Eclectic Games

Cards vs Gravity by Big Potato can be played anywhere! All you need is a bottle to attach the included bottle stopper and magnetic disc!

You'll then take turns precariously adding your cards to the existing cards, hoping they won't fall! Can you empty your hands first, or will disaster await you?

The game is also currently on our demo table so pop in and give it a try!

https://www.eclecticgames.co.uk/p/cards-vs-gravity-pro

We're excited to be back to host a glorious day of tabletop board gaming in the Wokingham town hall on Saturday, November 16th!

We've got a great offering for you:
- Carcassonne
- Unmatched
- Tantrix
- Moon River
- Qwirkle
- Cockroach Poker Royal
- Quacks of Quedlinburg
- Abandon All Artichokes
- Shifting Stones
- Dungeons & Dragons Taster Sessions.

There are two ticket slots:
- 9.30am-12.30pm
- 2pm-5pm

All early bird tickets are now gone, but there are still regular tickets for £4 a person available. Once they're gone, they're gone!

Tickets and more info here: https://www.wokingham-tc.gov.uk/tabletoptakeover/

Trainers! Surging Sparks is out now on Early Release!! 🌩️ 🌴
(Build and Battle kits will be available from Friday.)

Thank you, we're still so chuffed!

A massive congratulations to Games for Winning Independent Retailer of the Year at Pride of Reading award 🥳

🌩️🌊🔥🔮 Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: Prismatic Evolutions is now Available for Preorder! 🌕🍂❄️✨

Fill out our Google Form and secure some adorable Eeveelutions for your collection or your deck!

https://forms.gle/2V73qa1kugcpzw1w5

Some last-minute tickets for tomorrow's and Tuesday's Star Wars Unlimited 'Twilight of the Republic' Prerelease Tournament are still available.

Get them here: https://www.eclecticgames.co.uk/c/event-tickets?searchStr=republic

Jewels Verne is looking for a new home!

He is one of the adorable penguins from Jewels for the Emperor Penguin, a fantastic family-friendly game in which you roll dice, move the assigned penguin, and collect jewels! And don't forget to chain up your moves - if a big penguin moves into the space of a smaller one, they bump them along, thus pushing your guild further!

He (and the game!) are available in-store and on our website now: https://www.eclecticgames.co.uk/p/jewels-verne-penguin-plush

Come to our second-hand board game sale on Sunday, November 10th, and grab a bargain or perhaps an early Christmas present for yourself or others!

On offer:
- Second-hand board and card games
- Trading card games, such as Digimon
- Miniatures, such as Bolt Action and X-Wing

More info and how it'll work on the day are here: https://www.eclecticgames.co.uk/s/sale

Let us know if you've got any questions!

Spooooooky times at our MtG Trick-or-Treat sealed tournament event last night!

Want to come along to a Magic: The Gathering event? We run:
- Wednesday night Commander
- Friday Night Magic with rotating Modern/Pauper/Pioneer
- Friday Night Draft with the latest set
- Prereleases [Foundations is out in just over one week!]
- Occasional Showdowns

See next week's events here: https://www.eclecticgames.co.uk/c/event-tickets

New in stock from Gamely Games is this great selection of party games!

From drawing prompts to quick fire questions and bluffing, these games are great for parties and other get togethers with their easy-to-learn rules. They will also make for some great stocking fillers!

https://www.eclecticgames.co.uk/index.jsp?searchStr=Gamely

Congratulations to Oscar for winning today's first-ever eclectic games' Pokemon Video Game Championships!

It was an exciting event with many interesting team compositions, and we're looking forward to the next one on Sunday, November 24th!

For more info on the rules and regulations and what you need to bring, take a look at the ticket: https://www.eclecticgames.co.uk/p/pokemon-vgc-league-challenge-november-241124

Just a reminder that tomorrow we're running our Open Play sessions for:
- Altered TCG
- KeyForge
- Star Wars Unlimited

This is your chance to play against others or to learn how to play the game if you're new to it! There will be people to teach you, and we have demo decks for most games!

https://www.eclecticgames.co.uk/c/event-tickets?searchStr=open%20play

Thank you to everyone who voted for us for 'Independent Retailer of the Year' sponsored by Reading Today at the Pride of Reading Awards!

We're incredibly honoured that so many of you nominated and voted for us! We've been around for 18 years, and it isn't an understatement to say that this is due to our amazing community of people supporting our shop and coming to our events every week. Thank you!

Lastly, thank you to all the other retailers nominated alongside us - Reading is enriched and a genuinely vibrant place with you all around!

Caversham Artisan & Farmers Market
Crunch Comics
Hickies Music
Pop Classics
Strong Womens Club
True Food Community Co-operative

Calling all Terry Pratchett fans: This Discworld jigsaw puzzle features over 140 iconic characters drawn by Paul Kidby, Terry Pratchett’s artist of choice!

https://www.eclecticgames.co.uk/p/the-world-of-terry-pratchet-1000-pieces-a-discworld-jigsaw-puzzle

You and your fellow monkeys must gather to rebuild your palace!

In Monkey Palace LEGO by you will be collecting bricks to build staircases to form the palace. The higher you go, the more banana points you can earn, and the player with the most banana points at the end of the game wins!

"This is a light strategy game with card drafting elements which promotes spatial awareness. A game can be completed in under 45 minutes and you'll have a beautiful construction at the end of it!" -Eve

Get it here: https://www.eclecticgames.co.uk/p/monkey-palace-lego

We're back in Wokingham for another Town Hall Tabletop Takeover on Saturday, the 16th of November!

Get your early bird tickets now: https://www.wokingham-tc.gov.uk/tabletoptakeover/

The Star Wars Unlimited 'Twilight of the Republic' set is nearly upon us!

We're running two prerelease tournament events:
- Saturday 2nd 10.30-5pm
- Tuesday 5th 6-10pm

You'll receive a prerelease kit containing 6 booster packs, which you use to build your deck and battle it out over several rounds!

The new set introduces fun new mechanics, such as 'Coordinate' and 'Exploit,' which allow you to use abilities or play cards based on previously played cards.

May the Force be with you!

https://www.eclecticgames.co.uk/c/event-tickets?searchStr=Republic

Tickets for our MtG Chaos Trick-or-Treat Sealed Tournament on October 30th are up now. You'll get an assortment of boosters [some details are on the linked ticket, some are a surprise!] with which you'll build your deck and battle it out over three rounds

Costumes aren't mandatory but are encouraged!

Get your tickets now: https://www.eclecticgames.co.uk/p/mtg-duskmourn-trick-or-treat-sealed-301024