Cryer from the Castle 12/30

Fight 4 Ever

since we sponsor Ingite Pro Wrestling, we have two sets of front row tickets for this Saturday's match to give away.  Comment on this post with the names of two of the wrestlers appearing in the image above along with your email by 5 p.m Jan 2 for a chance to win a pair of front row tickets.

 

New Year's Eve

 We will remain open regular hours New Years Eve and New Years Day.  In fact, on New Years Eve, as is our tradition, we will remain open until Midnight or whenever people leave, whichever comes first.

We will have an assortment of snacks and hot dogs in the game room as well.

Cryer from the Castle Dec 23

Brando with this weeks comic releases

Christmas Hours

The Castle elves want to remind you we are open regular hours Christmas even and will open from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. December 25th.

 

Christmas Party

Join us for our annual Christmas Party and drawing. Snacks and cider in the back room and the drawing at 4:30.  How do you get tickets:

1 ticket for coming in

1 ticket with your preferred customer card

1 ticket for wearing a Castle Perilous shirt

1 ticket for wearing Christmas attire

1 ticket for each $10  you spend with the wrestlers from Ignite Pro Wrestling

1 ticket for each stamp you earn on a Castle Card

 

D20 Day

 Come in today, buy one of our Warhammer tote bags or bring in a CP or Warhammer bag, fill it up, roll and d20 and take that percentage off your total. Your Preferred Customer and Castle Cards do stack with the die roll

Contest

 tomorrow is the last day to stop by the store and fill out an entry form for a chance to win some of $500 worth of gift cards.  Not sure when the contest ends so best to get here early.

D20 Day

 come in this Saturday, December 20th (D20 get it?)  with a Castle Perilous or Warhammer tote bag (you can buy a bag here for $4.99), fill it with whatever you want, as long as it is not an item you have on hold, then roll a 220 and take that percentage off your total.  You may use Castle Cards on  your purchase and your Preferred Customer discounts do stack so you could get up to 35% off your purchase

Cryer from the Castle 12/16

New comics and this week's events.  Note that the Disney Lorcana Infinity Weekend does run all weekend.  Just bring in a partner, play a 3 game match and both players receive the Whole New World Card.  We will set a specific time for people to come in if they wish after talking with players at Wednesday's league session.

Disco Queen/Dazzler

 Dazzler was originally conceived as a multi-media concept with Casablanca  Records. Originally named Disco Queen, she was conceived as a black disco singer with a character design based on Grace Jones. Originally her power was to force others to tell the truth, similar to Wonder Woman's lasso. However, the proposed writer argued that would not make for interesting visuals, egro a change to light based powers. Marvel would release a comic featuring the character while Casablanca would release a record.  The two companies would co-operate on half hour animated special. Unfortunately, Casablanca ran into financial difficulties and pulled out of the project.

About that time, filmmaker John  Derek got interested in the character as a movie project featuring his wife Bo. The character was retooled as a white singer with facial features based on Bo Derek's and the project started moving forward, this time as a movie/comic project. Unfortunately, the Derek's previous project Tarzan the Ape Man flopped at the box office and they pulled out, leaving Dazzler as a comic only character, appearing first in Uncanny X-men #130

Games Workshop Releases for Jan 17

 Here are the releases for Jan 17th.  Let us know by noon Tuesday if you want any:

Following the success of Warhammer Quest: Darkwater, rot and decay arrive in the Mortal Realms as the Maggotkin of Nurgle return with a major update and a host of new miniatures. This release includes Festus the Leechlord, Rotswords, Pestigors, Sloven Knights, and Putrid Blightkings, expanding one of Age of Sigmar’s most popular antagonist factions.

Wolverine

Here is a bit of interesting comic history.  Wolverine was originally planned to be a real wolverine.  No really. The character's original origin tied into the High Evolutionary, who was a common foe of many Marvel heroes, especially the Avengers, during the 1970s. the High Evolutionary was especially known for his evolutionary experiments on animals, making them bipedal and giving them human or near human intelligence. 

 

Under this version of his origin, the High Evolutionary would have experimented on a wolverine, giving him human intelligence and stature but keeping his aggressive nature. Wolverine would have escaped from Wundargore Mountain, unaware of his true nature and becoming an agent of the Canadian government and later an X-man. This version of his origin was, of course dumped, although some trace of it remained in early issues, especially when he was captured and scanned and the results indicated unusual readings indicating something odd about his mutant status.  After those first issues, the matter was never mentioned agin.

Pokemon

 Pokemon is still moving hotly here. We did receive a tiny shipment of gift sets and a restock of Prismatic Evolution boosters, with more Phantasmal Flames on the way so get some while we have them. I keep waiting for this current boom to end but not so far.

Cryer from the Castle 12/8

New Games Workshop

 Here is the Games Workshop releasing on January 10th. If you want any , please let us know by noon Tuesday

The battlefields of the 31st Millenium are reinforced this week with the Legiones Astartes Siege Assault Battlegroup.

This is the first time people can get the new MK III Breacher squad alongside the new Cataphractii Terminators in an added value launch set.

Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

 If you purchased a copy of the #Dnd2024 Forge of the Artificer handbook from us, stop by and pick up a free copy of Fated Flight of the Recluse. WotC send these out as an apology for the delay in the release of the handbook.

If you remember, Artificer was scheduled for release late last summer but the entire print run had warped covers, so the company scrapped the print run and ordered another one.

Cryer from the Castle 12/3/2025

This week's new releases and events

New Games workshop

 

advantages of the Stockist program!

Space Marines: Assault Intercessors with Jump Packs An airborne assault squad - leap over obstacles and enemies to strike where the foe is vulnerable. Space Marines: Terminator Squad A classic, elite unit of heavily-armoured veterans with a number of weapon options in the kit. Slaves to Darkness: Be’lakor A beautiful centrepiece model available for both Age of Sigmar and Warhammer 40,000.

Relive the horrific carnage of the Dropsite Massacre in epic fashion with a slew of new miniatures and added value boxes! This week also debuts the first Legions Imperialis Journal Strategia with The Ruin of the Salamanders. This is a must buy for ALL Legions Imperialis players. Ask us how to bring these lines in your store to satisfy all your customers!

The final instalment, The Aranthian Succession: Spire of Primus has arrived. This campaign book tells of the coming of the new character Ozostium Aranthus, the Divine Prince, and how he will shape the Necromunda universe.