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Magic: The Gathering Scars of Mirrodin Pre-order Deal!

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:55:58 +0000

Pre-order your Booster Boxes of Magic: the Gathering’s Scars of Mirrodin 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 September 24th, 2010. Product release date is October 1st, 2010.

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

Great Escape Games Raffle

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:31:16 +0000

Great Escape Games August Games Raffle!

Any Purchase of $20.00 or more will receive 1 raffle ticket.

The raffle will take place on Tuesday, August 31st

Prizes Include:

The Isle of Doctor Necreaux

The nefarious Doctor Necreaux has kidnapped the world’s top scientists and forced them to build a doomsday device that threatens all life on the planet. Doctor Necreaux’s ultimatum: Surrender to his rule in four hours, or he will trigger the doomsday device and destroy the world! As members of an elite rescue-and-recovery espionage team, you must stop the diabolical mad scientist and prevent the disaster before time, literally, runs out!

Rush n’ Crush

When you weld guns and armor onto a race car, you need some real psychos to drive them. But we did it. Why? Because chaos is fun! Break-neck speed and road-rage are not only encouraged, they’re required, in this fast and furious armed racing game! Rush n’ Crush comes complete with Arcade mode for the fast and merciless, Overdrive mode for the refined driver looking for some finesse, and a modular racetrack with 10 tiles to combine into numerous racetracks.

Straw: The Game That Broke The Camel’s Back

After a bountiful day at the bazaar, the caravan is leaving, and you must quickly pack your items onto the back of the Camel. But beware! Even beasts of burden have their breaking point! In this light-hearted family game, players try to pack as many item cards atop the Camel without breaking its back.

Warhammer Fantasy Comp

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:55:16 +0000

The new comp rules for the Fantasy CoC have been posted (updated 7:30pm 8/10/10).

August is Warhammer Month

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:43:06 +0000

August is the month to get all of your Warhammer gaming in at Great Escape Games

August 14th – Warhammer Fantasy Contest of Champions
2,250 points – $12 Entry – Registration from 9am to 10am - 8th Edition rules

August 20th thru the 22nd – SAWS Challenge Warhammer Tournament
Check out www.Sactosaws.com for details.

August 28th – Warhammer Ard Boyz Tournament
3000 pts – Free entry – Registration from 9am to 10am – 8th edition rules

Don’t miss out on this month of Warhammer madness!

Island of Blood

admin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:36:09 +0000

The 8th edition Warhammer Fantasy starter set, Island of Blood, will be released on September 4th. The new set will include High Elves (including an awesome griffen model) and Skaven as well as a condensed version of the 8th edition rulebook. Great Escape Games will give a 20% discount on all pre-orders received by August 15th. Don’t miss out on this great new boxed set. Pre-order your copy now!

SAWS CHALLENGE

admin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:30:31 +0000

The Warhammer SAWS Challenge will be coming to Great Escape Games August 20th through the 22nd. Join Northern California’s longest running Warhammer tournament for a fun filled weekend. Details about the event can be found at www.SactoSaws.com.

New Releases

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:15:06 +0000

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

admin — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:34:11 +0000

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!

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:07:11 +0000

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

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:57:50 +0000

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.