NEWSLETTER - 30/11/2007

Hey Basket Weavers,

It was a fairly hectic weekend with 2 PTQ's-for Magic & YGO, both
happening on Sunday, and after the dust settled long time cool guy
Clarrie Brown won himself a ticket to the MTG Pro Tour in Kuala
Lumpa by beating Team Shonks' spiritual father Jim "Shonky" Bandas
in the final. And the best pound for pound Yugioh duelist in the
country, Kevin Luong, won the Yugioh Phaorohs Tour qualifier at
Sydney Games Centre, beating Chris Darmardi in the final. Great work
Kevin.

And Movember is nearly OVER! Many will say that's a good thing,
given the caterpillar like substance going around above the mush of
Obiwan Foggobi and I, but we're not so sure. Chris has had a variety
of movie roles offered to him and I keep getting asked to sign
autographs, which I sign Merv Hughes.. SO maybe we'll keep them. But
whilst we think about keeping them, you guys can go a long way in
helping us with that decision by donating to the Movember cause by
popping your loose change into our Mojars at Sydney Games Centre or
buy donating online at this link

http://www.sydneygamescentre.com/movember.php

Its another exciting weekend at Sydney Games Centre this weekend,
details as follows:

THE SPOILS TRADEABLE CARD GAME

After around 6 weeks for sale in AU the first of 3 BIG The Spoils
TCG events in December is finally upon us, and I can't wait. This
Saturday players have a chance to play sealed The Spoils to win a
Nintendo Wii, and then use their new found cards and skills Sunday
to play Constructed for $500! 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. Everyone wins at
least 1 booster just for playing and a fun day of playing The
Spoils sealed up as prizes.

We were going to draft top 8 Sunday, but due to popular demand we'll
draft the finals Saturday arvo as well!

Then on the Sunday 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!

MAGIC THE GATHERING TRADEABLE CARD GAME

As we said earlier Clarrie Brown is off to PT Kuala Lumpa to
represent Australia(and all things nice for that matter). Our
reputation of being fine players and good sports could not be in
better hands.Clarries' game has really come on leaps and bounds
since teaming up with The Mighty Allan Sharpe, and this is further
proof that The MIGHTY Allan Sharpe is in fact a guru.

This Sunday we're dusting off the old cards and playing LEGACY!
Details as follows:

LEGACY TOURNAMENT

When: Sunday 2nd December. 11am rego, 11.30am start
Format: Legacy Constructed(pretty much any expansion is legal, check
www.magicthegathering.com for the banned and restricted list)
Entry: $10
Prizes: Boosters and a fun arvo of "feeling the power" up as prizes.
And as a precautionary note, make sure your deck has something that
can deal with Crystal Golems!

We also have our famous $12 drafts each Thursday night from around
6pm, Friday Night Magic(always type 2)each Friday at 6.30pm, and
Saturday afternoon 14 and under MTG at 2pm each Saturday.

YUGIOH TRADEABLE CARD GAME

Once again well done Kevin Luong who went 8-0 Sunday to win
Movembers Phaorohs Tour Qualifier. The next PTQ is on December 9th,
details as follows:

When: Sunday 9th December. 10am rego, 10.30am start
Format: Advanced Constructed
Entry: $15
Prizes: Winner takes home a box of Gladiators Assault PLUS and
invite to the Pharoahs Tour at Parramatta in January! Everyone wins
a booster just for playing, plus a fun day of playing YGO are up as
prizes.

We play our weekly Hobby League events each Saturday from 10am-1pm.
Entry is just $5, its Advanced Constructed format, we run a 13 and
under event as well as an open one, its UDE sanctioned so you'll get
a WORLD ranking, and everyone wins a prize. Then we follow up with
Saturday afternoon 2 player teams tournaments for just $5 a player.
These events are heaps of fun, cruise in with a deck and a friend
and give it a go!

POKEMON TRADEABLE CARD GAME

Last Saturday was round 1 of the 3 round series that is Sydney's
Elite Beats Series! And after 4 rounds the top 3 were

Gordon Ranger
Dove
David Saw

These guys get 4-3-2 points respectively, with everyone else also
scoring a point in the series. Everyone had a blast, and even Vickey
played. Unfortunantly she must have borrowed one of Obiwan Foggobi's
decks as wins for here were hard to come by…

Pokemon league is on again this Sunday from noon till around 3.30pm.
Entry is just $6 and everyone wins a prize.

