NEWSLETTER - 18/05/07

Hey Romper Stompers,
It was a animated SGC last weekend as the 2007 Pokemon National Championships was held here and EVERYONE, including cheif Pokemon goober Dave Schwimmer who flew out all the way from Seattle to join us in Sydney to add his experience and wisdom to the championships, and to give his superiors and comprehensive report of the beer and seafood markets that exist in Australia...

After the top 8 was setlled on the Sunday, 3 players will now have the honour of representing Australia in Hawaii in July. They are:

Jason Windem-Masters
Sam Hendle-Seniors

and for the 3rd time in a row Jayson Campkin in juniors. Dave assures us this is the first time anywhere in the world that someone has been National Pokemon Champion 3 years running, so that is a fantastic achievement. Great work Jayson!

Lots of other funky goodness is happening this weekend, details as follows:

MAGIC THE GATHERING COLLECTABLE CARD GAME
With the Poke Nationals last weekend, there was only Friday Night Magic and Saturday junior tournament. FNM was won by Pete Simcox and regular MTG guru Peter Yang won the Saturday afternoon junior event. Great work guys!

This weekend is once again FNM at 6.30pm Friday night, then Saturday 14 and under from 2pm, then on Sunday its the Pro Tour San Diego Qualifier! Details as follows:

Where: Club Burwood
CNR Burwood Rd & George Sts
Burwood
When: Sunday 20th May. 10am registration 10.30am start
Format: 2 Headed Giant Sealed
Entry: $30 per player($60 per giant)
Prizes: Winners get $375US or a trip to Pro Tour San Diego! Heaps of boosters also up as prizes,including amatuer prizes, plus a MEGA fun day of playing MTG

Then the following Sunday we have our monthly Player of the Year tournament!

When: Sunday 27th May. 11am registration, 11.30am start
Format: Type 2
Entry: $10
Prizes: Winner takes home $100 cash plus 10 points in our POTY series. Boosters, PotY points and a FUN day of playing MTG. PLUS! Its the week before the 2007 NSW Regionals, so this is an awesome chance to practice for the BIGGEST state event of the year!

2007 NSW REGIONALS TOURNAMENT

WHERE: Bondi Junction-Waverley RSL
5 Grey St
Bondi Junction
WHEN: Sunday 3rd June. 10am registration, 10.30am start
FORMAT: Standard Constructed(Type 2)
ENTRY: $20
PRIZES: Top 8 receive invites to play in the 2007 National Championships in Canberra July 20 & 21!!!Plus HEAPS of prizes with boosters going to top 24 at least and a fun day of playing MTG!

Magic is cooking at the moment. Its fun, we have an insane range of singles and groups of players of all ages and skill levels. We have 9th edition starters for just $5 and can help you turn that deck into a FNM/junior tournament level crushing machine with 15 munites and an extra $10. If you'd like to give MTG a go, cruise in anytime for a game
YUGIOH TRADEABLE CARD GAME
Even though we told everyone that there was no YGO on Saturday, 18 players still showed up so we ran a fun tournament and after 4 rounds Kyle Toff was at 4-0 and in front, further damaging his cause to be placed back into the 13 and under event! Great work Kyle! Yugioh is on again this Saturday from 9.30am-1pm. Its just $5 to play, there is a 13 and under and an open event, its UDE sanctioned and everyone wins a prize.

Then the FINAL YGO Regionals for the 2007 Nationals season is on May 27th, details as follows:

When: Sunday May 27th. 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 speaking of Nationals, you can find the schedule of events to be run at Nationals June 9 & 10 at this link
http://www.ygoparadise.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5935

Yugioh is cranking at the moment. Its fun, easy, the last 2 expansion Strike of Neos and Force of the Breakers have been AWESOME and the premier events just keep on rolling out. We have nearly every booster ever printed on sale as well as a kicking range of singles. If you'd like to try cruise in anytime and we'll show you how its done!

NARUTO TRADEABLE CARD GAME
As with MTG, no Naruto last Saturday as the Pokemon Nats took over, but we're on this Saturday at 2pm. Entry is just $6, it counts towards our monthly league and everyone wins a prize Our next win a box tournament will be May 27th, details as follows:
When: Sunday 27th May. Noon registration, 12.30pm start
Format: Naruto sealed
Entry: $35
Prizes: Winner gets a box of Curse of the Sands! Boosters and a fun day of playing Naruto up as prizes, plus our regular monthly league points to top 8 on offer.

