November FNM Card Revealed

As part of today’s Magic Arcana on DailyMTG.com, the Friday Night Magic promo card for November has been revealed. Check it out!

Remember, that TJ Collectibles in Milford, MA has a FREE Friday Night Magic starting at 7:00 PM each and every Friday. There is also an optional prize pool available for just $5.00. The more that buy in, the bigger the prizes! The format for the event is the super-popular Standard.

Don’t forget, that TJ’s is running a booster draft at 11:00 PM, too!

Innistrad Event Decks – Now On Sale

Today is Friday, October 28th – and that means the long awaited Innistrad Event Decks have arrived and are on sale now! Whether you live locally or far away, no problem; both our brick-and-mortar store in Milford, MA and our online store have these awesome new decks in stock and ready to sell/ship! Only $19.95. Domestic ship only.

Each deck is a ready-to-play, 60-card deck complete with a full 15-card sideboard. These are great for anyone looking to supplement their collection with a new deck and/or those who have always wanted to play the popular Standard constructed format, but never had a deck. Moreover, these decks are perfect for casual Friday Night Magic players, making this product perfect for TJ Collectibles‘ FREE Friday Night Magic.

Deathfed is a black-blue-green deck designed to take advantage of the late game with incremental advantages and taking advantage of Innistrad’s graveyard theme with powerful spells.

Main Deck 60 cards
13  Forest 1  Hinterland Harbor 7  Island 3  Swamp 24 lands 2  Acidic Slime 4  Armored Skaab 1  Birds of Paradise 4  Boneyard Wurm 4  Llanowar Elves 2  Merfolk Looter 1  Splinterfright 3  Viridian Emissary 21 creatures	2  Bonehoard 4  Forbidden Alchemy 1  Gnaw to the Bone 1  Green Sun’s Zenith 4  Mulch 1  Ratchet Bomb 2  Spider Spawning 15 other spells Sideboard 4  Flashfreeze 2  Gnaw to the Bone 2  Mind Control 3  Naturalize 4  Negate 15 sideboard cards

 

Hold the Line, on the other hand, is a mono-white aggressive deck designed to lay down the beats and never stop. This deck utilizes cheap, efficient and aggressive creatures to bring the pain to the opponent as quickly as possible.

Main Deck 60 cards
24  Plains 24 lands 4  Accorder Paladin 1  Champion of the Parish 4  Doomed Traveler 1  Elite Inquisitor 2  Elite Vanguard 4  Fiend Hunter 4  Gideon’s Lawkeeper 2  Mirran Crusader 22 creatures	4  Bonds of Faith 2  Butcher’s Cleaver 2  Honor of the Pure 4  Oblivion Ring 2  Silver-Inlaid Dagger 14 other spells Sideboard 4  Celestial Purge 4  Leonin Relic-Warder 1  Nevermore 3  Nihil Spellbomb 3  Suture Priest 15 sideboard cards

New to Magic the Gathering? Learning to Play is Easy!

Have you ever wondered about Magic the Gathering? Wanted to learn how to play, but thought it was to hard? Well, put those fears to rest!

Magic the Gathering, produced by Wizards of the Coast, is a fantastic game of high fantasy in which the player assumes the role of a powerful Planeswalker in the battle over Dominaria. But that’s just the beginning. Magic is a highly strategic, in-depth and deeply rewarding card game. Oh, did we mention super fun, too! Moreover, contrary to popular belief, is actually very easy to learn but, like Poker, may take a lifetime to master.

So, curious yet? Well, we can help! Come on down to TJ Collectibles in Milford, MA any time during normal business hours and we will be happy to teach you how to play. In addition, for those who are new to the game, to get you started we will give you a 30-card, introductory deck for FREE. Plus, you can visit us at any one of the conventions at which TJ Collectibles is present running events and learn to play there, as well (currently New York Comic Con & PAX East).

In addition, all of our local Magic events are open to the public. Come on down any time and get a first-hand view into what playing Magic is really like and hang out with tons of awesome, like-minded individuals.

Finally, there are all kinds of resources in place to assist in learning to play. In fact – and perhaps among the most important – Wizards of the Coast has extensive resources for new, would-be Magic players:

Wizards of the Coast – Learn to Play Center

Learn to Play Demo & Interactive Videos

Also, we have a plethora of resources & links on this very website! Please check them out.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about this awesome game, too!

