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I've heard that MTG vendors can have release events for expansion sets. During these events, players can spend a relatively small amount (say, $20 bucks) and get a collection of cards from that set (enough to build a deck or two).
What is the name for these value sets? It seems like they're somewhere between a booster pack and a booster box in size. Can they only be purchased at release events?
The format of the pre-release and release party events is a tournament type called 'sealed deck' where you get 6 packs of cards to make a 40 card deck out of.
For recent sets wizards has been printing special "event packs" where one or two of the six boosters you get is custom tailored to a specific colour, colour combo, or deck archetype. This is to make it easier for new players to build a half-decent deck, since looking at 6 totally random packs and figuring out which two or three colors are best takes some practiced skill!
It comes in a little box with a spindown d20 life counter also. I think this is probably the product you're talking about. Some event hosts will sell leftovers after the tournament. As far as I know this doesn't violate any of their distribution agreements with WOTC.
This is a description of the most recent one: Link
