05/09-11/08 StarCityGames.com Mega-Magic Weekend Richmond,VA

[matt_v]

EVENT SITE
Greater Richmond Convention Center
301 North Third Street
Richmond, VA 23219

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, May 9th (Doors open at 4:00 PM)

StarCityGames.com $5,000 Standard Open Trials (NEW!)
Format: Standard
Entry Fee: $10
Start Time: Trials start as soon as 16 players sign up!
Structure: Four rounds of Single-Elimination Swiss
K-Value: 16
REL: Regular
Prizes: The winner of each trial receives a two-round bye into the StarCityGames.com $5,000 Standard Open on Saturday! Please note that these trials are the ONLY way to earn byes for the StarCityGames.com $5,000 Standard Open. The top two finishers in each trial also receives nine (9) booster packs from the current expansion.

Side Events
-- Booster Drafts: $13 (5/3/2/2 prize payout)
-- Vintage Side Events TBA

Preregistration

From 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., we'll take preregistration for the $5K Open, the $2K Open, and both Power Nine tournaments!

Saturday, May 10th (Doors open at 8:00 AM)

StarCityGames.com $5,000 Standard Open
Format: Standard
Entry Fee: $30
* Sign Up For Star City $5,000 Standard Open Online Now!*
Start Time: 10:00 AM (Registration begins at 8:00 AM)
Structure: Modified Swiss with a cut to the T8.
K-Value: 32
REL: Competitive
Prizes:
1st: $2,000 & the StarCityGames.com $5,000 Standard Open Trophy!
2nd: $600
3rd-4th: $400
5th-8th: $200
9th-16th: $100

StarCityGames.com "Power Nine" Richmond -- Day One!
Format: Unsanctioned Vintage with up to ten proxies allowed.
Structure: Modified Swiss with a cut to the T8.
REL: Though this tournament is not sanctioned by the DCI, it will be run according to Competitive REL.
Entry Fee: $30
*Sign Up For Star City Games Power 9 (Sat) Online Now!*
Start Time: 11:00 AM (Registration begins at 8:00 AM)
Prizes:
A COMPLETE SET of "Power Nine" (Black Lotus, Ancestral Recall, Time Walk, Timetwister, Mox Sapphire, Mox Emerald, Mox Ruby, Mox Pearl and Mox Jet) to the top nine finishers, plus other cool prizes down through 16th place! This prize payout is GUARANTEED by Star City Events regardless of attendance!

1st: Unlimited Black Lotus
2nd: Unlimited Ancestral Recall
3rd: Unlimited Mox Sapphire
4th: Unlimited Time Walk
5th: Unlimited Mox Jet
6th: Unlimited Mox Ruby
7th: Unlimited Mox Emerald
8th: Unlimited Mox Pearl
9th: Unlimited Timetwister
10th: Arabian Nights Juzam Djinn
11th-16th: TBA

Side Events
We will run eight-player Standard, Vintage, and Booster Draft tournaments  all day long! Each side event costs $13 to enter, with prizes as follows:
Vintage: Vintage-playable singles for both 1st and 2nd
Standard: One booster box (36 packs) to the winner
Booster Draft: (5/3/2/2 prize payout)

Sunday, May 11th (Doors open at 8:00 AM)

StarCityGames.com $2,000 Standard Open
Format: Standard
Entry Fee: $20
*Sign Up For Star City $2,000 Standard Open Online Now!*
Start Time: 10:00 AM (Registration begins at 8:00 AM)
Structure: Modified Swiss with a cut to the Top Eight.
K-Value: 32
REL: Competitive
Prizes:
1st: $500
2nd: $300
3rd-4th: $200
5th-8th: $100
9th-16th: $50

StarCityGames.com "Power Nine" Richmond -- Day Two!
Format: Unsanctioned Vintage with up to ten proxies allowed.
Structure: Modified Swiss with a cut to the Top Eight.
REL: Though this tournament is not sanctioned by the DCI, it will be run according to Competitive REL.
Entry Fee: $30
*Sign Up For Star City Games Power 9 (Sun) Online Now!*
Start Time: 11:00 AM (Registration begins at 8:00 AM)
Prizes:
A COMPLETE SET of "Power Nine" (Black Lotus, Ancestral Recall, Time Walk, Timetwister, Mox Sapphire, Mox Emerald, Mox Ruby, Mox Pearl and Mox Jet) to the top nine finishers, plus other cool prizes down through 16th place! This prize payout is GUARANTEED by Star City Events regardless of attendance!

