At Fan Boy Three we always try to bring you more of everything.
More events. More fun. More participation prizes. And this weekend is no exception, as we're bringing you more 'Moor...
Shadowmoor, that is.
The sun has set on Lorwyn, and it's time to unleash the darkness in what promises to be Magic's most important set ever.
We know that many of you will need as much Shadowmoor as possible to be competitive in Block Constructed Grand Prix Birmingham at the end of May. So we're pulling out all our stops for the best Magic deal ever.
You can play in all three Prereleases for £40 and get a free draft on us.
Two weeks later, and we'll give you all four Release events - including our Madrid Grand Prix Trial AND our Bank Holiday Magic event for another £40.
For £75 you can play in all our Prerelease events AND all our release events, and for £125 we'll throw in a booster box of Shadowmoor.
Even if you scrub out of every single event that's a minimum of 80 boosters for just £125!
There's no twist, Oliver. Ask for 'Moor, and you'll get more - only at Fan Boy Three.
2008 at Fan Boy Three
With so many Nationals events looming up on the horizon - the Warcraft Realms, the Yugioh and Pokemon Nationals and Grand Prix Birmingham - we're ramping up our Road To events this week. These are a series of pretty competitive tournaments designed to allow Team Fanboy to do some last minute deck testing.
Tuesday May 6th - 30
(6pm) Helldorado
Wednesday May 7th - 29
(6pm) Casual Magic/Gateway
(7pm) Warcraft: Standard Realms Practice
Thursday May 8th - 28
(5pm) Yugioh Hobby League Week Two (£1) plus Hobby League Advanced (£3)
(7pm) L5R
Friday May 9th - 27
(7pm) Friday Night Magic: Shadowmoor Draft (£7.50)
Saturday May 10th - 26
YUGIOH REGIONALS @ CREWE
(10am) Pokemon League
**** STOP PRESS**** The Pokemon: Majestic Dawn Prerelease has been unavoidably delayed until next Saturday, due to the stock being stuck in customs. We will instead be running a free constructed tournament with booster prizes as a way of compensating those players who attend anyway.
(noon) Shadowfist - it's REALLY on this month folks!
(1pm) Warcraft: Road to the Realms event (£5) - every player wins boosters & extended art promos
(1pm) Helldorado Learn2Play demo day
(2pm) not going to Crewe? Play in our Yugioh: Road to the Nationals event (£3) and win Light of Destruction boosters and Championship Packs
Sunday May 11th - 25
GPT MADRID @ HIGH WYCOMBE
(noon) Knights o/t Northwest (£1)
(noon) D&D Miniatures (£2, Standard - Unhallowed, Desert of Desolation & Dungeons of Dread legal)
(1pm) HeroClix: Crisis Week IX (£2, 75% Floor 600 points)
(1pm) Yugioh: Under 13's Duellist Academy event - win Champion Packs, pick up funky promo cards and learn from the Team Fanboy Yugioh Masters! (I had to bring this event forward a week because the 18th was getting a bit too full. Sorry for any inconvenience!)
(7pm) Magic: Shadowmoor Drafts of Praise (£6)
This is the big one! Prepare for next week's Nationals by pimping your deck with our CRUSH CARD VIRUS tournament! Sure - it's more expensive than a typical Fan Boy Three Yugioh tournament, but instead of Championship Packs, we're giving every player at least two Light of Destruction boosters, Light of Destruction boosters equal to your number of wins, Gold Series boosters to everyone who qualifies for the Top Eight and a Cush Card Virus worth £200 to the winner!
(And look - the Fourth Ed Countdown has begun!)
Tuesday May 13th - 23 days to 4E
(6pm) Helldorado
(7pm) Start the Fourth Ed Countdown - with a Learn2Play 4th Edition teaser session!
Wednesday May 14th - 22 days to 4E
(6pm) Casual Magic/Gateway
(7pm) Warcraft: Standard Realms Practice
Thursday May 15th - 21 days to 4E
(5pm) Yugioh Hobby League Week Three (£1) plus Hobby League Advanced (£3)
(7pm) L5R
Friday May 16th - 20 days to 4E
(7pm) Friday Night Magic: Standard (£3)
(7pm) Start the Fourth Ed Countdown - with a Learn2Play 4th Edition teaser session!
Saturday May 17th - 19 days to 4E
BEER & PRETZELS @ BURTON ON TRENT
WARCRAFT REALMS FINALS
(10am) Pokemon League
(noon) The Fan Boy Three CRUSH CARD VIRUS tournament! (£10)
(1pm) Pokemon: Majestic Dawn Prerelease (£15, Sealed)
Sunday May 18th - 18 days to 4E
BEER & PRETZELS @ BURTON ON TRENT
WARCRAFT REALMS FINALS
GPT BIRMINGHAM @ COVENTRY
GPT MADRID @ LEICESTER
(noon) Helldorado (£5) - win La Voyageuse and Prima Materia at our regular monthly tournament for our Fan Boy favourite minis game!
(1pm) HeroClix: Crisis Week X (£2, Unrestricted DC only 600 points)
(noon) lucky Jacky has cloned himself - it's the L5R: Words and Deeds Prerelease spectacular! (£15)
(7pm) Magic: Shadowmoor Drafts of Praise (£6)
Team Fanboy
Peter Dun beat Michael Hebky to win PTQ Hollywood - the biggest Magic tournament held in Manchester in the last eight years!
Congratulations to Vince Turner, winner of the first ever Fan Boy Spectral Safari!
We're proud to call William Tseng the Manchester City Yugioh Champion 2008, after he triumphed over UK Nationals 2006 winner Wayne Pinkney at last week's Fan Boy City Champs. Well done Will - and well done Wayne for a truly dynamic return to form after only dropping one match all day.
Congratulations to Steven Hutchinson, winner of the 2008 Fan Boy Three Winter Cup, and to both Simon Ho and Anthony Tiplady for top eight-ing in last week's Pharoah Tour Final - the biggest Yugioh tournament the country has EVER seen (and it happened here in Manchester!) Simon finished top on points after the swiss rounds, but lost out to Jamie Stafford in the final.
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.
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.
Getting There
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.
Opening Hours
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!)
Credits
We'd like to take the time to thank everyone who've helped turn our dream of an independent central Manchester based games shop and national level organised play venue into reality. Check out our Credits Page for more details.
It's never too late to play your part. Promote your favourite games, donate us demo copies, sign up as a card carrying Fan Boy and join us on the quest to make your fun our serious business.
