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In this issue of the newsletter:

• News
• Weekly Calendar Update
• Special Events in May
• Recent and New Releases Expected in May

News

• The Victoria Dr. store is moving (well we're in the early stages of moving). By the time this newsletter goes out, we will have secured the lease on a new 1600 square foot location near the Renfrew Skytrain station (2943 Renfrew St.).  It will take us a month or two to complete the renovations but we plan to be open no later than July 1st.
• FREE COMIC
  BOOK DAY - MAY 2nd.  This will be our first free comic book day at the
  Granville location, and of course we will be doing it at Victoria Dr as
  well.  Come and get your free comics while supplies last.
• The owner of the Comic Shop on West 4th made us an offer we could not refuse, and now we find ourselves in possession of the contents of what used to be the "dungeon" (the gaming section in their basement).  Our thanks go out to the Comic Shop for giving us the opportunity.  If you were a customer of their's, let us know.  It will take us a while to process all of the inventory we picked up, but, if you want it, and it was there - I'm sure we can dig it out for you (eventually).
• New releases of Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Pokemon this month - be sure to check out all the special events (see below). 
  
• AT-43 fans may like to hear that Rackham has announced a new packaging effort - Army Boxes. Due out this summer the Army box will contain a full 2000 point force (that's pretty huge for those of you not familiar with the game) for an affordale entry level price (about $70 US).
• The Origins Awards for best game in five different categories have been announced - check out the ICV2 article for all of the nominees. Some of our favourites of the past year, like Agricola and Dominion are of course on the list.
• We're one of the sponsors for Anime Evolution this year (June 12-14 at the new Vancouver Convention Center). This is going to be a huge show with over 4500 guests anticipated, some great guests, and lots of cool stuff to check out.  If you've never been - come check it out this year.

Weekly Calendar Update:

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

Special Events in May:

• Saturday May 2nd: Free Comic Book Day - both stores.
• Saturday May 2nd: Magic - Alara Re-born Release Event 6pm at Granville.
• Saturday May 2nd: Magic - Alara Re-born Release Event Noon at Victoria Dr.
• May 2nd - 3rd: The 4th Annual Boardgaming for Diabetes Fundraiser - Royal City Curling Club, New Westminster.
• Saturday May 2nd: The Hordes Schizm Noon at Victoria Dr.
• Sunday May 3rd: Yu-Gi-Oh! Raging Battles Sneak Peak - Noon Victoria Dr.
• Sunday May 3rd: Yu-Gi-Oh! Raging Battles Sneak Peak - 3pm Granville.
• Saturday May 9th: Monsterpocalypse Sealed - The Nova Response - Noon, Victoria Dr.
• Sunday May 10th: Pokemon Rising Rivals Pre-Release - Treasure Chest Games Port Coquitlam
  
• Saturday May 16th: Magic the Gathering - Regionals - BCIT Student Union Building
• May 23rd - 24th: U2KR Games Arena 2009 - Engineer's Auditorium, Burnaby
• Saturday May 23rd: D&D Monster Manual 2 Game Day - 6pm Granville.
• Sunday May 24th: Pokemon Rising Rivals Booster Draft - 3:30m Granville.
• Sunday May 31st: Magic the Gathering - Grand Prix Seattle.
• Late May: Pokemon Battleroads Spring 2009 - at Victoria Dr - we will update with more info when we know.

New / Recent Releases for May 2009:

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

• Magic the Gathering: Alara Reborn products - May 1st.
• World of Warcraft Miniatures - Spoils of War Boosters - May 5th.
• Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D Raging Battles booster packs - May 12th.
• D&D Monster Manual 2 - May 19th
• D&D Mini's Dangerous Delves Monster Minis - May 19th
• Star Wars Role-playing game - Jedi Academy: Training Manual - May 19th
• D&D Martial Power Cards - May 19th
• Pokemon Platinum - Rising Rivals - May 20th
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Gold Series 2 - May 27th
  

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