Pokemon Regional Championships Shipshewana, IN
Date: April 12th 2008
Time: Registration from 9:30am-10:30am EDT
Play begins: After Registration and Deck Checks Finish
Cost for main tournament:FREE!!!
Tournament Location:
Shipshewanna Town Center
760 S. Van Buran St.
Shipshewana, IN 46565
Regionals Requirements
Anyone can play in the Pokemon Regionals Tournament. There are NO prior tournament win requirements in order to play in this tournament.
What you need to Bring
*POP ID #, If you don't have one or have lost yours, one will be assigned to you at the tournament.
*60 card modified deck (see below for info on modified)
*A die/coin and some damage counters
*Extra money for food
*Cards you would like to trade (we are not responsible for lost or stolen cards)
Main Tournament Format
All 60-card decks must be made to the current Modified Format which consists of cards from the following card sets:
EX Holon Phantoms
EX Crystal Guardians
EX Dragon Frontiers
EX Power Keepers
Diamond & Pearl
Mysterious Treasures
Secret Wonders
Great Encounters
Diamond & Pearl: Trainer Kit
POP Series Four Promo Cards
POP Series Five Promo Cards
POP Series Six Promo Cards
Black Star Promos 037-041 & DP01 & up
All Ages Welcome!! Pokémon Organized Play separates players into three age divisions; Junior, Senior and Masters. The age division that a player participates in is set at the beginning of the tournament season, based on their year of birth, and does not change over the course of that season. This allows players to compete against the same pool of opponents over the course of the season.
The age divisions are as follows: • Junior Division: Born in 1997 or later • Senior Division: Born in 1993, 1994, 1995 or 1996 • Masters Division: Born in 1992 or earlier
Prizes!!
All participants receive a Regional Championship promo card just for entering, while supplies last.
So what can you earn for winning? Top placers in each age group (see above) will receive the following:
1st place:
·A Pokémon TCG Regional Championships 1st Place Trophy
·A Travel Award for the winner (including a parent or legal guardian for players under 18), U.S. residents only, to the 2008 U.S. National Championships at the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio! (Visit http://www.originsgames.com for more information)*
·A scholarship award worth $1500
·A reserved event ticket for the U.S. National Championships (player must complete and return Origins Pre-Registration form)
·A combination of 36 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
·Other cool Pokémon merchandise
2nd place:
·A Pokémon TCG Regional Championships Second Place Trophy
·Full Show Pass to the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio, U.S. residents only *
·A reserved event ticket for the U.S. National Championships (player must complete and return Origins Pre-Registration form)
·A scholarship award worth $1000 ·A combination of 36 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
3rd place:
·A Pokémon TCG Regional Championships Third Place Trophy
·A combination of 36 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
4th Place:
·A Pokémon TCG Regional Championships Fourth Place Trophy
·A combination of 36 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
5th & 8th place:
·A combination of 18 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
9th through 16th Place
A combination of 9 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
Door Prizes
*Prizes TBA Soon!
Pokemon Side Events
Pokémon Modified Swiss Tournament-
Players will need to bring there own Modified Legal 60 card deck. Players will play a number of rounds of Age-Modified Swiss based on attendance. Prizes based on Swiss Rounds, prize structure listed below. Cost: $5.00
Nintendo DS Tournament
More information about this tournament will be available at a later date. Cost: FREE
A few other formats to be announced at a later date.
Side Event Prize Structure
Swiss Prizes based on number of players in each age group, not on total amount of players playing.
Single Elimination is based on total players playing.
Food Information
There will be a lunch break during this tournament for food. Finalist will also receive 30 minutes before the Elimination rounds begin for a break.
LOCAL HOTELS/LODGING
Players looking for lodging for the Regionals in Shipshewana have a few options. All Hotels within a mile of Conference Center. All Rates are normal rates and there are no discounts except at Splash Universe Resort
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Shipshewana
1175 N. VanBuren St. , Shipshewana Indiana 46565
Reservations: (888) 201-1746 US Toll Free
Telephone: (260) 768-7780 Fax:
http://www.countryinns.com/shipshewanain
(Hotel-guides.us Rates this hotel really high)
Room Costs around $89 a night online
Heated indoor swimming pool - fitness center
Farmstead Inn
370 S. Van Buren St.
P.O. Box 185
Shipshewana, IN 46565
(260) 768-4595
http://www.tradingplaceamerica.com/roomrates.php
(Not the conference center we are at) Rooms Costs around $79 a night online.
