Monday, May 25, 2015

War Torn Front FNM Snapshot 5/22/2015

Welcome to our second installment of FNM Snapshot. This past Friday 5/22/2015, War Torn Front had a 22 player Standard FNM. After 4 rounds of Swiss play, Marc Griffin stood undefeated with the following decklist:

Naya Dragons

4 Sylvan Caryatid
4 Fleecemane Lion
4 Den Protector
4 Courser of Kruphix
4 Thunderbreak Regent
1 Ashcloud Phoenix
4 Stormbreath Dragon
2 Dragonlord Atarka

3 Draconic Roar
1 Valorous Stance
3 Dromoka's Command
2 Crater's Claw

2 Temple of Abandon
2 Temple of Triumph
2 Temple of Plenty
4 Wooded Foothill
3 Windswept Heath
3 Battlefield Forge
1 Mana Confluence
1 Haven of the Spirit Dragon
3 Forest
2 Mountain
1 Plains

SB:
1 Dragonlord Dromoka
1 Arbor Colossus
1 Feed the Clan
1 Wild Slash
1 Valorous Stance
1 Nissa, Worldwaker
1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
2 Seismic Rupture
2 Mistcutter Hydra
2 Xenagos, the Reveler
2 Glare of Heresy

Congratulations to Marc Griffin for taking down our FNM this past week. Do the same, and you could find your list posted here for our FNM Snapshot.

War Torn Front, Play to Win!

Monday, May 18, 2015

War Torn Front FNM Snapshot 5/15/2015

Welcome to a new weekly installment here on War Torn Front's blog. Each week, we will be posting the 1st place decklist from FNM each previous Friday to give you guys and gals a snapshot of what to expect here at the store.

This last week 16 players battled in our Standard FNM. Only one came out with a 4-0 record. That man is Chia Lee and here is what he was battling with.

R/G Dragons

4 Elvish Mystic
4 Sylvan Caryatid
4 Courser of Kruphix
4 Thunderbreak Regent
4 Stormbreath Dragon
2 Den Protector
2 Ashcloud Phoenix
2 Dragonlord Atarka

2 Xenagos, the Reveler

3 Crater's Claw
3 Draconic Roar
2 Roast

4 Temple of Abandon
4 Wooded Foothills
3 Haven of the Spirit Dragon
2 Mana Confluence
1 Rugged Highlands
6 Forest
4 Mountain

SB:
1 Destructive Revelry
1 Draconic Roar
1 Hornet Queen
1 Magma Spray
1 Xenagos, the Reveler
1 Mob Rule
2 Roast
2 Nissa, Worldwaker
2 Mistcutter Hydra
3 Seismic Rupture

Come in first at our FNM and you can see your list too posted on the following Monday!

Happy brewing Standard players.

War Torn Front, Play to Win!

Friday, May 15, 2015

Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier Schedule for Pro Tour 2016 #1

Date - Store Name - City - Format

 

6/6/2015 - Eudemonia - Berkeley - Modern

           Games of Berkeley - Berkeley - Modern

           Legends Comics and Games: Cupertino - Cupertino - Sealed

           Crazy Squirrel Game Store - Fresno - Sealed

           A1 Comics: Sacramento - Sacramento - Sealed

6/7/2015 - The Arcane Lab - Merced - Modern

 

6/13/2015 - Black Diamond Games - Concord - Modern

            War Torn Front - Manteca - Modern

            Great Escape Games - Sacramento - Modern

 

6/20/2015 - Mythic Games: Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz - Modern

            Forgotten Path Games - Vacaville - Modern

 

6/27/2015 - Galaxy Games - Dublin - Modern

            Versus Games - San Francisco- Modern

            Isle of Gamers - Santa Clara - Modern

 

6/28/2015 - Collector's Paradise - Fresno - Modern

 

7/18/2015 - Comics Plus - Los Banos - Modern

            ChannelFireball Game Center - Santa Clara - Sealed

 

7/25/2015 - Paladin's Game Castle - Bakersfield - Sealed

            Adventures in Comics and Games - Carmichael - Modern

            Anime Imports - Pacifica - Modern

 
8/15/2015 - The Bullpen - Fresno - Sealed

            Gamescape - San Francisco - Sealed
                        
            Mage's Realm - Sacramento - Sealed

Monday, May 11, 2015

Playing to Win!

Welcome to a special update of the War Torn Front blog. This week, we would like to congratulate Ryan Owens for taking down a Modern Constructed Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier at Big Brother Comics. 38 players showed up to do battle for the invite to the Regional Pro Tour Qualifier for Milwaukee. Ryan wade through 6 rounds of swiss play utilizing the following list:

4 Splinter Twin 4 Deceiver Exarch 4 Lightning Bolt 4 Serum Visions 4 Remand 4 Snapcaster Mage 2 Electrolyze 2 Grim Lavamancer 2 Pestermite 2 Spell Snare 2 Cryptic Command 1 Vedalken Shackles 1 Vendillion Clique 1 Flame Slash 4 Scalding Tarn 4 Misty Rainforest 3 Steam Vents 1 Stomping Ground 5 Island 1 Mountain 1 Desolate Lighthouse 1 Ghost Quarter 3 Sulfur Falls 3 Blood Moon 2 Keranos, God of the Storm 1 Sower of Temptation 2 Negate 1 Dispel 2 Ancient Grudge 1 Engineered Explosives 2 Spellskite 1 Jace, Architect of Thought

Ryan commented that Vedalken Shackles was mvp all day, as he stole and beat players along his ride to the finish of this Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier. In the top 8, Ryan took down an Abzan deck in his quarterfinals match, went on to face a sweet RG Through the Breach that he dispatched in the semifinals, and beat Grixis Twin in the finals to capture his invite.

