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Dragon’s Maze Pre-release Events, April 27-28

Game Universe will host a series of Dragon’s Maze pre-release events, including premium midnight tournaments, 2-Headed Giant, and more!
 

What’s New

The Guild Prerelease packs at the Dragon’s Maze Prerelease are going to be a bit different than those you used at the Return to Ravnica and Gatecrash Prereleases. Inside they will have:

• One Return to Ravnica Guild Booster Pack
• Four Dragon’s Maze Booster Packs
• One Gatecrash Guild Booster Pack

Everyone who plays in a Dragon’s Maze Prerelease will receive a ‘Maze’s End’ alternate-art promo foil card, while supplies last. This card will not be playable in your Prerelease deck.

There’s also a maze! Players (that’s you) will work collectively to advance their chosen guild through the Implicit Maze each round. There are prizes for each guild that gets all the way through the maze, and special prizes for the first guild that does it. And when the maze is completed, all participating players will receive a premium (foil) basic land promo card!

 

Pre-Registration

We will be accepting pre-registration for our Midnight and 1 pm events on Saturday (in Greenfield and Menomonee Falls, from now until we close after FNM on Friday, April 27. Those who pre-register will be guaranteed the guild of their choice – anyone registering at the door will receive their first choice only while supplies last.
 
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GREENFIELD

SATURDAY April 27

‘Early Bird’ SEALED | 9 am start, doors open at 8am | Greenfield Game Universe | 36 Seats
$30 Entry
4 Rounds, payout by record
 
Dragon’s Maze SEALED | 1 pm | Greenfield Game Universe
$30 Entry | 64 seats
Prize: Boosters per person by attendance, 1st place gets a guaranteed booster box (more as attendance dictates) 
Rounds based on attendance, payout by rank (standings)
 
2-Headed Giant SEALED | 4 pm | Greenfield Game Universe | 36 Seats
$50 Entry per team ($25 per person). Each team will get 2 guild boxes to build 2 decks for 2-Headed Giant Team shenanigans!
 
‘Last Chance Greenfield’ SEALED | 7 pm | Greenfield Game Universe
$30 Entry | 64 Seats
4 Rounds, payout by record
 
 

MENOMONEE FALLS

All Menomonee Falls Events are limited to 64 participants for the comfort of our guests.
FRIDAY APRIL 26 – MIDNIGHT
‘MIDNIGHT  PREMIUM BOOSTER CASE SEALED’ | 12:01 am start, doors open at 11:30pm |   MENOMONEE FALLS
$40 Entry
Prize:
  • Determined by attendance, 1 case is typical
  • Door prizes include (while supplies last): Fat Packs, Intro Decks, playmats, promotional banners and standees, and more!
SAMPLE PRIZE BREAKDOWN:
64 Players, 4 rounds, 248 packs
Record              packs
4-0                     18 packs
3-0-1                 13 packs
3-1                      8 packs
2-2 or better   2 packs
 
4 Rounds, payout by record.
 

SATURDAY April 27

Dragon’s Maze SEALED | 1 pm | Menomonee Falls
$30 Entry
4 Rounds, payout by record.
 
2-Headed Giant SEALED | 6 pm | Menomonee Falls
$50 Entry per team ($25 per person). Each team will get 2 guild boxes to build 2 decks for 2-Headed Giant Team shenanigans!
4 Rounds, payout by record.
 

Sunday April 28

Dragon’s Maze SEALED | 2 pm | Menomonee Falls
$30 Entry
4 Rounds, payout by record.
 

BROOKFIELD

Sunday April 28

Sealed Deck Dragon’s Maze | Noon | Brookfield Game Universe
$30 Entry | 36 Seats
4 Rounds, payout by record
 
Last Chance Sealed | 5pm | Brookfield Game Universe
$30 Entry | 36 Seats
4 rounds, payout by record
 (This event will have very limited seating, based on how much product we have left at the end of the weekend. First come, first serve)

Remember to ask us about pre-registration!

Prizes

Approximately 3 packs per player will be added to each sealed event prize pool, and 2 packs for 2HG Sealed. Some of our later events may be 2 packs per player due to product availability. Prizes may contain limited amounts of Return to Ravnica or Gatecrash boosters, based on product distribution in Guild Packs.

Cards Against Humanity in stock at all locations

Cards Against Humanity is in stock at our Greenfield, Brookfield and Menomonee Falls locations! We also have Expansion 3 of this great party game, just in time for the weekend.

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X-Wing Regional Championship, June 22

Game Universe Greenfield is proud to offer a Regional Tournament for the X-Wing Miniature Game! This Regional Tournament offers fun, excitement and challenge for all players!

Prizes:

1 Regional Champion 2013 trophy
1 World Championship Weekend ticket
2 Regionals 2013 dice bags
8 sets of 10 acrylic focus tokens (80 tokens total)
16 Regionals 2013 patches
1 “Crash prize” – Coin from the FFG archives for the last place player

Pre-Registration Details:

Pre-registration for the Event will begin on Friday, March 22, 2013 at 11:00 am and will end the day before the event.

The Entry Fee will be $15.00 and will be due at the time of Pre-Registration.

 

Format:

3-5 Swiss rounds (depending on participation)
Cut to top 4 if there is not a definite winner after 5 rounds.

Squad Build:

Each player must build one squad for use in an X-Wing tournament. The squad-building rules described in this section supersede the squad-building rules described in the X-Wing rulebook.

The maximum squad points for each player is 100 points. A squad cannot exceed 100 points, though it may contain fewer than 100 points. Each player may choose to field either a Rebel or Imperial squad, as tournament seeding ignores the player’s faction.

