Sat Mar 13th - Misty Mountain Games
4672 Cottage Grove Rd (County Hwy Bb)
Madison, WI 53714 hosted by
PTO Troy Lesky (and I'll be there too)
with Head Judge Derrick Krenke
Registration opens at 9am
Decklists will be required, and we'll have a link to the decklists for you shortly if you want to prepare yours ahead of time.
Misty Mountain Games is inside a long strip mall called Rolling Meadows Shopping Center
(The Antiques Mall of Madison is also in the same strip mall)
Coming from Hwy 51(S Stoughton Rd), go east on Cottage Grove Rd (Hwy Bb) for about a mile. You'll cross a stoplight at Acewood Blvd, and at the next street, turn left at Pizza Hut. The first driveway on the left takes you into the Mall parking. Misty Mountain is about half way down, between Great Clips and Dominos. It's easy to find.
Don't let the outside fool you... there's over 3000 sq ft of gaming space inside!
The building space is very deep, going a long way back, So plenty of room for everyone!
Format -
The tournament is run using the Modified Format and Swiss pairings. See the Rules and Resources page for additional information about the Modified and Swiss formats. The number of Swiss rounds run will depend on total attendance of the event.
After Swiss rounds are complete, there will be a cut to single-elimination finals. The number of players to qualify for the finals will depend on the total attendance in each age division, with a maximum of 16 players playing off in any one division. Due to the number of players we will likely have, (anywhere from 120-160) we anticipate having 6 rounds for the Juniors and Seniors with Top 8 Finals, and 7 rounds for the Masters with Top 16. We'll have a tentative timetable soon.
S/P/T Championship events have a K-Value of 32, same as Regionals and Nationsl. For more information on K-Value, Ratings, and Rankings, click here.
Prizes -
Prizes will be awarded in each of the 3 age groups:
1st Place: 36 Booster packs, A Pokémon S/P/T 1st Place Trophy AND a Pokemon Playmat
2nd Place: 16 Booster packs, A Pokémon S/P/T 2nd Place Trophy
3rd Place: 8 Booster Packs, A Pokémon S/P/T 3rd Place Trophy
4th Place: 8 Booster Packs, A Pokémon S/P/T 4th Place Trophy
5th - 8th Place: 4 Booster Packs
Side Events -
We will have a variety of Side Events, some for a small fee to enter, some for free, depending on player interest at the event. We'll have sign up sheets at the event. This might include:
Free Modified Tourney (for smaller prizes)
$5 Modified Tourney (for larger prizes)
$10 Theme Deck Challenge (or $20 with boosters)
??? Have something fun in mind? Email me with your idea!
Contests -
Art Contest - For those of you who like to be Creative, we'll have an Art Contest! We'll have a variety of things to let your inner Artist out, including different catagories, such as Coloring, Drawing, and Other Artwork. Create your own Pokemon related masterpiece there at the event in our Art Corner, using our crayons, markers, stickers and other supplies, or bring your own original submission with you to enter. Let's see just how creative you all can be!
Dice Dilemna! - Be the closest one to guess the number of dice in the jar and win 4 Booster Packs!
Counter Counting! - If you guess the closest number of damage counters in the jar, you'll win 4 Booster Packs!
Pokemon Hats! - I have personally sewn these cute fleece Pokemon Hats and will have drawings for each of them separately. Enter for the chance to win any of them and wear them proudly!
Riolu, Croagunk, Psyduck, Sneasel, Munchlax, and Jigglypuff
Chansey's Chance Raffle -
Get a raffle ticket for each Chansey card you donate from any set to Devin's Amazing Chansey Collection!
It can be any Chansey
card from any set, just as long as it's a Chansey TCG card. We'll even give you a number of tickets based on the rarity of the Chansey card... 3
separate winners will get 6 booster packs each!
For a Common Chansey - 1 ticket
For an Uncommon - 2 tickets
For a Rare Chansey- 3 tickets
For a Rare Holo - 4 tickets
For a Chansey EX - 6 tickets
Plus 1 additional ticket if it's a Reverse Holo.
