NEWSLETTER - 09/11/2007
Hi Fearless Commanders!Its been another action packed week of games goodness, with the new
expansion of YGO, Gladiators Assault, being release with the
appropriate fan fare last Sunday to warm response. Vutti Sok showed
everyone he has what it takes to rip up cards at will, taking out
our Iron Man MTG tournament, and Field Commander Foggo continues to
baffle everyone by inventing new ways to cheat in our in store
Movember competition, coming in Thursday with cat hair sticky taped
to his upper lip and claiming it as his own. This plot was finally
foiled when he tried eating a bowl of warm soup…
We have heaps on this weekend, but before that a warm birthday wish
is sent out to the one and only Ben Seck, who celebrated his 40th
birthday November 4. Ben is currently working for UDE in San Diego,
living the dream, and despite NEVER talking to us on msn anymore is
still a damn fine man. Maybe try your first beer this weekend TBS!
Lots happening this weekend, details as follows:
YUGIOH TRADEABLE CARD GAME
Last Saturdays Hobby League saw SGC regular Kevin Luong go 4-0 to
win the opens tournament(even though Kevin is only 13!)and Alex
Tancevski went 4-1 to win and 13 and unders. Great dueling guys!
Then Sunday saw the release events with the morning flight going to
Chris Meli and Nathan Canty-Seghers who both went 4-0, and then Luke
Jones in the afternoon who went 4-0 to edge out Sarah Henderson who
was the top of a bunch of players at 3-1. Everyone had fun,
including us, and a special thanks to Chester Swords who did a fine
job of judging the event.
Our next BIG tournament is Sunday 25th November and it's a Phaorohs
Tour Qualifier! Details as follows:
November Pharaoh Tour Qualifier!
When: Sunday 25 November. 10am rego, 10:30 start.
What: Advanced Constructed. Bring your deck and play!
Entry: $15
Prizes: Everyone wins at least a booster and a full box goes to
first. First place qualifies for the Pharaoh Tour and everyone wins
a special PTQ promo card!
Top 8 players win a 'Champions Pack'
This will be a great day of playing YGO, come in and join the fun
And as usual this Saturday we're running both Hobby League events in
the morning(13 & under and Opens)and then 2 player teams duels in
the afternoon. The morning sessions are from 10am-1pm, the 2 player
teams event start at 2pm and go until around 4.30pm. Entry to both
events is $5 per player with heaps of boosters up as prizes
Apart from weekend tournaments we have lots of structure decks,
boosters and singles available for sale. If you'd like to learn
cruise into SGC on a Saturday and we'll have someone show you how
its done!
MAGIC THE GATHERING TRADEABLE CARD GAME
As we said earlier, well done Vutti for tearing up cards better than
most in the weekends Iron Man tournament. Gerald won a draft last
night, Shonky Jim Bandas won another, and last Friday night The
Mighty Allan Sharpe won our weekly FNM, beating the world class
Scott Smith in the final.
This Sunday we're running a $200 type 2 tournament, details as
follows:
$200 TYPE 2 TOURNAMENT
When: Sunday 11 November. 11:05 am rego. (It's Rememberance Day and
there will be a 1 minute silence at 11am) 11.30am start
Format: Type 2
Cost: $20
Prizes: $200 to first and some boosters for everyone else, plus
Arena League Foils.
The following Sunday we're running a Lorwyn sealed tournament,
firstly because they are heaps of fun, and secondly because the PTQ
for Kuala Lumpa is on the following Sunday and it's a good chance
for players to warm up. Details as follows:
LORWYN SEALED
When: Sunday 18th November. 11am rego, 11.30am start
Format: Lorwyn sealed(you get a tournament pack and 2 boosters to
crack and make a 40 card minimum deck with)
Entry: $35
Prizes: Heaps of boosters up as prizes, plus a t-shirt or 2 and some
Arena league foils up as prizes as well. Plus a fun day of playing
Lorwyn sealed!
The following Sunday, 25th November, it's the PTQ Kuala Lumpa! This
will be an awesome event, details as follows:
PTQ Kuala Lumpur
When: Sunday 25 November. 10 am rego.
Where: Burwood RSL
96 Shaftesbury Rd, Burwood NSW
Format: Lorwyn Sealed
Cost: $40
Prize: First wins airfare to PT Kuala Lumpur, and heaps of boosters
are up, even to those outside the top 8.
And don't forget we have amazing $12 drafts each Thursday from 5pm
onwards, Friday Night Magic each Friday night at 6.30pm(type 2 $6),
S.A.T 14 and under Magic 2pm Saturday, constructed for $6 and $2
tournaments Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays during the school
holidays.
WORLD OF WARCRAFT TRADEABLE CARD GAME
Great news! The new WOW TCG expansion, March of the Legions, is
coming and we're having a release tournament Sunday 18th November!
