In this issue of the newsletter:

• News
• Weekly Calendar Update
• Special Events in January
  
• Releases Expected in January
  

News

• No Pokemon Hobby League on Sunday February 1st due to the Magic the Gathering Conflux Pre-release at the Granville store.
• Pokemon Platinum pre-release is Saturday Jan 31st at our Victoria Dr location.
• No D&D Dungeon Delve Saturday Feb 7th at the Granville store due to the MTG Conflux release event.
  
• Yu-Gi-Oh! update - the struggle between Upper Deck and Konami continues, with Konami refusing to release products to Upper Deck.  We did not receive our shipment of Champion Pack 8, and the Dark Legends release date has come and gone and we have not yet seen our order.  We are working hard to find channels direct to Konami to get the product on our shelves - hopefully the situation will sort itself out in the not to distant future.  The sneak peak for Crimson Crisis appears to have been cancelled in February.
• We have official Friday Night Magic events at The Connection 2 on Victoria Dr in February - format is standard.
• The Granville store will be closed on Thursday February 5th to allow us to do a long overdue complete inventory.  Sorry for any inconvenience.
• Warmachine Call to Arms Tour 1 "Retaliation of the Wilds" league is supposed to start some time in February - keep your eyes on the calendar and/or call the Victoria Dr store later in the month to find out more details.
• We still have some promo material from Wizards of the Coast - and there is a new promo scheduled for mid to late February. 
  • Buy any box of Magic the Gathering boosters and receive a Euro Lands pack - we still have a few of these left at Granville only - this includes Conflux!
  • Buy any Wizards of the Coast branded Star Wars product and receive an Alliance and Empires Star Wars Minis booster pack for free.
  • Complete the Magic the Gathering scavenger hunt on the Wizards of the Coast web-site (not posted yet), bring in the completed form, and get a spin-down life counter.

Weekly Calendar Update:

For details on any of these events, please see our calendar of events page.

Special Events in February:

• Saturday Jan 31st: Pokemon Platinum Pre-release - Victoria Dr..
• Saturday Jan 31st: Magic the Gathering Conflux pre-release (the big one) - BCIT Student Union Building.
  
• Sunday Feb 1st: Magic Conflux Pre-release - Granville (NOTE: No Pokemon on Sunday Feb 1st)
• Friday Feb 6th - Sunday Feb 8th: The first annual GottaCon on Vancouver Island.
• Saturday Feb 7th: Magic Conflux release event - Granville 6pm start.  (NOTE: No Dungeon Delve on Saturday Feb 7th)
• Sunday Feb 15th: Pokemon Platinum Booster Draft - Granville 3pm.
  

New / Recent Releases for February 2009:

All dates are approximate and based on the best information we have at the moment:

• Warmachine & Hordes
  
  • Cryx Trollkin Bloodgorgers blister (2) - mid Feb
  • Cryx Trollkin Bloodgorgers Unit Box (6) - mid Feb
    
  • Cryx General Gerlak Slaughterborn - mid Feb
    
  • Legion of Everblight Strider Officer & Musician Unit Attachment -mid Feb
    
  • Skorne Void Spirit Solo - mid Feb
    
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist Pack Yusei - Jan 27th (pending issues between Konami and UDE)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Shonen Jump Anniversary Pack - Feb 2nd (pending issues between Konami and UDE)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Crimson Crisis - Feb 17th (pending issues between Konami and UDE)
• Magic the Gathering - Conflux Feb 6th
• Pokemon Platinum - Feb 11th
• Huntik Seekers & Secrets - a new TCG - Feb 17th
• Board games and card games (just released or expected in February):
  • Starcraft Brood War Expansion
  • Alhambra Gold Anniversary Edition
  • Alhambra 5 Power of the Sultan
  • Talisman the Reaper Expansion
  • The new Tigris and Euphrates re-print with a new 2-sided map
    
  • Chicago Express
  • Runebound Frozen Wastes Expansion
  • Descent The Tomb of Ice Expansion
  • Ilium
  • Cosmic Encounter
  • Android
  • Royal Palace
  • Galaxy Trucker - BIG Expansion
  • Munchkin Quest 2 - Looking for Trouble
  • Zombiegeddon - a new Reiner Knizia game
  • Age of Conan the Board Game

See you all in the stores and happy gaming everyone. As usual, e-mail questions or concerns to info@tcgaa.ca.