It’s been a while coming, but here are some pictures from our X-Wing Store Championship event that took place on Sunday, April 13, 2014. We had 12 people register and put their squads to the test. Biggs squared off against Vader. Vader squared off against Wedge. And Wedge squared off against…WEDGE!

We played four rounds, and I’ve posted the results of each round below for everyone’s enjoyment.

There were cheers of joy and cries of anguish and all in all a lot of fun. In the end, there could be only one:
Byron Mudry emerged triumphant with his rebel squad!
Second place went to Chris Allen, third place to Ty Storey, and fourth place to Michael Haire.

Thanks to everyone who came out! Click HERE for the photo album and sport star stats!

Imagine Games and Hobbies will be running
an Android Netrunner store championship event!

When: Sunday, April 27
Time: Doors open at noon, first game at 1:00pm sharp
Cost: $10
# of rounds: Variable depending on number of players (3 rounds minimum)

Prizes include:

• Store Champion: Store Championship 2014 Playmat + deckbox + Store Championship Plaque + 1 bye in any Regional Championship.
• Runnerup: Store Championship 2014 Playmant + deckbox
• 3rd and 4th Place: Store Championship Playmat
• Participation: All players who participate will receive an alternate Kati Jones card at the end of the event!

Other Details: 
The event will follow standard tournament rules for Android: Netrunner tournaments, available on the Fantasy Flight Website HERE). All you need to play is a Runner and Corp deck and tokens.

Preregister now at the store! We hope to see you out.

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UPDATE (April 17):

So with the release of the new tournament rules I should let everyone know that the Imagine Store Championship will be classified as a competitive event (see the definition below, it’s still very beginner friendly). It will still be a normal swiss style tournament of about 4 rounds as well. There’s a sign up sheet at the front counter of the store or feel free to call or message them to put your name on there. We’re up to 6 already with plenty of room for more!

Competitive Event:
Competitive events require players to have general knowledge of a game’s rules. While experienced players will come to these events to compete for prizes, players should not be punished for their lack of understanding in the finer points of Android: Netrunner rules. Players can come to these events expecting a consistent experience from store to store. This tier includes Store Championships and unique, one-off events such as the X-Wing™ Wave 4 Assault at Imdaar Alpha event or the Android: Netrunner Chronos Protocol Tour.

And of course, here’s a LINK to the new FAQ and Tournament rules, for everyone to peruse.

Last Saturday, April 4, was the second International Tabletop Day.

Tabletop Day was originally created from the webseries Tabletop by Wil Wheaton and Felicia Day – they wanted people all around the world to join them in an entire day of games and fellowship! And we wanted to join them! Last year was so much fun, we wanted to do it again. There was lots of food, fun and friendship to be had. Check out the pictures below after the jump!

THIS Way for more pictures!

Imagine Games & Hobbies will be holding
a Store Championship tournament, officially sanctioned by Fantasy Flight Games!

Date: SUNDAY, APRIL 13
Time: 12:00 to 5:00pm
(the store will open early at 11:30am)
Entry Fee: $10
Build Points: 100

PRIZES include:

• Champion: Store Championship plaque; card box for ship cards, upgrade cards, and tokens; first place certificate worth a first-round bye at one Regional Championship (held in Winnipeg!)
• Runner-Up: Card box
• Top 4*: Four acrylic range rulers
• Participation: Thirty-two Ten Numb ship cards featuring movie still art.

 OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT RULES:
Please see the Fantasy Flight Games site for their official tournament rules. In summary: we will be playing a Dogfight event, 100 point squads - players are required to supply their own ships, cards, dice, range ruler and maneuver templates (ship, base and card proxies are not allowed). The designated Tournament Organizer will review all squads prior to the tournament, and players will use that squad for the duration of the entire tournament. Tournament rounds will be 60 minutes. Depending on the number of players in the tournament, this will decide if we will play with a “championship bracket” (i.e. a final round with the top 2 or 4 point holders to determine a champion), otherwise the champion will be determined solely on points scored after a certain number of rounds.

PLEASE NOTE: The Imperial Aces packs are not legal in this tournament! Please make sure your squad does NOT include any of the ships/cards from the Imperial Aces pack.

