Sydney Games Centre - Newsletter 20/04/07

NEWSLETTER - 20/04/07

Hey Guys,

A MEGA weekend of games in upon us, but despite his excitement of running another MTG pre-release, Field Commander Foggo has just one thing on his mind-getting a copy of the Wiggles version of the Elvis classic "You were always on my mind" we heard on triple j last night. If anyone has this version and you're going to the pre- release, please let Obiwan Foggobi know where you got it from. And if you have the Wolfmother album on your iPod, please bring that in as well. If you let Chris listen to it he'll give you an extra booster!

Anyway, heaps happening this weekend, here we go!

MAGIC THE GATHERING COLLECTABLE CARD GAME

Last week Jim " The Shonk" Bandas won both our MTG drafts Thursday night, then Kelvin Ong won FNM. Peter Yang won our 14 and under MTG tournament Saturday afternoon and Clarrie Brown, The MIGHTY Allan Sharpes apprentice, won our month $100 Player of the Year event (Peter Yang in his first ever sanctioned tournament made top 8!). Andrew Bennett then came in and burst The Shonks bubble, beating him in the final of last nights draft.

This weekend is HUGE! Its the pre-release of the new expansion- Future Sight. Details as follows:

FUTURE SIGHT PRE-RELEASE
Day 1
The Grace Hotel
77 York St
City
This is a beautiful new venue a block away from the Bowlers Club. Easy to find and very swish

When: Saturday 21st April. 9am registration 9.45am start for the morning flights(including 16 and under junior flights). 3pm registration 3.45pm start for afternoon flights(including 2 headed giant flight)
Format: Future Sight sealed!(you get a Time Spiral tournament pack and 3 Future Sight boosters to crack and make your best 40 card deck with)
Entry: $35 per flight($30 for the 16 and under flight 9am)
Prizes: SOOOOOO many boosters up as prizes, plus t-shirts, posters and everyone gets a foil promo card just for turning up! You have the option of registering for the serious flight, where the more you win the more boosters you take home, or the casual flights where it doesn't matter where you finish, you still are guaranteed to win 3 packs of the new set!!!

Day 2
Burwood RSL
96 Shaftsbury Rd
Burwood
When: Sunday 22nd April. 9am registration 9.45am start for the morning flights. 3pm registration 3.45pm start for afternoon flights (including 2 headed giant flight)
Format: Future Sight sealed!(you get a Time Spiral tournament pack and 3 Future Sight boosters to crack and make your best 40 card deck with)
Entry: $35 per flight
Prizes: SOOOOOO many boosters up as prizes, plus t-shirts, posters and everyone gets a foil promo card just for turning up! You have the option of registering for the serious flight, where the more you win the more boosters you take home, or the casual flights where it doesn't matter where you finish, you still are guaranteed to win 3 packs of the new set!!!

This will be a MEGA weekend of fun MTG play. This is the last expansion in the block, meaning that this will be the last expansion added to the format before the Sealed PTQ Two Headed Giant tournament May 20th, and the NSW Regionals June 2. Plus so far the block has deivered SOOO much MTG goodness this expansion will clearly be no different.

We're still taking pre-registraion until FNM starts tonight at 6.30pm. SO if you want the bonus booster cruise in tonight and get your name on the list! And bring a deck with you and join in the fun of FNM. Tonight I am playing a common/uncommon deck only to prove a point, come in and see if you can beat me!

The following weekend its the Future Sight Sneak Peek. Details as follows:
When: Saturday and Sunday 28th & 29th April. 10.30am rego 11am start both days
Format: Future Sight sealed(players get a Time Spiral tournament pack and 3 Future Sight boosters to make their best 40 card minimum deck with)
Entry: $35
Prizes: Promos, t-shirts and boosters of the new Future Sight expansion up as prizes. Everyone wins at least 1 booster

This will be a fun day, don't miss out.

We run MTG drafts from 6pm Thursdays for just $12. FNM is always type 2 on Friday nights and is just $6. Our 14 and under tournament is on each Saturday from 2pm, is just $6 to play and everyone wins a prize, and on Sundays there is always something BIG on.

MTG rocks. It has a great player base, the game is very well supported by WOTC on all levels and we have an enormous range of singles to suit most play styles and budgets, and both Obiwan and Honest are solid tournament MTG players in their own right(Honest obviously being the more astute of the 2). MTG is heaps of fun, if you;d like to learn how to play cruise in for a demo, we have decks for just $5 to get you started!

