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Pokemon TCG US National Championships
Event Number: 8193
Event Type: Modified Constructed
Event Duration: Full Day
Event Starts: 9:00am
Event Info: Pokemon TCG US National Championships is open to all players in good standing. Come and test your skills against the best trainers in the country!
Round Info: Registration starts at 9am. Swiss rounds held on Saturday. Players not in line by 9:30 will be entered with a first round loss. Single elimination rounds held Sunday.
Entry Fee: None

Pokemon TCG Professor Cup
Event Number: 8188
Event Type: Draft/Sealed
Event Duration: Full Day
Event Starts: 9:00am
Event Info: Pokemon TCG Professor Cup. Open to all Pokemon TCG Professors in good standing, who have earned at least 10 credits by Monday, June 26th.
Round Info: Registration starts at 9am. Players not in line by 9:30 will be entered with a first round loss. First round to begin no later than 10:15 am. Will proceed as Swiss rounds with a cut to top 16.
Entry Fee: None

Pokemon TCG League
Event Number: 8183 (THU), 8184 (FRI), 8185 (SAT), 8186 (SUN)
Event Type: Constructed
Event Duration: Full Day
Event Starts: 10:00am
Event Info: Pokemon League Open Play! Do battle, and win great prizes.
Round Info: Open Play - See League Desk for more information.
Entry Fee: None

Pokemon TCG Modified Constructed Tournament
Event Number: 8187, 8181, 8182
Event Type: Modified Constructed
Event Duration: 5:45
Event Starts: THU 10:00am, FRI 10:00am, SUN 12:00pm
Event Info: Modified Constructed rules apply. Bring your best deck, and be ready to battle! Registration at 10am, event starts at 11am. Sunday's registration starts at 12pm and the event starts at 1:00pm.
Entry Fee: None

Pokemon TCG Sealed Deck Tournament
Event Number: 8189, 8190, 8191, 8192
Event Type: Sealed
Event Duration: 3:45
Event Starts: THU 4:00pm, FRI 4:00pm, SAT 2:00pm, SUN 10:00am
Event Info: Entry is $19.50, you will build your deck with cards provided by Pokemon Organized Play.
Entry Fee: $19.50
 
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So to recap...

Thursday
- 10:00 - Modified
- 4:00 - Sealed

Friday
- 9:00 - Professor Cup
- 10:00 - Constructed
- 4:00 - Sealed

Saturday
- 9:00 - Nationals
- 2:00 - Sealed

Sunday
- 2nd Day of Nationals
- 10:00 - Sealed
- 12:00 - Constructed

COMMENTS
- Is there a difference between Constructed and Modified? It's listed differently in the events list.
- No team play this year on Sunday? I am not sad about this.
- Nothing planned for Wednesday night?
 
The Gorn said:
- No team play this year on Sunday? I am not sad about this.
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Neither am I. I was never a fan of organized tag team. It got too complicated.

The Gorn said:
- Nothing planned for Wednesday night?
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More time to search for Werewolfs. You'll be there for the hunt, right? :cool:
 
I loved team play under Wizards. POP, not so much.

Werewolves, you bet! One of the great late night parts of Origins!
 
ShadowCard said:
Neither am I. I was never a fan of organized tag team. It got too complicated.
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Bummer - I like team. It's a chance to compete with one of my kids, instead of competing against them. Plus, it's very social - everyone chats the whole time. :lol: But, it's not extremely competitive.
 
I definitely did enjoy the Team Play constructed with my son last year too!! The rules can get very complicated. (Agreed)

Sunday modified? Seems anti-climatic, after likely being donked in the nationals. I hope someone runs a team play event.
 
Cool. I'm not flying in til Thursday, so I didn't realize they'd be set up already.
 
They didn't post M45's Midnight Draft on Thursday, location and sets TBA?

Oh, I guess it is not an official event.

It is a Rochester draft though!

Vince
 
Is anyone interested in doing an unsanctioned/fun Battle Royal format?
Its a format we've been working on in Sarasota over the past couple of years.
We'd need at least 6 players besides myself and PenguinMaster.
The format is crazy and tons of fun; let me know if you're be interested and I'll start looking in to it.

There would be a prize, probably a sealed box.

Again, it would not be sanctioned.

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Some details on the Battle Royal Format (complete rules still being ironed out)

- Players sit in a circle or a rectangle (similar to team play) however there are no teams - this format is a free-for-all where every pokémon is eligible to be attacked by every player on every turn!

- Gameplay moves in a clockwise direction.

- Special conditions activate directly before your turn and directly after your turn

- 60 Card Deck; Modified; NO PRIZES. You are eliminated from the game when you have either no Pokémon in play or you run out of cards in your deck.

- Whenever one of YOUR Pokémon is knocked out, you must draw the top two cards from your deck.

- The last trainer standing is the winner!
 
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Don't forget the PokeGym event!
Also, Chrisbo should be bringing a suitcaseful of PokeGym shirts.
Bring your cash!
 
Vince, is that the Free Piglet Draft you're always talking about?

MUTANT!!!
 
I just got the preregistration magazine. What's with the new format? And they're making us download the event schedule?

Gorn, I don't even see Werefolf listed. Maybe they're doing it informally?
 
I'm not sure if Werewolf has ever shown up as a scheduled event. I think Looney Labs just starts running it around 9:00 or 10:00 every night upstairs.

I've got to admit that I'm a little disappointed in the events this year. No movies?! Last year "Army of Darkness" was shown. What could be better!

Regardless of the Pokemon aspect, it seems like Origins is going downhill. Next year may be a Gencon year for us if there's not some sign that Origins is going to improve.
 
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