Check out the new set a week early at one of our prerelease events. For $30, players will receive a special prerelease pack which includes booster packs, a date-stamped premium promo card and a life counter.
Players will compete in a Swiss Tournament to win additional booster packs. One pack per round win will be awarded.
We’re pleased to announce the return of our special Holiday Surprise Envelopes. Inside every Holiday Envelope is a voucher for a discount or gift card.
How to receive your Holiday Envelope:
Visit The Griffin’s Rest Thanksgiving weekend (Friday, November 25th through Sunday, November 27th) and you will be presented a Holiday Envelope with your purchase of $30 or more. Limit one envelope per person per day.
How to redeem your Holiday Envelope:
Return to The Griffin’s Rest any day between Friday, December 2nd and Saturday, December 24th, 2022. A staff member will open your envelope for you and validate it. Discount vouchers must be used before December 24th, 2022. Vouchers for a gift card can be immediately exchanged for a gift card of the specified value. Gift cards do not expire. Do not open your Holiday Envelope yourself. The contents of envelopes that are open, torn or otherwise tampered with are VOID.
What could be in your Holiday Envelope?
An assortment of vouchers for discounts off your purchase or certain items ranging from 10% – 50%, free entry to certain events, free games or a gift card value ranging from $5 – $100.
What happens if you forget to return your Holiday Envelope by December 24th, 2022?
The contents are considered expired and may not be redeemed.
An ominous rumble echoes in the distance, and Lugia VSTAR emerges from the ocean’s depths to answer its call! Uncharted territory lies waiting to be explored alongside Alolan Vulpix VSTAR, while Serperior, Unown, and Mawile join the expedition as Pokémon VSTAR, and a legendary battle awaits as Regieleki VMAX and Regidrago VSTAR awaken from slumber. Discover powerful partnerships in the Trainer Gallery, and set a course for adventure with the Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Silver Tempest expansion!
Over 190 cards
3 brand-new Radiant Pokémon
6 awesome Pokémon VSTAR
15 powerful Pokémon V and 1 enormous Pokémon VMAX
30 cards with special art in the Trainer Gallery subset
More than 15 Trainer card
Experience the new cards as early as possible with our Midnight Prerelease
Check out the cards before anybody else at one of our prerelease events the weekend of October 29th. We’ll be staying open late Friday night to offer a midnight prerelease for enthusiastic players to check out the new set as early as possible. Midnight too late? We’ll also be having afternoon prereleases both Saturday and Sunday.
Players will receive a Build & Battle box including a 1 of 4 stamped promo cards, four booster packs, and a 40 card deck. Players will participate in a casual three round tournament using the new cards. All participants will receive three additional booster packs upon conclusion of the event, just for playing! Build & Battle Boxes are limited, so register for one of our events below:
The Play! Pokémon Team Challenge is a virtual tournament taking place over the Pokémon Trading Card Game Online (PTCGO) in which players will represent their local game store in a four person team. The team will be selected via four qualifier events hosted by The Griffin’s Rest.
Who is eligible?
You are eligible to take part in our qualifier if
you are a Masters division player and were born in 2006 or earlier and
you are a resident of the country your eligible Play! Store located in.
How do I participate?
Register for any of our four qualifiers via RK9 labs and join our Discord before the first tournament. Players can participate in all four of our qualifiers, with the exception of the first place player from each prior qualifier.
You will also need to download PTCGO and make sure it is linked to your Play! Pokémon account.
Entry into any of these tournaments is free of cost.
Qualifier 1: Sunday, September 18th @ 6:00 pm: Register Here
Please note, you will only be able to register for Team Challenge Qualifiers with up to three different stores.Once you win a qualifier, you will not be able to compete in any additional (this is to allow each store to form a team with 4 distinct qualifiers).
Tournament Structure
Qualifier tournaments will be played within a single (Masters) division over the appropriate number of swiss rounds, followed by a top cut, as documented in the official tournament rules. The format for these qualifiers will be Standard. The winner of each of the 4 Qualifiers will secure a place in the Store Team.
The team Play-offs will be played over multiple weekends after all qualifiers have run (dates TBA) and will be played as single elimination between stores until a worldwide winner is determined.
Prizes
1st Place from each qualifier will receive an exclusive Team Challenge Playmat
Booster Pack prizes from the latest set will be made available for the top 4 attendees:
1st Place – 17 Booster Packs
2nd Place – 9 Booster Packs
3rd & 4th Place – 5 Booster Packs
Participants will also receive codes for PTCGO to unlock exclusive deck boxes and sleeves and additional Booster Pack prizes.
Stay tuned for more details as we approach our first tournament and visit the official Team Challenge website for additional information
Check out the new set a week early at one of our prerelease events. For $30, players will receive a special prerelease pack which includes booster packs, a date-stamped premium promo card and a life counter. To celebrate 30 years of Magic, prerelease attendees will also receive a Magic: the Gathering 30th anniversary promo while supplies last. We’ll be distributing a different card each day with preregistration getting priority.
