Avacyn Restored

trollone a écrit:Je crois en effet que le deck Meule sera le seul deck viable jusqu'à la rotation de M14. Avacyn Restored, M13 et Return to Ravnica n'apporteront strictement rien au format standard d'ici-là. Sauf peut-être le deck Hound, très rapide, qui m'a l'air plutôt bien parti - je compte d'ailleurs le jouer au prochain Masters que j'organise prochainement. Un set P9 Mint pour chaque participant du Top8, un playset de bilands bords noir pour les autres (je viens de les ouvrir dans des boosters). Merci de me répondre ASAP, je pars dans l'espace fin du mois.

Lien Wizards a écrit:
Many of your Magic events no doubt offer prizes to reward players who play well over the course of the tournament. While your players may have come to expect and appreciate your prize support, there's something even more key to the success of your events: your players' experience.

Why is experience important?

It's easy to get lost in the notion that your players show up solely for the opportunity to win promotional cards, booster packs, and the other items you use to reward players for playing well at your events. In fact, many of your players may inform you that your prizes are the reason they show up when asked. But if that were the case, the store with the largest prize payouts would always have the largest turnout and the most returning, satisfied customers; history has shown that's not the case.

So which stores are successful, and why? The stores that see the most success with our Organized Play are the ones who cultivate a sense of community amongst their players and they do that not by offering the most prizes but by focusing on their customer's experience. It's easy to make the player who won all of their matches at your Prerelease walk away happy by giving them the lion's share of prizes; how do you make the player who didn't win any matches happy with how their weekend turned out?

Tips and tricks

The best way to keep your players excited about being at your events is to start with the basics: a warm, inviting atmosphere in your store with welcoming staff who are knowledgeable about products and happy to answer questions. Magic is a big game, and new players in particular can have lots of questions. You don't have to be a professional player or judge to be able to answer their questions in a way that will make them feel good about turning to you as a knowledge resource and in turn investing their money at your store.

Once you've got those basics down, take advantage of special opportunities to create awesome events. The Helvault promotion for the Avacyn Restored Prereleases is a great example; players are highly anticipating the Helvault and by showing it off in your store prior to your Prerelease you help your players become more excited about showing up to your Prerelease and taking part of something awesome.

Finally, consider examining alternative ways to award prizes at your events. It's great to reward players for doing well (and we encourage you to!), but consider offering randomly selected door prizes that anyone has a shot at winning, regardless of their record, too. It feels good to get something for playing, and door prizes are a great way to spread the prize love. You might consider an achievements system that helps build community by awarding prizes for specific community-enriching activities. Give out a booster from your back-stock for anyone who brings a new player to your Prerelease or Friday Night Magic, or hand out a sportsmanship prize to a player participating in their first event and following the rules.

We trust you to find what works for your retail environment, but as we approach the Avacyn Restored Prerelease remember: it's not the size of the prizes you hand out that will bring your players back, but the experience they have in earning those prizes.

Originally Posted by Shammypants
I am gonna go with Deadeye Navigator..

I feel like there are going to be times where you can pull off multiple bounces or protect your creatures with a well timed Alchemist's Refuge into Deadeye Navigator.

Definite sleeper.

Nexus a écrit:

Lien Wizards a écrit:
Many of your Magic events no doubt offer prizes to reward players who play well over the course of the tournament. While your players may have come to expect and appreciate your prize support, there's something even more key to the success of your events: your players' experience.

Why is experience important?

It's easy to get lost in the notion that your players show up solely for the opportunity to win promotional cards, booster packs, and the other items you use to reward players for playing well at your events. In fact, many of your players may inform you that your prizes are the reason they show up when asked. But if that were the case, the store with the largest prize payouts would always have the largest turnout and the most returning, satisfied customers; history has shown that's not the case.

So which stores are successful, and why? The stores that see the most success with our Organized Play are the ones who cultivate a sense of community amongst their players and they do that not by offering the most prizes but by focusing on their customer's experience. It's easy to make the player who won all of their matches at your Prerelease walk away happy by giving them the lion's share of prizes; how do you make the player who didn't win any matches happy with how their weekend turned out?

Tips and tricks

The best way to keep your players excited about being at your events is to start with the basics: a warm, inviting atmosphere in your store with welcoming staff who are knowledgeable about products and happy to answer questions. Magic is a big game, and new players in particular can have lots of questions. You don't have to be a professional player or judge to be able to answer their questions in a way that will make them feel good about turning to you as a knowledge resource and in turn investing their money at your store.

Once you've got those basics down, take advantage of special opportunities to create awesome events. The Helvault promotion for the Avacyn Restored Prereleases is a great example; players are highly anticipating the Helvault and by showing it off in your store prior to your Prerelease you help your players become more excited about showing up to your Prerelease and taking part of something awesome.

Finally, consider examining alternative ways to award prizes at your events. It's great to reward players for doing well (and we encourage you to!), but consider offering randomly selected door prizes that anyone has a shot at winning, regardless of their record, too. It feels good to get something for playing, and door prizes are a great way to spread the prize love. You might consider an achievements system that helps build community by awarding prizes for specific community-enriching activities. Give out a booster from your back-stock for anyone who brings a new player to your Prerelease or Friday Night Magic, or hand out a sportsmanship prize to a player participating in their first event and following the rules.

We trust you to find what works for your retail environment, but as we approach the Avacyn Restored Prerelease remember: it's not the size of the prizes you hand out that will bring your players back, but the experience they have in earning those prizes.

Emmanuelle et Emilien a écrit:J'ai évité de donner la source pour ne pas donner le contenu exact des "super-Helvault", mais s'il y en a qui n'ont pas peur de se gâcher la surprise : http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=412250
À noter que le contenu des super-Helvault semble très varié, plusieurs personnes reportant (vidéos ou photos à l'appui) plusieurs types de bonus différents.