Pikas for Packs Raffle -
Want to contribute to what is probably
the largest collection of Pikachu cards anywhere?
Get a raffle ticket for each Pikachu card you turn in, from any set, for Troy's daughter Danielle's Pikachu Collection. 3
separate winners will get 6 booster packs each.
For every common Pikachu - 1 ticket
For every uncommon Pikachu - 2 tickets
For every Promo Pikachu - 3 tickets
For every Rare Holo Pikachu - 4 tickets
For every Shining Pika - 10 tickets!
Art Corner Activities
If we have enough table space after seating all of our players (which of course has to take priority), we will also have other fun things to do in between rounds in our Art Corner, including:
Pokemon Coloring Sheets
Activity Sheets
Draw Your Own Pokemon Card
Make Your Own Trainer Card
Decorate a Deck Box
States Mini League
Get a special States 'Mini League Card' and play other players in between rounds, in either the TCG or the Video Game, and choose from a variety of special 'Mini League Prizes' for completing a row of matches. Hopefully we'll be able to have a designated area for this 'in between rounds' activity, otherwise you can just carry your cards with you and play available players. But of course first and formost everyone needs to be respectful of those playing in the Competition.
Door Prizes
Of course we'll have door prizes! Plus, the first 100 players to arrive will even receive a Special Promotional Item!
Hotels -
On the map above, you can search for nearby hotels... A bunch of us, myself included, are staying at the Magnuson Grand Hotel ...another one that's pretty close and reasonable is Days Inn, just off I-90 take 12/18 W, about 3/4 mile down take 51N exit for the Days in. (Misty Mountain is just a few miles farther down off 51)
Food - There are a number of food places in the mall or within walking distance, including Subway, Dairy Queen, Dominos,
Pizza Hut, China Inn, and also a Papa Bear's BBQ and Culvers less than 1 mile away, also on Cottage Grove Rd. We're working on getting some special deals for our Pokemon players, so stay tuned!
So what should I bring to this event or do to prepare?
I would suggest that you come to this Premiere Event as prepared as possible, so that your experience will be as fun and stress free as it can possibly be. We want you to have a great time, we don't want you to be nervous or freak out because you forgot something or didn't realize you needed to do something. So here are some tips for you to make sure you have a great tournament...
Print your decklist out ahead of time so that you can have it all filled out when you get there (and make sure it's neat so we can read it!) Or try the very simple to use Decklist Maker at PokeGym! That way you can have fun talking with everyone, browsing at the store or making new friends. There will be a lot going on that morning, and you can easily get very distracted trying to write out a decklist there. You don't want to have a mistake on your list that might cost you a match, when it could have easily been avoided by writing out your decklist ahead of time at home. But don't worry, we will have decklists available there at the event if you're not able to print them out ahead of time.
Get plenty of rest and be sure to have yourself a good breakfast before you come! You'll be able to concentrate better if you don't get distracted listening to your stomach growling!
Don't bring more 'stuff' than you can easily keep track of... we can't be responsible for lost items. If you bring a backpack, keep it at your feet with a foot on a strap maybe. And it's a good idea to put your name on things too :)
Make sure you have everything you need... damage counters or dice, or a coin or clear round-edged die for flipping heads or tails, some spare sleeves in case one of yours gets ripped or damaged, and something to keep your stuff in.
Bring along a couple dollars... it's going to be a long day, you'll probably get hungry, and we will have some great food available at the nearby restaurants. Besides, there will also be some good stuff for sale at Misty Mountain, including Pokemon cards, tins, boosters and other cool stuff.
Check your deck over before you get there... make sure your cards aren't damaged or 'marked' in any way, that your deck has 60 cards exactly, and that it's all in the Modified format.
Email me with any other questions you might have, so we can get them answered prior to the event.
Parents/Helpers If you're a parent or friend of a player entered and you'd like to be a Staff Helper at our States, contact us! We can use helpers in a number of different areas, including Registration help, Art Corner, League Area, Raffle Tickets, and other areas. It will give you something to do plus earn you some packs for helping out!
We need and will appreciate your help!
We want you to have a wonderful time, so
Come join us for a great day of Pokemon competition and activities!
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