Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

List of City Championship Locations/Dates

TheDeuce said:
Say you win a city championship in Oklahoma, but go to the state championships in Texas, do you still get the VIP Package, or would you have to go to Oklahoma's State Championships to get the VIP Pack?
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Your VIP package would go to your home state. So if you live in Texas and play in their State Championship you would get your VIP package there. Lets say I won a City Championships in Idaho, but live in Utah. My VIP package would be sent to the State Championship in Utah. This is how I understand it.


TheDeuce said:
Since the prizes don't "trickle down", If you win 2 City Championships, you actually get 2 VIP packs?
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No, you will only get one VIP package even if you win more then one City Championships.
 
Gym Leader Blaine said:
There was the minimum posted in the past that the CC needed 24 players so the winners would get the VIP package, but I think PUI moved it down to 8 from the feedback they got.
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That's cool - a shame the info wasn't made public, though (I almost didn't apply because of that).

If anyone who knows could PM me one bit of info, though - is there ANY sort of cost to the TO for the prize support package (since my event will be free of admission - if approved, of course)? TIA!
 
This is great and exciting news. I wonder what the format will be? :D In all seriousness, I have real concern with Point number #2. See below.

What are the rules about the VIP Package?
-Each player can earn no more than one VIP package
-If a player wins multiple City Championship events, the VIP package will not ‘pass down’ to the second place
-If the City Champion does not attend the State Championship, they will not receive the VIP Package
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The 2nd point is huge. With such limited amount of places to play this will most definately have a negative impact. I can truly see here in the NorthEast this happening. I see the same faces from The Pokemon Center to Boston(Milford) Mass. all the time. With only 3 locations to choose from here in the North East and the same players (possibly same 1st place winners) all playing this is a bad thing. The rule should be that a winner cannot effect the outcome of another City Championship thus by making any kind of "cheating" by playing your best friend in the finals and purposefully losing(since you already won) so they can get a 1st place City Championship win. Believe me folks this happens. Say for instance Player A wins the NewCity Championship in the 11-14 age. Then Player A goes to OldCity Championship and knowing he/she has a strong deck to win, knocks out other players that had a chance to beat his/her friend. The scenarios are limitless here. The best bet would be that you can play in more than 1 City championship, but if you win one, you cant effect the outcome of another one.
Personally I plan on attending all 3 in the NorthEast and if by some chance I win one or my son wins one we will not enter another one and hurt someone else's chances.

I also think the terminology is bad here. Maybe use the term Regional instead of City. Because as we all know that WOTC retail stores are closing and this tremendously hurts the prospects for most to even attend a City championship. Most people in a given City would be territorial. Something like "Oh you are from New City why are you competing here in Old City." So at least if they were Regional the spectrum of "out of towners" coming to participate wouldnt be so bad.
 
RainbowRichards said:
That's cool - a shame the info wasn't made public, though (I almost didn't apply because of that).

If anyone who knows could PM me one bit of info, though - is there ANY sort of cost to the TO for the prize support package (since my event will be free of admission - if approved, of course)? TIA!
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Actually, I wouldn't mind that info as well. I've noticed at least one person mentioning a cost for participation, and I'm wondering if I'm missing something. I would like to keep the cost down for any participants if at all possible, or perhaps offer side events with my own prize support which will make the cost worth the trip.
 
RainbowRichards said:
That's cool - a shame the info wasn't made public, though (I almost didn't apply because of that).
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The new info was just given with the CC acceptence email.
 
JohnnyB, I sympathize with your claim that quality tournament play in your area is sparse. The argument about allowing/disallowing previous Champs from competing in later Championships has been discussed to (too :) ) death. IMO, allowing repeat champions has the potentional to cause more serious problems than any benefits. I'm glad to hear that you and/or your kid won't recompete if you win a City Championship. That's great sportsmanship.
 
GLB, the documentation that I received from PUI states 24 player minimum for VIP packages. If that's changed, they need to let us know. BTW, Side Events are up to the TO. Dayton will have some, as will Delaware and Detroit.

SteveP, everything I've seen states that there is no residency requirement for ANY of these events. However, this is probably subject to change.

I vehemently disagree with the non-trickle down policy for the reasons that you stated (too much preceived collusion). It's a good idea to try to guilt them into not playing, but if the greed factor takes over, good luck...remember GenCon? You're only going to get 1 VIP Package, so why screw other people out of them? Share the wealth.
 
I think the no trickle down rule is horrid.

