Archive for November, 2013

Announcing Black Friday Weekend Sale

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At participating Battleground Games & Hobbies locations. To find the nearest location, please click here. Sale is active beginning Friday, November 29 & Saturday, November 30, 2013. Prices and deals are subject to availability and may change without notice. All sale specials are for merchandise of equal or lesser value, unless otherwise specified. If you have any questions, please ask a sales associate.

 

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Two New Rio Grande Games Announced for December

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Rio Grande Games has added two new games to its list of December releases: Power Grid: India/Australia and Last Will: Getting Sacked.

The Power Grid: India/Australia expansion in designed by Power Grid designer Friedemann Friese and features a two sided board (one for each country).  It follows the normal rules for the Power Grid base game except for a few rule changes based on the special conditions of the two countries.  As an expansion, the base game is required to play.  The game is for 2 – 6 players, ages 13 and up, and plays in about 90 minutes.  MSRP is $14.95.

 

 

Last Will: Getting Sacked is designed by Vladimir Suchy (Shipyard, League of Six, Last Will) and is an expansion for Last Will.  The lawyers have found a hidden clause in Uncle’s last will and testament, so spending all your money isn’t enough, you have to lose your job too!  Players compete to get fired by missing work, as well as reducing their income.  Since nothing makes people broke faster than a wedding, there is also the addition of six nuptial cards, so a new spouse can blow through player’s money.  The game is for 2 – 5 players, ages 13 and up, and plays in 45 – 90 minutes.   MSRP is $39.95.

 

Originally reported by ICv2.com, a leader in hobby industry news.

 

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Winner’s Circle: Nov 22 Friday Night Magic Champions

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Congratulations to this week’s Friday Night Magic winners at both Battleground Games & Hobbies locations in Abington, MA and Plainville, MA. This week, FNM featured the Standard format with top finishers not only receiving store credit prizes, but likewise an exclusive promo foil, Grisly Salvage. Check out who won:

 

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Standard FNM. Start time: 7:30 PM.

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1st Place: Carl Godon (Esper Control)

2nd Place: Phil Chieng (Mono-Blue Devotion)

3rd Place: Ray McKenzie (Mono-Red Aggro)

4th Place: Chris Canavan (Mono-Blue Devotion)

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Theros Booster Draft Pod One. Start time: 7:30 PM.

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1st Place: Ben Schwartz 

Battleground Games & Hobbies – Plainville, MA

Standard FNM. Start time: 7:30 PM.

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1st Place: Joe Stasio (Blue-White Devotion)

2nd Place: David Kosciusko  (Mono-Blue Devotion)

3rd Place: Brandon Husnander (Mono-red Aggro)

4th Place: Dom Murgo (Red-Black Aggro)

 

Again, congratulations to the top finishers of each event. In addition, from the staff here at Battleground Games & Hobbies, we’d like to thank everyone that attended both Friday Night Magic events. We greatly appreciate you choosing to hang out with us.

 

If you’re looking for a friendly atmosphere to enjoy playing Magic the Gathering while meeting new, like-minded people and win cool prizes and exclusive promo cards, then Friday Night Magic at Battleground Games & Hobbies is exactly what you’re looking for! Try Friday Night Magic today at either of our conveniently located brick-and-mortar stores and see why Magic players consider Friday night the best night of the week. To learn more about our Friday Night Magic events, please click here.

 

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Rare ‘M:TG’ Card Sells for $27,302 on eBay

 

Wow! According to ICv2.com, a Beckett graded gem mint (9.5) Alpha Black Lotus sold for an astonishing $27,302.00 on eBay this week. Apparently, the auction started at $0.99 and 14 bidders later, sold for the amazing price of $27,302.00. This beats the previous record from 2012 where a 9.5 graded Alpha Black Lotus sold for $25,000 according to a YouTube video review posted on WhatSellsBest.

 

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This Weekend at Battleground Games & Hobbies

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Check out what super fun events are happening this weekend at one of our conveniently located stores. Whether you enjoy Magic the Gathering, Warhammer, Yu-Gi-Oh and more, we have something for everyone. In addition, don’t forget that our tables are always open for play! Gather some friends, your favorite game, and stop by your favorite Battleground Games & Hobbies for a fun-filled evening! Not sure what game to play or try? No problem! Our friendly, knowledgeable staff can help or ask for a demo!

 

 

Battleground Games & Hobbies – 1423 Bedford Street, Abington, MA

Friday:

Friday Night Magic – Standard

Entry: $5.00. Start time: 7:30 PM

Friday Night Magic – Booster Draft

Entry: $15.00. Start time: 7:30 PM

Prizes are awarded to top finishers and feature the exclusive FNM promo card!

Saturday:

Warhammer 40K Open Play

Open to close – play all day!