POKEMON COLLECTABLE CARD GAME
This weekend at SGC is a MEGA Pokemon tournament, the 2007 Pokemon NSW Championships! Details as follows:
When: Sunday April 22nd. 10am registration, Noon start
Format: Modified Constructed
Entry: FREE!!!
Prizes: Hold onto your hats!

1st Place
� A Pok�mon TCG State/Province/Territory Champion Trophy
� 36 booster packs of Pok�mon TCG: EX Power Keepers
� Other cool Pok�mon Merchandise!
2nd Place
� A Pok�mon TCG State/Province/Territory 2nd Place Trophy
� 16 booster packs of Pok�mon TCG: EX Power Keepers
3rd & 4th Place
� A Pok�mon TCG State/Province/Territory 3rd /4th Place Trophy
� 8 booster packs of Pok�mon TCG: EX Power Keepers
5th through 8th Place
4 booster packs of Pok�mon TCG: EX Power Keepers

In addition to this, everyone wins a State Champs promo card and badge, and there will be cool side events (side events will vary depending on the TO).

Then on the weekend of May 12 & 13th we're hosting the 2007 Australian Pokemon Championships! Details as follows:
Date: Saturday, 12 May 10am to 6pm with lunch break.
After Party from 6pm to 9pm.
Sunday 13 May from 10 am til we finish--we will finish by 6pm. There will be fun side events on the Sunday as well as the top cut playoff.
Where: Sydney Games Centre
Level 1, 195A Burwood Rd,
Burwood, NSW 2134
We are cancelling everything else at the SGC that weekend!

First place in each age group gets an invitation to Worlds in Kona, Hawaii, USA. Airfare will be provided to each winner in the three age groups: 10 and under, 11-14, and 15 and up. If the winner is under 18 airfare will also be provided for their parent or guardian. Accomodation in Kona is also provided for the winners. You do need a passport to travel to America.

There are also light-up glass trophies and heaps of other prizes-- details about prizes and side events will be listed as I get them finalised.

And to practice for the Nationals, our weekly Pokemon league is still running strong each Sunday at Noon till 3.30pm. Its just $6 to play and everyone wins a prize.

Poke is great fun. Its simple, cute and easy to get addicted to. If you'd like to learn how to play, thus giving yourself a chance to be the National Champion and winnign a trip to the Worlds in Hawaii, cruise in on a Sunday for a demo!

YUGIOH COLLECTABLE CARD GAME
This week Reza Aimzedah showed why he is a Nationals favourite by winning BOTH our school holidays tournaments this week. He then showed even more class by spending the next hour helping other players with their decks before taking his mega booster haul and going home. Great work on a lot of levels Reza.

Its a pupil free day next Tuesday so we're running our school holiday tournament again. It kicks off at 12.30pm, is just $10 to play, is UDE sanctioned and has HEAPS of boosters up as prizes.

The next Yugioh Regionals is on April 29th. Details as follows:

When: Sunday April 29th. 10am rego, 10.30am start
Format: Advanced Constructed
Entry: $15
Prizes: Winner gets a BOX of YGO boosters! Top 8 receive HOT playmats and invites to Nationals. Boosters to top 24 at least, plus a HEAP of fun of playing Yugioh!

And finally on the YGO front, the new expansion, Force of the Breakers, is on at Sydney Games Centre May 6th. We have only enough to run 2 tournaments of 24 each(morning and afternoon)so if you'd like to play pre-registering is MUCH advised to ensure your place on the starting grid.

Its an exciting time for Yugioh at the moment with LOTS of big events and lots of players turning up for them. If you'd like to give YGO a try cruise in on a Saturday and we'll make sure a fine player shows you all the tricks of the trade.

NARUTO COLELCTABLE CARD GAME

Rudi Hickmann made it 2 from 2 last Saturday when he won last Saturdays Naruto tournament. Our April Saturday tournaments all count towards the win a statue league race and the table can be found

http://forums.croftminster.com.au/showthread.php?t=8655

We play Naruto each Saturday at 2pm. It is just $6 to play and everyone wins a prize!

The statue league will culminate on April 29th when he host a sealed tournament worth DOUBLE the statue league points!

