Wizards of the Coast has pledged to donate up to $22,000 to Penny Arcade’s Child’s Play Organization in honor of the Magic 2011 Launch. The Child’s Play Organization provides game materials to children in hospitals, and WotC is challenging the Magic community to support this very special children’s charity by attending a launch party for Magic 2011. The worldwide events will begin at 12:00am on July 16th in New Zealand and continue through 11:59 pm on July 19th in Hawaii.
If 40,000 people attend the M11 launch parties, WotC will donate $11,000, and for each additional 1,000 attendees WotC will donate another $1,000 up to a limit of $22,000 if 50,000 people attend the M11 launch parties worldwide. |
In case you didn't see, Play the Game Read the Story plays hosts every Tuesday to the EDH League! For those unfamiliar with Elder Dragon Highlander Format you can check out this month's League here. Congrats to Nick Patnode for combo'ing his way to the top and changing how the league works! Starting with July's EDH league, a player may only earn one "achievement" while processing an infinite combo of any kind (infinite turns, mana, damage, and so on). The player may choose what "achievement" to earn points for, but may only choose one. | EDH League - July Top 8 Standings | | 1st | Patnode, Nick | 84 | | 2nd | Weed, Bret | 66 | | 3rd | Easton, Joe | 51 | | 4th | DuBose, James | 24 | | 5th | Newton, Corry | 23 | | 6th | Hurry, Timothy | 22 | | 7th | Owens, Rich | 16 | | 8th | Webster, Aaron | 14 |
On to the prizes! First place will receive two Standard Format $5 event entries. Second place will receive one Standard Format $5 event entry. Both top players receive two PAR promo box picks. Third and fourth places receive free entry into July's EDH league and two PAR promo box picks. Fifth through eighth places receive one pick from the PAR promo box. |
When:
Saturday August 7th 2:00pm
Sunday August 8th 12:00noon
How much: $20
Who can play: Duelist of all levels are welcome to join us for this event. No card needed, but bring them to trade if you want!
What:
Join us for a "Sneak Peek" at Yugioh's newest set Duelist Revolution. Each player will receive 5 packs to build a 20 or more card deck with from only those cards and compete for prize vouchers that can be redeemed for Duelist Revolution packs once the set is released on August 17th.
Players will want to be among the first to check out the new monsters of the latest Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s TRADING CARD GAME booster set – Duelist Revolution! This 100-card booster set has Unicorns, Scrap monsters, new Amazoness cards, and Fusion Monsters, including Yusei’s 3200 ATK Dragon Knight Draco-Equiste. Duelist Revolution also includes many cards that can team up with cards from Hidden Arsenal 2, and Gold Series 3! Every Duelist will receive a limited edition Ultra Rare participation card and have the chance to win an exclusive Duelist Revolution game mat. |
What is Free RPG Day? If you are a fan of any RPG (that's Role-playing Game for all of not in the know) then this day is a little like Christmas. It's a chance for you to come out and check out--for FREE--a new game or two. For this year's event we will have GM's (Game Masters) on hand running demoes for GURPS (Generic Universal Role-Playing System), Mutants and Masterminds, Scion, and Castles and Crusades. But that's not all. Just for trying one (or more) of our demoes, you get to walk away with FREE STUFF! Quick start rules, new adventure modules, even dice, all for the taking. We do have a limited amount of product available however, so product is on a first come first served basis, with priority going to those who demoed a game with us. Also, if you have a game system that you would like to demo, then feel free to contact us at events@playthegamereadthestory.com by no later than June 15th.
Hope to see you there! |
Do you want to win $200 dollars in Games Workshop product just for playing Warhammer Fantasy? Then join the 2010 Warhammer Fantasy Summer Championship starting June 26th! This year’s league is completely different with all new ways to earn points. Winning isn’t the only way to earn points, it’s also how you play and what you do in the game to earn your championship points. The system is based on our Magic Planeswalker Achievement program, so for the first time miscasting during the magic phase is a good thing! Plus playing in our monthly tournaments will net you almost 50% of the overall points in the championship.
The top prize is $200 dollars in Games Workshop product! Top four in the championship will split another $200 dollars in Games Workshop product!
So come in June 26th, start playing games and earning points for the league!
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The Warhammer 40k Summer Championship returns June 19th with a brand new look! We’ve completely overhauled the system for 2010. What’s new? Well, we still want you to come in and play 40k every Thursday night but it’s not enough to just play games, it’s how you play! The new system is based on our successful Magic PAR program so you get “Achievements” for playing your games. Those achievements are worth a certain amount of points for the league. At the end of it all, the player with the most points wins the championship!
The biggest part of the championship however are the monthly tournaments. Almost 50% of the points you can earn in the championship come from our June through August events!
