Gems & Games

09/09/2026

🎴 **TWO WEEKS UNTIL TCG TUESDAYS BEGIN!** 🎴

Our first TCG Tuesday is coming up **September 22nd**, and we want to make one thing very clear:

**Bring whatever you play!**

Pokémon? Absolutely.
Magic? Yep.
One Piece? Of course.
Lorcana? You bet.

But TCG Tuesday isn't limited to the games we currently carry or officially support. Play Yu-Gi-Oh!, Riftbound, Elestrals, or something we've never even played before? **Bring it!**

And if you play more than one TCG, bring a couple of decks. You might not find someone who already plays your favorite game, but you might find someone who's interested in learning it. Or you might discover a new game yourself.

That's what we want TCG Tuesdays to become: a place to **play, learn, teach, meet other players, and grow the local TCG community together.**

🎴 **First TCG Tuesday: September 22nd**
🎴 **FREE casual open play**
🎴 **All TCGs • All experience levels**
🎴 **Walk-ins & spectators welcome**

We currently have **16 playable seats.** Want to make sure there's a chair waiting for you? Reserve your FREE spot through the **Events page at gems-and-games.com**.

Otherwise, grab a deck (or two) and come see who's playing!

09/04/2026

🛍️ **DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN SHOP GEMS & GAMES ONLINE?** 📦

If you happened to notice we were closed for a few days last week while we recovered from the Northwest Washington Fair, hopefully you didn't miss us too much! ❤️

But just in case you did, here's your reminder that **Gems & Games is always online at gems-and-games.com!**

Shop from home and choose **FREE in-store pickup**, or have your order shipped anywhere in the United States. And if you're filling that cart, orders over **$200 ship FREE!** 📦

Our website isn't just for shopping, either.

Did you see our announcement about **TCG Tuesdays starting September 22nd?** Well, that's not all we have in the works!

We're working on several more community events at Gems & Games. Of course we'll announce them here on Facebook, but our website will be the place to find the most complete event information and reserve your seat when registration is available.

Because, much like Pokémon, sometimes the best things are only available in limited quantities. 😉🎴

So bookmark us, check back often, and see what's happening at:

**gems-and-games.com**

09/03/2026

🎉 **BIG TCG NEWS AT GEMS & GAMES!** 🎉

It's official! Gems & Games is now approved for Organized Play with all four of our major TCG communities:

🎴 Pokémon
🎴 Magic: The Gathering
🎴 One Piece Card Game
🎴 Disney Lorcana

We've been working toward this for a LONG time, and we're incredibly excited about what this means for future organized events, tournaments, prereleases, and our growing local TCG community.

And what better way to celebrate than to start playing?

🎴 **TCG TUESDAYS BEGIN SEPTEMBER 22ND!** 🎴

Every Tuesday, our tables will be open for **FREE, casual open play for ALL TCGs and all experience levels.**

Bring whatever you play, whether we currently carry it or not. If you play more than one TCG, bring a couple of decks! You might find a new opponent, introduce someone to your favorite game, or discover something completely new yourself.

New player? Come learn.
Experienced player? Come play and share what you know.
Don't have anyone to play with yet? That's exactly why we're doing this.

We currently have **16 playable seats**, so if you want to make sure there's a chair waiting for you, **reserve your FREE spot through the Events page at gems-and-games.com.**

Walk-ins are absolutely welcome too! If the tables are full, spectators are welcome to hang out, watch some games, meet other players, and swap in as seats become available.

**FREE entry • Walk-ins welcome • Spectators welcome**

Grab a deck (or two), pull up a chair, and help us build the local TCG community! ❤️

08/24/2026

We want to give a heartfelt thanks to the organizers the NW WA Fair and especially to everyone who visited our booth or in store.

We are going to be closed the next few days for restocking, reorganization, and most importantly, recuperating. We will reopen on Friday, August 28th and resume normal store hours.

Finally, we are working on some new things so keep following for news and announcements.

08/07/2026

Gems & Games is headed to Hillsboro! 🎉

This weekend, we're taking Gems & Games on the road!

Tabby and I will be heading south for the West Van Card Show at the Wingspan Event & Conference Center in Hillsboro, Oregon, Saturday and Sunday, August 8–9!

