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NEWSLETTER - 06/07/07

Hey Dance Innovators,

A LOT happened last weekend, and amongst the declaring of National Champions, Player of the Year heat winners and Foggo announcing that the set Wolfmother played at this years Great Escape being one of the best, tightest and inspirational 80 minutes of music he has ever seen, all that was trumped with the announcement from the office of The MIGHTY Allan Sharpe that he will in fact be joining Team Shonk and MTG Nationals in Canberra July 20-22nd! Team Shonk outbid 2 other offers(1 from Norway where he is big in the local movie industry, and 1 from Brazil, where he is just big)to claim the prize recruit of TMAS and Team Shonk HQ Sydney Games Centre exploded with frenzied applause when the news broke. I am personnaly relieved and delighted with this news, as when the MIGHTY Allan Sharpe talks, I listen.

ANyway, time is short this week, on with the events!

YUGIOH TRADEABLE CARD GAME

This week we've had 2 school holiday tournaments, and Kevin Luong won both! He beat 27 and 28 people respectively and is definitely in a purple patch at the moment.Sheldon Chu won last Saturdays 13 & under Hobby League event Saturday morning, and Kyle Toff won the open tournament

Next BIG Sunday tournament is a win a box of Force of the Breakers tournament July 22nd. Details as follows:

WIN A BOX OF FORCE OF THE BREAKERS TOURNAMENT

When: Sunday 22nd July. 10.30am registration, 11am start
Format: Advanced Constructed
Entry: $15
Prizes: WInner gets a box of Force of the Breaker! Boosters to top 24 at least plus a fun day of playing YGO!

And for those with a diary, mark August 4 & 5 into it as that is the weekend for the next expansion! We have just 48 slots for this event over 2 days(24 each day Saturday and Sunday)so pre-register now at SGC!

Hobby League, both 13 and under and open, is on again this Saturday from 10am-1pm. Its just $5 to play, UDE sanctioned with everyone winning a prize, then our school holiday events are da bomb each Tuesday and Thursday from noon. Its just $10 with everyone winning a booster at least, the winner taking home 16!

Yugioh is a blast. Its lots of fun with great new sets coming out every 4months making a good game better. We have a fine range of boosters, structure decks and singles available and a player base that averages 40 players per Saturday. If you'd like a demo cruise in on a Saturday and we'll grab someone to show you how its done!

MAGIC THE GATHERING COLLECTABLE CARD GAME

Last Sunday we ran a very funky type 2 draft tournament and after 6 rounds Pradeep was looking strong on top of the table. Great work Pradeep! Daryl Sumner won last Friday nights FNM beating 14 others and I can't remember who won Saturdays 14 & under tournament but I do remember that 6 juniors bashed it out and had a ball!

This weekend is huge! Tonight is again FNM. Its at 6.30pm, type 2, costs just $6 to play and has promos and boosters up as prizes. Tomorrow at 2pm is 14 and under MTG, $6 to play with HEAPS of boosters, promos and some much enjoyed deck and play advice up for grabs. And then this Sunday is a farewell to th current type 2 format with our last Type 2 event with 9th edition! Details as follows:

When: Sunday 8th July. 11am rego, 11.30am start
Format: Type 2(9th legal)
Entry: $10
Prizes: Winner takes home $100 cash! There will be a top 8 play-off to get everyone primed for Nationals(someone has to come second to TMAS, may as well be you)and lots of boosters, promos and prizes up for grabs. This will be a fun day

Then the following weekend its our WORLD GAMES DAY for Magic the Gathering!Details as follows:

When: Saturday and Sunday 14th & 15th July. Individual sealed tournament 10am rego 10.30am start. 2 Headed Giant sealed 3.30pm rego 4pm start. Times for BOTH days!
Format: 10th edition sealed!(you get 5 boosters of 10th to CRACK and make your best 40 card deck with)
Entry: $35 for sealed. $30 for 2 headed giant per player
Prizes: HEAPS of prizes, promos, t-shirts and boosters up as prizes, EVERY player will win 1 booster at least just for playing!

This will be an awesome 2 days of MTG rocking. It will be big, don't miss out!

The following weekend is MTG Nationals, but we're going to run a "Not The Nationals" tournament that SUnday 22nd July anyway! It'll be type 2 kick off at 11am with boosters up as prizes

Now is a GREAT time to play MTG. New base set is out, the Timespiral Block PTQ is on in August, and the new expansion, Lorwyn, is being pre-released in September. MTG is a great game with a great player base with great prize support. We have oodles of singles and theme decks and boosters you won't go wanting for choice, plus both Obiwan and I have played the game at a high level for a long time so we can give you excellent deck and play advice. If you'd like a try we have 9th ed theme decks on special for just $5 so you can start VERY cheaply, and you can buy $1 repacks to flesh it out.

STAR TREK 2ND EDITION COLLECTABLE CARD GAME

In one of the best events SGC has ever run Western Australian player Patrick Lawrence is now the 2007 Continental Champion! Patrick, one of the nicest, friendliest guys you could ever meet, beat Sydney sider Ben Wynn(the man who taught me how to play)in the final. 2005 Champion Robert Dawson and extravagant Sydney player and all round top guy Will Hoyle came 3rd and 4th respectively. And 2006 Champion Clayton Walton missed the play-offs this year, but compensated by winning the World Championship Qualifier Sunday afternoon. Great play guys, it was a pleasure to be apart of!