Saturday Night Magic Booster Draft

Entry: $15.00. Start time: 7:00 PM

Sunday:

Yu-Gi-Oh Sundays

Entry: $5.00. Start time: Noon (12:00 PM)

Battleground Games & Hobbies – 25 Taunton Street, Plainville, MA

Friday:

Friday Night Magic – Standard

Entry: $5.00. Start time: 7:30 PM

Saturday:

Free, open play from open to close!

Sunday:

Pokemon League

Entry: FREE! Start time: Noon (12:00 PM)

 

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Don’t forget about TANKSgiving, happening next week at participating Battleground Games & Hobbies locations. If you’re a Warhammer 40K fan, you won’t want to miss this awesome, annual event!

 

 

Didn’t see an event for your favorite game? Is there something you wish for us to host? No problem! Contact us and let us know what events you would like to see in the future at your favorite local Battleground Games & Hobbies! We look forward to hearing your feedback and likewise, look forward to seeing you at our next exciting event!

 

 

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Announcing: TANKSgiving Warhammer 40K Special Annual Event

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Join us for our annual TANKSgiving event at both the Abington and Plainville locations!

Format: TANKSgiving
Date: November 26th, 2013 a Tuesday
Time: Please be here no later than 7:00pm.  Set up at 7:15pm.  Dice roll no later than 7:30pm.
Entrance Fee:  FREE!

 

Address:
1423 Bedford Street
Abington MA 02351
781.261.9669

 

Address:
25 Taunton Street
Plainville MA 02762
508.316.1195

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RULES FOR TANKSGIVING

Rule Books:
The Warhammer 40,000 Sixth Edition Rules will be used.

 

The following is a list of legal army choices:
Codex: Blood Angels
Codex: Chaos Daemons
Codex: Chaos Space Marines
Codex: Grey Knights
Codex: Dark Angels
Codex: Dark Eldar
Codex: Eldar
Codex: Imperial Guard
Codex: Necrons
Codex: Orks
Codex: Space Marines
Codex: Space Wolves
Codex: Tau
Codex: Adepta Sororitas

 

MODELS AND POINTS:

1. Each player must bring a tank.  Any tank will do.  ANY tank.  No point limit.

2. Super heavies are allowed

3. All models must follow “What You See Is What You Get” (WYSIWYG). All
weapons, war gear, and so forth must be represented on the model.

4. Forge World Imperial Armor units may be used.

 

HOW TANKSGIVING WORKS:

Objective:  Kill tanks.

At the end of the event the player with the most points wins.

The event will be run as a “free for all” with each player fighting for himself on the same table.

Kills caused by ramming do not score points.

Super Heavies will have Hull Points equivalent to their ForgeWorld updates.

Players will have 60 seconds to resolve their turn.  Don’t think, just kill.

 

• Scoring System:

Immobilized enemy Vehicle:  1pt
Killed enemy Vehicle:  2pts
Killed enemy Super Heavy Vehicle:  5pts

Your Vehicle is destroyed:  -1pt
Your Super Heavy Vehicle is destroyed:  -2pts

*There may be objectives that players can claim that are worth additional points each round.

 

• Upgrade Rolls:

Obviously Baneblades and Land raiders and other large vehicles will have a
distinct advantage in this game so to balance things out cheaper vehicles get
to roll on the upgrade table before battle commences. Vehicles 150pts or under
get 2 rolls on the table; vehicles 151-210pts get one roll. Vehicles 211 pts or
more get nothing.

 

• Upgrade Table Roll D6

1  –  Safety Harness (Ignore Shaken and Stunned Results)
2  –  Gyroscopic Stabilizers (Veh. Counts as moving 6” less for shooting purposes.)
3  –  Targeting Matrix (+1 BS)
4  –  Venerable (may make enemy reroll on Damage Table)
5  –  Ablative Armor (+1 side, front, rear Armor to a max 14)
6  –  Super Shot. (One extra shot at S10 from your main gun)

Players may “trade down” on this chart.  Example:  If you roll a 5 you can choose to take result 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5.

• Each player deploys their vehicle anywhere in one of 6 locations on the table, determined by a die roll.

• Players will roll randomly to determine deployment order.  Highest roll will place last and go first.

• When your vehicle is destroyed it is removed from the table and then can come on at the start of the next player’s turn.  It will respawn anywhere in one of the 6 deployment zones, as determined by a die roll.

The Sixth Edition Rulebook will be in use for all games and will be the definitive guide
for all rules.

 

What You Need to Bring with You:
-Your (hopefully painted) tank
-A copy of the EXACT rules governing your tank
-Rulebooks and any additional books you need
-Pen and paper
-Dice and templates
-Tape measure

 

Awards:  The winner of the event will be given a non-super heavy tank of their choice.

 

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