Magic Ixalan Release

Posted on by September 26, 2017

We are setting aside 16 prerelease boxes for our Friday release event. Come out to Friday Night Magic and play a sealed event! Or, if you want, come out and draft.

Since we only have 16 boxes, we are taking sign ups in store and online.

Also! Sunday at 1 PM will be an Ixalan draft and Monday is the start of Ixalan League.

Star Wars Destiny Draft

Posted on by September 22, 2017

This Tuesday, Sept 26 at 7PM, we’re going to try a Star Wars Destiny Booster Draft.

Each player buys 8 packs:

  • 2 Awakenings Booster Packs
  • 2 Spirit of Rebellion Booster Packs
  • 4 Empire at War Booster Packs

Each player should bring to the game 30 points of non-Legendary characters and one Battlefield. Your characters may be comprised of either or both affiliations (both Light and Dark Side is permitted). Elite characters are allowed. Characters from Starter Sets are allowed.

Drafting procedure:

  • Each player opens 1 pack of Awakenings, 1 pack of Spirit of Rebellion, and 2 packs of Empire at War, confirms that the rare/legendary cards match the dice, and place all dice in the center of the table.
  • Players then simultaneously pick one card to keep and place it face down in front of them.
  • All other cards are simultaneously passed to the player on the left.
  • Players continue to pick and pass until all cards have been chosen.

The steps are followed a second time, only passing the packs to the right.

After both rounds of drafting are completed, players claim the dice matching the cards they drafted.

Once drafting is completed, players are given 30 minutes to build a 20-card deck. The deck must adhere to card color rules, but does NOT have to adhere to affiliation rules. Players may replace characters they brought with characters they drafted, but must play with no more than 30 points of characters. Drafted Legendary characters are allowed.

Players will then play three 30-minute games, Swiss-matched. Players may change their decks in between games, but must stick to the cards they brought or drafted.

Undefeated players get 2 prize packs, players that went 2-1 get 1 pack. All players may keep all the cards and dice they drafted.

Cheap Draft

Posted on by September 21, 2017

Friday, the 22nd, we have a midnight prerelease. Since sets are rotating out, we want to give them one last draft.

So, at 7 PM we will be running a $10 Eldritch Moon draft, then you can stick around for the Midnight prerelease.

New Games

Posted on by September 16, 2017

  • The Ruhr: A Story of Coal Trade – Money is always scarce in this game where players sell coal to buy new technologies to produce better coal so that they can build buildings. A very tight complex game.
  • Fate of the Elder Gods – Players are competing cultists trying to summon their one ancient evil to destroy mankind. Using cards and dice, you try to control areas and gain more powers
  • Flip Ships – A co-operative game to protect the planet from aliens by piloting (fliping cards) space ships.
  • Ice Cool – Players are young penguins trying to sneak out and get some fish. Each turn one player is Hall Monitor and tries to stop them. Moves are made by flicking the penguins down the hallways!
  • Lazer Ryderz – A Tron inspired game of making paths to capture the Prisms to go to the next level. Speed is required, but the faster you go, the harder to turn.
  • Five Tribes: Whims of the Sultan – Expansion that adds a fifth player and new mechanisms to “please the Sultan”
  • DC Deck-Building Game: Multiverse Box – A box to house your DC Deck Builder cards, with crossover cards to combine previous game versions.

Ixalan!

Posted on by September 20, 2017

Since, Ixalan, the newest set of Magic the Gathering, has pirates and dinosaurs. We will be giving out a prize pack for anyone in the event that comes in a pirate or dinosaur costume.

Don’t forget that the Magic Open House is Saturday, the 16th!

More Details

Star Wars Destiny release

Posted on by September 14, 2017

Our release event for Star Wars Destiny: Empire at War will be Tuesday evening. We have 3 promo cards to give each attendee that 1) attends, 2) plays 2 games as one affiliation and 3) either resolves any 3 dice with a single action or replaces 3 upgrades during a single game.

When you come out, talk to us about future Tuesday night drafts.

This week’s new games

Posted on by September 9, 2017

  • Unearth – Players explore ancient ruins. Although each turn starts with a dice roll, the best strategy should win in this hour long game.
  • Smash Up Big in Japan – The newest expansion contains anime fighting girls, cute collectible critters that are totally not Pokémon, colorful fighters that are in no way Power Rangers, and Godzilla.
  • Hotshots – The cooperative game of wildfire fighters.
  • Munchkin: Rick and Morty – The classic back stabbing game with the theme of Rick & Morty

Magic Open House

Posted on by September 6, 2017

On Saturday, the 16th, from 11AM-6PM we will be teaching people how to play Magic at the Open House. New players can get free trial decks to learn the basics of the game. Lapsed players should stop in for a refresher before the prereleases of the new set on the 23rd & 24th

Two weeks of new games

Posted on by September 2, 2017

  • Photosynthesis – Players use the sun to plant seeds and grow trees, then cut them down for points. The game has no luck, just strategic planting.
  • Codenames Duet – This is a cooperative version of the original Codenames, where players will take turns giving clues to fully reveal the agents – but avoid the multiple assassins.
  • Torres – Players are strategically building castles on the board using action cards.
  • Lisboa – In this complex strategy game, players rebuild Lisboa by playing event cards to trigger actions that let them manage money, influence and goods and to engage in politics, trade and building.
  • Flamme Rouge – Players control two bicycal riders in this fast-paced, card drive, tactical racing game.
  • Wasteland Express – Players outfit their truck, get loaded for bear, hire some allies, get paid, and just keep on truckin’ in this post-apocalyptic delivery game.
  • Bunny Kingdom – Players draft cards to provide resources, build cities to increase your influence, and plan strategy, leading their clan of rabbits to glory.
  • Seikatsu – Players build a shared garden, scoring for the birds and flowers they place.
  • Custom Heroes – A new twist on a trick game where the cards are being modified constantly.
  • NMBR 9 – Players try to place their numbers on the highest levels to earn the most victory points.
  • Wood & Water – Players are hunters catch animals by playing the correct weapon and ammunition card for the animal found in this space.
  • Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: The Board Game – Goblins! – Expansion that adds Goblins to the game.
  • Ascension: Alliances – Expansion to add teams to the game.
  • Star Wars: Rebellion – Rise of the Empire – Expansion includes new leaders, missions and tactics.
  • Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – The Monster Box of Monsters Expansion – Expansion adds new rules and adventures for players that have finished all the original adventures.