N.Y.S.E. XVIII - 10/29 Unlimited Time Walk Tournament

[Prospero]

I am proud to present N.Y.S.E. XVIII, a tournament paid for by viewers like you:

When:

Saturday, October 29th, 2011
Registration will begin at 11:00 AM
First round will begin promptly at 12:00 PM

What:

$30, 15 proxy non-sanctioned Vintage tournament. Deck registration sheets will be in use. First place prize is guaranteed.  All additional prizes are guaranteed at 36 entrants.

The prize structure will be as follows:

1st: Unlimited Time Walk
2nd: 2x Underground Sea
3rd/4th: Force of Will
5th/8th: $30 Dealer Credit
9th: Mystery Prize, to be autographed by the top 8

As always, prizes will be scaled up with attendance.

Side Events:

Eight man, single elimination, side events will be available throughout the day. Signups for the first event will begin after round four of the main event. Entry fee is $10, with the prize breakdown being $60 dealer credit to 1st, $20 dealer credit to 2nd.

Player of the Year Race:

Starting on 1/8 there will be a Player of the Year race. Points will be accumulated based on match wins (3 points) and draws (1 point.) The event will run from 1/8/11 - 12/31/11. The winner of the race wins free admission to all N.Y.S.E. tournaments for 2012. Updates will be posted in the tournament reports for the tournaments.

The point structure will be as follows:

1st: 12 points
2nd: 9 points
3rd: 6 points
4th: 6 points
5th: 3 points
6th: 3 points
7th: 3 points
8th: 3 points

May the best player win!

Where:

Brothers Grim Games & Collectibles
1244 Middle Country Road
Selden, N.Y.
11784
(631) 698-2805
brothersgrimgames@gmail.com

Store website:

http://brgrim.com/index.htm

N.Y.S.E. XVIII is going to be an awesome event and I'm going to do everything that I can to make it all that it can be.  Come down to Grim, support your local Vintage T/O and play some cards with friends.  

See you all there!

[quicksilvervii]

I think you mean the 29th (per title?)

[Prospero]

I think you mean the 29th (per title?)

I did.  Good catch!

[psyburat]

FYI, this is the one weekend in the Honolulu PTQ season that's happening in New York.

[Prospero]

FYI, this is the one weekend in the Honolulu PTQ season that's happening in New York.

Ah, man.  And it was my first time using MTGMom.  I missed that.

Yeah, I'm going to talk to Shawn Griffiths and see if we can switch weekends on this, leaving him the 23rd and me the 29th. 

[Prospero]

With Blue Bell running that weekend I am now unable to run an event in October, or I must run against the PTQ. 

I'm going to run against the PTQ. 

So, the date remains.  I hope to see you all then...

[Prospero]

So, a serious note before some more information about this event.

Being a Vintage T/O isn't the easiest thing in the world - there's a fair amount of risk in every event that I run and I have no guarantee that players are going to show up.  I have a cast of regulars who show up all the time and I have some guys who come in and out of the format.  

The attendance for the last two N.Y.S.E.'s has been bad.  We had 14 players last time before the judge, T/O and dealer all played.  Of those 14, two were from Pennsylvania (thank you Ryan Glackin and Allen Fulmer), one was from Connecticut (thank you Mike Hajduk) and 11 were from New York.  Of the 11 from New York I had 9 of my regulars and two new players.  

We have far more than 9 regular Vintage players on Long Island.  I went through the Player of the Year Race standings post N.Y.S.E. XVI and counted 58 names of players who live in New York and are no more than 75 minutes from the tournament venue.  I understand that there was a Vintage tournament in Bloomsburg that day, and I don't blame any of the New Jersey or Pennsylvania players for not showing up.  I do, however, need more from the New York community in order to survive.  9 players?  We're better than that.

Over the course of the last two years I have run many events, lent out many thousands of dollars worth of cards, given cards away to players getting into the format, introduced as many people to Vintage as I could find and done everything that I could imagine to get a Vintage scene in New York up and running.  So, please, tell me if there's something that's holding you back.  Is there something that I'm not doing that I should be doing?  Is there something wrong with the N.Y.S.E. events?  Life commitments are always going to hold back some of the players that I've got from making the events that I run, I understand that.  But for 49 other guys who live in the area to not show, when they've shown for events in the last year, is very surprising.

There are guys in the community who have done a tremendous amount to get more players involved in Vintage (Matt Pate, James Hangley and more.)  I wasn't the only person working to create a Vintage scene in New York.  This is, was, and always will be a community effort.  I need everyone if I'm going to be successful in creating a Vintage scene in New York.  So, please, take part in the effort.  Tell me if there's something that's holding you back.  And let's get back to consistently having 40-50 man tournaments in lieu of these poorly attended disasters.  I don't think the prize support on the last two N.Y.S.E.'s was poor (Unlimited Ancestral Recall and Unlimited Time Walk for the N.Y.S.E. in July, Beta Mox Jet for the N.Y.S.E. in September), but if you've got issues there, talk to me.  

