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− | < | + | <i>The '''Voltron Tournament''' is an MTG Commander tournament held every 6 months, and open to the public. It is held during weekend-long LARP-events in Washington State.</i> |
− | ==<span style="color:# | + | <big><b><u>Next Event:</u> Voltron VII</b></big> |
− | + | <br>'''Date:''' Friday, March 22nd 2024 | |
+ | <br>'''Time:''' 8pm-midnight | ||
+ | <br>'''Cost:''' Free to all NLCC attendees.<br> <i><small>NLCC admissions cost $25 (at-the-gate).</small></i> | ||
+ | <br>'''Address:''' Panhandle Lake 4-H Camp<br> 370 W Panhandle Lake Rd, Shelton, WA 98584 | ||
+ | <br>'''On-Site Location:''' the big main feast-hall building next to the main parking-lot | ||
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+ | '''<span style="color:#B30000">Cosplay Contest Prizes:</span>''' Top-8 best-dressed players each get a '''Murder At Karlov Manner Collector Booster''' ''($40 value!)''. Please see [[Voltron_Tournament#Look-The-Part_Bonus|Voltron#Look-The-Part]] for details! | ||
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+ | '''<span style="color:#0433FF">Door Prizes:</span>''' All participants ''(regardless of score)'' get a '''Murder At Karlov Manner Play-Booster''' for participating in the tournament. To qualify: You must complete both rounds of the tournament, '''without scooping'''. | ||
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+ | '''<span style="color:#008F00">Grand-Prizes:</span>''' | ||
+ | # '''1st place:''' First-choice-pick from the prize pool. | ||
+ | # '''2nd place:''' Second-choice-pick from the prize pool. | ||
+ | # '''3rd place:''' The remaining item in the prize pool. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''<span style="color:#008F00">Prize Pool:</span>''' | ||
+ | * ''(Prize pool contains an assortment of MTG boosters. Quantity shall vary depending on how many people attend.)'' | ||
+ | * '''"[[Devry's Pillar of Salt]]"''' ''(Relic)'' | ||
+ | * '''[[The Duskwalker’s Saga of Kanphuzian & Enlightenment]]''' ''(Relic)'' | ||
+ | * '''"Rock-Hard Amulet of a Place devoid of Magic"''' ''(counts as a [[Bracelet of Anti-Magic]] talisman)'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | <u><b>"Inter-Kingdom":</b></u> | ||
+ | <br>All Relic/Trinket/Talismans are usable in the 3x kingdoms of Northern Lights, Viridian Outlands and Westmarch, as well as the 4x freeholds of Hellig Brann; Lost Cove; Oceans Alley; and Three Lakes. <i>These items are issued with permission from all 7 monarchies.</i> | ||
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+ | [[Image:FKG_logo_smol.png|200px|frame|right|<small>The Voltron Tournament is sponsored by <b>Forever Knight Games</b>, a locally-owned game-store with locations in <b>Olympia</b> and <b>Shelton</b><br>• [https://www.foreverknightgames.com/ Website]<br>• [https://www.facebook.com/ForeverKnightGames Facebook Page]<br>• [https://discord.gg/uZesEu9YKz Discord]</small>]] | ||
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+ | =<span style="color:#331F71">Rules</span>= | ||
+ | ===<span style="color:#0C4506">Overview</span>=== | ||
* '''MTG Format:''' Commander | * '''MTG Format:''' Commander | ||
* '''Groupings:''' 4 players per pod. | * '''Groupings:''' 4 players per pod. | ||
* '''Time:''' 1 hour per round. | * '''Time:''' 1 hour per round. | ||
− | * '''Rounds:''' 2 rounds | + | * '''Scoring:''' Voltron 5/3/1 |
− | + | * '''Rounds:''' 2 rounds w/ random pairings; final round for the top-4. | |
'''<big><span style="color:#79191c"><u>No</u> Proxies. All cards must be real.</span></big>''' | '''<big><span style="color:#79191c"><u>No</u> Proxies. All cards must be real.</span></big>''' | ||
− | + | ===<span style="color:#0C4506">Scoring</span>=== | |
''Whenever a player does the indicated action: they are awarded the corresponding points:'' | ''Whenever a player does the indicated action: they are awarded the corresponding points:'' | ||