 

Premium Deck Series Graveborn Packaging Revealed

Greetings dear readers! The packaging for the up coming release of Premium Deck Series: Graveborn has been revealed! No, your eyes do not deceive you: that IS an Entomb you see!

Description, courtesy of Wizards of the Coast:

Legions of corpses await your sinister commands. This 60-card, all-foil deck entombs, exhumes, and reanimates some of the most powerful Magic creatures from all five colors of mana. Harvest your graveyard for an assortment of these face-beaters as you walk over a field of bones to claim your victory.

Contents:

• 60-card premium foil deck, including 8 rare cards
• Exclusive Spindown life counter
• Foil deck box
• Strategy insert
• Magic “learn to play” guide

Deck Design and Development: David Humpherys
Release Date: November 18, 2011
MSRP: $34.99

Remember, you can preorder this awesome product from us online. Just click here!

Wizards Shifts Release Patterns with “Koth Vs. Venser”

Wizards of the Coast has announced a change to their release schedule for the Magic Duel Deck products, reported by ICv2.com. Starting with the release of Duel Deck: Koth Vs. Venser, the planeswalker v. planeswalker Duel Deck products will be released every spring while the faction v. faction Duel Deck products will be released every October. This will allow Wizards to have these great products tie into larger set releases more closely.

Duel Decks: Koth vs. Venser is designed by WotC R&D members Chris Millar and Mark Gottlieb.  They include two premium foil, alternate art mythic-rare Planeswalker cards and two 60-card decks.  Koth looks to Venser to help defend Mirrodin against Phyrexia, and the players recreate the struggle to save Mirrodin.

MSRP is $19.99.

Off to New York Comic Con!

Hey dear readers! The TJ Collectibles convention team is off in the morning to this year’s New York Comic Con! We are proud to be hosting the Magic the Gathering events at the famous New Your Comic Con at the Jacob Javis Center in New York, NY (Manhattan) this weekend!

New York Comic Con is the east coasts largest pop culture show with over 96,000 attendes! From the NYCC About page:

New York Comic Con is the East Coast’s biggest and most exciting popular culture convention. Our show floor plays host to the latest and greatest in comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television. Our panels and autograph sessions give fans a chance to interact with their favorite creators. Our screening rooms feature sneak peeks at films and television shows months before they hit either big or small screens. And with dedicated professional hours, New York Comic Con is a market place, bringing together the major players in the entertainment industry. New York Comic Con is the second largest pop culture convention in America and the only one that takes place in the comic book, publishing, media, and licensing capital of the world — Gotham City.

We have plenty of Magic events to offer, from Mini-Master, Intro Deck League, 8-person single-elimination events, Commander, and more! Our fully stocked retail booth will be there for all of your gaming needs as well as supplies, dice, some board games, Dungeons & Dragons and more!

Don’t know how to play Magic, but always wanted to learn? Maybe you’d just like to try it out? No problem! Drop by our Magic demo table – we’ll be happy to teach you how to play!

Don’t miss out on a special guest appearance by famed Magic artist r.k. Post! Check out our blog for more information.

Please be sure to drop by the gaming area, say hello and join us for an exciting weekend of gaming!

Location:
Jacob Javis Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY

For more information about New York Comic Con, including events, panels, special celebrity guests and more, please click here.

See you there!

TJ Collectibles at New York Comic Con!

TJ Collectibles is proud to announce that we will be hosting the Magic the Gathering events at this weekends famous New Your Comic Con at the Jacob Javis Center in New York, NY (Manhattan) from October 13th to the 16th!
We’re bringing our best Magic events on the road to the Javits Canter for a three-day weekend of nonstop Magic fun!

Don’t know how to play? No problem! We’ll show you how in the demo area!

We’ll have plenty of Magic events to offer, from Mini-Master, Intro Deck League, 8-Man events, Commander, and more! Our fully stocked retail booth will be there for all of your gaming needs!

As a special treat, Magic artist r.k post will be there! Check out our blog for more information.

We’ll also have a full service retail booth there as well and yes, we do buy ALL Magic cards!

Join us for an awesome weekend of gaming!

Location:
Jacob Javis Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, NY

 

See you there!

 

Magic Innistrad Prerelease Attendances Up

Wizards of the Coast has announced, according to ICv2.com, that attendances for the Innistrad prerelease events was up 32% overall, when compared to the Scars of Mirrodin prerelease. The total number of events was likewise up 14%, according to WotC.

