What: TMLOpen 1(The Mana Leak Open 1)
When: Sunday, Septemeber 3, 2006
Where: Gamingetc Tournament Center and SuperStore
555 Lordship Boulevard (Exit 30 off I95)
Stratford CT 06615
1-800-380-1115 (until permanent lines are hooked up next week, though 800 will always work)
Lodgings: If any are interested in Lodgings, please mention it in a reply to this thread. I may be able to establish a special room rate at a nearby hotel.
Time: Registration: 10:00 - 11:00 am
Tourney Starts PROMPTLY at 11:00 am(To avoid a prolonged tournament, this will be strictly enforced. Latecomers will be subject to a round 1 loss.)
Cost: $20 Entry Fee
Format: Legacy
Proxies: $2 per proxy(5 proxies maximum)
The decision to include proxies was a tough one. Eventually, I would like to get rid of them in these events. It was with much research and deliberation that I decided these tournaments stand the best chance of growing if we can use proxies to get people interested (and buying cards they would proxy) for Legacy, so that we can still have a huge turnout, even without proxies. That said, with the cost of $2 per proxy, only 5 maximum, and the separate no proxy prize structure(see below)**, I think I have provided many benefits to those who play with no proxies.
Cut: Cut to top 8.
Dopeness Factor: The number of even integers between 4000 and 7000 that have four different digits.
Prizes: Because this is my first time doing this and I have no rough estimate for attendance, I have set up a few contingencies of prize support. I have tried to be generous with the prize support, but I know this might still not YET be on par with TMD Open. Keep in mind that the first Waterbury only had 30 something people, and at one time had 16. If we have more than 70 participants I will continue to increase the prize support accordingly.
Prize Support based on 25-40 Participants
1st Prize – Choice of:
-100 Booster Packs of any type 2 set the store carries
-Imperial Seal + 20 booster packs
-Timetwister + 50 boosters packs
-Library of Alexandria + 50 booster packs
-Library of Alexandria and Timetwister
-10 dual lands of your choice*
-$200 in cash.
2nd Prize – Choice of:
- 50 Booster Packs from any type 2 sets the store carries
- Timetwister
- Library of Alexandria
- 5 dual lands of your choice*
- $100 in cash
3rd Prize – Choice of:
- 30 Booster Packs from any type 2 sets the store carries
- 3 dual lands of your choice*
- 3 Resets
- $60 in cash
4th Prize – Choice of:
- 20 Booster Packs from any type 2 sets the store carries
- 2 dual lands of your choice*
- 2 Resets(If 3rd place player does not want them)
- $40 in cash
5th – 8th Prize – $35 store gift certificate
9th Prize – 5 Booster Packs from any type 2 set the store carries
Prize Support based on 41-70 Participants
1st Prize – Choice of:
-170 Booster Packs of any type 2 set the store carries
-Imperial Seal + 110 booster packs
-Timetwister + 120 boosters packs
-Library of Alexandria + 120 boosters packs
-Library of Alexandria + Timetwister + 70 booster packs
- Unlimited Mox of choice + 10 booster packs
-17 dual lands of your choice*
-$335 in cash.
2nd Prize – Choice of:
- 85 Booster Packs from any type 2 sets the store carries
- Timetwister + 35 booster packs
- Library of Alexandria + 35 booster packs
- 8 dual lands of your choice*
- $165 in cash
3rd Prize – Choice of:
- 50 Booster Packs from any type 2 sets the store carries
- Library of Alexandria
- Timetwister
- 5 dual lands of your choice*
- 3 Resets + 25 booster packs
- $100 in cash
4th Prize – Choice of:
- 35 Booster Packs from any type 2 sets the store carries
- 3 dual lands of your choice*
- 3 Resets(If 3rd place player does not want them)
- $65 in cash
5th – 8th Prize – $35 store gift certificate + 9 boosters of your choice
9th Prize – 9 Booster Packs from any type 2 set the store carries
10th – 16th Prize – Ravnica Block Draft Set
Additional prizes no matter how many players we have:
Last Place Prize – Prize TBD
Farthest travelled participant: FREE ADMISSION TO MAIN EVENT
Round by Round Rafflee – Prizes TBD
If we have 75 or more people, at the end of round 5 we will be taking sign ups for a FREE tournament for a playset of Force of Wills. The tournament will require you to use the same deck used in the main event(to make life infinitely freakin' easier) and to ensure speedy signups and send off.
Magic Trivia(FREE and with PRIZES) will be held for all interested participants after the top 8 starts.
* I don’t have an infinite number of dual lands, so, if the everyone wants the same dual land and I run out of a certain kind, I will still get it for you(either by buying it from the store or off Ebay and having the seller send it directly to you).