Naruto is a fun anime game that is starting to grow. Vickey is in charge of Organised Play so you know we're gonna get all the mega prize support Bandai have to offer, plus a cool, fun crowd of people play(and Foggo). if you'd like to see how it plays, cruise in anytime and ask Meijin Foggo for a game.

WORLD OF WARCRAFT TRADEABLE CARD GAME
Last Saturday it was whirlwind Winston Cardenes who bashed all before him to win our weekly WOW TCG tournament-great work Winston! 3 out of the top 4 decks were using Horde, so come on Alliance players, we need you!

WOW Hobby League is on again this Saturday at 2pm. Its just $6 to play, UDE sanctioned and everyone wins a prize. Next Sunday tournament is on June 3 and its Lazy Peon! Details as follows:

When: Sunday June 3. Noon rego, 12.30pm start
Format: Lazy Peon(commons and uncommons only)
Entry: $6
Prizes: Boosters, EA's and a fun day of playing WOW!
Then on June 17th we have a sealed win a box tournament featuring BOTH expansions! Details as follows:

When: Sunday June 17th. Noon registration, 12.30pm start
Format: WOW sealed(you get 3 boosters of Heros of Azeroth and 2 boosters of Through the Dark portal to crack and make a 30 card minimum deck with)
Entry: $35
Prizes: Winner gets a BOX of Through The Dark Portal! Boosters and EA's up as prizes, plus a fun day of playing WOW!
And in some terrific news, details of the WOW TCG National Championships have been announced! Details as follows:

Where: Parramatta RSL Club
Macarthur Room
Cnr Macquarie and O'Connell St
Parramatta NSW 2150
When: Saturday & Sunday 8th & 9th September. Venue opens 9am both days
Format: Day 1 Constructed, cut to day 2
Day 2 drafts. Cut to top 8
Entry: FREE! Though pre-qualification is neccessary
Prizes: HEAPS, to be ammounce soon!

And don't forget we draft every Tuesday night from around 6pm. Next Tuesday draft is nearly full and its only Thursday, so cruise in as early as you can and get your name on the list.

WOW is also starting to crank up. Its fun, easy to play and has great OP support. We have a fine range of singles and heaps of starters and boosters to choose from. If you'd like a game cruise in anytime and we'll show you how its done!

VS(Marvel & DC)TRADEABLE CARD GAME

Great news for tight wearing fans, this Sunday we're running a Random Punks tournament! Its cheap, fun and very easy to get a hot deck together because you can only use mostly common cards!Details as follows:

When: Sunday 20th May. Noon registration, 12.30pm start
Format: GA Random Punks(decks must have no more than 8 uncommons and no rares)
Entry: $5
Prizes: Boosters and the glory of winning the first Random Punks tournament in Sydney(that I know of!)Plus a fun day of playing VS

And just when you thought it couldn't get any better, May 27th we're running another VERY cool 2 card pool tournament! Details as follows:

When: Sunday 27th May. Noon registration, 12.30pm start
Format: Sealed!(you get 5 boosters of HOG to make a 30 card minimum deck with, then play 3 rounds. Then you get 5 boosters of MTU to make a 30 card minimum deck with, play 3 rounds, then we do a top 8 booster draft final)
Entry: Just $40
Prizes: Winner takes home a box of MTU!!! Boosters, t-shirts, promos and a fun day of playing VS up as prizes.

The good folks at UDE have pretty much given us the all clear to run an Elite Series event June 24th! Just gotta work out prizes etc, but this is an awesome event and great news for competitve VS players everywhere. And just to make things better, it seems that UDE are going to be running City Challenges in Australia! VS is one of the best games we sell. I'm going to Gen Con Indianapolis to play the next pro Circuit event(and to play Star Trek World Champs!)the game is that good.We have a TON of decks we can sell for just $5 that will hold you in good stead at Random Punks events, and to get you into the swing of the game. We also have a craked up range of singles and both Chris and I LOVE the game. If you'd like to give VS a try cruise in anytime for a demo, you'll have fun.

