CPAC

Card and Board Gaming

Failure to follow any of these rules may lead to ejection from the convention.

  • No selling of personal cards and/or other gaming paraphernalia on CPAC premises.
  • Please remember: It's just a game.
  • If there is a dispute over rules, please ask a staffer for assistance.
  • All games are available to attendees, unless already being used by another person.
  • Attendees are allowed only one game at a time in order to allow other people to play.
  • While we are all here to have fun, please be aware of your surroundings.
  • A staffer has the right to take away a game from you if your actions are deemed inappropriate or hostile to another attendee.
  • Cards in the Sandbox Yu-Gi-Oh! game are not to be taken outside of the Card and Game Area.

    • Magic Draft Rules

    Each person is given a booster pack to open and chooses a card from it and passes the rest on. The first pack is passed to the left and is alternated right, left, right for the other three packs. Every card in the pack counts as a card to take, so even the land counts as a card to choose.

    After the four rounds of passing, players have one hour to construct a 40 card deck from their drafted cards and provided lands. Because the cards are drafted, there are no restrictions as to what cards you can use in your deck. The players will be paired randomly with their opponents, then continue up the tournament tree.

    The tournament will be single elimination and consist of three, 45 minute rounds where the best two out of three matches wins the round to advance. If time runs out, the player with the highest life total wins the match. To determine who goes first, use rock paper scissors or just agree on someone. The loser of the match will pick the turn order of the next match.

    There is a $10 entry fee as everyone will get to keep the cards they draft. First place will receive an additional 3 boosters; second place will receive an additional 1 booster.

  • $10 Buy in
  • Cards passed left for one pack, then right, left, right in drafting phase
  • 40 card decks
  • One hour to build deck
  • 45min rounds
  • Best 2 out of 3 wins.
  • 20 Life Points
  • Rock-Paper-Scissors decides who goes first (or agree)
  • Loser picks turn order next match
  • Everyone keeps their cards
  • First Place: 3 Extra Boosters
  • Second Place: 1 Extra Booster

    • Yu-Gi-Oh! Sandbox Tournament Rules

    Players have one hour to peruse our sandbox of Yu-Gi-Oh! commons and construct a 40 card deck, following the usual three card limit. The players will then be paired randomly with their opponents, then continue up their tournament tree.

    The tournament will be single elimination and consist of three, 45 minute, 8000 life point rounds where the best two out of three matches wins the round to advance. If time runs out, the player with the highest life total wins the match. To determine who goes first, use rock paper scissors or just agree on someone. The loser of the match will pick the turn order of the next match.

    The prize for first place is a $25 gift card. If there are enough people, the tournament will be split into two 8 man tournaments, with a prize for each first place winner.

  • Build 40 card decks from Commons
  • 3 Same Card Limit Applies
  • One hour to build deck
  • 45min rounds
  • Best 2 out of 3 wins.
  • 8000 Life Points
  • Rock-Paper-Scissors decides who goes first (or agree)
  • Loser picks turn order next match
  • Everyone keeps their cards
  • First Place: $25 Gift Card

    • Registration
    Maps & Locations
    2011 Program Guide
    Pocket Guide
    Guests
    Artists Alley
    Dealers Room
    CPAC: The Dance
    Cosplay
    Anime Music Videos
    Card & Board Gaming
    Panels & Workshop Submission
    Castle Point Pokemon League
    Press Registration