Current Stuff

• •   QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS.
    
    
    • Currently, I simply don't find the time to keep these pages updated, my apologies!
    
    
    • The little time I have I'll rather use to port the contentsof these pages to WotC's new community boards;  see here (events I run) or here (Magic OP in Fort Wayne), — yes, I know, construction sites.  Join these groups if you're interested, and the benefits of the move will hopefully become clear to you soon.  I'll also start twittering local Magic, send me an e-mail if interested.
    
    
    • 09/26: ZENDIKAR Prerelease 
      
      
      • When:  Saturday, September 26th
      • Where:  IPFW
      • Registration:  11:30am;  start of tournament: 12:00pm
      • Format:  Sealed;  Draft and Open Dueling as side events
      • Admission:  $25.00 or $30.00 Sealed+Draft; Open Dueling: $15.00
      • Prizes:  Participation promo card as long as supplies last;  exclusive plane card "Celestial Reef" on top of it;  additional booster prizes as usual.
      
      
    • 10/02: ZENDIKAR Launch Party 
      
      
      • When:  Friday, October 2nd
      • Where:  IPFW
      • Registration:  4:30pm;  start of tournament: 5:00pm
      • Format:  Draft, Open Dueling as side event
      • Admission:  $15.00
      • Prizes:  Participation promo card as long as supplies last;  additional booster prizes as usual.
      • As it's our tradition, we'll have our FNM Draft ($10) right after the LP!
      
      
    • And finally a little bit of (good) player news: Len won the Urza's Saga Sealed event at GenCon and is now the proud owner of an uncut print sheet of Urza!
    
    
  
  
  •   Schedule of Events.
    
    
    • Here's a three months overview of events I run.  Please, note that I moved FNM to IPFW campus!
    
    
    • Here's the schedule for our Summit City Spring Championship.
    
    
    • Here's a calendar of all Magic events in our area.
  
  
  •   Event Highlights
    
    
    • 08/15: M10 Game Day.  This is the second international Game Day and this time around only Advanced Tournament Organizer can offer and run this competitive event with an exclusive participation card and a second, special promo card just for the T8—WOW!!!
      I know of two Game Days in our area, one at Top Shelf Games, the other at
      
      
      • M10 Game Day
      • When:  Saturday, August 15th
      • Where:  The Keep
      • Registration:  11:30am;  start of tournament: 12:00pm
      • Format:  Standard, Swiss rounds according to turn-out, cut to T8 and single elim
      • Admission:  $5.00
      • Prizes:  Participation promo card as long as supplies last; exclusive T8 promo card; additional booster prizes according to turn-out
      
      
    • M10 Lauch Party events take place on Friday July 17th at: DZ Gaming (Decatur)  &mdash  Games & Gadgets (Angola)  &mdash  IPFW  &mdash  Johnson Memorial Library (Hicksville)  &mdash  Collector's Box; on Saturday July 18th at: Chimps Comix (Warsaw)  &mdash  Clem's Collectibles  &mdash  The Keep  &mdash  Top Shelf Games; on Sunday July 19th at:   MCS Cards Comics & Gaming (Bluffton).
    
    
    • 09/04–06: Planechase Launch Party.  The new, casual multiplayer format Planechase will be lauched early in September. The participation promo will be one of the new planar cards; participation stores include (as of 07/17): Chimps Comix (Warsaw)  &mdash  Collector's Box (Huntington)  &ndash  DZ Gaming (Decatur)  &mdash  IPFW.
    
    
    • 09/26–27: Zendikar Prerelease Events —  10/2–4:  Zendikar Lauch Parties.  Stay tuned for details!
  
  
  •   News Flash
    
    
    • Jones' Planeswalker Soda Promotion.  Do you feel depressed b/c your FLGS didn't participate in the promotion and you hence missed out on those? Well, may I come to your rescue?  The bottles are available now for you to order; see here for details.
    
