In addition to the things you've already mentioned, I bring my lucky hat, a bottle of water, a snack in case I get hungry, my trade binder for serious traders, a couple boxes filled with bulk rare & mythic fodder for everyone else who shows me binders filled mostly with jank, the one card which really matters (a credit card), an edh deck in case I get unlucky pairings and drop from the event early, and most importantly... My Game Face!
Anyhow, the best I can come up with myself is a game in the top 8 of a PTQ back during Urza block in which we were starting game 3 with time already expired, so the tiebreaker rule was that whoever had more life after 3 turns would win. And I lost to... healing salve.
Mat, dice, deck(s), trade binders, pad and pencil. My in between round entertainment changes. Sometimes I bring my edh deck(s), sometimes my cube for quick grid drafting, and other times I bring a dozen proxied legacy decks.
Money and water. Convention center food is expensive, and water is more expensive.
I bought a chicken strips and fries small meal for $9.50 and a medium Gatorade for $4 my 2 days at the SCG L.A. Opens. While I did bring food, it wasn't enough for a 12 hour day (cut a bit short both days).
One thing I would suggest to players is only to bring what you need. If you plan on playing in Side Events, then maybe you will need another deck, but other than that, don't bring it. There are a lot of thieves and although we haven't heard a situation in while, it's only a matter of time unfortunately. If you don't plan on trading your 4 FOIL MM Brainstorms, don't bring them (unless you're playing them in a deck of course).
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Legacy - Sneak Show, BR Reanimator, Miracles, UW Stoneblade
Premodern - Trix, RecSur, Enchantress, Reanimator, Elves https://www.facebook.com/groups/PremodernUSA/ Modern - Neobrand, Hogaak Vine, Elves
Standard - Mono Red (6-2 and 5-3 in 2 McQ)
Draft - (I wish I had more time for limited...)
Commander - Norin the Wary, Grimgrin, Adun Oakenshield (taking forever to build) (dead format for me)
I usually just bring the relevant constructed deck for the event, an EDH deck if I think I'll be playing EDH, assorted dice and counters, my playmat, and my cell phone for various purposes including being a life counter at FNM. Plus a bag to carry all that. Also, water if I'm going to need it. I tend to be fairly minimalist compared to the people who bring huge boxes full of decks/cubes (holiday boxes and so on) or multiple trade binders and the like. Basically, unless I know I'm going to make use of something, I'll leave it at home.
I bring the deck I'm going to play that night or empty box/sleeves for limited, my WoW playmat, Crown Royal bag full of dice, pen and paper, bottle of water, "lucky" Hero Clix Batman, my 3DS for in between rounds, and the messenger bag to carry all of that.
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UA Lives: I guess so, im not even sure what those are. In my dice bag I have some of those colored stones that I got from playing 1st Gen Pokemon cards. Not sure if thats the same thing.
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I do it with CashCrate and Swagbucks. Get paid to complete surveys, offers, and other online tasks. Refer friends and family to get even more money. It may not be a lot, but it adds up while messing around on the computer. If you have any questions, feel free to message me and I'll help the best I can.
UA Lives: I guess so, im not even sure what those are. In my dice bag I have some of those colored stones that I got from playing 1st Gen Pokemon cards. Not sure if thats the same thing.
Tapping stones are stones which people use in lieu of turning a card 90 degrees to represent the card as tapped. And yes, they're pretty similar to the polished stones that Pokemon uses as damage counters.
Wait, am I the only one still using tapping stones?
I've seen a few people use it, but I personally incredibly dislike the practice. It makes it more difficult for me to visualize the board state and negatively interacts with counters on cards. Given that they've been pushing -1/-1 and +1/+1 counters the last handful of blocks, I think it's a very poor way to represent the board state. I personally would not want to have to constantly remember that yellow means tapped and green means +1/+1 when my opponent has Raging Ravine out, for instance. The general consensus of tapping stones with people that I know is moderate annoyance, so I'm not necessarily alone in my opinion, either. Still, if your friends and LGS are okay with it, and it's really what you want to do, keep going with it.
