Game nights in Oconomowoc, WI tonight and this week
112 listings in and around Oconomowoc, WI, Thursday, November 12 through Wednesday, November 18. Soonest: Puzzles and Popcorn at Columbus Community Center (Thursday 12:30 p.m.); Game Night for Adults at Atkinson Branch (Thursday 4 p.m.); D&D Campaign DM Worlds! at Kowabunga Comics (Thursday 6 p.m.); Thursday Bingo at Beanies Mexican Restaurant (Thursday 6 p.m.). Every listing links the venue's or organizer's own page it was checked against.
A Dungeons & Dragons game at a local game store: each player is a hero in a shared story and says what their character does, while one person, the Dungeon Master, runs the story and says when to roll dice.
Warm Belly Farm hosts a bingo night where each round's winner takes home a plant, with farm drinks and the garden center open through the evening. Entry is $5 with one card; extra cards are $1 each.
Casual Commander in a relaxed, clean and friendly setting at The Sanctum. The $5 table fee comes back as a reloadable $5 gift card. Room for 50 players.
A casual gathering of board gamers at Noble Knight Games. Play from the store's library, bring your favorite from home, or play something brought by the group. Free.
Magic: The Gathering in Commander, its four-player format: each deck is built around one legendary card, its commander, and everyone starts at 40 life. Entry is $5.
A scholastic chess tournament in three divisions, K5u500, K8u900 and Open: five-round Swiss, game 30. Trophies for the top five players and top three teams in each division, medals for all. $20 in advance, $25 on site; first-time WSCF registrants pay a one-time $5 member fee.
Magic: The Gathering in Commander, its four-player format: each deck is built around one legendary card, its commander, and everyone starts at 40 life. Casual play for up to 12 players.
Monthly Rivals of Aether tournament at Isthmian Gaming Lounge in Madison. $15 venue fee, plus $10 for the Rivals 2 singles bracket; Rivals 1 and Rivals 2 doubles are free side events.
Magic: The Gathering in Commander, its four-player format: each deck is built around one legendary card, its commander, and everyone starts at 40 life. Casual play for up to 24 players; entry is $10.
Casual Commander, the Magic: The Gathering format: 100-card decks with no duplicates except basic lands and cards that state otherwise, a starting life total of 40, and a Commander, usually a legendary creature. Cards may only have mana symbols from the Commander's colors.
Magic: The Gathering in Commander, its four-player format: each deck is built around one legendary card, its commander, and everyone starts at 40 life.
An all-ages ska night: Grand Rapids ska punk band Mustard Plug, Chicago's Devon Kay & The Solutions, and Madison ska band Meskales. $20 cash day of show.
Magic: The Gathering in Commander, its four-player format: each deck is built around one legendary card, its commander, and everyone starts at 40 life. Casual play; entry is $11.