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Central Coast Game Community
Welcome again, to the weekly download for gaming on the central coast of California, enjoy.
Community Announcements
Gamer Clubs & Projects
Santa Maria Valley
We have several clubs, game days, and projects in the works. We’re forming a dance game & arcade club in Santa Maria to take advantage of the new Dancerush Stardom game and the planned addition of Wacca at World 1-1 Games and their party package. We’re also building a Blood on the Clocktower game night at Space VR Solvang, and a Battletech escalation league at West Coast Irregulars. Join the conversation with us and bring your own ideas to the table.
In-Store Signing w/ Writer David Pepose Hulk Annual #1
Ventura, 3431 Telegraph Rd
Arsenal Comics & Games Ventura
Wednesday May 17th Meet one of our favorite writers David Pepose this Wednesday at Arsenal Ventura from 4p to 6p! The best New Comic Book Day Wednesdays are the Wednesdays with store signings. You know David Pepose from his amazing work on Marvel’s Savage Avengers and his hit creator owned series such as Scouts Honor and Spencer & Locke. Now it’s time for David to craft a story for Marvel’s Green Goliath. That’s right. The Incredible Hulk! David will be signing copies of Hulk Annual #1 at Arsenal Ventura from 4p to 6p. Come by for another Arsenal Comics Signing Event.
Cal Poly Magic Players
San Luis Obispo, 1 Grand Ave Building 2, Room 213
Wednesday 5/17 6p Weekly on-campus magic meetup from an active community of dedicated magic players. Parking is available in the H-2 Parkmobile Lot.
Game Theory by PolyCon
San Luis Obispo, 1 Grand Ave Building 8
Friday May 19th 5p This is an open to the public game night put on by the non-profit student club at Cal Poly, and meet in BRAE (building 8) every Friday 5p - 10p. You don’t have to be a student or alumni, just show up. Parking is accessible from N. Perimeter Rd.
Game Ogre Magic Championship
Westlake Village, 1145 Lindero Canyon Rd Unit D4
Saturday May 20th Hey everyone! This week at Game Ogre on Saturday May 20th they are having a Magic Store Sealed March of the Machine Championship!
Spring Minicon by PolyCon
San Luis Obispo, 1 Grand Ave Building 8
Saturday May 20th 5p Three times a year a student club at Cal Poly organizes an all day game-day event completely open to the public. On the schedule for Saturday are games like Condordia, Ark Nova, Root a Game of Woodland Might and Right, Drakonomicon (a protospiel), D&D, Magic the Gathering, Wickedness, Pathfinder, 1st Year at Hogwarts, and Lichcraft. Join them Saturday in the UU building at Cal Poly 10a - 10p
Conejo Valley Adventurer’s League
Our newest adventure is up. Sign up while there is room, space is limited on this one.
Terror in Ten Towns (DDEP10-01: A Plague of Ancients Epic)
As a beastly army approaches Ten-Towns from the south, heroes take the lead in fortifications and defense. But can the heroes’ optimistic hard work overcome the worst enemy—the towns’ distrust of one another?
San Luis Obispo Board Games
Atascadero, 6915 El Camino Real
We are a weekly group meeting every Monday for people that want the opportunity to play a variety of tabletop games. It does not matter whether or not you have played a game as long as you have a willingness to learn, have fun, and be polite to other. Feel free to bring a game you would like to play or just show up and play what others have, we usually have plenty. We currently meet at Round Table pizza and will either be in the main area at the back or in one of the two side rooms if they are available.
Atascadero Monday May 22nd 5:30p at Round Table Pizza 6915 El Camino Real
San Luis Obispo Tuesday May 23d 5p at Captain Nemos 563 Higuera Street
BA Start
San Luis Obispo 647 Higuera St
Geeks Who Drink brings the nations best live hosted pub quiz every Tuesday to BA Start. Gather your smartest friends and play trivia to win some awesome prizes! Must be 21 or older. All draft beer is also $2 off!
Community Highlights
Battletech is heating up in Santa Maria & San Luis Obispo
Last Monday at Gordon’s Good Games and Thursday at On the Play Gaming was a success! Players gathered to pit their mech’s against each other in brutal strategic combat with each player having to stay a few steps ahead of their opponent at every turn. Commander Cameron versus MechCommander Courtney from West Coast Irregulars battled hard throughout the night. Quoting from Cameron’s weekly “Battletech Mania” Thursday night recap on the Central Coast Games Discord to describe the evening, “each side [eyed] each other suspiciously with malicious intent and fascination of the Ultraviolence and ugliness that is about to ensue!” While MechCommander Courtney’s purple Sagittaire took a “combined arms fire from six different mechs [belonging to Commander Cameron]… and was stripped down of all of its armor. In return MechCommander Courtney's three big bad Juggernaut Mechs, as well as a Wraith, focused fire on [Cameron’s] Battle Master … finally Courtney wins initiative in the 4th round after being left in the dust for the last three.” The battle raged on and in the end MechCommander Courtney was declared the winner by complete kill of the battle master.
