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Popular Fat Pack Challenge Event – TODAY!
Friday, September 26th, 2014
TODAY at both Battleground Games & Hobbies – Abington and Plainville, MA:
Khans of Tarkir (KTK) will be released on Friday, September 26th and we will have a full line-up of events for you to crack packs, build decks and play Magic at both of our stores! The weekend will kick off with our flagship Sealed Deck style event.
The Battleground Fat Pack Challenge is taking place on Friday night, 9/26/14, at both locations (run as our FNM). These are the ultimate sealed events – where you open packs, build a deck and play with just the contents of an Khans of Tarkir Fat Pack!
The concept of a Fat Pack Challenge is pretty simple. Each player will receive an Khans of Tarkir Fat Pack with which to build a 40 card deck. Players may use ONLY what is inside of their Fat Pack to construct their decks. No additional land will be provided!
This time around we’ll be awarding the prizes a little differently than before. During the deck building period, each player that enrolled in the event will receive 1 raffle ticket. An additional raffle ticket will be awarded to players for every match they win. Raffle tickets will be pooled throughout the event.
Battleground will do several drawings each round. If your ticket is drawn you’ll win 3 booster packs of Khans! We know you’ll want to open as much of this set as possible, so we’ve got you covered.
The booster pack raffle will be accompanied by other random giveaways that might include playmats, pins, and tshirts.
We’ve got two of these events for you, one at each Battleground location:
Abington and Plainville:
Format: **Fat Pack Sealed**
Date: September 26th, 2014 a FRIDAY
Time: 7:00pm
Entrance Fee: $40.00
| Abington: 1423 Bedford Street Abington MA 02351 781.261.9669 | Plainville: 25 Taunton Street Plainville MA 02762 508.316.1195 |
Tags: Event, Fat Pack Challenge, Khans of Tarkir, Magic the Gathering, MTG, New Release, Tournament
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Wizards of the Coast Announces 2014 Holiday Gift Box
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014
Wizards of the Coast will release its annual Holiday Gift Box for Magic: The Gathering, featuring cards from the Khans of Tarkir set, on November 14th.
Like last year’s gift box, the illustrated box will come with four booster packs, 20 basic lands, six illustrated plastic dividers, a sticker sheet to customize the dividers and an alternate art card, all from the first set in the Khans of Tarkir block, which releases on September 26th (with pre-releases THIS weekend!). The box has storage capacity for over 2,000 Magic cards.
This product makes a fantastic holiday gift for friends and family! Look forward to seeing this great product at your local Battleground Games & Hobbies.
Tags: Christmas, Holiday Gift Box 2014, Magic the Gathering, MTG, New Release, Wizards of the Coast
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Wizards of the Coast Announces Delay to ‘D&D: Dungeon Master’s Guide’
Monday, September 22nd, 2014
After making the dates on most of its long-planned rollout of the new edition of Dungeons and Dragons, Wizards of the Coast has announced that the last of the first range of releases will be delayed, as first reported by ICv2.com. Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Master’s Guide, originally planned for November release, will now ship in December.
The delay is blamed on “an entire additional cycle of design and editing to ensure that the books were as close to perfect as humanly possible” introduced with this new edition of the game. While this effort is touted as a boon for the quality of the Player’s Handbook and Monster Manual, which are releasing on schedule, it has pushed the production schedule back on the Dungeon Master’s Guide. For stores participating in WotC’s early release program, the book with have an on sale date of November 28th, with general release following on December 9th.
Tags: 5th edition, Book, D&D, DM Guide, Dungeon Masters Guide, Dungeons & Dragons, Next, RPG, Wizards of the Coast
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‘Khans of Tarkir’ Pre-release Weekend Begins TONIGHT @ MIDNIGHT!
Friday, September 19th, 2014
Battleground Games & Hobbies Khans of Tarkir Pre-release weekend begins tonight at midnight! Join us!
The Khans of Tarkir Prerelease presents players with a special opportunity to open a Prerelease Pack. There are five Pre-release Packs to choose from; each corresponds to a one of the five clans in Khans of Tarkir:
The Abzan Houses – White/Black/Green
The Jeskai Way – Blue/Red/White
The Sultai Brood – Black/Green/Blue
The Mardu Horde – Red/White/Black
The Temur Frontier – Green/Blue/Red
If players would like to be guaranteed a specific Khans of Tarkir Pre-release Pack they MUST pre-register for the event they would like to participate in. Please speak to any friendly staff member in store or contact us here to pre-register.
Abington Store:
1423 Bedford Street
Abington MA 02351
781.261.9669
Plainville Store:
25 Taunton Street
Plainville MA 02762
508.316.1195
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Format: Sealed Deck*
Date: September 20th Friday night / Saturday morning
Time: 12:00am (midnight) – BOTH LOCATIONS
Entrance Fee: $25.00 per person
This event will run 4 rounds.
