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2010-04-10

Doors Open: 10:00 a.m.
Crown Plaza Ohare
5440 N River Rd
Rosemont, Illinois 60018

Printable version
Come out and Win your share of $1000

Main Event

 

Magic the Gathering 1K Series

The Format of this event will be Extended Get Ready for the PTQ on the following day!

Registration: 2:00 p.m.

Start Time: 3:00 p.m.

Entrance fee: $25

Format: Constructed - Extended

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 Extended tournaments:
Ninth Edition, Tenth Edition, Magic 2010, Mirrodin, Darksteel, Fifth Dawn, Champions of Kamigawa, Betrayers of Kamigawa, Saviors of Kamigawa, Ravnica: City of Guilds, Guildpact, Dissension, Coldsnap, Time Spiral, Planar Chaos, Future Sight, Lorwyn, Morningtide, Shadowmoor, Eventide, Shards of Alara, Conflux, Alara Reborn, Zendikar, Worldwake (effective Feb 5th, 2010)

The following cards are banned in Extended tournaments:
* Aether Vial
* Disciple of the Vault
* Sensei's Divining Top
* Skullclamp

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: Cash to the Top 8

1st Place $400.00
2nd Place $200.00
3rd and 4th Place $100.00 each
5th -8th Place $50.00

Side Events

 

Go Infinite Booster Drafts

Notes: Tournaments will continuously launch when full for the duration of the main event.

Entrance fee: $18

Format: Limited - Booster Draft

Format Description: Main decks must contain a minimum of forty cards. There is no maximum deck size. All cards a player received but is not using in his or her main deck become that player's sideboard.

Players are not restricted to four of any one card in Limited tournament play.

Any drafted or opened cards not used in a player's Limited deck function as his or her sideboard. The sideboard may not be kept where it could be confused or switched with other cards.

Structure: Single Elimination

Structure Description: mtg Single Elimination

Prizes: 1st Place - FREE additional draft AND 6 Packs of Zendikar/M10 (Your choice)
2nd Place - 4 Packs of Zendikar/M10 (Your choice)
3rd Place - 1 Pack of Zendikar/M10 (Your choice)
4th Place - 1 Pack of Zendikar/M10 (Your choice)

Constructed Win-A-Box - Standard

Description: 8 Player Constructed

Notes: Tournaments will continuously launch when full for the duration of the main event.

Entrance fee: $15

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.

Until October 2nd the following card sets are permitted in Standard tournaments:
Magic 2010 (M10), Lorwyn, Morningtide, Shadowmoor, Eventide, Shards Of Alara, Conflux and Alara Reborn

After October 2nd the following card sets are permitted in Standard tournaments:
Zendikar, Magic 2010 (M10), Shards of Alara, Conflux and Alara Reborn

Structure: Single Elimination

Structure Description: mtg Single Elimination

Prizes: The winners of these tournaments will receive a full sealed box of Zendikar or M10 (Your Choice)!

Constructed Win-A-Box - Legacy

Description: 8 Player Constructed

Notes: Tournaments will continuously launch when full for the duration of the main event.

Entrance fee: $15

Format: Constructed - Legacy

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.

Legacy Format Deck Construction

Legacy decks may consist of cards from all Magic card sets, any extension of the core set, and all promotional cards released by Wizards of the Coast.

The following cards are banned in Legacy tournaments:
Amulet of Quoz, Ancestral Recall, Balance, Bazaar of Baghdad, Black Lotus, Black Vise, Bronze Tablet, Channel, Chaos Orb, Contract from Below, Darkpact, Demonic Attorney, Demonic Consultation, Demonic Tutor, Dream Halls, Earthcraft, Entomb, Falling Star, Fastbond, Flash , Frantic Search, Goblin Recruiter, Grim Monolith, Gush, Hermit Druid, Illusionary Mask, Imperial Seal, Jeweled Bird, Land Tax, Library of Alexandria, Mana Crypt, Mana Drain, Mana Vault, Memory Jar, Metalworker, Mind Twist, Mind's Desire, Mishra's Workshop, Mox Emerald, Mox Jet, Mox Pearl, Mox Ruby, Mox Sapphire, Necropotence, Oath of Druids, Rebirth, Shahrazad , Skullclamp, Sol Ring, Strip Mine, Tempest Efreet, Time Spiral, Time Vault, Time Walk, Timetwister, Timmerian Fiends, Tinker, Tolarian Academy, Vampiric Tutor, Wheel of Fortune, Windfall, Worldgorger Dragon, Yawgmoth's Bargain, Yawgmoth's Will

Structure: Single Elimination

Structure Description: mtg Single Elimination

Prizes: The winners of these tournaments will receive a full sealed box of Zendikar or M10 (Your Choice)!

Elder Dragon Highlander

Description: More details to come

Entrance fee: $5.00

Format: Constructed - EDH: Elder Dragon Highlander

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.

EDH: Elder Dragon Highlander

Prizes: First Place wins $20.00 in Pastimes store credit.

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