TCGplayer.com MaxPoint™ Series Event Packages offer organizers an amazing return on investment. You can run a qualifier so that players can participate in exciting, marketed events and earn a seat at a
$50,000 TCGplayer.com MaxPoint Series Championship. Each Event Package offers the following benefits:
Event Package Includes Online Marketing Campaign
Your qualifier events will be advertised on TCGplayer.com - currently boasting over 1,000,000 monthly unique visitors - through our events calendar, articles, Facebook posts and more! Our four levels of Event Packages (Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum) offer increasing marketing options, so pick the advertising package that works for you and your store!
Event Kits Offer Exclusive Prizes PLUS Flexibility
TCGplayer.com MaxPoint Series Event Kits contain playmats and token cards for your players. Choose the all inclusive Bronze Event kit, or add some cash for a larger tournament! You have the flexibility to take any of our Event Marketing Kits, add cash or product prizes, and create the event that works for you - flexible prizes, more formats and more marketing choices! Take any Event package, meet the minimum prize requirements and then create your perfect event that works for you!
Add Your Logo to Platinum Kit Playmats
Now you can offer your players a huge event package that includes CUSTOM playmats with your store's logo, Top 8 playmats stamped for the final competitors, and all the benefits that come with a TCGplayer.com MaxPoint Series Platinum Kit. Get the best in marketing and swag with our Platinum Kit! [More Info]
Tokens Grant Entry into the $50,000 Championship!
The TCGplayer.com MaxPoint Series all leads up to one of the biggest events of the year, the TCGplayer.com MaxPoint Series Championship!!! To enter the Championship Event, your players will need to redeem 20 TCGplayer points. Part of the prize pool of any TCGplayer.com MaxPoint events are physical point tokens, with players collecting as many as they can!
TCGplayer.com MaxPoint Series Event Kits
All these benefits (and more!) start as low as $100 per event with our Bronze Event Package! Remember, you have the flexibility to take any of our Event Marketing Kits, add cash or product prizes, and create the event that works for you - flexible prizes, more formats and more marketing choices! Just meet the minimum prize requirements and then create your perfect event that works for you! *Purchasable only by WPN sanctioned locations / organizers.
NOTE: Organizers may choose to substitue product prizes at a rate of $2.50 per booster pack instead of the cash prize.
Bronze Event Packages contains our Bronze Level Marketing Package, 10 table number tents, 4 playmats (2 each of 2 different mats) and enough TCGplayer.com Points Tokens to run your event. No additional prize support is needed!
Events listed on the TCGplayer.com & Magic.TCGplayer.com front page events ticker
Website link for store/organizer site on submitted deck lists
1st Place
Playmat + 10 Points
2nd Place
Playmat + 5 Points
3rd/4th Place
Playmat + 2 Points
5th-8th Place
2 Points
No judge or event structure requirements
1st Place
$100 (or 40 boosters), Playmat + 20 Points
2nd Place
$50 (or 20 boosters), Playmat + 10 Points
3rd/4th Place
$25 (or 10 boosters), Playmat + 5 Points
5th-8th Place
Playmat + 3 Points
9th-16th Place
2 Points
Silver Event Packages include our Silver Level Marketing Package, 20 Table Number Tents, 8 Prize Playmats (4 each of 2 different mats),
1 Judge Playmat and enough TCGplayer.com Points Tokens to run your event. Cash prizes supplied by the organizer.
Events listed on the TCGplayer.com & Magic.TCGplayer.com front page events ticker
Website link for store/organizer site on submitted deck lists
1st Place
$200 (or 80 boosters), Playmat + 30 Points
2nd Place
$100 (or 40 boosters), Playmat + 20 Points
3rd/4th Place
$50 (or 20 boosters), Playmat + 10 Points
5th-8th Place
$25 (or 10 boosters), Playmat + 5 Points
9th-16th Place
Playmat + 3 Points
17th-32nd Place
2 Points
Requirements: Level 1 Judge. Swiss event with cut to top 4 or 8.
