logo at the HavensWeekend information: MeCCG at the Havens III
A fun-filled weekend of MeCCG in Tilburg, the Netherlands

Date

 Saturday June 18 and Sunday June 19 2005 

Info & Registration

 Please pre-register if at all possible
Michel Schelfhout, qapla666@yahoo.com, (0114) 68 28 28

Schedule

 Saturday
10:00u doors open		 Sunday
10:00u doors open
10:30u Introduction to MeCCG for novices
10:30u Advanced MeCCG workshop		 10:30u Dutch Open (constructed tournament)   10:30u Dutch Nationals
12:30u Crap tournament 11:30u Hero sealed
19:30u Group dinner

Admission

 You'll pay a € 10 base fee for the weekend, no matter how many events you participate in. For each sealed you play in you'll pay a fee to help recover card costs on top of that.

Venue

 We'll use two locations in Tilburg, a city in the south of the Netherlands easy to reach from abroad (Belgium, Germany):

Tournaments  
Denksportcentrum Theseus                                                
Bredaseweg 167
5038ND  Tilburg (can find a map here)
Phone: +31 13 543 36 46

It isn't overly far to walk from the train station. But if you prefer a bus you can take line 7 from Tilburg Centraal direction Blaak and get out at Eiklaan. It leaves on Saturday at 9:27, 10:15 + every 30 minutes. On Sunday 10:26 + every hour (so early on Sunday walking is the best option).
 

Group dinner
Location to be announced

Lodging

For those that want to stay overnight we have selected two types of lodging based on interest. If you're looking for lodging (or can offer some) please say so when registering (and please specify which type).

Hotel De Lindeboom****

  • Rate € 75,-  per twin room Saturday night, breakfast included (weekend - arrangement).
  • You can extend your stay with Friday night and / or Sunday night for a total of € 119,- per twin room for both nights, breakfast included.
  • Late arrival possible (do mention this when making the reservation)
  • Ask when registering, then we'll mediate for those looking for a room-mate and help you with your reservation.
  • Please follow this link for location and access details. The hotel parking is in Parking Heuvelpoort, on the secure levels 7 and up and at a special (slightly lowered) hotel rate.

Staying with a (local) player

  • The cheapest solution?
  • Please keep in mind that these players generally do not live in the center of Tilburg (generally in surrounding towns). Therefore this will take some extra time and may cost you a bus / train ticket.
  • Limited availability but probably not asked for that much either, so we think it will work out fine.
  • Michel mediates.

Lunch / drinks

 Drinks are available at the venue as well as some sandwiches. Bringing your own drinks is not permitted.

Snacks are available in the immediate vicinity. You can bring your own as well.

On site merchants

Wim Heemskerk, from Gwaihir.net, will be there with a limited assortment of MeCCG. If you want to make sure he brings what you're looking for you'd best order in advance (of course, you can pay on site and won't be charged any shipping). 

We encourage everyone to bring his spare cards to get some major trading going.

If you would like to sell on site as well, you can contact Michel to obtain permission in exchange for sponsoring.

Sponsors / prizes

 OK, we know prizes are not the first thing on your minds but still they are nice, aren't they? It's also good to see people (still) care about MeCCG and we feel they deserve to be mentioned:

Gwaihir.net supplies the cards for sealeds with a large discount and several MeCCG prizes as well.

 

Event details

Introduction for novices

Saturday 10:30-12:30 (+€ 0,00 or +€ 7,50)
     Do you want to learn how to play? Then this event is for you! You will play a casual game which will be used to explain the rules to you in detail.  Without a doubt you can play in this afternoons (crap) hero sealed after this introduction. 
     You can bring a (simple) deck you prepared in advance (or just bring a starter), or you can purchase a ready to play deck (a challenge deck) during the introduction. For this deck you'll pay a special price of just € 7,50.

Advanced workshop

Saturday 10:30-12:30 (+€ 0,00)
     The theme of this workshop will be Fallen-wizards. Michiel Steegh will introduce you to this alignment, if it's still (relatively) new for you.
 

Dutch Open

 Saturday 10:30-18:30 (+€ 0,00, competitive)
     General opponent 2-deck constructed, 4 rounds Swiss (with lunch break). Deck lists are mandatory. All can play, but for players living in the Netherlands this tournament is also their last chance to qualify for Dutch Nationals played on Sunday. (At least four people will make it to day two, possibly five, if that makes an even number of players for day two.)
     At this event we'll use the new suggested adaptation of the Balrog rules (max. 2-minders from sideboard / discard). Do read up on this and keep it in mind when building a Balrog deck.

Crap tournament

 Saturday 12:30-18:30 (+€ 9,50, great fun!)
     Sealed deck (i.e. you play with the cards you receive at the start of the tournament) with one Wizards starter (unlimited), 2 boosters Wizards (unlimited) and 2 boosters Dragons per person. 3 rounds Swiss using the special crap tournament rules for deck building and scoring [Word document, thanks www.meccg.de]. Hint: the goal is to build the crappiest deck possible..

Dutch Nationals

 Sunday 10:30-18:30 (+€ 0,00, competitive)
     By invitation only. General opponent 2-deck constructed, 4 rounds Swiss (with lunch break). Deck lists are mandatory. Some people (based on ranking and tournament wins) have already qualified and will soon receive their invitations. Other Dutchies get a last chance to qualify in Saturday's Open.
     At this event we'll use the new suggested adaptation of the Balrog rules (max. 2-minders from sideboard / discard). Do read up on this and keep it in mind when building a Balrog deck.

Hero sealed

Sunday 11:30-17:00 (+€ 9,50, suited to novices)
     Sealed deck (i.e. you play with the cards you receive at the start of the tournament) with one Wizards starter (unlimited), 2 boosters Wizards (unlimited) and 2 boosters Dragons per person. 3 rounds Swiss. 

Group dinner

We're currently selecting a restaurant that will offer a menu for  € 15,- to € 20,- (excluding drinks)

All events are dependent on interest: an event will be cancelled if the number of registrations for it is insufficient. New events can also be added, if many people ask for it.

Do check out this page again later for more details!

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