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That's Entertainment is open 11am to 7 pm
7 Days a Week at both store locations!
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On Saturday, November 7th, 1pm-2pm, followed by a signing from 2pm-3pm, local author and loyal That's E customer, Brendan Mahan will be sharing ideas from his new book, Overcoming the Wall of Awful: Why It's Hard to Get Things Done with ADHD, Autism, and Anxiety (and How to Do Them Anyway) (September 2026, Balance). Brendan will share his groundbreaking Wall of Awful™ model, which describes how our emotions can form a barrier preventing us from doing the things we want to do, and how to get past it. He will explore this model
through a neurodiversity-informed lens.
This is a FREE event for ages Teen+.
Register and reserve your seats by clicking on the button below!
| | SUNDAY POKEMON PRE-RELEASE SPOTS OPEN! | |
We opened up a few more spots for
Sunday's Pokemon Pre-Release tournament,
so sign up now before seats fill up!
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PLAY FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN $10 IN STORE CREDIT!
RULES:
Each week we will post an image with a clue to a pop-culture related item. This item could be a board game, comic, video game, toy, record or band, movie, Pokemon or Magic card, etc...
If you think you know the answer, please submit it to
Dario at dario@thatse.com.
Winners will be announced here in our newsletter!
A winner will be drawn randomly from a pool of correct answers. PLEASE SEND IN YOUR ANSWERS BY
THURSDAY MORNING, 10/29/26!
The winner will receive $10 in store credit.
Please include your full name in the e-mail and please mention at which store you would prefer to pick up your store credit slip.
You will have 30 days from the day of announcement
to pick up your prize.
CAN YOU GUESS THIS WEEK'S TEASER?
The more details you can give,
the better your chances will be for winning!
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NEW CLUE
(Played by a horror icon, this creature of ancient ties, was the star of the film. Can you name the film and the year it premiered?)
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OUR LAST CLUE
Congratulations to Colin Solan of Fitchburg for guessing last week's trivia answer as the 1985 electronic talking toy...
TEDDY RUXPIN, manufacture by World of Wonder!
One of the best selling toys of the mid to late 80s.
Old tech by today's standards. Timeless nightmare fuel.
| | ON-GOING EVENTS AT OUR WORCESTER LOCATION | | | | |
FRIDAY NIGHT MAGIC
Every Friday In Our Great Hall!
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FRIDAY NIGHT MAGIC
Join us for Friday Night Magic Draft!
Time: 6pm (sharp)-10pm
Every Friday In Our Event Room!
Unfortunately, we are unable to add late attendees due to restrictions in Wizard's event software.
$15.00 to play (per person)
Great for beginners! Some knowledge of how to play Magic the Gathering is required.
In-person sign-ups only, please. We are taking sign-ups only on the day of the event. If traveling from a distance, please call ahead to make sure there are available spots before arriving.
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SUNDAY COMMANDER LEAGUE
Every Sunday in our Great Hall!
2:30pm-6:30pm / Free to Play
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Join us for Magic the Gathering Commander League on Sundays!
Time: 11am to 3pm / Free to Play!
Bring your commander deck and play! Some basic knowledge is required to play, but don't worry if you're a beginner. Players are welcoming!
In-person sign-ups only, please. We are taking sign-ups only on the day of the event. If traveling from a distance, please call ahead to make sure there are available spots before arriving.
Want to learn to play Magic? Check out Dicebreaker and Tolarian Community College on YouTube!
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SUNDAY POKEMON LEAGUE
11:00-2:00pm / Free to Play
Every Sunday In Our Event Room!
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Please check our social media pages for schedule changes and/or cancellations before attending our events.
All ages welcome/Beginner-friendly
Bring a deck, or purchase one at the store. Please call ahead to check on product availability.
The doors to our event room are open to all, and we have fostered a friendly group of regulars, willing to help new players if they have questions.