− | * Defeating an opponent with <span style="color:#417d1b">21+ Commander-damage: ''' | + | * Defeating an opponent with <span style="color:#417d1b">21+ Commander-damage: '''5 Points'''</span>. |
− | * Defeating an opponent with <span style="color:#1d547a">any other form of combat damage: ''' | + | * Defeating an opponent with <span style="color:#1d547a">any other form of combat damage: '''3 Points'''</span>. |
* Defeating an opponent, or winning the game, with <span style="color:#3e299e">any other method: '''1 Point'''</span>. | * Defeating an opponent, or winning the game, with <span style="color:#3e299e">any other method: '''1 Point'''</span>. | ||
− | * Defeating the final opponent, thus winning the game, is <span style="color:#793e1c">worth Double Points </span>''(<span style="color:#793e1c">i.e. '''+ | + | * Defeating the final opponent, thus winning the game, is <span style="color:#793e1c">worth Double Points </span>''(<span style="color:#793e1c">i.e. '''+10pts''' or '''+6pts''' or '''+2pts'''</span>)''. |
− | + | ===<span style="color:#0C4506">Matchmaking</span>=== | |
Tournament structure consists of 2 rounds of '''randomized matchmaking''', followed by a third and final round of '''just the top-4''' highest-scoring players. | Tournament structure consists of 2 rounds of '''randomized matchmaking''', followed by a third and final round of '''just the top-4''' highest-scoring players. | ||
Players accumulate points across multiple rounds. These points '''do not''' influence the second-round matchmaking ''(which is done randomly)''. Rounds are time-limited. For the third and final round: most players are eliminated, and the top-four players play one final match. Grand Prizes are awarded to the '''top 3 players''' according to their final cumulative scores. | Players accumulate points across multiple rounds. These points '''do not''' influence the second-round matchmaking ''(which is done randomly)''. Rounds are time-limited. For the third and final round: most players are eliminated, and the top-four players play one final match. Grand Prizes are awarded to the '''top 3 players''' according to their final cumulative scores. | ||
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− | ''' | + | ===<span style="color:#0C4506">Look-The-Part Bonus</span>=== |
− | '' | + | '''Requirement:''' ''(pick one)'' |
− | + | * (A) Cosplay as your Commander ''(as shown in the art on the card)'' | |
− | + | * (B) Wear garb which is themed around the mana-colors of your deck: | |
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| • <span style="color:#2b5f84">'''Blue Mana:'''</span> Blue, Cyan, Indigo || || [[File:Blue 2.png|frameless]] | | • <span style="color:#2b5f84">'''Blue Mana:'''</span> Blue, Cyan, Indigo || || [[File:Blue 2.png|frameless]] | ||
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− | ==<span style="color:# | + | '''"Look The Part" Bonuses:''' |
+ | # A single '''"Free Mulligan Token"''' which can be used ''before'' a game begins, during the Mulligans phase. Grants one additional Mulligan-to-7. Players with LTP get '''one''' such token for the whole tournament, and may choose which game to use it on. <small>''Token cannot be given to other players. Unused tokens do not "roll over" into future tournaments.''</small> | ||
+ | # A single-use Kingdom-level [[Trinket]] potion for each game they '''complete'''<big><span style="color:#BE220C">*</span></big>. | ||
+ | # The '''top 8 best-dressed players''' will win a '''Collector Booster''' pack, from the most recent Karlov set. Costumes are judged after the second round, before the final-4 game begins. | ||
+ | |||
+ | <big><span style="color:#BE220C">*</span></big>'''Scooping:''' Due to the kill-based scoring system: participants are asked not to "scoop" ''(quit a game early)'', because it denies other players the opportunity to score. <span style="color:#941100">Players who prematurely quit '''earn no''' look-the-part bonuses.</span> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===<span style="color:#0C4506">Banned List</span>=== | ||
