The Warren

About The Warren

We are all things geek! We supply trading card games, board games, table top war games, role playing games and gaming accessories. Always plenty of events and competitions at our store, so feel free to join in whether you are a veteran player or just starting out. Great environment for geek minded people to meet new people. Food is available, so come hungry.

The Warren - Hobby Gaming, Somerset West

News

Innistrad Remastered!! Published : 2024-11-20

For Innistrad Remastered Pre Orders go HERE

Times Published : 2021-09-14

Monday - Closed

Tuesday - 10AM till 9:00PM
Wednesday - 10AM till 5:30PM
Thursday - 10AM till 5:30PM
Friday - 10AM till 9:00PM
Saturday - 10AM till 4:00PM
Sunday - 10AM till 3:00PM

Next event... Yu-Gi-Oh! OTS Friday (22nd Nov) : 2024-11-22

Time - The event will start at 7pm. Please be here at least 15 min before event starts.


Prizes: 1 OTS  booster per players into the prize pool. At the end of the event all boosters will be opened and players will pick cards in order of their placing in the event.


T's and C's:

There will be a OTS booster that will be handed out randomly to one of the players that has booked for this event the day before and that is at the shop at least 15 min before the event starts. If you book and do not attend you will be put on to the "naughty" list and will not be included in the next random booster. Unless you cancel ahead of time and inform us.

Book Now »

Next event... FNM - Pioneer (22nd Oct) : 2024-11-22

First round will be at 7:30pm late entries will get a loss for the 1st round.

Prizes:

1 Promo booster per 3 players into the prize pool. At the end of the event all boosters will be opened and players will pick cards in order of their placing in the event.

What is Pioneer?

Deck construction

All the regular rules for constructed formats apply. Decks must contain a minimum of sixty cards. There is no maximum deck size; however, you must be able to shuffle your deck with no assistance. Like other constructed formats, a sideboard of at most fifteen cards can be used. With the exception of basic lands and cards like Rat Colony, a player's combined deck and sideboard may not contain more than four of any individual card.

Set legality:

Cards from all regular core sets and expansions since Return to Ravnica (including exclusives that only appeared in Welcome Deck 2016 and Welcome Deck 2017) are legal.

T's and C's:

There will be a Draft/Play booster that will be handed out randomly to one of the players that has booked for this event the day before and that is at the shop at least 15 min before the event starts. If you book and do not attend you will be put on to the "naughty" list and will not be included in the next random booster. Unless you cancel ahead of time and inform us. To qaulify you must also book in the store using the code provided for the day.

Book Now »

Next event... Commander Friday (22nd Nov) : 2024-11-22

Description

8pm Start for this event.

We are open from 10am till 10pm, where you are welcome to play friendly games amongst yourselves.

At 8 pm we will have an official game in which you will be divided into pods and the winner of each pod will get a Draft/Play Booster.

For participants who book at least the day before, arrive 15 min before we start and use the code for the Companion app will be put into the random draw for a Draft Booster!

WHAT IS COMMANDER?

Commander is an exciting, unique way to play Magic that is all about awesome legendary creatures, big plays, and battling your friends in epic multiplayer games! In Commander, each player chooses a legendary creature as the commander of their deck. They then play with a 99-card deck that contains only cards of their commander's colors. Also, other than basic lands, each deck can only use one copy of any card. During the game, you can cast your commander multiple times, meaning your favorite Legendary Creature can come back again and again to lead the charge as you battle for victory!


These Commander decks introduce an ability called eminence that lets your commander lead from the command zone, even before they have entered the battlefield. The eminence ability appears on characters from all parts of Magic lore, allowing you to call on the power and skill of some of the best leaders in the Multiverse.


HOW TO PLAY COMMANDER

The Commander format is all about picking your hero and building a deck around them. In this casual, multiplayer format, you choose a legendary creature to serve as your commander and build the rest of your deck around their color identity.

YOUR DECK

1 commander card (legendary creature)

99 other cards

Only one copy of any card, except basic lands

All cards must be in the color identity of the commander

THE GAME

2–6 players

Free-for-all multiplayer format

Start with 40 life

All commanders start in their command zone

Take turns in clockwise order

Last player standing wins

Banned Cards

https://magic.wizards.com/en/banned-restricted-list

T's and C's:


There will be a Draft/Promo booster that will be handed out randomly to one of the players that has booked for this event the day before and that is at the shop at least 15 min before the event starts. If you book and do not attend you will be put on to the "naughty" list and will not be included in the next random booster. Unless you cancel ahead of time and inform us.

