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    08/28 & 08/29/10 - StarCityGames.com Open: Minneapolis



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    EVENT SITE
    Minneapolis Convention Center
    1301 2nd Ave. South
    Minneapolis, MN 55403
    http://www.minneapolisconventioncenter.com/

    HOTEL ROOM BLOCKS
    Hilton Garden Inn Minneapolis Downtown
    1101 4th Avenue South
    Minneapolis, MN 55404
    Distance to Convention Center: 0.27 miles
    Parking: $24.00 per night

    Room Rate: $99.00 per night plus tax
    Phone: 612.367.5965
    Book Online Here
    Group Name: Star City Games
    Reservation Code: SCG
    Rates will be available at this hotel from 8/28/10 thru 8/30/10
    Cut off date to receive discounted room rate: 7/29/10 (but may be extended)

    Doubletree Hotel Minneapolis – Park Place
    1500 Park Place Blvd
    Minneapolis, MN 55416
    Distance to Convention Center: 5.50 miles
    Parking: Free

    Room Rate: $95.00 per night plus tax
    Phone: 952.542.8600
    Book Online Here
    Group Name: Star City Games
    Reservation Code: SCG
    Rates will be available at this hotel from 8/27/10 thru 8/29/10
    Cut off date to receive discounted room rate: 8/7/10 (but may be extended)

    SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

    Friday, August 27th (Doors open at 6:00 PM)

    Friday Night Magic
    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, August 28th (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: Chris Richter
    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, August 29th (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: David Rappaport
    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; 08-04-2010 at 12:49 PM.

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    Re: 08/28 & 08/29/10 - StarCityGames.com Open: Minneapolis

    Who else plans on coming to this event?

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    Re: 08/28 & 08/29/10 - StarCityGames.com Open: Minneapolis

    I want to go, but I'm missing a few expensive cards that I can't justify buying right now. I might still attend.
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    Re: 08/28 & 08/29/10 - StarCityGames.com Open: Minneapolis

    I'll be there for sure.
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    Re: 08/28 & 08/29/10 - StarCityGames.com Open: Minneapolis

    I am considering going to this. I haven't played a legacy tournament in a year.

    I have a HUGE stock of legacy cards and can play pretty much any deck.
    Which should I play?

    Currently I have thrown together (I can build almost anything):
    43 Lands (u version w/ tabernacle)
    Team America
    Ad Nauseum
    The Mighty Quinn (w/ moat)
    Aggro Loam
    Ichorid (w/ LEDs, probably outdated)
    Dragon Stompy
    Goblin (Rw)
    High score..what does that mean? Did I break the game?

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    Re: 08/28 & 08/29/10 - StarCityGames.com Open: Minneapolis

    I'm so happy it's going to be at the Convention Center downtown and not at Misty Mountain Games in Burnsville where all of the preleases are now. I will for sure be going.

    To the person above me, I would suggest either Ichorid, Goblins, 43 Lands, or Team America out of all of those.
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    Re: 08/28 & 08/29/10 - StarCityGames.com Open: Minneapolis

    Misty Mountains would be far too small for an event this big. The attendance of the RotE pre-release was kind of pushing it.

    I'll go if I can rustle up a deck that's both cool and I'm consistent with, Belcher certainly isn't cutting it these days =/

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    Re: 08/28 & 08/29/10 - StarCityGames.com Open: Minneapolis

    I'll be there! (Now to check where it is...)
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    Re: 08/28 & 08/29/10 - StarCityGames.com Open: Minneapolis

    Quote Originally Posted by Valtrix View Post
    I'll be there! (Now to check where it is...)
    Minneapolis Convention Center
    1301 2nd Ave. South
    Minneapolis, MN 55403
    http://www.minneapolisconventioncenter.com/

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    Re: 08/28 & 08/29/10 - StarCityGames.com Open: Minneapolis

    I really want to go, but thats move-in weekend for me down in Winona.

    So disappointed...

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    Re: 08/28 & 08/29/10 - StarCityGames.com Open: Minneapolis

    Two of us from Cedar Falls will be in attendance.
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    Re: 08/28 & 08/29/10 - StarCityGames.com Open: Minneapolis

    WTF! 5 of the top 16 were UG Madness. That's one of the highest rates of dominance I've seen from one deck at one "large" tournament in a long time.
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