The Weekly Grind - May 26th, 2025 Newsletter

Critical Grind Gaming
May 26
5 min read

This might be a longer one but there's a lot of great stuff here. Please take the time.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS!

The first few sections here are some important announcements.

--> PRE-ORDERS ARE STILL AVAILABLE

We are still accepting pre-orders for Lorcana: Reign of Jafar, and Magic: Final Fantasy. If you are interested in pre-ordering any of these items, stop by the store asap and get your order in!

Quantities are limited.

NOTE: These Final Fantasy Prices are PRE-ORDER PRICES! The prices are subject to change on June 6th.

If you're still interested in Daggerheart, as of this email we have 4 copies of the Core Edition left.

RPG Event Updates!

--> KIDS RPG NIGHT FOLLOW-UP

Kid's RPG Night has been going well! This new system is working.

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. That means we're skipping 2 weeks due to a 5th Friday. The next Kid's RPG Night will be June 13th! Keep an eye out that week for the sign-up email.

-->D&D SUMMER CLUB IS A GO! Thank you to our DMs for signing up!

D&D SUMMER CLUB: SIGN UP NOW

The D&D Summer Club will run through June & July. Each session will last 4 weeks and will have at least 1 group for 6th through 8th graders and 1 group for 9th through 12th graders. I will be maxing the table at 5 players, with a minimum of 3 players for the session to proceed.

4 WEEK SESSIONS:

Session A: Mondays in June from 11am - 2pm (2nd, 9th, 16th, and 23rd)

Session B: Wednesdays in June from 11am - 2pm (4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th)

Session C: Tuesdays in July from 11am - 2pm (1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd)

Session D: Thursdays in July from 11am - 2pm (3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th)

All sessions will be Dungeons & Dragons. It could be 5e or 2024 edition, or a homebrew amalgamation of the 2 variants. All storylines are expected to be age-appropriate and we ask that all players respect their DMs and fellow players at all times.

It is DM discretion whether pre-made characters will be provided or if players will be creating their own character during the first session.

---> FREE RPG DAY: June 21st is Free RPG Day this year. We're going to be running RPGs all day. That requires GMs. There are some really exciting games this year and a lot of great incentives.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GMING FOR FREE RPG DAY or know someone who might be, please fill out this link or pass it on.

PLAYERS! You are going to want to remember this day. Mark your calendar. Set a reminder. Invite your friends. Critical Grind goes ALL OUT for Free RPG Day. We will be running RPG sessions all day, mini-painting drop-ins, giveaways, sales, raffles, our exclusive potion in a collectors' potion bottle, and more! Sign-ups will be dropping soon!

Start PRIDE Month off right!

Join us for our quarterly All-Ages Queer Variety Show.

Sunday, June 1st at 12pm we'll have 5 fabulous performers dancing and lip-syncing to some great tunes and celebrating pride. This is an all-ages, family-friendly event.

Tickets are $15 at the door for all attendees 16 & over. Anyone 15 and under is free.

Cafe purchases are still expected.

Tipping your performers is customary and appreciated. Please bring cash or be prepared to tip via Venmo or CashApp.

Attend a Guinness World Record Attempt!

The Cafe is staying open for 37 hours straight!

Join us as Jay Borsom of Liquid Kourage Entertainment attempts to set a new world record for the longest marathon as a quiz master. This is a 36-hour trivia marathon. It will go from 10am on Saturday to 10pm on Sunday. She needs at least 2 teams of 4 people to be present at any given point in the marathon to qualify for the record.

Each time slot is 4 hours and is $25 per person. This is a reservation for the specific time slot. All participants require their own ticket.

20% of each in-house ticket will benefit Tabletop Gaymers.

If you only want to spectate, your presence does not count toward Jay accomplishing her goal. We are limiting attendance in the main room for players only. If you are observing at the cafe, we will have the stream broadcast in the game room and we ask that you pay the usual Saturday $8 table fee, as you'll be using play space and be able to play any games in the library while you watch.

MAGIC & LORCANA PLAYERS!

These are the information and image links to ALL upcoming Magic the Gathering and Lorcana events.

May's Miniature Painting Contest!

It's time to vote for your favorite mini! We had 5 GREAT submissions and now we need you. Visit the Critical Grind Facebook or Instagram to "like" or "heart" your favorite beholder.

Voting ends on Saturday, May 31st at 11pm.

Last Week's Recap

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

I had such a good time with this last week's epsiode of Critical Community. We had a great conversation and he even went ahead and flipped the script on me. Definitely give this one a listen, just click the image.

Available on Spotify, Podbean, and Apple Podcasts.

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