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Midwest Regional Championship Weekend
This event is open to all players and is run using the Swiss pairing format, so you can play through each round and never be eliminated. Regional Championships are a great place to show off the power of your decks strategy and showcase your play skills! The top players of the Regional Championship are awarded prizes for showcasing the skills needed to do well in such a large event.
When preparing for a Regional Championship Tournament make sure you have a Deck that is ready to play in a competitive sanctioned tournament. To do this first check that your Deck complies with the current Rules. After checking your cards are legal for play, you will then need to fill out a DECKLIST!
If you are using sleeves be sure they are all the same color and size. Damaged sleeves will NOT be allowed for this event. Shiny backs or printed backed sleeves will also not be allowed.
Pokemon Trading Card Game Regional Championships
DATE
April 11-13
TIME
Registration and Player Check-in will be held on Friday 4-11-2014 from 4pm till 8pm.
Doors will open on Saturday and Player Check-in begins at 8:00 AM and will close at 9:00 AM. This will be strictly enforced.
Tournament will start shortly after all players are registered.
Saturday TCG Schedule
• 8:00-9:00 Registration
• 9:10 Player Roster Posted
• 9:20 Pairings Posted
• 9:25 Announcements
• 9:30-10:20 Round 1
• 10:45-11:35 Round 2
• 12:00-12:50 Round 3
• 1:15-2:05 Round 4
• 2:30-3:20 Round 5
• 3:45-4:35 Round 6
• 5:00-5:50 Round 7
• 6:15-7:05 Round 8
• 7:30-8:20 Round 9
• 9:00 DINERTIME!!!
Dinnertime should be before 9 pm. Please notice there is no lunch break for this event. There are 25 minutes allocated between rounds, and we have food onsite for players to access. In order to get all players out at a reasonable time, we will try to stick to the proposed schedule above
Sunday TCG Schedule
• 8:45 Doors open to Public
• 9:30 JR/SR Deck Checks
• 10:00 JR/SR Top 8 Begin
• 9:00-9:50 Round 10 Masters
• 10:05-10:55 Round 11 Masters
• 11:10-12:00 Round 12 Masters
• 12:15-1:05 Round 13 Masters
• 1:20-2:10 Round 14 Masters
• 3:00 Masters Top 8 Begins
Sunday Side Events Schedule
• 10:00 Open Registration for all scheduled side events
• 4:00 Last Chance for Side Event Registration
All players MUST, MUST, MUST register online PRIOR to the event date.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE TRADING CARD GAME
LOCATION
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center
One John Nolen Drive
Madison, WI. 53703
http://www.mononaterrace.com/
DIRECTIONS
We recommend using Google Maps for directions to this location.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
Modified Constructed. Best of 3, 50 minute swiss. Best of 3, 75 minute top cut rounds.
For a copy of modified legal reprints look HERE!
TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE
OFFICIAL-Tournament-Round-structure-for-Regionals
ENTRY FEE
Juniors – (Born in 2003 or later) – FREE.
Seniors – (Born in 1999 to 2002) - FREE
Masters – (Born in 1998 and earlier) - $25 Cash Only
All Players will be entered into random door prize raffles just for signing up!
DECK REGISTRATION
Every player must provide us with a legible copy of their decklist PRIOR to close of registration. Anyone failing to turn in a decklist on time will be considered late and a round 2 loss will be issued.
PRIZES
All participants receive a Regional Championship promo card for entering, while supplies last. They will also recieve ?? Play! Points.
Masters Only
1st-4th $200 in Top Cut Central Vouchers*:tongue:
5th-8th $100 in Top Cut Central Vouchers*:biggrin:
9th-32nd $50 in Top Cut Central Vouchers*:smile:
33rd - TOP HALF OF REMAINING MASTERS AFTER DAY 1 SWISS - $25 IN Top Cut Central Vouchers* (That's right, you only have to be better than half the field to get your entry back in vouchers!):thumb: [/I]
*Top Cut Vouchers may be redeemed at any Top Cut Location or event. Vouchers may not be used for tournament entry fees.
1st Place
• A Pokémon TCG Regional Championships 1st Place award
• A first- and second-round bye at the U.S. National Championships**
• A combination of 72 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
o Masters Division players receive an additional 144 packs (216 total)
• 150 Championship Points
2nd Place
• A Pokémon TCG Regional Championships 2nd Place award
• A first- and second-round bye at the U.S. National Championships**
• A combination of 72 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
o Masters Division players receive an additional 72 packs (144 total)
• 135 Championship Points (if division attendance is 4 or greater)
3rd and 4th Place
• A Pokémon TCG Regional Championships 3rd or 4th Place award
• A combination of 36 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
o Masters Division players receive an additional 72 packs (108 total)
• 105 Championship Points (if division attendance is 8 or greater)
5th Place through 8th Place
• A combination of 24 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
o Masters Division players receive an additional 27 packs (54 total)
• 75 Championship Points (if division attendance is 32 or greater)
9th Place through 16th Place
• A combination of 18 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
o Masters Division players receive an additional 18 packs (36 total)
• 45 Championship Points (if division attendance is 64 or greater)
17th Place through 32nd Place
• A combination of 9 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
o Masters Division players receive an additional 15 packs (24 total)
• 30 Championship Points (if division attendance is 128 or greater)
33rd Place through 64th Place
• Masters Division players receive a combination of 9 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
• 15 Championship Point (if division attendance is 256 or greater)
Hotel Accommodations
The Madison Monona Terrace is connected to the venue. This hotel is just minutes away from the actual event. We will be working with the Hilton to set aside a block of rooms at a discounted price for this event. Check back here frequently for further details. You can book rooms using information below.....
