Pre-Release sealed events Saturday at midnight, 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and Sunday at noon. Two-headed Giant sealed Saturday at 7 p.m. Cost is 20 dollars per person per event. Call the store at 801 969 0074 with any questions.
Our new location is 2700 W. and 4700 S. Our store is in a strip mall a few stores east of Reams on the NE corner of 2700 W. and 4700 S. Game Den is moving out of Valley Fair Mall on Tuesday, January 17, 2012. We will be closed for a few days while we set up the new store and wait for Taylorsville City to issue a business license.
Game Den in Provo has moved. Find it on University Parkway in Provo in the strip mall next to 24 hour fitness.
Game Den in WVC is moving. The mall is kicking us out due to new construction. They told us Monday, December 19th. Merry Christmas. We don't know where we're going yet, but it won't be too far. Stay tuned for more details. Call 801 969-0074 with questions/comments.
Back by popular demand, yours truly is writing another Yu-gi-oh tournament report. With only one week left before Regionals, I feel it's important to let it be know that ummm yeah... it's one week before Regionals as in Regionals are this coming Saturday, December 17, at Game Den in West Valley City.
Now back to the tournament of this Saturday past. A robust 40 duelists enrolled and many rambunctious matches later, the following 8 players were left to engage in top 8 battles:
1. Chris "Kawasaki" L. - Scraps
2. Michael "Silent Assassin" T. - Agents
3. Kyle "The Black Rose Sucked" W. - Vayu Turbo
4. Enoch "Shake My Hand" S - Chaos
5. Jordan "The Mathematician" V. Dino Rabbit
6. Donovan "California Dreamin" S - Heroes
7. Bright "Five Dolla!" L. - Junk Doppel
8. Jacky "Forgot to Take My Ritalin" H. - POS Deck without a name
Quarterfinal action saw Forgot to Take My Ritalin squeak by Kawasaki in perhaps the greatest luck out of all time, Shake My Hand defeat The Mathematician, Five Dolla! upset the Silent Assassin, and The Black Rose Sucked overcome California Dreamin.
In the Semi-finals, Forgot to Take My Ritalin with the aid of unseen supernatural forces somehow barely won Shake My Hand, and The Black Rose Sucked defeated Five Dolla!
The Black Rose Sucked crushed Forgot to Take My Ritalin like an overripe banana in a trash compactor in the finals and won six packs for his efforts.
Registration for Regionals begins at 8:00 a.m. with the tournament scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Game Den in WVC will do its usual number of free giveaways during the tournament, so everyone will have a chance to win additional prizes. Top 8 players will be awarded additional booster packs with a full box to first place.
'Twas the day of the Sneak Peek and all through the mall; not a creature was stirring; not even a pig. What started off as a quiet day, soon turned into the usual Sneak Peek madhouse of players hoping like hell to get the bunny in a Sneak Peek pack. Some were rewarded. Many left with no bunny.
Regarding the weekly constructed tournament also held on this day, 48 participants enrolled then engaged in ferocious dueling. After 6 arduous rounds, the following 8 players emerged to battle for first place honors:
1. Tyler "Not my cup of tea" T. - Junk Dopple
2. Joey "No Tell" C. - Gallis Burn
3. Kyle "The Black Rose Sucked" W. - Fabled
4. Aaron "Drop and Give Me Ten" B. - Heroes
5. Julio "Goes to Time Every Round" B. - X-Sabers
6. Chris "Kawasaki" L. - Scraps
7. Brett "Set my People Free" B. - Dark World
8. Doug "Never Tell" S. - Destiny Hero Plant
Golly gee a lot of new players made the top 8 this week. How exhilarating! In the quarterfinals, Never Tell upset number 1 seed Not my cup of tea; Drop and give me ten defeated Goes to Time Every Round; The Black Rose Sucked won Kawasaki; and No Tell upended Set my People Free.
In the top 4, Never Tell defeated The Black Rose Sucked, and No tell defeated Drop and Give Me Ten.
