This News article was written by openCards user Jaglom Shrek at Nov 3rd, 2008.
Day 1 / November 21st
Time: 15:00
Tournament: Mercenary Draft (sign-in)
Format: Draft (starter & booster)
Rounds: 4 à 1h
Entry fee: 5 EUR
Description:
The compete rules will be announced soon. Each player brings 4 boosters (2E) of their choice and receives a random starter deck. Boosters may also be bought separately.
Time: 21:00
Tournament: TeamCup
Format: Multiplayer Standard Constructed (sign-in)
Rounds: 3 à 1.5h
Entry fee: 10 EUR
Description:
Two teams of two players compete against each other in a multiplayer game. This tournament is not valid for TrekCC rating. In addition to normal game rules the following spezial rules apply:
- members of the same team don’s count of opponents for a card’ gametext
- unique cards are unique per team
- victory conditions are changed to 150 points and at least one completed planet & one completed space mission team and at least one completed mission per team member
Time: 11:00
Tournament: Grand Prix
Format: Standard Constructed with decklist (sign-in)
Rounds: 6 à 1h plus final confrontations
Entry fee: 15 EUR
Description:
Pure standard constructed, decklist needed. Players are grouped in three categories (amateur, experienced, professional) based on their TrekCC Constructed rating (groups of equal size, in case of odd numbers a player is placed in the lower group). Top two of each group plus two best other players (wildcard) advance into final confrontation.
Time: 20:00
Tournament: Grand Prix Finals
Format: Standard Constructed with decklist
Rounds: 2 à 1h plus 1 without limit
Entry fee: free, only for Grand Prix finalists
Description:
Finalists may play with different decks than in main tournament, deklist needed. The players compete in the following fina confrontation rounds:
- quarters finals (1h): players of same category (or wildcard) against each other
- semi-finals (1h): winner professional against winner amateur & winner experienced against winner wildcard
- final game without time limit: winners of semi-finals against each other
Time: 20:00
Tournament: Orbital Shift
Format: Standard Constructed (sign-in)
Rounds: 3 à 1h
Entry fee: 5 EUR
Description:
Players use their normal decks but after a certain period of the tournament director announces a shift. Players then move one seat to the left (clockwise) and immediately continue to play with the deck at their new seat. Players and decks score points separately and players are finally ranked based on combined scores. This tournament is not valid for TrekCC rating.
Time: 20:00
Tournament: First Edition Open
Format: 1E Open Constructed (sign-in)
Rounds: 3 à 1h
Entry fee: 5 EUR
Description:
Purest original 1E gameplay without restrictions. Backwards-compatible cards are allowed.
Time: 24:00
Tournament: Favor the Bold Draft
Format: Draft (Dangerous Missions & Favor the Bold) (sign-in)
Rounds: 3 à 0.75h
Entry fee: 10 EUR
Description:
Find out how STCCG’s newest expansion Favor the Bold feels like in a draft environment! Each player brings a Dangerous Missions foil pack and receives 4 draft boosters plus a third of a set of Favor the Bold (distributed randomly, FtB has to be returned to the TD). All material (except foil pack) is drafted in the order of set release.
Time: 12:00
Tournament: Masters of the Universe (sign-in)
Format: Random Affiliation Standard Constructed with decklist
Rounds: 5 à 1h
Entry fee: 15 EUR
Description:
For playing in this tournament you have to register in advance, decklist is needed. Each participants may use only one headquarters mission (or Caretaker’s Array) in his or her deck which is distributed at random. Players will get informed about their HQ mission at November 7th (or shortly after registration if doing so at a later time). Each HQ is distributed twice and players are ranked based on their affiliation’s performance. Players with same affiliation may not play against each other. The winning affiliation receives a Masters of the Universe trophy.