Our next Sunday tournment is on July 29th. Details as follows:

When: Sunday July 29th. 12.30pm registration, 1pm start
Format: Constructed
Entry: $10
Prizes: Heaps of boosters up as prizes, plus a fun arvo of playing TREK!

We also play TREK every Tuesday night from around 6pm. Its fun, its free, you can trade, bring decks old and new and just hang out and have fun. There is usually 5 of us guaranteed playing and there is always room for more, I can even GIVE you a deck if you'd like to try.

Trek is awesome.I'm going to play the World Championships in Indianapolis in August and I can't wait. Its heaps of fun, balanced, a well thought out game system and the cards look schmick. Cruise in and ask Kieren the Klingon for a game, it rocks.

NARUTO COLLECTABLE CARD GAME

Last Saturday Steven Phung ninja'ed his way to a 4-0 tournament win! This weekend we're mixing the format up a bit with a 2 player team tournamnt on Saturday! Details as follows:

When: Saturday 7th July. 1.30pm rego, 2pm start
Format: 2 player team constructed
Entry: $6 per player
Prizes: HEAPS of prizes up for grabs plus a funky way to play Naruto!

Naruto is awesome. It is the next big thing and is currently the 4th best selling game in the US. We have starters, boosters, singles and 2 great players in Vickey and...I can remember his name around to show you how its done. SO if you'd like to try cruise in, it will be The NUTS!

DUNGEON AND DRAGONS MINIAURES
STAR WARS MINIATURES

The new D&D expansion, Night Below, is coming to us Monday, meaning Tuesday night we'll have a sealed tournament to try out the new set!!! Details as follows:

When: Tuesday 10th July. 6.30pm rego, 7pm kick off
Format: Night Below sealed(you get 3 boosters of the new expansion to crack and make your best 200pt army with)
Entry: $50
Prizes: Promos, maps, modules and a FUN night of playing D&D minis with the funky new set!

We play D&D and Star Wars Minis each Tuesday night from 6.30pm. Its fun, its free with prize support from WOTC thanks to the amazingly cool Rob Tierney. If you have a spare Tuesday night and you like rolling dice and having fun cruise in next Tuesday, it is fun.

POKEMON TRADEABLE CARD GAME

Pokemon is on again this Sunday from Noon. Last Sunday the new expansion, Diamond and Pearl, was released and we had 23 players come to the release tournament! Everyone won 2 boosters as prizes and Vickey, as usual, did an awesome job at running things!Everyone had an fun time

If you like Pokemon cruise in this Sunday for our league. Its just $6 to play and everyone wins a prize. You can use the new Pokemon from Diamond and Pearl if you like, or bring your old favourites. If you'd like a demo and to join in the fun cruise in Sunday and see Vickey, she'll show you how to catch them all!

VS(Marvel & DC)TRADEABLE CARD GAME

Great news!!! The new DC expansion, Worlds Finest, is due to us on Tuesday, meaning that we're having a release tournament on Sunday July 15th! Details as follows:

WORLD FINEST RELEASE TOURNAMENT

When: Sunday 15th July. 12.30pm registration, 1pm start
Format: Worlds Finest Sealed(you get 5 boosters to crack and make your best 30 card minimum deck with)
Entry: $35
Prizes: Heaps of boosters up as prizes, everyone wins at least 1 pack just for playing, plus a fun arvo of checking out the new set. We'll even do a booster draft afterwards for all those keen.

Louis Armstrong and I are going to PC Indy in August so need some draft practice. Starting July 17th our VS booster drafts will start up again on Tuesdays from 6.30pm. They'll be $15, UDE sanctioned and have rare picks as prizes.

VS is a great game. Its fun, exciting, well thought out and has a million different stratergies. If you'd like to learn we have pre- made decks for just $10 and we'd be happy to show you how its done. Cruise in for a demo, it rocks

MECHWARRIOR COLLECTABLE MINIATURES GAME

Just making everyone aware that Mechwarrior has moved from Friday nights to Sunday from 2.30pm. A core group of players meet every Sunday and have a blast, so if you'd like to try cruise in for a demo

HEROCLIX COLLECTABLE CARD GAME

The new expasnion, Avengers, is due any tick of the clock. But is case the clock ticks before Sunday we're having a 400 point single gender tournament this Sunday at 2pm! The new set has big raps in Scrye and Avengers is always a player favourite, so providing the set arrives we'll have a BIG release tournament July 15th. Until then, get building 400 point single gender teams!

NEW IN STORE

Players Choice sleeves are back in stock for both YGO and standard size.The new WOTC game Transformers is ON SALE NOW and looks cool. Also new, and very groovy, is the new Star Wars Collectable Miniatures game by Wizkidz. The ships look VERY Snazzy and the gameplay seems great. D&D minis Night Below is coming out Monday and wehave restocks of most YGO Structure decks again!

Thats about it for this week. For more info check out
www.sydneygamescentre.com or call us on 97153229

Cheers
Chris, Vickey and Kieren