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The largest game and comic store in Southern Illinois

We stock over 100 different role-playing games, over 400 different board games, a large selection of current and back issue comics as well as Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer 40,000 and Age of Sigmar, Magic the Gathering, Yu Gi Oh, and Pokemon. We also stock a full range of comic books and graphic novels, including DC, Marvel, Image, Boom!, Dynamite, Dark Horse and IDW.

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	January 2026
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			1 Miniatures Play Miniatures Play January 1, 2026 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm Come in and play Warhammer 40,000, Warmachine or other miniatures games. Feel free to use out tables and terrain. See more details Open Boardgaming Open Boardgaming January 1, 2026 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Join us for open boardgaming every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. See more details • •	2 Dungeons and Dragons 5 e Currently Full Dungeons and Dragons 5 e Currently Full January 2, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Dungeons and Dragons 5E game. $5 iron ration card for a seat at the table. See more details Friday Night Magic Friday Night Magic January 2, 2026 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm In-store Friday Night Magic Standard Format. $6 entry fee 3 rounds of play See more details • •	3 New Games Workshop New Games Workshop January 3, 2026 New Games Workshop releases arrive. See more details Pokemon League Pokemon League January 3, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Join us every Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. for Casual Pokemon Play. Earn prize packs and promo cards See more details Magic Junior Play Magic Junior Play January 3, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Magic players in elementary, jr. High or High School are welcome to come in and play Magic. All players will receive a pack of Magic for coming in. Winning player in each 3 match game will get to select a promo card. Their opponent will get second choice. Free! See more details Yu Gi Oh Advanced Format Tournament Yu Gi Oh Advanced Format Tournament January 3, 2026 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Weekly Advanced format Yu Gi Oh Tournament $5 entry. 3 rounds of play. See more details D&D 5E Currently Full D&D 5E Currently Full January 3, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Due to demand, we have added another session of Dungeons and Dragons 5e with Logan . $5 iron ration card for a seat at the table. See more details • • • • •	4 Casual Magic Commander Play Casual Magic Commander Play January 4, 2026 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Join local players for a session of Magic Commander format See more details BattleTech BattleTech January 4, 2026 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Play Battletech with local Mech players. Rules taught. See more details D&D D&D January 4, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm 5th Edition D&D Game $5 per session See more details • • •
5 SGS Commander Play SGS Commander Play January 5, 2026 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Before heading over to the SGS Commander Game, stop by the store to play Commander and get a promo card See more details D&D 5 E Currently Full D&D 5 E Currently Full January 5, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA 5th Edition D&D Game $5 per session See more details Race for the North Pole Race for the North Pole January 5, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Come play the Race for the North Pole Boardgame with Ajay. See more details • • •	6 Ask a DM Ask a DM January 6, 2026 5:00 pm - January 7, 2026 7:00 pm Have a question about Running a RPG? Brandon, Syd or Scott will be happy to answer it. See more details Warhammer 40,000 Warhammer 40,000 January 6, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Warhammer 40,000 play. Typically 1000 to 2000 points See more details Open Boardgaming Open Boardgaming January 6, 2026 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Come play boardgames every Tuesday. Games selected will vary. See more details • • •	7 Ask a DM Ask a DM January 6, 2026 5:00 pm - January 7, 2026 7:00 pm Have a question about Running a RPG? Brandon, Syd or Scott will be happy to answer it. See more details New Comic Day New Comic Day January 7, 2026 Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA New Comics on the shelf. See more details New Comics New Comics January 7, 2026 10:00 am - 10:00 am See more details Disney Lorcana League Disney Lorcana League January 7, 2026 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Free Come in and play Lorcana. Score league points with each game played and earn promotional cards and pins. See more details D&D Encounters- Table Currently Full D&D Encounters- Table Currently Full January 7, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm See more details • • • • •	8 Blood Bowl League Blood Bowl League January 8, 2026 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Spring Blood Bowl league kicks off. Free and we do have a loaner team available. See more