xeitan
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Post by xeitan on Sept 1, 2008 7:27:26 GMT -4
what are the games scheduled for september? ...
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Post by Bop on Sept 1, 2008 7:45:13 GMT -4
Trevor over to you.
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Post by noxy on Sept 1, 2008 15:37:41 GMT -4
I'll finalize the schedule for Sept tomorrow with Derek and the others and publish it here on Wednesday.
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Post by kangor on Sept 2, 2008 8:10:46 GMT -4
Booster 9/4 Block 9/11 Extended 9/18 2 Headed Giant Sealed 9/26
As a important note. WOTC has change their Oganized Play Network. My U.S.A WPN Lvl of Core will not be allowed here in the UAE????don't ask!!! So currently UAE is Gateway eligible only. This means I can sanction any type of event online and on the fly, but we will not have FNM or Pre-Releases until next set after Shards. Until my WPN lvl rises to Core in UAE we are S.O.L. BUT WOTC is aware of this and they are slightly sympathetic to our cause. I have been assured that I will be able to FNM and Pre-releases again after Shards. They currently dont think much of the UAE as a market so until we get more venues and more TO's operating here we will not be getting much Corporate support. SO... FNM: We will continue to have FNM here. I will be giving away unique foils from my collection as usual but the events will now be 16K. PRE-RELEASES: Well honestly we are a bit screwded till the next release. I think we will be able to have the Release event though, but not PRE-RELEASE.
What you can do...get more new players and come to every event. I will be running more events as FREE to bolster participation, but prizes in this cas will be very limited...as it is FREE.
It would also be good to have 1 or 2 more people request TO status under the new WPN system from WOTC. I can help with this if needed.
So thank you all, and GAME ON!
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Post by noxy on Sept 2, 2008 9:51:47 GMT -4
Booster 9/4 Block 9/11 Extended 9/18 2 Headed Giant Sealed 9/26 As a important note. WOTC has change their Oganized Play Network. My U.S.A WPN Lvl of Core will not be allowed here in the UAE????don't ask!!! So currently UAE is Gateway eligible only. This means I can sanction any type of event online and on the fly, but we will not have FNM or Pre-Releases until next set after Shards. Until my WPN lvl rises to Core in UAE we are S.O.L. BUT WOTC is aware of this and they are slightly sympathetic to our cause. I have been assured that I will be able to FNM and Pre-releases again after Shards. They currently dont think much of the UAE as a market so until we get more venues and more TO's operating here we will not be getting much Corporate support. SO... FNM: We will continue to have FNM here. I will be giving away unique foils from my collection as usual but the events will now be 16K. PRE-RELEASES: Well honestly we are a bit screwded till the next release. I think we will be able to have the Release event though, but not PRE-RELEASE. What you can do...get more new players and come to every event. I will be running more events as FREE to bolster participation, but prizes in this cas will be very limited...as it is FREE. It would also be good to have 1 or 2 more people request TO status under the new WPN system from WOTC. I can help with this if needed. So thank you all, and GAME ON! I'll register myself for TO asap, already got the program running anyway. I'll keep organizing the Tuesday Draft and will propose a different calendar to everyone for the Tuesday and Saturday - more centered on limited play. There should also be "seasons" alternating block and type2 (standard) over the course of the year, to help a real metagame developing. I'll make sure that we can keep playing regular limited events (6 per month minimum) and that we will be able to have a pre-release and release. Cheers, Oliv.
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Post by massali on Sept 2, 2008 12:49:02 GMT -4
Hey there guys,
My name is Omid and I'm an ex-Magic player craving to get back into the scene again. Found you guys after googling for hours and I must say that I'm excited. I haven't been playing for years and I've got my entire collection back home in Sweden. But I'm definitely heading over for the next draft you guys are having.
Could you guys fill me in on the lingo that you're using? In the dates below, when you say "booster" do you mean a normal draft? And what is block?
