I called ahead to check if they had a specific game in stock (Tainted Grail). Since this store is a solid 45-minute drive from me, I wanted to be absolutely sure before committing to the trip. The gentleman on the phone assured me the game was in stock, so off I went. Upon arrival, I found the game--Tainted Grail--but to my surprise, it wasn't sealed in shrink wrap. This struck me as odd, especially considering the $129 price tag. For comparison, the game is $115 NEW on Amazon. I'm all about supporting local game stores, so I was willing to pay a bit more--if it was actually new. But since the game wasn't shrink-wrapped, I figured I'd better check the contents. And wow... good thing I did! The game was missing ALL the miniatures and several other components required to even play. The only things inside were the rule book and some cards. The box itself was in rough shape and clearly used. I brought this to an employee's attention, and his response? "I'm not the manager, but I'm disappointed because this happens sometimes." What? He then suggested, "Maybe you can find the other pieces in some of the bins," and offered me a discount. First off, the game was unplayable in its current state. Second, why should I, the customer, go treasure hunting for missing components? Naturally, I checked the bins, and it was a total disaster. Literal trash--candy wrappers and all--mixed in with miniatures. The whole store looked like it hadn't seen a proper cleaning in ages. After spending nearly two hours between driving and browsing, I left frustrated and empty-handed. This place clearly has no clue about their inventory and doesn't care about the customer experience. Had I not checked, I could have forked over $130 for a USED, incomplete game--being sold above retail! Do yourself a favor and AVOID THIS PLACE. Go to GEEKY TEAS instead! read more

Great game store. There are so few places like this left and this one is great with lots of space to play in. Great selection of inventory as well. read more

Love this place! People there are very knowledgeable and kind! Have a big selection of everything. Also, everything is a reasonable price.

I gave them my collection of Pokemon cards that I poured years into collecting to be evaluated and we asked them to call us when they had evaluated our cards. We never heard back so we decided to come visit them. They had lost my collection of Pokemon cards that I had spent 100 dollars and 5 years to perfect. We never got our cards back. read more

Chris behind the counter was nice, knowledgeable, and made me feel welcome . I will be returning to buy all the MTG cards I need to destroy my ops! read more

I want to start by saying I have been shopping here through four locations, three owners, and three names. (RIP Game Cave, RIP Game Empire, RIP Chuck). I have a lot of options for game stores but I have often tried to keep my business to the local shops I've been shopping and playing at for years because the community remained more or less the same regardless of who owned it. I came in today on my lunch break to check out the magic singles and picked a playset of cards out because they appeared to be a good deal and I'd been waiting for them to drop. 3 of the cards were priced between 2-3 dollars, one was priced at 11. I set the cards on the counter and asked for a second to see if they had the sleeves I needed. I come back to pay and they've raised the price of the cards to 5.50 each "to match tcgplayer prices." I point out that not only is this a scammy practice, it's also illegal in the state of California to not honor the lowest labeled price. I mentiond this and someone who self-identified as the owner argued that it doesn't apply if the business takes too much of a hit (wild logic). When asked why he puts price tags on the cards he tells me it's to make selling them easier on release weekend. Okay, how much easier did it make things today, a few months after release? The owner then told me that he knows the price tags are an issue because people complain on yelp that the cards are overpriced. (?) So he admits he knows it's a problem but just keeps doing it, my guess is if I'd just picked up the $11 card I wouldn't have gotten a price reduction. Either way he seemed willing to lose a customer of close to 20 years over it. The most insulting part? Coming home and finding that the most expensive version of this card is 2.99 on TCGplayer right now. He also said he reads and responds to these reviews, so here's some help: BPC § 12024.2 BPC §13300 look them up. read more

Unless you're a regular don't expect to get helped maybe it's rare to get greeted at this lgs. I'd understand if it was crowded but being the only other person at the counter and still not receiving help is kind of ridiculous. Cool place though read more

Strategy games and books along with gaming (trading cards) and dice .... if that's what you're looking for, this place seems to be pretty legit. If you are looking for a new board game to try out, this is the place to come. Literally row after row after row of games to go through. They have some stuff behind cases, didn't check the price point on those, but I'd guess that those items have the heftier price tag. If you're into Warhammer or D & D, check out the pics, I've never played, but what they seem to have on hand is a pretty large selection of that type of stuff. The back upstairs area is a dedicated space to tables that are laid out for people to get their game on. There weren't too many people there when we went through, but I'd guess that they have some pretty large tournament type play with the space they have available. Like I said, if you're into this type of gaming, check this store out, it's virtually a can't miss! read more

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I love board games and this is a very good game shop. It also sells puzzles which is a very famous Japanese brand. My daughter and I both like to buy puzzle time by time. The collection is big, the service is kind. They have a huge play yard for table games. read more

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Definitely a great place for date night with my friends couples date night. Staff is always friendly and welcoming!

