Downtown Cookie Walk

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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	December 2025
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1 D&D 5 E Currently Full D&D 5 E Currently Full December 1, 2025 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 •	2 Warhammer 40,000 Warhammer 40,000 December 2, 2025 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 December 2, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Come play boardgames every Tuesday. Games selected will vary. See more details • •	3 New Comic Day New Comic Day December 3, 2025 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 December 3, 2025 10:00 am - 10:00 am See more details Disney Lorcana League Disney Lorcana League December 3, 2025 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 December 3, 2025 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm See more details • • • •	4 Miniatures Play Miniatures Play December 4, 2025 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 December 4, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Join us for open boardgaming every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. See more details • •	5 Dungeons and Dragons 5 e Currently Full Dungeons and Dragons 5 e Currently Full December 5, 2025 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 December 5, 2025 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm In-store Friday Night Magic Standard Format. $6 entry fee 3 rounds of play See more details • •	6 New Games Workshop New Games Workshop December 6, 2025 New Games Workshop releases arrive. See more details Pokemon League Pokemon League December 6, 2025 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 December 6, 2025 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 December 6, 2025 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 December 6, 2025 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 • • • • •	7 Final Fantasy Holiday Box League Final Fantasy Holiday Box League December 7, 2025 buy a box of FF Play Boosters. construct a commander deck from it and play at least 1 other opponent. both players receive the Buy a Box card and Yuna, Grand Summoner. See more details Casual Magic Commander Play Casual Magic Commander Play December 7, 2025 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Join local players for a session of Magic Commander format See more details BattleTech BattleTech December 7, 2025 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 December 7, 2025 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm 5th Edition D&D Game $5 per session See more details • • • •
8 SGS Commander Play SGS Commander Play December 8, 2025 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 December 8, 2025 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 • •	9 Daggerheart Demo Daggerheart Demo December 9, 2025 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Play in this Christmas themed Daggerheart Demo. Rules taught. See more details Warhammer 40,000 Warhammer 40,000 December 9, 2025 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 December 9, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Come play boardgames every Tuesday. Games selected will vary. See more details • • •	10 New Comic Day New Comic Day December 10, 2025 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 December 10, 2025 10:00 am - 10:00 am See more details Disney Lorcana League Disney Lorcana League December 10, 2025 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 December 10, 2025 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm See more details • • • •	11 Miniatures Play Miniatures Play December 11, 2025 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 December 11, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Join us for open boardgaming every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. See more details • •	12 Dungeons and Dragons 5 e Currently Full Dungeons and Dragons 5 e Currently Full December 12, 2025 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 December 12, 2025 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm In-store Friday Night Magic Standard Format. $6 entry fee 3 rounds of play See more details • •	13 New Games Workshop New Games Workshop December 13, 2025 New Games Workshop releases arrive. See more details Pokemon League Pokemon League December 13, 2025 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 December 13, 2025 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 Holiday Tournament Yu Gi Oh Holiday Tournament December 13, 2025 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 cans of food entry. if you lose, give one can token to your opponent. Turn in tokens at the end of three rounds for OTS Tournament packs See more details D&D 5E Currently Full D&D 5E Currently Full December 13, 2025 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 • • • • •	14 Casual Magic Commander Play Casual Magic Commander Play December 14, 2025 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Join local players for a session of Magic Commander format See more details BattleTech BattleTech December 14, 2025 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 December 14, 2025 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm 5th Edition D&D Game $5 per session See more details • • •
