Summer Schedule Released

SUMMER IS HERE AT PURPLE DRAGON GAMES... AND THE TABLES ARE ABOUT TO GET LOUD.

There’s something special happening at Purple Dragon Games right now. You can feel it when you walk through the door. Dice clattering. Deck boxes snapping open. New players nervously learning their first game while veterans argue about the “correct” play in the most dramatic way possible. Summer at the shop always has energy, but this year? This year feels like a full-on campaign expansion.

We’ve been quietly building, testing, experimenting, and growing communities all across the store over the last several months, and now the Summer Schedule is officially STACKED with returning favorites and brand-new adventures.

Of course, the heavy hitters are still going strong.

Our Friday and Sunday MTG groups continue to be absolute chaos in the best possible way. Commander tables fire constantly, trades happen every five minutes, and there’s always at least one player trying to pull off something completely unhinged with a deck they built at 2am. Fridays especially have become a full social gathering where players bounce between games, snacks, deck tuning, and joking around for hours. Sundays bring a slightly more laid-back vibe, but the tables still stay busy deep into the evening.

Pokemon continues to explode too. League nights, challenges, theme events, and our growing family-friendly atmosphere have made Pokemon one of the happiest communities in the building. Summer Game Festivals are returning as well, bringing themed nights, activities, prizes, goofy challenges, and all kinds of fun surprises. These events have become one of our favorite things we do because they feel less like tournaments and more like walking into a gaming carnival.

BUT NOW… LET’S TALK ABOUT THE NEW STUFF.

Lorcana players, your time has arrived.

We now officially have Organized Play Theme Nights coming this summer! These nights are designed to feel more adventurous and interactive than standard play. Expect themed challenges, unique objectives, cool promo prizes, achievement-style gameplay, casual-friendly environments, and events that feel like stepping into a Disney adventure campaign instead of simply sitting down for rounds.

One week you might be hunting lore through special challenge rules. Another week might feature alliance-style games or villain-themed objectives. We want these nights to feel magical, social, and wildly memorable. Lorcana has one of the friendliest communities in the store right now, and we’re excited to help it grow into something truly special.

Board game fans ALSO finally have something huge coming.

Introducing: THE TABLETOP GUILD.

This is something we’ve wanted to build for a long time. The Tabletop Guild is designed for people who LOVE modern board games and want an actual consistent community to enjoy them with. Not just “bring a game and hope somebody plays.” We’re talking real organized gatherings, themed game nights, discovery tables, rotating spotlight games, party games, strategy nights, co-op adventures, social deduction chaos, and opportunities for people to actually learn games together.

One table might be running Everdell while another group is screaming over betrayal mechanics in a hidden traitor game. Somebody else might be building giant engines in Terraforming Mars while another crew is introducing gateway games to completely new players. Board gaming is having a massive renaissance right now, and we want Purple Dragon Games to become one of the best places in Siskiyou County to experience it.

ALSO…

Star Wars Unlimited now has a growing community gathering Tuesday nights after June 9th.

This group started small, but momentum is building FAST. We’ve already seen players bringing upgraded decks, testing strategies, teaching newcomers, and discussing matchups like Rebel military tacticians planning a planetary assault. If you’ve been waiting for a local Star Wars Unlimited scene to emerge, now is the perfect time to jump in while the group is still growing organically.

And honestly? Watching lightsaber duels happen two tables away from a Warhammer battle while Commander players yell across the room feels peak Purple Dragon Games.

Speaking of Warhammer…

“Recycling with a Vengeance” is bringing more hobby madness to the shop this season with guest-led creative miniature workshops focused on transforming trash, scraps, broken bits, and random materials into awesome terrain, kitbashes, and battlefield creations. These classes have become surprisingly addictive. There’s something deeply satisfying about turning literal junk into a miniature masterpiece that suddenly looks like it belongs in a Blizzard cinematic. And also, our Warhammer crew is growing RAPIDLY! We are pleased to have over a dozen signups on our Escalation League! These meetings are Saturdays and Mondays which will now feature an airbrushing station!

And then there’s A Kingdom Far Far Away, Inc.

Their Tuesday evening Team Jesus gatherings continue through the summer and remain one of the most unique communities meeting in the building. These aren’t stiff or formal events. They’re relaxed, discussion-driven evenings filled with fellowship, biblical exploration, creativity, and genuine conversation.

BUT…

The really big news is SANCTUM.

After nearly a full year of development, testing, rewriting systems, rebuilding mechanics, balancing encounters, and refining the world INSIDE our store… Sanctum is officially entering BETA this June.

Sanctum is a massive custom fantasy RPG blending steampunk kingdoms, supernatural warfare, celestial mystery, angels, demons, prophetic themes, political intrigue, survival, exploration, and tactical storytelling into one gigantic evolving world. Imagine a world where the calendar itself matters, kingdoms are preparing for a coming catastrophe, and players slowly uncover terrifying truths hidden beneath civilization. This thing has been handcrafted table-by-table right here at Purple Dragon Games for almost a year. People have watched it evolve in real time from loose ideas into a living playable RPG universe.

And now the gates are opening.

BETA means things are getting real.

If you love RPGs, worldbuilding, immersive stories, tabletop roleplaying, mystery, fantasy, or simply being part of something from the ground floor… this is going to be one of the most exciting things happening in the building this summer.

ALSO IMPORTANT:

JOIN OUR DISCORD. Seriously. https://discord.gg/tnrnv3JPMz

A huge part of Purple Dragon Games has always been giving people a place to build community. If you haven’t joined the Discord yet, now is the perfect time. Players are constantly organizing pickup games, finding Commander pods, arranging painting nights, scheduling RPG campaigns, planning trades, sharing hobby projects, and building entirely new groups.

And here’s the cool part:

If YOU create a regular gathering that consistently brings together 3 or more players over time, we will help promote your event FOR FREE on our social media.

That means your game night could grow into a real featured community event at the store.

Want to build a Digimon scene? A retro gaming club? A miniature skirmish league? A painting circle? A Gundam meetup? A co-op survival board game night? A weird niche card game cult following?

DO IT.

We love seeing communities form naturally, and we want to help people connect through imagination, creativity, and shared hobbies.

This summer schedule honestly feels less like a list of events and more like a giant multiplayer campaign map opening up. Every week there’s something new happening. New players walking in. New friendships forming. New stories unfolding across the tables.

And that’s exactly what Purple Dragon Games was always meant to be.

We’ll be posting direct links to all the individual event pages, schedules, and details soon so you can explore everything in depth and plan your adventures accordingly.

Game on, Siskiyou County. Summer has officially begun.

🐉 Purple Dragon Games

309 S. Broadway St, Yreka CA 96097

Open 12-8pm Daily

Closed Wednesday

Sunday 12-6pm