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.

“Magic” & “Transformers” Help Hasbro

Hasbro, parent company of Wizards of the Coast – makers of popular collectible card game Magic the Gathering – reports that its third quarter profit is up 10% compared to the same time period a year ago, according to ICv2.com. However, while sales were reportedly off by 7% in the United States and Canada, stronger international sales provided the revenue for such growth.

It seems these latest earnings reports were driven by two things: Transformers and Magic: the Gathering. Sales for Hasbro’s “Toys for Boys” category grew by 15% and reached $534.6 million on the strength of Transformers and the Marvel Studios toys from both Thor and Captain America. Meanwhile, sales for the “Toys for Girls” category declined by 4% to $259.1 million.

Additionally, sales of “puzzles and games” declined for Hasbro by 6% to $364.7 million. However, apparently during a conference call with industry analysts, Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner mentioned Magic: the Gathering by name, singling it out as one of the Hasbro brands that is doing well, saying: “Taking a closer look at our overall third quarter results, we had several Hasbro brands perform well and contribute to our overall growth. Baby Alive, My Little Pony, Magic the Gathering, and Transformers, including the new KRE-O-branded products, all continued their growth trends in the quarter.”

Hasbro’s net income for the quarter rose to $171 million or $1.27 per share, which was below the $1.31 that analysts had forecast, marking the fourth consecutive quarter in which Hasbro had failed to meet the Street’s expectations.

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!

 

New Yu-Gi-Oh Sleeves “Legendary Six Samurai”

Hey Duelists! Check this out: Konami has announced, according to ICv2.com, the release of new Yu-Gi-Oh! Legendary Six Samurai card sleeves, featuring the Synchro Monster: Legendary Six Samurai-Shi En on October 18th. Each package will contain 50 sleeves with a retail price of $3.99.

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!

Legend of Drizzet D&D Board Game Coming Soon!

The next release in a series of Dungeons & Dragons inspired board games by Wizards of the Coast is due out next month, on October 18th, called Legend of Drizzet, a popular and iconic character from the Forgotten Realms D&D campaign setting and series of novels.

This cooperative, one to five player game is based upon the adventures of Drizzet Do’Urden, a Drow (Dark Elf) Ranger featured in New Your Times best-selling Forgotten Realms novels by R.A. Salvatore, come to life in this awesome new board game. The new game features multiple scenarios, challenging quests, and cooperative and dynamic game play. This game can also be combined with other D&D Adventure System board games, such as Castle Ravenloft and Wrath of Ashardalon, to create even more fun and exciting experiences!

 

This game includes the following components:

• 42 plastic heroes and monsters
• 13 sheets of interlocking cardstock dungeon tiles
• 200 encounter cards and treasure cards
• Rulebook
• Scenario book
• 20-sided die

Release Date: October 18, 2011
Format: Non-traditional
Price: $64.99
ISBN: 978-0-7869-5873-3