For the last several years, I've been taking my grandson to a games cafe at least once a year. We…read morereally miss 21 Pips, but this place was a better experience in all ways except we ate lunch before we came as it's NOT a cafe. Their selection of games you could play for free was excellent, and in good shape - none that we played had missing or damaged parts. And they don't charge for this activity. My grandson liked the posters on the walls. We took home information about their regular Magic games as my son has gotten back into playing. If you're looking for a specific game, it's best to ask for help, so the one my grandson wanted to take home and play some more was waiting for us when we were ready to check out. We will be back!

Dont know whether or not to give this a 4 or a 5. I LOVE the community here (need to get back into…read moregoing to thursday night magic while im not at college), very friendly and vibrant, and the selection of games is unmatched. Karl has everything you ever wanted here. TTRPGs? Obscyre war games? Minifigures? MTG cards? Dice, soda, board games to test playing, accesibility, add ons? Its there The one thing keeping this from a 5 for me is the organization. Its organlized by genre, which fair, but outside of that theres no organlization. Not by date or alphabetical. Its very cumbersome to look for a specific game in here due to the volume of it all. I do highly reccomend coming here though.

MANAYUNK/PHILADELPHIA: Johnny Destructo's Hero Complex is a comic book store right downtown with a…read morelarge selection of comics, graphic novels, artwork, and they even host game nights! Leashed and friendly dogs are allowed inside, but keep in mind the sensitive nature of these collectible items. A cute little shop to explore!

I've been over here for a little over 2 years. However in that time COVID has prevented me from…read morefinding my favorite spots around town. Can I still blame COVID? whatever. So I was really in the mood for some Usagi Yojimbo. I was doing some research on trades I might want. Research for me is putting it in my Amazon cart and then hoping I can find it locally. That was Friday night and the plan was to go out to find it Sunday. I just was like there has to be something closer. I started doing some research. There goes that word again. This time it meant googling and reading reviews. That lead me to this place. I read some cool stuff about the owner. He's an illustrator and makes all his own sticker/shirt designs that you can't get anywhere else. So Sunday rolled around and I went over there. Loved the set up. Nice little oldie but goodie section. Cool collectibles and some great rarities. Guy at the front desk was awesome. I spent a while in there bullshitting. He made some pretty good suggestions. I totaled it up and I could walked out of there spending $300 were I to have gotten everything I wanted in there. Luckily I did not. However I will be back. The collectable Batman '89 figure was there. I'd never seen it in person. Also it's cheaper than it is on the internet. That doesn't normally happen. I'm not into it but there was talk with another customer of board game or D&D nights in the near future. So you should check this place out. It's not huge but it has some cool stuff.

PHOENIXVILLE, PA: Culture Pop is a dog friendly store and is the ultimate Funko pop, vintage…read moret-shirt, and figurine place to buy a collectible for yourself or a gift! It is so amazing to look at all the different character pops; there is really one for anything you can imagine! The sweet owners were so happy to have us there and were one of the nicest people we've ever met. They were helpful in finding us a specific pop and we ended up buying a few more to complete the collection! Going into a shop like this makes you feel good about supporting local and small businesses.

I came here a few years back. They had a huge selection of pops, including very nice exclusives…read more It's showing that they are permanently closed. I call in and there's no pick up. I hope they're still somehow open.

