SHADOWMOOR PRE-RELEASE WEEKEND 19th and 20th OF APRIL 2008
All,
Here is the latest news update from the Stafford and Birmingham tournaments.
First up, a brief Champs report. We had a really good turn-out of 18 teams for the Champs event on Sunday the 30th of March and the new venue seemed to work well. I got positive feedback from the players and if you didn’t have time to make a comment on the day, please feel free to drop me an e-mail to let me know what you thought. The venue owners seemed to be happy with us as an event and have authorised future bookings based on what they saw so thanks to everyone who helped to make the day a success, particularly Rich “I’ll carry that” Rowe and Pete “Not judging today but let’s sweep the floors” Stephenson. At the end of the Swiss rounds the following teams made the top four:
‘Team Ian’ [Ian Davis and Gavin Goh]
‘Coming back up again’ [Bill Johnson and Tom Johnson]
‘manaleak.com’ [Dinh Tu Nguyen and Marco Orsini-Jones]
‘Pickled egg lover and hater’ [Richard Parker and Stefano Gattolin]
The teams then had a Lorwyn/Lorwyn/Morningtide 2-Headed draft and then they settled in for the playoffs.
Semi-Finals
‘Team Ian’ defeated ‘Pickled egg lover and hater’
‘Coming back up again’ defeated ‘manaleak.com’
Finals
‘Team Ian’ defeated ‘Coming back up again’
Congratulation to Ian and Gavin for their win! You are County Champs of Staffordshire forever……..
What is the latest www.magicgeek.co.uk news?
Shadowmoor pre-sale items are already listed so if you want to place your orders for prompt Release date delivery then you can. For the first time I have listed common and uncommon sets and play sets as pre-sale items. Remember, you can also choose to collect the order at the Release Event on Sunday the 4th of May at Stafford and get any postage costs refunded. Just put “Collect at Stafford Release Event” in the customer comments so that I know what to do with the order.
I have also have Coldsnap and Dissension theme decks and Fat Packs at low low prices. If you didn’t get the Coldsnap theme decks with re-printed Ice Age and Alliances cards such as Swords to Plowshares then it might be worth picking one up while they are so cheap. Discounted prices hold until the end of the month.
On to the next event:
SHADOWMOOR PRE-RELEASE WEEKEND 19th and 20th OF APRIL 2008
Well, on the strength of the Champs event the new Stafford venue has been secured. However, this does come with yet another change. The Stafford venue is only available to us on a Sunday which means that for future Pre-Release weekends starting with Shadowmoor I will be running the Birmingham event on a Saturday and the Stafford event on a Sunday. For those of you who come to one or both of the events it isn’t really a huge change. However, I appreciate that for those of you who attend one of my events and one by another Organiser it may make a difference to your plans. I have sent another e-mail to fellow organisers in the midlands to make them aware of the changes to my events.
SHADOWMOOR PRE-RELEASE WEEKEND 19th and 20th OF APRIL 2008
Event notes:
[1] As I have had so many enquiries about the forthcoming Shadowmoor TM Pre-Release tournaments, this e-mail includes all relevant information for both the Stafford and the Birmingham tournaments. Pick and choose the information that you need.
[2] We will be continuing to use deck pool registration at all pre-release events.
[3] Price for admission is £16.00 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 Shadowmoor TM tournament pack and three Shadowmoor TM boosters.
[4] To encourage players to attend both events, I will be continuing with the £2.00 deduction in the cost of entry to any player enrolling in the Stafford Pre-Release who played in the Birmingham Pre-Release the previous day. This makes it a nice even £30 to play in both events. I realise that this isn’t an enormous saving, but I received positive feedback for this at previous Pre-Release weekends so I’m happy to continue to offer this discount.
[5] As usual I’ll be filling the traditional Grab Bag with the contents of some Shadowmoor TM boosters as additional prizes.
[6] Again as usual, I have had winner’s trophies engraved. The trophies are a popular part of the Pre-Release events and everybody wants to win one!
I look forward to seeing you at the events.
Steve
Here are the usual event details:
BIRMINGHAM SHADOWMOOR PRE-RELEASE SATURDAY 19th OF APRIL 2008
VENUE: Quality Hotel Birmingham, 166 Hagley Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, England B16 9NZ
The venue is probably only about 15 minutes from the city centre easily accessible from New Street Station. Road links are very good from the M6 and the M5 as you will see on the map.
If you are travelling by car, there is parking for over a hundred cars but most of the spaces are at the back of the hotel. Drive towards the red barrier at the right hand side of the venue and it will automatically open. All you need to do when leaving is pick up a parking token from the hotel reception. Parking is free if you have used the hotel facilities, so there will be no parking charge for players attending the event.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT: According to locals, as far as trains are concerned, it’s quicker to go to Five Ways station if possible, walk to the Five Ways shopping centre and then just walk down Hagley Road. From New Street Station the 128 and the 129 buses from Corporation Street (1 min walk from New Street) go down the Hagley Road (and I’m sure there must be others too). If you are travelling by train and you are running late I’d suggest just getting a taxi to the venue. I suspect that it is less than a 10 minute drive from New Street Station.
Website: http://www.quality-hotels-birmingham.com/
Directions: These are available from the Hotel’s website:
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START TIME: Enrolment from 9:30am till 10:30am. Deck construction will start at about 11:00am.
FORMAT: The format for each Pre-release tournament is DCITM-sanctioned Shadowmoor TM Sealed Deck.
Rules Enforcement Level: 1
ENTRY FEE: £16.00 for main event
Cost of entry includes one (1) Shadowmoor TM tournament pack and three (3) Shadowmoor TM boosters.
PRIZES: As per Wizards of the Coast premier event prize structure.
Special commemorative Shadowmoor TM card for each tournament participant, while supplies last.
SIDE EVENTS: Shadowmoor TM Booster Draft side events available all day long.
ENTRY FEE: £8.00 for Booster Drafts (12 Boosters as prizes split 5/3/2/2)
STAFFORD SHADOWMOOR PRE-RELEASE SUNDAY 20th OF APRIL 2008
VENUE: Oddfellows Hall, Greengate Street, Stafford, ST16 2HP.
Please contact me for more directions if you haven’t been to this venue before.
START TIME: Enrolment from 9:30am till 10:30am. Deck construction will start at about 11:00am.
FORMAT: The format for each Pre-release tournament is DCITM-sanctioned Shadowmoor TM Sealed Deck.
Rules Enforcement Level: 1
ENTRY FEE: £16.00 for main event
Cost of entry includes one (1) Shadowmoor TM tournament pack and three (3) Shadowmoor TM boosters.
PRIZES: As per Wizards of the Coast premier event prize structure.
Special commemorative Shadowmoor TM card for each tournament participant, while supplies last.
SIDE EVENTS: Shadowmoor TM 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.
Hope to see you at the events over the weekend,
Steve
FUTURE EVENTS 2008
May – Sunday 4th – STAFFORD – Shadowmoor Release Event
The release event at Stafford for the Shadowmoor set. If you have enjoyed the Pre-Releases this will be another chance to play with the new cards in a limited format event. I will have boosters and single cards on sale and you can also collect your www.magicgeek.co.uk orders in person and get the postage costs refunded.
May – Saturday 17th – BIRMINGHAM – TO BE CONFIRMED
When I have more details confirmed, I’ll update this event.