All Star Gaming News and Events 29th January 2008

ALL STAR GAMING NEWS AND EVENTS 29th January 2008

News
1. GP Trial Formats announced by Wizards of the Coast
2. Premiere WoW and Yu-Gi-Oh! Activity

Events
1. World of Warcraft TCG City Championship – 10/02/08
2. Magic The Gathering Grand Prix Trial Brussels – 10/02/08
3. ASG Monthly (Pokemon & Yu-Gi-Oh!) – 10/02/08
4. ASG Monthly (Pokemon, MTG, WoW TCG & Yu-Gi-Oh!) – 09/03/08
5. World of Warcraft Group Championship – 09/03/08
6. Yu-Gi-Oh! City Championship – 09/03/08
7. World of Warcraft Servant of the Betrayer Sneak Preview – 30/03/08
8. Magic The Gathering Buckinghamshire 2HG County Championships –
30/03/08
9. ASG Monthly (Pokemon & WOW) – 13/04/08
10. Magic The Gathering Grand Prix Trial Birmingham – 13/04/08
11. Yu-Gi-Oh! Regional Championship – 13/04/08
12. Magic The Gathering Grand Prix Trial Madrid – 11/05/08
13. Hemel Hempstead Games Club
14. Maidenhead Games Club

DETAILS

NEWS SECTION
1. GP TRIAL FORMATS ANNOUNCED BY WIZARDS OF THE COAST

We can finally announce the formats for our upcoming GP Trials.
Wizards of the Coast confirmed that:-
Brussels, Belguim will be Sealed Deck (1 Lorwyn Deck & 2 Morningtide
Boosters)
Birmingham, UK will be Block Constructed (Lorwyn Block)
Madrid, Spain will be Sealed Deck (1 Shadowmoor Deck & 2 Shadowmoor
Boosters)
All the details of the upcoming GP’s can be found in the tournament
centre http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/tournamentcenter
So come earn your 3 byes for these European GP’s and our own home
grown GP in 2008.
2. Premiere WoW and Yu-Gi-Oh! Activity

We are pleased to announce a number of tournaments we are running over
the next few months on behalf of Upperdeck Entertainment.
For World of Warcraft TCG we will be running:-
Group Championship Qualifier on the 9rd March
Servants of the Betrayer Sneak Preview on the 30th March
For Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG we will be running:
City Championships on the 9th March
Regional Championships on the 13th April
These events will be run at our High Wycombe venue and will all start
at 11am. They will replace our normal monthly events for that month.
Don’t forget in February you can play in the WoW TCG sealed City
Championships and practice for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG national qualifiers.
Details on entrance fees and formats can be found under the event
details.
Hope to see you all in the next few months for this great events.



EVENTS SECTION
1) WORLD OF WARCRAFT TCG CITY CHAMPIONSHIP – 10/02/08

Entry fee: £15.00
Format: Sealed Deck (6 MOTL Boosters)
Doors open 10:30
Tournament start 11:00
Holiday Inn
High Wycombe M40, Jct 4
Handy Cross
High Wycombe
Side Event Drafts
Entry Fee: £8.50 or 5 boosters of the current set
Format: 3 MOTL boosters
Prizes: 1st = 4 boosters, 2nd = 3 boosters, 3rd/4th = 2 boosters

2) MAGIC THE GATHERING GRAND PRIX TRIAL BRUSSELS – 10/02/08

Entry fee: £15
Format: Sealed Deck (1 Lorwyn Deck & 2 Morningtide Boosters)
Doors open 10:30
Tournament start 11:00
Holiday Inn
High Wycombe M40, Jct 4
Handy Cross
High Wycombe
HP11 1TL
Side Event Drafts
Entry Fee: £8.50 or 5 boosters of the current set
Format: 2 Lorwyn Boosters & 1 Morningtide Booster
Prizes: 1st = 4 boosters, 2nd = 3 boosters, 3rd/4th = 2 boosters

3) ASG MONTHLY – 10/02/08

Entry fee: Constructed £5, Draft (MTG, WoW) £8.50 Sealed (MTG) £15
Doors open 10:30
Tournament start 11:00
Holiday Inn
High Wycombe M40, Jct 4
Handy Cross
Side Event Drafts
Entry Fee: £8.50 or 5 boosters of the current set
Format: 2 Lorwyn Boosters & 1 Morningtide Booster (MTG) 3 MOTL
Boosters (WoW)
Prizes: 1st = 4 boosters, 2nd = 3 boosters, 3rd/4th = 2 boosters

4) ASG MONTHLY – 09/03/08

Entry fee: Constructed £5, Draft (MTG) £8.50 Sealed (MTG) £15
Doors open 10:30
Tournament start 11:00
Holiday Inn
High Wycombe M40, Jct 4
Handy Cross
Side Event Drafts
Entry Fee: £8.50 or 5 boosters of the current set
Format: 2 Lorwyn Boosters & 1 Morningtide Booster (MTG)
Prizes: 1st = 4 boosters, 2nd = 3 boosters, 3rd/4th = 2 boosters

