On Saturday February 2nd only between 9:00am and 6:30pm, come out and take part in the GottaCon gamers silent auction brought to you by GottaCon Conventions. Convention goers are welcome to bring out their own items for sale as well as bid on the wide variety of items that will be available. We stress patience with convention staff as it takes time to enter all the information of submitted items and when the auction is complete to record all the results. If you would like to fill out a form and bring it with you to the convention please download the form here: http://www.gottacon.com/components/gc2013auctiontemplate.pdf. Also this year we are looking to set up self serve computers where you can fill out your forms and print them for our staff.

What is a silent auction?
In this type of auction, items are put on display. To place a bid, bidders write on a piece of paper located near the item. The bidder will be able to see the bids made already and must bid at least the minimum amount specified higher than the current bid. The minimum increase over the current bid will be $1.00 unless otherwise indicated. Bidding closes after a pre-set period of time. The highest bidder at the end of the auction wins the item and pays the price submitted.

The GottaCon silent auction will run from 9:00am until 6:30pm. At 6:30pm all bidding will stop. Winners may pay for the items they won between 7:30pm and 9:00pm. If you are not able to be present during the time indicated above please make arrangements with the GottaCon staff. If you cannot pick up your items by 9:00pm Saturday night and you have not made arrangements with the GottaCon Conventions staff for an alternate time the item in question will then go to the next highest bidder. Please be patient with our staff at the end of the auction as they have to collect the items and record the winning bids before they can be released to the winners.

Cash is the only form of payment accepted. During the auction all items will be monitored. GottaCon Conventions is not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged items.

Submitting an item for sale
Please bring your item to the GottaCon auction booth in area 19 on the map and be prepared to fill out a quick info sheet on your item. This info sheet will help others identify and understand your sale items as well as allow us to keep track of whose item is whose. All items will be put on display with a bid sheet. We recommend assigning a minimum bid to each item you submit. There is a small non-refundable charge of $1.00 (HST included) for each item submitted for sale. Items for sale may be submitted at the GottaCon auction Booth between 9:00am and 5:30pm Saturday February 2nd.

Please check in with the GottaCon auction booth between 7:30pm and 9:00pm Saturday evening to find out if your item(s) sold or not. If your item sold you will be reimbursed the amount it sold for once payment is received. If you are not able to be present during the time indicated above please make arrangements with the GottaCon staff. Please be patient with our staff at the end of the auction as they have to collect the items, cash and record the winning bids before they can pay the owners for their items that sold. If your item does not sell your item will be returned to you. Any items that do not sell and are not collected by 7:00pm Sunday February 3rd will become the property of GottaCon Conventions. If you are not able to collect your items during the time indicated above please make arrangements with the GottaCon staff.

Some items that will be up for bid are:
• Board games new and used
• Tradable card games, singles and boosters
• Previously owned video games
• Video game systems
• Collectible/non-collectible miniatures and accessories
• Role-playing games old and new
• Books, comic books and animé
• Movies
• Many other gaming and hobby related items

The GottaCon auction provides a great opportunity to buy and sell all of your gaming and hobby related items at great prices. The previous three years have been hugely successful so make sure you check out the auction on Saturday!!

Please note that GottaCon Conventions reserves the right to refuse any items submitted for sale in the auction. All items must be registered with GottaCon staff at the special events area and a fee of $1.00 per item must be paid.

Whether you’re a beginner or a veteran, you’re welcome to strut your stuff at the GottaCon Costume Contest, sponsored by IRL Events and Dragon Impact. Compete with others to win a prize in one of several categories. Judging will be based on individual costumes. Skits will not be performed (sorry).

On Saturday February 2nd, from noon to 5pm, convention attendees can stop by the IRL Events booth and fill out a contest entry form. At that time their photo will be taken and each contestant will be assigned an entry number. Judge deliberation will begin at 5:30pm with contestants present so judges can ask questions and take a closer look at costumes. The winners will be announced at 6:00pm at the photo area next to the IRL Events booth. Prizes will be handed out following the announcements at the IRL Events booth.

There are two major groups with categories for each group:

Group 1 – Novice:
This is it’s your first time or you are new to costuming but still want to show off your awesome work. 50% purchased, 50% you made/modified.

Group 2 – Advanced:
You have some skills and you have done this before. You took great pride in your work and have spent a good deal of time and love to make what you wear. Any store bought parts must be heavily modified. Outfits must be at least 75% your own work.

There is also two prize categories that everyone qualifies for:

Things the judges are going to look for:
1. Sewing and stitch quality
2. Use of different materials and skills, for example: fabrics, paints, clay, foam, plastics, etc.
3. Creative solutions to problems
4. Canon to character and/or original takes on the costume

Entry into this contest constitutes an agreement by the contestants to allow their photo to be taken by the contest organizers. Your photo may be used by GottaCon Conventions and IRL Events for promotional purposes at their discretion.

