After the recent success of Firestorm: Market Garden at Gamescape North in San Rafael, Firestorm: Normandy was developed as a joint project between Endgame Oakland and Gamescape North. It will be based on a modified version of the Firestorm rules and be played over the course of about six months with half the games being at Endgame and half and Gamescape. Note that the games will be scheduled so that they do not interfere with the 2011 NorCal Tournament Circuit. Players may participate in any number of games they choose over the course of the campaign, though we hope that you’ll all come out for as many as possible!

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Christmas Gift Drive:
Over the past couple of years we’ve done a Christmas Gift Drive for Oakland kids.  This year we want to get involved earlier than usual. We have bins setup for your donations.   To ensure we help as many families as possible we have set aside a shelf full of great games at 40% off when purchased for donation (look for the pink dot). It’s a wonderful opportunity to give a kid their first game!

Clearance & Used Section Sale:
Our clearance and used section is pretty full right now.  To free up some space we’re offering a 25% off the listed price of clearance and used items until the end of the year.

D&D Encounters at 7:00pm Every Wednesday Starting on September 22nd

Heroes needed! Are you game?

D&D Encounters is an exciting, weekly campaign that plays out one epic encounter at a time. As you defeat enemies, solve puzzles, finish quests, and perform heroic deeds, you’ll earn Renown Points that you can use to get exclusive rewards.  Each session only takes 1-2 hours to play, so it’s easy to fit your game in after school or work. And each week there’s a new and exciting challenge. Jump in anytime! Read the rest of this entry »

Hey everyone the EndGame 9th Anniversary Party on October 2nd is rapidly approaching. We have a few more details that we’re happy to announce. Our good friend Fred Hicks of Evil Hat Productions, publisher of the Dresden Files RPG, Spirit of the Century and other fine titles will be flying out to celebrate with us. Fred will be bringing treats to share. We would also like to announce, Josh Roby, designer of the SmallVille RPg will be on hand as well. Food this year will be provided by neighborhood favorite La Borinquena. We will have lots of great raffle prizes, the Aaron Lawn Memorial “Table Of Value” and all day open gaming upstairs. We have decided to combine September’s Last Saturday Board Game day with the party since it’s the week after the normal Board Game Day. There will of course be fezzes. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Also, pay attention to our Facebook Page, and our Twitter Feed @endgameoaklandfor any other fun announcements about this years shindig!

Signups for the last minicon of 2010 are now available!

There is  a new set of instructions for signing up for games. Please do read it, it should help you get into a game you wanna be in.

Check out the games:
October Minicon Homepage

Walk ins welcome.

Sessions are at 10:00am and 2:00pm

Apologies for the late posting, publish is different than draft!  Our bad!

We will have plenty of copies of the new Rules Compendium and Heroes of the Fallen Lands books on hand!

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!

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.

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.