th-32nd Prize - 3 FOREIGN BOOSTER PACKS
33rd Prize - PLAYEST OF GOBLIN GAMES
Random player who goes 5/3 in the swiss round- 4 FOIL JUGGERNAUTS
2 highest age 15 and under non-top 8 prize - STROKE OF GENIUS
3 Last Place Prizes - XANTID SWARM
Farthest travelled participant: FREE ADMISSION TO MAIN EVENT
Oddest Deck/Card Choice: ITALIAN LEGENDS THE TABERNACLE AT PENDRELL VALE
First to beat previous champion(Jeff Tussi): ALL FIVE ICE AGE PAIN LANDS
Play of the day contest: SAVANNAH
Magic trivia game: GRAB BAGS (contents inlcude Cursed Scroll, BB Oriental Swords to Plowshares, Su-Chi, Quirion Dryad, Windsweapt Heath, Xantid Swarm)
50 Mystery Rare Raffle: 50 MYSTERY RARES
10 Other Daily Random Raffles: TBD (All sorts of rare and foil goodies)
Prize to the highest non-top sixteen finishing female: Playset of Serra Angels
Prize to the highest non-top sixteen finishing player with no proxies: Mox Diamond

DAY 2

Sunday, May 1, 2005
Courtyard by Marriott
63 Grand St.
Waterbury, Ct. 06702
(203) 596-1000

Type 1 Tourney for a Mox Ruby
PRIZE INCREASES AS ATTENDANCE DOES
Registration 10-11:00 AM
Starts 11:00 AM
$15 Entry Fee
20 person minimum

Highlander Tournament for an Italian Legends Mana Drain
PRIZE INCREASES AS ATTENDANCE DOES
Registration 2:00-3:00 PM*
Tournament starts after round 4 of Mox tournament
$10 Entry Fee
10 Person Minimum

Texas Hold'em Tournament(probabbly for a piece of power which will be based on attendance)
PRIZE INCREASES AS ATTENDANCE DOES
Registration 4-5:00 pm
Tournament starts after round 4 of Mox tournament
$10 entry fee

TEAM Magic Trivia(teams may be up to 4 people)
(Using Jeopardy template- 5 categories with questions of varying value.)
Starts at 6:30 pm
Prizes include: Plateau, Hermit Druid, City of Brass, Powder Keg, Land Tax, Hurkyl’s Recall, Doomsday

FREE Entry

Other events (not time specific)
Type 4(and plenty of it)
Halo 2
Bacon Bit/Taco Bell eating contest
Other ideas that come up before or on that day

Questions comments concerns, please feel free to contact me at iamfishman2000@hotmail.com, via AIM at PLIKEY, PM ME, or by phone (860) 618-3412.

Cya at Waterbury!

[BigChuck]

The weekend before finals is rough, but I'll be there regardless. Let me know what help you need.

[Jacob Orlove]

Stickied, because it's WATERBURY.

It doesn't look like I can make it. Ray, need any help with preparing trivia questions?

[iamfishman]

Stickied, because it's WATERBURY.

It doesn't look like I can make it. Ray, need any help with preparing trivia questions?

I am awed by your extensive magic trivia knowledge Jacob and would be honored to collaborate with you on trivia questions.

Ray

[Zherbus]

It's going to be my birthday, so I'll be very busy. Good luck with the event, Ray.

[rvs]

Farthest travelled participant: FREE ADMISSION TO MAIN EVENT

So, if I fly out for this event, I don't have to pay the entrance fee?! Hot!

[iamfishman]

That is absolutely right Morefling.

As a matter of fact, Europeans listen up.

Anyone who comes from Europe automatically gets free entry!

We would LOVE to have all of you at Waterbury.

[rvs]

Well, I guess I don't have time for this waterbury, but if you plan one just after gencon or w/e, I might be able to stick around, assuming I can get some place to stay

On another note, I'm not even sure I'm coming to GenCon this year though, since I'm swamped in schoolwork, and project I will have a few resits in the summer :/

[Pern]

Sad Panda.
No day one for me.

