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‘Arrogant Wurm’ and ‘Circular Logic’ Announced for Vintage Masters!
Wednesday, May 14th, 2014
Battleground Games & Hobbies has a healthy paper-Magic Pauper community. So it’s no secret that when Wizards of the Coast announced earlier this week on DailyMTG.com that ‘Arrogant Wurm‘ and “Circular Logic‘ (as well as ‘Goblin General’) would be “printed” in Magic Online set Vintage Masters, the local community became abuzz with speculation and excitement.
Since the popular Pauper format follows the Magic Online rules, this means that building a Madness deck in Pauper both online and paper-Magic events is now a reality! Consider that these cards are all available in common: Aquamoeba, Wild Mongrel, Basking Rootwalla, Deep Analysis, Fiery Temper, Merfolk Looter, Looter il-Kor, Werebear and so many more.
Time will tell if a Madness deck becomes viable to take on the Pauper format’s top decks. Join us at Battleground Games & Hobbies every Saturday at 2:00 PM and find out if Madness ask what it takes!
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Tags: Arrogant Wurm, Circular Logic, Madness, Magic Online, Magic the Gathering, MTG, Paper Magic, Vintage Masters
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Wizards of the Coast Announces Deck List for Modern Event Deck
Wednesday, May 14th, 2014
“March of the Multitudes”
Main Deck 60 cards | ||
| 4 Caves of Koilos 2 City of Brass 4 Isolated Chapel 5 Plains 4 Swamp 1 Vault of the Archangel 4 Windbrisk Heights 24 lands 2 Soul Warden 5 creatures | 3 Honor of the Pure 2 Inquisition of Kozilek 4 Intangible Virtue 4 Lingering Souls 3 Path to Exile 4 Raise the Alarm 2 Shrine of Loyal Legions 4 Spectral Procession 1 Sword of Feast and Famine 3 Zealous Persecution 30 other spells 1 planeswalker Sideboard 2 Burrenton Forge-Tender 15 sideboard cards | |
This is the text from the back of the box:
“Get started with the deep-strategy Modern format in style! Draw on rare, high-powered Magic™ cards from past sets with this tightly constructed 60-card deck. Also includes a 15-card sideboard, strategy guide, Spindown™ life counter, 80 exclusive card sleeves, 5 double sided tokens, and a deck box.
Pick up the Modern Event Deck and find a Modern event near you.
March of the Multitudes
Leaders like Elspeth, Knight-Errant generate an army of token creatures, while spells like Intangible Virtue and Honor of the Pure inspire them to victory. White removal cards along with black disruptions keep your opponent off balance until you can strike the killing blow.”
Are you looking forward to when Battleground Games & Hobbies receives our’s in stock? If so, make sure you act fast to pick up your copy of the first ever format-specific (most event decks are tied to sets, rather than formats) Event Deck! Quantities will be limited, so act quickly.
What do you think of the Modern Event Deck? Are you happy with the deck list itself? Do you like the cards in it? Let us know in the comments below!
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Tags: Deck List, Event Deck, Magic the Gathering, Modern, MTG
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Winner’s Circle – Weekend of May 9 Event Champions
Tuesday, May 13th, 2014
Winner’s Circle is back and better than ever! Look forward to a special ‘Winner’s Circle’ article this Friday, including all the winner’s from the month of April!
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 card!
Battleground Games & Hobbies – Abington, MA
Standard FNM – Start time: 7:30 PM
Battleground Games & Hobbies – Abington, MA
Theros/Theros/Born of the Gods Booster Draft – Start time: 7:30 PM
Battleground Games & Hobbies – Abington, MA
Theros/Theros/Born of the Gods Booster Draft – Start time: 7:30 PM
Battleground Games & Hobbies – Plainville, MA
Modern – Start time: Saturday 7:15 PM
Battleground Games & Hobbies – Plainville, MA
Standard – Start time: Saturday 7:15 PM
Congratulations to the top finishers of each event. In addition, on behalf of the staff here at Battleground Games & Hobbies, we would like to thank everyone that attended our events. We greatly appreciate you choosing to hang out with us and look forward to seeing you again in the future! Remember, next week Winner’s Circle will be published each and every Tuesday, from now on.
