PTQ in Portland

Folks – I know its a pain but I have to move the PTQ date in Portland. I had scheduled a room but somehow the actual room they had for me was way to small. It was a clerical error – so we Have to change rooms – and changing rooms means changing days -

so the new info is
PTQ – Paris – in Portland
October 30, 2010
Format: Sealed
Registration: 9:00 am – 9:45 am
Entry Fee: $30.00
Ambridge Event Center
1333 NE M L King Blvd.
Portland, Oregon

and I wanted to say sorry – I hate having to move events. I hope it doesn’t create issues for any of you.

Tim

More GP news from GenCon

Gen Con Indy 2011 Promo Passes at Magic GP Portland
by Gen Con Indy on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 1:13pm

Knock the inner gamer out of the Gen Con staff. Win a promo pass.

If you are going to be battling in the upcoming Grand Prix Portland for Magic: the Gathering (details at http://bit.ly/9CenpA ) you have a chance to win a promo pass to next year’s Gen Con Indy.

I will be among the ranks of thousands cracking packs and hoping for that Magic mixture of mythic Titan power, blue and white cards, and for my finest tuned sealed-deck skills to come together well. More than likely, I’ll just be a piñata, spilling promo passes to players who defeat me.

As only a few people will be paired against me, you can also follow posts on http://www.twitter.com/gen_con or look for updates here. A few times during the day I’ll be sure to post a “first person to find me gets a pass” type of post, too.

Hope to see you there!
-Scott

From http://www.facebook.com/notes/gen-con-indy/gen-con-indy-2011-promo-passes-at-magic-gp-portland/429977213955

Richard Garfield has agreed to come to GP Portland

Great news, Richard Garfield has agreed to sign at GP Portland. On saturday he will sign from 2pm to 4pm.

Is this going to be the best GP ever?

Tim

GenCon at GP Portland

My good friend Scott Elliott from GenCon will be at GP Portland. Scott just announced that he will be passing out passes to GenCon at GP Portland. I don’t have full details on how many or how he will be passing them out – but I will post as I find out.

Tim

This text is from the GenCon facebook page …
Gen Con Indy Now that Summer is a wrap, it’s time for Gen Con staff to do some gaming! See you in Portland September 10-12. One of our resident gamers will be playing Magic the Gathering and giving away some promo passes on Saturday. More details to follow next week.

Last Chance – Grand Prix Portland -Trials

32-Player Single Elimination – Starting at noon – open entry until 10 p.m.
M11 Sealed Deck
New event start every time we get 32 players
1st place wins a 3-round bye to Grand Prix and 1/2 Box
2nd place wins 1/2 Box of Magic 2011
3rd/4th win 1/4 Box each of Magic 2011

Thanks
Tim

Magic Grand Prix Portland Side event summary

more details soon. I’m working on prizes for a bunch of events but here is a quick taste

Public Events
Cascade Games Epic Infinite Events. 8-player single elimination events will be running all weekend from Friday to Sunday. Among the prizes for all Infinite Events will be a free entry into ANY public event all weekend (yes, this includes the PTQ on Sunday).

Infinite Booster Drafts Prize Payout: 1st free entry into ANY public event at GP Portland & 6 packs, 2nd 4 packs, 3rd and 4th 1 pack. $18 entry fee.

Infinite Standard 8-player Win-a-Box Prize Payout: 1st place wins a Box – Magic 2011. 2nd place wins free entry into ANY public event at GP Portland. $18 entry fee.

Infinite Legacy 8-player Win-a-Box Prize Payout: 1st place wins a Box – Magic 2011. 2nd place wins free entry into ANY public event at GP Portland. $18 entry fee.

Infinite Extended 8-player Win-a-Box Prize Payout: 1st place wins a Box – Magic 2011. 2nd place wins free entry into ANY public event at GP Portland. $18 entry fee.

