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We opened a year ago today! That's a lot of chicken dinners, nexuses destroyed, payloads pushed and hadoukens mashed. Thank you everyone for making it such a great year!
Balance Patch Turns 3 Today!🎂 Thanks to everyone who has supported us and been our fans! Although the past few months have been difficult for everyone, we look forward to getting back to business as normal and for many more years of success with all of you! Thank you!
With regulations being lifted and Covid cases on the decline, we will be reopening on March 10th! Thank you for your patience and we look forward to seeing you soon!
Governor Baker announced phase 2 begins on Monday. We are a part of the later phase 2 reopening hopefully in the next few weeks. We will announce once we know a date. In the meantime, we have been implementing changes to ensure customer safety and distancing when we do reopen!
Balance Patch is turning 4! As always, thank you to everyone who has come by and supported us over the years! We will be hosting an anniversary party in September to celebrate, so stay tuned for more information!
Last New England Weekly for
@Cagt3000
before moving to Florida. We wish him the best of luck and will see him when he is back in March to host Return to Subspace!
Our HVAC company came in to change a filter and instead broke a sensor causing the event space air conditioner to not work. We have decided to cancel the weekly tonight because the event space will very likely become uncomfortable and humid, especially with LuckyD's mashing
We have been working with
@BostonUprising
on an upcoming event taking place on 12/7 to not only give fans the opportunity to meet the players but also the chance to play with them! More information can be found here-
With Boston's new mask mandate going into effect starting tomorrow, Balance Patch will require masks again for everyone except while seated or eating. Thank you for your understanding!
Balance Patch is 5 years old! Thank you to everyone who has come by and supported us over the years! To celebrate, we will be hosting our 5 year anniversary party on October 8th with free games, food, and prizes! Stay tuned for updates!
For our next pro, we're excited to announce
@MrB_SSB
‼️
With consistent appearances at NE Smash events for the last 4 years and a frequent face at Bay State Beatdown, nobody wants to recover against this balanced blade.
If Hbox couldn't beat him, do you think you can?
Putting on the finishing touches as we prepare for our reopen tomorrow! Please note that we will be running reduced hours which are Monday through Thursday 4pm until midnight, and Friday through Sunday 2pm until midnight. We can't wait to start seeing everyone again!
After working with local organizations on our anniversary party, we have decided to break it up into a multi-day series to highlight the different parts of our community! Stay tuned for announcements!
CPU and Monitor sale! We are upgrading our equipment and selling our current gear!
CPU: Alienware Aurora R6 with GTX 1070, i7-7700 processor and 16gb of ram for $750
Monitor: Benq XL2411. 24 inch monitors with 144hz refresh rate for $120
Buy a monitor and PC for $850!
Governor Baker has cleared the next round of businesses in phase 2 to begin reopening next week. We will be reopening on Thursday, 6/25! We look forward to seeing you all again soon!
We're gearing up for the launch of Street Fighter 6. To match the hype, we will be running a dedicated Street Fighter 6 weekly on Wednesdays in addition to our Friday
@TravelingCtrlr
weekly! More information will be coming very shortly. We'll see you in Battle City!
Due to COVID and the city and state rules temporarily in place, we will be extending our break. Once the regulations are lifted, we will be open again! We look forward to seeing everyone then!
Casting can be tough 😮💨 But they truly bring the hype to every Balance Patch event. ♥️
Tag some of your favorite commentators who have (or should 👀) hop on the mics here for some of our events.
They make it possible.
Balance Patch is home to many weekly video game events, from FGC, Smash, Splatoon, Pokemon and more! It wouldn’t be possible without the help of our local tournament organizers. ❤️
Shout-out your local TO and let people know about their awesome events!
With the new DXRacers being added to the floor, we will be selling the old ones to make room! They are $100, you pick the chair and take it away same day. Pick up only!
ITS TIME TO COOK. 🔥
Grab your gear! The crew at
@TravelingCtrlr
is live here at BP with another exciting night of FGC action! Hosting titles such as
#SF6
,
#TEKKEN8
,
#BBCF
+ more!
