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Redemption® Collectible Trading Card Game HQ => Playgroup and Tournament Central => Redemption® Official Tournaments => Topic started by: NWJosh on September 18, 2009, 09:34:18 AM
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This morning I was thinking about some things and I came up with an idea. What if for closed deck we gave hosts the option of offering either 3 packs for closed deck or 1 treasures pack. To be honest as a player I would rather have 1 treasures pack alot of the time instead of 3 packs. This could actually encourage some players to play closed deck on a more regular basis. Just an idea.
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This sounds like a great idea.
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+1. I would pick a TxP pack a lot of the time.
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yeah but why limit to 1 texp when you can have like 2 or 3 in case you get a bad pull?
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I was kind of looking at it from a cost stand point, 2 TeXP packs is $10 and that would make the cost of closed alot higher when you add in the cost of the deck also. One deck and one TeXP can still stay at $10.
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Here's some thoughts on this:
Because of the difference in price between a TxP pack and a regular booster pack, $5 vs $3 (or $2 or $1, but who uses prophets and UL?), this would suggest that we only do 1 TXP pack. Here's what the math looks like... (I'm using market value. It will be comparable even with host discounts)
If you did 1 TxP pack:
half a starter- $5
1 TxP- $5
Total: $10
If you do normal, 3 boosters.
half a starter: $5
3 boosters: $9
Total: $14
Now, here are a couple other options.
If you do 2 TxP packs (this will drive up prices for registration a little bit)
half a starter- $5
2 TxP- $10
Total: $15
If you do a TxP Pack + 1 booster
half a starter- $5
1 TxP- $5
1 booster- $3
Total- $13
Actually, the final option is my favorite. Why?
1. You can get a booster from a set not represented in TxP (Kings, Preists, AW)
2. It evens out the price best from a host's perspective.
3. There won't be a million and one rares floating around.
Now, here is my opinion though: If you are going to include TxP in your sealed deck, it should be all or nothing. Either everyone gets a TxP pack, or everyone gets 3 boosters. I think the playing field would tilt too much. Just my 2 cents.
~Marti
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Sounds like a good idea. I'll ponder it whilst fishing. :)
In the meantime, are you going to have any tournaments this fall? I think TJ is wanting to come up and see the girls again. (Oops, did I say that out loud??)