This will be the fourth annual GottaCon costume contest and we are very excited to host this annual event with the help of IRL Events!!

Costume and Weapons Policies

Functional Weapons

Bows, Swords and Other Guidelines

Firearms

Today we are pleased to announce the Video Game line-up for GottaCon 2013. Below please find our list of game systems, games and tournaments planned for GottaCon 2013, which will be held February 1st to 3rd, 2013 at Pearkes arena in Victoria BC (3100 Tillicum Road).

This is the biggest year for video gaming at GottaCon yet, and we don’t just mean in size. Sponsors and prizing are insane! This year we are pleased to announce Logitech G-Series™ as our official PC LAN sponsor and
Mad Catz™ as our official console gaming LAN sponsor. We have numerous additional major sponsors and organizers for our video games area including: ROCCAT, Astro Gaming, Ubisoft (ShootMania: Storm™), Torn Banner (Chivalry: Medieval Warfare), Kingston HyperX, Antec, GUNNAR Optiks, Future Shop – Langford location, Island Collateral, End of Reality Game Servers, LANcouver, BC Gamer, IRL Events, eSports Collective Network, Canadian Joysticks and CrossXover. All of these fantastic companies have provided substantial support in the way of prizes and technology. Events sponsored by these companies are noted below.

We continue to have two types of tournaments in additions to our public stations and BYOC seats: premium tournaments and secondary tournaments. Premium tournaments require a BYOC weekend pass or the video game add-on package to be able to participate in. Premium events will be more competitive and have higher prize payouts. Secondary tournaments are free to any attendees and may have smaller prize pools. These events are meant to be casual, fun and easy to jump in and out of.

The events listed below only include high level information on each of our events. If you have any questions regarding events please contact Spencer at videogames@gottacon.com. For more details on events please visit:

Premium events: http://www.gottacon.com/?page_id=1331
Secondary events: http://www.gottacon.com/?page_id=1101

Premium events will be managed by LANcouver and cast live by eSports Collective Network. We will have public PC stations that are available for free play in the Logitech G-Series PC LAN but they will not be available for premium tournament play. We have increased capacity in the PC LAN area to 112 BYOC seats. These seats are available for reservation via purchase of the BYOC weekend pass or the BYOC add-on. If they do not fill up, they will be allocated on site on a first come first serve basis

Also new this year, the video game area will be shutting down at 4am each night. This is due to observed attendance levels in those areas after 3am for the last four years. Security will be posted in the area between 4am and 8am and only staff will be allowed access. It will also give us time to cool down the servers, reset the routers and deal with patching, hardware issues etc that develop over the weekend. Attendees that BYOC, if they want, can leave their systems hooked up as there will be security overnight but public access opens back up shortly after 8:00am the following day. Other onsite option is to check your PC with our coat check/information desk.

BYOC Seating
There will be approximately 112 BYOC slots available which will be assigned first based on preregistered attendees with BYOC passes or add-ons (this means you must have purchased a ticket to GottaCon 2013 either at a retail location or via our website) then on a first come first serve basis. If you have purchased your ticket as described above you must log into our Warhorn site, create an account and once approved by GottaCon staff reserve a seat in the BYOC event located in slot 1. In order to be seated as a team please make sure all of your team members show up on time. We will accommodate team seating as best we can but there is no guarantee of being seated together for late arrivals.

LAN Check in
BC Gamer will be heading up LAN HQ and secondary events this year so if you preregistered for a BYOC seat via our Warhorn site please check in at the LAN where they will assign you a seat and get you all plugged in. If you are showing up and hoping to get an available spot please check in at the LAN HQ and you will be assigned a seat if available. Be aware that our LAN was full last year. Remember to bring your headset, keyboard, mouse and pad and LAN cable.

The Logitech G-Series PC LAN will be host to the following events:

PC Premium – League of Legends (5vs5)
Day: Saturday with finals on Sunday
Time: See website for details
Format: Draft, Summoner’s Rift
Price: requires video game add-on, and access to a BYOC computer that no one else is using during the tournament
Maximum number of teams: 16
Sponsored by:

Website: http://www.gottacon.com/?page_id=1331#lol

This is our most popular event and this year Logitech G-Series is supporting it in a big way!

Matches will be randomly casted live or delayed. Final matches will be casted live, but the organizers will ensure that no players can see the casting screen from the LAN area.

Prizes:
Five identical prizes bundles for the first place team containing a G710+ and G400 mouse each. ($1000 in prizes!)
Five identical prizes bundles for the second place team containing a G35 headset each. ($700 in prizes!)
Five identical prizes bundles for the third place team containing a G400 mouse each. ($300 in prizes!)

