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CINCINNATI, OH
February 16-17
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Event Info

StarCityGames.com Open Series

The StarCityGames.com Open Series is a full weekend of gaming with two main events and a robust schedule of side events. Each main event offers $10,000 in cash prizes, Open Points and 8 direct qualifications for your choice of four StarCityGames.com Invitationals. Check out our full schedule of events for 2013, and make plans to join us!
STARCITYGAMES.COM
STANDARD OPEN
Saturday - 10AM - Entry: $40
Registration: 8AM - 9:50AM*

1st Place: $2,400 - 20 Open Points
2nd Place: $1,200 - 15 Open Points
3rd-4th Place: $600 - 10 Open Points
5th-8th Place: $300 - 8 Open Points
9th-32nd Place: $100 - 4 Open Points
33rd-64th Place: $50 - 2 Open Points
65th+: 1 Open Point
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STARCITYGAMES.COM
LEGACY OPEN
Sunday - 10AM - Entry: $40
Registration: 8AM - 9:50AM*

1st Place: $2,400 - 20 Open Points
2nd Place: $1,200 - 15 Open Points
3rd-4th Place: $600 - 10 Open Points
5th-8th Place: $300 - 8 Open Points
9th-32nd Place: $100 - 4 Open Points
33rd-64th Place: $50 - 2 Open Points
65th+: 1 Open Point
Print Decklist Form

Free with Each Open Series Entry!

Receive a set of 5 StarCityGames.com Open Series exclusive tokens, a FREE deckbox, and a voucher good for one month of StarCityGames.com Premium EACH time you register to compete in a StarCityGames.com Open!

Artwork by Kristen Plescow. Click to enlarge.

 

1st-8th also earn a qualification to any of the next four Invitationals!

Both the Saturday and Sunday Opens are modified Swiss with a cut to single-elimination Top 8. The Standard Open quarterfinals will be held on Saturday night after the Swiss, while the semifinals and finals will be held on Sunday morning at 8am.

Competitive REL; 3x Planeswalker Points Modifier

This StarCityGames.com Open Series weekend will feature a Standard Open on Saturday and a Legacy Open on Sunday. Both events will start at 10 am and be Swiss format with a top 8.


* You may register after the end of registration with a round-one match loss. You cannot register after round two has been paired.

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Saturday Side Events
Two-Headed Giant Sealed
Saturday - 3PM
Entry: $30/team
Registration: 2PM - 2:50PM

Current Sealed format Two-Headed Giant.
8 packs total - two 40-card minimum decks.
Four rounds of Swiss.
Prizes
4-0: 8 Booster Packs per Team
3-0-1: 6 Booster Packs per Team
3-1: 4 Booster Packs per Team
2: 2 Booster Packs per Team
Legacy Challenge
Saturday - 5PM
Entry: $10
($5 for Standard Open entrants)
Registration: 4PM - 4:50PM

Four rounds of Swiss.

Prizes
4-0: $50 Dealer Credit
3-0-1: $25 Dealer Credit & 3 Booster Packs
3-1: 6 Booster Packs
2: 1 Booster Pack

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Sunday Side Events
Two-Headed Giant Sealed
Sunday - 12PM Noon
Entry: $30/team
Registration: 11AM - 11:50AM

Current Sealed format Two-Headed Giant.
8 packs total - two 40-card minimum decks.
Four rounds of Swiss.
Prizes
4-0: 8 Booster Packs per Team
3-0-1: 6 Booster Packs per Team
3-1: 4 Booster Packs per Team
2: 2 Booster Packs per Team
Draft Challenge
Sunday - 3PM
Entry: $20
Registration: 2PM - 2:50PM

Current Draft format. Three rounds of Swiss, paired into Pods.

Prizes
3-0: $50 Dealer Credit
2-0-1: $25 Dealer Credit & 3 Booster Packs
2-1: 6 Booster Pack

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Weekend-Long Events
Single-Elimination
Booster Drafts
Entry: $10
Prizes
1st: 3 Booster Packs
(or entry into the next draft)
Single-Elimination
Constructed Tournaments
Entry: $15
Formats: Standard, Modern, Legacy
Prizes
1st: 36 Booster Packs
Four-Players Commander
Chaos Games
Entry: $5
Prizes
1st: $20 Dealer Credit

Special Guests

Magic Artist Clint Cearley
Magic Artist Clint Cearley trained in traditional media Clint now works as a freelance digital artist with such companies as Wizards of the Coast for their game Magic: The Gathering.

You can find his art featured on these popular cards: Curse of Death's Hold, Geist-Honored Monk, Intangible Virtue, Putrefy (Izzet v. Golgari), Sever the Bloodline, Syncopate (RtR), Vampire Outcasts.

His art also appears on the following Gatecrash cards: Bane Alley Broker, Stolen Identity, Thrull Parasite, and Whispering Madness.

You can find more about his work at: http://clintcearley.daportfolio.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 deviant art page: zhycalui.deviantart.com. You can contact Amber at zhycalui@gmail.com to request a playmat to be picked up at the event.
 
 
Blake Meade
Blake Meade will be creating altered cards at this event! Check out some of his work at http://bamalters.blogspot.com and contact him for custom orders at baalters@gmail.com.
 
 
Eric Claar
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.

Travel Info
Sharonville Convention Center
Exhibit Hall
11355 Chester Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45246

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Hotel

Fairfield Inn & Suites

11440 Chester Road

Cincinnati, OH 45246

513.842.9112

 

Distance from venue: 0.2 miles

Free breakfast - Free parking

 

Rate: $89/ night

Call 513.842.9112 and mention "StarCityGames."

Rate guaranteed until January 31, 2013


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 dealers(s)
  • Soliciting to buy/sell cards nearby (including via social media such as Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
  • Advertising without receiving permissions 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.
Contact

Hiring

We hire sales associates and coverage runners at every Open Series. If you're interested in working an event, go to our event staffing page.

Judging

Judges interested in working at this event, including candidates interested in testing, should submit an application through magicjudges.org.  Judges who are on staff for StarCityGames.com events qualify for our Judge Rewards Program.

Judge certification for Level One and advancement to Level Two is available at this event. Candidates should note their interest in their application and arrange for testing with Nicholas Sabin (nicholas.sabin@starcitygames.com) at least two weeks 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 we can.




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