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Murder is afoot at the Gnome! Murder Mystery during the Magic at Karlov Manor Prereleases this weekend

Gather, Planeswalkers! A Mystery Unfurls at Gnome Games!

Dust off your sleuthing skills and sharpen your spellcasting focus, for Gnome Games invites you to an event unlike any other: Murder at the Gnome Games: a Magic: the Gathering Prerelease like no other, shrouded in the chilling mystery of Murder at Karlov Manor Prereleases that only you can solve!

Prepare to step into the vibrant world of mystery at your favorite Gnome Games store, as it is transformed into a scene of intrigue and suspense. A beloved figure has fallen, and sinister whispers hang heavy in the air. Could it be the charismatic, competitive Barnaby “Mana Burn” Bolt, forever vying for supremacy? Or perhaps the gentle Lyra “Land Whisperer” Willowbrook, championing environmental awareness? Every Planeswalker amongst us becomes a suspect, and every card cast holds a clue.

Solve the Mystery – Intrigue at Gnome Games: A Murder Mystery at the Magic the Gathering Karlov Manor Prerelease

Hark, Planeswalkers! There has been a murder at Gnome Games and we need your help to solve the mystery!

For one event at each store only, Gnome Games transforms into a stage for murder and mayhem. You are no longer just patrons seeking prereleases and preordained packs. You are investigators, thrust into a tangled web of deceit and suspicion.

Unravel the clues as you play in the Magic the Gathering Murders at Karlov Manor Prerelease.

Decipher cryptic messages, untangle alibis, and navigate hidden passages. Use your strategic minds and collaborative spirit to interrogate suspects, analyze evidence, and piece together the puzzle before the final match is played. In the spirit of Magic the Gathering, you’ll earn more than more boosters when you win a match; clues are truly what you seek! 

Will you become the champion of justice, unmasking the killer and claiming victory? Or will you succumb to the shadows, forever trapped in the web of Karlov Manor’s deadly secrets?

The stakes are high, the mystery awaits, and the fate of Gnome Games hangs in the balance.

Gather your Planeswalker companions, sharpen your wits, and step into the shadows. The hunt for the murderer in afoot!

What to expect at the Murder at Karlov Manor Murder Mystery Prereleases

  • Interactive murder mystery gameplay: Play prereleases, gather clues, and uncover the truth through deduction and collaboration.
    Sweet eats and treats: enjoy some fine cheesecake delights, but beware – even the delicious temptations may contain clues!
    Engaging characters: Each guest becomes a suspect with their own secrets and motives.
    Twists and turns: Be prepared for red herrings, hidden passages, and a jaw-dropping reveal.
  • Magic the Gathering Gameplay – 3 rounds of Sealed Magic the Gathering Prerelease fun! Win a Match, Win a Murder at Karlov Manor Play Pack (and earn a clue to help solve the mystery)
  • An event filled with loads of thrills and laughter: Enjoy camaraderie, competition, and the unforgettable experience of solving a magical murder mystery.



Here are the event times and locations:

Preregister Online and reserve your seat today!

Murder Mystery at the Magic Murder at Karlov Manor Prerelease
Gnome Games Appleton
Friday Feb 2 at 6 PM (32 Player Cap)
https://gnomegames.com/event/murder-mystery-at-karlove-manor-prerelease-appleton/

Murder Mystery in the Shadow of Lambeau Murder at Karlov Manor Prerelease
Gnome Games Green Bay West
Friday Feb 2  – 6 pm
https://gnomegames.com/event/murders-at-karlov-manor-mystery-prerelease-green-bay-west/

There’s Been A Murder at Gnome Games Green Bay East Magic Prerelease
Gnome Games Green Bay East
Saturday Feb 3 – 1 PM
https://gnomegames.com/event/theres-been-a-murder-at-gbe/

Murder Mystery at The Gnoshery Magic Murders at Karlov Manor Prerelease –
The Gnoshery – Sturgeon Bay
Friday Feb 2 – 5 PM
https://the-gnoshery.com/event/murder-at-karlov-manor-prerelease-the-gnoshery/

Murder Mystery at the Magic Murders at Karlov Manor Prerelease – Friday Feb 2
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Disney Lorcana Release Events at Gnome Games August 18,19,20

Join the Gnomes for Disney Lorcana Premier August 18 – 20!

Gnome Games Appleton – Friday August 18 4 PM – 6 PM

Gnome Games Green Bay West – Friday August 18 6 PM – 9 PM

Gnome Games Green Bay East – Sunday August 20 3 PM – 5 PM

The Gnoshery – Sturgeon Bay – Saturday August 19 3 PM – 5 PM

Entry $30 – Includes a First Chapter Starter Deck and 2 Lorcana First Chapter Boosters Casual Play with staff teaching the game. No prizes, we are just having fun for this release celebration!

Disney Lorcana Illumineer League – Play Every Week! Entry Purchase 1 Lorcana Booster

Gnome Games Green Bay West – Saturdays 1 PM – 3 PM

Gnome Games Appleton – Saturdays 3 PM – 5 PM

Gnome Games Green Bay East – Sundays 3 PM – 5 PM

The Gnoshery / Gnome Games Sturgeon Bay – Sundays 2 PM – 4 PM

Yu-Gi-Oh! Genesys Thursdays at Gnome Games Green Bay West

Gnome Games Green Bay West

Yu-Gi-Oh! Genesys is at Gnome Games Green Bay West on Thursdays!