+ | '''Banned:''' | ||
+ | * Cards on the official [https://magic.wizards.com/en/banned-restricted-list Commander Banned List] from Wizards of the Coast. | ||
+ | * Whenever a deck '''wins 1st place:''' that deck's Commander becomes '''"banned-as-Commander"''' in future Voltron tournaments. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Banned-As-Commander:''' | ||
+ | * [https://scryfall.com/card/neo/25/light-paws-emperors-voice Light Paws]. | ||
+ | * [https://scryfall.com/card/c16/42/sidar-kondo-of-jamuraa Sidar] + [https://scryfall.com/card/c16/48/tymna-the-weaver Tymna]. | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | ---- | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | <br> | ||
+ | =<span style="color:#331F71">Past Events</span>= | ||
+ | See "'''[[List of past Voltron prizes]]'''" for a list of past custom-items given as prizes & whom they were named after. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===<span style="color:#0C4506">2023: Voltron VI @ NLCC-Fall</span>=== | ||
+ | Was held at '''[[NLCC | NLCC Fall 2023]]''' in ''Shelton, WA'', on '''Friday, September 22nd 2023''' from '''8:00pm-midnight''' in the Main Area of the Court Hall building. | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Place !! Name !! Score !! Commander || Prize | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1st || [[Nico]] || 18 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/c16/42/sidar-kondo-of-jamuraa Sidar] + [https://scryfall.com/card/c16/48/tymna-the-weaver Tymna] || Dag'ger | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2nd || [[Albel]] || 16 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/mh2/151/chatterfang-squirrel-general Chatterfang] || Stein | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 3rd || [[Leif]] || 15 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/voc/38/umbris-fear-manifest Umbris] || Bouquet | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 4th || [[Skeeter]] || 8 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/moc/447/slimefoot-and-squee Slimefoot & Squee] || | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | '''Prizes:''' | ||
+ | # '''1st place:''' First-choice-pick from the prize pool. | ||
+ | # '''2nd place:''' Second-choice-pick from the prize pool. | ||
+ | # '''3rd place:''' The remaining item in the prize pool. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Prize Pool:''' | ||
+ | * '''[[Archmage's Dag'ger]]''' ''(custom Relic)'' | ||
+ | * '''"Buttercup's Bouquet of Barbar's Bedevilment"''' ''(counts as a [[Wand of Release]] talisman)'' | ||
+ | * '''"Stout & Sturdy Stein of Sir [[Kormac]] & Floi"''' ''(counts as a [[Bracelet of Anti-Magic]] talisman)'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Permission granted by: [https://ork.amtgard.com/orkui/index.php?Route=Player/index/98940 Queen Ursa Runa Leicaster] of [[Northern Lights | NL]]; King [[Akryn | King Akryn]] of [[Blackspire | BS]]; and [[Thoan Runebeard | King Thoan Runebeard]] from [[Viridian Outlands | VO]]. Prizes shall be valid in each kingdom for the duration of their respective monarchs' reigns. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Crafting Credits:''' | ||
+ | Relic and both Talismans were crafted by [[Gaily Forward Alchemy]]. All trinket-scrolls were crafted by [https://ork.amtgard.com/orkui/index.php?Route=Player/index/143559 Blacklink]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[File:Voltron6.png|frame|center| Voltron VI at NLCC Fall 2023]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===<span style="color:#0C4506">2023: ''The Tactician's Gambit'' @ PacWar</span>=== | ||
+ | Was held at '''[[Pacific War | PacWar 2023]]''' in ''Salem, OR''. | ||
+ | |||
+ | This ''"Reverse Voltron"'' was run by [[Galinmorn Maldranthe]] ''(<small>an O.G. who played in the very first Voltron tourney</small>)''. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Featured an '''"Inverted" Scoring System''': | ||