POKEMON COLLECTABLE CARD GAME

As I said in the intro, the National pokemon Cahmpionships was on last weekend and everyone had a great time. this was not only is Pokemon a fun game, but a lot has to do with how much effort Vickey puts into the game and making it fun for everyone. Also, judges Adam Ferguson and Frank Brown did an amazing job giving rulings, and coupled with Field Commader Foggo and Dave Schwimmers overseeing, the event was one of the smoothest BIG events I've ever seen run at SGC. Great work everyone!

Pokemon league is back to normal this Sunday. It kicks off around 12 noon and goes to 3.30pm. Its just $6 to play and everyone wins a prize.

Looking forward, the next expansion Diamond & Pearl is scheduled to be released in July, which means June 24th we're having a pre- release for it! Details as follows:

When: Sunday June 24th. Noon registration, 12.30pm start
Format: Sealed!
Entry: $30(you get 6 boosters to make your best 40 card deck with) Prizes: Everyone wins 2 boosters as prizes, plus promo cards and Diamond and Pearl sleeves for every player-HOW COOL! Poke is a fun game. Its simple, easy, the cards look cute and the players just love to play, win or lose. If you'd like to give Pokemon a try cruise in on a Sunday and we'll get a Poke player to show you how its done

STAR TREK 2ND EDITION COLLECTABLE CARD GAME

The game that I would rather play than pretty much everything else (except maybe Formula De or Illuminatti)is on the rise with people cruising in to play pretty much every Tuesday night. And its FUN! We're playing casually on tuesdays to give people a chance to try new decks, break out old ones, new players to learn the game and people to talk and trade TREK!

Next Sunday event is a mouth watering one-its a win a set of Genesis tournament! Details as follows:

When: Sunday 27th May. 12.30pm registration, 1pm start
Format: Standard Constructed
Entry: $10
Prizes: Winner gets a set of the hot new foil collection Genesis, only available spasmodically from the Decipher site! Boosters, promos and a fun day of playing Trek are up as prizes!

Coming in June will be a series of Sunday tournaments designed to teach new people how to play this awesome game in the lead up to the 2007 Australian Continental Championships! This even is a 3 day Trek fest from June 29th till July 1st and will be a MEGA fun tournament. As I said earlier, I'm going to Gencon in August to play Trek, the game is that cool. All affiliations are around the same power level allowing fun, creative deck building options and the people who play the game are all insanely nice and willing to help newbies out. If you'd like to learn, cruise in anytime for a game, and if you are looking for a game, cruise in Tuesday nights to test, trade and mingle!

DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS MINIATURES, STAR WARS MINIATURES

Fine news. We're having a BIG minis weekend May 26th & 27th! It'll be both games, sealed and constructed, details as follows:

DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS SEALED EXTRAVAGANZA

When: Saturday 26th May. 10.30am registration, 11am start
Format: D&D sealed(you get 3 boosters to make a 150 point army with)
Entry: $50
Prizes: Promos and HEAPS of cracked boosters up as prizes, plus a fun day of playing D&D minis. Infy bragging rights also given out on the day

STAR WARS MINIATURES SEALED EXTRAVAGANZA

When: Sunday 27th May. 10.30am registration, 11am start
Format: SW minis sealed(you get 3 boosters to make a 150 point army with)
Entry: $50
Prizes: HEAPS of cracked boosters and promo figures up as prizes, plus a fun day of playing SW minis!

If you're looking for a warm up event, or you just like playing these games, we run free DCI sanctioned tournaments each Tuesday night. Its fun and thanks to Big Rob Tierney at Wizards we generally have promo figures for all.

These games are easy to learn and cheap to get into. If you'd like a demo cruise in on a Tuesday night and roll some dice, you'll have a good time doing it!

HEROCLIX COLLECTABLE FIGURES GAME

Clix is back on this Sunday after a weeks break, and we're worried the maps won't be big enough as the game is a 600 point bash a thon! Details as follows:

When: Sunday 20th May. 1.30pm registration, 2pm start
Format: 600 points of meganess!
Entry: $5
Prizes: Boosters and limited edition figures are up as prizes, plus a fun arvo of playing CLIX!

Clix is HEAPS of fun. Its a fine, well designed and very funny game played by some really cool people. We have random lucky dip boosters for just $2 to kick you off with, plus a hot range of boosters. If you want to have a go, and I highly recommend it, cruise in anytime for a game.
That's about it for this week guys. LOTS happening, see you at the PTQ!
Cheers
Chris, Vickey & Kieren