spookees
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The 2014 Arizona Pokémon State Championship is coming!!!
There will also be a Pokémon Arizona VG tournament (see details below)!!
Location:
Arizona Cultural Academy & College Prep (Event will be in the School Gym)
7810 S 42nd Pl. (off Baseline) Phoenix, AZ 85042
IMPORTANT: DO NOT Park in the street or at the Fire Department. Parking will be in the Lot next to the Gym. We will have signs posted.
Date: Saturday, March 8th, 2014
Time: ---->Registration begins at 8:00 AM (Registration ends at 9:15 AM). Player meeting begins at 9:30AM.
MASTERS/SENIORS:
50 minutes +3 (Best 2 out of 3 Swiss games).
JUNIORS:
30 minutes + 3 (Single game).
ALL Top Cut Finals will be single elimination 2 out of 3 match play (75 minute time limit).
Masters TOP 8 players WILL BE playing on Sunday March 9th at a local Game store:
DESERT SKY GAMES
2531 S Gilbert Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85295
-------Masters Top 8 players check-in: 10am------
Please keep this in mind when planning for the event. This location is 15-20 minutes East of the event.
Any players who are not in the Masters Top 8 can compete in the Xerneas League Challenge at NOON. See details below!
DESERT SKY GAMES
2531 S Gilbert Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85295
-------Masters Top 8 players check-in: 10am------
Please keep this in mind when planning for the event. This location is 15-20 minutes East of the event.
Any players who are not in the Masters Top 8 can compete in the Xerneas League Challenge at NOON. See details below!
The Main Tournament (Swiss rounds) can last 5 to 6 hours.You must be in the registration line with your decklist ready no later than 9:15AM or you may receive a first round loss or not be allowed to enter the event.
Don't be late!
Please arrive with your deck in the same order as your decklist.
Those players who show up with the attached decklist completed and their deck in the same order
will be entered into a SPECIAL RAFFLE SPECIAL for Sealed booster box of Pokemon XY!
Cost:
Juniors - Born 2003 or later - FREE
Seniors - Born 1999, 2000, 2001, or 2002 – FREE
Masters - Born in 1998 and earlier -- $15.00 Cash or $15.50 Credit card
***Pokeparent Discount***
---Parents who have children playing in any age division will receive a $5 discount applied to their own entry fee. If you are preregistering, I will refund the $5 at the event.
Preregistration instructions:
--ALL AGE GROUPS-- for the 2014 Arizona Pokémon TCG State Championships please follow this link:
http://www.1playerplace.com/signups?event=AN0TFXEODRY7MFU
THIS LINK IS NOT FOR THE VIDEO GAME TOURNAMENT. The Video Game Tournament will only have on-site Registration.
VIP Package (optional) – Available to ALL registered players in any age division (Very limited supply-available)
Cost: $15.00 cash or $15.50 by Credit Card
• 1 Commemorative 2014 Pokémon Arizona State Championships Playmat
• 1 Pokémon XY Pack
VIP Reservations link:
To reserve a VIP package for $15.00 -- You MUST be a pre-registered TCG player and you must show up at the event to pick up your own VIP Package. Picture ID will be required. I will refund your VIP package money in 48 hours if you have not registered for the event. You CANNOT get a VIP package if you are not Preregistered for the event.
Please follow this link: http://www.1playerplace.com/signups?event=3SA4CAAPPUBV94
Please read this before reserving your VIP package: I have ordered a limited supply of these playmats, once the 1st batch is sold out, I will open up another link for more playmats. However, I cannot guarantee the company who makes them can have the 2nd batch of playmats in my hands before March 8th. If the 2nd set does not arrive in time and you are from Arizona, I will get the playmat and pack to you at another event. If you are from another state/country, I can mail it to you and will collect a shipping charge and your address from you at the State Championships.
All players in every age division will receive:
~~ 3 Play Points for participating.
~~ 1 SPT Promo Card, while supplies last.
~~ 1 Commemorative State Championships item, while supplies last.