PC Premium – StarCraft II Tournament (1vs1)
Day: Saturday with finals on Sunday
Time: See website for details
Price: requires video game add-on, and access to a BYOC computer that no one else is using during the tournament
Maximum number of players: 32 (there is no league or ranking requirement for the tournament), player cap may change based on advance registration of this event
Sponsored by:

Website: http://www.gottacon.com/?page_id=1331#sc2

StarCraft has been a staple at our event since 2009. Last year’s event was well attended and received and we are looking forward to another great SCII event at GottaCon 2013.

Matches will be randomly casted live or delayed. Final matches will be casted live, but the organizers will ensure that no players can see the casting screen from the LAN area.

Prizes:
The first place player will receive a prize package from Antec and Kingston HyperX.
The second place player will receive a prize package from Antec and Kingston HyperX.
The third place player will receive a prize package from Antec and Kingston HyperX.

Other Logitech G-Series PC LAN events include:

The following computer servers will be run for BYOC attendees and Public play by BC Gamer the extent of GottaCon 2013. Some servers may only be available for certain times/days so please check with LAN HQ each day:
- Battlefield 3 (provided by End of Reality)
- Counter-Strike: Source
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
- KillingFloor
- Minecraft
- ShootMania: Storm
- Team Fortress 2 server
- TeamSpeak 3

The Mad Catz Console LAN will be hosting the following events:
Premium and secondary events will be managed by IRL Events and some events will be cast by Canadian Joysticks. We will have free-play console stations that are available in the Mad Catz Console LAN.

Also new this year, the video game area will be shutting down at 4am each night. This is due to observed attendance levels in those areas after 3am for the last four years. Security will be posted in the area between 4am and 8am and only staff will be allowed access. It will also give us time to cool down our systems and deal with hardware issues etc that develop over the weekend.

Xbox 360 Premium – Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition Tournament
Day: Saturday
Time: Registration starts at 2:00pm with the event kicking off at 2:30pm
Price: Requires video game add-on (yes you can bring your own stick)
Player Cap: 64
Sponsored by:

Website: http://www.gottacon.com/?page_id=1331#sf4

We will be using the following tournament format and rules http://evo.shoryuken.com/evo-player-guide/evo-tournament-format/. Players will be placed in pods of 8 players and face off against opponents in their pod with similar win/loss records in a double elimination qualification round. Top two from each pod move on to the semifinals. Finals will feature the top 8 from the semis. Please note there will be no downloadable content available in this event.

Prizes:
The first place player will receive a prize package from Mad Catz and Future Shop valued at over $150.
The second place player will receive a prize package from Mad Catz valued at over $100.
The third place player will receive a prize package from Mad Catz valued at over $75.

Xbox 360 Premium – Halo 4 Free for All Tournament
Day: Saturday
Time: 10:00am
Price: Requires video game add-on
Maximum number of players: 64
Sponsored by:

Website: http://www.gottacon.com/?page_id=1331#hrffa

Eight players at a time will face off in this free for all event with the bottom four scores in each round receiving a loss. This is a double elimination tournament (players will not be counted out until their second loss. No personal profiles, No recoveries and or HD swaps will be allowed. MLG rule sets will be followed for this event and full rules and restrictions will be made available on the GottaCon website.

Players may register at the GottaCon Event Registration up to 1 hour before the tournament starts, after which they must register with IRL Events in the console area. All players must-sign in at least 15 minutes before the start of the tournament.

Due to the game rating of “M” for Mature anyone under the age of 17 is required to get parental permission to compete. Please find a parental consent form http://www.gottacon.com/components/tournaments/egpermission2013.pdf.

Prizes:
The first place player will receive a prize package from Mad Catz valued at over $200.
The second place player will receive a prize package from Mad Catz valued at over $100.
The third place player will receive a prize package from Mad Catz valued at over $75.

Xbox 360 Premium – Halo 4 (2 vs. 2)
Day: Saturday
Time: 6:00pm
Team Size: 2 Players
Price: Requires video game add-on
Maximum number of teams: 32
Sponsored by:

Website: http://www.gottacon.com/?page_id=1331#hr22

This tournament will be 2 player teams facing off in a double elimination tournament (teams will not be counted out until their second loss). If a player who wants to participate does not have a teammate they can partner up with random gamers who also don’t have a teammate. No personal profiles, No recoveries and or HD swaps will be allowed. MLG rule sets will be followed for this event and full rules and restrictions will be made available on the GottaCon website.

Players may register at the GottaCon Event Registration up to 1 hour before the tournament starts, after which they must register with IRL Events in the console area. All players must-sign in at least 15 minutes before the start of the tournament.

Due to the game rating of “M” for Mature anyone under the age of 17 is required to get parental permission to compete. Please find a parental consent form http://www.gottacon.com/components/tournaments/egpermission2013.pdf.

Prizes:
The first place team will receive a prize package from Mad Catz valued at over $500.
The second place team will receive a prize package from Mad Catz valued at over $250.
The third place team will receive a prize package from Mad Catz valued at over $150.

