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Magic the Gathering Standard Showdown at Gnome Games Appleton East - $12.50
2026-03-29 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Gnome Games Appleton East, W3169 Van Roy Road, Appleton, WI, 54915, United States
Join us at Gnome Games Appleton East for a Magic Standard Showdown Tournament!
Participants 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 Lightning Bolt! Entry is $12.50.
Register for the Magic Standard Showdown event on the MTG Companion app using this code: NMEGJZ4 (This code ONLY applies to March 29th!)
As a reminder, these are the sets that are Magic Standard Legal: (or check the website here)
Magic: The Gathering | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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!

Commander League - Green Bay West
2026-03-30 12:00 - 21:00 | Gnome Games Green Bay West, 2160 Ridge Road, Green Bay, WI, 54304, United States
Commander Monday at Gnome Games Green Bay West! We’re running Commander all day, but you can come whenever you like!
12pm – 9pm.

Entry is either $5 or purchase of $5 of product (that’s just a booster or two)!

All skill levels welcome. Grab your favorite Commander Deck and we’ll see you for Monday Commander League!

Promos are awarded randomly throughout the afternoon and evening!

For more information on the Commander Format visit https://magic.wizards.com/en/formats/commander
“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 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.”
Current Commander Banned list.
Look for Magic products available at Gnome here!
EVENTLINK CODES for Magic: The Gathering Companion App:
@Noon: NMJ8DNQ
@4pm: W2E5437

MTG Commander Night At The Gnoshery
2026-03-30 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-04-03 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-04-06 18:00 - 21:00 | The Gnoshery – Sturgeon Bay, 23 N. 3rd Ave, STURGEON BAY, WI, 54235, United States
Commander Nights are here!
Looking for some casual fun with Magic: The Gathering? Join us every Monday & Friday from 6 PM – 9 PM for Commander Nights!
Grab a bite to eat, meet fellow planeswalkers, and dive into epic Commander battles! Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting your journey, it’s all about good vibes, friendly competition, and, of course, fun.
Bring your favorite deck, try something new, or just watch the magic unfold. Great food, great friends, and great games await!
See you there—let’s make some legendary memories!

Entry Fee options: $5 Dollars, a cafe purchase (food or beverage), or a Magic The Gathering purchase.

Learn to Play Magic the Gathering at Gnome Games Appleton East - Purchase of 2 Jumpstart Packs
2026-03-30 18:00 - 21:00 | 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 keep newer players in mind and emphasize easy to read and understandable 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!
Participants receive an exclusive Mary Jane Watson promo card!
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!

Magic the Gathering: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Two-Headed Commander Party
2026-03-30 18:00 - 21:00 | Gnome Games Green Bay West, 2160 Ridge Road, Green Bay, WI, 54304, United States
Join the Gnomes at Gnome Games Green Bay West for some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fun with a Two-Headed Giant Commander Event celebrating this totally Turtle Power filled set on Monday, March 30th!
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
Companion App Code: J28G86M
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!

It's Turtle Time! Magic the Gathering Pick-Two Draft at Gnome Games Appleton North!
2026-03-31 17:00 - 21:00 | Gnome Games Appleton North, 2701 North Oneida St. Ste B., Appleton, WI, 54911, United States
Join us at Gnome Games Appleton North for our It’s Turtle Time! Pick-Two Draft event!
Entry: $35*
March 29th at 5pm
Each player will receive 3 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles booster packs and be added to a pod of four players.
All players begin each game with an emblem with the following rules text:

Mutant creatures you control have “Whenever this creature attacks, you gain 1 life.”
Ninja spells and spells with sneak you cast cost less to cast.
Turtle creatures you control enter with an additional +1/+1 counter on them

During the draft, players select two cards from each booster before passing the rest.
Pack-1: pass left; Pack-2: pass right; Pack-3: pass left.
After drafting, players build a 40-card deck using their drafted cards plus basic lands.
After completing the draft and building their deck, we will run a two-round tournament! First round with initial pairings, then winners pair off and others play each other. Win-a-match, win-a-pack and players who go 2-0 receive a unique promo card!
Preregister for the event with this code: NMJ3ZP2

