On March 23rd, we had Montrose’s first League Cup tournament of the year! We had players from all over the Western Slope, from Telluride to Carbondale, and everywhere in between!
Thank you to everyone that came and made for another successful tournament at Box Buster Sports Cards! Here are the top 3 decklists in the Juniors and Masters divisions (no Seniors this time). Congratulations to the winners!
We will be holding THREE prerelease events for the upcoming Temporal Forces set! These events will be Wednesday March 13, Thursday March 14, and Friday March 15!
Check-in each day will begin at 3:30pm, with deck-building starting no later than 4:00pm, and the tournament portion beginning by 4:30pm. The cost for each event is $30 per person.
If you’ve never attended a Pokémon prerelease event, here’s how it works:
At the beginning of the event, each player will receive 1 Build & Battle Box, which will include:
A 40-card ready-to-play deck
1 of 4 alternate-art promo cards
4 Temporal Forces booster packs
1 deck-building tip sheet
Players will then be given about 20-30 minutes to open their boxes and packs, and build a 40-card deck with the contents. (No trading with other players yet!) Players will be paired for a short, 3-round tournament of single-match games played with 4 prize cards rather than the usual 6. At the end, all players will receive 3 additional Temporal Forces booster packs!
Registration is $30 per person, and you can register in-store at Box Buster Sports Cards in Montrose. Space is limited, so we highly encourage registering beforehand, though you may register on-site the day of the event if there are any spots remaining.
IMPORTANT: Kits MUST be picked up in-store during the event! Staying for the tournament is optional (but encouraged!). If you opt to not stay for the tournament, you will only receive a Build & Battle Box and no additional booster packs! Any Build & Battle Boxes and booster packs that are remaining after the event will be available for early purchase on Monday, March 18th!
We will be holding our March League Challenge tournament on Monday, March 11th. $10 entry fee, check-in from 3:30-4pm, tournament starts at 4pm. Best-of-1, 30-minute Swiss rounds with prizing for top places in each age division. See you there!
We’ll be hosting an exclusive event for Pokémon Day! Join us Tuesday, February 27th from 3-6pm at Box Buster Sports Cards (16367 S. Townsend Ave Unit 7, Montrose, CO) to celebrate the anniversary of Pokémon! At this event, we’ll be hosting fun mini-games like Poké-Catch and Raid Battles, and giving out some awesome exclusive prizes.
UPDATE! Every Pokémon purchase of $5 made on the 27th will get an entry into the raffles for exclusive prizes! ($10 purchase = 2 entries, $25 = 5 entries, etc.) Prize drawings will happen throughout the event from 3-6pm, so you’ll want to get there early and stick around!
All arrivals from 3-6pm will receive a set of promo cards, stickers, and a raffle ticket. Anyone with an ACTIVATED Player ID will receive an additional raffle ticket! Pokémon GO players will also receive a special code card.
Four tables of Poké Catch will be set up from 3-6pm, and everyone who plays will receive a set of sticker sheets.
We’ll do a few rounds of TCG Raid battles, with players receiving a set of exclusive Pikachu dice, and the player who makes the final attack to knock out the raid boss will receive a Pikachu promo.
Any casual games played from 3-6pm will get DOUBLE points for the achievement board. (We’ve got Series 4 packs now, btw!)
Every $5 purchase of Pokemon items all day on Tuesday will get one entry for in the prize raffle ($10 purchase = 2 entries, $25 = 5 entries, etc.)
Raffle drawings will be held at 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 5:30, and 5:45pm for TCG tins and exclusive Pikachu Mood figures: Sleepy, Confused, and Love.
Promos and prizes are limited and are available while supplies last, so come as early as you can and stick around for the fun!
Our first League Cup of 2024 has been scheduled! Join us Saturday, March 23rd at Box Buster Sports Cards in Montrose!
League Cups are a step up from the League Challenges we’ve been holding every month, featuring increased Championship Point payout, a bigger prize pool, and giving players more opportunities to test their skills in preparation for larger events. The champions of each age division will also receive an exclusive Champion playmat!
Location: Box Buster Sports Cards, 16367 S Townsend Ave Unit 7, Montrose, CO 81401
Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024
Registration/Check-in: 9am
Tournament starts: 10am
Entry fee: $25
Format: Standard, Best-of-1 Swiss rounds (30 minutes) with Best-of-3 Top Cut (60 minutes). Number of rounds and prizing for each age division to be determined by total number of players.
Players must have a Pokémon Trainer Club account with a Player ID attached and must have opted into the Play! Pokémon program in order to receive Championship Points. Player IDs can be issued at check-in if needed. Please bring a completed decklist at check-in to ensure things move at a good pace so we can start on time. Please reach out with any questions and let us know if you plan on attending so we can have an idea of how many players to expect and be sure we can accommodate everyone!
On Sunday, January 22nd, I was privileged to help judge at the first League Cup at Board Fox Games in Grand Junction. There were 27 players from across Colorado that came and had some amazing battles!
As I’ll be doing with our tournaments in Montrose, I want to share the winning decks from each age division for you to study and enjoy!
