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The Translation Solution – When Playing With Cards Not in the Local Language

March 23rd, 2013

One of the most commonly asked questions this weekend has been “I have a French (or German) (or Spanish) language card…can I play it in my deck?”  (Answer: “Yes you can, as long as you have an accurate and full translation of the card text available”.

The next most commonly asked question was then “Do I have to have an English copy of the card?” (Answer: “No you do not, an accurately written copy of the text is enough”.
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Top 64 Finalists!

July 11th, 2010

After 11 rounds of Swiss Pair play, here are the final 64 Duelists who will be competing in the Single Elimination play-offs for a chance to represent the United States at the World Championship this year! Read more…

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Day 2 – The 128 Remaining Duelists

July 11th, 2010

After 9 rounds of Swiss Pair play in Day 1, the top 128 Duelists were invited back to play in the final 2 Swiss rounds on Day 2. Here are the Duelists who went on to complete the Swiss Rounds in Day 2. After Rounds 10 and 11, the Top 64 remaining Duelists will advance to the Single Elimination portion of this tournament. Read more…

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Round 6: Who’s at the Top Tables

July 10th, 2010

We’re past the halfway mark, at least for today! We will only be playing 9 rounds of Swiss Pairing today, and the top 128 players at the end of the evening will go on to the final Swiss rounds tomorrow, before the final cut to Top 64.

Let’s see who we have here, heading into the start of Round 6… Read more…

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Round 5: Who’s at the Top Tables

July 10th, 2010

There will be 9 rounds of Swiss Pair play today, with the final rounds held tomorrow. Going into Round 5, here’s a look at who was seated at the top tables: Read more…

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Who’s at the Top Tables: Round 10

May 16th, 2010

It’s the last Swiss Pair round of the tournament! The Top 32 players will be moving into the Single Elimination playoffs. Read more…

Who’s at the Top Tables: Round 9

May 16th, 2010

Here are all of the pairings for Round 9, the first of 2 remaining Swiss Pair rounds in this competition. After the 10th round of Swiss Pairings, we’ll move on to the top 32 for the Single Elimination final rounds! Read more…

Who’s at the Top Tables: Round 8

May 15th, 2010

Last round for the day! We will bring the top 128 Duelists back tomorrow to complete the last two rounds of Swiss Pairings, and then cut to a Top 32 to play off in Single Elimination. Read more…

Who’s at the Top Tables: Round 7

May 15th, 2010

One round remains after this, and we are done for Saturday! Take a look and see how our Duelists are doing… Read more…

Who’s at the Top Tables: Round 6

May 15th, 2010

The tournament is approaching the end of today’s Swiss Pair rounds. We will play 8 of our 10 rounds today, and return tomorrow to finish out the last 2.  It’s time to start watching the top tables to see who might have a shot at making the playoffs tomorrow – let’s take a look! Read more…