And, the kicker is, its going to be DRAFT! Details as follows:
When: Sunday Nov 18th. 11.30am rego, Noon start
Cost: $35
Format: 2 booster drafts!!!
Places: Limited to 40 people only, pre-register to secure your spot.
Keep what you draft, everyone wins promos and boosters! T-shirts to
give out as well! With the new set we have 19 card boosters,
designed for drafting, so we're going to do it!
Plus we play constructed WOW Hobby League each Saturday afternoon
from 2pm, and we're running WOW drafts and casual WOW play night
each Thursday. WOW is a strong game with good prize support, and
plays well as a casual game or a tournament game. If you'd like a
demo cruise in anytime and we'll show you how its done, we have base
set boosters and Dark Portal boosters for just $5 a pack! And we
just bought a MEGA collection of WOW mainly of Dark Portal and Fires
of Outland cards, so if you want a single, we probably now have it!
THE SPOILS TRADEABLE CARD GAME
Well done to Michael Lou who again won our Saturday draft, with
Kenny Mguyen and Big Dave Bird filling the placings. I got bashed
bad, but I have to say it was one of the most fun drafts I have ever
done of any game. You can tell the game designers made this game
with sealed/draft play in mind, it is awesome!
We're drafting again this Saturday from around 2pm onwards. A draft
set will cost just $15 and promos and draft picks for all up as
prizes. Then this Sunday we're running a sealed tournament to get
everyone started on The Spoils path, details as follows:
THE SPOILS WIN A BOX SEALED TOURNAMENT
When: Sunday November 11th. Noon rego, 12.30pm start(if you'd like
to learn how to play drop in around 11.30am and we'll show you how
its done!)
Format:: Sealed(you get a competition pack and 2 boosters to crack
and make a 45 card minimum deck with)
Entry: $35
Prizes: Winner gets a box of boosters, plus promos to top 4 players!
Everyone wins at least 1 pack, plus a fun day of playing The Spoils,
getting cards in a fun way and starting off your Spoils career up as
prizes! Plus it¡?s a good warm up to the win a wii December 1st!
As the game is less than a month old, we thought we'd run a variety
of sealed tournaments early on to keep the playing field even for
everyone who is interested in the game. Sealed events are a great
way for players looking to learn a new game to have fun, get cards
at a cheaper than normal price and build there collections.
November 25th we're running a learn to play afternoon in preparation
of the win a Wii December 1 & 2! Details as follows:
When: Sunday November 25th from 2pm onwards
Format: Learn to play
Entry: FREE!
Prizes: If you beat the demoer you win a The Spoils TCG pack!!!!
Plus you get heaps of practice for the Win a Wii tournament the next
weekend!!!!!!!!!
And then the UBER BIG tournament-a weekend of The Spoils TCG loving!
Win a Wii Saturday and a $500 tournament Sunday! Details as follows:
THE SPOILS WIN A WII TOURNAMENT
When: Saturday 1st December. 10.30am rego, 11am start
Format: Sealed(you get a tournament pack and 2 boosters to crack and
make a 45 card minimum deck with)
Entry: $40
Prizes: Winner gets a Nintendo Wii! Top 8 draft on Sunday at 11am to
find out who is the champ! Boosters and a fun day of playing The
Spoils sealed up as prizes.
Then on the Sunday for all those who don't make top 8 we're running
a $500 constructed tournament! Details as follows:
When: Sunday 2nd December. 11.30am rego, Noon start
Format: Constructed
Entry: $20
Prizes: Winner takes home $250!!! Runner up $150, 3rd and 4th $50
each! plus heaps of boosters up as prizes for the rest of the field.
The Following week(Sunday December 9th) we're running another sealed
win a box tournament for people to warm up for the Good Games win a
Wii December 15 & 16th
The Spoils is fantastic. Its a great TCG that has overcome a lot of
problems other TCG's sometimes experience. The cards look great, the
flavour text is funny and the gameplay rocks, with the ability to
spend 3 resourses at anytime to draw a card you always have LOTS of
options open. If you'd like a demo cruise in anytime, the next set
will be in Australia in January and the release events will have a
Nintendo DS up as first prize!
STAR TREK 2ND EDITION TRADEABLE CARD GAME
We have been playing quite a bit on Tuesday nights, and I must say
I'm getting tired of being beaten by Big Matt so often lately. I
will turn the tables on him, however, at our next Sunday Trek
tournament on November 18th! Details as follows:
When: Sunday November 18th. 12.30pm registration, 1pm start
Format: Constructed
Entry:$10
Prizes: A complete set of Premier Edition(base set)up as first
prize!!! That's over 400 cards of Trek loving to the winner!
Boosters and a fun day of playing Trek are up as prizes, and I'm
saying it now, bring something that can bring the Romulans!