details Miniatures Play Miniatures Play January 8, 2026 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm Come in and play Warhammer 40,000, Warmachine or other miniatures games. Feel free to use out tables and terrain. See more details Open Boardgaming Open Boardgaming January 8, 2026 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Join us for open boardgaming every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. See more details • • •	9 Dungeons and Dragons 5 e Currently Full Dungeons and Dragons 5 e Currently Full January 9, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Dungeons and Dragons 5E game. $5 iron ration card for a seat at the table. See more details Friday Night Magic Friday Night Magic January 9, 2026 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm In-store Friday Night Magic Standard Format. $6 entry fee 3 rounds of play See more details • •	10 New Games Workshop New Games Workshop January 10, 2026 New Games Workshop releases arrive. See more details Pokemon League Pokemon League January 10, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Join us every Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. for Casual Pokemon Play. Earn prize packs and promo cards See more details Magic Junior Play Magic Junior Play January 10, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Magic players in elementary, jr. High or High School are welcome to come in and play Magic. All players will receive a pack of Magic for coming in. Winning player in each 3 match game will get to select a promo card. Their opponent will get second choice. Free! See more details Yu Gi Oh Advanced Format Tournament Yu Gi Oh Advanced Format Tournament January 10, 2026 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Weekly Advanced format Yu Gi Oh Tournament $5 entry. 3 rounds of play. See more details D&D 5E Currently Full D&D 5E Currently Full January 10, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Due to demand, we have added another session of Dungeons and Dragons 5e with Logan . $5 iron ration card for a seat at the table. See more details • • • • •	11 Lorwyn Eclipsed Pre-Pay Cutoff Lorwyn Eclipsed Pre-Pay Cutoff January 11, 2026 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm last day to pre-pay for Lorwyn Eclipsed events and products and save $$$ See more details Casual Magic Commander Play Casual Magic Commander Play January 11, 2026 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Join local players for a session of Magic Commander format See more details BattleTech BattleTech January 11, 2026 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Play Battletech with local Mech players. Rules taught. See more details D&D D&D January 11, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm 5th Edition D&D Game $5 per session See more details • • • •
12 SGS Commander Play SGS Commander Play January 12, 2026 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Before heading over to the SGS Commander Game, stop by the store to play Commander and get a promo card See more details D&D 5 E Currently Full D&D 5 E Currently Full January 12, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA 5th Edition D&D Game $5 per session See more details • •	13 Vasen RPG Demo Vasen RPG Demo January 13, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Come play the Vaesen Nordic Horror RPG limited to 6 players. See more details Warhammer 40,000 Warhammer 40,000 January 13, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Warhammer 40,000 play. Typically 1000 to 2000 points See more details Open Boardgaming Open Boardgaming January 13, 2026 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Come play boardgames every Tuesday. Games selected will vary. See more details • • •	14 New Comic Day New Comic Day January 14, 2026 Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA New Comics on the shelf. See more details New Comics New Comics January 14, 2026 10:00 am - 10:00 am See more details Disney Lorcana League Disney Lorcana League January 14, 2026 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Free Come in and play Lorcana. Score league points with each game played and earn promotional cards and pins. See more details D&D Encounters- Table Currently Full D&D Encounters- Table Currently Full January 14, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm See more details • • • •	15 Miniatures Play Miniatures Play January 15, 2026 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm Come in and play Warhammer 40,000, Warmachine or other miniatures games. Feel free to use out tables and terrain. See more details Open Boardgaming Open Boardgaming January 15, 2026 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Join us for open boardgaming every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. See more details • •	16 Lorywn Eclipsed Pre-release Lorywn Eclipsed Pre-release January 16, 2026 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm Join us for the 1st pre-release of Lorwyn Eclipsed. $45. 