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TAndrewT said:
^^ I agree 100%--like many who've posted here, I was hoping for week 1. I guess I'll have to make up for it by having twice as much fun at WI states week 2!
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Now you are talking. Week 2 will be awsome!! And to those reading and the admins, I do apoligize for my part of getting this thread off topic. Best of luck to everyone at states.:thumb:
 
For anyone that cares about it here is the official listing on pokemon.com for iowa states
https://www.pokemon.com/us/account/play-pokemon-tournaments/12-03-000115/

As far as all of the "Iowa players don't want others to steal their prizes" and "Iowa doesn't care about growing the game" comments go I would like to shed some light on the whole Iowa scene. I actually live in Iowa and I for one can vouch for the fact that our state has an extremely low amount of players. I live in Dubuque which is right on the Mississippi River on the east border of Iowa and the closest league in Iowa I ever have had as an option to attend was in Cedar Rapids, which is an hour in a half away. For the past year and a half I have played in basically only Illinois and Wisconsin events and I now have meet more players in those states then I have ever known in Iowa. About 3 years ago one of our main PTO's, Shane, had to close up his league due to venue problems. This basically put an end to all of the primer events outside of Ames. Then about 2 years ago my league in Cedar Rapids closed, again we lost one of our Professors and that league of around 40 players quit the pokemon scene. Since then all of the Iowa events have been run from Ames and Des Moines out of the mayhem stores, which are basically dead center in Iowa. The only activity we have had in the last couple years have been 2 cities and 1 states, and finally this year a small league has opened up in Iowa City.

So what does this mean for Iowa states you ask? First of all I'm happy that there still is an Iowa States this year as we have been struggling to maintain much of a player base for the past couple years. Even a few years ago when we still had most of our leagues and PTOs we had pretty small states and had maybe 10-25% of our attendance coming from out of state. Most of our players back then and even now didn't have very many chances to attend primer events so their skill/experience levels were below most of the out of states players. This did disappoint some of the Iowa players when they were beaten out of prizes contention by out of state players. Since then most of those players have left the game. When attending battle roads this year in my own state I only knew 5 other people. These people being the PTO, a judge, my brother, the person i went with, and 1 other master player. This being said I would love to actually be able to have a states even close to the small size they used to be. I expect this to maybe be the smallest attendance of Iowa states that I have ever been at.

So do I hope that no out of states players show up? Do I hope that our Iowa player base remains small forever? Absolutely not, I hope that as many players come to our states and play as possible. I hope we some day get back to more leagues, players, and tournaments like we used to have. Hopefully I will get to meet and play against some players from out of state this year at states.
 
Alright where to start with this,

Iowas Pokemon group is very small in fact a majority of our league goers don't play in tournaments. At times I feel like our Judge prefers this sort of casual and friendly atmosphere and fears that a more competitive environment would get rid of it (My opinion). I also feel like he prefers tournaments to be more local and have local players win the events (My opinion). Only a very small handful of players from Iowa travel outside of the state so when other States are really isn't something they base decesions on so it seems (My opinion).

All of this being said anyone who thinks Iowa States is going to be nothing but easy points your more than welcome to try and take it from me.
 
Jaeger said:
All of this being said anyone who thinks Iowa States is going to be nothing but easy points your more than welcome to try and take it from me.
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1) I'll laugh if someone gets angry and goes just to 'take it from you.'
2) Even if someone thinks it is easy points and gets 2nd to you, they had a pretty good day!
 
I have no experience in how things are going in Iowa, or who thinks what there, but here are a couple of facts to consider:

1. Lot's of people make the mistake of saying "Nintendo" when they should say "Pokemon" or "Pokemon Organized Play". It should not be an indication of someone making something up.
2. While PTO's have known the dates for states for quite a while, the actual solicitation packages did come out recently, so if a PTO was waiting for the actual solicitation, their event would not have been posted until recently.
3. It makes no sense for a PTO to want their event to be small. We are measured, to some extent, on our attendance.
 
TLesky said:
i am not surprised that they decide to go with week 3. this way there are 2 other states(MN and IL) on the same day, and it is very unlikey that people from out of state, or at least those 2 states will head for Iowa and try to "steal" their prizes.
I only hope that someday someone decides to have someone else run the events in Iowa, not only to provide a better environment for the players, but to also help grow the game.
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Sounds like the kind of conversation a couple of organizers could have on a forum made for those kinds of organizers. Phrased in a more constructive fashion, it may even be a welcome conversation.


TLesky said:
(LOOK NORTHEAST TPCI!!!):mad:
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You know, you and I get along well enough that you could have brought this to our attention directly right? :thumb: Could be we are looking. Could be that there is more to the story. Could be I mainly work on other parts of the program and I am mistaken, but you never know 'till you talk to us.
 
machampion12 said:
For anyone that cares about it here is the official listing on pokemon.com for iowa states
https://www.pokemon.com/us/account/play-pokemon-tournaments/12-03-000115/

As far as all of the "Iowa players don't want others to steal their prizes" and "Iowa doesn't care about growing the game" comments go I would like to shed some light on the whole Iowa scene. I actually live in Iowa and I for one can vouch for the fact that our state has an extremely low amount of players. I live in Dubuque which is right on the Mississippi River on the east border of Iowa and the closest league in Iowa I ever have had as an option to attend was in Cedar Rapids, which is an hour in a half away. For the past year and a half I have played in basically only Illinois and Wisconsin events and I now have meet more players in those states then I have ever known in Iowa. About 3 years ago one of our main PTO's, Shane, had to close up his league due to venue problems. This basically put an end to all of the primer events outside of Ames. Then about 2 years ago my league in Cedar Rapids closed, again we lost one of our Professors and that league of around 40 players quit the pokemon scene. Since then all of the Iowa events have been run from Ames and Des Moines out of the mayhem stores, which are basically dead center in Iowa. The only activity we have had in the last couple years have been 2 cities and 1 states, and finally this year a small league has opened up in Iowa City.

