Welcome to the StarCityGames.com Invitational & Open Series - Baltimore! Here you will have the chance to win over $64,000 in prizes and qualify for a 2012 Starcitygames.com Invitational over the course of three fun-filled days of Magic.
For information on the StarCityGames.com Open Series, including the 2012 schedule and SCG Players' Club levels, click
here!
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EVENT SITEBaltimore Convention Center
Hall D
1 W. Pratt Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
websitePhone: 704.339.6000
HOTELSHoliday Inn - Inner Harbor
301 West Lombard St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 685-3500
Distance from venue: 0.1 miles
Rate: $109/night for Friday through Monday. Call and mention "SCG" or visit
http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/baltimore/baldt/hoteldetail?groupCode=SCG to book your room online. Rate guaranteed until March 3rd.
Parking: $23 or $21 for Priority Club members
Free in-room wifi
Rodeway Inn Mid Town
723 Saint Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 224-6630
Distance from venue: 1.2 miles
Free breakfast and wifi. All rooms non-smoking
Rate: $54.99/night (+tax) call and mention "StarCityGames." Rate guaranteed until March 4th.
Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel
101 West Fayette Street.
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 752-1100
Distance from venue: 0.7 miles
Rate $125.00/night - Visit
http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=1202175141&key=B1088 to make your reservation! Rate guaranteed until March 22nd.
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Matt StewartArtist Matt Stewart (Kor Firewalker, Narcomoeba, Rootbound Crag, Battlegrace Angel and more) will be joining us at the Baltimore Open Weekend! Stop by and have some cards signed or buy a print of your
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SPECIAL GUESTSBrandon BrownBrandon Brown of Modfly Alters will be attending this event selling and creating his unique brand of altered cards. Check out some of his great work at
modflyalters.blogspot.com. For prices and custom orders please contact Brandon at
Modflyalters@yahoo.com.
Lindsay BurleyLindsay will be selling and creating her unique brand of 3-D cards and tokens! You can see some of her cards and the creative process in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/user/dixiebornandbred147Stop by and check out these awesome cards! For special commissions before the event you can contact Lindsay at
3Dalters@gmail.com.
Hannah AltersHannah Murray will be attending and selling and creating unique alters at this event. For custom orders to be available at the event, e-mail
hannahalters@gmail.com!
Eric KlugEric Klug will be creating altered cards at this event! For prices and custom orders, you can contact Eric at
eaklug@gmail.com.
Josephine Tsang of Clover AlterationsJosephine Tsang of Clover Alterations will be appearing at this event and bringing her beautiful, full art alterations. Check out some of her work at
gallery.me.com/clover.alterations or contact her at
clover.alterations@me.com for custom orders.
Jackie LeeJackie burst onto the scene by winning GatheringMagic.com's first Altered Reality Challenge. You can find her award-winning work at
http://jackieleealters.tumblr.com and contact her for custom orders at
jackielee@tabletoparena.com.
Mike FairserviceMike Fairservice will be creating 3-D Alterations at this event. You can check out his work and contact him for custom orders at
http://www.facebook.com/groups/162273077183166/.
Joe LechnerJoe will be selling and creating his own brand of 3-D cards and tokens! You can check out his work and contact him for custom orders at
http://www.facebook.com/pages/VB-3-D-Cards/118322504916144 or email at
Vb3dcards@gmail.com.
REGISTRATIONRegistration for the Invitational begins at 10:00 AM and registration for the Opens on Saturday and Sunday begins at 8:00 AM. Registration for all events end ten (10) minutes before the event is scheduled to start. 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 EVENTSFriday, March 23rd, 2012 (Doors open at 10:00 AM)[/u]
StarCityGames.com $50,000 InvitationalFormat: Mixed Standard and Legacy
Start Time: 11:00 AM (Registration begins at 10:00 AM)
Structure: Modified Swiss based on participation. Day 1 will consist of 4 rounds of Standard and 4 rounds of Legacy. There will be a cut to the Top 64 or all players with 18 points or better, whichever is greater. Day 2 will consist of 4 rounds of Legacy and 4 rounds of Standard with a cut to the single-elimination Top 8 (Legacy) for the Starcitygames.com Invitational trophy.
Head Judge: TBD
REL: Competitive, 3X Planeswalker Points Multiplier
Prizes:
1st: $10,000 (or $12,500 in StarCityGames.com online store credit), 30 Open Points, & the StarCityGames.com Invitational Trophy!
2nd: $8,000 (or $10,000 in StarCityGames.com online store credit) & 25 Open Points.
3rd-4th: $4,000 (or $5,000 in StarCityGames.com online store credit) & 20 Open Points.
5th-8th: $2,000 (or $2,500 in StarCityGames.com online store credit) & 15 Open Points.
9th-16th: $1,000 (or $1,250 in StarCityGames.com online store credit) & 10 Points.
17th-32nd: $500 (or $625 in StarCityGames.com online store credit) & 5 Points.
33-64th: 3 Open Points.
65th +: 2 Open Points.
StarCityGames.com Standard ChallengeStart Time: Registration at 5:00 PM., Round 1 at 6:30 PM.
