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Dakota and Derrick enjoy burgers at our Memorial Day BBQ.

We have a special room for events! This is a comfortable place to play games or meet other collectors. We have tables of terrain for miniatures games, plenty of chairs and tables for card tournaments, lockers to protect your stuff. If you have a game you want to run, let us know!

Dungeons & Dragons Next Encounters
'Against the Cult of Chaos' February 7 to April 4
Preview D&D 'Next'!!

Players meet at Spenard on Wednesdays and saturdays when no large event is scheduled.

D&D Game Day June 15

Family Circus Comic 10-31-12

Yu Gi Oh Tuesdays at 4:30

Free RPG Day June 15

Scroll down for a list of our regularly scheduled events.

What kind of game store doesn't sell basic Monopoly? A game store like BOSCO'S!

Click the picture of Catan to get to a story from Wired that explains the difference between the board games BOSCO'S sells and the mass market games we've all been accustomed to.

You'll never buy Park Place again.

Click that zombie to learn the ugly truth about zombies at BOSCO'S!

Be a lucky card collector!

Danny won at Trade Night!

If you are a sports card collector, you deserve to be on Pat Moe's sports card email list. He sends info on special sales and drawings via email.



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Kirk won the Commander's Arsenal at BOSCO'S Gathering #1 on December 15.

Jeter pulled the Mox Pearl from the Mox-In-The-Box

What's this? Did BOSCO'S go postal? Click that pic for more info.

Friday

Friday Night Magic
At BOSCO'S Spenard.
Sign up starts at 5:30. Play 6:30 - 11pm. Costs $7

Typically tournaments are Standard
except for some Fridays like this one:

Friday 04/26/13
Two Headed Giant Standard
$7 per person

Cost varies depending on what we are playing and the prize package.

Friday Night Magic

As usual for FNM, including the fabulous foil cards.

New Friends - Are you looking for a way to play Magic while meeting new friends and winning cool foil prize cards? Then Friday Night Magic is exactly what you're looking for! FNM is designed to bring casual players together on Friday nights to play for fun and foil prize cards. FNM is designed to be a less-competitive event. Try it out and discover why Friday night is the best night of the week!"

Premium Card Prizes - Each month a different FOIL card will be given out. You don't have to play the tournament to get the foil card. The cards feature the FNM logo in the text box and many have original flavor text and updated wordings.

You are welcome to come to play without joining the tournament.

Saturday

Saturday Afternoon
Magic Casual Play and Tourneys
Where: BOSCO'S in Spenard
When: Saturdays noon - close
Cost: Free. We may run a tournament that costs a few $'s if you choose to participate.
When: Saturdays 12:30 pm - done

Warhammer 40k
Where: Spenard BOSCO'S
When: Saturdays 12-6pm
Cost: Free
We have open tables and lots of terrain ready for you to play. (Except for occasions when we schedule another event that day. Check the rest of the schedule!)

Sunday

Sunday Booster Draft
Where: BOSCO'S Spenard
When: Sundays 12:00 noon when we open, event starts as soon as it can.
We don't have these on any day when we are having another Magic tournament or other large event.
Cost: $15.

Draft requires 8 or more players! If 8 people show up, we do these. Usually we get at least 8. Bring your friends just in case.

Time to shop folks!

Yu-Gi-Oh Tuesdays at Spenard! What a great way to get out and enjoy Alaska's great outdoors! (We usually play indoors. This was a special treat day!)

We buy used games!
Clear out those closets! Bring those games you haven't played for years to BOSCO'S in Spenard!

BOSCO'S Magic The Gathering Cup Tournaments Page
Champions for 2009 and 2010 and 2011 are posted!

SPORTS CARD TRADE NIGHT

We will host a sportscard trade night the first Wednesday of every month. (Check our Sportscard Collectors page for updates.)

Mark won $540 worth of packs at the December 2011 Trade Night! Merry Christmas!!

Bring your extra and unwanted cards to trade with other collectors.

In conjuction with that, we are running a super promotion. We will give away a prize containing one pack of virtually every sportscard product that comes out between now and then.

To participate, all you have to do is buy sportscard packs and you ought to be doing that anyway. For every $5.00 spent on sports cards singles, packs, boxes and sets, we will give you one ticket. The more you spend, the more tickets you get. Then on trade night, we will draw ONE ticket and give you a few minutes to search through your tickets. If someone produces the matching ticket, they get all the packs accumulated. If nobody has the matching ticket, the packs will carry over to the next trade night and we will add the next month's packs to it. All tickets issued prior to the drawing will be thrown away.

