Can you guys get in some high quality poker chips? I'll be the first to buy a set.

Thanks.

Currently no such demand. You are the first, I'll see what I can do.

Hello fellow LYN once again,

Just to announce that we are adding 16 more games to our available games for rent. This will be available to all customers starting July 10

1. Ra
2. Amun Re
3. Samurai
4. Manila
5. Amazonas
6. Intrigue
7. St. Petersburg
8. Tsuro
9. Elfenland
10. Around the World in 80 Days
11. China
12. Hansa
13. Carribean
14. Attika
15. Alhambra
16. Industrial Waste

And yes, it is still RM2.50 per person per day to play all these great games!

Greats. Are you bringing in TI? The 'I' stands for Imperium but I forgot what the 'T' stands for lol. It's a great game I hear.

Twilight Imperium? Working on bringing that in...hot stock..have trouble getting it from my supplier as well

Will definitely inform when I get my hands on that game..

Yeah yeah, TI! Heard it's very good. Good luck then!

we need heroscape!

Heroscape eh...its quite a heavy game..probably in the future

If you have a set, you could come and teach us the beauty of the game

Reporting on two game sessions that went on for the last two days at Toybox where I wasn't a participant except for one game. Came too late to join the other games.

14/07

When I arrived, 4 gamers were already in the midst of a busy Ra session. Even from outside, I can hear people shouting "RA!". This was possibly the third or fourth bidding game that I have already seen and it seems to be one of the better ways to eliminate the "lucky" dice roll element of board games.

The game is played over a period of 3 kingdoms of ancient Egypt and once the final Ra tile is placed, the tiles are wiped from the board. Each kingdom period also ends when all players have finished up their bidding coins. There were certainly a lot of strategy in play and one of the strategy that was immediately identified was the "chicken" method where you just play out to be the last guy remaining on the board and hope to sweep a lot of good tiles.

After that, we adjourn to dinner before returning to the shop. As there 6 of us by now, we decided to split the group into two. One group went on to play Railroad Tycoon brought by Marcus while the other group (includes me) went on to try out another Egyptian game, Amun Re.

Amun Re was another bidding game but this time we had to make sacrifices to Amun Re to generate our money. The game was split into two kingdom - Old Kingdom and New Kingdom. It was certainly mind grappling to see what strategies we can employ. Do we build everything in the Old Kingdom or do we start building on our points in the New Kingdom after everyone has developed some of the provinces up for grabs. I went ahead and tried to garner as much points in the first round of scoring (which is after the Old Kingdom) and try to just sustain myself in the New Kingdom with a few "power" cards that gave me bonuses. That worked out well as my lead was too huge to be overtaken by the end of the New Kingdom. I felt that this game was better than Ra and all of us have agreed to take on the game on another day.

After that, I walked over to the Railroad Tycoon table and "WOW!". The board was massive and I was pretty much awe-struck. I felt like I was Lex Luthor in the Superman movie except it is not really 3D terrain and there were no moving trains. I was not there at the start of the game so I can't comment much but the feedback I got was that Railroad Tycoon is a very, very interesting game. I am tempted to buy one and put it at the shop

15/07

Was busy WoWing (World of Warcraft online) at home so I stepped into the shop late. By then, we already had 5 gamers in the middle of Amun Re. Looks like there were more Egyptian voodoo going on that time at Toybox. 5-player definitely was more interesting than 3-player that we had the previous night. As this time, most of the provinces were developed and players were trying to get to the best pieces while trying to fulfill the requirements of "power" cards to give them more points in the end. The winner was finally Hong, who followed the same strategy as I did yesterday - amassing more points in the Old Kingdom.

After this game, I was told that another group tried Fury of Dracula earlier in the day. Was not sure how that went but I won't be surprised if they have been bitten

After Amun Re, some of them decided to leave for Saturday night plans while 5 of us stayed behind to play somemore games. 3 of them was going to try Caribbean and Amazonas so I opted out just to teach them how to play the games. Caribbean was fun at the start but it kinda went into a draggy mode in the end. That was one of the comment as they find that they were almost bidding for the same ships at the end. I did point out a few different strategies they could have tried which would not have paid off anyway because someone moved another ship away

They were happier with Amazonas and the 18 rounds flew by pretty quickly. Some of them forgot about their secret mission cards but luckily they still managed to complete them right before the game ended.

All in all, it was another two great days of gaming and we might just drop by again tomorrow for one more session.