[iamfishman]

Prizes Edited to reflect update of all TBD prizes.

Also...thanks to Ashok(Method) for providing another great prize: A set of FOIL JUGGERNAUTS to a random person who goes 5/3 in the regular event.

Also, note that the 33rd place prize is now a PLAYSET of Goblin Games.

Also, as the voting clearly shows...the start time will stay at 11:00 am.

Oh...and this thing is over a month away...but that doesn't mean we can't start the trashtalking yet...go for it.

[Outlaw]

My Team will be representin, who wants to rob me of a top 8 spot?  Anyone up to callin this gunslinger out?  I believe we definitely need a trash talking thread.

[The Atog Lord]

Oh my God! Ray, you scheduled Waterbury for Easter Sunday!

Ray, is there any chance that Waterbury can be put on some other day? This is the most important religious holiday of the year.

Granted, I might be the only person affected by this, so in that case, of course, proceed.

[Meddling Mike]

I'll not be attending this waterbury. Looks like Demonic Attorney will have to be the lone reflectionite at Waterbury.

[Juggernaut GO]

how come this hasn't been put on the front page of TMD like it has in the past?  I'm going regardless, but people could miss the  entire post....

[Lord of the Goats]

Goats will be there.
and we will win the following

*main event
*mox tourney day 2
*holdem tourney for power
*taco eating


AND
being the sexiest people evAR!!!111oneoneoneonewtfomgbbq!!!oneexclamationpoint!

btw, this is roche.

YAY

[Kerz]

I'll be there on Day Two. It's been awhile, Waterbury.

[CrazyCarl]

Oh my God! Ray, you scheduled Waterbury for Easter Sunday!

Ray, is there any chance that Waterbury can be put on some other day? This is the most important religious holiday of the year.

Granted, I might be the only person affected by this, so in that case, of course, proceed.

Not that I won't miss you, Rich... but FINALLY someone else has a shot of winning!... Other than me.

[Grand Inquisitor]

Oh my God! Ray, you scheduled Waterbury for Easter Sunday!

I don't see how this makes any sense.  I thought Easter was in March.

On that note, this doesn't make any sense either:

FINALLY someone else has a shot of winning!... Other than me

...or need I remind you of being Gilded Drake owned?

[Kowal]

On the Julian calendar, Easter is May 1st.

[iamfishman]

I realize this thread has been stagnant for a while...yak it up people.

Anyway, to show that this post isn't completely pointless, I just wanted to mention to all who plan on staying overnight that the room rate of $79 per night has been arranged.  Mention "Magic Tournament" when booking your room.

The number for the hotel is (203) 596-1000.

Have a terrific day and see you in a few weeks.

[Lord of the Goats]

I realize this thread has been stagnant for a while...yak it up people.

Anyway, to show that this post isn't completely pointless, I just wanted to mention to all who plan on staying overnight that the room rate of $79 per night has been arranged.  Mention "Magic Tournament" when booking your room.

The number for the hotel is (860) 618-3412.

Have a terrific day and see you in a few weeks.

team goat loves you ray

[iamfishman]

The number for the hotel is (860) 618-3412.

It has come to my attention that I'm officially out of it.

It seems I put my own number for the hotel's number.  The post has been edited.  The correct number is (203) 596-1000.

[Bulls on Parade]

I'm going to make it to this tournament, having not picked up a card since 2 Waterburies ago. Cape Codders, anyone who wants to carpool- PM me. I can drive or pay gas money.

[iamfishman]

Two updates...one exciting...one not so much.

The "not so much" first...the deck reg form is now available online.  If you are the kind of person who likes to come prepared, get some extra morning sleeping time by filling out the form ahead of time and bringing it with you.

It is available here:

http://home.ripway.com/2005-1/238470/deckreg.doc

The second announcement pertains to day two.  Although last time(the first time I did a day 2) was successful, I am adding to the prize support for the second chance mox tourney a round one bye into the following TMD open.  You heard me correct.  If you win the Day Two Second Chance Mox Tourney you will win a mox AND a round one bye into TMD Open 7.