Tune into the action using the link below. 👇
To our customers and friends,
We hope you are staying safe and healthy. With the rules and regulations changing every day, it appears that our reopening will now be sometime in May. We will keep you all informed and look forward to seeing you again!
Ever felt the need to pelt your local TO with water balloons? 👀
It seems
@fortunatedaniel
has stepped up to the plate. 💦 🎈
Missed your chance?
@TravelingCtrlr
will be running this back at 6:30PM est as we continue today’s fundraiser!
Despite his size, our next pro hits with the power of a Behemoth Typhoon!
The scourge of the MA FGC and bane of LuckyDizzle.
Think you can beat a child in Guilty Gear Strive? Prove it by taking on
@Kenny2K21_
this Saturday!
Cloudy weather keeping you from getting the necessary amount of Vitamin D? Balance Patch has you covered with triple the LuckyD exposure this weekend! Tonight we have the regular weekly, Saturday is SFV/DBFZ monthly and Sunday will be Tekken 7!
@fortunatedaniel
@TravelingCtrlr
We are delaying our winter break reopen to 1/27 due to construction delays with our cafe renovations. Thank you for your patience, and we look forward to seeing everyone again soon!
We will be hosting our 1 year anniversary party on September 29th! Free events, tournaments, food samples, raffles and more! We will be posting more info over the next few weeks, but be sure to save the date!
Save the date for our 1 year anniversary party September 30th! We will have gaming, tournaments, raffles and more! The best part is it's all free! We will be posting more information in the next few days and leading up to the event!
We are closing on December 14th for the holidays and re-opening on January 20th. We are extending our holiday break this year to match the college winter recesses. We wish you all a safe and happy holiday season and goodbye to 2020!
We are bringing back our Beat A Pro event for the anniversary party this Saturday! Games included will be Street Fighter V, Tekken 7, Guilty Gear Strive, Smash Bros Melee and Ultimate. We will announce our pro lineup throughout today and tomorrow, so stay tuned!
BOOYAH. 🦑
We’re thrilled to see so many people stop into the venue today for
@NESquids
’s New InkLan 2 event!
A lot of teams showed up to compete today! 🔫 Which team will splat their way to the top. 👀 Come by to watch the action or tune in on stream!
We have collaborated again with local artist Supanoba to create new merch! The first piece features Kimberly from Street Fighter 6. Available online at or in venue at Balance Patch while supplies last!
To our Balance Patch customers and friends,
In compliance with the recent orders by the State of Massachusetts and in an abundance of caution over the COVID 19 spread potential, we will be closing tomorrow, March 18, until April 6
Announcing our new weekly on Wednesdays, Rat City Rumble! Starting next Wednesday, 6/14, we'll be looking to bring even more Street Fighter 6 action to Balance Patch. Events will be posted at every week. For more info, contact
@drakengosh
. See you then!
We've partnered with
@DXRacer
to upgrade our chairs to the newly released Racing Series RV001! They offer more controls, more range of motion and even more comfort!
We are all geared up and ready for Smash Ultimate weeklies with
@Eduardo_TMPR
! We will also be hosting free casual play from 4pm to 12am on Monday and Wednesday, so come by, get some games in, and help us get ready for Thursday!
Our next Halo tournament will take place on May 11th! We will running Halo MCC 3 again, but this time we will be running squads! Additional information and registration will be out soon!
It’s about community. ♥️
Any plans this Saturday? You do now! Join us 4/27 as we help host
@TravelingCtrlr
’s Equipment Drive Special! Featuring…
🤼 Double Elim Brackets
🎁 Community Raffle
🎨 An Art Auction
All to raise money for the local New England Fighting Game Community!
Is Marvel more your thing? Well then get ready for some madness. 💥 We are hosting an Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 tournament next weekend here at Balance Patch! Including…
📝 2 Brackets
👊 COMBO CONTEST!
🏆 $300 pot bonus and trophies for both games!
You won’t wanna miss this.
You NEED to be here for the
@TravelingCtrlr
fighting games weekly!
We have a packed house tonight here to mash some buttons in
#SF6
,
#TEKKEN8
,
#MK1
and more!
We even have a 29 person bracket tonight for Ultra Street Fighter 4! 🫢 This is your sign to come by every Friday!
