The EPI-log

 There is a terrible terrible stain on my soul - As a long-time player of Magic the Gathering. I moved from standard and settled into Commander due to the ever-rotating legal cards in standard. It's the quick rotation of Standard that has made a lot of players and game stores cease their regular games of the Standard format. Whilst other formats have found little success outside of a few smaller communities, Commander became the main face of Magic the Gathering's community. Unfortunately, since the parent company of Magic the Gathering (MTG), Wizards of the Coast (WotC), have failed to sell their newest sets due to the failure of the standard format, their greed has destroyed what I'd argue as the last great format Magic has left - Commander. It all began with the concept of MTG Universes Beyond, a frantic cash grab to sell more products to fans of other series. MTG universes beyond introduces cards specific to fan bases like The Walking Dead, and Warhammer 40,000 and will ...

Flesh and Blood may be the most recent in trading card games, having only debuted in New Zealand in 2019, but that does not mean it isn’t going to be sticking around! Compared to other Trading Card Games (TCGs) where players summon monsters to fight each other, in Flesh and Blood  players take on the roles of heroes already powerful and ready to fight each other.  In my experience with the game, your stories of how games went sound amazing but being a player, it is taxing and brutal – constantly walking on eggshells to outwit and gain an upper hand. Differing from other TCGs your deck will vary depending on the hero you choose to build your deck around. Each hero is unique with a bunch of traits that affect your game. Your health, hand size, and the classes your deck needs to focus on rely on your hero.  From here the game is Equipping your hero and having them don armour (all of which affect gameplay) and then discarding cards and playing cards to joust with your oppone...

Flesh and Blood and One Piece Trading Card Games are officially their way to EPIC! Interested in learning some new and exciting card games? Whilst Flesh and Blood has been out for a while the community is rapidly growing and due to demand (and the fact we’re unable to keep any whole boxes from selling in-store), we’re now starting regular games at EPIC on Wednesdays. New to the game? No worries, we sell premade decks and have enthusiasts ready to grow the game even more! Speaking of learning new trading card games – One Piece has an official trading card game that is coming to EPIC. The official release isn’t until December, however, we at EPIC can’t wait that long! We signed up for the Super-release. Sign-up is required and all participants get a starter deck. Flesh and Blood start games at EPIC on Wednesday 22nd of June. One Piece Super-release is Friday the 30th of September. Registration is required. More details will come closer to the release, you can bet we will keep you updated...