WPN July Events
Friday Night Magic - Extended! Thanks to recent changes in Wizards Policy, it is now permissible to run extendend format for FNMs. The extended format includes all cards from Lorwyn Block forward. Come try your hand at this interesting format! Here you rule. $7.00 entry. DCI sanctioned w/ prize support! Hosted by Dan Regewitz.
Friday, 1; 5:30-9:00pm.
Magic: The Gathering: Casual Play: Here, you rule. Come to play, trade, or build decks for Magic: the Gathering. Decks available for use. New Players Welcome. Explore alternate formats such as teams, highlander/commander, planechase, archenemy, etc.
Tuesdays: 5,12,19,26; 6:00-9:00pm
Friday Night Magic: Here, you rule. Standard type 2 constructed event. $7.00 entry. DCI sanctioned w/ prize support! Hosted by Dan Regewitz.
Fridays: 8,22,29; 5:30-9:00pm.
Magic 2012 Core Set Prerelease!: Come experience the newest core set of Magic with this sanctioned sealed deck pre-release. $30.00 entry. DCI sanctioned with prize support. Hosted by Dan Regewitz. Open gaming available. Draft to follow main event ($16.00 entry).
Saturday, 9th: 11:00 registration; 12:30-5:30 main event; Draft 6:00-9:00.
Magic 2012 Launch Draft!: Come celebrate the official release of the Magic 2011 core set with a DCI sanctioned Draft. $16.00 entry. Prizes based on attendance. Hosted by Dan Regewitz.
Friday, 15: 5:30-9:00.
Grand-Prix Trial: Our Century-3 location is proud to sponser annother Grand-Prix Trial, this time for Grand-Prix Pittsburgh. $10.00 standard constructed event. Every player who enters who finishes swiss rounds gets 1 booster pack. First place to receive 3 round-byes at GP-Pittsburgh. Additional prizes based on attendance. Head Judge: Dan Regewitz.
Saturday, July 23rd at NDC-C3;
WPN August Events
Magic: The Gathering: Casual Play: Here, you rule. Come to play, trade, or build decks for Magic: the Gathering. Decks available for use. New Players Welcome. Also frequently run odd formats such as planechase, archenemy, commander, emperor, multiplayer, etc.
Tuesdays: 2,9,16,23,30; 5:00-9:00pm
Friday Night Magic: Here, you rule. Standard type 2 constructed event. $7.00 entry. DCI sanctioned w/ prize support! Hosted by Dan Regewitz.
Fridays: 5,12,26. 5:30-9:00pm
Friday Night Magic - Draft: Join us for our monthly draft. We expect to draft M11 core set. $16.00 entry. DCI sanctioned. Hosted by Dan Regewitz.
Friday: 19th 5:30-9:00pm
Magic GAME DAY!: Experience the power of play. NDC Butler to host a Magic Game day. This event is open to all players. Entry $10.00. Standard constructed. Exclusive promos to be handed out to all participants and additional promos to be handed out to the top 8 finishers. Additional prizes will handed out for this event! Here, you Rule!
Saturday: 14th 10:00am registration opens. 1:00pm start time.
Highlander / Commander: Participate in the most awesome format ever. Elder Dragon Highlander AKA Commander. 100card singleton commander format. Multi-player with victory points. $10.00 entry. Prizes to be distributed as store credit.
Tuesday: 30th 5:00-9:00pm
Future Events
2011-05-29 -11-05-2858077 -From the Vault - From the Vault:Legends (releases Aug 26th)
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Awesome Magic Story
= Awesome Magic Story
= Tuesday June 14th, 2011
If you've played Magic for even a little while, you probably have a magic story to tell. A magic story is basically any narrative that only another magic player can truly appreciate. The most common stories that you can hear on a regular basis are "I pulled these awesome rares out of these packs!" or "I was up against the ropes in a tight game but managed to edge through with..." centered around amazing or rediculous plays or game states. I have a magic story for you today, and it is unique, wonderful, and just plain awesome.
Back in March I had the opportunity to expand my tournament operations outside my local store by sponsering and head-juding an event at CosCon - the annual gaming convention here in Butler, PA. It was the first time in years Magic had been played at that event. The result was lukewarm (we got 8 people). However I had the opportunity to meet local artist Charles Urbach, who happened to be at the same convention.