We are excited to announce our first event for our anniversary series taking place this Saturday! We have partnered with
@redbullgaming
and Boston Bounties, an intercollegiate Boston events organizer, to host a completely free League of Legends ARAM tournament!
Visiting for Anime Boston or just need your FGC fix? 🕹️
@TravelingCtrlr
is BACK in the building here at Balance Patch this week with another incredible night of offline fighting game action, 10+ titles to play, and a whole ton of fun.
The only question left is… where you at?
To further iterate this point, when we reopen, we will have the normal day to day rentals of the PCs, couches, booths and the cafe available with new distancing guidelines. We will work with our TOs to resume events in the future once we believe it is safe to
Round 1… FIGHT‼️
@TravelingCtrlr
is back in the building with even more traditional Fighting Game action! 🕹️
Come by and run the set in your favorite fighter or tune into the stream around 8PM EST to see Boston’s best compete here at BP.
Missing the amazing moments we had during the
@TravelingCtrlr
fundraiser? Re-live the magic. 🪄 ✨
We’re thrilled for the folks at TCR for reaching their fundraising goal! Lots of exciting stuff coming for the Boston FGC and remember to stop by BP every Friday and run the set.
Registration is now live for our upcoming Halo 3 tournament on the 18th! Info and sign ups are on Battlefy this time, separate pages for doubles and squads-
If 8 teams sign up and compete for squads, a $100 pot bonus will be added to the first place team!
We are selling the last of our Alienware R6s. They have 1070 GPUs, i7 7700 processors and 16gb of ram. We are also selling more of the Benq 24" 144hz monitors. PCs are $650, monitors are $120, price for buying both bundled is $750. All prices are before tax. DM us for buying info
Saturday is our anniversary party! We have a lot of cool announcements as we lead up to the event. First, we want to announce our guest bartender from Boston bar Drink, Alex "Grupies" Melendez! He has designed signature cocktails specially for us, come by and sample his work!
Raise your hand if you love chicken tendies as much as we do. 😩🍗 They go quick! So grab some before they’re gone.
What other foods or snacks would you want to see us to serving at Balance Patch? 🤔
We are excited to announce that we now offer League Unlocked! While playing at Balance Patch, all champions but the newest one will be unlocked, you will receive a 20% bonus to xp, and over 100 skins will be unlocked, including all Ultimate Skins!
Our next pro is stepping out from behind the TO desk to show Allston how it's done!
In the current market, there is no safer investment than
@stocmoney
!
Think you can take down Stoc? Or will he crush you like a can of PBR?
We are excited to announce our next Halo Tournament will be taking place on 3/16! We will be using the Master Chief Collection version of Halo 3. Registration is available at . Let us know any thoughts or questions!
Thank you to everyone who came by Saturday for our Halo 3 tournament and congratulations to
@Kevin_Klutch
and
@gunstrafe
for coming in first! It was a great event and we are already working on plans for the next one!
Smash Ultimate will be included in this weeks Friday night weekly. First prize will be a Nintendo Switch donated by Katie Manzi who will be running the Boston Marathon for Boston Children's Hospital! Half of the venue fee for the night will go towards sponsoring her run!
Smash Ultimate will be at
@balancepatch
this Friday! We're raising money for Bostons Children Hospital, and will give out a Nintendo Switch to the winner!
Details in the post below, including my thoughts on adding Smash to Fridays possibly in the future!
If there’s one thing we love to see at Balance Patch is fellow Milkshake lovers like ourselves. 🥤
If you could suggest one milkshake flavor (or combo) from the Hot Fix Cafe to someone…what would it be? 👀
The ultimate battle is about to begin.
Think you can compete with the best New England Smash Ultimate has to offer? Stop by BP each week to compete in
@BSBeatdownTO
’s
#SSBU
brackets!
👊 Stop by and show off your stuff or just tune into the action. 🔗👇
Today is the last day of our Mortal Kombat giveaway, but we have more free swag tomorrow with Boston Uprising gear! We will have the
@BostonUprising
opening game on our event space projector screens at 4:30 pm tomorrow and will have gear to give away!