Darkmoon Faire

Darkmoon Faire: Poznań, 2011

Contact

Players: All questions regarding this event should be directed to player@cryptozoic.com
Judges and Volunteers: Judges and Volunteers may contact judge@cryptozoic.com with questions.

Basic Information

Event Location

PolCon 2011
Poznań Congress Center
ul. Głogowska 14
entrance: ul. Sniadeckich
Rzeczpospolita Polska
Website: http://www.polcon2011.pl/

The PolCon has a entery fee of 50 Złoty (About 12,50 €)

Event Hours

Thursday: 16:00 – 23:00
Friday: 10:00 – 23:00
Saturday: 10:00 – 23:00
Sunday: 10:00 – 16:00

Travel Information

Hotels

The following hostels in Poznan will grant DMF participants a 10% discount. Please use the password "POLCON" at registration.

Hostel Jeżyce: www.hosteljezyce.pl
Hostel Quadro: www.hostelquadro.com
By The Way Hostel: www.bythewayhostel.pl
Cinnamon Hostel: www.cinnamonhostel.com
Retro Hostel: www.retrohostel.pl
Fusion Hostel: www.fusionhostel.pl

Airports

Poznań International Airport offeres verious lines directly into the city. You can go with Line 48, Line 59, or Express Line L. With a cab it takes around 15 minutes to 1 hour, depending on traffic.

Travel by Car

Poznań is in the middle of Frankfurt (Oder), Germany and Warszawa, the Capital of Poland on the Highway E30. You leave either on the road 5 or road 11 and continue on, until you reach the Glogowska street. Follow Glogowska street and turn into Sniadeckich street.

Train

The Congress Center is only a 15 minute walk away from the Dworzec Poznań Główny Train Station. Exit at Glogowska street and follow it to turn into Sniadeckich street.

Main Event Information

Registration

Player registration will occur on Thursday and Friday all day and on Saturday before the event from 9:00 until 9:45 on site.

Players that arrive after 9:45 on Saturday, but before the end of round one will be allowed to register with a first round loss.

Participation Fee

Registration fee for the Darkmoon Faire Tournament is €15 or 60 Złoty. Completed decklists will be collected during the player meeting.

Format and Round Length

Saturday, August 27: Core Constructed. Single game, 30 minute rounds. If players have not finished one game by the time the round is over, end of match procedures will be used to determine a winner. Number of rounds will be based on attendance. The top eight players will advance to the single-elimination playoffs on Sunday.

Sunday, August 28 (Playoffs): Core Constructed. Best two out of three matches. Quarterfinals and Semifinals are 90 minutes, and the Finals are 120 minutes. The top 8 players will compete in the Top 8, single-elimination bracket. Players will use the same Core Constructed deck as was registered and played on Saturday.

Schedule

Thursday

Registration for DMF starts: 13:00
Public Events registration opens: 13:00

Friday

Registration for DMF starts: 10:00
Public Events registration opens: 10:00

Saturday

Registration for DMF: 10:00
Mandatory Player Meeting: 11:00
Darkmoon Faire begins: 11:15
Public Events registration opens: 10:00

Sunday

Public Events registration opens: 10:00
DMF Top Eight playoffs begin: 10:00
DMF Award Ceremony: 15:00

Prizes

1^st place: $1,500 Travel Voucher, 32GB iPad 2 WiFi, 64GB iPod Touch, Spectral Tiger Loot Card, World Championship invite.

2^nd place: $1,000 Travel Voucher, 64GB iPod Touch, Spectral Tiger Loot Card, World Championship invite.

3^rd – 4^th place: $500 Travel Voucher, PS3 Gaming Console, 8GB iPod Nano, Spectral Tiger Loot Card, World Championship invite.

5^th – 8^th place: 32GB iPod Touch, 200 Amazon Gift Card, Spectral Tiger Loot Card, World Championship invite.

9^th – 16^th place: Twilight of the Dragons Rare Loot Card.

Booster packs awarded based on tournament attendance.

Prizes listed here are in United States dollars. (Electronics listed here are coded to the EU region.)

