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Battleground’s Black Friday + Small Business Saturday Sale

Thursday, November 26th, 2015

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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!

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Store Is Well Represented At The 2015 Weiss Schwarz National

Monday, November 23rd, 2015

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This past weekend, Bushiroad held the 2015 Weiβ Schwarz Nationals in New York. We had several members of our community represent Battleground Games & Hobbies at the tournament. And while the road to Worlds ended a little short, our guys still did an amazing job and we are extremely proud of them. Johnny, Victor, and Nick all made the Top 8 of the tournament. Johnny, even made it to the Top 4. So we wanted to take a moment to say congratulations on a job well done!

 

If you see any of these guys at your next event, shake their hand, give them a hug, or high-five them!

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Weird Spoilers Hit The Internet. Are They Real?

Tuesday, November 17th, 2015

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Some strange news has been hitting the internet today regarding the next set for Magic: The Gathering. Take a look at these two cards that are supposedly in the next set. There are some features that should start ringing alarms. The first thing is a new “color.” The land “Wastes” produces some kind of special Eldrazi mana. Further more, it seems you going to need this kind of mana to cast the new version of Kozilek.

 

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Before you start screaming at the top of your lungs, you also need to remember that, as of right now, these cards are:

 

totally unconfirmed

 

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So until then, enjoy the speculation that is going around, have some fun planning out your next deck, but do not set your plans in stone.

 

Source: MTG Focus Podcast Twitter

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Magic Card of the Day: Oath of Druids

Friday, November 13th, 2015

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Alright folks. Check it out in all it’s glory. The MTG card of the day is Oath of Druids. This card is very near and dear to my heart. It’s been the only vintage deck I’ve had the pleasure of playing, and it will be the only one I’ll play. This card just feels like cheating with out the whole cheating thing. Sometimes I wish they would reprint this card, but if they did, all hell would break loose. Could you imagine something like Dragonlord Atarka or Ulamog coming into play on turn three? It’s bad enough we’re able to ramp both creatures out faster than normal, but to get them out that fast without having to pay as much mana is absurd.

 

Earlier this year, the vintage championships were held. The winning deack – Oath of Druids. If memory serves me correct, it came down to the final game of the match. After a mulligan to six cards, the eventual winner won on turn one. It was very anti-climactic, but that’s how powerful the card is.

 

When I ran the deck, it was playing creatures like Akroma, Angel of Wrath and Spirit of the Night to beat down your opponent. Now it plays more like a combo deck setting up a way to stick Griselbrand on the board and protecting him once he’s out there. Typically, once he’s there, it’s hard to overcome his power as well.

 

If you have any suggestions for a card we should feature, then let us know in the comment section below!

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Four local players qualify for Weiss Schwarz Nationals in New York

Tuesday, November 10th, 2015

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This past weekend, Battleground Games & Hobbies hosted a Regional event for the NA WGP Nationals. Four of our local players qualified for the event later to be held in New York this month. A big congratulations goes out to:

 

Victor K., Nick S., Ryan G., and Johnny L.

 

 

 

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‘Magic: The Gathering – Commander 2015’ coming soon to a store near you

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015

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If you haven’t noticed by now, DailyMTG has been previewing the upcoming Commander 2015 set. So far, it’s really starting to shape up to be another great set for fans of the Commander format. Here are some quick logistics before we jump into checking out some of the cards.

 

Twitter Hashtag: #MTGC15

MSRP: $34.99 (per deck)

Languages: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Chinese Simplified

Initial Concept and Game Design: Dan Emmons (lead), Kelly Digges, Ethan Fleischer, James Hata, and Chris Tulach

Final Game Design & Development: Ben Hayes (lead), Kelly Digges, Mark Globus, Shawn Main, and James Sooy, with contributions from Matt Tabak

 

Well, there you go. Now let’s take a look at some of the cards that have already been previewed. The first card is Command Beacon. The first thing I thought of when I saw this card was it felt like cheating. But I looked a little closer and realized that the card’s ability didn’t put your commander into play. Instead, it puts your commander into your hand. Still, it get’s he or she out of the zone and allows you to manipulate it however you see fit. I have to admit, I’m not too familiar with the rules of Commander. Now that it’s not in the commander zone, can you cast it for it’s normal casting cost without any additional mana from any previous times it’s been cast? If so, then the Command Beacon just got better.

 

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The art work for the card is pretty cool too. Check out that sweet J.J. Abrams lens flare going on at the top of the tower. The flavor text is somewhat haunting and well represented by the art. “I gazed once into that light. Now it burns in my mind, forever denying me rest” – Riku of Two Refelctions.

 

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The next card we’re going to take a look at is Dread Summons. This card looks really strong. Can you imagine what this thing could do in a Mono Black Balthor the Defiled deck? Step one, dump your deck into your graveyard and make a bunch of 2/2 zombies. Step two, activate Balthor and bring all those creatures you dumped into your graveyard back into play. Step three, crush your opponent. Sometimes Commander can be out of this world.

 

 

 

If you thought these two cards were awesome, here are the new commanders you’ll get to play with when Commander 2015 comes out.

 

 

 

Commander 2015 is scheduled for release on November 13th. Reserve your copies today before they’re gone and you have to wait for more to come out. It’s a vicious cycle.

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