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December 2011 and January 2012 Holiday Hours!

Happy Holidays!

It’s that time of year again and the Christmas season is upon us!

Here’s a list of days that we’re closed:

Sunday, December 25: CLOSED
Monday, December 26: CLOSED
Tuesday, December 27: CLOSED
Sunday, January 1: CLOSED

Other than that, here’s our store hours:

Sundays: 12 Noon to 6 PM
Mondays: Closed
Tuesdays: 12 Noon to 6 PM
Wednesdays: 12 Noon to 9 PM
Thursdays: 12 Noon to 6 PM
Fridays: 12 Noon to 9 PM
Saturdays: 12 Noon to 6 PM

Hope everyone gets what they ask for this year!

Regards,

Roy Kim

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Comic Quiz!

Take the comic quiz!

Blaine has put together a very challenging comicbook quiz. Just follow the link and click on either “Marvel” or “DC” to take that specific quiz!

 http://www.bureau42.com/view/10566/bureau-42-geek-test-comics

 

Blaine informed me earlier that I scored 75% on the Marvel quiz, I’m sure there are people out there that can beat that!

If you’re familiar with the Marvel universe, give it a try (and if you can remember the day and time you took the test, I can ask Blaine how you did!)

Regards,

Roy Kim

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Closed Wednesday November 23, back Thursday November 24

Feeling truly sick. Sorry I won’t be in today Wednesday November 23, but will be back tomorrow Thursday November 24.

If someone could post “closed wednesday, back Thursday” on my door I would greatly appreciate it.

Again very sorry

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Steamroller 4: Saturday, November 26 at 12 Noon Edmonton St. Albert

Like iPhones and all things Apple, our Steamroller events have moved on (evolved?) into it’s latest, and I hope “best”, iteration: Steamroller 4.

Over the past 3 Steamrollers, we’ve learned a ton of stuff- we experimented and made changes to our system and over the course of time come up with a solid event system that I think works very well.

What can you look forward to? What does your $20 entry fee buy?

*3 rounds of play with random scenarios from the most current Steamroller document (revealed at the start of each round)

*Free lunch with 2 free cans of pop! It’s too cold to BBQ, so we’ll be cooking up meatball sandwiches!

*Prizes, Prizes, and more Prizes! Depending on the number of entrants we’ll have prizes for the Top 3; including Certificates and Trophies (min 16)! Random prizes (“Grind” Boardgame!)! Prizes for Best Sportsman (you can only vote for someone you previously played) and Best Painted Army!

Even if you’re a new player, you’re welcome to check us out!

We start at 12 noon and please register in advance (via email: info@thundergroundcomics.com) by sending me your 2 lists of 50 point armies.

 

http://www.thundergroundcomics.com/warmachine-hordes

 

Regards,

iRoy

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Debit / Credit Card Machine Working Fine!

Thumbs Up!

Chuck Norris approved!

Just over 2 weeks ago, we had some problems with our debit/credit card machine, but now I am proud to report those problems are now long behind us!

Our new machine is now connected to our cable modem (instead of landline or phone) and processes transactions as fast as or faster than the Flash! Another sizeable advantage is the new machine won’t cut out our phone line when in use; I know: Win-Win!

So, to reiterate our status: our new debit/credit card machine is working better than ever before. We had a small problems over two weeks ago, but that has long been dealt with (thanks to Peter and Shaw for their computer/network/internet) expertise!

Regards,

Roy Kim

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New E-mail!

It’s been a struggle.

We’ve finally changes internet service providers and got a brand, spanking new e-mail address:

info@thundergroundcomics.com

Please do not use our older e-mail address (thground@telusplanet.net or the one that Telus changed us to without any notice es17591@telsuplanet.net).

In the pastcouple weeks, we’ve had our account erased and reset by Telus even after phoning and making sure our account would stay active after switching. So if you’ve sent me an e-mail and I haven’t responded, please try again using the new e-mail address.

Thanks again for your patience and understanding and thanks to all who were able to help with this change.

Keep in mind this is just the first step for us in updating the tech side of our business. Please watch for more changes coming soon.

Regards,

iRoy

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RIP: Andy Ferguson, You Will Be Missed! =(

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Sometimes I wish real life were a comicbook.

In comics, your favourite characters ALWAYS come back to life and live on to face new challenges and go on cool adventures. Unfortunately, real life is nothing like a comicbook.

This morning, Andy Ferguson passed away. He had a very promising career in Radio/Tv broadcasting; every week he hosted a radio talk show with his friend Marc Majeau on the NAIT website (NR92). He loved sports and he loved comics: he was enjoying the new DC universe reboot and couldn’t wait to see what was going to happen to Aquaman and Green Lantern.

Still hard to believe that he’s gone.

Thanks to Marc for letting me know what happened. My condolences go out to Andy’s family and friends.

Regards,

Roy Kim

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GROTS! GROTS! GROTS!

Warmachine

UPDATE:  Please check out Gerry’s website for location. www.centralabflooring.com He also says to “enter around back into warehouse door bay #10”. Thanks and good luck all!

Hello!

The GROTS (Greater Red Deer Organisation Of Tactical Silliness) are hosting a Steamroller event in early December. Anyone from Edmonton or St. Albert that played in Steamroller 3 that travels to Red Deer to play in their December event can come back to me and get a store credit for HALF OF THEIR ADMISSION PRICE.