+ | * '''1 point''' for killing with 21 commander damage; | ||
+ | * '''2 points''' for a creature-combat kill; | ||
+ | * '''3 points''' for stealing an opponent's creature(s) and killing them with their own stuff; and | ||
+ | * '''4 points''' for gaining control of an enemy's commander and killing them with their own commander. | ||
+ | |||
+ | More info: [https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=6914794268530688&set=gm.945231519869304&idorvanity=880506109675179 this post] on the [https://www.facebook.com/events/880506109675179/?active_tab=discussion PacWar FB Event] page. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Crafting Credits:''' | ||
+ | All prizes were provided by [[Galinmorn Maldranthe|Galinmorn]] himself. | ||
− | ==== | + | ===<span style="color:#0C4506">2023: Voltron V @ NLCC-Spring</span>=== |
− | + | Was held at '''[[NLCC | NLCC Spring 2023]]''' in ''Shelton, WA'', on '''Friday, March 24th 2023''' from '''8:30pm-11:30pm''' in the Court Hall building. | |
+ | |||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Place !! Name !! Score !! Commander | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1st || [[Nox Vox Caedes | Nox]] || 24 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/neo/25/light-paws-emperors-voice Light-paws] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2nd || [[Oskar Bloodbath | Oskar]] || 16 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/snc/193/jetmir-nexus-of-revels Jetmir] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 3rd || [[Kanphuzian Duskwalker|Kanphuzian]] || 14 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/mh1/200/the-first-sliver?utm_source=api 1st Sliver] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 4th || [[Albel]] || 8 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/pmh2/151s/chatterfang-squirrel-general Chatterfang] | ||
+ | |} | ||
'''Prizes:''' | '''Prizes:''' | ||
− | * '''1st place: First-choice'''-pick from the | + | * '''1st place: First-choice'''-pick from the prize pool + 2x MTG booster packs. |
− | * '''2nd place: Second-choice'''-pick from the | + | * '''2nd place: Second-choice'''-pick from the prize pool + 1x MTG booster pack. |
* '''3rd place:''' The remaining Talisman. | * '''3rd place:''' The remaining Talisman. | ||
'''Prize Pool:''' | '''Prize Pool:''' | ||
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* '''"Holy Bracelet of the most [[Hated]] of Dragons"''' ''(counts as a [[Bracelet of Anti-Magic]] Talisman)'' | * '''"Holy Bracelet of the most [[Hated]] of Dragons"''' ''(counts as a [[Bracelet of Anti-Magic]] Talisman)'' | ||
* '''"[[Miller|Mill]]-stone Wand of Time's Unwinding"''' ''(counts as a [[Wand of Mending]] Talisman)'' | * '''"[[Miller|Mill]]-stone Wand of Time's Unwinding"''' ''(counts as a [[Wand of Mending]] Talisman)'' | ||
+ | * '''"Lucky Beads of a Forgetful Bard"''' ''(counts as a [[Wand of Release]] Talisman)'' | ||
− | Permission | + | Permission had been granted by: [https://ork.amtgard.com/orkui/index.php?Route=Player/index/98940 Queen Ursa Runa Leicaster] of [[Northern Lights | NL]]; [https://ork.amtgard.com/orkui/index.php?Route=Player/index/64502 Queen Dee Metria] of [[Blackspire | BS]]; and [[Thoan Runebeard | King Thoan Runebeard]] from [[Viridian Outlands | VO]]. Prizes were/are valid in '''all three kingdoms''' for the duration of their respective monarchs' reigns. |
− | The Holy Bracelet item was crafted by "Raist Lin", who also donated ''(but didn't craft)'' the Lucky Beads physrep item. | + | '''Crafting Credits:''' |
+ | The Holy Bracelet item was crafted by "Raist Lin", who also donated ''(but didn't craft)'' the Lucky Beads physrep item. The trinket-scrolls were crafted by [https://ork.amtgard.com/orkui/index.php?Route=Player/index/143559 Blacklink]. The trinket potion bottles + the 2nd- and 3rd-place talisman prize items were crafted by [[Gaily Forward Alchemy]]. | ||
