TGP Dispatch: 8/19/25

August 19, 2025
3:41 pm

This week at The Gathering Place: Commander League’s summer session finale tournament, Flesh and Blood Living Legends, MTG Old School Thursday, an MTG Standard RCQ, and more!

Before we get into the weeklies, tournaments and updates – some big news from TGP, perhaps the biggest news we’ve shared in a while:

THE TABLES NO LONGER WOBBLE. THEY DO NOT MOVE. THEY ARE SOLID, STABLE. LIKE A ROCK. LIKE A BOULDER. LIKE A MIGHTY OAK TREE, A BEAUTIFUL AND ETERNAL FOUNDATION ON WHICH TO BUILD YOUR LEGACY.

We heard you. We made it happen. We hope you enjoy your improved TGP Table Experience.

Check the full TGP Weekly Calendar (and the rest of month, and also September, and so on and so forth) right here!

Quick hits on times and days for the week:

  • MTG Old School: Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
  • MTG Standard RCQ: Saturday, 11:30 a.m.
  • FAB Living Legends Tournament: Saturday, 12:00 p.m.
  • Commander League: Summer Session Finale: Sunday, 12:00 p.m.

Since we’re in the home stretch of August, it’s worth bringing a little attention to what’s happening in-store come September.

  • CEDH Dual Land Tournament, Saturday 9/6
  • Warhammer 40k Kill Team Monthly Meetup, Sunday, 9/7
  • CEDH Invitational, Saturday 9/13
  • MTG Vintage Cash Tournament, Saturday 9/13
  • MTG EOE Sealed RCQ, Sunday 9/14
  • MTG Spider-Man Prerelease Weekend, 9/19 – 9/21

As always, thanks for hanging out, thanks for playing and thanks for making The Gathering Place your neighborhood hangout. See you around!

