Pokemon Furious Fists—we get to sell it on Fri. to because a certain big box retailer who shall remain nameless 😉 We have packs, starter decks AND a few Elite Trainer Boxes…
D&D Next Players Handbook ($50 for a limited number–we get to sell ’em two weeks before the general release on the 19th.
Betrayal at the House on the Hill—This is a GREAT game that has been out of print forever, but was just reprinted this week. (And sold out IMMEDIATELY form both the manufacturer and all our distributors. I have 12 that I got after my first 4 sold out right away.)
We have 6 copies of Marvel Avengers vs. X-men Dice-masters game in stock..still waiting for the big reshipment
Star Realms (a terrific two player deck-building game) has been in extremely high demand and we’ve been waiting and waiting for it to get in…apparently it is starting to hit the distributors and should be in early next week.
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Magic sets come out every 3 months, and this time each year in July, we get the next Core Set. This year, in addition to the normal bucket of old classic cards, the Magic 2015 Core set is overstuffed with goodies, both great individual cards, and a collection of mini-themes, some of which lay some big hints about what is coming in the fall. Plus, SIX, count ’em six planeswalkers, including 4 brand new ones.
The really cool stuff includes the Souls, a bunch of 6/6 power-spitters for each color. There are 5 new legendary creatures, 6 new slivers, including a 5/5 that makes all slivers indestructible. We also have the return of the pain lands (two-color lands that do one damage every time they are tapped for a color) and one of my favorites, the Paragons. These are 2/2 creatures that give all other creatures of the same color +1/+1 and add an ability to give one fellow critter an ability that is appropriate for the color (flying, death-touch, trample, etc.). And there are a few cards that give a nice little hint about what is going to be in the set that is coming in the fall…. (a card that gives all dragons +3/+3….hmmm, what could that mean. 😉
Hey folks…Happy 4th of July weekend!! We’re going to be open and do some special things to have some fun for the holiday.
NEW in Stock…
D&D Next is finally out…D&D Next Starter Set. ($19.99)
Wave 4 Star Wars Mini’s are in and selling fast
NEXT WEEKEND…M15 prerelease!!! Sign ups are ready now. Preorder boxes for $99 until the end of the 4th of July weekend…110 after that for the next week.
For the 4th:
Open at 4 on the 4th for FNM…(Early and frequent drafting)
$12 Conspiracy Drafts
Date Night Magic
$12 Conspiracy Drafts
Here are the details….
Friday…Open a bit late (4 pm) and then we’ll be doing FNM a bit differently so people can go see the fireworks if they want to. Instead of our usual one big draft, we’re going to be doing pods of 8 starting at 4:30 with two that will be the “Official” FNM prize card times.
Sign up sheets starting at 4:30…run pods when we get to 8.
FNM prize card pods at 5:30 and 7 (Everyone plays pods as long as there are fat least 8)
Sheets out for $12 conspiracy drafts (no prize…just play all weekend) Play when there are at least 6 players
Saturday
Pokemon league IS on from 11-1 on Saturday (NO POKEMON League next week because of big Magic M15 prerelease.
Date Night Magic is ON for this Saturday night.
$12 4th of July Conspiracy Draft list starting at 2 pm,
Sunday
Last Standard tournament for a couple of weeks because of the M15 prerelease and release events
$12 Conspiracy drafts.
We also have some GREAT family games we got in for weekend/family Fun. Come in and look for the Summer favorite recommendations including:
Prerelease time!!! M15 is looking full of what I can only term as the Magic Equivalent of Super-Heroes. 😉 (Including SIX planeswalkers, 4 of which are brand new. )
As usual we are running 4 `prerelease events, two on Saturday and Two on Sunday.
What: Sealed Standard event (get 6 packs of the new stuff and build best 40 card deck.) Play either competitive (at least 4 rounds, with bigger fistfuls of prize packs for the winners, but needing to win at least two rounds to get any prize packs.) or casual (play three rounds, win a round, win a pack)
Who: Who’s it good for? Since everyone is starting from scratch from a new set, this is a great event for all players. We run a very friendly shop, so particularly for the casual events, feel free to ask for and get help in figuring out what to make. Regardless of what happens, you get to keep all your cards and have a day worth of fun.
Each of 5 different color prerelease pack comes with 5 M15 boosters and 1 special seeded pack of it’s color, as well as a special promo card that can be used in the deck.
Hey folks,
So we have a lot going on this weekend, including the release for Journey Into Nyx, and the Prerelease for Pokemon XY Flashfire.
Journey Into Nyx on sale Fri, May 2nd (on minute after midnight on Thursday)
And this weekend we will be hosting the Prerelease for the newest set for Pokemon, XY Flashfire….
The Screen Free Week Challenge:And finally…This is a big one for me (and I am a Dad, so I know the struggle). Kids….I have a challenge for you. Get your family to go screen free for one whole week! For those who are able to do it, (and get their parents to verify they all did it,) I will be giving away up to 100 free packs for Magic or Pokemon packs (1 per family..two if they do a family game night).
Unplug and rediscover each other….
I know this is super hard, but it It’s amazing what happens when you shut the screens off, let boredom take hold for a little bit and then reach out to see what you can find to fill that void. I know I’m the game guy, and I would love to see parents commit to coming home and clearing the space one night next week to do a family game night. But outside of that, just see what it feels like to do some of the things there never seems to be time to do.
