Starting in late November, you can schedule pick-up-and-play Jumpstart games in your store as a Jumpstart 2025 Holiday Play Day event! The idea behind Jumpstart 2025 Holiday Play Days is simple: when your players want to jump in for a quick round of Magic, you can run this event using Foundations Jumpstart to give them a fantastic play experience in less than half the time as a typical in-store event.

You can schedule this event any time from November 29 through January 5, 2025, so players of all stripes can come enjoy quick games of Magic with the powerful play that comes alongside Foundations Jumpstart!

How to Run Jumpstart 2025 Holiday Play Days

Ahead of the event, we recommend you print and cut match slips for players to track who they play against during the event.

For this event, we encourage you to use rolling pairings. This means that your staff will help players match up with new opponents as soon as they finish their games. Pair players against people they haven't played with before, paying no mind to wins or losses.

Rolling pairings means no rounds, which is less waiting and a faster event for you and your players—plus (and perhaps most importantly), it gets everyone to jump into the most important part: play!

Players should play one game per opponent and be allowed a free mulligan with their game. After completing three games, players turn in their match slips to your staff for rewards! We encourage you to use additional Foundations Jumpstart packs from your store's stock as the prizes.

If players finish their three games early and want to keep going, encourage them to jump right back in! They can continue playing and help other players fill out their match slips and earn a prize.

About Foundations Jumpstart

Foundations Jumpstart allows players to dive directly into Magic with thousands of theme combinations—it delivers fun, exciting gameplay for experienced players while remaining an accessible format to welcome new players into the Gathering.

Each Jumpstart Booster from Foundations Jumpstart contains 20 cards, including at least one new-to-Magic card and all the lands you need for your Jumpstart deck. You’ll also find a theme card in each booster, providing a decklist and the name of your booster’s theme.

You can direct your players to explore and familiarize yourself with all the possible Foundations Jumpstart themes in this article over on DailyMTG.

Each Jumpstart Booster includes the following:

• 20 Magic cards
• 46 Possible Jumpstart themes
• 1 – 2 Rare or mythic rare cards per booster (33% chance of two)
• 1 of 51 anime art cards
• Includes lands
• 1 Theme insert

Additionally, players can explore all the cards in this release with the Foundations Card Image Gallery. Whether your players are looking to begin their Magic journey or supercharge their favorite decks, Foundations has something for everyone to enjoy.

Schedule Today in Wizards EventLink

Whether you schedule a one-time or recurring event, it's sure to be a burst of fun for your community. Schedule your event in Wizards EventLink early so players can find your event in the Store & Event Locator.