Phone

 Our phone is currently out at the store.  The best way to contact us is probably through Facebook or our Discord channel

SIU SGS

 From the Strategic Games Society:

 1st Strategic Games Society Day : Saturday, January 17th 12pm For those who are wanting to get into involved with the Strategic Games Society Spring 2026, we will be organizing tomorrow at 12pm CST in the Student Center on the 1st floor in the Roman Room. Look for our banner. At noon, we will organize into our groups: Magic the Gathering, Warhammer, D&D, Other RPGs, Board Games, and painting. It is important that you come tomorrow if you want to get involved so we can get into our groups and decide days, times, and so forth. We will also help you get into our Discord channel if you want into it in this event.

Castle Catch Up 1/14

Brandon looking at comics and events this week.

Cryer from the Castle 1/13

AD&D

 We picked up a collection of 1st and 3rd edition AD&D books this past weekend.  they are in really good condition and are out in the used section of D&D materials. 

GW New Releases for Jan 31

 

The Mechanicum Skitarii Battlegroup is an added-value launch set which is the first place collectors can get the new Skitarii Battle-Pilgryms, Skitarii Battle-Pilgrym Marshal and Vultarax Stratos-automata. The rules for these new Mechanicum miniatures can be found in the Journal Tactica: Skitarii The Steel Hand of Mars which also contains exciting new content relevant for all Horus Heresy Collectors.

The Path Of Cirith-Ungol Shelob & Gollum is both an exquisite collection of miniatures and a fantastic addition for the Middle-Earth™ Strategy Battlegame. Fans won’t want to miss out on this precious set! This latest release is supported by the Middle-Earth Journal: The Treachery of Gollum and a brand new set of dice.

Castle Catch Up 1/8

 https://youtu.be/1yK574-tUf4

Brandon looks at this week's and next week's books.

Cryer from the Castle 1/6

Cryer from the Castle for this week.

SGS January Meetings

From the Strategic Games Society

The  first meet up for the Strategic Games Society will be on January 17th.  We will meet in the Roman room on the 1st floor of the student center at 12pm.  At that time, we will organize into the D&D and other RPG groups for campaigns for the spring semester.  We will also discuss meeting dates for board gaming and those wanting to get involved in the Greyhawke Gamers Guild.  Our Magic the Gathering group will also meet at noon on this day to organize for the semester.  I suggest arriving a little before 12pm.  If we have others wanting to do another type of gaming, we will discuss this day as well.  Anyone wanting to get into a D&D or other RPG campaign should make it a priority to be here this day because the campaigns fill up and close quickly.  We will have some board games laid out from the game library for play as well on this day starting at noon.  All are welcome which includes community members to our gaming at 12pm.

Greyhawke Gamers Guild Meeting

 January meetings for the Greyhawke Gamers Guild

The Greyhawke Gamers Guild will be having a board game day on Sunday, January 11^th at Italian Village  405 S Washington St, Carbondale, IL 6290.  Map is below.  Time for the event is 11am until 7pm.  Then there will be a 2^nd board game day same location on January 25^th. 

ASM #200

 This is the issue of Spider Man in which a powerless Peter Parker, suffering from the effects of an attack by Mysterio, confronts the burger that killed his Uncle Ben. This also marks the first time Stan Lee scripted part of an issue of ASM since he stepped away from the book after issue #118

Castle Catch Up 1/2

Hues and Cues

 Consumer Reports recommends the Hues and Cues boardgame

When it comes to mental wellness, one of my favorite things to recommend is playing a good board game. Hear me out: It’s a ready-made excuse to gather with both longtime friends and new ones (it’s a great way to skip past awkward small talk), and it forces you to stop your doomscrolling. Hues and Cues is a great option for board game enthusiasts and neophytes alike, involving guessing colors from a wide palette of options from a player’s one- and two-word clues. It takes just a few minutes to learn, and I can guarantee that hilarity will ensue.

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