Xbox 360 Premium – Call of Duty Modern Warfare Black Ops 2 Free for All Tournament
Day: Sunday
Time: 10:00am
Price: Requires video game add-on
Maximum number of players: 32
Sponsored by:

Website: http://www.gottacon.com/?page_id=1331#mw3ffa

This is a Free for all format tournament that does not require a team. Eight players at a time will face off in this free for all event with the bottom four scores in each round receiving a loss. This is a double elimination tournament (players will not be counted out until their second loss). Players will use a default profile. No personal profiles, No recoveries and or HD swaps will be allowed. These matches will be set up via Private match so all weapon and perk unlocks will be available. MLG rule sets will be followed for this event and full rules and restrictions will be made available on the GottaCon website.

Players may register at the GottaCon Event Registration up to one hour before the tournament starts, after which they must register with IRL Events in the console area. All players must-sign in at least 15 minutes before the start of the tournament.

Due to the game rating of “M” for Mature anyone under the age of 17 is required to get parental permission to compete. Please find a parental consent form http://www.gottacon.com/components/tournaments/egpermission2013.pdf.

Prizes:
The first place player will receive a prize package from Astro Gaming and GUNNAR Optiks valued at over $300.
The second place player will receive a prize package from Astro Gaming and GUNNAR Optiks valued at over $150.
The third place player will receive a prize package from Astro Gaming valued at over $100.

Xbox 360 Premium – Call of Duty Modern Black Ops 2 (2vs2)
Day: Sunday
Time: 2:00pm
Team Size: 2 Players
Price: Requires video game add-on
Maximum number of teams: 16
Sponsored by:

Website: http://www.gottacon.com/?page_id=1331#mw322

This event is a 2 Versus 2 format tournament that pits two teams of players against each other in a fierce firefight of Modern Warfare! It is a double elimination format and teams will not be counted out until their second loss. If a player who wants to participate does not have a teammate they can partner up with random gamers who also don’t have a teammate. Players will use a default profile. No personal profiles, No recoveries and or HD swaps will be allowed. These matches will be set up via Private match so all weapon and perk unlocks will be available. MLG rule sets will be followed for this event and full rules and restrictions will be made available on the GottaCon website.

Players may register at the GottaCon Event Registration up to 1 hour before the tournament starts, after which they must register with IRL Events in the console area. All players must-sign in at least 15 minutes before the start of the tournament.

Due to the game rating of “M” for Mature anyone under the age of 17 is required to get parental permission to compete. Please find a parental consent form http://www.gottacon.com/components/tournaments/egpermission2013.pdf.

Prizes:
The first place team will receive a prize package from Astro Gaming and GUNNAR Optiks valued at over $600.
The second place team will receive a prize package from Astro Gaming and GUNNAR Optiks valued at over $300.
The third place team will receive a prize package from Astro Gaming valued at over $200.

Other Mad Catz Console LAN events include:
- Wii Super Smash Bros. Melee Tournament
- Wii Mario Kart Wii
- Wii Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament
- Wii Tetris Party
- SNES Super Bomberman 2
- Xbox 360 Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 Event
- Xbox 360 Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Event
- PS3 Super Rub-a-Dub
- The Four Game Gauntlet

Free Play – In addition to the Xbox tournaments mentioned above their will be tons of other titles available for free game play on our casual play systems (and our tournament systems when not in tournament). There is a one hour limit on a console station (must move to another station), casual gaming stations may be limited during tournament times.

Due to an overwhelming demand for additional seating in our Warmachine Steamroller event and for the Warmachine weekend pass, which sold out in less than 12 days, we are releasing 16 additional seats. Due to our space constraints this comes at the cost of reducing Warhammer Fantasy weekend passes by 8 seats and Malifaux weekend passes by 8 seats.

If you missed out before, now is your chance to grab one of the hottest tickets to GottaCon 2013…and just in time for Christmas!! These tickets will only be available online via our website at:

http://www.gottacon.com/?page_id=682

The price to gain access to GottaCon all weekend long and the Warmachine main event is only $50 HST included if you buy your ticket in advance!! If you have any questions please contact our miniatures manager, Paul Puhallo, at ppuhallo@gottacon.com. Thank you.

GottaCon is pleased to launch our latest contest sponsored by Logitech G-Series. Logitech G-Series is this year’s PC LAN sponsor as well as League of Legends tournament sponsor and they want to get you geared up for GottaCon 2013 with a chance to win one of two Logitech G-Series G700 gamer mice.

How do you win you ask, simple, like our page and enter to win by using our facebook contest app. Already a fan? You can still participate by filling out the contest app.

Link To Page: http://www.facebook.com/gottacon
Link to Contest App: www.facebook.com/GottaCon/app_197602069931325

Please remember in order to qualify you must “Like” our page as well as a complete the entry submission. The Contest Period will begin at 12:00 pm PST on Thursday, December 13th, 2012 and will end at 11:59 pm PST on December 31st, 2012. Full rules etc can be seen below.

