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Learn to Play with the Gnomes: Cat Fluxx

Learn to Play Cat Fluxx with Gnome Games!  Wednesday, October 22nd at 6pm, one of the Gnomes will be helping players learn to play Cat Fluxx, which puts a fun feline spin on the classic simplicity of the Fluxx card game series!

This is a Free event! Seating is limited, but we’re looking to help introduce more players to great games every Wednesday during our Board Game night!

We’ll go over the basics of the game and then jump into playing the game with the Gnome community!

Curious about the game? You can read a few reviews or find videos here! While you wait for Wednesday!

Ready to play? Check our calendar for event times and opportunities!

Magic the Gathering: Spider-Man Commander Party – Green Bay West

Magic Spider-Man

Spider-HamChoose a hero, band together in this Commander Party face off against the super villains of Spider-Man!

Monday, October 27th at 6pm we invite players to play together with the Spider-Man Commander Party set of rules!

Each player who joins in will get a promo Spider-Ham, Peter Porker!

Bring your own commander deck, and at the start of the event, before the game begins, set the Super Heroes in the middle of the table.
Starting with the youngest player and going clockwise, each player chooses a
Super Hero and places it in the command zone. Set the remaining Super Heroes aside. They won’t be used in this game. Shuffle the Super Villains deck and put it in the designated spot on the rules sheet. Turn the top card of the Super Villains
deck face up.

Super Villains are running amok in the city. Can your team of Super Heroes contain the chaos and save the day? And which one of you will emerge as the ultimate champion?

During each player’s turn, that player controls the face-up Super Villain card. If it has activated abilities, that player may activate them. Its triggered abilities will trigger based on that player’s actions, and so on.
• Each Super Villain card has an ability that allows you to capture it. If you capture a Super Villain, place its card into the Super Villain discard pile (a particularly evil discard pile next to the Super Villain deck) and put a capture counter on your Super Hero card.
• Each Super Hero may capture a maximum of three Super Villains.
• At the beginning of each player’s upkeep, if there is no Super Villain card face up, that player turns the top card of the Super Villain deck face up. If the Super Villain deck is empty, shuffle the Super Villain discard pile to reform the Super Villain deck.
• At the beginning of each player’s upkeep, if the face-up Super Villain is the same Super Villain that was there as the player ended their last turn, the player may put the Super Villain on the bottom of the deck and turn over a new Super Villain.

Watch a video of some potential shenanigans here with Good Time Society.
Join our other events by checking out our calendar!

Magic: Friendly Neighborhood Friday Night Draft! – Green Bay East

Ultimate Green GoblinEveryone knows Spider-Man is the friendly neighborhood hero! Well in his honor, Gnome Games and Wizards of the Coast invite you to a season of Friendly Neighborhood Drafts! Each Sunday afternoon during the Spider-Man season Gnome will be hosting these special drafts!

Sundays @ 1:30pm
$30
Pick-Two Draft style event.

Unlike traditional eight-player drafts, Pick-Two Drafts allow each player to select two cards per pick, reducing the number of participants needed while maintaining strategic depth and fun. Games are played in pods with a minimum of four players; recommended pods based on attendance this way:

  • 3–7 players: 1 pod
  • 8–11 players: 2 pods
  • 12–15 players: 3 pods
  • Etc.

Players then compete in two rounds of Swiss. The undefeated (2–0) player from each pod should receive the event promo card (while supplies last).

What is drafting?

How to Pick-Two draft:

First, players sit around a table in a semi-circle. Each player then opens a booster pack. Remove a token, art card, or advertising card. Then pick two cards without showing the other players.

Each player then passes the remaining cards to the left, and continues drafting from the new cards they get from the player on their right. This continues until all of the cards in those packs have been distributed (drafted). Then each player opens a second pack, but this time, pass the pack to the right. After all those cards are drafted, you do the same with the third pack, passing to the left again. At the end, each player will have about 45 cards (along with any number of basic lands) which they can use to build a 40 card deck.

Gnome Games provides basic lands for the purpose of building decks (Plains, Islands, Swamps, Mountains & Forests) as each player needs.

