Anyone going to grand prix Boston?

shaselai1 · Post by **shaselai1** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:22 pm

Coming up in August... Since it is sealed/draft i think i will go check it out.. anyone else interested or had been to one can give some advice?

Magic61983 · Post by **Magic61983** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:33 pm

I'll probably be there. If I had any advice bring lots of money. There will probably be a bunch of stuff there you've never seen before......well that's as long as Jim comes.

shaselai1 · Post by **shaselai1** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:47 pm

Have you participated in one before? There will be tens of thounsands people there no? The pro points given is not that much is it? Maybe i will see you there in the finals heh.

Magic61983 · Post by **Magic61983** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:02 pm

shaselai1 wrote:Have you participated in one before? There will be tens of thounsands people there no? The pro points given is not that much is it? Maybe i will see you there in the finals heh.

I don't think there's ever been a show that's had tens of thousands of people. These big events usually have around 750-1000 players and probably another 100 people trading/dealing.

shaselai1 · Post by **shaselai1** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:08 pm

Magic61983 wrote:
shaselai1 wrote:Have you participated in one before? There will be tens of thounsands people there no? The pro points given is not that much is it? Maybe i will see you there in the finals heh.
I don't think there's ever been a show that's had tens of thousands of people. These big events usually have around 750-1000 players and probably another 100 people trading/dealing.

o... how far have you gotten or you know anyone here gotten in these tournies? It will be my first time there and I am doing it because of the format being sealed so it will be mostly fair to all..

ritnecrowin · Post by **ritnecrowin** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 2:23 pm

Im holding the Steel City Power Nine Extravaganza the same weekend... From the response I'm getting, I would assume this will be the one of the largest Vintage events of the year in North America.
Sealed GPs generally draw a smaller crowd than constructed and I wanted to give the Eternal players a chance to practice before the Championship at Gen Con.

shaselai1 · Post by **shaselai1** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:37 pm

ritnecrowin wrote:Im holding the Steel City Power Nine Extravaganza the same weekend... From the response I'm getting, I would assume this will be the one of the largest Vintage events of the year in North America.
Sealed GPs generally draw a smaller crowd than constructed and I wanted to give the Eternal players a chance to practice before the Championship at Gen Con.

what/where is this event? I guess it is all constructed? I really really hate constructed because there seems to be a lot of people just buy their way in through netdecks.

shaselai1 · Post by **shaselai1** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:42 pm

how intense is the tournament? Are there fighting breaking out for so and so beating a pro or someone so much better in rating? Or people pretty much laugh it off on loses etc.?

Magic61983 · Post by **Magic61983** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:45 pm

shaselai1 wrote:how intense is the tournament? Are there fighting breaking out for so and so beating a pro or someone so much better in rating? Or people pretty much laugh it off on loses etc.?

These aren't wrestling matches we're talking about. This is a Magic card event. There will be some pretty mad people because they got beat but I don't believe I've ever been to a Magic event were someone threw a punch. Usually if a player is mad there mad at them self for making a play mistake.

berkumps · Post by **berkumps** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 5:05 pm

You may run into a few people that get extremely pissed off at "how lucky you are". They won't resort to physical violence, but the verbal berating will be endless.

aleksandr · Post by **aleksandr** » Tue May 05, 2009 4:21 am

I will be there to play. I'd love to meet some other board members.

mystical_tutor · Post by **mystical_tutor** » Tue May 05, 2009 6:28 am

Magic61983 wrote: This is a Magic card event. There will be some pretty mad people because they got beat but I don't believe I've ever been to a Magic event were someone threw a punch. Usually if a player is mad there mad at them self for making a play mistake.

I have been to 4 or so Worlds and a dozen GPs and I think that has almost always been the case--the sad exception is when someone gets all POd and tries to take it out on the judging staff. Of course we know how that ends up.....

I won't be at Boston. Having guests from Korea that month.

AzureWinter · Post by **AzureWinter** » Tue May 05, 2009 7:37 am

I'll most likely be at GP Boston, if there's room in my friends carpool.
Since I lack collection now, I'll most likely just play in the main event and if I make day 2, it would be good. If i don't, then i'm there just doing trades.

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