MTG PRE-RELEASE KITS ON SALE NOW!!!

With new, game-changing mechanics , some truly titanic creatures, a splash of three-color goodness, and even Commander decks to boot, Ikoria is a real eye-opener!

This time around, the world—our world, Earth—is in a different spot than normal, and so Prereleases are going to look a little different. But there are still ways to get in on the fun!

So, what should you expect? How can you still participate even while being socially distant? Let's run through it today!

A BEHEMOTH AMOUNT OF FUN

Prereleases have always been my favorite Magic events of the year.

Prereleases are events where it's your first chance to try out the new set—and to me, the heart and soul of the Prerelease experience is the energy of getting those cards and playing with them. And even if you're just doing that at home, you'll still be doing it with so many other people around the world as part of the global experience and conversation. Thanks to the internet, we're all connected!

The Prerelease of a set is great because the set is totally new, the footing is fairly equal as everybody plays with the set for the very first time, and you just get to relax and have fun exploring the new cards. It's a lot of fun for old and new players alike!

All right. So, let's go over perhaps the most important part: ordering product for your Prerelease! After all, you can't very well play if you don't know where to get the supplies you need.

THESE ARE ON OUR WEBSITE NOW .... https://www.kdgames.co.uk/product-page/mtg-ikoria-prerelease-kit

While most Prereleases are run as an in-store event, because of the COVID-19 virus, as a special exception, players can pick up Prerelease packs and take them home! 

And if you're not able to get to a local store for any reason, you can still play on Magic: The Gathering Arena! They have Sealed events starting April 16, and the play experience is much the same. It's a great time to try out MTG Arena if you haven't already.



WHAT DO I GET IN THE KIT?

Inside, you'll get six Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths boosters . . . plus, a random stamped rare or mythic rare card as your Prerelease foil that could be any rare or mythic rare in the set!

Then, of course, you'll get a couple other goodies—like a spindown life counter to keep track of your life total. Actually, you know what? Let's just crack one open and take a look!

Want something to do?

If you have not played Dobble then you really should, especially if you have children.

Dobble is the award-winning visual perception card game for 2-8 players aged 6 and above that can be played by anyone, regardless of age and interests.

In Dobble, players compete with each other to find the one matching symbol between two cards. Every card is unique and has only one symbol in common with any other in the deck. The match can be difficult to spot as the size and positioning of the symbols can vary on each card. Once a player finds the match, they shout it out before the other players and either take the card or place it somewhere else, depending on which of the five mini-games they are playing.

Players must have a keen eye and lightning reactions in order to be the first to spot the matching symbol. Dobble can be played by up to eight players, meaning that gameplay is always fast, hilarious and above all ridiculously fun! The deck of cards is protected inside a small circular tin to keep them safe and make Dobble the perfect travel game you can take anywhere.

We currently have two editions on our website available for delivery or collection now, the classic original game and the new Harry Potter expansion.

Pokemon Go League.

We had another great tournament today for Pokemon Go.

This time we had 6 players. It was great to welcome MeisterStu and PioBurgio into the league.

ROUND ONE was

PioBurgio 2 vs ShadowPup42 0

MeisterStu 2 vs GarytheDreamer 0

Whiplashor 2 vs RioGwe 0

ROUND TWO was

GarytheDreamer 0 vs ShadowPup42 0

PioBurgio 2 vs RioGwe 0

Whiplashor 2 vs MeisterStu 1

and ROUND THREE was

PioBurgio 2 vs Whiplashor 0

MeisterStu 2 vs ShadowPup42 0

RioGwe 2 vs GarytheDreamer 1

After these three rounds the top two played off again for the win which was PioBurgio and Whiplashor.

Congratulations to PioBurgio on his unbeaten performance.

After two events our leader board looks like this ...

Discord Server

A few years back we started using Discord to communicate to our Pokemon players but at the time it was not used a great deal and we chose to change our communications to other social channels.

That was then, things are now very different, and the Covid-19 virus has meant that more than ever people are connecting with other players to play virtual games. To enable a broader selection of games to be discussed and bring a wider community of players together we have started using Discord again and are in the process of adding new channels to cover the various games that we support.

To connect to our server please use this link ... https://discord.gg/eFT2ct

Pokemon League at Home

Today we are trying a Pokemon League event whilst everyone is at home.

We are running a Pokemon Go Ultra League Tournament. Each player has to pick a team of 6 pokemon which they will use to battle in a series of best of three games.

Today we have 4 players. Here are the teams that they have chosen.

RioGwe has chosen...

ShadowPup42 has chosen...

Whiplashor has chosen...

and GarytheDreamer has chosen...

And here is what happened, after three rounds there was a tie for first place. There were three players with two wins but Jake and Chris had both won 2 matches 2-0, so they would need to play again to see who would be our first champion.

Chris eventually won the day beating Jake 2-0 in the final match. Well done to all our players, here are the final standings ...

CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS, I look forward to battling you all at the next one!

Pokemon League at Home

Tomorrow we would be normally running one of our Pokemon League sessions and as we can't be there this week due to the countrywide lock down caused by Covid-19 we will be running a Pokemon Go tournament instead.

For this event we will be matching the currently league format which is ULTRA LEAGUE

The event is scheduled for 4pm, and I will need to know who is playing and hour before that.

Each player will submit a list of 6 pokemon on FB messenger, this will be done by the player with the highest level first and finish with the player with the lowest level. Teams will be posted between 3pm and 4pm. All six of these pokemon must be different.

Players will be match randomly with another player which will be announced on FB messenger by myself. One player will be announced as the challenger and will pick his/her team of 3 pokemon from the list of 6 they provided earlier and challenge the other player who will also pick their team of 3.

Matches will be the best of 3, with players permitted to change their pokemon between games but only from the original 6 they selected.

Results will be reported back via FB messenger and entered into the reporting software by myself.

Rounds will depend on the amount of players and the results will be posted on FB. Hopefully we will repeat the event for future League days and at the end of the season have a local champion.

FNM at Home

How can I do that at home, answer is "IN MTG ARENA"

What: Three FNM events that give all MTG players a place to play familiar experiences.

When: March 27, April 3, and April 10, each for 24 hours, running Thursday at midnight to Friday at midnight, PT.

Who: Anyone with an MTG Arena account (download here!)

Entry fee: None

Formats:
March 27—Challenger Decks
Choose between the four preconstructed 2020 Challenger Decks and jump in to challenge others.

April 3—All Access
Build a deck with any cards in Standard, whether they're in your collection or not. Play others, build more decks, play again. Rinse. Repeat.

April 10—Historic Brawl
Build a 60-card Brawl deck with your Standard and Historic cards, and battle!

The goal with these formats is to provide fun ways to play in a Friday Night Magic-like environment, whether you're downloading MTG Arena for the first time or you've been playing since the Open Beta.

But to fully experience these events, you need to connect online with us at KD Games. Here's how.

Step-by-step, here's how it works:

• Play in the event (win or lose as much as you want)
• Take a screenshot of your event page
• Post your screen shot on our FB page or FB FNM event
• I will message you with a special code to unlock some special MTG Arena sleeves. (I will also send you a friend request so that I can add you to our MTG closed group.
• You can play anytime that you want (although the FB event will be created for our usual times.)
• During our usual FNM times why not chat via our FB group and let everyone know how your games are going.