New Year's Day

 We will open regular hours New Year's Day. Come in and ask for either a Magic Welcome Pack or a Castle Perilous Cup Cosy for FREE. Get a free Sirius Die with each 3 stamps you earn on a Castle Card and a Magic Promo pack with each 5 stamps earned on Sealed Magic Product. Buy a booster box of Magic and get a free FOIL Magic Promo Pack.

One Successful Game

 Every notice how most designers have one really successful game in them? Although known as the creator of Magic, Richard Garfield has created a number of other games, none of which have attained the popularity of Magic. Gary Gygax co-created Dungeons and Dragons, along with Dave Arneson, which created the RPG industry. Both men went on to create other games but none every acheived the popularity of D&D. Brotherwise games has released several other games besides Boss Monster, but any Boos Monster supplememnt will outsde any of their new games. Even the creator of Wingspan, Elisabeth Hargraves,  failed to achieve major success with her second and third game releases.

Holiday Hours

We will open regular hours this week and remain open until Midnight on New Years Eve for your boardgaming and Magic playing enjoyment.

Five Ways to Waste Money on Advertising

 . The biggest chunk of the variable part of the budget goes to payroll. After that generally come advertising and other forms of promotion, which should run 8% to 10% of your budget but more often gets nicked down to 2% to 3%. Anyhow, if you do the any of the following, you might as well take that fistful of dollars you just spent on promotion, walk to the back of your store and flush them down your toilet. They will do about as much good there:

One and Done:  Running an ad one time is like trying to win at Warmachine with one roll of the dice. You need to run the ad multiple times for it to work  (Yes, Apple famously ran its ad for the Macintosh computer only one time and successfully launched it http://youtu.be/axSnW-ygU5g, but unless you’ve got Ridley Scot directing your commercial and can afford to run it during the Superbowl, not a good idea).

Hitting Them Where They Ain’t:  Good advice in baseball, lousy in advertising. Advertising where your customers aren’t means no-one sees your ad. If you want to promote your game about wine cultivation doesn’t reach the people who are interested.

No Point:  Too many ads get run with no call to action. What do you want the customer to do? They don’t know unless you tell them. Even Coke has an implied call to action in their ads:  “This beverage looks delicious. You should drink it.”

Too Many Points: I’ve got this space, or time on the radio or tv. Seems a waste not to get as much information into it as I possibly can. I’m going to put all sorts of information about my game or my store in here. Too many points means that none of them make an impression on the customer’s mind. Pick 1-3 points you want to emphasize and hit them hard.

I’m Bored:  I’ve run this same ad over and over again. If I see it again I will scream. Time to change it out and try something different. You may be bored with the ad, your customers are far more tolerant. Change just for the sake of change is bad. You change your ad when your customers tell you it is time to change it. How do you know when it is time to change it? When they stop responding to it.

And one more for good measure:

I Know What Makes a Good Ad:  I run a good game store or know what goes into good game design. Ipso facto, I know what goes into good ad design. No, you don’t. Talk with your ad rep. Realize that sure, they are trying to sell you advertising but also realize they do this for a living. They want you happy so you will buy more advertising and should know more about ad design than you do. After all, it’s what they do for a living.

Munchkin Sales

 

1)   The base Munchkin game still sells reliably week in and week out over 20 years after it first released.  Unlike some other game lines (cough-X-wing Miniatures, DiceMasters-cough), Steve Jackson Games manages to keep the almost the entire line in stock through distribution and, although they have run special sets through Target and Barnes and Noble, I have not seen them participate in any deep discounting or “Buy One, Get One Free” silliness such as appeared on the Target website last week. I doubted the game would sell when it first released but am happy to be proved wrong.

Christmas Drawing 2

 Had the drawing on FB at 4:30 there abouts this afternoon and have called or sent a message to all of the winners. If we have items not picked up by noon CT this Thursday, will contact the new people on the list for each item. Thanks to all that partiocpated.

Christmas Drawing

 We will have our annual Christmas drawing on Sunday Dec. 19 at 4;30. You may check the items on our Facebook or Instagram page. Currently items 1, 3, 8, 11, 18,19 ,22, 23, 24, 25 do not have any tickets on them.

D&D Errata

 Wizards has released a number of erratta sheets for 9 different books as well as a discussion on alignment and why alignment is not generally assigned to a particular race anymore. In general, if you want to play a halfling, you should get to determine what alighment the halfling is.

Yu Gi Oh Updates

 Konami has announced delated release dates for a number of Yu Gi Oh Products

 Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME The Grand Creators

The release date has been moved from 01/14/2022 to 01/28/22

 

      -     Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Hidden Arsenal: Chapter 1

The release date has been moved from 01/28/2022 to 02/25/22

 

      -     Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Speed Duel GX: Duel Academy Box

The release date has been moved from 02/25/2022 to 03/18/22
Please note that there is a release celebration with this launch being offered to OTS.
This release will be followed by a new Speed Duel Tournament Pack on 3/23/21 offered to OTS to help support OP activities for Speed Duel.

 

      -     Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Structure Deck: Albaz Strike

The release date has been moved from 03/11/2022 to 04/08/22
Please note that there is a release celebration with this launch being offered to OTS.

 

Siuius Sundays

 While quantities last, with every 3 stamps earned on your Castle Card on Sunday, you will receive a dice from the Sirius Dice box . You select a number and we give you the corresponding dice. If you pull a gold die, you can redeem the code in the box for a $70 set from the Sirius website. If you pull a silver or copper die, you get one of the sets we have set aside in the store. If you pull a red d20, you get the free d20.

Deckbuilding Games and the Product Life Cycle

 

An overheard comment about the introduction of yet another deck building game to the market set me to thinking about the number of deckbuilding games, the product life cycle and what the PLC means for this particular segment of the market.

The product life cycle consists of four stages:  introduction, growth, maturity and decline.  All products go through all four of these stages, some at a faster rate than others (roughly 50,000 new products come onto the market every year, only about 10% of them stay in production for more than five years).

The introductory stage of the PLC is always the most exciting part of a product’s life.  The manufacturer has this cool new idea for a great new product(Dominion) or an interesting take on an already existing one (Ascension).  The manufacturer has (hopefully) playtested it extensively, made mockups or prototypes, lined up a production option, either in-house or outsourced and lined up financing, again either through theirself or, quite commonly today, through an exterior source such as Kickstarter or Indiegogo. The manufacturer is also all over Twitter, Facebook, TheyTube and any other media source  to which they can get access, talking about this cool new product and trying to get others to do the same.   During this stage, while their sales increases hit double or triple percentages, their expenses far exceed their revenues.  In short, they are losing money on the product until they hit the breakeven point, at which their revenues cover their expenses. 

