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Abington, MA Grand Prix Boston-Worcester Trial – TODAY!

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Format: Modern
Date: June 29th, 2014 a Sunday
Time: Doors at 11:00am, Round 1 pairings at 12:00pm
Entrance Fee: $25.00 per person



Address:
1423 Bedford Street
Abington MA
781.261.9669



Parking on site

• Google Maps
• Battleground’s Facebook Page



This event is being run as a Grand Prix Trial for Boston / Worcester:
• Decklists required
• Cut to top 8



Prizes:
• 1st Place will receive a sealed booster box of Modern Masters.
• Prizes beyond that will be based on attendance.  
(Awards will be in Store Credit usable in store or online!)

 

 

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About Battleground Games & Hobbies

Battleground is one of New England’s premier game stores with two convenient locations. We are fully stocked in all the major product lines for the serious gamer and we specialize in card games, board games, miniature games and role-playing games. Our deep stock, great events and friendly, knowledgeable staff make Battleground the top choice for your one-stop, friendly local game store!
ABINGTON LOCATION
Battleground Games & Hobbies

1423 Bedford Street
Abington MA, 02351
781.261.9669
PLAINVILLE LOCATION
Battleground Games & Hobbies

25 Taunton Street
Plainville MA, 02762
508.316.1195
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Spoiler Season for Magic 2015 is Upon Us!

Magic 2015 spoiler season is upon us! That likewise means that the Magic 2015 Pre-release isn’t far away, either. Make sure you like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @battleground_gh to stay up to the minute with the latest Magic 2015 spoilers!

 

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For now, check out the latest two spoiler cards as well as the packaging for Magic 2015, announced yesterday:

 

 

 

Magic 2015 Sealed Product Packaging:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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About Battleground Games & Hobbies

Battleground is one of New England’s premier game stores with two convenient locations. We are fully stocked in all the major product lines for the serious gamer and we specialize in card games, board games, miniature games and role-playing games. Our deep stock, great events and friendly, knowledgeable staff make Battleground the top choice for your one-stop, friendly local game store!
ABINGTON LOCATION
Battleground Games & Hobbies

1423 Bedford Street
Abington MA, 02351
781.261.9669
PLAINVILLE LOCATION
Battleground Games & Hobbies

25 Taunton Street
Plainville MA, 02762
508.316.1195
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Announcing Magic 2015 Pre-release Details

 



Come to our Core Set 2015 Prerelease and experience the newest Magic: the Gathering set a week before it goes on sale!


The Core Set 2015 Prerelease presents players with a special opportunity to open a Prerelease Pack. There are five Prerelease Packs to choose from; each corresponds to a one of the five colors in Magic: White, Blue, Black, Red, and Green.



If players would like to be guaranteed a specific Core Set 2015 Prerelease Pack they MUST preregister for the event they would like to participate in.  Call ahead or contact us.




Abington Store:
1423 Bedford Street
Abington MA 02351
781.261.9669


Plainville Store:
25 Taunton Street
Plainville MA 02762
508.316.1195

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Format: Sealed Deck*
Date: July 12th Friday night / Saturday morning
Time: 12:00am (midnight)
Entrance Fee: $25.00 per person
This event will run 4 rounds.


Format: Sealed Deck*
Date: July 12th Saturday afternoon
Time: 12:00pm
Entrance Fee: $25.00 per person
This event will run 4 rounds.


Format: Sealed Deck*
Date: July 12th Saturday night
Time: 6:00pm
Entrance Fee: $25.00 per person
This event will run 4 rounds.


Format: Two-Headed Giant Sealed Deck**
Date: July 13th Sunday afternoon
Time: 12:00pm in PLAINVILLE6:00pm in ABINGTON
Entrance Fee: $20.00 per person
This event will run 4 rounds.