Commander Night at Gnome Games Appleton North
2026-04-01 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-04-08 16:00 - 18:00 | Gnome Games Appleton North, 2701 North Oneida St. Ste B., Appleton, WI, 54911, United States
Join us for Commander every Wednesday at Gnome Games Appleton North!
That’s right, everyone! Gnome Games Appleton North is hosting Commander every Wednesday starting at 4pm! Whether you’re a seasoned player with a longtime favorite deck, or you just picked up your first Precon, players of all skill levels are welcome! Players will be paired randomly, so just bring your favorite decks, a positive attitude, and prepare for a fun night of friendship and Magic!
Don’t worry if this event starts too early for you to attend, we also run a second round of Commander starting at 6!
Every Wednesday 4pm-6pm; 6pm-8:30pm
Entry: $5

Commander Nights at Lumberjack Johnny's! - Gnome Games Appleton North
2026-04-01 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-04-08 18:00 - 21:00 | Gnome Games Appleton North, 2701 North Oneida St. Ste B., Appleton, WI, 54911, United States
Food, drinks, ambiance, and Commander!
That’s right, friends! We’ve teamed up with our amazing axe-slinging buddies at Lumberjack Johnny’s to bring you all a fun night of Commander! Featuring food and drink available for purchase, incredible atmosphere, and friendly faces, all are welcome to join us for an evening of fun!
Looking for more Commander? Worry not, as we also host Commander starting at 4pm!
Every Wednesday from 6pm-8:30pm!
Entry: $5
Can’t wait to join the fun? Register early on the Companion App using code: GX7X7J8

Magic Presents: It’s Turtle Time! at Gnome Games Appleton East - $35
2026-04-01 18:00 - 21:00 | Gnome Games Appleton East, W3169 Van Roy Road, Appleton, WI, 54915, United States
Join us at Gnome Games Appleton East for our Magic Presents: It’s Turtle Time!
On Wednesdays April 1st, 8th, and 15th, participate in a pick-two draft in an exclusive event for Magic Presents: It’s Turtle Time! In a pick-two draft, players each receive a pack, pick two cards out of it to use in their decks, and pass those cards around! After three packs, players build 40 card decks from those cards, then play in a pod of four players! The winners from other pods play against each other in a second round. Anyone that goes 2-0 receives a Spicy Oatmeal Pizza promotional card!
Players also receive a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pack for winning a match.
Entry is $35. Players must register with a Wizards Account. Don’t have one? Sign up here!
Sign up ahead of time on the Companion app using this code: RZP86DM
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. Gathering together is half the fun! Bring along your crew or meet up with some new faces! A Multiverse of adventures awaits you, filled with powerful, unforgettable characters and spells to explore. Test your abilities to think fast and have fun on a battlefield of possibilities! Try new strategies with creative deckbuilding or push your skills to go for the win.
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 the Gathering has several starter products to choose from, including Jumpstart Packs, Beginner Bundles, and more! If you don’t want to learn on your own, check out our Learn to Play: Magic the Gathering events at Gnome Games, hosted every Monday from 6 PM to close!
For more news, events, and more on Magic the Gathering, check out their website!
More Magic the Gathering at Gnome Games is found on our calendar!

Standard Showdown at Gnome Games Green Bay West
2026-04-02 17:30 - 21:00, 2026-04-09 17:30 - 21:00 | Gnome Games Green Bay West, 2160 Ridge Road, Green Bay, WI, 54304, United States
Join us at Gnome Games West for the new era of Standard!

This event is a 3 round Win-A-Match, Win-A-Pack event where players are able to earn special promos just by playing.

$12.50 entry per player

4 players required to Fire.

