*GAMING RETURNS (SATURDAY UPDATE)* The updated bit! From June 12th I will also be doing Saturday gaming sessions! 3 tables available per Saturday and I will be opening an extra hour (11-3) to allow for your games to run on a bit!... All the other info and rules below still apply! Yes, you read that right, after long months of sitting around, painting those grey plastic piles of shame you can finally use them!! Casual wargaming is returning, albiet in a limited fashion, from the 21st May! To start with I will have 3 tables available for booking on Friday evenings from 4pm until 8:30pm. The shop will also be open those times for retail purposes. If you wish to book a table please message me either on my personal Facebook messenger or via the Alpha Games page, DO NOT ASK HERE AS I MIGHT NOT SEE IT. I will need: Your name, Your opponents name, Date you want, Game system (So I can get appropriate scenery out) Places will be on a first come, first served basis and if you book a table please ensure you let me know asap if you are not going to make it so someone else can get a game instead. As before there are some rules in place to protect everyone: 1. Masks are required inside when not at your table. 2. You are expected to respect and maintain social distance rules and to sign in or leave details for Track and Trace. (This is a legal requirement for me) 3. Toilet facilites WILL NOT be available. 4. Limited cans, crisps and chocolate WILL be available but no hot food or drinks. 5. Alpha Games WILL NOT be lending dice/tape measures etc.  6. Scenery will be set up in advance, please speak to me if you require something else. 7. Max 4 players per table and please stay at your table whenever possible. Providing this all works out well I will be looking to extend the casual wargaming again in the very near future and also looking to get some Magic and other small stuff going again in June. Look forward to seeing you down the shop soon!

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*BLOOD BOWL LEAGUE* It's been a while since any balls have been thrown in anger and I am missing the sound of chainsaws, steamrollers and players swearing at their dice! So, to fix these things the Alpha Blood Bowl league will be starting again soon!... I have had a chat with our league co-ordinator, Ben Fiske, and we have decided that we will be starting from scratch given the time that has elapsed and the whole new edition thing. Those who were a part of the previous league will get free entry into this league if they wish to participate. Head on over to the Blood Bowl group for sign-ups and either myself or Ben will update people there once we know exactly when we will be kicking off! https://www.facebook.com/groups/783722758501332

*DOMINION WEEKEND* Only 3 more days until Dominion is upon us along with the fancy new Age of Sigmar rules and other cool new bits! Still taking pre-orders for everything but I am now running low on Generals handbooks and Core rules so if you want either of those then let me know asap to avoid disappointment! If you are on the fence I will have a whole set painted up so you can see the awesomeness of the new box, and they really are some nice models!

*DOMINION* With my order confirmed pre-orders for the amazing new Age of Sigmar box set are open! Not only do we have the titular box set itself but a whole host of other goodies coming on the same weekend to make your AoS experience better than ever! Firstly, the main box.... a cracking price of £112.50 for 60(!) miniatures including some great new models for both Orruks and Stormcast! We also have:  Core rulebook £36 Generals Handbook £22.50 Ghurish Expanse (New sized game boards) £27 Realmscape Objective set £27 Path to Glory Diary £18 New Base paints £2.48 each -Orruk Flesh -Hobgrot Hide -Thondia Brown  Stocks are limited so plese message me or the shop to let me know if you want to pre-order!

*Modern Horizons 2* Modern Horizons has arrived! These will be available from tomorrow evening, 4pm for collection! I am currently sold out of Set Boosters and Collectors Boosters to pre-orders but I will have a supply of both Draft Boosters and Bundles as well as individual Draft packs. If you have a pre-order for a Set or Collectors box then I will have them ready for you! Draft Booster Box £200 Bundle £65 Draft Packs £7.00 each or 3 for £20 Please note, as I am sure you are used to by now, Buy a Box promo cards are delayed. Massive apologies for this and everyone buying a box will be added to my list and I will let you know when they arrive and are ready for collection.

