DaytonGymLeader I have been to many large MTG tournaments, but only a few Premiere Pokemon events.
I will bet you a Pikachu card that at the end of the fifth round at Nationals we will have no more than eight unbeaten players.
The age groups do throw a wrench into it, so you are right in that we will need more than five rounds. (I would hope that we would have more than five anyways.)
My son and I have traveled up and down the East Coast playing in various MTG and Pokemon tournaments. We have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. (But mostly all were good.) Many, many tournaments ended in the wee hours of the morning. None stated on time.
One thing that we always discuss while in route to a tournament in a place that we have never played before is that we are guests at this event. Of course we have certain expectations, most of which have been confirmed before we make plans to attend the event. But as guests we agree to play by their (the TO’s) rules, on their schedule, and by their format.
Could POP have done a better job of scheduling these events for Origins? Maybe a better question is; would there be any fewer complaints no matter what the schedule looked like?
Phil has done a great job of coming up with a schedule here on this thread. I especially like the idea of Pickup drafts each day. I am tempted to bring a box or two of cards and run my own pickup drafts out of the hotel. (Assuming POP isn't going to have such events.) But what about those who can’t take off on Thursday? Or those who go to Church on Sunday? No team events for these people Phil? Just an example of not being able to please everyone Phil. Nothing personal. You did a great job of making a schedule and POP would do well to copy what you have done.
I am still puzzled about the reason for not letting children under eight participate. What’s the logic here?
I will bet you a Pikachu card that at the end of the fifth round at Nationals we will have no more than eight unbeaten players.
The age groups do throw a wrench into it, so you are right in that we will need more than five rounds. (I would hope that we would have more than five anyways.)
My son and I have traveled up and down the East Coast playing in various MTG and Pokemon tournaments. We have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. (But mostly all were good.) Many, many tournaments ended in the wee hours of the morning. None stated on time.
One thing that we always discuss while in route to a tournament in a place that we have never played before is that we are guests at this event. Of course we have certain expectations, most of which have been confirmed before we make plans to attend the event. But as guests we agree to play by their (the TO’s) rules, on their schedule, and by their format.
Could POP have done a better job of scheduling these events for Origins? Maybe a better question is; would there be any fewer complaints no matter what the schedule looked like?
Phil has done a great job of coming up with a schedule here on this thread. I especially like the idea of Pickup drafts each day. I am tempted to bring a box or two of cards and run my own pickup drafts out of the hotel. (Assuming POP isn't going to have such events.) But what about those who can’t take off on Thursday? Or those who go to Church on Sunday? No team events for these people Phil? Just an example of not being able to please everyone Phil. Nothing personal. You did a great job of making a schedule and POP would do well to copy what you have done.
I am still puzzled about the reason for not letting children under eight participate. What’s the logic here?
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