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+ | ===<span style="color:#0C4506">2022: Voltron IV @ NLCC-fall</span>=== | ||
Was held at '''[[NLCC | NLCC Fall 2022]]''' in ''Shelton, WA'' on '''September 30th''' of that year. | Was held at '''[[NLCC | NLCC Fall 2022]]''' in ''Shelton, WA'' on '''September 30th''' of that year. | ||
− | + | {| class="wikitable" | |
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Place !! Name !! Score !! Commander | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 1st || [[Nox Vox Caedes | Nox]] || 27 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/neo/25/light-paws-emperors-voice Light-paws] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 2nd || [https://ork.amtgard.com/orkui/index.php?Route=Player/index/80153 Leif Dolph] || 20 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/voc/38/umbris-fear-manifest Umbris] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 3rd || [[Heron]] || 18 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/uma/206/sigarda-host-of-herons Sigarda] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | 4th || [[Orc Elfsplitter | Elfsplitter]] || 8 pts || [https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/238/krenko-mob-boss Krenko] | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | * '''1st''' prize was: [[Indomitable Wand]] (Relic) + three MTG booster packs | ||
+ | * '''2nd''' prize was: [[Wand of Release]] (Talisman) + two MTG booster packs | ||
+ | * '''3rd''' prize was: [[Bracelet of Anti-Magic]] (Talisman) + one MTG booster pack | ||
− | + | '''Notable:''' Vox became the first person '''ever''', to get 3 consecutive commander-kills in the same game, thus achieving a ''perfect'' 12-point game! | |
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− | + | That year: permission had been granted by: [[Guin | Queen Guin Llewellyn]] of [[Northern Lights | NL]]; [[Cat | Queen Cat Viserion Tendragon]] of [[Blackspire | BS]]; and [[Odereus | King Odereus Urungus]] from [[Viridian Outlands | VO]]. Prizes were valid in all three kingdom for the duration of their respective monarchs' reigns. | |
+ | '''Crafting Credits:''' | ||
The Indomitable Wand relic was crafted by [https://ork.amtgard.com/orkui/index.php?Route=Player/index/57015 Crow]; all other prizes were crafted by [[Gaily Forward Alchemy]]. | The Indomitable Wand relic was crafted by [https://ork.amtgard.com/orkui/index.php?Route=Player/index/57015 Crow]; all other prizes were crafted by [[Gaily Forward Alchemy]]. | ||
− | ==== | + | ===<span style="color:#0C4506">2022: Voltron III @ WB</span>=== |
Was held at '''[[Winterbash | WinterBash 2022]]''' in ''Salem OR'' in '''February'''. Prizes were: | Was held at '''[[Winterbash | WinterBash 2022]]''' in ''Salem OR'' in '''February'''. Prizes were: | ||
* '''1st''' prize was a [[Wand of Release]] | * '''1st''' prize was a [[Wand of Release]] | ||
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That year: permission had been granted by: [[Murphy O'Hygan | King Murphy O'Hygan]] of [[Northern Lights | NL]]; and [[Sirex Sunheart | King Sirex Sunheart]] of [[Blackspire | BS]]. Prizes were valid NL until [[NLCC | NLCC Fall 2022]]; and were valid in BS for two months from date of issuance. | That year: permission had been granted by: [[Murphy O'Hygan | King Murphy O'Hygan]] of [[Northern Lights | NL]]; and [[Sirex Sunheart | King Sirex Sunheart]] of [[Blackspire | BS]]. Prizes were valid NL until [[NLCC | NLCC Fall 2022]]; and were valid in BS for two months from date of issuance. | ||
− | + | '''Crafting Credits:''' | |
+ | All prizes were crafted by [[Gaily Forward Alchemy]]. | ||
− | ==== | + | ===<span style="color:#0C4506">2021: Voltron II @ MSNG</span>=== |
Was held at '''Midsummers Nights Games''' in ''Vancouver WA'' in '''June''' of that year. Prizes were: | Was held at '''Midsummers Nights Games''' in ''Vancouver WA'' in '''June''' of that year. Prizes were: | ||
* '''1st''' prize - [[Nuntius Staff | Staff of Nuntius]] | * '''1st''' prize - [[Nuntius Staff | Staff of Nuntius]] | ||