The G700 is an amazing wireless mouse with 13 programmable controls and a natural shape that fits your hand. Full-speed wireless for freedom without performance compromises. No matter what your game, you’ll have the control you need to get deep into it.

Rules and Regulations

1. CONTEST PERIOD: The Contest Period will begin at 12:00 pm PST on Wednesday, December 13th, 2012 and will end at 11:59 pm PST on December 31, 2012.

2. ENTRY: Limit of one (1) entry per individual. Creating multiple Facebook Accounts in order to exceed the limits on entries permitted by these Official Rules may result in the disqualification of such entries from such accounts.

3. PRIZE: There are a total of two (2) G700 LOGITECH WIRELESS GAMING MOUSE COMPUTER ACCESSORY (Retail value $99.99 CAN) to be awarded to two winners. The odds of winning the Prize will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period. The Prize is not redeemable in cash and is not transferable. The Prize must be accepted as awarded – no substitutions at the request of the winning entrants will be made. GottaCon and its organizers retain the right, in its absolute and sole discretion, to make substitutions of equivalent kind or approximate value in the event of the unavailability of the Prize.

4. GENERAL: On or around December 31, 2012 at approximately 11:59 pm PST, two (2) random draws will take place from all eligible entries received during the Contest Period. If the winners cannot be contacted within twenty-four (24) hours, GottaCon reserves the right to select another winner. To claim his/her Prize, the winners must acknowledge the notification sent by GottaCon Conventions via email and pick up the prize during the GottaCon event scheduled for February 1st to 3rd, 2013. GottaCon reserves the right to withdraw, terminate, amend or suspend this Contest at any time without prior notice.

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. You are providing your information to GottaCon and not to Facebook.

Once again Yellowjacket Comics and Toys along with a team of certified DCI judges will be running our Magic: The Gathering events at GottaCon 2013. Yellowjacket, spearheaded by Nelson Salahub, and the team are sure to deliver an exciting lineup of events and prizes. Also this year we have confirmed convention support from Wizards of the Coast which has once again allowed us to deliver some extra great events with cool prizes!

A new and VERY important detail this year is there is a set limit of 150 MTG Weekend Passes available for purchase this year. At the time of writing we are already 12% sold out. If you want to receive maximum value with regards to MTG events at GottaCon 2013 get one of these passes before they are sold out. The advance ticket price (until January 22, 2013) is $65 HST included. At the door (if there are any left) they will be $70 HST included. Entry into the MTG events at GottaCon will still be possible without an MTG weekend pass but only while seating is available and you will need to pay each individual events entry fee on site at the Yellowjacket tournament reporting centre.

As mentioned above Wizards of the Coast is supporting our convention (thank you Wizards!) and as a result we will be hosting three fantastic special events again this year. These events are a Mini Master tournament, an all weekend Intro Deck Duels event and Gunslinging. How these special events work is included in the event descriptions below.

The Magic the Gathering weekend pass this year will cost $65 taxes included and will include the following:
- Full weekend pass to GottaCon 2013 (valued at $40)
- Entry into the VIMC MTG Open event which consists of one Standard Constructed Flight event and one Sealed Gatecrash Event (valued at $40)
- FNM Standard Constructed “I Flailed in the Flights” Event (valued at $5)
- Free entry into the Mini Master event (valued at ($10)
- Free entry into the Intro Pack Convention League Event (valued at $15)

As you can see the value of the MTG weekend package is very good and we hope you are all as excited as we are.

Below find a brief list of the Magic: The Gathering events you will find at GottaCon 2013. There will be thousands of dollars in prizes to be won in our MTG line-up. If you would like to see more in depth information on these events please stay tuned to our website for when we release our event listing. Prices include HST.

Major Events:

Magic: The Gathering – MTG Open Part 1 Standard Constructed Flights
By GottaCon Team and Yellowjacket.
Day: Friday
Registration: 5:00PM
Start time: 6:30PM or earlier

Welcome to the Magic: The Gathering Open Tournament. This tournament consists of three formats (two qualifiers and one final) in which participants face off for hundreds of dollars in prizes. Qualifier finish order will be determined by the formats detailed below. If someone qualifies for the finals in both qualifiers the 9th place player in the sealed qualifier will advance to the final (and so on). In each format there is a prize pool to be won.

In Part one, each participant must bring their own Standard constructed deck (deck lists required) consisting of no less than 60 cards and follow the current standard constructed rules. This section of the MTG Open will consist of eight (8) flights of 16 to 32 players in each flight and will be single elimination style rounds. First place overall in each flight receives an invite to the top 16 Sunday at 2:00pm. Prizes will be awarded based on attendance in each flight.