    
    • M10 Full Box Promotion.  Buy a box of M10 and get a shiny foil alternate art promo card: Honor of the Pure.  Participating stores in our area I know of are DZ Gaming, The Keep, and Top Shelf Games.
    
    
    • Duel of the Planeswalker Promotion.  Download the new Xbox360 Duels of the Planeswalker Arcade Game (about $10).  Enter the code to get a foil, alternate art Garruk Wildspeaker card plus a voucher for two duel decks, redeemable at participating stores (like, eg, The Keep).
    
    
    • From the Vault: Exiled.  The second "From the Vault" set will be released August 28th.  Participating stores are not yet known; known is, however, that there will be limited supplies only.
    
    
  
  

 Recent Stuff

• • Player News
    
    
    • The winners of our back to back Magic at Gen Con Qualifiers were Adam Hankins and Chris Kolkman (The Keep) and CJ Steele and Todd Ashcraft (DZ Gaming).  Congrats, folks, we wish you best of luck now at GenCon!
  
  
  • Recent Event Highlights
    
    
    • We had a GP Trial February 21 for the Legacy Grand Prix Chicago.  After we had a record attendance for our last GPT (42 players), this time around the turn-out was surprinsingly low (probably due to the snow storm), but we had a great variety of decks and lots of fun with players from both IN and MI.  The final match was Len against Michael (from Elkhart), Goblins vs. TendrilsStorm: 0:2.
    
    
    • We had 24 Xmas presents nicely wrapped in Xmas paper for our "Lost & Found" Tourney, Saturday, December 27th, but only 14 players showing up and claimig all the prizes.  Folks, what is wrong is you??? ;-)  Anyways, it was fun for those who were there, we played five rounds of constructed, and word is we should make it an annual event.  Many thanks to The Keep, they threw in a number of additional prizes.
    
    
    • Our WIN GOLD qualifier on Saturday, November 29th, had, with sixteen players, an average turn-out for that qualifier season but saw some exciting games.  A highlight was surely the match between Chris (Indianapolis) and Len (Fort Wayne) in the fourth round; everyone became a spectator of their third game that was decided only in the fifth extra-turn.  By chump blocking earlier, Len had bluffed his opponent into believing he were out of options. He then removed in the fourth turn both of Chris' attacking creatures with a cycled Resounding Silence, leaving Chris w/o blockers, so that he could swing for the match win in turn five.  Chris Murphy (from Decatur) and Len won the invitation, with Ryan Brown and Adam Hankins on places three and four. Thanks to everyone for coming and congrats to the T4 finisher.  Best of luck now for our two players at Worlds!
    
    
  • Personal Blog
    
    
    • I've been quite busy this year with my life outsie Magic, so there's not much I could tell. — Oh wait, I've never shared what I got a Worlds during the judge dinner:  A very special, actually a totally unique judge rewards card, signed by Gijsbert Hoogendijk (LE), Sheldon Menery (L5), Toby Elliot (L5), Riccardo Tessitori (L5), John Carter (L4/Judge Manager), and Andy Heckt (DCI Outreach Manager);  they picked "Epic Battle" mostly in reference to my epic battle as VCL on the DCI online boards.  (The other reward cards went to Ingrid Lind-Jahn, Chris Richter, and Carlos Ho.)  —  I worked the GP Chicago March 7-8 which, on one hand, was very exciting (the biggest US GP ever!); on the other hand, I was under the weather and could not really enjoy being there.  The artist Alexander Rob was awesome, though; he did not only sign card after card while we're chatting, he also "decorated" my GP playmat and made it a unique souvenir.  Thx Alex!  —  The SCG 5K tournament in Indy two weeks later was a blast; record turn-out (432 players) and a great crew (including rules NetRep Gavin Duggan as HJ) that made it a pleasure to be there judging for 15+ hours.  Thanks, Nicholas, for putting me the staff list! — Now I'm looking forward working GP Boston and Gen Con Indy.
  
