Black Diamond Games
1950 Market Street, Suite E
Concord, CA 94520
925-681-0600
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New Warhammer Fantasy League
Starting Saturday, September 4th at 6pm, our staff will be running a Warhammer Fantasy Battles escalation league. You'll start with a 1000 point list and add points each session.
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Saturday, September 11th, 12pm-4pm
Dungeons & Dragons Red Box Game Day
 Come celebrate the release of the new D&D Essentials line of products and the new Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Roleplaying Game with a classic-style adventure and a retro game experience!
The D&D Essentials product line is designed to give you everything you need to play the classic D&D game experience, and it starts with the new boxed set - the Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Roleplaying Game. Inside the "Red Box," you'll find everything you need to begin your adventure. After you're done exploring the Red Box, you can find all the rules for the 4th Edition game in the Rules Compendium, create the iconic characters you want with Heroes of the Fallen Lands and get ready to expand your campaign with the Dungeon Master's Kit, Monster Vault, and Dungeon Tiles Master Sets.
Just for participating you'll take home the pregenerated character sheet of the character you played. If you DM the game, you'll take home the adventure itself, a poster map of the encounter areas, and the tokens used in the adventure. To satisfy your curiosity, here's a quick description of the adventure!
Sunderpeak Temple
Long a bastion of good on the edges of the wilderness, Sunderpeak Temple has succumbed to an unknown threat. You have been tasked to journey to the site of the temple and find out what has befallen its residents, as the priests are needed to destroy an enchanted skill imbued with necromantic magic. Will you face down the dark denizens that dwell within and learn the truth of the temple's fate? A Dungeons & Dragons adventure designed for 4-6 pregenerated characters of 2nd level.
Sunday, September 12th, 12pm-2pm
Battle Spirits CCG: Dawn of the Ancients Release Event
 Join us for a Battlespirits Release event for the most recent set, Dawn of the Ancient. Cost is $15 for a one round sealed tournament, with prize support from Bandai.
Saturday, September 18th, 12pm-6pm
Warhammer 40K Tournament
Points: 1850
 Paint: Recommended Table: 6'x4'
Rounds: 3, Best overall win-losses
Fee: $5
Format: New and Unique Missions and Scenarios.
Prizes: 1st place receive GW box set(s) of their choice (restrictions apply, ask staff for details). One lucky runner up will receive a gift certificate.
Saturday, September 25th, 11:30am-6pm
Magic: The Gathering - Scars of Mirrodin Pre-Release
Cost: $30
 What Happens There?
Release Tournaments are Sealed Deck format. Each player receives 6 booster packs to build a deck. The tournaments are run using Swiss rounds with a minimum of four rounds per event. (Tournaments with only 8 players may run three rounds.) What Do I Get?
Wizards of the Coast provides 2 boosters per tournament participant for the overall prize pool. Each participant will receive 1 booster pack voucher, 1 promo card and 1 Launch Party flier (while supplies last).
Saturday, October 2nd, 11:30am-6pm
Magic: The Gathering - Scars of Mirrodin Release
Same format as pre-release.
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 Sunday
10am-6pm
Skirmish Minis Sunday: Warmachine,Infinity, Warhammer Fantasy and Malifaux!
Warmachine, Hordes and Infinity are the featured games for this regular all day league event. The group has recently gotten into Warhammer Fantasy and Malifaux.
10:30am-5pm
Sunday Trading Card Games
Comprised of several card game tournaments that rotate on Sundays, including Battle Spirits, Naruto, Magic, and Yu-Gi-Oh. Naruto Tournaments Cost $6 for Entry Fee and start at 1 PM.
 5pm-9:30pm
Yu-Gi-Oh League (Two Events)
Standard Format - Structured Event
Tournament for Yu-Gi-Oh.
Cost: $6
Tournament entry includes Booster Pack
Yu-Gi-Oh Juniors League
A casually structured event for Yu-Gi-Oh players 14 and under.
Pay-to-Play format
Cost: $5 (returned as product voucher)
Prize Support supported by Konami.
Organizer: Matt D.
Monday
6-10pm Warhammer 40K Escalation LeagueThis new, staff run escalation league starts with 750 points and ramps up 250 additional points each game. The only initial requirement is one headquarter choice and one troop choice. The league is flexible, allowing you to change your army and try new options each week. It's a great opportunity to use those more unusual unit choices or to test drive a new army without a large, initial commitment.