Price: If you purchased the Magic: the Gathering weekend pass you receive one flight entry at no additional fee. Additional flights are $10 each. If you have purchased a regular full weekend pass to GottaCon 2013 the cost to participate in the entire MTG Open event is $30 and requires an upgrade at badge registration. If you wish to only take part in the standard event and not the overall MTG Open, entry is $10 (you cannot qualify for the finals this way).

Magic: The Gathering – MTG Open Part 2 Sealed Tournament
By GottaCon Team and Yellowjacket.
Day: Saturday
Start time: 2:00PM

In Part two, each participant will be provided with six (6) boosters of Gatecrash to construct a deck consisting of no less than 40 cards. Participants are given 20 minutes to register the sealed pool and 30 minutes to construct their deck using the sealed pool they are given. The tournament will consist of swiss style rounds. Prizes will be awarded based on attendance.

Price: If you purchased the Magic: the Gathering weekend pass there is no additional fee to participate. If you have purchased a regular full weekend pass to GottaCon 2013 the cost to participate in the entire MTG Open event is $30 and requires an upgrade at badge registration before the start of the sealed event. If you wish to only take part in the sealed event and not the overall MTG Open, entry is $30 (you cannot qualify for the finals this way).

Magic: The Gathering – MTG Open Part 3 Top 16 Finals Draft
By GottaCon and Yellowjacket.
Day: Sunday
Start time: 2:00PM

In Part three (the finals), the top 16 from the previous two qualifiers duke it out in a single elimination Drafts. The finalists will be divided into two pods of eight (8) and each finalist will be provided with three (3) boosters of Gatecrash to draft a deck consisting of no less than 40 cards. The tournament will be single elimination best of 3 games with no time limits. The top player from each pod will face off in the finals in a best of three (or five if time allows) standard constructed event. You must qualify to play in this non-sanctioned tournament. Prizes will be award to the top 16 based on overall MTG Open attendance.

FNM Standard Constructed “I Flailed in the Flights” Event
By GottaCon and Yellowjacket
Day: Friday
Start Time: 9:00PM
Player Cap: 64
If you didn’t do so well in the MTG Open part one and you don’t want to re-buy into another flight or maybe you just want to play some standard constructed in a casual environment we have just the event for you. GottaCon and Yellowjacket present the “I Flailed in the Flights” standard constructed event where there are a set number of four rounds of play and players receive one booster per win. Seating for this event is based on a first come, first serve basis and each player must sign up for this event at the Yellowjacket tournament reporting centre.

Price: Free with MTG weekend pass or $5 at the Yellowjacket tournament reporting centre.
Prizes: One booster per win

Magic: The Gathering – Mini Master Tournament
By GottaCon Team and Yellowjacket
Day: Saturday
Start Time: 9:00AM
Player Cap: 150

Similar to what MTG fans experienced on Magic Celebration day and just like we did at GottaCon 2012, this format is a fast fun way to play Magic! Each participant will received two boosters and have 15 minutes to construct a 25 card minimum deck. Participants will then be paired in a single elimination format with 50 minute rounds. The winner of each round will receive an additional booster and will have 10 minutes to modify their decks with these new cards. After round three deck size must be a minimum of 40 cards. Participants will then be paired for the next round. This pattern will continue until there in one overall winner. Round for this event will discontinue at 2pm Saturday and any remaining player’s decks will be collected and boxed by judges at the tournament reporting desk. The final rounds will continue on Sunday at 9am. This is in an effort to reduce conflict with the MTG Open Sealed event which starts at 2pm.

Price: Free with MTG weekend pass or $10 at the Yellowjacket tournament reporting centre.
Prizes: To be determined, based on attendance.

Magic: The Gathering – GottaCon Two Headed Giant Sealed Tournament
By GottaCon Team and Yellowjacket
Day: Saturday
Start Time: 9:00PM

Teams will receive eight boosters of Gatecrash to construct two decks in this sanctioned Gatecrash tournament. Teams will be given 45 minutes to construct their decks. Teams will face off in a swiss style tournament.

Price: $40 per team
Prizes: 3 boosters per team entered into pool.

Magic: The Gathering – GottaCon Victoria vs. Vancouver Grudge Match
By GottaCon Team and Yellowjacket.
Day: Sunday
Start Time: 11:00AM

Formats to be played: Standard Constructed, Draft, Cube Draft

Team Composition:
Teams will be composed of nine players. One of the nine players will be considered the team captain and he will speak for the team. Each team will break their nine players into three groupings or three players, which will be called a cluster. One cluster will represent Standard Constructed, one cluster will represent Draft and one cluster will represent Modern.

How Teams are Built:
It is up to the city involved to construct their team. It is recommended that both teams use the same team construction method.