5) WORLD OF WARCRAFT GROUP CHAMPIONSHIP- 09/03/08

Format: Constructed
Entry fee: £5
Doors open 10:30
Tournament start 11:00
Holiday Inn
High Wycombe M40, Jct 4
Handy Cross
Side Event Drafts
Entry Fee: £8.50 or 5 boosters of the current set
Format: 3 MOTL boosters
Prizes: 1st = 4 boosters, 2nd = 3 boosters, 3rd/4th = 2 boosters

6) YU-GI-OH! CITY CHAMPIONSHIP – 09/03/08

Format: Constructed
Entry fee: £5
Doors open 10:30
Tournament start 11:00
Holiday Inn
High Wycombe M40, Jct 4
Handy Cross

7) WORLD OF WARCRAFT SERVANT OF THE BETRAYER SNEAK PREVIEW – 30/03/08

Format: Sealed Pack 6 SOTB boosters
Entry Fee: £15
Doors open 10:30
Tournament start 11:00
Holiday Inn
High Wycombe M40, Jct 4
Handy Cross
Side Event Drafts
Entry Fee: £8.50 or 5 boosters of the current set
Format: 1 MOTL booster & 2 SOTB boosters
Prizes: 1st = 4 boosters, 2nd = 3 boosters, 3rd/4th = 2 boosters


MAGIC THE GATHERING BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 2HG COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS -
30/03/08

Entry fee: £25
Format: Sealed Deck - 1 Lorwyn Tournament Deck & 4 Morningtide
Boosters
Doors open 10:30
Tournament start 11:00
Holiday Inn
High Wycombe M40, Jct 4
Handy Cross
High Wycombe
HP11 1TL
Side Event Drafts
Entry Fee: £8.50 or 5 boosters of the current set
Format: 2 Lorwyn Boosters & 1 Morningtide Booster
Prizes: 1st = 4 boosters, 2nd = 3 boosters, 3rd/4th = 2 boosters

9) ASG MONTHLY – 13/04/08

Entry fee: Constructed £5, Draft (, WoW) £8.50
Doors open 10:30
Tournament start 11:00
Holiday Inn
High Wycombe M40, Jct 4
Handy Cross
Side Event Drafts
Entry Fee: £8.50 or 5 boosters of the current set
Format: 3 MOTL Boosters (WoW)
Prizes: 1st = 4 boosters, 2nd = 3 boosters, 3rd/4th = 2 boosters

10) MAGIC THE GATHERING GRAND PRIX TRIAL BIRMINGHAM - 13/04/08

Entry fee: £5
Format: Block Constructed (Lorwyn Block)
Doors open 10:30
Tournament start 11:00
Holiday Inn
High Wycombe M40, Jct 4
Handy Cross
High Wycombe
HP11 1TL
Side Event Drafts
Entry Fee: £8.50 or 5 boosters of the current set
Format: 2 Lorwyn Boosters & 1 Morningtide Booster
Prizes: 1st = 4 boosters, 2nd = 3 boosters, 3rd/4th = 2 boosters

11) YU-GI-OH! REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – 13/04/08

Format: Constructed
Entry fee: £5
Doors open 10:30
Tournament start 11:00
Holiday Inn
High Wycombe M40, Jct 4
Handy Cross

12) MAGIC THE GATHERING GRAND PRIX TRIAL MADRID – 11/05/08

Entry fee: £15
Format: Sealed Deck (1 Shadowmoor Deck & 2 Shadowmoor Boosters)
Doors open 10:30
Tournament start 11:00
Holiday Inn
High Wycombe M40, Jct 4
Handy Cross
High Wycombe
HP11 1TL
Side Event Drafts
Entry Fee: £8.50 or 5 boosters of the current set
Format: 2 Lorwyn Boosters & 1 Morningtide Booster
Prizes: 1st = 4 boosters, 2nd = 3 boosters, 3rd/4th = 2 boosters

13) HEMEL HEMPSTEAD GAMES CLUB

Tournament Details
Every Tuesday Night
7:30pm – 11pm
Magic FNM Booster Draft & WOW TCG Constructed
£2 Club Fee, £7 Draft Charge, £2 Constructed Charge
1 Current Set Booster for Each Match Win
Old Town Hall, Cellar Bar, High Street, Hemel Hempstead, Herts.

14) MAIDENHEAD GAMES CLUB

Tournament Details
Every Monday Night
7:30pm – 11pm
Magic FNM Booster Draft
£1 Club Fee, £7 Draft Charge
1 Current Set Booster for Each Match Win
WAMDSAD, Braywick Sports Ground, Maidenhead, Berkshire, Sl6 1BN.