The league features unique missions each week. At the end of the month, the player with the best score wins a Games Workshop Prize. This event is run in our $5 Pay to Play Format. Tuesday
6:30-10pmBoardgame Night Dust off those games on your shelf, or come down and learn to play your future favorites. Whether you like trains, Euro's, classics, cards, tiles, or big boxes with lots of pieces, Board Game Night could be your new Tuesday night fun time.We usually try to play two or more short to medium length games per table, but will sometimes spend an evening with one longer game.
It is recommended you bring multiple games to play or arrange your opponents before arriving.
Pathfinder Society NEW DAY
 Join us for Pathfinder Society games using the Pathfinder rules from Paizo. To get started, read about the Pathfinder society on their web page. Join the society (it's free), make a valid character and register it, and brink it to our Pathfinder Society event along with your rulebook and dice.
Wednesday
6pm-10pmPokemon CCG League Night This is a Pay to Play Event. Senior Leaguers must buy a booster pack or $5 Product Voucher. Junior Leaguers play for free! In 1998, Pokémon fans in the U.S. got their first taste of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Collectors loved the cards for the amazing artwork and special features; gamers loved the strategy and balanced complexity of a game they could play with friends, in local competitions, or at tournaments. The Pokémon Trading Card Game continues to get better and better. Game of Thrones LCG A Game of Thrones: The Card Game is an exercise in intrigue, diplomacy, and strategy for 2-4 players, and is playable in roughly 1-2 hours. In AGoT:tCG, players take control of one of four major houses of Westeros, and they zealously compete for power (the first player that earns 15 "power tokens" is declared the winner). Each house's deck has different strengths and weakness based on the themes, characters, and locations of George R.R. Martin's epic series. Warmachine MKII New Recruit Join our Press-gangers in the latest iteration of the Warmachine rule-set. Small point games are encouraged to get the most out of the evening.Thursday
6pm-10pm Dungeons & Dragons RPGA Living Forgotten RealmsBlack Diamond is hosting Living Forgotten Realms 4th edition Games. Up to 6 tables are running simultaneously. A $5 fee is charged to offset printing costs, but every participant receives a $5 Product Voucher. Weekly Details updated on our WarHorn RPGA site.
Friday
6pm-9:30pmFriday Night Magic Come and play Magic: The Gathering. This evening event follows DCI Booster Draft Format. Event fee: $15 includes 4 booster packs. Every participant gets 1 Pack of Prize for showing up, and adds an aditional pack to the prize pool. This is a fun, casual event for players of all ages and skill levels.
6pm-9:30pm
Young Generals - Warhammer 40K
 Join our Black Diamond Games Young Generals in learning the FUN-damentals of the Warhammer 40,000 Miniatures game by Games Workshop.
Young Generals learn the basics of building, painting, army composition, and game play. Evenings events will cycle through short classes, focusing on the basics, but introducing new aspects at every turn. Participants should bring figures to play small, 500 point games, or whatever they have available. Demos can be arranged upon request.
Parents are encouraged to come and learn some of the basic of the hobby from our knowledgeable staff to learn make informed purchases and in depth aspects of the hobby.
This event is run in our "Pay-to-Play" format; where participants pay five dollars for the evenings play, but receive a $5 product voucher; allowing them to save for supplies or future additions for their army.
Parents are also welcome to enjoy our Parents Lounge, with our comfortable chairs and free Wi-Fi.
Saturday
10am-11:30am
Dungeons & Dragons Encounters
 Dungeons & Dragon 4E based mini events. It's set up to be an ongoing narrative that continues through each session and chapter.
Go on epic adventures in new settings with new monsters. Each week, you will be rewarded Renown Points for accomplishments made both in-game and out-of-game, which earn you exclusive rewards that you can apply to your current and future D&D Encounters characters. D&D Encounters seasons rotate every few months, giving you the opportunity to try a new adventure setting multiple times per year!
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MOVING TO WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AT 6pm starting September 22nd.
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How does the game center work?
The game
center is available for open gaming from 10am until 5pm (or when our evening events start). The game center is closed to open play during our scheduled events. You can use the game center to
play hobby games, at no charge. Occasionally, there are special events that
require an entry fee, but the money is usually used as prize support for the event. The
game center is intended as a community center, as opposed to a profit center
for the store. By supporting the community, our community supports us back by
buying our games and snacks.
Where can I find out about center events?
You can view
the calendar online here. We also post events
on several bulletin boards in the store, including a friend finder bulletin board where
you can post requests for fellow gamers. You are strongly encouraged to create
your own events for in-store play. If you don't see one you're interested in,
consider proposing one to a staff member. Most of our events are created this way.
Our only requirement is that your event be open to everyone and be related to products we sell.
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