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10 / 20
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Start: 10/19/2007 - 12:00
End: 10/21/2007 - 18:00
VCON 32 - the annual convention for Vancouver-area fans of science fiction and fantasy - is returning this year on October 19th, 20th and 21st, at the Radisson President Hotel in Richmond. This year, VCON is also the host convention for Canvention 27, the national f & sf convention, at which the Prix Aurora Awards are presented. The weekend will feature talks, readings, workshops and panel discussions by writers, artists, editors and fans; gaming, dance, masquerade, art show and auction, dealers’ room, video presentations, sf pictionary, VCON’s own Elron Awards and more. The VCON web site has updated information for this year’s con. You’ll find it at http://www.vcon.ca. Adult memberships for VCON 32 are $60 at the door. Discounts are available for students, children and pre-registration. To pre-register, download a form from the Registration page on the website, and pay by PayPal, Visa or cheque before October 1. Advance registration (by Oct. 1) is $50. Student rate (75% of adult rate) requires current valid student photo ID. One-day memberships will be available at the door. Children 7-12 are half price; children 6 and under are admitted free. All children must be accompanied by an adult guardian. Memberships include all events Friday to Sunday except the Aurora Awards banquet, which requires separate payment. *Please bring photo ID with you to the convention to claim your pre-registered membership package.* Start: 1:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
World of Warcraft - Constructed This is a Battlegrounds Hobby League event with extended art prize cards. NOTE: Fires of Outland cards ARE legal for this event. Entry Fee: $5 Prizes: Extended art prize cards for the top 4 and booster packs for top 2 (if we have 8 or less people) or top 4 (if we have 9 or more). Format: Constructed deck There are only a few rules you need to follow when building your deck: â‚ Your deck must include at least 60 cards, not counting your starting hero. Your hero starts the game in play, and it isn’t considered a part of your deck.
â‚ You can’t include more than four copies of a single card in your deck unless that card has “unlimited” in its type line. You may include any number of unlimited cards in your deck. â‚ Some ability cards can only be used by a hero who has a certain talent spec. Those cards will have “[Talent Spec] Hero Required” in bold in their text box. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Vs. Elite Series Entry Fee: $20 Format: Constructed, Silver Age
Prizes: Winner:
5-8th Place
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10 / 21
End: 6:00 pm
Start: 10/19/2007 - 12:00
End: 10/21/2007 - 18:00
VCON 32 - the annual convention for Vancouver-area fans of science fiction and fantasy - is returning this year on October 19th, 20th and 21st, at the Radisson President Hotel in Richmond. This year, VCON is also the host convention for Canvention 27, the national f & sf convention, at which the Prix Aurora Awards are presented. The weekend will feature talks, readings, workshops and panel discussions by writers, artists, editors and fans; gaming, dance, masquerade, art show and auction, dealers’ room, video presentations, sf pictionary, VCON’s own Elron Awards and more. The VCON web site has updated information for this year’s con. You’ll find it at http://www.vcon.ca. Adult memberships for VCON 32 are $60 at the door. Discounts are available for students, children and pre-registration. To pre-register, download a form from the Registration page on the website, and pay by PayPal, Visa or cheque before October 1. Advance registration (by Oct. 1) is $50. Student rate (75% of adult rate) requires current valid student photo ID. One-day memberships will be available at the door. Children 7-12 are half price; children 6 and under are admitted free. All children must be accompanied by an adult guardian. Memberships include all events Friday to Sunday except the Aurora Awards banquet, which requires separate payment. *Please bring photo ID with you to the convention to claim your pre-registered membership package.* Start: 11:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
Pokemon League Play We have an official Pokemon League - come join us for some Pokemon fun. This month we are using the unlimited format - meaning you can use cards from any Pokemon set. Bring your own 60 card deck containing any amount of basic energy cards and up to 4 copies each of any other card from any set. (We have pre-constructed decks for sale in the store if you don't have a deck.) Play different opponents and earn points - 10 points per game with 10 bonus points if you win. Earn enough points to get prizes! This is casual / league play - it is not a sanctioned tournament and will not earn you any ratings points. For more information on league play - please refer to the Pokemon-TCG web-site. Entry fee: Free!!! Prizes: Based on your point totals - the more you play, the more you get. For example at 150 points you earn a special 2-card booster pack. You don't have to get all 150 points on the same day - come back each week and keep adding to your point total. League play on Sunday from approximately 11:00am till 3:00pm. League play is casual - you can arrive late, get in a few games and leave early if needed. Due to other events starting on Sunday afternoon around 4pm, we ask players to make room if needed (i.e., if you are still playing when the other event is supposed to start - please allow the other game to begin). Start: 5:30 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Final! This event requires a purchase of two(2) sealed booster packs of DC HeroClix: Justice League, from which a player will build a 300 point team. Any Slave of Starro figure (AQUAMAN, THE FLASH, GREEN ARROW, GREEN LANTERN) received in a previous week of the STARRO Attacks! World HeroClix Event may be included as a part of a valid tournament build. Following the conclusion of this event, the event Champion will receive a STARRO THE CONQUEROR figure