  

 DCI-sanctioned Tournaments      (DCI OP offered on a regular basis.)         (back to top)

• • Chimps Comix (Warsaw)
    
    • FNM
    
    
  • Clem's Collectibles
    
    • FNM: 6:00PM
    • Format: constructed
    • Admission: $5.00
    • Note: no tournaments during the holiday season!
    
    
  • Collector's Box (Huntington)
    
    • FNM and other tournaments
    • FNM: 6:00PM
    • Usually: booster draft, $14.00; end of every other month: 2HG Sealed Deck, $20
    
    
  • DZ Gaming (former BookNook, Decatur)
    
    • FNM and other tournaments
    • FNM: 6:00PM
    
    
  • IPFW (Fort Wayne)
    
    • FNM and casual play thereafter
    • We start gathering around 6:00PM, FNM starts at 6:30PM, EDH around 10PM
    • See here for a schedule of Magic events
    • We meet on the ground floor of Walb Union in the "Stomping Grounds" (= Cafeteria).
    • Here are Driving directions to IPFW campus.  (In short, enter from Crescent Ave at the traffic light next to the pedestrian bridge, drive to the traffic circle, then park the car in the parking garage to your right and leave the garage through the back entrance. Walb Union is the building right behind the current construction site; take the first entrance, then the stairs to the ground floor, voilá, you found us!)
    • Here is a campus map.  Walb Union is building no 9 on the map, the one the arrow points at; white areas on the map are buildings, grey areas parking lots, and the two grey areas with bolded outlines are parking garages; parking is free after 5pm.
    
    
  • The Keep
    
    • FNM and other tournaments
    • See here for a partial schedule of their Magic events
    
    
  • MCS Cards Comics & Gaming (Bluffton)
    
    • FNM
    
    
  • Top Shelf Games
    
    • FNM
    • "Win-A-Box" every Saturday
    
    

 Casual play      (Casual OP offered on a regular basis.)         (back to top)

• • Books, Comics and Things (TC location)
    
  • Collector's Box (Huntington)
    
  • DZ Gaming ((former Book Nook, Decatur)
    
  • IPFW
    
  • The Keep
    
  • TopShelf
    

 Photo Album      (Some shots from local tournaments.)         (back to top)

• • Summit City Spring Championship: A selection of photos from the tournaments.
  • I lost all other photos in a hard drive crash; sorry!
  
  

 Stores      (Some information on where to buy cards and stuff in the Fort Wayne area.)         (back to top)

• • A-Z Coins & Stamps         (back to top)
    
    • 4201 Coldwater Rd (= Glenbrook Square Mall), Fort Wayne, IN 46805
    • phone: (260) 483-3743;   e-mail (Daniel)
    • good and decently priced selection of singles, boosters, packs, etc.;   webpage
    
    
  • Books, Comics and Things         (back to top)
    
    • 2212 Maplecrest Rd, Fort Wayne, 46815 (Georgetown location)
    • phone: (260) 493-6116;   e-mail (Tracy)
    • 5936 W Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, 46804 (TimesCorner location)
    • phone: (260) 431-4999;   e-mail (Judy)
    • good selection of singles, boosters, packs, etc.;   webpage
    
    
  • Chimps Comix         (back to top)
    
    • 919 E E Winona Ave #4 & 5, Warsaw, IN 46580
    • phone: (574) 268-2274;   e-mail (Nick)
    
    
  • Clem's Collectibles         (back to top)
    
    • 4130 West Jefferson Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46804 ( location)
    • phone: (260) 480-7087;   e-mail (Regan)
    • good selection of singles, boosters, packs, etc.;  trade lists available;  internet store
    
    
  • Collector's Box         (back to top)
    
    • 515 N Jefferson St, Huntington, IN 46750
    • phone: (260) 358-0690;   e-mail (Todd)
    • huge selection of singles (millions of cards!), boosters, packs, etc.
    
