October Follow Up
Welcome to the Follow Up blog post! Here, we'll finalize details pertaining to events from our last blog post. Let's start off with Pioneer! We'll now be hosting Pioneer on Saturdays @12pm. Entry is $10 with regular prize support. We'll be handing out promo packs on occasional. 3-0 will get a foil Dominaria United promo packs and we will randomly select 2 winners for a non foil Dominaria United promo pack. To celebrate the spooky season, our Assistant Manager Sham has planned a costume contest during on of our Commander Leagues. Show up in your best Halloween costume, Magic the Gathering themed or not, so community members can vote on their favorite. Categories include: Most Original Costume Funniest Costume Scariest Costume Overall Best Costume Winners of each category will receive a trophy!
October Is Here!
First up, we’d like to announce an innovative strategy with our staff schedules. Due to all the hard work we’ve put in to bring you all excellent service, our staff is in need of some down time. For three days this month (10/17, 10/18, and 10/19), we’ll be opening later in the day @5pm and close @11pm. The idea is to do this 2-3 times a year to give our staff more needed down time. Now to our events! This month, Unfinity launches on the 7th! You’ll be able to pick up preordered boxes at open! We’ll be hosting drafts on Friday the 7th @7pm, Sunday the 9th @Noon, and Wednesday the 12th @7pm for our Weekly Wednesday Draft. Entry is $20, each entrant will receive a promo Foil Water Balloon Gun Game! Wizards of the Coast also brings more from the Universes Beyond with a Warhammer 40k Launch Party on 9th! Picking up a deck gets you one Warhammer 40k promo foil Fabricate while supplies last. We’ll also be hosting a Warhammer 40k Commander Launch Party on Sunday the 9th from Noon to 6pm. If you bought your Warhammer 40k deck from us, you can compete against other players with unaltered Warhammer 40k decks in 3 rounds of 1v1 commanders games. Participants will receive another Fabricate promo (while supplies last) as well as one non foil promo pack from a previous set for each win. We’re hosting a Dominaria United Store Championship on the 23rd @Noon. The format will be Modern with cut to TOP 8. Registration begins @11am. Deck lists are required so please bring one with you or come early to fill one out. The first 64 entrants will receive a non foil promo Spell Pierce, TOP 8 will receive a foil promo Gilded Goose, and winner will receive a textless foil promo Omnath, Locus of Mana! Tickets are available for preorder here. The Ladies Magic Lounge returns this month on the 26th @7pm. From 7pm to 10pm, you can enjoy a night of fun and make new friends! Be sure to bring your magic decks. If you don't have one, or would like to try something different, we'll have a few available to borrow. This event will be run by our Assistant Manager, Sham! The private room in the back is reserved for this event so we have a limit of 7 people. Please call ahead to reserve a spot. We’re also making some changes to Friday Night Magic. In addition to FNM:Draft, we’ll be hosting FNM: Modern instead of Pioneer. We’ll be handing out promo packs during these events so be sure to stay til the end of each event to see if you win. Not only will you get the regular prize support, players with a 3-0 record will get a foil Dominaria United promo pack, and we’ll randomize the winners for 3 non foil packs! Stay tuned for an updated Pioneer schedule later this month. This month we’ll also be hosting a special costume party during one of our Commander Leagues. On Thursday the 27th, Commander League players will be able to vote for winners in a mini costume contest. We’ll have a few prizes so check in next week for more information/!
