Last weekend held two Magic: the Gathering tournaments that were not of the regular Standard format. It was the Modern FNM and Saturday Team Unified Standard. Critical Hit catered Modern as its format of choice for FNM and I was able to join this time Continue reading
We have prepared a list of activities for the CONQuest event, the first eSports convention here in Iloilo city. Given the priority for the tutorial and learning to play booth with those interested in the game, the Modern tournament is also one of the features. Here below are the details.
There is an upcoming gaming event here in Iloilo City which they called Conquest, the first-ever e-Sports convention. They will cover activities pertaining to Video Gaming, Cosplay, and Anime. They maybe would include table-top and trading cards under the gaming category. I decided to contact the organizers and ask if Magic: the Gathering could participate and have at least a learn-to-play booth in the event venue. The good news is that they may consider not only the booth but also have us hold a tournament there, provided that we can procure long tables.
With the release of Ixalan this coming Friday comes the start of the Ixalan Booster League challenge. This is one way Wizards rewards us by enjoying the new set and playing with the new cards, and also an even field for both old and new players. The details after the cut. Continue reading
While browsing through my old document on my laptop, I came upon a file named ‘MTG New Interview’ which contains questions for the player profile component of the tournament report articles for a Magic the Gathering website that I used to write content before. Looking upon it, I have thought why not bring back the player profiles page that we have on the Magic Iloilo website before? Ramon and I were the ones running the website along with the players’ article contribution which we published at least three articles per month. Going back, the new player’s profile home will be on Facebook on the Magic the Gathering Iloilo Community Page. It can be possible if the players interviewed answer the questions diligently and honestly.
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One thing that will get you excited in the coming weekend is the Magic: the Gathering Ixalan Prerelease. Here are the details of the upcoming Prerelease Saturday event for the set. The store sponsor is Rei’s Place and there will be 36 slots for the special PR Sealed tournament. For slot reservations, just search the thread at the MTG Iloilo Group. Around 10 slots are still available. Also, make sure to bring sleeves and basic lands to complete your decks.