The master of Ravenloft is having guests for dinner-and you are invited!
Evil lurks in the towers and dungeons of Castle Ravenloft, and only heroes of exceptional bravery can survive the horrors within. Designed for 1-5 players, this boardgame features multiple scenarios, challenging quests, and cooperative game play.





Munchkin Cthulhu 4: Crazed Caverns (Arrives Sept 15th)
Steve Jackson Games
Explore the Midden of the Mi-Go! Dig yourself out of the Dunwich Ditch! Brave the blue light of K'n-Yan! Munchkin Cthulhu has already driven you mad - and now it's even madder as the hunt for forbidden knowledge goes underground with the 16 Portals and 20 Dungeons designed to open up whole new dimensions to explore.

Munchkin Cthulhu is a game that lampoons H.P. Lovecraft's Mythos and the horror gaming that surrounds it. Brought to you by Steve Jackson and John Kovalic.

Axis & Allies Europe 1940 (In Stock)
Wizards of the Coast (Avalon Hill)

With the invasion of the Low Countries and the allied evacuation from Dunkirk, the German army is poised to march on Paris. Axis & Allies Europe 1940 builds on the success of the acclaimed A&A Anniversary Edition. France appears for the first time in Axis & Allies as a new playable ally! Italy will be included as a second Axis power along with Germany. The UK, USSR and the US find themselves vulnerable at this early and uncertain point of the war. Tactical Bombers and Mechanized Infantry, also appear in this game.

This deluxe theater-level game is designed to play together with Axis & Allies Pacific 1940. Together these two games will create the greatest Axis & Allies experience to date, with a combined board measuring 5' wide by 32" high and over a thousand sculptured combat units. Both games are designed to play alone or together to offer the 2-6 player global 1940 scenario, complete with weapons development, and national objectives.  All new rules for neutral nations, naval & air bases, and convoy disruption add even more depth and historical accuracy to this giant game. 

Make sure you have a big table ready for the entire weekend for this one!

Puzzles, Puzzles and More Puzzles!!!

You asked for it - and the Gnomes have gone out and found it!  We've brought in a selection to our Gnome Games East Town Mall  store of great puzzles from a number of manufacturers with more on the way!

From Floor Puzzles from Melissa & Doug that are great for preschool and up to massive puzzles of unimaginable difficulty that are sure to challenge the sharpest of minds.  We've also brought in a good supply of puzzle mats for when it's time to serve dinner, and you just haven't finished the puzzle yet.

Over the next few weeks we expect to see even more arrive, so check the store often so you don't miss any of them!

September brings back a lot of great things.  School, Football, cool weather and  . . . Pokemon Battle Roads!  Start the road to the 2011 World Championships with the FREE Battle Roads Tournaments hosted by Gnome Games. 

The Battle Roads are the first in a series of tournaments leading up to the 2011 World Championships.  These free events use the Modified Constructed Deck (Click here for a lost of sets that are legal) and are open to any player in good standing.  Players compete in 3 age division and the top players in each age division win boosters just for playing! 
You can learn more about the Pokemon Battle Roads and Championship Series here

Gnome Games will host 5 Battle Roads for the Autumn Championship Season:

Saturday, September 18th Gnome Games Tournament Center Registration: 9:00am Tournament begins: 10:00am 2160 Ridge Road Green Bay, WI (Get Map)			Sunday, September 26h Gnome Games East Town Mall Registration: 11:00am Tournament begins: Noon 2350 E. Mason Street Green Bay, WI(Get Map)
Saturday, October 2nd The Players Choice Registration: 9:30am Tournament begins: 10:00am W3035 Cty Road JJ Appleton, WI (Get Map)		Sunday, October 3rd  Board Game Barrister - Glendale Registration: 11:00am Tournament begins: NOON 5738 North Bayshore Drive Glendale, WI (Get Map)		Saturday, October 9th Chimera Hobby - Fond du Lac Registration: 10:00am Tournament begins: 10:30am 820 S Main Street Fond du Lac, WI (Get Map)

Is this your first Pokemon Event?
Information about the Championship Series
Parents Guide to Pokemon

2010 Pokemon Set Rotation
(Click Here for list that includes the Set Symbols)

Each September also brings a new list of what cards are legal in tournaments and this season is no different.  Only cards that have been printed or reprinted with the same text are legal in official Pokemon Events.

As of Sept 1st, 2010 the following sets are legal for Official Pokemon Organized Play events:

The Modified format for the 2010-2011 season will consist of the following sets: 
Diamond & Pearl-Majestic Dawn
 Diamond & Pearl-Legends Awakened
Diamond & Pearl-Stormfront
Platinum
Platinum-Rising Rivals
 Platinum-Supreme Victors
 Platinum-Arceus
 Rumble
 HeartGold & SoulSilver
HS-Unleashed
 HS Trainer Kit
Black Star Promo Cards numbered DP22 and higher and Black Star Promo Cards numbered HGSS01 and higher.

