[GenCon] 2008 Legacy Championship - August 15

[iOWN]

Where
GEN CON Indianapolis
Indiana Convention Center
TCG Hall
100 South Capitol Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana

Date/Time
Friday, August 15, 2008
10AM

Cost
The entry fee for the 2008 Magic: The Gathering® Legacy Championship is $20.00. Please note that admission to GEN CON is also required. Please visit www.gencon.com for more information.

Prizes

* Winner receives incredible prizes based on the Legacy Format including a play set of Revised Edition Dual Lands!
* Second receives one set of Revised Edition Dual Lands
* Boosters for top finishers

GEN CON Legacy Side Events

* 10AM Thursday: August 14th – Legacy Championship Prelim
- Legacy Format. Swiss rounds based on attendance plus single-elimination Top 8. Winner receives a 2-round bye at the 2008 Legacy Championship plus booster prizes. $12.00
* 4PM Thursday: August 14th – Legacy Championship Prelim
- Legacy Format. Swiss rounds based on attendance plus single-elimination Top 8. Winner receives a 2-round bye at the 2008 Legacy Championship plus booster prizes. $12.00
* 7PM Saturday: August 16th – Legacy Tournament
- Legacy Format. Players will play four Swiss rounds. Prize based on record.


Link.

Hooray for real prize support!

[Michael Keller]

[capewestgames]

Not cool running a grinder when the exhibit hall opens, that will be a tough decision.

Mike

[arsenalpow]

I for one will not be attending GenCon this year due to the split of the Championship events. The vintage champs will be in Chicago at nationals and there are some awesome legacy side events; one side event for a set of revised dual lands.

Also from what i understand there won't be too many other magic tourneys aside from the Legacy Champs, thats just too much of a trip for 1 tourney.

[capewestgames]

I noticed that they moved Vintage to Magic Weekend (1st weekend of August in Chicago). What the hell is Magic Weekend anyway? Is there a website for it?

Mike

[arsenalpow]

I noticed that they moved Vintage to Magic Weekend (1st weekend of August in Chicago). What the hell is Magic Weekend anyway? Is there a website for it?

Mike

That's US Nationals. Its going to suck because that makes the vintage championship a side event to standard constructed nationals as opposed to it being a major marquee event like it was at GenCon.

I just don't see any point in going to GenCon if there is a going to be a legacy side event with the same payout at US Nationals. I think alot of players will feel the same way and GenCon will suffer for it. Honestly, i think it could really dillute the title of Legacy Championships if the best players dont show because Nationals will have better events.

Note: I am assuming that players that are coming from areas not near Chicago or Indi will choose either Nationals or GenCon and not both.

[goobafish]

I for one will not be attending GenCon this year due to the split of the Championship events. The vintage champs will be in Chicago at nationals and there are some awesome legacy side events; one side event for a set of revised dual lands.

Also from what i understand there won't be too many other magic tourneys aside from the Legacy Champs, thats just too much of a trip for 1 tourney.

This is the same reason that I and all/most of our Canadian crew will most likely be attending Chicago instead of Gencon.

[arsenalpow]

So i guess whoever wins the legacy side event should split the title with whoever wins the legacy champ event in GenCon? It will be like college football with a BCS winner and the coach's poll winner.

[iOWN]

# Friday 5PM: August 1st: – Legacy Tournament. Top players receive choice of available Vintage Boosters.
# Saturday 3PM: August 2nd: – Legacy Tournament – Winner receives 30 Revised Edition Dual Lands, 2nd place receives 10 Revised Edition Dual Lands.

^ The prize support for the two Legacy side events at Vintage champs.

I'm sure the Vintage tournament plus the Legacy side events will attract the Legacy players who also play Vintage, but as I would end up not playing in any Vintage event, GenCon sounds better for me.

The prize support isn't the same, although it is close. First in this tournament gets 40 duals, as opposed to 30. It seems they've switched back to the prize payout from two years ago, as opposed to the shit from last year. Top 32 gets a decent number of boosters, including good ones.

[capewestgames]

True, the attendance will be lower for Gencon. Not to mention you have the admission fee for Gencon whereas you only have the entry fee at Nationals. They are also way too close together for players to attend both. My wife only tolerates about 1 major game playing weekend per month for me. Two this close together is tempting but I will also have the extra expense of her revenge (shoes, jewelry, salon trip, etc.) I went to a prerelease once and came back to a $2,500 dining room set.

Is WotC trying to pull Magic events away from Gencon and hold their own "Magic Only" convention? If so, I see little need to ever attend Gencon again.

For me, it makes little difference. Chicago is an extra hour and a half drive but I won't have to wade through RPGA folks which is a plus and I won't have to pay the Gencon admission. I use very little of what I am paying for. I hit the dealer room a couple times and then play Magic the rest of the weekend.

[goobafish]

It seems they've switched back to the prize payout from two years ago, as opposed to the shit from last year..

The prize support from last year ended up paying much much more than the dual lands.

[iOWN]

The prize support from last year ended up paying much much more than the dual lands.

Really? How much did the oversized stuff end up going for?

[goobafish]

Really? How much did the oversized stuff end up going for?

Total it was about 3-3.5k if everyone had sold. I know that 11/13 of the oversized cards sold.

[arsenalpow]

http://community.gencon.com/files/fo...try171741.aspx

Looks like WoTC came through. They have the Legacy Champs as well as numerous side events including 4 premier events for $500 prizes. Looks like my crew will be attending GenCon over Nationals.

[Nightmare]

As far as I know, there's still a Source contingent attending GenCon. I think it's headed up by Urabahn.

[Pinder]

With the lack of a Legacy GP this year, I've had nothing so far that I could spend irresponsible amounts of money on. I might just have to see if I can make this. Any chance I could room with some contingent of Sourcers if I somehow scraped together the money for a plane ticket?

[Bryant Cook]

* 7PM Saturday: August 16th – Legacy Tournament
- Legacy Format. Players will play four Swiss rounds. Prize based on record.

They're going to have 4 rounds with 50+ players?

[Anarky87]

I'll probably be there again. Pending if I get the time off from work.

[URABAHN]

As far as I know, there's still a Source contingent attending GenCon. I think it's headed up by Urabahn.

That's partially true because I doubt I'll be attending. Eventually, I'll give someone the hotel information for the two rooms I've booked. That way the reservation won't be in my name.

[Watcher487]

Well I'll be going again, I'll probably be looking into a room but I do have a backup plan of Kenderleech.