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      PhatNinja last edited by

      Looking to host 2-4 regular proxy vintage tournaments a year and possibly 1 large event a year . Interested in feed back , who would be interested and so on.
      I have hosted over 100 sanctioned events and 2 Con's (but this was over 15 years ago) I had stepped away from the game for a while . Got back into magic over a year ago, Many old friends have started playing again , looking to see who's interested.

      I might still hold the record for the biggest type 1 tournament in IL

      www.archive.themanadrain.com/index.php?topic=12378.0

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      • 13NoVa
        13NoVa last edited by

        That's quite the list

        Jaco, Jason
        Dicks, Bill
        Endress, Mat
        Fisher, Brian
        Tabler, Michael
        Simister, Michael

        Fernandez, Manuel RIP

        Brass Man (to me): "Yeah, you're very specific about the things you're really mean about."

        twitch.tv/MSolymossy

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          the duressed last edited by

          I’d be all over it! There’s also a guy who’s been running a few events in the Rockford area - might want to talk to him too so you can complement each other somehow.

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          • BlindTherapy
            BlindTherapy last edited by

            definitely interested, haven't gotten to play IRL vintage except for champs since i moved here.

            A grave is the safest place to store ill-gotten treasures.

            NYSE 3 winner, vintage champs 2015 top 4, vintage champs mox emerald 2021 top 4.

            Unban Shahrazad.

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            • 13NoVa
              13NoVa last edited by

              I would try to make them. I will be hosting a free tournament in madison for a small prize (not enough for travel) but I am TRYING to strum up Vintage Interest.

              Brass Man (to me): "Yeah, you're very specific about the things you're really mean about."

              twitch.tv/MSolymossy

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                PhatNinja last edited by

                Thanks for replying, I will keep everyone updated (when and where) i don't wanna rush this trying to build up a decent group for a great turn out.

                My thoughts (feel free to add your opinion)
                Proxies ok

                3 rounds top 8
                Cash prize for 1st, 2nd and 3rd
                Entry fee ?

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                • BlindTherapy
                  BlindTherapy last edited by

                  if the event is so small that you're only running 3 main rounds probably cut to top 4 rather than top 8. obviously, I'd love to have enough people show up for it to be a 4 or 5 round event with cut to top 8.
                  prizes cutting off at 3rd is awkward, because 4th is the same record. payout should be top 1/2/4/8, especially if that is standings after elimination rounds.

                  A grave is the safest place to store ill-gotten treasures.

                  NYSE 3 winner, vintage champs 2015 top 4, vintage champs mox emerald 2021 top 4.

                  Unban Shahrazad.

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                    Trius last edited by

                    I would do my best to make it too. I'm in Iowa City so it's not that far a trip for me.

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                      PhatNinja @BlindTherapy last edited by

                      @blindtherapy My main point for shooting this out there and gathering feed back to prep this the right way is to avoid small turn outs my goal is 16 - 24 players. I would be more than happy to payout top 8 but that totally depends on entry fee. If i can get great turn outs for 2-4 events and grow the community's interest than we can step it up the fee's . but I cant see charging more than $30 for entry fee at this point when i havent proven to the players that my tournaments are worth it. Like I said it totaly depends on the turn out but , my thought :

                      1st $200-$250
                      2nd $100-$150
                      3rd and 4th returned entry fee or maybe even + $10-$20 more.

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                      • BlindTherapy
                        BlindTherapy last edited by

                        events with 20 to 30 buck entry sounds about standard to me, my experience being assorted stores in the northeast having monthly events on the weekends in that range that usually got somewhere between 12 and 30 players. payout was usually to top 4 or 8 depending on event size, with the bottom half of that getting roughly their entry back, or more for the larger events.

                        I think 1ks at one store were 400/200/100/100/50/50/50/50, but that's at over 30 people with $30 entry. comparably, a 16 man event for 25 bucks paying out to top 4 could be 200/100/50/50 or so; if you hit 24 guys you probably want to payout at least entry fees back to top 8, something like 240/120/60/60/30/30/30/30 for a $25 entry.

                        payout was credit at almost all stores, which is fine as long as a store has a decent singles case for vintage/legacy purposes and a bit disappointing if not, but I'm sure people will be happy to play for cash. I'm not sure what situation you're coming from with regard to the potential venue, but I think hosting events that pay out in store credit makes it a lot easier for stores to justify scheduling, space, and promotion for events than events that pay out in cash; I've definitely seen stores that have prize pools in credit sometimes larger than the cash received for entry, which is obviously easier to justify when not paying out in cash since you're basically giving a discount in exchange for a decent amount being guaranteed to be spent in the store.

                        A grave is the safest place to store ill-gotten treasures.

                        NYSE 3 winner, vintage champs 2015 top 4, vintage champs mox emerald 2021 top 4.

                        Unban Shahrazad.

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                          davelin last edited by

                          I would try to make it.

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                          • JACO
                            JACO last edited by

                            If this is who I think it is (Mike), DM me and I can help you organize and promote. I used to be a regular at CrazyCards for a year or so when I lived in Chicago previously. I'm currently living in Chicago proper, and we have a handful of regulars who play Vintage, plus there's probably a good amount of people isolated in individual suburbs.

                            Find me on Twitter @JMJACO and @EternalCentral. If you have an interest in Vintage Eldrazi, check out my book Eldrazi Meditations.

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