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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

Magic the Gathering: Lorwyn Eclipsed Two-Headed Commander Party

Gnome West

Join the Gnomes at Gnome Games Green Bay West for some Lorwyn Eclipsed fun with a Two-Headed Giant Commander Event celebrating the return to Lorwyn on Monday, February 23rd!

Two-Headed Giant Commander Night is a new Commander event in which players can earn promo cards by pairing up to battle other two-player teams. If you’re new to Commander, or want to come out with your friends and play with the new set, this is the perfect opportunity to do so!

Play follows the normal Two-Headed Giant rules, with a few added exceptions:

  • Each team starts with 60 life.
  • A team loses when they take 21 or more damage from a single commander OR have 15 or more poison counters.

More info on Two-Headed Giant Rules can be found here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/formats/two-headed-giant

Commander Rules

Play Rules/Modifiers

This format is for four players per game and deck sizes are 99 cards + 1 commander card. The game duration for this format should be about 20 minutes per player.The Commander format is all about picking your hero and building a deck around them. In this casual, multiplayer format, you choose a legendary creature or artifact to serve as your commander and build the rest of your deck around their color identity and unique abilities. Players are only allowed one of each card in their deck, with the exception of basic lands, but they can use cards from throughout Magic‘s history.

Color Identity

A card’s color identity can come from any part of that card, including its casting cost and any mana symbols in its text. Every card in your Commander deck must only use mana symbols that also appear on your commander. Colorless cards are allowed as well.

Command Zone

This is where your commander resides during the game when they are not in play. At the start of the game, each player puts their commander face up into the command zone. A commander can be cast from the command zone for its normal costs, plus an additional two mana for each previous time it’s been cast from the command zone this game. If your commander would be put into your library, hand, graveyard or exile from anywhere, you may return it to your command zone instead.

Commander Damage

A player that’s been dealt 21 or more combat damage by the same commander over the course of the game loses the game. The commander is tracked across zone changes for this purpose (for example, if one player takes control of another player’s commander, any damage that commander already dealt is still counted).

~Entry: 5$

Check out our event calendar for more opportunities to play!

Magic the Gathering: Lorwyn Eclipsed Two-Headed Commander Party

Join the Gnomes at Gnome Games Green Bay West for some Lorwyn Eclipsed fun with a Two-Headed Giant Commander Event celebrating the return to Lorwyn on Monday, February 9th!

Two-Headed Giant Commander Night is a new Commander event in which players can earn promo cards by pairing up to battle other two-player teams. If you’re new to Commander, or want to come out with your friends and play with the new set, this is the perfect opportunity to do so!

Play follows the normal Two-Headed Giant rules, with a few added exceptions:

  • Each team starts with 60 life.
  • A team loses when they take 21 or more damage from a single commander OR have 15 or more poison counters.

More info on Two-Headed Giant Rules can be found here: https://magic.wizards.com/en/formats/two-headed-giant

Commander Rules

Play Rules/Modifiers
This format is for four players per game and deck sizes are 99 cards + 1 commander card. The game duration for this format should be about 20 minutes per player.The Commander format is all about picking your hero and building a deck around them. In this casual, multiplayer format, you choose a legendary creature or artifact to serve as your commander and build the rest of your deck around their color identity and unique abilities. Players are only allowed one of each card in their deck, with the exception of basic lands, but they can use cards from throughout Magic‘s history.

Color Identity

A card’s color identity can come from any part of that card, including its casting cost and any mana symbols in its text. Every card in your Commander deck must only use mana symbols that also appear on your commander. Colorless cards are allowed as well.

Command Zone

This is where your commander resides during the game when they are not in play. At the start of the game, each player puts their commander face up into the command zone. A commander can be cast from the command zone for its normal costs, plus an additional two mana for each previous time it’s been cast from the command zone this game. If your commander would be put into your library, hand, graveyard or exile from anywhere, you may return it to your command zone instead.

Commander Damage

A player that’s been dealt 21 or more combat damage by the same commander over the course of the game loses the game. The commander is tracked across zone changes for this purpose (for example, if one player takes control of another player’s commander, any damage that commander already dealt is still counted).

~Entry: 5$

Check out our event calendar for more opportunities to play!

Gundam TCG Steel Requiem [GD-03] Release Event at Green Bay West – $30

Join us at Gnome Games Green Bay West for our Gundam TCG Steel Requiem [GD-03] Release Event!

Join us Sunday, February 1st
Starting at 1:00pm
Entry is $30

Crack open four packs to craft your own 30 card deck in a sealed event, then battle it out in 3 rounds of a Swiss style tournament! Every match you win, you win a pack! Participants will get two special promotional cards!

