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1 F U N S T A R T S H E R E! Unique Gifts and Games Issue #24 October 2011 UGG NEWS Welcome gamers one and all to this month s issue of the UGG newsletter! Ghosts, Ghouls, and Goblins, oh my! No this isn t the beginning to a D&D game, it s Halloween time at UGG! As with every year, we will be having our annual Halloween party on Oct. 29th. This year we have the MTG Innistrad Game Day in the afternoon, Dread RPG run by Patrick Benson and much more! For full details see the coming later this month. This month also starts the new standard for Magic. With innistrad in it s a whole new terrifying environment. And speaking of Magic, have you heard of the new Planeswalker Point system? No longer are the days where losses hinder your score, now you get points for just playing! Check out your score today! October also signals the start of our very first Journeyman league. Wanting to start a new faction or start the game for the first time? Here s the place with this slow growing league. Looks like Wings of War brand has been picked up by Ares Games. The are changing the name to: Wings of Glory, fully compatable with the original namesake. They plan to produce new sets and focus on new starter boxes. Look for upcoming information on releases soon. Star Trek the deck building game will be in store on Wednesday, Oct. 5th! Brought to you by Bandai. You are the captain of a small Starship with basic crew and weaponry. Will you use your crew s experience to enhance your ships systems or recruit more experienced crew? Will you use diplomacy or conquer other civilizations in battle? Well that s it for this section of UGG news. Thanks for reading and Happy Gaming! Champions Corner September s Winners September 2nd FNM: Blair Splett September 16th FNM: Kyle Dalton September 24th Pre-release 1: Brian Burmeister September 24th Pre-release 2: Brian Burmeister September 30th FNM: Blair Splett

2 October 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Open dates are available for open gaming!! Call ahead if any questions! Denotes League Play days! 1 Magic Innistrad Release 12-5pm Hobby 7-9pm Slow-Grow League Starts Ambush Alley 1-5pm Hobby 7-9pm Friday Magic 6-10pm Day only Warhammer Fantasy 11:30-8pm Hobby 7-9pm Warhammer 40k Ambush Alley 1-5pm pm Hobby 7-9pm Friday Magic 6-10pm Day only 29 MtG Innistrad Game Day 12-5pm Halloween Party 7-12pm Page 2 U NI QU E GIF TS A ND GA M ES

World of Warcraft Afttermath: Throne of Tides As the Worldbreaker series comes to an end, we now turn to the aftermath of Deathwing's destructive awakening into Azeroth and the continued battle

The newest WoW TCG expansion, Aftermath: Throne of Tides, puts players in control of Murloc, Naga, and Ogre heroes as exciting new additions to the WoW TCG hero lineup.

Take on the role of the legendary Drow ranger or one of his famous adventuring companions, battle fearsome foes, and win treasure and glory.

abilities to take advantage of during gameplay.

3 World of Warcraft Afttermath: Throne of Tides As the Worldbreaker series comes to an end, we now turn to the aftermath of Deathwing's destructive awakening into Azeroth and the continued battle against the elements and the Twilight Hammer Cult. The newest WoW TCG expansion, Aftermath: Throne of Tides, puts players in control of Murloc, Naga, and Ogre heroes as exciting new additions to the WoW TCG hero lineup. D&D The Legend of Drizzt The adventures of Drizzt Do Urden, as told in the New York Times bestselling Forgotten Realms novels by R.A. Salvatore, come to life in this thrilling board game. Take on the role of the legendary Drow ranger or one of his famous adventuring companions, battle fearsome foes, and win treasure and glory. Designed for 1 5 players, this board game features multiple scenarios, Playing as some of the more monstrous races in the World of Warcraft universe is pretty cool, with all new keywords and abilities to take advantage of during gameplay. In addition, Throne of the Tides has been built from the ground up to be a smoother draft and sealed play experience, preparing even the newest players for fun, engaging tournament play. Interested? Let us know! us at keonard@comcast.net challenging quests, and cooperative game play. The contents of this game can also be combined with other D&D Adventure System Cooperative Play board games, including Castle Ravenloft and Wrath of Ashardalon, to create an even more exciting experience. Pre-order yours today! Dreadfleet is a boxed game for two (or more) players that includes everything you need to make war on the turbulent seas of the Warhammer world. At your command are two fleets of ships - the Dreadfleet led by the Vampire Count Noctilus, aboard his gargantuan sea-hulk the Bloody Reaver; and the Grand Alliance commanded by the Pirate Captain Jaego Roth, who recently stole the Heldenhammer - the pride of the Imperial Fleet, and one of the largest galleons to ever sail the high seas. As your ships engage in furious battle, it's down to you, the fleet captain, to make important split-second decisions. Do you bring all guns to bear on the closest enemy warship, or do you sail into position for a furious broadside? What happens when the warship catches fire, or worse, the powder kegs ignite? Exactly how much punishment can your warship take before it sinks without a trace? Are those Undead seagulls or flying piranha fish? And, when all else fails, do you have the courage to ram your foe, board their ship, and engage them in a duel to the death? Limited time only. Get yours while you can! Call or to reserve your copy today. ISS U E #24 Page 3