Format:
You must play with a 60 card deck, using cards only from the Modified format as follows:
Next Destinies
Dark Explorers
Dragons Exalted
Dragon Vault
Boundaries Crossed
Plasma Storm
Plasma Freeze
Plasma Blast
Legendary Treasures
Pokémon XY
Black Star Promos BW33+ and XY01+
McDonalds Collection (2012)
Kalos Starter Set
--TCG Tournament Rules & Formats: – details on Pokémon.com--
Note: A limited amount of loaner decks are available for new players who want to participate but may not have a legal deck to use.
Style: We will do Age Modified Swiss (all players will play in every round in their age group)
What are the prizes??
MASTERS - TCG
1st Place
A Pokémon TCG SPT Championships first-place trophy
A 1st-round bye at the US or Canada National Championships*
A combination of 108 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
Cap, Binder and Playmat
100 Championship Points
$75 Visa gift card
2nd Place
A Pokémon TCG SPT Championships second-place trophy
A combination of 108 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
Cap, Binder and Playmat
90 Championship Points
$$50 Visa gift card
3rd & 4th
A Pokémon TCG SPT Championships third- or fourth-place trophy
A combination of 36 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
Cap, Binder and Playmat
70 Championship Points
$30 Visa gift card
5th through 8th
A combination of 18 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
50 Championship Points
$15 Visa gift
9th through 12th
A combination of 9 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
30 Championship Points (if division attendance is 64 or greater)
13th through 16th
A combination of 9 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
20 Championship Points (if division attendance is 64 or greater)
17th through 32nd
A combination of 2 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
10 Championship Points (if division attendance is 128 or greater)
33rd through 64th
A combination of 1 booster pack from current Pokémon TCG expansions
5 Championship Points (if division attendance is 256 or greater)
JUNIORS & SENIORS –TCG
1st Place
A Pokémon TCG SPT Championships first-place trophy
A 1st-round bye at the US or Canada National Championships*
A combination of 36 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
Cap, Binder and Playmat
100 Championship Points
2nd Place
A Pokémon TCG SPT Championships second-place trophy
A combination of 36 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
Cap, Binder and Playmat
90 Championship Points
3rd & 4th
A Pokémon TCG SPT Championships third- or fourth-place trophy
A combination of 18 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
Cap, Binder and Playmat
70 Championship Points
5th through 8th
A combination of 9 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
50 Championship Points (if division attendance is 32 or greater)
9th through 12th
30 Championship Points (if division attendance is 64 or greater)
13th through 16th
20 Championship Points (if division attendance is 64 or greater)
17th through 32nd
10 Championship Points (if division attendance is 128 or greater)
Free Pokemon Raffles!!
SIDE EVENTS:
League Challenge Tournament
**If you registered and played in the TCG event earlier in the day, this League Challenge is FREE for you. All age divisions! All others, the entry fee is $5.00 cash or $5.25 Credit Card.
Registration starts: 2:30pm Registration Ends: 3pm - time subject to change
• You must have your own legal 60-card Modified deck.
• The number of Swiss Rounds will be determined by the number of players.
• 30 minutes round + 3. No top cut.
• Decklists will be required.
• Championship Points:
League Challenge Championship Points:
Placement Points Kicker
1 -----15----- 0
2 -----12----- 4
3-4 ---10----- 8
5-8 ----6-----32
9-12----4-----64
13-16 ---2------64
17-32 ---1-----128
Prizes for each age division:
1st place—League Challenge Promo card
2nd place— League Challenge Promo card
3rd place— League Challenge Promo card
4th place— League Challenge Promo card
Another League challenge has been added to Sunday March 9th @ Desert Sky Games (2531 S Gilbert Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85295) for the Xerneas Season (this was originally scheduled for March 23rd and this has now been moved up to March 9th). Same location as the TOP 8 Masters will be playing!
Registration: 11:30am
End of Registration: NOON
Cost: $2.00 for anyone who played in ANY events on Saturday March 8th at the State Championship location. If you are a member of the Desert Sky League this event is FREE for you!
