Saturday 30 January 2016

New Pokemon Cards

It is the Breakpoint Prerelease today and tomorrow, I thought we would have a quick look at some of the cards...

XY—BREAKpoint

  • Golduck BREAK
  • Gyarados-ex
  • M Gyarados-ex
  • Manaphy-ex
  • Greninja BREAK
  • Espeon-ex
  • Trevenant BREAK
  • Fighting Fury Belt

Thursday 28 January 2016

Pokémon Breakpoint

   XY—BREAKpoint - PRERELEASE THIS WEEKEND!!!


The hour grows desperate, and two worlds stand at the brink! The Pokémon TCG: XY—BREAKpoint expansion reveals the growing rift between the twin worlds, first discovered by Shiny Mega Gyarados-EX. As the rift tears through the skies, more Pokémon are drawn into the struggle, including Greninja BREAK, Luxray BREAK, and Mega Scizor-EX! Can they mend the rift and save both worlds from collision chaos?

The Pokémon TCG: XY—BREAKpoint expansion includes:



  • Over 120 cards
  • 5 new Pokémon BREAK featuring a recently introduced game mechanic
  • 11 new Pokémon-EX, including 2 Mega Evolution Pokémon
If you want a chance to get hold of some of these cards early then why not head along to one of our Pokemon prerelease events. We are holding one on Saturday at the Royal British Legion from 11am and one on Sunday at the Scout Hut in Vale Park, Portslade from 10am. Contact us for more details.

Wednesday 27 January 2016

Helionox

Helionox: The Last Sunset is a deck-building strategy game set in the distant future. Players compete for “influence” by obtaining powerful technology and operatives, overcoming social and environmental events, and establishing embassies on a variety of different worlds. On their turn, players purchase cards from the market with “credits” and integrate these cards into their deck for use later in the game. Players can also choose to overcome one or more of the disastrous events spreading across the human colonies by spending “defense” points gained by the cards that they purchase. Players continue building increasingly powerful combinations of cards to acquire influence points on subsequent turns. But time is limited! Once the last card of the “event deck” is played, the game is over. The player with the most influence at the end wins.

Tuesday 26 January 2016

Vs System

In Vs. System 2PCG, players choose a main character, build a deck with exactly sixty cards, and attempt to stun the other player's Main Character in a game of superhero battle. The first set contains characters only from the Marvel Universe, but future sets may add other IPs.
Vs. System 2PCG is superficially similar to the original Vs. System collectible card game, but is a completely rebuilt game that takes some inspiration from the original. Combat has been streamlined, the turn structure is different, the resource system has been revamped, and the game is no longer collectible, with cards instead being released in a non-random format. A single box contains a full play-set of all cards.

Monday 25 January 2016

Pokemon League Challenge

Tomorrow as part of KD Games Night we will be running a Pokémon TCG League Challenge...



League Challenge tournaments are designed to provide players with small, entry-level events on a local scale. These events are a great way to get your feet wet in the world of Premier Events.

In the Pokémon Trading Card Game League Challenge tournaments, players in each of the three recognized age divisions can work toward earning Championship Points, potentially earning an invitation to the World Championships!

This League Challenge events will be for Standard decks.

What is the entry fee?£2

What are the prizes?
Prizes are awarded to the top players in each of three age divisions. Players must have a Pokémon Trainer Club account with a Player ID attached, and must have opted in to the Play! Pokémon program in order to earn points and prizes. All participants will receive 1 Play! Point just for playing, and the top four players in each age division will win a special promo card.

1st PlaceA Pokémon TCG 1st Place promo card

2nd Place
A Pokémon TCG 2nd Place promo card

3rd PlaceA Pokémon TCG 3rd Place promo card

4th Place
A Pokémon TCG 4th Place promo card

Saturday 23 January 2016

Pokemon Prerelease Events

Next weekend it is ...


Pokémon TCG: XY—BREAKpointPrerelease tournaments allow players to receive and play with cards from the upcoming XY—BREAKpoint expansion up to two weeks before the expansion's official release date!

Participation prizes are awarded to all finishers in each of three age divisions. XY—BREAKpoint Prereleases will use the 2015–2016 tournament season age divisions, which are:

Junior Division: born in 2005 or later
Senior Division: born in 2001, 2002, 2003, or 2004
Masters Division: born in 2000 or earlier


What are the prizes?
All players who complete the event will receive 2 additional booster packs of the Pokémon TCG: XY—BREAKpoint expansion.

All participants will receive a Pokémon TCG: XY—BREAKpoint Prerelease promo card, while supplies last.

What do I need to know?

Bring your Player ID card, if you have one. If you don't have a Player ID, one will be given to you at the event.

What is the tournament structure?

