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So I took my son to the Wizard's Tower in Barrhaven today because he discovered the game "Magic - The Gathering".
In the back there are about 50 people playing the game in a tournament. The owner announces that at the end of September they are running a tournament. First prize is $3000.
We still have a lot of chess tournaments with bigger prizes (although I understand they might also have bigger tournaments).
Here's a quick list of all the tournaments with at least $5000 in prizes (I probably miss a few from Ontario) :
Canadian Open
CYCC
Quebec Open
Montreal Open
Mauricie Open
Quebec Youth Chess Championships
Quebec Amateur/Elite Championships
Varennes Open (near Montreal)
Outaouais Open (Gatineau)
Grand Pacific Open (Victoria)
Toronto Labour Day
...
And it seems like there's less players in these tournaments than at the big Magic the Gatering tournaments (looking at their website).
WizardTower.com Season 3K Open Championship
Saturday
All Prizes to be given out after Top 8 for top 8 and 9th to 16th after Swiss
$3000 Prize Pool
FIRST PLACE ~ $1,000 CASH
SECOND PLACE ~ $500 CASH
THIRD ~ FOURTH PLACE ~ $300 CASH
FIFTH ~ EIGHTH PLACE ~ $125 CASH
NINTH ~ SIXTEENTH PLACE ~ $50 CASH
Visit www.wizardtower.com/wizardtowerevents3.html for more details
10 AM to 9 PM
So prize fund is 3K (first prize 1K), but notice only place prizes.
"Tom is a well known racist, and like most of them he won't admit it, possibly even to himself." - Ed Seedhouse, October 4, 2020.
Magic and chess prize structures can hardly be compared.
Chess relies heavily on entree fees and secondly on sponsorship, at least in Canada.
Wizards of the Coast sells millions of game cards each year in the form of expensions and other special products. As it develops, the game introduces new mechanics and the casual player buy cards to keep the interest alive, while the competitive player is required to keep up to date to stay in the loop. Entree fees are mainly meant to cover organisation costs; rooms /supplies/products/staff. Wizard then invests part of the profit into a well oiled tournement system and reward program. And it keeps the ball rolling.
Probably magic is more fun for the kids. Cards is fun for sure and I used to collect baseball and hockey cards.
Chess has also changed. I used to go to my Ouija board to ask Houdini when I needed to improve a variation. Now I go to my computer and ask Houdini. Who would have thought...
So prize fund is 3K (first prize 1K), but notice only place prizes.
Many chess tournaments are set up in sections so the majority of the players don't have a chance at the top prizes. For them to pay entry fees which go entirely to the top section is like a tax. The top players start by getting welfare in the form of free entry. I'm not knocking the practice of free entries. I get that in CC events. However, someone is paying my way when I get a free entry.
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