The Eternal Weekend & Vintage Champs comes to Philadelphia Nov. 1st-3rd, 2013

[Iron_Chef]

 
Where
PA Convention Center
1101 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
 
For information on Directions and Parking, please visit the PA Convention Center website below.
 

 
Hotels
Both the Hampton Inn and the Hilton Garden Inn have special packages for Eternal Weekend attendees.
• Rates from $109 a night.
• Same rate for 1 king size or 2 double beds.
• Both hotels are a short walk to the PA Convention Center.
• Both hotels feature wireless access, a fitness center, a swimming pool and on-site dining.
• To book a room, visit the websites below.

Hampton Inn
Hilton Garden Inn


Attending Artists

Mark Poole
Dan Frazier
Jeff Menges
Matt Stewart
 
Friday, November 1st
Doors open at 12:00 PM.
 
Vintage Grinders
• 32 man - single elimination
• Starting at 12:00 PM
• $20 entry
• Prizes
   1st: Round 1 Bye in Vintage Champs PLUS 1 Theros Booster Box (or $100 Card Titan credit)
   2nd: 1 Theros Booster Box (or $100 Card Titan credit)
   3rd & 4th: ½ Theros Booster Box (or $50 Card Titan credit)
   5th - 8th: ¼ Theros Booster Box (or $25 Card Titan credit)
 
Legacy Grinders
• 32 man - single elimination
• Starting at 12:00 PM
• $20 entry
• Prizes
   1st: Round 1 Bye in Legacy Champs PLUS 1 Theros Booster Box (or $100 Card Titan credit)
   2nd: 1 Theros Booster Box (or $100 Card Titan credit)
   3rd & 4th: ½ Theros Booster Box (or $50 Card Titan credit)
   5th - 8th: ¼ Theros Booster Box (or $25 Card Titan credit)
 
8-Man Single Elimination Side Events
All drafts are while supplies last.
• Standard / Modern / Legacy / Vintage Win-A-Box (or $100 Card Titan credit) - $15 entry
• 3x Theros Draft 8-4-2-2 Payout - $15 entry
• Innistrad-Innistrad-Dark Ascension Draft 8-4-2-2 Payout (in Theros packs) - $30 entry
• Invasion-Planeshift-Apocalypse Draft 8-4-2-2 Payout (in Theros packs) - $30 entry
• Time Spiral-Planar Chaos-Future Sight Draft 8-4-2-2 Payout (in Theros packs) - $30 entry
• More drafts to be announced at a future date!
 
Saturday, November 2nd
Doors open at 8:00 AM.
 
Main Event - 2013 Legacy Champs
 
Time
• Player meeting begins at 9:00 AM.
 
Prizes
Prizes are in the form of Card Titan store credit.
Click here for an explanation of the prize payout.
1st: The winner receives an alternate-art, framed Wasteland trophy (see below).
2nd: $1800
3rd-4th: $900
5th-8th: $400
9th-16th: $200
17th-32nd: $100
33rd-64h: $50
 
Click to see a high res version.

Artwork by Steven Belledin
 
Cost
• The entry fee for the 2013 Magic: The Gathering® Legacy Championship is $40.
 
Format
• Legacy Format
• No proxies of any kind are allowed
• Open to all players
 
Tournament Length
• Swiss rounds, 50 minutes per round
• Number of rounds based on attendance according to the following chart:
 
Attendance       Number of
Swiss rounds
17 - 32       5
33 - 64       6
65 - 128       7
129 - 226       8
227 - 409       9
410 or higher       10
 
Advancement
• All players may participate in all Swiss rounds.
• The Top 8 players after the final Swiss round will advance to the Top 8 single-elimination finals.
 
Top 8
• Top 8 matches will be best 2 of 3.
• Top 8 matches will have no time limit.
• Where necessary, the standings after the Swiss rounds will still be used to determine final order in the standings.
 
Notes
• REL Competitive, Planeswalker Points multiplier: 3x
• All the Magic: The Gathering® Tournament Rules and the Magic: The Gathering® Infraction Procedure Guide are in effect for this event unless specifically overruled by information in this Format Document.
• Players must bring pen, paper, card sleeves and appropriate counters.
 
 
Side Event - $1000 Legacy Grand Prix Trial for GP Washington, D.C.
 
