Runik Games Newsletter: November 2007

Someone's not happy...

This cuddly little soul is a Haloclix fanatic, and he wanted to win the free prize draw in September – but Jack Abbott beat him to it.

Worse than that, he desperately wants the prize from this month’s free draw – a Dungeons and Dragons Miniatures Booster from the new Desert of Desolation set.

Because he needs an army of his own…!

Desert of Desolation is the new set from the brilliant D&D miniatures game (based on the Dungeons and Dragons game) where players build armies and battle each other. Figures like the Feral Troll (above) can also be used as role-playing miniatures! To find out more go to the Wizards website where you’ll also find a full set list.

Magic Suffolk County Championships

On the 28th October some of the best Magic players in Suffolk converged on Ipswich to play off for the title ‘Best Player in Suffolk’. For over eight hours they were locked in a titanic struggle with many different deck styles - Turbo Fog, Kithkin and Boggart Agro plus a couple of Korlash Control decks! But the winner was Jayme Mousa with his Doran, Gaddock and Tarmagoyf Deck. He walked away with the spoils and the booster prizes from all 26 players.

If you’d like to see his deck (and those of the other top 8 players) just go here. Congratulations to Jayme!

Warmachine grinds into action

With the increasing popularity of Warmachine from Privateer Press, our friends at the Bury War Gamers have decided to organise a Warmachine Tournament on 24 November. This is a 350-point 'Mangled Metal' tournament (casters and jacks only) - please go here for full details. The three top players can look forward to some very tempting prizes – and of course Runik Games will be there to cheer you on.

The Nozzas are coming!

Applause for the Nozzas! Whatever you do, don’t forget the Nozzas – Runik’s very own version of the Oscars. Our planet-busting (well, slightly…) Award Ceremony takes place on 14 December, so it’s vital that we have all your nominations in no later than 8 December.

Go here if you need a reminder of the categories...

Just to give you a little extra temptation, there’ll be a free prize draw for a Lorwyn Fatpack on the night – and after the awards you can look forward to a Christmas Gaming Quiz, for teams of three. So who’ll be on your team…?

Settlers of Catan

The fantastic board game Settlers of Catan from Mayfair Games has been relaunched with new box artwork and updated internal art - this Fourth Edition of one of the greatest board games of all time is a must for everyone who loves playing over Christmas. Come into the shop for a brief run-through, and come for a demo at the Friday Night Club on the run up to Christmas. In the mean time learn more about this excellent game at the Mayfair Games website.

World of Warcraft Sneak Preview and Release

This coming weekend sees the Sneak Preview for March of the Legions - the much anticipated fourth release for the World of Warcraft CCG from Upperdeck.

Tournament registration is from 13:30 and it starts at 14:00. Entry costs £12.50 which gets you 6 boosters from the new set with which to build a 30 card deck around any of the new heroes from March of the Legions. There will be more MotL Boosters as prizes and an Extended Art card for the first 24 players!

Congratulations...

...to Daniel Gardner, our top Magic player for the second month in a row. (Go here to see the full rankings, and here for a list of the tournaments we're running over the next few weeks.)

That's it for this month - but do let us know what you think of the newsletter, and what you'd like to see in the next issue.

Symon Rose