** Additionally, the top 8 finishers with no proxies(whether you top 8 or not) will receive the following prize support in addition to any other prizes you may win:
1st with no proxies: $40 cash
2nd with no proxies: $20 cash
3rd – 4th with no proxies: $10 cash
5th – 8th with no proxies: $5 cash
Last edited by Iamfishman; 08-16-2006 at 01:35 AM.
I want to bring as many people to this as possible.
Virginia - It's closer than Syracuse.
Syracuse - It's closer than Virginia.
Massholes - It's in your backyard.
Portland - Fly, fatass, fly.
Texas - Do you still exist on this site?
Seriously, I have heard NOTHING but good things about Ray's tournaments, and I expect this one to be no different. (Even if you didn't take my advice about proxies, Ray )
I'm moving that weekend but will do my best to attend. I'll probably have a better idea about things once it gets closer. I'll try to "drag" some of my friends along too :-P.
EDIT: This is SO not in the MAers backyard btw, didn't realize it was on the coast of connecticut... Good three hour drive for me, especially on a sunday... 84 sucks balls for traffic. </whine>
Last edited by tivadar; 08-08-2006 at 03:58 PM.
Originally Posted by tsabo_tavoc
This seems like a great event. Though I have to say that I'm not in favor of proxies in Legacy. As someone who lost cards recently I'm still against proxies in Legacy. The difference between Legacy and Vintage is that the cards in this format for the most part are very affordable. Decks can be built from anywhere from 100-300 dollars and don't lose their value like Standard decks. Having actual cards represents some amount of work someone has gone through to find the right cards for his deck. That person should get all the advantages for the work they have done. Proxies imply that the format is overly expensive which it clearly is not.
At first I thought this tournement for mana leaks. I was like, wow what a lame prize.
Originally Posted by Parcher
The prize support for this event seems stellar.
My only dream is that yours never come true.
"People played violin as the Titanic sank. Tomorrow they will play Green Day songs with plastic keytars as their Hoovervilles burn."
I'm in Columbus and will gladly pitch in for gas if anyone passes through here.
This sounds great. Hopefully school does not start that next monday...that would suck.
Team Sexy
Team E-Z Flo
Rockin' in the free world.
To all those who voted for no proxies...I hear ya.
I did however mention extra prizes for not playing with proxies and never mentioned it. The post has been edited. See the double star postscript.
It won't unless you guys have school on Labor Day!Originally Posted by Kadishack
Ewww. Proxies sucks tard balls.
Originally Posted by SpatulaOfTheAges
Dude, you just made me picture tard balls. Way to ruin my day.Originally Posted by CavernNinja
Couple things bother me about the event. First, having proxies means it's not sanctioned. Simply put, it would be like playing casual magic. Second, the event is Labor Day Weekend, which means traffic, and lots of it on the way up Friday or Saturday, and plenty more on the way back Monday. Third, the timing sucks. Kaddy's tournament was last weekend, Gen Con is this weekend, and Star City Games Duel for Duals is in October. That's an awful lot of travel in 90 days. Food, gas, lodging, and entry fees = $$$$.Originally Posted by CavernNinja
On a positive note, the prizes look fantastic.
Some replies, take it or leave it.Originally Posted by URABAHN
1.) If you have ever been to a Waterbury, you would certainly know that "non-sanctioned" most certainly is not synonamous with "casual magic".
2.) While Labor Day means cars on the road, people should come up Satruday night or Sunday morning(and who is coming up Friday). Furthermore, where as the holiday weekend means more travellers, it also means many people can come without having to take a Monday off from work.
3.) The tournament is a full 3 weeks after Gencon and 5 weeks before SCG. I think that is plenty of a buffer zone(especially with those events being in Indianapolis and Virginia, respectively).
Yeah, this prize structure is great, especially for 20 bucks I hope the upstate ny crew crew can make it there.
Yeah, the proxies and non-sanctitude turn me off slightly.... But the prizes seem too saucey to care. I don't feel like driving either, maybe someone will let me tag along.
Is there a nearby drinking establishment?
Survival will be good forever... kinda like a maraschino cherry.
Not sure if you're aware of this but I already called dibbs on your open seat so I'm comin too. :) When is everyone planning on leaving and shit like that though, because I'm going to need to know...Umm....I was at the first few Waterbury tournaments. Weekends are just tough sometimes. This one is too, because I'll be getting home at like 4am on Sunday and leaving shortly after to drive out to this tournament. But I don't plan on missing this.
To tell you the truth, my Dad found some pretty savage Hotel Rates.. he is taking down 5 of us "The Other" Team Deadguy members, and he found us a motel for 56$ at an EconoLodge. That's not including taxes and such.. but still pretty sick for cramming a bunch of Magic Players into a room. Not to mention it has 2 Queen Size Beds! I know the Team Unicorn players would prefer to have just one bed, but at any rate, good rates at EconoLodge everyone!!!!
Team Unicorn- "I'm Horny."
"The Wandering One" of Legacy.
"Glimmervoid, Go."
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