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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Tags: Holiday Gift Box 2013, Magic the Gathering, MTG, Theros, Wizards of the Coast, WOTC
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Friday, November 15th, 2013
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.
Entry: $15.00. Start time: 7:00 PM
Sunday:
Entry: $5.00. Start time: Noon (12:00 PM).
Battleground Games & Hobbies – 25 Taunton Street, Plainville, MA
Friday:
Entry: $5.00. Start time: 7:30 PM.
Saturday:
Free, open play, from open to close!
Sunday:
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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Tags: 40K, Event, FNM, Friday Night Magic, Konami, Magic the Gathering, MTG, Nintento, Pokemon, Tournament, Warhammer, Warhammer 40K, Wizards of the Coast, YGO, Yu-Gi-Oh
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Tuesday, November 12th, 2013
The newest expansion for the popular Ascension deck building game is here! The story continues with Ascension: Darkness Unleashed, expanding where Ascension: Rise of Vigil left off and building upon the Energize mechanic, featuring all new cards including a brand new type of card: Transform cards.
Transform cards have two different forms. They always begin the game in the deck in one of the forms, and once a certain condition is met – frequently a player reaching a particular energy threshold – they transform into their alternate form permanently! All Transform cards are included in the set in two different versions – one copy of the card that has both versions printed on each side of a single card, so you can simply flip the card over when you transform it if you’re playing with sleeves. There are also separate copies of each version of the card with the normal Ascension back which you can use if you choose to play without sleeving your copy of Ascension.
What are you waiting for? Stop by your nearest Battleground Games & Hobbies stop today and pick up this amazing new expansion to the Ascension universe! Visit us on Facebook and Twitter!
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Monday, July 15th, 2013
The following items are available to order from either Battleground location.

To those who worship Cyriss, no tenet is more sacred than the Fifth Harmonic – the belief that the Clockwork Goddess will manifest once the perfect machine is created across all of Caen. The key to this vessel’s completion lies in the geomantic fulcrums of power that cover the world, many in hostile territory. For centuries the cult has been amassing an immense mechanikal army, poised to take the final steps in readying for their goddess. The time has come for the Convergence to complete the Great Work, and they will let none stand in their way! Devote yourself to mechanikal perfection and transcend the flesh withForces of Warmachine: Convergence of Cyriss, featuring complete faction rules and profiles for fielding the Convergence of Cyriss in Warmachine Mk II.
Softcover $29.99
Hardcover $39.99
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Emerging from their hidden temple workshops, the enigmatic Convergence of Cyriss have unleashed their sophisticated clockwork and mechanika weapons called vectors on the Iron Kingdoms as they begin the final phase of their Great Work. This Convergence of Cyrissstarter box contains quickstart rules and a complete battlegroup of four plastic models (Warcaster Forge Master Syntherion, Cipher Heavy Vector, Mitigator Light Vector, and Galvanizer Light Vector) and corresponding stat cards for Warmachine.
Box Starter $49.99
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Packed with icy menace, the White Dragon Evolution Boxed Set is the first Pathfinder Battles pre-painted miniatures offering from Paizo Publishing and WizKids Games to showcase that most feared of adversaries, dragons!

White Dragons tend to be the most feral and animalistic of the chromatic dragons, relying on sheer force rather than elaborate plans or strategies. They live in cold mountain regions and arctic lowlands, making homes within freezing ice-caves or other remote areas. Masters of the cold, White Dragons employ freezing breath, along with a number of other cold-based spells in order to freeze both prey and foe alike. They prefer food to be frozen solid before eating! The White Dragon Evolution Boxed Set provides Pathfinder Battles fans with three different size categories of White Dragons for use in your campaigns: Medium, Large, and Huge! That’s right! Three white dragons to menace your player characters!
Box Set $39.99

A fun-filled, tongue-in-cheek, standalone strategy card game romp, players inEdition Wars portray Gamemasters slavishly devoted to their edition of the game! In an effort to champion their edition, players compete to be the first to assemble a complete group of six Gamers – a task made complicated by other Gamemasters seeking to steal your Gamers out from under you! Defend your existing Gamers with Snark, Blog, and Merch, equip yourself with special gear, and toss instant critical effects designed to aid you on your epic quest to edition supremacy!
SRP: $24.95


