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• Miniatures
• Comics
• Board Games
• Role-Playing Games
• Card Games

MINIATURES

Games Workshop SALE!!!

Where: The Connection Games & Comics 2 - 2945 Renfrew St.

When: August 31st - September 7th, 2009

• Core GW products from 40k, Fantasy and Lord of the Rings will be 10% off.
• Other GW 40k product will run at 20% off for regular orders and 30% off for orders over $150
• Other Fantasy products will run at 40% off for regular orders and a WHOPPING 50% off for orders over $150
• Other Lord of the Rings products will run the same as Other Fantasy, although we don't have a lot of it stocked past the core list.
• All GW novels and books will cost $5 for 1, $10 for 3, and $15 for 5 and all of the remaining books for $1 per book.
• Lastly, if we are missing something in the store when you show up that you really wanted, pre-pay for it that week and we'll give you 10% off that item.

Other Events of note in September:

• Saturday August 12th: Monsterpocalypse Still Kicking constructed event at Renfrew.
  
• Wednesday nights at Renfrew are Warhammer 40k open tables night.
• Thursday nights at Renfrew are regular Monsterpocalypse evenings.
• We always try to have at least 1 table set aside for Warmachine/Hordes players on Saturdays at Renfrew.

COMICS

Want to see what comics are going to be available this week.  We've teamed up with Comixology to bring you a cool new feature for our web-site - if you click on our '& Comics' link you'll see cover shots of all the new titles each week. When you click on a title, you'll be directed to the Comixology web-site for that issue, and you can add it to your pull-list for the week (once you sign-up).  Pull-lists are forwarded to us, and we'll have your comics waiting for you when you come in.  For more on what Ronald thinks is cool this month, check out this month's &Comics article.

BOARD GAMES

Check out Keith's Korner for a review of "Age of Conan" from Fantasy Flight Games. New releases this month for board games include:

• Middle Earth Quest from Fantasy Flight Games.  We have an open demo copy of this game at Granville, come in and check it out. 
• Board Game Sized card protectors.  We have a variety of sizes in stock from two different suppliers.
• Space Hulk from Games Workshop.  We have an open copy at Renfrew, and we are taking pre-orders.  Quantities are being allocated with a limited print run, so sign up today if you want to ensure you'll get a copy.
• Agricola is back in stock, and we still have Le Havre in stock. 
• Railways of England - an expansion for Railroad Tycoon just arrived, as well as Roll Through the Ages, the Through the Ages dice game.
• We expect Ra - the re-print from Rio Grande to arrive shortly, as well as Pandemic: On the Brink - an expansion for Pandemic.
• We've also received our copies of Axis & Allies 1942 - the classic game revisited with some additional rules and pieces at a very attractive price point.
• Cutthroat Caverns is back in stock.
  
• We're expecting the Battlestar Galactic: Pegasus expansion soon as well.

And remember, every Monday evening is board game night at Granville, and Tuesday night is board game night at Renfrew. Come in and try out some of these great games with other similarly inclined adults.

ROLE-PLAYING GAMES

The big event this month is the release of the Dungeon Master's Guide 2 for 4th edition D&D.  We're hosting the game day on Saturday evening Sep 19th at the Granville store.  Give us a call to reserve a spot at the table, and get your swag.  Pre-order a copy of the DMG2 and get a mini-white board DM's game tracker while supplies last.

We're going to try and re-stock our non-D&D core titles in September to flesh out some of the lines we picked up from the Dungeon.  Let us know if there is a game we "simply HAVE to carry" for you.  We'll also being doing a dice order this month at some point.

Remember D&D 4E happens most Saturday evenings at the Granville store.  These are open drop-in games (for the most part). If you'd like to get on our D&D group mailing list to get the low-down each week - send an e-mail to info(at)tcgaa.ca and let us know.  We've created a box of DM swag - so let us know if you're interested in running a game - each time you GM a game in the store, you can choose 1 item from the box.

Are you interested in learning how to play the Cthulhu RPG?  We may have an experienced GM coming in later in September to run a game or two for us.  Cthulhu is a game for role-players more so than roll-players if you know what I mean.  If this sounds like you, send an e-mail to info(at)tcgaa.ca and we'll give you the details (once we figure them out).

CARD GAMES

Magic the Gathering:

• Saturday Sep 5th at Granville - Planechase launch party.  The new release is targeted at casual Magic players, with a new "plane" card type.  40 planes in all will be available in 4 pre-constructed decks.
• Zendikar!  The new base set  - pre-releases at both stores on Sunday Sep 27th.  11am at Granville, and 1pm at Renfrew.  Watch for pre-order forms with discount pricing when you pre-pay starting in early September - and we'll be getting the buy it by the box promo card "Day of Judgement" this time.
  
• We recently acquired a large collection of good singles - come check out the binders at both stores before they are completely raided.
• Magic 2010 Core Set update.  We have a small supply, and Wizards of the Coast is sold out again.  They plan to have the next printing shipping as of September 11th.  Just keeping you informed.
• FNM at both stores are drafts (2010 when available), and we still have the gold deck boxes as additional prize support for those going to our Renfrew store.
• Thursday nights at Granville is our MTG casual day.  Come in to play or trade - no charge.  Multiple formats are usually being played including: standard, EDH, extended, and hopefully Planechase when it's available.  We'll be handing out foil promos to anyone who comes in and spends a significant amount of time in the store playing/trading Magic.

Yu-Gi-Oh!:

• Ancient Prophecy individual packs will be available for sale Sep 1st.
• Pegasus league (hobby league) on Wednesday nights at Granville and Sundays at Renfrew.  We do have the new Turbo packs as prize support.
• NOTE: No hobby league on Sunday Sep 27th at Renfrew due to the MTG pre-release event.

Pokemon:

• Regular free Pokemon Hobby League continues on Sunday afternoons at the Granville store.
• We are going to try to run more Pokemon constructed tournaments, but there are so many special events in September, that we could only squeeze one event in so we decided to make it a draft: Sunday Sep 13th - Supreme Victors Booster Draft.
• NOTE: No hobby league on Sunday Sep 27th at Granville due to the MTG pre-release event.

Chaotic:

• Secrets of the Lost City: Alliances Revealed pre-release event, Sunday Sep 6th at Renfrew.
• Summer Battledrome Last Chance Qualifier - Saturday Sep 19th at Granville.  If you didn't win an invite in our July or August regionals events, this is your last chance to earn an invite to the Battledrome.
• Summer Battledrome - Sunday Sep 20th at Granville.  This is an invitation only tournament - you need to have won an invite at either of our regionals events, or at the last chance qualifier.  1st place prize: a new laptop, 2nd place: an iPod touch, and 3rd and 4th get a new DSi (and there are sure to be some pack prizes as well).

World of Warcraft TCG:

• WoW Battlegrounds events continue with the new and improved kit supplies on Monday nights in September at the Renfrew store.
• WoW Realm Qualifier is happening at the Renfrew store on Saturday August 29th.
  

Legend of the Five Rings:

• We're really impressed with the new Celestial Edition art, rules changes, and game support, so we're trying to get this game going again.  We haven't officially scheduled anything yet, but keep your eyes on the calendar.  Unofficially we're playing quite frequently on Tuesday evenings in the store at Granville.

Battle Spirits:

• We're running another "release" party at Granville on Saturday the 29th if you missed the first one.  Lot's of swag and a chance to get in on the ground level with this game that is a hit in Japan.

Happy reading and gaming everyone - hope to see you in the stores.