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TGP Board Game Night
January 27, 2026    
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Gathering Place has two walls of board games -- one shelf stocked with board games you can buy and take home, and another with our own library of games that are always free to play here at TGP!
Tuesday Night Commander/EDH Meetup
January 27, 2026    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
As Magic's most popular format by a country mile, we've got plenty of space, time and tables set aside specifically for folks to jam Commander games!
One Piece TCG (Constructed Play)
January 27, 2026    
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Tuesdays are the premier day to come by and play One Piece! TGP has pack prizing for Top 4 each evening, based on attendance.
Learn To Play D&D
January 28, 2026    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Free to all, these Wednesday sessions of D&D are for anyone who is curious and wanting to learn the basics of navigating the Forgotten Realms and beyond!
Sorcery: Contested Realm (Weekly at TGP)
January 28, 2026    
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Big on style, creativity and innovative gameplay, Sorcery is the relatively new kid on the TCG block with a specific flair for the dramatic and fondness for old-school aesthetic.
MTG Modern (Weekly Constructed)
January 28, 2026    
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Featuring cards from 8th Edition onward, Modern is the place to be for fast-paced think-on-your-feet Magic.
D&D One-Shot Campaigns at TGP
January 29, 2026    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
D&D One-Shots are a weekly event at The Gathering Place, hosted by TGP and ran by our community of Dungeon Masters. These one-shots are a free event, all experience levels welcome!
Thursday Night Commander/EDH Meetup
January 29, 2026    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
As Magic's most popular format by a country mile, we've got plenty of space, time and tables set aside specifically for folks to jam Commander at TGP!
Saturday Afternoon Commander/EDH Meetup
January 31, 2026    
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
As Magic's most popular format by a country mile, we've got plenty of space, time and tables set aside specifically for folks to jam Commander at TGP!
One Piece TCG Locals
February 1, 2026    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Tuesdays are the premier day to come by and play One Piece! TGP has pack prizing for Top 4 each evening, based on attendance.
Pokémon Free Play / Meetup
February 1, 2026    
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Simultaneously a relic of the '90s and the torch carried by kids today, there's clearly something special in the stories of Pokémon trainers and all these wonderful little pocket monsters generation after generation has come to love.
TGP Board Game Night
February 3, 2026    
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Gathering Place has two walls of board games -- one shelf stocked with board games you can buy and take home, and another with our own library of games that are always free to play here at TGP!
Tuesday Night Commander/EDH Meetup
February 3, 2026    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
As Magic's most popular format by a country mile, we've got plenty of space, time and tables set aside specifically for folks to jam Commander games!
One Piece TCG (Constructed Play)
February 3, 2026    
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Tuesdays are the premier day to come by and play One Piece! TGP has pack prizing for Top 4 each evening, based on attendance.
Learn To Play D&D
February 4, 2026    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Free to all, these Wednesday sessions of D&D are for anyone who is curious and wanting to learn the basics of navigating the Forgotten Realms and beyond!
Sorcery: Contested Realm (Weekly at TGP)
February 4, 2026    
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Big on style, creativity and innovative gameplay, Sorcery is the relatively new kid on the TCG block with a specific flair for the dramatic and fondness for old-school aesthetic.
MTG Modern (Weekly Constructed)
February 4, 2026    
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Featuring cards from 8th Edition onward, Modern is the place to be for fast-paced think-on-your-feet Magic.
D&D One-Shot Campaigns at TGP
February 5, 2026    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
D&D One-Shots are a weekly event at The Gathering Place, hosted by TGP and ran by our community of Dungeon Masters. These one-shots are a free event, all experience levels welcome!
Thursday Night Commander/EDH Meetup
February 5, 2026    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
As Magic's most popular format by a country mile, we've got plenty of space, time and tables set aside specifically for folks to jam Commander at TGP!
Saturday Afternoon Commander/EDH Meetup
February 7, 2026    
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
As Magic's most popular format by a country mile, we've got plenty of space, time and tables set aside specifically for folks to jam Commander at TGP!
One Piece TCG Locals
February 8, 2026    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Tuesdays are the premier day to come by and play One Piece! TGP has pack prizing for Top 4 each evening, based on attendance.
Pokémon Free Play / Meetup
February 8, 2026    
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Simultaneously a relic of the '90s and the torch carried by kids today, there's clearly something special in the stories of Pokémon trainers and all these wonderful little pocket monsters generation after generation has come to love.
TGP Board Game Night
February 10, 2026    
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Gathering Place has two walls of board games -- one shelf stocked with board games you can buy and take home, and another with our own library of games that are always free to play here at TGP!
Tuesday Night Commander/EDH Meetup
February 10, 2026    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
As Magic's most popular format by a country mile, we've got plenty of space, time and tables set aside specifically for folks to jam Commander games!
One Piece TCG (Constructed Play)
February 10, 2026    
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Tuesdays are the premier day to come by and play One Piece! TGP has pack prizing for Top 4 each evening, based on attendance.
Learn To Play D&D
February 11, 2026    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Free to all, these Wednesday sessions of D&D are for anyone who is curious and wanting to learn the basics of navigating the Forgotten Realms and beyond!
Sorcery: Contested Realm (Weekly at TGP)
February 11, 2026    
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Big on style, creativity and innovative gameplay, Sorcery is the relatively new kid on the TCG block with a specific flair for the dramatic and fondness for old-school aesthetic.
MTG Modern (Weekly Constructed)
February 11, 2026    
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Featuring cards from 8th Edition onward, Modern is the place to be for fast-paced think-on-your-feet Magic.
