Magic the Gathering

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
Prerelease Event

Friday, 16th June 2023 (7pm)
DayDateStart Time
Friday16/06/202319:00[Facebook]

Event Information

In-store prelease events are sealed deck, where each player builds a 40+ card deck from the cards in the Prerelease Pack (plus any basic land cards that they require). Each prerelease kit also includes a brief ‘How To’ guide for anyone not already familiar with the format. Players are then paired up for 3+ rounds of head-to-head play.

Prerelease events are designed to be fairly casual and players are free to modify their deck throughout the event (between games) but only with the cards contained in their own packs. No trading until afterwards.

Each pack costs £30. Each event lasts for 3-4 hours (deck building + 3 rounds of up to 50 minutes each).

The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Prerelease Pack:

  • 6 The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Draft Boosters
  • 1 foil, year-stamped Rare or Mythic Rare
  • 1 deck box
  • 1 spindown d20 die

Each The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Draft Booster contains 15 cards, with a combination of 1 card of rarity Rare or higher and 3 Uncommon, 10 Common, and 1 Land cards. Traditional Foil of any rarity replaces a Common in 33% of boosters.


Venue Information

Clifton Road Games, Exeter, EX1 2BR (Local Street Map)
Clifton Road Games, Exeter, EX1 2BR +441392259988 http://www.cliftonroadgames.co.uk

Clifton Road Games
16 Clifton Road
EXETER
EX1 2BR
Tel. 01392 259 988
www.cliftonroadgames.co.uk

Transport

Cars: The Triangle Car Park is at the end of Clifton Road. In addition, there are 30-minute parking bays just up the road near Newtown Stores convenience shop, as well as 2-hour bays in each of the side roads off of Clifton Road (Clifton Street, Chute Street, Sandford Walk, etc). If you have an electric vehicle, there are charging points in Belmont Road (along the front of Belmont Park), on the left from the end of Clifton Road.

Bus: The nearest bus stop is Lower Summerlands at the junction of Clifton Road and Heavitree Road. The new Exeter Bus Station is only a few yards further away, by St. Sidwell’s Point Leisure Centre and the VUE Cinema (walk down past the VUE cinema, across Western Way, between Jury’s Inn and Belmont Chapel to the Triangle Car Park and then turn left past The Clifton Inn).


FOOD & DRINK

Clifton Road Games do not provide or sell food and/or drinks on the premises, but customers are welcome to bring their own.

Newtown Stores is just up the road (on your left as you exit the shop), The Clifton Inn has an in-house bakery, as well as their regular pub menu, and is also just up the road (on the right as you exit). Exe Coffee Roasters are across the Triangle Car Park (opposite the Pyramids Leisure Centre).

We generally advise that gamers take specific breaks for food and drinks, rather than snacking throughout. It’s safer for the games components.


Customer toilets are available. Note that these are wheelchair accessible but not fully equipped as disabled facilities (ie. they do have extra space for a wheelchair and low hand basins; they don’t have hand rails or emergency assistance alarms).

Magic the Gathering

March of the Machine
Prerelease Weekend

Friday, 14th April 2023
DayDateStart Time
Friday14/04/202319:00[Facebook]
Magic the Gathering: Prerelease Weekend – March of the Machine

Any prerelease kits remaining after Friday evening will be available for play on Saturday & Sunday


Event Information

In-store prelease events are sealed deck, where each player builds a 40+ card deck from the cards in the Prerelease Pack (plus any basic land cards that they require). Each prerelease kit also includes a brief ‘How To’ guide for anyone not already familiar with the format. Players are then paired up for 3+ rounds of head-to-head play.

Prerelease events are designed to be fairly casual and players are free to modify their deck throughout the event (between games, using only the cards contained in their prerelease kit).

Each pack costs £25. Each event lasts for 3-4 hours (deck building + 3 rounds of up to 50 minutes each).

March of the Machine Prerelease Pack:

  • 6 March of the Machine Draft Boosters
  • 1 foil, year-stamped Rare or Mythic Rare
  • 1 deck box
  • 1 spindown d20 die

Each March of the Machine Draft Booster contains 15 cards, with a combination of 1 card of rarity Rare or higher and 3 Uncommon, 10 Common, and 1 Land cards. 1 Legendary Creature in every booster. Traditional Foil of any rarity replaces a Common in 33% of boosters.


