BALDSDAY!: NorCal Vs. Day, Part II

Blinded by the light…or is that the shine from his forehead?  Presenting…

BALDSDAY!

Hey peeps! Welcome to Baldsday! Here we celebrate all things Vs. and talk about how we can make the game we all love so much, even better.

This week we take a break from the Clones Tournament to announce the events for NorCal Vs. Day, Part II.  As many of you may be aware, we organized and held an event in Sacramento for Vs players on August 22nd.  We had 30 people attend, with 29 entered into the main event.  The Top 8 people played in an MEV draft while the rest played in a Super Cross-Over Sealed event.  The event was a lot of fun, so we decided to run another, at the overwhelming request of the players attending that day.

So, November 7th we have our Part II.  And I am pleased to announce the events taking place at this tournament.

The Main Event
Format: Marvel Vs. DC Vs. Hellboy.  All cards in your deck must come from one of those 3 groups.  Cards reprinted can be used in the original or reprinted group with either version of the card.  (examples: Flying Kick, Blindsided, Mobilize, etc)
Time: Noon registration (we begin at 12:30 sharp)
Cost: $10.00
Prizes:  There will be random door prizes of packs of cards, EA cards, MAA/DCX/MUL/MEQ cards
The top player in each group, Marvel/DC/Hellboy, will win a choice of packs, playmat, T-Shirt or EA cards.

Mini-Cross Madness!
Format: Marvel Vs. DC minideck matches
Time: All day long
Cost: $5
Prizes: The top 2-8 (depending on the number that play) will win packs of cards, EA cards, MAA/DCX/MUL/MEQ cards
Special Rules
Construction:  Each player will choose two packs of cards from either DC or Marvel.  Both packs must be from the same group.  You do not have to choose packs from the same set.  Each pack will have a point value assessed to it.  You use all cards from both packs to make a 28 card deck.  Affiliated Character Cards are considered to have all affiliations.
Play:  When you win a match, you gain the number of points that your opponent’s deck is worth.   The winner will be the player with the highest point total, not the most wins.  (Quality wins are the key.)

The Coming of Baldman!
Format:  Test your skill against ME personally, as you and 2-4 friends take on one of my Custom Built ‘Coming of Galactus’ decks:  ‘Denial’, ‘Destroyer’s Army’ or you can play against The Original Unmodefied deck.  (And ya better bring butter, because you’re likely to be toast!)
Time: All day long
Cost: $1 per player
Prizes: Per player – 1 pack of cards or 1 MAA/DCX/MUL/MEQ card or 1 EA card if you win.  Those who do not win get to see me dance in slow motion as I celebrate my victory.  (That’s almost a threat…)  Plus, those who do not win will receive a card for participation.    (You get to see me dance AND get a card?  Does it get any better than that?)

Near the end of the day, we will ask players to vote for someone they played against who exhibited good sportsmanship.  The player(s) with the most votes will win a prize.  I ask the players to take this vote seriously and not to vote for whoever they came with.  Sportsmanship is something not everyone possesses and it should be rewarded when it is encountered.  We often forget how much we appreciate good sportsmanship until we encounter someone who has poor sportsmanship.  This is the chance for each player to give a nod to the player that they faced that was worthy of that acknowledgement.

And there you have it!  A day chalk full of Vs. goodness, and the ability for you to promote and support your favorite card group, Marvel, DC or Hellboy.

Plus there will be specials going on all day on back-issue comics, and on our locally created comic ‘The Hunters’:  Those who buy the two issues that are available of ‘The Hunters’ get a CD with the custom created cards from that comic that you can print out and use for your own games.  Why just read a comic, when you can play a comic?!?  We will also have the demo decks available for players to play a couple games against each other.

So don’t be a Ch’od!  Show up in Sacramento on November 7th and be ready to play and defend you favorite card group at 12:30 pm that day.  The location you ask?

Empire’s Comics Vault
2357 ARDEN WAY
SACRAMENTO CA 95825
(916) 924-0775
Ask for Ben
(mapquest it!)

Next week I will be back with the second round of ‘Clones’ action…and maybe even a spotlight on one of the decks.

Until then, keep your legs straight, and keep reaching for the ground!  (Ending on an exercise joke?…how lame.)

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Comments

[Chris]

And ya better bring butter, because you’re likely to be toast!

I lol'd hard. If i wasn't in the middle of moving my folks, i would definitely say i'll be there. But since i am, i can only say maybe.

[Sean the Baldman]

We would love to see you there.

And bring butter!