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The Weekly Sale Codeword for the week of August 6th, 2025, to August 13th, 2025, is Wars.
This week, you’ll save 10% on all items with these game categories: Star Wars CCG, Star Wars Clone Wars Adventures TCG, Star Wars Destiny, Star Wars Miniatures, and Star Wars Pocketmodel TCG. Enter the code at checkout with items from just these categories, and you’ll receive that discount.
There will be a new sale every week.
Scott’s Thoughts
It’s back-to-school time here—shopping, haircuts, and the annual “stand-by-the-front-door” photos.
It’s a huge year for my daughter—she’s starting her senior year. She’s exploring different career paths through her classes and trying to figure out where her passion meets job security. She’s an incredible artist and animator, but with AI shaking up that space, she’s thinking ahead. This week, she had her wisdom teeth out and went to a job interview. Hoping she lands it!
My youngest son? He’s on the rise—literally. He got braces, shot up two inches over the summer, and just passed both his sister and mom in height. He’s heading into 8th grade and aiming to get into student council. He also picked up pickleball this summer and has taken to it so quickly that he’s already being asked to join local teams. With it becoming a high school sport next year, he’s gunning to make the team.
What’s New at the Shop
We’ve had a busy week adding inventory for:
- Lord of the Rings TCG: Lots of missing commons/uncommons are back in stock. Higher-end rares from Sets 1–7 (and a few beyond) are on the way from a big recent collection buy.
- Star Wars TCG: Commons/uncommons are already updated. Rares will follow soon—pulled from nearly complete sets we broke down.
- Middle-earth CCG: We restocked several key staples. Smoke Rings came in and immediately sold out again—can’t keep that one on the shelves. Plenty of other great C/U options are still available.
- Dragon Ball Z (Score): I’m putting the finishing touches on this section now. The goal is to have it fully updated by the end of August. If you’re a fan, keep an eye out—it’s close!
- Xena: I’ve had this Xena white border Aphrodite for some time, not realizing it was a promo from the game. Turns out there were two Gen Con 1998 Promos, with this being the more popular of the two, both of which were the only White Border cards for the game. I’ve added it to the site for completionists or fans of the series who want to pick up this harder-to-find card.
Magic (Re)Ignited
My brother-in-law recently got into Magic: The Gathering, and that’s led me down a rabbit hole—dusting off old decks, building Commander decks, and teaching my two kids at home how to play.
While doing all that, I discovered how massive the Magic infrastructure has become—deck builders that link directly to TCGPlayer (and other sites), instant card pricing, dozens of vendors competing on the same card… It’s wild.
It made me take a step back and appreciate what we’ve built here at CategoryOneGames.
21 years of keeping older games alive.
Hundreds of thousands of cards are organized and ready to ship.
Games you can’t find in most stores, available every day.
I had a conversation recently with one of the biggest Magic store owners in Utah. He was shocked to hear how much inventory value we have—more than his store, despite him selling 8x what we do each year.
That’s all thanks to you, this amazing community.
You’ve helped make CategoryOneGames something rare and valuable. You’ve kept these games alive, relevant, and fun.
And hey, we do have a deckbuilder on the site! It’s not as fancy as some Magic ones, but you can paste in a decklist and it’ll return all the cards we currently have in stock. Give it a shot next time you’re building something.
Thanks Again
Whether you’re hunting for that one last card, building your dream deck, or just enjoying the nostalgia, we’re here for it.
Thanks for being part of the CategoryOneGames journey.
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