MTGPunks Monthly Cash Tournament Series
A long-standing tradition at The Gathering Place has been the monthly MTG cash tourneys. We started with a rotating schedule of Modern, Vintage and Legacy, we added CEDH monthly with a Dual Land in the prize pool every month, and now we’re expanding to even broader horizons with what we’re calling the MTGPunks series!
The “punk” in MTGPunks comes from the fact each of these monthly cash tournaments is a highlight for a beloved community-oriented format. We’ve got Premodern, Old School (specifically, Eternal Central Old School) and Pauper in rotation and we’re ready to rumble in 2026! These are community formats, and proxies are permitted so long as proxies are clearly representative of the intended card and easily identifiable by opponents as the card in question. When it comes to Old School, it’s worth mentioning adherence to Iconic art on cards and proxies alike is required. Here’s the schedule for the year, we’ve already planned it out:
Saturday, Feb. 21 – Premodern
Saturday, Feb. 28 – Old School
Saturday, March 28 – Pauper
Saturday, April 25 -Premodern
Saturday, May 30 – Old School
Saturday, June 27 – Pauper
Saturday, July 25 – Premodern
Saturday, Aug. 21 – Old School
Saturday, Sep. 19 – Pauper
Saturday, Oct. 31 – Premodern
Saturday, Nov. 28 – Old School
Sunday, Dec. 13 – Pauper
Entry is $20 per player, entry goes back in the prize pool, all the regular cash tournament rules apply for the MTGPunks series. Registration links for each will be posted on the TGP website as they come up, so keep an eye out over there. We’ll also take registrations day-of, so we hope to see you out there!
FINAL FINAL FANTASY — SATURDAY, 2/14 [rescheduled]
Rescheduled due to potential inclement weather, Final Final Fantasy has been moved from 2/1 to 2/14, also changed from Sealed to Draft, and entry reduced from $99 to $50. The potential prizes haven’t changed, though!
The overall success of Magic: The Gathering’s Final Fantasy set can’t be overstated. However you feel about Universes Beyond product from WotC, it’s clear that Final Fantasy [FIN] is a huge win. It’s UB Magic that feels like Magic, an extension into another IP that manages to succeed in design, art and gameplay.
For a while, Final Fantasy MTG product was pretty tough to find… but it was always clear WotC was going to print up a bunch of the stuff. Collector boosters might still be in the triple digits for a pack, but Play boosters of FIN are just about affordable, these days. With Lorwyn’s release in the rearview and a full year of whatever Magic has in store on the horizon, The Gathering Place would like to bid a final fond farewell to Final Fantasy — and, in the process, have a huge event where everybody has a chance to score something awesome.
Enter: FINAL FINAL FANTASY
People have been asking about the FF posters on the wall since they came in, the Chocobo racing pins, the Yuna promos from the Wizards-backed “booster box league” event, the Squall promos, all that stuff. We’ve got Final Fantasy swag all in the backrooms and in the dungeons of TGP, and we want to get it out where it belongs: to you. We’re going to hold a FIN Draft tournament with prizing dependent on attendance IN ADDITION TO drawings and door prizes THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. You don’t have to win the tournament to be entered to win Chocobo pins, store promos and the Final Fantasy posters literally right off TGP’s walls.
Entry is $50 per player, and the end prize pool will depend on how many people show up to play, and there is not a cap on this event until TGP runs out of seats. If enough players show up for FINAL FINAL FANTASY, there’s a good chance you’ll see sealed product, Collector Boosters and more in the pool. What can be guaranteed is this:
- TGP has 16 Yuna promos available. Each player in Top 8 will be awarded one, the remaining 8 will be raffled off to all entrants.
- with 24 entrants, Top 4 will receive one (1) FIN Collector Booster
- with 36 entrants, Tournament Champion will receive a a Final Fantasy foil from the TGP showcase, chosen by TGP staff
- with 48+ entrants, EVEN MORE prizing will be added! We’ve got sealed product, singles, plenty of stuff to throw in!
All other Final Fantasy promos on TGP shelves will be raffled off between rounds during the event.
Final Fantasy in-store character posters will be raffled off, one by one, between rounds during the event.
Exclusive pins, and perhaps posters if we’ve got any left, from the “Chocobo Racing” event will be raffled off between rounds during the event.
