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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!

August 11th and 12th, 2012

Location

Kansas City Convention Center
Bartle Rm 2103
301 West 13th Street
Kansas City, MO 64105

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

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 deviant art page (http://zhycalui.deviantart.com/). You can contact Amber at zhycalui@gmail.com to request a playmat to be picked up at the event.

Christopher Barracuda (Chicago, IL)

A fresh face in the altering world, Mr. Barracuda will be on-site creating his one-of-a-kind alters as well as mingling and getting to know everyone. So, stop by and chat him up! Check out his creative works at www.photobucket.com/cbarracuda For special requests and commissions, please contact Chris at christopher.barracuda@yahoo.com.

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.




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 Lenexa and Overland Park, Kan.

Take I-35 North to downtown KC/Broadway exit. Turn left (north) onto Broadway Boulevard - follow Broadway Boulevard north to 12th Street. Turn right onto 12th Street and follow 12th Street east to Wyandotte Street. (Approximately 2 blocks). Turn right on Wyandotte Street and the entrance to the Barney Allis Plaza parking garage is to the immediate right, before the intersection of 13th and Wyandotte Streets.

From Kansas City North

Take I-29 South over the Broadway Bridge. Continue south on Broadway Boulevard to 12th Street. Turn left (east) onto 12th Street and follow 12th Street east to Wyandotte St. (approximately 2 blocks). Turn right onto Wyandotte St. and the entrance to the Barney Allis Plaza parking garage is to the immediate right, before the intersection of 13th and Wyandotte Streets.

From Kansas City, Kan.

Take I-70 East to Broadway Boulevard exit. Turn right (south) onto Broadway Boulevard. Proceed to 12th Street, turn left, and follow 12th Street east to Wyandotte St. (approximately 2 blocks). Turn right on Wyandotte Street. The Barney Allis parking garage is located, before the intersection of 13th and Wyandotte Streets.

From the Country Club Plaza area

Go north on Main St. to 13th Street. Turn left (west) on 13th Street and drive approximately 2 blocks to Wyandotte St. Turn right onto Wyandotte St. The parking garage will be on the immediate left side of the street, before the intersection of 12th and Wyandotte Streets.

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.

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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