Format: Sealed Deck*
Date: July 13th Sunday night
Time: 6:00pm in PLAINVILLE12:00pm in ABINGTON
Entrance Fee: $25.00 per person
This event will run 4 rounds.
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*Sealed Deck: Each player receives one Core Set 2015 Prerelease Pack corresponding to the color of their choice.



**Two-Headed Giant Sealed Deck:  Each TEAM will receive 2 Core Set 2015 Prerelease Packs with which to build two 40 card decks.




Parking on site

Google Maps

Battleground’s Facebook Page



Contact:
Please contact us with any questions.


What Do I Get?

Prizes are based on attendance. There will be 2 booster packs per player put into the prize pool. Prizes packs are typically awarded to the top 35% of finishers.



Each Player will receive one Core Set 2015 Prerelease Pack that contains:

5 Core Set 2015 booster packs 
1 Seeded booster pack* 
1 Premium promo card 
1 Activity card 
1 Spindown life counter 
1 Welcome Letter 
For this event, players may use the promo card included with the Prerelease Pack in their tournament deck.

*Contains cards from the Core Set that are or have synergy with the color you chose.


What Else Can I Do?

Open Dueling: Open Dueling players each receive 1 Core Set 2015 Intro Pack. Open Dueling players use their Intro Pack to play against each other, as well as Prerelease tournament players who are between matches. All players should be encouraged to help teach Open Dueling participants how to play Magic.


Commander Melees:

Use your Commander decks with your friends!


Come down, play some cards, check out the new set, and meet some new people!

 

 

 

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About Battleground Games & Hobbies

Battleground is one of New England’s premier game stores with two convenient locations. We are fully stocked in all the major product lines for the serious gamer and we specialize in card games, board games, miniature games and role-playing games. Our deep stock, great events and friendly, knowledgeable staff make Battleground the top choice for your one-stop, friendly local game store!
ABINGTON LOCATION
Battleground Games & Hobbies

1423 Bedford Street
Abington MA, 02351
781.261.9669
PLAINVILLE LOCATION
Battleground Games & Hobbies

25 Taunton Street
Plainville MA, 02762
508.316.1195
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Abington, MA Grand Prix Boston-Worcester Trial – THIS Sunday!

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Format: Modern
Date: June 29th, 2014 a Sunday
Time: Doors at 11:00am, Round 1 pairings at 12:00pm
Entrance Fee: $25.00 per person



Address:
1423 Bedford Street
Abington MA
781.261.9669



Parking on site

• Google Maps
• Battleground’s Facebook Page



This event is being run as a Grand Prix Trial for Boston / Worcester:
• Decklists required
• Cut to top 8



Prizes:
• 1st Place will receive a sealed booster box of Modern Masters.
• Prizes beyond that will be based on attendance.  
(Awards will be in Store Credit usable in store or online!)

 

 

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About Battleground Games & Hobbies

Battleground is one of New England’s premier game stores with two convenient locations. We are fully stocked in all the major product lines for the serious gamer and we specialize in card games, board games, miniature games and role-playing games. Our deep stock, great events and friendly, knowledgeable staff make Battleground the top choice for your one-stop, friendly local game store!
ABINGTON LOCATION
Battleground Games & Hobbies

1423 Bedford Street
Abington MA, 02351
781.261.9669
PLAINVILLE LOCATION
Battleground Games & Hobbies

25 Taunton Street
Plainville MA, 02762
508.316.1195
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Fantasy Flight Games Announces ‘Blood Bowl’ Expansion

Photo courtesy of ICv2.com.

 

Reported late last week via ICv2.com, Fantasy Flight Games is preparing the Blood Bowl: Team Manager Foul Play Expansion for a Q3, 2014 release.  Foul Play is a lowdown, cheating expansion that adds three new teams from the Putrid Players Guild in a new subdivision of the Team Managers’ Union.  The newcomers include the disease-spreading Nurgle’s Rotters, the anarchic Chaos Dwarves of the Zharr-Naggrund Ziggurats, and the cheating Goblins of The Lowdown Rats. 
 



