Late Night Gaming
2025-10-11 16:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York)
The first Saturday of each month is late night gaming at Diversions Puzzles & Games! Show up for an evening of open board gaming. Bring your own games or choose games from our library of strategy and family games. Everyone is welcome! Outside food is okay but please be respectful of other people’s games and belongings.

Where can I park?-Free parking is available at the Masonic Temple Lot at the corner of Middle St & Miller St (5-minute walk)-Parking is available at the Foundry Garage for $1/hr (6-minute walk)-Parking is available directly behind the store in the Worth Lot for $2/hr for the first three hours, and $5/hr each hour after

Late Night Gaming
2025-10-11 17:00 - 23:30
It’s our monthly 7 hour game night! The 2nd Saturday of every month we have an extended game night. Bring your favorites or try out some of our demos. (Games need to be family friendly). Stop in and play a game or two!

Star Wars: Unlimited Weekly Play
2025-10-12 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-10-19 10:00 - 14:00
Join us for Star Wars Unlimited Weekly Play – a casual event to learn, play, and trade this new and growing TCG. Every Sunday from 10am to 2pm! Promos and prizes will be given out to attendees from the official Organized Play Weekly Kits.

Star Wars: Unlimited - Padawan Tournament
2025-10-12 11:00 - 18:00
Join us on Sunday, October 12 for a special Star Wars: Unlimited tournament! This tournament starts at 11:00am. See “Deck Rules” for the special rules about this event.

>>Registration & Check-In<<
Registration encouraged on Melee.gg (link below)
Check-in on Sunday, October 12, 10:00-10:45am$15.00 entry due at check-in – decklist not required
Register here: https://melee.gg/Tournament/View/365360
>>Format<<
This is a Swiss-style tournament, played in Best-of-3 format. Each round is 55-minutes in length. There will be 3-5 Swiss rounds (depending on player count), followed by a Top 4 cut. Playoff rounds will be played after the Swiss rounds including players with the highest standings. The playoffs are best-of-3, single-elimination rounds until one undefeated player is remaining as the tournament champion.

This event will be run on Melee.gg – please create an account prior to the event.

>>Deck rules<<
We are playing with the unofficial “Padawan” format in this event. All cards in your main deck must be a base set card marked with COMMON or UNCOMMON rarity only. No rare, legendary, or Starter (S) cards are permitted.
Your leader can be any rarity or a starter leader. Your base must be common/uncommon.
Alternate arts cards are permitted *if* the matching original base card is common/uncommon.
Your deck must consist of exactly one leader, exactly one base, and a minimum 50-card draw deck. You can also have a sideboard of up to 10 non-leader, non-base cards.
Your draw deck cannot include more than three copies of any one card.
Suspended cards cannot be included in your deck. You can view a list of suspended cards here:https://starwarsunlimited.com/how-to-play?chapter=rules

>>Prizing<<
All players will receive one LOF booster pack for attending.
This prize breakdown is based on a turnout of 8 players. Prizing will scale with fewer or more players. Previous OP promos will also be distributed to players.
1st: 6 LOF booster packs2nd: 4 LOF booster packs3rd: 3 LOF booster packs4th: 3 LOF booster packs

Dungeons & Dragons
2025-10-13 17:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-20 17:00 - 21:00
Come play Dungeons & Dragons with us every Monday night!
New and experienced players are welcome to join a group on the current adventure. No sign-ups needed! Walk-ins are welcome to participate in this event. Grab a set of dice, make a new character with the Dungeon Master and you are on your way!

Where can I park?-Free parking is available at the Masonic Temple Lot at the corner of Middle St & Miller St (5-minute walk)-Parking is available at the Foundry Garage for $1/hr (6-minute walk)-Parking is available directly behind the store in the Worth Lot for $2/hr for the first three hours, and $5/hr each hour after.

Tuesday Open Game Night
2025-10-14 17:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-21 17:00 - 21:00
Join us every Tuesday evening for our weekly board game nights featuring light, medium, and heavy strategy games. Bring your favorites or try out some of our demos. (Games need to be family friendly). Stop in and play a game or two!

Weekly Game Night
2025-10-14 17:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-21 17:00 - 21:00
Join us every Tuesday for our weekly board game night featuring light, medium, and heavy strategy board games! Bring your favorites from home or try out some of our demos in-store. Bring a friend or show up solo, all are welcome!

Outside food is okay, but please be respectful of other people’s games & belongings. No alcohol allowed.

Where can I park?-Free parking is available at the Masonic Temple Lot at the corner of Middle St & Miller St (5-minute walk)-Parking is available at the Foundry Garage for $1/hr (6-minute walk)-Parking is available directly behind the store in the Worth Lot for $2/hr for the first three hours, and $5/hr each hour after.

Disney Lorcana: Fabled Weekly League
2025-10-14 17:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-21 17:00 - 21:00
Lorcana League is every Tuesday, 5:00-9:00pm. This league is running September 2nd through November 18th. Players can join the league at any time! Lorcana League is a casual and free event.

