We've Been Slacking.....

but we've been really busy.  The electric work is complete.  Just waiting on the Pepsi fountain to be installed.  Also the sandwich prep cabinet is needing work.  Hopefully both get taken care of soon!  Pepsi said within 3 weeks, which would be August 12/13 per the day they came to look things over.  Ice cream toppings are on the way and this week we will be ordering ice cream and the other stuff for sandwiches etc.  Coffee (lattes) stuff is here and waiting patiently.

We're Nearly Finished!

The floor is almost finished!  We just have the section under the pool table to scrape and paint.  That will be completed next week.

 We had our gray water system installed last week.  Running water and a drainage system. 

We have electric work yet to be done, a little painting and other little things that are last minute.  Apply for a food license and order food.  We are getting so close!  We are excited!  We can't wait to see everyone again.

MTG Tournament Night

Last Saturday we had a Sanctioned Tournament sponsored by The Candy Basket, a local candy store here in Parsons.

First place won our Avacyn stand-up from the SOI prerelease.

 We also had a mini tournament for the younger players.  They got a free ready to play deck as their prize and to play their tournament with.

Only 2 more Friday Night's left this month and yes, we're playing MTG!  We have a $15 SOI Draft coming up this weekend, and next weekend is open play.  Bring your cards and your fellow MTG friends and play some magic at The Castle!

More Floor Work and Fountain Critters

We made some major floor progress this past week  11 squares total!  We have been averaging 3-4 a week.  WOO!  Puts us right at or a few squares over half way.  Next step after the floor is the plumbing in the kitchen up front and the electric work up front.  Our new target date, since April 1 has already slipped past, is June 1st.  WE can do this!  We WILL do this!

I've wanted to add something to the fountain.  It was just so plain.  I found these cuties at the dollar store.  Me Froggy and Me Turtle.  Aren't they just adorable!

The weekend MTG at Cosmic Castle we will be hosting 2 Headed Giant for Friday Night Magic and Shadows over Innistrad Game Day on Saturday.

Kitchen Progress Update

Since we decided to take the carpet up we have been making progress on getting the floor painted.  Scraping the carpet glue up is sometimes a pain but it has to come up.  This past week we painted right in front of the door

 and we also secured one of the bars and put some bar stools out.  

We are getting there.  It's coming along slowly.

This Week at Cosmic Castle

Ok so I'm running a little behind since Thursday is almost over, but here goes anyway......

Thursday
7:00 pm Dungeons & Dragons for the Thursday group.
If there are enough MTG players we will also play some Magic.

Friday
7:00 pm Friday Night Magic.  We are going to have a Pointy Finger of Doom fun night.  No charge to play.

Friday at 9:00 is The Portal, a get together for young adults.

Saturday
7:00  Dungeons & Dragons for the Saturday group.
7:00 Yarn Club
7:00 Magic the Gathering

Coming up next week......SOI Game Day on Saturday!

Here are our current event flyers:

We have also added several new cards to our gaming web store this past week.

This Week at Cosmic Castle and Video Finished

Hey everyone!  I finally finished the video from prerelease weekend.  You can watch it on our YouTube Channel.  Don't forget to subscribe so you can check up on me in the next one to make sure I spell everything correctly.  Yes, I goofed.  Oh well I never said I was perfect.

Coming up this week at Cosmic Castle:

Thursday
7:00 pm Dungeons & Dragons for the Thursday group.
If there are enough MTG players we will also play some Magic.

Friday
7:00 pm Friday Night Magic.  We are going to play our version of MTG Win Lose or Draw. Don't be late. It's gonna be lots of fun!  Here's a hint to help you with the game.

Friday at 9:00 is The Portal, a get together for young adults.

Saturday
7:00  Dungeons & Dragons for the Saturday group.
7:00 Yarn Club
7:00 Magic the Gathering tournament sponsored by The Candy Basket (Facebook event link).  $5 entry  with prizes for winner(s)

April Magic the Gathering

April is a busy month for MTG at Cosmic Castle.

We started the month out with the newest prerelease, Shadows over Innistrad.  Friday Night Magic has been planned as well as a few Saturday Events!