To do my part in this…I’m going to have a sheet in the store, and one to print online that is a pledge/verification card that will also include a place to list all the things you got to do during that time, and any family that can make it through the week with no video, computer games, ipad or other non-work related screen time, I will give them a gift of a free pack of either Pokemon or Magic, or a $5 off coupon for any game that is $19.99 or more for the first 100 kids (no more then 1 per family. If there are more then one…I’ll give the parents a chance to by more at 1/2 off.) (Parents, I’m counting on you to make this honest. Parents will need to come in with the kids and the filled out form between May 13th-23rd)
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New Friends face Old Gods
LAST WEEK to pre-order boxes and to sign up for the prerelease events…. Remember, these are great fun for beginner and advanced players alike.
Booster Boxes in advance are currently $105, They will go up to $110 next week..
We will be doing our Prereleases on the weekend of April 26th and 27th…
Here is the latest….[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_images_carousel images=”2460,2453,2455,2456,2459,2458,2454,2457″ onclick=”link_image” custom_links_target=”_self” mode=”horizontal” speed=”2500″ slides_per_view=”1″ autoplay=”yes” title=”Cool Journey Cards” img_size=”full”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”The New Mechanics” tab_id=”1398447790-2-7″][vc_column_text]The new mechanics for the set (Monstrosity, Heroic and Bestow are all back as well)…
Constellation fires off whenever another enchantment hits the field
Constellation —Another Enchantment effect…whenever an enchantment enters the battlefield, it makes this ability fire.
Got the mana…spread the love around.
Strive–Sort of like kicker, this lets you pay an extra amount to have the spell get extra targets. (think the old Fireball spells)
Happy Valentine’s Day Folks…go out( or stay in) and play with someone you love.
This weekend we are having our Two-Headed Giant with a special twist. Any one who comes with a significant other on a Date (kids, this does include moms) can get a one dollar upgrade on our two dollar sleeve special from regular sleeves to our Valentine’s Nyan cat sleeves.love. 😉
Other goodies…we have some great two person(or more) games that are perfect for playing together. These include Love Letter (click for our game review) and Hanabi, a cooperative Fireworks game with the twist that everyone can see your cards, but you. 😉
Happy Thanksgiving Everybody!!! Make sure to do some random act of kindness!! 😉 As always, thanks so much for the business, and more importantly, the intensely cool community. I can’t tell you guys how thankful I am for that.
If you aren’t on the road already, swing on by and pick up a good game for either keeping kids happy in the car or good family fun that doesn’t go beep, beep. 😉 We have a bunch of stuff we can recommend (although, the beloved Cover Your Assets is ALWAYs a great family pick….just trust us on this one.) We will be closed on Thursday because, well, we should be…we’ll be hanging and playing with our family and hope you will be as well.
We WILL be doing a Black Friday Sale (starting at 10) and Small Business Saturday Sale….very good stuff, good prizes and the return of our bonus stocking stuffer (or menorah sitter) freebies.
Sunday 10AM Start for a $10 Magic Standard with some free Star City Goodies in the mix…!
We had a second record breaking FNM in a month on Friday before last Friday…went from 42 up to 44!! It was VERY good we had the secret clubhouse next door to be able to use for more play space so we aren’t quiet so squished when we get full.
Recommendations for Thanksgiving family games coming
Black Friday sale, starting at 10
Two-Headed Giants now EVERY Sat. (except the first of the month–date night)
New Pokemon–Legendary Treasures, out on Friday…
How to Play Magic at the Lib. on Monday the 25th @ 1 pm
Recommendations for Thanksgiving Family Games…So as Thanksgiving approaches, we’ve started laying in our recommendations for great family games that work for different groups. We will be putting it up shortly, but no question that Cover Your Assets is at the top of that list. We will also put out a collection of Pre-owned games that we have been building up for just such a purpose.
Black Friday Sale starting at 10am...We will also be doing a serious Black Friday Sale, so come and support your friendly neighborhood businesses, and we’ll try and blend some great sales with love and care and see if we can’t help people feel good about shopping local. 😉
Two-Headed Giants Now every Saturday (except the first): Bowing to popular demand we are going to be doing the exceedingly popular Two-headed Giants every week, instead of a couple of times a month. The only exception will be the first Saturday of the month that is dedicated to Date Night Magic (plus other special events when we can). $17.50 pp (4 packs) unless it is a special event with older, more valuable sets. We will be bringing back the mystery box for the two headed Giant on the weekend of Thanksgiving…each player reaches into the box for a surprise intro pack (intro deck plus two packs from that set). The two players blend the two intros together to make their decks…last time we did this it was a TON of fun.
New Pokemon set, Legendary Treasures comes out on Friday. This set has a ton of great cards in it and people were really loving it. Packs are $4 each (buy 6 get one free) or $119 for a box of 36 (a $25 savings).
How to Play Magic Class at the Lib. On Mon. the 25th (first day of Thanksgiving Vacation for most kids) the Main Lib. is hosting a How to Play Magic that is being run by yours truly. We will provide the decks to use, and this is a great way to get to figure things out without any pressure. The ages for this are ~10-14, though parents who want to come along are welcome to join in.
Pokemon Furious Fists—we get to sell it on Fri. to because a certain big box retailer who shall remain nameless 😉 We have packs, starter decks AND a few Elite Trainer Boxes…
D&D Next Players Handbook ($50 for a limited number–we get to sell ’em two weeks before the general release on the 19th.
We have 6 copies of Marvel Avengers vs. X-men Dice-masters game in stock..still waiting for the big reshipment
Prerelease time!!! M15 is looking full of what I can only term as the Magic Equivalent of Super-Heroes. 😉 (Including SIX planeswalkers, 4 of which are brand new. )
Constellation —Another Enchantment effect…whenever an enchantment enters the battlefield, it makes this ability fire.