Please create an account and check out their website at www.grots.ca

Regards,

iRoy

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Steampowered Event Rolls On!

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Hello and Happy Halloween!

Hope everyone had fun at our third Steamroller event held just this past Saturday, October 29!

We had 20 people show up and chuck dice; up from 16 (Steamroller 2: August 6) and tieing our first Steamroller from May 28! In addition to all of the vets, we had several new people show up and play! If you’re looking for a play group in the Edmonton area, you’re welcome to come by and check us out! Our next event, aptly named “Steamroller 4” is slated for Saturday, November 26 at 12 noon!

Thanks again to everyone that played! And, as promised, here’re the results:

First Place: Gord W (Circle)
Match: 9 UNDEFEATED, Assassin: 3, Control: 0, Attrition: 107, Survival: 136

Second Place: Ryan T (Cryx)
Match: 9 UNDEFEATED, Assassin: 3, Control: 0, Attrition: 107, Survival: 105

Third Place: Mischa R (Retribution)
Match: 7, Assassin: 2, Control: 2, Attrition: 120, Survival: 90

Fourth Place: Jeremy B (Minions)
Match: 7, Assassin: 2, Control: 2, Attrition: 114, Survival: 84

Fifth Place: Tyler W (Khador)
Match: 7, Assassin: 2, Control: 2, Attrition: 76, Survival: 118

Sixth Place: Rob C (Circle)
Match: 7, Assassin: 2, Control: 0, Attrition: 40, Survival: 115

Seventh Place: Adriaan R (Cryx)
Match: 7, Assassin: 1, Control: 2, Attrition: 67, Survival: 93

Eighth Place: Mark E (Cryx)
Match: 7, Assassin: 1, Control: 0, Attrition: 85, Survival: 105

Nineth Place: Kade F (Skorne)
Match: 7, Assassin: 1, Control: 0, Attrition: 71, Survival: 76

Tenth Place: Garnett G (Cryx)
Match: 7, Assassin: 0, Control: 4, Attrition: 107, Survival: 91

Eleventh Place: Mat K (Khador)
Match: 5, Assasin: 1, Control: 0, Attrition: 86, Survial: 86

Twelveth Place: Cory C (Cryx)
Match: 5, Assassin: 1, COntrol: 0, Attrition: 80, Survival: 103

Thirteenth Place: Corey M (Skorne)
Match: 5, Assassin: 1, Control: 0, Attrition: 79, Survival: 43

Forteenth Place: John B (Retribution)
Match: 5, Assassin: 1, Control: 0, Attrition: 35, Survival: 99

Fifteenth Place: Dorian C (Trollblood)
Match: 5, Assassin: 1, Control: 0, Attrition: 24, Survival: 85

Sixteenth Place: Andrew M (Khador)
Match: 3, Assassin: 0, Control: 1, Attrition: 53, Survival: 86

Seventeenth Place: David T (Legion)
Match: 3, Assassin: 0, Control: 0, Attrition: 72, Survival: 42

Eighteenth Place: Ivan R (Circle)
Match: 3, Assassin: 0, Control: 0, Attrition: 61, Survival: 94

Ninteenth Place: Adam S (Trollblood)
Match: 4 DROP, Assassin: 1, COntrol: 0, Attrition: 75, Survival: 32

Twentieth Place: Laingg P (Retribution)
Match: 4 DROP, Assassin: 1, Control: 0, Attrition: 54, Survival: 77
A couple other important parts of this game are: Sportsmanship and the Hobby Side. Sportsmanship speaks for itself! It is something that we place a very high emphasis on here in Steamroller and in all of our events for all games. On the Hobby Side, we have a vote for Best Painted Army. For those who participated, it was very easy to see that there were two players that embodied all 3 areas o this game (Hobby Side, Sportsmanship, and Game Play): please note how many votes and how well Gord W and Tyler W did in this event! Great job, you two!

“Best Painted Army” this time around was a landslide! We set a new record: Tyler W received 11 out of 20 votes (55%)! Here’s the breakdown:

First Place (11 Votes):
*Tyler W

Second Place (7 Votes):
*Gord W

Third Place (1 Vote Each):
*David T
*Ivan R

“Best Sportsman” was also another blow-out! One player amassed 3 votes, meaning that each person he played against that day had voted for him!

First Place (3 Votes):
*Mischa R

Second Place (2 Votes Each):
*Adriaan R
*Gord W
*Rob C
*Tyler W

Third Place (1 Vote Each):
*Andrew M
*Corey M
*Dorian C
*David T
*Garnett G
*Jeremy B
*Kade F
*Mat K
*Ryan T

Thanks again all!

Regards,
Roy Kim
ThunderGround Comics

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Credit / Debit Machine + EMail Outage Until Tuesday, October 25

Announcing

Sorry to report that we will not be bale to process any Debit / Credit transactions until Tuesday, October 25. I know this is a horrible inconvenience, but this is just one step towards improving the overall service that we can provide.

We have been having nothing but problems with Telus in the last few months (latest salvo in this ongoing debacle? Telus decided to change my e-mail user name, without informing me of the change; that’s right how am I supposed to access/respond to emails without the correct username? Ask Telus). Over the weekend, we will be setting up a new store email so please DO NOT USE THIS EMAIL thground@telusplanet.net to contact me. Please message me on FaceBook or just drop by the store.

No more Telus…

 Regards,

iRoy