Month: July 2009

 

Thanks to everyone that came out and play in our Magic 2010 League! Special thanks to Sam for thinking up this great format- sealed fatpack is amazing!

At our first meeting, we decided on the following prize distribution for our awards:

*Most Game Wins: 15% Of Prize Pool

*Most Games Played (Not Necessarily Wins): 15% Of Prize Pool

*Most Trades Completed: 15% Of Prize Pool

*Most Separate Decks Built: 15% Of Prize Pool

*Best Sportsman: 30% Of Prize Pool

*Random: 10% Of Prize Pool

As you can see, our prize distribution strongly favors “The Best Sportsman” award; which is in my personal opinion, the most important out of all of the above awards. Right from the beginning, Sam said to me he wanted this League to fun and he wanted people to have access to a larger pool of cards without spending too much money on it. And I think we were able to fulfill those to prerequisites byt allowing people to trade with other League players and placing a very high value on sportsmanship. Say if a person decides to cheat and wins all of his games, that person will only win one award out of six. It’ not great, but at the same time not horrible.

At the moment, there are 24 people signed up for the League, so there are 24 packs of Magic 2010 in the Prize Pool!

Okay, for those of you who love stats, here’s a bunch for you to digest:

Meeting 1:

Votes For Best Sportsman:

4  Gary R.

3  Garnett G.

3  Albert J.

2  Ryan A.

2  Mitchell F.

2  Jason M.

1  Zak B.

1  Buddy B.

1  Brett C.

1  Jeff F.

1  Sam H.

1  Pierre L.

1  Richard S.

Number Of Trades:

15  Garnett G.

14  Mike R.

13  Gary R.

8  Albert J.

8  Jon K.

7  Jesse N.

6  James B.

6  Kris D.

6  Jeff F.

6  Bryan F.

6  Sam H.

6  Peter W.

5  Ryan A.

5  Logan B.

5  Buddy B.

5  Richard S.

4  Zak B.

4  Mitchell F. 

4  Pierre L.

4  Jason M.

3  Brett C.

Number Of League Points (Wins=3, Ties=2, Loss=1):

22  Pierre L.

20  Garnett G.

20  Mike R.

16  Gary R.

14  Sam H.

12  Ryan A.

11  Jeff F.

11  Jesse N.

9  Zak B.

9  Albert J.

9  Jason M.

9  Peter W.

8  James B.

8  Brett C.

8  Mitchell F.

5  Jon K.

5  Richard S.

4  Buddy B.

4  Bryan F.

3  Logan B.

3  Kris D.

3  Francis

2  Roy K.

0  Lane B.

Number Of Games Played:

9  Albert J.

8  Garnett G.

8  Pierre L.

8  Mike R.

7  Jeff F.

6  Ryan A

6  Sam H

5  Jesse N.

5  Gary R.

5  Peter W.

4  James B.

4  Brett C.

4  Mitchell F.

3  Logan B.

3  Zak B.

3  Kris D.

3  Jon K.

3  Jason M.

3  Richard S.

3  Francis

2  Buddy B.

2  Bryan F.

2  Roy K.

0  Lane B.

Number Of Separate Decks Built:

1  Ryan A.

1  James B.

1  Logan B.

1  Zak B.

1  Buddy B.

1  Brett C.

1  Kris D.

1  Jeff F.

1  Bryan F.

1  Mitchell F.

1  Garnett G.

1  Sam H.

1  Albert J.

1  Roy K.

1  Jon K.

1  Pierre L.

1  Jason M.

1  Jesse N.

1  Gary R.

1  Richard S.

1  Peter W.

1  Francis

0  Lane B.

So, there you have it! Hope to see you all tomorrow at 1 PM for Meeting 2 of our “Magic 2010” League!

Regards,

iRoy

 Everyone loves a BBQ!

Saturday, July 11, 2009 we’ll be hosting a free BBQ for all of our M2010 players! Work up an appetite playing with the new Magic cards and stay for the food! Don’t worry, we won’t be serving up Luke or any form of Tauntaun, just good, old-fashioned hotdogs!

 The BBQ should start around 3 or 4 PM depending on how busy it is.

Regards,

iRoy

 

Two-Headed Giant (noun): aka “2HG” 1. Weird looking claymation monster that tried and failed to kill Jason and the Argonauts. 2. Ultra-cool, amazing, incredible, fantastic, uncanny (you get the picture) format, where two players work as a team to defeat two other players working as a team. Each team of two players share 30 and have communal phases- which means they untap at the same time, draw at the same time and attack at the same time.

 Haven’t tried 2HG? The best time to play in this format is at a Pre-Release and just as luck would have it- we’re having two Pre-Releases and two 2HG events! 2HG starts at 10 AM on Saturday, July 11 and 10 AM on Sunday, July 12! Make sure you sign up early!

