While this program may inspire competitive players, they will need to bring their A-game as only the winner of the tournament will receive that qualifying prize
The Magic card Aerith Rescue Mission encapsulates that choice perfectly: you can either take the elevator, giving you three 1/1 Hero Tokens (representing Cloud, Tifa, and Barrett being ready to fight), or you can take the stairs, which lets you tap and stun up to three creatures (representing their cardio-induced duress)
Ratigan's Party, Seedy Back Room As mentioned, having damaged characters is a subtheme of this deck
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell during your turn, flip a coin
Yes, play booster boxes go on discount from time to time like any other sealed Magic product
Token doubling effects like Parallel Lives can make this effect even better