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2009-11-14

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8351 West Golf Road
Niles, Illinois 60714

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Become the Champion of your Realm

Main Event

 

World of Warcraft Realm Championships

World of Warcraft TCG

Realm Championship

This is where players will battle it out for supremacy and the right to be named the Champion of their Realm. This is an invitation only tournament, and you can only be invited through accumulating enough points through Realm Qualifiers that took place in that Realm.

Format

The format for the Championship event will be 3 rounds of Constructed and then 3 rounds of Drums of War, Blood of Gladiators, Fields of Honor Draft. The Top 8 will be Constructed. The Top 8 from the swiss rounds on Saturday will advance to elimination rounds to take place on Sunday.

Prizes
* 1st Place – $2500 Travel Voucher, Spectral Tiger Loot card, Trophy, Four Vol’jin EA
* 2nd Place – Playstation 3, Spectral Tiger Loot card, Four Vol’jin EA
* 3rd-4th Place – iPod Touch, Spectral Tiger Loot card, Four Vol’jin EA
* 5th-8th Place – iPod Nano, El Pollo Grande Loot card, Four Vol’jin EA
* 9th-16th Place – Four Vol’jin EA
* 17th-32nd Place – Vol’jin EA
* Top 32 – Realm Championship Pin
* Participation – Series 2 Death Knight Class Deckbox, Retainer Marcus EA
* Product is given out based on performance and participation

Miniatures

The premier World of Warcraft Miniature Game Realm Championships will take place worldwide on November 14-15! Anyone can play in the Qualifying events that take place during the Championship weekend, and everyone who participates will receive an exclusive figure!

Each Championship location will offer at least two Constructed Qualifiers and one Sealed Pack Qualifier. Players with zero or one loss will move on to the Championship on Sunday

The Championship event will use the Constructed format. Players will play four rounds of Swiss before cutting to the Top 8. The Top 8 players will compete in single elimination rounds to determine a winner.

In addition to the exclusive Deathwatcher, the top player will receive a World of Warcraft Miniatures Game First Shot Mini. These are the first figures that are "off the line". They are unpainted and one of a kind (for each figure).

Prizes

* 1st Place – $2500 Travel voucher, Spectral Tiger Loot Card, Trophy, World of Warcraft Minis "First Shot" Figure
* 2nd Place – iPod Touch, Spectral Tiger Loot Card
* 3-4th Place – Playstation 3, Spectral Tiger Loot Card
* 5-8th Place – El Pollo Grande Loot Card
* 9-16th Place – Uncommon Loot Card
* Top 32 (in Sunday Championship) - Realm Championship pins
* Participation – Exclusive Death Watcher Mini
* Product is given out based on performance and participation.


Registration: 10:00 a.m.

Start Time: 11:00 a.m.

Format: Constructed

Format Description: In the World of Warcraft Constructed Deck format, players construct a deck using their own card pools prior to the tournament. A constructed deck must adhere to the following rules:
* A deck must include at least 60 cards, not counting the starting hero.
* A deck can't include more than four copies of a single card unless that card has the unlimited keyword in its type line. You may include any number of unlimited cards in your deck.
* The following sets are legal for constructed play:
* Heroes of Azeroth expansion set
* Onyxia's Lair treasure pack cards
* Through the Dark Portal expansion set
* Molten Core treasure pack cards
* Fires of Outland expansion set
* Blizzcon promo card
* Feast of Winter Veil special set
* March of the Legion expansion set
* Crafting Redemption promo cards
* Magtheridon's Lair treasure pack cards
* Servants of the Betrayer expansion set
* The Hunt for Illidan expansion set
* Black Temple raid deck
* Darkmoon Faire special set
* Drums of War expansion set
* Badge Redemption promo cards

Structure: Swiss

Structure Description: Most of Pastimes tournaments utilize a system of pairing called "Swiss".

The principle of a Swiss tournament is that each player will be pitted against another player who has done as well (or as poorly) as him or herself.

The first round is either drawn at random or seeded according to rating. Players who win receive a point, those who draw receive half a point and losers receive no points. Win, lose, or draw, all players proceed to the next round where winners are pitted against winners, losers are pitted against losers, and so on. In subsequent rounds, players face opponents with the same (or almost the same) score. No player is paired up against the same opponent twice however.

Here is a summary of the modified swiss pairing system:

* Round one : All players are paired randomly.
* Round two: the winners of round one will play each other, the losers of round one will play each other
* Round three: the players with 0-2 records play each other, likewise with the 1-1s, and the 2-0s.
* Round four: the 0-3s play each other, as do the 2-1s, the 1-2s, and the 3-0s.

