Welcome to Great Escape Games!

Welcome to the home site of Great Escape Games, Sacramento’s premier game store!

Come and visit our new, larger location at:

1250 Howe Avenue #3A
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 927-0810

We’re tucked back behind the shopping center in the Southwest corner.

New Releases

July has seen a tremendous number of great new releases including Magic 2011 Base Set and Warhammer Fantasy 8th Edition. Below are some of the other great releases now in the store.

Arkham Horror – The Lurker at the Threshold

D&D – Demonomicon
D&D – Tomb of Horrors
D&D – Vor Rukoth Adventure Site
D&D – Orcs of Stonefang Pass Adventure
D&D – Dungeon Master’s Token Set

Hero System Bestiary

Champions Universe

Runebound – Mists of Zanaga

Battle of Westeros – Battlelore Expansion

Hordes MkII Faction Decks

Warhammer Invasion – The Burning of Derrickburg

Citadel Miniatures:
Citizens of the Empire: Duelists
Citizens of the Empire: Merchant and Scribe
Citizens of the Empire: Regimental Mascot

Come in and check out all of these and our other new releases!

Warhammer 8th Edition Update

Due to the very limited quantity of Games Workshops Warhammer Fantasy 8th Edition Collectors/ Gamer Edition Rulebooks, we are no longer able to take any orders for them. We are still running the 25% off deal for the Standard edition. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Magic: The Gathering 2011 Pre-order Deal!

Pre-order your Booster Boxes of Magic: the Gathering’s 2011 Core Set with us for only $89.99! Normal retail cost is $143.64. That is a savings of $53.65.

Pre-order price is good through July 11th, 2010. Product release date is July 16th, 2010.

Minimum deposite of $20.00 per box at the time of the pre-order.

Magic: the Gathering Archenemy

This week Wizards of the Coast has released a new game format for Magic: the Gathering called Archenemy! There are four decks in total, retailing for $19.99 each. If you Purchase all four at once we will give you 20% off on the purchase of the Archenemy Decks! That means you will be buying them at $15.99 a piece. See store for details.

An Archenemy game follows a “one vs. many” format. In this exciting new multiplayer variant, an oversized deck packed with brutal scheme cards allows one player to assume the role of the archenemy, a merciless paragon of power bent on total domination.

The other players in the game must unite to defeat the archenemy and save the day—if they can.

Warhammer Fantasy 8th Edition Special Deal!

Warhammer Fantasy 8th Edition is just around the corner and we have a special deal for you!

Anyone who places an in store pre-order for any of the new Warhammer 8th Edition Rulebooks (standard, collectors, or gamer’s edition) before June 30th, will be able to purchase it at 25% off.

Standard Edition Rulebook at normal price – $74.25 ~ Pre-order price – $55.69

Collectors Edition Rulebook at normal price – $123.75~ Pre-order price – $92.81

Gamer’s Edition Rulebook at normal price – $123.75 ~ Pre-order price – $92.81

Make sure to pre-order your copy before June 30th to take advantage of this amazing deal.

Collectors/ Gamer’s Edition is no longer available. Sorry for the inconvenience.

New Releases This Week

Arriving this week:

  • Forces of Warmachine: Cryx SC – $34.99
  • Forces of Warmachine: Cryx HC – $44.99
  • Warmachine: Cryx Satyxis Blood Hag – $9.99
  • Warmachine: Mercenary Drake Macbain – $11.99
  • Hordes: Trollblood Trollkin Runebearer – $12.99
  • DC HeroClix: Blackest Night Starter Game – $27.99
  • Hordes: Circle Orboros Warpwolf Stalker – $32.99
  • Pathfinder Adventure Path: Kingmaker Part 5 – War Of The River Kings – $19.99

New Releases This Week

Arriving this week:

  • Warmachine: Cygnar Stormblade Storm Gunner – $11.99
  • Warmachine: Protectorate Exemplar Errant Seneschal – $14.99
  • Warmachine: Cryx Satyxis Raider Captain – $9.99
  • Hordes: Trollblood Dire Troll Bomber – $42.99
  • Hordes: Skorne Razor Worm – $17.99
  • Pathfinder Adventure Path: Kingmaker Part 3 – The Varnhold Vanishing – $19.99
  • Pathfinder Chronicles: Faction Guide – $19.99
  • Pathfinder Companion: Gnomes Of Golarion – $10.99
  • Gamemastery Flip-Mat: Prison – $12.99
  • Imperial Guard Leman Russ Battle Tank – $49.50
  • Imperial Guard Manticore/ Deathstrike – $49.50
  • Eldar Fire Prism – $49.50
  • Eldar Support Weapon – $24.75
  • Knight Commander Pask – $9.90

Heroclix Watchmen Preorders!

Released July 21st, the HeroClix Watchmen Collectors Set which includes 25 highly detailed miniatures of the film’s characters, including Dr. Manhattan, Rorschach, Nite Owl, and Silk Spectre.

Regular price is $99.99

Preorders for the Collectors Set will receive 25% off so preorder yours today!

Warhammer 40K CoC Tournament

Below are the winners in the January Warhammer 40K CoC Tournament:

1st Place Overall – Steve Sisk
2nd Place Overall (T) – Nate Emond
2nd Place Overall (T) – Jeremy Ecklin
3rd Place Overall – Tyler Carmichael

1st Place Sportsmanship – Chris Saraga
2nd Place Sportsmanship – Mike Zaret
3rd Place Sportsmanship – Mark Cinder

1st Place Best General- Casey McNamara
2nd Place Best General - Josh Rosenstein
3rd Place Best General – Jeremy Newswander

1st Place Best Painted Army – Jody Kropholler
2nd Place Best Painted Army – Sirus Chapell
3rd Place Best Painted Army – Tim Trammel

Grot Award – Tim Trammel

Player’s Choice Award – Jody Kropholler

Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to all of the wonderful players that came out to participate!!!