In Booster-only Sealed, the following construction rules apply:

  • Open 4 booster packs. (48+4 cards)
  • Deck must be exactly 30 cards.
  • No color restrictions when building the deck.
  • You can include any number of cards with the same card number.

What do I need to bring?

Just yourself and a great attitude! If you don’t know how to play, you may want to check out the play guide for tips and instructions for playing the Gundam TCG!

What is the Gundam TCG?

Experience the Gundam Series, beloved world-wide, as a trading card game! The “GUNDAM CARD GAME” expresses the world of the “Gundam” series through Unit, Pilot, Command, and Base cards. Check out the Gundam TCG website for Tutorials, News, and more!

Featured Series from this set: Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Urdr-Hunt and Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket!

Steel Requiem GD-03 Rarity
139+20 Card Types

  • x50 Common
  • x36 Uncommon
  • x34 Rare
  • x12 Legend Rare
  • x7 Special
  • x10 Token
  • x10 Resource

Additional Tournament Rules

During certain events (official tournament final rounds and tournament battles), if a game fails to end within the established time limit, players may be granted additional turns depending on whether the current turn belongs to Player One or Player Two, as shown below.
・If time runs out during Player One’s turn
Add three turns after the current turn
・If time runs out during Player Two’s turn
Add two turns after the current turn
If the game fails to end during the additional turns listed above, the steps below should be followed to determine an outcome.
1. The player with the most cards in their shield area (combined total of Base and Shields) is the winner. (If cards are equal, go to step 2.)
2. The player with the most cards remaining in their deck is the winner. (If decks are equal, go to step 3.)
3. Both players lose

Looking for more Gundam TCG at Gnome Games? Check out our calendar!

Union Arena Rare Battle: KAGURABACHI at Gnome Games Green Bay East – $15

Join us at Gnome Games Green Bay East for our Union Arena Rare Battle: Kagurabachi!

Friday, February 20th,
Entry is $15
Starting at 5pm

We’re hosting a Rare Battle for Union Arena! This week’s theme: Kagurbachi! Aim for victory within your favorite titles in the special tournaments called “UNION ARENA RARE BATTLE”! This event type uses ONE Battle Rules so all participants use decks from the same title to battle for a “UNION RARE CARD”, which is only in this event! All participants receive an event pack, 4th through 2nd place receive an exclusive promo card, and the winner gets a special Winner card!

What do I need to participate?

A Union Arena legal deck is required to participate, and the deck has to be themed around Kagurbachi. Additionally, players must register for the event through TCG+.

What is Union Arena?

UNION ARENA is a “Common Rules Trading Card Game”, which means players only need to learn 1 set of rules to play this card game using characters from series they love. In UNION ARENA you can find many popular characters from various series on the cards! Make a deck with characters from your favorite series and enjoy battles that even cross series! For more information on how to play Union Arena, check here!

Interested in more Union Arena news? Check out their website!

More Union Arena Events are on our Gnome Games calendar!

*​Event pricing is subject to adjustment due to unforeseen increases in supplier and operating costs, including changes to tariffs and duties.

Union Arena Rare Battle: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol.2 at Gnome Games Green Bay East – $15

Join us at Gnome Games Green Bay East for our Union Arena Rare Battle: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol.2!

Friday, February 13th,
Entry is $15
Starting at 5pm

We’re hosting a Rare Battle for Union Arena! This week’s theme: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol.2! Aim for victory within your favorite titles in the special tournaments called “UNION ARENA RARE BATTLE”! This event type uses ONE Battle Rules so all participants use decks from the same title to battle for a “UNION RARE CARD”, which is only in this event! All participants receive an event pack, 4th through 2nd place receive an exclusive promo card, and the winner gets a special Winner card!

What do I need to participate?

A Union Arena legal deck is required to participate, and the deck has to be themed around Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol.2. Additionally, players must register for the event through TCG+.

What is Union Arena?

UNION ARENA is a “Common Rules Trading Card Game”, which means players only need to learn 1 set of rules to play this card game using characters from series they love. In UNION ARENA you can find many popular characters from various series on the cards! Make a deck with characters from your favorite series and enjoy battles that even cross series! For more information on how to play Union Arena, check here!

Interested in more Union Arena news? Check out their website!

More Union Arena Events are on our Gnome Games calendar!

*​Event pricing is subject to adjustment due to unforeseen increases in supplier and operating costs, including changes to tariffs and duties.

Union Arena Rare Battle: GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE at Gnome Games Green Bay East – $15

Join us at Gnome Games Green Bay East for our Union Arena Rare Battle: Goddess of Victory: Nikke!