    
  • DZ Gaming (former Book Nook)         (back to top)
    
    • 155 S 2nd St, Decatur, IN 46733
    • phone: (260) 724-2665;   e-mail (Dan)
    • wide selection of old and new single cards, boosters, and boxes; store trades singles
    
    
  • Games & Gadgets         (back to top)
    
    • 1651 N. Wayne St. Suite 102, Angola, IN 46703
    • phone: (260) 572-0918;   e-mail (Renee)
    
    
  • The Keep         (back to top)
    
    • 1505 Goshen Road (Gateway Plaza strip mall), Fort Wayne, IN 46808
    • New location;  driving directions
    • phone: (260) 471-4336;   e-mail (Jane)
    
    
  • MSC Cards, Comics & Games         (back to top)
    
    • 107 1/2 W Wabash St, Bluffton, IN 46714
    • phone: (260) 824-4576;   e-mail (Brian)
    • great selection of singles, boosters, packs, etc.;  store trades singles; 
    
    
  • Sport Spot         (back to top)
    
    • 1015 E Coliseum Blvd, IN 46805
    • phone: (260) 482-5877;   e-mail
    • some Magic product, but still a good choice to buy penny sleeves, card boxes, etc.;  ebay store
    
    
  • TopShelf         (back to top)
    
    • 6742 E State Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46815
    • phone: (260) 749-6669;   e-mail (Aaron)
    • decent selection of singles, boosters, packs, etc.
    
    

 Documents      (A selection of Magic-related documents.)         (back to top)

• • DCI (Magic)
    • Magic Tournament Rules:  pdf  (07/01/09; revised version)
    • Magic Infraction Procedure Guide:  pdf  (07/01/09; revised version)
      (The Universal Tournament Rules (06/20/07), the Magic Floor Rules (04/01/09) and the Penalty Guide (09/20/08) were discontinued and included to the MTR and IPG above.)
    
    
  • MTG
    • Basic Rule Book:  pdf  (10th Edition, Lorwyn Update)
    • Advanced Rule Book (Comprehensive Rules):  pdf  (07/08/09)
    • Two-Headed Giant FAQ:  pdf  (05/07/07)
    
    
  • Organized Play
    • 50 min Round Timer Clock:  zip (power point file by Regina Cross)
    • League Game Tracking Sheet:  pdf
    • Deck Registration Sheet Constructed (fillable!): pdf (new format)  -   pdf (old format)
    • Deck Registration Sheet Limited (pdfs):
      • Core Sets.  M10;   10th Ed;   9th Ed;   8th Ed
      • 2HG.  2HG-Morningtide; 2HG-Lorwyn; 2HG-PlanarChaos/FutureSight; 2HG-Timespiral
      • Blocks.  Shards of Alara:  ALA - CON - ARB - CON/ARB ;    Shadowmoor:  Shm - Eve ;    Lorwyn:  Lor - Mt ;    Timespiral:  TS - PC/FS - TS Block ;    IceAge:  CS ;    Ravnica:  Rav - GP - Dis ;    Kamigawa:  CoK - BoK - SoK;  Mirrodin:  Mir - DS - 5thD ;    Onslaught:  Ons - Leg - Scr ;    Odyssey:  Ody - Tor - Jdg ;    Invasion:  Inv - Apo - Pls ;    Masques:  MM - Nem - Pro
    
    

 Links      (A selection of Magic-related links.)       (back to top)

• • DCI         (back to top)
    
    • Magic Players Rewards Program sign-up page
    
    
  • MTG Cards         (back to top)
    
    • WotC:  The Gatherer  (the "official" card search engine, incl. official wordings and rulings if applicable)
    • WotC:  The Gatherer-β  (the new beta version)
    • WotC:  Spoiler and FAQ for each set
    • Alexis Ambrunn:  Magic Librarities  (huge database—mostly for collectors, though; successor to Ralph Herold's Magic Library)
    • CabalCity:  Tokens  (download a variety of token cards);
    • SourceForge:  Magic Set Editor   (create your own cards)
    