Entry Fee: $10.00
Format: Standard
Structure: 4 rounds of Swiss
Prizes: 4-0: $50 Dealer Credit
3-0-1: $25 Dealer Credit and 3 Booster Packs
3-1: 6 Booster Packs
2 wins: 1 Booster Pack
Saturday, March 24th, 2012 (Doors open at 8:00 AM)StarCityGames.com Standard OpenStart Time: 10:00 AM (Registration begins at 8:00 AM)
Entry Fee: $30 (cash)
Format: Standard
Structure: Modified Swiss with a cut to the single-elimination Top 8. Quarterfinals (Top Eight) will be held on Saturday night after the Swiss. The semifinals (Top Four) and finals (Top Two) will be held on Sunday morning at 8 AM.
Head Judge: TBD
REL: Competitive, 3X Planeswalker Points Multiplier
Prizes:
1st: 20 Open Points, $2,000 (or $2500 in StarCityGames.com online store credit) & the StarCityGames.com Standard Open Trophy!
2nd: 15 Open Points, plus $800 (or $1000 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
3rd-4th: 10 Open Points, plus $500 (or $625 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
5th-8th: 8 Open Points, plus $250 (or $312.50 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
9th-16th: 4 Open Points, plus $100 (or $125 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
17th-32nd: 2 Open Points, plus $50 (or $62.50 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
33+: 1 Open Point
Modern ChallengeStart Time: Registration at 1 PM, Round 1 at 2 PM
Entry Fee: $10.00 ($5 if you played in the StarCityGames.com Standard Open)
Format: Modern
Structure: 4 rounds of Swiss
Prizes: 4-0: $50 Dealer Credit
3-0-1: $25 Dealer Credit and 3 Booster Packs
3-1: 6 Booster Packs
2 wins: 1 Booster Pack
Two-Headed Giant SealedStart Time: Registration at 2 p.m., Deck Construction at 3 p.m.
Entry Fee: $30 per team
Format: Current format 2HG Sealed (8 packs per team – build two 40-card minimum decks)
Structure: 4 rounds of Swiss
Prizes:
4-0: 16 Booster Packs per Team
3-0-1: 12 Booster Packs per Team
3-1: 8 Booster Packs per Team
2 wins: 2 Booster Packs per Team
StarCityGames.com Legacy ChallengeStart Time: Registration at 5 p.m., Round 1 at 6 p.m.
Entry Fee: $10 ($5 if you played in the StarCityGames.com Standard Open)
Format: Legacy
Rounds: 4 Rounds of Swiss
Prizes: 4-0: $50 Dealer Credit
3-0-1: $25 Dealer Credit and 3 Booster Packs
3-1: 6 Booster Packs
2 wins: 1 Booster Pack
Sunday, March 25th, 2012 (Doors open at 8:00 AM)StarCityGames.com Legacy OpenFormat: Legacy
Entry Fee: $30 (cash)
Start Time: 10:00 AM (Registration begins at 8:00 AM)
Structure: Modified Swiss with a cut to the single-elimination Top 8.
Head Judge: TBD
REL: Competitive, 3X Planeswalker Points Multiplier
Prizes
1st: 20 Open Points, $2,000 (or $2500 in StarCityGames.com online store credit) & the StarCityGames.com Legacy Open Trophy!
2nd: 15 Open Points, plus $600 (or $750 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
3rd-4th: 10 Open Points, plus $400 (or $500 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
5th-8th: 8 Open Points, plus $200 (or $250 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
9th-16th: 4 Open Points, plus $100 (or $125 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
17th-32nd: 2 Open Point, plus $50 (or $62.50 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
33+: 1 Open Point
Starcitygames.com Draft OpensEntry Fee: $30 (cash only)
Start Time: 9 AM and after round 4 of the Legacy Open - Approximately 2:30 PM (Registration for both Draft Opens begins at 8AM)
Structure: 64 players per Draft Open. If the Draft Open is 32 players or less, it will be run as a two round Single Elimination event of four pods. If it is 33-64 players, it will run three rounds of Swiss with between 5 and 8 pods. Once those rounds are completed, the top 8 players from the event will draft and play out a single elimination Top 8.
REL: Competitive
Prizes
1st: 10 Open Points, plus $500 (or $625 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
2nd: 5 Open Points, plus $200 (or $250 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
3rd-4th: 3 Open Points, plus $100 (or $125 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
5th-8th: 1 Open Point, plus $50 (or $62.50 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
Two-Headed Giant SealedStart Time: Registration at 1 PM., Deck Construction at 2:00 PM.
Entry Fee: $30.00 per team
Format: Current format 2HG Sealed (8 packs – build two 40-card minimum decks)
Structure: 4 rounds of Swiss
Prizes:
4-0: 16 Booster Packs per Team
3-0-1: 12 Booster Packs per Team
3-1: 8 Booster Packs per Team
2 wins: 2 Booster Packs per Team
SIDE EVENTS – 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM FRI, 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM SAT-SUNSingle elimination booster draftsEntry: $10.00
Prizes: 3 boosters to 1st Place (or entry into the next draft)
Single elimination competitive booster draftsEntry: $15.00
Prizes: 1st Place - 8 Boosters
2nd Place - 4 Boosters
Single elimination constructed tournamentsEntry Fee: $15.00
Prizes: Box (36 Packs) to 1st Place
Four Player Commander Chaos GamesEntry Fee: $5.00
Prizes:
1st Place: $20 Dealer Credit
JUDGINGJudges interested in working at this event, including uncertified judges (L0), should submit an application at
http://www.dcifamily.org/event/338/.
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.
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.
