Magic: The Gathering Innistrad Launch Party

On Saturday October 1st, 2011, Magic: The Gathering held an Launch Party event at local stores around the world for their newest set in Magic history, Innistrad. With the launch of this set meant that players and collectors could officially purchase Innistrad Pre-Constructed Decks, Booster Packs and Fat Packs. At the Launch Party I attended at my local (Teddy'n'Me located at South Common Mall, Mississauga, Ontario) I was introduced to Innistrad for the 1st time. I was able to pull the Garruk Relentless, one of the Planeswalkers and Mythic Rares from set as well as Army of the Damned which helped me greatly in the sealed tournament with a score of 2 Wins and 0 Loses every round I was in.

Players that attended the launch party received 6 packs of Innistrad to make a 40 card seal Deck consisting only of the cards they get from their 6 packs. As a special promotion to all participants, attendees also receive 1 Ludevic’s Test Subject/Ludevic’s Abomination promo.

What is a Launch Party: 
Launch Parties provide a venue for you to buy the new release of Magic cards as soon as they’re available and play right away with other players in your local area. Run in local game and hobby stores around the world the weekend the new set is available in stores, Launch Parties are low-key introductions to the cards and a great way to meet new players.

Formats are varied at Launch Parties, including Sealed Deck and Booster Draft. In Sealed Deck, you build your deck out of a set number of cards given to you at the start of the event. A Booster Draft involves selecting cards from a larger pool of players, usually eight, and then building your deck out of the cards you draft.

If you enjoyed playing at a Launch Party, you should look into playing at the next Prerelease Event, along with Friday Night Magic.

Schedule

Launch Parties are held at local retail stores the first weekend a new card set is available for purchase. The events usually consist of 15-30 players at each location.

Prizes

Unique prizes created just for this Launch Party are awarded to top players. Special commemorative foil cards and are given to each participant while supplies last. Additional prizes may be awarded at the discretion of the event organizers.

• Play with the new cards as soon as they’re available!

• Take home an exclusive promo card!

• Get to know your Magic community by playing at a local store!

• Meet new players in your area!

• Start your sanctioned playing career now!