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Posts Tagged ‘Board Games’Christmas Countdown SALE! Week 5 – Bakugan BoGo & Webkinz 2 for $25!Thursday, December 17th, 2009 Click to enlarge That’s right! There’s only 7 days left until Christmas and we are putting that last items on sale before Christmas! This final week features Bakugan & Webkinz! Click on the flyer to the left for details and also a complete list of Countdown Sale items that are available until Christmas! Happy Holidays! -The Toys on Fire Staff Toys on Fire Video Newsletter #2 Thursday, September 10th, 2009Friday, September 11th, 2009For those who loved Video Newsletter #1 we are rolling out the new less-wide newsletter along with VIDEO NEWSLETTER #2! Check it out below: If you are not already signed up for the newsletter and want to, then check this out! Twitter Poster plugin : Baby Names
UPCOMING EVENT: Game Summit Summer 2009!Friday, August 14th, 2009
Just a reminder that the 2009 Summer Game Summit is coming up soon! Some of you are wondering what that is right now, and I’ll tell you. It’s Ottawa’s bi-yearly classic gaming convention. Good old fashioned dice rolling or minature moving or card playing. It’s fun for everyone, with a plethora of board games for people to rent out and try! There’s also lots of Warhammer, W40k and Lord of the Rings tournaments for those with miniatures armies itching for a fight, and an RPG den for people to learn how to play D&D ! I’ve also heard there will be Pokemon and Chaotic tournaments as well. For those more artistically inclined, there’s (miniatures) painting workshops, where you get your very own little miniature that you can practice your painting on and keep after! There’s gonna be loads of paints and and paintbrushes for people to use. Of course, the most obvious reason to go is because we’re gonna be there! So without further ado, here’s all the info: Date: August 29th-30th Place: Nepean Sportsplex Website: http://www.gamesummit.ca/ Toys on Fire VIDEO Newsletter – July 30th, 2009Thursday, July 30th, 2009Can you believe we’ve actually done this? We made a video newsletter! We’re posting it on the blog so all of you folks who were too scared to sign up for the real newsletter will know what you’ve been missing. Also, one thing I missed is we will be giving 15% off the Russ stuff if you’re on the newsletter (present the coupon) and 10% if you’re not. Got it? GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD! Now feast your eyes on the horror that is the TOYS ON FIRE VIDEO NEWSLETTER!! Dominion Back in Stock!Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
After an almost 2 month drought on this game, the new shipment has finally hit North America, just in time to be ready for the highly anticipated upcoming expansion Dominion: Intrigue. Rio Grande’s Dominion is arriving back in the store this afternoon, with all it’s over 500 cards of goodness! Don’t miss it this time! Edit: Looks like it’s coming tomorrow. Small World by Days of Wonder has arrived!Friday, April 24th, 2009
Small world is now in stock! It just came in this morning, and is already almost sold out! Give us a call to reserve your copy today! And if you have no idea, what I am talking about, it’s the new heavily hyped, long awaited, family friendly fantasy adventure game from Days of Wonder games. (The publisher that brought you Ticket to Ride, Memoir 44, Battlelore, and Shadows over Camelot. These guys don’t release games often, so when they do it is a big deal. It has to be good!) The game is currently the Hottest topic on www.BoardGameGeek.com and has already attained the Rank of 187 after only being officially released 5 days ago! Lost Cities, now in Board Game Form!Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
That is right, everyone’s favourite Reiner Knizia 2 player classic card game of exploration, adventure, and treasure is now available in a full 3-4 player board game of the same name! Even before it’s release in North America it had already won the ever coveted Spiel des Jahres award for 2008(Game of the Year). The game is again published by reliable Rio Grande Games and features many mechanics familiar to the Card Game Lost Cities. With a top notch designer, excellent publisher, and a prestigious award behind it this game is guaranteed to become a classic in years to come. Also, fan of the original game may enjoy this as it add more players to the experience. Overall, Toys on Fire gives this game a 7.5 / 10 Best Family Day Ever!Monday, February 23rd, 2009Another Family Day has come and gone, and by golly was it wonderful. What more can you ask for but a day off work and time with your family. Well, we celebrated this year by having a big board game party, and boy was it a success. I can’t wait until next year. There was even a gift exchange!