Basketball Court
Indoor Swimming Pool
Fitness Room
SUPER 8 MOTEL - SHIPSHEWANA
740 South Van Buren Street
Shipshewana, IN 46565 USA
Phone & Fax: (260) 768-4004
http://super8shipshewana.com/
Accross Field From Conference Center
Room Costs around $70-$85 a night.
No Pool
Splash Universe Water Park Resorts
800 S. Van Buren St.
Shipshewana, IN 46565
1-87-SPLASHU2
http://www.splashuniverse.com
Directly next to Conference Center
Ice Cream Shop inside
Arcade
25,000 square-foot indoor water park
Waiting on Rate Deals for this Hotel
Back to back posts merged. The following information has been added:
More info on the site this is being held in ect.
This place is HUGE!! There will be 2 11ft x 8ft screens and a 8ft x 8ft screen hanging from the cieling in which time will be displayed. You will always know how much time is left in the round.
All Hotels listed above are within a mile of the conference center.
There is an indoor water park next to the conference center. For more info on that go to www.splashuniverse.com
The conference center can be seen at http://www.shipshewanatowncenter.com/aboutshipshewanatowncenter.html
All the hotels listed above have been recently built (last 3 years) and all of them are very nice.
Conference Center just opened in January of this year. It is huge and has a concession stand inside the room which will be opened. You can also walk to the Water park which is next to the conference center for Ice Cream or a sit down dinner buffet.
Have a DS? Have Pokemon Diamond and Pearl? Bring it and download Magmortar and Electivire when we activate special codes on the Wii.
After your done with that play in the DS Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Tournament.
...and don't forget your nicely dressed staff in there professional looking blue and red Pokemon Championship series polo shirts.
Plus as always more to come later....
Date: April 12th 2008
Time: Registration from 9:30am-10:30am EDT
Play begins: After Registration and Deck Checks Finish
Cost for main tournament:FREE!!!
Tournament Location:
Shipshewanna Town Center
760 S. Van Buran St.
Shipshewana, IN 46565
Regionals Requirements
Anyone can play in the Pokemon Regionals Tournament. There are NO prior tournament win requirements in order to play in this tournament.
What you need to Bring
*POP ID #, If you don't have one or have lost yours, one will be assigned to you at the tournament.
*60 card modified deck (see below for info on modified)
*A die/coin and some damage counters
*Extra money for food
*Cards you would like to trade (we are not responsible for lost or stolen cards)
Main Tournament Format
All 60-card decks must be made to the current Modified Format which consists of cards from the following card sets:
EX Holon Phantoms
EX Crystal Guardians
EX Dragon Frontiers
EX Power Keepers
Diamond & Pearl
Mysterious Treasures
Secret Wonders
Great Encounters
Diamond & Pearl: Trainer Kit
POP Series Four Promo Cards
POP Series Five Promo Cards
POP Series Six Promo Cards
Black Star Promos 037-041 & DP01 & up
All Ages Welcome!! Pokémon Organized Play separates players into three age divisions; Junior, Senior and Masters. The age division that a player participates in is set at the beginning of the tournament season, based on their year of birth, and does not change over the course of that season. This allows players to compete against the same pool of opponents over the course of the season.
The age divisions are as follows: • Junior Division: Born in 1997 or later • Senior Division: Born in 1993, 1994, 1995 or 1996 • Masters Division: Born in 1992 or earlier
Prizes!!
All participants receive a Regional Championship promo card just for entering, while supplies last.