You don’t have to win the tournament to take home some truly excellent prizing!
The tournament kicks off at noon, and if there’s space at TGP we welcome any and all to show up and bring some Final Fantasy themed Commander Decks. We’ll have a special signup going for that day-of if it’s possible in terms of space at TGP, and do our best to include players in the party through a separate set of raffles and fun prizes. For those interested in perusing Final Fantasy MTG wares, we’ll also have a display up with all the Final Fantasy precon decks, good stuff, foils, special treatments, whatever we’ve got.
We want to go all-out for FINAL FINAL FANTASY, so we hope you’ll join us on Saturday, 2/14!
2026: The Gathering Place, (Commander) League(s), and You
January 22, 2026
11:11 am
Though it doesn’t always feel like it, The Gathering Place has been opening its doors for beers, board games and good ol’ fashioned TCG action since 2022. In that time, TGP has become known for a couple things — and one of those things is, without a doubt, Commander League. For anyone reading this who might be unfamiliar with Commander League, it goes a little something like this:
Each player starts with a precon Commander deck of their choosing. Throughout League’s entire season, that deck does not leave TGP. Each week, each player is permitted to open three booster packs of their choice, adding to the collective League card pool.
The only cards permitted for League play are the ones pulled in League. Trading is actively encouraged, League is a social experience first and foremost!
(for the full TGP Commander League Rules, click here)
Over the weeks, players fine tune and improve their decks, culminating in the League tournaments, and the Finale where the League Champion is crowned.
League entry is $30 + the price of your chosen preconstructed MTG deck. The Gathering Place has a whole lot of precons in stock, so there’s a wide variety of potential options to choose from.
That additional $30 gets you Chaos Packs to start, a pack of sleeves, a deck box, and entry into all subsequent prized tournaments + League events.
What started as a low-key, in-house Fun Times™ event became something far bigger than we could have ever anticipated. Last year’s Commander League X, the tenth full “season” of Commander League, saw upwards of eighty signups and some of the biggest tournament turnouts we’ve seen. But, like anything else, League grew. It evolved, developed into one of the higher-power MTG events at TGP. With a relatively low barrier to initial entry but an extraordinarily high ceiling for deck power and player skill across the three crucial components of deck building, game play and trading cards to play this Trading Card Game we love so much — it was time to make some changes to how League events run at The Gathering Place.
Welcome to 2026, where TGP will feature four distinct, different and damn cool Leagues across a full year. We’ll do a breakdown of each as they get closer, but here’s the quick hits and elevator pitches:
Beginner Friendly Commander League
A smaller, curated and more personal experience meant for newer folks in the space and scene. Players will choose their own preconstructed deck to start with, like usual. The main difference is size, personal attention and the week-over-week pack slot mechanics. BFL will feature a fixed $20/week structure, which comes with curated packs for each player and personal knowledge from staff. To keep things manageable and provide the experience we want, the Beginner Friendly League is capped at 36 players, or, nine full pods of four. Since this is the closest League to today, here’s a short form details breakdown:
- League Entry: $30 + cost of a precon (or TGP’s “uncorking” fee if you wish to bring your own deck)
- $20/week for three packs personally curated for you and your deck, and talked with you about by TGP staff
- 36 player cap
- Tuesday, 2/1 — League begins! Meetups at TGP every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday during regular Commander pod play.
- Saturday, 2/21 — League Party and pre-tournament, for seeding in the finale
- Saturday, 2/28 — League Finale Tournament
March Madness Chaos Commander League
Each player in the March Madness Chaos Commander League will pay a set price for their preconstructed starter deck, with that prize set as the average of all possible decks in the pool. Deck assignment will be random. Each player starts with three Chaos Packs pulled from the deepest depths of the TGP Card Dungeon, and week-over-week packs will be pulled at random from a big ol’ box full of booster packs we’ll be personally stocking for the League and making available to League Players only at a fixed price per pack. High value, low friction, zero predictability, all gas, no brakes.
- Tuesday, 3/3 — League begins! Meetups at TGP every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday during regular Commander pod play.