Friday Night Magic #FNM this month:

SOI Prerelease night

SOI Launch Weekend

MTG Win Lose or Draw (yes I know it's spelled wrong on the poster)

Pointy Finger of Doom Fun Night

2 Headed Giant

Saturday Events:

April 16th A Modern Tournament sponsored by the local candy store, The Candy Basket.

April 30  SOI Game Day  

I'm almost finished editing the video from our Prerelease night......watch for it coming to our YouTube channel.

This Weekend at Cosmic Castle

This weekend at Cosmic Castle is going to be a BLAST!

Thursday evening starting at 7:00pm we have Our Thursday Dungeons & Dragons group heading back into the dungeon.  We are open 5:00 to 9:00 pm

Friday evenung we have Friday Night Magic.  Bring your cards and play with us.  No particular format this week since it's Prerelease weekend.  Magic is from 5:00 pm to 9:00pm  The Portal is from 9:00 until Midnight when the Shadows over Innistrad MTG Prerelease begins.

Saturday into the wee hours of the morning (in the past it's been 6am) the prerelease continues.  Saturday afternoon we open again at 3:00pm.  There is a Yu-Gi-Oh tournament saturday afternoon at 3:30.  Dungeons & Dragons Saturday group will be heading back into the dungeon around 7:00.  Also there is MTG happening all afternoon/evening, and Yarn Club meets 7:00 to 9:00.

What a crazy fun weekend!  Hope you can join us!

New How To Video Posted

We have posted a new "HOW TO" video on our YouTube channel.  Go watch it, give us a thumbs-up and subscribe to our channel.

Moving Along

We are still saving for the electric work we will need done for the kitchen. In the mean time we have decided to take up all the carpet and paint the floor. #1 It will probably make the Health Inspector happier when they come to approve our restaurant license request. #2 Might as well do it now instead of later so there isn't any reason to close down later. #3 It will look and smell better in the long run. #4 It will be easier to keep clean and clean up any spills or messes. I could go on but I think you understand. For the next few weeks, please be patient with the mess and the dust. Eventually it's gonna be.....WOW.....in here. How can you help? We are saving aluminum cans. Bring a bag of aluminum cans (during business hours please) and be entered in a drawing for a free sandwich, once the kitchen is open. Come play arcade games. Come play Magic the Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh, and Dungeons & Dragons and purchase gaming cards, dice, sleeves, etc from us. You can also subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Watch and "LIKE" our videos (we plan to have a how to video out later this week).

Here are some pictures of  the carpet removal process.  We hope to have it all up by Thursday.

over half way here

most all of this was dirt swept up from under one section of carpet we removed.  

Thanks for stopping by!  Don't forget to check out our YouTube channel!

Parsons Cosmic Castle MTG Shadows Over Innistrad Prerelease

We are getting ready for the latest MTG Prerelease! It's happening at 12:01 am on Saturday April 2nd.

 

Parsons Cosmic Castle Kitchen Progress

We are making progress towards the new kitchen. We are getting close! We have also decided to take up ALL the carpet and paint the floor. It will be much better for everyone. Check out the progress video below, and while you're at it subscribe to our YouTube channel.

It's been almost a year!

Yes I can believe We have neglected to keep the blog up.  Does that mean we have been busy?  Yes, it does.  Here is a quick highlight of the past year.

We got off to a rough start in our new building.  Everything was going good until we turned the water on.  We ended up with a water leak under the sidewalk.  Yes, on our side of the meter.  Finally got that fixed.

During the summer we started hosting "The Portal" which is sponsored by Chris and Melinda.  The Portal is a time for young adults (teen to early 20's) can come in and enjoy spending tome together playing games, chit chatting, and having fun.

In August we got set up with Wizards of the Coast to sell Magic the Gathering cards, decks, etc.  We hosted our first ever prerelese in October.  It was a grand event!  We just made the requirements just in time.  Our Wizards rep was quite impressed with our numbers considering the size of our town and that we were an arcade.  :-)

In October we participated in the Monster March.  Handed out a lot of candy to the local kids.

In December we participated in the Christmas Parade......and came away with an honorable mention with our "PacMan Fever" entry.

Did you see our video of Then and Now?  If you haven't here it is.  Pictures of the building right after we got it and pictures 1 year later.

Since then, we have been working on  temporary kitchen up front.  It will be a while until we can get the back fixed the way we want it to have our dream kitchen.  We will share more about that in our next post.