January cEDH - Tees Valley MTG

Event Information

Monthly cEDH tournament organised by Tees Valley MTG - a playtest-friendly event

Date and Time: Sunday 19th January 2025 - 10:30AM Registration - 11:00AM Start

Location: People's Meeples, Bovis House, Victoria Road, Hartlepool TS24 7SE

Entry: cost of entry is £10 - cash is the only available choice at this venue

Any questions, please join the Tees Valley MTG Discord server - https://discord.gg/rEvWanwD2y

Rules

We will be using the cEDH UK Rules and Guidelines along with the following rules:

• Playtest cards allowed (full colour and recognisable art)
• 80 minute rounds (without turns)
• 4 rounds of Swiss with final top 4 cut
• Please post decklist links on TopDeck after registration (required)
• Any extra players over a multiple of 4 will be given byes; in the event of 3 extra players there will be one pod of 3 players
• In the event of a player(s) dropping midway through the tournament, a pod of 3 players will be made for the remaining rounds or byes given if a pod of 3 cannot be made

These rules are subject to change before the event and any changes will be made clear during event announcements.

Prizing

Top 4 prizing will be store vouchers for LGS Gamers@Hart - located conveniently next to People’s Meeples. Prizing will be announced at the start of the tournament - prizing will scale depending on player count. All entry fees, after a small donation to People’s Meeples CIC (£1 per person) for use of their game room and cost to provide prizes to be raffled at random to those not reaching the top 4 are taken away, to be used as prizing.

• 1st - 40%
• 2nd - 20%
• 3rd - 20%
• 4th - 20%

Schedule

All timings are approximate as rounds may start earlier if all previous games are completed

• 10:30 - Registration
• 11:00 - Round 1 Swiss
• 12:30 - Lunch
• 13:00 - Round 2 Swiss
• 14:30 - Round 3 Swiss
• 16:00 - Round 4 Swiss
• 17:30 - Top 4

Venue Information

People's Meeples is located inside Bovis House. To find it, enter Bovis House through the automatic doors and turn left to find the staircase. Climb the stairs up to the first floor and turn right. People's Meeples is the first unit on the left - opposite Gamers@Hart. Alternatively, follow any of the brightly, multicoloured signs for Gamers@Hart.

Parking

Parking is available close to the venue - multiple Hartlepool Borough Council car parks are less than a minute walk away from the venue. Please check any parking restrictions that may be in force - on event announcement parking is currently free on Sundays but this may change in the future.

Public Transport

The nearest train station to the venue is Hartlepool Train Station, which is a 10 minute walk away from the venue.

Hartlepool - the venue is located in the town centre so any bus to the town centre would be within walking distance of the venue.

Darlington - there are no direct buses from Darlington.

Stockton - bus number 36 is a 2 minute walk away from the venue.

Middlesbrough - bus numbers 1 and 36 are a 2 minute walk away from the venue. Alternatively, trains run between Middlesbrough and Hartlepool.

Food and Drink

The venue allows outside food and drinks. Cold drinks and snacks (sweets and chocolate) are available to purchase at very reasonable prices.

The town centre is a short walk away for other shops and food establishments.