text: Magic the Gathering is the world's premier trading card game where you play the role of a Planeswalker, a powerful wizard battling other Planeswalkers for glory, knowledge and conquest. You do this using a deck of cards containing your spells, lands and creatures.
  Brandon Sanderson is an epic fantasy writer (Wheel of Time, Mistborn) who is coming as a special guest to Swancon™. He had just one condition before he would agree to come – we had to run a Magic the Gathering tournament and he wants to see what Perth has to offer.
  Swancon™ would like to give our thanks to Al's Card Shop and Tactics for sponsoring the tournament and supplying prizes.
  WHERE: Swancon – Pan Pacific Hotel, Goldsworthy South Room
  COST: Tournament fee is $20 for your deck of cards. This charge is in addition to your Swancon membership, which you can purchase at www.swancon.com.au. A $20 dollar membership is available for those wishing to attend Swancon™ solely for the Magic the Gathering Tournament. Alternatively, for those wishing to stay for the entire day and evening to enjoy the panels, gaming, fannish fun and awesome console gaming, full and concession day memberships are also available.
  NOVICES: Novice players are most welcome, Swancon™ is holding a "Learn to Playâ€� session on Saturday morning. For Swancon members, that is a free entry event.
  FORMAT: Three Swiss Rounds will be held from 10am. In each round you play three games, perhaps with Brendon Sanderson as he too competes. At the conclusion of the Rounds, the top fifteen players will compete against Brendon Sanderson, well okay, not all at the same time obviously…and each other.
  "Best and Fairest" Players
  For our volunteer assistants (and yes, you can still become a volunteer for Swancon), even distribution of the remaining 12th Edition Surplus Packs and Phyrexia Packs
  All common, uncommon and rare cards will be evenly distributed amongst the players. Everyone walks away with a deck of their own.