View Full Version : Two Legacy Grand Prix's in 2011 (One in Europe even)
TheInfamousBearAssassin
10-22-2010, 12:24 AM
Check it out:
http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/113b
Bardo
10-22-2010, 12:28 AM
Good to see.
After that shit with the Reserved List, I was 50/50 they were going to dump Legacy altogether.
Overall, a good schedule.
Gaius Darkfire
10-22-2010, 12:34 AM
Living on CT we were ecstatic to hear about the Providence GP. My group is close enough so we can just drive there either day, so I'm quite happy.
Brad Herbig
10-22-2010, 12:38 AM
No love for the Midwest this time... Oh well, guess I won't be playing too much Magic this year.
No love for the Midwest this time... Oh well, guess I won't be playing too much Magic this year.
Kansas is not midwest?
Leftconsin
10-22-2010, 12:59 AM
I have friends in CT and Mass that keep bugging me to visit. Looks like I have a big reason.
Pippin
10-22-2010, 02:23 AM
Great news, and good decision from Wizards. Very excited that European Legacy GP is in Netherlands, and reachable from any part of Europe
Amsterdam? Awesome, the Netherlands aren't that far away.
Quark.Nova
10-22-2010, 03:20 AM
Cheers from here too! just ~300km to Amsterdam. I hope this fit into my vacation plannings.
Waikiki
10-22-2010, 03:25 AM
Yeah first Madrid and now in my home country. I hope it will be just as awesome. Too bad I've seen this city allready ;)
Hope to meet alot of sourcers again!
god_campbell
10-22-2010, 03:28 AM
Excited that they did 2 this year, which is fair for both sides of the ocean.
Shimster
10-22-2010, 03:33 AM
Too bad it's in Amsterdam. I bet I won't be able to play at all after spending two days there.
/Edit: Oh, and a GP in Hamburg isn't that healthy for my liver, either.
Too bad it's in Amsterdam. I bet I won't be able to play at all after spending two days there.
/Edit: Oh, and a GP in Hamburg isn't that healthy for my liver, either.
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Dunno how I'll manage that. Not taking any money with me, just enough for the entry fee and some prepared meals sounds like a plan.
...I already see myself trading my food for weed. Darn.
Julian23
10-22-2010, 04:23 AM
When do you think GP Amsterdam will be held? Since it feeds PT 2012 #1 I guess it will take place in kinda late 2011...so much time to wait :-(
But thumbs up for 2 Legacy GPs! :-)
...I already see myself trading my food for weed. Darn.
No need for that, just buy your chronic from a coffee shop.
Good to see legacy support in Europe. I definitely try to make it.
pippo84
10-22-2010, 04:31 AM
First thing to say, the promo card is awsome!!
Good to have a Legacy GP in Europe, but why isn't the date planned??
If it's a good period of the year I'll be able to go there!!
Cthuloo
10-22-2010, 04:32 AM
Good to see.
After that shit with the Reserved List, I was 50/50 they were going to dump Legacy altogether.
Overall, a good schedule.
I also had the same concern, glad to be proved wrong. It's hard to tell now, but I would definitely love to attend GP Amsterdam, since I missed Madrid due to work schedule this year.
pippo84
10-22-2010, 05:06 AM
I also had the same concern, glad to be proved wrong. It's hard to tell now, but I would definitely love to attend GP Amsterdam, since I missed Madrid due to work schedule this year.
Well, same for me... :frown:
Anyways I didn't even think of the chance of not having a Legacy GP in 2011 after the success they had this year..
Tinefol
10-22-2010, 05:33 AM
I'm so going to Amsterdam :)
Felidae
10-22-2010, 06:27 AM
GP in Amsterdam? Hell yeah I will be there :D.
kiblast
10-22-2010, 07:08 AM
and so maybe GP A'dam will be my first GP ever. Lovely. Mtg and legal weed for 2 days? sign me up.
scrumdogg
10-22-2010, 07:15 AM
Legacy GP in my backyard when the kids are gone from college? Early Christmas!
Deviruchi
10-22-2010, 08:41 AM
I was dreaming about Legacy GP in Czech Republic or in Germany but Holland is not that bad I guess... Only ~800 km... I will try :)
Skeggi
10-22-2010, 09:11 AM
A Legacy GP in Amsterdam? OMG! Must be my lucky day :laugh:
sdematt
10-22-2010, 09:19 AM
Hopefully they do one in 2012 in Western North America, but I'm very glad to see one on each side. Hooray!:smile:
-Matt
practical joke
10-22-2010, 09:50 AM
A Legacy GP in Amsterdam? OMG! Must be my lucky day :laugh:
Not really, you'll have to see my face again ;)
Anyways, I'm excited...I really must top my result from Madrid, since it was rather dissapointing. 88th = (
It's probably held around the last weekend of November.
Not really, you'll have to see my face again ;)
Anyways, I'm excited...I really must top my result from Madrid, since it was rather dissapointing. 88th = (
It's probably held around the last weekend of November.