After the battle’s were finished Courtney and Cameron from West Coast Irregulars sat down Central Coast Games for an interview about their experience playing battle tech, the community building around West Coast Irregulars and the future of Battletech as a whole.
CCG: How long have you been playing Battle tech and how long have you been playing within the central coast?
Courtney: I’ve been playing battle tech for as long as I can remember but I’ve been playing on the central coast for almost two years now after recently moving from the Las Vegas Battletech community.
CCG: What’s the difference between the Battletech following here vs over in Las Vegas?
Courtney: Vegas has a very large following with a host of tournaments and events circulating every month. There is a lot of Battletech interest over here on the central coast but there is not enough community infrastructure to plan and host the same number of opportunities. That’s what we’re hoping to change with West Coast Irregulars.
CCG: For those who don’t know, can you tell us about West Coast Irregulars and their involvement with the local Battletech community.
Courtney: West Coast Irregulars is a Battle tech community outreach organization that I created with a few of my friends. Every Monday at Gordon's good games, and Thursdays at we host an “open table” gaming event where new and veteran players from anywhere in the local area or on the central coast can come and play Battletech with each other. I love to teach and meet new members of this amazing game that is becoming re-popularized because, in my opinion, due to the accessibility and use of an agnostic miniature system.
CCG: To expand on the subject, what about Battletech makes it popular for both new and veteran players? And what is an “agnostic miniature” system?
Courtney: The agnostic miniature system allows for any miniature to represent any mech and their stats as opposed to other miniature systems where a unit can only be represented by specific official miniatures. However in Battletech a $5 mech could represent a very powerful unit without the need for additional costs from the players. For new players this makes the initial investment to begin playing far less than most other Tabletop Miniature Wargames. A starter box of basic mech’s is $25 for a 4 pack of highly detailed pre-assembled miniatures and can be used right out of the box to begin playing! Both Gordon’s and “On the Play” gaming stores have Battletech kits available during our weekly meetups.
CCG: Are there any beginner specific events for interested newcomers?
Courtney: West Coast Irregulars in addition to the weekly games host a monthly “play and take” event on the last Sunday of every month. It's a 10 dollar buy in and you get a free mech to learn and playtest the “Battletech Grinder” which is a fast paced version for new players designed by Catalyst Games. At the end of the event you get to take the battlemech home and add them to your set. At the weekly games we have pick up games and we play the “grinder rules” during the monthly. We like to keep it very open for new and veteran community members.
CCG: Do you plan on bringing more Battletech to MimicCon 2024?
Courtney: Oh I am very excited! Last year had a lot of turn out for Battletech and the results were amazing with tables featuring beautifully crafted terrain and a large variety of painted mech’s. West Coast Irregulars is putting everything we’ve got to make next year’s Battletech section at MimicCon 2024 better than ever.
If you are interested in learning more about Battletech or want to join the central coast community check out the Central Coast Gaming Discord channel to connect with local community members such as Courtney from West Coast Irregulars. Follow this newsletter for more community news and alerts on future events like Battletech Mondays/Thursdays with other community members. In the meantime go to Gordon’s Good Games in Atascadero and On the Play Gaming in Santa Maria to pick yourself up a box of mech’s to start playing with the Central Coast Gaming Community today.