Innistrad has thus far generated fantastic buzz. For example, just on our blog alone, unique pages view was up exponentially while the set was being previewed and spoiled by readers hungry for information about this new set. In addition, Innistrad has it’s fair share of fun, interesting looking cards as well (all for sale on TJ Collectibles Online!).

It’s likely too, that recent changes to the Magic organized play program way also be a factor (a la Planeswalker Points), which encourages people to play as much Magic as they can in order to earn as many points as possible. The new program also highly encourages strongly, more highly-ranked players to play more since they can no long “sit on their rating.”

 

 

 

Innistrad Hits Shelves!

Today is the day, Magic the Gathering fans! Time to usher in a new era by saying good bye to our fetch lands and Zendikar block and hello to Innistrad, the newest Magic set (and block) that is on sale today! TJ Collectibles has all of your Innistrad needs, from booster boxes & packs, draft sets, fat packs, intro decks, single cards and more! Plus, our online store has a full inventory of Innistrad too. A perfect way to acquire the cards you need for up coming Friday Night Magic events.

Speaking of which, remember Magic players, tonight’s Friday Night Magic events will feature Standard play with Innistrad. Zendikar block (including Worldwake and Rise of the Eldrazi) is no longer legal for Standard play! This includes Magic 2011 (M11) as well.

Be sure to join us at TJ Collectibles in Milford, MA at 7:00 PM for your FREE Friday Night Magic action.

But wait, there’s more! With the new Planeswalker Points system in place, we’re adding a SECOND Friday Night Magic event to begin at 11:00 PM and this one is for your, limited players! We’re adding a Magic booster draft at 11:00 PM and this week, you’ll be drafting Innistrad! $15.00 to play and yes, the FNM foil promo will be part of the prizes! Looks like you have no excuses now. 🙂

See you there!

Artist R.K. Post Confirmed for New York Comic Con

TJ Collectibles, Inc. is proud to announce that famed artist R.K. Post will be in attendance at this year’s New York Comic Con, which is the east coast’s biggest and most exciting popular culture convention with over 96,000 attendees in 2010!

TJ Collectibles will be at this years New York Comic Con bringing you all kinds of awesome Magic the Gathering action including, but not limited to, Mini-Master events, Intro Pack League (featuring Innistrad), single-elimination 8-player events, 4-player EDH events and more! We’re planning a simple, but fun event schedule this year with awesome prizes that you won’t want to miss. Please see our event calender for further details as they become available.

Don’t know how to play Magic? No problem! We’ll be running demos, too!

Finally, our online store will be on site both buying and selling all Magic the Gathering products, as well as accessories such as sleeves, deck boxes and more!

R.K. Post Bio:

A farmboy from Illinois with a gift for sketching, was planning on a career as a veterinarian until illustration finally took over in his extensive college experience.  By his graduation from Northern Illinois University in 1994, rk post was freelancing for the fantasy gaming industry doing interior illustration for several major game companies, gradually teaching himself how to paint with acrylics and eventually oils. rk garnered a staff illustration position at TSR and after its acquisition, continued in this capacity with new parent company Wizards of the Coast painting cover illustrations for games and novels. Passionate about expanding his skill set, rk moved into 2D and 3D art for videogames in addition to his ongoing freelance illustrations for Magic the Gathering and other franchises. He currently works full time as a senior artist for Big Fish Games.

Rk’s freelance career continues to flourish, with clients including White Wolf, WizKids, Fanpro, Microsoft (Mythica, X Box), LucasFilm, 20th Century Fox (both Aliens VS Predator), Sega (Dreamcast), Nintendo, Ballantine Books, Science Fiction Book Club, Hasbro (televsion and animation), Marvel Entertainment, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, the History Channel, and Blizzard Entertainment (Daiblo 2, Worlds of Warcraft) and SOE (The Agency). rk post published his first volume of collected works in the hard cover release, Postmortem: the Art of rk post. Though this first edition has completely sold out, it still appears on amazon.com as one of the more valuable fantasy art books in trade. A second volume continues to be in the works.  News, art, and connecting can also be found at http://www.facebook.com/rkpostart, twitter @postrk,  http://www.linkedin.com/in/rkpost, and now on Google+ .