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    Gather & Game

    4.9 (34 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Love that you can play here
    Ivy Y.

    What a fun concept for a café. My daughter and I came and joined others for a game called Codenames. I love that you can pay a small fee and play games on site. I can totally envision coming here with a group of friends for a fun night out. I am so telling all my friends about this place! The game we tried was so much fun we decided to purchase one before we left. I can't wait to pull it out at my next party.

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    Donna Y.

    Super fun atmosphere with very friendly owners. Can't wait to get my game on at this venue. Really awesome selection of games and accessories for purchase. Looking forward to my next visit.

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    Daviyion J.

    As someone who doesn't consider themselves a big board gamer, I have become quite smitten with this place. Friendly and very knowledgeable staff and a relaxing environment for playing with friends or making new ones! Very affordable (and even free to play during certain hours, Gather & Game is a top-notch shop and cafe with local treats and staples to fuel your gaming session.

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    Jenn T.

    Great shop concept and a really awesome variety of games - they're definitely bringing something new to Buffalo!! Whether you're an avid board gamer, or beginner, there's something for everyone. The game library is extensive and has something for everyone - and it's only $3 to come in to play unlimited games (or $25/yr!) Watch out on social media for various events such as D&D groups or learn a new board game nights! Will definitely return - also street parking and accessible by bus routes.

    Kristen W.

    I first went to gather and game for a yelp elite event and immediately love it! I ended up buying two 1 year memberships for me and my fiancé. We got free passes for friends with the membership. I think it was $25 for the membership for the year. To come and play it's $3/person. We love playing games! Buying each game can get expensive, so it's nice that we are able to go to a place to play from the game library. And if we love the game enough, we can buy it on site! I have gone three times and each time the owner asks what type of game we are in the mood for and will recommend a game to play. He always explains the rules and answers any questions we have. They have light snacks and drinks available (they have Le Croix water which is my absolute favorite!) If you ever are interested in learning about a role playing game like dungeons and dragons, they offer a class to teach the basics since it is intense to learn. Every Saturday they also have a tournament for a different game, and it's $5 to buy into that. Cant wait to go back!

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    Best game store in Buffalo bar none. Great staff who are super helpful, really welcoming community, can't say enough positive about it.

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    Loved the selection! Lots of MTG and dungeons and dragons, plus board games in the back. Great hole in the wall. Staff was super friendly.

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    I participated in an intro to DnD session here and the staff was extremely welcoming to us newbies. The game was super fun as well.

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    This is my favorite game store in Buffalo. The staff are helpful and friendly and they have a very large selection.

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    4 years ago

    Joe and crew are very nice people. Clean, awesome little shop. They offer Pokémon cards at competitive prices.

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    Excellent store, terrific selection, and a helpful proprietor. If you're looking for a friendly local game store, here it is.

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    Always love to stop in when I'm in Buffalo! Part of the important Grant St community.

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    Westside Stories

    4.8(67 reviews)
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    I was surprised at the good selection available at this small bookstore - I found some treasures in…read morethe sci-fi / fantasy section and have my eye on several others. They also have a nice selection of stickers and some other fun book-themed goods (mugs, candles, etc) so it's a nice place to find gifts for a book lover. This isn't a place to spend hours in but well worth a stop (especially if you are also checking out Rust Belt across the street). Pricing is decent and staff is friendly.

    This store was highly rated so I decided to check it out. On entering I was warmly greeted and…read morestarted looking around. It's a very small store, and there are not as many books in stock as I am used to seeing in other used bookstores, but they are well organized (better than most used book stores) so it all balances out. I found a book of poetry by Billy Collins that I decided to buy, and continued browsing. A gentleman decided to engage the owner (the only employee there) in a protracted conversation about her store and the bookstore across the street, Rust Belt Books. The owner, apparently only too happy to talk about her store was so focused on talking to the guy who had already made his purchase that she never acknowledged me hovering around the front of the store waiting to make mine. I waited at least five minutes before finally putting my book back on the shelf. If you want to talk books and bookstores fine, but if you want to SELL books you need to pay better attention. Your store is not THAT great!

