[HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT] mtgTheSource.com's 5 Year Anniversary Tourney!!!

[Nightmare]

Ladies and Gentlemen,

October 18, 2003 was a very important day in the history of Magic: the Gathering. On this fateful day, a group of then TMD moderators decided to split from the site, and create their own message board, focused solely on the format known as 1.5. They called this site "The Source," and it was, and is, the place many of us call home on this vast expanse of information superhighway.

Soon, and much sooner than we had realized, the site took off, and became the premiere site for information on the 1.5 format, and then when Wizards so decreed, the Legacy format that took its place.

So much has happenned in the last five years. We've seen three Grand Prix events, we've had thousands of tournaments across the globe, we've seen the metagame ebb and flow; and we've seen a format develop from a few small pockets across the US into a world wide format that garners hundreds of players each month in countries from the US to Japan.

It's been an amazing five years. But this isn't the end. To celebrate the accomplishments of the last five, and to kick off the next, we've decided to hold a balls to the wall, gigantic tournament on the anniversary of the site. The details are unclear as of yet, as the logistics of the best location for the tournament are difficult to decide on, and the prizes are still being worked out, but the date is set in stone.

Mark your calendars, folks. You're going to want to keep the weekend of October 17, 18, and 19 as clear as possible.

Here's what we have so far:

The tournament will most likely not be held in a store. We'd like to model it similar to the way the Waterbury events were done in the past - A hotel conference room, with special room rates available to those wishing to travel.

The prize structure is this: We're combining anything we can get - be it donations of playables, or people putting up whatever they can. The goal is to have this be the largest prize pool of any Do-It-Yourself event in Legacy history. At the very least, the goal is to have first place be no less than 40 Dual lands. This is, again, at the very least. Our goal is to have prizes - and not shitty ones - go down as far as top 16, possibly further. We'd like to give people an incentive to play every round.

Door prizes will be given out each round. These will also not suck.

The goal is to get over 100 people to this event. We want this to truly be a collection of the people who have made this site what it is today. I would be absolutely amazed if anyone got out here from Europe, but this would be the time to do it if you planned to. This event is going to be a show stopper, folks.

Any suggestions can be sent to the mod staff here, as we'll be discussing the planning with the Adepts to best serve the community for this event. If you'd like to make donations to the pool of prizes and door prizes, feel free to do so. PM me, and we'll get the ball rolling.

It's gonna be big, guys. You've earned it.

INFORMATION:

Date: October 18th, 2008 (A Saturday. The Gods smile down upon us.)
Time: Registration begins at 10am. The tournament will begin at 11am.
Entry Fee: $30 (See prizes below for justification)
Location: The Vestal American Legion's Info:
118 S Jensen Rd
Vestal NY
(607) 797-2290

Vestel, NY is located in the Binghamton, NY area (An hour south of Syracuse), home of Eli Kassis and Crazy Carl Winter. The store, Jupiter Games, is run by Eli Kassis, with help from Carl. Although the event is not being held in the store, the store's inventory will be available for everyone. The store's information is:

Jupiter Games
3701 Vestal Parkway East, Vestal, NY 13850 US
Store Phone # is 607-729-5910

There is plenty of food options within walking distance (Wendy's, Applebee's, Chinese Buffet, and more). These are a list of hotels within walking distance of the shop; Courtyard Marriot (607)644-1000, Marriott (607)644-9093, Hampton Inn & Suites (607)797-5000, Holiday Inn Express (607)348-0088. I recommend reserving soon because Binghamton University which is also within walking distance has parent night and they tend to book alot of rooms.



Now...Prizes!

1st place: 40 DUAL LANDS

After the first place prize we have a prize draft composed of the HUGE list of cards we have, both given from us and a giant legion of Source members and outside contributors.

Second Place: $500 in card value

Third/Fourth Place: $200 in card value

5-8th Place: $100 in card value

We'll have the cards split into pools of value, and allow you choice from a massive selection of prizes! Prizes will also be going up to top16, and possibly top32. Top16 is almost guaranteed for prizes (looking at $50 worth in card value), and top32 prizes will depend on turnout.

What we've been offered so far, beyond the first place prize for the draft:

2 Tundra
4 Volcanic Island
6 Taiga
1 FBB Bayou
2 FBB Savannah
1 FBB Taiga
1 UL Savannah
1 UL Underground Sea
2 FWB Plateau
4 Wooded Foothills
4 Bloodstained Mire

5 Tarmogoyf

4 Japanese IA Brainstorm
4 German IA Brainstorm
4 Intuition
4 Arabian Nights City of Brass
4 City of Traitors

1 Entire Vial Goblins deck

2 Moat
4 Meddling Mage
4 Wasteland
4 Orim's Chant
4 Mox Diamond
3 UL Time Vault
4 Vindicate
4 UL Sinkhole

4 FTK altered
2 Goblin Lackey
10x German Limited, SPOD Altered, Basics - 2 of each
4x German Limited Dark Ritual
4x German Portent
4x German Ponder
4x German Serum Visions
4x German Brainstorm - Mercadian Masques Artwork
4x German Trinket Mage
4x German Simian Spirit Guide
2x German Empty the Warrens
3x German Oblivion Ring
3x German Dread Return
1x German Spike Feeder
4 FOIL JAPANESE Daze
4 FOIL PORTUGUESE Snap
4 FOIL FNM Juggernaut
4 FOIL Snuff Out
4 Jap Back to Basics
4 Jap Price of Progress
4 Jap Cloud of Faeries
4 Chinese River Boa
4 Chinese Cabal Ritual
4 Russian Mana Leak
4 Korean Ophidian
4 Signed Altered Ninja of the Deed Hours
4 Signed Goblin Grenade
4 Signed Triskelion (4th)
4 Signed Tainted Pact
4 Signed Spoils of the Vault
4 Signed Krovikian Horror
8 Signed Memory Lapse (4 ea of both versions)
4 Signed Stinkweed Imp
1 Signed Spanish (?) Rofellos
1 Signed Glacial Chasm
1 Signed Kiki-Jiki
1 Signed Karn
1 Altered Kavu Titan (looks like Juggernaut from X-Men)
4 Transmute Artifact
4 Teferi's Response
4 foil Stinkweed Imp
1 Maddox + IBA signed Pernicious Deed
2 Chrome Moxes
4 Foil Cabal Therapy
4 Signed Psychatog
2 Bardo-mod'd Mental Notes
1 Sea Drake

ANYTHING WE DO NOT GIVE OUT IN PRIZE SUPPORT WILL BE GIVEN AWAY AS DOOR PRIZES! We aren't keeping any of this stuff for ourselves, so come on out, you're sure to walk away with something! Remember, this list is only going to continue to grow! I will edit the thread when additional prizes or information is given.


If anyone has any questions or anything, or if I forgot to add some information, please feel free to talk to either myself or Nightmare. The best way to get a hold of either of us is through PM'ing us on The Source, but you can also talk to me on AIM if you like. My AIM screenname is melancauly.

With all that said, we hope to see you all on October, 18th. You won't want to miss it!

-Di