NEWSLETTER - 13/03/07
Hi Guys,After 2 months of problems with our website the amazingly cool Erin, aided by The Mistress of Lerve Vickey, finally managed to ditch our dodgy webhost for a new, shinier one. And it looks nuts! So our site is updated, looking sexy and ready to dispense information to the masses!
Vickey has been in Melbourne for the last 2 weeks catching up on some Croftminster work, but this weekend she is BACK! So all you Naruto and Pokemon players your favourite game hostess is ready to play once more. Plus we're glad to have her back, especially Field Commander Foggo. I'm sure they'll stay at home tonight playing their new Pokemon decks all night, stopping only for a shared bowl of lentl soup.
As usual, a full book of events this wekeend, details as follows:
MAGIC THE GATHERING COLLECTABLE CARD GAME
Last weekend Clarrie and Justin Brown went 4-0 in the 2 headed giant sealed to win a swag of packs and the respect of their peers. The day was more remarkable as Justin is all of about 12 years old, and played against some players who have been to the pro tour! Great effort guys. Its no wonder Clarrie didn't ask his older brother Jared to partner him(Jared is a former Sydney 500 winner!)
This Sunday is our monthly Legacy tournament, details as follows:
LEGACY CONSTRUCTED TOURNAMENT!
WHEN: Sunday 18th March. 11am rego, 11.30am start
FORMAT: Legacy Constructed
ENTRY: $10
PRIZES: Winner takes home a FOIL BALL LIGHTNING! Heaps of fun playing a fantastic format, plus PLANAR CHAOS boosters up as prizes!
The following Sunday is the next round of our Player of the Year series. Its Type 2, $10 to play with $100 CASH to the winner! For current POTY standings check
http://www.mtgparadise.com/forums/index.php? showtopic=26503&hl=player+of+the+year
And don't forget we run Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6pm $12 MTG drafts, Friday nights at 6.30pm Friday Night Magic $6(always type 2) and Saturday afternoon junior league-14 and under. $6 with HEAPS of prizes
MTG Rocks. If you want to learn how to play, cruise in anytime for a demo, its awesome.
VS(Marvel & DC)TRADEABLE CARD GAME
This Sunday is our Player of the Year round and it happens to be a Silver Age Win a Box tournament! Details as follows:
SILVER AGE WIN A BOX OF MTU!
When: Sunday 18th March. Noon rego, 12.30pm start
Format: Silver Age with MTU!
Entry: $10!!!
Prizes: Box of Marvel Team Up to the winner!!! Top 8 win T-Shirts!!!
Promos and boosters up as prizes plus a fun day of playing VS
We're going to be running a monthly win a box style event for VS, mainly because the game is awesome. The is also a learn to play day on March 25th, come in. learn to game and pick up a FREE DECK to get you started with. This will be from around 11am onwards March 25th and lots of fun.
We also run booster drafts each Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6pm. Hobby League each Friday night at 7pm(constructed), Pauper VS each Saturday arvo at 2pm(commons and 8 uncommons MAX to make your deck with!)and there is nearly always a tournament on Sundays. Plus we have a cranking range of singles, a fine community who play the game and people with Pro Circuit experience to help you with your game. If you'd like a demo, cruise in anytime, or save yourself for Sunday 25th!
WORLD OF WARCRAFT COLLECTABLE CARD GAME
Fine work from former YGO guru Peter Wang who won last Sundays win a box tournament, beating all round TCG player Adrian Capilitan in the final to take home the box of goodness. And on Saturday it was newish player Eddie Tepania who beat another YGO guru David Brancalion in the final to win our weekly Hobby League event. Great work guys!
This weekend we're running a fun event, a FIGHT THE DRAGON tournament! It will be awesome, details as follows:
FIGHT THE DRAGON TOURNAMENT!
When: Sunday 18th March. 12,30pm rego 1pm start Format: 4 player teams(3 standard decks, 1 player is Onyxia!) Entry: $10 per player($40 per team) Prizes: Onyxia Raid Deck plus boosters to the winning team! Boosters and EA’s up as prizes for the rest of the field, plus a fun arvo of fighting da dragon!