3 round sealed deck event with pizza and door prizes. See more details •	17 New Games Workshop New Games Workshop January 17, 2026 New Games Workshop releases arrive. See more details Disney Lorcana Store Championship Disney Lorcana Store Championship January 17, 2026 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm 3 round Disney Lorcana Whispers in the Well Store Championship See more details Pokemon League Pokemon League January 17, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Join us every Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. for Casual Pokemon Play. Earn prize packs and promo cards See more details Magic Junior Play Magic Junior Play January 17, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Magic players in elementary, jr. High or High School are welcome to come in and play Magic. All players will receive a pack of Magic for coming in. Winning player in each 3 match game will get to select a promo card. Their opponent will get second choice. Free! See more details Lorwyn Eclipsed Pre-release Lorwyn Eclipsed Pre-release January 17, 2026 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm Join us for the 1st pre-release of Lorwyn Eclipsed. $45. 3 round sealed deck event with pizza and door prizes. See more details • • • • •	18 Casual Magic Commander Play Casual Magic Commander Play January 18, 2026 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Join local players for a session of Magic Commander format See more details Lorwyn Eclipsed Pre-release Lorwyn Eclipsed Pre-release January 18, 2026 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Join us for the 1st pre-release of Lorwyn Eclipsed. $45. 3 round sealed deck event with pizza and door prizes. See more details BattleTech BattleTech January 18, 2026 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Play Battletech with local Mech players. Rules taught. See more details D&D D&D January 18, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm 5th Edition D&D Game $5 per session See more details • • • •
19 SGS Commander Play SGS Commander Play January 19, 2026 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Before heading over to the SGS Commander Game, stop by the store to play Commander and get a promo card See more details D&D 5 E Currently Full D&D 5 E Currently Full January 19, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA 5th Edition D&D Game $5 per session See more details • •	20 Warhammer 40,000 Warhammer 40,000 January 20, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Warhammer 40,000 play. Typically 1000 to 2000 points See more details Open Boardgaming Open Boardgaming January 20, 2026 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Come play boardgames every Tuesday. Games selected will vary. See more details • •	21 New Comic Day New Comic Day January 21, 2026 Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA New Comics on the shelf. See more details New Comics New Comics January 21, 2026 10:00 am - 10:00 am See more details Disney Lorcana League Disney Lorcana League January 21, 2026 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Free Come in and play Lorcana. Score league points with each game played and earn promotional cards and pins. See more details D&D Encounters- Table Currently Full D&D Encounters- Table Currently Full January 21, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm See more details • • • •	22 Warmachine Journeyman League Starts Warmachine Journeyman League Starts January 22, 2026 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Spring Warmachine Journeyman League starts. See more details Miniatures Play Miniatures Play January 22, 2026 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm Come in and play Warhammer 40,000, Warmachine or other miniatures games. Feel free to use out tables and terrain. See more details Open Boardgaming Open Boardgaming January 22, 2026 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Join us for open boardgaming every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. See more details • • •	23 Dungeons and Dragons 5 e Currently Full Dungeons and Dragons 5 e Currently Full January 23, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Dungeons and Dragons 5E game. $5 iron ration card for a seat at the table. See more details Friday Night Magic Friday Night Magic January 23, 2026 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm In-store Friday Night Magic Standard Format. $6 entry fee 3 rounds of play See more details • •	24 New Games Workshop New Games Workshop January 24, 2026 New Games Workshop releases arrive. See more details Pokemon League Pokemon League January 24, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Join us every Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. for Casual Pokemon Play. Earn prize packs and promo cards See more details Magic Junior Play Magic Junior Play January 24, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Magic players in elementary, jr. High or High School are welcome to come in and play Magic. All players will receive a pack of Magic for coming in. Winning player in each 3 match game will get to select a promo card. Their opponent will get second choice. Free! See more details Yu Gi Oh Advanced Format Tournament Yu Gi Oh Advanced Format Tournament January 24, 2026 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Weekly Advanced format Yu Gi Oh Tournament $5 entry. 