Capital Chaos Online Championship - April 2020
Date and time
Location
Online event
Refund policy
Contact the organizer to request a refund.
Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.
Don't let social isolation keep you from Old School
About this event
Unfortunately, Dazed and Fused-Con 2020 will be postponed until we've conquered COVID-19. In its place, we will be running an online tournament. As with the previous event, the entry fees will go to the Ottawa Food Bank.
Old school online main event
- You need a webcam
- Starts: 1pm Eastern Time sharp
- Rounds: 6
- Style: To be played sequentially in real-time, like an in-person event, over webcam
- Entry fee: $10
- Banlist and rules: Eternal central
- Proxies: Allowed in any quantity. Also: Capital Chaos branded ones are available for purchase.
Deck pictures are required. Send them to capitalchaosottawa@gmail.com before the event starts.
Prizes
In addition to all entry fees going to charity:
- Best record after 6-round swiss will get store credit to Multizone equivalent to 15% of the total entry fees. If more than one person has the best record, the store credit will be split. Multizone will mail you your card(s).
- Prize cards for Top 4 and most creative: total card values equivalent to 10% of entry fees. Tournament organizers will mail you your cards.
- Set of proxies to best unpowered finish: ie.: a deck not using any of the Power 9.
How it's going to work
Register online
Either:
- Canadians only: E-transfer me $10 (patrick_burt@hotmail.com) or
- Send $10 via Paypal friends and family (patrick_burt@hotmail.com) or
- Register via Eventbrite
Include your name (if it isn't obvious) and your Discord username, including # (ex.: Narcism#7699).
No registrations within 20 minutes of event start time.
Join the Discord
Everything will be run and coordinated on Discord. That includes pairings, and results. Join the Discord. There is a category for the Capital Chaos Online Championship with a #general channel and a #report-your-score. Type !register in the #general channel to receive notifications when pairings are posted or time is called. Read the pins.
Set up your video
Matches should be hosted on whereby.com. Before the tournament:
- Create a free account
- Test your video and microphone
Day of the tournament
- Send your deck picture to capitalchaosottawa@gmail.com.
- Log into Discord early.
- Test your camera and microphone again.
- Keep an eye on the #general channel for pairings.
- Join the assigned whereby room for your table.
- Report your scores under #report-your-score. Be very clear who you and your opponent are.
Other specifics
- The tournament will be coordinated on Wizards' software, so breakers will be the same as normal events.
- If your opponent doesn't show after 5 minutes of round start, you get a win.
- After time is called, there are 5 turns excluding the current turn, and then it goes to Orb flips.
- To use cards such as Chaos Orb or Falling Star, use stand-ins to replace your opponent's card(s).
Our LGS support
Multizone has agreed to facilitate the event for us. (Thank you!) They have one of the biggest card inventories in Canada, though not all of it is in their online store.
Use coupon code CAPITALCHAOS for 10% off your order.
Webcam best practices
- Make sure there is no glare on your cards.
- Make sure your deck, graveyard and battlefield are clearly visible.
- Articulate your actions very clearly.
- Limit all other sounds such as music or notifications.