1st: Unlimited Black Lotus
2nd: Unlimited Ancestral Recall
3rd: Unlimited Mox Sapphire
4th: Unlimited Time Walk
5th: Unlimited Mox Jet
6th: Unlimited Mox Ruby
7th: Unlimited Mox Emerald
8th: Unlimited Mox Pearl
9th: Unlimited Timetwister
10th: Arabian Nights Juzam Djinn
11th-16th: TBA

Side Events
We will run eight-player Standard, Vintage, and Booster Draft tournaments  all day long! Each side event costs $13 to enter, with prizes as follows:
Vintage: Vintage-playable singles for both 1st and 2nd
Standard: One booster box (36 packs) to the winner
Booster Draft: (5/3/2/2 prize payout)

REGISTRATION
Registration on Saturday and Sunday begins at 8:00 AM, and ends ten (10) minutes before the event is scheduled to start. Any player who wants to enroll after registration has ended will be able to do so, but will receive a round one match loss. Players arriving after round two has been paired will not be able to enroll in the tournament.

LIVE FROM RICHMOND... ITS THE MAGIC SHOW!

Our own Evan Erwin will be LIVE in Richmond covering all of the action as it unfolds, and posting video updates throughout the day!

NEED CARDS?
Buy, sell and trade with America’s largest Magic the Gathering retailer! StarCityGames.com will have a massive dealer booth set up from 4pm on Friday through 6pm on Sunday! How may we help you?
 
TRADING
While trading is fine, please note that buying/selling cards with anyone except for our authorized dealer(s), or soliciting to do so elsewhere, is strictly forbidden at this event. Failure to obey this rule may result in both the buyer and the seller being removed from the event without refund, and banned from attending future events.
 
Star City Events also reserves the right to limit the amount of space being occupied by any one individual while trading, and does not allow the use of suitcases, handcarts, luggage carts, etc. to be used for the purpose of transporting excessive amounts of trade stock.

DIRECTIONS
From South or Richmond I-95 North Bound: Exit #74C Medical College of Virginia stay to the left and take Broad Street, State Capitol, Coliseum Exit. Go West on Broad Street to North 3rd Street. Turn right onto 3rd Street travel ¼ of a block turn right into the Greater Richmond Convention Center's Parking Deck.

From North of Richmond I-95 South/64 East Bound: Exit I-95 to the I-64 East/Third Street Exit #75. Bear right for 3rd Street (Do not go straight on the junction, it will take you to I-64 East). Travel ahead to 3rd and Marshall Streets. The Greater Richmond Center Parking Deck will be on the left.

From West of Richmond I 64 East Bound to I-95 South to 64 East Bound: Interstate 64 East to junction Interstate 95 South to I-64 East/Third Street Exit#75. Bear right for 3rd Street (Do not go straight on the junction, it will take you to I-64 East). Travel ahead to 3rd and Marshall Streets. The Greater Richmond Center Parking Deck will be on the left.

From East of Richmond I-64 West Bound (from Airport):
Exit #190 Fifth Street exit. Proceed to Fifth and Jackson Streets. Turn right onto Jackson Street and proceed to Third Street. Turn left onto Third Street travel 3 blocks (to 3rd & Marshall Streets) and turn left into the Greater Richmond Convention Center's Parking Deck.

NEED A HOTEL?
Richmond Marriott (located across the street from the Convention Center)
500 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 643-3400

MORE INFORMATION
Players who want specific information can contact us at events@starcitygames.com or by calling (540) 767-GAME (7263). New players will want to read our player FAQ.

[Taterbeme]

¿Why isn't this stickied?

[Zherbus]

Because they did this on Mothers Day (and while I'll be at the go date for a project for work I've been on) and I'm bitter that there's three layers of me not making it (my mother, but meh. My wife, which is begging for a divorce, and work).



Just kidding: stickied!

Good luck to those who aren't married with kids!

[Kowal]

I'll be there.  I'm putting in for vacation time tomorrow morning.

[Rock Lee]

hotel acquired. vacation time alloted.

[T00L]

I'll try and make it with peoples. Seems like there is gonna be alot of new england showing up. What other regions will be representing?

[Triple_S]

Hmm, might be time to get the Bus fired up again..

[bronxie]

hey anybody goin up from Raleigh NC area? lookin for a ride and somebody to go in on hotel with!

[Madpeep]

More and more people from New England are going.  This will be an awesome weekend.

[forests failed you]

I am for sure going to be at this event.  It looks absolutely awesome

[Smmenen]

 Thanks to Pete for setting up another amazing event.   I've booked a flight - so I'll be there.  I can't wait to see everyone, and hopefully we'll get some Vintage on the Magic show.

I'm hoping that this tournament is as much fun as I hope it will be.   

[The_spooky_kid]

ICBM will be representing.  Should be a fun time, maybe we'll through another huge party in our hotel room again. 

[The Atog Lord]

Not going because it's on Mother's Day Weekend.

[T00L]

ICBM will be representing.  Should be a fun time, maybe we'll through another huge party in our hotel room again. 

My god i can only hope

[Madpeep]

Not going because it's on Mother's Day Weekend.

aww, how sweet.  Seriously though Rich,  spend Thursday or Monday night with her, take her out for a nice dinner, and you're free to have a kick ass time in VA with the rest of us.

[matt_v]

Just a reminder that preregistration for this closes tomorrow at 9:00 AM. People who preregister do not need to wait in line with everyone else. Save yourself some time by preregistering today!

-Matt

[Triple_S]

Definitely looking forward to seeing a lot of old school faces this weekend.

[Anusien]

No trashtalking?  What have TMDers fallen to?  At least get your T8 predictions in, folks.

(And despite T8ing the last one of these, I will be rocking the zebra stripes and will not be eligible to win your Moxen.)

[Lou]

A car with myself and two other hip gunslingers from Colorado are leaving in the morning, but we won't be winning Moxen. Just Black Loti and some cold hard cash.

A probable quick stop in Chicago for one more, and we'll see everyone Friday.

[T00L]

I'll be leaving on friday with The Future and picking up Elias and a very special guest who may or may not be allowed to post on the mana drain

[Kowal]

Trashtalking is outdated.  The real deal was reverse trashtalking, coined by Marc Perez.


Speaking of Marc Perez, did you know Marc Perez invented basketball in 1776 quite accidentally while taunting British soldiers?

Steve Menendian once beat the entire Temple University Track and Field team to the point of submission, hitched them to a sleigh, and forced them to pull it through the frozen midwest singing Jingle Bells over and over again!

T00l was once a hero in the pornography industry, hence his monicker.  This was an update from his former name, Stefan Ellsgirth.

He once starred alongside fellow pornography actor Jacob Morelove, renowned for his ability to be in the middle of a sex scene over the course of several movies.  His female co-stars were frequently referred to as "Jacob Sorelove" during production.

Everyone knows Zherbus invented The Mana Drain, but did you know he's responsible for Mana Drain itself?  Over the source of several months his brilliant subliminal messages encouraged Richard Garfield to print it, ensuring the dominance of Keeper for years.

Rich Shay actually conquered most of Europe and Asia, launching his operations from various museums across both continents.  He credits his incredible success to consuming an absurd amount of priceless artifacts, boosting his physical traits exponentially.

Andy Probasco was the first man on the moon.  As most of you know he's not native to this Earth, but what most haven't realized is that he got here by clinging to the side of the return vessel from the moon landing in 1969.  Later his claim to fame would be inventing Rockstar Energy Drink, the success of which is a total mystery given that his idea of rocking out is a Bright Eyes album and gin.  To be fair, Bright Eyes is composed entirely of BrassMan and a number of pieces of twine cut to different lengths.  The only shortcoming of the group was an inadequate player of The Duck.

[Smmenen]

Definitely looking forward to seeing a lot of old school faces this weekend.

Awesome Shane!   The fact that Rich can't make it will surely be compensated by some Suhthun hospitality.