Execution of the Event:
Each cluster will face off against the same format cluster of the opposing team in round robin format and DCI rules. Each player in a cluster will face off against each player in the opposing team cluster in a best of three games match. All clusters will play at the same time for a total of three rounds for each cluster. By running the event this way it should conclude within 2 to 4 hours. DCI team rules are in effect during matches. Judges will be watching for slow play as a result of player to player communications.

Please note that there is a maximum of four of any one card in a constructed cluster (so you can only have 4 lightning bolts between all three standard decks and the Modern decks could also have up to four lightning bolts between them as well)

The team with the most wins in the draft cluster takes possession of all the draft cards for both teams and distributes them among the overall team as the team sees fit.

Teammates may communicate with each other at any time, unless they leave the area near their side of the table. If they leave that area, they may not return until the end of the match.

Hidden info is not to be revealed. If a player of a team glimpses a deck type or card(s) in an opponent’s deck before the deck is made public, players are asked to keep this info to themselves. E.G. opponent watches a player shuffle and sees the cards then tells the teammate who is playing that player. First drawn hand is seen by a player, then a mulligan is taken, player should not share what they saw.

Point System:
Each match victory within a cluster is worth one point. There will be a total of nine matches per cluster which means a total of 27 points up for grabs. No ties allowed. The team with the most points at the end wins.

Other Events:

Magic: The Gathering – Intro Pack Convention League Event
By GottaCon Team, Wizards of the Coast and Yellowjacket.
Day: All weekend
Start Time: 7:00PM Friday Night, ending Sunday at 4:00PM
Player Cap: 150

Each participant will receive a random Intro Duel Deck. Participants may face off against any other Intro Pack Convention League participants in one game at any time over the span of the weekend and report the results, who won and who lost, on their record sheet as well as to the Yellowjacket reporting centre. Players are paired against other players and may not play the same player two (2) times in a row. The winner of the match will be granted two random cards from a pool of cards. The winner then may view and select one of those cards to keep and add it to their intro deck if they so choose and return the other card to the pool or cards. The loser will receive one random card to keep and add to their deck should they choose to. Decks must be a minimum 40 cards. There is no limit to the number of individual opponents you can play.

Price: Free with MTG weekend pass or $15 at the Yellowjacket tournament reporting centre. There is a limit of 150.
Prizes: to be determined

Magic: The Gathering – GottaCon Legacy Tournament
By GottaCon and Yellowjacket.
Day: Saturday
Start Time: 7:00PM

Details: Each participant must bring their own minimum 60 card deck built using the current Legacy rules and restrictions.
Price: $10
Prizes: Based on attendance

Magic: The Gathering – GottaCon Modern Tournament
By GottaCon and Yellowjacket.
Day: Sunday
Start Time: 10:00AM

Details: Each participant must bring their own minimum 60 card deck built using the current Modern rules and restrictions.
Price: $10
Prizes: Based on attendance

Magic: The Gathering – GottaCon Commander Tournament
By GottaCon and Yellowjacket.
Day: Sunday
Start Time: Noon
Format: Multiplayer free-for-all
Please go here for details on how this event works and current ban lists:
http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/resources.aspx?x=magic/rules/100cardsingleton-commander
Price: $10
Prizes: To be determined, based on attendance

Magic: The Gathering – Gunslinging
By GottaCon and Yellowjacket Comics and Toys.
Start time: All weekend at select times at the Yellowjacket tournament reporting centre
Price: Free
Face off against professional level MTG players from BC. Win a game and you win a booster!

Magic: The Gathering – Pickup Draft
By Yellowjacket Comics and Toys.
Start time: All weekend
Price: $15
Prizes: 5-3-2-2

GottaCon is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a miniature painting contest at this year’s convention. If you are a fan of painting miniatures then this event should interest you. Entry into this event is free and there are trophies for each category.

Categories are open to any scale model from any genre or manufacturer. There are three categories that attendees can submit an entry into (limit of one entry per category per person) which include:
• Single Figure
• Large Figure
• Squad or Group

Full details on this event which include competition rules and regulations, category size restrictions and judging criteria can be found here:

http://www.gottacon.com/components/tournaments/paintingcompetitiongc2013.pdf

Entry forms will be available at the miniatures tournament reporting booth during GottaCon 2013 (February 1st to 3rd, 2013). If you have any questions regarding this event please speak to Paul Puhallo by email at ppuhallo@gottacon.com.

GottaCon is pleased to announce that it will be adding Malifaux to our list of Miniature based tournaments at GottaCon 2013 on February 1 to 3, 2013. This year we are excited to have Wyrd Miniatures sponsor our feature and side Malifaux events. Please see below for event details.

GottaCon and Wyrd Miniatures are proud to present an exciting lineup of Malifaux tournaments throughout the weekend. Prizes will be awarded individually in each tournament, and the player with the most combined tournament points for the weekend will earn the title of GottaCon 2013 Malifaux Champion! Purchase of a GottaCon Malifaux ticket package ($50 until January 22, 2013 $60 after that) secures a place in each Malifaux tournament and is required for pre-registration and entry in the “First into the Breach”, “One Way Ticket”, and “Masters of Malifaux” Events, as well space is limited to 16 players for the three mentioned events. Below please find details on each of the five tournaments that will take place over the weekend.

