12/09/11 -12/11/11 - Starcitygames.com Open & Invitational Weekend: Charlotte

Welcome to the Starcitygames.com Charlotte Open & Invitational weekend, where you will have the chance to win over $64,000 in prizes and qualify for a 2012 Starcitygames.com Invitational over the course of three fun-filled days of Magic.

For information on the StarCityGames.com Open Series, including the 2011 schedule and SCG Players' Club levels, click here!

For a map of all the Star City Games Open locations in 2011, click here!

Want to get a jump on Deck Registration? Try out our decklist form and come prepared!

Please note that all event registration is cash only.

EVENT SITE
Charlotte Convention Center
Hall C2
501 South College Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
web site
Phone: 704.339.6000

HOTELS
Hampton Inn Uptown Charlotte
530 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28202
Distance from venue: 0.4 miles
Parking: FREE
Shuttle Service: FREE

Rate: $99/night
Call 704.373.0917 and mention the group "SCG"

ARTIST
Steve Argyle
Artist Steve Argyle (Admonition Angel, Child of Alara, Everflowing Chalice, Ponder [textless player rewards], and more) will be joining us at the Charlotte Open Weekend! Stop by and have some cards signed or buy a print of your favorite card.

SPECIAL GUESTS
Lindsay Burley
Lindsay will be selling and creating her unique brand of 3-D cards and tokens! You can see some of her cards and the creative process in this video: http://www.youtube.com/user/dixiebornandbred147
Stop by and check out these awesome cards! For special commissions before the event you can contact Lindsay at 3Dalters@gmail.com.

Hannah Alters
Hannah Murray will be attending and selling and creating unique alters at this event. For custom orders to be available at the event, e-mail hannahalters@gmail.com!

Eric Klug
Eric Klug will be creating altered cards at this event! For prices and custom orders, you can contact Eric at eaklug@gmail.com.

Black Wing Studio
Ron Faris of Black Wing Studio will be painting custom card alterations at the event! Check out his alters at Blackwingstudio.deviantart.com, or e-mail him at blackwingalters@yahoo.com for commission information!

Mike Fairservice
Mike Fairservice will be creating 3-D Alterations at this event. Mike is available to create custom orders through his web site, (http://mtg3dalters.deviantart.com/) make an order ahead of time and pick it up at the event! You can check out his work and contact him for custom orders at http://www.facebook.com/groups/162273077183166/.

Blake Meade
Blake Meade will be creating altered cards at this event! Check out some of his work at http://bamalters.blogspot.com and contact him for custom orders at baalters@gmail.com.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, December 9th (Doors open at noon)

StarCityGames.com Last Chance Grinders
Format: Standard
Entry Fee: $20 (cash)
Start Time: noon
Structure: 16-player Single Elimination
REL: Competitive
Prizes:
1st Place: Qualification for the Invitational on Saturday and 12 packs of current set
2nd Place: 12 packs of current set
3rd-4th Place: 6 packs of current set

Saturday, December 10th (Doors open at 8:00 AM)

StarCityGames.com $50,000 Invitational
Format: Mixed Standard and Legacy
Start Time: 10:00 AM (Registration begins at 8:00 AM)
Structure: Modified Swiss based on participation. Day 1 will consist of 4 rounds of Legacy and 4 rounds of Standard. There will be a cut to the Top 64 or all players with a record of 6-2 or better, whichever is greater. Day 2 will consist of 3 rounds of Standard and 3 rounds of Legacy with a cut to the single-elimination Top 8 (Standard) for the Starcitygames.com Invitational trophy.
Head Judge: TBD
REL: Competitive
Prizes:
1st: $10,000 (or $12,500 in StarCityGames.com online store credit), 30 Open Points, & the StarCityGames.com Invitational Trophy!
2nd: $8,000 (or $10,000 in StarCityGames.com online store credit) & 25 Open Points.
3rd-4th: $4,000 (or $5,000 in StarCityGames.com online store credit) & 20 Open Points.
5th-8th: $2,000 (or $2,500 in StarCityGames.com online store credit) & 15 Open Points.
9th-16th: $1,000 (or $1,250 in StarCityGames.com online store credit) & 10 Points.
17th-32nd: $500 (or $625 in StarCityGames.com online store credit) & 5 Points.
33-64th: 3 Open Points.
Participation: 1 Open Point.

StarCityGames.com Standard Open
Format: Standard
Entry Fee: $30 (cash)
Start Time: 10:00 AM (Registration begins at 8:00 AM)
Structure: Modified Swiss with a cut to the single-elimination Top 8. Quarterfinals (Top Eight) will be held on Saturday night after the Swiss. The semifinals and finals (Top Four) will be held on Sunday morning at 8 AM.
Head Judge: Sam Straus
REL: Competitive
Prizes:
1st: 25 Open Points, $2,000 (or $2500 in StarCityGames.com online store credit) & the StarCityGames.com Standard Open Trophy!
2nd: 20 Open Points, plus $800 (or $1000 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
3rd-4th: 15 Open Points, plus $500 (or $625 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
5th-8th: 10 Open Points, plus $250 (or $312.50 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
9th-16th: 5 Open Points, plus $100 (or $125 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
17th-32nd: 3 Open Points, plus $50 (or $62.50 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
Participation: 1 Open Point

Two-Headed Giant Sealed
Start Time: Registration at 2 p.m., Deck Construction at 3 p.m.
Entry Fee: $30 per team
Format: Current format 2HG Sealed (8 packs – build two 40-card minimum decks)
Structure: 4 rounds of Swiss
Prizes:
4-0: 16 Booster Packs per Team
3-0-1: 12 Booster Packs per Team
3-1: 8 Booster Packs per Team
2 wins: 2 Booster Packs per Team