Game Summit Quickly ApproachesWednesday, February 18th, 2009
Registration is available for either of the two days or both and a full schedule of events is listed here. There will definitely be something for everyone and I hope to see you all there! Also if you missed our first post about Game Summit check this out. Pandemic by Z-Man Games, Now in Stock!Sunday, November 30th, 2008
Published By: Z-Man Games Description: Four diseases have broken out in the world and it is up to a team of specialists in various fields to find cures before mankind is wiped out. Players must plan their strategy to work to their characters’ strengths before the diseases overwhelm the world. For example, the Operations Specialist can build research stations, which are needed to find cures for the diseases. The Scientist needs only 4 cards of a particular disease to cure it instead of the normal 5. But the diseases are breaking out fast and time is running out: the team must try to stem the tide of infection in diseased areas while developing cures. If disease spreads uncontrolled, the players all lose. If they find the cures, they win. The board shows earth with some big population centres. On each turn a player can use four actions to travel, cure, discover and build. Cards are used for this but the deck also contains Epidemics… Dominion, we have it!Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Dominion is in, the game has shot to position 9 in the ranks of BoardGameGeek.com’s database of over 20,000 games in the first couple of weeks after its release in North America. Come get your copy today before they all sell out! In Dominion, each player starts with an identical, very small deck of cards. In the center of the table is a selection of other cards the players can “buy” as they can afford them. Through their selection of cards to buy, and how they play their hands as they draw them, the players construct their deck on the fly, striving for the most efficient path to the precious victory points by game end. You are a monarch, like your parents before you, a ruler of a small pleasant kingdom of rivers and evergreens. Unlike your parents, however, you have hopes and dreams! You want a bigger and more pleasant kingdom, with more rivers and a wider variety of trees. You want a Dominion! In all directions lie fiefs, freeholds, and feodums. All are small bits of land, controlled by petty lords and verging on anarchy. You will bring civilization to these people, uniting them under your banner. But wait! It must be something in the air; several other monarchs have had the exact same idea. You must race to get as much of the unclaimed land as possible, fending them off along the way. To do this you will hire minions, construct buildings, spruce up your castle, and fill the coffers of your treasury. Your parents wouldn’t be proud, but your grandparents would be delighted. Dominion is not a CCG, but the play of the game is similar to the construction and play of a CCG deck. The game comes complete with roughly 500 cards. You select 10 of the 25 Kingdom card types to include in any given play — leading to immense variety. Killer Bunnies are Back?!Thursday, October 16th, 2008Ssssh, I’m hiding in the back. For some reason, we ordered more Killer Bunnies, and they’ve been very …rowdy. I heard some even talking about me, making threats on my life! I can’t work like this, so please come buy one. I’ll do the handling, but just get them out of store! Oh no, here they come! GET BACK YOU ANIMALS!! Tetris is back! IN CUBE FORM!Tuesday, October 7th, 2008It’s completely addictive, yet deceptively simple. Tetris, the world’s most popular video game, is now a 3D cube with over 14,000 solutions. We dare you to find just one! The new Tetris Cube is the next big “craze” that’s sure to drive you wild! It provides hours, days and even weeks on non-stop fun and is the “granddaddy” of brain teasers. Use the Tetris Cube as an in-school educational tool to provide children with a series of “problem solving” situations and make learning a fun and rewarding challenge. It also assists in the development of spatial awareness.