$50 per team to enter. Each team receives 7 packs of M2010 and must make two decks of minimum 40 cards each.

 Please feel free to call if you have any questions!

Regards,

iRoy

(780) 459-9548

thground@telusplanet.net

 

A lot of people have approached me and asked to host this League to recapture the feel of the early days of Magic– “when rares were rare, decks were unpredictable, and cards were new”. I just think it’ll be fun to crush people with “Lightning Bolt“s, “Ball Lightning“s and “DarkSteel Colossus“es! If you feel that way too, just check out the rules for our League! Special thanks to Sam for all of his hard work in making this League actually happen!

Sign up now at thground@telusplanet.net or call (780) 459-9548 during our regular business hours (Tues+Thurs+Sun = Noon to Six PM, Wed+Fri+(some) Sat= Noon to Nine PM!

1. DECK CONSTRUCTION:
*EACH PLAYER MUST PURCHASE ONE M2010 FATPACK
TO START THE LEAGUE AND MAY PURCHASE UP TO
TWO M2010 BOOSTERS EACH MEETING
*MINIMUM 60 CARD DECKS, WITH 4 CARD LIMIT

2. FORMAT:
*5 MEETINGS: 1 PM TO 5 PM ON SATURDAY JULY 18, 25,
AUGUST 1, 8, 15 (NO 4 CARD LIMIT)
*PLAYERS MAY CHALLENGE ANY OTHER LEAGUE
PLAYER TWICE PER MEETING
*EACH LEAGUE GAME IS “BEST OF 3” WITH NO TIME LIMIT

3. TRADING:
*PLAYER MAY TRADE WITH ANY OTHER LEAGUE PLAYER
AT ANY TIME SO LONG AS THEY TRADE CARDS FROM
THEIR POOL OF 2010 LEAGUE CARDS (NO OUTSIDE CARDS).

4. PRIZES AWARDED ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 AT 5 PM:
*MOST LEAGUE POINTS (WINS = 3 PTS, LOSSES = 1 PT, TIES = 2 PTS):
*MOST GAMES PLAYED:
*MOST TRADES COMPLETED:
*MOST DECKS BUILT:
*BEST SPORTSMAN:
*RANDOM

5.  ETIQUETTE:
*HONOR SYSTEM
*RECORD ALL WINS, LOSSES, TIES, SEPARATE DECKS BUILT,
TRADES COMPLETED ON OUR LEAGUE REPORT SHEET
*IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND-
DO NOT SHOUT OR SCREAM AT ME
*PLEASE KEEP THINGS CLEAN!

Regards,

iRoy

 

 Brand new cards, familiar favourites- it’s the perfect mix of the best of both worlds! Magic 2010 promises to be one of the best Base (Core) sets that the Wizards Of The Coast (WOTC) have ever published!

Join in the fun and play in our Pre-Release events! DAY 1: Saturday, July 11, 2009 and DAY 2: Sunday, July 12, 2009; both days will have the Main Flight starting at 1 PM with M2010 Booster Drafts ($17) starting at 4 PM, 6 PM, and 8 PM! Sign early for our 2HG (entry:$tba and time: tba) event! Keep in mind our Launch Party ($17, Booster Draft) is: Friday, July 17, 2009 at 6 PM! And, Our M2010 League ($35, Sealed Fatpack) starts: Satuday, July 18,2009 at 1 PM!

Sign up now at thground@telusplanet.net or call (780) 459-9548 during our regular business hours (Tues+Thurs+Sun = Noon to Six PM, Wed+Fri+(some) Sat= Noon to Nine PM!

PRE-RELEASE: $35 (including GST) per Person

1. FORMAT:
*4 ROUNDS OF SWISS (NOT ELIMINATION)
*TOP 4 PLAYERS WILL GO INTO AN ELIMINATION “FINALS” ROUND
*EACH ROUND IS “BEST 2 OUT OF 3” AND 50 MINUTES LONG
(IF TIME RUNS OUT, 5 ADDITIONAL TURNS (STARTING FROM ACTIVE PLAYER) WILL BE GIVEN)
*SEALED BOOSTER: 6 MAGIC 2010 BOOSTERS
*MINIMUM DECK SIZE IS 40 CARDS (NO 4 CARD LIMIT)
*BASIC LANDS WILL AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO USE

2. PRIZES:
*72 PACKS DIVIDED AMONGST THE TOP 16 PLAYERS

*FIRST 32 PAID ENTRANTS WILL RECEIVE ONE FREE DCI FOIL “VAMPIRE NOCTURNUS”

3.  ETIQUETTE:
*IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND- DO NOT SHOUT OR SCREAM AT ME
*I WILL ASK YOU FOR YOUR RESULT WHEN I’M READY FOR IT, PLEASE DO NOT SHOUT/SCREAM AT ME
*PLEASE KEEP THINGS CLEAN!

Regards,

iRoy