Players will compete in a Swiss Tournament to win additional booster packs. One pack per round win will be awarded.
Friday, September 2nd @ 6:00 PM – Preregister Here – Promo: Serra Angel
Saturday, September 3rd @ 1:00 PM – Preregister Here – Promo: Ball Lightning
Saturday, September 3rd @ 6:00 PM – Preregister Here – Promo: Ball Lightning
Sunday, September 4th @ 1:00 PM (Two-Headed Giant) – Preregister Here – Promo: Fyndhorn Elves
Available for Early Sale During Prerelease Week
We’ll be offering an early sale of the following products during prerelease weekend.
As the boundary between dimensions tears apart, Giratina VSTAR plunges the world into the abyssal shadow of the Lost Zone! While Aerodactyl VSTAR harnesses this distorted power, Magnezone, Drapion, Hisuian Goodra, and Hisuian Zoroark also appear as Pokémon VSTAR to show off their own astonishing skills, joined by Kyurem VMAX. Above the shadows, Enamorus V and Radiant Gardevoir conjure up dazzling magic in the Sword & Shield—Lost Origin expansion!
Over 190 cards
3 brand-new Radiant Pokémon
6 awesome Pokémon VSTAR
14 powerful Pokémon V and 1 enormous Pokémon VMAX
30 cards with special art in the Trainer Gallery subset
More than 15 Trainer cards
Prerelease Begins August 27th
Check out the cards before anybody else at one of our prerelease events. Players will receive a Build & Battle box including a 1 of 4 stamped promo cards, four booster packs, and a 40 card deck. Players will participate in a casual three round tournament using the new cards. All participants will receive three additional booster packs upon conclusion of the event, just for playing! Build & Battle Boxes are limited, so register for one of our events below:
We’re pleased to announce our new in house D&D Campaign at The Griffin’s Rest. Players will take part in adventures in a shared world where there decisions will shape the world around them. Sessions will be $10 per player, while your first session is free.
Welcome to Bellaria
Your first four adventures will be an introduction to the World of Bellaria . From then on, you and your allies will explore and uncover the mysteries of Bellaria. Decisions will have a tangible impact on the world around you and may shape the direction of not only your campaign but those of future adventurers as well.
Getting Started
New characters can use the following array for the attributes (16, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8) or use the standard point buy system with 30 points instead of 27. Not sure where or how to start? Don’t worry! We’ll have Dungeon Masters on hand to help you build your first character as well as per-generated characters available.
See our page for The Griffin’s Quest for information on how to sign up for our next session.
We look forward to seeing which adventures you will take!
Dungeons & Dragons storytelling meets Magic’s most social format in a new crossover multiplayer experience for the ages. Turn every Commander game into an adventure with iconic D&D characters and spells. And create your own powerful character from the ground up with the return of Commander Draft.
Prerelease Begins June 3rd
Check out the new set a week early at one of our prerelease events. For $25, players will receive a special prerelease pack which includes booster packs, a date-stamped premium promo card and a life counter.
Players will participate in a unique draft and play Commander matches.
Join us for our next Flesh and Blood Trading Card game ProQuest event hosted on May 22nd. Players will go head to head in a classic constructed tournament. First place will receive an invite a Pro Tour invite.
We’ll have plenty of cool promos and prizes for top performers in the tournament.
1x Pro Tour Invite – awarded to winner of each event (or the losing finalist if the winner has already qualified via another in-store ProQuest event).
1 x Random Drop Gold Cold Foil – awarded to winner of each event
8 x Fyendal’s Spring Tunic Limited Edition Sleeves awarded to the Top 8
In Addition, Cash Prizes will be awarded to the following:
1st Place: $200
2nd Place: $100
3rd – 4th Place: $50
5th – 8th Place: $25
Space is limited so preregistration is encouraged to guarantee your spot.
Travel back to a land of myths, legends, and wilderness as Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR and Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR shape the fabric of time and space! Decidueye, Typhlosion, and Samurott arrive as Hisuian Pokémon VSTAR, joining more Pokémon and Trainers from the ancient region of Hisui. Meanwhile, Shiny Pokémon reappear as Radiant Pokémon, with Radiant Greninja leading the charge in the Pokémon TCG: Sword & Shield—Astral Radiance expansion!
Over 180 cards
3 brand-new Radiant Pokémon
7 awesome Pokémon VSTAR
19 powerful Pokémon V and 2 enormous Pokémon VMAX
30 cards with special art in the Trainer Gallery subset
More than 20 Trainer cards
Build & Battle Events Begin May 14th
Check out the cards before anybody else at one of our Build & Battle tournaments. Players will receive a Build & Battle box including an 1 of 4 stamped promo cards, four booster packs, and a 40 card deck. Players will participate in a casual three round tournament using the new cards. All participants will receive three additional booster packs upon conclusion of the event, just for playing! Build & Battle Boxes are limited, so register for one of our events below:
