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2013-2014 Magic Rookie of the Year Suspended
Monday, November 3rd, 2014
Wizards of the Coast Director Helene Bergeot announced on Thursday that Jared Bottecher, 2013-2014 Magic the Gathering Rookie of the Year, “may have engaged in in activities that violate Wizards of the Coast’s Code of Conduct and Magic’s tournament floor rules.”
As a result of the ensuing DCI investigation, those accusations were confirmed and Mr. Bottecher was suspended for a period of four years and his Rookie of the Year title revoked. Video and photo evidence can be found here as well as Mr. Bottecher’s reaction to his suspension, courtesy of David Levitt at [Boston] Examiner.com.
The Rookie of the Year title will pass to Raymond Perez Jr., who earned 33 Pro Points during that tournament season, qualifying him for Worlds 2014.
This comes during a time of apparent “scandal” – now being referred to as #shufflegate – in which two other high-profile player suspensions occurred, that of Trevor Humphries and Alex Bertoncini (see “Player at SCG Worcester Suspected of Cheating“).
What do you think of #shufflegate and the recent high profile player suspensions? Are these sentences appropriate? Does the overwhelming community outcry create a sense of a witch hunt? Let us know what you think in the comments below!
Tags: Cheating, DCI, Jared Bottecher, Magic the Gathering, MTG, Rookie of the Year, Shufflegate, Wizards of the Coast
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TODAY in Abington – Grand Prix New Jersey Trial
Saturday, November 1st, 2014
Format: LEGACY
Date: November 1st, 2014 a Saturday
Time: Doors at 10:00am, Registration at 11:00am, Round 1 pairings at 12:00pm
Entrance Fee: $20.00 per person
Address:
1423 Bedford Street
Abington MA 02351
Parking on site
• Google Maps
• Battleground’s Facebook Page
This event is being run as a Grand Prix Trial for New Jersey:
• Decklists required
• Cut to top 8
Prizes:
Prizes will be paid to the top finishers in Store Credit usable in store or online!
Tags: Event, Grand Prix New Jersey 2014, Grand Prix Trial, legacy, Magic the Gathering, MTG, Tournament
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TONIGHT – Happy Halloween Special Event Celebration
Friday, October 31st, 2014
To celebrate Halloween this year, Battleground Games & Hobbies is changing it up once again with the latest take on our Magic Halloween event! Players are invited to show up in costume (or not, that’s okay too – see below) with a Modern legal “Themed” deck (and sideboard).
Deck Construction Details:
This year we’re asking players to construct decks entirely around one (and only one) “Halloween themed” creature type. Creatures of a type different than the one you’ve chosen are not allowed.
Players will be given 12 slots in their deck to fill with cards that are not basic lands or the creature type they’ve built their deck around.
Legal creature types include:
bat
demon
devil
gargoyle
graveborn
gremlin
hag
horror
imp
nightmare
nightstalker
ooze
scarecrow
shade
skeleton
specter
spirit
vampire
weird
werewolf
wraith
zombie
Abington and Plainville:
Format: **Special Format, see above**
Date: October 31st, 2014 a Friday
Time: 7:30pm
Entrance Fee: $5.00 (FREE if you’re in costume)
OTHER FNM EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE AS NORMAL.
| Abington: 1423 Bedford Street Abington MA 02351 781.261.9669 | Plainville: 25 Taunton Street Plainville MA 02762 508.316.1195 |
On behalf of the entire staff at Battleground Games & Hobbies, we wish everyone a happy and safe Halloween!
Tags: Cosplay, Costume, Event, Halloween, Holiday, Magic the Gathering, MTG, Tournament
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Z-Man Games Announces ‘The Staufer Dynasty’ Board Game
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014
Z-Man Games will release The Staufer Dynasty historic strategy board game to trade in December, after a premiere at Essen, as first reported by ICv2.com.
Designed by Andreas Steding (Firenze, Five Points: Gangs of New York, Hansa Teutonica), The Staufer Dynasty casts players into the role of travelers in the entourage of Henry VI, as he tours his kingdom and attempts to govern his empire, which runs from the North and Baltic seas south to Italy. Players place their envoys and nobles in positions of power in the six regions of the game, attempting to gain power and influence with the King over five rounds.