Venue Information

Clifton Road Games, Exeter, EX1 2BR (Local Street Map)
Clifton Road Games, Exeter, EX1 2BR +441392259988 http://www.cliftonroadgames.co.uk

Clifton Road Games
16 Clifton Road
EXETER
EX1 2BR
Tel. 01392 259 988
www.cliftonroadgames.co.uk

Transport

Cars: The Triangle Car Park is at the end of Clifton Road. In addition, there are 30-minute parking bays just up the road near Newtown Stores convenience shop, as well as 2-hour bays in each of the side roads off of Clifton Road (Clifton Street, Chute Street, Sandford Walk, etc). If you have an electric vehicle, there are charging points in Belmont Road (along the front of Belmont Park), on the left from the end of Clifton Road.

Bus: The nearest bus stop is Lower Summerlands at the junction of Clifton Road and Heavitree Road. The new Exeter Bus Station is only a few yards further away, by St. Sidwell’s Point Leisure Centre and the VUE Cinema (walk down past the VUE cinema, across Western Way, between Jury’s Inn and Belmont Chapel to the Triangle Car Park and then turn left past The Clifton Inn).


FOOD & DRINK

Clifton Road Games do not provide or sell food and/or drinks on the premises, but customers are welcome to bring their own.

Newtown Stores is just up the road (on your left as you exit the shop), The Clifton Inn has an in-house bakery, as well as their regular pub menu, and is also just up the road (on the right as you exit). Exe Coffee Roasters are across the Triangle Car Park (opposite the Pyramids Leisure Centre).

We generally advise that gamers take specific breaks for food and drinks, rather than snacking throughout. It’s safer for the games components.


Customer toilets are available. Note that these are wheelchair accessible but not fully equipped as disabled facilities (ie. they do have extra space for a wheelchair and low hand basins; they don’t have hand rails or emergency assistance alarms).

Magic the Gathering

Phyrexia: All Will Be One
Prerelease Weekend/Events

Friday, Saturday, Sunday (3rd-5th February 2023)
DayDateStart Time
Friday03/02/202319:00[Facebook]
Magic the Gathering: Prerelease Weekend – Phyrexia: All Will Be One

Event Information

In-store prelease events are sealed deck, where each player builds a 40+ card deck from the cards in the Prerelease Pack (plus any basic land cards that they require). Each prerelease kit also includes a brief ‘How To’ guide for anyone not already familiar with the format. Players are then paired up for 3+ rounds of head-to-head play.

Prerelease events are designed to be fairly casual and players are free to modify their deck throughout the event (between games) but only with the cards contained in their own packs. No trading until afterwards.

Each pack costs £25. Each event lasts for 3-4 hours (deck building + 3 rounds of up to 50 minutes each).

Phyrexia: All Will Be One Prerelease Pack:

  • 6 Phyrexia: All Will Be One Draft Boosters
  • 1 foil, year-stamped Rare or Mythic Rare
  • 1 deck box
  • 1 spindown d20 die

Each Phyrexia: All Will Be One Draft Booster contains 15 cards, with a combination of 1 card of rarity Rare or higher and 3 Uncommon, 10 Common, and 1 Land cards. 1 Legendary Creature in every booster. Traditional Foil of any rarity replaces a Common in 33% of boosters.


Venue Information

Clifton Road Games, Exeter, EX1 2BR (Local Street Map)
Clifton Road Games, Exeter, EX1 2BR +441392259988 http://www.cliftonroadgames.co.uk

Clifton Road Games
16 Clifton Road
EXETER
EX1 2BR
Tel. 01392 259 988
www.cliftonroadgames.co.uk

Transport

Cars: The Triangle Car Park is at the end of Clifton Road. In addition, there are 30-minute parking bays just up the road near Newtown Stores convenience shop, as well as 2-hour bays in each of the side roads off of Clifton Road (Clifton Street, Chute Street, Sandford Walk, etc). If you have an electric vehicle, there are charging points in Belmont Road (along the front of Belmont Park), on the left from the end of Clifton Road.

Bus: The nearest bus stop is Lower Summerlands at the junction of Clifton Road and Heavitree Road. The new Exeter Bus Station is only a few yards further away, by St. Sidwell’s Point Leisure Centre and the VUE Cinema (walk down past the VUE cinema, across Western Way, between Jury’s Inn and Belmont Chapel to the Triangle Car Park and then turn left past The Clifton Inn).


