We’ve heard the requests for many years. “I wish you guys had a membership card.” We’ve been thinking about it and going over it for just as long, and now we are proud to present The Rogue Card! Custom designed by our own Nick Budd, bearing your name and specifically for you, the Rogue Card is now available for purchase.
For a $35 annual fee, you get a variety of perks. A 10% discount on the monthly Gaming with Rogues boardgame selection and graphic novel section selection, and on our Staff Pick of the Week comic books (15% if more than one staffer picks the same book) every week!
In addition, members will get access to our boardgame and card game lending library, so you can try out games before you buy them! Members also get three free reserved game slots per week in our gaming area!
Plus new bonuses every month, including bonus discounts at various store events, private parties, invite-only game sessions, and more!
Get your Rogue Card now by swinging by the store and asking to get a membership card!
Reading with Rogues – April
Our bimonthly graphic novel club will meet in April to talk about our Reading with Rogue selections for March (Descender Vol 1 TP) and April (Batman The Dark Knight Returns)
Every second Tuesday of alternate months, we’ll hold our graphic novel reading club! The next meeting is on Tuesday, April 12th, starting at 6:30 PM and running until we run out of stuff to talk about (or 9 PM, when the store closes). Folks can come and go as they please, and we should have plenty of room.
We’ll talk about our graphic novel selections for the past two months, as well as whatever other comics and related pop culture we deviate into! Got a favorite graphic novel you’ve read and want to talk about? Bring it with you!
The managers of Rogues Gallery will be on hand to talk about comics and hopefully get everybody chatting… we’re hoping to extend the vibe of our New Comics Wednesdays to everyone who maybe doesn’t get a chance to talk comics with their regular group of friends, or just can’t get enough comics talk.
Every month, we do a monthly “Reading with Rogues” selection, and that graphic novel is 15% discount off for that month. if you’ve got a Rogue Card, it’s 25% off!
We’d love for folks to RSVP on the Facebook event page just so we can have a rough headcount, but walk-ins are absolutely welcome. And while we’ll focus the discussions around the graphic novel of the month, we’ll almost certainly be talking about other comics and graphic novels.
We look forward to talking comics with you!
Magic the Gathering Prerelease on Sunday, April 3rd!
FIRST ROUND BEGINS AT NOON – SECOND ROUND BEGINS AT 4:00 – PRE-REGISTRATION STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
Rogues Gallery will be holding two prerelease events for Magic: The Gathering’s new set, Shadows Over Innistrad, on Sunday, April 3rd! We recommend that you call or email ahead to preregister, because we have limited space and tend to fill up well before the day of the event itself. We have room for 16 players in the first event, beginning at noon, and 16 players in the second event, beginning at 4:00 PM. If space allows, we are happy to allow players to play in both prerelease tournaments… players will have to buy-in to both tournaments, you cannot carry over cards or decks from the first prerelease into the second. In addition, of late we’ve had folks sign up and not show up, so if you don’t get in on your preferred time, you are welcome to sign up as an alternate or to come in on the day and try to get available spaces.
Registration will begin at noon on April 3rd. We’ll begin the first event at 12:30 with 30 minutes to construct your decks, and the pre-release will run 3 rounds from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM or so. Please note that if you are preregistered, you must arrive by 12:15 to claim your spot or it will be opened up for walk-ins.
The second tournament will begin registration at 4:00, and the tournament will start as close to 4 PM as we can manage, with 30 minutes to construct your decks. Please note for those preregistered, you must arrive by 4:00 to claim your spot or it will be opened up for walk-ins.
Prerelease packs will be $25.99 plus tax. You must buy a pack for each tournament you enter, and we will reserve color of pack on a first-come, first-serve basis.
We will allow walk-ins for both tournaments if the space is not filled, but we encourage preregistration, as we generally fill up fairly quickly. In addition, because there are two events, and because the second event may run later than our usual closing time, we won’t be able to offer trading or casual place space after the tournaments end.
Prize support will be in the form of Shadows Over Innistrad boosters. We award boosters for each round you win. The remainder are divided up into first, second and third prizes.
In addition to the main prerelease tournament events, if space allows, we will offer open dueling, allowing any player who wants to play to purchase Shadows Over Innistrad Intro Packs to play against each other, as well as prerelease tournament players who are between matches.
D&D Adventurers League – Dare to Enter the Death House!
ADVENTURERS WANTED!
Thursday nights, we run Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition at the store from 7 PM – 9 PM! In March, we’ve got a new game starting up, tying into the Curse of Strahd, the return of the fan-favorite gothic horror setting for D&D, with a new adventure called The Death House!
Death House is the name given to an old row house in the village of Barovia. The house has been burned to the ground many times, only to rise from the ashes time and again-by its own will or that of Strahd. Locals give the building a wide berth for fear of antagonizing the evil spirits believed to haunt it.
D&D Adventurers League runs every Thursday night from 7pm to 9pm, and if you get there a little early, you can chat with the DM about making a character (or just jump right into the action with a pre-generated character). D&D Adventurers League is both for new players and returning players of all stripes. You can even come out just to watch and see how it works.
All you need to bring is a pencil, some paper, and maybe some D&D dice!
Gaming with Rogues – DC Deckbuilding in March!