The box contains 119 tokens, 53 Privilege and Job cards, 111 wooden pieces, and a game board made of 9 tiles. The game is for 2 -5 players, ages 13 and up, and plays in 90 minutes.
Tags: Board Games, Essen Spiel, Germany Trade Show, New Release, TableTop, The Staufer Dynasty, Z-Man Games
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Mantis Games Announces Expansions for ‘Mars Attacks’ Miniature Game
Tuesday, October 21st, 2014
Mantic Games has announced several upcoming expansions for its new Mars Attacks–The Miniatures Game, including a boxed set, Humanity Resists, as well as several troop units, a Martian Attack Saucer, and a Martian Dredd miniature for November release, according to hobby news retailer ICv2.com.
Mantic Games licensed the Mars Attacks property from the Topps Company to produce a tabletop war game in mid-2013 and launched the game via Kickstarter in October. The Kickstarter raised $558,076 from 2,753 backers ($202.72 average/backer).
The Mars Attacks–Humanity Resists box set will include eight new scenarios, new special rules, new characters including Agents Falco and Natalya, and the All American Flatbed Truck. There are several pieces included in the box expansion that will also be available for individual sale, including the Martian Attack Saucer, the Novas Vira Resistance Soldiers, Stealth Martians, and Martian Marines.
The Stealth Martians and Martian Marines are upgrades soldiers with unique rules. Stealth goes against Martian rules of battle, so Stealth Martians are both revered and considered cowardly by their brethren. The Martian Marines are elite scouts for the Martian army, but only available in small numbers.
The Novas Vira Resistance Soldiers are humanity’s greatest hope–with advanced training and special weapons. They have been secretly trained by a mysterious benefactor to prepare for the inevitable alien invasion.
The Martian Dredd miniature is a premium miniature launched from the mash-up of Mars Attacks and Judge Dredd , which IDW Publishing published as the comic cross over Mars Attacks Judge Dredd in 2013. The Martian will be dressed in Dredd’s armor, and unlike the famous Judge, travels with his helmet off, so it can blend in with the rest of the force.
Tags: Expansions, Mantis Games, Mars Attacks, Miniatures, New Release, TableTop, Topps Company
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Player at SCG Worcester Open Series Suspected of Cheating
Monday, October 20th, 2014
10/30/14, 6:06 PM – UPDATE: Trevor Humphries is suspended for a period of four years. In addition, Alex Bertoncini is likewise suspended for a period of three years.
Last weekend, retailer and event organizer Star City Games of Virginia hosted their well-known tournament series, the SCG Open, in Worcester, MA. Earlier today, a post on reddit.com surfaced in which the eventually winner, Trevor Humphries, is allegedly caught on camera stacking his opponent’s deck by sliding cards to the top of his opponent’s deck while shuffling.
Unfortunately, we can’t embed a Twitch.tv video, but you can watch the match in question by clicking here. Specifically, watch Mr. Humphries shuffling his opponent’s deck during the second game.
Here is a .gif of the alleged issue in close detail, courtesy of redditer J_Golbez.
Furthermore, additional evidence has supposedly surfaced in which Mr. Humphries may have employed the shuffling tactics in question during the SCG Invitation earlier this year. You can see for yourself by clicking here.
Jared Sylvan, Level 4 Judge and Organized Play Manager for Star City Games, posted this to reddit.com:
“We have reviewed the footage of Mr. Humphries and concluded that there is enough evidence that we have submitted an investigation to the Judge Program. We have contacted Mr. Humphries to notify him of this and to request a statement for inclusion in the investigation.
This also activates our Prize Hold policy for players under investigation meaning that Mr. Humphries’ prizes will be held, pending the completion of this investigation. If the investigation results in a suspension, his prizes will be donated to charity.
Jared Sylva StarCityGames.com Organized Play Manager”
What do you think? Did Mr. Humphries deloy a cheat during his high profile match? Is Star City Game’s response adequate? You be the judge and let us know in the comments below.
We’ll update this story as it develops. Stay tuned!
Tags: Cheating, Magic the Gathering, MTG, Open Series, reddit, SCG Worcester, Star City Games, Trevor Humphries
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