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Wizards of the Coast Announces Changes to Magic Online

Wednesday, November 13th, 2013

 

 

Wizards of the Coast Executive Producer for Magic Online Worth Wollpert announced today, that major changes are coming to Magic Online before the end of the year, in response to major negative outcry from customers regarding their poor experiences with the game, especially with regards to Premier tournament play. Mr. Wollpert had this to say:

 

“I wanted to take a moment to personally apologize for the issues on Magic Online over the past couple of days, especially with regard to the premier-level events. It’s not acceptable for your experience with Magic Online to be anything less than ideal, and we recognize that the system has been having performance issues for quite some time now. As a longtime Magic player myself, who spent many years on the Pro Tour, I understand that we need to deliver a world-class tournament experience. We have fallen down on that, and we are going to fix it.”

 

Mr. Wollpert goes on to say that player feedback was heard loud and clear; and furthermore, that the Magic Online team is not only working on fixing the issues, but committed to providing updates as news and information become available. To learn more about server status and updates, visit the official Magic Online website.

 

He likewise announced that in light of recent feedback, all Premier-level tournament play is suspended until further notice. This includes all Premiers, Daily Events, PTQ’s and MOCS. However, all Queue-level events and casual play will remain fully functional and open for business. In addition, they plan to expand the Queue-level offerings during the downtime of Premier-level events.

 

Finally, the makeup PTQ and MOCS event that was apparently interrupted will go forward as planned, this weekend, the details of which are available here.

 

About Magic Online:

Magic the Gathering Online or Magic Online, is the video game adaptation of the popular trading card game Magic the Gathering by Wizards of the Coast and is a direct analog to the trading card game itself (referred to as “paper” Magic). Launched in June 2002, users can play the game casually, enroll in tournament play, and even trade digital cards with other users, creating an in-game virtual economy.

 

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Geek & Sundry’s TableTop: Betrayal at House on the Hill

Wednesday, November 13th, 2013

Check out the latest episode of Geek & Sundry’s smash YouTube web series TableTop, with host Wil Wheaton, featuring special guests Ashley Burch, Keahu Kahuanui, and Michael Swaim. This week, they’re playing amazing haunted house game by Avalon Hill (Wizards of the Coast) Betrayal at House on the Hill!

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About Betrayal at House on the Hill:

Build a House of Terror. Tile by Tile.

It’s never the same game twice. As one of twelve mysterious characters, you’ll explore a house filled with deadly secrets. As you play, you’ll build the house. But beware! One of your fellow players will betray you. The traitor will test your sanity as you use all your skills to survive.

With fifty fiendish scenarios, Betrayal at House on the Hill puts you face-to-face with legendary monsters, modern nightmares … and your friends.

 

Betrayal at House on the Hill contains

  • Secrets of Survival booklet
  • Traitor’s Tome booklet
  • 45 Room Tiles
  • 6 Painted Plastic Figures
  • 6 Double-Sided Character Cards
  • 80 Cards (Omens, Items, and Events)
  • 291 Tokens
  • 30 Plastic Clips
  • Turn/Damage Marker
  • 8 Dice
  • Rulebook

 

Did you enjoy this board game? Want to try it or own it? No problem! Visit your local Battleground Games & Hobbies in either Abington, MA or Plainville, MA to pick up your copy of this amazing game today.

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Ascension: Darkness Unleashed Now Available

Tuesday, November 12th, 2013

The newest expansion for the popular Ascension deck building game is here! The story continues with Ascension: Darkness Unleashed, expanding where Ascension: Rise of Vigil left off and building upon the Energize mechanic, featuring all new cards including a brand new type of card: Transform cards.

 

 

Transform cards have two different forms.  They always begin the game in the deck in one of the forms, and once a certain condition is met – frequently a player reaching a particular energy threshold – they transform into their alternate form permanently!  All Transform cards are included in the set in two different versions – one copy of the card that has both versions printed on each side of a single card, so you can simply flip the card over when you transform it if you’re playing with sleeves.  There are also separate copies of each version of the card with the normal Ascension back which you can use if you choose to play without sleeving your copy of Ascension.

 

What are you waiting for? Stop by your nearest Battleground Games & Hobbies stop today and pick up this amazing new expansion to the Ascension universe! Visit us on Facebook and Twitter!

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