The Dispatch - February, 2012

Game

Magic Tournaments!

Unless otherwise indicated, prizes will be booster packs based on the number of participants.  The Friday Night Magic prize card this month is Despise.

February 1, Wednesday, 6:30pm, is Modern.  Entry is $5.

February 2, 9, 16 & 23, Thursdays, 7 pm is Commander (multi-player format).  Each player gets two boosters one of which goes to the person who kills you!   We will divide players into “competitive” & “casual” (no infinite combos) tables. You may bring a sideboard of exactly ten cards.  Matt Hoskins presides.  Entry is $5.

February 3, Friday, 7pm is Friday Night Magic (FNM) Sealed Booster.  Construct your deck of at least 40 cards using the contents of 3 Innistrad and 3 Dark Ascension boosters.  Entry is $25.

February 4, Saturday, 6pm is Innistrad/Dark Ascension Sealed Booster.  This is NOT a Launch Party.  Entry is $25.

February 8, Wednesday, 6:30pm is Standard.  Dark Ascension is allowed.  Entry is $5.

February 10, Friday, 7pm is FNM Standard.  Entry is $5.

February 11, Saturday, 7pm is Two-Headed Giant Booster/Trash Draft.  You and a teammate share a life total of 30.  This is NOT WOTC rules.  Entry is $5 per player.

February 15, Wednesday, 6:30pm is Booster Draft.  Entry is $15.

February 17, Friday, 7pm is FNM Booster Draft.   Entry is $15.

February 18, Saturday, 7pm is Commander.  The format is one-on-one with Swiss pairings.  10-card sideboard.  The banned list is different from multi-player, so please check the Game HQ bulletin board for changes.  Entry is $5.

February 22, Wednesday, 6:30pm is Modern.  Entry is $5.

February 24, Friday, 7pm is FNM Standard.  Entry is $5.

February 25, Saturday, 10am-11am registration, is Grand Prix Trial: Nashville.  The format is Modern.  The winner gets a 3-round bye at Grand Prix: Nashville; other prizes will include store credit based on the number of entries.  Deck registration is required.  Entry is $10.

February 25, Saturday, 7pm is Game Day: Dark Ascension.  The format is Standard.  There will be exclusive promo cards for all participants.  Entry is $5.

February 29, Wednesday, 6:30pm is Standard.  Entry is $5.

March 2, Friday, 7pm is FNM Booster Draft.  Entry is $15.

Magic specials: Dark Ascension, Innistrad & Magic 2012 booster boxes are $99.  Also, don’t forget our Pack Smack deal:  Buy three Magic boosters from the above sets for just $11 including sales tax.

Flames of War

St. Crispin’s Day Battle Feb. 18!

Role Playing:

February 2 & 16, 7pm Thursdays, is Pathfinder.  Michael Kirk presides.  February 9 & 23, 7pm Thursdays is Star Trek RPG (Decipher).  Chris Borthick presides.  Space is limited so check with Michael Kirk at mmahoun@aol.com. 

Most Sundays, 1pm to 5pm Michael Kirk and/or Dallas Scott will be painting in the south Game Room.  Get some painting done and share some tips!

D&D Encounters

February 1, 8 & 15, Wednesdays from 7pm to about 9pm is D&D Encounters:  Beyond the Crystal Cave.  D&D Encounters are quick-playing sessions using 4^th Edition/Essentials rules that are designed to introduce new players to role-playing and can be completed in about two hours.  They meet only on Wednesday nights at 7pm to about 9pm.  You can play just one session or as many sessions as you like.  New players are welcome.  Matt Hoskins is the DM.  Entry is FREE.  We are looking for a volunteer DM to run some or all of the next season of Encounters.  If interested let us know. 

Other Games:

February 9, Thursday, 8pm is Heroclix Star Trek Tactics Demo.  Come learn this new miniatures game from Wizkids.  Matt Hoskins presides.

February 11, Saturday, 1pm is Infinity Gauntlet Month 2.  The format is 600 pts. Modern Constructed.  At least 300 pts. must be figures from Hulk/Superman.  Entry is $5.

February 18, Saturday, Noon is a Battletech Grinder.  Come and get a taste of this classic game of miniature Mech warfare.  Play a Mech in an epic battle – if you die you can simply re-enter the game as another even more powerful Mech.  Play as long as you wish, leave, and even return later and play some more!  All materials are provided.  Jonathan Whaley presides.  Entry is FREE!

