All,

Well the GP Trial event at Birmingham on the 15th came and went in a bit of a haze for me. Struck by illness in the morning I was absolutely no use all day and the event literally passed me by while I slept in another room. My thanks to the judges Pete and Nick for their running of the event and again to Rich Rowe for helping with the set-up/tear-down. Oh, and Tu for getting me a life saving energy drink and bottle of water. :o)

Anyway, I’m told that the winner was Jonathan Randle so well done Jonathan!

We didn’t run any drafts and I beat a hasty retreat home to bed.

On now to the next event.

STAFFORD 2HG CHAMPS EVENT SUNDAY 30th OF MARCH 2008

The Champs events taking place on the weekend of the 29th/30th of March in the UK are the last time there will be a Champs event as Wizards have removed it from the list of events that Organised Play offer. So there are numerous reasons to attend this event:

[1] A chance to play 2HG with the very popular Lorwyn block.

[2] A final chance to be crowned County Champion.

[3] The participation card is a promo full art Bramblewood Paragon [while stocks last].

[4] The top eight players [four teams] receive a foil full art Mutavault. Not only is Mutavault the most expensive single card from Morningtide, these are promo foil versions.

[5] It doesn’t stop there. Champs is the only place in the world to get these cards and Champs events in other countries have been cancelled, we are very lucky to have them in the UK. I can’t even begin to imagine the secondary market price for these cards as they will be in global demand. They could be the most expensive single cards in a long long time.

The format for the tournament is 2 Headed Giant [or 2HG] Sealed Deck which means that you and a partner get issued with a tournament pack and some boosters and build two 40 card minimum decks with which to play for the duration of the event. More Champs information can be found here:

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=events/magic/champs

Event notes:

[1] This event is limited to 25 teams so please make sure that you pre-register to guarantee your place and receive a promotional card.

[2] We will be using deck pool registration as we do at all limited format events.

[3] Price for admission is £20.00 per team for two reasons. Firstly, it falls in line with Wizards of the Coast pricing guidelines and secondly because the product given to each player to use on the day is one Lorwyn TM tournament pack, one Lorwyn TM booster and three Morningtide TM boosters.

Here are the usual event details:

STAFFORD 2HG CHAMPS EVENT SUNDAY 30th OF MARCH 2008

VENUE: Oddfellows Hall, Greengate Street, Stafford, ST16 2HP.

Parking for the new Stafford venue.

I have had some requests about parking at the new venue. There is no car park, but fortunately the nearest public car park is just a stone’s throw away and is free all day on a Sunday. To get to this car park as you can see from the map, come off of the big Asda roundabout heading for the town centre in the left hand lane. When the right hand lane branches off stay left and carry straight on. On your right you will see a large car park, pull into here and head for the far left hand side to park. Then on foot walk out of the car park at the far left hand corner up a narrow road for about 20 yards and join the main high street [Greengate Street on the map]. If you turn to your right you should be by a shoe repair shop and the Oddfellows Hall is next door with large glass doors. If you have any trouble give me a call on the day and we will guide you in.

START TIME: Enrolment from 9:30am till 10:30am. Deck construction will start at about 11:00am.

FORMAT: The format for the Release tournament is DCITM-sanctioned Lorwyn TM and Morningtide TM 2HG Sealed Deck.

Rules Enforcement Level: Competitive

ENTRY FEE: £20.00 for main event PER TEAM

Cost of entry includes one (1) Lorwyn TM tournament pack, one (1) Lorwyn TM booster and three (3) Morningtide TM boosters.

PRIZES: As per Wizards of the Coast event prize structure.

SIDE EVENTS: Lorwyn TM and Morningtide TM mixed Booster Draft side events available all day long.

ENTRY FEE: £8.00 for Booster Drafts (12 Boosters as prizes split 5/3/2/2)

TO PRE-REGISTER FOR AN EVENT:

Send an e-mail to this address: stephen DOT avann AT ntlworld DOT com with your FULL NAME and DCI NUMBER (If you have one) BEFORE 5:30PM on the FRIDAY NIGHT before the events, as this is the last time that I will check my e-mail before the tournament. Alternatively I can be contacted on my mobile from 6:30pm until 10pm on the following number: 07989201808. Please don’t try to phone me before 6:30pm as I will be busy.

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