What Prizes Do You Prefer for a Tournament?

[Kadishack]

What Prizes do you like to compete for?
Dulas? Goyfs? Drains? Forces?

Please give your opinion!

[TeKo]

U-Duals, Forces and U-Fetchlands

[Bardo]

http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/money.jpg

[calosso]

Goyfs and blue duals.

[Bryant Cook]

http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/money.jpg

This man wins.

[TeenieBopper]

I love you, Bardo. Can I have your babies?

[clavio]

Blue duals are always a good prize. Everyone wants them, so even if you have them you can easily get $$$ for them.

[Bardo]

I love you, Bardo. Can I have your babies?
Man, the last thing I need is more fucking kids. Birth control is for champs. So, pass, thanks.

[DeathwingZERO]

I second Bardo. It follows that whole "Church of Strip" philosophy I have. When I get done with my studying and practicing from The Comprehensive Rulebook, I may be blessed with hours of boobies and drinks.

[goobafish]

Power or cash.

[Getsickanddie]

Beta Duals

[OffTheWall]

I have been curious if legacy players like power as prizes? I guess this would be the thread to ask. Would people rather see power which is not playable in legacy, or things like beta duals?

[Jak]

Beta duals, Goyfs, Fetches, Moats and Nether Voids.

[DalkonCledwin]

Store Credit so I can buy my own prizes.... but if I had to choose a prize from the list... I would say Unlimited Duals, and Onslaught Fetches.

[Pinder]

Eh, Duals are always great. I still need some for my collection, and you can always get rid of them for cash easily enough.

I second cash/credit, and in the case of card prizes I'd suggest those that can be easily sold if the winner doesn't actually need them.

[Peter_Rotten]

The Hadley tournies have great prizes for a cheap entry fee: They have included for 1st place 4 Blue Duals, 4 Goyfs, and now 4 Beserks. All are great prizes for a $10 entry fee, but what really is the icing on the cake is the option to get store credit to use on reasonably priced singles!

In short, 1st place should be Blue Duals with the option for cash/store credit.

[Giles]

In this order.

Cash
Blue Duels
Forces
Other Duels
UnCut Sheets

[Bovinious]

In the current metagoyf, Tarmogoyf would be a good prize, considering its worth just as much as USea now and more than every other dual...

[revenge_inc]

Goyfs
Duals
Sea Drakes
Fetches
Forces
and of course $$$
shocklands
resets

Not a fan of:
-Power (it's not Legacy)
-Beta (I like quantity over Beta-ness)
-foils ( I like quantity over shiny-ness)
-packs

[MattH]

power
influence
state secrets

[J.V.]

I have been curious if legacy players like power as prizes? I guess this would be the thread to ask. Would people rather see power which is not playable in legacy, or things like beta duals?

Beta Duals or even FBB duals.

[Jak]

Not a fan of:
-Power (it's not Legacy)
-Beta (I like quantity over Beta-ness)
-foils ( I like quantity over shiny-ness)
-packs

Beta duals can buy you playsets if you sell.

[goobafish]

Thats why events should be for power, easy to sell, great to trade, and seen as very valuable.

I wouldn't travel for events where you play for goyfs, forces or a set of duals. In general, if you want more people, higher entrance fees with greater prizes.

[Ebinsugewa]

Hookers, blow.

Money, duals, goyfs, forces all easily = the former.

[Getsickanddie]

Hookers, blow.

Now we're talking. Why hasn't anyone done this yet?



I really like how Iamfishman does prize support at a lot of his events. There is nothing better than being able to pick your prize. As long as the value of the prizes are worth the entry fee and travel time I'm up for just about anything.

[Mooglar]

The prizes at our local 1.5 are

1st beta dual land if more than 50 people show up its a blue beta dual

2nd place playset of tarmogoyf

3rd place playest of forces

4th place 60-100 $store credit

SO I can't rly be complaining

[Getsickanddie]

The prizes at our local 1.5 are

1st beta dual land if more than 50 people show up its a blue beta dual

2nd place playset of tarmogoyf

3rd place playest of forces

4th place 60-100 $store credit

SO I can't rly be complaining

Holy Crap!!! How often are these events run? And where the hell do you live? Is it Christmastown by any chance?

