PLAYERS GUIDE SEP 2024

This will be a 2 day tournament hosted at Sword & Board on the 28th of September with a top cut on the 29th.
There will be a total of 3 rounds on the 28th paired by the Command Tower Algorithm which will require players to join each round through the provided link on the day. After 3 rounds have been played the top 10 scoring players will proceed to day 2. 

The top 2 scoring players will sit 1 round out on day 2 while the remaining 8 players play 1 round. The top players from the 2 respective pods will then pair against the top 2 scorers from day 1 for the final round.

Rounds will be 90 minutes long except for the final round  which will be an untimed match.

Upon arriving at the venue all players are expected to  check in at the front desk before entering the seating area. 

Random Deck checks will occur on the day  we therefore please ask that players allow for any delays in schedule that may occur.

On Saturday the 28th:

09:30; Players to have arrived and checked in at the front desk

09:50; Players to be seated for Game 1, randomize turn order and complete mulligans

10:00; Game 1 begins

11:30; Game 1 ends

11:50; Players to be seated for Game 2, randomize turn order and complete mulligans

12:00; Game 2 begins

13:30; Game 2 ends

-  Lunch Break -

14:00; Players to be seated for Game 3, randomize turn order and complete mulligans

14:10; Game 3 begins

15:40; Game 3 ends

15:50; Day 1 Prize Giving

16:00; Store Closes


On Sunday 29th:

10:00; Players to have arrived and checked in at the front desk

10:20; Players to be seated for Game 1, randomize turn order and complete mulligans

10:30; Game 1 begins

12:00; Game 1 ends

12:20; Players to be seated for Game 2, randomize turn order and complete mulligans

12:30; Game 2 begins

14:00; Game 2 ends

14:10; Prize Giving

14:20; Store Closes

Proxies are allowed! That's right this event is pro proxy as long as you follow some simple guidelines you will be able to play with dual lands and all the reserve list cards!  We encourage players to proxy cards above R1000.00 and any missing cards that would enhance that players win chance.

Please note all MDFC's must also be appropriately proxied using the official WOTC printed tokens and the token should be legibly identifiable as it's respective MDFC. 

Players are allowed to play with any proxies so long as they are:

• Legible

• Printed in color 

• Are in English 

• Image to be taken directly from the Gatherer website or Scryfall as the first image presented by the respective website
  (Gatherer: https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Default.aspx

Scryfall: https://scryfall.com/ ) 

• Images should preferably be the standard updated printing of a card instead of any alternative arts

• The proxy paper is sleeved in a way so as not to give players information that it is a proxy or a certain card. (This includes proxy paper hanging out of sleeves or being overly thick so as to be considered a marked card.)

• No player may pass a proxy off as a real card

• The proxy paper is put in front of a magic card with the official wizards tournament backing.

Please note all non-tournament legal cards (gold border, collectors edition, modal face or 30th edition) are to be proxied. Every card in a player's starting deck should have the official backing. Modal cards may be proxied using the modal tokens or a proxy. If however modal cards are proxied with the token they must be replaced with the original as soon as it is played.

Any card that fails to meet these rules on the day will have to be proxied appropriately, swapped out for the original card if possible or replaced with a basic land with accordance to the EDH rule set.