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Abington New Location Opens January 1st
Monday, December 17th, 2012
Due to some unexpected delays, combined with a desire to avoid relocation so close to the holidays, Battleground Abington will be opening its new location on Tuesday, January 1st, 2013. It also seems a little wiser to open the store on the first day of a new year. Although we will be open for business, and hope that you’ll make the time to come down and check us out, expect that there will still be some work going on during that first week. Unlike opening a brand new store, moving a store presents some interesting challenges. Our plans are to keep the old location up and running until December 30th, at which point we’ll close the store and begin the major task of relocating our enormous inventory and all of our store fixtures and supplies. Volunteers are definitely welcome to come down and lend us a hand!
After we’ve moved in and the dust settles, we’ll announce our Grand Opening Party which will consist of a veritable three ring circus of gaming (or ten or twelve ring more likely), food & beverages, and TONS of prizes and giveaways!
The space is coming along quite nicely, and several Abington alumni have been instrumental in the construction of the new store. I’d like to thank Chad Kelble, Shaun “Earl” Macrae, Rich Curtin, and Andrew Kelble for lending us their expertise and skill. I really don’t know what I would have done without their dedication and craftsmanship!
If anyone is available and interested in volunteering to help us move on December 30 and December 31, send me an e-mail at derek@battlegroundgames.com and let me know your availability.
We’re almost at the finish line… or I guess, I should say, the starting line! See you there!
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Black Friday Weekend / Relocation Sale in Abington!
Friday, November 16th, 2012
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If you haven’t heard already, the Abington store is moving, so it’s time to clean house! Join us on Black Friday, and all weekend long, for our blow-out moving sale. We’ll be offering some giant savings on a large selection of items. We’ll also be making lots of older stock available at crazy-good deals. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to pick up some gaming supplies for yourself or as holiday gifts.
There will be discounts as high as 80% off!
The 24th is also Small Business Saturday, so be sure to stop by and support your local gaming store!
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Battleground Abington is Moving!
Friday, November 2nd, 2012
The word has been slowly spreading and I’d like to officially confirm that Battleground Games & Hobbies’ Abington store will be moving to a much bigger and better location in approximately one month! We’ve been at our current spot for 10 years and the community there has really outgrown our present walls.
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The new location is conveniently located only 0.3 miles from our old one; about a 30 second drive south on Route 18, still in Abington. The new store is considerably larger at 2,200 square feet and will give us tremendous freedom in creating a truly awesome gaming space for all Battleground customers. Additionally, the 25′ high ceilings will offer an openness that is virtually unknown in game stores.
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It has always been our goal to try to provide a gaming environment that raises the bar for the community and I’m excited that this new location is going to provide opportunities for us to take this vision to the extreme. It’s our intent to create not just a game store but a gaming entertainment facility. We have a lot of plans on how to achieve this, beyond just a huge new location, and we’ll be revealing them over the next month as the store comes together.
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We hope all of you will come along with us for the ride as Battleground takes this next big step on its journey. We’re so happy to have met so many great people over this past decade and we can’t wait to see where the next 10 years will take us!
Stay tuned…
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Wil Wheaton Plays Last Night on Earth
Friday, October 19th, 2012
Check out Wil Wheaton’s latest video on geekandsundry.com. Guests Felicia Day, Riki Lindhome, and Kate Micucci join him to play Last Night on Earth, a zombie themed board game from Flying Frog Productions. This game has long been a favorite among Battleground regulars and it’s available at both the Abington and Plainville locations.
There are also a good number of expansions that you can add to the main game to enhance your experience after you’ve played through the main game a few times. The game is for 2 – 6 players and lasts for about 90 minutes. Suggested ages are for 12 and up. It was originally published in 2007.
Last Night on Earth is a survival horror board game that pits small-town heroes head-to-head against a limitless horde of zombies. Players can play as the hero team or as the zombies. A modular board randomly determines the layout of the town at the start of each game and there are several different scenarios to play, making the replay value of the game very high. It’s fast paced with easy to learn rules that allow you to jump right into the action, while strategic depth and strong cooperative play keep the game interesting. The artwork for the game is photographic to help produce a horror movie feel. It also comes with a CD soundtrack of original music.
This is a great Halloween party game!
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This Week in D&D
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
Mike Mearls has added a new article in his Legends & Lore column over at the Wizards of the Coast D&D site. He gives a few more interesting insights into where things are headed. It sounds like they are pretty close to wrapping up what will comprise the Basic Game (another Red Box maybe?) and are beginning to move on to some of the more advanced game areas. The constant usage of certain words being used by lead designers at Wizards makes me wonder if we are headed for a return to the moniker “Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.” I think I’d be alright with that.
Some other interesting news I’ve come across is regarding future reprints Wizards plans to do for D&D. They’ve obviously decided to fill the space between the demise of 4th edition and D&D Next with a host of throwback books and adventures. We’ve already seen reprints of the 1st edition books and the 3.5 edition books. It now looks like they’ll be releasing the 2nd edition core books and several classic adventure modules, including the Scourge of the Slavelords series and the “S” series classics. The “S” series contained what is arguably the best adventures every written for Dungeons & Dragons. They consist of S1: The Tomb of Horrors, S2: White Plume Mountain (my personal favorite), S3: Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, and S4: The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth. Both series will be released as hardcover books. For those of you too young to remember these adventures, I strongly urge you to run them, or beg your Dungeon Master to run them for you!
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Ascension Game Day
Monday, October 8th, 2012
On September 22nd in Plainville, Battleground hosted Ascension Game Day. Ascension is a fast paced deckbuilding game designed by Magic Pro Tour champions Justin Gary, Rob Dougherty, and Brian Kibler.
Gameplay is similar to other deckbuilding games, with the player adding cards to their deck by purchasing them from a central deck, which has the top six cards revealed and available for purchase. When cards are removed, they are replaced with a new one from the top of the deck. Victory points are earned in three ways: firstly, each card purchased is worth one or more victory points; second, victory points can be gained by defeating monsters with a power resource featured on several of the cards; finally, some cards give victory points directly each time they are played.
Ascension first released in August of 2010 to great reviews and has since added two expansions to the main game and some accessories. It is designed for 2-4 players and games last for approximately 30 minutes once the rules have been digested. It is suggested for players 13 and up and the base set costs $39.99.
The accompanying video is a demo of the game by Jennifer Brady, recorded on Ascension Game Day in Plainville. The video is also featured on Jenn’s blog site: A Gamer’s Life. Ascension is available for purchase at both Battleground locations!
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