You can buy it by the brick and use the boosters from your brick each week in lieu of buying 2 boosters each week. We will label and store your brick in the store until the events are over. Please register for this event on the Wizkids site. | ||||||||
10 / 22
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Bring in your favourite game, or play one of the dozens of games we have open in the store. Come alone - it's a great way to meet new people, or bring your friends. It's cheaper than going out to the movies! It's better than staying home - you don't have to clean up afterwards! Don't worry if you can't show up right at 5pm, new games start whenever we get enough interested people, and we have space for lots of games at the same time. This is a no charge event - yes FREE!!! Here is an abbreviated list of the games we currently have open:
There are lots of food options close by if you need to pop out for something to eat, and we have snacks, tea, pop, etc... | ||||||||
10 / 23
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Vs. System Hobby League Event This is a sanctioned UDE Event. Vs. is a collectible card game that uses the Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse comic universes as the premise. Players build decks of super-heroes and/or villains and compete for fun and prizes. If you are not familiar with Vs., come in a bit early or on another day and we'd be happy to go over it with you. Format: Booster Draft (Marvel Legends) - each player receives 3 booster packs, players pick cards and pass packs, and then build a minimum 30 card deck for the tournament. You keep all the cards you draft. Entry fee: $15. Prizes for 1st through 4th place - extended art foil cards. Additional booster packs for the top 2 (approximately 70% / 30% split of the prize pool). Size of the prize pool depends on the number of players. Sign-up online and we'll send you a reminder e-mail the day before the event. | ||||||||
10 / 24
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament This is an official UDE Sanctioned Hobby League event. Bring in your minimum 40 card deck, with at most 3 of any one card. This tournament will be "Advanced Format". Please check http://www.yugioh-card.com for a list of forbidden and limited cards. Side decks of exactly 15 cards are optional. Tournament will start approximately at 6:00pm, please try to arrive at least 30 minutes early. Standard floor rules will be followed. Enrty Fee: $5.00 Prizes: Participate in 3 or more Hobby League events in October and receive a Hobby League participation parallel rare while supplies last (one per player per month). The prize pool consists of champion or tournament packs while supplies last, or boosters of the most recent set we have in stock. Size of the pool depends on the number of players in the event (generally 1 pack per player in the tournament). Prize pool is split between the top 2 (10 or less people), or top 4 (11 or more people). The winner gets at least 50% of the prize pool. Additional prizes are given away at the last tournament of the month based on total match wins for the month (and if that is tied - number of events played will be used). So the more often you play, the better your chance for one of these prizes. Additional prizes may include some of the following items depending on availability: playmats, t-shirts, parallel rare cards, or booster packs. Sign-up on our web-site and register for this event. Registration means we will hold you a spot in the tournament (up until 5 minutes before the event starts) and we will send you a reminder e-mail the day before the event. | ||||||||
10 / 25
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Magic The Gathering Format: NO-proxy, extended. This IS a sanctioned event. Your deck cannot contain any proxies. Straight swiss, no cut. If you understood all of the above, you can skip this part:
Entry Fee: $4 Prizes: Depending on the number of players, the prize pool will be split between the top 2 (10 or less players), or top 4 (11 or more). Prize pool is MTG booster packs or equivalent store credit. First place always receives at least 50% of the prize pool. | ||||||||
10 / 26
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Richmond Chess and Games Club - Sponsored by The Connection Games "With weekly meetings friday evenings at the Minoru Cultural Centre club attendance has surpassed 40 after only 3 meetings. The players range across all ages and skills levels and incidentally there are a number of ladies - young and old there to demonstrate this game is no longer a strictly male domain. Our club is free to join and it is free to attend. And the games are on a casual drop by basis. So drop by when you can and if you can't well don't sweat it - maybe we'll see you the next week. :) Attendance has been strong and we are expecting things will only continue to grow each week as word of our existence spreads throughout the lands. The space provided to us by the City of Richmond is the perfect venue for our group which dabbles at chess, chinese chess (XiangQi), go and even a little backgammon to make the world interesting. If you are feeling up to the challenge drop by for a game or two." P.S. We're looking for a volunteer with a vehicle to transport games out to the club and do game demoes on those nights when no staff are available. If you are interested, drop us a line at info(at)tcgaa.ca. Start: 6:45 pm
End: 9:45 pm
Official Friday Night Magic with Foil prize cards! Formats:
Draft price of $14.00. ($4 if you bring your own packs.) Standard price is $4. We put one booster pack into the prize pool for each person in the draft.
