Update Posted: Thursday, July 2nd 2009
Gamers Sanctuary will be open the ENTIRE 4th of July weekend!
That’s right everyone. Gamers Sanctuary will be OPEN 4th of July weekend. Friday and Saturday we’ll be open our regular hours, Noon to Midnight! So stop in and get down with some tabletop gaming action before, during, or after all your Independence Day festivities! Heck, bring the all your family and friends in from the barbeque and show then what games REAL gamers play!
Update Posted: Thursday, July 2nd 2009
Prereleases Saturday, July 11th and Sunday, July 12th
We've got prereleases for the new core set scheduled for both Saturday and Sunday the 11th and 12th of July. Both events will be Sealed Deck format with 2HG and single elimination Booster Drafts available for side events. Please check out our calendar or call the store at (810) 720-8280 for more details.
Update Posted: Thursday, July 2nd 2009
With 50% classics and 50% soon-to-be classics, the Magic 2010 core set is sure to appeal to all kinds of players. And here's an offer designed to appeal to every player: the first 20 people to purchase a Magic 2010 booster box at Gamers Sanctuary will get a foil alternate art Honor of the Pure promo card!
But hurry, this offer is limited to the first twenty people! Sorry pre-orders do not count towards this promotion.
Update Posted: Thursday, June 18th 2009
Planetstrike, the latest expansion for Warhammer 40,000 is releasing this summer. Take part in devastating planetary invasions as you vie for control of a contested planet! The 80-page Planetstrike Expansion contains the full rules for recreating a planetary invasion, as well as scenarios, hobby ideas and accounts of some of the most famous planetary assaults in history.
Gamers Sanctuary has a preview copy of this new book available!
Update Posted: Tuesday, June 16th 2009
We are now taking pre-orders for the new MtG Core set, Magic 2010, releasing Friday July 17th. Our distributor is hooking us up with some really cool limited edition Magic 2010 Core Set Playmats and we're passing them along to anyone that pre-orders from us this time around!
Everyone that pre-orders 2 or more booster boxes will be eligible to receive a FREE Magic 2010 Core Set Playmat. These are Limited Edition and are NOT going to be available for sale.
You'll be able to chose which playmat you want on a first-come-first-severed basis when you come to pick up your pre-orders.
Click here for a list of pre-order pricing for M10. You can also find the price list posted in the game room and at the front counter.
Update Posted: Friday, June 12th 2009
Explore a New Dimension of Magic: the Gathering Game Play
The Planechase plane cards introduce a groundbreaking new way to experience planeswalking. Through this innovative new kind of card, two or more players can battle each other across a variety of diverse worlds, each with its own unique effect on the game. These thrilling new conditions add a whole new layer of chaos, meaning the only thing you can count on is unpredictability.
-Planechase is a fun new multiplayer format for Magic: The Gathering. Plane cards represent different worlds in the Magic Multiverse. As the game moves from plane to plane, it has a fun and exciting impact on game play.
-Players can use plane cards with their own magic decks or the powerful 60-card decks that come with each game pack.
-The Planechase set has four different game packs available (Elemental Thunder, Metallic Dreams, Strike Force, and Zombie Empire), each one with 10 unique plane cards and a 60-card preconstructed Magic deck. Each deck has its own unique plane cards.
-Each 60-card deck that comes with the Planechase game pack is composed of popular cards from throughout magic's history and is tuned for multiplayer play. Each deck contains 8 rare cards - the same total number that appear in Duel Deck releases.
-Each of the four 60-card decks also contains a different preview card from the October 2009 Magic set, Zendikar™.
Available September 4th!
Update Posted: Friday, June 12th 2009
Painting Competition Beginning Monday, June 15th!
That's right, we're doing another painting competition. The last one had some good response and we took all of your ideas and suggestions from the last competition into consideration when organizing this one. We're going to have three different categories you can enter this time around. The categories are; Best Painted Unit/Squad, Best Painted Monstrous Single Model, and Best Painted Single Model. This way not only are we able to broaden the range of model(s) that one can submit but every participant can enter a submission for each category. We've also upped the prizes for this event.
All you have to do to enter the competition is purchase a model, monstrous model, or unit/squad of models from Gamers Sanctuary and register for the category or categories of your choice at the time of purchase. Your purchase IS your entry fee.
All models must be registered at the time of purchase.
For a complete listing of rules and guidelines please click here. We begin accepting registrants on Monday, June 15th.
Gamers Sanctuary will be open the ENTIRE 4th of July weekend!
That’s right everyone. Gamers Sanctuary will be OPEN 4th of July weekend. Friday and Saturday we’ll be open our regular hours, Noon to Midnight! So stop in and get down with some tabletop gaming action before, during, or after all your Independence Day festivities! Heck, bring the all your family and friends in from the barbeque and show then what games REAL gamers play!