Sometimes, however, it is not possible to pair players with exactly the same records (due to drops or draws), so you may be "paired" up or down a record.

After an amount of rounds set at the beginning of the tournament (based on the number of players), the player with the best record wins.

Number of Swiss Rounds to be played. There is a fairly set standard for the number of Swiss Rounds in an event based on the number of participants:

Attendance Number of Swiss rounds
Attendance = 9-16 Swiss Rounds = 4
Attendance = 17 - 32 Swiss Rounds = 5
Attendance = 33 - 64 Swiss Rounds = 6
Attendance = 65 - 128 Swiss Rounds = 7
Attendance = 129 - 226 Swiss Rounds = 8
Attendance = 227 - 409 Swiss Rounds = 9
Attendance = 410 or higher Swiss Rounds = 10


Notes: The format for the Championship event will be 3 rounds of Constructed and then 3 rounds of Drums of War, Blood of Gladiators, Fields of Honor Draft. The Top 8 will be Constructed. The Top 8 from the swiss rounds on Saturday will advance to elimination rounds to take place on Sunday.

Prizes: * 1st Place – $2500 Travel Voucher, Spectral Tiger Loot card, Trophy, Four Vol’jin EA
* 2nd Place – Playstation 3, Spectral Tiger Loot card, Four Vol’jin EA
* 3rd-4th Place – iPod Touch, Spectral Tiger Loot card, Four Vol’jin EA
* 5th-8th Place – iPod Nano, El Pollo Grande Loot card, Four Vol’jin EA
* 9th-16th Place – Four Vol’jin EA
* 17th-32nd Place – Vol’jin EA
* Top 32 – Realm Championship Pin
* Participation – Series 2 Death Knight Class Deckbox, Retainer Marcus EA
* Product is given out based on performance and participation

Side Events

 

Realm Open

Description: Didn’t quite get there during the Realm Qualifier season? Don’t fret; you'll not only be able to participate in the many side events taking place throughout the weekend, but you'll also be able to participate in the Realm Open on November 14th! Players that are qualified for a Realm Championship may not participate in a Realm Open.

Registration: 11:00 a.m.

Event Begins: 12:00 p.m.

Structure: Swiss

Structure Description: Most of Pastimes tournaments utilize a system of pairing called "Swiss".

The principle of a Swiss tournament is that each player will be pitted against another player who has done as well (or as poorly) as him or herself.

The first round is either drawn at random or seeded according to rating. Players who win receive a point, those who draw receive half a point and losers receive no points. Win, lose, or draw, all players proceed to the next round where winners are pitted against winners, losers are pitted against losers, and so on. In subsequent rounds, players face opponents with the same (or almost the same) score. No player is paired up against the same opponent twice however.

Here is a summary of the modified swiss pairing system:

* Round one : All players are paired randomly.
* Round two: the winners of round one will play each other, the losers of round one will play each other
* Round three: the players with 0-2 records play each other, likewise with the 1-1s, and the 2-0s.
* Round four: the 0-3s play each other, as do the 2-1s, the 1-2s, and the 3-0s.

Sometimes, however, it is not possible to pair players with exactly the same records (due to drops or draws), so you may be "paired" up or down a record.

After an amount of rounds set at the beginning of the tournament (based on the number of players), the player with the best record wins.

Number of Swiss Rounds to be played. There is a fairly set standard for the number of Swiss Rounds in an event based on the number of participants:

Attendance Number of Swiss rounds
Attendance = 9-16 Swiss Rounds = 4
Attendance = 17 - 32 Swiss Rounds = 5
Attendance = 33 - 64 Swiss Rounds = 6
Attendance = 65 - 128 Swiss Rounds = 7
Attendance = 129 - 226 Swiss Rounds = 8
Attendance = 227 - 409 Swiss Rounds = 9
Attendance = 410 or higher Swiss Rounds = 10


Notes: To be announced

Prizes: Prizes

* 1st Place – iPod Touch, El Pollo Grande Loot Card, Four Anduin Wrynn EA, free entry into any Season 5 Realm Qualifier.
* 2nd Place – El Pollo Grande Loot Card, Four Anduin Wrynn EA
* 3-8th Place – Pinata Loot Card, , Four Anduin Wrynn EA
* 9-16th Place – Anduin Wrynn EA
* Participation – Series 2 Death Knight Class Deckbox, Divine Favor EA
* Product is given out based on performance and participation.

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