Best little game place. We were in town for baseball and decided to check out the Bearded Dragon…read more They had great choices for beginners and more experienced gamers. Staff talked with my teenager about dungeons and dragons, really a lovely place to stop by if you are in town.

Nice little hobby shop - good selection of games like Settlers of Catan and Magic, DnD dice, and…read morecomics. The cashier was friendly and helpful when answering my questions.

Clean store, good product selection. Very friendly and helpful staff. Had good vibes for the event…read moreI went to. They have events and game nights regularly. Check their event calendar on their website. Great local spot.

I play magic the gathering here every Friday and, in my opinion, it's the best place to play in…read moreSyracuse. The staff is friendly and the store is clean and inviting. Easily the nicest bathrooms of any game store I've been in. They have a good selection of products and prices are fair. Good place to bring your kids if they are learning to play one of the games that the store hosts events for. The regulars are inviting and helpful to people new to the game. Check it out

This is a really fun and unique neighborhood comic shop. Although the selection of trade paperbacks…read moreis limited, expect to find many single issues. I would say this store is a must see for the casual collector. If you are looking for a rare back issue, this store is probably better suited than most for your goal. Figurines also seem to be sold with the collector in mind - Fourth Wall has one of the largest selections of pop figurines I've ever seen outside of a comic con. There are also so many odd random items tucked throughout the shop - while there, I saw a Hulk Hogan board game, a puzzle displaying meat, a variety of vhs tapes, stacks of used books... The inventory here is really unique and interesting. The stock on current issues seems a little limited, especially in Indies, but that is not unexpected in a relatively new shop. I found the staff to be welcoming and helpful without being intrusive. What makes this store really interesting is that it is already fitted to be a great community space. From the pinball at the door to the wide back issue selection to the gaming/tv/couch area in the back, 4th while invites you to hang out and stay awhile. It's a great place to bring the whole family to peruse while you pick up your monthly pull list. I look forward to seeing the store grow and find its niche over time.

Great store. Lots of comics and POP stuff. Very knowledgeable and great service. Prices very…read morecompetitive.

The selection of games and cards were shit. Oh ya and the guy who worked there didn't want to do…read morehis job at all. I asked for recommendations and turns out he doesn't even play any games. I guess this is a somewhat decent card store but not a place to buy games. Oh ya don't even think about going in the back because it was occupied by a bunch of people playing dungeons and dragons or something. And the prices were complete knockoffs.

What a surprise this was when I found this store. I had been looking for a local place to…read morepurchase tabletop games. Mind Games is a great little hobby shop that has just about anything a geek or sports card nut could want. Located in downtown Oneida (not the commercial strip on route 5), Mind Games has an awesome collection of the following: -board games (awesome selection) -vintage video games -Magic the gathering cards and supplies -sports cards -other things nerds would love Seriously - you can totally geek out here. They have already placed a special order to find a game they didn't normally carry - so customer service is great. They have a gaming room out back for playing Magic and other games. As any other local business, their prices are higher than you will find on Amazon, but they need to keep the lights on somehow. Support your local small businesses!

I love this company, but I can't get over how the building makes my chest hurt like a musty…read morebasement does. They have a great selection of trading card packs, and tabletop RPG items for sale. There is a large space for gaming with tables chairs and even board games to play. They have a couple snacks for sale, I noticed as well. The man behind the counter was very nice and even opened a box of dragon sleeves to show me that they weren't hard to see through! Prices are a little high when compared to other stores/online, but you pay for convenience.

Dropped off 8 short boxes of comics to see if they wanted to buy (150 comics per box so around 1200…read morecomic books) they took a week to review them then called me with an offer, what a joke that was. They offered me $100 cash or $200 in trade. I have collected for over 30 years and have sold books before never been this insulted. One word for this shop THIEFS!!!! I would give them no stars if that was a option.

