The 2009 Vintage Challenge Series at Pandemonium Books and Games
We're running again and after a 26 person turnout for our January event and a 23 person turnout from April, I have high hopes to have an even higher turnout for this event. We've got plenty of space and what I think is a better guaranteed top 8 split support up for grabs at this event! We've been away for a while due to a packed weekend event calendar. Check our website for our 2010 events including a cash draft guaranteeing over $600 at
http://www.pandemoniumbooks.com/calendar.phpPandemonium Books and Games
4 Pleasant Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-547-3721
*WHEN and HOW MUCH?*
Saturday, August 8th, 2009
The entry fee will be $25.
***MODIFIED STORE HOURS***
The store will be open at 10:00am and the tournament registration will start at 11:00am to accommodate players that will travel from outside of the Cambridge / Boston Area. Deck lists are due at 11:20 a.m. and we will start promptly at 11:30 a.m. Please make every effort to be on time, we will not wait for late comers.
*PRIZE*
The Imperial Seal is NM- with only very slight but noticeable dings on the card. The rest of the prizes will be based on attendance. The following is a possible prize breakdown for 32 players.
For the first time at Pandemonium, these prizes are all Guaranteed! All prizes will scale up with attendance as usual.
1st: NM Imperial Seal or $140.00 Cash
2nd: EX Mana Drain or $75.00 Cash
3rd-4th: $75.00 Store Credit or $50.00 Cash
5th-8th: $35.00 Store Credit or $25.00 Cash
Prizes will scale up with attendance higher then 24 players.
*PREREGISTRATION*
Of the people who preregister and show up for the event, one lucky person will receive $10 off their event entry Fee! I'll announce the winner on the day of the event. Preregistration is free and you can e-mail
chris@pandemoniumbooks.com or reply to this thread.
Please include your Full Name that you will be using at the event. Failure to use your full name will not be counted as a preregistration. Some players play with a nickname and I think that's cool too, but make sure your include it.
*PARKING & TRANSPORTATION*
Parking is available around the store, metered spots are $.25 per half hour, Meters close at six. Metered spots sometimes ticket you for leaving your car for over 2 hours in a metered spot. This has not been an issue at Vintage events, but it looks like things may have changed in Cambridge. There are pay lots that have a day rate of $8 less then 1 block away from the store and there's the Green Street Parking garage. If possible, I recommend taking the MBTA Red Line to Central Square and walking 1 block North towards Harvard Square and the Central Square post office (when you come out, if you see a CVS, walk up the main street with the CVS on your left. If you see Bank of America/Citizens bank, those should be across the street on the Right. You'll see a seven-11 that's on a corner on the right hand side, we're behind it on the side street)
*PROXIES, DECKLISTS AND RULES*
This is a 15 Proxy vintage event, no additional proxies are allowed. Proxies must be written or drawn on a Magic: the Gathering card. Full rules text on the card is strongly recommended. Proxies must be marked on your deck list and must be on a Magic: the Gathering card. No paper inserts are allowed.
Official ELD proxies are allowed for this event and do not count toward the proxy limit.
It's requested that you bring a typed or neatly handwritten deck list with you, if you do not have one please arrive early enough to write it up, deck registration sheets will be provided. Please mark off deck totals and proxy totals as well as what cards you are using as proxies on your deck list. ELD Proxies are allowed and do not count towards your proxy limit, but must be marked on your deck list. All deck lists must be written or printed on standard size 8.5" x 11" paper. Please make sure your name is written on your deck list.
***IMPORTANT***
Please make sure your penmanship is clear on your deck lists. Avoid abbreviating cards on your deck list, and write out the full name of each card that you are playing.
Even though this is an unsanctioned tournament, there is a significant amount of prize support for this event. To maintain integrity, we will be using Competetive Rules Enforcement and penalties. Please do not abbreviate cards on your deck list.
This tournament will be rated in TMD's new rating system. I personally think it's a great idea, especially in New England with many stores working together to provide a valid tournament scene. With that said, if you have a TMD account, please include that name on your deck list a well. This tournament will be posted as soon as possible after the event occurs, usually it takes 1-2 weeks due to other store operations that are time sensitive as well.
*ROUNDS, BREAKS AND FOOD*
32 Players and under, 5 Rounds.
Over 32 Players, 6 Rounds.
Time: 50 Minutes
The store has many snacks and drinks available at any time. For players interested, we will do community pizza order from Dial a Pizza, they're better then any pizza shop in central square and they aren't paticularly expensive. We will charge $3.00 for 1/4 of a cheese pizza and $4.00 for 1/4 of a pepperoni pizza. This has worked out very well at our weekly events and now that we have an established relationship, we're going to go back to community ordering for Vintage events as well.
*WE BUY CARDS*
As we are a Magic: the Gathering dealer, we buy and sell cards all the time, and you can buy and sell with us all day! Need cash? Want to enter the tournament with Cardboard? We will have an extensive buy list for all cards. For some cards, up to 20% may be awarded as a bonus if traded or if store credit is received.
While trading is encouraged, players are not allowed to buy and sell cards to each other.
*SIDE EVENTS*
For Vintage players and our regular crowd alike, we'll be making it a full day of events!
At 1:00 or after Round 2 of the Vintage Challenge: Shards of Alara / Conflux Booster Draft, $15 entry. Regular Store Credit prize support ($5 per entry into pool)
at 6:00 or after Swiss Rounds: Vintage Constructed, unlimited Proxy Tournament, $5 entry, 100% entry converted into store credit.
Any questions, e-mail me at
chris@pandemoniumbooks.com. If anyone feels like I missed something, definitely replay and I will update the post!
-Christopher
-Event Coordinator and Store Manager
-Pandemonium Books & Games