4 Gamers' Corner By: K. Dalton Welcome to Gamer s Corner. I take this as my monthly chance to show off what s going on here at the store, what products have caught my eye; generally anything I believe my fellow gamers may find interesting. After playing Magic the Gathering for around a year and a half now I have come to love the game. It was my very first TCG that I really got into and bought packs to actually use the cards, not just look at them. Lately though, I have been trying out a few of the other available TCG s and I have been pleasantly surprised by how good they are! In this month s Gamer s corner I d like to explain the pros and cons of these games and hopefully spark some interest in them as well. Let s get started. World of Warcraft TCG: Being Chaostle Chaostle (kâ'os'l) is a combination of the words Chaos and Castle. Chaostle is a three-dimensional castle fantasy board game. Each player selects their starting armies that they will use to battle against their enemies in an attempt to conquer the castle for their King or Queen. The armies consist of many different fantasy fighters with unique skills and weaknesses such as wizards, dragons, unicorns, knights, archers, etc. The fighters are custom collectible plastic miniatures. The game has many levels of strategy that can be offset by a wide range of fates (both good and bad). a long time player of the online game I was thrilled to be able to play a game with the characters that I have grown to love. The game uses a mechanic similar to mana in magic, play quests and locations in order to play your other cards. What makes this great though is the fact that you can take ANY card from your hand and place it face down as one of these resources The deck construction is also interesting as you may only include cards that match your chosen heroes class and faction. Pokemon TCG: Oh pokemon, how I missed thee. This game has a direct line back to my childhood, back to when I was only a novice nerd and didn t even know how to play the game, just bought cards for a cool factor. The game though, Actually is turning out to be quite fun. One of my favorite mechanics is the prize pool. After each player draws his opening hand, they both set aside 6 cards that are drawn one at a time after defeating your opponents pokemon. The game also excels with the leveling mechanic. Your pokemon change throughout the game, allowing you to surprise your opponent with a bigger and badder version of your current creatures. Redakai: Using cards that are in 3D and a cool stacking mechanic make this game for me. The game also has two different versions of play, one for kids, and one for adults, making it a great household game for people who haven t really gotten into TCG s. Got any questions or comments about these games? Shoot us an e- mail or give us a call! Until next time! by Chivalry Games Barrington Hills, IL Chaostle features 23 threedimensional castle walls that are secured onto the game board. The fantasy fighters can move any direction throughout the castle including up and down stairways to change levels. The castle sections were originally sculpted by Bruce Hirst of Hirst Arts. We have a demo copy in store for you to play or view contents. MSRP is $74.95 but it is a large box packed with quality components! Page 4 U NI QU E GIF TS A ND GA M ES

5 UNIQUE GIFTS AND GAMES 82 Center Street Grayslake, IL Phone: Hours Monday thru Saturday 11 am to 9 pm Sunday 12 pm to 5 pm Be sure to visit the City of Gamers forum, link in our resource section. New this Month Just a few of the new releases you can find in store this month Pre-Orders Welcome!! Wizards of the Coast releases Innistrad event decks along side with The Legend of Drizzt: the A slew of Ressurectionists hit this month just in time for Halloween including the Molly Squidpidge box and Seamus, Avatar of dread. Privateer Press release the plastic Man O War demolition Corps and Epic Alexia, Mistress of the Witchfire. Fight of the high seas of the Warhammer Fantasy world in Dreadfleet. A complete ship battling game all in one box! While supplies last. Wizkids released Quarriors, a Dice Building game with over 120 custom dice! Use your powers to defeat your enemy s creatures and win the day! In Case You Missed It Just in case you missed it, here s a recap of July Wyrd Miniatures releases their third book for Malifaux, Malifaux: Twisting Fates, along with the first avatar from the book and Puppet Wars. The first wave of new Warlocks from Hordes: Domination release. Also from Privateer Press are the long awaited Man-O-War Bombardiers. Wizards of the Coast brings you Inistraad, the newsest set of Magic the Gathering, set on a world filled with nightmarish creatures such as vampires, zombies, and werewolves. The Ogres are coming! The first wave of Ogre Kingdoms models hits with repacks of the old Ogre units, new Finecast heroes, and monstrous beasts like the Thunder- tusk and Stonehorn. Dark Eldar also found some new friends, or slaves in their case, in the Sslyth and Concubine. Great Boardgames: Gears of War, Chaostle, Catacombs, Fortune and Glory, Talisman expansion, Lord of the Rings card game expansion, Imperial, The Walking Dead, and more! New demo games here!

Unique Gifts and Games

F U N S T A R T S H E R E! Unique Gifts and Games Issue #26 December 2011 UGG NEWS The Holiday s have finally arrived and here at UGG we want to celebrate them with you! Until the end of the year we will