The Weekly Grind - July 7th, 2025 Newsletter

Critical Grind Gaming
Jul 7
3 min read

We hope everyone had a fun and safe weekend.

NEW ITEMS

These came in last week but I'm really excited about them so I'm gonna leave this here for one more week. Come check them out. We have a couple open on the counter that you can play with and get a feel for them before you buy them.

These are SPEKS. Okay, so it's a little confusing. The company is called SPEKS and the little squares on the right and in the middle are called SPEKS. But the ones on the left are called Crags. All of these are magnets and they're great fidgets. NOT for children who may eat them.

GRINDHOUSE ARENA UPDATE:

Thank you to all of our players! The Second Annual Critical Grindhouse Arena was a huge success this weekend. Over the 8 hour period, we had 16 players, with 21 player characters, 18 rounds, 5 awards, and with the help of our generous player sponsors, and chaos sponsors, we raised $1,254 for The Trevor Project. Congratulations to our winners, Sterlin, Ky, Brandon, Quinton, and Shayna!

RPG Event Updates!

--> KIDS RPG NIGHT

I will be emailing the parents directly every week a few days before Kid's RPG Night with the link for sign-ups and session descriptions. So if you are a Kid's RPG Night parent, please fill out this form (if you haven't already).

Please remember Kid's RPG Night is only the 2nd and 4th Fridays.

TCG Event Updates!

What is Magic & Mayhem? Magic & Mayhem: a Sealed Magic even with 3 boosters. Not a draft, just sealed. The format, or chaos effect, of the sealed even changes every week (thus mayhem). Lands provided by Critical Grind. What is Chocobo Racing? Chocobo Racing is a Magic and Mayhem event where players can earn points to get Limited Final Fantasy prizes like art Prints and the very limited AR Pins — **What is Magic & Mayhem?** Magic & Mayhem: a Sealed Magic even with 3 boosters. Not a draft, just sealed. The format, or chaos effect, of the sealed even changes every week (thus mayhem). Lands provided by Critical Grind. **What is Chocobo Racing?** Chocobo Racing is a Magic and Mayhem event where players can earn points to get Limited Final Fantasy prizes like art Prints and the very limited AR Pins

Lorcana Set Championships will be on Saturday, July 19th starting at 10am. — **Lorcana Set Championships** will be on Saturday, July 19th starting at 10am.

To sign up for our Reign of Jafar Set Championship, there are 2 steps.

Step 1: Pay on our Square Site https://square.link/u/qGWUV3cP

Step 2: Sign Up on Carde.io (Ravensburger Play) https://admin.carde.io/admin/events/159239

If you register without paying, we cannot guarantee your seat.

July's Miniature Painting Contest is Open

Stop by Critical Grind to pick up the mini for the July Paint Contest.

For $15 you get a July Drop-In Painting Pass for our Tuesdays and Wednesdays open-painting and the July contest miniature.

Return the mini no later than July 20th to enter.

Winner will receive a Critical Grind Gift Card, Mini Trophy, and an exclusive Free RPG Day d20 from Dispel Dice.

Pick up the July Painting Contest Mini now to participate. Minis are due back July 20th. Winner will receive a Critical Grind Gift Card, A mini trophy, and an exclusive Free RPG Day D20 from Dispel Dice

Last Week's Recap

Click the image or HERE to find us on Podbean! Or search for us on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

Last week, we welcomed Rachel on the Critical Community Podcast. If you haven't yet, give it a listen.

Available on Spotify, Podbean, and Apple Podcasts.

Are you interested in being a guest on the podcast? Fill out this form.

This Month's Calendar & Specials

JULY SPECIALS --

Melted Coffee Mint Chip: Tuxedo Mocha Cold Brew with Creme de Menthe Cold Foam. It tastes like melted coffee ice cream and melted mint chip ice cream, mixed together.

Pink Cloud Summer Refresher: Peach Mango Refresher with Pineapple Syrup and Cherry Cold Foam A sweet, light, and fruity drink.

Our Take on Cake Smoothie: Pineapple Smoothie with Brown Sugar and Maraschino Cherries. If a Pineapple Upsidedown Cake could be liquified, it would be this smoothie.

Right Brain Toast: Avocado, Strawberry, Balsamic Glaze, and Basil You may have heard of the Left Brain toast. This is the same, but different.

Qozy Quizzard Toast: Peanut Butter, Raspberries, White Chocolate Sauce, and Ground Espresso.

Inspired by our Qozy Quizzard secret menu drink.