FOOD & DRINK

Clifton Road Games do not provide or sell food and/or drinks on the premises, but customers are welcome to bring their own.

Newtown Stores is just up the road (on your left as you exit the shop), The Clifton Inn has an in-house bakery, as well as their regular pub menu, and is also just up the road (on the right as you exit). Exe Coffee Roasters are across the Triangle Car Park (opposite the Pyramids Leisure Centre).

We generally advise that gamers take specific breaks for food and drinks, rather than snacking throughout. It’s safer for the games components.


Customer toilets are available. Note that these are wheelchair accessible but not fully equipped as disabled facilities (ie. they do have extra space for a wheelchair and low hand basins; they don’t have hand rails or emergency assistance alarms).

Magic the Gathering

Dominaria Remastered
Launch Weekend

13th-15th January 2023
DayDateStart Time
Friday13/01/202319:00
Magic the Gathering: Launch Weekend – Dominaria Remastered

Event Information

Launch Party – Draft

Entry is £20. Each event lasts for 3-4 hours: draft, deck building, and 3 rounds (of up to 50 minutes each).

The Dominaria Remastered Launch Party Draft:

  • 3 Dominaria Remastered Draft Boosters

Each Dominaria Remastered Draft Booster contains 15 cards and 1 token/ad card, including 1 card of rarity Rare or higher and 2–4 Uncommon, 9–11 Common, and 1 Retro Land cards.  Traditional Foil of any rarity replaces a Common in 33% of boosters.

Every pack contains 1 Retro card of any rarity in addition to the Retro Land (Retro Rare or higher replaces a non-Retro Rare or higher in 25% of boosters). Traditional Foil Retro Frame Mythic in <1% of boosters.


Venue Information

Clifton Road Games, Exeter, EX1 2BR +441392259988 http://www.cliftonroadgames.co.uk

Clifton Road Games
16 Clifton Road
EXETER
EX1 2BR
Tel. 01392 259 988
www.cliftonroadgames.co.uk

Transport

Cars: The Triangle Car Park is at the end of Clifton Road. In addition, there are 30-minute parking bays just up the road near Newtown Stores convenience shop, as well as 2-hour bays in each of the side roads off of Clifton Road (Clifton Street, Chute Street, Sandford Walk, etc). If you have an electric vehicle, there are charging points in Belmont Road (along the front of Belmont Park), on the left from the end of Clifton Road.

Bus: The nearest bus stop is Lower Summerlands at the junction of Clifton Road and Heavitree Road. The new Exeter Bus Station is only a few yards further away, by St. Sidwell’s Point Leisure Centre and the VUE Cinema (walk down past the VUE cinema, across Western Way, between Jury’s Inn and Belmont Chapel to the Triangle Car Park and then turn left past The Clifton Inn).


FOOD & DRINK

Clifton Road Games do not provide or sell food and/or drinks on the premises, but customers are welcome to bring their own.

Newtown Stores is just up the road (on your left as you exit the shop), The Clifton Inn has an in-house bakery, as well as their regular pub menu, and is also just up the road (on the right as you exit). Exe Coffee Roasters are across the Triangle Car Park (opposite the Pyramids Leisure Centre).

We generally advise that gamers take specific breaks for food and drinks, rather than snacking throughout. It’s safer for the games components.


Customer toilets are available. Note that these are wheelchair accessible but not fully equipped as disabled facilities (ie. they do have extra space for a wheelchair and low hand basins; they don’t have hand rails or emergency assistance alarms).

Magic the Gathering

The Brothers War
Prerelease Weekend/Events

Friday, Saturday, Sunday (11nd-13th November 2022)
DayDateStart Time
Friday11/11/202219:00[Facebook]
Saturday12/11/202211:00[Facebook]
Sunday13/11/202211:00[Facebook]
Magic the Gathering: Prerelease Weekend – The Brothers War

Event Information

In-store prelease events are sealed deck, where each player builds a 40+ card deck from the cards in the Prerelease Pack (plus any basic land cards that they require). Each prerelease kit also includes a brief ‘How To’ guide for anyone not already familiar with the format. Players are then paired up for 3+ rounds of head-to-head play.

Prerelease events are designed to be fairly casual and players are free to modify their deck throughout the event (between games) but only with the cards contained in their own packs. No trading until afterwards.

Each pack costs £25. Each event lasts for 3-4 hours (deck building + 3 rounds of up to 50 minutes each).

The Brothers’ War Prerelease Pack:

  • 6 The Brothers’ War Draft Boosters
  • 1 foil, year-stamped Rare or Mythic Rare
  • 1 deck box
  • 1 spindown d20 die

Each The Brothers’ War Draft Booster contains 15 cards, with a combination of 1 card of rarity Rare or higher and 3 Uncommon, 10 Common, and 1 Land cards. 1 Legendary Creature in every booster. Traditional Foil of any rarity replaces a Common in 33% of boosters.


Venue Information

Clifton Road Games, Exeter, EX1 2BR +441392259988 http://www.cliftonroadgames.co.uk

Clifton Road Games
16 Clifton Road
EXETER
EX1 2BR
Tel. 01392 259 988
www.cliftonroadgames.co.uk

Transport

Cars: The Triangle Car Park is at the end of Clifton Road. In addition, there are 30-minute parking bays just up the road near Newtown Stores convenience shop, as well as 2-hour bays in each of the side roads off of Clifton Road (Clifton Street, Chute Street, Sandford Walk, etc). If you have an electric vehicle, there are charging points in Belmont Road (along the front of Belmont Park), on the left from the end of Clifton Road.

Bus: The nearest bus stop is Lower Summerlands at the junction of Clifton Road and Heavitree Road. The new Exeter Bus Station is only a few yards further away, by St. Sidwell’s Point Leisure Centre and the VUE Cinema (walk down past the VUE cinema, across Western Way, between Jury’s Inn and Belmont Chapel to the Triangle Car Park and then turn left past The Clifton Inn).


FOOD & DRINK

Clifton Road Games do not provide or sell food and/or drinks on the premises, but customers are welcome to bring their own.

Newtown Stores is just up the road (on your left as you exit the shop), The Clifton Inn has an in-house bakery, as well as their regular pub menu, and is also just up the road (on the right as you exit). Exe Coffee Roasters are across the Triangle Car Park (opposite the Pyramids Leisure Centre).

We generally advise that gamers take specific breaks for food and drinks, rather than snacking throughout. It’s safer for the games components.


Customer toilets are available. Note that these are wheelchair accessible but not fully equipped as disabled facilities (ie. they do have extra space for a wheelchair and low hand basins; they don’t have hand rails or emergency assistance alarms).

Magic the Gathering

Dominaria United
Prerelease Weekend/Events

Friday, Saturday, Sunday (2nd-4th September 2022)
DayDateStart Time
Friday02/09/202219:00[Facebook]
Saturday03/09/202211:00[Facebook]
Saturday03/09/202216:00[Facebook]
Sunday04/09/202211:00[Facebook]

Event Information

In-store prelease events are sealed deck, where each player builds a 40+ card deck from the cards in the Prerelease Pack (plus any basic land cards that they require). Each prerelease kit also includes a brief ‘How To’ guide for anyone not already familiar with the format. Players are then paired up for 3+ rounds of head-to-head play.

Prerelease events are designed to be fairly casual and players are free to modify their deck throughout the event (between games) but only with the cards contained in their own packs. No trading until afterwards.

Each pack costs £25. Each event lasts for 3-4 hours (deck building + 3 rounds of up to 50 minutes each).

Dominaria United Prerelease Pack:

  • 6 Dominaria United Draft Boosters
  • 1 foil, year-stamped Rare or Mythic Rare
  • 1 deck box
  • 1 spindown d20 die

Each Dominaria United Draft Booster contains 15 cards, with a combination of 1 card of rarity Rare or higher and 3 Uncommon, 10 Common, and 1 Land cards. 1 Legendary Creature in every booster. Traditional Foil of any rarity replaces a Common in 33% of boosters.

Magic the Gathering

Magic the Gatehring: Commander Legends: Dungeons & Dragons: Battle for Baldur's Gate

Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate
Prerelease Weekend/Events

Friday, Saturday, Sunday (3rd -5th June 2022)
DayDateStart Time
Friday03/06/202219:00[Facebook]
Saturday04/06/202211:00[Facebook]
Sunday05/06/202211:00[Facebook]

Event Information

In-store prelease events are sealed deck, where each player builds a 40+ card deck from the cards in the Prerelease Pack (plus any basic land cards that they require). Each prerelease kit also includes a brief ‘How To’ guide for anyone not already familiar with the format. Players are then paired up for 3+ rounds of head-to-head play.