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Pokémon Video Game Tournament
Time: Registration begins at 5pm (Registration ends at 5:5pm).
Players must follow rules (see below). Players must have 4-6 Pokémon in their Battle Box ready to play. Each player must submit a team sheet (see Team Sheet, attached document).
You may only use your X or Y game! Bring your DS with X & Y game! (Charge your DS prior to the event)
IMPORTANT VG Players! This will be a 4 vs 4 DOUBLE battle tournament!
Cost: $10.00 Cash or $10.25 Credit Card Entry Fee
PRIZES:
For each Age Division:
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th place: Cash prizes to be determined by Attendance. The more players we have, the bigger the CASH PRIZES will be!!
Players must have 4-6 Pokémon in their Battle Box ready to play. Each player must submit a team sheet (please email for the sheet, they will also be available at the event).
Standard Format Team Rules:
Pokémon must be in a Kalos Pokedex.
Each held item must be unique.
Pokémon may not have the same national Pokedex number.
Pokémon must be native to Kalos (Indicated by a blue pentagon in the Pokémon Summary)
NOTE: Your Pokémon MUST meet all 4 of these requirements!
In Double Battles, each player selects four Pokémon from his or her party of six to battle with. At the start of the battle, players send out the first two Pokémon in their party, making a total of four Pokémon on the battlefield. Game play continues until a player makes all four of his or her opponent’s Pokémon faint.
Only Pokémon X and Pokémon Y Game Cards or downloadable versions are permitted for use.
Players may only use Pokémon from the Central Kalos Pokédex from #001 to #150, Coastal Kalos Pokédex from #001 to #153, or Mountain Kalos Pokédex from #001 to #147(you cannot use Yveltal, Xerneas, Zygarde, Mewtwo or Blaziken).
Pokémon must be placed in the Battle Box.
Pokémon are allowed to Mega Evolve.
Pokémon above Level 50 are permitted, but they are auto-leveled down to 50 for the duration of battle.
Players may use Pokémon with Hidden Abilities.
Players may use items that have been officially released via Pokémon X, Pokémon Y, the Pokémon Global Link, or an official event or promotion.
ALSO: For all those who have a Facebook account, please feel to use the link below to join the Arizona Pokémon group!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/195553040568415/
Vendors:
Jesse James Comics:All your basic TCG supplies (sleeves, deck boxes, play-mats, dice, etc) plus some Pokémon merchandise.
Cradilicious: Pokémon Center plushies, Japanese deck boxes, Pokémon children's size T-shirts and merchandise, World Championship items and selling singles.
Amazing Discoveries:Buying and Selling single cards (Tournament Legal ONLY-NXD to current), also buying Bulk commons & uncommons @ $4.00 Cash For 1000 Cards AND they must be mint and in a Card box.They will also offer a 25% trade over cash for any of the Tournament Legal Singles. They will not be buying any older cards. This is the ONLY vendor at the event who will be buying singles and bulk.
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FOOD Information!!
The school will be opening up their cafeteria during the event.
Lunch available 11:30am – 2:30pm
Dinner available 5:00pm – 7:00pm
- Papa John’s Cheese pizza slice ….. $1.50
- Burritos (10” tortilla, ground beef, lettuce, shredded cheese and sour cream) ….. $2.00
- Chips …….. 50¢
- Soda can …… $1.00
- Bottle of water …… 50¢
- Sunny D ……….. 75¢
- Capri Sun ……… 50¢
- Pure juice ……. 75¢
- Mozzarella Cheese stick …… 50¢
- Fruit cup ….. $1.00
- Donuts …… $1.00
- Ice cream ….. $1.25
- Gatorade …… $1.50
Vending Machines Are Available All The Time!!
(CASH ONLY – TAX INCLUDED)
Additional Information:Call (602) 791-4941 or e-mail [email protected]
Download the Arizona States Care Package with decklist, VG Team List, and Parking information here!
https://www.dropbox.com/l/mRHosH6VykVbakZUn7t8Y7
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