Book Now »

Next event... Rage of the Abyss - Celebration Event! : 2024-11-23

Registration: 10:30

1st Round: 11:00

Advanced Constructed
Swiss System


Prize Support: 

Top Player will recieve x1 Rage of the Abyss Celebration Event YuGiOh PlayMat

Will also give 1 Mat out at random (Not to 1st Place)


x2 Rage of the Abyss and x1 OTS Booster will be added to the Prize pool for each participant!

The boosters (except x1 Rage of the Abyss, which each player shall recieve x1) shall then all be opened up and all card shall be placed individually for players to select.

Selection shall be 1 card taken by each player, at a time, according to there ranking in the event until there are no more cards to select.


Please arrive at least 30 minutes before the Regional Qualifier is scheduled to start to ensure you will be properly

registered for the tournament.


Book Now »

Next event... Star Wars: Unlimited - Draft Event (23rd Nov) : 2024-11-23

Star Wars: Unlimited Draft Event

25th Aug 2024

11am - Registration Time

11:30am - Draft Start Time

You keep everything you draft for this event!


Prizes:

Everyone gets a weekly play pack
Winner of the event gets one


What is Draft Play?

A popular format for weekly in-store events, draft play involves you selecting (“drafting”) individual cards out of a limited pool of booster packs and then building your deck as you go. The nice thing about draft play is that everyone starts off on equal footing and must build their decks using whatever they can get!


To draft in Star Wars: Unlimited, each player sits around a large table and opens three booster packs apiece. First, everyone takes out the leader cards from those packs while keeping the remaining cards in their separate stacks (without looking at them).  


Once everyone’s ready, each player simultaneously chooses one of their three leaders to keep and passes the other two to the right. Then, each player chooses one of the two leaders that were just passed to them and passes the other to the right. After this point, everyone should have three leader cards: one that they started with, and two that were passed to them.


Next, each player chooses one of the booster packs that they opened. The common base/token card from that pack is placed in a pile at the center of the table, and then each player simultaneously chooses one card to keep from the pack before passing the other cards to the player on their left. They then draft their next card from the cards that were just passed to them. This continues until all cards from the first booster pack have been drafted. 


You can probably see where this is going. After the first booster pack is done, everyone repeats the process with their second pack, except this time everybody passes their cards to the right. Once the second pack has been completely drafted, the process repeats one more time, this time passing everything to the left again.  


At the end of this process, each player should have drafted 45 cards (three leaders plus 42 other cards). These are the cards that they can now use to build their deck. The deckbuilding rules for draft (and sealed) play are slightly different from the normal rules:


For starters, a draw deck must have a minimum of 30 cards instead of the usual 50. In addition, there’s no limit to how many copies of the same card a player can include in their deck. If someone drafts five copies of Cell Block Guard and wants to include all five in their deck, they can do so!


A player can use any of the three leaders that they drafted. Their base can be any common base from the set (regardless of the bases in the packs they opened), or it can be a rare base that they picked during the draft itself. Finally, a player is free to change up their deck between rounds, so long as they stick to the cards they drafted.


That’s all there is to it! These events feel fresh and exciting each time you play, since the pool of available cards will be completely random. We highly recommend giving draft play a try at your local game store! 

Book Now »

Next event... Commander Sunday (24th Nov) : 2024-11-24

Description

12pm Start for this event.

We are open from 10am till 3pm, where you are welcome to play friendly games amongst yourselves.

At 12:00 we will have an official game in which you will be divided into pods and the winner of each pod will get a Draft/Play Booster.

For participants who book at least the day before, arrive 15 min before we start and use the code for the Companion app will be put into the random draw for a Draft Booster!

WHAT IS COMMANDER?

Commander is an exciting, unique way to play Magic that is all about awesome legendary creatures, big plays, and battling your friends in epic multiplayer games! In Commander, each player chooses a legendary creature as the commander of their deck. They then play with a 99-card deck that contains only cards of their commander's colors. Also, other than basic lands, each deck can only use one copy of any card. During the game, you can cast your commander multiple times, meaning your favorite Legendary Creature can come back again and again to lead the charge as you battle for victory!