*POKEMON* Thats right, I am going to be stocking the latest Pokemon set, Chilling Reign, arriving this Friday! Since Pokemon is new to Alpha I am only going to be stocking the Elite Trainer Boxes and Booster boxes this time around, if it goes well then I will get some more stuff in the future. Stock is limited so if you want something let me know asap. Elite Trainer Box £40 Booster Box £115

*NEW RELEASES* Another big week for new releases, this time in actual size! We have 3 new models for Age of Sigmar and they are certainly big guys!... We have Dexcessa The Talon of Slaanesh, For the Seraphon we have Lord Kroak and finally we have the big boy of Destruction, Kragnos, The End of Empires! There are also 4 new battleforce/start collecting boxes based around the Broken Realms: Beastmen: The Butcher Herd,  Skaven: Rattachak's Doom-Coven Slaanesh: The Exquisite Pursuit Sylvaneth: Drycha's Spitegrove The Sylvaneth also get some additional reinforcement in the form of the Warsong Revenant. Finally for AoS we have Galen and Doralia Ven Denst for the Cities of Sigmar and Melusai Ironscale for the Daughters of Khaine. It's not all Sigmar though, for the 40k players we have the new Chapter Approved, all the latest points for all the armies!

*MAGIC AND EVENTS - THE RETURN!* We have all waitied patiently(ish) for the day when gaming can start to return and, finally, it is almost here! I am pleased to announce that, from the 30th July, Magic and Wargaming events will be returning to Alpha Games! While I understand that everyone is looking forward to getting back to the tables please be aware that this is going to be a slow process. I am aiming to get back to normal as soon as I can but keeping everyone safe is still my top priority, we are far to close to the end to make mistakes now. With this in mind, events are going to be limited to 8 players for the near future. I will keep an eye on the situation and, as soon as I feel it is safe to do so, expand events and casual gaming accordingly. With this awesome news will come some new opening times *FROM THE 30th JULY* MONDAY -    Closed TUESDAY -   Closed WEDNESDAY - Will remain as is for now 4pm-7pm to allow people to grab any mid-week supplies. No gaming will be available. THURSDAY -  Closed FRIDAY -    Friday will remain casual wargaming night and I will be increasing the available tables to 4 (Max 4 players per table), booking is still required.  Booking remains the same, message me. either via the shop or personal Facebook, to let me know your opponent and game system so I can set an appropriate table.     -Friday will now see the return of Friday Night Magic events,  details to follow.   -To accomodate this Friday opening times will change to                          4pm-11pm. SATURDAY -  Saturday will now be a wargaming event day. Various events will be scheduled soon for August! -Saturday will also see the return of the Saturday Showdown  Magic events, again, details to follow! -Saturday opening hours will now be 11am-8pm. SUNDAY -    Sunday will also be a wargaming event day. With reduced numbers for events I want everyone to get the chance to play so I will be doubling up on some events over August. -Sunday opening hours will also be 11am-8pm. The shop will, of course, be open for retail during all these new hours. With all this new stuff happening there are also going to be a few other changes to help everything work and keep everyone safe: SHOP -  I will be removing the limit on 1 person/household in the shop at once. Still no licking just yet though (Unless between consenting adults) MASKS - I will still require people to wear masks while in the retail area and while moving around the gaming spaces. While at your tables masks can be removed.  TOILETS - Will be reopening. These will be cleaned as often as possible but I do require people to take some responsibility and clean up after themselves if required. FOOD and DRINK -  Cans and snacks will be available and hot food and drinks will be returning to the menu. Please remember that food and drink not purchased in-store is not permitted. I realise that this may not be exactly what everyone was hoping for but I hope you can all understand why it has to be this way for a little while. Fingers crossed that it will not be for long and we can return the days of the long, long ago soon enough. Looking forward to seeing you at the tables soon and be sure to keep an eye on the page over the next week for the first of the events!