D&D One-Shot Campaigns at TGP
February 12, 2026    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
D&D One-Shots are a weekly event at The Gathering Place, hosted by TGP and ran by our community of Dungeon Masters. These one-shots are a free event, all experience levels welcome!
Thursday Night Commander/EDH Meetup
February 12, 2026    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
As Magic's most popular format by a country mile, we've got plenty of space, time and tables set aside specifically for folks to jam Commander at TGP!
Saturday Afternoon Commander/EDH Meetup
February 14, 2026    
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
As Magic's most popular format by a country mile, we've got plenty of space, time and tables set aside specifically for folks to jam Commander at TGP!
One Piece TCG Locals
February 15, 2026    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Tuesdays are the premier day to come by and play One Piece! TGP has pack prizing for Top 4 each evening, based on attendance.
Pokémon Free Play / Meetup
February 15, 2026    
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Simultaneously a relic of the '90s and the torch carried by kids today, there's clearly something special in the stories of Pokémon trainers and all these wonderful little pocket monsters generation after generation has come to love.
TGP Board Game Night
February 17, 2026    
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Gathering Place has two walls of board games -- one shelf stocked with board games you can buy and take home, and another with our own library of games that are always free to play here at TGP!
Tuesday Night Commander/EDH Meetup
February 17, 2026    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
As Magic's most popular format by a country mile, we've got plenty of space, time and tables set aside specifically for folks to jam Commander games!
One Piece TCG (Constructed Play)
February 17, 2026    
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Tuesdays are the premier day to come by and play One Piece! TGP has pack prizing for Top 4 each evening, based on attendance.
Learn To Play D&D
February 18, 2026    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Free to all, these Wednesday sessions of D&D are for anyone who is curious and wanting to learn the basics of navigating the Forgotten Realms and beyond!
Sorcery: Contested Realm (Weekly at TGP)
February 18, 2026    
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Big on style, creativity and innovative gameplay, Sorcery is the relatively new kid on the TCG block with a specific flair for the dramatic and fondness for old-school aesthetic.
MTG Modern (Weekly Constructed)
February 18, 2026    
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Featuring cards from 8th Edition onward, Modern is the place to be for fast-paced think-on-your-feet Magic.
D&D One-Shot Campaigns at TGP
February 19, 2026    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
D&D One-Shots are a weekly event at The Gathering Place, hosted by TGP and ran by our community of Dungeon Masters. These one-shots are a free event, all experience levels welcome!
Thursday Night Commander/EDH Meetup
February 19, 2026    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
As Magic's most popular format by a country mile, we've got plenty of space, time and tables set aside specifically for folks to jam Commander at TGP!
Saturday Afternoon Commander/EDH Meetup
February 21, 2026    
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
As Magic's most popular format by a country mile, we've got plenty of space, time and tables set aside specifically for folks to jam Commander at TGP!
One Piece TCG Locals
February 22, 2026    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Tuesdays are the premier day to come by and play One Piece! TGP has pack prizing for Top 4 each evening, based on attendance.
Pokémon Free Play / Meetup
February 22, 2026    
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Simultaneously a relic of the '90s and the torch carried by kids today, there's clearly something special in the stories of Pokémon trainers and all these wonderful little pocket monsters generation after generation has come to love.
TGP Board Game Night
February 24, 2026    
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Gathering Place has two walls of board games -- one shelf stocked with board games you can buy and take home, and another with our own library of games that are always free to play here at TGP!
Tuesday Night Commander/EDH Meetup
February 24, 2026    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
As Magic's most popular format by a country mile, we've got plenty of space, time and tables set aside specifically for folks to jam Commander games!
One Piece TCG (Constructed Play)
February 24, 2026    
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Tuesdays are the premier day to come by and play One Piece! TGP has pack prizing for Top 4 each evening, based on attendance.
Learn To Play D&D
February 25, 2026    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Free to all, these Wednesday sessions of D&D are for anyone who is curious and wanting to learn the basics of navigating the Forgotten Realms and beyond!
Sorcery: Contested Realm (Weekly at TGP)
February 25, 2026    
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Big on style, creativity and innovative gameplay, Sorcery is the relatively new kid on the TCG block with a specific flair for the dramatic and fondness for old-school aesthetic.
MTG Modern (Weekly Constructed)
February 25, 2026    
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Featuring cards from 8th Edition onward, Modern is the place to be for fast-paced think-on-your-feet Magic.
D&D One-Shot Campaigns at TGP
February 26, 2026    
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
D&D One-Shots are a weekly event at The Gathering Place, hosted by TGP and ran by our community of Dungeon Masters. These one-shots are a free event, all experience levels welcome!
Thursday Night Commander/EDH Meetup
February 26, 2026    
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
As Magic's most popular format by a country mile, we've got plenty of space, time and tables set aside specifically for folks to jam Commander at TGP!
Saturday Afternoon Commander/EDH Meetup
February 28, 2026    
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
As Magic's most popular format by a country mile, we've got plenty of space, time and tables set aside specifically for folks to jam Commander at TGP!
One Piece TCG Locals
March 1, 2026    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Tuesdays are the premier day to come by and play One Piece! TGP has pack prizing for Top 4 each evening, based on attendance.
Pokémon Free Play / Meetup
March 1, 2026    
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Simultaneously a relic of the '90s and the torch carried by kids today, there's clearly something special in the stories of Pokémon trainers and all these wonderful little pocket monsters generation after generation has come to love.
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