- Saturday, 3/21 — League Party and pre-tournament, for seeding in the finale
- Saturday, 3/28 — League Finale Tournament
Expert Level Commander League
Each player in the Expert-Level Commander League will receive a starter kit from TGP. Command Tower, Arcane Signet, Sad Robot, Commander Sphere. Sol Ring is banned because it’s funnier that way. Each player will begin the League with those four cards from TGP, a Commander of their choice, and one single other card that is not on the EDH/Commander banlist or considered a Game Changer. From there, you’re opening packs and trading into whatever you can. You’ll have access to one additional pack slot per week compared to the League usual, and the League Bulk will become your best friend.
- Tuesday, 6/30 — League begins! Meetups at TGP every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday during regular Commander pod play.
- Saturday, 7/25 — Mid-League Tournament
- Saturday, 8/22 — League Finale Tournament
TGP Commander League: Season XI
The flagship League. The intention here is, after a Beginner-Friendly variant, a weird and wacky Chaos League, and the hot rods built out of trash we’ll see in the Expert League, we’re really taking the doors off for Commander League XI. Back to the exact structure you know and love, minimal restrictions and safeguards, go wild. Here’s the primer, if you need it. Obviously, we’ll talk more about Season XI later in the year!
- Tuesday, 9/22 — League begins! Meetups at TGP every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday during regular Commander pod play.
- Saturday, 9/26 — Commander League XI Kickoff Party
- Saturday, 10/17 — First Tournament
- Saturday, 11/21 — Second Tournament
- Saturday, 12/19 — Third Tournament, The XI Finale
Lorwyn League at TGP: 1/20 – 2/15
Lorwyn: Eclipsed is a return to a long-time favorite MTG plane, and Lorwyn: Eclipsed (ECL) is set up for some real classic Magic: The Gathering action. In celebration of Magic’ return to Lorwyn in the wake of Eventide and a new exploration of what exactly has been going on over there for all these years, The Gathering Place is running a two-week “Lorwyn League” with some… relatively special conditions.
Playing a Commander-style format with 60-card decks (if only there was a name for such a format… but, alas, there is no such thing). Decks can contain up to four copies of any card, with the chosen commander card being an obvious exception.
Players in the Lorwyn League will start with a Lorwyn: Eclipsed Prerelease Kit and a BYOCommander card of their choice, specifically chosen from a Lorwyn lore-friendly pool. Elementals, Elves, Fae, Goblins, Kithkin, Merfolk and Treefolk – any commander-eligible card printed in Lorwyn, Shadowmoor, Morningtide, Eventide, or characters originating from the Lorwyn plane printed elsewhere are legal for Lorwyn League play.
Each player in the Lorwyn League will also be allowed a kickstart kit consisting of a Sol Ring, Command Tower and Arcane Signet. Players can bring their own copies of those cards, or purchase the set from TGP for about two bucks. It should go without saying, but just in case it doesn’t, you’re only allowed one of each of these cards in any given deck. No x4 Sol Rings, that’s dumb. What were you even thinking, you monster.
From there, the structure should be familiar to any TGP League player from the past: week over week, cracking packs, trading, adding cards and games culminating in a final showdown tournament.
We’re also going to do something crazy: we’re gonna ban Universes Beyond cards on this one.
Lorwyn League will be limited to 24 players so it doesn’t get too unwieldy, and we’re planning on letting it more or less run. Meetups for Lorwyn League can happen any day TGP is open as organized by the players, but currently we’re planning on making it a real Friday Night Magic friendly event in keeping with the retro theme so there will be formal TGP prize support on Friday nights for Lorwyn League players.
This has been a lot of talking and introduction, so here’s a quick-hit breakdown:
Lorwyn League Breakdown
- Entry cost: $50
- Format: Brawl 60-Card Commander (multiple copies of cards in deck legal up to four), 1v1, best of three, 8-card sideboard
- Commanders: Only commander-eligible creatures from the original Lorwyn sets (Lorwyn, Shadowmoor, Morningtide, Eventide, or characters originating from the Lorwyn plane printed elsewhere). Players are permitted to BYOCommander fitting Lorwyn League requirements. Any commander-eligible creatures pulled from Lorwyn: Eclipsed are legal commanders in League.
- Cards: Players begin with a ECL Prerelease Kit + (Sol Ring, Command Tower, Path of Ancestry Arcane Signet), and are eligible to buy + open four additional League Legal packs per League Play week of MTG cards from TGP. No outside cards permitted in League play, Universes Beyond cards are also not permitted.
