Time: Registration opens at 9:30,
and we'll start the tourney at 10am
Cost: $25 (over $35 value!) *see details below!
*NOTE:
The first 27 players who Preregister with me will be Guaranteed to receive
a pack of 60 cool Promo sleeves and a Prerelease Promo Card .
Supplies are limited, so Contact me to reserve your seat and Preregister now!
EMAIL Camille or call me (608-322-0549) to Preregister! Everyone who Preregisters will be in a special drawing!
Now keep in mind the spirit of a Prerelease is non-competitive, with no real pressure to win, which is why everyone will receive prize packs at the end. The main objective is to have fun and check out all the new cards! But don't worry, we'll have LOTS of random pack giveaways throughout the day! Plus, I'll give out a free Pass to our next Prerelease worth $25, (can be used in either Rockford or Rantoul) as well as some other great door prizes! You can be sure we'll all have a good time!
Want to hear more about the new cards??
Check out the OP website!
*************HeartGold SoulSilver Prerelease************
- Main Event -
Cost: $25 for 6 boosters to build the deck you'll play in the tournament, plus a special Promo Card and a cool set of sleeves for your decks for everyone, while supplies last! And I CAN tell you that you'll love them!
So you get more than $35 worth of products for only a $25 entrance fee!
And 2 weeks before they even go on sale to the public! Such a deal!!
Main event - Each player will receive 6 booster packs of the new set (to keep) and may start opening their packs. Players will each build their own 40 card deck (using only those cards from the 6 packs) to play in the tourney and write down their decklist, deciding how many energies they will want to include in their decks. ( no trading cards with others until after the Tourney) Basic energies are provided on loan, and for this Prerelease we will also have special Proxie Basic Dark and Basic Metal Energies. Everyone will then have 30 minutes to build their decks using the cards from the packs they received.
And don't worry, it's not really that hard to build your own deck... generally there aren't a whole lot of trainers in a set, so you'll usually want to include as many of them that will be helpful as you can. You want to make sure you have as many basic Pokemon as you can, and include any evolutions that you might have been lucky enough to get as well. Try to keep your deck to 2 or 3 types, like Fire and Electric or whichever, because that will be helpful to you in drawing the particular energies you need for your Pokemon's attacks. Of course Colorless type Pokemon can fit nicely into any type of deck since they can use any type of energy you happen to have. Since your deck needs to be 40 cards in total, a relatively simple rule of thumb would be 20 energies and 20 in any combination of basics, their evolutions (if you got any), and trainers. Then, just decide how many of which type of energies you'll need to get by looking over the energy requirements for your Pokemon's attacks. And that's pretty much all there is to it!
Remember, it's a tournament for fun, so don't stress over building 'the perfect deck'... just have fun with it!
Once the decks are built, the tourney will begin with 20 minute rounds and play for 4 prizes. The number of rounds we will have will depend on the total number of players there, but probably 3 or 4 rounds.Prizes: ALL participants who finish will receive 2 more HeartGold SoulSilver prize packs at the end of the tourney
(making a total of 8 packs, PLUS the surprise gift sleeves and the Promo card)
*********** Side Events ********* After the main event we'll have a
- Theme Deck Challenge Side Event -
( after the main event and a lunch break, approximately 1:30pm)
Cost: $25 And all participants in the Theme Deck Challenge will ALSO receive 4 HeartGold SoulSilver prize packs for participating in the tourney, in addition to the decks they played.
So your choice of one of the 2 Decks plus 4 HeartGold SoulSilver booster packs for only a $25 entrance fee!
This side event is separate from the main event and follows a much more casual format. Great for younger players, parents, those who may not be as familiar with deck building on their own, or those who just want the new Preconstructed Theme Decks! If you don't know how to play, we can teach you! Each player will choose one of 2 different HeartGold SoulSilver Theme Decks to use to battle others who also choose the Theme Deck Challenge, and the nice thing about playing the Theme Deck Challenge is that each Theme Deck also comes with one of the new Rulebooks and playmats, a special coin, and your own damage counters, all very useful tools for the newer players.
Don't these look AWESOME!!
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Be sure to come to the Prerelease so you can get to see what's inside before they even go on sale to the public!
Also... if you want to come and play, but can't afford it, we have an option for you...
I have a Sponsor Program...
Sometimes I have regular players who, for whatever reason, can't make it to the Prerelease (have to work, will be out of town, etc) but still don't want to miss out, so they need someone to fill in for them. And sometimes I have players who don't want to miss out on the fun of the Prerelease but just can't afford it. So I've got a program to match them up so everyone is happy. Here's how it works...If you get sponsored by someone, they pay for your entry, and you play in the tournament. You open the 6 packs, build the deck, and put the leftover cards in a baggie I mark for the Sponsor. You then play in the tourney, and after the tourney, they get the 2 booster packs you receive at the end along with the sleeves and the Promo card, but you get to keep any door prizes you win or any bonus packs (like if you bring a new player).
So, in a nutshell, they pay the entry fee and get the cards, sleeves and promo, but you get the fun of actually being able to still participate in the tourney and see all the new cards. It's a win-win situation for those players who either can't make it to the event, or for those who can't afford to come to it otherwise.
If you still want to know more on what you get,
check out my 10 minute video on What you get for your $$ at a Prerelease...
C'mon over! You'll have a great time spending a Pokemon day with us!
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