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‘Sword and Shield’ – Episode 2 – “It’s a Conspiracy!”

Friday, February 26th, 2016

Hey everyone! We’re back with another episode of Sword and Shield. I guess some of you actually liked it, so we did another episode. This week, we’ve got Andrew Pegg-Wheat. If you’ve ever ordered a card from the store and recieved it by mail, Andrew is the guy who probably packed the card for you and shipped it. On this week’s episode, we talk about some Pokemon, Netrunner, and then tackle Conspiracy 2: The Empty Throne. However, Wizards has been having fun and changed the name again. Now it’s Conspiracy 2: Empty Throne!

 

Also in this episode, my mic sounded low. I’m always working on perfecting the sound quality, so let me know if you have any suggesstion (or if you want to buy me some professional equipment). Anyways, sit back and enjoy the show. Don’t forget to share it with your friends as well!

 

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Sword And Shield Ep.1 – Are We On To Something?

Thursday, February 18th, 2016

It’s been a while. But we’re back and we’re trying something new here. We all know it’s impossible to get a minute alone with Derek Lloyd. Somehow, we were able to get him alone for almost an hour! In what could be a continuing series, Derek takes time from his busy day to talk about the store. We touch upon games we’re playing as well as some upcoming events at the store. Some of the other subjects we tackle include Eternal Masters, PAX East, and the move from Plainville to Norton.

 

 

Here’s a picture of the trophies he mentions for the 2HG tournament happening this weekend.

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Here are the details for the event:

 

Format: Two-Headed Giant Sealed Deck**
Date: February 20th Saturday afternoon
Time: 2:00pm in ABINGTON
Time: 2:00pm in PLAINVILLE
Entrance Fee: $30.00 per person
This event will run 4 rounds
SPACE IS LIMITED! Please talk to someone at the store or email me at ChaseLaq@gmail.com to preregister. Payment is required to guarantee your spot.
Prizes: Each player will receive 1 booster pack of Oath of the Gatewatch for every match their team wins.
Our Two-Headed Giant event will provide players with another opportunity to play in the AWESOME Oath of the Gatewatch Sealed Deck format WITH A PARTNER! Each team will be receiving two Oath of the Gatewatch Prerelease Packs (with promo and lifecounter) with which to build two 40-card decks.
**Two-Headed Giant Sealed Deck: Each TEAM will receive 2 Oath of the Gatewatch Prerelease Packs with which to build two 40-card decks.
Contact:
Please contact me at ChaseLaq@gmail.com with any questions.
Don’t forget to check out our Online Store for your Magic needs!

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Extra Life Cube Draft Parts 1 & 2

Tuesday, December 15th, 2015

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At this year’s Extra Life event we were able to set up a live stream and record a lot of the action. Sadly, because we were so new at this, some of the footage didn’t make it. However, the action we did manage to save has finally shown itself. Here is part 1 of the draft portion:

 

 

And here is part 2:

 

 

In this video, we’re watching one of the Abington locals, Jon Kerman, in action. Feel free to comment how bad (or good) you think he did in the comment section. Please remember to be respectful and don’t flame him. He’s still trying to figure this game out. Check back in a few days where I’ll post the rest of his draft, and then I’ll release some of his game play.

 

PS. Don’t mind the other vids on my channel. As a freelance journalist, I sometimes host game trailers. Feel free to watch them as well. In the future we may start a Battleground channel to centralize the video content.

 

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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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Extra Life Recovery Day!

Monday, November 9th, 2015

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Well, we did it! We survived 24hrs of gaming! There were people playing Magic, X-Wing, tons of board games, and even Rockband! At 1AM, we even played a 30-person game of Ultimate Werewolf. When 5 AM hit, waffles were made for those who stuck around. Near the end, an epic roll off for a date with Derek happened. While someone had to win, some hearts were broken. In the end, sleep schedules may have been wrecked, but, all together, we helped raise over $2000 for charity.

 

I’d like to take this time to thank a few people who were a lot of help during the event. First of all, thanks to Derek because without him and the store, this event wouldn’t have happened. A big thanks to Andrew Pegg-Wheat for hosting the stream and making waffles. Of course a huge thanks goes out to everyone who donated during the event. Whether it was money or something to be donated, it all helped out.

 

I’ll definitely reflect more about how this year’s event went, but for now I just wanted to get this quick message out to all of you. We’re working on getting some of the video that was taken up on YouTube, but that may take some time. When it does go up, we’ll be sure to let you all know. I hope you’ve all recovered by now. As soon as I got home yesterday, I crashed right into my bed and it was glorious.

 

I’ve already started planning for next year. If you weren’t able to make it this year, then I hope you can make it to the next one. Its going to be great. For now, enjoy some of this pictures from the event.

 

 

 

 

 

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Battle for Zenikdar to revert back to normal prerelease format

Tuesday, July 28th, 2015

For all of you Magic: The Gathering enthusiasts out there, it was announced yesterday by Mark Rosewater and later confirmed by Aaron Forsythe that the Battle for Zendikar prerelease will do away with the previous prerelease color choice and seeded booster pack. Instead, they have reverted back to having six booster packs plus a “literal random promo” for the participants.

 

 

This should make things a little more interesting. It also says a lot about what to expect about the upcoming set. What do you all think? Send us your thoughts and comments and post them below! Are you excited?

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