EVENT
Eventide Pre-release Event

DATE
Saturday, 12th July 2008

PROMOTIONS
FREE Pre-registration
FREE Parking
Bring-a-Friend
Door Prizes
Prize Draw

PERSONAL APPEARANCE - ARTIST
Wayne Reynolds will be making squiggles, practicing his signature, selling
prints/proofs/originals and generally inspiring amazement at this Eventide
Pre-release Event


Wayne Reynolds was born in Leeds, and attended art college in Dewsbury and
Middlesborough, leaving with a HND Distinction. After a spell alternating
freelance work (Chaosium, Iron Crown Enterprises) with work for a sign
painting company, I settled for a few years as a concept artist in the
computer games industry. However, the lure of freelance art proved too
strong, and he returned to work as an independent illustrator in 1998.



Card List:
http://gatherer.wizards.com/default.asp?first=1&last=100&term=wayne+reynolds&Field_Artist=on&setfilter=Allsets&colorfilter=All&typefilter=All&output=summary&sort=name&printingfilter=on&x=18&y=26
Website: www.waynereynolds.com
Email: waynereynoldsart@ntlworld.com

INTRODUCTION
The Eventide Pre-release Event will consist of multiple 32 player flights
throughout the day. The first flight will start as soon as 32 people have
enrolled. As we are planning on starting enrolment as soon as the doors open
at 8:30am, this means the first pre-release could start almost right away.
We will then run additional flights all day, as long as there is sufficient
player demand (minimum 16 players per flight).

In the afternoon (4:30pm) we are going to run a Eventide Team Pre-release.
This is where you get together with two other players, either friends or
people you've met for the first time on the day, and enter as a Team. Each
Team will receive 2 x Shadowmoor Tournament Packs and 6 x Eventide Boosters
to
build a deck for each player in the Team, all for only £10 per person. You
will then go on to play as a Team, with each player's results determining
how well your Team does, so even if you do badly as an individual, you could
still win prizes.

Also in the afternoon we will be running a Eventide Two-Headed Giant
Pre-release. Two-Headed Giant isn't a new format, but the official rules
(which used shared turns) certainly don't match the kitchen-table versions
some of you might be used to playing. In Two-Headed Giant each team consists
of two players, each with a 40-card minimum deck. Both players on a team
play a single turn simultaneously, like a giant with two heads. Both players
share one 30-point life total. If that total reaches zero, the team loses.
Coordination is above-board. Team-mates can look at each other's hands and
openly communicate. Further details regarding Two-Headed Giant can be found
in an article on magicthegathering.com
(www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/feature/280).

As well as everything listed above we will be running a prize draw for some
really cool Eventide branded merchandise, which unfortunately we are not
able to tell you about here. Every time you take part in anything on
Saturday you will receive a prize draw ticket. Pre-register, before midnight
on Friday and bring your confirmation with you, and we'll give you another
prize draw ticket. If you are on our mailing list, or subscribe to it before
midnight on Friday, and attend our pre-release, yet another prize draw
ticket will be coming your way. We haven't decided yet, but we may even let
you buy some too.

And of course we will still run 8 player Single Elimination Eventide
Booster Drafts as Side Events right up until the venue closes at 11:00pm.

(For anyone that doesn't know what we mean by a flight it is when a large
tournament is broken down into lots of smaller tournaments, each run
separately to the others, and with its own pool of prizes.)

VENUE
Royal National Hotel (North)
31-58 Bedford Way
London
WC1H 0DG

EVENT
Eventide Pre-release (Flights)
Eventide Two-Headed Giant Pre-release
Eventide Team Pre-release
Eventide Pre-release Side Events

DATE
Saturday, 12th July 2008

TIMINGS
8:30am - Doors open
All day - Eventide Pre-release (Flights)
All day - Eventide Pre-release Side Events
All day - Eventide Pre-release Open Duelling
4:30pm - Eventide Two-Headed Giant Pre-release
4:30pm - Eventide Team Pre-release
11:00pm - Venue closes

FORMAT
Eventide Pre-release (Flights) - 32 Player Flights (Swiss Style Pairings)
Eventide Pre-release Side Events - 8 Player Booster Draft (Single
Elimination)
Eventide Two-Headed Giant Pre-release - Pairs Limited (Swiss Style
Pairings)
Eventide Team Pre-release - Trios Limited (Swiss Style Pairings)
Eventide Pre-release Open Duelling - Shadowmoor Theme Deck (Friendly)
REL: Regular
K-Value: 8
Computer Moderated (DCI Reporter v3)

ENTRANCE FEES
Eventide Pre-release (Flights) - £15.00
Eventide Pre-release Open Duelling - £7.50
Eventide Pre-release Side Events (Booster Draft) - £7.50
Eventide Two-Headed Giant Pre-release - £20 (£10 per person)
Eventide Team Pre-release - £30 (£10 per person)