These Commander decks introduce an ability called eminence that lets your commander lead from the command zone, even before they have entered the battlefield. The eminence ability appears on characters from all parts of Magic lore, allowing you to call on the power and skill of some of the best leaders in the Multiverse.


HOW TO PLAY COMMANDER

The Commander format is all about picking your hero and building a deck around them. In this casual, multiplayer format, you choose a legendary creature to serve as your commander and build the rest of your deck around their color identity.

YOUR DECK

1 commander card (legendary creature)

99 other cards

Only one copy of any card, except basic lands

All cards must be in the color identity of the commander

THE GAME

2–6 players

Free-for-all multiplayer format

Start with 40 life

All commanders start in their command zone

Take turns in clockwise order

Last player standing wins

Banned Cards

https://magic.wizards.com/en/banned-restricted-list

T's and C's:


There will be a Draft/Promo booster that will be handed out randomly to one of the players that has booked for this event the day before and that is at the shop at least 15 min before the event starts. If you book and do not attend you will be put on to the "naughty" list and will not be included in the next random booster. Unless you cancel ahead of time and inform us.

Book Now »

Next event... Weekly One Shot Sunday (27 Oct) : 2024-11-24

Sunday 24 Nov 2024

Time: 10:30

Tiny Dungeon

6 Players 

DM: Stiaan


What to bring?

Please bring a pencil, eraser, and a pair of six sided dice.

Pre-generated characters can be provided.


One-shot description:

Our party wake up in an unfamiliar place, a burning stinging sensation on the back of their necks reminding them how they got here. Following rumors of a hidden dungeon near the town the party asked the local barkeep the whereabouts, leading to them getting knocked out and waking up in who knows where. What will this unfamiliar place hold for our party? Come find out and play this new one shot in the TINY DUNGEON system.

Book Now »

Next event... EGG - cEDH National Commander League 2024 Regional : 2024-12-01

EGG - cEDH National Commander League 2024 1st Qualifier


1st Dec 2024

Registration Time - 10:30am

Event Start Time - 11:00am

Format - cEDH


Pay in-store


There will be a time limit on each round:

cEDH - 65 min

Due to the limited time in each round we ask that you not try to stall the game out or waste time. Please be understanding and respectful to other members of the tournament. If the timer should run out then the person who's turn it is finished that turn. If there are still at least 2 players standing after that, then the points shall be divided accordingly as if it was a draw.


Prizes:

TBA


Rounds:

We will be having 5 rounds (Yes, 5 Rounds) of cEDH.

You need to decide beforehand which of the 2 events you will be entering in.

A points system (link at bottom) will be in use. 

No Proxies!


Event Rules:

cEDH as normal
Current Bans still apply, link below:

https://magic.wizards.com/en/banned-restricted-list


Each player is only permitted to use 1 EDH/cEDH deck. So make sure you bring your best one. And also make sure the appropriate power level is associated with the correct format. 


Calendar Link for all the Shops:
To be announced!


IMPORTANT!!!

Link to all relevant information and competition rules below:
To be announced!

Book Now »

Next event... Star Wars: Unlimited - Store Showdown Event (1st Dec) : 2024-12-01

Star Wars: Unlimited - Store Showdown Event

Date - 8th Sep 2024

Time - 11:00am

Max of 16 Bookings


Prizes:

Each participant will recieve a Weekly Booster Pack for attending.


There are the relevant Promo Cards to be handed out for the event.

A participation promo, as well as the top 8, top 4, top 2 and Champion Promo.


Then boosters will be divided among the top players at the event. (Depending on how many attend and where you place)



How it works:

3-5 Swiss Rounds (Depending on number attending)

55 Min per Round

Best out of 3


But, most important of all: HAVE FUN!!!

Book Now »

Next event... EGG - EDH National Commander League 2024 Regional : 2024-12-01

EGG - EDH PreCon National Commander League 2024 1st Qualifier


1st Dec 2024

Registration Time - 10am

Event Start Time - 11am

Format - EDH


Pay in-store


There will be a time limit on each round:

EDH - 105 min

Due to the limited time in each round we ask that you not try to stall the game out or waste time. Please be understanding and respectful to other members of the tournament. If the timer should run out then the person who's turn it is finished that turn. If there are still at least 2 players standing after that, then the points shall be divided accordingly as if it was a draw.


