Grand Prix–Boston 2009 Trials

Entry Fee

Entry fee varies from location to location. Check with local organizer for specific information.

Format

• Swiss Rounds: Sealed Deck, Top 8: Booster Draft
  • Events prior to July 17, 2009 will use
    • Swiss rounds: 2 Shards of Alara booster, 2 Conflux booster and 2 Alara Reborn booster per player.
    • Booster Draft Product: 1 Shards of Alara booster, 1 Conflux booster and 1 Alara Reborn booster per player.
  • Events July 17, 2009 or later will use:
    • Swiss rounds: 6 Magic 2010 boosters per player.
    • Booster Draft product will be 3 Magic 2010 boosters per player.
• Deck lists are required
• If product is not stamped or pre-registered, deck registration and deck swap will be performed for the Swiss Sealed Deck.

***Due to the demand for Magic 2010 product, some Boston Trials may run Standard or Alara Block Limited. Please contact your organizer to confirm the format of your event.***

Tournament Length

• Swiss rounds - 50 minutes per round
• Number of Swiss rounds based on attendance according to the following chart:

  Attendance	Swiss rounds
  8	Single Elim.
  9 - 16	4
  17 - 32	5
  33 - 64	6
  65 - 128	7
  129 - 226	8
  227 - 409	9
  410 or higher	10

Advancement

• All players may participate in all Swiss rounds.
• The top 8 players after the final Swiss round will advance to the top 8 single-elimination finals.

Top 8

• Top 8 matches will be best 2 of 3
• Top 8 matches will have no time limit
• The Top 8 players will be seated randomly at the draft table immediately prior to drafting.
• The Top 8 bracket will be determined using this random seating.
• Where necessary, the standings after the Swiss rounds will still be used to determine final order in the standings.

Notes

• 24K, Competitive
• All Universal Tournament Rules and Magic: the Gathering Floor Rules are in effect for this event unless specifically overruled by information in this Format Document
• Players must bring pen, paper, card sleeves and appropriate counters.

Prizes

• At least 1 third-round bye at Grand Prix–Boston is offered at each Trial.
• Product prizes to be determined by the organizer

Registration Information

• Players who want more specific local tournament or registration information should call their local contact phone number.
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