Prerelease events are designed to be fairly casual and players are free to modify their deck throughout the event (between games) but only with the cards contained in their own packs. No trading until afterwards.

Each pack costs £??. Each event lasts for 3-4 hours (deck building + 3 rounds of up to 50 minutes each).

Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate Prerelease Pack:

  • 3 Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur’s Gate Draft Boosters
  • 1 foil, year-stamped rare or mythic rare
  • 1 Dungeon Card
  • 1 MTG Arena code card 
  • 1 deck box
  • 1 d20 die

Every Draft Booster contains 20 Magic cards and 1 token/ad card, with a combination of 1–4 card(s) of rarity Rare or higher, 3–6 Uncommon, and 13–15 Common cards. One card of any rarity is Traditional Foil.

Magic the Gathering

Streets of New Capenna
Prerelease Weekend/Events

Friday & Saturday (22nd – 23rd April 2022)
DayDateStart Time
Friday22/04/202219:00[Facebook]
Saturday23/04/202211:00[Facebook]
23/04/202216:00[Facebook]
Magic: the Gathering – Streets of New Capenna in-store prerelease event schedule

Event Information

In-store prelease events are sealed deck, where each player builds a 40+ card deck from the cards in the Prerelease Pack (plus any basic land cards that they require). Each prerelease kit also includes a brief ‘How To’ guide for anyone not already familiar with the format. Players are then paired up for 3+ rounds of head-to-head play.

Prerelease events are designed to be fairly casual and players are free to modify their deck throughout the event (between games) but only with the cards contained in their own packs. No trading until afterwards.

Each pack costs £25. Each event lasts for 3-4 hours (deck building + 3 rounds of up to 50 minutes each).

Players receive 2 additional Streets of New Capenna Set Boosters after each event.

Magic the Gathering

Innistrad: Crimson Vow
Prerelease Weekend/Events

Friday, Saturday, Sunday (12th – 14th November 2021)
DayDateStart Time
Friday12/11/202119:00[Facebook]
Saturday13/11/202111:00[Facebook]
13/11/202115:30[Facebook]
Sunday14/11/202111:00[Facebook]
14/11/202115:30[Facebook]

Event Information

In-store prelease events are sealed deck, where each player builds a 40+ card deck from the cards in the Prerelease Pack (plus any basic land cards that they require). Each prerelease kit also includes a brief ‘How To’ guide for anyone not already familiar with the format. Players are then paired up for 3+ rounds of head-to-head play.

Prerelease events are designed to be fairly casual and players are free to modify their deck throughout the event (between games) but only with the cards contained in their own packs. No trading until afterwards.

Each pack costs £25. Each event lasts for 3-4 hours (deck building + 3 rounds of up to 50 minutes each).

Players receive 2 additional Innistrad: Crimson Vow Set Boosters after the event.

MTG PRERELEASE – ZENDIKAR RISING

Magic Prerelease: 18th-20th September 2020

There will be no in-store gaming at Clifton Road Games before 1st October 2020.

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation, there is guidance for schools, guidance for business, guidance for team sports, … None of which are exactly applicable, but all of which have some common ground with the in-store gaming situation. Every time I go through the guidance, I come away with the same thought:

“I can tick those boxes, but ultimately I know it’s a lie.”

Which is doubly weird because at some point, likely in the next few weeks, I’m going to look at a functionally identical situation and make the exact opposite decision.

The Bottom Line: Now is NOT the right time to re-start in-store organized play.

The right time might not be very far away, but it is not this weekend.

As was always likely following the population shuffle with the returns to school and university, COVID-19 infections are currently on the rise. Serious infections appear to be very low but the trend is up/increasing. We are all being asked to take measures to mitigate the risk of transmission and, for us, that means placing a further delay on the return of in-store gaming.

Financially, this one stings. The September Magic prerelease event is, without question, the largest single in-store gaming event of the year. It would be really nice, possibly really smart – for some, perhaps absolutely necessary – to take the business decision rather than the social decision, but …

Magic Prereleases are social events.

Gathering as many of the local Magic playing community in one place at one time, for a shared activity is the whole point. Prerelease is the best opportunity for us to reinforce playing Magic as a positive social experience.

Prerelease kits and Booster boxes will be on sale in-store from 10am Friday morning.

In-store gaming will resume at a later, safer date.