Drove 32 miles to visit this game store and was so excited!! I managed to find street parking and walked to the store and upon entry there was a sales associate sitting in front of a computer. I was within his line of vision and thought for sure he'd ask if I needed anything or if I was looking for anything. I was. I had a whole list of MTG singles I hoped to find and purchase alongside a set booster box for Dominaria United. I figured he'd drop by and ask when he was free. I looked through 3 binders on the counter and a box of MTG singles and 15 minutes later, still nothing. Another sales associate walked right behind me and since it was quiet in the middle of a Tuesday (2pm) I thought he'd ask if he could be of assistance. Nope, he went outside to tell a solicitor to move down the street. I wish he would have assisted the potential customer IN the store than to move a solicitor away in fear he'd drive away customers. I started walking out in hopes someone would ask if I needed assistance. Crickets. So sad. I love my LGS and always support. A simple hello or acknowledgement at least would have earned a sale. read more

I visit semi-regularly to play warhammer at their tables. The folks at the front are so kind, and they usually have a cool selection of used miniatures available. read more

As much as I would like to give this place a great review, I cannot. The cons outweigh the pros Pros - 1. Large gaming area 2. Large selection of merchandise 3. Active gaming community Cons - 1. Extremely expensive 2. Rude / checked out staff 3. Disgusting / Dirty store 4. Parking is horrible read more

I've been coming here for decades and decades when it was game empire. In fact I used to go to the ex- owners' Brothers' Game Empire location in mission Valley/San Diego. That was in the hazard center near the BattleTech center. Both those places are Long gone. I drove by just yesterday and noted the name change to Odyssey game empire? So I guess the old game empire is gone and was saved by new owners? It seems entry is only from the back parking lot during pandemic. I stopped on the street in front to look at the door entry. I didn't have a mask because I was just going to look from the door so... I didn't go in. I did look in from the door and outside walking down the side of the street to the windows. It looks like they have some extensive construction going on plus they had a couple customers walking around. It will be interesting to see what results from the improvements they were working on. I'll definitely come back to check it out and see what I can buy to support the new operation. read more

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I have left a positive review in the past, and have been a customer even before new management. And honestly I love the place. My party and I have had negative interactions with one of the employees. I understand he's doing his job, but our game was rudely interrupted and we were spoken to aggressively by the older gentlemen.This interaction took place at around 7:30 on 9/4/24. I'm still going to continue coming to the shop and promote every one to visit, but to be talked to aggressively in the manner we had been was not a fun experience. read more

Came for a last minute game night with friends and happened to find this place on yelp! It's essentially a board game store with tournament style gaming areas for people to come and play games together. They had a decent board game selection and the worker at the front desk was super helpful and gave us game recommendations/snacks. Plenty of street parking at night! read more

I went in to buy some dice for a DND campaign I have going on. I saw some really beautiful stone dice and asked someone behind the counter if I could see them. They looked great and when I asked for a price (there was no sticker) he said "$50 - $100" and put the dice back behind the counter. my Fiancee asked me if we got to choose the price. I waited around a little longer to see if anyone else would show up behind the counter to ask them but after waiting 5-10 mins I went back up and asked him if I could get the price for the dice. His coworker looked confused and asked if he just gave me the price on those dice and he said "yes! why don't you go help them" Well I didn't get the price I got a very vague $50-$100 range. She scanned the dice and said "$120". Now wait a minute you had a $50 range and you were still wrong! The dice were really cool and I may have still purchased them if I didn't have to pull teeth just to get a price. The fact that he told his coworker he just gave me a price just added insult to injury and made me feel pretty disrespected. After talking to some friends they let me know they've had similar weird experiences at this store over the years. Its a shame because the store was full of people playing games and seemed like a cool place to hangout, I just don't think I could shop there. read more