Now, they move into the growth stage of the product life cycle.  During this stage their promotional efforts slack off as others have, hopefully, picked up on the buzz their original efforts generated for their products.  This means less expenditure on promotion, allowing they to divert more of the gross profits to cover fixed costs.  If they allocated revenues well, they start making a net profit during this stage.  As their product gets wider notice in the market though, sales start to slacken from the triple or high double digit growth they posted after the launch.  They should still see growth in the low double digits though.

The characteristic of the growth stage that makes me think the deckbuilding category is exiting the growth stage and entering the maturity stage of the PLC is that, towards the end of the growth stage, competition products start to enter the market.  Competitors see how well this product has done satisfying consumers and want a piece of the action, so they enter the market with similar products, planning to capture a share.  Currently, I count a minimum of ten deckbuilding games on the market, with more on the way.  Nothing says more clearly that the market for deckbuilding games has matured than the number of companies announcing their entry into the market.

What happens during this stage?  Profits for early entrants into the market continue to increase as their expenses likewise continue to drop.  However, sales increases drop to single digits and start to decline towards the end of the cycle, as the product moves from maturity to decline.  One sure sign that the market has moved from maturity to the decline stage of the PLC is competitors pulling the plug on their products and announced product launches never making it to market. 

Yu Gi Oh Can Tournament

 Since we still have plenty of packs left over from the December 4 can tournament, we will hold another one on Dec. 19 at 12;30.  Bring in 5 cans, at least 10.5 ounces and good through the end of Feb. 2022 and play 4 rounds, then turn your cans in for packs.

Yu Gi Oh Can Tournament

 Well Since we only had 5 people show up for the holiday can tournament and we have plenty of booster packs left, we will run another tournament on the 12th also at 12:30. Particpants must bring 5 cans, at least 10.5 ounces that are good through at least the end of February 2022. You play 4 rounds and collect your opponent's can if you beat them, then turn in all of your cans after the 4th round of play for a booster pack per can.

Lights Fantastic

  Just a reminder that the Lights Fantastic Parade takes place tomorrow and downtown streets will start closing at 5 p.m. If you park on S. Illions prior to that, you will need to move your car prior to 5 p.m. as your car will either be towed or stuck there until 8 p.m. when the streets reopen.

Magic

 We will host Friday Night Magic at 5:30 tomorrow and a Store Championship draft at 12;30 on Saturday. If we see enough interest, we will start hosting drafts again, likely on a monthly rather than weekly basis to start.

Games Workshop Holiday Bundles

  We just put our inital order in for the Games Workshop holiday bundles. We have 2 each of  the 40K boxes and 1 of each of the Age of Sigmar coming mid-December. We have to order these by the bundle, so in sets of 4 or 5, not indivdually. They run $210.00 each and our cut of for incraseing orders is Noon December 1 and we will not be able to increase orders after then. If you want one, let us know as soon as possible. If we get multiple orders for mulltiple boxes we will increase our order but if we only get orders for one of the boxes, we will hold our order to 2 for 40K and 1 for Age of Sigmar.

Magic Store Championships

 The store championships will take place this Saturday at 12:30. Cost is $15 and players will draft 3 boosters of Crimson vow. WOTC has provided several promo cards that will go to particpants.

Black Friday

 Tomorrow: Open at 8 a.m. Please wear a mask

GW Black Templars on Sale

All in stock Pokemon booster boxes $124.99

Buy $30 of magic and get a magic Promo Pack

Get 3 stamps on your Castle Card and get a Sirius Dice

Bagged and Boarded Comics in the Back issue Room, buy 1, get one at Half off

5:30 D&D No available seats but we do have space in Monday's game

Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday

 Open 4 p.m. -9 p.m.  Thanksgiving and at 8 a.m. Black Friday.  All Bagged and Boarded back issues Buy One get one at half off. All in stock Pokemon Booster boxes $124.99, For every 3 Stamps on a Castle Card earned on Magic purchases, get a random promo pack. For every 3 stamps earned on anything on your Castle Card, get a random pull from the Sirius Dice box.  All while quantities last.

Yu Gi Oh Holdiay Tournament

 The store will particpate in the annual Yu Gi Oh Holiday tournament  on Dec. 5. Entry fee is 5 cans of food. Each round a lplayer antes one can of food with the winner collecting both cans. At the end of the tournament, players may redeem their remaining cans for a pack of Yu Gi Oh for each can of food.

Marvel RPG

 Marvel has announced the Marvel Multiverse RPG for release in 2022 . Not suprisingly, there will be three differnt covers. I am just suprised there are  not 7 or more and that one is a 1:25 variant copy.

By my count this is at least the third Marvel RPG that has released.  TSR did one back in the 1980s. Wizard Publications put one out about 10 years ago and  Margaret Weiss Productions released one about 5 or so years ago. There may have been one or two others  but if there are, I do not remember them.

The MCU and super heroes in general, have always been hard to replicate in RPG form On one hand, you have characters with power off the charts like Superman and Thanos and on the other hand you have "street level" heroes like Elektra and Robin. How do you make a balanced system that allows players to create both types of characters?  I still think Champions was one of the best RPG systems for accomplihing this and even it would not easly let you make a Hulk-type character.

Horrified: American Edition

 A new version of Horified with American monsters will release later this year. Some of the monsters included are Mothman, Bigfoot, the Ozark Howler and the Banshee of the Badlands. That last one the designers had to dig for as the only reference I was able to find regarding it were a couple of posts on assited websites, with the original reference dating back to about 1907. Anyhow, if you like Horrified, keep an eye out for this American version

Crimson Vow Pre-release Kit

 We still have Crimson Vow pre-release kits available. Due to the product not officialy going on Sale until Frdiay, we are selling them as tournament entries with one additional booster pack included for $30. When they go on sale Friday, you will get stamps for them but not the extra booster pack.

Also just a reminder, WOTC ended the MIdweek Magic program last week so we will not be able to provide any more Arena codes for your online play.

Crimson Vow 2 Headed Giant

 Extremely light turnout for today's Two headed Giant tournament. Only 2 teams played. Appread we may see burnout on Crimson Vow coming comparatvile quickly after Midnight Hunt.. We will not have a light allocation of the DOuble Feature set in January, only about 2 cases of boosters.

Commander Collection Black

 We are taking pre-orders for Commander Collection Black. We are getting 18 of these at the end of January and are taking holds on them. We do not know what the price will be on them yet so will not take any payment until it gets closer to the date. However, if you want one (or more) of the ones we will be getting, stop by the store and we will put your name on the list.

Releasing on January 28, Commander Collection: Black is a selection of beloved and sought-after reprints, all staples in Magic's most popular multiplayer format. Full product details, including a card image gallery, can be found on the WPN product page.

