Voltron Tournament

The Annual Voltron Tournament is an inter-kingdom Magic:TheGathering Commander tournament held between the kingdoms of Northern Lights and Blackspire (Washington and Oregon). It is held once a year in winter or spring, and typically features Talisman prizes which are valid in both kingdoms.

Tournament Rules

Basics

• MTG Format: Commander
• Groupings: 4 players per pod.
• Time: 1 hour per round.
• Rounds: 2 rounds, random pairings.

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: 3 Points.
• Defeating an opponent with any other form of combat damage: 2 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. +6pts or +4pts 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.

History

2023: Fourth Annual Voltron Tourney

Shall be held at NLCC Spring in Washington State. Prizes TBA.

2022: Third Annual Voltron Tourney

Was held at WinterBash 2021 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

This year: permission was granted by: King Murphy O'Hygan of NL; and King Sirex of BS. Prizes will continue to be valid NL until NLCC Fall 2022; and were valid in BS for two months from date of issuance.

2021: Second Annual Voltron Tourney

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 of BS; Konnig Mithius Silverbow of NL, and King Steven from VO and were valid all three kingdoms.

2020: The first Voltron Tourney

Voltron was 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