May 3, 2018: Upcoming Events Near You: Munchkin CCG and Munchkin in May and June

Hello and welcome to our new monthly feature, Upcoming Events Near You! This regular Daily Illuminator feature will let you know what local game-store events to expect in the coming month or two so that you can pencil them in on your calendar.

May and June will be exciting months for the Munchkin Collectible Card Game. In May, we've got a dozen stores running Sealed & Dealed Events to offer players a new booster-licious format. Later in the month, the stores below will run a pre-release event for our first expansion, the Desolation of Blarg! Check to see if there's a location near you! Then, at the end of May and throughout June, the Regional level of our 2018 Championship Tournament Series goes off around the country. 

And if classic Munchkin is more your speed, 2nd & Charles stores will run Munchkin Magical Mess Learn-To-Play Events on May 19!

Here are the specifics, by date:

May 11 to 13: Munchkin Collectible Card Game Sealed & Dealed Events

Want to play the Munchkin CCG in a sealed format? Check out the Sealed & Dealed events at the stores below! Each of these events will feature a 6-pack sealed tournament with promo cards - including the brand new, never-before-seen Potted Plant! So go get your Potted Plants and some new booster packs. Oh, and these events are new-player friendly, so be sure to let your friends know they can come learn to play. 

Alaska
Gateway Games 
2415 Hemlock Ave #G6 (Basement of Marine View)
Ketchikan, AK 99901
907-225-GAME (4263) 

Georgia 
Funertia  
1835-G Norman Drive
Valdosta, GA 31601
229-588-8650

Indiana
Comic Quest,Inc.
2260 Morgan Ave.
Evansville, IN 47711
812-474-1133 

Quebec
La Boutique Tabletop
3769, Chemin d'Oka
Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, QC
(579) 633-6611

Massachusetts 
Game King 
120 South Main St.
Fall River, MA 02721
508-676-9900 

Michigan 
Gamer's Gauntlet
20564 Hall Rd.
Clinton Township, MI 48038
586-412-6677 

Byte Club Gaming 
31 W. Lowell 
Pentwater, MI 49449
231-709-9088

Mississippi 
maCnarB Gaming
2307 Hwy 90
Gautier, MS 39553
228-497-0303

New York
Luncheons & Dragons
3200 Chestnut St., Suite 100
Oneonta, NY 13820
607-353-7694 

North Dakota 
Little Big Wars
2501 7th Ave N
Fargo, ND 58103
701-639-2444

Ontario
Comic Book Addiction 
1022 Brock St. S.
Whitby, ON L1N 4L8
905-666-0011

Pennsylvania 
Encounter Comics and Games
811 Union Blvd.
Allentown, PA 18109
610-774-9565

Wisconsin
The GameBoard
1832 North 8th Street
Sheboygan, WI 53081
920-453-4263

May 25 to May 27: The Desolation of Blarg Expansion Pre-Release Events

We're doing a limited series of pre-release events for the Munchkin CCG's first expansion, in select locations! The Desolation of Blarg comes out May 30, but if you're in one of the three following areas, you can play it earlier. For each event, there will be a learn-to-play followed by a pre-release event, so you can bring your friends even if they haven't taken the plunge yet! The first time listed for these events is for the learn-to-play event; the second time listed is for the pre-release. 

Most of these have limited seats, so get signed up today! 

NEW YORK
Saturday, May 26, at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.
The Uncommons
230 Thompson Street
New York, NY 10012
646-543-9215

Sunday, May 27, at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.  
The Comic Book Depot / Battle City Gym
2847 Jerusalem Ave
Wantagh, New York 11793
631-943-3450

TEXAS
Thursday, May 24 at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. 
Titan Moon Comics
1540 Cypress Creek Road #108
Cedar Park, TX 78613 
512-358-1030

Saturday, May 26, with times TBD 
Dragon's Lair Houston at Comicpalooza 2018
Store number: 832-761-0072

Saturday, May 26, at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Collected Fort Worth
3016 Alta Mere Dr.
Fort Worth, TX 76116
817-945-1722

Sunday, May 27, at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Knight Watch Games
16350 Blanco Road #116
San Antonio, TX 78232
210-888-1051

WISCONSIN
Saturday, May 26, at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Top Cut Comics - Rockford
2430 South Alpine Rd.
Rockford, IL 61108
779-423-1600

Sunday, May 27, at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
I'm Board! Games & Family Fun
6917 University Ave.
Middleton, WI 53562
608-831-6631

Friday, May 25, at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Heroes Welcome Comics & Games
424 Main Street
Menomonie, WI 54751
715-505-4660

May 19: Munchkin Magical Mess Learn-To-Play Event

That mischeivous magician Moop is mixing up monsters! Maraud to make him meet his match! Get into the fun of this delightfully pun-ny and portmanteau-licious version of Munchkin at a 2nd & Charles store near you. You'll be able to learn to play, get a game in, and get some free loot to boot. Watch this blog in the next week or so for a full list of almost 40 locations nationwide!

May 17, May 26, and throughout June: Munchkin Collectible Card Game Regional Championship Tournaments 

We posted last month about our upcoming Regional Championship Tournaments and the great, limited prizes winners will get there. So if you think your Munchkin CCG skills are some of the best around, here's your chance to prove it! Just find the closest Regional to you and mark your calendar!  

June 8-10: The Desolation of Blarg Release Events

Nearly 200 stores ran excellent Munchkin Collectible Card Game Day of Wreckoning events in April, and now it's time to gear up for the next big play event. This one is tied to the release of The Desolation of Blarg, our very first expansion. Expect to see stores running draft events, sealed events, or casual-play events with cards featuring this new set. Each store should also have some brand new, never-before-seen promo cards for you!

Sign up for the Spotlight, our newsletter, to be sure that we'll notify you when the full list of local game stores running this event goes up.

-- Ariel Barkhurst