As described the prizes above, the Store Champion will receive a certificate worth a first-round bye at the Regional Championship to be held right here in Winnipeg, at GameKnight Games & Cool Stuff! (date TBA).

Hope to see you out! And may the Force be with you!

Hey folks!
We just want to make sure you are up-to-date with new games coming into the store these days. Today we received a couple of restocks, some new expansions, and a brand new game – all from our friends at Z-Man Games!

Let’s start with the NEW game: SPLENDOR.

In Stock for $39.99

Splendor is a fast-paced and addictive game of chip-collecting and card development. Players are merchants of the Renaissance trying to buy gem mines, means of transportation, shops — all in order to acquire the most prestige points. If you’re wealthy enough, you might even receive a visit from a noble at some point, which of course will further increase your prestige.
On your turn, you may (1) collect chips (gems), or (2) buy and build a card, or (3) reserve one card. If you collect chips, you take either three different kinds of chips or two chips of the same kind. If you buy a card, you pay its price in chips and add it to your playing area. To reserve a card — in order to make sure you get it, or, why not, your opponents don’t get it — you place it in front of you face down for later building; this costs you a round, but you also get gold in the form of a joker chip, which you can use as any gem.
All of the cards you buy increase your wealth as they give you a permanent gem bonus for later buys; some of the cards also give you prestige points. In order to win the game, you must reach 15 prestige points before your opponents do.

Next, let’s talk about some new expansions for two very popular and award winning games. First up we’ve got one for Formula D, a fast paced Formula One style racing game with the innovative dice-gear mechanic! Expansion #5 continues to expand the circuits with racetracks from New Jersey and Sotchi!

Formula D: $59.99,    Cicuits 5 (New Jersey + Sotchi): $29.99

Secondly, we have a new expansion for Eclipse, the game of interstellar civilization and conflict where you explore star systems, research technologies and build spaceships! Speaking of spaceships, that’s what this new expansion is all about: Ship Pack One includes six unique sets of plastic ship models – Interceptors, Cruisers, Dreadnoughts and Starbases – for the alien species in the Eclipse base game, a Terran/Magellan player board, and some other new components.

Eclipse: $99.99                     Eclipse: Ship Pack One: $49.99

Okay, and then we’ve got some restocks: Terra Mystica ($79.99), Stone Age ($49.99), and Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective ($39.99). Drop by today and check them out! And while you’re here, browse the rest of the store for our excellent selection of board games, card games, RPGs (and don’t forget about the army surplus stuff in the back!).

Credit where credit is due: some of the game descriptions above come from the fine people at boardgamegeek.com. Check out their website for all sorts of great game information, pictures of component parts, chat with the community, and even see homebrew rules and components! If you want more information about the games mentioned above (including pictures of what’s inside the box), click on the following links:

Splendor; Formula D; Circuits 5: New Jersey/Sotchi; Eclipse; Ship Pack One; Terra Mystica; Stone Age; Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective.

It’s almost here! This Saturday is the second annual Tabletop Day!

Drop by anytime from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm and play some games with us!
We’ll have lots of tables available for people to drop by and hang out, and play games, and of course:
ADMISSION IS FREE!

We’ll also have free baked goods to eat and a raffle!
Every $5 worth of food donations to Winnipeg Harvest will get you a ticket.

Check out the list of games below that we’ll have available for pick-up-and-play – some of these will be run by our volunteers, and others will be available for anyone to pick up and try out.

We’ll also be running a special OFFICIAL Z-MAN GAMES PANDEMIC game – the Pandemic Challenge! It’s a competitive cooperative game played in teams of two!

Thanks to our volunteers Rick, Nathan, Perry and Matt for coming out to help and bringing some of their games! And of course, thanks to Wendy, the owner, for the baking!

LIST O’ GAMES:
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Sentinels of the Multiverse
Lords of Waterdeep
The Resistance
Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space
Shadows Over Camelot
Firefly boardgame
Fiasco
Dungeon World
Castle Ravenloft
Tsuro of the Seas
Fortune and Glory
Machine of Death
Star Fluxx
King of Tokyo
Tremulus
Chez Geek
Chrononauts
Three Dragon Ante
Wasabi
The Walking Dead (TV) boardgame
Resident Evil (LCG)
Red Dragon Inn
Carcassonne
Ticket to Ride
Settlers of Catan
Pandemic