Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Haven't been lucky enough to find sealed pokemon product here but…read morethey have some singles to look at. I think they have more stock of magic and other TCG. Overall great experience, will return!

Dark Side Games is a decent spot for local game enthusiasts! They have a surprising selection of…read moreD&D and Warhammer items and supplies - as well as MTG packs and specialty single cards along with other game supplies. They have two separate areas with gaming tables - a smaller section in the front near the entrance and a larger section in the back with a bit more decor and ambiance. They hold weekly structured MTG meetups and for other games as well (for a small fee) and their event schedule is easily accessed on their website. We came in with my son in search of MTG cards and had fun browsing their selection. Staff were friendly and knowledgeable. Prices were on par with other gaming stores in the area. Store and play areas were clean with some interesting custom decor items. They're located in a shopping plaza with plenty of parking. Would be a great place to host your own card gaming sessions or join an established local specialty card gaming community!

One of the nicest and most organized LGS shop staff I've met!…read more I go to game stores to look through Magic bulk as a hobby, and this store is very organized in how they present cards (They are alphabetical and organized by type)! The employees were so kind and even cleared a table for me to look through bulk. They also walked me through each drawer of cards which was a huge lift! The shop also feels very welcoming and family friendly. Definitely one of my favorite shops!

Background On Visit: Recently, I've been on a Pokemon card buying spree to obtain cards of all the…read moreoriginal 151 pokemons. Credit Cards: They're accepted, but will charge tax if you decided to pay with plastic. Restroom: Restroom is available to use towards the back of the shop. Visitation Rights: Been here about 3 times Location/Parking: Major cross streets are Broadway and San Gabriel Blvd.. Parking can be found either in the back of the shop, along San Gabriel blvd., or on Broadway. This shop use to be located in El Monte. Next door to Cha Cafe. Ambiance/Decor: Your typical trading card shop feels. They specialize in Pokemon, One Piece, Magic, and Yugioh cards. Towards the front, you'll see tables for game seekers to get a game or 2 in and towards the back, they have merch, ETB's, bundle packs, and single cards for sale. They also have a wide arrangement of loose bulk cards. Entertainment: They have host tournaments for different card games. Service: Service is pretty good. The staffers are friendly, attentive, and are willing to help you find the cards that you need. Pricing is fair. They use the tcgplayer app to get the price of their cards. Experience: Had a wonderful experience. The staffers are patient and are willing to help. Will definitely come back to continue my quest to get all 151 original pokemon's. Gotta catch em' all, POKEMON!

Enrique is really helpful, they also started getting card orders quicker…read more Commander night on Thursday is super fun!

Not many selection of any cards, magic nor Pokemon. My son was looking for a Pokemon card and the…read morebald guy with no hesitation said "nope". Even the people playing their card game were saying, "these guys are looking for Pokemon" while laughing. Don't go to this shop, go nearby other shops. Worst TCG shop I've been to.

A great shop with plenty of space to play games with your friends. Everything feels well-kept and…read morethe staff are super friendly. The only downside is that when it gets busy it can feel a bit too much like a loose party. It's sometimes hard to get the staff's attention, especially when checking out items or asking general questions.

Background On Shop: Originally, Pokebox started in Australia (2000). In July 2024, they decided to…read moreopen their first shop in the US, called Pokebox USA. Background On Visit: I attended my first card show last month and decided that I wanted to relive my childhood again. This time around I made up my mind that I'm just collecting. Not playing. Sure wish I took care of my 1999 Jungle and Fossil cards. A lot of those cards are worth a lot of money today. Restroom: Restroom is available Credit Cards: They're accepted, but they'll charge tax if you use them. You'll be able to bypass the tax fee if you pay in cash. Shop Offerings: Shop sells a wide range of trading cards: Pokemon, MTG, Lorcana, Riftbound, Grand Archive, and One Piece. They also buy and trade cards. They also host tournaments. Just go on to their website to see the days and times that they are having them. Website: https://www.pokeboxusa.com/pages/play-events Pricing: Pricing is fair. They base their prices off of TCGPlayer. Location/Parking: Located on Las Tunas Blvd. between Sycamore Dr and Franklin Ave.. Parking can be found along Las Tunas Dr. or in neighboring streets. Ambiance/Decor: Your typical card shop feel with long tables to play with other people or to look at cards in the binders. Service: Service is good. Staffers and owner are friendly, attentive, and knowledgeable about their products that they sell. Pokebox USA For Thought: Overall, my experience is a good one. I've bought and sold my cards, and would love to patronize the shop again.