The 1st place winner for the Masters Division, Vince Husted, claimed a well-fought, down-to-the-wire victory over Chien-Pao with a Charizard ex deck! Click here to download the deck list.
There was a definite trend among the top decks here! Personally, I enjoy seeing the subtle differences and tweaks every player makes to tried and true archetypes to make the deck their own. Congratulations to all the winners, and a shout out to our friends at Board Fox Games for a successful first League Cup! The Pokémon community on the Western Slope keeps growing bigger and stronger, and the best is yet to come!
On January 15th, we held our first League Challenge tournament for 2024! Call it a New Year Resolution, but this year I’ll finally be sharing the much-requested winning deck lists from our tournaments!
At this month’s challenge, we only had Masters and Juniors, so let’s dive in to the 1st and 2nd place decks for each division.
Congratulations to all our winners, and thank you again to everyone the played! Our next League Challenge will be February 12th. Check the Upcoming Events page for details and other upcoming events.
Happy New Year! I want to start off by giving a tremendous THANK YOU to everyone that has made 2023 the most successful year we’ve ever had! Thanks to you, we’ve been able to bring Premier events to Montrose, giving you all the chance to earn Championship Points towards a shot at the World Championship!
In 2023, we had players from across the Western Slope, from Montrose to Grand Junction to Telluride, play in…
5 prerelease events!
8 League Challenges!
2 League Cups!
It’s been so awesome seeing the Pokémon community grow on the Western Slope, and I’m looking forward to even more in the coming year!
The schedule for the beginning of 2024 can be seen on the Upcoming Events page. Our regular bi-weekly league sessions will resume Friday, January 12th from 4-6pm. We will also continue holding monthly League Challenge tournaments, and quarterly League Cups.
Earn Exclusive Prize Packs at League!
With the new year, we’ll be making some changes to our Achievement Board system that allows players to earn exclusive Play! Pokémon Prize Packs.
To earn points on the board, players must battle with other trainers at league, whether in the TCG, video games, or Pokémon GO. Win or lose, both players will receive a point on the board, which is tracked by the position of the Poké Ball magnet next to your name. One point per unique opponent, per week!When you’ve earned 2 points, you’ll receive a sticker sheet, and once you’ve earned 8 points, you’ll receive a Prize Pack**!
Players will also receive an activity card that will give you a chance to earn a second prize pack! Each card includes activities for the TCG, video games, and Pokémon GO. You can complete activities in any order, and for any of the games. Once you’ve completed 8 activities, you’ll receive a Prize Pack!
**While supplies last. Due to limited supplies, there will be a limit of 2 prize packs per person, per month at league sessions. However, you can have other chances to earn prize packs by playing in our League Challenges and Cups.
Gym Leader Challenge
This year I’ll continue to accept Gym Leader Challenges, with the prize of an exclusive Professor’s Research card featuring Pokémon GO’s Professor Willow** if you defeat me!
The Gym Leader Challenge is a fun and challenging TCG format with strategies all its own! GLC decks have specific rules to follow when being built, such as no Pokémon with a rule box (such as Pokémon ex or Radiant Pokémon), all Pokémon must be the same energy type, and decks can only have a single copy of each card (except for basic Energy).
**While supplies last. Again, due to limited supplies, there will be a limit of 1 Professor’s Research card per person to ensure as many players as possible get the chance to earn one.
Thank you all again so much, and I look forward to an exciting new year of more Pokémon fun! If you have any questions, or want to stay connected with the community between events, I highly encourage you to join in our Discord server here.
No, that’s not a typo in the title! We’ll be holding two prerelease events for the upcoming Paradox Rift expansion! The events will be Monday, October 23rd and Friday, October 27th!
Check-in on both days will begin at 3pm, with deck-building starting no later than 4:00pm, and the tournament portion beginning by 4:30pm.
Dates: October 23 & October 27th
Cost: $30 per person
Check-in: 3:00 pm
Tournament starts: 4:00 pm
Address: Box Buster Sports Cards, 16367 South Townsend Ave, Unit #7, Montrose, Colorado 81401
If you’ve never attended a Pokémon prerelease event, here’s how it works:
At the beginning of the event, each player will receive 1 Build & Battle Box, which will include:
A 40-card ready-to-play deck
1 of 4 alternate-art promo cards
4 Paradox Rift booster packs
1 deck-building tip sheet
Players will then be given about 20-30 minutes to open their boxes and packs, and build a 40-card deck with the contents. (No trading with other players yet!) Players will be paired for a short, 3-round tournament of single-match games played with 4 prize cards rather than the usual 6. At the end, all players will receive 3 additional Paradox Rift booster packs!
Registration is $30 per person, and you can register in-store at Box Buster Sports Cards in Montrose. Space is limited, so we highly encourage registering beforehand, though you may register on-site the day of the event if there are any spots remaining.
IMPORTANT: Kits MUST be picked up in-store during the event! Staying for the tournament is optional (but encouraged!). If you opt to not stay for the tournament, you will only receive a Build & Battle Box and no additional booster packs! Any Build & Battle Boxes and booster packs that are remaining after the event will be available for early purchase on Monday, October 30th!