So what does this mean for Iowa states you ask? First of all I'm happy that there still is an Iowa States this year as we have been struggling to maintain much of a player base for the past couple years. Even a few years ago when we still had most of our leagues and PTOs we had pretty small states and had maybe 10-25% of our attendance coming from out of state. Most of our players back then and even now didn't have very many chances to attend primer events so their skill/experience levels were below most of the out of states players. This did disappoint some of the Iowa players when they were beaten out of prizes contention by out of state players. Since then most of those players have left the game. When attending battle roads this year in my own state I only knew 5 other people. These people being the PTO, a judge, my brother, the person i went with, and 1 other master player. This being said I would love to actually be able to have a states even close to the small size they used to be. I expect this to maybe be the smallest attendance of Iowa states that I have ever been at.

So do I hope that no out of states players show up? Do I hope that our Iowa player base remains small forever? Absolutely not, I hope that as many players come to our states and play as possible. I hope we some day get back to more leagues, players, and tournaments like we used to have. Hopefully I will get to meet and play against some players from out of state this year at states.
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Yeah I when it took so long I honestly thought Iowa wouldn't have states b/c i looked @ last year's data and I think they had 12 masters, i wish the best of luck to you guys attendance wise but it is sad to see a lot of people quit b/c of leagues closing/etc.
gl @ states.
 
any1 have any info on KY states yet? I'm trying to look for them, I know that they're week 3 but nothing has been put up to my knowledge.
 
yeah, its mostly all masters, then me, the one senior. but i few new people have started going to our league so they might also come, if they do theres a few more seniors
 
Jaeger said:
Alright where to start with this,

Iowas Pokemon group is very small in fact a majority of our league goers don't play in tournaments. At times I feel like our Judge prefers this sort of casual and friendly atmosphere and fears that a more competitive environment would get rid of it (My opinion). I also feel like he prefers tournaments to be more local and have local players win the events (My opinion). Only a very small handful of players from Iowa travel outside of the state so when other States are really isn't something they base decesions on so it seems (My opinion).

All of this being said anyone who thinks Iowa States is going to be nothing but easy points your more than welcome to try and take it from me.
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Luckily I won't play you as I'm in the senior division. :biggrin:
 
Here is the information about NJ States. For further information, check the Time Warp Comics and Games website, http://www.timewarpcomics.com/ , but note that the tournament will be held in a nearby hotel, not in the comic book store itself. Hope to see everyone there next Saturday! Thanks.

jconti2818


NJ State Championships
Saturday March 17th, 2012 - 11:00 am
The NJ State Championships will be held at:
La Quinta Inn & Suites - Fairfield
38 Two Bridges Rd
Fairfield, NJ 07004
Front Desk: 973-575-1742

The Pokemon TCG NJ State Championships is a title event series where players in each of the three POP-recognized age divisions compete to earn the title of Champion! This event will be held on March 17, 2012. Results of the State Championships count toward your Premier Rating!

Prizes are awarded to the top finishers in each of three age divisions (Junior, Senior, and Masters).

All Pokemon Organized Play Premier events in North America, other than those that use a Limited Format (such as Prereleases), are FREE! So, there is no admission fee for a State Championship within North America!

The tournament is run using the Modified Format and Swiss pairings. See the Pokemon TCG Organized Play Website for additional information about the Modified and Swiss formats. The number of Swiss rounds run will depend on total attendance of the event.

After Swiss rounds are complete, there will be a cut to single-elimination finals. The number of players to qualify for the finals will depend on the total attendance in each age division, with a maximum of 16 players playing off in any one division.

State Championship events have a K-Value of 32. For more information on K-Value, Ratings, and Rankings, please visit the Pokemon TCG Organized Play Website.

Registration & Start Times

All participants should bring a modified-legal constructed deck, damage counters, a coin or translucent die, a pen/pencil, a completed deck registration sheet and their PoP ID. Players wishing to participate who do not have a PoP ID can sign up for one during registration. Blank deck registration sheets are available on site.

Participants using NJ Transit from New York City should take the #197 express to the Willowbrook Park & Ride.
Participants using NJ Transit from Newark should take the #11 to the Willowbrook Park & Ride.
From there it is a short 10 minute walk to the hotel.
Walking Map & Shuttle Schedule

8-Player Booster Draft side events will start after 3:00pm. These will continue for as long as players have an interest in them.

Also for the first time we would like to announce the Parent's Lounge! There are two areas set aside where parents can relax and view the tournament.

Pokemon Video Game Tournament

What is the tournament format for the Pokemon Video Game Tournament?

Events will be run using the Modified Format and Swiss pairings. See the Tournament Rules for additional information about the Modified and Swiss formats. The number of Swiss rounds run will depend on the total attendance of the event. Prizes will be awarded after the final Swiss round.

What do I need to bring to the Pokemon Video Game Tournament?

Players must have a Player ID to participate. If you have a Trainer Club account but don’t have a Player ID, you can get one by logging into your account and visiting https://www.pokemon.com/us/account/upgrade2/. Be sure to bring your Player ID to the event!
Players must provide their own Nintendo DS systems and Pokémon Black Version or Pokémon White Version Game Cards
Players should bring chargers for their Nintendo DS systems, as the tournament staff will not have chargers available for loan

When is the Pokemon Video Game Tournament?

Registration for the VG tournament will start at 2:00 pm. The tournament will start at 3:30 pm.

How much does the Pokemon Video Game Tournament cost to enter?

The entry fee is $10.
 
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