September Updates
We're bringing in the new month with a new blog post! First up, we'd like to make an announcement about a change in our prices. Over the past year, the costs of goods, transportation, and manufacturing have increased significantly everyone across nearly every industry, that includes Wizards of the Coast. With prices increasing for them to produce Magic the Gathering, that means the cost of keeping it in stock is as well. We've done our best to keep the scope of the price increase as narrow as possible but in order to keep our shelves well stocked for your pleasure, we have to update our prices. Here is a quick breakdown: Standard Draft Entry: $20 instead of $15 Constructed Formats Entry: $10 instead of $6 Commander League Entry: $7 instead of $5 Converting prize packs to store credit: $4 per pack if used immediately or saved for later Now to our event line up. We're back in one of our favorite planes with the new set Dominaria United, visiting some familiar faces with a prerelease. We'll be hosting 5 events, entry for each is $35 per person with set booster packs as prize support! Dates are Friday @ 7pm, Saturday @ Noon and 5pm, Two-Headed Giant on Sunday @ Noon, and finally a regular sealed on Sunday @ 5pm. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Magic the Gathering, we'll be handing out special promos to people who preregister. For each event you preregister for, while supplies last, you will receive one (1) of three (3) promo cards, Serra Angel, Ball Lightning, and Fyndhorn Elves (German). Tickets can be preordered here. We'll also be celebrating the official release date of September 9th with a draft of the new set @ 7pm. Entry fee is $20. September 4th @ 1pm, we'll be hosting our last prerelease for Pokémon - Lost Origin. If you've missed the previous events, now your chance to compete! Tickets are still available on our website here. Booster boxes will be available for purchase September 5th. Lost Origin is officially released September 9th where you'll be able to purchases singles from the new set. We will also be hosting an unboxing video, on our Facebook page for Pokémon - Lost Origin on September 5th, featuring community member Joseph Sheridan. He will be opening a large amount of Lost Origin Booster packs on our page so be sure to check it out to see what cool cards this set holds. September 10th @ 2pm we're hosting another D&D Beginner's Campaign! This event is already filled up but if you or a friend are interested in learning D&D, don't worry! Our next Beginner's Campaign will be October 8th @ 2pm. This event is tailored to inspire young creative minds, all ages are welcome! Each new player will be welcomed with a set of free dice! This event has limited seating so be sure to stop in or give us a call to sign up. This month we also have the return of our Ladies Magic Lounge on September 14th! Last month's Ladies Lounge was so fun, we're ready for another one! From 7pm to 10pm, you can enjoy a night of fun and make new friends! Be sure to bring your magic decks. If you don't have one, or would like to try something different, we'll have a few available to borrow. This event will be run by our Assistant Manager, Sham! The private room in the back is reserved for this event so we have a limit of 7 people. Please call ahead to reserve a spot. And let's not forget our regularly scheduled events. On Mondays @ 7pm we have Monday Night Modern for $10. 3 rounds of Modern, each 50 minutes. 3-0 gets 5 Draft Booster Packs, 2-1 gets, 3 booster packs, and everyone else gets 1! Packs can be converted to store credit for $4/pack. We also have cEDH on Mondays @ 7pm for $10 Enjoy 3 rounds of cEDH, each 70 minutes, with pods of pods of 4 (may vary based on attendance). We allow up to 5 playtest for cards $500+. This is NOT a sanctioned event as playtest cards are allowed. Participants get one pack for participating and an additional pack per win. Packs can be converted to $4 each in store credit. Tuesdays @ 7pm we have Pokémon Standard for $10! We will not allow Lost Origin cards to be used until after the official release date, September 9th. If there are enough players, we will break it up into age divisions. 3-0 gets 5 booster packs, 2-1 gets 3 booster packs, and everyone else gets 1! Wednesdays @ 7pm we have our Weekly Wednesday Draft. Prices vary depending on what we have scheduled. Standard sets are $20 for entry with draft boosters as prize support. Be sure to check the calendar on our main page to see what's scheduled. Thursdays @ 7pm we have a crowd favorite, Commander League! Entry fee is $7. 3 rounds of Commander in pods of 3-4, 70 minutes each. The 1st round will be done full random, but the 2nd & 3rd round will have a Winners' Pool and an Underdogs' Pool the pods will be randomized from. Whomever gets the most points from Council's Judgement will get $30 in store credit (ties going to the player with the lowest overall points) If you are a new player, be sure to put the name down of whoever referred you to our event so they can get points! The point sheet for this month can be found here. For Friday Night Magic we have two events scheduled! We have Draft and Pioneer @ 7pm. Entry for Draft varies depending on what is being drafted. Standard sets are $20 with draft booster packs as prize support. Join us for 3 rounds of Pioneer, each 50 minutes. 3-0 gets 5 Draft Booster Packs, 2-1 gets, 3 booster packs, and everyone else gets 1! Packs can be converted to store credit for $4/pack. Saturdays @ Noon we have Standard for $10. With Dominaria United coming out, 4 sets will be dropping off; those would be Zendikar Rising, Kaldheim, Strixhaven, and Adventures in Forgotten Realms. Stop in to grab some singles to spice up those decks! And Finally on Sundays we have Open Play and Pokémon Club! Though everyday is Open Play, you can stop into the store to meet other members of our community and join in a few games, from Magic the Gathering and Pokémon , to boardgames and Warhammer! Pokémon Club starts @ Noon. Stop on by to meet other members of the community, trade cards, and join in on games! Can't wait to see you this month!