Please take a moment to review your store’s Commander Collection: Black allocation:

Store Name: Castle Perilous Games and Books
Distributor: Southern Hobby
Commander Collection: Black: 18

Black Templars

 The new Black Templars will release on the 20th. GW has not indicated any caps on our order as of today so if you want anything from the list below, please let us know by 5 p.m. Thursday as we have to get our final orders in by Thursday night. We already have a pre-order in for a combat patrol and a Hight Marshal Helbrecht. If we do get allocated, we will offer them in to the earliest pre-orders:

COMBAT PATROL: BLACK TEMPLARS

BLACK TEMPLARS: PRIMARIS CRUSADER SQUAD

BLACK TEMPLARS SWORD BRETHREN

BLACK TEMPLARS: HIGH MARSHAL HELBRECHT

BLACK TEMPLARS: GRIMALDUS & RETINUE

BLACK TEMPLARS CASTELLAN

BLACK TEMPLARS: UPGRADES AND TRANSFERS

BLACK TEMPLARS: EMPEROR'S CHAMPION

BLACK TEMPLARS: MARSHAL

CODEX: BLACK TEMPLARS (HB) (ENGLISH)

CODEX: BLACK TEMPLARS (HB) (FRENCH)

DATACARDS: BLACK TEMPLARS (ENGLISH)

DATACARDS: BLACK TEMPLARS (FRENCH)

BLACK TEMPLARS DICE SET

New Games Workship

 

Commemorative Series: Da Red Gobbo and Bounca • Da Red Gobbo returns with his trusty steed Bounca, for use in Ork armies in games of Warhammer 40,000 • A new Commemorative Miniature only available until the 30th of December • Da Red Gobbo is the perfect festive gift for a hobbyist or a fine addition to any greenskin collection • Rules and Power Level are included in the Construction Guide – Points will be published online and he will be usable in Legends play 50-44 US $35/ CAN $45

Warcry: Red Harvest • A brand new Red Harvest Box packed with new rules, miniatures and terrain • Includes everything needed to start playing games of Warcry: – 23x Citadel Miniatures and 28x Terrain pieces – 1x 104-page Warcry: Red Harvest book (Softback) – 1x Double-sided Gaming Board, 79x tokens, 1x 12” long acetate measuring ruler – 19x Fighter Cards, 4x Wound Divider Cards, 16x Ability Cards (2x unique Ability Cards available in EFIGSCJR) and 48x Battle Plan Cards. – 18x Dice (6x Red, 6x Black, 6x Tan, all with white ink) • Approximately 77% Added Value 111-78 US $210/ CAN $250

Warzone Octarius: Book 2 – Critical Mass • Octarius themed Campaign can be played in Open, Matched or Narrative play • Provides a Campaign Tree system with multiple stages, Crusade Rewards, full-scale Bombardment, Critical Missions rules and Victor Rewards • Matched play content for Ork players: Codex Supplement: Blood Axes and Army of Renown: Speed Freaks Speed Mob • Index: Astra Cartographica, a suite of bespoke rules and a Crusade section for this Imperium faction • The Octarius Crusade section contains relics for a wide array of factions 40-51 US $50/ CAN $60

Crusade Mission Pack: Catastrophe • 21 brand new Crusade Missions: for Combat Patrol, Incursion, Strike Force and for Onslaught and Treachery and Honour rules for multiplayer games 40-52 US $40/ CAN $50

Warzone Octarius: Critical Mass Dice • Contains 20x D6 dice • Dark green dice with an off white ink • The ‘6’ facing is decorated with an Inquisitorial rosette with a Xenos skull at the centre • Themed around the War Zone Octarius narrative 40-28 US $35/ CAN $40

Blood Bowl: Khorne Team • A brand new Blood Bowl team! • Contains 12x miniatures, with Blood Bowl Coins, Turn and Re-roll Markers, Balls, transfer sheet and rules in the box • Essential for any Khorne player 202-19 US $40/ CAN $52

Blood Bowl: Khorne Team Dice • All dice are metallic red with black swirl and brass ink • Contains 7 Dice: 3x Blood Bowl 6-sided dice, 2x 6-sided dice, 1 Blood Bowl 8-sided dice, and 1 Blood Bowl 16-sided Dice 200-97 US $18/ CAN $24

Blood Bowl: Spike! Journal Issue 13 • Collates and revises all the rules available for Traitor armies that have been printed outside the core rulebook, together with a host of changes and new content 200-95 US $15/ CAN $18

Blood Bowl: Khorne Pitch & Dugouts • Includes unique rules for using each side of the pitch on the box • Features Khorne-themed artwork on each side – an essential purchase alongside the new Khorne Blood Bowl team 202-18 US $47/ CAN $56

Blood Bowl: Khorne Team Card Pack • A deck of 44 reference cards for use by a Khorne Team • Includes 4 Star Player cards all who can play for Khorne teams, and 16 Special Play Inducement cards that are unique and bespoke to Khorne teams only available in this set 200-96 US $27/ CAN $32

Necromunda: Cawdor Weapons & Upgrades • Expand the arsenal and accessories available to your Cawdor gangs in games of Necromunda • 14x weapon upgrades (deadly close combat heavy ranged), 10x heads (5x duplicated), and 4x Flakk armour for House Cawdor gangs 300-72 US $25/ CAN $30

Dawn of Fire: The Wolftime • By Gav Thorpe • Book 3 of the Dawn of Fire series sees the Space Wolves battle the Orks Related products: Space Wolves Range, Orks Range BL2936 US $16/ CAN $17

Da Gobbo’s Revenge • By Mike Brooks • Follow Fingwit, as he is forced to embark on a journey to rise from a grot, to become a legend Related products: Da Red Gobbo on Bounca

Fusion Strike Pre-release

 The Pokemon Fusion Strike Pre-release is tomorrow. We are limiting people to 1 kit per person on Saturday and will allo people to purchase multiple kits on Sunday should any remain. For $30 you get the Build and Battle kit and 3 additional boosters. The full set goes on Sale Monday.

Konami Charity Contest

 Want to win a one of a kind Masterpiece Series Platinum Blue-Eyes White Dragon signed by Eric Stuart, English voice actor for Seto Kaiba in the Yu-Gi-Oh! animated series or a box of Blue Eyes White Dragon Unlimted boosters?  Click on this link and make a $20 donation the the CDC Foundation for your chance to win. As of this posting, over $8 million donated so far.