The tournament is run using the Limited Format and Age-Modified Swiss pairings. See the Pokémon Tournament Rules for information about the Limited Format and Swiss. The number of Swiss rounds to be run will depend on total attendance at the event.

When and where is it?

There will be two events for this set one at KD Games in Shoreham on Saturday which will have a limited amount of space and one at Gambit Games on the Sunday which is in the scout hut in Vale Park in Portslade.

D&D Dice Masters

With the new Dice Masters D&D set due in the next few weeks I thought it was time to have a look at what we can expect.

As normal there will be a new starter, new boosters and a new collectors box...


 

There are also likely to be new playmats, dice bags and team boxes but as yet I have not seen images of these.

This week sent a link to the Dice Tower review of the new set which shows some of the dice and new cards and is worth a look...



There are some really nice mechanics in this set and I am particularly keen to see the anti breath weapon ability. Is anyone else really excited about this set? What are you looking forward to the most?

Friday 22 January 2016

Clash of Wills FNM February Promo


Magic has a storied history all the way back to the Alpha release of counter magic coming from Blue mages. Clash of Wills follows in the same vein as the classic Power Sink, much like Broken Ambitions or Condescend have also filled that role previously. More recently we’ve seen Syncopate used as that necessary turn two counter, which scales up later in the game unlike other ‘unless its controller pays’ counters like Mana Leak.

The art is truly stunning with that pose of Jace in a skirmish with an Eldrazi by relative newcomer Anna Steinbauer. This scene really is miles beyond the original art of Jace locked in the battle of will against Alhammarret.

Star Trek 5 Year Mission

New in next week is ...


You are about to begin your 5-year mission aboard the USS Enterprise. But which one? You can crew the classic Enterprise NCC-1701 or the next generation NCC 1701-D.

ALERT! You and your fellow crew mates must cooperate to resolve dangerous situations that threaten to destroy your ship. If you fail, you all lose. Solving threats is the way you score points for your crew and win the game.

Each crewmate has a unique ability. These abilities can help the team solve alerts. Use your skills wisely to give your crew the best chance at success.

So, which is the crew for you—The Original Series, or the Next Generation?

Minimum Players: 3 
Maximum Players: 7
Minimum Time: 30
Maximum Time: 45
Minimum Age: 10

It look pretty cool, especially if like me you are a Star Trek fan. Here is the Dice Tower review from Youtube which shows the basic mechanic and a brief review of the game ...

Oath of the Gatewatch Fat Packs

Today is the launch of the new MTG set - Oath of the Gatewatch and as well intro decks and boosters we have a small quantity of Fat Packs available...

Oath of the Gatewatch - Fat Pack

Each Fat Pack contains:
-Player's Guide with complete visual encyclopedia for Oath of the Gatewatch
-9 Oath of the Gatewatch 15-card booster packs
-80-card basic land pack
-Special edition Spindown Life Counter
-2 deck boxes

We are currently selling our fat packs at the very reasonable price of just ...

£30

As I say I only have a very limited supply and once these are gone it is unlikely that I will get any more!

Thursday 21 January 2016

Launch Weekend Special Offer

The new set for Magic the Gathering is released this weekend...


and not only can you get a special promo card just for playing at Friday Night Magic this week you can also get a full box of 36 Oath of the Gatewatch boosters for just ...

£78

This price is only for this weekend so if you do not purchase a box on either Friday or Saturday you will miss out on this price and the boxes will go back to our normal booster box price of £85.


There are only a very few of these boxes available and if I run out of stock I will not be able to reorder at this price. If your interested and want a box reserved please send me a message as soon as possible.

Wednesday 20 January 2016

Sneak Peak

Friday night at the Royal British Legion in Shoreham we will be holding ...

The registration for the event will open at 6:30pm and I hope to get things started by 7:00pm at the latest!

The cost will be £17 as normal and for those who have not been before the format will be as follows....

Players will use he six boosters to 'draft' a deck to play in three rounds of a 'swiss' tournament o find the sneak peak champion!

There is an important change for drafts in regards to Legion Cards which is ...

"If a fighter opens a Legion Rare, that fighter may ask for a judge to verify it. If it is verified, each player chooses the trigger unit, as well as two other cards, and places them face down."

Other rules remain the same, if you are new to the process here is how it works...

What is Booster Draft Booster Draft?

Booster Draft is a method of play which involves purchasing, opening and building a deck straight away for a game!

Fighters open the packs and choose a card he or she would like to use in a predetermined order (this is known as a “draft”), and decks are built right there and then!

With this unique style, fighters get to experience the thrill of selecting cards, and the joy of playing with a different deck every time!

How to do a Draft?

1. Decide on the seating arrangement around the table with a random method.

2. Each person will open one pack, and check the cards inside that pack.

3. Choose a card and place it face down in front of you. (On you first pick for a pack you will take a trigger unit and one other card) Fighters may not peek at the face down cards.

