events
Hope everyone is enjoying the latest Marvel HeroClix set, “Giant-Size X-Men“! We’ll be hosting special “Mutants VS Sentinels” scenarios this month- every Saturday at 1 PM (except for April 30- which is our National Qualifier for Magic)!
Just click on the HeroClix link on the righthand side navigation for the scenario rules!
Regards,
iRoy
A very small shipment of “Mirrodin Besieged” fatpacks came in yesterday! We still have a few onhand so if you want one, let me know right away!
Fatpacks are a great way to try out a new Magic set because you get so much value from them! Inside you’ll find nine booster packs of “Mirrodin Besieged“, a magazine that shows you all of the cards in the set, a package of 40 basic lands, a spin-down life counter and a small box to store your new cards!
We were also able to restock on “Mirrodin Besieged” Event decks!
Regards,
iRoy
Just in! Wizards of the Coast (WOTC) has done it again!
They’ve released an amazing Duel Deck featuring two incredible “tribes” (creature type): Knights and Dragons! Just like the name says; there’s a “Knight” deck and a “Dragon” deck inside this giftset! For a complete listing of all the cards, follow this link to the WOTC website:
http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/productarticle.aspx?x=mtg_tcg_knightsvsdragons_themedeck
We’ve only got a few of these left, so if you want one please let me know asap!
Regards,
iRoy
April 2011 is now available! It’s easier to view our calendar if you print it out.
Regards,
iRoy
Here we are mere hours away from our event and… no event kit.
 Very sorry all, but I am going to cancel our Warmachine / Hordes Steamroller event that would’ve taken place on Saturday, March 26, 2011. I know it is bad form to cancel an event only one day before it’s supposed to happen, but I don’t have a choice. My apologies to everyone.
On tap for Saturday, March 26, 2011 will be a “dry run” or Steamroller-test (again, not an actual Steamroller, but a test of it) event. I will host a 35 point tournament- and everyone is welcome to come and play.
Please keep an eye out for our next Shattered Grounds: ThunderCliff Peak league (starting April 23) and our Steamroller event (May 28?).
Regards,
iRoy
And the winner of our “Shattered Grounds: Windless Wastes”  League is: Mark!Wow, deja vu?I had a ton of fun hosting and learned so much about the game. Looking forward, I plan on doing a Steamroller event this month (March 26, 2011 at 1 PM), the next league kit: “Shattered Grounds: Thundercliff Peak” and then “Summer Rampage“!Hope everyone enjoyed this league as much as  I did and hope to see you at our next event!Regards,iRoy
 
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“Mirrodin Besieged” Game Day is this Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 1 PM, people!
 This time around WOTC has sent us some truly incredible prizes! To start with, Top 8 players each receive one extended art DCI foil “Black Sun Zenith”! And the first 30 entrants each get an alternate art “Treasure Mage“! What’s even better is WOTC is supporting their faction deck theme from the previous Game Day (“Scars Of Mirrodin”) where players could choose to support either the Mirrans or the Phyrexians in their struggle for the world. When you choose a faction, you must have at least 10 cards with the appropriate watermark (shown in the game text) and none of the opposing watermark. For example, if you wanted to make a Phyrexian faction deck, you’d have to have at least 10 cards with the Phyrexian symbol (
)in their game text and none of your cards may have the Mirran symbol (
). And viceversa if you wanted to play Mirran. Keep in mind, faction decks are OPTIONAL- you don;t have to have a faction deck in order to play- it’s just more fun if you do =)
New players are most certainly welcome and if you have any questions, please read the following format rules or drop by the store!
Regards,
iRoy
1. FORMAT:
-SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2011 AT 1 PM
-NO CHARGE TO PLAY! FREE!
-CONSTRUCTED (TYPE 2): YOU MAY USE CARDS FROM ZENDIKAR, WORLDWAKE, RISE OF THE ELDRAZI, MAGIC 2011, SCARS OF MIRRODIN AND MIRRODIN BESIEGED
-IF 16 OR LESS PLAYERS: 3 ROUNDS OF SWISS WITH TOP 4 IN FINALS
-IF 17 TO 32 PLAYERS: 4 ROUNDS OF SWISS WITH TOP 4 IN FINALS
-IF MORE THAN 33 PLAYERS: 4 ROUNDS OF SWISS WITH TOP 8 IN FINALS
-EACH ROUND IS BEST 2 OUT OF 3 AND 50 MINUTES LONG, FINALS IS BEST 2 OUT OF 3 AND ELIMINATION
2. PRIZES:
 
   
 
-FIRST 30 ENTRANTS RECEIVE ONE ALTERNATE ART TREASURE MAGE
-TOP 8 PLAYERS WILL RECEIVE ONE DCI FOIL EXTENDED ART “BLACK SUN ZENITH”
-TOP TWO “PHYREXIAN” PLAYERS EACH RECEIVE ONE PREVIEW “SUTURE PRIEST”
*TOP TWO “MIRRAN” PLAYERS EACH RECEIVE ONE PREVIEW “PRISTINE TALISMAN”
3. NOTES:
-PLEASE REGISTER EARLY
-PLEASE DO NOT SHOUT OR SCREAM AT ME, RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION
-PLEASE KEEP THINGS CLEAN!
4. MORE EVENT INFO:
-PLEASE SIGN UP FOR FACEBOOK AND SEND ME AN E-MAIL AT thground@telusplanet.net
-CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AT www.thundergroundcomics.com
5. SPECIAL NOVEMBER EVENTS:
-BOOSTER DRAFT EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 6 PM IN AMRCH: SCARS+MBS+MBS ($17) PACKS AS PRIZES!
-CONSTRUCTED (T2) EVERY FRIDAY AT 6 PM IN MARCH: FREE TO PLAY WITH 4 “WALL OF OMENS” AS PRIZES!
*REGISTER EARLY!
No, these aren’t professional paint jobs from GW’s elite.
They’re painted by a local player named Garnett G!
What makes them look so cool?
Aside from the awesome paint-job, Tau figures have rounded edges (no harsh lines) in their design. Most notably, their drones and crisis suits (pictured below) are made up of circles and ovals (oblong shapes). Very easy on the eyes!
Then there’s how they play. I’ve played against other Tau players, Zac B for instance, and I was never able to get even close with my Orks. The Tau faction is really good at shooting their opponents’ heads off (among other body parts). They’re a very interesting faction to play and play against.
If you’re curious about Warhammer 40k and would like to try out the game or paint a fig- then please come by any Sunday that we have an event (except this upcoming May 8, 2011).
If you’ve got some amazing paint-job on your figs and want to be featured, then please drop me a line too!
Regards,
iRoy
 
 
2500 points of Warhammer 40K is a lot.
It’s also the point format that we will be hosting this year for ‘Ard Boyz 40K (Games Workshop‘s equivalent of “Worlds“)! Consequently, we’ve been hosting 2500 points on the last week of each month as a prep for ‘Ard Boyz 40K.
Here’s February’s pictures:
 
  
 
 
 
 