Details
• Round 1 pairings go up at 2:00 PM
• Entry fee is $25
• Legacy format - 50 minute swiss rounds based on attendance - cut to top 8.
• Competitive REL - Planeswalker Points Multiplier: 3x
 
Prizes
Prizes are in the form of Card Titan store credit.
Click here for an explanation of the prize payout.
1st: $400 + 2-Round Bye at GP Washington, D.C. + FREE Entry into GP Washington, D.C.
2nd: $200
3rd-4th: $100
5th-8th: $50
 
 
Side Event - Modern Masters Draft Challenge #1
 
Details
• Draft pod seatings go up at 2:00 PM.
• Entry fee is $50
• Max 64 players
• Modern Masters Draft - 50 minute rounds
• Eight draft pods of 8 players each will play 3 single elimination rounds.
• The winner of each pod will form the final draft pod of 8.
• Seating and pairings at the final table is random.
• Competitive REL - Planeswalker Points Multiplier: 1x
 
Prizes
Prizes are in the form of Card Titan store credit.
Click here for an explanation of the prize payout.
1st: $400
2nd: $200
3rd-4th: $100
5th-8th: $50
 
 
Vintage Grinders
• 32 man - single elimination
• $20 entry
• Prizes
   1st: Round 1 Bye in Vintage Champs PLUS 1 Theros Booster Box (or $100 Card Titan credit)
   2nd: 1 Theros Booster Box (or $100 Card Titan credit)
   3rd & 4th: ½ Theros Booster Box (or $50 Card Titan credit)
   5th - 8th: ¼ Theros Booster Box (or $25 Card Titan credit)
 
 
8-Man Single Elimination Side Events
All drafts are while supplies last.
• Standard / Modern / Legacy / Vintage Win-A-Box (or $100 Card Titan credit) - $15 entry
• 3x Theros Draft 8-4-2-2 Payout - $15 entry
• Innistrad-Innistrad-Dark Ascension Draft 8-4-2-2 Payout (in Theros packs) - $30 entry
• Invasion-Planeshift-Apocalypse Draft 8-4-2-2 Payout (in Theros packs) - $30 entry
• Time Spiral-Planar Chaos-Future Sight Draft 8-4-2-2 Payout (in Theros packs) - $30 entry
• More drafts to be announced at a future date!
 
 
Sunday, November 3rd
Doors open at 8:00 AM.
 
Main Event - 2013 Vintage Champs
 
Time
• Player meeting begins at 10:00 AM.
 
Prizes
Prizes are in the form of Card Titan store credit.
See the bottom of the post for an explanation of the prize payout.

1st: The winner receives an alternate-art, framed Ancestral Recall trophy (see below).
2nd: $1500
3rd-4th: $750
5th-8th: $300
9th-16th: $150
17th-32nd: $100
33rd-64h: $50
 
Budget Bonus Prizes!
Highest placing decks without any of the following cards:
• The 'Power 9'
• Bazaar of Baghdad
• Mishra's Workshop
• Time Vault
• Imperial Seal
1st: $400
2nd: $200
3rd-4th: $100
5th-8th: $50
 

Artwork by Ryan Pancoast
 
Cost
• The entry fee for the 2013 Magic: The Gathering® Vintage Championship is $40.
 
Format
• Vintage Format
• No proxies of any kind are allowed
• Open to all players
 
Tournament Length
• Swiss rounds, 50 minutes per round
• Number of rounds based on attendance according to the following chart:
 
Attendance       Number of
Swiss rounds
17 - 32       5
33 - 64       6
65 - 128       7
129 - 226       8
227 - 409       9
410 or higher       10
 
Advancement
• All players may participate in all Swiss rounds.
• The Top 8 players after the final Swiss round will advance to the Top 8 single-elimination finals.
 
Top 8
• Top 8 matches will be best 2 of 3.
• Top 8 matches will have no time limit.
• Where necessary, the standings after the Swiss rounds will still be used to determine final order in the standings.
 
Notes
• REL Competitive, Planeswalker Points multiplier: 3x
• All the Magic: The Gathering® Tournament Rules and the Magic: The Gathering® Infraction Procedure Guide are in effect for this event unless specifically overruled by information in this Format Document.
• Players must bring pen, paper, card sleeves and appropriate counters.
 
