Throughout the months of June and July, we’ve been entering every purchase into the draw to win one of 5 x $30 vouchers.

The clock is ticking, so if you haven’t got yourself into the draw, you don’t have much time!

Every game you purchase enters you into the draw, so if you buy two products, you’ll get two draw entries.  (It really is that simple!)

Additionally, one of those vouchers will exclusively go to a fan on our Facebook page, so if you want to impr
ove your odds, make sure you join us over there!

We’ll be drawing the winners at the beginning of August, so you only have a week to seize this opportunity!

Wellycon 2010 is shaping up to be the best Wellycon yet, with an increase in numbers as the anticipation juggernaut gains momentum.

On the weekend of August 14th and 15th, the city of Wellington will experience an influx of board gamers, and you could be one of them.

SeriouslyBoard are proud to be involved again.  We’ll be sponsoring the Saturday, and, just as we did in 2009, we’ll have prizes on offer and a discount for all Wellycon attendees.

So if you’re in the Wellington area and you’re keen to meet other gamers, make sure you register here and make it to Wellycon.  And if you’re located somewhere else…make sure you get into the Wellington area in one month’s time!

The What: Wellycon 2010
The Where: St Patrick’s College, 581 Evans Bay Road, Kilbirnie, Wellington (Map)
The When: Saturday 14th August (10 AM to 10 PM) and Sunday 15th August (10 AM to 6 PM)
The Who: Andrew Rae, wellycon@gmail.com
The Wallet: $5 per person per day.

But do you reckon you could do better?

SeriouslyBoard is the only New Zealand retailer to import The World Cup Card Game 2010.

This is your ideal opportunity to show your footballing skills on the world stage…or on the table, anyway.  And at just $12, you’ll be hard pressed to find an award winning game at a cheaper price.

And if you’re more of an Agricola fan, consider playing this card in order to prevent your opponents from conspiring against you!

So…want it GST free?

Forbidden Island is a treasure hunting game, where players are seeking to collect the hidden valuables before the island sinks beneath the waves!

A fully co-operative game with variable difficulty, Forbidden Island has plenty of replayability and its short game time makes it ideal as a filler or for someone new to modern board games.

Although we’ll be listing the game for $29, you can have it with GST removed at $25.38.

If you’re keen, just comment on this blog with your favourite aspect of co-operative games before Forbidden Island arrives in stock, and we’ll be in touch to let you know your discount code.  It couldn’t be simpler!

Now we’re reminding you so that you don’t miss out!

With the cold and wet weather really beginning to kick in across the country, now is the ideal time to make the most of the time spent indoors, and board games are the perfect antidote for the winter blues.

SeriouslyBoard are giving away 5 x $30 vouchers to randomly selected customers until the end of July, and every product you purchase puts you into the draw! So if you b
uy one game this month, you’ll get one entry into the draw.  If you buy two games, you’ll get two entries into the draw, and so on.

One of the five vouchers will go exclusively to a Facebook fan who buys a game, so make sure you’re signed up to our Facebook page to be in the running for all 5 vouchers!

The winners will be contacted at the beginning of August.

And remember, if you’re looking for something and can’t see it listed on the website, be sure to contact us and we’ll help you search for it!

As mentioned in an earlier blog, you now have the opportunity to pay tribute to the All Whites in game format with The World Cup Card Game 2010!

SeriouslyBoard are the only New Zealand retailer to stock this award winning title!

The game is incredibly popular, and at only $12, it’s easy to see why.

Make sure you don’t miss out on your chance for World Cup glory!

If you’re new to the world of modern board games, please read on…

Board gaming has come a long way since our childhood Monopoly memories.  There are now a whole host of board games with a wide range of themes, styles, and difficulty levels that don’t rely on the luck of dice to determine the winner.