 In addition, future Pokémon TCG sets will become legal as they are released, per the Pokémon Organized Play Tournament Rules.

Gnome Games hosts Free Pokémon Tournaments every Saturday morning at 10:00 at the Gnome Games Tournament Center, and the Modified Format rules are enforced for these events.

We also host Free Pokémon Leagues Monday & Friday afternoons at the Gnome Games Tournament Center and Sunday afternoons at Gnome Games East Town Mall.  During leagues players may play with non-modified decks, however during the peak of the Tournament Season we may restrict League Play to Modified Tournament Format Decks to help local players get ready for the tournaments.
For more information about Pokemon email pokemon@GnomeGames.com or visit either Gnome Games Store

With back to school comes a flurry of activity in the classrooms and halls as we adjust to new places and faces, along with the studies.  Getting to know new friends can be tough in the hectic world we live in, but the Gnome are here to help!  We've got Free Family Game Nights available for any school, church or youth group that asks for them!

Here is how it works:

The school, church or group contacts Gnome Games at (920) 499-4263 or email - communityoutreach@gnomegames.com and we coordinate scheduling the event.  The school, church or group coordinates the place and promoting the event, along with any refreshments.   Gnome Games brings the games, facilitates learning how to play the games and we all have fun getting to know each other better.  At the end of the night the Gnomes pack up, say thanks for playing and we all go home to sweet dreams of great games being played with new friends.

We select age appropriate games that we know will be fun. quick to learn, and bring a wide selection of them to your facility.  Gnome Games trained staff will facilitate the event, and we work closely with educators and parents to make these a fun filled night to remember.

October and November dates are filling up fast - so schedule your Game Night today! 

 The Corrosion Begins at 12:01 AM September 25th!

The metal plane of Mirrodin shines under the light of five suns ... but it's now tarnished by the deadly scourge known as Phyrexia. As you travel this threatened land, you know a conflict is brewing.
Dark forces have begun to assemble. Which side will you command?

Gnome Games will host 2 Magical weekends filled with Scars of Mirroden sealed and draft events.

At the Gnome we play Magic 7 days a week!
Sunday - 1:30 Gnome Games East Town Mall $10 Draft
Monday - 6 - 9 PM Free Magic League - Gnome Games Tournament Center
Tuesday - 4 - 9 PM Free Magic League - Gnome Games East Town Mall
Wednesday - 6 PM SHARP - $10 Draft League - Gnome Games Tournament Center
                                                      Thursday - 6 - 9 PM CCG League Night - Gnome Games Tournament Center
                                                      Friday - 4 PM - FNM - Standard Format - Gnome Games East Town Mall
                                                                     6:30 PM - FNM - Standard Format - Gnome Games Tournament Center
                                                                     6:30 PM - FNM - Competetive Draft $15 - Gnome Games Tournament Center
                                                     

Saturday Sept 25th - 12:01 AM - Midnight Prerelease $25 / Player  Gnome Games Tournament Center

Saturday Sept. 25th - Noon - Scars of Mirroden Prerelease $25 / Player - Gnome Games East Town Mall

Saturday Sept 25th - 6 PM - Scars of Mirroden 2HG Sealed $30 / Team - Gnome Games East Town Mall

Sunday - Sept 26th - Noon - Scars of Mirroden Prerelease in the Shadow of Lambeau - Gnome Games Tournament Center

$15 Draft pods available after 1:30 both days!

October 1,2,3 - Scars of Mirroden Release Weekend

Friday Oct 1st - 12:01 AM - Midnight Release Draft $15 / Player  Gnome Games Tournament Center

Friday Oct 1st 4:30 PM - FNM Draft - $10 Gnome Games East Town Mall

Friday October 1st - 6:30 PM SHARP Scars of Mirroden Fat Pack Challenge - $35   WPN Premier Event!

Saturday October 2nd - NOON Scars of Mirroden Sealed Release Tourney - $25 - Gnome Games East Town Mall - WPN Premier Event

Satudayr October 2nd - 6:00 Scars of Mirroden 2-HG Sealed - $30 Gnome Games Tournament Center

Sunday October 3rd - 12:30 Scars of Mirroden DRAFT  $10 - Gnome Games East Town Mall 

Gnome Games is taking preorders for Scars of Mirroden through Monday Sept. 27th at 6 PM in person at both Gnome Games Stores.  We fully expect that this set will be 'sold out' for a while right after the release - so order yours today and ensure you'll get the cards you want before the prices go throught the roof!