3 rounds of play. See more details D&D 5E Currently Full D&D 5E Currently Full January 24, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Due to demand, we have added another session of Dungeons and Dragons 5e with Logan . $5 iron ration card for a seat at the table. See more details • • • • •	25 Casual Magic Commander Play Casual Magic Commander Play January 25, 2026 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Join local players for a session of Magic Commander format See more details Yu Gi Oh Tournament Yu Gi Oh Tournament January 25, 2026 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm $5 entry fee. 3 rounds of play 2 tournament packs prized per round won. See more details BattleTech BattleTech January 25, 2026 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Play Battletech with local Mech players. Rules taught. See more details D&D D&D January 25, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm 5th Edition D&D Game $5 per session See more details • • • •
26 SGS Commander Play SGS Commander Play January 26, 2026 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Before heading over to the SGS Commander Game, stop by the store to play Commander and get a promo card See more details D&D 5 E Currently Full D&D 5 E Currently Full January 26, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA 5th Edition D&D Game $5 per session See more details • •	27 Root RPG Demo Root RPG Demo January 27, 2026 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Come play a demo session of the Root RPG, based on the Root boardgame. Limited to 6 players. See more details Warhammer 40,000 Warhammer 40,000 January 27, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Warhammer 40,000 play. Typically 1000 to 2000 points See more details Open Boardgaming Open Boardgaming January 27, 2026 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Come play boardgames every Tuesday. Games selected will vary. See more details • • •	28 New Comic Day New Comic Day January 28, 2026 Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA New Comics on the shelf. See more details New Comics New Comics January 28, 2026 10:00 am - 10:00 am See more details Disney Lorcana League Disney Lorcana League January 28, 2026 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Free Come in and play Lorcana. Score league points with each game played and earn promotional cards and pins. See more details D&D Encounters- Table Currently Full D&D Encounters- Table Currently Full January 28, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm See more details • • • •	29 Miniatures Play Miniatures Play January 29, 2026 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm Come in and play Warhammer 40,000, Warmachine or other miniatures games. Feel free to use out tables and terrain. See more details Open Boardgaming Open Boardgaming January 29, 2026 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Join us for open boardgaming every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. See more details • •	30 Yu Gi Oh Burst Protocol Premiere Weekend Yu Gi Oh Burst Protocol Premiere Weekend January 30, 2026 - February 1, 2026 Come pick up 5 boosters of the new Burst Protocol set. Participating in the Premiere weekend event gets you entry into the Jan 31st 5 p.m tournament. See more details Dungeons and Dragons 5 e Currently Full Dungeons and Dragons 5 e Currently Full January 30, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Dungeons and Dragons 5E game. $5 iron ration card for a seat at the table. See more details Friday Night Magic Friday Night Magic January 30, 2026 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm In-store Friday Night Magic Standard Format. $6 entry fee 3 rounds of play See more details • • •	31 Yu Gi Oh Burst Protocol Premiere Weekend Yu Gi Oh Burst Protocol Premiere Weekend January 30, 2026 - February 1, 2026 Come pick up 5 boosters of the new Burst Protocol set. Participating in the Premiere weekend event gets you entry into the Jan 31st 5 p.m tournament. See more details New Games Workshop New Games Workshop January 31, 2026 New Games Workshop releases arrive. See more details Pokemon League Pokemon League January 31, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Join us every Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. for Casual Pokemon Play. Earn prize packs and promo cards See more details Magic Junior Play Magic Junior Play January 31, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Magic players in elementary, jr. High or High School are welcome to come in and play Magic. All players will receive a pack of Magic for coming in. Winning player in each 3 match game will get to select a promo card. Their opponent will get second choice. Free! See more details Yu Gi Oh Advanced Format Tournament Yu Gi Oh Advanced Format Tournament January 31, 2026 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Weekly Advanced format Yu Gi Oh Tournament $5 entry. 3 rounds of play. See more details D&D 5E Currently Full D&D 5E Currently Full January 31, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Castle Perilous Games & Books, 207 W Main St #2919, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Due to demand, we have added another session of Dungeons and Dragons 5e with Logan . $5 iron ration card for a seat at the table. See more details • • • • • •

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Carbondale, IL 62901

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