- Decks: Players will leave their decks at The Gathering Place during Lorwyn League
- Prizes: Prize support on Lorwyn League play days is in packs of ECL, prizes for tournaments will be given in TGP store credit and raffle prizes of specially-selected Lorwyn-theme cards.
- League Meetup Days: Three rounds Swiss play, an additional pack slot will be given to all League players who play at TGP, and any player who goes 3-0 in organized League play gets a free pack of ECL.
- Tournament(s):
- Friday, 2/6: Lorwyn League Smackdown: a qualifying / seeding tournament, optional but encouraged
- Sunday, 2/15: Lorwyn League Finale Tournament: Top 8 / Top 4 depending on attendance, store credit prizing for top players, raffles of Lorwyn-theme prizes throughout.
Lorwyn League runs from Tuesday, 1/20 to the finale tournament on Sunday, 2/15
26 days, two tournaments, prizes and all sorts of weird fun things calling back to some classic Magic: The Gathering action.
If you’ve got any questions, reach out to us in the TGP Discord – specifically the #ask-staff channel. We’re excited to be returning to Lorwyn, and we hope to see you in League!
**SPECIFIC CLARIFICATIONS**
1. BYOCommanders, fitting into Lorwyn League rules, do not have restrictions. You can BYOCommander from Lorwyn, Shadowmoor, Morningtide and Eventide. Any commander-eligible card from Lorwyn: Eclipsed must be pulled from League-legal packs.
2. Hybrid mana is legal in Lorwyn League, otherwise commander/deck color identity must be adhered to.
3. Lorwyn League (mostly) follows Brawl rules. That said, key differences include:
- planeswalkers are not legal commanders
- players have an 8-card sideboard
- up to four (4) copies of main deck cards are permitted, since it’s a semi-sealed format
4. Vendillion Clique and Oona, Queen of the Fae are both on probation. Neither is banned, outright, but we’re keeping an eye on them and it would be…. unwise to put all your eggs in this particular basket.
for any further rules clarifications, just ask.
2026 TGP Event Guide
Monthly Event Calendar for The Gathering Place
Recurring Locals/Tournaments/Events at TGP
Monthly CEDH Dual Land Tournament
The first Saturday of each month, The Gathering Place holds a CEDH tournament where the prize is based on attendance, and every entrant has a chance to battle it out for a Dual Land straight out of the TGP display case!
$30 buy in, Dual Land goes to first place, payout prizing to Top 4, and other / additional prizing based on attendance. Come battle it out for Duals, for glory, for love of the game!
The “first Saturday” is pretty reliable, but make sure you check the TGP Event Calendar for details.
Event registration is run through TopDeck.
Full proxy is permitted, all proxies must be clearly representative of the intended card and contain all information the official printing does in an easy-to-identify fashion.
Monthly Rotating MTG Multi-Format Cash Tournament (Modern/Vintage/Legacy)
Each month at The Gathering Place, there’s a different MTG cash tourney! $30 buy in for all players, all entry back in the prize pool. The format rotates month by month between Modern, Legacy and Vintage. Cash tournaments always start at noon, check out the TGP Event Calendar for details and to see what’s firing this month!
Monthly Rotating MTGPunks Cash Tournament (Premodern/Pauper/Old School)
The monthly MTG cash tourneys are getting a fan-made upgrade in 2026! The Gathering Place is expanding the Monthly Cash Tournament series from Modern, Legacy and Vintage to include what we’re calling the “MTGPunks” tournaments. Also on a monthly rotation, players can jam Premodern, Pauper and Old School formats month 0ver month in a clash for cash!
$20 entry per player, same as the traditional tourneys at TGP, with all entry right back in the prize pool.
Commander / EDH Nights at TGP
What began with Adam Staley and Sheldon Menery decades ago as a fun way to play off-beat Magic has, over time, become the most popular way to play MTG. Commander, or Elder Dragon Highlander (EDH) if you’ve been around the block a few times, is the Magic: The Gathering format to beat, these days. Everybody plays it, it’s fun, it’s social, it has potential to be absolutely insane in all the best ways. For anyone who needs a primer, here’s one from Wizards.
