Gnome Games

Commander Night at Gnome Games Appleton North
2026-05-20 16:00 - 18:00, 2026-05-27 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | 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

Magic the Gathering: Chaos Draft at Gnome Games Appleton North
2026-05-20 17:00 - 21:00 | Gnome Games Appleton North, 2701 North Oneida St. Ste B., Appleton, WI, 54911, United States
Are you ready for the Chaos over at Gnome Games Appleton North!?
Wednesday, May 20th at 5:30pm is our Chaos Draft at Gnome Games Appleton North!

$30 entry
5:00pm Start Time

This special Magic the Gathering event is a Chaos Draft! We’ll have up to 2 pods of 8, with each pod having 24 different packs to choose from. Each pack is put face-up for all of the players to see at the start of the draft. Players in each pod are put in a random order, 1-8. The first player in each pod will pick from their 24 possible packs, then the second, etc. When it gets to the 8th (or last) player, that player will pick their first pack, then pick their second pack; with the order continuing 7 – 1. After the first player picks their second pack, they’ll pick their third and it will go through the player order one last time 2-8. Until everyone has their 3 packs!
Players then do a 3 pack draft with those packs that they’ve picked, build 40 card minimum decks and then will play 3 rounds! Each round will be Win-A-Match, Win-A-Promo Pack; and the over all winner of each pod will win a special pack from the Gnome Games Vault!
Secure a seat for yourself today with a ticket purchased here!
List of the available packs:
March of the Machine Draft Booster
Dominaria Remastered Draft Booster
Ravnica Remastered Draft Booster
Murders of Karlov Manor Play Booster
Lord of the Rings Draft Booster
Dominaria United Draft Booster
Kaldheim Draft Booster
Lost Caverns of Ixalan Draft Booster
Midnight Hunt Set Booster
Crimson Vow Draft Booster
Brother’s War Draft Booster
Unfinity Draft Booster
Duskmourn Play Booster
Lorwyn Eclipsed Play Booster
Aetherdrift Play Booster
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Play Booster
Final Fantasy Play Booster
New Capenna Draft Booster
Edge of Eternities Play Booster
Secrets of Strixhaven Play Booster
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Play Booster
Spider-Man Play Booster
Dominaria Remastered Collector Booster
The Last Airbender Jumpstart Booster
~ Join our event on the MTG Companion App with this code : 56XYMWZ
For more info 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 Nights at Lumberjack Johnny's! - Gnome Games Appleton North
2026-05-20 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-27 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-9pm!
Entry: $5
Can’t wait to join the fun? Register early on the Companion App using code: GX7X7J8

Standard Showdown at Gnome Games Green Bay West
2026-05-21 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: YEZY368

Magic the Gathering Open Play Commander Night at Gnome Games Appleton East - $5*
2026-05-21 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: YEZD4VQ
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
2026-05-22 15:00 - 17:30, 2026-05-29 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: Friday Commander Night at Gnome Games Green Bay East
2026-05-22 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 – 2P46RWX
@ 5:30PM – 56XYR7R
@ 7:30PM – 3JXP4ZZ
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 Commander Pods at Gnome Games Appleton East - $5*
2026-05-22 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 need a Wizards account to qualify for promotional packs and cards. Don’t have a Wizards account? Register for one here!
The individual pods can be preregistered for on the Companion app with the following codes:
3:30 – 65XJMPG / 5:30 – XQ82RWV / 7:30 – 4ZXY36Q
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!

MTG Commander Night At The Gnoshery
2026-05-22 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-25 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-29 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.

Secrets of Strixhaven: Open the Archive at Gnome Games Green Bay West
2026-05-22 18:00 - 21:00 | Gnome Games Green Bay West, 2160 Ridge Road, Green Bay, WI, 54304, United States
The Archives Have Opened: What Mysteries Will Be Reveled Inside at Gnome Games Green Bay West?!

Friday, May 22nd
6:00pm Start
$25 Entry // Pick 2 Draft

Magic the Gathering: Open the Archive invites players to draft Secrets of Strixhaven, but with a twist. Mystical Archive cards—some of the most exciting pulls in each pack—can be played in any deck, regardless of color, opening new strategies and letting players fully enjoy every Mystical Archive card they draft.
Players will begin each game with an emblem that states: Mana of any type can be spent to cast Mystical Archive cards.
Special drafting rule: With each player’s first pick from each pack, they also take the Mystical Archive card from that pack.
Players who finish the event with a winning record (having more wins than losses) receive a blind-pack challenge coin featuring one of five Mystical Archive art designs. Come back week after week to collect the coins!
MTG Companion App Code: YEZPYD5

Magic the Gathering Secrets of Strixhaven: Store Championship at Gnome Games Green Bay West
2026-05-23 11:00 - 16:00 | Gnome Games Green Bay West, 2160 Ridge Road, Green Bay, WI, 54304, United States
Class is in session at Gnome Games Green Bay West for our Magic the Gathering: Secrets of Strixhaven Store Championship!

