2020 SCG Tour Update

In order to continue improving the event experience for our attendees and
providing live coverage of every Star City Games Open Weekend for Magic:
The Gathering fans throughout the world, the SCG Tour has
continually had to evolve in order to appeal to the largest number of
players possible, and maximize the chances of each event being successful.

With these things in mind, Wizards of the Coast’s recent introduction of a
new non-rotating constructed format made it clear that it was time for our
tournament series to evolve once again.

Starting in 2020, the Legacy format will no longer be utilized as part of
the SCG Tour, and we will instead spotlight the format at select special
events such as one or both of our SCG CON Magic: The Gathering Conventions.

Meanwhile, the Pioneer format will be incorporated into the 2020 SCG Tour
in a variety of ways.

• Individual Opens
• Team Constructed Opens (along with Modern and Standard)
• Classics
• Invitational Qualifiers
• Open Trials

We may also potentially utilize the Pioneer format for future Regional
Championships, Invitationals, and Players’ Championship, but the formats of
those 2020 events will be announced as they are confirmed.

Here is our 2020 SCG Tour Season One calendar, updated to include all Q1
Open and Classic formats.

As always, we welcome all constructive feedback, and will respond as much
as possible on Twitter.

Thank you for your continued support of both Star City Games
and the SCG Tour, and we look forward to seeing everyone on
November 14-17 at the

SCG CON Winter Magic: The Gathering Convention

and at a 2020 SCG Tour location near you!

FAQ

Why isn’t the SCG Tour coming to (insert city here)?

We take a lot of factors into account when scheduling SCG Tour
events, including but not limited to venue availability, the potential for
severe weather, other major events happening in a city at the time, the
dates and locations of other major Magic: The Gathering events, and more.
When combined, all of these factors can limit our options and prevent us
from visiting certain cities within a particular season.

When is the SCG Tour coming back to the West Coast?

Unfortunately, significantly increased costs and logistical complexities
currently make it infeasible for us to offer SCG Tour events in
the western half of the United States. However, as new opportunities
present themselves, we will revisit the possibility.

Why aren’t there more (insert format here) Opens? Why are you running
so many (insert format here) Opens?

In order to continue improving the event experience for our attendees and
providing live coverage of every Star City Games Open Weekend for Magic:
The Gathering fans throughout the world, we must strategically select Open
and Classic formats that we believe will appeal to the largest number of
players at the time and maximize the chances of each event being
successful.

Why are some Open and Classic formats listed as TBA? When are they
going to be announced?

We usually try to avoid confirming Open or Classic formats until the main
event formats for MagicFests happening around that time have been
officially announced. If an Open or Classic format is currently advertised
as “TBA,” that is most likely the reason why.

Please note that some SCG Tour and Star City Games In-Store Programs web pages and policy documents may have
not yet been updated to reflect the changes contained within this
announcement.