WORLD OF WARCRAFT TRADEABLE CARD GAME

The 2007-2008 Nationals Qualifiers are starting up this month and
we're hosting one of the first! And to make things even funkier it
will be one of the first WOW TCG events that March of the
Legionnaires will be legal! Details as follows:

WOW TCG DECEMBER REGIONALS

When: Sunday 9th December. 12 noon rego, 12.30pm start
Format: Constructed
Entry: $15
Prizes: Winner gets a box of Heros of Azeroth! Deck boxes, promos
and boosters up as prizes, plus top 4 get invited to 2008 Nationals!
It will be fun, cruise on in

The new expansion, March of the Legionnaires, come in 19 card packs,
meaning that a WOW TCG draft just costs $15. We draft each Thursday
night from around 6pm, cruise on in and draft the cool new set.

NARUTO TRADEABLE CARD GAME

Bad news for ninjas, the new stock for the sealed tournament
scheduled this Sunday hasn't made it in, so we've got to put it back
a week. But we will do it next Sunday, details as follows:

NARUTO ETERNAL RIVALRY SEALED

When: Sunday 9th 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.

And if you're looking for your Naruto fix, we play every Saturday
afternoon from 2pm. Its just $6 to play and everyone wins a prize.

We have lots of starters, boosters and singles for Naruto available
for sale, cruise in and have a try.

STAR WARS COLLECTABLE MINIATURES GAME

Well done to minis guru Richard Myors who won last Tuesday nights
Star Wars minis sealed tournament. Albert Dixson overcame a
performance enhancing drug test to finish second and Grant McEnvoy
third. It was heaps of fun, everyone saying that Force Unleashed is
a top set.

We play Star Wars minis each Tuesday night from 6.30pm. Its free,
DCI sanctioned and thanks to the very cool Rob Tierney from WOTC we
normally have a promo or 2 to put up as prizes. Not bad for a free
night out!

DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS COLLECTABLE MINIATURES GAME

The new set, Desert of Desolation, is in and selling well, with some
VERY cool looking pieces. After Star Wars last week the guys decided
to have a sealed tournament next Tuesday, so we said SURE! Details
as follows:

DESERT OF DESOLATION SEALED TOURNAMENT

When: Tuesday 4th December. 6.30pm rego, 7pm start
Format: Sealed(you get 2 boosters to crack and make a 100 point army
with)
Entry: $35
Prizes: We'll try to grab some promo figures to pop up as prizes,
plus maybe some maps. But it will be a fun evening of playing minis,
cruise in and have a go!

STAR TREK 2ND EDITION TRADEABLE CARD GAME

Next trip into the unknown is December 9th, where we're having a win
a set of something tournament! I don't know what it is yet, but it
will be good! Details as follows

STAR TREK WIN A SET OF SOMETHING TOURNAMENT

When: Sunday 9th December. 12.30pm rego, 1pm start
Format: Constructed
Entry: $10
Prizes: A set of something to the winner, plus boosters up as prizes
(everyone gets at least 2 packs!)

And to round off the year we're having a Trek players Xmas party! To
make it better its going to be a crack fest of near infinite
proportions, and a ton of fun, AND it's a good way for new players
to get into the game. 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!

And don't forget our weekly gathering of Trek players Tuesday nights
from around 6pm onwards where you can just cruise in, have a game or
2, talk Trek tech, trade and generally chill out with the knowledge
you play one of the best TCG's ever made.

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

Next Sunday we're having a sealed tournament to celebrate the
release of the new expansion, Mutants & Monsters! Details as follows:

MUTANTS AND MONSTERS SEALED

When: Sunday 2nd December.1.30pm rego, 2pm start
Format: M&M sealed(you get 2 boosters to crack and make a 300 point
army with)
Entry: $35
Prizes: Cracked boosters and LE's up as prizes, plus a fun arvo of
playing Clix with the new set!

THE SYDNEY GAMES CENTRE CHRISTMAS PARTY

The social event of the year is on this year at the world famous
Wentworth Park Greyhounds Monday 17th December and EVERYONE is
invited! And to make this party all the more special we're run race
by race sweeps, where if the number you pull out of Foggos hat of
dandruff matches the number of the winning dogs, you get to have a
dip in Foggos SGC Showcase(ie a big bag full of prizes!!!) This will
make it fun for everyone, and create a party atmosphere-if that can
be improved!) Like we said, everyone is invited, come along and
we'll buy you a drink or too. Plus the kebabs there are NUTS!

That's about it for this week. A busy week, and exciting week, so
make your you're part of the action!

Until we see you next, take care and play nice

Chris, Vickey and Kieren