Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Cafe de BonBon - Bucheon

This is a brand new board game cafe located in Bucheon. Bucheon is on line 1 (dark blue) of the Seoul subway system.

They are very new so organised play doesn't seem to be set up yet but the owner seems keen.
Organised play isn't that important because you will be pleased to know that they pass the hammer test*.

They are open from 2:00 pm to Midnight, hours which are unsurprising in both Korean and gaming culture.
Their Korean address is 원미구 부일로 483번길 15 2층, Bucheon 420-822

They also have a facebook page, I strongly recomend it for people who are fans of fluffy dogs.
https://www.facebook.com/tongtongbonbon

On a serious note they look to have a lot of enthusiasm and if I lived closer to Bucheon I would be really keen to support this store. Their advertising was really cool compared to a lot of Korean magic stores who announce themselves quite dryly and with a minimalist touch to providing information.

*They have a plastic hammer available for assaulting your friends and loved ones with.

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Back from Down Under

Back from my January hiatus I showed up to Dalmuti's Born of the Gods pre release. A lot of people are down on the set but I think they are forgetting that this is what small sets are like.
They can't hit all the bases and with temples, gods and a couple of white cards I think it is stronger than a lot of past small sets.

Dalmuti now has a cube which is drafted regularly. You can check it out at http://cubetutor.com/viewcube/6673 if you are interested.
Dan is very keen to improve it and has been putting a lot of work into it so it is getting stronger every week.

After playing it the fire to finish my own cube was reignited and I settled on a format. Going to try and make the cube as powerful as possible while trying for a nostalgia kick.
I added a lot of cards from my first set (Revised/3rd Edition) which might turn some off with their white borders but make me feel warm and fuzzy.

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Places to play - Isu Duel Park Cafe

Isu Duel Park is located near Chongshin University station on line 4 (light blue line). You can also get there via line 7 as well.

According to wizards Duel Park's weekly FNM is a booster draft.


Contact Details
Korean address: 경기도 고양시 일산동구 백석동 1209-3 지하 1층
Phone number: 070-8841-1999



Places to play - HalliGalli Ilsan

Another shop which has a facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/boardcafe). 
Unfortunately the map I have is a little blurry

Contact details
Korean address: 일산 동구 장항동 764 라페스타C동 202호, Goyang 410-380
Phone number: 010-3046-8899
Email address: eomyun@naver.com

Places to Play - Duel Stage Ilsan

I have heard this referred to as Duel Stage or Duel Station. The later makes more sense to me but is less original.

Another heavy on the Yugioh store.

Contact Details
Korean address: 경기도 고양시 일산동구 백석동 1209-3 지하 1층
Phone number: 070-8841-1999

Photos Courtesy of http://blog.naver.com/PostList.nhn?blogId=alstn5517&categoryNo=9





Places to Play - Duel Champ Ulsan

I haven't been to Duel Champ in Ulsan but it looks pretty heavy on the Yugioh which I guess isn't surprising given the name.

Contact Details
Korean address: 울산광역시 중구 남외동 271번지 3층 듀얼챔프
Korean phone number: 052-248-4083



Places to play - Elder Dragon Ulsan

EDIT: This store has or is set to close soon (December 2014).

With a much snappier name than say "Michaels" I regret not checking out this store when I was in Ulsan.

Contact DetailsKorean address: 울산 광역시 중구 태화동 36-14번지 2층
Phone numbers: 010-7739-5042 // 070-8637-2718
Email address: ppai5@hanmail.net