Long Weekend at The Gathering

Saturday 5th May

Yu-Gi-Oh Galactic Overlord Pre-Release

  • registration 9-10.30
  • €25 entry
  • Promo Card for each player

Warhammer 40k Tournament

  • 1750 points
  • €5 entry
  • starts at 12 noon

Lord of the Rings

  • 500 point learning games
  • starting at 2pm

Demo Games starting at 2pm

  • Heroclix
  • Battletech

Sunday 6th May

Shop Closed :(

Monday 7th May

Warhammer 40k Apocalypse Tournament

  • starts at 12 noon
  • €5 entry
  • 1750 points each
  • Super HeavyUnits allowed
  • STRICTLY WYSIWYG

Magic

  • Standard Tournament
  • starts at 2pm
  • €5 entry
Lord of the Rings Tournament
  • starts at 2pm
  • €5 entry
Even if you are not planning on participating in any of the above events please feel free to drop in to trade, learn a new game or just watch the fun

Galactic Overlord Sneak Peek this Saturday (May 5th)

Yu-Gi-Oh! Galactic Overlord Sneak Peek Information:

  • Date: Saturday, May 5th, 2012
  • Time: 10am
  • Location: The Gathering, 43 Lower Gerald Griffin St. Limerick
  • Entry Fee: €25
  • Format: Sealed (build a new Deck with the cards you get).

How Sneak Peeks work:

  • At the start of the event you pay €25 and get 5 packs of Galactic Overlord, along with an exclusive Sneak Peek promo card (while supplies last).
  • You use the cards you get from your pack (+ the promo) and build a Deck with them.
  • Your Deck must have a minimum of 20 cards in it, and the rest go into your Side Deck.
  • You then play against other Duelists who’ve also built Decks, and there’s prizes at the end of the event for the winners!
  • If you have any questions about what the new cards do or how they work, there will be a Judge at the event who’s ready to answer all your queries. :)

Event & pack info (via Konami):

It’s time for the Galactic Overlord Sneak Peek, your first chance to get your hands on the brand new Galactic Overlord booster packs – before they’re available in most stores!

For thousands of years, the nine invincible Sun Dragons of Heliopolis defended civilization against evil, by wielding the power of their Hieratic Seals.

Together, these Hieratic Dragons – Nuit, Gebeb, Eset, Nebthet, Tefnuit, Su, Asar, Sutekh, and Atum – defended civilization against threats you cannot even imagine. Now, after several millennia, the Hieratic Dragons of Heliopolis have finally been reborn. But this time, they have come to defend YOU – against your opponents!

At the Sneak Peek, you can also try to get an exclusive Galactic Overlord Game Mat, featuring Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon! Plus everybody gets a limited edition, Ultra Rare Noble Knight Artorigus Monster (while supplies last)! Be sure to show up early because supplies of all items are limited and late-comers could get left in the dust.

As with every set, Galactic Overlord includes 10 Bonus Cards (previously available only in Japan), plus 10 World Premiere cards never before seen anywhere on Earth! You won’t want to miss out!

Warhammer Fantasy Battle Tournament

Warhammer Fantasy Battle Tournament

Warhammer Fantasy Battle Tournament

Thursday 12.4.12

registration 12 till 1pm

1250 points
No Special Characters
No Lords
(Unit Champion Upgrades are allowed)
No level 5 or 6 spells ( i.e. those rolled up on a 5 or 6 at game start)
No “boosting” of spells (i.e. using the upper tier casting/effect version of a spell)
Rare Choice maximum of 1; at maximum of 100 points
Special Choice; no repetition of said Choice
Maximum unit size: 30 models

Mid-Term @ The Gathering

Looking for stuff to do in your weeeks off? Well The Gathering has a plan; we have a fortnight of events planned out for you, so gather up your cards, tanks, knights and xenos and head down here to where the actions at!

Monday 2nd April -

Tuesday 3rd April – Mid-Term Magic Madness;

  • Format: 2Headed Giant
  • cost: FREE
  • start: 2pm

Wednesday 4th April – Warhammer 40k Mid-Term Tournament;

  • cost: €5
  • 1750 points
  • NO Special Characters
  • What You See Is What You Get
  • start: 12 noon

Thursday 5th April – Warhammer Fantasy Battle  Tournament;

  • cost: €5
  • 2000 points
  • NO Special Characters
  • Unit champion upgrades allowed
  • start: 12 noon

                                      Lord of the Rings Scenario running also

Thursday night: - The Gathering Historical Modelling & Wargaming Club monthly meeting;

  • Modelling advice
  • Airfix competition
  • demo game of Flames of War

Friday 6th April – Mid-Term Magic Madness; 2 formats

  • 15 card standard – start: 12 noon
  • Grand Melee – start: 2 pm

Plus Friday Night Magic: Booster draft

  • start: 6pm
  • cost: €15

Saturday 7th April – Yu-Gi-Oh;

  • Traditional format
  • start: 10.30

Warhammer 40K Apocalypse Competition;

  • 2 teams
  • WYSIWYG
  • up to 1750 points per player
  • Imperial Armour allowed but…
  • NO SUPER HEAVIES (so no Titans)
  • start: 1pm
  • cost: €5
  • Prizes for accomplishments

Sunday 8th April – Legend of the 5 Rings Tournament;

  •  start:2pm
  • cost: €5

Mid-Term Magic Madness: Highlander Melee

  • start: 2pm
  •  cost: €3

New Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden/Limited List in effect.

Every 6 months, in March and September, Konami make some alterations to the Forbidden/Limited Cards list, which informs us which cards you can or cannot put in your Deck, as well as how many. Most cards are allowed to have up to 3 copies within your Deck, but some are restricted to 2 copies, 1, or even none.

The latest update to the list can be viewed here, along with the list in full: CLICK HERE

Some of you may have to change your Decks slightly because of this list, so have a read through it and tweak accordingly.