MD State Championship- March 20 @9:00AM
Games Comics and Stuff
7476 Baltimore Annapolis BLVD
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
First League Session at new league at Comics MD
March 27
League starts @12:00pm
Booster Draft tournament starts @4:00pm (entry fee $15)
Weekly Modified-Constructed tournament @4:00pm, starting on April 3
Comics MD
15901 Indian Head HWY
Accokeek, MD 20607
First League Session at the new Aardvark Location
April 4
League starts @12:00pm
Weekly Modified-Constructed tournament @4:00pm
Aardvark Returns
22745 Washington Street
Leonardtown, MD 20650
I think a clarification is in order. Aardvark's is still open for business. Aardvark will be open, in Lusby, until March 28. The league sessions are on the 7, 14, 21, and 28 of March.
They expect to have everything moved to Leonardtown on March 31st. The first league session at the new location will be on Sunday, April 4th at 12pm, with the weekly tournament starting at 4pm.
I got a call from my boss Thursday and it was a shocker. I regret to inform you that effective 9:00pm, August 22rd, 2009, all operations at Aardvark, Videos, Comics, and Games will cease.
The good news: the store will no longer exist, but the Pokémon League will stay intact. Mike and Tara have been the most supportive anyone can be about Pokémon over the years, and that won't be stopping just because they don't have a store anymore. They have allowed me to continue running the League at the same place. This facility will continue to be used for Pokémon TCG League every Sunday until we find a new League location in Southern Maryland.
If anyone has said the League is gone, they are mistaken.
It has been a fun 5+ years since the store opened in Sept 2003, and we will miss you. However, if you're a Pokémon player, you can count on seeing me and your other Pokémon friends at Pokémon League! Pokémon has always been my favorite thing to do, and I'm not going away!
As soon as the boss told me about Aardvark's I got in touch with my local Pokémon friends and we will be working together to formulate a game plan, as to what we're going to do with League, how we're gonna do it, and what the new League location will be. We've got a large network of people to get help from. Stay tuned: we've had a Pokémon League in Lusby for over four years and Southern Maryland will continue playing Pokémon for many years to come! ------------------ Another thing to note: Mike Mattingly is still a PTO. We are still working together to run Pokemon events. We will be running Prereleases for every set that comes out, and most likely at multiple locations. Battle Roads, Cities, States, we got you covered. Nothing is changing: you all have Premier Events and will all have a place to play in SoMD.
You asked for it, and we're bringing it! The league at Aardvark Videos, Comics, and Games is held every Sunday from 12-4pm, with a weekly Modified-Constructed tournament at 4pm. You probably already knew that. However, I ran league last Tuesday, and am read to do it again. From now on, league will be held every Tuesday at 5pm. So, the new league schedule for Aardvark Gym is:
Sunday, 12-4pm, Modified-Constructed tournament at 4pm. Tuesday, 5-9pm
Some folks have asked me if there are any fees for participating in the league. I can answer this with- league is always free. Always has been, and always will be. We are a retail league venue: we make plenty of money from people buying cards (and other stuff) at our store. Donations are always welcome (we just had a player come in and give us 6,000 cards) but you do not have to pay to participate in the league. Tournaments may have an entry, but league is free.
Three of the most commonly-used BBPs (big basic Pokemon) when Pokemon TCG was new are coming back!
Electabuzz [BS], Hitmonchan [BS], and Scyther [JU] have been printed in the Pokemon TCG set, Galactic's Conquest.
Check out the new league, Darkness Gym. It has been posted on the leagues section.
I'm sure some of you were waiting for the official announcement, and here it is: the SoMD Pokemon TCG podcast has been suspended indefinitely. I am not going to say I'll cancel it, because it would be nice to bring it back, but it just wasn't profitable enough to maintain a weekly podcast. Thank you to all our fans.
