Myriad Games Vintage Tournament - Saturday, August 16th

[Myriad Games]

Myriad Games
8 Stiles Road
Salem, NH 03079

Saturday, August 16th

Registration will begin at 11:00 AM, decklists are due promptly at 11:30 AM.

Entry: $25.00

Fifteen (15) proxies are free with entry. ELD's Power Proxies do not count against this 15 proxy limit. ELD Power Proxies include the following 12 custom proxies issued at ELD events (Black Lotus, Mox Ruby, Mox Pearl, Mox Jet, Mox Emerald, Mox Sapphire, Ancestral Recall, Time Walk, Timetwister, Bazaar of Baghdad, Mishra's Workshop, and Imperial Seal. Other ELD custom proxies count as normal proxies.

PRIZES

Myriad Games will be streamlining our Vintage prize structure beginning with this event.

We will continue to give away 100+% of the entries in prizes. About 90% of the prizes will go to the Top 8. The remaining 10% will go to community support prizes including Liar's Dice, Myriad Games Mana Cookies, Preregistration Prize, Carpool Prize, and other assorted door prizes.

As with all our events, prizes scale up with attendance, so the more the merrier!

Here are some examples of the new prize breakdown.

20 Players - Top 8 Total ~ $450 Myriad Money
30 Players - Top 8 Total ~ $675 Myriad Money
40 Players - Top 8 Total ~ $900 Myriad Money

Myriad Games Mana Cookies!
Every player who would like one will receive a complimentary world-famous Myriad Games Mana Cookie. Scrumptious!

Carpool Prize!
In addition to the economic, social, and environmental benefits of sharing a ride to our fine Vintage events, all players who attend that come to the event via a carpool will be entered in a bonus drawing for an ELD proxy! So make plans with your friends now to get a car together for this event. You'll save money on gas and have a chance to win as well!

New Player Bonus Booster Packs!
Every new player will receive a Free Booster Pack!

Preregistration Prize!
All players who preregister will be entered in a drawing for a Bonus Preregistration Prize for an ELD proxy.

Myriad Games Magical Mementos!
Any player who would like one will receive a complimentary card from our Magical Mementos binder.

Please preregister by emailing Vintage@MyriadGames.com, calling (603) 681-0355 or 1-800-459-5516, or stopping by Myriad Games.

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.

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

Make plans now to come join in the fun!

[Myriad Games]

Updated to reflect new prize structure!

[Myriad Games]

Less than a month until our next great Vintage event. Make plans now to come join in the fun!

[mike_bergeron]

Pre-reg me. Also, with Dan's permission, I am going to bring "The Cube" to this event.  Just trying to add more fun to an already fun filled day.  Many of the regulars (Jeff C, J. Rudolph, Craig, Oli, etc.) helped me build it by offering me pretty one sided trades to get it done, so it is time to play it!

Questions to be answered:

Will Carpenter Bring a deck so complicated someones brain explodes?

Will Craig allow me to design his combo deck when I have never played combo before?

Will Root Maze come back to destroy all these slaver decks?

Will mystic remora continue to be amazing?

Will anyone plays MOUNTAINS??? (not the kind that are on islands and have lava and stuff)

Will I revenge my loss to the Gilded Claw....with more KOBOLDS???


and as always, I look forward to it.
Mike B

[Mdizzle4life85]

i am sure to make it this time dan, i had to handle some obligations that came up the morning of the 20th... but i am excited to play in another myriad event it seems like forever since i have actually gotten to play in one. pre reg me!

[Myriad Games]

Preregistrations confirmed!

As part of our efforts to rotate our side event games, Mike's Cube Draft is approved. This free side event will be open for the first eight players who drop from the main event that would like to participate.

Looking forward to another great event!

[Harlequin]

Nice. 

Couple Questions:
- What do you forsee has the draft method.  Are we doing 3x15 random packs? 6x8? 
- Will every card in the cube be drafted, or will there be some left un-cracked.
- I know you had a soft-copy of the list a while back.  If you still have an easy copy/paste list, any chance we could either post it here... or in the causal forum... or just PM it to me.


** MAGICAL MEMENTO UPDATE **
Also in a somewhat related note - I think I have enough Magical Mementos to build a deck, so I might be busting that badboy out for this event.  I was actually feeling good that the memento deck could have a slight chance of beating GAT but in light of recent B/R decision my deck actually got worse!  I stand basically NO chance of beating any form of combo.  Oh well, there's always the Cube-Plan-B.

