Star Trader Launch Party
2026-05-01 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Join us at Diversions Puzzles & Games for a special launch event during Art Round Town / First Friday!

Be among the first to play Star Trader, a fast-paced science-fiction strategy board game of risk and rivalry where bold decisions shape the outcome. Meet the designer, preview the game, and secure your copy of the game!

See and play the First Game Crafter Edition of Star Trader!
Secure your copy of Star Trader via crowd sale, unlocking discounted pricing on the game through group order.
Meet the designer and hear the story behind the game. Whether you’re stopping in as part of Art Round Town or coming just for the games, this is a great chance to try something new, meet fellow players, and be part of a local game launch. Light refreshments will be provided.

No experience needed, just show up ready to play.

Magic: the Gathering - Commander
2026-05-01 17:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-08 17:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-15 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 commanderTHE 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.

Riftbound: League of Legends TCG Organized Play
2026-05-01 18:00 - 21:00
Come battle against others in this open format Riftbound: League of Legends TCG series. As the event gets going and the community builds, we may add drafts and sealed events as well as constructed tournaments.

Riftbound TCG: Unleashed Pre-Rift
2026-05-01 18:00 - 21:00
Come try the newest Riftbound set: Unleashed! 6:00 pm Start. Please arrive early to register.

Sign up: https://locator.riftbound.uvsgames.com/events/414085
Pre- Rift event Cost $35.99
All payers must have a carde.io account linked to a Riot account to participate.

Saturday Board Games
2026-05-02 10:00 - 18:00, 2026-05-16 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.

Riftbound: League of Legends Unleashed Pre-Rift Event
2026-05-02 11:00 - 15:00
Join us for the new release of Riftbound: League of Legends TCG – Unleashed! We are hosting a Pre-Rift (prerelease) event on Saturday, May 2 @ 11:00AM.

-Registration & Check-inTo participate players must register themselves on Carde.io (Riot ID account required) beginning Thursday, February 12. An entry fee of $29.99 will be collected in-store on the day of the event. Player cap is 16 people.
Check-in on Saturday, May 2 from 9:00-10:45am. Entry fee due at check-in.
Register here: https://locator.riftbound.uvsgames.com/events/391267

-FormatPre-Rift is a Sealed event. Every player will receive a Pre-Rift event kit and will build a deck using its contents: one (1) mini-preconstructed deck, five booster packs, and a promo card.

After deckbuilding, players will participate in a three-round Swiss style-tournament. Each round is 50 minutes.

-PrizingEveryone will receive a minimum of one booster pack for participation in the event. There is no placement prizing for Pre-Rift events as they are intended to be a casual, learning experience for all!

Late Night Gaming
2026-05-02 16:00 - 23:30
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

Dungeons & Dragons
2026-05-04 17:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-11 17:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-18 17:00 - 21:00
Come play Dungeons & Dragons @ Diversions every Monday night! New and experienced players are welcome to join a group on the current adventure.
Sign-ups are required for our “adult” table. Sign-ups are free but space is limited. Sign-ups will guarantee you a seat for that week’s session. You can sign-up at the link below.
https://www.agameofdiceandfire.com/
Participation at our “kids” (pre-teen) table is walk-in only, first come, first serve. Please be advised that there are limited seats and a spot is not guaranteed for all walk-ins.

Dungeons & Dragons is not coordinated or managed by staff at Diversions and is run by private groups who use our space and welcome new players. Typically, there is a kids table and an adult table running every week.

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.

Weekly Game Night
2026-05-05 17:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-12 17:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-19 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, everyone is welcome!

Outside food is okay, but please be respectful of other people’s games & belongings and help keep our play space clean. 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.

One Piece Weekly Play
2026-05-06 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-13 18:00 - 21:00
One Piece Weekly event. Come join us and help grow this expanding community!!

Magic: The Gathering Commander Open Play
2026-05-06 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-13 18:00 - 21:00
Come battle against others in this open format Commander series.

Star Wars: Unlimited Weekly Play
2026-05-07 17:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-14 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.

Disney Lorcana: Wilds Unknown Sealed PreRelease
2026-05-08 18:00 - 21:00
Join us for a full day of Lorcana Wilds Unknown. We will cap the day with a Sealed event at 6pm!
$41.93 cost
Register here: https://tcg.ravensburgerplay.com/events/492614

Star Wars: Unlimited: A Lawless Time Planetary Qualifier (Waitlist Open)
2026-05-09 10:00 - 17:00
You can be a champion! Join us on Saturday, May 9, 2026 for a Star Wars: Unlimited Planetary Qualifier! This tournament starts at 10:00am. This is a sanctioned competitive-level event. The event will allow a maximum of 46 players.

>>Registration & Check-In<<
Players must purchase a ticket on Eventbrite to register ($45.00 + Eventbrite fees). Tickets will be on sale Wednesday, March 4 at 12:00pm ET. Your Melee.gg e-mail address will be required upon purchase. You can set a reminder through this link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1983983918307

Players will be added to the Melee tournament page by the organizer after purchasing their ticket. Ticket cancellations/refunds will be permitted through Thursday, May 7. Eventbrite fees cannot be refunded. There will be no refunds after May 7.