Commander Nights at The Gathering place are three times a week: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 3:00 p.m.
Make sure to check in on the TGP Event Calendar to see what else is happening on any given day! Tournaments and such often happen on Saturdays, prerelease weekends can be a little packed, and it’s worth taking a look if you’re expecting to have space for large groups. That said, TGP does have a whole lot of tables and a whole lot of space.
Commander Meetups / Nights have free entry, free promos / prize support for all pods, so come by to jam some casual (or competitive, depending on the pod! remember, communication is part of the game!) MTG Commander, hang with your friends, make new friends, all of the above! (if you’re looking for a group / pod to play with, the TGP Discord is an excellent resource)
MTG Friday Night Magic Draft
Since 1996, Friday Night Magic has been a part of MTG’s community fabric. From the Pro Tour to the kitchen table, FNM is a huge part of how a whole lot of people play the game. Every Friday, FNM at TGP kicks off at 7:00 with a draft. Often, we’re drafting whatever is hot in Standard — but we’re not shy about pulling something cool out of the vault downstairs for any given Friday if that’s something folks are into. Keep an eye on the TGP site and socials for specialty drafts and FNM events, and expect $35 buy-in, two packs per win, and Swiss rounds across three pairings. See you there!
One Piece Locals
One Piece locals happen twice a week at The Gathering Place! Bandai’s high-seas TCG based on Oda’s rollicking saga of piracy and high-stakes high-seas tomfoolery has become one of the premier games played at TGP, so come play Constructed One Piece every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. Come jam those decks with friends old and new!
$10 buy-in, all entry back in the prize pool, converted directly into pack prizing to Top 3 (based on attendance) — also, promos for participation and tournament winner!
Gundam Locals
Bandai TCGs have another winner with the Gundam card game! If you’ve played One Piece, some elements may be familiar, but the Gundam TCG plays out a little differently than you might expect. Pilots, Mobile Suits, shields, bases, it’s fast and furious mech-battling action! Gundam Locals at TGP are every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. — $10 buy in, all entry back in the prize pool, pack prizing to Top 3 (based on attendance) number of rounds based on attendance — also, promos for participation and tournament winner!
Riftbound Nexus Night (Locals)
League of Legends has become a great deal more than a MOBA — from eSports audiences to Netflix flagship TV, it was only a matter of time before a TCG got in on the action. Riftbound is that TCG, and so far it seems like it’s living up to the hype! TGP hosts Riftbound locals every other Sunday at 1:00 p.m. (check the calendar to confirm dates!) and these Nexus Nights have started to go toe-to-toe with One Piece in terms of sheer attendance. Prizes are most often offered in store credit at the moment, since Riftbound packs have been relatively hard to come by and we’d like to save as many as possible for folks to play the game. Check in on TGP socials for full schedules, prereleases, and everything else related to Riftbound at TGP!
FAB Armory
Flesh and Blood is the one-one-one fighting game inspired TCG that’s found some real footing at The Gathering Place. The local FAB community is active, competitive and whole lot of fun. FAB Armory is the FNM equivalent: every Friday night at 7:30, FAB players gather at TGP for a recurring mix of casual and competitive gameplay. Armory events are known for special prizes, cool promos and big swings for a TCG so relatively young. $10 buy-in per player, two packs per win, and more! What’s not to love about a card game with a format called “Ultimate Pit Fight”?
Sorcery: Contested Realm Locals
Sorcery: Contested Realm is a strategy-based TCG with a board constructed more akin to chess than a traditional TCG battlefield. Placement matters, along with resources and spells, and it’s a throwback to early card games in more ways than one! Gorgeous traditional art, wild chases, one type of booster pack, Sorcery is a great time for anyone who looks at these cards and goes “yeah, I be that game is pretty cool” — which, to be fair, is everybody!
Sorcery locals at TGP are every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. and have a strong community organization component. Constructed or Draft, depending on what the people want and what’s in stock at the shop. $15 entry for Constructed, $25 entry for draft, pack-per-win prizing and bonus promos and prizes as we have them and depending on attendance.
Dungeons and Dragons and TTRPGs at The Gathering Place
The Gathering Place has a steady cohort of travelers, adventures and campaigners across all skill levels and more games than just D&D. The TTRPG community at TGP thrives in the TGP Discord server, but for anyone looking to start their journeys we offer a couple curated events that don’t require hammering out specific details with a playgroup before even showing up for the first session.
