Tuesday 29 January 2019

Yu-Gi-Oh

Now in stock ..

Following the hugely successful Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Mobile Game, Speed Dueling will now be supported as a brand-new way to play the physical card game!

The Speed Duel Starter Decks each contain 3 ready-to-duel Speed Duel Decks and 3 Ultra Rare variant cards specially chosen to boost each strategy. Speed Duel Starter Decks: Destiny Masters contains Decks for the Millennium Item users Yami Yugi, Ishizu Ishtar and Maximillion Pegasus to face off against up-and-comers from Speed Duel Starter Decks: Duelists of Tomorrow containing Decks for Seto Kaiba, Mai Valentine and Joey Wheeler.

Also included are brand-new Skill Cards to change Deck-building decisions and flip the tables on your opponents! Some Skills come right out of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, but as a bonus, each Deck contains a brand new original Skill for their respective characters!
All cards in the Speed Duel Starter Decks contain a new marker confirming their legality for Speed Dueling. Only cards with this special symbol may be used for Speed Dueling*, however players are free to Duel with Speed Dueling cards in regular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME tournaments and events.**

Speed Dueling is a great way to get a taste of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME while also providing compelling new gameplay options for existing fans. Keep an eye out on the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME events page to find out where you can play Speed Dueling events!

Each Speed Duel Starter Decks: Destiny Masters contains:
  • 1 20-Card Yami Yugi Deck
  • 1 20-Card Ishizu Ishtar Deck
  • 1 20-Card Pegasus Deck 
  • 9 Skill Cards (3 for Yugi, 3 for Ishizu and 3 for Pegasus) 
  • 3 Ultra Rare variant cards
Each Speed Duel Starter Decks: Duelists of Tomorrow contains:
  • 1 20-Card Seto Kaiba Deck
  • 1 20-CardMai Valentine Deck
  • 1 20-Card Joey Wheeler Deck plus 3 Extra Deck Cards
  • 9 Skill Cards (3 for Kaiba, 3 for Mai and 3 for Joey) 
  • 3 Ultra Rare variant cards

New for Pokemon

Due in for this weekend ...


TAG TEAM Pokémon-GX are here, brand-new cards that feature paired-up and powered-up Pokémon! The Pokémon TCG: Sun & Moon—Team Up expansion offers many amazing battle teams including Pikachu & Zekrom-GX, plus Lycanroc-GX, Hoopa-GX, Cobalion-GX, and more! When the teams put their moves into motion, it's a total free-for-all. Check out the awesome action and dynamic duos in the Sun & Moon—Team Upexpansion!
  • Over 180 cards
  • 6 brand-new TAG TEAM Pokémon-GX
  • 6 more Pokémon-GX
  • 4 Prism Star cards
  • More than 25 Trainer cards
The complete Sun & Moon—Team Up expansion will be available to play in the Pokémon TCG Online when the expansion launches.

Monday 28 January 2019

Force of Will Pre-Release Primer

This Thursday we are running the delayed prerelease event for Force of Will, so with that in mind here is a quick run down of what to think about when building your deck...


Pack Opening/Deck Construction
If you have never played in a sealed event before, this part of the process can be a little overwhelming and confusing. First off, you only have a limited amount of time to build your deck. The official rules state that you have 20 minutes in total, but a small extension may be given to inexperienced players. You will be given 6 booster packs to open and use to create a very different looking deck than regular tournament play.

First off, you will be provided with a ruler which is very generic which you will use unless you open one in your packs and would prefer to use that. The main deck must be a minimum of 20 cards, but does not have a maximum and can contain any number of any cards that you pull during the set. You get lucky enough to pull 5 or 6 of a card you think is really good for your ruler of choice? Well then throw them all in there, and be ready to destroy your opponents!

The stone deck also looks a little different for sealed play. You must build a stone deck that has a minimum of 8 stones in it, with the usual maximum of 20 stones, and can have more than 4 of any particular card present as well. Now in 6 packs you probably won’t pack enough stones to make up a stone deck, so we will provide a set of basic stones that anyone can walk over to and pick up to use. However, it can eat up a lot of your deck construction time to walk over, find the basics you need, sleeve them, and then come back to your seat. This is why bringing your own pre-sleeved basic magic stones can be helpful, because that way you can focus all of your time on building the main deck to be as smooth and strong as possible.

