Battle Road Spring 2012 Preview

Greetings Pokemon Players!

Here are our Spring Dates for Battle Road 2012

May 19 Granada Hills 9am
May 26 San Luis Obispo 11am (10 am learn to play)
June 3 Chatsworth 2pm (don’t come early – no onsite early sign up)
June 16 Ventura 11am

More info to come later!

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Dark Explorers Pokémon Prerelease

We have TWO locations for this Prerelease and two different times – Saturday morning in Granada Hills on the 28th of April and Sunday afternoon in Torrance on the 6th of May.

Granada Hills – Saturday April 28th

Register no earlier than 9:30am, and no later than 10:15am

Join us at the best pre-release location in SoCal for a fun celebration of the new release! Admission is $25. You will play 3 rounds with a 40 card deck made from 6 packs of the new set and then receive:

  1. 2 more packs of Dark Explorers!
  2. A promo card and Dark Explorers themed gift*
  3. Keep the 6 packs you played with in the event!
We provide basic energy to help you make your deck.
There is seating for this event:
  • Morning - Registration 9:30 – 10:15AM
Do you like the experience of  no rush, no stress & no cash needed at the event? Then, buy PRE-Registration Tickets from Eventbrite:

http://pokemon-darkexplorers-gh.eventbrite.com/

If you do, then your spot is guaranteed if you check in before registration closes for that stating. Tickets from one seating are good at the other seating, if there is space available! Did I say no stress?

Extra Fun at this event:

  • Door prizes – 4 random goodness giveaways per round.
  • Video Game League – between rounds and during setup – with prizes
  • THEME DECK TEAM BATTLE $25 – Dark Explorers
  • Draft in a Box – $25 – Next Destinies

Links:

Torrance – Sunday May 6th

Register no earlier than 2:00pm and no later than 2:30pm

Join us at a comic store pre-release location in SoCal for a fun celebration of the new release! Admission is $25. You will play 3 rounds with a 40 card deck made from 6 packs of the new set and then receive:

  1. 2 more packs of Dark Explorers!
  2. A promo card and Dark Explorers themed gift*
  3. Keep the 6 packs you played with in the event!
We provide basic energy to help you make your deck.
There is ONE seating for this event:
  • Afternoon - Registration 2:00 – 2:30PM
Do you like the experience of  no rush, no stress & no cash needed at the event? Then, buy PRE-Registration Tickets from Eventbrite:

http://pokemon-darkexplorers-tor.eventbrite.com/

If you do, then your spot is guaranteed if you check in before registration closes for that stating. Tickets from one seating are good at the other seating, if there is space available! Did I say no stress?

Extra Fun at this event:

  • Door prizes – 4 random goodness giveaways per round.
  • Video Game League – between rounds and during setup – with prizes

Links:

*while supplies last
Are you interested in being a League Leader at this Torrance location? If so, contact Kim at the event. Qualifications, likes Pokemon, 2 hours a week, fair person, likes others to have fun and help the store build a Pokemon customer base.
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West Regionals Success!

Thanks!

Thanks to the players who showed up for the 2012 West Regional. You all did a great job, which was essential given the size of the turnout:

TCG….
Juniors 56
Seniors 83
Masters 186
Total 325VGC….

Juniors 60
Seniors 130
Masters 214
Total 404Grand total 729

Also, big thanks to the Regional Staff:

  • Leads: Miguel (Computer), Doreen (Stage), Valerie (Floor), Rich (Judges)
  • Head Judges: Leo (VG), Chris (Masters TCG), Nicole (Seniors TCG) & John (Juniors TCG)
  • Team Rocket: Travis, Ken, Kyle, Kayhon & Hannah
  • All the rest of the judges and floor staff who kept the event flowing and the players going!

Status

  • Trading Card event is uploaded, but took a very long time to complete successfully.
  • Video Game event is now (April 20) uploaded.
  • Lost and found. A few odds and ends (piles of commons mostly) are left over. Contact us on Facebook if you lost an item; send the description.

 

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Get ready for 2012 regionals with these 3 tips

First, a request – if you pre-registered and you’re not coming, take a moment right now and forward me your registration info to let me cancel your registration. This will save everyone else time at the event. Thanks for your interest & hope to see you at a future event!

Second, know these essential facts:

  1. Registration BEGINS at 9:00am both days.
  2. Registration ENDS at 10:00am both days.
  3. ALL age groups play at the same time!
  4. Saturday is the Trading Card event – swiss rounds only!
  5. Sunday is the Trading Card top 32 final rounds and Video Game, all rounds.

Third, some things to be sure and do on site:

Enter the parking on Valley Avenue. Be prepared to pay $8 (one day no in & out) or $12 (both days in & out ok).

Print your pre-registration ticket and let us scan it – as soon as you arrive – at the preregistration. No waiting in long lines, just scan and GO! Pre-registered players should check in by 9:45am!

If you didn’t pre-register, fill out the appropriate on-site registration form (Juniors/Pink, Seniors/Green, Masters/Blue) and turn it in at the registration desk.

DONT turn in a registration form without a Player ID – if you forgot or don’t have one, see the ID desk first!

TCG Players HOLD ON to your Deck List – we’ll collect it at the players meeting!

VGC Players PUT YOUR TEAM in your Battle Box - follow our directions or poster on site.

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Fully EV Trained PKMN Giveaway!

 

We will be doing a Video Game Pokémon giveaway – on Saturday April 14 at the Regional, for those participating in the TCG event – after round 2 in the TCG trade us a Pidove or whatever, for a good Video Game Pokémon. All the Pokémon are, of course, fully EV trained in beneficial stats, they each have at least one maximum IV in a beneficial stat, and all of them will be holding berries that benefit them in some way or another.The Pokemon to trade is chosen by randomizer:

Highlights:

  • Medicham – Ice Punch & Thunder Punch Egg Moves
  • Salamence – Fire Fang Egg Move + Some have Dream World Ability “Moxie”
  • Chandelure – Heat Wave Egg Move
  • Zoroark – Extrasensory & Dark Pulse Egg Moves

We do have decks to loan for the TCG event. And yes, this is our way of getting Video Game players to give the TCG a shot.

Much appreciation to Cave of the Dragonflies for making the awesome sprites available to the community.

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