Break In Thief Caught

 It looks as if the thief who broke into three stores in the St. Louis area and other stores through the Midwest has been caught down in Texas trying to resell the cards he stole.. Stole a couple of hundred thousand worth of Magic singsle and several thousand dollars worth of Pokemon as well

Halloween Drawing

 You can still get tickets for Sunday's Halloween Drawing. Just come in and we will give you one ticket. You get a second one for wearing a Castle perilous shirt and a third if you are in costume. Show us your Preferred Customer card and get another one. Tag us on social media for another ticket and get one for each stamp you earn tomorrow on a Castle Card. Drawing is live on FB at 4 p.m. so get your tickets before then.

Also trick or treating for candy and comics all day as well as the yu Gi Oh Burst of Destiny Premier event.

No Causal Magic Commander tomorrow but you can pre-pay for Pokemon Fusion Strike or Magic Crimson Vow.

Army Painter

 OUr suppliers have notified us that Army Painter has increased its prices so, as we get items in from the company with the new pricing, ours will increase as well.

Carbondale Halloween Saturday

  Carbondale Main Street will host its downtown Trick or Treat on Main Street this Saturday from noon to 2 pm. Here is a link to the list of places particpating. Looks like about 26 locations with the Carbondale Public Library the furthest west and Italian Village the furthest east. 

Trick or treaters do not have to go inside to get candy. Each location will have a table outside stocked with bags of candy  which Carbondale Main Street will replenish during the event.

In addition, if trick or treaters come inside the store, they can get candy and a comic book. To avoid crowding, we will ask that people exit through the rear door and down the steps, unless they  have a stroller or walker.

We will host Halloween Comicfest all day as well. Come in and get two free comics, 1 more if in costume, 1 with your prefered customer card, 1 if you wear a Castle Perilous t-shirt and one for each stamp you get on your Castle Card.

Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

 Fizban's Treasury of Dragons arrived today. We have both the regular cover, for those of you that want a matched set, and the alternative cover, for those of  you that like the shiney cover. instock.

This is the most anticpated book we have seen this year as we had 7 people pre-order it and have sold a couple of copies to walkins. No copies of the alternate cover sold yet though.

Pokemon Celebrations Ultimate Kit

 After filling pre-orders, we have one copy of the Pokemon Ultimate Celebration Trainers Kit left. I fyou want one, it is $299.99, about $50 to $300 cheaper than the asking price online.

We will start playing Pokemon on Saturdays from 10:30 to noon tomorrow.

Car Wars

 Received the 6th edition of Car Wars today (and people complain about 5 editions of D&D). Nice big box. We have 3 copies of the game at $124.99 and 1 of each of the add ons available as well. The game is supposed to go into distribuiton eventually but the add ons are a one shot. Also, if you buy a copy of the game, leave your contact info as SJG shipped them missing some counters which we are supposed to receive later.

Trades

 Just a reminder that we will not do any large trades after 8 p.m. If you bring in a single card or a few RPG books for us to look at, that is fine. however, if you bring in a whole stack of books or boxes full of cards after 8 p.m wanting to trade anything, we will ask you to either leave them until the following day or bring them back before 8 p.m. the next day. By 8 p.m we are getting ready to start cleaning up and closing for the day and would not be able to give your trades an appropriate amount of attention.

Pokemon Release Updates

 Appears that some Pokemon releases will be delayed.

Battle Style Wave 3 boosters should be here any day.  Chilling Reign Wave 2 should be about the first week of November and Evolving Skies Wave 2 should be middle of November.

NDPK80941 – Celebrations Collectors Chest, is currently being delayed from its 10/22 release to a late November release due to delays in components being delivered to them.  Waves 2 and 3 are being postponed to a Q1 2022 release

NDPK80912 – Urshifu VMAX Battle Deck is being delayed from its November release to 12/3/21 due to component delays.

NDPK80903 – Dragonite/Hoopa V Box is being delayed from its 11/12/21 release date to 12/3/21 as well.

NDPK80915 – Celebrations Pikachu V Union Box is still delayed from its 10/8 release, due to a quality problem with components.

Pokemon Play Moving

 Pokemon play is moving from Monday night to Saturday morning starting this Saturday at 1:30 am to 12:30 p.m. With Isaiah moving to a new job, we decided to move it to a more school friendly time slot so that parents did not have to worry about their kids coming here on a school night.

Used Boardgames

 Just got in a stack of used boardgames including 51st State, Eldrich Horror (with 8 expansions), Nightfall (with 5 expansions), Lords of Waterdeep and Terraforming Mards Big Box. All back in the used section.

SIUC Homecoming

  SIUC Homecoming parade starts at 10 a.m. tomorrow, although lineup of floats and bands starts at 8 a.m. The line up of floats and bands will fill up S. Washington and East Mill so be sure to avoid that area the morning of the 16. The acual parade Starts at Mill and Illinois, goes up Mill to College, left on College to University then down University to the Univeristy grounds. I heard some talk of the parade going an extra block up to Cherry and then over to University so you may want to avoid that area until noon.

Fall D&D Book Prepayment

 Just a reminder that if you prepay for the D&D books coming out this fall, you get a  D&D notebook with graph paper pages and pockets for spell cards. Limited quantities of books so while they last, get one notebook for each of the D&D books you prepay.

Pokemon Card Policy

 We only offer store credit for Pokemon, no cash. The reason for this dates back 20 years to the first huge surge in Pokemon. At the time, we had a lot of people bringing in collections of Pokemon that obviously had no knowledge of the game. Despite the fact that kids primarily played the game, a lot of older men brought in collections wanting money. In odred to dissuade the likelihood of theft, we started offering only trade on the cards and the number of odler men brining in collections dropped precipitously. 

Given the number of fake Pokemon cards out there now, we opted to keep the policy as, should we trade for a fake card, we are only out the value of the traded cards rather than cash. The only exception would be Pokemon bulk, for which we would offer $5 cash per thousand cards, no Grass or fighting Pokemon though as we have waaaay to many of them.

Black Templars Army

 The Black Templars army set will arrive next Saturday. We have 4 sets coming with one already spoken for. Let us know if you want one held:

Black Templars Army Set
 

• First opportunity to get hold of the brand new Black Templars miniatures, Codex Supplement and Datacards
• Launch Edition Codex Supplement: Black Templars, with exclusive cover only available in this set
• Contains 13x multipart plastic Citadel Miniatures: – 1x Black Templars Marshal, 1x The Emperor’s Champion, 1x 10-model Black Templars Primaris Crusader Squad, and 1x Redemptor Dreadnought
• The perfect way to start a Black Templars army, packed with new models and exclusive items
• Approximately 16% Added Value

55-27
US $199/

Comics

 Just a heads up that when you bring in comics to sell or trade to us, we are not going to offer you much on them for a couple of reasons: 1) there is not a huge demand for older comics here in Carbondale. We would generally have to list them online or take them to a comic show in order to move them. you will get far more money if you take the time and list them online or contact a store or website that specializes in comics and needs them. 2) related to number one, comics are not our area of expertise. We are primarily a game store and that is what people come here looking to get. Used boardgames and RPGs and TCGs, sure but back issue comis are a tiny part of our business.

