Magic the Gathering: League: ComicReaders Downtown November 2016

[ChadBoudreau]

Magic the Gathering: League


DESCRIPTION
Wizards of the Coast-- makers of Magic: The Gathering-- has asked Wizards Play Network stores like ComicReaders to playtest a sealed League and provide them with feedback. By partaking in this League and providing feedback at its completion you will be helping Wizards of the Coast design a new in-store League to be rolled out in the near future across the Wizards Play Network.

The League will run over four successive weeks. For ComicReaders Downtown, the League will run every Saturday in November from 12pm - 5pm.

On the first day of the League (November 5), players will receive three Kaladesh booster packs, a League match card, and a deck box. 

Players will build a minimum 30-card deck from their three boosters and play as many matches as they like within the allotted time. There are two special rules:
- Matches should be just one game.
- And each player may take one free mulligan per match.

Players will be able to add an additional booster to their pools each week and/or after three losses. Only cards from these boosters can be added to the League deck. The boosters will be opened in front of staff or other players.

Players record wins and losses on their match cards. All match cards will be kept at ComicReaders Downtown.

All decks will be kept at ComicReaders Downtown for the duration of the League. Players take their decks home after the League is finished.

All active players will receive a selection of promo cards (FNM, Buy-a-Box, etc) from existing store overstock.

All active players will receive a premium, foil, double-sided, promo token card from Wizards of the Coast at some point after the League ends. We are scheduled to receive 30 tokens. Leftover tokens will be used as prizes at future in-store events.

Booster packs of Kaladesh will be rewarded to the top 8 players of the League at the end of the 4 week period.

Additional prizes will be added to the prize pool based on the number of active players.

DATE & TIME
Players in the League will meet at ComicReaders Downtown on every Saturday in November 2016.
League play is valid from 12pm - 5pm.
November 5
November 12
November 19
November 26

LOCATION
Venue Information: Click Here

COST
$15 entry fee
The entry fee gets you your first three packs.
There is an additional fee of $5 if and when you add a booster pack to your deck.

EVENT ORGANIZER
Chad / Lareina

EVENT ATTENDANCE LIMITS
There is no player maximum for the League.
You can join the League at any time.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
This is the first time we have run a sealed League event. We are running the League and reporting our opinions and the opinions of the League members to Wizards of the Coast as per Wizards wishes. Wizards of the Coast wants stores to try out this format and provide them with feedback.

[ChadBoudreau]

Prizes updated.

[ChadBoudreau]

The first Standard Sealed has wrapped. Thanks to everyone who participated.

Here is the player list as of the end of the League:

Matt B: 27 games; 13 wins; 14 losses
Merv R: 24 games; 12 wins; 12 losses
Niall W: 18 games; 9 wins; 9 losses
Jud T: 18 games; 7 wins; 11 losses
Andrew J: 17 games; 12 wins; 5 losses
Austin H: 6 games; 1 win; 5 losses
Richard S: 3 games; 1 win; 2 losses

We have not yet received the foil tokens, but will let you know when we do.

I will post again in the near future with details as to when Kaladesh booster packs and store-made promo packs can be picked up. (I just need to confirm some numbers with Justin.)