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Design TJ Collectibles Newest Playmat Contest!
TJ Collectibles is looking to create a new playmat and we’re looking for some ideas! If you’d like to submit Your playmat design it will be reviewed by Tom and the rest of the TJ’s staff and the winner will be turned into the new TJ’s playmat! Submissions must be entered by February 1st, the TJ’s logo should be the focus of the playmat, make reference to the year TJ’s began (1992), and keep it family friendly! All submissions must be sent to sales@tjcollect.com with “Playmat Submission” in the subject text box, the image file is 25 1/2 x 14 1/2″ or 3675 x 2175 pixels. Any other questions can be answered by e-mailing sales@tjcollect.com. The winner will receive a free copy of the new playmat and a TJ’s T-shirt, plus credits on the playmat itself! Best of luck to everyone who submits!
December D&D Fun
December is bringing some Dungeons & Dragons fun to TJ’s. Every Wednesday night, we have a group of adventurers gather in the game room for some D&D adventuring. Currently, there are three different D&D campaigns in the works:
D&D Encounters: Beyond the Crystal Cave takes place every other Wednesday night from 7-9pm. This week, 12/7, we’ll continue the adventure in the Feywild.
Home Campaign: If you’re not into Encounters, then don’t worry. We have several excellent DM’s here, and the current house campaign DM’d by Steven O’Neil, is proving to be fun, challenging, and quite exciting! Right now, our 6th level adventurers are awaiting the battle for the city of Rockhaven. Will we all survive?
D&D Lair Assault: Talon of Umberlee is the second adventure in the Lair Asault series. This is an 8th level encounter, and if the first Lair Assault adventure is any indication, will prove to be most challenging. DM David Payne is preparing the campaign for a date in the very near future. Fore more Lair Assault info, click here.
If you’re in the neighborhood on Wednesday nights and looking to get your D&D fix, stop in and visit! We’d love to see you!
TJ Collectibles also carries a full line of 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons products, both in the retail store and online. Shop with us today!
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!
Dark Horse Planning New Star Wars Comics
Comic book publisher Dark Horse has announced, according to ICv2.com, plans for several new Star Wars comic book titles including a Jedi origin store and a death story for popular character Boba Fett. Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi will examine a previously unexplored time period taking place some 25,000 years before the events in the famous six Star Wars films. This new series is slated to debut in February.
The events following the death of Boba Fett will be released in Star Wars: Blood Ties—Boba Fett is Dead.
The next Knight Errant title, the five-issue arc Star Wars: Knight Errant—Escape, will launch in June 2012.
Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison, a five issue miniseries will launch in May 2012. The setting is a year after Revenge of the Sith, and in addition to Darth Vader, characters include Moff Trachta, who plays a key role.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic—War will launch on January 11, 2012. It’s set during the war between the Republic and the Mandalorians, in which the Jedi are involved, and is being positioned as an entry point for readers interested in the Star Wars universe.
Remember everyone, if you’re a comic book fan, you can order these books and many more from TJ Collectibles! Subscribe with us and have your books bagged & boarded for you and ready to read every week! All you have to do is sign up. It’s that easy! Please visit our brick-and-mortar store for more details. You can also manage your TJ Collectibles comic book subscription with Comixology!
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.
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60 cards |
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| 13 Forest 1 Hinterland Harbor 7 Island 3 Swamp 24 lands 2 Acidic Slime 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 15 sideboard cards |
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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 |
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| 24 Plains
24 lands 4 Accorder Paladin 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 15 sideboard cards |
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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!
Special Halloween-themed Friday Night Magic
Hey everyone! This weekend is Halloween and to celebrate, we’ve got something new and unique for you to be given away during FREE Friday Night Magic.
Friday is already the best night of the week, as the TJ Collectibles FNM is 100% FREE to participate in. However, for the more competitive players, we offer an optional prize pool that’s just $5.00 to buy into. The more that buy in, the better the prizes are. It’s that simple!
This Friday, in addition to all kinds of cool Halloween-themed decoractions that Wizards of the Coast sent us, we also have these cool Magic M&M’s (pictured below). Available only while supplies last. Check them out:
WotC Explains “ARG’s,” in “Re: Josh Brauer”
In an article on Monday, senior Wizards game designer Ryan Miller discusses an odd story-based campaign that explains as an Alternate-Reality Game. Apparently, what they did was create a story and spread the clues around their website for would be adventurers to locate. In addition, they apparently mailed content to Magic players via the postal service as well.
Kind of an odd, if risky and costly, move to promote Innistrad.
What do you think? Did the ARG’s of Innistrad have any meaningful impact for you? Sound off and comment below!
To view the entire ARG content and all the clues, please click here.
Magic Grand Prix Double Header – Legacy & Innistrad Sealed
Busy weekend in the Magic the Gathering community, with both Grand Prix Amsterdam (Legacy) and Grand Prix Santiago (Brazil) having took place and each crowned a champion!
In Amsterdam, 1,878 Grand Prix champion hopefuls sleeved up their Legacy decks and did battle. Only Pierre Sommen of France stood alone after the dust settled, piloting his Bant deck featuring Stoneforge Mystic, Knight of the Reliquary and a host of powerful blue cards like Force of Will and Jace, the Mind Sculptor to defeat Ciro Bonaventura, piloting a RUG Tempo deck with Delver of Secrets (!) two games to one.
Top 8 Player Profiles – Amsterdam
Pierre Sommen - GP Amsterdamn Champion
On the other side of the world, there was a Grand Prix of an entirely different flavor in Santiago, Brazil. This time, 737 players registered to do battle with Innistrad sealed deck. Despite a star-studded top eight including Owen Turtenwald, Paulo Vitor Damo de Rosa (PVDDR), Martin Juza and New England’s own Melissa DeTora (congrats Melissa!), only one champion could be crowned and that champion is Igor Silva Pinto!
Interestingly enough, this event also featuring a number of player disqualifications, including one high profile DQ that involved a player in the top eight. You can read the Head Judge’s statement regarding this incident, here.
Top 8 Player Profiles – Santiago
GP Champ Igor Silva Pinto celebrates with friends
“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.
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