Grand Prix New Jersey Spring 2017

• Online Registration: Saturday, December 17, 2016 until Friday, March 10, 2017 at 9pm local time
• On-site Registration: Friday, March 10, 2017 from 11am-9pm (subject to availability)
• Saturday, March 11: Grand Prix New Jersey begins at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, March 12: Day Two begins at 9 a.m.

Registration for the Grand Prix main event closes Friday night. There will be no Saturday registration.

The main tournament at Grand Prix New Jersey is open to Magic players of all ages.

Players must have a signed waiver and consent form to compete at Grand Prix New Jersey. Forms can be downloaded here and will be available on-site. Minors must have a parent of guardian’s signature on these forms. Minors will not be able to register or play unless we receive a waiver signed by a parent or guardian. No exceptions.

• Standard Constructed
• Deck lists are required
• Players must use the same deck on Day Two that they used on Day One.

• Modified Swiss-style (50-minute rounds).
• Day One will consist of 9 Swiss rounds. Day Two will consist of 6 Swiss rounds and the Top 8 single-elimination finals.
• All players with an X-3-0 record (or better) advance to the second day of competition for prizes and invitations.
• The Top 8 players after the final Swiss round on Day Two will advance to the Top 8 single-elimination playoff.
• Top 8 playoff matches will be best 2 of 3.
• Top 8 playoff matches will have no time limit. (Players are still expected to play at a normal pace and complete playoff matches in a reasonable amount of time.)
• Standings after the Swiss rounds will be used to determine final order in the standings for losing players in the quarterfinal and semifinal playoff rounds.
• For the first game of each match in the Top 8, the player that finished higher in the Swiss rounds chooses either to play first or to play second. For subsequent games in each Top 8 match, the usual Play/Draw rule applies (loser of the previous game decides whether to play first in the next game).

Judges

Judges interested in applying for the event should do so using the Judge Center.

Main Event Notes

• Planeswalker Points multiplier 8x, Rules Enforcement Level (REL) is Competitive on Day One and Professional on Day Two.
• The Magic: The Gathering Tournament Rules and the Magic: The Gathering Infraction Procedure Guide are in effect for this event unless specifically overruled by information in this Format Document. Rules documents can be found in the Magic Document Center.
• Players are responsible for bringing their own method of tracking life totals, card sleeves, and appropriate counters or tokens.
• In the event that a player who wins an invitation to a Pro Tour stop at a Grand Prix has already qualified for an invitation, the invitation does not pass down under any circumstances. Previous qualification may be through a Qualifier tournament, through performance at a professional tournament, or by being an invited DCI player (valid upon the date of the official rank announcement for the appropriate professional tournament).

• Players with a Pro Tour Players Club level of Gold or Platinum
• Members of the Pro Tour Hall of Fame

• Winners of this event's Grand Prix Trial tournaments.
• Players with a Pro Tour Players Club level of Silver
• Players who have accumulated at least 2,250 Planeswalker Points in the 2016 Yearly Award Season (June 1, 2015 – May 29, 2016)
• Players who have accumulated at least 2,250 Planeswalker Points in the 2017 Yearly Award Season (May 30, 2016 – May 28, 2017)

• Players who have accumulated at least 1,300 Planeswalker Points in the 2016 Yearly Award Season (June 1, 2015 – May 29, 2016)
• Players who have accumulated at least 1,300 Planeswalker Points in the 2017 Yearly Award Season (May 30, 2016 – May 28, 2017)

Last-Chance Trials
Earn a valuable Two-Round bye by winning one of the Last-Chance Trials. These are 32-person single-elimination events, starting as soon as 32 players register.

"Foiled Again"
A straight Swiss tournament lasting three or four rounds. Participants get one past promo card for playing, then one additional promo card per match win. Format varies by event.

"Rebound" Event
Format at organizer's discretion. Players who also played in the main Grand Prix tournament will get a discount for entry.

Pro Tour Qualifier
The winner of the Pro Tour Qualifier receives an invitation to the same Pro Tour that the Grand Prix feeds. The Pro Tour Qualifier has a maximum capacity of 225 players, and the format depends on the format of the Grand Prix (if the Grand Prix is Limited, the Pro Tour Qualifier will Standard; otherwise, the format of the Pro Tour Qualifier will be Limited).