Home › Calendar › Events Guide Game Nights & Events Guide Gritty Goblin Games in Columbia, Maryland, stocked Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, Games Workshop, Pathfinder, Reaper miniatures and board games, and kept an events calendar for its players. These guides explain how the most popular kinds of in-store events work, so you know what to bring and what to expect before you sit down at the table.
Event schedules change all the time, so always confirm dates and times with the store that runs the event. The official locators linked in each guide are the most reliable way to find a game night near you.
Store events and organized play Friday Night Magic: what it is and how to join What Friday Night Magic is, which formats stores run, what prizes look like today and how to find an FNM near you. Magic: The Gathering prerelease guide How a Magic prerelease works: the Prerelease Pack, building a 40-card sealed deck, timing before release day and tips for your first event. Commander: a beginner's guide to Magic's favorite casual format Commander rules explained: 100-card singleton decks, 40 life, color identity, commander tax, 21 commander damage and the bracket system. D&D at the game store: Adventurers League and other programs How Dungeons & Dragons organized play works in game stores: Adventurers League, Play Seasons, D&D Encounters and Legends of Greyhawk. Pathfinder Society: how Paizo's organized play works Pathfinder Society basics: one character across many tables, the 2026 rule updates, the end of monthly scenarios and the Pathfinder Second Edition Remaster. Flesh and Blood: Armory events and formats What Flesh and Blood Armory events are, how Classic Constructed, Blitz and Silver Age work, and what ProQuest and Calling events mean. Getting started with Warhammer 40,000 How to start Warhammer 40,000 in 2026: the new 11th edition, Combat Patrol for small games, Kill Team skirmishes and what to buy first. Miniature painting for beginners A step-by-step beginner's guide to painting tabletop miniatures: cleaning, priming, base coat, wash, drybrush, highlights, basing and varnish, plus Reaper Bones tips. Disney Lorcana and Pokémon TCG events at local stores How Disney Lorcana and Pokémon TCG store events work: weekly play, prerelease formats, what you get in a prerelease kit and how to find events. Star Wars: Shatterpoint for beginners How Star Wars: Shatterpoint works: strike teams and squads, order cards, attack and defense dice, Force tokens and the game's current status. Back to the Calendar · Back to Home