Participation Prizes

Each Darkmoon Faire participant receives a participation Burly Berta promotional card, and a Hunter Deckbox. Top 64 players enrolled in the tournament after the final Swiss round receive a Dethvir the Malignant promotional card and a Darkmoon Faire playmat.

Public Events

In addition to the Darkmoon Faire there will be a number of tournaments for players of all skill levels throughout the weekend.

CZE League

League participants pay 10 € or 40 Złoty one time fee to participate in the league. Each participant receives a league playmat, while supplies last. League players sign up for a variety of match formats and receive prizes after the match they finish (win or lose). Each league participant is automatically entered to win raffle prizes that include electronics, loot cards and other promotional items. League hours are:

Thursday: 16:00 – 23:00
Friday: 10:00 – 23:00
Saturday: 10:00 – 23:00
Sunday: 10:00 – 15:00

Crafting Redemption

Crafting will be available at the CZE League desk. Crafting on Saturday prior to the main tournament start is limited to 4 cards per person, to ensure that all attendees have an equal chance to obtain desired cards prior to the tournament. Crafting is provided while supplies last.

Alexstrasza

The Life-Binder will be at Darkmoon Faire Poznań. Bring your best Core deck and battle the Queen of the Red Dragonflight. If you win, you will earn the Dragonslayer achievement, have your picture taken with Alexstrasza for our future Dragonslayers web page, and be presented with a special button to declare your victory to all who may come across your path.

Should you lose, you'll be roasted and become just another dragonslaying statistic.

Beginner Events

If you are new and would like to learn how to play, this is a tournament for you. For a 10 € or 40 Złoty entry fee we provide you with a Class Starter Deck. If you already know how to play, you’re off. If not, one of our experienced volunteers can teach you. For every round you complete, you receive a booster pack prize, win or lose!

Other Public Events

For the complete tournament schedule please see the DMF Event Schedule

Notes

Conduct

The promotion of sporting conduct is a top priority for Cryptozoic Entertainment. All players are expected to behave in a sporting manner at all times before, during, and after the tournament. The participants of DMF must also observe the rules of the host event (the POLCON fantasy/SF convention) and follow any instructions of POLCON staff.

Decklists and Other Forms

Decklists will be collected during the players meeting on Friday. Decklists must be complete and accurate when they are collected: once collected, players will not be able to revise their list in any manner, any errors found will result in the appropriate tournament penalty.

Additional Information

Players must bring their own pens, paper, card sleeves, and appropriate counters with them to the tournament. There will be vendors on site selling accessories, product, and singles.

Rules and Tournament Policies

Players are responsible for knowing all game rules and tournament policies.

Prizes and Payment Information

Prizes awarded become the sole responsibility of the player, including redemption of prizes through third parties, transportation, and administrative costs associated with the prize. Cryptozoic Entertainment will award prizes based on tournament standings and will not adjust prize payouts based on negotiated prize splits.

Set Legality

In Core Format, only sets from the last three blocks (and the boutique products associated with them) are legal. The following sets are legal for Core Format at this tournament:

•   Sets: Drums of War, Blood of Gladiators, Fields of Honor, Scourgewar, Wrathgate, Icecrown, Worldbreaker, War of the Elements, Twilight of the Dragons.
•   Treasure Packs: Naxxramas, Assault on Icecrown Citadel.
•   Crafted Cards: Drums Crafted, Gladiator’s Crafted, Field’s Crafted, Scourgewar Crafted, Wrathgate Crafted, Icecrown Crafted, Worldbreaker Crafted, War of the Elements Crafted, Twilight of the Dragons Crafted.
•   Badge Cards: Badge 1-4, Scourgewar Badge, Wrathgate Badge, Icecrown Badge. Worldbreaker Badge, War of the Elements Badge, Twilight of the Dragons Badge.
•   Special Releases: Arena Grand Melee, Death Knight Starter, 2010 Class Starter Deck, 2011 Class Starter Deck. Assault on Icecrown Citadel.
•   Promotional: Wrath of the Lich King Collector’s Edition, Cataclysm Collector’s Edition, Holiday 1, Holiday 2, Holiday 3, Holiday 4, Holiday 5, Blizzard 2010 Card.