Now, let’s focus on exactly how to go about getting through the pack openings/deck construction in the most efficient way possible. Provided you have looked at all the cards ahead of time, the opening of the packs themselves is not super important. Try to open each pack as fast as possible and quickly skim through just to see if there are any super important cards in them, and if not, just set them down and move on to the next pack. Once you have all your packs opened up and all your major cards set aside, sort the rest by attribute. Seeing how many cards you have from each attribute will definitely help shape which direction your deck will take (especially when you take any special stones you packed into account) and which Ruler you use. When you decide what attributes you are going to be using, quickly go through those particular piles and try to grab all of the cards that you think are playable and put those into a pile, remembering that because of the random nature of prerelease events quite a few cards that would not be used in a regular tournament could have a lot of potential in this event.

Once you have your 20 cards picked out, sort them by cost so you can see what your average cost is. If your average cost is too high, you will probably struggle as most of the time your opponent will beat you before you have a chance to play them all. Likewise if your cost is too low, you might not be able to keep up or push through decks that have more staying power and ways to kill your creatures. If you find after sorting that your average cost is not where you want it to be, simply choose the cards from your pool that you can use to replace cards in your deck until it is where you want it to be, even if it means taking out a card that you really want to use, or putting in a card that might not be the most impactful. Finding the perfect balance for your chosen ruler is the most important part of the deck building process, so definitely keep that in mind!

Ok, so your 20 cards have been chosen, but now you need stones. The best way to do this is to sort your deck by attribute so that you can see what colors you need more of. Be sure to include any special stones that you pulled, and then grab the basic stones from your stash that align with where your attribute layout is. This will typically look like 5 of your primary attribute and 3 of your secondary attribute, but can greatly vary based on how you decided to build your deck.

Hopefully, if you were able to get through the construction piece quickly enough, you will have enough time to sleeve up your deck and do a few practice hands. Going through the motions of drawing your first few hands and taking your first few turns can help you see if the deck will really do what you want it to do, or if maybe your card choices were a little off. It might not seem like it, but knowing that before your first match and adjusting accordingly can mean all the difference between victory and defeat.

The last thing to note in terms of deck construction is how to manage your sideboard. Most of the time in pre-releases, the format is open construction. This means that you are allowed to change your deck in between games and in between matches during the event, using any of the cards that you packed as your sideboard, rather than the traditional 15. Having that availability is really nice especially after round 1, because you might find that something in your deck that does not really work the way you wanted it to, and you don’t want it to get in the way in future rounds.

Due to the nature of pre-release events, and opening packs, there are some additional things you need to be aware of that could happen. First off, you will usually receive a promo for participating in a prerelease event. This promo cannot be used in your deck itself, so just set it inside your binder or deck box and don’t worry about it. Next up, you may get lucky enough to pack a secret card that wouldn’t normally be found in a pack. For the most part, these cards are also not allowed to be used in your deck, especially if they are a reprint of a card from a previous set (like the full art super rare cards from Curse of the Frozen Casket found in packs of Legacy Lost). Finally, if you are lucky enough to pack a god pack, you must call a judge immediately. That pack of cards cannot be used in your pool, and so your game store needs to replace that pack. While all your friends may get upset with you for packing the god pack, they would be more upset with you if you were allowed to use all those amazing cards you just pulled, so be sure to take care of this situation the proper way.

Friday 11 January 2019

Vanguard League

Today we have received our new Cardfight Vanguard promo cards...


These will be issued for all tournaments starting from next Tuesday until we either run out or receive new ones.

Saturday 5 January 2019

MTG Promo Cards for Ravnica Allegiance

With the new MTG set coming in a matter of weeks, it is time to look at the promo cards for Ravnica Allegiance...

FNM promo's


Buy-A-Box promo


League promo


Open House promo


Draft Weekend promo


Friday 4 January 2019

Pokemon League

Happy New Year to all our Pokemon players! Our League is back and will be running on both Tuesday and Thursday from 4pm til 6pm as usual.

This month we have a new promo card available for everyone that attends...


There is a maximum of one card a week available and once we run out then that will be it. So if you want one please make sure you attend soon.

Dragon Shield

Coming soon ...

We are very pleased to announce that we will soon be stocking Dragon Shield Matte Card Protectors in 5 colours Red, Black, White, Blue and Green.