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New records that went out this week: Radiohead, Roots, Olivia Rodrigo, Portishead, Paramore, Pearl Jam, Schoolboy Q, Jonathan Richmond, Queens of the Stone Age, Raye, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Vince Staples, Selena, Harry Styles, Tyler the Creator, Taylor Swift, Devo, Doja Cat, Deftones, Daft Punk, Foster the People, George Benson, Hozier, Earl Sweatshirt, Rosalia, Strokes,
Tears for Fears, etc….
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NEW BOARD GAMES
AND ACCESSORIES THIS WEEK!
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Dutch Blitz $12.99
2-4 Players
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In Dutch Blitz, each player has their own deck of forty cards, with cards 1–10 in four colors; red and blue cards show a Pennsylvania Dutch boy, while yellow and green cards show a Pennsylvania Dutch girl. Each deck has a different symbol on the back to aid with card sorting between rounds.
At the start of each round, each player lays out three cards face up in front of them to create their post piles; places a face-up stack of ten cards, seeing only the top card, next to their post piles to create their blitz pile; and holds the remaining cards in hand face down.
Playing at the same time, each player tries to empty their blitz pile. If they have a 1 on the top of any face-up stack, they play it to the center of the table to create a Dutch pile. If they have a 2 of the same color as any 1 on top of a Dutch pile, they can place the 2 on the 1. All cards on a Dutch pile must be played in ascending order and must be the same color. A player can also play from the blitz pile onto a post pile, or from one post pile onto another, but only if the numbers are in descending order and the boys and girls alternate.
If a player can't play anything, they can reveal cards from the stack in their hand, counting them out in groups of three, then laying them face up while revealing only the top card. They can play this top card onto a Dutch pile or post pile as long as they meet the rules for doing so.
As soon as a player empties their blitz pile, the round ends. Each player scores 1 point for each of their cards among the Dutch piles, then loses 2 points for each card remaining in their blitz pile. Players then sort all the cards and play another round. As soon as at least one player has at least 75 points, the game ends and the player with the most points wins.
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Drillers $59.99
1-4 Players / 30 min
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In Drillers, players explore an abandoned mine using their mechs, trying to find and excavate anything useful or valuable left behind by a forgotten mining corporation. Each level of the mine brings new opportunities and new challenges—as fuel runs low and decisions become tighter. By collecting cards, players improve the drilling capabilities of their unique mech, unlock new actions, and push their operation further underground.
Mined minerals can be sold for profit also by use of drones, allowing players to refine their strategy and invest in better tools. Every decision affects everyone, often creating new opportunities for players.
Drillers is a game about planning ahead, tough decision-making, and knowing just how far you can afford to drill. Will you be the first to extend the horizons and uncover what the depths hide?
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K-Pop Demon Hunters: Battle for the Spotlight $14.99
2-6 Players / 15 min
| Tune in to the contest between HUNTR/X and the Saja Boys! As they battle on stage, crowd the arena and cheer as loud as you can for your favorite group! Your cheers generate fan energy that powers their performance and helps protect the Honmoon. Work together and read the stage carefully – not everything is as it seems. Use teamwork and deduction in this quick-playing tug-of-war game. Draw and play a card on your turn to gain momentum for your team and outsmart your opponents. | | | |
Lairs $$38.99
2 Players / 40 min
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You’ve worked hard to earn your spot in the Adventurers Guild, but one last obstacle remains. You must square off with a cunning rival guild hopeful in an exam of precarious paths that will test your skills at building a devious dungeon...and exploring one. To pass, you have to complete the tricky labyrinth your opponent has created full of dead ends, traps, enchanted monsters — oh, and if you can find it, valuable treasures. You enter their dungeon with your own set of skills and over the course of this challenge, you'll grow as an adventurer. Will it be enough to map the right path, defeat the monsters in your way, and escape with the most valuable collection of treasure? Your spot in the Adventurers Guild depends on it!
Lairs is a two-player game for ages 10 and up that plays in about 35 minutes. Players begin with a set of walls, traps, treasures, and monsters, then use them to create a challenging catacomb for their opponent to explore while at the same time attempting to navigate their opponent's dungeon using guile, deduction, and a little bit of luck. The stakes are high! Only one player can make it into the Guild!