[n00bas4urus_r3x]

Our monthly consists of:

1st: Beta dual
2nd: Playset of revised duals (chosen by store)
3rd: Playset of forces
4th: $60 credit

Also usually $20 credit for rest of top 8 if there is a large showing (45+ish)

This month it got changed to 1 beta, playset of goyfs, and credit for 3rd and 4th.

[Ebinsugewa]

LOL at Minnesota Legacy btw. How do you ever get 45 people to a Magic event? We didn't even get that at the second day of the latest Mana Leak.

[n00bas4urus_r3x]

LOL at Minnesota Legacy btw. How do you ever get 45 people to a Magic event? We didn't even get that at the second day of the latest Mana Leak.

I'm telling you, it's the oddest damn thing ever. We'll get like 45+ people, and not manage to get decklists. We're extremely fortunate to have a very nice and supportive tournament organizer that sponsors us.

[Ewokslayer]

I also really like how Ray does the Mana Leak Opens.
The option for cash was very nice.

[nitewolf9]

Foil Apocalypse Spiritmongers = best prize to draw in the biggest crowd.

[Nightmare]

Minnesota is the new Texas? Private messages belong in PMs, people.

[Zach Tartell]

The prizes at our local 1.5 are

1st beta dual land if more than 50 people show up its a blue beta dual

2nd place playset of tarmogoyf

3rd place playest of forces

4th place 60-100 $store credit

SO I can't rly be complaining

I don't want to be one of those "I post PM" people, but I smell bullshit. Why don't we have these documented? Where do you live?

In short, Pics or it didn't happen.

[zulander]

I like cash, blue duals, blue fetches and other legacy staples.

[Wallace]

Duals
FoW's
Goyf's

In that order, I duals are the best as prizes because if you don't need them you can always turn around and sell them for cash or trade them twords the duals you need.

[Zach Tartell]

I really like the "store credit" think taht Ray does. Or the Hadley tournaments. Like, "You get this or so much store credit or this much cash"

[n00bas4urus_r3x]

I'm a fan of staples, be they duals, fetches, goyfs, etc. Variety between these is always nice, because I can pick up stuff I need or don't have.

[T-ORGANIZER]

Kadi was nice enough to post this thread for me, reading over what you guys have been saying i'm thinking about making this my next prize pool
the Pool consists of;(This is only the bonus wheel picks)
Forces, all fetches, many duals, RESETS, pithing needle, BERSERK and MANA CRYPTS
Then for automatic prizes
1st place- English Mana Drain + 1st Pick from pool
2nd place-English Mana Drain + 2st Pick from pool
3rd/4th place- English Mana Drain + 3rd/4th Pick from pool
5th-8thplace- English Mana Drain
9th-12thplace-Italian Mana Drains
13th-16th- Picks from the pool

-Players can exchange their Drains for credit or cash (Price may vary between now and then, we base our prices from ebay and magictraders).
-We will of course buy back or exchange store credit for any of the pool items as well.


Please let me know what you all think

[AnwarA101]

Kadi was nice enough to post this thread for me, reading over what you guys have been saying i'm thinking about making this my next prize pool
the Pool consists of;(This is only the bonus wheel picks)
Forces, all fetches, many duals, RESETS, pithing needle, BERSERK and MANA CRYPTS
Then for automatic prizes
1st place- English Mana Drain + 1st Pick from pool
2nd place-English Mana Drain + 2st Pick from pool
3rd/4th place- English Mana Drain + 3rd/4th Pick from pool
5th-8thplace- English Mana Drain
9th-12thplace-Italian Mana Drains
13th-16th- Picks from the pool

-Players can exchange their Drains for credit or cash (Price may vary between now and then, we base our prices from ebay and magictraders).
-We will of course buy back or exchange store credit for any of the pool items as well.


