Fun place with tasty pizza and friendly service. Huge selection of board games. I love finding…read morelittle games by the water in New West.

Cuisine: 7 Service: 7…read moreDecor: 6 Value: 10 Overall: 8 There should be an extra category to be scored for this establishment. Because how do you rate fun? I would give it a 10/10. First thing to know is that most people probably come in thinking it's just a pizzeria, but my group came with the knowledge that it's also a board game cafe. You will know once you walk into the dining room and see shelves of card and board games. With that in mind, food was secondary to us. Having a huge collection of board games to enjoy for hours while someone serving you food and drinks was a bonus. The fact that their pizza and caesar salad were all tasty was a plus. I visit Vancouver regularly to see my goddaughters. They both love board games and pizza, so how perfect is this place for us. We have been here a couple time before and we'll be back.

Even though my fiancé and I were in town for a magic show, most of our trip centered around One…read moreStop Shop. I can't remember how we found it... Probably wandering around for a place to eat. We were drawn in immediately, wide-eyed at all the tabletop and RPG items. We hung out at the back tables and played some demo tabletop games to kill time. I love their rating system, and the staff of course are very knowledgeable with recommendations. We ended up buying a few of the games when we got back home since we didn't have room in our suitcase. Since my fiancé is the DM of our D&D game, he got inspired by the books, minis, and scheduled games that take place at the shop. Such a neat place... We'd definitely be regulars if we moved here but for now, we'll settle on making this home base on our future trips to Vancouver.

The service was great. The only bad thing was when I did a Google search for Sports Trading Cards…read moreit said Rain City Games. I get there and there are no sports, just Pokémon and other magic cards. They did recommend a real Sports Card shop. I was grateful for that. I did buy a few packs of Pokémon cards. Good prices. Thank you

Situated on the top floor of the massive Metrotown Centre, Mind Games always somehow ends up being…read moreone of the last places we visit in Canada before heading home. An absolutely absurd amount of FunkoPops is the least exciting thing about it (well, besides the resident gamers with questionable hygiene habits, but that's pretty much *every* game store), but they do have a sizeable selection of board games, CCGs/TCGs, figures, models, dice, RPG books, fidgets, toys, puzzles, posters, and more! It's clean, well-organized, well-stocked, and well-staffed. In short, better than most hobby and gaming stores out there!

After spending over $800 on Hanayama brand Huzzle puzzles & having one puzzle clearly defective &…read moreneeding a actual hammer to get it to move/work, they were not willing to help us exchange this one defective product & sent us on our way literally holding the bag so to speak & still taking all our $$! Clearly not willing to do anything because it was opened yet was totally defective & willing to overlook our big $800 purchases & future business for a single $19 Huzzle puzzle product! Pure stupidity to also lose out on future hundreds of dollars of purchases from us, while not exchanging one single $19 product & not wanting to take the $19 hit perhaps, idiotic & we would not recommend buying anything there & even they suggested next time to buy Hanayama Huzzle products online at PuzzleMaster.ca & avoid buying from them alltogether, how stupid can a business be, sorry Mind Games Not an intelligent move or mindful thinking!!!

Honour your paying customers. Was at a game at the LEC, which I paid to get into. I had a Phil…read moreEsposito jersey made up, brought it to the game for signing. Stood in line for an hour. Was not issued a Certificate of Authenticity and when asked to do so at a later date, claimed they could not do so. Very disappointed. Mario Luongo

I had made international order, twice; Card game products. Both times products came pre-opened and…read moreresealed. They have not listed the products as 'open' and I was not informed ahead of time about its condition, and they just shipped it. Contacted them about the issue and they just give unjustifiable reasons and later ghosted me. I really would be careful buying from them, especially international/online customers.

Located in the area below City Gym (next door to the UPS store), you could easily miss this hidden…read moregem. This place is a gamer's paradise, not just because it's a game store, but because the ownership are true gamers and know what they want and need. They also price things competitively so you don't have to shop Amazon to get a good deal. They have a used game section, which is a great way to score a like-new game for cheap. One of my favorite things that they do is host a variety of game nights, which is super cool. I've really enjoyed being able to connect with fun people who want to play the same types of games as me.