Each player must submit his squad composition, including all associated Upgrade cards and total squad points, to the TO before the start of the tournament. Players must use the same squad for the duration of the tournament, including all Ship and Upgrade cards.

Players are welcome and encouraged to personalize their squads according to the following rules. The TO is the final authority on a ship’s eligibility in the tournament. If a ship is ruled ineligible and the
player does not have a corrected replacement for that ship model, the player is disqualified from the tournament.

Ship models may be painted as desired as long as the alterations are not offensive and do not adversely affect another player’s experience. The size and shape of a ship model cannot be modified in any way. Ship bases cannot be modified to alter their size or shape. Weight may be added to a ship base if it does not alter the size or shape of the base.

All components other than ship models must remain unaltered. Cards may be sleeved for protection. Sleeves for Damage cards must be identical and unaltered.

Proxies are not allowed during tournament play. Each player must use only the components included in official X-Wing products. Each ship must have the official ship base, official Ship and Upgrade cards,
and the correct, official ship model.

Scoring:

Players earn tournament points at the end of each match as follows:

Match Win = 5 points
Modified Match Win = 3 points
Draw = 1 point
Match Loss = 0 points

Each tournament match ends in one of the following three ways:

All of one player’s ships are destroyed (respecting the Simultaneous Attack Rule, p 16). The player with at least one ship remaining immediately earns a Match Win, and his opponent receives a
Match Loss. If neither player has any remaining ships, the game ends in a Draw.

At the end of the current round, the match time limit has been reached. Each player calculates the total squad point value of his opponent’s destroyed ships, including Upgrade cards equipped
to those ships. The player who destroyed the greatest total squad point value receives a Modified Match Win, and his opponent receives a Match Loss. If the winning player destroys at least 33
points more than his opponent, he receives a Match Win instead. If both players destroyed the same total squad point value, the game ends in a Draw.

A player voluntarily concedes defeat at any point during the match. By conceding defeat, he receives a Match Loss and his opponent receives a Match Win. It is considered good sportsmanship to
concede defeat when there is no reasonable chance for victory.

Gatecrash Game Day, Feb 23 & 24, all locations

Game Days are the first opportunity for you to play Standard on a global scale with the newest cards! Best of all, when you play at Game Universe you can win awesome prizes too!

Where Can I Play?

All Game Universe locations! Greenfield and Menomonee Falls will host on Feb 23, and Brookfield will host on the 24. All events start at noon.

What Happens There?

Game Days are Standard format tournaments – you can use the same deck you do for Friday Night Magic.

What’s it Cost?

The entry fee for the Gatecrash Game Day is $10, and covers all prize support. Speaking of which …

What Do I Get?

At Game Universe Gatecrash Game Days, 1st place will get a Booster Box of Gatecrash as a prize! 2nd and 3rd place will receive store credit based on attendance.

All participants receive an exclusive Zameck Guildmage (while supplies last). The Top 8 players each receive an exclusive Firemane Avenger full-art promo card. The cards are awarded to the Top 8 players even if the tournament cuts only to the Top 4.

In addition, the first place winner of Gatecrash Game Day will receive an exclusive Playmat.

What Does a “Standard Deck” Mean?

The Standard format uses only the newest sets the game has to offer. The current block, the block that was released the previous fall, and the most recent core set are all legal to play in a Standard deck.

For more information on Standard, click here.

The following sets will be Standard legal at Gatecrash Game Day: Innistrad, Dark Ascension, Avacyn Restored, Magic 2013, Return to Ravnica, and Gatecrash.

Have Questions?

Contact matt@game-universe.com for questions concerning this event.

L5R Torn Asunder Prerelease Draft, Feb 4, 6 pm

http://www.l5r.com/files/2013/01/Torn-Asunder-Header.jpgAt 6 pm on February 4, Game Universe Brookfield will host a L5R Torn Asunder pre-release booster draft. Entry is $15 and covers 4 packs of Torn Asunder for drafting. We will have copies of the Pre-Release promo card for all participants, as well as refreshments on site, and friendly staff who can assist you in learning L5R or the draft format before play.

Special Offer: Bring a Friend!

If you bring a friend to this event who has never played L5R before, we’ll give you 25% off the price of both your entries!

See you there!

Gatecrash Release Events + $99 Boxes of AWESOME

Gatecrash, the next Magic: the Gathering expansion, will be legal for tournament play February 1, 2013 and as Milwaukee‘s premiere game store, we’re going to have sales and events fitting the occasion!

Friday, Feb 1, $99 Box Sale!

On Gatecrash release day, starting at 11 am, we’ll be offering a $99 box sale at all Game Universe locations. The first 20 customers will receive a foil, Buy-A-Box promo card with purchase, and may Buy a Box for $99. This offer is limited to the first 20 customers, at 1 box per customer. Additional boxes may be available for our normal price, while supplies last.

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Gatecrash boxes are $99, Friday, Feb 1!

Saturday, Feb 2, Sealed Tournament

At noon on Saturday, February 2, Game Universe Menomonee Falls and Game Universe Greenfield will offer Sealed Deck events for $30! 1st-8th place will receive Gatecrash Booster packs based on attendance (approximately 3 packs per person will be added to the prize pool). Tournament payout will be Swiss rounds without a cut to top 8.

Sunday, Feb 3, 2HG Tournament

At noon on Sunday, February 3, Game Universe Brookfield will offer a 2-Headed Giant tournament for $20 per person, or $40 per team! The 1st and 2nd place teams will receive Gatecrash Booster packs based on attendance (approximately 3 packs per team will be added to the prize pool). Each team will receive 8 packs to build their decks from.