A Standard legal deck is required for this event. Sideboards allowed.
For more on Foundations visit: Foundations Mechanics
From that page, one of the new rule changes effects the Combat step of the game:
“Damage assignment order no longer exists. If a creature is facing multiple opposing creatures in combat, that creature’s combat damage is assigned and dealt as its controller desires during the combat damage step. Other players won’t necessarily know what’s going to happen.”
Current Legal Sets for Standard:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Lorwyn Eclipsed
Avatar the Last Airbender
Spiderman
Edge of Eternities
Final Fantasy
Tarkir: Dragonstorm
Foundations
Duskmourn: House of Horror
Bloomburrow
Outlaws of Thunder Junction
Murders at Karlov Manor
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
Wilds of Eldraine

Watch for our other Magic events each week!

Companion App code: 5674V3E

Magic the Gathering Open Play Commander Night at Gnome Games Appleton East - $5*
2026-04-02 18:00 - 21:00 | Gnome Games Appleton East, W3169 Van Roy Road, Appleton, WI, 54915, United States
Join us at Gnome Games Appleton East for our Magic the Gathering Commander Nights!
Every Thursday at 6 PM, come in for open play Commander Nights! Hop into games with friends, or find some new faces to test your decks out with! For $5 of Magic the Gathering related product, you’ll get entered into a randomized race for the chance to win exclusive promo packs and cards. Don’t have a Commander Deck? Check out our Commander Decks for sale in-store!
Players need a Wizards account to qualify for promotional products. Don’t have a Wizards account? Sign up here! Preregister for the event on the Companion app using this code: NMEWJ6Y
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. Gathering together is half the fun! Bring along your crew or meet up with some new faces! A Multiverse of adventures awaits you, filled with powerful, unforgettable characters and spells to explore. Test your abilities to think fast and have fun on a battlefield of possibilities! Try new strategies with creative deckbuilding or push your skills to go for the win.
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 the Gathering has several starter products to choose from, including Jumpstart Packs, Beginner Bundles, and more! If you don’t want to learn on your own, check out our Learn to Play: Magic the Gathering events at Gnome Games, hosted every Monday from 6 PM to close!
What is Commander?
The Commander format is all about picking your character 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 have a limit of one of each card in their deck, with the exception of basic lands, but they can use cards from throughout Magic’s history. 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.
For more news, events, and more on Magic the Gathering, check out their website!
More Magic the Gathering at Gnome Games is found on our calendar!

Learn to Play Magic: the Gathering at Gnome Games Appleton North
2026-04-03 15:00 - 17:30, 2026-04-10 15:00 - 17:30 | Gnome Games Appleton North, 2701 North Oneida St. Ste B., Appleton, WI, 54911, United States
Learn to play Magic: the Gathering with us at Gnome Games Appleton North!
Magic: the Gathering is the oldest trading card game, and if you’ve wanted to try it but haven’t known where to start don’t worry, we’re here to help! Join us every Friday between 3-5:30pm to learn how to play this beloved card game! Entry is free and you get a welcome deck just for making a Wizards of the Coast account and signing into our event!
We hope to see you all there!

Magic the Gathering: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Commander Party at Gnome Games Appleton East - $5
2026-04-03 15:00 - 21:00 | Gnome Games Appleton East, W3169 Van Roy Road, Appleton, WI, 54915, United States
Join us at Gnome Games Appleton East for our Magic the Gathering: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Commander Party!
On Friday, April 3rd from 3 PM to 9 PM come play in this set’s Commander Party! These are like our regular Commander nights, but with a fun themed twist! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle rules are out on the table, and it’s all about pizza. Using a deck of Mystery Pizza tokens, play goes on as usual until players start to flip their Mystery Pizza tokens and reap the rewards! Or crash out, who’s to say?
Entry is $5 of Magic-related product. Anyone that participates receives an exclusive Courier of Comestibles promo card! Players should enter on the Companion app, which requires a Wizards account. Don’t have one? Sign up for an account here!
Players can enter for the event ahead of time using this code on the Companion app: 657WEPZ
For more Magic the Gathering news, events, and more, take a look at the Magic the Gathering website!
Interested in more Magic at Gnome Games? Check out our calendar here!