1st Place
$400 (or 160 boosters), Playmat + 60 Points
2nd Place
$200 (or 80 boosters), Playmat + 40 Points
3rd/4th Place
$100 (or 40 boosters), Playmat + 30 Points
5th-8th Place
$50 (or 20 boosters), Playmat + 20 Points
9th-16th Place
Playmat + 10 Points
17th-32nd Place
Playmat + 5 Points
Platinum Event Packages contain our Platinum Level Marketing Package, 50 Table Number Tents, 1st Place Plaque, 32 Prize Playmats (24 of one mat, 8 Top 8 mats), 3
Judge Playmats and enough TCGplayer.com Points Tokens to run your event. Cash prizes supplied by the organizer.
Custom Playmat Option! - Each mat is customized with the organizer’s logo, or a sponsor if preferred. (Custom playmat requires 3 weeks lead time, 4 weeks if ordering from Canada.)
Events listed on the TCGplayer.com & Magic.TCGplayer.com front page events ticker
Website link for store/organizer site on submitted deck lists
Requirements: Level 2 Judge. Swiss event with cut to top 4 or 8.
Additional Benefits of Hosting a TCGplayer.com MaxPoint Series Event
Use Bronze kits to promote weekly tournaments (yep, you can fit these in ANY day of the week) - no muss, no fuss, no Top 8 required!
Many of these types of qualifying events require a top 8 - which means a 7-10 hour events. We have designed the Bronze kit so you can run your tournament with only four rounds - you just pay out mats and points to the finishers based on standings. Since you can choose your format (Standard, Modern, Legacy, Extended, Sealed, Booster Draft, Vintage) - you get all the flexibility you want.
You have flexibility!
You can now choose the formats YOU want to run for TCGplayer.com MaxPoint events. You can choose from Standard, Draft, Sealed, Modern, Extended, Legacy and Vintage! What’s your favorite format?
The TCGplayer.com MaxPoint Series Championship
The TCGplayer.com MaxPoint Series events all lead up to one of the biggest events of the year, the TCGplayer.com MaxPoint Series $50,000.00 Championship!!! To enter the Championship Event, players will need to redeem 20 TCGplayer points. Part of the prize pool of any TCGplayer.com MaxPoint events are physical point tokens – so they will need to start playing and collecting as many as they can to earn entry or byes at the Championship!
Organizer Frequently Asked Questions
When Can I Schedule My Events? How Many Can I Run?
You can run as many qualifiers as you like. Schedule them early to take full advantage of marketing!
I have ordered a kit, how do I schedule my event(s)?
Once you order a kit, you will be contacted and proceed through our scheduling process. If you have any questions about this process or scheduling, you can contact us ahead of time at
maxpoint@tc gplayer.com
Silver, Gold and Platinum events give out cash prizes. Do I need to supply those?
Yes, the cash prizes outlined at these event must be supplied by the event organizers. The prize materials included inside the kit are Playmats and Points cards.
Can I use these TCGplayer.com Points myself?
No. We are strictly enforcing that these kits can only be purchased by WPN locations/organizers and that the event kit contents must be given out as event prizes at the completion of the event.
Prize kits will not be delivered until an event is sanctioned by the DCI.
I do not have access to a Level 2 judge, can I still run a Platinum Event?
Please email us at maxpoint@tcgplayer.com to discuss special circumstances. Often we can help get you a judge.
Can I add to the prizes listed at each level?
Of course! The prizes outlined here are just the minimum prizes that need to be given out at each level. Organizers, at their discretion, can add prizes to any of these levels.
What is the quickest and easiest way for me to run one of these qualifiers? What if I just want to try it out, nice and easy?
This is as easy as we can make it. 1. Buy a Bronze Kit. 2. Sanction a Standard Magic event in 2 months (for maximum points) 3. Schedule the event as a four round Standard tournament in
your store - and let your players know about it! 4. Run the event (hopefully you have a judge helping out!), It is that easy!!!!
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