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TapNTurnGaming’s ‘Ravnica Battle of the Guilds’ Episode Three is Here!

Do you love Commander (Elder Dragon Highlander/EDH)? Then this is a video series you don’t want to miss, brought to you by local gaming group-turned media powerhouse TapNTurnGaming, in association with your’s truly – Battleground Games & Hobbies!

 

Check out Episode One – Boros Vs Selesnya:

Wondering what this is all about? Check out the introduction to this great new series by TapNTurnGaming:

Finally, here is all the deck techs for the decks that TapNTurnGaming will be playing:

 

About TapNTurnGaming

From their YouTube Channel: We love Magic: The Gathering. Specifically the EDH or Commander format. On this channel we will be going over all sorts of things pertaining to our favorite format:

  • Deck Techs
  • Gameplay
  • Booster Openings
  • Set Reviews
  • Cards of the week

And anything else you, the viewers, may want to see – let us know!

 

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TOMORROW – MTG Preliminary-PTQ for Pro Tour Vancouver!

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Format: Standard
Date: January 11th, 2015 a SUNDAY
Time: Doors open at 10:00am, Round 1 pairings at 12:00pm
Entrance Fee: $25.00 per person

Address:
1423 Bedford Street
Abington MA 02351
781.261.9669


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This event is being run as a Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier for Vancouver:
• Competitive REL
• Decklists required
• Cut to top 8

 

Prizes:
6 Booster Packs per person will be entered into the prize pool. These packs will be awarded to the top 8 finishers. Additional prizes may be awarded based on turnout.

 

We look forward to seeing you there – TOMORROW!

 

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Announcing MTG ‘Fate Reforged’ Prerelease Details

 

Battleground’s Fate Reforged Prerelease – January 17th + 18th

 

 

Come to our Fate Reforged Prerelease and experience the newest Magic: the Gathering set a week before it goes on sale!

 

ANNOUNCING A NEW, FRIENDLY PRIZE PAYOUT WHICH WILL AWARD PRIZE PACKS TO EVERYONE THAT’S WON TWO OR MORE MATCHES!
We’re pleased to announce that we’ll be paying out more prize packs and to more people than ever before!

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The Fate Reforged Prerelease presents players with a special opportunity to open a Prerelease Pack. There are five Prerelease Packs to choose from; each corresponds to a one of the five clans in Fate Reforged:

The Abzan Houses – White/Black/Green
The Jeskai Way – Blue/Red/White
The Sultai Brood – Black/Green/Blue
The Mardu Horde – Red/White/Black
The Temur Frontier – Green/Blue/Red

If players would like to be guaranteed a specific Fate Reforged Prerelease Pack they MUST preregister for the event they would like to participate in.  Please talk to someone at the store or contact us to preregister.

Abington Store:
1423 Bedford Street
Abington MA 02351
781.261.9669

Plainville Store:
25 Taunton Street
Plainville MA 02762
508.316.1195

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Format: Sealed Deck*
Date: January 17th Friday night / Saturday morning
Time: 12:00am (midnight) – BOTH LOCATIONS
Entrance Fee: $30.00 per person
This event will run 4 rounds.

Format: Sealed Deck*
Date: January 17th Saturday afternoon
Time: 12:00pmPLAINVILLE
Time: 2:00pmABINGTON
Entrance Fee: $30.00 per person
This event will run 4 rounds.

Format: Sealed Deck*
Date: January 17th Saturday night
Time: 6:00pmPLAINVILLE
Time: 7:00pmABINGTON
Entrance Fee: $30.00 per person
This event will run 4 rounds.

Format: Two-Headed Giant Sealed Deck**
Date: January 18th Sunday afternoon
Time: 12:00pm in PLAINVILLE
Time: 7:00pm in ABINGTON
Entrance Fee: $25.00 per person
This event will run 4 rounds.

 

Format: Sealed Deck*
Date: January 18th Sunday night
Time: 6:00pm in PLAINVILLE
Time: 2:00pm in ABINGTON
Entrance Fee: $30.00 per person
This event will run 4 rounds.
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*Sealed Deck: Each player receives one Fate Reforged Prerelease Pack corresponding to the clan of their choice.

**Two-Headed Giant Sealed Deck:  Each TEAM will receive 2 Fate Reforged Prerelease Packs with which to build two 40 card decks.