D&D Learn to Play
The first Wednesday of each month, TGP’s own Ben Creed (a friendly face known for comedy, trivia, and TCG excellence in both One Piece and MTG) will be your guide as you take your first steps into the Forgotten Realms.
The Learn to Play session starts at 6:00 p.m. and players don’t have to provide anything but themselves. Well, themselves and also a general openness, a will to learn and the expectation that role playing might feel a little goofy at first — but, the knowledge that the more you lean into it the more fun you’ll have. If you’ve always been D&D curious, if you’ve seen it portrayed in popular media, if you’ve been watching actual play shows or listening to podcasts like Dimension 20 or Critical Role, this is your opportunity to start your own story!
D&D One-Shot Campaign(s)
Thursdays are D&D one-shots at TGP! Starting at 6:00 p.m. and open to all, these free events welcome players of all experience levels, figurative and literal. Our grab bag of Dungeon Masters, our colorful rotating cast, is here to guide you through a one-shot session where you can play something new or continue your own anthology with your character. If you don’t have a character, you can show up and make one! Just arrive a little early to allow the extra time for that. Check in on the TGP Discord for details and introductions, and sign up day-of on the in-store event sheet!
Other TGP Happenings
Comedy, trivia, karaoke, board games! There’s plenty at The Gathering Place that doesn’t hinge on windmill slamming pretty cardboard onto tables or dice rolling and role-playing with friends old and new.
The first Saturday of each month at 9:00 p.m. we host a local comedy night, Fridays at 10:00 p.m. are our signature Nerd Trivia nights, and we’ve got space set aside for board gamers on Tuesday evenings. Check in on the TGP Calendar to see what’s happening when, and for any special one-offs we might be hosting!
Monthly Event Calendar for The Gathering Place
January
Lorwyn League
Date / Time:
Lorwyn League runs from Tuesday, 1/20 to the finale tournament on Sunday, 2/15
Details:
Lorwyn: Eclipsed is a return to a long-time favorite MTG plane, and Lorwyn: Eclipsed (ECL) is set up for some real classic Magic: The Gathering action. In celebration of Magic’ return to Lorwyn in the wake of Eventide and a new exploration of what exactly has been going on over there for all these years, The Gathering Place is running a two-week “Lorwyn League” with some… relatively special conditions. For the full details, check out the Lorwyn League post on the TGP website!
Link:
https://gatheringplacegames.com/2026/01/07/lorwyn-league-at-tgp/
February
Product Releases in February
Riftbound: Spiritforged on Friday, 2/6
Pokemon Mega Evolutions Ascended Heroes on Friday, 2/6
Lorcana: Winterspell on Friday, 2/16
Flesh and Blood: Compendium of Rathe on Friday, 2/16
Beginner-Friendly Commander League
Date / Time:
Meetups on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Tournaments on 2/21 and 3/7
Details:
A smaller, curated and more personal experience meant for newer folks in the space and scene. Players will choose their own preconstructed deck to start with, like usual. The main difference is size, personal attention and the week-over-week pack slot mechanics.
BFL will feature a fixed $20/week structure, which comes with curated packs for each player and personal knowledge from staff. To keep things manageable and provide the experience we want, the Beginner Friendly League is capped at 36 players, or, nine full pods of four. Here’s a short form details breakdown:
- League Entry: $30 + cost of a precon (or TGP’s “uncorking” fee if you wish to bring your own deck) Here’s a link to all the preconstructed MTG Commander decks The Gathering Place has in stock!
- Boxes to keep League decks at TGP will be provided, League players can also purchase a 100-count box of Dragon Shield sleeves, at a discount, from TGP. Sleeves for League players are $10, players are welcome to bring their own sleeves if they wish.
- $20/week for three packs personally curated for you and your deck, and talked with you about by TGP staff
- 36 player cap
- Tuesday, 2/3 — League begins! Meetups at TGP every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday during regular Commander pod play.
