Forum:Tragic the Garnering Tournament

Notice

Before I continue, I want to take this chance to state that I am still not able to come back to either The Vault or Nukapedia due to real-life obligations, which also means that I will not be able to personally oversee the growth of this forum (I will be keeping tabs on the overall tournament). Because of this, a friend of mine will be taking over my position here after I have released this forum, and she will help address all concerns and/or questions the community might have. Since she will be volunteering her time to see this forum through, all I ask for, is to please be respectful, and to keep all comments concise and relevant so that she continues feeling comfortable with her part in this tournament. Thank you for understanding.

As a second note, it needs to be mentioned that I am not the original owner of any of the images used to help create these cards. Since this TCG is entirely non-profit, these images were pulled from public domain websites for use, or were created using in-game screenshots. If you have information on any of the original artists, or if you have evidence showing that an image we used has been modified without consent, Please let us know! Not only do I want to make sure that any original artists receive proper credit, but I also want to make sure that we are not being unintentionally disrespectful by using ripped-off art that has been modified (any such image will be immediately replaced).

Welcome, Competitors!

To the first official tournament for a trading card game known as Tragic the Garnering. For those unfamiliar with TtG, I have written up a short introduction at the bottom of this blog that will help everyone become familiar with the concept, and its relevance towards Fallout and its community. Now, onto the details of the tournament, and what is to be expected.

How to enter:
 * 1) You must have a registered account! If a bureaucrat is willing to step forward and help check I.P. addresses, then the anonymous are welcome as well, so long as we have assurances that there are no duplicate competitors. Bureaucrats are not to be approached, however; they may volunteer if they are comfortable with helping. The anonymous are also welcome should they identify themselves with a registered account on this wiki.
 * 2) There are steps that need to be taken before you can begin a match with your opponents. This will require downloading files, which I hold full responsibility for as to their authenticity. If you are not comfortable with downloading files from any particular source, we do have alternative methods available to help suit personal preferences.
 * 3) Once the first two requisites have been met, one simply needs to to register their name as a comment on this blog. Please structure your comment as follows:
 * Username or nickname (should you be an approved anonymous competitor).
 * A short statement agreeing to show good sportsmanship, by respecting other competitors and alerting the game masters within a reasonable time-frame should you not be able to make it to a match on time, or at all.
 * A declaration of whether you are new, an amateur, or a professional Magic the Gathering player. If you declare yourself as new or as an amateur, also attach a note should you desire extra assistance during matches to help you become better acclimated to the rules and playing board. Our game masters will stand-by, typically through the use of Skype, to help clarify/mediate any questions/incidents.

Now what?

Once you have successfully been registered, you will be given a choice:

1. Choose a pre-built starter deck, which are soundly structured, but also use lesser cards. Colour options are as follows: white, blue, black, green or red.

-OR-

2. Receive 5 booster packs (50 cards). These packs are random, meaning there is a moderate chance of not being able to create a structurally sound deck using the cards received. Each booster pack holds 1 rare, 2 uncommons, and 7 commons, which will make for a much larger variety of card choice to pull from, and has the chance to provide better cards than what can be found in starter decks. Basic lands are freely available, and as many as you like can be used within your deck (we recommend 20 or less). Each deck must be made up of 60 cards, and only using cards that you received through us (we will keep tabs on which cards each player has available to them).

Comments
Notice - 11/15/14
 * 1) For those interested in how this tournament is going to work out, we will be having competitors sign up through multiple communities. This means you could be fighting against people you have never met before, or has never been a part of The Vault.
 * 2) For anyone that signs up, I will be helping out with getting the appropriate files downloaded, and I will be sitting down to run practice matches for those that are new/amateurs when it comes to Magic the Gathering. GarouxBloodline (talk) 23:15, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

Notice - 11/13/14


 * 1) The s-b-s guide for the gameboard's utilities is not quite finished yet, but will be finished and released here by this weekend.
 * 2) The sign-up process will be up until the 25th of this month. Once the schedule has been finalized and released to our competitors, the tournament will begin at the beginning of next month.
 * 3) If a reschedule is needed at any time for a match, please do not hesitate to let us know! The schedule is very flexible, and we can make adjustments when needed. GarouxBloodline (talk) 00:07, 14 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Actually, scratch the sign-up process I noted above: I am still getting this started in a few other places, which might take some time. The sign-up process will last until the end of this month, and we will see about having the tournament started by the 15th of next month.