2022 Gen Con Dice Bags

BCW Gen Con Dice Bag with dice

2022 Gen Con attendees can visit the BCW Supplies/Spectrum booth (2721) during the exhibit hall hours to purchase a Gen Con Dice Bag. These officially licensed Gen Con Dice Bags are extra large, and can comfortably hold 350 dice (50 sets). Your dice will stay secure in the bag with drawstring cords. The golden stitched Gen Con logo makes this a special souvenir from your 2022 trip.

The Gen Con Dice Bag is a traditional style bag, designed to sit flat on the table either opened or closed. While the bag does feature strong stitching and sturdy materials, we do not recommend using the dice bag as a last ditch improvised weapon for when you fail your perception check.

Get one for $15,
or FREE with a $75 purchase at the BCW Supplies/Spectrum booth (2721).

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Retweet for a Chance to Win Star Wars Comics

This sweepstakes has concluded. Congratulations to the winner – @MrApplepants .

Twitter users – follow @BCWSupplies and retweet the respective Tuesday, May 3rd tweet for a chance to win the Star Wars comics listed below, and a BCW Comic Book Stor-Folio. Follow and retweet by 9:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, May 5th, 2022 for your chance to win.

BCW Comic Stor-Folio with Star Wars comics
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Protecting TMNT The Last Ronin

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Last Ronin series started with a 5 issue mini-series (IDW Publishing, April 2022). The series depicts a future NYC where a lone Turtle seeks justice for his fallen family and friends. These comics are not the common “current comic size”, making it a bit more challenging to bag and board these book if you plan to protect them in the normal fashion. The Last Ronin comics measures 7 1/16″ x 10 13/16″, larger than most current comics. These are thick perfect bound issues, meaning they have wraparound covers that are glued to the interior pages, like paperback books.

The Last Ronin are essentially the height of a traditional magazine, and the width of Golden Age comics. Therefore a bit of customizing is needed to get the desired fit when storing these with bags and boards. Get Golden Age Comic Bags (7 5/8″ x 10 1/2″). The version without the resealable strip is best in this instance, as the flap in the back will not reach down to the resealable strip, so the flap will need to be taped down. For the backing boards, get Magazine Boards (8 1/2″ x 11″) as those are the appropriate height. It will be necessary to trim one inch off the side of the Mag Boards in order to get the desired width.

BCW Magazine Boards, Golden Comic Bags, and various issues of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin

A Wide Range of Pokémon Card Storage Options

by Martin Dale

Pokémon TCG has cemented itself as a staple in the realm of collectible card games. Every year, new collectors and players discover this fun game and its myriad of rarities and printings. Regardless of your motivation for collecting Pokémon cards, eventually you’ve got to figure out how you’re going to store them all.

BCW Modular Sorting Tray with Pokemon cards
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BCW Supplies Recap of the 2022 GAMA Expo

The 2022 GAMA Expo returned after a virtual-only event in 2021. This trade show, hosted by The Game Manufacturers Association, brings together board game, card game, RPG publishers, game shops, and distributors to look at new games and discuss topics in the industry. The 2022 GAMA Expo was held in Reno March 14th to the 18th. The 2023 Expo will also be in Reno, and it was announced the 2024 through 2026 Expos will be in Louisville.

Board Game, RPG, and Card Game Accessories Seminar Hosted by BCW Supplies

BCW Supplies managed a seminar on Tuesday, March 15th, hosted by Andrew Phillips. Much of the presentation was about BCW products, including our Spectrum brand of board game, RPG, and card game accessories. Andrew has a wealth of knowledge about game shop accessories, so he also shared ideas in the supplies category beyond the BCW and Spectrum brands. In addition to working for BCW, Andrew is the owner of Level Up Games which has two retail locations in Georgia. Andrew also worked for GTS Distribution for several years, so he has seen the industry from several angles.

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Join the BCW Supplies Group in the 2022 Bracket Games

This contest has concluded. Congratulations to the winners:
1st Place, Harald D.
2nd Place, Scott S.
3rd Place, John K.
4th Place, Jeff H.
Thanks to the 322 participants that joined our group.

Join the 2022 BCW Supplies group in the CBS Sports Bracket Games! You need to create a CBSSports.com account in order to participate.

Go here to enter our Bracket Games group.

After the brackets are posted, make your game predictions before the tourney starts, and enjoy the games. After the tournament, the four participants with the most points will win the prizes listed below.

BCW 3200 Card Bin and Partitions
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How to Assemble a BCW Comic or Magazine Bin

When you get a BCW Comic Book or Magazine Bin, it will come as a set of panels that need to be snapped together. It can be a bit confusing the first time you do this, but becomes much easier on later builds. The How To videos for the Short Comic Bin, Long Comic Bin, Graded Comic Bin, and Magazine Bin are all below, although the assembly process is identical for all of these bins.

BCW Short Comic Book Bin Assembly
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Retweet For a Chance to Win MLS Best 11 Cards

This promotion has concluded. Congratulations to the winner, @glassnickels.

Twitter users – follow @BCWSupplies and retweet the respective Wednesday, February 23rd tweet for a chance to win the 2021 MLS Best XI cards listed below, and BCW card storage accessories. Follow and retweet by Sunday, February 27th, 2022 for your chance to win.

MLS cards with BCW accessories
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Ticket Stubs: The Hobby’s Hottest Collectible

How the pandemic and professional grading have made ticket stub collecting more popular than ever.

By Sal Barry

While trading cards may always be number one among sports memorabilia enthusiasts, ticket stub collecting has gradually heated up over the past two years. It has done so for two reasons. The COVID-19 pandemic and grading companies have both made collecting physical ticket stubs more popular than ever. However, digital ticketing may erode some of that enthusiasm – but maybe not for long.

Graded ticket from 1936 Berlin Olympic Games
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