PRIZES
Eventide pre-release card for all participants (whilst stocks last)
Eventide Pre-release (Flights)
    12 pts = 12 Shadowmoor Boosters per player
    10 pts = 9 Shadowmoor Booster per player
      9 pts = 6 Shadowmoor Booster per player
Eventide 2HG Pre-release
    12 pts = 16 Shadowmoor Boosters (8 per player)
      9+ pts = 8 Shadowmoor Boosters (4 per player)
      6+ pts = 4 Shadowmoor Boosters (2 per player)
Eventide Team Pre-release
    12 pts = 24 Shadowmoor Boosters (8 per player)
      9+ pts = 12 Shadowmoor Boosters (4 per player)
      6+ pts = 6 Shadowmoor Boosters (2 per player)
Eventide Pre-release Side Events
      1st = 5 Shadowmoor Boosters
      2nd = 3 Shadowmoor Boosters
      3rd & 4th = 2 Shadowmoor Boosters
Eventide Pre-release Open Duelling
      1 Shadowmoor Booster per player (after completing 5 matches)

TRADERS
Cardguy
Website: www.cardguy.co.uk
Email: sales@cardguy.co.uk
Telephone: 07941 271 953

Magic Mad House
Website: www.magicmadhouse.co.uk
Email: sales@magicmadhouse.co.uk
Telephone: 07921 369 184

REPORTAGE
Richard Hagon (www.magicthegathering.com)

JUDGES
Glen White [Head Judge]
David Lyford-Smith
Graham Theobalds **
Michael Chamberlain
Ian Mc Michael
To be confirmed
To be confirmed
To be confirmed
To be confirmed
To be confirmed
To be confirmed
To be confirmed
To be confirmed

JUDGE TESTING
To be confirmed

ADMINISTRATION
To be confirmed
To be confirmed

TOURNAMENT MANAGER
Jason Howlett

FOOD AND DRINK
Cooked food is available through to evening.
A fully licensed bar is open all day.
Outside food and drink may not be consumed within this venue.

PRE-REGISTRATION
Please, supply the full name and DCI number for all people wishing to
pre-register, places cannot be reserved via the online form without this
information. If a player doesn't have a DCI number or it is unknown please
use the email address below.
Online: www.thegamesclub.org/pre-registration.htm
Email: eventidepre-release @ thegamesclub.org
Telephone: 07958 224 084 (mobile).
SMS: 07958 224 084.

INFORMATION
Website: www.thegamesclub.org
Email: eventidepre-release @ thegamesclub.org
Telephone: 07958 224 084 (mobile).

NEAREST UNDERGROUND STATIONS
Russell Square - Piccadilly Line - 5 minutes walk
Euston - Northern Line (Charing Cross Branch and Bank Branch) and Victoria
Line - 10 minutes
Euston Square - Circle Line, Hammersmith & City Line and Metropolitan Line -
10 minutes walk
Goodge Street - Northern Line (Bank Branch) - 10 minutes
Holborn - Central Line and Piccadilly Line - 10 minutes
Warren Street - Northern Line (Charing Cross Branch) and Victoria Line - 10
minutes walk
King's Cross - Circle Line, Hammersmith & City Line, Metropolitan Line,
Northern Line (Bank Branch) and Piccadilly Line - 15 minutes
Tottenham Court Road - Central Line and Northern Line (Charing Cross
Branch) - 15 minutes

DIRECTIONS FROM RUSSELL SQUARE UNDERGROUND STATION
Turn left out of the station.
Turn right at the traffic lights.
The entrance to the hotel is halfway along the block on the left.

NEAREST RAILWAY STATIONS
Euston - 10 minutes walk
St Pancras - 15 minutes walk
Kings Cross - 20 minutes walk

NEAREST BUSES
7, 59, 68, 91, 168, 188 and X68 - 5 to 10 minutes walk.
Airbus Route A2 - 5 to 10 minutes walk
Night Bus N7 and N91 - 5 to 10 minutes walk

CAR PARKING
FREE parking is readily available on single yellow lines from 1:30pm.
The hotel has its own underground car park (120 space). Parking at the hotel
costs from £4 for 2 hours up to £17 for 24 hours, which is considerably
cheaper than parking at a parking meter in the surrounding streets. We will
refund the cost of parking at the hotel with two FREE Side Event vouchers.

CONGESTION CHARGE
The charge does NOT apply at weekends.
The £5 daily Congestion Charge zone covers most of central London, including
the venue used by The Games Club. The congestion charge applies from 7.00am
to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public Holidays.

ACCOMMODATION
Imperial London Hotels Limited
Imperial Hotel
Russell Square
London
WC1B 5BB
Tel: +44 020 7278 7871
Fax: +44 020 7837 4653
Website: www.imperialhotels.co.uk
Email: info@imperialhotels.co.uk
Imperial London Hotels are a privately owned group of six Central London
hotels (including the Royal National Hotel) with over 6,000 beds.
Fresh farm produce and flowers.
Health Club and garage at supplementary charge.
Fully licensed coffee shops, restaurants and bars.
All Rooms have private bath, shower, TV and radio (excluding County).
Prices from £42.00 (single) to £109 (triple) per room.