Your next game, campaign, or chapter in tabletop history could begin at Gamers Guild this weekend.
Try 17 games for free, take your first steps into a new Dungeons & Dragons adventure, or choose an alliance and fight for the future of Heroscape. That is only part of what is happening across Gamers Guild North Phoenix and Tempe. Explore the full event calendar to see the complete lineup.
Both locations will also remain open on Labor Day, Monday, September 7, giving you another day to shop, gather your group, and get a game to the table.
Here is what awaits this weekend, followed by an early look at the next Grand Exchange
The hardest part of trying a new game is often knowing where to start.
Learn to Play Fest makes it easier to move past the rulebook and start playing with FREE guided demos at Gamers Guild North Phoenix. Whether you are new to tabletop gaming or ready to branch out from your usual favorites, you can sit down, learn the basics, and try something new.
This month’s lineup includes: Chrono Core TCG, Conquest, Cyberpunk TCG, Dungeons & Dragons, Armoured Clash, Hololive OCG, Lorcana, Magic: The Gathering, Marvel Champions, Marvel: Crisis Protocol, Moonstone, Palworld Official Card Game, Six Sojourns, Slam Throne, StarCraft, and Warhammer 40,000.
Shadowmancer Studios will also join us as a special guest to introduce players to its tabletop role-playing game, Shroudwake.
No experience or entry fee required. Just find a table and start your next game.
Details: North Phoenix, Saturday, September 5, from 12–4 p.m. Entry is free.
Gamers Guild Members have a full evening of member-only events Saturday night.
One Piece players can celebrate the card game’s fourth anniversary with $20, Pack-Per-Win tournaments at Tempe and North Phoenix. Members can also bring a project to Hobby Night for free paint access or join a free game of Blood on the Clocktower. At North Phoenix, Board Game Ambassador Nate will teach On Mars.
Details: Activities begin between 7 and 7:30 p.m. Not a member yet? Explore Gamers Guild membership to see how you can join future Members Nights.
Gamers Guild’s professional Dungeon Masters are cracking open the new Season of Magic one-shots, and players are invited to see all the plot twists and reveals in a live Dungeons & Dragons adventure.
Ryan and Kage will guide free multi-table sessions where everyone works toward a shared goal and gets an early look at the new season in action.
Details: Ryan’s RPG Room Session 1, Tempe, Friday, September 4 from 4–7 p.m. Session 2 runs from 7–10 p.m. Kage’s RPG Room meets at North Phoenix on Thursday, September 10 from 6–9 p.m.
All three sessions are free. A Wizards Account and the Magic: The Gathering Companion App are required.
Four alliances are clashing over the future of Valhalla, and whatever unfolds Saturday becomes part of Heroscape history for good.
Join us at Gamers Guild North Phoenix for the Heroscape Alliance War Tournament! Heroscape staff members will be visiting and bringing exclusive Alliance War prize items for every attendee.
Every participant walks away with a faction enamel pin and four foil-stamped Army Cards featuring Isamu, Agent Carr, Syvarris, and Eel & F'Fuoh. The tournament champion takes home all four enamel pins and a win for their chosen faction.
By the end of 2026, whichever alliance racks up the most victories earns a major narrative win in Heroscape: Secrets of the Citadel, along with a brand new prize item designed by Renegade Game Studios.
Details: North Phoenix, Saturday, September 5. Check-in begins at 10:30 a.m. and the tournament starts at 11 a.m. Entry is $10.
Players must purchase a ticket, register through the Heroscape Battle Network and submit their army list through Heroscape.org.
Plus over 70 other events! Check our event calendar for more!
The Gamers Guild Grand Exchange turns North Phoenix into a community market next Saturday, bringing local sellers, makers, collectors and players together for seven hours of buying, selling and trading.
You never know what will be waiting on the next table. Expect plenty of TCG cards and collections ready to browse, buy or trade, alongside games, collectibles, handmade goods, hobby creations, accessories and other one-of-a-kind finds from across the gaming and creative community.
Admission is free, so no ticket is required to shop or trade.
Details: North Phoenix, Saturday, September 12, from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Shopping and trading are free.
The Grand Exchange is not only for shoppers. If you would like to set up a table as a vendor, we have three table options available:
Tabletop table: $40
Vendors may handle their own cash and card transactions. Gamers Guild can also process card payments for a 5% fee. That fee is waived when the vendor chooses store credit instead of cash.
Gamers Guild members who reserve a table receive a $10 store credit rebate when they check in on the day of the event. Space is limited, so reserve your Grand Exchange table before they are gone.
See you at Gamers Guild this weekend!