So what can you earn for winning? Top placers in each age group (see above) will receive the following:
1st place:
·A Pokémon TCG Regional Championships 1st Place Trophy
·A Travel Award for the winner (including a parent or legal guardian for players under 18), U.S. residents only, to the 2008 U.S. National Championships at the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio! (Visit http://www.originsgames.com for more information)*
·A scholarship award worth $1500
·A reserved event ticket for the U.S. National Championships (player must complete and return Origins Pre-Registration form)
·A combination of 36 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
·Other cool Pokémon merchandise
2nd place:
·A Pokémon TCG Regional Championships Second Place Trophy
·Full Show Pass to the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio, U.S. residents only *
·A reserved event ticket for the U.S. National Championships (player must complete and return Origins Pre-Registration form)
·A scholarship award worth $1000 ·A combination of 36 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
3rd place:
·A Pokémon TCG Regional Championships Third Place Trophy
·A combination of 36 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
4th Place:
·A Pokémon TCG Regional Championships Fourth Place Trophy
·A combination of 36 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
5th & 8th place:
·A combination of 18 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
9th through 16th Place
A combination of 9 booster packs from current Pokémon TCG expansions
Door Prizes
*Prizes TBA Soon!
Pokemon Side Events
Pokémon Modified Swiss Tournament-
Players will need to bring there own Modified Legal 60 card deck. Players will play a number of rounds of Age-Modified Swiss based on attendance. Prizes based on Swiss Rounds, prize structure listed below. Cost: $5.00
Nintendo DS Tournament
More information about this tournament will be available at a later date. Cost: FREE
A few other formats to be announced at a later date.
Side Event Prize Structure
Swiss Prizes based on number of players in each age group, not on total amount of players playing.
Single Elimination is based on total players playing.
Food Information
There will be a lunch break during this tournament for food. Finalist will also receive 30 minutes before the Elimination rounds begin for a break.
LOCAL HOTELS/LODGING
Players looking for lodging for the Regionals in Shipshewana have a few options. All Hotels within a mile of Conference Center. All Rates are normal rates and there are no discounts except at Splash Universe Resort
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Shipshewana
1175 N. VanBuren St. , Shipshewana Indiana 46565
Reservations: (888) 201-1746 US Toll Free
Telephone: (260) 768-7780 Fax:
http://www.countryinns.com/shipshewanain
(Hotel-guides.us Rates this hotel really high)
Room Costs around $89 a night online
Heated indoor swimming pool - fitness center
Farmstead Inn
370 S. Van Buren St.
P.O. Box 185
Shipshewana, IN 46565
(260) 768-4595
http://www.tradingplaceamerica.com/roomrates.php
(Not the conference center we are at) Rooms Costs around $79 a night online.
Basketball Court
Indoor Swimming Pool
Fitness Room
SUPER 8 MOTEL - SHIPSHEWANA
740 South Van Buren Street
Shipshewana, IN 46565 USA
Phone & Fax: (260) 768-4004
http://super8shipshewana.com/
Accross Field From Conference Center
Room Costs around $70-$85 a night.
No Pool
Splash Universe Water Park Resorts
800 S. Van Buren St.
Shipshewana, IN 46565
1-87-SPLASHU2
http://www.splashuniverse.com
Directly next to Conference Center
Ice Cream Shop inside
Arcade
25,000 square-foot indoor water park
Waiting on Rate Deals for this Hotel
Back to back posts merged. The following information has been added:
More info on the site this is being held in ect.
This place is HUGE!! There will be 2 11ft x 8ft screens and a 8ft x 8ft screen hanging from the cieling in which time will be displayed. You will always know how much time is left in the round.
All Hotels listed above are within a mile of the conference center.
There is an indoor water park next to the conference center. For more info on that go to www.splashuniverse.com
The conference center can be seen at http://www.shipshewanatowncenter.com/aboutshipshewanatowncenter.html
All the hotels listed above have been recently built (last 3 years) and all of them are very nice.
Conference Center just opened in January of this year. It is huge and has a concession stand inside the room which will be opened. You can also walk to the Water park which is next to the conference center for Ice Cream or a sit down dinner buffet.
Have a DS? Have Pokemon Diamond and Pearl? Bring it and download Magmortar and Electivire when we activate special codes on the Wii.
After your done with that play in the DS Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Tournament.
...and don't forget your nicely dressed staff in there professional looking blue and red Pokemon Championship series polo shirts.
Plus as always more to come later....
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