Upcoming Events !
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Calendar correction note: STAR WARS: JUMP TO LIGHTSPEED PreRelease Event is $30, not $25.
NEW COMIC BOOK DAY! (Every Wednesday)
It's what we're all about. We love comics, and we love talking about them. Stop by on Wednesdays and check out the new releases - and all the new comics NOT on the new release wall are 25% off the cover price! So stop in and take a look at what's available before they vanish. Or consider getting a subscription - we'll hold your favorites for you so you'll never miss your favorite title.
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GAMES and EVENTS!
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We are currently running organized Magic: The Gathering events , Heroclix, Lorcana and Star Wars events. If there's any organized games that you and your friends would like us to sponsor (Warhammer, Cards Against Humanity, Yu-Gi-Oh, Competitive Twister, whatever....) please get in touch with us and we'll talk about adding it to our gaming schedule.
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STAR WARS: JUMP TO LIGHTSPEED Sealed Event
Friday, March 7th (7:00 p.m.) - $30 entry
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Save the galaxy…..or dominate it…..with today’s release of JUMP TO LIGHTSPEED! This game is limited to 16 players. It’s a sealed event for the STAR WARS: UNLIMITED….here’s how this event will work:
• Each player opens the six booster packs from his/her kit.
• Your deck must consist of exactly one leader, one base, and a minimum 30-card deck. Your sideboard includes all of the other cards you opened from your packs.
• You can use any common base for your deck, even one that did not come from one of the booster packs you opened. Screaming Monkey will have common bases ready to be borrowed if you need a specific color.
• You can include any cards from the game, but the normal rules applies when playing. If you have a card that does not share an aspect with your leader or your base, it will cost 2 more for each aspect you’re missing. However, there is no penalty for using these cards as a resource instead.
• For today’s game, you will be playing FOUR rounds. Each round has a time limit of 30 minutes, and each round will be a BEST-OF-ONE game.
1st place - 5 packs
4 – 0 - 4 packs
3 – 1 - 3 packs
2 – 2 - 2 packs
Zero or one win- 1 pack
Our top four players will also receive a booster pack of STAR WARS: ORGANIZED PLAY packs! (This is a special three-card pack of promo cards exclusive to the Weekly Play kits – it may include 2 common cards and 1 rare holofoil card featuring alternate art or special Hyperspace variants.)
Entry fee: $30
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LORCANA: ARCHAZIA'S ISLAND PRE-LAUNCH EVENT
Sat. March 8th (1:00 p.m.) - Entry: $35
Journey to Archazia’s Island in this brand new release of LORCANA! As we prepare for the new season, we’re going to break open six packs of ARCHAZIA’S ISLAND, build a deck, and battle it out in four rounds of adventure!
Remember, for this game:
• Your deck can only be made of the cards you pull from your drafted packs
• Decks must be the minimum of 40 cards
• You may use all six colors if you wish
• There is no limit to how many copies of the same card you may have
PRIZE PACKS:
1st place – 6 Booster Packs of Lorcana: Archazia’s Island
2nd place – 4 booster packs
3rd place – 3 booster packs
All other players receive one booster pack for each of the four rounds they won. (If you didn’t have a very enchanated day and got totally swept, don’t worry – you’ll still get a pack to take home!)
Good luck, Illumineers!
LORCANA: SPRING LEAGUE - Week One
Sun. March 9th (1:00 p.m.) - Entry: $10
The new Lorana League has arrived! Put your best deck together and prepare for three rounds of Lorcana – the top eight gets promo cards, and everyone walks away with at least one pack of Lorcana cards for attending!
For today’s game….
1st Place receives 5 booster packs of LORCANA
All other players receive 1 booster pack for each round they win
(And if you don’t have a very enchanted day and get swept, you still get a pack.)
In the event that we have 10 or more players, we will be running a 4-Round event.
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For today’s game, players will receive tournament points for each of the following achievement, for a maximum of ten points. The more tournament points you get in each week's game, the closer you'll get to ending the month in the Top Four, and winning one of the League Enamel Pins!
• Be Present! - Just attend this event
• Win Rounds! - 2 Tournament Points for each round you win, 1 Tournament Point for each round you lose.
• Colorful – Play a DUAL COLOR card at some point in the game
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MAGIC: CHAOS DRAFT EVENT
Fri. March 14th (7:00 p.m.) - Entry: $20
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It’s one of our most popular events! Everyone in the event will choose three different packs from our inventory of booster packs from past and present – and draft the best deck you possibly can!
You’ll get to choose any of the standard Draft or Play boosters in stock as their prizes.