Format: Sealed Deck*
Date: September 20th Saturday afternoon
Time: 12:00pm – PLAINVILLE
Time: 2:00pm – ABINGTON
Entrance Fee: $25.00 per person
This event will run 4 rounds.
Format: Sealed Deck*
Date: September 20th Saturday night
Time: 6:00pm – PLAINVILLE
Time: 7:00pm – ABINGTON
Entrance Fee: $25.00 per person
This event will run 4 rounds.
Format: Two-Headed Giant Sealed Deck**
Date: September 21st Sunday afternoon
Time: 12:00pm in PLAINVILLE
Time: 7:00pm in ABINGTON
Entrance Fee: $20.00 per person
This event will run 4 rounds.
Format: Sealed Deck*
Date: September 21st Sunday night
Time: 6:00pm in PLAINVILLE
Time: 2:00pm in ABINGTON
Entrance Fee: $25.00 per person
This event will run 4 rounds.
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*Sealed Deck: Each player receives one Khans of Tarkir Pre-release Pack corresponding to the clan of their choice.
**Two-Headed Giant Sealed Deck: Each TEAM will receive 2 Khans of Tarkir Pre-release Packs with which to build two 40 card decks.
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Contact:
Please contact us with any questions.
What Do I Get?
Prizes are based on attendance. There will be 2 booster packs per player put into the prize pool. Prizes packs are typically awarded to the top 35% of finishers.
Each Player will receive one Khans of Tarkir Pre-release Pack that contains:
5 Khans of Tarkir booster packs
1 Seeded booster pack*
1 Premium promo card (40 unique promos available!)
1 Activity card
1 Spindown life counter
1 Welcome Letter
For this event, players may use the promo card included with the Pre-release Pack in their tournament deck.
*Contains cards from Khans of Tarkir that are or have synergy with the clan you chose.
What Else Can I Do?
Open Dueling: Open Dueling players each receive 1 Khans of Tarkir Intro Pack. Open Dueling players use their Intro Pack to play against each other, as well as Pre-release tournament players who are between matches. All players should be encouraged to help teach Open Dueling participants how to play Magic.
Come down, play some cards, check out the new set, and meet some new people! We look forward to seeing you!
Tags: Event, Khans of Tarkir, Magic the Gathering, Midnight Madness, MTG, Prerelease, Wizards of the Coast, WOTC
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WizKids Games Announces ‘Star Trek: Attack Wing Wave 15 & 16’
Wednesday, September 17th, 2014
U.S.S. Prometheus (Federation), the Ratosha (Bajoran), and the I.K.S. Ning’tao (Klingon)
WizKids Games will release Wave 15 for its popular Star Trek: Attack Wing miniatures game in May with Wave 16 following in June, according to hobby news website ICv2.com. Each wave will feature three new pre-painted miniatures for use in the game.
Wave 15 will include the U.S.S. Prometheus (Federation), the Ratosha (Bajoran), and the I.K.S. Ning’tao (Klingon) vessels.
U.S.S. Dauntless (Federation), Kreechta (Ferengi), and U.S.S. Pasteur (Federation)
Wave 16 features the U.S.S. Dauntless (Federation), Kreechta (Ferengi), and U.S.S. Pasteur (Federation) ships. Each vessel from both waves will be sold separately. Each model comes with base, pegs, maneuver dial, cards, and tokens. These two waves of models follow Waves 13 and 14, expected in March and April.
What do you think? Are you looking forward to these upcoming Star Trek: Attack Wing release?
Tags: Attack Wing, Miniatures, New Release, Star Trek, Wave 15, Wave 16, WizKids Games
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Rio Grande Announces Plans to Release Special ‘Power Grid’ Deluxe
Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
Rio Grande will release a special deluxe version of its popular Power Grid game next month to celebrate the 10th anniversary, first reported by ICV2.com. Power Grid Deluxe will feature a number of new components while continuing to offer the game’s fan-favorite play mechanics.
This deluxe version promises to be bigger than the regular game, literally. The enlarged game board shows all of Europe on one side and all of North America on the other, replacing the USA and Germany in the basic version. New custom wooden pieces represent power generators and resources in thematic shapes. An updated deck of power plants features natural gas, with changes to all of the power plants in the game, while new resource cards will improve the process of refilling resources.
The game mechanics of players buying assets in auctions, speculating on resources, and building networks of power plants are not changed from the original, but a new two-player version called “Against the Trust” will be included in the box.
Rio Grande plans to release Power Grid Deluxe on October 16th. It will not be a “limited” edition.
Tags: Board Game, Deluxe, New Release, Power Grid, Rio Grande, Special Edition, TableTop
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