N.Y.S.E. Open III - Power Eight, Workshops & Bazaars Tournament - 6/26

I hope you're ready:

What:

N.Y.S.E. Open III

15 proxy, non-sanctioned Vintage tournament.

The top eight will be drafting power nine based on final standings in the event! This means that you'll have a chance to draft the following cards if you make top eight:

1st-8th:

Unlimited Black Lotus
Unlimited Ancestral Recall
Unlimited Time Walk
Unlimited Mox Sapphire
Unlimited Mox Jet
Unlimited Mox Ruby
Unlimited Mox Emerald
Unlimited Mox Pearl

But the prize support doesn't end there:

9th-12th:

Mishra's Workshop

13th-16th:

Bazaar of Baghdad

The prices on many Vintage staples have shot through the roof in the last year, and it was no easy task to keep the prize support for this event the same while upgrading the venue and maintaining the entry fee.

In addition to that, and keeping with tradition, there will be a Karn, Silver Golem, altered by Poxy14 given out to the victor!

In addition to that, there will be a giveaway for all pre-registrants of another Karn, Silver Golem done by Poxy14:

Oh, and don't forget the trophy:

When:

Saturday, June 27th

10:00 am registration

11:00 am start

Where:

Four Points Sheraton
333 South Service Road
Plainview, NY
11803

(516) 694-6500

Team Event:

Magic is a great game, but most of the time it's a solitary one. Team events are some of the most fun events in Magic, and there will be another team event at N.Y.S.E. Open III.

The entry is free. There will be a trophy, engraved to note your team victory at the N.Y.S.E. Open III. Points will be calculated by the total number of match points that a team receives.

For example, if a team has three players who finish with the following records:

5-2-1

4-3

4-3

That team would receive three points for each win (for a total of 39 points off the wins), with an additional point received for the draw (for a grand total of 40 points). Losses have no point value.

Best of luck to all the teams!

Qualifiers:

If you're a T/O, and you want to run a qualifier to the N.Y.S.E Open, reach out to me via PM and we can discuss details.

There will be qualifiers in the New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania region. I will keep this section updated as we add qualifier events to the calender.

N.Y.S.E. Open III Qualifiers:

1. 4/3, The Comic Book Depot:

http://www.themanadrain.com/index.php?topic=47554.0

2. 5/1, The Comic Book Depot:

http://www.themanadrain.com/index.php?topic=47554.0

3. 5/9, Pandemonium Books and Games:

http://www.themanadrain.com/index.php?topic=47257.0

4. 5/16, The Player's Guild:

http://www.themanadrain.com/index.php?topic=47624.0

5. 5/17, 5D's:

http://www.themanadrain.com/index.php?topic=47679.0

6. 5/23, Black Magic Vintage:

http://www.themanadrain.com/index.php?topic=47715.msg662643#new

7. 6/5, The Comic Book Depot:

http://www.themanadrain.com/index.php?topic=47711.0

8. 6/14, The Comic Book Depot:

http://www.themanadrain.com/index.php?topic=47802.msg663445#msg663445

N.Y.S.E. Open III Qualifier Victors:

1. Raffaele Forino
2. Jeremy Fain
3. Michael Egan
4. Brian Schlossberg
5. Michael Scheffenacker
6. Jonathan Geras
7. Zohar Bhagat
8. Brian Ritter
9. Travis Compton

Pre-Registration & On-Site Registration:

Entry for the event is $100 to all pre-registrants. Pre-registration is non-refundable.

Players who pre-register for the event will also be entered into a random drawing for a second altered Karn, done by Poxy14. Pre-registration will be open until 6/7. Entry fee for the day of the event is $125.

Additionally, and perhaps most importantly, the registration for this event is going to be capped at 150 players. I want as many people as possible to be there, and I think that with the added space we have, we're in a great position to accommodate everyone. That said, please pre-register for this event if you intend on making the trip. Not only will you save yourself $25, you'll also guarantee your spot in the tournament.