In addition to the usual Promo cards all players will take home, this is the prize payout:
1st place wins 5 booster packs
Win 3 rounds (but not 1st place) – 3 packs
Win 2 rounds – 2 packs
Win 0 or 1 round – 1 pack
(This is Week 3 our weekly BLIGHTS OF SPRING tournament – if you’re in the top 8 tonight, you’ll go up on the leaderboard. Be in the top 8 at the end of the season, and you’ll take home even more prizes! Just inquire if you want more info.)
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MAGIC: SCG*CON RCQ EVENT
Sat. March 15th (1:00 p.m.) - $45 entry fee
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SATURDAY, MARCH 15th (1:00 p.m.) – MAGIC: SCG*CON REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER EVENT - $45
We were asked. It’s time to deliver. Screaming Monkey Comics is proud to host our second Regional Qualifier Event! (For those of you keeping track of the SCG Events, this is Season Three Round Three.) The winner of this event will be invited to attend either the SCG CON Minneapolis (May 2 – 4th, 2025) or SCG CON Hartford, CT (May 16 – 18th, 2025).
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These Regional Championships features $100,000 in prizes and offers 32 Pro Tour invites each with the Top 2 at each automatically qualifying for the 2025 World Championship!
But your journey begins at Screaming Monkey Comics. By attending this event, you’ll receive a MAYHEM DEVIL promo card. The top 8 also receive WPN Promo Non-Foil FORCE OF DESPAIR card, with a Foil version (and an invite to the Regional Championship event) going to the winner.
In addition, we will be handing out these booster pack prizes from our current inventory of the day. We generally keep all currently available booster packs on hand, so you’ll be able to mix and match what you like the most:
1st place wins 10 Booster Packs of MAGIC
2nd place wins 8 Booster Packs of MAGIC
3rd place wins 6 Booster packs
4th place wins 4 Booster packs
5th – 12th place wins 2 each
All other participants will receive one booster pack.
This game will be strictly limited to 24 players only. Reserve your spot early, and please let us know if you have to cancel so we can make room for other players. Scores will be reported through the Magic EventLink (Companion App) system, and your entry fee may be paid at the door when we open at noon.
ROUND SET-UP
• 5 preliminary Swiss Rounds (The format is Aetherdrift Sealed)
• We cut to a Top 8 for three more rounds – at this time, we switch formats to Aetherdrift DRAFT for a drafting round
• The winner will be declared at the end of the final round
NOTE:
In the event that we have 9 to 16 players, the preliminary round will be 4 Rounds.
In the event that we have exactly 8 players, this game will be $35 instead of $45, and it will be made up three single elimination rounds.
For our players who have never played here before, the area in front of our store has limited parking and is reserved for shoppers who will not be staying for a prolonged tournament. So please plan accordingly and find a location behind our building, or across the street at the grocery store, so we can maintain available parking for all the visitors who come by today!
MAGIC: THE BLIGHTS OF SPRING
(What is this all about?)
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THE BLIGHTS OF SPRING is an extra layer of fun that we're adding to our Friday Night Magic events!
Your goal is to control the entire multiverse of planes in MAGIC - but to do that, you'll need to finish in the
Top Eight of as many of our Friday Night games as you can!
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• Each individual event will be it's own game. Three 50-minute rounds, best of 3.
(Rules will vary slightly for our COMMANDER events)
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• There are 15 worlds on each map, and each plane is made up of 5 territories.
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• 1st place wins 5 booster packs
• If you get a 3 - 0 record (but didn't win 1st place) you win 3 booster packs
• If you get a 2 - 1 record, you win 2 booster packs
• If you get a 1 - 2 record (or a 0 - 3), you take home one booster pack.
1st place conquers an entire plane (each plane is divided into five territories)
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2nd - 4th place conquers 3 territories
5th - 8th place conquers 2 territories
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TERRITORY CONQUEST RULES:
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At the end of each night's event, players will tell the host which territory they wish to claim. There are fifteen worlds on the map, and each world is divided into five territories. We begin with the person at the top of the ranks, moving down.
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Rule 1. You may claim any unclaimed territory on the map. The current map is listed below.
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Rule 2. If you wish to STEAL a territory owned by another player, you may.......as long as they are:
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• Not in attendance for that evening's game
• They ARE in attendance, but they ranked lower than you for that evening's game
Rule 3. A player's controlled plane is immune from capture as long as he/she has loose territories on other planes. These smaller territories must be claimed first before you can begin cutting into that player's controlled plane.
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• A flag on a plane indicates this player has conquered the entire plane.
• Partial segments means that it's partially controlled by the player matching that color. (Clear or pure white segments are uncontrolled territories.)
• The flags on the bottom of the chart indicates their place on the leaderboard, going from first to last. To get on the leaderboard, you have to finish in the top eight in any of the Friday night games this season!
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