On the third Saturday of every month, Rogues Gallery will host a casual gaming night – each month will focus on a different game. The game night will begin at 6:30 PM and run until 9:00 PM, when the store closes.
This month’s game is on March 19th, and the game is DC Deck-Building. Using the Cerebus engine, the DC Deck-Building game is one of our favorites, and it’s got a variety of different possibilities, from the stalwarts like Superman, Batman and Flash to more off-the-beaten path heroes like Booster Gold and Black Canary. There’s even a Forever Evil version where you play the villains!
So whether you’ve played DC Deck-Building before or just want to try it out, come join us for Gaming with Rogues! And don’t forget that with your Rogue Card, you can get 10% off on DC Deck-Building games from now until the next Gaming with Rogues selection is chosen!
Also, Gaming with Rogues is an open game night, so folks are welcome to play any game in our well-stocked boardgame and card game library or bring a favorite game of their own!
This month will also be close to our volunteer Gaming with Rogues coordinator Chris Jones’s birthday, so he’s bringing out some cake, and y’all should feel free to wish him a happy birthday! (But don’t feel like you have to let him win. 🙂
Ladies Night on Tuesday, March 22nd! (Store Closing Early to General Public at 7 PM)
LADIES! Do you like comics? Do you like games? Do you just enjoy getting your geek on? Are you looking to make some awesome new friends? Then join us for LADIES NIGHT, hosted by our lady staff!
We now meet in the store. Meetings are on Tuesdays, and the fun kicks off at 7 and goes until around 9. We talk about all things geeky, from comics to games to movies. As adult content will most likely be discussed, we are making this a 16 and up event. Moms! You are welcome to bring your little ones! Let me know in advance, and I’ll print out some colouring pages to keep them busy while you mingle 🙂
We’ll have drinks and snacks, and there will be tables set up for gaming. We have quite the game library in the back, but if you’ve got something you’d like to play, feel free to bring it with you!
I would also like to add that we do not discriminate here at Rogues Gallery. If you identify as female you are most welcome.
Food. Games. Good company. What more could you ask for?
We’d love it if y’all could RSVP on the Facebook event, just so we can get a rough headcount.
Hope to see you there! 🙂
Annual Inventory Sale Ends on Sunday, February 28th!
Our annual inventory clearance sale ends on Saturday, February 28th! We’re clearing out a wide variety of graphic novels, games, miniatures, manga and other merchandise before doing our yearly inventory. The discount begins at 75% and customers then roll 2d6 to add 2-12% onto that discount! Come in before Sunday, February 28th when the sale ends! Rogue Card members get a critical hit on their rolls, automatically earning 12% on the discount!
Give a listen to our Roguecast Episode 99 (publishing on Wednesday, February 3rd) for the managers’ highlight selections from the inventory sale! And grab ’em quick, before they’re gone!
We will be closed on Monday, February 29th for our annual inventory.
STAPLE! on March 5-6, 2016
STAPLE!, Austin’s independent media show, will have its 12th year in March! As always, Rogues Gallery Comics & Games is one of the co-sponsors of the event. You can check out the featured guest list, exhibitors and more information at the official STAPLE! website. We hope to see you there!
Gaming with Rogues – Red Flags in February!
On the third Saturday of every month, Rogues Gallery will host a casual gaming night – each month will focus on a different game. The game night will begin at 6:30 PM and run until 9:00 PM, when the store closes.
This month’s game is on February 20th, and the game is Red Flags. Red Flags is a card game created by Darin Ross, the creator of Superfight. In it, players use cards to create horrible dates for each other.
So whether you’ve played Red Flags before or just want to try it out, come join us for Gaming with Rogues! And don’t forget that with your Rogue Card, you can get 10% off on Red Flags from now until the next Gaming with Rogues selection is chosen!
Also, Gaming with Rogues is an open game night, so folks are welcome to play any game in our well-stocked boardgame and card game library or bring a favorite game of their own!
Ladies Night on Saturday, February 13th!
LADIES! Do you like comics? Do you like games? Do you just enjoy getting your geek on? Are you looking to make some awesome new friends? Then join us for this very special Galentine’s Day edition of LADIES NIGHT, hosted by our lady staff!
We’ll be meeting in the store for this one, starting at 7:30 PM! We’ll be open for the first hour, but will close early at 8:30 PM to provide a private ladies only evening afterwards. There will be Valentine’s Day themed snacks (including a chocolate and red wine cake, made by Teala) and some sodas, but feel free to bring whatever you’d like!
Since we’ll be partying in the store, this is an all-ages friendly event! There will be board games, card games, and colouring pages.
As always, we do not discriminate here at Rogues Gallery. If you identify as female in any way you are most welcome.
Food. Games. Good company. What more could you ask for?
We’d love it if y’all could RSVP on the Facebook event, just so we can get a rough headcount.
We’ve heard the requests for many years. “I wish you guys had a membership card.” We’ve been thinking about it and going over it for just as long, and now we are proud to present The Rogue Card! Custom designed by our own Nick Budd, bearing your name and specifically for you, the Rogue Card is now available for purchase.
listen to our Roguecast Episode 99 (publishing on Wednesday, February 3rd) for the managers’ highlight selections from the inventory sale! And grab ’em quick, before they’re gone!
