Welcome to the StarCityGames.com Open Series - Cincinnati! Here you will have the chance to win over $14,000 in prizes and qualify for the 2012 StarCityGames.com Invitational over the course of two fun-filled days of Magic.
For information on the StarCityGames.com Open Series, including the 2012 schedule and SCG Players' Club levels, click
here!
For a map of all locations of the first quarter of the StarCityGames.com 2012 Open Series, click
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decklist form and come prepared!
Please note that all event registration is cash only.
EVENT SITESharonville Convention Center
11355 Chester Road
Sharonville, OH
http://www.sharonville.org/scc/HOTELFairfield Inn & Suites Cincinnati North/ Sharonville
11440 Chester Road
Cincinnati, OH 45246
513.842.9112
distance from venue: 0.1 miles
rate: $79.99
Call 1.513.842.9112 and mention "StarCityGames."
Offer good until January 10, 2012![/B]
SPECIAL GUESTSLindsey BurleyLindsay will be selling and creating her unique brand of 3-D cards and tokens! Check out her work here:
www.3dalters.weebly.com then stop by and check out these awesome cards! For special commissions before the event you can contact Lindsay at
3Dalters@gmail.com. Don't forget to stop by YouTube for a peek into the creative process:
http://www.youtube.com/user/dixiebornandbred147Eric ClarrEric Claar brings his unique style of alters to the StarCityGames.com Open Series. Know for his minimalist 'blueprint' style as well as full art pieces, you can check out his work on facebook (
www.facebook.com/claarbar) and Deviant Art (
claarbar.deviantart.com/). For commissions, you can contact him through facebook or e-mail
cbalters@gmail.
REGISTRATIONRegistration begins at 8 AM, and ends ten (10) minutes before the event is scheduled to start. All event registration is cash only. 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.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS – For more Information, see the StarCityGames.com 2012 Open Series Detailed Schedule of Events.
Saturday, February 11, 2012 (Doors open at 8:00 AM)10:00 AM - Standard Open - $30
2:00 PM - Modern Challenge - $10/$5 - 4 Round Side Event
3:00 PM - 2HG Sealed Challenge - $30/Team - 4 Round Side Event
6:00 PM - Legacy Challenge - $10/$5 - 4 Round Side Event
Sunday, February 12, 2012 (Doors open at 8:00 AM)[/b]
9:00 AM - Draft Open #1 - $30
10:00 AM - Legacy Open - $30
2:00 PM - 2HG Sealed Challenge - $30/Team - 4 Round Side Event
2:30 PM (After Round 4 of Legacy) - Draft Open #2 - $30
SIDE EVENTS – 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM Both DaysSingle elimination booster drafts - $10
Single elimination competitive booster drafts - $15
Single elimination constructed tournaments (Standard, Modern, Legacy) – $15
Four Player Commander Chaos Games - $5
JUDGINGJudges interested in working at this event, including uncertified judges (L0), should submit an application at
http://www.dcifamily.org/event/332/.
Judge certification for level one (L1) and advancement to level two (L2) is available at this event; interested candidates should make arrangements with Nicholas Sabin at
nicholas.sabin@starcitygames.com prior to the event.
JOIN THE CLUBEach StarCityGames.com Open event (Standard, Legacy, and Draft) and StarCityGames.com Invitational Qualifiers awards Open Points to participating players. Earning 4 Open Points gets you to Level 1 in the StarCityGames.com Players' Club, which gets you a free deckbox at every future Open Weekend that you attend. Sleeves, Dealer Booth Credit, and Byes at the Invitationals are other perks available at higher levels! For more information, see
here.
QUALIFY FOR THE INVITATIONAL!Here’s how you can qualify for a StarCityGames.com Invitational tournament:
* Finish in the Top 8 of a Standard or Legacy Open
* Win a Draft Open
* Achieve Level 3 in the Players' Club
* Win an Invitational Qualifier
* Top 2 a Super Invitational Qualifier
* Top 4 an Elite Invitational Qualifier
* Regularly Contribute to StarCityGames.com
NEED CARDS?Buy, sell and trade with America’s largest Magic the Gathering retailer! Before the event, you can place an order on StarCityGames.com and have it brought to the event. At the event itself, StarCityGames.com will also have a massive dealer booth set up all weekend long.
TRADINGAlthough trading is both allowed and encouraged, please note that the following things are not permitted at this event:
-Buying/selling cards with anyone except for our authorized dealer(s)
-Soliciting to buy/sell cards elsewhere
-Advertising without receiving permission from StarCityGames.com’s on-site Event Manager
-Offering to “alter” cards in exchange for some form of compensation
-Utilizing an excessive amount of space when trading
-Using suitcases, handcarts, luggage carts, etc. for the purpose of transporting excessive amounts of trade stock.
Please note that failure to obey these rules may result in all involved parties being both removed from the event without refund, and banned from attending future events.
DIRECTIONSFor directions to the venue, we recommend
Google Maps.
The Sharonville Convention Center is conveniently located just 15 miles North of downtown Cincinnati at the intersection of I-75 and I-275. Sharonville is accessible to over 60% of the nation's population by either an easy day's drive or a one hour flight.
The Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport offers direct flights by major airlines and regional carriers to approximately 100 cities including non-stop service to more than 70 destinations. Cincinnati is also a major hub for Delta Airlines.
MORE INFORMATIONYour question may already be answered in our
tournament FAQ. However, if you still have questions, please feel free to email us at
events@starcitygames.com or call (540) 767-GAME (4263). We want your experience to be as enjoyable as possible, and will do our best to assist you in any way that we can.
