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Disney Lorcana: Wilds Unknown Pack Rush Prerelease Event at Green Bay West – $20

Jump into the Unknown at Gnome Games Green Bay West with the newest set from Disney Lorcana!

Saturday, May 9th @ 1:00pm
$20.00 Entry

Pack Rush is Disney Lorcana’s fastest format yet, and it’s the easiest to get into: all you need is two sealed boosters per player and everybody’s good to go!

Our Pack Rush Prereleases are a Swiss-style 3-Round Event. Enjoy the newest set of Disney Lorcana early at Gnome Game’s West with Prerelease events all weekend long!

What’s Pack Rush? Read more about this fun format here!

Want more information on products available for the new set Wilds Unknown? Check it out here!

Want to see what other events we’re hosting at Gnome Games? Check out our Event Calendar!

Star Wars Unlimited – Twin Suns Preview Event – Appleton East

Get a preview of the Upcoming Twin Suns decks for Star Wars Unlimited! Play one of four decks: Aggressive Negotiations, Master and Apprentice, Against the Odds, or Blood Brothers! Entry is purchasing a pack of the latest set and the first 4 people to attend get a Darth Tyranus promo card!

Friday, May 1st
5pm-8pm.
Entry: Purchase a pack of Star Wars Unlimited!

Check out the Twin Suns deck breakdowns here!

Of note: Attendees will not be taking the decks home, they will remain with Gnome Games.

Aggressive Negotiations is led by Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala.
This deck is all about rushing into the fray with lots of units, protecting your forces from harm as they dish out an unrelenting assault against your opponents.

Master and Apprentice is led by Count Dooku and Asajj Ventress.
The leaders of Master and Apprentice take a more subtle and elegant approach to victory, manipulating your opponents while steadily building up strength for a powerful late game.

Against the Odds is led by Rex and Ahsoka Tano.
These leaders are all about adapting on the fly, relying on event cards to get them out of tight spots and snatch victory in ways no one could predict, not even themselves.

Blood Brothers is led by Maul and Savage Opress.
In this deck, overwhelming offense is the name of the game.

Why Play Twin Suns?

The primary multiplayer format of Star Wars: Unlimited
A fun and unpredictable format to play with friends
Special deckbuilding rules allow for a unique experience compared to other formats

Twin Suns Overview

A constructed format utilizing the game’s multiplayer rules, Twin Suns is a fun alternative way to play Star Wars: Unlimited with a unique approach to deckbuilding. Take on multiple opponents in a free-for-all and see if you can emerge victorious!

To play in the Twin Suns format, you must build your deck ahead of time, adhering to the following rules:

Your deck must include exactly two leaders. These leaders must share either the Heroism (white) or Villainy (black) aspect. You will start the game with both leaders in play, and you’ll be able to use both of their abilities throughout the game.

Your deck must include exactly one base.

Your deck must include a minimum 80-card* draw deck. You cannot have more than one copy of any card in your deck.

Typically, the winner of a Twin Suns match is determined by best-of-one game. Each game should take an average of 45 to 80 minutes to complete, depending on the player count.

Star Wars Unlimited – Twin Suns Preview Event – Green Bay West

Saturday, April 25th
1pm-4pm.
Entry: Purchase a pack of Star Wars Unlimited!

Check out the Twin Suns deck breakdowns here!

Of note: Attendees will not be taking the decks home, they will remain with Gnome Games.

Blood Brothers is led by Maul and Savage Opress.
In this deck, overwhelming offense is the name of the game.

Why Play Twin Suns?

The primary multiplayer format of Star Wars: Unlimited
A fun and unpredictable format to play with friends
Special deckbuilding rules allow for a unique experience compared to other formats

Twin Suns Overview

To play in the Twin Suns format, you must build your deck ahead of time, adhering to the following rules:

Your deck must include exactly one base.

Your deck must include a minimum 80-card* draw deck. You cannot have more than one copy of any card in your deck.

Typically, the winner of a Twin Suns match is determined by best-of-one game. Each game should take an average of 45 to 80 minutes to complete, depending on the player count.

Star Wars Unlimited – Twin Suns Preview Event – Green Bay East

Thursday, April 23rd
5pm-8pm.
Entry: Purchase a pack of Star Wars Unlimited!

Check out the Twin Suns deck breakdowns here!

