Gnome Games and its Sturgeon Bay outpost The Gnoshery are no strangers to magic, but they will get you as close to the Wonderful World of Disney without having to book a flight. Gnome Games, which in addition to the Gnoshery in Sturgeon Bay has locations in the Green Bay and Appleton area, has been selected by Disney and the Ravensburger toy company to carry its new Disney Locana card game later this summer. Only a select number of retailers nationwide will be able to have the card game in early to mid-August. The game is similar to other immersive card games like Magic and Pokemon, but it will instead use its Disney characters as the stars. Gnome Games owner Pat Fuge says it is a big deal to be selected as a retailer for the game’s launch, which could be the biggest in its business' history.
Getting on the ground floor of popular games is nothing new for Fuge and Gnome Games. They were among the first to sell copies of Cards Against Humanity, which now reaches $40 million to $50 million in sales each year according to the Board Game Quest website.