Trade night drawing rules

1. Must be here to win
2. We will draw ONE ticket only.
3. We will give everyone present FIVE minutes to look through their tickets.
4. If the winning ticket is present, then we give away the incredible package to the lucky person.
5. If nobody claims the prize package, we will carry over the packs to the next trade night while adding even more packs as they come out.
6. All tickets issued prior to the drawing will be tossed out.

Click here for all sportscard related events.

D&D NEW RELEASES available at BOSCO'S in Spenard 11 days early!

Dungeons & Dragons Next Encounters
'Against the Cult of Chaos'

Where: BOSCO'S Spenard
When: Thursdays at 6pm to 8:15 February 7th to April 4th at BOSCO'S Spenard
Cost: FREE!

The next D&D Encounters season premieres on February 7, 2013. Entitled Against the Cult of Chaos, this new adventure takes inspiration from classics such as Village of Hommlet and Against the Cult of the Reptile God.

Not only does this new story feature characters and locations from beloved past adventures, but there's another compelling reason to participate. This Season of D&D Encounters will be played with the upcoming D&D Next rules!

BOSCO'S will also distribute the playtest agreements on February 7th to all players. If you can't make it to the 'Session 0' on February 7th you should sign up online at www.dndnext.com . Players should read over their playtest agreement and retain it for future reference. Players who are signed up for the D&D Next Playtest may create their own characters by agreeing to the Online Playtest Agreement and all other requirements for playtesting which can be found at www.dndnext.com .

Players who are NOT signed up for the D&D Next Playtest, but wish to participate in this season of Encounters must use pre-generated characters provided by BOSCO'S.

Players must be 13 years or older, or must obtain written permission from a parent or guardian, to participate in D&D Next playtesting, including playing D&D Encounters at BOSCO'S.

This strip ran 10-31-12 in the ADN. Wow! Who'd have thunk?

Sword and Buckler Classes
Where: Alaska Dance Theatre (located at 550 East 33rd Avenue--one block or so west of Moose's Tooth)

When: Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:00 pm. Starts January 9 thru April

The sword and buckler class has a new time and and location for the winter months. No more Sunday classes sharing a room with ballroom dance.

This may provide those with an interest in MS I.33 with an opportunity to train and save up a little cash to invest in a training sword, buckler, etc. The first class will be on Wednesday, January 9th.

When you arrive, please let them know that you are there for the sword and buckler class. For each class, you will need the following: (a) fencing mask; (b) gloves; (c) throat protection; (d) I.33 Sword or arming sword (single handed sword with blade length approx. 30"); (d) buckler (11" to 12"); fencing mask; (e) a water bottle; and (f) indoor shoes (fencing, wrestling, etc--something with a low profile). It is my understanding that outdoor shoes are not allowed in the dance rooms.

If you are curious about sword and buckler and would like to borrow a training sword or buckler, please email, text, or call me in advance of class to let me know. Texting is probably better since I do not check my email every day. This is a great facility for sword and buckler training. The next four months will be a probationary period for us. There will be dance and other classes going on in the other rooms on Wednesday evenings. We want to be able to keep using the facility in the future. As such, we will need to make a good impression and be respectful and accommodate other users of the facility.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call or email. I look forward to training with you.

Best regards, Chris 317-0454

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY !!!!!
Where: BOSCO'S Spenard and Dimond Center
When: Saturday May 4 Dimond Center opens at 10am and Spenard at noon.
Cost: FREE!

BOSCO'S will be giving out free comics from a special selection of outstanding comics. Everyone gets 5 free comics. The really cool people who wear costumes get 10 free comics!

The special selection of comics includes over 40 titles from all the major publishers. A Walking Dead comic will include a new story that will only be available in this comic. Marvel and DC often kickoff major story lines in their Free Comic Book Day comics. Plenty of great reading for everyone!

We're taking part in this national event because we think comics are great and everyone should be reading them! (Also, it is a time honored rule that FREE stuff can draw a crowd. And we like a crowd!)

We'll also have super deals and discounts on all kinds of things throughout the stores. Don't miss this!

See you there!

May 8 is Bike to School Day!

Students who come in wearing their 'I Biked to School' stickers will get 10% off most items* at BOSCO'S.

Students from more than 40 schools in the Anchorage School District will be riding their bicycles for National Bike to School Day on May 8.

This National Bike Month event, like the popular city-wide Bike to Work Day, promotes a fun and healthy transportation alternative. Bike to School Day helps students learn to travel safely by bike and participate in an event that benefits the community.

Get more info at the Bike to School Day website

*Doesn't include things already discounted like boxes of cards.

13th Annual Reading Rendezvous: Dig Into Reading!
Where: On the Loussac Library lawn
When: Saturday, May 18th, Noon-4:00pm

Always a great time! BOSCO'S will be there giving away comics and other mayhem.

