NEWSLETTER - 16/11/2007
HHey Smooth Operators,The Mo's are coming along quite nicely, though Field still sticky
tapes/blue tacks/superglues feline fur below his nose in an attempt
to prove his hairy masculinity. He has also taken to drinking milk
from a bowl and playing with his fish & chips on a Saturday arvo
before eating it. I hope he doesn't take to licking himself...
Anyway, the reason this Moness is happening, apart from trying to
make us look sexier(well, we've tried everything else)is to raise
money and awareness for prostate cancer and male depression. SO if
you'd like to see us keep on growing our Mo's and help a good cause
drop into the store and drop a coin or 2 into whosever jar you feel
has the best Mo. Or Foggo's if you're feeling the pity :)
Alternatively you can sponsor us by going to our website
http://www.sydneygamescentre.com/movember.php
where we have all the details of how you can contribute. Its a good
cause, help us get behind it!
Heaps happening this week, details as follows:
WORLD OF WARCRAFT TRADEABLE CARD GAME
The next WOW TCG expansion, March of the Legionairres, is coming and
we have a release celebration tournament this Sunday, and its DRAFT!
This will be fun, details as follows:
MARCH OF THE LEGIONS RELEASE CELEBRATION
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!
MAGIC THE GATHERING COLLECTABLE CARD GAME
Last Sunday Patrick Pepper made the trip up from the Gong worth it
as he won our $200 type 2 tournament, beating Vutti Sok in the
final. The event also doubled as part of our 2007-2008 Player of the
Year series, so these 2 guys are looking strong to qualify for next
years duplicate sealed top 8! And last Friday night Kelvin Ong went
3-0-1 to win our weekly FNM. Great work Kelvin!
The Pro Tour Qualifier Kuala Lumper is coming up on November 25th,
so this Sunday we're running a sealed deck tournament to give
everyone a chance to practice(plus sealed Lorwyn is great fun).
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, 10.30am start
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.
YUGIOH TRADEABLE CARD GAME
Last Saturday morning Edmund Deng went 4-1 to win our weekly 13 &
under Hobby League tournament, and Kevin Luong went 4 blot to again
win the opens. Nice dueling guys!
Hobby League is on again thsi Saturday from 10am-1pm. Its just $5 to
play, UDE sanctioned and everyone wins a prize!
On November 25th we're having a Phaorohs Tour Qualifier! The winner
of this event gets to play at the Phaorohs Tour event in January,
wheer the winner takes home a Gold Sarcophagus card, a laptop
computer and a box of every YGO set ever released! These are fine
events, but you gotta qualify first, and you do that at SGC November
25th, 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
Gladiators Assault boosters are now in stock and available for sale,
so cruise in and grab a pack or 2!
STAR TREK 2ND EDITION TRADEABLE CARD GAME
This Sunday we're running another Trek event, this time with the
winner taking home a complete set of Premier Edition!!! T-shirt and
boosters are also up as prizes, 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.
STAR WARS COLLECTABLE MINIATURES GAME
This Sunday we're having a BIG Star Wars minis sealed tournament
thats great for veterans, but more importantly excellent for people
interested in just having a go! Its just $20 for 3 boosters, and
everyone wins at least 1 more pack as prizes! Details as follows:
When: Sunday 18 November. 1.30pm rego, 2pm start.
Format: Rebel Storm Sealed(you get 2 boosters of RS to crack and
make a 100pt team with)
Entry: Just $20 for 2 boosters!
Prizes: Winner gets 3 boosters, runner up 2 boosters, and everyone
else wins a booster just for playing! Plus its DCI sanctioned so you
can get your sealed rating through the roof!
Plus we play every Tuesday night for free at SGC from about 6.30pm
onwards. So if you're up for a game, cruise in on a Tuesday and have
fun!
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.
POKEMON COLLECTABLE CARD GAME
Our weekly Pokemon league is going great with 13 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!
THE SPOILS TRADEABLE CARD GAME
Last Sunday Danny Phung went 4-0 to win our win a box sealed
tournament. Some goober called Kieren came second and Nathan Canty-
Seghars finished third. It was heaps of fun, I can't wait for the
next one!
We're drafting tomorrow afternoon(Saturday)from around 2.30pm.
Michael Lou has won the first 3, so its time for someone else to
bash him! Its just $15 to draft with rare picks and promo cards up
as prizes.
Sunday 25th November from 2pm we're having a learn to play arvo and
if you beat a demoer you win a booster! 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!
NEW IN STORE: We have gotten a small amount of the Gundam War TCG
boosters in, due to popular demand, so we'll how they sell. They are
$6 a pack and the cards look great! Star Wars Minis new set, Force
Unleashed, is coming in today and will sell for $29 a booster and
$160 a case. The new Star Wars pocket model expansion Ground Assault
is also now available, so its a Star Wars fans bonanza! The latest
D&D minis expansion, Desert of Desolation, is also in stock, and for
all the Pokemon players Secret Wonders is also now is stock(we have
a release event December 2!)And great news for our younger D&D
players, the Dungeon Survival Guide is now just $20!!Yugiohs latest
expansion, Gladiators Assault, is also now available and looks great!
Thats about it for this week, a busy schedule! And don't forget
Movember guys, please help us out
Cheers
Chris, Vickey and Kieren