A waitlist will open once all tickets have been sold. If you are interested in a ticket add yourself to the waitlist on Eventbrite and look out for an email if a ticket is released. Once the ticket is released, you will have 48 hours to claim it before it moves onto the next person.

Check-in is on the day of the event, Saturday May 9 from 9:00-9:45am. A decklist must be uploaded onto Melee before the tournament begins.

>>Format<<
This is a Swiss-style tournament, played in Best-of-3 format. Each round is 55-minutes in length. Top cut/playoff rounds will be played after the Swiss rounds including the players with the highest standings. The playoffs are best-of-3, single-elimination rounds until one undefeated player is remaining as the tournament champion. Each top cut round is 75 minutes. The finals match is untimed.

With 46 players, there will be six (6) Swiss rounds & Top 8 playoff cut. There will be a lunch break between rounds three and four.

>>Prizing<<
The following prize structure is based on a full turnout of 46 players. The prizing is separated into official prizing & store prizing. The store prizing will scale with fewer players.
Official prizing:

All players: One (1) non-foil participation promo card
Top 8/4/2/1: Foil placement-stamped promo card
Top 8: Qualifier points for Season One championship series
1st place: Champion playmat, invite to Galactic Championship Summer 2026

Additional prizing (with full turnout):

All players: Three (3) LAW booster packs per person
1st & 2nd: $225.00 store credit to Diversions per person
3rd-8th: $100.00 store credit to Diversions per person
1st-16th: One (1) LAW Carbonite pack per person

>>Deck rules<<
Your deck must be built according to Premier format. 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. Your decklist must be uploaded onto Melee before the tournament begins. Officially suspended cards cannot be included in your deck: https://starwarsunlimited.com/how-to-play

Information about parking & access to the store will be provided to registered players prior to the event. If you have any questions, please e-mail the store, portsmouth@diversionsgames.com with the subject: SWU PQ

Dungeons & Dragons Monthly Session (Campaign)
2026-05-09 10:15 - 13:15
*PLEASE NOTE NEW TIMES*
Join us for a monthly D&D session! This is a 3-hour session for all experience levels. Please bring your own dice and pencil; the DM will have pre-generated characters, or you can bring your own character (level can be adjusted based on the session).
The session fee is $5.00 per person.

10:15 Session is full going forward until the end of the current campaign
2:00 Slots are open for players new to D&D.

***Sign ups are encouraged due to space limitations and interest. Please call, email, or chat the store on Facebook Messenger to reserve your spot***

Disney Lorcana: Wilds Unknown Prerelease Sealed + Draft Super Event
2026-05-09 11:00 - 17:00
May 9th @ 11:00am
The Sealed + Draft format is back!
Come celebrate the release of Wilds Unknown with a Sealed/Draft tourney. Round one you will build your 40 card deck from a sealed pool. We will draft round 2 and build a 35 card deck. In the final round you will combine all your cards to build a deck of 40 cards. The true test of your limited format skills!

Cost: $65.89 (10 packs for event plus 1 pack to prize pool)24 person capacity.

Round 1: Sealed (6 packs)Round 2: Draft (4 packs)Round 3: Combine your sealed and draft decks into one deck.

Register here: https://tcg.ravensburgerplay.com/events/497092

Dungeons & Dragons Monthly Session (New Players)
2026-05-09 14:00 - 17:00

Disney: Lorcana Wilds Unknown Prerelease (Sealed)
2026-05-10 12:00 - 16:00
Join us for the Disney: Lorcana Wilds Unknown Prerelease at Diversions Puzzles & Games – Portsmouth! Our prerelease is on Sunday, May 10 at 12:00pm.

**Registration & Check-In**
Players must have an account on the Ravensburger Play Hub/Carde.io to participate. Players are encouraged to register on Ravensburger Play Hub beginning Tuesday, April 14 to guarantee a spot in the event.
Check-in begins in-store one hour before the event. An entry fee of $39.99 is due at check-in. Each person may only purchase one prerelease pack for use during the event. This event will cap at 24 players.

Register here: https://tcg.ravensburgerplay.com/events/500312

**Format**Prereleases are Sealed Deck format events, where you build a minimum 40-card deck using the contents of a Prerelease Pack. The contents of the prerelease pack are:
6 booster packs from the new set1 of six potential promo cards (1 of each ink type!)1 cardboard deck box4 dice w/ Disney Lorcana icon1 special set-specific item1 rules sheet
After your deck is built, you’ll be randomly paired with another player for a best-of-three match. Each round you’ll report who won and be paired up with a new player. The RPH will be used for matching players and collecting standings.

The event will consist of three Swiss rounds regardless of player turnout.

**Prizing**Prereleases are casual events, so prizing is distributed evenly to all players. All event participants will receive at least one free booster pack for prizing.

Metered parking is available in the Worth Lot behind the store, Bridge Street Lot, Foundry Garage, or Hanover Garage.

Disney Lorcana: Wilds Unknown Draft Prerelease
2026-05-14 18:00 - 22:00
Join us for a Draft event celebrating the release of Wilds Unknown.
$29.95 cost
Register here: https://tcg.ravensburgerplay.com/events/492619

Star Wars: Unlimited Open Play
2026-05-15 18:00 - 21:00
Come battle against others in this open format Star Wars Unlimited series. As the event gets going we may add drafts and sealed events as well as constructed tournaments.