Lairs (Kickstarter Edition) includes the game play content not included in retail version of this game.
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Talisman $64.99
2-6 Players
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The otherworldly artefacts known as Talismans have once more descended onto the mortal plane, signaling the dawn of a new era— and the need for a new ruler!
In Talisman: The Magical Quest Game – 5th Edition, set forth on an epic adventure, racing to be the first to obtain a Talisman, reach the Crown of Command in the center of the board, and defeat the elder dragon to win.
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Halo Flashpoint $89.99
2+ Players / 30-90 min
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Halo: Flashpoint is the tactical miniatures game for two players. Begin your journey in the War Games combat arena as a Spartan fireteam commander, bringing a range of classic Halo weapons and game modes to life on your tabletop. Discover an exciting game that's easy to learn, challenging to master, and rewards cool thinking under fire!
Will you lead a fireteam of Spartans to victory in the arena, or bring the alien might of Banished Elites to bear against your human opponents?
Choose a side and prepare for the ultimate tactical tabletop experience.
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Star Trek: Space Hunt $34.99
2-4 Players / 30 min
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Star Trek: Space Hunt is a real-time, hidden movement game that uses the Captain Sonar system, for 2-4 players that demands intense coordination and sharp deduction.
Players are divided into two opposing crews, each commanding iconic starships from across the franchise’s history with each vessel featuring unique builds for asymmetric gameplay.
The game covers several generations of the saga, allowing players to step into the roles of legendary duos such as Captain Kirk and Spock, Captain Picard and Data, or even the formidable Khan and Joachim.
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Hundo $14.99
2-6 Players / 20 min
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Don't break a hundo!
Take turns flipping your cards without looking at them in this push-your-luck card game. Don’t push the center pile over 100 total or you bust. Hit 100 exactly to get a HUNDO!
Shake things up with UNDO, FORCE, and SHOWDOWN cards. Take risks and get rewarded!
Be the first to get rid of all your cards each round to avoid extra points. The lowest total score wins.
| | | King of Tokyo: Godzilla 2-6 Players / 30 min | |
The True King of Monsters is finally here!
Toho’s legendary Kaijus clash in an epic battle to decide who will be the definitive King of Tokyo. Play as Godzilla, King Ghidorah, Hedorah, Rodan, Mothra, and Mechagodzilla.
For those familiar with the original game, discover a new mechanic: “Event cards” that affect all monsters. And for fans, yes, evolution cards are included!
King of Tokyo: Godzilla is a family game with dice, cards, and smashes, inspired by the yams system.
In King of Tokyo Godzilla, you play the legendary ToHo's monsters of whom are destroying Tokyo and whacking each other in order to become the one and only King of Tokyo.
At the start of each turn, you roll six dice, which show the following six symbols: 1, 2, or 3 Victory Points, Energy, Heal, and Attack. Over three successive throws, choose whether to keep or discard each die in order to win victory points, gain energy, restore health, or attack other players into understanding that Tokyo is YOUR territory.
The fiercest player will occupy Tokyo, and earn extra victory points, but that player can't heal and must face all the other monsters alone!
Top this off with special cards purchased with energy that have a permanent or temporary effect, such as the growing of a second head which grants you an additional die, body armor, nova death ray, and more.... and it's one of the most explosive games of the year!
In order to win the game, one must either destroy Tokyo by accumulating 20 victory points, or be the only surviving monster once the fighting has ended.
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Codenames: Critical Role Adventures $39.99
2-4 Players/ 25 min
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Enter the world of Exandria, a land of infinite wonder and unexpected champions, and experience the Critical Role adventures through Codenames. Assemble a party of heroes from the first three Critical Role campaigns, embark on missions, and level up your characters to defeat the final boss.
Codenames: Critical Role Adventures is a unique take on Codenames inspired by the Critical Role universe. It’s a fully cooperative version of the game where one GM (game master) leads their party through perilous missions, each with its own twist and take on the classic Codenames rules and featuring a new set of themed words. Play the game in three separate campaigns, choose from seven Critical Role characters, and, by levelling them up, unlock new abilities and equip items to use during missions.