Saturday, May 23rd
11:00am Start
$20 Entry

Players will participate in 3+ round Swiss-style tournament where each match they win, they win a pack! Promo cards *while supplies last* will go out for all participants, the top 8, and 1 exclusive promo for the winner!
Companion App Code: M78E4VM
Current standard legal sets are as follows:

Secrets of Strixhaven
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

For more information about Standard Format, and how to play Standard, more information can be found here!

Magic the Gathering: Secrets of Strixhaven Store Championship at Gnome Games Appleton North
2026-05-24 12:00 - 17:00 | Gnome Games Appleton North, 2701 North Oneida St. Ste B., Appleton, WI, 54911, United States
Join us at Gnome Games Appleton North for our Magic the Gathering: Secrets of Strixhaven Store Championship!
On Sunday, May 24th at 12:15pm we will be hosting a competitive level Store Championship for Secrets of Strixhaven! Starting at 12:15 PM, players will sit and play in 3+ rounds of a Swiss style tournament where each match they win, they win a pack! One participation booster pack and promo cards *while supplies last* will go out for all participants, the top 8, and 1 exclusive promo for the winner!
Rounds depend on attendance, and at most will be 5 Rounds with a Top 8 Top Cut. Our rounds are 50 minutes, best of 3. Top Cut is also timed, with play speed and overtime kept in mind. Top cut, single elimination playoffs are 90 minutes, best of 3 (including finals).

8 or less players: 3 Rounds, no top cut9-16 players: 4 rounds, top 417+ players: 5 rounds, top 8

Entry to this event is $20*. Players may preregister on the Companion app using the following code: J2PVEQQ
What do I need to participate?
A Wizards account is required for entry. Participants have to come prepared with a fully legal Standard 60 card deck. For reference, current standard legal sets are the following:

Secrets of Strixhaven
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

The Magic the Gathering website has more information about the Standard format.

Magic the Gathering Standard Showdown at Gnome Games Appleton East - $12.50
2026-05-24 13:00 - 16:00 | 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!
Every Sunday at 1 PM, 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 Into the Flood Maw! Entry is $12.50.
Register for the Magic Standard Showdown event on the MTG Companion app using this code: W2PX24R (This code ONLY applies to May 24th)!
As a reminder, these are the sets that are Magic Standard Legal: (or check the website here)
Secrets of Strixhaven
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
2026-05-25 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: 65X3WJM
@4pm: 2P4W5NJ

Learn to Play Magic the Gathering at Gnome Games Appleton East - Purchase of 2 Jumpstart Packs
2026-05-25 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 must have a Wizards account and enter into our event to qualify for a Welcome Deck. Don’t have one? Sign up here! Kids under 16 can register as guests.
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 Presents: Open the Archive Pick-2 Draft at Gnome Games Appleton North!
2026-05-26 17:00 - 21:00 | Gnome Games Appleton North, 2701 North Oneida St. Ste B., Appleton, WI, 54911, United States
Join us for our Open the Archive draft event! Channel the ultimate power of the Mystical Archive!
Entry: $25
Tuesday, May 26th at 5pm
Magic Presents: Open the Archive invites you to a pick-2 of draft Secrets of Strixhaven… with a twist! Mystical Archive cards can be played in any deck, regardless of color, opening new strategies and letting you fully enjoy every Mystical Archive card they draft!

How to draft:
Each player will start with three booster packs. In Pick-Two Draft, players always select two cards from each booster pack and then pass that booster pack to the next player. For the first booster pack, players pass the cards to their left. Once all players have selected all the cards from the first pack, they’ll open a second pack, continue selecting two cards at a time, and pass the pack to their right. After all those cards are drafted, players do the same with the third pack, passing to the left again. At the end, each player will have about 42 cards, which they can use to build a 40-card deck, adding in any basic lands they need.
Players should play one-on-one games after the draft. In a four player Pick-Two Draft, players should play two rounds, with the winning players from the first round pairing up, and the other two players also pairing up.
Special drafting rule: With each player’s first pick from each pack, they also take the Mystical Archive card from that pack.
Players who finish the event with a winning record (having more wins than losses) receive a blind-pack challenge coin featuring one of five Mystical Archive art designs. Collecting the coins gives players an incentive to return and play again week after week!
Receive a Ral Zarek avatar in MTG Arena by participating in our Open the Archive event! To receive the avatar, you must register for the event using the same Wizards Account you use to log into MTG Arena. The avatar will arrive in your inbox within one week of the event!
Preregister for our event with this code: DWGDPN2

