Learn to Play Magic the Gathering at Gnome Games Appleton East - Purchase of 2 Jumpstart Packs
2026-02-23 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Gnome Games Appleton East, W3169 Van Roy Road, Appleton, WI, 54915, United States
Join us at Gnome Games Appleton East for our Learn to Play Magic the Gathering event!
Don’t know how to play Magic the Gathering? You’re in the right place! From 6 to 9 PM, stop in and purchase two Jumpstart Boosters to shuffle into a deck, and one of our very own staff members will teach you! Just for participating, you receive a special Welcome Deck. These decks are designed with newer players in mind and emphasize easy to read and understand mechanics.
Our entry for this event is the purchase of two Jumpstart Booster Packs! Otherwise, no experience needed. This event aims solely to teaching you how to play Magic the Gathering!
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. 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 has thousands of cards so you can always find a way to express yourself on the battlefield! Looking to learn more? Check out the Learn to Play section of their website!
For more news and events from Magic the Gathering, check out their website!
More Magic the Gathering at Gnome Games is on our calendar!

Dungeons & Dragons Weekly One-Shots at Gnome Games Appleton East - $10
2026-02-23 18:00 - 20:30
Join us at Gnome Games Appleton East for our Dungeons & Dragons Weekly One-shots!
Every Monday from 6 PM to 8:30 PM, we are hosting Dungeons & Dragons one-shot sessions! Whether you’re newer to the role-playing scene or a veteran just looking for some fun, all are welcome at our tables! Our own Dungeon Master (DM) will guide you through a mini session of daring adventure and fun role-playing for a night to remember!
What do I need to bring?
A full set of dice is required to play. To be more specific, a full set of dice includes a d4 (4-sided die), d6 (6-sided die), d8 (8-sided die), d10 (10-sided die), percentile d10 (00-90), d12 (12-sided die), and d20 (20-sided die). We provide pre-made character sheets! Entry is $10.
What is Dungeons & Dragons?
Dungeons & Dragons is a classic tabletop role-playing game that has been around since 1974! Throughout the years it has developed and grown into a beloved franchise of not just rulebooks, but novels, video games, and even popular movies! In Dungeons & Dragons, players will take on the role of their very own character and act out all of their movements and conversations themselves. Often times these actions will lead into checks the player has to make, where they will roll dice and add some character statistics together to see how well they do! Both success and failure come together to make these games happen, so be ready for anything!
An important part to playing Dungeons & Dragons is having a story teller, lovingly labeled as the Dungeon Master (DM)! The DM will run the campaign for players and dictate how the story flows as the characters progress. They can use preconstructed campaigns referred to as modules, or craft their very own stories from scratch! Either way, the DM usually has a lot of planning to do to make things flow well. It’s a very rewarding feeling, though!
More information is available on D&D Beyond, which highlights both digital and physical aspects of Dungeons & Dragons.
Looking for more Role-playing games at Gnome Games? Check out our calendar!

Miniature Monday Paint Nights at Gnome Games Appleton East - Free!
2026-02-23 16:30 - 21:00
Join us at Gnome Games Appleton East for Miniature Paint Nights!
Still trying to find time to paint those dull, gray miniatures? Want them to look as good on the board just as incredible as you feel while playing? Set aside some time and join us Mondays from 4:30PM to close (9PM) to get those miniatures painted at our Miniature Paint Nights! Coming in with your own materials to paint is encouraged, and the vibes are totally free! Don’t have your own materials? Rent out a small paint kit from us for $5!
For anyone that doesn’t have materials, we sell figures, paints, brushes, and more! This includes paint kits for various franchises, from Dungeons & Dragons to Warhammer.
Get those miniatures painted! If you don’t have a game to use these beautifully painted miniatures at, we host weekly one-shots for both Dungeons & Dragons and Daggerheart! These role playing games and more can be located under the Role Playing tab of our Gnome Games calendar!
Warhammer figures are here.
Dungeons & Dragons figures are here.