While I know you were gunning for higher, after all winning is the goal of any tournament, 88th place out of 2,000 people still seems.... not too shabby.
LegacyDan
10-22-2010, 12:46 PM
No love for the Midwest this time... Oh well, guess I won't be playing too much Magic this year.
CARPOOL!!!!!
It will take some serious ass kissing to convince the g/f to let me drive 10+ hours for a GP....
Nessaja
10-22-2010, 12:51 PM
Amsterdam, nice. That's a mandatory attend from me.
JeroenC
10-22-2010, 01:01 PM
A Legacy GP in Amsterdam? OMG! Must be my lucky day :laugh:
Seconded. Look forward to meeting up with you ugly dutchies again. ;)
No but seriously, so happy. Easy to get there, too, can probably hitch a ride with someone and this time, I'm totally hitting Day 2.
Lorgalis
10-22-2010, 01:23 PM
+1 for Amsterdam.
Topping my performance in Madrid will be easy with all that legal weed around.
Topping my performance in Madrid will not be easy with all that legal weed around.
Choices...:wink:
Hopefully they do one in 2012 in Western North America, but I'm very glad to see one on each side. Hooray!:smile:
-Matt
I feel you Matt, I feel you.
Or . . . road trip! . . . To Amsterdam!
Penguinizer
10-22-2010, 02:03 PM
I'm way too tempted to go to GP Amsterdam. I've turned 18 by then, so that might just b a great way to celebrate. I'm looking forward to seeing if I can make it.
2 days Legacy, 3 days stoned..... guess I know where to spend my holidays this year =)
Pastorofmuppets
10-22-2010, 04:18 PM
How much does it cost to attend a GP? Because Providence is damn close. Like, 200 miles close.
freakish777
10-22-2010, 04:25 PM
How much does it cost to attend a GP? Because Providence is damn close. Like, 200 miles close.
Depends entirely on how many people you get to split the hotel room with you.
The price for entering at GP Columbus this year was $35 (I'm pretty sure). The hotel I got for 3 nights (since I didn't want to travel Sunday night) was $300, and originally was going to be split 4 ways for $75 a person (which is pretty good), and then factor in gas, food, any cards you want to buy from dealers, any side evens you want to play, etc.
It's not cheap, but if you do it right, it's not super expensive either.
Pastorofmuppets
10-22-2010, 04:38 PM
Depends entirely on how many people you get to split the hotel room with you.
The price for entering at GP Columbus this year was $35 (I'm pretty sure). The hotel I got for 3 nights (since I didn't want to travel Sunday night) was $300, and originally was going to be split 4 ways for $75 a person (which is pretty good), and then factor in gas, food, any cards you want to buy from dealers, any side evens you want to play, etc.
It's not cheap, but if you do it right, it's not super expensive either.
I think this is going to be a 19th birthday gift for my one friend.
lorddotm
10-22-2010, 04:57 PM
I will try to go to both. I don't know how well I will do in Amsterdam, but I play all the time high, so I guess I got an edge :P.
Providence? Really? They couldn't pick somewhere people actually want to visit?
Amsterdam???? Nice!
Seems like they liked it at the PT, I really hope they'll host it again at the Theater Factory, that was a great place and a lot more tasteful then the open hall in Madrid was.
The only thing I hate is to determine if I'll make 2 day and have to book an hotel..... I can pay an hotel in another country without any problems since it's part of a vacation, but Amsterdam is an hour and a half drive for me. I wouldn't book an hotel for that, but that would mean a 5 hour sleep if I drive back home when making day 2.
Oh well, still a year to decide I guess. I'm really happy we got another GP and at least I won't have to fly after driving to Amsterdam (for the airport) like last year.
And who knows, starting 1 November I'm starting out my own company, if it gets successful fast I could even pay for a trip to Providence.
I will try to go to both. I don't know how well I will do in Amsterdam, but I play all the time high, so I guess I got an edge :P.
For all foreigners visiting the Netherlands and planning to get stoned: please keep in mind the weed being sold over here, is way stronger then the illegal stuff you can get at home. For your own health, please take it easy. It doesn't matter how much experience you think you have, start out slow. You wouldn't be the first tourist who goes KO after taking a hit the way they are used to.
LegacyDan
10-23-2010, 08:47 AM
How much does it cost to attend a GP? Because Providence is damn close. Like, 200 miles close.
I went to GP Columbus this year with $50 in my pocket, and left with $100.
But usually $500 is safe if you can budget right.
Happy Gilmore
10-23-2010, 09:59 AM
100$ Right now says it will be the largest constructed tournament in history. It is not only one of the easiest places to get to in Europe, it has tons of allure as being just a great place to visit. Not to mention, it is the cheapest place to fly in all of Europe from the US. Huge huge turnout.
100$ Right now says it will be the largest constructed tournament in history. It is not only one of the easiest places to get to in Europe, it has tons of allure as being just a great place to visit. Not to mention, it is the cheapest place to fly in all of Europe from the US. Huge huge turnout.
