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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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	April 2026
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		1 New Comic Day New Comic Day April 1, 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 April 1, 2026 10:00 am - 10:00 am See more details Disney Lorcana League Disney Lorcana League April 1, 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 April 1, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm See more details • • • •	2 Miniatures Play Miniatures Play April 2, 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 April 2, 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 • •	3 First Friday First Friday April 3, 2026 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Free snacks and music with Riley Needham See more details Dungeons and Dragons 5 e Currently Full Dungeons and Dragons 5 e Currently Full April 3, 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 April 3, 2026 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm In-store Friday Night Magic Standard Format. $6 entry fee 3 rounds of play See more details • • •	4 New Games Workshop New Games Workshop April 4, 2026 New Games Workshop releases arrive. See more details Pokemon League Pokemon League April 4, 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 Miniatures Painting with Eli Miniatures Painting with Eli April 4, 2026 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Need Help with painting your figures or just want to do it with a group. Join Eli every Saturday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. for a painting session. We provide primer, paint and even a figure . You will need to provide your own brush. See more details Yu Gi Oh GENSYS Format Tournament Yu Gi Oh GENSYS Format Tournament April 4, 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 April 4, 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 • • • • •	5 Easter Easter April 5, 2026 Join us for an Easter Candy hunt. Keep what you find See more details TMNT Magic Commander Event TMNT Magic Commander Event April 5, 2026 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Register for play with your Wizard's account and receive a free conveyor of Comestibles promo card See more details BattleTech BattleTech April 5, 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 April 5, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm 5th Edition D&D Game $5 per session See more details • • • •
6 SGS Commander Play SGS Commander Play April 6, 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 April 6, 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 • •	7 Castle Comic Conversation Castle Comic Conversation April 7, 2026 5:30 pm - April 8, 2026 6:30 pm Join Brando on the first Tuesday of each month for a discussion of upcoming and already released comics See more details Warhammer 40,000 Warhammer 40,000 April 7, 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 April 7, 2026 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Come play boardgames every Tuesday. Games selected will vary. See more details • • •	8 Castle Comic Conversation Castle Comic Conversation April 7, 2026 5:30 pm - April 8, 2026 6:30 pm Join Brando on the first Tuesday of each month for a discussion of upcoming and already released comics See more details New Comic Day New Comic Day April 8, 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 April 8, 2026 10:00 am - 10:00 am See more details Disney Lorcana League Disney Lorcana League April 8, 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 April 8, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm See more details • • • • •	9 Miniatures Play Miniatures Play April 9, 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 Market Fresh Demo Market Fresh Demo April 9, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Join Ajay for a Demo game of Market Fresh from Hasbro See more details Open Boardgaming Open Boardgaming April 9, 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 • • •	10 Dungeons and Dragons 5 e Currently Full Dungeons and Dragons 5 e Currently Full April 10, 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 April 10, 2026 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm In-store Friday Night Magic Standard Format. $6 entry fee 3 rounds of play See more details • •	11 New Games Workshop New Games Workshop April 11, 2026 New Games Workshop releases arrive. See more details Pokemon League Pokemon League April 11, 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 Miniatures Painting with Eli Miniatures Painting with Eli April 11, 2026 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Need Help with painting your figures or just want to do it with a group. Join Eli every Saturday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. for a painting session. We provide primer, paint and even a figure . You will need to provide your own brush. See more details Yu Gi Oh GENSYS Format Tournament Yu Gi Oh GENSYS Format Tournament April 11, 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 April 11, 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 • • • • •	12 Strixhaven Cutoff Strixhaven Cutoff April 12, 2026 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm Last Day to pre-pay for Secrets of Strixhaven and get the pre-pay discount See more details Casual Magic Commander Play Casual Magic Commander Play April 12, 2026 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Join local players for a session of Magic Commander format See more details BattleTech BattleTech April 12, 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 April 12, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm 5th Edition D&D Game $5 per session See more details • • • •