4. Once everyone has chosen their cards, all fighters will pass the rest of the cards in hand to the person on the left, in a clockwise direction.

5. With the cards received from the fighter on the right, choose a card and place it face down. Once everyone is done, pass the rest of the cards in hand to the left again. Repeat until all the cards have been taken.

6. Between the third and fourth pack, you may check your own face down cards.

Starting from the fourth pack, pass the cards in hand to the person on your
right(anti-clockwise).

7. Once all 6 packs have been opened and passed around, the draft ends. The fight will now begin with the 30 cards chosen and formed as a deck!

Deck building

1. The 30 chosen cards becomes your deck.

2. The rules which restrict only 4 of the same card, as well as only 4 heal triggers in a deck do not apply here.

Game conditions

The basic rules of Cardfight!! Vanguard can be found here:

http://cf-vanguard.com/en/howto/

The rules of a normal cardfight apply, but with the addition of a special rule:

“During a trigger check, if a vanguard or rear-guard of the same clan as the trigger unit is not present on the field, the trigger effects will still activate.”

Therefore, please ignore the clans of the trigger units when choosing cards to build your deck

Monday 18 January 2016

Heroclix Prerelease

The DC HeroClix: World’s Finest Pre-Release events start very soon!

Not only will player be able to get their hands on figures from the DC HeroClix: World’s Finest set up to two weeks before the release date, but as a special thank you for stores and players who attend the pre-release event, WizKids is offering two Promo LE figures as additional prize support:

DC Comics HeroClix: Red Rain Batman...
DC Comics HeroClix: Gotham By Gaslight Batman...

The DC Comics HeroClix: Red Rain Batman Promo LE has previously had a limited release at select special events and promotions—while the DC Comics HeroClix: Gotham By Gaslight Batman Promo LE is a previously un-released figure!

Blessed vs Cursed


Holy Warriors Unite Against the Unquiet Dead

A divine mission has once again united the Humans, Spirits, and Angels of Innistrad. Together, these protectors will stand against the shadows, fighting for humanity's salvation.

Evil rules the night. Shambling hordes of the dead roam free, their cemetery gates in ruins, as powerful Demons soar overhead. The fate of the living remains shrouded in darkness.

Will you defend hope or snuff it out?

Release Date: February 26, 2016

Sunday 17 January 2016

Oath of the Gatewatch Prerelease

Thank you to everyone that attended one of our Magic the Gathering Oath of the Gatewatch Prerelease events this weekend. I hope that you all got something that you were after and enjoyed playing.

This coming Friday it is the Launch Party FNM. This means it will be STANDARD as it is the first event where you new cards will be legal. It is always a good event as people will often be trying out something new and untested.

It is also a chance to get hold of a special promo card ...

Endbringer from Oath of the Gatewatch Spoiler

There were five events this weekend starting with the midnight Prerelease just a couple of hours after FNM had finished. The last event finishing at 5pm on Sunday. Well done to our event winners which were ...

Midnight - Nick Murphy Cunningham
Saturday 2 Headed Giant - Issac Howie-Brewerton and Rebecca Roper
Saturday Afternoon - Paul Da Vall
Sunday Morning - Olly James
Sunday Afternoon - Aidan Wilson

Saturday 16 January 2016

The new Chandra

Today we had our first games with the new MTG set Oath of the Gate watch. For me one of the highlight cards was the new Chandra.


Chandra, Flamecaller
4RR
+1: Put two 3/1 red Elemental creature tokens with haste onto the battlefield. Exile them at the beginning of the next end step.
0: Discard all the cards in your hand, then draw that many cards plus one.
-X: Chandra, Flamecaller deals X damage to each creature.
Loyalty: 4
The card is a little different to other versions but is the 4 loyalty counters to low?

(+1) This is clearly a very aggro-ability. two 3/1, temporary haste attackers + loyality each turn is quite much. Unfortunatelly These Tokens can not be utilized to block. So dont consider this a defensive ability. 

(0) That one is an awesome way to constantly get fresh supply. Dont Need lands & manadorks ? Here, take 3 more Cards. i hope you get something to defend me & or finish !

(-X) What i love about this ability the most is, that instead of an Ultimate, its further Utility. & very Needed one at that ! 6 Mana sometimes is too late, but this one can save the day. 

Shes quite a utility-package. She can go aggro. She can refuel your Hand & she can mass-kill the board. My only concern with her, is that shes kinda weak against bigger craetures. But in that case, you can adapt your Deck with appropriate spells to mitigate her weakness. What i personally love the most about her, is that she truly has 3 abilities.

All in all a great Planeswalker, but that's just my opinion. What is yours?

Friday 15 January 2016

Oath of the Gatewatch Intro Decks

Decklists for the new intro decks which will be available for open dueling at this weekends prerelease..