Overall a really great shop. Hidden and hard to find if you're not looking…read more I really like the owner here. My feeling is that he cares about the community for Pokemon and TCG. Direct and a good guy. The shop greets everyone as the come in. I really like Miguel and Charlie , who I've bought a bunch of stuff from. Jacob is the one employee who has always been less than polite every time I dealt w him and caused me to cancel a multi / multi hundred dollar purchase for me so I'd avoid him. This is just my personal experience so I just try to avoid him. They run tournaments consistently , have a great selection of singles , and have a lot of desired products. Their products are always growing and that's what I really like as well. Give them a shot !

Mission Statement: Welcome to Domino City Gaming, El Monte's Premier Trading Card Store! We're your…read moreone-stop shop for all your Trading Card needs, From Decks and Boosters to Singles and Accessories. Our goal is to provide the Best Selection, Prices, and Customer Service for all of your gaming needs. Visitation Rights: Couple of times. Background On Visit: Just recently I got into collection pokemon cards again. I sure wished I saved my cards, but what I found out from others is that it's never to late to start collecting again. For now, I'm deciding to create a binder with all 151 pokemons and maybe invest in some popular cards. Offerings: They carry all the newest and hottest trading cards, as well as some of the most rare and hard to find cards. They also have a wide selection of gaming accessories, from dice and bags to playmats and sleeves. If you're looking for something special, they can even special order cards from their Frank and Son's booth location! Mainly a Yugioh/Pokemon shop. Credit Cards: They're accepted. They tack on tax if you use card. For ETB/bundles/packaged items, they only accept cash. Location/Parking: Major cross streets are Tyler and Main. Parking can be found in front or in the neighboring streets. Ambiance/Decor: Your typical trading card/accessory shop. They also have tables towards the back to play some riveting games of Yugioh or Pokemon. Entertainment: So far I've noticed they've been having Yugioh Tournaments. I probably think they have pokemon tournaments also. Pricing: Most of the card prices are based off of tcgplayer.com. They're fair. I got a decent amount nice cards at this location. Domino City Gaming For Thought: Wouldn't mind coming back to explore, shop, sell, and trade cards.

The Light is YOUR game store. I am here weekly and at every…read moreDisney Lorcana event because of how welcoming and easy it was to jump in and feel like a part of the friend group. The Light is for both casual gamers looking to have fun, as well as competitive players looking to hone their skills. The players are really good at their games and are willing to help anyone learn and get better in order to compete. No lie I have gotten way better thanks to everyone's help. Whether its TCGs, video games, or board games the store owner Greg's main focus is to provide a space for everyone to have fun and enjoy their games with friends. (Spot the gamer in the pics)

This is the worst local card shop I have ever been too. The owner is super greedy, changed…read morepre-release price last minute from $40 to $50 without any notification, over sold tickets, didn't even have enough space inside and had to set up tables on the side walk without any safety boarder. And this is less than 60 degrees weather outside. The owner is also super rude and arrogant. Even other people heard the way he talked to customers and saying he's so rude. Definitely not supporting a local card shop like this.

My partner and I recently got into Magic: The Gathering and wanted to purchase the new Hobbit…read morePre-Release Box. We walked down the street from my house to another local game store and discovered that they were charging $75 for a box. Why? Because they could. I was outraged and decided to do a quick Google search for other stores in the area. That's when I found Crown City, and I am so happy we did. Upon entering, I was very impressed by how calm and laid-back the store was. They had a variety of almost everything I would expect from a game store: Pokémon, Warhammer, Magic, board games, etc. Everything around the store was well organized and nicely displayed. We were helped by an incredibly friendly and helpful employee (her name might have been Charlie?). The first thing my partner noted was that she felt safe and welcomed in the store, which I thought was especially great. The best part of it all? The same Pre-Release Box was being sold for a fair price of $35! We opened our boxes and got 3 hits from the set! The employees were so nice and gave us sleeves and card protectors - no questions asked! We had such a great experience here that we will now actively try to support this specific store. It's clear that Crown City cares about creating a welcoming environment for its customers, and we're happy to have found a local game store that we can feel good about supporting.