Here at SeriouslyBoard, we’re unashamedly fans of the board gaming hobby, so if you’re looking for some recommendations, here are a few suggestions…

Carcassonne is a classic title and a great appetiser for an evening of gaming. Through the use of tile laying, players develop the area around the French city of Carcassonne.  Like many people, we rediscovered our love for board games through Carcassonne, a simplistically elegant gateway game.

In Settlers of Catan, each player battles it out to create the dominant settlement on the island of Catan, through resource gathering, trading, and building. An absolute classic, Settlers of Catan is one of our ultimate favourite games, and the winner of the Spiel des Jahres – the premier board gaming award worldwide – in 1995.

Ticket to Ride is the premier train-based board game. In Ticket to Ride, you compete against others to complete secret missions along a limited amount of tracks.  Elegantly simple, Ticket to Ride won the Spiel des Jahres award in 2004.

In addition to these, we have several other games, and if you’re looking for something we haven’t listed, please get in touch with us via our contact page.

You can also keep up to date by joining our Facebook page or by signing up to our mailing list below.

And in the meantime, we have a special discount for you that lasts until the end of next weekend, expiring at midnight on the night of Sunday July 4th.  When you add an item to your shopping cart, simply add the word ‘PAPER’ to the discount code field, and you’ll get 10% off your entire order excluding freight!

Not only that, but you’ll also go into the draw to win one of 5 x $30 vouchers to be drawn at the beginning of August!

So sit back and relax, join our mailing list, and save a few dollars on us in the brave new world of modern board gaming!

And with an upcoming game release just around the corner, you won’t need a fraction of fitness to replicate our footballing heroes, either.

And so ensues a quick recap…

First, we did this to Slovakia to snatch a draw from them in the dying moments:

Then we held the world champion Italians to a draw which was started by Shane Smeltz…

…and which was finished with an investment banker on the field…

…and now you have the opportunity to take New Zealand or any other team to the title with The World Cup Card Game 2010.

This card game will enable you to take any of the 32 teams from the group stage to the World Cup final, and SeriouslyBoard is currently the only New Zealand retailer planning to sell this game!

That’s right – this game is currently exclusive to SeriouslyBoard among Kiwi stores!

We’ll be sure to let you know as soon as it’s in stock, but be warned: demand is high!

You can now score goals and commit fouls to your heart’s content in what was recently awarded the Best Card Game at the UK Games Expo 2010.  And at just $12, this could be the most affordable world championship trophy you’ve ever bought!

So we’re knocking 15% off everything in stock, but you’ll have to hurry, because this offer only lasts until midnight!

It was exactly one year ago today that Angie, Craig and I took our first tentative steps into the board gaming realm from this side of the counter.  Twelve months on, and we want to thank you for being an integral part of our growing online community.

So to celebrate, we’re offering you 15% off everything that’s currently in stock.  All you have to do to partake in this great is to use this discount code: BIRTHDAY.

That’s all it takes!

So when you’ve added something to your cart and you want to proceed to the checkout, make sure you enter that code to get 15% off anything and everything that you buy today.

And whatever you buy today also puts you into the draw to win one of 5 x $30 discount vouchers to be awarded at the beginning of August!

But be quick – this offer will expire at 12:00am tonight!

This time of the year is a birthday time for the SeriouslyBoard crew.  With new gamer Caitlin being born on May 21st, and with SeriouslyBoard itself celebrating its birthday in June, the timing is just right for a celebration.

So we’re giving away 5 x $30 vouchers to randomly selected customers throughout June and July, and every product you purchase puts you into the draw! So if you buy one game in June or July, you’ll get one entry into the draw.  If you buy two games, you’ll get two entries into the draw, and so on.

Also, one of these vouchers will go exclusively to a buyer who is a fan on our Facebook page, so if you aren’t already a fan, make sure you become one to be in the running for all 5 vouchers!

We will contact all winners at the beginning of August.

And as always, if you’re looking for something and can’t see it on our website, don’t hesitate to contact us!