Magic the Gathering – Casual Commander Sunday

Hey PI-Fans, We know Magic: the Gathering might look like a daunting game to learn, but we can promise you that it's WAY easier with friends. If you're new to the game, or just want to mess around casually with a bunch of friends, might we be so bold to recommend the Games @ PI Commander Sundays? Games @ PI Commander Sundays utilize the popular Commander format for Magic the Gathering and the Preconstructed Decks makes it a great way to start for new players! Win or lose, you're walking away with something too! The event details are as follows:  Every Sunday, 4pm Format: Magic the Gathering Commander (using Preconstructed Decks only). Fee: $10 Participation: Magic the Gathering Set Booster & Promo Pack Just starting out Don't have a Commander Deck? We've got you covered too. You can always rent a Preconstructed Deck from the store for the event for [...]

By |2023-03-20T20:07:21+08:00March 20th, 2023|Card Games, Events, Items, Magic: The Gathering, News|

Keeping it bottled up – A ‘Soda Smugglers’ Review

Hey PI-Fans, Lawmakers are cracking down on soda, and tight regulation has made way for lucrative smuggling. One bottle per person is the new law — thus bribes, suitcase inspections, and arrests are on the agenda. Only one will emerge the Soda Kingpin. Reiner Knizia's Soda Smugglers is a light three to eight player party game based on Knizia's own 'Heisse Ware: Krimi-Kartenspiel fur clevere Schmuggler', an absolute mouthful of a game loosely translating to 'Hot Merchandise: Criminal Card Game for Clever Smugglers'. Like it's contemporary, 'Sheriff of Nottingham', it draws a loose evolutionary lineage from a 1950s era game 'Contraband', but Soda Smugglers remains far more focused on light and accessible gameplay, making it stand out as a party game. Upon unfastening the magnetic clasp on a Soda Smugglers box, one of the first things to catch the eye is the quality of the insert and overall design. Bitewing Games [...]

By |2023-02-22T16:38:34+08:00February 22nd, 2023|Card Games, Items, Reviews|

Pokemon Crown Zenith Cans and Pikachu VMAX Collection

Hey PI-Fans, Another wave of Pokemon TCG: Sword & Shield - Crown Zenith product bursts onto the scene today with the release of the Crown Zenith Pikachu VMAX Box and the Crown Zenith Mini Tins which release today, 17/02/23! As with all Pokemon Crown Zenith product, boosters are not available separately and quantities are limited and so act fast and pick them up at Games @ PI! The Pikachu VMAX Collection Box comes with a suprisingly chonky oversized card version of the classic electric mouse Pokemon, a Pikachu V card, a Pikachu VMAX card and 5 Pokemon Crown Zenith Booster Packs. Crown Zenith Mini Tins on the other hand come with a pair of Crown Zenith Booster packs, a sticker sheet and an art card for the set featuring Marnie and Morpeko, Hop and Wooloo, Leon and Charizard, Sonia and Yamper or Bede and Hatenna. Collect and combine all 5 [...]

By |2023-02-17T10:30:40+08:00February 17th, 2023|Card Games, Items, New items, Pokemon TCG|

Challengers – A Capture the Flag Card Game

CAPTURE THE FLAG! Will your dream team succeed? Helped by your Bard, your Kraken just captured the flag! You’re now waiting for your opponent’s attack ready to fight back with your Necromancer and your Rubber Duck! From outer space aliens to deep-sea creatures, improbable allies working toward a common goal: WIN THE WORLD’S GREATEST CAPTURE THE FLAG TOURNAMENT! Hey PI-Fans, When Z-Man rocked up to Essen in 2022 with a slick trailer featuring Medieval Knights, Mobsters and Astronauts rocking up to a table with Rubber Ducks in a minimalistic deck-building autobattler tournament card game, we were intrigued by the oddball word salad premise to say the least. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtxuDrVd98A Z-Man games Challengers! is a one-to-eight player light deckbuilding tournament game based around players tuning their basic cards and pair off in a series of incredibly fast duels. Designed from the ground up for one-on-one gameplay, a Challengers! game will feature [...]

By |2023-01-10T20:13:26+08:00January 10th, 2023|Card Games, Items, New items, News|

Magic: The Gathering Brother’s War – Nov 18

Hey PI-Fans, The latest Magic: The Gathering set Brother's War releases today, folks. If you're up to putting the Bother in Brother  and taking a trip back to the classic giant robot fights of a classic era of Magic The Gathering history, why not pop down to the store and pick up a Set Booster or two?

