Events run at Critical Hit Gaming have a focus on fun and enterntainment for all players. This means that events will prioritise being a welcoming environment for new and experienced players and encourage fun play. Whilst the aim will always be play to win we will offer flatter prizing in general so that everyone gets something over winner take all style events.
Drafts [ Wizards Event page]
Drafts are great events for players who know how to play magic already but may not be invested enough to make their own decks. The benefit of a draft is that everyone is only playing with cards they get on the day so you always have an even starting point.
Prizing
- 1 Pack per win with a minimum of 1 pack for all players
-Bonus prize packs may be given out for awards but are not guaranteed with every event.
-Players may opt to accept store credit over a booster pack. Store Credit will be based off the unit price of packs factoring in any multi-buy price)
Drafting
During a draft you are given 3 boosters packs. Players sit in a circle, open a pack, take a card and then pass the rest of the pack around the circle with everyone taking a card until the pack is exhausted.
-During the draft do not place down a pack if there is already a pack waiting for the player next to you to pick from
-If there are inexperienced players around and you notice a player has not taken an especially powerful or valuable card with the first draw of the pack you can ask them to double confirm they want the card they picked and quickly explain the value of the card they passed on.
-Draft tables will be made of 2-8 players. If more players sign up to an event than this the players will be split into groups for the draft.
Deck Building
After the draft phase is completed you should have roughly 45 cards. From here you build a 40 card deck.
-Land cards will be provided if you do not already have lands for the deck you want to build.
-If you are running any double sided cards you will need to provide or purchase opaque card sleeves.
Playing
After you have built your decks our tournament manager will decide who plays off and those players play off in best of 3 games. You will have 45 minutes to complete the round.
-If you are still playing after 45 minutes the game will continue for 5 turns or 10 minutes, whichever expires first (If a player has just ended a turn it's 5 turns including the one about to start, otherwise it is the current turn plus 4 additional turns)
Pre-release [Wizards Event Page]
Pre-releases are the first look at a new set. You get a pre-release pack (This normally consists of 6 play boosters) and build a deck out of the cards included in the pack. As this is a first look at a new series you're encouraged to open and build whatever deck you feel like. Prizing for this event is strictly flat so that players can feel free to test out whatever they want to build and not feel like they need to research and lock themselves into whatever the internet has decided is the strongest option.
Prizing
- Flat 2 packs per player
-Bonus prize packs may be given out for awards but are not guaranteed with every event.
-Players may opt to accept store credit over a booster pack. Store Credit will be based off the unit price of packs factoring in any multi-buy price)
Deck Building
From here you build a 40 card deck.
-Land cards will be provided if you do not already have lands for the deck you want to build.
-If you are running any double sided cards you will need to either :
--Use your own or purchase opaque card sleeves OR
--Run token cards in your deck clearly labelled with the card they are replacing and notify all opponents before the game starts what cards are replaced by tokens in your deck
Playing
After you have built your decks our tournament manager will decide who plays off and those players play off in best of 3 games. You will have 45 minutes to complete the round.
-If you are still playing after 45 minutes the game will continue for 5 turns or 10 minutes, whichever expires first (If a player has just ended a turn it's 5 turns including the one about to start, otherwise it is the current turn plus 4 additional turns)
Commander [Wizards Event Page]
Commander is a special constructed format where players build a 100 card deck where you can only have a max of 1 of each card (excluding basic lands). 1 Card acts as your commander and starts in the command zone.
Prizing
Free events have no prizing
Paid events are flat prizing, usually 1 event promo and a play booster
-Bonus prize packs may be given out for awards but are not guaranteed with every event.
-Players may opt to accept store credit over a booster pack. Store Credit will be based off the unit price of packs factoring in any multi-buy price)
Standard [Wizards Event Page]
Standard is the main magic format that involves you building a 60+ card deck from the recently released sets of Magic and playing off to see who the winner is.
Prizing
Prizing for this event varies event by event due to promo cards being the main focus.