Update Posted: Thursday, July 2nd 2009
Jon Calhoun from the Great Lakes Warhammer League has graciously offered to come in an organize some Warhammer Fantasy open gaming. He’ll be at GS the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month for starters to see if we can get some of the Warhammer guys up here dropping some dice. If we’re able to get a pretty regular group then we can up the open gaming to every Wednesday.
Jon will be at GS starting July 8th. He’ll be available for games, demos, strategy, rules questions and anything else Warhammer Fantasy related from 7pm until 10pm. If you’re a veteran Warhammer player that’s been looking for a game or two, a newbie that’s just trying learn the ropes or someone that’s kind ‘a interested but hasn’t gotten a chance to try it out yet then come on up Wednesday the 8th!
Jon Calhoun from the Great Lakes Warhammer League has graciously offered to come in an organize some Warhammer Fantasy open gaming. He’ll be at GS the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month for starters to see if we can get some of the Warhammer guys up here dropping some dice. If we’re able to get a pretty regular group then we can up the open gaming to every Wednesday.
Jon will be at GS starting July 8th. He’ll be available for games, demos, strategy, rules questions and anything else Warhammer Fantasy related from 7pm until 10pm. If you’re a veteran Warhammer player that’s been looking for a game or two, a newbie that’s just trying learn the ropes or someone that’s kind ‘a interested but hasn’t gotten a chance to try it out yet then come on up Wednesday the 8th!
Prereleases Saturday, July 11th and Sunday, July 12th
We've got prereleases for the new core set scheduled for both Saturday and Sunday the 11th and 12th of July. Both events will be Sealed Deck format with 2HG and single elimination Booster Drafts available for side events. Please check out our calendar or call the store at (810) 720-8280 for more details.
Magic 2010 Booster Box Promotion
With 50% classics and 50% soon-to-be classics, the Magic 2010 core set is sure to appeal to all kinds of players. And here's an offer designed to appeal to every player: the first 20 people to purchase a Magic 2010 booster box at Gamers Sanctuary will get a foil alternate art Honor of the Pure promo card!
But hurry, this offer is limited to the first twenty people! Sorry pre-orders do not count towards this promotion.
Planetstrike, the latest expansion for Warhammer 40,000 is releasing this summer. Take part in devastating planetary invasions as you vie for control of a contested planet! The 80-page Planetstrike Expansion contains the full rules for recreating a planetary invasion, as well as scenarios, hobby ideas and accounts of some of the most famous planetary assaults in history.
Gamers Sanctuary has a preview copy of this new book available!
We are now taking pre-orders for the new MtG Core set, Magic 2010, releasing Friday July 17th. Our distributor is hooking us up with some really cool limited edition Magic 2010 Core Set Playmats and we're passing them along to anyone that pre-orders from us this time around!
Everyone that pre-orders 2 or more booster boxes will be eligible to receive a FREE Magic 2010 Core Set Playmat. These are Limited Edition and are NOT going to be available for sale.
You'll be able to chose which playmat you want on a first-come-first-severed basis when you come to pick up your pre-orders.
Click here for a list of pre-order pricing for M10. You can also find the price list posted in the game room and at the front counter.
Explore a New Dimension of Magic: the Gathering Game Play
The Planechase plane cards introduce a groundbreaking new way to experience planeswalking. Through this innovative new kind of card, two or more players can battle each other across a variety of diverse worlds, each with its own unique effect on the game. These thrilling new conditions add a whole new layer of chaos, meaning the only thing you can count on is unpredictability.
-Planechase is a fun new multiplayer format for Magic: The Gathering. Plane cards represent different worlds in the Magic Multiverse. As the game moves from plane to plane, it has a fun and exciting impact on game play.
-Players can use plane cards with their own magic decks or the powerful 60-card decks that come with each game pack.
-The Planechase set has four different game packs available (Elemental Thunder, Metallic Dreams, Strike Force, and Zombie Empire), each one with 10 unique plane cards and a 60-card preconstructed Magic deck. Each deck has its own unique plane cards.
-Each 60-card deck that comes with the Planechase game pack is composed of popular cards from throughout magic's history and is tuned for multiplayer play. Each deck contains 8 rare cards - the same total number that appear in Duel Deck releases.
-Each of the four 60-card decks also contains a different preview card from the October 2009 Magic set, Zendikar™.
Available September 4th!
Painting Competition Beginning Monday, June 15th!
That's right, we're doing another painting competition. The last one had some good response and we took all of your ideas and suggestions from the last competition into consideration when organizing this one. We're going to have three different categories you can enter this time around. The categories are; Best Painted Unit/Squad, Best Painted Monstrous Single Model, and Best Painted Single Model. This way not only are we able to broaden the range of model(s) that one can submit but every participant can enter a submission for each category. We've also upped the prizes for this event.
