Pre-ordering Hearthstone expansions can be a double-edged sword.
Pre-ordering Hearthstone expansions can be a double-edged sword.
Sure, you get a great deal on packs and some sweet pre-order bonuses. But there’s one big problem—those packs sit and taunt you in your game until the release date. They’re begging to be opened, but the game won’t let you.
Well, Blizzard is now offering some relief for the torment. If you attend a special Fireside Gathering in the days leading up to the release of The Boomsday Project, you can open your pre-ordered packs early.
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You can’t play them on ladder, obviously. There will be two special Tavern Brawls playable at the events. And you’ll be able to post screenshots of your best pulls, which is the most important thing.
So if you’re thinking of heading to an event, here’s a full list of the locations so you can find the one nearest to you. All the times are local to the venues.
Americas
- Esports Arena—Santa Ana, California (Aug. 4 5-11pm)
- The Wall Gaming Lounge—Las Vegas, Nevada (Aug. 4 11am-3:30pm)
- Alley NYC—New York, New York (Aug. 4 12-4pm)
- The Cave Gaming Center—Fairfax, Virginia (Aug. 4 1-5pm)
- Meltdown Toronto—Toronto, Canada (Aug. 4)
- Meltdown Quebec—Quebec, Canada (Aug. 4)
- Vigilante Gaming Bar—Austin, Texas (Aug. 5 12-4pm)
- Taverna Medieval—São Paulo, Brazil (TBA)
Europe
- Meltdown Brussles—Ixelles, Belgium (Aug. 4 4pm-5am)
- Meltdown Bordeaux—Bordeaux, France (Aug. 4 1pm-2am)
- Meltdown Grenoble—Grenoble, France (Aug. 4 1pm-2am)
- Meltdown Lyon—Lyon, France (Aug. 4 6pm-1am)
- Meltdown Montpellier—Montpellier, France (Aug. 4 1pm-2am)
- Meltdown Rennes—Rennes, France (Aug. 4 1pm-2am)
- Meltdown Strasbourg—Strasbourg, France (Aug. 4 7:30pm-1am)
- Meltdown Toulouse—Toulouse, France (Aug. 4 1pm-2am)
- Meltdown Tour—Tours, France (Aug. 4 1pm-2am)
- Meltdown Troyes—Troyes, France (Aug. 4 1pm-2am)
- Meltdown Budapest—Budapest, Hungary (Aug. 4 1pm-2am)
- Meltdown Madrid—Madrid, Spain (Aug. 4 1pm-2am)
- Meltdown Valencia—Valencia, Spain (Aug. 4 1pm-2am)
- Meltdown London—London, U.K. (Aug. 4 1pm-2am)
- Esports Game Arena—Alphen aan den Rjin, Netherlands (Aug. 4 1pm-2am)
- Kawiarnia Hex—Krakow, Poland (Aug. 4 1pm-2am)
- Etan’s Tavern—Niederglatt, Switzerland (Aug. 4 10:30am-6:30pm)
- BarCraft HL—Hamburg, Germany (Aug. 5 2-10pm)
- Moviatics s.r.o—Prague, Czech Republic (Aug. 4 1pm-1am)
Asia-Pacific
- Thailand Esports Arena—Bangkok, Thailand (Aug. 4 12-7pm)
- Inven—Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea (TBA)
- E-sports Square Akihabara—Tokyo, Japan (Aug. 4 1-6pm)
- Pumpkinrocks—Osaka, Japan (Aug. 5 1:30-6pm)
- Good Games Top Ryde City—New South Wales, Australia (Aug. 5 12-4pm)