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Tags: Friday Night Magic, Journey into Nyx, Magic the Gathering, MTG, Winners Circle
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Journey into Nyx Summer League – Begins TODAY!
Monday, May 12th, 2014
League begins Monday, May 12th (League meeting every Monday after)
Format: Sealed Deck (+ up to two packs per week)*
Date: May 12th through June 9th, 2014 (a Monday)
Time: 6:00pm on Mondays
Entrance Fee: $32.00 per person
Abington Address:
1423 Bedford Street
Abington MA 02351
781.261.9669
Parking on site at both locations
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What Do I Get?
• TWO booster packs of Theros.
• ONE booster pack of Born of the Gods
• THREE packs for Journey into Nyx (You may purchase up to 2 additional Theros Block booster packs weekly to improve your league deck.)
• A BRAND NEW Battleground Playmat will be given out at the first league meeting.
• DCI registration and number (if needed)
What Happens There?
Joining the Journey into Nyx League, you will be given the opportunity to play with the newest cards in an on-going, four-week league. There will be prizes, and players can complete achievements for fun and excitement.
Theros League matches can be played at ANY time, not just the Monday nights of League meetings. Feel free to play in between rounds of draft, FNM, or whenever else League participants are in the store.
Over the course of the league, you will be able to add more boosters to your league deck.
Each participant will record the results of their first 5 matches per week, for a total of 20 match results over the course of the league. Players are encouraged to play much more than the 5 matches per week so that other players can find games easily. Also, players joining the Jounrey into Nyx League late can play extra matches to catch up!
Players will receive 2 points for a Match Win, and 1 point for a Match Loss or a Draw.
Players may not record results from the same opponent until they have completed a match and recorded results with two other players beforehand.
Example: Calvin can not record results from playing Chase a second time until he’s played and recorded matches with two other people.
Prizes will be awarded on Monday, June 9th, following the conclusion of the league. Prizes will be provided based on league match standings and will be based on overall attendance / participation.
*You may not use any cards from pre-release/release, drafts or FNM events.
Come down, play some cards, check out the new set, and meet some new people!
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Tags: Journey into Nyx, League, Magic the Gathering, MTG
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Wizards of the Coast Announces New Judge Promo Cards
Thursday, May 8th, 2014
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What do you think of these brand new promotional Magic the Gathering cards announced today on Dailymtg.com? Are you excited for a promo Force of Will? Let us know in the comments below!
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Tags: Elesh Norn, Force of Will, Greater Good, Magic the Gathering, Promotional, Wizards of the Coast
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ICv2: ‘Star Wars Age of Rebellion: Onslaught of Arda 1’ Coming in July
Wednesday, May 7th, 2014
This week is full of news coming out of Fantasy Flight Games! Reported earlier this week by retail new website ICv2.com, Fantasy Flight Games will release the Star Wars Age of Rebellion RPG: Onslaught at Arda I adventure supplement for its popular roleplaying game in July; meaning you can pick up your copy at Battleground Games & Hobbies in July!
This is the first full-length adventure book for the Star Wars RPG line. The 96-page adventure follows an Imperial raid on a secret Rebel base on Arda I, where a group of new recruits must defend the base long enough for their leaders to uncover clues as to who the traitor is who betrayed the Rebels to the Empire. Then adventurers must follow the traitor and retrieve information before it is passed on to the Imperial Intelligence Service. The book also contains new adversary and vehicle profiles plus mass-combat rules for GMs; and a gazetteer covers the locations in depth.
Don’t forget to pick up your copy at Battleground Games & Hobbies!
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Tags: Fantasy Flight Games, ICv2, RPG, Star Wars
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