Nurgle’s Rotter Cards. Photo courtesy of ICv2.com.

 

The Foul Play Expansion also adds some sterner penalties for cheating players in the rough and tumble world of Blood Bowl: Team Manager.  Players can draw a penalty card, or receive one for losing one of the new in-game Goblin Tribal Leeg tournaments.  But if players can find a corrupt official, it is possible to lessen the effects of the penalty cards, which add a whole new dimension to the Blood Bowl: Team Manager game.

 

 

Stadium Cards. Photo courtesy of ICv2.com.

Another addition to the BBTM game provided by the Foul Play Expansion is the introduction of stadiums, which provide the right treacherous environment for this most corrupt of all sports.  Venues like the Nehekara Death Dome, The Ogham Stonefield, and Castle Waldenhof, not only present entirely different playing surfaces, but also different rules, since certain skills are outlawed in some venues.


 
The Foul Play Expansion comes in a colorful box that contains 10 stadium cards, 65 Bridge-size card for players and Spike/Magazine cards, 58 small cards split between Staff Upgrades, Team Upgrades, and Penalty cards, 23 cardboard tokens, and 1 rulesheet.

 

 

 

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About Battleground Games & Hobbies

Battleground is one of New England’s premier game stores with two convenient locations. We are fully stocked in all the major product lines for the serious gamer and we specialize in card games, board games, miniature games and role-playing games. Our deep stock, great events and friendly, knowledgeable staff make Battleground the top choice for your one-stop, friendly local game store!
ABINGTON LOCATION
Battleground Games & Hobbies

1423 Bedford Street
Abington MA, 02351
781.261.9669
PLAINVILLE LOCATION
Battleground Games & Hobbies

25 Taunton Street
Plainville MA, 02762
508.316.1195
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Pokemon Company Announces ‘XY: Furious Fists’ for August

Photo courtesy of ICv2.com.

 

The Pokemon Company is planning an August release for the Pokemon CCG: XY–Furious Fists Expansion, which will be available in boosters, a theme deck, and an Elite Trainer Box, according to hobby retailer news website ICv2.com.  Furious Fists, whose Japanese title literally translates to “Rising Fists,” is the third major expansion for the English XY series.  The set continues to feature Mega Evolution as powerful Pokemon EX and centers around the Aura Pokemon Lucario.  The Furious Fists set, which is due out on August 13, contains 110 cards including 5 Pokemon-EX, and 2 M-Pokemon-EX: Mega Lucario and Mega Heracross (MegaEvolution Pokemon), and several XY-P Promotional cards.


 
The Furious Fists Booster Box contains 36 ten-card booster packs, while the 60-card Furious Fists theme decks come packed eight to a box.  


 

Photo courtesy of ICv2.com.

The Furious Fists Elite Trainer Box includes 8 Furious Fist booster packs, 65 card sleeves featuring Mega Lucario, 45 Pokemon TCG Energy Cards (including Fairy Energy), 6 damage-counter dice, 1 competition-legal coin-flip die, 2 acrylic condition markers, a player’s guide to Furious Fists expansion, and a collector’s box to hold everything, with 4 dividers to keep it organized.

 

Don’t forget to join us every Sunday at Battleground Games & Hobbies in Plainville for FREE Pokemon League. Plus, Pokemon League coming soon to Battleground Games & Hobbies in Abington, too!

 

 

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About Battleground Games & Hobbies

Battleground is one of New England’s premier game stores with two convenient locations. We are fully stocked in all the major product lines for the serious gamer and we specialize in card games, board games, miniature games and role-playing games. Our deep stock, great events and friendly, knowledgeable staff make Battleground the top choice for your one-stop, friendly local game store!
ABINGTON LOCATION
Battleground Games & Hobbies

1423 Bedford Street
Abington MA, 02351
781.261.9669
PLAINVILLE LOCATION
Battleground Games & Hobbies

25 Taunton Street
Plainville MA, 02762
508.316.1195
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