If you don't have a team-no sweat, just turn up and we'll try to find you one. They'll be heaps of people everywhere looking for a game so your chances are good.
The following weekend we have the March Regional Championships at Burwood RSL!! Details as follows:
WORLD OF WARCRAFT NSW REGIONALS!
When: Saturday 24th March. 9am rego 10am start
Where: Burwood RSL. 96 Shaftsbury Rd Burwood
Format: Standard Constructed
Entry: $15
Prizes: Top 4 receive invites to Nationals! Top 8 receive WOW playmates. Boosters and a fun day of playing WOW up as prizes
And if you're already qualified, or just happen to sleep in that day, come and play the Lazy Peon tournament!!
WORLD OF WARCRAFT LAZY PEON TOURNAMENT!
When: Saturday 24th March. Noon registration, 1pm start
Where: Burwood RSL. 96 Shaftsbury Rd Burwood
Format: Lazy Peon-common and uncommon cards only
Entry: $10
Prizes: Top 8 receive EA Frost Shocks plus boosters. Another random 8 players will also receive EA frost shocks as prizes! Plus a fun arvo of playing Lazy Peon!
The next day, March 25th, we have a learn to play WOW TCG day, kicking off at 11am, where you can get a deck FREE to start your career off. And this is just in time for our Release Celebration event April 1st, the Release Celebration of the first WOW expansion Through the Dark Portal!!! Details as follows:
THROUGH THE DARK PORTAL RELEASE CELEBRATION!
When: Sunday April 1st. Noon rego, 12.30pm start
Format: Sealed!
Entry: $35
Prizes: Boosters, mats, deck tins and a fun arvo of playing WOW TCG with the new set BEFORE it even goes on sale!
We have a limited amount of places for this, so to avoid disapointment pre-registering is advised! You can do next time you are in!
WOW is BIG. The game is easy to learn, hard to master, has fine OP support, and we have the best range of singles in Sydney to back it up. If you'd like a demo cruise in anytime, or save yourself for March 25th. You have the chance to get in on a game from the outset, this is the game!
NARUTO COLLECTABLE CARD GAME
8 Ninjas came to battle last Saturday for our weekly tournament, and when the shurakens stoppped it was Rudi standing at the top of the field, after a close, hard fought battle with resident YGO judge guru Andrew Li in the final round. Well done Rudi! Our weekly event is on again this Saturday. 1.30pm rego, 2pm start
And this Sunday we have a win a box tournament! We do this once a month and its HEAPS of fun, details as follows:
NARUTO WIN A BOX
When: Sunday March 18th. 12.30pm rego, 1pm start
Format: Constructed
Entry: $10
Prizes: Winner takes home a box of base set boosters! Prizes and a fun afternoon for all who play
Naruto is the next BIG anime game. The series rocks, the game is fun, the cards look great and Mistress of Lerve Vickey is dedicated to make this game BIG BOOMING! If you'd like to learn how to play cruise in Saturday for a game, it is fun and you'll like it.
POKEMON COLLECTABLE CARD GAME
Great news! The Pokemon National Cahmpionships are coming to The Sydney Games Centre May 12th!!! The format will be Modified Constructed, it will be open to EVERYONE who plays Pokemon, have LOTS of different age catagories and the winners will get a trip to the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS! This is MEGA, more details as they come to hand, or you could check
http://forums.croftminster.com.au/showthread.php?t=8284&page=1
But the longest journey starts with a single step. Thats a great reson why you should hone your skills and have fun each Sunday at our weekly Pokemon Hobby League! Its just $5 to play, it goes from 12-3.30pm, everyone wins a prize and its FUN. You can play whoever you want, as many times as you want, or you can earn points from colouring in your favourite Pokemon on our special colouring in pages. We have LOTS of decks and boosters, plus people to help you learn the game, make your deck better and just help you have a good day.
STAR TREK 2ND EDITION COLLECTABLE CARD GAME
Last weekend it was Trek guru and all round fine gentleman Will Hoyle who piloted his Voyager deck to a 3-0 win in our weekly Trek tournament. Great work Will, one of the nicest guys to ever play a game, you deserve it.