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Marvel Campions: Shadowland (Scenario Pack) $26.99
1-4 Players / 30 min
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Shadow has fallen over Hell’s Kitchen. A dark force is corrupting the locals, twisting their minds and making them violent. As our heroes arrive to investigate, they find themselves face-to-face with a squad of shadowy villains known as the known as the Dark Protégés. As the corruptive influence sinks its claws deeper into the city, our heroes must navigate the labyrinthian Shadowland if they want any hope of returning things to normal.
Introducing the Shadowland Scenario Pack for Marvel Champions: The Card Game! This pack includes three brand-new scenarios, each featuring various characters and aspects of the mysterious and deadly organization known as the Hand. Take on members of the Dark Protégés, infiltrate the shifting labyrinth of Shadowland itself, and take on the mastermind behind the corruption of Hell’s Kitchen. Each scenario can be played standalone or sequentially in a miniature, three-part campaign.
Will you free Hell’s Kitchen from the shadowy forces that seek to corrupt it? Or will you fall prey to the allure of dark power yourself?
| | | Ongoing That's E Fitchburg Events | | | |
Constructed Modern-Friday Nights
Entry Fee - $5
Start Time – 6pm Sharp
Prizes given out as store credit.
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Draft (usually using the most current release)
Entry - $11.00
tart Time – 6pm Sharp
Prizes given out as store credit.
| | NEW COMIC BOOKS RELEASING NEXT WEEK! | | | | All the villains. All the heroes. All the stakes. What's left... of Absolute Batman? | | | | ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN VOL. 3 TP | |
EISNER AWARD WINNERS KELLY THOMPSON AND HAYDEN SHERMAN CONTINUE THEIR BESTSELLING, CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED TAKE ON WONDER WOMAN WITH THE DEBUT OF ABSOLUTE ZATANNA!
The Mark of Hecate, the symbol on Diana's arm, shows up at a series of crime scenes in Gotham, drawing her into Batman's orbit and kicking off a deadly team-up—the very first in the Absolute Universe! But back in Gateway City, a familiar face has emerged—Zatanna Zatara, the Mistress of Magic. This time, her appearance is no dream—instead, it's pure nightmare fuel, as Zatanna and a strange new Suicide Squad are set loose on the city with one mission...kill Wonder Woman at any cost. Will it take a witch to destroy a witch?
Plus, the return of artist Mattia De Iulis for a mythic tale of gods and monsters as Diana journeys to the ends of the Earth to deliver justice!
Collects Absolute Wonder Woman #15-20 and Absolute Wonder Woman 2026 Annual #1.
| | | | HERE COMES CABLE! •He's come from the future with a handpicked team to put a stop to the alien decimation of Earth. But is it too little, too late for the surviving X-MEN...and all of humanity?! •The new ALIEN QUEEN makes her terrifying presence known! •Plus: The continuation of Chris Claremont's flashback story featuring KITTY PRYDE versus the XENOMORPHS for the fate of the PHOENIX! | | | | SPIDER-MAN VS. RAVAGE ROUND THREE! Spider-Man's fight with Ravage reveals shocking clues about the villain's origins, forcing Peter to confront the truth about the house that Spidey built. This time, Spidey's victory may come at too great a cost to Peter Parker! | | | | BATMAN BAD SEEDS GOTHAM GENERAL #1 (OF 2) | |
Welcome to General, Gotham City's tier one trauma center.
Power is out, fires are burning, transpo is shot, and the calls just keep coming. There are more patients than beds, half presenting with respiratory complications, the other half suffering hallucinogenic psychotic episodes. In every other emergency department in the DCU, this would be a catastrophe.
For Dr. Ava Dastur and the men and women working at General, it's a Tuesday.
DC Comics is pleased to introduce you to the staff of Gotham General. No capes, no costumes, and don't call them heroes — this is their job.
| | | | DC ALL IN SAGA DARKSEID VS THE WORLD #1 (ONE SHOT) | |
SCOTT SNYDER, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, SANFORD GREENE AND YASMINE PUTRI TELL THE UNFORGETTABLE STORY OF DARKSEID'S PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE!
