Battleground Games Plainville Pictures

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Jonathan J. Reinhart

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We have the first shots inside Battleground Games & Hobbies Plainville. The store is being renovated to fit the needs of a game store. In these pictures you will see Derek Lloyd, owner, and two BG regulars (Rich and Bryan) helping to paint the store. All photos were taken by Chase Laquidara, BG Plainville manager, and belong to Battleground Games.

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Battleground Games Announces Plainville Store

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Jonathan J. Reinhart

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Derek Lloyd, the owner of Battleground Games & Hobbies, announced the opening of a second store in Plainville on the Foxboro border. Lloyd made the announcement in a press release on the store’s Facebook group and on the store’s online message board.

Big news! We are excited to announce that Battleground Games & Hobbies is expanding! The lease is signed and we will be opening a second store at 25 Taunton Street, Plainville, MA (near Attleboro/Foxboro). A September 1st opening is planned, followed by a Grand Opening Celebration shortly after. The new location will have all that you’ve come to expect from our Abington store and more: a clean, well-stocked, diverse game store that works hard to provide a comfortable, inviting environment for the community to enjoy.

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The Whiz Store on Route 9 East in Westborough: MA Gaming Spotlight

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Jonathan J. Reinhart

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After work today I visited The Whiz Store on Rte 9 East in Westborough (NOTE: FoW fans will know The Whiz from the FoW website because they hold FoW regional qualifiers). I have been following them on Facebook for many months and chatted online with one of their regulars. Everything online sounded amazing and to top it off they’re doing a sale 20-80% off.

It is a huge store taking up two normal storefronts. I don’t know its square footage but it has to be a lot. The store sells a variety of products from greeting cards and beanie babies to model trains and Flames of War. It feels like at its heart it is a traditional hobby store that is branching into gaming. The majority of floor space is for traditional hobby products (models, paint, terrain materials) mixed with educational toys. There is a handful of gaming tables, 4×4 in size, with terrain on them scattered throughout the store. Display counters with beautifully painted models are some of the first things to see as you enter. A medium sized game room in the back was filled with orderly magic players. The most notable thing about the store is the quiet. Twenty plus people were playing Magic, a handful plopped elsewhere, but the entire store was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
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WW2 RPG Demanded

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Jonathan J. Reinhart

World War II games are some of the most popular and best-selling regardless of format and venue. Simply look at the shelves of your nearest video game, computer game, and FLGS to see that this genre dominates video games, computer games and board games. Furthermore, Baby Boomers are the largest consumer group in the history of the world. They collectively represent more wealth and purchasing power than any other age group in existence. Most if not all of the Boomers lived through or were directly impacted by the war to end all wars.

These are facts and not hypothesis. With the veracity of these declarations beyond doubt we come to the issue of roleplaying games. For ages they have been dominated by fantasy settings as notably evidenced in Dungeons & Dragons. To a lesser extent other settings are commercially available with science fiction being popular. Star Wars, Scion, Legends of the Five Rings, White Wolf, and Dark Heresy are some of the many varied and popular venues.
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Civilization Revolution for iPad

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Jonathan J. Reinhart

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Recently, I purchased two things that make the iPad more desirable than ever. The first is the Apple wireless keyboard, which is how I am typing this blog. The second is Civilization Revolution for the iPad.

Civilization Revolution has a free version, which gives a nice taste where gamers play a full campaign. You can then choose to install the HD version for iPad, which sells for $12.99 in the App Store.

At first you may balk, like I did, at the price. Thirteen dollars is not much less than what this should sell for as a standard computer game. I strongly recommend that you do not wait the several months I did before downloading this app. It is worth every single penny and is one of the most well crafted and addicting apps I’ve used for the iPad.

It makes solid use of the iPad tap and drag features to enhance gameplay. It is not just a scaled down version of Civ 3. It is a well crafted Civ game designed specifically for the iPad. Revolution is evocative of the best Civ games and translated into a mobile package taking up less than 130 megs of space.

Regardless of your iPad’s internal space, you should always make room for this app. You will not regret it.

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