TMD OPEN 14-Waterbury, CT Marriott-September 11, 2010 *YUP, you read that right*

Yes, you read that correctly.

TMD Open is moving back to Waterbury- the place where it all began.

For those who remember the Waterbury event, you likely have fond memories. For those who don’t recall it, there is something special about the location that just gives it a class act feel.

Be prepared for awesomeness beyond comprehension on September 11, 2010.

“Wait, how is this happening?” I hear you say. Didn’t you say here(http://www.themanadrain.com/index.php?topic=39891.0) that the Marriott was looking for way to much money for an individual, not a dealer/store/vendor, to afford? Well, we have this adorable lug-head to thank for that: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?op=1&view=global&subj=517942211&pid=30378737&id=1334610022
The one and only Nick Coss has volunteered to cover the cost of the room on Saturday in exchange for vending rights.

What this means, however, is that currently this is a one day event, so I’m putting this out there now, if any vendors/stores want to buy in and either solo cover, or split the cost of Sunday’s rental fee, we can make this a two day thing. I would just run with it and pay for the room and hope it works out, but since I run events as a hobby, not as a business, I can’t risk losing hundreds of dollars.

With room rental covered though, all I mostly have to worry about is prize support, so I plan on the following.

1.)   Collect money in entrance fees.
2.)   Pay judges/staff(I’m counting myself as a normal staff member…I’m not taking anything on top of that).
3.)   Give out 100% of what is left in prizes.

I only ask one thing of all of you. Let’s make a huge effort to bring Vintage back to the state it was many years ago. Let’s support the format by talking about it, promoting it, and sharing it with others. There are a ton of Vintage events happening soon, so even if you can’t make mine, try to support those that you can. Better yet, build a second deck and invite someone new to Vintage to give it a shot. We can be the Vintage we were years ago, but it needs to be a community effort. Let’s make this happen. (P.s.-Check out the “bounty” below on the heads of former vintage superstars…get any of them to come to this event and you both will receive $5 off your entry fee.)

Without further ado, the info:

TMD OPEN 14
Courtyard by Marriott
63 Grand St.
Waterbury, CT 06702

Time: Registration: 10:00 - 11:00 am
Tourney Starts PROMPTLY at 11:00 am(To avoid a prolonged tournament, this will be strictly enforced. Latecomers will be subject to a round 1 loss.)

Dopeness Factor: The value of 12^(a+c), where the graphs of y = -|x-a| + b and y = |x-c| + d intersect at points (2,5) and (8,3).

Day 1
Cost: $30 Entry Fee

Format - Type One with FIFTEEN proxies. Use http://forums.starcitygames.com/showthread.php?11903 as a guideline for what is acceptable for proxying.

Cut: Cut to top 8 if we have less than 96 players
   or top 16 if we have more than 96 players

Prizes: I will be using a “based on participants” prize scale.

Here is the formula I used to come up with these numbers, so all is perfectly out in the open.
Entry Fee * Number of Participants – ($300 for judges/staff) – ($400 for t-shirts(door prizes) and Playmats) – ($50 for Magic Trivia Prizes) = Total purse for 1-8th place.
* Also subtract $100 toward Free Side Event if we have more than 80 players)
** These numbers don’t include money brought in for paid-for-byes because there is no way for me to predict this. This money WILL be added to the prize support.
***Cash = 0.8 * Vendor Credit

Sample Prize Support based on 120 Participants
1st Prize – 1100 vendor credit or I will buy back the credit for $880 in cash + a paid for round 1 bye and Free Entry at TMD Open 15 + an official TMD Open 15 Custom Playmat
2nd Prize –550 vendor credit or I will buy back the credit for $440 in cash
3rd-4th Prize – 275 vendor credit or I will buy back the credit for $220 in cash
5th-8th Prize – 137 vendor credit or I will buy back the credit for $110 in cash
9th Prize – 16th prize – Official TMD Open 14 Custom Playmat + 37 vendor credit or I will buy back the credit for $30 in cash

Sample Prize Support based on 100 Participants
1st Prize – 1000 vendor credit or I will buy back the credit for $800 in cash + a paid for round 1 bye and Free Entry at TMD Open 15 + an official TMD Open 15 Custom Playmat
2nd Prize –500 vendor credit or I will buy back the credit for $400 in cash
3rd-4th Prize – 250 vendor credit or I will buy back the credit for $200 in cash
5th-8th Prize – 125 vendor credit or I will buy back the credit for $100 in cash
9th Prize – 16th prize – Official TMD Open 14 Custom Playmat + 25 vendor credit or I will buy back the credit for $20 in cash

Sample Prize Support based on 80 Participants
1st Prize – 775 vendor credit or I will buy back the credit for $620 in cash + a paid for round 1 bye and Free Entry at TMD Open 15 + an official TMD Open 15 Custom Playmat
2nd Prize –387 vendor credit or I will buy back the credit for $310 in cash
3rd-4th Prize – 193 vendor credit or I will buy back the credit for $155 in cash
5th-8th Prize – 96 vendor credit or I will buy back the credit for $77 in cash
9th Prize – 16th prize – Official TMD Open 14 Custom Playmat

