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Winner’s Circle: Nov 15th Friday Night Magic Champions

Tuesday, November 19th, 2013

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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:

 

Battleground Games & Hobbies – Abington, MA

Standard FNM. Start time: 7:30 PM.

1st Place: Chris Hollisan (Mono-blue Devotion)

2nd Place: Nick Durso

3rd Place: Christopher Curtin

4th Place: Alex Suarez

 

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

1st Place: Mark Diodati

 

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

1st Place: Jai Alexander

 

Battleground Games & Hobbies – Plainville, MA

Standard FNM. Start time: 7:30 PM.

1st Place: Nick Blake (Mono-Black Devotion)

2nd Place: Devin Malko (Esper Control)

3rd Place: Nick Corville (RG Devotion)

4th Place: Dylan Klett (Esper Control)

 

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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Geek & Sundry’s TableTop: Takenoko

Monday, November 18th, 2013

Check out the latest episode of Geek & Sundry’s smash YouTube web series TableTop, with host Wil Wheaton, featuring special guests Rosanna Pansino, Harley Morenstein, and Drew Roy. This week, they’re playing a sweet game designed by Antione Bauza and published by Asmodee Games.

 

 

About Takenoko

 

A long time ago at the Japanese Imperial court, the Chinese Emperor offered a giant panda bear as a symbol of peace to the Japanese Emperor. Since then, the Japanese Emperor has entrusted his court members (the players) with the difficult task of caring for the animal by tending to his bamboo garden.

In Takenoko, the players will cultivate land plots, irrigate them, and grow one of the three species of bamboo (Green, Yellow, and Pink) with the help of the Imperial gardener to maintain this bamboo garden. They will have to bear with the immoderate hunger of this sacred animal for the juicy and tender bamboo. The player who manages his land plots best, growing the most bamboo while feeding the delicate appetite of the panda, will win the game.

 

Takenoko is great for 2-4 players ages 8 and up! Plus, this game makes a fantastic holiday gift. Available now at your local Battleground Games & Hobbies.

 

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Holiday Gift Box 2013 – Now on Sale!

Friday, November 15th, 2013

The Magic the Gathering Holiday Gift Box 2013 has finally arrived! If you’re looking for a fantastic gift idea for the Magic player in your life, the Holiday Gift Box 2013 makes for a wonderful gift – and great value! For just $19.99, not only does the Holiday Gift Box store 2000 Magic the Gathering cards, but likewise includes:

 

1. Four Theros booster packs
2. Beautiful storage box that can hold more than 2,000 Magic cards
3. Twenty Theros basic lands
4. Six illustrated plastic dividers
5. Sticker sheet for customizing the dividers
6. An alternate-art Karametra’s Acolyte from the Theros set

 

What value! So stop by your local Battleground Games & Hobbies to pick up the brand new Holiday Gift Box 2013 today!

 

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This Weekend at Battleground Games & Hobbies

Friday, November 15th, 2013

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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 2500 pt – Double FOC

Entry: $20.00. Start time: 10:00 AM.

Saturday Night Magic

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).

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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Commander Decks Now on Sale!

Thursday, November 14th, 2013

Do you own one (or all) of these awesome, brand new Commander 2013 decks yet? No? Well don’t worry, Battleground Games & Hobbies is fully stocked at both our Abington, MA and Plainville, MA locations. So, don’t be shy! Stop by your local Battleground Games & Hobbies location and pick up this fantastic new Magic the Gathering product by Wizards of the Coast today. Best part – they’re just $29.99 each!

 

Plus, don’t forget that every Tuesday at Battleground Games & Hobbies in Abington, MA, you can play with one of these decks in the Commander 1v1 tournament starting at 7:00 PM! Only $5.00 to play and earn super sweet prizes. We strongly encourage players to arrive up to thirty (30) minutes prior to event start. For more details, please visit our Abington event calender. If you’d like to know more about events at our Plainville location, please click here. Look forward to seeing you there!

 

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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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