In the finals, a fitting matchup between No Tell and Never Tell saw No Tell emerge victorious.
In only two weeks, on Saturday, November 19th, Game Den in WVC will be holding its much anticipated BETTER THAN REGIONALS tournament. See the post entititled "Better than Regionals tournament" for all of the delicious details.
Venue: Game Den West Valley City in the Valley Fair Mall
Date: Saturday, November 19th, 2011
Time: Noon.
Cost: $20
Rounds: 6 or 7 with a cut to top 8: 33-64 players = 6 rounds; Over 64 players = 7 rounds.
Prizes: All players will receive 6 Photon Shockwave Booster Packs.
TOP 8 PRIZES
1st place: 2 boxes of Photon Shockwave (48 packs)
2nd Place: 1 box of Photon Shockwave(24 packs)
3rd & 4th place: 12 packs of Photon Shockwave
5th-8th place: 8 packs of Photon Shockwave.
Top 4 places can each choose a play mat that Game Den will purchase for him/her. Top 4 players can choose any play mat that costs up to $100. Game Den will purchase these play mats and award them when they are received.
Top 8 prizes are in addition to the 6 packs received at tournament entry.
***Top 8 prizes are based on a minimum of 50 entries.
Feel free to contact Game Den in West Valley City with any questions at 801 969-0074 or at gamedenwvc@gmail.com.
Before I begin the tournament report, let me take a moment to discuss the attributes of the pig. The curves of a pig are some of the most beautiful found in nature. The pig makes amazing oinking and grunting sounds that are pleasing to the human ear especially when compared with the constant high-pitched squealing of the little s***s in Kidzone. Pigs are exceptionally intelligent. Pigs can eat a lot of slop. I have nothing bad to say about pigs
Now about the tournament of this past Saturday. It was a splendid event with many jolly participants. After five rounds of fierce dueling, the following eight players advanced to fight for top honor:
1. Joey "The friendly Ramen Noodle"C. - Agents
2. DJ "The Hawaiian Chicken Leg" K. -Gravekeepers
3. Anthony "19 Rares in a Row" E. - Chaos
4. Anthony "Up All Night" C. - Gadgets
5. Daniel "Baybee" G. - Gravekeepers
6. Philip "Sink or Swim" H. - Vayu Turbo
7. Cody "The Gavel" C. - Zombies
8. Taylor "Worst Box Ever" B. - Scraps
Quarterfinal action saw The Friendly Ramen Noodle defeat Worst Box Ever, The Hawaiian Chicken Leg defeat The Gavel, Baybee defeat Up All Night, and 19 Rares in a Row defeat Sink or Swim.
Quarterfinal action ended with Baybee gnawing the Hawaiian Chicken Leg and The Friendly Ramen Noodle besting 19 Rares in a Row.
In the finals, The Friendly Ramen Noodle put Baybee to sleep.
Please remember how wonderful pigs are.
By popular demand, once again, yours truly brings you a Yu-gi-oh Tournament Report. I know there are many of you out there who find these reports to be the highlight of your entire week and many of you become more or less non functioning blobs until you read these reports, so I make every effort to give you an entertaining and yet concise weekly report--relatively concise given the length of this sentence.
October is here and though the thoughts of many turn to carving pumpkins into grotesque, leering monstrosities, others are playing Yu-gi-oh at noon on Saturday at Game Den. This past Saturday a robust turnout filled the sacred walls of Game Den in West Valley City. After six arduous rounds of extremely intense dueling, the following 8 emerged to participate in the bracket:
1. Taylor "Worst Box Ever" B. - Gate Hero
2. DJ "Hawaiian Chicken Leg" K. - T.G.
3. Trevor "Nascar" V. - Malefic
4. Cody "The Gavel" C. - Zombie Plant
5. Zach "Bearded Wonder" P. - Lightsworn
6. Cody "A Day Late but Not a Dollar Short" D. - Karakuri
7. Daryl "Has Won" R. - Agents
8. Chris "Kawasaki" L. - Dopple Dupe
In the Quarterfinals, The Hawaiian Chicken Leg defeated Has Won, Worst Box Ever defeated Kawasaki, The Gavel defeated Bearded Wonder, and Nascar defeated A Day Late But Not a Dollar Short. In the semi-finals, The Hawaiian Chicken Leg won Nascar and The Gavel won Worst Box Ever. In the finals, The Gavel gnawed The Hawaiian Chicken Leg to win the tournament
Now more details regarding the Better Than Regionals (BTR) tournament to be held at Game Den in WVC on Saturday, October 29th at noon. As previously stated, each person who enters the BTR tournament will receive 6 packs. These packs will likely be in the form of 2 Generation Force Special Editions--each special edition having 2 packs and even The Mathematician, Jordan V. can tell you 2 x 3 is 6. Also, on the day of the BTR tourament, Game Den in WVC will be having many super sales on popular Yu-gi-oh products such as Special Editions, Structure Decks, Gold Series 4, and Player's Choice sleeves. This will indeed be much better than Regionals. Another post giving all the details for the BTR tournament will appear on Gameden.com this week.
On Wednesday nights at 7:00 p.m. Game Den in West Valley City will be having "Weird Wednesday" MTG events. Every Wednesday night the format will change. Last week was a "pick your poison" draft where players chose any 3 packs and drafted.
This tournament was an M12 two-headed giant sealed event. Six teams battled it. Many of the teams were experienced MTG players, however the winning team was comprised of two young guns wearing dress shirts and ties, Clark H and Spencer B. won the tournament. I believe it was their first time ever playing two-headed giant. Next Wednesday night, September 21, Weird Wednesday format will be a Rise of Eldrazi draft.
lovely tournament winners
Once upon a time a lil girl named Hacky June went on a picnic and played Yu-gi-oh. But that's a story for another day.
Today's story involves duels by gallant knights of Yu-gi-oh at Game Den in West Valley City. After much figurative bloodshed, the following 8 emerged victorious:
1. Joey "Noodle" C. - TG Agents
2. DJ "The Hawaiian Chicken Leg" K - Gravekeepers
3. Doug "No tell winner" S. - Destiny Heroes
4. Trevor "Nascar" V. - Malefic
5. Kevin "Big Brother" G. - Blackwings
6. Leo "Feely Fingers" N. - Battery Man
7. Arman "Grabby Hands" F. - Agents
8. Bright "Five Dolla!" L. - Dragunity
Is it a coincidence that "Feely Fingers" and "Grabby Hands" are friends? You be the judge.
In the Quarterfinals, "Five Dolla!" upset "Noodle," "The Hawaiian Chicken Leg" defeated "Grabby Hands," "No tell winner" won "Feely Fingers," and "Big Brother" overcame "Nascar."
In the Semifinals, "The Hawaiian Chicken Leg" won "No tell winner," and "Five Dolla! defeated "Big Brother." In the finals,"Five dolla! as the 8th seed won the tournament by gnawing "The Hawaiian Chicken Leg"
More details about Game Den's Better than Regionals tournament.
Date: October 29th, 2011
Time: Noon. (This tournament will be held instead of the usual Saturday weekly tournament.)
Cost: $20
Format: Swiss rounds with a cut to top 8.
Prizes" All players will be given SIX packs of Generation Force at Registration. Yes that's one more than at Regionals. Top 4 places will receive playmats. Gameden will purchase playmats for up to $100 online chosen by top 4 and award them when they are received.
1st place: two boxes (48 packs). This could be higher based on attendance.
2nd place: one box (24 packs)
3rd-4th places: 12 packs
5th-8th place 8 packs
***All top 8 prizes are in addition to the six packs given at registration.
Prizes are based on a minimum of 32 participants.
Nobody will have to sit on the floor.
