If you are looking to pick up a new hobby like Dungeons & Dragons, trading card games like Pokemon,…read moreYu-Gi-Oh, or Magic the Gathering, Dragon's Lair in Wallingford is the spot. They have a variety of comic books, but mostly Marvel (I'm more of a DC fan). They are welcoming for all ages and the staff is friendly, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable about their products. Shout out to Jose! From card packs, card singles, graded slabs--every week there something new to pick up for your collection. The prices are fair, especially with the phenomenon of the cards drastically increasing/decreasing in value each week. You can also trade in cards too. So if you have a ton of bulk, bring it on over here. They also hold card tournaments throughout the week and can teach you how to play.

This store is great. They have Tabletop and Card gaming in Unison…read more Great hours, I love that I found this on Yelp. Never update anything. I love the paint options here.

Best toy store ever. I go there with my young grandchildren to see train display or by myself just…read moreto look at what's new. I've been there so many times this past week. My granddaughter and I will go in next few for her to pick out her last Christmas present. Service is excellent. I

Ah-mazing! Walking in as an adult, I was lost in childhood. Everything from Lego, Monster Truck,…read moreantique trains and all accessories, children's and adult books, stuffed animals and toys, science DIY's, charm bracelets and dress up clothes, board games and card games ...the list could go on!! Little bit of everything for everyone!

I've lived near Middletown for a good part of my life and have visited many areas of it (including…read moreMain Street). However, I was never aware that right on Main Street is a place called Main Street Market that once inside this temperature controlled "mini mall" building are several floors of cool locally owned shops. This is how I came across what I learned to be just newly opened trading card and collectible store, East Coast Collectibles Card Shop. Full disclosure here, I've been a collecting trading/sports cards since I was a kid. I started out with Pokémon and basketball and later tacked on Magic & Yu-Gi-oh cards (Full blown nerd here ). So... East Coast Collectibles is LITERALLY the perfect little shop for someone like me or for those interested in starting card collecting. They have a wide variety of collectibles for sale (autographed Funko Pops, Pokémon collectible sets and signed sports memorabilia), as well as packs or boxes of Pokémon, various sports and Magic the Gathering. They have an entire shelves dedicated to single sleeve cards that are priced in large boxes (so much). Best of all, they have a seating area with a large wooden table for customers to sit down to either sort through these individual card boxes or bring their own collection to trade/sell with the owner. Most shops don't have this seating which has left me as an adult or kid, having to sift through cards on the floor. Yes, as many collectible shops do, the owner is not only interested in selling but will buy cards they are interested in off you for a fair price (I checked ). I had a chance to talk with the owner Scott, Scott runs a very successful EC3 collectible shows at Mohegan Sun and decided to set up shop locally to continue his passion 365 days a year. Scott is extremely knowledgeable on not only the cards that he buys/sells but also understand a lot of interesting stuff about the collectible/autograph business. This card shop is not only ideal for collectible nerds like me but is super family friendly too. While I was there (for quite a while I might add), I saw Scott and another employee having great conversations with families coming in to buy Pokémon cards. I overheard him discussing with the kids the best way to start their deck building for Pokémon and recommendations for which series to start with depending on their Pokémon knowledge. If you are looking to get into card collecting, looking to beef up your decks before and tournament or are interested in expanding/trading your collection, this is a wonderful option that conveniently located off a main road in Middletown. If you aren't fans of trying to find main street parking and use meters, there is a public parking right behind the building off a side street with PLENTY of parking and easy access for those going it alone or with families of all ages. Go visit Scott at East Coast Collectibles, you won't be disappointed!

Super fun! Has a bunch of good bulk boxes that are slowly helping me with my eevee master…read morecollection :), also had many sets (prismatic, shining fates, etc etc) that are hard to find in stores

Great selection of models. When my son and I first walked in he audibly went "whoa". We've been…read morethere a number of times, and each time he's found some new and interesting model to build. I build and paint 40K, and although HQ Hobbies doesn't carry 40k minis I go there for all of my supplies. Huge selection of paints, brushes, varnishes, setting solutions, etc. Literally anything you could need regardless of what you're building or painting. The owner is himself a model builder and is knowledgeable, friendly, and easy to chat with. Overall this place is easy to recommend. When you're driving by, go slow because it's easy to miss the store. It's on one side of a strip mall and given the nearby tree coverage it's easy to miss.

awsome store great selection freindly owner well worth ride from berlin not a bad rideread more

Great quality eyes and super nice and great customer service. The history of the company is great…read moreand they are such a wonderful small business!

Lifetouch Acrylic Full Round Doll Eyes Beautiful! These eyes…read moreare what I had hoped for. I am also impressed with how the company handled a mistake in sizing I had made on the order form. I emailed them after I realized my mistake and they corrected it immediately. I will continue to do business with them.

Amazing service they helped me so much as a first time miniature painter, got me set up with…read moreeverything I needed to get started

Off the Wall has a really good layout, with lots of shelves for epic strategy and card games, all…read morethe collectible stuff, and plenty of table space for doing actual gaming. (I'd like to see a bit more lighting near the game shelves, but I have old eyes.) There were even some dioramas in the center of the store. There's plenty of parking outside. They have a nice variety of games open which you can play, as well as comfortable seating and clean rest rooms. In the gaming area, I saw more packaged "complete sets" of the games with numerous expansion sets, something I personally find preferable to lots and lots and lots of space devoted to expansion sets. I only wish they opened a little earlier in the day on weekdays.

My daughter and I love this store. So many games to choose from. We did one of their free paint…read moredays and had a fantastic time. The staff were super friendly and helpful. Everyone else there was super friendly. We are just getting into D&D and everyone was happy to answer our questions. They have a huge selection of mini's, paints and everything else you need to get going. The prices were similar to other games stores on most things. The selection is better than most stores. There are plenty of tables to play all sorts of games as well.

This place is just awesome, feels like I'm walking into someone's uncles basement, in the best way…read morepossible. Employees are passionate about the store and its history, and the events are awesome. Great selection of a games as well.

There are ridiculously long lines in this store... which would be bad enough but the manager stands…read morein the front talking the whole time and ignoring the problem. They are probably paying that guy very good money to do absolutely nothing. There were easily over 100 people in all the lines when I was there and he checked out ONE customer. He sent another associate to go clean. (?) With an open register. Save some money Hobby Lobby and get rid of that manager that doesn't do any work. There are other craft stores besides this one and they don't seem to realize that. I walked out and won't be back.

Check out line is always a mile long. They call additional cashiers to come to the registers but…read morethey are slow as molasses getting there. Air conditioning in east haven store has been out for about. A Month now . I won't be back.

Very nice service, short waiting lines. Amazing selection of home decor and good prices. You might…read morehave to look for clearance items first or checkout the sales.

One of the few remaining hobby artsy/craft store. All their Connecticut stores are run, stocked…read moreand organized similiarly. The stores are all sized equally and choices are fair. They are the super center of artsy/craft. We find them to be more competative pricing than Michaels the alternative hobby store. Only draw back they lack staffing in every dept. right to the cashier.So if you don't mind the lack of service Hobby Lobby is a great choice. And as usual they have plenty of parking at all their locations.