The Games Club Grand Prix Manchester Trial, w/Travel Award 03/03/12
TRAVEL AWARD
This Grand Prix Trial will feed Grand Prix Manchester (21-22 Apr. '12). Each player receiving a 3 round bye for the Grand Prix from this Grand Prix Trial will also receive a Travel Award to the GP (see the table below):
Number of Players
3 Round Bye & Travel Award†
8+
1st
VENUE
County Hotel Upper Woburn Place London WC1H 0JW Map here...
TIMINGS 11:00am - Doors open 12:00pm - Tournament starts 11:00pm - Doors close
FORMAT Limited: Sealed Deck, w/Booster Draft Playoff Product: 3 x Innistrad Boosters & 3 x Dark Ascension Boosters Playoff Product: 1 x Dark Ascension Booster & 2 x Innistrad Boosters Structure: Swiss (N Rounds), w/Single Elimination Playoff (Top 8) Rules Enforcement Level: Competitive Planeswalker Points Multiplier: 3x Software: DCI Reporter V3
ENTRANCE FEES £32.50
PRIZES 1 x 3rd Round Bye(s), inc. Travel Award (see table above) 1½ x Dark Ascension Boosters per enrolled player
SIDE EVENTS Limited: Booster Draft (8 players, single elimination) Product: 1 x Dark Ascension Booster & 2 x Innistrad Boosters Entrance Fee: £13.00 Prize: 12 x Dark Ascension Boosters (5 - 3 - 2 - 2)
Eternal: Vintage (stars at 7pm, 3 Rounds, Swiss Draw) Entrance Fee: £5.00 Prize: 1½ x Dark Ascension Boosters per player (5 - 3 - 2)
FOOD AND DRINK Fully licensed bar. On site vending machines serving drinks and snacks. Eat-in and take-away food is readily available within the immediate area.
PRE-REGISTRATION
Please, supply the full name and DCI number for all people wishing to pre-register, places cannot be reserved via the online form without this information. If a player doesn't have a DCI number or it is unknown please use the email address below. Online: www.thegamesclub.org Email: play@thegamesclub.org Telephone: 07958 224 084 (mobile) SMS: 07958 224 084
NEAREST UNDERGROUND STATIONS Euston - Northern Line (Charing Cross Branch and Bank Branch) and Victoria Line - 5 minutes Euston Square - Circle Line, Hammersmith & City Line and Metropolitan Line - 10 minutes walk Goodge Street - Northern Line (Bank Branch) - 10 minutes Russell Square - Piccadilly Line - 10 minutes walk Warren Street - Northern Line (Charing Cross Branch) and Victoria Line - 10 minutes walk Holborn - Central Line and Piccadilly Line - 15 minutes King's Cross - Circle Line, Hammersmith & City Line, Metropolitan Line, Northern Line (Bank Branch) and Piccadilly Line - 15 minutes Tottenham Court Road - Central Line and Northern Line (Charing Cross Branch) - 20 minutes
NEAREST RAILWAY STATIONS Euston - 5 minutes walk St Pancras - 10 minutes walk Kings Cross - 15 minutes walk
NEAREST BUSES 7, 10, 18, 30, 59, 68, 73, 91, 168, 188, 205, 253, 390, 476 and X68 - 5 to 10 minutes walk. Airbus Route A2 – 5 to 10 minutes walk Night Bus N5, N7, N10, N20, N73, N91 and N253 – 5 to 10 minutes walk
PARKING FREE parking is readily available on single yellow lines from 6:30pm. There is a limited amount of parking available at meters and pay & display bays, prior to 6:30pm and costs £4.10 per hour. AN underground car park is situated beneath the nearby Royal National Hotel. The cost of parking at the hotel starts at £4 (2 hours) and goes up to £17 (24 hours).
CONGESTION CHARGE The charge does NOT apply at weekends. The £10 daily Congestion Charge zone covers most of central London, including the venue used by The Games Club. The congestion charge applies from 7.00am to 6.00pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public Holidays.
Since 1837, we have offered visitors to Central London a good standard of accommodation and exceptional value for money.
Our six hotels, all located in Bloomsbury, are a short walk from the British Museum, Oxford Street and London’s Theatreland, making them an ideal base to explore Central London and beyond.
The room rates are all inclusive, with no hidden extras, yet standards are not compromised. This value is not just confined to the rooms, but all the bars, cafés and restaurants, too.
Whichever Imperial London Hotel you stay in, you have access to all the group’s facilities – car parking, sightseeing tours, bars, restaurants, bowling alley, health spa, shops, bureau de change, and a good deal more.
Health Club and garage at supplementary charge.
All Rooms have private bath, shower, TV and radio (excluding County).
Prices from £43.00 (single at County Hotel) to £111.00 (triple at Royal national Hotel) per room.
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