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The Great Canadian Board Game Blitz 2012! We will be hosting a GCBGB event at our store on March 10th, 2012! "The Great Canadian Board Game Blitz (GCBGB) is a circuit of board game tournaments held at Canadian game conventions and retailers. You play several rounds of games over the span of eight hours, collecting points based on your finishing rank in each game. The finals are held each summer in Toronto at Fan Expo. Winning a local championship gets you a free pass to play at the finals, and usually other prizes. However, everyone is welcome to participate at the finals! " Pokemon will be hosted at Nitza's Pizza during the GCBGB event. We are a 4800 sq. Feet brick & mortar retail game store in St. Albert,
adjacent to the NW city limits of Edmonton, Alberta.
We carry: board games, R.P.G.'s, miniatures, card games, jigsaw puzzles
dice games, trading card games, casino supplies & poker chips, chess sets, go sets, darts, backgammon, crokinole boards, Mah Jong sets,
poker tables, outdoor games
as well as a small selection of
sportscards, trading cards. 780-459-1055 Phone
780-459-1021 Fax
86 McKenney Ave Unit 30 - 45
St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
T8N-2T7 TAKE ANTHONY HENDAY NORTH (IT BECOMES RAY GIBBONS DRIVE AT ST. ALBERT) AND AT MCKENNEY AVENUE TAKE A RIGHT . YOU ARE NOW HEADING EASTBOUND RIGHT TOWARDS US! WE'RE IN THE LARGE "L" SHAPED STRIP MALL YOU WILL SEE ON YOUR RIGHT. IF YOU'RE COMING IN NORTHBOUND ON ST.ALBERT TRAIL JUST GO UNITL YOU GET TO THE INTERSECTION WITH THE PEDESTRIAN OVERPASS (THERE'S ONLY ONE IN ST.ALBERT). AT THAT INTERSECTION TURN LEFT, YOU'RE NOW ON MCKENNEY AVE. JUST TAKE IT UP THE HILL ABOUT A KILOMETER AND WE'RE IN AL-SHAPED STIRP MALL ON YOUR LEFT. THE STORE IS IN THE HEEL OF THE L. REM. DAY NOV 11 NOON - 5PM
MONDAYS 10 A.M. - 6 P.M. TUE/ WED 10 A.M. - 6 P.M. THURSDAY 10 A.M. - 7:30 P.M. SATURDAY 10:30 A.M. - 6:30 P.M PATHFNDER ROLE PLAYING GAME regualr meetings begin on the second Monday in January from 6:30 pm - 10 (Approx), and runs almost every Monday from then on (Not Stat Holidays) More details on the store's calendar soon.
FLAMES OF WAR miniatures gaming begins on the second saturay in January and runs every Saturday night from then on from 6:30 pm - about 10:30 pm. More details on the store's calendar soon.
FNM: November: 4th & 18th
Mission Fun & Games MEGA Magic Event (Free!): Dec TBA
Dark Ascension Pre-release: Jan 28th & 29th
Dark Ascension Launch Party: Feb 5th
League Play: Feb 16th, 23rd, 29th & Mar 7th, 14th, 21th
Dark Ascension Game Day: Feb 26th
FNM will consist of a sealed event depending on participation. The top 2 players, as well as 2 random player, of the night will receive: 
DUNGEON & DRAGONS ENCOUNTERS EACH WEDNESDAY D&D Encounters! Get your game on each Wednesday with D&D Encounters, an ongoing mini-campaign where you’ll play one encounter each week at your local game store. Earn exclusive rewards as you gain Renown Points for accomplishments made during each season! Ages: 14 and up. Entry Cost: Free for first meeting, $1.5 afterwards, always free for members
Please see the event on the calendar for more information Fortune card decks welcome! 
Games 100 Magazine - some of the top picks recently announced:
Best New Abstract Strategy Game: Arimaa
(Z-Man Games; designer: Omar and Aamir Syed) Best New Advanced Strategy Game: Egizia
(Rio Grande Games; designer: Acchittoca) Best New Family Game: Burger Joint
(Rio Grande Games; designer: Joe Huber) Best New Family Card Game: Jaipur
(Asmodée Editions; designer: Sébastien Pauchon) Best New Family Strategy Game: Valdora
(Rio Grande Games; designer: Michael Schacht) Best New Party Game: Telestrations
(USAOPOLY; designer: USAOPOLY) Jump gate was also a BIG winner; this game is independently published and not availble to retailwers (yet)
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