Swing by the Hanging Tree, Story Encounter Tournament
Day: Friday at 7:00PM
Price: Free (signups for this event can be done in advance on our Warhorn site or once you arrive at the convention)
seating availability: 32
Rules Packet: Swing by the Hanging Tree, Story Encounter Tournament

First into the Breach, Story Encounter Tournament
Day: Saturday at 9:00AM
Price: Included in Malifaux Ticket Package
seating availability: 16
Rules Packet: First into the Breach, Story Encounter Tournament

One Way Ticket, Gaining Ground Tournament
Day: Saturday at 2:00PM
Price: Included in Malifaux Ticket Package
seating availability: 16
Rules Packet: One Way Ticket, Gaining Ground Tournament

A Wyrd Encounter, Beginners Tournament
Day: Saturday at 7:00PM
Price: Free (signups for this event can be done in advance on our Warhorn site or once you arrive at the convention)
Current seating availability: 32
Rules Packet: A Wyrd Encounter, Beginners Tournament

Masters of Malifaux, Gaining Grounds Tournament
Day: Sunday at 10:00AM
Price: Included in Malifaux Ticket Package
seating availability: 16
Rules Packet: Masters of Malifaux, Gaining Grounds Tournament

The price to gain access to GottaCon all weekend long and enter into any of our miniature based events above is only $50, HST included, if you buy your ticket in advance and while seating is available!! If you have any questions please contact our miniatures manager, Paul Puhallo, at ppuhallo@gottacon.com. Thank you.

The warhorn site located at www.warhorn.net/gottacon-2013 is now ready for advance ticket holders to create accounts and start signing up for events. Please keep in mind that events will be continuously added over the weeks to come and we will provide updates on what was added on the site listed above starting November 9, 2012. On or around December 1, 2012 an excel and PDF version of our event listing will be available on our website as well.

In order to pre-register for events you must first purchase an advance ticket to our convention. To do this please visit our buy a ticket page or visit one of the five retail locations selling our tickets (details can be found at http://www.gottacon.com/?page_id=682).

How to Pre-Register for Events:
1) Pre-purchase a ticket via our website, warhorn site or store location
2) Go here – http://www.warhorn.net/gottacon-2013/attendee/new.php
3) Create a user account
4) Wait for GottaCon Staff to clear you (remember only people who have purchased tickets can pre register for events). You will receive an email letting you know you have been cleared.
5) Once you have been cleared, you browse the event listing (while logged in) by going here – http://www.warhorn.net/gottacon-2013/schedule/day.php
6) Then you sign up for the events you want

If you are organizing an event, an exhibitor or special guest at our show please let us know which event or which exhibitor and we will clear your account.

If you don’t get a chance to pre-register for events, there will be a registration desk at GottaCon where you can sign up for the event you want. But why wait when you can sign up now, get through the doors faster and secure your seat at the games you want to play!

We are putting out the call for event submissions for GottaCon 2013. If you would like to run an event at GottaCon 2013 (become an event coordinator) please contact us at the related address below:

Mike Gruber, Role Playing Game Manager: rpgs@gottacon.com
Lee Guille, Board Games Manager: boardgames@gottacon.com
Jules Sherred, Special Events Manager: specialevents@gottacon.com
Paul Puhallo, Miniatures Manager: ppuhallo@gottacon.com
Evan Hatch, All other events: ehatch@gottacon.com

Once we receive your message outlining your interest we will contact you via email with information on what to do next.

Benefits for event coordinators will be the same as last year which was 33% discount off of a full weekend pass (not including special packages) or $11.90 discount off of any ticket you purchase for each slot of events you run. Run three or more events get a free weekend pass (valued at $35.71). All discounts are valued before HST pricing, the maximum discount value is $35.71. If you are attending for the full weekend you will also receive a swag bag and be granted early access to the convention Friday if you show up between 4:00pm and 5:00pm. This is in an effort to get you in before the rush which will allow you time to check out the exhibitors and the rest of the convention.

This year we will continue to award draw tickets to those people that participate in events labeled as a demonstration in an effort to get people trying out a variety of games. These draws will happen at the end of each slot (from 9am to 11pm each day) on top of the door prize draws and other giveaways.

Also new this year is we will be shutting down the video gaming area at 4am each night. This is due to observed attendance levels in those areas after 3am for the last four years. Security will be posted in the area between 4am and 8am and only staff will be allowed access. It will also give us time to cool down the servers, reset the routers and deal with patching, hardware issues etc that develop over the weekend.

Thank you and if you have further questions please contact Evan Hatch at ehatch@gottacon.com.