13 SGS Commander Play SGS Commander Play April 13, 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 April 13, 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 • •	14 Mothership RPG Demo Mothership RPG Demo April 14, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm come try the Mothership outer space horror RPG. Rules taught. Sign up ahead of time to make sure you have a place at the table as we only have space for 6. See more details Warhammer 40,000 Warhammer 40,000 April 14, 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 April 14, 2026 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Come play boardgames every Tuesday. Games selected will vary. See more details • • •	15 New Comic Day New Comic Day April 15, 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 April 15, 2026 10:00 am - 10:00 am See more details Disney Lorcana League Disney Lorcana League April 15, 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 April 15, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm See more details • • • •	16 Miniatures Play Miniatures Play April 16, 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 April 16, 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 • •	17 Secrets of Strixhaven Pre-release Secrets of Strixhaven Pre-release April 17, 2026 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm Join us for the Secrets of Strixhaven Pre-release $45, 3 rounds. See more details •	18 New Games Workshop New Games Workshop April 18, 2026 New Games Workshop releases arrive. See more details Superman Day Superman Day April 18, 2026 Action Comics #1, featuring the firstt appearance of Superman, released today in 1938. Stop by for free Superman comics, buy one get one free on Superman comics and 10% off all Superman merch in stock See more details Pokemon League Pokemon League April 18, 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 Miniatures Painting with Eli Miniatures Painting with Eli April 18, 2026 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Need Help with painting your figures or just want to do it with a group. Join Eli every Saturday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. for a painting session. We provide primer, paint and even a figure . You will need to provide your own brush. See more details Yu Gi Oh GENSYS Format Tournament Yu Gi Oh GENSYS Format Tournament April 18, 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 April 18, 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 • • • • • •	19 Secrets of Strixhaven Pre-release Secrets of Strixhaven Pre-release April 19, 2026 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Join us for the Secrets of Strixhaven Pre-release $45, 3 rounds. See more details •
20 SGS Commander Play SGS Commander Play April 20, 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 April 20, 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 • •	21 Warhammer 40,000 Warhammer 40,000 April 21, 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 April 21, 2026 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Come play boardgames every Tuesday. Games selected will vary. See more details • •	22 New Comic Day New Comic Day April 22, 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 April 22, 2026 10:00 am - 10:00 am See more details Disney Lorcana League Disney Lorcana League April 22, 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 April 22, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm See more details • • • •	23 Miniatures Play Miniatures Play April 23, 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 April 23, 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 • •	24 Dungeons and Dragons 5 e Currently Full Dungeons and Dragons 5 e Currently Full April 24, 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 April 24, 2026 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm In-store Friday Night Magic Standard Format. $6 entry fee 3 rounds of play See more details • •	25 New Games Workshop New Games Workshop April 25, 2026 New Games Workshop releases arrive. See more details Pokemon League Pokemon League April 25, 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 Miniatures Painting with Eli Miniatures Painting with Eli April 25, 2026 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Need Help with painting your figures or just want to do it with a group. Join Eli every Saturday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. for a painting session. We provide primer, paint and even a figure . You will need to provide your own brush. See more details Yu Gi Oh GENSYS Format Tournament Yu Gi Oh GENSYS Format Tournament April 25, 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 April 25, 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 • • • • •	26 Casual Magic Commander Play Casual Magic Commander Play April 26, 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 April 26, 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 April 26, 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 April 26, 2026 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm 5th Edition D&D Game $5 per session See more details • • • •
27 SGS Commander Play SGS Commander Play April 27, 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 April 27, 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 Nature Demo Nature Demo April 27, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Join us for a demo of the Nature boardgame with Ajay. Rules taught. See more details • • •	28 Monster of the Week Demo Monster of the Week Demo April 28, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm come try the Monster of the Week outer space horror RPG. Rules taught. Sign up ahead of time to make sure you have a place at the table as we only have space for 6. See more details Warhammer 40,000 Warhammer 40,000 April 28, 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 April 28, 2026 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Come play boardgames every Tuesday. Games selected will vary. See more details • • •	29 New Comic Day New Comic Day April 29, 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 April 29, 2026 10:00 am - 10:00 am See more details Disney Lorcana League Disney Lorcana League April 29, 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 April 29, 2026 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm See more details • • • •	30 Miniatures Play Miniatures Play April 30, 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 April 30, 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 • •

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Sun: 12PM–6PM

207 West Main Street,
Carbondale, IL 62901

(618) 529-5317

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