Greetings all,
My name is Rob McKenzie, and I am the new Event Manager for Legion Events – I’ve just gotten through the side events for GP Minneapolis, and they are up on our GP Minneapolis Side Events page (you can also use the dropdown above to get to it).
I want to call out some of the awesome things we are doing this Grand Prix to make the side events experience great:
On Friday:
VIP Dinner “Standard” Sealed
Format: Sealed Deck – One pack each of Theros, Born of the Gods, Journey into Nyx, M14, Return to Ravnica, Gatecrash, and Dragon’s Maze
Entry Fee: $25
Start Time: 4pm
Event Structure: Swiss rounds based on entry with cut to top 4
Prizes:
3 packs per player in the prize pool, breakdown announced during round 1.
The winner gets two VIP packages – one for you and one for a friend, for GP Minneapolis. In addition, the two of you get to go to dinner with Brian Kibler, the GP artists, and head judge Toby Elliot after the end of day 1 of the GP. Dinner will be at Manny’s Steakhouse. Manny’s is one of the top 10 steakhouses in the country – no, seriously. Go look at their website: http://www.mannyssteakhouse.com
Mini Masters
Format: Mini Masters
Entry Fee: Free with entry into the Grand Prix
Start Time: 2pm-4pm, fires every time 32 players are signed up
Event Structure: Single Elimination Matches (one game), 5 rounds
Prizes:
1st place – 6 boosters, free Grand Prix Entry, free Sleep-in Special
2nd place – 3 boosters
Notes:
The last Mini Masters will fire approximately 15 minutes after we close registration for Grand Prix Minneapolis.
Build a sealed deck with 1 booster – every round you win you will get another booster to add to the deck and rebuild.
On Saturday:
Rebound Modern
Format: Modern
Entry Fee: $15 – $5 off if you played in the main event!
Start Time: 4pm
Event Structure: Swiss rounds based on entry with cut to top 4
Prizes:
3 packs per player in the prize pool, breakdown announced during round 1. In addition, there are the following prizes:
1st place: Foil Factory Set of Journey into Nyx
2nd place: Nonfoil Factory Set of Journey into Nyx
Notes:
Not doing as well as you want in the main event? Come play for factory sets of Journey into Nyx! This event is $5 cheaper if you played in the main event for Grand Prix Minneapolis.
In addition to the prizes, an uncut sheet of Journey into Nyx commons will be given to a random player during round 1.
On Sunday:
Legacy for SDCC Planeswalkers
Format: Legacy
Entry Fee: $15
Start Time: 12pm (Noon)
Event Structure: Swiss rounds based on entry with cut to top 8
Prizes:
3 packs per player in the prize pool, breakdown announced during round 1.
1st place: Set of SDCC “black” Planeswalkers
2nd place: Old From the Vault set from our remaining From the Vaults
We clearly have a ton of other great events – my “I wish I could play in this” event for the weekend is the Team Trios “Guildmasters” event. Come join us, and feel free to email me with questions about sides – I am rob@legionevents.com