I've been coming here since 2018/2019. The owner is a great guy who will always take the time to talk to every customer who comes in. They have great board games, magic the gathering, and Pokémon product all for a great price. I would highly recommend coming here and checking out the store. There's a second store in DeKalb IL as well. read more

charges scalper prices despite being retail store. I'd rather pay a scalper for their prices cause at least they took effort to go to store and get their inventory, a retail store charging scalper prices for good delivered right to their back door is disgusting and completely anti-consumer. read more

The owner quotes you for prices and then gouges you for way more than the original amount (retail) once he realizes that online places are selling for more. DO NOT BUY FROM THIS STORE, YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED!!! read more

A great place to purchase Magic the Gathering! The owners and workers seem friendly and willing to share their expertise and advice. Looking forward to visiting the store again in the future. read more

This store is right by my favorite laundromat, so I decided to take my son over to check it out. For those of you unaware (not that I'm an expert or know anything of substance about it) there's a card game called Magic (the Gathering) and people who enjoy it can play for hours on end, completely content and completely engaged. The reason we came here was that my son is learning to play Pokemon, which (if you're also unaware) is a card game with more simple rules for younger audiences to play for hours on end, completely content and completely engaged. We were hoping to find some Pokemon cards for purchase, and to see if anyone was playing. We found a small selection of Pokemon products, but were completely astonished by the overwhelming catalog of Magic cards, sets, posters, mats, and several tables with several players engaging in their favorite pastime. I commented to one of the co-owners, Justin, on how cool this place was and how I didn't know anything about Magic, but could appreciate the passion that these players had around the game. Justin politely excused himself and brought me several decks of Magic cards and handed them over! He let me know that they give out free starter packs for people who are trying to see if they like the game or not. It was just a sampling of what some call "cardboard crack", Justin told me. He invited us back to play any time, and even promised to hold the last Pokemon starter set for my son to purchase after saving his allowance. This is how you run a small business : focus on something you love, your passion... show customers how much you love it... and share it! There's a huge selection of other games and accessories, but we'll be back for the Pokemon cards, and maybe an engaging game of Magic. read more

Very pleased with the store. I went in looking for a particular game. They didn't have it in stock but called their other store and they had it in Crystal Lake the next day. The price was fair and comparable to Amazon. Great selection of games -- they know their stuff. read more

Great store with a great owner that invests the time into assisting you find the right game for your family.

Great selection of world renowned board games and other fun games. These are games that are not found in Target or produced by Milton Bradley, which those are good, but these are great. They had 5 versions of Ticket to Ride in stock, and are the only brick and mortar store that I know of that sells Cards Against Humanity, love it! They also sponsor game play in store. read more

i have a huge bone to pick with one of the owners, Michael Purn. i called regarding their screwed up hours in Crystal Lake and i understand that Covid-19 really affected business owners, but the unnecessary and rude attitude that was given to me over the phone was downright disrespectful. michael was not allowing me to speak and ask my question, each time i tried to speak michael would get offended and continue to strengthen his attitude and rudeness towards me. as a customer trying to get information about one of their locations, i did not tolerate the disrespect. i wanted to inform the owner that his website, along with google and apple say completely different hours. michael did not take my information as a heads up, but took it more as an insult. Purn decided to yell and talk over me, then hangs up. the professionalism that this owner claims to have is just not there at all. i was trying to do business with you, but obviously with the disrespect i received i am taking my business else where. to summarize, i would like to point out that this business has no set hours for each of their locations and each website/search engine holds different hours. as a customer calling the owner with respect I sure as hell didn't receive the same respect back. michael is rude, unreliable, immature and very aggressive and all around unpleasant to speak to. i hope michael takes this into consideration for the next person. read more

My experience here was quite memorable due to incredibly rude and aggressive employees. I've never had such a poor experience at a game shop. read more