By |2022-11-18T12:32:28+08:00November 18th, 2022|Card Games, Items, Magic: The Gathering, News|

Reloading the Pokemart Shelves – A Restock of Pokemon TCG Entry Level Products

Hey PI-Fans, With the release of the Silver Tempest set for Pokemon last week, we've seen an increased uptick in interest in the Pokemon Trading Card Game. With Ash Ketchum finally rocking up to the podium as Pokemon Champion after 25 years of experience in the field (a 10 year old with 25 years of on-the-job experience) and the upcoming launch of a new Pokemon video game, the fact remains that if a kid can become Pokemon Champion, anyone can play the card game, and with this wave of product, getting into this long-running card game is never easier with a series of starter decks, tiered to player experience. Of course, if you're just after Silver Tempest Boosters or the Elite Trainer Box, we've got those too, along with mini tin packs containing two boosters that are perfectly sized to ensure that a young one's cards travel safely. A glimmer [...]

By |2022-11-16T15:23:05+08:00November 16th, 2022|Card Games, Items, Pokemon TCG|

Pokemon Silver Tempest & Punto

Hey-PI-Fans, The Pokemon - Silver Tempest Elite Trainer Box and Pokemon - Silver Tempest Booster Packs are now in stock at Games @ PI. The last mainline release for Sword & Shield, Silver Tempest focuses on Radiant, VSTAR and VMAX mechanic for the set, with the Silver Tempest Elite Trainer Box and it's contents themed on Alolan Vulpix (and it's VSTAR). Traditional gamers shouldn't worry though. Along with the Pokemon comes Punto, a teeny tiny light strategy card game in a tin. Easy to learn, fast to play and eminently portable, Punto has players scrambling to pile cards over each other to achieve straight lines. This portable sized tin, makes for a great little pocket sized portable distraction that's simple to break out and teach and is excellent for everything from vacations to picnics.   Get to the points! Flip your top card and add it to the grid - [...]

By |2022-11-11T13:32:39+08:00November 11th, 2022|Card Games, Items, Pokemon TCG|

From the Shadows, New things come..

Today is the release of the latest sets for Pokemon TCG and Magic the Gathering. From the dark realms come Giratina and Sheoldred, ready to bring havoc and chaos to the gaming table. The Lost Zone returns to the Pokémon TCG in the Sword & Shield—Lost Origin expansion. Giratina ripped apart the very fabric of space to create a rift into the Lost Zone. Many cards, including Giratina V and Giratina VSTAR, will take advantage of this exciting mechanic. While cards placed in the Lost Zone are out of play for the rest of the games, strategic players can make the most of this new opportunity. The time for Dominaria United is here. A twisted evil lurks within Dominaria: an unexpected sleeper agent. Unite together with powerful planeswalkers and heroes from across the multiverse to expose the ancient threat!  So what are you waiting for? Head down to Games@PI and [...]

By |2022-09-09T17:21:04+08:00September 9th, 2022|Card Games, Magic: The Gathering, News, Pokemon TCG|

Exploding Kittens – More Than Just Exploding Kittens

Hey PI-Fans, Exploding Kittens as a brand has taken off in a huge way and you might be familiar with the competitive Push-Your-Luck Last-Person-Standing party fest that are Exploding Kittens and it's spin-offs. However, with a variety of party, dexterity and word games at their disposal, the Exploding Kittens company is about WAY more than Exploding Kittens.  If you just want the Exploding Kittens experience, it's not just the little red box. There's many different ways to get the game started, including the Classic, NSFW, 2-Player, Party Pack, Recipes for Disaster or even the standalone Exploding Minions Box. The Classic, NSFW and Recipes for Disaster boxes are the traditional way to play for two-to-five players, though you can boost the overall number of participants by smashing two sets together. The new 2-player edition is perfect for this, being balanced as a two-player version of Exploding Kittens, while also functioning as [...]

By |2022-08-12T13:05:39+08:00August 12th, 2022|Board Games, Card Games, Items, New items, News|

Pokémon GO – The TCG Set Elite Trainer Box and Radiant Eevee Premium Collection

Hey PI-Fans,  I'm not out-of-touch with reality to make a Pokémon GO TO THE POLLS joke, as tempting as it might be. What we have on hand however, is the release of the second wave of Pokémon GO CCG sets, including the Elite Trainer Box and Radiant Eevee Premium Collection. With Pokémon GO CCG Boosters currently unavailable to purchase, these sets represent the best way to get your hands on cards from those sets and an excellent way to supplements the Pokémon GO Alolan Exeggcutor V and Team Leader Collections and Trainer Toolkit. As before, each of the following three Pokémon GO products comes with a promotional Professor Willow themed Professor’s Research card as well as a Pokémon GO themed Pikachu. Each Professor’s Research comes printed with a unique redeemable code designed to be redeemed in the Pokémon GO app itself (Codes Expire 31 July 2023). POKEMON GO ELITE TRAINER BOX  Gear [...]

By |2022-07-25T18:49:26+08:00July 25th, 2022|Card Games, Items, News, Pokemon TCG|
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