The safest gaming space I have been to in almost a decade. When I am there I am treated with…read morerespect, not misgendered, and I have plenty of fun learning new games and meeting local gamers. A wonderful and safe community for any gamer looking to do what they love or to try something new! Selection is expansive, and they are open to ordering things in if you can't find what you're looking for. Prices are reasonable! Very glad to have a space for gaming in Cortland that is discrimination-free

Brought my lifelong Pokémon card collection in after needing the funds. They convinced me 40% was…read morestandard and that it was worth a lot less. Come to find out those cards were extremely rare and they knew it the whole time. About 5-10k in cards they skimmed for a measly $500. Very shady place. Making people think what they have is worth less then selling it off for boat loads is a good way to ruin whatever reputation you hope to keep.

Actual Rating: 3.8 This review is for the downstairs play…read more It's a place where you just grab a table with your friends and then grab a game from their huge rack of games. Then of course, play and enjoy! Place: This playing area as I said earlier is down the stairs near the entrance. It's a lot more spacious than I would have thought, and it's pretty clean. They also have long tables which can easily each seat around at most 8 people. Activity: There's a lot of boardgames that you can play and of course, it's a first come, first serve type of thing so if the game you wanted to play is already being used, then you're gonna have to find another game to play. For me, I did not know many of these boardgames, but for those who collect and play numerous boardgames, you may know these games. Or just like me, you may not. But I think that's even better. If you haven't played the game yet, then have fun trying it out! *Since this place is a store, you can buy any of the boardgames there that caught your fancy upstairs. Price: It's free. Can it get better than that?!

I've lived in Binghamton for about four years, and was always shocked that the community didn't…read moresupport a good solid board game store. Well, now we've got one. In mid August, Jupiter Games opened on the Vestal Parkway (in the Plaza with Rite Aid, across the parking lot from Olums and Staples). This is a great game store. Personally, I'm a big fan of many of the "Euro-style" board games such as those produces by Rio Grande games. Most game stores tend to lean towards only carrying trading card games, or Miniature driven games such as Warhammer. Jupiter has a good selection of those games, but also carries a huge variety of card games, jigsaw puzzles, family games, strategic titles, and the Euro-games that I love. I make it a habit to visit gaming stores whenever I travel (God I'm a geek!)--and I'd stack this one up against anything that I've seen when I've traveled. They will be sponsoring tournaments, offer free wi-fi in store, and will be holding periodic Friday night game nights. We now have an excellent resource for gamers in the area--let's support it to keep it successful!

When we moved to central New York it took us a while to find the comic shop where we would settle…read more Surprisingly Secret Comix Cave was not yet on Yelp, but as we drove on our way to a different comic store in Oneonta, we saw the sign for Secret Comix Cave and decided to give it a try! And thank goodness we did! Secret Comix Cave has new releases, back issues a great selection of trade paperbacks, books and toys! Their subscription service is online and easy to manage. The owner, Gary, is extremely knowledgeable and friendly! And you have a chance to become best friends with the greeter, his cute dog Dexter! They recently expanded and the store looks the best it ever has, things are organized in an intuitive way and you can easily find what you are looking for (new releases, releases from the last month, comics about to be put in the back issues bins, trades organized by company, Manga, etc) Secret Comix Cave also hosts several events in store (and even out of the store) to create, and maintain, a friendly and inviting community of comic book collectors in the area. Highly recommended if you love comics and live in the Central New York area, or if you are passing through and want to look for items to complete your collection!

This is an excellent hobby store that I stopped by while passing through town. Inside, I found a…read moregreat selection of trains in all of the popular scales (N, HO, and O) as well as a few used pieces in S scale. There was a display layout running by the door and it was fun to watch a Big Boy snake through the layout with a long train. Note that they don't have any wooden (Brio/Thomas) trains in stock, though they did have some O gauge Thomas train sets. Since I didn't have a list of things I needed, I was most just browsing. The owner was very pleasant as I rattled off a list of one-off items and helped me locate what I was looking for. We discussed custom runs for a bit, as well as the the future of the hobby. He clearly knew his stuff, and watching him assist some new modelers with simple, direct answers without an up-sell attached was refreshing. There is a dearth of good full-service hobby shops these days, and yet this one manages to rise above. I highly recommend it.

A very nice train store with a good selection of items in all gauges. I was looking for something…read morevery specific and at first the owner said he was sold out but then he went in the back and found one for me. I am so appreciative for this.. I would return there any time I'm in the Syracuse area!