Action Sales Solicitation

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Happy Monday MTG peeps,

We hope to get to our post of the Mirrodin Besieged Pre-Release we took in at OMG Games yesterday (Sunday) perhaps tomorrow. We did show up on Saturday around 10 minutes after registration opened and they had already filled their capacity of 64 players - one of the best turn-outs we can remember. Sunday was a solid showing as well with around 24 players but we failed rather miserably with building our sealed pooled which resulted in a draw, loss and loss before dropping to go home and admire our new card goodness.

Anywhoos - today's post -

Late last week, Wizards posted their sales solicitation flyer for the third set in the Scars of Mirrodin block, code-named 'Action' scheduled to be released May 13, 2011. Action will be properly named 'Mirrodin Pure' or 'New Phyrexia' and will only be revealed at the last moment and will reveal whether the Mirrans or Phyrexians are victorious in the battle for the plane of Mirrodin. This set will contain 175 cards and the tagline for the set is either "The Sharpest Steel is Tempered in Fire" (Mirrodin Pure) or "The Grand Compleation is Achieved" (New Phyrexia), and the expansion symbol will match the respective Mirran or Phyrexian watermarks found on nearly all non-land cards from Scars of Mirrodin and Mirrodin Besieged.

Returning with “Action” are Event Decks. These 60-card decks come with a 15-card sideboard and are intended for use in Standard play tournaments like Friday Night Magic or Game Day. They also come with a Spindown life counter and a reusable card box. Also, with the release of “Action” Wizards will return to five versions of the Intro Packs as opposed to the four versions in Mirrodin Besieged.

Below, is the document from the mothership . . .

Action Solicitation
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Lastly, now is the time to pick up your Mirrodin Besieged Uncommon and Common Deck Set from MTG Mint Card.
This bulk offering includes an Uncommon Set X4 and Common Set X4 for a great price on only $29.99
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Fatter Fat Pack

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If KFC's Double Down can push droves of consumer's to rave reviews, how difficult would it be for Wizards of the Coast to sell you a fatter Fat Pack ? We will certainly see when Mirrodin Besieged is on 4th February, 2011.

MTG Realm has reviewed the latest Sales Solicitation flyer from Wizards and now brings you the reader some highlights . . .

NEW FAT PACK: The classic Magic Fat Pack receives a new configuration with the release of Mirrodin Besieged. Fat Packs will now contain nine boosters (instead of eight), 80 land cards (instead of 40), a Spindown™ life counter, a player’s guide, a card storage box, and two 60-card deck boxes.


NEW EVENT DECKS: New with Mirrodin Besieged are Event Decks. These 60-card decks come with a 15-card sideboard and are perfect for use in Standard play tournaments like Friday Night Magic or Game Day celebrations. They also come with a Spindown life counter and a reusable card box. Please note: The two versions being released for Mirrodin Besieged will be released on February 25, 2011 – just in time for Game Day!

INTRO PACK DISPLAYS: Unlike previous sets, there will only be four versions of the Intro Packs for Mirrodin Besieged (normally, there are five versions). There will be two decks to represent the Mirran faction and two decks for Phyrexia. The displays will still contain ten decks – two of each type plus two more selected at random.

Mirrodin Besieged Solicitation

Did you all catch that ? ? The new Fat Pack now has 40 additional land, two 60-card deck boxes AND one additional booster pack. Let's compare and review ->

Scars of Mirrodin Fat Pack
Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MRSP) = $34.99
8 boosters, 1 card box, 1 player’s guide, 1 40-card land pack, 1 learn-to-play insert, 1 Spindown™ life counter.

Mirrodin Besieged Fat Pack
Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MRSP) = $39.99
9 boosters, 1 card box, 1 player’s guide, 1 80-card land pack, 2 60-card deck boxes, 1 Spindown™ life counter.
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We want everyone to pipe in with your comments below -

Are you getting value with the extra $5 you will be paying ?

Considering the additional lands (we don't really care about), the extra booster pack (yep, we like) and the two deck boxes (we'd have to see 'em first), we think we like the deal.
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Scars of Mirrodin Paperwork

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Hello my pickles,
As it is the day before Friday the 13th, it is time for us to look back and see what we may have missed. On this occasion, we realise that we did not yet show you folks the Scars of Mirrodin WoTC solicitation document.
Here it is now . . .

From this document we have the following KEY SELLING POINTS -
• Scars of Mirrodin marks a return to a world of twisted metal first seen in
2004.
• The orginal Mirrodin™ block from 2004 is one of the most popular and
successful in Magic’s history.
• Scars of Mirrodin will build on some of the themes and mechanics
introduced in the original block, and introduce several brand new game
mechanics.
• Scars of Mirrodin will have an integrated consumer experience unlike any previous Magic set.

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Next up -
We already spoke about the big difference anticipated when gamers sit down for the Scars of Mirrodin Launch Party (aka Pre-Release event) - Here is another document from WoTC providing some details including the confirmation of factions (remember them watermarks?) -

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Next -
Some random observations with an eye to Scars of Mirrodin spoilers.
Remember these guys ?


We're not saying anything here other that there is something rather familiar with Glissa and Bosh with the recently spoiled images from GenCon . . .







- just saying.
Stay tuned my card-slinging friends.
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Magic 2011 Sales Solicitation

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We have for your consideration today the Magic 2011 Sales Solicitation released to retailers on 18th May. These documents are of use to the community as well as retailers who use this for reference (product code, upc code, size, weight and manufacturer's suggested retail price are vital information) - but anywhoos - the reason the MTG gaming community would be interested in this sort of thing is for it's little tid-bits of information to whet one's imagination as to what to expect in new card goodness . . . some bullets -

• The Magic 2011 Core Set follows the same blueprint laid by the Magic 2010 Core Set, one of the best-selling Magic core sets of all time.

• Like the Magic 2010 Core Set, approximately half of the Magic 2011 Core Set will be brand new cards. The rest of the set will be returning favorites from throughout Magic’s 17-year history

• The biggest difference between M10 and M11 will be in the Intro Packs. Starting with the Magic 2011 Core Set, Intro Packs will contain 60-card decks instead of 41-card decks. They will still contain a 15-card booster and rules inserts, all for $12.99 MSRP.

• Intro Packs are an ideal introduction to both Magic: The Gathering and the new core set. These new 60-card Intro Pack decks are now constructed tournament legal.

• The Magic 2011 Core Set will have a Prerelease, a Launch Party, and a Game Day. It will also be used in high-level organized play events in 2010.

• Standard now rotates only once each year, with the release of the October large set. Magic 2011 will enter Standard on its release without knocking anything out, then Magic 2010 and Shards of Alara® block will leave Standard with the release of Scars of Mirrodin™

Organized Play
• Magic 2011 Prerelease Tournaments: July 10 – 11, 2010
• Magic 2011 Launch Parties: July 16 - 18, 2010
• Magic 2011 Game Day: August 14, 2010


M11 Solicitation

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