Sending lots of love to our longtime #dnd Dungeon Master, Neil, as he embarks on his next adventure! Neil has DM'd at our store for over a decade, and we want to thank him for his outstanding commitment to the players. We'll miss you, Neil!

Our first Spiritforged #SummonerSkirmish will take place this Saturday! Get the new promos for participating, and earn exclusive top eight and winner promos as well as store credit, and a round-one bye for a #Riftbound Regional event. Tickets are available online now here: shorturl.at/Hhin7

Our next Magic Standard #RCQ is on March 7th. Win one of four invites to the upcoming #MTG Regional Championship, as well as promos and store credit. Tickets are available online now here: shorturl.at/9XkhE

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles make their #MTG debut this weekend! Join us for one or more of our six prerelease events, from Friday through Monday, and pick up your MTGTMNT booster boxes, commander decks and other swag while you're here. #TMNT

Eight armies clashed for #aos supremacy (and some cool prizes) during our Age of Sigmar: Ghyran Winter Bash on Saturday. Congratulations to Vasyl Marusiak, Brandon Santos and Richard Smith for being the top three generals in the Mortal Realms, and to Steve Dillon for having the best painted troops.

Just in: three new zines and one full RPG using MÖRK BORG. Ready to run the most metal RPG ever? Available in-store or at hairyt.com/search?page=1&q=%2Amork%20borg%2A #gamestore #ttrpg @pawelkicman.bsky.social

This is your official invitation to Pokemon Day! Visit Hairy Tarantula on February 28 to celebrate 30 years of Pokemon, get a cool gift, and play Ditto Drafts all day long. Tickets available now: shorturl.at/uWJjM

Congratulation to Vincent Luong, winner of our first #gundamcardgame Newtype Challenge of 2026. Join us for regular events every Tuesday, and be on the lookout for future Gundam tournaments!

Congratulations to the top eight of our Lorwyn Eclipsed Store Championship, and a shout out to finalists Dave Booker and Anthony Lee. Thanks to everyone who played! #mtg

Riftbound has been a smashing success. Get their first expansion Spiritforged, this Friday. Get your boxes online at hairyt.com/collections/.... We host Nexus Night every Monday. Spiritforged season starts on the 23rd. You can also purchase your tickets here: hairyt.com/collections/...

Once again it's time for The Hairy Tarantula Boxing Week Sale! Save big on last minute gifts, or pick up that odd thing that Santa forgot to bring you! These deals apply from now until Midnight, Monday December 29th. Step into our parlour at 3456 Yonge Street in Toronto, or online at www.HairyT.com

It's time once again for the Hairy Tarantula Black Friday Sale! This year, save on select Magic and Pokemon items (limit two per customer), plus all D&D books, BattleTech, Manga, Graphic Novels and Funko Pops. Get your holiday shopping done at hairyt.com/

Get your shopping done ahead of time with our Early Bird Black Friday sale, featuring One Piece The Best Volume 2 and Magic's Avatar: the Last Airbender. While supplies last.

Avatar the Last Airbender lands on our shelves today! Join us for six release events over the next four days, and visit us online for booster packs, boxes, bundles and singles for the last Magic set of 2025. Tickets and products are at hairyt.com/

Shout-out to all the Summoners who attended our Riftbound Release Event this Saturday. We're making Monday our Nexus Night, with the event starting at 6pm. Free promo packs for all (while supplies last), and store credit for anyone X-1 or better!

Enter the Rift at the Hairy Tarantula Riftbound Release Event on November 1st! Each participant receives 1 Riftbound Starter and 2 additional boosters to build their Riftbound Sealed Deck plus a bonus 2-card promo pack! Tickets and more information available at tinyurl.com/RiftboundRel...

It was an exciting three days for players who got to open and play with cards from the latest Pokemon set, Mega Evolution. Don't miss your chance to get boosters thru the Early Release Program starting September 22!

We're hiring an MTG staff member to work weekends! Details are in the image below.

As if the sweltering weather isn't warm enough, we're raising the temperature with our Hot Summer Deals Sale! ALL Magic, Pokemon, and all other TCG singles are 10% off until Aug 29th.

Calling all LARP enthusiasts! We have another interesting find from our vault: supplements for the 2nd Edition of Cthulhu Live! Our overstock is a treasure trove of unique finds collected over the years... You can see everything we've unearthed at www.ebay.ca/str/thehairy...

Our Magic: Edge of Eternities Standard Store Championship is coming next Saturday, August 23rd! Collect promos for participantion, as well as store credit prizing based on total attendance. Sign up at shorturl.at/keCKl #MTG

Our release event for One Piece: Legacy of the Master [OP12] will be this Sat, Aug 16th! Attending players will win prize packs, promos, and a special card for undefeated players. Get your tickets at shorturl.at/ijTqh

Congratulations to the Top 8 of this weekend's Lorcana's Store Championship! Thank you all for coming out, we hope to see you at the next one!

Spiderman is swinging into Magic the Gathering in Universes Beyond! Pre-release events will begin September 19th. Keep an eye on our pre-orders as more items get revealed, and secure your sealed product now at hairyt.com/collections/... #mtg

An interesting find from the vault... a tabletop miniatures game called "Fairy Meat!" This and other books like it won't be found on our shelves, but we have them available on our Ebay store! www.ebay.ca/str/thehairy...