Magic: Friday Commander Night at Gnome Games Green Bay East
2026-04-03 15:30 - 21:00, 2026-04-10 15:30 - 21:00 | Gnome Games Green Bay East, 1683 E. Mason Street, Green Bay, WI, 54302, United States
Join us for our weekly Magic: The Gathering Commander event. This casual play event is fun for all levels of players.
EVENTLINK CODES for Magic: The Gathering Companion App:
@ 3:30PM –
@ 5:30PM –
@ 7:30PM –
Bring your 100 card edh deck and play!
Entry for the Open Play Commander event is the purchase of any Magic: The Gathering Booster or Magic product of $5 or more.
Prizes / Rewards include Promos, Promo Packs and other cool Magic: The Gathering swag. Prizes are awarded randomly to participating players throughout the three pods of play.
We seat pods at 3:30pm, 5:30pm, and 7:30pm to help players get multiple games in with different players!
Your first time playing with us? Make sure you tell the Gnomes! Bring a friend along who has just started playing Magic? Let us know!
For more information on the Commander Format visit https://magic.wizards.com/en/formats/commander
Look for Magic products available at Gnome here!
Check out the event in Wizard’s Event Locator.

Friday Night Magic It's Turtle Time! Draft at Gnome Games Green Bay West
2026-04-03 18:00 - 21:00 | Gnome Games Green Bay West, 2160 Ridge Road, Green Bay, WI, 54304, United States
Cowabunga!! Draft with the Gnomes with the newest set of Magic the Gathering: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
Friday nights at 6pm, $35.00 entry for this special Pick 2 Draft event named, “It’s Turtle Time!”
~ Join our event on the MTG Companion App with this code : RZ63PN3
It’s Turtle Time presents a unique set of rules and a special way of drafting!
All players begin each game with an emblem with the following rules text:

Mutant creatures you control have “Whenever this creature attacks, you gain 1 life.”
Ninja spells and spells with sneak you cast cost less to cast.
Turtle creatures you control enter with an additional +1/+1 counter on them.

Note that player pods may opt out of the special rules if all players in the group agree.

Pods and Boosters

Run the draft in pods of four players.
Each player receives three Play Booster packs.
Distribute available emblem cards for easy reference.

Drafting Procedure

Players select two cards from each booster before passing the rest.
Pack-1: pass left; Pack-2: pass right; Pack-3: pass left.

Deck Construction

After drafting, players build a 40-card deck using their drafted cards plus basic lands.

Match Structure

Play two rounds: first round with initial pairings, then winners pair off and others play each other.
Players who go 2-0 receive the promo card.

For more info on TMNT, click here! On Drafting, click here!
For our other Magic events, keep an eye on our calendar!
*pricing is subject to change up to 72 hours before the event

Commander League - Green Bay West
2026-04-06 12:00 - 21:00 | Gnome Games Green Bay West, 2160 Ridge Road, Green Bay, WI, 54304, United States
Commander Monday at Gnome Games Green Bay West! We’re running Commander all day, but you can come whenever you like!
12pm – 9pm.

Entry is either $5 or purchase of $5 of product (that’s just a booster or two)!

All skill levels welcome. Grab your favorite Commander Deck and we’ll see you for Monday Commander League!

Promos are awarded randomly throughout the afternoon and evening!

For more information on the Commander Format visit https://magic.wizards.com/en/formats/commander
“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 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.”
Current Commander Banned list.
Look for Magic products available at Gnome here!
EVENTLINK CODES for Magic: The Gathering Companion App:
@Noon: QM3ZWQ5
@4pm: 86JGQDD

Magic the Gathering: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Commander Party - Green Bay West
2026-04-06 18:00 - 21:00 | Gnome Games Green Bay West, 2160 Ridge Road, Green Bay, WI, 54304, United States
Mystery Pizza you say? What could possibly go wrong? The Commander Party for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles gives you a chance to find out!
Monday, April 6th at 6pm we invite players to play together with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Commander Party set of rules!
Eventcode: GXMRMY7
Each player who joins in will get a promo Courier of Comestibles! (While supplies last.)
SETUP: Before the game begins, shuffle the Pizza cards together, Mystery Pizza side face up, to create a Mystery Pizza deck.
GAMEPLAY: If a Mystery Pizza card would be put anywhere other than the battlefield, put it on the bottom of the Mystery Pizza deck. At the beginning of your end step, if you don’t control a Mystery Pizza, put the top card of the Mystery Pizza deck onto the battlefield under your control. It’s a Food Equipment artifact with these abilities: Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you may flip this card. If you do, resolve its effects, then put it on the bottom of the Mystery Pizza deck.
For more information on the Commander Format visit https://magic.wizards.com/en/formats/commander
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).