Booster 9/4 Block 9/11 Extended 9/18 2 Headed Giant Sealed 9/26
Do you guys play T2 and Extended or is there any T1 action going on as well?
Looking forward to meeting you all!
Cheers, Omid
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Post by noxy on Sept 3, 2008 1:47:08 GMT -4
Hey there guys, My name is Omid and I'm an ex-Magic player craving to get back into the scene again. Found you guys after googling for hours and I must say that I'm excited. I haven't been playing for years and I've got my entire collection back home in Sweden. But I'm definitely heading over for the next draft you guys are having. Could you guys fill me in on the lingo that you're using? In the dates below, when you say "booster" do you mean a normal draft? And what is block? Booster 9/4 Block 9/11 Extended 9/18 2 Headed Giant Sealed 9/26 Do you guys play T2 and Extended or is there any T1 action going on as well? Looking forward to meeting you all! Cheers, Omid Hi Omid, Welcome, we hope to see you at the Rydges soon! By "booster draft" we understand the standard draft with 3 boosters that everyone is used to play (at the moment it's Shadowmoor/Shadowmoor/Eventide boosters). The constructed formats we tend to play are mainly Standard (Type 2) and Block (same but latest extentions only - Lorwyn/Morningtide/Shadowmoor/Eventide). We do not play older formats as T1, T1.5 because not many people have got the cards but we certainly aim to play at least one extended per month. Cheers, Olivier
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Post by kangor on Sept 3, 2008 1:58:13 GMT -4
BUT, there are a few player that have Vintage (T1 & 1.5) Decks. We welcome the 10 proxy rule. So if you have the skill for T1 please bring it as a fun back up. Extended is currently the oldest format here as supply of older cards is low for most people.
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Post by kangor on Sept 3, 2008 2:04:47 GMT -4
Noxy, let me finishing all sanction for September as this will put me over the top in WPN Lvl. After that you can cover everything but Thursday. Also I recommend having Annemarie be the TO. By doing this she can run the events and you can keep playing while she TO's.
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Post by p@ranoid on Sept 3, 2008 2:06:49 GMT -4
Booster 9/4 Block 9/11 Extended 9/18 2 Headed Giant Sealed 9/26 As a important note. WOTC has change their Oganized Play Network. My U.S.A WPN Lvl of Core will not be allowed here in the UAE????don't ask!!! So currently UAE is Gateway eligible only. This means I can sanction any type of event online and on the fly, but we will not have FNM or Pre-Releases until next set after Shards. Until my WPN lvl rises to Core in UAE we are S.O.L. BUT WOTC is aware of this and they are slightly sympathetic to our cause. I have been assured that I will be able to FNM and Pre-releases again after Shards. They currently dont think much of the UAE as a market so until we get more venues and more TO's operating here we will not be getting much Corporate support. SO... FNM: We will continue to have FNM here. I will be giving away unique foils from my collection as usual but the events will now be 16K. PRE-RELEASES: Well honestly we are a bit screwded till the next release. I think we will be able to have the Release event though, but not PRE-RELEASE. What you can do...get more new players and come to every event. I will be running more events as FREE to bolster participation, but prizes in this cas will be very limited...as it is FREE. It would also be good to have 1 or 2 more people request TO status under the new WPN system from WOTC. I can help with this if needed. So thank you all, and GAME ON! sad we're not having fnm and pre-release till next year, but 16k tourneys not bad. dang........ also can we muster standard tourneys this month, since it's the last month of tsp block..sorta last hurra..?
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Post by noxy on Sept 3, 2008 3:11:30 GMT -4
Guys,
Here is the Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday schedule for September and October:
Tue 02/09: SHM/SHM/EVE Booster Draft Thu 04/09: SHM/SHM/EVE Booster Draft Sat 06/09: Block Constructed
Tue 09/09: SHM/SHM/EVE Booster Draft Thu 11/09: Block Constructed Sat 13/09: Sealed
Tue 16/09: SHM/SHM/EVE Booster Draft Thu 18/09: Extended Sat 20/09: Block Constructed
Tue 23/09: SHM/SHM/EVE Booster Draft Thu 25/09: Shadowmoor/Eventide Sealed Sat 27/09: Standard (Type 2) - Last Timespiral-legal Type 2!!! -- Start of the Type2 Season!