We're on again this Sunday. Its constructed, just $5 with boosters and promos up as prizes. Then Sunday, March 25th, we have a BIG event, a Dangerous Missions draft tournament! Details as follows:
When: Sunday March 25th. 1pm rego, 1.30pm start
Format: Booster draft
Entry: $25
Prizes: Rare picks and 3 boosters of Captians Log for first, 2 for second, 1 for third, plus promos and a fun day of playing Trek!
Trek rocks. It is a fine game. Well designed, balanced, and the cards look terrific. If you'd like a demo cruise in anytime, plus we have a starter pachage where you get a starter and 3 boosters for just $10!
DREAMBLADE COLLECTABLE MINIATURES GAME
The Dark Lord righted the wrongs of the previous week by going 3-0 in a 6 player strong field last Tuesday night, nudging out Eugine Chin in the final. Thanks to Shane Brieley, our guru Dreamblade demoer, we had a few new faces last Tuesday, which promted us to schedule a tournament on a Saturday! Detailsa s follows:
When: Saturday 24th March. 1.30pm rego, 2pm start
Format: Constructed
Entry: $5
Prizes: Promo figures and cracked boosters up as prizes, plus a fun arvo of playing Dreamblade!
Our weekly Edge tournaments will continue each Tuesday night, the Saturday events are to give the players who cannot make Tuesday nights a chance to test their mettle in the Dreamscape!
Dreamblade is a fun minis game. the figures are great and improving all the time, the support we get from WOTC(Rob Tierney especially) is terrific and the game is fundamentally a good time to play. If you'd like a demo cruise in anytime, we'd be happy to teach you.
HEROCLIX COLLECTABLE MINIATURES GAME
Hopefully we'll have the new expansion-DC Origins, in today. As sonn as we get it I'll send out an email confirming that the release tournament is on this Sunday. If it is, details as follows:
When: Sunday 18th March. 1.30pm rego, 2pm start
Format: Sealed(you get 3 boosters of the new set to make a 300 point army with)
Entry: $35
Prizes: HEAPS of Limited Edition figures, cracked boosters and a fun day of playing CLIX with the new set before they go on sale are up as prizes!
Watch this space, I'll keep you posted!
WARHAMMER 40K AND WARHAMMER FANTASY
We have a top range of Warhammer gear, with terrain, so we decided to use it. This weekend we're hosting an informal gathering of players to play both versions of the game, just to strut their stuff. It will be fun, free and lots of people have confirmed they are coming, so cruise in for a game or 2. Doesn't matter if your army is painted, rolling the dice and laughing is the main objective. See ya Sunday!
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS MINIS, STAR WARS MINIS
Last Tuesday night 11 players arrived to try out the new Unhallowed booster expansion for D&D minis, and they had a blast! At the end of the night Aiden Broadbent and Richard Myors where unbeaten at 3-0 to take home bragging rights and WOTC supplied goodies(thanks again Rob!)More importantly it was a fun night and the new set finished with a big thumbs up from the players.
We're running a 200 point constructed tournament next Tuesday night at 7pm. Its sanctioned, free, and everyone wins a prize!
And Star Wars minis is entering a new phase. SW minis GURU Richard Myors is running a campaign style series of events over the next few weeks with different objectives, scenarios and armies being able to be used, so this will be a fresh approach to an already top game. Its on each Tuesday night from around 6.30pm, its free and LOTS of fun
NEW IN STORE!
Gamesworkshops 40K has a new army and codex-The Dark Angels, and apart from looking like a girl I used to go out with, look fantastic! D&D minis Unhallowed is also out(sorry to Eddie and anyone else who missed out last week-we just ran out)and looks awesome. Lots of sexy new card sleeves, in both standrad and YGO sized, are due in today, with a smorgasborad of deck boxes and portfolis to match, and hopefully we'll have DC Origins Heroclix to use for our release event this Sunday as well!
Until next time, smile and play nice
Chris, Vickey and Kieren