Watch for other opportunities to play Magic and other games on our website

Learn about the new Spider-Man mechanics here:

Magic: Friendly Neighborhood Friday Night Draft! – Green Bay East

Ultimate Green GoblinEveryone knows Spider-Man is the friendly neighborhood hero! Well in his honor, Gnome Games and Wizards of the Coast invite you to a season of Friendly Neighborhood Drafts! Each Sunday afternoon during the Spider-Man season Gnome will be hosting these special drafts!

Sundays @ 1:30pm
$30
Pick-Two Draft style event.

Unlike traditional eight-player drafts, Pick-Two Drafts allow each player to select two cards per pick, reducing the number of participants needed while maintaining strategic depth and fun. Games are played in pods with a minimum of four players; recommended pods based on attendance this way:

  • 3–7 players: 1 pod
  • 8–11 players: 2 pods
  • 12–15 players: 3 pods
  • Etc.

Players then compete in two rounds of Swiss. The undefeated (2–0) player from each pod should receive the event promo card (while supplies last).

What is drafting?

How to Pick-Two draft:

First, players sit around a table in a semi-circle. Each player then opens a booster pack. Remove a token, art card, or advertising card. Then pick two cards without showing the other players.

Each player then passes the remaining cards to the left, and continues drafting from the new cards they get from the player on their right. This continues until all of the cards in those packs have been distributed (drafted). Then each player opens a second pack, but this time, pass the pack to the right. After all those cards are drafted, you do the same with the third pack, passing to the left again. At the end, each player will have about 45 cards (along with any number of basic lands) which they can use to build a 40 card deck.

Gnome Games provides basic lands for the purpose of building decks (Plains, Islands, Swamps, Mountains & Forests) as each player needs.

Watch for other opportunities to play Magic and other games on our website

Learn about the new Spider-Man mechanics here:

One Piece Saturday Tournaments [Pilot Version] – Green Bay West – $15

One Piece LogoOne Piece: The Card Game

One Piece navigators, helmsmen, and Captains: Saturdays in October Gnome Games is participating in the Pilot for Saturday tournaments!

These will be $15 events for entry, 3 round tournaments with special rules for deck construction! Prize support will include our familiar Win-A-Match, Win-A-Pack prizes with the latest set: Premium Booster: The Best Volume 2! As well as both a participation pack of the same set and a Gold Don!! card for playing in the event!

What are the special deck construction rules?
This is the Deck Limited format that Bandai is testing to help create a more casual event/tournament play style. Helping new players and returning players try out “non-meta” decks and play styles.

Prohibited Cards for Deck Limited Format

The following Leader card numbers are banned from use, including their alt-art design versions.

  • ・OP12-020 Roronoa Zoro (Green)
  • ・OP12-001 Silvers Rayleigh (Red)
  • ・OP07-019 Jewelry Bonney (Green)
  • ・OP09-001 Shanks (Red)
  • ・EB02-010 Monkey.D.Luffy (Green/Purple)
  • ・OP12-040 Kuzan (Blue)
  • ・OP05-098 Enel (Yellow)
  • ・OP11-040 Monkey.D.Luffy (Blue/Purple)
  • ・OP09-081 Marshall.D.Teach (Black)
  • ・OP10-099 Eustass”Captain”Kid (Yellow)

When can we use Premium Booster: The Best Volume 2 cards?
October 10th is the tournament legality date for cards from this set. That being said, if a card is a complete reprint from a previous set, there will not be an issue utilizing it.

How long will the Saturday tournaments last?
Currently for the month of October. If Bandai and/or Gnome see that the community receives it as another great opportunity to play One Piece each week, we’ll look towards keeping it on our schedule.

Should I bring new players or come as a new player myself?
Yes! New players should be able to play with any starter deck! The community of One Piece players has been great at celebrating new players joining the game.

When else do you play One Piece?
Thursdays at 6pm at Gnome Games Green Bay West!
Tuesdays at 6 pm at Gnome Games Green Bay East.
Wednesdays at 5pm at Gnome Games Appleton East.
Sundays at 1pm at Gnome Games Appleton North.