I used to go here a long time ago when it was Game Empire and had pretty good memories of the staff here and thought I'd check it out again after moving back to town. Definitely has a large variety of games and staff were initially friendly and eager to help. I wanted to trade in a game and was interested in getting some easy games for my small starter group and was told "Target would be more my speed" ...okay...maybe that was unintentional so I let it slide. They said that only one person could appraise the game so Id have to wait but theyd get back to me but told me I might not get much. Fine, if I could get a buck or two off for my next one I would be decent. I didnt get a call back despite being told I would. When I would call back, the person Id call would just quickly tell me they'd get back to me. After following up 3 times across a month, I finally got told they couldn't give me *anything* for it. The guy didn't apologize for the delay in getting back to me and seemed like he just didn't want to deal with me. I wouldn't have called back if Id gotten the call in the first place though... Look, I get that the game I wanted to trade might not have been flying off the shelves and you're well within your right to say that you can't give me anything for it. My issue is having to call and follow up over a few weeks for that final answer and being treated like Im not wanted. If it's worth nothing, a call back to just let know would have been helpful. I ended up buying a game here because I might as well finish what I started but I probably won't be coming back due to this sort of service. The game was full price here and I would have had a better time getting it from Amazon without the attitude and back and forth. Game Empire was pretty awesome and helped someone I know get credit towards Triopoly of all things towards a game he would like and we both felt like we were valued potential customers. Im pretty disappointed that Odyssey didnt give me the same experience. read more

5 stars for a place to play board games with your buddies and shop for more board games. 1 star for cleanliness. 3 stars. There was rat poop on the tables in the back room. We moved to another table. read more

This has become my go to game store! Great collection of DND, MTG, board games, card games, or anything else game related. You can bring games to play at one of the tables or buy new games. If you're a board game or tabletop player you owe it to yourself to check this place out. read more

Overall, in terms of gaming space it's spacious but there's a consistent issue of war gaming tables never being properly organized. So when you end up going there's clusters of tables and it being so cramped that it's hard for you to actually walk from the front and the back or finding a table. Another gripe is the floor toward the back is falling apart, so there's a lot of uneven floor when you're gaming. Another issue is the fact if you use the back two restrooms the lights almost never work even when you do what the signs ask to have the lights on. read more

The new Odyssey games is great! Only been one week and I have come to purchase gear 3 times!!! The staff is friendly and Richard is the man! Talk to him if you need help. They also have a points system, so you even get stuff after spending some money. :) The place is under renovation as of December 2020 and I can't wait to see what it looks like when it's done. So come on down and if you like the vibes, like I did, consider shopping locally at Odyssey Games. -Abraham read more

Odyssey Games - Fully stocked games offer a wonderland of fun. - Tabletop Games Near Me - Pasadena, California

Very nice owner helpful and cool options of paints and other things would definitely come back for minis if needed

Amazing selection of games! I could stay for hours! May come back for the chess tournament.

I have been coming for years and has been a great environment that was enjoyable with friends. Unfortunately the game selection is not the best. If your going there to buy any singles from Pokémon to magic the gathering it's low. If not they up the price 2x of what TCG has soDOUBLE CHECK!!! as for boxes of any kind it's cheaper at different LGS stores like core Tcg (tho they don't have singles but packs and boxes at a affordable price) Managment is a whole other thing. I have read other reviews and I can say most of it is true. I won't be able to come again as I heard some incidents happening between owner of the store and people that help the community more! Then they do themselves. It's not the same place like it once was when it was Game Empire. read more

This is my favorite game store! My family used to game here when it was Game Empire. I am so happy that the store is back and better than ever. The people who work here are really nice and they are patient with kids and families. There are now two (2!) pinball games here as well to play. Plus they really have the most amazing game demo tables, including this one with flying monsters and lava beasts- way cool! I'm looking forward to coming back, especially when Newbie Night returns! read more

Odyssey Games - D&D demo tables- with a ton of monsters coming up from the lava pits - Tabletop Games Near Me - Pasadena, California

We had so much fun today. Staffs were very friendly and helpful. We will definitely go back to play more games.