Sample Prize Support based on 60 Participants
1st Prize – 525 vendor credit or I will buy back the credit for $420 in cash + a paid for round 1 bye and Free Entry at TMD Open 15 + an official TMD Open 15 Custom Playmat
2nd Prize –262 vendor credit or I will buy back the credit for $210 in cash
3rd-4th Prize – 131 vendor credit or I will buy back the credit for $105 in cash
5th-8th Prize – 65 vendor credit or I will buy back the credit for $52 in cash
9th Prize – 16th prize – Official TMD Open 14 Custom Playmat

If we have 80 or more people, at the end of round 3 we will be taking sign ups for a FREE tournament for a Mana Drain. The tournament will require you to use the same deck used in the main event(to make life infinitely freakin' easier) and to ensure speedy signups and send off. This free tournament will be single elimination.

“Bounty Heads” – I would love to see some old-school vintage peeps at this throw back to the old Waterbury event. If you bring with you any of the following legendary Vintage players, getting them out of Vintage retirement, at least for this event, hopefully for longer, you and them will both receive $5 off your entry fees.
Mike Broughton
Ashok Chitturi
Alex Crestfield
Mike Daniels
Liz DelCano
Jared Demick
Chris Hatcher
Keith Johnson
Aaron Kerzner
Chris Kitzmiller
Ben Kowal
Dave Lawrence
Jp Meyer
Steve O’Connell
Jacob Orlove
Stephen Pandinha
Marc Perez
Chuck Perrault
Dan Rix
Bryce Reynolds
Mike Roche
Jason Staples
Justin Timmoney
Carl Winter
Brian Phelon

BYES:
The top finishers(top is a relative word based on the size of the event) of ANY Type 1 tournament in the world will be rewarded with the ability to purchase a round one bye at the upcoming TMD Open 14. The following guidelines are to be considered:
1.) The tournament must have at least 25 people.
2.) If the tournament has between 25 and 49 people, the winner may purchase a bye for $10.
3.) If the tournament has between 50 and 74 people, the winner AND/OR the 2nd place finisher may purchase a bye for $10 each.
4.) If the tournament has 75+ people, the top 4 players may purchase a bye for $10

* If you are traveling from far away(of which tournaments I did not record winners) and feel you deserve the right to purchase a bye, simply let me know and I will adjust the list above to reflect it.
** With byes passing down from players already qualified for one, you may want to check this list carefully, and inform any friends that may not know they are qualified for a round 1 bye.

This list will be updated as time goes on.

PAID FOR BYES:
Previous TMD OPEN 13 Day 1 Winner: Matt McNally
Previous TMD OPEN 13 Day 2 Winner: Jason Ford

BYES THAT CAN BE BOUGHT:
TMD OPEN 13 – March 21, 2009(75+ people) – Sean Orcutt
TMD OPEN 13 – March 21, 2009(75+ people) – Steve Menendian
TMD OPEN 13 – March 21, 2009(75+ people) – James Lee
Blue Bell – April 4, 2009 – Josh Potucek
Philly Event – April 19, 2009 – Josh Barkon
Philly Open 3 – May 9, 2009(50+ people) – Joe Pace
Philly Open 3 – May 9, 2009(50+ people) – Stephen Silverman
Blue Bell – May 23, 2009 – Seth Koren
TMC Open 3 – May 30, 2009 – Nick Vallas
Dan Herd Memorial Tournament – June 6, 2009(50+ people) – Nick Detwiller
Dan Herd Memorial Tournament – June 6, 2009(50+ people) – Paul Mastriano
N.Y.S.E. Challenge – July 25, 2009 – Ryan Fisher
Steel City – August 1, 2009 – Brian DeMars
ELD’S Lotus – August 22, 2009 – Dave Lawrence
N.Y.S.E. Challenge 2 – August 29, 2009 – Ron Konak
Batter’s Up – September 5, 2009 – Matt Snow
Blue Bell – September 5, 2009(50+ people) – Mark Hornung
Blue Bell – September 5, 2009(50+ people) – Stephen Nowakowski
CCGames @ Game Core Con – September 12, 2009 – Chas Hinkle
Batter’s Up – September 19, 2009 – Demonic Attorney
Hadley – October 11, 2009 – Jeremiah Rudolph
Blue Bell – October 11, 2009 – Mike Noble
N.Y.S.E. Challenge 3 – October 10, 2009(50+ people) – Matt Elias
N.Y.S.E. Challenge 3 – October 10, 2009(50+ people) – Jeff Folinus
Philly Open 4 – November 21, 2009(50 + people) – Stephen Houdlette(Passed down from Mark Hornung)
Philly Open 4 – November 21, 2009(50 + people) – Sam Best
N.Y.S.E. Challenge 4 – December 19, 2009 – Austin Pollack
Blue Bell – January 2, 2010(50+ people) – Max Brown
Blue Bell – January 2, 2010(50+ people) – Sam Berse
XtremeGames – January 10, 2010 – Owen Turtenwald
N.Y.S.E. Challenge 5 – January 23, 2010 – Jake Gans
Die Hard Games – January 23, 2010 – Bill Copes
N.Y.S.E. Challenge 6 – February 27, 2010 – Ashok Chitturi
Philly Open 5 – February 27, 2010(75+ people) – Sean Robbins
Philly Open 5 – February 27, 2010(75+ people) – Andy Probasco
Philly Open 5 – February 27, 2010(75+ people) – Jesse Martin
Philly Open 5 – February 27, 2010(75+ people) – Chris Materewicz
Blue Bell – March 13, 2010(50+ people) – Karl Kress
Blue Bell – March 13, 2010(50+ people) – Jeremy Beaver
Mondes de Jeu – March 20, 2010 – Michael Gouthro
Die Hard Games – May 13, 2010 – Louis Gentile
N.Y.S.E. Challenge 7 – March 18, 2010 – Ryan Glackin
NSC Vintage – March 25, 2010 – Paul Lynch(Passed down from Karl Kress)
Blue Bell – April 3, 2010 – Mike Bauer(Passed down from Stephen Nowakowski
Blue Bell – April 24, 2010 – Brad Granberry(Passed way down to 4th seed)
Philly Open 6 – May 8, 2010 – Nathan Thompson
N.Y.S.E. Challenge 8 – May 29, 2010 – Peter Ingram
Blue Bell – June 19, 2010 – Keith Seals
N.Y.S.E. Challenge 9 – June 26, 2010 – Brian Lane
Blue Bell – July 3, 2010 – John Wolsky(Passed way down)
N.Y.S.E. Challenge 10 – July 31, 2010 – Raffaele Forino(Passed down from Ryan Fisher)
Vintage Champs – Gencon – August 6, 2010(75+ people) – Bob Maher(Turtenwald is already qualified)
Vintage Champs – Gencon – August 6, 2010(75+ people) – AJ Sacher(Passed down through, Michael Gouthro, Jesse Martin, and Ryan Glackin)
Vintage Champs – Gencon – August 6, 2010(75+ people) – Vincent Forino
Vintage Champs – Gencon – August 6, 2010(75+ people) – Jerome Yanchick
Blue Bell – August 21, 2010 – Joseph Brown(Passed through Nathan Thompson)
N.Y.S.E. Challenge 11 – August 21, 2010 - Shawn Griffiths
Hadley – August 28, 2010 – Travis LaPlante(Passed through Joe Brown)
Hadley – August 28, 2010 – Jeff Rodgers