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That year: permission had been granted from: [[Theory_nolis | King Theory Nolis]] of [[Blackspire | BS]]; [[Mithius| Konnig Mithius Silverbow]] of [[Northern Lights | NL]], and [[Aeon Wulfsbane | King Aeon Wulfsbane]] from [[Viridian Outlands | VO]] and were valid all three kingdoms. | That year: permission had been granted from: [[Theory_nolis | King Theory Nolis]] of [[Blackspire | BS]]; [[Mithius| Konnig Mithius Silverbow]] of [[Northern Lights | NL]], and [[Aeon Wulfsbane | King Aeon Wulfsbane]] from [[Viridian Outlands | VO]] and were valid all three kingdoms. | ||
− | + | '''Crafting Credits:''' | |
+ | First prize was donated by Ion; all Trinkets + 2nd, 3rd & 4th prizes were crafted by [[Gaily Forward Alchemy]]. | ||
− | ==== | + | ===<span style="color:#0C4506">2020: Voltron I @ WB</span>=== |
Was held at '''[[Winterbash | WinterBash 2020]]''' in ''Astoria OR'' in '''Feb''' of that year. Prizes were: | Was held at '''[[Winterbash | WinterBash 2020]]''' in ''Astoria OR'' in '''Feb''' of that year. Prizes were: | ||
* '''1st''' prize - [[Wand of Release]] | * '''1st''' prize - [[Wand of Release]] | ||
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That year: the prizes had been granted with permission from both [[Akryn | King Akryn]] and [[Duncan McFlan | King Sir Kalten]], and thus were valid in both the kingdoms of [[Northern Lights | NL]] and [[Blackspire | BS]]. | That year: the prizes had been granted with permission from both [[Akryn | King Akryn]] and [[Duncan McFlan | King Sir Kalten]], and thus were valid in both the kingdoms of [[Northern Lights | NL]] and [[Blackspire | BS]]. | ||
− | + | '''Crafting Credits:''' | |
+ | All prizes were crafted by [[Gaily Forward Alchemy]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:31, 15 March 2024
The Voltron Tournament is an MTG Commander tournament held every 6 months, and open to the public. It is held during weekend-long LARP-events in Washington State.
Next Event: Voltron VII
Date: Friday, March 22nd 2024
Time: 8pm-midnight
Cost: Free to all NLCC attendees.
NLCC admissions cost $25 (at-the-gate).
Address: Panhandle Lake 4-H Camp
370 W Panhandle Lake Rd, Shelton, WA 98584
On-Site Location: the big main feast-hall building next to the main parking-lot
Cosplay Contest Prizes: Top-8 best-dressed players each get a Murder At Karlov Manner Collector Booster ($40 value!). Please see Voltron#Look-The-Part for details!
Door Prizes: All participants (regardless of score) get a Murder At Karlov Manner Play-Booster for participating in the tournament. To qualify: You must complete both rounds of the tournament, without scooping.
Grand-Prizes:
- 1st place: First-choice-pick from the prize pool.
- 2nd place: Second-choice-pick from the prize pool.
- 3rd place: The remaining item in the prize pool.
Prize Pool:
- (Prize pool contains an assortment of MTG boosters. Quantity shall vary depending on how many people attend.)
- "Devry's Pillar of Salt" (Relic)
- The Duskwalker’s Saga of Kanphuzian & Enlightenment (Relic)
- "Rock-Hard Amulet of a Place devoid of Magic" (counts as a Bracelet of Anti-Magic talisman)
"Inter-Kingdom":
All Relic/Trinket/Talismans are usable in the 3x kingdoms of Northern Lights, Viridian Outlands and Westmarch, as well as the 4x freeholds of Hellig Brann; Lost Cove; Oceans Alley; and Three Lakes. These items are issued with permission from all 7 monarchies.
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Contents
Rules
Overview
- MTG Format: Commander
- Groupings: 4 players per pod.
- Time: 1 hour per round.
- Scoring: Voltron 5/3/1
- Rounds: 2 rounds w/ random pairings; final round for the top-4.
No Proxies. All cards must be real.
Scoring
Whenever a player does the indicated action: they are awarded the corresponding points:
- Defeating an opponent with 21+ Commander-damage: 5 Points.
- Defeating an opponent with any other form of combat damage: 3 Points.