Prizes:

TBA

Rounds:

We will be having 5 rounds (Yes, 5 Rounds) of EDH.

You need to decide beforehand which of the 2 events you will be entering in.

A points system (link at bottom) will be in use. 

No Proxies!


Event Rules:

Any Precon from Magic’s history. You may take out five cards and replace them with five cards. If you replace a land card with a spell that counts as 1. We do not care what you do with your mana base, You may swap the internal commanders in the precon, but may not bring in a new commander who did not feature in the original deck list. Deck lists will need to be submitted. You may swap out any card for an alternate printing (not a proxy) of the same card, so bling out that precon. You do not have to own the actual precon, you may build it from the cards in your collection but the deck list will need to match the original deck list bar your 5 changes.


Each player is only permitted to use 1 EDH/cEDH deck. So make sure you bring your best one. And also make sure the appropriate power level is associated with the correct format. 


Calendar Link for all the Shops:
https://easygaminggroup.com/commander-league/national-commander-league-2024-calendar/


IMPORTANT!!!

Link to all relevant information and competition rules below:

PreCon EDH Event Rules:

Any PreCon from Magic's History.

You may take out 5 cards and replace them with 5 cards.

If you replace a land card with a spell, that counts as 1 change.

Otherwise, We do not care what you do with your mana base.

You may swap the Internal Commander for the deck, but are not allowed to use a commander from outside the original deck.

Deck Lists will need to be submitted.

The card does not have to be the original from the PreCon. It just has to be a legal version. So you can bling out the deck as you desire.

This also means you do not have to own the original PreCon, you can build it from the PreCon list (Taking into account thee 5 or less changes)

No Proxies Allowed!!!


Book Now »

Next event... Star Wars: Unlimited - Twin Suns Event (8th Dec) : 2024-12-08

Star Wars: Unlimited - Twin Suns Event

Date - 8th Dec 2024

Price R50

So everyone will be randomized into Random Pods of 3-4 People (Depending on how many players attend)

This will take place at 11am

Each player will recieve a Weekly Booster

Then the winner of the Official Pod will recieve a Twilight of the Republic Booster Pack.




Twin Suns Quick Breakdown:


You Must have x2 Leaders, instead of the usual x1.
These leaders must share either the Heroism (white) or the Villainy (black) aspect

50 Card Deck (Will increase to 80 at a later date when as more cards and sets come out.


Base HP is still the same amount as indicated on the base.


3 Counters now to choose from instead of just the Initiative (initiative, blast, or plan)


Only x1 of each Card may be used in your deck


So for eg, you can play only x1 copy of "Wookie Warrior", not up to 3.


More Detailed Rules:

https://starwarsunlimited.com/articles/twin-suns

Book Now »

Next event... NatOne - 2 Headed Giant TSports Commander Event - Finals (15th Dec) : 2024-12-15

Join Us at The Warren for the last local Western Cape TSPORTS MTG 2HG Commander League event on 20th October 2024... 

This will be the final Local event for Regionals, culminating into a regional playoff and finally a national TSports final event.


!!!BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL!!!

Bookings are Required by 9th Dec

Deck Lists Required by 11th Dec

Book as a team!


Registration Time: 10am

First Round: 11am

Entry fee: TBA per team (Please book as a team)

Date: 15th Dec 2024


PRIZES: 



2HG Commander Format:

55min Swiss rounds.

3-5 Rounds, Depending on number of teams attending.


Life starts at 60 for both teams.

The starting team cannot draw on their first turn.

Commander damage is 21 per commander.

Infect is 15.

All other standard commander/EDH rules and and the 2 Headed Giant Ban List applies.


Here is a link to the Ban List:

https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/1285980#paper 

Book Now »

Next event... Supreme Darkness - Core Booster Premiere! Event (18 Jan) : 2025-01-18

Deck Building starts at 11am

Prizes: x1 "Supreme Darknessbooster per players into the prize pool. At the end of the event all boosters will be opened and players will pick cards in order of their placing in the event.

And the usual 1st Place receives the associated Promo Card and Playmat.

Plus the same mat and promo card to be handed out randomly among the other players (Not 1st Place)


Each player will be given 5 boosters to make a deck of a minimum of 20 cards and then play a Swiss event.



Book Now »

Nope!

Please specify the number of items to add to your cart.