This is a BIG one: more than 300 vendors and 24,000+ square feet of sports cards, TCGs and pop-culture collectibles, all under one roof.

📅 Saturday & Sunday, August 8–9
⏰ 12 PM–5 PM both days
📍 Wingspan Event & Conference Center
801 NE 34th Ave, Hillsboro, OR

🎟️ Admission and full event details are available at the West Van Card Show website, https://westvancardshow.com/hillsboro/

Meanwhile, back at Gems & Games...

Mikey will be holding down the fort on Saturday, so the shop will be OPEN during our regular Saturday hours!

A good chunk of our TCG inventory will be traveling to Hillsboro with us, so the card shelves may look a little barren. 😅 Mikey also won't be able to review individual cards for trades or purchases on Saturday.

But the rest of Gems & Games isn't going anywhere! Board games, dice, jewelry, 3D prints, collectibles and all the other goodies will still be there, and we hope you'll stop in and say hi!

As always, Gems & Games will be CLOSED Sunday.

And we could use your help! ❤️

We certainly don't expect our Whatcom County friends to make a special trip all the way to Hillsboro just to come see us. 😂 But if you happen to be in the Portland/Hillsboro area this weekend, come find us!

Better yet, know someone down that way who loves Pokémon, Magic, One Piece, Lorcana, sports cards or collectibles? SHARE THIS POST WITH THEM! We'd love to meet some new faces while we're in town.

See you in Hillsboro! 👋

08/07/2026

The Pokéball Character Collection is growing! 🎉

It’s been a little while since we introduced Mimikyu as the first character in our new Pokéball Character Collection, and we have a LOT of catching up to do!

Since then, our printers have been busy bringing more characters to life. Charmander, Poliwag, Pikachu, Gengar, Chandelure, Gyarados and Vulpix have all joined the lineup, with even more on the way.

So, who's next? 👀

🦊 Eevee is in production NOW!
🌿 Sprigatito is next in the print queue!

And to the person who asked for Magnemite on our original Mimikyu post...

⚡ We heard you! Magnemite is officially in the queue and coming soon!

Want to catch your favorite? Don’t wait!

Each Pokéball character is printed and assembled in small batches, and our printers already have a growing queue. Quantities are limited, and once a character sells out, it may take some time before we can restock it.

🛍️ See what’s available and grab your favorite today at gems-and-games.com!

Looking for your favorite and don't see it yet? Keep checking the website! New characters are added there as soon as they're available, often before we get around to announcing them here.

We're much better at keeping the website updated than we are at keeping up with social media. 😜

And keep those requests coming! Which Pokémon would you like to see join the collection next?

🎨 3D printed and hand-assembled at Gems & Games under commercial license from original designs by N3D.

06/05/2026

Good morning Lynden!!! Unfortunately due to short staffing we WILL be closed today, Friday June 5th as we will be in Sedro-Woolley for Blast from the Past. Back open tomorrow though as we will be able to split forces again. Thank you for your understanding and support!!

05/31/2026

👻✨ A new collectible line is arriving at Gems & Games… ✨👻

Our first release has officially escaped the printer:

**MIMIKYU!** 💛🖤

We’re beginning a brand-new collection of fan-inspired **3D printed Pokéball creature collectibles**, and Mimikyu is the very first to join the lineup. Each piece is carefully printed in multiple colors and hand-assembled detail by detail right here at Gems & Games.

And honestly?

We were blown away by how adorable this little ghost goblin turned out. 😭

This is just the beginning — more Pokémon-inspired designs are already printing (and yes… Vulpix is currently on the printer 👀🔥).

Which Pokémon would YOU want to see join the collection next?

💬 Tell us your favorites below!

🛍️ Available soon at Gems & Games
🎨 Printed under commercial license from original designs by N3D

05/18/2026

🎉 Pokémon Chaos Rising releases this Friday, 5/22/26! 🎉

We DO have booster packs, plus very limited quantities of other sealed product available at release.

Because quantities are extremely limited, and we want to help get cards into the hands of collectors, players, and our local community, we will be limiting purchases to:

✨ 2 booster packs per purchase
OR
✨ 1 sealed product per purchase (ETB, Booster Bundle, Blister, etc.)

As always, quantities are first come, first served while supplies last. No holds or reserves.

Thank you for helping us keep Pokémon fun and accessible for the community 💙

05/02/2026