Pokemon Celebrations

 Pokemon Celebrations arrives tomorrow. Much like Shining Fates, the expansion is not sold as single boosters, only in assorted boxes and gift sets. Not sure why Pokemon went this route but sure makes it hard for those people who just want a few packs. 

Haunted Carbondale Walking Tours

 Come take a walk on the dark side of Carbondale Every Friday and Saturday night at 7 p.m. Throughout October. Hear stories of the Rain House, Hundley House, Woodlawn and Oakland Cemetaries. $10 per person, minimum 4 people . Dress for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes. Those 6 and under free with a parent or guardian.

New Player to a Campaign

 had a customer ask about what they should bring as a new player to a game. It is, of course, a good idea to find out what game is played and the average level of the characters.  Bring your own dice, pencil or pen, rulebook (if you have one) and pre-generated character. Bringing your own character means that the players and DM do not have to spend game time waiting for you to create a character. Also, make sure that your character is created from readily available mateirals. If you are playing in a D&D campaign, only use the Players Handbook to create your character, until you learn what the DM wants in their game. Brining in a character that you created using source matieral that you found in the internet often results in a character that does not fit into the campaign.

Sticking with the core rules also means that you do not bring in a race that the DM does not have in their campaign world. Not all DMs allow all character classes or races. it is the DM's world and you need to make sure your characger fits in, at least to start. Once you become more comfortable with the DM's style and they get more comfortable with you, then approach about brining in that cool variante class or race you found in   the Tome of Beasts on or EnWorld.

Orks

 2 new Ork boxed sets and 1 new blister figure arrive tomorrow. We also got in a restock of Start Collecting sets, although once those sell out, we will likely not be able to restock as the Start Collecting Line has gotten replaced by the Combat Patrol sets.

D&D Gift Sets

 D&D Gift sets containing Xanathar's Guide to Everything, Tasha's Cauldron of Everything and the Multiverse Guide to Monsters, all with limited edition foil covers, releases Jan. 25 2022. WOTC planned this as a gift set releasing for the holdiays but shipping problems due to COVID have caused them to push the release back. No word yet on when the Multiverse Guide to Mosnters will release on its own, save for a non-committal later in "2022".

Collections

 If you want us to look at a stack of Magic cards you are considering trading or selling, please bring them in before 8 p.m. If you show up after 8 p.m. we willnot have the time to go through them. Also on Tuesday, since we are busy processing comics, we will only be able to look at cards between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Thanks.

New D&D

 Just caught on D&D Celebration that we will see two classic D&D settings updated for 5th edition in 2022 and a third setting in 2023. In 2024, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the game, WOTC will release the 6th edition of D&D.

Also just heard that in 2022 we will see Mordenkainen Presents:  Monsters of the Multiverse with 30 playable races This are playable races that have been released outside the core books and are world agnostic, that is, not tied to any particular world. Much as with Alternity, for those of you who remember that far back. this book will include concepts that will get incorporated into 6th edition.

Also in 2022, we will see a book with an alternate art cover featuring Boo the Miniature Giant Space Hampster so make of that what you will.

New Games Workshop

 New Games Workshop releasing Oct 2

Orks: Kill Rig   • 1x multi-part plastic kit that builds either a Kill Rig or Hunta Rig for use in Orks armies in games of Warhammer 40,000 • If a Hunta Rig is built, then the kit also builds a separate Wurrboy miniature • This large centerpiece model can carry Boyz into battle, deal damage and even cast Psychic Powers all while being pulled by a giant Squig making it a must for all Ork collectors! 50-46 US $125/ CAN $150

Orks: Mozrog Skragbad   • Contains 1x Citadel Miniature that can be either assembled as either Mozrog Skragbad, a named character, or a Beastboss on Squigosaur • Both are excellent leaders in a Beast Snagga army for Orks, able to deal significant damage in combat 50-55 US $50/CAN $60 Orks: Painboss   • Contains 2 multi-part plastic miniatures of a Painboss and Grot orderly • Able to support a variety of units making him an excellent purchase in Ork armies • The Painboss has 2 head and 2 weapon options   50-49 US $35/ CAN $45

Most Popular D&D Class

 Showing just how popular D&D has become, the career website Zippia jsut posted a column on the states that play the most and least D&D as well as the most popular character classes. The state tha tplays the most D&D per capita is Utah, the least is New York. Given their relative population sizes that makes sense. 

Based on internet searchs, the most popular characer class is monk, followed by ranger and druid in a dead heat. Given that the rankings are based on internet seraches, it might just be that those are the classes most people have questions about and, ergo, they launched a search for info about them.

Witchlight Dice Sets

 Apparently WOTC has a set of dice to go along with the Wild Beyond the Witchlight book which have not shipped yet. We have a dozen sets coming when they do ship so if you are interested in snagging one, please let us know.

The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

 Both covers of the Wild Beyond the Witchlight released today. Wild is a campaign set in the Feywilds that can take characters from level 1 to 8. The setting is the Witchlight Carnival, a dark carnival somewhat similer to Mr. Dark's carnival from the classic Something Wicked This Way Comes.

The carnival comes to your world once every eight years, providing not only entertainment but access to a Feywild domain corrupted by the schemes of the Hourglass Coven. Stop the Coven and save the domain of Prismeer from fading into nothingness.

While they last, both covers are $49.99

Midnight Hunt

 The Midnight Hunt pre-release is in the books  but we sill have 7 booster boxes of Set Boosters and about 10 Pre-release kits available.  Set booster boxes are $149.99 whil the pre-release kits get classified as tournaments this week and are $30

New Games Workshop

 Gobsprakk, The Mouth of Mork

 

• Can be built as either Gobsprakk the Mouth of Mork or a Killaboss on Corpse-rippa Vulcha

• Both heroes are fantastic centrepiece miniatures for Orruk Warclans armies

• Gobsprakk is a cunning and powerful Wizard that brings magic dominance to the board

• The Killaboss is an excellent fighter and commander that can use the same command ability more than once a turn

89-73

US $140/ CAN $170

Swampboss Skumdrekk on Sloppklaw

 

• 1x Plastic, multi-part, multi-option, glue-fit miniatures of Swampboss Skumdrekk, a Single, Unique, Grinnin’ Blades Hero

• This is a dual kit that can alternatively build a Snatchaboss on Sludgeraker Beast