February 18, Saturday, 7pm is Legend of the Five Rings CCG Booster Draft.  Entry is $15 and includes 4 boosters.  Chris Mata presides.

February 23, Thursday, 8pm is Heroclix Star Trek Tactics Tournament.  The format is 300 pts. Modern Age Constructed.  Prizes include a promo Voyager.  Entry is $5.

February 26, Sunday, 1pm is an MTG Mata Cube Qualifier.  The format is Mata Cube Sealed Booster.  The top two finishers get invites to the Mata Pro-Cube to be held in March.  Winner gets a Sorin, Lord of Innistrad.  Entry is $5.  Chris Mata presides.

Thursdays, 7pm & Sundays, 1pm is Mah Jongg.  New players are welcome.  Jo Obenaur will show you how to play!  Entry is free.

Dead Card Game:

February 19, Sunday, 1pm is Dead Card Game of the Month.  We plan to reanimate one “dead” card game once a month this year.  This month we feature the World War II card game The Last Crusade.  Up to six players will take either German or American decks in a Battle of the Bulge multiplayer game.  New players are welcome.  Ron Palmatary presides.

March 10, Saturday, 2pm will be Star Wars CCG.  Decks will be provided.  Charles Sandburg presides. 

Flames of War

Most casual play is on Fridays & Saturdays from 11am to 4pm.

February 18, Saturday, 9am registration is St Crispin’s Day Battle.  This is a Flames of War National Qualifier Tournament.  The format is Mid-War 1625 points.  Army lists must be submitted by February 3.  Entry is $10.  For more information contact Christopher Baker at Malach1@yahoo.com.

Casual play on most Saturdays and Sundays. 

Casual play on most Saturdays and Sundays.  Game HQ has fully-painted armies from the Warhammer 40K Assault on Blackreach starter set.  We can set up a demonstration game for new players upon request.  Please contact Ron Palmatary at GHQOKC@aol.com for details.

Warhammer 40K Escalation League

February is the second month of the Warhammer 40K Escalation League. This month features 800-point armies and increase your army by 300 points each month until you reach 2,000 points in June.  The idea is to gradually build a new 40K army over the course of the League.  You may sign up now!   Entry is a Games Workshop purchase for your army of $30 or more.  Instead of building up a new army, you may also play an existing army for a $20 entry fee.  Remember that all League purchases get 5% off, too.  There are monthly League prizes as well as a modeling contest. For more details see the Escalation League tab at www.gameheadquarters.com.

40K Escalation League January Results:

·          Players on Roster: 90!!! Of which 59 played at least one game in January.

·          587 Match results slips for January!  Wheww!

·          January League Champion:  Bryan Climer (Sisters of Battle) with 132 pts.  Second Place goes to Chase Fishel (Blood Angels) with 112 pts.  Bryan gets a $10 and Chase gets a $5 Game HQ coin.

·          Top factions players:  Daniel Ripke (Tyranids); Alan Beck (Space Marines); Tristan Smith (Imperial Guard); Joshua Stevens (Necrons); Brian Subelka (Space Wolves); Larry Stanton (Dark Angels); Mike O’Brien (Chaos Marines); Clayton Jones (Black Templar); Daniel Umbehr (Tau); Brent Stanton (Blood Angels); Adam Haeker (Eldar); John Jenkins (Grey Knights); Josh Hinds (Orks);  & Matt Hoskins (Dark Eldar).

·          The League Scenario was played twice, with the winner picking Imperial both times.

·          The winners (yes there was a tie) of January’s Mascot contest are #4 Hormagaunt (Chris Wasserleben) and #8 Sisters of Battle Cannoness (Bryan Climer).  Chris & Bryan each get a $5 Game HQ coin.

Axis & Allies Minis

Check out Ron Palmatary’s Full World War II campaign rules at http://gameheadquarters.com/asalmi.html.  Feel free to send comments or suggestions to Ron at GHQOKC@aol.com.

Sales and Specials!

Ø        We have a selection of over-stocked Columbia “Block” games on our sale table marked way down.  This would be an excellent time to pick up one of these gems. 

Ø        Redakai card game sale!  Animation Unit $17.95 (reg. $34.95); Structure Deck $10 (reg. $19.95); & Power Packs are just $5 (reg. $8.75).

Ø        Don’t forget our Military Discount.  Active duty personnel get 10% off all purchases.  Thank you for your service!

Game HQ on the Web: www.gameheadquarters.com. 

Message board at http://com5.runboard.com/bgamehq.