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What Do I Get?

Each Player will receive one Fate Reforged Prerelease Pack that contains:

4 Fate Reforged booster packs
1 Khans of Tarkir booster pack
1 seeded booster pack
1 Activity insert
1 Clan information card
1 Spindown Life Counter
1 clan identity button
For this event, players may use the promo card included with the Prerelease Pack in their tournament deck.

What Else Can I Do?

Open Dueling: Open Dueling players each receive 1 Fate Reforged Intro Pack. Open Dueling players use their Intro Pack to play against each other, as well as Prerelease tournament players who are between matches. All players should be encouraged to help teach Open Dueling participants how to play Magic.

Come down, play some cards, check out the new set, and meet some new people!

Don’t forget to check out our Online Store for your Magic needs!
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This week in Magic: Your first pPTQ!

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Welcome to another edition of “This week in Magic.” For this week, we’re going to cover the upcoming pPTQ that will be hosted at the Battleground Games & Hobbies – Abington location on Sunday, January 11. With these major events opening up to local game stores, the idea is that many new players will be making their first appearances at a competitive REL event.

 

First of all, when I speak of “Competitive REL,” what I’m trying to say is that you’re not a FNM anymore. This is the big leagues and you better be on top of your game. There is no such thing as “Can I take that back?” You’ve got to live with the consequences of your actions. However, don’t let this scare you into never attending a competitive REL event. We all had to make our first appearances. That’s what friends are for, and, hopefully, this article will help you be ready and be confident at whatever event you attend.

 

Pencil and paper

When I attend an FNM, the most common way many people keep life is with dice. The is completely fine at an FNM, but if you go to the pPTQ on Sunday, I highly recommend bringing a pen and some paper to write on. There are many things that can go wrong, and keeping life total is something you want to make sure NEVER goes wrong. It’s happened to everyone. Don’t be afraid to confirm that both players are looking at the correct, current life totals. There is nothing worse than attacking all out and your opponent contesting that your life count is different from theirs when resolving damage.

 

Also, get in the habit of making a small note as to what caused the damage. There is no such thing as being too prepared. Unfortunately, there are people out there who try to shortcut things and this, sometimes, can lead to cheating. As long as you’re aware of what’s going on in the game, you’ll be fine.

 

Buy some new sleeves

My personal pet peeve is dirty sleeves. I’m looking at you Ken Briscoe. At these events, expect to spend money on some new sleeves. It’s one of the best precautions you can take to make sure you don’t get into trouble. Dirty sleeves can actually cause you to get called out for “marked sleeves.” Don’t take any chances.

 

“During a match, a player may request that a judge inspect an opponent’s card sleeves. The judge may disallow the card sleeves if he or she believes they are marked, worn, or otherwise in a condition or of a design that interferes with shuffling or game play. In the interest of efficiency, the judge may choose to delay any change of sleeves until the end of the match” (an excerpt from Rule 3.10).

 

In addition, I know a lot of you love your Bacon sleeves. However, when it comes to graphics or anything, I try to avoid them. A nice, plain, and solid colored sleeve will do you just fine.

 

Some additional good habits

Here are some additional personal things I like to do before every match. As soon as I sit down, I take my sideboard out, count it and make sure it’s all in there. Finding that you have a side board card in your main deck during the first game can lead some serious problems. In fact, I’ve actually begun doing this before and after every match. It only takes a minute or two and it’s worth it.

 

Shuffling has been a huge issue recently. For reference, here is the entire section on shuffling,

 

3.9 Card Shuffling
Decks must be randomized at the start of every game and whenever an instruction requires it. Randomization is defined as bringing the deck to a state where no player can have any information regarding the order or position of cards in any portion of the deck. Pile shuffling alone is not sufficiently random.

 

Once the deck is randomized, it must be presented to an opponent. By this action, players state that their decks are legal and randomized. The opponent may then shuffle it additionally. Cards and sleeves must not be in danger of being damaged during this process. If the opponent does not believe the player made a reasonable effort to randomize his or her deck, the opponent must notify a judge. Players may request to have a judge shuffle their cards rather than the opponent; this request will be honored only at a judge’s discretion.

 

If a player has had the opportunity to see any of the card faces of the deck being shuffled, the deck is no longer considered randomized and must be randomized again.