If you are looking for a list to play in this new PPTQ season starting in June, look no further than this list. Congratulations to Ryan, and we look forward to Ryan taking down the RPTQ for Milwaukee this summer.

War Torn Front, Play to Win!

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

New Beginnings

Just like a Den Protector flipping face up to return Deathmist Raptor, the War Torn Front blog is coming back from the grave to give you a injection of Magic, Retro Video Gaming, D&D, Weiss, Force of Will, and Board Gaming news from our humble shop.

Welcome back to the new monthly War Torn Front blog. These posts will serve as a way to inform players about the monthly events going on in one of your favorite gaming shops here in the Central Valley. The month of May has several good events coming up, so lets dive right into the action.

Magic

Aside from our normal schedule of events which can be found on our website, or Facebook, We have been cooking up several unique events for Magic players to enjoy.

This past weekend we played host to a Grand Prix Trial for Las Vegas. This event was the start of a monthly series of Modern Constructed cash tournaments. We have heard the news that players want to play the Modern format, so we are delivering. Each month we will offer a Modern Cash event on a Saturday afternoon. This is your chance to enjoy a more competitive scene with an amazing Eternal format and walking away with some cold, hard cash for your troubles. Our next Modern Tournament is scheduled for June 13th. This event will be a Preliminary Pro Tour Qualifier for Pro Tour 2016. Details for this event will be posted within the next two weeks. Watch our website for details. Speaking of Modern...

May 22nd-24th is the release of Modern Masters 2015. This set promises some powerful reprints for the Modern format. War Torn Front will have product available for this release. We are currently taking preorders for Modern Masters 2015 boxes at $224.99 for one box with subsequent boxes being priced at $239.99. These boxes will contain 24 packs of Modern Masters 2015, the perfect amount to host an 8 man draft.

We will also be hosting on-demand drafts for this set that same weekend. These drafts are $40 with a prize payout of 4 packs to first, 3 packs to second, and 2 packs to third and fourth place.

For those of you familiar with our infinite drafts, we will also be supporting a Modern Masters 2015 draft. The buy in for these drafts is $50 with the same prize support as our normal Modern Masters 2015 draft, in addition, first and second place have the option of returning three of their packs back to the prize pool and getting another Modern Masters 2015 draft free.

For those of you who already have infinite drafts from Dragons of Tarkir, you may trade 3 banked infinite drafts for a token for a free infinite Modern Masters 2015 draft. This offer is only available during Modern Masters 2015 release weekend.

Plenty of Magic events this month as we lead into Grand Prix Las Vegas and #MakeMagicHistory here at War Torn Front. We hope to see many of you players here in the store

Weiss Schwarz

Weiss has become a fixture here in store as we offer both a Wednesday and Saturday event for Weiss players. However, we want to offer something more for these players as well.

Starting this month, May 16th, and continuing each month, War Torn Front will be offering a monthly Weiss Win a Box Saturday. From store opening till we close, we will be firing on demand Win a Box events for Weiss players. These events require minimum of 8 players, and will fire as soon as 8 players are signed in.

This month also marks the release on Kan Colle for Weiss Schwarz. May 15th, War Torn Front will have copies of the trial deck and boosters for this new set. So make sure you stop by and pick up this new addition to Weiss.

Force of Will

Force of Will recently came to our humble little shop and has taken off. The game is compelling and fun like Magic, with less mana issues. Last month was the release of The Moon Priestess Returns, the final set in the Grimm Cluster block. While there are no new sets releasing this month, it does not mean War Torn Front has no plans for Force this month.

Starting May 9th, and one Saturday each month, War Torn Front will be hosting a Force of Will Win-a-Box tournament. We want to help foster a competitive crowd for this game and no better way than to give the players some new product to help strengthen their decks. Details for this event can be found on our website or Facebook.

Dungeons and Dragons/Tabletop Gaming

D&D Fifth Edition has been doing extremely well here at the shop. We are currently holding two days for D&D play: Wednesday nights 7 PM- 9:30 PM and Every other Sunday starting at 12 PM-4 PM. We are currently in the middle of the Elemental Evil storyline, but it is still not too late to join all the fun. Simply inquire with the store staff and we can get you set up with our esteemed DMs. We are also currently looking for more DMs to assist in setting up more tables for Wednesday play. If interested, please contact the store via phone, or Facebook.

Pathfinder Society is actively looking for new members to join the ranks. They are currently scheduled for the first, and third Saturdays of the month. If interested in getting some Pathfindering on, please contact the store staff and we will help get you connected to our Coordinator for Pathfinder Society.

Video Gaming

War Torn Front has plans involving some popular Nintendo characters and smashing them together. Check back in the next few weeks as we unveil some news regarding Super Smash Bros 4.

Thats all the news we have for the month of May, War Torn Front faithful. We would like to hear your feedback on what things you would like to see more of in these blog posts. Feel free to leave comments below or respond to the Facebook posts. Enjoy the beginning of the summer here with War Torn Front.

War Torn Front, Play to Win!