Battleground Games & Hobbies is on to the next chapter! Our new location in Norton MA will be opening on Tuesday, July 5th, 2016 at 175 Mansfield Ave, Norton MA – The Greatwoods Plaza. Detail on the Grand Reopening will be coming soon.
The doors of our Plainville location will be closing after about 6 years on July 3rd.
Eternal Masters is almost upon us and Battleground plans to kick it off with an awesome day of launch events.
On Saturday, June 11th both Battleground locations will offer players the opportunity to play with and win tons of Eternal Masters product. We will have a booster draft option as well as Standard, Modern, and Legacy “Win-a-Box” options.
Seating in each event is limited. Players MUST register online or in-store ahead of time. Register now to lock in your spot!
All of the events will be played in 8 player pods.
The Booster Draft prize payout will award 4 packs of Eternal Masters to the 1st place finisher, 2 packs to 2nd, and 1 pack to 3rd and 4th. (4-2-1-1).
The “Win-a-Box” events will award 1 sealed booster box of Eternal Masters to the 1st place finisher.
Our schedule of events for June 11th looks like this:
The sale will be going on at both locations from open to close (normal business hours) on Friday and Saturday. We will not be holding any items and it’ll be first come, first served.
Additional items may be placed on sale Friday night and / or on Saturday so check back throughout the weekend.
Support your local gaming store this holiday season!
Earlier this week Wizkids updated some of the details on Attack Wing: Dungeons & Dragons, scheduled for release on October 1st of this year.
These days it’s super rare that a game catches my interest and holds it for so long, especially through development, but Attack Wing: Dungeons & Dragons is something that I’m really looking forward to. In case you haven’t been following it, Attack Wing: Dungeons & Dragons uses the FlightPath mechanics that were previously seen in Star Wars: X-Wing and Star Trek: Attack Wing. As players we’ll get to control dogfighting dragons, while also having forces on the ground waste our opponents with! Dragons, giants, and spell casting elves? Sign me up!
The Starter Set
Some information and preview pictures of the starter set were originally shared at the Gama Trade Show, but WizKids passed on the final solicitation information recently. The Attack Wing: D&D Starter Set will include three pre-painted plastic dragons (Red, Blue, and Copper) with bases and pegs, three maneuver dials, cards and tokens. It’ll retail for $49.99.
Wave 1 Expansions
I’m pretty psyched that there looks to be more than a couple expansions scheduled for launch. I can’t wait to see how they’ve handled the new ground element, which is something entirely new just for Attack Wing: Dungeons & Dragons.
The Green Dragon Expansion Pack will include a pre-painted Green Dragon plastic miniature with base and pegs, a maneuver dial, cards and tokens. It will retail for $24.99.
The Sun Elf Wizard Expansion Pack will include a pre-painted Sun Elf Wizard plastic miniature with base and pegs, a maneuver dial, cards and tokens. It will retail for $14.99.
The Frost Giant Expansion Pack will include a pre-painted Frost Giant plastic miniature with base and pegs, a maneuver dial, cards and tokens. It will retail for $24.99.
The Sun Elf Guard Troop Expansion Pack will include six pre-painted Sun Elf Guard Troop plastic miniatures with bases and pegs, a maneuver dial, cards and tokens. It will retail for $24.99.
The Hobgoblin Troop Expansion Pack will include six pre-painted Hobgoblin Troop plastic miniatures with bases and pegs, a maneuver dial, cards and tokens. It will retail for $24.99.
The Dwarven Ballista Expansion Pack will include a pre-painted Dwarven Ballista plastic miniature with base and pegs, a maneuver dial, cards and tokens. It will reatils for $14.99.
The Wraith Expansion Pack will include two pre-painted Wraith plastic miniatures with base and pegs, two maneuver dials, cards and tokens. It will retail for $19.99.
That about does it for the first wave. I’ve heard that the second wave will have things like a black dragon and some angels.
I’m not sure what the points for each figure will look like, but the idea of piloting a red dragon, a black dragon, and a band of hobgoblins seems pretty neat to me! Let me know what you think in the comments!
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In their debut vidcast, Sam and Chuck, regulars at Battleground in Plainville and bloggers over at difficult-terrain.com, review the 1st Edition Dungeons and Dragons Core Rulebooks. These reprinted books were released this past week and are available while supplies last.
Here’s the unboxing:
Following their unboxing, Sam and Chuck kept the camera rolling and reflected on D&D past, present & future. Listen, enjoy and share your thoughts in the comment section.
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