*MODERN HORIZONS 2 BUY A BOX PROMO* These have finally arrived! If you are owed one from me then please hit me up next time you are in and I will sort it out. Apologies for the delay.

*MAGIC: ADVENTURES IN THE FORGOTTEN REALMS* Pre-release weekend is nearly here, even if we can't do our in-store event for a couple more weeks! On Friday I will have Pre-release kits, Set booster boxes and Commander Decks available for purchase! In shocking news, we actually have the buy-a-box promos for Forgotten Realms ON TIME!! Yes, you read that right! Picture included as I would not believe it without one 😀 All other products will be available next Friday, the 23rd. Pre-release kit (Including 2 prize boosters) £25 (Don't forget to sign up to the at-home pre-release event!) 6QY2JQ - Companion app code for the event. Set booster box £105 Commander Decks £35 each or take all 4 for £130 Look forward to seeing you all Friday and Saturday for all the shiny Magic D&D goodness!

*KILL TEAM OCTARIUS* Pre-orders are live for this amazing new boxset! I have a limited amount of the boxes coming in and, once they are gone, it is very unlikely I will be getting more! The other bits will be available for the foreseeable future. Prices are the price you pay from me! Boxset £112.50 Rules £27 Compendium £27 Essentials (Rulers, tokens etc) £18 Tac Op cards £10.80 Dice £18 each -Adeptus Astartes -Chaotica -Krieg -Ork Kommandos Please message either the shop or myself directly if you want anything DO NOT post here as I may not see it and would hate to have disappointed people!

Looking a bit light for this event, if you are planning on coming can you please message me and let me know!

Get your pew-pew on in Alpha's first re-opening Hyperspace event! Message me for a spot!

*NEW RELEASES* Some great new stuff this week for everyone! For 40k we have the brand new Sisters of Battle Combat Patrol along with a brand new character, the Relinquant at Arms Aestred Thurga and the powerful Castigator main battle tank. There is also the new datacards for the cracking Sector Mechanicus scenery. For Necromunda we have some reinforcements for the Delaque gang alongside their new book, House of Shadow and the new dice and datacards. There are also some Orlock upgrades to further equip your gangers. Finally for the Magic players we have the Forgotten Realms Gift Bundles, 10 regular packs and a Collectors pack along with the usual giant dice and other bits!

A bit short of a decent event on both days! If you are wanting to give this set it's first, and maybe last, play then give me a shout!

*MAGIC STORE CHAMPIONSHIPS* These awesome events are returning to stores from December 4th! A one day event, with some awesome promo cards up for grabs, the Store Championships are a chance to gain some competitive Magic experience and also have a great day of spell-slinging! A swiss event with a number of rounds based on attending numbers followed by a top 8 cut (Numbers permitting) run at competitive REL! A choice of formats is available for this event, so I will be posting a poll in the Alpha Magic group, head on over to cast your vote on the format you would like to play! Prizes for this event are: Participation: Arbour Elf Top 8: Collected Company Winner: Wurmcoil Engine

I still have some spaces left for the Unstable madness this weekend, message me for a spot! Aside from the awesomeness that is the set itself, don't forget the prettiest lands ever made!

*POKEMON EVOLVING SKIES* Good news and bad news for this release. Good news:... Booster boxes will be available this Friday, they are super limited so if you have not already pre-ordered then message me soon to secure yours! Bad news: Elite Trainer boxes have been delayed by at least 2 weeks. If you have pre-ordered with me then I will let you know as soon as I have a more firm date. Both boxes and ETBs have been heavily allocated due to a short delivery to my supplier, they currently have no idea when, or if, they will be getting a restock so be quick if you want to guarantee yours!