Magic the Gathering Standard Showdown at Gnome Games Appleton East - $12.50
2026-02-22 13:00 - 17:00
Join us at Gnome Games Appleton East for a Magic Standard Showdown Tournament!
Participants will battle it out in a Swiss style tournament consisting of 3 rounds. Each round is best of 3 with a 45 minute time limit. Sideboards are legal, and your deck must be Standard legal. Every round you win, you win a pack! The winner of the whole event will receive an exclusive promo card, which is currently Nowhere to Run! Entry is $12.50.
Register for the Magic Standard Showdown event on the MTG Companion app using this code: DWZ47J3 (This code ONLY applies to Sunday, February 22nd).
As a reminder, these are the sets that are Magic Standard Legal: (or check the website here)
Lorwyn Eclipsed
Magic: the Gathering | Avatar: The Last Airbender
Through the Omenpaths – Digital Only
Magic: The Gathering | Marvel’s Spider-Man
Edge of Eternities
Magic: The Gathering—FINAL FANTASY
Tarkir: Dragonstorm
Aetherdrift
Magic: The Gathering® Foundations
Duskmourn: House of Horror
Bloomburrow
Outlaws of Thunder Junction (including The Big Score)
Murders at Karlov Manor
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
Wilds of Eldraine
What is Standard Showdown?
“Standard” refers to a format in Magic the Gathering where decks consist of 60 cards. Decks can have no more than 4 copies of any given card (excluding Basic lands). Our Magic Standard Showdown event is a constructed tournament where players compete in 1 on 1 matches for packs and exclusive promotional cards. These change with every set! This is a more competitive event, so decks are required to be standard legal according to Wizard of the Coast’s legality rulings.
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!

Yu-Gi-Oh! Weekly Tournament at Gnome Games Appleton East - $5
2026-02-22 13:00 - 16:00
Join us at Gnome Games Appleton East for our weekly Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournament!
Sundays at 1 PM and Wednesdays at 5:30 PM we host our very own weekly tournaments for Yu-Gi-Oh! Battle it out in 3 rounds of a Swiss style tournament using your very own constructed decks. Each match won awards you with an OTS pack! If you haven’t received one by the end of the event, you get one just for participating!
Weekly tournaments are a great way to hang out, test out new decks, chat about Yu-Gi-Oh!, and more! Our entry fee is $5. Don’t have a deck? Check out our structure decks for sale in store! They offer great ways to pick up and learn the game, while highlighting iconic archetypes and characters from the franchise.
What is Yu-Gi-Oh?
In Yu-Gi-Oh!, two players Duel each other using a variety of Monster, Spell, and Trap Cards to defeat their opponent’s monsters and be the first to drop the other’s Life Points to 0. Players draw cards from their respective decks and take turns playing cards onto “the field”. Each player uses a deck containing forty to sixty cards, and an optional “extra deck” of up to fifteen cards. For more details on how to play, check out the Yu-Gi-Oh website’s Rulebook and Beginner’s Guide page!
For more Yu-Gi-Oh! information, take a look at their website!
Our calendar offers more Yu-Gi-Oh! at our very own Gnome Games stores!

Digimon Weekly Tournament at Gnome Games Appleton East - $7
2026-02-22 13:00 - 16:00
Join us at Gnome Games Appleton East for our weekly Digimon tournament!
Every Sunday at 1 PM we host our own Digimon tournament! Battle it out in 3 rounds of a Swiss style tournament to compete for promotional cards and packs. Each match you win, you win a pack of your choice! Weekly events are a great way to test out your decks, play against casual opponents, and chat about Digimon! Promotional card packs go out to all participants, and the grand winner gets their own Winner card pack!
Our entry for this event is $7, and your own deck is required to play! If you don’t have a deck, we have starter decks available in store to check out! Players need to register ahead of time on Bandai TCG+.
What is Digimon?
The Digimon Card Game is a competitive trading card game. Each player has a companion Digimon in the battle area to attack the opponent. Your Digimon evolves, gets stronger, and gains new power! You win by beating your opponent’s security (reducing your opponent’s Security Area cards to zero) and delivering a knockout blow!
To play the Digimon Card Game, you need a deck of cards. For your first time, we recommend a pre-built Starter Deck! You can strengthen your Digimon with Booster Packs to win battles! For more questions about Digimon, check out their Tutorials and “About Us” page!
For more Digimon events and information, take a peek at their website!
To check out more battles and special events at Gnome Games, check out our calendar!