In conjunction with Halloween on October 31, Toybox is starting our celebration early with the hunt for the perfect dracula. Your skills as a dracula will be pitted against 4 hunters from Toybox in the game, Fury of Dracula. Winning the game against us will put you in the running for the final battle on Halloween. As a token of your hardwork, the best Dracula also stands to win a little something from us in line with the Halloween theme. Does Jack Skellington sound familiar to you?

Then you will want to get your hands on these gashapons...



The challenges for our four elite hunters will begin in August leading up to a final battle in October. To arrange for your challenge, email Nicholas Leong at n.leong@toybox.com.my or call me at 012-2675003.

No idea what Fury of Dracula is? Not a problem, just drop by Toybox before Halloween and say these magic words "I want to learn how to be a dracula" and you will be given a free tutorial on the game.

Let the hunt begin.

ps: Our Halloween event will be anounced on a later date.

Settlers of Catan? Carcassonne? Railroad Tycoon? Ticket to Ride? If you haven't heard of these games, then you are missing out on a totally new hobby hitting the local community. Designer board games have been around for ages but are making their presence felt after the first local Gamecon-1 last year.

Still no idea what these games are? Well, drop by Toybox on Merdeka Day(thats August 31) and be treated to a tutorial on the wonderful world of designer board games. It is a FREE session for all of you!

For gamers who want to introduce your friends to these games, grab this opportunity and bring them to Toybox. They get to experience and learn the games, minus the hassle of you teaching it to them.

This is also a good time for parents to introduce your kids to a healthy hobby. We have games that are suitable for kids of all ages.

Some of the games that will be on display will be:

. Ticket to Ride
. Settlers of Catan
. Amazon
. Hare & Tortoise
. Gulo Gulo
. Villa Paletti
. and many more!

The tutorials will run from 10 am up to 9 pm on August 31, 2006. For more information, please email Nicholas Leong at n.leong@toybox.com.my or give him a call at 012-2675003.

Toybox is the first Malaysian hobby store to offer board games for rent. Located in Paramount Garden, we offer everyone a chance to game at an affordable rate. We also have a healthy community of card gamers in games such as VS System and Pokemon.

We are five minutes walk away from Paramount LRT station. For map and directions, please do not hesitate to email enquiry@toybox.com.my.

Toybox is pleased to announce three new games into our expanding library!

Railroad Tycoon
Revisit the early days of the Age of Steam as you begin with a locomotive (the venerable John Bull, the first locomotive to run in North America) and a vision (your Tycoon "mission" card). From there, build your budding railroad network into a vast empire. Connect New York to Chicago, earn the most money, develop bigger and faster locomotives and maybe even span North America and build the Transcontinental Railway!

Lost Cities
In Lost Cities, another card game in the Kosmos two-player series, the object is to mount profitable expeditions to one or more of the five different lost cities. Card play is quite straightforward, with a few agonizing moments sprinkled through what is mostly a fast-moving game. If you start a given expedition, you'd better make some progress in it, or it'll score you negative points. If you can make a lot of progress, you'll score quite well. After three rounds, the highest total score takes the day.

Bang!
The outlaws hunt the Sheriff. The Sheriff hunts the Outlaws. The Renegade plots secretely, ready to take one side or the other. Bullets fly. Who among the gunmen is a Deputy, ready to sacrifice himself for the Sheriff? And who is a merciless Outlaw, willing to kill him? If you want to find out, just draw (your cards)!

Come and test them out today!

This post has been edited by zio: Aug 14 2006, 12:07 AM

wer is ur shop?

hey iori, my shop is located at Paramount Garden.

We have a thread about my shop here:

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=284901

Do ur shop buying pokemon cards?or selling?

We have an active crowd playing Pokemon every Sunday. We run a weekly league over there. So yeah, there are quite a number of players selling and trading cards at my shop.

If you are there on a Sunday, ask for Alex - our resident Pokemon expert.

My name also Alex too haha...
where is the shop located...maybe i'll go sale my rare pokemon cards at there...no longer play with em..

It is at Paramount Garden. The address is 43A (First floor), Jalan 20/16.

edit: I believe the mods have merged the thread together. And I was getting used to seeing 1k views on the previous thread..

This post has been edited by zio: Aug 16 2006, 10:21 AM

that time when i come giv me a beautiful price for my pokemon cards

Does anyone know where can I get aixs and allies revised edition?