Darkseid is... only just the beginning.
The ultimate anti-life in the universe has been at the heart of the DC All In Saga since its beginning... and while the King Omega battle has been won by the forces of good, the war against Darkseid has only just begun! Comics superstars Scott Snyder and Sanford Greene present the hidden past of the being called Uxus , his descent into Darkseid, and his plans for the fate of all creation ! It's DC's premier villain as you've never seen him before, by the biggest names in comics, in DC All In Saga: Darkseid vs. the World!
| | | | DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: RAVENLOFT #2 | |
An undead amnesiac appears amidst the misty moors of Mordent! The Weathermay-Foxgrove twins leap to the Reborn’s rescue, wielding sword and sorcery against the Domain’s horrifying inhabitants. Could the Reborn’s appearance help save Ravenloft from total collapse? The spirits of Mordent may have the answers . . .
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A must-read for fans of Hellboy, Universal Monsters, and DIE: Loaded!
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Return to Ravenloft–Dungeons & Dragons’ premier horror setting–for a genre-bending mystery that spans the Domains of Dread!
- Four-issue series.
| | | | NARUTO X TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES--MANGA STYLE EDITION | |
It’s the coolest ninja matchup you could have ever dreamed of! The Heroes in a Half-Shell meet the host of the Nine-Tailed Fox in this graphic novel crossover!
When teenage reporter April O’Neil has a clandestine meeting with Tsunade, the leader of the Hidden Leaf Village, it garners the attention of Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi. They aren’t the only ones who are wondering what the two women were discussing, though. The sinister Foot Clan have their own interest in April’s visit, as they think she might hold the valuable information on mutation research being conducted by the scientist Baxter Stockman. With April caught between the forces of the Hidden Leaf Village and the Foot Clan, it can’t be long before the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show up to lend her a hand!
Writer Caleb Goellner and artist Hendry Prasetya bring together two of the most iconic ninja teams ever assembled in a crossover event generations in the making.
Collects issues #1-4 now presented in a brand-new black-and-white manga style in a convenient, compact size.
| | | | Burning hot with power, Blaze the Cat has lost control of her mind to the conniving Blackwood the Ermine, who commands her to hunt and battle Silver the Hedgehog. Now, Silver and his new companion Dapple must race through the ever-changing hallways of the Castle Colossus to stop Blackwood, save Blaze, and free the townspeople trapped as servants! With the very ground they step on working against them, can our heroes save the day this time? This spooky arc on the Road to #100 closes with a dramatic issue focused on fan favorites Silver and Blaze! | | | | STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE - DARTH VADER #1 | CELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF ROGUE ONE! WHEN NEGOTIATIONS FAIL, THE EMPIRE SENDS IN ITS ATTACK DOG -- DARTH VADER! Director ORSON KRENNIC's negotiations with the gem-rich planet of HARRELD have hit a standstill. Its leader, HARQQUE, refuses to allow the EMPIRE to mine its rare KYBER deposits for use in the DEATH STAR's deadly super-laser. But when the EMPEROR catches wind of Krennic's failure, he sends his most trusted acolyte -- DARTH VADER -- to pry the kyber from Harreld by any means necessary. | | | | |
THE FATE OF MARILYN HOWE
Alessandra goes rogue just as a new enemy makes an unexpected move.
| | | | UNIVERSAL MONSTERS THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN LIVES #1 (OF 4) | |
HERE COMES THE BRIDE...
Kelly Thompson and Mattia De Iulis (Absolute Wonder Woman, The Cull) reunite once again to deliver the most haunting new horror series of the year.
Born in the heart of a thunderstorm, made of stolen flesh, electricity, and monstrous desperation, The Bride lives! With no memory of her past or understanding of what she is, The Bride took her first steps into the world and was...displeased. Now, she must discover where and who she came from and begin what every living thing begins...the process of staying alive.
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