Leaving all that aside, and moving forward, I have an announcement.  The side event for the 10/29 N.Y.S.E. will be run with the following restrictions:

Time Vault is banned
Mana Drain is restricted
Dark Ritual is restricted
Mishra's Workshop is restricted
Bazaar of Baghdad is restricted

The discussion about this can be found on TMD here:

http://www.themanadrain.com/index.php?topic=43180.msg593489#new

It's an interesting take.  If it's successful I'd consider running more events like it in the future.  All feedback is appreciated.

[Mr. Type 4]

Nick, you always do a great job of running these events and I know you dont do it for any type of personal gain - you just want to see Vintage survive and thrive in your area and I think you do an incredible job of making it happen. Plus this is a pretty nice venue and its professionally run, so I dont think youre doing anything wrong.

I'll more than likely be at this one.  Hopefully that wont scare anyone away - there's enough prizes for a couple people to leave quite happy.   

[KingSquee]

Since the Nick Coss bus will not be available for this event, I am looking to organize a caravan from my house in Croydon, PA (in between Bensalem and Bristol, just northeast of Philly) to drive to the event. If you're interested in riding along ship me a PM or hit me up on Facebook, etc. We'll do an even split of gas and tolls, which I'm estimating to be in the $90-$100 range. My car can seat 4 comfortably and 5 uncomfortably (i.e. somebody rides bitch). We'll probably stick around after the event for dinner somewhere, hopefully Port Royal Grille again.

[Prospero]

Since the Nick Coss bus will not be available for this event, I am looking to organize a caravan from my house in Croydon, PA (in between Bensalem and Bristol) to drive to the event. If you're interested in riding along ship me a PM or hit me up on Facebook, etc. We'll do an even split of gas and tolls, which I'm estimating to be in the $90-$100 range. My car can seat 4 comfortably and 5 uncomfortably (i.e. somebody rides bitch). We'll probably stick around after the event for dinner somewhere, hopefully Port Royal Grille again.

You're a good man Glackin.  If I have anybody reach out to me regarding a ride for this event, I'll send them your way.

We're less than a week out.  Here's hoping that you guys are all looking forward to this event as much as I am!

[mikekilljoy]

Are you ready?

[quicksilvervii]

CT crew coming down to take 1-3.  Who else wants to make top4?

[Prospero]

Just heard that the Valley Stream crowd is coming down. 

Looking forward to seeing all you guys tomorrow!

[H]

So, who won?  I had to get back home so I could come to work this morning for no one to be here...

[Prospero]

So, who won?  I had to get back home so I could come to work this morning for no one to be here...

David Ata defeated Ray Robillard in the finals, a Landstill mirror. Paul Mastriano was defeated in the semifinals, by David. Paul was also running Landstill. The event seemed like it was half Landstill, half Shop Combo/Aggro. I don't think there was a single Dredge deck there.

I'll have the full report up tonight. If I'm lucky, I'll have the Vintage Rankings updated as well.

[oshkoshhaitsyosh]

Looks like I have ppl jumping on the landstill banwagon haha

[cvarosky80]

Looks like I have ppl jumping on the landstill banwagon haha

Well, that's what happens when you win THREE STRAIGHT BLUE BELLS. It's quite a testament to the run you've had this summer with this deck, taking it from this quirky pet deck that no one took seriously into a genuine powerhouse. Impressive.

[H]

I had my deck ready to face off with Landstill.  Instead I played 4 Workshop decks and a Fish deck...

[Prospero]

My apologies, but it looks like the full report is going to have to wait until Monday night.  Points standings for the Blue Bell, N.Y.S.E. and Player's Guild events should be updated (very) early this week as well.

[psyburat]

David Ata defeated Ray Robillard in the finals, a Landstill mirror. Paul Mastriano was defeated in the semiannually, by David. Paul was also running Landstill. The event seemed like it was half Landstill, half Shop Combo/Aggro. I don't think there was a single Dredge deck there.

I'll have the full report up tonight. If I'm lucky, I'll have the Vintage Rankings updated as well.

I'm sad I couldn't make it, Me Fish eats that field alive.  Congrats to everyone!

[Prospero]

David Ata defeated Ray Robillard in the finals, a Landstill mirror. Paul Mastriano was defeated in the semifinals, by David. Paul was also running Landstill. The event seemed like it was half Landstill, half Shop Combo/Aggro. I don't think there was a single Dredge deck there.

I'll have the full report up tonight. If I'm lucky, I'll have the Vintage Rankings updated as well.

I'm sad I couldn't make it, Me Fish eats that field alive.  Congrats to everyone!

You were missed, but there's always November's event.  Incidentally, as the prize support was bought back, I believe that November's event will also be for an Unlimited Time Walk.

[Cunningbeaver]

Looks like I have ppl jumping on the landstill banwagon haha

Well, that's what happens when you win THREE STRAIGHT BLUE BELLS. It's quite a testament to the run you've had this summer with this deck, taking it from this quirky pet deck that no one took seriously into a genuine powerhouse. Impressive.

Aj used to just thrash people with this deck all the time. I still don't understand why people are so surprised that it's a major player.