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Each stop on the StarCityGames.com Open Series awards over $14,000 in prizes and offers a whopping eighteen chances to directly qualify for an upcoming StarCityGames.com Invitational!

January 14th and 15th, 2012

Location

Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 S Figueroa St
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213)741-1151
http://www.lacclink.com/

Registration

Standard Open: 8AM - 10AM Saturday

Legacy Open: 8AM - 10AM Sunday

Draft Open #1: 8AM - 9AM Sunday

Draft Open #2: 12PM - 2PM Sunday

*Registration ends ten (10) minutes before the event is scheduled to start. All event registration is cash only. Any player who wants to enroll in a Standard or Legacy Open after registration has ended will be able to do so, but will receive a round one match loss. Players arriving after round two has been paired will not be able to enroll in the tournament.

Schedule of Events

For more Information, see the StarCityGames.com 2012 Open Series Detailed Schedule of Events.

Saturday, January 14th, 2012 (Doors open at 8:00 AM)

10:00 AM - Standard Open - $30

2:00 PM - Modern Challenge - $10 - 4 Round Side Event

3:00 PM - 2HG Sealed Challenge - $30/Team - 4 Round Side Event

6:00 PM - Legacy Challenge - $10/$5 - 4 Round Side Event

Sunday, January 15th, 2012 (Doors open at 8:00 AM)

9:00 AM - Draft Open #1 - $30

10:00 AM - Legacy Open - $30

2:00 PM - 2HG Sealed Challenge - $30/Team - 4 Round Side Event

2:30 PM (After Round 4 of Legacy) - Draft Open #2 - $30

Side Events 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM Both Days

Single elimination booster drafts - $10

Single elimination competitive booster drafts - $15

Single elimination constructed tournaments (Standard, Modern, Legacy) – $15

Four Player Commander Chaos Games - $5

Prizes

Standard Open 1st: $2000 and 20 Open Points 2nd: $800 and 15 Open Points 3rd-4th: $500 and 10 Open Points 5th-8th: $250 and 8 Open Points 9th-16th: $100 and 4 Open Points 17th-32nd: $50 and 2 Open Points 33rd+: 1 Open Point

Legacy Open 1st: $2000 and 20 Open Points 2nd: $600 and 15 Open Points 3rd-4th: $400 and 10 Open Points 5th-8th: $200 and 8 Open Points 9th-16th: $100 and 4 Open Points 17th-32nd: $50 and 2 Open Points 33rd+: 1 Open Point

Draft Open 1st: $500 and 10 Open Points 2nd: $200 and 5 Open Points 3rd-4th: $100 and 3 Open Points 5th-8th: $50 and 1 Open Points

Join the Club

The StarCityGames.com Player's Club is the rewards program for anyone who participates in an Open Series event. Each StarCityGames.com Open Series event (Standard, Legacy, and/or Draft Open) and StarCityGames.com Invitational Qualifiers award Open Points to participating players. Earn points and rewards such as sleeves, dealer booth credit, invitations and byes at StarCityGames.com Invitationals and more perks just for playing! Don't forget to pick up your rewards during registration!

Rewards Level 1: 4 points One free deckbox at each StarCityGames.com Open Weekend you attend Level 2: 8 points One free pack of sleeves at each StarCityGames.com Open Weekend you attend Level 3: 20 points One $25 Dealer Booth Voucher at each StarCityGames.com Open Weekend you attend. Qualification for 1 StarCityGames.com Invitational. Level 4: 40 points One $50 Dealer Booth Voucher at each StarCityGames.com Open Weekend you attend. Qualification for 2 StarCityGames.com Invitational. Level 5: 60 points Qualification for all StarCityGames.com Invitationals. One bye at each StarCityGames.com Invitational. Level 6: 100 points Two Byes at Each StarCityGames.com Invitational

*Dealer Booth Vouchers expire at the end of the weekend they are issued. **$50 Dealer Booth Voucher replaces the $25 Dealer Booth Voucher from Level 3 StarCityGames.com reserves the right to modify these benefits at any time.

Qualify for the Invitational!

Each Open Series stop awards eighteen invitations to an upcoming StarCityGames.com Invitational, but there are other ways to qualify as well!

• Finish in the Top 8 of a StarCityGames.com Standard Open or StarCityGames.com Legacy Open
• Win a StarCityGames.com Draft Open
• Achieve Level 5 in the StarCityGames.com Players' Club
• Win an StarCityGames.com Invitational Qualifier (IQ)
• Finish in the Top 2 of a StarCityGames.com Super Invitational Qualifier
• Finish in the Top 4 of a StarCityGames.com Elite Invitational Qualifier
• Regularly contribute content to the StarCityGames.com website as a columnist

Need Cards?

Buy, sell and trade with America's largest Magic the Gathering retailer! Before the event, place an order on StarCityGames.com and have it brought to the event for FREE! See our homepage advertisement for details and cutoff dates and times. At the event itself, StarCityGames.com will also have a massive dealer booth set up all weekend long full of the hottest singles, supplies and anything else you'll need to battle!

Trading

Although trading is both allowed and encouraged, please note that the following things are not permitted at this event:

• Buying/selling cards with anyone except for our authorized dealer(s)
• Soliciting to buy/sell cards nearby (including via social media such as Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
• Advertising without receiving permission from StarCityGames.com’s on-site Event Manager
• Offering to “alter” cards in exchange for some form of compensation
• Utilizing an excessive amount of space when trading
• Using suitcases, handcarts, luggage carts, etc. for the purpose of transporting excessive amounts of trade stock.

Please note that failure to obey these rules may result in all involved parties being both removed from the event without refund, and banned from attending future events.

Directions

For directions to the venue, we recommend Google Maps.

From the South: 

From 110 NORTH, transition to the 10 WEST, and exit immediately from the LEFT lane to PICO Blvd. The PICO off-ramp becomes L.A. Live Wy. Turn RIGHT into the West Hall parking garage.

From the North: 

From 110 SOUTH, exit at OLYMPIC Blvd. LEFT at bottom of ramp onto BLAINE. LEFT on 11th St. Immediate RIGHT on L.A. Live Wy., and LEFT into the West Hall garage.

From the East: 

From 10 WEST, transition to the 110 NORTH (Downtown). EXIT at PICO Blvd. The PICO off-ramp becomes L.A. Live Wy. Turn RIGHT into the West Hall parking garage.

From the West: 

From 10 EAST, exit at GRAND Ave. Turn LEFT on OLIVE St., and LEFT on PICO Blvd. Turn RIGHT on L.A. Live Wy. and RIGHT into the West Hall parking garage.

Judging

Judges interested in working at this event, including uncertified judges (L0), should submit an application through the DCI website. Judges who work StarCityGames.com events qualify for our Judge Rewards Program.

Judge certification for level one (L1) and advancement to level two (L2) is available at this event; interested candidates should make arrangements with Nicholas Sabin at nicholas.sabin@starcitygames.com prior to the event.

More Information

Your question may already be answered in our tournament FAQ. However, if you still have questions, please feel free to email us at events@starcitygames.com or call (540) 767-GAME (4263). We want your experience to be as enjoyable as possible, and will do our best to assist you in any way that we can.