They were very helpful and patient with my questions. Great selection of games and Pokemon cards which I had gone in for, as a gift for my son, read more

Went in today for the first time to look at their collection of gundam models. Found something I like and went to stand to purchase, store wasn't busy but was never greeted and never got to purchase my item even with two employees behind the counter. I just put my item back and walked out. read more

This is pictures of me, opening the BASE SET sword and shield ETB realizing it was completely fake resealed the Poké balls on the outside packaging scratch off light chalk. The cards inside were fake as well. All QR codes were fake as well. They don't scan they take you to a random website that has nothing to do with Pokemon Called. The owner told me to come by today by 11 o'clock or he wouldn't be around. I couldn't make it there I decided to open the box when I got home from work and realizing every piece of content inside that ETB was fake. This was supposed to be collectors item. I was told it was fake by a buddy that's been doing this for 20 years. So I decided to open it and see for myself ( ITS FAKE ) Cards are backwards the packs and everything I bought this 2 DAYS AGO from there shelf , they said they purchased all these ETB's in a huge collection by some dude that's been doing this for many years obviously not THERE FAKE this shop has no Value . This is not a good look on a card shop to sell someone new fake pokemon Elite trainer box's. I will never buy from this place again. read more

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Every single interaction I've had with them has been far above expectations and very enjoyable. These folks have NAILED the game store experience. They're the #1 goto for all sorts of games for everyone in the tri-counties area. Whatever you want, they probably have, and if they don't, they'll order it for you. Their prices are extremely competitive, too, which is amazing. I popped in there just the other day because I thought they might have some MtG singles I needed. THEY DID! And I bought them, and am extremely satisfied. read more

A locally owned and operated game shop in Redding! We stumbled upon this place while eating Lao food in the same plaza. They have a huge variety of board games, card games, puzzles, and more! I don't think I have ever seen more versions of Monopoly in my life. The staff here are friendly and it seems that they have a lot of regular customers who shop here. The little dog that hangs out here is TOO CUTE! read more

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I went in yesterday and the guys working there were extremely helpful and listened to all my questions and answered them all. I am new to the MTG world and they are a fountain of information so I had a lot of questions on what to buy and how to get started. Drew, the owner, was extremely nice and professional and above all friendly. I ended up getting setup with what I needed to get started and I have to say that their prices are extremely fair and every bit as competitive as Amazon or any other online store. I thought they might be a lot more expensive but this was not the case at all. It was a great experience overall and I will be going to this store for everything gaming in the future. Thank you Drew for being so nice and understanding! Also the store is very clean, well-lit and organized. Very positive atmosphere and just an overall awesome place. I'm going back in today to pick up some more stuff! read more

Great selection of gundam ... they got games too very clean and organized store! The owner know his stuff!

Highly recommend this store just for its friendliness alone. We just popped in this store on our way through for my kiddos 6th birthday trip. We were in search of some pokemon cards for my son's growing collection. The employees here were very friendly and treated my kiddo for his birthday. He was so excited and felt so special. Thank you guys for making his day!! read more

Great selection of board games. Reasonable prices. The guys working the counter were very personable, offering to help me find what I was looking for, etc. Picked up a few Citadel paints I needed for a project I've been working on. Easy on/off access from I-5. read more

This place is a gem. I finally was able to visit after hearing good things and even my good expectations were blown away. Being a long time D&D player, this place had an ENTIRE wall lined with all of the books and had way more than I could have hoped: dice, maps, third party adventures, etc. It was glorious. Definitely will be returning if nothing more than the good vibes. read more

The owners are really nice. It's a great place to meet people/find groups for MTG, D&D, Warhammer, and board games.

This business is the best! We always receive help and fantastic recommendations. Highly recommend!

Clean store and stocked to the ceiling with everything you needed for the gaming dream! new owners are very personabl.

