Finspan releases today, 2/21/25!

You are a marine researcher seeking to find and observe an array of aquatic life in the colorful Sunlight Zone, ghostly Twilight Zone, and pitch-black Midnight Zone of the world's seas and oceans.

In Finspan, the fish you discover over four weeks will generate a series of benefits as you dive deeper into the ocean. The winner is the player with the most points gained from fish, eggs, young, schools, and achievements.

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With the next round of snow starting and the extreme cold, we will be closing at 5:00 pm today. (February 18)

Sorry, commander players. We hope to see you next week

Facebook post   2025-02-18 15:08:02

New games from Oink Games but sadly, Troika is still out of stock. New playing cards with my favorite being the Stitch cards.

Facebook post   2025-02-18 11:00:59

Mini Crimes and big restock on Dragon Shields sleeves

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The rest of the expansions for Isle of Cats have arrived plus the roll & write version and a cooperative game set in the world of Isle of Cats, Race to the Raft. The second expansion for Forest Shuffle, and Azul Duel (2 player)

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Big restock on The Isle of Cats board game has arrived. A couple of the expansions are in stock with more coming. New to us is The Isle of Cats Duel (2-player) version..

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Recent arrivals at the Gate.

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The Gate will have a delayed start. We will open at 1:00 pm today, February 12.

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Today we installed the new glass case where Magic singles will be moved freeing up the previous location for Pokemon. I think it works and the end of mission control looks nice.

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The Monster Manual 2024 is in stock at Valhalla's Gate. If you special ordered the alt cover, your book is available to pick up now. If you didn't preorder, we have plenty of the regular cover and a couple of copies of the alt cover available.

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We have a small number of regular cover Monster Manual 2024 books in stock and available to picked up today. We will receive more tomorrow when our SH preorders arrive.

Facebook post   2025-02-04 13:27:35

Today is a good new, bad news day.
For the bad, our shipment of Monster Manual alt covers from Southern Hobby is delayed. Our rep has a bad case of shingles and their warehouse didn't get the books out in time. The good is that the books are scheduled to arrive on Wednesday and that everyone who special ordered an alt cover book will still get one. In addition, we received a very small number of alt covers from Alliance. So for anyone who preordered and must have their alt cover Monster Manual book today, we have got you covered. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

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Need ideas for the upcoming LOVE holiday? We have a whole section of two-player games, plus dice advent calendars, heart-themed plushies, games featuring many elements of Valentine's Day, and more.

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Candy Hearts Mystery Loots are back with a new twist! What will your Valentine receive from this loot?!

???? A metal D20, Slightly oversized and in one of 6 colors!
?? 2 Grim Heart Enamel Pins! (Mini enamel pins featuring 1 of 12 themed expressions)

Facebook post   2025-01-31 09:00:49

A new entry in the ?Wingspan? line of games from Stonemaier, ?Finspan? adds new depth to the engine building mechanics established in the other games. Instead of habitats, fish are placed into ocean zones (Sunlight, Twilight, & Midnight). Fish are limited by zone (horizontal) and dive sites (vertical) and might include When Played, When Activated, or Game End powers.

The resource gathering portion of the game is reduced to eggs, hatchlings, and cards. Predator fish must eat a smaller fish than themselves to be played. Some effects allow all fish of a certain size to gain benefits. After the first game, more complex scoring rules come into play? including additional points for fish in your ocean who are venomous, electric, or utilize camouflage. Scoring for a group of four ended within 20 points of one another, so pretty balanced if you ask us!

Our only complaint is the fish facts don?t include their geographical region like the ?Wingspan? bird cards do. There are also no bonus cards to add hidden scoring in ?Finspan.?

Overall rating: 4.2 out of 5

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The World of Wingspan just got a lot bigger with the addition of Finspan! Elizabeth Hargrave helped designers David Gordon and Michael O?Connell develop this game into something that is familiar-yet-different from Wingspan, delving deep into the fish theme.

You are a marine researcher seeking to find and observe an array of aquatic life in the colorful Sunlight Zone, ghostly Twilight Zone, and pitch-black Midnight Zone of the world?s seas and oceans. In Finspan, the fish you discover over 4 weeks will generate a series of benefits as you dive deeper into the ocean.

PREORDER now for release in late February 2025. You can also pre-order deluxe Finspan upgrades that include wooden tokens and squishy eggs for $12.

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The D&D Monster Manual 2025 will be available for sale from us on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.

We have plenty of copies of the regular cover still available for preorder. Just let staff know at Mission Control and they can help you reserve a copy.

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The D&D Monster Manual 2024 will be available for sale on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.

We have a few copies of the alternate cover still available for preorder. Just let staff know at Mission Control and they can help you reserve a copy.

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Facebook post   2025-01-22 08:00:55

Restock from Very Special Games arrived today.

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Tiny Laser Heist, a cooperative party game, arrived from Very Special Games. I can't wait to try this game!

Facebook post   2025-01-19 17:16:02

Our new, custom dice tower from Gatekeeper Games arrived earlier this month but I forgot to post the pictures once we filled it with the dice restock. We LOVE our new dice tower! It is so pretty! We need to add lights and maybe some labels, but the tower allows us to display so many more sets of dice than we could before. Because it spins, it is also easier for customers to shop.

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Facebook post   2025-01-18 11:00:17

New release of Toriki and a new version of Modern Art board game.

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Facebook post   2025-01-18 09:00:35

New Releases have arrived - Ethos Kickstarter and Lord of the Rings Trick Taking game

Facebook post   2025-01-17 20:58:45

Restock of rare earth magnets arrived at the Gate. More will be coming.

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Facebook post   2025-01-17 20:56:14

We will be open on Saturday, January 11.

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