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 Worldwide
Darkmoon Faire
 June 20-21 Turin, Italy
Darkmoon Faire
 June 27-29 Sydney, Australia
Darkmoon Faire
 July 17-20
 Boston, USA
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The Darkmoon Faire is headed to the City of Brotherly Love on October 26-28! With countless events planned for both the WoW TCG and MMO enthusiasts, players will get a chance to experience as much fun as the World of Warcraft has to offer.
Darkmoon Faire Hours
Friday: Noon – 10pm,
Saturday: 9am – 10pm,
Sunday: 9am – 7pm

The Darkmoon Faire is open to the public and there is no admission fee!


Darkmoon Faire Philadelphia will host World of Warcraft® TCG tournaments for all levels, with prizes including iPods, Xbox 360s, and high-end gaming computers! Haven't tried the WoW® TCG yet? No problem! Events will be available for all levels of players, with prizes for all. In addition to all the WoW® TCG fun, you can come and check out the World of Warcraft® merchandise vendors or relax with your friends from the real world and the online world in our lounge.


Exclusive WoW Event Server
The Darkmoon Faire will give attendees the chance to play level 70 characters decked out in the best PvP gear on an official Blizzard Event Realm. Entry fee for each event is only $5 per player, and all entry fees go to the Child's Play charity.





Darkmoon Faire isn’t just a TCG tournament, but an event. Each stop during the year is a celebration of all things WoW, giving MMO and TCG players a place to hang out, play, compete, and meet up with friends, guildmates and friends from across the country.

At Darkmoon Faire Philadelphia, players can enjoy the following features:


Player Lounge – Catch up with friends in the lounge area, while relaxing on the sofas and enjoying frosty beverages!
Vendors– What would a Darkmoon Faire be without some fun and games? Attendees will be able to purchase various WoW products and participate in unique side events and games!
WoW Jeopardy– On Friday at 7pm, three contestants will be chosen at random to test their knowledge of everything WoW!
Other features will be added to this page as we get closer to the event, so keep checking back for more information!


Players can try their hand at decked out level 70 characters on the Exclusive WoW Event Server! Compete in MMO events all weekend!

Arena Tournaments – Teams of two players will square off in Arena matches to win Best Buy Gift Cards all weekend long!

Treasure Hunt – Teams of five will be given a list of items from all over Azeroth and Outland. The team that finds the most items in ninety minutes wins!





Location:

Tournament Location:
Pennsylvania Convention Center (PACC)
1101 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
USA
How to Get There:

How to get to WoW TCG Darkmoon Faire Philadelphia by plane?
Arriving at Airport Philadelphia International Airport.
  • Take I-95 South or I-76 East to downtown Philadelphia.
  • It is 15 minutes away by cab.
  • Train service is available from the airport to downtown Philadelphia for $5.50



How to get to WoW TCG Darkmoon Faire Philadelphia by train?
Arriving from the train station:

  • Take AMTRAK to Philadelphia 30th Street Station on the corner of
    Market and 30th Street.
  • You will be approximately one mile from the convention center.

How to get to WoW TCG Darkmoon Faire Philadelphia by car?
Arriving by car:


How to get to WoW TCG Darkmoon Faire Philadelphia by bus?
Arriving by bus:

  • Take the Greyhound bus to the main Philadelphia station (on Filbert street).
  • You are less than 2 blocks away from the PACC main entrance.


Lodging for WoW TCG Darkmoon Faire Philadelphia
Lodging:

  • There are at least 20 hotels located within a one mile radius of PACC.
    They are listed on the PACC web site.
**Constructed format includes Heroes of Azeroth, Onyxia's Lair treasure pack, The Burning Crusade promos, Through the Dark Portal, and Fires of Outland and Molten Core treasure pack unless otherwise specified. Tournaments are subject to change.