Token Terrors: Battlegrounds by Terrible Games
Hey gamers! We’ve partnered with a local game designer and artist, John DeCampos to tell about his amazing mini-drafting game, Token Terrors: Battlegrounds by Terrible Games! On August 28th from 1pm - 4pm, we will be hosting a demo where John DeCampos shows off this compact strategy game. Dive into this fun sized battledground to fight a variety of Token Terrors! The tokens are also a great addition to your commander decks or your D&D games! We have standard and deluxe editions of Token Terrors: Battlegrounds, as well as Miniature expansion packs available for purchase on our shelves!
Get ready for August!
Let's kick off August with an announcement on some cool new events we have happening! First up we have the return of our D&D - Beginner's Campaign! One August 6th @2pm, we will be hosting another campaign to introduce new players to the fun of Dungeons & Dragons.This event is tailored to inspire young creative minds, all ages are welcome! Each new player will be welcomed with a set of free dice! Next we have an Intro to Magic event on August 14th @2pm. If you or a friend are interested in learning how to play Magic the Gathering, this event is for you! With an entry of fee of $10, you receive 2 packs of Jumpstart that will be used to teach you the game. This is only for new players. Promos will be handed out to new players, and experienced players who bring a friend interested in learning. We will also be hosting our first ever Ladies Magic Lounge on August 17th @7pm. This will be the first of a monthly ladies night! From 7pm to 10pm, you can enjoy a night of fun and make new friends! Be sure to bring your magic decks. If you don't have one, we'll have a few available to borrow. This event will be run by our Assistant Manager, Sham! We'll be using the private room in the back so we have a limit of 7 people. Please call ahead to reserve a spot. On August 21st @Noon, we have a case tournament for Pokémon Astral Radiance! We’ll be using a whole case of Astral Radiance as prize Support. Entry is $25. Deck lists will be required so registration begins at 11am. Please show up early with enough time to fill one out or bring your own. Tickets are available for preorder here. Be sure to get your preorders in for the next Pokémon and Magic the Gather sets! We will be hosting prerelease events for Pokémon Lost Origin on August 28th @Noon, August 30th @7pm, and September 4th @Noon. Tickets are available for preorder here. Other sealed product can be preordered over the phone, email, or in person. Dominaria Untied will be released on September 9th but you can still preregister for Prerelease! Dominaria United Prereleases will be held on September 2nd @7pm, September 3rd @Noon & 5pm, and September 4th with 2HG @Noon and a regular prerelease @5pm. We’ll have special promos to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of Magic the Gathering for those that preregister. Tickets are available for preorder here. Other sealed product can be preordered over the phone, email, or in person. We look forward to seeing you this month!
Don't Miss Out!
We've got some big tournaments coming up so here's a little refresher so you all can be prepared! We'll also be dropping some special information on promotions. Starting July 2nd, we'll be having a sale on a variety of sealed Pokémon products! We have more than just these in stock so make sure you stop by to see what we have. July 6th @7pm , we'll be shaking up Weekly Wednesday Draft. We'd like to introduce the Mishke AI Generated Cube! Each card in this cube is generated by an Artificial Intelligence coded by Mischke brothers! That means, art, name, mana cost, and every other detail, has been generated by the AI. Check out a few of them. Though you can't take these cards home, you will be leaving with standard booster packs as prize support! Entry fee is $7 with regular prize support. 3-0 gets 5 draft packs, 2-1 gets 3, and everyone else gets 1! July 8th is the official release of Double Masters 2022! We'll be celebrating launch with a Draft @7pm! Entry is $50. If you've preordered any booster boxes, they'll be available for pick up. July 10th @ Noon is our Summer Store Championship! Be sure to bring you Pioneer decks as that's the format for this tournament! The first 80 entrants will receive a Flame Slash promo, top 8 will get a copy of Archmage's Charm and 1st place will get a Dark Confidant! Additional prizes in the form of boosters packs will be based on attendance! Tickets can be found here. And Finally we have our Regional Championship Qualifiers (RCQ)! Since we are a WPN Premium Store, we're privileged to host two (2) RCQs! The first one is Streets of New Capenna Sealed and will be held on July 17th @ Noon. The second one is Pioneer and will be held on July 31st @ Noon. The first 32 entrants will receive a Lava Spike promo, top 8 will get a copy of Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx and 1st place will get FOIL Nykthos and a DreamHack badge! Additional prizes in the form of boosters packs will be based on attendance, and there will be 2 door prizes so keep your fingers crossed! Tickets for Sealed on July 17th are here. Tickets for Pioneer on July 31st are here. Let's not forget the Love Your Local Game Store Promo! We still have plenty in stock so show some love by spending at least $50 on sealed product so you can snag a promo while supplies last. Sol Rings are limited one (1) per customer per day. Hope to see you all this month!