StarCityGames.com Legacy Challenge
Start Time: Registration at 4 p.m., Round 1 at 5 p.m.
Entry Fee: $10 ($5 if you played in the StarCityGames.com Standard Open)
Format: Legacy
Rounds: 4 Rounds of Swiss
Prizes: 4-0: $50 Dealer Credit
3-0-1: $25 Dealer Credit and 3 Booster Packs
3-1: 6 Booster Packs
2 wins: 1 Booster Pack

Sunday, December 11th (Doors open at 8:00 AM)

StarCityGames.com Legacy Open
Format: Legacy
Entry Fee: $30 (cash)
Start Time: 10:00 AM (Registration begins at 8:00 AM)
Structure: Modified Swiss with a cut to the T8.
Head Judge: Justin Turner
REL: Competitive
Prizes
1st: 20 Open Points, $2,000 (or $2500 in StarCityGames.com online store credit) & the StarCityGames.com Legacy Open Trophy!
2nd: 15 Open Points, plus $600 (or $750 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
3rd-4th: 10 Open Points, plus $400 (or $500 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
5th-8th: 5 Open Points, plus $200 (or $250 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
9th-16th: 3 Open Points, plus $100 (or $125 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
17th-32nd: 1 Open Point, plus $50 (or $62.50 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
Participation: 1 Open Point

Starcitygames.com Draft Opens
Entry Fee: $30 (cash only)
Start Time: 9 AM and after round 4 of the Legacy Open - Approximately 2:30 PM (Registration for both Draft Opens begins at 8AM)
Structure: 64 players per Draft Open. If the Draft Open is 32 players or less, it will be run as a two round Single Elimination event of four pods. If it is 33-64 players, it will run three rounds of Swiss with between 5 and 8 pods. Once those rounds are completed, the top 8 players from the event will draft and play out a single elimination Top 8.
REL: Competitive
Prizes
1st: 10 Open Points, plus $500 (or $625 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
2nd: 5 Open Points, plus $200 (or $250 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
3rd-4th: 3 Open Points, plus $100 (or $125 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)
5th-8th: 1 Open Point, plus $50 (or $62.50 in StarCityGames.com online store credit)

Two-Headed Giant Sealed
Start Time: Registration at 1 PM., Deck Construction at 2:00 PM.
Entry Fee: $30.00 per team
Format: Current format 2HG Sealed (8 packs – build two 40-card minimum decks)
Structure: 4 rounds of Swiss
Prizes:
4-0: 16 Booster Packs per Team
3-0-1: 12 Booster Packs per Team
3-1: 8 Booster Packs per Team
2 wins: 2 Booster Packs per Team

SIDE EVENTS
Single elimination booster drafts
Entry: $10.00
Prizes: 3 boosters to 1st Place (or entry into the next draft)

Single elimination competitive booster drafts
Entry: $15.00
Prizes: 1st Place - 8 Boosters
2nd Place - 4 Boosters

Single elimination constructed tournaments
Entry Fee: $15.00
Prizes: Box (36 Packs) to 1st Place

Four Player Commander Chaos Games
Entry Fee: $5.00
Prizes:
1st Place: $20 Dealer Credit

REGISTRATION
Registration begins at 8:00 AM, and ends ten (10) minutes before the event is scheduled to start. Any player who wants to enroll after registration has ended will be able to do so, but will receive a round one match loss. Players arriving after round two has been paired will not be able to enroll in the tournament.

JUDGING
Judges interested in working at this event, including uncertified judges (L0), should submit an application at http://www.dcifamily.org/events/230.

Judge certification for level one (L1) and advancement to level two (L2) is available at this event; interested candidates should make arrangements with Nicholas Sabin at nicholas.sabin@starcitygames.com prior to the event.

JOIN THE CLUB
Each Starcitygames.com Open event (Standard, Legacy, and Draft) awards Open Points to all participating players. Earning 4 Open Points gets you to Level 1 in the Starcitygames.com Players' Club, which gets you a free pack of sleeves at every future Open Weekend that you attend. Appearance fees, free entry and byes in Constructed Opens, all the way up to a full playset (4x of each card, including mythics) of every new regular Magic set!

QUALIFY FOR THE INVITATIONAL!
Last year, qualification for the Invitational was based on Open Points. This year, we’ve simplified the system! Here’s how you can qualify for a StarCityGames.com Invitational tournament:
* Finish in the Top 8 of a Standard or Legacy Open
* Win a Draft Open
* Achieve Level 2 or 3 in the Players' Club

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NEED CARDS?
Buy, sell and trade with America’s largest Magic the Gathering retailer! StarCityGames.com will have a massive dealer booth set up all weekend long! How may we help you?

TRADING
Although trading is both allowed and encouraged, please note that the following things are not permitted at this event:

-Buying/selling cards with anyone except for our authorized dealer(s)
-Soliciting to buy/sell cards elsewhere
-Advertising without receiving permission from StarCityGames.com’s on-site Event Manager
-Offering to “alter” cards in exchange for some form of compensation
-Utilizing an excessive amount of space when trading
-Using suitcases, handcarts, luggage carts, etc. for the purpose of transporting excessive amounts of trade stock.

Please note that failure to obey these rules may result in all involved parties being both removed from the event without refund, and banned from attending future events.

DIRECTIONS
For directions to the venue, use Google Maps.

MORE INFORMATION
Your question may already be answered in our tournament FAQ. However, if you still have questions, please feel free to email us at events@starcitygames.com or call (540) 767-GAME (4263). We want your experience to be as enjoyable as possible, and will do our best to assist you in any way that we can.