Central Coast Open Gaming Schedule
Game Ogre
Westlake Village, 1145 Lindero Canyon Rd Unit D4
5/17 Wed - Song of Ice & Fire (TMG) 5p - 7p
5/18 Thu - Magic Commander 12p - 7p, Marvel Crisis Protocol 5p - 8p
5/19 Fri - Pathfinder/Starfinder 2p - 7p, Friday Night Magic 7:30p - 11:30p
5/20 Sat - Magic Store Championship 11a - 5p, D&D Adventurer’s League 5p - 9p
5/21 Sun - Warhammer Sunday 12p - 7p
5/22 Mon - Board Game Night 4p - 7p
5/23 Tue - Magic Commander 12p - 7p, Pokemon League 4p - 7p
Zander’s Game House
Camarillo, 2270 Ventura Blvd
5/17 Wed - Star Wars X-Wing 5p - 9p
5/18 Thu - Super Smash Bros 7p - 10p
5/19 Fri - Friday Night Magic 6p - 9p
5/20 Sat - Open Board Gaming 2p - 6p
5/21 Sun - Star Wars X-Wing 2p - 7p
5/23 Tue - Open Play
Endgame Comics and Collectibles
Ventura, 294 E. Main St Suite A
5/17 Wed - Magic Commander 7p - 10p, Yu-Gi-Oh! 7p - 10p
5/18 Thu - Open Play
5/19 Fri - Friday Night Magic 7p - 10p (Draft, Commander, Pioneer & Pauper)
5/20 Sat - Open Play
5/21 Sun - Digimon 11:30a - end, One Piece 2p - end, Dragon Ball Z 4p - end
5/23 Tue - Meta Zoo 7p - 10p
Metro Entertainment
Santa Barbara, 6 W Anapamu St
5/19 Fri - Friday Night Magic 6p - 9p
5/20 Sat - Magic Lessons 12p - 12:30p, Pokemon Lessons 12:30p - 1p
5/20 Sat - Pokemon League 1p - end, D&D 5p - 9p
5/21 Sun - Magic Draft 3p - 6p
5/22 Mon - Magic Commander 6p - 9p
BAM Cards
Goleta, 5718 Hollister Ave Suite 107
5/17 Wed - Magic Pioneer 6p - 9p
5/18 Thu - Magic Commander 6p - 9p
5/19 Fri - Pokemon 5:30p - 8:30p, Friday Night Magic 6p - 9p
5/20 Sat - Magic Draft 3p - 6p
5/21 Sun - Flesh & Blood Draft 3p - 6p, Magic Commander 3p - 6p
Central Coast Collectibles
Lompoc, 1321 N H Suite A
5/18 Thu - Magic Commander 4p - 8p
5/19 Fri - FREE Magic Draft 6:30p - 10p
5/20 Sat - Pokemon 6:30p - 9p
5/21 Sun - Magic Commander 4p - 12a
5/22 Mon - Yu-Gi-Oh! 6:30p - 8p
On The Play Gaming
Santa Maria, 208 W Main Suite B
5/17 Wed - Magic Draft 6:30 p - 10p, Yu-Gi-Oh! 7p - 10p
5/18 Thu - Open Play
5/19 Fri - Friday Night Magic 7p - 11p, Pokemon League 6:30p - 11p
5/20 Sat - Open Play
5/22 Mon - Yu-Gi-Oh! 6:30p - 10p, One Piece 6:30p - 10p
5/23 Tue - Magic Commander 5:30p - 10p
Leisure Time Games
Santa Maria, 159 Town Center
5/17 Wed - Weiss Schwarz 5p - 8p
5/18 Thu - Games Workshop 1p - 8p
5/19 Fri - Friday Night Magic 5:30p - 10p
5/20 Sat - Open Play
5/21 Sun - Yu-Gi-Oh! 1:30p - 6p
5/22 Mon - Pokemon League 5p - 8p
5/23 Tue - Magic Commander 5p - 8p
Captain Nemo’s
San Luis Obispo, 563 Higuera St
5/17 Wed - Open RPG Play 5p - 7p
5/18 Thu - Open Miniature Play 5p - 9p
5/19 Fri - Friday Night Magic 5p - 9p
5/20 Sat - Open Play
5/21 Sun - Open Play
5/22 Mon - Magic Commander 5p - 7p
5/23 Tue - Open Board Gaming 5p - 7p
Gordon’s Good Games
Atascadero, 5830 Traffic Way
5/17 Wed - Malifaux 5p - 7p
5/18 Thu - D&D Adventurer’s League 5:30 - 7p
5/19 Fri - Friday Night Magic 6p - 8p
5/20 Sat - Open Play
5/21 Sun - Infinity Open Play 2p - 7p
5/22 Mon - Battletech 12p - 7p
5/23 Tue - Open Play
Prism CCG
Paso Robles, 631 Creston Rd
5/17 Wed - Open Play
5/18 Thu - Open Play
5/19 Fri - Open Play
5/20 Sat - Magic Draft 3p - 7:30p
5/21 Sun - Pokemon League 2:30p - 7:30p
5/23 Tue - Open Play
Mythic Games
Monterey, 561 Tyler St
5/17 Wed - Magic Commander 1p - 5:30p
5/18 Thu - Magic Commander 1p - 5:30p, After Dark Commander 6p - 9:30p
5/19 Fri - Magic Commander 1p - 5:30p, Friday Night Magic 6p - 9:30p
5/20 Sat - Magic Commander 1p - 5:30p, After Dark Commander 6p - 9:30p
5/20 Sat - Magic Pioneer 1p - 4:30p
5/21 Sun - Warhammer 40k 12p - 5p, Magic Draft 1p - 5:30p, Magic Commander, 1p - 5:30p
And a thank you to Black Rose Designs for supporting MimicCon, and now supporting Central Coast Games. Black Rose Designs is donating 10% of sales from any purchases made using code CCG23 and you get 10% off your purchase as well!
Contact Us
If you would like to include your store’s Open Gaming Schedule to this list, or join our association and use this newsletter to make exciting announcements contact newsletter@centralcoastgames.com