NOTE: If we have 16 or more people in the draft, we will split into 2 pods with prize split for the top 2 in each pod. If you're not sure how to draft, come in early or on another day and we'll be happy to explain it to you. In a nutshell - you get 3 booster packs, open your pack, pick a card, and pass it to the person next to you. You continue picking and passing until you have 45 cards which you keep. You build a minimum 40 card deck from the cards you selected - the store provides the basic lands (please remember to return them at the end of the night). Then we play a small tournament to determine the winner. These are DCI sanctioned events. Straight swiss - no cut. Sign up for our web-site and then register for this event. It will guarantee you a spot and we will send you a reminder e-mail a day before the event. | ||||||||
10 / 27
Start: 8:45 am
End: 7:00 pm
Pacific Region Standard ChampionshipsMagic: The GatheringOctober 27, 2007 Bonsor Recreation Center 6550 Bonsor Avenue, Burnaby, B.C Public parking is limited at this location. Please arrive in time to find adequate parking. Start: 9:00 am
End: 6:00 pm
Yu-Gi-Oh Regionals - in Vancouver About These Events Game: Yu-Gi-Oh! Format: Advanced Format - Forbidden / Limited Lists for Advanced Format Description: Regional Tournaments are the start of the road to the Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championships. These events are open to all players and are run using the Swiss pairing format, so you can play through each round and never be eliminated. Regional Tournaments are a great place to test your new deck strategies and bring your play skills to the next level! Winners of these Regional Tournaments are awarded entry into the National Championships taking place each summer. Eligibility: These events are open to all players. Challenge Value: 30 Top 8: The top 8 players at the event will receive playmats. also there will be 4 playmats given out at random. Start: 1:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
World of Warcraft TCG - Marquee Weekend Event Official Battlegrounds Hobby League sanctioned Constructed Tournament. Entry Fee: $7.00 Prizes:
Format: Constructed deck There are only a few rules you need to follow when building your deck: â‚ Your deck must include at least 60 cards, not counting your starting hero. Your hero starts the game in play, and it isn’t considered a part of your deck.