Tue 30/09: SHM/SHM/EVE Booster Draft Thu 02/10: Unannounced Sat 04/10: Shards of Alara Release Party (to be confirmed)
Tue 07/10: SHM/SHM/EVE Booster Draft (last SHM draft) Thu 09/10: Unannounced Sat 11/10: Standard (Type2)
Tue 14/10: SOA/SOA/SOA Booster Draft (woot!) Thu 16/10: Standard (Type2) (to be confirmed) Sat 18/10: Cube Draft or Sealed
Tue 21/10: SOA/SOA/SOA Booster Draft Thu 23/10: Extended Sat 25/10: Standard (Type2)
October announces big changes with the rotation of Timespiral Block out of Standard and the release of Shards of Alara. It also marks the start of the new Standard (Type 2) Season.
We'll also try to introduce a Cube Draft once a month on Saturday - I hope everyone likes it!
Cheers, Olivier
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Post by noxy on Sept 3, 2008 6:56:56 GMT -4
Noxy, let me finishing all sanction for September as this will put me over the top in WPN Lvl. After that you can cover everything but Thursday. Also I recommend having Annemarie be the TO. By doing this she can run the events and you can keep playing while she TO's. Yeah I'll start registering right away.
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xeitan
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Post by xeitan on Sept 3, 2008 7:33:10 GMT -4
Guys, Here is the Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday schedule for September and October: Tue 02/09: SHM/SHM/EVE Booster Draft Thu 04/09: SHM/SHM/EVE Booster Draft Sat 06/09: Block Constructed Tue 09/09: SHM/SHM/EVE Booster Draft Thu 11/09: Block Constructed Sat 13/09: Sealed Tue 16/09: SHM/SHM/EVE Booster Draft Thu 18/09: Extended Sat 20/09: Block Constructed Tue 23/09: SHM/SHM/EVE Booster Draft Thu 25/09: Shadowmoor/Eventide Sealed Sat 27/09: Standard (Type 2) - Last Timespiral-legal Type 2!!! -- Start of the Type2 Season! Tue 30/09: SHM/SHM/EVE Booster Draft Thu 02/10: Unannounced Sat 04/10: Shards of Alara Release Party (to be confirmed) Tue 07/10: SHM/SHM/EVE Booster Draft (last SHM draft) Thu 09/10: Unannounced Sat 11/10: Standard (Type2) Tue 14/10: SOA/SOA/SOA Booster Draft (woot!) Thu 16/10: Standard (Type2) (to be confirmed) Sat 18/10: Cube Draft or Sealed Tue 21/10: SOA/SOA/SOA Booster Draft Thu 23/10: Extended Sat 25/10: Standard (Type2) October announces big changes with the rotation of Timespiral Block out of Standard and the release of Shards of Alara. It also marks the start of the new Standard (Type 2) Season. We'll also try to introduce a Cube Draft once a month on Saturday - I hope everyone likes it! Cheers, Olivier uber noxy ;D
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Post by kangor on Sept 4, 2008 3:02:08 GMT -4
Regarding Paranoids request for more standard..we will accomodate this request on Saturday games.
Also to comment that we will be having FNM before the end of the year, but we will have to wait on the next expansion to Shard for the actual pre-release.
(Not true we got the pre-release for shards and FNM is back in October) I am a dork!
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Post by kangor on Sept 14, 2008 8:03:32 GMT -4
FYI FNM is back in October with all new foil promo cards (serrated arrows).
the Pre-Release will be held Saturday 27/09/08 starting at 4-5PM at Rydges Hotel. This should allow plenty of time for the final Standard Event before rotation (pre-release card is new RW Planeswalker)
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