• Both are monstrous leaders in Orruk Warclans armies for games of Warhammer Age of Sigmar

89-69

US $55/CAN $65

 Marshcrawla Sloggoth

• 1x Plastic, multi-option miniature of a Marshcrawla Sloggoth, for use in Orruk Warclans armies

• Includes a variety of assembly options such as heads and weapons

 

89-66

US $50/ CAN $50

Gutrippaz

 

• 10x Plastic, Multi-part, multi-option, miniatures of Gutrippaz

• Multiple purchase item – Battleline unit choice for Orruk Warclans armies

• Complete with multiple assembly options and alternative weapons

 

89-70

US $50/ CAN $60

Nexus Syphon

 

• Now available individually

• Also available as part of the Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Extremis (80-01) boxed set

• A push-fit, multi-part, plastic terrain piece for use in games of Warhammer Age of Sigmar

 

64-16

US $50/ CAN $60

Midnight Hunt Pre-release

 Our first pre-release for the Magic Midnight Hunt set starts at 5 p.m. today. Entry is $30 and gets you one pre-release kit and entry into the tournament. You may of course, particpate in the pre-release at home which gets you one pre-reelase kit and one set booster.

Keyforge On Hiatus

 FFG announced today that the Keyforge collectible deck game is going on hiatus. According to FFG, the deckbuilding algorithm is "broken" and will need rebuilding "from the ground up". I guess, according to the link, that they have the next set ready to go, except for no decks?  

Midnight Hunt Spots

 although pre-resigration ended yesterday for the Midnight Hunt pre-release, we do still have spaces available for all three tournaments. Currently we have 35 kits still available at $30 each or $25 each if you get 4 or more.  If you pre-pay for spots, we will hod the tournament kits for the weekend tournaments for pickup at the time of the tournament. You mak pick up the other tournament kits thsi Friday.

Sunday's tournament will be a 2 headed giant. The other two tournaments will be  seaded format.

Midnight Hunt

Today is the last day to pre-pay for Midnight Hunt and save money on your booster boxes and pre-release entries.

New GW

 New GW Releasing Sept 18th 

Battletome: Stormcast Eternals

 

• Contains the full rules and background for Stormcast Eternals, fully updated to include the mighty Draconith and the Stormdrake Guard...

96-01

US $50/ CAN $60

***You can find these images on our GW Retailers' Site: 

https://trade.games-workshop.com/resources/***

Battletome: Orruk Warclans

 

• Contains the full rules and background for Orruk Warclans, fully updated to include the Orruk Kruleboyz and Kragnos, End of Empires

 

89-01

US $50/CAN $60

***You can find these images on our GW Retailers' Site: 

https://trade.games-workshop.com/resources/***

Stormstrike Chariot

 

• Push-fit, multi-part, multi-option plastic kit

• Ideal for harassing enemy lines before charging the weakened opponent

• An excellent purchase alongside the Extremis, Warrior or Harbinger Edition box sets

 

96-48

US $45/ CAN $55

***You can find these images on our GW Retailers' Site: 

https://trade.games-workshop.com/resources/***

Breaka-Boss on Mirebrute Troggoth

 

• Push-fit, multi-part, multi-option plastic kit

• A Hero choice for Orruk Warclans armies

• An excellent purchase alongside the Extremis, Warrior or Harbinger Edition box sets

 

89-68

US $50/ CAN $60

***You can find these images on our GW Retailers' Site: 

https://trade.games-workshop.com/resources/***

Knight-Judicator with Gryph-hounds

 

• Push-fit, multi-part, multi-option plastic kit

• This Hero is capable of dealing massive damage from afar

• An excellent purchase alongside the Extremis, Warrior or Harbinger Edition box sets

 

96-49

US $35/ CAN $40

***You can find these images on our GW Retailers' Site: 

https://trade.games-workshop.com/resources/***

Beast-Skewer Killbow

 

• Push-fit, multi-part, multi-option plastic kit

• This is the first Orruk Artillery unit

• Capable of dealing lots of damage to a large target

• An excellent purchase alongside the Extremis, Warrior or Harbinger Edition box sets

 

89-60

US $35/ CAN $40

***You can find these images on our GW Retailers' Site: 

https://trade.games-workshop.com/resources/***

Stormcast Eternals Warscroll Cards

 

• Excellent upsell item to Battletome: Stormcast Eternals

• Contains 76 warscroll cards for every unit including 3 Endless Spells from Battletome: Stormcast Eternals

• Includes 30 gaming tokens across two sheets of double-sided push-out card

 

96-05

US $35/ CAN $45

***You can find these images on our GW Retailers' Site: 

https://trade.games-workshop.com/resources/***

Orruk Warclans Warscroll Cards

 

• Excellent upsell item to Battletome: Orruk Warclans

• Contains 37 warscroll cards for every unit including Kragnos, End of Empires

• Includes 30 gaming tokens across two sheets of double-sided push-out card

 

89-04

US $35/ CAN $40

***You can find these images on our GW Retailers' Site: 

https://trade.games-workshop.com/resources/***

Stormcast Eternals Dice Set

 

• Excellent upsell item to Battletome: Stormcast Eternals

• Contains 20 royal blue dice with bright white ink

• 1-5 faces are traditionally pipped

• 6 face depicts the twin-tailed comet of Sigmar

 

65-12

US $35/ CAN $40

***You can find these images on our GW Retailers' Site: 

https://trade.games-workshop.com/resources/***

Orruk Warclans Dice Set

• Excellent upsell item to Battletome: Stormcast Eternals

• Contains 20 green dice with bright yellow ink

• 1-5 faces are traditionally pipped

• 6 face depicts an Orruk Warclans icon

65-42

US $35/ CAN $40

***You can find these images on our GW Retailers' Site: 

https://trade.games-workshop.com/resources/***

Grand Alliance Order Dice Set

 

• A set of 20 Grand Alliance of Order themed dice

• The dice are a solid blue colour, with a Gold coloured ink

• The ‘6’ depicts an icon representing the Grand Alliance of Order

80-20

US $35/ CAN $40

***You can find these images on our GW Retailers' Site: 

https://trade.games-workshop.com/resources/***

Grand Alliance Destruction Dice Set

 

• A set of 20 Grand Alliance of Destruction themed dice

• The dice are a dark green colour, with a yellow coloured ink

• The ‘6’ - depicts sharp toothed jaws representing the Grand Alliance of Destruction

80-23

US $35/ CAN $40

***You can find these images on our GW Retailers' Site: 

https://trade.games-workshop.com/resources/***

Grand Alliance Chaos Dice Set

 

• A set of 20 Grand Alliance of Chaos themed dice

• The dice are a blood red colour, with a metallic orange coloured ink

• The ‘6’ depicts the eight-pointed star of Chaos that represents the Grand Alliance of Chaos