Dragons Maze Game Days

Where: Spenard BOSCO'S
When: Saturday 05/25/13 and Sunday 05/26/13
Register @ 12:30 PM, play @ 1:00 PM.
Cost: $7 each

Standard tournament.

THREE BARONS RENAISSANCE FAIRE

June 1&2 and 8&9
at the Tosier Dog racing track on Tudor

BOSCO'S Armory will be there.

Free RPG Day 2013
Where: both BOSCO'S
When: Saturday June 15th
Cost: Free Role Playing Games for all!

A special selection of great role playing games will be available (while supplies last). http://www.freerpgday.com/index.htm

We will also have roleplaying games going on at our Spenard location.

But that's not all Wizards of the Coast, sort of going it alon but not really will have on the same day ....

Dungeons & Dragons Vault of the Dracolich Game Day
Where - BOSCO'S in Spenard
When - Saturday June 15, 2013 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Cost - Free

The 2-5 hour adventure places each participant in an epic quest to retrieve a magic item hidden away by a powerful dracolich. Players will be divided into multiple tables, each with their own Dungeon Master, with an event coordinator leading the action.

This Game Day will run using the latest D&D Next playtest rules. Players may sign up for the playtest, and use the downloadable rules materials to create their own 4th level characters. We;ll have Pre-generated characters if you need one.

32nd Annual Alaska Scottish Highland Games
Where: Lions Club Park in Eagle River
When: June 29
Cost:Tickets Advance prices $12.50 for Adults $4 for Children (5-16 years)
Tickets At the gate $15 for Adults $5 for Children (5-16 years)

The Alaskan Scottish Club is pleased to announce that the 32nd Annual Alaska Scottish Highland Games will be held at Eagle River Lions Park. Mark your calenders to come out and help celebrate the 32nd anniversary of the Alaska Scottish Highland Games with special events you will not want to miss.We hope to see you all there!

Magic 2014 Core Set Set Prerelease Weekend
Where: BOSCO'S Spenard
When: July 13-14

1) Saturday, July 13 Midnight! (just after FNM) Register at 11:30 play starts at 12:01am. Cost: $30

2) Saturday, July 13 Register @ 12:30, play @ 1:00 Cost: $30

3) Sunday, September 14 Register @ 12:30, play @ 1:00 Cost: $30

Promos/Prizes: In addition to our usual generous prize pool, we will be giving away the usual great foil promo cards from WOTC. More details when they are available. * Wizards of the Coast has had very tight allocations of product for prerelease tournaments so we may have to limit the number of players. We don't like it either.

Magic 2014 is a 249 card set. It is the new core set for 2013-2014. All three tournaments are sealed deck. Prepay to guarantee a seat* and to get any limited items Wizards may send.

M14 Release Date July 19

M14 Game Day

Where: Spenard BOSCO'S
When: Saturday 08/10 and Sunday 08/11/13 Register @ 12:30 PM, play @ 1:00 PM.
Cost: $7 each
Standard tournaments.

Magic Theros Prerelease Weekend at Spenard!

1) Saturday September 21 Midnight! (just after FNM) Register at 11:30 play starts at 12:01am.
Cost: $30

2) When: Saturday, September 21 Register @ 12:30, play @ 1:00
Cost: $30

3) When: Sunday, September 22 Register @ 12:30, play @ 1:00
Cost: $30

Theros is a 249 card set. It is the first in a 'Roman Gods' themed block.

All three tournaments are sealed deck.

Prepay to guarantee a seat* and to get any limited items Wizards may send.

Promos/Prizes: In addition to our usual generous prize pool, we will be giving away the usual great foil promo cards from WOTC. More details when they are available.

Watch for the next two sets in the Theros block - 'Born of the Gods' will release in February 2014 and 'Journey Into Nyx' will release in May 2014. *

Wizards of the Coast has had very tight allocations of product for prerelease tournaments so we may have to limit the number of players. We don't like it either.

24-Hour Comics Day
Where: BOSCO'S in Spenard
When: 10:00 am Saturday October 5 to 9:59 am Sunday October 6
Cost: Free

24-Hour Comics Day is an annual challenge for comic creators to produce a 24-page comic book written, drawn, and completed in 24 consecutive hours. We invite comic book artists, whether professional or amateur, young or old, to spend 24 hours with us (or do the 4 hour "lite" version).

Magic Theros Game Days

Where: Spenard BOSCO'S
When: Saturday 10/19/13 and Sunday 10/20/13 Register @ 12:30 PM, play @ 1:00 PM.

Cost: $7 each

Standard tournaments.

EVENTS FOR UPCOMING MONTHS
(These may change.)

We'll add some as we think of them. Any suggestions? email events [at] boscos.com



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