Friday Event Schedule
Event Name Time Entry Fee Format Structure Prizes
Gadgetzan Challenge
1pm $30 Sealed (2 Heroes of Azeroth, 2 Through the Dark Portal, and 2 Fires of Outland packs) Swiss: 1-game matches. Top 8 Draft: Best 2-of-3 matches 1st: Choice of 160GB iPod Classic, Wii, XBOX 360, Logitech Z-5500 Speakers, Dell 2007WFP Wide Screen Monitor, Sony DAV-DX375 Home Theater System
Exclusive WoW Server - Open Play 1pm-4pm $5 Practice PVP with pre-made characters
Starter Deck Beginner's Event 2pm-6pm $15 Starter Deck. These events will kick off as soon as eight people have signed up.
 3 rounds of play Fires of Outland Booster pack for all participants
Molten Core Raid Deck Events 2pm-6pm $5 Constructed. Teams of three players. These events will begin as soon as two teams have signed up. 1-game matches Defeat Lucifron: DMF Ticket; Defeat Random Boss #1: DMF Ticket, Defeat Random Boss #2: DMF Ticket, Defeat Random Boss #3: Fires of Outland pack; Defeat Ragnaros: Molten Core treasure pack + Fires of Outland pack
Gunslinging 3pm-8pm Free  Constructed 1-game matches Get a pack when you win a match
 Win-A-Box 3pm $10 Constructed Swiss: Number of rounds based on attendance.
 1st: 1 Box Fires of Outland packs, 2nd: 6 Fires of Outland packs, Top 4: 3 Fires of Outland packs
 Loot Card Tournament 4pm $30 Sealed (2 Heroes of Azeroth, 2 Through the Dark Portal, and 2 Fires of Outland packs) Straight Swiss: 1-game matches 1st Place: Spectral Tiger Loot card, 2nd Place: Saltwater Snapjaw Loot Card, 3rd & 4th Place: Gone Fishin' Loot card, 5th - 8th Place: Goblin Gumbo Loot card; booster packs
Exclusive WoW Server - 2 vs 2 PVP Arena Tournament 4pm-6pm $5 Teams will play matches for 90 minutes against all other teams. At the end of time, the two teams with best records will play against each other 1st Place Team: 2 $75 Best Buy gift cards. 2nd Place Team: 2 $50 Best Buy gift cards
Two-Headed Ogre 5pm $5 2-person Team Constructed. Both players must share same affiliation (Alliance or Horde). 1-game matches. 60 minute time limit. Play side by side, with each player's Protectors able to defend either hero. 1st Place: 48 booster packs
WOW Jeopardy! 7pm Free 3 players will be selected by drawing to participate
 Booster pack prizes
Saturday Event Schedule
Event Name Time Entry Fee Format Structure Prizes
 Dream Machine Championship
10am $25 Constructed. Swiss: Best 2-of-3 matches. Cut to Sunday Top 8. Winner: Custom computer. Top 8: Invitations to Nationals. Top 64: Extended Art Infernal. Participation: Extended Art Backstab. Booster packs.
Gunslinging 12pm-8pm
 Free Constructed One game matches Get a pack when you win a match
Exclusive WoW Server - Open Play 12pm-2pm $5 Practice PVP with pre-made characters
Starter Deck Beginner's Event 11am-8pm $15 Starter Deck. These events will kick off as soon as eight people have signed up. Three rounds of play Fires of Outland Booster pack for all participants
Molten Core Raid Deck Events 12pm-8pm $5  Constructed. Teams of three players. These events will begin as soon as two teams have signed up. 1-game matches Defeat Lucifron: DMF Ticket; Defeat Random Boss #1: DMF Ticket, Defeat Random Boss #2: DMF Ticket, Defeat Random Boss #3: Fires of Outland pack; Defeat Ragnaros: Molten Core treasure pack + Fires of Outland pack
iPod Draft Tournament 2pm $20 4 pack draft (2 Heroes of Azeroth, 1 Through the Dark Portal, and 1 Fires of Outland packs) 3 rounds of best 2-of-3 matches. Winner of each pod will advance to the Top 8. Top 8 will re-draft. 1st: 160GB iPod Classic. Booster packs
2 vs 2 PVP Arena Tournament 2pm-4pm $5 Teams will play matches for 90 minutes against all other teams. At the end of time, the two teams with best records will play against each other 1st Place Team: 2 $75 Best Buy gift cards. 2nd Place Team: 2 $50 Best Buy gift cards
