POKEMON LOST THUNDER LEAGUE CUP

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SUNDAY, FEB 10 . . . . . 10 AM SHARP!


This is a Standard Format League Cup!
Junior Division Admission$10
Senior Division Admission$10
Masters Division Admission$20 Registration will begin promptly at 10 AM, and we will form an organized line through the store to pay and check-in to the tournament.Attendance will be limited to the first 90ish players. Have your player ID and form of payment ready before getting in line.
Players need to have a deck list filled out before the start of the tournament. Deck lists will be collected at the start of Round 1. If you do not have a deck list complete,  you will be given a Round 1 loss.. All players need to bring a deck legal in the Standard Format as well as damage counters and a randomizer (translucent die, official Pokemon coin, etc).
Rounds will be 30 minutes plus 3 turns. We will then cut to top cut based on attendance. 
Top cut rounds will be 60 minutes plus 3 turns.

All Masters will receive two booster packs just for playing. All juniors and seniors will receive one booster pack just for playing. You will receive your boosters during check-in. Players will also receive a promo card at check-in while supplies last. 
Masters Prizes:
2 boosters will be added to the prize pool for each player in the division.

Juniors & Seniors Prizes:
1 booster will be added to the prize pool for each player in each division. Prizes will be awarded to the Top 2.

Championship Points: Please view the link below for how Championship Points are awarded at League Cup tournaments.
http://www.pokemon.com/us/play-pokemon/pokemon-events/pokemon-tournaments/tcg-league-cup/

Schedule:
Registration: 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Round 1: 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Round 2: 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Round 3: 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
LUNCH: 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
Round 4: 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM
Round 5: 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Round 6: 3:15 PM – 3:45 PM
Deck Checks/Dinner Break: 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM
Top 8: 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Top 4: 5:25 PM – 6:25 PM
Top 2: 6:35 PM – 7:35 PM

If there are less than 6 rounds, the schedule will vary. 
Number of rounds is based on attendance in each division.

During the final round of Masters division Swiss rounds, we will be taking entry for a Standard Format $5 League Challenge! This will happen while the Top Cut is occurring. 30 minute rounds plus 3 turns.

ATTN: WEEKLY LEAGUE PLAYERS:
There will NOT be league this day. Parents, there will be extremely limited space during the event. We will not have the room like we do during Saturday league, unfortunately, due to the demand and expectation of high attendance at this event.
Player responsibility:
It is the player’s responsibility to watch all of their belongings. The event staff and store will not be responsible for any lost or stolen items. Please secure your things!

POKEMON CRIMSON INVASION PRERELEASE

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SUNDAY, Oct. 22           Registration: 12:00-12:45 PM

Entry: $30.00
Each participant will receive a special Prerelease box containing a 22-card Crimson Invasion pack to provide a solid foundation, plus four 10-card booster packs and an exclusive foil promo card. Players will use the cards from their Prerelease box, plus basic Energy cards provided by the Tournament Organizer, to build a 40-card deck.

We will play 3 rounds lasting 20 minutes each after players build their decks.

After the tournament, all players will receive 3 more booster packs.

There will be $5 League Challenge after the main event.

POKEMON REGIONALS

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SUNDAY, June 4

Because Pokemon Regionals are ocurring downtown, we will have no referees here for our weekly league.

Players are welcome to come in for casual play if they wish!

DEMO: GRUFF

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Saturday, May 7

Noon – 5 pm

Gruff is a tactical “Expandable Card Game” about mutated monster goats called Gruffs!

Players create a customized team of Gruffs led by a shepherd. You win the game by crushing through the enemy line of Gruffs and killing the opposing shepherd.

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Read more at NPR: Scientists Say Child’s Play Helps Build A Better Brain.

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