Pre-registration for this event has closed. Regular registration (at $125) is open:

https://prereg.me/event/info/NYSE-Open-III

Pre-Registration List:

1. Jonathan Geras
2. Craig Masley
3. David A.
4. Danny Friedman
5. Will Magrann
6. Thomas Field
7. Dominic Kidwell
8. Tom Nelson
9. Alex Kibner
10. Matt Murray
11. Andrew Black
12. Dave Kaplan
13. Raffaele Forino
14. Jeremy Fain
15. Mike Moy
16. Hunter Prendergrast
17. Brett Attmore
18. Andy Markiton
19. Bradley Gutkin
20. Michael Egan
21. Kris Vanderploeg
22. Josh Potucek
23. Travis Laplante
24. Colin Enz
25. Anthony Michaels
26. Brian Schlossberg
27. JD Nir
28. Jonathan Leone
29. Eli Kassis
30. Michael Scheffenacker
31. Joe Hughto
32. Zohar Bhagat
33. Sean Came
34. Roland Chang
35. Kevin Cron
36. Vito Picozzo
37. Adrian Becker
38. Michael Eckert
39. Tom Swindell
40. John Grudzina
41. Samantha Reichert
42. William Dayton
43. Brian Ritter
44. Brian Kelly
45. David Reitnauer
46. Mitesh Rao
47. Terence McKelvey
48. Greg Fenton
49. Jesse Martin
50. Ryan Fisher
51. Trever Hayden
52. Ryan O'Connor
53. Justin Kohler
54. Matthew Bevenour
55. Stephen Menendian
56. Brett Schmuckler
57. Keith Homschek
58. Joe Mackiewicz
59. Thomas Vandermeulen
60. Jessica Hopper
61. Jostin Rodriguez
62. Li Xu
63. Shawn Anthony
64. Paul Ewenstein
65. Keith Seals
66. Ryan Glackin
67. Vasu Balakrishnan
68. Vincent Dumoulin
69. Hrishikesh Sidhartha
70. John Fisher
71. A.J. Grasso
72. Steve Hancho
73. Brian Rottenberg
74. River Finken
75. Sullivan Brophy
76. Hank Zhong
77. Jesse Prouler
78. Aaron Klauschke
79. Matthew Szczeblewski
80. Benjamin Marleau Donais
81. Jesse Iskra
82. Cosmo Kwok
83. Adam Cannava
84. Chris Hanson
85. Michael Ruggiero
86. Travis Compton
87. Scott Conway
88. Benjamin Burke
89. Michael Strothmann
90. Michael Lynch
91. Rich Shay
92. Pete Small
93. Andrew Farias
94. Zach Dobbin
95. Daniel Miller
96. Brian Pallas
97. Jason Jaco
98. Craig Berry
99. Ibrahim Aldridge
100. Jake Gans
101. Mat Diliberto
102. Jake Moldowsky
103. Anthony Nania
104. Evan Husney
105. Jeremy Beaver
106. Daniel Barkon
107. Thiago Trevisan
108. Michael Herbig
109. Joshua Lalo
110. Rafael Tejada
111. Andrew Varsallona
112. Arik Pogrebinsky
113. JP Kohler
114. Mickey Mahr
115. Dan Gould
116. Michael Savage
117. Kevin An
118. Tom Daliapes
119. James Hangley
120. Visna Harris
121. Bryan Bischof
122. Lee Hillman
123. Charles Labasi
124. Michael Harris
125. Josh Meckes
126. Mark Tocco
127. Zacharie Silverstein
128. Nick Sandridge
129. Ben Williams
130. Nick DiJohn
131. Garrett Koeppicus
132. Lucas Loysen
133. Brian DeMars
134. Jon Johnson
135. Aaron Horner
136. Mike Brotzman
137. Charles Wiper
138. Sean Ottaway
139. Ashok Chitturi
140. Ben Kendrick
141. Ryan Rappa
142. Adam Shaw
143. JR Goldberg
144. Justin Beckert
145. Jason Schavel