 

At Competitive and Professional REL tournaments, players are required to shuffle their opponents’ decks after their owners have shuffled them. The Head Judge can require this at Regular REL tournaments as well.”

 

My method of shuffling is taking my opponent’s deck and splitting it in half. I then take one half and shuffle them in between one another. I do this about three or four times. Finally, to avoid any thought I may have manipulated the deck via my shuffling, I’ll cut the deck into three piles; one on top of the other.

 

In the end, the important thing to remember is that these tournaments have judges for a reason. Even after all that, if my opponent feels something is wrong, they have every right to ask the judge to shuffle the deck.

 

This leads me to one final tidbit. Don’t be afraid to ask for a judge if you are not sure about anything. Communication is extremely important in this game. Calling for a judge for clarification is always the right thing to do. Just like in school, there is no stupid questions. Not only will you learn from the judge, but it will help with any future problems that may occur.

 

Wrapping it all up

Remember how I said to bring some pencil and paper? Well this is important because you’ll be required to fill out a deck list. That’s right. You’re required to fill out a form with your name, DCI number, and the contents of your main board and side board. This helps for reporting and to make sure there is nothing illegal in your deck.

 

The pPTQ this Sunday is Standard, so don’t show up with your Modern UR Delver deck.

 

It’s also important to get a good night’s rest. Being tired will only make it hard to think, and thinking is 90% of the battle. Also, eat a good breakfast. Not only is it the most important meal of the day, but it will help jump start your metabolism and get the energy flowing.

 

Finally, have fun. We are playing a card game after all. If you happen to lose, don’t get angry. Sit back and think about what went wrong. Talk about it with your friends. If you learn from your mistakes and improve upon them, you’re guaranteed to go a long way.

 

That’s it for now. Hope to see you all at the pPTQ on Sunday. For more information click here for the Facebook event page. Don’t forget to like this article and share it on all the social medias.

 

About the author

Simeon is now the Community Manager for Battleground Games & Hobbies. If you have any questions or inquiries, then you can reach him at Sims@battlegroundgames.com. He is also an avid gamer who loves to play board games and video games. He graduated college with a degree in Political Science, and now serves the public by writing about games. You can check that out here. Don’t forget to “like” him on Facebook as well. It’ll update you on all of his newest content. Best of all, you can follow Simeon on Twitter (@SimeonCortezano) for some real time hilarity. Thanks for reading!

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MTG Preliminary-PTQ for PT Vancouver Just One Week Away!

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Format: Standard
Date: January 11th, 2015 – a SUNDAY
Time: Doors open at 10:00am, Round 1 pairings at 12:00pm
Entrance Fee: $25.00 per person

Address:
1423 Bedford Street
Abington MA 02351
781.261.9669


Parking on site

 

This event is being run as a Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier for Vancouver:
• Competitive REL
• Decklists required
• Cut to top 8

 

Prizes:
6 Booster Packs per person will be entered into the prize pool. These packs will be awarded to the top 8 finishers. Additional prizes may be awarded based on turnout.

 

We look forward to seeing you there!

 

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Tasty Minstrel Games Announces ‘Village’ Expansion

Tasty Minstrel Games will release Village Port, the second expansion for the 2012 Kennerspiel des Jahres winner Village in January.

 

Inka and Markus Brand’s Village is a worker placement and set collection game that has players take control of families in a small historic town.  Each player pursues a different career path (a friar, a public official, an adventuring merchant) to find fame and glory and bring honor to their family name.  The first expansion, Village Inn, was released in 2013.  This new expansion, Village Port, allows players to board their own ship and travel the seven seas, perhaps as missionary or a merchant.  It includes life goal cards, so players can pursue a specific career (writer, historian, knight).   As an expansion, it requires the base game to play.

 

The box contains: a sea travel board, 5 wooden ships, 6 cocoa baskets, 6 tea bales, 5 ship tiles, 6 treasure chests, 15 captain cards, 4 setup cards, 12 influence cubes, 7 life goal cards, and 4 new villager cards (for use when combining Village Port and Village Inn expansions).  The game is for 2-5 players, ages 12 and up, and plays in 60-90 minutes.  MSRP is $34.95.

 

If this sounds like a board game you can get behind, let the friendly staff at Battleground Games & Hobbies know! Original article by ICv2.com.

 

 

 

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