I agree.
A year from now I predict we have interested even more people into the format. Madrid had a ridiculous amount of people gathered and it's located a little on the outskirts of Europe. Amsterdam is a lot easier to get to by car from different countries and we have one of the biggest airports (when counting passenger flights, being a transfer terminal and such) of Europe.
Being a part of the experience in Madrid really tastes like more to me and I hope we can gather 2500ish people in Amsterdam. Being the mediocre player I am, it'll make it harder to make day 2 (finished 722th in Madrid). However it will be worth the experience. I'm going to excite some friends who never been to a tournament before into going to this, it might make one of the more memorable events in magic history.
jardach
10-23-2010, 05:06 PM
I think Amsterdam is going to break Madrid record in attendance...I´m in ;-)
I think Amsterdam is going to break Madrid record in attendance...I´m in ;-)
I do really hope Wizards doesn't crew up and plan the GP at the first weekend on December though. It's a Dutch unofficial holiday comparable to the commercial part of christmas in the States. Actually it's on the monday after, but lots of families celebrate it at the weekend before the 5th.
It's actually a small children's holiday, however lots of grown ups celebrate it too with their families. That could really hurt the attendance of the Dutch crowd.
xTrainx
10-23-2010, 05:38 PM
Could possibly get to the GP in Providence, as well as the PT in Philly...very nice.
Meekrab
10-23-2010, 06:04 PM
Sure it'll break records... as long as they don't ban Survival. :3
luckme10
10-24-2010, 05:44 PM
Unless prop 19 passes,I'm afraid I will be selling my mtg legacy decks for weed before the tournament begins. Places like Amsterdam really put things into perspective. Guess i'll save my legacy burn deck for the symbolism... Furthermore,so we're all on equal footing, I think there should be mandatory rules to get everyone stoned during the tournament
I've decided too book an hotel anyway, although I won't make day 2 (side events are pretty cool anyway). As I've only been to Amsterdam for pleasure 2 or 3 times (been there countless times for work), I'm open to go on a rampage tour with some Americans that weekend.
Taking a walk through the red light district, smoking grass, those kind of things. You could also ask Skeggi to do so, but the guy lives in Amsterdam, so there's no fun in getting lost with him...
Fuzzy
10-24-2010, 08:05 PM
I'm not very excited about the US GP, but Amsterdam looks so much awesome, I'm in on it.
Weed, parties and cheap sex. Magic will screw everything.
Skeggi
10-25-2010, 04:16 AM
For all foreigners visiting the Netherlands and planning to get stoned: please keep in mind the weed being sold over here, is way stronger then the illegal stuff you can get at home. For your own health, please take it easy. It doesn't matter how much experience you think you have, start out slow. You wouldn't be the first tourist who goes KO after taking a hit the way they are used to.
This is nonsense. Please ignore.
#getinday2forfree
JeroenC
10-25-2010, 05:35 AM
Also note that if people get too high, it wouldn't be the first time people get booted from a Magic tournament for being too high.
Penguinizer
10-25-2010, 07:45 AM
I'm hoping most people would have the sense to get stoned afterward. I doubt a lot will have it.
godryk
10-25-2010, 08:03 AM
A Legacy GP in Amsterdam? OMG! Must be my lucky day :laugh:
Ahhh... I still remeber the day I read there was going to be a Legacy GP 20 minutes away from my bed.
People is pretty excited over here and we're already talking about the trip. Fuck the roads, nowadays we want cities with access to lots of low-cost flights. And of course is a great place to wander and have fun, so I'm sure that some hundreds of spanish legacy freaks will be there, specially if we consider that we the poorer guys (aka the students) have more than a year to save some money...
Pastorofmuppets
10-25-2010, 08:16 AM
So yeah. I'll probably be the guy with 3-5 other people with him who have no idea who anyone on The Source is.
Also, Amsterdam. Plane tickets from JFK to Amsterdam are about $800 round-trip.
And I don't speak your heathen dutch devil-tongue.
But... Amsterdam!
What happens if I have to get a drug test due to being on probation (not likely but totally possible) like a week after I get back for whatever reason? Do I just show them my travel info?
And I don't speak your heathen dutch devil-tongue.
But... Amsterdam!
Because of all the tourists, native language in Amsterdam is English... Last time I went to a grocery store there, they talked english to me and only after I left I realized we could've communicated in dutch...
Valdez
10-25-2010, 05:41 PM
GP in Amsterdam? Hell yeah I will be there :D.
qft.
A weekend with weed, women and Vengevines.
qft.
A weekend with weed, women and Tentacle Rape.
Fixed, I guess.
majikal
10-25-2010, 06:29 PM
What happens if I have to get a drug test due to being on probation (not likely but totally possible) like a week after I get back for whatever reason? Do I just show them my travel info?
I don't think you can leave the country if you're on probation. I guess it's up to your PO's discretion.
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