To the original question, I've went to tournaments with anything from a backpack stocked full of everything to just my phone, keys, and wallet. It really just depends on the format. Typically I'll try to bring a life pad and a pen, at least my small pouch of dice, my playmat, and a stack of sleeves (either ~60 for Limited or an extra 5-10 for constructed decks) if I remember them all. Grabbing some token or token representations (Random Pokemon cards work great for those) is something I also like doing if I'm playing Limited (although I typically have my tokens figured out already for a token-based constructed deck). However, there's nothing as nostalgic as showing up to a pre-release with just the entry fee and a dream.
As to tapping stones, I've never even heard of them but I'm surprised that its allowed in events. I can't say I'd be happy with my opponent moving little coloured beads with no clear meaning around. As it is I usually have different coloured dice for different counters. Adding in another counter to represent something which can just as easily be done the normal way is just unnecessary complication.
By the letter of the comprehensive rules, using a stone to represent tapped isn't really correct.
701.17. Tap and Untap
701.17a To tap a permanent, turn it sideways from an upright position. Only untapped permanents can be tapped.
701.17b To untap a permanent, rotate it back to the upright position from a sideways position. Only tapped permanents can be untapped.
However, you could argue that, if it's clear with your opponents, that it's valid through this rule:
400.5. The order of objects in a library, in a graveyard, or on the stack can’t be changed except when effects or rules allow it. The same is true for objects arranged in face-down piles in other zones. Other objects in other zones can be arranged however their owners wish, although who controls those objects, whether they’re tapped or flipped, and what other objects are attached to them must remain clear to all players.
I think it's more up to the Head Judge (and, to a lesser extent, your opponent). Hope this doesn't derail the thread, but it is about Magic Gear, so....
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For serious play I bring deckbox, playmat, extra sleeves, different dice and counters, tapping stones along with pad and paper.
What say you?
I bought a chicken strips and fries small meal for $9.50 and a medium Gatorade for $4 my 2 days at the SCG L.A. Opens. While I did bring food, it wasn't enough for a 12 hour day (cut a bit short both days).
One thing I would suggest to players is only to bring what you need. If you plan on playing in Side Events, then maybe you will need another deck, but other than that, don't bring it. There are a lot of thieves and although we haven't heard a situation in while, it's only a matter of time unfortunately. If you don't plan on trading your 4 FOIL MM Brainstorms, don't bring them (unless you're playing them in a deck of course).
Premodern - Trix, RecSur, Enchantress, Reanimator, Elves https://www.facebook.com/groups/PremodernUSA/
Modern - Neobrand, Hogaak Vine, Elves
Standard - Mono Red (6-2 and 5-3 in 2 McQ)
Draft - (I wish I had more time for limited...)
Commander -
Norin the Wary, Grimgrin, Adun Oakenshield (taking forever to build)(dead format for me)Tapping stones are stones which people use in lieu of turning a card 90 degrees to represent the card as tapped. And yes, they're pretty similar to the polished stones that Pokemon uses as damage counters.
I've seen a few people use it, but I personally incredibly dislike the practice. It makes it more difficult for me to visualize the board state and negatively interacts with counters on cards. Given that they've been pushing -1/-1 and +1/+1 counters the last handful of blocks, I think it's a very poor way to represent the board state. I personally would not want to have to constantly remember that yellow means tapped and green means +1/+1 when my opponent has Raging Ravine out, for instance. The general consensus of tapping stones with people that I know is moderate annoyance, so I'm not necessarily alone in my opinion, either. Still, if your friends and LGS are okay with it, and it's really what you want to do, keep going with it.
To the original question, I've went to tournaments with anything from a backpack stocked full of everything to just my phone, keys, and wallet. It really just depends on the format. Typically I'll try to bring a life pad and a pen, at least my small pouch of dice, my playmat, and a stack of sleeves (either ~60 for Limited or an extra 5-10 for constructed decks) if I remember them all. Grabbing some token or token representations (Random Pokemon cards work great for those) is something I also like doing if I'm playing Limited (although I typically have my tokens figured out already for a token-based constructed deck). However, there's nothing as nostalgic as showing up to a pre-release with just the entry fee and a dream.
By the letter of the comprehensive rules, using a stone to represent tapped isn't really correct.
However, you could argue that, if it's clear with your opponents, that it's valid through this rule:
I think it's more up to the Head Judge (and, to a lesser extent, your opponent). Hope this doesn't derail the thread, but it is about Magic Gear, so....