Also Seeing as how the deck is a Magical Memento deck, I would be remiss if I didn't run 1 brainstorm, 1 ponder, 1 gush, 1 Flash, and 1 merchant scroll to pay proper respects to the fond memory of decks that were.  (I am still on the low of end of actual cards I think I have 42 momento cards so the 5 card boost will help give me some design space to work with.  Also this will give me more than an Ice-cube's chance in hell). 

[mike_bergeron]

Nice. 

Couple Questions:
- What do you forsee has the draft method.  Are we doing 3x15 random packs? 6x8? 
- Will every card in the cube be drafted, or will there be some left un-cracked.
- I know you had a soft-copy of the list a while back.  If you still have an easy copy/paste list, any chance we could either post it here... or in the causal forum... or just PM it to me.


** MAGICAL MEMENTO UPDATE **
Also in a somewhat related note - I think I have enough Magical Mementos to build a deck, so I might be busting that badboy out for this event.  I was actually feeling good that the memento deck could have a slight chance of beating GAT but in light of recent B/R decision my deck actually got worse!  I stand basically NO chance of beating any form of combo.  Oh well, there's always the Cube-Plan-B.

Also Seeing as how the deck is a Magical Memento deck, I would be remiss if I didn't run 1 brainstorm, 1 ponder, 1 gush, 1 Flash, and 1 merchant scroll to pay proper respects to the fond memory of decks that were.  (I am still on the low of end of actual cards I think I have 42 momento cards so the 5 card boost will help give me some design space to work with.  Also this will give me more than an Ice-cube's chance in hell). 

Good Questions. My cube can support up to 16 players I believe(will verify this fact), and I would be all for drafting to my hearts content. However- for time issues, we should try to keep it to 3x15.  Since most people are going to need to read the cards again, i would support the larger packs so second time around will be quicker.

I think the best way would be to do an 8-man/woman draft with 3x15 packs. I have lands already sorted and sleeved as well for quicker setup.

My cube includes: all english cards. no power. no proxies. all ravnica duals + karoo's, plus shocklands. all revised dual lands. I have tried to incorporate newer cards into the sets, but only wanted to get them in if I could balance across colors (example, magus of the _____) so no planeswalkers yet.  It was impossible to get the card types to match up as well (white has X creatures, but only Y instants, etc.) so I tried to include cards that were strong for each color.


What I AM going to ask of people is to write down cards they feel should be removed from the cube for different reasons: too powerful, too weak, not fun to draft.  I would like to continue to evolve this into a very fun side event for myraid tourneys/whoever asks me to bring it. 

[Juggernaut GO]

If there is an alpha war mammoth in the cube, i'm coming up to play.

[mike_bergeron]

If there is an alpha war mammoth in the cube, i'm coming up to play.

travis, funny you mention that. I just pulled an alpha war mammoth and added it to the cube. no joke. it is in.

a promise is a promise.....I expect to see you there.

[nataz]

id really like to play cards again. And huzzah for it being on a sat. Sundays are blah for me with work.

p.s.,

HI TRAVIS

P.P.S.

HI EVERYONE WHO I HAVE NOT SEEN FOREVER!

[Myriad Games]

Less than 2 weeks until this event. Make plans now to come join in the fun!

[Bill Copes]

Ooh Ooh!  Pre-reg!

[Harlequin]

** MAGICAL MEMENTO UPDATE **

MY MYRIAD MAGICAL MEMENTO Deck is sleeved up and in the "testing" stages.  Basically I'm skinning down the mana, to achive what little consistancy I can. Turn 1 Ivory Tower, Turn 2 Sindbad?!  HOW DO YOU DEAL!?

And who needs rogue elephants when you have Plant Elemental!? 

I'm choosing to run Tolaria in place of island #11 because it's often better than Tolarian Academy.  Also, without it my deck autoscoops to Banding.dec.  It's also legendary, where basic islands are not.

Right now my sideboard plan is board out some blue, board in mountains and mull to turn 4 CHANNEL->ROCK HYDRA!!  Also I have Kark's Thumb/Squee's Revenge for the "red" sideobard plan.  And Flashfires!

[Bill Copes]

@jeff:  I hope Dan is giving you a free entry into the tourney for playing such an epic masterpiece!  You should get prizes for every game you win.

[mike_bergeron]

** MAGICAL MEMENTO UPDATE **

MY MYRIAD MAGICAL MEMENTO Deck is sleeved up and in the "testing" stages.  Basically I'm skinning down the mana, to achive what little consistancy I can. Turn 1 Ivory Tower, Turn 2 Sindbad?!  HOW DO YOU DEAL!?

And who needs rogue elephants when you have Plant Elemental!? 

I'm choosing to run Tolaria in place of island #11 because it's often better than Tolarian Academy.  Also, without it my deck autoscoops to Banding.dec.  It's also legendary, where basic islands are not.

