Deal Me In Games

Deal Me In Games is a trading card and tabletop game shop in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, built around organized play: there is a scheduled event every day the store is open, from Monday through Saturday. It carries Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece Card Game and Disney Lorcana, and it suits players who want a regular night to show up to as much as collectors who want somewhere to browse.

What's on the shelves

The store stocks a large inventory of trading card game singles, sealed product and accessories, along with board games, tabletop RPG materials and accessories for both. Staff include specialists for each of the major card games the store carries, and the rest of the team can point a newer player in the right direction even outside their own game. Product preorders can be placed online.

Customers can use the store's space for casual gaming at any time during opening hours, which suits anyone short of a spare table at home.

Weekly play

Events run every day the store is open. Locals-style tournaments cost $5 to enter and run three rounds, with $20 in store credit for a 3-0 finish. Paying the entry with store credit adds $3. Tournaments can be preregistered online.

Monday and Thursday each put two games on the calendar at the same hour, and Friday is the one night with a casual Commander table running ahead of the sanctioned event.

Organized play and special events

Pokémon League meets on Wednesdays, and a Pokémon League Challenge is scheduled for November 14 with a $10 entry. Registration opens at noon and play starts at 1 PM. Each player gets a play pack, and decklists are required. Masters players compete for store credit, with the top 4 paid when 15 or fewer enter and the top 8 when 16 or more do, and $10 added to the prize pool for every entrant. Juniors and Seniors receive 2 Pokémon packs with entry, plus Championship points.

Prereleases fill much of the fall calendar. The Delta Reign and Cyberpunk events on November 1 both open check-in at noon and start deck building at 1 PM. Each Delta Reign player gets a Build and Battle Kit and leaves with 3 more packs, and the Cyberpunk kit includes dice and 2 extra boosters for players who stay for all three rounds.

The Gundam and One Piece events are capped at 16 and 32 players, so players should apply through the Bandai app to guarantee a spot.

The Gundam event checks in at 6 PM and starts deck building at 7 PM, with 4 packs per player, a special promo for a 3-0 record and leftover product sold to participants at MSRP. The One Piece prerelease checks in at noon and builds at 1 PM, with a special promo for a 3-0 record and a box available to participants at MSRP.

The Star Trek prerelease weekend has sessions on November 6 at 3 PM and 7 PM, November 7 at noon and, for Two-Headed Giant, 5 PM, and November 8 at 1 PM. Check-in opens an hour before each start. A 3-0 finish wins 4 packs, 2-1 wins 2 packs and anything less wins 1 pack, with the prizes doubled per team in Two-Headed Giant.

A monthly Magic: The Gathering Pauper tournament runs on November 1 with a $15 entry. Registration opens at noon and play begins at 1 PM, with Swiss rounds and a top cut set by attendance. The top 4 are paid in store credit with 15 or fewer players and the top 8 with 16 or more, and $15 of credit goes into the prize pool for every entrant.

On October 31 the store holds a free Halloween event for Pokémon players from 11 AM to 3 PM. Every participant gets a Trick or Trade pack, and anyone in costume gets an extra one. Kids receive a mini binder with cards to start filling it, and Pokémon TCG demos are on hand for anyone who wants to learn, with free sleeves for kids who join in.

Hours and getting there

The store is in Boyertown at 127 East Philadelphia Ave, Suite A, and phones are answered only during business hours.

The local scene

Boyertown has other game and hobby stops within a short drive: ModellBahn Ott Hobby Shop in Gilbertsville is about 1.3 miles away, Clash of Arms Games in Sassamansville about 2.7 miles, and Krav'n Comics in Pottstown about 4 to 5 miles. For a larger floor, The Big Show Card Show, about 17.6 miles away, next starts on November 7, and the Chester County Card Show, about 26.4 miles away, starts on November 1.