Please let me know what you all think

Why so many Mana Drains? I am personally not interested in Mana Drain as a prize. It isn't legal in Legacy and from what little I know about Vintage it isn't exactly lighting up that format either. I would definitely take store credit instead of the Mana Drains. I would instead like to see Tarmogoyf added to the prize pool of any major Legacy tournament. From what I can tell it looks to be the most expensive staple card in the format.

[bladewing019]

Kadi was nice enough to post this thread for me, reading over what you guys have been saying i'm thinking about making this my next prize pool
the Pool consists of;(This is only the bonus wheel picks)
Forces, all fetches, many duals, RESETS, pithing needle, BERSERK and MANA CRYPTS
Then for automatic prizes
1st place- English Mana Drain + 1st Pick from pool
2nd place-English Mana Drain + 2st Pick from pool
3rd/4th place- English Mana Drain + 3rd/4th Pick from pool
5th-8thplace- English Mana Drain
9th-12thplace-Italian Mana Drains
13th-16th- Picks from the pool

-Players can exchange their Drains for credit or cash (Price may vary between now and then, we base our prices from ebay and magictraders).
-We will of course buy back or exchange store credit for any of the pool items as well.


Please let me know what you all think

Legacy legal cards are probably best, (Goyf/Duals/fetches/other staples > Mana Drain) also reset is a pretty crappy prize since it isn't in any playable deck.

[Afro]

Why so many Mana Drains...and from what little I know about Vintage it isn't exactly lighting up that format either

You answered your own question. Eli is probably sitting on a shit ton of Drains and can't get rid of them. Power is one thing but an 80 dollar card really isn't worth it to resell. Just bring the dualies.

[cwt1220]

FBB Duals, Ftw

[T-ORGANIZER]

You guys would prefer I change drains into fbb duals even though most of the fbb duals are worth less though? (non-blue and not taiga fbb's are in the 50's-60's) I am ok with doing that I just want to make sure that is what you guys want. We have no underground fbb's left in stock those won't be an option, we can probably do one of each of the other ones instead to be picked in order of how people place. Its less bang for your buck so I need overwhelming agreement.

[Zach Tartell]

You guys would prefer I change drains into fbb duals even though most of the fbb duals are worth less though? (non-blue and not taiga fbb's are in the 50's-60's) I am ok with doing that I just want to make sure that is what you guys want. We have no underground fbb's left in stock those won't be an option, we can probably do one of each of the other ones instead to be picked in order of how people place. Its less bang for your buck so I need overwhelming agreement.

Well, I'd recommend that you keep an equal dollar (or whatever) value in the prizes.

Edit: For instance, I could care less about power and drains. Like, I'd rather have a playset of revised duals over a lotus. Straight up. This is why Ray's particular prize system kicks so much ass. I'd say just give the winners a shopping spree with your display cases, or a lesser (slightly - like a 7:9 ratio maybe) cash prize.

[T-ORGANIZER]

Its funny you say that, I typically purchase for cash or store credit approx. 75% of the prizes I give out at a tournament. Peoples first reaction typically was to head over to the display with their set of duals anyway. When I had the onslaught sealed side event for a mana drain the winner decided he didn't really want a drain so we gave him the run of the display case as well. I think what I should do is simply advertise the fact that anything we give out as prize we are more than happy to take back in for cash or credit(at a slightly different ratio between cash and credit of course). Its a good idea, but just something that hadn't crossed my mind.

[Mooglar]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mooglar View Post
The prizes at our local 1.5 are

1st beta dual land if more than 50 people show up its a blue beta dual

2nd place playset of tarmogoyf

3rd place playest of forces

4th place 60-100 $store credit

SO I can't rly be complaining
I don't want to be one of those "I post PM" people, but I smell bullshit. Why don't we have these documented? Where do you live?

In short, Pics or it didn't happen.

http://www.monsterdengames.com/Events.aspx (http://www.monsterdengames.com/Events.aspx)

Big 1.5 tells u the prizes under >_>

[gustoh]

Minnesota is the new Texas? Private messages belong in PMs, people.

Well not really...

Back in the Source version 1.0 days... we've had plenty of 40+ Legacy Tournaments in Minnesota. I remember one of the first big tournaments we had was for one of each dual land, and we had about 100 people show up for it.

LT...