*KILL TEAM RELEASE* Only a few more days until the awesome new Kill Team is released! The box contains some amazing models including the first plastic Death Corps of Krieg miniatures and some brand new Ork Kommandos (and a bomb squig!) as well as some pretty stunning Ork scenery for both the new game and your regular 40k games! There is also a host of other bits to go with the release including the Compendium to allow you to use all your existing models in the new game and some great dice sets for both the teams from the main box and also Chaos and Astartes. For those who don't fancy the box there is also the complete Core Rules book, Tac-Op cards and Essentials kit so you can get playing right away! I have a limited amount of the boxes left so if you want one let me know asap to avoid disappointment. For those who have already pre-ordered you boxes will be available from 11am Saturday! Kill Team Octarius box £112.50 Core Rules £27.00 Compendium £27.00 Essentials kit £18.00 Tac-Ops cards £10.80 Dice sets £18.00 each

Dust of those blasters and oil the Droidekas, there are still some spaces left for the return of Star Wars Legion to Alpha Games!  Tickets are available on the website or by messaging me!

Still 1 short of a full-house for this event on Sunday, ticket is available on the website or you can message me!

*WAAAGH* The WAAAGH arrives at Alpha Games! This week sees a whole host of shiny new gubbinz for those pesky Orks! To start we have the long-awaited release of the new Codex and Datacards along with some new Orky dice.... We have the stand-alone release of the new Beast Snagga Boyz and cracking Squighog Riders, first seen in the Beast Snagga box set, along with a Beastboss and Zodgrod Wortsnagga himself to lead them! And there is still more! We also have the brand new Big 'Ed Bossbunker to inspire a bit more courage in those cowardly Greenskins and the new Battlewagon to get them to krumping quicker! Finally we have the all-new Combat Patrol featuring some pretty great stuff including a trio of the brilliant new Deffcoptors! All this new stuff is available this Saturday, let me know if you want anything reserved as I'm sure these will be popular!

*Innistrad: Midnight Hunt* We are getting close to the release of this brand new set and the return to the Werewolves and Vampires of Innistrad. I am taking pre-orders for all the Innistrad stuff now, get them in soon to avoid disappointment! Draft Booster boxes - £95 Set Booster boxes - £105 Collector Booster boxes - £220 Bundles - £35 Commander Decks - £35 each or both for £65 I am also taking bookings for the Pre-release weekend, 17th-19th September, with limited spaces so let me know if you want to book a spot. Details are available in the Events section of the Alpha page.

Still got a few spaces left for the madness of Unstable this coming Friday! Message me to book a spot!

I have 1 spot left for this Sundays event, ticket is available on the website, www.alphagames.co.uk

*Pokemon Evolving Skies Elite Trainer Boxes* These have now arrived and are available this weekend! As usual, there are 2 different styles to choose from, each containing: 8 Boosters of the awesome new set.... 65 Card sleeves. 45 Energy Tokens, Dice and a Rulebook Online code

*NEW RELEASES and PRE-ORDERS* New this week we have the Arena Mortis expansion for Warhammer Underworlds. Gladiatorial combat comes to Underworlds! Pick your champion and fight it out against with up to 5 other players, only one can survive! Also for Underworlds we have the Destruction dice set and these are some pretty dice! For pre-orders we have a whole Waaagh of Ork stuff, including the brand new Codex and Datacards. There is the new Combat Patrol, a new Battlewagon and individual releases for Beast Snagga and Squighog boyz as well as a Beast Boss and Zodgrod himself! To round it off there is the awesome new Big 'ed Bunker and a set of Dice to roll all thoses 6's on! If you want any of the Greenskins then let me know!

I have had a last minute drop-out for tonights event so if you want the spot throw me a message!

Still got a couple of spots for this Draft, shout if you want one! 1600+ cards and playtest cards you can play as well!

*Blood Bowl League* Our next season will be kicking off very soon! If you want a place then head over to the Alpha Blood Bowl group to sign up!

*KILL TEAM LAUNCH DAY* Today's the day! The brand new Kill Team is now available! I still have everything in stock but the boxes are selling fast so, if you want to guarantee your copy, head on down or message me!

