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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