The PLAY THE GAME, SEE THE WORLD Qualifier tournaments are a series of qualifiers run throughout Europe. The top two finishers at each qualifier earn invitations to the PLAY THE GAME, SEE THE WORLD Championship tournament, to be held at the 2009 Magic: The Gathering World Championship in Rome, Italy on November 22, 2009. Additional qualifiers will be held at the World Championship for the PLAY THE GAME, SEE THE WORLD Championship tournament, where the winner will receive paid airfare and hotel at the 3 2010 Pro Tour Events and the 2010 World Championships, subject to the official rules.

• Complete Rules of the PLAY THE GAME, SEE THE WORLD Tournaments
• Locations of PLAY THE GAME, SEE THE WORLD Qualifier tournaments
• More Information on Public Events at the 2009 Magic: The Gathering World Championships

All Universal Tournament Rules and Magic: the Gathering Floor Rules are in effect for this event unless specifically overruled by information in this Format Document.

• Contact your local organizer for entry fee.
Format

• Format determined by organizer (Standard, Extended, Legacy, or Sealed Deck)
• Deck lists are required
• Tournaments with less than 8 players will be cancelled.

• Swiss rounds - 50 minutes per round
• Number of Swiss rounds based on attendance according to the following chart:



Attendance	Number of Swiss Rounds
8	3 (Single Elim.)
9-16	4 (Cut to Top 4)
17 - 32	5
33 - 64	6
65 - 128	7
129 - 226	8
227 - 409	9
410 or higher	10

• 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.

• The top 2 players will win an invitation to the PLAY THE GAME, SEE THE WORLD Championship tournament held at the 2009 World Championship on Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 9:00 AM, which is subject to the official rules.
• Product Prizes as determined by the organizer.

• 16K, REL Regular
• All Universal Tournament Rules and Magic: the Gathering Floor Rules are in effect for this event unless specifically overruled by information in this Format Document
• Players must bring pen, paper, card sleeves and appropriate counters.

Locations