Of note: Attendees will not be taking the decks home, they will remain with Gnome Games.

Blood Brothers is led by Maul and Savage Opress.
In this deck, overwhelming offense is the name of the game.

Why Play Twin Suns?

The primary multiplayer format of Star Wars: Unlimited
A fun and unpredictable format to play with friends
Special deckbuilding rules allow for a unique experience compared to other formats

Twin Suns Overview

To play in the Twin Suns format, you must build your deck ahead of time, adhering to the following rules:

Your deck must include exactly one base.

Your deck must include a minimum 80-card* draw deck. You cannot have more than one copy of any card in your deck.

Typically, the winner of a Twin Suns match is determined by best-of-one game. Each game should take an average of 45 to 80 minutes to complete, depending on the player count.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Rarity Collection V Release Event at Gnome Games Green Bay West: $18.00

Gnome Games Green Bay West invites you to join us in celebrating Yu-Gi-Oh! Rarity Collection V with a special Release Event!

Sunday, April 26th
11:00am Start // 10:30am Registration
$18.00 Entry Fee // 3 Packs of Rarity Collection with Entry!
Win-A-Match // Win-An-OTS Pack

~Swiss Round tournament based on attendance, No Top Cut. NO DECK LIST REQUIRED!

~All Advanced format Yugioh tournaments follow the most current ban-list, which can be found here.

NEW! Extended art cards will be in Rarity Collection V for the first time ever! Ten popular fan favorites will be revamped with extended art going top-to-bottom and side-to-side on the card, including cards like Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon, Kurikara Divincarnate, Super Polymerization, and Dominus Purge. More info on Rarity Collection V can be found here!

At the conclusion of the event, the Overall Winner will receive a special Rarity Collection V playmat as a Prize! The second playmat is randomly distributed amongst the other Duelists who participated in the tournament, excluding the first-place winner.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Genesys Saturdays at Gnome Games Green Bay East

Yu-Gi-Oh! Genesys is at Gnome Games Green Bay East on Saturdays!

The latest format for Yu-Gi-Oh! Genesys has arrived at Gnome Games! We’re hosting Saturday tournaments each week at 12:00pm for this new format, with $5+tax entry. Like our Advanced Format tournaments it is Win-A-Match, Win-A-Pack, with OTS packs being up for grabs!

But what is Genesys?
A new format of play and deck building that allows for more potential cards to be used!

The Genesys rules are simple:

1. No Link Monsters or Pendulum Monsters are allowed. All other cards are allowed. The original field layout is used, with no Extra Monster Zones nor Pendulum Zones.
2. The standard Forbidden & Limited Cards list is not used. All those cards can be used, except Link Monsters and Pendulum Monsters. Usual limit of 3 copies max of any card still applies.
3. Deck construction uses a point system. Some cards are assigned a point value; most cards cost zero points. The total point cost of cards in your Main Deck, Extra Deck, and Side Deck (combined) cannot exceed the point cap for that event.
4. The standard point cap is 100, but events can be run with any point cap, or even a zero-point cap! Official Tournament Stores can set their own caps for their tournaments.

Gnome Games is using the standard point cap of 100 for these tournaments. The 100 point cap is geared towards allowing players to use some otherwise Forbidden cards, but attempts to limit “First Turn Kills” that would otherwise be reliable because of their strength.

Konami developed a tool to help with deck construction in the Genesys format, available here:

There’s also a blog to help with learning this new format, as well as to keep up with changes as the point system gets adjusted!

Watch for this and other events on our calendar

Digimon Saturdays at Gnome Games Green Bay East

Digimon! Digital Monsters! Gnome Games! Saturdays! Exclamation points!

Each Saturday, Gnome Games Green Bay East invites Digimon players to join us for 3 rounds of play! DIGIMON CARD GAME from Bandai comes replete with promos and prizes!

These will be Store tournaments with decks constructed under official rules and ban lists: RULE｜DIGIMON CARD GAME

“A tournament legal deck consists of:
● a main deck of 50 cards, made up of Digimon, Tamer, and Option Cards;
● a Digi-Egg deck of 0-5 cards.

No more than four copies of the same card can be included in a deck. No side decks are permitted.
You must also bring a memory gauge and counter. Each player should track memory to avoid the sharing of materials.”