When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes — a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi) — who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind’s last hope against the mounting apocalypse.
Recreate the gigantic action of Pacific Rim on your tabletop! The mechs and monsters from Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi action movie are now available as figures for the best-selling HeroClix tabletop game by WizKids. Collect all 10 miniature figures and battle for the survival of humanity! The special rotating base on each figure tracks your progress and lets you use special abilities, so there’s no need to keep score.
The full line of Pacific Rim HeroClix figures includes five heroic Jaegers. Check out the video below for a 360-degree look at Gipsy Danger, Striker Eureka, Cherno Alpha, Crimson Typhoon, and Coyote Tango!
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A mad scientist holds the world hostage with his terrifying inventions! An alien warlord from a far away galaxy brings his limitless army of bizarre minions to conquer the planet! A giant, rampaging robot cuts a swath of destruction across the coast, destroying major population centers! Who will stand in their way? A team of heroes, all with impressive powers and abilities stand between the world and the forces of evil. Answer the call to protect the multiverse!
A cooperative, fixed-deck card game with a comic book flavor newly designed by Richard Launius (Arkham Horror, Elder Sign), the Sentinels of the Multiverse: Enhanced Edition features 36 divider cards, 120 round and 42 rectangular tokens for tracking hero and villain HP and damage modifiers, and a 20-page rulebook, complete with instructions, diagrams, a quick-start guide, and bios of the heroes and villains, all packaged in a larger box with enough space to hold 578 cards and still have room for all the cards from both the Rook City and Infernal Relics.
SRP: $39.95
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Thursday, June 13th, 2013

We have a fantastic weekend of events and prizes lined up for the 10 Year Anniversary Celebration of Battleground Games & Hobbies! From Magic the Gathering, Warhammer, Dungeons & Dragons, Warmachine, Pokemon, Weiss Schwarz, Pathfinder, HeroClix, and a huge variety of board games we expect there will be more than enough to keep you busy for hours and hours.
Throughout the day on SATURDAY, we’ll be hosting a various demos, “mini events,” sales, raffles and giveaways. We’ve set aside a great selection of prize packages that will be available to everyone that walks through the door. However, the longer you stay and the more you play will increase your chances to win some of the sweet loot we’ll be raffling off. Saturday is the day you can’t miss!
There are several ways to earn raffle tickets on Saturday, the 29th. Here’s how it works:
• Just for showing up, liking us on FB, and filling out one of our Battleground Gamer Cards you will receive three raffle tickets.
• If you participate in a demo, mini event, or just play a game for an hour or two you will earn an extra ticket.
• Anyone that wins one of our “mini events” throughout the day will earn more raffle tickets (in addition to other prize support dependent on each individual event).
• For every $10 you spend throughout the day, you will earn another raffle ticket.
• If you spend time running a demo for the store (talk to a store manager if you are interested, we’d love your help) you can earn up to three more raffle tickets.
Obviously, the more tickets you earn the better the chances you have to win one of our prize packages. Prize packages will be broken up into the four categories listed below. You can choose to split up your raffle tickets into the different prize package categories.
• Miniature Games (GW + WM/H)
• Card Games (Magc + Pokemon)
• Board Games
• Role-Playing Games (D&D + Pathfinder)
After all the category winners are announced we’ll pool all the remaining tickets and draw one more winner who will receive a $100.00 Gift Certificate.
On SUNDAY we’ll be bringing Battleground back to it’s roots with some good, old fashion, sword swinging, spell slinging, action in the form of the Pathfinder Arena! Players will be able to buy into the arena by purchasing Pathfinder Battles booster packs or play for free by using one of the pregenerated characters provided. 100’s of people at PAX can’t be wrong, this is an event you’re going to want to be there for!
Furthermore, we’ll be doing smaller giveaway / raffles throughout the weekend that will be awarded to someone who is in the store when the item(s) are given out. We’ve got TONS of cool stuff to give out for this weekend. Come help us celebrate!
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Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013
Penny Arcade blog author Sophie Prell has written an article on her experiences playing in the Pathfinder Arena at PAX East this year. Battleground gets a healthy shout-out for the innovative work put in by Craig Baker, Chad Kelble, and Jeff Coulton. Anyone who attends PAX East and comes anywhere near the Table Top Hall knows what an incredible job Craig does keeping the Arena a lively and fun place to die for three days straight. The sporadic cheers of “HUZZAH!” that can be heard reverberating throughout the hall attest to the heroic struggles unfolding on the bloody sands of the colosseum.
All this talk about the arena has me thinking we might need to reinstate this event at the Abington location on the weekends…
Here’s the linked article. Be sure to give it a read!
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