Picking up Indonesian food across the street from this place and decided to take my son in to check out Pokémon cards. We know they have Pokémon cards because we've bought packs from there. But he's into attack on titan so we thought we'd ask while we're there. I don't know who the old man is at the front counter but he's just overly aggressive when interacting with customers. As soon as we walk through the door this guy is just almost yelling at us to ask him questions. We take a look around and decide to ask him about attack on titan cards. Immediately he yells "No we don't have that!" I'm like 5 feet away and my son is looking very uncomfortable with this old guy almost yelling. We start walking towards the door to leave and this guy starts following us yelling "Is it a game?? what kind of game is it?? A board game or video game?? What is it???" Wait. He told us they don't have it but he doesn't even know what it is. Gotta go. I had to get my son out of there asap or I feel like there would've been a whole lot of self defending/defending my son going on in that store. I seriously felt like this guy was one dice roll away from completely flipping out. Be careful. read more

Had a good time going to a MTG tournament here. The organizers and participants were friendly and courteous. There's a new system with an app to coordinate matches. The tournament ran in a pretty timely fashion (~3 hours for 3 rounds). There's an active gaming community within the store. You can check the event schedule on their website. read more

Odyssey Games is a nice place to get your trading card game fix in. For me, however, I like going here for their wide variety of board games. They have every board game imaginable, and in addition to that, they have a lot of the expansions for the boardgames as well! The store wasn't overly loud even though there was a tournament going on I'm party attributing that to how spacious the entire store is - a trait that most other comparable places don't have. As a word of warning they do not price match, so it probably won't have the lowest price. All in all I enjoyed my experience. read more

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I can see why they have limited cards (sets, boxes, etc) to choose from they sell it at expensive which you can get at a better price at coretcg. Avoid this place read more

It's a bit out of the way for me, but the staff is friendly and knowledgeable and their selection of games is pretty epic.

Visited the stores multiple times for board games and magic the gathering prerelease. Friendly staff and comfy environment. It has a nice upstairs place for gaming. I stay there for long for couple of hours of boardgame with friends. It's great. The mtg prerelease event is also excellent. The judge there is friendly and willing to help. The games are the latest and good Flgs price as well. all in ! read more

Came from out of town and wanted to play some board games on a Friday. Plenty of tables and employees were really kind and helped recommend some games. Fun place to just chill~ read more

store currently has about 3 times as many tables as shown in the picture. when full, there is almost no way to move around- aisleways are mostly blocked. seriously not up to any code. also, noise level is horrific. there are always a few individuals who are incredibly loud and rude. they do not respond to being asked nicely to tone it down. the management/staff seem oblivious to crowding and noise issues. i have been in the gaming area for 6-8 hours in the evening without ever seeing the single employee present trying to monitor the gaming area. the store was heavenly under the previous owner. the new owner is never present. i have stopped playing there on evening/nights. read more

Robert, the manager, did such a great job with helping me today. I was looking for sealed Magic The Gathering product, which this store has a lot of. Pretty much only newer stuff, but I was happy to find some Collector boosters at a great deal (he even gave me a free card)!! Very happy with my purchase and definitely going to support these guys! read more

Very friendly staff. They took the time to recommend games to my wife and I to play. We stayed a few hours, had a lot of fun. Would definitely recommend. read more

Thank you for being amazing on your customer service. Just acknowledging the review and being able to satisfy the customer gives me confidence in giving this place five stars. Good quality Customer service is what makes then business great. Thank you! read more

First off, love that they are continuing the Pasadena game community legacy. For that, I'm grateful. Good selection of games and DnD supplies, and the staff have always been friendly the times I've come in. But, I never end up buying anything more than individual dice and pre-owned minis, as much as I want to support local. The prices on minis are between $1-4 over the msrp (small unpainted minis here cost $6, med cost $10, large were $18, and the preprinted mini boosters were $20). I just can't really bring myself to spend the extra cash here when there is another FLGS not much further from me with better prices (msrp) and a great loyalty program. I know the economy is rough, Odyssey Games, but please fix your DnD mini prices. (And maybe a better loyalty program that doesn't give you points only if you spend over $20). I would already have bought so much stuff from y'all if only they were more reasonably priced, even just msrp would be fine. Love what you have done with the store layout though! Really hope you do well and become a fixture of Pasadena. read more

The staff was so friendly with me and spent as much time I as needed advising me on selecting the right product. I ended up getting Castle Panic which is so much fun and there's a huge selection. I intend to return for any future game purchases. read more