January 5-7, 2024

The World’s Premier Trading Card Games Convention

This January 5-7, SCG CON returns to Cincinnati!

Mark your calendars, and make plans to join us for three fun-filled days of Magic: The Gathering, Flesh and Blood, Lorcana and more!

Best of all, SCG CON is free to attend!

Special Guests

Packages

Commander Celebration Package – $80*
  • Exclusive access to the SCG CON Command Zone for all three days
  • Arcane Signet Promotional Card (Non-Foil)
  • Path of Ancestry Promotional Card (Non-Foil)
  • Choose your own playmat from over 20+ available at the Star City Games Prize Wall.
  • Four (4) entry vouchers into exclusive Command Zone scheduled events
  • Deck Box
  • Badge and Lanyard

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cEDH Weekend Package – $100*
  • Exclusive access to the SCG CON Command Zone for all three days
  • Arcane Signet Promotional Card (Non-Foil)
  • Path of Ancestry Promotional Card (Non-Foil)
  • Choose your own playmat from over 20+ available at the Star City Games Prize Wall.
  • Entry into Saturday’s cEDH $5K event
  • Two (2) entry vouchers into exclusive Command Zone scheduled events
  • Deck Box
  • Badge and Lanyard

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Basic Bundle – $100*

Play your favorite formats with over 40 events to choose from!

Includes:

  • Two (2) Bronze Event Vouchers ($20 value each)
  • Two (2) Silver Event Vouchers ($35 value each)

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Premier Bundle – $150*

Play your favorite formats with over 40 events to choose from!

Includes:

  • Three (3) Bronze Event Vouchers ($20 value each)
  • Two (2) Silver Event Vouchers ($35 value each)
  • One (1) Gold Event Voucher ($50 value each)
  • Choose your own playmat from over 20+ available at the Star City Games Prize Wall.

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* Plus Melee.gg fee

Main Events

Friday, January 5, 2024

Format: Modern

Structure: Five (5) Rounds of Swiss

Time: 1:00PM

Entry: $35* (Silver Event)

Prizes

  • 5-0: 1000 Prize Wall Tickets + Two (2) round bye for Modern $20K
  • 4-1: 500 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 3-2: 300 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 2-3: 200 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 1-4: 100 Prize Wall Tickets

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Format: Pioneer

Structure: Five (5) Single-Elimination rounds

Time: 1:30PM

Entry: $20* (Bronze Event)

Max Entrants: 96

Prizes

  • Five (5) Wins: 650 Prize Wall Tickets, Qualification for the Regional Championship at DreamHack
  • Four (4) Wins: 650 Prize Wall Tickets
  • Three (3) Wins: 350 Prize Wall Tickets
  • Two (2) Wins: 150 Prize Wall Tickets
  • One (1) Win: 50 Prize Wall Tickets

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Format: Modern

Structure: Five (5) Rounds of Swiss

Time: 4:00PM

Entry: $35* (Silver Event)

Prizes

  • 5-0: 1000 Prize Wall Tickets + Two (2) round bye for Modern $20K
  • 4-1: 500 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 3-2: 300 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 2-3: 200 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 1-4: 100 Prize Wall Tickets

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Format: Mystery Booster Sealed+

Structure: Three (3) Rounds of Swiss

Time: 4:30PM

Entry: $60*

Capacity: 32

Prizes:

  • 3-0: 800 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 2-1: 240 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 1-2: 160 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 0-3: 80 Prize Wall Tickets

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Format: Classic Constructed

Structure: Four (4) rounds of Swiss

Time: 5:00PM

Entry: $20* (Bronze Event)

Prizes

  • 4-0: 500 Prize Wall Tickets, People’s Champion Playmat, Cold Foil Armory Promo
  • 3-1: 200 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 2-2: 80 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 1-3: 40 Prize Wall Ticket

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Saturday, January 6, 2024

Format: Classic Constructed

Structure: Swiss rounds based on attendance, cut to Top 8 playoff

Time: 9:00AM

Entry: $50* (Gold Event)

Prizes:

  • 1st: $500.00, Professional Tournament Invitation (PTI)*, Random Gold Cold Foil Legendary, Exclusive Battle Hardened Playmat
  • 2nd: $500.00, Professional Tournament Invitation (PTI)*, Exclusive Battle Hardened Playmat 
  • 3rd – 4th: $250.00, Exclusive Battle Hardened Playmat 
  • 5th – 8th: $125.00, Exclusive Battle Hardened Playmat  
  • 9th – 24th: 500 Prize Wall Tickets

*1st and 2nd place finishers receive a PTI that can be redeemed for entry into any future professional Flesh and Blood event that requires an invitation (National Championships, any future Pro Tour or the World Championships)

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Format: Modern

Structure: 

Day 1: 8 Rounds of Swiss 

  • All players with 18 or more match points to advance to Day 2 

Day 2: 5 Rounds of Swiss

  • Top 12 players advance to single elimination playoffs

Top 12 Single Elimination Playoff 

  • 1st-4th ranked players after Swiss receive a Bye in playoffs 

Time: 10:00AM

Entry: $60* 

Prizes

  • 1st: $3,000.00, Qualification for the Regional Championship at DreamHack 2024
  • 2nd: $2,000.00, Qualification for the Regional Championship at DreamHack 2024
  • 3rd-4th: $1,500.00, Qualification for the Regional Championship at DreamHack 2024
  • 5th-8th: $1000.00
  • 9th-12th: $700.00
  • 13th-16th: $500.00
  • 17th-32nd: $200.00

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cEDH Weekend Pass Required!