If your not familiar with Charles work in magic, I wouldn't be surprised. As it stands right now, he doesn't have too many cards that have released. However, Charles has been a long-time professional artist doing things for other games such as L5R and other projects by AEG games.
Magic art by Charles Urbach
On that fateful day, I made inquiries about a play mat, and arranged to have one made for me. I commissioned some magic-related art. In other words, I paid the good man for his skills to produce something awesome for me.
The artwork that I felt could be the most potentially awesome was Minamo, from the planechase card.
Minamo (plane)
I asked if he could perhaps do a more arial view of the school and it's surroundings. At which point I was told that there was another sketch, one that was submitted to wizards that wasn't actually used. A piece of art that was in a similar vein to what I was asking for. I asked him to e-mail me this sketch so I could get an idea of where he was taking it, but that in the end I would probably want him to base the play mat on this alternate art. After all, alternate art is awesome.
Um, yes. That will do quite nicely! But I was curious if Charles could perhaps add just a touch of color to the mat (highlights perhaps?). Charles hadn't done much work in color on play mats, and had to experiment with a few different markers and ink to get the color I asked for. In my own way I helped a professional artist expand their professional toolbox by just a little bit. That, my friends, is awesome.
There was a bit of back-and-forth between Charles and myself during the production of this play mat, but that was of minor consequence. This past week the item was finally completed. Charles was nice enough to present me with a handful of goodies which I accepted graciously.
First, a 8x11 print of the Minamo plane art.
Second, a second print (same size paper, but smaller image), of the original alternate-art used as a baseline for the play mat.
Third, quite possibly the most awesome play mat that i've ever seen, and definitely the best one that I now own.
And just so that you out there can appreciate this, here's a close-up of the actual school in the center right of the prior pic
And that, is my awesome magic story.
Best wishes, and may you experience some awesome magic.
= Tuesday June 14th, 2011
If you've played Magic for even a little while, you probably have a magic story to tell. A magic story is basically any narrative that only another magic player can truly appreciate. The most common stories that you can hear on a regular basis are "I pulled these awesome rares out of these packs!" or "I was up against the ropes in a tight game but managed to edge through with..." centered around amazing or rediculous plays or game states. I have a magic story for you today, and it is unique, wonderful, and just plain awesome.
Back in March I had the opportunity to expand my tournament operations outside my local store by sponsering and head-juding an event at CosCon - the annual gaming convention here in Butler, PA. It was the first time in years Magic had been played at that event. The result was lukewarm (we got 8 people). However I had the opportunity to meet local artist Charles Urbach, who happened to be at the same convention.
If your not familiar with Charles work in magic, I wouldn't be surprised. As it stands right now, he doesn't have too many cards that have released. However, Charles has been a long-time professional artist doing things for other games such as L5R and other projects by AEG games.
Magic art by Charles Urbach
On that fateful day, I made inquiries about a play mat, and arranged to have one made for me. I commissioned some magic-related art. In other words, I paid the good man for his skills to produce something awesome for me.
The artwork that I felt could be the most potentially awesome was Minamo, from the planechase card.
Minamo (plane)
I asked if he could perhaps do a more arial view of the school and it's surroundings. At which point I was told that there was another sketch, one that was submitted to wizards that wasn't actually used. A piece of art that was in a similar vein to what I was asking for. I asked him to e-mail me this sketch so I could get an idea of where he was taking it, but that in the end I would probably want him to base the play mat on this alternate art. After all, alternate art is awesome.
Um, yes. That will do quite nicely! But I was curious if Charles could perhaps add just a touch of color to the mat (highlights perhaps?). Charles hadn't done much work in color on play mats, and had to experiment with a few different markers and ink to get the color I asked for. In my own way I helped a professional artist expand their professional toolbox by just a little bit. That, my friends, is awesome.
There was a bit of back-and-forth between Charles and myself during the production of this play mat, but that was of minor consequence. This past week the item was finally completed. Charles was nice enough to present me with a handful of goodies which I accepted graciously.
First, a 8x11 print of the Minamo plane art.
Second, a second print (same size paper, but smaller image), of the original alternate-art used as a baseline for the play mat.
Third, quite possibly the most awesome play mat that i've ever seen, and definitely the best one that I now own.
And just so that you out there can appreciate this, here's a close-up of the actual school in the center right of the prior pic
And that, is my awesome magic story.
Best wishes, and may you experience some awesome magic.
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