I understand that they do not want a winning player setting the table for a second place player, but I very well could be travelling with 10 and under players who have already won a City (hopefully). They will want to play sanctioned events against new players, and, let's face it, go for the Box of cards.

The VIP package may not trickle down, but the box of cards is always there.

That will be incentive enough to win, not knowing what the VIP package is.

Talk to you soon.

M45

Host of 3, perhaps 4 City Championships, which means I will be at 5!!!!

Gotta love Poke Travel Season!!!
 
The documentation I received states the following:

1) Less than 8 players not sanctioned and no VIP Package
2) 8-23 players it is sanctioned with VIP Package
 
Feraligatr said:
The documentation I received states the following:

1) Less than 8 players not sanctioned and no VIP Package
2) 8-23 players it is sanctioned with VIP Package
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This is the same info I got. DaytonGymLeader I will forward the info I have to you. :thumb:
 
Can't wait for the Charlotte and Winston Salem City Championships. Yes I can start getting in shape again. (Well, physically I need to do that for fencing to but that's another story). Jeff if there are any changes that you plan on making contact me via email or PM me, thanx. And unfortunately I do actually have a question if it's not a problem to anyone. Although I went to the NC Dragon prerelease I don't believe it was sactioned or if it was I didn't get a Player Number. Meaning I know when I show up to the City Champs I'll be able to get it from there. Just wondering though. In what form is the number? I mean-do they just give you a number you have to write down or an actual card kind of like the old DCI cards. I know it's a stupid question and I should be hung for asking it but my mind can't help but wonder. Sorry for any inconvenience.
-The Future Olympic Fencer
Nick G.
 
I am pretty sure it was mentioned before, but the format for the City Champs is EON RIGHT? If so, this looks sweet, already FIVE locations i can go to, i mean 4 in California already, i'm hoping for one up at Matchplay in Mountain View though.
 
SteveP said:
If a previous city champ shows up at our tournament...I'll probably even offer him/her a staff position (and support product) to encourage that person NOT to participate.
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This is one of the best ideas that I have seen!

Thanks Steve!
 
SteveP said:
If a previous city champ shows up at our tournament, I plan to announce that to the players and hope that peer pressure encourages that player not to play. I'll probably even offer him/her a staff position (and support product) to encourage that person NOT to participate. But, if they insist, there's nothing we can do to prevent city champs at multiple locations.
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Steve P: I certainly appreciate your idea, and I agree to a point, but I must ask if it is necessary to "announce" that person's intentions to others. I would reconsider this, for their personal safety. I, fortunately have one of the first City Championships, so I personally won't have to deal with this issue, but I confess I wouldn't want to be the unwitting cause of violence to another. Your idea of a staff position and product would be much preferable. But in the case of a previous winner, not a professor, perhaps under the age of 15, attending with the rest of his/her family, what would you do then? I'd have a hard time even convincing myself to deny that person from playing, let alone suggesting it to their parents. You can't very well ask them to judge, so what do you do? :confused:
 
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The whole thing with players who have won previous city championships being able to play seems ok to me. I mean i take myself, for example, as someone who doesn't get to play a lot and i am hoping to attend 2-3 of these tournaments, regardless of how i finish. I just want the opportunity to compete and I normally have to travel over 2 hours to do that and although i have to travel a good distance for some of these, it is worth it, because i know what type of players will show up. I think this is a good move by Nintendo, and besides if the prize package were something IMPORTANT that had an effect on the State Championships (MAYBE BYES - PLEASE NO) then they would not be doing this, just IMO.
 
Procrastination Alley, I suppose that announcing the previous City Champ could cause a rukus. But, whose fault is that? This is a touchy issue. Sure, players have the right to play as often as they like. But this is bad sportsmanship as illustrated by MTM's comments a while back on this issue.

Anyway, obviously I would do me best to persuade champions from playing again. And, if they didn't listen, I wouldn't make an issue of it at any tournaments I ran. I probably wouldn't make a public announcement, but I would probably easily be overheard by other players while trying to persuade the champion from playing. I'm sure the word would get around quickly.

Anyway, hopefully Nintendo will provide staff support compensation so I'll have some ammo to entice any possible champions from playing at our tournament (that is if they're merely playing to get boosters). Hey, I encourage any outsiders to come play in the Colorado Springs Championship. Locally, we've got some very good players. Anyone would be hard-pressed to take the championship out of the this city. :)
 
The best solution, IMO, to not have previous City winners competing in another City Championship is to hold all the championships on one day accross the board. This is not going to happen so we will all have to deal with what happens. :cool:
 
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