â‚ You can’t include more than four copies of a single card in your deck unless that card has “unlimited” in its type line. You may include any number of unlimited cards in your deck. â‚ Some ability cards can only be used by a hero who has a certain talent spec. Those cards will have “[Talent Spec] Hero Required” in bold in their text box. Start: 6:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
D&D Miniatures - Sealed Event Each player gets a booster of Unhallowed (Halloween is just around the corner) to build a 100 point force from. Price: $18.50 Prizes: D&D Mini's from the monthly campaigns kit for participants (while supplies last), a booster for 1st place, and other great swag for other players. If you're not sure how to play, come by and we'll give you a quick run-through. | ||||||||
10 / 28
Start: 11:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
Pokemon League Play We have an official Pokemon League - come join us for some Pokemon fun. This month we are using the unlimited format - meaning you can use cards from any Pokemon set. Bring your own 60 card deck containing any amount of basic energy cards and up to 4 copies each of any other card from any set. (We have pre-constructed decks for sale in the store if you don't have a deck.) Play different opponents and earn points - 10 points per game with 10 bonus points if you win. Earn enough points to get prizes! This is casual / league play - it is not a sanctioned tournament and will not earn you any ratings points. For more information on league play - please refer to the Pokemon-TCG web-site. Entry fee: Free!!! Prizes: Based on your point totals - the more you play, the more you get. For example at 150 points you earn a special 2-card booster pack. You don't have to get all 150 points on the same day - come back each week and keep adding to your point total. League play on Sunday from approximately 11:00am till 3:00pm. League play is casual - you can arrive late, get in a few games and leave early if needed. Due to other events starting on Sunday afternoon around 4pm, we ask players to make room if needed (i.e., if you are still playing when the other event is supposed to start - please allow the other game to begin). Start: 3:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Pokemon Unlimited Tournament Price: $5 Description: Bring in your 60 card unlimited deck (meaning you can use cards from any set). All standard deck-building rules apply (e.g., maximum 4 copies of any one card except basic energy). We'll start the tournament right after the Hobby League (3pm) - so yes, we will still run the Hobby League event. Come dressed in your Halloween costume - special bonus prize for the best costume and Halloween treats for anyone in costume! Prizes:
Sign-up for our web-site and register for this event - we'll send you an e-mail reminder the day before. | ||||||||
10 / 29
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
SPECIAL - Halloween Theme Night Come dressed up in your Halloween costume - we'll play appropriate themed games (Zombies, Betrayal at House on the Hill, ...). Special prizes for the best costume and Halloween treats for all Come alone - it's a great way to meet new people, or bring your friends. It's cheaper than going out to the movies! It's better than staying home - you don't have to clean up afterwards! Don't worry if you can't show up right at 5pm, new games start whenever we get enough interested people, and we have space for lots of games at the same time. This is a no charge event - yes FREE!!! Here is an abbreviated list of the games we currently have open:
There are lots of food options close by if you need to pop out for something to eat, and we have snacks, tea, pop, etc... | ||||||||
10 / 30
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Vs. System Hobby League Event This is a sanctioned UDE Event. Vs. is a collectible card game that uses the Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse comic universes as the premise. Players build decks of super-heroes and/or villains and compete for fun and prizes. If you are not familiar with Vs., come in a bit early or on another day and we'd be happy to go over it with you. Format: Golden Age Constructed - players are required to bring a minimum 60 card deck. Entry fee: $5 Prizes for 1st through 4th place - extended art foil cards. Additional booster packs for the top 2 (approximately 70% / 30% split of the prize pool). Size of the prize pool depends on the number of players. Sign up online and we will send you a reminder e-mail a day before this event. | ||||||||
10 / 31
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Halloween - Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament Come dressed in your Halloween costume - a special Yu-Gi-Oh! Booster pack prize for the best costume and Halloween treats for everyone. Trick-or-treat up and down the Marpole business district - last year we had many participating stores. This is an official UDE Sanctioned Hobby League event. Bring in your minimum 40 card deck, with at most 3 of any one card. This tournament will be "Advanced Format". Please check http://www.yugioh-card.com for a list of forbidden and limited cards. Side decks of exactly 15 cards are optional. Tournament will start approximately at 6:00pm, please try to arrive at least 30 minutes early. Standard floor rules will be followed. Enrty Fee: $5.00 Prizes: Participate in 3 or more Hobby League events in October and receive a Hobby League participation parallel rare while supplies last (one per player per month). The prize pool consists of champion or tournament packs while supplies last, or boosters of the most recent set we have in stock. Size of the pool depends on the number of players in the event (generally 1 pack per player in the tournament). Prize pool is split between the top 2 (10 or less people), or top 4 (11 or more people). The winner gets at least 50% of the prize pool. Additional prizes are given away at the last tournament of the month based on total match wins for the month (and if that is tied - number of events played will be used). So the more often you play, the better your chance for one of these prizes. Additional prizes may include some of the following items depending on availability: playmats, t-shirts, parallel rare cards, or booster packs. Sign-up on our web-site and register for this event. Registration means we will hold you a spot in the tournament (up until 5 minutes before the event starts) and we will send you a reminder e-mail the day before the event. | ||||||||
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