RESERVATIONS:
Toll Free Phone Number: 1-866-403-8838 or 414-935-5941
Group Name: Pokemon Regional Competition - 2014
Group Code: POKE
Cut Off Date: March 12, 2014
Rooms not reserved by the above cutoff date will be released and sold at a higher rate.
The Hilton has also created a secure and private reservation website personalized for your group. Please see the link listed below:
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/M/MSNMHHF-POKE-20140411/index.jhtml
CANCELLATION POLICY:
48-hr cancellation policy. Late cancels or “no shows” will be charged one night’s room and tax. No show reservations are released and are not automatically reinstated
Madison Monona Terrace
9 East Wilson Street
Madison, Wi. 53703
608.225.5100
Hotel Website
SIDE EVENTS
The Side event Station will host the following events... Events will start after we register 8 players for a particular event. We will continue taking signups until the closing times listed below. (space permitting Friday)
Friday 4pm till 8pm (Hall A)
Saturday 11am - 5pm (Hall A)
Sunday 9am-3pm (Hall A)
League Play
Cost: FREE!!!
Players may play a game with any other registered league player. Both players will get a pull from box of random cards. The winner then gets an additional pull. The Box will contain 5 cards that are marked Booster box. If a player pulls that card they win a booster box. There will be several other prizes distributed within the box from stickers to booster packs.
Win-a-Box - New Event! - Limited Availability!
Format: Modified
Type: 8 player pods, 2 out of 3, Single Elimination Tournament
Price: $15.00 - each player receives one pack when they sign up
Prize: Full Sealed Box of most current set
Players WILL need a deck list for this event. All current modified rules would apply to this event.
Limited Draft
Format: Limited Sanctioned
Type: 8 player, 2 out of 3, Single Elimination Tournament
Price: $15.00 for 4 pack draft
Prize: 1st place: 4 packs of most current set
Players will Draft 4 booster packs of the newest set. Build 40 card decks, (energy will be provided).
Mutant Draft
Format: Limited Unsanctioned
Type: 8 player, 2 out of 3, Single Elimination Tournament
Price: $15.00 for 4 packs chosen at random
Prize: 1st place: 4 packs of most current set
Players will Draft 4 booster packs of random sets. Build 40 card decks, (energy will be provided). Decks do NOT need to follow standard evolution lines. As long as the type is the same a player may evolve ANY pokemon.
Tin Can Mutant Sealed NEW ADDITION!!!
Format: Limited Unsanctioned
Type: 8 player, 2 out of 3, Single Elimination Tournament
Price: $15.00 for a Pokemon tin chosen at random
Prize: 1st place: 4 packs of most current set
Players will open the booster packs in the Tin chosen at random. Build 40 card decks, (energy will be provided). Decks do NOT need to follow standard evolution lines. As long as the type is the same a player may evolve ANY pokemon.
Starter Deck Challenge Sealed NEW ADDITION!!!
Format: Limited Sanctioned
Type: 8 player, 2 out of 3, Single Elimination Tournament
Price: $15.00 for a Pokemon starter deck chosen at random (all modified legal). Players will also get 1 Random pack to incorporate into the deck. (Deck must remain 60 cards)
Prize: 1st place: 4 packs of most current set
Players will open the starter deck and pack chosen at random . All players will then play 3 rounds to determine a winner.
TEAM TOURNAMENT - Sunday Registration only
Format: Modified Unsanctioned
Type: 8 team events (24 players)
Price: $10.00 per player ($30.00 per team)
Prize: 1st place Team: 36 packs of newest set, 2nd place Team: 24 packs of newest set, 3rd and 4th: 6 packs of newest set.
Each team will consist of 3 players. Each player will be predetermined player A,B,or C. Teams will be sat at tables where player A's will play, Player B's will play and Player C's will play. They will be 30+3 rounds. The team that wins 2 of the 3 matches will be declared the winner of that round. This event will be 3 rounds. TEAM MEMBERS MAY NOT ASSIST OTHER TEAM MEMBERS DURING THE MATCH!
Kiddie Corner
There will be several smaller events such as, coloring contest, guess how many, drawing contest, etc... available for all to win additional prizes. Camille Peltier-Robson will have all sorts of things planned for this event. I would be willing to bet she will also have a few of her custom hats!!!
TRADING
While trading is fine, please note that buying from or selling cards to anyone except for our authorized dealer(s), or soliciting to do so elsewhere, is strictly forbidden at this event. Failure to obey this rule may result in both the buyer and the seller being removed from the event, and banned from attending future events.
Top Cut Comics also reserves the right to limit the amount of space being occupied by any one individual while trading, and does not allow the use of suitcases, handcarts, luggage carts, etc. to be used for the purpose of transporting excessive amounts of trade stock. We need to be considerate of all those around us.
MORE INFORMATION
Players who want specific information can contact us at [email protected].
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