Infinite Vintage 8-player Win-a-Box Prize Payout: 1st place wins a Box – Magic 2011. 2nd place wins free entry into ANY public event at GP Portland. $18 entry fee.

Infinite MiniMaster 8-player Win-a-Box Prize Payout: 1st free entry into ANY public event at GP Portland & 6 packs, 2nd 4 packs, 3rd and 4th 1 pack. $15 entry fee. Eight players receive 2 Magic 2011 boosters and basic lands, building a minimum 30 card deck. Single game matches, single elimination – add a pack when you win!
Friday Featured Public Event:

Grand Prix Trials (Grinders) – Magic 2011 Sealed Deck.
Magic 2011 Sealed 32-person single-elimination flights will be starting at noon Friday, with registration running until 8pm. A new tournament will begin each time 32 players are registered. 1st place wins a 3-round bye to Grand Prix-Portland and 1/2 Box of Magic 2011. 2nd place wins 1/2 Box of Magic 2011. 3rd/4th win 1/4 Box each of Magic 2011.

Sunday Featured Public Event:
PTQ 2011 #1 – Win a trip to the first Pro Tour of 2011 and your spot on the Pro Tour! Registration 9:00-10:00am; Start 10am.

Format to be announced soon, Swiss rounds with a cut to Top 8 single elimination finals. Prizes: Pro Tour Invite, Magic 2011 boosters, Pro Tour Qualifier Top 8 Pins and Travel Award. Top 8 win PT Top 8 pins, additional booster packs based on participation.

Other Public Events include: Super Friday Night Magic, Standard for an iPad, a Grand Prix Trial and many more.

Tim

Pete Venters signing at GP Portland

It’s my pleasure to announce that my friend Pete Venters will be signing at GP Portland. I gotta say this is an amazing lineup of artists. I have been to conventions that didn’t have this quality of artist.

I’m working on some final travel logistcs and expect to announce more artists Tuesday.

Tim

Another artist at Grand Prix Portland

This AM Jaime Jones confirmed for GP Portland. So good!

I expect several more artists to confirm over the weekend but likely I won’t have time to post until monday. So look forward to more artists then.

Also please do me the favor of re-posting this or linking to my blog. I really want to get the word out about GP Portland.

So the full list now is
RK Post
Rob Alexander
Mark Tedin
Chuck Lukacs
Franz Vohwinkel
Anson Maddocks
Jaime Jones

Tim

Anson Maddocks will sign at the GP Portland

I just heard from Anson Maddocks. I just looked it up, Anson has done 112 cards including some of the best staple cards ever. Disintegrate, Llanowar Elves, Sengir Vampire not to mention Serendib.

So good.

Full list so far …

RK Post
Rob Alexander
Mark Tedin
Chuck Lukacs
Franz Vohwinkel
Anson Maddocks

Tim

More artists confirmed for GP Portland

The confirmations keep rolling in.

Chuck Lukacs and Franz Vohwinkel both have confirmed. Chuck has just completed a cool book of his art so when you come to the Grand Prix check that out. Both Chuck and Franz have done a bunch of Magic cards and are realy fun to talk with at events.

I was talking to another tournament organizer who told me its just not fair. The west coast has way more artists than any other area of the world. I thought about it for a second and then responded that he’s right but life just isn’t always fair. I get to invite more artists to my GP and they are more likely to come because they don’t have to travel so far. He’s right – I has 10 artists at GP Seattle (Tacoma for the rules lawyers out there) and I hope to pass that mark this time.

I started playing Magic in major part due to its art. When Magic (alpha) first came out, I was running a comic books store in Olympia, WA and I really wasn’t into games that much. One look at Alpha and I have played ever since. I straight up love art. I love meeting artists. When I think of ways to make a GP better I think of more artists, more original art, more autographs = more fun.

for those of you keeping track the list of confirmed artists is …

RK Post
Rob Alexander
Mark Tedin
Chuck Lukacs
Franz Vohwinkel

… and more to come. As the artists confirm I will post to this blog.

Tim