Prizes will be given out to 4 players at random each week from the following list:

2x Cursed Merfolk – Ursula’s HandiworkStrength of a Raging Fire, & Sisu – Daring Visitor promo cards
1x Lilo – Best Explorer Ever Pin OR Aurora – Holding Court Pin OR Gaston – Intellectual Powerhouse Pin
1x Goofy – Set for Adventure Storage Box

In addition to the above weekly prizing Diversions will also be offering a grand prize of 1 free booster box of the next set Disney Lorcana: Whispers in the Well to one lucky player. Each time you attend a weekly league night, you’re name will be entered into a raffle for this sealed booster box after the last night of league on 11/19/25!

Please check in with a Diversions associate when arriving for Lorcana League!

Disney: Lorcana Weekly Play
2025-10-15 17:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-22 17:00 - 21:00
Join us every Wednesday for Weekly Open Play for Disney: Lorcana! Bring your decks from home to play against others in this open format. Promos from the current OP set will be distributed to players during the event.

Local Love - Portsmouth, NH
2025-10-16 17:00 - 20:00
Experience the charm of Portsmouth during Local Love, happening every 3rd Thursday from 5pm – 8pm. This exciting new event invites you to explore a variety of local retailers throughout the city, offering an evening of shopping opportunities, special promotions, and unique finds.

Stay connected by following our Local Love Facebook page and Local Love Instagram page!
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567011595760https://www.instagram.com/localloveportsmouth/

Find directions or Plan Your Visit Need help finding your way? Use the interactive Google Map to get directions or chart your walking route between participating shops and venues.

https://tinyurl.com/2nbj6snc

Special offer from Diversions Puzzles & Games: Buy 3 items, get the 4th item free!*

Discount applies to the lowest priced item. Trading card games, LEGO, and gift cards are excluded from the promotion. Only valid during event hours at Portsmouth location.

Marvel Champions Game Night
2025-10-16 17:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-23 17:00 - 20:00
Join us each Thursday for a Marvel Champions night!

Star Wars: Unlimited Weekly Play
2025-10-16 17:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-23 17:00 - 21:00
Weekly Play involves simple, open-ended, weekly events that stores host for Star Wars: Unlimited. Weekly Play is constant and consistently run from the release of a new set onward—the whole point is for it to be available every week, after all! Whether a Weekly Play event is a short tournament or a simple, casual gathering is up to each individual store; all that matters is that participating stores have a night each week where you and your friends can stop in to play some Star Wars: Unlimited. This phase is supported by a special OP kit, from which you can earn a unique promo pack each week that you participate in your store’s Weekly Play.

Weekly Play at Diversions Puzzles & Games allows players to choose how they want to play Star Wars: Unlimited during the evening – casual constructed 1v1s, Twin Suns, or draft are all available for the store to run, with player consensus!

Where can I park?-Free parking is available at the Masonic Temple Lot at the corner of Middle St & Miller St (5-minute walk)-Parking is available at the Foundry Garage for $1/hr (6-minute walk)-Parking is available directly behind the store in the Worth Lot for $2/hr for the first three hours, and $5/hr each hour after.

Board Game Night
2025-10-17 17:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-24 17:00 - 21:00
Join us every Friday evening for our weekly board game night featuring light, medium, and heavy strategy games. Bring your favorites or try out some of our demos. (Games need to be family friendly). Stop in and play a game or two!

Magic: The Gathering - Commander
2025-10-17 17:00 - 21:00, 2025-10-24 17:00 - 21:00
Join us for an evening of Magic: the Gathering – Commander!

This event is free and open to all players, new & seasoned alike. Players do need to bring their own Commander deck to play with at the event. Please call to see if we have any decks available to purchase.
Please check in for the event inside the store upon arrival!

Here are the basic rules for Commander:
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

More info about Commander:https://mtgcommander.net/ind…/the-philosophy-of-commander/

Where can I park?-Free parking is available at the Masonic Temple Lot at the corner of Middle St & Miller St (5-minute walk)-Parking is available at the Foundry Garage for $1/hr (6-minute walk)-Parking is available directly behind the store in the Worth Lot for $2/hr for the first three hours, and $5/hr each hour after.

Saturday Board Games
2025-10-18 10:00 - 18:00
Saturdays are for board games! We invite you to stop in for light, medium, and heavy strategy games! Bring your favorites or try out some of our demos. There is plenty of free parking and quick-serve food options nearby.

D&D Open Play One Shots
2025-10-18 13:30 - 17:00
Join us on the first and third Saturday of each month for a D&D One Shot. These sessions are perfect for beginning players looking to try out D&D for the first time, or veterans of the Forgotten Realms seeking new friends and adventuring parties to join. Sessions are $5 per person and include pre-made characters and an experienced DM to lead you on your journey. Space is limited to 7 players per session to facilitate the best experience possible, pre-registration is available via the Eventbrite link here, all payments will be taken the day of the event at Diversions Puzzles & Games South Portland.

