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Avacyn Restored this weekend!
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I believe in miracles...
Since you were restored... you Avacyn
I believe in miracles...
Printed on cardboard... it's Avacyn
Last weekend... I was one of the Grand Prix Players
Now I'm at the Pre-release... down at Fan Boy Three
Yes it’s time to believe in Magic miracles, with last weekend shattering the record for attendance as 1030 of the World’s greatest Magic players descended on Manchester to play in the UK’s biggest EVER Grand Prix tournament.
(1030! That’s the specific gravity of a really strong beer!!!)
And congratulations to Team Fan Boy’s Paul Graham, who finished 55th, despite having not played in any Sunday Evening drafts of praise (imagine how well he’d have done if he had).
But heck kids - that was last weekend. And in case you missed it in the song, this weekend - drumroll please - it is the Prerelease quintruple bill for Avacyn Restored. Join us Friday night for the UK’s very first Helvault event, then play in the Uk’s biggest Prerelease on Saturday where you could win a guaranteed half a box of the new set, or chill out in one of our evening sessions where every single player walks away with two boosters of prize support.
Will you be the first to crack the Helvault’s seals to win the extra prizes it contains?
Then in a week on May 5th - 6th we have the big Avacyn launch draft on Friday, a sealed GPT for Malmo on Saturday and Two Headed Giant makes a welcome return on Sunday (alongside our first triple Avacyn Draft of Praise). But that’s not all! Ever think that fortnight looked a bit Avacyn Restored heavy? Bit too much Magic? Not enough Yugioh for you? How about a double bill of Galactic Overlord Sneaky Peekage, plus brand new Cardfight Vanguard Trial Decks - Clawing Attacks of Silver Wolf and Resonance of Thunder Dragon.
Then a week after that, Pokemon Dark Explorers!!!! Then a week after that, the Yugioh WCQ - and brand new Cardfight Vanguard Breaker of Limits! Then Avacyn Game Day and the Breaker of Limits Launch Event. Did I mention the exclusive Fan Boy Three May Kitso event for Star Trek? The Pokemon Battleroads? L5R Embers of War? The Avacyn Restored Game Day Double Bill?
It's a miracle we can fit it all in ;-)
Fan Boy Three
Dave, Phill, Ross, Dom, Mike & Ben.
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What's on this week?
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Monday May 14
We’re still open for all your miniatures needs!
Tuesday May 15
(5-8) Cardfight Vanguard Hobby League - with FREE Cardfight promo packs just for attending!
(7pm) Roleplaying
Wednesday May 16
(7pm) Warcraft Realms Post-Mortem, plus casual Magic & L5R
(8pm) D&D Encounters
Thursday May 17
(5-7pm) Yugioh Hobby League (£2/FREE)
Friday May 18
(7pm) Friday Night Magic is back to normal! (£4, Standard)
Saturday May 19
(9am) Doors Open for the Yugioh WCQ 2012 (£15) - The return of big prize support! Play in what promises to be one of the biggest WCQ events of the year next Saturday at Fan Boy Three in Manchester.
Qualify for a slot at this years Euro's in Milan and every single player who makes the Top 8 wins an entire booster display of Galactic Overlords! Ninja playmats! Participation prizes for everyone! Random door prizes! Large dedicated judge team!
Yes - even if you are already qualified - which, with 19 events this season there is probably a great likelihood that you are - the prize support on offer should make this worth any semi-pro Yugioh player's time.
Sunday May 20
(noon) Warmachine & Hordes (£3)
(7pm) Magic: Avacyn Restored Drafts of Praise (£10)
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Next Week
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Monday May 21
We’re still open for all your miniatures needs!
Tuesday May 22
(5-8) Cardfight Vanguard Hobby League - with FREE Cardfight promo packs just for attending!
(7pm) Roleplaying - including Encounters Catch Up for new players!
Wednesday May 23
(7pm) Warcraft, plus casual Magic & L5R
(8pm) D&D Encounters
Thursday May 24
(5-7pm) Yugioh Hobby League (£2/FREE)
Friday May 25
(7pm) Friday Night Magic (£4, Standard)
Saturday May 26
(10am) Pokemon League
(11am) Pokemon: Spring Battleroads 2012 (£5) - clock up your Championship Points and help qualify for Worlds at Fan Boy Three, and get your deck in the best possible shape for next month’s June 30th Nationals!
(noon) Magic: Avacyn Restored Game Day I (£5) - win exclusive extended art promo cards, boosters and more as you get your Standard deck ready for the Pro Tour season!
Sunday May 27
(noon) Magic: Avacyn Restored Game Day II (£5) - win exclusive extended art promo cards, boosters and more as you get your Standard deck ready for the Pro Tour season!
(noon) Magic: Legacy (£5, Win a Dual Land tournament - get your practice in for next moth’s Tundra Playset event!)
(noon) Cardfight Vanguard Breaker of Limits launch event (£5 - win half a display of Breaker of Limits! NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS MOVED FROM SATURDAY TO SUNDAY TO ACCOMODATE THE POKEMON BATTLEROADS
(7pm) Magic: Avacyn Restored Drafts of Praise (£10)
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Long Range Scanner
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May 19 - Yugioh WCQ
May 26 - Pokemon Spring Battle Roads - yes, it's the 26th. I misstyped!
June 30 - Magic WMCQ
July 1 - Big Tundra Legacy Event
July 28 - Pro Tour Qualifier: Standard
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Team Fanboy
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Well done to Paul Graham who finished a very respectable 55th out of 1030 at last weekend's Grand Prix Manchester - the largest EVER UK GP.
Congratulations to Team Fanboy's very own Simon He who finished second at Shonen Jump Long Beach at the single biggest collectible cardgaming event EVER!
Well done Bruno Panara, who won PTQ Barcelona. And while we're at it, well done to Jack Rowley for winning the subsequent GPT Lille and Svetoslav Ivanov who won GPT Madrid.
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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