For these and other events, check our calendar for more information!

One Piece Saturday Tournaments [Pilot Version] – Green Bay West – $15

One Piece LogoOne Piece: The Card Game

One Piece navigators, helmsmen, and Captains: Saturdays in October Gnome Games is participating in the Pilot for Saturday tournaments!

These will be $15 events for entry, 3 round tournaments with special rules for deck construction! Prize support will include our familiar Win-A-Match, Win-A-Pack prizes with the latest set: Premium Booster: The Best Volume 2! As well as both a participation pack of the same set and a Gold Don!! card for playing in the event!

What are the special deck construction rules?
This is the Deck Limited format that Bandai is testing to help create a more casual event/tournament play style. Helping new players and returning players try out “non-meta” decks and play styles.

Prohibited Cards for Deck Limited Format

The following Leader card numbers are banned from use, including their alt-art design versions.

  • ・OP12-020 Roronoa Zoro (Green)
  • ・OP12-001 Silvers Rayleigh (Red)
  • ・OP07-019 Jewelry Bonney (Green)
  • ・OP09-001 Shanks (Red)
  • ・EB02-010 Monkey.D.Luffy (Green/Purple)
  • ・OP12-040 Kuzan (Blue)
  • ・OP05-098 Enel (Yellow)
  • ・OP11-040 Monkey.D.Luffy (Blue/Purple)
  • ・OP09-081 Marshall.D.Teach (Black)
  • ・OP10-099 Eustass”Captain”Kid (Yellow)

When can we use Premium Booster: The Best Volume 2 cards?
October 10th is the tournament legality date for cards from this set. That being said, if a card is a complete reprint from a previous set, there will not be an issue utilizing it.

How long will the Saturday tournaments last?
Currently for the month of October. If Bandai and/or Gnome see that the community receives it as another great opportunity to play One Piece each week, we’ll look towards keeping it on our schedule.

Should I bring new players or come as a new player myself?
Yes! New players should be able to play with any starter deck! The community of One Piece players has been great at celebrating new players joining the game.

When else do you play One Piece?
Thursdays at 6pm at Gnome Games Green Bay West!
Tuesdays at 6 pm at Gnome Games Green Bay East.
Wednesdays at 5pm at Gnome Games Appleton East.
Sundays at 1pm at Gnome Games Appleton North.

For these and other events, check our calendar for more information!

Pokémon Club at Gnome Games Appleton North

Calling all Poké-fans! Join us every Sunday at 12pm for our Pokémon Club event!

Bring your friends (and prepare to make new ones) and partake in fun Pokémon activities such as playing the Pokémon card game, coloring pages, and hanging out with other Pokémon Trainers! This event is an open play style of event, with prize packs going out to participants on their 1st and 3rd time visiting for the season while supplies last!

This event is free to participate in and welcomes players of all experience levels, so bring all your friends and family for an amazing day of Pokémon fun!

Pokémon Club at Gnome Games Appleton North

Calling all Poké-fans! Join us every Sunday at 12pm for our Pokémon Club event!

Bring your friends (and prepare to make new ones) and partake in fun Pokémon activities such as playing the Pokémon card game, coloring pages, and hanging out with other Pokémon Trainers! This event is an open play style of event, with prize packs going out to participants on their 1st and 3rd time visiting for the season while supplies last!

This event is free to participate in and welcomes players of all experience levels, so bring all your friends and family for an amazing day of Pokémon fun!

Star Wars Unlimited Weekly Tournament at Gnome Games Appleton North

Star Wars Unlimited Weekly Tournament- Gnome Games Appleton North

Explore a galaxy far far away at Gnome Games Appleton North with our Star Wars Unlimited Weekly Tournament! Join us every Friday at 5:30pm for a 3 round tournament based on the expansive Star Wars universe!

Better yet, each match you win you’ll earn yourself a pack! Don’t worry if you don’t win any matches, as you’ll still get a pack just for participating.

Entry for this event is $10.

Registration for this event will open at 5pm, and the tournament will start at 5:30pm.