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Dark Ascension This Weekend
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First I was afraid,
I was petrified;
There’d be werewolves, vamps and ghouls in store and plenty more outside.
Should I build a mono white deck?
Should I go on the attack?
All my strategy would change if I pulled Sorin in my pack
But now I’m here
At Fan Boy Three
The Prerelease for Dark Ascension will begin imminently
This Friday Night at Midnight
The new packs are prereleased
Will I be human in the morning or be turned into a beast?
So go now go, walk out your door
Just head on down now
To the UK’s number one games store
The only question, should I play in one or five?
This weekend down at Fanboy
The new set will come alive
I will survive
I WILL survive!
A bad moon is rising, and there’s trouble on the way... It’s goodbye to Fan Boy Three and hello to Fang Boy Three for the Dark Ascension Prerelease Mega-Weekend!
Yes - whether you survive one Prerelease of five, the new Dark ascension cards are coming your way this weekend at Fan Boy Three, now home to the Uk’s largest and second largest Pro Tour Qualifiers ever after our 160 player Modern PTQ Barcelona last weekend.
Now all eyes turn to Dark Ascension. Will you be the last human standing by Sunday night as the creatures of the night launch an all out offensive on Sorin Markov and the beleaguered citizens of Innistrad. Just as Mirrodin Besieged had the faction war, Dark Ascension sees you cast in the role of humanity’s saviour or its greatest predators.
Predator or prey. Who will finally rule the night?
But hey, there’s more to Fan Boy Three than Magic. Check out the rest of February’s events for Pokemon: Next Destines, the City Championships, Yugioh: Win a Box for Order of Chaos, Warmachine & Hordes and the second instalment of HeroClix: Infinity Gauntlet. And, because there’s even more Magic, check out our Launch Party weekend with the Big Draft, Grand Prix Trial Madrid and more!
Fan Boy Three. We’re Fang-dabidozi!
Dave, Phill, Ross & Dom
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What's on this week?
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Tuesday 24th
(7pm) Roleplaying, including 4E: Beginners Session
Wednesday 25th
(7pm) Roleplaying + Warcraft Battlegrounds + Casual Magic - includes D&D Encounters
Thursday 26th
(5pm-7pm) Yugioh Hobby League (FREE, or £2 with Turbo pack)
Friday 27th
(7pm) Friday Night Magic (£4, Standard + Modern pod) - FREE with £100 Mega-Weekend deal
(midnight) Dark Ascension Prerelease I (£25 for one, £45 for two, £65 for three, £85 for four £100 for all five)
Saturday 28th
(11am) Dark Ascension Prerelease II (£25 for one, £45 for two, £65 for three, £85 for four £100 for all five)
(6pm) Dark Ascension Prerelease III (£25 for one, £45 for two, £65 for three, £85 for four £100 for all five) - the 6pm event will have a flat prize support structure in which every player receives 2 boosters of prize support to encourage more casual play
Sunday 22nd
(Noon - not 11am as the website previously advertised!) Dark Ascension Prerelease IV (£25 for one, £45 for two, £65 for three, £85 for four £100 for all five)
(6pm) Dark Ascension Prerelease V (£25 for one, £45 for two, £65 for three, £85 for four £100 for all five) - the 6pm event will have a flat prize support structure in which every player receives 2 boosters of prize support
There is no Draft of Praise this week, as Wizards have disabled Draft scheduling this weekend.
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Long Range Scanner
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December 26 - Boxing Day Bash for Warhammer 40K
January 2 - Warmahordes: Domination Celebration
January 7 - WoW TCG Realms Qualifier: Core Constructed!
January 8 - mini-Legacy (win a dual land)
January 14/15 - Yugioh: Order of Chaos
January 21 - PTQ Barcelona (Modern)
January 28/29 - Magic: Dark Ascension Prereleases
February 4 - Pokemon: Next Destines Prerelease + Dark Ascension Launch Party
February 11 - Warcraft: Crown of Heavens Release + Pokemon City Championships
March 3 - Yugioh: Battle of the KIngdoms
March 10 - Warcraft: Sealed Realms Qualifier
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Team Fanboy
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Aloha to Marco Cammilluzzi - no Blue Hawaii for him, because he's Honolulu bound courtesy of the biggest Pro Tour Qualifier in UK history (three quarters of which was at Fan Boy Three, baby!)
Ross finished an impressive 44th in the Warcraft World Championship. Well done Ross!
He wants to be the very best like no-one ever was - well done to Max Phillips who won the 2011 Autumn Pokemon Battleroads against stiff competition from Cumbernauld, Reading and Team Barton.
Congratulations to Jamie Hannah who finished fourth in the UK Magic Nationals 2011. He'll be flying out to San Fransisco for the Magic Worlds later in the year!
Well done to Chad Lloyd, second place finisher in the UK Yugioh Nationals 2011 where he lost in the final to Huddersfield's Jake 'Onion' Quincy. Go Team North!
Rob Catton isn't going to be eating Philadelphia - he's going to be flying to Philadelpia as winner of the biggest Standard PTQ of the season at Fan Boy Three last Saturday.
Well done to the Fanboy Yu-Gi-Oh European Qualifier Qualify-ees: Daniel Walker, who went undefeated and will receive a travel bursary to help him get to Euros! Dan Askew; Allan Kennard; Andrew Lam; Jordan Ruff; David Hails; Simon Ho; Chad Lloyd; and Kenny Gaffney! Commiserations to Thomas Lockett who just missed out on a qualifying spot, coming in 10th!
Congratulations to Russell Moore, Pokemon Spring Battleroads Champion at what looks like being the largest Battleroads in the UK this season.
And go us! Fan Boy Three was the single largest pre-release for New Phyrexia ANYWHERE in the UK. That's a Fan Boy first!
Want to join Team Fanboy? Your Fan Boy card is a one stop shop - we'll keep a track of your DCI, UDE or DGMA number, WizKids or RPGA player ID and update your results on line. Or we would - if any of those even existed anymore!
We'll need your name, address, age, e-mail, and details of any organised play programs you currently have an identity for. Register for your own Fan Boy Card online and start playing in our in store events today.
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Getting There
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Situated at the heart of Manchester's transport hub, literally a stone's throw from Picadilly Station, it's easy to reach us by road, rail or coach.
Newton Street is situated at the edge of the Northern Quarter, and it's readily accessible right off the A6 ring road. There's local on street parking off Newton Street, but we recommend the Dale Street Car Park as it's £4.50 for the entire day.
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Opening Hours
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Fan Boy Three is open when you want to shop, then open again for Fan Boy Three card holders when you want to game.
Mon - Closed (Except Bank Holiday Monday)
Tue - Noon to 7pm, then organised play 7pm to 11pm.
Wed - Noon to 7pm, then organised play 7pm to 11pm.
Thu - Noon to 7pm, then organised play 7pm to 11pm.
Fri - Noon to 7pm, then organised play 7pm to 11pm.
Sat - 10am to 7pm (Evenings for special events)
Sun - Noon to 6pm. (Evenings for Sunday Night Boardgaming every week!)
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