And just put this date in your diary. On December 23rd we're running
a fun Trek tournament that will appeal to new players and veterans
alike, and give players the chance to have a mega fun day. That
event will be a Quantum Crack sealed tournament! Details as follows:
TREK QUANTUM CRACK TOURNAMENT
When: Sunday 23rd December. 12.30pm registration, 1pm start
Format: Sealed-players get 1 Premier Edition starter/booster combo
box to crack and make a 35 card minimum draw deck and 20 card
minimum dilemma pile with(that's right, you crack the BOX!)
Entry: Just $50
Prizes: Winner gets a t-shirt and boosters from the new set.
Everyone wins boosters, and everyone gets to live the dream and
crack a whole box of cards to crack and play. I can't wait, this
will be awesome!
Trek is flat out a great game. I love it, and had the time of my
life going to Indianapolis in August to play the world
championships. If you'd like a game cruise in pretty much anytime
and Foggo the Ferengi or Kieren the Klingon will show you how its
done.
HEROCLIX COLLECTABLE MINIATURES GAME
I can't remember who won last weeks Alien challenge, but everyone
had a fun time. This Sunday its back to standard, boring humans!
Details as follows:
Sunday 18 November: THE HUMAN CONDITION! 400 points and all your
characters must be plain old average humans. No aliens, no mutants,
no animals. No special powers whatsoever.
We have boosters and LE's up as prizes, plus a fun day of playing
Clix.
POKEMON COLLECTABLE CARD GAME
Our weekly Pokemon league is going great with 10 players getting
together last Sunday to indulge in the fun that is Pokemon playing,
colouring and chats. Its on again this Sunday from 12 noon, entry is
just $6 and everyone wins a prize.
Our Elite Beats series is kicking off November 24th, and then each
month till January. It's a fun new event for competitive players,
details are as follows:
NOVEMBER ELITE BEATS
When: Saturday 24 November.
What: Bring a deck of 60 legal cards and play!
Entry: $12
Prizes: There will be a two-booster per player prize pool--everyone
will get at least one booster and the rest will be divvied up
amongst the top performers. Everyone will get points towards earning
that $100 at the end of the three months!
Pokemon continues to thrive, and Vickey does an awesome job at
making sure everyone has a great time. If you'd like to play, cruise
in Sunday and have some fun!
MECHWARRIOR COLLECTABLE MINIATURES GAME
Last Sunday Mech stalwart Colin Toh beat 7 others to claim victory
in our weekly Sunday Mech tournament. Since moving to Sundays we
have had a lot more people having a lot more fun playing Mech, with
numbers growing into the double digits regularly
Mech is a very fun, technical minis game. We play every Sunday from
3pm onwards. The guys who play are always happy to show newbies how
its done and we get some prize support from Croftminster to help
things along a little. If you'd like to play cruise in on Sunday
arvo.
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS MINIATURES
The new D&D miniatures expansion, Desert of Desolation, is in and
looks very very cool. This is great timing as this Sunday we are
having a sealed D&D minis tournament! Details as follows:
GARGANTUAN Black Dragon Tournament
When: Sunday 11 November. 12pm.
What: Sealed Night Below, open 2 boosters and build your best 300
point team.
Entry: $35
Prizes: First place will win a GARGANTUAN Black Dragon, and everyone
else will get limited edition promo minis, tiles, maps, and cracked
boosters and a great day of playing D&D Minis.
Fortnightly D&D Minis Events
When: Every Tuesday. 6:30pm rego, 7pm start.
What: 500 points constructed.
Entry: Free!
Prizes: Limited edition promo minis, tiles, maps, and cracked
boosters and a great night of playing D&D Minis.
NARUTO TRADEABLE CARD GAME
Naruto is still a fun funky game and we play each Saturday arvo at
2pm. Entry is just $6 and everyone wins a prize.
And in some great news the latest expansion, Eternal Rivalry, is now
in stock! And to celebrate we're having a release tournament
December 2nd, details as follows:
Eternal Rivalry Release Tournament!
When: Sunday 2 December. 12pm rego.
Format: Sealed Eternal Rivalry.
Entry: $30
Prizes: A two-booster per player prize pool, everyone will get at
least one booster with more going to the top.
Naruto is a well designed game based on a fine anime series. If
you'd like to learn how to play cruise in on a Saturday and Chris or
Vickey will show you how its done.
NEW IN STORE: Eye of Judgement theme decks and boosters are back in
store, and selling fast! Naruto's new expansion, Eternal Rivalry, is
also in stock. The Spoils boosters are also back in stock after we
ran out Sunday. MTG Fatpacks are also here, and the new D&D
miniatures expansion, Desert of Desolation, is on sale as of NOW!
And speaking of D&D, we have 3 new books, Confessions of a
Sorceress, Dragons of Eberron and Dungeon Survival Guide, all in and
available. The new Star Wars minis scenario pack, Battle of Hoth, is
also now in stock and looks very sexy. The new SW minis expansion is
due to us November 16th.
That's about it for this week, until next time smile and play nice
Chris, Vickey and Kieren