Join Collectibles Unlimited at the Grand Prix BOSTON on August 1-2, 2009

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July 29, 2009

Join us at the Grand Prix Boston! We’re closed on Saturday, August 1st, to attend and we want you to be there too!

Date: August 1-2, 2009

Format: Magic 2010 Sealed Deck / Booster Draft Day 2

Tournament Location
Hynes Convention Center
900 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02115

Registration: $40
Friday, July 31: 2 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Saturday, August 1: 7 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Tournament Format and Schedule

Prizes

All prizes in U.S. Dollars.

Place	Prize	Pro Points
1	$3,500	10
2	$2,300	8
3-4	$1,500	6
5-8	$1,000	5
9-12	$600	4
13-16	$500	3
17-32	$400	2
33-64	$200	1
Top 16 finishers also earn invitations to Pro Tour–Austin.

Format: Magic 2010 Sealed Deck / Booster Draft Day 2
Participation Fee: $40
Grand Prix–Boston will feed Pro Tour–Austin.

Registration and Schedule

Friday, July 31: Registration from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Saturday, August 1: Registration from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Saturday, August 1: Tournament begins at 9:30 a.m.
Sunday, August 2: Day Two begins at 9 a.m.

The main tournament at Grand Prix–Boston is open to Magic players of all ages.

Tournament Format

Day 1: Sealed Deck (Product: 6 Magic 2010 boosters)
Day 2 and Top 8: Booster Draft (3 Magic 2010 boosters)
Deck lists are required
If product is not stamped or preregistered, deck registration and deck swap will be performed for Swiss Sealed Deck.

Tournament Structure

Modified Swiss-style (50-minute rounds).
If 799 or fewer players register for the event, all players with an X-2-0 or better record OR the top 64 players—whichever number is greater—will advance to the second day of the event.
If 800 or more players register for the event, all players with an X-2-0 or better record OR the top 128 players—whichever number is greater—will advance to the second day of the event.
The Top 8 players after the final Swiss round on Day 2 will advance to the Top 8 single-elimination playoff round.
Top 8 playoff matches will be best 2 of 3, and have no time limit. (Players are still expected to play at a normal pace and complete playoff matches in a reasonable amount of time.)
The Top 8 players will be seated randomly at the draft table immediately prior to drafting. The Top 8 bracket will be determined using the random seating.
Where necessary, the standings after the Swiss rounds will still be used to determine final order in the standings.

Judges
The Head Judge for Grand Prix–Boston is Frank Wareman. If you wish to volunteer as a judge at Grand Prix–Boston, please contact Eric Shukan at eshukan1@rcn.com.

Notes

Grand Prix–Boston will be run with a KValue of 40. The Rules Enforcement Level will be Competitive on Day 1 and Professional on Day 2.
All Universal Tournament Rules and Magic: The Gathering Floor Rules are in effect for this event unless specifically overruled by information in this Format Document. Rules documents can be found in the DCI Document Center.
Players must bring pen, paper, card sleeves and appropriate counters.
In the event that a player who wins an invitation to a Pro Tour stop at a Grand Prix has already qualified for an invitation, the invitation does not pass down under any circumstances. Previous qualification may be through a Qualifier tournament, through performance at a professional tournament, or by being an invited DCI player (valid upon the date of the official rank announcement for the appropriate professional tournament).