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[Ixalan PreRelease]

Ixalan PreRelease *Magic: The Gathering*

DESCRIPTION
The Ixalan Prerelease gives players their first opportunity to play with Ixalan cards. 

Please note: We will be running the Saturday prereleases in the regular sealed format.

DATE & TIME
Each PreRelease event will end after 4 Rounds, regardless of the number of players involved. This helps prevent player burnout, but also allows us to set a schedule for each pre-release event. That said, there are other factors that influence the length of a prerelease event. Therefore, the schedule you see below is tentative and is subject to change.

Saturday, July 8, 2017
First Event
Registration: 9:00am
Build: 9:30am
First Round: 10:15am
Ends: 2:00pm (approximately)

Second Event (The start time for the second event may be pushed back by 15 minutes or so due to overtime in rounds)
Registration: 2:00pm
Build: 2:30pm
First Round: 3:00pm
Ends: 7:00pm (approximately)

Third Event
Registration: TBD
Build: TBD
First Round: TBD
Ends: TBD

LOCATION
Venue Information:Click Here

COST
$25

PRIZE STRUCTURE
1 pack per win, but additional 2 packs will be given to players that go 4-0

EVENT ORGANIZER
Chad Boudreau

EVENT ATTENDANCE LIMITS
We have never had to turn away players but some of our recent Pre-Release events have been very popular so make sure you arrive in time to register.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
Ask your questions on the forum or give us a call (779-0900) and we will endeavour to answer in a timely fashion.

[Ixalan Release]

Ixalan Release *Magic: The Gathering*

DESCRIPTION
To celebrate the release of Ixalan, ComicReaders Downtown is holding a Draft event.

Registration begins at 6pm.

DATE & TIME
Friday, September 29, 2017 @ 6pm

Store closes to the public at 9pm but stays open for the players until the event is over.

LOCATION
Venue Information: Click Here

COST
$15

EVENT ORGANIZER
Chad Boudreau

EVENT ATTENDANCE LIMITS
No limit on seating for this event.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
There is no gaming space available for other games during FNM.

[Magic the Gathering: Open House]

Magic the Gathering: Open House *Magic: The Gathering*

DESCRIPTION
People that are curious how to play Magic the Gathering are in encouraged to come out and learn! Seasoned players are encouraged to bring out a new player and teach a new player how to play Magic the Gathering or help teach other new players.

DATE & TIME
Saturday September 16

LOCATION
Venue Information: Click Here

COST
Free

EVENT ORGANIZER
Chad Boudreau

EVENT ATTENDANCE LIMITS
There is no maximum

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
Everyone that brings a new player, or helps teach how to play Magic the Gathering to a new player, or are a new player, receive 1 Full Art Walk the Plank. While supplies last.

[Ixalan Draft Weekend]

Ixalan Draft Weekend *Magic: The Gathering*

DESCRIPTION
To celebrate the release of Ixalan, ComicReaders Downtown is holding a Draft Weekend on September 30 and October 1

Participants will receive a special promo (while supplies last).

Drafting is a great way to learn to play competitive Magic without needing to have a large collection, and a great way to acquire new cards. We always draft with the most recent set. Drafts will now be a maximum of 3 rounds, and there will be no pod mixture if there are multiple drafting pods.

Players with a winning record will receive packs of the latest Magic release as prizes, the prize structure is as follows:
3 wins will payout 4 packs
2 wins 1 draw will payout 3 packs
2 wins will payout 2 packs


DATE & TIME
Starts at 12:00 (Normally runs until 16:00)
Saturday September 30
Sunday October 1

LOCATION
Venue Information: Click Here

COST
$15

EVENT ORGANIZER
Chad Boudreau

EVENT ATTENDANCE LIMITS
No limit on seating for this event.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
None.

[Sunday Magic]

Sunday Magic *Magic: The Gathering*

DESCRIPTION
Sunday Magic at ComicReaders Downtown is now Draft unless there is a Game Day or Prerelease. 

Drafting is a great way to learn to play competitive Magic without needing to have a large collection, and a great way to acquire new cards. We always draft with the most recent set. Drafts will now be a maximum of 3 rounds, and there will be no pod mixture if there are multiple drafting pods.

Players with a winning record will receive packs of the latest Magic release as prizes, the prize structure is as follows:
3 wins will payout 4 packs
2 wins 1 draw will payout 3 packs
2 wins will payout 2 packs

Alternatively, we are now offering store credit towards MTG singles, for every pack a player wins, they can opt to take $2 per pack as credit instead of receiving packs.