Riftbound Nexus Nights at Gnome Games Appleton East - Free!
2026-02-21 15:00 - 18:00
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!

Pokémon League Cup at Gnome Games Appleton East - $5/$10/$15
2026-02-21 14:00 - 17:00
Join us at Gnome Games Appleton East for our Pokémon League Cup!
On Saturday, February 21st at 2 PM we’re hosting our quarterly League Cup! This Cup takes place directly after our League Challenge if players are looking to try out their decks in a slightly less competitive environment beforehand. This is a 3 Round Swiss style tournament, with potential for playoffs based on attendance and standings at the conclusion of the Swiss rounds. Rounds are 30 minutes, best of one, where each round won awards players with Prize Packs! Everyone gets a Prize Pack at seating just for participating!
Entry for Juniors is $5, Seniors is $10, and Masters is $15. Players must have a Pokémon ID. Don’t have one? We can help you sign up! We have sheets available in-store, and the rest of the registration process can be done at home.
What are Pokémon League Challenges and League Cups?
Pokémon League Challenges are competitive level tournaments at the Local Store level. These events are entry-level competitions, great for competitors of all experience levels! League Challenges specifically grant Championship Points toward earning an invitation to the Pokémon World Championships. League Challenge events are typically held once per month at select Pokémon League locations. These events use the Standard format, and require decks to be Tournament legal.
At higher levels are Pokémon League Cups. Typically held quarterly, League Cup event competitors can expect a step up, with tougher competitors vying for greater rewards. These also offer greater rewards, including more Championship Points and a Championship Playmat!
Looking for more Pokémon events, news, information and more? Take a look at their website!
For more Pokémon events at Gnome Games, take a look at our calendar!

Union Arena Kagurabachi Release Event at Gnome Games Appleton East - $30
2026-02-21 14:00 - 17:00
Join us at Gnome Games Appleton East for our Union Arena Kagurabachi Release Event!
On Saturday, February 21st at 2 PM we’re hosting a Kagurabachi Release Event! Players will open 5 packs of Kagurabachi and use them in a deck to compete in matches! The tournament is 3 rounds of Swiss where each round won awards players with another pack of Kagurabachi! Each round is 30 minutes, best of one. Participants all receive a Release Event Pack and a Chihiro Rokuhira promotional card. The grand Winner will receive a Winner foil stamped Chihiro Rokuhira promotional card!
Players must register ahead of time using Bandai TCG+. Entry is $30.
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!

Daggerheart Weekly One-shots at Gnome Games Appleton East - $10
2026-02-21 14:00 - 16:30
Join us at Gnome Games Appleton East for our all-new Daggerheart Weekly One-shots!
Every Saturday from 2 PM to 4:30 PM we are hosting our own one-shots for Daggerheart, Darrington Press’s new Role-playing game! We provide 5 pre-built characters and a Game Master (GM) to run the campaign. Embark on a Quickstart Adventure titled “The Sablewood Messengers” into the forest of Sablewood to deliver an important package to the village of Hush! Choose between Marlowe, Barnacle, Garrick, Khari, and Varian, each with their own classes and personalities.
What do I need to bring to play?
Players will need to bring their own set of dice and an adventuring spirit! Due to the unique nature of Daggerheart, players will need two D12 (twelve-sided die) in two different colors. These will work as your “hope” and “fear” die throughout the campaign. Entry is $10.
What is Daggerheart?
Daggerheart is a system where GMs and players share in narrative worldbuilding, and every choice matters as the adventure hangs in the balance between hope and fear. Powered by an innovative card and Duality Dice design, Daggerheart blends tactical depth with narrative freedom! Find out more about the game on Daggerheart’s website!
Interested in more Daggerheart, or other role-playing games at Gnome Games? Check out our calendar!