Test your mettle and find out if you are the best of the best. Make history by proving your sibko’s superiority during the Trial of Position on Huntress. Prizes, bragging rights, and three rounds of play guaranteed in this Classic Battletech tournament. Learn more at shorturl.at/Egce7

Hairy Tarantula's first Gundam Sealed Event is this weekend! This is an excellent opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a brand new TCG. Sign up at shorturl.at/zUGbV #GCG #gundamcardgame

Congratulations to Saturday's Age of Sigmar store champions! We hope to see some of you this weekend for Kill Team!

Our One Piece 2 on 2 battle is coming Tuesday, July 29th! Find a Crewmate to team up with and battle it out with other teams. Read the deck construction rules and sign up now at shorturl.at/86kki

Our next RCQ is coming up this Saturday, August 2nd! This will be an Edge of Eternities sealed event held at competitive REL. The top four will be receiving an invite for the Round 11 Regional Championship. Doors open at 11:30AM, register at shorturl.at/GHcpl #mtg

The next One Piece set, Legacy of the Master, will soon be for sale on our shelves! The set releases August 22nd, but you can pre-order your sealed product now at shorturl.at/Nf0MT

Our Reign of Jafar Store Championship is coming soon! Join us on Saturday, August 9th and compete for promos, store credit, and an exclusive playmat. Sign up at: shorturl.at/Abl7e

Looking to try something new? We don't just carry Dungeons and Dragons - we have a variety of indie TTRPGs all waiting for you to play them! You can even find some hidden gems not on our shelves through our Ebay store: ebay.com/str/thehairytarantula #TTRPG

The moment you've been waiting for... Gundam Starter Decks are here! Pick yours up and play in our release events this weekend. Sign up below: SATURDAY (July 19th): shorturl.at/99Vu0 SUNDAY (July 20th): shorturl.at/m0FPF #GCG #gundamcardgame

Edge of Eternities singles are now up for pre-order! More cards will be added as they get added to our system. Edge of Eternities singles and sealed product release July 25th. Pre-order at shorturl.at/TDdJZ #mtg

July is Disability Pride Month, and accessibility is an ongoing project. Since previous iterations of the store, we've made many improvements to make sure every member of our community is able to comfortably enjoy playing at the Hairy Tarantula, and plan to continue doing so!

Attention Adventurers: Eberron has been retooled for DND 2024! Revisit the Artificer with updated subclasses - including the new Cartographer subclass - as well as new backgrounds, feats, and species. Pre-order your copy at shorturl.at/jB27W

Another busy Saturday! This weekend, we had our Standard Store Championship and the first of three Battletech campaign events. Thank you to everyone who came out!

Dragon Delves is available in-store now! Explore new dungeons and play through adventures featuring all of the Chromatic and Metallic dragons. Order for pickup or pre-order for shipping at shorturl.at/dqk6s

Thank you to everyone who came out for our Magic Pride event! We hope to see some of you next week for our Standard Store Championship. You can always see what events we have coming up at hairyt.com/events

Thank you to everyone who came out to our Pokemon Mid Year Celebration last weekend, and those who helped #TradeUpForVincent! We love seeing all of the community support here at Hairy Tarantula.

There's just one more week left of our month-long sale on pride merch and queer media, and one more week to help us hit our goal of $2k raised for Friends of Ruby! hairyt.com/collections/pride2025 hairyt.com/collections/harry-potter-for-friends-of-ruby

Magic Presents: Pride is next Saturday, June 28th. For this event, all legendary creatures have Partner! We'll be giving out promos throughout the day. Learn more: shorturl.at/vHQZ3

Congratulations to the Top 8 of yesterday’s Modern RCQ! Good luck in Calgary to those who are going!

Our Pokemon Mid-Year celebration is coming up next Saturday, June 21st! This year, we'll be supporting #TradeUpForVincent in order to help a young member of our community get the accessibility tools he needs. Keep an eye out for his table at our event! Register here: shorturl.at/F42ap

One Piece Starter Decks are on sale now, and we'll be hosting a Starter Deck Party next Sunday, June 15th. Bring your own deck, or purchase one while supplies last. Sign up here: shorturl.at/Xqxyv

The best-selling Magic set of all time is finally here! Final Fantasy pre-release events are running all weekend. There's no costume requirement, but feel free to express your enthusiasm all the same!

Back in December, we decided to do one thing we thought would make JK Rowling the angriest... Sell our old HP merch at an incredibly discounted rate, then donate all of the proceeds to a local Queer charity. So far, we have raised $1.2k for Friends of Ruby! Can we make that $2k for Pride?

Who's excited for the new D&D book? Dragon Delves ships in July, and contains ten new dragon-themed adventures for D&D 2024. Pre-orders are up now: hairyt.com/collections/... #DND

Congrats to the Top 8 from our Lorcana Store Championship! We had an incredible turnout for Lorcana and our Pokemon Pre-release. Thank you to everyone who came out!