DATE & TIME
Sundays at 12:00 (Normally runs until 16:00)
September 3
September 10
September 17

LOCATION
Venue Information: Click Here

COST
$15 for Standard Draft

EVENT ORGANIZER
Chad Boudreau

EVENT ATTENDANCE LIMITS
No limit on seating for this event.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
None.

[DESCRIPTION]

DESCRIPTION
Thursday Magic at ComicReaders Downtown is now Modern constructed! 

Players with a winning record receive packs of the latest Magic release as prizes. We will now be using a structured payout system.

4 wins will payout 8 packs
3 wins 1 draw will payout 6 packs
3 wins will payout 4 packs
2 wins 1 draw will payout 3 packs
2 wins will payout 2 packs (if there are only 3 rounds)

Alternatively, we are now offering store credit towards MTG singles, for every pack a player wins, they can opt to take $2 per pack as credit instead of receiving packs.

DATE & TIME
Thursdays nights at 7:00pm
September 7
September 14
September 21
September 28

LOCATION
Venue Information: Click Here

COST
$5

EVENT ORGANIZER
Lareina Chan / Justin Brown

EVENT ATTENDANCE LIMITS
No limit on seating for this event.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
None.

[Magic the Gathering: Casual Play September 2017 Schedule]

Magic the Gathering: Casual Play September 2017 Schedule


DESCRIPTION
September will be the Cube Draft format. The cube will be provided by Gary Wittal

It will feature Grand Melee style play (players can only attack to their left, and defend from their right)

Players will start with 30 life, and drafted decks are to be 50 card minimum.

DATE & TIME
Casual Play for Magic the Gathering will run every Wednesday @ 6:30pm until after close (it can run until around 10pm as long as a staff member is participating)
September 6
September 13

LOCATION
Venue Information: Click Here

COST
(optional) 1 booster buy in for prize pool

EVENT ORGANIZER
Lareina

EVENT ATTENDANCE LIMITS
There is a maximum of 8 players for Cube Draft

[Friday Night Magic]

Friday Night Magic *Magic: The Gathering*

DESCRIPTION
For information on the Friday Night Magic promotion please Click Here The store only has 10 promos to give out every week, if there are more than 10 players, then promos will go to all the winning records with the rest of the promos randomly distributed to the remaining player pool.

The format for FNM at ComicReaders Downtown is Standard.

Play begins for Standard at 6pm. We will now run 4 rounds as a maximum even if we have more than 16 players.

Players with a winning record will receive packs of the latest Magic release as prizes. We will now be using a structured payout system.

4 wins will payout 8 packs
3 wins 1 draw will payout 6 packs
3 wins will payout 4 packs
2 wins 1 draw will payout 3 packs
2 wins will payout 2 packs (if there are only 3 rounds)

Alternatively, we are now offering store credit towards MTG singles, for every pack a player wins, they can opt to take $2 per pack as credit instead of receiving packs.

DATE & TIME
FNM Standard starts at 6pm
September 1
September 8
September 15
September 22
September 29


Play begins at 6pm

Store closes to the public at 9pm but stays open for the players until FNM is over.

LOCATION
Venue Information: Click Here

COST
$5

EVENT ORGANIZER
Lareina Chan / Justin Brown

EVENT ATTENDANCE LIMITS
No limit on seating for this event.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
There is no gaming space available for other games during FNM.

[DESCRIPTION]

DESCRIPTION
Once a month ComicReaders Downtown will be holding a low stakes Casual Legacy tournament on Wednesday as a warm-up for the higher stakes Legacy tournament the week after.

Players with a winning record will receive store credit for singles. We need 8 players minimum to run the event.

Prize pool will be $5 per player

DATE & TIME
September 20 at 6:30pm

LOCATION
Venue Information: Click Here

COST
$5

EVENT ORGANIZER
Chad Boudreau

EVENT ATTENDANCE LIMITS
No limit on seating for this event.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
None.

[DESCRIPTION]

DESCRIPTION
Once a month ComicReaders Downtown will be holding a Legacy tournament on Wednesday

Players with a winning record will receive a portion of the prize pool. We need 8 players minimum to run the event.

The prize pool will be $25 MTG singles credit per player.

DATE & TIME
September 27 at 6:30pm

LOCATION
Venue Information: Click Here

COST
$25

EVENT ORGANIZER
Chad Boudreau

EVENT ATTENDANCE LIMITS
No limit on seating for this event.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
None.