80-22

US $35/ CAN $40

***You can find these images on our GW Retailers' Site: 

https://trade.games-workshop.com/resources/***

Grand Alliance Death Dice Set

 

• A set of 20 Grand Alliance of Death themed dice

• The dice are a deep purple colour, with a bone white coloured ink

• The ‘6’ depicts a skull representing the Grand Alliance of Death

80-21

US $35/ CAN $40

***You can find these images on our GW Retailers' Site: 

https://trade.games-workshop.com/resources/***

Blood Bowl: Dark Elf Team Dice Set

 

• Clear silver and metallic purple dice with white ink

• Contains 7 Dice: 3x Blood Bowl 6-sided dice, 2x 6-sided dice, 1 Blood Bowl 8-sided dice, and 1 Blood Bowl 16-sided Dice

200-37

US $15/ CAN $18

***You can find these images on our GW Retailers' Site: 

https://trade.games-workshop.com/resources/***

Blood Bowl: Dark Elf Team Card Pack

 

• 44 reference cards for Dark Elf Teams

• Includes 3 Star Player cards who can all play for Dark Elf teams, and 16 Special Play Inducement cards that are unique and bespoke to Dark Elf teams, only available in this set

200-44

US $27/ CAN $32

***You can find these images on our GW Retailers' Site: 

https://trade.games-workshop.com/resources/***

Blood Bowl: Dark Elf Team Pitch & Dugouts

 

• A double-sided Blood Bowl pitch and set of two double-sided dugouts perfect for any Dark Elf Team

• Rules for both pitches are included with the set

 

200-50

US $47/ CAN $56

***You can find these images on our GW Retailers' Site: 

https://trade.games-workshop.com/resources/***

Warhammer Chronicles: Knights of Bretonnia

 

• By Anthony Reynolds

• Collects Knight Errant, Knight of the Realm, novellas Questing Knight, Grail Knight, and short story Rest Eternal

Related products: None directly applicable

BL2938

US $18/ CAN $20

***You can find these images on our GW Retailers' Site: 

https://trade.games-workshop.com/resources/***

Direchasm

• A collection of eleven short stores by authors including Ben Counter, Anna Stephens, Graeme Lyon, Clint Werner, and many more

Related products: Beastgrave, Direchasm, Arena Mortis

BL2937

US $16/ CAN $17

Yu Gi Oh Out of Print

  One of our suppliers has offered us sealed 1st editionYu Gi Oh booster boxes Prices on the boxes range from $100 for Speed Duel Attack to $4500 for Soul of the Duelist 1st Edition. Please contact us if you are intersted in getting any of these. We would require a down payment but could set up a layaway plant for them.

Judgement of Light

KOIYGBPEDGG

Battle Pack Epic Dawn

KOIYGWSGG

World Superstars

 

KOIYGPEGG

Pendulum Evolution

KOIYGHA4GG

Hidden Arsenal 4

KOIYGAPGG

Absolute Powerforce

KOIYGHSRGG

High Speed Riders

KOIYGIVGG

Invasion Vengeance

KOIYGRAGBGG

Raging Battles

KOIYGDIMGGG

Dimensional Guardians

KOIYGTSFGG

The Secret Forces

KOIYGYUSEI3GG

Yusei 3

KOIYGHA3GG

Hidden Arsenal 3

KOIYGHA2GG

Hidden Arsenal 2

KOIYGCSGG

Crossed Souls

KOIYGFUSEGG

Fusion Enforcers

KOIYGSAVGEGG

Savage Strike

KOIYGROTDGG

Return of the Duelist

KOIYGHA7GG

Hidden Arsenal 7

KOIYGRODGG

Rise Of Destiny

KOIYGCOSBGG

Cosmo Blazer

KOIYGGENFGG

Generation Force

KOIYGSDALSGG

Speed Duel Arena

KOIYGSDSOFBGG

Speed Duel Scar of Battle

KOIYGFOTGGG

Fist of the Gadget

KOIYGDESTSGG

Destiny Soldiers

KOIYGCOTDGG

Code of the Duelist

KOIYGSDAFTDGG

Speed Duel Attack

KOIYGDARKNGG

Dark Neostorm

KOIYGGENIMPGG

Genesis Impact

KOIYGBLAZVGG

Blazing Vortex

KOIYGSHADVGG

Shadows in Valhalla

KOIYGTOON1STGG

Toon Chaos 1st Edition

KOIYGTOONUNGG

Toon Chaos Unlimited

KOIYGPHANRGG

Phantom Rage

KOIYGRISEDGG

Rise of the Duelist

KOIYGMYSTICFGG

Mystic Fighters

KOIYGIGNITAGG

Ignition Assault

KOIYGBOLHERORGG

Battle of legends

KOIYGLDMAGICH1GG

Legendary Duelist 1st Edition

KOIYGLDMAGICHUGG

Legendary Duelist Unlimited

KOIYGRISINGRGG

Rising Rampage

KOIYGLDIMMDGG

Legendary Duelist

KOIYGSECRETSGG

Secret Slayers

KOIYGRAGINGTGG

Raging Tempest

KOIYGMAXCGG

Maximum Crisis

KOIYGDRAGONLGG

Dragon of Legends

KOIYGSECRETEGG

Secret of Eternity

             

KOIYGEXTREMEFGG

Extreme Forces

KOIYGANCIENTPGG

Ancient Prophecy

KOIYGSTARDOGG

Stardust Overdrive

KOIYGMOVEBBTGG

Movie Bonds Beyond Time

KOIYGSOULDUNGG

Soul of the Duelist Unlimited

KOIYGSOULD1STGG

Soul of the Duelist 1st Edition

Commander Collection Black

 WOTC has posted the set of cards included in the Commander Collection Black here. No indication as to what the release date is in the article although an email we received from WOTC indicates Nov. 5

Debit Dawg

 It appears that the Univeristy has moved onto new equiptment for the Debit Dawg program and it is too expensive for us to get a terminal. the university will update again in a couple of years but, until then, we can only take Debit Dawg, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 pm, basically when the the SIUC ID office is open. Since most students wanting to use Debit Dawg want to do so on weekends and in the evenings, we expect to see our already low usage of the payment method drop even more.

New Graphic Novels

 In case you want to get all of the codes in one place, the Batman/Fortnight hardcover collection releases tomorrow, with all 6 issues of the mini series and 7 digital codes for use in the game. Also the newest volume of the very popular My Hero Academia and the collected Joker/Harley miniseries release as well.

