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stu55
09-03-2008, 02:42 PM
So I am doing a bit of research. My store wants to do almost weekly or biweekly tournies at the store. T2, Sealed/1.x, Legacy, and T1 are the options.

The first 2 are easy, people play that as well (we even have our own 'Limited Specialist'...inside joke, sorry). But the problem is getting the other 2 started. I can toss together at least 3-4 legacy decks but people that know me know that I HATE sitting on cards, especially money cards. And T1 will be hard as well. Other than just posting and hoping, what can I do to get the 8 other locals to start getting interested in these sets. Being the local dealer in the area, I have already made up mind to not even go after people's duals as they get em so people can start playing in the format.

What is a good example for a tourney for both formats? What number proxies to use for each. Price for each tourney. Prize structure for each tournament? Special promotions for each tourney. Any input would be fantastic....thanks

stu55
09-09-2008, 11:37 PM
anyone wanna help?

smoky squirrel
09-10-2008, 06:36 AM
Well, at my store T2, block and limited are already the most popular. Since these are the formats newer players can step right into. So you better start out with them. In order to promote legacy, me and a few others started legacy tournaments with an unlimited number of proxies. It works really well actually, and again, allowing an unlimited amount of proxies makes it easier in access to newer players, while you can test your own crazy concoctions.