All you have to do to enter the competition is purchase a model, monstrous model, or unit/squad of models from Gamers Sanctuary and register for the category or categories of your choice at the time of purchase. Your purchase IS your entry fee.
All models must be registered at the time of purchase.
For a complete listing of rules and guidelines please click here. We begin accepting registrants on Monday, June 15th.
Rules Changes Coming into Effect Saturday, July 11th
Today Wizards of the Coast made some substantial rules changes to Magic: The Gathering. These changes take effect on July 11th (the first day of the Magic 2010 prerelease). Some are pretty major, some are minor, but all of them make the game more streamlined and easier to understand, which always points towards more people open to play and making it easier to teach new players all together. You can check out a complete listing of all the changes by clicking here.
Update Posted: Thursday, June 4th 2009
Defense of the Ancients Map Added to the GS L.A.N. Center
For all you Warcraft III fanatics out there, we've add the Defense of the Ancients (DotA) map to all of our L.A.N. Computers. For those of you not yet familiar with Defense of the Ancients I've posted a quick description below.
Defense of the Ancients (DotA) is a custom scenario for Warcraft III, based on the "Aeon of Strife" map for StarCraft. The objective of the scenario is for each team to destroy the opponents' Ancients, heavily guarded structures at opposing corners of the map. Players use powerful units known as heroes, and are assisted by allied heroes and AI-controlled fighters called "creeps". As in role-playing games, players level up their hero and use gold to buy equipment during the mission.
The scenario was developed with the "World Editor" of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, and was updated upon the release of the Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. There have been many variations of the original concept; the most popular is DotA Allstars, which has been maintained by several authors during development.
Update Posted: Tuesday, June 2nd 2009
FREE Painting Clinic - Saturday June 27th
From 4pm to 6pm Saturday the 27th of June we're going to be hosting a painting clinic for anyone that's interested. Everyone will receive a miniature and we'll walk you through assembly, priming, basecoating, washing, drybrushing, matte varnish, and finally, basing. This will be a great experience for new and veteran hobbyists alike. We'll show you everything you need to know to get a good tabletop quality model done quickly and cleanly. You can pick the brains of our resident painting experts. And, you'll get a FREE mini out of the deal.
Update Posted: Tuesday, June 2nd 2009
Get 10 HOURS for only $10.00!
To celebrate the reopening of our LAN center we are offering a special for the month of June! Now through Tuesday June 30th you can get 10 HOURS of LAN Gaming Goodness for ONLY $10.00! We've finally finished upgrading all the machines so everyone can get back at them. We've added tons of new games and features and we've kept your old favorites. To get a complete list of all the games and programs we've added to the LAN computers check out the Cyber Cafe page of our website.
The 10 for $10 deal will stack with itself so you can buy as many of them as you want. Turn it into a 20 for $20 or a 50 for $50 or, go for the gusto and turn it into a 100 for $100! This is just our way of thanking everyone for their patience as we worked on making the LAN center better for everyone.
Update Posted: Friday, May 29th 2009
For FREE RPG DAY, Impressions Advertising & Marketing works with hobby game retailers (like Gamers Sanctuary) and RPG publishers to bring NEW RPG Quickstart Rules and Adventure Modules into the hands of gamers. Gamers WORLDWIDE will be able to grab brand new material for a variety of RPGs--no overstock, retail-priced or dead product here. their goal of FREE RPG DAY is to get gamers inspired to play a new RPG, which in turn, helps create sales for local game stores.
Current 2009 Participants include: Chessex Manufacturing, Claymore Entertainment, Exile Game Studios, Fantasy Flight Games, Goodman Games, Love Wolf Development, Mongoose Publishing, Q-Workshop, Paizo Publishing, Troll Lord Games, White Wolf Publishing, and Wizards of the Coast.
We’re still looking for more folks to jump on the GS Gamer Forums band wagon. We’re really trying hard to make this forum a major locale for area gamers so they have a single location where they can consistently find other gamers, chat up their favorite game, discuss hobby techniques, or brainstorm strategies for the next big upcoming event.
To everyone that has already hit up the forums, Thank you! For the rest of you, please check it out. If we can get a good sized group of folks using the forums on a regular basis then we feel it’ll became an invaluable tool for EVERYONE!
In an effort to make it as easy as possible for folks to keep updated about the events and happenings at Gamers Sanctuary we've increased our presence on the World Wide Web! Gamers Sanctuary now has Facebook and Twitter profiles. If you are currently using Facebook and/or Twitter then please find us and become a fan/follower.