New World: A Carcassonne GameSunday, October 5th, 2008
In this Carcassonne game, players begin as the early settlers of the United States did on the east coast of America. As they explore westward, they build towns, farms, roads, and compete to score more points than the others players. As exploration moves to the west, players who are slow to complete the features they have started will find themselves left behind – with no points! This game plays separate from the other Carcassonne series games and is an excellent addition to any gamers collection.  Game in progress... Looks wicked! Game Summit – Fall Skirmish 2008Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
The rumors are true. A new gaming convention is hitting Ottawa this month and you all had better be there! The wicked part, IT’S AT THE WAR MUSEUM! Toys on Fire will be there and we have our own special pavilion where we will be demoing and vending all your favourite games including the famous Agricola, Memoir 44, Aquaretto, Arham Horror, Ticket to Ride, Settlers, Carcassonne, Blokus and many, many more. There will be door prizes, tournaments, special events, and a guarantee of lots of fun for everyone.
The Floor plan. Complete with Marketplace, War Room, D&D Alley, Warhammer Tables, Artist alley and Toys on Fire Board Game Pavilion. What: Hobbyists, board gamers, role-players and more will converge this fall to roll their dice and play their hearts out at Game Summit’s table-top gaming convention at the Canadian War Museum. If you love table-top gaming, bring your A-game to Game Summit’s premier. Where: Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario (Directions) When: Saturday, October 11th, 9AM – 10PM Info & Registration: All registration and additional information can be found at the Game Summit website www.gamesummit.ca. Scarble Delux… 40 Points! Right?Friday, September 19th, 2008
Sorry. I can’t read or write. But seriously, after being asked for it for a year, Scrabble Deluxe has finally been made available to us, which we can now make available to you, the customers. Also, its the Diamond Anniversary Edition, whatever that means? It features a folding carry case and ridges around each block so that your letters don’t slide around. Shibby! CanDo at the CanGamesWednesday, May 21st, 2008
On first glance, it appeared to be a gamers paradise: miniatures, role-playing books, and boardgames as far as the eyes could see, but on a closer look it revealed something else… something I’d like to call “mad dealz.” “Mad dealz” is a term you use to describe an excess amount of savings to products you’d normally pay out the nose for. I was immediately drawn to the tables where I could find plenty of old Dungeons and Dragons books. These conventions bring product of the highest, and sometimes rarest quality, and today was no different. Toys on Fire brought its usual, enormous selection of board games (probably the largest in the city) and the prices killed the convention market, as usual. I quickly began to lighten my pockets. After buying the weight equivalent to a small car in books, I quickly turned my attention to my second mission: finding “mad Warhammer dealz.” I was armed with $120 to get as much on the list as possible for our beloved Stephen- and ending up spending $180. Yes, the “dealz” were this “mad.” These conventions always somehow end up being tax-free, it was amazing. As the show was winding down our friend Bill showed up after his job to take a look at some “mad dealz” at the show as well. As we all got our fill, Alex and I hopped in Bill’s stretch SUV limo thing and took a ride. That’s right, a DANG (forgive the pun, Dang) LIMO! It had a TV and an intercom, and crazy lights, and beverages, and EVERYTHING. BIG FAT TIRES AND EVERYTHING! I was King of the Town in that limo. Muchos gracias, Bill. We owe you one. All in all, it was a lot of fun meeting up with our toy/hobby retail brethren, and local hobbyists to nerd out for an afternoon now it’s time for me to go back to being cool. Why are you laughing? I’m cool, I swear! I mean, I’m playing D&D tonight, but that doesn’t mean anything! I have an assortment of leather jackets! …fine, don’t believe me? I’ll just put a HEX ON YOU! Or maybe a plague! A PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES! Conrad “the Hitman” AlbatRoss. Chris.
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This weekend I traveled incognito to CanGames (Ottawa’s gaming convention) under the clever guise of “Conrad Albatross” to see if I could get the inside scoop on Ottawa’s gaming underground. I arrived at the convention center at around 2 pm on Saturday and was instructed to enter through the back door. My accomplice handed me my pass and I began my surveillance of the convention.
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