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    Harold B Rice Coins & Stamps - A picture of my scare from surgery on Dec. 9th 2025.

    Harold B Rice Coins & Stamps

    3.6(8 reviews)
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    Everything went very well I was referred to them by a friend, and I had a good amount of Silver to…read moreturn in. There were 3 Gentlemen. Daryl, another fella sorry forgot his name and Harold the father / owner of the company. All three were fantastic, very honest and helpful. We did our transaction, and I received a fairly Large Check. I left the store and did deposit my check into the bank. then a day or two after that I went in for a major 4.5 Hour surgery on my back. spent a week in the hospital and when I got home from hospital, check was still not in the bank. The bank screwed up, and the check never got deposited and the bank knew their system screwed up. Unfortunately for me the Bank requested that I ask H.B Rice for another check. This is where everything fell apart. Once I started to deal with Harolds daughter (Who i feel sorry for Dad because he is turning the Business over to her and she is just terrible with people. I hope Harolds hard work after all these years doesn't go down the drain when she takes it over. She already feels empowered and above others. SO, i am now in a recliner and I have a back brace on and could barely walk across the floor without special equipment, and it still was almost impossible. I explained to her my situation and believe me it went in one ear and out the other. No Mercy, kindness or empathy from ROBIN. I'm telling you this is NOT a kind or caring person! I called and needed to speak with ROBIN because she was the person who wrote the checks. As always and I mean every single time she will answer the phone and tell you she has like 12 eyes staring at her and she is VERY BUSY! Throughout this ordeal I called to speak with her like 3 maybe 4 times and I kid you not She is always in a hurry. She has a wonderful way of making you feel like your really getting in the way of her success and she has 2.3 Seconds for you to explain your problem. I explained it to her and she immeaditly went right to "Oh No , I can not do that. I would need the check that she gave me in order to write another check. I asked her why she can't do a stop payment on that check that I no longer have because it was deposited in the bank and the next day it was taken out due to a problem with the bank. She was very insistent that I go to the bank and make them find the check so that I can return it. I told her the bank can print a copy of the check, but they would not be able to produce the original check. ROBIN it must be the original. Each time I called she went into her extremely busy and likes to display herself as important. I would suggest they move her much further back into a different room because the poor thing always has 6 to 18 eyeballs on her as she is speaking on the phone. Anyways Harold stepped in and went to the bank where they told him he can stop payment on the check and write another check. No Problem. They knew I didn't cash it (Or no one has) because the large sum of money was still in HB Rice account. They mailed me the check because i was in pain and trying to heal from surgery. Thank you Harold. I must say that my favorite part dealing with ROBIN was when she told me that she has gone way above and beyond for me. And she said you're going to have to take it up with the bank. I'm thinking are you kidding me. You see the money is in your account and I have NOT been paid yet (Banks Fault) but I said so what do you want me to do. Bank cannot do anything without another check. She refused and hung up on me. I called back and she would not answer my call. Like wow, I had one chance to deposit this check without failure and now she basically says oh well we are keeping the money. Of course, I am going to say we might have to go to court. like she had no idea what was going on. And she sounded like she held all the power, and she believed I would just whimper down and forget the well over $10,000. That is what I was dealing with. it's incredible. I could not believe what she was saying. I kid you not. She left me no choice what else can I do; other than we will have to go to court and then she lost it completely. She leaves me no other option Like Ok I guess I will forget about it. She is just completely unreasonable. I had a business for 37 years and employed 11 employees. The future does not look good for H B Rice. Maybe if they can convince her to stay away from people, I mean don't answer a phone, probably not even an email. Anyways I got the check, and it deposited I called to let her know it was all good and I was set. This was a day later, and she still wasn't taking my call. thank God Harold (A man with a brain) stepped in. Otherwise, there is NO DOUBT in my mind we would be going to court and Harold, and the other employees don't deserve that. Please call HB Rice and ask for ROBIN. she will tell you she is very busy and then she will provide the #of eyes that are placed upon her. Poor thing. Sorry Harold You built a beautiful biz. Convince her to go elsewhere! Dan .

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