Super nice and always have games I can't find anywhere else. Was looking for a specific version of code names I couldn't find anywhere else and they had one copy. They usually do some kind of discount as well. Highly recommend. read more

We r both very upset we now need to find a different shop. We like supporting our local stores but this is ridiculous. We can't trust a broken preorder system like this. There goes getting ourselves some boxes on release date. read more

Positives: -They carry a very good selection of games. -They run tournaments, and provide a very clean play space. Negatives: -The pricing is 20-60% over what you'll find on the big mtg websites. -The woman running the store answers questions in the briefest way, giving a sense that I was annoying her. -I stopped by on a release Saturday and no tournament until 5p no promotional pricing. I feel like I'm spoiled coming from Chico and playing back when Prices were better and prizes were bigger. I'm not sure if it's this store or wizards of the coast (both?) but it feels like Magic has just become prohibitively expensive. read more

Matrix Cards Games & Hobbies - Hobby Shops Near Me - Redding, California

A friend of ours recommended Matrix games for our spare time. Alan gave us a tour of the huge store and playrooms. Wow! He also gave us a few recommendation of games to play, which we absolutely loved. We decided to go back after our first visit because of the great service and amazing games. We purchased a new game and Alan let us borrow a game for the weekend! I won't ever go to another game store again. Thanks Alan and all the crew. read more

Matrix Cards Games & Hobbies - Hobby Shops Near Me - Redding, California

Allan was so knowledgable and helpful. He enthusiastically pointed out online resources to learn more about the games, then led us on a store tour pointing out fun looking games we were unfamiliar with and related them to other games we may have played in the past. We showed restraint and only purchased two games, but we are excited to go back and pick up more. read more

I really like Allen. He is knowledgeable and friendly. Always enthusiastic to speak with fellow gamers of any kind. Also takes an interest in his regular customers. My biggest complaint t is that they keep canceling their FNM legacy format nights. The last 3 months it has been canceled for some reason. The first 2 tim3s was just that Terri didn't feel like running it. The most recent is someone wasn't feeling good. Even though there are at least 4 employees that can cover it. I only play legacy cause standard format, and drafts are so expensive and limited in play. And I have a large collection spanning a couple decades. And I can only play legacy format ls in competitive play. Most players just don't have the money for modern or standard play. I just wish that they would be more helpful to those of us that enjoy legacy formats in some competitive style format. It's getting harder and harder to find ways to play in our area like this. With them being the foremost in mtg, pokemon, etc.. games for this style of play. Also being the only major LGS in our area. read more

I've been to many game stores in my time and I have to say this one is by far my favorite. Alan and I spoke about many different games, his knowledge of board games is far above the average gamer. He helped us settle on a new game I hadn't actually heard of yet, Everdell. He was kind, patient, welcoming, and the board games are incredibly well priced. Do yourself a favor skip buying online and head into this shop, it's well worth it. Thanks Alan for being an amazing person/passionate gamer. read more

Redding's best games and hobbies shop. My husband mostly grew up here in Redding and he was surprised by the store! Matrix takes over 3 whole store fronts: one store for board games, one for painting and putting together figures?, and one for hosting tournaments. The board games store offers a decent selection of board games. I wish they had more to choose from but what they have will do. What's cool about this store is that the entire back wall contains several long tables that people can sit at and at board games! There are several sample board games that people can look at and actually okay with as well! Didn't get a chance to look at the second store (middle store) as well but it looked cool from the outside. I'm guessing that the third store is actually where they get most their business from. They have a JAM PACKED calendar of tournaments. Every Tuesday they host a $10 Magic draft and every Friday they host a $15 Magic draft. The draft is pretty organized... My one complaint is that the Magic tournament rounds are so slow! They are strict with their 50-minute rounds; even if all players are finished, the clock continues to run and they do not move on to the next round. Same issue with the deck-building phase. Everyone had completed drafting and deck-building but the maximum amount of time was still in effect. The draft will only fire if 8 players show up so plan accordingly and perhaps bring a commander, standard, or modern magic deck for while you wait. Prize structure varies depending on the number of people participating in the draft. Yesterday, 16 people drafted for Tuesday's $10 draft and only first 2 places earn prizes and 3 random people get store credit. Also, it doesn't seem fair that players can be match up against players from another draft pod. Sometimes groups of 8 open packs of disparate power levels. The store also offers a wide variety of deck boxes, card sleeves, and play mats. read more

Matrix Cards Games & Hobbies - Board games galore! - Hobby Shops Near Me - Redding, California

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Alan was so helpful! We really enjoyed looking at all of the games he has. This is more than just a game shop. It actually is a place to just play games. They have a ton of games that are opened and a bunch of tables to try them out! read more

