D.19.1- Players sit in groups of 7 or 8 players.
D.19.2- In "Rochester Draft" format, each group starts with 3 booster packs per player. The judge lays out one booster pack (15 cards) on the table and players are given 20 seconds to review the cards. The first pick starts with the player on the judge's left and players pick one card each going around the table to the left. The second booster pack goes around the table to the right, starting on the judges' right. When the rotation gets to the last player, they pick 2 cards and the rotation reverses direction until the booster pack is depleted. [Tournament Rules 1997/10/01]
D.19.3- Each player gets 5 seconds to select a card, and touching one is considered selecting it. [Tournament Rules 1997/10/01]
D.19.4- Ante cards in initial boosters are replaced by tournament officials from a random stack of cards. [Tournament Rules 1997/10/01]
D.19.5- 20 minutes are given to construct the deck after drafting is complete. [Tournament Rules 1997/10/01]
D.19.6- Players may add as many basic lands as they want to the deck. [Tournament Rules 1997/10/01]
D.19.7- Minimum of 40 cards in the play deck. All other cards function as the sideboard (as in sealed deck play). [Tournament Rules 1997/10/01]
D.19.8- As an optional format, the judge may have players play Swiss format among their group with winners advancing every 3 to 4 rounds to new groups, where they draft up a new deck. [Tournament Rules 1997/10/01]