- Saturday, 2/21 — League Party and pre-tournament, for seeding in the finale
- Saturday, 3/7 — League Finale Tournament
Link:
All the details are right here: https://gatheringplacegames.com/2026/02/03/beginner-friendly-mtg-commander-league/
Girlypop Magic
Date / Time: First Thursday of each month @ 6pm
Details: We are honored to be hosting @girlypopmagic the first Thursday of each month! Join us for a free and fun night of MTG Commander-focused events for femme, non-binary, and gender expansive folks!
Link: https://www.instagram.com/girlypopmagic/
CEDH Monthly Dual Land Tournament
Date / Time:
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Gundam TCG GD03 Prerelease Event
Date / Time:
RESCHEDULED FROM JANUARY Sunday, 2/8 @ 1:00 p.m.
Details:
The third full set in the Gundam TCG is here! GD03 [STEEL REQUIEM] introduces more Mobile Suits from Iron-Blooded Orphans and Gundam 00 to expand on Bandai’s exciting Gundam TCG experience! Entry for each player is $30, which includes promos, prizing and everything you need to compete in this prerelease sealed tournament!
FINAL FINAL FANTASY (Sealed FIN Tournament)
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Riftbound Spiritforged Prerelease @ 1:00 p.m.
Date / Time: Sunday, February 8th, at 1:00pm
Details:
$30 buy-in, 6 booster packs to build a 40 card deck.
Spiritforged, the second set of the Riftbound: League of Legends TCG, brings even more Champions to the battlefield!
Champion Your Strategy – Build your deck from premium packs filled with 7 Commons, 3 Uncommons, 2 foil Rares or better, 1 foil of any rarity, and 1 token slot. Each booster display contains 24 booster packs.
More Original Art – Featuring original art from amazing League of Legends artists, Spiritforged features an increased number of original art pieces and a variety of styles!
Power in Every Box – On average, with more than 6 Epic rarity cards and more than 2 special alt-art cards appearing in each box, every opening is an event!
Designed for Battle – Take part in a strategic 1v1, electrifying 2v2, or engage in a high stakes 4 person free for all.
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MTG Legacy Cash Tournament @ 12:00 p
Date / Time: February 14th @12pm
Details: Spotlighting the Legacy format, this cash-payout MTG tournament has a buy-in of $30 to contribute to the prize pool, allows for 15 proxies in any given deck (proxies must be clearly representative of the intended card and contain all information the official printing does in an easy-to-identify fashion).
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MTG Premodern Cash Tournament
Date / Time:
RESCHEDULED FROM JANUARY Saturday, 2/21 @ 12:00 p.m.
Details:
Premodern MTG is a community-driven format consisting of the sets from Fourth Edition to Scourge. Classic, old frame cards printed between 1995 and 2003, which were standard legal at some point during this period. See the list of all legal sets here, check out the entire Premodern card pool here. Folks have been playing a lot of Premodern in the Triangle recently, and it’s been getting traction at events and tournaments we’re adding a cash tourney into the rotation at The Gathering Place!
Entry is $20 per player, all that entry goes back into the prize pool, and registration is still up on the TGP online store!
MTG Old School Cash Tournament
Date / Time: Saturday, February 28th @ 12 pm
Details: $20 entry! All Buy in goes back into the prize pool!
Play Magic the way that Richard Garfield intended; with a nostalgic card pool from Alpha to Fallen Empires—where every deck is a time machine! Relive the aesthetics and power of iconic cards and strategic depth from ’93-’94, all while embracing the charm of old-school gameplay.
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MTG: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Prerelease
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MARCH
March Madness Chaos League
Date / Time: Starts Tuesday March 3rd, Finale Tournament on March 28th
Details: TBD at Feb staff meeting
Link:
Girlypop Magic
Date / Time: First Thursday of each month @ 6pm
Details: We are honored to be hosting @girlypopmagic the first Thursday of each month! Join us for a free and fun night of MTG Commander-focused events for femme, non-binary, and gender expansive folks!
Link: https://www.instagram.com/girlypopmagic/
Old School Thursday
Date / Time: Thursday, March 5th, at 7:30pm
Details:
Play Magic the way that Richard Garfield intended; with a nostalgic card pool from Alpha to Fallen Empires—where every deck is a time machine! Relive the aesthetics and power of iconic cards and strategic depth from ’93-’94, all while embracing the charm of old-school gameplay.