Main line chess and games is run by a professional chess player Tom Bartell who competes in local…read moretournaments regularly and they also have Magic the Gathering events. I had played at their Friday night magic booster drafts on numerous times in the past year and this is where I have several complaints about their player base that ruins the positive experience for others. While I was playing there, I had been yelled at by a guy named Peter Mitchell who is very rude and obnoxious on numerous occasions. One time I put a bottled water on the table with the cap sealed and he acts like its going to spill and rudely told me the rules are to not leave drinks on the table. Another instance where he was being ignorant is when I brought snacks in the store to share with everybody and he acts as if I'm taking business away from the store owner. What I am noticing at this store is the poor etiquette of some of the players who behave rudely and has no common sense in socially acceptable behavior in public. I'm taking about a guy named Andre Desir who was caught cheating in a game of Magic the Gathering by drawing extra cards and he tries to defend his actions by shouting at others insisting it's not a big deal. Any form of cheating is wrong and can carry a temporary ban of 1 year at DCI sanctioned events at the judge's discretion but the penalties of cheating is not enforced at this particular store. Those are the main reasons why I view this LGS unfavorably and I would not continue supporting this store. I would highly recommend Gamer's Heaven in Phoenixville instead to play cards. The staff and player base at GH are more ethical in their actions and behaviors and it has always been a good experience there.

Just happened upon this place. Had some magic cards that I was looking to value. Within minutes,…read moreRob actually walked away from his game to assist me. I didn't get to spend much time, as I was going somewhere else, but I was extremely happy with my experience. There wasn't any bar of entry. Sometimes I feel out of my league when going into similar places. There is a good amount of tables and seats for playing chess or Magic or I guess whatever else. Definitely give this place a shot!

Absolutely the best for Magic the gathering and other tcg needs. Staff is friendly and welcomingread more

Beyond the overpriced items and limited selection, most of the staff was really off-putting. My…read morefiance was looking through their card collection and didnt receive a fair offer when he tried to sell from his personal collection. He decided to trade some burner cards for one that he wanted, but was not happy with the service, lack of rapport from the staff and the general vibe. I went to look at the board games and other pokemon toys.The staff just seemed to not want us in there, so I opted out of buying anything and left to another store. If you want to play a tcg, its probably a good spot. But if you're new and dont fit the mold, you might not feel comfortable there. Either way, I won't be coming back or recommending it. There's a lot of shops a bit further from us that we'd rather go to.

This place is huge in comparison to a lot of the other nerdy type stores I've been to. And, unlike…read moreother nerdy type stores, this one is well lit, with plenty of huge windows up front, and clean floors and empty tables with chairs for people to hump in and play together. They have a game library where you can do an all-you-can-play for $5 a head, and there's plenty of space to play it! They also have community days where you can borrow the games for free! If you're here shopping for the game nerd in your life, and you can't quite afford a full on game, they have little enamel pins and stickers and such that will be a nice little small gift for your gaming friend, while not breaking the budget. I liked that the stickers were made by a local artist, whose name was on the board where they were displayed. At $4 each for a vinyl sticker, I'd say it was a pretty decent buy for something that supports a local artist. And yes, you could buy similar themed stickers at online retailers, but those are generally a bunch of stolen art work slapped onto sticker paper and sold, or a bunch of AI garbage. These stickers looked like they'd been made by the person who was putting their name on them. They also have a private D&D type game room that you can rent to play your more involved pen and paper RPG's in. It's got a table, some chairs, and a door that closes so that you can have your privacy. We went in on a Saturday, and the place was absolutely jumping. People playing card games (Magic The Gathering I think was prominent), board games, or just having snacks and hanging out. This place is a cool spot to check out if you want the company of other gaming types without having to go spend a fortune on drinking.

Nice game shop with different options depending on what you are looking for. I recommend going if…read moreyou are in the area.

They have a great selection and a ton of space but their customer service skills are almost…read morenonexistent. Give comic book guy from the Simpsons vibes.

My daughter took me here as a surprise for my birthday and I couldn't have been happier! Great shop…read morewith excellent service and a big selection of comic book issues, graphic novels, manga, games, and cards. There is space for Magic the Gathering along with figures, art supplies and tabletops for RPGs in the back too!

Just got back into comics and the new owner made me feel welcomed and helped me set up a pull list…read morevery easily. Can't recommend enough.

Great spot for comics, cool staff/owner! Very helpful and engaging. Makes great little video…read morepromotions. I was visiting PA area and came across this great spot. Follow them on IG @comicsuniversedelco