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2010-03-06

Doors Open: 10:00 a.m.
Pastimes
8502 W Golf Rd
Niles, Illinois

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Magic the Gathering Game Day

Main Event

 

MTG Game Day

Compete for the crown of Worldwake Champion at our store!

Game Day takes place at participating Wizards Play Network locations worldwide one month after the Worldwake release. Game Days are the first opportunity to play Standard format on a global scale with the cards from Worldwake!

Entry Fee $10

Format
Game Days are Standard Constructed format. The use of deck lists is recommended. The tournament will be Swiss-style, with the number of rounds determined by attendance.

Advancement
The top 8 players after the Swiss rounds will advance to the single-elimination finals. In the case of an event with 16 players or less, the Swiss rounds will be followed by a cut to top 4. Where necessary, the standings after the Swiss rounds will be used to determine final order in the standings.

In the case of an event with exactly 8 players, there will be three Swiss rounds with no single-elimination cut.

Prizes
All participants receive a Hada Freeblade promo card (while supplies last). The top 8 players each receive an exclusive Kalastria Highborn full-art promo card. The cards are awarded to the Top 8 players even if the tournament cuts only to the top 4. Two Kalastria Highborn promo cards will also be awarded as door prizes at each location.
Here at Pastimes in addition to the amazing promos provided by Wizards of the Coast First Place will also receive a FOIL M10 SET! The other top 8 players will also receive Worldwake Booster Packs and other special Worldwake Promos (Amazing Worldwake Promo Boxes Incoming) all for only $10!! The winner receives the Worldwake Game Day winners certificate, as well as the Worldwake Champion title. Selected top 8 decks and all Game Day winners will also be featured on magicthegathering.com.

Registration Information
Registration begins at 10:00 am

Registration: 10:00 a.m.

Start Time: 11:00 a.m.

Entrance fee: $10

Format: Constructed - Standard

Format Description: Constructed decks must contain a minimum of sixty cards. If a player wishes to use a sideboard, it must contain exactly fifteen cards.

With the exception of basic land cards, a player's combined deck and sideboard may not contain more than four of any individual card, counted by its english card title equivalent. All cards named Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and Forest are basic.

The following card sets are permitted in this Standard tournament:
Magic 2011 (M11), Zendikar, Worldwake, Rise of the Eldrazi and Scars of Mirrodin.

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

All participants receive a Hada Freeblade promo card (while supplies last). The top 8 players each receive an exclusive Kalastria Highborn full-art promo card. The cards are awarded to the Top 8 players even if the tournament cuts only to the top 4. Two Kalastria Highborn promo cards will also be awarded as door prizes at each location.

Here at Pastimes in addition to the amazing promos provided by Wizards of the Coast First Place will also receive a FOIL M10 SET! The other top 8 players will also receive Worldwake Booster Packs and other special Worldwake Promos (Amazing Worldwake Promo Boxes Incoming) all for only $10!!

The winner receives the Worldwake Game Day winners certificate, as well as the Worldwake Champion title. Selected top 8 decks and all Game Day winners will also be featured on magicthegathering.com.

Game Day Promo ( Top 8 )

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