Date of visit: May 15, 2026…read more Selections: "Would You Love Me If" Board Game Experience: My husband and I were actually in the neighborhood cause of a Yelp experience and had passed this place on the way there. After finishing up, we went back to quickly check it out. We went through the front door and then followed a sign that lead to another door with a set of stairs leading to the bottom of the building. On our way down we saw banners on the wall, a bulletin board at the bottom, and a choice to go left or right. We veered to the right and found gaming tables and shelves and tables filled with games to buy. They had three 3D printers running and other gaming tables located on the other side of the store and game figures/models and paints as well as a restroom, shelf full of snacks, and cashier counter were their trading cards were for purchase. I ended up buying a game I saw on TikTok and had checked the price on Amazon to see if it would be cheaper, but it was actually the same price in store as online. Nick helped ring me up and informed me that they had game board nights on Wednesday nights at 6:30pm where people bring their own games and have had about 20 people show up for their last one. They are thinking of expanding to have more game nights take place on Sunday and have been open for 7 months now. Excited to come back and hopefully to snag some Pokémon cards when they are in stock.

This is an excellent shop! On multiple occasions, the employees and owner have taken time to teach…read moremy twelve year old little brother and myself how to play. Star realms, war chest, star wars. We've had a blast and the prices are more than reasonable. What a great place to hang out. And learn about new games. I can't say enough great things about these people. It's becoming a habit for us to hang out there because it's such a great space!

Bad service and poor communication…read more I've been trying to catalogue my MTG collection lately. I drove 40 min to get to this shop because they have a machine that scans your cards. I paid the shop to rent the machine and waited for 2 hours. Then the staff told me "We made a mistake setting this up. We can't give you the scanned info, but leave your cards behind and your email address, and we can send them over. You'll just need to scan this thing we send you." I was uncomfortable leaving my cards behind because they're important to me. But I didn't want to walk away empty-handed. So I decided to trust them and I left my cards behind. I didn't hear anything for 4 days. I had to call them and they said "Oh the employee you were talking to got sick. If you want to pick up your cards you can do that though." I asked "How about scanning my cards?" and they said "We'll message the sick employee and call you back to let you know what he says". I waited 3 more days and they didn't contact me at all. I realized they weren't going to reach out to me to resolve the issue, so I had to drive down to the store to demand my cards back. I don't know who the person running the back of the shop is. Maybe the manager. Maybe the owner. All I knew is that they had context on the whole situation and knew that I had returned to get my cards. They didn't bother to come over to talk to me. They didn't even give me eye contact. They didn't make even a single attempt at improving the situation. Not even an offer for store credit. Not even a sorry. They just shrugged and yelled across the room "machine's broken". Then they went back to puttering around and left another employee to deal with me. This other employee had no context on the situation. All she could do was hand me a cash refund and give me a confused "Sorry...?" I was treated like I was an annoyance. Someone who'd go away eventually if you ignored them. Not a respected customer who just wanted to do business. I'm not mad that the machine was allegedly broken. I'm only slightly mad that the employees aren't trained on how to use the machine. I'm frustrated that I paid for a service and they didn't bother seeing the job through to the end. They didn't communicate when they decided to give up. I trusted them with my personal card collection and they betrayed that trust. I don't even know if I have all my cards back, but I'll never know. Save yourself the stress.

Great store with a lot of character. It's rare to find good gaming stores nowadays (most go under…read moreso quickly). The staff here are great and the community is fun and welcoming. The prices are expected for a local Gamestore. You can get some things cheaper on Amazon, but then you will lose your friendly local Gamestore. Recommended!

Such a great spot. The employees really care as lot and the space has become a bit of an anchor…read morepoint for the community. There is a lot of open space with tables, especially considering that it's in the westside. I can only really speak on the MTG side of things, but there is a solid selection of sealed and singles. Although, the selection of mtg seems to be getting smaller dues to the surge in new TCGs. One piece of critical feedback for the shop- the model of paywalling preorders for new sets is not cool. If you are looking for a nice spot to attend prerelease events for magic, this is the spot. It can get quite full, but the energy is fun.

I've popped in here at least 3 times within the year, the first time as a curiosity to see what's…read morechanged since I was a kid, the second to show some patronage and buy some painting supplies, and the third to kill time because the wife and I were waiting for our car to get fixed. Each time the staff has been great; very knowledgeable and excited to share. Today Vic chatted with us, discussing different gauges and Ohtani's record breaking game (40/40). Afterwards, Tom picked up the conversation and gave us a tour of the back room, really getting into the nitty gritty about weathering and panel lining (I'm a Gundam guy) and acrylic vs lacquer. Prices are competitive, and honestly, even if you could save a buck on Amazon or Hobby Lobby, I'd rather give that extra dollar to this institution.

I emailed two years ago and followed up twice that same year. The only response was "stop"…read moreTelling me that they obviously are no longer in business.