Team rivalry, a.k.a. Braggin Rights Supreme September 2010:
Here is how its gonna go down. Teams of three will agree prior to the event to play as a team and will register(seperate from a deck registration...it will be done on a different sheet of paper). Each teams cost is $9...$3 per person. Then, at the end of the tournament, the teams with the highest combined number of match points(top 16 matches-finals count as 3 points per match, just as in the swiss) will win.

If enough teams enter, there may be a second place prizes or more, but the number of teams entering, and thus the collected entry fees, will determine the prizes. In the event of a tie for match points, the average opponent match win percentage of the three players on each team will be computed and compared.

After round 3 team designations will be inserted into players names, so teams may view each other team's players and match points on the pairings/standings.

Day 2
Sunday, September 12, 2010

Gamingetc Tournament Center and SuperStore
555 Lordship Boulevard (Exit 30 off I95)
Stratford CT 06615
1-203-296-9961

Time: Registration: 10:00 - 11:00 am
Tourney Starts PROMPTLY at 11:00 am(To avoid a prolonged tournament, this will be strictly enforced. Latecomers will be subject to a round 1 loss

Cost = $25

Format - Type One with TEN proxies + $1 per extra proxy(15 proxies maximum)

Cut: Cut to top 8

Prizes:.Prize Support based on 56-75 Participants
1st Prize – 470 store credit or the store will buy back the credit for $375 in cash
2nd Prize – 235 store credit or the store will buy back the credit for $185 in cash
3th-4th Prize – 125 store credit or the store will buy back the credit for $100 in cash
5th-8th Prize –70 store credit or the store will buy back the credit for $50 in cash

Prizes:.Prize Support based on 36-55 Participants
1st Prize – 265 store credit or the store will buy back the credit for $215 in cash
2nd Prize – 130 store credit or the store will buy back the credit for $100 in cash
3th-4th Prize – 170 store credit or the store will buy back the credit for $55 in cash
5th-8th Prize –40 store credit or the store will buy back the credit for $30 in cash

At the end of round 3 we will be taking sign ups for a FREE tournament for a blue dual land for first, and a non-blue dual land for Second!!!.
The format is TBD.

BONUS FREE EVENTS

Day 1 - Magic Trivia(FREE and with PRIZES for all participants) will be held for all interested participants after the top 8 starts.

Day 2 - Magic Scattegories(FREE and with PRIZES for all participants) will be held for all interested participants after the top 8 starts.

To pre-reg(it is free, you don't need to pay at the time you pre-reg, and if something comes up and you can’t show up it isn’t a huge deal…this is just to gauge attendance) please PM Iamfishman on themanadrain.com or email me at Iamfishman2000@hotmail.com

Questions, comments, concerns? Please share them all here.

Ray