[Announcement] ELD's Mox VIII - Mox Sapphire 9-22 Fall River, MA

[ELD]

I am pleased to announce the date for my 8th Mox Tournament. 

First place prize will be a Mox Sapphire.



Here are the details:
ELD's Mox Tournament IV
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
$25 Entry Fee

with:
StillPoint Comics

located at
120 S. Main St.
Fall River, MA 02721-5325
(508) 674-5569

This is a new location for the guys at Stillpoint, and I'm impressed with it.  They have a ton of space, and the location is basically an improvement in every way over their previous one. 

You can pre-register by sending me an PM or e-mailing me at EricELD@comcast.net  You do not need to pay ahead of time, this is just to get a head count.  Everyone who pre-registers will be entered into a drawing for a Foil ELD Proxy! 

Prizes Based off 29 people.

1st Place - UL Mox Sapphire shown above *GUARANTEED*
2nd Place - Signed Mana Drain
3rd Place - Playset of 4x Force of Will
4th Place - Choice of Foil Tarmogoyf, Foil Damnation or Foil Tinker
5th-8th - Choice from Type 1 swag including Foils, Black boardered goodness and "ELD" Proxies.

I am going to give away the Mox Sapphire regardless of attendance.  Prizes will be adjusted based on attendance.  100% of the entry fees will be put towards the prizes.  That's what to expect out of all of my tournaments.

A Limited Edition hand-made Imperial Seal Proxy will be given to every participant.  These "ELD Proxies" do not count towards your proxy count for all my future events, or at any Myriad Games events.  I will only be making 50 of these.  Players may reserve specific numbered proxies when they pre-register.  Imperial Seal was selected by a vote online  All future proxies will be selected by a vote at my events.  Below are proxies from my previous events. 



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.  Note that this is an earlier starting time than my previous events.  We are now using the same time schedule as Myriad Games to cut down on any confusion. 

Proxy rules
15 Proxies.  ELD Proxies from my previous events do not count towards your proxy limit. 

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 cards.
      Commons/Uncommons/Lands mixed (at least 10% uncommon) @ $5 per 1000
      Bulk rares @ $0.10 each
      Bulk Foils @ $0.05 each
      Bulk Foil Rares @ $0.25 each
      I'll be buying any and all cards – turn your unwanted cards into cash!

Look forward to seeing you all there.

[Kowal]

I should be there, barring any sort of activity from extraterrestrials or devious brass men.

EDIT:  Also, as this occurs after the 20th, it looks like whatever B&R September brings will be in effect.  That is hot.

[ELD]

Original Post updated.  I look forward to seeing you all there. 

[ELD]

Proxy #1. 

I'm very pleased with the results of this first Imperial Seal proxy.  They will get better, as there is lots of room for improvement.  No lie, that's a lot of text.  I look forward to getting more skilled with the text, as this proxy is by far the most challenging to date.  I'll also continue to experiment with colors until I'm satisfied.  Anyone who is going to pre-register and would like custom modifications let me know.  I would be happy to customize the actual stamp for say, the Myriad symbol, an area code, or some initials (team or otherwise). 

[Myriad Games]

Sounds awesome. Please sign me up for Proxy #33 with the Myriad Games logo as the stamp. 

[iamfishman]

Sign me up for proxy #20

I'm looking forward to this event.

[MISTERTREK]

Just a few crazy questions. Has WOTC every gotten on you about making these proxies? I know in the past that they have come down hard on anybody using their copywrited symbols and things. Second, do you have a job? If so, where do you find time to make all these cards? They look very detailed. Are they each hand drawn? If so, all the credit to you as I have no such artistict talent. Do you have extra copies that you sell?

[arik124]

ill take 28 as usual.  no markings or anything, unless you want to make the original portal symbol.  thanks.

[ELD]

Just a few crazy questions. Has WOTC every gotten on you about making these proxies? I know in the past that they have come down hard on anybody using their copywrited symbols and things.

I'm banking on Wizards not caring about 50 hand made proxies.  They fought with Gaming ETC over printed proxies that they were selling.  These are hand made alterations of actual Magic cards - that I give away for free at my events.  I have spent well over $600 on art supplies making these cards, and the time involved is tremendous.  I doubt Wizards cares about people losing money off Magic   The proxies are my way of saying thank you to my players.  They also help improve the quality of the tournament experience for everyone involved.   

Second, do you have a job? If so, where do you find time to make all these cards?

I do, in fact, have a job.  I spend 50 hours a week as a Foreman in the Carpenter's Union.  I dedicate about 40 hours a month towards making each series of proxies.  It is usually in chunks of time around 3-5 hours, either after work or on weekends.  I do them in steps, so I'll blank all the cards first, then do the sketches, then color, text etc...   While I'm doing this, I have the TV on.  I suppose the time most people spend watching TV is the time I spend on proxies.  Other than when I'm making proxies, I watch zero TV.  I started with the Highlander TV series seasons 1-6.  After that, I went to Aqua Teen Hunger Force seasons 1-4.  For a while, I tried to go with movies, but I found myself actually watching them too much.  From there I got into UFC, so I've seen (mostly heard)every one of those that Blockbuster carries.  Now that I've run out of UFC, I'm onto the Venture Bros.  When it gets close to the deadline, I usually just work in silence to avoid any distractions. 

They look very detailed. Are they each hand drawn? If so, all the credit to you as I have no such artistict talent.

Every single one is hand drawn.  As far as detail goes, I do put a lot of effort into them, so I'm glad it shows.  My main goal is to make them immediately recognizable as the card it is a proxy of.  I've seen many games where a board has been misread due to proxies.  Even something as simple as which moxes are on the table can be confusing with less detailed proxies.  This is especially true when they are getting welded in and out. 

Do you have extra copies that you sell?

I do have extra copies that I trade and give out as prizes at my events.  If you are not local to New England, I can certainly be commissioned to make proxies.  These wouldn't be ELD proxies in the sense that they would still count towards your proxy limit if you ever did make it out to one of an ELD or Myriad event. 

[Myriad Games]

Looking forward to another great event! 

[Marek]

I'll be there.  Sorry to let you know so late, been really busy with school.  Proxy # 18 for me.  If you still don't have all the artwork done on some of them, feel free to customize mine however you want, any ATHF artwork would be especially swell.

See you there Saturday,

Marek

[ELD]

The day has finally arrived.  A reminder for anyone who hasn't been to Stillpoint's new location - you do not need to pay the meters on Saturdays.  Parking is on the street only. 

Here are some of my favorite custom modifications.  I found the symbol of the Empire from Star Wars to be a particularly clever request.  These proxies took an insane amount time, as always, and there are still touches I would like to add.  That's just how it goes though. 

[Myriad Games]

This was a great event. There were 32 players and a variety of different decks. Oliver Beaumont, Ray Robillard, Bill Copes, and Andy Probasco split in the Top 4. Congrats to all the winners and thanks to everyone for coming!

[ELD]

Thank you to everyone who made this event another success.  Here is the full report with every decklist.