Entry Fee
$30.00
Time
Registration 10A.M., Deck Construction 12 Noon
Format
- Sealed Deck Limited with Booster Draft
- For all tournament dates: 6 Magic 2012 boosters per player for the Sealed Deck portion, 3 Magic 2012 boosters per player in the Top 8 draft. If
- Deck lists are required
Tournament Length
- Swiss rounds - 50 minutes per round
- Top 8 matches will have no time limit
- Number of Swiss rounds based on attendance according to the following chart:
Attendance | Swiss rounds | Playoff |
8 | 3 Rounds | None (run Single Elimination) |
9-16 | 4 Rounds | If Sealed format, cut to Top 8
|
17 - 32 | 5 Rounds | Top 8 |
33 - 64 | 6 Rounds | Top 8 |
65 - 128 | 7 Rounds | Top 8 |
129 - 226 | 8 Rounds | Top 8 |
227 - 409 | 9 Rounds | Top 8 |
410 or higher | 10 Rounds | Top 8 |
Advancement
- All players may participate in all Swiss rounds.
- The top 8 players after the final Swiss round will advance to the top 8 single-elimination finals.
Top 8
- Top 8 matches will be best 2 of 3
- Top 8 matches will have no time limit.
- Where necessary, the standings after the Swiss rounds will still be used to determine final order in the standings.
Notes
- 24K, REL Competitive
- All The Magic: The Gathering Tournament Rules and the Magic: The Gathering Infraction Procedure Guide are in effect for this event unless specifically overruled by information in this Format Document. Rules documents can be found in the Magic Document Center.
- Players must bring pen, paper, card sleeves and appropriate counters.
- This is a premier Magic tournament. Organizers and judges of a Grand Prix Trial are not permitted to play in the tournament.
Prizes
- At least 1 third-round bye at Grand Prix Montreal is offered at each Trial, based on attendance:
Attendance | 3-Round Byes Awarded |
8 - 32 | 1 |
33 - 64 | 2 |
65 - 128 | 4 |
129+ | 8 |
- Product prizes to be determined by the organizer.
