TGP Dispatch: 9/2/25
This week at The Gathering Place, we’re starting September off strong with another round of our in-house CEDH Dual Land tournaments, the monthly first-Saturday Comedy Showcase, and a Warhammer 40k Meetup on Sunday afternoon!
In terms of what Magic we’re Gathering, this week we’ve got another Old School Thursday (iykyk), FNM is another round of Final Fantasy, and Saturday we’re firing the aforementioned showdown for a gen-yoo-wine Dual Land on Saturday starting at high noon.
Perhaps most importantly for our local competitive Magic: The Gathering Players – the EOE Sealed RCQ at TGP scheduled for Sunday, 9/14, has been changed to a Standard RCQ out of necessity. Distribution for MTG has been rough as of late, and The Gathering Place has not received enough allotted sealed EOE product to hold the tournament. In fact, TGP doesn’t even have any EOE, period. We’ve adjusted the listings for the event everywhere the event is currently appearing, and we’ll be posting about the change on social media as well to fully drive the point home. Given how… difficult navigating allocation and distro has become, it is unlikely TGP holds a sealed RCQ event in the future.
While serious matters are being discussed, it’s worth bringing up something important to all TGP patrons, guests, friends and neighbors.
You may have noticed, in the past week, new signs have appeared in the parking lot beside the Alpha Pie / TGP Building. This is because, since 2022, we have not monitored any parking directly associated with TGP, we have never booted, we have never towed. Starting this week, that is no longer the ca se. Unauthorized vehicles parked at TGP outside of business hours will be towed, without exception or hesitation. Vehicles parked anywhere that isn’t a designated and marked parking spot will be towed. Vehicles parked across multiple spots will be towed. Spread the word. Be advised. The signs have been up for five days, and towing starts today.
On a more positive note!
Bandai card games have a strong community at TGP, so expect more of the same from One Piece and the newly-popping Gundam TCG. For those without their finger on the pulse of the TGP OP Community, check in over on the Discord channel for a poll and updates about how prizing is moving and shaking going forward. Gundam is going strong with official Bandai-logged events, promos, and numbers counting toward future Gundam events and support. Thanks to all pilots who’ve been showing up to play, and we’ll keep seeing you on Wednesdays!
Since it’s the start of the month, here’s a quick breakdown of events further down the line:
- Saturday, 9/13: MTG CEDH Invitational
- Saturday, 9/13: MTG Vintage Cash Tournament
- Sunday, 9/14: MTG Standard RCQ
- Tuesday, 9/16: Commander League X Begins + League Kickoff Event
- 9/19 – 9/21: MTG Spider-Man Prerelease
- Saturday, 9/27: Biddie’s Night Bingo III: Ultimatum
See you around, folks! (also, Alpha Pie’s delivery service may be temporarily unavailable, but you can still order online for pickup!)
