Fanboy3 holding weekly MLP CCG Tournaments

Those of you who live in Manchester and have a fondness for children card games (totally what CCG stands for), should know of the place known only as Fanboy3. Like most card shops they hold weekly tournaments/friendlys. With the release of the MLP CCG, Fanboy3, through I assume pressure of raving lunatics otherwise known as we bronies, have began holding these weeklys for the game. 

As of now, they'll take place every Wednesday at 5pm, Fanboy3 on Newton Street. Entry is £3 which gets you a booster pack. Not certain if you'll get the booster everytime, but I haven't spent much time in Fanboy3, i'll be heading there next week though. As many of you would agree, the card game is really growing on me. It's rather fun and I can't wait to really get into it, duel more people and start building decks.

Three's a Crowd Teaser!

Ok, I had to post this up just for the sheer wtf moment. Honestly if that's Discord just flying in like some strange out of control Catharine wheel, I just don't know what else it would be. Check out the video after the break. Also who else totally thought Pinkie said "Two Sisters in love" the first time around. Obviously best OTP. I know just from that one little scene, we're going to love this episode. Saturday can't come quicker. I'll probably be watching it in some random Starbucks in London.

Equestria Girls The Second Coming: Top of the Pops Edition

There's been a sudden burst of interest concerning what might very well hint at a second Equestria Girls film. I recall this being hinted at a few months ago thanks to a new toy line called Rainbow Rocks. Personally I thought they could manage to sell the dolls without having to splash out on another Equestria Girls film, but i'm not the guy in-charge of what Hasbro spends their money on.

I did however, as I'm sure you're aware, enjoy Equestria Girls. So i'm not overly against a second coming. It'll be interesting to see where they take it. Will it have the same awesome story revolving around a villain. Or will it be more a slice of a life where nothing bad as such is happening.

TODAY Interviews Darren McMullen

As a follow up from my post yesterday about the National Geographic series, Outsiders. The Australian breakfast show "TODAY" interviewed Darren McMullen about the series. They talk quite a bit about us bronies and there's some awesome footage. Totally so some familiar faces in the centre of the camera! Check out the interview after the break!

Useful websites for the Card Game!

A few interesting websites have popped up centred around the CCG. I think at the current time they're sort of fighting it out to see who's going to be the go to place for the card game community though I do think i've picked out a few of the ones that seem to be something something unique enough that they can all survive. I guess it'll be up to you guys in the end!

First we have a UK based community site that includes a blog for news concerning the CCG and a forums for players to post about their decks, arrange tournaments and generally just chat about the game. The site can be found here!

We also have PonyHead! Loving the name by the way. This site lists all the cards in detail and even allows you to build your deck using the visual deck builder. What's great about this is you can then share the customer URL with anyone so they can view your deck. 

Someone's created a wikia for the CCG, not sure how in-depth it is yet but this might be quite a fantastic resource in the coming months for people interested in playing.

Finally we have a site named cutiemark! They do have a forums and things but what's most interesting with this site is they're selling singles. So if there is a specific card your looking for this is the perfect place to go.

Darren McMullen's Outsiders (Nat Geo Series)

If you went to BUCK 2013 and quite possibly Manechester's pre-meet on the Friday you surely should know that a film crew were scooting around recording us for a documentary on interesting subcultures to be aired on National Geographic. They recorded at Manechester's pre-meet in the Waldorf, where Cheesey Burger did a fantastic interview, you won't be disappointed. I remember him talking quite in-depth about the awesome stuff this fandom has to offer, then the camera panned to me and probably broke or something. Check out a after the break for some links to the trailer and other goodies!

Equestria Daily turns three!

This is quite the landmark we have here. Equestria Daily today, well yesterday here in the UK, but over at it's place of origin, The States, it's still Saturday, so the celebrations are well underway.

What does EQD mean to you? Some people have said that the fandom wouldn't exist without Seth, I don't agree quite with that statement, as it's the creators of content that keep this fandom living, however Seth really has given us something amazing these past three years. The amount of work he and the rest of the EQD team have up into creating a news site to showcase all the amazing stuff this fandom is doing.

This certainly is a day to celebrate. I wish I knew sooner else i'd have planned something a little cooler. I guess we sort of forget silly things such as dates when this ride is going so quickly. Also in two years EQD will be five, now that's really something! We have two years to plan a massive surprise party, right, so get planning!

CCG: Video Tutorial by Kudou Kun

Enterplay's CCG is now hitting stores around the UK and with that there comes a ton of people wanting to d-d-d-duel. Hopefully a bunch of you guys got to try this out back in November at the London and Manechester Season 4 Premiere meets. 

I managed to have a game the Thursday before, it was a little difficult for the first time, but it seemed fun. Having watched this video up top i've now got a much better understanding of it. Got a deck and some boosters ordered from Mareplay (link over there on the right!) so i'll be proper getting to grips with it other the next week or so. I'll hopefully get a few articles up about the game, if there's anything in particular you guys want me to write about them please let me know.

Rainbow Falls?!