 
Side Event - Pro Tour Qualifier for PT Valencia (Born of the Gods)
 
Details
• Player meeting at 9:00 AM.
• Entry fee is $35
• Theros Sealed Deck
• Swiss rounds based on attendance
• Top 8 will be Theros Booster Draft
• Competitive REL - Planeswalker Points Multiplier: 5x
 
Prizes
• The following prizes are GUARANTEED and depending on the attendance may increase.
   1st: 3 Theros Booster Boxes PLUS An invitation to Pro Tour Born of the Gods in Valencia, Spain PLUS airfare to the event
   2nd: 2 Theros Booster Boxes
   3rd - 4th: 1½ Theros Booster Boxes
   5th - 8th: 1 Theros Booster Box
   9th - 16th: 24 Theros Booster Packs
   17th - 32nd: 18 Theros Booster Packs
   33rd - 64th: 9 Theros Booster Packs
• Also, the first 8 players who drop from the PTQ will receive a free 'pity' draft!
 
 
Side Event - Modern Masters Draft Challenge #2
 
Details
• Draft pod seatings go up at 2:00 PM.
• Entry fee is $50
• Max 64 players
• Modern Masters Draft - 50 minute rounds
• Eight draft pods of 8 players each will play 3 single elimination rounds.
• The winner of each pod will form the final draft pod of 8.
• Seating and pairings at the final table is random.
• Competitive REL - Planeswalker Points Multiplier: 1x
 
Prizes
Prizes are in the form of Card Titan store credit.
Click here for an explanation of the prize payout.
1st: $400
2nd: $200
3rd-4th: $100
5th-8th: $50
 
 
8-Man Single Elimination Side Events
All drafts are while supplies last.
• Standard / Modern / Legacy / Vintage Win-A-Box (or $100 Card Titan credit) - $15 entry
• 3x Theros Draft 8-4-2-2 Payout - $15 entry
• Innistrad-Innistrad-Dark Ascension Draft 8-4-2-2 Payout (in Theros packs) - $30 entry
• Invasion-Planeshift-Apocalypse Draft 8-4-2-2 Payout (in Theros packs) - $30 entry
• Time Spiral-Planar Chaos-Future Sight Draft 8-4-2-2 Payout (in Theros packs) - $30 entry
• More drafts to be announced at a future date!
 
 
About Prizes
 
We know that many players were concerned about prizes being in the form of store credit and that the selection on CardTitan.com doesn't have much in the way of eternal staples. As you may or may not know, CardTitan.com is still very new (less than a year old) and we're working our hardest to count, grade and upload our HUGE inventory. We started with Standard rares and mythics and are working our way back, but that means of course that many eternal cards aren't represented on the site. Also, we keep a large inventory of cards in our display cases for in-store events, which can be as large as 150 players. ALL of our inventory will be available at the Eternal Weekend for purchase or for those that win prizes. As an example of what players will get to choose from, here is a small sample of some of our eternal cards currently in stock. There are TONS more that are not pictured, but we wanted everyone to understand that there will be tens of thousands of dollars worth of cards available at the Eternal Weekend. Nearly everything pictured above the dual lands is FOIL, many of which are FOREIGN FOIL.
 

[psyburat]

I can't wait!  Absolutely there. 

[Smmenen]

Guess I'll be in Philly in November...

[The Atog Lord]

This seems mind-shatteringly amazing. I could not be more happy about this. I will make every effort to be there for this!

[Purple Hat]

I will attend

[KingSquee]

Well, that was unexpected...

This is going to be like Christmas, my birthday, and the Fourth of July all rolled up into one!

[A.-1.]

Vintage Champs is just a car ride away. I never could have dreamed it would be this close to home. I now also have an extra three months to finish powering out a deck and expenses will be 1/7th the original cost. This announcement has made my week  

[Samoht]

Honestly, couldn't have happened to a more deserving or nice guy. Stoked to be there for this, and that you got the privilege to do it right. As someone who has supported the format and worked so hard to keep it going, I'm really excited that you get to be the focal point for a weekend.

[Calvin240sx]

Vintage Champs is just a car ride away. I never could have dreamed it would be this close to home. I now also have an extra three months to finish powering out a deck and expenses will be 1/7th the original cost. This announcement has made my week  

+1
i'm soooooo coming for this.
cheers,
cal

[arj]

Looks very nice. I'll note that its the same weekend as BOM though

[tito del monte]

Looks very nice. I'll note that its the same weekend as BOM though

Isn't this the weekend before? Or do I have my dates wrong? Would be a crying shame if they clashed!

EDIT: They do clash! No offence to the individual promoters but with so few chances to draw attention to Vintage, the decision to pitch the two biggest sanctioned events in the world against each other seems a net loss for the format. I imagine timing-wise it didn't help that BOM surprised everyone with the announcement at Annecy the other day, but it is a real bummer. A flight to the East Coast is within the realms of possibility for European players which could have made this a Vintage Worlds with a more international complexion - now the player base is going to be split. As will viewership and so on.

Of course... a Superbowl style play-off between the two champions is surely a must!

[failtofind]

Excited!  Now I don't have to feel bad about going to gencon too!

[Thecheese]

Well, guess this guy is going to vintage champs. I cant wait. Buying magc art is n the back burner, i need to get some power!

[Prospero]

To put on my admin hat for a moment:

I have stickied this topic.  It is too awesome to not be stickied.

The PA Convention Center is a perfect location, for those of you who don't know.  It's a central location, there is parking all around it and the Reading Terminal Market is unreal.  

That Vintage Champs is going to be held in my backyard this year pretty much means that I have to go, as well as everyone who calls themselves a Vintage pilot in the Mid Atlantic.  This is an opportunity for us to support a T/O who has supported this format, without fail, for years.  We need to do this.  

Nick Coss has done more to support this format and this community than just about anyone else out there.  He is on a very short list of the people who are most dedicated to this format, who have done what they could to grow the format and support its players.  This could not happen to a  better person.  This means great things for Vintage.  

[mr.grim]

The snowflakes really are made of gold in Christmas land!  This is going to be the best vintage champs ever. Thanks go out to the great and powerful Nick Coss!  

[ramrodjon]

Congratulations to Mr. Coss!  I personally will be making every attempt to get to this event.  Keith, that comment gave me a chuckle.

[Meddling Mike]

Google Maps says exactly a 5 hour drive door to door. I'll have to meditate on this.

[rpf5029]

Congratulations, Mr. Coss!  So stoked for this.  Gotta start brewing some sick non-powered decks to get some of my Penn State homies down and boost attendance.  Can't wait!

[quicksilvervii]

I'll be there for both days.

Can't wait!

[Eastman]

Incredible news this should be an excellent event. Its on my calendar.

[KrauserKrauser]

I will try to be there for all 3 days.

So who is catering?

[Klep]

I'll be making an effort to attend, though I won't be playing Legacy. Instead I'll have MODOcube on me. I'll be looking for drafters.

[hvndr3d y34r h3x]

Well, its too bad November is a completely awful time for me to get time off.

[nedleeds]

I will try to be there for all 3 days.

So who is catering?

Reading market cheese steak place. The con center is right in the thick of a whole boatload of places to eat and drink. It's actually a world better than the f'ing mall at Indy or god damn P.F. Chang.

[nedleeds]

Of course... a Superbowl style play-off between the two champions is surely a must!

2 man show down in Iceland, under an active volcano should be rolled into the prize support.

[Greg]

Congratulations, Mr. Coss. I have no doubt that you will make Vintage Champs an unforgettable experience.

[John Jones]

Hopefully having this here will spark interest to non vintage players which may then increase our regular attendance
That being said Boo Earns for BoM. That being said, I hope BoM can figure something out maybe a reschedule to their part in October?

[BC]

As I feared, this conflicts with life, so I won't be able to make it.  HOWEVER, I am extremely excited about the concept of the Eternal Weekend, and I would love to see it continue in this format in the future.  I hope the prizes are awesome, and I hope this event pulls lots and lots of people out of the woodwork who otherwise wouldn't play Vintage or Legacy.

[pickle.69]

What is this crap? 19 years of tradition thrown away!?!
For the 20 celebration one decides to fly in again and as dates are known people book flights early then some dooshbag moves it 2.5 month early.

For dooshbags only : Your the King, the King Kong , the biggest Ape arround.

It's like burning an alpha lotus for the me , thank you very much.

But in the end it's still held, and thats what matters.

Richard, this reaction is beyond inappropriate and cannot hope to spark anything other than a flame war.  Full warning for flaming - Prospero

[cvarosky80]

Team Ramrod is already beginning plans to attend this one. I am stoked beyond belief for this!