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Each stop on the StarCityGames.com Open Series awards over $20,000 in prizes and offers a whopping sixteen chances to directly qualify for an upcoming StarCityGames.com Invitational!

July 28th and 29th, 2012

Location

Adam\'s Mark Hotel
Grand Ballroom
120 Church Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
716.845.5100

Registration

Standard Open: 8AM - 10AM Saturday
Legacy Open: 8AM - 10AM 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 2013 Open Series Detailed Schedule of Events.





Special Guests

Lindsay Burley

Lindsay will be selling and creating her unique brand of 3-D cards and tokens! Check out her work here: www.3dalters.weebly.com then stop by and check out these awesome cards! For special commissions before the event you can contact Lindsay at 3Dalters@gmail.com. Don't forget to stop by YouTube for a peek into the creative process: http://www.youtube.com/user/dixiebornandbred147

Eric Claar (Indianapolis, IN)

Eric Claar brings his unique style of alters to the StarCityGames.com Open Series. Know for his minimalist 'blueprint' style as well as full art pieces, you can check out his work on facebook (www.facebook.com/claarbar) and Deviant Art. (claarbar.deviantart.com/) For commissions, you can contact him through facebook or e-mail cbalters@gmail.com

  Amber Musick  

Amber Musick will be at this event offering her custom, full art playmats and tokens as well as creating new works of art and customizing your playmat with original art. Pricing and her current offering of playmats can be found on her deviantart page: zhycalui.deviantart.com. You can contact Amber at zhycalui@gmail.com to request a playmat to be picked up at the event.




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
  • Earn 20 or more Open Series Points
  • 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.


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Directions

For directions to the venue, we recommend Google Maps.

For directions to the venue, we recommend Google Maps.

From the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, take 33 West (Kensington Expressway) to Oak Street. Make a right turn on North Division Street and follow North Division to the hotel.

From Niagara Falls, take 190 South to Niagara Street (Exit 8). Make a right on Niagara Street and go through 3 traffic lights to South Elmwood and turn right. Hotel is located at intersection of South Elmwood and Church Street.

From the East, take I-90 West to Exit 53. Take Church Street exit and follow Church Street to the hotel.

From the North, take Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) to 190 South. Take the Niagara Street Exit (Exit 8). Turn right onto Niagara Street. Turn right on South Elmwood and follow to the hotel.

From the South, take I-90 to Exit 53. Take Church Street exit and follow Church Street to the hotel.

From the West, take I-90 East to Exit 53. Take Church Street exit and follow to the hotel.

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.

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