And what do you get for playing in the summer league? The top prize is $200 dollars in Games Workshop product! Top four in the championship will split another $200 dollars in Games Workshop product!
So come in starting June 19th and start racking up points!
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It’s time for our Play the Game Read the Story Boardgame Summer Championship! Now in it's third year, the championship will begin on June 1st and end August 29th. It will encompass the normal Tuesday evening boardgame events as well as six Sunday events. Each month our Tuesday events will be featuring a different boardgame. Play the featured game and receive 1 point. Then score additional points for placing in the top two depending on the number of players in the game. Our Sunday events will be run as tournaments with top finishers earning points. Each player will earn 3 points for playing. Placing in the top four, as long as there are eight or more players in the event, will earn you 2 points. Placing in the top two will earn you 5 points for second and 10 points for first.
And what about prizes, you ask? How does a $100 gift certificate for first place sound! The complete prize breakdown is as follows:
First Place--------------------$100 Gift Certificate
Second Place----------------$50 Gift Certificate
Third and Fourth Places---$25 Gift Certificate each
Fifth - Eighth------------------$10 off any $25 or more purchase
So get ready. June 1st is not that far away. |
It’s that time of year again. Time for the Play the Game Read the Story HeroClix Summer Championship! This year’s event will have more chances to earn points than ever before. We start things off on June 5th and continue until August 22nd.
During that time, we will run events on Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday. Here’s how the points will work.
For each event, each player will earn one point just for entering. Each time you win a game you earn an additional 5 points. A draw will earn both players 2 points. Winning the Fellowship Award will also earn you 3 points.
And what about prizes, you ask? How does an entire case of the newest HeroClix set for first place sound! The complete prize breakdown is as follows: | First Place | 2 Bricks of the newest HeroClix Set + A complete set of Alter Ego LE's from Brave and the Bold + a complete set of Lantern 3D objects + Spider-Woman LE figure from Secret Invasion | | Second Place | 1 and 1/2 Bricks of the newest HeroClix Set + Flash LE figure from Legacy | | Third & Fourth | 1 Brick of the newest HeroClix Set | | Fifth - Eighth | 5 Boosters of the newest HeroClix Set |
Now that’s a lot of prizes!
So get ready. June 5th is not that far away! |
The Magic PAR Program is designed to introduce new players into Magic: the Gathering as well as keep veteran players looking for more! As a new Planeswalker to the Magic multiverse, this program will help a player earn free stuff, like booster packs and foil promo cards. For veteran Planeswalkers, this program is set up as a way to continue enjoying magic and introduce you to different formats. All PAR-takers in the program will have the chance to win free stuff just for playing Magic. PAR is a free program and open to Planeswalkers of all ages, skill level and deck size! (It sounds funny but when you win something for having the deck with the most cards in it, it will be even better!)
The PAR list of achievements can be found on the website in the Magic P.A.R Program section. A player can complete any number of achievements at any time. They must be completed here at the store. Each achievement can only be done once per person unless otherwise stated. There isn’t a time limit in which they must be completed. For example, one of the achievements is “Attend five Wednesday Night Magic Open Play Sessions.” Someone can complete this by coming five weeks in a row, or he/she could come once a month five times. The progress is tracked here in the store on your PAR progress sheet. In order to receive credit for an achievement, the player must have a staff member confirm and record it on the progress sheet. The achievements span a wide range of fun and tournament style objectives, like build an Elder Dragon Highlander deck or win 10 tournament matches. For the veteran players there is even a “Teach a New Player” achievement. There are plenty of achievements to do in the program and we will always be adding more.
As players complete achievements, they will receive rewards. The rewards range from foil promo cards to booster packs, as well as coupons. The harder the achievement the greater the reward! The more achievements a player completes the more free stuff he/she earns!
Come one in and get signed up today! Its free!! |
| Every Tuesday night, join us for the EDH League! Elder Dragon Highlander, or more commonly know as EDH is 100 card singleton with special rules. Each month players will have the opportunity to earn points every Tuesday night in EDH four player pods. There will be two rounds of pods, one at 6:00pm and one at 8:00pm. Anyone can enter either or both pods. As you play you can earn and lose points. One of the goofy ways you can earn points are by having a permanent from all the sets in a single block out at the same time. Other ways to earn points include, killing a player with by General Damage, and being like last one alive in a pod. There are tons of ways to gain points and a few ways to lose points. If you Armageddon all the lands in play (evil eyes on you), be prepared to lose 2 points. The top players each month will have all sorts of prizes to pick from including, free tournament entry, booster packs, limited edition products and cards as well as store credit. Official league details, points and prizes can be found on the website in the Leagues/Championship section. |
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