15 SGS Commander Play SGS Commander Play December 15, 2025 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 December 15, 2025 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 Boardgame Demos Boardgame Demos December 15, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Join Ajay for curated games of I'm Kind of a Big Dill and Frozen Shinies See more details • • •	16 Warhammer 40,000 Warhammer 40,000 December 16, 2025 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 December 16, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Come play boardgames every Tuesday. Games selected will vary. See more details • •	17 New Comic Day New Comic Day December 17, 2025 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 December 17, 2025 10:00 am - 10:00 am See more details Disney Lorcana League Disney Lorcana League December 17, 2025 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 December 17, 2025 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm See more details • • • •	18 Miniatures Play Miniatures Play December 18, 2025 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 December 18, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Join us for open boardgaming every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. See more details • •	19 Dungeons and Dragons 5 e Currently Full Dungeons and Dragons 5 e Currently Full December 19, 2025 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 December 19, 2025 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm In-store Friday Night Magic Standard Format. $6 entry fee 3 rounds of play See more details • •	20 D20 Day D20 Day December 20, 2025 Bring in one of our red tote bags or a GW tote bag, or buy one today, fill it with whatever you want, then roll a d20 and take that percentage off your purchase. Birthday discounts and Preferred Customer discounts stack as do Castle Cards See more details New Games Workshop New Games Workshop December 20, 2025 New Games Workshop releases arrive. See more details Pokemon League Pokemon League December 20, 2025 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 December 20, 2025 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 December 20, 2025 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 December 20, 2025 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 • • • • • •	21 Christmas Party Christmas Party December 21, 2025 Join us for our annual Christmas party with snacks, acoustic music and our Christmas prize drawing. Get 1 ticket for coming in, 1 for wearing Christmas attire or a Castle Perilous Shirt (2 for both), 1 for sharing our social media event, 1 for showing a copy of our weekly email and 1 for each stamp you earn on a Castle Card. Drawing takes place at 4:30 and you must be present to win. See more details Casual Magic Commander Play Casual Magic Commander Play December 21, 2025 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Join local players for a session of Magic Commander format See more details BattleTech BattleTech December 21, 2025 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 • • •
22 SGS Commander Play SGS Commander Play December 22, 2025 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 December 22, 2025 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 • •	23 Age of Vikings Demo Age of Vikings Demo December 23, 2025 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Play in this Christmas themed Age of Vikings Demo. Rules taught. See more details Warhammer 40,000 Warhammer 40,000 December 23, 2025 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 December 23, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Come play boardgames every Tuesday. Games selected will vary. See more details • • •	24 New Comic Day New Comic Day December 24, 2025 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 December 24, 2025 10:00 am - 10:00 am See more details Disney Lorcana League Disney Lorcana League December 24, 2025 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 December 24, 2025 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm See more details • • • •	25 Miniatures Play Miniatures Play December 25, 2025 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 December 25, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Join us for open boardgaming every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. See more details • •	26 Dungeons and Dragons 5 e Currently Full Dungeons and Dragons 5 e Currently Full December 26, 2025 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 December 26, 2025 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm In-store Friday Night Magic Standard Format. $6 entry fee 3 rounds of play See more details • •	27 New Games Workshop New Games Workshop December 27, 2025 New Games Workshop releases arrive. See more details Pokemon League Pokemon League December 27, 2025 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 December 27, 2025 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 December 27, 2025 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 December 27, 2025 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 • • • • •	28 Casual Magic Commander Play Casual Magic Commander Play December 28, 2025 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 December 28, 2025 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 December 28, 2025 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 December 28, 2025 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm 5th Edition D&D Game $5 per session See more details • • • •
29 SGS Commander Play SGS Commander Play December 29, 2025 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 December 29, 2025 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 Boardgame Demo Boardgame Demo December 29, 2025 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Join Ajay for a curated session of Carcassonne See more details • • •	30 Warhammer 40,000 Warhammer 40,000 December 30, 2025 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 December 30, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Come play boardgames every Tuesday. Games selected will vary. See more details • •	31 New Comic Day New Comic Day December 31, 2025 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 December 31, 2025 10:00 am - 10:00 am See more details Disney Lorcana League Disney Lorcana League December 31, 2025 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 December 31, 2025 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm See more details • • • •

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207 West Main Street,
Carbondale, IL 62901

(618) 529-5317

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