    
  • MTG Card Pricefinder         (back to top)
    
    • Toad and Troll:   
    • StarCityGames:  Price Finder/Spoiler Generator  (embedded in the rich StarCityGames environment)
    • FindMagicCards:  Price Finder  (compares prices of about 15 online stores)
    
    
  • MTG Fora         (back to top)
    
    • WotC:  Fora
    • MTGNews:  Frontpage  (the usual: news, deck building, strategy, trash talk, ...)
    • MTGSalvation:  Frontpage  (besides the usual probably the best source for rumors/information about new sets)
    • StarCityGames:  Fora  (the usual: deck building, strategy, trash talk, ...)
    
    
  • MTG Game Play         (back to top)
    
    • WotC:  Basics and Trivia  (just a teaser)
    • WotC:  Magic Academy  (weekly lessons on basic game play)
    • WotC:  Saturday School  (weekly articles on advanced game play; discontinued)
    • StarCityGames:  Understanding Magic  (mostly basics, but usually unusually well-explained)
    
    
  • MTG Quizzes         (back to top)
    
    • WotC:  "What Color Are You ?"
    • WotC:  "What Is Your Multiplayer IQ?"
    • WotC:  Are you a "Timmy, Johnny, or Spike?"  (old version, March 2002)
    • WotC:  Are you a "Timmy, Johnny, or Spike?"  (updated version, March 2006)
    • WotC:  Explanation of "Timmy, Johnny, and Spike"  (December 2006)
    
    
  • MTG Rules/Rulings         (back to top)
    
    • WotC:  Rules Center  (a list of links arranged by level of experience)
    • WotC:  Rules FAQ  (read only threads)
    • WotC:  Rules FAQ  (read & response threads)
    • CrystalKeep:  MagicSite  (the attempt to create an one-stop location for all ruling-related issues)
    • CrystalKeep:      (find all "official" card rulings as issued by WotC)
    • StarCityGames: Judge Archive  (discontinued)
    • StarCityGames:  Before You Ask ... (The Top Ten Rules Questions)
    
    
  • MTG Tournament Play         (back to top)
    
    • WotC:  League and Tournament Overview  (for newbies)
    • WotC:  Tournament Center  (for the competive player)
    • WotC:  Magic Youtube Channel  (entertaining news for everyone)
    
    
  • MTG Trivia         (back to top)
    
    • WotC:  Arcana Archive
    • WotC:  Article Archive  (click the sortable list header to find what you want)
    • WotC:  Ask@Wizards Archive
    • WotC:  Card of the Day Archive
    • WotC:  Columns Archive
    • WotC:  Magic Podcast Archive
    • WotC:  Wallpaper Archive
    • Matt Sestak:  Various Mozilla Plugins
    
    
  • The Larger TCG/RPG Community (buddy sites and such)         (back to top)
    
    • UGA:  Universal Gaming Association (Fort Wayne, IN)
    
    
  • Last Resorts (if even Magic can't make you happy any longer ...)         (back to top)
    
    • Torus Games  (a different sort of "planar chaos;" you find more of those here)
    • Pac Man
    • 1000 Blank White Cards  (create your own card game)
    
    

 FAQ      (Some language on what these pages are about.)       (back to top)

• • These pages are for players, no commercial interests whatsoever.  Their primary target are Magic players in the greater Fort Wayne area; their main purpose is to support the tournament play I organize and to be useful for the occasional visitor.
  • I include what I think a casual or competetive player might find helpful; if you want to see something posted, suggest corrections or additions, please, let me know.
  • I maintain these pages as good as I can; which means that sometimes there will be weeks between updates.
    
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These M:TG pages are maintained by BillBo; last updated July 2, 2009 No responsibility for the contents of linked pages.                     Questions, comments, ...?  Send me an e-mail.