- Defeating an opponent, or winning the game, with any other method: 1 Point.
- Defeating the final opponent, thus winning the game, is worth Double Points (i.e. +10pts or +6pts or +2pts).
Matchmaking
Tournament structure consists of 2 rounds of randomized matchmaking, followed by a third and final round of just the top-4 highest-scoring players.
Players accumulate points across multiple rounds. These points do not influence the second-round matchmaking (which is done randomly). Rounds are time-limited. For the third and final round: most players are eliminated, and the top-four players play one final match. Grand Prizes are awarded to the top 3 players according to their final cumulative scores.
Look-The-Part Bonus
Requirement: (pick one)
- (A) Cosplay as your Commander (as shown in the art on the card)
- (B) Wear garb which is themed around the mana-colors of your deck:
"Look The Part" Bonuses:
- A single "Free Mulligan Token" which can be used before a game begins, during the Mulligans phase. Grants one additional Mulligan-to-7. Players with LTP get one such token for the whole tournament, and may choose which game to use it on. Token cannot be given to other players. Unused tokens do not "roll over" into future tournaments.
- A single-use Kingdom-level Trinket potion for each game they complete*.
- The top 8 best-dressed players will win a Collector Booster pack, from the most recent Karlov set. Costumes are judged after the second round, before the final-4 game begins.
*Scooping: Due to the kill-based scoring system: participants are asked not to "scoop" (quit a game early), because it denies other players the opportunity to score. Players who prematurely quit earn no look-the-part bonuses.
Banned List
Banned:
- Cards on the official Commander Banned List from Wizards of the Coast.
- Whenever a deck wins 1st place: that deck's Commander becomes "banned-as-Commander" in future Voltron tournaments.
Banned-As-Commander:
- Light Paws.
- Sidar + Tymna.
Past Events
See "List of past Voltron prizes" for a list of past custom-items given as prizes & whom they were named after.
2023: Voltron VI @ NLCC-Fall
Was held at NLCC Fall 2023 in Shelton, WA, on Friday, September 22nd 2023 from 8:00pm-midnight in the Main Area of the Court Hall building.
Place | Name | Score | Commander | Prize |
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1st | Nico | 18 pts | Sidar + Tymna | Dag'ger |
2nd | Albel | 16 pts | Chatterfang | Stein |
3rd | Leif | 15 pts | Umbris | Bouquet |
4th | Skeeter | 8 pts | Slimefoot & Squee |
Prizes:
- 1st place: First-choice-pick from the prize pool.
- 2nd place: Second-choice-pick from the prize pool.
- 3rd place: The remaining item in the prize pool.
Prize Pool:
- Archmage's Dag'ger (custom Relic)
- "Buttercup's Bouquet of Barbar's Bedevilment" (counts as a Wand of Release talisman)
- "Stout & Sturdy Stein of Sir Kormac & Floi" (counts as a Bracelet of Anti-Magic talisman)
Permission granted by: Queen Ursa Runa Leicaster of NL; King King Akryn of BS; and King Thoan Runebeard from VO. Prizes shall be valid in each kingdom for the duration of their respective monarchs' reigns.
Crafting Credits: Relic and both Talismans were crafted by Gaily Forward Alchemy. All trinket-scrolls were crafted by Blacklink.
2023: The Tactician's Gambit @ PacWar
Was held at PacWar 2023 in Salem, OR.
This "Reverse Voltron" was run by Galinmorn Maldranthe (an O.G. who played in the very first Voltron tourney).
Featured an "Inverted" Scoring System:
- 1 point for killing with 21 commander damage;
- 2 points for a creature-combat kill;
- 3 points for stealing an opponent's creature(s) and killing them with their own stuff; and
- 4 points for gaining control of an enemy's commander and killing them with their own commander.
More info: this post on the PacWar FB Event page.
Crafting Credits: All prizes were provided by Galinmorn himself.
2023: Voltron V @ NLCC-Spring
Was held at NLCC Spring 2023 in Shelton, WA, on Friday, March 24th 2023 from 8:30pm-11:30pm in the Court Hall building.
