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2009 Legacy Championship Event Information

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Where
GEN CON Indianapolis
Indiana Convention Center
TCG Hall
100 South Capitol Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana

Date/Time
Saturday, August 15, 2009
10 a.m.

Cost
The entry fee for the 2009 Magic: The Gathering Legacy Championship is $24.00. Please note that admission to GEN CON is also required. Please visit www.gencon.com for more information.

Format

  • Legacy Format
  • No proxies of any kind are allowed
  • Open to all players

Tournament Length

  • Swiss rounds, 60 minutes per round
  • Number of rounds based on attendance according to the following chart:

Attendance Number of
Swiss rounds
17 - 32 5
33 - 64 6
65 - 128 7
129 - 226 8
227 - 409 9
410 or higher 10

Advancement

  • All players may participate in all Swiss rounds.
  • The Top 8 players after the final Swiss round will advance to the Top 8 single-elimination finals.

Top 8

  • Top 8 matches will be best 2 of 3.
  • Top 8 matches will have no time limit.
  • Where necessary, the standings after the Swiss rounds will still be used to determine final order in the standings.

Notes

  • 48K, REL Competitive
  • All Universal Tournament Rules and Magic: the Gathering Floor Rules are in effect for this event unless specifically overruled by information in this document
  • Players must bring pen, paper, card sleeves and appropriate counters.

Prizes

  • Winner receives receives a play set of Revised Edition Dual Lands (40 lands, 4 of each)
  • Second receives one set of Revised Edition Dual Lands (10 lands, 1 of each)
  • Boosters for other top finishers:
    • 3rd – 4th place: 6 Italian Legends, 2 Black-bordered Italian Revised, 2 Chinese Portal: Three Kingdoms.
    • 5th through 8th place: 4 Italian Legends, 1 Black-bordered Italian Revised, 1 Chinese Portal: Three Kingdoms.
    • 9th through 16th place: 1 Italian Legends, 1 Black-bordered Italian Revised, 1 Chinese Portal: Three Kingdoms.

GEN CON Legacy Side Events

  • All Weekend – 8-person Legacy Pick-up Tournaments

  • Legacy Format. Single Elimination Events run all day every day. Sign up anytime. 12/6/3/3 Booster Prize Payout
    Cost: $12.00 per tournament
  • 11 a.m. Thursday, August 13 – Legacy Championship Prelim

  • Legacy Format. Swiss rounds based on attendance plus single-elimination Top 8. Winner receives a 2-round bye at the 2009 Legacy Championship and an iPod Touch! Additional prizes to Top 8 including a From the Vault: Exiled to 2nd!
    Cost: $20.00
  • 1 p.m. Friday, August 14 – Legacy Championship Prelim

  • Legacy Format. Swiss rounds based on attendance plus single-elimination Top 8. Winner receives a 2-round bye at the 2009 Legacy Championship! Additional prizes to Top 8 including a From the Vault: Exiled to 2nd!
    Cost: $18.00
  • 12 p.m. Sunday, August 16 – Legacy Tournament

  • Legacy Format. Players compete in four Swiss rounds, no finals. Prizes based on record. Players with 4-0 records will each receive an iPod!! (If fewer than 32 players participate there will be 3 rounds of Swiss and iPods to 3-0 records)
    Cost: $14.00