Melbourne 10k
Crown Towers Hotel
The River Room
8 Whiteman St
Southbank, VIC

Toll Free (Australia only) 1800 776 612 / +61 3 9292 6688

A special room rate has been organized, please quote Upper Deck when making a booking.

9 January 2005 10k Event (Single Day event)

9am Registration
10am Event Start

20 AUD for the 10k Event

8th January 2005 PCQ

Card Heaven
Level 1
105 Chapel Street
Windsor VIC

9am Registration
10am Start

Sealed AUD 30
Constructed AUD 15

Not that I have any impact on the this, but can it please be in January, as I'll have a better chance of affording it then, and I've promised people I'll be at this.

The plan is January (2nd or 3rd) weekend.

I actually am just waiting on confirmation from a couple of hotels.

Thanks!

I like that plan, as I'm already on holidays over Christmas/New Year, so no extra planning.

Chris, I am thinking of Judging this if you need me. Fingers crossed I will be in Sydney mid-december to sit the lvl 2 test. Let me know if you do want the help. If not I will just be forced to teach those victorians how we South Aussies play this game.......full contact Vs.......yeah baby!!!!

I will be doing a call for judges around end of November for it via direct email/post here.

I think we will need about 3 judges in addition to the head judge (it might be Alex Charsky again or a local depends on if we get any level 3's in the meantime).

Thanks,

Is there any chance at all of this being held before GenCon SoCal. Any money winners could potentially make the PC Anaheim.

Hi Guys,

Although I'm not privvy to all the details yet, I believe the Melboune 10K event will be held on January 9th at Crown Casino. This is a fantastic venue very easy to get to in Melbourne, and it lends itself to extra curricular activity that I seek out on away trips. I'm also good friends with 3 babes who live diametrically opposite Crown, so I propose that Zed makes this a 7 day event.

Hope this helps peoples travel arrangements, I'm sure Zed will post a more thorough announcement shortly.

Cheers

Honest

3 babes?!! i'm going with you honest!!! i love arkham!!!

Yep babes and road trips go hand in hand

I am up for going to Melbourne. Sounds like there's fun to be had.

Only problem with it Melbourne is it ain't Sydney Oh and the weather but like we care when we spend all our time indoors playing cards

ssteven, I propose that I donate my 10K winnin's for PRAW-STAY-TOOTZ (AKA Hoo-ers!) for all the interstate gamers. HOO-KAZ for life!!!

Oh, I promise there'll be a boy put aside for holycow.

Updated.

Seems like 9th of January is a sunday. So does that mean it will not be a weekend of VS with 1 day being the 10k event and the other day a pcq?

We are going to hold a PCQ on the Saturday at

Card Heaven
Level 1
105 Chapel Street
Windsor VIC

You will get a a full weekend of VS!

Take care,

That's Excellent news, Bring on January!

I'm getting very excited by this.
Now I just need a way to sell it to my new wife ... I'm so under the thumb and I've only been married a month.

let all the suffering children come unto me!!!

was wondering why the back of ike's head was a bit flat - due to the pressure of a massive thumb. suspect you may have to bring your ball an, er, wife, to melbourne

Okay, you even lost me there Tyng

Edit - The above was in reference to Tyng's first post.
Yeah, Erin wants to visit Melbourne ... I just have to work out if I can squeeze in enough "us" time to enable plenty of "me playing Vs time". Ahhhh, the good times.

if i'm not barred from entry at crown casino, i shall be winning money at the tables!!!

ps. ike, look at like's last post

pps. you will have to devote an entire day to atending her needs, and i don't mean the drive back from melbourne to canberra!

Ahhhhhh (realisation dawns).
Now I understand.

I'm under the thumb too Ike, and we aren't even married

im obviously there.. anyone got an idea of the format?

Heh well I'm married for nearly 8 years now and there is no thumb. Get some backbone boys

I'll be there. Obviously.

Bah! I'm a jellyfish.
I've got no hand. I need hand.
Oh boy, I've opened a big door here for people to herd innuendo through *covers face and other vital parts*.

*peers through door*

Is there any chance that we'll see the split Marvel DC format at this or Auckland 10K? It just sounds like a cool idea. Playing either mono-marvel or mon-DC and then the winners of each playing off in the final.

Having earnt a portion of the $500US from yesterday's PCQ, I'm now fully intent on coming to Melbourne for the $10k.

Has anyone started looking at budget accomodation yet, or are their deals in place with hotels for the respective venues?

Nathan, I wouldn't expect to have the money by then if I were you. I still haven't got mine from the first Brisbane PCQ, and once you do get it, it takes a month to clear.

Whether I physically have it or not isn't the point. Knowing that I will get it is what matters to me.

Great - looking forward to seeing you TCS

It is indeed the Supernova PCQ that he is refering to, and he won the sealed portion.

Cheers TCS,

When anyone from Brisbane receives their PCQ cheque, pls let me know ok(I'm waiting as well)?

Anyone found out what the special price is for quoting Upper Deck?

Actually I called them yesterday and it seems like although Upperdeck is a company that the hotel is aware of having function rooms for them. There is no speical room rates arranged for participants. Turns out a twinshare room would cost over $300 with breakfast thrown in and parking is $20 a day.

They also directed me to their sister hotel..which was close by and only about $50 cheaper.

Maybe I didnt speak with the right person but it seems kind of excessive.

Anyone else found any reasonable alternatives in terms of price and location?

Well, given most of us will be travelling for the weekend, which means 1 day at Card Heaven and 1 day at the $10k, and since those two places are nowhere near each other, might as well just stay in the city somewhere.

The Victoria Hotel is reasonably priced, though a bit of a hole - I think it's about $80 a room - there is also a plethora of quite good hotels in the $120/night range around the CBD.

I also heard on the grape vine that the WSOP is in Melbourne the very same weekend and they apparently do have a deal with Crown Towers (or whatever it's called) that is better than UDE's.

Firstly, you will have to play poker at Crown to get that rate.

Secondly, for those that are panicking, don't worry - it's not a WSOP event.

If anyone is interested, Crown thinks they're going to fill the lockout number of 300, which has an AU$10k buyin (about US$7,850).

Nathan, you're an idiot....

Okay, I realise that you'd have to play poker to get those rates, I'm not that stupid. I was told it was a WSOP Qualifier, or at least that there would be qualifiers with a $50 buy-in.

(I know nothing about poker and the WSOP specifically, just repeating what I was told)

Unless you want to pay a real premium, I would not stay at Crown. There a cheaper, reasonable options a plenty. Or, if like me you don't mind slumming it there are much cheaper options.

Card Heaven is easy to get to on public transport on the Saturday.

For people travelling in 3's or 4's, you can usually book a 2 bedroom apartment around the St Kilda area (very close to the city) for between 90-120/night which works out nice and cheap when split.

If anyone finds some cheap prices for a 3 bed hotel lmk.

how big is the local scene in Melbourne?

wondering roughly how many local players will be attending.

I'm going to guess that there will be 115 players at the event.

Anyone else got any ideas?

Honest
The time for Arkham dominace is nigh

The local scene is a reasonable size. We have go in the high 20's (I think) to 1 or 2 PCQ's. We got more than Sydney to the last lot . Hard to say how many to expect. There are a few different crowds. I would hope for around 50 from Melbourne alone, plus travellers. Maybe around 80-100 again? It is in the holiday season though, so that may help, or hinder.

I think less will be there then Sydney. 60-70 is my guess, but I only thought Sydney would get 50 so who knows!