Nth Dimension: Comics and Games have recently decided to add Magic: The Gathering tournaments in their store on a weekly schedule. The owner asked me of the possible tournament formats that he could have and so I have one that will accommodate the new players to get a playing feel in the tournament and that is the Pauper format or what we call as the All-Commons tournament.

Most new players are somewhat shy to compete and become overwhelmed with the power level of the cards and decks in a competitive environment. That is why they need an environment to enjoy and improve their spell-slinging skills at the same time. I think that Standard Pauper is the right format for them. We will also accommodate their deck building by providing card components of our spare cards from older but Standard-legal sets. This is a follow up of the Magic Open house event that was held last weekend of June. I was not able to attend that one at Rei’s Place due to the weekend class but I do hope that there were a lot of new players and those eager to join and learn to play.

Going back, Nth Dimension has scheduled the Standard Pauper tournament to be every Wednesday but I suggest to him that most of these new players are still in school and probably would not be able to play late on weekdays. I said that Saturday at around lunchtime would be the right schedule because they have no class and usually goes to school for assignments and side activities. He would still consider my suggestion and will try to run an initial tournament this coming Wednesday. We will see how it goes and how many participants it will be. Just stay tuned on the announcements at their Facebook page and on the Magic: the Gathering Iloilo Community page.