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Surpass the Point of No Return with Pokemon TCG Lost Origin!

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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:

Saturday, August 27th at 1:00 PM

Sunday, August 28th at 1:00 PM

Check Out Additional Lost Origin Products Available September 5th

Dungeons & Dragons Meets Magic in Commander Legends starting June 3rd

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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.

Available for Early Sale During Prerelease Week

We’ll be offering an early sale of the following products during prerelease weekend.

Embrace the night with Magic’s latest set – Innistrad: Midnight Hunt

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Werewolves, Zombies, Light Your Candle. The Harvesttide Festival is here. Will you try to ward off the coming dark? Or embrace the power of the encroaching darkness? Face your fears with new spooky mechanics and double-faced werewolf cards that become more terrifying at night

Prerelease Begins September 17th

We’re happy to celebrate the return to in store play with four prerelease events. For $30 (after tax), 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. Any player going 3-0 for the tournament will receive a special prize TBA. Attendance is capped at 36 players per event so we have the option of early registration to guarantee your spot.

Available for Early Sale During Prerelease Week

We’ll be offering an early sale of the following products starting September 17th.

Join Us for Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Prerelease

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Gather up your party and join us in the adventure as D&D meets Magic: the Gathering in the new Adventures in the Forgotten Realms set.

Prerelease Begins July 16th

We’re happy to celebrate the return to in store play with four prerelease events. For $30 (after tax), 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. Any player going 3-0 for the tournament will receive a special prize TBA. Attendance is capped at 36 players per event so we have the option of early registration to guarantee your spot.

Available for Early Sale During Prerelease Week

We’ll be offering an early sale of the following products starting July 16th.

Available at June 23rd Release

Represent The Griffin’s Rest in the Play! Pokémon Team Challenge

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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 2004 or earlier and
  • you are a resident of the country your eligible Play! Store located in (in our case, the United States).

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, December 6th @ 1:00 pm: Registration Available Starting November 28th @ 1:00 pm

Qualifier 2: Sunday, January 10th @ 1:00 pm: Registration Available Starting January 2nd @ 1:00 pm

Qualifier 3: Sunday, January 24th @ 1:00 pm: Registration Available Starting January 16th @ 1:00 pm

Qualifier 4: Sunday, February 7th @ 1:00 pm: Registration Available Starting January 30th @ 1:00 pm

Please note, once you register to play in a store’s Team Challenge tournament, you will be locked into that store and will be unable to play in a different store’s Team Challenge tournaments.

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 after the end of the qualifying season 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 based on attendance and player performance (prize structure will be confirmed at the start of each tournament)

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

Friday Night Magic

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Friday Night Magic is here!
 
Join us and fellow Magic players for a weekly gathering every Friday from 6:00pm-9:30pm for fun and casual gameplay. We’ll be playing matches in the Commander format.
 
Stop by, meet some like-minded players, and collect exclusive promo cards. We can’t wait to see you there!
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