Proxies:

Most everyone on these forums knows what a proxy is. A proxy, for the N.Y.S.E. Open, will be defined as the following:

A Magic: the Gathering card with the full name, card type (instant, sorcery, land, artifact, creature, enchantment, planeswalker), full mana cost and text clearly displayed. This can be done in one of two ways:

1. Using a Sharpie, not pen or pencil, to fill in the required text on a card where it can clearly be read. (Revised lands are excellent for this, new commons and uncommons aren't usually, as they're darker, and far tougher to read.)

2. Using acetone to remove certain text from a card that's close to the intended proxy (i.e. Lotus Bloom, with certain words removed to proxy a Black Lotus, Ancestral Visions with certain words removed to proxy an Ancestral Recall).

Take pride in your proxies! Your opponents should know at all times what your proxies are.

Using 15 Swamps to make your proxies is a bad idea, as it's going to create confusion. If you're proxying Moxen, please, use a land from each appropriate color to make a proxy for that Mox (i.e., a Mox Sapphire is on an Island, a Mox Jet is on a Swamp, a Mox Pearl is on a Plains, etc.).

Please use your best judgment when creating your proxies; we know what will and what won't be easily recognizable.

Your opponents should not ever be at a disadvantage because you don't own the cards. There is nothing wrong with using proxies as you slowly pick up the cards that you need to play Vintage, but please consider your opponents while you're making them, as we're out to make this an enjoyable experience for everyone involved.

If you're worried that your proxies may not pass muster, please speak to the head judge of the event before the event starts. Leave enough time to create new proxies, if necessary.

Using paper printouts of card faces and gluing them to cards is not acceptable! This alters the thickness of the cards, making the cards marked for all intents and purposes. Please don't do this, as the judges will be instructed to consider these as marked cards, and enforce punishment according to DCI Competitive REL event rules!

Site Security:

Theft is always a concern, even if theft has never been a problem at one of my events before. I feel that the security that we have had at the first two N.Y.S.E. Opens was exactly what was needed. As with last year, we will have a secured entry area that will only be open to players in the event and staff. Wristbands will be used to associate players with their corresponding bags.

You will not be able to leave with someone else's bag, and you will not be afforded entry to the play space unless you are playing in the event. God help you if you're caught stealing.

Artist Appearances:

We are lucky enough to have four great Magic artists coming to this event! Richard Kane Ferguson's unique style has graced iconic cards like Pillage, Dakkon Blackblade and Sol'Kanar, Swamp King. Dan Frazier will forever be known for his work on the five Moxen, in addition to many other iconic pieces through the years. Melissa Benson will always be remembered for iconic pieces such as Shivan Dragon, Nightmare and Lord of Atlantis. Finally, Bryon Wackwitz will always be known for iconic pieces such as Angus Mackenzie, Force Spike, and Pendelhaven.

For a list of Richard Kane Ferguson's work:

http://magiccards.info/query?q=a%3A%22richard+kane+ferguson%22&v=card&s=cname

For a list of Dan Frazier's work:

http://magiccards.info/query?q=a%3A%22dan+frazier%22&v=card&s=cname

For a list of Melissa Benson's work:

http://magiccards.info/query?q=a%3A%22melissa+benson%22&v=card&s=tou

For a list of Bryon Wackwitz's work:

http://magiccards.info/query?q=a%3A%22bryon+wackwitz%22&v=card&s=cname

All four artists are featured in The Gathering, a great book celebrating the history of the game's early artists. They have done some phenomenal work in the books that I've seen; I strongly recommend purchasing a copy of the book if you haven't already, and having these great artists work in your copy.

Custom Playmats:

Greg Fenton's playmats were quite the hit last year, and they'll be back. Here's the image that was used for last year's N.Y.S.E. Open II playmat:

Playmats are $40 per, with an exceptionally limited quantity on hand for the day of the event.

If you can't make the event, but you'd like to purchase a playmat, you're in luck! Greg will be pre-selling this year's N.Y.S.E. Open playmat.

To purchase a playmat, please reach out to Greg here:

http://www.themanadrain.com/index.php?action=profile;u=20926

I highly recommend buying a mat from Greg before the event, and picking up the mat the day of the tournament.

Greg has also done some of the most beautiful custom mats I've ever seen. Here are some examples of his work:

N.Y.S.E. Open III Shirts and Dice:

I have paired with Jason Jaco, and he has produced a very limited run of N.Y.S.E. Open III t-shirts:

If you'd like to order one of these shirts, please head here:

http://www.themanadrain.com/index.php?topic=47766.0

Additionally, thanks in large part to Will Magrann, there will be a limited run of N.Y.S.E. Open III dice that will be available on Saturday, at the event:

Dice are $1 per. I only have about 100 or so dice, so if you're interested, please purchase them early in the day. There will be a per-person limit of 10 dice.

Friday Night Vintage:

As with last year, the N.Y.S.E. Open isn't meant to be a solitary event, but a weekend of Vintage.

There is no better way to start off a weekend of Vintage than to have Friday Night Vintage at The Comic Book Depot.

What:

$10 entry, 15 proxy, non-sanctioned Vintage credit tournament.

Prize support will scale with attendance.

Where:

The Comic Book Depot
2847 Jerusalem Avenue
Wantagh, NY 11793-2016

(516) 221-9337

When:

7:00 pm registration
7:15 pm start

To cap off the N.Y.S.E. Open weekend, we have a Mishra's Workshop tournament at The Comic Book Depot on Sunday:

Where:

The Comic Book Depot
2847 Jerusalem Avenue
Wantagh, NY 11793-2016

(516) 221-9337

When:

Sunday, 6/28

11:00 am registration
12:00 pm start

What:

$30, 15 proxy, non-sanctioned Vintage tournament

Prize Structure:

1st - Mishra's Workshop (guaranteed at 18 players)
2nd - $60 credit (at 20 players)
3rd/4th - $30 credit (at 22 players)

An additional $30 in credit will be added to the prize pool with every entrant.

Artist Appearance:

We are lucky enough to have one of the great Magic artists, and true gentlemen of the game, attending the Sunday Depot tournament; Jeff Menges will be available (schedule permitting) early on Sunday. Jeff will have proofs, prints, and more. If I were you, I'd look to have Jeff do some work in your copy of The Gathering.

For a full list of Jeff Menges' work:

http://magiccards.info/query?q=a%3A%22Jeff+A.+Menges%22&v=card&s=cname

Theft:

Theft has never been an issue at one of my events before, and I will do everything in my power to ensure that this streak continues.

If you are caught stealing (and given cameras, security, etc., you will be caught) I will ensure that the thief in question is arrested. I will push for charges to be pressed. This will be a horrific experience for all thieves. I promise. Let's not go down this path, and instead keep the event as the focal point.

Miscellaneous:

Card Titan pays to be at the N.Y.S.E. Open, and they are integral to this event. Please, absolutely no buying and selling at the venue. If you have business to do with someone, please don't disrespect the dealer who paid to be there by conducting it on site. Buying and selling in the venue is enough to get you a refund on your entry and an escort to the door, so please don't do it. This was an issue last year.

There is a rather considerable amount of effort that goes into a weekend like this. We have artists on site, custom playmats, the best Vintage dealer in the U.S. and more. Please thank Nick Coss, Greg Fenton, Jackie Gran, Brian Paskoff, Mark Aronowitz, Dan Frazier, Richard Kane Ferguson, site security and all my staff when you see them there; I couldn't do this event without all of their help.

Questions, comments, concerns? Reach out to me via personal message on TMD and I'll address all I can.

In the meantime though, I hope to see you all in June!