The latest format for Yu-Gi-Oh! Genesys has arrived at Gnome Games! We’re hosting Thursday tournaments each week at 5:30pm 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: https://registration.yugioh-card.com/genesys/

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! https://yugiohblog.konami.com/category/genesys/

Watch for this and other events on our calendar: www.gnomegames.com/events

Yu-Gi-Oh! Genesys Thursdays at Gnome Games Green Bay West

Gnome Games Green Bay West

Yu-Gi-Oh! Genesys is at Gnome Games Green Bay West on Thursdays!

The latest format for Yu-Gi-Oh! Genesys has arrived at Gnome Games! We’re hosting Thursday tournaments each week at 5:30pm 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: https://registration.yugioh-card.com/genesys/

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! https://yugiohblog.konami.com/category/genesys/

Watch for this and other events on our calendar: www.gnomegames.com/events

Yu-Gi-Oh! Genesys Thursdays at Gnome Games Green Bay West

Gnome Games Green Bay West

Yu-Gi-Oh! Genesys is at Gnome Games Green Bay West on Thursdays!

The latest format for Yu-Gi-Oh! Genesys has arrived at Gnome Games! We’re hosting Thursday tournaments each week at 5:30pm 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: https://registration.yugioh-card.com/genesys/

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! https://yugiohblog.konami.com/category/genesys/

Watch for this and other events on our calendar: www.gnomegames.com/events

Cookie Run Brave League at Gnome Games GB West

Gnome Games West

Fight with cookies in the Cookie Run world on Sundays at 1:00pm in our weekly Cookie Run Braverse: Brave League!

$10 Entry Fee.

In this 2-player game, players use a 60-cards deck composed of Cookie cards, Item cards, Trap cards and Stage cards to compete against their opponent. The goal is to defeat your opponent’s cookies. Each cookie card has a Level (1, 2, or 3) and a number of Health Points (usually 1 to 6). The cookie will faint if their HP is reduced to 0, and placed in their owner’s Break area. When a player has cookies in their Break area whose combined levels are equal to 10 or more, they lose the game.

Brave League runs January-March! Each week that we have 4 or more players for Brave League, players will earn cookie coins!

Brave League Season 2 begins!
With improved structure and smoother play experience — join the competition and show your skills!

Official Rulebook can be found here!

There are banned and restricted cards in the Second Season effective November 1st: https://cookierunbraverse.com/en/notice/na-banned-restricted-policy.html 

The following cards may not be included in a deck.
ST2-017 Reverse Timer
ST2-022 Time Management Department
BS2-003 Rebel Cookie
P-030 Sherbet Cookie
BS1-049 Tropical Slushie
BS4-040 Essence of Rejuvenation

The following cards are limited to 1 copy per deck.
BS3-013 Tiger Lily Cookie
BS3-111 Crunchy Chip Cookie
BS1-007 Melon Bun Cookie
BS1-032 Banana Cookie
BS1-057 Bellflower Cookie
BS2-035 Salt Cookie
BS2-053 Ninja Cookie
BS4-026 Stormbringer Cookie

See what other fun events were hosting at Gnome Games here!

Neopets Battledome Thursday Tournaments – Green Bay West – $8

Neopets Thursdays Gnome Games Green Bay West

The Gnomes invite Neopetians to the Gnome Games Green Bay West Battledome each Thursday this summer at Noon!

$8 tournament, where we’ll play 3 rounds; with each round having players win-a-pack, when they win-a-match!

We will be following the banned/restricted list on Neopets site.

As of 8/15/25 this includes:

  • Naia (Faerie) is banned.
  • Giant Spyder Web (Equipment) is Banned
  • LabRay Scientist (Legend) is limited to 1 copy in your deck.
  • Count Boris (Legend) is limited to 1 copy in your deck.
  • Zombified Peasants (Legend) is limited to 1 copy in your deck.
  • Giant Spyders (Legend) is limited to 1 copy in your deck.
  • Lady Frostbite (Legend) is limited to 1 copy in your deck.
  • Nilo (Legend) is limited to 1 copy in your deck.
  • Darigan’s Orb (Equipment) is limited to 1 copy in your deck.
  • Faerie Hot Dog (Food) is limited to 1 copy in your deck.
  • LabRay – Chocolate is limited to 1 copy in your Rainbow Pool.
  • LabRay – Sponge is limited to 1 copy in your Rainbow Pool.
  • LabRay – Robot limited to 1 copy in your Rainbow Pool.
  • LabRay – Burlap limited to 1 copy in your Rainbow Pool.
  • LabRay – Mosaic limited to 1 copy in your Rainbow Pool.

Deck Construction
You need a 50-card deck made up of a combination of Codestones, Equipment, Food, Faeries, Heroes, Legends, Map Pieces, Paint Brushes, Petpets, Potions, and Villains. Decks can contain no more than 2 copies of any Equipment, Food, Legends, Paint Brushes, and Potions. They may contain no more than 1 copy of any Faerie, Hero, Petpet, unique Map Piece, or Villain and may contain any number of Codestones. You can have a Neopet Deck of at least 3 and up to 5 Neopets of different species (all 5 must have a different name), and a Rainbow Pool with up to 10 unique Rainbow Pool Neopets. Additional cards may have unique rules text having them start in your Rainbow Pool. These cards do not count towards the 10 Rainbow Pool Neopet limit. Up to 10 six-sided diced will be required for battle.


New to the game? Watch the how to play here.Looking for a card list of what cards are in the game?