Atlanta Star Wars Gamers will be holding a charity event to raise money for the MS Society at
The Tower Games in Lawrenceville, GA on November 14th, 2009.
The (tentative) schedule for the day is as follows (matches timed at 45 minutes):
8:00am - Registration
9:00am - Tournament 1 (200 point constructed, Era 1*)
1:00pm - Tournament 2 (200 point constructed, Era 2*)
5:00pm - 1 hour break
6:00pm - Tournament 3 (200 point constructed, Era 3*)
10:00pm - Tournament 4 (200 point constructed, Era 4*)
2:00am - The top 4 players of the day will face off in a 200 point constructed single elimination playoff to determine an event champion. No Era restrictions apply.
*Era restrictionsPlayers are restricted to using characters from the following factions for each era, as well as Fringe characters throughout the entire day (normal faction rules apply):
Era 1 - Old Republic, Mandalorian, Sith
Era 2 - Republic, Mandalorian, Separatist
Era 3 - Rebels, Mandalorian, Imperials
Era 4 - New Republic, Mandalorian, Yuuzhan Vong
There is no cost to play but you MUST COMMIT as a player AS SOON AS POSSIBLE so that sponsors can be lined up for everyone. You will also be encouraged to find sponsors for yourselves as our primary goal in this event is to raise as much money as possible for the fight against MS.
Sponsors will agree to donate a set amount of money for each tournament that you place in the top 10, top 3, or 1st place.
So, for example, Sponsor A agrees to donate $5.00, $10.00, or $15.00 depending on where you place. If you make it into the top 10, the donate $5.00 to the MS Society. If you make it into the top 3, they donate $10.00 to the MS Society. If you actually win the tournament, they donate $15.00 to the MS Society. That figure could also be as high as $100.00, $200.00, or $300.00 (or more) as we are already working on getting corporate level sponsors for the people who commit to playing. You can have as many sponsors as you are able to get as well as whatever sponsors we are able to get for you.
There will be food and drinks provided to those playing in the event and prizes for each tournament as well as a major prize for the winner of the whole day. There will also be a special prize for the highest money earner of the day, apart from all of the other prizes. Star Wars merchandise will be up for raffle and members of the 501st have (tentatively) agreed to maintain a presence throughout the day. There will likely be press around throughout the day and, all in all, it promises to be a grueling yet fun day to play our favorite game and raise money to help the fight against MS.
I'm asking that those of you who are not able to attend, due to distance or scheduling conflicts, to please consider sponsoring a player or donating items for raffle or prizes. I am working, now, on getting together a list of corporate sponsors and if you or your company would be interested in sponsoring a player (or more) for the day it would be greatly appreciated.
If you would like to participate as a player, donate merchandise for raffle, or sponsor a player for this event you can send me your information at
events@atlantaswg.com