Format: cEDH

Structure: Four (4) Player Pods*, Five (5) rounds of Swiss, cut to Top 16 playoff

Time: 9:00AM

Entry:  cEDH Weekend Pass required

Prizes

  • 1st: $1,100.00
  • 2nd-4th: $500.00
  • 5th-16th: $200.00
    *Players will be placed into pods of three when needed to prevent pods with more than four players

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Format: Core Constructed

Structure: Swiss rounds based on attendance, cut to Top 8 playoff

Time: 9:30AM

Entry: $50* (Gold Event)

Prizes

  • 1st: $700.00
  • 2nd: $400.00
  • 3rd-4th: $250.00
  • 5th-8th: $100.00

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Format: Standard

Structure: Five (5) Single-Elimination rounds

Time: 2:00PM

Entry: $20* (Bronze Event)

Max Entrants: 96

Prizes

  • Five (5) Wins: 650 Prize Wall Tickets, Qualification for the Regional Championship at DreamHack 2024
  • Four (4) Wins: 650 Prize Wall Tickets
  • Three (3) Wins: 350 Prize Wall Tickets
  • Two (2) Wins: 150 Prize Wall Tickets
  • One (1) Win: 50 Prize Wall Tickets

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Format: Dominaria Remastered Booster Draft

Structure: Three (3) Rounds of Swiss

Time: 12:00PM

Entry: $35* (Silver Event)

Capacity: 16

Prizes:

  • 3-0: 400 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 2-1: 120 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 1-2: 80 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 0-3: 40 Prize Wall Tickets

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Format: Modern

Structure: Five (5) Rounds of Swiss

Time: 4:00PM

Entry: $35* (Silver Event)

Prizes

  • 5-0: 1000 Prize Wall Tickets + One (1) round bye for Modern $10K
  • 4-1: 500 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 3-2: 300 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 2-3: 200 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 1-4: 100 Prize Wall Tickets

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Sunday, January 7, 2024

Format: Modern

Structure: Swiss rounds based on attendance, cut to Top 8 playoff

Time: 9:00AM

Entry: $50* (Gold Event)

Prizes

  • 1st: $2,000.00, Qualification for the Regional Championship at DreamHack 2024
  • 2nd: $1,000.00, Qualification for the Regional Championship at DreamHack 2024
  • 3rd-4th: $700.00
  • 5th-8th: $500.00
  • 9th-16th: $250.00
  • 17th-32nd: $100.00

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Format: Classic Constructed

Structure: Swiss rounds based on attendance

Time: 9:00AM

Entry: $35* (Silver Event)

Prizes

  • 1st: 1,500 Prize Wall Tickets, Gold Cold Foil Prize Card (C/M), Professional Tournament Invitation (PTI)*
  • 2nd: 1,000 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 3rd–4th: 800 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 5th–8th: 600 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 9th–16th: 400 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 17th–32nd: 200 Prize Wall Tickets

*The 1st place finisher receive a PTI that can be redeemed for entry into any future professional Flesh and Blood event that requires an invitation (National Championships, any future Pro Tour or the World Championships) 

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Format: Core Constructed

Structure: Swiss rounds based on attendance, cut to Top 8 playoff

Time: 9:30AM

Entry: $35* (Silver Event)

Prizes

  • 1st: $350.00
  • 2nd: $200.00
  • 3rd-4th: $125.00
  • 5th-8th: $50.00

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Format: Ixalan Block Booster Draft

Structure: Three (3) Rounds of Swiss

Time: 11:00AM

Entry: $35* (Silver Event)

Capacity: 8

Prizes:

  • 3-0: 400 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 2-1: 120 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 1-2: 80 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 0-3: 40 Prize Wall Tickets

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Format: Pioneer

Structure: Five (5) Single-Elimination rounds

Time: 1:00PM

Entry: $20* (Bronze Event)

Max Entrants: 96

Prizes

  • Five (5) Wins: 650 Prize Wall Tickets, Qualification for the Regional Championship at DreamHack 2024
  • Four (4) Wins: 650 Prize Wall Tickets
  • Three (3) Wins: 350 Prize Wall Tickets
  • Two (2) Wins: 150 Prize Wall Tickets
  • One (1) Win: 50 Prize Wall Tickets

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Format: Mystery Booster Sealed+

Structure: Three (3) Rounds of Swiss

Time: 12:00PM

Entry: $60*

Capacity: 32

Prizes:

  • 3-0: 800 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 2-1: 240 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 1-2: 160 Prize Wall Tickets
  • 0-3: 80 Prize Wall Tickets

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* Plus Melee.gg fee

Vendors

Strike Zone

Card Monster Games

95 MTG

Tales of Adventure

Cool Stuff Inc

Dice City Games

The Realm Games

MinMaxGames

Cerberus Den

Mystic Forge Games

Mox in the Hole

Event Pickup Orders

Place a Star City Games online order before 12 noon (ET) on Tuesday January 2nd, choose “On-Site Pickup from SCG CON Cincinnati” during the checkout process, then pick your order up at the Star City Games sales booth any time during the event.

Artists

Andrea Radeck

Mark Poole

Phil Stone

Christopher Moeller

Ken Meyer Jr.

Andrew Thompson

Lucas Graciano

LOCATION & TRAVEL

Duke Energy Convention Center

525 Elm Street

Cincinnati OH, 45202

Hall A

Hall Hours

Friday
12PM – 9PM

Saturday
8AM – 9PM

Sunday
8AM – 6PM

FAQ

  • Make sure you have read the Fact Sheet before the event.
  • Have more questions? Feel free to contact us and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.