$15 buy-in gets you buy-in, a slice of pizza, and a beer
MTG Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Prerelease Weekend
Date / Time: Prerelease events all weekend long 3/6- 3/8
Entry Fee: $35 (?), Pack per win(?)
3/6 @ 2:30pm and 7:00pm
3/7 @ 12pm and 4pm
3/8 @ 12pm Two-Headed Giant
Product for sale 3/6
Details:
Your favorite lean mean green ninja team is out of the sewers and in Magic: The Gathering. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles flip onto Magic cards and use turtle power and toughness to protect the streets from Shredder and the mutants making mischief. We will have 5 prereleases over the weekend, so plenty of opportunities to fight with your new ninja skills!
Preregistration is like on the website! Snag your spot here: WEBSITELINK
Monthly Comedy Night
Date / Time: 9pm on Saturday March 7th
Details:
Laugh you fools
MTG Vintage Cash Tournament
Date / Time: Saturday, March 14th, at 12pm
Details:
Vintage is Magic’s biggest, badest most powerful format. Come prove you, and your deck, have what it takes to run the tables across decades of Magic: The Gathering Cards.
A $30 buy-in, for cash and glory. Full proxy friendly! (all proxies must be clearly representative of the intended card and contain all information the official printing does in an easy-to-identify fashion).
Link to register:
One Piece Heroine’s Tournament
Date / Time: Sunday March 15th at 1pm
Details:
$20 buy-in, all prizing goes back into the prize pool in the form of packs
Constructed format, players must bring a tournament legal deck in the form of Heroines Leader Limited. For this event, players can only use the following leaders (*Alt-art cards can also be used):
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- OP03-077 Charlotte Linlin
- OP04-001 Nefeltari Vivi
- OP04-039 Rebecca
- OP05-002 Belo Betty
- OP06-001 Uta
- OP06-021 Perona
- OP06-022 Yamato
- OP06-042Vinsmoke Reiju
- OP07-019 Jewelry Bonney
- OP07-038 Boa Hancock
- OP08-021 Carrot
- OP08-058 Charlotte Pudding
- OP09-022 Lim
- OP09-062 Nico Robin
- OP10-003 Sugar
- OP11-022 Shirahoshi
- OP11-041 Nami
- OP12-081 Koala
- OP13-100 Jewelry Bonney
- P-011 Uta
- P-117 Nami
- ST07-001 Charlotte Linlin
- ST09-001 Yamato
- ST11-001 Uta
- EB03-001 Nefeltari Vivi
- OP14-041 Boa Hancock
- Number of Swiss rounds based on attendance
- Rounds will be 30 minute, Best-of-1 matches.
Register here on Bandai: https://www.bandai-tcg-plus.com/event/5522691
Old School Thursday
Date / Time: Thursday, March 19th, at 7:30pm
Details:
Play Magic the way that Richard Garfield intended; with a nostalgic card pool from Alpha to Fallen Empires—where every deck is a time machine! Relive the aesthetics and power of iconic cards and strategic depth from ’93-’94, all while embracing the charm of old-school gameplay.
$15 buy-in gets you buy-in, a slice of pizza, and a beer
Monthly CEDH Dual Land Tournament
Our monthly MTG Commander Tournament is happening Sunday, March 22nd, at 12pm!
$30 buy-in, with a Dual Land going to 1st place! Pay out to top 4, with more prizing based on attendance. Come battle for Duals and Glory!
For proxies: full proxy allowed (all proxies must be clearly representative of the intended card and contain all information the official printing does in an easy-to-identify fashion).
Register online at topdeck here:
One Piece OP15 and Gundam ST09 product release
Date / Time: Product for sale March 27th
Details:
Pauper Cash Tournament
Date / Time: Saturday, March 28th, at 12pm
Details:
Link:
Gundam TCG ST09 Release Event
Date / Time: Sunday, March 29th, at 1pm
Details:
$40 buy-in, promos and prize support!
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny joins the game!
Register here: https://www.bandai-tcg-plus.com/event/5590305
One Piece TCG OP15 Prerelease Event
Date / Time: Sunday, March 29th, at 1pm
Details:
$30 buy-in, promos and prize support!
Adventures on the Island of the Gods (OP15) prerelease event is happening!
Register here: https://www.bandai-tcg-plus.com/event/5047208
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