Marvel Champions Challenge: Loki's Taking Over!
2025-10-18 13:30 - 18:00
Calling all Heroes!

Marvel Champions has recently introduced Massive Multiplayer to the game. Bring your favorite hero deck and join us for a store wide battle to stop Loki from taking over the world.

We will split players evenly into teams and although our games will be separated, our teams will be interacting with and influencing each others’ games. We do this until enough of Loki’s illusions are shattered and he is defeated.
Players only need to bring a Hero Deck, their Nemesis Set, and a health dial. Optionally bring your own tokens.
We are looking for players willing to host tables. If you have your own copy of Trickster Takeover, please bring it with you to the event as well as a set of the “Standard Encounter Set” and your own game tokens. Every copy we have allows us to add 4 more players to the event and we appreciate anyone willing to host a table with their copy.
This event is free and for experienced players of Marvel Champions, but new players are welcome to join if space allows.

If you are a new player and are interested in learning the game please, feel free to stop into the store any day before the event and try the store demo copy of Marvel Champions on your own. Or stop in on Thursday evening’s Card Game Night and learn to play the game with Travis. Travis hosts a Marvel Champions event here every Thursday night during Card Game Night and new players are always welcome, whether they have their own copy of the game or not

Disney Lorcana: Fabled Set Championship
2025-10-19 10:00 - 18:00
You can become a champion! Join us on Sunday, October 19 for our Disney Lorcana: Fabled Set Championship!

~Registration & Check-In~Play may register themselves on Ravensburger Play Hub beginning Tuesday, August 26. An entry fee of $25.00 will be collected in-store on the day of the event. Player cap is 32.
Check-in will be Sunday, October 19, 9:00-10:45am. Entry fee & decklist hardcopy are due at check-in.
Register here: https://tcg.ravensburgerplay.com/events/181198

~Format~This is a Swiss-style tournament, played in Best-of-3 format. Each round is 50-minutes in length. The number of rounds in the tournament will depend on the number of attendees. Playoff rounds will be played after the Swiss rounds including players with the highest standings. The playoffs are best-of-3, single-elimination rounds until one undefeated player is remaining as the tournament champion.
8 players: 3 rounds, no cut9-16 players: 4 rounds, cut to top 417-32 players: 5 rounds, cut to top 8

~Prizing~In addition to the official prizing, three booster packs will be included in the prize pool for each attending player in the event. Booster packs will distributed amongst the top 8 players. Additional prizing and promos may be added on and announced on the day of the event. Additionally, all attending players will receive one Fabled booster pack.
All players: Maleficent – Monstrous Dragon non-foil promo card + 1 Fabled Booster Pack.
1st place: Maleficent – Monstrous Dragon Champion playmat, Maleficent – Monstrous Dragon foil promo card, & Fabled Booster Packs
2nd place: Fabled Playmat, Maleficent – Monstrous Dragon Foil Promo Card + Fabled Booster Packs
3rd-8th place: Maleficent – Monstrous Dragon Foil Promo Card + Fabled Booster Packs
Unofficial prizing (booster packs, etc) will be dependent on final turnout.

~Deck rules~This tournament is in the Constructed (Core) format. Each player must bring one deck to the event which they have built ahead of time. Constructed decks must contain at least 60 cards. There is no maximum deck size, but a player must be able to shuffle their deck in a timely manner without assistance. Constructed decks must not contain cards from more than two ink colors. For example, if a deck contains Amber and Amethyst cards, it must not contain any Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, or Steel cards. Constructed decks must not contain more than four of a single card as identified by its full English card name. Character cards with different subtitles are considered different cards for purposes of this rule. For example, a deck may contain up to four copies of Ariel – On Human Legs as well as up to four copies of Ariel – Spectacular Singer. All released cards are legal for this event. You must use the same deck for the duration of the event. Decklist submission will be required. Please submit a hardcopy of your decklist during registration.

Officially banned cards are not permitted in this event. For more information about tournaments, please consult the official tournament rules.

Riftbound: League of Legends TCG Learn-to-Play
2025-10-21 18:00 - 21:00
Come try our demo decks out and learn the newest TCG Riftbound League of Legends

Dungeons & Kittens RPG
2025-10-25 10:00 - 12:00
Join us on Saturdays from 10am to 12pm for a special RPG series, Dungeons & Kittens! This session is kid-friendly (parents should remain in the shop) and costs $5.00 per person.
About Dungeons & Kittens:
Dungeons and Kittens is an original adventure roleplaying game that blends animal tales and Medieval fantasy in a post-apocalyptic world. Join in the adventures of a group of Kittens as you explore a wonderful new world together.
Humans have all but disappeared, and nature has made a comeback. Animals have evolved. Cats, dogs, rats — and more are at the dawn of a new Middle Ages. The world is filled with the wonder of meowgic and the technology of the past.