WoW TCG - Invitational Qualifier 3pm $10 Highlander Constructed format. Players must use 60-card minimum decks, but cannot include more than one copy of any card. All other deck construction rules apply. Straight Swiss Top 8 finishers will recieve invitations to the WoW TCG Invitational. Top finishers will also recieve booster packs.
Team Treasure Hunt 4pm-6pm $5 Teams of five players will be given a list of items that can be found across Azeroth and Outland.
 The team that finds the most items will win an Onyxia Hide backpack for each player.
Exclusive WoW Server - Speed Runs 7pm - 9pm $5 Five teams of 5 players will be given a list of dungeons. The teams race to complete those objectives. The first team to clear all of the objectives wins. Loot Cards will be awarded to the winning team.
Sunday Event Schedule
Event Name Time Entry Fee Format Structure Prizes
Regional Qualifier 9am $20 Constructed. Swiss: Best 2-of-3 matches. Cut to Top 8. Swiss: Best 2-of-3 matches. Cut to Top 8.
Exclusive WoW Server - Open Play 10am-12pm $5 Practice PVP with pre-made characters
Gunslinging 10am-4pm Free Constructed 1-game matches Get a pack when you win a match
 Starter Deck Beginner's Event 12pm-4pm $15 Through the Dark Portal  Starter Deck. These events will kick off as soon as eight people have signed up. Three rounds of play Fires of Outland Booster pack for all participants
Molten Core Raid Deck Events 12pm-6pm $5 Constructed. Teams of three players. These events will begin as soon as two teams have signed up.
 1-game matches Defeat Lucifron: DMF Ticket; Defeat Random Boss #1: DMF Ticket, Defeat Random Boss #2: DMF Ticket, Defeat Random Boss #3: Fires of Outland pack; Defeat Ragnaros: Molten Core treasure pack + Fires of Outland pack
 iPod Draft Tournament 10am $20 4 pack Draft (2 Heroes of Azeroth, 1 Through the Dark Portal, and 1 Fires of Outland packs)
 3 rounds of best 2-of-3 matches. Winner of each pod will advance to the Top 8. Top 8 will re-draft. 1st: 160GB iPod Classic. Booster packs
2 vs 2 PVP Arena Tournament 12pm-2pm $5 Teams will play matches for 90 minutes against all other teams. At the end of time, the two teams with best records will play against each other Top 4, and two random players: Extended Art card, and Fires of Outland booster pack.
1st Place Team: 2 $75 Best Buy gift cards. 2nd Place Team: 2 $50 Best Buy gift cards
Exclusive WoW Server - Leveling Contest 3pm - 5pm $5 Players will take a level 1 Blood Elf or Draenei charater and level as quickly as possible for 90 minutes. 1st Place: Spectral Tiger Loot card, 2nd Place: Saltwater Snapjaw Loot Card, 3rd & 4th Place: Gone Fishin' Loot card, 5th - 8th Place: Goblin Gumbo Loot card; booster packs

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Sporting Conduct and Professionalism

• The promotion of sporting conduct and professionalism is a high priority at
   the Darkmoon Faire.

• Attendees of the Darkmoon Faire are expected to behave in a mature,
   professional, and sporting manner at all times before, during, and after
   the event.

• Participants in the Darkmoon Faire are expected to dress in an appropriate and
   professional manner.

Additional Information

• Players are responsible for knowing all game rules and tournament policies.

• Tournament formats can be found here.

• Comprehensive rules can be found here.

• Tournament policies can be found here.

• Players must bring pens, paper, card sleeves, and appropriate counters with
   them to the tournament.

• Please note that the front of all card sleeves must be clear and have no designs.
   Card sleeves that feature any designs on the front will not be allowed in the
   Darkmoon Faire. Card sleeves with designs on the back can be used in the
   event. Players should always make sure that sleeves are not marked in any way.