Current Commander Banned list.
Join our other events by checking out our calendar!

Learn to Play Magic the Gathering at Gnome Games Appleton East - Purchase of 2 Jumpstart Packs
2026-04-06 18:00 - 21:00 | 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 keep newer players in mind and emphasize easy to read and understandable mechanics.
Our entry for this event is the purchase of two Jumpstart Booster Packs! Otherwise, no experience needed. This event aims solely at teaching you how to play Magic the Gathering!
Players may register ahead of time using this code on the Magic the Gathering Companion App: 56XYJ4J (This is only for April 6th).
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!

Magic The Gathering Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Commander Party Hosted by Lumberjack Johnny's! - Gnome Games Appleton North
2026-04-08 18:00 - 21:00 | Gnome Games Appleton North, 2701 North Oneida St. Ste B., Appleton, WI, 54911, United States
Join the Gnomes at Lumberjack Johnny’s for our Magic the Gathering: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Commander Party!
Starting at 6pm, we are hosting a Teenage Mutant Turtle themed Commander Party! Each table will have unique rules exclusive to the set that players can choose to play with. They offer fun new ways to play Magic that cater to the world of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Get unique abilities from Mystery Pizza equipment, a tasty treat for sure! Anyone that enters receives an exclusive Courier of Comestibles promo card. *while supplies last*
The commander party starts at 6 PM and goes until 9PM! Enjoy food, drink, entertainment, and ambience provided by Lumberjack Johnny’s!
What do I need to know prior to the event?
A commander deck is required to play games at the table, and a Wizards account through EventLink is required to enter. Don’t have an account? Sign up for one here! Our entry fee is $5 of Magic-related product. If you can convince us it’s for Magic, you’re good to go!
Preregister with this Companion Code: 7G7YRY7

Magic Presents: It’s Turtle Time! at Gnome Games Appleton East - $35
2026-04-08 18:00 - 21:00 | Gnome Games Appleton East, W3169 Van Roy Road, Appleton, WI, 54915, United States
Join us at Gnome Games Appleton East for our Magic Presents: It’s Turtle Time!
On Wednesdays April 1st, 8th, and 15th, participate in a pick-two draft in an exclusive event for Magic Presents: It’s Turtle Time! In a pick-two draft, players each receive a pack, pick two cards out of it to use in their decks, and pass those cards around! After three packs, players build 40 card decks from those cards, then play in a pod of four players! The winners from other pods play against each other in a second round. Anyone that goes 2-0 receives a Spicy Oatmeal Pizza promotional card!
Players also receive a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pack for winning a match.
Entry is $35. Players must register with a Wizards Account. Don’t have one? Sign up here!
Sign up ahead of time on the Companion app using this code: 2P758YX (April 8th)
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. Gathering together is half the fun! Bring along your crew or meet up with some new faces! A Multiverse of adventures awaits you, filled with powerful, unforgettable characters and spells to explore. Test your abilities to think fast and have fun on a battlefield of possibilities! Try new strategies with creative deckbuilding or push your skills to go for the win.
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 the Gathering has several starter products to choose from, including Jumpstart Packs, Beginner Bundles, and more! If you don’t want to learn on your own, check out our Learn to Play: Magic the Gathering events at Gnome Games, hosted every Monday from 6 PM to close!
For more news, events, and more on Magic the Gathering, check out their website!
More Magic the Gathering at Gnome Games is found on our calendar!