Nice guy. Not a lot of options on merchandise but it's still awesome that it's a game store.read more

What a great store for board and trading card games! As a lifelong fan of various CCG / TCG and all…read morethings fantasy / sci-fi related, I've been to quite a few of these types of places over the years. This is one of the cleanest and most well-maintained gaming establishments I've seen. Even though Screen Free is a bit more family friendly in terms of their overall products compared to other tabletop gaming stores (they have games and puzzles for all ages, not just for fantasy / sci-fi fans), this shouldn't be a reason for the other places to operate without a basic level of tidiness. I would have no problem busting out my decks here for some pick-up games, unlike some other stores I've been to that were just downright NASTY. Nasty as in, even though my cards are all in deck protectors, I still would not be comfortable laying them out on those other places' stained and sticky tables. Yes, thank goodness for personal gaming mats, but then I still gotta clean the bottom of the mats afterward, ya know? Thankfully, I would not have that problem here... I could share some truly horrific experiences at some of those other establishments, but I'll refrain for now. Staff I interacted with were all very friendly too; none of them gave me the vibe of l33t nerd status, which sometimes runs rampant at similar places. The store is located in a shopping mall so there is plenty of free parking. An awesome first experience and will definitely be back for future CCG needs!

From the owner: Screen Free Games is a board game store we opened to bring a little added joy the city of White…read moreRock. Though we are board game veterans we stock a verity of games with emphasis on the approachable for those looking to start something new. We as Screen Free Games firmly believe that when we take a step away from our screens, we can make meaningful connections with friends and family.

Looks like the place is doing well. Plenty of customers happily eating pizzas and playing board and…read morecard games. Buddy and I tried the vul-car! (named after a board game) pizza. Can't really go wrong with various meats and jalapeno. The staff screwed up and accidentally drizzled honey onto the pizza, but we ate it anyways. It actually works pretty nicely. This place is definitely going back on my radar.

This is a very awesome pizza spot in Vancouver. I love the fact that they make it very casual and…read morewelcoming with a wall of board games that people can pick from to play at their tables while they enjoy a delicious meal. The pizza's are a decent size too. Great to share but also great for one person if you are super hungry. I also love the fact that they have some vegan options. As someone who is dairy-free, having vegan options is a win!

Picked up a box of 21-22 Hockey Credentials. It was pretty straight forward but they do have alot…read moreof other stuff like jerseys, etc. They had Topps 91 Stadium Club but for around $50 and I can get usually for around $30 so didn't buy. Lots of jerseys though and selection.

The manager Ken brushed my rookie Doug guilmore and Bobby Hull cards like they were next to nothing…read morethen put them online and made $750. Don't go there it was a waste of my time. Either Ken is trying to rip you off or he doesn't know his stuff

The best hobby and games store on island. Run by some of…read morethe most wonderful people in the community, overflowing with good games. From family game nights, travel-sized fun to hardcore big box experiences, Foxes is the place to go.

This is one of the biggest and most comprehensive hobby shops I have been to in a long, long time…read more These don't exist anymore in NYC, having gone extinct by lack of interest and internet commerce. Supplying many of these hobbies have been relegated to a few shelves in big-box craft shops like Michaels and Hobby Lobby in the US. Once I found Imperial Hobbies on Yelp during our vacation and it was near our hotel, I made my plans. I dropped my wife off for her spa day and this was going to be my spa day ;) The store is in a group of buildings almost at the end of the runway of Vancouver Airport (YVR). If you hang around, you'll see tons of airliners approaching for landings and roaring off on take offs. I just couldn't believe the selection of plastic models of planes, armor, cars and trucks along with complete selections of paint and finishing materials. It's these types of stores that I would spend hours in as a boy, but could only stare wide-eyed because I never had much money back then. But now as an adult with a job and disposable income, I probably would have gone broke if I didn't have to pack everything into my luggage to fly home. The favorable CAD$ to USD$ exchange rate also helped a lot in my shopping. I ended up with a couple of scale plastic model kits and a flying model rocket that are rare, out of production kits or very hard to find, even on-line.

worker was rude. he couldve said excuse me instead of raising his voice as i walk walking into the…read morestore