Labor Day

 We will be open regular hours on Labor (or Labour) Day with Pokemon at 5 p.m .to 8 p.m. and D&D from 5:30 to 8:30

Magic Midnight Hunt Booster Contents

 here are the contents for each type of booster for Midnight Hunt

nnistrad: Midnight Hunt Draft Booster Contents:

• 1x Double-Faced U/R/M

• 1x Single Faced U/R/M (1 R/M in every pack. If double-faced card is R/M, single faced • card is U, and vice versa)

• 1x Double-Faced C

• 2x Single-Faced U

• 9x Single-Faced C (Double or single-faced traditional foil of any rarity replaces a single-faced Common in 33% of packs)

• 1x Eternal Night Full-Art Basic Land

• 1x Helper card

• 1x Token or Ad card

Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Set Booster Contents:

• 1x Art Card (Art card is foil stamped version in 5% of packs)

• 1x Double- or Single-Faced R/M

• 1x Foil Double- or Single-Faced C/U/R/M

• 2x Double- or Single-Faced C/U/R/M (Equinox, Eternal Night, Borderless or Commander card in some packs)

• 2x Double- or Single-Faced C/U (Double-faced Equinox, single-faced Equinox, or regular double-faced C/U)

• 2x Single-Faced U

• 3x Single Faced C

• 1x Eternal Night Full-Art Basic Land (Eternal Night Land is traditional foil in some packs)

• 1x Token, Ad card, Helper card, or card from The List (A list of cards from Magic history—1 card from The List in 25% of packs)

Innistrad Midnight Hunt Collector Booster Contents:

• 1x Foil Showcase, Borderless, or Main Set Extended-Art R/M (Showcase card may be Equinox or Eternal Night)

• 1x Showcase or Borderless R/M (Showcase card may be Equinox or Eternal Night)

• 1x Foil Showcase Equinox C/U

• 2x Showcase Equinox C/U

• 1x Extended-Art Commander R/M

• 1x Extended-Art Main Set R/M

• 1x Foil R/M

• 2x Foil U

• 4x Foil C

• 1x Foil Eternal Night Full-Art Basic Land 1x Foil Double-Sided Token

• 1x Foil Double-Sided Token

Magic Midnight Hunt

 Here is a breakdown of where to find what cards in Midnight Hunt. One of the really confusing things is that 8 Commander cards are not found in the Commander Decks, but rather in the Set and Collector boosters only. Sheesh.

Orks

 GW is releasing  a whole bunch of Ork Stuff on the 11th. The  new Ork Codex as well as a Combat partrol Set  and a number of single figures and boxed sets, about half a dozen in all. We have 2 of each currently coming so if you want any, let us know ASAP so that we can bump our orders up and get them into your hands on release date

Midnight Hunt Pre-release

 We will host the Midnight Hunt pre-releease Sept. 17, 18 and 19.  We will have a 5:30 pre-release event on Friday the 17th, a 12:30 pre-release on Saturday the 18th and a 2 headed Giant at 12:30 on Sunday the 19. $25 for any one of them or $20 each for 4 or more. Pre-ament is due by Sept 12th.

Temple Of Elemental Evil

 Goodman Games just announced that the long awaited Original Adventures Reincarnated edition of the Temple of Elemental Evil has finally arrived from China. This edition costs twice as much as the other Original Adventures Remastered as it comes in a two-volume slipcase. It consists of a high quality reprinting of the original 1st edition Village of Hommlet and Temple of Elemental Evil in one volume and the same material updated for 5th edition in the other volume

Masks

 Just a reminder that we are complying with the state, and likely city mandates, regarding masks starting tomorrow. Just of 12% of Jackson County has been infected since this started and we would like to keep it that way. There are indications the trend is starting to flatten and we would like to help it continue that way. We do have disposable masks if you need one.

IDW Boardgames Closed

According to a careful reading of the 2nd quarter report for 2021 from IDW, the company appears to have closed up its boardgaming division 

The quarter’s loss was primarily attributable to non-routine factors including a write-down of capitalized expenses related to tabletops games, a line of business from which IDWP has exited,

Thanks to Boardgamegeek for pointing the above out

This, coupled with the cancellation of a number of IDW boardgames in the works, indicates the company will focus on the publication of comics and graphic novels for the forseeable future.

Masks

 In line with the new state mandate going into effect on Monday, we will be asking that everyone coming into the store or playing here wear a mask. We do have disposable masks available if you forget your's but please try to remember them. 

Carbondale City Council will meet on Tuesday to discuss implementing a city mask mandate as well. however, that does not mean you will need to wear two masks when coming in, one will suffice.

DC Delays

For you DC comic fans, the publisher has announced that about 3 dozen releases will be delayed

Static: Season One #3 now in stores 8/31/2021

Green Lantern 2021 Annual now in stores 9/7/2021

Suicide Squad 2021 Annual now in stores 9/7/2021

Blue & Gold #2 now in stores 9/7/2021

Superman: Son of Kal-El #3 now in stores 9/14/2021

Batman: The Adventures Continue Season Two #4 now in stores 9/14/21

Justice League #67 now in stores 9/14/2021

Batman: The Adventures Continue Season Two #4 now in stores 9/21/21

Batman the Detective #5 now in stores 9/21/21

Hardware: Season One #2 now in stores 9/21/21

Superman Son of Kal-El #3 now in stores 9/21/21

Locke & Key / The Sandman Universe: Hell & Gone #2 now in stores 9/28/21

Blue & Gold #3 now in stores 9/28/21

Deathstroke by Christopher Priest Omnibus now in stores 10/5/2021

Static: Season One #4 now in stores 10/12/21

Teen Titans Academy #7 now in stores 10/12/21

Wonder Girl #4 now in stores 10/12/21

Batman/Catwoman #8 now in stores 10/19/21

Batman: The Long Halloween Special #1 now in stores 10/19/21

Nubia & the Amazons #1 now in stores 10/19/21

Teen Titans Academy #8 now in stores 11/2/2021

Superman '78 #3 now in stores 11/2/21

Suicide Squad: Get Joker! #3 now in stores 11/2/21

Batman: Reptilian #5 now in stores 11/2/21 

Wonder Girl #5 now in stores 11/9/21

Justice League Dark: The New 52 Omnibus now in stores 11/9/2021

Static: Season One #5 now in stores 11/16/21

Wonder Girl #6 now in stores 11/23/21

Superman and the Authority now in stores 11/30/21

Wonder Girl #7 now in stores 12/7/21

The Swamp Thing Vol. 1: Becoming now in stores 12/7/21

Static: Season One #6 now in stores 12/21/21

The Books of Magic Omnibus Vol. 2 now in stores 1/11/22

Batman: No Man's Land Omnibus Vol. 1 now in stores 1/11/22

Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (Tabloid Edition) now in stores 2/15/22