Right now my sideboard plan is board out some blue, board in mountains and mull to turn 4 CHANNEL->ROCK HYDRA!!  Also I have Kark's Thumb/Squee's Revenge for the "red" sideobard plan.  And Flashfires!

I just knew tolaria would be broken. First pick in any legends only draft btw.

The cube will be present, but I will not be since I scheduled a vacation. Please let me know what need to get in, and what needs to come out, so I can improve it for the next event.


I am also working on my next project: Pauper's Draft, and Star draft.  More info to come.

[Myriad Games]

Just over a week until this next great Vintage Magic event here at Myriad Games.

Make plans now to come join in the fun!

[TJ-Whoopy]

I'm coming to this event, it will be my first since last august. only myriad vintage could make me pick up these silly paper time wasters yet again.

can't wait to eat mana cookies and draft Mike's pile.

[Myriad Games]

We'll look forward to seeing you, Tyler!

We've posted our September event date as well, kindly scheduling around other events to avoid overlap.

[ELD]

I'm looking forward to this one, as always.  The consensus on the new prize structure is in - it's perfect for everyone from the Casual Vintage player to the Vintage Pro.  The competitive players are called by the massive potential winnings.  First place could be over $400 in Myriad Money with an old school huge turn out!  I'm sure we're headed back to those crowds with this new prize structure and the growing interest in Vintage.  Causal players and beginners are drawn to the great atmosphere, the chance to play vs New England's best, Side Events and Bonus Prizes. 

This month at Myriad there are 2 chances to win a Custom Proxy Grim Tutor.  These will be the first set of Custom Proxy Grim Tutors ever, and they couldn't have come out at a better time.  Grim Tutor based decks look like they're going to be at the top tables for a while, so why play with those white bordered real Grim Tutors when you can have a Black Bordered Custom Proxy Grim Tutor! 

And the first image of a Custom Proxy Grim Tutor

[mike_bergeron]

I'm looking forward to this one, as always.  The consensus on the new prize structure is in - it's perfect for everyone from the Casual Vintage player to the Vintage Pro.  The competitive players are called by the massive potential winnings.  First place could be over $400 in Myriad Money with an old school huge turn out!  I'm sure we're headed back to those crowds with this new prize structure and the growing interest in Vintage.  Causal players and beginners are drawn to the great atmosphere, the chance to play vs New England's best, Side Events and Bonus Prizes. 

This month at Myriad there are 2 chances to win a Custom Proxy Grim Tutor.  These will be the first set of Custom Proxy Grim Tutors ever, and they couldn't have come out at a better time.  Grim Tutor based decks look like they're going to be at the top tables for a while, so why play with those white bordered real Grim Tutors when you can have a Black Bordered Custom Proxy Grim Tutor! 

And the first image of a Custom Proxy Grim Tutor

that moon looks like a mana cookie to me

oh wait


everything looks like mana cookies to me

[Englishman_in_NH]

Looking forward to this. Sounds like a number of people are coming to this, even some people we haven't seen at Myriad for a while.

See everyone on Saturday.

Oli

[Myriad Games]

Yes indeed. Looks like this should be a good turnout despite other events encroaching on the same date. We sincerely appreciate everyone who takes the time and makes the effort to come join in the fun! We have even more folks preregistered for this event than our last event and since it's the last one of the summer, we're looking forward to a great day of Vintage entertainment. If you haven't already preregistered, email Myriad@MyriadGames.com now or give us a call at (603) 681-0355.

[ELD]

Anyone passing Exit 18 off 495 heading to this one?  I've encountered some vehicle complications, and Kerwin and I may need a ride.  We're literally a minute from the exit.  I hope to resolve the issue, but we would greatly appreciate a back up plan. 

We'll be here

Thank you,
Eric
ELD

[Cane1024]

Hey Dan, Nick Here. You can go ahead and pre- Reg me and James T if its not too late sir.. Its been awhile since i took the trip up to Myriad. I cant wait. It should be a blast. See ya tommorow.

[TJ-Whoopy]

Pre-reg me please and put me down for a cookie or 12.

[ELD]

Anyone coming in from Boston?  We can probably take the Train into South Station.  It arrives in South Station at 09:38.  Really hoping to have a back up plan in case the car issues end up being a legit concern.

Thanks,
Eric
ELD

[Myriad Games]

Everyone through this message has been preregistered. Travel safely and we'll look forward to seeing everyone here soon!

[nataz]

man, its 1 am so i'm obv going to start building my deck now.
mmmm - chinese beer.

see you all there in the morning!

[ELD]

Car issues resolved.  It's on like Donkey Kong.  We look forward to seeing everyone for another great tournament at Myriad!