Magic Presents: Open the Archive at Gnome Games Appleton East - $25
2026-05-27 17:00 - 20:00 | Gnome Games Appleton East, W3169 Van Roy Road, Appleton, WI, 54915, United States
Join us at Gnome Games Appleton East for our Magic Presents: Open the Archive event!
On Wednesday, May 27th at 5 PM, compete in a special pick 2 Draft event with a fun Mystical Archive twist! Each player receives 3 Secrets of Strixhaven packs. When they open their first pack, they pick 2 cards and take the Mystical Archive card within the pack, then pass the cards around! Each player picks two cards until they run out, then open the next pack and pass cards in the opposite direction. This continues until all packs are open. Then play begins! In this unique event, there are only two rounds. Anyone that wins both of their matches (and remains undefeated) receives an exclusive Mystical Archive challenge coin! These come in blind boxes that contain one of five variations of the challenge coin.
Entry is $25. Each round won awards players with an additional Secrets of Strixhaven pack! Players must have a Wizards account. Don’t have one? Sign up here! Our Mystical Archive events run every Wednesday until June 17th, just before the release of the Marvel Superheroes set!
Register ahead of time using this code on the Companion app: 4ZG4RPG
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!
Find more Magic the Gathering at Gnome Games on our calendar!

Standard Showdown at Gnome Games Green Bay West
2026-05-28 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: W2P8QJM

Magic the Gathering Open Play Commander Night at Gnome Games Appleton East - $5*
2026-05-28 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: W2PXVY2
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: Friday Commander Night at Gnome Games Green Bay East
2026-05-29 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 – QMJ2EX8
@ 5:30PM – 7GX3R7J
@ 7:30PM – 65XYREX
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 Commander Pods at Gnome Games Appleton East - $5*
2026-05-29 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 need a Wizards account to qualify for promotional packs and cards. Don’t have a Wizards account? Register for one here!
The individual pods can be preregistered for on the Companion app with the following codes:
3:30 – 56XE2NV / 5:30 – RZ3Y5R6/ 7:30 – GX48RN6
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!

Secrets of Strixhaven: Open the Archive at Gnome Games Green Bay West
2026-05-29 18:00 - 21:00 | Gnome Games Green Bay West, 2160 Ridge Road, Green Bay, WI, 54304, United States
The Archives Have Opened: What Mysteries Will Be Reveled Inside at Gnome Games Green Bay West?!

Friday, May 29th
6:00pm Start
$25 Entry // Pick 2 Draft

Magic the Gathering: Open the Archive invites players to draft Secrets of Strixhaven, but with a twist. Mystical Archive cards—some of the most exciting pulls in each pack—can be played in any deck, regardless of color, opening new strategies and letting players fully enjoy every Mystical Archive card they draft.
Players will begin each game with an emblem that states: Mana of any type can be spent to cast Mystical Archive cards.
Special drafting rule: With each player’s first pick from each pack, they also take the Mystical Archive card from that pack.
Players who finish the event with a winning record (having more wins than losses) receive a blind-pack challenge coin featuring one of five Mystical Archive art designs. Come back week after week to collect the coins!
MTG Companion App Code: W2PG8XN

Secrets of Strixhaven Store Championship at Gnome Games Green Bay East
2026-05-30 12:00 - 16:00 | Gnome Games Green Bay East, 1683 E. Mason Street, Green Bay, WI, 54302, United States
Class is in session for the Secrets of Strixhaven Store Championship at Gnome Games Green Bay East!
Gnome Games Green Bay East is hosting a competitive level Store Championship for Secrets of Strixhaven! Players will play in 3+ rounds of a Swiss style tournament where each match they win, they win a pack! Promo cards *while supplies last* will go out for all participants, the top 8, and 1 exclusive promo for the winner!
Saturday May 30th
12:00pm
$20.00 Entry
Entry to this event is $20*. Players may preregister on the Companion app using the following code: 86X3M26

What do I need to participate?
A Wizards account is required for entry. Participants have to come prepared with a fully legal Standard 60 card deck. For reference, current standard legal sets are the following:

Secrets of Strixhaven
Magic: The Gathering | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Lorwyn Eclipsed
Magic: the Gathering | Avatar: The Last Airbender
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

The Magic the Gathering website has more information about the Standard format.

Magic the Gathering Standard Showdown at Gnome Games Appleton East - $12.50
2026-05-31 13:00 - 16:00 | 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!
Every Sunday at 1 PM, 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 Into the Flood Maw! Entry is $12.50.
Register for the Magic Standard Showdown event on the MTG Companion app using this code: EZ2DZRZ (This code ONLY applies to May 31st)!
As a reminder, these are the sets that are Magic Standard Legal: (or check the website here)
Secrets of Strixhaven
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 at Gnome Games Green Bay West
2026-06-01 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: 86RZ2RW
@4pm: 65RP7V8