I recently came home to Redding from Los Angeles amidst all of this Covid-19 panic. I came into Matrix to get a few games to play while I'm unemployed and discovered a goldmine! I met Alan on my first trip to Matrix and he suggested a few games for me a my girlfriend to play...we have had SOOO much fun with those games. He was very knowledgeable and even knew off the top of his head what the highest rated games were for several different categories (kids, teens, couples experienced and non-experiences etc.) We went back a second time to look at a few more games and get some more recommendations for our next purchase. Again Alan, as well as Terry were there this time. Once again, amazing experience and great recommendations! I HIGHLY recommend this store to beginner gamers like myself, and to the most experienced of gamers in the NorCal area. read more

I love going to Matrix! The owners are amazing, and their staff are super sweet and helpful. Anytime you need help with purchasing or even just have a question about a game, they have an answer. I go to FNM with my boyfriend so he can play magic while I play World of Warcraft. The customers that go are respectful and fun, and I have never found another card/game store that has the same welcoming atmosphere. read more

Forget Disneyland; this place just might be the happiest place on earth. As the proud parent of a D&D-playing middle-school girl, I was incredibly impressed by the upbeat, friendly, attentive, and cheerful atmosphere of this store. Most folks were masked (because pandemic), which was also heartening to see in our anti-mask area of the state. We were greeted by one of the staff, who (and this is incredibly important to me) treated my daughter like anyone interested in D&D and board games and didn't talk down to her about her interests. Girl-friendly and positive! He also suggested a website where we could read board game reviews prior to purchasing so we could make informed decisions. Regular customers who came in while we were browsing were greeted by name and chatted up by the staff. Seriously one of the happiest, friendliest, most professional environments I have been in for quite awhile, and a great antidote to the realities of the pandemic and the local fires. Good job, Matrix! read more

This place is so unfriendly. Having moved here from Chico, where the game community is friendly and inclusive, my husband and I have been shocked at how unwelcoming Matrix is. You can sit in this shop for hours and no one will speak to you or will turn you down if you ask to play games. They have a MTG draft every Friday, supposedly, but I've only seen it happen once because they can't seem to get enough people to want to come play. I'm not surprised. My husband and I prefer to commute 90 minutes to the shops in Chico where players are welcomed and made to feel comfortable than spend any more time at this place. read more

I came in looking for a card game and I asked them if they had it and they did. They were also super friendly there and helped me through everything. Definitely coming back here in case I need something else read more

This location is fantastic! The owners wear their love of board games on their sleeve. The selection is excellent and the prices match those online! I asked for a game that I couldn't find and they pointed me in the direction. They then looked it up online and gave me a discount to match what they found. Also we were on a road trip from San Diego, CA to Bremerton, WA and they gave us a free little board game for our kids they could use in the car. I really don't know what else to say other than this place is outstanding and if you love board games and are in Redding, CA, you have to goto Matrix Cards Games & Hobbies! read more

I purchased an item from this store off of eBay and the pricing was awesome and shipping was unbelievably fast. Thank you!!

Super-friendly staff and atmosphere, great inventory. Board game cafe allowing you to play games for free. At least 20% off all purchases. Prices comparable to Internet. read more

Totally rad place to explore board games. A great selection with prices comparable to finds on the internet. Super friendly staff and relaxed atmosphere. read more

The staff here is always friendly and willing to chat about the latest games. They will get you something even if they don't have it in stock and get pretty close to the online super stores. Usually the extra few bucks are worth supporting a local business! They also have a lot of games available to play for free and an abundance of space if you wanted to bring your own games too. read more

First off I think they should change their name to "Matrix Games Hobbies & Cards" because they focus on the products in that order, so if you're going for a board game or the miniatures games then yeah they have what you're looking for but if you're a card person like me you'll be quite disappointed, first off they have no Pokémon cards even though we were told by the owner that they did, second their selection of cards is quite low the "magic the gathering" selection was equivalent to Walmart's and all the other cards selections were lower than Walmart's so I left quite let down. However I will say that the owner is a very friendly guy and everyone in the game café' seemed to be having a fun time, though the one card gamer I saw in there looked a bit put off for some reason. And the last thing I'll say is that I'm happy there is a shop like this in Redding at all, but if the card room was fixed I'd give a shining 5 star review. read more

I love Matrix. This is the best board game store I have ever been to. They have a wonderful selection and every game is always 20% off. If I still lived in the Redding area I would definitely be frequenting this store and playing games there. read more