Best-of-three Game Match
Number of game wins necessary: 2
Match Time: 45 minutes

Check our calendar for special Digimon events that happen around releases and special occasions!

Digimon Saturdays at Gnome Games Green Bay East

Digimon! Digital Monsters! Gnome Games! Saturdays! Exclamation points!

Each Saturday, Gnome Games Green Bay East invites Digimon players to join us for 3 rounds of play! DIGIMON CARD GAME from Bandai comes replete with promos and prizes!

These will be Store tournaments with decks constructed under official rules and ban lists: RULE｜DIGIMON CARD GAME

“A tournament legal deck consists of:
● a main deck of 50 cards, made up of Digimon, Tamer, and Option Cards;
● a Digi-Egg deck of 0-5 cards.

Best-of-three Game Match
Number of game wins necessary: 2
Match Time: 45 minutes

Check our calendar for special Digimon events that happen around releases and special occasions!

Magic the Gathering: Secrets of Strixhaven 2 Headed Giant Prerelease: Class 401 at Gnome Games Appleton East – $90

Join us at Gnome Games Appleton East for our Magic the Gathering: Secrets of Strixhaven 2 Headed Giant Prerelease!

On Saturday, April 18th at 2 PM, compete in a prerelease formatted for 2 Headed Giant! Each player opens up a Secrets of Strixhaven Prerelease kit, builds a minimum 40 card deck, and plays in 3 rounds of a Swiss style tournament! Round wins awards both team members with an additional pack of Secrets of Strixhaven! Rounds are 50 minutes, best of 1. Teams share a 30-life total and take their turn simultaneously. They untap, upkeep, draw, and attack as a unit!

Entry is $90 per team. Players must have a Wizards account to register. Don’t have one? Sign up here!

To secure a spot ahead of time, register using this code on the Companion app: V2845YP

Prereleases are a great way to test your deck building skills in a more casual environment, as well as test out a brand new set before its major release! For Secrets of Strixhaven, we have 4 other events!

Main Event Prerelease – Friday, April 17th at 5 PM – $45 Entry

Sunday Funday Prerelease – Sunday, April 19th at 1 PM – $45 Entry

Regular Prerelease – Tuesday, April 21st at 5 PM – $45 Entry

Last Chance Prerelease – Thursday, April 23rd at 5 PM – $45 Entry

What is Magic the Gathering?

Magic is a collectible trading card game of fun-filled, strategic games to play with friends old and new. Welcoming worldbuilders, narrative lovers, and gameplay enthusiasts alike, Magic has something for everyone and countless ways to play. Gathering together is half the fun! Bring along your crew or meet up with some new faces! A Multiverse of adventures awaits you, filled with powerful, unforgettable characters and spells to explore. Test your abilities to think fast and have fun on a battlefield of possibilities! Try new strategies with creative deckbuilding or push your skills to go for the win.

Each of the five colors in Magic represent a different philosophy and a different playstyle. Choose your color(s) to decide which type of land you’ll be drawing resources (mana) from and what type of Magic you’ll wield. Magic the Gathering has several starter products to choose from, including Jumpstart Packs, Beginner Bundles, and more! If you don’t want to learn on your own, check out our Learn to Play: Magic the Gathering events at Gnome Games, hosted every Monday from 6 PM to close!

Take a peek at the Magic the Gathering website for more information, events, and more!

Looking for more Magic the Gathering at Gnome Games? Check out our calendar here!

Of Popes & Plagues: Play with the Designer at Gnome Games Green Bay West

Of Popes & Plagues: Learn-to-Play and meet the Designer!

On Monday, April 13th from 5:30-8:30, we will be welcoming the designer of Of Popes and Plagues to Gnome Games West to run a Learn-to-Play of their exciting new card game!

Takes 5 minutes to learn & 20 minutes to play! Free Demo Prizes!!!

About Of Popes and Plagues:

“A fast-paced card game of Popes, Plagues, & Pestilence set in the Middle-Ages! Make war on your enemies, lead a Holy Crusade, but above all else, prepare for the coming of the Plague! You’ll building up your village and population and then fighting to outlast your opponents once the plague breaks out… he who dies last wins. Gotcha cards and die rolls affect the outcome but the player makes subtle decisions about when and what to build and when to focus on beating other players/populations down.”

Information for this event can be found here!