So tomorrow's episode, Rainbow Falls, is centred around the Equestrian Games tryouts. Basically Rainbow Dash is there with the Ponyville team and it sucks so she gets invited to try out for the Cloudsdale team, obviously then she's convicted between taking this amazing opportunity or ditching her friends. One interesting thing is the title, most people since they heard it have assumed this episode will take place around the Rainbow Fall's place seen in Sleepless in Ponyville back in Season 3. Which is the beautiful place underneath Cloudsdale where all the rainbows just sort of pour everywhere. Having watched the two teaser clips, the tryouts don't appear to be taking place there. All though I might be mistaken but I think even if the location is indeed there, I think the title of the episode might have a lot more to do with Rainbow Dash and her actions. We'll have to watch and find out!

Pinkie invades Machinae Supremacy!

My favourite band in the whole wide world, Machinae Supremacy have totally done a lil' shoutout to us bronies. The 404 page on their website has Pinkie smushing her face against the screen, what's not to love!

I wonder if this means they watch the show! I wouldn't put it past them, they have a track record of including Internet and popular culture in their songs, such as their latest Music Video for their song All of my Angels' including the Weeping Angels from Dr. Who or how two of their songs are about Deathnote. Can't wait for them to tour in the UK this year. One thing i've never seen are ponyfied versions of the band members, that should totally be a thing, would love that on a shirt.

Collection of Season 4 Remixes!

Season 4 has had a wide range of songs already and with that comes plenty of awesome remixes. Glad to see the brony musicians getting back into the swing of things and it's nice to see some new faces emerging! Not only have I loved all the songs but i'm really loving these remixes, they're just fantastic, well thought out and have amazing beats. Honestly, you guys, like the artists and plush makers, must be sitting there with your DJ equipment ready to pounce whilst watching the episodes! Keep up the great work.

Here's just some of the fabulous remixes of Season 4 songs so far. Check em out after the break!

Season V is Confirmed Because Roman Numerals Are Cool

Surely you all know by now that our masters have teased us with a new revelation. This addition to the book of chromosomes was sent down from the heavens, stating one important fact.

"Season 5 is confirmed"

Get hype! I always love to hear about the next season being confirmed, especially when it's this early into a currently airing season. It means we know we practically have at least another two years of mucking around posting ponies. It's not even like we can ask the entire "what's your hopes for Season x" thing, since we still have a chock load of Season 4 to go.

Though what do I think about the fandom? Well, some will come and go, I know that for sure. Next lot of drama will surely be about a second Equestria Girls film where Twilight becomes a groupie for Flash Sentry's boy band. It'll end up with Twi being arrested for driving recklessly after taking some strange substance she found behind the bike sheds at Canterlot High.

[Spoilers] Diva Discord!

Not sure if i've ever posted spoilers as such here, think i've always avoided them like the plague. It's not a biggy, I'd say it's worth checking out just for the sheer win this episode synopsis has. But i'll be courteous, you have been warned. In fact, I might add a no-spoilers mode link to the site if anyone is interested in hiding them altogether! Though I guess the title totally gives it away, but you know, the second you see that spoiler box you need to train yourself to pull the power cord from your computer. What about if you're using a laptop, phone or tablet? Out of the Window they go! Read on after the break.

BronyScot: Surprise Nessie Plush!

So, we had just finished a meeting, a few of us had gone to bed, thinking everything was over and done with for the day. When suddenly! We get sent this!! Made by the incredible Greig McGingle! A Nessie plushie! With scarf and all. We really can't get over how amazing this is, it's so well made, it's also his first ever plush, which really speaks a lot for his skill at this craft!

What's even better, Greig's going to donate the plush to our charity auction taking place whilst the event is happening. What a legend! Sadly he doesn't have a Deviant Art profile we could link to!

Pony Books, With Actual Paragraphs!?

I'm sure I have came across these books in passing before but have never really thought too much about them. Always assumed they were picture books. Apparently I was wrong. There is in fact several MLP:FiM books over on Amazon that are, in fact, actual books.

Though maybe the blurb almost sounds like a bit of a fan Brony-fic

"Twilight Sparkle has been crowned Princess of the Crystal Empire, and now she wants to learn how to be a good leader. Inspired by her friend, Princess Cadance, she sets off on a quest to discover the Crystal Heart Spell - a magical spell that will help Twilight Sparkle follow her heart, no matter what. This magical My Little Pony adventure comes with your very own pop-up Princess Twilight Sparkle figure. Once you've read to the story, turn to the back of the book to discover bonus purple activity pages, packed with puzzles, games and more fun!"

Also, "purple activity pages" have they taken up calling Twi "Purple Smart" like some of us do? Also, it's worth checking out the second hand section for dirt cheap ones. I think I might have to pick a few of these up to either do epic readings (yes I know) or reviews (yes, I also know).

There's quite a selection of these books, such as a newer one where Rainbow Dash has to save Daring Do from the IRS, or something.

>>The big issue with making an IRS joke in the UK is it sounds too much like IRA
>>Not a good thing.