Friday, February 6th,
Entry is $15
Starting at 5pm

We’re hosting a Rare Battle for Union Arena! This week’s theme: Goddess of Victory: Nikke! Aim for victory within your favorite titles in the special tournaments called “UNION ARENA RARE BATTLE”! This event type uses ONE Battle Rules so all participants use decks from the same title to battle for a “UNION RARE CARD”, which is only in this event! All participants receive an event pack, 4th through 2nd place receive an exclusive promo card, and the winner gets a special Winner card!

What do I need to participate?

A Union Arena legal deck is required to participate, and the deck has to be themed around Goddess of Victory: Nikke. Additionally, players must register for the event through TCG+.

What is Union Arena?

UNION ARENA is a “Common Rules Trading Card Game”, which means players only need to learn 1 set of rules to play this card game using characters from series they love. In UNION ARENA you can find many popular characters from various series on the cards! Make a deck with characters from your favorite series and enjoy battles that even cross series! For more information on how to play Union Arena, check here!

Interested in more Union Arena news? Check out their website!

More Union Arena Events are on our Gnome Games calendar!

*​Event pricing is subject to adjustment due to unforeseen increases in supplier and operating costs, including changes to tariffs and duties.

Union Arena Sword Art Online Volume 2 Release Event at Gnome Games Green Bay East – $30*

Join us at Gnome Games Green Bay East for our Union Arena Sword Art Online Volume 2 Release Event!

Friday, January 30th
Starting at 5 PM
Entry is $30

we’re hosting another release event for Union Arena! Take part in the release of Sword Art Online Volume 2 in a 3 round Swiss style Tournament! Players will open 5 packs of Sword Art Online Volume 2 and use them as a deck to compete in matches. Each round won awards players with an additional pack! Each participant gets a Release Event Pack and an Asuna [Progressive] promotional card. One Winner will get a special Winner foil stamped Asuna [Progressive] promotional card!

Entry is $30*. Players need to register ahead of time on Bandai TCG+.

What do I need to know for Deckbuilding?

Because of the nature of sealed events, decks can contain more than four cards with the same card number. It can also contain more than four of each of the Special, Color, and Final trigger types. 5 booster packs contribute to creating as close to a 60 card deck as possible. A deck needs 3 Action Point cards, Raids can be performed using cards with two different colors, and five Special triggers can be in a deck. Bring your own sleeves from home or purchase some before the event!

Interested in more about Union Arena with upcoming events, sets, and more? Check out their website!

For more Union Arena at Gnome Games, take a peek at our calendar!

*Event pricing is subject to adjustment due to unforeseen increases in supplier and operating costs, including changes to tariffs and duties.

Learn to Play with the Gnomes: Cribbage

Learn to Play Cribbage with Gnome Games!  Wednesday, February 18th at 7pm, one of the Gnomes will be helping players learn to play the classic board game Cribbage!

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!

Learn to Play with the Gnomes: Cribbage

Learn to Play Cribbage with Gnome Games!  Wednesday, February 11th at 7pm, one of the Gnomes will be helping players learn to play the classic board game Cribbage!

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!

Riftbound Nexus Nights at Gnome Games Appleton East – Free!

Join us at Gnome Games Appleton East for our Riftbound Nexus Nights!

Every Saturday from 3 PM to 6 PM, we’re hosting Riftbound Nexus Nights! These are open play casual events aimed at introducing everyone to the game and culminating a community for Riftbound. With a purchase of $5 of any Riftbound related product, players will also receive a promo at seating!

To participate, players will need a carde.io account and a linked Riot Account. Refer to their Riftbound website for how to set up these accounts!

Events can be located on the Riftbound event tracker.

What is Riftbound?

Riftbound is a collectable trading card game featuring a vast array of characters and locales from League of Legends. Choose a Legend and Chosen Champion card for your deck and battle it out between 2 to 4 players in various game modes! The most important card in your deck is your champion legend. This is the card you build your deck around—it determines your options for the chosen champion who starts faceup on the board and who you’ll send to fight for you, and it defines the domains (colors) of your deck’s cards.

Your legend and your chosen champion define your strategy. Maybe your plan is quick strikes, maybe it’s to build up an unstoppable huge army, or maybe it’s to use one incredibly powerful and mobile fighter. You’ll have additional units (and other champion units) to send to fight, spells to help them win, and even gear to empower your team.

For a more guided How to Play experience, take a look at the Riftbound How to Play website!

Want more Riftbound news for events and sets? Check out their website!

Our Gnome Games calendar has more Riftbound events to see!