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Magic the Gathering
Magic the Gathering Weekly
Flesh & Blood
Flesh & Blood Weekly
Miniatures
Miniatures Weekly

 

You can find Event Tickets to events with entry fees HERE

 

TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE EVENTS, THE FOLLOWING IS REQUIRED:
- MASK OR SIMILAR FACE COVERING
- NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK
- DO NOT ATTEND IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING ANY SYMPTOMS OF ILLNESS

 

PARKING:
- We highly recommend that you transit to our events, we are right across the street from the Renfrew Skytrain Station.
- If you choose to drive, please follow the parking instructions below to avoid being towed/ticketed/yelled at by our neighbors.
- There are two parking spots directly in front of the store.
- DO NOT park in the Sleep Country/Subway Parking Lot
- DO NOT park on Renfrew anywhere other than directly in front of the store.
- You can park on the side streets on E 15th Ave., or E 16th Ave.

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COMMANDER CLASH: MARCH OF THE MACHINE

When:
- Saturday, June 3rd @ Noon

Entry:
- Buy any Preconstructed Commander Deck from available supply

Format:
- Commander Free Play

How it works:
- Buy any preconstructed Commander Deck and play some games of Commander
- Get a promo pack and a Set Booster Pack with your purchase!

Prizes:
- We will raffle 5 Strixhaven Commander Decks to participants

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COMMANDER CHALLENGE JUNE

When:
- Saturday, June 10th @ 12:30pm

Entry:
- $20 taxes included, LIMIT 32 seats

Format:
- 3-rounds of Commander play
- This is a sanctioned event, so no proxies are allowed.

How it works:
- Each round you will be paired against other players in, ideally, pods of 4.
- At the end of each match, if there is a winner, that player gets 3 points.
- Each player then votes for two of their opponents to get additional points. 2 points for their first vote, 1 point for their second. 

Prizes:
- Based on final scores, we will draft a prize pool of our construction where everyone gets a prize.

You can find Event Tickets to events with entry fees HERE

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FRIDAY NIGHT MAGIC CHAOS DRAFT

When:
- Friday June 9th @ 6:30pm

Entry:
- $25 taxes included

Format:
- Chaos Booster Draft (a variety of packs from the store's supply will be used and distributed semi-randomly. For each player, one of their packs will be from our supply of packs with a $9.99 or higher price tag).
- 3 rounds of Swiss

Prizes:
3-rounds
3 - 0 - 0 : 3 draft or set packs or $15.00 store credit
2 - 0 - 1 : 2 draft or set packs or $10.00 store credit
2 - 1 - 0 : 1 draft or set packs or $5.00 store credit

You can find Event Tickets to events with entry fees HERE

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LORD OF THE RINGS: TALES OF MIDDLE-EARTH PRERELEASE WEEKEND

Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth Prerelease Events run from Friday, June 16th to Sunday, June 18th!

When:
Please arrive for your event at least 15 minutes before the start time.
The store will be open at least 1 hour before each listed start time for registration.

Our prerelease events are:
- Friday, June 16th @ 3:00pm (Sealed 32-player cap)
- Friday, June 16th @ 7:00pm (Sealed 32-player cap)
- Saturday, June 17th @ Noon (Sealed 32-player cap)
- Saturday, June 17th @ 4:00pm (Sealed 32-player cap)
- Sunday,  June 18th @ Noon (2-HEADED GIANT Sealed, 16-team cap)
- Take-Home Prerelease Kits pickup starting Friday June 18th @ Noon (Preorder on our website)

Entry:
- $65 taxes included per player per event.

Details:
- Each player will receive a Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth Prerelease Kit
- Each Prerelease Kit contains six booster packs, a foil promo rare or mythic from the set, and other goodies.
- Using the contents of your kit and basic lands that the store provides, you must construct a minimum 40-card deck to play in the tournament.
- Players or Teams play in a 3-round Swiss-style tournament.
- [2-Headed Giant Only] Teams must construct two forty-card decks using their combined contents of their prerelease kits.

Prizes:
- Prizes will be based off Swiss record. 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw or better gets prizes.
- Approximately 2 Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth Set Boosters in the prize pool per player.
- Players that drop from the event before the final round is paired can collect their prizes as though their score was 1 point higher than it is (the equivalent of drawing with their opponent in the final round).

Early Sales Promotion:
- During the prerelease week we are able to sell all available items from the Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth product line. This includes singles and Commander Decks.

You can find Event Tickets to events with entry fees HERE

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MAGIC MIX-IT-UP MONDAYS

When:
- Mondays @ 6:30

Entry:
- $10

Format:
- All Mix-it-up Monday events have a (20-printed-proxy limit)
- Monday June 5th - Legacy
- Monday June 12th - Canadian Highlander
- Monday June 19th - Pauper
- Monday June 26th - Canadian Highlander

Prizes*:
3-rounds (8 or fewer players)
3 - 0 - 0 : 6 draft packs or $24.00 store credit
2 - 0 - 1 : 4 draft packs or $16.00 store credit
2 - 1 - 0 : 2 draft packs or $8.00 store credit

4-rounds (9 or more players)
4 - 0 - 0 : 10 draft packs or $40.00 store credit
3 - 0 - 1 : 8 draft packs or $32.00 store credit
3 - 1 - 0 : 6 draft packs or $24.00 store credit
2 - 0 - 2 : 4 draft packs or $16.00 store credit
2 - 1 - 1 : 2 draft packs or $8.00 store credit

You can find Event Tickets to events with entry fees HERE

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WEEKLY TUESDAY NIGHT COMMANDER FREE PLAY

When:
- Tuesdays @ 5:30pm

Entry:
- Free

Format:
- Commander Free-Play
- This event is sanctioned, so proxies are not allowed

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WEEKLY THURSDAY NIGHT MODERN MAGIC

When:
- Thursdays @ 6:30pm

Entry:
- $10 taxes included, LIMIT 24 seats

Format:
- Modern Constructed
- 4 rounds of Swiss
- This event is Sanctioned, so proxies are not allowed.

Prizes:

4-rounds
4 - 0 - 0 : 10 draft packs or $40.00 store credit
3 - 0 - 1 : 8 draft packs or $32.00 store credit
3 - 1 - 0 : 6 draft packs or $24.00 store credit
2 - 0 - 2 : 4 draft packs or $16.00 store credit
2 - 1 - 1 : 2 draft packs or $8.00 store credit

You can find Event Tickets to events with entry fees HERE

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WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT MAGIC MARCH OF MACHINES BOOSTER DRAFT

When:
- Fridays @ 6:30pm Until June 2nd

Entry:
- $22 taxes included

Format:
- March of Machines Booster Draft
- 3 rounds of Swiss play

Prizes:
3-rounds
3 - 0 - 0 : 3 Standard draft or set packs or $15.00 store credit
2 - 0 - 1 : 2 Standard draft or set packs or $10.00 store credit
2 - 1 - 0 : 1 Standard draft or set pack or $5.00 store credit

You can find Event Tickets to events with entry fees HERE

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WEEKLY FRIDAY NIGHT COMMANDER FREE PLAY

When:
- Fridays @ 5:30pm

Entry:
- Free

Format:
- Commander Free-Play
- This event is sanctioned, so proxies are not allowed

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