Place | Name | Score | Commander |
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1st | Nox | 24 pts | Light-paws |
2nd | Oskar | 16 pts | Jetmir |
3rd | Kanphuzian | 14 pts | 1st Sliver |
4th | Albel | 8 pts | Chatterfang |
Prizes:
- 1st place: First-choice-pick from the prize pool + 2x MTG booster packs.
- 2nd place: Second-choice-pick from the prize pool + 1x MTG booster pack.
- 3rd place: The remaining Talisman.
Prize Pool:
- "Holy Bracelet of the most Hated of Dragons" (counts as a Bracelet of Anti-Magic Talisman)
- "Mill-stone Wand of Time's Unwinding" (counts as a Wand of Mending Talisman)
- "Lucky Beads of a Forgetful Bard" (counts as a Wand of Release Talisman)
Permission had been granted by: Queen Ursa Runa Leicaster of NL; Queen Dee Metria of BS; and King Thoan Runebeard from VO. Prizes were/are valid in all three kingdoms for the duration of their respective monarchs' reigns.
Crafting Credits: The Holy Bracelet item was crafted by "Raist Lin", who also donated (but didn't craft) the Lucky Beads physrep item. The trinket-scrolls were crafted by Blacklink. The trinket potion bottles + the 2nd- and 3rd-place talisman prize items were crafted by Gaily Forward Alchemy.
2022: Voltron IV @ NLCC-fall
Was held at NLCC Fall 2022 in Shelton, WA on September 30th of that year.
Place | Name | Score | Commander |
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1st | Nox | 27 pts | Light-paws |
2nd | Leif Dolph | 20 pts | Umbris |
3rd | Heron | 18 pts | Sigarda |
4th | Elfsplitter | 8 pts | Krenko |
- 1st prize was: Indomitable Wand (Relic) + three MTG booster packs
- 2nd prize was: Wand of Release (Talisman) + two MTG booster packs
- 3rd prize was: Bracelet of Anti-Magic (Talisman) + one MTG booster pack
Notable: Vox became the first person ever, to get 3 consecutive commander-kills in the same game, thus achieving a perfect 12-point game!
That year: permission had been granted by: Queen Guin Llewellyn of NL; Queen Cat Viserion Tendragon of BS; and King Odereus Urungus from VO. Prizes were valid in all three kingdom for the duration of their respective monarchs' reigns.
Crafting Credits: The Indomitable Wand relic was crafted by Crow; all other prizes were crafted by Gaily Forward Alchemy.
2022: Voltron III @ WB
Was held at WinterBash 2022 in Salem OR in February. Prizes were:
- 1st prize was a Wand of Release
- 2nd prize was a Bracelet of Anti-Magic
- 3rd prize was a Wand of Mending
That year: permission had been granted by: King Murphy O'Hygan of NL; and King Sirex Sunheart of BS. Prizes were valid NL until NLCC Fall 2022; and were valid in BS for two months from date of issuance.
Crafting Credits: All prizes were crafted by Gaily Forward Alchemy.
2021: Voltron II @ MSNG
Was held at Midsummers Nights Games in Vancouver WA in June of that year. Prizes were:
- 1st prize - Staff of Nuntius
- 2nd prize - Wand of Release
- 3rd prize - Bracelet of Anti-Magic
- 4th prize - Wand of Mending
That year: permission had been granted from: King Theory Nolis of BS; Konnig Mithius Silverbow of NL, and King Aeon Wulfsbane from VO and were valid all three kingdoms.
Crafting Credits: First prize was donated by Ion; all Trinkets + 2nd, 3rd & 4th prizes were crafted by Gaily Forward Alchemy.
2020: Voltron I @ WB
Was held at WinterBash 2020 in Astoria OR in Feb of that year. Prizes were:
- 1st prize - Wand of Release
- 2nd prize - Bracelet of Solidity
- 3rd prize - Wand of Mending
That year: the prizes had been granted with permission from both King Akryn and King Sir Kalten, and thus were valid in both the kingdoms of NL and BS.
Crafting Credits: All prizes were crafted by Gaily Forward Alchemy.
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