Happy Wednesday MTG peeps,
For today's post, we wanted to provide a handy-dandy reference post you can refer back to to check out all the game play events for the very next Magic: the Gathering set, Theros. As many of you know, your local gaming store is usually anything but dull / boring and certainly not while we are at our local gamery shoppe, OMG! Games in Barrie. Check the links off to the mothersite for the 4.1.1. on each event. OHH - and check out the new Theros art 'spoiler' in the League event graphic - yep - looks just like one of the wonders of the ancient world - the Colossus of Rhodes. Wizards of the Coast, along with that card shop in your neck 'o' the woods has a host of upcoming events and programs where you can n3rd out and get your fill of the newest MTG set coming this fall - let's have a looky-loo . . .
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PreRelease (September 21-22, 2013)
Prerelease tournaments (or prereleases) are events held one week before the release of an expansion set. Theros features the first quest of the Hero's Path: Choose a Path. The Hero Prerelease Pack contains a spindown life counter, a Hero Card unique to a players' chosen path, one of five quiz activity cards, five Theros boosters, a special seeded booster featuring cards appropriate for that player's chosen path and one of the five playable Prerelease promo cards.
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Launch parties or Release events were events held after the release of an expansion set. These are held at a Friday Night Magic event.
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Magic Game Day is a seasonal Magic: The Gathering tournament organized by the DCI. The tournament is played in local game and hobby stores around the world, a month after each a new card set is released. Game Day events are Standard format tournament. On Game Day, you'll see Theros Hero Cards, which are a new special type of card for players to collect and use when facing Challenge Decks at Game Day. Game Day will also include a chance to play with or against a 'Face the Hydra' challenge deck.~
Path of the Hero
This is a multiple Theros event game play experience where players become heroes of Theros and participate in nine in-store quests that include puzzles, battles, and rewards; all of which happen at your store.
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The League is a seasonal Magic: The Gathering tournament organized by the DCI. The ongoing, five-week tournament is played in local game and hobby stores around the world, a month after each a new card set is released. This sealed deck tournament follows up on Game Day events and uses the Standard format.
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Friday Night Magic (FNM) is a weekly Magic: The Gathering tournament played in many different local communities. Friday Night Magic generally is a standard or sometimes modern format game.
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