Cya in Waterbury.

[Outlaw]

This is regards for anyone coming to Waterbury , Mrs. Outlaw and myself are going to be hopefully providing video coverage along with anyone else that is.  We have just gotten a new video recorder and a digital camera, hopefully we'll have all the feature matches taped and anyone that is interested in getting a picture takin just find me and give a hollar.  Also if you want to get on camera, then find me and tell me, well get you on video.  For reference, I'm a dark skinned skinny punk with shades on most of the time, and im loud an obnixious.  My atempts are to just make this Waterbury completely awesome and so that we can all reflect upon it at a later time and have some laughs.

[Demonic Attorney]

To anyone interested:

I will be bringing my PS2 and copy of Tekken 5, and will be taking all challengers.

[BigChuck]

I will very likely take you up on that offer of Tekken.

[iamfishman]

Just a few days left...any last words gents?

I would personally like to call out some predictions.

1.) Canadians will make a massive showing ala Starcity Syracuse.  They will dominate the entire tournament with a new version of Salvagers Oath that kills with Cantivore.  Unfortunately, no one will notice.

2.) Sam Best will win.  He will change his name to Sam Teh Best

3.) Crazy Carl will officially come out of the closet.  Later he will return there to retrieve his coat when he goes to grab some food up the street.

4.) Adam Bowers will still not be at Waterbury.  The world will continue to live in darkness.

5.) Team Goat will make a triumphant return.  The will come super-glued together as Team Mutant Goat.

6.) I will finally figure out EXACTLY how much pizza to order...no more...no less.

7.) Phish will reunite.  This has nothing to do with Waterbury, but I can dream can't I?

8.) Brassman wil play JP Meyer in a MonoU on MonoU mirror.  They will each have a morphling in play.  Their souls will then switch bodies.

9.) A brand new deck will emerge.  It will be nicknamed Contol Slaver 2: Electric Bugaloo.

10.) Jdizzle will win another Waterbury Bingo by having EVERY person on his card in the top 32.  He will find out after dying that he used up all his luck before he bought that Lotto ticket that was supposed to win.

11.) Day 2 will be even more fun and more successful.  With Jacob Orlove away in California, the following analogy will be proven true: Simon Cooper is to Magic Trivia as Ron Jeremy is to things I wish I could do. All he step in his way will be slain.

12.) Many good times will be had.

Any predictions?

[Outlaw]

First off, I think there should be a Waterbury dance off, somebody has got to be served.  I will take challenges, and we can throw down somewhere and get some judges and have a ball, the only person I do fear dancing off with is Brassman with the Brassman.  Please note I hope I don't offend anyone with my predictions, their just for fun of course!

1. Travis LaPlante is going to dominate the Texas Hold'em tourney, and forever prove who the Vintage gambler is.

2.  Ultima and I will face off once more, and for once I'll drop it like its hot all over him, with respect of course John.

3.  Ray will be named; The United States Man of the Year.

4.  Ray will also not figure out how much pizza to get.

5.  It won't suck to be Andy Probasco this weekend, unlike at Chicago.  He will also unleash his army of Brassmen and hold Waterbury CT under his command, clones of all those that signed his Brassmen will appear and control everything.

6.  Some secret tech will emerge from the darkness and storm through the tourney.

7.  Many top 16 spots will be given up by players not able to attend, most notably Rich Shay.

8.  Kerz will officially return to the Vintage scene and people will try and remember who he is but will not remember.

9.  Eastman will repay Kerz for drunken follies.

10.  Ben Kowal will not hitch hike to Waterbury, but lead a marathon run, which will soon crap out after he realizes that he smokes cigarettes and falls over wheezing a few paces in.  He will be delivered to Waterbury by that creepy old guy that we can only refer to as "That Guy". 

11.  Somebody is going to get served, you got served style, by myself.

12.  The Law will not catch up with me!

13.  Waterbury is going to kick ass.

[Mixing Mike]

Also note I will be there to provide music for said dance off.