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2010-03-06

Pastimes
8351 West Golf Road
Niles, Illinois 60714

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Main Event

 

Season 5 Realm Qualifiers

Format: From December 5 to January 24, the events will be Scourgewar Sealed format. From January 30 to March 14, the events will be Constructed format. For more information about legality of cards for these formats, please see the World of Warcraft TCG Policy located here.


Registration: 11:00 a.m.

Start Time: 12:00 p.m.

Entrance fee: $10

Format: Constructed

Notes: The tournament will have Swiss rounds and playoffs based on the number of players in the tournament, according to UDE Tournament Policy. All matches are best two-of-three. Players may only play in the Realm Championship event in the Realm that they earned the correct number of Realm points in.

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


Prizes: Prizes

Prizes are subject to change. In addition to Booster Packs that will be awarded according to finish, top finished will also receive the following:

•Winner: Extended Art Hesriana
•Top 4: Extended Art Iravar
•Top 8: Series 2 Mage Class Deckbox
•Participation: The first 24 competitors to sign up will receive an Extended Art Dark Archon Farrum

Side Events

 

Booster Draft Challenge

Description: At every Realm Qualifier event, Booster Draft Challenges will also be going on for the duration of the event. When eight players sign up for a Draft, the event will begin. New tournaments will be happening throughout the day, as often as there are enough players to run one. Players will Draft using three packs of Scourgewar after which they will play three rounds of single elimination, using best two-of-three matches.

Registration: 1:00 p.m.

Event Begins: 1:00 p.m.

Entrance fee: $15

Format: Limited - Booster Draft

Format Description: World of Warcraft Booster Draft

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


Prizes: Prizes
•Top 2: Hatchet Totem Extended Art card, Booster Packs
•Top 4: Booster Packs

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