Over the past few months we've seen a lot of great Role-Playing books and accessories hit and disappear from the shelves at Gnome Games.  Both Pathfinder and Dungeons and Dragons have had some great releases for the 'traditional sword & sorcery' style of games.  There has also been a new addition to the Rogue Trader RPGe from Fantasy Flight Games  that we are really excited about.  Here's a quick list of what we've seen fly off the shelves and what we expect to see come in over the next couple of weeks.

The great folks at Wizards of the Coast have brought us a plethora of 4th Edition D&D products this month with the release of their Essentials line including the new nostalgic Red Box!  The Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Roleplaying Game box set contains everything 1 to 5 players need to begin their adventuring careers! 

Gnome Games also has been given the opportunity to bring the new D&D books to your table early!  We've already got the new Dungeon Tiles Master Set: The Dungeon, The D&D Essentials Ruless Compendium, and the Player Essentials: Heroes of the Fallen Lands available for you to bring to the table! After opening the tiles and reading the Rules Compendium we can say without any reservations that these are a must have for any Dungeon Master!
These are available NOW at Gnome Games!

Later this month we'll round out the dungeon with the latest set of D&D Miniatures - Monster Manual: Lords of Madness a 60 figure random set of denizens pulled from the depths of the Monster Manuals!

 

Next month from WotC - we'll see Gamma World, Dungeon Tiles Master Set: The City, and the D&D Essentials Dungeon Master Kit - both arriving 10 days early at Gnome Games! (We expect them to be available on October 8th!!!)

There is a second path that many adventurers have been taking over the summer - that of Pathfinder from Paizo Publishing. 

The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game puts you in the role of a brave adventurer fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil. Will you cut your way through monster-filled ruins and cities rife with political intrigue to emerge as a famous hero laden with fabulous treasure, or will you fall victim to treacherous traps and fiendish monsters in a forgotten dungeon? Your fate is yours to decide with this giant Core Rulebook that provides everything a player needs to set out on a life of adventure and excitement!

The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game is an evolution of the Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 rules - designed using the feedback of tens of thousands of gamers just like you. Players need only the single 576-page Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook to play, while the Game Master who controls the action will also want the Pathfinder RPG Bestiary, a massive tome containing more than 350 fantastic foes for your adventurers to face. The Pathfinder RPG is a fully supported roleplaying game, with regularly released adventure modules, sourcebooks on the fantastic world of Golarion, and complete campaigns available for you to explore.

Gnome Games will be bringing Pathfinder Society Organized Play to our tables on Saturday afternoons starting in October

Fantasy Flight Games leads the way into deep space with a new release for their Rogue Trader RPG.  In Rogue Trader, you can explore the universe of Warhammer 40,000 like never before. Vast fortunes await on the edges of the galaxy, if you and your fellow Explorers can muster the courage to find and claim them. Renown and riches reward the bold, but the unwary find only anonymous deaths. A Rogue Trader who can wrest profits from a dangerous universe through luck, cunning, or sheer force of will enjoys something few humans in the 41st Millennium even know-a life of adventure and true freedom.

Such a course, however, is often fraught with peril. Foul aliens, pernicious raiders, and even other Rogue Traders stand in your way on the path to greatness. Your wits, luck, skill, and courage will be tested to their utmost limits. To survive is to face even greater challenges-and to wield even greater power. 

Their latest addition - Into the Storm contains everything needed to build and equip a Rogue Trader like no other... and the crew to match.

Into The Storm offers a host of new character options, allowing for increased personalization with the new expanded Origin Path and Alternate Career Ranks. Plus, play as a character from beyond the Imperium with two all-new xenos Careers! Vehicle rules add a new dimension to gameplay and expand possibilities for adventure. Explore uncharted worlds in a Rhino APC or dominate your foes from the cockpit of a Fury starfighter. You can even gain access to an extensive new armoury of weapons, armour, and gear wrested from alien races or rediscovered from humanity's dark past, or augment yourself with new psychic powers for Astropaths and Navigators.

Aaaarrggh Matey - September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day - are you ready to plunder some treasure?

In this new 2-3 player game from Out of the Box Publishing you are the Captain of a ship, complete with 6 swarthy pirates at your command.

In true buccaneer spirit you dispatch your pirates to plunder treasure from the island in the middle of the board; but look sharp matey!  If another captains crew lands on yours with an exact roll - of - the - bones your sailor gets the deep six, and is removed from the game. 

You can win the game by achieving one of 3 goals; Retrieving 2 Silver Coins, Retrieving 1 Gold Doubloon, or eliminating the crew of all the other captains from the game.

Pirate vs. Pirate is a quick, fast paced game that is great for the entire family, but my favorite part of the entire game is the fantastic Pirates and 'Bones' that Out of the Box has put into the game, with the help of one of my favorite artists - John Kovalik.