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    09/18/10 & 09/19/10 - StarCityGames.com Open: Baltimore



    For information on the StarCityGames.com Open Series, click here!

    For a map of all the Star City Games Open locations in 2010, click here!

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    MAIN EVENT SITE
    Baltimore Convention Center
    1 West Pratt Street
    Baltimore, MD 21201
    http://www.bccenter.org/



    HOTEL ROOM BLOCKS
    Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore
    20 W Baltimore Street
    Baltimore, MD
    Distance to Convention Center: 0.2 miles
    Self Parking: $12.00 per night

    Phone: 410-539-8400
    Group Name: Star City Games
    Room Rate: $129.00 plus tax

    Best Western Baltimore
    5625 O'Donnell Street
    Baltimore, MD 21224
    Phone: 800.633.9511
    Distance to Convention Center: 4.0 miles
    Parking: Free
    Breakfast: Free

    Group Name: Star City Games
    Reservation Code: Star City Games
    Room Rate: $119.00 plus tax
    Cut off date to receive discounted room rate: 9/3/10


    SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

    Friday, September 17th (Doors open at 6:00 PM)

    Friday Night Magic

    Location:
    Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore
    20 West Baltimore St.
    Baltimore, MD 21201
    (410) 539-8400

    Format: Standard
    Entry Fee: $5 (FREE with Preregistration for an Open Event)
    Start Time: 7:00 PM
    Structure: Four (4) Rounds of Swiss
    Prizes:
    4-0: Seven (7) packs of Magic 2011
    3-0-1: Five (5) packs of Magic 2011
    3-1: Three (3) packs of Magic 2011
    2-2 or 2-1-1 or 2-0-2: One (1) pack of Magic 2011

    Saturday, September 18th (Doors open at 8:00 AM)

    StarCityGames.com Standard Open
    Format: Standard
    Entry Fee: $30
    Start Time: 10:00 AM (Registration begins at 8:00 AM)
    Structure: Modified Swiss with a cut to the T8.
    Head Judge: John Carter
    K-Value: 32
    REL: Competitive
    Prizes:
    1st: 20 points, $2,000 & the StarCityGames.com Standard Open Trophy!
    2nd: 15 points, plus $600
    3rd-4th: 10 points, plus $400
    5th-8th: 5 points, plus $200
    9th-16th: 3 points, plus $100
    17th-32nd: $50
    Participation: 1 point

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

    StarCityGames.com Legacy Challenge
    Start Time: Registration at 4 p.m., Round 1 at 5 p.m.
    Entry Fee: $10.00 ($5.00 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, September 19th (Doors open at 8:00 AM)

    StarCityGames.com Legacy Open
    Format: Legacy
    Entry Fee: $30
    Start Time: 10:00 AM (Registration begins at 8:00 AM)
    Structure: Modified Swiss with a cut to the T8.
    Head Judge: Brian Schenck
    K-Value: 32
    REL: Competitive
    Prizes
    1st: 20 points, $2,000 & the StarCityGames.com Legacy Open Trophy!
    2nd: 15 points, plus $600
    3rd-4th: 10 points, plus $400
    5th-8th: 5 points, plus $200
    9th-16th: 3 points, plus $100
    17th-32nd: $50
    Participation: 1 point

    StarCityGames.com Standard Challenge
    Start Time: Registration at 2 p.m., Round 1 at 3 p.m.
    Entry Fee: $10.00
    Format: Standard
    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

    SIDE EVENTS
    All 8 player Side Events give out Gateway foils to the top 4 players in addition to any pack prizes. The first-place finisher will also receive a Horizon Boughs Planechase card!

    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 Play EDH Chaos Games
    Entry Fee: $5.00
    Prizes:
    1st Place: $20 Dealer Credit

    Four-Player Archenemy Games
    Entry Fee: $20.00 per player
    Structure: Four Player Games - Each player will receive a random Archenemy deck and the Archenemy will be randomly determined.
    Prizes: For Archenemy - 1 pack for each player eliminated, 3 pack bonus for defeating all players in a game.
    Non Archenemy players who defeat the Archenemy - The team receives 3 packs per surviving player.

    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 should contact Nicholas Sabin at eventstaffing@starcitygames.com.

    Judge certification for level one is available at this event; interested candidates should make arrangements with Jared Sylva (jared.sylva@starcitygames.com) prior to the event.



    QUALIFY FOR THE INVITATIONAL!
    Every StarCityGames.com Open awards Invitational points for all participating players, starting with one point just for participating, up to 20 points for winning the entire event! The qualifying threshold for the Invitational is ten points, so make sure to join us for your chance to qualify!

    EVENT COVERAGE
    Each StarCityGames.com Open Series weekend, and the 2010 StarCityGames.com Invitational, will be covered live on the StarCityGames.com website by Bill Stark along with our friends at GGsLive. Anyone who can’t attend our events in person will now be able to follow all the action from the comfort of their own home!

    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
    While trading is fine, please note that buying/selling cards with anyone except for our authorized dealer(s), or soliciting to do so elsewhere, is strictly forbidden at this event. Failure to obey this rule may result in both the buyer and the seller being removed from the event without refund, and banned from attending future events.

    Star City Events also reserves the right to limit the amount of space being occupied by any one individual while trading, and does not allow the use of suitcases, handcarts, luggage carts, etc. to be used for the purpose of transporting excessive amounts of trade stock.

    DIRECTIONS
    For directions to the venue, use Google Maps.

    MORE INFORMATION
    Players who want specific information can contact us at events@starcitygames.com or by calling (540) 767-GAME (4263). New players will want to read our player FAQ.
    Last edited by NicholasAtSCG; 09-01-2010 at 05:40 PM.

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    Re: 09/18/10 & 09/19/10 - StarCityGames.com Open: Baltimore

    Is anybody else coming to this?? Unfortunately, I will probably not be playing Mono-Blue Control :(
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    Re: 09/18/10 & 09/19/10 - StarCityGames.com Open: Baltimore

    Just finished season three of The Wire...it's incredible.

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    Re: 09/18/10 & 09/19/10 - StarCityGames.com Open: Baltimore

    Everyone should just save themselves $30 and stay home on Sunday because I'm gonna be taking all the money.
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    Re: 09/18/10 & 09/19/10 - StarCityGames.com Open: Baltimore

    Quote Originally Posted by dyzzy View Post
    Everyone should just save themselves $30 and stay home on Sunday because I'm gonna be taking all the money.
    Not if I have anything to say about it.

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    Re: 09/18/10 & 09/19/10 - StarCityGames.com Open: Baltimore

    Sorry in advance, but I just loaned one Andrey Yanyuk all of the cards he was missing to play allies this weekend. No joke.

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    Re: 09/18/10 & 09/19/10 - StarCityGames.com Open: Baltimore

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