Magic the Gathering Open Play Commander Night at Gnome Games Appleton East - $5*
2026-04-09 18:00 - 21:00 | Gnome Games Appleton East, W3169 Van Roy Road, Appleton, WI, 54915, United States
Join us at Gnome Games Appleton East for our Magic the Gathering Commander Nights!
Every Thursday at 6 PM, come in for open play Commander Nights! Hop into games with friends, or find some new faces to test your decks out with! For $5 of Magic the Gathering related product, you’ll get entered into a randomized race for the chance to win exclusive promo packs and cards. Don’t have a Commander Deck? Check out our Commander Decks for sale in-store!
Players need a Wizards account to qualify for promotional products. Don’t have a Wizards account? Sign up here! Preregister for the event on the Companion app using this code: PPJV6DN
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. Gathering together is half the fun! Bring along your crew or meet up with some new faces! A Multiverse of adventures awaits you, filled with powerful, unforgettable characters and spells to explore. Test your abilities to think fast and have fun on a battlefield of possibilities! Try new strategies with creative deckbuilding or push your skills to go for the win.
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 the Gathering has several starter products to choose from, including Jumpstart Packs, Beginner Bundles, and more! If you don’t want to learn on your own, check out our Learn to Play: Magic the Gathering events at Gnome Games, hosted every Monday from 6 PM to close!
What is Commander?
The Commander format is all about picking your character 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 have a limit of one of each card in their deck, with the exception of basic lands, but they can use cards from throughout Magic’s history. 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.
For more news, events, and more on Magic the Gathering, check out their website!
More Magic the Gathering at Gnome Games is found on our calendar!

Magic the Gathering Turtle Team-Up Learn to Play Event!
2026-04-10 15:30 - 17:00 | Gnome Games Appleton North, 2701 North Oneida St. Ste B., Appleton, WI, 54911, United States
Join us for a special Learn to Play event at Gnome Games Appleton North! Select your favorite turtle – Leonardo, Mikey, Donatello, or Raphael and team up to take down Shredder and the Foot Clan!

If you have had any interest in learning how to play Magic the Gathering, our Turtle Team-Up event is the perfect place to start! Turtle Team-Up is a new, cooperative game mode where players try to defeat an automated “boss deck,” having to fight the Foot Clan and Shredder!
The event is free to play and anyone that participates gets a chance at a bonus TMNT booster pack!
Players must have a Wizards Account to participate. We are more than happy to help you with the sign up process! You can sign up here!
Guarantee your spot by preregistering with the following Companion Code: XQ8W2WZ

Friday Night Commander Pods at Gnome Games Appleton East - $5*
2026-04-10 15:30 - 21:00 | Gnome Games Appleton East, W3169 Van Roy Road, Appleton, WI, 54915, United States
Join us at Gnome Games Appleton East for Friday Night Magic the Gathering Commander Pods!
Every Friday at 3:30, 5:30, and 7:30 PM, we run three rounds of Magic the Gathering Commander Pods, where we pair players in groups of up to 4 to face off against each other. Each round has its own individual sets of promotional prizes, too! “Pods” is the term used to describe a group of players playing together! Pods can be as large or as small as you’d like, but generally don’t go above 4 to 5 people.
Entry to this event is $5 of Magic the Gathering related product per Pod. Players must have a Wizards account to qualify for promotional packs and cards. Don’t have a Wizards account? Register for one here!
Register for the event ahead of time using this code on the Companion App: J28PQQ7 (This is for April 10th only!)
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. Gathering together is half the fun! Bring along your crew or meet up with some new faces! A Multiverse of adventures awaits you, filled with powerful, unforgettable characters and spells to explore. Test your abilities to think fast and have fun on a battlefield of possibilities! Try new strategies with creative deckbuilding or push your skills to go for the win.
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 the Gathering has several starter products to choose from, including Jumpstart Packs, Beginner Bundles, and more! If you don’t want to learn on your own, check out our Learn to Play: Magic the Gathering events at Gnome Games, hosted every Monday from 6 PM to close!
What is Commander?
The Commander format is all about picking your character 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 have a limit of one of each card in their deck, with the exception of basic lands, but they can use cards from throughout Magic’s history. 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.
For more news, events, and more on Magic the Gathering, check out their website!
More Magic the Gathering at Gnome Games is found on our calendar!