And finally, great news is upon us as the new expansion "Curse of the Sands" is now in! Its on sale now and is legal for tournament play May 15th.

Naruto is the next BIG anime game. Its fun, great to play and Mistress of Lerve Vickey is in charge of Australian Organised play so you know she'll get us the BEST, COOLEST promo stuff the game has to offer. If you'd like to learn how to play cruise in any Saturday for a demo and we'll get someone to show you how its done.

VS(Marvel and DC)TRADEABLE CARD GAME

OK tights wearers, this Sunday we're going back in time to a place called Golden Age! Its fun, its funky, and its just $5! Details as follows:

GOLDEN AGE TOURNAMENT

When: Sunday 22nd April. Noon rego, 12.30pm start
Format: Golden Age!
Entry: $5
Prizes: Foil Savage Beatdown plus boosters to the winner! Boosters, promos and fatguy sized T-Shirts up as prizes, plus a fun afternoon of playing VS

Anyone beating Arkham at the Golden Age event wins a booster!

Rumour has it the bobthefish and a crack team of Novocastrians are cruising down to try to take our Beatdown and our women(in the order). ARE WE GONNA LET THEM???

We also run VS drafts each Tuesday nights from 6pm. Its just $15, UDE sanctioned and for a limited time we're giving the winner of our Tuesday night drafts a VS playmat!

VS rocks, It is a fine TCG> If you'd like to learn we have $10 starter decks of all your favourite teams we can show you with. We have monthly tournaments both in sealed and constructed formats and a fine bunch of players make the community a fun, friendly group to play with. Come is and try, it rocks!

WORLD OF WARCRAFT COLELCTABLE CARD GAME

Dark Portal is in and moving very strongly off the shelves, much to Adrian Capilitans delight as he won our first ever WOW draft with Dark Portal. Great works Caps!

Our next tournament is a FIGHT DA DRAGON tournament April 29th- details as follows:

When: Sunday 29th April. Noon rego, 12.30pm start
Format: 4 players teams(3 starndard decks-with DP-plus 1 Dragon player)
Entry: $10 per player-$40 per team
Prizes: Onyxia Raid deck plus boosters to the winning team, plus boosters and a fun arvo of playing a heaps fun team event up as prizes

Following that we have a win a box tournament which will be a first using Through the Dark Portal! Details as follows:

When: Sunday 6th May. Noon rego, 12.30pm start
Format: Standard Constructed(with DP!)
Entry: $12
Prizes: Winner gets a BOX of Through the Dark Portal! Boosters, EA's and a fun arvo of playing WOW up as prizes

Don't forget our weekly Hobby League each Saturday afternoon. 1.30pm rego, 2pm start, its UDE sanctioned, just $6 and everyone wins a prize!

WOW is here and it is BIG. It has been one of the biggest selling TCG in the world over the last 6 months, has a fine organised play structure and we have a wealth of singles available. If you'd like a demo cruise in anytime, we'll show you how its done!

STAR TREK 2ND EDITION CCG
We had a 3 way draw for first last Sunday as Mike, Luke and Scott all finished dead even, even on tie breakers! Luke then took time out to BASH me with his pesky Romulan deck, leaving my Federation guys looking silly

We have a win a box tournament April 29th, details as follows:

When: Sunday 29th April. 1pm rego, 1.30pm start
Format: Constructed
Entry: $10
Prizes: Winner gets a box of Captains Log!!! Boosters, promos and a fun arvo of playing TREK up as prizes

This event will be a great warm up to the NSW 2007 Territorial Championships!!!

When: Sunday 6th May. Noon Registration, 12.30pm start
Format: Constructed
Entry: $10
Prizes: HEAPS of boosters, promos plus the winner gets 2 byes for Day 2 at The World Championships! This will be an awesome event-it always is-plus Trek is a MEGA fun game so cruise in and play!

Trek is awesome. Its fun, cheap, the cards look phenomenal and a cool bunch of people play. If you'd like a demo cruise in and ask for Kieren the Klingon, he'd be happy to give you a tour of the ship

And coming up is the 2007 Continental Championships! It will be June 30th/July 1st and will be a weekend of Trek festival!

That's about it for this week, lots going on, check out www.sydneygamescentre.com or just call us on 97153229 for more details. And for those going to the MTG pre-release-good luck and have fun!

Cheers
Chris, Vickey and Kieren