*UPCOMING CLOSURES* Due to attending the MillD-con event Alpha Games will be closing early on FRIDAY 1st OCTOBER, opening hours that day will be 4-7pm to allow people to grab any supplies they need. There will be no casual gaming and no Magic event that night. I will also be CLOSED all day on SATURDAY 2nd OCTOBER as that is event day! Apologies for the inconvenience, normal service will resume from 11am on SUNDAY 3rd OCTOBER.

*INNISTRAD RELEASE DRAFTS* Due to a couple of dropouts I have a couple of spaces opened up for tonights draft, message me if you fancy drafting some awesome Werewolves! I also have a few spots left tomorrow morning if anyone fancies that as well/instead!

*INNISTRAD: MIDNIGHT HUNT RELEASE* Good news and bad news for this weekend! Good news:... The Drafts will be going ahead! Friday at 6pm and Saturday at 11am. I have a few spots left on Friday and Saturday so please let me know if you wish to reserve a spot. Bundles and Commander Decks will also be available this weekend, message me to reserve yours now! Bad news: Buy-a-box promos and Collectors Boosters are delayed, currently no ETA but I will post as soon as I hear anything.

I am looking a bit light for this event, would love to see a few more heading down to play this amazing new game and my Tyranids really want cuddles!

Still got a few tickets left for Alphas' next X-Wing event, pew-pew noises guaranteed!

*ALPHA DICE RETURN* That's right, they have been away for far too long but they are back! With 9 amazing colours to choose from, these dice are sure to turn heads and roll lots of 6's (Probably, no guarantees!) To welcome back these dice to Alpha, the entire first run will be only £10 for a pack of 10 (regular price £12). Also, be on the look out once I start running larger events as there are rumours there might be some special dice up for grabs for the top players!

*EVENT ATTENDANCE AND EVENT START TIMES* ATTENDANCE If you wish to attend an event at Alpha can you please do one of the following: 1. (Preferred) Purchase a ticket via the website, www.alphagames.co.uk ... 2. Contact me either directly on messenger or via the shop Facebook messenger. With a large number of events I can't check the discussions all the time or the "going" tab, and I don't get any notification that you have clicked it, so I might miss it and there is a risk that there will not be space if I sell the tickets. Please note for Magic events it's option 2 as there are no tickets on the website! START TIMES It has been brought to my attention that there is an issue with the event start times being displayed incorrectly when viewing the events via the Facebook app. I will always include the correct start time in the main body of the event description, this is the actual start time regardless of what Facebook may tell you. I apologies for the inconvenience but this is entirely outside of my control. Cheers all!

*Magic Covid Chaos Sealed* I still have spaces left for this Fridays Chaos Sealed and can now confirm the prizes available! Up for grabs this week are: 1st place - A beautiful Karn playmat... Top 4 - Awesome Karn Pins The usual prize pool of booster packs and promo packs is also up for grabs, everyone will walk away with at least 1 booster pack! Current player list: David Smith Jasmine Richard Stevens Kira Oli Ed Henrickson Robert Bowles Ryan Siebert Kim Paul Martin If you want to be on the list then please message me to reserve your spot!

*EVENT TICKETS* Due to a technical issue event tickets for the next events have been delayed getting to the website. We are working on this and it should be resolved soon. Apologies for the delay.

*CHRISTMAS BATTLEFORCES* As you may have seen (link at the end if you haven't!) the Games Workshop Christmas Battleforces for both 40k and AoS have been announced. If there is one (or more!) that you are after please let me know asap (either by PM to myself or the shop directly, DO NOT POST HERE AS I MAY NOT SEE IT)so I can try and secure them for you when the pre-orders go live.... THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES, these are normally quite limited. https://www.warhammer-community.com/…/there-is-only-war-in…/ https://www.warhammer-community.com/…/these-warhammer-age-…/

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