THE THIRD ANNUAL TJC MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
PIONEERING A NEW TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE
This announcement is long overdue, but ladies and gentlemen, it is my privilege to introduce the first ever, split-format Redemption tournament.
On Saturday, December 6th, the third annual Thomas Jay Chambers Memorial Tournament will be held. Unlike previous years in which the TJC was a district featuring T1-2P and then the two closed categories, this year's TJC tournament is a singular tournament that incorporates two distinct categories of play and top cut.
The first ever split format tournament will be split between T1-2P and Skinny Cube Draft. To start the day, players will ply their skills in four rounds of T1-2P play that has a nationals level time control and rules enforcement.
Following that, the players will be seeded into 8-player pods of skinny cube draft, where they will draft the patented TJC Iconic Cube (Still under construction, release date is as soon as possible, I just had a newborn three weeks ago guys!). From the 60 cards that you draft, you will construct a 30 card deck and up to 10 card reserve to play against the other players of your pod. You will play to three lost souls, and will play a best two out of three set in 45 minutes. Full Rules Explanation is pending
After the cube draft portion completes, the top four players will proceed to the top cut, a return to T1-2P which will be played in best two out of three format utilizing a chess clock system that involves each player receiving 45 minutes of play, 90 minutes total. The top cut is single elimination, but there is a 3/4 play-off. https://docs.google.com/document/d/19h9PF6WaJvGDV7XnqV01-0dKro76RM67fdWRAd1GX3w/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.dqugkgjrpodt (https://docs.google.com/document/d/19h9PF6WaJvGDV7XnqV01-0dKro76RM67fdWRAd1GX3w/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.dqugkgjrpodt) is a set of rules for chess clock protocol. The higher seeded player will have the choice of first or second in game 1, with the losing player getting the choice in subsequent games.
Friday evening will give players a chance to arrive, fellowship, play either T1-2P or Cube Pods for some prize support.
Schedule for The Weekend
Friday - 5-6PM Dinner and arrival time.
7 PM - Free Play, Local Pods, or Cube Pods
Saturday
7:30-8 AM - Deck Check
8 AM - Play begins T1-2P.
11 AM - Lunch Break
11:30 - Seating of Cube Pods and Drafting.
12:00 - Hopefully Cube Begins.
3:00 PM - Top Cut begins.
6:00 PM - Awards and players depart.
Prize Support to be Announced, but the winner will recieve their choice of textless serialized card from the fundraiser, graciously sponsored by landofredemption.com
location
South Litchfield Baptist Church
10100 Sterling Road
Litchfield MI 49252
The church is open for overnight guests.