By Sal Barry
BCW’s Spectrum Playmat Topload Holders are a great way to display your favorite gaming playmats and protect them when going to your next CCG tournament. But don’t let the name fool you; these may be “playmat” toploaders for gamers, but sports collectors will find these useful, too. Here are three ways I use the Playmat Topload Holders to protect some of my sports memorabilia.
Every great collector has a starting point—a neighborhood store, a welcoming counter, and the thrill of discovering something new. BCW Supplies is proud to support the hobby shops that fuel this excitement through our Store Spotlight program.
Whether you’re a seasoned card collector, a vinyl crate digger, or a TCG player hunting for the perfect addition to your deck, these shops are more than retail spaces: they’re community hubs. Our Store Spotlight campaign highlights these exceptional local stores, helping them connect with a broader audience of collectors in their region. For our wholesale customers, this is your chance to shine.
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Continue readingWhile BCW attends a few shows and convention, there are many shows that we cannot attend. In these cases, BCW works with several vendor partners to make BCW product available at these shows. You can find more information on the vendor program in this article.
Continue readingBy Serena L.
Hey guys! It’s Serena, back again.
This time, we’re talking about what I take to a HeroClix tournament. HeroClix is a collectible miniatures game based primarily on characters from Marvel and DC comics, but occasionally other IPs are added, such as TMNT, Beetlejuice, and even Dungeons & Dragons. All the figures in the game have a dial in their base that clicks as you turn it, revealing the stats and powers of the particular figure. Each game piece has its own point value, and each tournament has a point total your team needs to achieve, usually 300 or 400 points. Gameplay consists of each player using several actions per turn, one for every 100 points used. For example, a 300-point tournament uses three actions per player. The game continues until one team is completely KO’d or until the timer runs out, at which point the winner is decided by whoever knocked out the most points.
Continue readingBy Serena L.
Hey, guys! It’s Serena!
It’s time for the third color on our list for the Jumpstart cube. This time, we’re covering black, my personal favorite. To go over the basics, we’re doing 20 card packs, each with three rares, at least one piece of removal, six basic lands, and an Evolving Wilds. We’ve previously covered white and blue.
Both Gholdengo ex and Ceruledge ex are proven decks. While neither is at the top of the meta, both are solid performers that can threaten almost any deck. However, both come with some downsides. Gholdengo needs to constantly recycle energy, or it runs out of steam, and Ceruledge needs to fill the discard pile with energy as quickly as possible. With this in mind, I thought I would combine the two, as they work well together.
By Serena L.
Hi guys! It’s Serena back again!
This time we’re diving into the four blue packs in my Jumpstart cube. As a refresher, each of these twenty card packs will have 6 basic lands, an Evolving Wilds, at least one piece of removal and 3 rares. Since we’re in blue, I decided things like Counterspell and other counter magic worked for the removal slot. If you want a to take a look at the four packs in white, you can find them in this article.
BCW serves customers nationwide, including many right here in Indiana. If you’re near our Middletown offices, you can pick up your order directly from our warehouse—saving on shipping costs and receiving your items faster. Even out-of-state customers sometimes choose this option when traveling through the area for a trade show or when driving is cheaper than shipping.
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Continue readingJoin the 2025 BCW Supplies group in the CBS Sports Bracket Games! You need to create a CBSSports.com account in order to participate.
We will be running brackets for both the Men’s and Women’s tournaments. After brackets are posted, make your predictions before the tournaments start, and enjoy the games. Each participant may enter one bracket for the women’s tournament, and one bracket for the men’s tournament. After the tournaments end, the four participants with the most points in each bracket will win the prizes listed below. Click here to join the Women’s Bracket pool, and click here to join the Men’s Bracket pool on CBS Sports.
By Serena L.
Let’s talk about some essentials to bring with you when you head off to your locals.
